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Rolling reentry. Warnings ignored. The growing evidence President Trump downplayed the threat of the virus while his top advisers were sounding the alarm, and the president now lashing out, retweeting a post calling for dr. Fauci to be fired. Easter at home. From pope francis streaming to millions online to Andrea Bocellis stunning performance in milan and joel osteens starstudded virtual celebration while some gather in person defying stayathome orders. And honoring our heros. From the amazing detroit nurse with a powerful voice to this starstudded danceathon live from diddys home and pitbullsr Health Care Workers and lifting spirits across the nation. Good morning, america. Hope everyone had a safe and wonderful holiday weekend. Happy to have george and robin joining us from their homes on this monday morning, and robin, like you and us as well so many celebrating easter at home. Thats right. And you know what, you dont have to be in a church to go to church. The world watching pope francis from their living rooms. Many did that, and the unprecedented sight of a nearly empty st. Peters basilica. The pope saying the pandemic is, quote, severely testing our whole human family. And we are always thinking and we are always thinking also of our gma family, and george, many people have been asking how is ali feeling this morning, george . Shes doing much, much better, robin. Thank you. Happy easter to both of you. In fact, shes going on her fifth day now with no fever which is really a great sign. Slowly getting out of bed a little bit more each day so were really happy about that. And i also learned over the weekend that my test came back positive for covid as well which is really no surprven ie of weeks. But im one of those, i guess, cases that are basically asymptomatic. Ive never had a fever, never had chills, never had a headache, never had a cough, never had shortness of breath. Im feeling great. Were going to talk to dr. Jen about that in our next half hour. We hope ali continues to feel well, george, and we hope you dont have any of those symptoms that you described. Our nation, they are already in the fight against covid19. Coronavirus fears colliding with a tornado emergency overnight for millions. Severe storms battering the south. Victor oquendo is in monroe, louisiana with the major tornado that devastated that city. Good morning, victor. Reporter good morning, michael. Monroe was one of the first cities to take the brunt of these storms. Ar picd up by a tornado, pushed right into this home. On the other side you can see what is left of this kitchen. Neighbors tell us they had to rescue the home owners and they d t. D we just got another trapped call. Apparently a tree went in a house. Theres supposed to be four kids inside the house. They cant get out. Reporter overnight, tennessee the latest state plagued with severe storms, resulting in five deaths and several more injured, with chattanooga one of the largest cities hit by the tornado and heavy downpours. Our affiliate station showing us this devastated home. It took our roof off. That tree almost went through our house but by the grace of god did not. Reporter cars left with shattered windshields. The front of this warehouse demolished. The debris submerged in flood water. At least 13 people are dead and more than 800,000 households are without power after violent stor bearingow and torrential rain ripped through the south Easter Sunday. Alabama, louisiana and mississippi all declaring a state of emergency. Oh geeze. Watch it yep, i see it, i see it. Im watching it. Reporter in mississippi winds peaking at 170 to 205 Miles Per Hour, leaving a scene of destruction. At least seven of the fatalities coming from this state alone. My wife was scared and i kept telling her its going to be okay. Lord jesus, my poor house is gone, man. Its gone. Reporter louisianas city of monroe one of the hardest hit by a tornado. We had to rescue two little infants and two ladies. I heard this really loud bang but i didnt expect this type of destruction when i came outside. Reporter the mayor hesitant to designate shelters for the misplaced in the wake of a global pandemic. Normally we would talk about opening shelters. Right now shelters are a last resort because of the covid19 pandem reporter the tornado taking direct aim at the Regional Airport with planes scattered across the field. In central alabama, emergency crews race to rescue residents from their homes, and watch as this downed power line sets fire to the street. These storms could not come at a worse possible time. Resources are already stretched thin because of the coronavirus response. Were not in the clear yet. The same storms pushing across the southeast and midatlantic. George . Boy, we are not. Victor, thanks very much. Lets bring in greg michel, executive director of the mississippi Emergency Management agency. Mr. Michel, thank you so much for joining us this morning. Our hearts are with everyone in your state right now. Just give us a sense of the damage youre finding right now and what youre doing about it. So we had about 30 counties that were affected with the sto the night last night. 11 fatalities that we know of right now. As you know, search and rescue efforts went through the night and of course will resume this morning when the sun comes up. I cant even imagine trying to do all the work you normally do in the wake of a disaster like this during a pandemic as well. How has it complicated the relief and rescue efforts . Well, of course its complicated it greatly. I mean, you know, we discussed the shelters. We had a meeting with all of our county Emergency Management agencies on friday ahead of the storm. Been tracking it for about a week and just prepared and making sure they had additional ppe available should they have to open shelters. And of course this storm turned out to be as dangerous as we had planned. So we did have to utilize those shelters. Yeah. And when people get those warnings, its so hard to keep up with the social distancing guidelines required by the pandemic in shelters like that. Absolutely. Absolutely. And thats always an issue. We emphasized to everyone if they had to go into a shelter to make sure they maintain hygiene. We had extra Hand Sanitizer in those counties where we planned these storms to be, and then encouraged everyone to use masks. But at the end of the day, life safety had to persist over everything else, and the greater risk of the tornado had to overcome the covid. Its still a concern, but again, weve got folks that live in certain areas, rural areas where they dont have access to shelters or a home. So shelters were the only option that they had. And as victor said, you all are just not out of the woods yet. There could be more Severe Weather coming. Whats your plan Going Forward . Our plan right now is to help these counties get back on their feet as quickly as we can. April is our historically most dangerous month of the year. Weve certainly what happened yesterday is certainly an indicator of how dangerous these storms can be. So well do the cleanup efforts and get ready for what we anticipate to be a very busy and active tornado month here in april. We know it will be. Sir, stay safe. Give our best to everyone down there in your state and thank you for joining us this morning. Thank you, george. Take care. Michael . Thank you, george. The tornado threat is not over and were going to go to ginger who is tracking the latest on where that threat is now. Good morning, ginger. Reporter good morning, michael. Tharola. Are happening as we weve got a tornado emergency but the watches stretch from jacksonville through central virginia. That tornado emergency included walterboro. Thats where that line blew over i95. You had debris flying. These are deadly tornados. Weve got several warnings from georgia through northwest of raleigh. So were watching that line and as that pushes east its not just tornados, its damaging wind. Were talking 60, 70 mile per hour winds within thes up to philadelphia. But watch this, those numbers are coming after the storm passes. I think places like new jersey up through the cape, long island all could see gusts upwards of 75 Miles Per Hour. This concerns me a lot, especially having those tents in central park for the coronavirus pandemic. Robin . All right, ginger, thank you. Everybody take care out there. E in the United States rising past the half a million mark with more than 20,000 deaths. Both numbers the most in the world, but it is important to consider the size of our country compared to some of the other hardhit ones. Dr. Anthony fauci saying a, quote, rolling reentry back to normal could begin next month. And in new york deaths remain high while the governor says there is evidence that the curve is indeed beginning to flatten. Lets go to tom llamas whos outside the Navy Ship Comfort there in new york city with more. Good morning, tom. Reporter robin, good morning. When you speak to fodoctors acrs new york city, some say they see a slow down in patients. Others are feeling the surge. Governor andrew cuomo says we have to be cautiously optimistic. This as were tracking news out of china this morning. China reporting a troubling trend, a high number of new cases now emerging. This morning, promising news new yorkers have waited weeks for. Governor andrew cuomo signaling the state is finally flattening the curve. The rate of people going to hospitals dropping, but the crisis far from over. Coronavirus killing nearly 800 people a day here. Cuomo calling it a horrific rate. 758 people lost their lives in a 24hour period. I speak to many families who are going through this, many people who lost loved ones. Reporter as new york tries to get a handle on the deadly virus, other hot zones near new york are emerging. In massachusetts the number of confirmed cases soaring by 21 over two days. In pennsylvania, the governor predicting a surge this week after more than 2,800 new cases were reported on saturday. If we begin to slip in our efforts to distance ourselves socially, we could very easily see explosive growth rates. Reporter news li t one reason Health Experts dont want to reopen the country too quickly. Dr. Anthony fauci, the nations top Infectious Disease expert, advocating a possible rolling reentry. We are hoping that at the end of the month we can safely and cautiously start pulling back on. If so, do it. If not, then just continue to hunker down. Reporter because right now the virus is still claiming lives across the country. More than 20,000 in the u. S. Alone. People like 36yearold Louisiana Police officer kejuane bates, sister marie june skinder, a catholic nun from wisconsin, and dr. Nat berkeley, flint, michigans first black school superintendent. He was a wonderful man, a leader, a caregiver. Reporter this morning there are also stories of hope. An e. R. Doctor in chicago treating covid19 patients, writing an oped in the l. A. Times about a patient she calls mr. C, describing how she had to intubate him, how he fought the virus for more than 12 days but eventually won that battle. Its probably their worst day and youre putting your trust in us. Reporter and the front line now getting new and much needed support. Early graduates like medical student dr. Rebecca noonan from hofstra i dont think theres ever been such a need for help. So i know ill be going in and helping patients. Reporter as reinforcements enter hospitals across the country, the government trying to rehab an economy infected by the virus. Nearly 17 million filing forsth. Over the eas in los angeles and san antonio for hours. But now word some of those stimulus checks have started to hit bank accounts. Boy, was i delighted to see 1,200plus that i was able to get the check in the mail and my rent is paid. Reporter and that is great news. Some are receiving those stimulus checks already. Now, as for china, the country is now reporting its highest number of new cases in more than six weeks. So whats going on . China claims these are all citizens that are flying back to china from places that have outbreaks right now like russia. Were going to have to monitor this news, george. Its so important. But right now were talking about 100 new cases each day. George . Yeah, weve seen that in other hot spots as well, tom. Thanks very much. We want to go to the white house now and the growing evidence that President Trumps top advisers were urgently warning him of a danger of a pandemic starting back in january. Despite those warnings, President Trump spent weeks downplaying the covid19 threat in public. Our chief White House Correspondent jon karl is tracking the latest on all that. Jon, the paper trail in these reports is pretty damning and the president clearly angry about it. Reporter he clearly is, especially the implication that if he had acted earlier that lives could have been saved. This is something that dr. Anthony fauci said directly yesterday, that if they had put these social distancing guidelines in place earlier, lives, its logical to conclude, could have been saved. Now the president appears to be going directly after fauci who obviously is a key player on his Coronavirus Task force. He retweeted something late last night that said that that had the firefauci, pointing out that in february fauci said that the risk was low. I tried, george, this morning to get an answer on this. I reached out to the white house and could get no on the record response to the very basic question of whether the president still has confidence in anthony fauci. And of course, jon, dr. Fauci is not alone. One of the things the New York Times reports is this socalled red dawn email chain that included a number of top experts, both inside and outside government. Reporter yes, this red dawn for the 1984 movie talked about the dire warnings going all the way back to january. And some of these experts as you mentioned both inside and outside of government saying that schools needed to be closed, businesses people needed to be working from home. Those recommendations, those warnings were not heeded until well into march. Jon karl, thanks very much. Robin . All right, george, thank you very much. Now we have a breathtaking easter moment we want to share with everyone. Italian Tenor Andrea Bocelli live streamed a concert from milan, the center of italys epidemic. He sang inside and outside the famous cathedral the song Amazing Grace. That was accompanied by images of empty streets around the world. Was grace that taught my heart to feel and grace my fears relieved so far on youtube for that beautiful, beautiful performance. Coming up, the detroit nurse also wowing the world with her stunning rendition of Amazing Grace. How sweet the sound were going to talk to her in our next hour, michael. Robin, ill tell you, one of the most heartfelt songs ever written. You feel it in your soul. Yes. Coming up, everybody you do, you really do. You really, really do. Coming up, we have those people who are defying athome orders. How those who didnt follow guidelines were held accountable on Easter Sunday, and the creative ways some kept their Community Together from a distance. First, lets go to ginger at home. Reporter hey, michael. I just wanted to show you the scope of this storm all the way from florida into the northeast and the great lakes impacted today. Here are the wind alerts that you need to be on the lookout for, covering michigan, indiana, ohio. Gusts of 60 Miles Per Hour. Power lines could come down and we could see major tree damage into homes. By the way, snow happening behind this in parts of minnesota. Lets get to your local weather in 30 seconds. First though the select cities sponsored by pampers. Good monday morning. Im abc 7 news meteorologist mike nicco. Faster sunshine, warmer temperatures today, tomorrow, and wednesday. And that will be also due to an offshore breeze, keeping us clear the next couple of nights. Now, clouds will return and so will cooler temperatures, especially this weekend with a slight chance of rain. So low to mid60s along the coast, mid to upper 60s along the bay, low to mid70s inland. 40s in our valleys tonight, 50s elsewhere. Our warmest day wednesday, our coolest day susususususususususu we have a lot more coming up so stay right there. Well be right back. More than ever, your home is your sanctuary. Thats why lincoln offers you the ability to purchase a new vehicle remotely with participating dealers. An effortless transaction all without leaving the comfort and safety of your home. Thats the power of sanctuary. And for a little extra help, receive 0 apr financing and defer your first payment up to 120 days on the purchase of a new lincoln. Ays stl serving e su you ve. Decifrh and easy to get for takeout or delivery. And now, with our family takeout special, get a free footlong when you buy two. 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Welcome back to gma. Thats superstar pitbull singing his brand new anthem i believe that we will win. Mr. 305 will be joining us live in our next hour with more on the message behind the music. George . Good, powerful music right there. Of course were following all the latest on this covid crisis this morning starting with those deadly storms that are tearing through the south right in the middle of this pandemic. Its left at least 13 people dead, and the tornado emergency has collided with covid19 as you see right there people hiding in shelters wearing ane ers atheis kingves rnin also, british Prime Minister Boris Johnson out of the hospital after his bout of coronavirus put him in the icu. He spent a week in the hospital, now recovering at his country estate, the Prime Ministers country estate. And in his easter video message he praised the courage of the many workers who helped save his life. And take a look at this. Two Duke University hospital doctors were supposed to get married and ended up exchanging vows on what would have been their wedding day. They had postponed any of the celebration, but as you see right there, they still wanted to make the day special. Friends and family watched the impromptu ceremony on zoom, and the Wedding Party decorated a trspwid signs. So they had some fun anyway. Good for them. They certainly did. Wonderful, wonderful. We want to continue now the news that we shared with everybody at the top of the show. George, you testing positive for coronavirus. Were so happy to hear that ali who tested positive earlier thig much, much better. And george, i have to say a lot of people have been concerned about you, myself included, even viewers weighing in. You didnt quite seem like yourself. But how are you feeling . I feel fine, robin. I actually feel great. As i was saying at the top of the broadcast, i think maybe not seeming like myself, might have a little more to do with the setup here at my house, how i was feeling. I can relate. Ive never had yes. Ive never had a fever, never had cough, never had shortness of breath, never had chills, any of the classic symptoms youve been reading about. Like everyone else ive gone back over the last several weeks to think about what could it have been and there was one night several weeks ago where i went to bed early with some lower back pain. I actually thought it was from a hard workout that day, and it cleared up the next morning. And then several days after that i had one day where i had a diminished sense of smell, but thats really been it for my symptoms over these last several weeks. I was taking the test fully expecting it was going to come back negative, but in fact, it did come back positive. I just want to bring in dr. Jen to talk a little bit more about this. Jen, weve talked about this offline. So many relativity asymptomatic people out there. Exactly, george. Im glad youre feeling better and ali too. But you know, weve talked about the fact that so far the cdc had estimated that one in four people who are, in fact, infected with covid19 show no symptoms at all. Recent data just out of iceland whos been able to test a lot more people because they have a much smaller country and theyve been much more aggressive with testing everyone, not just people with symptoms. Theyre finding that 50 of people who are infected with covid19 show no symptoms at all. So that is part of why its so difficult to contain this virus. Yeah, and do we know much more about you just look in our house. Its affected ali and i in such different ways. You know, you read all kinds of things on the internet. Oh, maybe it has something to do with blood type. Maybe it has something to do with something else. What is the science on that, or is it just too early to tell . Its too early to tell, george. We have to remember this virus is just about four months old. So literally were learning things about the way it behaves and the way it transmits and causes disease every day. But one of the theories is that it has to do with how much of the actual viral particles or the viral load someone gets exposed to. That may be one part of it. Your immune reaction tthvirus m. Where the virus actually lodges, we know it attaches to cells in the respiratory tract but exactly where may have something to do with it. And again, i think in terms of the symptoms, its important for people to understand when we say about 80 of cases are mild, that doesnt mean pleasant. You know, alis case clinically was defined as mild because she didnt need hospitalization, but it certainly wasnt pleasant. So you got lucky for sure. No question about that. Jen, after george and ali recover from the virus, does that make them immediately immune to it . We dont know, michael, and thats the really hard thing. Every time were exposed to a virus, yes, we develop some immune reaction or protection. But when that occurs, how strong it is, how long it will last, all unknowns. And remember, there are slightly different strains of this virus just like any other coronavirus or cold virus. So you could be exposed to a different one and get sick. So were still learning that. It really will be important information. And george excuse me, jen, where are we with Antibody Testing . Where are we with that . Not where we should be, robin. I mean, in order to ease up on the social distancing and kind of reopen as we hear dr. Fauci talk about, we need to be able to test people very quickly in 5 or 15 minutes and try to get an idea whether theyve been exposed, whether theyve recovered or whether theyre actually infected just like almost like a home pregnancy test, and that needs to be done quickly, and it needs to be done accurately, and we dont know how accurate those tests will be yet. Dr. Jen, thank you so much for always answering our questions. We really appreciate it and well talk to you, im sure, later on in the show. Were going to turn now to an Easter Sunday that was unlike any we have ever experienced. From the pope holding mass in a nearly empty st. Peters basilica to people attending drivein services to others to defying the rules of social distancing altogether, marking the holiday in unprecedented ways. T. J. Holmes joins us now. Good morning, t. J. Reporter good morning to you. I was reminded by a pastor that the bible says it doesnt matte this pandemic. And like you said, stra, the strange and unprecedented times, and on Easter Sunday we saw parishioners and preachers against police. Easter sunday and some defied stayathome orders determined to hold inperson services no matter the mandate, like pastor tony spell of louisianas Life Tabernacle church, and pastor jack roberts of kentuckys Maryville Baptist church. Police officers there holding the preacher and the parishioners accountable, recording license plates of those inside. The governor says Health Officials will order them to selfquarantine for two weeks. But for so many others, embracing a new normal. Praise and worship went on despite empty pews as the faithful celebrated easter and spirit together, even if not in person. Hallelujah, hallelujah reporter the Washington National cathedrals choir and orchestra performed together ile apar pope francis preached to a nearly empty st. Peters basilica. Hundreds of thousands watched online instead. And some got creative while eirr from a distance with drivein services. Also the photos of parishioners in the pews. Joel osteens Lakewood Church put on a starstudded celebration that included a message of hope from tyler perry. After this moment has passed, my hope and my prayer is that we dont return to being so busy that we dont see god. Reporter and mariah carey honoring the heroes on the front lines of the coronavirus fight. And to add to the plot here, the department of justice says it has been monitoring whats happening with these Church Services and Government Intervention around the country, and strahan, they say we can expect some kind of action from the doj in the next week, not exactly sure what that action could be on this matter. I guess well see when it happens, t. J. Thank you so much. Coming up, everybody, how some restaurants are making it more convenient to skip the supermarket. 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You can save by setting your heat to 68 or lower. Unplugging and turning off devices when not in use. Or just letting the sun light your home. Stay well and keep it golden. Back now on gma, back now on gma, and with millions of americans doing their part by staying at home, like i am this weekend, the entertainment was definitely not in short supply. From the espn horse challenge i havent played that since i was a kid. It was great seeing tom hanks looking so well hosting saturday night live, and a new episode of tiger king. Will reeve joins us now with much more on all of this. Good morning, will. Reporter good morning, robin. Nd so much of what we love to do for fun, whether its going to a game or a show or just being together, we cant do that right now, but that doesnt mean theres nothing from keeping us entertained. Millions of quarantined people had plenty of ways to stay entertained this easter weekend. For sports fans, espns horse nba and wnba players remotely pulling off outlandish shots in their back yards. All right. Through the leg, lift it up. Reporter wnba star Allie Quigley beating tentime nba allstar chris paul. Gosh it rattles out. Thats a wrap. Reporter on what would have been the final day of the 2020 masters tournament, tiger woods histor historic 2019 masters triumph replayed on Easter Sunday with woods himself giving perspective from home. The world is different. Its unique and different for all of us. Subconsciously ive been doing this for 25 years so my mind was already getting ready to start hitting shots and shaping shots, and unfortunately i wasnt able to do that this week. Reporter and for those who cant get enough of the smash hit tiger king, they can feast on a new episode. This is the tiger king and i. Reporter this weekend netflix releasing an after show called the tiger king and i. Have you had any contact with joe at all . I have not. I have refrained from contacting that man because he dont know how to shut up. And live from zoom, its some time between march and august. Reporter viewers who could use some comic relief were treated to an all new episode of saturday night live, live from the cast members homes with guest host tom hanks. Hey all you cool cats and kittens. Reporter hanks who along with wife rita wilson was diagnosed with covid19 last month, making his first public appearance of sorts, poking fun at himself. My wife and i are doing fine, doing great, hunkered down like all of us should be. In fact, this suit, this is the first time ive worn anything other than sweatpants since march 11th. Reporter the semifinals and finals of that horse tournament will begin airing on thursday april 16th on espn and then of course on sunday on espn the Michael Jordan documentary, ten parts the last dance. Robin, plenty to look forward to from the safety of our own homes. Yes, indeed. And word on the street, m. J. 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So many stars including lebron james, ciara and drake joined to rapper on sunday to help raise money for the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, but there was one appearance that got everyones attention. Jennifer lopez. Yes, the former couple reuniting for an epic salsa dance. Looks like everyone had a blast for a great cause of course. The danceathon raised more than 3 million for direct relief which supports Health Care Workers and underserved communities. Jack dorsey from twitter already committed a billion dollars to fight this pandemic. He contributed 2 million to direct relief in response to this danceathon. Great to see everybody dancing. George, you and me, what do you think, danceathon . Im trying to think of what it would take. Well figure something out. Its for charity, george. [ laughter ] we have something great coming up in our next hour. Pitbull brings all the life in the next hour. Hes going to join us live. 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Well have another update for you in about 30 minutes and you can always find us on our good morning, america. Its 8 00 a. M. A tornado emergencco good morning, america. Its 8 00 a. M. A tornado emergency collides with covid19. Watch it yep, i see it. Deadly storms tearing through the south in the middle of the pandemic. Those fleeing the weather grapple with fears of coronavirus, Wearing Masks in shelters. Also this morning, the death toll in the United States becomes the highest in the world. New york state finally starting to flatten the curve, but the fight far from over. 758 people stiv other hot spots emerging in massachusetts and pennsylvania. And now questions about when to reopen the cotra possible rolling reentry. Long lines, supplies running short and social distancing keeping everyone apart. How people are finding creative ways to get their groceries, and the major food chains turning their dining rooms into Grocery Stores. Stretch your savings. With a number of americans unemployed skyrocketing, shark tanks Barbara Corcoran is back answering your questions, from michelle, a selfemployed designer who wants to know what the next step is, to yolanda whos wondering if she should tap into her retirement. And this morning, a very special pop news popin from pitbull. I believe that we will win his brand new song that will have you on your feet this monday, as we say good morning, america. We gonna win the war good morning, america. Nothing to get you moving more than a pitbull anthem. Thanks for joining us this morning and we are looking forward to chatting with mr. 305, pitbull himself, about that powerful new song. And im excited to chat with robin and george. Great to have them joining us from home, robin. Always good to be with you, michael. We are looking forward to things that inspire us at this moment. I hope you saw this, that Michigan Nurse singing Amazing Grace. She sang it to her coworkers, lifting them up during this very difficult time. We are going to talk to her live coming up about what inspired her, george. And she inspired so many others as well. Looking forward to that. Of course, we begin with the latest on how the pandemic has collided with that tornado emergency overnight for millions down south, back in your home state of mississippi and louisiana. Thats where Victor Oquendo is mni, ct. Ing, monroe, louisiana, reporter good morning, george. These storms could not have come at a worse possible time. Resources already stretched so thin because of the covid response. Neighbors tell us they had to rescue the homeowners here. They would survive, but as these storms moved on, they were deadly. Overnight, tennessee the latest state plagued with severe storms, resulting in five deaths and several more injured. At least 13 more people are dead and more than 800,000 households are without power after violent storms bearing powerful tornados and torrential rain ripped through the south this Easter Sunday. Oh geeze. Watch it yep, i see it. I see it. Im watching it. Reporter in mississippi winds potentially peaking at 170 to 205 Miles Per Hour leaving a. At least sen of the fata coming from this state alone. My wife is scared and i just kept telling be reporter earlier this morning george talking to the director of Emergency Management there about how the covid19 crisis is complicating the response to the massive storms. We emphasize to everyone if they had to go into a shelter to make sure they maintain hygiene. We had extra Hand Sanitizer in those counties where we planned these storms to be and encouraged everyone to use masks. Lord jesus. My poor house gone, man. Its gone. Reporter louisianas city of monroe one of the hardest hit by a tornado. We had to rescue four little infants and two ladies. Reporter the tornado taking direct aim at the Regional Airport with planes scattered across the field. The mayor hesitant to designate shelters for the misplaced in the wake of a global pandemic. Normally we would talk about shelters. Right now shelters are a last resort because of the covid19 pandemic. Reporter while the threat here in louisiana is over, the same line of storms now punishing the southeast and midatlantic. Some bad news here, the death toll continues to rise. At least 17 people have died in these storms. Robin . So tragic. And were thinking of all impacted by those storms, victor. Thank you. The number of confirmed coronavirus cases half ailli mth more than 20,000 deaths. Both numbers the most in the world, but it is important to consider the size of our country compared to some of the other hardhit ones. Lets go back to tom llamas whos outside the Navy Ship Comfort in new york city with the latest. Good morning again, tom. Reporter robin, good morning again to you. We are tracking news out of china. The country reporting a high number of new cases. Now, china claims these are people coming back to china from outbreak zones like russia. Were going to stay on top of that news. This as new york is trying to get a handle on the coronavirus still right here in the city and all across the state. Over the weekend, more than 1,500 people dying. But Governor Andrew Cuomo says the rate of people going to the hospitals is slowing down. So the curve possibly flattening. This as so many are asking around the country when is the country going to reopen. Dr. Anthony fauci, the nations top Infectious Disease expert, saying its probably going to be a rolling reentry, essentially baby steps to get the economy reopened. This as were watching other hot zones emerging around the country including pennsylvania, the d. C. Area and massachusetts as well. Now back out here at the comfort this hospital ship from the navy got off to a slow start. At first it wasnt seeing covid19 patients. Now it is. Doctors we spoke to say its very hard to get patients here because they dont have the vast resources like a Medical Center discuss, so the restrictions are very high. The navy tells us they are sending their personnel to hospitals to see which patients they can take care of and take some of the pressure off the hospitals across the state. Michael . Thank you so much, tom. Coming up, everybody, how some shoppers in local restaurants are getting creative in order to get dinner on the table, and how it could change your grocery game plan. Plus tory is back with our Small Business deal of the day, helping one company thats making it their mission to help end childhood hunger. And pitbull is popping in for pop news. Mr. Worldwide joins us live to talk about his new anthem and helping those in need. We will be right back with much more on gma. 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On gma, mike rowe and his mom peggy are going to join us live, their advice about staying sane and celebrating the good news right now. We can all find some good news. Absolutely. We have some good news right now because this morning we have a special guest popping in for pop news. Pitbull is joining us, thats right. Thats right, mr. 305 is live from the 305 this morning and bringing us some much needed monday motivation. Thanks so much for being with us. We appreciate it. I saw you doing a little head banging to the music as we were coming in. Truly my pleasure. Good morning. I got to say good morning, america. Yeeow were going to get to your new anthem in just a moment but first we want to ask you, how are you and your family doing right now . Thank god everythings good, staying safe, healthy, strong, focused, staying informed. This is a great time to educate ourselves with everything thats going on. Its historical times. To everybody out there i want to say thank you to the first responders. God bless yall. To those that weve lost, god bless yall. This is something that we all got to live and learn from. Ouonwa g evebody up moving with your music and overnight you dropped a new single called i believe that we will win. Were going to take a listen right now. Its time to knuckle up and fight hard lets all buckle up and fight hard i said i, i believe, say it with me, i believe i believe. I believe that we will win. That we will win, thats right. Can you tell us more about the song, and why did you decide to release it right now . It happened really when we started to go with all of this, someone very close to me showed me a chant at a basketball game where everybody was chanting this and they were losing their minds, having fun, and i just felt all the energy. What better message than that, than i believe that we will win. You got to look at this, mike, for real that this aint the first time and it aint going to be the las s. Atng on d ucate asuch as wreal deh llantalking the reecerg als which are staggering numbers, close to about 400,000. We got to keep people motivated, got to keep people positive because stress and fear its why i start the record with that. Fear is either you forget everything and run or you face everything and rise. We got to keep motivated because when you believe in yourself and believe that you can do it, believe that you can fight and that youre Strong Enough to do it which we are by the way. We are prepared for this one way or another as far as human beings. Man, what better record, what better message, and just to keep people, bottom line, alive. Thats right. And positivity is going to be a huge part of that and i know you called for Health Care Workers, for first responders, grandparents to send in their videos showing how much they believe. Why was that so important to you to have real people in your video . Wh ciy ecause thats what its that we were living in before i always tell people, look, technology is real simple, use it or its going to use you. People were so connected its like they were disconnected. Now that were disconnected, everybody is connecting again ironically. Thats what its all about. I think we got lost on what real really is. Its all about the real people. If it wasnt for the real people, i wouldnt be here in the first place to be honest with you. As far as pandemics and epidicupmii in the 80s. Every day was pretty much a pandemic and an epidemic growing up around that time, and i want to put people in that mind state that, guys, we got this. We got this. Dont if you overthink, then what you are going to do is youre going to scare yourself out of a solution. Look at this thch. Study it. Learn about it. Look at the recovery numbers also. Theres actually something that i want everybody to go out there and check out, which you have to say thank you to the world health organization, thank you to john hopkins university, thank you to bill and melinda gates. When i say this aint the first, aint the last, there was an exercise on this that came out right before this that could have prepared us for this and its called event 201 that went on october 18, 2019. Its step by step what were going through right now. So therefore we got a blueprint. At this point lets utilize it. What does that mean . We got to be more aware. So guys, i believe that we will win. Ay healthy. Stay safe. Stay strong. Stay focussed. Stay positive. Stay away. Stay educated. Stay informed. And more than anything, stay blessed. Pitbull, we appreciate you, man. We really do. Some of the proceeds from this song are going to charts like charities like feeding america, so we cant thank you enough for what you are doing to help everybody in this pandemic. No, thank you. We appreciate you joining us this morning, my friend. Truly my pleasure. Thank you so much and to everybody out there, god bless, stay safe, stay strong, stay focused, stay blessed. With that said, god bless america. You know what it is. Yeeow. Yeeow, only as mr. 305 can do it. Thank you to pitbull. I believe that we will win is out now. Robin . I believe that we will win, i believe that we will win i know that cheer. Pitbull, bless him and emphasizing those recovery numbers. We got our gma cover story now for everybody. With long lines and supplies short at supermarkets, shoppers are getting really creative when it comes to stocking their kitchens. Becky worley joins us now from San Francisco with all of that info for us. Good morning, becky. Good to see you. Reporter good morning, robin. Pitbull says we have to stay informed and thats what were trying to do, whether its the long lines or the limited supplies or just trying to avoid exposure to other people. Were all kind of thinking out of the box about how to find our groceries. Reporter this may look like no, its a restaurant. Selling provision items its a great way to give back to the neighborhood, that maybe cant leave their house right now or maybe doesnt want to leave their house while ordering for us. Reporter restaurants pivoting towards selling grocery items that would otherwise be used for serving diners. Get panera delivered today. Reporter even big National Chains joining in. Panera opening a Grocery Store pickup and Delivery Service out of their noted bread restaurants. Consumers are turning from the mass market to masked markets. Tony is a regular at my oakland, california Farmers Market but says theyre selling more of their produce online now. Its giving us a little bit more of a base that we can send product to without customers requiring to come to Farmers Market ando atks go f uand em. Supported agriculture subscriptions, cass, where produce is shipped directly to consumers doorsteps, have surged 50 . Blue apron telling us subscriptions are up dramatically. Were seeing more people cooking together, sharing meals, even virtual meals, virtual dates, where people will buy a box together and cook together. Reporter weve been using sun basket for about a year and ive never been so grateful for the convenience of delivery and also the diversity of meals were eating. Southwestern turkey and sweet potato skillet, yum. Creative solutions to the confounding grocery dilemma. Now, some of these Meal Kit Services are feeling the squeeze also. There are substitutions in some of the recipes and not all of them are taking new subscriptions, but it really is worth it, robin, for all of us to get creative about the different ways that we find our food and supplies. Yes, and im glad that you also mentioned about the Farmers Market. We have one here, jillie beans farm stand in farmington, and you order online and they bring it out. They have their gloves on, masks, and they put it right in your car for you. You dont have to touch anything, but trying to just do it as creative as they can to keep us all with this good, fresh produce. It was good to see your family around the dinner table like that, becky. Thank you. Hope you had a good holiday weekend. Appreciate it very much. Reporter we did. Okay, great. Lets get now to michael. Michael . Were going to go to ginger. Hey, ginger. Reporter yes, michael. Weve got a search for victims happening right now because of tornados in South Carolina and a watch that extends all the way from richmond, virginia down to north florida. So i wanted to bring you these pictures. The radar image that is just frightening this morning as those make their way to the coast, it is not just the cells that are happening now. I want to bring you to the winds im concerned about. In excess of 60 to even 70 Miles Per Hour fromut, have heard of wind gusts nnnect island and including new jersey. All right. Lets ge good monday morning. Im abc 7 news meteorologist mike nicco. Faster sunshine, warmer temper tomorrow, and wednesday. And that will be also. Now, clouds will return and so will cooler temperatures, especially this weekend with a slight chance of rain. So low to mid60s along the coast, mid to upper 60s along the bay, low to mid70s inland. 40s in our valleys tonight, 50s elsewhere. Our warmest day wednesday, our coolest day su we are back now with shark tanks Barbara Corcoran. Were going to get right to it. We have a question from a viewer, michelle. Shes a selfemployed interior designer from california and she wants to stretch her savings as much as possible. So take a listen. Hi, barbara. No one in my household has the ability to work due to the stayathome order. Do you have any suggestions on how to make the most of the cash we have on hand right now . You know, michelle, i think we all spend money and sometimes have no idea what the heck were spending it on. So the first thing is to sit down and make a list of how and where were spending our money. You want to weed out all the unnecessary expenses, things that we all spend so much money on like takeout, subscriptions and very often services we dont even use. I would pay off my credit cards first and if i didnt have enough money to do all of that, i would certainly pay off my highest interest credit cards first. Those three steps will give you better control of your money and make you feel like youre getting your bang for your buck. Barbara, the next question is from yolanda from South Carolina whose question is whether to dip into her Retirement Savings or take early Social Security. Take a look. Hi, barbara. Im 63 years old and i wanted to know if i should wait until im 70 to cash in on Social Security. With covid19 i want to know what the next steps should be. I dont have much in my 401 k due to life challenges. Yes, yolanda, you should hold off taking your Social Security benefits for as long as you can. The difference between taking it at 63 versus 70 is almost 75 . Thats a lot of money to leave on the table, so hold off there. If you must use your 401 k , you shouldnt just take it. You should borrow against it. You can borrow up to 100,000. You pay yourself the interest and you pay no taxes as you take the money. So again, dont touch the Social Security. Be very careful of the way you take money from your 401 k . Barbara, thank you so much for joining us. We always appreciate your advice. Were going to go over to george. Hey, george. Okay, michael, thanks. Were going to get more on how the economy is hitting Small Businesses so hard right now. 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Coming up, the amazing nurse who inspired so many with her powerful voice. Shes going to join us live. Announcer form jump start americas Concert Series. We know coronavirus has affected so many of you. America has changed. No question about that. Were all thinking of you, ali and the kids my friend. You know im feverish if im on National Television with no makeup. Were so grateful. You know youre sideways, right . People are finding a way to come together. Were going to get to this together. Right here with you on morning america. Were here for you, the answers you need, the informs you want. Well get through this together. Good morning. Im kumasi erin from abc 7 mornings. Ucfs is getting a big shipment of personal equipment. Marc benioff is sending four tractortrailers full. The trucks contain a half a million n95 masks, 100,000 isolation gowns, 50,000 face shields and nasal swabs. Uber freight donated the protection. 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Warmest wednesday, the cooling trend starts thursday and a slight chance of wet weather is welhave another abc 7 news update but n always find us on our news app and at abc7news. Com. The news continues right now with Good Morning America. Im going to stand by you im gonna stand by you even if we break it down we can find a way to break through even if we cant find heaven, ill walk through hell with you love, youre not alone cause going to stand by you even if we cant find heaven im gonna stand by you even if we cant find heaven ill walk through hell with you know youre not alone because im gonna stand by you welcome back to gma. Those are just some of the hard working Health Care Workers fighting on the front lines of this pandemic, and we are beyond grateful for everything that you so many heros in hospitals around the country saving lives like these two women, dr. Emily eaglestein and nurse perez who are both pregnant and working in the emergency room at the university of miami hospital. That is just incredible. We cannot thank them enough, and take a look at this. Nurse emily faucet right here in new york leading a hope huddle in lennox hospital in new that ritual has caught on at other hospitals across the country. It has caught on at other hospitals across the country. Robin, i know you have another great example. I certainly do. I cannot wait to introduce everybody to this amazing detroit nurse who not only inspired her coworkers at saint mary Mercy Hospital when she sang Amazing Grace during a shift change, but shes inspiring countless others online as well. I once was lost but now im found was blind but now i see and nurse Lori Marie Kay is joining us live now from detroit. Good morning to you. Bless you for that. Oh my goodness, we cannot say thank you enough to you and everyone in the health care field. How are you and your colleagues doing this morning, lori . How are you doing . Hello, robin. You know, these last few weeks have been challenging but we just have to remember why were here and that is to be here for our patients, especially during this difficult time. Yes, we have to remember that. You have such a sweet voice. Even your speaking voice is so sweet. I know how it sounds when you sing. So tell us, how did you go about choosing Amazing Grace and the time in which you sang the song . Just tell us a little bit, the the background about how all of that came about. Someone approached me and she asked in the morning, and she said, you know what, the last few weeks can you sing and speak to it because, you know, the last few weeks like i said, were challenging. Were a surgical floor and now were a full covid floor. So all Health Care Workers have kind of been adapting to that. Here at saint mercy livonia were a Catholic Health care system. We try to promote spiritual healing also, even myself. Sometimes i do a bedside prayer with my patients, especially if they request it, because right now we need prayer more than ever, you know, spiritually. Im sure that means so much because they cant be with their families. And so for you to be able to lead them in prayer at their request means so much, and the reaction from people has been just amazing, no pun intended. So, can we hear a little bit of Amazing Grace this morning from you . Of course. Great. Amazing grace how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me i once was lost but now im found was blind but now i see beautiful. Bravo. Bravo. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much. As a small, small token of our appreciation there is a local restaurant, pita pita, near your hospital. The next overnight shift dinner is on us. Pita pita is going to send over some dinner for you and your colleagues. Thank you. All we can do is feed you and feed your soul because you feed our soul. Give our best to everyone. Take care now. Thank you again. Thank you so very, very much. Beautiful. Michael . All right, robin. That wasnt singing. That was sanging, everybody, down to the soul, thats right. Our next guest is bringing some news that will be music to bachelor nation fans ears. Listen to your heart airs tonight, and right now host Chris Harrison is joining us live to talk all about it. And chris, thank you for joining us, my friend. Before we get to the show hey, michael. I want to ask you, how are you and your family doing . First of all, we need lori there on listen to your heart. That was amazing. Were good. You know what, we are fortunate. Were safe. Everybody is healthy. California has been ahead of this. Its gone fairly well out here. I have two high schoolers. Im sure having grade schoolers would be a little more difficult. My kids have a good perspective. But i do have a senior in high school and, you know, there is no prom, no graduation probably. His High School Sports for these seniors you know, you get this, michael. Theres no senior night. Theres no walking out on the field one last time. As a parent, no walking them out on the field one last time. The s in college and high school, those are memories that are lost and thats unfortunate. They have great perspective but still thats a tough beat. Its unfortunate but necessary. Youve been hosting the bachelor for almost two decades. 18 years. A lot of people trying to find love in the midst of this pandemic right now, so what advice do you have for someone whos trying to find love and date during quarantine . Yeah, look, michael, during the quarantine and during these times we need companionship. Were looking for that community. I think this is actually a good time to get out there. What a great way to actually form a relationship and really work on the important things. You can zoom or skype date or facetime, build on the important things, at least have that facetime and have those conversations, maybe not the physicality of actually going out to dinner, but hey, you could have a zoom dinner. Get out on the apps. You can meet people, strike up conversations. If theres someone you wanted to talk to for a while, reach out. Speaking of relationships, tonight premieres listen to your heart. Its the latest in the bachelor nations lineup. The show is described as a show that unites two of the most emotionally powerful forces in human life, music and love. Tell us a little bit more about the show. Yeah, you know, michael, it really came out of a star is born meets the bachelor. You know that moment at the oscars when Bradley Cooper and lady gaga were performing and we thought, wow, they may make a baby on the stage. Could we sprinkle that fairy dust and that was the premise, could we create this amazing relationship thats also an incredible duet. Were going to take a look at a clip and its only night one wht there is already someone t rmony. You want to hit me with your best beat box . Yeah. Go ahead. Okay, i like. I like. Yeah, right . Yeah. I like your lips. Its night one and ive already had to dodge a kiss. Like, were in hour one. Were in hour one, and i have to i he wasted no time going for it, did he . Going down in flames there, michael. The combination of the beat box and the i like your lips, not a good play, my friend. Not a good play. You have some musical a lot of musical star power showing up. You have some of bachelor nations favorites showing up as well. It is a full show. Cannot wait to see it tonight, chris, and congratulations. Two decades, man, youve been at it quite a while. Thanks. Thanks for dating me, michael. Were longing for a sense of community and the bachelor has always provided that. I think listen to your heart is a good place to hang out on monday nights together. Well be checking it out tonight. The premiere of listen to your heart is on right here on abc monday night. Coming up, we have the stars of the new abc show, the baker and the beauty. 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. Welcome back to gma. How great is this. We got a chance to t reporter welcome back to gma. How great is this. We got a chance to team up with our friend Emeril Lagasse whos feeding the doctors and nurses that are fighting the pandemic in hardhit new orleans. Check it out. Hey, Emeril Lagasse here. You know, i believe in the power of food to express love and kindness and to bring people together. So my small team is safely working to feed some of the brave people on the front line in new orleans. Today ive partnered with Good Morning America to feed our amazing doctors and nurses at tulane hospital. Check it out. On behalf of the cardiac care unit and the rest of the med surge family, we want to send a heartfelt thanks to Emeril Lagasse, Good Morning America i am Candace Briscoe with the health care heroes. All thank you we love to see that. Thank all of you. More than 100 delicious meals. Love it, love it. Lets get a check a litt good monday morning. Im abc 7 news meteorologist mike nicco. Looks the same this morning, but we end up differently this afternoon. Faster sunshine and more warmth. In fa and now to two of the stars from the new abc series the baker and the beauty, Nathalie Kelley and victor rasuk. They play two people from very different backgrounds who come together over a chance encounter. Take a look. My life used to be pretty normal until i met noa hamilton. Thats when everything changed. My brother and the most famous woman in the world. Shes a celebrity. They dont live in the real world. Guys, i invited her over for dinner tonight. What . Hello . [speaking foreign language] nathalie and victor are both joining us now from their homes. Thanks for being with us, guys. And i want to start off by asking both of you how youre doing. Victor, ill start with you. Im doing great. I unfortunately during this quarantine that were going through right now, im just trying to maintain and just following all the guidelines. Thats good to hear. How about you, nathalie . Well, good morning, thank you for asking. Im hanging in good. Ive been just trying new things like making my own toothpaste and, yeah, being resourceful during this time of isolation. Making your own toothpaste . Wow, thats a new one. I had to oneup victor. All right. So this is the perfect time for people to be at home with their families watching the baker and the beauty and i love it because it premieres after the new bachelor series, listen to your heart. This also obviously has something to do with finding love. Why do you think its so important . This show is actually pretty timely given where we all are right now. Victor . I think that the baker and the beauty is like the sweet escape, not to sound cheesy. Its a sweet escape and i always love to describe the show as a modern d storyline. Right now considering the circumstances in the world right now, i feel like everyone could use something thats light, funny, familyoriented and the baker and the beauty offers that. Very nice pitch. Nathalie, you get a chance now. Yeah, how can i top that, victor . Its a beautiful love story, you know, and its about love overcoming all odds in the case of noa and daniel and love in the face of adversity in the case of the garcia family. The truth is were all going through some dark times and i think this message that love can get us through dark times and anchor us when things are challenging like they are now, i think thats a very powerful, timely message. Thats perfect and it sounds like exactly what my family needs to watch tonight. We appreciate it. Victor and nathalie, thanks for being with us. The baker and the beauty premieres tonight at 10 00 p. M. Eastern, 9 00 central right here on abc. Well be right back. Metastatic Breast Cancer is relentless, but im relentless too. Because every day matters. And having more of them is possible with verzenio, the only one of its kind proven to help you live significantly longer when taken with fulvestrant, regardless of menopausal status. And its the only one of its kind you can take every day. Verzenio fulvestrant is approved for women with hr , her2 metastatic Breast Cancer whose disease has progressed after hormonal treatment. 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One of our longtime producers passed away early Easter Sunday morning. Thea trachtenberg was a force on this show, a mentor to so many on our staff and a colleague and friend with a biting wit, skeptical eye, and a very big heart. Thea produced big interviews with president s and Prime Ministers. The stars of broadway, the muppets and the star of star wars, but the interview she loved the most was bono. A longtime u2 fan she proudly shared this photo from 2012. She was also a mentor to so many on our staff. One producer shared this overnight, thea set the bar when it came to producing. I learned how to write for gma watching thea, and when my boss asked me where i want to see my career, i would say, i want Charlie Gibson said this just a few months ago as we were celebrating theas 20 years at the broadcast. Thea is part of the bedrock of gma. She, i am sure, will tell you shes been fortunate to work in a place like Good Morning America, but the program has been just as fortunate, if not more so, to have her. And diane sawyer shared this overnight, how we loved it, how we laughed, thea always saw the possible. More heart, more clarity, more connection. It was never just reporting, it was a way to bring light to the world. Thea trachtenberg was a force as a producer, as a colleague, as a human being. Shell be very missed. Such, such an amazing human being. Such an amazing, robin, producer. I worked with thea on all of my big shoots, and you know, she did love that bono one most of all. She would come up to me and say when are we going to do bono again . When are we going to do bono again . Not only was she so much fun to work with but she was just an incredibly competent, intelligent, and fearless producer. One other moment i rememofce acn cocice of how much te had. So he said we have 30 minutes, right, george . Before i could say a word thea jumped in and said, mr. President , you promised 45. That was thea. That was thea in a nut shell. She was also a great poet. Remember those christmas poems she would send out every year . So another member of our gma family, seth, said it best. He said, to honor the christmas poems written in her 20 years time, any tribute to thea certainly must rhyme. Shes a gifted scripter, a producing machine, and while producing those pieces, oh the things she has seen. And you showed that in that piece, george. That interview was with mrs. Obama. That was the first interview with her as first lady, and i said i want thea by my side. And she was just like you said, she was a force with that wit. And michael, you heard george say it as well, a mentor. She was a mentor to so many on our staff. She was a mentor, robin. And as a producer, thought provoking questions, insightful questions. And all the younger producers, they wanted to be like thea. That was their thing, and she took you under her wing. And i think that thea will continue to live on through all of those that she has helped and she has guided through their careers, and she will be missed here at gma, and theres nothing but love here for her and her family. Without a doubt. Im glad were showing these faces. Those are the ones its nice to see her with the prid but her fellow colleagues, they really, really loved her. Thats what we should remember about thea. Boy, she had a big heart. Absolutely. She held so many together. Well be right back, everybody. Our Retirement Plan with voya gives us confidence. Yeah, they help us with achievable steps along the way. So we can spend a bit now, knowing were prepared for the future. Surprise we renovated the guest room, so you can live with us. Oooh, well. Im good at my condo. Oh. I love her condo. Nana throws the best parties. Well planned, well invested, well protected. Voya. Be confident to and through retirement. 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Now its time for live with kelly ryan. Well be back at 11 00 for midday live and we really hope youll join us then. In the meantime, you can find us on our app and at abc7news. Com. Have a great morning. Announcer its live with kelly and ryan today, from the movie, coffee kareem, ed helms. Plus, singer, songwriter, alessia cara. Plus, media giant, jeffrey katzenberg. Also, we will hear from a number of helping heroes who are getting the job done. And sometimes we all need a laugh, so we are kicking off laugh with live week. And dont forget the story of the day. All next on live and now, here are kel r Ryan Seacrest ryan well, hello. Here we are. Home and home. Nice to see everybody. Good to have you with us. It is