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Dazzled crowds on the vegas strip succumbing to complications of the coronavirus. Siegfried remembering him this morning. Calls for justice. The father and son accused of gunning down an unarmed black man jogging through their neighborhood appearing in court. Youre charged with the crime of felony murder. The latest on the investigation and the questions over how the case was handled. And march in may. The blast of arctic air gripping the eastern half of the nation threatening to shatter records. Your mothers day weekend forecast. Good morning, and happy saturday. Great to be back in the studio with you, eva. Whit is take his turn to social distance this morning. Good morning, sir. Hey, guys, good morning to you both. Dan, we know that eva has a history of commitment issues. Now she has her instudio coanch coanchors oh, that was low. I know, i know. I love you both. Miss you guys but we do have a lot to cover this morning. Of course, the pandemic and the staggering toll on the u. S. Economy. Unemployment soaring to the highest rate since the Great Depression, but many of the workers saying they believe their layoffs are temporary. Number of coronavirus cases around the world nearing 4 million this morning. Here in the u. S. More than a million confirmed cases and more than 77,000 deaths. Now, the fda has just authorized the first home diagnostic test allowing people to collect a saliva sample to send into a lab for testing. Despite a growing number of states across the country easing restrictions and slowly reopening, the mayor of boston has canceled all largescale events through labor day and that includes the iconic annual boston pops fireworks on the fourth of july. We have Team Coverage right here this morning from new york to washington, d. C. And that is where we begin in washington with abcs rachel scott who has the latest on that member of the Vice President s staff whos been diagnosed with the coronavirus. Rachel, good morning to you. Reporter dan, good morning. Yes, and this time it is his press secretary. This crisis is hitting even closer to home for the trump administration. In just one week two people who have been close to the president or Vice President have now tested positive for the coronavirus. This morning, the white house is stepping up its own Safety Measures after another confirmed coronavirus case on the complex. This time the Vice President s press secretary, katie miller, testing positive for covid19. The president announcing it publicly. Shes a wonderful young woman. Katie, she tested very good for a long period of time and then all of a sudden today she tested positive. She hasnt come into contact with me. Spent some time with the Vice President. Reporter the news delayed the Vice President s flight to iowa. Air force 2 sitting on the tarmac as six staffers in close contact with miller deplaned. All tested negative. Miller is married to one of the president s top advisers, stephen miller. The white house would not say if he plans to selfquarantine as well. This is the second known coronavirus case at the white house this week. One of the president s personal valets tested positive too. That military Service Member is on the team that serves the president his lunch in the oval office. Are you worried its kind of already in the white house . Well, im not worried, no. Im not worried. Weve taken very strong precautions at the white house but, again, were dealing with an invisible situation. Reporter officials are increasing mitigation efforts with additional cleanings and daily tests for staff. The president s chief of staff confident about their efforts. I can tell you this is probably the safest place that you can come to. Reporter none of the Congressional Republicans who met with the president were seen wearing a mask. Our jon karl asked President Trump if he considered wearing one earlier that day when he honored veterans in their 90s. Given their no, because i was very far away. Plus the wind was blowing so hard and in such a direction, that if the plague ever reached them i would be surprised. Reporter the president and Vice President are being tested daily for the virus. As for katie miller she tweeted overnight she is doing well and looking forward to getting back to work soon. Whit . Rachel scott for us in washington, thank you. All but a handful of states have begun to lift the tight restrictions meant to slow the spread of covid19, but some are doing so even as cases continue to rise. Abcs trevor ault is in new york with the division its causing and the hard choices some Business Owners are having to make. Trevor, good morning. Reporter whit, good morning. You know, millions of american Business Owners find themselves in a precarious position wanting or needing to get back to making money, but not wanting to put their employees or customers at risk. While the economy is truly struggling the majority of americans say its too early and too risky to go back to work. With millions out of work but the covid19 death toll approaching 80,000, a new abc poll showing 64 of americans say reopening the country right now is too risky. More than three in four americans say even if there was a full reopening tomorrow they wouldnt go back to work. [ crowd chanting ] reporter still all but six states have started reopening in some capacity. California now moving into phase two of its plan, low risk retailers there offering curbside pickup. My best friend called me and she said lets go. For me it just gives me hope and i know that things will get better. Reporter at 25 sites statewide long lines at the newly opened dmv. But Restaurant Owners like ian are still waiting for the green light and hes planning on only opening at 50 capacity. We can only do 50 capacity for so long, a month, maybe two, other than that theres no point. Reporter in delaware some businesses already opening to limited clientele. Were only just doing ten people a day, thats it. The main concern i have is people hiding that theyre sick. Reporter in texas, as hair, nail and tanning salons can take customers the appointments started flooding in. I mean they never stop. Reporter but some owners say they or their employees dont yet feel safe. Half of them are choosing to stay home which, you know, is completely fine with us. We definitely want them to feel comfortable coming to work. Reporter texas has continued to log about a thousand new covid cases every day. 1 of 20 states nationwide lifting restrictions even though the number of reported cases is increasing according to the new york times. Several businesses, though, say customers are hungry to return. Tourist attractions still drawing crowds. Wanting to take a little trip and get the kids out of the house with all the quarantine and stuff. Reporter the g. W. Zoo in oklahoma featured in the smash hit tiger king packed with new fans and curious onlookers. We are in the spotlight. Last weekend was insane. But, of course, everything went smooth. Reporter as Law Enforcement tries to enforce social distancing, a staggering Racial Disparity popping up in new york city. 368 people issued summons and 120 people arrested by the nypd, 68 are black while just 7 are white. Mayor bill de blasio tweeting the disparity in the numbers does not reflect our values. We have to do better. And another Troubling Development in new york, the death of a child with potentially covid19related illness suffering similar symptoms to toxic shock syndrome now under investigation. We were led to believe that the good news about this virus was it didnt affect children. This would be really painful news and would open up an entirely different chapter. Reporter a major change, more than six months away because of covid19 concerns, California Governor Gavin Newsom ordered voters there vote by mail in the upcoming november election. The first state to make that change so far. Eva . A lot of changes, trevor ault, thank you. Sobering new numbers show an increase in unemployment that hasnt been seen since the Great Depression. But the latest report also showing workers who have been laid off think theyll be back to work soon. Abcs Deirdre Bolton has the story. Reporter this morning demand at food banks around the country remains high. Somebody to care about us, somebody trying to help us and get us through the crisis and ill be glad when its over with. Reporter staggering unemployment numbers show that more than 20 million americans lost their jobs last month. The Unemployment Rate at its highest since the Great Depression. More than a third of the jobs lost were in leisure and hospitality and for many out of work americans, applying for Unemployment Benefits has become a full time job. In louisiana, ed and melissa hamlet are struggling. Its like were beating our head against the brick wall getting the same answer every day. I would say probably 95 of the time youre calling youre not getting to speak with anyone at all. Reporter nearly 80 of people currently unemployed believe their situations are temporary and expect to return to their jobs after businesses reopen. This man owns a barber shop in south florida. Hes been closed down since the beginning of april, but he says he expects to hire back, six employees when he reopens. Were taking all the sanitary precautions and make sure the social distancing, Wearing Masks, sanitizing and be able to, you know, make some money so we can pay our bills. Reporter americans are managing hard times and still finding ways to contribute to their communities. Tony lupo used money from his stimulus check to purchase Gift Certificates from local businesses which he then donated to Health Care Workers in his town in upstate new york. I wasnt financially impacted by whats going on and my heart bled for the restaurants and stuff that are, you know, arent able to conduct business freely. I heard that the nurses from our local hospital were going to new york city to help out. I thought if i did that that would help both. Reporter well, individuals are certainly helping and so are companies. Nike, puma, ugg, just a few that have donated free gear to Health Care Workers. Back to you. Deirdre, thanks so much. Lets bring in abc news contributor austin goolsbee, professor of economics at the university of chicago. Austin, good morning. Good morning. Let me put it to you bluntly. This is what a lot of people are worried about right now. Looking especially at the new unemployment numbers, are we heading into another Great Depression here . Yeah, geez, it is like the worst mothers day present of all times. We certainly got a Great Depression number, but i dont think were headed to a Great Depression because a depression is kind of a chronic condition. Weve never had a serious recession that was caused by something that had nothing to do with the economy like this. So since it came from a virus, its possible that we can turn it around at least partially on a more rapid basis than if we dont have a depression, thank goodness. I mean, im glad to hear that obviously, but the devil is in the details in terms of the timing. The president , President Trump says hes optimistic the economy can bounce back really quickly, but there seem to be a lot of variables at play here. Whats your view . I agree with you. Theres a lot of variables at play. I think a lot of that depends on whether you contain the spread of the virus. Youve seen a lot of countries around the world actually have success containing the virus through these Public Health measures and their economies have started coming back. Right now were on a path that if theres a comeback its only going to be a partial comeback. 10 , 20 of what we lost. We got to get control of the spread of that virus if we want to have a more robust comeback. One thing we see in the numbers is that people who are low income or have lower education levels are hit way, way harder. What does that tell you about inequality in america . Well, look, thats a key thing thats coming here. We can have an unprecedented hit, but it kind of accentuates some of these pathologies that weve had for a long time. So if you look at College Educated workers, their Unemployment Rate went up to about 8 . People with high school and less, the Unemployment Rate went up to 21 . It just in a month. So i think we Everybody Needs to remember that there are a lot of really hard hit people and this is accentuating disparities that were already there in the economy. Yeah, they say were all in this together which is true in some sense but it is also true that were not all being impacted equally. Austin, really appreciate your analysis on a saturday morning. Thank you very much. Thanks, dan. Eva, over to you. Former president barack obama speaking out in a phone conversation obtained by yahoo news after the Justice Department decided to drop its case against former National Security adviser Michael Flynn saying, quote, our basic understanding of rule of law is at risk. And the fact that there is no precedent that anybody can find for someone who has been charged with perjury just getting off scotfree. Flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi during the bureaus investigation into russian interference in the 2016 u. S. Election. All right, well switch gears now and check the weather. It is extremely cold in the central and eastern u. S. As one of our staffers put it, its like winter in may and rob is out there suffering. How you doing, rob . Reporter you know, i put all my winter gear away and then i had to bring it out this morning. Good morning, dan. Its may 9th and honestly the numbers line up with march 9th. So to say that it feels like winter on mothers day is not inaccurate and were seeing records broken in the temperature department. In some cases the snow department. It snowed last night in new york city in central park 1 00 a. M. , hasnt done that this late since 1977. Johnson city, less than an inch of snow, just enough to give a mothers day weekend greeting and snow in erie, pennsylvania. Look at that freshly mowed grass, nice and green, snow falling on that in spring. Marquette, michigan, which tends to be later in the game as far as melting has a fresh tally of snow. Here comes the storm. There it goes. Still see it whip around across parts of upper new england. But the winds are really whipping. That will be a serious windchill factor not just in the northeast but down into the deep south. Freeze warnings and frost warnings today and tomorrow morning. Temperatures at or below freezing in many cases, well below the masondixon line. Here in winchester county windchills are certainly below the freezing mark even though the sun is starting to come up. Good saturday morning. Waking up to low clouds and fog over the east bay hills, indicator of a cooler day today. Patchy fog from santa rosa to petaluma. Cooldown continues monday. Even scattered showers arriving monday and tuesday. 70 today in oakland, 76 in fremont. Low 80s for you in san jose. The accuweather sevenday forecast, were cooling it back the next few days and then we the next few days and then we reporter you know, whit is less than a tenminute drive from this spot and im sure hes nice and cozy in his living room while i suffer the conditions. You should have thought about that when you decided to become a meteorologist, robert. Reporter i guess so. Youre right. Youre right. See you in a bit, guys. Thanks, rob. Well see you throughout the morning happily. Moving on, there are reports, unfortunately, this morning that the founder of Uptown Records Andre Harrell has died. Billboard magazine reporting his death this morning. Harrell began his career as half of the early 80s hiphop duo dr. Jekyll and mr. Hyde and started Uptown Records where he started working with an intern, sean combs who we now know as diddy. He was 59 years of age. Roy horn, best known as part of the duo Siegfried Roy died of complications from coronavirus. Abcs Deborah Roberts takes a look back at the vegas stars long and magical career. Reporter the legendary showman who once dazzled crowds on the vegas strip was diagnosed with the covid virus more than a week ago. His publicist saying the 75yearold was responding well to treatment and sent good wishes to everyone impacted by the pandemic. But then roy horn lost his battle overnight. Tributes from the city that made him famous pouring in. When i first started coming here before we became locals, they were a staple. Its somebody that you always saw. Reporter as the worlds most famous magic act, Siegfried Roy amazed audiences with what seemed like impossible illusions. In a statement horns partner Siegfried Fischbacher saying i have lost my best friend. Roy was a fighter his whole life including during these final days. Roy was always fearless. He had no fear of living, not fear of loving and no fear of giving. Reporter the german born duo sold out crowds for more than a decade, performing for hundreds of thousands every year until horns 59th birthday in 2003 when in the middle of a performance at the mgm grand a 400pound Siberian Tiger pounced on the magician biting his neck ending the pairs career. Since that tragic incident horn largely stayed out of the spotlight. But last year the duo sat down with me in their first tv interview in years to defend their career and their beloved tigers. Roy still struggling after his injuries but feisty and upbeat. Do you have any reluctance with the tigers now after the accident . No. Are you content . Are you happy . Very. Reporter roy horn never seemed to lose his sense of drive or humor. When i spoke with him, he said he was grateful for his life even all the difficulties and he even joked about getting back on stage one last time. Ever the showman. Dan and eva . Deborah, thank you very much. Really appreciate that. Whit, over to you. Dan, thank you. Coming up here a father and son appearing in court to face murder charges in the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery. How one official is now criticizing the initial handling of the case. Plus, the illness in children that may be connected to coronavirus. What parents should look out for. Really scary story. Also coming up, the nba reopens some team facilities. The Safety Measures put in place as the league takes its first step toward a comeback. We will be right back right here on gma on a saturday morning. Good morning america is sponsored by state farm. Like a Good Neighbor, state farm is there. What does it mean to be a Good Neighbor . It means being there for each other. Thats why state farm is announcing the Good Neighbor Relief Program we know our customers are driving less, which means fewer accidents. So state farm is returning 2 billion dollars to auto policyholders for the period ending may 31st. And well continue making real time decisions to best serve you our customers. 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Its 53 downtown. 56 in san jose. See the partly cloudy skies here in the south bay. 40s for new the north bay and looking at much cooler highs today. 60s in the city. 70 in oakland. Low to mid 80s inland. Liz . Sounds good, lisa. The news continues with we dont know how long its going to last. We want to move forward with our lives. Welcome back to gma on this saturday morning. Some frontline workers arent letting coronavirus stand in the way of their wedding plans. New york firefighter patrick and his now wife and respiratory therapist carly say they wanted something good through all the bad as they exchanged i dos while Wearing Masks on long island. So there you have it. Not even a pandemic can stop true love and, of course, were happy for them, wishing them congratulations and also thankful for all the great work that theyre doing every day. Yeah, theyre doing incredible work and now they just set a great example life has to go on and you have to do it safely. Yeah, exactly. I like they had monograms on their mask. Thats what you picked up. Thats what i noticed. Now to some of the other big stories were following. Happening right now. Another case of coronavirus reported inside the white house. Vice president pences press secretary katie miller who is married to a top trump adviser testing positive for covid19. Now, one of the president s personal valets tested positive earlier this week. Also right now some basketball players are back on the court. The nba greenlighting teams to reopen practice facilities for voluntary socially distanced workouts. The cleveland cavaliers, the Denver Nuggets and portland trail blazers among the first teams to do so. And the ufc is also coming back with its first live event since march 14th. You can watch the preliminary matches of ufc 249 on espn tonight starting at 6 00 p. M. Eastern with the main card beginning at 10 00 p. M. On payperview. Whit, over to you. All right, dan, thanks. We start this half hour with the growing outrage in the case of a young unarmed black man shot and killed while out jogging. A vigil held for Ahmaud Arbery on what would have been his birthday as a father and son now face murder charges in court. Abcs Zachary Kiesch joins us with the latest on the investigation. Zachary, good morning. Reporter whit, good morning to you as well. The Investigation Continues and were told there could be more arrests. You know, its incredible to see the impact this story has had on so many people and the role that activism has played in pursuit of justice. Gregory and Travis Mcmichael appeared in court friday, 74 days after the shooting death of 25yearold Ahmaud Arbery. You are charged with the crime of felony murder. Reporter the former cop and his son both white are accused of killing the unarmed black man. Police say the mcmichaels are the men with guns in this shocking cell phone recording which shows the altercation when shots rung out. This case is an active ongoing investigation. In fact, once this press conference breaks today, these agents behind me will continue their investigation. Theyre staying in this community. Theyre going to continue to work it. Reporter according to police, the suspect said that arbery looked like this man, seen in this image from time before the shooting, they said, given to abc news by a local lawyer. The person here is suspected of breaking into homes in the mostly white suburban neighborhood of satilla shores. According to the local newspaper, the only report of any burglaries since january was a gun stolen from a pickup truck outside the home of one of the mcmichaels. After a public out cry and major protests Georgia State investigators took over the case and charged the men with assault and murder. This case is getting a full investigation for the first time and for the first time we should get a clear picture of what actually happened. Reporter detectives talking to neighbors and relying on the cell phone video taken in february. It shows arbery described as an avid runner jogging down the street in south georgia not far from his home when he runs into this white pickup truck parked in the middle of the road. There is a black male running down the street. Reporter Gregory Mcmichael is a former cop and investigator. The investigation has moved slowly in part because of close ties to local Law Enforcement and potential conflicts of interest. Two prosecutors recused themselves from the case. Arberys friends and family are devastated by everything thats happened. Ahmaud was well mannered. Ahmaud most of all was loved by his family and peers. Ahmaud didnt deserve to go the way he went. Reporter to hear a mothers heartbreak, you know, ahmaud would have been 26 years old yesterday. A lot of celebrities and athletes are using their platforms to raise awareness about this particular story. People like lebron james and tom brady just to mention a few. There are lots of questions not only about the killing itself but the way that it was handled. Were told that the suspects in this case do not have legal representation at this time. Eva . Zachary, thank you. Joining us this morning is janai nelson associate director counsel of the naacp Legal Defense fund. Lets talk about the way this case was handled. These men werent arrested right away. A prior prosecutor telling police he did not see sufficient probable cause to charge the mcmichaels under the states citizens arrest open carry and selfdefense laws. The Georgia Bureau of investigations got involved and quickly found probable cause. The case is on its third prosecutor. They all had the same evidence. How could these different agencies see this so very differently . Well, this case has been mishandled in the most abysmal way at every step. The state has failed his family, Ahmaud Arberys family, and the community that supports him. We saw that the glen county Police Department mishandled the case from the very beginning by failing to arrest the mcmichaels immediately. We all have seen that traumatizing video and anyone with any objectivity seeing that video knows that an arrest should have been made. We should be viewing any allegations about a citizens arrest with great skepticism. Especially when it results in the killing an interracial killing that was as brutal as the one that mr. Arbery suffered. This case following the bumbled Police Investigation also suffered from horrible prosecutorial conduct. The idea that you had two prosecutors with conflicts handling this case and now its finally turned to a third and its been over two months since the incident occurred suggests that all of the basic protocols of justice have been flawed and have been painfully executed. Janai nelson, thank you so much for joining us. This is a case that many will continue to follow from this point forward. Dan . Absolutely, absolutely. Thank you for that interview. We move on now to the weather. As weve been saying, its a crisp may morning, an unusually crisp may morning. And rob is out there enduring it. Hello, robert. Reporter good morning again. It is chilly here but seeing record heat break across much of the west. This cool video out of lake charles, louisiana. Severe thunderstorm there. No tornado out of this but a rotating wall cloud. You see the circulation. You could have seen a tornado if it dropped. Lake charles, my old stomping grounds just near the airport. In portland where i used to live, 86 degrees, going to be sweating there. Could see some records. In the 90s across the interior valleys of california so that heat ridge continues and our chilly air continues here. As a matter of fact, with this cold air we have another kind of alberta clipper, another marchlike thing dropping into chicago, more snow across parts of northern michigan, maybe even detroit tomorrow night in through mothers day will warm up here but maybe some strong storms. Thats a check on th good saturday morning. Low clouds and fog. Sea breeze picking up today will allow for a cooldown across the bay area. Low to mid 70s by noontime. Well see 70s and 80s in reporter this Weather Report sponsored by blue buffalo. Feed your pet well. Had my dog out here earlier but she got cold so i put her back in the car, guys. I forgot her winter jacket. Spoiled. Thanks, rob. Well, coming up on good morning america, children battling a syndrome possibly linked to covid19. Did a young patient die from it . The symptoms to look out for. An. Another day. Another school day. Another meeting. Another skill. Another dinner. Another delivery. Another journey. Another story. Another morning. 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Being a Good Neighbor means everything. 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. Welcome back to gma and some troubling news for parents in the midst of this pandemic. Doctors are reporting more cases of a syndrome that is striking children and which may be related to covid19. Overnight we learned of at least one death that could be tied to this syndrome. And abcs Stephanie Ramos is outside of Lenox Hill Hospital in new york city with much more. Stephanie, good morning. Reporter dan, good morning. Doctors say most children with covid19 experience mild symptoms, but in some a dangerous inflammatory syndrome can develop here in new york. The department of health says at least 70 children have been affected and there are other cases popping up across the country. This morning the rare illness possibly related to covid19 is affecting more children across the country. Its turning deadly. In new york there are at least 73 cases. Health officials confirm a child died at a hospital just outside new york city after being treated for pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome likely stemming from the coronavirus. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announcing another child, a 5yearold, in new york city died. But it was unclear if he was being treated for the syndrome. This is every parents nightmare, right . That your child may actually be affected by this virus. But its something we have to consider seriously now. Reporter doctors warning parents to seek Immediate Care for children with prolonged fever, rash, red eyes, stomachache, swollen lymph nodes and tongue. The symptoms similar to kawasaki disease which can lead to heart problems. In california, this 6monthold baby girl rushed to her pediatrician because of a high fever. The rashes were also getting very big and she her hands and legs started kind of swelling. Reporter days later the family taking baby zara to the hospital where she was diagnosed with kawasaki disease and tested positive for covid19. Other doctors say most children showing signs of the pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome typically test negative for covid19 like 8yearold jayden hardowar, but he tested positive for antibodies. We are seeing, though, they have antibodies to corona which means they had a proceed infection with the coronavirus but now were seeing its the bodys reaction to the virus. Reporter there is a standard treatment for kawasaki disease that theyve known about for years and is very effective. So the children that are being seen for this inflammatory syndrome are being treated with that type of therapy and doctors say most of them are fully recovering. Eva . All right, stephanie. That is great to hear. But scary for parents too. Yes. 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Reporter it was known as the epicenter, new yorks elmhurst hospital, once treating the most coronavirus patients in the country. But friday a celebration. Heres how it started. These medical workers thought they were going to their weekly staff meeting, but on the screen not their bosses but the president s of American Airlines and hyatt. The caring with every patient, the compassion is just so inspiring. The entire staff demonstrated so much care for so many people that its our turn to care for you. Reporter and to this audience a much needed message. What could be better than a free vacation. Reporter and its not just the workers in this room getting a vacation. Its every worker at the hospital, more than 4,000 people getting round trip flights and a threenight stay. They get to choose the destination. We got a vacation, a free vacation. Its just its beyond deeply meaningful to me. A, we havent had any time off in a very, very long time. Everybody cannot be more thankful. Its just quite an amazing beyond amazing thing theyve done for us. Reporter so while they dont quite know when theyre going, a bit of hope on the horizon for these reallife heroes. For good morning america, gio benitez, abc news, new york. [ crowd chanting ] true heros on the frontlines. Some well deserves rest and vacation ahead for them. Yes, Health Care Workers need rest and vacation and ppe and sufficient pay and job security. A lot of things that Health Care Workers need these days. Whit, thank you. And well be right back with our play of the day. Back with our play of the day. Galya is obsessed with oscar. Her first word was doggie as soon as she saw him. Doggie. Just like that. Can you give oscar a kiss . Oh, good job. Oscars family so i feed him blue. Thanks for sharing your savage moves, and especially your awkward ones. Thanks for sharing your cute kids. And your adorable pets. Now its our turn to share. With the geico giveback. A 15 credit on car and motorcycle policies for both current and new customers. And because were committed for the long haul, the credit lasts your full policy term. So thanks again. One good share deserves another. Welcome back to our play of the day. Kids attending a Video Conference at a philadelphia middle school, looking a little lackadaisical. They dont look that interested. Im sure it was a long week but things took a turn when Shaquille Oneal showed up along with the wnbas candace parker. The kids faces literally lit up, especially when shaq broke the news. Were going to donate 200,000 to you guys and build a new court for you, get you new equipment and new uniforms. We want you all looking fresh while youre pursuing your dreams. Their faces are priceless. The before and after, the looks on their faces, they were so bored and then they get so excited. It was awesome. Hey, by the way, gma is now two hours on saturday. Coming up, easing the restrictions, more businesses reopening this morning, but will the customers return . Good morning, everyone. Im liz kreutz. Very special first birthday for a girl from the bay area already making history. The next gerber baby. Magnolia earl is the first adopted gerber baby. From the town of ross in marin county. She was picked from over 325,000 contestants. Her family will get 25,000, plus 1,000 in gerber clothing. Congrats and a very happy birthday to sweet magnolia. You can see exclusive content and watch interviews with coaches. Youll be seeing a replay against usc when then bear Aaron Rodgers led the team to a win in triple overtime. Go to the cal Facebook Page starting at gnu noon. Let get a check of the weather with meteorologist lisa argen. We have sunshine and patchy fog out there. East bay hills camera. You can see the cooldown will be under way today for you in our inland valleys. 53 in the city, 57 in san jose. Look at the gray in emeryville where temperatures are in the upper 40s in the north bay with the fog, 59 in concord. Visibility reduced, 2 1 2 miles. Three miles at the coastline. Here is the fog. It sets up along the shoreline, southwest to westerly winds will allow for numbers to come out of the 90s inland to the low to mid 80s. Elsewhere, you may have felt the breeze yesterday and the cooldown by the evening hours. Today, 70 in oakland, 76 in fremont, palo alto. Accuweather sevenday forecast, mothers day, showers, breezy winds as we get into monday and tuesday and looking at milder weather by the end of the week. Liz . Thanks, lisa. Appreciate it. The news continues with california phones offers free specialized phones. Like cordless phones. phone ringing big button, and volumeenhanced phones. Get details on this state program. Visit right now or call during business hours. And accessoriesphones for your mobile phone. Like this device to increase volume on your cell phone. phone ringing get details on this state Program Visit right now or call during business hours. Good morning, america. Its our second hour and happening right now, the uncertain future as parts of the United States reopen. How the west coast and texas are easing restrictions and what americans have to say about going back to work. Plus, heartbreak in new york after the death of a child. We were led to believe that the good news about this virus was it didnt affect children. Now we have a new issue that were looking at. Weve got the latest. As millions gather on zoom, what to know about zoombombing. The disturbing trend of video call harassment. What Law Enforcement has to say and how zoom is responding in our gma cover story. Oh i think that i found myself a cheerleader and saturday is not complete without dea