Welcome back. Keep an eye on the guy to the left of the tracks there. He makes his way through the security gate and narrowly avoids getting struck by that speeding train. This happened near london. British authorities are using it as a reminder to cross only when its safe. So close there. So many families struggling to put food on the table are being forced to find creative ways to raise quick cash. One expert says most of us have an untapped resource hiding in plain sight all over the house. Stuff that we just dont use anymore. Heres abcs becky worley. Reporter if you looked around your house to find something, anything you could sell, where would you look . Hi, everybody. Reporter according to dana crawford, aka the powerselling mom, you look everywhere. Its pretty easy to get started. Just start with an empty box and start Walking Around the house and say, we dont need this anymore. Reporter they says old cub scout caps and even coffee cups can earn you extra cash, as well as toys. The hottestselling toys right now are puzzles and board games. Its mainly because were all home and everybodys looking for something to do. Reporter and she says dont worry if you only have old toys, because your kids grew up a long time ago. Ive been doing really well with robots that are from the 60s, 70s. Also transformers. Action figures like Ninja Turtles have been selling. Reporter a few years ago, dave parano and i went through his new jersey garage. A kid in the 70s, he had a lot of oldies but goodies. He found 2,000 worth of toys in he found 2,000 worth of toys in there. My son is so bored right now that hes using all of his allowance money to buy legos on ebay. They can net hundreds of dollars, so long as you have the box as well as the instructions. Sometimes manuals sell very well on their own. Reporter for books, especially textbooks, a tool called bookscouter crawls the web to find which of the many websites will give you the best price for an individual title. Never throw it away or give it away. Reporter good idea. Sell instead. Our thanks to becky there. Declutter your life and make some money. Coming up, the future of americas restaurants. See the changes that could be coming to your favorite restaurant. Come back baby come back wont you come back to me come back is the urgent appeal for many Restaurant Owners to their customers in states that are slowly reopening. But with restrictive social distancing guidelines in place, many Restaurant Owners are worried about staying afloat. Heres abcs Kayna Whitworth. Reporter the independent Restaurant Coalition is calling the situation across the country dire. And Industry Experts say limited openings with half capacity wont be enough to save the industry. Michael sholson, who owns seven philadelphia restaurants, had to let go nearly all of his employees. We unfortunately had to lay everybody off. We had 1,500 employees. But we decided that my partner and i and my wife, we would go in the restaurant once a week, we would treat it like a Grocery Store for all our staffmembers, and they could come in and pick up food and we would give it to them so they could kind of get through this crisis. Reporter governors allowing restaurants to open in several states across the country. But with their limited capacity rules, owners are still facing a dilemma. Fewer customers buying food from a restaurant that has the same operating costs. Sholson is among several Restaurant Owners who say, that Business Model simply doesnt work. Talking 30 occupancy, delivery, six feet apart. All of those things dont work for restaurants. If you go with that model, you still have employees to pay. You have utilities, you have rent, you have garbage, you have food costs, liquor costs, all these expenditures of a restaurant, but youre probably going to do 70 less in sales. Reporter dining out wont really be a part of American Culture again until customers feel safe. But when is a big question for restaurant employees, especially in hardhit new york, where about 80 of restaurant and bar workers have been laid off. Chef tom colicchio, whose Hospitality Group runs multiple upscale new york restaurants, says he will follow the customers lead on reopening. Its not a question of when we open, its a question of the when the dining public and the public feels comfortable going out and into a crowded or even semicrowded space. I would not take my family out to a restaurant. And i have to assume a lot of people arent going to do that. Reporter in italy, the european country hit the hardest by the pandemic, many diners expected to enjoy their meals in a plexiglass partition. This restaurant in seoul, south korea has two screens separating each table. And customers are asked to sanitize their hands upon entry. Some reopened restaurants in china require temperature checks at the door, fullbody sanitation, or they use robots rather than waiters to serve food. I foresee us trying a lot of different inventions. I think people will be coming up with all kinds of interesting things. Its going to be interesting to see what people come up with. Reporter an industry that has more than 1 million operations across the country is now in need of a bailout. Nearly 70 of Restaurant Owners say they will need a cash infusion of 50,000 just to make it another month. The independent Restaurant Coalition was formed to help the 11 Million People employed by approximately 500,000 local restaurants affected by the coronavirus crisis. They currently have a stimulus bill in front of congress. One of the founders of that organization is chef tom colicchio. He says this isnt just about helping owners like him, its about the little guys, the lifeblood of communities across the country. You think about where you celebrate birthdays and anniversaries and all these different milestones. Yes, we need to take care of our health. We need to eventually take care of our economy. But we need these cultural institutions, these community centers, there so we can feel normal on the other end of this. Our thanks to Kayna Whitworth for that report. Restaurants really do need to take the customers lead and provide that sense of safety for them. They definitely do. If you think about under normal circumstances, the odds could be against the restaurants, they definitely need some help and support there. Coming up, putting smiles on the faces of kids in quarantine. , and looking to buy Life Insurance on a fixed budget, remember the three ps. What are the three ps . The three ps of Life Insurance on a fixed budget are price, price, and price. 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He knows your voices from school. Which just goes to show how close his connection with all three of you is. Reporter the program now totally free of charge. In a time when students and their parents can really use the extra support. Casey deals with anxiety. And Muttigrees Program has allowed her, when she has a moment, to go down and visit dogs and pet them, read to them. Just having that interaction has been life saving for her. Reporter nowadays, students making virtual visits with these furry friends. Its fine because hes not going to interrupt me. Hes a good listener. Reporter bentley is currently quarantined with mrs. Lustig, helping students teach in new york. Just like stay calmer. Because im also very active. Reporter videos, lesson plans, and activities focused on social and Emotional Learning available to educators and their fourlegged assistants. We learn like life lessons, but we do it with the dogs. Reporter the teachers pet that makes Distance Learning feel a lot more like home. Video chatting is a new thing for dogs. In addition to muttigrees, other nonprofits are bringing therapy pups into zoom rooms. Pel in washington, d. C. Has initiated a Virtual Reading Program so kids in quarantine can read to dogs. Studies show programs like these boost confidence and can raise reading fluency by 30 . Incredible program, its helped a countless number of students over the years. Those therapy dogs, they make you feel good, and theyre cute. They do. You dont know so cute. I was going to say, you dont know how m this morning on world news now, the new warning expe this morning on world news now, the new warning expected on capitol hill today. A doctor who had been involved in the quest for a vaccine will say the u. S. Could be in for the darkest winter in modern history. This comes after the president is publicly criticizing dr. Anthony fauci. More hardhit states like new jersey and maryland announce an easing of restrictions. Plus new evidence of the virus spreading in the heartland. This morning, the growing outrage over a Police Shooting in kentucky. An emt worker killed in her home by Police Searching for someone else. She was shot eight times. And it might be the cutest way a restaurant is keeping people apart due to virus restrictions. Panda plushies. Its thursday, may 14th. Panda, panda, panda. If were going to get back into these restaurants, at least they could give us a little gift to make us feel at ease. Yeah, the mannequins yesterday were a little creepy. Well compare the two later this morning. We begin with the very latest developments on the pandemic and the push to get america back up and running. President trump has criticized dr. Anthony fauci over his testimony that warned against reopening the country too soon. New testimony is scheduled for today, this time from a whistleblower, the former head of the agency overseeing the development of a coronavirus vaccine. According to prepared remarks, dr. Rick bright will tell house lawmakers that 2020 will be, quote, the darkest winter in modern history if theres no coordinated approach to combat the virus. There are nearly 1. 4 million confirmed cases of coronavirus here in the u. S. , and more than 84,000 americans have died. Abcs Jonathan Karl has more. Reporter another sign of the times. Vice president pence arrived at the white house wearing a mask. Hes been keeping his distance from the president since his press secretary tested positive. I havent seen mike pence, and i miss him. I guess we said for a little while well stay apart because you dont know what happens with this very crazy and horrible disease. Reporter this was the president s first public appearance since the stark warning from Anthony Fauci about states reopening without meeting federal guidelines. There is a real risk that you will trigger an outbreak that you may not be able to control. Reporter the president bristled a bit when asked about that. Look, he wants to play all sides of the equation. Some governors and some perhaps partisans, maybe for election reasons, dont want to have their states open. And then some shouldnt open them quite yet, theyre not ready. They went through a lot and theyre not quite ready. But no, were opening our country. People want it open. Reporter the president was asked what he meant by saying dr. Fauci plays all sides. When you say dr. Fauci is playing both sides, are you suggesting that the advice hes i was surprised by his answer, actually. Because, you know its just to me its not an acceptable answer. Especially when it comes to schools. Reporter theres certainly a Public Health risk in disregarding the advice of the nations or governments leading expert on infectious diseases, but there may also be a Political Risk as well. Dr. Fauci has emerged as the most trusted figure in america on questions related to this pandemic, and in one poll out just this week, nearly twice as Many Americans said they trust dr. Fauci when it comes to coronavirus than say they trust President Trump. Jonathan karl, abc news, washington. Our thanks to jonathan there. The head of the Federal Reserve says more stimulus money is needed to help the economy. Jerome powell urged congress and the white house to act. House democrats have proposed a new 3 trillion relief bill, but just hours ago the treasury secretary, steve mnuchin, said the administration is in no rush. It wants to first see how previous aid packages affect the economy. Several states are getting closer to reopening. Marylands governor says beginning tomorrow evening, all Retail Stores can open at 50 capacity. And manufacturing will resume with precautions. But right next door, washington, d. C. s stayathome order has been extended through june 8th. New jerseys governor says nonessential construction can resume on monday morning and retailers can open for curbside pickup. Meantime, theres evidence of new virus hot spots as abcs tom llamas reports. Reporter after americas top doctors warned about the dangers of reopening too quickly, evidence the coronavirus is spreading in the heartland. An internal Administration Document reportedly shows new cases spiking in nashville and des moines. Central city, kentucky, reporting a massive increase as of may 7th. And now Los Angeles County officials indicating stayathome orders may stay in place until august. Well never be completely open until we have a cure. Reporter protesters rallying in michigan in support of 77yearold barber karl manke, whos kept his shop open in defiance of state orders. Theyre not Wearing Masks, they are not staying six feet apart, then they go back home into communities and the risk of perpetuating the spread of covid19 is real. Reporter new reporting on those cdc documents that were supposed to provide guidance to communities and businesses on steps to reopen. The white house reportedly holding them back, saying theyre too restrictive. Cdc director Robert Redfield asked when that guidance would be released. Were reopening in connecticut in five days, in ten days. When are we going to get this expertise from the federal government . I do anticipate this guidance to be posted on the cdc website soon. Soon isnt terribly helpful. Thank you, mr. Chairman. Reporter fearing a second wave, Harvard Medical School saying it will provide Remote Learning for students entering this fall. But at the university of arizona, inclass learning will start on schedule this fall. The school taking testing into its own hands to protect its students. Abc news getting a first look at how they plan to do it. At the heart of the project, the Research Labs where theyve created and now processed their own diagnostic and antibody tests. The schools president , a cardiothoracic surgeon, telling me hes confident they can test, track, and help treat their 60,000plus faculty, staff, and students, even reserving a dorm building to be an infirmary if needed. This could be the blueprint on how to reopen, or it could be a blueprint for a disaster. Absolutely right. Have you thought about that . Oh, absolutely, every day. Every day. Weve got 104 days before were scheduled to welcome people back to campus. It will look very, very different. Reporter and still, with so many unknowns, some images of hope. Isaiah wallman, the last covid patient to leave this tennessee hospital after fighting the virus for more than 50 days. Back here on the campus of the university of arizona, the president tells me he has a plan. They have about 100 days to figure out the details. He says students will be Wearing Masks here. They will have to social distance. But he says the hard part, the testing, they do have down. He is worried, though, what happens off campus. They acknowledge they cant control what students do once they leave the campus. Reporting from tucson, tom llamas, abc news. Uber says it will be enforcing its new driver face mask requirement by using face detection technology. Before a driver can accept a ride, he or she must complete a preride checklist which includes taking a selfie showing the mask in place. If the Technology Detects no mask, the driver wont be allowed to proceed with the ride. Now for the story of another restaurant going the extra mile to look busy during this outbreak. Syeerdawe td yo abou now take a look at this restaurant in thailand. Customers are sitting down to eat with stuffed pandas. The owner says they were already being used to keep kids company. Now theyre in place for solo diners. Again, we like this look much better than the mannequins, right . Because those people looked a little stiff. And when it comes to these pandas, though, a little plushie. I got broads in atlanta. I cant believe you reminded me of that song, the panda panda. We say we should be more like kids, go back to our youth. This is the way to do it, hang out with stuffed animals all day. While youre eating your food. I can see a little mona holding on to the Cabbage Patch kid doll. Coming up, the Tropical Storm system taking shape weeks before hurricane season. Plus sixla is outlining its plan for reopeng. Fie wt while she and her boyfriend were sleeping. Leeping. 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She says shes now joined the hundreds of thousands of families who have lost a loved one to addiction. 21yearold beckett cypher was the eldest child of etheridge and former partner julia cypher. Etheridge tweeted out, she knows he is out of pain now. A deadly Police Shooting in kentucky. The family of an emt says she was executed while she slept in her home. Officers investigating a drug case killed Briana Taylor after her boyfriend fired at them, claiming he thought they were burglars. Now the department is facing a lawsuit. Here is megan tevrizian. Reporter this morning the family of a kentucky woman shot and killed by police is demanding answers. Filing a wrongful death lawsuit against three officers. 20 shoent twmonthsgo. Shes already was accomplished, certified cmt for the city of louisville. Reporter on march 13th, three officers entered taylors apartment while she and her boyfriend, kenneth walker, were sleeping. The officers were executing a search warrant as part of a drug investigation. Police claim taylors exboyfriend was shipping drugs to her apartment to avoid detection. This is not a woman who would sacrifice her life and her family morals and values to sell drugs on the street. Reporter Louisville Police say the night of taylors death, the officers knocked several times and announced their presence before entering. And when they did, they were met by gunfire from walker, a licensed gun owner. Defense attorneys for walker say he fired in selfdefense, claiming police did not announce themselves. They say walker thought the officers were breaking in. They did not identify themselves and they were in plainclothes. Reporter the Commonwealth Attorneys Office is calling for kentuckys attorney general to appoint a special prosecutor. It has been more than two months with no statement from the public to the public regarding this incident. We call for an independent investigation into her death led by Law Enforcement investigators and prosecutors outside the louisville community. Reporter kentuckys governor calls the case troubling. Hes asking state officials to review the findings of the police investigation. Walker shot one officer in the leg and has been charged with first Degree Assault and attempted murder of a police officer. Taylors family says she was on the front lines fighting the coronavirus at the time of her death. They were concerned about her getting sick, not shot. Kenneth, mona . Thank you, megan. Again, another tragic incident. More about Briana Taylor. Again, an emt. She was working for two hospitals. The 26yearold had dreams of becoming a nurse. Shes described as a quiet, peaceful, loving and caring person by family and friends. And more also about walker, her boyfriend. He was charged with attempted murder as megan mentioned. He was also released from jail by a judge. 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What this kind of tells us is something we were already worried about, the ability for droplets to hang out in space. We used to only talk about droplets with coughing or sneezing. What these researchers showed is droplets are generated every time we talk, in different sizes. Just general loud speech can have these droplets lingering in the air up to eight minutes. They had someone sit in a special container and say stay healthy for 25 seconds. And they saw these droplets lingering around almost 10 minutes. This is something to think about when we reopen society. In an enclosed space, a place with different types of ventilation, an elevator, stairwell, a bathroom. This doesnt mean these droplets are necessarily going to get everyone infected or they have virus in them, but again, we have to be cautious, maintain that social distancing, that physical distancing, and wear masks. Another big headline involves the rapid covid19 test being used at the white house. Its made by abbott. A preliminary study found the test may miss 48 of positive cases. Again, its an early study, needs more review, but that is a big number. An abbott spokesperson said these are not consistent with other studies. Considering this is the test used by the president of the United States and other leaders in the government, are you concerned about these results . Im definitely concerned. Even if the test results the study was not done perfectly and had inherent errors, 48 is a really high number. Previous studies have shown a false negative rate somewhere between 10 and 15 . We already knew some people may test negative and then test positive because the sample itself might not have enough viral particle in it. This tells us a machine were really relying on to give us rapid tests could generate a higher number of false negatives than we thought, and thats false reassurance. To be fair, it hasnt been peer reviewed. Hopefully well get a better sense of what this negative rate is going to be. I dont think anyone suspects its going to be zero, but we need to have a clear idea what were working with. The antimalaria drug, hydroxychloroquine, is back in the news. Theres word using zinc with the drug could have positive results in treating covid19. How important is this finding . This is the first time that scientists and doctors have compared the use of hydroxychloroquine and erythromycin with those two drugs and zinc. The thought is zinc might have a synergistic quality. Its possible these guys working together can get patients healthier. In their study they looked at patients admitted in the past, over 900, compared them, they found that people taking all three of those medications had a 44 less chance of dying and were more likely to leave the hospital. It didnt change how long they were in the hospital or how long they were on a ventilation system. 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Remember that game . Tony hawk did it, he made history when he was the first to land a 900 degree. Oh, wow. They got time on their hands during this pandemic. Speaking of time on someones hands, these cows had time today. They chased a cattle dog. Yeah, its supposed to be the other way around. It looks like these cows got sick and tired of being sick and tired and decided in australia they were going to chase this little cattle dog around the farm. Its funny, if you heard the farmer there, he said its supposed to be the other way around, silly. These cows, he must have done something. Maybe the dog needs to find another line of work. Yeah, hes just not cut out for it. Now to another dog thats singing a different tune, a husky by the name of covu. Apparently likes to sing. This is a hospital worker named tate. He decided to grab his guitar and sing lean on me. His faithful husky couldnt let him sing alone. He joined in by howling. They actually sound pretty good. I know, i wouldnt be surprised if tate is the next youtube phenomenon that gets a record contract. Covu. He has that look. Take us to break, covu, lean on me. Just call on me brother when you need a friend now, breaking news. A state Supreme Court striking down a stayathome order. Plus the ominous warning expected on capitol hill about the nations future. The debate on campus to reopen or remain online. Harvard medical school says new students will learn remotely, but another Major University will welcome tens of thousands back to campus in the fall. How they plan to test everyone. Theres new research about that rare illness in young people. 100 children infected in new york alone. Three have died. New evidence that its probably linked to coronavirus. And does matt damon have the best quarantine situation ever . The actor reveals hes been in a small irish town with his family, and well tell you why he says it feels like a fairytale. Its thursday, may 14th. Good for matt damon. Speaking of fairytales, i hope you had a good fairytale birthday yesterday. I did, thanks to you all. Thanks for asking about it. It was filled with a lot of zoom calls, facetimes, yeah. Also birthday shoutout to jack sheahan. Yes. The voice of jack, not here. He is isolating at home. We say happy birthday to our jack as well. Cant wait for him to be back here in the building soon. Lets get right to the latest developments in this pandemic. The u. S. Death toll is topping 84,000 and nearly 1. 4 Million People have been diagnosed with the coronavirus nationwide. President trump is pushing back against dr. Anthony faucis expert testimony, challenging his warnings against reopening the country prematurely. And another top government doctor is sounding the alarm. Rick bright filed a whistleblower complaint after he was ousted from leading the effort to develop a coronavirus vaccine. Heres a live look at capitol hill where bright plans to deliver an ominous assessment to house lawmakers today warning that without decisive action, the country should brace for dark days ahead. This morning, a dark prediction from a government scientist formerly in charge with overseeing the production of a coronavirus vaccine. In prepared testimony obtained by abc news, dr. Rick bright is expected to tell lawmakers the country faces unprecedented illness and fatalities without additional preparation, adding, without clear planning and implementation of the steps that i and other experts have outlined, 2020 will be the darkest winter in modern history. Bright, whos been reassigned within the department of health and human services, recently claimed superiors rejected his warnings about the spread of the virus, missing an early opportunity to stock up on critical supplies. I was pressured to let politics and cronyism drive decisions over the opinions of the best science we have. Reporter hhs says it strongly disagrees with the allegations and characterizations in the complaint from dr. Bright. The testimony comes after dr. Anthony faucis warning to senators about states reopening before meeting federal guidelines. There is a real risk that you may trigger an outbreak you may not be able to control. Reporter President Trump says he was surprised by faucis comments. I was surprised by his answer, actually. Because, you know, its just to me its not an acceptable answer. Especially when it comes to schools. I think they should open the schools, absolutely. I think they should. I dont consider our country coming back if the schools are closed. Dr. Fauci yesterday was a little cautious on reopening the economy too soon. Do you share his concern . About reopening what . Reopening the economy too soon, some states. Look, he wants to play all sides of the equation. I think were going to have a tremendous fourth quarter. Reporter and now the former head of the food and Drug Administration is also warning lawmakers that testing is needed, saying, we face a persistent risk until theres a vaccine. Were seeing signs of a slowing epidemic nationally but were still going to be opening against the backdrop of more spread than we anticipated. Reporter on the battle to lift restrictions, wisconsins Supreme Court essentially reopened the state overnight, striking down the governors stayathome order. The 43 ruling lifts restrictions on gatherings and allows shuttered businesses to reopen, including bars and restaurants. Other areas have extended their stayathome orders, including washington, d. C. , now through june 8th. In georgia, one of the first states to begin reopening its economy more than two weeks ago, covid19 hospitalizations have hit a new low. In california, beaches are back open in Los Angeles County but with restrictions. That means baywatch will look a whole lot different. That famous beach life glamorized on tv and the big screen will now feature lifeguards wearing protective gear during rescues, including a gown, mask, and gloves. For any resident outside their home, theres a mask requirement for all of los angeles. The fbi has reportedly seized a cellphone from Senate Intelligence chairman richard burr in connection with the investigation into an Insider Trading scandal linked to the pandemic. The North Carolina republican is accused of selling off as much as 1. 7 million in stocks in february on inside information he received from Senate Briefings about the coronavirus just before the market plunged. Sources tell the l. A. Times that burr turned over the phone to agents with a search warrant. Burrs office has declined to comment. There is alarming new information about the economy. Goldman sachs expects unemployment to peak at 25 , around the level seen during the great depression. The Federal Reserve says more than 40 of households making less than 40,000 lost a job in march. Rising grocery prices are forcing some families to make hard choices. Abcs Victor Oquendo reports. Reporter those new numbers showing record breaking prices at Grocery Stores are forcing families to make tough choices. If somethings gone up a dollar, ill either find an alternative or, honestly, not purchase it. Reporter Kelly Johnson from florida says her grocery bill has gone up 50 a week. These shelves used to be full, overflowing. Its looking pretty bleak. The milks going out. Reporter the single mother with five kids at home doing what she can until she can go back to her job as a restaurant manager. We sometimes have to skip meals. Were down to two meals a day. Feels like im failing as a mom. Reporter its the biggest jump in food athome prices in nearly half a century. Eggs up more than 16 . Hamburger meat up nearly 5 . Chicken up nearly 6 . Some pork products up more than 10 . Before the pandemic americans were spending more than half their food budget on eating out. People are staying home, not going out, so there is a big increase in regard to sales and Grocery Stores. Grocery stores are seeing an average over 25 sales increases. Reporter the other byproduct of increased demand hurting families are less deals. A lot of these Grocery Stores are not offering things on sale. Youre going to have to do your Due Diligence as a shopper. You wont see many promotions anymore. Reporter prices will likely continue climbing. Some experts predict it could go up 4 by the end of the year. Victor oquendo, abc news, miami. A new study seems to show a firm link between covid19 and a Mysterious Illness in children. Researchers in italy say most of the children with the illness in the study tested positive for coronavirus antibodies. They say the illness appears to be a delayed reaction by the childs immune system. The good news, the Study Suggests the illness is not widespread in children. There are cases of the illness now in at least 16 states. Those include a 14yearold in oregon who was saved by the Fast Reaction of her primary care doctor. The cdc is preparing a National Alert for doctors to be on the lookout for the condition in children. Smack in the middle of the covid19 crisis, california is also coping with wildfire season. After a very dry winter and spring. Governor gavin newsom says california has already battled 60 more wildfires so far this year than last year because of drier weather, but he is vowing increased funding for firefighters despite the pandemics 54 billion hit on the budget, and he says the state is updating firefighting and evacuation strategies with coronavirus Safety Measures in place. A foulsmelling flower is blooming in belgium, and for the first time in more than a decade, no one is there to experience the stench. The corpse flower is set to open up north of brussels. Its the worlds largest. And it also smells horrible. The odor has been described as something between a cadaver, rancid cheese, rotten fish. It first bloomed in 2008. Its garden home is closed due to the pandemic. You know people flock from all over just to get a whiff of that. But you know theres the ageold question, that if no one is there to smell it does it stink . Does it . You want to go find out . No. We send kenneth on a mission to brussels to smell no, no thank you. Coming up, how colleges are planning students return in the fall. Later, matt damon opens up during his familys shelter in place at a picturesque town in ireland. What he just revealed about his own daughter and covid19. Later in the skinny, the new video that john legend just released for anyone in need of happiness and positive vibes. Love me now love me now were back with reopening were back with reopening plans for some of the nations most Popular National parks. Yellowstone and grand Teton National parks will begin welcoming visitors monday. Some areas will remain closed. The National Parks service is reopening the south rim entrance of the grand canyon this weekend. And Rocky Mountain National Park will start to reopen on may 27th. Now to the future of higher education. Some colleges and universities are planning to stick with Online Learning in the fall, but some are vowing to reopen their campuses. One University Even preparing to conduct its own coronavirus testing. This morning an inside look at the university of arizona planning to reopen this fall. Weve got 104 days before were scheduled to welcome people back to campus. It will look very, very different. Reporter to protect its students the university is taking testing into its own hands. The Research Labs have created and can now process their own diagnostics and antibody tests for coronavirus. If theres an outbreak on campus, youre going to learn about that right here . We will. Reporter the schools president , a surgeon himself, says hes confident they can test, track, and treat their 60,000 faculty, staff, and students, even reserving a dorm to be an infirmary if needed. This could be the blueprint on how to reopen, or it could be a blueprint for a disaster. Absolutely right. Have you thought about that . Oh, absolutely, every day. Im excited. Think youre going to wear a mask . Im not sure. Ill just see how it is once like where we are in that couple of months. Reporter it appears most students are like mia, not wanting a Virtual College experience. According to a new poll, 65 of College Students say they would attend inperson classes this fall even without a vaccine, compared to only 31 who say they would only attend online. Harvard medical school says it will provide Remote Learning for its students entering this fall. Just across the river in boston, the president of Northeastern University is planning to welcome students back on campus. We can reopen in the fall and ensure that everybody is safe and secure. We believe that its going to be possible, but we have to work hard at that. Colleges and universities are bracing for the Financial Impact of this crisis. One study found more than 300 institutions could be at high risk of closing within six years because of declining tuition revenue and other factors. All right, mona, thank you. When we come back, the new john legend video thats guaranteed to give you the warm fuzzies. And how jonah hill just beat samuel l. Jackson at his own game. Game. The skinny is next. Theres an easier way. Try mr. Clean magic eraser. Just wet, squeeze and erase tough messes like bathtub soap scum. And cakedon grease from oven doors. Now mr. 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Im not going to get in trouble by Chrissy Teigen . Ill leave that alone. Is she still off twitter . Come back, chrissy. We miss you. Next to another celebrity chilling out with positive vibes. Snoop dogg was taking a little time out in his car, just letting it all go. Let it go let it go cant hold it back anymore i had to come sit in my car and listen to this [ bleep ], man, let it go. Let it all go. Even got the gray hair. Hes let the darkness out of his beard go. Snoop dogg says in the video, well be outside soon. That was not shade, snoop dogg, mr. Snoop dogg. Dont come for the dogg. Please dont come for me. I dont miss with rihanna on twitter, dont mess with snoop dogg. Theres certain people. Add will smith, add him to your list. All i can think of is lay back, all my money on my mind all my money on my mind. Let it go was really made for snoop dogg, just let it go. Next to an accomplishment we still cannot quite fathom. Someone has officially overtaken samuel l. Jackson, the samuel l. Jackson, as the actor with the most uttered curse words on film. Thats right. Mr. Jackson, this guy. Just use your dome. Wash your hands. Stop touching your face. And stay the [ bleep ] at home. Yeah. Okay. Well, now according to a buzz bingo study, jonah hill has peo. Jackson has racked up only 301. A bunch of them were in superbad. Oh, really . Im pretty sure of that. Actually, theres a lot of jonah hill movies. I mean, id be surprised. Samuel jackson gave us, ive had it with these bleep, bleep snakes on this bleep, bleep plane. We get nervous at world news now when we have to put Samuel Jackson on our air. The bleeps. Each bleep, you got to go in there, precisely editing, making sure you get it just right. We go back over his character in the incredibles just in case. No, its a disney movie. Next to another celebrity getting into the wine business. Post malone is announcing his own brand of rose wine. Its called maison number 9. The wine will be distributed by e j gallo and priced at 22 a bottle, not bad. Very interesting. How do you get a today show star on gma . Well, al roker made a surprise appearance on gma from home. While his wife, our own deborah roberts, was doing a live report. Thats how. Our Robin Roberts spotted him during her segment saying, we have an al roker sighting it happened as their 17yearold son, nicholas, popped into the screen. So much going on. The tv power couple has been broadcasting from their home for competing networks. Deborah says while nicholas has been home studying, hes also turned into their new tech guy. If we get him working for cbs, theyll have all three networks covered in the roker house. Next, matt damon opens up about his daughters battle with covid19. Just between us, you know whats better than mopping . Anything at the end of a long day, its the last thing i want to do. Well i switched to swiffer wet jet and its awesome. Its an allinone so its ready to go when i am. The cleaning solution actually breaks down dirt and grime. And the pad absorbs it deep inside. So, it prevents streaks and haze better than my old mop. Plus, its safe to use on all my floors, even wood. Glad i got that off my chest and the day off my floor. Try wet jet with a moneyback guarantee im all right nobody worry about me why you got to give me a fight cant you just let it be Actor Matt Damon is apparently doing all right as he and his family sat out the coronavirus pandemic amongst some of the most beautiful scenery in the world. Theyre stranded on the emerald isle. Will ganss is here with more. Theyre stranded. We got to go get them matt damon is in dalkey, ireland, which he says is like living a fairytale, great, considering of all people matt damon knows what its like to live through a terrifying pandemic. Dont touch anything reporter luckily for matt damon, his time in quarantine is nothing like his 2011 film contagion. The oscar winner isolating with his family in a small town in ireland, opening up about the experience on an irish radio show. This is one of the most beautiful places weve ever been. Reporter the actor was filming a movie there, so he was already traveling with teachers for his kids. We feel guilty, like weve got this kind of incredible setup in this place which is yeah, i mean, its just absolutely gorgeous. Reporter but still, matt revealing his family has also been affected by the virus. His daughter, in college in new york. She had covid really early on. Along with her roommates. And got through it fine. Reporter the reality of that 2011 hollywood blockbuster hitting home. Just look at contagion. Ten years ago we made a movie just by talking to experts and asking them, how would this look, how would it go down . Reporter one thing matt wasnt able to predict, just how protective the people of dalkey would be of him and his family. A New York Times journalist also tried to infiltrate dalkey and they said no way, were giving you no information on our prized possession, matt damon. Reporter luckily matt found a way to give back to one frontliner from dublin, who just so happens to be a major matt damon fan. Oh my god hey, anais, how are you doing . Thank you so much for what youre doing. Thank you. This has been so horrible for everybody, but if theres any silver lining, its that hopefully people are finally understanding how awesome you frontline workers are. So those radio hosts asked matt if hed consider buying a property in dalkey since he loves it so much when this is all over, and he didnt say no. He said hell definitely be back at the very least to finish filming that movie, the last duel. Its a beautiful place. Stunning. He definitely needs a place there. Thats right. I mean, matt damon, dr. Anthony fauci, those are the only two sources that i go to. They know whats happening. Thank you, will, we appreciate it. Dont miss our updates on facebook at wnnfans. Com. America this morning. Stay with us for Good Morning America and have a great day. Right now on america this morning, trump versus fauci. The president takes on the doctor when it comes to reopening schools. Why he says faucis answer was unacceptable. This as the cdc prepares to issue a new alert about the mystery illness affecting children. The new warning to doctors as we hear from a previously healthy 14yearold who nearly suffered heart failure. Testing on campus. Inside the bold new plan to allow College Students to return to classes in the fall. More americans out of work. The new prediction about unemployment and which americans are getting hit the hardest. Breaking overnight, the growing wildfire threat. Flames surrounding this highway. Evacuations being ordered
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