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There are no miracles coming. He thinks that finding out that more americans are sick will make him look bad. The Presumptive Democratic nominees strongest attack yet with just over four months until election day. Mask mutiny. Americans across the country refusing to cover their faces despite evidence showing masks helps save lives. The crackdown down by governors, airlines, even on the las vegas strip. This morning, busting the mask myths. Dr. Ashton is here live. Abc news exclusive. The 18yearold biracial woman who says she was attacked by four white men while she was driving. Althea bernstein speaking out about the disturbing details about the alleged incident after sustaining second and thirddegree burns. The young emts powerful message. The mayor of madison, wisconsin calls it a hate crime. Police now searching for the suspects. The latest on the investigation this morning. Redesigned for Racial Justice. Disney announcing a complete reimaging of its iconic splash mountain ride which features characters from the controversial film song of the south as everyone from the dixie chicks to nasa are making major changes to meet the moment and the movement. Bring me a higher love and celebrating pride on the 50th anniversary of that groundbreaking first march, how far rights for the Lgbtq Community have come and how people are celebrating differently across the country in 2020. Good morning, america. Its good to be with these two and good to be with you guys at home as well on this busy friday morning. It is a busy friday morning. We are closing out a week that has seen more new covid cases in america than any week since the pandemic began. And americans are becoming more worried. Our new abc news poll with ipsos finds more than three in four americans are concerned about contracting the virus, the highest levels in a month and for the first time in nearly two months the White House Task force will brief the nation this afternoon. New cases hitting a record for the second straight day, more than listen to this 39,000 new infections. And take a look at this map. All 15 of those states have now hit daily records within just the past week. Texas is one of those states and marcus moore starts us off in dallas where the governor put the reopening of the state on hold and is taking steps to free up hospital beds for an influx of covid patients. Good morning, marcus. Reporter michael, good morning. Here in texas theres been a strong push to reopen fully. Things seem to be headed in that direction. Now officials here with the rising cases have pulled back on elective surgeries in several counties across the state. Doctors are sounding the alarm this morning as california, florida and texas, americas three most populated states, hit new record highs in daily covid cases and hospitalizations. Now the White House Task force back in action preparing to brief the country this afternoon for the first time in nearly two months. As the u. S. Marks a record high for reported cases since the pandemic began, more than 39,000 new cases in a single day. The cdc issuing this grave warning about the number of infections. Our best estimate right now is that for every case that was reported, there actually were ten other infections. Reporter this as icu wards fill to capacity. According to a fema update obtained by abc news, in alabama some hospitals now transferring patients from facility to facility as they run out of icu beds and a dire situation unfolding in houston, the countrys fourth largest city. We are definitely feeling the surge in houston. More hospitalizations, more icu patients. So number one, its real. Its out there. Its not just numbers reflected in testing. More people are getting sick. Reporter at Texas Medical Center theyre moving into surge planning as icu beds fill rapidly. Doctors say by early next week at this one facility, there could be 60 icu patients here with that number rising to 80 by the end of the week. Now as the number of covid hospitalizations in texas reach record highs for 13 of the last 14 days, Governor Greg Abbott hitting pause on the states reopening. Across the country cases rising in 29 states including florida where new cases topped 5,000 two days in a row. We are in a worse situation than we were at the beginning of the pandemic, absolutely. Our rates of infection and new cases, the types of people who are getting infected are all increasing. Reporter Governor Ron Desantis under fire for not making masks mandatory across the state. And in arizona, the governor halting the reopening process as well with more doctors and nurses being called in as hospitalizations increase. Bridget harrigan is a traveling nurse. She spent a month treating patients in hardhit queens, new york. Now shes on the front line in arizona. Its a very difficult time in the hospital right now. Obviously for patients theyre talking to me and talking about their fears and theyre really terrified. So it helps to have people here to comfort them. Reporter the cdc also says there could be a three to four week lag between new cases, hospitalizations and deaths which leads the cdc to a sobering forecast. If states cannot stop the spread, the death toll could reach 150,000 by july 18th. Cecelia . Sobering, indeed. Marcus moore, thank you very much. Joining us is dr. Ashish jha. Director of the Global Health institute, good morning to you. Lets begin with that headline out of the cdc, a startling one, indeed, that the total number of infections is actually ten times higher than reported. We could be looking at 20 million cases. How much does that concern you about where we are and where we might be headed . Good morning and thanks for having me on. On one hand theres good news there that maybe more americans have been infected and recovered. But even if we take that number of 20 million, thats about 7 of the population. That means 93 of americans have not yet been infected. Were still very, very early in this pandemic. The other part, of course, is that it says were missing 90 of the cases because we dont have enough testing in our country and so the idea that too much testing is leading to too many cases, the cdc finding that were missing 90 of the cases because we cant test enough people is really i think laying, you know, that that argument really doesnt make much sense. Are you saying we dont have enough Testing Capacity for these numbers . We do not. We do not. We should have weve made progress. Were up to about 500,000 tests a day, thats improvement but were way below where we need to be if were going to use testing as part of our strategy to get this under control. We just heard about arizona and texas pausing reopening. The governor of texas saying this will help corral the spread. Is pausing reopening right now enough . It is not. You know, look, sort of the horse is mostly out of the barn here, and we have to do something to get the horse back in the barn, to use that analogy. Therefore, just pausing basically says, okay, well tolerate the level of infection and spread thats happening right now, and thats going to overwhelm the hospitals very, very quickly. What states need to do is really start reversing some of this. They opened too fast. They opened up against where the data and evidence was and really need to start making some reversals. What role do masks play in all of this Going Forward given that just two of the ten states seeing this recent spike are mandating mask wearing in public . Yeah, i think we just we have to have mandatory mask wearing. Look, i know some people find it inconvenient. Others think its an abridgement of their freedom, and i understand that. But the bottom line is we do know that masks help. They reduce infections. They reduce severity of infections potentially and we have to have mandatory mask wearing. Its a pretty small step to take to make sure that our economy can stay open and our hospitals dont end up getting overwhelmed. Marcus mentioned these numbers, the deaths are not rising right now. But i want to ask is it just a matter of time . Are the death numbers were seeing today just a lagging indicator . So thats always our lagging indicator. They take about three to four weeks after infections start rising that you see deaths rise. People have to get infected, they get sick, they go to the hospital, in the icu a week or two, and then they die. Second, a lot of young people are getting infected. Unfortunately, i worry theyll spread to it their parents and grandparents. So it might take a little bit longer before we start seeing older people get sick again, then getting in the hospital and unfortunately dying again. Very quickly, dr. Jha, if you will, the message you have for people watching right now, in order for us to stop this, reverse course, what do they need to do . Yeah, i think the message here is simple. Were early in the pandemic. People have to wear masks when outside. Wash their hands, maintain social distance and put pressure on your political leaders to take it seriously. Its going to be much easier to get through that if we do that. Thank you very much. George . Now we talk about the victims of this virus. Americans fighting for that lives, many in overwhelmed hospitals including a family of four battling the virus side by side in the icu. Trevor ault has the story. Good morning, trevor. Reporter george, good morning. For months weve been talking about quarantine fatigue. Its when people get sick of being cooped up so they forget or they ignore the risk of the virus. As the number of cases and hospitalizations soar, its easy to forget each new case is an individual fight, a person or family in whats often a frightening battle. This morning, stories of struggle and survival as people across the country continue fighting against covid19. For this family, four Family Members now on the road to recovery after spending weeks in the icu side by side. Chuck contracted covid19 first. What was i to think, what if something happened to one of them . Reporter in a weeks time his wife diane began making trips to the hospital to have him, her mother and their son admitted eventually calling an ambulance for herself. Chuck, diane and their son jordan all fighting for their lives just feet away from each other. This is the First Time Ever in our history where weve had three Family Members on life support at the same time and not only were they on life support but had multiple organ system failure. They were all in shock. Reporter in nearby dallas, Adrianna Morales was sent home from the hospital with pneumonia then collapsed in front of her son. He was like, your eyes turned white and like you just stopped breathing and then we were like super scared. Reporter shes received treatment for covid and was discharged on sunday but is still having trouble breathing, migraines and lung pain. Its horrible. Its real. And people really need to take care of like take it seriously. Reporter ann wallace detailed her marathon battle with covid in a Huffington Post article. Since her diagnosis in march, she has had symptoms for more than 100 days and now has scarring in her lungs. My chest still burns every day. It feels like somebody has taken a blowtorch to the inside of my lungs. Reporter other americans like molly dawson are fighting for their lives. Shes now sedated on a breathing machine. Her mother patty says her daughter took every precaution and still got sick. I want people to understand that its not just old people and its not just people with Underlying Health conditions. Reporter and across the country more americans are now getting tested. A positive step, but those added demands are in many locations leading to lengthy wait times both in getting the tests performed and getting the results back. Michael . Thank you, trevor. Now we turn to the worldwide battle with coronavirus. Europe appearing to do better than the u. S. In slowing the spread. New cases rising in unison, but then europe dropped as the u. S. Soars. But some startling new images emerging from the uk of packed beaches as the summer heats up and ian pannell joins us now from london with more on this. Good morning, ian. Reporter yeah, good morning, michael. Remember those incredible scenes from the ozarks on memorial day. Look at this. This is a beach in britains south coast yesterday, as britain enjoys a heat wave across the country. You can see there are tens of thousands of people packed there, barely a square inch of sand is free. The police declaring a Major Incident and politicians nationally warning that if people cant keep their distance then theyll have to reintroduce for social distancing and close those kind of public areas. Its not just the beaches. Look at this. Youre also seeing large numbers of soccer fans gathering. Michael . Oh, ian, those images. Another country getting hit hard right now is india. Cases there are climbing at an alarming rate. Reporter yeah, thats right. India, of course, is still in the first wave. Again, were seeing long lines of people trying to get tested, trying to get treatment. Record numbers over the last two days. Overnight almost 500,000 have now been infected and question marks about how many are actually being tested there. The hospital beds are so full were starting to see hotels, even trains being turned into temporary hospital facilities and look at this. This huge banquet hall that has now been turned into a temporary facility. People waiting for those numbers to start rising. India was very quick with a lockdown but, again, like other countries there are critics saying they lifted the lockdown way too soon. George . Okay, thanks very much, ian. Now to President Trump in the face of falling polls and rising covid cases appeared at a town hall without a mask in wisconsin as joe biden took on the president s handling of the crisis in pennsylvania. Mary bruce is tracking the latest. Good morning, mary. Reporter good morning. We are seeing this remarkable split screen as the campaigns heat back up. Joe biden now with his fiercest attacks against the president. He is comparing trump to a whiny child and saying he cant just wish this virus away. While the president it seems is trying to turn the page eager to project that the virus is under control. Even as coronavirus cases are surging, President Trump is eager to move on repeating this false claim. So we have more cases because we do the greatest testing. If we didnt do testing, wed have no cases. Reporter overnight at a fox news town hall the audience required to wear a mask, but not the president. His rival joe biden says trump needs to face reality. Were going to be dealing with this for a long time. Trump cant wish it away. He cant bend it to meet his political wishes. There are no miracles coming. Reporter biden says trump is more concerned with himself than the wellbeing of average americans. He thinks that finding out that more americans are sick will make him look bad. Reporter biden using his harshest language yet. Hes like a child who cant believe this has happened to him, all his whining and selfpity. Well, this pandemic didnt happen to him. It happened to all of us and his job isnt to whine about it, his job is to do something about it. To lead. Reporter trump is staking his reelection on the virus being under control and is promising an economic comeback. Under this Administration American workers like you are a national treasure. Reporter but a new abc news ipsos poll out shows the majority of americans, 56 , think the country is moving too quickly to reopen. And later this afternoon, something we havent seen here in nearly two months, the president s Coronavirus Task force will be holding an oncamera briefing for the public. Right now the president , though, is not slated to attend. And, mary, late last night another major move from the Trump Administration urging the Supreme Court to strike down the Affordable Care act which provided Health Insurance to more than 20 million americans. Reporter in the middle of this pandemic and with millions of americans recently unemployed, overnight the Trump Administration formally asking the Supreme Court to overturn the Affordable Care act. If successful, this could leave up to 23 million americans without coverage and right now President Trump and republicans up in congress do not have any plan to replace it. The House Speaker is slamming this move calling it an act of unfathomable cruelty, and it is certain to reignite the debate over health care as we head to november, george. Mary bruce, thank you. We are following a lot of other headlines including people protesting Face Covering rules around the country. Airlines banning passengers who refuse to wear them for life, and dr. Ashton will be here to debunk mask myths. First though, lets go to ginger. Reporter all it takes is a 60mileperhour wind and get images like this into bethesda, maryland, outside washington, d. C. That was from 60mileperhour winds and unfortunately today we have a chance for those severe storms in parts of iowa, also wisconsin, chicago. I stopped it there at 8 00 p. M. To time when not to be outdoors that would be the time. This all moves into the northeast as we get into saturday. So popup thunderstorms possible and that slight risk from philadelphia through new york city up into parts of connecticut. Your local weather in 30 seconds. First the weekend forecast sponsored by caesars rewards. Good friday morning. You see the gray sky here. That will clear to the coast today and be breezy again. Taking the edge off the heat in our inland valleys, then the winds will turn northerly. Today, 65 in the city, 91 in livermore and the cooling trend, windy conditions through the weekend. Its friday and its pride weekend. 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In my 12 years, a cop has never positively impacted or empowered me to become a individual i am today. I ask you commit to removing the police not only in the coming school year, but forever. The money saved by ending the Police Contract will help the district close a budget gap. My name is christine payne, im an associate here at amazon. Step onto the blue line, sir. This device is giving us an Accurate Temperature check. Youre good to go. I have to take care of my coworkers. Thats how i am. I have a son, and he said, one day im gonna be like you, im gonna help people. Youre good to go, maam. I hope so. This is my passion. If i can take of everyone who is sick out there, i would do it in a heartbeat. Good friday morning. You can see low clouds down to santa cruz. 61 in oakland and Half Moon Bay has fog at 55. Your east bay hills camera scattering here. 58 in napa. 56 in petaluma. Today, were going to be warm, but not as warm. How about 92 in richmond. 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Even though fans arent allowed to pack ballparks this summer the mlb is making sure their presence is felt by the players. So the San Francisco giants are asking season ticketholders to send in a picture which will be placed on a cutout, and then displayed in the stands. A league in south korea did the same thing. Something similar earlier. The giants say the cutouts made out of weatherproof material will be an opportunity for fans to be at oracle park even when you are home watching the game. I know my mom has season tickets is probably sending her photo in as we speak. So giants, take a listen. All they have to do is pipe in the news and the players will think they have a full stadium. Good luck to mom and her San Francisco giants. We begin with parts of the country that are now instituting new mandatory mask regulations. Washington state and North Carolina among the latest, according to our new abc news poll with ipsos nine out of ten americans say they have worn a mask in public in the last week but there is some partisan divide, 99 of democrats compared to 79 of republicans say theyve worn a Face Covering. Matt gutman is in los angeles with more on the mask division across the country. Good morning, matt. Reporter hey, good morning, michael. Somehow wearing a mask has become this political flash point even though doctors at hospitals like this remind us the purpose of these masks is designed to protect other people s from our germs, and an increasing number of governors are making wearing these mandatory as an increasing number of their constituents are rebelling against it. Are you going to allow the government to tell you, you have to wear a mask . All no reporter you could call it a mask mutiny. Wearing a mask can cause you to get sick. Wearing a mask can actually cause you to get sick . Yes, absolutely. Reporter that claim may be false but the growing refusal to cover ones face is triggering a crackdown. On airplanes i dont like wearing a mask. Im going to ask you to come off the aircraft. Reporter American Airlines and delta confirming theyve banned passengers for refusing to wear masks on board. After scenes like these when las vegas reopened nevadas governor making them mandatory across the entire state and hes not the only governor. Wearing a Face Covering in public now mandatory in 18 states. Its a requirement thats making some people very unhappy. You literally cannot mandate somebody to wear a mask. Reporter in palm beach county, florida, where a mask ruling just went into effect, residents up in arms. The fact of the matter is, its our bodies. Its our choice whether were going to wear them, not wear them. You guys are overstepping your boundaries 100 . Reporter and in arizona where they hit a Record Number of covid hospitalizations this week, a councilman in scottsdale under fire after appearing to mock the dying words of george floyd and eric garner as he protested waring a mask. I cant breathe. I cant breathe. Reporter he later apologized. And at this trump rally also in scottsdale on tuesday the president s supporters telling me masks arent necessary. I dont wear a mask even though i have my immune system is a little compromised because im a Breast Cancer survivor. Reporter take a look at this video. It shows how much saliva we spray at each other in everyday conversations. Stay healthy. Reporter but put a mask on, and the results are dramatically different. Stay healthy. Wearing a mask is essentially helping others from getting infected. But if you wear masks to protect others, if others wear masks, they protect you. Reporter masks have been estimated to reduce the risk of coronavirus transmission from 17 to 3 . And a new model from the university of washington estimates around 33,000 lives could be saved by october 1st if nearly everyone begins to wear a mask. And just to give you another sense of how effective wearing a mask can be, weve been covering covid for months. Ive spoken to medical professionals. Dozens of them across the country, and so many have told me that they feel safer inside their covid wards where so many people are Wearing Masks than out in the public where so many fewer people wear masks. Michael . All right. Thank you so much, matt. Now we bring in dr. Jennifer ashton who is joining us from i dont know where you are, home or wherever you are, doc. Youll help bust a couple of mask myths out there. But first are there any medical conditions that would prevent someone from wearing a mask . There arent a lot, michael. I mean, there are certainly some people, maybe for ptsd reasons or severe claustrophobia, psychologically might not be able to wear one. But in general if someone is well enough to be out in public, theyre medically well enough to put some kind of Face Covering or mask on. Now well talk about the myths that are out there. We heard the woman in the piece say they make you sick. An image shared online that said masks lower your oxygen level and a video posted has more than a million views that claims that breathing it makes you breathe in too much Carbon Dioxide. Whats the reality . Far from that, michael. I mean this, is basic physics. Basic science. First of all, masks are not airtight. You are not hermetically sealed by putting a Face Covering on. Molecule size of oxygen and Carbon Dioxide are so small they can easily go through that covering. And just think about this rationally, michael. If that were true, any surgeon, any nurse, any Lab Technician who works in a job that requires them to wear a mask would be passing out. So lets try to keep it to fact, not fiction here because peoples lives are really at stake. If you think about it, its pretty common sense. Last myth, many people believe wearing a mask eliminates the need for social distancing. But this is incorrect and, please tell us why. I actually texted dr. Anthony fauci this question a few weeks ago to be crystal clear, its not either a mask or six feet apart. Its both and, remember, thats for everyone elses protection and it may be for your protection as well. You see so many Wearing Masks but they come together thinking thats going to help. All right, doc, thank you so much. George . Okay, michael, thanks. We turn to an abc news exclusive. The 18yearold biracial woman who says she was attacked by four white men while driving. Althea berstein says she was set on fire and alex perez joins us with the latest on the investigation. Good morning, alex. Reporter hey, good morning, george. The 18yearold says shes studying to be a paramedic, and some of those skills kicked in at the horrifying moment she was attacked. This morning, police in madison, wisconsin, are searching for the suspects responsible for this, a young biracial woman suffering second and thirddegree burns after she says she was set on fire. I havent really slept and i dont really have any appetite so its just i dont want anyone to ever feel like this. Reporter 18yearold Althea Berstein says she was on her way to her brothers house around 1 00 a. M. Wednesday morning. She says she was stopped at a red light and listening to music when she heard someone yell the n word. According to the Police Report her driver side window was down and she heard someone yell out a racial ep thet. She looked and saw four men all white. She says one used a spray bottle to deploy a liquid on her face and neck and then threw a flaming lighter at her causing the liquid to ignite. She drove forward and patted out the flames. I dont even, like, remember anything, but your brain still has that fight or flight response that takes care of you. So i made it home. I called my mom. I went to the i drove myself to the er. Reporter now an active and ongoing investigation, madisons mayor saying, while we are still learning more about the details, current information suggests this may have been a premeditated crime targeted toward people of color which makes the incident even more disturbing. Its definitely a learning opportunity and im very, very hopeful that these men sort of see all the responses and that they know that they hurt me. And that this is something that is going to affect me for awhile and i really hope they choose to improve themselves. Reporter Authorities Say they are reviewing surveillance images from nearby cameras hoping for any clues that might help them track down the attackers. Cecelia . So disturbing. Okay, alex. Thank you. Coming up, some changes in store for disneys splash mountain as companies answer the call to make changes for Racial Justice. Justice. Struggling to clean tough messes with wipes . 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Splash mountain will be rebranded and reimagined after complaints in an online petition calling out its theme and characters all based on the controversial 1946 disney film, song of the south. That movie set on a plantation in the postcivil war south has long been criticized as racist for its depiction of black people and for glorifying plantation life. So what now . I reckon you want a kiss . Kissing would be nice, yes. [ screaming ] reporter now the ride is being reimagined to feature characters from disneys 2009 film, the princess and the frog, a plan disney says has been in the works since last year. Its a great moment to do better and to turn it into something everybody can celebrate and be proud of and happy for. Reporter the ride will pick up the story of tiana, disneys first black princess and naveen from the movies final kiss. For young black children, it is of course, an amazing and wonderful way to show representation. For children who dont look like tiana, it is a way to open their eyes. So it allows these children, all of them, to meet with their common denominator, which is the love and the heroism that comes with tiana. Reporter disney, the Parent Company of abc news making the announcement at a time when brands, musicians, institution around the country have made changes in the name of racial equality and inclusion. The dixie chicks are now just the chicks. Dropping dixie from their name. Dixie being a nickname for the southern in particular Confederate States and in mississippi, rival athletic directors and coaches from public universities coming together at the State Capitol thursday calling for the removal of the confederate emblem from the state flag and state lawmakers say they are one or two votes shy of taking the next step towards that goal. We are cautiously optimistic and i think we are progressing in the right way. 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We found that people didnt say catching a new movie, or going on a trip. It was to simply be with loved ones. Lets get ready for whats next. Ikea. Good morning, america. Good morning, america. Its 8 00 a. M. Covid surge. The u. S. Hits a daily high for the second straight day. More than 39,000 new cases. And overnight a startling headline from the cdc, the number of total infections could really be 20 million. 10 times higher than reported. Texas and arizona slam the brakes on reopening. The latest right now. Travel troubles. So many now having second thoughts about their summer vacations as new restrictions take hold, anxiety creeping back in. With hot spots growing across the country. Gma health alert. The new warning about pregnancy and covid19. The cdc now saying pregnancy could be considered an underlying condition. Putting momstobe at higher risk. Dr. Ashton here with the latest. Colleges and covid. As more young people get sick with the virus, what it means for college this fall. Families now weighing the risk of sending their kids back to campus, what to know this morning. Im on the edge of glory and its National Bring your dog to work day. Riva, the diva, already eating scripts this morning. Wait till you meet our pelt of pet of the week, the dalmation named charlie. How he is helping his human, colleen as we say its friyay. Good morning, america. The edge, the edge, the edge good morning, america. Thank you all for joining us as we head into the weekend. Yes, you are looking live at the Stonewall Inn right here in new york. That location, famous catalyst for the fight for gay rights. Pride weekend around the country including the 50th anniversary of the pride march here in new york city. Celebrations are going virtual for so many this year. The new type of celebration we are learning to live with. First a lot of news starting with the latest on the coronavirus emergency. Cases are surging in at least 29 states with hospitalizations increasing now in 23 of them. Lets go back to marcus moore there in dallas where the governor has suspended elective surgeries to open up needed hospital beds. Good morning again, marcus. Reporter good morning, cecilia. Here in texas, doctors have described a dire situation at some of the hospitals. At Texas Medical Center in houston they have moved to surge planning as icu beds fill rapidly. Doctors are sounding the alarm this morning as california, florida and texas, americas three most populated state, hit new record highs in daily covid cases and hospitalizations. Now the White House Task force back in action preparing to brief the country this afternoon for the first time in nearly two months. As the u. S. Marks a record high for reported cases since the pandemic began, more than 39,000 new cases in a single day. The cdc issuing this grave warning about the number of infections. Our best estimate right now is that for every case that was reported, there actually were ten other infections. Reporter this as icu wards fill to capacity and a dire situation unfolding in houston. The countrys fourth largest city, now as the number of covid hospitalizations in texas reach record highs for 13 of the last 14 days, Governor Greg Abbott hitting pause on the states reopening. Across the country, cases are rising in 29 states including florida where new cases have now topped 5,000 two days in a row. We are in a worst situation than we were in the beginning of the pandemic. Reporter Governor Ron Desantis under fire for not making masks mandatory across the state. And in arizona, the governor halting the reopening process as well with more doctors and nurses being called in as hospitalizations increase. This morning, dr. Ashish jha director of the Harvard Global and health institute, saying states need to reverse course. They opened too fast. They opened up against where the data and evidence was and they need to make reversals. Reporter back here in texas, one of the first states to begin reopening during the pandemic, they have pulled back on things like the elective surgeries and theyre urging people to wear masks and those moves to begin reopening the state fully appear to be slowing. George. Okay, marcus, thanks. The surge in covid cases is posing a new threat to possible summer vacations. Families hoping for a getaway now contending with increases in so many parts of the country. Now looking at popular travel spots. Gio benitez is at Laguardia Airport with the story. Good morning, gio. Reporter hey, george, good morning. Even with those rising case, the number of people traveling right now has not dropped dramatically. At least not yet. But experts say anxiety is growing. This morning, with covid19 cases on the rise in parts of the country, theres new concern over travel in america. New york, new jersey and connecticut saying those traveling from eight hot spot states must now quarantine for 14 days. Alabama, arkansas, arizona, florida, North Carolina, south carolina, utah and texas on the list. New Yorker Andrew kyle brown is flying to alabama. Im worried about catching it on the plane on the way back. Reporter amir is concerned about traveling too but says hell quarantine when he gets back. Hes connecting in North Carolina. At the end of the day im working from home. Shes at home and were able to actually stay home for 14 days. Reporter the new travel restrictions taking effect as some are already on their vacations. This was the scene wednesday in myrtle beach, south carolina, our local affiliate wpde filming on the boardwalk for 30 minutes of 208 people who walked by. Only four Wearing Masks. Nobody cares. Nobody is wearing a mask. Nobody is i havent seen a glove, i havent seen any attempt to protect anybody from anything. Reporter air travel had been slowly but steadily on the rise. People were getting more comfortable. But researchers say anxiety is now creeping back in. I think that is in correlation with the increased number of cases that were seeing in the southern states. Reporter experts say for travelers this summer it will look very different. It will be a drive market. Its going to be domestic. People are going to stay home. Theyre going to be in america. Reporter and if you already have travel plans, go ahead and make sure youre checking the state Health Department website, your states Health Department website. Look for any travel restrictions. Then do the same for the state you are visiting and youre going to want to do it over and over again before you travel because these things can change very quickly, guys. Got to do your homework. Coming up, the cdcs new warning about pregnant women and covid19. Are they at higher risk for complications if they get the virus . Dr. Ashton is back to break it all down. Also going to take a look at College Campuses preparing to reopen as more young people test positive for the virus. And sia is going to sing us into the weekend for our gma summer Concert Series. Stay right there, you guys. Well be right back. I want love come on in, were open. All we do is hand you the bag. Simple. Done. We adapt and we change. You know, you just figure it out. Weve just been finding a way to keep on pushing. Weve just been finding a way to keep on pushing. Ever notice how stiff clothes can feel rough on your skin . For softer clothes that are gentle on your skin, try downy free gentle. Downy will soften your clothes without dyes or perfumes. The towel washed with downy is softer, and gentler on your skin. Try downy free gentle. Stimulant laxatives forcefully stimulate i switched to miralax for my constipation. The nerves in your colon. Miralax works with the water in your body to unblock your system naturally. 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We are glad youre with us on this friday morning and tomorrow on gma saturday deals steals, were going to have some sizzling savings on summer fashion and accessories, but right now it is time for pop news with lara spencer, and through, lara and riva. Good morning. Good morning. Thank you. Well, you got the order wrong. Shell be calling you. Her agent will with riva and lara we should say. Were going to begin, you guys with beyonce. Shes being recognized this weekend for her continued generosity. Her charity beygood has donated millions of dollars in recent months funding covid testing and relief in her home state of texas and the b. E. T. Awards will honor her efforts with a 2020 humanitarian award and shes not the only Family Member who will be there. Her daughter, blue ivy, nominated the for her first b. E. T. Award for the song brown skinned girl. The virtual ceremony will also feature tributes to kobe bryant and Little Richard as well as performances by alicia keys, john legend and jennifer hudson, check it out this sunday, june 28 00th, 8 00 p. M. On now we want to share a story of a woman giving back to her Community One lasagna at a time. When Michele Brenner got furloughed from her job at a mens wear store due to the pandemic she turned to her favorite comfort food. Her grandmas famous lasagna recipe. It made her feel so much better making and eating it. She decided to share the love using her stimulus check, she began baking lasagnas for any neighbor or essential worker who responded to her offer on facebook and today with the help of donations she has made close to 1,300 lasagnas for those in need. The lasagna lady, theres the tshirt, as she is now known, she says ceases delivered a lot of lasagnas to folks who have lost their jobs, and says its her way of saying, i understand, im here for you. Michele tells the Washington Post simply, i cant change the world but i can make lasagna. Michele, thank you for doing that and thanks for sharing your story. And finally, guys, today is National Take your dog to workday which as you know is every day for me right now. Riva is more than my dog. She is my cohost and my constant companion. So in honor of take your dog to workday, i thought we would share some of the fun moments we have had doing just that over the last three months. Take a look. This is the chair i sit in when i do pop news, and theres the real star of the show in her chair. Any tips for calming the dog . Yes. Are you coming back to me soon . Can you stop . Why do you know always when im about to be on tv. Sit. Have you guys heard the expression the dog ate my homework because we have a situation here. It is hump day, after all. Give me my notes. I can see your tail, by the way. Youre not hiding. Riva, honey, give me my notes. Riva. Oh, no. Oh, my goodness. Well, it should be an interesting show. All right. Shes a little crazy but shes my girl and believe me if you guys didnt enjoy seeing her every day im not sure i would put up with this. She is i just want to point out only a year old. Shes a rescue. Shes a little puppy, and we are actively working with a dog trainer to try to settle her down. We decided to share those tips with you, and we will have that story coming to you very soon. I hope very soon. Back to you guys in the studio. Good luck with the trainer, lara. How is that working out for you . Thanks, that was fun. We turn to our gma cover story. Those new headlines about pregnant women and covid19. The cdc releasing a report that shows they could face higher risk of complications and this as were learning of a mom who tested negative for the virus but then gave birth to triplets who tested positive. Dr. Ashton is here back to break all of this down for us. Dr. Jen, i know this is exactly in your wheelhouse. Lets first start with that cdc study because its the most comprehensive study i think weve seen so far, its impact on pregnant women and the virus. Whats the headline out of it for you . Well, exactly, cecilia. We have to remember 4 million babies born in the United States every year so this is not a small population. Weve been tracking this from the beginning because the state of pregnancy represents a compromised immune system and we know that pregnant women are at higher risk for complications from influenza. Yesterday the cdc announced that pregnant women face a significantly higher risk of hospitalization due to covid19, icu admission and need more mechanical ventilation, but the good news at this time, they do not appear to be at higher risk of death and somewhat related to this, cecilia, i just want to throw in that acog, our National Professional medical organization is urging the federal government to include pregnant women in the Covid Vaccine Clinical Trials because we need to know if theyll be eligible. Yeah, thats a big step. Lets talk about the other case we mentioned at the top. Its a case out of mexico, a mom tested negative for the virus. She gives birth to triplets who tested positive. This sounds like a bit of a head scratcher. And it is, cecilia. Were not exactly sure what went on in this case. We think based on published reports thus far that what we call vertical transmission which is transmitting the virus from the pregnant woman to the fetus while the fetus is in utero, very, very rare so possibility of false positives, were not exactly sure. So how are you counseling the patients coming to see you, the ones that are pregnant and the precautions they need to take, and the precautions people around them need to take . So important to really put a bubble around that group. Heres my prescription on this. Number one, any pregnant woman really double down on those social distancing measures. Very, very important. Do not defer or skip those prenatal visits. That will caution a whole other set of potential issues and talk to your obstetrician or midwife about wearing a mask, all the other steps you can take, very, very important. You want to have an open dialogue between you and your obstetrician or midwife because this is a stressful time to be sure. Yeah, for sure. Dr. Ashton, thanks so much. George . We now look at the troubling rise in the number of young people testing positive for coronavirus. The director of the cdc says new infections across the country are targeting the young and that is posing new concerns about opening colleges this fall. Rachel scott is at American University in washington with the story. Good morning, rachel. Reporter hey, george, good morning. Yes, many colleges and universities are now racing to put safety precautions in place. Here at American University, every single student will be required to wear a face mask on campus, social distancing will be inside of classrooms but some students say it is too risky to return back to campus. As universities across the country roll out their plans to welcome back students in the fall, families have begun weighing the risk of sending their children back to campus. According to the chronicle of higher education, 63 of colleges and universities are planning on having inperson classes next semester. This fall im going to be living off campus, but i will be returning to nazareth, so i think theyre taking an appropriate amount of seriousness which makes me feel very safe and very comfortable to return back to reporter despite states nationwide easing restrictions. The number of infection system rising. And many of those cases are in young people. According to the cdc, 17. 3 of all cases in the u. S. Are 18 to 29yearolds. Last month the university of arizona, one of the largest universities in the country, granting abc news exclusive access to their Research Labs where they developed and can process covid19 diagnostic and antibody tests. Promising all 60,000 of their students and faculty a test if they want it. The school still plans to reopen in the fall, but is closely monitoring the situation. If we can get back to flattening of the curve, i would feel comfortable with us moving forward with opening this campus. But if i had to say today would we open, no. Reporter for many the decision to return will be something each family has to decide for themselves. This is a moment where as parents we have to understand there is no perfect choice. Every choice we make is going to be imperfect. We just have to decide whats best for our child. Whats best for our family. Reporter and School Officials say they can help prevent the spread by controlling what happens here on campus, but the big concern is what happens off campus and whether or not students will continue to wear a face mask or socially distance at College Parties or at other social gatherings. George. Boy, real complicated decision for a lot of students and family, thanks very much. Lets go to ginger. George, its time for your gma moment sponsored by verizon. And this one, if youre needing some inspiration, well, leave it to 5yearold giotta. If you cant win, you win. What . If you dont win, then you still win. You believe in yourself, you do what you want to do, go and then this is what you got, baby oh yes, i love it. She said, go, sis. Jamal took that video and it gave me such a smile especially because she starts out and says, i got a few wo good friday morning. You see the gray sky here. That will clear to the coast today and be breezy again. Taking the edge off the heat in our inland valleys, then the winds will turn northerly. Today, 65 in the city, 91 in livermore and the cooling trend, windy conditions through the weekend. S s now to the celebration of pride. 2020 marked 50 years since the first march, and our juju chang joins us from new yorks home of pride, the Stonewall Inn with more. Good morning, juju. Reporter good morning, michael. You know, the story of pride is the story of an uprising, a riot, in fact, against police that took place here at the iconic Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village in new york. There are some Hidden Figures in the history of that fight for lgbtq plus rights that reverberate to this day. Its been half a century since the Stonewall Inn served as a catalyst for change. It was here that a war waged in the name of liberty and equality for the lgbt community. We cant really have a real conversation on pride without talking about the stonewall riot which was a queer militant uprising against politician brutality. Lgbtq, people of color, trans women of color who were fighting for their rights and for their lives. Reporter every year since the protest marches for equal rights evolved into glittering gay pride parades across the country. Over the decades weve seen progress for equal protection under the law. The dont ask dont tell policy in effect for 18 years is officially over. Reporter as of now gay couples have a constitutional right to marry. Reporter including just last week. That landmark decision from the Supreme Court today protecting lgbtq employees from discrimination in the workplace. Reporter the Supreme Court ruling that its illegal to discriminate against transgender or gay employees. Gerald bostock, the only living plaintiff in the case, sharing his elation. My heart is just full of joy and also gratitude. Reporter but under the rainbow banner of pride some groups feel more recognized than others. For black trans folks were not just facing police brutality. Were facing violence as well. Reporter janet, the writer on the fx series pose, says trans stories and trans history needs to be told. If we did we would make a better world. We cant say that were rallying against, you know, violence, lgbtq rights or Racial Justice and equality without realizing that some of us fall in between the cracks of all of those different movements and that all those movements address our lives. Reporter Raquel Willis is hoping to unite those movements helping organize a massive brooklyn rally calling out violence against black trans women. She says its time to shift our thinking around gender identity so new generations inherit a more inclusive, safer world. We need one where men and boys move up into a healthier version of masculinity. Women and girls can be strong and capable leaders and all of those folks that are kind of in between or have more expansive experiences can be heard. Reporter you can see rainbow flags flying. Now the Stonewall Inn is a historic landmark, but its also a functioning bar thats struggling to survive the pandemic. Its been shut down throughout, as have the pride marches across the country, but its not stopping people from gathering. Online you can attend online festivals, online concerts. You can even run a pride 5k together while apart. Its all about social distancing. For ways to celebrate pride this weekend in your Community Visit goodmorningamerica. Com pride. Coming up, the first family of board games. Announcer the countdown is on to one of the most anticipated releases of the summer, hamilton and next week only gma with the biggest stars and Linmanuel Miranda surprise. Tell me something i dont know. Announcer its hamilton week on gma. Announcer with america reopening how can you stay safe, keep your family safe and thrive . We all have so many questions. And thats why were right here for you with what you need to know. Announcer join us afternoons with what you need to know at 1 00 eastern, 12 00 pacific on abc. Announcer stories of strength, stories of hope. Watch the news you need, streaming to all hulu subscribers right now. Subscribers right now. Good morning to you and happy friday. Im Julian Glover. Start iing today, you can get a behirnd the wheel driving test at the dmv. They were suspended in mid march because of the pandemic. Face masks will be required at all times. People who had their driving test canceled will be rescheduled. Heres lisa. We are taking the edge off the heat. We have that stu low clouds and its pretty cloudy in the east bay and peninsula. 62 and sunny in san jose. Sunny in san rafael and well look for the temperature spread once again from the coast to the inland valleys to be wide. Low 90s in concord with 82 in all right. Excited about that. Of course well have another update in about 30 minutes. And always, you can find the latest news on welcome back to gma on this friday and it is friday so its time for some fun and games, everybody. With so many of us spending more time at home board games are definitely back on the table. Take a look at how the fitch family is embracing the Old School Tradition and inspiring families from all over the country to roll the dice. Im starla. Im mik. And we are our family plays games. Reporter from ticket to ride and settlers of catan even throwing it back to new york, 1901 the fitch family is all in. Im using strategy. Okay, all right. Reporter the the dynamic duo, starla and mik collecting more than 250 games spending hours each week sharing recommendations with their 2,700 youtube subscribers. So many people dont really realize how many new board games they have out there. Thats what were here for. Reporter with honest feedback. The rules werent that clear. Let me Say Something right now, reporter and a little loving banter. I dont really like always letting him use my train to complete his route, but here we go. We wanted to tell people about board games. People are all over the world are saying how much they love what we say and how we say it, and we appreciate that. Reporter the couple often plays against their son, grant, who also edits and manages their youtube page. The experience is a true Family Affair and they hope to share their spirit with others. We really wanted to show that africanamerican families or people of color really do play games. Thats why we decided we need to do something and be the change we want to see. Reporter reminding us its okay to let loose. Dont be afraid of it. I mean no shame is saying i love board games. I love board games. Reporter no matter how old you are, theres always time for fun and games. Our family plays games, loves games. Yes, we do. Now mik and starla fitch are joining us with their family. Im happy about this because it makes me happy to think about board games. How are you doing . I know were going to learn about ones who we never knew existed. I have a question though. Why do you like to spread the joy of board games . Well, we love what board gaming has done for our family. It allows us to get together at the table and we have a teenager in the house. It gets them off the screen time and get a chance to interact and we love that. Our mission is just to get families to get to that table and have some fun and especially families of color, just to sit down and have a blast playing all these wonderful board games. We call it Old School Fun because this is something i know i did as a kid, a lot of family bonding. A lot of family fights but you have some suggestions. Yes. You have suggestions and help us pick the perfect game for us and so what is the best game for the whole family, starla . I think the best gateway game especially for people new to the modern board games is ticket to ride. Ticket to ride is something people can identify with because everybody has had a ticket to somewhere whether it was a bus, a plane, a train and this game allows you to get destinations, and put your train on the board and get through those destinations and Everybody Loves it. And i know a lot people want to put their brain to the test and, mik, what strategy game would you recommend for that . Now, the strategy game is catan. That brought us into the hobby seven years ago, and it makes you think now. There are so many different ways to win the game, and you also got to build up your settlements and you have to negotiate and a lot of Player Interaction with the opponents at the table. So its kind of different from monopoly where you just roll the dice and go around the board. You have to think to win in catan. Maybe ill play against my kids. Get them into that. Finally, a lot of people are traveling right now. On the road and what is the best game to take with you when you go on vacation . Now, one of our favorites is the great heartland hauling company. Its a small box game. Its easy to pack with you. It has a really small presence when you put it on the table but it packs a big punch. Lots of strategy and fun. Youll love it. She wins all the time because she always beats me at it. One of my favorite. Thats why its one of her favorites and why she picked it. Yeah. Yes. Mik and starla, we appreciate you and love the family fun. Spend a lot of time with your kids during the quarantine. Another way to entertain them and yourself. As well as bond your family. Gentlemen. Thank you guys so much. We really appreciate you. Thank you. Coming up, we cant wait for to you meet our pet of the week. Charlie, the dalmatian, who is defying the odds. We will be right back. Who let the dogs out who let the dogs out such a good song. Welcome back to gma. Time for one of our favorite segments of the week, lara, take it away. Oh, thank you so much, guys. It is friday which means it is time for pet of the week. Take a look at our wall of winners, will you . We just have to say when it comes to being a perfect pup, our winner this week is spot on. Take a look. Since 2014, charlie has been shining a spotlight on the plight of deaf dalmatians and the joys of adopting them. Hi, mom. Got him at the animal care and acc shelter and last owner recommended him and they ended up putting him up for adoption and thats how i found him. Deafness in dalmatians can be as high as 30 . Many of those puppies born deaf are tragically euthanized. Charlie now getting the message out that deaf pups are great pups. Your other one. Thank you. Reporter he understands American Sign Language and can respond to his human. He responds to it. Quiet. I love you. Like that. In 2016 charlie became a certified therapy dog and we went into hospitals and we visited sick patients. Reporter charlie helped his owner Colleen Foster a dozen dogs and counting. Weve pulled one from korea. I had a threelegged cavalier king spaniel. I tend to get the disabled ones here, and i have been able to save so many more pets. Reporter plans to work with deaf school kids had to be put on hold temporarily. When they found out about him and hes a therapy dog, we were going to go into the school, but because of covid, all of that got canceled. Hes definitely changed my life for the better, and im very proud of him. Hes a good boy. He is a good boy and good news for you, better breeding practices may be reducing the perjury of dalmatians who are born deaf. Joining us now from los angeles, california, we have charlie and colleen. Good morning to you. Thank you bore getting up so early. Just loved meeting charlie and hearing his story. What does it mean to you to be able to share that story . I mean its everything, i think. We can save more animals if it gets out more and help more dalmatians, as well. Oh, absolutely. Gosh, hes so well behaved as well and such a beautiful dog. Im so glad youre spreading the word. Im a huge dog fan, big rescue nut. This is just something even i didnt know so im really grateful youre sharing it with everyone. If charlie could what do you think hed say about receiving his medal for pet of the week . He would just want more food. More banana, more carrots. He loves eating. Thats it. Oh, a healthy eater too. I mean he sounds like the perfect child in comparison to certain dogs that are sitting next to me. Colleen, we thank you so much. We cant wait to see charlie in his pet of the week medalist in his medal and well put him on our wall of fame. Thank you both for doing what you do, and making the world a better place. Thank you so much. Lets go to ginger now, everybody. Yes, lara, i love charlies constant skeptical look. Hes got that too. Have you ever wonder what had goes on behind the scenes of an animated musical megahit . Now is your chance to find out. Into the unknown making frozen 2 debuts today and will take viewers into the last year of production as the actors race against time to make one of the most highly anticipated films of all time. Happy friday. We have a return of the low cloud us and the fog. It will be breezy today across the bay and some of that cooler all right, we are excited about this. It is time for our gma summer concert, ninetime Grammy Nominated singer, songwriter sia, she is here live. Her newest single together is one of the songs she wrote for her upcoming movie music. She is about to perform it for us b y us, but first, lets chat. Sia, good morning to you. Good morning. Im nervous. No, dont be nervous. We are so excited to have you here but i want to start by offering you a gigantic congratulations because you announced earlier this year that last year you adopted two sons who were 18 at the time. I think theyre 19 now, just as they were about to age out of foster care. They are. I cannot think of a more beautiful story. So congratulations, and hows motherhood . Its a blessing for me. For me, i think they saved me, so im in heaven. Theyve both suffered a lot and ive been able to get them the help, i have the resources to get them the help they needed for their early trauma and its taken a year and weve had our ups and downs but weve never been in a better place than today, in fact. Well, what a blessing, absolutely a blessing all around. So we are going to hear you perform. In this performance together with of course, Maddie Ziegler. We know youve been working together for so long but its also featured in your film, music. I was just reading the cast list. Its amazing. Stars kate hudson, maddie, of course, leslie odom jr. I mean, just wow. Tell us about the movie. Well, id love to but can we do Something Else first because its more meaningful to me than anything else at the moment than entertainmentwise. I wanted to talk about Breonna Taylor and Elijah Mcclain and i wanted to talk about that we can do something about police brutality. You dont just have to feel bad. Can you email the attorney general daniel day cameron attorney. General ag. Ky. Gov if you care about Breonna Taylors murder at all or attorney Governor Polis at governorpolis state. Gov. Us. Phil weiser attorney. General ag. Co. Gov for Elijah Mcclain. It is more important than entertainment right now. One certainly we have been doing a lot to cover in the weeks and months and days so we appreciate you shedding light on that as well this morning. We do want to get to your performance. We are excited to have you here. We want to see it too. Okay, so the movie is great. Ill break your letter and put it back together again and youre going to love it. There, i talked about the movie. Were happy for that. We have Something Else in store. Yes, we do because it is time for some music, everybody. This is sia featuring Maddie Ziegler performing together. Ooh, together, we can take it higher i can hear the thunder coming from your mouth and i know my numbers up give me some Stevie Wonder quick, put it on before we go under i can see the lightning coming from your ears yeah i see youre frightened i can see the lion sleeps tonight in the tears youre crying oh, you cant love me unless you love you too treat yourself like nothing but a fool cant love me unless you love you too, love you too come now set the past on fire stand up, raise your face to the sky, my love together, we can take it higher oh, together we can take it higher come now set the past on fire stand up raise your face to the sky, my love together, we can take it higher, oh, together, we can take it higher i can see the rainbow coming from your heart, say its all okay so come now, see youre my angel say bye to the past, hello to tomorrow oh, you cant love me unless you love you too treat yourself like nothing but a fool cant love me unless you love you too love you too come now set the past on fire stand up raise your face to the sky, my love together we can take it higher oh, together we can take it higher come now set the past on fire stand up raise your face to the sky, my love together, we can take it higher, oh, together we can take it higher i want love, i want to give it i want love, please deliver it i want love i want to give it i want love please deliver it i want love i want to give it i want love please deliver it i want love i want to give it i want love, please deliver it you say that customers maklets talk data. S. Only Xfinity Mobile lets you switch up your wireless data whenever. I accept 5g everybodys talking about it. How do i get it . Everyone gets 5g with our new data options at no extra cost. Thats good. Next item corner offices for everyone. Just have to make more corners in this building. Chad . Your wireless your rules. Only with Xfinity Mobile. Now thats simple easy awesome. Switch and save up to 400 a year on your wireless bill. Plus get 200 off a new Samsung Galaxy s20 ultra. Announcer the countdown is on to one of the most anticipated releases of the summer, hamilton and next week only gma with the biggest stars, exclusive content and Linmanuel Miranda surprise, right, lin . Is tell me something i dont know. Announcer hamilton on gma. We are back now with our gma summer Concert Series with multiplatinum singer songwriter sia. Her new album set to drop this fall. Right now she is kicking off our weekend her powerful hit song bird set free. Clipped wings, i was a broken thing had a voice, had a voice, but i could not sing you would wind me down i struggled on the ground so lost, the line had been crossed had a voice, had a voice but i could not talk you held me down i struggle to fly now but theres a scream inside that we all try to hide we hold on so tight we cannot deny eats us alive, oh, it eats us alive yes, theres a scream inside that we all try to hide we hold on so tight but i dont wanna die, no i dont wanna die i dont wanna die and i dont care if i sing off key, i find myself in my melodies i sing for love i sing for me i shout it out like a bird set free no, i dont care if i sing off key, i find myself in my melodies i sing for love i sing for me ill shout it out like a bird set free oh, oh, oh ill shout it out like a bird set free oh, oh, oh ill shout it out like a bird set free gmas summer Concert Series is sponsored by caesars rewards. We look forward to welcoming you back. What will be the first thing you do as soon as youre able . At ikea, we wondered that too. We found that people didnt say catching a new movie, or going on a trip. It was to simply be with loved ones. Having that first hug. Sharing that first meal together. And showing off the good news. We know you cant wait to welcome people back into your home, and neither can we. Lets get ready for whats next. Ikea. Every year, you can see spectacular celebrities at aids walk San Francisco. This year they are coming to you join bette midler Gloria Estefan matt bomer stars of queer eye rupauls drag race superstars. For aids walk San Francisco live at home, streaming on july 19 to benefit prc and their covid relief efforts all over the city. Register now at aidswalk. Net announcer next friday only on good morning america, ease into your summer weekend with i dont wanna be a oneman band announcer old dominion performing just for you next friday on good morning americas summer Concert Series. Sponsored by caesars rewards. Want to thank sia for rocking our summer Concert Series with those two amazing performances. We do. Thanks, everybody, for watching. Have a good weekend. Happy pride. A good weekend. Happy pride. Thank you to the doctors, nurses, health care professionals. And first responders. Thank you to everyone keeping our supermarkets, pharmacies, gas stations running. Thank you to all the essential workers for all that you do. Thank you. We thank you. We thank you. We thank you. Thank you. Thank you. For all you do. And with every challenge, question, concern, well be here for you every day. Every day. Every day. Because we will get through this together. Announcer now with so much on the line, abc news is right there for you live on hulu with stories of strength, stories of hope, because now when it matters most. Hulu has live news. Hulu has live news. Hulu has live news and that news is abc news. Abc newslive on hulu. Abc newslive on hulu. Announcer watch the news you need. Thanks so much for streaming with us. Announcer streaming to all hulu subscribers right now. Announcer the countdown is on to one of the most anticipated releases of the summer, hamilton and next week only gma with the biggest stars, exclusive content and a Linmanuel Miranda surprise. Right, lin . Tell me something i dont know. Announcer its hamilton week on gma. Good morning, im Julian Glover from abc 7 mornings. Governor newsom will provide another covid19 briefing today at noon. He says the number of new cases in california is still higher than what it should be. After a record high day on wednesday, new cases dropped yesterday. Now lets turn our attention to the forecast with lisa. Good morning. We have a sunny shot of san jose right here. So its been pretty nice this morning. 65 degrees. 64 in oakland. San francisco, still cloudy at 58 and looking at our explore tor yum camera, another breezy and cool day on the way. 69 in concord. Still a heat advisory for lake up towards solano county. Still cooler and much cooler over the weekend. Thank you, lisa. Live with kelly and ryan is up next. Well be back here for midday live at 11 00 and the news announcer its live with kelly and ryan. Today, mandy moore sings her new song for us, and we catch up with actress issa rae. Plus, laura prepon prepares us a delicious breakfast treat, and we get a special delivery from a california ups driver as our working hero series continues, all next on live. And now here are kelly ripae. And ryan seacrest. Kelly hey, good morning, everybody. It is friday. Tgifriday. June 26, 2020. We did it. Ryan we did it. We got here. Its also National Take your dog to work day, which, for people still working from home, is not such a difficult task. Knowing it was take your dog to work day, georgia did not want to come into this room. So you will not see georgia right now. Kelly chewie does not acknowledge work