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Getting ready to make landfall. Now, new york, new jersey, connecticut all bracing and the Flash Flood Watch stretching from maryland to massachusetts. President trump lashing out after that Big Supreme Court ruling on his taxes. When will we see the returns . And our new poll showing 67 disapprove of how the president is handling the pandemic. Authorities now on a Recovery Mission to find glee star naya rivera as new Surveillance Video shows her boarding the boat with her son hours before she vanished on the lake. What her costars are saying. Hitting the court during coronavirus. The new images just in. The first teams practicing in the basketball bubble in orlando as players take extra precautions and professional soccer and baseball get hit with new setbacks. Girl youre my angel feel good friday. Shaggy and sting teaming up for the ultimate throwback performance, rocking our summer Concert Series only on gma this morning. Good morning, america. We hope you all are well this friday morning. We are following all the latest on the coronavirus outbreak and tracking Tropical Storm fay. Thats a live look at ocean city, new jersey, right now as the storm closes in on the east coast. Rough waters right there already. Well talk about that more in a moment. First we begin with the coronavirus pandemic this morning as the number of new daily cases climbs past 50,000 again. There are new signs that reopening too soon is having dire consequences. Take a look at this chart. It shows the change in average daily cases since reopening. Florida was one of the first to ease restrictions and now it is one of the hardest hit. Now hear this, dr. Fauci says some states may need to pause, consider rolling back reopenings. 13 states now reporting issues with testing availability and access. That includes arizona where one third of the covid tests are coming back positive. Matt gutman starts us off in phoenix. Good morning, matt. Reporter hey, good morning, george. The numbers over the past couple of weeks have been mindnumbing the need for testing is as plain as day here. That car was here at midnight. There are already dozens of cars here. The government telling us what youre seeing here is the collapse of the Health Care System. This morning, a dire warning from top medical expert, dr. Anthony fauci recommending sun belt hot spots like texas, arizona and florida pause their reopenings. There are some times, when despite the guidelines and the recommendations to open up carefully and prudently, some states skipped over those and just opened up too quickly. Reporter this as the nations coronavirus testing crisis playing out in this epic gridlock. Cars lining up for hours. This may look like a parking lot but it is a testing site. Now, theyve administered over 1,300 tests here today but there will be hundreds of people back there who dont make the cutoff. Hundreds in line by 1 00 a. M. Is it worth waking up at midnight to be out here at 1 a. M. . I dont have a choice. Because you dont have insurance . Correct and im not going to get at the back of the line like i was last week. And not get tested . Correct. Reporter one car overheating and bursting into flames, and hundreds had to be turned away. I had a gentleman who was in tears because he had waited so long and for so many days and thats what breaks my heart. Reporter on thursday Arizona Governor doug ducey addressing covid publicly for the first time in over a week, but not offering much change. Today theres a new executive order that will limit Indoor Dining to less than 50 occupancy. You want to be in places where you can limit the number of people. Reporter for those waiting in the predawn heat thats not enough. If you could ask governor ducey one question, what would it be . Why isnt there more testing . I mean, we are number one in the world. In the world. There should be more Testing Available to us. Reporter as cases surge, hospitals reaching capacity. Dr. Fauci speaking to fivethirtyeights podcast 19. As a country when you compare us to other countries, i dont think you can say were doing great. I mean, were just not. Reporter in florida more than 50 hospitals have zero icu beds available. This graph by the New York Times showing a nearly 1,400 increase in average daily covid cases compared to when florida reopened about two months ago. And overnight miamidade school superintendent, the Fourth Largest School District in the country, telling abc news despite the governors order, his schools will not reopen until the county enters phase 2. Tonya wooddell a nurse traveling around the country volunteering in newark, boston, chicago, working in overextended hospitals treating covid patients, on sunday traveling to either phoenix or houston. I saw that this was a burden on patients as well as my coworkers and i just wanted to help. The virus is serious. Ive seen it with my own eyes. Reporter arizona and specifically phoenix have been described as the covid capitals of the world. Arizonas governor hadnt briefed the public about the virus for nine days. His big announcement he would limit Indoor Dining to 50 . This when Scientists Say the only way to stop the virus is to shut down completely. Cecelia . Okay, matt, thank you. As some of these States Reopen religious gatherings are emerging as hot spots with hundreds of ink infections linked to Church Services. Tom llamas is outside a church here in manhattan with more on this side of the story. Good morning, tom. Reporter cecilia, good morning to you. Church services have resumed here in new york city but with limited capacity and when parishioners come here theyll see the new rules, wear a mask, make sure to use Hand Sanitizer and social distance. But across the country pastors are making a tough decision to keep their churches closed. Theyre saying its too dangerous to praise in person. This morning, worship whiplash. Some churches that reopened now closing amid new covid19 spikes. The New York Times reporting more than 650 coronavirus cases have been linked to nearly 40 churches and religious events across the country. Many over the last month. Pastor derek allen of mobile, alabama stopping inperson services earlier this month. He says as the number of covid cases in his church started rising even though the state didnt mandate it. I do know that people really, really suffer with this particular disease. And so watching our people suffer and knowing that if we have an inperson service that it was likely to spread, even further in our congregation, thats why we decided to go back online. Reporter outbreaks linked to churches have happened in several states. Recently in oregon, texas, West Virginia and tennessee. In june, florida teen carsyn davis attended a church function with 100 other kids. According to the medical examiner, the 17yearold who had preexisting conditions didnt wear a mask or social distance. Three days later she started to feel symptoms. Ten days after that. She died. And back in march, just north of seattle, more than 50 members of a Community Choir became infected with covid19 after rehearsal. Two of the members died. The cdc calling that event a superspreader. Finding that just one asymptomatic person infected 52 others. Having had two friends that i sing with that died because of this it is not worth it. It is not worth it. Reporter Health Experts worry even with social distancing, in closed spaces singing and sermons can spread the virus through the air. Churches are particularly concerning because you have a lot of people singing loudly in choirs. As a result, you have a lot of particles spreading getting on other people and, hence, increasing their chances of getting the coronavirus. Reporter now as an alternative many churches have opted to Stream Services on youtube and facebook. Its nowhere near the same experience as gathering and fellowship, but many pastors feel its the safest thing to do right now. Very well might be, tom. Thank you. Dr. Ashish jha, director of the Harvard Global Health Institute is joining us now. Doctor, thank you so much for talking to us this morning. We heard there in toms piece some of these churches, places of worship are considered superspreader sites. As we head into the weekend, what do you want people to know if theyre going to go to church and should they be going . Yes, good morning and thank you for having me on. What we know is that any indoor gathering of a large number of people is risky, especially if youre in a hot spot and obviously in places where theres singing or chanting or other things where those can really spread the virus. So i think if youre in most parts of the country right now, large gatherings indoors, including Church Services and other religious services is really risky. And i understand its deeply meaningful for many of us, but i think we have to be very careful right now and try to avoid it if possible. We have this warning also this morning from dr. Fauci talking about states with severe outbreaks, saying perhaps states should consider hitting the pause button. Im wondering if once the cat is out of the bag, can we really do that now . Can we put the pause button on some of these states . I think dr. Fauci is trying his best to be very diplomatic. In some places i think things are getting so bad or are so bad they may need to go back to a shelter in place order. I look at arizona, the 50 restaurant occupancy. Thats way too little too late at this point. I think the cat is out of bag in many ways, and states have to ratchet back what kind of reopening theyve done. Were seeing around the country these long lines. People waiting in blistering heat to get tested. Sometimes the results of these tests are taking a week plus to get back to people. Is our testing system collapsing right now . Yeah, you know, cecilia, this is something a lot have been talking about for months and saying we really need a far more robust testing infrastructure. Dr. Fauci has said that. All of us in the Public Health world have been saying that. Unfortunately, our political leaders have not invested in that and now were seeing substantial strains and in some places it really is starting to collapse and that is going to be thats going to make fighting the virus much harder. What were hearing from people on the front lines is a shortage of ppes, icu bed shortages, and it sounds like what we heard back in march. Can we handle the surge were facing . Yeah, you know, its one thing when it happened in march when you could argue we were unprepared. We didnt know it would be this bad. For this to happen in july in states like texas and arizona and florida, in my mind its just unconscionable. We have to protect our Health Care Workers and i cant believe were going through this again. But we do need to continue to push on ramping up, otherwise, it will be very difficult for the frontline workers to take care of people. Dr. Jha, i want to ask this. You have Health Experts like dr. Fauci saying, pause. You have political leaders like the president saying go. Who should people be listening to . You know, this is a Public Health crisis. This is a medical crisis and when you are sick or have a medical problem you want to listen to your doctor and not your politician. And to me this is pretty clear who people need to be listening to. Experts like dr. Fauci, dr. Birx, leaders in the cdc, those are the people who need to be heard right now, not our political leaders. Dr. Jha as always, we appreciate your voice. Thank you. T. J. We need to turn to Tropical Storm fay now. Its closing in on the east coast with winds hitting 50 miles an hour and our rob marciano tracking this tropical threat for us. Good morning to you, rob. Hey, good morning, t. J. Already on to the name of fay as we get into not even the middle really of july. Heres a look at what its doing right now. Ocean city, new jersey, ocean city, maryland, also getting waves and wind and this will be increasing throughout the day and asbury park, a typical spot we see storms coming in you see the waves acting up as well. The center, 50 miles southeast of ocean city, maryland with 50mileperhour winds and now we have Tropical Storm warnings that are posted for the jersey coastline, long island and all the connecticut coastline and already have flash flood warnings for parts of delaware. Heres the forecast track. Line not that important. We dont expect a whole lot of strengthening with this. It will be windy and some coastal flooding and certainly going to be rain later on this afternoon, tonight and into tomorrow morning and some of that rain is going to create some flooding. Well talk about that in just a few minutes. George . Rough weekend ahead here. Okay, rob, thank you very much. To the white house now where the president is facing his worst marks yet for handling the coronavirus emergency. Our new abc news ipsos poll shows 67 of americans disapprove of how hes handling the crisis. Lets bring in our chief white house correspondent, jon karl. Jon, the same number disapprove of how the president is handling race relations. Reporter george, these are staggeringly bad numbers for the president especially when you consider that these are the two biggest crises of his presidency, and there you have twothirds of the public disapproving of how he is handling them. If you look further into the poll, it gets worse for the president. Of course, the majority, the vast majority of democrats disapprove but look at independents. A whopping 73 of independents in this poll disapprove of how the president is handling the covid19 crisis. Hes even losing support among republicans, 22 disapproving, and on race relations, the disapproval extends all racial groups, 57 of whites disapproving. 92 of blacks disapproving and 83 of hispanics disapproving of his handling of race relations. Meantime, we had major rulings from the Supreme Court yesterday on the president s financial records and tax returns finding that he doesnt have absolute immunity from grand jury proceedings but that doesnt mean well see the tax returns any time soon. Reporter on one hand it was a total defeat for the president , 90 on the question of whether or not the president has absolute immunity as the president argued, so he doesnt have that, but make no mistake, these tax returns are going to be secret for some time. The grand jury in new york can get them but, of course, grand jury proceedings are secret. I dont expect well see those tax returns for a long time. The president also laying out some strong hints hes prepared to pardon or commute the sentence of his former associate roger stone. Reporter he sure did on an interview with sean hannity last night, clearly implying this was something he is considering. This would put him at odds, by the way, with his own attorney general, bill barr, who said he thinks stones sentence was appropriate. The sentence was 40 months for lying to congress, misleading investigators, but the president seems to be inclined to at least commute that sentence. We will see. Jon karl, thanks very much. T. J. . We shift to the return of sports. The final nba team arriving in orlando to enter that socalled basketball bubble as they prepare to restart the season but the covid outbreak created some setbacks. Will reeve in florida with more for us. Will, good morning to you. Reporter good morning, t. J. With the final teams arriving on site in this nonweatherproof bubble, it is in full effect and as weve reported, players and staff must selfisolate for 48 hours when they arrive and then need to get two negative coronavirus tests 24 hours apart before they can begin practicing. Some teams have started their practices already and weve been getting glimpses inside the bubble from the players themselves on social media. A lot of video game setups in their rooms. Those talked about playersonly lounges with pingpong tables look pretty good. Patrick beverley of the clippers saying the bubble is what you make it. Covid concerns are, of course, top of mind. Strict protocols in place regarding mask wearing and the integrity of the bubble overall. Superstar joel embiid was seen wearing a full body protective suit for the flight down here. Two Washington Wizards players, it was announced yesterday, did not travel down here at all due to positive tests and the nba has also faced some criticism regarding testing, and the frequency and some say it could take away resources for more vulnerable members of the popular in florida as cases surge, t. J. We appreciate the sports and Weather Report from him down in florida. Thank you. Really coming down down there. Coming up next the search for glee star naya rivera. Recovery mission under way as authorities look at this Surveillance Video showing the actress and her 4yearold son leaving on a boat trip. Also new details about Ghislaine Maxwells life behind bars, but first, back over to rob. Hi, cecilia. Tropical storm fay heading in this direction and well have a lot of rain with this. Some need it. Some dont. Flash flood watches posted from maryland all the way to massachusetts. There you see the leading edge of that rainfall. 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You want free airconditioning, it will remain at the coast, with 60s while the rest of us are in the 80s, 90s and 100s just about every day until the middle parts of next week when we start to cool back to average. Have a good weekend. Thank you. Next on gma, the lathe on the latest on the search for nya rivera. Well have another update in about 30 minutes. Have a great morning. And im an area manager here at amazon. When you walk into an amazon fulfillment center, its like walking into the Chocolate Factory and you won a golden ticket. Its an amazing feeling. My threeyearold, when we get a box delivered, he gets excited. He screams, mommys work when the pandemic started, we started shipping out all the safety stuff that would keep the associates safe to all the other amazons. All of these are face masks, weve sent well over 10 million gloves. And this may look like a bottle of vodka. 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Hes going to be joining us this morning with a new take on that classic, performing it with sting coming up in our next hour. Im excited about that. Looking forward to that. Yeah. Following a lot of stories, 13 states reporting testing shortages and delays as the coronavirus outbreak worsens. In arizona, testing sites are overwhelmed. Families have been waiting hours in tripledigit heat to get a test and hospitals are now reporting mask and gown shortages. Also right now, Tropical Storm faye getting ready to make landfall in new york, new jersey and connecticut. Were getting ready for it. As sports is trying to come back, there have been some setbacks. Mlb trying to start its season and the Washington Post reporting multiple players who took a chartered flight to miami from the Dominican Republic were not tested before they got on a plane on july 1st, and have since tested positive. They are all now selfisolating. We have the latest on the search for glee actress naya rivera. A Recovery Mission under way after the star disappeared on a boat outing with her 4yearold son on a lake in california. Kaylee hartung is there at that lake with new details on this, good morning, kaylee. Reporter good morning, cecilia. Were now heading into day three of the search for naya rivera here at lake piru. At this time yesterday authorities were hopeful but now they are being realistic saying they presume she drowned. This search is now a Recovery Mission. This morning, the desperate search for missing singer and actor naya rivera is now a Recovery Mission after finding her 4yearold son sleeping on a boat by himself. The emergency is we have a missing person. Mom nowhere to be found. Reporter Authorities Saying they do not suspect foul play. Our hearts and our thoughts go out to the rivera family. This is a terrible tragedy for all of them. Reporter rivera was last seen alive in this Surveillance Video leaving the dock for a fun afternoon with her son on this pontoon boat. The search began wednesday when the employee that rented her the boat went looking when she didnt return as scheduled. It cant be easy when your witness is a 4yearold. No, because you want to try to limit the amount of trauma hes going through. What he may understand and what he may not understand until later, so we try to be mindful of that. Reporter the search involving 100 personnel. Dive teams in the water, drones and helicopters in the sky. They have not been able to locate riveras body. Authorities say lake piru presents challenges, low visibility and uneven terrain, up to 50 feet deep in some areas. Change. Org petition thursday calling for warning signs to be placed at the lake. I dont know why i like it i just do reporter rivera is famous for her role as Santana Lopez on glee known for her searing insults. Stick a sock in it or ship yourself back to scotland. Im trying to apologize to lumps the the clown. Reporter becoming a fan favorite as the character evolved over six seasons showcasing vulnerability. Oh, if i die young, bury me in satin lay me down on a bed of roses reporter and coming out as gay. I love girls the way im supposed to feel about boys. Reporter onscreen Love Interest Heather Morris releasing this statement to abc news, its so hard to wrap your head around something unknown Holding Onto Hope that the rescuers will bring naya home. Her costars taking to social media to share their shock and sadness at riveras disappearance. Gloria estefan who played nayas mother writing this note on twitter, praying for a miracle for naya rivera and her family, particularly her baby boy. Authorities were here at the lake overnight. Now that the sun is up, the search will continue. As her family waits for answers we know her 4yearold son has been reunited with his father, her exhusband, ryan dorsey. T. J. . Kaylee, horrible story there. Thank you so much. We want to turn to new developments in the investigation into the death of Breonna Taylor, the young black woman shot and killed in her home in the middle of the night. Newly released audio reveals more about what happened when police broke down the door of her home, the wrong home, and its raising new questions. Steve osunsami has the latest for us. Steve, good morning to you. Reporter good morning, t. J. In these recordings the boyfriend of the young woman who was killed says that on the night of the shooting, an officer who was at the scene approached him and told him that what happened was, quote, a misunderstanding, admitting that what happened was wrong. The newly released Police Interviews this morning, only underline that Louisville Metro Police were at the wrong home when Breonna Taylor was killed and the audio from a Police Interview recorded hours after the killing in march kenneth walker, taylors boyfriend who survived the encounter, says neither of them had any idea who was trying to break into their apartment. Its the middle of the night and somebodys beating on the door and not saying who they are. Like, you know, what are you going to do if youre at home with your family and somebody is beating on your door and you dont know who it is . Reporter walker says they didnt say they were the police before he fired off a shot from a gun he was legally carrying. The officers who were executing a noknock warrant at the wrong home responded with a hail of gunfire. When the door comes off the hinges, its just it is happening fast. Its like an explosion. Reporter 26yearold Breonna Taylor was killed in her own apartment. She worked as a local ambulance technician, a true life saver. You see her boyfriend after the shooting being arrested here in the parking lot. Police tried to charge him with attempting to kill police officers, but those charges were later dropped. In another newly released interview, we hear from sergeant mattingly, the highest ranking of the three officers on the scene. He told investigators he couldnt remember whose name was on the warrant or if police announced who they were when they first got to the door. You said you guys didnt initially announce . No, the first the first bang on the door, did not announce. I think after that we did. Reporter none of the officers have been charged. One of the three officers has been fired. A federal investigation is still ongoing. George . Steve osunsami, thanks. We have new details now on Ghislaine Maxwells life behind bars and the measures authorities are taking to keep her safe as her Legal Team Responds to the charges she conspired with Jeffrey Epstein to traffic and abuse underage girls. Eva pilgrim is at her Detention Center in brooklyn. Good morning, eva. Reporter george, good morning. Were learning more about maxwells life inside this prison. Shes under constant monitoring sharing her cell with a roommate and prison officials making sure someone is always with her while shes behind bars. This morning, Jeffrey Epsteins former girlfriend and alleged accomplice, ghislaine maxwell, responding for the first time to the case against her. Her legal team in a related civil lawsuit calling the criminal case a meritless indictment. This as the prison has put additional Safety Measures in place to ensure maxwells safety while shes behind bars. The department of justice taking away her clothes and sheets, making her wear paper attire while in custody. After what happened with Jeffrey Epstein, theyre going to be keeping an eye on her. Reporter the extra measures and concern around maxwell comes in part because epstein killed himself while in a federal jail in manhattan on sex trafficking charges sparking a slew of conspiracy theories. I was livid, obviously. I believed very strongly in that case. And as you will recall, after he committed suicide, i said that i was confident that we would continue to pursue this case vigorously. And pursue anyone who was complicit in it. Reporter attorney general barr speaking exclusively with Pierre Thomas reiterating that the Justice Department would like to speak to Prince Andrew who acknowledges knowing epstein and maxwell, but denies any wrongdoing and has not been charged with anything. The prince seen here for the first time in public since maxwells arrest driving himself leaving windsor castle. Maxwell is accused of facilitating epsteins sex crimes by helping him recruit, groom and ultimately abuse three unnamed teenage victims between 1994 and 1997. In a 2016 deposition, the 58yearold british socialite denied any knowledge of trafficking or abuse saying, as far as im concerned, everyone who came to his house was an adult professional person. Going on to say, i am not aware of teenagers who worked in his home pointing out its important to understand that i wasnt with jeffrey all the time, in fact, i was only in the house less than half the time so i cannot testify to when i wasnt in the house, but federal Authorities Say she lied during those depositions and is now facing two perjury charges for some of her statements. And today we will get a first glimpse at maxwells defense. Her attorneys have a 1 00 p. M. Deadline to respond to why she should be granted bail. Prosecutors have said that shes a flight risk because she has access to large amounts of money and she has a lot of international connections. George . Thanks very much. You can see a special twohour 20 20 tonight at 9 00 p. M. On the Jeffrey Epstein case. C coming up as the coronavirus emergency surges, how the largest Public University in florida is now preparing to welcome students back. The drastic changes happening on campus. Also, black friday in july . Big Stores Offering some big bargains. T. J. Is ready to go shopping. Everything from computers to clothes. Well tell you where to get the great deals shopping. America, we want to help you get back to it. And heres how. With the ford promise. Visit your ford dealer. Finance a new, certified preowned or used vehicle through ford credit and if you lose your job, you can return it for up to one year from the day you bought it. You can also get 0 apr financing for 72 months across the ford lineup. Let us help get you, back to it. 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The competition between major retailers is heating up nationwide, and that means big savings for customers. Erielle reshef has the details. Erielle, its being called black friday in july. Reporter it is, cecilia, and there are major discounts out there right now. Stores like the gap and old navy are offering up to 75 off of everything. Retailers now trying to lure back in consumers who may have cooled off their spending during the summer. Were used to seeing this stampede around the holidays, but now retailers are stirring up sales with black friday summer edition. Were also starting to see a lot of black friday in july sales at a few select retailers. Reporter some of the companies advertising deals, macys with sales up to 70 off on everything from clothing to kitchenware and electronics, sales that were used to seeing on the real black friday in november now four months earlier. The price of this Lenovo Thinkpad slashed more than 1,000. Jcpenney advertising hundreds of deals. Clothes more than 50 off this weekend and dell also offering savings. This laptop, 300 off. Black friday in july got its start five years ago right around when amazon did its first prime day sale holiday. So all these other retailers wanted to get in on the action and started having their own sales around the same time. Reporter while amazon hasnt announced prime day just yet, experts say some companies are having sales now to avoid landing on the growing list of ailing businesses like neimanmarcus and j. Crew, both recently filing for bankruptcy. Brooks brothers, the latest to follow suit earlier this week. But retailmenot says shoppers still plan on spending as much as 500 this july and as businesses reopen, stores are now looking to make room for fall inventory. The pandemic is happening and people arent shopping in stores, but they are still shopping online. Reporter and experts say there are also a lot of deals right now on appliances and grills. 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Welcome back to gma where Tropical Storm fay is happening. We have some heat that is encompassing much of the country. Huge amount of heat advisories not just in the northeast, rochester to burlington, vermont, will feel like much into the 90s. Much of the south, including dallas, texas, 106. Coming up on gma, weve always put safety first. And we always will. For people. For the future. And there has never been a summer when its mattered more. Wherever you go, summer safely. Get zero percent apr financing for up to five years on select models and exclusive lease offers. Good morning on this friday. Im reggie achy. A brush fire shut down the at monte pass. The fik broke out after a crash before midnight. The fire jumped the freeway and it spread to nearby grass because of the high winds. Crews with the Alameda County Fire Department helped put out the flames and the lanes are back open. Now lets check in with mike. How are temperatures today, mike . Warmer than average for most of us. And congratulations to the firefighters and thank you. They had quite the battle with winds gusting up to 40 Miles Per Hour through the u its only going to get hotter this weekend ch our temperatures spread from 62 at Half Moon Bay to 96 in antioch with sunday being ourehot our hottest day. One year in the middle of a coronavirus outbreak is plannin. Well show you the big changes on campus and well have another update in about 30 [upb i fell asleep tobut when i woke up. I put everything in perspective. boy hi, do you want to share my sandwich . vo good feeds our connections. Good feeds us all. Hormel Natural Choice lunch meats. Good morning, america. Its 8 00 a. M. Breaking point. 13 states now report testing shortages and delays. In arizona, families wait hours in tripledigit heat for answers. Now, hospitals reporting ppe shortages as texas, california and florida report their highest daily death toll. Dr. Faucis new warning about states with severe outbreaks. Breaking news, Tropical Storm fay barreling up the east coast getting ready to make landfall, new york, new jersey, connecticut all bracing. Glaring disparities. Growing calls for change after the death of this 26yearold mother during childbirth. Sparking a National Outcry highlighting the risks women of color face seeking maternal care. Back to class in the covid19 hot zone. How the university of Central Florida is planning on breaking students back to classes. From the plexiglas safeguards to the disinfectant foggers to kill the virus. And what happens if theres another outbreak. How to find the right bathing suit when you cant try it on in stores. Expert tips to find the right fit and style online. Girl, youre my angel shaggy is sending us into the weekend singing some of his biggest hits and hes saying gma, Concert Series 2020 coming your way. Good morning, america. Thanks for joining us this friday morning. It is a good one. And we have secrets to make your meals sweeter from the socalled produce hunter. She literally hunts. She picks fruits and vegetables to restaurants across southern california. She knows what to look out for sharing tips about the right berry and even the right corn you need to pick. Its some interesting stuff. Ill test you two later. Well see how we do. Well start with the latest on the coronavirus outbreak. 13 states reporting issues with testing including arizona where families are waiting in line for hours. Matt gutman is at a testing site in phoenix with the latest. Good morning, matt. Reporter george, good morning. Since midnight hundreds of cars have liened up here. There will be thousands of them by the end of the day. Many will not make the cut off. Many understand they wont get the results back for up to two weeks. This is something Public Health officials describe as the clapgs of the covid19 testing system. This morning, a dire warning from top medical expert dr. Anthony fauci recommending sun belt hot spots like texas, arizona and florida pause their reopenings. There are sometimes when despite the guidelines and the recommendations to open up carefully and prudently, some states skipped over those and just opened up too quickly. Reporter this as the nations coronavirus testing crisis playing out in this epic gridlock. Cars lining up for hours. This may look like a parking lot but its a testing site. Now, theyve administered over 1,300 tests today but there will be hundreds of people back there who dont make the cutoff. As cases surge, hospitals reaching capacity. Dr. Fauci speaking to fivethirtyeights podcast 19. As a country, when you compare us to other countries, i dont think you can say were doing great. I mean, were just not. Reporter cecilia spoke to dr. Ashish jha about that this morning. We have this warning from dr. Fauci talking about the states with severe outbreaks saying perhaps they should consider hitting the pause button. Im wondering if once the cat is out of the bag, can we we really do that now . Can we put the pause button on some of these states . I think dr. Fauci is trying his best to be very diplomatic. In some places i think things are getting so bad or are so bad, they may need to go back to a shelter in place order. I look at arizona, the 50 restaurant occupancy, thats way too little too late at this point. I think the cat is out of the bag in many ways and states really have to ratchet back what kind of opening theyve done. Reporter theres going to be a lot of resistance to shutting down across the sun belt. Experts tell us because of the delay in results, the numbers were seeing right now on the ground are really own a snapshot of what was going on in the middle of june. They say the real numbers now are far worse. Cecilia . The sun is still rising and those cars already there. Matt gutman, thank you. Now to with the future of schools in question, a look at how floridas largest Public University is looking to open its doors even as they have a coronavirus surge there. Will reeve got a look at what the university of Central Florida is now planning. Reporter this morning as covid19 cases surge in its community, the largest Public University in florida is preparing to welcome students back to campus in just weeks. The university of Central Florida in orlando is making drastic changes to its oncampus experience. Over a quarter mile worth of plexiglas barriers installed in highcontact areas, the school erecting disinfecting stations and creating isolation rooms for students who test positive. The school is limiting the number of students who can live on campus. When they return to residence halls, everyone will have their own single room but even with additional precautions the student body president understands her peers will have their concerns. To me student safety is the priority, and we have to focus on that. Reporter the coursework changed too. One professor Teaching Online classes has shifted her approach. I would typically have them come out in the field and draw an excavation unit. I cant have them do that now, so what i have them do is draw the dirty dishes in their sink. Reporter a new season for ucfs notable Football Team is a big question mark. For good morning america, im will reeve, abc news, orlando. We get the latest on Tropical Storm fay moving up the east coast with winds hitting 50 Miles Per Hour. Rob is tracking its path, its timing. Good morning to you again, rob. Reporter good morning, t. J. Weve been waiting for it to develop and it blossomed overnight. Now with 50mileperhour winds south of cape may, new jersey, by about 50 to 100 miles, already delaware, maryland, getting slammed with rain, four to five inches. There you see the intense rain bands. Tropical storm warnings up from all of the new jersey coast, long island and connecticut where i stand. Here is the track, Atlantic City right up the gut of new york harbor then up the hudson. You dont see that every season. Should be a Tropical Storm. We dont expect a lot of strengthening. But it could have some tornadoes especially east of the center line and obviously a lot of rain flooding potentially not just with this but another line of storms coming through tomorrow afternoon across the northeast. George . Rob, thanks very much. Coming up, a closer look at huge disparities in maternal care for women of color. An important story. Well also switch gears and tell you how to get the right fit while buying online during a pandemic. And our gma Concert Series continues with shaggy. There you go. Gmas morning menu sponsored by u. S. Bank. Let u. S. Bank turn your new inspiration into your next pursuit. Turn your new inspiration into your next pursuit. 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First it was our june book the vanishing half and now our july book sex and vanity written by the same author as crazy rich asians will become a movie with sony picture getting the rights after a fierce bidding war with other studios. Author kevin kwan is on a roll and debuted it a couple weeks ago and it became a New York Times bestseller the same day. The book follows the story of a young woman who finds herself torn between two men and if its like anything like crazy rich asians, it should be a monster hit. That movie earned 240 million worldwide. We will be sitting down with author kevin kwan to talk sex, vanity, so much more coming up on tuesday. Thats on gma. Cant wait for that. Also in the news this morning, katy perry giving us something to smile about, dropping the first single from her upcoming album. Both of which are called smile. Take a listen. Yeah, im praying for its been a while but now i got back the smile im so grateful reporter all right, i like it. Nice fun beat there. Its interesting, katy explained the new song was written in 2017 when she was going through a very dark time in her life and felt like she lost her smile. She says the new album which features a very whimsical cover is all about that journey for her back to the light and you know she does have a lot to smile about. In just a few weeks shes giving birth to a baby girl with her fiance Orlando Bloom and her new album drops on august 14th. You can listen to the full song or preorder smile on spotify, apple music or amazon music. And finally, the perfect feelgood story for this friday. Watch this video. The dog groomer that youre seeing there, she was so sad after losing her beloved dog, her own dog, she doesnt know it but that dog that shes grooming right there in the video, thats actually a gift from her coworkers. Watch her reaction when they give her the usual doggie gift bag they give all their grooming clients. Listen up. What is this . Its a take home bag. What are yall doing . Its a take home bag. I dont have a dog yet. No reporter yeah, that video getting so much love. More than 500,000 views. Everyone sending love to the little dog named cotton and her new fur mama and, everybody, tgif. We made it through a great week and hope you have a good weekend, george. Thank you, lara. You too. Well switch gears to our gma cover story. Its about the glaring disparities facing women of color seeking maternal care in the united states. Highlighted by the heartbreaking story of a 26yearold new york woman. Lets bring in janai norman for more on this. Reporter good morning. This is not a new issue. The data has been around for years. Statistics are staggering. Serena williams even shared her experience during childbirth when she said hospital staff ignored her concerns about a pulmonary embolism, but the disparity in care is costing black women their lives. Uhoh reporter tragedy in the maternity ward. This 26yearold woman was past her due date when she went to the hospital for a routine checkup and never went home. Seen here in these pictures from a Gofundme Pages she passed away during an emergency csection before ever getting to meet or hold her baby girl chloe. The hospital telling abc news, the citys Public Health system recognizes the disproportionate increased burden that black and brown patients face during childbirth. We are devoted to understanding the causes and are committed to addressing this unexpectable disparity. Amber rose isaac also died following an emergency csection in a new york city hospital. Just days after posting on social media about her experience with what she called incompetent doctors during her pregnancy. She was ignored time and time and time again. Shes voiced her concerns. Reporter ambers partner, Bruce Mcintyre is now raising their 2monthold baby boy alone, and he says ambers death was preventable. The hospital says 94 of our deliveries are minority mothers and montefiores Maternal Mortality rate of 0. 01 is lower than new york city and national averages. Any Maternal Death is a tragedy. These heartbreaking stories just the latest examples of staggering statistics. Black women in america die giving birth nearly three times more than white women. Check your implicit bias. Reporter dr. Jennifer lincoln is an ob gyn who is trying to bring attention to the problem on tiktok. We have so many other studies that show that black people with undertreated for pain. They wait longer in the emergency room. They are less likely to be taken seriously. So what do you think can be done for medical professionals already out there to address this . I still have to stop myself every time im caring for somebody who looks different than me, and i always check and i say, am i delivering the same level of care here . Reporter this mom says she was temporarily left paralyzed from an epidural while giving birth to her third child. Saying her race impacted her treatment. Not only was i a mother, i was also a mother of color. So i didnt have the top of the line insurance. Right there, yeah, i had two going against me. Reporter she is now a doula hoping to create a safe and comfortable experience for future mothers. A part of me loves the fact that i went through it. If i hadnt, i wouldnt be following my passion that i love so much today in regard to it. Reporter as for bruce, hes found healing by launching save a Rose Foundation honoring amber and aiming to combat and dismantle systemic flaws within the Health Care System but says it kills him thinking about his son growing up without his mother. George . Of course it does. Important to shine a light on this issue. Thanks, janai. Lets go to rob. Reporter all right, george. Beautiful morning at least to start here in coastal connecticut, but were obviously watching Tropical Storm faye. Want to show you this piece of video out of wisconsin. Our gma moment comes to you as golfers came across a sly fox and decided to have a little catch with it. Threw the ball out there and didnt really expect the fox to take the ball away. Can i have my ball . Reporter all right. Yeah, he wants to tee it up. This gma moment is sponsored by verizon. All right. Now how to shop during the pandemic when you cant get into a store to physically try on clothes. George and t. J. , take note. Finding the right bathing suit can be especially tricky, but do not worry. Guys, dont worry. Becky worley, shes got the solutions. Reporter a new summer suit, this year its probably not found on a trip to your favorite store. Hello, online bathing suit site. But buying without trying on can be a disaster, especially in a garment where fit and cut are so crucial. This may not be the year to really experiment with your swimsuits. Go with a silhouette you know and feel comfortable with. Reporter a starting point, check the brand. Style and size of a suit you already own and love. One trick when looking at a suit online, read the reviews with a detailed eye with what people say about fit. Some not only have reviews but buyers put in height and weight and the size they bought. Super helpful. I also know i need different sizes on the top than i do on the bottom. So i shop where buying separates is okay, and about different sizes i do understand in todays climate you may be purchasing multiple sizes. Be sure to know what the retailers return policy is so youre good to go when you make the return. Reporter unless youre buying from a brand and in a style you really know, skip final sale items as theyre rarely returnable. Heres my checklist. Pick one body part you love and thats your asset. Play that up big time. Now lets say you love your legs. Lets give a nod to the 80s by wearing a more high cut brief or bikini bottom. That elongates your legs. Lets say you dont love your ar arms. The great thing about it long sleeve swimsuits are very much on trend this summer. Reporter finally sun coverage is in. When you talk about swimsuits that are fashionable and flattering, knowing your body type will help you become a better online shopper. Celebrate your size and dont forget your sunscreen. Reporter reporting poolside, becky worley, abc news, oakland, california. All right. We got it. Swim trunks can be tricky for us, as well. Thats next week. Well, folks, well turn now to some secrets to buying the perfect produce. Do you really know whats the right fruit to pick out . Which peach and all that good stuff . A woman calls herself the produce hunter. Shes mastered the craft at a Farmers Market in southern california. Now shes sharing her best tips with us. Reporter Karen Beverly is the queen of the santa monica Farmers Market. Some say its the best in the country. Good morning. Do you still have potatoes in the ground . Reporter her job picking the best fruits and veggies for restaurant chefs throughout the region. I feel like she is the godmother of the market. I can ask her which is the sweetest nectarine and she will tell me which farmer has that. Reporter now giving our gma viewers the inside scoop on how to get the most from the summers bounty. First up, berries. Blackberries, a couple of little cells that are red is okay, but i want to see them, the majority of it to be truly black. And then raspberries. When you look at them in the basket, you want to have them be sitting up. Once they start to slump, it means the berries are getting soft. What you look for in Farmers Market strawberries, the red should be all the way to the cap. Reporter and what about yellow peaches . Right here around the stem, look for a golden color so that theres no green tinge. The background color underneath that blush is that golden color. Reporter color is key for cantaloupe. Youre looking below that netting to see what the color is underneath and thats how you know so if its full like a golden color or orangish you know its ripe. These cracks are a good sign too. Some fruit also show you cracks when they have high sugar. Reporter when it comes to tomatoes, its the inside that counts. Its never about beauty. I highly recommend heirloom tomatoes because the flavor is better. I like them to be firm because after a week theyll be starting to get kind of soft and then when you get home dont put them in the fridge because cold temperatures affect the texture of tomatoes. Reporter and for corn, that summer staple, she says dont open the end of the husk. Instead lightly squeeze to feel if kernels have grown from top to bottom. Its okay if the silks are brown like this, its an indicator theyre about ready to harvest, but when the silks start to get slimy or a little bit moldy, then thats a sign that the corn was harvested a long time ago. All right, a couple more tips here. Eggplant, nectarine, eggplant, your favorite, right, cecilia . Which basket would you go with . Which is the better option if you are in the store . Can i touch it . Of course, knock yourself out. I would go with everybody has a trick. I would go with this one. What would you say . I think that one. Yes, maybe that one is easier because the tops are green but thats called the top when its green it was pulled more recently. Go to the nectarines. Which ones would you go with . Go, george. The ones closest to you. Im going with the further one. George got you on this one. Hes always right. The reason we learned that years ago actually. I know. Go with what george goes with. Those spots mean it has a higher sugar content and thats what theyre called so, yes, those are the fresher ones. A lot of little tips. Everybody thinks they know. Those are real tips. The cracks on the cantaloupe, i didnt know it. George knew it. George knew it. You can get more tips on our website and tomorrow as well how to pick the best seasonal produce that lasts the longest. Coming up next here, surfer kelly slater tells us about the ride of his life. Good morning, everybody. Sonoma county will officially join the States Coronavirus watch list today. This is according to the press democrat. Negotiations are underway with the state, but it would mean an end to Indoor Dining and tasting rooms for three weeks starting monday. Keeping an eye on thick fog out there alock long the coast and look at the golden gate bridge. A west wind about 13 miles an hour. Thats your Biggest Issue for today and the next couple of mornings. Temperatures still in the 50s but some 70s showing up inland where its going to run up into the mid90s. Well have another news update in about 30 minutes but you can find the latest on our news app. Hope youre having a a great morning. If new us continues now with good morning america. Come on baby louder, louder welcome back. We are so excited for the greatest surfer of all tile, 11 world titles. Amazing. He also holds the distinction of being the youngest ever World Champion as well as the oldest ever World Champion and now he is one of the amazing athletes featured in a new documentary series called greatness code. Please welcome, guys, kelly slater. Good morning to you. Hi, guys. Good morning. Were so happy you are here. Well start off with a flashback friday and it involves well go way back to the early 1990s. It involves going headtohead with an octopus . So i hear. Its been a while. Tell us about it. That is you and an octopus. I cant see the clip but this was i did baywatch for a couple of seasons, on seven shows, and one of the brilliant story lines was that we go into a cave, and an octopus was collecting them. It was a good well, it was special. He says brilliant story lines. One the brilliant story lines, wow. Brilliant. Good sarcasm this early in the morning. But the documentary to the series were talking about stalks about pivotal moments for great athletes called greatness code. What exactly does that mean . How do you define that, greatness code . Greatness code, i think its that point in your life as an athlete that makes or breaks you, the thing that potentially makes you great at your skill, your sport. Its a moment in time that, you know, youre kind of called to duty to accomplish your goal and you can see it and youre not there yet, but you know what you have to do. Lets take a look at a clip. I really think of it like a spiritual experience for myself every day. Feeling of riding a wave, tapping that energy thats there, im not a religious person. Thats my church. My church is surfing, and theres nowhere else in the world that i get that feeling from. When did you first have that feeling when you were on a board . When did i first the first so i cant see you guys, so im not sure if were watching or listening. My first the first time i had that feeling, i was maybe about 5 years old. I remember i used to ride these styrofoam boards you bought for about 5 bucks at the little store up the street and i was riding a wave and a guy said, how do you stand up on that thing . I said, i dont know, im really light. Just stand up and ride and maybe when i was about 8, my dad first really saw me surf a wave and i did some maneuvers that felt like i was doing the right thing. You make it look so easy. We know surfing is set to be in the olympics for the first time in tokyo. You are an alternate on the u. S. Team. So what about 2024 . You thinking ahead at all . Well, im still thinking about next year. Well see both the guys ahead of me, kind of the man to beat these days. From san clemente, california, he threatened the world titles. I was just behind those guys and they both had injuries, numerous injuries for john and one last year for him so im trying to stay healthy in case that spot opens up, but i didnt surf my way on and just said 2024 is another deal. Theyll probably be running it. Itll be in france but well compete in tahiti, theyre saying, which is a french territory at a really dangerous amazing wave which ive had a lot of success at. Im not looking forward to being pro four years from now, would be basically retired but would probably be the oldest olympic athlete if i made the team. Wow. Well, we are cheering you on, whatever you decide to do. Thank you, kelly slater. All episodes of greatness code available to stream on apple tv plus. Hey, lara. Hey, so were going to move on now to the trailblazing brazilian model, valentina sampaio, who is the first openly transgender model to pose for victorias secret. Well,now another first. Shes featured in the Sports Illustrated swim suit issue, and Erielle Reshef is back. Fwor good morning, erielle. Reporter good morning. This is a year of breaks for the Transgender Community and now valentina is yet another agent of change making history as the first transgender model to grace the prestigious pages of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. The Sports Illustrated illustrated swimsuit issue, one of the most can coveted annual modeling gigs in the world and now with its 58th edition, s. I. Making history featuring brazils valuen tee valentina sampaio. The first transgender woman to grace the magazines iconic pages. Just describe how you felt when you first got the phone call . Were you surprised . I was so surprised and i feel, oh, my god, really . Like a dream. This is me a lot. To me and not just for myself but to all the lgbtqplus community. Reporter growing up trans in northern brazil in a family of fishermen, one of seven children, valentina says she struggled to find her place. Everything about valentina is remarkable. Her incredible beauty to her strength of character, her bravery to pioneer this conversation. Reporter bravery born from plenty of heartache and disappointment. Losing jobs simply because of her gender identity. It hasnt been easy. Early on i had a highprofile modeling job, where once they realized, i was suddenly fired. Reporter she persevered with the support of her family propelling herself to the pinnacle of her career. What would your message be to others in the Trans Community . I would say that its hard, but you have to keep strong. Reporter valentina with a clear message to the millions all over the world who will see her groundbreaking shoot. We all are human, and i love to see people, brands and companies more open to the community with compassion and respect. Reporter valentina tells me her mom has always been her greatest inspiration. I can relate to that and she says she has not yet seen this magazine. As you heard there she hasnt even told most of her family she was chosen for the issue. Shes excited to see it. Im sure they will be proud of her. Its going to be out soon, lara. So great, erielle. Thank you so much. And that issue, the Sports Illustrated swimsuit 2020 issue will be on stands july 21st. You can see the exclusive reveal of the cover monday right here on gma. Coming up on gma, shaggy and sting performing for you. Dont go anywhere. Welcome back t new jersey is in phase 2 of reopening which is good news for people who want to take a summer break. Rob has more on one of the states top destinations, Atlantic City. Hey, rob. Hi, cecilia. Just a stones throw from new york city. Ill pick you up on the way from the show. This is great news for travelers who enjoy the beach, boardwalk, Outdoor Dining or luck at the tables. Our sponsor caesars rewards is opening its casinos, hotels and Outdoor Dining restaurants so thats great news. The fun is back along with some new safety precautions that sort of make all the guests feel like a winner. Reporter after more than 100 days of being shuttered during the pandemic, Atlantic City is back. To be able to open the doors and see people enjoying themselves. Hear the clang of a slot machine win a big jackpot, its exhilarating and cant tell you how good that feels. Reporter taking all precautions, our sponsor caesars with over 8,000 team members is carrying out extensive cleaning and sanitizing protocols every day to ensure the safety of their guests. All team members wear a mask and all guests once they enter the building are required to wear a mask. Reporter with Indoor Dining on hold the casinos are opening restaurants outside at their three Atlantic City properties, ballys. Caesars and harrahs resort. So guests can enjoy an openair meal. We have Gordon Ramsay on the roof and do it on our pool rooftop and created guys chop house at ballys and caesars, we have neros Outdoor Dining. Its phenomenal. Reporter with a third of the population living within driving distance caesars provide a nice place to get away. Looking forward to just creating new memories with everyone that comes down and chooses to enjoy caesars in Atlantic City. Love the jersey shore and Atlantic City is always a must stop. Head down there tonight after Tropical Storm fay goes through, big waves happening right now. Time for our summer Concert Series. Shes been singing to me all morning. Shhh. Because its shaggy. You cant help but start singing. The grammy winner is one of the top three most streamed artists of alltime on spotify, and one of the fliest, clearly, celebrating the release of his new album shot shot 2020. Hot shot is 20 years old. Can you believe it . Youve been in the game a long time. Boy, i been yeah, ive been around. It doesnt feel like it because these songs are so recurrent on radio constantly, its 20 years already . Why did you want to update . Some of your biggest hits are from the album. Why did you want to dust not dust them off but update them in some way . I was asked to do an anniversary almost a remaster of it to commemorate the anniversary. I was like, i dont know that want to do it. I said why dont i rerecord them. Put new production on them. New vocal and present them to these younger audiences because theres so many young people that are doing tiktoks to like it wasnt me and some are doing it and they werent born when it was out so i want them to experience what we did in our time, but, you know, just the way they do. Now you mentioned tiktok. Have you seen this banana drop challenge . Have you seen this thing . Clearly you have. If people dont know, people dont know, your album includes banana with a new take on Harry Belafontes song. There are a lot of videos to your song uploaded. What do you think about it . Absolutely wonderful. Big ups to conkarah who brought the idea to us. I was skeptical in doing it because i did it in 1996 on my album but i went ahead and produced it and created the music with me and my team and, you know, i said, wow, this kind of came out really, really good. What i really love about it is the fact that everybody who does it looks so happy. Its like a family affair. Thats what we need in these times. A good point. You make us happy every time youre a guest on gma. So good to see you and we are going to listen to the performance now, shaggys International Number one hit angel, featuring sting. Ladies and girls, treat them like diamonds and pearls and wonderful ladies around the world. You got this. Gma. Girl, youre my angel youre my darling angel closer than my peeps you are to me, baby shorty, youre my angel youre my darling angel girl, youre my friend when im in need, lady life is one big party when youre still young but whos gonna have your back when its all done its all good when youre little, you have pure fun, cant be a fool, son, what about the long run looking back, shorty always mention said me not giving her much attention she was there through my incarceration i wanna show the nation my appreciation girl, youre my angel youre my darling angel closer than my peeps you are to me, baby shorty, youre my angel youre my darling angel girl, youre my friend when im in need, lady youre a queen and so you should be treated though you never get the lovin that you needed could have left, but i called and you heeded beg and pleaded, Mission Completed mama said that i and i dissed the program not the type to mess around with your emotion but the feeling that i have for you is so strong been together so long and this could never be wrong girl, youre my angel youre my darling angel closer than my peeps you are to me, baby shorty, youre my angel, youre my darling angel, girl, youre my friend when im in snead, lady need, lady gma. Hotshot 2020 is here today. Peace, love. Enjoy the song. Do it. We are back with our summer Concert Series with shaggy after decades of hits. He is celebrating with the release of hotshot 2020 bringing fans updated versions of his most beloved songs. Heres banana with conkarah. Yeah, whats up . Gma hotshot 2020. Daylight come and we want to go home and judging from your outlook on life i knew this would be more than just one night so we do it so we do it everybody rock to the banana beat so we do it daylight come and dem nuh wanna go home daylight come and dem nuh wanna go home girls from near and far ah request mi banana me ah di gyai dem banana farmer daylight come and dem nuh wanna go home daylight come and dem nuh wanna go home grab my banana and tell me it sweet [ singing in Foreign Language ] cest la vie [ singing in Foreign Language ] do it. Gma, hotshot 2020 coming your way out today. Shorty. Oh, your favorite. 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Today, we will make their wedding dreams come true with special guests tamron hall, jerry oconnell, rebecca romijn. Thats all next on live. And now, here are kelly ripa and Ryan Seacrest ryan it is friday, july ten, 2020. A very special day. The wedding of Rasheda Patton and anthony presley, kelly. Kelly very big day,