Best of virtual schooling in our gma cover story. Since you been gone, i can breathe for the first time Kelly Clarkson claps back. The star defending herself to a twitter troll suggesting that her busy schedule was to blame for her split. What she had to say about working hard and being a mom. She works hard for the money pandemicproof your finances, from building your savings to planning a move, how to make the smartest choices for your wallet. Weve got answers. Lifes about to get good this morning is about to get good because shania twain is performing right here, all that and more as we say, good morning, america. Good morning, good morning welcome to gma. Get ready for some inspiration because our quaranlean series is back today. Well be meeting an incredible nurse anesthetist and mom of two and learning how she dropped 65 pounds during quarantine. Major morning motivation coming up right here. Yeah, i know i need to see that as well. But first the u. S. Postal service, the motivation you look great, by the way. You dont need to see that. Positive motivation is always good, right . The u. S. Postal service sounding the alarm with a dire election warning, the agency telling more than 20 states that mailin ballots might not be returned soon enough to be counted. And this as more than 21 Million People have now been diagnosed with covid19 worldwide. Here in the u. S. , the number of hospitalized patients is falling but the number of daily deaths is up. 1,204 coronavirusrelated deaths have been reported in the United States in the last 24 hours. The fda issuing new guidelines now warning against the reliance on rapid tests. Abcs trevor ault is at a bronx testing facility with the latest. Trevor, good morning to you. Reporter good morning, dan. So here in the u. S. Cases are down, but as whit said, deaths are up, and still several months into this pandemic, some testing sites simply cannot keep up with the sheer volume of people who are trying to get tested. This morning, the onslaught of new covid19 cases is slowing slightly but still slamming several areas. We just cant hire enough people fast enough to keep up with the demand. Reporter testing delays continue to be a rampant problem. In rhode island patients like Tressie Seymour are waiting as much as ten hours for a test. Now its going on almost seven hours that ive been in my car waiting to get tested for a rapid test. Reporter Health Officials and medical workers are learning more about the virus every day. New guidelines from the cdc say patients who have recovered from covid19 dont need to quarantine or get retested for up to three months. As some schools and colleges return, the university of North Carolina has reported clusters of at least five positive cases in two different Residence Halls while the Florida High SchoolAthletic Association has voted to allow its schools to start fall sports later this month against the recommendations from medical experts. Florida Teacher William adams decided to retire at 52 instead of returning to his classroom. He says with diabetes and multiple health issues, he couldnt take the risk. It was one of the most difficult decisions ive had to make in my life. Reporter and here in new york city were taking more steps towards reopening. Indoor dining is still banned, but museums and Cultural Centers are cleared to reopen later this month, and the state is expected to release guidance for gyms reopening on monday. Whit. And all of that because the infection rate remains low in the new york city area. Thank you so much, trevor. We appreciate it. Now to those concerns from the u. S. Postal service about mailin voting and whether it can handle the potential demand in the president ial election. Abcs rachel scott is in bedminster, new jersey, where the president is spending the weekend. Rachel, good morning. Reporter whit, good morning. Yes, and those concerns coming just 80 days out from election day, the u. S. Postal service sounding the alarm that some mailin ballots might not be delivered or returned in enough time to be counted, firing off a warning letter to more than 20 states in critical battlegrounds like pennsylvania and michigan, voters are able to request voters are able to request their absentee ballots a few days out but the Postal Service calling those state deadlines too tight and it comes as the president launched a campaign against mailin voting pushing forward baseless and unfounded claims that it leads to voter fraud and even threatening to withhold funding from the u. S. Postal service until democrats meet his demands on a Coronavirus Relief package. Overnight former president barack obama had some strong words for the Trump Administration saying they are more concerned with suppressing the vote than suppressing the virus, but, guys, this is a dire warning as more and more states expand their mailin voting efforts ahead of the pandemic. Guys. A huge issue with Something Like 80 days left before the election. Rachel, thank you very much. And coming up on gma, learning pods are a Big Education trend in the middle of this pandemic but not affordable for many families. How one mother found a solution. Thats our gma cover story. And up ahead, Kelly Clarkson firing back after a twitter troll commented on her career and her split. Plus, Money Management is tougher than ever. Weve got musthave tips to pandemicproof your finances still ahead. Nsing our dishes. But every time we prerinse we waste up to 20 gallons of water. Lets end this habit. Skip the rinse. 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Shania is performing that song right here on gma. But first, the treat weve been looking forward to this morning. Janai has pop news. Lifes about to get real good. There you go. All right, it is time for pop news. It is official, john legend and Chrissy Teigen are expecting their third child. The couple confirming the news in johns brandnew music video for wild. The final shot showing chrissy holding her growing belly and john right there standing behind her. And not to be left out of course older siblings luna and miles also made appearances in the video. Chrissy celebrated the announcement by sharing another video, this one more candid cradling her belly and smiling right there. Chrissy responding to fans on twitter overnight revealing that she was surprised to learn she was pregnant the morning that johns album came out, which was also the morning that john was here on gma. Hey. Yeah, congratulations to the whole family. So exciting. Okay, pop news pop icon, rather, Christina Aguilera has dropped the music video for loyal brave true, the new song written for the live action remake of mulan. The video not only features aguilera but also images of the Disney Princess herself. Of course, this is the second time the singer is lending her voice to mulan. Her recording of reflection for the 1998 animated movie was a breakout hit, so no surprise shes back saying on instagram, quote, a very nostalgic and special moment seeing as this started it all for me leading to a record deal and the rest of my career to follow. Mulan premieres as a premium offering on disney plus on september 4th. I called her a pop icon in pop news because i think of myself as a pop icon. Pop news icon. Exactly. Finally, dennis quaid has a new addition to his family, named dennis quaid. Yeah, so the actor has adopted a black rescue cat called dennis quaid. Dan, this is right up your alley. Nice. Dennis the human heard his 6yearold namesake was at the Lynchburg Humane Society in virginia and in need of a forever home reaching out to the initially thought they were being pranked. The actor who happens to cohost the pet show opening up about his new pal saying, quote, im out to save all the Dennis Quaids of the world. We wish dennis quaid and dennis quaid a happy life together. And, dan, i know if theres a cat named dan harris oh, yeah. Daniel b. Harris. My worry is that some shelter out there is going to name a bunch of cats dan harris. A bunch of them. Overrun at my home. I would kind of like it. My wife you can add to your wayward animal farm. More cat socks. I dont think its your decision how many more cats you have. I sometimes refer to my colleagues as my wayward animal farm. Oh, stop. There you go. Im trying to get whit to stop scooting on the carpet. Anyway bad habits. Yeah, okay. Just letting the awkward laughter percolate. Now to our gma cover story, with many schools closed, families are turning to learning pods, an option that is out of reach for families without means as the New York Times reported. One mom came up with a solution and Stephanie Ramos has much more on that. Stephanie, good morning. Reporter dan, good morning. Learning pods are becoming more popular now that many schools are shifting to online instruction because of covid19, but not every family can afford it. One mom in pennsylvania says she is determined to get her kids the school help they need without having to quit her job again. When shy rodriguez chose Virtual Learning for her kids this fall, she knew she would need extra help. In the spring the single mom of two had to quit her job to help her kids with school. Finding a balance without a support system seems pretty impossible. Reporter but learning pods where a small group of parents chip in and hire a teacher would be too pricey for rodriguez, running from 30 to 100 an hour. So rodriguez came up with a more affordable idea, kind of like a modernday babysitting club. She calls it childpooling. A pod of about four families take turns having Online School at their home so parents can go to work most days. So far she has two families that are interested. Being a lowincome parent, a single parent, its not something that you have to set aside money for or, you know, worry about a bill at the end of the week or the month, and taking that stress out, thats like a big deal. Reporter learning pods have become an obsession among many parents of means, but experts say, as more parents scramble to hire athome tutors for children, there is a widening gap among those who can and cannot afford the extra help. For those not in learning pods, there are ways to make the best of what you have at home. Kids need to feel like the place where theyre going to work is a serious place that they take seriously that they respect. Reporter parenting expert Rachel Simmons recommends letting your child decorate a designated workspace just like they may at school. Another thing to do is to really think about how your child learns best. If your child is a morning person, 4 00 in the afternoon isnt the best time to start with them on their schooling. Reporter and make sure kids get time with friends either in person or at least facetime. The bottom line is that we want to keep our kids feeling safe, feeling connected and feeling invested in their learning, and if we can do those three things, our kids will be very well off at a very difficult moment. Reporter rachel has another tip, she says parents cannot have the same strict expectations that we did before the pandemic. She says, loosen the reins and decide what the expectations will be before schools begin. Dan. Thats incredibly helpful. Stephanie, thank you so much. Lets get the forecast now, rob marciano out in norwalk, connecticut. Hey, rob. Good morning again, dan. I want to show you video of some new fires out in the west. We have been talking about california. Colorado has had a few as well, and portions of i70 shut down for a time yesterday with this fire near glenwood springs, colorado, thats not far from aspen. Some of the popular hiking trails have been shut down too because of the smoke. Lake fire update, 17,000 acres burned. Some evacuations lifted but theyre obviously very close to some of the structures there and some of the homes. What we expect with this heat wave is potentially to be as bad as the one in 2006 for california. That is not good. We got red flag warnings up from the northwest to the southwest all the way in through texas and look at portland today, could see 102, 100 tomorrow. This is measured in the shade good saturday morning. Heres the view from mt. Tam. We can see a little bit of fog, increasing subtropical moisture today allowing for a little bit more cloud cover and a sea breeze kicking up today. But the heat wave continues through next wednesday. Record breaking temperatures not as many today as wednesday. And looking at an elevated risk of heat related illness and fire danger. Could see livermore break a now to Kelly Clarkson, the star clapping back, defending herself online after a tweet about her split. Janai norman joins us again with more. Good morning, janai. Just cant get enough of you. All right, so here is the back story, eva. Clarkson filed for divorce from her husband, Brandon Blackstock, back in june after seven years of marriage. Fast forward to this week when a twitter troll speculated about what caused it, and kelly spoke up. Take a look. What doesnt kill you makes you stronger reporter this morning, singer songwriter Kelly Clarkson is on the attack after a twitter troll says her marriage didnt work because shes too busy. Im still moving on, yeah, yeah reporter the riff started when the American Idol alum filled in for simon cowell on americas got talent. The tweet, which has since deleted, references clarksons recent divorce from husband Brandon Blackstock reading, now kelly is taking simons place, no wonder her marriage didnt work. Surprised she has time for her kids. Not the good old country girl we fell in love with. Kelly is the new host once again of the Billboard Music awards. She was the host last year and she also has a talk show. Reporter clarkson firing back, wow, shaming a woman who has a great work ethic, is a great mom and who steps up and fills in when a friend asks for a favor because thats actually what good old country girls do. This cant be who you are deep down. I have more faith in your heart. Aim higher, please. And all i remember is youre back kelly is the child of a divorce, so shes really careful to be a good mom through all of this. And so the internets response to clarksons tweet was immense. Her tweet receiving almost 18,000 likes and hundreds of comments of support from fans. Whit. Janai, now to an area of concern for folks nationwide. How to pandemicproof your finances, and lynn richardson, author of living check to monday the real deal about money, credit and Financial Security is here with pro tips to help you navigate these Uncertain Times from your savings account to selling your home. Lynn, thank you so much for joining us. We appreciate it. Weve got some viewer questions here and this first one is from ian in santa monica who tweeted us this saying, saving money has never been a strength of mine and just starting feels so overwhelming. Im fortunate enough to have kept my job during the pandemic, so how can i Start Building up my savings . Well, now is the time to stack your money. The average american doesnt have a thousand dollars saved but with my weekly savings plan, youll have over 1,300 saved, 1 week one, 2 week two, 3 week three, youll have 1,300 bucks. How is that . Baby steps is what youre saying. Start small and work your way up. Our next question is from eric in portland. He sent us this video. Take a look. My wife and i were thinking of selling our home before the pandemic happened. Now that the selling season is starting to slow down, should we wait until 2021, or do we still have time to put our home on the market . Lynn, a lot of people asking the same question. Yeah, well, right now home buying searches are up 950 on google, so if youre going to do it, move now. Look at the trends in your area. Get a market analysis, and then get to that house, declutter, remove things, get rid of the junk. Get that home in movein ready condition. You never know who is looking. All right. Our next question here from brittany in minneapolis and, again, on video. Money is tight for so many of us, and it doesnt look like its getting any easier. What advice do you have about skipping credit card, mortgages and auto payments . Lynn . Wow, its yeah, its still the time to stack your money. Contact your creditor, make sure you record the date, the time, the name and the extension of the person you speak to. Ask for the maximum allowable extension of time to pay. Two months, three months, four months, then ask what happens at the end of that extension. Be patient. If you dont get the answers youre looking for, ask for a manager. You may be on the phone with them for hours, but dont get upset with anyone. Call back the next day because many creditors are changing their policies day by day. But the key there you pointed out, you have to actually ask the questions, and you have to know what youre dealing with. You cant just let those payments slide. Lynn, thank you so much. We truly appreciate it. Well talk to you soon. Thank you. All right, dan and eva, over to you. Thank you, whit. Coming up, how one inspiring woman dropped the weight while in quarantine and how you can too. Weve got a whole new installment of our quaranlean series. Youre going to see a great reveal coming up. And up ahead, how to keep your pup healthy and happy in summer heat. Weve got three pet police tips youll need to know. I just want to see the video. Plus, selena gomez is inviting viewers into her kitchen. Weve got the details on her new show, selena chef, and more of the weekends most bingeworthy entertainment with janai norman. Keep it here. Much more of gma coming up. The evening falls announcer next week youre invite odd celebrate summer with drum roll, please gloria, hugh, tyler, russell, angelina, and look out, george, ali is here too. Plus, wait for it. The one, the only mariah next week. Celebrate summer with good morning america. D morning america. 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Power has been restore today the 220,000 pg e customers who lost power last night after a day of record breaking heat. State power grid operators declared a stage three electrical emergency last night due to increased electric demand. It was unable to notify customers in advance of the widespread outages and rolling black outs. Pg e has not said if they will be having anymore rotating Power Outages this weekend. But we are of course following this heat wave so lets go ever to meteorologist lisa argen with the latest. Hey, liz. About a halfdozen records yesterday and today not as many. We have a sea breeze and high clouds moving later today but certainly mild out there right now. 74 in oakland going for a high of 88 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 0 apr financing for up to five years on select models and exclusive lease offers. Thats got an 80s vibe. Back with that brandnew music video from miley cyrus. Her single midnight sky just dropped on friday. Weve got more on miley in binge this. First though, some of the top headlines that were following this morning. While the number of Covid Patients in americas hospitals is falling, the number of daily deaths is unfortunately rising. 1,204 americans have died because of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, and worldwide more than 21 Million People have now been diagnosed with covid19. The fda now warning against the reliance on those rapid tests saying that they are less sensitive than other tests. U. S. Officials reporting that a team of fbi investigators are making their way to lebanon this weekend to help with the investigation into that massive explosion in beirut that killed close to 180 people earlier this month. Investigators want to know what started a fire that ignited 3,000 tons of ammonium nitrate. And more problems for the Popular Video sharing app tiktok. Lawyers have now recommended lawyers have now amended a Class Action Lawsuit against the company to include allegations that tiktok has been sharing users videos with facebook and google without their consent. The app is already under fire for allegedly collecting information about users and reportedly sending that data to servers over in china. All right, it is saturday morning. So its time now for [ air horn ] binge this, and janai has got everything you need in entertainment. Yeah, all right. Thats what i like deejay whit. Weekend plans, we got you covered. Peoples Senior EditorBreanne Heldman is breaking down the best and the buzziest entertainment. Breanne, thank you so much for joining us. Thanks for having me. Lets start with tv shows. What are you loving right now . I am living for selena chef. This is Selena Gomezs cooking show created in quarantine. Its actually kind of a Silver Lining of the quarantine era. I turned this on thinking, eh, its going to be fine, ill be able to multitask, and i was completely charmed and transfixed. I could not stop smiling. She comes off as so relatable. She makes mistakes. Shes wearing her sweat pants, and shes appropriately grossed out having to cut into a raw octopus. Yeah. Episodes available now on hbo max with new episodes coming on thursdays. It looks like shes about as skilled in the kitchen as i am. All right. Breanne, if youre looking for a movie, what do you suggest . Magic camp on disney plus is adorable. It is giving me all the Disney Channel original movies vibes that i need right now. It stars adam devine who plays an outofwork magician tapped to teach at a summer camp. Also teaching that summer is another magician played by gillian jacobs. They are rivals, they are exes. You can guess whats going to happen, but that doesnt matter because the real standout here is the kids who are acting in the camp and the magic tricks, including one hilarious moment with some lucky charms you are not going to want to miss. Yeah, i think i could probably get into that. And how about music . Tell us what you recommend. It is time to dance, guys. First up is Gloria Estefans new release brazil 305. This is her first album in seven years, and she has still got it. The album features reimagined hits all with a samba flavor that im going to be shaking it up to all weekend, i assure you. Also on repeat this weekend is that miley cyrus song we were talking about. Midnight sky dropped friday along with a super sexy, super 80s music video that she directed herself. She said that the track is inspired by music icons like joan jett, debbie harry and stevie nicks, and it definitely reminds me of the song stand back by stevie nicks, so thats spot on. The song also includes some juicy little tidbits, little hints that some of her exes including kaitlynn carter and cody simpson. Ah, and that brazil 305, those are the island vibes i need while were stuck at home and cant travel. Thanks for that, though, breanne. We appreciate it. Be sure pick up this weeks episode of people, its their family issue on newsstands nationwide. Guys, we could get down to that gloria estefan. Technically manhattan is an island, though. Its a different vibe. Whit. Yeah. I need that like that was my salsa. Dont start, dan. I need tropical fruit and drinks with umbrellas. Yes, thank you. Thanks, janai. Coming up, protect your pup from the summer heat. Three pet police tips you need to keep your furry friend safe. Wait, is that nail polish . A little nail polish, yeah. You do it with your cats, dan. Well explain. Stand by for that. Also up ahead, want to use a quarantine to get quaranlean . One nurse and mom of two is telling us how she did it. 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Our pets love the outdoors, but as the summer heats up get it. Reporter our Furry Friends need to play by the rules, so we brought in trainer, brandon mcmillan, to help lay down the puppy law. First up, probable paws. Pads cannot take as much heat as what people think. Youre wondering why your dog is kind of prancing. Its actually because their pads are getting burned. Reporter heres how to keep your puppys pads cool. Find out if the pavement is too hot. If you can touch it for ten seconds without your hand getting burned, its probably good enough for your dog. You always have to keep in mind also that a blacktop is way hotter than a sidewalk. Second offense, not enough day drinking. While we cant do a breath test, we can do a scruff test. What ill do is ill kind of pull the scruff up like that, now, if you notice when i let it go, it goes back right away. Reporter that means theyre well hydrated. If it doesnt go back immediately, thats a sign of dehydration. So how do we keep them hydrated . Ice cubes are a great way. You can also do flavored ice cubes. The other thing to keep in mind is the temperature outside. A lot of dogs are not built for high heat. Your huskies, your shepherds. Reporter the third offense, swimming without training. Everyone thinks that pool training means that youre teaching the dog to swim. Your dog already knows how to swim. Theyre natural swimmers. Reporter but they need an escape plan. Put a bowl of treats. Teach him to exit on the shallow end because the steps are bigger and much more reliable for the dogs to remember and see the steps right there and exit and get the treats. Reporter with that, you have the right to remain in summer. Also important for summer safety properly grooming your dogs. Their coat just doesnt differ by color and length, but some dogs are double coated like huskies and shepherds. The extra layer warms them in the winter, but they will easily overheat in the summer so these dogs are meant to be in the heat too long, brandon says, you want to groom that undercoat completely out. The other thing to keep in mind some dogs like flatfaced dogs like i have, they dont do well in the heat anyway so be careful with them as well. Lets get a check of our weather to find out how its going to be for our friends lets check in with rob marciano. Hes got a little fur going of his own. Yeah, did someone say grooming . Part of our Furry Friends. You know, we took an instagram vote, and 53 voted for me to shave the beard, but, you know, this is america, and the Electoral College said, dont shave, so here we are. I want to know who the Electoral College is. Plus, its a complicated system. Im still trying to figure out our current voting system. All right, lets show you the tropics, guys. I feel like a castaway survivor. Right now Josephine Kyle is just off the coast of the u. S. But thats going out east so were watching josephine heading toward the east coast, but were pretty confident that it will weaken and maybe be pulled off by a front and bermuda may get hit with some rain and wind. But it doesnt good saturday morning. Areas shaded in red is where were going to see excessive heat 25 degrees above average. For temperatures well into the 100s. So high clouds theyre chanting for the beard here. Four more years, four more can you hear them . I think theyre saying bring the shears. Yeah, yeah, bring the shears. Speaking of castaway, i feel like rob is going to start screaming, wilson, wilson. Wilson, i have made fire. Thats right. He can go on, but were going to cut him off. Coming up here, our quaranlean series is back. How one woman dropped the weight in quarantine. You dont want to miss her story next. Coming home with me oh baby sfloo ome with me oh baby were back with a new installment of our quaranlean series. This morning were going to meet an incredible nurse anesthetist, sorry, ive been struggling with that word all morning, but nurse anesthetist and mom of two, she went on a remarkable weight loss journey and served as well on the front lines of the pandemic. Take a look. I just was very unhappy with how i was feeling, so i knew i had to make a change. Reporter 31yearold Alison Miller made a new years resolution to get healthy. For this mother of two and nurse anesthetist, that commitment made all the difference when the pandemic hit. It definitely was very stressful seeing how sick some of these patients were. I ultimately just wanted to optimize my body to the best i could. Reporter alison lost 65 pounds since january. How did she do it . With exercise as her medicine and a lowcarb high protein diet as her fuel. Just to say ive lost 65 pounds, but that does not come near how excited about how i feel. Reporter and were excited to reveal alisons transformation right now. All right, lets do it. Heres the big reveal. Here is alison before she dropped the weight and then after losing 65 pounds. Whoa. Shes ripped. She is ripped. Here is alison now joining us live to talk about this major transformation. Alison, first of all, congratulations. Second of all, thank you for your service on the front lines as a health care hero, and then, third, can you please walk us through your stats . How did you get this done . Good morning to you guys, and thanks for having me. So since the beginning of the year, i have actually done over 200 rides on my bike, roughly 1,500 miles and i was able to burn over 73,000 calories and thats all been over 34 consecutive weeks of exercise for me which has just been the time i needed to get myself back into good fitness and ultimately lose 65 pounds. Amazing. Wow. Your story is so inspirational because a lot of people are struggling right now at home in quarantine. Theyre not eating the right way. But if theyre looking for motivation now, what is your best advice for people out there to lose weight . So the biggest thing for me has been accountability. So at the beginning of the year i actually started a 12week weight loss challenge, and its helped keep me on track. Im super competitive in nature, so that also helped, and i actually extended it another eight weeks, so ultimately after all this was done, i made a lifestyle change for myself, so its been awesome. Riding with a buddy or a group of people has really helped me, especially on those days that i havent wanted to get up and get going, and ive actually been able to refer several people throughout this whole process, so thats been awesome. And id say secondly, find an exercise that you enjoy doing because if you dont enjoy it or love it, youre not going to want to do it and stick with it. For me for me, i just i want to be a positive role model for my kids in terms of fitness, and i want them to know that exercise and Healthy Eating is very important, and at the end of the day i just want them to know they have a healthy, strong and confident mom. So very cool. And youve inspired us all, so to honor your successes this far, we are presenting you with a special award. We have a medal right here on the table that we are going to send to you recognizing your 34 consecutive weeks straight of riding. That is such an accomplishment. Congratulations to you. Congratulations, alison. Congratulations. Thank you so much for having me. I appreciate it. Thank you for the inspiration. And i just do want to amplify one point she made, which is that the stats are one thing, but shes really proud of how she feels every day, and that is incredible. Absolutely. So thank you again, alison. Congratulations. The medal is on the way. Coming up here on gma, shania twain is performing just for us. Shes going to be surrounded by Music History singing on Freddie Mercurys piano with guitars all around her from b. B. King, santana and nile we know these are challenging times. Rest assured, you are not alone. Weve all had to adapt. And with summer here, your energy bills might go up with rising temperatures. Together, we can save energy and money. Try closing your shades during the day. Setting your ac to 78 or higher. Or cooling off with a fan when you can. United we are always stronger. Stay well, california, and keep it golden. You can adjust youriggest sacomfort on both sides. Eep your sleep number setting. Can it help me fall asleep faster . Yes, by gently warming your feet. But can it help keep me asleep . Absolutely, it intelligently senses your movements and automatically adjusts to keep you both effortlessly comfortable. Will it help me keep up with mom . You got this. So you can really promise better sleep . 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I wasnt just broken i was shattered i trusted you so much youre all that mattered you no longer love me, and i sang like a sad bird i couldnt move on, and i think you were flattered oh, lifes about joy lifes about pain its all about forgiving and the will to walk away im ready to be loved and loved the way i should lifes about, lifes about to get good oh, lifes about to get good oh, lifes about to get good oh, lifes about to get good the longer my tears fell the wider the river it killed me that you would give your life to be with her i had to believe that things would get better it was time to forget you forever oh, lifes about joy lifes about pain its all about forgiving and the will to walk away im ready to be loved and loved the way i should lifes about, lifes about to get good it took me so long to be strong but im alive strong but im alive good morning, everyone. Im liz kreutz. Happening tonight the glide legacy gala is going virtual for its 11th annual event. Musician, activist and filmmaker Michael Frante will be honored during the celebration. You can donate right now on glides website for tonights event which starts at 8 00. Happening today a big virtual tribute for the rosie the riveter world war ii Homefront Historical National Park iprichmond. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the end of world war ii and the 20th anniversary of the founding of the historical park. Last week people were invited to post tribute messages and photos to the park volunteer rosies, and today the virtual rally tributes can be viewed on the rosie the riveter trust facebook and instagram pages. The event celebrates the legacy of rosie the riveter and those who joined the work force during world war ii. Their groundbreaking efforts were critical to the war and breakthroughs for women in the workplace. Lets get over to meteorologist lisa argen for a look at the weather. Good morning to you. Can you make out the clouds here in San Francisco . 67 right now, 77 in oakland. It is 70 in half moon bay. Blue sky here, though, and numbers are in the low 80s concord and livermore. Were on our way to a very warm day, already warmer than yesterday at this hour by 5 degrees at the coast. Our dangerous heat wave continues with an excessive heat warning until 9 00 p. M. On wednesday where our inland valleys once again will be well over 100 degrees. Well detail the weekend forecast and the week ahead next. All right, lisa, thank you. Up next the heat stressed the states power grids, the limits with rolling black outs in parts of the bay wrir and this on top of declining sales in its important californians have health coverage. If youve lost health insurance, covered california can help. You may even get financial help to pay for your health insurance. Just visit coveredca. Com today. Building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. This is abc7 news. Good morning everyone. Saturday august 15th, im liz kreutz. Thank for joining us. A day in the heat and of course the Power Outages we saw late last night because of it. Lets devoget over to lisa arge tracking it all. Bit of a Silver Lining. San jose a few kwlouds there. Subtropical moisture yes it is going to add to relative humidity but also dim some of the sun. 77 the