the shooting in austin was a low point during a weekend that also saw violence during marches in seattle and portland. and today the nation's capital says good-bye to congressman john lewis. the civil rights giant and long-time lawmaker lies in state at the u.s. capitol this morning. in a few hours, hundreds of mourners will pay their respects. those are some of the top stories on this morning, monday, july 27th. good morning, everyone. kenneth moton is still enjoying his birthday and getting a well-deserved two days off. so we have alex presha joining us from d.c. that's why he looks so familiar. you are coming to us from the nbc station in san diego. this industry is small. >> pretty small. >> so take a look at this clip. yeah, do you recognize her? megan tevrizian. we recruit from that nbc station up here. >> this was my first time on the desk in san diego. i was with megan. >> really, oh my god. we love to see it, we love to have you here. >> full circle. >> we have him the next two days. we begin this half hour with the ongoing battle against the coronavirus and its deadly grip on the country. >> the governor of kentucky is expected to announce new restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of the virus. some beaches on long island, new york, reached capacity before noon sunday and had to be closed to additional visitors. fema is issuing a call for medical reinforcements. here's abc's andrew dymburt. >> reporter: as the number of coronavirus cases continues to rise across much of the country, fema reporting that five states -- arizona, california, florida, louisiana, and texas -- are in need of skilled medical professionals. the devastating toll in the u.s. now surpassing 146,000, more than 1,000 covid fatalities a day for the past five days. in florida, nearly 8,000 children under the age of 17 testing positive for the virus in the past week. 9-year-old kamora linham the state's youngest tragedy. her family says she had no underlying health conditions. >> until we have it under control, we cannot afford to put our kids in school, because we will have many more deaths. >> reporter: officials in the sunshine state looking for ways to reopen bars and restaurants, something that has some health experts concerned. >> reopening a bar in this environment is really irresponsible. >> if we open up bars now, they're basically saying good-bye to schools for all of the fall. >> reporter: florida surpassing new york, now second behind only california in number of covid-19 cases. >> our objective is to kill this virus. a shelter-in-place, as difficult as it will be, is the medicine we need to take. >> reporter: 15 states reporting problems with testing, some people waiting up to 19 days for results. >> in august we'll have 50 million tests available. everyone who needs a test, we're prioritizing that and they will get it. >> reporter: with millions of americans out of work, many are relying on the $600 a week federal pandemic unemployment compensation, a benefit set to expire this week. >> the original unemployment benefits actually paid people to stay home. >> that's not true. there are people that would gladly work. but that $200, $187, does not cover rent, it doesn't help us eat. >> reporter: andrew dymburt, abc news, new jersey. >> thank you for that, andrew. and later this half hour, our own medical expert will weigh in on why he does not think children are any more at risk now than earlier in the pandemic. president trump is facing plunging approval ratings with the election now just 99 days vety of e coronavis, the president greeted supporters near his new jersey golf club, handing out campaign hats without wearing a mask. the president is trailing presumptive democratic nominee, joe biden, in crucial battleground states, including michigan, florida, and arizona. states he carried in 2016. with millions of americans out of work, many voters say economic recovery is a key issue. overnight, hurricane douglas is making its way past the hawaiian islands, passing north of the major islands. some residents couldn't resist the chance to ride the incredible waves, but others are headed for public shelters. the red cross needed help to staff them. the coronavirus health emergency has cut into the number of red cross volunteers. each shelter will have a separate room for those infected with the virus or showing symptoms. temperatures will be checked as people arrive. and they should bring masks and other supplies. >> we are implementing physical distancing protocols in all of the shelters, and it's very important for you to have that material if you seek shelter on oahu or any of the shelters across the state. >> even the fema officials who came to hawaii to help are in quarantine, quarantining for 14 days. they've had to communicate from a distance. the governor says hawaiians are responding well to the emergency. residents of south texas will be cleaning up from another hurricane. hanna is just a tropical depression now, but it left flooding and storm damage in its wake, and more flooding is the greatest danger today. the power outages and other problems are hampering the region's response to the surge in coronavirus cases. the federal government has said it will provide assistance with the hurricane's aftermath and debris pickup starts today. let's find out where these two storms are headed now. >> accuweather's marvin gomez has those details, marvin? good morning. >> mona, alex, we have hurricane douglas that continues to move mainly to the west across the northern edge of the hawaiian islands. heavy rainfall could still prode melash fod another area of growing concern, the central atlantic. we have this tropical wave which could become the ninth named storm system of the hurricane season for this year. you can see we have multiple different scenarios that this system could take, so it is an area that we need to closely monitor. now in the south-central u.s., hanna is a matter of the past, but we still have some lingering moisture coming from the gulf which could produce a few thunderstorms across the south-central u.s. mona, alex? >> marvin, thank you. and the faa and ntsb are looking into the cause of a small plane crash into a residential neighborhood near salt lake city this weekend. three of the six people aboard were killed, the other three injured, along with one person on the ground in her home. abc's zohreen shah has those details. >> reporter: authorities investigating this fiery scene. a small plane plunging into this utah home. >> a plane just crashed into the house of our neighbors. six people on board the piper pa-32, debris scattered in this backyard. the crash saturday afternoon killing three, including the pilot and his 9-month-old baby girl. the pilot's wife and a 2-year-old in critical condition. also among the injured, a 72-year-old woman inside the home. >> seven to ten patients with possibly some trapped in the structure. >> reporter: neighbors feeling the impact. >> i thought it was going through my front room window. i was in the shower and i thought, what is that noise? sounds like an airplane. >> reporter: an initial report on the crash could take up to two weeks. as of now, the ntsb is not sending out a team because of covid concerns, their investigators relying on footage from authorities. zohreen shah, abc news, los angeles. >> zohreen, thanks for that. now to england and a saint bernard on the receiving end of a rescue. that's daisy right there you see being carried down from a mountain along england's northwest coast. the 120-pounder collapsed friday while coming down england's highest peak with her owners. crews gave her some treats to calm her down. >> so cute. >> good doggy. officials in quebec found a creative way to present a check to a lottery winner without violating social distancing rules. >> they got a human-sized robot, look at this, to do it for them. the robot, designed by montreal technology students, safely hand-delivered the check for nearly $4.5 million. lottery officials say no human hands touched the check for 72 hours before the presentation. >> looks cool, but hopefully they didn't send her the bill for that one. they know she got money now. now for a few moments in the life of a hungry bear. >> check out this cub in the poconos. decided to go for a bird feeder for a meal. then it switches over to another one before deciding to go look elsewhere. >> he's just looking for the "bear necessities." we've been doing a lot of bear stories. don't quote me on this one, google it yourself, but i feel like they're preparing for hibernation? isn't that how it works? >> eat as much as they can? >> trying to get as much as they can, or maybe it's just summer and he wanted some refreshments. we don't know, we keep seeing them. we love those stories, though. coming up, why one medical expert says we're already in the second wave of the coronavirus. plus the brand-new biography that's taken britain by storm. what insiders in the book are now saying about why harry and meghan high-tailed it to america. later, remembering a hollywood legend. the passing of the last remaining cast member of "gone with the wind." gry is into helping them work together on a project. kiera suggests they use hands on circuitry. sorry for the confusion, hands-on circuitry, while zack suggests they, uh, he suggests they encourage creativity through papercraft. there you go! 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played friday shortly after testing positive for the illness. turning to the fresh concern over the spread of the coronavirus and children, i spoke earlier with dr. ryan ribiera. good morning, dr. ribiera, thank you for joining us. we've reported on the 9-year-old girl in florida who died from covid-19. she did not have any pre-existing conditions. we've also learned the positivity rate among children in florida is about 14%. there is more of a risk to children now than earlier in the pandemic? if so, why? >> i'll tell you, i'm not sure this is necessarily evidence that kids are more affected now by the disease than they were previously. we've always had quite a few children who have gotten covid. nearly 10% of covid cases so far have actually been in the pediatric population. but i think cases like this do actually bring up something that is very important, which is that while the virus itself doesn't very often lead to serious outcomes for children, there's still a lot that we don't know about what other things this virus can put children at risk for, both in the short-term and the long-term. so i think definitely we shouldn't be cavalier about exposing our children to a virus where the long-term risks are still very much unknown. >> let's talk about the increase in infections. it took 45 days to climb from 1 million to 2 million coronavirus cases earlier in the pandemic, only 16 days to jump from 3 million to 4 million cases this month. why are things speeding up now? and does it mean we're getting closer to that second wave? >> i'd say we're already in a second wave. for a lot of the country, the second wave has already come. part what was we're seeing here, there's a multiplier effect to infectious disease. when there are more people who have active infection, they're going to be able to spread it more quickly. so you see this rapid, rapid rise in cases and that's the point we're at now. this is only exacerbated if compliance with things like masking and social distancing is poor. >> lastly, dr. ribiera, this morning the first phase three vaccine trial is getting under way here in the u.s. with moderna leading the effort. tell us about phase three and the importance of this step. >> this is exciting. phase three, this is typically the last phase before approval of a vaccine. generally speaking, you've got preclinical testing that is just looking for safety, you've got phase one where it's just a handful of people just to make sure that it produces an antibody response, you've got phase two where now you've widened the number of people that you're testing it on to make sure you have a consistent response across different demographics, then you have phase three which is where we're at now, testing amongst thousands of people. this is looking for that clinical response to say, we know that it increases antibodies, but does it really prevent you from getting covid? that's what we're going to find out here over the next few months. >> our thanks to dr. ribiera. phase three sounds promising. i also talked to him about testing and the fact that some people are waiting 19 days for their test results to come back. he said 19 days is far too long to go back and do some contact tracing, so hopefully the two will level out before we get that vaccine. coming up, new speculation over the royal rift. >> a new biography with accounts from insiders why harry and meghan felt the need to break away from the royal family. ♪ they don't write 'em like that anymore ♪ ♪ no they just don't write 'em like that anymore ♪ welcome back. something new that's been written is adding fresh fuel to the firestorm of speculation swirling around harry and meghan's breakup from the rest of britain's royal family. >> a new biography features accounts from insiders on why the couple felt the need to find freedom. here's abc's julia macfarlane. >> reporter: new details surrounding that royal rift. just hours after the release of the latest extract from the new harry and meghan biography "finding freedom," prince william and kate hitting back, refuting claims made by the authors. sources close to the couple telling "the mail" they, quote, rolled out the red carpet for meghan, adding william and kate invited meghan's friends to a party before her wedding to harry, and keen tennis fan kate asked meghan to join her in her royal box at wimbledon two years in a row. the book claims to have an insider's view of the crumbling relationship between the two brothers, saying the rift began when william questioned the fast pace of harry and meghan's romance, warning harry to take his time with this girl, sending his younger brother into a rage. and the distance between the two brothers was becoming increasingly noticeable outside palace walls. >> you know, stuff -- stuff happens. but look, we're brothers, we'll always be brothers. >> reporter: the book filled with explosive allegations, including a conversation where one senior royal is even said to have described her as "harry's showgirl." another telling an aide that meghan came with a lot of baggage. >> friends i spoke to writing this book, they said being duchess different was the problem, not difficult. >> reporter: shortly after the wedding meghan's induction into royal life grew increasingly negative, and the book claims meghan was disappointed that kate never reached out a helping hand. according to the book, during the year meghan and harry lived in oxfordhamshire while their cottage was being renovated, william and kate never once visited. the relationship between the two duchesses never really progressing. >> the problems that existed between harry and william haven't been resolved in any way whatsoever. but for the two couples, i think the path ahead will be quite long before there is any resolution. >> reporter: and on friday night, ahead of those excerpts being published, team sussex released a statement ahead of those news stories saying the duke and duchess of sussex were never interviewed and did not contribute to "finding freedom." this book is based on the author's own experiences as members of the royal press corps and their own independent reporting. julia macfarlane, abc news, london. >> our thanks to julia macfarlane. a lot of allegations made in that book, and we know that much of the speculation has been around since the beginning, since meghan got into the picture. harry's not next in line for the throne, so he was kind of free to do what he wanted to do. but it's interesting that they said that she came with a lot of baggage. yeah, he came with a lot of royal baggage. >> he's royalty, right. >> so that, i can only imagine, is really hard to adjust. do i use a toothpaste that or one that's good for my teeth? now i don't have to choose. crest 3d white. it removes up to 95% of surface stains. and strengthens enamel. from the number one toothpaste brand in america. crest. all i ever got in this house is people telling me how lucky i was. and your father always favoring you and holding you up as an example. why wouldn't i tell him that his pure, darling little girl was having a dirty little affair with a married man? >> you're a sorry little [ bleep ]! >> how was i to know it would end in murder with john bean butchered? >> what a scene. that was the legendary olivia de havilland with bette davis in "hush, hush sweet charlotte" in 1964. >> the hollywood legend passed away over the weekend at the age of 104. but of course that's not what she's best known for. here's abc's linsey davis. >> reporter: she was born in japan to english parents but grew up in saratoga, california. for most of her adult life she was estranged from her sister, actress joan fontaine. they never reconciled. the public first got to know her as maid marian to errol flynn's robin hood. but she will always be remembered for "gone with the wind." >> it managed to be the happiest film experience of my whole life. >> i've never before known anyone that was really brave. i pray god things go well with you, miss millie. >> reporter: she was only 22 when she was cast as melanie, appearing with clark gable. >> i wish i could tell you what he was really like. and i regret to say i can't. >> reporter: off screen, she was a bit of a rebel, suing warner brothers over the seven-year contract system which made actors virtual property of their studios. she won a landmark decision that signaled the end of the contract system in hollywood. after the legal battle, she returned to films and dominated the silver screen in the late 1940s, receiving three nominations and winning two oscars for best actress in "to each his own" in 1946, and "the heiress" in 1949. in 2008 she received the american national medal of the arts from president george w. bush. >> her independence, integrity, and grace won creative freedom for herself and for her fellow film actors. >> reporter: independence, integrity, grace. one of the great ladies of hollywood, olivia de havilland. linsey davis, abc news. >> in a career that spanned >> what a legacy. >> exactly, leaving behind a legacy. funeral arrangements are private for olivia de havilland, but she will be remembered as a staple in hollywood. that's it for this half hour. >> follow us on facebook at wnnfans.com. follow us on facebook at wnnfans.com. this morning on "world news now," a one-two punch from mother nature. >> powerful wind and blinding rain wreaking havoc in texas as hanna makes landfall. the devastating aftermath as cities race to recover. now a second hurricane is headed straight for hawaii. also this morning, starting phase three. the nation's first large-scale vaccine trial is set to begin the race to stop the coronavirus, as nearly a dozen states see a record number of new deaths. plus, the final journey for a civil rights hero. congressman john lewis crossing the edmund pettus bridge 55 years after making history as he lies in state at the alabama state capitol before journeying to washington, d.c. later today. we'rkicking on of a brand-new series shining the spotlight on some of america's most amazing people this morning with what one couple did to get away from it all forever. it's monday, july 27th. good morning. i hope everyone had a good weekend. we are playing musical chairs this morning on "world news now" because our friend, alex presha, is joining us, filling in for kenneth moton. how are you, alex? >> it's good to be here. it's good to see you in person. >> we've been communicating virtually for so long. you guys have known alex, he seems familiar because he's part of our d.c. bureau. but, and i love this part, you are joining us from the nbc station in san diego. >> yes. >> which is my favorite city because it's my hometown, and we found out you literally lived like a mile from where i grew up. >> your high school, your home high school. >> that is true. how are you? >> i'm good. >> tell us a little bit about yourself. >> it's good to finally be here. i feel like i know the "world news now" staff, and i've been communicating because i've been filing reports with you guys are so long. this is the first time, because of coronavirus that i've seen a lot of people in person. so it's nice to finally make the journey here. >> i did steal a few of your pictures so we could show -- that is alex down in d.c. covering potus. all the major news coming out of their washington bureau. we did mention he's from san diego. so he did tell me that he adapted very fast. yeah, i stole that picture, too. you have a huge surfboard in your living room? >> a 9'6" surfboard in my living room that i can do nothing with. this is paddling la jolla. >> love it, hang ten. we'll get to know alex more as the show goes on. we begin with the latest developments in the weather. >> shelters are open in hawaii, which is feeling the force of hurricane douglas. the red cross needing help staffing the shelters. it's short of volunteers amid the coronavirus pandemic. douglas is passing north of oahu overnight, but still delivering heavy rain. >> in south texas, hanna has been downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical depression, but it's still pounding the gulf coast with heavy rain and strong winds. abc's rob marciano has more. >> reporter: hanna continuing to batter south texas with flooding rain and widespread power outages. the hurricane roaring ashore as a powerful category 1 storm. we're in the eyewall of hurricane hanna, which is making landfall right now on the coast of south texas with 90-mile-per-hour winds. this semi swaying dangerously before being blownveonto the side of the road by the high winds. port mansfield hit hard, damaging winds shredding roofs from houses, tearing structures in half. trees toppled over, blocking roads, ripping down utility lines, leaving hundreds of thousands without power. >> you have to carry him on your back! >> reporter: in corpus christi, first responders rescuing three people at the height of the storm after the boat they live on started sinking. the relentless rain inundated the rio grande valley, flooding highways and roads. rain totals topping ten inches, leaving cars submerged or stranded. just look at the damage from this storm surge. far greater than a typical category 1 storm. this iconic stretch of beach, its boardwalk and parking lot ripped apart. this concrete historic pier torn up. the other end of it, over 100 feet of it ripped into the gulf of mexico. far worse than a category 1, you would think. >> the storm surge, yeah. storm surge is what it's all about. look at how much beach we lost. we had beautiful beach. >> reporter: the surge is easing but flooding rains will continue to be a threat until this thing spins into mexico and weakens later on monday. rob marciano, abc news, corpus christi, texas. let's get a read now on the weather today for south texas and those storms. >> accuweather's marvin gomez has the forecast. good morning, marvin. >> mona, alex, we do have a hurricane across the northern part of the hawaii islands. this category 1 system will start weakening, but before it does so, it will produce some heavy rainfall which could result in flash flooding across the northern section of the islands. atlantic, we have a tropical wave that does have a high chance of development in the upcoming days. meanwhile, across northeast mexico, heavy rainfall will continue across the region, and a couple of storms across texas into monday. mona, alex? >> marvin, thank you. turning to the coronavirus hitting a grim new milestone. more than 16 million cases a across the globe. covid-19 has claimed the lives of nearly 147,000 americans and more than 4.2 million people have tested positive for the virus nationwide. abc's stephanie ramos has more. >> reporter: the devastating death toll soaring. more than 1,000 covid fatalities a day for the past five days. in florida, an alarming surge in infections among children. nearly 8,000 under the age of 17 testing positive for the virus in the past week. >> she was like none other. >> reporter: 9-year-old kamora is the latest tragedy. >> she was resilient and strong. she could put a smile on your face just by looking at her. >> reporter: her family says she had no known underlying health conditions. her family taking her to the hospital with a fever. they say she was never tested for covid. >> what did they test for, what did the doctors say could possibly be wrong? >> they gave her some kind of medicine and pretty much she went back to the house. >> reporter: kamora died two days later at home. she was tested for covid during the autopsy. the family says her story serves as a warning. >> until we have it under control, we cannot afford to put our kids in school, because we will have many more deaths. >> reporter: and with florida officials starting to look at ways to reopen bars, doctors are worried. >> any type of reopening has to be done so carefully. the idea that one is thinking about reopening a bar in this environment is really irresponsible. >> reporter: and in houston, an unprecedented 150 fatalities this month alone. >> we have had more people to die in july than in march, april, may, june combined. >> reporter: with the debate over masks raging, new video out of a violent confrontation in a san diego park. >> what are you doing? >> reporter: this man says a woman pepper sprayed him because he wasn't wearing a mask and eating in a restricted area. the woman was not arrested or charged. at least 15 states reporting covid testing problems. some people waiting up to 19 days for results. in march the president said this. >> anybody that wants a test can get a test. >> reporter: the nation's testing czar admitting that's not the case. >> what is true now is that anyone who needs a test can get a test. we are in the middle of a serious pandemic. let me be clear, we have to prioritize our testing. >> fema is asking state emergency managers for skilled medical professionals in five hard-hit states. arizona, california, louisiana, florida, and texas. they're also asking for medical supplies, technical assistance, and funding, but they say these states really need the help. stephanie ramos, abc news, new york. today, senate republicans are planning to unveil a $1 trillion coronavirus relief package as the $600 a week unemployment benefit is set to expire. they're expecting to call for a reduction of that supplemental benefit to replace about 70% of workers' former wages. the plan also offers most americans a second round of $1,200 stimulus checks. we know baseball is back, and the baseball fan nearly lost his head this weekend, even though he wasn't in the ballpark. >> take a look at this. this is saturday's giants/dodgers game in los angeles. l.a.'s will smith hits a bomb, and look at that, right off a cardboard head cutout of a fan in the stands. the fan's real name is austin donnelly. he tweeted to smith asking if he could get the ball. smith responded, sorry i almost took your head off, shoot me a d.m. and i'll hook it up for you. >> the coolest part about this was apparently donnelly spent -- i don't know about the coolest part, but he spent $300. >> expensive. >> to get his cutout behind home base? home run seats, i got it. first of all -- >> $300 not to be at the game? >> exactly. i didn't know -- i thought they were going to pay you. but hey, to each his own. coming up, an ohio man drops 200 pounds just to ride a roller coaster. >> plus how one couple from landlocked colorado transformed their lives, putting a whole new spin on working from home. what they're showing us all this morning about the boat life. but first, the farewell tour for a civil rights hero and his message of hope that sill resonates among those that walked alongside him as he made history. and resurface over time. febreze fabric refresher eliminates odors. its water-based formula safely penetrates fabrics where odors hide. spray it on your 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and wanted everybody else to do good. >> reporter: in montgomery, alabama, sunday night a service celebrating the boy from troy, a name given to lewis by martin luther king jr. among the speakers dr. bernice king. >> after my father's assassination, he was one of a few who continued to remain committed to nonviolence as a philosophy, a methodology, and a way of life. >> reporter: earlier sunday, lewis' flag-draped casket, carried by a horse-drawn caisson across the edmund pettus bridge in selma. where lewis bled for the right to vote on sunday, march 7th, 1965, when state troopers attacked him and other civil rights demonstrators as they crossed that bridge. >> he's labored, he's done his work. he's done his job, like so many others. now it's time for us to do ours. >> reporter: lewis returned to the bridge year after year, bringing bipartisan delegations with him. most notably marking the 50th anniversary of bloody sunday in 2015, walking across that bridge with president obama, who credited lewis with helping to make his presidency possible. congressman lewis will lie in state at the u.s. capitol both today and tomorrow. >> and then his funeral will be held thursday in atlanta. coming up next half hour, the blast from the past with the new twist. during our pandemic pause, with so many theaters closed, a new generation of moviegoers has eagerly embraced the drive-in, and now they're taking to it a whole new level with boat-ins. first, how another couple is using their boat as their new forever home. for bathroom odors that linger try febreze small spaces. just press firmly and it continuously eliminates odors in the air and on soft surfaces. for 45 days. ♪ rock the boat, don't rock the ♪ rock the boat, don't rock the boat, baby ♪ ♪ rock the boat, don't tip the boat over ♪ morni m one couple bringing a whole new meaning to rock the boat, baby. >> they're doing what so many of us have only dreamed of. our own will ganss is kicking on of our new special series," amazing americans," and joins us now with more. >> good morning, alex and mona. for so many of us, roxie and phil are living the dream. quit their jobs, started their own business, and run it totally remotely from their sailboat. phil johnson and roxie sears' work from home situation looks like this. and sometimes like this. that's because they work and live full-time on their 47-foot sailboat "sonder." they quit their 9-to-5 jobs a little over a year ago to hit the high seas. >> did not have sailing into the horizon on our radar. >> no, that was not the intent when we started our business. but that ended up being the reason we were able to transition to life on the boat, so we're so grateful that's how it worked out. >> reporter: roxie and phil realizing they could run their successful greeting card company totally remotely. spouses turned business partners turned shipmates. phil showing roxie the ropes, literally. >> a lot of people don't always get lucky to have their spouse love sailing as much as they do. >> i wouldn't necessarily recommend being taught by your spouse, because i think that actually made ate bit harder to learn sailing. >> most couples are fighting about what they want for dinner. you guys are learning how to sail. what did your family say? >> before the coronavirus, they thought we were crazy. after the coronavirus, they were like, wow, you are so lucky. >> reporter: more than a year into life on the boat, they've seen a lot. >> our all-time favorite is the bahamas, the grenadines and st. vincent, absolutely gorgeous, unbelievable. >> maine, the maine coast up w engld azing. >> reporter: the views from here in the hudson, fuggetaboudit. >> we were able to anchor right next to the statue of liberty. you wake up with lady liberty right out your window. like, is this my life? >> reporter: for these two, it. but it's not all smooth sailing. what are the downsides to your life? what sucks about life now? if there is anything. >> reporter: you know, on instagram or wherever, it looks like it's all just sunshine and rainbows and snorkeling and paddle boarding. behind the scenes, it's a full-time job to maintain the boat. there's so many systems. one thing is always going to go wrong, if not three things at once. >> the boat life is a compromise. for us the compromise in space and comfort. >> reporter: while anchored, phil and roxie try to stay up to date with events. they didn't know about the protests and demonstrations that were growing across the country. >> that was an interesting experience, to arrive and understand that we've really been so far out of the loop and that we'd arrived into a world that we -- you know, was forever changed and we didn't even know it. >> reporter: despite the occasional rough seas, phil and roxie wouldn't change a thing. if there are people who really want to shake up their life and do something as drastic as what you guys have done what advice would you give to people who are looking to make that jump? >> there are moments where you're away from family and friends, the refrigerator's broken, your meat is defrosting and you're just like, why are we doing this? what were we thinking? but that's momentary. because, you know, everything has a solution, and then you have those moments where you're out in the cockpit looking up at the most amazing arc of stars over the boat and you're like, this is my backyard? i get to do this? you know, so there's a lot of gratefulness that comes through even in those darkest moments. >> roxie and phil also said that anyone could make the switch to the seas like they did. they suggest making your side hustle your priority, whether that's an etsy shop or a consulting business. then take sailing lessons from wherever you are. they did it from boulder, colorado. chances are you can learn to sail wherever you are too. >> i would take that advice, but the way my motion sickness is set up? >> take a dramamine, you'll be fine. we got some adventures to discover. >> exactly. coming up, "the mix." llyour eliminate odors you've gone noseblind to for up to 30 days with the febreze car vent clip. wow, it smells good in here. so you and your passengers can breathe happy. is skincare from around the wobetter than olay? olay regenerist faced 131 premium products, from 12 countries, over 10 years. olay's hydration was unbeaten every time. olay, face anything. ♪ ♪ it is that time, alex presha. >> time for "the mix." i've been waiting for this. >> we're going to start with a story i absolutely love. if you are from ohio, you know king's island, basically six flags for ohio, is the place to be. everybody wants to go there. well, this man, his name is jared ream. he recently -- this happened last year, august 2019. he heard there was a new ride coming, but jared's been a big dude all his life. he's 6'9" and weighed over 400 pounds. that's gotten in the way of him riding his favorite roller coaster. he decided to go on a weight loss challenge, and he lost nearly 200 pounds. >> are you serious? >> i am serious. go ahead, jared. i mean, that's no easy feat. when you're 6'9", you're a big guy all around. hands are big, feet are big. but he was able to do it. >> whatever your motivation is. >> yes. >> find your motivation. good for him. >> haven't found it yet. so i've got one. and this is -- listen, breakups sometimes are bad. >> they get nasty. >> took revenge to another level. actually offering to -- soliciting people in australia to call his ex-girlfriend to make chewbacca noises. >> chewbacca? >> gave out the phone number asking folks -- he said he would pay up to $100 for the best impression of chewbacca that would call his girlfriend. >> he was hurt, he was real hurt. >> so she says, i keep getting these phone calls, strange hours of the night. but she's actually kind of taking it in jest and says she thought it was funny. >> lord. how does chewbacca sound again? >> rrrr! >> i had to make him do it, guys. well, there was a guy who got pizzas for decades. don't mess with your ex, apparently. this woman, i love this story, because we're all wearing face masks around, trying to get as creative as we can. it's hard to eat with your face mask, hard to drink wine with your face mask. one mom has the solution. check it out. she was not going to let a mask get in between her and her vino. yep, she created this out of hand sanitizer containers, whatever, the little -- >> great feat of engineering. >> i'm about to do that, you know we have a bunch lying around. makeup wipes. if you catch me opening it up. >> this last one, i call this the deer whisperer. than playing the harp. >> so beautiful. >> serenades this deer. >> wait for it, wait for it. look at little bambi. ♪ it's like a disney movie come true. watch out for that hunter! >> right. this morning on "world news now," new concerns for children across the united states new wa at rort a troubling trend in infections. and why fema is now asking for doctors and nurses to relocate. bracing for impact. hurricane douglas barreling towards hawaii hours after hanna hit texas. the rush for shelters as hurricane season bears down on the u.s. plus remembering the lion of daytime television. as so many of his colleagues pay tribute, the record-setting legacy that regis philbin is now leaving behind. and the bombshell secret from mark hamill. the highly personal piece of information that he revealed without any of us noticing during this famous scene from the very first "star wars" movie. >> what it was and how he revealed it later this half hour in "the skinny." it is monday, july 27th. and on this monday, kenneth moton's on a beach somewhere drinking mai tais. for the next two days we have alex presha coming in from d.c. >> good to be here. >> we love to have you, great to have you. we'll get to know him a little bit more. of course you're coming in from d.c., originally from? >> just outside of atlanta. >> shout-out. >> the "a." ♪ do do do do the latest developments at this hour, as the first coronavirus vaccine to be tested on humans advances to the next phase. >> the covid-19 death toll in the u.s. is fast approaching 150,000, and more than 4.2 million americans have tested positive. >> hospitalizations are on the rise in 41 states, including florida, which saw a one-day jump of more than 9,000 new cases. abc's megan tevrizian has the latest. >> reporter: this morning, thousands of patients across the country lining up for the nation's first large-scale vaccine trial. >> there is some apprehension. >> reporter: less than two weeks after publishing promising results from early testing, moderna is heading into phase three of its trial, taking 30,000 volunteers and injecting them with what could be the first immunization against coronavirus. >> i think it's very important that a person steps and up tries to do something good for the world. >> reporter: it comes as the nation's death toll sees a new spike. the u.s. averaging nearly 1,000 deaths every day over the last week. california, the hardest-hit state in the country, now seeing a record number of deaths, including a los angeles firefighter and an lapd officer. in alabama, where hospitalizations are at an all-time high, the police chief near birmingham is in the icu. >> we are at war. we are in the trenches. >> reporter: meanwhile, kentucky is bracing for new restrictions today after seeing its worst day yet. >> we'll get through it together, but know we're going to have to do a lot more. >> reporter: also today, indiana is set to begin its statewide mask mandate. at least five states are now in the need of skilled professionals. fema urging states to pool resources, doctors, and nurses. >> at some point, it doesn't matter how much you pay a person to work, they just can't physically do it anymore. >> reporter: florida now surpassing new york for the second-highest number of covid cases. the sunshine state logging more than 9,000 cases in the last 24 hours. but parents in orlando face today's 5:00 p.m. deadline to choose online or in-person classes for the school year. a new report released over the weekend is showing a troubling increase in infections among children in the state. >> they also said at the beginning that it couldn't -- it wasn't going to affect children. and it was only in the elderly. and now we're having this conversation where these little kids are getting this. >> reporter: according to newly released data, nearly 8,000 kids under the age of 17 tested positive for the virus in florida in the last week alone. >> his face swells up, his body swells up, and he's screaming in pain. >> reporter: zane has been hospitalized for a week with that multi inflammatory syndrome that has been linked to coronavirus. the 8-year-old's mother now warning parents to think twice about sending their kids to school. >> it has been really, really sad and terrifying, watching my child go through this. again, nobody knows what's going to happen later. you know? i don't know how he's going to be in three years, how will this affect him long-term? >> reporter: while reopening schools is still a divisive issue in households across the country, a recent poll finds 1 in 5 teachers are unlikely to return to the classroom in the fall. alex, mona? >> thank you for that, megan. now to our other big story, the double punch from tropical weather. >> south texas will feel the effects of hurricane hanna for some time, even though it's now only a tropical depression. roads and homes are flooded, trees have fallen, and power is out while the region tries to cope with the upsurge in the pandemic. >> hurricane douglas is moving through the hawaiian islands. some residents headed to shelters while others beefed up their home defenses. accuweather's marvin gomez is tracking the storm. >> we are tracking hurricane douglas which is moving mainly in a westerly direction across the northern part of the hawaiian islands, and this system will be producing some heavy rainfall which c ic because we do have a tropical wave that has a very high chance of development in the next couple of days. you can see that overall there are different scenarios for the system, but regardless of the outcome, this storm will be an area for us to watch in the next few days. meanwhile, across the south-central u.s., hanna is a matter of the past now, but some lingering moisture could still produce some gusty thunderstorms across texas for monday afternoon. alex, mona? >> we will keep an eye on that, melvin, thank you. new details on that plane crash into a residential neighborhood south of salt lake city. three people were killed, including a 9-month-old girl and her father, the pilot. her mother, a 2-year-old boy, and a resident are in critical condition. the single-engine plane went down shortly after taking off. federal agencies are investigating the cause. some of the weeks-long demonstrations following the killing of george floyd are again taking a back seat to images of violence. saturday night a black lives matter protester was shot to death during a march in austin, texas. that same night in seattle, 59 officers were hurt as officials declared a riot in what had been known as the chop zone. the incidents have protesters worried their message is being hijacked. >> reporter: a growing number of cities with violent and even deadly protests. as once-peaceful demonstrations now spiral out of control. in austin, texas, chaos erupting after a protester was shot and killed during a black lives matter march. [ gunfire ] >> initial reports indicate the victim may have been carrying a rifle and approached suspect vehicle. suspect was in the vehicle and shot at the victim. >> reporter: in colorado this driver plowing through a crowd of protesters. one person on this highway shot and wounded. calls there demanding accountability in the death of elijah mcclain, the unarmed black man who died after aurora police placed him in a chokehold smashed in the city's courthouse, fireworks tossed at the police department. in seattle, the youth detention center set on fire. police firing flash grenades into a crowd of about 2,000 protesters. crowds in portland clashing in what police called riots. tear gas fired, a fence vandalized. the president of portland's branch of the naacp saying the violence between federal agents and additional protest groups has become a spectacle, taking attention away "from the urgent issue of murdered black bodies," writing in a "washington post" op-ed, "this might ease the consciences of white affluent people who have previously been silent in the face of black oppression, but it's fair to ask, are they really furthering the cause of justice or is this another example of white cooptation?" the naacp chapter president says white americans are needed in the struggle for racial justice, but urges them to reflect whether any actions they take actually help establish justice or whether they're simply for sure. janai norman, abc news, new york. >> our thanks to our friend, janai norman. the man who encouraged americans to make good trouble lies in state at the u.s. capitol. hundreds are expected to pay their respects to congressman john lewis today in washington, his casket arrived at the capitol last night. hours earlier, mourners remembered the alabama native in montgomery. the reverend martin luther king jr.'s daughter, berniece, celebrated lewis' dedication to the nonviolent fight for civil rights. >> the vigil followed the congressman's casket being taken across the edmund pettus bridge where he was almost killed during one of the seminal moments of the movement. >> john lewis, a titan in the civil rights movement. paved the way for a lot of people, and those images were amazing to see one last time, crossing the bridge. >> in 2015, when he returned for that 50th anniversary, i was actually there and got a chance to see him on stage next to president obama, first lady michelle, president bush, first lady laura. as he looked on the crowd, it goes through your mind, what was he thinking? all these years later, to see these folks gathered? >> right. >> where he had sacrificed so much. >> he said himself that at his count, he was arrested 40 times, over 40 times. of course, protesting racial injustice. you're right, at the time those images were captured, he didn't know what was going to happen, what unfolded. and now it seems that there is a similar moment going on. a lot of people are looking to his guidance. he will always be remembered. >> good trouble, indeed. coming up, what you may not have known about regis philbin. first, the new twist on an old classic. during our pandemic pause, as so many americans head to the drive-in movie theaters, others are congregating at boat-ins. later in "the skinny," the new record that taylor swift just set. alex is shaking in that seat. ♪ i knew you tried to change the ending ♪ you tried to change the ending ♪ ♪upbeat music she's doing it again. no cover-up spray here. it's the irresistibly fresh scent of febreze air effects. [harsh aerosol spray] cheaper aerosols can cover up odors, buryiodors in a flowery fog. switch to febreze air effects! febreze eliminates even the toughest odors from the air. and it uses a 100% natural propellant to leave behind a pleasant scent you'll love. use anywhere odors can spread. freshen up, don't cover up. febreze air effects. we are back with a possible ecological disaster south of los angeles. the southern california brush fire was quickly put out without damage to nearby homes. there were no injuries but it's not known how it may affect the ecosystem of a nearby preserve for rare sea birds, the bolsa chica conservancy. a new twist on old-school entertainment. >> during our pandemic pause, drive-in theaters have been making a roaring comeback. now a growing number of social distancing moviegoers are taking in the cinema from their boats. here's abc's erielle reshef. >> reporter: entertainment during the pandemic taking a page from the past. >> sandy -- would you wear my ring? >> reporter: concerts and movies shifting to drive-ins, eliminating packed crowds. big-name artists from garth brooks to blake shelton now thinking outside the box. >> being able to perform in a year when we didn't honestly think we would be able to perform again reminded us how lucky we are to do what we do. >> reporter: fans enjoying the shows from the comfort of their cars and trucks. the chainsmokers playing for charity in the hamptons. hundreds parked to hear them play. venues across the country also hosting movie nights under the stars. >> i used to love it as a kid, going to the drive-in. so this is great. >> reporter: now boat-ins. making waves from paris, france, to miami, florida. >> people can come on their own boat with their friends, their close friends, their family they feel comfortable with. they have no contact with anyone else. we can be sold out in under a week. >> reporter: organizers say that event in florida had about 50 boats in attendance. and this idea reportedly setting sail across the country with venues popping up in pittsburgh, l.a., and possibly even here in new york come september. erielle reshef, abc news, new york. >> erielle, thank you. who knows, it might be here to stay, we'll see. when we come back, the end of an era for oprah winfrey. also, why ryan reynolds is offering a $5,000 reward for a stolen teddy bear. 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"business of fashion" is reporting the magazine staff was only just informed friday. >> the report came the day after the president of the magazine's publisher, hurst magazines, resigned after being accused of sexual harassment. after this year, the average paid circulation of "o" magazine was just over 2 million with a total audience of 10 million. >> that's while most magazines saw a decline in sales around 2009, "o" circulation increased about 5%, of course, because it's oprah. >> i was going to say, that's the oprah effect, ladies and gentlemen. she never stops working, so i'm excited to see what the next chapter holds for her. >> exactly. next, ryan reynolds is offering a $5,000 reward for a stolen teddy bear. but this isn't just any teddy bear. >> it's not. the "deadpool" star spotted a news story about a woman whose backpack was swiped during a recent move. among other things it contained an ipad, important documents, and a teddy bear. >> she doesn't care about anything else in that bag but the teddy bear. that bear contained a recording of her mother's voice, and her mother died last june after losing a battle with cancer. >> now reynolds has taken up her cause, tweeting out a photo of that bear you just saw, along with a $5,000 reward for its return, no questions asked. you hear that? no questions asked, $5,000. if you are seeing this, do the right thing, please. >> nice move on his part. next to the bombshell that mark hamill dropped on all of us while we weren't looking. >> marvel editor jordan d. white tweeted out old quotes from luke skywalker about how he and other actors improvised the first "star wars" film. >> it turns out during this famous scene in the trash compactor, hamill had intended to radio to c3po a code that was actually going to be his real-life telephone number. >> as the story goes, it was harrison ford who was supposed -- who actually read the line, but hamill kept pestering him to read out his phone number so it would forever be preserved on film. >> hamill says harrison finally gave in saying, "happy now, you big baby? 201-330-8004 --" >> a very harrison ford kind of line. >> if you know where that number is from, let me know. next, it looks like taylor swift's "folklore" is shaping up to be the soundtrack of summer 2020. >> that's right. taylor's surprise album set 24-hour streaming records on spotify, apple music, and amazon.umedsw notice, yeah, alex the swiftie. she also dropped a new music video for her single "cardigan," take a listen. ♪ i knew you playing hide-and-seek and giving me your weekends ♪ ♪ i knew you your heartbeat on the high line once in 20 lifetimes ♪ >> now this is impressive. the album owned all 16 top spots on spotify's u.s. charts. and not surprisingly, it's on track to beat the biggest album debut of the year. >> all right, so i'm going to admit, i'm not a swiftie, especially when you compare me to will ganss, i definitely will not call myself a swiftie. but her fans did point out something that was very interesting, which is she went from talking about like having crushes on boys to like sending her exes baby gifts. so you see the progression in her age. >> the progression. speaking of age, finally, a very happy birthday for a rock star who never seems to have any problems getting started up. >> mick jagger turned 77 years old on sunday, and he's got some very special wishes from his rolling stone bandmates. >> he still has the moves like jagger. that's why i take osteo bi-flex, to keep me moving the way i was made to. it nourishes and strengthens my joints for the long term. osteo bi-flex. plus vitamin d for immune support. osteo bi-flex. over time, you go noseblind to the odors in your home. 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(upbeat music) that's why febreze plug has two alternating scents and eliminate odors for 1200 hours. ♪breathe happy febreze... ♪la la la la la. ♪ so when you hear the thunder don't run under a tree ♪ ♪ and there will be pennies from heaven for you and me ♪ and use the updated version like this. >> that was our "world news now" "polka" guy barry mitchell singing a duet with our old friend regis philbin in january of 2000. >> regis passed away over the weekend at age 88. this morning, so many of his friends and colleagues are sharing favorite memories. our own will ganss joins us with more. will? >> hey, good morning, you guys. the nyc native graduat from notre dame and served in the navy, but it's all that tv time that's made us fall in love with regis. it seems right to refer to him by his first name, after all, he kept us company on tv screens for more than seven decades. >> this is the final answer heard all around the world, he's won a million dollars! >> reporter: celebrating tv's million-dollar man, regis philbin reaching behind a record-setting legacy, having spent more hours in front of a camera than any other person. the bronx, new york, native getting his start on "the joey bishop show" in the late '60s. >> that's his "thing." >> well, i'm glad he finally got one. >> reporter: regis becoming a household name. hosting "live" beginning in the '80s. first with kathie lee gifford, then kelly ripa. >> the third daughter broke her leg. it never ends in your place. >> what? >> daughter grace just got her big break. well, i was close. >> reporter: notes celebrating those 16,746 1/2 hours, to be exact, the number announced by guinness world records nearly a decade ago. but regis continued keeping us company even after that. his last appearance on tv coming just a few months ago when he played himself on abc's "single parents," a show written and produced by his daughter j.j. >> hey, you. you got a signal? i'm trying to phone a friend. >> reporter: regis being remembered by friends and fans alike. reese witherspoon saying, "he was genuinely as nice on air as he was off air." ben stiller writing, "i loved regis philbin, a television legend." david letterman saying, "when he retired, i lost interest in television, i love him." >> i hope to be remembered most for? >> $17,000 in front of a television camera, is that enough for you? >> regis would have turned 89 years old next month. he leaves behind his wife, joy, and three children. "live! with kelly and ryan" will pay tribute to the late legend on this morning's show, you guys. >> thank you for that story, will, it's a huge loss. regis philbin held the guinness world record for most hours spent on television, and he got his television start in san diego. do >> stay with us for "good morning america." right now on "america this morning," a one-two punch from mother nature. hurricane douglas lashing hawaii overnight and what's left of hurricane hanna triggers flash floods and causes widespread power outages in south texas. what to expect on this monday morning. more stimulus checks but fewer unemployment benefits. the new proposal from republicans as they submit a coronavirus relief plan and with infections surging in parts of the south and west, the death of a florida 9-year-old highlighting the risk for children. our medical experts weigh in. breaking overnight, a shooting near the federal courthouse in portland. police say they found molotov cocktails and rifle magazines as civil unrest spreads across major u.s. cities. president trump chiming in. returning

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