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worst and of course this is coming during a pandemic. >> oh, my gosh. >> reporter: overnight the lake fire exploded after a brush fire ignited north of los angeles. in a matter of hours more than 10,000 acres burned. the perfect mix of dangerous conditions creating this hellscape. check out this fire whirl swirling through the smoke on lake hughes. authorities have issued mandatory evacuations leaving some residents unsure of what they'll have left when they return. >> primary objective is to protect lives and property. >> reporter: the brush fire sparked wednesday afternoon north of the santa clarita valley. pushed by the whipping winds quickly engulfed both sides of the lake. bone dry brush, low humidity and strong winds created this extreme fire behavior pushing these flame retardants dangerously close to homes in the area. >> our initial reports were coming in pretty quickly. a few minutes later, update, 100 acres and grew within a couple of hours, about 6,000 acres. right now we're a little over 10,000 acres. >> reporter: that billowing gray plume seen as far as santa monica captured on this satellite image. now with fire crews battling from both the ground and from the air, this fire showing no signs of letting up. >> over 500 firefighters assigned and we have nine helicopters, six air tankers working the fire. >> reporter: fire crews have been working throughout the night trying to save all the homes in the communities behind me. some have evacuated to a nearby shelter but because of the pandemic they've been told they have to stay in their cars, this as we're expecting triple degree temperatures in the coming days. t.j.? want to turn to the official launch of the biden/harris campaign. the newly unveiled democratic ticket making their first appearance together as well as making history. senator harris becoming the first woman of color nominated for vice president by a major party. sharing her extraordinary story but also going on the attack against president trump and vice president pence. harris and biden saying, we are locked in a, quote, battle for the soul of the nation. abc's mary bruce in washington with the latest. good morning to you, mary. >> reporter: good morning, t.j. well, this is a rollout unlike anything we have ever seen before. the historic biden/harris ticket making its debut before socially distanced groups of press and staff. there was no massive rally, no big applause, but together they are trying to make it clear this is a true partnership and that they're ready to take on trump. this morning, kamala harris is officially on board. and on the attack. >> the case against donald trump and mike pence is open and shut. >> reporter: the former prosecutor laying out the stakes. >> this is what happens when we elect a guy who just isn't up for the job. our country ends up in tatters. and so does our reputation around the world. >> reporter: at a socially distanced event in a delaware high school gym joe biden introduced his history-making pick saying her story is america's story. >> this morning, all across the nation little girls woke up, especially little black and brown girls, who saw often feel overlooked and undervalued in their communities, but today, today just maybe they're seeing themselves for the first time in a new way as the stuff of president and vice presidents. >> reporter: the campaign revealing the moment biden asked harris to join the ticket, the first black woman and first asian-american to be tapped to be vice president. >> hi, hi, hi, sorry to keep you. > that's all right. you ready to go to work? >> oh, my god. i'm so ready to go to work. >> reporter: the former rivals eager to show they're a team highlighting their personal family connection. biden recalling harris' friendship with his late son beau. >> kamala, you've been an honorary biden for quite some time. i know how much beau respected kamala and her work and that mattered a lot to me to be honest with you as i made this decision. >> let me just tell you about beau biden. i learned quickly that beau was the kind of guy who inspired people to be a better version of themselves. he really was the best of us. and when i would ask him where do you get that, where did this come from, he would always talk about his dad. >> reporter: biden is now standing up for harris defending her against the president's insults. >> donald trump has already started his attacks calling kamala, quote, nasty, whining about how she's, quote, mean to his appointees. it's no surprise because whining is what donald trump does best, better than any president in american history. is anyone surprised donald trump has a problem with a strong woman or strong women across the board? >> reporter: now this morning our new abc news/ipsos poll shows kamala harris is both relatively well known and well liked. in fact, she is the only candidate on both tickets to have a net positive favorability rating, whit. >> mary, thanks so much. president trump, of course, wasting no time firing back at senator harris again calling her nasty and saying he was surprised that joe biden ultimately picked her, but so far the trump campaign has struggled to figure out what line of attack might stick. terry moran is in washington with more on the white house response. terry, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, whit. we all know president trump's political style is not so much to debate opponents as it is to troll them deploying playground insults and childish nicknames to paint a vivid picture in the public mind but in kamala harris he's got a complex and accomplished opponent that he can't really seem to pin down yet, but he's trying. in a scattershot approach to tearing down kamala harris, president trump unleashed an array of insults highlighting her failed run for the top spot on the democratic ticket. >> i watched her poll numbers go boom, boom, boom, down to almost nothing and she left angry, she left mad. >> reporter: he also went back to his old playbook resorting to a familiar sexist jeer for his new competitor calling the senator nasty, trying to portray her as too far left for the country. >> she is a disaster. she's going to be a disaster, i think, for their party. she started off strong. she is super liberal. i heard she is the most liberal person in all of congress. >> reporter: but so far republicans have struggled to land a punch firing off an inconsistent barrage of attacks branding harris as too soft on crime one moment -- >> i don't want someone who says that they are not going to be tough on hardened criminals. >> reporter: -- and as an overzealous prosecutor next. >> she fought to keep inmates locked up in overcrowded prisons. >> reporter: the kind of opponent everyone dreams of and eagerly awaiting the vice presidential debate. >> i think he'll do even better against her than he did against senator kaine which was a total wipeout. >> reporter: just weeks ago he had this to say. >> how do you rate kamala harris as a vp? >> i think she would be a fine choice, kamala harris, a fine choice. >> reporter: trump struggled to come up with a vision for his second term, instead he's continued attempts to play up racist fears that a biden presidency would sink the suburbs by expanding low income housing. >> they're going to be opening up areas of your neighborhood. they're going to, in my opinion, destroy suburbia. >> reporter: president trump won the suburbs in 2016. he beat hillary clinton there by four points. this time around he's in trouble. a recent abc news/"washington post" poll shows him down by nine points there, which helps explain these over the top attacks about suburbia. whit. >> terry moran for us in washington, thanks so much. for more let's bring in abc news political contributor, yvette simpson, ceo of democracy for america, and abc news political analyst matthew dowd. good morning to you both. senator harris is breaking barriers making history as a vice presidential running mate but in her own race for president, her campaign struggled to gain momentum and connect and she ultimately dropped out of the race before iowa. how much does that worry you for the democrats and do you believe that she's the right complement to joe biden who can unite the party? >> good morning, whit. you know, she has some big moments, you remember that moment when they talked about she was saying, you know, america doesn't want a food fight. they want food on their tables. but she also struggled with her criminal justice history and really got, i think, you know, rocked when tulsi gabbard mentioned that in the middle of a debate. i think one of the positive things she'll bring, she had this real great legion of a diverse group of folks called the k hive who are really excited about this and fired up social media and part of the reason they had a big fund-raising day yesterday after the announcement. one of the things i love is that she brought warmth to the ticket. she was both warm and strong yesterday. so i actually think it's a net positive for joe biden who really still struggles with energy. i think she is way more clear about the vision for the future. so i think it's a really good balance, and i don't know that her performance in a very crowded field, as you remember was very crowded, is going to reflect negatively in this new role as vice presidential candidate. >> some of her strongest moments were actually taking on joe biden but, matt, i want to go to you and the republican response because president trump called senator harris nasty as we heard before. his campaign launched a flurry of attacks labeling her radical. other surrogates kind of all over the map. we heard some describe her as both too tough and too weak on crime. as they're trying to see what sticks here, is that an effective strategy? will it work? >> well, whit, it is a strategy, but i don't think it's effective in this moment. i think -- i'm actually surprised. they knew, the republicans knew that kamala harris was likely to be the vice presidential nominee and they seemed unprepared to have a singular attack on her which in every other past campaign people are ready for that but i think the bigger mistake they're making is i think they should have actually done something different and been polite and respectful on the first 24 hours and welcome this pick, say welcome to the race. this is an historic pick but then concentrate their fire on joe biden. this race is fundamentally between joe biden and donald trump and that's where they should be concentrating their fire. >> the top of the ticket is ultimately what matters most. matt, yvette, thank you so much. good morning to you both once again. coming up here in our next half hour the second woman to be tapped as vp nominee, sarah palin joins us with her advice for senator harris. amy? whit, we want to turn now to the very latest on the coronavirus emergency. in the past 24 hours the united states is reporting the nation's highest number of deaths in a single day. cdc director robert redfield issuing that spark new warning saying everyone in america needs to wear a mask or this coming fall could be the worst we've ever had. this as new research highlights the emerging hot spots from restaurants to major cities like chicago. alex perez has the latest. >> reporter: this morning, researchers used by the covid task force predicting three of the next likely hot spots for the virus to hit chicago, boston and baltimore. >> we're just seeing significant transmission in all three of those cities. it's happening late in the summer, acknowledging that they only have weeks left before the nights get colder and the transmission dynamics may actually worsen. >> reporter: researchers from policy lab at children's hospital of philadelphia say chicago has a high transmission rate and inadequate social distancing measures. boston's transmission rate is growing and many are traveling for leisure according to cell phone data. baltimore at risk because of its high density and poverty rates. and a large number of multi-generational households. >> i worry about a perfect storm. >> reporter: traveling icu nurse, trinity goodman, knows the challenge all too well working in new york when the pandemic first hit. >> i felt this almost like a deeper calling to go. >> reporter: and more recently the texas border where she says all her patients were under 40 and not one of them lived. >> we had no -- literally had no resources. >> reporter: and new data shows that many of the outbreaks we have seen this summer are linked to bars and restaurants, as many as 12% of cases in maryland and 9% of cases in colorado, so that's another area that experts say is a big concern, amy. >> and, alex, we're hearing president trump continuing his call for students to return to school, arguing online and remote learning isn't good for their development and this all comes despite growing opposition to in-person learning. >> reporter: yeah, amy, the opposition is growing in new jersey, hundreds of teachers say they will not return to work. in new york city teachers are pushing for a remote start and, remember in georgia the first day of classes where we saw that hallway packed with students, well, that school now dealing with at least 35 cases of coronavirus. amy. >> all right. alex perez in chicago for us, thank you. t.j.? all right, robach, are you ready for some college football? it's not over yet, not entirely sidelined. the big 12, the football teams in that conference are gearing up to play football this fall. that conference includes big dog schools like texas, oklahoma and baylor, they are moving forward with the plan to play. the s.e.c. -- acc also plan to play and the big 12, get this, the last couple of days we covered other conferences canceling fall football. the big 12 just released a revised football schedule. they are moving ahead. they put flexibility in there in case they have to postpone some games and announced enhanced covid-19 testing protocols for the players, and, again, big ten, pac 12 announcing they're postponing the fall season. these conferences moving forward. we'll see. >> raises questions about playoffs, crowning a national champion with everything going on. thank you for that. we are following a lot of other headlines including more on senator kamala harris' family. how her husband doug and stepchildren are gearing up for the spotlight. here's what joe biden had to say to doug. >> doug, you're going to have to learn what it means to be a barrier breaker yourself in this job you're about to take on, america's first second gentleman. >> someone who knows what it's like to take center stage in a presidential campaign all too well, sarah palin joining us live for an exclusive interview. also, the new mask showdown in the sunshine state. a florida sheriff is banning his deputies and visitors to his office from wearing face coverings. 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>> we're going to have fun. >> jill, we're ready to go to work. >> reporter: harris stepping into her most high-profile role yet, becoming the first black woman and asian-american on a major party ticket with emhoff by her side. the lawyer turned political spouse quickly embraced harris' political aspirations. once even jumping on stage when a protester grabbed the microphone out of his wife's hand. joining harris for her historic announcement with a message that he's ready to work. also gearing up for their moment on the national stage, harris' stepchildren, cole and ella. >> i can't wait for america to get to know my husband doug and our amazing kids, cole and ella. my family means everything to me. >> reporter: their kids giving her her favorite title of all, momala. >> vice president will be great but momala will always be the one that means the most. >> reporter: harris not only hit it off with the kids but with their mother kerstin too becoming friends with her husband's ex-wife, often joking that their modern family is a bit too functional. >> we have a very modern family. my husband's ex-wife, the kids' mother and her mother came to our house for thanksgiving. >> oh, good. you got to get her in line. you know, you got to make sure. >> we're all good. >> bring everyone in the circle. >> reporter: and harris is a child of divorce herself and says she it could be to watch a parent move on but during her childhood she said it was her mother, an immigrant from india who was her guiding force and would often tell harris while she might be the first to do a lot of things that she needs to make sure she's not the last, amy. >> rachel, thank you so much. now that abc news exclusive, joining us now is governor sarah palin and john mccain and running mate in 2008. governor palin, thanks for being with us. >> daryl: i know you congratulated kamala harris on instagram and gave her advice based on your experience as a vice presidential candidate. among the bits of advice you gave, don't forget the women who came before you. what should she remember about you and geraldine ferraro? >> well, you know, i would like to think that both geraldine ferraro and i, in our respective parties, we were able to kind of bust down some doors and show some american voters who perhaps were hesitant to believe that women are capable of doing a whole lot of things all at once, you know. i had just had a baby and my oldest son was enlisted in the army. he was headed off to his first deployment. i had a teenage daughter who was pregnant, in case you didn't notice that one on the front page of "the national enquirer." i had a lot of family things going on and in addition to that, though, being able to serve the great state of alaska as governor, and geraldine ferraro too in her run being able to do so much in her personal life and in her political and professional life. i think we were able to show some voters again who maybe are neanderthalish in not believing women aren't capable of doing a whole lot at once. we were able to prove that. >> governor palin, obviously you and senator harris are on the opposite sides of the political aisle. what made you decide to want to reach out to her? >> you know, i had a great discussion with geraldine ferraro when i was chosen. i called her and we were able to kind of bond over, you know, this unique experience that she had had and that i was ready to have. so, you know, i wish that more people, more women would have reached out to me at the time because, you know, it was a tough job, of course, running for that office. kamala, she's more -- i think she's in a better position in terms of what to expect than i or geraldine ferraro back in the day because, again, you know, people have come before her to be able to run and here, you know, we see the big feminist list of women who've already come out to support her and kind of saying, hey, media, keep your hands off her when it comes to some issues that maybe you're gearing up to attack her for. nobody did that for me. nobody did that for geraldine, so she has a bit of a privilege there and, you know, we'll see how she handles that, but i hope that the media will treat her candidacy not as personally rough as they treated mine because a lot of the coverage of me was quite unfair and i'm not saying that as a victim or a whiner. i'm saying that as fact, and, you know, i hope that they will treat her fairly but at the same time no kit gloves, you know, the american voter wants to know that we have the most capable people running and who will be elected regardless of gender, regardless of race. >> governor palin, you also gave a couple other bits of advice to senator harris. you said don't get muzzled and have fun. were you able to accomplish both in your run? >> i had so much fun, you know, and i would do it again in a heartbeat. it was just the most -- oh, the most amazing experience to get to see america, to get to see americans and who it is that makes this country so great. as for being muzzled, no, the folks who ran the mccain/palin campaign, they wanted to muzzle me, you know. i tried to go rogue earlier than we actually got to go rogue and let these campaign managers know, you know, i'm chosen for a reason, to be able to serve based on my experience and my administrative talents and hard work, the work ethic and that that i represent and, yes, some campaign managers, they sure attempted to muzzle and for awhile there i was muzzled, so i hope that she doesn't go through that. i hope that, you know, she stands strong and reminds campaign managers, you know, you don't know any more than anybody else. too many are in it for a business, they're in it for a season, not a reason, so hopefully she won't let them muzzle her. >> well, governor sarah palin, we certainly appreciate you joining us today and your time this morning. thank you for being with us. >> thank you. >> whit. >> well, amy, still ahead here, robin's exclusive interview with singer amy grant opening up for the first time about her emergency open heart surgery. also coming up next, that new mask showdown in the sunshine state. why a florida sheriff is banning most of his own deputies and visitors to his office from wearing face coverings. office from wearing face coverings. 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becoming the first woman of color nominated for vice president by a major party, and going on the attack against president trump and vice president pence. mary bruce has the latest. >> reporter: this morning, kamala harris is officially on board. ♪ at a socially distanced event in a delaware high school gym joe biden introduced his history making pick saying her story is america's story. >> this morning, all across the nation, little girls woke up, especially little black and brown girls, who so often feel overlooked and undervalued in their communities, but today, today just maybe they're seeing themselves for the first time in a new way as the stuff of president and vice presidents. >> reporter: the former rivals now eager to show they're a team highlighting their personal family connection. biden recalling harris' friendship with his late son beau. >> kamala, you've been an honorary biden for quite some time. i know how much beau respected kamala and her work and that mattered a lot 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used to preparing our offices for infectious disease control. >> reporter: while there have been no clusters of covid outbreaks directly traced to dental offices, two colorado springs dental offices reported staff with positive covid tests and some dental workers are on edge. >> the problem with dentistry right now is nobody knows the risks, everything we do including just having a patient open their mouth and breathing creates aerosol. >> reporter: but dr. richard nagy, president of the california dental association, says most dental offices across the u.s. have taken the pandemic seriously revamping offices adding ventilation and strengthening sanitation and safety protocols. >> we really increased our knowledge of airborne-based pathogens and prepared our offices in terms of enhanced ppe, enhanced training for our staff. >> reporter: some quick tips. if you do go to the dentist right now, temperature check before arrival. you'll expect staff covered in ppe and there will be an empty 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woman facing a man's army. it is my duty to fight for the kingdom. >> okay, crazy good, right? the trailer showing her facing down her enemies, an avalanche, a war, kind of like a monday in 2020 all with sword fighting skills. disney releasing the trailer ahead of the movie with a september 4th premiere. safe to say i think "mulan" will bring honor to us all when we see it and disney is our parent company. now we know dolly parton works more than just 9 to 5. guys, she is a 24/7 superstar and now she's working to bring christmas a few months early for all of her fans. the country superstar is dropping her first holiday album in 30 years called "a holly dolly christmas." see what she did there? her last holiday album was 1990's "home for christmas" teaming up with some of the biggest stars for duets that will be a true gift to all of us like michael buble, billy ray cyrus. her goddaughter is miley cyrus and willie nelson. she says she also considered calling the album "deck the halls with boughs of dolly." you knew we were going to do it, but her love for "holly jolly christmas" won out so "a holly dolly christmas" drops october 2nd. speed round, favorite dolly parton song. >> "here you come again." >> that was mine. it's like you're ready. t.j.? >> "9 to 5," that hook at the beginning, love it. >> yeah, whit, you're my music man, whit. >> i'm going "jolene." speaking of miley cyrus, the goddaughter, she also had a great cover of it as well. >> whit, with your rapid skills could you rap "jolene." >> no, i can't sing. lip-syncing much better for me. all right. and finally this morning, guys, it's just science and you can't beat it. you know your dmv picture will always be the worst picture you ever take. it's a photo fail. but take a look at this. after renewing her driver's license, 25-year-old jade dodd got quite the surprise when she saw an empty chair instead of her face. now, the chair was the last photo accidentally taken and then saved into her file, so her post showing off her new look going viral in 2020 shared 20,000 times on facebook and, jade, you win the award. it'll always be your honor to have the epic fail dmv picture of the decades, guys. >> i think a lot of us would take the empty chair over the one we actually have at the end of the day. >> i kind of look like a criminal mug shot in mine. oddly my hair is slicked back. >> i asked for a do-over and they gave me one. >> what? no way. >> you can ask. it doesn't hurt to ask. >> can you bring your own lighting? i mean just asking for a friend. all right. sam is coming back, by the way, in our next half hour. we always like more sam for "binge this" so, sam, stick around. we cannot wait for you. in the meantime, we'll turn to our "gma" exclusive with multiplatinum singer/songwriter amy grant speaking out for the first time since the heart surgery that saved her life. the pop and christian music star told robin about her recovery. take a look. ♪ baby, baby i'm taken with the notion ♪ >> reporter: she's the six-time grammy award winning musician, amy grant has cemented her legacy as the queen of christian pop with countless chart-topping hits since the '80s. ♪ every heartbeat belongs you >> reporter: and now the singer opening up about her own heart health battle. looking back now, were there instances or moments that you thought maybe something wasn't quite right with you? >> i've had an irregular heartbeat for, like, the last probably ten years, and it exhibited every day. it had bothered me a little bit and then i've had a harder time singing in the last five years, everything kind of tightening up as i was trying to sing and i remember a couple times telling vince, i feel like i'm suffocating. like it's the weirdest thing, i'm breathing as deep as i can but in my mind none of that had to do with my heart. >> reporter: that would all change after a visit to the cardiologist to support her husband, country music star vince gill. when the doctor turned the tables. >> he turned to me and said now, how about you, amy? i went, what about me? he said, we should check you out and i said, well, i'm fine. he said let's and put me through all kinds of tests and said everything looks good then called me the next day and said, ah, not so fast. so it was just a total surprise. i had a birth defect and he said, we need to do this surgery before you turn 60. >> reporter: doctors discovering amy was living with a genetic heart condition called papvr and it was that fateful checkup that she says saved her life. were you told what could have possibly have happened if it hasn't been detected when it was? >> they were doing an ultrasound on my heart and the doctor came in. he said, you know, vince, this is the kind of situation where amy would be fine, fine, fine and then one day would be catastrophic. and we don't know when that would be, but it would be sooner rather than later. >> reporter: amy undergoing successful open heart surgery in june, calling it a miraculous recovery, lifted by prayers and is finding humor even in the most unlikely situation. >> i've never been big breasted and i almost feel like i have tattooed cleavage now. this is, like, awesome. >> reporter: amy says she is feeling better and more energized than ever, and is grateful for the gift of another day. >> as my momma always used to say make your mess your message and you are getting a message out. what is that? >> my message would be, take a minute and take care of yourself. you don't know that something is wrong unless you make sure it's right. do you know how many women die of stroke and heart disease? it's like more than all cancers combined. if i have got something wrong, anybody could have something wrong, and the message is also, we are a community even in times of isolation. we still have an impact on each other, and we can have an incredible impact for good. >> baby, baby, you are certainly right about that. are you going to record some new music? are you going to get back out there? >> i'm hoping that a struggle that i was having will be alleviated by this and, yes, i'll sing till the day i die. yeah, music, whoo, that changes everything. music takes any manual task and suddenly you've got a soundtrack and you're in the movie of your own life and the sun is shining. i mean, music changes everything. >> we are so glad amy is doing well and thanks to robin for that. let's head over to ginger now. >> she's so right, i used to play that song for adrian when he was in me. oh my goodness. it means so much. so glad she's doing well. how about we do the "gma" moment now and this one speaks for itself because how tired are you? i bet you're not this tired. >> chloe, are you done with your ice cream? ♪ ♪ you'll always be a part of me ♪ >> that ice cream is just that good. chloe is 3. they're from middletown, delaware. mom, carrie, thank you for sending that. please, all of you send me your "gma" moment. just go to my facebook page, put just go 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can still get deals by heading to our website. >> we'll get to the deals this morning. now, whit actually is with the products, but tory johnson is always, she's got the goods. tory, good morning to you. what's going on with whit over there? he's trying to burn calories while being seated. what's happening? >> yes, so that is all about getting fit while you sit. couch, desk, chair, wherever you are. >> it's a deep burn. >> zoom meetings. yeah. i can't see him but i assume that he's making me proud. >> you don't want to see this, tory. >> no, you don't. >> uh-oh. eight levels of resistance and you get credit for your workouts so your effort does not go unnoticed because it will sync via bluetooth with the free app so that you can track your progress. very low impact on joints. it's just a great opportunity especially with gyms closed in so many places around the country. it's a terrific product. it a 50% off, so today, the machine with a variety of accessories. $218 plus free shipping. we like that. >> all right, tory, from getting fit while you sit to the puff cuff, tell us about how the puff cuff makes styling your hair so easy. >> yeah, so this one is not for whit despite being the perfect hair model, but when one woman made the transition from chemically relaxed to her natural hair, she couldn't find the right accessories for her thick, curly hair so she invented the puff cuff. it is an amazing accessory for anybody with hair that is thick, textured, curly, this will stay in place. there are seven different pieces that you will get. so it's the big -- it's called the curl friend family pack so you get all the sizes and it's a great accessory for hair, 50% off, so the package is $25. >> okay, tory, i sent you an email almost after every one of your "deals & steals." it says, i just ordered what you talked about. i'm ordering this. sabine's hair at home, i got to take care of that stuff so i'm going to get the puff cuff. >> good. >> up next here, everyone has dropped something in that car seat before. you have a solution for this. >> that's right. the drop stop was featured on "shark tank." one of the most popular products ever from the show. it's just a seat gap filler between your seat and the center console and so no more dropped stuff. no fumbling. you get to keep your eyes on the road and cash, chips, phones are not going anywhere. it comes with two for both sides of the console. $10. $10. >> all right. and next it is time to bring out our artistic side so, whit, i'm cueing you right now. wall pops has really affordable and easy ways to decorate. >> ah. >> perfect way to transform your space in an instant and what's great is they're all peel and stick so they're easy to position or reposition if necessary. there is no surface damage, no sticky residue. think dorms, kitchens, bathrooms, homes, any place that needs a little freshening up. today is the day because they're 50% off. huge assortment. they start at $13.50. >> very cool. i love that faux brick wall. >> and next up here, tory, you got a solution for messy hard boiled eggs. >> yeah, so the negg is the easiest, fastest and kind of fun way to peel a hard boiled egg. you fill it with water, you pop in the egg. you click the cap and you just shake and you instantly hear the egg breaking away from the shell. it's also made in america which we love. you get a two-pack for $15. >> very cool, i love that. all right, so all of whit's hard work is about to pay off because he gets to taste omaha steaks next. how are they? it's a good deal, right? a delicious deal, we should say, tory. >> it's a delicious deal. premium beef from omaha. you've got slow cooker meals, filet mignon, pork chops, franks, since you guys, t.j. and amy, you have whit, i'm bringing in emma. it's making it a family affair. she has the apple tartlet, one of the most popular things from omaha steaks. four different packages. all of them are 50% off the a la carte pricing starting at $129 and free shipping from omaha steaks. got the goods. >> sounds great, tory as always. thank you, whit. we partnered with them on the deals. you can get them on our website. point your cell phone camera on the code on the screen. we'll be right back. >> announcer: tomorrow we dare you not to sing along with shania twain. ♪ that don't impress me much >> announcer: tomorrow kick off your summer weekend with shania twain and "good morning america's" summer concert series sponsored by caesars rewards. sponsored by caesars rewards. good morning, everyone. right now, the roads are still closed in berkeley and emo emoryville because of 14 major water main breaks. we want to take you live there now. this is from sky 7 over sacramento and austin way in berkeley. possible overpressurizing may have caused them to break. this means right now, about 300 people do not have water. bay says it has crews make iing repairs. good morning, everyone. we have a big issue on the lower deck of the bay bridge right now. a crash involving looks like at least seven vehicles. this is at the treasure island off ramp. i want to get to this video that sky 7 captured not long ago because this back up extended well past se czar chavez. well to the 201 interchange there. we know injuries have been reported. two ambulances were called out and look at this back up. if you can avoid this, please do maybe take barth because getting to the east bay is going to be difficult. squeeze in. pull up a chair. because life's just better when you believe "there's always room for one more." ritz. a taste of welcome. ritz. we've always made quality furnishings for the many people. and when we sell many of them, we make them more affordable. ♪ ♪ to us, that just makes sense. ikea. make the dream yours. check out live dop ♪ i ain't gonna cry no more welcome back to "gma." that is "always be my baby," one of our favorite mariah carey songs. we cannot wait for her to join us here on "gma" next week on wednesday, august 19th for our summer concert series and in celebration of the 30th anniversary celebrating her blockbuster career #mc30 and t.j.'s birthday. i saw him over there asking me to wish him an early happy birthday. >> that's right. plus, her upcoming memoir, "the meaning of mariah carey" is out on september 29th. and that's not all. we're told she has a rare announcement to be shared exclusively with us so, of course, looking forward to that. you saw t.j. over there. got a little "binge this." whoa. we got a special edition of "binge this" this morning. it's the road to the emmys, also it's so special that sam champion is back for this one joining us again, so let's get going with the emmys just over a month away here on abc. we're getting ready for tv's big night bringing you our best picks to enjoy all weekend long kicking off with a show that celebrates young love so it's a short show. i'm just kidding. i'm kidding. i'm kidding. this hulu show is called "normal people," and it stars paul mescal who earned his first emmy nomination and has a message for us this morning. take a look. >> hello. my name is paul mescal and i am beyond thrilled and honored to have been nominated for playing conner in "normal people." i'm obviously incredibly proud of the show and its subject matter and, yeah, i'm just still trying to process it and to be in the company that i'm in but if you haven't watched the show or if you have, watch it again. but if you haven't, then watch pit. >> so it's a breakout role for him. a big congratulations. show is getting all kind of rave reviews, robach. now, you have a show that's all about a good laugh. >> so it's literally my favorite show that i can't say on television. but if you're looking for a laugh this week why don't you watch "beep creek." this show scored an incredible 15 nominations for its sixth and final season. i'm so sad its over but if you haven't discovered it you get to have the joy. it is funny. it's heartfelt. it's just what we need right now and if you have already seen it, you know what, i'm up for this. maybe it's time for a rewatch because it's just that good. >> but i didn't catch the name of it. >> "beep creek." >> to my producer, just kidding, not going to do that. >> we'd have to pay a fine so i'm not going to say that. >> next up here if you're busy this next show is for you. it's all about a quick binge. it's called "free rayshawn" and episodes on quibi and they're ten minutes long and picked up three emmy nominations, including one for leading man stephan james. he stopped by, and take a listen to the star himself about the show. >> hey, everybody, stephan james from "free rayshawn." i just wanted to say that i'm incredibly proud of the cast and crew of "free rayshawn" for their emmy nominations, honestly this was a true labor of love and an important story about the plight of a young black man in this country, and i'm so incredibly proud to be apart of telling this story. >> and congrats to him and, whit, people will recognize him. he played jesse owen. he was in "21 bridges" so he is doing great things. >> big star. we've got something here. if this looks familiar to anybody. >> oh, wow. >> if you're interested in a galaxy far, far away, "the mandalorian" nominated for 15 emmys. i love this show. my daughter and i really got into it this year and another season is coming out, so, you know, there's my girl right there wearing the baby -- making noises, i'm sorry, it's a little distracting here. but, yes, another season is coming out later in the year, of course, baby yoda was introduced to all of that so perhaps some more explanation in terms of the child and its origins coming up in season two so we'll binge it again. >> all right. but some people might want to deep dive here, folks, into this year's emmys and need help from a professional. "entertainment weekly's" gerrad hall has a look at what you need. here. >> as the emmys approach there are a few shows we keep coming back to as part of our award coverage that you should binge before the trophies are handed out. hbo's "watchmen" scored 26, the most of any series, regina king, a national treasure. likely a very big winner. and i have to give a shoutout to reality. "rupaul's drag race" is a juggernaut, it's entertaining while also addressing important issues. >> thanks to gerrad. you can stream or listen to "entertainment weekly's" "what to watch." let's bring you back in here. you have a binge. you have a throwback, a binge. >> i'm going to bring the throwback because i'm the only one that remembers the '70s. i pick up your grab with a prop. grab your black beret. we're talking mary tyler moore. >> i don't have one. >> everybody has one because why not. get ready for the emmys by watching one of the most awarded shows in history. "the mary tyler moore show" scored 29 wins including outstanding comedy series three years in a row. the series is on hulu and just feels as fresh as it did when it started 50 years ago, 1970. most importantly, it'll have you thinking that really and truly we are going to make it after all. >> i love that, sam. one of my favorites. i was here in the '70s, by the way. >> you were not. >> i was. >> barely here. barely here. like this. >> i feel like sam is going to serve us a baguette and cheese. >> at least paint us a picture, sam. now, sam, it's appropriate, this is our "binge this" and usually this day of the year includes a different type of binge. it's sam's birthday, folks. yes. >> what? >> happy birthday. >> happy birthday, sam. >> we're usually binging in a different way on sam's birthday but we can't celebrate with you in person so wanted to make sure we had a little bit of a party. you deserve a little something. >> are you kidding? >> quarantine style. >> oh, come on. >> look at this. >> guys, thank you. thank you very much. >> happy birthday, young fella. >> thank you, guys. >> yay. >> i love this one. look at this. >> that's how you look to us in the morning, pure sunshine, sam. happy birthday. >> thank you, amy. love you, guys. >> love you back. the emmys will be right here on abc. that's hosted by jimmy kimmel. coming up, danny devito. he talks "the one and only ivan." plus, known as the survival mom. we've got her handy tips for preparing your own covid emergency kit. stay with us. ♪ where you can find games, news and highlights. all in one place, right on your tv. the xfinity sports zone. use your voice to search every stat, standing and score. follow the teams you love. and, even get notifications with breaking news alerts and more. so you'll never miss an update. with the xfinity sports zone everybody wins. now that's simple, easy, awesome. click, call or visit a store for details. ♪ back now with a mom who is back now with a mom who is prepared for just about anything including the pandemic and in case there is a second wave this morning, the survival mom has some handy tips for exactly what to stockpile in your home. erielle reshef is joining us now live with more. erielle, good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning to you, whit. the survival mom said she started her blog more than a decade ago to try to give moms a sense of control during a crisis, but during this pandemic she wants to share her message more broaddly, and she also says before you rush out to the store, there is a strategy to keep your family prepared. texas mom lisa bedford means business when it comes to preparing for an emergency. >> i'm the original survival mom. >> reporter: bedford gained a following as the survival mom online. she says her skills came in handy during the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in the spring. >> even at that time, none of us could have foreseen that the entire country would be on a lockdown for close to two months. and i realized that even as well prepared as my family are, we just don't think it could happen to us. >> reporter: bedford says one of the most important lessons from the supply shortages earlier this year is to think beyond paper products and cleaning supplies. pay attention to what your family uses regularly, and don't wait to make sure you have those things on hand in the event of a second wave. >> i realized just a few days ago my family uses coconut oil a lot. i never actually stock up on it and i realized that is something we actually really would miss, and today i bought a big bucket. whether it's a need or a want, those are the things you should start looking for and stocking up on. >> reporter: doctors say now is also a good time to schedule any medical appointments you may have put off during the lockdown. keep an extra two to four-week supply of your medications on hand and restock your first aid kits. >> tylenol is a great pain reliever. advil or motrin is an anti-inflammatory medication that's great to have on hand. make sure you have any first aid equipment, band-aids, antiseptic you may need just in case there are shortages on those as well. >> reporter: and while stores focus on stocking necessities over seasonal items, bedford says to plan now for upcoming holidays and special occasions so you can give your family a sense of normalcy even during a pandemic. >> our children, they need continuity. they need really the comfort of family traditions. so looking ahead, start thinking, what birthdays are coming up in the next four, five, six months. >> reporter: and as for where to store those new necessities, the survival mom says as tough as it is, now is the time to de-clutter your home to clear out the stuff that you don't need to make sure you have room for the stuff that you do. whit. >> it's great advice. i think i need to update my stockpile of girl scout cookies with a few extra things now, erielle. thank you so much. i appreciate it. let's go back to ginger. ginger, good morning, once again. >> yeah, whit, the thin mints sustain you, i heard that. do you remember a beautiful rainbow colored duck appeared one day in new york's central park back in 2018? well, the legendary bette midler is bringing that magical moment to life. she is now publishing her debut children's book titled "the tale of the mandarin duck:a modern fable," to let them know nature is full of wonderful creatures just like him if only we take the time to raise our eyes and actually see them. we turn to a new movie we're excited about. "the one and only ivan" and danny devito is part of this all-star cast of actors who are voicing this film, and i have been talking to a few of these actors, of course. robach, you talked to angelina jolie in this film as well but danny devito and i had a blast talking about this movie and his career. take a listen. >> it's about reaching out to people, touching people. >> reporter: for 50 years danny devito has been a fixture on screens around the world. >> oh, obviously. >> reporter: playing heroes, villains and of course, there was phil. >> not exactly what i had in mind but not bad. >> you've had a 50-year acting career. you don't seem to be slowing down at all. >> you know, people say it's bitten by the bug or whatever it is, the voglia. >> the what? >> i'm probably saying it in a slang way. desire. the italians will probably come down, but voglia was when you got up and sit around in the day time and go i want a blt. oh, my god, i want a blt. you know what i'm saying? it's very hard to shake. >> what is the thing you've been missing that when they have a vaccine or when quarantine is over, you can't wait to get back to? >> i miss the movies big time because i'm a movie cinephile. crazy man. >> ever go on a danny devito run where you watch your stuff? >> once in a while i bump into a movie -- "matilda" every once in a while pops up. >> i'm big, you're little. i'm right, you're wrong. >> i usually don't go hunting for myself. >> reporter: devito has added another role to his resume as bob the dog in "the one and only ivan." >> hmm. what is it? a flying cow? >> no. >> is it a hand? >> no. >> hands are so tough to get right. >> he goes anywhere he wants. what i love is that he knows that like once he finds ivan, once he finds that friend, you know that the most important thing is friendship and camaraderie and love and your family and things that are close to you. >> it's a lonely haystack on a late summer day. >> it's a beetle. >> oh. >> reporter: the film tells the story of a group of animals and their plan to find freedom. >> i know this is a disney movie and it's about a gorilla but there's still a message you can take from this strange band of disney animals, a message in this movie. >> yes, there are themes about freedom and about what we should respect that we should have for all living things on this planet and i think it's a message that is going to resonate big time. you know, it's dinner table conversation. >> we had a good time. thanks to danny devito. "the one and only ivan" debuts exclusively on disney plus on august 21st. coming up here jurnee smollett joins us live. ♪ ♪ we've always put safety first. ♪ ♪ and we always will. ♪ ♪ for people. ♪ ♪ for the future. ♪ ♪ and there has never been a summer when it's mattered more. wherever you go, summer safely. get 0% apr financing for up to five years on select models and exclusive lease offers. ♪ i got it all from you ♪ i'm always pushing through ♪ i know we'll make it to the finish line ♪ ♪ i know you're waiting on the other side ♪ ♪ i'm like you on-demand glucose monitoring. because they're always on. another life-changing technology from abbott. so you don't wait for life. you live it. back now and excited to welcome our next guest. this actress has been acting since she was barely able to walk. let us say good morning to jurnee smollett. good morning to you. i have to start with this. you have been acting about 30 years now. you've got your start in a lot of ways back when you got a recurring role as tanner's best friend on "full house." i know you were really young. maybe you don't remember a lot but remember this episode we're showing that little richard was your uncle. >> i know. it was wild. i mean, it was a pretty big deal in my family's household that i was playing little richard's niece, you know, my family is such a musical family. so it was quite exciting. >> yeah. well, also exciting is your new show, "lovecraft country," set in the jim crow era, and you said your grandmother inspired you for your character leti. >> yeah, i went back and did a lot of research obviously of the era but honestly the biggest influence, yes, was my grandmother. she was the first from galveston, texas and nicknamed show yn ti-- showtime. she was a single mother raising four kids in new orleans and cleaned the homes of white folks which is interestingly something leti says she'll never do and would go to work every single day with her hair done, makeup done, dress pressed and regardless of how she was mistreated or neglected or underpaid had this dig snit that could not be erased, right? and these are stories i grew up hearing about my grandmother, about this inner pride she. -- she had. she was very self-possessed. >> she sounds like the perfect person to get inspiration for this role. we want to show a clip then we'll talk about it on the back end. let's watch. >> all right. >> didn't you say it was called lidy's. >> you're at the right place. don't judge a book by its cover. >> book can't refuse your service. >> or spin your water glass. >> a little attitude. great to see, speaking of throwbacks, the set in the 1950s, amazing wardrobes. were you able to keep any of the clothing? >> i mean, i'm not supposed to say this out loud, but my girl, dana, she was our amazing costume designer, she did slide me a few items that i kept, but don't tell hbo. okay? because they're not supposed to know this. >> and besides being set in the 1950s, the show is, i love this, kind of a horror sci-fi mash-up. are you a horror film lover as i am? >> i love horror sci-fi. i mean, thriller -- i'm such a fan of the genre and unfortunately as an actor, as a black actress, you know, i've felt shut out from it. it's something i always said to my agents i'm not going to be the black chick that is killed on page 33, so with "lovecraft country" it was so exciting because our creator deconstructed this classic genre and re-imagined it in such a radical way then placed black voices at the center of it and so for me it's so thrilling because i'm such a fan, like i remember watching "silence of the lambs" when i was 10 years old with my sister. yeah. >> yeah. i can't imagine. no monster is going to catch you running through the forest. where is she going? this is not good for tv. not good for this movie. all right, congratulations on this new show. everybody is talking about it. 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