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An e. R. Doctor in seattle in Critical Condition and medical staff pleading with the public to donate back those masks that are desperately needed. Utah jazz star Donovan Mitchell, one of the first pro athletes to test positive, joins us exclusively from isolation this morning with the latest on his condition and recovery as a third nba player tests positive. The simple steps we can take to help everyone around us stay healthy in this new normal of social distancing. The key to keep it away from others at stores and even on the street. The Surgeon General is here answering questions live. And the signs of hope, from the cheers for Health Care Workers in spain to italians singing from their windows to the broadway star encouraging students to share their sunshine songs, the incredible ways people are coming together in these extraordinary times. Our team covering all the angles on this Global Health emergency. And we certainly do say good morning, america. Happy to be with you on this monday morning. So much has changed in a short amount of time, but what has not changed is the american spirit. At home in connecticut this weekend, neighbors helping neighbors, doing what we could to support local small businesses, staying within the guidelines of social distancing. Its been important. Even here in the city you can tell it has slowed down. People are listening to most people are listening about staying inside and doing the right thing, but you can tell central park was a lot more empty. People keeping that respectful distance as we are right here this morning. The whole world is now in the grip of this virus. Overnight every American Peace corp. Volunteer has been ordered to come home. Take a look at this extraordinary image from vatican sunday when pope francis gave his blessing to an empty st. Peters square. Usually thousands of people packed in that scare to hear the pope. We have a lot to get to and heres what we know right now. Worldwide there are more than 160,000 cases confirmed and the global death toll now topping 6,000. Cases in the United States soar past 3,000. The cdc recommending all gatherings of 50 or more people be cancelled for at least the next eight weeks. New york city among the cities and states closing bars and restaurants to dinein customers. New york city closing its Public School system, leaving more than a Million Students home this morning. Nationwide, 64,000 schools are closed. Thats impacting more than 30 Million Students. Closing those schools a tough decision for new yorks Governor Andrew Cuomo. Well talk to him about that and also his calls to bring in the military to help hospitals. The Surgeon General is going to join us as we learn a new vaccine is being tested. We begin with breaking news for our viewers in the west. Its another tough morning on wall street. The dow down nearly 11 . Trading was suspended because they dropped so much. We want to go to rebecca jarvis. This came despite the rate cut from the Federal Reserve . Reporter thats right, george. The sell off since stocks have reopened has continued despite the fact that the Federal Reserve took Emergency Action last night cutting Interest Rates to near 0 in a coordinated action with Central Banks around the world. Goldman sachs thinks the gdp will be at its lowest level in 30 years. So many questions about the impact on the economy. This just beginning on wall street. Theres been a cascade of closings all across the country. Reporter new yorks mayor say these closures are meant to save lives. This morning, extreme measures across the country to try to slow the pandemic. The cdc now recommending no gatherings of 50 or more people as Top Health Officials warn it could get worse before it gets better. The worse is yet ahead for us. Reporter President Trump urging calm, asking people not to hoard those Household Essentials while many store shelves across america are wiped clean. Theres no need for anybody in the country to hoard essential food supplies. Reporter nationwide at least 64,000 schools are closed, impacting more than 30 Million Students. From los angeles to milwaukee to new york city, the Largest School district in the country. Its going to be very difficult for a lot of families. Reporter mayor de blasio saying schools will remain closed until at least april 20th. Officials scrambling to provide much needed meals for kids and a plan for remote learning. Theres no reason to put us in jeopardy if we can easily have a Good Alternative at home. Reporter starting tomorrow the mayor of new york city also ordering the closure of all bars and movie theaters, restaurants and cafes limited to takeout and delivery. More than 700 confirmed cases in new york state, Governor Cuomo asking private businesses to aggressively consider working from home or even close, calling on owners to voluntarily shut down their bar, restaurant or gym. Outside of manhattan in tea neck, new jersey a new cluster of 18 confirmed cases. Officials encouraging all residents to selfquarantine. The entire state of ohio closing bars and restaurants. Illinois ordering restaurants to close, only allowing them to serve takeout. In california the governor calling for similar shutdowns including wineries and urging home isolation for all adults over the age of 65. We believe its appropriate under the circumstances to move in that direction. Reporter and as spring break is set to kick off, miami beach and ft. Lauderdale announcing sunday they are closing some beaches and enacting a 10 00 p. M. Curfew. The mayor of miami now quarantined in his home after being diagnosed with covid19. I was very shocked initially but then i realized quickly that i had to go public with the information because i come into contact with a lot of people. Reporter at u. S. Airports, chaos as americans rush home following travel bans on european countries. People waiting shoulder to shoulder in long lines for medical screenings. Drivethrough testing now increasing, cars lining up in wilmington, delaware, and in that containment zone in new rochelle, new york, Health Care Workers fully covered reaching through a window and taking a swab. Now, one very important note. Despite all of the closures, the National Security council is now saying that rumors of a nationwide quarantine are fake and theyre adding in a tweet that there is no national lockdown. The cdc has and will continue to post the latest guidance on covid19. Still, people are trying to figure out what these unprecedented changes will actually mean for their every day lives. Robin . Unchartered territory, okay, whit. The spread of the virus in the u. S. Has been dramatic. Take a look just two weeks ago. There were 80 confirmed cases in ten states and now there are more than 3,700 cases in 49 states, all but west virginia. Health care workers are now also starting to test positive. Eva pilgrim is at Lenox Health Hospital here in the city. Good morning, eva. Reporter good morning, robin. Hospitals all across the country are battling this virus and preparing for it to get worse. Here in new york city all hospitals will now be cancelling, postponing those elective surgeries to preserve resources, beds, equipment and staff, as they get ready for the crush of patients that could potentially come in. This morning, hospitals on the front line of the fight against coronavirus bracing for a possible spike that could overrun the health care system. In boston, theyre reassessing their supplies, gloves, masks, ventilators, preparing for the worst. Were setting up also testing sites, alternative sites of care, to make sure that we can test patients and so that patients with mild illness dont come into the hospital. Reporter as Health Care Workers try to help the patients coming in, multiple workers at brigham and Womens Hospital have now tested positive for covid19. The hospital contacting all patients and staff who may have been exposed. In ohio a nurses union is demanding more protective equipment to safeguard against infected patients. We are very concerned that when this virus peaks that we have enough of this equipment for our nurses to take care of our patients properly. Reporter the number of Health Care Workers testing positive for covid19 is growing. A National Institutes of health employee, a Health Care Worker in newark, new jersey. This obviously becomes a risk when it happens more and more often because the supply of Health Care Workers is of course affected. If you start quarantining more and more folks on the front line who see patients, that becomes a risk in and of itself. Reporter and multiple caretakers in that nursing home in washington, now some are calling for more help from the u. S. Military, asking the president to mobilize the army corps of engineers to add medical facilities and ensure hospitals are able to care for the patients that may flood in. I think making those preparations is a good idea now in case we might need them. Reporter now doctors are pleading with people, if you are one of those who are hoarding those n95 masks, theyre asking that you donate them to a health care facility. There arent enough of those masks, and they say they are critical to them being able to take care of people as this outbreak continues. George . That is so important. Okay, eva, thanks very much. Lets bring in new York Governor Andrew Cuomo now. Governor, thank you for joining us. I know its been a trying time. Lets start with this hospital situation. Youve warned that the hospitals in new york and across the country could be overwhelmed and think its time to call in the military . Yes. Good morning. Good to be with you, george. Look, we have been behind this disease from day one. We saw the disease developing in china back in november. We werent ready for it, and weve been playing catchup ever since. You have to get ahead of this, right . Its not fighting the last war, its fighting the next war. The next war is going to be overwhelming our hospital systems. You look at any of these projections and you see that coming. When you see that chart of the curve, i see it as a wave and the wave is going to break on the hospital system. We dont have the capacity to build more hospitals quickly. The only way would be if the army corps of engineers came in, worked with the states to retrofit existing buildings. Take my college dorms. Take my Surplus Property and retrofit it for more hospital beds, because, george, that is going to be in need. I know youve spoken with the president about this. Has he accepted your argument . I weve talked. I sent an open letter to him yesterday. I did talk to him about the testing which was going very slow and i said let the federal government get out of the testing business and allow the states to take it over. He allowed us to take over the testing, and weve made great progress on the testing. But again, that was yesterday. Tomorrow is going to be the wave breaking on the hospitals. Now, just to give you an idea, the state of new york, Major Health Care system, i only have 50,000 hospital beds. I only have 3,000 intensive care unit beds, and these people are going to need the intensive care unit beds. The only hope we have now at this late date, retrofit existing facilities. Get some of the people from the hospitals into those new medical facilities and then backfill the hospital beds with the coronavirus. States cant build, george, as you know. Only the federal government can build. Its the army corps of engineers, thats what they do. Let them come in today, today, because time is short. And this federal government has to get more engaged. Theres been no country that has handled this that has not nationalized it. You just did a piece on all the Different Things different states are doing. This Patchwork Quilt of policies doesnt work. It makes no sense for me to do something in new york and new jersey to do something else. Is this new federal standard i close the bars. They go to new jersey. Is this new federal standard enough that basically no gatherings of 50 or more for eight weeks . George, no. You need the specific rules. Just take that litany that you went through. Every state cannot come up with its own rules. Youll just have people going from state to state. If i say you cant go to a bar in new york, you know youll go to new jersey. Youll go to connecticut. Youll go to wherever you can be served. Thats the last thing we want. Set the National Standards and lets live with them. Otherwise, again, you come up with this ad hoc system thats not going to work. I know you were reluctant to close the schools, especially because of concerns about child care and student meals, but the schools are closed right now. Have those issues been resolved . Well, i closed the schools yesterday, new york city, nassau, suffolk and westchester, the main density of our cases. But i closed them with the condition that those local governments come up with a child care plan. Because, again, if you follow the reasoning i laid out, your crisis is in the hospitals. That is what is going to happen. The crisis of hospital capacity. You close schools, nurses dont come to work. Health care workers dont come to work. Now you have a real problem. So, i have no never had an issue with closing the schools, but i want to make sure and i demanded new york city, westchester, rockland, nassau, suffolk, im closing the schools. You must have a child care plan and a food program because many students get their food, as you know, from the schools. It is so important. Governor, thank you for your time this morning. Thanks, george. Michael . All right, george, thank you. As hospitals brace here at home, some countries are taking more extreme measures overseas. Germany closing its borders to several countries including france. Spain joining italy, putting all 47 million citizens on lockdown for the next two weeks. Officials driving through towns using loud speakers to tell people to stay inside, while italy faces its toughest day yet, reporting 3,600 new cases and 368 deaths in 24 hours. But there are moments of hope, everybody. Take a look in spain, a social Media Campaign prompting families to come on their balconies at exactly 10 00 p. M. To cheer and support heroic Health Care Workers on the front lines and im sure those workers appreciated the acknowledgment for the important work theyre doing. Now lets put a smile on peoples faces during this difficult time. With school plays cancelled nationwide, some stars are giving kids an audience on social media. Jennifer garner saying the show must go on, people, encouraging kids to show off their vast talents. Broadway star Laura Benanti had the same idea. Take a look. I know for me my High School Musical was like a lifesaver. So, if you would like to sing a song that you are not going to get to sing now and tag me, i want to see you. So many beautiful voices, such talent all across the country, kids sharing their videos. In our next hour were going to speak to laura about what inspired her callout. Sometimes its just those Little Things that can mean so much in a time like this. Well have much more on the coronavirus emergency still ahead including our exclusive interview with Donovan Mitchell, the nba star who tested positive, speaking to us from isolation. And the dos and donts of social distancing, how far you need to stay apart to keep you and those around you safe. The Surgeon General is going to join us live. Now lets go to ginger. Interstate i80 is closed again. They have had in some places 44 inches in 24 hours. Imagine that, three and a half feet of snow. Its very helpful in a lot of parts of california to get this rain and snow but it is not helpful on the roads. Also this morning, swift water rescues happening as we speak in dallas. Flash flooding there, severe storms possible tomorrow. Your local weather in 30 seconds. First the select cities sponsored by sherwinwilliams. As you see, we have the new normal here at the desk. We do. Well be right back. 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Were going to speak with donovan from isolation in just a moment. But first, paula faris with the story. Reporter this is the moment the first nba game was canceled in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic after Utah Jazz Center rudy gobert testing positive for the virus. The positive test coming just days after gobert mocked the virus by touching all of the microphones and recorders in front of him at a press conference. The next day, goberts teammate, allstar guard Donovan Mitchell, tested positive as well. Mitchell took to instagram to discuss his diagnosis, saying, hopefully people can continue to educate themselves and realize that they need to behave responsibly both for their own health and for the wellbeing of those around them. And over the weekend there was another positive test in the nba. Detroit pistons forward christian wood, seen here playing against gobert, tested positive. Now gobert is apologizing for the way he handled the coronavirus outbreak. I wish i would have taken this thing more seriously and i hope everyone else will do so because we can do it together. Reporter for good morning america, paula faris, abc news, new york. Our thanks to paula for that report, and now joining us is Donovan Mitchell in isolation. It is great to see you, donovan. First of all, how are you feeling this morning . Great to see you too as well. Thank you for having me. Im im fine. You know, things are going well. Just in isolation. Got a unique setup. But yeah, no fever, no symptoms as of right now. Im just blessed to be able to be okay. Were thankful to hear that. What are doctors telling you right now . Right now the biggest thing for me is just to stay in isolation and just be able to keep to myself. I have no symptoms which is a unique situation. No symptoms now and you had no symptoms when you were tested. You didnt feel ill at all . No. I keep making a joke when people ask me. I would say if you were to tell me i could play in a sevengame series tomorrow, i would be ready to lace up. Like i said, im really blessed that thats the case. Tell us what the testing was like for people who may have to be tested. Its actually interesting, you know. So as you know, we all got tested and, you know, for me for us, it was a swab down the throat. It was about 15 seconds of probably the most discomfort i ever had. I ended up crying. Tears came out of my eyes when they started going up in this area. It was definitely unique, but im glad i was able to get it done. In paulas report we heard from your teammate rudy gobert, and he has been very apologetic and he has admitted also that he was reckless, though he didnt know at the time that he was going to test positive, but still his actions were were reckless. Have you had a chance and again, he has apologized. But have you had a chance to have any communication with your teammate . To be honest with you, robin, you know, it took awhile for me to kind of cool off, you know, and i read what he said and i heard what he said. So im glad hes doing okay. Im glad im doing well. Im just really happy, to be honest, robin, that its just i hate to say its just two of us but it wasnt the whole party. At the end of the day neither him or i have children at home. I know i have teammates that have children, have some staff that have children at home. So im glad that we were able to kind of contain it as much as possible. Thankfully the vast majority of people will recover. But can you just again just tell people what your message is for them this morning . Im asymptomatic. I dont have any symptoms. I could walk down the street. If it wasnt Public Knowledge that i was sick, you wouldnt know it. I think thats the scariest part about this virus, is that you may seem fine, be fine and you never know who you may be talking to who theyre going home to. Youre in isolation. Yeah, drink of water. Always. Got to stay hydrated. Thats true, always. So what are you doing . Youre an active guy. What are you doing in isolation . How are you occupying your time . Movies and i think some of the basketball world saw yesterday, some of the guys watching old highlights. Ive been doing a lot of that. I watched myself through college. I watched myself through the nba. Its kind of bringing back good memories. But you miss the game, miss playing in front of some of the best fans in the world in the nba. And the School Children all across the country and i know, donovan, that youre doing something to help out there in your community with them. What is it . Yes. So right now im working on a partnership with the Salt Lake City Granite School district. Thats about 88 to 90 schools, about 66,000 kids just being able to provide them meals, you know. In that particular district in Salt Lake City, its home to some of the most Vulnerable Children in salt lake. I just want to be able to give back because like i said this is time will tell. You really dont know. You cant say. Doctors cant pinpoint a date, so for parents who may not have the money, you know, being able to not send their kids off to school to get food i think is a scary feeling for them and i want to be able to make sure that theyre set and they understand that, you know, guys like myself and whoever may have their back. Appreciate your generosity there, donovan, and great to hear about your father. In all sincerity, glad youre doing as well as you are, and appreciate very much you taking some time to spend with us. You take care. Yes. Thank you so much. Be well. He visited his father whos with the mets and fortunately came back negative but you heard him talk about how uncomfortable the testing was, but hes the first to admit how grateful he was to take the test. Its kind of disconcerting to see how well hes doing, but he has it. You may think that you are doing fine, but you cant just think of yourself. Think of the others as well when you are going through this. Dont be selfish basically. No. Great job, robin. Coming up, how to keep your family on track in the new normal everyone, including the kids, working from home. And up next, the right way to do social distancing. The key number Everyone Needs to know and the Surgeon General will join us live. Well be right back with more gma. L be right back with more gma. Wanna shoot me one . Steady the elbow. Oooh. Amateur. Someone show him how its done. Ahh boom shaka laka. Feisty. Ahh dangerously cheesy. Oh, oh, announcer ® onceweekly ozempic® is helping many people with type 2 diabetes like james lower their blood sugar. A majority of adults who took ozempic® reached an a1c under 7 and maintained it. Heres your a1c. Oh my a1c is under 7 announcer and you may lose weight. Adults who took ozempic® lost on average up to 12 pounds. 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We are back now with one of the most important steps we can take to fight the spread of coronavirus, but theres a lot of confusion about what social distancing really means. T. J. Holmes is in central park with more. And, t. J. , medical professionals say you can still go outside but you just have to be smart about it. Reporter yeah, stra, what social distancing means, just give me my space, man. Just give me some space, but the confusion comes at a time were being told to stay away from each other. Then why did i see that restaurant packed last night, and why are people still going to the movies . Well, for those still trying to get out there, not wanting to social distance, well, some places are about to force you to do so. Six feet, thats how far the cdc says you should stay apart from people to practice social distancing to stop the spread of covid19, but over the weekend, scenes like these at restaurants, stores and on the street. Not much distancing, and we got mixed messages like this from california congressman devin nunes. If youre healthy, you and your family, its a great time to go out, go to a local restaurant. Likely you can get in easily. Lets not hurt the working people in this country. Cleaning off the shelves. Go to your local pub. Reporter now a crackdown. California, ohio, new york city, illinois, washington and massachusetts ending Dinein Service at restaurants and bars. Police cleared out new orleans iconic bourbon street as a new normal sets in. Im practicing as much social distancing as i possibly can. I dont go out. Reporter the cdc hoping people limit activities outside the home to slow the spread. Shannon, an american living in northern italy, says she understands why the precautions are necessary. We have tried to spend time doing things as a family, and it does get a little boring. But weve realized after listening to pleas from medical staff whos been working 22 hours a day, 7 days a week, the only thing that a person whos not a doctor or a nurse or a fireman can do to help is that we can stay home. We can stay home and not get sick. Reporter all right, you dont have to, of course, go out for some things. Yes, you have to go out and get food, but you dont have to go bowling. Think of it like that. And yes, for the idea of fresh air, it is good. A lot of people out here taking runs on their own but you dont want to go outside and be at a picnic with ten people necessarily, stra. Think of it like that. Just stay away from people as much as you can. You look like you picked a good spot to do that, t. J. Thank you for that. Were joined from washington by u. S. Surgeon general dr. Jerome adams. Dr. Adams, the cdc recommended that all events consisting of 50 people or more be canceled for at least the next eight weeks, and on top of that you have people going to businesses. Restaurants are still open in some places. Should we go to stores . What should we do . Should we stay home and not go anywhere and not have any visitors . What is your recommendation . Well, great questions. And first of all, i want to say thank you for that story on Donovan Mitchell because its important for people to understand that when we look at the south korea data, 96 of people who actually had flu symptoms tested negative for covid. So again, for most people youre still going to be at low risk for getting it and if you do get it, the south korea data says 99 of people fully recovered. So we want people to keep things in context, but we also want people to understand that, look, our numbers are where italys were about two weeks ago. Now is the time to really lean into mitigation strategies, social distancing, making sure youre washing your hands frequently. What i would recommend to folks is what tony fauci said yesterday. Now is the time for us all to understand that we all have a role to play. Even if you are at low risk, you dont want to be the one to take coronavirus to your grandmother, to your poppop and cause them to end up getting what could be a fatal illness because they are at highest risk. So we want people to lean into supporting local businesses in a way that allows social distancing. You saw in california, more people are encouraging carryout instead of going to restaurants. As you mentioned, the cdc has said that we shouldnt have any large gatherings over 50 people for over the next eight weeks. Youre a member of the president s task force and weve been hearing the first vaccine is being tested and that a new drug is being used in severely ill patients. So what can you tell us about that . Well, those are pharmaceutical interventions. We dont expect a vaccine to be ready to roll out for at least a year. Important for people to know that a vaccine, if its developed, will help us for the next round of coronavirus. The first round really is going to hinge on us leaning into hand washing and social distancing. Remdesivir is a medication that people are experimenting with to treat coronavirus. And, again, that looks promising thus far, but whats really going to get us through this are those tried and true Public Health measures that weve been talking about all along. I think its also important to note that yesterday there was a briefing at the white house where we helped america understand we really feel like weve turned the corner on testing. Were going to focus first on Health Care Workers, the people who take care of the people and also those at highest risk, people over 65 with symptoms, but we feel like over the next week and im already hearing it. 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So many parents working from home starting this morning, and kids are out of school. How to get your work done with all the distractions and how to keep your kids occupied and happy. So many like our mom karen getting kids ready for the day ahead. Its a brand new day and, the show stoppers. So Many High School students who wont get the chance to perform in the productions they rehearsed for months getting big callouts on twitter from big stars, from Jennifer Garner to broadways Laura Benanti, laura asking them to share their sunshine songs for everyone to watch. Thousands of responses. Shes going to join us live just ahead, as we say good morning, america. And good morning, america. Hope so many of you are doing well this morning. A lot of people starting this work week at home. Yeah, they are. Gma viewers are starting to show us. Theyre giving us a glimpse of how its going at home this morning. Sophie from San Francisco sharing this photo of her dog perched on her lap, writing, fluffy desk. And rachel from chicago shared this photo of her cfo as shes calling it, working alongside her this morning. You know, its good to see a little humor during stressful times. Humor always helps. Sure does. We have a lot of news to get to starting with extreme measures being taken to fight the coronavirus. Lockdowns all over the world to slow the spread. The cdc now recommending all gatherings of 50 or more people be cancelled for the next eight weeks and at least 64,000 schools are closed nationwide including here in new york city. Lets go back to whit johnson for more on this unprecedented move. Good morning again, whit. Reporter robin, good morning to you. The mayor of new york city says that he is responding to this pandemic with a war time mentality in the interest of saving lives and Public Health, and those unprecedented closures to schools and businesses that you mentioned leaving people here to wonder what all of this will actually mean for their every day lives. This morning, extreme measures across the country to try to slow the pandemic. The cdc now recommending no gatherings of 50 or more people. The worst is yet ahead for us. Reporter President Trump urge k calm, asking people not to hoard those household essentiallies. Theres no need for anybody in the country to hoard essential food supplies. Reporter nationwide, at least 64,000 schools are closed, impacting more than 30 Million Students from los angeles to milwaukee to new york city, the Largest School district in the country. Its going to be very difficult for a lot of families. Reporter the mayor of new york city also ordering the closure of all bars and movie theaters. Restaurants and cafes limited to takeout and delivery. More than 700 confirmed cases in new york state, Governor Cuomo asking private businesses to aggressively consider working from home or even close. Just outside of manhattan in teaneck, new jersey, a new cluster of at least 18 confirmed cases. Officials encouraging all residents to selfquarantine. The entire state of ohio closing bars and restaurants. Illinois also ordering restaurants to close, only allowing them to serve takeout. In california the governor calling for similar shutdowns including wineries and urging home isolation for all adults over the age of 65. Were also seeing a number of major retailers taking action on their own. Nike, apple, under armour all shutting down for at least the next two weeks. Starbucks now says that its going to move towards a togo model only, meaning that theyll close all the seating areas in their coffee shops across the country. Michael . Everyone taking precautions. Thank you, whit. And as fear grows surrounding the pandemic, the airlines are among those hard hit as passengers return to the country are forced to wait in long lines for screening. Gio benitez joins us from john f. Kennedy airport with the chaos. Good morning, gio. Reporter good morning. Were learning that even more flights are being cut and employee paychecks are at risk. Airlines are slashing a massive number of flights, united by 50 , delta by 40 , parking 300 airplanes, american by 75 . For international flights. United telling us it is considering among other things furloughs and pay cuts. The ceos of united and delta cutting their own salaries by 100 . 13 airports across the country are screening passengers from europe, but over the weekend we saw those dramatic pictures out of chicago and dallasfort worth. Doctors were alarmed. Now were told those wait times have been addressed. Now, the issues, theyre not just with airlines. Amtrak telling us it is cutting its northeast Corridor Service by more than half. Michael . Thank you, gio. Tonight there is a 20 20 special. Pandemic what you need to know with dr. Ashton and the abc medical team, they will be taking your questions. Thats tonight at 10 00 eastern right here on abc. So many questions are coming in. In politics the coronavirus emergency topping number one at last nights democratic debate. Joe biden and Bernie Sanders head to head for the first time. It started with an elbow bump. The podiums were six feet apart. With biden way ahead the big news was his pick of a woman as his running mate. The primaries are set for tomorrow. Michael . How people are using telemedicine to see their doctor. When anxiety and stress are so high right now, what to do and how to do with it. What to stock in your pantry as we take you back to basics. Geoffrey zakarian is here to show you how to make the perfect Grilled Cheese. Your kids could help you make it today. 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Good morning, amy. Hey, good morning, michael. Yes, sitting in the Doctors Office in the emergency room surrounded by people there for the exact same reason, you are sick. But, now when social distancing is the biggest weapon we have in fighting covid19, telemedicine could save lives. Telemedicine, or seeing a doctor remotely via video, phone or text, has never really picked up steam until now. In a crisis such as covid19, our goal is to really benefit the public to decrease the risk of infection, and telemedicine is a perfect opportunity to do that. Reporter it allows those who are immunocompromised or quarantined to get doctors advice from home. It can also keep patients who believe they may have the coronavirus out of the emergency room where they could spread the disease to others. Some are just looking for reassurance like 54yearold sharon from maryland. Dr. Mia is able to examine sharon over the video call. Sharon feels her neck for tender lumps, takes in deep breaths. Can you give me an ahh. Ahh. Reporter and right now some companies are seeing huge increases in tele health visits. Multicare, the Largest Community based Health System in the state of washington, says its seen a 1,300 increase in average daily visit volume this month versus the last six months. Right now our most common visit is upper respiratory infection which is common cold, sinusitis, fever, cough. A lot of these are symptoms you see with covid. Reporter 80 of diagnoses are made through taking a patients history. Here, no . While i might not be able to listen to someones lungs i can look at their respiratory pattern if theyre breathing fast. We can have the patient take their own heart rate. Reporter sharons visit took ten minutes. The reassurance is awesome. Thats number one. And number two, me not having to go into a place that has germs around it, if i dont have to expose myself, thats terrific. New york state now has the most coronavirus cases in the country and so Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced that all Insurance Companies will waive copays for telemedicine treatments. We may see that happening in other states as well. George . Okay, amy, thanks. Lets get to dr. Jen ashton and her team. Lets talk about this telemedicine idea. How can people get started with it . I think its already taking off impromptu because of the times were living in. First check with your doctor or provider to see if theyre able to do it and those providers also have to check with their Insurance Companies. Not all Insurance Companies in the past would reimburse providers for a telemedicine consult but ive already been doing this for a while with my patients. So you will be seeing more of it and i think it has a massive potential here. Lets get some questions from our viewers. Brenda asks, if i suspect i have the virus, do i need to get tested or seen by a doctor right away . Can i wait it out at home until i get better . This is whats really important, george, and this really evolved over the weekend. A lot of people are developing mild symptoms, and again as were seeing the kinks worked out in the testing process, its still hard to get tests, right . Six months ago if you would have stayed home, you should do that now with the assumption or presumption that you may, in fact, have coronavirus. What does that mean . That means you stay home and isolate yourself because you are now ill, and as much as you can from the people in your home, in your apartment for at least a twoweek period. If you have just had a contact exposure, that is not right now an indication for testing. We have to be clear about that. But, it is an indication for selfquarantine, so when you selfquarantine, meaning youve been in touch with someone or contact with someone who you know is positive, a confirmed case, you should selfquarantine with the assumption that you are infected. That means you dont go out for dinner. You dont go to the gym. You really hunker down. Thats really, really important. Heres a question from rebecca. Im 69 and having complete Knee Replacement surgery next week. Should i postpone it . That is the recommendation right now by the American College of surgeons. They put out an official statement on friday saying they are recommending the postponement or rescheduling of all elective procedures and were seeing major hospitals and medical centers follow in suit, including by the way screening procedures like mammograms or colonoscopies. Postpone them for the short term. This is an Emergency Preparedness disaster situation in this country and it is important for people with elective screening procedures or elective surgeries to really do their part in unburdening the health care system. Important information, jen. Thanks very much. Keep your questions on the coronavirus coming in for dr. Jen. Tweet us with the askgma. Robin . All right, george. Thank you. Beyond the medical concerns so many of us are dealing with anxiety and stress as we try to navigate our lives during these uncertain times. Here with us now is dr. Janet taylor to bring us some peace of mind this morning. Thank you for being with us. The anxiety, i dont have to tell you about that. You go to a store, grocery store, the shelves are empty. Good luck trying to find something even like toilet paper and you say anxiety and that goes hand in hand. Absolutely because our brains keep us safe and healthy and right now theres so much uncertainty that stress and anxiety comes from that. So we try to establish control by getting that last bottle of purell or filling our grocery cart, but the reality is our control is not going to come from that. Our control is going to come from us having more information and then retraining our brain to relax. How do we maintain a healthy mindset . We have to reset because our brains are our biggest ally in that sense, but if we understand when were really stressed it taxes so much energy from our body so we have to recover which means this is a time to get good sleep, to practice healthy eating, and focus on our diet and get exercise. Also, its important that you have an information plan which is that you have your medications, you know your insurance status, if youre underinsured or uninsured, where you can get tested, keep a list of medications and reach out to elderly or family members to give them that information. Lastly, you want to practice healthy coping. Its great to go well, now nobody is going to go to bars but historically well cope in unhealthy ways. We want to be around friends and hang out and drink, but meditate. Practice positive thinking. But you know what, you alluded to this a little bit, the loneliness though, thats part of it. In fact, google said its higher searched now, loneliness, than ever before, so how do you deal with that, the feeling of isolation . The key is to practice connectedness and togetherness while distancing. So you can connect on social media. Use those apps that help you connect and check on other people. Establish whether youre lonely or bored because theres a real disruption of our structure now, so how do you reintegrate that into your schedule. Understand that doing other things for other people can connect you and now you can work on new hobbies and interests. Thats right. I like how people are saying why dont we call it physical distancing, not social distancing. You want to keep a physical distance but you still want to find different ways to socialize. Also part of this, janet, is the fact that we know its going to end at some point. We just dont know when that is, and that adds to the anxiety. Theres no question because again its uncertain. Our brain doesnt like that. One of the things is to anticipate. Were in this for the long haul. Now so reestablish your sense of purpose while you have this time, your gifts, your values, what you give to other people, and really use this to connect with yourself and others, and then know that this well get through this and use your experience from this thinking about other times that youve gotten through stressful periods and build on it knowing that well be okay. Thats a good point there. That is so good. This too shall pass. We have had times in all of our lives that we thought, oh my goodness, this is never going to end, and it does. I know were going to be checking with you from time to time. Thank you for being here. Thank you, robin. For more ways to reduce anxiety, visit goodmorningamerica. Com and we hope that you do that. Lets go over now to ginger. Thank you, robin. I have a gma moment that will surely brighten your day. 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But some australians had a problem with his use of vegemite with many commenting that is far too much. His son colin tweeting that hes been saying that for years, its not going to help much. Also in pop news this morning, an exclusive first look at Steven Spielbergs west side story. Vanity fair sitting down with spielberg to talk about how hes reimagining the classic for a modern audience. Speerl berg he says time has returned and returned with a social fury. Vanity fair also talking with oscar winner rita moreno, the original anita. Moreno now 88 years young and returning on screen in the reboot as well as serving as executive producer on the project. The april issue of vanity fair is on newsstands march 24th and Steven Spielbergs west side story dances into theaters december 18th. And finally, Arnold Schwarzenegger is sending out a Public Service announcement urging people over 65 years old like him to stay home. He had a couple of Furry Friends help him deliver the message. Take a look. We dont go out. We dont go to restaurants or do anything like that anymore here. We eat, whiskey. We have a good time, whiskey, hulu and we have a good time, huh . Mwah. At first i didnt realize that whiskey was the pony. I thought he was at home with whiskey. Understandable as well. Arnold writing with that post, well get through this together. And we all agree on that one. Amen to that. Yeah. Thank you guys. Thank you, sara. Thank you guys. Sara, that was great by the way. Now were going to talk about preparing your kitchen for coronavirus. With more and more americans staying home many are stocking up on items. Were here with bon appetit food editor at large, carly lalli. She has her list of pantry essenti essentials. People are stocking up. Big time. Its one thing to stock up and its another thing to be wasteful. How can we stock up without being wasteful . Dont go out right now and spend hundreds of dollars on food that you dont already enjoy, use or could put aside for a future emergency. So look at what you already keep in the house and replenish those things. So first up you want to make sure youve got cooking fats. You cant really make anything without some oil, some butter. Butter stores great in the freezer. Everybody is talking about rice. Get your grains, your quinoa. Cook those in batches, keep them in the freezer. And then all of your basics, pasta, canned tomatoes. What are things that last on time that we should have on hands . Hard cheeses, salami, jerky, those things are going to hold up better than fresh meat or protein. Got to have condiments. Were going to be eating a lot of tuna is a lid salad. Onions, potatoes, garlic, keep it in a cool, dark place and thats going to last a long time. I know about cheese. Were cooking Grilled Cheese sandwiches for everybody later at home. Good. What are some of the fresh items to stock up on . Dont forget about produce. Everyone is going nuts on pantry stuff. Theres a lot of vegetables and fruits that will last a long time. Broccoli, cabbage, leafy greens, citrus, apples, oranges, keep that in the fridge weeks and weeks. You can do big batches of that stuff. Youre going to crave it and its a lot of nutrition. A lot of people are saying if im going to be quarantined or distanced from everyone, i need some sweets. Absolutely. Whats up on the dessert side . If were hunkering down, there should be some pleasure. Make sure youve got your baking staples, baking soda, baking powder, jar of nutella. I like to have chocolate that you could snack on but also chop up and make some chocolate chip cookies with the kids. Well, i guarantee you some of our staff is going to take that home today. Thank you so much. Thanks for having me. Coming up, the show must go on. 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Click, call or visit a store today. Now your accuweather forecast with mike nicco. Were off to a foggy start. The snow level down to around 2,700 feet. Ive posted some pictures of the snow now that the clouds are clearing out on twitter mikenicco abc7. This is all is is all welcome back to gma. Those are some of the thousands of videos that students from across the country have been posting on social media with the sunshinesongs. It started when tony award winner Laura Benanti put out to call for kids to post what they would perform in High School Musicals. First will reeve is here with more about this inspiring trend. Good morning, will. Good morning, robin. Its a heartwarming example of whats possible even in these early days of public gatherings shutting down. Performers called to action sharing some sunshine. Reporter Opening Night is not coming for so Many High School students who rehearsed for months. Im a senior so this would have been my last show. Reporter young actors like emma dean wont get the chance to put on those performances because of coronavirus concerns. But thats when Tony Award Winning broadway star Laura Benanti stepped in on twitter. If you would like to sing a song that you are not going to get to sing now and tag me, i want to see you. Reporter using the sunshinesongs, so many people responding. And sing they are, like this all female production of fiddler on the roof. Actress Jennifer Garner also creating a social media challenge with the hey jen, look at me, writing on graha instagram, the show must go on, break out your oboes, belt out your torch song, show us what youve been working on and we will show it to the world. Drama clubs posting videos of their dress rehearsals like this school performing a song from High School Musical. This schools production of newsies, to this young woman singing winner takes it all from mama mia big or small, the winner takes it all so many more joining in. Both hashtags exploding online putting so many young actors in the spotlight. This production of foot loose posted in response to sunshine songs, the feedback from another big star, ben plath, quite simply, sleigh. More stars have boosted the movement so so far has thousands of responses and counting. Miranda tweeting, thank you, Laura Benanti, thank you, kids. Im watching too. The woman responsible for this wave of joy on the internet, Laura Benanti, is joining us live via facetime. Great to see you. So, how did you come up with this idea . My mom is a voice teacher and she was saying to me that she just felt so sad for so many of her students because theyre so disappointed that theyre not going to be able to perform. I was just thinking about how important my High School Musical was to me and i thought, okay, you know what, let me just send a quick video. Maybe some of those kids will want to send me videos of themselves performing. Its turned into quite a thing. Im really happy for these kids. I was going to say maybe, not maybe. You really struck a chord. Thousands of videos have been submitted, hundreds of thousands of views. Thats got to be so gratifying. Im just really excited that these kids have such an amazing platform, and thank you guys for amplifying their platform as well. Theyve gone from extreme disappointment to feeling like Linmanuel Miranda and ben platt are watching them perform and now all of america. So this is pretty wonderful for them. Thank you. Absolutely it is. Laura, where does the hashtag sunshinesongs come from . Ive just been feeling like its so dark right now. Theres so much fear. I think were all a little confused. I just wanted to bring a little sunshine into peoples lives, and it was ill lit tif. We like to say good morning, sunshine, so it works really well for us. There you go. There you go. Laura, you mentioned this earlier, how important it was to you when you were in school. Can you just tell people who might be thinking, oh, my gosh, with all thats going on its too bad that theyre not going to be able to perform but is it really a big deal, it is to so many. Can you help them understand that. It is a big deal to so many. You know, for a lot of these kids its the thing they look forward to all year. Its the one time they feel seen which is i think what we all want. Musical theatre is a bit of a niche thing. Its not like football and basketball and i just remember feeling when i was in High School Like this is the one time of year people go, maybe shes not that weird. Maybe shes just talented, you know. And look, im not saying that this is going to cure whats happening with us. Science will hopefully cure whats happening with us, but i do think that while were having, you know, a diet of a lot of bad news, its helpful to have just, you know, a little sampling of something bright. Well said. What kind of advice do you have for these kids right now . I would say just keep your heads up, keep singing, keep sending us your songs because let me tell you, i watched every single one of them. My husband, my daughter, my parents and i, were watching them all and so many people are. Theyre bringing so much joy to so many right now and thats one of the things i love. All of the comments are positive. As they should be. It hasnt turned nasty which, you know, for the internet is a miracle. So i just, you know, i would say just keep having faith. Faith is the word. Thats what i put on instagram this morning. Keep them coming. Yes. Keep them coming. Hopefully well check in with you from time to time. Appreciate your spirit and all that youre doing. Bless you and your family. Thanks so much. Youre welcome. Were you ever in a musical . No. Nope. But laura was like, they found out one day theyre not weird. I know a lot of weird Football Players so weird is everywhere. I was never in a musical but i remember being in a play in the sixth grade and i played santa claus and i had a big pillow underneath me to give me the ho, ho, ho and my pillow fell out. So i put in back in and my next line just happened to be, now i feel more like myself again. People thought i was a genius and i was like, why are they laughing. I had to think about it because i actually was stewart little in the second grade but it wasnt a musical. I actually was in a musical. I had my own solo. I still remember it to this day. We heard you before. No. This is not shallow. This is Justin Timberla one for each night they send us a light to remind us of days long ago you redeemed yourself. Whoo, that was good. Come back tomorrow. Well be here too as well. Coming up, the great experiment. Its going to begin, so many working from home with kids home from school. How do they do it . Well check in with stephanie sn welcome back to gma. With schools across the nation closed this morning due to the pandemic parents are launching a big experiment, working from home with their kids. Stephanie ramos has tips on how to handle parenting while youre working and joins us by facebook. Youre working from home and i see some little ones behind you there. Good morning, stephanie. Hey, good morning, robin. Yeah, this is our new reality. Ive got two kiddos. They go to two different schools. Theyre in third grade and preschool, and their teachers have been emailing us different websites to set up online classrooms. Were just trying to figure this thing out as much as schools are by working with the schedules, getting the kids set up and having them learn. Reporter home, its the new office for millions of americans that are having to work remotely, and for many, with their kids out of school. They dont even have to go to their own districts or their own school. Right now obviously this is an emergency situation. Were seeing millions of people working from home who otherwise arent used to it and in many cases dont want to so the first thing that we really recommend is for people to keep an open mind. So we want to embrace this and realize that it is part of the common good. Reporter but how exactly does someone get their work done with distractions of partners, roommates, or kids . Expert sarah sutton of flex jobs suggests we start by sticking to our regular schedules. You wake up every morning and go for a run and shower, make breakfast, have coffee, do something similar to that. You might have to substitute the run but trying to stick to a schedule is really important. Reporter carve out a space to work. Try to find a place that is comfortable and quiet where you can focus. Ideally you can find a place with a door that is incredibly helpful, especially if you have children. Reporter create boundaries. Keep a balance, so eat healthy, get outside, breathe fresh air, try to get some exercise of some sort, stretch, talk to loved ones, stay social. Reporter and communication is key with both the office and your family. Tomorrow in the morning mommy is going to be here and thats going to be different. Daddy is going to be here. Were both going to be working, but you guys are not going to School Tomorrow but were going to pretend like its a school day. Youre going to get up, youre going to come down and have breakfast. Youll brush your teeth and put on some clothes, but you dont have to wear what tomorrow . School uniforms. Reporter Karen Travers of abc radio preparing her children all under the age of 8 who dont have school for two and a half weeks starting this morning. This is going to be hard. My husband set up a work space in our guest bedroom and im going to be working in our basement which is usually where the kids are playing, except im going to set up all of my radio gear there. Im going to have to find somewhere quiet to record for radio or be live on the radio. We dont know how this is going to work but well figure it out. Reporter to help create a schedule, travers and her husband have set up a 9 00 a. M. Facetime call for the kids. Were going to facetime grandma and grandpa in chicago and theyre going to read you guys a story. Reporter former teacher and mom of three, susie allison, has more than 800,000 followers on instagram and a book on the way. She says its all about keeping kids occupied. Use a roll of painters tape and a bunch of toys to make your child a toy parade. Kids activities are a really important tool for parents to access during a time like this when schools are closed and they can use them as a way to help make sure their kids are still learning, engaged, active and are busy. Reporter working from home can leave little time to prepare but allison says use what you have and the activities can be simple. Cut construction paper in half and write on them letters, numbers, shapes, spelling words. Add tape to the back. Tape it around your house and send your kids racing to go find them. Find the letter that starts with mmm. Good job. Sam, find the letter that is an eel. Nailed it reporter guys, there are a lot of different situations out there. Were lucky, my husband already works from home, so this isnt new for him, but being School Teachers is. This is our first day and for now theyre getting along but well have to separate them at some point. Guys . We hope that continues for the rest of the day, stephanie. So do we. My kids were home schooled for a few years and as a parent its tough. You have to be attentive. You just dont put them in a room and say you handle it. You actually have to be there which i think is stressful for parents trying to balance everything else. Theyre going to find that out in the coming weeks. Yes, they will. But we have tips on how to keep order and routine with kids at home. Visit goodmorningamerica. Com for that. Now over to ginger. Im going to post weather lessons because my friend said she could really use that. How about something we do know, spring begins later this week, thursday. So we wanted to show you this aerial of the beautiful daffodil fields in washington state. And something we do know, the warmup not only springlike but feeling like summer. Look at philadelphia, by friday seeing those temperatures put a smile on that face. Yeah, made me very happy, both of us. Coming up, going back to the basics with chef Geoffrey Zakarian on how to upgrade the classic Grilled Cheese sandwich. Make sure to watch the view later. Dr. Ashton will be there and someone you know well, sara haines. Theyll break down the democratic debate 11 00 a. M. Eastern rig i cant believe it. That chad really was raised by wolves . Which one is your mother . Thats her right there. Oh, gosh. No, i cant believe how easy it was to save hundreds of dollars on my Car Insurance with geico. Its really great. Well, im just so glad to have met your beautiful family. And we better be sitting down now. Believe it geico could save you fifteen percent or more on Car Insurance. We are back and its time to go back to basics. You year right there . Chef extraordinaire jeffrey ka care yan is here. Many tips, people are stuck at home you know and this is one of the alltime classics, the Grilled Cheese sandwich. Grilled cheese sandwich, thank you very much, michael. Oh, my gosh. So, im trying to show people like i have three kids and were all nesting. Were at home. Well all get through this crisis but you know, i went to the freezer and i got everything out of the cheese drawer and the freezer. Let me tell you whats in the cheese drawer. You have those plastic single individual servings, bits and pieces of cheeses, parmesan, shredded cheese from tacos around baand bags of stuff you dont want to throw it. The magic tool is you grate it and make something thats a cheesy mess in your fridge to a cheesy deliciousness. What is it about Grilled Cheese, first of all the comfort. Its comfort. It smells great. Its the smell of melting cheese. How about the bread . This bread was frozen. Were going to cut it thick and were just going to put my secret ingredient, mustard. Ooh. Any kind of mustard. This is whole grain mustard. You can use dee j dij dijon. This mix here thats all together, you got to give some cheese. You dont just put a Little Cheese on. This will melt nice and even. Cheese can really last a long time. Yes. Some last longer than others in the fridge. Come on, more cheese, more cheese. Thats a lot of cheese. Were at home, the kids are at home, you got to get them off the video theyre watching all day long. Were going to butter it and add butter to the pan and then cover it and then about five or six minutes each side. We flip it over and guess what we have. Look at this baby. Perfect. Can you see that, everybody . Some tomato soup. Some tomato soup. Some people do you do mayo . No. I like to butter it. Mayo is pushing it. You can put mayo on one side which i love and flip it over and put mayo. Its a little trick. Its eggs and oil. Whats thats true. Good food. I like to cut it on the diagonal. Here we go again about the diagonal. Because you get a full bite right there. Can you get a closeup. How do you get the cheese to really melt . What you really want to do is cook it enough. A lot of people dont cook the cheese enough. They cook it too fast and it gets burned. Its like hamburger cheese how the cheese has to wrap around. Its the same thing. We have all our cheese sandwiches, some tomato soup and this is both an activity and a way to make you feel really good during these times when were going to be home a lot together. Why not cook together and eat together. You always make us feel really good. And the crew is going to eat really well. So are we. All right, thank you. It is not going to go to waste at all. Geoffrey, thank you so much. Love going up the street to lambs club. Right next door. Appreciate that. Well be right back. Cheers, everybody. Cheers. Its only human to find inspiration in nature. And also find answers. Our search to transform. Farm waste into renewable natural gas led chevron to partner with california bioenergy. Working to provide an alternative source of power. For a cleaner way forward. Good morning america is sponsored by chase. Make more of whats yours. Yall have better willpower. This is so good, this Grilled Cheese. Geoffrey, thank you. Youre going to have tips on your Facebook Page like this . Yes. Every day im going to post a tip what you can do inside with the kids. Wonderful, thank you. Also tomorrow, nightline temporarily moves to 11 35 p. M. Eastern continuing coverage of the coronavirus outbreak. See you tomorrow. So, i go to floor decor, where they dont just know the difference between products, they live for it. From american hardwood to spanish porcelain to italian marble, im looking for inspiration from every part of the world. So, when it comes to discovering every imaginable tile, wood, laminate or stone without compromising my design, one aisle doesnt cut it. I need an entire store. Now, ive got one. Explore floor decor in person or online at flooranddecor. Com do you recall, not long ago we would walk on the sidewalk all around the wind blows we would only hold on to let go blow a kiss into the sun we need someone to lean on blow a kiss into the sun all we needed somebody to lean on all we need is someone to lean on good morning, bay area. Lets get up and get going. This is abc 7 mornings. Good morning, everyone. Im kamasi erin with abc 7 mornings. Heres mike nicco with our forecast. Good morning, kamasi. Hi, everybody. Our steady rain has transitioned offered to showers now. You can see some of the san mateo bridge, the dumbarton bridge and a shower about to move across the marin headlines down to daly city and colma. And you can see more showers developing offshore. In fact, weve got a chance of showers and thunderstorms today and tomorrow, a 1 on the storm impact scale. Graupel and hail and plenty of snow out there. Check out mikenicco on abc 7 on facebook or on twitter. Ive been posting some pictures. Weve got a break wednesday and thursday, still below average. A little bit warmer, but a 1 on the storm impact scale, also. It will be a little bit too warm for snow this weekend. Kamasi . Thanks. Its time for live with kelly ryan. Well be carrying a live announcer its live with kelly and ryan. Today from a quiet place part ii, John Krasinski and star of zoeys extraordinary playlist, jane levy. Also a performance from the goo goo dolls. All next on live. And now here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest. What i need and i cant believe that i wasted all this time ryan good morning whats up . Hello youre always on my mind kelly hi. Ryan please. You might be what i need and i cant believe that i wasted all this time ryan good morning. cause maybe were meant to be actually ryan hi. Kelly hi. Ryan hello. Kelly hi. Should i be standing . I feel like everybodys standing. I dont know whats happening