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KGO Good Morning America July 12, 2024

We always find a way back home looking to buy or sell a home during the pandemic and dont know where to start . Shark tanks Barbara Corcoran is here live with expert advice on how to get your house ready to sell and how to get the best price. Lately ive been feeling so cool quench your thirst with summer spritzers. Weve got refreshing recipes so you can make any day a sunny day without leaving your kitchen. All that and more as we say, good morning, america. Good morning, good morning hey, good morning. Welcome to our second hour. Whit is joining us from home this morning. Ironic that youre here that youre not here on a morning when were making spritzers. I know you love a spritzer, whit. Yes, of course. Always love a spritzer, especially on a very hot weekend which, of course, were expecting but, yes, im home once again from studio wj, and you know this, studio wj is like a classic car. You cant just leave it in the garage. You got to get it outside. Take it for a spin. Rev the engine every now and then. So im here broadcasting from here this morning but hope to be joining you both very soon back in the studio. In the meantime, we have two very big stories were following this morning. Thats right. The u. S. Breaking another record in the Coronavirus Crisis with more than 71,000 cases reported in a single day. Health officials urging americans to wear masks as state and local officials face off over whether they should be required. Meanwhile this morning were celebrating American Civil Rights giant congressman john lewis, who helped shape american history. Lewis, walking alongside Martin Luther king jr. Front and center on that bridge in selma and then spending decades of service in the unit. Rmerrede barack obam calling lewis one of his heroes. Lewis had been battling pancreatic cancer. And for more now on the remarkable life of john lewis and the tributes pouring in right now, we turn to rachel scott, who is in washington for us this morning. Rachel, good morning to you, once again. Reporter dan, good morning. Yes, his fight for Racial Justice spanned 60 years. It started in the deep south but ended right here on capitol hill, and this morning, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are saying america has lost a hero, and congress has lost a fearless leader. Tributes pouring in, president jimmy carter just weighing in in a statement saying all americans regardless of race or religion owe john lewis a debt of gratitude. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi calling lewis a titan of the Civil Rights Movement whose bravery transformed our nation. Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell writing, you did not need to agree with john on many policy details to be awed by his life, admire his dedication to his neighbors in georgias Fifth District or appreciate his generous, respectful and friendly bearing. Lewis would lead bipartisan delegations to selma where he was beaten more than 50 years ago fighting for Voting Rights Standing Shoulder to shoulder there marching across the Edmund Pettus bridge. Republican congressman Kevin Mccarthy calling it one of the greatest honors of his life. And lewis made his final public appearance right here in the Nations Capital fittingly just outside the white house in that area renamed black lives matter plaza. Whit. All right, rachel scott for us. Were seeing those tributes coming in from both sides of the political aisle. Thank you so much. We do turn now to the Coronavirus Crisis in this country, and President Trump insisting that he has no plans to issue a nationwide mask mandate. Abcs trevor ault joins us once again from new york with the very latest. Trevor, good morning. Reporter well, good morning, whit. You know, america continues to head in the wrong direction in the fight against this virus. Accordg nation ce unandeath count both climbed nearly 20 last week, and Health Officials continue to stress the best thing that you can do is wear a mask when youre around other people. Coming off another record day of new covid19 cases, Health Officials are telling americans in blunt terms, if you want to stop the spread, you have to wear a mask. 28 states, puerto rico and washington, d. C. Have now issued mask mandates, and dr. Anthony fauci says he hopes to see more of them. I would urge the leaders in states and cities and towns to be as forceful as possible in getting your citizenry to wear masks. Reporter but the president making it clear he will not issue a National Mask mandate. And i dont agree with the statement that if everybody wear a mask everything disappears. And as you know, masks cause problems too. Reporter an unpublished document prepared for the White House Coronavirus task force this week and obtained by the center for Public Integrity says 18 states are in a red zone for states scale back reopenings. Florida has now logged three Straight Days with more than 10,000 new cases. On the front lines, military medics are deploying, hoping to help with the deluge of places with patients like texas, which just reported its fourth straight day of record deaths. And texas is just one of eight states that hit record high daily death totals at some point in this past week, but across the country the majority of the united states, 26 states, say their daily death toll is on the rise. Dan, eva. As you said, heading in the wrong direction. Trevor, thank you very much. Coming up, well lighten the mood a little bit. Well talk about a princess tying the knot amidst this pandemic. Weve got all the details on prince beatrices private royal wedding. Thats our gma cover story. 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First though, janai has pop news. Shes also been doing great work, janai has. Hey, janai. Hey, dan, thank you. I was hoping i could get a compliment out of that. All right, guys, its time for pop news, and we begin with a new gig for Michelle Obama. The former first lady is officially launching her own podcast appropriately named the Michelle Obama podcast. This will be the first project from higher ground, a Production Company that she founded along with president obama back in 2018, and who better to tell you what the new podcast will entail than the former first lady herself. Take a look. In this first season im going to be talking with some of the people im closest with, my mom, my brother, my friends, my colleagues and many others. Well be discussing the relationships that make us who we are. I hope this podcast sparks ideas and topics that you can open up with within your own circles. Maybe itll inspire you to have some conversations with loved ones that youve been meaning to have. The Michelle Obama podcast debuts on spotify on wednesday, july 29th with new episodes released weekly. I can never get enough of seeing Michelle Obama with her curls. I just love it. All right, next americas sweetheart, cameron diaz, is keeping busy even in retirement. In a revealing new interview with rolling stone, the former actress opening up about her new baby and the Business Venture shes been working on in quarantine. Ready for this . Wine. While the actress announced her retirement from the big screen back in 2018, the new mom is now adding winemaker to her resume with abilene, a line of clean wines hitting stores this summer but the sweetest thing in diazs life these days is her new baby girl raddix. She and husband bengi madden announced the birth of their daughter earlier this year. Diaz calling motherhood the best phase of her life and opening up about parenting in quarantine saying that there has been lots of family time, sesame street and baby shark. Im sure a lot of parents out there can relate. I know we can at my house. All right. And finally, now you see her, now you dont. Take a look at this. This is lola, the 4yearold husky who thinks she is invisible, pulling one over on her humans during their games of hideandseek. But she always hides in the same spot under the chair by the window. One of her adorable videos went viral getting almost 8 million views on tiktok. Take a look at this. Now theres no way that lola is in the same spot like always. Wow. I dont see anything. Let me move the chair back a little bit more. Wow. I dont see anything. Let me check the other side. Lola, i already caught you. Im not mad at lola. Shes adorable, and shes a genius. The poor baby probably needs to find a new hiding spot. Guys, back to you. I think she should keep using that hiding spot. Its incredibly adorable. He probably wouldnt know what to do if she hid somewhere else. Exactly. Shes really cute. Makes me want a puppy. All right, janai, thank you so much. Well see you in binge this. Now over to whit. Hey, whit. Hey, dan, i got to say quickly lola looks so much like my dog copper, by the way, and he also likes to slither under the furniture in the living room so maybe hes got a sister out there somewhere. You never know. We do move on though. Weve got our gma cover story right now. After the pandemic put prince beatrices nuptials on hold, she tied the knot yesterday in a private royal ceremony. Julia macfarlane joins us now from london with more on that. Julia, good morning. Reporter good morning, whit. Yeah, thats right, the wedding was supposed to take place during may but gatherings had been banned due to the pandemic until earlier this month. Wedding bells were ringing in windsor once again. Buckingham palace announcing that prince beatrice tied the knot with italian Edoardo Mapelli mozzi friday morning but this was a lowkey affair am just a select few watching her wed in a small chapel on the queens estate to abide by covid19 guidelines. Obviously the wedding was scaled right back because of the pandemic, but there was always going to be challenges around a big event because ever since Prince Andrew stepped back his presence publicly has the potential to cause a lot of controversy. Reporter among the guests her grandparents Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip and other close family. Beatrices father, Prince Andrew, has rarely been seen publicly since the arrest of ghislaine maxwell. Maxwell is accused of grooming underage girls on behalf of convicted sex offender jeffrey. Both were longtime Friends Associates of Prince Andrew who stepped back from his royal duties last year after questions about their relationship resurfaced. Maxwell has pleaded not guilty and the duke of york denies any wrongdoing. Unlike previous royal weddings, there was no pomp and pageantry for beatrice, no reception at Buckingham Palace as she had hoped. Afterwards the queen returned to Windsor Castle to prepare to knight captain tom moore. A special exception made for the 100yearold captain tom who had raised millions for the Uks National Health Service and captured the nations hearts with every step of his fundraising walk. The queen at 94 had to be really careful during the pandemic. Shes been in isolation but clearly this was an event that was really important to her to be there in person for. She wasnt going to miss it. Reporter the queen honoring him with not only a knighthood ir pli inperson engagement since she and husband Prince Philip entered lockdown in march. Well, captain sir tom moore said that he was absolutely overawed by the days events, adding it was more than anything anyone could have wished for. From princess beatrices ceremony, we have yet to see them but abc news understands that those are going to be released very soon. Whit. All right, julia, thank you so much. We appreciate it. Lets get a check of the weather now. Rob marciano is in norwalk, connecticut, one of many places bracing for the heat this weekend. Rob. And celebrating, whit. You know, what better way to start off a weekend than news of a royal wedding. Its going to be royally hot across much of the country with this heat building and more than three days in many cases, so thats a heat wave. Excessive heat warnings he, icagor a dozen state included but here in the northeast marva temperatures today will feel like lower to mid90s in many of these spots and will only extend into tomorrow, monday, tuesday and beyond as this heat wave builds, so head to the beach if you have that capability and abide by the local rules. Thats a check on good saturday morning. You can see some of the fog reaching into say about concord but sunshine on the way for a warmer day there. Patchy drizzle at the coast and then cooler weather arrives into next week. High temperatures t low 80s around fremont, 82 in napa. Look for 91 in concord. Mid60s with some sun at the coast. The accuweather seven day forecast very little change tomorrow. Still warm inland with that wide range. And then cooler especiaiaiaiaiaa now to deals steals. Aiaa tory johnson is here with huge savings on Summer Solutions we could all use, and theyre all from Small Businesses. Ive been perusing, tory. You have got some great things for us this morning. How are you . Ha h suf smalbusinesses starting with an easy way to avoid dirty surfaces. This is the germkey, and it is a no touch hand tool, so you would just attach it really easily to your keychain or pop it in your pocket. And any time you need to open a door or tap on atm buttons, turn on a light switch, anything that is public, you would use this instead. Its an antimicrobial brass tool. Weve got nfl team, but if you dont want those teams, we also have the plain ones as well. Today they are 50 off. They are 7. 50. The plain ones, ill give you a little pro tip, two for 10. Grab those. Show off your state pride. Weve got another cool company. This one from alabama called coast cotton, and they make two different styles of hand theres kind of the love option. Texas could use a little love, so it looks like this. Its awesome or different state icons, all the kind of great things that make up a state. They are 100 cotton, absorbent, just a great way to lessen our reliance on paper towels and add at 5 o10en we tpoopourri, another favorite. Its the easiest way to eliminate bathroom odor. Their motto is, spritz the bowl and no one will ever know because its an essential oilbased product that creates a barrier on the top of the waters surface. We also have their brandnew hand sanitizer, lots of options, all in bundles created by the company. 50 off today. They range from 15 to 33. Then a little way to pamper yourself. This is a fun one, eva, from a chicago owned woman based Company Chicago based Woman Owned Company called lifetherapy and they make really beautiful products for bath and body. There are no bad ingredients. Its all indulgent great ingredients and kind of delightful scents, feel good fragrances i like to call them. There is a body wash, bubbling bath, a body lotion, a hand cream. One of my favorites is their inspired line, and its a kind of gardenia pineapple leaf scent but all the scents are really fabulous, and all the products are 50 off. So 12 to 14 for a little pampering. Then we go to a fun one, this is an easy way to avoid soggy subs. 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