morning, stay in during saturday morning, that's all. >> and then hit the streets and then hit the hit the streets. >> remember when we used to be able to sleep in? remember that? >> yeah. >> those are the days. where is it getting? >> michael: good morning america for our viewers in the west. strong tornados and a flood watch as we head into the weekend. overnight tornados touching down in texas. destroying homes, tossing trucks. storm chasers searching the debris for victims, as millions face a flooding emergency. 28 inches of rain in just 48 hours, stranding drivers. we're live in texas. sam is tracking the new threat right now. >> george: trump on trial. the former president's lawyers grilled stormy daniels

ex-attorney as the judge considers whether to hold the former president in contempt again. >> janai: highway inferno. the traffic nightmare for millions in the northeast after a fuel tanker crashed. now when the key part of i 95 could reopen again. >> george: chaos on campus. >> police! force will be used against you! >> george: more than 2,000 people nationwide now arrested. we're live at ucla after hundreds of officers cleared out an encampment. >> michael: britney spears speaking out overnight following an incident at a hotel, prompting an ambulance to arrive. the same day spears settled her divorce agreement. >> george: abc news exclusive with the american dad facing more than a decade behind bars in turks and caicos after airport security found ammunition in his suit case. >> i remember thinking, can't we just pay a fine? the children were crying as he said good-bye. >> george: as he waits to learn his fate. >> janai: halle barry on capitol

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well. [ laughter ] good morning america. >> janai: we have a lot to get to this morning. also ahead, the latest on mortgage rates, now up for the fifth week in a row just as home buying season starts to heat up. as you get ready to start your commute this morning i 95 still feeling the effects of that fiery crash. we are live on the scene. you see it backing up. >> michael: we begin with the severe weather. a flooding emergency for millions and at least ten reported tornados including a twister that rippled through holly texas. mireya villarreal is there on the screen for us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, michael. people living in this area knew there would be severe weather, but never expected anything like this. the sheer magnitude of this tornado completely destroyed the homes that you see right behind me. in fact, there is debris everywhere. we were able to see metal roofing from a home quarter mile away ended up in the tree you see right behind me. >> we watched a tornado touch down. >> reporter: overnight tornados touching down in central texas.

>> that was scary. that was really scary. >> reporter: at least one tornado confirmed west of dallas. this one touching down in holly. >> thing is just sitting there. >> reporter: leaving significant damage in its wake. homes torn apart, trucks tossed around, storm chasers scouring the debris looking for victims. and from above, the sheer scope of the destruction on full display. millions of other texans face dangerous storms across the state. around houston, life threatening flooding. >> in 25 years that i have lived here i have never seen it flood like this. >> reporter: parts of texas reporting 28 inches of rain in just 48 hours, stranding drivers. >> what are you doing? you're driving into the creek. no, no, no, stop! stop! no! no! >> reporter: onlookers screaming as rushing water swept this car away in college station, texas,

northwest of houston. authorities and neighbors aiding rescue efforts. >> we got you. >> reporter: up to 10 inches of rain falling in some areas. >> the creeks sometimes fill up, but never in our house like this. >> reporter: it's inside of your house? >> yes. we've got about 10 inches inside. >> reporter: i did speak with the sheriff deputy that's keeping watch over this area. he said it is a blessing that nobody was killed. although there was a lot of severe damage to this area. the governor of texas has also issued a disaster declaration for more than 50 counties. that's ahead of the major weather expected to hit the south later today. guys? >> michael: hoping they get a break. thank you very much. let's bring in sam champion with the forecast. >> sam: michael, good morning. you know houston well. we've got flooding problems there. this is not a normal rainfall pattern. we had about 30 inches of rain within the last 30 days. two 11 inch rain events this week in eastern texas. and there is more headed. we've got active flood warnings right now.

we're going to watch how these storms move back into the same area during the day today. as we set up the weekend, here's the threat for more storms. damaging winds, isolated tornados, large hail. yes, here in kansas. i think our bigger problem will be texas with the potential for tornados there. here we've got another round of heavy rain. this is more flooding possible. when you look at abilene, look at the rain. could be 2 to 4 inch here's. as we set up next week's storms, monday into tuesday, look at where the bulls eye is for strong tornados possible there. that is kansas, oklahoma, back into nebraska as well. we'll watch that start to slide to the east, damaging winds, hail, large tornados are possible not only this weekend but into next week. george, when we come back we'll talk about some record heat. >> george: okay, sam. thanks. the latest now on donald trump's trial in manhattan. stormy daniels former attorney took the stand, was grilled by the defense as jurors heard audio tapes of trump discussing the deal. aaron katersky is at the courthouse. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the court day actually began with the judge speaking directly to donald trump.

after court yesterday trump said he couldn't testify in his own defense because of the gag order. the judge this morning told him, that's not true. he has the absolute right to testify. 12 days before the election, keith davidson sent a two word text about a $130,000 wire transfer he accepted on behalf of his client, adult film actress stormy daniels. the message said funds received. it was some of the jury's first direct evidence of the hush payment that prosecutors said donald trump tried to conceal from voters after falsifying business records. after trump won the election davidson texted what have we done? what did you mean when you said that, the prosecutor asked davidson? he responded that our activities may have assisted in the campaign of donald trump. months later davidson was on the phone with michael cohen, who said trump often complained about paying daniels. >> i can't even tell you how many times he said to me, you know, i hate the fact that we did it.

and my comment to him was, but every person that you've spoken to told you it was the right move. >> reporter: i attributed that to be a quote from mr. trump, davidson testified about what the prosecutor asked? the stormy daniels settlement. on cross-examination, the defense suggested trump was the victim of a shakedown by a lawyer steeped in tabloid tactics over celebrity stories involving hulk hogan, former mtv reality star tequila and charlie sheen. the defense asking, in 2016 you were pretty well versed in getting up to the line without committing extortion, right? i had familiarized myself with the law, davidson responded. trump is still waiting for the judge to decide whether to hold him in contempt over gag order violations. the judge was clear, trump, just like any other criminal defendant, has the absolute right to testify if he so chooses. janai? >> janai: a lot to continue watching there, aaron. thank you. now the travel nightmare for millions in the northeast this morning after a

fiery crash shut down a key part of i 95 in both directions. the governor of connecticut declaring a state of emergency. you can see how traffic is backing up there this morning. erielle reshef is on the scene in connecticut. erielle, drivers will be feeling this for quite sometime. >> reporter: they sure will, janai. take a look. you can see the traffic is already at a crawl as they divert it to side streets. here you can see the highway completely shut down here as crews worked overnight to start to tear down that charred bridge. firefighters say that wall of fire was so powerful yesterday it took three hours to put it out. this morning a state of emergency and widespread ripple effects up the east coast after that raging bridge inferno. a key portion of i 95 outside new york city expected to be shut down in both directions, at least until monday, in the after math of a harrowing crash involving a semi carrying nearly 9,000 gallons of gasoline.

>> be advised the fairfield ave overpass is completely engulfed on the south bound side. >> reporter: officials say it started thursday morning when a tractor trailer collided with a vehicle. >> one car cut off a tractor trailer. this one here, the gasoline tanker swerved to avoid it and ripped open the back of the truck. gasoline went down the road. he ended up stopping under the bridge. >> reporter: 4,000 gallons of gasoline spilling onto the road way, igniting a ball of flames under the overpass. the bridge quickly engulfed, fire so hot it meant steel rendering the 10-year-old bridge structurally unsound. authorities say the pwreupbl must come down. >> it is a contiguous beam bridge. that means the beams go across both spans of the highway. unfortunately, it's not able to be safely reopened in either direction underneath that bridge. >> reporter: 160,000 vehicles pass here in both directions each day, including tractor trailers hauling goods from florida to maine.

those drivers now forced to detour. traffic expected to remain a nightmare for days. almost one year ago a similar scene. a tanker causing this fire on another part of i 95 in philadelphia snarling traffic for weeks. and when you see those images from yesterday, it's truly remarkable that no one was seriously hurt. crews have removed all of that gasoline that spilled onto the road way. officials say the air quality is just fine here. but public schools in this area are closed today because of this mess. many companies are urging their employees to work from home. again, this stretch of i 95 could be closed at least until monday. george? >> george: wow. okay. thanks. we're going to turn now america's colleges in turmoil. new crackdowns on pro palestinian encampments across the nation as the number of protesters now surpassed 2,000. trevor ault is in los angeles with the latest. good morning, trevor. >> reporter: good morning, george. this is where the ucla encampment was set up.

it's now just an empty quad this morning. we watched 24 hours ago as law enforcement tore it apart. arresting more than 200 people. but a lot of demonstrators have been released and the protesters are vowing to press on as more intense clashes with police are happening every day. >> move! >> reporter: overnight chaos at portland state university. police say protesters re-established an encampment inside the school's library. >> police! force will be used against you! >> reporter: law enforcement cleared out that same building earlier that day after demonstrators barricaded themselves inside. >> police! you're under arrest! >> reporter: at least 30 arrests throughout the day. new video showing the dramatic moments this car drove toward israel/hamas war protesters thursday. >> car! >> reporter: the driver firing what appears to be pepper spray. he was later taken into custody. police citing mental health concerns. in new york city, the nypd

releasing body camera footage of officers clearing this building. protesters seized as columbia university. >> stay down! stay down! >> reporter: officials say nearly half of the 284 people arrested at columbia and nearby city college tuesday were not affiliated with the school. meanwhile, some are praising a group of fraternity brothers at unc chapel hill seen protecting an american flag that pro palestinian demonstrators were trying to take down. a fund-raising website for them now raising more than half a million dollars. at the university of texas at austin, a very different environment. the jewish and palestinian student group working to create space for both sides to have an open conversation. >> we believe inherently in a conflict like this, there needs to be a space for dialogue to have a mutual understanding. >> reporter: and make no mistake a lot of people celebrated the removal of this encampment here at ucla, but not everyone is

happy. the largest employee union for the university of california system is considering a strike over how these pro palestinian demonstrators were treated. george? >> george: thanks, trevor. with protests raging, our new abc news poll takes a look at americans' shifting views on the policy toward israel. our senior congressional correspondent rachel scott is here with details. good morning. >> george, good morning. look, there is no question as we have seen in trevor's reporting that college campuses are becoming the epi center for outrage and frustration over the israel/hamas war. but there's no evidence that younger americans are viewing this any differently than older americans. what is clear is that the country is deeply divided over this and growing more skeptical over support for israel. so our poll finds nearly four in ten americans say the united states is doing too much to support israel. that's up several points since our last poll in january with some notable shifts among independents. on the other end of this you have nearly one-third say the united states is not doing nearly enough to protect

palestinian civilians caught in the middle of this conflict. that question in particular, that frustration is being driven by the liberal wing of the president's party. democrats progressives are frustrated with the president's handling of this issue. looking back to the primaries in wisconsin and michigan, we saw protest votes over this issue when it comes to president biden. that's a huge warning sign for the president in these critical battleground states where a few votes could decide it all. >> george: no question about it. rachel, thank you very much. michael? >> michael: thank you, george. now to halle barry oven capitol hill. the oscar winner is hoping to put the spotlight on menopause. eva pilgrim is here with more. >> eva: good morning, michael. halle barry shouting about menopause on the steps of the capitol. the actress in d.c. trying to drum up support and bring attention to a bill that would fund education and research on menopause. the legislation being introduced by a group of female bipartisan senators. barry sharing her own story,

struggling to deal with the hormonal shift going through peri menopause, saying this female rite of passage needs to be destigmatized and better understood. >> i'm in menopause! okay! the shame has to be taken out of menopause. we have to talk about this very normal part of our lives that happens. our doctors can't even say the word to us, let alone walk us through the journey of what our menopausal years look like or our years after that. >> eva: how much money are we talking about? $275 million. that money would go to clinical trials as well as a hormone drug to deal with the symptoms. will this happen? yes, they have bipartisan support. but these female senators will need their male colleagues to sign on if they have any hope of getting it passed, janai. >> janai: hopefully, they get that. right, guys? hopefully, they do. [ laughter ] >> michael: yep. >> george: what else are we going to say? >> janai: exactly. exactly. [ laughter ] now to the nba playoffs.

we know one or maybe two fans who are excited about the new york knicks advancing to the second round overnight, look at this guy. eliminating the philadelphia 76ers. will reeve, you are one of them. you've got the highlights for us. good morning, will. >> reporter: go new york, go, janai. good morning to you. what a game. it was a thriller, an instant classic like this whole series has been. the knicks racing out to a 22 point lead and then philly fighting all the way back and it was a battle to the finish. knicks escaping with a three point win led by star jalen brunson leading the way with his straight 40 plus game. his knicks teammate josh hart coming up huge with big plays down the stretch to send new york into the second round. the crowd was buzzing the whole night. knicks fans coming to wells fargo center yet again. there were 2,000 fewer tickets available. thanks to 76ers ownership,

giving out free tickets to first responders, health care worker, local community groups. waiting for them in round two, the pacers knocked out the milwaukee bucks. it's indiana's first playoff pin in a decade. it's a great time to be an indiana basketball fan. caitlin clark, the number one draft pick in the wnba, begins her pro career tonight in dallas. it's a preseason game. there's a whole bunch of playoff action happening in dallas. that's why we have so many surprises in store for our show coming up. >> janai: that's right. will will have the first of our ticket give away surprises just ahead. >> michael: looking forward to that. also, britney spears speaking out after an incident at a hotel prompting an ambulance to arrive. >> george: our abc news exclusive. a dad facing a decade behind bars for bringing ammunition to the turks and caicos. first let's go to sam. >> sam: we'll be back with more weather in the next half hour. stay with us.

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suit case in february. when you see them grab the box, you realize it's in there. what's the first thing that goes through your head? >> just complete utter surprise, shock. i was honestly unsure what's next. >> reporter: the family has been coming to turks and caicos. their kids, age 6 and 4 counting down the days to the next beach trip. >> i would certainly it was probably the best one we had yet. >> reporter: vacation over, about to board a flight to pennsylvania, his name was called over the pa system. his checked bag had been selected for a random search. authorities then found hunting ammo that he said he forgot was in there after a recent hunting trip. in a matter of minutes, he was arrested in front of his kids and taken away. >> i remember pleading. like, can't we just pay a fine? it was an honest mistake. it was a firm no.

it was quick. the kids were crying. we said good-bye. just disbelief is probably the best word i can use to describe it. >> reporter: brian went to jail, spending eight nights inside. >> those were the absolute eight darkest days and nights of my life. >> reporter: a tough amendment to a law set a minimum 12 year sentence for anyone found with illegal guns or ammunition. the state department and u.s. embassy posting advisories about the law. it was designed to combat rising violence and weapons trafficking in the island nation. it's also ensnared americans who say they're nothing more than forgetful tourists. >> this is our sleeping quarters. >> reporter: now out on bail, brian shares an air bnb with another american recently charged under the law, ryan watson. >> this is probably the loneliest i have ever been in my entire life. to have somebody that's experiencing the very same thing as you gives you support.

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i'm not one out here asking for forgiveness and to just let me go away. there are alternative ways that this can be handled and dealt with that are within the laws of turks and caicos that will allow me to return home to my family. we are just ever so prayerful that there's thought and consideration given that can allow that to happen. >> i just ask for a little grace from people to understand that we're all human and this was an honest mistake. >> i'm a good person. you know? we love this island. we love the people. we love the culture, everything about it. one honest mistake, please don't let this define me for the next 12 years. >> reporter: this sentencing hearing is under way right now but there's no guarantee he'll find out what exactly his sentence will be. the judge in this case, guys, has up to 14 days to decide. guys? >> michael: all right, matt. thank you. that's tough. what a story that is. george, you're right. coming up next we have our "play of the day."

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are you excited to watch? what do you think? >> very excited. she did a great job playing at iowa, in college. got to see her myself play when they lost the year before. but, yeah. i think she's going to dominate. when they play the wings, it will be a different story. >> reporter: it is going to be a different story. you're going to help write it. we want to send you to the game. come on in here. [ applause ] this ticket won't get you in. that's a fake ticket. we'll get you the real one. you go have a great time tonight. who are you going to bring? >> definitely bringing my daughter. she's a huge fan. anything i do, whether i'm at the bank or doing real estate, i'm going to celebrate them. she'll celebrate them, too. >> reporter: have a fabulous time. enjoy the caitlin clark effect. enjoy the time with your daughter. everyone, let's give him a round of applause for lubbock and the wings. that's one. wings are tonight. we still got the mavs and stars coming up. so much more coming up on gma here from dallas, guys. >> janai: that's one. you got a ticket give away hat trick coming up. congratulations to lubbock.

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downtown dallas. it's gonna be jumping tonight. the dallas stars of the nhl are up 3-2 against the vegas golden knights, defending stanley cup champions. it is going to be an epic game. the stars have big aspirations. we have some big stars here. jackee and mike brown, guys, great to see you. thank you for being with us. you are super excited for tonight. stars have extra meaning for you because you had your first date at a stars game. how did that one go? >> yes. we found out we both had the game in common. we were both fans. we decided to go to a game together. the rest is history. >> reporter: i feel like you should go to the game together tonight. do you want some tickets? all right. bring out some tickets! >> what? >> reporter: there you go. >> thank you so much. >> reporter: thanks to our friends at the nhl we are giving you a pair of tickets tonight in person. >> oh my god! >> reporter: your flights, your accommodations are covered. all you gotta do is get out of here and go pack.

>> oh my god. >> reporter: how about that? fired up for the dallas stars. that's a pretty good give away. you got to come back here. that's not a real ticket. we're gonna get you everything. how you feeling, quickly? >> oh my gosh. >> reporter: oh, thank you very much. this is awesome. all right. overwhelming. >> overwhelming. >> reporter: bring that stars green, maybe bring home extra green when you come back from vegas. >> yes. >> yes, yes! >> reporter: there you go. >> let's go! >> janai: that's good, will. >> michael: he was trying to take the big ticket. >> sam: i would try it. [ laughter ] >> george: i got to turn down the volume on my ear piece. >> sam: so much more to come. we're gonna rise and shine in cleveland with one of the dogs that put smiles on young patients' faces. ike is there. first here's the best local weather and news in the business from your abc station.

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program collecting data on more people than ever before, including our becky worley. >> for science. >> michael: how it can help improve medical care for all people, and even our diets. >> janai: plus we're live in dallas, as the mavericks get ready for a big playoff matchup. we've got our grand finale of super fan surprises. ♪ here's my number call me maybe ♪ >> george: and cleveland calling. rise and shine live from ohio this morning with a very special team. >> yes. >> george: wait til you meet trotter and kids. they have an extra special connection to their patients. we have a big surprise ahead, as we say -- >> good morning america! [ applause ] >> announcer: live in times square, this is gma. >> george: good morning. great crowd in my hometown of cleveland.

>> janai: i did not know that. wow. >> george: you didn't know that? >> janai: i googled you a million times. [ laughter ] never knew that. >> michael: you search cleveland legend, he pops up. our music man ike is there. he stopped by the rock and roll hall of fame. going to have a lot ahead, including -- there he is. play it, ike. ♪ we have incredible story of two very special helpers at cleveland clinic children's. >> janai: just so impressed by ike there. also ahead, the latest on mortgage rates, now up for the fifth week in a row, just as home buying season starts to heat up. rebecca is here on when it might ease up. >> george: still trying to ponder you googling me too much. [ laughter ] >> janai: there's a lot to look at. i know a lot about george stephanopoulos. [ laughter ] >> george: let's look at top stories breaking at 8. going to start with that severe weather. flooding pherpbl for millions.

at least ten tornados reported, including one that ripped through holly texas. sam is in for ginger. good morning, sam. >> sam: good morning, george. guys, we've had way too much tornados in april that were damaging. everything just gets ramped up and worse in may. here we go yesterday. ten tornados reported in three states. you're looking at this one near abilene. you can see the big dust kick up and the damage on the ground. i want to talk about college station flooding video. this looked like a parking lot filled with water. sure you can drive through it. but on the other side the a swollen creek. this lady drove through it into that flood water. it took the car. i believe she was okay. folk, this is why we say don't drive through water because you don't know what's underneath it. flooding continues this morning. we have flood warnings that are ripping through the area. more than 30 inches of rain in the last 30 days in eastern texas to louisiana. this will be 2 to 4 additional inches. we've got more stormses coming down in. this is what happens, lubbock one of the areas that will see the possibility of tornados.

there's just a lot of rain right now in texas. houston doesn't handle flooding well. >> michael: not well at all, sam. thank you very much. turning now to the white house, honoring america's top teachers last night including the national teacher of the year. senior white house correspondent selina wang was there. abc got an exclusive behind the scenes access. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, michael. the white house, for the first time, hosting a state dinner for teachers. these are lavish events for heads of state. but this time teachers got to experience the glitz and glam. we got that exclusive look behind the scenes. overnight, the white house hosting the first ever teachers of the year state dinner. first lady dr. jill biden mentioning nearly every state and territory. >> all of you were called to this profession for a reason. you believe that a better world is possible. and you make that world real. >> reporter: president biden making a surprise appearance. >> teaching is not what you do,

it's who you are. >> reporter: mindy testerman who's been teaching three decades, teaches english as a second language to elementary and middle school students in tennessee was honored as the national teacher of the year. >> there's nothing else i want to do. it's part of who i am. >> reporter: abc news catches up with her as she got ready for the big event. >> i want people watching in my home town to feel seen. why is teaching so important? >> teaching is so important because as this country moves forward, educators make every other single profession possible. >> reporter: guys, she said in her speech last night that teachers make democracy possible by educating the next generation. and, look. the learning goes both ways. she told me that her students have taught her courage, calling them her heroes. janai? >> janai: hard to overstate the

impact of great educators. selina, thank you. now mortgage rates on the rise, increasing for the fifth week in a row. chief economics correspondent rebecca jarvis is here with why this is happening, as the home selling season kicks into high gear. good morning, rebecca. >> rebecca: good morning, janai. it is hard out here for home buyers and sellers, with rates climbing for five weeks in a row. according to freddie mac, the average 30 year fixed rate mortgage is 7.22%. rates are rising at a critical time, as you just said. sales for more than one in three homes are typically bought between spring in march and june. the contrast between today and two years ago is stark. back then you could get a 30 year fixed rate mortgage for 5.5%. to put that into real term, if you bought a $400,000 house in may of 2022, the mortgage would have run you about $1,800 a month. at today's rate, it will cost you $2,200 or $400 a month more. the question i get at least once a day is when are rates going lower?

the good news is that the fed continues to signal its next move is going to be a rate cut. in other words, lower mortgage rates ahead. but that is unlikely to happen until fall because of heightened inflation. it just continues to be stubborn. >> janai: it does. that's why everyone is asking you about it, rebecca. we're also getting new jobs numbers this morning. >> rebecca: that's right. 175,000 jobs were added in april. that is down from march but still strong. one positive here is that it really reinforces the need for a rate cut to come sooner. >> janai: good reminders there. we will still be asking you when they will be coming down. [ laughter ] >> rebecca: every day. i'll answer it. >> michael: 100% about that. coming up in our gma morning menu, inside the research program collecting data on more people than ever before, trying to broaden our understanding of medicine and wellness. >> janai: also ahead, we're going back to dallas for our third ticket give away surprise. >> george: and sam is up there with lori b.

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cover story and our series the science of you looking at a ground breaking study being performed by the national institutes of health that's a big game changer for health research. becky worley joins us, not just to report on the story. as always, you dove in. you are also part of it. good morning. >> good morning, michael. yeah, i'm not sure there's ever been a bigger study than this. almost 800,000 people enrolled. extreme amounts of data being collected. they're looking for more participants. the goal? to broaden our understanding of medicine by including everyone and using data that's on the now becoming possible to analyze. >> you ready? >> yep. >> glucose level, genetic testing, sleep logs. even -- >> you opted in for the hair and nail sample. we don't do finger nails, we do toe nails. so don't trim your toe nails. >> national institutes of health all of us research program will collect more data on more types of people than ever before. >> the hope, the impact is that we will be generating evidence

on people who have not been part of biomedical research so that eventually clinical care can be more personalized for everyone. not only racial and ethnic minorities, but also sexual and gender minority, rural populations versus urban populations, lower income, lower education even. we can gather evidence to really drive clinical practice for everyone. >> the study's under way with the goal of getting 1 million or more people to join. so i'm in. with the same process as every participant, i head to one of their regional provider sites. this one at the university of california davis medical center. over the course of two visits, they take blood. >> it's gonna go on your left wrist. >> they give me a wearable to track my sleep, get my measurements, gather a saliva sample, toe nail, even a hair sample, if you opt in. for science.

the science behind the study have unearthed 275 million previously unreported genetic variants half of which are from participants of noneuropean genetic ancestry. all this data will be used by future studies and scientists to improve medical care for all people. one subset of this endeavor is the nutrition for precision health study that will use all of this data and more to create science backed guidance for healthy eating that goes way beyond fad diets and the food pyramid. >> the goal of the study is to improve how people eat. we want to do this by learning more about people. what are those factors that are going to help predict the way they respond. we can then develop, tailor personalized meals for people to meet their health goals. >> allowing everyone better and more equitable information about their health. now they say all of this data is for reseveral. they know many underrepresented americans have a deep distrust

of medical research because of so many historical injustices. they say they have a diverse group of advisers who take the issue seriously, michael. >> michael: as they should, becky. scientists, they're going to use this data for decades. if you are a participant, what kind of access do you have to that information? if someone wants to participate, can they still enroll? >> yes. the study is free. it's time consuming, but it is still open for enrollment. the results i got are amazing. i get access to all my vitals, my dna ancestry profile, genetic variants that are known eupbd kated indicators of disease. even drug interactions. one chemo drug might not work well for me if i needed it. those are all things i can talk to my doctor about. also told me whether i'm predisposed to lactose intolerance. nope. flakey or sticky ear wax. ew. genetically, do i love cilantro?

or hate it? i love it. that's what the dna predicted. the website is join all of us.org if you want to enroll. it's super interesting and important to include anybody in the future for medicine. >> michael: glad you shared all your information. [ laughter ] we were worrying about violating hipa over here all along. [ laughter ] thank you. it sounds really interesting. thank you for bringing this to us. your reaction to medicine, it's really good. >> george: really interesting. time to go back to cleveland. ike ejochi live from the cleveland clinic with employees putting smiles on pediatric patients. good morning, ike. >> reporter: good morning, guys. i gotta tell you there are so many hearts minds and souls that go into saving lives at cleveland clinic. there are also important paws. in a little bit we'll introduce you to kid and trotter, two dogs that work with pediatric patients. not to mention the connection

they have with the community as well. here at cleveland clinic children's, two special team members are making a positive impact. meet kid and trotter helping bring support to cleveland's pediatric patients and their families. >> just being able to have them there to provide support, to anxious kids and family, is like nothing i have ever seen before. >> reporter: the golden retrievers already helping more than 4,600 patients. >> you can see the noticeable shift of a room when we walk into it. the mood just seems lighter. kids are more engaging. >> it's helping with treatment outcome, with patient experience w staff resiliency. >> reporter: 5-year-old eleanor is a cancer patient, finding comfort in her medical journey by playing doctor with kid and trotter. sometimes even painting their

nails. >> she smiles right away. every time we're there, even before we go to the hospital, she's asking, can i see trotter? can i see kid? >> reporter: while these pups can turn any rough day around, kid is braving his own battle. the 6-year-old golden retriever diagnosed with lymphoma. his journey documented online as he under goes chemotherapy. >> i feel there's this parallel an irony that he has the same diagnosis as a lot of the patients that he works with. they feel they can give back to kid because of all the times he's been there for them. he's almost finished with his first cycle. his treatment goes through august. so far he's doing really well. >> reporter: hey, i am so glad kid is doing so much better. he's not here. he had a treatment yesterday. but he'll be back at it in no time. there are so many dogs like kid and trotter providing help. hey, what's going on.

listen, joining me now is molly and rachel. they are kid and trotter's handlers. how are you doing? good morning. >> great. >> reporter: so tell me, what's so important about facility dogs in a place like this? >> these dogs are so important because they are improving patients experience and changing the outcome for these patients and families. >> not only our patients benefit but our care givers and families do, too. >> reporter: you can really see it here at the hospital. i gotta tell you, our friends at pet smart, they wanted to show you a little love. which is why they're bringing in all these toys for kid and trotter. they're also giving you a $1,500 gift card so they never run out of supplies. don't worry, we're not ridiculous. you are getting the same exact thing. >> thank you. >> thank you so much.

>> reporter: back to you guys in new york. gonna have some fun here with these dogs. >> george: that was terrific. what do we got, sam? >> sam: george, when i googled you, janai, washington, d.c. comes up. let's start with washington, d.c. 91 degrees yesterday ties the record high. but today we're substantially cooler. we're back into the 70s. 71, 72 degrees. this is a little push of cool air that's momentary. the heat is not going to break in places like roanoke down to richmond. get back into pittsburgh and it stays warm. this heat's gonna make a big push next week. watch this push of unusually hot temperatures go back to the gulf and eastern seaboard. we're already get 90 to 100 degrees. that's the weather around the

♪ oh oh oh the right stuff ♪ >> john: yeah. you know what that means. >> sam: never fails. >> janai: it is time for the right stuff. were you trying to do that? [ laughter ] this morning lori bergamotto is here mixing it up with blenders, bringing us great pick based on what you need. let's get to it. >> 90% of american house holds own a blender. so we know you're making smoothies, protein shakes. >> sam: yep. >> what do you need? we've got the best overall. this is from vita mix. it might be a name you know. industry leader. >> sam: when you think juicer, you think them, right? >> this is the gold standard. this can hold 64 ounces.

if you're making a large batch for a family. it makes short work of fibrous vegetables. lot of blenders run out of steam. >> sam: you hear them grinding. >> exactly. this is like in no time. this is what you might see in some professional smoothie places. you cannot find anything that is this powerful. it is pricey. it has a 7 year warranty so you know when you buy it -- >> sam: you're in. >> you're in. that's right. that's amazing. okay. sometimes though you just want something to blend, right? blend and bolt. you don't want to take the whole thing out. this is the blend genq. do you want to give it a try? >> sam: what do i do? >> press the button here. >> sam: easy? even sam easy? >> press one. >> sam: i already messed it up. >> maybe that one's not charged. there we go. >> sam: i already messed it up. >> you didn't mess it up. it's all good.

but basically, you charge it with a usb. you get power from there. you can take it on the go. they're lightweight, portable. they're on sale for $43 at kohl's. this is great if you have just one kid who wants a smoothie. >> sam: or you just want to take it to the gym. >> exactly. right. >> janai: sam's talking about the gym. i'm talking about kids. >> all good. okay. now we're gonna talk about the best value. we know people have personal blenders. like that one. we know they have full size blenders. if you're looking for a value, something that can do everything this black and decker one. we got this at wal-mart. it's under $60. it can do everything. >> sam: for a good price. skpl >> sam: good price. >> with a budget blender it can't handle. that's the thing that puts it in. janai, i'm going to show you -- is this puppy on? we're having some power issues today. we tried it earlier.

that pulverized ice in no time. it's quieter than a lot of other blenders. there you go. great one to have in the house, from wal-mart. sometimes you feel like a juice. sometimes you feel like a smoothie. now you don't have to choose. this is the bluicer. you have blending, the juice. then you can bluice. >> sam: what? is that blend and juice together? and we have some beats in here. and some apples. >> there we go. yeah, yeah, there we go. >> so what's so great about this one is that it takes all that pulp out of there. yes, it gives you that power tool. >> kind of like excitement. >> and it's one base and you get two attachments. so not a ton of real estate can i. yes. is that all right? all right. good. and then finally, sometimes you want the whole kit and caboodle. this is the aptly named ninja. you

guys. you get the 64 ounce blender, you get the food processor, you get two to go cups. this is all for under $160. very well reviewed on amazon. so blend away. >> you do beet juice without anything in it, right? >> no, i don't like a lot of sweetener or anything in it. i like it just for you. >> yeah. on your way to the gym. >> on my way here? yeah. taking care, taking, taking care of everyone. >> haha. exactly like you. >> i saw your half marathon. thank you so much lori. coming up. >> we are live in dallas for our final. >> the third one ticket giveaway this morning. plus hacks star hannah einbinder is here. yeah gma tuesday morning get ready for dirks. >> yes it's dirks bentley and american girl in a live concert event on tour on gma. sponsored by live nation monday on gma. don't look down. >> just wait until you see what we do from the top of the empire

state building, 103 floors above the streets of new york city. you won't believe what i'm doing. >> the historic event monday live on gma. >> you're going to hollywood. >> you make dreams come true. >> you already know what time it is. but what happens when every team wants this time to be their time? the nba playoffs continue sunday at one on abc always live abc seven news starts right now. >> good morning. >> i'm amanda delcastillo from abc seven mornings. let's get straight to gloria for a look at traffic. >> good morning. yeah a little slower on this friday morning because we see more people working from home on fridays. but if you look here at our emeryville camera, it is still a little busy out there. from highway four to the toll plaza. it will take you about 32 minutes. right now, westbound 80 is a little sluggish heading towards the bay bridge, and we do have a mass transit update

for you if you take bart right now, the market and davis street entrance is closed for scheduled maintenance. amanda. all right. >> thanks, gloria. meteorologist drew tuma has your accuweather forecast after the break. >> in the next 30s, 250 couples will need to make room for a nursery. 26 people will go all in. this family will get two bathrooms. and finally, one vacationer will say, yeah, who? >> i'm gonna live here. >> but as the euphoria subsides, the realization hits. >> i got to sell the house. >> don't worry. just sell and buy in one move. when you start with open door. wow. oh yes. start with an all cash offer at open door. com. award. >> we're expecting you. the love boat

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way. then those skies turn overcast this evening. tomorrow morning rain is back. it's a level one. a light storm on the abc seven storm impact scale. amanda. >> all right. thanks, drew. we will have another abc seven news update in about 30 minutes. and update in about 30 minutes. and >> announcer: welcome back to gma live from times square. >> michael: we've been celebrating our dallas ticket give away all morning long. let's go back to will reeve in dallas for the trifecta. >> reporter: hello again, michael. let's bring it home. we loved being in dallas. got such great folks here, fans of all the teams. we have already given out tickets to the wnba team with the dallas wings. gave tickets to vegas. now it is time for the main event. the dallas mavericks are here. i am joined by two mavericks

super fans anthony and tony. anthony, we'll start with you. you are a basketball fan and you are a basketball coach. what were you and your son doing wednesday night? the mavs blew out the clippers. >> we were home watching the game. >> reporter: you stayed up late for that blowout? what are you feeling about tonight? >> i feel like it will be a close game. >> reporter: gonna be a close game but -- >> a buzzer beater. >> reporter: a buzzer beater. >> oh wow. >> reporter: you heard it here first. buzzer beater. mavs are gonna win? all right. just to make sure the mavs win, we feel like you should be there to see it. you guys are going to the game tonight. >> whoa! [ applause ] you are going to the game tonight. friday night in downtown dallas.

>> caller: we are done now finally with our ticket give aways. our thanks to the wnba, the nhl, the nba and all of our friends here at happiest hour in downtown dallas. what do we have to say? >> dallas loves gma! [ cheers ] >> thank you. >> janai: not a bad morning. >> michael: buzzer beater for the mavs. we'll see how that works out. thank you so much for that, will. now george? >> george: thank you. i'm here with emmy nominated actress who stars in "hacks" back for her third season. welcome to gma. >> thank you. thank you so much. >> george: cannot wait for season 3 tonight. you play ava. she's the writer for a legendary comedienne played by jean smart. season 2 ended on a cliff hanger. you were fired. >> yes. >> george: is it true you were also fired in real life? >> i was. i was. at the time i definitely was still new to acting and also, you know, little low

self-esteem, like most people, i think. and i was just so like looking for validation of my greatest fear. i called jean. i was like, i got fired. she was like, no, you crazy girl. i'm past that, thank god. but, yes, i did tear. >> george: i was also reading ava is, you're channelling your younger self. how so? >> i think when we meet ava, she's a little bit, she feels young. she feels inexperienced and kind of like unsure of how the world works. i think her work with deborah help hers to mature and grow. i think she's grown a lot over the course of the show. >> george: let's look at a clip. >> giving big bird. oh my god! you know nothing about fashion. you dress like you are about to have lunch on a girder. >> whatever. you can wear whatever you want. >> i know i can, and i will. it's so sad you are so wrong about this. everybody loves this dress.

damian, marcus, my stylist, all of their assistants. >> everyone on your payroll? >> george: so much going on between the two of you. edgey relationship. how will it evolve in season 3? >> season 3 for ava and deborah is all about boundaries and their common goal this season. they're working towards something in deborah's professional life. it's also like we are going to see a very dark shift in their dynamic. i don't want to give too much away. it's definitely a jarring moment at the end there. >> george: that is a very very good tease. jean smart was here the other day. we asked her if she had anything to say to you. >> oh. >> tell her not to embarrass us like she usually does. [ laughter ] and everybody should watch her special. june 13th. she has a comedy special. yes. i am here to plug my stuff, but i'll plug hers.

>> george: she's always looking out for you. >> do you know what's so funny? my publicist texted me after jean came on your show. they were like, we had not officially announced the special. but we love it. [ laughter ] we love it. happy. we're happy. we wanted her to do that. we want that. >> george: you'll take it. >> yes, the debut on gma! how fabulous. june 13, baby. check it out. >> george: that's your comedy special. >> yes. called everything must go. >> george: we are looking forward to it. thanks for coming in today. the new season of "hacks" is streaming on max. coming up we are one on one with the activist about to make history as she shoots for the stars.

>> back >> janai: back now on gma with our celebration of asian american and native hawaii pacific islander month. we spoke one on one with the nobel peace prize nominee who is about to make history. good morning. >> good morning. this is absolutely astonishing. this is a story about a woman named amanda nguyen who is an absolute warrior. she's a leading voice in the stop asian hate movement. she was named one of "time" magazine's women of the year in 2022. she has set aside her own dreams of going into space to fight tore for the rights of survivors. now her dreams delayed are about to come true.

amanda nguyen has been reaching for the stars as long as she can remember. >> i have a connection to the stars. it's what led my family to freedom. >> reporter: her mother's family refugees from vietnam used the stars to navigate to safer shore. now the immigrants' daughter is about to launch into an even vaster unknown. space. we met up with amanda at the liberty science center in jersey city, new jersey. a fitting back drop for the 32-year-old getting ready to make history as the first woman of vietnamese dissent to go into space. >> this is to let every vietnamese girl know, we belong. >> reporter: it was a dream that almost didn't come true. >> my name is amanda nguyen and i am a rape survivor. >> reporter: fueled by frustration by the way her case was being handled,

she started speaking out. >> when i spoke up about my story, all the survivors across america have faced the issue, too. how terrible is it to want to see justice, and yet the rate of conviction is 1%. what does that tell survivors? >> reporter: in that moment you felt as though you had to decide between justice an your life's dream. >> yes. i couldn't live with myself if i chose not to pursue justice. >> reporter: amanda was a major driving force behind congress and the u.n. unanimously passing rights for sexual assault survives. what was it like the day president obama signed into law all that you had been fighting for? >> it was a dream that, it felt like a curse was lifting. >> reporter: but she never let go of her dreams to shoot for the stars. when you got the word that this group space for humanity, was like, we're gonna get you a ticket on blue origin, what was

your reaction? >> profound gratitude. >> reporter: amanda posted this tribute to her mom, grateful for her sacrifices. i am the dreams of my ancestors. i am so grateful that that part of me, the girl who existed before i was her, the child in me who loves the stars, my mom, who crossed the ocean. i get to say to them, we'll get to space. >> goose pimples, right? amanda tells me that on launch day there is a bell that all the astronauts ring before they board the space ship. michael strahan confirmed that for me. she is going to ring it loud and proud because her family, when they were fishermen, rang bells to go out to sea to prepare to flee as boat refugees. she said it is her way of bringing her family on that trip.

>> george: amazing. >> janai: great story. yeah. really well told, juju. thanks for that. >> she's amazing. >> janai: all right. sam? >> sam: there is such power in that. keep this aanhpi celebration going with buzz pick. daughters of shandong. sweeping debut novel and a family story inspired by her own. here's eve to tell us more about her story. >> good morning america. i'm eve chung author of daughters of shandong. it is based on my grandmother's story. it's about a woman and her girls and how they were abandoned in china during the civil war because daughters were considered worthless. while the rest of the family fled to taiwan, my grandmother, at the age of 12, had to stand in her father's place. this book is about her survival and the fierce love she had for her mother and her sisters. i wrote it as a tribute to the women in my family and i hope you will read it with someone you love. >> sam: we will. daughters of shandong is available for preorder so you

can get it before anyone else can on our website. it's available everywhere next tuesday. keep reading along on instagram at gma book club. now a check from our local abc stations. i need some music. i need to oh, oh, oh, oh. all right. now national small business week. the last installment of gma boosting your business. this morning gma lifestyle contributor lori bergamotto takes a look at a program giving a leg up to business owners? >> that's right. small business owners can face barriers when it comes to growing their companies. there is help available. this segment

chase for business to help entrepreneurs. best friends tracy and nancy, feeling seen is just as important as the ability to see. >> i lost pair of glasses. i went to look for a replacement pair. all of them were too tight. i always had indentations and i was fed up. >> reporter: that's what led them to attend an industry trade show. what they saw would inspire vontelle. >> there were thousands of people that were in attendance. we realized there was no representation. >> i was like, this is why these glasses hurt. this is why i have indentations on my face and nose. no one who looks like us are making glasses for us. it was an a-ha moment for us. >> reporter: now they're putting an emphasis on fashion and function uplifting their client one bold frame at a time. >> brooklyn is a melting pot of different cultures. we wanted to make sure that we represented the overall african heritage.

that was important to us. >> reporter: even with their previous experience with finance and sales, navigating an unchartered industry proved difficult. >> so good to see you. >> thank you for having us. >> reporter: needing guidance, they joined a program from our sponsor, chase for business, to build vontelle from the ground up. >> chase for business coaching pack is a complimentary program where we actually have the opportunity to coach businesses one on one. it's nationwide. and we'll curate a curriculum specific to where that business is. it touches on a lot of topics, capital, business development. >> we knew we wanted to grow. it was really important that we received this type of membership and coaching and guidance. chase put us in circles that will help us expand our network >> reporter: since launching the brand they have sparked partnerships and nation wide

distribution with america's best. >> we have been working with you guys at every stage of our business journey. >> reporter: the program assisting vontelle and 5,000 other small business owners achieve their greatest aspirations. >> we were able to come alongside and provide expertise, then that business has a higher opportunity of succeeding which means that the community will also have a higher community of succeeding. >> what a great launching pad for entrepreneurs. scan the qr code on your screen to get more information about vontelle and coaching for impact on good morning america.com. >> sam: those frames are hot. all righted. coming up next, sum 41 performs live. guys, thank you for being here! [ applause ] gma boosting your s

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yesterday. but then tonight the skies turn overcast for rain. tomorrow morning it is a level one on the storm impact scale with most of the rain before noon. amanda. >> all right. thanks, drew. time now for live with kelly and mark. we'll be back at 11 for wa midday live. have a deja vu: it's live with kelly and mark. today from the new film, the fall guy, winston duke. and star of the comedy, the upshaws, kim fields. plus, one lucky mom is going to win $10,000. all next on live. ["nothing like this" by allister x] ♪ you ain't seen nothing like this before ♪ ♪ like this before, uh, like this ♪ and now, here are kelly ripa and mark consuelos! [cheers and applause] ♪ ...like this ♪ ♪♪