On Tuesday morning GMA3: What You Need to Know welcomes Broadway legend Aaron Lazar, Senator Laphonza Butler, bestselling author Karin Slaughter, and chef Alex Guarnaschelli to the show.
Aaron Lazar, a Broadway actor and singer, will share an update on his journey with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Lazar, diagnosed with ALS in 2022, has chosen to focus on healing and acceptance rather than seeing the disease as a “fight”. He has connected with lead researcher Dr Richard Bedlack of Duke University and hopes to be one of the rare cases of ALS reversals.
Laphonza Butler, the junior United States senator from California, is an American labour union official and politician. She is the first openly LGBT member of the U.S. Senate from California and its first black LGBT member. Butler will discuss the Democratic National Convention.
Karin Slaughter, a New York Times bestselling author, will discuss her latest book, This is Why We Lied, the twelfth instalment in the Will Trent series. The series follows GBI investigator Will Trent and medical examiner Sara Linton. The series was adapted into a television show, which premiered on ABC in 2023 and was renewed for a third season in 2024.
Chef Alex Guarnaschelli will showcase the food she has curated for the U.S. Open, which runs from August 29 to September 11 in Flushing, New York. Guarnaschelli, a Food Network star, will serve dishes at the Flavors of the Open culinary event, where guests can sample drinks and foods, mingle with celebrity chefs, and watch a private players’ practice session.
GMA3: What You Need to Know airs weekdays at 1:00 p.m. on ABC.
