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gffs too much to overcome the new calls for him to step aside power crisis day five the mounting frustration as more than 1 million customers in Houston suffer without electricity in the summer heat the blame game this morning risking his life to save a stranger here from the ride chair driver and father of three who jumped into action and was shot in the chest trying to help a man being robbed on the street on alert for sharks from New York to Hawaii the new sightings and the new alert about aggressive shark activity a legal battle over the so-called one chip challenge this product should never have been available to adults let alone children the parents now suing after they say their son died from eating a spicy chip a wedding day like no other the couple spending more than $300 million to exchange their vows and Christmas in July the new gift for Hallmark movie fans from ABC News news this is America this morning Good Friday morning everyone I’m Danny new in for Andrew and I’m Alison kic INF for Ranna and we begin with reaction to President Biden’s high stakes news conference last night yeah today he heads back out onto the campaign trail with a rally in Detroit hours after more Congressional Democrats came forward publicly calling on him to drop out of the race ABC’s Christian Cordo is here with the latest Christian good morning Allison good morning the news conference was was Biden’s biggest test since the debate and even many of his supporters are saying it’s not clear he passed it last night President Biden doubled down on his decision to stay in the presidential race I’m not in this for my legacy I’m in this to complete the job I started marking the end of the NATO Summit he made two notable gaffs early on first he mistakenly referred to Ukrainian president zinski as President Putin ladies and gentlemen President Putin President Putin he’s going to beat President Putin president zinski I’m so focused on beating Putin we got to worry about it then during his first news conference in eight months Biden referred to vice president kamla Harris as vice president Trump look I wouldn’t have picked vice president Trump to be vice president that I think she was not qualified to be president so let’s start there Trump weighed in live with a post on social media the caption reading great job Joe you referred to vice president Harris as Vice president Trump right now Donald Trump is using that to mock your age and your memory how do you combat that criticism from tonight listen to him supporters described Biden’s comments as a forceful defense of his foreign and demestic policies Fielding questions from reporters for nearly one hour about the war in Ukraine China and gun violence more children are killed by a bullet than any other cause of death the United States of America what the hell are we doing I thought Biden’s performance tonight was solid yes there was one Gaff and there was a gaff earlier today I don’t think it’s been a secret for 40 years that he is Gaff prone minutes after his news conference two more house Democrats called on Biden to end his candidacy including Congressman Eric senson of Illinois and Connecticut Congressman Jim Hees the top Democrat on the house intelligence committee at least 17 house Democrats have now publicly called on Biden to step aside I think he at least opened the door to if people are showing him that he can’t win um and if if they make a convincing case that they don’t think he can I think he will do what’s good for the country if he thinks that’s the case Biden and his team insist he has the stamina and mental acuity for another four years as president dismissing last month’s debate as a bad night the President says he will take a neurological exam if his doctors recommend it but but but I’m I’m good I’m tested every single day about my neurological capacity the decisions I make every day our new poll shows Biden still neck and neck with Trump 46 to 47% but the poll also found 85% think Biden is too old for a second term 67% want him to step aside ABC’s Washington bureau chief and political director Rick Klein says after last night’s news conference he sees cracks in Biden’s strategy he talked a little bit about about how he has to Pace himself at this moment he talked about how his staff is over scheduling him kind of Shifting things a little bit to suggest that if he is shown polling numbers or data that suggest that he can’t win that he might reconsider there’s some little cracks in all of that that I think are potentially uh potentially quite significant even more than the gaffs than the mistakes that he made today President Biden hopes to turn the page traveling to Michigan his fourth trip to the Battleground State this year Allison Okay Christian thanks very much it’s day five of the crisis in Southeast Texas days without electricity in the summer heat and for many there’s no immediate relief in sight new misery for Texans in the aftermath of hurricane Barrel just trying to keep our food from being spoiled it’s frustrating it’s very frustrating overnight more than 1 million customers still in the dark 5 days after the storm crippled Houston’s power grid and now officials are warning nearly half a million homes and business businesses could still be in the dark well into next week how in the world can it take almost a week and then you’re talking till Saturday maybe Sunday maybe next week how is that possible food and water distribution centers in the city jam-packed some lines 3 hours long while hospitals face overcrowding forcing officials to convert part of the Houston Texans football facilities into a medical transition space the heat bringing some people to their boiling point a man in Fort Bend county is accused of pulling a pellet gun on a Power Company employee assessing the area Houston’s main utility company Centerpoint defends its response to the outages claiming its restored power faster than what other cities have seen in the last 10 named storms but the lieutenant governor is demanding an investigation if if Centerpoint meets their goals by Sunday they will have reduced it from about 2.2 million people without power down to still about 500,000 for next week folks that is not acceptable excessive heat is in the forecast there through next week overseas the Pentagon says it will now shut down that Pier it built in Gaza to deliver humanitarian Aid the $200 million Pier has been plagued by rough seas and security threats and it was only operational for 23 days the US has also reportedly foiled a plot by Russia to to assassinate the head of a German company making weapons for Ukraine Germany was able to protect the CEO after getting a heads up and it’s believed to be part of a series of Russian plots against European Executives this morning two eye-opening cases of violence on the streets one case deadly and the other a father of three risking his life to save a complete stranger here’s ABC’s Derek Dennis this morning a new warning about Street violence in America after two dramatic incidents in different cities it’s a really awful situation you know that people can just go around and jump people and fire off weapons and pretty much not feel like they’re ever going to get in trouble rer driver Paul betet says he was waiting for a passenger in Chicago when he saw a man getting robbed surveillance video shows the victim trying to run away when betet decides to help so I just pulled my car towards them and honked my horn really loudly thinking that would help and get them to to stop doing what they were doing and one of them just shot me right through the window of my car the father of three was shot in the chest but was able to drive away and call 911 meanwhile in North Carolina two teens are under arrest accused in a deadly shooting spree around Charlotte I’m in pain but I I don’t I try not to show it police linking the suspects ages 16 and 18 to five separate shootings firing a drivers bicyclists and groups of people over the course of 30 minutes at one scene authorities say A man was shot and killed in his car while driving home from work we’re still asking the same questions why would two juveniles engage in this type of behavior on random victims it comes after a funeral yesterday in Durham North Carolina for a 2-year-old killed in a driveby shooting a new study found more than 177,000 children died from gun violence Nationwide in the last decade but that study also found restrict Ive gun laws are not having a significant impact on gun deaths among children Derek Dennis ABC News New York Derek thank you overnight look at this massive fire tearing through an apartment building in Philadelphia authorities say about 50 people are left homeless but remarkably everyone got out alive and the cause is still under investigation drones are keeping an eye above New York City’s largest beach after a pair of shark sightings they led to the partial shutdown of Rockaway Beach meantime in Hawaii a new alert on aahu after the sighting of a shark described as aggressive time now for your Friday weather good morning we’re tracking some tropical moisture creeping up the midatlantic coast from North Carolina into Virginia Maryland Delaware New Jersey eastern Pennsylvania eventually through Saturday this creeps up through Southeast New England and we are facing some flood potential flash flooding this will also chase some people off of the beach Es at times and off at the boardwalk on Friday night the Heat’s still a huge story in the southwest this is slowly migrating East to areas around Denver and Cheyenne this afternoon frackie weather I’m Jeff Cornish for ABC News coming up a major settlement involving safety at Dollar General stores also have the key witness called to testify Alec Baldwin’s manslaughter trial today and later what happens when Dad drops the Home Run ball the unhappy son and how this Saga ended whenever news breaks we are here in Israel a 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murder a mistress and a beloved mother shot to death now tonight her son is speaking out only to ABC News I still wake up in the middle of the night and I think this can’t be real from one of the most beautiful places on Earth Larry Rudolph and his wife traveled frequently to hunt comes a story so dark suddenly a shotgun blast rings out the last hunt 2020 tonight on ABC let’s go the ship is incredible it feels like living in a science fiction movie we just saw what no one has seen before wow look at that oh my God we are heading into the unknown Hammer Hammer Hammer it doesn’t get any more Cutting Edge than this ABC’s David mure the most watched newscast in America more Americans watch World News Tonight with David mure than any other newscast at least one person is dead and two others are missing after a chopper crash in Hawaii the helicopter belonging to a tourism agency went down off Kawai three people were on board one body was found a shorttime later search operations resume this morning okay now to another day of the Alec Baldwin manslaughter trial and a key witness being called to the stand this morning the armorer from the rust movie said is expected to take the stand as Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter trial enters its Third Day Mr do you have a comment you want to hear from Hannah Gutierrez prosecutors plan to call Hannah Gutierrez to testify to grill her about the shooting that killed cinematographer helina Hutchin Gutierrez is already serving an 18-month sentence for failing to secure the gun today she’s expected to plead the fifth isn’t the truth that you were just trying to get this over with so that the prosecutors could focus on Alec Balwin no balin’s lawyers yesterday accused officials of rushing their investigation the defense focusing on the search of a warehouse that supplied ammunition to the film while also storing live rounds in at the same time and when you left that search you are not as you sit here sure you got every live round are you no Baldwin’s lawyer is pressing a crime seen technician about why that search more than a month after the shooting failed to produce any surveillance video you didn’t take the surveillance footage even though that footage could have shown when people came and left the prop house correct I don’t recall if there was surveillance footage tell the members of the jury what you did to search for surveillance videos that satisfied you that you had compli with the Warren’s order tell the J I don’t recall looking for surveillance footage prosecutors say thewar house owner is not suspected of any wrongdoing no word yet on the question that you may be wondering which is if Baldwin plans to testify the trial is expected though to last through next week changes are coming to Dollar General the company will pay $12 million in fines and will upgrade safety protocols after reaching a deal with the labor department a recent study found more than 200 people were killed or injured at its stores over a 10-year period including during robberies coming up the new lawsuit over what they call the one chip challenge that dares people to eat a very spicy chip also ahead the wedding of the century costing $320 million let’s go the ship is incredible it feels like living in a science fiction movie we just saw what no one has seen before wow look at that oh my gosh we are heading into the unknown Hammer Hammer Hammer it doesn’t get any more Cutting Edge on this Whenever Wherever news breaks it’s so important to always remember that lives are changed here in London in Buffalo yaldi Texas edin BR Scotland reporting from Rolling Fork Mississippi Ukrainian refugees here in war song we’re heading to a small community outside of Mexico City getting you behind the stories as they happen ABC News live Prime we’ll take you there stream ABC News live week nights wherever you stream your news only on ABC News live it’s lunchtime in America so what are we serving up well how about everything you need to know give your health your money breaking news pop culture with the biggest Stars music Trends and of course good food it’s all coming up on gma3 you’re going to love it we’ll see you then gma3 what you need to know a third hour of GMA in the afternoon so join us afternoon for everything you need to know i’ love that me too tonight the 2020 True Crime a murder a mistress and a beloved mother shot to death now tonight her son is speaking out only to ABC News I still wake up in the middle of the night and I think this can’t be real from one of the most beautiful places on Earth Larry Rudolph and his wife traveled frequently to hunt comes a story so dark suddenly a shotgun blast rings out the last hunt 2020 tonight on ABC all right let the dogs out please I don’t think he’s going to give you a hard time even if he gives me a hard time I’m the right guy you can handle it I want to make sure that we all learn together calm confident calm confident calm surrender everything that he’s taught has become a reality we are so grateful and impressed I feel like crying you changed our world it is a beautiful thing to see as you rehabilitate the dog you also rehabilitate you don’t I’m not going to hurt you away me that’s Shelly Duval best known for playing Wendy in The Shining has died her family says she passed away after comp complications from diabetes the Texas native appeared in more than two dozen films she was 75 well the family of a Massachusetts teenager is suing the makers of a spicy chip they say that their son died while trying the company’s one chip challenge as it’s called 14-year-old Harris woba die after eating a ghost pepper chip made by a company called pachy the chip comes with a warning label and is not meant for kids and an autopsy shows that he had an enlarged heart and died after ingesting capsacin which is the compound that makes pepper spicy this product should never have been available to adults let alone children it should never have been put on the shelves and what did they do they kept pushing it and pushing it meanwhile the company insists that the challenge was marketed for adults only we turn overseas now to the wedding of the century today he is the youngest son of the richest man in Asia she is the daughter of pharmaceutical Tycoon and today 29-year-old an aim Bonnie and his 29-year-old bride radica Merchant are tying the knot topping off a monthlong wedding Extravaganza that cost a jaw-dropping $320 million during a pre-wedding event in March Ambani gushed over his bride for the last seven years it feels like I met radika yesterday but every day I fall more and more in love and there is no expense being spared to celebrate at that love there is an entire wedding season 1,200 guests attended the 3-day event in March including Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates there was a 10 page dress code for the events Riana headlined the event in June the couple and their guests took a luxury Cruise in Italy and France with performances by the Backstreet Boys and Katie Perry and just last weekend Justin Bieber was paid a reported $10 million to perform for family and friends in Mumbai that’s where today’s official wedding is taking place at the family’s 27 story home and where despite the family hosting a mass wedding for underprivileged couples the hoopla is not sitting well with some in a country where Millions live in poverty it’s that W but it is beyond ridiculous what they are doing others see it as a good thing I think if they have the money they should spend it and our congratulations to the wealthy couple in love most important part the love of course and also wealth sounds nice was it 27 story home 27 you got that right yeah great all right coming up a gift for Hallmark Channel fans plus from Serena Williams to Prince Harry the top moments from last night’s SBS next Friday it’s a GMA Party in the Park when Kane Brown kicks off GMA super hot summer concert series Live in Central Park Kane Brown Next Friday on 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listening to start here ABC News make it your daily first listen now that’s a part of the story I bet you didn’t see coming wherever you get your podcasts start here starting Monday Donald Trump and the Republicans make their case see it all streaming on ABC News live all day live non-stop coverage and then at 700 p.m. Eastern lindsy Davis live at the Republic National Convention on ABC News live next week wake up to a super fun totally unpredictable extraordinarily talented good morning say good morning to Shaq John and Carrie live next to we G Good Morning America let’s go the ship is incredible it feels like living in a science fiction movie we just saw what no one has seen before wow look at that oh my gosh we are heading into the unknown Hammer Hammer Hammer it doesn’t get any more Cutting Edge than this checking more top stories President Biden held a rare news conference last night his latest attempt to prove he has the mental Fitness to serve four more 4 years but Biden mistakenly called Trump his vice president and earlier he called President zalinsky Putin 17 house Democrats are now calling on Biden to step aside an arrest has been made in the Ambush killing of a Houston sheriff’s deputy officials say the 28-year-old Deputy was responding to a disturbance at a pizza restaurant when the suspect opened fire that suspect will be charged with capital murder a second person has died in Vermont after flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Barrel 10 ft of flood water swept one victim’s vehicle off the road wildfires in California are now burning five times more land than usual compared to previous years more than 20,000 Acres have already burned across the state this year and Fire season runs through October now today’s weather the record heat in the west moves to the Rockies scattered showers in the Midwest and Rain sometimes heavy in parts of the South up through New Jersey and finally the couple who got married beneath New York City on the subway yeah I spoke to them to find out why sh out to you never know what you may find down in the New York City subway system but how about a celebration of holy matrimony we didn’t want to get off the train honestly we didn’t a few days ago Esme and Daniel here held their wedding reception on the L train in Brooklyn during a party that pequ the interest of many folks on the internet videos started popping up from New Yorkers who just happened to be taking the sub boy that day as the bride and groom celebrated love with both their closest friends and the nearest strangers do you know that there were there were these two young ladies that ended up staying with us the whole time and they were on their way to work and they called out just to say what yes now initially this was Daniel’s idea they had held a private ceremony in a church a week earlier and as much as he wanted to throw a big fancy party but I looked in my pockets I’m like I guess we gonna do this on the train so for a lot less money they partied on the subway for hours and there was still a bouquet toss a three tier cake a DJ and you don’t have to worry about rain on your wedding day wor not except maybe your wedding dress getting stuck in the door but it sounds like es still had a great time I couldn’t have it any other way that was the best thing anybody could have ever did for me my favorite part I asked es how long they were on the train and she said 5 hours which means some people might have been like running errands and then ran their errand and then came back and they’re still paring on the subway you know what the L train stands for the Love Train The Love Train all aboard the love train in Brook absolutely all right that’s what’s making news in America this morning thanks spot right now on America this morning President Biden’s High high stakes news conference were his gaffs too much to overcome the new calls for him to step aside power crisis day five the mounting frustration as more than 1 million customers in Houston suffer without electricity in the summer heat the blame game this morning risking his life to save a stranger hear from the ride chair driver and father of three who jumped into action and was shot in the chest trying to help a man being robbed on the street on alert for sharks from New York to Hawaii the new sightings and the new alert about aggressive shark activity a legal battle over the so-called one chip challenge this product should never have been available to adults let alone children the parents now suing after they say their son died from eating a spicy chip a wedding day like no other the couple spending more than $300 million to exchange their vows and Christmas in July the new gift for Hallmark movie f fans from ABC News this is America this morning Good Friday morning everyone I’m Danny new in for Andrew and I’m Allison kic in for Ranna and we begin with reaction to President Biden’s high stakes news conference last night yeah today he heads back out onto the campaign trail with a rally in Detroit hours after more Congressional Democrats came forward publicly calling on him to drop out of the race ABC’s Christian Cordo is here with the latest Christian good morning Allison good morning the news conference was Biden’s biggest test since the debate and even many of his supporters are saying it’s not clear he passed it last night President Biden doubled down on his decision to stay in the presidential race I’m not in this for my legacy I’m in this to complete the job I started marking the end of the NATO Summit he made two notable gaffs early on first he mistakenly referred to Ukrainian president zinski as President Putin ladies and gentlemen President Putin President Putin he’s going to beat President Putin president zinski I’m so focused on beating Putin we got to worry about it then during his first news conference in eight months Biden referred to vice president kamla Harris as vice president Trump look I wouldn’t have picked vice president Trump to be vice president because I think she was not qualified to be president so let’s start there Trump waigh in live with a post on social media the caption reading great job Joe refer to vice president Harris as vice president Trump right now Donald Trump is using that to mock your age and your memory how do you combat that criticism from tonight listen to him supporters described Biden’s comments as a forceful defense of his foreign and domestic policies Fielding questions from reporters for nearly one hour about the war in Ukraine China and gun violence more children are killed by a bullet than any other cause of death the United States of America what the hell are we doing I thought Biden’s performance tonight was solid yes there was one Gaff and there was a gaff earlier today I don’t think it’s been a secret for 40 years that he is Gaff minutes after his news conference two more house Democrats called on Biden to end his candidacy including Congressman Eric Sorenson of Illinois and Connecticut Congressman Jim Hees the top Democrat on the house intelligence committee at least 17 house Democrats have now publicly called on Biden to step aside I think he at least opened the door to if people are showing him that he can’t win um and if if they make a convincing case that they don’t think he can I think he will do what’s good for the country if he thinks that’s the case Biden and his team insist he has the stamina and mental acuity for another four years as president dismissing last month’s debate as a bad night the President says he will take a neurological exam if his doctors recommend it but but but I’m I’m good I’m tested every single day about my neurological capacity the decisions I make every day our new poll shows Biden still neck and neck with Trump 46 to 47% but the poll also found 85% think Biden is too old for a second term 67% want him to step aside ABC’s Washington bureau chief and political director Rick Klein says after last night’s news conference he sees cracks in Biden’s strategy he talked a little bit about how he has to Pace himself at this moment he talked about how his staff is over scheduling him kind of Shifting things a little bit to suggest that if he has shown polling numbers or data that suggest that he can’t win that he might reconsider there’s some little cracks in all of that that I think are potentially uh potentially quite significant even more than the gaffs than the mistakes that he made today President Biden hopes to turn the page traveling to Michigan his fourth trip to the Battleground State this year Allison Okay Christian thanks very much it’s day five of the power crisis in Southeast Texas days without electricity in the summer heat and for many there’s no immediate relief in sight new misery for Texans in the aftermath of hurricane Barrel just trying to keep our food from being spoiled it’s frustrating it’s very frustrating overnight more than 1 million customers still in the dark 5 days after the storm crippled Houston’s power grid and now officials are warning near only half a million homes and businesses could still be in the dark well into next week how in the world can it take almost a week and then you’re talking till Saturday maybe Sunday maybe next week how is that possible food and water distribution centers in the city jam-packed some lines 3 hours long while hospitals face overcrowding forcing officials to convert part of the Houston Texans football facilities into a medical transition space the heat bringing some people to their boiling point a man in Fort Bend county is accused of pulling a pellet gun on a Power Company employee assessing the area Houston’s main utility company Centerpoint defends its response to the outages claiming it’s restored power faster than what other cities have seen in the last 10 named storms but the lieutenant governor is demanding an investigation if if centerp point meets their goals by Sunday they will have reduced it from about 2.2 million people without power down to still about 500,000 for next week folks that is not acceptable excessive heat is in the forecast there through next week well overseas the Pentagon says it will now shut down that Pier it built in Gaza to deliver humanitarian Aid the $200 million Pier has been plagued by rough seas and security threats and it was only operational for 23 days the US is also toally foiled a plot by Russia to assassinate the head of a German company making weapons for Ukraine Germany was able to protect the CEO after getting a heads up and it’s believed to be part of a series of Russian plots against European Executives this morning two eye-opening cases of violence on the streets one case deadly and the other a father of three risking his life to save a complete stranger here’s ABC’s Derrik Dennis this morning a new warning about about Street violence in America after two dramatic incidents in different cities it’s a really awful situation you know that people can just go around and jump people and fire off weapons and pretty much not feel like they’re ever going to get in trouble R sheer driver Paul betet says he was waiting for a passenger in Chicago when he saw a man getting robbed surveillance video shows the victim trying to run away when betet decides to help so I just pulled my car towards them and honked my horn really loud thinking that would help and get them to stop doing what they were doing and one of them just shot me right through the window of my car the father of three was shot in the chest but was able to drive away and call 911 meanwhile in North Carolina two teens are under arrest accused in a deadly shooting spree around Charlotte I’m in pain but I I don’t I try not to show it police linking the suspects ages 16 and 18 to five separate shootings firing a driver bicyclists and groups of people over the course of 30 minutes at one scene authorities say A man was shot and killed in his car while driving home from work we’re still asking the same questions why would two juveniles engage in this type of behavior on random victims it comes after a funeral yesterday in Durham North Carolina for a 2-year-old killed in a driveby shooting a new study found more than 177,000 children died from gun violence Nationwide in the last decade but that study also found restrictive gun laws are not having a significant impact on gun deaths among children Derek Dennis ABC News New York Derek thank you overnight look at this massive fire tearing through an apartment building in Philadelphia authorities say about 50 people are left homeless but remarkably everyone got out alive and the cause is still under investigation drones are keeping an eye above New York City’s largest beach after a pair of shark sightings they led to the partial shutdown of Rockaway Beach meantime in Hawaii a new alert on aahu after the sighting of a shark described as aggressive time now for your Friday weather good morning we’re tracking some tropical moisture creeping up the Mid-Atlantic Coast from North Carolina into Virginia Maryland Delaware New Jersey eastern Pennsylvania eventually through Saturday this creeps up through Southeast New England and we are facing some flood potential flash FL this will also chase some people off of the beaches at times and off of the boardwalk on Friday night the Heat’s still a huge story in the southwest this is slowly migrating East to areas around Denver and Cheyenne this afternoon frackie weather I’m Jeff Cornish for ABC News coming up a major settlement involving safety at Dollar General stores also have the key witness called to testify Alec Baldwin’s manslaughter trial today and later what happens when Dad drops the home run run ball the unhappy son and how this Saga ended there is a price to be paid every time a Survivor shares their story I will not be silenced do you feel the church accepted abuse I wouldn’t say accepted it as so much pretended it didn’t exist yep that’s 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they happen ABC News live Prime we’ll take you there stream ABC News live week nights wherever you stream your news only on ABC News live why do so many people start their day here from ABC News this is start here to be in the know and get a different take on the day’s top stories a lot of news today so let’s get into it listen now to the Daily News podcast honored with four Edward R murl Awards and see why the New York Times calls it a news podcast worth listening to start here ABC News make it your daily first listen now that’s a part of the story I bet you didn’t see coming wherever you get your podcasts start here reporting from taipe Taiwan I’m Brit clinet wherever the story is we’ll take you there you’re streaming ABC News live at least one person is dead and two others are missing after a chopper crash in Hawaii the helicopter belonging to a tourism agency went down off Kawai three people were on board one body was found a short time later search operations resume this morning okay now to another day of the Alec Baldwin manslaughter trial and a key witness being called to the stand this morning the armorer from the rust movie said is expected to take the stand as Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter trial enters its Third Day Mr do you have a comment you want to hear from Hannah Gutierrez prosecutors plan to call Hannah gutieres to testify to grill her about the shooting that killed cinematographer helina Hutchin Gutierrez is already serving an 18-month sentence for failing to secure the gun today she’s expected to plead the fifth isn’t the truth that you were just trying to get this over with so that the prosecutors could focus on Alec Balman no balin’s lawyers yesterday accused officials of rushing their investigation the defense focusing on the search of a warehouse that supplied ammunition to the film while also storing live rounds in at the same time and when you left that search you are not as you sit here sure you got every live round are you no Baldwin’s lawyers pressing a crime scene technician about why that search more than a month after the shooting failed to produce any surveillance video you didn’t take the surveillance footage even though that footage could have shown when people came and left the prop house correct I don’t recall if there was surveillance footage tell the members of the jury what you did to search for surveillance videos that satisfied you that you would comply with the Warren’s order tell the J I don’t recall the for surveillance footage prosecutors say the warehouse owner is not suspected of any wrongdoing no word yet on the question that you may be wondering which is if Baldwin plans to testify the trial is expected though to last through next week changes are coming to Dollar General the company will pay $12 million in fines and will upgrade safety protocols after reaching a deal with the labor department a recent study found more than 200 people were killed or injured at its stores over a 10-year period including during robberies coming up the new lawsuit over what they call the one chip challenge that dares people to eat a very spicy chip also ahead the wedding of the century costing $320 million starting Monday Donald Trump and the Republicans make their case see it all streaming on ABC News live all day live non-stop coverage and then at 700 p.m. Eastern lindsy Davis live at the Republican National convention on ABC News live next Friday it’s a GMA Party in the Park when Kane Brown kicks off GMA super hot summer concert series Live in Central Park Kane Brown Next Friday on GMA summer concert series sponsored by wfir let’s go the ship is incredible it feels like living in a science fiction movie we just saw what no one has seen before wow look at that oh my gosh we are heading into the unknown Hammer Hammer Hammer it doesn’t get any more Cutting Edge than this there is a price to be paid every time a Survivor shares their story I will not be silenced do you feel the church accepted abuse I wouldn’t say accepted it as so so much pretended it didn’t exist yep that’s him yep Ready Kira Phillips with ABC News does your church protect sexual predators the powerful New Impact by Nightline secrets of the 2 by Two church there’s nothing pretty about heing this now streaming on Hulu Babe Ruth Hank Aon showy Otani Legends of the game but now the list of greats redefined from ABC News reclaimed the Forgotten League a side of the story of baseball you have never heard before like this the award-winning podcast is back listen wherever you get your podcast or scan the QR codes you see here Donald Trump and the Republicans are about to take center stage and this week is right there on the Republican National Convention floor in Milwaukee Sunday morning on ABC Whenever Wherever news breaks it’s so important to always remember that lives are changed here in London in Buffalo yaldi Texas edin BR Scotland reporting from Rolling Fork Mississippi Ukrainian refugees here in warong we’re heading to a small community outside of Mexico City getting you behind the stories as they happen ABC News live Prime we’ll take you there stream ABC News live week nights wherever you stream your news only on ABC News live don’t hurt me I’m not going to hurt you that’s Shelley Duval best known for playing Wendy in The Shining has died her family says she passed away after complications from diabetes the Texas native appeared in more than two dozen films she was 75 well the family of a Massachusetts teenager is suing the makers of a spicy chip they say that their son died while trying the company’s one chip challenge as it’s called 14-year-old Harris woba die after eating a ghost pepper chip made by a company called pachy the chip comes with a warning label and is not meant for kids and an autopsy shows that he had an enlarged heart and died after ingesting capsacin which is the compound that makes Peppers spicy this product should never have been available to adults let alone children it should never have been put on the shelves and what did they do they kept pushing it and pushing it meanwhile the company insists that the challenge was marketed for adults only we turn overseas now to the wedding of the century today he is the youngest son of the richest man in Asia she is the daughter of pharmaceutical tycoons and today 29-year-old anant Bonnie and his 29-year-old bride radica Merchant are tying the knot topping off a monthlong wedding Extravaganza that cost a jaw-dropping 320 million during a pre-wedding event in March Ambani gushed over his bride for the last seven years it feels like I met radika yesterday but every day I fall more and more in love and there is no no expense being spared to celebrate that love there is an entire wedding season 1,200 guests attended the three-day event in March including Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates there was a 10 page dress code for the events Rihanna headlined the event in June the couple and their guests took a luxury Cruise in Italy and France with performances by the Backstreet Boys and Katie Perry and just last weekend Justin Bieber was paid a reported $10 million to perform for family and friends in Mumbai that’s where today’s official wedding is taking place at the family’s 27 story home and where despite the family hosting a mass wedding for underprivileged couples the hoopla is not sitting well with some in a country where Millions live in poverty it’s that W but it is beyond ridiculous what they are doing others see it as a good thing I think if they have the money they should spend it and our congratulations to the wealthy couple in love most important part the love of course and also wealth sounds nice was it 27 story home 27 you got that right yeah great all right coming up a gift for Hallmark Channel fans plus from Serena Williams to Prince Harry the top moments from last night’s SBS it’s lunchtime in America so what are we serving up well how about everything you need to know give it to your health your money breaking news pop culture with the biggest Stars music Trends and of course good food it’s all coming up on gna3 you’re going to love it we’ll see you then gna3 what you need to know a third hour of GMA in the afternoon so join us afternoons for everything you need to know I love that me too tonight 2020 True Crime a murder a mistress and a belong mother shot to death now tonight her son is speaking out only to ABC News I wake up and I think this can’t be real 2020 tonight on ABC why do so many people start their day here from ABC News this is start here to be in the know and get a different take on the day’s top stories a lot of news today so let’s get into it listen now to the Daily News podcast honored with four Edward R ml Awards and see why the New York Times calls it a news podcast worthless to start here ABC News make it your daily first listen now that’s a part of the story I bet you didn’t see coming wherever you get your podcasts start here whenever wherever news breaks it’s so important to always remember that lives are changed here in London in Buffalo yaldi Texas edinb Scotland reporting from Rolling Fork Mississippi Ukrainian refugees here in warsong we’re heading to a small community outside of Mexico City getting you behind the stories as they happen ABC News live Prime we’ll take you there stream ABC News live week nights wherever you stream your news only on ABC News live with so much at stake so much on the line more Americans turn here than any other newscast ABC News World News Tonight with David mure America’s number one most watched newscast across all of television from an Israeli military position near Gaza I’m James Longman whever the story is we’ll take you there you’re streaming ABC News live time to check the polls who begin with the Oscars of professional sports seren Williams hosted the SB Awards presented by ESPN the awards celebrate remarkable athletes at one point Serena’s sister Venus came on stage and joked that she was supposed to be hosting one big highlight Prince Harry was on hand to receive the Pat Tillman award for service for his invi games it is of great importance to me to highlight these allies athletes and their amazing families for their achievements their spirit and their courage at every opportunity KAIT also last night Caitlyn Clark won two awards for her time at Iowa including best women’s college athletes but the best athlete in women’s sports went two baller AJ Wilson and as the best male athlete the three-time Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes okay next to a baseball dad who I can relate to here a home run flew straight into the stands at the Phillies game but the ball slipped right through dad’s fingers much to the horror of his kids yeah those boys they could not believe it one of them was in tears but there was at least a happy ending here in usher in the stadium came to the rescue retrieved the ball and then gave it to the boys so you know they got the ball goodness sorry Dad I that’s happened to me too finally it’s Christmas in July for Hallmark fans yeah Hallmark is is launching a new streaming service just $880 a year and you can enjoy all those small town holiday love stories they love to crank out the Hallmark Channel is also producing its first reality competition called finding Mr Christmas the winning holiday hunk he’s going to become the Network’s leading man tonight the 2020 True Crime a murder a mistress and a beloved mother shot to death now tonight her son is speaking out only to ABC News I still wake up in the middle of the night and I think this can’t be real from one of the most beautiful places on Earth Larry Rudolph and his wife traveled frequently to hunt comes a story so dark suddenly a shotgun blast rings out the last hunt 2020 tonight on ABC next Friday it’s a GMA Party in the Park when Kane Brown kicks off gma’s super hot summer concert series Live in Central Park Kane Brown round next Friday on GMA summer concert series sponsored by wfir why do so many people start their day here from ABC News this is start here to be in the know and get a different take on the day’s top stories a lot of news today so let’s get into it listen now to the Daily News podcast honored with four Edward R Murrow Awards and see why the New York Times calls it a news podcast worth listening to start here ABC News make it your daily first listen now that’s a part of the story I bet you didn’t see coming wherever you get your podcasts start here wherever news breaks it’s so important to always remember that lives are changed getting you behind the stories as they happen ABC News live Prime we’ll take you there streaming free on ABC News live all right let the dogs out please I don’t think he’s going to give you a hard time even if he gives me a hard time I’m the right guy I want to make sure that we all learn together calm confidence calm confident calm surrender everything that he’s taught has become a reality we are so grateful and impressed I feel like crying you changed our world it is a beautiful thing to see as you rehabilitate the dog you also rehabilitate you checking more top stories President Biden held a rare news conference last night his latest attempt to prove he has has the mental Fitness to serve four more years but Biden mistakenly called Trump his vice president and earlier he called President zilinsky Putin 17 house Democrats are now calling on Biden to step aside an arrest has been made in the Ambush killing of a Houston sheriff’s deputy officials say the 28-year-old Deputy was responding to a disturbance at a pizza restaurant when the suspect opened fire that suspect will be charged with capital murder a second person has died in Vermont after flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Barrel 10 of flood water swept one victim’s vehicle off the road wildfires in California are now burning five times more land than usual compared to previous years more than 200,000 Acres have already burned across the state this year and Fire season runs through October now today’s weather the record heat in the west moves to the Rockies scattered showers in the Midwest and Rain sometimes heavy in parts of the South up through New Jersey and finally the couple who got married beneath New York City on the subway yeah I spoke to them to find out why out to you never know what you may find down in the New York City subway system but how about a celebration of holy matrimony we didn’t want to get off the train honestly we didn’t a few days ago Esme and Daniel here held their wedding reception on the L train in Brooklyn during a party that piqu the interest of many folks on the internet video started popping up from New Yorkers who just happened to be taking the subway that day as the bride and groom celebrated love with both their closest friends and the nearest strangers do you know that there there were these two young ladies that ended up staying with us the whole time and they were on their way to work and they called out just to say what yes now initially this was Daniel’s idea they had held a private ceremony in a church a week earlier and as much as he wanted to throw a big fancy party but I looked at my pockets I’m like I guess we going to do this on the train so for a lot less money partied on the subway for hours and there was still a bouquet toss a three- tier cake a DJ and you don’t have to worry about rain on your wedding day why not then except maybe your wedding dress getting stuck in the door but it sounds like es still had a great time I couldn’t have it any other way that was the best thing anybody could have ever did for me my favorite part I asked es me how long they were on the train and she said 5 hours which means some people might have been like running errands and then ran their errand and then came back and they’re still paring on the subway you know what the L train stands for the Love Train The Love Train all aboard the love train absolutely all right that’s what’s making news in America this morning thanks lot right now on American at this morning President Biden’s high stakes news conference were his gaffs too much to overcome the new calls for him to step aside power crisis day five the mounting frustration has more than 1 million customers in Houston suffer without electricity in the summer heat the blame game this morning risking his life to save a stranger hear from the ride chair driver and father of three who jumped into action and was shot in the chest trying to help a man being robbed on the street on alert for sharks from New York to Hawaii the new sightings and the new alert about aggressive shark activity a legal battle over the so-called one chip challenge this product should never have been available to adults let alone children the parents now suing after they say their son died from eating a spicy chip a wedding day like no other the couple spending more than $300 million to exchange their vows and Christmas in July the new gift for Hallmark movie fans from ABC News this is America this morning Good Friday morning everyone I’m Danny new in for Andrew and I’m Allison KK in for Ranna and we begin with reaction to President Biden’s high stakes news conference last night yeah today he heads back out onto the campaign trail with a rally in Detroit hours after more Congressional Democrats came forward publicly calling on him to drop out of the race ABC’s Christian Cordo is here with with the latest Christian good morning Allison good morning the news conference was Biden’s biggest test since the debate and even many of his supporters are saying it’s not clear he passed it last night President Biden doubled down on his decision to stay in the presidential race I’m not in this for my legacy I’m in this to complete the job I started marking the end of the NATO Summit he made two notable gaffs early on first he mistakenly referred to Ukrainian president zinski as President Putin ladies and gentlemen President Putin President Putin he’s going to be President Putin president zinsky I’m so focused on being Putin we got to worry about it then during his first news conference in eight months Biden referred to vice president KLA Harris as vice president Trump look I wouldn’t have picked vice president Trump to be vice president that I think she was not qualified to be president so let’s start there Trump weigh in live with a post on social media the caption reading great job Joe you referred to vice president Harris as vice president Trump right now Donald Trump is using that to mock your age and your memory how do you combat that criticism from tonight listen to him supporters described Biden’s comments as a forceful defense of his foreign and domestic policies Fielding questions from reporters for nearly one hour about the war in Ukraine China and gun violence more children are killed by a bullet than any other cause of death the United States of America what the hell are we doing I thought Biden’s performance tonight was solid yes there was one Gaff and there was a gaff earlier today I don’t think it’s been a secret for 40 years that he is Gaff prone minutes after his news conference two more house Democrats called on Biden to end his candidacy including Congressman Eric senson of Illinois and Connecticut Congressman Jim Hees the top Democrat on the house intelligence committee at least 17 house Democrats have now publicly called on Biden to step aside I think he at least opened the door to if people are showing him that he can’t win um and if if they make a convincing case if they don’t think he can I think he will do what’s good for the country if he thinks that’s the case Biden and his team insist he has the stamina and mental acuity for another four years as president dismissing last month’s debate as a bad night the President says he will take a neurological exam if his doctors recommend it but but but I’m I’m good I’m tested every single day about my neurological capacity to do decisions I make every day our new poll shows Biden still neck and neck with Trump 46 to 47% but the poll also found 85% think Biden is too old for a second term 67% want him to step aside ABC’s Washington bureau chief and political director Rick Klein says after last night’s news conference he sees cracks in Biden’s strategy he talked a little bit about how he has to Pace himself at this moment he talked about how his staff is over scheduling him kind of Shifting things a little bit to suggest that if he has shown polling numbers or data that suggest that he can’t win that he might reconsider there’s some little cracks in all of that that I think are potentially uh potentially quite significant even more than the gaffs than the mistakes that he made today President Biden hopes to turn the page traveling to Michigan his fourth trip to the Battleground State this year Alison Okay Christian thanks very much it’s day five of the power crisis in Southeast Texas days without electricity in the summer heat and for many there’s no immediate relief in sight new misery for Texans in the aftermath of hurricane Barrel just trying to keep our food from being spoiled it’s frustrating it’s very frustrating overnight more than 1 million customers still in the dark 5 days after the storm crippled Houston’s power grid and now officials are warning nearly half a million homes and businesses could still be in the dark well into next week how in the world can it take almost a week and then you’re talking till Saturday maybe Sunday maybe next week how is that possible food and water distribution centers in the city jam-packed some lines 3 hours long while hospitals face overcrowding forcing officials to convert part of the Houston Texans football facilities into a medical transition space the heat bringing some people to their boiling point a man in Fort Bend county is accused of pulling a pallet gun on a Power Company employee assessing the area Houston’s main utility company Center Point defends its response to the outages claiming its restored power faster than what other cities have seen in the last 10 named storms but the lieutenant governor is demanding an investigation if if Center Point meets their goals by Sunday they will have reduced it from about 2.2 million people without power down to still about 500,000 for next week folks that is not acceptable excessive heat is in the forecast there through next week overseas the Pentagon says it will now shut down that Pier it built in Gaza to deliver humanitarian Aid the $2 200 million Pi has been plagued by rough seas and security threats and it was only operational for 23 3 days the US has also reportedly foiled a plot by Russia to assassinate the head of a German company making weapons for Ukraine Germany was able to protect the CEO after getting a heads up and it’s believed to be part of a series of Russian plots against European Executives this morning two eye-opening cases of violence on the streets one case deadly and the other a father of three risking his life to save a complete stranger here’s ABC’s Derrik Dennis the this morning a new warning about Street violence in America after two dramatic incidents in different cities it’s really awful situation you know that people can just go around and jump people and fire off weapons and pretty much not feel like they’re ever going to get in trouble rer driver Paul betet says he was waiting for a passenger in Chicago when he saw a man getting robbed surveillance video shows the victim trying to run away when betet decides to help so I just pulled my car towards them and honked my horn really loudly thinking that would help and get them to stop doing what they were doing and one of them just shot me right through the window of my car the father of three was shot in the chest but was able to drive away and call 911 meanwhile in North Carolina two teens are under arrest accused in a deadly shooting spree around Charlotte I’m in pain but I I don’t I try not to show it police linking the suspects ages 16 and 18 to five separate shootings firing at drivers bicyclists and groups of people over the course of 30 minutes at one scene authorities say A man was shot and killed in his car while driving home from work we’re still asking the same questions why would two juveniles engage in this type of behavior on random victims it comes after a funeral yesterday in Durham North Carolina for a 2-year-old killed in a drive by shooting a new study found more than 177,000 children died from gun violence Nation awide in the last decade but that study also found restrictive gun laws are not having a significant impact on gun deaths among children Derek Dennis ABC News New York Derek thank you overnight look at this massive fire tearing through an apartment building in Philadelphia authorities say about 50 people are left homeless but remarkably everyone got out alive and the cause is still under investigation drones are keeping an eye above New York City’s largest beach after a pair shark sightings they led to the partial shutdown of Rockaway Beach meantime in Hawaii a new alert on aahu after the sighting of a shark described as aggressive time now for your Friday weather good morning we’re tracking some tropical moisture creeping up the Mid-Atlantic Coast from North Carolina into Virginia Maryland Delaware New Jersey eastern Pennsylvania eventually through Saturday this creeps up through Southeast New England and we are facing some flood potential flash flooding this will also chase some people off of the beaches at times and off of the boardwalk on Friday night the heat still a huge story in the southwest this is slowly migrating East to areas around Denver and Cheyenne this afternoon frackie weather I’m Jeff Cornish for ABC News coming up a major settlement involving safety at Dollar General stores also have the key witness called to testify Alec Baldwin’s manslaughter trial today and later what happened when Dad drops the Home Run ball the unhappy son and how this Saga ended whenever news breaks we are here in Israel a nation at war in Rolling for this tornado tore through this town from Leon main the scene of a horrific mass shooting from the scene of that deadly missile strike ABC News live everywhere in Iceland let’s go on the 2024 campaign Trail here at 10 Downing Street wherever the story is we’re going to take you there you’re streaming ABC News live ABC News live you’re streaming ABC News live ABC news live streaming free everywhere it’s lunchtime in America so what are we serving up well how about everything you need to know give your heal your money breaking news pop culture with the biggest Stars music Trends and of course good food it’s all coming up on gna3 you’re going to love it we’ll see you then gna3 what you need to know a third hour of GMA in the afternoon so join us afternoon for everything you need to know I love that me too let’s go the ship is incredible it feels like living in a science fiction movie we just saw what no one has seen before wow look at that oh my gosh we are heading into the unknown hammer Hammer Hammer it doesn’t get any more Cutting Edge than this with so much at stake so much on the line more Americans turn here than any other newscast ABC News World News Tonight with David mure America’s number one most watched newscast across all of Television hi I’m Andy and I’m Sabrina and we’re moms juggling tons of stuff every day like all you moms out there and you know what we love really love Pop Culture so listen now to our new podcast pop culture moms wherever you get your podcast reporting from the devastating flood zones in South Dakota I’m Melissa Adon wherever the story is we’ll take you there you’re streaming ABC News live at least one person is dead and two others are missing after a chopper crash in Hawaii the helicopter belonging to a tourism agency went down off why three people were on board one body was found a short time later search operations resumed this morning okay now to another day of the Alec Baldwin manslaughter trial and a key witness being called to the stand this morning the armorer from the rust movie said is expected to take the stand as Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter trial enters its Third Day Mr Baldwin do you have a comment you want to hear from prosecutors plan to call Hannah Gutierrez to testify to grill her about the shooting that killed cinematographer helina Hutchin Gutierrez is already serving an 18-month sentence for failing to secure the gun today she’s expected to plead the fifth isn’t the truth that you were just trying to get this over with so that the prosecutors could focus on Alec Baldwin no Baldwin’s lawyers yesterday accused officials of rushing their investigation the defense focusing on the search of a warehouse that supplied ammunition to the film while also storing live rounds in at the same time and when you left that search you are not as you sit here sure you got every live round are you no Baldwin’s lawyers pressing a crime scene technician about why that search more than a month after the shooting failed to produce any surveillance video you didn’t take the surveillance footage even though that footage could have shown when people came and left the prop house correct I don’t recall if there was surveillance footage tell the members of the jury what you did to search for surveillance videos that satisfied you that you had complied with the Warren’s tell the J I don’t recall looking for surveillance footage prosecutors say the warehouse owner is not suspected of any wrongdoing no word yet on the question that you may be wondering which is if Baldwin plans to testify the trial is expected though to last through next week changes are coming to Dollar General the company will pay $12 million in fines and will upgrade safety protocols after reaching a deal with the labor department a recent study found more than 200 people were killed or injured at its stores over over a 10-year period including during robberies coming up the new lawsuit over what they call the one chip challenge that dares people to eat a very spicy chip also ahead the wedding of the century costing $320 million whenever news breaks we are here in Israel a nation at war after that brutal surprise attack by Hamas on the ground in Ukraine reporting from Leon Maine the scene of horrific mass shooting ABC News live is right there everywhere from the scene of that deadly missile strike in Dena Ukraine reporting from the earthquake in Turkey en rolling Fort This Tornado tore through this little town from the most devastating disaster in Hawaii from Charleston South Carolina on the 2024 campaign Trail in Iceland let’s go traveling with the president in Mexico City wherever the story from the front lines from Southern Israel outside the Gaza Strip in Beirut from the FBI reporting the nurses on the picket line here at 10 Downing Street in London streaming live to you wherever the story is wherever the story is wherever the story is we’re going to take you there you’re streaming ABC News live ABC News live you’re streaming ABC News live ABC news live streaming free everywhere America’s number one streaming news it’s lunchtime in America so what are we serving up well how about everything you need to know your health your money breaking news pop culture with the biggest Stars music Trends and of course good food it’s all coming up on GMA 3 you’re going to love it we’ll see you then GMA 3 what you need to know a third hour of GMA in the afternoon so join us afternoon for everything you need to know I love that me too here’s to good mornings in America Can You Feel The Love oh yeah mornings that Inspire filled with hope kindness joyous surprises and so much fun this is crazy this is abolutely crazy start your day with Good Morning America’s ray of sunshine highlighting the best of America and helping make dreams come true wow I feel so happy it’s so good get ready to smile and put the good into your Morning America because you know what will make the morning better a little ray of sunshine let’s go the ship is incredible it feels like living in a science fiction movie we just saw what no one has seen before wow look at that oh my gosh we are hitting into the unknown Hammer Hammer Hammer it doesn’t get any more Cutting Edge than this don’t hurt me I’m not going to hurt you that’s Shelley Duval best known for playing Wendy in The Shining has died her family says she passed away after complications from diabetes the Texas native appeared in more than two dozen films she was 75 well the family of a Massachusetts teenager is suing the makers of a spicy chip they say that their son died while trying the company’s one chip challenge as it’s called 14-year-old Harris woba die after eating a ghost pepper chip made by a company called py the chip comes with a warning label and is not meant for kids in an autopsy shows that he had an enlarged heart and died after ingesting capsacin which is the compound that makes Peppers spicy this product should never have been available to adults let alone children it should never have been put on the shelves and what did they do they kept pushing it and pushing it meanwhile the company insists that the challenge was marketed for adults only we turn overseas now to the wedding of the century today he is the youngest son of the richest man in Asia she is the daughter of pharmaceutical tycoons and today 29-year-old an A and Bonnie and his 29-year-old bride rtica Merchant are tying the knot topping off a monthlong wedding Extravaganza that cost a jaw-dropping $320 million during a pre-wedding event in March Ambani gushed over his bride for the last 7 years it feels like I met radika yesterday but every day I fall more more in love and there is no expense being spared to celebrate that love there is an entire wedding season 1,200 guests attended the 3-day event in March including Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates there was a 10 page dress code for the events Rihanna headlined the event in June the couple and their guests took a luxury Cruise in Italy and France with performances by the Backstreet Boys and Katie Perry and just last weekend Justin Bieber was paid a reported $10 million to perform for family and friends in Mumbai that’s where today’s official wedding is taking place at the family’s 27 story home and where despite the family hosting a mass wedding for underprivileged couples the hoopla is not sitting well with some in a country where Millions live in poverty it’s their weth but it is beyond ridiculous what they are doing others see it as a good thing I think if they have the money they should spend it and our congratulations to the wealthy couple in love most important part the love of course and also wealth sounds nice was it 27 story home 27 you got that right yeah great all 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third hour of GMA in the afternoon so join us afternoons for everything you need to know I love that me too checking more top stories President Biden held a rare news conference last night his latest attempt to prove he has the mental Fitness to serve four more years but Biden mistakenly called Trump his vice president and earlier he called President zilinsky Putin 17 house Democrats are now calling on Biden to step aside an arrest has been made in the Ambush killing of a Houston sheriff’s deputy officials say the 28-year-old Deputy was responding to a disturbance at a pizza restaurant when the suspect opened fire that suspect will be charged with capital murder a second person has died in Vermont after flooding from the rant of hurricane Barrel 10 ft of flood water swept one victim’s vehicle off the road wildfires in California are now burning five times more land than usual compared to previous years more than 200,000 Acres have already burned across the state this year and Fire season runs through October uh today’s weather the record heat in the west moves to the Rockies scattered showers in the Midwest and Rain sometimes heavy in parts of the South up through New Jersey and finally the couple who got married beneath New York City on the subway yeah I spoke to them to find out why out you never know what you may find down in the New York City subway system but how about a celebration of holy matrimony we didn’t want to get off the train honestly we didn’t a few days ago Esme and Daniel here held their wedding reception on the L train in Brooklyn during a party that pequ the interest of many folks on the internet video started popping up from New Yorkers who just happened to be taking the subway that day as the bride and groom celebrated love with both their closest friends and the nearest strangers do you know that there there were these two young ladies that ended up staying with us the whole time and they were on their way to work and they called out just to say what yes now initially this was Daniel’s idea they had held a private ceremony in a church a week earlier and as much as he wanted to throw a big fancy party but I looked at my pockets I’m like I guess we going to do this on this train so for a lot less money they partied on the subway for hours and there was still a bouquet toss a three- tier cake a DJ and you don’t have to worry about rain on your wedding day why not then except maybe your wedding dress getting stuck in the door but it sounds like es still had a great time I couldn’t have it any other way that was the best thing anybody could have ever did for me my favorite part I asked es how long they were on the train and she said 5 hours which means some people might have been like running errands and then ran their errand and then came back and they’re still partying on the subway you know what the L train stands for the Love Train The Love Train all aboard the love train in Brooklyn absolutely all right that’s what’s making news in America this morning thanks to flot it’s Friday July 12th and the entire country was ready for a nice long chat we start here with this political life on the line President Biden battles back I wouldn’t have picked vice president Trump to be vice president but I think she was not qualified to be president there was substance but there were also gaffs will either make a difference meanwhile former president Trump prepares to pick a running mate I think there’s a fear within Trump World that he has his own political Ambitions we talk about the pros and cons of each potential candidate and as inflation goes down could jobless numbers go up the feder actually said now that is what’s keeping him up at night the second biggest decision of 2024 could belong to the fed from ABC News this is start here I’m Brad milky as of yesterday morning you’d think people around President Biden were probably saying to themselves today’s got to go absolutely perfectly after days of beating back Congressional concerns over his Acuity voices of panic were starting to take over in Washington new polling from ABC News The Washington Post and ipsos showed Not only was Biden tied with Donald Trump among registered voters but that Kamala Harris was doing slightly better still all within the margin of air but this made every meeting every speech every word feel like a make or break moment if he was going to stumble in a big press conference you could feel members of his own party with their fingers right next to their eject buttons before that pressor even began though Biden was speaking with NATO leaders he introduced Ukrainian President Vladimir zalinski ladies and gentlemen President Putin President Putin is going to be President Putin president zinski hear that he called zalinski President Putin now a FL that he quickly corrected sure the type of thing Biden has done for years absolutely but this all raised the stakes even more as President Biden took the mic for a full formal press conference the most pressurized environment he has faced since that debate a couple weeks ago so let’s break it all down with ABC’s Chief Washington correspondent Jonathan Carl John I mean how did he do well look this was the press conference that people have been challenging to to have uh lasted almost exactly an hour he took questions from a r of reporters uh it called on a number of foreign policy reporters detailed answers and questions on the Middle East on the war in Ukraine on the China factor in terms of supporting uh uh Putin there’s a concern that you have both China South K North Korea Russia Iran countries that are not necessarily coordinated in in the past looking to figure out how they can have impact he spoke in some cases pretty slow and and and plotting but but he showed a command of a wide range of issues just as people have been challenging him to come out and demonstrate that he can but Brad uh right near the top of the press conference uh he he was asked one of several questions about KLA Harris and he called her vice president Trump I wouldn’t have picked vice president Trump to be vice president I think she was not qualified to be president now it was obviously he inadvertently misspoke he did not correct himself as he had when he called zalinski Putin and you know look we all misspeak everybody misspeaks and mixes names up and doesn’t even realize it uh but you know in in the space of just a couple of hours calling zalinski Putin and Harris Putin and Harris Trump I did it Harris Trump uh you know not not not not a not a good thing uh and and not reassuring I thought uh perhaps the most interesting part of the press conference came at the very end when he was asked if he could be shown that KLA Harris had a better chance of beating Donald Trump would he step aside and he answered flatly no no unless they came back and said there’s no way you can win and you know that’s what a lot of Democrats are saying is that he can’t beat Trump but look that was a significant moment because if you remember when George Stephanopoulos interviewed him he seemed to be suggesting that the only way he would get out of the race is if the Lord Almighty told him uh you know he needed to get out of the race uh now he’s suggesting that if somebody could demonstrate to him that he cannot win he would step aside John it made me wonder as I was watching this because like you said total command of the topics like he clearly knew what he was talking about were there flubs yes but like he felt very comfortable especially speaking about foreign policy but even like domestic politics he he was on was as on the ball as we’ve seen him recently was this like the worst case scenario for some Democrats in Washington like not bad enough to change the status quo but also perhaps not enough to change Minds like what are you hearing yeah I think there’s something to that but but look uh Brad I I think that the truth is that this is going to do nothing to stop the bleeding especially the fact that he you know messed up uh comml Harris and then there were a few other flubs as you as you mentioned but look this is this is not going to change the dynamic the coming months that all the attention is on whether he is fit and able to do this job instead of on Trump’s Lies We will be set back and Democrats are are are deeply concerned about their prospects in November not just his prospects that he’ll beat Trump but also what the situation is the environment is for Senate races for house races if they think that you know run with Biden the top place going to hurt them then they’re going to run away I get it but so far go and look at the polling data there is pent up frustration and a lot of Democrats trust me uh many more privately than you’re seeing publicly who are saying that Biden really needs to take a step not for himself but for his party and for his country and to uh hand the Baton off to somebody else is that getting through to hit like at at this point are there people within the White House exploring strategies or is it just complete blinders on this is nothing’s happening until it happens you know it’s very interesting the New York Times reported and ABC has confirmed that the Biden campaign has actually been doing polling uh looking at what a Harris uh Trump matchup would look like how wow KLA Harris would do a running against Donald Trump now they say they’re just doing this because uh you know Trump’s been attacking a lot and you know it’ be malpractice not to do it I don’t really understand that explanation at all so I clearly people are even inside uh Biden’s team are at least you know raising questions about what it would mean if uh Biden needed to step aside but but that’s what I’m getting at is that I mean this sounds like it’s gotten very real to them just in the last few days like if they thought they were coming into this week being like finally we put this we put all this behind us like that’s not what’s happening in the last couple days it’s getting very real and what you have to remember even if those who are raising all the questions and all the concerns and saying Biden can’t win even if they were wrong there is a bit of a self-fulfilling prophecy here because the concerns have been so loud and so public that everything that’s being said about Biden being unable to uh Ron is going to be used against him by Donald Trump I believe I’m the best qualified to govern and I think I’m the best qualified to win but there are other people who could be Trump too but it’s awful start start from scratch it’s creating a situation where you know he’s wounded not just by his debate performance but also by all the Fallout after the debate performance and all the questions that have been raised about his ability to take on this campaign the only thing age does is help you with creates a little bit of wisdom if you pay attention and the bottom line like he still has to be convinced and if he’s getting like a bunch of pats on the back after this reasonable press conference performance you’d imagine look and look I should say his team thinks that he did fantastic Home Run High FES all around I’m not sure that’s the way Democrats around town will see it but you know yes there’s nothing in what happened last night that’s going to suddenly make Biden wake up and say I got to get out of here well yeah and actually as the press conference ended we got word from the highest ranking Democrat in house intelligence saying he also thinks Biden should go and you got to imagine that he was preparing that before or during the press conference another sign that kind of like nothing in some of these Democrats eyes can save Biden now uh Jonathan Carl there in Washington thank you thank you Brad now as President Biden considers his immediate future former president Donald Trump also has a big decision to make not on whether to stay in the race but who gets to run with him we are going to sweep them all out of office this November remember the Republican National Convention begins on Monday you got to have your pick locked in before the end of it you’d imagine you probably want it before the beginning of the RNC too so what should we be expecting let’s bring in Sarah isger a GOP campaign veteran formerly worked at the doj she’s now an ABC News contributor Sarah this could come out any moment you think so if you put on your campaign hat what what type of person would be a good VP for Trump specifically so many fun things to think about here so first of all Donald Trump has been pretty clear that he wants to build the drama and in fact they just changed the rules for the Republican National Committee allowing him to make this decision public at the very last minute so there’s a chance we won’t hear about this until Wednesday even of the convention itself even though traditionally we have definitely found out at least the week before so that’s the first thing the timing very trumpian right off the bat here um but in terms of who you would consider in the past there’s various ways in which presidents have thought about picking their vice president someone to balance the ticket someone who can appeal to a type of Voters that perhaps the president is weak with sort of that political um attributes but when we look at academic studies there is no evidence in the modern political era that vice presidents have ever made a difference oh like for an like in an election like they don’t get you voted for no like those political considerations that people are like Heming and hawing and what about Ohio and this will reach Suburban women and all of that like nope makes not one bit of difference historically but there is a great chance that this time is really different why because people aren’t picking a vice president someone to be the tiebreaking vote in the Senate a lot of Voters do not think that these men are competent and capable of serving four more years in office so it’s very possible that voters are looking at vice president as someone who will be president during the next four years and so there’s I think a much greater than usual chance that the pick for vice presidential candidates matters politically for very different reasons okay so then then who is on the short list at this point from from if if it’s not about like balancing out the ticket you just want someone you think would be good for the job who does Trump think that is so three people have been publicly mentioned and again you’ve got a sort of factor in the Trump part here it is possible he’s going to pick someone who’s not one of the three people we’re talking about simply because it’s fun drama that being said I actually do believe this time that it will be one of these three uh Governor bergham North Dakota Senator Marco Rubio of Florida and Senator JD Vance of Ohio are the three names that we’re certainly hearing the most so when it comes to uh JD Vance Trump is the candidate for peace in the world and Mike Pence for his entire career in public service has constantly at advocated for escalatory Wars all over the world so the pro is he’s young he’s energetic he’s sort of this populist Avatar KH he said horrible things about Donald Trump in the runup to the 2016 election you discard him as being an idiot and a moral disaster what’s changed oh well what’s changed is I saw effective governance I made and I think there’s a fear within Trump World that uh he has his own political Ambitions you know if push comes to shove is he going to pick Trump or is he going to pick himself and I think in Trump World they very much feel like JD Vance picks himself a little different than the Pence problem but not that different in a lot of ways so then Marco Rubio we elect this man as President we will make together America greater than it has ever been thank youa God bless you plus is he’s run a national campaign he’s been vetted by the media um you sort of know he’s not going to freak out under the bright lights of a presidential campaign cons as uh Donald Trump Jr said recently he’s concerned that if his father picks Marco Rubio there would be an incentive for Republican Senators to vote to impeach Donald Trump so that they could put Marco Rubio in as president it actually brings up this whole other neverbe tested theory of who you pick as your vice president don’t pick someone politically popular pick someone politically unpopular as an insurance policy for your own presidency that’s sort of the problem for Marco Rubio is that he might actually be popular didn’t see that one coming all right next up you have governor bergham of North Dakota who are we GNA send back to the White House Trump upside he has money downside not a lot you know he made his money in technology but he probably knows more about energy than anybody I know Governor bergham is like the safe boring um he’s you know graham crackers when your tummy hurts he’s the tomato soup candidate okay yeah so there’s the three hey going back to Marco Rubio by the way there there has been apparently concern I forgot this was a thing that he’s from Florida Trump is now a resident of Florida like I I get that you often want to vary up the states but apparently this would be an actual problem if they ran together yes the constitution in fact says that the President and Vice President cannot be from the same state we experienced this when George W bush was going to pick Dick Cheney as his running mate they were both residents of the State of Texas that is why Dick Cheney moved his residency to Wyoming the problem here is not just that they’re from Florida obviously that problem’s easy to fix it’s more like who would move the senator from Florida right like normally it’s the vice president who would like defer but he’s the sitting senator of Florida so is he going to resign his senate seat I think anyone who’s offered the opportunity to serve this country as Vice President should be honored by the opportunity to do it if you’re in Public Service I’m in the Senate cuz I want to serve the country being vice president is an important way to serve the country so it does raise a problem on the one hand it’s like so easy to fix and on the other hand when you sort of start looking into it more it’s not that easy to fix weird okay well then I mean you look at these candidates like these short list candidates you mentioned I noticed there’s no women there there’s no former members of the Trump Administration there I mean are there other variables that he should be considering or could be considering sure there’s the like what if he does the drama thing and picks a stonic uh the you know um member of the House the highest ranking female in the house I’m proud to be the first member of Congress to endorse president Trump for reelection there’s always Katie Brit senator from Alabama who gave the State of the Union response the American dream has turned into a nightmare for so many families that was widely mocked but she’s still an incredible politician um I think this is goes to like sort of a heart of like the inner Trump Circle concern right Donald Trump doesn’t want another Mike Pence a mob stormed the capital literally calling to hang Mike Pence and Trump defended those chance of hang Mike Pence I will tell you this that when Donald Trump was President United States this country was safer it was more prosperous he wants a VP who is Trump only and in that sense it’s tough you can’t pick anyone who has their own political Ambitions Donald Trump doesn’t have a lot of great options on that front everyone he’s considering bergam Rubio Vance stefanic Brit any of those people all have Ambitions to be president themselves wow really interesting and you can imagine like we have to see a pick here soon very soon so Sarah isger thanks for teeing it up for us you got it Brad anytime now the other big thing happening this week that could have a direct outcome on this election is an influx of economic news like we’re always talking about the stock market under President Trump the inflation rate under President Trump well each of those measures is actually doing pretty well recently in fact the stock market in particular this was a cartoon would be turning Bankers eyes into dollar signs and setting off that auga noise let’s go to ABC’s Elizabeth schy who covers economics Elizabeth we got new inflation numbers yesterday I mean what are they telling us yeah and to run with the money sign analogy I mean all we’ve been talking about it seems for the past couple of years is these super high prices and this inflation report that we got yesterday Brad really is welcome news when it comes to the price of everyday goods and services so the Consumer Price Index which is the main measure of inflation showed that prices were up 3% in June compared to a year ago and that was actually a little bit better than expected and when you really dig into this report it shows that actually prices were dropping in a couple of pretty notable categories Brad like airf fars were down a lot that’s good news for people who were traveling during the summer we saw that cloes prices were down new and used car prices were down gas prices were down and a really important area in this report is rent because that makes up so much of what people’s day-to-day spending goes on rent prices are still going up but they’re not going up as fast and that’s kind of the theme that we’re seeing right now with inflation a 3% rate it’s not the 2% Target that the Federal Reserve wants to have in a healthy economy but it’s so much better than that 9% Peak that we were talking about exactly two years ago so this is encouraging news when you think about how households aren’t having to see these price hikes as much as they have over the past couple of years and at the same time we’re also seeing typical incomes go up at a faster Pace than inflation now so that’s helping households actually absorb some of these higher prices that we’re seeing in the economy too well and you mentioned the Federal Reserve the FED really seems to be the story then in all this right does this finally point to perhaps cutting interest rates it is and this report report on inflation was critical for the FED because it reaffirmed this view that inflation is back on track we had this time in the beginning of the year where it looked like inflation was kind of back to where the FED wanted it to be and then a couple of months prices were going up again and the FED kind of freaked out traders in the stock market were like what’s going on they got a little worried right but now this report indicates back on track with inflation Cooling and the Federal Reserve sees that as positive news over the past two years the economy has made considerable progress toward the fed’s 2% inflation goal and labor market conditions have cooled while remaining strong we actually heard from Fed chair Jerome Powell this week who was optimistic about this outlook for inflation the likely direction does seem to be in as we make more progress in inflation and as the labor market remains strong we begin to loosen policy at the right moment and this is so important Brad because the fight has been higher interest rates for borrowers for a year now the has kept interest rates at a 23-year high it has done nothing like policy has been totally unchanged during that time because it’s just been waiting for inflation to come down and now the FED is signaling well looks like inflation is in a place where we can finally start to lower those interest rates most analysts I’m talking to think that that’s going to start to happen in September so just a couple months from now and so that’s why we’re seeing like the stock market explode that’s why we’re like are there any concerns here or any like other parts of the economy then that get affected by that well really interestingly there is this kind of concern that’s bubbling up and that’s in the other really important part of the economy that the FED pays attention to which is the jobs market and there was a notable shift this week Brad from the Fed chair who said we have been pretty much single-mindedly focused on inflation over the past two years and we are now starting to notice that the jobs Market is also cooling like we’ve talked about this red hot jobs Market month after month employers are adding hundreds of thousands of jobs it just doesn’t seem to cool down but in the last couple of months it has showed signs that hiring is slowing now still strong unemployment is still at a historically low number so that means most people who are out there looking for a job right now should be able to find one but the Federal Reserve kind of made this important change this week where it started to say as much as we’ve been focused on inflation we’re also now really focused on the jobs Market and we don’t want to have interest rates so high for so long that that risks companies actually starting to lay off workers oh like if you if you’re a company you want like a loan to maybe hire some more now you could get it if there’s lower interest rates exactly keep in mind that these higher interest rates obviously affect consumers it makes mortgages more expensive it affects you if you’re trying to pay off credit card debt we see credit card rates at record highs or near record highs but it also affects businesses and a lot of those businesses are small or mediumsized companies that that need to take out loans to kind of go through their day-to-day operations and so if we’re starting to see signs that businesses are struggling and considering pulling back on hiring or even laying off workers that would be reason for the Federal Reserve to think about lowering those borrowing costs and that’s this world that we’re now living in where the FED is starting to think about that and the FED share actually said now that is what’s keeping him up at night he wants to achieve this world where we still have a good picture on inflation and we still have a good picture on jobs that would keep the economy kind of humming along that is so Illuminating cuz I feel like for yeah for years of my life we look to the first Friday of every month as like the jobs reports then for the last couple years it’s been all about let’s look at the monthly inflation reports you’re saying this could be the week we’re now we start looking back to to the jobs numbers all right Elizabeth schy really helpful thank you so much thank you so much Brad and one last thing are you ever cruising a website or doing some online shopping when you get an offer to begin a free trial of a product it’s free for the first month the site promises you we just need your name email and credit card information which might make you go wait why do you need my credit card if this trial is free but welcome to the world of dark patterns they know that the consumer is stuck or the worker is stuck that they don’t have other options dark patterns are design choices in websites and apps that guide customers to do things sometimes things that might not even be in the customer’s best interest you know how when you see prices for something like a ride share trip it’ll be one price then right before you click to pay you get all these extra little search charges tacked on top of that they’re not hidden but they’re introduced so late that you’re like uh okay fine I guess I’ll just go ahead and pay that is a dark pattern last year the Federal Trade Commission made history by suing Amazon over what it calls manipulative even deceptive directions on their website we believe in our lawsuit alleges that if Amazon had not engaged in these illegal tactics that would have allowed more rival online Superstores to emerge and that would be better for consumers the goal according to the government is to make it harder for people to cancel services like Amazon Prime Amazon denies doing anything of the sort they say customers don’t often cancel because they love the service the company says the site makes it easy to start and stop your subscription we yesterday a Global Network of consumer protection authorities like a group of ftc’s around the world put out a report detailing how widespread these types of practices are according to the international consumer protection and enforcement Network after looking at 642 online Traders more than 3/4 of them used these dark patterns 2third of them employed multiple techniques so what kind of design choices should you be looking for well the most popular they say is the old make it impossible to unsubscribe technique right adding steps convoluted directions whatever it takes to make a user give up there’s also drip pricing that’s adding those extra costs at the last minute then there’s depriving users of information that might affect their behavior like if you don’t know when to cancel your free trial there’s a greater chance that you will miss the deadline and start paying for it there’s also a thing called confirm shaming which is see for stuff like trip insurance all the time your two options on screen are in big letters yes I want to protect my tickets against illness and weather all for just 11 bucks and then in smaller more serious type font it says no I do not want to protect myself like come on which one are they nudging you to choose then there’s this thing called a false hierarchy this is my favorite because as I was trying to research this story a window comes up on the website I’m reading it says enter your email to unlock and I’m like ah gosh I got to subscribe to this website to go any further until underneath in tiny letters it says or continue to your story turns out by entering your email you’re actually unlocking all this extra content that you might not even want that is a false hierarchy now this report did not name any offenders but the FTC has said they may Sue practitioners of dark patterns in the future in the meantime remember that just like supermarkets put Candy by the cast register online layouts don’t always have your best interest at heart all right that’ll do it but I swear like this is not slowing down right like we’re have the Republican convention next week we thinking about the VP pick we’ll see what Biden does so just buckle up star here is produced by Kelly TZ Jen Newman Brenda Selena Baker via Aronson Cameron chertavian Anthony Ali Mara Milwaukee and Amira Williams Ariel Chester is our social media producer Josh Cohan is director of podcast programming I’m our managing editor Laura mayor our executive producer thanks to Leia Brown John Newman Tara gimble and Liz lesie special thanks this week to Chris Barry Mariam con and Rick kleene who by the way was just named our Washington bureau chief Hail to the Chief I’m bride milky I’m off Monday but J O’Brien will be in Milwaukee ready to walk you through 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for Hallmark movie fans from ABC News this is America this morning Good Friday morning everyone I’m Danny new in for Andrew and I’m Alison kic INF for ran and we begin with reaction to President Biden’s high stakes news conference last night yeah today he heads back out onto the campaign trail with a rally in Detroit hours after more Congressional Democrats came forward publicly calling on him to drop out of the race ABC’s Christian Cordo is here with the latest Christian good morning Allison good morning the news conference was Biden’s biggest test since the debate and even many of his supporters are saying it’s not clear he passed it last night President Biden doubled down on his decision to stay in the presidential race I’m not in this for my legacy I’m in this to complete the job I started marking the end of the NATO Summit he made two notable gaffs early on first he mistakenly referred to Ukrainian president zinski as President Putin ladies and gentlemen President Putin President Putin he’s going to beat President Putin president zinski I’m so focused on beating Putin we got to worry about it then during his first news conference in eight months Biden referred to vice president kamla Harris as vice president Trump look I wouldn’t have picked vice president Trump to be vice president but I think she was not qualified to be president so let’s start there Trump weigh in live with a post on social media the caption reading great job Joe referred to vice president Harris as vice president Trump right now Donald Trump is using that to mock your age and your memory how do you combat that criticism from tonight listen to him supporters described Biden’s comments as a forceful defense of his foreign and demestic policies Fielding questions from reporters for nearly one hour about the war in Ukraine China and gun violence more children are killed by a bullet than any other cause of death the United States of America what the hell are we doing I thought Biden’s performance tonight was solid yes there was one Gaff and there was a gaff earlier today I don’t think it’s been a secret for 40 years that he is Gaff prone minutes after his news conference two more house Democrats called on Biden to end his candidacy including Congressman Eric senson of Illinois and Connecticut Congressman Jim heims the top Democrat on the house intelligence committee at least 17 house Democrats have now publicly called on Biden to step aside I think he at least opened the door to if people are showing him that he can’t win um and if if they make a convincing case that they don’t think he can I think he will do what’s good for the country if he thinks that’s the case Biden and his team insist he has the stamina and mental acuity for another four years as president dismissing last month’s debate as a bad night the President says he will take a neurological exam if his doctors recommend it but but but I’m I’m good I’m tested every single day about my neurological capacity to the decisions I make every day our new poll shows Biden still neck and neck with Trump 46 to 47% but the poll also found 85% think Biden is too old for a second term 67% want him to step aside ABC’s Washington bureau chief and political director Rick Klein says after last night’s news conference he sees cracks in Biden’s strategy he talked a little bit about how he has to Pace himself at this moment he talked about how his staff is over scheduling him kind of Shifting things a little bit to suggest that if he is shown polling numbers or data that suggest that he can’t win that he might reconsider there’s some little cracks in all of that that I think are potentially uh potentially quite significant even more than the gaffs than the mistakes that he made today President Biden hopes to turn the traveling to Michigan his fourth trip to the Battleground State this year Alison Okay Christian thanks very much it’s day five of the power crisis in Southeast Texas days without electricity in the summer heat and for many there’s no immediate relief in sight new misery for Texans in the aftermath of hurricane Barrel just trying to keep our food from being spoiled it’s frustrating it’s very frustrating overnight more than 1 million customers still in the dark five 5 days after the storm crippled Houston’s power grid and now officials are warning nearly half a million homes and businesses could still be in the dark well into next week how in the world can it take almost a week and then you’re talking till Saturday maybe Sunday maybe next week how is that possible food and water distribution centers in the city jam-packed some lines 3 hours long while hospitals face overcrowding forcing officials to convert part of the Houston Texans football facilities into a medical transition space the heat bringing some people to their boiling point a man in Fort Bend county is accused of pulling a pellet gun on a Power Company employee assessing the area Houston’s main utility company Centerpoint defends its response to the outages claiming it’s restored power faster than what other cities have seen in the last 10 named storms but the lieutenant governor is demanding an investigation if if centerp Point meets their goals by Sunday they will have reduced it from about 2.2 million people without power down to still about 500,000 for next week folks that is not acceptable excessive heat is in the forecast there through next week overseas the Pentagon says it will now shut down that Pier at built in Gaza to deliver humanitarian Aid the $200 million Pier has been plagued by rough SE and security threats and it was only operational for 23 days the US has also reportedly foiled a plot by Russia to assassinate the head of a German company making weapons for Ukraine Germany was able to protect the CEO after getting a heads up and it’s believed to be part of a series of Russian plots against European Executives this morning two eye-opening cases of violence on the streets one case deadly and the other a father of three risking his life to save a complete stranger here’s ABC’s Derk Dennis this morning a new warning about Street violence in America after two dramatic incidents in different cities it’s a really awful situation you know that people can just go around and jump people and fire off weapons and pretty much not feel like they’re ever going to get in trouble rer driver Paul betet says he was waiting for a passenger in Chicago when he saw a man getting robbed surveillance video shows the victim trying to run away when betet decides to help so I just pulled my car towards them and honked my horn really loudly thinking that would help and get them to stop doing what they were doing and one of them just shot me right through the window of my car the father of three was shot in the chest but was able to drive away and call 911 meanwhile in North Carolina two teens are under arrest accused in a deadly shooting spree around Charlotte I’m in pain but I I don’t I try not to show it police link the suspects ages 16 and 18 to five separate shootings firing at drivers bicyclists and groups of people over the course of 30 minutes at one scene authorities say A man was shot and killed in his car while driving home from work we’re still asking the same questions why would two juveniles engage in this type of behavior on random victims it comes after a funeral yesterday in Durham North Carolina for a 2-year-old killed in a driveby shooting a new study found found more than 177,000 children died from gun violence Nationwide in the last decade but that study also found restrictive gun laws are not having a significant impact on gun deaths among children Derek Dennis ABC News New York Derek thank you overnight look at this massive fire tearing through an apartment building in Philadelphia authorities say about 50 people are left homeless but remarkably everyone got out alive and the cause is still under investigation drones are keeping an eye above New York City’s largest beach after a pair of shark sightings they led to the partial shutdown of Rockaway Beach meantime in Hawaii a new alert on aahu after the sighting of a shark described as aggressive time now for your Friday weather good morning we’re tracking some tropical moisture creeping up the midatlantic coast from North Carolina into Virginia Maryland Delaware New Jersey eastern Pennsylvania eventually through Saturday this creeps up through Southeast New England and we are facing some flood potential flash flooding this will also chase some people off of the beaches at times and off of the boardwalk on Friday night the Heat’s still a huge story in the southwest this is slowly migrating East to areas around Denver and Cheyenne this afternoon racky weather I’m Jeff Cornish for ABC News coming up a major settlement involving safety at Dollar General stores also have the key witness called to testify Alec Baldwin’s manslaughter trial today and later what happens when Dad drops the Home Run ball the unhappy son and how this Saga ended let’s go the ship is incredible it feels like living in a science fiction movie we just saw what no one has seen before wow look at that oh my gosh that we are heading into the unknown Hammer Hammer Hammer it doesn’t get any more Cutting Edge than this with so much at stake so much on the line more Americans turn here than any other newscast ABC News World News Tonight with David mure America’s number one most watched newscast across all of Television get ready America Friday the hottest Trends Styles and must have what’s the right stuff to buy right now I really love that it’s time to buy the right stuff yes and save big time too the right Stu Fridays on GMA you’re going to love it it’s lunchtime in America so what are we serveing up well how about everything you need to know give it to your health your money breaking news pop culture with the biggest Stars music Trends and of course good food it’s all 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board one body was found a short time later search operations resume this morning okay now to another day of the Alec Baldwin manslaughter trial and a key witness being called to the stand this morning the armorer from the rust movie said is expected to take the stand as Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter trial enters its Third Day Mr do you have a you want to hear from Hannah guer prosecutors plan to call Hannah gutier Iz to testify to grill her about the shooting that killed cinematographer helina Hutchins Gutierrez is already serving an 18-month sentence for failing to secure the gun today she’s expected to plead the fifth isn’t the truth that you were just trying to get this over with so that the prosecutors could focus on Alec Balwin no balin’s lawyers yesterday accused officials of rushing their investigation the defense focusing on the search of a warehouse that supplied ammunition to the film while also storing live rounds in at the same time and when you left that search you are not as you sit here sure you got every live round are you no Baldwin’s lawyers pressing a crime scene technician about why that search more than a month after the shooting failed to produce any surveillance video you didn’t take the surveillance footage even though that footage could have shown when people came and left the prop house correct I don’t recall if there was surveillance footage tell the members of the jury what you did to search for surveillance video that satisfied you that you had complied with the Warren’s order tell theer I don’t recall looking for surveillance footage prosecutors say the warehouse owner is not suspected of any wrongdoing no word yet on the question that you may be wondering which is if Baldwin plans to testify the trial is expected though to last through next week changes are coming to Dollar General the company will pay $12 million in fines and will upgrade safety protocols after reaching a deal with the labor department a recent study found more than than 200 people were killed or injured at its stores over a 10-year period including during robberies coming up the new lawsuit over what they call the one chip challenge that dares people to eat a very spicy chip also ahead the wedding of the century costing $320 million whenever news breaks we are here in Israel a nation at war after that brutal surprise attack by Hamas on the ground in Ukraine reporting from Leon Maine the scene of a horrific mass shooting ABC News live is right there everywhere from the scene of that deadly missile strike in Dena Ukraine reporting from the earthquake in Turkey in Rolling Fort This Tornado tore through this little town from the most devastating disaster in Hawaii from Charleston South Carolina on the 2024 campaign Trail in Iceland let’s go traveling with the president in Mexico City wherever the story from the front lines from Southern Israel outside the Gaza Strip in Beirut from the FBI reporting from the nurses on the picket line here at 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why did we take it as an offense Andrew I’m not going to say we were the Beatles or anything well we didn’t F Shay Stadium 1985 I think we could have let’s go the ship is incredible it feels like living in a science fiction movie we just saw what no one has seen before wow look at that oh my gosh hug we are heading into the unknown Hammer Hammer Hammer it doesn’t get any more Cutting Edge than this don’t hurt me I’m not going to hurt you that’s Shelley Duval best known for playing Wendy in The Shining has died her family says she passed away after complications from diabetes the Texas native appeared in more than two dozen films she was 75 well the family of a Massachusetts teenager is suing the makers of a spicy chip they say that their son died while trying the company’s one chip challenge as it’s called 14-year-old Harris Willa die after eating a ghost pepper chip made by a company called py the chip comes with a warning label and is not meant for kidss in an autopsy shows that he had an enlarged heart and died after ingesting capsacin which is the compound that makes Peppers spicy this product should never have been available to adults let alone children it should never have been put on the shelves and what did they do they kept pushing it and pushing it meanwhile the company insists that the challenge was marketed for adults only we turn overseas now to the wedding of the century day he is the youngest son of the richest man in Asia she is the daughter of pharmaceutical tycoons and today 29-year-old anant Bonnie and his 29-year-old bride radica Merchant are tying the knot topping off a monthlong wedding Extravaganza that cost a jaw-dropping $320 million during a pre-wedding event in March Ambani gushed over his bride for the last seven years it feels feels like I met radika yesterday but every day I fall more and more in love and there is no expense being spared to celebrate that love there is an entire wedding season 1,200 guests attended the 3-day event in March including Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates there was a 10 page dress code for the events Riana headlined the event in June the couple and their guests took a luxury Cruise in Italy and France with performances by the Backstreet Boys and Katie Perry and just last weekend Justin Bieber was paid a reported $10 million to perform for family and friends in Mumbai that’s where today’s official wedding is taking place at the family’s 27 story home and where despite the family hosting a mass wedding for underprivileged couples the hoopla is not sitting well with some in a country where Millions live in poverty it’s that W but is beyond ridiculous what they are doing others see it as a good thing I think if they have the money they should spend it and our congratulations to the wealthy couple in love most important part the love of course and also wealth sounds nice was it 27 story home 27 you got that right yeah great all right coming up a gift for Hallmark Channel fans plus from Serena 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to be hosting one big highlight Prince Harry was on hand to receive the pet Tillman award for service for his Invictus games it is of great importance to me to highlight these allies athletes and their amazing families for their achievements their spirit and their courage at every opportunity CL also last night Caitlyn Clark won two awards for her time at Iowa including best women’s college athletes but the best athlete in women’s sports went to baller AJ Wilson and as the best male athlete the three-time Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes okay next to a baseball dad who I can relate to here a home run flew straight into the stands at the Phillies game but the ball slipped right through dad’s fingers much to the horror of his kids yeah those boys that could not believe it one of them was some tears but there’s at least a happy ending here in usher in the stadium came to the rescue retrieved the ball and then gave it to the boys so you know they got the ball thank goodness sorry Dad I that’s happened to me too finally it’s Christmas in July for Hallmark fans yeah Hallmark is launching a new streaming service just $80 a year and you can enjoy all those small town holiday love stories they love to crank out the Hallmark Channel is also producing its first reality competition called finding Mr Christmas the winning holiday hunk he’s going to become the Network’s leading man oh whenever news breaks we are here in Israel a nation at war in Rolling Fort This Tornado tore through this town from Leon main the scene of a horrific mass shooting from the scene of that deadly missile strike ABC News live everywhere in Iceland let’s go on the 2024 campaign Trail here at 10 Downing Street wherever the story is we’re going to take you there you’re streaming ABC News live ABC News live you’re streaming ABC News live ABC news live streaming free everywhere let’s go the ship is incredible it feels like living in a science fiction movie we just saw what no one has seen before wow look 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everything you need to know I love that me too checking more top stor wories President Biden held a rare news conference last night his latest attempt to prove he has the mental Fitness to serve four more years but Biden mistakenly called Trump his vice president and earlier he called President zalinski Putin 17 house Democrats are now calling on Biden to step aside an arrest has been made in the Ambush killing of a Houston sheriff’s deputy officials say the 28-year-old Deputy was responding to a disturbance at a pizza restaurant when the suspect opened fire that suspect will be charged with capital Mur a second person has died in Vermont after flooding from the remnants of hurricane Barrel 10 ft of flood water swept one victim’s vehicle off the road wildfires in California are now burning five times more land than usual compared to previous years more than 2,000 acres have already burned across the state this year and Fire season runs through October today’s weather the record heat in the west moves to the Rockies scattered showers in the Midwest and Rain sometimes heavy in parts of the South up through New Jersey and finally the couple who got married beneath New York City on the subway yeah I spoke to them to find out why out to you never know what you may find down in the New York City subway system but how about a celebration of holy matrimony we didn’t want to get off the train honestly we didn’t a few days ago esm and Daniel here held their wedding reception on the L train in Brooklyn during a party that pequ the interest of many folks on the internet video started popping up from New Yorkers who just happened to be taking the subway that day as the bride and groom celebrated love with both their closest friends and the nearest strangers do you know that there were there were these two young ladies that ended up staying with us the whole time and they were on their way to work and they called out just to say yes now initially this was Daniel’s idea they had held a private ceremony in a church a week earlier and as much as he wanted to throw big fancy party but I looked at my pockets I’m like I guess we G to do this on the train so for a lot less money they partied on the subway for hours and there was still a bouquet toss a three- tier cake a DJ and you don’t have to worry about rain on your wedding day about not except maybe your wedding dress getting stuck in the door but it sounds like Esme still had a great time I couldn’t have it any other way that was the best thing anybody could have ever did for me my favorite part I asked es me how long they were on the train and she said 5 hours which means some people might have been like running errands and then ran their errand and then came back and they’re still baring on the subway you know what the L train stands for the Love Train The Love Train all aboard the love train in Brooklyn absolutely all right that’s what’s making news in America this morning thanks spot it’s Friday July 12th and the entire country was ready for a nice long chat we start here with his political life on the line President Biden battles back I wouldn’t have picked vice president Trump to be vice president but I think she was not qualified to be president there was subst but there were also gaffs will either make a difference meanwhile former president Trump prepares to pick a running mate I think there’s a fear within Trump World that he has his own political Ambitions we talk about the pros and cons of each potential candidate and as inflation goes down could jobless numbers go up the FED actually said now that is what’s keeping him up at night the second biggest decision of 2024 could belong to the fed from ABC News this is start here I’m R milky as of yesterday morning you’d think people around President Biden were probably saying to themselves today’s got to go absolutely perfectly after days of beating back Congressional concerns over his Acuity voices of panic were starting to take over in Washington new polling from ABC News The Washington Post and ipsos showed Not only was Biden tied with Donald Trump among registered voters but that kamla Harris was doing slightly better still all within the margin of air but this made every meeting every speech every word feel like a make or break moment if he was going to stumble in a big press conference you could feel members of his own party with their fingers right next to their eject buttons before that pressor even began though Biden was speaking with NATO leaders he introduced Ukrainian President Vladimir zalinski ladies and gentlemen President Putin President Putin he going to be President Putin president zinski hear that he called zinski President Putin now a flub that he quickly corrected sure the type of thing Biden has done for years absolutely but this all raised the stakes even more as President Biden took the mic for a full formal press conference the most pressurized environment he has faced since that debate a couple weeks ago so let’s break it all down with ABC’s Chief Washington correspondent Jonathan Carl John I mean how did he do well look this was the press conference that people have been challenging to to have uh lasted almost exactly an hour he took questions from a range of reporters uh he called on a number of foreign policy reporters detailed answers and questions on the Middle East on the war in Ukraine on the China factor in terms of supporting uh uh Putin it is a concern that you have both China South K North Korea Russia Iran countries that that are not necessarily coordinated in the past looking to figure out how they can have impact he spoke in some cases pretty slow and and and plotting but but he showed a command of a wide range of issues just as people have been challenging him come out and demonstrate that he can but Brad uh right near the top of the press conference uh he he was asked one of several questions about kamla Harris and he called her vice president Trump I wouldn’t have picked vice president Trump to be vice president because I think she was not qualified to be president now it was obviously he inadvertently misspoke he did not correct himself as he had when he called zalinski Putin and you know look we all misspeak everybody misspeaks and mixes names up and doesn’t even realize it uh but you know in in the space of just a couple of hours calling zalinsky Putin and Harris Putin and Harris I did it Trum uh you know not not not not a good thing and not reassuring I thought uh perhaps the most interesting part of the press conference uh came at the very end when he was asked if he could be shown that KL Harris had a better chance of beating Donald Trump would he step aside and he answered flatly no no unless they came back and said there’s no way you can win and you know that’s what a lot of Democrats are saying is that he can’t beat Trump but look that was a significant moment because if you remember when George Stephanopoulos interviewed him he seemed to be suggesting that the only way he would get out of the race is if the Lord Almighty told him uh you know he needed to get out of the race uh now he’s suggesting that if somebody could demonstrate to him that he cannot win he would step aside John made me wonder as I was watching this cuz like you said total command of the topics like he clearly knew what he was talking about where their yes but like he felt very comfortable especially speaking about foreign policy but even like domestic politics he he was on was as on the ball as we’ve seen him recently was this like the worst case scenario for some Democrats in Washington like not bad enough to change the status quo but also perhaps not enough to change Minds like what are you hearing yeah I think there’s something to that but but look uh Brad I I think that the truth is that this is going to do nothing to stop the bleeding especially the fact that he you know messed up commis and then there were a few other flubs as you as you mentioned but look this is this is not going to change the dynamic the coming months that all the attention is on whether he is fit and able to do this job instead of on Trump’s Lies We will be set back Democrats are are are deeply concerned about their prospects in November not just his prospects that he’ll beat Trump but also what the situation is the environment is for Senate races for house races if they think that you know run with Biden the top is going to hurt them then they’re going to run away I get it but so far go and look at the polling data there is pent up frustration and a lot of Democrats trust me uh many more privately than you’re seeing publicly who are saying that Biden really needs to take a step not for himself but for his party and for his country and to hand the Baton off to somebody else is that getting through to him like at this point are there people within the White House exploring strategies or is it just complete blinders on this is nothing’s happening until it happens you know it’s very interesting the New York Times reported and ABC has confirmed that the Biden campaign has actually been doing polling uh looking at what a Harris uh Trump matchup would look like how KLA Harris would do a running against Donald Trump now they say they’re just doing this because uh you know Trump’s been attacking Harris a lot and you know it’d be malpractice not to do it I don’t really understand that explanation at all so I clearly people are even inside uh Biden’s team are at least you know raising questions about what it would mean if uh Biden needed to step aside but but that’s what I’m getting at is that I mean this sounds like it’s gotten very real to them just in the last few days like if they thought they were coming into this week being like finally we put this we put all this behind us like that’s not what’s happening in the last couple days it’s getting very real and what you have to remember even if those who are raising all the questions and all the concerns and saying Biden can’t win even if they were wrong there is a bit of a self-fulfilling prophecy here because the concerns have been so loud and so public that everything that’s being said about Biden being unable to uh run is going to be used against him by Donald Trump I believe I’m the best qualified to govern and I think I’m the best qualified to win but there are other people who could be Trump too but it’s awful start start from scratch it’s creating a situation where you know he’s wounded not just by his debate performance but also by all the Fallout after the debate performance and all the questions that have been raised about his ability to take on this campaign the only thing age does is help you with creates a little bit of wisdom if you pay attention yeah and the bottom line like he still has to be convinced and if he’s getting like a bunch of pats on the back after this reasonable press conference performance you’d imagine look and look I should say his team thinks that he did fantastic home run high fives all around I’m not sure that’s the way Democrats around town will see it but you know yes there’s nothing in what happened last night that’s going to suddenly make Biden and wake up and say I got to get out of here wow yeah and actually as the press conference ended we got word from the highest ranking Democrat in house intelligence saying he also thinks Biden should go and you got to imagine that he was preparing that before or during the press conference another sign that kind of like nothing in some of these Democrats eyes can save Biden now uh Jonathan Carl they in Washington thank you thank you Brad now as President Biden considers his immediate future former president Donald Trump also has a big decision to make not on whether to stay in the race but who gets to run with him we are going to sweep them all out of office this November remember the Republican National Convention begins on Monday you got to have your pick locked in before the end of it you’d imagine you probably want it before the beginning of the RNC too so what should we be expecting let’s bring in Sarah isger a GOP campaign veteran formerly worked to the doj she’s now an ABC News contributor Sarah this could come out any moment you think so if you put on your campaign hat what what type of person would be a good VP for Trump specifically o so many fun things to think about here so first of all Donald Trump has been pretty clear that he wants to build the drama and in fact they just changed the rules for the Republican National Committee allowing him to make this decision public at the very last minute so there’s a chance we won’t hear about this until Wednesday even of the convention itself even though traditionally we have definitely found out at least the week before so that’s the first thing the timing very trumpian right off the bat here um but in terms of who you would consider in the past there’s various ways in which presidents have thought about picking their vice president someone to balance the ticket someone who can appeal to a type of Voters that perhaps the president is weak with sort of that political um attributes but when we look at academic studies there is no evidence in the modern political era that vice presidents have ever made a difference oh like for an like in an election like they don’t get you voted for no like all those political considerations that people are like Heming and ha and what about Ohio and this will reach Suburban women and all of that like nope makes not one bit of difference historically but there is a great chance that this time is really different why because people aren’t picking a vice president someone to be the tiebreaking vote in the Senate a lot of Voters do not think that these men are competent and capable of serving four more years in office so it’s very possible that voters are looking at the vice president as someone who will be president during the next four years and so there’s I think a much greater than usual chance that the pick for vice presidential candidates matters politically for very different reasons okay so then then who is on the short list at this point from from if if it’s not about like balancing out the ticket you just want someone you think would be good for the job who does Trump think that is so three people have been publicly mentioned and again you’ve got a sort of factor in the Trump part here it is possible he’s going to pick someone who’s not one of the three people we’re talking about simply because it’s fun drama that being said I actually do believe this time that it will be one of these three uh Governor bergham North Dakota Senator Marco Rubio of Florida and Senator JD Vance of Ohio are the three names that we’re certainly hearing the most so when it comes to uh JD Vance Trump is the candidate for peace in the world and Mike Pence for his entire career in public service has constantly advocated for escalatory Wars all over the world so the pro is he’s young he’s energetic he’s sort of this populist Avatar cons he said horrible things about Donald Trump in the run up to the 2016 election you discard him as being an idiot and a moral disaster what’s changed oh what changed as I saw effective governance I made and I think there’s a fear within Trump World that uh he has his own political Ambitions you know if push comes to shove is he gonna pick Trump or is he gonna pick himself and I think in Trump World they very much feel like JD Vance picks himself a little different than the Pence problem but not that different in a lot of ways so then Marco Rubio we elect this man as President we will make together America greater than it has ever been thank you God bless you pluses he’s run a national campaign he’s been vetted by the media um you sort of know he’s not going to freak out under the bright lights of a presidential campaign cons as uh Donald Trump Jr said recently he’s concerned that if his father picks Marco Rubio there would be an incentive for Republican Senators to vote to impeach Donald Trump so that they could put Marco Rubio in as president it actually brings up this whole other neverbe tested theory of who you pick as your vice president don’t pick someone politically popular pick someone politically unpopular as an insurance policy for your own presidency that’s sort of the uh problem for Marco Rubio is that he might actually be popular didn’t see that one coming all right next up you have governor bergham of North Dakota who are we going to send back to the White House Trump upside he has money downside not a lot you know he made his money in technology but he probably knows more about energy than anybody I know Governor bergham is like the safe boring um he’s you know graham crackers when your tummy hurts he’s the tomato soup candidate okay yeah so there’s the three hey going back to Marco Rubio by the way there there has been apparently concern I forgot this was a thing that he’s from Florida Trump is now a resident of Florida like I I get that you often want to vary up the states but apparently this would be an actual problem if they ran together yes the constitution in fact says that the President and Vice President cannot be from the same state we experienced this when George W Bush was going to pick Dick Cheney as his running mate they were both residents of the State of Texas that is why Dick Cheney moved his residency to Wyoming the problem here is not just that they’re from Florida obviously that problems easy to fix it’s more like who would move the senator from Florida right like normally it’s the vice president who would like defer but he’s the sitting senator of Florida so is he going to resign his senate seat I think anyone who’s offered the opportunity to serve this country as Vice President should be honored by the opportunity to do it if you’re in public service I’m in the Senate because I want to serve the country being vice president is an important way to serve the country so it does raise a problem on the one hand it’s like so easy to fix and on the other hand when you sort of start looking into it more it’s not that easy to fix weird okay well then I mean you look at these candidates like these short list candidates you mentioned I noticed there’s no women there there’s no former members of the Trump Administration there I mean are there other variables that he should be considering or could be considering there’s the like what if he does the drama thing and picks Alise stefanic uh the you know um member of the House the highest ranking female in the house I’m proud to be the first member of Congress to endorse president Trump for reelection there’s always Katie Brit senator from Alabama who gave the State of the Union response the American dream has turned into a nightmare for so many families that was widely mocked but she’s still an incredible politician um I I think this is goes to like sort of a heart of like the inner Trump Circle concern right Donald Trump doesn’t want another Mike Pence a mob stormed the capital literally calling to hang Mike Pence and Trump defended those chance of hang Mike Pence I will tell you this that when Donald Trump was President the United States this country was safer it was more prosperous he wants a VP who is Trump only and in that sense it’s tough you can’t pick anyone who has their own political Ambitions Donald Trump doesn’t have a lot of great options on that front everyone he’s considering beram Rubio Vance stefanic Brit any of those people all have Ambitions to be president themselves wow really interesting and you can imagine like we have to see a pick here soon very soon so Sarah is girl thanks for teeing it up for us you got it Brad anytime now the other big thing happening this week that could have a direct outcome on this election is an influx of economic news like we’re always talking about the stock market under President Trump the inflation rate under President Trump well each of those measures is actually doing pretty well recently in fact the stock market in particular if this was a cartoon would be turning Bankers eyes into dollar signs and setting off that auga noise let’s go to ABC’s Elizabeth schy who covers economics Elizabeth we got new inflation numbers yesterday I mean what do they telling us yeah and to run with the money sign analogy I mean all we’ve been talking about it seems for the past couple of years is these super high prices and this inflation report that we got yesterday Brad really is welcome news when it comes to the price of everyday goods and services so the Consumer Price Index which is the main measure of inflation showed that prices were up 3% in June compared to a year ago and that was actually a little bit better than expected and when you really dig into this report it shows that actually prices were dropping in a couple of pretty notable categories rad like airf fars were down a lot that’s good news for people who traveling during the summer we saw that clothes prices were down new and used car prices were down gas prices were down and a really important area in this report is rent because that makes up so much of what people’s day-to-day spending goes on rent prices are still going up but they’re not going up as fast and that’s kind of the theme that we’re seeing right now with inflation a 3% rate it’s not the 2% Target that the Federal Reserve wants to have in a healthy economy but it’s so much better than that 9% Peak that we were talking about exactly two years ago so this is encouraging news when you think about how households aren’t having to see these price hikes as much as they have over the past couple of years and at the same time we’re also seeing typical incomes go up at a faster Pace than inflation now so that’s helping households actually absorb some of these higher prices that we’re seeing in the economy too well and you mentioned the Federal Reserve the FED really seems to be the story then in all this right does this finally point2 perhaps cutting interest rates it is and this report on inflation was critical for the FED because it reaffirmed this view that inflation is back on track we had this time in the beginning of the year where it looked like inflation was kind of back to where the FED wanted it to be and then a couple of months prices were going up again and the FED kind of freaked out traders in the stock market were like what’s going on they got a little worried but now this report indicates back on track with inflation Cooling and the Federal Reserve sees that as positive news over the past two years the economy has made considerable progress toward the fed’s 2% inflation goal and labor market conditions have cooled while remaining strong we actually heard from fed chare Jerome Powell this week who was optimistic about this outlook for inflation and the likely direction does seem to be in as we make more progress in inflation and as the labor market remains strong we begin to loosen policy at the right moment and this is so important Brad because the fight has been higher interest rates for borrowers for a year now the FED has kept interest rates at a 23-year high it has done nothing like policy has been totally unchanged during that time because it’s just been waiting for inflation to come down and now the FED is signaling well looks like inflation is in a place where we can finally start to lower those interest rates most analysts I’m talking to think that that’s going to start to happen in September so just a couple months from now and so that’s why we’re seeing like the the stock market explode that’s why we’re say like are there any concerns here or any like other parts of the economy then that get affected by that well really interestingly there is this kind of concern that’s bubbling up and that’s in the other really important part of the economy that the FED pays attention to which is the jobs market and there was a notable shift this week Brad from the Fed chair who said we have been pretty much single-mindedly focused on inflation over the past two years and we are now starting to notice that the jobs Market is also cooling like we’ve talked about this red hot jobs Market month after month employers are adding hundreds of thousands of jobs it just doesn’t seem to cool down but in the last couple of months it has showed signs that hiring is slowing now still strong unemployment is still at a historically low number so that means most people who are out there looking for a job right now should be able to find one but the Federal Reserve kind of made this important change this week where it started to say as much as we’ve been focused on inflation we’re also now really focused on the jobs market and we don’t want to have interest rates so high for so long that that risks companies actually starting to lay off workers oh like if you if you’re a company you want like a loan to maybe H some more where now you could get it if there’s lower interest rates exactly keep in mind that these higher interest rates obviously affect consumers it makes mortgages more expensive it affects you if you’re trying to pay off credit card debt we see credit card rates at record highs or near record highs but also affects businesses and a lot of those businesses are small or medium-sized companies that need to take out loans to kind of go through their day-to-day operations and so if we’re starting to see signs that businesses are struggling and considering pulling back on hiring or even laying off workers that would be reason for the Federal Reserve to think about lowering those borrowing costs and that’s this world that we’re now living in where the FED is starting to think about that and the FED share actually said now that is what’s keeping him at night he wants to achieve this world where we still have a good picture on inflation and we still have a good picture on jobs that would keep the economy kind of humming along that is so Illuminating CU I feel like for yeah for years of my life we look to the first Friday of every month as like the jobs reports then for the last couple years it’s been all about let’s look at the monthly inflation reports you’re saying this could be the week where now we start looking back to to the jobs numbers all right Elizabeth schy really helpful thank you so much thank you so much Brad and one last thing are you ever cruising a website or doing some online shopping when you get an offer to begin a free trial of a product it’s free for the first month the site promises you we just need your name email and credit card information which might make you go wait why do you need my credit card if this trial is free but welcome to the world of dark patterns they know that the consumer is stuck or the worker is stuck that they don’t have other options dark patterns are design choices in websites and apps that guide customers to do things sometimes things that might not even be in the customer’s best interest you know how when you see prices for something like a ride share trip it’ll be one price then right before you click to pay you get all these extra little sear charges tacked on top of that they’re not hidden but they’re introduced so late that you’re like G okay fine I guess I’ll just go ahead and pay that is a dark pattern last year the Federal Trade Commission made history by suing Amazon over what it calls manipulative even deceptive directions on their website we believe in our lawsuit alleges that if Amazon had not engaged in these illegal tactics that would have allowed more rival online Superstores to emerge and that would be better for consumers the goal according to the government is to make it harder for people to cancel services like Amazon Prime Amazon denies doing anything of the sort they say customers don’t often cancel because they love the service the company says the site makes it easy to start and stop your subscription we yesterday a Global Network of consumer protection authorities like a group of TCS around the world put out a report detailing how widespread these types of practices are according to the international consumer protection and enforcement Network after looking at 642 online Traders more than 34 of them used these dark patterns 2third of them employed multiple techniques so what kind of design choices should you be looking for well the most popular they say is the old make it impossible to unsubscribe technique right adding steps convoluted Direction whatever it takes to make a user give up there’s also drip pricing that’s adding those extra costs at the last minute then there’s depriving users of information that might affect their behavior like if you don’t know when to cancel your free trial there’s a greater chance that you will miss the deadline and start paying for it there’s also a thing called confirm shaming which you see for stuff like trip insurance all the time your two options on screen are in big letters yes I want to protect my tickets against illness and weather all for just 11 bucks and then in smaller more serious type font it says no I do not want to protect myself like come on which one are they nudging you to choose then there’s this thing called a false hierarchy this is my favorite because as I was trying to research this story a window comes up on the website I’m reading it says enter your email to unlock and I’m like ah gosh I got to subscribe to this website to go any further until underneath in tiny letters it says or continue to your story turns out by entering your email you’re actually unlocking all this extra content that you might not even want that is a false hierarchy now this report did not name any offenders but the FTC has said they may Sue practitioners of dark patterns in the future in the meantime remember that just like supermarkets put Candy 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hour with some stumbles as he pushes back against concerns about his age the reaction from Democrats and what he said about vice president Harris and her Readiness to serve flood watches are in effect for at least 11 states which major cities are in the danger zone as the extreme heat spreads and the convicted rust armor hannus is expected to take the stand in Alec Baldwin’s trial what’s at stake as she faces Baldwin for the first time since a deadly shooting the hidden struggle revealed why ADHD diagnoses in women are on the rise and how medication shortages are affecting treatment options in our new series inside ADHD but first President Biden is campaigning in the key state of Michigan today after taking questions at his first solo news conference in eight months while the president showed a command of a wide range of issues he also had some gaps like introducing Ukrainian President Vladimir zalinski as his rival President Putin and referring to kamla Harris as vice president trump it comes as a new poll shows former president Trump with a three-point lead over Biden just weeks before the Democratic National Convention ABC’s chief White House correspondent Mary Bruce has the latest despite a rising wave of opposition President Biden making clear his mind is made up convinced that he remains the best candidate to defeat Donald Trump I think I’m the most qualified person to run for president I beat him once and I will beat him again during an hourlong press conference Biden taking questions from nine reporters hoping to demonstrate he has the mental Fitness and stamina to stay in this race and lead for four more years I’m not in this for my legacy I’m in this to complete the job I started but out of the gate Biden mixing up his own vice president and his rival look I wouldn’t have picked vice president Trump to be vice president that I think she was not qualified to be president Trump seizing on that moment writing great job Joe but Biden firing back yes I know the difference one’s a prosecutor and the others a felon hours earlier a similar mistake Biden introducing Ukrainian president zalinski as Russia’s Vladimir Putin ladies and gentlemen President Putin President Putin is going to beat President Putin president zinski I’m so focused on beating Putin pressed on that error the president laughing it off you mixed up uh president’s uh zalinsky and Putin earlier today um dismissing the moment and calling the NATO Summit a success but even as he pushed back against concerns about his age the 81-year-old admitting I just got to just Pace myself a little more Pace myself and the next debate I’m not going to be traveling in 15 time zones a week before but the president was defiant dismissing the growing chorus of Democrats calling for him to exit the race I served in a Sate a long time the idea that senators and congressman running for office worry about the ticket is Not Unusual so there was a long way to go this campaign and so I uh I’m just going to keep moving keep moving and because look I got more work to do we got more work to finish and while he said he has full confidence in his vice president kamla Harris’s ability to be president from the very beginning I made no bones about that she is qualified to be president that’s why I picked her he made clear he would only reconsider his decision to stay in the race if polls show he has no path to Victory no unless they came back and said there’s no way you can win me no one saying that no poll says that the President telling his doubters he’s not finished yet am I getting the job done can you name me somebody who’s got more major pieces of legislation passed in three and a half years I got created 2,000 jobs just last week so if I slow down I can’t get the job done that’s a sign that I shouldn’t be doing it but there’s no indication of that yet none now despite what they feel was a strong performance by the president and a solid night for this campaign Biden’s team tells me they are braced for even more Democrats to come out and call for him to exit this race but they insist that they can still turn this around if they just stay the course if they just keep getting the president out there in these un scripted moments and before voters and the American people and today he will be doing just that he is in Michigan for a big rally in Detroit where the president is hoping he can put the spotlight back on Trump and his agenda Diane all right chief White House correspondent Mary Bruce thank you and the east coast is facing deadly flooding as a dangerous heat wve roasts the Western us more than 45 million Americans are under flood watches in 11 states from South Carolina to Massachusetts chief meteorologist Jinger Z has that forecast river is still very high after the remnants of barrel caused deadly flooding this is lindenville Vermont you can see where those levels are super flooded uh that was more than a half foot of rain in some parts of Vermont up to Maine but now we’ve got a totally different area that’s going to be dealing with a very different system this is a stationary front doesn’t move much it’s just going to keep piling water up against the coast so you’re going to end up with rip current threats at the beaches in North Carolina as well as uh Virginia this morning already had flash flood warnings you could see 2 to 4 in per hour fall it’s big rain and so even though it’s not going to be around for more than 36 hours you could produce a flash flood risk all the way from Boston down into South Carolina that includes the whole delm Mara Peninsula New York and New Jersey so keep an eye on this as we start the weekend and after that it’s going to get pretty hot here’s where it’s going to come from remember we’ve had alltime records Las Vegas had six days in a row at 115 plus they could do it again today which would make it seven just smashing the old record of only four days like that they’re going to cool down into the weekend but that heat Ridge slides to the east it kind of morphs and expands and so anybody really from Omaha Nebraska down into the Tennessee and Ohio river valleys over to the Northeast will start to heat up considerably you could see records fall from Atlanta to conquered New Hampshire that’s for Monday but look at some of those fields likes New York City on Tuesday could feel like 100 so some of the hottest air that we’ve seen for sure the whole season Ginger Z thank you an outrage is growing in Texas as more than a million customers are still without power days after hurricane Barrel now the lieutenant governor is calling for an investigation into the power company ABC’s Faith abou has the latest from Houston yeah good morning to you Diane there is a lot of anger and frustration day five since hurricane Barrel hit Texas there’s still about a million customers without power and they’ve been without power this whole time now the outages were having a strain of Hospital resources in fact we’re in the parking lot of NRG Arena where they’ve set up a transitional Hospital Hospital W and that’s because it is so hot and unsafe for them to release patients who don’t have power at home and so those patients are being brought here to make room in the hospitals there are about 12 hospitals across the County right now that are in internal disaster according to officials that means they don’t have enough resources or the staff to take care of the flood of patients who are coming in now it is hot all the time but especially during the day where sometimes it feels like the triple digits inside and out in fact it is so miserable for people without power that one couple told me that their only reprieve from the sweltering temperatures is when they go to the hospital for the wife’s Cancer Treatments Governor Greg Abbott has been out of the country on official business but the lieutenant governor calling for an investigation into the main power provider asking why they’ve left so many people in the 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News live first a growing number of women are learning they have ADH D in an unexpected way the diagnosis once reserved for young boys is now on the rise among adult women here’s a look at how children and social media are playing a role in that and what it means for those now finding out later in life including me I I believed the the lies that I was lazy dumb unmotivated for decades Jessica Covington said she struggled with things like organization staying on task remembering details the result she thought of a moral failure I always felt a sense of not being good enough but that all changed in 2014 when Jessica says she got a diagnosis that changed her life for me it explained so much that it was a huge relief Jessica’s part of a growing trend of women being diagnosed with ADHD or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder a condition that originates in childhood with often lifelong symptoms you say brains are different for people with ADHD so what do those differences cause in everyday life persistent struggles with things like time management things like planning things like organization focusing attention hyperactivity ADHD diagnoses among women have been on the rise for decades but a recent study shows a dramatic Spike from 2020 to 2022 with diagnoses among women 23 to 49 years old nearly doubling experts say the rise is due in part to a shift in understanding how ADHD affects girls and women so there’s this inherent bias within our culture boys are the ones that have ADHD it looks like a busy body boy who’s rambunctious but studies show that girls present with inattention they may not be jumping them down but they’ll be twirling their hair clicking the pencil shaking their legs and they get overlooked and it’s really really devastating because they don’t get the supports now as grown women many are unexpectedly getting that diagnosis later in life often after learning about their children’s ADHD so what was it for you as you were trying to find answers for your son that then prompted you to get evaluated it was a book by Dr Edward hell called super parenting for add I was reading it from the perspective of a parent but also from the perspective of that misunderstood kid so Jessica says she asked her therapist if she might have ADHD and got a surprising answer she kind of looked at me and said huh it’s interesting that you got to be this age and didn’t know so she knew already she kind of had it pegged since since we met many more women are being tipped off by social media when I started seeing videos about women particularly were struggling to keep their houses clean or organized or tiddi or they start one task and then they do another parenting influencer Libby Ward says it was those types of videos that made her realize she might have ADHD and eventually get diagnosed by a healthcare provider it was kind of a relief to consider that there might be a reason and why I struggled with so many different things but it was also very confusing because I had been shaming myself for so long for all the ways that I struggled to adult essentially the same thing happened to me as a former honor student best-selling author and successful news anchor ADHD wasn’t even on my radar I didn’t realize that this was actually an ADHD thing until recently until I started seeing more and more videos about it on Instagram and Tik Tok including libes one of the ways that having ADHD affects you is that you forget how it affects you at first I thought everyone’s brains work that way but I finally booked a formal evaluation and sure enough I was diagnosed with ADHD the experience was eye opening is there anything in particular from you know relationships Financial stuff hygiene stuff living arrangements that feels particularly tricky this might sound silly but packing is something that’s really hard for me I do not cry easily but just four minutes into the intake while talking about packing of all things I was suddenly in tears I just find sorry I’m getting a little motional but I think all my coping mechanisms worked really well for me until I became a mom and now I have two kids and I love them dearly and I really value my role despite I think most people associate me with my career you know I really value being a wife and being a mother and I take those roles really seriously and I just find it really hard sometimes to man manage all of that and the expectations that I put on myself when I feel like I have to battle my brain in doing it all the time as I’m talking I have a small example of that battle right on my own feet I put things down and I have no recollection of where I put them I have sneakers on right now because I forgot my shoes even though I had them in my hand as I was about to walk out of my office door that happens to me all the time but people with ADHD can also be extremely bright and often excel in areas like creativity problems solving and an ability to laser focus in certain situations a lot of people can benefit from this if they’re in Creative Fields they get ideas quicker uh their minds are busier but it’s full of more ideas at once hi I’m J we have breaking news we have breaking news breaking news so things like breaking news coverage which most people find incredibly difficult feels like second nature to me but managing emails and expenses is another story and having kids often exacerbates those executive function issues how did motherhood impact all of that it multiplied at times 10 Not only was I facing challenges in with executive function in my own life in my own career now I had to be the executive function for someone else I couldn’t remember from moment to moment had the baby eaten had I you know given the medicine what time Libby even wrote A Blog 10 ways I thought I sucked at motherhood when it really was the ADHD I would write lists and not be able to find the list or I would make a system for how we would organize the shoes and I would forget the system the next week the shame really came from not understanding that it was a part of how my brain functioned and not just a personality flaw then many of us become perfectionist overachievers desperately trying to prove we are good Mothers good adults good people what I see when these girls grow up is that they spend so much energy trying to compensate for the fact that it takes them longer to plan it takes them longer to execute that they become depressed and they become anxious I would make really detailed lists and schedules that feeling of needing to be overprepared for things that may or may not ever come to pass I’m listening to you thinking check check now 10 years later Jessica has not only learned how to manage her ADHD symptoms intrinsic motivation is the name of the game she even coaches others with ADHD while Libby is writing her first book and sharing about ADHD and parenting with her new near 2 million social media followers I have been stopped on the street countless times by women who have said I just got my diagnosis and I never would have gone to my doctor if you hadn’t shared your story I’m one of them like here we are full circle honestly it gives me goosebumps creating awareness is so important because there’s just so much power in knowing what ADHD is and how it’s impacting you because then you can actually set up your life to be successful living with ADHD and coming up in our next half hour Dr Judith Joseph excuse me Dr Judith Joseph joins me live to discuss ADHD treatment options medication shortages and she’s answering some of your questions don’t miss it meanwhile coming up saving money at the grocy store how some families are utilizing bulk sharing to cut the cost and how it works that’s right Diane coming at you from Boulder Colorado where this morning is tube to work day and yes I am putting the super Su in wet suit stay tuned whenever news breaks we are here in Israel a nation at war in Rolling Fort This Tornado tore through this town from 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trade the suit for a swimsuit because Boulder Colorado is preparing for what’s known as the world’s greatest traffic jam for the 17th year in a row more than a thousand computers will ride to work in an inner tube down Boulder Creek our wans is there with the latest on tube to work day this morning it’s the coolest commute in the country say goodbye to road rage and hello to River Rapids we’re going to need a bigger tube it’s tube to work day in Boulder Colorado it is my favorite day of the year to be honest we make sure we don’t take vacation over two to work day for one day only hundreds of commuters are swapping the interstate for in two this free floating tradition began in 2008 we both worked in East Boulder and wanted to see if we could get to our offices uh without using any fossil fuels and now more than 500 Boulder business people are tubing two I get out stopping wet at my work um find somewhere to change and then go on with my day the event is Boo te some commuters riding the Rapids on inflatable flamingos and phoenixes and after a test drive of our own we can confirm this isn’t just some lazy river totally tubular and the tube to work day outfits are just as splashy as the commute itself people with suits and laptops uh we have people in uh unicorn gear and we’re dancing and playing and jumping in the creek together and it’s just a wonderful time over the years we’ve had mermaids out there with squirt gons they will be back this year as silly as tube to workday might seem the event encompasses all that Boulder has to offer and a portion of the proceeds benefit a local charity Bridge house is actively getting people out of homelessness into employment and housing a rock solid way for Boulder Colorado to claim the title of coolest commute ever all right Diane now I want you to stay with me cuz there’s a rap it up here and I’m bringing you along for the ride how am I going to Ste pingpong paddles that’s the expert tip that I was given by some veteran tubers here in Boulder now let’s also talk about temperatures here Denver is getting ready to experience possible record highs this weekend in the triple digits the water though is a lovely 59° what a way to stay cool for the summer I might be going down this backwards here we go Diane oh oh oh wow 59° feels lovely feels lovely enjoy the weekend I’m going whever the river takes me this is the best thing ever will gan’s in a suit just riding in an in tube down Boulder Creek what more could we ask for on a Friday will thank you get to work safely will you coming up an ABC News exclusive with Gypsy Rose Blanchard in her first interview since revealing she’s pregnant what she’s saying about welcoming a baby 6 months since being released from prison also ahead are foods with for Malahide safe you asked Dr Patel and he’s answering that and more plus it’s time to beat the heat with some cold treats Lori burgado brings us the right stuff to make some fun summer sweets whenever news breaks we 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an hour-long press conference the president aimed to prove he has the mental Fitness and stamina to lead for four more years I’m not in this for my legacy I’m in this to complete the job I started the president stumbled out of the gate mistakenly calling kamla Harris vice president Trump but also showed his command on a wide range of issues the President says he has full confidence in vice president Harris’s ability to be president but he also made clear he would only reconsider his decision to stay in the race if polls show he has no path to Victory the east coast is facing deadly flooding as a dangerous Heatwave roasts the Western us more than 45 million Americans are under flood watches in 11 states from South Carolina to Massachusetts some areas could see 3 to 5 Ines of rain meanwhile Las Vegas hit at least 15° for 6 days in a row the heat is expected to stretch from the southwest into the plains this weekend an American woman is reuniting with her family after being released from jail in Turks and caos Sharita Greer arrived back home in the US last night after she was arrested in May for having two rounds of ammunition in her bag reer was on a Mother’s day trip with her daughter and denied having any knowledge of the ammo she was facing a mandatory 12-year prison sentence but instead received a 23 we suspended sentence along with a $1,500 fine and a young baseball fan has a new souvenir after home run flew straight into the stands at the Phillies game even though dad missed the catch the ball slipped right through his fingers much to the horror of his kids the boys were clearly in dis dis belief and some disappointment one of them even started crying but the story has a happy ending an usher in the stadium came to the rescue retrieving the ball and giving it to the boys and Gypsy Rose Blanchard is speaking out for the first time since announcing she’s expecting a baby it’s been 6 months since Blanchard was released from prison after serving eight years for helping to kill her abusive mother now she says her unexpected pregnancy has given her purpose ABC’s Juju Chang has the exclusive interview I’m happy to announce that I am 11 weeks pregnant at 32 Gypsy Rose Blanchard says a doctor warned her about fertility issues so her pregnancy came as a shock just the latest twist in her Sensational life how do you feel I’m excited um at first I was very nervous um but I’m very excited you talked about a roller coaster of emotions yes the mood swings are wicked released from prison after more than 8 years she’s embraced her Freedom plans lots of fixing her teeth getting a nose job and filing for divorce from her husband Ryan Anderson while she still lives with her dad rod and stepmom Christie she’s rekindled a relationship with her former fiance Ken urker those tumultuous six months all captured in the lifetime docu series Gypsy Rose life after lockup so to be clear you haven’t been with your ex for a this is clearly Ken Mar um early well it was mid-march um when I left Ryan so um this is absolutely 100% Ken’s baby there was never any question of paternity how do you think your ex is going to react to this especially given that you’re going through a divorce proceeding still I’m hoping that he is okay um emotionally and I wish him the best emotionally um but right now I have not even had a moment to stop and think about anybody else except for am I taking my prenatals in the morning am I drinking enough water like I have so much to focus on making sure that um I’m healthy for this baby so You’ clicked into maternal mode I have absolutely nesting and everything Blanchard knows that motherhood for her will be fraught she pleaded guilty to Second deegree murder for plotting to have her own mother killed after years of abuse her mother deei forced her to undergo unnecessary surgeries shaved her head and kept her in a wheelchair with a feeding tube for much of her childhood I understand that with my past um there’s going to be a lot of people that kind of question um if I even should be a mother or even have children in my care if your critics are wondering that like how how do you feel confident that you’d be able to teach your children right from wrong I know that I’m not perfect I know that I have made mistakes in the past um and I will probably make minor mistakes going forward but at the same time I do know right from wrong and um learning from past mistakes is a growth that um comes with time things that I wanted in a mother I want to give to this baby and I just want to be a good mother for my child I want to be I want to be everything my mother wasn’t my mother did not want to see me meet those Milestones that every child should have like going on a first date a prom um you know a bike ride all of those little Milestone moments that make life worth living I didn’t get to have that and so I want my child to have all of the things that he or she could ever want in life how do you plan to tell your child about your own child and the role you had in your mother’s murder that question has plagued my mind for a long time and I’ve come to a point where I understand that that question is going to be asked by my child someday so I feel like when that time comes Ken and I will sit down and have that conversation and I will explain in the most honest way possible and will there be another docu series down the road will the cameras continue to roll I don’t know yet um that’s you never know what the future holds with that but once the baby’s born I really feel strongly that I don’t want my baby to be in front of a camera um unless it’s for like home movies I will not be putting my child in the media at all why I don’t this world is so cruel and unsafe that there there is a level of responsibility that I have to make sure that my child is protected while she wants to keep her baby out of the public eyes she’s sharing her pregnancy Journey with the world for now she’s still staying with her dad and stepmom not living with the baby’s father and since she’s still in the process of getting a divorce no immediate plans for marriage now after her abusive childhood and 8 years in prison these first 6 months of Freedom are really her first experience at independent adulthood and she admits there’s been a lot of drama it’s all been captured on lifetimes docu series Gypsy Rose life after lockup which airs on Monday nights and of course we’ll have much more of our exclusive interview tonight on Nightline Diane all right Juju Chang thank you and police are investigating after a passenger alleged allegedly lashed out at flight attendance on a flight from Miami to nework she eventually had to be restrained Ed by the crew when the chaos caused the flight to be diverted to Orlando for hours Ariel rashev has the details disturbing video obtained by TMZ of midair Mayhem a United Airlines passenger seen biting a flight attendant’s uniform in the midst of a meltdown the woman lashing out at Airline staff as they attempt to restrain her with zip ties people have an attit problem they don’t their job other passengers recording the incident on their phones as she hurs insults and expletives Witnesses say she spat and threw punches the plane and route from Miami to Newark diverting to Orlando the sooner that we can get to conflict and try to deescalate that the more likely that we are going to be successful in deescalation people on board applauding as the woman was escorted off by authorities Orlando Police saying the individual was transported to an area hospital for evaluation no arrest has been made United Airlines telling ABC news our flight attendants work to deescalate the situation and protect other customers we’re grateful to our team for their professionalism now it’s still unclear what caused that Outburst the FAA says that the number of unruly passenger incidents has steadily declined about 80% since its peak in 2021 but there have still been nearly 900 so far this year Diane Ariel rashev thank you and coming up here on AB BC News live as ADHD diagnoses are on the rise patients are facing medication shortages we’re talking treatment options with Dr Judith Joseph plus answering your questions and are foods with form Malahide safe you asked Dr Lo Patel and he’s answering that and more right after the break with so much at stake so much on the line more Americans turn here than any other news ABC News World News Tonight with David mure America’s number one most watched newscast across all of Television get ready America every Friday the hottest Trends Styles and must have what’s the right stuff to buy right now I really love that it’s time to buy the right stuff yes and save big time too The Right Stuff Fridays on GMA you’re going to love it whenever news breaks we are here in Israel a nation at War en rolling for This Tornado tore through this town from Leon main the scene of a horrific mass shooting from the scene of that deadly missile 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live first a growing number of women are being diagnosed with ADHD but although more people are getting that diagnosis prescription medication to treat the disorder is getting harder to find just last month the CDC issued an official Health advisory warning about a potential disrupted access to care for those taking prescription stimulant medications that came after the justice department announced a fraud indictment against two Healthcare startup Executives and the announcement came during an already existing shortage so I want to bring in board certified psychiatrist and researcher Dr Judith Joseph for more on what this shortage means for people looking for care and What treatments options are available to those with ADHD Dr Joseph it’s great to have you let’s get into this a little bit uh first for people who have ADHD they have that diagnosis from a licensed health care provider what can you do if you then finally go to try to get this medication that you think will help you and you can’t find it Diane thank you for bringing this up it’s really important to validate these concerns because they’re real and the issue is that a lot of people are getting misdiagnosed or they’re getting their diagnosis at a time during these shortages so they don’t have their options so what I would suggest is that you talk to your doctor about Alternatives yes that you may be accustomed to one type of prescription but there are a a whole host of different types of options to choose from you can also consider taking drug holiday it’s not ideal but you know during the days that you don’t have a lot of work don’t use your medications as often so that you have your medications when you really need them for big projects and also focus on the other areas of your life to help regulate yourself sleep is an area which I’m sure you know is completely you know disregulated in ADHD and so making sure that you have good sleep hygiene and your brain is rested because if you have a shortage your brain’s going to need as much help and support as possible possible and what are the treatment options in terms of therapy what are some of the or supplements you know there’s a lot of conversation online about that but we don’t often hear experts talking about it so can you talk about some of the other um treatment options for ADHD that come in addition to prescription medication as a psychiatrist it is completely an untapped resource it’s like having a pot of goal and you don’t you can utilize it but you don’t even know it’s there organizational skills therapy is a GameChanger and this is a cognitive behavioral therapy that focuses on time management planning organization impulse control so you can set your life up so that you are most successful so people use things like a Launchpad in their homes where they put all the things that they typically lose because people with ad misplace things frequently so you have your Launchpad at the front of your home you put your keys your wallet so that when you wake up and you’re out the door you just know where they are things such as buers and timers right kitchen timers even or alarms on your phone that sends a message to your brain that you have these little deadlines to catch using a body double so a lot of times people with ADHD especially adults have a hard time with uh procrastinating and tasks and deadline so asking a a a buddy to sit with you while you try to get these deadlines uh completed these are supports that a lot of people don’t utilize and guess what you don’t need a prescription for that so organizational skills and setting your life up to be successful can be a game Cher and there are actually apps and YouTube videos too so if you don’t have an actual person to body double if you need to do the dishes you can throw up a video where someone else is doing the dishes with you and you just follow along it sounds so silly but it can be really helpful um and we’ve also received an outpouring of response since we started talking about this topic so I want to ask you a couple of viewer questions that we got the first one is someone saying I’d love to hear about positive qualities that us women with ADHD have this is so beautiful I’m so glad they brought this up because you know we think about ADHD as being disorganized or you know being U having problems with time management however one of the Hallmarks of ADHD is having impulsivity and sometimes that impulsivity allows people to be very creative and to think out of the box whereas those of us who don’t have ADHD may be a bit more measured and and a bit more apprehensive going from Step A to B someone with ADHD may have a thought and then run with it and that thought may be actually a really good creative thought the other thing is that a lot of times people with ADHD can be very talkative and this can be endearing at times so you can be able to attach to others and to make friends and to have conversations a lot easier than people who let’s say don’t have that quality so there are positives to having ADHD one of the negatives that we often hear is hyperactivity but if someone has lots of energy they can come into a room and light it up so you know I think it’s important to look at all of the aspects and not just look at the bad but also look at the positive I call it a superpower at times it’s certainly a crutch at times but it it’s one of the reasons I think I love and and do my job if I may say so well so I I can absolutely Echo all of those things and the other question we got and this is an interesting one how do you talk to your spouse about your ADHD so they better understand Dan so many of my clients with ADHD will say my partner gets so annoyed because I’m interrupting them I finish their sentence I have a hard time being patient waiting in lines and I think that knowing that these are possible symptoms of adult ADHD that’s so powerful and having that open dialogue with your partner and saying look these are some of the signs and symptoms it’s not me it’s not a character flaw it doesn’t mean that I don’t care about you that I don’t value that I don’t respect you but I’m going to need some support I I’m going to need you to point out when this is happening so that I can self-regulate and the great thing is that when you have that information from others you can take the steps you can use the tools to address it in real time so you can create change even in these tiny moments with your partner and it doesn’t mean now I can’t I’m no longer expected to wait online or I don’t expect to have these adult responsibilities it just means I may have to do things differently or may need a few CL here and there so that I can work on it Dr Joseph thank you so much for coming on thank you so much Dan and now it’s time for our weekly segment Batel it like it is where ABC News contributor Dr Lo Batel shares Health advice on topics that matter most to you and today he’s answering some of your questions so Dr battel Jay and Houston says I saw a video about form Malahide and some fruits is that really bad should we avoid foods with fahid oh social media doing what what it does I’ve seen these posts Diane and they seem to demonize Foods because they may contain the trace amount of a potentially dangerous chemical so I’ve seen posts talking about how bananas florous bananas may contain falah but in such a small amount that it’s not going to cause any problems so off the top don’t worry you can eat your fruits and vegetables but here’s some background faldy is a chemical in high amounts of exposure it can cause breathing problems even several types of cancers it has industrial applications and like building material wood making resins as a preservative in Labs it’s also naturally occurring in foods like Meats fruits vegetables even flowing through our bodies when it comes to chemical exposures the dosage how you ingest it or inhale it or touch it and for how long is what matters so don’t worry eat your fruits and vegetables if you are concerned about inhalation exposure to faldy you want to pay attention to exposure from your workplace potentially at home from certain Cosmetics if you’re doing wood making if you’re using any building materials or especially around tobacco or automative smoke so take a breath when it comes to those scary Instagram posts because I feel like there is a lot of fear being spread there take a breath unless you’re around those risks that you just said in which case maybe maybe don’t zing and I want to get to a question from uh one of our very own producers here at ABC News live they want to know how to get a 2-year-old to sleep through the night I swear I was not the one who asked this question how do you get a two old to sleep through the night but I am listening and America Diane was not the one but I millions of parents can relate to this and if I had the magic answer for how to get a two-year-old to sleep through the night I would be a billionaire right now reporting live from a yacht but here’s the thing children are all individual there is no One-Stop protocol at around the age of two children need about 12 to 14 hours give or take a sleep a day it’s great for the developing brains and what I will say across the board a consistent bedtime routine for your two-year-old is extremely important that involves a cons consistent bedtime every day some type of quiet bedtime routine it could be reading books singing allowing your child to have some form of comfort in their bed or crib whether that’s a stuffed animal or a blanket this is my daughter’s current favorite her name is Emma’s sister because her she’s the sister of another doll named Emma but she doesn’t have her own name ignore that and it’s also important your children are comfortable at the right temperature they’ve eaten enough and give it time it all takes time it’s a process if your children are crying out try not to immediately go in and let them figure it out own now obviously things like teething illness anxiety travel napping too much napping too little can all make a difference as well so if you’ve tried it all and you still have trouble talk to a professional talk to other parents you will get through it and we will be here to support each other all along the way Dr Alo Patel always great to have you thank you thank you and if you have any questions for Dr Patel leave him a message on our Instagram feed he might answer your question right here on Friday coming up here on ABC News live wol Smith is topic the gospel charts and Megan the stallion and country star shabui are taking the number one spots too Megan Wright is breaking it all down in the drop when ever news breaks we are here in Israel a nation at war in Rolling for this tornado tore through this town from Leon Maine the scene of a horrific mass shooting from the scene of that deadly missile strike ABC News live everywhere in is let’s go on the 2024 campaign Trail here at 10 Downing Street wherever the story is we’re going to take you there you’re streaming ABC News live ABC News live you’re streaming ABC News live ABC news live streaming free everywhere it’s lunch time in America so what are we serving up well how about everything you need to know give your he your money breaking news pop culture with the biggest Stars music Trends and of course good food it’s all coming up on GMA 3 you’re going to love it we’ll see you then GMA 3 what you need to know a third hour of GMA in the afternoon so join us afternoon for everything you need to know I love that me too let’s go the ship is incredible it feels like living in a science fiction movie we just saw what no one has seen before wow look at that oh my gosh we are heading into the unknown Hammer Hammer Hammer it doesn’t get any more cutting ad on this with so much at stake so much on the line more Americans turn here than any other newscast ABC News World News Tonight with David mure America’s number one most watched newscast across all of television hi I’m Andy and I’m Sabrina and we’re moms juggling tons of stuff every day like all you moms out there and you know what we love really love Pop Culture so listen now to our new podcast pop culture moms wherever you get your podcast reporting from Spartansburg Pennsylvania I’m Stephanie Ramos wherever the story is we’ll take you there you’re streaming ABC News live welcome back to ABC News live first it is time for the drop where we talk about the big music headlines of the Week ABC News contributor DJ radio personality Megan Wright is here to break it down for us there’s the air horn Megan what do we need to know there we go let’s get it started with how things are going on the charts now fresh off of his BET Awards performance wil Smith’s first gospel single you can make it has officially arrived at number three on Billboard’s Hot gospel charts and number 2 three on hot Christian songs now moving on to shabzi who of course was featured on Beyonce’s Cowboy Carter album has a number one record on his hands a bar song Tipsy which interpolates rapper J Quan’s 2004 hit Tipsy is sitting on top of the Billboard charts in its 12th week on The Hot 100 and also we got to give a huge congratulations to Megan the stallion who’s been super busy on stages all over the world and her new album Megan debuted at number one on the top R&B in hip-hop album uh album charts selling 64,000 equivalent units its first week there we go congratulations Megan and now that we have those stats out the way let’s talk about new music Joe Jonas is back and he’s going solo recently appearing on Jake Shane’s podcast he said he got his brother’s blessings before creating a very personal solo album once he knew his brothers were okay with it he made the album in just two to three weeks now his new single work it out uh will drop July 19 team and of course we got to move along to Katy Perry I’ve been seeing the promo everywhere her new album 143 will be dropping on September 20th and yesterday she released her latest single Woman’s World let’s check it out sexy confident let’s get it Katie and last but certainly not least yesterday Eminem released a new trailer for his album the death of Slim Shady and then dropped the project today let’s listen to brand new dance everybody join together everywhere you see people laughing now I became a fan during The Slim Shady era so I hope this is not the end okay um I definitely don’t want it to be you know no more Eminem so all you other SIM shades are just imitating we want more I’m sure his new stuff’s going to be great too though Megan Wright thank you you’re welcome and thank you for streaming with us I am Diane M ABC News live is here for you anytime with the latest news context and Analysis we’ll be right back first thing in the morning there’s a lot going on we’re still in a flash flood warning to catch you up with what happened overnight L and riot gear arresting dozens of protesters 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gueras faces Baldwin for the first time since a deadly shooting Plus it’s time to beat the heat with some cold treats Lori bergado brings us the right stuff to make some fun summer sweets but first President Biden is campaigning in Michigan today after taking questions at his first solo news conference in eight months while the president showed a command of a wide range of issues he also had some gffs like introducing Ukrainian President Vladimir zalinski as his rival President Putin and referring to KLA Harris as vice president trump it comes as a new poll shows former president Trump with a three-point lead over Biden just days before the Republican National Convention ABC News chief White House correspondent Mary Bruce has the latest despite a rising wave of opposition President Biden making clear his mind is made up convinced that he remains the best candidate to defeat Donald Trump I think I’m the most qualified person to run for president I beat him once and I will beat him again during an hourlong press conference Biden taking questions from nine reporters hoping to demonstrate he has the mental Fitness and stamina to stay in this race and lead for four more years I’m not in this for my legacy I’m in this to complete the job I started but out of the gate Biden mixing up his own vice president and his rival look I wouldn’t have picked vice president Trump to be vice president that I think she was not qualified to be president Trump seizing on that moment writing great job Joe but Biden firing back yes I know the difference one’s a prosecutor and the others a felon hours earlier a similar mistake Biden introducing Ukrainian president zinski as Russia’s Vladimir Putin ladies and gentlemen President Putin President Putin is going to be President Putin president zinski I’m so focused on beating Putin pressed on that error the president laughing it off you mixed up uh presidents uh zalinsky and Putin earlier today um dismissing the moment and calling the NATO Summit a success but even as he pushed back against concerns about his age the 81-year-old admitting I just got to just Pace myself a little more Pace myself and the next debate I’m not going to be traveling into 15 time zones a week before but the president was defiant dismissing the growing chorus of Democrats calling for him to exit the race I served in the Senate a long time the idea that senators and congressmen running for office worry about the ticket is Not Unusual so there’s a long way to go in this campaign and so I uh I’m just going to keep moving keep moving and because look I got more work to do we got more work to finish and while he said he has full confidence in his vice president kamla Harris’s ability to be president from the very beginning I made no bones about that she is qualified to be be president that’s why I picked her he made clear he would only reconsider his decision to stay in the race if polls show he has no path to Victory no unless they came back and said there’s no way you can win me no one’s saying that no poll says that the President telling his doubters he’s not finished yet am I getting the job done can you name me somebody who’s got more major pieces of legislation passed than three and A2 years I got created 2,000 jobs just last week so if I slow down I can’t get the job done that’s a sign that I shouldn’t be doing it but there’s no indication of that yet none now despite what they feel was a strong performance by the president and a solid night for this campaign Biden’s team tells me they are braced for even more Democrats to come out and call for him to exit this race but they insist that they can still turn this around if they just stay the course if they just keep getting the president out there in these unscripted moments and before voters and the American people and today he will be doing just that he is in Michigan for a big rally in Detroit where the president is hoping he can put the spotlight back on Trump and his agenda Diane chief White House correspondent Mary Bruce thank you and ABC News political contributor former National political director for the Hillary Clinton campaign Amanda Ria joins me now for more Amanda what’s your reaction to Biden’s news conference and what if anything do you think the campaign can do next now to try to instill more confidence in President Biden’s ability to win this election they got to keep doing what they just did in other words he has to be out there interacting with people making connections taking questions um and really showing his competence his experience and wisdom um but every single word will be scrutinized we know that and for some for some in the party this is not going to be enough but over time should you have more good data points more good events and voters and polls began to show that the trend is really going in a positive direction for all of our candidates in every District that will make a difference but it will be time and the question will be how much patience is there in the party really to think about um giving him the space and time to show stamina and show the ability that he did at that press conference now Amanda a new poll shows former president Trump with a three-point lead over Biden now and the president made clear that he would only reconsider running if his team told him there’s no way he could win but he also has said that he doesn’t trust polling so what do you make of that how concerning are these polls for the president and what would it take for him to step aside so every single campaign has their own internal polling they have their own internal focus groups and it will be important as they as they start to do more focus groups as he gets out there more is he actually assuaging the concerns of Voters out there is he assuaging the concerns of a lot of his supporters internally as well so a lot of elected officials who see their own race and and really their own elections tied to his that’s going to be the important part is to really look at what they call the cross tabs per District per state to make sure not only the president can win but all the way down ticket can win particularly folks are focused on the house and the ability to win district by District that’s going to be important um and I will say we’re always going to have competing polls but there’s a couple of constituency groups that are be very important young people women communities of color and so those are also the cross tabs that people will be looking at being in the state of Michigan today is a very smart move it will allow him to speak to voters directly any voters that are concerned um they will be able to see the headlines in Michigan and so um for President Biden it is every single event every single speech is an important one and has to continue to happen until people feel comfortable with him at the top of the ticket so what are you watching for as he campaigns in Michigan today the continued competence and confidence on the stage that’s going to be important but it’s also going to be his ability to get back to who Joe is connecting with people um not so worried and concerned when there’s a mistake but really being him again um you do see a little bit of a sense of defensiveness um he’s got to have fun again and so what I’m looking for and I think what the party needs to look for is can he have the stand St the connection and really the energy the Joe we knew um back on stage again in a way that really does bring the party together it’s also going to be really important to see what our Democratic leaders whether that’s in the state of Michigan or speaker Pelosi or President Obama how they are reacting to this every single step every single event as well people will be watching what leaders are going to say about his performances and his events going forward Amanda Ria thank you and we will have special coverage of the Republican convention starting Monday at 9900 p.m. Eastern right here on ABC News live meanwhile the east coast is facing deadly flooding as a dangerous Heat Wave roasts the Western us more than 45 million Americans are under flood watches in 11 states from South Carolina to Massachusetts chief meteorologist Jinger Z has the forecast river is still very high after the remnants of barrel cause deadly flooding this is lindenville Vermont you can see where those levels are super flooded uh that was more than a half foot of rain in some parts of Vermont up to Maine but now we’ve got a totally different area that’s going to be dealing with a very different system this is a stationary front doesn’t move much it’s just going to keep piling water up against the coast so you’re going to end up with rip current threats at the beaches in North Carolina as well as uh Virginia this morning already had flash flood warnings you could see 2 to 4 Ines per hour fall it’s big rain and so even though it’s not going to be around for more than 36 hours you could produce a flash flood risk all the way from Boston down into South Carolina that includes the whole Delmar Peninsula New York and New Jersey so keep an eye on this as we start the weekend and after that it’s going to get pretty hot here’s where it’s going to come from remember we’ve had all time records Las Vegas had six days in a row at 115 plus they could do it again today which would make it seven just smashing the old record of only four days like that they’re going to cool down into the weekend but that heat Ridge slides to the east it kind of morphs and expands and so anybody really from Omaha Nebraska down into the Tennessee and Ohio river valleys over to the Northeast will’ll start to heat up considerably you could see records fall from Atlanta to conquered New Hampshire that’s for Monday but look at some of those feels likes New York City on Tuesday could feel like 100 so some of the hottest air that we’ve seen for sure the whole season and outrage is growing Ginger Z thank you an outrage is growing in Texas as more than a million customers are still without power days after Hurricane Barrel now the lieutenant governor is calling for an investigation into the power company ABC’s faith abub has the latest from Houston yeah good morning to you Diane there is a lot of anger and frustration day five since hurricane barel hit Texas there’s still about a million customers without power and they’ve been without power this whole time now the outages were having a strain of Hospital resources in fact we’re in the parking lot of NRG Arena where they’ve set up a transitional Hospital Ward and that’s because it is so hot and unsafe for them to release patients who don’t have power at home and so those patients are being brought here to make room in the hospitals they’re about 12 hospitals across the County right now that are in internal disaster according to officials that means they don’t have enough resources or the staff to take care of the flood of patients who are coming in now it is hot all the time but especially during the day where sometimes it feels like the triple digits inside and out in fact it is so miserable for people without power that one couple told me that their only reprieve from the sweltering temperatures is when they go to the hospital for the wife’s cancer treatment Governor Greg Abbot has been out of the country on official business but the lieutenant governor calling for an investigation into the main power provider asking why they’ve left so many people in the dark for so long Diane Faith abub thank you and convicted rust armor Hannah gueras is expected to take the stand this morning in day three of Alec Baldwin’s manslaughter trial she’s currently serving an 18-month sentence for involuntary manslaughter for failing to properly check and secure the gun that killed cinematographer helina Hutchin prosecutors say Baldwin was Reckless when he was rehearsing with that gun Baldwin’s attorneys say it was gues and the assistant director’s responsibility to ensure the gun was safe not his let’s bring in jacqulyn Lee in Santa Fe New Mexico and ABC News legal contributor Brian buckmire for more Brian gutierrez’s lawyer says she will likely plead the fifth so what is the prosecution hoping to accomplish by calling her to the stand why bother I think the prosecution is hoping that she does take the stand and I understand that no attorney prosecution or defense can put on a witness that they expect or no to plead the fifth so what will happen first is Hannah Gutierrez will take the stand outside the presence of the jury we’ll see whether or not she pleads the fifth and if she does plead the fifth there may be a theory of law that the prosecution can say this is an unavailable witness and try to play her interrogation video without her but I think that’s a stretch and maybe that’s the hope they’re having here but I don’t think they’ll be able to get her on the stand because Alec baldwi has a right to confront his Witnesses and if she’s not there her evidence shouldn’t come an ey Brian can she plead the fifth to some questions but not others or if she pleads the fifth does she have to stick to that for the entire testimony or vice versa if she answers one question does she have to then answer them all so pleading the fifth is specific to a question it’s not just a general blanket uh assertion of one’s right but it’s going to come down to what questions is she pleading the fifth and she can only do that for things that will likely incriminate her so for example she can’t be asked what’s your name and say I the fth she would have to be asked questions that go to the heart of this case and if that has the ability to incriminate her while she does have this appet case still going on trying to appeal her her conviction she could plead the fifth and if the judge says this goes to the heart of why she’s testifying and she’s pleading the fifth I’m not going to put her on ultimately she cannot take the stand altogether and Brian there were conversations about her being offered immunity for her testimony so why is she expected to plead the fifth why not testify how does this work yeah so there was a hearing PRI prior to the trial where she was offered immunity and only a prosecutor can offer immunity a judge can’t even but through the hearing the judge determined that the evidence that the prosecutors wanted to get out of her could come from someone else so why give an individual immunity which would ultimately force them to testify and could have negative repercussions to her appeal when the prosecution can get that evidence and that testimony from someone else this seems to be the prosecution really trying to force the issue more than anything else at least in the eyes of the judge based on their ruling one more one more one more so jacine what can we expect to see as this trial continues today and next week Diane there are 44 people listed as potential witnesses that could testify and basically what we’re going to see happen is the defense is going to be trying to poke as many holes in the state’s arguments as possible we saw this yesterday the defense trying to show that this investigation was poisoned from the start and that Alec Baldwin did not have a responsibility as an actor to check gun and guns in their safety but the state is going to try to paint him as someone who is very exper exped with Firearms he knew what he was doing yet he was Reckless and negligent and disregarded all gun safety protocols Diane Jack Lee Brian buckmire thank you both coming up understanding PCOS how the hormonal condition can have a variety of long-term health effects whenever news breaks we are here in Israel a nation at war after that brutal surprise attack by Kamas on the ground in Ukraine reporting from Leon Maine the scene of a horrific mass shooting ABC News live is right there everywhere from the scene of that deadly missile strike in Dena Ukraine reporting from the 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Shadow it’s one of the most common conditions affecting women but for some difficult to diagnose PCOS or polycystic ovary syndrome is a chronic hormonal condition that affects an estimated one in 10 women of childbearing age worldwide a lot of people don’t understand that it never goes away it’s something that is difficult and hard to deal with every single day 25-year-old rashika bajun says she had symptoms of PCOS for years before being formally diagnosed I always felt like some something was wrong with me I used to grow really long hairs on my face and my body I also was dealing with irregular periods which at the time I was told was totally normal according to the World Health Organization an estimated 70% of cases go undiagnosed globally it is very common that may take a long time even several years for PCOS to actually be diagnosed because there’s ranges severities of the actual symptoms symptoms of PCOS often include irregular or absence of periods high testosterone levels and 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president but he also made clear he would reconsider his decision to stay in the race if polls show he has no path to Victory the east coast is facing deadly flooding as a dangerous Heat Wave roasts the Western us more than 45 million Americans are under flood watches in 11 states from South Carolina to Massachusetts some areas could see 3 to 5 Ines of rain meanwhile Las Vegas hit at least 115 Dees for 6 days in a row the heat is expected to stretch from the southwest into the plains this weekend an American woman is reuniting with her family after being released from jail in Turks and caos Sharita Greer arrived back home in the US last night after she was arrested in May for having two rounds of ammunition in her bag rer was on a Mother’s day trip with her daughter and denied having any knowledge of the ammo she was facing a mandatory 12-year prison sentence but instead received a 23 we suspended sentence along with a $1,500 fine and a young baseball fan has new souvenir after home run flew straight into the stands at the Phillies game even though dad missed the catch the ball slipped right through his fingers much to the horror of his kids the boys were clearly in disbelief and some disappointment one of them even started crying but the story has a happy ending an usher in the stadium came to the rescue retrieving the ball and giving it to the boys and Gypsy Rose Blanchard is speaking out for the first time since announcing she’s expecting a baby it’s been 6 months since Blanchard was released from prison after serving 8 years for helping to kill her abusive mother now she says her unexpected pregnancy has given her purpose ABC’s Juju Chang has the exclusive interview I’m happy to announce that I am 11 weeks pregnant at 32 Gypsy Rose Blanchard says a doctor warned her about fertility issues so her pregnancy came as a shock just the leadest twist in her Sensational life how do you feel I’m excited um at first I was very nervous um but I’m very excited you talked about a roller coaster of emotions yes the mood swings are wicked released from prison after more than 8 years she’s embraced her Freedom plans lots of fixing her teeth getting a nose job and filing for divorce from her husband Ryan Anderson while she still lives with her dad rod and stepmom christe she’s rekindled bu a relationship with her former fiance Ken kker those tumultuous 6 months all captured in the lifetime docu series Gypsy Rose life after lockup so to be clear you haven’t been with your ex for a this is clearly March um early well it was midm March um when I left Ryan so um this is absolutely 100% Ken’s baby there was never any question of fraternity how do you think your ex is going to react to this especially given that you’re going through a divorce proceeding still I’m hoping that he is okay um emotionally and I wish him the best emotionally um but right now I have not even had a moment to stop and think about anybody else except for am I taking my prenatals in the morning am I drinking enough water like I have so much to focus on making sure that um I’m healthy for this baby so you’ve clicked into maternal moment I have absolutely nesting thing and everything Blanchard knows that motherhood for her will be fraught she pleaded guilty to Second deegree murder for plotting to have her own mother killed after years of abuse her mother deei forced her to undergo unnecessary surgeries shaved her head and kept her in a wheelchair with a feeding tube for much of her childhood I understand that with my past um there’s going to be a lot of people that kind of question um if I even should be a mother or even have children in my care if your critics are wondering that like how how do you feel confident that you’d be able to teach your children right from wrong I know that I’m not perfect I know that I have made mistakes in the past um and I will probably make minor mistakes going forward but at the same time I do know right from wrong and um learning from past mistakes is a growth that um comes with time things that I wanted in a mother I want to give to this baby and I just want to be a good mother for my child I want to be I want to be everything my mother wasn’t my mother did not want to see me meet those Milestones that every child should have like going on a first date a prom um you know a bike ride all of those little Milestone moments that make life life worth living I didn’t get to have that and so I want my child to have all of the things that he or she could ever want in life how do you plan to tell your child about your own childhood and the role you had in your mother’s murder that question has plagued my mind for a long time and I’ve come to a point where I understand that that question is going to be asked by my child someday so I feel like when that time comes Ken and I will sit down and have that conversation and I will explain in the most honest way possible and will there be another docu series down the road will the cameras continue to roll I don’t know yet um that’s you never know what the future holds with that but once the baby’s born I really feel strongly that I don’t want my baby to be in front of a camera um unless it’s for like home movies I will not be putting my child in the media at all why I don’t this world is so cruel and unsafe that there is a level of responsibility that I have to make sure that my child is protected while she wants to keep her baby out of the public ey she’s sharing her pregnancy Journey with the world for now she’s still staying with her dad and stepmom not living with the baby’s father and since she’s still in the process of getting a divorce no immediate plans for marriage now after her abusive childhood and eight years in prison these first six months of Freedom are really her first experience at independent adulthood and she admits there’s been a lot of drama it’s all been captured on life times docu series Gypsy Rose life after lockup which airs on Monday nights and of course we’ll have much more of our exclusive interview tonight on Nightline Diane all right Juju Chang thank you and police are investigating after a passenger Alle allegedly lashed out at flight attendance on a flight from Miami to nework she eventually had to be restrained by the crew when the chaos caused the flight to be diverted to Orlando for hours Ariel rashev has the details disturbing video obtained by TMZ of midair Mayhem a United Airlines passenger seen biting a flight attendance uniform in the midst of a meltdown the woman lashing out at Airline staff as they attempt to restrain her was zip ties these people have an attitute problem they don’t their job other passengers recording the incident on their phones as she hurs insults and expletives Witnesses say she spat and threw punches the plane and route from Miami to Newark diverting to Orlando the sooner that we can get to conflict and try to deescalate that the more likely that we are going to be successful in deescalation people on board applauding as the woman was escorted off by authorities Orlando Police saying the individual was transported to an area hospital for evaluation no arrest has been made United Airlines telling ABC news our flight attendants work to deescalate the situation and protect other customers we’re grateful to our team for their professionalism now it’s still unclear what caused that Outburst the FAA says that the number of unruly passenger incidents has steadily declined about 80% since its peak in 2021 but there have still been nearly 900 so far this year Diane Ariel RF thank you and coming up here on ABC News live as ADHD diagnoses are on the rise patients are facing medication shortages we’re talking treatment options with Dr Judith Joseph plus answering your questions and are foods with form Malahide safe you ask Dr Lo Patel and he’s answering that and more right after the break what does it take to be the most watched newscast in America an operation to 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is a beautiful thing to see as you rehabilitate the dog you also rehabilitate you why do so many people start their day here from ABC News this is start here to be in the now and get a different take on the day’s top stories a lot of news today so let’s get into it listen now to the Daily News podcast honored with for Edward R mural Awards and see why the New York Times calls it a news podcast worth listening to start here ABC News make it your daily first listen now that’s a part of the story I bet you didn’t see coming wherever you get your podcast start here you’re watching America’s number one streaming news ABC News live breaking news exclusives live reporting across the globe keep streaming with ABC News live welcome back to ABC News live first a growing number of women are being diagnosed with ADHD but although more people are getting that diagnosis prescription medication to treat the disorder is getting harder to find just last month the CDC issued an official Health advisory warning about a potential disrupted access to care for those taking prescription stimulant medications that came after the justice department announced a fraud indictment against two healthc care startup Executives and the announcement came during an already existing shortage so I want to bring in board certified psychiatrist and researcher Dr Judith Joseph for more on what this shortage means for people looking for care and What treatments options are available to those with ADHD Dr Joseph it’s great to have you let’s get into this a little bit uh first for people who have ADHD they have that diagnosis from a licensed health care provider what can you do if you then finally go to try to get this medication that you think will help you and you can’t find it Diane thank you for bringing this up it’s really important to validate these concerns because they’re real and the issue is that a lot of people are getting misdiagnosed or they’re getting their diagnosis at a time during these shortages so they don’t have their options so what I would suggest is that you talk to your doctor about Alternatives yes that you may be accustomed to one type of prescription but there are a a whole host of different types of options to choose from you can also consider taking a drug holiday it’s not ideal but you know during the days that you don’t have a lot of work don’t use your medications as often so that you have your medications when you really need them for big projects and also focus on the other areas of your life to help regulate yourself sleep is an area which I’m sure you know is completely you know disregulated in ADHD and so making sure that you have good sleep hygiene and your brain is rested because if you have a shortage your brain’s going to need as much help and support as possible and what are the treatment options in terms therapy what are some of the or supplements you know there’s a lot of conversation online about that but we don’t often hear experts talking about it so can you talk about some of the other um treatment options for ADHD that come in addition to prescription medication as a psychiatrist it is completely an untapped resource it’s like having a pot of goal and you don’t you can utilize it but you don’t even know it’s there organizational skills therapy is a game Cher and this is a cognitive behavioral therapy that focuses on time management planning organization impulse control so you can set your life up so that you are most successful so people use things like a launch pad in their homes where they put all the things that they typically lose because people with ad misplace things frequently so you have your Launchpad at the front of your home you put your keys your wallet so that when you wake up and you’re out the door you just know where they are things such as buzzers and timers right kitchen timers even or alarm on your phone that sends a message to your brain that you have these little deadlines to catch using a body double so a lot of times people with ADHD especially adults have a hard time with uh procrastinating and tasks and deadline so asking a a a buddy to sit with you while you try to get these deadlines uh completed these are supports that a lot of people don’t utilize and guess what you don’t need a prescription for that so organizational skills and setting your life up to be successful can be a GameChanger and there apps and YouTube videos too so if you don’t have an actual person to body double if you need to do the dishes you can throw up a video where someone else is doing the dishes with you and you just follow along it sounds so silly but it can be really helpful um and we’ve also received an outpouring of response since we started talking about this topic so I want to ask you a couple of viewer questions that we got the first one is someone saying I’d love to hear about positive qualities that us women with ADHD have this is is so beautiful I’m so glad they brought this up because you know we think about ADHD as being disorganized or you know being um having problems with time management however one of the Hallmarks of ADHD is having impulsivity and sometimes that impulsivity allows people to be very creative and to think out of the box whereas those of us who don’t have ADHD may be more a bit more measured and a bit more apprehensive going from Step A to B someone with ADHD may have a thought and then run with it and that thought may be actually a really good creative thought the other thing is that a lot of times people with ADHD can be very talkative and this can be endearing at times so you can be able to attach to others and to make friends and to have conversations a lot easier than people who let’s say don’t have that quality so there are positives to having ADHD one of the negatives that we often hear is hyperactivity but if someone has lots of energy they can come into a room and Light It Up so you know I think it’s important to look at all of the aspects and not just look at the bad but also look at the positive I call it a superpower at times it’s certainly a crutch at times but it it’s one of the reasons I think I love and and do my job if I may say so well so I I can absolutely Echo all of those things and the other question we got and this is an interesting one how do you talk to your spouse about your ADHD so they better understand Dan so many of my clients with ADHD will say my partner gets so annoyed because I’m interrupting them I finish their sentence I have a hard time being patient waiting in lines and I think that knowing that these are possible symptoms of adult ADHD that’s so powerful and having that open dialogue with your partner and saying look these are some of the signs and symptoms it’s not me it’s not a character flaw it doesn’t mean that I don’t care about you that I don’t value you that I don’t respect you but I’m going to need some support I I’m going to need you to point out when this is happening so that I can self-regulate and the great thing is that when you have that information from others you can take the steps you can use the tools to address it in real time so you can create change even in these tiny moments with your partner and it doesn’t mean now I can’t I’m no longer expected to wait online or I don’t expect to have these adult responsibilities it just means I may have to do things differently or may need a few Clues here and there so that I can work on it Dr Joseph thank you so much for coming on thank you so much Dan and now it’s time for our weekly segment but tell it like it is we’re ABC News contributor Dr Lo Batel shares Health advice on topics that matter most to you and today he’s answering some of your questions so Dr Batel Jay and Houston says I saw a video about formal dehy and some fruits is that really bad should we avoid foods with formaly oh social media doing what it does I’ve seen these posts Diane and they seem to demonize Foods because they may contain the trace amount of a potentially dangerous chemical so I’ve seen posts talking about how bananas Flor bananas may contain F Malahide but in such a small amount that it’s not going to cause any problems so off the top don’t worry you can eat your fruits and vegetables but here’s some background faldy is a chemical in high amounts of exposure it can cause breathing problems even several types of cancers it has industrial applications and like building materials wood making resins as a preservative in Labs it’s also naturally occurring in foods like Meats fruits vegetables even flowing through our bodies when it comes to chemical exposures the dosage how you ingest it or inhale it or touch it and for how long is what matters so don’t worry eat your fruits and vegetables if you are concerned about inhalation exposure to faldy you want to pay attention to exposure from your workplace potentially at home from certain Cosmetics if you’re doing wood making if you’re using any building materials or especially around tobacco or automated of smoke so take a breath when it comes to those scary Instagram posts because I feel like there is a lot of fear being spread there take a breath unless you’re around those risks that you just said in which case maybe maybe don’t zing and I want to get to a question from uh one of our very own producers here at ABC News live they want to know how to get a 2-year-old to sleep through the night I swear I was not the one who asked this question how do you get a 2-year-old to sleep through the night but I am listening and America Dian was not the one but I millions of parents can relate to this and if I had the magic answer for how to get a 2-year-old to sleep through the night I would be a billionaire right now reporting live from a yacht but here’s the thing children are all individual there is no One-Stop protocol at around the age of two children need about 12 to 14 hours give or take a sleep a day it’s great for the developing brains and what I will say across the board a consistent bedtime routine for your T is extremely important that involves a consistent bedtime every day some type of quiet bed time routine it could be reading books singing allowing your child to have some form of comfort in their bed or crib whether that’s a stuffed animal or a blanket this is my daughter’s current favorite her name is Emma’s sister because her she’s the sister of another doll named Emma but she doesn’t her own name ignore that and it’s also important your children are comfortable at the right temperature they’ve eaten enough and give it time it all takes time it’s a process if your children are crying out try not to immediately go in and let them figure it out on their own now obviously things like teething illness anxiety travel napping too much napping too little can all make a difference as well so if you’ve tried it all and you still have trouble talk to a professional talk to other parents you will get through it and we will be here to support each other all along the way Dr Lo Patel always great to have you thank you thank you coming up here on ABC News live Will Smith is topping the gospel charts and Meg the stallion and country star shabzi are taking the number one spots too Megan Wright is breaking it all down in the drop next Whenever Wherever news breaks it’s so important to always remember that lives are changed here in London in Buffalo Uvaldi Texas edinb Scotland reporting from Rolling Fork Mississippi Ukrainian refugees here in war song we’re heading to a small community outside of Mexico City getting you behind the stories as they have ABC News live Prime we’ll take you there stream ABC News live week nights wherever you stream your news only on ABC News live first thing in the morning there’s a lot going on we’re still in a flash flood warning to catch you up with what happened overnight police in riot gear arresting dozens of protesters what’s happening today escalating tensions in 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headlines of the Week ABC News contributor DJ radio personality Megan Wright is here to break it down for us there’s the air horn Megan what do we need to know there we go let’s get it started with how things are going on the charts now fresh off of his BET Awards performance Will Smith’s first gospel single you can make it has officially arrived at number three on Billboard’s Hot gospel charts and number 23 on hot Christian songs now moving on to shabzi who of course was featured on Beyonce’s Cowboy Carter album has a number one record on his hands a bar song Tipsy which interpolates rapper J Juan’s 2004 hit Tipsy is sitting on top of the Billboard charts in its 12th week on The Hot 100 and also we got to give a huge congratulations to Megan the stallion who’s been super busy on stages all over the world and her new album Megan debuted at number one on the top R&B in hip-hop album uh album charts selling 64,000 equivalent units its first week there we go congratul ulations Megan and now that we have those stats out the way let’s talk about new music Joe Jonas is back and he’s going solo recently appearing on Jake Shane’s podcast he said he got his brother’s blessings before creating a very personal solo album once he knew his brothers were okay with it he made the album in just two to three weeks now his new single work it out uh will drop July 19th and of course we got to move along to Katy Perry I’ve been seeing the promo everywhere her new album 143 will be dropping on September 20th and yesterday she released her latest single Woman’s World let’s check it out sexy let’s get it Katie and last but certainly not least yesterday Eminem released a new trailer for his album the death of Slim Shady and then dropped the project today let’s listen to brand new dance everywhere people now I became a fan during The Slim Shady era so I hope this is not the end okay um I definitely don’t want it to be you know no more Eminem So all your other slim shades are just imitating 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loaded and ready to go the house is destroyed but the flag there’s not a tear in it not a tear in it how important is this label right here made the USA look at your smile you’re proud of this I this great work hi where are you where are you appreciate you thank you D good to meet you is David David yes yes I’m David M I know you are you every night ABC’s World News Tonight with David mure is America’s most watched newscast hi I’m Andy and I’m Sabrina and we’re moms juggling tons of stuff every day like all you moms out there and you know what we love really love Pop Culture so what happens when being obsessed with pop culture collides with being a mom you get us so listen now to our new podcast pop culture moms wherever you get your podcast CS reporting from the 2024 campaign Trail I’m Eva Pilgrim wherever the story is we’ll take you there you’re streaming ABC News live why do so many people start their day here from ABC News this is start here to be in the know and get a different take on the day’s top stories a lot of news today so let’s get into it listen now to the Daily News podcast honored with four Edward R ml Awards and see why the New York Times calls it a news podcast worth listening to start here ABC News make it your daily first listen now that’s a part of the story I bet you didn’t see coming wherever you get your podcasts start here hi I’m diano today on ABC News live first we have breaking news House minority leader Hakeem Jeffrey says he met with President Biden privately last night in a letter to his colleagues in Congress Jeffrey says he quote directly expressed the full breath of insight heartfelt perspectives and conclusions about the path forward that the caucus shared mwh another house Democrat has just come forward as at least 18 Democratic lawmakers are now publicly calling for President Biden to step aside let’s bring in senior reporter kathern falers and White House correspondent marielis parks for more Katherine what more can you tell us about this meeting between hakee Jeff and the president and what this path is that he’s referring to in this letter well look this is a typical Jeffrey speak in some sense it is farther than he’s gone at least so far based on his public comments but what he’s saying is that he met with Biden privately and he expressed how his caucus is feeling we know that they’ve been having meetings behind closed doors on Capitol Hill and you just mentioned an 18th Democratic uh lawmaker coming out saying Biden should step aside but what’s interesting about this letter is he Jeff does not say if he told Biden to remain in the race or drop out he leaves that portion out of it but what he says is that the the discourse that house Democrats have been having behind the scenes he writes has been candid cleare eyed and comprehensive this is what he was saying uh at least he conveyed that to the president uh in their meeting on Thursday so we’ll have to see how this progresses but to your point about the 18th member of Congress coming out and saying Biden should step aside I should note that’s still a small number of the democratic caucus but it’s surely something that Jeff is continuing to field concerns on and this number is very likely to grow over the course of the coming days Mar Alis President Biden dismissed lawmaker concerns in his press conference last night but more have now come forward to Katherine’s Point calling on him to step aside so how’s the White House managing these concerns and the momentum the direction in which this is moving right now yeah so far it has been a drip drip drip there hasn’t been a flood of members to Katherine’s point we are still talking about a small fraction of elected Democratic officials and that’s been the message from the White House and they’ve gone as far as to mock some of these members as being uh low ranking more junior members and you heard the president himself last night say that it’s not uncommon for members to be anxious especially those in tight races of course if this number grows if it becomes a deafening sound a huge flood it will be incredibly hard for the president to dismiss he is an incumbent president he has to have his party with him remember that these elected members of Congress are often superdelegates themselves they play a major role in fundraising for the party in getting voters out and they don’t want to put their own races in Jeopardy and many have expressed to us a real anxiety that Biden at the top of the ticket could be a drag on the Democratic ticket as a whole so I to Catherine point I think we’re in a wait and see mode wait and see if more elected members of Congress up join this chorus if that becomes real loud and also who exactly is on that list there are definitely some members of Congress that the president has a closer relationship with who in theory could be different Messengers not only those in leadership like you would expect but even some of the Senate who is personally close with so I think that if some of those uh members start to talk very personally and honestly and likely privately with the president about their concerns it could change things until then uh we heard the President yesterday say that he was ad adamant about staying in cine what about uh Biden’s press conference yesterday did that help to ease any concern make them more neither well look I think a little bit of both you’ve seen criticisms on some sides you say well look he did mix up Trump when he referred to vice president Trump and not kamla Harris at the same time he was great on foreign policy these are all all sorts of things that you’re hearing and and seeing out there in The Ether but uh I think the reality is that some are still saying privately behind the scenes that look this could be you one decent press conference but if this is the conver ation we’re continuing to have That’s not healthy you saw Democrat Chris heimes say the same similar thing yesterday when he came out and asked for Biden to step aside following that press conference so I think the reality of all of this is is that the spotlight is on President Biden with every public appearance that he does and just will remain a part of the conversation of course something that the Republicans have tried to capitalize on including former president Trump who has just remained silent hasn’t really done any of his own campaign events he’s been behind the scenes so taking advantage of that in some ways but at least the the the Democratic the the growing number of Democrats on Capitol Hill doesn’t really seem to have slowed down at all in terms of them coming to tell them to step aside uh but I do think it’s important to note that that’s still a small percentage of the democratic caucus Mar Alis how are the White House and the Biden campaign reacting to last night’s press conference what are they saying and what are you hearing about what’s happening behind closed doors now I mean look they’ve been celebrating it as you can imagine uh they were very talkative last night I was getting many texts from the campaign and the White House sort of celebrating what they saw was a strong performance from the president one Aid texted me he absolutely crushed it another said uh for a daughtering elderly man he looks like he has a pretty good command actually an incredible command of foreign policy uh they were glad that he got some really tough and complicated questions on foreign policy uh For Better or For Worse they for worse I mean let’s be honest they know that what is at stake here is proving to americ amans that he is still in command of this job that he is making tough decisions there in the Oval Office so I think they felt good about the fact that he was talking in the weeds in depth about China about Gaza about Russia um I think that they it’s their job to to sort of um look forward to the next day and and the staff members I will tell you that we are talking to um most often are also very aware that this big picture decision about whether or not he’s going to stay in the race is such a private one and one that he is making in council with a increasingly small group of advisers his family his closest senior AIDs that have been with him for decades and so even pretty senior members of The White House staff the the campaign staff are aware that that question is still ultimately a very private one and until and unless he makes any different decision they are full steam ahead a private decision with very public consequences Alice Catherine let’s talk about the polling here now because this new poll is showing former president Trump with a three-point lead over Biden how significant is that it’s a slight lead it’s a little outside the margin of error three-point lead it’s and it also found that Biden is seen as not as mentally Sharp As Trump look I think we we’ll start seeing a lot more of these polls come out we they’ll probably differ for example after the press conference I’m curious to see the polling around Biden after that of course after the convention around Trump let’s see how that goes but at least that one poll that that you’re speaking about that Pew poll did did show Trump with a slight lead over Biden and we do know that we’ve been reporting that at least the internal polling of the Biden campaign is that they are polling what a head-to-head matchup could potentially look like between Harris and Trump now of course I wouldn’t read too much into that I can it can go either way but at least internally inside the Biden campaign they are considering that type of polling as well Diane Mary Al Parks Katherine falers thank you and we will have special coverage of the Republican National Convention starting Monday at 9:00 p.m. Eastern right here on ABC News live meanwhile dozens are dead in Northern Gaza after a 7-Day raid by the Israeli military the Hamas run Gaza civil defense says the IDF retreated from some Gaza City districts overnight after a fierce week-long military offensive that left around 60 Palestinians dead meanwhile the IDF said today its troops are continuing operations in the central and southern parts of the Gaza Strip this comes as the US says it plans to abandon efforts to reinstall a peer that has been used to get humanitarian Aid to starving Palestinians ABC’s Matt Rivers is in Jerusalem with more yeah well this was an incredibly costly Endeavor for the US military a $230 million Pier designed to get more Aid into Gaza but us officials now basically admitting defeat because it just didn’t work the plan this week was to reattach the Pier One last time in order to get the remaining Aid that has been stockpiled in nearby Cypress into Gaza and then after that to retire this pier for good but now a Us official telling ABC news they have not been able to reattach it is planned the US now exploring other options including land routes to try and get that remaining Aid in first installed back in May this pier has only been an operation for 23 days since then largely because of weather conditions and Diane more Aid we know is desperately needed in Gaza for the first time this week the UN now saying the threat of famine has spread to every part of Gaza Diane all right ABC News Matt Rivers thank you and jurors begin deliberations today in the federal corruption trial of Senator Bob Menendez in closing arguments prosecutors accused the New Jersey Democrat of selling his office while defense attorneys mocked the government’s case as quote cherry-picked nonsense Menendez is accused of accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes but his attorneys say there’s no direct evidence linking him to any payments senior investigative correspondent Aaron kerski joins me now for more aarin what is the prosecution have to prove to secure a conviction here they have to prove that Senator Mendez corrupted his office by taking bribes in the form of gold bars wads of cash of luxury convertible in exchange for official acts on behalf of the New Jersey businessmen that are accused of paying him the bribes and those official acts included according to prosecutors intervening in criminal and civil cases with other government officials and with taking action that benefited uh kter and Egypt and and acting as a foreign agent uh of those countries while he was chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee uh it’s a tall order Menendez is charged with 16 counts including bribery and extortion and wire fraud closing arguments all told took 4 days uh so the the jury has a lot to think about Diane so Aaron what are some of the key areas the defense is trying to use to raise Reasonable Doubt there there are a couple one is there is no direct evidence of Menendez saying I will do this thing if you pay me this money right that’s not how prosecutors say the scheme worked but the defense is trying to convince the jury that they didn’t see any video they didn’t see any text messages they didn’t see any emails that directly connects Menendez uh to to the bribes and they’ve said that the gold bars the cash found in his house all that belonged to his wife so the the senator is blaming his wife and saying she kept him in the dark while she shook down these these New Jersey businessmen now Senator menendez’s wife naen has also been charged here but she’s being tried separately so how could this verdict impact her case well the the the way that it’s being argued Diane uh they’re heaping it all on her so uh it it it it’s not going to be a great look they were supposed to be tried together uh but the I guess benefit of being tried separately is Menendez now can blame his wife without repercussion on his own case and and she could do the same and say well he’s the one uh you know your honor but she is set to be tried either later this summer or early fall she has some U Medical uh issues that she’s been going through so the the trials are are separate even though 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of AT&T customers may have had their personal conversations hacked and it is Christmas in July with a big announcement from a channel that puts out popular romance movies ABC News business reporter Alexis christopherus has more on that and your other business headlines Alexis what are you watching today got you wondering about that one right all right more details on that in a moment but first I want to talk about AT&T because the company says a hacker stole records of calls and texts from nearly all of its 110 million Wireless customers the Telecom giant says the breach affected customers who use the company’s Services between May and October of 2022 now AT&T says the stolen data does not include the content of calls and texts or information such as Social Security numbers or other personally identifiable information AT&T says it will notify current and former customers impacted and that it is taking additional cyber security measures it all comes just months after AT&T said that stolen personal information of 73 million current and former customers was found for sale on the dark web well changes are coming to Dollar General the company will pay $12 million in fines and will upgrade safety protocols after reaching a deal with the labor department a recent study found more than 200 people were killed or injured at Dollar General stores over a 10-year period including during robberies and Costco raising its membership prices for the first time since 2017 so starting in September an individual or business membership will cost you five bucks more per year at $65 while the price of an executive membership will go up by $10 to $130 so far Costco is not upping the price of its signature hot dog and soda combo it’s staying exactly at $150 since 1985 how do you do that all right it’s Christmas in July for Hallmark fans Hallmark is launching a new streaming service for $80 a year you can enjoy all those smalltown holiday love stories the Hallmark Channel is also producing its first reality competition called finding Mr Christmas the winning holiday hunk will become the Network’s leading man sounds risque okay the Hallmark Channel I don’t know wait is Costco skill still going to have the free samples they will they’re not probably the hot dog deal still around the free samples are still around we’re we’re okay everybody Alexis thank you okay and if you have any Finance questions for Alexis leave a message on our Instagram feed at ABC News live she might answer your question right here on Thursday and the esps honor the best in sports and last night’s show did not disappoint the awards not only honored Superstars for their athletic achievements but also recog recogniz some of the best of humanity well ree takes us behind the scenes of a night filled with emotion poignance and inspiration I am so excited to celebrate sports tonight the goat Serena Williams trading in Center Court for Center Stage making her debut as host LeBron wants to win with his son on his team I won with my daughter in my belly I think we know which one is way more impressive some the biggest stars in sports and entertainment on hand to accept Awards and have some fun thank you to my teammates uh my organization uh my beautiful mother who’s mad at me the esps are always an emotional and poignant night as well Prince Harry and Duchess Megan in the front row Harry receiving the pat Tilman award for service honoring his time in the military in the UK and his involvement in the Invictus games I stand not as Prince Harry Pat Tilman award recipient but rather a voice on behalf of the Invictus games foundation and the thousands of veterans and service Personnel no matter the road ahead we are here for you we will leave no one behind head coach of the South Carolina Women’s Basketball team da Staley honored with the Jimmy V award for perseverance for her work in advocating for cancer research and bone marrow donation paying tribute to loved ones on stage it’s the fight for me the unwillingness to give up or to quit I think that’s why I stand here today and backstage with GMA celebrating the ascendance of women’s sports I never thought I would get here in my life time but I’m soaking it all up and I’m I’m hopefully lifting it up to another another level the Arthur Ash award for courage bestowed on our Robin Roberts in 2013 given last night to Steve gleon the former New New Orleans Saints player honored for his heroic fight against ALS joined on stage by his son rivers and his former teammate Drew Brees gleon speech an indelible ESP moment when you look at Steve who do you see I see someone who loves who just represents love and I think now you look at the way that he lives his life and the way that he continues to strive to help others um who have been diagnosed uh with neurological diseases what do you love most about your dad all the love that he gives us and how he wants to be be with us all the time capping off the night those South Carolina women winning best team and bringing their undefeated energy to GMA I just want to say that we are officially 39 and 0 thank you for everyone that voted for us yes Kaitlin Clark Simone biles Patrick Mahomes Jaylen Brown and more took home some of the other big prizes and I caught up briefly with Prince Harry and Duchess Megan backstage where Prince Harry was effusive in his gratitude for his award and they both said of their friend Serena Williams as host quote she was fantastic effortless and in her element Diane will reev thank you coming up get your shoe organizers ready because we’re heading to the beach see my favorite hacks to make your next Beach day smooth and stressfree what does it take to be the most watched newscast in America an operation to capture Isis Fighters This our combat Operation Center we’re approaching the gate now militants came in from four or five different directions operational nuclear reactor so you have a couple loaded and ready to go the house is destroyed but the flag there’s not a tear in it not a tear in it how important is this label right here made in the USA look at your smile you’re proud of this I love this great work hi where are you where are you appreciate you thank you D is David David yes yes I’m David I know you are watch you every night ABC’s World News Tonight with David mure is America’s most watched newscast all right let the dogs out please I don’t think he’s going to give you a hard time even if he gives me a hard time I’m the right guy I want to make sure that we all learn together calm confidence calm confident calm surrender everything that he’s taught has become a reality we are so grateful and impressed I feel like crying you changed our world it is a beautiful thing to see as you rehabil at the dog you also rehabilitate you why do so many people start their day here from ABC News this is start here to be in the know and get a different take on the day’s top stories a lot of news today so let’s get into it listen now to the Daily News podcast honored with four Edward R ml Awards and see why the New York Times calls it a news podcast worth listening to start here ABC News make it your daily first listen now that’s a part of the story that you didn’t see coming wherever you get your podcasts start here reporting from the aftermath of those deadly storms in downtown Houston I’m n y wherever the story is we’ll take you there you’re streaming with ABC News live welcome back it is time for M methods where I show you some of my favorite hacks to make life a little easier last week I showed you some hacks to make packing for the beach easier today I’m showing you my hacks to make make being at the beach easier check it out you ever look forward to a day at the beach only to realize it’s a lot less relaxing than you thought me too the gear can be overwhelming the setup can be exhausting I always seem to forget something crucial and everything ends up wet and Sandy so last week I showed you how I use a shoe organizer a mesh bag a collapsible cooler and a chair cart or sled to make packing for the beach easier today let’s look at what I put in those things to make being on the beach easier first up I ditch my standard bulky beach towels for Turkish cotton towels they somehow manage to be absorbent but also thin and lightweight which makes them super easy to pack they’re quick drying so no more heavy wet towel to carry when it’s time to leave and you know how sand loves to stick to towels all these need is a simple shake and you’re good to go of course we all need sunscreen at the beach but actually applying it can be a challenge especially if you’re trying to apply it to children come put on your sunscreen but this bottle brush combo makes that so much easier just fill with any sunscreen you like and brush on or you can also use a wax roll on bottle for some reason my kids are way more into this this way my hands don’t become lotion filed sand magnets and no extra brush to keep track of another must have baby powder or corn starch it makes sand fall right off the skin so no more Sandy hands when you’re trying to eat or Sandy feet when you get in the car and to make life easier I use a brush that stores the powder right inside if you’ve got kids you’ll also want sand toys but those can take up so much space so I love these collapsible buckets and nesting Scoops these are actually meant for the kitchen but they’re great for the beach and just drill holes in one of the buckets and it can double as a SI and a rain bucket to help stay cool without braving the waves you can also pack a shower liner just dig a shallow hole in the sand add water and just like that you have a kitty pool for shaded play you can also try a pool tent combo this one is so easy to set up and so easy to collapse and it doubles as a great play and napping space for little ones and to fill that pool remember the sled I showed you last week you can also use that to bring water from the ocean plus the sled itself can double as a mini Kitty pool or a footer handwashing station of course the grown-ups need shade too and for that I like these clipon golf umbrellas I find they’re easier to set up than traditional beach umbrellas and much easier to transport in store for extra security use the bag itself to tie them this place but no beach trip is complete without food and drinks to keep them cool I love using Frozen water bottles as ice packs this keeps the cooler from turning into a watery mess and at the end of the day you still have cold refreshing water to drink so now my family’s super comfortable I know when it’s time to go this will only take me a few minutes to clean up and I know there won’t be a big Sandy wet mess waiting for me when I get home now that is relaxing and stay tuned for our next M methods and don’t forget to hit me up on Instagram at Dian armo to let me know what problem you want hacked next thanks for streaming with us as always I’m Diane M ABC News live is here for you anytime with the latest news context and Analysis you can always find us on various streaming services the ABC News app and of course on abcnews.com the news never stops we’ll be right back whenever wherever news breaks it’s so important to always remember that lives are changed here in London in Buffalo yaldi Texas Edinburgh Scotland reporting from Rolling Fork Mississippi Ukrainian refugees here in warong we’re heading to a small community outside of Mexico City getting you behind the stories as they happen ABC News live Prime we’ll take you there stream ABC News live week nights wherever you stream your news only on ABC News live with so much at stake so much on the line more Americans turn here than than any other newscast ABC News World News Tonight with David mure America’s number one most watched newscast across all of television first thing in the morning there’s a lot going on we’re still in a flash flood warning to catch you up with what happened overnight police in riot gear arresting dozens of protesters what’s happening today escalating tensions in the Middle East what people are talking about the migrant crisis fast straightforward with some fun in between check out the gator on the 17th hole the buzz kill in baseball first thing in the morning America this morning America’s number one early morning news on ABC News live there is a price to be paid every time a Survivor shares their story I will not be silenced do you feel the church accepted abuse I wouldn’t say accepted it as so much pretended it didn’t exist yep that’s him yep Ready Kira Phillips with ABC News does your Church protect sexual predators the powerful New Impact By Night line secrets of the 2 by Two church there’s nothing pretty about here in this now streaming on Hulu why do so many people start their day here from ABC News this is start here to be in the know and get a different take on the day’s top stories start here now that’s a part of the story I bet you didn’t see coming make it your daily first listen wherever you get your podcasts ABC News America’s number one news source hi I’m di M today on ABC News live first the president’s high stakes news conference Biden takes questions for nearly an hour with some stumbles as he pushes back against concerns about his age the reaction from Democrats and what he said about vice president Harris and her Readiness to serve flood watches are in effect for at least 11 states which major cities are in the danger zone as the extreme heat spreads the convicted rust armor is expected to take the stand in Alec Baldwin trial what’s at stake as Hannah guz faces Baldwin for the first time since a deadly shooting plus it’s time to beat the heat with some cold treats Lori bergado brings us the right stuff to make some fun summer sweets but first President Biden is campaigning in Michigan today after taking questions at his first solo news conference in 8 months while the president showed a command of a wide range of issues he also had some Gap like introducing Ukrainian President Vladimir zalinski as his rival President Putin and referring to KLA Harris as vice president trump it comes as a new poll shows former president Trump with a three-point lead over Biden just days before the Republican National Convention ABC News chief White House correspondent Mary Bruce has the latest despite a rising wave of opposition President Biden making clear his mind is made up convinced that he remains the best candidate to defeat Donald Trump I think I’m the most qualified person to run for president I beat him once and I will beat him again during an hour long press conference Biden taking questions from nine reporters hoping to demonstrate he has the mental Fitness and stamina to stay in this race and lead for four more years I’m not in this for my legacy I’m in this to complete the job I started but out of the gate Biden mixing up his own vice president and his rival look I wouldn’t have picked vice president Trump to be vice president that I think she was not qualified to be president Trump seizing on that moment writing great job Joe but Biden firing back yes I know the difference one’s a prosecutor and the others a felon hours earlier a similar mistake Biden introducing Ukrainian president zinski as Russia’s Vladimir Putin ladies and gentlemen President Putin President Putin he going to be President Putin president zinski I’m so FOC because I’m beating Putin pressed on that error the president laughing it off you mixed up uh presidents uh zilinsky and Putin earlier today um dismissing the moment and calling the NATO Summit a success but even as he pushed back against concerns about his age the 81-year-old admitting I just got to just Pace myself a little more Pace myself and the next debate I’m not going to be traveling into 15 time zones a week before but the president was defiant dismissing the growing chorus of Democrats calling for him to exit the race I served in the Senate a long time the idea that senators and congressmen running for office worry about the ticket is Not Unusual so there’s a long way to go in this campaign and so I uh I’m just going to keep moving keep moving and because look I got more work to do we got more work to finish and while he said he has full confidence in his vice president kamla Harris’s ability to be president from the very beginning I made no bones about that she is qualified to be president that’s why I picked her he made clear he would only reconsider his decision to stay in the race if polls show he has no path to Victory no unless they came back and said there’s no way you can win me no one’s saying that no bull says that the President telling his doubters he’s not finished yet am I getting the job done can you name me somebody who’s gotten more major pieces of legislation passed in three and a half years I got created 2,000 jobs this last week so if I slow down I can’t get the job done that’s a sign that I shouldn’t be doing it but there’s no indication of that yet none now despite what they feel was a strong performance by the president and a solid night for this campaign Biden’s team tells me they are braced for even more Democrats to come out and call for him to exit this race but they insist that they can still turn this around if they just stay the course if they just keep getting the president out there in these unscripted moments and before voters and the American people and today he will be doing just that he is in Michigan for a big rally in Detroit where the president is hoping he can put the spotlight back on Trump and his agenda Diane chief White House correspondent Mary Bruce thank you and ABC News political control contributor former National political director for the Hillary Clinton campaign Amanda renia joins me now for more Amanda what’s your reaction to Biden’s news conference and what if anything do you think the campaign can do now to try to instill more confidence in President Biden’s ability to win this election they got to keep doing what they just did in other words he has to be out there interacting with people making connections taking questions um and really showing his competence his experience and wisdom um but every single word will be scrutinized we know that and for some for some in the party this is not going to be enough but over time should you have more good data points more good events and voters and polls begin to show that the trend is really going in a positive direction for all of our candidates in every District that will make a difference but it will be time and the question will be how much patience is there in the party really to think about um giving him the space and time to show stamina and show the ability that he did at that press conference now Amanda a new poll shows former president Trump with a three-point lead over Biden now and the president made clear that he would only reconsider running if his team told him there’s no way he could win but he also has said that he doesn’t trust polling so what do you make of that how concerning are these polls for the president and what would it take for him to step aside so every single campaign has their own internal polling they have their own internal Focus groups and it will be important as they as they start to do more focus groups as he gets out there more is he actually assuaging the concerns of Voters out there is he assuaging the concerns of a lot of his supporters internally as well so a lot of elected officials who see their own race and and really their own elections tied to his that’s going to be the important part is to really look at what they call the cross tabs her District her state to make sure not only the president can win but all the way down ticket can win particularly folks are focused on the house and the ability to win district by District that’s going to be important um and I will say we’re always going to have competing polls but there’s a couple of constituency groups that are going to be very important young people women communities of color and so those are also the cross tabs that people will be looking at being in the state of Michigan today is a very smart move it will allow him to speak to voters directly any voters that are concerned um they will be able to see the headlines in Michigan and so um for President Biden it is every single event every single speech is an important one and has to continue to happen until people feel comfortable with him at the top of the ticket so what are you watching for as he campaigns in Michigan today the continued competence and confidence on the stage that’s going to be important but it’s also going to be his ability to get back to who Joe is connecting with people um not so worried and concerned when there’s a mistake but really being him again um you do see a little bit of a sense of defensiveness um he’s got to have fun again and so what I’m looking for and I think what the party needs to look for is can he have the stamina the connection and really the energy the Joe we knew um back on stage again in a way that really does bring the party together it’s also going to be really important to see what our Democratic leaders whether that’s in the state of Michigan or speaker Pelosi or President Obama how they are reacting to this every single step every single event as well people will be watching what leaders are going to say about his performances and his events going forward Amanda Ria thank you and we will have special coverage of the Republican National Convention starting Monday at 900 p.m. Eastern right here on ABC News live meanwhile the east coast is facing deadly flooding as a dangerous Heat Wave roasts the Western us more than 45 million Americans are under flood watches in 11 states from South Carolina to Massachusetts chief meteorologist Jinger has the forecast River still very high after the remnants of barrel caus deadly flooding this is lindenville Vermont you can see where those levels are super flooded uh that was more than a half foot of rain in some parts of Vermont up to Maine but now we’ve got a totally different area that’s going to be dealing with a very different system this is a stationary front doesn’t move much it’s just going to keep piling water up against the coast so you’re going to end up with r current threats at the beaches in North Carolina as well as uh Virginia this morning already had flash flood warnings you could see two to 4 in per hour fall it’s big rain and so even though it’s not going to be around for more than 36 hours you could produce a flash flood risk all the way from Boston down into South Carolina that includes the whole delm Mara Peninsula New York and New Jersey so keep an eye on this as we start the weekend and after that it’s going to get pretty hot here’s where it’s going to come from remember we’ve had alltime records Las Vegas had six days in a row at 115 plus they could do it again today which would make it seven just smashing the old record of only four days like that they’re going to cool down and to the weekend but that heat Ridge slides to the east it kind of morphs and expands and so anybody really from Omaha Nebraska down into the Tennessee and Ohio river valleys over to the Northeast will start to heat up considerably you could see records fall from Atlanta to conquered New Hampshire that’s for Monday but look at some of those feels likes New York City on Tuesday could feel like 100 so some of the hottest air that we’ve seen for sure the whole season and outrage is growing Ginger Z thank you an outrage is growing in Texas as more than a million customer are still without power days after Hurricane Barrel now the lieutenant governor is calling for an investigation into the power company ABC’s faith abub has the latest from Houston yeah good morning to you Diane there is a lot of anger and frustration day five since hurricane barro hit Texas there’s still about a million customers without power and they’ve been without power this whole time now the outages were having a strain of Hospital resources in fact we’re in the parking lot of NRG Arena where they’ve set up a transition na Hospital Ward and that’s because it is so hot and unsafe for them to release patients who don’t have power at home and so those patients are being brought here to make room in the hospitals there are about 12 hospitals across the County right now that are in internal disaster according to officials that means they don’t have enough resources or the staff to take care of the flooded patients who are coming in now it is hot all the time but especially during the day where sometimes it feels like the triple digits inside and out in fact is so miserable for people without power that one couple told me that their only reprieve from the sweltering temperatures is when they go to the hospital for the wife’s Cancer Treatments Governor Greg Abbott has been out of the country on official business but the lieutenant governor calling for an investigation into the main power provider asking why they’ve left so many people in the dark for so long Diane Faith abou thank you and convicted rust armor Hannah guaras is expected to take the stand this morning and day three of Alec Baldwin’s manslaughter trial she’s currently serving an 18-month sentence for involuntary manslaughter for failing to properly check and secure the gun that killed cinematographer helina Hutchins prosecutors say Baldwin was Reckless when he was rehearsing with that gun Baldwin’s attorney say it was gueris and the assistant director’s responsibility to ensure the gun was safe not his let’s bring in Jaclyn Lee in Santa Fe New Mexico and ABC News legal contributor Brian buckmire for more Brian gutierrez’s lawyer says she will likely plead the 5th so what is the prosecution hoping to accomplish by calling her to the stand why bother I think the prosecution is hoping that she does take the stand and now understand that no attorney prosecution or defense can put on a witness that they expect or no to plead the fifth so what will happen first is Hannah Gutierrez will take the stand outside the presence of the jury we’ll see whether or not she pleads the fifth and if she does plead the fifth there may be a theory of law that the prosecution can say this is an unavailable witness and try to play her in ation video without her but I think that’s a stretch and maybe that’s the hope they’re having here but I don’t think they’ll be able to get her on the stand because Alec baldon has a right to confront his Witnesses and if she’s not there her evidence shouldn’t come in either Brian can she plead the fifth to some questions but not others or if she pleads the fifth does she have to stick to that for the entire testimony or vice versa if she answers one question does she have to then answer them all so pleading the fifth is specific to a question it’s not just a general blanket uh assertion of one’s right but it’s going to come down to what questions is she pleading the fifth and she can only do that for things that will likely incriminate her so for example she can’t be asked what’s your name and say I plead the fifth she would have to be asked questions that go to the heart of this case and if that has the ability to incriminate her while she does have this appellant case still going on trying to appeal her her conviction she could plead the fifth and if the judge says this goes to the heart of why she’s testifying and she’s pleading the fifth I’m not going to put her on ultimately she cannot take the stand altogether and Brian there were conversations about her being offered immunity for her testimony so why is she expected to plead the fifth why not testify how does this work yeah so there was a hearing prior to the trial where she was offered immunity and only a prosecutor can offer immunity a judge can’t even but through the hearing the judge determined that the evidence that the prosecutors wanted to get out of her could come from someone else so why give an individual immunity which would ultimately force them to testify and could have negative repercussions to her appeal when the prosecution can get that evidence and that testimony from someone else this seems to be the prosecution really trying to force the issue more than anything else at least in the eyes of the judge based on their ruling one more one more one more so jacine what can we expect to see as this trial continues today and next week Diane there are 44 people listed as potential witnesses that could testify and basically what we’re going to see happen is the defense is going to be trying to poke as many holes in the state’s arguments as possible we saw this yesterday the defense trying to show that this is investigation was poisoned from the start and that Alec Baldwin did not have a responsibility as an actor to check gun and guns and their safety but the state is going to try to paint him as someone who was very experienced with Firearms he knew what he was doing yet he was Reckless and negligent and disregarded all gun safety protocols Diane Jaclyn Lee Brian buckmire thank you both coming up understanding PCOS how the hormonal condition can have a variety of long-term health effects whenever news breaks we are here in Israel a nation at war in Rolling for this tornado tore through this town from Leon main the scene of a horrific mass shooting from the scene of that deadly missile strike ABC News live everywhere in Iceland let’s go on the 2024 campaign Trail here at 10 down street wherever the story is we’re going to take you there you’re streaming ABC News live ABC News live streaming ABC News live ABC news live streaming free everywhere with so much at stake so much on the line more Americans turn here than any other newscast ABC News World News Tonight with David mure America’s number one most watched newscast 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the know and get a different take on the day’s top stories start here now that’s a part of the story that you didn’t see coming make it your daily first listen wherever you get your podcasts tonight the 2020 True Crime a murder a mistress and a beloved mother shot to death now tonight her son is speaking out only to ABC News I still wake up in the middle of the night and I think this can’t be real from one of the most beautiful places on Earth Larry Rudolph and his wife traveled frequently to hunt comes a story so dark suddenly a shotgun blast rings out the last hunt 2020 tonight on ABC ABC News America’s number one news source welcome back women around the world are turning to social media to spread awareness polycystic ovary syndrome otherwise known as PCOS the hormonal condition affects between 8 and 13% of reproductive aged women and can have a variety of long-term effect on a person’s health ABC’s Rebecca Jarvis has more PCOS tip of the day let’s talk about covering your Shadow it’s one of the most common conditions affecting women but for some difficult to diagnose PCOS or polycystic ovary syndrome is a chronic hormonal condition that affects an estimated one in 10 women of childbearing age worldwide a lot of people don’t understand that it never goes away it’s something that is difficult and hard to deal with every single day 25-year-old rashika bajun says she had symptoms of PCOS for years before being formally diagnosed I always felt like something was wrong with me I used to grow really long hairs on my face and my body I also was dealing with irregular periods which at the time I was told was totally normal according to the World Health Organization an estimated 70% of cases go undiagnosed globally it is very common that may take a long time even several years for PCOS to actually be diagnosed because there’s ranges severities of the actual symptoms symptoms of PCOS often include irregular or absence of periods high testosterone levels and slower metabolism it is also a leading cause of infertility because PCOS doesn’t have a distinct age at which it starts to show up that if you do have changes in your cycle or weight management or notice increase in your acne take that to your health care provider and consider PCOS as a possible diagnosis with more than 4.6 million posts online the conversation around PCOS only growing stronger helping women connect when I’m not having a good day I will go to my Tik Tok and start renting about it and the feed back that I get is honestly very heartwarming because I know that I’m not alone in this journey Rebecca Jarvis thank you coming up GMA lifestyle contributor Lori burato joins us for the right stuff with the best ways to make sweet treats at home it’s time for the right stuff when we come back does it take to be the most watched newscast in America an operation to capture Isis Fighters is this our combat Operation Center we’re approaching the gate now militants came in from four or five 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live first we have breaking news House minority leader hakee Jeffrey says he met with President Biden private last night in a letter to colleagues in Congress Jeffrey says he quote directly expressed the full breath of insight heartfelt perspectives and conclusions about the path forward that the caucus has shared meanwhile another house Democrat has just come forward as at least 18 Democratic lawmakers are now publicly calling for President Biden to step aside let’s bring in ABC News White House correspondent marelis parks for more Mary Alis talk about the significance of the meeting the timing here the fact that that it occurred after the president’s news conference yeah the question there Diane is whether or not he uh told the president that he had done enough during that press conference to calm fears or whether he told the president that it was time to step aside how blunt was he to be a fly in the room that is what we were all trying to figure out uh this morning here I can tell you that is where we’ve been trying to focus a lot of our attention in reporting what we know is that so many Democratic members of Congress were looking closely at that press conference uh largely because the the White House had told them to they said these are exactly the moments that should help voters feel better help um your constituents feel better that that debate was just one night it’s a press conference like this where the president will be speaking off the cuff and unscripted and responding to questions uh that will help prove that he does have the stamina to do this job and that the debate was a fluke was just one bad night so members of Congress took the White House seriously and they were paying such close attention last night uh we know that going into it they were really nervous and so in those last minutes were um their anxieties uh sort of relieved enough were their worries eased enough uh did that change the message that leader Jeff delivered to the president or did he tell the president uh you know bluntly how many members of his caucus are really worried and behind closed doors are really hoping that he’ll still step aside I mean I think that we’re going to see in the next few days of course uh more members of Congress um Fielding questions when they’re back home with their uh local newspapers with talking to their own voters holding their own town halls and doing their own polling and and um we’re all you know kind of in a waitand seee mode I think Diane to see if more members of Congress sort of come out publicly or if they feel like the president has done enough at this point um to turn the page Mar Alis the New York Times is now reporting that some major Democratic donors have put roughly $90 million in pledge donations on hold if President Biden remain on top of the ticket what more can you tell us about that and this is really interesting we don’t have this reporting yet this is according to the New York Times but this would be hugely significant I mean in a campaign uh you follow the money uh always and while donors obviously don’t get a vote they can change a lot of votes and and especially because the the White House the campaign has sort of told us since that debate since that disastrous debate performance by the president they’ve told us they fundamentally believe that they can still sort of organize their way to victory that they have uh ground games they have volunteers they have campaign offices in these key Battleground States um if the money dries up it makes it significantly harder to do that uh organizing work uh so it puts even more pressure then on those public performances on The National narrative on those headlines um so I think that it’s hugely significant if if if the New York Times um has that right I I we’ve reached out to sources I’ve reached out to sources um at the party and at the campaign to see if that’s true or if they’re reacting to that but obviously we’ve been in touch with donors these last um few days and few weeks and we’ve heard a lot of anxiety but that would be really big news now President Biden said vice president Harris is up for the job but that he wouldn’t consider leaving the race unless polls show there’s no chance he could win what did you make of that is he leaving the door open here at all and and is is it definitely vice president Harris if he were to step away I think yes to that last part absolutely what I’ve heard from so many people uh across the Democratic party at the the state level um here in Washington uh is that the cleanest easiest solution if he were to step away would be to just tell all of his delegates that that he supports the vice president um and a lot of people sort of believe the party would get on board with that and we’ve even heard that from a few members of Congress um look it was interesting to me to watch the president kind of uh walk a fine line here on the one hand has to show absolute and total confidence in his vice president we know that anything could happen to a president on any given day especially obviously to an 81y old we’ve been talking so much about his age and his health but even to a younger president I mean that is why you have to have total faith and confidence in your vice president uh they are heartbeat away and you have to know that they could do the job and we heard the president say yesterday repeatedly that he has total faith in his vice president that he believes she could do the job that said there’s obviously been such speculation about about whether he would uh step aside especially if she might Faire better in a head-to-head matchup against Trump and there we saw him really push back he said no he wasn’t considering it he continues to think that he is the best person he’s beat Trump before he thinks he will do it again was very interesting to me that line that he said about at the very end of the press conference he said unless he was presented essentially with information with data to show that he could not beat Trump uh that that somehow might change his mind it’s interesting that seems to be a sh like you said a little bit of an opening a different calculus it’s also interesting because we see that data we have seen um a lot of polling that shows he has just such a tough road ahead we’ve heard from democratic sources that are doing their own polling in key Battleground states that say that the the polls are so tough for him in those key Battleground States so interesting to see and to sort of wonder what information is getting all the way to him Diane interesting indeed Mary Alice parks at the White House for us thank you and ABC’s political contributor former National political director for the Hillary Clinton campaign Amanda renia joins me now for more Amanda what’s your reaction to Biden’s news conference and what if anything do you think the campaign can do now to try to instill more confidence in President Biden’s ability to win this election they got to keep doing what they just did in other words he has to be out there interacting with people making connections taking questions um and really showing his competence his experience and wisdom D um but every single word will be scrutinized we know that and for some for some in the party this is not going to be enough but over time should you have more good data points more good events and voters and polls begin to show that the trend is really going in a positive direction for all of our candidates in every District that will make a difference but it will be time and the question will be how much patience is there in the party really to think about um giving him the space and time to show stamina and show the ability that he did at that press conference now Amanda a new poll shows former president Trump with a three-point lead over Biden now and the president made clear that he would only reconsider running if his team told him there’s no way he could win but he also has said that he doesn’t trust polling so what do you make of that how concerning are these polls for the president and what would it take for him to step aside so every single campaign has their own internal polling they have their own internal focus groups and it will be important as they as they start to do more focus groups as he gets out there more is he actually assuaging the concerns of Voters out there is he assuaging the concerns of a lot of his supporters internally as well so a lot of elected officials who see their own race and and really their own elections tied to his that’s going to be the important part is to really look at what they call the cross tabs her District her state to make sure not only the president can win but all the way down to ticket can win particularly folks are focused on the house and the ability to win district by District that’s going to be important um and I will say we’re always going to have competing polls but there’s a couple of constituency groups that are going to be very important young people women communities of color and so those are also the cross tabs that people will be looking at being in the state of Michigan today is a very smart move it will allow him to speak to voters directly any voters that are concerned um they will be able to see the headlines in Michigan and so um for President Biden it is every single event every single speech is an important one and has to continue to happen until people feel comfortable with him at the top of the ticket so what are you watching for as he campaigns in Michigan today the continued competence and confidence on the stage that’s going to be important but it’s also going to be his ability to get back to who Joe is connecting with people um not so worried and concerned when there’s a mistake but really being him again um you do see a little bit of a sense of defensiveness um he’s got to have fun again and so what I’m looking for and I think what the party needs to look for is can he have the stamina the connection and really the energy the Joe we knew um back on stage again in a way that really does bring the party together it’s also going to be really important to see what our Democratic leaders whether that’s in the state of Michigan or speaker Pelosi or President Obama how they are reacting to this every sing single step every single event as well people will be watching what leaders are going to say about his performances and his events going forward Amanda Ria thank you and we will have special coverage of the Republican National Convention starting Monday at 900 p.m Eastern right here on ABC News live meanwhile dozens are dead in Northern Gaza after a 7-Day raid by the Israeli military the Hamas run Gaza civil defense says the IDF retreated from some Gaza City districts overnight after a fierce week-long military offense that left around 60 Palestinians dead meanwhile the IDF said today its troops are continuing operations in the central and southern parts of the Gaza Strip this comes as the US says it plans to abandon efforts to reinstall a pier that has been used to get humanitarian Aid to starving Palestinians ABC’s Matt Rivers is in Tel Aviv with more yeah well this was an incredibly costly Endeavor for the US military a $230 million Pier designed to get more Aid into Gaza but us officials basically admitting defeat because it just didn’t work the plan this week was to reattach the Pier One Last Time in order to get the remaining Aid that has been stockpiled in nearby Cypress into Gaza and then after that to retire this pier for good but now a Us official telling ABC news they have not been able to reattach it has planned the US now exploring other options including land routes to try and get that remaining Aid in first installed back in May this pier has only been an operation for 23 days since then largely because of weather conditions and Diane more Aid we know is desperately needed in Gaza for the first time this week the UN now saying the threat of famine has spread to every part of Gaza Diane all right ABC News Matt Rivers thank you and jurors begin deliberations today in the federal corruption trial of Senator Bob Menendez in closing arguments prosecutors accused the New Jersey Democrat of selling his office while defense attorneys mocked the government’s case as quote cherry pict nonsense Menendez is accused of accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes but his attorneys say there’s no direct evidence linking him to any payments senior investigative correspondent Aon kerski joins me now for more aarin what does the prosecution have to prove to secure a conviction here they have to prove that Senator Menendez corrupted his office by taking bribes in the form of gold bars wads of cash of luxury convertible in exchange for a official acts on behalf of the New Jersey businessmen that are accused of paying him the bribes and those official acts included according to prosecutors intervening in criminal and civil cases with other government officials uh and with taking action that benefited uh kter and Egypt and and acting as a foreign agent of those countries while he was chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee uh it’s a tall order Menendez is charged with 16 counts including bribery and extortion and wire fraud closing arguments all told took 4 days uh so the the jury has a lot to think about Diane so aarin what are some of the key areas the defense is trying to use to raise Reasonable Doubt there there are a couple one is there is no direct evidence of Menendez saying I will do this thing if you pay me this money right that’s not how prosecutors say the scheme worked but the defense is trying to convince the jury that they didn’t see any video they didn’t see any text messages they didn’t see any emails that directly connects Menendez uh to to the bribes and they’ve said that the gold bars the cash found in his house all that belonged to his wife so the the senator is blaming his wife and saying she kept him in the dark while she shook down these these New Jersey businessmen now Senator mendez’s wife naen is also been charged here but she’s being tried separately so how could this verdict impact her case well the the the way that it’s being argued Diane uh they’re heaping it all on her so uh it it it it’s not going to be a great look they were supposed to be tried together uh but the I guess benefit of being tried separately is Menendez now can blame his wife without repercussion on his own case and and she could do the same and say well he’s the one uh you know you’re onor but she is set to be tried either later this summer or early fall she has some U medical issues that she’s been going through so the the trials are are separate even though prosecutors argued against it and there’s been a lot of uh of the case that’s been put on her saying she’s the one uh that was shaking down the businessman all right senior investigative 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information such as Social Security numbers or other personally identifiable information AT&T says it will notify current and former customers impacted and that it is taking additional cyber security measures it all comes just months after AT&T said that stolen personal information of 73 million current and former customers was found for sale on the dark web well changes are coming a Dollar General the company will pay $12 million in fines and will upgrade safety protocols after reaching a deal with the labor department a recent study found more than 200 people were killed or injured at Dollar General stores over a 10-year period including during robberies and Costco raising its membership prices for the first time since 2017 so starting in September an individual or business membership will cost you five bucks more per year at $65 while the price of an executive membership will will go up by $10 to $130 so far Costco is not upping the price of its signature hot dog and soda combo it’s staying exactly at $150 since 1985 how do you do that all right it’s Christmas in July for Hallmark fans Hallmark is launching a new streaming service for $80 a year you can enjoy all those small town holiday love stories the Hallmark Channel is also producing its first reality competition called finding Mr Christmas the winning holiday hunk will become the Network’s leading man sounds risque for okay for the Hallmark Channel I don’t know wait is Costco skill still going to have the free samples they will they’re not probably the hot dog deal is still around the free samples are still around we’re we’re okay everybody Alexis thank you okay and if you have any Finance questions for Alexis leave a message on our Instagram feed at ABC News live she might answer your question right here on Thursday and the esps honor the best in sports and last night show did not disappoint the awards not only honored Superstars for their athletic achievements but also recognized some of the best of humanity well ree takes us behind the scenes of a night filled with emotion poignance and inspiration I am so excited to celebrate sports tonight the goat Serena Williams trading in Center Court for Center Stage making her debut as host LeBron wants to win with his son on his team I won with my daughter in my belly I think we know which one is way more impressive some of the biggest stars in sports and entertainment on hand to accept Awards and have some fun thank you to my teammates U my organization uh my beautiful mother who’s mad at me the SPs are always an emotional and poignant night as well Prince Harry and Duchess Megan in the front row Harry receiving the pat Tilman award for service honoring his time in the military in the UK and his involvement in the Invictus games I stand here not as Prince Harry Pat Tilman award recipient but rather a voice on behalf of the Invictus games foundation and the thousands of veterans and service Personnel no matter the road ahead we are here for you we will leave no one behind head coach of the South Carolina Women’s Basketball team Dawn Staley honored with the jimm V award for perseverance for her work in advocating for cancer research and bone marrow donation paying tribute to loved ones on stage it’s the fight for me the unwillingness to give up or to quit I think that’s why I stand here today and backstage with GMA celebrating the ascendance of women’s sports I never thought I would get here in my lifetime but I’m soaking it all up and I’m I’m hopefully lifting it up to another another level the Arthur Ash award for courage bestowed WR on our Robin Roberts in 2013 given last night to Steve gleon the former New Orleans Saints player honored for his heroic fight against ALS joined on stage by his son rivers and his former teammate Drew Brees gleon speech an indelible sp’s moment when you look at Steve who do you see I see someone who loves who just represents love and I think now you look at the way that he lives his life and the way that he continues to strive to help others um who have been diagnosed uh with neurological diseases what do you love most about your dad all the love that he gives us and how he wants to be be with us all the time capping off the night those South Carolina women winning best team and bringing their undefeated energy to GMA I just want to say that we are officially 39 and 0 thank you for everyone that voted for us yes Kaitlin Clark Simone biles Patrick Mahomes Jaylen Brown and more took home some of the other big prizes and I caught up briefly with Prince Harry and Duchess Megan backstage where Prince Harry was effusive in his gratitude for his award and they both said of their friend Serena Williams as host quote she was fantastic effortless and in her element Diane will reev thank you coming up get your shoe organizers ready because we’re heading to the beach see my favorite hacks to make your next Beach day smooth and stressfree whenever news breaks we are here in 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time from M methods where I show you some of my favorite hacks to make life a little EAS easier last week I showed you some hacks to make packing for the beach easier today I’m showing you my hacks to make being at the beach easier check it out do you ever look forward to a day at the beach only to realize it’s a lot less relaxing than you thought me too the gear can be overwhelming the setup can be exhausting I always seem to forget something crucial and everything ends up wet and Sandy so last week I showed you how I use a shoe organizer a mesh bag a collapsible cooler and a chair cart or sled to make packing for the beach easier today let’s look at what I put in those things to make being on the beach easier first up I ditch my standard bulky beach towels for Turkish cotton towels they somehow manage to be absorbent but also thin and lightweight which makes them super easy to pack they’re quick drying so no more heavy wet towel to carry when it’s time to leave and you know how sand loves to stick to towels all these need is a simple shake and you’re good to go of course we all need sunscreen at the beach but actually applying it can be a challenge especially if you’re trying to apply it to children come put on your sunscreen but this bottle brush combo makes that so much easier just fill with any sunscreen you like and brush on or you can also use a wax roll-on bottle for some reason my kids are way more into this this way my hands don’t become lotion filed sand magnets and no extra brush to keep track of another must have baby powder or corn starch it makes sand fall right off the skin so no more Sandy hands when you’re trying to eat or Sandy feet when you get in the car and to make life easier I use a brush that stores the powder right inside if you’ve got kids you’ll also want sand toys but those can take up so much space so I love these collapsible buckets and nesting Scoops these are actually meant for the kitchen but they’re great for the beach and just drill holes in one of the buckets and it can double as a SI and a rain bucket to help stay cool without braving the waves you can also pack a shower liner just dig a shallow hole in the sand add water and just like that you have a kitty pool for shaded play you can also try a pool tent combo this one is so easy to set up and so easy to collapse and it doubles as a great play and napping space for little ones and to fill that pool remember the sled I showed you last week you can also use that to bring water from the ocean plus the sled itself can double as a mini Kitty pool or a footer hand washing station of course the grown-ups need shade too and for that I like these clipon golf umbrellas I find they’re easier to set up than traditional beach umbrellas and much easier to transport store for extra security use the bag itself to tie them its place but no beach trip is complete without food and drinks to keep them cool I love using Frozen water bottles as ice packs this keeps the cooler from turning into a watery mess and at the end of the day you still have cold refreshing water to drink so now my family is super comfortable I know when it’s time to go this will only take me a few minutes to clean up and I know there won’t be a big Sandy wet mess waiting for me when I get home now that is relaxing and stay tuned for our next Meo methods and don’t forget to hit me up on Instagram at dianr to let me know what problem you want hacked next thanks for streaming with us as always I’m Diane Meo ABC News live is here for you anytime with the latest news context and Analysis you can always find us on various streaming services the ABC News app and of course on abcnews.com the news never stops we’ll be right back what does it take to be the most watched newscast in America an operation to capture Isis Fighters is this our combat Operation Center we’re approaching the gate now militants came in from four or five different directions operational nuclear reactor so you have a 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with us you were looking at Capitol Hill on this Friday and we have a lot of news to get to here’s the rundown right now President Biden is dismissing a growing chorus of Democrats calling for him to exit the race for the White House in an hourlong press conference the president aimed to prove he has the mental Fitness and stamina to lead for four more years years I’m not in this for my legacy I’m in this to complete the job I started the president stumbled out of the gate mistakenly calling kamla Harris vice president Trump but also showed his command on a wide range of issues President says he has full confidence in vice president Harris’s ability to be president but he also made clear he would only reconsider his decision to stay in the race if polls show he has no path to Victory the East Coast is facing deadly flooding as a dangerous Heat Wave roasts the Western us more than 45 million Americans are under flood watches in 11 states from South Carolina to Massachusetts some areas could see 3 to 5 Ines of rain meanwhile Las Vegas hit at least 115 Dees for 6 days in a row the heat is expected to stretch from the southwest into the plains this weekend an American woman is reuniting with her family after being released from jail in Turks and Kos Sharita Greer arrived back home in the US last night after she was arrested in May for having two rounds of ammunition in her bag R was on a Mother’s day trip with her daughter and denied having any knowledge of the ammo she was facing a mandatory 12-year prison sentence but instead received a 23 we suspended sentence along with a $1,500 fine and a young baseball fan has a new souvenir after home run flew straight into the stands at the Phillies game even though dad missed the catch the ball slipped right through his fingers much to the horror of his kids the boys were clearly in disbelief and some disappointment one of them even started crying but the story has a happy ending an usher in the stadium came to the rescue retrieving the ball and giving it to the boys and Gypsy Rose Blanchard is speaking out for the first time since announcing she’s expecting a baby it’s been 6 months since Blanchard was released from prison after serving 8 years for help helping to kill her abusive mother now she says her unexpected pregnancy has given her purpose ABC’s Juju Chang has the exclusive interview I’m happy to announce that I am 11 weeks pregnant at 32 Gypsy Rose Blanchard says a doctor warned her about fertility issues so her pregnancy came as a shock just the latest twist in her Sensational life how do you feel I’m excited um at first I was very nervous um but but I’m very excited you talked about a roller coaster of emotions yes the mood swings are wicked released from prison after more than 8 years she’s embraced her Freedom plans lots of fixing her teeth getting a nose job and filing for divorce from her husband Ryan Anderson while she still lives with her dad rod and stepmom Christie she’s rekindled a relationship with her former fiance Ken urker those tumultuous 6 months all captured in the lifetime docu series gpsy Rose life after lockup so to be clear you haven’t been with your ex for this is March um early well it was mid-march um when I left Ryan so um this is absolutely 100% Ken’s baby there was never any question of fraternity how do you think your ex is going to react to this especially given that you’re going through a divorce proceeding still I’m hoping that he is okay um um emotionally and I wish him the best emotionally um but right now I have not even had a moment to stop and think about anybody else except for am I taking my prenatals in the morning am I drinking enough water like I have so much to focus on making sure that um I’m healthy for this baby so you’ve clicked into maternal moment I have absolutely nesting and everything Blanchard knows that motherhood for her will be fraught she pleaded guilty to Second deegree murder for plotting to have her own mother killed after years of abuse her mother deei forced her to undergo unnecessary surgeries shaved her head and kept her in a wheelchair with a feeding tube for much of her childhood I understand that with my past um there’s going to be a lot of people that kind of question um if I even should be a mother or even have children in my care if your critics are wondering that like how how do you feel confident that you’d be able to teach your right from wrong I know that I’m not perfect I know that I have made mistakes in the past um and I will probably make minor mistakes going forward but at the same time I do know right from wrong and um learning from past mistakes is a growth that um comes with time things that I wanted in a mother I want to give to this baby and I just want to be a good mother for my child I want to be I want to be everything my mother wasn’t my mother did not want to see me meet those Milestones that every child should have like going on a first date a prom um you know a bike ride all of those little Milestone moments that make life worth living I didn’t get to have that and so I want my child to have all of the things that he or she could ever want in life how do you plan to tell your child about your own childhood and the role you had in your mother’s murder that question has plagued my mind for a long time and I’ve come to a point where I understand that that question is going to be asked by my child someday so I feel like when that time comes Ken and I will sit down and have that conversation and I will explain in the most honest way possible and will there be another docu series down the road will the cameras continue to roll I don’t know yet um that’s you never know what the future holds with that but once the baby’s born I really feel strongly that I don’t want my baby to be in front of a camera um unless it’s for like home movies I will not be putting my child in the media at all why I don’t this world is so cruel and unsafe that there is a level of responsibility that I have to make sure that my child is protected while she wants to keep her baby out of the public ey she’s sharing her pregnancy Journey with the world for now she’s still staying with her dad and stepmom not living with the baby’s father and since she’s is still in the process of getting a divorce no immediate plans for marriage now after her abusive childhood and 8 years in prison these first six months of Freedom are really her first experience at independent adulthood and she admits there’s been a lot of drama it’s all been captured on lifetimes docu series Gypsy Rose life after lockup which airs on Monday nights and of course we’ll have much more of our exclusive interview tonight on Nightline Diane all right Juju Chang thank you and police are investigating after passenger alleged allegedly lashed out at flight attendance on a flight from Miami to nework she eventually had to be restrained by the crew when the chaos caused the flight to be diverted to Orlando for hours Ariel rashev has the details disturbing video obtained by TMZ of midair Mayhem a United Airlines passenger seen biting a flight attendant’s uniform in the midst of a meltdown the woman lashing out at Airline staff as they attempt to restrain her was zipped TI these people have an attitute problem they don’t their job other passengers recording the incident on their phones as she hurs insults and expletives Witnesses say she spat and threw punches the plane and route from Miami to Newark diverting to Orlando the sooner that we can get to conflict and try to deescalate that the more likely that we are going to be successful in deescalation people on board applauding as the woman was escorted off by authorities Orlando Police saying the individual was transported to an area hospital for evaluation no arrest has been made United Airlines telling ABC news our flight attendants work to deescalate the situation and protect other customers we’re grateful to our team for their professionalism now it’s still unclear what caused that Outburst the FAA says that the number of unruly passenger incidents has steadily declined about 80% since its peak in 2021 but there have still been nearly 900 so far this year Diane Ariel RF thank you and coming up here on ABC News live as ADHD diagnoses are on the rise patients are facing medication shortages we’re talking treatment options with Dr Judith Joseph plus answering your questions and are foods with form Malahide safe you asked Dr Lo Patel and he’s answering that and more right after the break what does it take to be the most watched newscast in America an operation to capture Isis Fighters is this our combat Operation Center we’re approaching the gate now militants came in from four or five different directions operational nuclear reactor so you have a couple loaded and ready to go the house is destroyed but the flag there’s not a ter in it not a ter in it how important is this label right here made in the USA look 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why the New York Times calls it a news podcast worth listening to start here ABC News make it your daily first listen now that’s a part of the story I bet you didn’t see coming wherever you get your podcast s start here welcome back to ABC News live first a growing number of women are being diagnosed with ADHD but although more people are getting that diagnoses prescription medication to treat the disorder is getting harder to find just last month the CDC issued an official Health advisory warning about a potential disrupted access to care for those taking prescription stimulant medications that came after the justice department announced a fraud indictment against two Healthcare startup Executives and the announcement came during an already existing shortage so I want to bring in board certified psychiatrist and researcher Dr Judith Joseph for more on what this shortage means for people looking for care and What treatments options are available to those with ADHD Dr Joseph it’s great to have you uh let’s get into this a little bit uh first for people who have ADHD they have that diagnosis from a license healthcare provider what can you do if you then finally go to try to get this medication that you think will help you and you can’t find it Diane thank you for bringing this up it’s really important to validate these concerns because they’re real and the issue is that a lot of people are getting misdiagnosed or they’re getting their diagnosis at a time during these shortages so they don’t have their options so what I would suggest is that you talk to your doctor about Alternatives yes that you may be accustomed to one type of prescription but there are a a whole host of different types of options to choose from you can also consider taking a drug holiday it’s not ideal but you know during the days that you don’t have a lot of work don’t use your medications as often so that you have your medications when you really need them for big projects and also focus on the other areas of your life to help regulate yourself sleep is an area which I’m sure you know is completely you know disregulated in ADHD and so making sure that you have good sleep hygiene and your brain is rested because if you have a shortage your brain’s going to need as much help and support as possible and what are the treatment options in terms of therapy what are some of the or supplements you know there’s a lot of conversation online about that but we don’t often hear experts talking about it so can you talk about some of the other um treatment options for ADHD that come in addition to prescription medication as a psychiatrist it is completely an untapped resource it’s like having a pot of goal and you don’t you can utilize it but you don’t even know it’s there organizational skills therapy is a GameChanger and this is a cognitive behavioral therapy that focuses on time management planning organization impulse control so you can set your life up so that you are most successful so people use things like a Launchpad in their homes where they put all the things that they typically lose because people with ad misplace things frequently so you have your Launchpad at the fr your home you put your keys your wallet so that when you wake up and you’re out the door you just know where they are things such as buzzers and timers right kitchen timers even or alarms in your phone that sends a message to your brain that you have these little deadlines to catch using a body double so a lot of times people with ADHD especially adults have a hard time with uh procrastinating and tasks and deadline so asking a a a buddy to sit with you while you try to get these deadlines uh completed these are supports that a lot of people don’t utilize and guess what you don’t need a prescription for that so organizational skills and setting your life up to be successful can be a game changer and there are actually apps and YouTube videos too so if you don’t have an actual person to body double if you need to do the dishes you can throw up a video where someone else is doing the dishes with you and you just follow along it sounds so silly but it can be really helpful um and we’ve also received an outpouring of response since we started talking about this topic so I want to ask you a couple of viewer questions that we got the first one is someone saying I’d love to hear about positive qualities that us women with ADHD have this is so beautiful I’m so glad they brought this up because you know we think about ADHD as being disorganized or you know being um having problems with time management however one of the Hallmarks of ADHD is having impulsivity and sometimes that impulsivity allows people to be very creative and to think out of the box whereas those of us who don’t have ADHD may be a bit more measured and a bit more apprehensive going from Step A to B someone with ADHD may have a thought and then run with it and that thought may be actually a really good creative thought the other thing is that a lot of times people with ADHD can be very talkative and this can be endearing at times so you can be able to attach to others and to make friends and to have conversations a lot easier than people who let’s say don’t have that quality so there are positives to having ADHD one of the negatives that we often hear is hyperactivity but if someone has lots of energy they can come into a room and light it up so you know I think it’s important to look at all of the aspects and not just look at the bad but also look at the positive agreed I call it a superpower at times it’s certainly a crutch at times but it it’s one of the reasons I think I love and and do my job if I may say so well so I I can absolutely Echo all of those things and the other question we got and this is an interesting one how do you talk to your spouse about your ADHD so they better understand Dan so many of my clients with ADHD will say my partner gets so annoyed because I’m interrupting them I finish their sentence I have a hard time being patient waiting in lines and I think that knowing that these are possible symptoms of adult ADHD that’s so powerful and having that open dialogue with your part partner and saying look these are some of the signs and symptoms it’s not me it’s not a character flaw it doesn’t mean that I don’t care about you that I don’t value that I don’t respect you but I’m going to need some support I I’m going to need you to point out when this is happening so that I can self-regulate and the great thing is that when you have that information from others you can take the steps you can use the tools to address it in real time so you can create change even in these tiny moments with your partner and it doesn’t mean now I can’t I’m no longer expected to wait online or I don’t expect to have these adult responsibilities it just means I may have to do things differently or may need a few Clues here and there so that I can work on it Dr Joseph thank you so much for coming on thank you so much Dan and now it’s time for our weekly segment battel it like it is where ABC News contributor Dr Lo Batel shares Health advice on topics that matter most to you and today he’s answering some of your questions so Dr battel Jay and Houston says I saw a video about form Malahide in some fruits is that really bad should we avoid foods with fahid oh social media doing what it does I’ve seen these posts Diane and they seem to demonize Foods because they may contain the trace amount of a potentially dangerous chemical so I’ve seen posts talking about how bananas Flores bananas may contain F Malahide but in such a small amount that it’s not going to cause any problems so off the top don’t worry you can eat your fruits and vegetables but here’s some background falah is a chemical in high am amounts of exposure it can cause breathing problems even several types of cancers it has industrial applications and like building materials wood making resins as a preservative in Labs it’s also naturally occurring in foods like Meats fruits vegetables even flowing through our bodies when it comes to chemical exposures the dosage how you ingest it or inhale it or touch it and for how long is what matters so don’t worry eat your fruits and vegetables if you are concerned about inhalation exposure to faldy you want to pay attention to exposure from your workplace potentially at home from certain Cosmetics if you’re doing wood making if you’re using any building materials or especially around tobacco or automative smoke so take a breath when it comes to those scary Instagram posts because I feel like there’s a lot of fear being spread there take a breath unless you’re around those risks that you just said in which case maybe maybe don’t zing and I want to get to a question from uh one of our very own producers here at ABC News live they want to know how to get a 2-year-old to sleep through the night I swear I was not the one who asked this question how do you get a 2-year-old to sleep through the night but I am listening and America Diane was not the one but I millions of parents can relate to this and if I had the magic answer for how to get a two-year-old to sleep through the night I would be a billionaire right now reporting live from a yacht but here’s the thing children are all individual there is no One-Stop protocol at around the age of two children need about 12 to 14 hours give or take a sleep a day it’s great for the developing brains and and what I will say across the board a consistent bedtime routine for your two-year-old is extremely important that involves a consistent bedtime every day some type of quiet bedtime routine it could be reading books singing allowing your child to have some form of comfort in their bed or crib whether that’s a stuffed animal or a blanket this is my daughter’s current favorite her name is Emma’s sister because her she’s the sister of another doll named Emma but she doesn’t have her own name ignore that and it’s also important your children are comfortable at the right temperature they’ve eaten enough and give it time it all takes time it’s a process if your children are crying out try not to immediately go in and let them figure it out on their own now obviously things like teething illness anxiety travel napping too much napping too little can all make a difference as well so if you’ve tried it all and you still have trouble talk to professional talk to other parents you will get through it and we will be here to support each other all along the way Dr Al Patel always great to have you thank you thank you coming up here on ABC News live will Smith is topping the gospel charts and Meg the stallion and country star shabzi are taking the number one spots too Megan Wright is breaking it all down in the drop next why do so many people start their day here from ABC News this is start here to be in the know and get a different take on the day’s top stories a lot of news 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I’m Kira Phillips our top story this hour it went better than the debate but it wasn’t Master Class President Biden still has Democrats nervous and you can see it with every lawmaker that’s coming forward asking him to now pull out of the race 17 house members and one Senator to be exact during that highly anticipated press conference last night Biden at times appearing strong while discussing foreign policy and answering a range of other questions but the President also stumbling over over his words and out of the gate even mixed up his own vice president with his rival Donald Trump and hours earlier Biden makes a similar Mistake by introducing Ukraine’s president zalinski as Russia’s Vladimir Putin take a listen now I want to hand it over to the president of Ukraine who has as much courage as he has determination ladies and gentlemen President Putin I wouldn’t have picked vice president Trump to be vice president do I think she was not qualified to be president clearly pressure against Biden is growing and it’s serious House minority leader hakee Jeffrey saying that he met with Biden privately last night writing in a letter to fellow lawmakers that he directly Express the full breadth of insight heartfelt perspectives and conclusions about the path forward so what exactly does that mean President Biden now doing damage control on the campaign Trail that’s what he’s doing holding a rally today in the key state of Michigan joining me now our White House correspondent Mary Alice Parks also along with senior reporter Katherine falers Mary Alice what are you hearing from your sources about just last night’s press conference and also the NATO Summit and and why is the president heading to Michigan now to try and convince voters that he’s still okay yeah K this is one of the most interesting parts of the press conference I thought which was the president admitting uh in some ways um more candidly than we we’ve heard him in the past that he has a challenge in ahead of him that he said he knows he has to elay fears of Voters and he’s hoping to do that on the campaign Trail today he continues to say that voters will feel better about his ability to do the job about his ability to take on the former president and campaign if they see him out there uh doing the work hitting the campaign Trail so that’s what he is doing like you said he’s in the key Battleground state of Michigan today this is a must win state for the president uh the the Democrats know that the members of Congress on Capitol Hill know that somewhere like Michigan is absolutely essential and and we know the president is hoping on the campaign Trail to Really Turn the Page I mean I don’t know if he’ll be able to do that that’s such a hard part of this moment for Democrats right now they desperately want the conversation to be back on the former president and and not just on uh President Biden’s health and age but but he says that he’s going to be talking about Trump on the campaign Trail trying to draw a clear contrast uh between his record and what uh the other um what his opponent would would do if if it came back into the White House look I will tell you that my Sour’s um sort of a mixed bag reaction to the press conference last night uh a lot of them saying if the debate hadn’t happened uh then the press conference uh would have been probably seen as pretty straightforward and and frankly rather strong he was there for nearly an hour he took several questions he talked in depth about foreign policy uh but the debate of course did happen every Democrat I talk to knows that they can’t tell voters that they didn’t see what they saw and so every single word from this President just under a microscope and scrutinized is why those gaps those mixups like you played there at the beginning uh matter more in this moment because fair or unfair the bar is different the expectation is different the scrutiny is different right now and that is just a tough spot for this President a tough spot for Democrats to get out of and it this is a tough spot for the country right now as we are so close to the November election and we just don’t know what’s going to happen and back to what top house Democrat hakeim Jeffrey said Katherine when he met with met with Biden uh to give him what is the quote here uh perspectives and conclusions or at least that’s what they discuss that doesn’t really sound very reassuring how much longer can Biden keep pushing back against his own party yeah well Kira to your point I think what’s most significant about that letter from hakeim Jeff is what he didn’t say we don’t know for example if he conveyed to the president one way or another whether he believed he should stay in the race or drop out but what we do know is that he has been Fielding criticisms and advice and information from his caucus behind closed doors we know there’s a growing chorus and number of Democrats that are calling on Biden to step aside to drop out of the race we should note that that’s still a small percentage of the house Democratic caucus but regardless Jeff is still seeing a growing number of members of his caucus on Capitol Hill calling for Biden to step aside side including senior Democrats so the question going forward of course is do these do these growing calls for him to step aside do they increase can Biden get out of this in some way does the narrative go away I don’t know and the reality of it is every public appearance now that the president has there will be a spotlight on them people will be watching the top Democrat uh Chris heimes for example said yesterday that we’re in a position now where we’re watching Biden we’re saying oh did he do a good job did he do a bad job we shouldn’t be in that position going forward however there are some Democrats who say he should absolutely stay in the race well Mary Alice there’s this new poll showing that former president Trump apparently has a three-point lead over Biden we know the President says he doesn’t trust polling should we right now I think it’s a great question what’s interesting to me is how much of the vote is still sort of parked in that undecided column and even some of those third party candidates that 3% um in uh lead there if you will is is is small it’s within the margin of air and that is what the Biden team keeps saying um that there actually hasn’t been significant movement nationally in a lot of those polls since the debate and that’s true and that is interesting I mean that that isn’t good for the Biden team right they were hoping they were telling us that the debate was going to help them turn the tide on those polls they needed uh to reverse the trend uh maybe he hasn’t um sort of fallen out in those polls but he definitely hasn’t climbed either of course Kier I think it’s important for us to remember that this is one just a snapshot in time time but also that we don’t elect presidents with national polls Battleground states are going to matter obviously we elect presidents through an electoral college um sort of process and so what we are all looking for is those polls from those key States like Pennsylvania Michigan Wisconsin K so Katherine a little bit of news uh breaking about Trump’s short list for VP what do we know at this hour well look I think at the end of the day whatever Trump decides is what he decides he could change his mind who who knows who he will ultimately pick but we do know at least from our reporting that it is down to three candidates but really two and there two senators Senator JD Vance and Senator Marco Rubio H who knows again who who Trump will decide to pick he did tease at a rally recently that Marco Rubio may not be in the Senate to vote on some things anymore who knows he could be Vice President we do know uh also that he really favors JD Vance in some ways so look this is an announcement that we could that we will hear I should say in the coming days we know that this will be known the camp pay has said publicly that we will absolutely know by Monday so stay tuned we’re in for a uh a while next few days Kira yes we are Mary Alice Parks kathern fers thanks so much and we will have special coverage of course of the Republican National Convention starting Monday at 9:00 p.m. Eastern right here on ABC News live effects of extreme weather on both coasts torrential rain hammering Vermont widespread flooding stranding vehicles and a lot of Roads shut down that same weather system now targeting the Northeast flood watches in effect for more than 45 million people across 11 states in the west many states still grappling with dangerous heat and at least Seven Cities saw record high temperatures on Thursday the worst of the heat will expand this weekend stretching from South the Southwest rather right into the Rockies millions of people across Houston now still without power days after Hurricane Barrel those out outages leaving the city pretty much paralyzed and also putting a lot of strain on hospitals our extreme weather team has it all covered for us let’s begin with Liliana Pearson in our a at our ABC station there in Houston so what’s it like there today well you can see right now it has just started downpouring and this is really just the cherry on top of what has been four really hard days for people across Southeast Texas after a hurricane Barrel came through the area it knocked out over more than 2 million customers from Power you can see why that tree behind me there is one of the big reasons so many people lost power this was a huge wind event it brought down trees it brought down power poles and power lines we know that over a million people are back online but there’s still going to be around uh 20% of customers without power that are going to go into next week into the Heat and the dark this rain is bringing in humidity it has been hot all week long and it’s only going to stay that way through the week really frustrating after a couple of years and this year itself just in the spring of a couple really tough weather events all right let’s bring in along with Lana our meteorologist Dan Amarante Dan you’ve been tracking uh the dangerous heat the storms the floods where would you like to begin uh we’ll begin in the east coast where it’s just been pouring uh across the last couple of hours and really yesterday they started see some heavy rain as well now the Western Heat Wave they also are just roasting out there look at those temperature 115 in Vegas today 104 in Salt Lake City even Denver joining the party at 101 those heat advisories and excessive heat warnings in effect all across parts of the West Coast so absolutely brutal in terms of how warm it’s been how hot it’s been and it is going to be moving to the east as we go on through the next uh couple of days here and heading into next week those feels like temperatures going up to well over a 100 for a lot of areas now just an important reminder that the heat the heat the feels like temperature also known as the heat index is how it feels when you factor in not only the actual temperature but also the humidity so we’re going to have those numbers soring but as I mentioned across the West Coast it has been just uncomfortable to say the least now 9 and a half degrees or so is how much the average low temperature has risen since 1970 in Las Vegas so back in the 70s your typical low temperature it was in the low to mid 7s now the typical low temperature has already gone up to the low 80s in many areas Las Vegas had a low temperature this morning of 98 and a high temperature of 110 so as we said this is not going anywhere and luckily in terms of the tropics things have quieted down just a little bit although we are seeing some of those tropical downpours across the East but uh hurricane season does ramp up pretty quickly as we head through the month of August so we’ll try to enjoy this tease that we’re g to beeve yeah all right Liliana and Dan appreciate you both so much uh there’s a lot going on we were having some hits with liliana’s shot there sorry about that and issues with your graphics Dan so trying to work on things behind the scenes but you know what we got the story out there we got it covered we’re going to talk to you both throughout the day we can blame the heat that’s there you go it’s all the heat problem the heat impacts everything darn it and the rain Liliana hang in there all right guys we’ll keep talking so the judge in Alec Baldwin’s trial has dismissed the jury for the day as the defense team has now filed a motion to dismiss the case actually accusing the prosecution of not disclosing evidence the jury didn’t hear any testimony on day three of Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter trial now the O the actor has pleaded not guilty as you know and he insists that he didn’t even pull the trigger on that gun in question the convicted armor as you know for that movie rust Hannah Gutierrez Reed is expected though to possibly take the stand Monday if testimony does resume she’s currently serving an 18mon sentence for failing to properly check and secure that gun that killed the cinematographer helina Hutchins jacqulyn Lee is outside Court in Santa Fe as things are sort of happening now in real time once again also our legal contributor contributor and trial attorney Brian buckmire so Jacqueline let’s start with the newest piece of news here and that’s Baldwin’s team asking the judge to dismiss the case so what happened yep that’s right here there’s a lot going on right now so the day kicked off with the defense arguing that the state purposely withheld evidence so what happened was after Hannah Gutierrez the move Armor after she was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter there was a good Samaritan who turned in ammunition to police saying that this ammunition was supposedly on the set of the movie rust what the uh state did was they actually filed this supplemental report this ammunition was not placed with the rest of the evidence from the movie shoot and so when before this trial even kicked off the defense team of Baldwin they said give us all of the evidence so the state did not turn over this ammunition and so that is the basis of this entire argument to dismiss the case is the defens is saying we had a right to evaluate this ammunition now the state is saying this ammunition actually came from uh gz’s father’s friend so there were ulterior motives and then on top of that the state is saying this ammunition did not even match the ammunition from the scene of the movie so the state is saying we did not withhold anything it was not relevant to the case now what is happening right now now is so the judge dismissed the jury told them to come back on Monday and the judge now has to decide if she wants to dismiss the case or not so both of the legal teams are currently in Court Baldwin walked out we don’t know why the judge then said do you guys need you know a break and then Baldwin’s team says we’ll know in five minutes and then Baldwin just walked back into court so a lot of things are unfolding as we speak Kira wow so Brian what do you make of all of this and also the defense making this motion to dismiss what could happen here yeah so I’m very passionate about this because I’ve been in the place of the defense during things like this now you’re might going to hear two different words Brady and Giglio Brady is a case that talks about exculpatory evidence evidence that can prove your innocence it’s probably not the situation here but Giglio uses Brady goes a little bit further and talks about The credibility of a witness now while this evidence may not prove Alec bald’s innocence it does go to The credibility of why would you keep this information separate and never turn over to the defense the defense does have a constitutional right to cross-examine inquire and test the evidence on behalf of their clients and so not turning it over regardless of how important the prosecution does or doesn’t think it is is important and and the reason why I’ll say it I’ll give you this example I represented a single mother she had a six-year-old and I never got information about a gun case where there was a gun in her purse where two codefendants were consoling their girlfriend saying don’t worry I can’t go to jail because the gun was put not found put in her purse on the eve of trial that was turned over to me and I was screaming so hard at the prosecution I almost got held in contemp of court because for over a year I had to explain to a single mother that she may not see her child until that six-year-old turns N9 and a half or 21 evidence must be turned over regardless of what the prosecutor thinks about it because the damage that it does to a client is massive all right we’ll follow uh the latest developments and see what happens and see if things uh get going again on Monday Jacqueline Brian thank you both so much well what a waste of time and money as desperate Gins are still searching for food shelter and supplies every day we have now learned that the US military Pier that’s been floating off the coast of Gaza will now cease operation soon efforts to reinstall it now totally abandoned that Pier had been used on and off to get humanitarian Aid to those starving Palestinians but it’s been plagued with issues since it was first attached to the Gaza Shoreline back in May Art Matt Rivers is in Tel Aviv with more so Matt you know this pier was hailed as a big success we should also mention it cost millions of dollars when it was first built but the result has just been an absolute failure yeah I mean there’s really no other way to look at it they spent $230 million getting this pier installed back in May and since May it has only been used on operation 23 days uh since May that’s any way you slice it that is a failure they were able to get some Aid into Gaza but they were not able to get all of the aid they had allocated into Gaza based on uh setting up that Pier so it has been a failure now earlier this week we had actually already reported that this pier was likely going to be retired but the plan this week was to try and reattach the pier one more time to get whatever Aid is still remaining in nearby Cypress into Gaza that has not been able to happen uh it was supposed to happen on Wednesday it still hasn’t happened and so now we’re told from a senior Us official that they’re exploring other ways to get that Aid that’s still sitting stockpiled in Cypress into Gaza including using land routes but Kiera you said it just a total failure here yeah it’s and it’s heartbreaking um when you think of what it could have done all right any word on those peace talks and has there been any progress yeah you know in fact Joe Biden talked about this yesterday a little bit in his press conference that frankly got overshadowed by a lot of the talk about his candidacy but he did come out and say that both Hamas and Israel have agreed to a framework about a potential ceasefire agreement down the road that’s not to say that they’ve signed the dotted line he still said there’s a lot of work still to be done there but he believes that his administration and both of those sides have made progress toward a deal so again it’s a step in the right direction but we’ve talked about this all week just because it’s a step in the right direction doesn’t mean there can’t be something that derails the process in the near future as we’ve seen happen many times before all right Matt Rivers thank you and coming up J’s deliberations underway right now in the federal corruption trial of Senator Bob Menendez plus the Urgent search for suspects they’re wanted for targeting high-end restaurants in New York City we’ll tell you what they’re looking for and what you need to be careful of hey good morning America Morning America Good Morning America Good Morning America Good Morning America morning are you ready they are 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pricey jewelry like watches and diamonds before actually snatching their items at gunpoint our Phil Lipoff is following the story story and and joins me now and we’re I guess we’re starting to see it now on on these uh cameras that are on the restaurants and along the streets I mean did you just see what we played it was it was basically broad daylight they’re sitting there at a table and these guys come up to them uh they’re on a motorbike so that looks like that guy has a helmet on he pulls out a gun they’re sitting at a table this is Williamsburg Brooklyn in May at a at a at a at an upscale restaurant they then take the wrist off the the the watch off the wrist this is what’s happening uh this started in May continued through June the last one reported on June 26 there have been at least a half dozen of these kind of robberies at highend Manhattan restaurants in the village in Tribeca also like this one in Williamsburg Brooklyn the victims targeted looks like for their watches pretty specifically among other things a bracelet was taken at least two men approach the victims on a motorbike pull out a gun and and then take their watches watches range from $200 to $100,000 watches that have been taken cost $35,000 40,000 $65,000 all the way up to $100,000 Cara here’s what what so weird when you look at that video the it looks like the waitress that is serving other people at other tables doesn’t even notice what’s going on um she sort of walks by doesn’t notice and and then you know goes back to to the table again here there she is I know it’s crazy and then here’s what else is amazing the folks there sitting at the table they seem pretty calm um you know just kind of looking at this guy they probably were in shock on what the heck was going on I mean what are police saying about these suspects do we know anything else well yeah I mean talk about a pattern police believe this is the same group committing these Brazen robberies between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 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out of the race 17 house members and one Senator to be exact during that highly anticipated press conference last night Biden at times appearing strong while discussing foreign policy and answering a range of other questions but the President also stumbling over his words and out of the gate even mixed up his own vice president with his rival Donald Trump and hours earlier Biden makes a similar Mistake by introducing Ukraine’s president zinski as Russia’s Vladimir Putin take a listen now I want to hand it over to the president of Ukraine who has as much courage as he has determination ladies and gentlemen President Putin I wouldn’t have picked vice president Trump to be vice president that I think she was not qualified to be president clearly pressure against Biden is growing and it’s serious House minority leader hakee Jeffrey saying that he met with Biden privately last night writing in a letter to fellow lawmakers that he directly expressed the full breath of insight heartfelt perspectives and conclusions about the path forward so what exactly does that mean President Biden now doing damage control on the campaign Trail that’s what he’s doing holding a rally today in the key state of Michigan joining me now our White House correspondent Mary Alice Parks also along with senior reporter Katherine falers Mary Alice what do you hearing from your sources about just last night’s press conference and also the NATO Summit and and why is the president heading to Michigan now to try and convince voters that he’s still okay yeah K this was one of the most interesting parts of the press conference I thought which was the president admitting uh in some ways um more candidly than we’ve heard him in the past that he has a challenge in ahead of him that he said he knows he has to allay fears of Voters and he’s hoping to do that on the campaign Trail today he continues to say that voters will feel better about his ability to do the job about his ability to take on the former president and campaign if they see him out there uh doing the work hitting the campaign Trail so that’s what he is doing like you said he’s in the key Battleground state of Michigan today this is a must win state for the president uh the the Democrats know that the members of Congress on Capitol Hill know that somewhere like Michigan is absolutely essential and and we know the president is hoping on the campaign Trail to Really Turn the Page I mean I don’t know if he’ll be able to do that that’s such a hard part of this moment for Democrats right now they desperately want the conversation to be back on the former president and and not just on uh President Biden’s health and age but but he says that he’s going to be talking about Trump on the campaign Trail trying to draw a clear contrast uh between his record and and what uh the other um what his opponent would would do if if it came back into the White House look I will tell you that my source is um sort of a mixed bag reaction to the press conference last night uh a lot of them saying if the debate hadn’t happened uh then the press conference uh would have been probably seen as pretty straightforward and and frankly rather strong he was there for nearly an hour he took several questions he talked in depth about foreign policy uh but the debate of course did happen every Democrat I talked to knows that they can’t tell voters that they didn’t see what they saw and so every single word from this President just under a microscope and scrutinized is why those gaps those Mix-Ups like you played there at the beginning uh matter more in this moment because fair or unfair the bar is different the expectation is different the scrutiny is different right now and that is just a tough spot for this President a tough spot for Democrats to get out of and it this is a tough spot for the country right now as we are so close to the November election and we just don’t know what’s going to happen and back to what top house Democrat hakee Jeffrey said uh Katherine when he met W met with Biden uh to give him what is the quote here uh perspectives and conclusions or at least that’s what they discuss that doesn’t really sound very reassuring how much longer can Biden keep pushing back against his own party yeah well Kira to your point I think what’s most significant about that letter from hakeim Jeff is what he didn’t say we don’t know for example if he conveyed to the president one way or another whether he believed he should stay in the race or drop out but what we do know is that he has been Felding criticisms and advice and information from his caucus behind closed doors we know there’s a growing chorus and number of Democrats that are calling on Biden to step aside to drop out of the race we should note that that’s still a small percentage of the house Democratic caucus but regardless Jeff is still seeing a growing number of members of his caucus on Capitol Hill calling for Biden to step aside including senior Democrats so the question going forward of course is do these do these growing calls for him to step aside do they increase can Biden get out of this in some way does the narrative go away I don’t know and the reality of it is every public appearance now that the president has there will be a spotlight on them people will be watching the top Democrat uh Chris heims for example said yesterday that we’re in a position now where we’re watching Biden and we’re saying oh did he do a good job did he do a bad job we shouldn’t be in that position going forward however there are some Democrats who say he should absolutely stay in the race well Mary Alice there’s this new poll showing that former president Trump apparently has a three-point lead over by Biden we know the President says he doesn’t trust polling should we right now I think it’s a great question what’s interesting to me is how much of the vote is still sort of parked in that undecided column and even some of those uh third party candidates that 3% um in a lead there if you will is is is small it’s within the margin of erir and that is what the Biden team keeps saying um that there actually hasn’t been significant movement nationally in a lot of those polls since the debate and that’s true and that is interesting I mean that that isn’t good for the Biden team right they were hoping they were telling us that the debate was going to help them turn the tide on those polls they needed uh to reverse the trend uh maybe he hasn’t um sort of fallen out in those polls but he definitely hasn’t climbed either of course kir I think it’s important for us to remember that this is one just a snapshot in time but also that we don’t elect presidents with national polls Battleground states are going to matter obviously we elect presidents through an electoral college um sort of process and so what we are all looking for is those polls from those key States like Pennsylvania Michigan Wisconsin K so Katherine a little bit of news uh breaking about Trump’s short list for VP what do we know at this hour well look I think at the end of the day whatever Trump decides is what he decides he could change his mind who who knows who he will ultimately pick but we do know at least from our reporting that it is down to three candidates but really two and there are two senators Senator JD Vance and Senator Marco Rubio who knows again who who Trump will decide to pick he did tease at a rally recently that marar Rubio may not be in the Senate to vote on some things anymore who knows he could be Vice President we do know uh also that he really favors JD Vance in some ways so look this is an announcement that we could that we will hear I should say in the coming days we know that this will be known the campaign has said publicly that we will absolutely know by Monday so stay tuned we’re in for a uh a while next few days Kira yes we are Mary Alice Parks Katherine Paul thanks so much and we will have special coverage of course of the Republican National Convention starting Monday at 9:00 p.m. Eastern right here on ABC News live so effects of extreme weather on both coasts torrential rain hammering Vermont widespread flooding stranding vehicles and a lot of Roads shut down that same weather system now targeting the Northeast flood watches in effect for more than 40 million people across 11 states in the west many states still grappling with dangerous heat and at least Seven Cities saw record high temperatures on Thursday the worst of the heat will expand this weekend stretching from South the Southwest rather right into the Rockies millions of people across Houston now still without power days after Hurricane Barrel those out outages leaving the city pretty much paralyzed and also putting a lot of strain on hospitals our extreme weather team has it all covered for us let’s begin with Iana Pearson in our a at our ABC station there in Houston so what’s it like there today well you can see right now it has just started downpouring and this is really just the cherry on top of what has been for really hard days for people across Southeast Texas after a hurricane Barrel came through the area it knocked out over more than 2 million customers from Power you can see why that tree behind me there is one of the big reasons so many people lost power this was a huge wind event it brought down trees it brought down power poles and power lines we know that over a million people are back online but there’s still going to be around uh 20% of customers without power that are going to go into next week into the Heat and the dark this rain is bringing in humidity it has been hot all week long and it’s only going to stay that way through the week really frustrating after a couple of years and this year itself just in the spring of a couple really tough weather events all right let’s bring in along with Lana our meteorologist Dan Amarante Dan you’ve been tracking uh the dangerous heat the storms the floods where would you like to begin uh we’ll begin in the east coast where it’s just been pouring uh across the last couple of hours and really yesterday they started to see some heavy rain as well now the Western Heat Wave they also are just roasting out there look at this temperature 115 in Vegas today 104 in Salt Lake City even Denver joining the party at 101 those heat advisor and excessive heat warnings in effect all across parts of the West Coast so absolutely brutal in terms of how warm it’s been how hot it’s been and it is going to be moving to the east as we go on through the next uh couple of days here and heading into next week those feels like temperatures going up to well over a 100 for a lot of areas now just an important reminder that the heat the heat the feels likee temperature also known as the heat index is how it feels when you factor in not only the actual temperature but also the humidity so we’re going to have those numbers soaring but as I mentioned across the West Coast it has been just uncomfortable to say the least now 9 and half degrees or so is how much the average low temperature has risen since 1970 in Las Vegas so back in the 70s your typical low temperature it was in the low to mid-70s now the typical low temperature has already gone up to the low 80s in many areas now Las Vegas had a low temperature this morning of 98 and a high temperature of 110 so as we said this is not going anywhere and luckily in terms of the tropics things have quieted down just a little bit although we are seeing some of those tropical down across the East but uh hurricane season does ramp up pretty quickly as we head through the month of August so we’ll try to enjoy this teas that we’re going to beeve yeah all right Liliana and Dan appreciate you both so much uh there’s a lot going on we were having some hits with liliana’s shot there sorry about that and issues with your graphics Dan so we’re trying to work on things behind the scenes but you know what we got the story out there we got it covered we’re going to talk to you both throughout the day we can blame the heat that’s there you go it’s all the heat problem the heat impacts everything thing darn it and the rain Liliana hang in there all right guys we’ll keep talking so the judge and Alec Baldwin’s trial has dismissed the jury for the day as the defense team has now filed a motion to dismiss the case actually accusing the prosecution of not disclosing evidence the jury didn’t hear any testimony on day three of Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter trial now the O the actor has pleaded not guilty as you know and he insists that he didn’t even pull the trigger on that gun in question the convicted armor as you know for that movie rust Hannah Gutierrez Reed is expected though to possibly take the stand Monday if testimony does resume she’s currently serving an 18-month sentence for failing to properly check and secure that gun that killed the cinematographer helina Hutchins jacqulyn Lee is outside Court in Santa Fe as things are sort of happening now in real time once again also our legal contributor contributor and trial attorney Brian buckmire so Jacqueline let’s start with the newest piece of news here and that’s Baldwin’s team asking the judge to dismiss the case so what happened yep that’s right here there’s a lot going on right now so the day kicked off with the defense arguing that the state purposely withheld evidence so what happened was after Hannah Gutierrez the movie’s armorer after she was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter there was a good Samaritan who turned in ammunition to police saying that this ammunition was supposedly on the set of the movie rust what the uh state did was that they actually filed this supplemental report this ammunition was not placed with the rest of the evidence from the movie shoot and so when before this trial even kicked off the defense team of Baldwin they said give us all of the evidence so the state did not turn over this ammunition and so that is the basis of this entire argument to dismiss the case is the defense is saying we had a right to evaluate this ammunition now the state is saying this ammunition actually came from gz’s father’s friend so there were ulterior motives and then on top of that the state is saying this ammunition did not even match the ammunition from the scene of the movie so the state is saying we did not withhold anything it was not relevant to the case now what is happening right now is so the judge dismissed the jury told them to come back on Monday and the judge now has to decide if she wants to dismiss the case or not so both of the legal teams are currently in court Baldwin walked out we don’t know why the judge then said do you guys need you know a break and then Baldwin’s team says we’ll know in five minutes and then Baldwin just walked back into court so a lot of things are unfolding as we speak Kira wow so Brian what do you make of all of this and also the defense making this Mo motion to dismiss what could happen here yes so I’m very passionate about this because I’ve been in the place of the defense during things like this now you’re might going to hear two different words Brady and Giglio Brady is a case that talks about exculpatory evidence evidence that can prove your innocence it’s probably not the situation here but Giglio uses Brady and goes a little bit further and talks about The credibility of a witness now while this evidence may not prove Alec balin’s innocence it does go to The credibility of why would you keep this information separate and never turn over to the defense the defense does have a constitutional right to cross-examine inquire and test the evidence on behalf of their clients and so not turning it over regardless of how important the prosecution does or doesn’t think it is is important and and the reason why I’ll say it I’ll give you this example I represented a single mother she had a six-year-old and I never got information about a gun case where there was a gun in her purse where two codefendants were consoling their girlfriend saying don’t worry I can’t go to jail because the gun was put not found put in her purse on the eve of trial that was turned over to me and I was screaming so hard at the prosecution I almost got held in contemp of court because for over a year I had to explain to a single mother that she may not her child until that six-year-old turns 9 and a half or 21 evidence must be turned over regardless of what the prosecutor thinks about it because the damage that it does to a client is massive all right we’ll follow uh the latest developments and see what happens and see if things uh get going again on Monday Jacqueline Brian thank you both so much well what a waste of time and money as desperate Gins are still searching for food shelter and supplies every day we have now learned that the US military Pier that’s been floating off the coast of Gaza will now cease operation soon efforts to reinstall it now totally abandoned that Pier had been used on and off to get humanitarian Aid to those starving Palestinians but it’s been plagued with issues since it was first attached to the Gaza Shoreline back in May our Matt Rivers is in Tel Aviv with more so Matt you know this pier was hailed as a big success we should also mention it cost millions of dollars when it was first built but the result has just been an absolute failure yeah I mean there’s really no other way to look at it they spent $230 million getting this pier installed back in May and since May it has only been used on operation 23 days uh since May and that’s any way you slice it that is a failure they were able to get some Aid into Gaza but they were not able to get all of the aid they had Al ated into Gaza based on setting up that Pier so it has been a failure now earlier this week we had actually already reported that this pier was likely going to be retired but the plan this week was to try and reattach the pier one more time to get whatever Aid is still remaining in nearby Cypress into Gaza that has not been able to happen uh it was supposed to happen on Wednesday it still hasn’t happened and so now we’re told from a senior Us official that they’re exploring other ways to get that Aid that’s still sitting stockpiled in Cypress into Gaza including using land routes but Kira you said it just a total failure here yeah it’s and it’s heartbreaking um when you think of what it could have done all right any word on those peace talks and has there been any progress yeah you know in fact Joe Biden talked about this yesterday a little bit in his press conference that frankly got overshadowed by a lot of the talk about his candidacy but he did come out and say that both Hamas and Israel have agreed to a framework about a potential ceasefire agreement down the road that’s not to say that they’ve signed the doted line he still said there’s a lot of work still to be done there but he believes that his administration and both of those sides have made progress toward a deal so again it’s a step in the right direction but we’ve talked about this all week just because it’s a step in the right direction doesn’t mean there can’t be something that derails the process in the near future as we’ve seen happen many times before all right Matt Rivers thank you and coming up J’s deliberations underway right now in the federal corruption trial of Senator Bob Menendez plus the Urgent search for suspects they’re wanted for targeting high-end restaurants in New York City we’ll tell you what they’re looking for and what you need to be careful of why do so many people start their day here from ABC News this is start here to be in the know and get a different take on the day’s top stories start here now that’s a part of the story I bet you didn’t see coming make it your daily first listen wherever you get your podcasts starting Monday Donald Trump and the Republicans make their case 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Aaron they’ve said it was corruption on a massive scale by Senator Menendez while he was chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee they said he was a public official acting as a foreign agent for Egypt they said he took official acts to help ker and they said uh that he ended up taking bribes to help a couple of New Jersey businessmen with their court cases and and it involved almost a half billion dollars in cash gold bars a luxury uh convertible for Ford his wife a mortgage payment uh and Menendez says that this isn’t you know bribery this is just gifts and the jury is going to decide soon so the defense is blaming menendez’s wife so is Menendez saying that it was nen who orchestrated all these dealings behind the Senator’s back um why is she being tried separately from her husband and what do we really know about the two of them uh working in cahoots she wasn’t supposed to be tried separately it worked out that way because she’s uh going through uh cancer treatment according to her attorneys so she’s going to be tried in a a little later on in the summer and it allowed Menendez to argue that it’s his wife’s gold it’s his wife’s cash and she was the one who was shaking down the the New Jersey businessmen who were on trial with the senator prosecutors tried to cast out on that theory they said that uh Senator Mendez is no puppet of his wife wasn’t being let around by the collar you know uh by somebody who he summoned with a bell and they they elicited testimony that Menendez kept a little bell to uh to to summon his wife in their home when he wanted something all right we’ll follow follow the outcomes with you Aaron thank you so police in New York City are also looking for two men and one woman in Connect connection with at least a half dozen armed robberies at high-end restaurants in Manhattan and Brooklyn according to the NYPD the thieves appear to Target restaurants that patrons are wearing pricey jewelry like watches and diamonds before actually snatching their items at gunpoint our Phil Lipoff is following the story story and and joins me now and we’re I guess we’re starting to see it now on on these uh cameras that are on the restaurants and along the streets I mean did you just see what we played it was it was basically broad daylight they’re sitting there at a table and these guys come up to them uh they’re on a motorbike so that looks like that guy has a helmet on he pulls out a gun they’re sitting at a table this is Williamsburg Brooklyn in May at a at at a at an upscale restaurant they then take the wrist off the the the watch off the wrist this is what’s happening uh this started in May continued through June the last one reported on June 26th there have been at least a half dozen of these kind of robberies at high-end Manhattan restaurants in the village in Tribeca also like this one in Williamsburg Brooklyn the victims targeted looks like for their watches pretty specifically among other things a bracelet was taken at least two men approach the victims on a motorbike pull out a gun and and then take their watches watches range from $200 to $100,000 watches that have been taken cost $ 35,000 40,000 and $65,000 all the way up to $100,000 Cara here’s what’s so weird when you look at that video the it looks like the waitress that is serving other people at other tables doesn’t even notice what’s going on um she sort of walks by doesn’t notice and and then you know goes back to to the table again there she is I know it’s crazy and then here’s what else is amazing the folks there sitting at the table they seem pretty calm um you know just kind of looking at this guy they probably were in shock on what the heck was going on I mean what are police saying about these suspects do we know anything else well yeah I mean talk about a pattern police believe this is the same group committing these Brazen robberies between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 11: p.m. right on the street in front of these restaurants police tell us they are looking for at least two men who are often often accompanied by a woman who acts as a lookout the suspects then get away on a moped or a bike NYPD of course says if you have any information you know give them a ring you’re seeing some of the pictures here of the the folks they’re looking for got it all right we’ll keep talking about it till they’re caught hopefully soon Phil thanks all right coming up the investigation underway after a tour helicopter crashes in Hawaii we’ve got the details why do so many people start their day here from ABC News this is start here to be in the know and get a different take on the day’s top stories a lot of news today so let’s get into it listen now to the Daily News podcast honored with four Edward R ml Awards and see why the New York Times calls it a news podcast worth listening to start here ABC News make it your daily first listen now that’s a part of the story I bet you didn’t see coming wherever you get your 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in Washington extreme weather threatening States from coast to coast torrential rain in the East dangerous heat out west we’re tracking your forecast and the hack attack at one of the nation’s largest Wireless providers what AT&T says happened to your personal information and good afternoon everyone I’m Kira Phillips our top story this hour it went better than the debate but it wasn’t a mass Master Class President Biden still has Democrats nervous and you can see it with every lawmaker that’s coming forward asking him to pull out of the race 17 house members and one Senator to be exact during that highly anticipated press conference last night bidet times appearing strong while discussing foreign policy and answering a range of other questions but the President also stumbled over his words and out of the gate even mixed up his own vice president with his rival Donald Trump hours earlier Biden made a similar Mistake by introducing Ukraine’s president salinski as Russia’s Vladimir Putin now I want to hand it over to the president of Ukraine who has as much courage as he has determination ladies and gentlemen President Putin I wouldn’t have picked vice president Trump to be vice president but I think she was not qualified to be president and now two more members of Congress have apparently joined that list putting a lot of pressure on Biden to step out it’s getting serious and how minority leader hakeim Jeffrey says that he met with Biden privately last night writing in a letter to fellow lawmakers that he directly expressed the full breath of insight heartfelt perspectives and conclusions about the path forward so what exactly does all that mean President Biden is doing damage control on the campaign Trail he’s holding this rally in the key state of Michigan today let’s talk more about it with our White House correspondent Mary Alice Parks also senior reporter kathern falder’s joining us so Mary Alice uh as we just mentioned the list of Democrats calling on Biden to step down uh continues to grow we just found out about two more members uh joining the list and you’ve got top house Democrat hakee Jeff that met with Biden talking about giving him perspectives and conclusions it just doesn’t sound very reassuring at this point oh Cara sorry I no I don’t think it’s reassuring of course not uh but look these are important conversations for the president to be having we’ve heard heard so many elected Democrats across Washington tell us they’ve been frustrated that they don’t feel like there’s been adequate communication enough of a direct line of communication between Capitol Hill and the White House and I think that’s part of what we’re we’re sort of seeing today the White House trying to course correct on that um obviously the president granting this private personal meeting with Democratic leader hakee Jeff yesterday where he could voice the concerns that he’s heard from his caucus but then today you know we’re learning that the president himself is on the phone with several uh key constituencies there on Capitol Hill um different groups of democratic lawmakers to try to like you said continue to do damage control you know the question is is it too little too late I will say though I I I I think it is not worthy that yesterday we heard such a drum beat such an anxiety from members of Congress about this press conference and real threats that there could be just a flood of more democratic um elected officials today calling on the president pres to step aside if that press conference didn’t go well so far we haven’t seen that and overnight and this morning we instead have heard quite a number of Democrats say that they thought the president did a good job so the question is did he ease fears enough to at least um you know sort of hold hold the the party together at this point so Katherine Trump of course seizing on that moment when Biden accidentally referred to him as vice president uh he wrote on true social great job Joe but now he’s saying that he doesn’t believe President Joe Biden will be replaced by another Democrat saying that his Rivals performance wasn’t a total disaster so why is Trump flip-flopping yeah I think this is actually pretty interesting from Trump because sources in the Republican party and sources close to Trump that I’ve spoken to say that Trump is doing this they believe because he actually doesn’t want Joe Biden to drop out of the race why Trump believes that he has a better chance against Joe Biden as some of the polls have shown than any other Democratic uh candidate actually when this uh press conference was going on last night even though it wasn’t that bad Democrats would say for for Joe Biden they they praised Biden for his foreign policy and for what he said about that but while the press conference was going on at least the texts that I was getting from some Republicans were saying please keep them in the race so I think it’s some sort of backwards logic here who knows what that ultimately means but I think that’s just what Trump’s thinking and that’s why you’re seeing this flip-flop uh from him on true social maybe you’ll see some of this from his allies who knows if any of that’s right but that is my best prediction at least what I’m hearing from sources about why Trump is doing that so Mary Alice we’re learning that Biden is expected to actually speak with moderate and Progressive house stem groups over the weekend do we know anything more about that yeah we know that Democrats have been asking for this uh we know that it’s a part of the president doing damage control uh he needs to be he needs to make sure that he doesn’t have any more Defector interesting to me that he’s talking to a wide range of Democrats and over the weekend specifically talking to this group of new Dems um it’s a group of of Democrats that are often really focused on National Security they’re more moderate and actually it’s sort of from that group that we’ve seen some of the the most um high-profile defectors those that have called for um the president to step aside you know all of these conversations though sort of remind me that that it is a wide range of Democrats on Capitol Hill that have um put out some of these statements uh some Progressive some more moderate some from safe seats some from much more vulnerable seats while it’s still just a few uh it is a range and that makes it harder to dismiss Kira Katherine Trump’s uh saying that his vice presidential pick during the Republican National cap convention could actually happen next week or maybe slightly before that suggesting maybe even Monday as a possibility also a new name added to the short list today what do we know it it seems that way from what Trump has been saying publicly in interviews he says he has all these great candidates he has a short list of four or five the list of four that he mentioned was the three we’ve been hearing Rubio Senators Rubio inance and he mentioned Tim Scott another Senator um who he has vetted but hasn’t really said publicly and of course North Dakota governor Doug bergham so we’ll have to see what Trump does we thought it could be in the next few days he said he wants to do it at the convention maybe um next week on Wednesday as late as Wednesday we just don’t really know this is all still evolving so we’ll see he could post on true social Kira stranger things have happened yes indeed a lot of strange things are happening right now during this process Mary Alis barks gathered balers thank you and we will have special coverage of the Republican National Convention starting Monday at 9:00 a.m. eastern including our full onsight coverage that will happen all afternoon from 1: to 4:00 p.m. so make sure you tune in for the biggest guests and most complete analysis from the convention in Milwaukee we are excited the Biden Administration announcing $1.7 billion in funding to turn struggling Auto plants into electric vehicle production hubs 11 facilities in eight states have been chosen and these plants were on the verge of closure so this is now a part of a new green economy and so the administration hopes the push also comes amid growing concerns about the f future of the Biden Administration as Democrats fear that he is unfit for another four years behind this policy Secretary of Energy Jenifer gr Holmes she joins me now from Toledo where she is touting this cash infusion to save jobs and factories Madame secretary thanks so much for being with us you bet glad to be here well let’s start with the announcement shall We Tell us why you think this will work and why you think this could turn American auto manufacturing around well first of all we know that there is a huge demand for electric vehicles not just in the United States and and growing but also globally and up to this point as a country we have allowed a lot of our manufacturing to go overseas and this president has said no we’re going to have an industrial strategy that makes America irresistible for investment for the kinds of products that are going to be in demand globally this clean energy economy is about a23 trillion global economy and we want that stuff made in America stamped made in Toledo this is a a battery Factory to be that are that is just being set up here as a result of the investment here and this is one example of 700 that are happening across the country in all types of products in this clean energy economy we’re going to have our manufacturing prowess back and that’s what this President is is doing well from EVS to gas powerered cars despite us oil production being at an all-time high a lot of consumers still can’t afford to fill up their gas tanks so what are you in the department planning on doing about that right now real time yeah you know that the president has been really focused on everything related to costs for everyday citizens and that’s why uh when Putin invaded Ukraine and there was a Global Supply disruption he released hundreds of barrels of oil from the National Petroleum Reserve our strategic Reserve um and so he is following this but it’s one of the reasons why the United States is one of the leaders in is the global leader in production of oil and gas uh and natural gas that we uh export as well so we are still producing producing producing even as we are seeking to move to ways that people can power their vehicles using less oil and gas um we’re we’re excited about the fact that we are as a nation a a leading Energy nation whether it’s on the clean energy side and of course we also want to address climate change so figuring out how to make these vehicles more efficient is is what the president is all about I will say this um gas average right now is about $352 uh a gallon on on average uh our um Energy Information Administration which does the projection of where gas prices are going says that it’s going to come down a bit this year after this driving season is over in the summer so people should feel that gas prices have pretty much stabilized uh going into the fall well I have you Madam Secretary I know you’ll respect I need to ask you this question as well I’m turning to the president more than 15 Congressional Democrats have now asked President Biden to drop out of the race President Biden is your boss uh when is the last time that you interacted with him and have you ever seen anything that would cause you concern over his ability to serve for another four years I have not I can’t comment on the election because I’m prohibited by law from um doing electoral politics in a role as a as a Cabinet member but I can tell you what I’ve experienced as a Cabinet member and I’ve seen the president not just at cabinet meetings but at bilateral meetings and briefing him on very difficult issues and I can tell you this President like we saw last night knows his stuff he is on his game if I’m briefing him if anybody goes in to brief the president they’ll tell you he asks the hardest questions he knows what to ask he knows the the questions that you can’t even imagine because he’s been in the job not just in this job but in in federal government in the Senate so long that he understands where countries are at he understands where policy is going it’s just it’s uh as a Cabinet member I can tell you it’s frustrating to hear all of this talk about about his mental capability because he is capable of governing and all you have to do is look at the results of his governance to to see that that’s happened I mean the fact that we’ve got 700 new factories in the United States where before we would allow them to just go overseas all these jobs being created more jobs being created under this President than any president in the history of America in any term 15.7 million come on to the the growth of GDP faster than any other industrialized Nation the number of new starts for small businesses more than any president in the history of the country all you have to do is look at the results and you know he can govern so he’s getting old so he’s getting old we all are but he can govern he has a good mind and he is great at leading Secretary of Energy Jennifer granholm appreciate your time thank you you bet thank you and we’re also talking about the other big story that’s affecting our nation and that is extreme weather and it’s happening on both coasts torrential rain hammering Vermont while widespread flooding stranded vehicles and left a lot of Roads shut down and now the same weather system is targeting the Northeast flood watches in effect for more than 45 million people across 11 states in the west a lot of states are still grappling with those with the dangerous heat rather at least Seven Cities saw record high temps just on Thursday alone the worst of the heat expanding this weekend stretching from the southwest into the Rockies let’s bring in our meteorologist Dan emerante so Dan where do where do we even begin there’s a lot to talk about rain rain and more rain when it rains it pours and that’s the case across parts of the East Coast so we do have that flood watch in effect basically from the fort or the uh Myrtle Beach area going all the way up into Boston so you have a wide area with this heavy rain expected as we go on through these next 12 to 24 hours or so so that flood watch is in effect we have the possibility for some flash flooding as well there are numerous flash flood watches and warnings at the moment so just a lot to keep an eye out for now the setup here is that we have this high pressure system basically sitting Park itself right over Bermuda and that’s not really letting this front move at all so the front is essentially stalled which is leading to just downpour after downpour after all this tropical moisture just streams up from the south so the East Coast absolutely getting drenched although we have seen a little bit of uh some breaks in the action here and there you’re still dealing with two to four inches per hour in terms of rainfall rates so that’s why we do have that flash flood threat and in terms of North Carolina they have 88% of the State under moderate to extreme drought conditions so they do kind of need the rain they just don’t want all of it at once and we’ll talk a little bit more about the heat as the afternoon goes on back to you K all right Dan thank you well the judge in Alec Baldwin’s trial has dismissed the jury for the day as the defense team has filed a motion to dismiss the case accusing the prosecution of not disclosing evidence the jury didn’t hear any testimony on day three of Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter because of this the actor is pleaded not guilty he insists he never pulled the trigger on that gun in question are Jac Lee is just outside Court there in Santa Fe New Mexico also our legal contributor and trial attorney Brian buckmire is with us so Jacqueline uh let let’s talk about uh the latest news here that the the judge is actually considering the defense’s request to dismiss the case what’s it issue here that’s right K look I mean we’ve been on a lunch break ever we’ve been on a series of breaks actually ever since the jury was dismissed for the day so this is what happened the day kicked off with the defense going to the judge arguing for this entire case to be dismissed because they say the state withheld evidence the state knew that there was ammunition from the set of the movie and did not handed over ahead of trial ultimately what happened was after the movie’s armorer Hannah Gutierrez was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter a so-called Good Samaritan went to the police station turned an ammunition and said this may match the ammunition from the set of the movie the state is arguing not only did the ammunition not mat the rounds that killed helina Hutchins um that this Good Samaritan was actually friends with Hannah gutierrez’s father and so that this person had ulterior motives the state argues we did not need to turn this over because it was not relevant the defense is arguing you failed as prosecutors to turn over any and all evidence related to this case and we had a right to inspect it Kira so Brian it looks like it’s over disputed ammo so what do you make of this and what do you think could happen here yeah so it’s an interesting argument I think it’s an appropriate one for any defense attorney uh because for the most part if you don’t raise this issue now if your client is convicted you can’t raise it upon appeal But ultimately what I think is going to happen yes ask for the dismissal you always kind of shoot for the stars and see where you land but there are other remedies that I think the judge and even the prosecution has already hinted at that the defense may have the ability to raise this issue in front of the jury potentially even recalling witnesses to ask the question why was this evidence documented in another file that was not turned over to the defense and I think from there the defense may get what they really want and that’s to kind of raise the suspicion of a cover up a conspiracy something to raise Reasonable Doubt just another reason to try to win this case for Alec Baldwin all right guys we’ll see what happens and see if things uh pick up on Monday could be an interesting twist here Brian Jacqueline thanks all right coming up the major data breach at AT&T what it means for your personal information plus another American arrested for having ammunition in the Turks and caos but she’s coming home we’ll tell you what happened whenever news breaks we are here in Israel a nation at war after that brutal surprise attack by Hamas on the ground in Ukraine reporting from Leon main the scene of a horrific mass shooting ABC News live is right there everywhere from the scene of that deadly missile strike in Dena Ukraine reporting from the earthquake in Turkey in Rolling Fork This Tornado tore through this little town from the most devastating disaster in Hawaii 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business correspondent Alexis christopherus um I guess Alexis basically should people be worried because you hear data breach and you think of all the personal things you say on a cell phone um it’s a bit of a panic yeah unfortunately these data breaches are becoming more common and atg said it became aware of it in April when it saw that there was an illegal download from a third-party cloud provider that it uses and the the good news here is that the actual contents of those calls and text messages what you may have said or written to someone else has not been stolen what was stolen were the phone numbers associated with those text messages and calls not people’s names not people’s Social Security numbers but even at& acknowledges that with public databases you can cross reference somebody’s telephone number and quite easily get their name so so these this information as far as AT&T knows has not been made public they did tell the Department of Justice about it the FBI was investigating the FBI actually asked AT&T to hold on to this information did not go public until now with it because they thought it might be a national security risk um already there has been one arrest they’re not releasing information as to the details of that arrest but AT&T says that it is working very closely with law enforcement so can people impacted by this breach protect themselves in any way I guess what what should they do at this point it’s hard to know how to protect yourself when you don’t have enough information but AT&T is reminding folks first of all they’re not offering any sort of identity or ID theft protection at the moment what they’re telling folks is to please look out for emails or text messages from people you do not know or entities you do not know never give personal information to an email or text message from someone that you do not know and also do not click on any of the links that might come in those emails or text messages instead if you are concerned go right to the company’s website don’t click on that link and you can also check out your own AT&T account online to see if your data has been compromised Kira all right Lexus appreciate it great advice so a Florida woman has returned home after her arrest and detainment in the Turks and cost Sharita Greer was visiting the Caribbean island with her daughter for Mother’s Day when she was arrested for carrying gun ammo in her luggage DeMarco Morgan has more sharid Greer arriving back home in the US Thursday night at Orlando Airport family and loved ones cheering as they rush to embrace Greer during the emotional reunion I’m so thankful for everybody on his the prayers the support and everything I I’m just very grateful for it all her rest making international headlines after being placed behind bars in Turks and Cel back in May for having two rounds of ammunition in her bag Greer denying having any knowledge of the ammo I had ups and downs you know some days I’d be okay the next day I’m down you know it’s emotional roller coaster the Florida native described her time and detainment as devastating I was chained to a chair I had to sleep on the floor I never experence Greer who was on a Mother’s day trip with her daughter was facing a mandatory 12-year prison sentence instead she received a 23 week suspended sentence along with a $1,500 fine four other Americans facing similar charges have since returned home Greer saying she is excited to be back home and is now looking forward to spending time with her family and grandkids I’m just truly blessed through the whole idea and our thanks to DeMarco for that straight ahead a Russian plan to to assassinate a German weapons maker what happened we’ll tell you next whenever news breaks we are here in Israel a nation at war in Rolling for this tornado tore through this town from Leon main the scene of a horrific mass shooting from the scene of that deadly missile strike ABC News live everywhere in Iceland let’s go on the 2024 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straightforward with some fun in between check out the gator on the 17th hole the buzz kill in baseball the first thing in the morning America this morning America’s number one early morning news on ABC News live there is a price to be paid every time a Survivor shares their story I will not be silenced do you feel the church accepted abuse I wouldn’t say accepted it as so much pretended it didn’t exist yep that’s him yep Ready Kira Phillips with ABC News does your church protect sexual predators the powerful New Impact by Nightline see secrets of the 2 by Two church there’s nothing pretty about here in this now streaming on Hulu why do so many people start their day here from ABC News this is start here to be in the know and get a different take on the day’s top stories start here now that’s a part of the story that you didn’t see coming make it your daily first listen wherever you get your podcasts right now on ABC News live president presidential candidates on a Battleground Blitz Biden trying to reassure voters while Trump whittles down his short list for VP we’re live in Washington extreme weather threatening States from coast to coast torrential rain in the East dangerous heat out west we’re tracking your forecast and the hack attack at one of the nation’s largest Wireless providers what AT&T says happened to your personal information and good afternoon everyone I’m Kira Phillips our top story this hour it went better than the debate but it wasn’t a master class President Biden still has Democrats nervous and you can see it with every lawmaker that’s coming forward asking him to pull out of the race 17 house members and one Senator to be exact during that highly anticipated press conference last night bidet times appearing strong while discussing foreign policy and answering a range of other questions but the President also stumbled over his words and the gate even mixed up his own vice president with his rival Donald Trump hours earlier Biden made a similar Mistake by introducing Ukraine’s president sininsky as Russia’s Vladimir Putin now I want to hand it over to the president of Ukraine who has as much courage as he has determination ladies and gentlemen President Putin I wouldn’t have picked vice president Trump to be vice president that I think she was not qualified to be president and now two more members of Congress have apparently joined that list putting a lot of pressure on Biden to step out it’s getting serious and House minority leader hakeim Jeffrey says that he met with Biden privately last night writing in a letter to fellow lawmakers that he directly expressed the full breath of insight heartfelt perspectives and conclusions about the path forward so what exactly does all that mean President Biden is doing damage control on the campaign Trail he’s holding this rally in the key state of Michigan today let’s talk more about it with our White House correspondent Mary Alice Parks also senior reporter kathern falder’s joining us so Mary Alice uh as we just mentioned the list of Democrats calling on bid to step down continues to grow we just found out about two more members uh joining the list and you’ve got top house Democrat hakee Jeff that met with Biden talking about giving him perspectives and conclusions it just doesn’t sound very reassuring at this point oh Kira sorry I no I don’t think it’s reassuring of course not uh but look these are important conversations for the president to be having we’ve heard so many elected Democrats across Washington tell us they’ve been frustrated that they don’t feel like there’s been adequate communication enough of a direct line of communication between Capitol Hill and the White House and I think that’s part of what we’re we’re sort of seeing today the White House trying to course correct on that um obviously the president granting this private personal meeting with Democratic leader hakeim Jeff yesterday where he could voice the concerns that he’s heard from his caucus but then today you know we’re learning that the president himself is on the phone with several uh key constituencies there on Capitol Hill um different groups of democratic lawmakers to try to like you said continue to do damage control you know the question is is it too little too late I will say though I I I I think it is noteworthy that yesterday we heard such a drum beat such an anxiety from members of Congress about this press conference and real threats that there could be just a flood of more democratic um elected officials today calling on the president to step aside if that press conference didn’t go well so far we haven’t seen that and overnight and this morning we instead have heard quite a number of Democrats say that they thought the president did a good job so the question is did he ease fears enough to at least um you know sort of hold hold the the party together at this point so Katherine Trump of course seizing on that moment when Biden accidentally referred to him as vice president uh he wrote on true social great job Joe but now he’s saying that he doesn’t believe President Joe Biden will be replaced by another Democrat saying that his Rivals performance wasn’t a total disaster so why is Trump flip-flopping yeah I think this is actually pretty interesting from Trump because sources and the Republican party and sources close to Trump that I’ve spoken to say that Trump is doing this they believe because he actually doesn’t want Joe Biden to drop out of the race why Trump believes that he has a better chance against Joe Biden as some of the polls have shown than any other Democratic uh candidate actually when this uh press conference was going on last night even though it wasn’t that bad Democrats would say for for Joe Biden they they praised Biden for his foreign policy and for what he said about that but while the press conference was going on at least the texts that I was getting from some Republicans were saying please keep him in the race so I think it’s some sort of backwards logic here who knows what that ultimately means but I think that’s just what Trump’s thinking and that’s why you’re seeing this flip-flop from him on true social maybe you’ll see some of this from his allies who knows if any of that’s right but that is my best prediction at least what I’m hearing from sources about why Trump is doing that so Mary Alice we’re learning that Biden is expected to actually speak with moderate and Progressive house stem groups over the weekend do we know anything more about that yeah we know that Democrats have been asking for this uh we know that it’s a part of the president doing damage control uh he needs to be he needs to make sure that he doesn’t have any more defectors interesting to me that he’s uh talking to a wide range of Democrats and over the weekend specifically talking to this group of new dams um it’s a group of of Democrats that are often really focused on National Security they’re more moderate and actually it’s sort of from that group that we’ve seen some of the the most um high-profile defectors those that have called for um the president to step aside you know all of these conversations though sort of remind me that that it is a wide range of Democrats on Capitol Hill that have um put out some of these statements uh some Progressive some more moderate some from safe seats some from much more vulnerable seats while it’s still just a few uh it is a range and that makes it harder to dismiss Kira Katherine Trump’s uh saying that his vice presidential pick during the Republican National cap convention could actually happen next week or maybe slightly before that suggesting Maybe even Monday as a possibility also a new name added to the short list today what do we know it seems that way from what Trump has been saying publicly in interviews he says he has all these great candidates he has a short list of four or five the list of four that he mentioned was the three we’ve been hearing Rubio Senators Rubio in Vance and he mentioned Tim Scott another Senator um who he has vetted but hasn’t really said publicly and of course North Dakota governor Doug bergham so we’ll have to see what Trump does we thought it could be in the next few days he said he wants to do it at the convention maybe um next week on Wednesday as late as Wednesday we just don’t really know this is all still evolving so we’ll see he could post on true social Kira stranger things have happened yes indeed a lot of strange things are happening right now during this process Mary Ellis barks gathered balers thank you and we will have special coverage of the Republican National Convention starting Monday at 9:00 a.m. eastern including our full onsight coverage that will happen all afternoon from 1: to 4:00 p.m. so make sure you tune in for the biggest guests and most complete analysis from the convention in Milwaukee we are excited the Biden Administration announcing 1.7 billion in funding to turn struggling Auto plants into electric vehicle production hubs 11 facilities in eight states have been chosen and these plants were on the verge of closure so this is now part of a new green economy and so the administration hopes the push also comes amid growing concerns about the future of the Biden Administration as Democrats fear that he is unfit for another four years behind this policy Secretary of Energy Jennifer granholm she joins me now from Toledo where she is touting this cash infusion to save jobs and factories Madam Secretary thanks so much for being with us you bet glad to be here well let’s start with the announcement shall We Tell us why you think this will work and why you think this could turn American auto manufacturing around well first of all we know that there is a huge demand for electric vehicles not just in the United States and and growing but also globally and up to this point as a country we have allowed a lot of our manufacturing to go overseas and this president has said no we’re going to have an industrial strategy that makes America irresistible for for investment for the kinds of products that are going to be in demand globally this clean energy economy is about a23 trillion global economy and we want that stuff made in America stamped made in Toledo this is a a battery Factory uh to be that are that is just being set up here as a result of the investment here and this is one example of 700 that are happening across the country in all types of products in this clean energy economy we’re going to have our manufact uring prowess back and that’s what this President is is doing well from EVS to gas powerered cars despite us oil production being at an all-time high a lot of consumers still can’t afford to fill up their gas tanks so what are you in the department planning on doing about that right now real time yeah you know that the president has been really focused on everything related to costs for everyday citizens and that’s why uh when Putin invaded Ukraine and there was a Global Supply disruption he released hundreds of barrels of oil from the National Petroleum Reserve our strategic Reserve um and so he is following this but it’s one of the reasons why the United States is one of the leaders in is the global leader in production of oil and gas uh and natural gas that we uh export as well so we are still producing producing producing even as we are seeking to move to ways that people can power their vehicles using using less oil and gas um we’re we’re excited about the fact that we are as a nation a a leading Energy nation whether it’s on the clean energy side and of course we also want to address climate change so figuring out how to make these vehicles more efficient is is what the president is all about I will say this um gas average right now is about $352 uh a gallon on on average uh our um Energy Information Administration which does the projection of where gas prices are going says that it’s going to come down a bit this year after this driving season is over in the summer so people should feel that gas prices have pretty much stabilized uh going into the fall well I have you Madam Secretary I know you’ll respect I need to ask you this question as well I’m turning to the president more than 15 Congressional Democrats have now asked President Biden to drop out of the race President Biden is your boss uh when is the last time that you interacted with him and have you ever seen anything that would cause you concern over his ability to serve for another four years I have not I can’t comment on the election because I’m prohibited by law from um doing electoral politics in a role as a as a Cabinet member but I can tell you what I’ve experienced as a Cabinet member and I’ve seen the president not just at cabinet meetings but at bilateral meetings and briefing him on very difficult issues and I can tell you this President like we saw last night knows his is stuff he is on his game if I’m briefing him if anybody goes in to brief the president they’ll tell you he asks the hardest questions he knows what to ask he knows the the questions that you can’t even imagine because he’s been in the job not just in this job but in in federal government in the Senate so long that he understands where countries are at he understands where policy is going it’s just it’s uh as a Cabinet member I can tell you it’s frustrating to hear all of this talk about about his capability CU he is capable of governing and all you have to do is look at the results of his governance to to see that that’s happened I mean the fact that we’ve got 700 new factories in the United States where before we would allow them to just go overseas all these jobs being created more jobs being created under this President than any president in the history of America in any term 15.7 million come on to the the growth of GDP faster than any other industrialized Nation the number of new starts for small businesses more than any president in the history of the country all you have to do is look at the results and you know he can govern so he’s getting old so he’s getting old we all are but he can govern he has a good mind and he is great at leading Secretary of Energy Jennifer granholm appreciate your time thank you you bet thank you and we’re also talking about the other big story that’s affecting our nation and that is extreme weather and it’s happening on both coasts torrential rain hammering Vermont while widespread flooding stranded vehicles and left a lot of Roads shut down and now the same weather system is targeting the Northeast flood watches in effect for more than 45 million people across 11 states in the west a lot of states are still grappling with those with the dangerous heat rather at least Seven Cities saw record high temps just on Thursday alone the worst of the heat expanding this weekend stretching from the southwest into the rocks let’s bring in our meteorologist Dan Amarante so Dan where do where do we even begin there’s a lot to talk about rain rain and more rain when it rains it pours and that’s the case across parts of the East Coast so we do have that flood watch in effect basically from the fort or the uh Myrtle Beach area going all the way up into Boston so you have a wide area with this heavy rain expected as we go on through these next 12 to 24 hours or so so that flood watch is in effect we have the possibility for some flash flooding as well there are numerous Flash watches and warnings at the moment so just a lot to keep an eye out for now the setup here is that we have this High Press system basically sitting parked itself right over Bermuda and that’s not really letting this front move at all so the front is essentially stalled which is leading to just downpour after downpour after all this tropical moisture just streams up from the south so the East Coast absolutely getting drenched although we have seen a little bit of uh some breaks in the action here and there you’re still dealing with two to four inches per hour in terms of rainfall rates so that’s why we do have that flash flood threat and in terms of North Carolina they have 88% of the State under moderate to extreme drought conditions so they do kind of need the rain they just don’t want all of it at once and we’ll talk a little bit more about the heat as the afternoon goes on back to you K all right Dan thank you well the judge in Alec Baldwin’s trial has dismissed the jury for the day as the defense team has filed a motion to dismiss the case accusing the prosecution of not disclosing evidence the jury didn’t hear any testimony on day three of wi’s involuntary manslaughter because of this the actor is pleaded not guilty he insists he never pulled the trigger on that gun in question our Jaclyn Lee is just outside Court there in Santa Fe New Mexico also our legal contributor and trial attorney Brian buckmire is with us so Jacqueline uh let let’s talk about uh the latest news here that the the judge is actually considering the defense’s request to dismiss the case what’s an issue here that’s right kir I mean we’ve been on a lunch break ever we’ve been on a series of breaks actually ever since since the jury was dismissed for the day so this is what happened the day kicked off with the defense going to the judge arguing for this entire case to be dismissed because they say the state withheld evidence the state knew that there was ammunition from the set of the movie and did not hand it over ahead of trial ultimately what happened was after the movie’s armorer Hannah Gutierrez was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter a so-called Good Samaritan went to the police station turned in ammunition and said this May match the ammunition from the set of the movie the state is arguing not only did the ammunition not match the rounds that killed helina Hutchins um that this Good Samaritan was actually friends with Hannah gutierrez’s father and so that this person had ulterior motives the state argues we did not need to turn this over because it was not relevant the defense is arguing you failed as prosecutor to turn over any and all evidence related to this case and we had a right to inspect it Kira so Brian it looks like it’s over disputed ammo so what do you make of this and what do you think could happen here yeah so it’s an interesting argument I think it’s an appropriate one for any defense attorney uh because for the most part if you don’t raise this issue now if your client is convicted you can’t raise it upon appeal But ultimately what I think is going to happen yes ask for the dismissal you always kind of shoot for the stars and see where you land but there are other remedies that I think the judge and even the prosecution has already hinted at that the defense may have the ability to rais this issue in front of the jury potentially even recalling witnesses to ask the question why was this evidence documented in another file that was not turned over to the defense and I think from there the defense may get what they really want and that’s to kind of Raise This suspicion of a cover up a conspiracy something to raise Reasonable Doubt just another reason to try to win this case for Alec Baldwin all right guys we’ll see what happens and see if things uh pick up on Monday could be an interesting twist here Brian Jacqueline thanks all right coming up the major data breach at AT&T what it means for your personal information plus another American arrested for having ammunition in the Turks and caos but she’s coming home we’ll tell you what happened what does it take to be the most watched newscast in America an operation to capture Isis Fighters is this our combat Operation Center we’re approaching the gate now militants came in from four or five different directions operational nuclear reactor so you have a couple loaded and ready to go the house is destroy but the flag there’s not a tear in it not a tear in it how 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between May and October of 2022 so check your records AT&T says that the stolen data does not include the content of calls and texts or information such as Social Security numbers or other personally identifiable information there’s a little bit of good news so we think let’s bring in our business correspon Alexis christopherus um I guess Alexis basically should people be worried because you hear data breach and you think of all the personal things you say on a cell phone um it’s a bit of a panic yeah unfortunately these data breaches are becoming more common and atg said it became aware of it in April when it saw that there was an illegal download from a third-party cloud provider that it uses and the the good news here is that the actual contents of those calls and text messages what you may have said or written to someone else has not been stolen what was stolen were the phone number numbers associated with those text messages and calls not people’s names not people’s Social Security numbers but even AT&T acknowledges that with public databases you can cross reference somebody’s telephone number and quite easily get their name so so these this information as far as AT&T knows has not been made public they did tell the Department of Justice about it the FBI was investigating the FBI actually asked AT&T to hold on to this information did not go public until now with it because they thought it might be an naal security risk um already there has been one arrest they’re not releasing information as to the details of that arrest but AT&T says that it is working very closely with law enforcement so can people impacted by this breach protect themselves in any way I guess what what should they do at this point it’s hard to know how to protect yourself when you don’t have enough information but AT&T is reminding folks first of all they’re not offering any sort of identity or ID theft protection at the moment what they’re telling folks is to please look out for emails or text messages from people you do not know or entities you do not know never give personal information to an email or text message from someone that you do not know and also do not click on any of the links that might come in those emails or text messages instead if you are concerned go right to the company’s website don’t click on that link and you can also check out your own AT&T account online to see if your data has been compromised Kira all right Lexis appreciate it great advice so a Florida woman has returned home after her arrest and detainment in the Turks and quo Sharita Greer was visiting the Caribbean island with her daughter for Mother’s Day when she was arrested for carrying gun ammo in her luggage DeMarco Morgan has more Sharita Greer arriving back home in the US Thursday night at Orlando Airport family and love On’s cheering as they rush to embrace Greer during the emotional reunion I’m so thankful for everybody H all the prayers the support and everything I I’m just very grateful for it all her AR rest making international headlines after being placed behind bars in Turks and caos back in May for having two rounds of ammunition in her bag Greer denied having any knowledge of the ammo I had ups and downs you know some days i’ be okay the next day I’m down you know it’s emotional roller coaster the Florida native described her time and detainment as devastating I was chained to a chair I had to sleep on the floor I never experienced something like that Greer who was on a Mother’s day trip with her daughter was facing a mandatory 12year prison sentence instead she received a 23 we suspended sentence along with a $1,500 fine four other Americans facing similar charges have since returned home Greer is saying she is excited to be back home and is now looking forward to spending time with her family and grandkids I’m just truly blessed through the whole on De you and our thanks to DeMarco for that straight ahead a Russian plan to assassinate a German weapons maker what happened we’ll tell you next tonight reactions from President Biden’s press conference plus the Fatal heat as millions are without power after brutal storms more Americans turn to World News Tonight with David mure the most watched news on television first thing in the morning there’s a lot going on we’re still in a flash flood warning to catch you up with what happened overnight police in riot gear arresting dozens of protesters what’s happening today escalating tensions in the Middle East what people are talking about the migrant crisis fast straightforward with some fun in between check out the gator on the 17th poll the buzz kill in baseball first thing in the morning America this morning America’s number one early morning news on BC News live there is a price to be paid every time a Survivor shares their story I will not be silenced do you feel the church accepted abuse I wouldn’t say accepted it as so much pretended it didn’t exist yep that’s him yep Ready Kira Phillips with ABC News does your church protect sexual predators the powerful impact by Nightline secrets of the 2 by Two church there’s nothing pretty about here in this now streaming on Hulu why do so many people start their day here from ABC News this is start here to be in the know and get a different take on the day’s top stories start here now that’s a part of the story I bet you didn’t see coming make it your daily first listen wherever you get your podcast some other top headlines we’re falling for you this hour American intelligence agencies incover a Russian plot to kill the head of a German weapons Manufacturing Company the New York Times is reporting it adding that after us warnings about the plan Germany beefed up security around Armen pager whose company makes the weapons used by the Ukrainian military in its fight against Russia new details on the murder of US Army soldier Kya agar agilar rather it was revealed that she was stabbed 68 times she was 23 years old and found dead in her Tennessee home in May her family together with the league of United Latin American citizens are offering $55,000 to anyone who can provide any information to help solve the case Delta is changing its company’s policy and apologizing after a social media interaction involving a flight attendants wearing Egyptian flag pins and it went viral the airline actually responded sympath sympathetically to a complaint on X from a passenger who disply referred to the pins as Moss badges Delta says going forward the only flag pin employees will be permitted to wear will be that of the American flag thanks for streaming with us I’m Kira Phillips the news never stops neither do we a lot more news on the other side whenever news breaks we are here in Israel a nation at war in Rolling for this tornado tore through this town from Leon main the scene of a horrific mass shooting from the scene of that deadly missile strike ABC News live everywhere in Iceland let’s go on the 2024 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like all you moms out there and you know what we love really love Pop Culture so what happens when being obsessed with pop culture collides with being a mom you get us so listen now to our new podcast pop culture moms wherever you get your podcasts reporting from Capitol Hill I’m Gio bonitz wherever the story is we’ll take you there you’re streaming ABC News live right now on ABC News Live presidential candidates on a Battleground Blitz Biden trying to reassure voters while Trump whittles down his shortless for VP extreme weather threatening States from coast to coast torrential rain in the East dangerous heat out west we are tracking your forecast and surprise motion filed in the Alec Baldwin trial the jury now excused until Monday why the actors lawyers are asking for the case to be dismissed good afternoon everyone I’m Kira Phillips our top story this hour it went better than the debate but it wasn’t a master class President Biden still has Democrats pretty nervous and you can see it with every lawmaker that’s coming forward asking him to pull out of the race 19 house members and one Senator to be exact during that highly anticipated press conference last night Biden at times appearing strong while discussing foreign policy and answering a range of other questions but the President also stumbling over his words and out of the gate even mixed up his own Vice president with his rival Donald Trump hours earlier Biden made a similar mistake introducing Ukraine’s president zalinski as Russia’s Vladimir Putin now I want to hand it over to the president of Ukraine who has as much courage as he has determination ladies and gentlemen President Putin I wouldn’t have picked vice president Trump to be vice president that I think she was not qualified to be president now after these moments as you can imagine the pressure is growing against Biden and it’s getting serious House minority leader hakee Jeffrey says that he met with Biden privately last night and writing in a letter to fellow lawmakers that he directly expressed the full breath of insight heartfelt perspectives and conclusions about the path forward with the president so what does this all mean well Biden is now doing damage control in the campaign Trail holding a rally today in the key state of Michigan joining me now our White House correspondent Mary Alice parks along with senior reporter kathern falers all right Mary Alice the list as we have mentioned of Democrats calling on Biden to step down it’s growing now Connecticut Congressman Jim heims just told local news reporters about why he’s calling on Biden to step aside let’s take a listen I’ve been watching the polls for a very very long time I’ve been watching the folks that say now the House of Representatives which I thought we were going to win in November is very much at risk and that’s what drove of my decision it’s not about just watching the polls but it’s watching the President right Mary Alice I mean absolutely I’ve heard from a number of Democrats even last night after that press conference that say the reality is voters can’t unsee what they saw at that debate and so it has changed how they are looking at every single one of these uh performances it’s been interesting though to watch a little bit of a different tactic from the White House in the campaign today they’re kind of punching back on some of that scrutiny uh you know you played those those two sort of moments where he where he misspoke uh the the campaign itself actually played and tweeted and pushed out the whole clip of that moment where he called zalinski Putin because then he quickly corrected himself and made a comment about how he’s so focused on beating Putin and so the campaign basically saying like watch the whole thing here this is just a moment where he said the wrong name and similarly with the moment where he uh called vice president Harris Trump um they quickly tweeted and said of course we know the difference one is a prosecutor Harris the other is a convicted felon so we’re starting to see a little bit more I think sort of feistiness sort of aggressive um response they’re trying to downplay some of this as just a president that that occasionally um you know misspeaks I don’t know if that’s going to be enough I don’t know if that strategy will work uh but another sort of change in strategy we’re just seeing more of the president’s own surrogates out there um today sort of speaking on his behalf I was struck by um uh your interview today with Energy Secretary granholm talking about you know she was pretty ful saying the president gets old and he’s getting old but that doesn’t mean he can’t do the job yeah I that uh it caught my attention also because no one at that level has actually gone that far to talk about his age I thought it was it was very it was a very real moment shall we say um and Katherine Trump’s now saying that he wants to announce his uh vice president pick during the Republican National Convention but he’s also saying it could be next week uh slightly before that maybe even Monday no surprise he’ll kind of do it when he wants to do it um let’s talk about the names that are out there right now what’s the short list as of today right who knows maybe even tomorrow maybe on true social it won’t really surprise me whatever way he does it anymore but he has been giving some interviews about this Kira where he has essentially said and we’ve known this through reporting that he’s wanted to announce it at the convention he’s also wanted to announce it as late as he possibly can he’s teased midweek next week uh but we know that he’s floated a bunch of names I believe he said on a on a radio program today he has four or five and then went on to name four we’ve been talking about senators Vance and Rubio for quite some time now and the governor of North Dakota Doug bergham those are the three that are on the short list we’ve done some reporting on Senator Tim Scott before is being floated out there this time Trump did name him he mentioned oh he has some good people on the list including Tim Scott I think it’s unlikely at least from my reporting that Scott will ultimately be the pick but again I don’t know Trump still hasn’t made up mind and I’m told by sources that he hasn’t told the person uh who that they will that they will be the VP so it’s I think starting to frustrate some people in his orbit and these potential candidates that they haven’t heard anything we’ll really just have to wait and see Kira we we really have no idea what he’s going to do but if I had to guess I’d say next week sometime that’s fair Mary Alis we’re also learning that Biden is expected to speak with moderate and Progressive Dem groups over the weekend what do we know about that yeah he’s continuing to try to do damage control do this personal Outreach to members of Congress uh they have been demanding it they’ve been frustrated that he hasn’t had uh more of a direct line of communication with Capitol Hill it was so telling that letter um that you sort of mentioned at the beginning there with a Democratic leader hakee Jeff talking about his private meeting with the president last night after that press conference um he said that he had his candid conversation with the president where he expressed the concerns um and conversations he’s been having with his caucus what he didn’t say in that letter was that he told the president he had his full-throated sort of endorsement and that everything was going to be okay and they were full steam ahead it was far from um a a ringing endorsement and I think reflects in that uh the growing and like you said sort of pervasive concern among Democrats the question of course in the next few days is what happens and do any of these um additional Democrats and high-profile Democrats come out publicly and ask the president to step aside all right Mary Alice Katherine thanks and we we have special coverage of the Republican National Convention starting Monday 9:00 a.m. eastern including our full on-site coverage there throughout the afternoon we’ll be on from 1: to 4:00 p.m. I hope you’ll join us make sure to tune in for the biggest guest and also the most complete analysis from the convention with us all day all week actually in Milwaukee so the nation is feeling the effects of extreme weather on both coasts now torrential rain hammering Vermont widespread floody flooding stranding Vehicles leaving a lot of Roads shut down that same weather system now targeting the north Northeast as well flood watches in effect for more than 45 million people across 11 states then in the west a lot of states there still grappling with dangerous Heat at least Seven Cities saw record high temps on Thursday the worst of the heat will expand this weekend stretching from the southwest into the Rockies also millions of people across Houston are still without power that happened just days after Hurricane Barrel hit that area the outages leaving the city paralyzed and even putting a lot of strain on the hospitals our extreme weather team has it all covered for us let’s start once again with Liliana Pearson of our ABC station there in Houston Liliana how bad is the situation there now and any idea of when power will finally get restored it’s definitely been a really tough couple of days since a barrel hit four days ago and it’s no surprise why you go anywhere across Houston you’re going to see messes just like this you’re going to see Transformers power poles entire lines down on roads down on sidewalks this is why the day of the storm we saw over 2 million people without power now 4 days later we’re still seeing just under 900,000 people without power and with this being Southeast Texas this time of year things are hot things are humid when you don’t have power in your home things go from being uncomfortable to dangerous because of that we’ve seen Center Point Energy bringing in linemen from a dozen different states they’re rushing to try to bring this power back to people they’re also deploying mobile generators to things like water treatment facilities senior centers cooling centers places where they’re trying to protect infrastructure and they’re trying to protect people on top of all that yesterday today it has been raining on and off bringing back some of that temporary flooding we’re seeing to the area slowing down those linemen that are trying to be bring that power back certainly very frustrating after a long start of the Year where we’ve seen several int intense weather event so far Central Point telling us today that they expect to continue work through the beginning of next week back to you all right thanks so much lyan let’s go to our meteorologist now Dan Amarante you are tracking uh all the dangerous heat also the storms with the flooding rain what do we know yeah we know that they still do have a heat advisory in Houston in effect until this evening those heat index values going up above 100 to 103° so just a terrible situation there and we have Heavy Rain across parts of the East Coast as we mentioned that flood watch in effect for several States up and down the East Coast going from South Carolina all the way up into Massachusetts The Heavy Rain pretty much focused right over the Carolinas at the moment and North Carolina has 88% of the state in drought some form of drought so they do kind of need this rain but you don’t want it all at once now here’s a setup here we have this tropical moisture and while this is not a tropical system it still is bringing those heavy downpours like a tropical system would and it’s all because of this high pressure system way out to the east here it’s essentially causing this front to get stuck on the East Coast it just can’t really move to the east the high is saying no not so fast so it is slowly going to be migrating to the east but in the meantime we do still have those heavy downpours to expect as we go on through the evening into the overnight hours rainfall rates of 2 to four inches per hour we’ve already seen some of that verify across parts of the East Coast meanwhile the West Coast just all about the hot stuff triple digits all across the West Coast heat advisories excessive heat warnings in effect and this will be moving to the east as we head through the next few days by early next week many cities along the I95 Corridor could be having those feels like temperatures into the triple digits yet again back to you cara all right Dan thanks Liliana appreciate your coverage as well so we are also talking about the judge in Alec Baldwin’s trial apparently uh the jury was dismissed as the defense team has now filed a motion to dismiss the case accusing the prosecution of not disclosing evidence the jury didn’t hear any testimony on day three of Baldwin inv volunt manslaughter trial the actor is pleaded not guilty and he insists he never pulled the trigger on the Gunning question our Jaclyn Lee is outside Court in Santa Fe New Mexico also joining us entertainment attorney Lisa bonor so Jacqueline um what’s going on right now we’re sort of watching a a live feed wondering what exactly is going uh to happen here if indeed this uh case could be dismissed or there could be some type of plea deal what do we know that’s right Kira so right now we just got back from a lunch break and so right now the special prosecutor you know said to the judge that she wants this motion to dismiss to be heard and that they want to lay a record lay this Foundation uh and that this is a public issue so right now we are hearing from Seth Kenny he took the stand he is the prop firearm supplier he says he supplied the single box of dummy rounds on the set and so basically what we’re hearing is you know the defense is trying to figure out who knew what when the defense has been arguing the whole reason that this case needs to be dismissed is because the state withheld evidence that there was this box of ammunition turned in to police after the movie armor or Hannah Gutierrez was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter the defense says the whole case needs to be thrown out because they were never given that piece of evidence ahead of trial and this is critical to the case the state arguing it’s not relevant because the person who gave the ammunition is the friend of Hannah’s father had ulterior motives and the ammunition did not even the ammunition from the movie Set the defense saying it doesn’t matter we were entitled to all evidence so right now we’re hearing and I’m watching as this is unfolding right now the judge is listening to this testimony from different people to decide if she wants to allow this case to be dismissed Kira okay so Lisa now that we know where this stands and there there’s this discussion going on on this motion to dismissed um what are the options here I guess let’s let’s start with if it is dismissed what happens does the is it over are are we finished with the you know all the back and forth and any type of of case against Alec Baldwin uh on the the movie Set uh well there’s two ways that you can dismiss a trial you can dismiss it a full dismissal um which with a dismissal without prejudice um which means that they can they can declare mistrial and you can retry the case a dismissal with prejudice means that it’s over you cannot retry the case and Alec Balwin walks away a free man gotcha okay that that’s what we were all trying to figure out we’ve been uh reading uh various case law from from New Mexico there okay and then my next question is um it looks like there still is a possibility for a plea deal as well right there’s always a possibility for a plea deal um but you know that’s up to Alec I mean really I think at this point it’s a little late to get into a plea deal because I think that would have happened prior but at the end of the day you know this trial is going so quickly there are things being everything is being thrown against the wall so we don’t know what is going to happen so it’s kind of like a bag of tricks you never know but every it seems like everything is on the table which is part for the course in these high stakes Trials of course everything on the table high stakes and who knows we could have some type of decision today and guys we’ll go right back to you if not we will wait and see what happens come Monday Jaclyn Lee Lisa Bonner appreciate you both we’re also talking about jury de deliberations in the federal corruption trial of Senator Bob Menendez we’re sort of on trial watch today uh in his case defense attorneys are arguing that those gold bars and hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash that the FBI found in his home were not not given to him as bribes to benefit him local businessmen and also International leaders instead Menendez and his in his attorneys are throwing his wife under the bus saying she’s the one to blame and that she kept Mendez in the dark about all these dealings that she made in exchange for her husband’s heal our senior investigative correspondent eron kki is live outside the courthouse so what’s the latest Aaron the jury’s been deliberating for about an hour now and they have a lot to consider there were more than three dozen Witnesses who testified over the last two months here there are 18 total charges three defendants so that’s not a recipe for a quick verdict on the other hand the jury has been listening to all of this for for two months now Kira they were told the case would have ended before the July 4th holiday so maybe they’re ready to get on with it here uh but the judge just told them to begin deliberating to listen to one another and they’re in that room now and they’ve been at it as I say for about an hour so was there any key testimony you think that will be particularly helpful for the defense as the jury deliberates well the it’s the absence of of some of it here that the defense said is probably the most helpful to their case defense attorney Adam fee said the jury did not see text messages or emails or her hear any testimony directly TI in Senator Menendez to The Taking of bribes and he said that the government is creating a cherry-picked story that requires the jury to make too many inferences uh but prosecutors are confident that they have shown the senator took certain actions at certain times that do make it uh evident that he was taking bribes in the form of gold bars and cash and a luxury convertible in exchange for doing official acts for these businessmen for foreign governments they called it corruption on a massive scale all right while we have you I know this is a totally different case but I guess uh we’re getting worded there might be some breaking news in Rudy giuliani’s uh bankruptcy case is that right Aaron and if so what can you tell us this happened just a few moments ago a federal bankruptcy judge dismissed Rudy giuliani’s uh bankruptcy case and and that means that U you know Giuliani who sought to be shielded from about $150 million in in debt most of it to a couple of Georgia election workers that he defamed um he’s not going to be shielded anymore because the judge said it was in the interest of those creditors and others to dismiss the bankruptcy case and allow them to start to collect from Giuliani and the judge really scolded him for not being transparent about his finances for missing deadlines and and effectively the decision says that juliani does not deserve the protections that a bankruptcy petition would provide all right Aaron thanks for working double duty today appreciate it all right coming up the US military peer in Gaza shut down after well you know the story a series of complications it worked it didn’t work it worked again well what does it mean for all those people starving in Gaza it’s not good news whenever news breaks we are here in Israel a nation at war after that brutal surprise attack by Hamas on the ground in Ukraine 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comes a metro card two newly wets recently took to the New York City subway to celebrate saying I do and of course our Danny new has their story sh out to you never know what you may find down in the New York City subway system but how about a celebration of holy matrimony we didn’t want to get off the train honestly we didn’t a few days ago Esme and Daniel here held their wedding reception on the L train in Brooklyn during a party that piqued the interest of many folks on the internet videos started popping up from New Yorkers who just had happened to be taking the subway that day as the bride and groom celebrated love with both their closest friends and the nearest strangers do you know that there were there were these two young ladies that ended up staying with us the whole time and they were on their way to work and they called out just they were yes now initially this was Daniel’s idea they had held a private ceremony in a church a week earlier and as much as he wanted to throw a 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jury now excused until Monday why the actors lawyers are asking for the case to be dismissed good afternoon everyone I’m Kira Phillips our top story this hour it went better than the debate but it wasn’t a master class President Biden still has Democrats pretty nervous and you can see it with every lawmaker that’s coming forward asking him to pull out of the race 19 house members and one Senator to be exact during that highly anticipated press conference last night Biden at times appearing strong while discussing foreign policy and answering a range of other questions but the President also stumbling over his words and out of the gate even mixed up his own vice president with his rival Donald Trump hours earlier Biden made a similar mistake introducing Ukraine’s president zalinski as Russia’s Vladimir Putin now I want to hand it over to the president of Ukraine who has as much courage as he has determination ladies and gentlemen President Putin I wouldn’t have picked vice president Trump to be vice president that I think she was not qualified to be president now after these moment says you can imagine the pressure is growing against Biden and it’s getting serious House minority leader hakem Jeffrey says that he met with Biden privately last night and writing in a letter to fellow lawmakers that he directly expressed the full breath of insight heartfelt perspectives and conclusions about the path forward with the president so what does this all mean well Biden is now doing damage control in the campaign Trail holding a rally today in the key state of Michigan joining me now our White House correspondent Mary Alice parks along with senior reporter Katherine falers all right Mary Alice the list as we have mentioned of Democrats calling on Biden to step down it’s growing now Connecticut Congressman Jim Hees just told local news reporters about why he’s calling on Biden to step aside let’s take a listen I’ve been watching the polls for a very very long time I’ve been watching the folks that say now the House of Representatives which I thought we were going to win in November is very much at risk and that’s what drove drove my decision it’s not about just watching the polls but it’s watching the President right Mary Alice I mean absolutely I’ve heard from a number of Democrats even last night after that press conference that say the reality is voters can’t unsee what they saw at that debate and so it has changed how they are looking at every single one of these uh performances it’s been interesting though to watch a little bit of a different tactic from the White House in the campaign today they’re kind of punching back on some of that scrutiny uh you know you played those those two sort of moments where he where he misspoke uh the the campaign itself actually played and tweeted and pushed out the whole clip of that moment where he called zalinski Putin because then he quickly corrected himself and made a comment about how he’s so focused on beating Putin and so the campaign basically saying like watch the whole thing here this is just a moment where he said the wrong name and similarly with the moment where he uh called vice president Harris Trump um they quickly tweeted and said of course we know the difference one is a prosecutor Harris the other is a convicted felon so we’re starting to see a little bit more I think sort of feistiness sort of aggressive um response they’re trying to downplay some of this is just a president that that occasionally um you know misspeaks I don’t know if that’s going to be enough I don’t know if that strategy will work uh but another sort of change in strategy we’re just seeing more of the president’s own surrogates out there um today sort of speaking on his behalf I was struck by um uh your interview today with Energy Secretary granholm talking about you know she was pretty forceful saying the president gets old and he’s getting old but that doesn’t mean he can’t do the job yeah I that uh it caught my attention also because no one at that level has actually gone that far to talk about his age I thought it was it was very it was a very real moment shall we say um and Katherine Trump’s now saying that he wants to announce his uh vice president pick during the Republican National Convention but he’s also saying it could be next week uh slightly before that maybe even Monday no surprise he’ll kind of do it when he wants to do it um let’s talk about the names that are out there right now what’s the short list as of today right who knows maybe even tomorrow maybe on true social it won’t really surprise me whatever way he does it anymore but he has been giving some interviews about this Kira where he has essentially said and we’ve known this through reporting that he’s wanted to announce it at the convention he’s also wanted to announce it as late as he possibly can he’s teased midweek next week uh but we know know that he’s floated a bunch of names I believe he said on a on a radio program today he has four or five and then went on to name four we’ve been talking about senators Vance and Rubio for quite some time now and the governor of North Dakota Doug bergam those are the three that are on the short list we’ve done some reporting on Senator Tim Scott before is being floated out there this time Trump did name him he mentioned oh he has some good people on the list including Tim Scott I think it’s unlikely at least from my reporting that Scott will ultimately be the pick but again I don’t know Trump still hasn’t made up his mind and I’m told by sources that he hasn’t told the person uh who that they will that they will be the VP so it’s I think starting to frustrate some people in his orbit and these potential candidates that they haven’t heard anything will really just have to wait and see Kira we we really have no idea what he’s going to do but if I had to guess I’d say next week sometime that’s fair Mary Alice we’re also learning that Biden is expected to speak with moderate and Progressive Dem groups over the weekend what do we know about that yeah he’s continuing to try to do damage control do this personal Outreach to members of Congress uh they have been demanding it they’ve been frustrated that he hasn’t had uh more of a direct line of communication with Capitol Hill it was so telling that letter um that you sort of mentioned at the beginning there with a Democratic leader Hakim Jeff talking about his private meeting with the president last night after that press conference um he said that he had his candid conversation with the president where he expressed the concerns um and conversations he’s been having with his caucus what he didn’t say in that letter was that he told the president he had his full-throated sort of endorsement and that everything was going to be okay and they were full steam ahead it was far from um a a ringing endorsement and I think reflects in that uh the growing and like you said sort of pervasive concern among Democrats the question of course in the next few days is what happens and do any of these um additional Democrats and high-profile Democrats come out publicly and ask the president to step aside all right Mary Alice Katherine thanks and we will have special coverage of the Republican National Convention starting Monday 9:00 a.m. eastern including our full on-site coverage there throughout the afternoon we’ll be on from 1: to 4:00 p.m. I hope you’ll join us make sure to tune in for the biggest guest and also the most complete analysis from the convention with us all day all week actually in Milwaukee so the nation is feeling the effects of extreme weather on both coasts now torrential rain hammering Vermont widespread floody flooding stranding vehicle leaving a lot of Roads shut down that same weather system now targeting the north Northeast as well flood watches in effect for more than 45 million people across 11 states then in the west a lot of states there still grappling with dangerous Heat at least Seven Cities saw record high temps on Thursday the worst of the heat will expand this weekend stretching from the southwest into the Rockies also millions of people across Houston are still without power that happened just days after Hurricane Barrel hit that area the outages leaving theity paralyzed and even putting a lot of strain on the hospitals our extreme weather team has it all covered for us let’s start once again with Liliana Pearson of our ABC station there in Houston Liliana how bad is the situation there now and any idea of when power will finally get restored it’s definitely been a really tough couple of days since a barrel hit four days ago and it’s no surprise why you go anywhere across Houston you’re going to see messes just like this you’re going to see Transformers power poles entire lines down on roads down on sidewalks this is why the day of the storm we saw over 2 million people without power now 4 days later we’re still seeing just under 900,000 people without power and with this being Southeast Texas this time of year things are hot things are humid when you don’t have power in your home things go from being uncomfortable to dangerous because of that we’ve seen Center Point Energy bringing in linemen from from a dozen different states they’re rushing to try to bring this power back to people they’re also deploying mobile generators to things like water treatment facilities senior centers cooling centers places where they’re trying to protect infrastructure and they’re trying to protect people on top of all that yesterday today it has been raining on and off bringing back some of that temporary flooding we’re seeing to the area slowing down those linemen that are trying to be bring that power back certainly very frustrating after a long start of the year we’ve seen several intense weather events so far Central Point telling us today that they expect to continue work through the beginning of next week back to you all right thanks so much Lana let’s go to our meteorologist now Dan Amarante you are tracking uh all the dangerous heat also the storms with the flooding rain what do we know yeah we know that they still do have a heat advisory in Houston in effect until this evening those heated index values going up above 100 to 103° so just a terrible situation there and and we have Heavy Rain across parts of the East Coast as we mentioned that flood watch in effect for several States up and down the East Coast going from South Carolina all the way up into massachusett the Heavy Rain pretty much focused right over the Carolinas at the moment and North Carolina has 88% of the state in drought some form of drought so they do kind of need this rain but you don’t want it all at once now here’s a setup here we have this tropical moisture and while this is not a tropical system it still is bringing those heavy downpours like a tropical system would and it’s all because of this high pressure system way out to the here it’s essentially causing this front to get stuck on the East Coast it just can’t really move to the east the high is saying no not so fast so it is slowly going to be migrating to the east but in the meantime we do still have those heavy downpours to expect as we go on through the evening into the overnight hours rainfall rates of 2 to four inches per hour we’ve already seen some of that verify across parts of the East Coast meanwhile the West Coast just all about the hot stuff triple digits all across the West Coast heat advisories excessive heat warnings in effect and this will be moving to the east as we head through the next few days by early next week many cities along the I95 Corridor could be having those feels like temperatures into the triple digits yet again back to you cara all right Dan thanks Liliana appreciate your coverage as well so we are also talking about the judge and Alec Baldwin’s trial apparently uh the jury was dismissed as the defense team has now filed a motion to dismiss the case accusing the prosecution of not disclosing evidence the jury didn’t hear any testimony on on day three of Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter trial the actor is pleaded not guilty and he insists he never pulled the trigger on the gun in question our Jaclyn Lee is outside Court in Santa Fe New Mexico also joining us entertainment attorney Lisa boners so Jacqueline um what’s going on right now we’re sort of watching a a live feed wondering what exactly is going uh to happen here if indeed this uh case could be dismissed or there could be some type of plea deal what do we know that’s right Kira so right now we just got back from a lunch break and so right now the special prosecutor you know said to the judge that she wants this motion to dismissed to be heard and that they want to lay a record lay this Foundation uh and that this is a public issue so right now we are hearing from Seth Kenny he took the stand he is the prop firearm supplier he says he supplied the single box of dummy rounds on the set and so basically what we’re hearing is you know the defense is trying to figure out who knew what when the defense has been arguing the whole reason that this case needs to be dismissed is because the state withheld evidence that there was this box of ammunition turned in to police after the movie armor Hannah Gutierrez was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter the defense says the whole case needs to be thrown out because they were never given that piece of evidence ahead of trial and this is critical to the case the state arguing it’s not relevant because the person who gave the ammunition is the friend of Hannah’s father had ulterior motives and the ammunition did not even match the ammunition from the movie Set the defense saying it doesn’t matter we were entitled to all evidence so right now we’re hearing and I’m watching as this is unfolding right now the judge is listening to this testimony from different people to decide if she wants to allow this case to be dismissed Kira okay so Lisa now that we know where this stands and there there’s this discussion going on on this motion to dismiss um what are the options here I guess let’s let’s start with if it is dismissed what happens does the is it over are are we finished with the you know all the back and forth and any type of of case against Alec Baldwin uh on the the movie Set uh well there’s two ways that you can dismiss a trial you can dismiss it with a full dismissal um which without a dismissal without prejudice um which means that they can it they can declare mistrial you can retry the case a dismissal with prejudice means that it’s over you cannot retry the case and Alec Balwin walks away a free man gotcha okay that that’s what we were all trying to figure out we’ been uh reading uh various case law from from New Mexico there okay and then my next question is um it looks like there still is a possibility for a plea deal as well right there’s always a possib possibility for a plea deal um but you know that’s up to Alec I mean really I think at this point it’s a little late to get into a plea deal because I think that would have happened prior but at the end of the day you know this trial is going so quickly there are things being everything is being thrown against the wall so we don’t know what is going to happen so it’s kind of like a bag of tricks you never know but every it seems like everything is on the table which is part for the course in these high stakes Trials of course everything on the table high stakes and who knows we could have some type of decision today and guys we’ll go right back to you if not we will wait and see what happens come Monday Jaclyn Lee Lisa boner appreciate you both we’re also talking about jury de deliberations in the federal corruption trial of Senator Bob Mendez we’re sort of on trial watch today uh in his case defense attorneys are arguing that those gold bars and hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash that the FBI found in his home were not given to him as bribes to benefit him local businessmen and also International leaders instead Menendez and his his attorneys are throwing his wife under the bus saying she’s the one to blame and that she kept Menendez in the dark about all these dealings that she made in exchange for her husband’s help our senior investigative correspondent Erin kersi is live outside the courthouse so what’s the latest Aaron the jury’s been Del liberating for about an hour now and they have a lot to consider there were more than three dozen Witnesses who testified over the last 2 months here there are 18 total charges three defendants so that’s not a recipe for a quick verdict on the other hand the jury has been listening to all of this for for two months now Kira they were told the case would have ended before the July 4th holiday so maybe they’re ready to get on with it here uh but the judge just told them to begin deliber to listen to one another and they’re in that room now and they’ve been at it as I say for about an hour so was there any key testimony you think that will be particularly helpful for the defense as the jury deliberates well the it’s the absence of of some of it here that the defense said is probably the most helpful to their case defense attorney Adam fee said the jury did not see text messages or emails or her hear any testimony directly tying Senator Menendez to The Taking of bribes and he said that the government is creating a cherry-picked story that requires the jury to make too many inferences uh but prosecutors are confident that they have shown the senator took certain actions at certain times that do make it uh evident that he was taking bribes in the form of gold bars and cash and a luxury convertible in exchange for doing official acts for these businessmen for foreign governments they called it corruption on a massive scale all right while we have you I know this is a totally different case but I guess uh we’re getting word there might be some breaking news in Rudy juliani’s uh bankruptcy case is that right Ain and if so what can you tell us this happened just a few moments ago a federal bankruptcy judge dismissed Rudy giuliani’s bankruptcy case and and that means that U you know Giuliani who sought to be shielded from about $150 million in in debt most of it to a couple of Georgia election workers that he defamed um he’s not going to be shielded anymore because the judge said it was in the interest of those creditors and others to dismiss the bankruptcy case and allow them to start to collect from Giuliani and the judge really scolded him for not being transparent about his finances for missing deadlines and and L the decision says that Giuliani does not deserve the protections that a bankruptcy petition would provide all right Aaron thanks for working double duty today appreciate it all right coming up the US military peer in Gaza shut down after well you know the story 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17th hole the buzz kill in baseball first thing in the morning America this morning America’s number one early morning news on ABC News live glad you’re streaming with us well what a waste of time and money as desperate gos searching for food and shelter and supplies every day we’ve now learned that that US military Pier that’s been floating off the coast of Gaza will soon cease operations efforts to reinstall it totally abandoned the pier had been used off and on to get humanitarian Aid to all those starving inside Gaza all those Palestinians but it’s been plagued with issues ever since it was first attached to the Shoreline there back in May our Matt Rivers is in Tel Aviv with more Matt well K the United States military spent some $230 million installing that Pier back in May since then it has only been in operation for 23 days any way you look at it it is a failure and US officials basically admitting as much now saying that they’re going to retire that Pier this week the plan earlier this week was to try and reattach that Pier just one more time to get the aid that is still sitting stockpiled in nearby Cypress into Gaza That was supposed to happen a few days ago it hasn’t happened largely due to weather conditions and so as a result us officials tell ABC News uh that they are exploring other routes to get that Aid stockpiled in Cyprus into Gaza including using land routes of course the land routes is where it’s all gets complicated because the Israelis control that access in and out of Gaza a real total failure a total mess here uh an Innovative idea perhaps to start but certainly not exactly what US officials were hoping for meanwhile as to those ceasefire talks uh they continue President Joe Biden saying that a framework has been agreed to between Hamas and Israel and that’s something he tweeted about earlier today uh but he also said more work needs to be done a lot of detail still need to be ironed out it’s a step in the right direction there’s no 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Brooklyn during a party that Peak the interest of many folks on the internet video started popping up from New Yorkers who just happened to be taking the subway that day as the bride and groom celebrated love with both their closest friends and the nearest strangers do you know that there were there were these two young ladies that ended up staying with us the whole time and they were on they were to work and they called out just to say what yes now initially this was Daniel’s idea they had held a private ceremony in a church a week earlier and as much as he wanted to throw a big fancy party but I looked at my pockets I’m like I guess we gonna do this on the train so for a lot less money they partied on the subway for hours and there was still a bouquet toss a three tier cake a DJ and you don’t have to worry about rain on your wedding day why not then except maybe your wedding dress getting stuck in the door but it sounds like es still had a great time I couldn’t have it any other way that was the best thing anybody could have ever me okay but the subway is always hot so how hot was it in the subway car or did they have one that luckily had AC Danny new you left out an important detail it was a great piece though that’s awesome thanks for streaming with us I’m Kira Phillips and new’s never stops neither do we we’ll be right back what does it take to be the most watched newscast in America an operation to capture Isis Fighters is this our combat Operation Center we’re approaching the gate now militants came in from four or five different directions operational nuclear reactor so you have a couple loaded and ready to go the house is destroyed but the flag there’s not a tear in it not a tear in it how important is this label right here made the USA look at your smile you’re proud of this I love this great work hi where are you where are you appreciate you thank you David than meet you is David David yes yes I’m David M I know you are you every night ABC’s World News Tonight with David mure is America’s most watched newscast if you were coming of age in the 1980s the brat pack was near the center of your cultural awareness but for those of us experiencing it from the inside the brat pack was something very different the critics agree hated the brat pack what a disaster why did we take it as an offense Andre I’m not going to say we were the Beatles or anything well we didn’t SP sha Stadium 1985 I think we could have let’s go we are hitting into the unknown oh my gosh we just saw what no one has seen before well Hammer Hammer Hammer it doesn’t get any more Cutting Edge than this reporting from the floating Pier off the coast of Gaza I’m Martha radit wherever the story is we’ll take you there you’re streaming ABC News live hello everyone Kira Phillip some of the top headlines that we’re watching for you right now on ABC News live this hour the judge in Alec Baldwin’s trial has dismissed the jury for the day as the defense team filed a motion to dismiss the case accusing the prosecution of not disclosing evidence a motion hearing is going on right now after the jury didn’t hear any testimony on day three of Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter trial the actor has pleaded not guilty and insists he never pulled the trigger on that gun that killed Russ cinematographer helina Hutchins the closing bell sounding on Wall Street the Dow briefly Crossing 40,000 points to a new record high the NASDAQ and S&P 500 also making gains as investors head into the weekend on the back of another major rally in the stock market chip stocks are among the big Winners today along with Home Depot Ford and Tesla so the nation’s feeling the effects of extreme weather on both coasts now torrential rain hammering Vermont widespread flooding flooding stranding Vehicles leaving a lot of Roads shut down then the same weather system is targeting the Northeast now flood watches in effect for more than 45 million people across 11 states in the west states there grappling with dangerous Heat at least Seven Cities saw record high temps on Thursday the worst of the heat though will expand into the weekend stretching from the southwest right into the Rockies thanks for streaming with us I’m Kira Phillips ABC News live is here for you anytime with the latest news context and Analysis you can always find us on your favorite streaming service the ABC News app and of course on abcnews.com the news never stops GMA 3 starts right now what you need to know on a special edition of GMA 3 our sizzling hot summer cooking show mouthwatering recipes celebrating the season that you can make right at home from a Cavalcade of the country’s finest chefs Anthony bolo and his fantastic spaghetti Alano Alex garnish Shelly unveiling some of the treats courting fans at this year’s Us open as Chef Eric a pong brings the Heat and the sweet with his salmon skewers and sorbet plus Chef JJ Johnson’s Savory seafood salad and nothing says yes chef like sushi rolls from Francis TGA and Robert Irvine’s grilled chicken pineapple cantaloupe with a dessert that will help you beat the heat from Harlem’s melow Wilson now from Time Square DeMarco Morgan and Eva Pilgrim with a special edition of GMA 3 our sizzling hot summer cooking show we are recording the show a little ahead of time so we can spend the day with our families and we are kicking things off with a culinary bang here on gma3 and our first chef is no stranger to the heat with his NYC Hot Spot Amo L and his newly opened Fort l Restaurant by the way V please welcome back Chef Anthony V everybody happy to be back to have you back so what are we cooking man it smells good already so we’re cooking this summertime dish uh pasta Nano which is a honeymoon pasta that I learned actually in the aafi coast a honeymoon pasta that already feels sexy me and my wife went to the aafi coast uh my dear friend Katie Lee on the Food Network set me up at this restaurant called looo which has the best narano dish nice that you could taste so I have a little little secret so we got all right let’s turn down the the pasta is boiling all right so let’s start by frying the zucchini you want me to go yeah just watch yourself because you trust me with the oil back up a little bit DeMarco doesn’t trust you with the oil not at all okay we’re good we’re good I can come in I can come in so we just got to fry off the zucchini zucchini you know is a summer summer vegetable SWAT yourself a little bit mhm so over here we have the zucchini fry that we did you salt pepper or anything so now we’re going to do that now so you have a paper towel here that you take the excess oil mhm oh so that you don’t get all soggy yes exactly so here we’re going to drop the pasta in and this is another quick dish you could have you could cook this dish in about 15 minutes oh we love that especally for all the moms at home with the kids summertime struggling I know how it is I got struggling a crazy person and food at the same time exactly so over here now we’re just going to season the zucchini with some basil mhm it’s better if you rip it with your hands it’s just better this way oh okay gives it more flavor okay rather than chopping it beforehand okay and then over here um provolo monacle cheese is a cheese that they use in theano so that’s a typical cheese but at home you can’t really get it cuz you got to get it imported so use parmesano pecino mix it’s fine the whole of it you think um it depends how much pasta so that’s about half a pound we got a lot of zucchini here so now we’re just going to directly take the pasta straight from the pot you don’t strain it or anything no because you need that starch water to create the sauce okay all right so now I’m even going to take I’m to turn this off so we yeah you can turn it off so give me a little Ladle full of starch water okay that’s Liquid Gold like I say in all my dishes just a little bit no a little half a little more a little more good oh nice and cheese too now you take a little bit of butter and you’re going to cre a sauce is that enough butter uh you might need to add a little more I mean everything tastes better with butter right butter right yes so if you can give me a little more starch water more starch water and then a little more cheese look at that look at that come together like that yep so you could actually have your kids help you make this dish as well oh that’s always good we like activity in my house I know my daughter loves cooking with me so I’ll just be like add a little of this add a little of that um a little more cheese for me as you can see we love that cheese yep there you go M more perfect yeah more cheese more cheese more cheese like more this is creating the sauce okay as you can see oh yeah it starts to get like yes you get that drip and then we have the finished product here we got some fresh basil and then over the top a little which one did you touch even I already ate out of this just a little black pepper over the top okay A little black pepper oh thank you um we also have to say um talk about your congratulations moment I believe your wife is here too is yes she is here she ni you guys have got a baby on way yes another daughter so I have three girls so we have a special gift for you before I start putting this in my mouth and eating all the pasta a little gma3 baby onesie no way because babies go through lots of onesies yes they do oh this is amazing thank you guys congratulations thank and a little blanket too oh blanket for the baby beautiful congratulations all these ladies in your life so much you can tell we love you right definitely my wife here I was like I was congratulations so happy for you so happy I also love learning about your honeymoon dish all right Chef again thank you very much we appreciate it and for today’s recipe just go to good morning america.com food or scan the QR code on your screen again congratulations one more time for the the Bott starting Monday 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of your next Gathering and I’m sitting over here just talking with my friend I know we’re like really we got to talk here to share her tomato summer salad to Chef Alex Garner shell everybody please welcome the amazing talented Chef here shot shots so put us to work let’s go all right so oh great whisk okay I love it balsamic mustard olive oil so simple tomato I do wait you know this about me already oh no I’m going to have to do pick we have mustard oh God all right we love I feel seen okay sugar tiny pinch you know when people say why don’t tomatoes taste like they did when I was a kid put a tiny pinch of sugar honey and everybody will be like this is nostalgic it’s it’s our grand were putting a sugar on thing and we didn’t realize it yeah my dad was dumping sugar on everything so can you spoon that lovely dressing here it is that you just made right over these Tomatoes this is kind of a steak house salad for the first one and this is by the way I have a restaurant at the US Open called Fair mhm f a tennis and um this is an example of a salad that I would completely have on the menu little blue cheese on top there for a little saltiness if you don’t like it put something else you could put parm peino let’s get some basil on there for a little you know little hair and makeup for we start hair and makeup yeah little basil leaves just make it’s like you know the eyelashes of the food world right they just make everything look good and then you have this wonderful like summery Sweet Tomato grassy basil you’ve got your green vegetables in there with the Bas cheese actually adds like a depth of flavor that I did not expect I’m not I’m not like that sound like a cook in the kitchen I’m not I just was like wow that was extra we’re GNA see you as a judge on shop soon if you keep talking like that and then the other way I had to get into some corn cuzz it’s summer right I feel like we’re either corn Tomatoes right we’re either having watermelon feta Vibes or we’re having corn and scallion and I kind of went with the Char of corn and scallions on the grill just cut it off the cob this go in here right yes let’s go in there and we’re going to just make a little lemon vinegret oh here’s your mustard again what no there’s no mustard what what are you talking about a little bit of oil all right all right I I have a mustard problem I’m admitting it Amica we love mustard we like mustard and then you take all this grilled veg off the grill and you just cut the scallions and the corn up let’s get some tomatoes in there little cherry tomatoes are nice it’s nice when a summer salad has everything relatively the same size so you can gather it all on your fork and taste everything together and then we literally just mix that the lemon olive oil mhm now listen this is cuz he was over here eating everything up I know you better get there quickly so this is the corn salad right and we talked a little bit about the US Open I want you to join me okay at flavors of the 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women he tortured me how did she survive n days of Terror the word accomplice came up Nobody Knows the real story The Beauty Queen Killer only on Hulu my name’s Morgan gillery I’m your basic single mother of three a cleaning lady with an IQ of 160 so now when the cops are in a jam they have to ask me for help what is she supposed to do spot the things my detectives Miss isn’t that our cleaning lady I see you brought your child with you she is just spectating not going to be able to help you solve the time of death or anything like that summer is here today and the temperatures are rising on our sizzling hot summer cooking show that’s right our next guest is bringing the heat in the kitchen and everything he does ties back to his work of bringing West African cuisine to the Forefront and today he’s sharing not one but two special recipes please welcome the chefer host Eric a what’s going on thank you guys for having me appreciate it good to have you here so before we start cooking let’s go back to your native Ghana because you got a special trip coming up I do actually I’m so excited for this um this is actually a a very very uh near and dear project to my heart so next year 2025 I’ll be taking a group of people me and academic travel to Ghana so you guys can see what I see go to the places that I love going eat the food that I love to eat at my home um it’s going to be an amazing time we’re going to be going from the 16th of August to this 21st of aug August next year in 2025 um and we’re just so excited if you guys want more information please visit my website uh for everything and all the details but yeah say what happened to our invite oh you know what we’ll talk about that in private my chamers is over here let’s talk about what we’re cooking today what for sure um we have these beautiful I mean summertime I think about the ease right you want things that are super easy to make things that people can enjoy with their hands and this is the immediate uh recipe that I go to we have salmon skewes going to have a little bit of a bib lettuce wrap um and then we’re also doing some uh coconut pineapple sorbet so first things first let’s go ahead with the salmon we got a little bit of oil in our pan I’ve seasoned the salmon already so we just want a really nice beautiful see you hear that Sizzle right and as that’s going let’s go ahead and make a little bit of our sauce so add some pomegranate Mass you see how beautiful and dark that is right there we have a little bit of sesame oil okay all right just a little bit just a little bit and then we’ll put in a little bit of soy in there as well and then we have the spices sumac a little bit of little bit of tumer as well spices that you’ll definitely see all throughout West Africa right okay that sumac right there little bit of honey got to help the honey a lot honey right and then always a little bit of mustard must I love a good amount of mustard for sure so once you kind of have all this up a little bit of salt little bit of pepper okay we’ll wait for the uh the skewes or the salmon to get nice and beautiful we can start toer them right there right wow it’s so fast yeah really quickly and then we have this beautiful lemon uh yogurt right here very simple little bit of lemon juice right here little bit of heavy cream nice and then a little bit of Honey again you saw that honey was real slow last time so let make sure we get on top of that right here and where this recipe come from is it something you just whipped up or something I Just Whipped up I mean summertime flavor is really the inspiration I think about again the easability of eating it all but also like incorporating and really celebrating those beautiful Light ingredients bib lettuce is perfect for this time of the year obviously something really like and refreshing with that yogurt is going to be perfect all right so we have our salmon right here that glaze that we made earlier okay we’re going to go ahead and just brush beautiful just like that you see how gorgeous that is already yeah it’s really pretty it gives it a nice shine beautiful Sheen right that glazed does and then we have some finished product right here we added some pickled onions to it just to add a little bit of um some ousness to it and then at that point we can build so we have that lemon yogurt right here a little bit of that bib lettuce and what I want you guys to do is grab a skewer grab one of those lettu right here kind of pull it out oh wow right go ahead and put some of those pickles right there and it’s all finger food right so you can grab a napkin and just really go for it I love a finger food also I I love a dessert which I noticed is sitting here in front of me what is this here oh my go she would ask if you would you know it’s um so last but not least we have this beautiful really simple pineapple coconut sorbet I have still a bunch of food in my mouth right you’re good you’re good she set you up bro she did but um it’s like the perfect palet cleanser finisher uh for a beautiful meal just like this now how did you get this peech like this you just did you put it on the stove yeah so we have this beautiful pineapple right here and we essentially kind of just marinated and gr yeah and really beautiful thin slice it’s going to add not only a nice accent to the uh right you taste some of that coconut MH makes you feel like you’re at the beach that’s the whole point yeah right feel like at the beach very very casual um you know really when it comes to Summertime food less is more I love like making a good amount of food but I really want to enjoy the company I’m with I want to enjoy the setting the the weather right I don’t want to be bogged down bogged down with like a whole bunch of like culinary tasks something really simple like a skewer easy to get to really delicious everybody enjoys it someone eat I don’t want to feel heavy yeah yeah espe when it’s outside comination Chef thank you very much we appreciate it and the best of luck to you and for those of you joining us to get this recipe you can go to morning am.com food or scan the QR code on your screen my man thank so much guys appreciate it first thing in the morning there’s a lot going on we’re still in a flash flood warning to catch you up with what happened overnight police in riot gear arresting dozens of protesters what’s happening today escalating tensions in the Middle East what people are talking about the migrant crisis fast straightforward with some fun in between check out the gator on the 17th poll the buzz kill in baseball first thing in the morning America this morning America’s number one early morning news on ABC News live whenever news breaks we are here in Israel a nation at war in Rolling for it this tornado tore through this town from Leon main the scene of a horrific mass shooting from the scene of that deadly missile strike ABC News live everywhere in Iceland let’s go on the 2024 campaign Trail here at 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secrets of the 2 by Two church there’s nothing pretty about here in this now streaming on Hulu We are continuing our sizzling hot summer cooking show with an awardwinning Chef author and founder of the popular Rice Bowl restaurant field trip and today he’s showing us how to make two great dishes just in time for the summer giving up for one of my favorite chefs right here JJ Johnson over all right so what are we making man this this is what I call Summer right like things for the summer you need Seafood you need planting you need something light wants to feel heavy and also when you have friends come over you want to show off a little bit just a little bit just a little bit so for me coconut milk is summertime okay coconut water with rum in it is also summertime yes it is I agree in your kind of blender you just put some coconut milk with a lot of fat so you can buy coconut milk with many different fat levels you want all the fat Chipotle for spice some shallots and this is the base for SE this the base yeah some cumin okay throw the whole Ginger inj a lot of Ginger that’s going to give it a little spice right we going to give it a little bit of a punch okay some Dijon mustard and lime juice M and when you blend it up we’re not going to do that right right it’ll look like this too loud ah got it right nice and beautiful ni you can just pour that straight in there so you pour that in to your favorite Seafood which I have is some lump crab meat some shrimp some Lobster and some scallops what I do with the shrimp and the scallops is I just take some flavored water like lemon juice salt and I just cook them for literally 30 seconds quick quick and then cucumbers go some radishes DeMarco throw in a basil all of it go ahead it’s a salad some fresh herbs mango is a trick if you don’t like mango you could put pineapple in here breakfast radishes and then celery for that for that crispness okay and then you just mix this in mangle seems like it would make it sweet I’m not a fan of like the sweet and savory don’t don’t you don’t like the sweet and savory not together you sound like my wife my wife does not like any any any any uh any fruit any fruit in any fruit in her salad but look how look how beautiful that look good and we’re making plantain chips you’re making you’re making just some sweet plantains oh okay why don’t you slice it up I know you got some skills you cut it on the bias you’re looking good now if you don’t feel comfortable on the bias Rings like this are perfectly good too the great thing with with plantin or plantains is you want to let them get nice and black the skin you want the skin to get as dark as possible she driving them in there she driving them in Tak no Chances with you and that grease that grease she like how are you going and how long would you cook it in there you want to cook it till it’s golden brown no timer here to it’s golden brown okay and then they’ll look over here look DeMarco they look like this you making me you making me nervous now over here right you guys are so funny this this isn’t even that deep oh these are good so they come out just like that and then what I love to do at field trip we take some hot honey and we drizzle the hot honey on top oh get under there yes drizz this over here these are some Yuka chips that go perfect with your salad so if you want to you can come to the field trip and get our Yuka chips you can buy Yuka chips in the bag if you want to this is something to add a touch I’m telling you summertime’s about showing off and then your salad looks like this these are better than potato chip better than potato chips right and you could just scoop them you can literally like what I like to do is I take the chip kind of find a avocado and a scallop all the things this is good um D sorry this is really good I got stuck in my take your time take your time on it thank you so much and for today’s recipe you can scan the QR code on your screen or go to good morning america.com sorry the chip got stuck yeah when she chokes she’s eating fast that means it’s really good JJ why do so many people start their day here from ABC News this is start here to be in the know and get a different take on the day’s top story a lot of news today so let’s get into it listen now to the Daily News podcast honored with four Edward R ml Awards and see why the New York Times calls it a news podcast worth listening to start here ABC News make it your daily first listen now that’s a part of the story I bet you didn’t see coming wherever you get your podcasts start here if you were coming of age in the 1980s the brat pack was near the center of your cultural awareness but for those of us experiencing it from the inside the Brad pack was something very different the critics agree hated the Brad pack what a disaster why did we take it as an offense and I’m not going to say we were the Beatles or anything well we didn’t fail sha Stadium 1985 I think we could have what does it take to be the most watched newscast in America an operation to capture Isis Fighters This our combat Operation Center we’re approaching the gate now militants came in from four or five different directions operational nuclear reactor so you have a couple loaded and ready to go the house is destroyed but the flag there’s not a tear in it not a tear in it how important is this label right here made the USA look at your smile you’re proud of this IP this great work hi where are you where are you appreciate you thank you David good to meet you is David David yes yes I’m David M I know who you are you every night ABC’s World News Tonight with David mure is America’s most watched newscast all right let the dogs out please I don’t think he’s going to give you a hard time even if he gives me a hard time I’m the right guy you can handle it I want to make make sure that we all learn together calm confidence calm confident calm surrender everything that he’s taught has become a reality we are so grateful and impressed I feel like crying you changed our world it is a beautiful thing to see as you rehabilitate the dog you also rehabilitate you whenever news breaks we are here in Israel a nation at War en rolling for this tornado tore through this town from Leon Maine the scene of a horrific mass shooting from the scene of that deadly missile strike ABC News live everywhere in Iceland let’s go on the 2024 campaign Trail here at 10 Downing Street wherever the story is we’re going to take you there you’re streaming ABC News live ABC News live you’re streaming ABC News live ABC news live streaming free everywhere H every and I’m Kira Phillips some of the top headlines we’re watching at ABC News live this hour President Biden speaking before the world at the NATO Summit appearing strong while discussing foreign policy and answering a range of other questions but he also stumbled over his words and right out of the gate even mixed up his own vice president with his rival Donald 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the vibrant flavors of the Philippines with the founder and Chef of New York City’s Tai restaurant yes and here to show us how to W your guest with an easy and delicious summer sushi roll recipe please welcome Chef Francis tarq all right let’s get to it my friend all right so first we’re going to create the sauce we’re going to create a little spicy Alaba sauce um I don’t use Mayo I use labna as my base so would you like help to help me make the sauce switch spaces with you so we’re going to mix veracha lavna lime juice and the Honea in there yes a little spicy so while she’s doing that I’m going to zest a little bit of this we need to season our fish this is tuna oh wait wait the the peill you’re doing the pill oh wow just the sess just to give that not too citrusy but just the aroma and then we’re going to add a little bit of salt I didn’t know you could eat the pill but I guess you can and then a little bit of olive oil okay and then we’re going to mix that smell good and then we’re going to mix it also M all right so um while I’m mixing it we have also cucumber uh watermelon corn is in season a little bit of our cilantro and then and that’s good very good all right now what the secret is to like make sure that the rice paper is hydrated so like wait till like 3 seconds 5 Seconds something like that do you want to help um also sure how to make spring roll yep just like a three three to five seconds look at Evo wow y okay I’m going here yep yep and then now we’re going to add the stuffing so add as much as you want but not too much cuz you want too chunky of a yes so you don’t want it too chunky but at the same time you want it to be like nice and balanced and Chef real quick how how long does this take is it something that you can do quickly you can do it in like less than a minute so what you do is like you just wrap it make sure it’s like a little tight and then just fold it on the side and then just roll it just like that there you go wow Eva you’re doing really well sorry um my mom’s literally watching this going why is your spring roll so ugly what what is that Eva oh it’s really good it’s actually really good it’s not that bad all right there you go folks all right so now we’re going to try it so she just rolled it up in a bag we’re just going to add i r it the right way it just kind of fell AP exactly so we’re going to try it now let try yeah let me try which one did you this is the one I ate okay so I eat always this is our fresh summer spring roll it is delicious look at me picking up I just like to just dip it and then just go for it okay the watermelon really adds like a nice little cooling that was really good it is good really good and really easy it’s spicy what’s spicy is it the sauce Thea mhm I love it I love this is good it’s delicious and that I despite how mine looked it actually wasn’t that hard Chef Francis thank you so much for being here with us and you can check out her restaurant Ted Hana the next time that you’re in New York City for today’s recipes go to good morning am.com food or scan that QR code right there below I like how she was trying to clean it up it’s really not that hard it really wasn’t it really wasn’t Chef thank you thank you so much thank you yes it’s a little spicy this time M the watermelon why do so many people start their day here from ABC News this is start here to be in the know and get a different take on the day’s top stories a lot of news today so let’s get into it listen now to the Daily News podcast honored with for Edward R mural Awards and see why the New York Times calls it a news podcast worth listening to start here ABC News make it your daily first listen now that’s a part of the story I bet you didn’t see coming wherever you get your podcasts start here next Friday it’s a GMA Party in the Park when Kane Brown kicks off GMA super hot summer concert series Live in Central Park Kane Brown Next Friday on GMA summer concert series sponsored by wfir wherever news 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with what happened over police in riot gear arresting dozens of protesters what’s happening today escalating tensions in the Middle East what people are talking about the migrant crisis fast straightforward with some fun in between check out the gator on the 17th poll the buzz kill in baseball first thing in the morning America this morning America’s number one early morning news on ABC News live hey good morning America good morning America Good Morning America are you ready they are ready covering the biggest events in the country right now there’s a lot going on here you don’t just see it you feel it I’m in I’m in I’m in I’m in too I’ll be here I am here and so happy I’m in I’m in too Michael George Ginger if you were coming of age in the 1980s the BR pack was near the center of your cultural awareness but for those of us experiencing it from the inside the BR pack was something very different on June 10th 1985 New York Magazine published Hollywood’s Brat Pack I just remember seeing that cover and thinking oh from then on my career and the career of everyone who was involved was branded the brat pack I’m really sorry that article had to come out I’ve never talked to anybody about what that was like so I thought it might be interesting to try and contact everyone who was in The Brat Pack hey Emilio Estus this is Andrew McCarthy calling you hey Ally hey Dei hey Molly let’s call Rob hello Jud me you around hey you were not interested in talking about the brat pack for years I turned everything down how come you’re talking to me because you called me it was time that we clear the air on a couple things I love your stuff hey thank you I hated the brat pack for decades what a disaster if you could have the bratpack name not exist would you H it really irritated me they said what’s more important to you the movie or your life and I said the movie Andrew have you talked to the other the others like again it feels like a culter something why did we take it as an offense call Brat because we were young we were afraid we were brats you know are you in the brat pack I’m brat pack of Jason that’s what I was say I am not in the brat pack don’t crush on you back in the de you did not Andrew no you did not being in the brat pack not only changed all of our Lives it changed what entertainment is I I’m not going to say we were the Beatles or anything well we didn’t tell sha Stadium there were moments we could have 1985 I think we could have so what are you filming oh we’re just doing this documentary what’s it about ancient history will call more Americans choose ABC News America’s number one news source we are cooking all hour long and if you’re looking for an easy and delicious recipe for summer entertaining our next guest has a Grill and Chill I’ve never heard this before that you can whip up anytime sharing his grilled chicken with pineapple cantaloupe salsa is Chef and entrepreneur Robert Irvine thank you so much for being here yes this is so simple it’s is Beyond Simple so here’s what we’re going to do we’re going to I’m going to teach you a process of blanching all we’ve done is take brussel sprout leaves cut the end off and peel them off we’re going to dump it into boiling salted water what that does it just softens it keeping the color I want the green color but it gives me a texture that’s very different cuz we’re going to make a chicken grilled chicken with a cantaloop salsa and we’re going to add the Brussels sprout leaves to it oh wow very healthy really healthy but really cool why is it cool because when they’ve uh blanched and it only takes a couple of minutes to blanch then I’m going to take them out and put them into I water literally that that fast look at the color it’s beautifully green going to let them cool down what I don’t want to do now we talk about chlorophyll being in the color not chloroform like you know whatever right so we’re going to leave that for a second then we we’re going to start our our chicken breast salt and pepper now look three fingers is 1 oz of salt turn it over oh that’s a good oh look at that and by the way when you cook chicken or even my fingers are smaller even your fingers it doesn’t matter um when you cook this make sure it sits out on the side for about an hour to get room temperature little bit of oil and this is avocado oil now you can use avocado oil or grape seed oil high temperature great flavor and it won’t absorb into the chicken right so now we’re going to take that this guy we take the Brussels sprouts put it right into our salad okay sorry I’m touching it that’s okay you can touch you’re the ones going to eat so it’s all right while you’re doing that I’m going to put in onions we’ve got pineapple C salute watermelon and you can use any type of melon that you want this is just a great salad little bit of Basil I got most of them the ice cubes are a real problem little bit parsley some oil lemon zest and again we’re just really putting flavor some red pepper and again salt and pepper and why do we do that because we have to layer the flavors so and does salt and pepper do that salt and pepper actually brings out the the flavor the actual juice of the melon and you don’t want to season this too early because if you do the melon will become mushy and we don’t want that so pretty simple so far right that is possible now what I don’t want you to do is ever if you put the chicken on a grill don’t push it down and if you put it in a pan don’t do the A and the B right because you break the sear right look turn it over beautiful marks marks just get it so I’ve got one over here already prepared watch this well you can put as much salad as you like there’s a big spoon oh yeah you like a lot of salad um honestly yes honestly you don’t like salad no no I’m not a I like a potato there’s nothing wrong with a potato but I’m a salad I’m a salad guy really so there it is look you want to try you s watch this there’s all these plates just for me wait I have a knife that’s not going to help so we talk about you know passion one of my passions not only cooking you know when I was 15 years old my mother caught me drinking beer and sent me to join the military I joined the military T all about leadership and cooking which is great but I think you know the passion of our military has kind of give me this Legacy plate that’s why I started Robert herbine Foundation to do all these amazing things to the men and women that wear the cloth of our nation and our First Responders because everybody forgets the First Responders so we do feeding this is if I was feeding 3,000 people with this it would be called break and bread for Heroes that’s one of our programs well thank you so much thank you for all you do and for cooking for us today and for today’s recipe go to good morning am.com food or scan that QR code right there below and you are going to eat vegetables I did I had a Brussels no you did not I did look look look green right okay now I’m good now I’m good I can leave happy now we’ll be right back house what does it take to be the most watched newscast in America an operation to capture Isis Fighters is this our combat Operation Center we’re approaching the gate now militants came in from four or five different directions operational nuclear reactor so you have a couple loaded and ready to go the house is destroyed but the flag there’s not a tear in it not a tear in it how important is this label right here made the USA look at your smile you’re proud of this I love this great work hi where are you where are you appreciate you thank you David good to meet you is David David yes yes I’m David M I know who you are you every night ABC’s world World News Tonight with David mure is America’s most watched newscast first thing in the morning there’s a lot going on we’re still in a flash flood warning to catch you up with what happened overnight police in riot gear arresting dozens of protesters what’s happening today 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Sunday morning on ABC hi folks they say Save The Best For Last we’re closing on our sizzling hot summer cooking show with the chef author and restaurant tour a harlem girl to the Bone I said it by the way yes chef milba Wilson she is here to teach us a good dessert to make it home let’s give it a one more time for everybody so we are making one of my favorites banana pudding I heard it was one of your favorites which is exactly why I wanted to make it for you today oh let’s do it let’s get also my son’s favorite and it’s my grandmother’s recipe so it’s Nana’s banana pudding you ready you ready let’s do this let’s do this so first what I’m going to do is in a saucepan I am going to take my sugar mhm flour okay and DeMarco just give me a pinch of salt just a pinch of salt a pinch of salt pinch right there and is this rising flour or reg this is all purpose all purpose flour and then what I want you to do is I want you to pour the mixture which is egg yolks that was beaten in milk just put it right in here for me right here right and what we’re doing is we’re making custard oh yeah we’re making custard so not the Box no this is homade custard right right so when you’re doing that I’m just going to whisk this lightly okay okay and what we want to do is we’re going to put this on we’re going to start it out on low heat but then we’re going to bring it to medium heat all right and your custard is going to thicken why low at first well low because when we’re putting everything in we don’t want our sugar to burn okay okay so we’re going to put it on low and then if you see it’s starting to thicken it is all right wow so what’s going to happen is your custard is going to thicken and it’s going to look like this doesn’t that look good look at that you see that consistency that beautiful it’s it looks just like the stuff in the box that you use it actually looks better than the stuff in the Box you’re right better than the stuff in the box and here give me your finger I’m going to do like your grandmother used to do oh wow just taste a little bit of that come on now oh wow that does tast like Ban’s banana FL there you go there you go now where’s where was your grandmother from uh Hemingway South Carolina a very very small town and my grandmother’s actually the one who taught me how to cook yeah she’s one who taught me yeah my grandmother taught me how to cook N9 years old I’d be in the kitchen with her and my grandmother had um a garden so in the garden we’d have um greens beans tomatoes potatoes you name you know you name it okay you name it a little bit of everything and and but also around food came storytelling so we use food as a vehicle to tell stories stories about our family our great-grandparents Etc so then what we’re going to do I’ve already put some Wafers some Nilla wafers as I like to call it at the bottom poured some of my C mustard and we’re just going to do another layer okay now do you let this cool off or I do let it I do Let It Well you don’t want it to cool off too much you know you definitely don’t want it to cool off too much so what I have here in a baking pan is I have Nilla wafers and then I put some bananas okay and then I pour a third of the pudding on here so we’re just going to replicate that okay now I just have to tell you this it’s all about texture and taste baby I’m listening so we’re bringing the texture and we’re bringing the taste so that’s why we’re going to use chesman cook Keys TOMCO come on help me over here okay got and while we’re doing this your Empire is expanding tell us about some of your other uh properties that you got well I also have a place in wman rink in Central Park okay look at that there we go look at that there we Goan she definitely did all right and this is the last step what we’re going to do is we’re going to put some of our Wafers on top of here Banana’s already on here we you can put a little bit more if you want okay okay we’re going to do that come on help me out here and the Wafers just go Wafers go on top you do the Wafers I’ll do the bananas how about total time for Preparation when it comes to making a good it only takes about 25 minutes to prep DeMarco it’s really really quick my oven has been heating at 350 for um you know for the whole time of the prep so we’re going to do that and we’re going to put it in the oven in a few minutes but let’s finish this process baby boo I know you’re hungry and I know you like this ready taste it there we go so let me get over here and try this real quick before we run out of time I make sure that I tast let’s do that I’m going to put the mering on look at that look at the presentation it’s gorgeous gorgeous so how did you make the uh the mering so with the mering what I did DeMarco was I actually put U my beaters in look at you I put my beers in the freezer right I put my beers in the freezer and I also put my I also chilled my bowl that I put it um that I have the merang in and then I I just put some cream of Tatar a little of sugar so you just in the refrigerator I put it in the freezer yes baby and it’s Peaks and valleys as soon as I get my Peaks I put this in the oven let it um cook for about 25 30 minutes and there we have it banana pudding yeah I love this you like it and we love you too you know that I love you too one more time everybody for Chef Mel but go ahead this beautiful presentation right here gorgeous now that deserves a big round of applause everybody thank you again we appreciate you so much and for today’s recipes all of today today’s recipes you can scan the QR code on your screen or go to good morning am.com food and folks that is what you need to know we thank you so much for watching this special edition of sizzling cooking right here thank you for uh being here again for me we’ll see you next time everybody why do so many people start their day here from ABC News this is start here to be in the know and get a different take on the day’s top stories a lot of news 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this morning America’s number one early morning news on ABC News live hey good morning America Good Morning America Good Morning America you don’t just see it you feel it I’m in I’m in I’m in I’m in too I am in I’m in I’m in too I’ll be here hi I’m Andy and I’m Sabrina and we’re moms juggling tons of stuff every day day like all you moms out there and you know what we love really love Pop Culture so what happens when being obsessed with pop culture collides with being a mom you get us so listen now to our new podcast pop culture moms wherever you get your podcasts for foring from Monteray Park California I’m Robin Roberts wherever wherever the story is we’re going to take you there you’re streaming ABC News live I’m Elizabeth SCH in Washington and right now on ABC News live a defiant President Biden in a Battleground Blitz as he seeks to quell the fears of Voters and members of his own party that he is not fit to serve another four years deadly heat spreading across the nation as more than 1 million people in Houston remain without electricity we will have the dangerous weekend forast and a shocker in the Alec Baldwin trial the judge sending the jury home unexpectedly after the defense accuses the state of burying evidence we are live at the courthouse First We are following some breaking news out of California an airliner was evacuated at San Francisco’s airport after officials there say that the crew reported smoke in the cabin they say that three passengers suffered minor injuries from the evacuation none requiring medical attention American Airlines reports that during boarding of the plane smoke was reported inside a customer’s bag bag and that crew members quickly removed it they say the smoke came from a laptop in the bag and that some passengers Deed from emergency slides we will bring you more on that story as we have it let’s turn now to President Biden back on the campaign Trail and the Battleground state of Michigan as he fights to preserve his bid for reelection the president holding a campaign rally tonight in Detroit one day after wrapping that high stakes NATO Summit here in DC he made two eye-catching gaps yesterday today on the world stage at one point introducing Ukraine’s President Vladimir zalinski as President Putin and later flubbing his own vice president’s name during an hour-long news conference referring to kamla Harris as vice president Trump his performance in the two weeks since the debate hasn’t been enough to ease concerns from a growing number of Democrats on Capitol Hill 19 house Democrats and one Democratic senator are now publicly calling on him to step aside in the 2024 race but the president insists he will not drop out he did appear to give a little bit of ground yesterday saying he would step aside if polls showed that there was no way that he could be Donald Trump our new ABC News Washington Post ifos poll shows Trump leading by one point but that is still statistically tied against Biden in November rematch the same poll has vice president Harris fairing a little bit better still statistically tied as well then there is this 85% of Voters say they believe that Biden is too old for a second term a sharp increase from a little more than a year ago our ABC News Chief our White House correspondent Mary Alice Parks is live at the White House she’s been tracking all of this Mary Alice talk a little bit about what’s at stake for the president in Michigan tonight what are you expecting to hear from him the president himself yesterday said that he understands he needs to elay fears from voters uh it was actually interesting more of an honest and more candid I think response than we’ve heard from the president the last few weeks after the debate he said that he understands that voters need to see him out there see that he is fit for the job that he’s in command of the job and then that is what he has to do on the campaign Trail especially because we haven’t heard some new strategy from this White House from this campaign about how they’re going to take on uh this reelection bid they say they’re going to do the work this kind of work hit the Battleground States uh the president and his team say they want this event in Michigan to be about drawing a sharp contrast between what he wants to do when he uh wins a second term or what the former president Trump would do if he had a second term they’re going to focus a lot on some of the policy proposals that Trump has been pitching uh but no doubt just like last night at that press conference every word uh every bit of the president’s performance is going to be scrutinized that’s just the reality I think of this moment after that debate Elizabeth more scrutiny on every event now Mar Alis we are learning that the president’s expected to speak with moderate and Progressive house Democrats over the weekend and that he privately met with minority leader hakem Jeff last night yeah absolutely and and the minority leader put out a letter today Elizabeth that was really interesting I think has definitely um created a lot of Buzz here in DC because it didn’t sound like a full-throated endorsement of the president uh you see there a little bit of it him talking about how he had this heartfelt conversation with the president sharing excuse me the heartfelt perspectives and conclusions from the members of his caucus you know we know that so many of these Democratic members have been talking to their own voters their own constituents and that they’ve been uh hear ing from their Democratic voters that they think the President should step aside it was interesting that that Jeff did not leave that meeting and tell his members that he totally had the president’s back nor that he told the president to step aside I think that this moment of limbo this kind of uh staring contest between Democrats on Capitol Hill and the president have been really tough for this campaign and the president going forward yeah and notable that we’ve seen more Democrats come out after that high stakes news conference last night he was under immense pressure during that Mar Alis what’s the White House’s take on how it went and and trying to kind of convince people that he maybe did enough in that hourlong news conference yeah I mean the White House says that he absolutely crushed it the campaign uh feels really good that he answered and got really tough kind of complicated questions about foreign policy and that’s true I mean besides some of these gaffs like you mentioned the moments where he misspoke he did speak at length about uh US foreign policy with China and Russia and Gaza uh and and I think that there were a lot of Democrats who had kind of threatened elected members of Congress who had sort of threatened today to come out and call for the president to step aside um who haven’t it has still been more of a drip drip drip so the White House feeling pretty good about that press conference but um safe to say at this point it doesn’t feel like this conversation is going away and that’s why the president is still having so many conversations with members today and over the weekend know you’ll stay on this all over the next couple of days marelis Parks thank you so much we turn now to Texas where residents in Houston are still struggling with the extreme heat as frustration is growing over a massive power outage affecting more than 800,000 homes the National Weather Service issuing a heat advisory for the area CenterPoint Energy says that most customers won’t have their power restored until the weekend Houston fire department says it’s received more than 260 carbon monoxide poisoning calls since Barrel made landfall department is now urging people to operate portable generators outside of their homes for safety reporter Daniela ortado from our ABC station ktrk is following the latest from Pasadena Texas and Daniela what are we learning about some of these deaths that have been reported by medical examiners there yeah we’ve learned today from the medical examiner office in Harris County that three people have died from heat exposure because of the power outages we’re now on the fifth day of Lights being out across our community unities people are frustrated not only frustrated it’s very hot it’s Houston summer so not only is it very hot people are trying to find different ways to keep cool like these cooling shelters that are being made available rather across all of our different counties in this area but people say they just need the power back on soon and uncomfortable anger growing there among residents in Houston over how CenterPoint Energy is responding to this what have they been saying about how are trying to deal with this prolonged Heatwave and and restoring power you know Center Point says they’re doing the best they can they have lots of boots on the ground in this area they’re trying to get the power back up for all of the people across this community the more than 860,000 people across the community to get their power back but people say it’s not soon enough you talk about the anger frustration that we’ve seen from so many families across our viewing area and so much frustration so much so that we’re even hearing out of one of the counties you cover it’s called Fort Ben County where a man is accused of pointing a BB gun airsoft gun at a Centerpoint employee some of these people that are out here in these communities trying to restore power back for all of these families wow that you can understand some of that frustration we know that Texas’s energy grid has had other issues previously officials there are calling for an in investigation do you see this escalating further as kind of beyond that near-term effort to restore power you know yeah you mentioned the power issues we’ve had across our state people unfortunately have grown accustomed to these issues but that doesn’t make it right as they tell us as we’re talking to all these people across our communities just this week again the fifth day without power for so many of these families and they want only accountability they want of course her power back as soon as possible but they want the accountability and things to change for leadership to change across these companies that are providing power or lack thereof this week no question Danielle herado appreciate your perspective from the ground there thanks so much life-threatening heat is now heading to the east coast as high temperatures continue to rage in the west meantime the east coast East is now seeing flooding due to some heavy rain rain our ABC News Meteorologist Melissa Griffin is tracking all of this extreme weather and Melissa what can we expect in the next couple of days Elizabeth we’ve seen additional rounds of rain all afternoon in parts of South Florida areas that have already seen more than 2 feet of rain so even a little bit could create more additional flooding and that’s why this flood watch remains in effect this evening for parts of the region it’s because these areas have already seen so much rain the roads have been flooded for days now so even another 1 to 3 in potentially up to 5 in today that has been collected could still bring that risk for significant flash flooding with all of these renewed areas still seeing so much rain and as we head into the weekend we could finally see it lighten up a bit but still even one heavy downpour could create some issues with so much rain that happened this week we’re also watching the threat for severe weather this evening from parts of Maryland Baltimore Philly New York up through Boston mainly Points West of the I95 Corridor that threat lasts into the evening and clears out pretty quickly though for a much nicer weekend across the Northeast but one more area to watch for severe weather tonight will be in parts of the Rockies and plains Denver you’re included in that up through nor Plat Nebraska down through Garden City Kansas damaging wind hail few tornadoes that’s to watch through this evening but I want to end with the heat because it’s going to be super hot in the Southeast this weekend 98 in Atlanta tomorrow that could be our record high and then Elizabeth by next week we could be seeing our first heat wave of the season from the Midwest to the Northeast Elizabeth lot of severe weather keeping you busy Melissa thank you it was a dramatic day in court for actor Alec Baldwin Baldwin’s trial is now on hold after his lawyers filed a surprise motion asking that his manslaughter case be thrown out his lawyers claimed that the state failed to turn over a batch of bullets as evidence judge marily Marlo summmer sent the jury home for the weekend while she moles the request Baldwin is on trial for shooting cinematographer helina Hutchins in the set of rust in 2021 the actor says he was unaware that his gun contained a live round of ammunition the source of the live bullets on the set has been a key mystery in throughout this case the actor also claims he never pulled the trigger let’s bring in ABC News Jaclyn Lee who is live outside the courthouse in Santa Fe along with our ABC News legal contributor and trial attorney Brian buckmire Jacqueline tell us a little bit about this stunning development today what do we know about how the judge will make a decision and when that’s right Elizabeth so all of this all the grounds for dismissal potential dismissal it centers around this box of immun so right now as we speak the court is currently watching lapel video from the law enforcement officer who met with the man who turned it in so just as sort of this backstory earlier this morning the defense issued a uh a surprise motion to dismiss the entire case saying that the state withheld all of this evidence did not give it to them prior to this trial uh and they say that is grounds for dismissal now what the state is arguing is that this ammunition was not relevant to the case because it did not match the ammunition from the set it didn’t even come from the set and on top of that the man who turned it in was friends with the Armor’s father hannaher’s Reed she is the one who was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and uh she was sentenced to prison for 18 months so the state says it wasn’t relevant now what the defense is really narrowing in on is even when this ammunition was turned in uh the law enforcement they categorized it as something else they put it under a separate case number and as a result it has compromised the entire investigation and frankly the entire trial as a whole so what we’re waiting to find out is whether or not the judge will agree for this motion for dismissal or have the trial start up again on Monday Elizabeth that would be remarkable if it was dismissed Brian talk a little bit about what the defense’s argument is here do they have a case that the prosecution we’ve heard the prosecution basically say that ammunition was not connected to the case well whether or not the ammunition is connected to the case is up for the defense to also investigate it the rule is that prosecutors can’t just say you know what this evidence isn’t uh relevant so we’re not going to share it there are tons of tons of irrelevant information that gets turned over to the defense and both sides get to decide how they want to pursue the case but on top of of how crazy this case has been and at first I thought you know what it’s not going to get dismissed the judge may give the prosecutor a little slap on the wrist but just a few moments ago because I was listening to the to the hearing the witness on the stand said that the she as a lead investigator the case got together with other officers and the prosecutor and upon being questioned by the judge the judge says do you mean prosecutor morsy the lead prosecutor who’s right there standing there was she one of the prosecutors who decided to put this evidence in a separate file and the witness said yes so this has gone completely off the rails from Simply being a potential slap on the wrist to dismissal could very well be on the the the dock here because of just how Wild this thing is gone wow that’s pretty crazy I mean and Brian we know that Alec Baldwin has tried before to have the case dismissed looking like this might be a little bit better Prospect then in being successful this one may be a little bit better now I know when it comes to this bullet information the question becomes so one this isn’t what we call exculpatory information it’s not that this bullet that a friend of Hannah Gutierrez Reed uh came in and brought to say hey this could be something you could look at you should investigate it it’s not going to determine whether or not uh Alec Baldwin is innocent if he’s not Reckless but in terms of the investigation and now implicating the prosecution as to how they’re dealing with this case you have like almost this built-in conspiracy that you could present to the jury but also just a violation of Alec Baldwin’s constitutional rights that a prosecutor decided to put evidence in a separate file and never turn it over that could be something that the judge says the only punishment to make sure prosecutors don’t do this going forward is to throw out the case now they may be able to re try him all over again uh without this evidence or some sort of punishment but still this is bad something to keep an eye on know you will both of you jacine and Brian thank you both so much AT&T says that a hacker stole records of of calls and texts from nearly all of its 110 million Wireless customers the Telecom giant says that the breach affected customers who use the company’s Services between May and October of 2022 AT&T says that the stolen data does not include the contents of calls and texts or information like Social Security numbers or other personally identif if iable information company says it will notify current and former customers who are impacted and that it’s taking 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to install back in May is just really a failure it’s only been an operation of on 23 days since it was first installed a few months ago and now us officials basically throwing up their hands this week saying it they’re going to retire it the plan earlier this week had been to try and reattach that Pier One Last Time to get the aid that is currently stockpiled the remaining Aid stockpiled in Cypress into Gaza That was supposed to happen a few days ago it didn’t happen largely due to weather conditions say officials and so as a result us officials now forced to look for other ways to get that Aid sitting in Cyprus into Gaza including land routes and that’s where it gets tricky because the Israelis control the land routes they control what Aid gets into Gaza so it becomes a much more complicated uh Endeavor meanwhile when it comes to those ceasefire talks that are ongoing President Joe Biden tweeting earlier today uh that there has been a framework agreed to between Hamas and Israel but 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every time a Survivor shares their story I will not be silenced do you feel the church accepted abuse I wouldn’t say accepted it as so much pretended it didn’t exist yep that’s him yep Ready Kira Phillips with ABC News does your church protect sexual predators the powerful New Impact by Nightline secrets of the 2 by Two church there’s nothing pretty about here in this now streaming on Hulu President Biden back on the campaign Trail in pursuit of a political rebound I’m Elizabeth schy in Washington and today’s big story the president rallying supporters in the key Battleground state of Michigan one day after his high stakes news conference here in DC I will speak with our chief Washington correspondent Jonathan Carl and in our Spotlight the anticipation is growing for Donald Trump’s VP announcement as Republicans prepare to kick off next week’s convention in Milwaukee our panel will weigh in just ahead we begin with our big story President Biden back on the campaign Trail in the Battleground state of Michigan as he fights to preserve his bid for reelection president holding a campaign rally tonight in Detroit one day after wrapping that high stakes NATO Summit here in DC the president returning tonight to that same high school where he made this notable promise in March 2020 standing side by side with then Senators K Harris and Corey Booker and Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer look I view myself as a bridge not as anything else there’s an entire generation of leaders you saw stand behind me they are the future of this country they’re the people are going to president’s performance in the two weeks since that disastrous debate has not been enough to ease concerns from a growing number of Democrats who say that he’s not fit to be the party’s nominee 19 house Democrats and one Democratic senator are now publicly calling on him to step aside in the 2024 race so let’s go to our ABC News Chief washingon correspondent Jonathan Carl John thank you so much for being here we wanted to play that clip from four years years ago because was of course that important moment where Biden pledged to be a bridge in the party so far he is not backing down from that what do you make of his performance in the news conference and his insistence in this campaign rally tonight that he’s in it John well I I don’t think that the news conference did anything to really change the situation on one hand uh you know it was exactly what a lot of the doubters were asking to come out there and be unscripted take questions he did it for an hour I mean this was not just his first uh press conference uh since late last year it’s uh the one of the longer press conferences that we’ve seen of of his presidency uh so he he he survived it but he didn’t do anything to ease uh the doubts in terms of of Michigan I I think it’s very important you played that that clip uh from 2020 that was after he won the Michigan primary Gretchen Whitmer was on the stage with him Cory Booker kamla Harris all behind him and you know that was seen by by many Democrats as if not a promise uh the idea that he was going to serve one term and be a bridge to the Next Generation those people there when he speaks in in Michigan uh today tonight uh one person that won’t be there is gret and witmer Alysa slotkin uh Senate candidates also not going to be there now it’s not that they’re boycotting the event they they say they have scheduling conflicts uh but Biden is a is an incredibly weakened figure right now what you hear from tonight I expect is Defiance he’s not going to talk about Democratic doubters he’s going to take the fight uh tonight uh to Donald Trump and trying so hard to get that message across and yet everything he’s doing now John we are watching so closely even small gaffs get big attention now what do you think it’s going to take for the president to change that can a campaign rally can him being on the trail really change that perception we saw more house Dem RS come out today and say it’s just not moving the needle he’s in a really untenable situation where he can’t do anything to erase the doubts but he can do things that to to to seal his fate in a negative Direction uh so you know this is going to be the situation until he is forly the Democratic nominee I mean at that point Democrats truly are in a situation where uh it’s what you hear the phrase I actually think it’s an over used phrase but you’ll be hearing it a lot it’s a binary choice and once it’s clear that there really is no way to remove uh Joe Biden from the ballot uh Democrats will fully fall in line but right now we’re in that in that space between now and the convention where Democrats think there is still a way to convince him uh to pass the torch I’m not so sure there is he certainly seems dug in uh but uh they’re going to make every effort they can those doubting Democrats uh and and there’s a lot more as you know privately than those that have come out publicly are going to keep the pressure on and what are you hearing John about how the president is approaching this we know that he has an incredibly tight Inner Circle yeah what I am told is that that inner circle it’s always been a tight Inner Circle but is even tighter uh than it’s ever been it’s really just a handful of AIDS who have been with him for a long long time AIDs that are so close that they are virtually family it’s those AIDS and it’s family uh you know for for instance it’s uh it’s people like Steve rete uh Mike donellan uh Bruce Reed for anybody who’s studied Biden or covered Biden over the years you know those names because they have been uh around him and advising him and in some cases on his staff for years and years and years beyond that I mean I I I I can’t give you the name but I just I just before coming out here um uh learned that one of the one of the real top figures in his campaign has not spoken to him uh since uh right around the time of the debate um and it’s just kind of shocking uh to to to hear how insell uh Joe Biden has become even among his own staff and his own advisers yeah absolutely and you know I was noticing some of those advisers on the list of exactly who’s going with the president to Michigan today meantime John though you are in Milwaukee you’re there ahead of the RNC how do you think this Discord that we’re seeing so publicly play out within kind of the top ranks of the democratic party are going to play out over the next few days there well it kind of you you’re you’re hearing from Trump himself and certainly from uh his campaign advisers a a real clear desire that Joe Biden stays in this race they have been preparing I mean Trump doesn’t do a lot of preparing Advanced preparation it’s all a lot of gut instinct but most of his Focus has been on Joe Biden uh theyve they’re they’re ready for a campaign against Joe B Joe Biden I think one thing that worries them is the idea that Democrats uh could could switch it up and uh and change the dynamic and a race a race right now that Republicans believe and believe with some good reason is going their way in their way perhaps in a very significant way definitely what the polls are showing at least Jonathan Carl always appreciate the chance to talk with you thank you so much let’s bring the big story to our panel joining us today is ABC News contributor in SiriusXM radio host Mike Muse ABC News contributor and president of NextGen America Christina sson Ramirez and ABC News contributor and former Republican congresswoman from Virginia Barbara comck great to be with all of you after a busy busy political week and a lot more ahead I Mike I’m going to start with you and and bouncing off a little bit what John was talking about what do you make of President Biden trying to kind of turn around his performance with that news conference last night talking to voters going out and rallying in Michigan today is anything he’s doing here going to convince some of those skeptical Democrats in Congress and and some of the skepticism we’ve heard from voters too such a great question Elizabeth I honestly at this don’t think that there’s anything he can do uh to persuade the Democratic Leadership in terms of elected officials into giving them to Rally around to the side and not want to make public announcements about the them no longer supporting his candidacy uh I think that’s already baked in I think what he’s doing is his best strategy as of now going straight to the people to try and sure up uh the Grassroots and try to ensure of the base uh so that the base of the democratic party still has their support Elizabeth I don’t know what the Democratic Leadership is expecting from here on out uh I think even the uh interview he’s going to do with LESA Hol on Monday it’s going he’s going to look the same he’s going to have the same speech Cadence um he may get confused again um so I don’t see much changing because it all comes down to style how does he look because what he said yesterday at the press conference elizab substantively he was strong uh no one knows foreign policy like President Biden uh and so I think for the Democratic Leadership it comes just about how he looks and his age and I don’t think he can do anything uh to change that so I think going straight to the voters is probably his best option for now as joh claro said making it a binary Choice it’s such a true point there is nothing as much as we try to do you can’t make yourself younger you can’t go back in time Christina ABC News we’ve been reporting that the Biden campaign is is testing head-to-head matchups of Vice President har against former president Trump in polling what do you make of that I’m curious how you view this kind of Next Generation conversation given that Biden is in Michigan where he was four years ago making that pledge do you see Harris as someone who would be better poised to beat Trump well I mean what we’ve seen from polling of Harris and Nome and Gretchen Whitmer and a few others polling that’s even been leaked from future forward a Biden align pack is that all of those candidates are polling more favorably currently than the president some might say that’s because they haven’t been fully tested as he has um as a candidate but they are polling better you know so much of a presidential candidate is their policy Vision but also their ability to articulate that vision and I think what was so difficult about the debate was that he wasn’t able to articulate that policy Vision um and message that and that’s ultimately what people are going to vote on and look at and to his credit he did articulate a lot of policy last night but a lot of that overshadowed by slip ups that were right off the bat curious Barbara how you see this playing out John Carl alluded a little bit to the timeline of course the Democratic National Convention is in August are we going to be in this kind of drama limbo period until then what’s it you know what’s it going to take to resolve some of this turmoil in the highest ranks of the party well as a republican whose party has nominated a convicted felon who’s been adjudicated a uh you know of sexual assault and business fraud I am Lo to give Democrats advice about their candidate but I do think uh they need to fish and cut bait quickly because I think the focus does need to be on Donald Trump that is the most effective thing for Democrats to focus on the unsuitability of Donald Trump to be back in the white house he still has more what three more cases against him including one on January 6 and the in you know the whole Insurrection and and trying to take over the election and then documents that he you know that he took so it’s it’s a real problem and that’s what they need to focus on well and hold that thought Barbara because we are gonna dig into that in just a couple minutes here Mike Christina you guys all stick around because we’re going to talk about in our Spotlight former president Trump who is 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democratic division as more members of President Biden’s party calling on him to step aside as their nominee Trump and his allies trying to seize on that political crisis just this week on The Campaign Trail the former president saying it doesn’t matter who Democrats nominate because he would quote beat them in thundering landslides Trump now says he does not believe that President Biden will end up dropping out of the race let’s bring in our panel Mike Christina and Barbara Barbara we were talking right before this in the segment before about how this has been a moment where we’re focuses on the Democratic party talk about this theme that Trump is now kind of F that Biden is trying of highlight how Trump you know would really align himself with dictators and autocrats we we did actually see yesterday Trump met with hungary’s nationalist prime minister Victor Orban at Mar Lago is there going to be any focus on this the RNC or is this really just a message that Democrats are trying to get through not super successfully over the past couple of weeks well I think they should focus on it because it’s particularly outragous at a time when we were here you know America and our allies were celebrating the 75th anniversary of NATO Donald Trump is meeting with Orban fresh from his visit with with Putin who is bombing H children’s hospitals in Ukraine and we know Donald Trump has never said a single bad word about Vladimir Putin so yes uh you know this these would be autocrats you know Donald Trump a wouldbe autocrat that should be something that next week that the Democrats are very much focused on regardless who their nominee is every single Democrat should be talking about that because it’s no matter who they pick as vice president it doesn’t matter because it’s all about Donald Trump and and we saw that Christina this week the RNC released its party platform it very clearly read like a trump stump speech and actually changes a position no not calling for an abortion ban this was the first time in four decades how significant did you see that change when we think about the platform of the RNC oh you know brought to you by the man that banned abortion in States like my home state of Texas by putting forth the Supreme Court Justices that overturned roie Wade I mean um Donald Trump’s and the Republicans platform if you look at it very much does align in many other aspects with project 2025 this extreme agenda that will put in place um thousands of loyalists not just as a vice president but thousands of loyalists in the administrative portion of government um bring the justice department under his control he met with the dictator yesterday and he said on day one he’ll be a dictator that that’s actually what he’s going to do and I know people say that’s in justest but Donald Trump has delivered on promises whether it’s uh taking back abortion and women’s rights 50 years um the January 6th the attempt to uh overturn the election believe what the man says when he says it he will do these things to take our country backwards Mike I’m curious on your thoughts on this project 2025 this is that platform that was created by some of Trump’s allies it would give vast power to the presidency kind of overhaul the federal government as it works Trump is trying to distance himself from it though yeah project 2025 really reshapes our federal government and the fundamentals of how government works and really reshapes democracy particular thinking about getting rid of the Department of Education getting rid of the Department of Commerce expanding the Presidential Power uh really uh creating less separation between the Department of Justice and his attorney general really reimagining a Department of Justice getting rid of the Civil Service that really keeps the the Steady Hand of government uh flowing smoothly uh no matter who is coming into office whether it’s a president or a Democrat really taking away and limiting women’s Reproductive Rights the interesting thing about that Elizabeth is that the individuals who were the architects of project 2025 are also too part of the leaders of the policy of the RNC platform so you can say that the Republican party will be adopting a lot of project 2025 and so I think this comes down to a binary Choice as we keep talking about do Americans want a reimagined federal government and a reimagined democracy or do they want to continue to make imperfect uh this per more perfect this imperfect Union just an incredible moment in the party’s Politics on both sides right now Mike Christina and Barbara thank you all so much we are going to have special coverage of the Republican National Convention starting Monday at 9:00 p.m. Eastern that is right here on ABC News live coming up though in our last call it was the biggest night in sports the ESP we’re going to bring you the highlights that’s right when we come back whenever news breaks we are here in Israel a nation at war in Rolling for this tornado 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at the 2024 US Olympic trials and Prince Harry receiving the pat Tilman award for his work creating the Invictus games an international paralympic style multiport event for wounded service members and Veterans Tillman was an NFL player who left the sport to enlist in the US Army after the terrorist attacks of 911 he was later killed in a friendly fire incident in Afghanistan in 2004 let’s bring all of this to our panel Mike what do you think of seeing the NCAA women’s basketball champs up there last night gotta love it I can’t believe you went straight through Elizabeth that’s exactly what I was thinking I knew you would I read your mind oh my God what’s up twin literally I was so excited for a South Carolina Women’s Basketball team Elizabeth as you you and I have always been talking about I’ve been so excited to see women’s basketball grow and I really thought that the NCAA really had a missed Opportunity by not focusing on some of the other great Collegiate women basketball athletes by just focusing on Caitlyn and Angel Reese but they were missing so many other incredible women and so I’m so glad that last night the South Carolina team who won the national championship by the way won best team they deserved it I’m so happy for them I’m so happy that AJ Wilson uh got so much attention yesterday I’m so happy for Caitlyn Clark I just think this is now the time and the moment for the WNBA to grow and for women’s basketball to grow because Elizabeth they are balling they are playing basketball in NBA ways I’ve never seen before and as an NBA fan I couldn’t be more excited for them it was so fun to see stars get the recognition they deserve right I mean Christina what do you think how did Serena Williams do I mean she had to retire from tennis now she has a new career just as like MC and host and really also using her platform I think which was really great using her platform to lift up women in sports generally you know she even took uh a jab at LeBron James for playing with his son and saying look I played with a baby inside me when I was uh um when I was pregnant so I mean I think she’s just great and also just so great at lifting up again the social issues that come with sports and um highlighting the ls and also the challenges of where we need to move forward as supporting women in sports yeah she was Saucy on The Comebacks Barbara