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and finally legendary Hollywood screenwriter Robert town has died Danny new looks back at his Oscar winning career the winner is Robert town a man whose words found their way into some of America’s most legendary films has passed away Robert town was 89 years old I can only reiterate my gratitude toward everybody who worked on the film The California Native one an Oscar in 1975 for writing Chinatown a defining film of the 1970s and the new Hollywood era I want to know how it happened and I want to know why celebrating its 50th Anniversary this summer The neo newr classic also became a signature role for his longtime collaborator Jack Nicholson in 2008 Town spoke with the Writers Guild Foundation about the first time he met the three-time Oscar winner during an acting class in the 1950s and I went up to him and I said Joo you’re going to be a movie star and I’m going to write for you but first town had to pay his dues pening scripts for TV shows like the Man from Uncle hey what’s your name anyhow Clyde Baron hi next he provided uncredited quote unquote contributions to the screenplay of the 1967 alltime Western Bonnie and Clyde he would eventually be labeled as a special consultant and then a few years later it’s too late they start shooting in a week I’m going to make him an offer can refuse he would provide similar assistance to the screenplay of 1972’s The Godfather I guess he left the credit and took the canoli and after many collaborations with Jack Nicholson and Warren batty town would find another frequent partner in Tom Cruz he wrote or co-wrote the screenplays for Days of Thunder The Firm Mission Impossible and Mission Impossible Too my favorite fact about him that’s hard to explain but essentially 1984 he used his dog’s name instead of his own on a screenplay that ended up getting nominated for an Oscar so technically his dog is the only Oscar nominated screenwriting dog Danny thank you have a great Wednesday day [Music] [Music] everyone right now on America this morning the record-breaking hurricane Barrel carving a path of Destruction through the Caribbean now taking aim at Jamaica a disaster declared how the storm could impact the US plus the extreme heat for Millions this 4th of July President Biden now blaming exhaustion from his overseas travel for his debate performance as more Democrats voice concern about his future what former president Obama is now saying and the new poll on vice president kamla Harris two major health headlines first the new Alzheimer drug now approved what it will cost and the new alert about mosquitoes and Denay fever in the US the case is now confirmed more than 160 years later the two civil civil war heroes being honored today for a secret operation to hijack a train caught on camera a police officer goes above and beyond trying to help a new mom find baby formula in the middle of the night and later what scientists have learned about ants performing the role of Surgeons to save their nest mates the remarkable Discovery from ABC News this is America this morning good Wednesday morning everyone I’m Andrew diber I’m Andrew a Fuji in foran and we begin with hurricane Barrel a storm already in the record books taking aim at Jamaica today a disaster has now been declared and now the question is will the US be impacted overnight all airports on Jamaica shut down ahead of hurricane Barrel’s arrival the storm expected to bring life-threatening winds and 8ft storm surge officials warning people in flood prone areas to prepare to evacuate the entire government and all relevant Personnel are in a state of Readiness to manage the disaster Reed Kirk is one of several missionaries from Texas cutting their trip to Montego Bay short we love this place we love this place and uh we love the people here and uh we have a special family here the hurricane once a category 5 packing 165 mph winds the strongest July hurricane on record before it hit the southeast Caribbean killing at least six people this woman posting video from St Vincent and the Grenadines bit clean up here all these galvaniz and stuff in the road so we have some helping hands around these boats toss like toys in Barbados impacts on the us remain unclear Barrel is expected to weaken in the Gulf some models take it over southern Texas next week in the meantime triple digit heat is expected for the 4th of July from Phoenix all the way to Oregon the hot and dry conditions in Northern California are fueling two large wildfires forcing 13,000 people to evacuate around Orville and the South also baking a heat index of 110 is expected today in Louisiana and Arkansas ignoring climate change is deadly and dangerous and irresponsible yesterday President Biden proposed new rules for people who work in extreme heat that would require employers provide access to drinking water a breake area to cool down and mandatory paid brakes if finalized the rules would protect everyone from Farm Workers to delivery drivers meanwhile severe storms are expected today from Missouri to Ohio we’ll check your forecast in just a few moments President Biden is now blaming his travel schedule for his poor debate performance last week days after his campaign said he had a cold and now a Democrat in Congress is publicly calling for Biden to withdraw from the race here’s ABC’s Lina mise this morning President Biden is apologizing for last week’s debate performance telling supporters at a private fundraiser I wasn’t very smart saying he was in at least 15 time zones prior to the debate Biden saying I decided to travel around the world a couple of times shortly before the debate I didn’t listen to my staff and then I almost fell asleep on stage but Biden returned to the US 12 days before his Showdown with former president Trump and now the New York Times reports officials and insiders who spent time with the president over the last few months have been concerned about his mental Fitness reporting that although he’s been sharp and engaged most of the time he’s also appeared confused or listless or would lose the threat of conversations adding that European leaders were quote shocked by noticeable decline in Mr Biden’s physical state the times also reports an afternoon nap was scheduled for Biden during debate prep Biden’s campaign has been on defense calling concerned Democrats bed wers but former president Obama appears to be one of those concerned Democrats The Washington Post reports Obama has privately expressed that Biden’s path to re-election grew more challenging after the debate and former house Speaker Nancy Pelosi says questions about the President’s Fitness are legitimate I think it’s a legitimate question to say is this an episode or is this a condition ABC’s Rachel Scott pressing the white housei said it’s a legitimate question to ask if this is an episode or is this is a condition which one is it well what I can tell you is that um he had a c in a bad night uh I would not see this as an episode uh I would see this as what it was and what we believe it to be which is it was a bad night uh and he did on top of that he had a cold uh and that is the reality of the situation Congressman Lloyd dogget of Texas is the first Democrat in Congress to call on Biden to drop out I think the setback that has occurred will be difficult to overcome under any circumstance and yesterday a CNN was released showing vice president kamla Harris performing better against Donald Trump than Biden one of the arguments that the Biden team have used is that he’s the only one who can win well if you see this from those numbers from vice president that might that might uh call that into question but Harris is doubling down on her support look Joe Biden is our nominee we beat Trump once and we’re going to beat him again as other top Democrats also considered potential replacements for Biden weighin reaffirming their support for the president while while acknowledging that voters need answers I don’t think that there’s anything wrong with asking the the president to to talk to the American people a little bit more uh about his health or or that debate performance well the Democratic party has a great bench and I think you and I both know there are some hyper capable people that uh whose names have been mentioned uh as potential for the future but right now we’re focused on the 2024 race and the fact that Joe Biden is is going to be the nominee President Biden has scheduled a lunch today with vice president Harris and he will meet with Democratic Governors tonight California governor Gavin Newsome will be among those visiting the White House today all right Lionel thank you President Biden is sitting down with our George Stephanopoulos for his first post- debate interview airing Friday on world news tonight and the complete interview Sunday on this week former president Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case has been delayed after this week’s Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity the judge has set a new sentencing date for September as he considers the impact of the Court’s ruling New Hope for early stage Alzheimer patients the FDA has approved a second drug that slows memory loss Kona is a monthly infusion that was found to slow cognitive decline by up to 35% it costs about $32,000 per year and is expected to be covered by Medicare risk factors include possible bleeding in the brain now to the fight for justice more than 100 years after the Tulsa Race Massacre two survivors are now requesting a federal investigation after their lawsuit against the city was dismissed this morning the last known survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre say they’re not done fighting for justice in their lifetime the very survivors who are depicted on this wall are crying out from the soil for peace 109-year-old lesie benningfield Randall and 100 10-year-old Viola Fletcher sued Tulsa trying to force the city to pay reparations for the destruction of the once thriving black District during the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre that’s when a white mob some of whom were deputized by the city burned down the district killing as many as 300 people people lying on the streets were bleeding and someone came to the neighborhood saying that all the black people should get out of town that the white people was killing everyone Randall and Fletcher claimed the city caused a public nuisance because of the massacre and claimed they continue to face racially disperate treatment to this day but last month Oklahoma Supreme Court found though plaintiff’s grievances are legitimate they do not fall within the scope of our state’s public nuisance statute now Randall and Fletcher are asking the US justice department to investigate the massacre a spokesperson wrote a statement on their behalf we are deeply saddened that we may not live long enough to see the state of Oklahoma or the United States of America honestly confront and write the wrongs of one of the darkest days of History the justice department so far has declined to comment time now for your Wednesday [Music] weather good morning we continue to track powerful hurricane burough passing south of Hispanola we expect to see this make Major Impact as a category 3 hurricane into Jamaica later this evening and tonight and then it will begin to weaken some due to Stronger wind upstairs a loft in the form of wind shear uh eventually this will slow its forward motion and move into South Texas with some very heavy rain landfall may be in Mexico or South Texas at the beginning of next week but 4 to8 inches of rain are expected for aie weather I’m Jeff Cornish for ABC News coming up a mega merger in Hollywood that could pave the way for a new stream service also the battle over working from home a major new lawsuit as companies try to force employees back to the office and later a multi-million doll settlement at Costco over flushable wipes whenever news breaks we are here in Israel a nation at war after that 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hitting and killing the victim with their vehicle they were arrested after a Chase and now a new legal Showdown over working remotely four years after the pandemic it’s clear many workers Across America are not ready to return to the office fulltime we’re living in a new day and age right now ahead of this long holiday weekend remote workers are fighting back opposing new mandates that could soon force them to return to the office the latest to fight back 6,000 city employees in Philadelphia their union now suing the mayor who wants them back in person full-time July 15th the lawsuit claims the Mandate violates their contract and will make post-pandemic Staffing shortages even worse having that type of work flexibility allows folks to be able to be successful at work and be successful at home the mayor is trying to entice the workers with more generous parental leave and other benefits insisting that in-person workers will create a more visible and accessible government but when it 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streaming on Hulu a powerful explosion in southern Wisconsin left one man injured and wiped out this Home in LaFayette it took rescue crews more than 30 minutes to find him they think the blast was caused by propane gas the FDA is investigating whether micro doing candies are linked to at least one death and dozens of illnesses the diamond shrooms Brand Products were recalled last month because they contain a chemical found in potentially toxic mushrooms that may be responsible for the illnesses the products were sold Nationwide online and at smoke shops Health officials have issued an alert in the Florida Keys after confirming two cases of Denay fever the CDC has warned of a heightened risk of Contracting the mosquito born illness both people were infected locally severe cases can lead to death we turn now to an honor long overdue the families of Two Soldiers from the Civil War will receive Medals of Honor in their name at the White House today for the role the men played in a secret operation to hijack a train here’s ABC’s Christian Cordo it was the mission that earned six men the first Medals of Honor more than 160 years ago their story inspired books and later TV shows and movies in April 1862 the group known as Andrews Raiders 18 Union soldiers and two civilians hijacked a Confederate train in Georgia called the general deep in enemy territory their plan Drive the general North and destroy the train tracks along the way cutting off a vital Confederate supply line at that point it could have shortened a war and there could have been hundreds of thousands of young men that would have survived the war but the daring mission was UN successful the men were forced to abandon the train some escaped but others were captured and executed including Philip Shadrach and George Wilson the next year six of the Raiders became the first men to receive the nation’s highest Military Award Secretary of War Stanton decided and President Lincoln that these men should be honored with this newly minted medal the Medal of Honor to date 19 of the Raiders have received the medal but today that number becomes 21 with President Biden set to bestow the award on Shadrach and will a couple weeks ago I got a call from President Biden and he invited me down to get the medal descendants of the two men will be on hand today to honor their sacrifice you had to really love your country I just wish everyone could have that feeling and understand what those men gave we got to put the past behind and just come forward and and just be one country Chandler says private Wilson’s final words of The Gallows should be remembered the Union soldier said said I have good feelings toward the people of the South our mission was so the flag could fly over one Union Andrea Christian thank you coming up the Costco customer is now eligible for money from a major settlement plus a police officer goes above and beyond trying to help a new mom find baby formula at 3:00 a.m. with so much at stake 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the wipes between the years 2011 and 2017 can get up to a130 for each purchase and no receipts necessary next a maternal emergency in Ohio a law enforcement officer went above and beyond getting involved in a frantic search for formula body camera video shows Corporal Hunter Willoughby banging on a grocery store window as he tries to help a new mom feed her one week old baby he explained the crisis to a store employee what else you need this is it I just need for yeah she said she just doesn’t have any formula and her her breast milk has dried up and her baby’s a week old in addition to formula the Corporal also picked up some baby bottles all on his own dime next something we never knew about ants they can perform life-saving surgery now researchers have discovered that ants can treat limb wounds on their fellow ants by either cleaning the wound or amputating the limbs that makes them the only animal species other than humans that can perform life-saving surgery on their peers that’s fascinating well next a rare birth in South America a zoo in Chile is celebrating the arrival of a southern white rhino Zoo’s 13-year-old Rhino just gave birth to a male calf the species is in danger of extinction only eight other southern white rhinos have been born on Earth in the last year and finally a possible first at Wimbledon all caused by some bubbly a match was interrupted when a champagne cork flew onto the court the Umpire asked fans to wait for a break in the action before popping open any more bottles all cheers to that yeah top headlines [Music] next this case involves a love triangle there’s anger there’s resentment it is no surprise that somebody wound up dead it haunted me it was shocking this was not an accident she did not administer CPR she did not call 911 every time she opened her mouth the story changed this is the first interview you’ve done tell me about the tragic day the stunning 2020 True Crime event special Friday at 98th Central 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 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 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 with so much at stake so much on the line more Americans turn here than any other newscast ABC News news World News Tonight with David mure America’s number one most watched newscast across all of Television 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 [Music] this checking more top stories President Biden has apologized for his debate performance he’s blaming it on back-to-back trips to Europe even though he had returned to the US 12 days before the debate Biden is hoping to ease growing concerns about its Fitness as he meets today with Democratic Governors and he’ll hold a news conference next week taking questions from quarters the US has sent dozens of Chinese migrants back to China 116 Chinese Nationals were just deported in response to a surge of people from China entering the country at the southern border during a 6-month period 31,000 Chinese migrants were apprehended a stampede at a religious event in India has left at least 116 people dead authorities are looking into what may have triggered Panic inside a tent today’s weather the heat intensifies across the West with 120° temperatures possible severe storms from Missouri to Ohio showers on the Gulf Coast and finally legendary Hollywood screenwriter Robert town has died Danny new looks back at his Oscar winning career the winner is Robert town a man whose words found their way into some of America’s most legendary films has passed away Robert town was 89 years old I can only reiterate my gratitude toward everybody who worked on the film The California Native won an Oscar in 1975 for writing Chinatown a defining film with 1970s and the new Hollywood era I want to know how it happened and I want to know why celebrating its 50th Anniversary this summer The neo newr classic also became a signature role for his longtime collaborator Jack Nicholson in 2008 Town spoke with the Writers Guild Foundation about the first time he met the three-time Oscar winner during an acting class in the 1950s and I went up to him and I said Joo you’re going to be a movie star and I’m going to write for you but first town had to pay his dues pening scripts for TV shows like The Man from Uncle hey what’s your name anyhow Clyde Baron next he provided uncredited quote unquote contributions to the screenplay of the 1967 alltime Western Bonnie and Clyde he would eventually be labeled as a special consultant and then a few years later it’s too late they start shooting in a week I’m going to make him an off can’t refuse he would provide similar assistance to the screenplay of 197 2’s The Godfather I guess he left the credit and took the canoli and after many collaborations with Jack Nicholson and Warren batty town would find another frequent partner in Tom Cruz he wrote or co-wrote the screenplays for Days of Thunder The Firm Mission Impossible and Mission Impossible Too my favorite fact about him that’s hard to explain but essentially 1984 he used his dog’s name instead of his own on a screenplay that ended up getting nominated for an Oscar so technically his dog is the only Oscar nominated screenwriting dog Danny thank you have a great Wednesday [Music] [Music] everyone right now on America this morning the record-breaking hurricane Barrel carving a path of Destruction through the Caribbean now taking aim at Jamaica a disaster declared how the storm could impact the US plus the extreme heat for Millions this 4th of July President Biden now blaming exhaustion from his overseas travel for his debate performances more Democrats voice concern about his future what former president Obama is now saying and the new poll on vice president kamla Harris two major health headlines first the new Alzheimer drug now approved what it will cost and the new alert about mosquitoes and Denay fever in the US the case is now confirmed more than 100 60 years later the two civil war heroes being honored today for a secret operation to hijack a train caught on camera a police officer goes above and beyond trying to help a new mom find baby formula in the middle of the night and later what scientists have learned about ants performing the role of Surgeons to save their nestmates the remarkable Discovery from ABC News this is America this morning good Wednesday morning everyone I’m Andrew diber I’m Andrea Fuji in foran and we begin with hurricane Barrel a storm already in the record books taking aim at Jamaica today a disaster has now been declared and now the question is will the US be impacted overnight all airports on Jamaica shut down ahead of hurricane Barrel’s arrival the storm expected to bring life-threatening winds and 8ot storm surge officials warning people in flood prone areas to prepare to evacuate the entire government and all relevant Personnel are in a state of Readiness to manage the disaster Reed Kirk is one of several missionaries from Texas cutting their trip to Montego Bay short we love this place we love this place and uh we love the people here and uh we have a special family here the hurricane want a category 5 packing 165 mph winds the strongest July hurricane on record before it hit the southeast Caribbean killing at least six people this woman posting video from St vinc and the Grenadines a bit of clean up here all these galvaniz and stuff in the road so we have some helping hands around these boats toss like toys in Barbados impacts on the us remain unclear Barrel is expected to weaken in the Gulf some models take it over southern Texas next week in the meantime triple digit heat is expected for the 4th of July from Phoenix all the way to Oregon the hot and dry conditions in Northern California are fueling two large wildfires forcing 13,000 people to evacuate around Orville and the South also baking a heat index of 110 is expected today in Louisiana and Arkansas ignoring climate change is deadly and dangerous and irresponsible yesterday President Biden proposed new rules for people who work in extreme heat that would require employers provide access to drinking water a break area to cool down and mandatory paid brakes if finalized the rules would protect everyone from Farm Workers to delivery drivers meanwhile severe storms are expected today from Missouri to Ohio we’ll check your forecast in just a few moments President Biden is now blaming his travel schedule for his poor debate performance last week days after his campaign said he had a cold and now a Democrat in Congress is publicly calling for Biden to withdraw from the race here’s ABC’s Lina mise this morning President Biden is apologizing for last week’s debate performance telling supporters at a private fundraiser I wasn’t very smart saying he was in at least 15 time zones prior to the debate Biden saying I decided to travel around the world a couple of times shortly before the debate I didn’t listen to my staff and then I almost fell asleep on stage but Biden returned to the US 12 days before his Showdown with former president Trump and now the New York Times reports officials and insiders who spent time with the president over the last few months have been concerned about his mental Fitness reporting that although he’s been sharp and Eng engaged most of the time he’s also appeared confused or listless or would lose the threat of conversations adding that European leaders were quote shocked by a noticeable decline in Mr Biden’s physical state the times also reports an afternoon nap was scheduled for Biden during debate prep Biden’s campaign has been on defense calling concerned Democrats bed wets but former president Obama appears to be one of those concerned Democrats The Washington Post reports Obama has privately expressed that Biden’s path to re-election grew more challenging after the debate and former house Speaker Nancy Pelosi says questions about the President’s Fitness are legitimate I think it’s a legitimate question to say is this an episode or is this a condition ABC’s Rachel Scott pressing the white housei said it’s a legitimate question to ask if this is an episode or is this is a condition which one is it well what I can tell you is is that um he had a called in a bad night uh I would not see this as an episode uh I would see this as what it was and what we believe it to be which is it was a bad night uh and he did on top of that he had a cold uh and that is the reality of the situation Congressman Lloyd dogget of Texas is the first Democrat in Congress to call on Biden to drop out I think the setback that has occurred will be difficult to overcome under any circumstance and yesterday a CNN poll was released showing vice president kamla Harris performing better against Donald Trump than Biden one of the arguments that the Biden team has have used is that he’s the only one who can win well if you see this from those numbers from the vice president that might that might uh call that into question but Harris is doubling down on her support look Joe Biden is our nominee we beat Trump once and we’re going to beat him again as other top Democrats also considered potential replacements for Biden weighin re affirming their support for the president while acknowledging that voters need answers I don’t think that there’s anything wrong with asking the the president to to talk to the American people a little bit more uh about his health or or that debate performance well the Democratic party has a great bench and I think you and I both know there are some hyper capable people that uh whose names have been mentioned uh as potential for the future but right now we’re focused on the 2024 race and and the fact that Joe Biden is going to be the nominee President Biden has scheduled a lunch today with vice president Harris and he will meet with Democratic Governors tonight California governor Gavin Newsome will be among those visiting the White House today all right Lionel thank you President Biden is sitting down with our George Stephanopoulos for his first post debate interview airing Friday on world news tonight and the complete interview Sunday on this week former president Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case has been delayed after this week’s Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity the judge has set a new sentencing date for September as he considers the impact of the Court’s ruling New Hope for early stage Alzheimer patients the FDA has approved a second drug that slows memory loss Kona is a monthly infusion that was found to slow cognitive decline by up to 35% it costs about $32,000 per year and is expected to be covered by Medicare risk factors include Poss bleeding in the brain now to the fight for justice more than 100 years after the Tulsa Race Massacre two survivors are now requesting a federal investigation after their lawsuit against the city was dismissed this morning the last known survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre say they’re not done fighting for justice in their lifetime the very survivors who are depicted on this wall are crying out from the soil for peace 109-year-old lesie benningfield Randall and 110-year-old Viola Fletcher sued Tulsa trying to force the city to pay reparations for the destruction of the once thriving black District during the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre that’s when a white mob some of whom were deputized by the city burned down the district killing as many as 300 people people lying on the streets were bleeding and someone came to the neighborhood saying that all the black people should get out of town that the white people was killing everyone Randall and Fletcher claimed the city caused a public nuisance because of the massacre and claimed they continue to face racially disperate treatment to this day but last month Oklahoma Supreme Court found though plaintiff’s grievances are legitimate they do not fall within the scope of our state’s public nuisance statute now Randall and Fletcher are asking the US justice department to investigate the massacre a spokesperson wrote a statement on their behalf we are deeply sad that we may not live long enough to see the state of Oklahoma or the United States of America honestly confront and write the wrongs of one of the darkest days of History the justice department so far has declined to comment time now for your Wednesday [Music] weather good morning we continue to track powerful hurricane burough passing south of Hispanola we expect to see this make Major Impact as a category 3 hurricane into Jamaica later this evening and tonight and then it will begin to weaken some due to Stronger wind upstairs a loft in the form of wind shear uh eventually this will slow its forward motion and move into South Texas with some very heavy rain landfall may be in Mexico or South Texas at the beginning of next week but 4 to8 inches of rain are expected for aie weather I’m Jeff Cornish for ABC News coming up a mega merger in Hollywood that could pave the way for a new stream service also ahead the battle over working from home a major new lawsuit as companies try to force employees back to the office and later a multi-million doll settlement at Costco over flushable wipes all right let 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southern Califoria California police in Newport Beach say a woman was killed after a group tried to rob her outside an upscale shopping mall one suspect fled and was arrested police say another suspect jumped in a getaway car with a third person hitting and killing the victim with their vehicle they were arrested after a Chase and now a new legal Showdown over working remotely four years after the pandemic it’s clear many workers Across America are not ready to return to the office fulltime we’re living in a new day and age right now ahead of this long holiday weekend remote workers are fighting back opposing new mandates that could soon force them to return to the office the latest to fight back 6,000 city employees in Philadelphia their union now suing the mayor who wants them back in person full-time July 15th the lawsuit claims the Mandate violates their contract and will make post-pandemic Staffing shortages even worse having that type of work flexibility allows folks to be able to be successful at work and be successful at home the mayor is trying to entice the workers with more generous parental leave and other benefits insisting that in-person workers will create a more visible and accessible government but when it comes to today’s Workforce new research shows employers looking to fill all those cubicles again have a challenging argument to make I just don’t think that forcing people back into the office has worked the studies show that it doesn’t improve collaboration or creativity and a recent study found hybrid workers those splitting their time between home and the office are happier 79% say they feel less drained 78% feel less stressed and 72% are less anxious of course working remotely is easier in certain industries than others a court hearing is planned next week on that lawsuit in Philadelphia a big merger in the media industry Paramount and Sky Dan media have reportedly agreed to join forces Reports say sky Dan would pay $1.75 billion in cash to 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Ukrainian refugees here in waron 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 a powerful explosion in southern Wisconsin left one man injured and wiped out this Home in LaFayette it took rescue crews more than 30 minutes to find him they think the blast was caused by propane gas the FDA is investigating whether micro doing candies are linked to at least one death and dozens of illnesses the diamond shrooms Brand Products were recalled last month because they contain a chemical found in potentially toxic mushrooms that may be responsible for the illnesses the products were sold Nationwide online and at smoke shops Health officials have issued an alert in the Florida Keys after confirming two cases of Denay fever the CDC has warned of a heightened risk of Contracting the mosquito born illness both people were infected locally severe cases can lead to death we turn now to an honor long overdue the families of Two Soldiers from the Civil War will receive Medals of Honor in their name at the White House today for the role the men played in a secret operation to hijack a train here’s ABC’s Christian Cordo it was the mission that earned six men the first Medals of Honor more than 160 years ago their story inspires books and later TV shows and movies in April 1862 the group known as Andrews Raiders 18 Union soldiers and two civilians hijacked a Confederate train in Georgia called the general deep in enemy territory their plan Drive the general North and destroy the train tracks along the way cutting off a vital Confederate supply line at that point it could have shortened a war and there could have been hundreds of thousands of young men that would have survived the war but the daring mission was unsuccessful the men were forced to abandon the train some escaped but others were captured and executed including Philip Shadrach and George Wilson the next year six of the Raiders became the first men to receive the nation’s highest Military Award Secretary of War Stanton decided and President Lincoln that these men should be honored with this newly minted medal the Medal of Honor to date 19 of the Raiders have received the medal but today that number becomes 21 with President Biden set to best the award on Shadrach and Wilson a couple weeks ago I got a call from President Biden and he invited me down to get to medal descendants of the two men will be on hand today to honor their sacrifice you had to really love your country I just wish everyone could have that feeling and understand what those men gave we got to put the past behind and just come forward and and just be one country Chandler says private Wilson’s final words of The Gallows should be remembered the Union soldier said I have good feelings toward the people of the South our mission was so the flag could fly over one Union Andrea Christian thank you coming up the Costco customer is now eligible for money from a major settlement plus a police officer goes above and beyond trying to help a new mom find baby formula at 3:00 a.m. this case involves a love triangle there’s anger there’s resentment it is no surprise that somebody wind up dead it haunted me it was shocking this was not an accident she did not administer CPR she did not call 911 every time she opened her mouth the story changed this is the first interview you’ve done tell me about that tragic day the stunning 2020 True Crime event special Friday at 98 Central 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 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 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 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 near than any other newscast ABC News World News Tonight with David mure America’s number one most watched newscast across all of Television let’s go we are heading into the unknown oh my gosh we just saw what no one has seen before it doesn’t get any more Cutting Edge than this I’m m yal in Houston Texas wherever the story is we’ll take you there you’re streaming with ABC News [Music] live time to check the pulse we begin with Costco settling a false advertising lawsuit the company has agreed to pay $2 million over allegations that its flushable wipes were actually not flushable at all Costco insists the Kirkland Signature moist flushable wipes worked as advertised but customers say the wipes damaged their pipes and sewage lines anyone who bought the wipes between the years 2011 and 2017 can get up to a130 for each purchase and no receipts necessary next a maternal emergency in Ohio a law enforcement officer went above and beyond getting involved in a frantic search for formula body camera video shows Corporal Hunter Willoughby banging on a grocery store window as he tries to help a new mom feed her one week old baby he explained the crisis to a store employee what else you need this is it I just need yeah she said she just doesn’t have any formula and her hair breast milk is dried up and her baby’s a week old in addition to formula the Corporal also picked up some baby bottles all on his own dime next something we never knew about ants they can perform life-saving surgery researchers have discovered that ants can treat limb wounds on their fellow ants by either cleaning the wound or amputating the limbs that makes them the only animal species other than humans that can perform life-saving surgery on their peers it’s fascinating well next a rare birth in South America a zoo in Chile is celebrating the arrival of a southern white rhino the zoo’s 13-year-old Rhino just gave birth to a male calf the species is in danger of extinction only eight other southern white rhinos have been born on Earth in the last year and finally a possible first at Wimbledon all caused by some bubbly a match was interrupted when a champagne cork flew onto the court the Umpire asked fans to wait for a break in the action before popping open any more bottles all cheers to that yeah top headlines [Music] next 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 confidence calm confident calm surrender everything that he’s taught has become a reality we are so grateful and impressed I feel like crying change our world it is a beautiful thing to see as you rehabilitate the dog you also rehabilitate you hey good morning America Good Morning America Good Morning America you don’t just see it you feel it I’m in I’ll be here I am in Good Morning America life 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 wherever news breaks it’s so important to always remember that lives are changing changed getting you behind the stories as they happened ABC News live Prime we’ll take you there streaming free 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 impact by Nightline secrets of the 2 by Two church there’s nothing pretty about here in this now streaming on Hulu checking more top stories President Biden has apologized for his debate performance he’s blaming it on back-to-back trips to Europe even though he had returned to the US 12 days before the debate Biden is hoping to ease growing concerns about its Fitness as he meets today with Democratic Governors and he’ll hold a news conference next week taking questions from reporters the US has sent dozens of Chinese migrants back to China 116 Chinese Nationals were just reported in response to a surge of people from China entering the country at the southern border during a 6-month period 31,000 Chinese migrants were apprehended a stampede at a religious event in India has left at least 116 people dead authorities are looking into what may have triggered Panic inside a tent today’s weather the heat intensifies across the West with 120° temperature is possible severe storms from Missouri to Ohio showers on the Gulf Coast and finally legendary Hollywood screenwriter Robert town has died Danny new looks back at his Oscar winning career the winner is Robert town a man whose words found their way into some of America’s most legendary films has passed away Robert town was 89 years old I can only reiterate my gratitude toward everybody who worked on the film The California Native won an Oscar in 1975 for writing Chinatown a defining film of the 1970s and the new Hollywood era I want to know how it happened and I want to know why celebrating its 50th Anniversary this summer The neo- Noir Classic also became a signature role for his longtime collaborator Jack Nicholson in 2008 Town spoke with the Writers Guild Foundation about the first time he met the three-time Oscar winner during an acting class in the 1950s and I went up to him and I said Joo you’re going to be a movie star and I’m going to write for you but first town had to pay his dues pening scripts for TV shows like The Man from Uncle hey what’s your name anyhow Clyde Baron next he provided uncredited quote unquote contributions to the screenplay of the 1967 alltime Western Bonnie and Clyde he would eventually be labeled as a special consultant and then a few years later it’s too late they start shooting in a week I’m going to make him an offer can’t refuse he would provide similar persistance to the screenplay of 1972’s The Godfather I guess he left the credit and took the canoli and after many collaborations with Jack Nicholson and Warren batty town would find another frequent partner in Tom Cruz he wrote or co-wrote the screenplays for Days of Thunder The Firm Mion impossible and Mion possible too my favorite fact about him that’s hard to explain but essentially 1984 he used his dog’s name instead of his own on a screenplay that ended up getting nominated for an Oscar so technically his dog is the only Oscar nominated screenwriting dog Danny thank you have a great Wednesday [Music] [Music] everyone right now on America this morning the record-breaking hurricane Barrel carving a path of Destruction through the Caribbean now taking aim at Jamaica a disaster declared how the storm could impact the US us plus the extreme heat for Millions this Fourth of July President Biden now blaming exhaustion from his overseas travel for his debate performance as more Democrats voice concern about his future what former president Obama is now saying and the new poll on vice president kamla Harris two major health headlines first the new Alzheimer drug now approved what it will cost and the new alert about mosquitoes and Denay fever in the US the cas is now confirmed more than 160 years later the two civil war heroes being honored today for a secret operation to hijack a train caught on camera a police officer goes above and beyond trying to help a new mom find baby formula in the middle of the night and later what scientists have learned about ants performing the role of Surgeons to save their nestmates the remarkable Discovery from ABC News this is America this morning good Wednesday morning everyone I’m Andrew diber I’m Andre a Fuji in foran we begin with hurricane Barrel a storm already in the record books taking aim at Jamaica today a disaster has now been declared and now the question is will the US be impacted overnight all airports on Jamaica shut down ahead of hurricane Barrel’s arrival the storm expected to bring life-threatening winds and 8ft storm surge officials warning people in flood prone areas to prepare to evacuate the entire government and all relevant person are in a state of Readiness to manage the disaster Reed Kirk is one of several missionaries from Texas cutting their trip to Montego Bay short we love this place we love this place and uh we love the people here and uh we have a special family here the hurricane once a category 5 packing 165 mph winds the strongest July hurricane on record before it hit the southeast Caribbean killing at least six people this woman posting video from St Vincent and the Grenadines a bit of clean up here all these galvaniz and stuff in the road so we have some helping hands around these boats toss like toys in Barbados impacts on the us remain unclear Barrel is expected to weaken in the Gulf some models take it over southern Texas next week in the meantime triple digit heat is expected for the 4th of July from Phoenix all the way to Oregon the hot and dry conditions in Northern California are fueling two large Wild fires forcing 13,000 people to evacuate around Orville and the South also baking a heat index of 110 is expected today in Louisiana and Arkansas ignoring climate change is deadly and dangerous and irresponsible yesterday President Biden proposed new rules for people who work in extreme heat that would require employers provide access to drinking water a break area to cool down and mandatory paid breaks if finalized the rules would protect everyone from farm work to delivery drivers meanwhile severe storms are expected today from Missouri to Ohio we’ll check your forecast in just a few moments President Biden is now blaming his travel schedule for his poor debate performance last week days after his campaign said he had a cold and now a Democrat in Congress is publicly calling for Biden to withdraw from the race here’s ABC’s Lina mise this morning President Biden is apologizing for last week’s debate performance telling supporters at a private fund Riser I wasn’t very smart saying he was in at least 15 time zones prior to the debate Biden saying I decided to travel around the world a couple of times shortly before the debate I didn’t listen to my staff and then I almost fell asleep on stage but Biden returned to the US 12 days before his Showdown with former president Trump and now the New York Times reports officials and insiders who spent time with the president over the last few months have been concerned about his mental Fitness reporting that although he’s been sharp and engaged most of the time he’s also appeared confused or listless or would lose the threat of conversations adding that European leaders were quote shocked by a noticeable decline in Mr Biden’s physical state the times also reports an afternoon nap was scheduled for Biden during debate prep Biden’s campaign has been on defense calling concerned Democrats bed wers but former president Obama appears to be one of those concerned Democrats The Washington Post reports Obama has privately expressed that Biden’s path to re-election grew more challenging after the debate and former house Speaker Nancy Pelosi says questions about the President’s Fitness are legitimate I think it’s a legitimate question to say is this an episode or is this a condition ABC’s Rachel Scott pressing the White House luy said it’s a legitimate question to ask if this is an episode or is this is a condition which one is it well what I can tell you is that um he had a cold in a bad night uh I would not see this as an episode uh I would see this as what it was and what we believe it to be which is it was a bad night uh and he did on top of that he had a cold uh and that is the reality of the situation Congressman Lloyd dogget of Texas is the first Democrat in Congress to call on Biden to drop out I think the setback that has occurred will be difficult ult to overcome under any circumstance and yesterday a CNN poll was released showing vice president kamla Harris performing better against Donald Trump than Biden one of the arguments that the Biden team have used is that he’s the only one who can win well if you see this from those numbers from vice president that might that might uh call that into question but Harris is doubling down on her support look Joe Biden is our nominee we beat Trump once and we’re going to beat him again as other top Democrats also considered potential replacing ments for Biden weigh in reaffirming their support for the president while acknowledging that voters need answers I don’t think that there’s anything wrong with asking the the president to to talk to the American people a little bit more uh about his health or or that debate performance well the Democratic party has a great bench and I think you and I both know there are some hyper capable people that uh whose names have been mentioned uh as potential for the future but right now we’re focused on the 2024 race and the fact that Joe Biden is going to be the nominee President Biden has scheduled a lunch today with vice president Harris and he will meet with Democratic Governors tonight California governor Gavin Newsome will be among those visiting the White House today all right Lionel thank you President Biden is sitting down with our George Stephanopoulos for his first post debate interview airing Friday on world news tonight and the complete interview Sunday on this week former president Trump sent sing in his hush money case has been delayed after this week’s Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity the judge has set a new sentencing date for September as he considers the impact of the Court’s ruling New Hope for early stage Alzheimer patients the FDA has approved a second drug that slows memory loss Kona is a monthly infusion that was found to slow cognitive decline by up to 35% it costs about $32,000 per year and is expected to be covered by Medicare risk factors include possible bleeding in the brain now to the fight for justice more than 100 years after the Tulsa Race Massacre two survivors are now requesting a federal investigation after their lawsuit against the city was dismissed this morning the last known survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre say they’re not done fighting for justice in their lifetime the very survivors who are depicted on this wall are crying out from the soil for PE peace 109-year-old lesie benningfield Randall and 110-year-old Viola Fletcher sued Tulsa trying to force the city to pay reparations for the destruction of the once thriving black District during the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre that’s when a white mob some of whom were deputized by the city burned down the district killing as many as 300 people people lying on the streets were bleeding and someone came to the neighborhood saying that all the black people should get out of town that the white people was killing everyone Randall and Fletcher claimed the city caused a public nuisance because of the massacre and claimed they continue to face racially disperate treatment to this day but last month Oklahoma Supreme Court found though plaintiff’s grievances are legitimate they do not fall within the scope of our state’s public nuisance statute now Randall and Fletcher are asking the US justice department to investigate the massacre a spokesperson wrote a statement on their behalf we are deeply saddened that we may not live long enough to see the state of Oklahoma or the United States of America honestly confront and write the wrongs of one of the darkest days of History the justice department so far has declined to comment time now for your Wednesday [Music] weather good morning we continue to track powerful hurricane burough passing South the Hispanola we expect to see this make Major Impact as a category 3 hurricane into Jamaica later this evening and tonight and then it will begin to weaken some due to Stronger wind upstairs a loft in the form of wind shear uh eventually this will slow its forward motion and move into South Texas with some very heavy rain landfall may be in Mexico or South Texas at the beginning of next week but 4 to eight inches of rain are expected frackie weather I’m Jeff corners for ABC News coming up a mega merger in Hollywood that could pave the way for a new stream service also ahead the battle over working from home a major new lawsuit as companies try to force employees back to the office and later a multi-million doll settlement at Costco over flushable wipes whenever news breaks we are here in Israel a nation at War and 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 hey 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moms wherever you get your podcasts ABC’s David mure the most watched newscast in America more Americans watch World News Tonight with David mure than any other newscast a developing story in Southern California police in Newport Beach say a woman was killed after a group tried to rob her outside an upscale shopping mall one suspect fled and was arrested police say another suspect jumped in a getaway car with a third person hitting and killing the victim with their vehicle they were arrested after a Chase and now a new legal Showdown over working remotely four years after the pandemic it’s clear many workers Across America are not ready to return to the office full-time we live in a new day and AG right now ahead of this long holiday weekend remote workers are fighting back opposing new mandates that could soon force them to return to the office the latest to fight back 6,000 city employees in Philadelphia their union now suing the mayor who wants them back in person full-time July 15th the lawsuit claims the Mandate violates their contract and will make post-pandemic Staffing shortages even worse having that type of work flexibility allows folks to be able to be successful at work and be uccessful at home the mayor is trying to entice the workers with more generous parental leave and other benefits insisting that in-person workers will create a more visible and accessible government but when it comes to today’s Workforce new research shows employers looking to fill all those cubicles again have a challenging argument to make I just don’t think that forcing people back into the office has worked the studies show that it doesn’t improve collaboration or creativity and a recent study found hybrid workers those splitting their time between home and the office are happier 79% say they feel feel less drained 78% feel less stressed and 72% are less anxious of course working remotely is easier in certain industries than others a court hearing is planned next week on that lawsuit in Philadelphia a big merger in the media industry Paramount and Sky Dan media have reportedly agreed to join forces Reports say sky Dan would pay $1.75 billion doll in cash to acquire Paramount which owns CBS MTV and Nickelodeon it comes amid talks about a possible merger in the streaming World between Paramount plus and Max coming up the new alert about mosquitoes and Denay fever here in the US also ahead two civil war heroes being honored today for a secret military operation to hijack a train 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 louon 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 en rolling Fort This Tornado tore through this little town from the most devastating disaster in Hawaii from Charleston South Carolina on the 2024 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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 absolutely crazy start your day with Good Morning America’s ray of sunshine highlighting the best of America and helping make trims come true wow I’m just so happy it’s so good get ready to smile and put the good into your Morning America because you know what would 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 for 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 [Music] this a powerful explosion in southern Wisconsin left one man injured and wiped out this Home in LaFayette it took rescue crews more than 30 minutes to find him they think the blast was caused by propane gas the FDA is investigating whether micro doing candies are linked to at least one death and dozens of illnesses the diamond shrooms Brand Products were recalled last month because they contain a chemical found in potentially toxic mushrooms that may be responsible for the illnesses the products were sold Nationwide online and at smoke shops Health officials have issued an alert in Florida Keys after confirming two cases of Denay fever the CDC has warned of a heightened risk of Contracting the mosquito born illness both people were infected locally severe cases can lead to death we turn now to an honor long overdue the families of Two Soldiers from the Civil War will receive Medals of Honor in their name at the White House today for the role the men played in a secret operation to hijack a train here’s ABC’s Christian Cordo it was the mission that earned six men the first Medals of Honor more than 160 years ago their story inspired books and later TV shows and movies in April 1862 the group known as Andrews Raiders 18 Union soldiers and two civilians hijacked a Confederate train in Georgia called the general deep in enemy territory their plan Drive the general North and destroy the train tracks along the way cutting off a vital Confederate supply line at that point it could have shortened a war and there could have been hundreds of thousands of young men that would have survived the war but the daring mission was unsuccessful the men were forced to abandon the train some escaped but others were captured and executed including Philip Shadrach and George Wilson the next year six of the Raiders became the first men to receive the nation’s highest Military Award Secretary of War Stanton decided and President Lincoln that these men should be honored with this newly minted metal the Medal of Honor to date 19 of the Raiders have received the medal but today that number becomes 20 with President Biden set to bestow the award on Shadrach and Wilson a couple weeks ago I got a call from President Biden and he invited me down to get the medal descendants of the two men will be on hand today to honor their sacrifice you had to really love your country I just wish everyone could have that feeling and understand what those men gave we got to put the past behind and just come forward and and just be one country Chandler says private Wilson’s final words that The Gallows should be remembered the Union soldier said I have good feelings toward the people of the South our mission was so the flag could fly over one Union Andrea chrisan thank you coming up the Costco customer is now eligible for money from a major settlement plus a police officer goes above and beyond trying to help a new mom find baby formula at 3:00 a.m. 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 [Music] gosh we are heading into the unknown Hammer Hammer Hammer it doesn’t get any more Cutting Edge than [Music] this with so much at stake so much on the line more 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mom feed her one we old baby he explained the crisis to a store employee what else you need this is is it I just need for yeah she said she just doesn’t have any formula and her hair breast milk is dried up and her baby’s a week old in addition to formula the Corporal also picked up some baby bottles all on his own dime next something we never knew about ants they can perform life-saving surgery now researchers have discovered that ants can treat limb wounds on their fellow ants by either cleaning the wound or amputating the limbs that makes them the only animal species other than humans that can perform life saav surgery on their peers that’s fascinating well next a rare birth in South America a zoo in Chile is celebrating the arrival of a southern white rhino Zoo’s 13-year-old Rhino just gave birth to a male cat the species is in danger of extinction only eight other southern white rhinos have been born on Earth in the last year and finally a possible first at Wimbledon all caused by 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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 cira Phillips with ABC News does your church protect sexual predators the powerful New Impact by Nightline secrets of the 2x two Church there’s nothing pretty about here in this now streaming on Hulu 1 All Aboard hey sh that’s really cool sharkfest is back on National Geographic look at this Jo shark coming in that is exactly what we were trying to get this is incredible wow I’ve never seen anything wrong like that I am so excited sharkfest all week long on National Geographic checking more top stories President Biden has apologized for his debate performance he’s blaming it on back-to-back trips to Europe even though he had returned to the US 12 days before the debate Biden is hoping to ease growing concerns about its Fitness as he meets today with democratic Governors and he’ll hold a news conference next week taking questions from reporters the US has sent dozens of Chinese migrants back to China 116 Chinese Nationals were just deported in response to a surge of people from China entering the country at the southern border during a 6-month period 31,000 Chinese migrants were apprehended a stampede at a religious event in India has left at least 116 people dead authorities are looking into what may have triggered Panic inside a tent today’s weather the heat intensifies across the West with 120° temperatures possible severe storms from Missouri to Ohio showers on the Gulf Coast and finally legendary Hollywood screenwriter Robert town has died Danny new looks back at his Oscar winning career the winner is Robert town a man whose words found their way into some of America’s most legendary films has passed away Robert town was 89 years old I can only reiterate my gratitude toward everybody who worked on the film The California Native one an Oscar in 1975 for writing Chinatown a defining film of the 1970s and the new Hollywood era I want to know how it happened and I want to know celebrating its 50th Anniversary this summer The neo newr classic also became a signature role for his longtime collaborator Jack Nicholson in 2008 Town spoke with the Writers Guild Foundation about the first time he met the three-time Oscar winner during an acting class in the 1950s and I went up to him and I said Joo you’re going to be a movie star and I’m going to write for you but first town had to pay his dues pening scripts for TV shows like The Man from Uncle hey what’s your name anyhow Clyde Baron hi next he provided uncredited quote unquote contributions to the screenplay of the 1967 alltime Western Bonnie and Clyde he would eventually be labeled as a special consultant and then a few years later it’s too late they start shooting in a week I’m going to make him an offer can’t refus he would provide similar assistance to the screenplay of 1972’s The Godfather I guess he left the credit and took the canoli and after many collaborations with Jack Nicholson and Warren batty town would find another frequent partner in Tom Cruz he wrote or co-wrote the screenplays for Days of Thunder The Firm Mission Impossible and Mission Impossible Too my favorite fact about him that’s hard to explain but essentially 1984 he used his dog’s name instead of his own on a screenplay that ended up getting nominated for an Oscar so technically his dog is the only Oscar nominated screenwriting dog Danny thank you have a great Wednesday [Music] [Music] everyone it’s Wednesday July 3rd and the calls he was fearing have been gun we start here some Democrats begin openly calling for President Biden to end his reelection campaign the concern is palpable it is piercing are these isolated voices or a sign that the dam is breaking if this was already a good week for president Trump well this could make it a great one the defense appears to be relying on a portion of the Supreme Court opinion will the only criminal conviction of a former president in history even stand up in court and it’s already time to vote in the UK basically the feeling in this country is that nothing works and they want to change tomaro’s election arrives at a defining moment for a country and a continent from ABC News this is start here I’m Brad [Music] milky in the aftermath of a disastrous debate for President Joe Biden the line from a lot of Dem ocratic officials was a pretty simple one Biden might have had a tough night but he’s our guy publicly they were saying listen yeah his voice didn’t sound good he’s got a cold and as far as those long uncomfortable pauses well everyone has good days and bad days this was a bad one but behind closed doors some Democrats were saying the problem is this isn’t the only bad day we’ve seen and it’s one thing to win an election it’s another to govern is Biden really up to each of those challenges now if Biden were to drop out of this race you’d have to imagine that could only come under intense pressure from fellow elected Democrats perhaps even pressure in public well yesterday we started to see that pressure build out in the open let’s start today with ABC’s senior Congressional correspondent Rachel Scott Rachel we keep hearing people around Capitol Hill saying like the the whole vibe is changing on this conversation things are moving very quickly what can you tell us Brad what Democrats were saying privately just a few days ago they are now saying publicly Brad I have been on the phone all day I’ve been talking to over a dozen Democrats and the concern is palpable it is piercing there is mounting pressure on President Biden from Democrats who are demanding answers about the president’s mental Fitness and who are also raising questions about whether he should go on with his campaign days ago we saw Democrats insist this is just one bad night we’re going to turn the page and move forward it is always a Bad Bet to bet against Joe Biden I think the debate started off a little slow for the president but it ended strong he’s still the most experienced person in the race and I do believe the American people want steady hands at the wheel no one was really calling outright on the president to step aside well that has officially happened now the first Democratic member of Congress has now come forward to say that the President should drop out Congressman Lloyd dogget of Texas he said quote President Biden’s first commitment has always been to the country not to himself he says that he is hopeful that Biden’s going to make this painful and difficult decision to withdraw raw from the Democratic nomination Brad and he’s not alone sources also told me that Senator Joe Mansion of West Virginia was also considering coming out in the days after that debate going on television and calling on the president to step aside it wasn’t until you had Democrats on Capitol Hill including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer intervene and call Mansion directly that he eventually decided not to go forward with that but he was thinking about it for a good chunk of time Brad so I think we have to have an honest assessment of where we are with the objective being keeping Donald Trump out of office I know the stakes are incredibly High whether it is Biden whether the party you know this is above my pay grade decides it’s going to be somebody else I’m all in for that candidate cuz I don’t want a demagogue the tone has changed within the Democratic party and it is evident from even some of Biden’s closest allies and staunchest supporters like former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi on MSNBC she said that questions about the President’s Fitness are legitimate I think it’s a legitimate question to say is this an episode or is this a condition and so when people ask that question it’s completely illegitimate of both candidates Congressman Jim kurn of South Carolina who helped save Biden’s campaign last time around he was also on MSNBC and he said yeah he supports Biden but he also said that democrats should rally behind vice president KLA Harris if Biden decides to step aside we should do everything we can to bolster her whether was in second place or at the top of the ticket just tossing that idea out there was Unthinkable for Democrats a year ago let alone two weeks ago and now they are saying this out in the open and having these conversations Brad what has been the word from the Biden campaign or from the White House itself so we saw the White household its very first formal press briefing since that debate and there have been mounting questions for days days especially because so many Democrats have pointed out that when the president has come before the camera since that debate he’s been on a teleprompter these aren’t unscripted remarks reporters haven’t been able to ask questions directly to the president he’s ignored shouted questions so we put those questions directly to the White House Press Secretary Peli said it’s a legitimate question to ask if this is an episode or is this is a condition which one is it well what I can tell you is that um he had a cold in a bad night uh I would not see this as an episode uh I would see this is what it was and what we believe it to be which is it was a bad night they continue to insist that this is a bad night we also press and ask if they’re being straight with the American people the president saying I am not a young man I’m not as a smooth uh a smooth talker as I used to be I don’t walk as easily as I used to be I used to I don’t debate as as well as I used to we’re hearing more and more reports that this wasn’t just a one-off instance and that’s what’s prompting so much of the concern from Democrats they’re asking if this is President Biden today what’s President Biden going to be in a couple of months we’re still four months out until the election well and Rachel it doesn’t surprise me reporters would have these questions it’s it is surprising to me that it sounds like Democratic officials are asking the White House for answers and they’re not getting any at the moment asking the White House and in some cases almost begging to talk to to the president Brad it has been several days since the debate and it has taken several days for the president of the United States to call his top allies on Capitol Hill who were out on television defending him every single day I was told by sources very close to top leaders on Capitol Hill that he had not spoken to the Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer the Democratic House minority leader hakee Jeff not even Nancy Pelosi or Jim klyburn until last night right it makes me also wonder if if if silence is either like they don’t know how to answer the questions or if silence means like maybe they’re seriously considering a change I mean where does Biden go from here I guess what’s next well there are signs Brad that the president might be getting the message here that it’s starting to reach him this frustration not only from Democrats on Capitol Hill but also from some democratic Governors we got on a call we talked about uh some of the things that we’re doing talking about the political races and things and they had a checkin they talked about the debate they expressed concern over the president’s performance it was obviously a poor performance in last Thursday’s debate and governors are uh asking questions about what what is the plan how are you going to do this how are we going to message this well sources tell us that as early as today the president is expected to speak with those Democratic Governors to try to calm some of their nerves we’re also learning that the president is going to hold a press conference sometime next week for the NATO Summit and then he’s going to sit down with our very own own George Stephanopoulos in his very first interview since that debate this is a big exclusive and I will tell you many Democrats will be watching this to see how the president does during this interview right and we’ll be seeing clips of that interview on Friday world news tonight then Good Morning America over the weekend that whole interview will be on this week with George Stephanopoulos on Sunday but Rachel I keep thinking if Biden’s going to say you know I just had an off night I wonder if he’ll give a more detailed response about why that is cuz last night he was at a campaign fundraiser he apparently said behind closed doors that he traveled a bunch before the debate against the advice of his advisers and that he quote almost fell asleep on stage we see how Democrats feel about all this Rachel Scott there on the hill thank you thanks Brad next up on start here the Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity could affect every president in the future heck it’s already reshaping trials that have ended we’re back in a bit 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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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 not going to say we were the Beatles or well we didn’t tell Chas davum 1985 I think we could have hello this case involves a love triangle there’s anger there’s resentment it is no surprise that somebody wound up dead it haunted me it was shocking this was not an accident she did not administer CPR she did not call 911 every time she opened her mouth the story changed this is the first interview you’ve done tell me about that tragic day the stunning 2020 True Crime event special Friday at 98 Central on [Music] ABC 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 [Music] live when the Supreme Court gave its groundbreaking ruling Monday saying presidents have absolute immunity for their official acts in office they have been asked to rule specifically on the Federal case against Donald Trump on Election interference but as we talked about this ruling goes Way Beyond just one case and in fact could apply to other cases already involving former president Trump himself remember he’s already become the first president ever convicted of a felony but he still hasn’t been sentenced for that and yesterday the judge decided to hold off on a sentencing hearing recognizing that this entire case might have just been thrown up in the air ABC’s senior investigative correspondent Aaron kki covered this whole trial there in Manhattan Aaron I know Trump is appealing but short of that I thought this verdict was done and dusted what’s going on it was supposed to be done and dusted and sentencing was supposed to be July 11th next week days before Trump claims the Republican nomination and all of that now is up in the air because of this Landmark Supreme Court ruling and this is sort of the first ripple effect that’s being felt from that because hours after the Supreme Court opinion landed Trump’s attorneys asked the the judge to put off sentencing and to consider whether the whole conviction of trump should be thrown out because of what the Supreme Court said they sent a a letter to the judge saying they would like permission to file a motion to set aside the verdict where Trump was convicted of all 34 counts of falsifying business records the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office responded saying they disagreed with what the defense was trying to do but they did not oppose his request for additional time and then judge Juan Maran said all right sentencing will now be September 18th so less than 2 months before the election wow oh so different timing but it’ll still be super high stakes timing what I’m confused though Aon because this whole case that you covered for months about hush money payments revolved around stuff this was just happening in the 2016 presidential election Trump became president in 2017 so I’m sorry how could you possibly be protected by official presidential acts when you’re not the president yet in fact judges had already said that this had nothing to do with official acts this was Trump not even an official yet he wasn’t president and and yet the defense said there was some evidence that should now in light of the Supreme Court opinion be deemed inadmissible that the jury ended up seeing and specifically Brad they’re thinking of the testimony of Hope Hicks who was White House communications director she testified about a conversation she had with Trump in February 28 18 musing about the Stormy Daniels matter and Trump saying that better to have come out you know after the election then before the election the defense also mentioned a number of tweets that Trump sent while he was president and a government ethics form that he filled out again while in office and the defense is going to argue that based on the Supreme Court ruling those things should have been excluded from The Trial now the Manhattan District Attorneys off office has not yet formally responded but they’re likely to argue Brad that the jury took less than 10 hours to convict Trump on all 34 counts of falsifying business records they’re going to say there was a lot of evidence and it’s hard to say that these items that the defense is pointing to made the difference wait that’s interesting Eric because I I took the Supreme Court ruling to mean like so this is the stuff you can do in office and you’ll never be thrown in jail over it basically like you had that Assurance is this also saying like you can’t even be asked about this stuff like you people can’t even see this stuff if you don’t want them to Brad the defense appears to be relying on a portion of the Supreme Court opinion that said testimony or private records of the president or his advisors may not be admitted as evidence at a trial now whether that’s going to hold up we’ll wait for judge Juan Maran to decide he said he would take papers on the matter later this month and then he gave himself until September 6th to think it over and determine whether the Supreme Court opinion should actually have any bearing on this first ever conviction of a former American president wow W unbelievable stuff uh really interesting aaric kki thank you so much thank you Brett tomorrow across the country Americans will be taking much of the day to relax take a break with your family but in the UK it’s election day I spoke with his majesty the king to request the resolution of parliament the King has granted this request and we will have a general election on the 4th of July that’s right you might have forgotten that the British prime minister Rishi sunak scheduled elections for the 4th of July they just held a debate on the BBC so let’s break it all down with ABC’s foreign correspondent James Longman in London James last time we spoke you talked about the two main parties right conservative on the right labor on the left and you said conservatives have been in power so long it would be difficult to find people in a country that’s so disappointed with his government to be like yes several more years of these people please like is that still the case or what is the state of play there Brad it’s absolutely the case the story of this election hasn’t been who will win it’s been a question of by how much the conservatives will lose and it is truly astronomical I mean this election is turning into a historic one we don’t often have these in Britain there are Watershed elections where it’s not just a change of government but it upturns the entire system if you want to end 14 years of chaos and rebuild our country then that power is in your hands if labor wins the Prime Minister will be K starma who is not a particularly uh colorful performer he’s seen as a pretty boring individual I think we spoke about this last time a bit of a Mr Bean uh he was in the TV debates with Rishi sunak the Prime Minister and it was generally considered that it was a draw but that sunak performed better because he’s kind of better in that kind of uh showman position if you like I understand why frustrated with our party with me I get it and if you are not certain about Labor don’t surrender to them but K stama he’s a former prosecutor 61 years old so uh older than most of our recent prime ministers in Britain although rather a lot younger than either of your two presidential candidates just as a recap there are 650 constituencies or voting districts in Britain each of those sends a lawmaker to Parliament you need a majority to form the government so you basically need 326 seats now usually in our system each you know government will probably trade small majorities of maybe 330 340 seats you know this is you’re talking 20 25 seats in it the latest poll has labor winning 484 seats wow and the conservatives and this is the real big story in this country on just 64 that’s the lowest estimate when you think the last election in 2019 Boris Johnson won the conservatives 365 seats that is an almost complete Wipeout of the governing conservative party’s parliamentary presence this puts it up there with some of our most extraordinary and consequential elections in British history well why is that part pardon my American bluntness why have conservatives screwed it up so much I guess like what is going on well partly it’s an incumbency issue I mean you know any any government any power any party that’s been in power for as long as the conservatives have 14 years are going to struggle trying to sell another term in government and and this is what often happens you see if you look back you know the the Tories when they took over from the labor party that was after uh some 13 years in power for the labor party then when the labor party won that was that historic victory in 1997 from Tony Blair they took over after the conservatives have been in power back then for 18 years so in some ways it’s part of a pattern it’s just the scale of the conservative loss which is truly extraordinary and that’s because people in this country feel there’s a m massive cost of living crisis I know that people are feeling that in the United States at the moment inflation is something that’s hit around the world there’s a sense that the stewards of this government this country have not dealt with that properly we have an NHS a National Health Service which people are very proud of in this country but it is on its knees waiting times for surgery are incredibly long ambulances are lining up outside hospitals we’ve got school buildings which are not fit for purpose sewage is being pumped into our waterways immigration is a massive issue here prison are overcrowded I mean Brad I could go on and on and on and on but basically the feeling in this country is that nothing works and they want to change but what’s so interesting to me James is when you describe that you conservatives have been in power for 14 years so of course if people are upset they’re the ones who are going to pay but when you look at the rest of Europe farri parties like ultraconservative parties are very much on the rise so I’m wondering how high are the stakes in Britain and how does this figure into kind of the the larger scheme of Europe at this point well one of the big dynamics of this election which wasn’t present the last time round was we not only have a labor party taking away votes from the conservatives on the left we have a new Insurgent rightwing party in reform which is taking votes away from the conservatives on the right so they’re being squeezed from both sides and reform would have quite a lot in common with a number of the far-right parties which have taken Europe by storm really over the last few months uh we’ve seen in the European elections the afd in Germany uh massive gains there in France of of course the national front the French are in the midst of an incredibly important election where the national front may actually end up or actually in all likelihood will take control of the National Assembly you have in the Netherlands as well a right-wing group there so I think it’s part if you look at this in the wider European context you’re looking at a situation where it’s anti-incumbency who’s whoever is in power whatever the establishment is people have had enough it happens that in the in Britain uh the conservatives to the right of the political Spectrum have been the ones in power but again we do have this extra right this far right if you like group in reform run by Nigel farage who is a friend of Donald Trump we are now the real opposition he repeats it any chance he gets it is a dynamic in Britain the far right um although it is not as powerful as it is in other parts of Europe uh and Nigel farage will not get huge numbers in this election but he may well for the eighth time of trying become a lawmaker in the houses of Parliament that’s interesting though that just because conservatives have been in charge doesn’t mean that Britain is getting way more left leaning or way more Progressive it just means that sort of anyone butt at this point all right uh James Longman we’ll see what happens tomorrow thank you thanks a lot Brad okay one more quick break when we come back it takes just one ruined day on the seaside to convince you that life’s a beach one last thing is 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 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 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authorities closed dozens of beaches the water quality hasn’t been good for a while all the years I’ve been coming here I’ve never stepped foot in this water several cities in New York and California made similar decisions in recent weeks the reason behind all of them too much bacteria in the water the risk is there even if you’re just putting your toes in right because the bacteria is present and the bacteria might cause a skin reaction bacteria levels have been spiking for different reasons in Massachusetts at least nine beaches have seen elevated levels of enter hawkey bacteria that often come from animal waste in Michigan four beaches were shut down because of eoli and in New York officials said bacteria had been swept into the sea by recent rainwater it’s not just stuff flooding in from off the streets either multiple lakes in Massachusetts have been deemed unhealthy to swim in because of cyanobacteria which comes from an algae bloom and all this speaks to a world in which climate 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taking aim at Jamaica a disaster declared how the storm could impact the US plus the extreme heat for Millions this 4th of July President Biden now blaming exhaustion from his overseas travel for his debate performance as more Democrats boys concern about his future what former president Obama is now saying and the new poll on vice president kamla Harris two major health headlines first the new Alzheimer drug now approved what it will cost and the new alert about mosquitoes and Denay fever in the US the case is now confirmed more than 160 years later the two civil war heroes being honored today for a secret operation to hijack a train caught on camera a police officer goes above and beyond trying to help a new mom find baby formula in the middle of the night and later what scientists have learned about ants performing the role of Surgeons to save their nest mates the remarkable Discovery from May news this is America this morning good Wednesday morning everyone I’m Andrew diber I’m Andrew a g in foran we begin with hurricane Barrel a storm already in the record books taking aim at Jamaica today a disaster has now been declared and now the question is will the US be impacted overnight all airports on Jamaica shut down ahead of hurricane Barrel’s arrival the storm expected to bring life-threatening winds and 8ot storm surge officials warning people in flood prone areas to prepare to evacuate the entire government and all relevant Personnel are in a state of Readiness to manage the disaster Reed Kirk is one of several missionaries from Texas cutting their trip to Montego Bay short we love this place we love this place and uh we love the people here and uh we have a special family here the hurricane wants a category 5 packing 165 mph winds the strongest July hurricane on record before it hit the southeast Caribbean killing at least six people this woman posting video from St Vincent and the Grenadines bit of clean up here all these galvaniz and stuff in the road so we have some helping hands around these boats toss like toys in Barbados impacts on the us remain unclear Barrel is expected to weaken in the Gulf some models take it over southern Texas next week in the meantime triple digit heat is expected for the 4th of July from Phoenix all the way to oreg the hot and dry conditions in Northern California are fueling two large wildfires forcing 13,000 people to evacuate around Orville and the South also baking a heat index of 110 is expected today in Louisiana and Arkansas ignoring climate change is deadly and dangerous and irresponsible yesterday President Biden proposed new rules for people who work in extreme heat that would require employers provide access to drinking water a break area to cool down and mandatory pay breaks if finalized the rules would protect everyone from Farm Workers to delivery drivers meanwhile severe storms are expected today from Missouri to Ohio we’ll check your forecast in just a few moments President Biden is now blaming his travel schedule for his poor debate performance last week days after his campaign said he had a cold and now a Democrat in Congress is publicly calling for Biden to withdraw from the race here’s ABC’s Lina mise this morning President Biden is a apologizing for last week’s debate performance telling supporters at a private fundraiser I wasn’t very smart saying he was in at least 15 time zones prior to the debate Biden saying I decided to travel around the world a couple of times shortly before the debate I didn’t listen to my staff and then I almost fell asleep on stage but Biden returned to the US 12 days before his Showdown with former president Trump and now the New York Times reports officials and insiders who spent time with the president over the last few months have been concerned about his mental Fitness reporting that although he’s been sharp and engaged most of the time he’s also appeared confused or listless or would lose the threat of conversations adding that European leaders were quote shocked by noticeable decline in Mr Biden’s physical state the times also reports an afternoon nap was scheduled for Biden during debate prep Biden’s campaign has been on defense calling concerned Democrats bed wets but former president Obama Obama appears to be one of those concerned Democrats The Washington Post reports Obama has privately expressed that Biden’s path to re-election grew more challenging after the debate and former house Speaker Nancy Pelosi says questions about the President’s Fitness are legitimate I think it’s a legitimate question to say is this an episode or is this a condition ABC’s Rachel Scott pressing the white Housey said it’s a legitimate question to ask if this is an episode or is this is a condition which one is it well what I can tell you is that um he had a cold in a bad night uh I would not see this as an episode uh I would see this as what it was and what we believe it to be which is it was a bad night uh and he did on top of that he had a cold uh and that is the reality of the situation Congressman Lloyd dogget of Texas is the first Democrat in Congress to call on Biden to drop out I think the setback that has occurred will be difficult to overcome under any circumstance and yesterday a CNN poll was released showing vice president kamla Harris performing better against Donald Trump than Biden one of the arguments that the Biden team has have used is that he’s the only one who can win well if you see this from those numbers from vice president that might that might uh call that into question but Harris is doubling down on her support look Joe Biden is our nominee we beat Trump once and we’re going to beat him again as other top Democrats also considered potential replacements for Biden weigh in reaffirming their support for the president while acknowledging that voters need answers I don’t think that there’s anything wrong with asking the the president to to talk to the American people a little bit more uh about his health or or that debate performance well the Democratic party has a great bench and I think you and I both know there are some hyper capable people that uh whose names have been mentioned uh as potential for the future but right now we’re focused on the 2024 race and the fact that Joe Biden is going to be the nominee President Biden has scheduled a lunch today with vice president Harris and he will meet with Democratic Governors tonight California governor Gavin Newsome will be among those visiting the White House today all right Lionel thank you President Biden is sitting down with our George Stephanopoulos for his first post debate interview airing Friday on world news tonight and the plead interview Sunday on this week former president Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case has been delayed after this week’s Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity the judge has set a new sentencing date for September as he considers the impact of the Court’s ruling New Hope for early stage Alzheimer patients the FDA has approved a second drug that slows memory loss Kona is a monthly infusion that was found to slow cognitive decline by up to 35% it costs about $32,000 per year and is expected to be covered by Medicare risk factors include possible bleeding in the brain now to the fight for justice more than 100 years after the Tulsa Race Massacre two survivors are now requesting a federal investigation after their lawsuit against the city was dismissed this morning the last known survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre say they’re not done fighting for justice in their lifetime the very survivors who are depicted on this wall are crying out from the soil for peace 109-year-old lesie benningfield Randall and 10-year-old Viola Fletcher sued Tulsa trying to force the city to pay reparations for the destruction of the once thriving black District during the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre that’s when a white mob some of whom were deputized by the city burned down the district killing as many as 300 people people lyed on the streets were bleeding and someone came to the neighborhood saying that all the black people should get out of town that the white people was killing everyone Randall and Fletcher claimed the city caused a public nuisance because of the massacre and claimed they continue to face racially desperate treatment to this day but last month Oklahoma Supreme Court found though plaintiff’s grievances are legitimate they do not fall within the scope of our state’s public nuisance statute now Randall and Fletcher are asking the US Justice Department to investigate the massacre a spokesperson wrote a statement on their behalf we are deeply saddened that we may not live long enough to see the state of Oklahoma or the United States of America honestly confront and write the wrongs of one of the darkest days in history the justice department so far has declined to comment time now for your Wednesday weather [Music] good morning we continue to track powerful hurricane burough passing south of Hispanola we expect to see this make Major Impact as a category 3 hurricane into Jamaica later this evening and tonight and then it will begin to weaken some due to Stronger wind upstairs a loft in the form of wind she uh eventually this will slow its forward motion and move into South Texas with some very heavy rain landfall may be in Mexico or South Texas at the beginning of next week but four to eight inches of rain are expected frackie weather I’m Jeff Cornish for ABC News [Music] coming up a mega merger in Hollywood that could pave the way for a new stream service also ahead the battle over working from home a major new lawsuit as companies try to force employees back to the office and later a multi-million doll settlement at Costco over flushable wipes let’s go the ship is incredible it feels like living in a science fiction movie we just H what no one has seen before wow look at that oh my [Music] gosh we are heading into the unknown Hammer Hammer Hammer it doesn’t get any more cutting a [Music] 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 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 this case involves a love triangle there’s anger there’s resentment it is no surprise that somebody wind up dead it haunted me it was shocking this was not an accident she did not administer CPR she did not call 911 every time she opened her mouth the story changed this is the first interview you’ve done tell me about that tragic day the stunning 2020 True Crime event special Friday at 98 Central on ABC Whenever Wherever news breaks it’s so important to always remember 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to the office fulltime we’re living in a new day and age right now ahead of this long holiday weekend remote workers are fighting back opposing new mandates that could soon force them to return to the office the latest to fight back 6,000 city employees in Philadelphia their union now suing the mayor who wants them back in person full-time July 15th the lawsuit claims the Mandate violates their contract and will make post-pandemic Staffing shortages even worse having that type of work flexibility allows folks to be able to be successful at work and be successful at home the mayor is trying to entice the workers with more generous parental leave and other benefits insisting that in-person workers will create a more visible and accessible government but when it comes to today’s Workforce new research shows employers looking to fill all those cubicles again have a challenging argument to make I just don’t think that forcing people back into the office has worked the studies show that it doesn’t improve collaboration or creativity and a recent study found hybrid workers those splitting their time between home and the office are happier 79% say they feel less drained 78% feel less stressed and 72% are less anxious of course working remotely is easier in certain industries than others a court hearing is planned next week on that lawsuit in Philadelphia a big merger in the media industry Paramount and Sky Dan media have reportedly agreed to join forces Reports say sky Dan would pay $1.75 billion in cash to acquire Paramount which owns CBS MTV and Nickelodeon it comes amid talks about a possible merger in the streaming World between Paramount plus and Max coming up the new alert about mosquitoes and den gay fever here in the US also ahead two civil war heroes being honored today for a secret military operation to hijack a train 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 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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 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 hand 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 let’s go the ship is incredible it feels like living in a sci 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 [Music] this a powerful explosion in southern Wisconsin left one man injured and wiped out this Home in LaFayette it took rescue crews more than 30 minutes to find him they think the blast was caused by propane gas the FDA is investigating whether micro doing candies are linked to at least one death and dozens of illnesses the diamond shrooms Brand Products were recalled last month because they contain a chemical found in potentially toxic mushrooms that may be responsible for the illnesses the products were sold Nationwide online and at smoke shops Health officials have issued an alert at Florida Keys after confirming two cases of Denay fever the CDC has warned of a heightened risk of Contracting the mosquito born illness both people were infected locally severe cases can lead to death we turn now to an honor long overdue the families of Two Soldiers from the Civil War will receive Medals of Honor in their name at the White House today for the role the men played in a secret operation to hijack a train here’s ABC’s Christian Cordo it was the mission that earned six men the first Medals of Honor more than 160 years ago their story inspired books and later TV shows and movies in April 1862 the group known as Andrews Raiders 18 Union soldiers and two civilians hijacked a Confederate train in Georgia called the general deep in enemy territory their plan Drive the general North and destroy the train tracks along the way cutting off a vital Confederate supply line at that point it could have shortened a war and there could have been hundreds of thousands of young men that would have survived the war but the daring mission was unsuccessful the men were forced to abandon the train some escaped but others were captured and executed including Philip Shadrach and George Wilson the next year six of the Raiders became the first men to receive the nation’s highest Military Award Secretary of War Stanton decided and President Lincoln that these men should be honored with this newly minted medal the Medal of Honor to date 19 of the Raiders have received the medal but today that number becomes 21 with President Biden set to bestow the award on Shadrach and Wilson a couple weeks ago I got a call from President Biden and he invited me down to get the medal descendants of the two men will be on hand today to honor their sacrifice you had to really love your country I just wish everyone could have that feeling and understand what those men gave we got to put the P behind and just come forward and and just be one country Chandler says private Wilson’s final words of The Gallows should be remembered the union solders said I have good feelings toward the people of the South our mission was so the flag could fly over one Union Andrea Christian thank you coming up the Costco customer is now eligible for money from a major settlement plus a police officer goes above and beyond trying to help a new mom find baby formula at 3:00 a.m. 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 Ed on this 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 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 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 meral 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 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 beetles or anything well we didn’t SP sha Stadium 1985 I think we could have I’m Jack L Ley in Gorman California at the side of the postfire with more than 15,000 Acres burned wherever the story is we’ll take you there you’re streaming ABC News [Music] live time to check the pulse we begin with Costco settling a false advertising lawsuit the company has agreed to pay $2 million over allegations that its flushable wipes were actually not flushable at all Costco insists the Kirkland Signature moist flushable wipes worked at as advertised but customers say the wipes damaged their pipes and sewage lines anyone who bought the wipes between the years 2011 and 2017 can get up to a130 for each purchase and no receipts necessary next a maternal emergency in Ohio a law enforcement officer went above and beyond getting involved in a frantic search for formula body camera video shows Corporal Hunter Willoughby banging on a grocery store window as he tries to help a new mom feed her one week old baby he explained the PR to a store employee what else you need this is it I just need for yeah she said she just doesn’t have any formula and her her breast milk has dried up and her baby’s a week old in addition to formula the Corporal also picked up some baby bottles all on his own dime next something we never knew about ants they can perform life-saving surgery researchers have discovered that ants can treat limb wounds on their fellow ants by either cleaning the wound or amputating the limbs that makes them the only animal species other than humans that can perform life-saving surgery on their peers it’s fascinating well next a rare birth in South America a zoo in Chile is celebrating the arrival of a southern white rhino Zoo’s 13-year-old Rhino just gave birth to a male calf the species is in danger of extinction only eight other southern white rhinos have been born on Earth in the last year and finally a possible first at Wimbledon all caused by some bubbly a match was interrupted when a campagne cork flew onto the court the Umpire asked fans to wait for a break in the action before popping open any more bottles all cheers to that yeah top headlines [Music] next whenever news breaks we are here in Israel a nation at war in Rolling for it this tornado tore through this town from l in 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 at that oh my gosh well hug we are heading into the unknown Hammer Hammer Hammer it doesn’t get any more Cutting Edge than [Music] this 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 hand it I want to make sure that we all learn together calm confidence calm confident calm surrender everything 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 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 power New Impact by Nightline secrets of the 2 by Two church there’s nothing pretty about here in this now streaming on Hulu checking more top stories President Biden has apologized for his debate performance he’s blaming it on back-to-back trips to Europe even though he had returned to the US 12 days before the debate Biden is hoping to ease growing concerns about its Fitness as he meets today with Democratic Governors and he’ll hold a news conference next week taking questions from reporters the US has sent dozens of Chinese migrants back to China 116 Chinese Nationals were just deported in response to a surge of people from China entering the country at the southern border during a 6-month period 31,000 Chinese migrants were apprehended a stampede at a religious event in India has left at least 116 people dead authorities are looking into what may have triggered panic inside a tent today’s weather the heat intensifies across the West with 120° temperatures possible severe storms from Missouri to Ohio showers on the Gulf Coast and finally legendary Hollywood screenwriter Robert town has died Danny new looks back at his Oscar winning career the winner is Robert town a man whose words found their way into some of America’s most legendary films has passed away Robert town was 89 years old I can only reiterate my gratitude toward everybody who worked on the film The California Native won an Oscar in 1975 for writing chinat town a defining film of the 1970s and the new Hollywood era I want to know how it happened and I want to know why celebrating its 50th Anniversary this summer the Neo Noir Classic also became a signature role for his longtime collaborator Jack Nicholson in 2008 Town spoke with the Writers Guild Foundation about the first time he met the three-time Oscar winner during an acting class in the 1950s and I went up to him and I said Joo you’re to be a movie star and I’m going to write for you but first town had to pay his dues pening scripts for TV shows like The Man from Uncle hey what’s your name anyhow Clyde Baron hi next he provided uncredited quote unquote contributions to the screenplay of the 1967 alltime Western Bonnie and Clyde he would eventually be labeled as a special consultant and then a few years later too late they start shooting in a week I’m going to make him an offer can’t refuse he would provide similar assistance to the screenplay of 1972’s The Godfather I guess he left the credit and took the canoli and after many collaborations with Jack Nicholson and Warren batty town would find another frequent partner in Tom Cruz he wrote or co-wrote the screenplays for Days of Thunder The Firm Mission Impossible and Mission Impossible Too my favorite fact about him that’s hard to explain but essentially 1984 he used his dog’s name instead of his own on a screenplay that ended up getting nominated for an Oscar so technically his dog is the only Oscar nominated screenwriting dog Danny thank you have a great Wednesday [Music] [Music] everyone it’s Wednesday July 3rd and the calls he was fearing have begun we start here some Democrats begin openly calling for President Biden to end his reelection campaign the concern is palpable it is piercing are these isolated voices or a sign that the dam is breaking if this was already a good week for president Trump well this could make it a great one the defense appears to be relying on a portion of the Supreme Court opinion will the only criminal conviction of a former president in history even stand up in court and it’s already time to vote in the UK basically the feeling in this country is that nothing works and they want to change taro’s election arrives at a defining moment for a country and a continent from ABC News this is start here I’m Brad [Music] milky in the aftermath of a disastrous debate for president Joe Biden the line from a lot of democratic officials was a pretty simple one Biden might have had a tough night but he’s our guy publicly they were saying listen yeah his voice didn’t sound good he’s got a cold and as far as those long uncomfortable pauses well everyone has good days and bad days this was a bad one but behind closed doors some Democrats were saying the problem is this isn’t the only bad day we’ve seen and it’s one thing to win an election it’s another to govern is Biden really up to each of those challenges now if Biden were to drop out of this race you’d have to imagine that could only come under intense pressure from fellow elected Democrats perhaps even pressure in public well yesterday you started to see that pressure build out in the open let’s start the day with ABC’s senior Congressional correspondent Rachel Scott Rachel we keep hearing people around Capitol Hill saying like the the whole vibe is changing on this conversation things are moving very quickly what can you tell us Brad what Democrats were saying privately just a few days ago they are now saying publicly Brad have been on the phone all day I’ve been talking to over a dozen Democrats and the concern is palpable it is piercing there is mounting pressure on President Biden from Democrats who are demanding answers about the president’s mental Fitness and who were also raising questions about whether he should go on with his campaign days ago we saw Democrats insist this is just one bad night we’re going to turn the page and move forward it is always a Bad Bet to bet against Joe Biden I think the debate started off a slow for the president but it ended strong he’s still the most experienced person in the race and I do believe the American people w’t steady hands at the wheel no one was really calling outright on the president to step aside well that has officially happened now the first Democratic member of Congress has now come forward to say that the President should drop out Congressman Lloyd dogget of Texas he said quote President Biden’s first commitment has always been to the country not to himself he says that he is hopeful that Biden’s going to make this painful and difficult decision to withdraw from the Democratic nomination Brad and he’s not alone sources also told me that Senator Joe Mansion of West Virginia was also considering coming out in the days after that debate going on television and calling on the president to step aside it wasn’t until you had Democrats on Capitol Hill including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer intervine and call Mansion directly that he eventually decided not to go forward with that but he was thinking about it for a good chunk of time Brad so I think we have to have an honest assessment of where we are with the objective being keeping Donald Trump out of office I know the stakes are incredibly High whether it is Biden whether the party you know this is above my pay grade decides it’s going to be somebody else I’m all in for that candidate because I don’t want a demagogue the tone has changed within the Democratic party and it is evident from even some of Biden’s closest allies and staunchest supporters like former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi on MSNBC she said that questions about the President’s Fitness are legitimate I think it’s a legitimate question to say is this an episode or is this a condition and so when people ask that question it’s IL legitimate of both candidates Congressman Jim kurn of South Carolina who helped save Biden’s campaign last time around he was also an MSNBC and he said yeah he supports Biden but he also said that democrats should rally behind vice president KLA Harris if Biden decides to step aside we should do everything we can to bolster her whether it’s in second place or at the top of the ticket just tossing that idea out there was Unthinkable for Democrats a year ago let alone two weeks ago and now they are saying this out in the open and having these conversations Brad what has been the word from the Biden campaign or from the White House itself so we saw the White House hold its very first formal press briefing since that debate and there have been mounting questions for days especially because so many Democrats have pointed out that when the president has come before the camera since that debate he’s been on a teleprompter these aren’t unscripted remarks reporters haven’t been able to ask questions directly to the president he’s ignored shouted questions so we put those questions directly to the White House Press Secretary Lui said it’s a legitimate question to ask if this is an episode or is this is a condition which one is it well what I can tell you is that um he had a cold in a bad night uh I would not see this as an episode uh I would see this as what it was and what we believe it to be which is it was a bad night they continue to insist that this is a bad night we also press and asked if they’re being straight with the American people the president saying I am not a young man I’m not as a smooth uh a smooth talker as I used to be I don’t walk as easily as I used to I used to I don’t debate as well as I used to we’re hearing more and more reports that this wasn’t just a one-off instance and that’s what’s prompting so much of the concern from Democrats they’re asking if this is President Biden today what’s President Biden going to be in a couple of months we’re still four months out until the election well and Rachel it doesn’t surprise me reporters would have these questions it’s it is surprising to me that it sounds like Democratic officials are asking the White House for answers and they’re not getting any at the moment asking the White House and in some cases almost begging to talk to the president Brad it has been several days since the debate and it has taken several days for the president of the United States to call his top allies on Capitol Hill who were out on television defending him every single day I was told by sources very close to top leaders on Capitol Hill that he had not spoken to the Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer the Democratic House minority leader Hakeem Jeff not even Nancy Pelosi or Jim klyburn until last night right that makes me also wonder if if if silence is either like they don’t know how to answer the questions or if silence means like maybe they’re seriously considering a change I mean where does Biden go from here I guess what’s next well there are signs Brad that the president might be getting the message here that it’s starting to reach him this frustration not only from Democrats on Capitol Hill but also from some democratic Governors we got on a call we talked about uh some of the things that we’re doing talking about the political r and things they had a checkin and they talked about the debate they expressed concern over the president’s performance it was obviously a poor performance in last Thursday’s debate and governors are uh asking questions about what what is the plan how are you going to do this how are we going to message this well sources tell us that as early as today the president is expected to speak with those Democratic Governors to try to calm some of their nerves we’re also learning that the president is going to hold a press conference sometime next week for the NATO Summit and then he’s going to sit down with our very own George Stephanopoulos in his very first interview since that debate this is a big exclusive and I will tell you many Democrats will be watching this to see how the president does during this interview right and we’ll be seeing clips of that interview on Friday world news tonight then Good Morning America over the weekend that whole interview will be on this week with George Stephanopoulos on Sunday but Rachel I keep thinking if Biden’s going to say you know I just had an off night I wonder if he’ll give a more detailed response about why that is cuz last night he was at a campaign fundraiser he apparently said behind closed doors that he traveled a bunch before the debate against the advice of his advisers and that he quote almost fell asleep on stage we’ll see how Democrats feel about all this Rachel Scott there on the hill thank you thanks Brad next up on start here the Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity could affect every president in the future heck it’s already reshaping trials that have ended we’re back in a bit 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 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 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groundbreaking ruling Monday saying presidents have absolute immunity for their official acts in office they had been asked to rule specifically on the federal case against Donald Trump on Election interference but as we talked about this ruling goes Way Beyond just one case and in fact could apply to other cases already involving former president Trump himself remember he’s already become the first president ever convicted of a felony but he still hasn’t been sentenced for that and yesterday the judge decided to hold off on a sentencing hearing recognizing that this entire case might have just been thrown up in the air ABC’s senior investigative correspondent Eric covered this whole trial there in Manhattan Aaron I know Trump is appealing but short of that I thought this verdict was done and dusted what’s going on it was supposed to be done and dusted and sentencing was supposed to be July 11th next week days before Trump claims the Republican nomination and all of that now is up in the air because of this Landmark Supreme Court ruling and this is sort of the first ripple effect that’s being felt from that because hours after the Supreme Court opinion landed Trump’s attorneys asked the judge to put off sentencing and to consider whether the whole conviction of trump should be thrown out because of what the Supreme Court said they sent a a letter to the judge saying they would like permission to file a motion to set aside the verdict where Trump was convicted of all 34 counts of falsifying business records the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office responded saying they disagreed with what the defense was trying to do but they did not oppose his request for additional time and then judge Juan Maran said all right sentencing will now be September 18th so less than two months before the election wow oh so different timing but it’ll still be super high stakes timing what I’m confused though Ain because this whole case that you covered for months about hush money payments revolved around stuff this just happening in the 2016 presidential election Trump became president in 2017 so I’m sorry how could you possibly be protected by official presidential acts when you’re not the president yet in fact judges had already said that this had nothing to do with official acts this was Trump not even an official yet he wasn’t president and and yet the defense said there was some evidence that should now in light of the Supreme Court opinion be deemed inadmissible that the jury ended up seeing and specifically Brad they’re thinking of the testimony of Hope Hicks who was White House communications director she testified about a conver ation she had with Trump in February 2018 musing about the Stormy Daniels matter and Trump saying that better to have come out you know after the election than before the election the defense also mentioned a number of tweets that Trump sent while he was president and a government ethics form that he filled out again while in office and the defense is going to argue that based on the Supreme Court ruling those things should have been excluded uded from The Trial now the Manhattan District Attorney’s office has not yet formally responded but they’re likely to argue Brad that the jury took less than 10 hours to convict Trump on all 34 counts of falsifying business records they’re going to say there was a lot of evidence and it’s hard to say that these items that the defense is pointing to made the difference wait that’s interesting Eric because I I took the Supreme Court ruling to mean like so this is the stuff you can do in office and you’ll never be thrown in jail over it basically like you had that Assurance is this also saying like you can’t even be asked about this stuff like you people can’t even see this stuff if you don’t want them to Brad the defense appears to be relying on a portion of the Supreme Court opinion that said testimony or private records of the president or his advisors may not be admitted as evidence at a trial now whether that’s going to hold up we’ll wait for judge Juan michan to decide he said he would take papers on the matter later this month and then he gave himself until September 6th to think it over and determine whether the Supreme Court opinion should actually have any bearing on this first ever conviction of a former American president wow W unbelievable stuff uh really interesting Eric kki thank you so much thank you Brett tomorrow across the country Americans will be taking much of the day to relax take a break with your family but in the UK it’s a election day I spoke with his majesty the king to request the dissolution of parliament the King has granted this request and we will have a general election on the 4th of July that’s right you might have forgotten that the British prime minister Rishi sunak scheduled elections for the 4th of July they just held a debate on the BBC so let’s break it all down with ABC’s foreign correspondent James Longman in London James last time we spoke you talked about the two main parties right conservative on the right labor on the left and you say conservatives have been in power so long it would be difficult to find people in a country that’s so disappointed with his government to be like yes several more years of these people please like is that still the case or what is the state of play there Brad it’s absolutely the case the story of this election hasn’t been who will win it’s been a question of by how much the conservatives will lose and it is truly astronomical I mean this election is turning into a historic one we don’t often have these in Britain there are Watershed elections where it’s not just a change of government but it upturns the entire system if you want to end 14 years of chaos and rebuild our country then that power is in your hands if labor wins the Prime Minister will be K starma who is not a particularly colorful performer he’s seen as a pretty boring individual I think we spoke about this last time a bit of a Mr Bean uh he was in the TV debates with Rishi sunak the Prime Minister and it was generally considered that it was a draw but that sunak performed better because he’s kind of better in that kind of uh showman position if you like I understand why you’re frustrated with our party with me I get it and if you are not certain about Labor don’t surrender to them but K stama he’s a former prosecutor 61 years old so uh older than most of our recent prime ministers in Britain although rather a lot younger than either of your two presidential candidates just as a recap there are 650 constituencies or voting districts in Britain each of those sends a lawmaker to Parliament you need a majority to form the government so you basically need 326 seats now usually in our system uh each you know government will probably trade small majorities of maybe 330 340 seats you know this is you’re talking 20 25 seats in it the latest poll has labor winning 484 seats wow and the conservatives and this is the real big story in this country on just 64 that’s the lowest estimate when you think the last election in 2019 Boris Johnson won the conservatives 365 seats that is an almost complete Wipeout of the governing conservative party’s parliamentary presence this puts it up there with some of our most extraordinary and consequential elections in British history well why is that pardon my American bluntness why have conservatives screwed it up so much I guess like what is going on well partly it’s an incumbency issue I mean you know any any government any power any party that’s been in power for as long as the conservatives have years are going strug try to sell another term in government and this is what often happens you see if you look back you know the the Tories uh when they took over from the labor party that was after uh some 13 years in power for the labor party then when the labor party won that was that historic victory in 1997 from Tony Blair they took over after the conservatives have been in power back then for 18 years so in some ways it’s part of a pattern it’s just the scale of of the conservative loss which is truly extraordinary and that’s because people in this country feel there’s a m massive cost of living crisis I know that people are feeling that in the United States at the moment inflation is something that’s hit around the world there’s a sense that the stewards of this government this country have not dealt with that properly we have an NHS a National Health Service which people are very proud of in this country but it is on its knees waiting times for surgery are incredibly long ambulances are lining up outside hospitals we’ve got school buildings which are not fit for purpose sewage is being pumped into waterways immigration is a massive issue here prisons are overcrowded I mean Brad I could go on and on and on and on but basically the feeling in this country is that nothing works and they want to change but what’s so interesting to me James is when you described that you conservatives have been in power for 14 years so of course if people are upset they’re the ones who are going to pay but when you look at the rest of Europe farri parties like ultraconservative parties are very much on the rise so I’m wondering how high are the stakes in Britain and how does this figure into kind of the larger scheme of Europe at this point well one of the big Dynamics of this election which wasn’t present the last time round was we not only have the labor party taking away votes from the conservatives on the left we have a new Insurgent right-wing party in reform which is taking votes away from the conservatives on the right so they’re being squeezed from both sides and reform would have quite a lot in common with a number of the far-right parties which have taken Europe by storm really over the last few months uh we’ve seen in the European elections the afd and Germany uh massive gains there in France of course the national front the French are in the midst of an incredibly important election where the national front may actually end up or actually in all likelihood will take control of the National Assembly you have in the Netherlands as well a right-wing group there so I think it’s part if you look at this in the wider European context you’re looking at a situation where it’s anti-incumbency who’s whoever is in power whatever the establishment is people have had enough it happens that in in Britain uh the conservatives to the right of the political Spectrum have been the ones in power but again we do have this extra right this far right if you like group in reform run by Nigel farage who is a friend of Donald Trump we are now the real opposition he repeats it any chance he gets it is a dynamic in Britain the far right um although it is not as powerful as it is in other parts of Europe uh and Nigel farage will not get huge numbers in this election but he may well for the eighth time of trying become a lawmaker in the houses of Parliament that’s interesting though just because conservatives have been in charge doesn’t mean that Britain is getting way more left leaning or way more Progressive it just means that sort of anyone but at this point all right uh James Longman we’ll see what happens tomorrow thank you thanks a lot Brad okay one more quick break when we come back it takes just one ruined day on the seaside to convince you that life’s a beach one last thing is 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 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 every where let’s 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conviction and why his sentencing is being pushed back and dozens of America’s biggest beaches are now closed what’s in the water that has officials so concerned but first a deadly hurricane is taking aim at Jamaica right now government officials there say the situation is dire as hurricane Barrel moves through the Caribbean now at a major category 4 strength Jamaica’s prime minister is already declaring the entire Island a disaster area now airports are shut down as residents stock up on groceries and gas bracing for barrels impact ABC’s Faith Abes in Montego Bay Jamaica with the latest a ferocious and deadly hurricane Barrel heading straight for Jamaica bringing potentially life-threatening flash floods and storm surge up to 9 ft already decimating several Caribbean islands since making its first land fall Monday there goes another roof new images capturing Barrow’s wrath as it roared ashore onto the island of Kaku in Grenada as a category 4 hurricane stunning drone video showing the devastation neighborhoods flattened nearly every home and Business torn apart authorities saying at least six people killed satellite images capturing the before and after of the historic storm at one point intensified to a category 5 and surge barreling through parts of St Lucia sending residents running St Vincent and the Grenadines hit hard too this is actually the strongest storm that we’ve had come through St Vincent in my lifetime this is all that’s left of Tammy Duncan’s home yep I’m homeless now as barel takes aim at Jamaica forecasters warning the island could take an even more devastating hit locals lining up to stock up on supplies and some Americans heading home early desperate to leave before Barrel’s arrival much of our hearts still going to be back here in Jamaica yeah you’re getting emotional yeah we love this place we love this place and uh we love the people here and uh we have a special family here that serves and I hate to leave them and Faith joins me live from Montego Bay with the latest fa what’s it like there right now well just on Q we’re starting to feel some light winds and I’m talking very light nowhere near hurricane Force right now but this tells you that the storm is coming and it’s getting closer and closer but right now really conditions are really what you would describe literally as the Calm before the storm everybody’s going about their day just moments ago it was sunny um and so we’ve talked to people on this island they’re concerned about the storm that’s approaching they say they’re taking precautions but we drive around the tourist areas we don’t see any business that are boarded up we don’t see any homes that are boarded up but they are telling us that they’re taking those precautions in the neighborhoods outside the tourist area so we’re waiting to see what actually happens with the storm yesterday we were at the grocery store where we saw a lot of people packed in the grocery store getting supplies getting water getting food getting ready to hunker down for as many days as they need we know officials are telling people to get ready for water to be disrupted power to be disrupted so people are really heating the warnings right now but they’re just waiting to see if the storm actually takes a hit here where we are in Montego Bay or elsewhere offshore so Faith how are officials getting ready for the hurricane and the aftermath well we know they’ve issued warning after warning they’ve con consistently uh just put bulletins out there just asking people to take precautions they’re asking encouraging them to also to remain calm uh get all the supplies you need before the storm gets here because once the conditions deteriorate you can’t get out there uh there’s also a curfew that’s in place that started this morning and goes until at least 6:00 this evening if conditions uh are really bad after the storm it could potentially be extended because the concern here is that looters could actually get out if there there’s damage and businesses are closed and windows are blown out and so they’re taking those precautions they’re making sure people are staying home getting off the roads so emergency vehicles can get wherever they need to and of course U you know the emergency alert there’s a disaster decaration that’s in place right now and so everyone is on alert they’re in a heightened state of alert just waiting to see what happens here uh we know the airports are closed so essentially uh the tourists the vacationers who are here on this island are essentially stuck right now the airport in Montego Bay is closed Kinston is closed alter Ros is closed as well until the storm passes and they do a post storm assessment to figure out how much damage is at these locations before they figure out whether to reopen the airport so people are just hunkering down just waiting and Hing for the best Diane faith abay in Montego Bay Jamaica thank you and ABC’s chief meteorologist Ginger Z following the track and timing of hurricane barrel and the possible threat to the US Ginger let’s get that forecast for Barrel so Jamaica will get it this afternoon it should pass just south or over the south side of the island either way they’re on that dirty side where the big surge 6 to n feet more than a foot of rain and those winds will be the problem south of the Cayman Islands then on Thursday into the Yucatan Peninsula on Friday and it’s what happens in this interim that depends on where it moves into the Gulf and how much of an impact it will have on Texas either way expect coastal flooding because of the onshore flow and potentially some really heavy rains in Southeast Texas but because of that high pressure system that has been keeping us safe and keeping it South it is going to move to the East and recede a bit and so that could allow for the path to be closer to Brownsville or even a little farther north we’re going to watch that’s late weekend into early Monday under that high pressure system though before it moves we are seeing some serious heat excessive heat warnings including Memphis Tupelo Little Rock at Jackson Mississippi all the way back to Tulsa the fields Lakes could be of 110 to 115 Cincinnati even in under at heat advisory as is Nashville for fields leges that are at or above 100 go to the West though and we’ve got 13,000 people evacuated in this Thompson fire more than 3,000 Acres burned they got it 0% contained and the heat is only building so you’re to see more of these fires you’re going to see some serious heat build up uh anywhere from Arizona to Washington State and in the Bay Area the National Weather Service there was saying this could be one of their longest heat waves in about 18 years so they’ve had hotter but not for this long ABC News chief meteorologist Jinger Z thank [Music] you President Biden is blaming his recent international travel for his port to debate performance last week the president is meeting with Democratic leaders today and a White House official says the chief of staff is holding an all hands call as more key Democrats voice their concerns ABC News senior Congressional correspondent Rachel Scott has the latest as Democrats question whether President Biden should move forward with his campaign the president is trying to explain what exactly happened on that debate stage at a fundraiser in Virginia the president saying he wasn’t very smart for traveling internationally ahead of the debate telling donors he quote almost fell asleep on stage some in the room laughing the president adding it’s not an excuse but an explanation the president traveled to Europe twice in June but he returned back to the United States 12 days before the debate and sources say during his debate prep at Camp David advisers blocked out time in the schedule for rest for days the White House has blamed a cold not the president’s travel schedule insisting it was just one bad night but some Democrats aren’t buying it it’s really not just a bad night it is a situation that has to be addressed now the first Democratic member of Congress Lloyd doet of Texas coming forward to say the President should step aside I salute President Biden I just feel that it’s time for him to step aside if we were to be able to protect what he allowed us to gain in 2020 which was a victory for democracy but he could he delivered us from Trump then he could be delivering us to Trump this year sources tell ABC News a second lawmaker Senator Joe Mansion of West Virginia was planning to urge Biden to withdraw but senior Democrats talked him out of it even some of Biden’s closest allies like former house Speaker Nancy Pelosi calling the questions about the president’s mental Fitness legitimate I think it’s a legitimate question to say is this an episode or is this a condition so we asked the White House luy said it’s a legitimate question to ask if this is an episode or is this is a condition which one is it well what I can tell you is that um he had a called in a bad night uh I would not see this as an episode uh I would see this is what it was and what we believe it to be which is it was a bad night some Democrats now casting doubt that Biden can win a November truth I think is that Biden is going to lose to Trump I know that’s difficult but I I think the damage has been done by that debate and another Ali Congressman Jim kurn said Biden should stay in the race but if he drops out democrats should rally around vice president kamla Harris I will support her if he were to step aside Diana new poll shows that vice president kamla Harris outperforms President Biden in a head-to-head matchup with Donald Trump the two are expected to have lunch today the White House Press Secretary could not answer whether the president and the vice president have spoken since that debate debate also today the president is expected to meet with Democratic Governors many of whom have raised concerns about his debate performance and also the path forward Diane senior Congressional correspondent Rachel Scott thank you and GMA anchor George Stephanopoulos will be sitting down with President Biden on Friday for his first television interview since that debate it will Air across ABC news programs and platforms with an extended interview Sunday on this week the judge and former president Trump’s New York criminal hush money trial is delaying his sentencing judge juanan Maran is considering a defense request to toss out the conviction after the Supreme Court granted Trump immunity from prosecution for official acts sentencing was set for next week but the judge says now he will decide by early September just weeks before the election ABC News senior investigative correspondent Erin kerki has the latest hi Erin Donald Trump was supposed to be sentenced next week after he was convicted here in New York of falsifying business records the judge is now postpone that until September 18th so he can consider whether the Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity has any bearing on the case the Supreme Court granted Trump immunity from prosecution for official acts covering up hush Money Paid to adult film actress Stormy Daniels hardly sounds official but Trump’s lawyers said the verdict should be thrown out arguing the Supreme Court’s opinion means some evidence should never have been put before the jury they said that includes the testimony of former White House communications director hope Hicks and several of Trump’s tweets TW after the Supreme Court limited the kinds of evidence that can be used at a trial of a president prosecutors said although we believe defendants arguments to be without Merit we do not oppose his request to delay sentencing this is all new Diane judge Juan Maran is the first to Grapple with this sweeping opinion and he said he would decide by early September Diane senior investigative correspondent Aon kerki thank you coming up the 4th of July travel Crush airports are bracing for a 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welcome back to ABC News live first tripa says it’s expecting nearly 6 million people to fly this 4th of July holiday more than 40,000 flights are scheduled across the country for today alone and this comes as a passenger is now speaking out about the extreme turbulence on an Air Europa flight ABC’s Trevor alt has more from the woman who says her 2-year-old was tossed above the overhead compartments an investigation underway into that stunning severe turbulence incident that injured dozens some passengers overseas at least 10 passengers were transported to the hospital many tossed about the cabin someone said it was like being in the inside of a washing machine and it really was surgeon Cecilia laguzzi was on board saying the plane felt like it was freef falling for six or S seconds the turbulence so strong it threw her 2-year-old up into the ceiling above the luggage compartment we were trying to find him on the floor and started um screaming his name until someone told me are you looking for a baby and I said yes and he said well it’s up there and he pointed up it was an image I will never forget he was crying he was very scared and we were all very scared as well but the moment I took him in my arms he calm down laguzzi says multiple people were thrown above the luggage this video showing a man being pulled down though it’s not clear how he ended up there she says her son is thankfully okay her four-year-old daughter is bruised and cut but all right blood seen on some of the seats in the aftermath the flight from Madrid to Uruguay making an emergency landing in Brazil it seems that we’re seeing more of these incidents where people are injured in turbulence but two things to remember one is the airplane is very very strong the second is nobody that’s wearing a seat belt gets hurt it’s only the people who are not belted in that get hurt and Diane now as we head into the holiday weekend tomorrow the 4th of July will actually be the lightest day at airports but then it picks right back up especially on Sunday the TSA says that it’s possible they might screen 3 million people or more at airports across the country it’d be the first time in the agency’s history that they’ve ever hit that number and we’re also hearing from the FAA that they are in contact with the military but the possibility of opening up some restricted airspace to try to keep all these airplanes moving Diane Trevor alt at Newark Airport thank you and prepare to be patient if you are planning to drive to your 4th of July destination today it’s expected to be the busiest day on the roads this holiday week ABC Stephanie Ramos is at the George Washington Bridge the busiest bridge in the world with what you can expect hi Stephanie hey there Diane this Fourth of July get ready for a record-breaking Rush on the roads Triple A predicts a staggering 60.6 million people will hit the roads surpassing both last year’s and 2019 numbers with gas prices lower than last year’s average $3 53 C and expected to drop further more families are opting for road trips now drivers in large Metro areas can expect the worst traffic delays today as they leave town triaa suggests doing so before noon the worst times to travel today are between 2: and 7 p.m. if you’re planning a road trip just brace yourself travel times could be up to 67% longer than usual stay informed with 511 Services local news and traffic apps for Real Time updates on conditions but most importantly drive safe and enjoy your 4th of July holiday Diane Stephanie Ramos thank you coming up dozens of America’s biggest beaches are now closed what’s in the water that has officials so concerned also ahead the motherdaughter affirmations going viral we have the emotional moment and the super cute Duo joining us live right after the break you took my deep stream [Music] 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 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I put your headband on forget about your headband oh my so good what do you think the video is now going viral and capturing the hearts of millions and and Cammy are joining me now for more on this sweet moment thank you so much for coming on Colette you say that it’s important to you that Cammy sees herself as beautiful so tell me more about that and how that led to this adorable moment well Cammy it was her first dance ever it was a daddy daughter dance and she picked out her own dress and her own headband so I wanted to make it special for her and she was just so happy when we put the dress on she never tied it on but it was like the Finishing Touch of the headband made her so excited we almost we almost forgot the headband can you believe it but she looks so beautiful and I think when she saw herself and she saw how beautiful she was oh man it just it melted my heart so Cammy tell me about that moment Cammy what did you think as you looked in the mirror and you saw yourself already I loveed it what did you love about it tell me about your outfit the hair the whole thing what did you love I love the dress that I picked out and I love the makeup momy out yeah we put makeup on too oh and Cammy I hear today is your sixth birthday how does it feel to be six how does it feel to be six girl oh my goodness Colette you said you actually let Cammy pick out her own outfit uh tell us about why that made this moment so much more special for you well I feel like as a little person it’s good to make you are a person that she’s able to make her own decision about small things and she loves getting dressed up and she loves having her hair done and it was just important that um we of course I see her as a beautiful person right but I want to make sure that you are but I want to make sure that she sees herself beautiful but from her when she looks at herself not just always from Mama telling her but I want for her to feel confident in herself by herself so it was important that she saw what I see in her all the time and Cammy we’re seeing pictures of you and Daddy at the dance together also dressed in his finest I could see Cammy how was the dance what was it like spending that night with Dad it was good did you dance what was your favorite part did you dance with Dad yes and my my schoolmates were there too oh fun kette why do you think this video has touched so many hearts literally across the world and what do you hope people take away from this video I get touch people because I I mean it was her first dance and I know a lot of people have like first prompts and then you think about as they grow up and then it’s like the wedding day and then all the things and I I feel like when we raising our kids and as they’re growing up we just love on them so much and I feel like other people saw their little kids who are probably now adults who are now married or even um people that have little ones I had a few people DM me saying oh my gosh I have a newborn baby and I can just only imagine when she’s that age and she goes to her first dance I know right thank you everyone saw your video so it was just I think it just touched people’s heart because they saw themselves in that moment and they saw their little ones in that moment as well and it’s how confident my girl is and Cammy how was it getting ready for today tell me about the outfit you’re sporting today for your big birthday show your outfit you picked it out right yeah Cammy what are you doing for your birthday for her birthday she said Mama I’m going to be on the news for my birthday I said yes cuz you special girl you sure are Cammy what are you doing for your birthday today I’m going a hunt a hunt no you’re going to lunch to [Laughter] lunch somebody else and you’re having a when and you’re having a party at a hotel with her friend oh excuse me okay my girl love my girl loves Hotel so we’re getting her and her friends at the hotel for a great night it is camm’s world and rest of us are just living in it Colette Cammy thank you both so much for coming on thanks for having us it’s our pleasure and you can find more Feelgood stories at good morning america.com coming up acupuncture and lower back pain Dr Sutton breaks down the new study the other benefits and what to know before you start also ah Hadad new information about the impact of the pandemic on children what researchers researchers say they’re observing about kids development and what they say can help them grow plus some beach packing hacks how to ensure you remember everything you need and can carry it with ease in this special edition of M [Music] methods 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 campign Trail here at 10 Downing Street wherever the story is we’re going to take you there you’re 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Virginia the president said he wasn’t very smart for traveling ahead of the debate telling donors it’s not an excuse but an explanation for days the White House has blamed the cold insisting it was just one bad night now Mor key Democrats are voicing concerns as the president plans to meet with Democratic Governors tonight a newly approved drug is bringing hope to some Americans living with Alzheimer’s canula is just the second drug available now to us patients to help improve symptoms in early stages of the disease Eli Lily says the drug helped modestly slow memory Decline and reduce the progression of Alzheimer’s in a late stage clinical trial but doctors warn it’s not a cure and there are risks like potential brain bleeding the number of Alzheimer’s patients in the US is expected to double over the next three decades and AO in Chile is celebrating the birth of a southern white rhino Silvio took his first steps in public at just 2 weeks old only eight other southern white rhinos have been born on Earth in the last year the species is in danger of extinction and the FBI and Department of Homeland Security are issuing a warning about large Fourth of July celebrations according to intelligence bulletins obtained by ABC News the federal agencies say the biggest threats come from both loan Enders and small groups senior investigative correspondent Erin kerki joins me now for more on this so Erin what exactly do these bulletins say and how are officials preparing well they do say that lone offenders and and these individual groups that are wanting to make a point pose the biggest threat to large-scale fireworks celebrations in places like New York and San Francisco and Las Vegas and and and there’s been a heightened threat environment in the country ever since October 7th and the attack in in uh Israel and that’s continued to to fuel people with an agenda uh and and it’s not the only thing that’s fueling people with an agenda there are other agendas the political environment of the country certainly doesn’t help so police are being told by the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security to be on watch for these types of things which are notoriously difficult to guard against and they say these big celebrations are in their words attractive targets what exactly did that mean and they’re still pointing out some differences though between them tell me more it means different things in some cases like in San Francisco where where petty crime has been quite a problem you put 250,000 people on the warf and and you know there are targets of opportunity there for for for thieves uh and also for something involving mass casualty but that that’s one specific difference and in New York another difference is it’s got a spy problem it’s the home of the United Nations it’s a global Capital uh and so uh police in New York say this is an opportunity for foreign governments to get a look at how police guard big events and and that itself May pose some kind of a threat so there are a lot of different things that that police are being told they need to watch for so if you are planning to go to one of these celebrations what can you expect to see and how do people ensure that they’re doing what they can to be safe look the the the message from the police departments is always go about your business but you know keep your head on a swivel a little bit and and if you see something untour mention it there will be plenty of police officers in all of these locations especially along the water in New York City to watch the fireworks go off police will have boats in the water where the barges are launching these fireworks they’ll be monitoring the crowd using uh drones and helicopters and and it’s just a lot of Manpower that goes into keeping these crowds safe all right our senior investigative correspondent Erin kki thanks Erin thanks and several beaches across the country are closed ahead of the July 4th holiday because of contaminated water the warm water water is turning up dangerous bacteria Morgan orwood is at Brighton Beach in New York which is still open the Waterfront is closed due to high bacteria we recommend you do not swim as it may be unsafe a health alert threatening to upend Holiday Beach plans for many Americans several States forced to close down stretches of their Shores due to high levels of bacteria in the water the water quality hasn’t been good for a while from New York to Massachusetts and even California among the states over the past week urging people to stay out of the water in Massachusetts more than 40 beaches now closed I’ll probably Google does this beach have high bacteria before we go anywhere else in California at least three areas along San Diego Bay closed off to swimmers for many beaches on the East Coast It’s a combination of heavy rain and storm runoff contaminating water with germs so we look for two particular types of bacteria that we think are marker bacteria they tell us if there are other bacteria that are present and those bacteria are eoli and anoxi now they’re sort of common bacteria that we see in runoff and in waste waterer and if that harmful bacteria gets into an open wound it could cause an infection anyone’s at risk of getting sick if you swallow water if you touch the water and then you don’t wash your hands before you eat or drink some food or if you have an open cut or wounded so if you’re headed to the beach over the holiday week the CDC recommends staying out of the water if you notice the water looks cloudier than usual discolored or smells bad it’s especially important to heed the Post-it signs even if the beach that you’re headed to this holiday week isn’t necessarily closed experts say it’s important to shower off after swimming also be sure to check the status of the beach before arriving Diane Morgan Norwood at Brighton Beach thank you and the family of a Chicago woman who vanished in the is now calling on the US government to get involved Taylor Casey’s mother says her visit to the island was quote deeply unsettling and she claims there are lapses in the local investigation ABC’s Ario rashev has more A desperate mother’s plea for help from the US government nearly two weeks after her daughter mysteriously vanished from a yoga retreat in the Bahamas nobody was acting like this was their child that’s missing Taylor Casey’s loved ones who just returned from the island calling on the FBI and US state department to intervene saying they are not satisfied with answers from local authorities and ashram leaders so far they didn’t have any leads or any conclusions about what might have happened and there were some real gaps in the information if Americans are not safe abroad um and our government is not doing anything about it that’s a problem it is vitally important to work these cases the minute you know about a person being missing Taylor’s mother describing her visit to collect her belong belongings from The Retreat as deeply unsettling and said it seemed like the leadership there were struggling to keep a linear and cohesive narrative regarding Taylor’s disappearance the one that informed me my child was missing I thought she would have really you know came in to meet me to see me but she didn’t she was on the premises teaching a Class A Class is a class more important than my child missing the 41-year-old was last seen in nasau on June 20th at the sananda asham yoga retreat which can be seen in these videos posted by The Retreat online the asham saying when Taylor didn’t show up for her yoga classes they alerted authorities immediately and have been trying to assist the family ever since telling ABC News we met with them along with the police and the representatives of the US Embassy on two occasions adding at the end of the afternoon Taylor’s mother and Friends thanked us profusely for our help Bohemian police saying they’re using all resources at their disposal telling ABC News it is a matter of priority your family loves you we miss you we need your home and we we’re doing everything we can you just feel for that family and last week police recovered Taylor’s phone in the ocean near The Retreat and say they’re trying to access any information from it they’re also in possession of her journal the US state department says when a US citizen is missing they work closely with local authorities and share information with families however they can the tells ABC news they are distraught over Taylor’s disappearance saying our hearts go out to her family and friends Diane all right Ario rashev thank you and we are going behind the scenes with the real Beverly Hills cops with the popular movie franchise returning ABC News got an exclusive look at how the city’s real police are using technology to crack down on crime ABC’s Kana Whitworth has the latest it’s another beautiful day here in Beverly Hills what brings you back to 90210 Eddie Murphy is back returning to Beverly Hills as fast talking cop Axel Foley for the first time in 30 years in the new movie Beverly Hills Cop Axel F I didn’t realize that you couldn’t really buy Al otherwise I would have came up with a different idea I told you it was a bad idea you know this is very embarrassing you know part of we’d rather get locked up and get put in this little fishal priz looking squad car with Smash and grabs and crime tourism hitting cities across the country we got an excl exclusive inside look at how the actual Beverly Hills Police Department is going high-tech to combat crime tell criminals if you come to Beverly Hills we will catch you the department using drones equipped with thermal imaging and thousands of cameras to monitor the 5 square mile city what you’re looking at here which is comprised of around 2,500 live cameras and uh a drone feed as a first responder and also a live 911 system in addition to our License Plate Reader cameras those license plate readers scanning every car as it drives into the city limits and last year helped them apprehend a suspected serial killer he came into Beverly Hills was immediately picked up by our automated License Plate Reader a drone was overhead within 35 seconds identified the vehicle brought officers in and uh safely apprehended him move and seen here in this recently obtained police video Beverly Hills PD surround two criminal suspects from Nevada as they leave a nearby grocery store this uh particular drone has a 200 times zoom lens so we can read a uh license plate from about a quarter mile out but this technology comes with a price tag is this technology somewhat Out Of Reach for other smaller departments that don’t have the kind of budget that you have no I don’t think so the technology is a multiplication effect and a lot of departments can’t hire enough police officers so they can take some of that funds and use the technology especially in high crime areas other law enforcement agencies looking to this department as a testing ground we’ve had over 200 agencies visit this Center Federal state local military to come see what we’re doing and that’s why I think we’re setting the trend in the future of policing in order to keep this famous zip code safe Beverly Hills PD has a drone in the sky it’s called Hawkeye and it’s in the air 7 days a week 12 hours a day taking almost 400 flights every single month and we get a firsthand look at some of the techn techology outfitting their police cars in order to avoid ground Pursuits that can be a danger to the community bhpd turns to Star Chase firing a GPS device onto a suspect’s vehicle nailed it stuck right on the back and they can track it for hundreds of miles and though their movie counterparts may be far from reality actel stay safe yeah okay these officers aren’t too bothered by their Infamous Beverly Hills Cop portrayal it’s always fun to uh you know take a take a little bit of a lighter approach to law enforcement it’s a pretty heavy job ABC News live anchor Kana Whitworth thank you and coming up here on ABC News live a new legal Showdown over working remotely why thousands of employees in Philadelphia are filing suit against the city’s mayor and could acupuncture be the best relief for lower back pain Dr Sutton breaks down the new study the other benefits and what to know before you start [Music] 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 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 Stu 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 Maine the scene of a horrific mass shooting from the scene of that Deadly Mission 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 stre ABC News live ABC news live streaming free everywhere 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 Beatles or anything well we didn’t tell sha Stadium 1985 I think we could have this case involves a love triangle there’s anger there’s resentment it is no surprise that somebody wind up dead it haunted me it was shocking this was not an accident she did not administer CPR she did not call 911 every time she opened her mouth the story changed this is the first interview you’ve done tell me about that tragic day the stunning 2020 20 True Crime event special Friday at 98 Central on [Music] ABC welcome back to ABC News live first Philadelphia is facing a legal challenge over working remotely the mayor is ordering city workers back in the office fulltime but the employees union is saying not so fast ABC’s Andrew dibert has the details we’re living in a new day and age right now ahead of this long holiday weekend remote workers are fighting back opposing new mandates that could soon force them to return to the office the latest to fight back 6,000 city employees in Philadelphia their union now suing the mayor who wants them back in person full-time July 15th the lawsuit claims the Mandate violates their contract and will make post-pandemic Staffing shortages even worse having that type of work flexibility allows folks to be able to be successful at work and be successful at home the mayor is trying to entice the workers with more generous parental leave and other benefits insisting that in-person workers will create a more visible and accessible government but when it comes to today’s Workforce new research shows employers looking to fill all those cubicles again have a challenging argument to make I just don’t think that forcing people back into the office has worked the studies show that it doesn’t improve collaboration or creativity Andrew dibert thank you in a court hearing is planned next week on that lawsuit in Philadelphia meanwhile a new study suggests acupuncture could help alleviate a certain kind of lower back pain the report showed 43% Improvement of pain for patients with spinal stenosis ABC’s medical correspondent Dr Darian Sutton is here with more on that Dr Sutton break this down for us what are some of the big takeaways from this study so I think the big takeaway it’s it’s an additional option for patients suffering from Diane one of the most common presentations to the emergency room lower back pain the specific cause is called spinal stenosis now if you look at the numbers of those over the age of 65 this is the number one reason and they’re getting surgery so finding benefits in acupuncture is huge in this study they found that patients who underwent a six-week treatment program had more than a 40% reduction in pain and that treatment or that pain res reduction lasted for almost six months and so that just shows you that again this is one of those other options that I can afford to patients especially if their only other option are things like surgery or medication and this study looked specifically at this kind of back pain but what are some of the other benefits of acupuncture so there’s a lot of studies on the benefits of acupuncture many many of them are mixed but there are some studies that have confirmed benefits for example those suffering from migraines even for example those suffering from severe allergies and in other studies they found that acupuncture can help with symptoms of menopause and even studies that showing that acupuncture can be helpful for symptoms or problems associated with infertility I was interested to see my fertility doctor actually suggested going to acupuncture often you think of those worlds as separate but in this particular Clinic they were working very much together I think it’s a low-risk procedure if you you know what you’re looking for specifically if you’re going to go get it you want to make sure that that person has a license in your state if your state is affording those licenses you want to make sure that the tools that they’re using are sterile and single use but again I offer it to patients because overall the risk is relatively low and I think the benefit can be huge and what about people who are freaked out by needles just looking at the video and saying uhuh that’s not for me you know I am freaked out by needles myself a lot of people are surprised by that because I’m usually the one holding the needle but I will say I mean how you choose this profession it is easier when it’s not as the patient but I do think that I want to make sure that the procedure usually lasts 15 to 20 minutes those needles many of us have seen them they’re very very small and I know that we associate it with those large Bo needles that we often see in the hospital these are very different and often the the process is painless it it and I can I can vouch for that it really is a completely different experience than when you get a shot at the doctor’s office absolutely Dr Daran Sutton thank you of course and coming up here on ABC News live try before you buy we are checking out the top tinted sunscreens for your skin tone plus the secret to putting sunscreen on your kids and beach packing hacks how to ensure you remember everything you need and can carry it with ease we’re tackling that in this special edition of moo [Music] methods whenever news breaks we are here in Israel a nation at War en rolling for this tornado tore through this town from louon 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 1 All Aboard hey shot that’s really cool Shar Fest is back on National Geographic look at this Jo shark coming in that is exactly what we were trying to get this is incredible wow I’ve never seen anything wrong like that I am so excited sharkfest all week long on National Geographic 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 hug we are heading into the unknown Hammer Hammer Hammer it doesn’t get any more Cutting Edge than [Music] 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 podcasts reporting from the 20124 campaign Trail I’m Eva Pilgrim wherever the story is we’ll take you there you’re streaming ABC News live [Music] welcome back to ABC News live first it is sunscreen season but with so many choices it can be hard to pick the right one and the right tint for you so our Becky Worley is helping us try before we buy showing us some of the best options for all of us take a look summer means sunscreen and we have questions first what number SPF to wear dermatologists recommend that you use an SPF of at least 30 because an SPF of 30 will provide about 97% protection against UV rays but now what about the type of sunscreen chemical or mineral chemical sunscreens break down the UV light after being absorbed into the skin and bloodstream but with the rise of the clean Beauty movement many people are opting for mineral sunscreens which provide a physical barrier on top of the skin so mineral sunscreens include metal oxides titanium dioxide and zinc oxide they allow UV radiation to bounce off the skin but there’s one problem with titanium and zinc oxide sunscreens did they get it all rubbed in good news though we’re able to make it sheer we have these tinted mineral sunscreens on the market they’ve added pigment to help be able to blend that sunscreen into the Skin So GMA enlisting the help of two Sun lovers Nicole Proto pediatric nurse in Connecticut and Carla Griffin a student and entrepreneur in Atlanta Georgia they try three tinted or sheer SPF 30 options first Neutrogena pure screen plus that offers four Shades cave hydrating mineral Shear sunscreen that they say Blends seamlessly with all skin tones and drunk elephant Umbra mineral cream that comes in Three Shades I know how important it is to have protection I usually include um some sort of SPF in all of my moisturizers first the cavey Nicole said it gave her a Natural Glow I got a lot of compliments that my face was glowing but says it was thick it’s still pretty heavy on my face Carla says the shade wasn’t so sheer on her skin at first I do see a slight Hue but after a few hours it Blended in my skin looks great then the Neutrogena products Nicole using the shade medium it truly is so lightweight on your face you don’t feel like there’s anything you feel like your skin is breathing and says it was her favorite it mixed well with um my the foundation I use Carla using the shade medium deep do you see that wow admiring the way it Blended in with her skin tone this little glow that it gives I’m obsessed with and finally the drunk elephant both using the shade tint Nicole felt it went on smoothly it looks like it’s natural and the shade Blended well so it really doesn’t like anything’s on my face Carla loving the moisture I feel protected and sunblock and says it’s her Top Choice this product is a 10 out of 10 now one other thought about mineral sunscreen options in my opinion putting any lotion on a kid is like trying to catch an octopus with your bare hands so you may normally opt for the chemical sunscreen sprays but if you want to use mineral check out this little Gadget it’s called The Solar buddy sunscreen applicator it’s genius you fill up the top with your mineral sunscreen and then it has a like a ball applicator and a sponge here so you run that over the kid’s skin and it’s very easy to put it on and have it applied really evenly Diane Becky whle great tips thanks for that and now it’s time for M methods where I show you some of my favorite hacks to make life a little easier today I’ve got some tips that will help you enjoy the beach before you even get there between the Sun the ocean the breeze the sand it’s easy to understand why so many people love the beach but while I always Envision my beach trips to be full of fun and relaxation they often end up with me carrying way too much stuff missing Essentials I need and sand everywhere if this sounds familiar here are a few hacks you can start before you even hit the beach forgetting things on a trip is never fun but the stakes are especially high on the beach where one bottle of Forgotten sunscreen can completely ruin the trip so now I pack in a labeled shoe organizer each pocket has a label with exactly what I need which makes it almost impossible to forget anything once you get to the beach everything’s organized and easy to access plus wet Sandy items don’t get everything else wet or Sandy just fold it into your beach bag and I like to Belt mine to make it easier to carry speaking of beach bags try a mesh one this helps sand stay on the beach and out of your car and keeps the bag from getting musty from wet items I also keep my beach bag packed all the time so all I have to do is repack a few missing items and I’m ready to go and one of those items is my collapsible cooler it’s so lightweight and fits right in the beach bag when not in use also see this little packing list this is for larger items that don’t fit in the shoe organizer just take an old hotel key or any other hard card wrap it in paper put your list right on there and then see steal it with tape now you have a reusable checklist to make sure you don’t forget things like your sand toys your blanket or your cool I have another trick to Lug all this stuff can you say chair cart this chair is perfect for relaxing in but in seconds it transforms into a cart so you can easily wheel everything on and off the beach or you can also use a sled as in a plastic winter sled this one lives in my car all summer and it’s even great for lugging tired children no more forgotten items no more wet Sandy mess and no more breaking my back trying to carry everything well almost [Music] everything and we are not done yet that was packing for the beach but we can also make being on the beach easier stay tuned for more on that in our next m m methods and don’t forget to hit me up on Instagram at dianr to let me know what problem you want hacked thanks for streaming with us I’m Diane Meo ABC News live is here for you anytime with the latest news context and Analysis we’ll be right [Music] back 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 every Friday the hottest Trends Styles and must have what’s the right stuff to buy right now I really love that it’s 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 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 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residents have stocked up on groceries and gas bracing for barrels impact ABC’s Faith abou is in Montego Bay Jamaica with the latest a ferocious and deadly hurricane Barrel heading straight for Jamaica bringing potentially lifeat threatening flash floods and storm surge up to 9 ft already decimating several Caribbean islands since making its first landfall Monday there goes another roof new images capturing Barrow’s wrath as it roared ashore onto the island of caraku in Grenada as a category 4 hurricane stunning drwn video showing the devastation neighborhoods flattened nearly every home and Business torn apart authorities saying at least six people killed satellite images capturing the before and after of the historic storm at one point intensified to a category 5 and surge barreling through parts of St Lucia sending residents running St Vincent and the Grenadines hit hard too this is actually the strongest storm that we’ve had come through St Vincent in my lifetime this is all that’s left of Tammy Duncan’s home yep I’m homeless now as barel takes aim at Jamaica forecasters warning the island could take an even more devastating hit locals lining up to stock up on supplies and some Americans heading home early desperate to leave before Barrel’s arrival much of our heart still on me back here in Jamaica yeah you’re getting emotional yeah we love this place we love this place and uh we love the people here and uh we have a special family here that serves and I hate to leave them and Diane there’s a nationwide curfew that extends until at least 6:00 this evening the airports are closed until after the storm there’s an evacuation order for low-lying areas and now the prime minister is warning vacationers and residents here to expect Water and Power disruptions Diane Faith abou in Montego Bay Jamaica thank you and let’s bring in Dwayne Francis the general manager for St Patrick’s Rangers a rescue group in spanishtown Jamaica for more on this Dwayne thanks for joining I know you’re really busy what is it like there right now now hi Diane um as it is right now it’s it’s really quiet it’s really quiet it’s almost like the Calm before the storm so everybody’s inside um as you know we’ve been declared a disaster area and the government has also um enforced the curfew from 6:00 a.m. this morning to 6:00 p.m. in the evening so everybody has to be inside except for Central workers so we’re here just wait a little bit on edge but you know let’s see yeah I was going to ask you you say on edge how does it feel to be there in the C knowing this category for storm is imminent it it’s it’s getting a little bit scary um we had some last night some persons thought that you know you know that must have been it but it hasn’t reached us as yet uh so we’re trying to you know we’re here imagining so many different scenarios and you know and the prime minister is on the TV say you know you know all sort of stuff so we’re here just kind of anticipating it’s it’s getting a little bit frustrating but um we have to just wait and Dwayne we’ve seen videos of people packing grocery stores running to gas stations trying to stock up on all the essentials what’s your organization doing to try to prepare for Hurricane Barrel so my organization again is a disaster risk management M youth Le organization and um we have several volunteers maybe about 60 volunteers um that are trained and ready and equipped to respond um as it is right now we are you know assessing our warehouses to see what we have in in in in in in storage for instance NFI and you know things that maybe needed immediately and um we’re also getting our systems in place so that we can be out as soon as you know post land fall that we can start our own assessment in in in in in collaboration with the government agencies all right general manager for St Patrick’s Rangers Dwayne Francis Dwayne thank you good luck to you and thank you for the work you’re doing thanks for having me again Dan have a good day it’s our pleasure you too stay safe and ABC News metor Samar Theodore is following the track and timing of Hurricane Barrel hi Samar what’s the latest on what you’re seeing there all right so it’s currently a category for Hurricane and yes it’s headed for Jamaica it’s that southern tip of Jamaica that we’re concerned for Portmore in beress south of Freetown Salt River really those areas there that could see the take the brunt of this storm while a lot of us here in the states will be headed home from work this afternoon that’s the time frame that our friends and family on in Jamaica will be bracing for impact wind Gus 145 mph right now Gus’s high is 175 keep in mind that it’s not just the uh the winds that we’re looking at but also that storm surge 9 fet of storm surge for places that have high populations along the coastline there so that is as we head through tonight what happens next with barrels start to decrease in strength but this is a beast of a storm still floating just to the south of Cayman Islands and while they may not take a direct hit they are still going to be impacted by the wide reaching wind field of Hurricane Barrel that then moves towards the Yucatan Peninsula hot spots like Cancun Tulum could hit as a cat too before crossing the Yucatan headed to the gulf slightly rest strengthening possibly and then at that point there are a few options that Barrel could take uh regardless of the direction it goes whether it drives into Mexico or hits the Texas Coastline we do know that we’re going to be dealing with flooding along the coastline as well as life-threatening rip currents and this is as we head into the holiday weekend so folks got to stay AB breast and really stay vigilant uh who will be traveling down to places uh like Galveston Texas now we on the west coast we have this excessive heat warning that’s in effect so we’re dealing with the tropics but we’re also dealing with this heat out west they’ve been dealing with white wildfires as well and there are heat advisories in place at the moment too but you know uh Diane my heart really going out to the island of Jama right now because they are bracing for a very strong storm this could be if it makes landfall will be the strongest or major the first major hurricane to make landfall during the month of July for the island all right ABC News meteorologist tomor theater thank [Music] you and President Biden is blaming his recent international travel for his poor debate performance last week the president is meeting with Democratic leaders today and a White House official says the chief of staff is holding an all hands call as more key Democrats voice their concerns ABC News senior Congressional correspondent Rachel Scott has the latest as Democrats question whether President Biden should move for for with his campaign the president is trying to explain what exactly happened on that debate stage at a fundraiser in Virginia the president saying he wasn’t very smart for traveling internationally ahead of the debate telling donors he quote almost fell asleep on stage some in the room laughing the president adding it’s not an excuse but an explanation the president traveled to Europe twice in June but he returned back to the United States 12 days before the debate and sources say during his debate prep at Camp David advisers blocked out time in the schedule for rest for days the White House has blamed a cold not the president’s travel schedule insisting it was just one bad night but some Democrats aren’t buying it it’s really not just a bad night it is a situation that has to be addressed now the first Democratic member of Congress Lloyd dogget of Texas coming forward to say the President should step aside I salute President Biden I just feel that it’s time for him to step aside if we were to be able to protect what he allowed us to gain in 2020 which was a victory for democracy but he could he delivered us from Trump then he could be delivering us to Trump this year sources tell ABC News a second lawmaker Senator Joe Mansion of West Virginia was planning to urge Biden to withdraw but senior Democrats talked him out of it even some of Biden’s closest allies like former house Speaker Nancy Pelosi calling the questions about the president’s mental Fitness legitimate I think it’s a legitimate question to say is this an episode or is this a condition so we asked the white housei said it’s a legitimate question to ask if this is an episode or is this is a condition which one is it well what I can tell you is that um he had a cold in a bad night uh I would not see this as an episode uh I would see this as what it was and what we believe it to be which is it was a bad night some Democrats now casting doubt that Biden can win in November truth I think is that Biden is going to lose to Trump I know that’s difficult but I think the damage has been done by that debate and another Ally Congressman Jim kurn said Biden should stay in the race but if he drops out democrats should rally around vice president kamla Harris I will support her if he were to step aside ABC News senior Congressional correspondent r Rachel Scott joins me now along with host of the 538 politics podcast gayen droo for more on the this Rachel these private concerns among Democrats they’re now turning into public concerns it seems like what are democratic leaders telling you I just got off the phone with one Democrat about 10 minutes ago and they described what they said is pure panic that is playing out in the party right now they said this is far from a Kumbaya moment that there’s real concern and real questions about about the president’s path forward and also questions about his mental Fitness and many are looking at just sort of the change in tone over the last few days the idea that allies the closest allies to President Biden would be validating these questions calling them legitimate and also entertaining questions about vice president KLA Harris possibly stepping in is something that was Unthinkable in the party like maybe a year ago that they would have never said publicly so it does Mark a change into tone which is evident obviously of more and more Democrats not only coming out to raise concern but also the first Democrat lawmaker coming out and saying that the President should step aside Diane gayen the president has said that it’s the people’s opinion that matters so what are the polls telling you about that how big of an issue is this for the president in the head-to-head between Trump and Biden post debate we’ve seen Trump improve his standing nationally by about two percentage points but there are other questions that pollsters are asking as well which which is for example do you think that President Biden is fit for a second term or do you think he’s too old to be effective and in questions like that we see that a majority of Americans but also frequently a majority of Democrats say yes and the way that this ties into what Rachel is talking about and how politicians Democratic politicians are reacting to this is this is something similar that we’ve seen during the Trump era which is you know journalists will ask Republican lawmakers did you see the Tweet did you see the breaking Behavior do did you see the thing he said and often times Republicans who broke with then president Trump would end up getting back in line and and we would see that Trump sort of had control over the party there’s a real big difference here which is that in those situations Republican voters were basically always with Trump and the Republican lawmakers who broke with Trump were in some ways breaking with the voters in this situation the voters are out here first and they have been saying for years actually Democratic voters have been saying for years that they think Biden is too old to serve a second term as president and so the people the Democratic lawmakers that we see coming out now and saying so a limited number saying so are actually now putting themselves in line with Democratic voters interesting Rachel President Biden is having lunch with vice president Harris today before he meets with Democratic Governors what are you watching for there this is going to be um a lot of damage control over the next I would say 72 hours in terms of President Biden it’s not only the fact that he’s going to be meeting with the vice president today having this lunch it’s also the fact that we know that there is a White House staff Call that’s going to happen today where we’re told that the message will likely be stay focused on the work put your head down the president has also started to have conversations with lawmakers on Capitol Hill remember it has been days uh since the president has spoken to leaders like Chuck Schumer hakeim Jeff the two top leaders in the Democratic party on Capitol Hill Nancy Pelosi Jim klyber two of his very close allies we are told that the president has started to make these calls now to Congressional allies how those conversations play out will definitely be indicative of the path forward but of course many of those lawmakers have been acknowledging very publicly that they are frustrated obviously by how things played out on the debate stage there is some level of concern there although the closest allies to President Biden are still standing behind him back him saying that he does have the best shot going forward all right gayen Dro Rachel Scott thank you both and GMA anchor George Stephanopoulos will be sitting down with President Biden on Friday for his first television interview since the debate it will Air across ABC news programs in platforms with an extended interview Sunday on this week coming up a new look at the impact of the pandemic on children what researchers say they’re observing about kids development and what they say can help them grow also ahead LeBron James Jr is now officially a Los Angeles Laker why his coach is defending the move to bring him to 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delays have been and how widespread they are Becky now these kids are either in school or headed there soon my kids included so how do we help them get up to speed if they are behind in school and how are teachers reacting you know Diane uh you know I taught middle level Learners the wonders of science for over 30 years and this is what I know our students uh can’t learn if we don’t create an environment that reflects they are whole people and so it’s not not a surprise these results at all because the pandemic and affected not just our students who were in school they affected in entire families and in entire communities and so these results are indicating that the that the impact of the pandemic is uh far spread it has not yet ended and we won’t know for a while what it will do but this is what we do know that when we come together in community and we Sur we surround our students with the support supports that they need the resources that they need we work in partnership with parents and allies mental health professionals to address not just the academic impact but the social and emotional impact we see progress in our students whether they are young children or whether they are are a college students we see that progress when we think about this from a holistic approach and we provide those resources that they need Erica what about their social skills how can parents help their children on that front if they’re delayed right so so many parents are concerned about how their kids are doing social emotionally and what they lost during the pandemic was the ability to interact with other kids to learn how to to relate to other people and um from facial expressions to how you share and how you communicate so now what we need to do is to make sure that we have a programs in place and activities in place that help kids to develop those skills that they may lack now I’m a big fan of parents being partners with teachers and Educators so what they learn in school has to be mimicked at home you know and if your teacher suggests there are extra activities they can do or extra classes that may be free or low cost parents should consider those as well and Dr bro Sanchez you say that even when children are diagnosed appropriately with developmental delays getting them a therapist is hard because of Staffing shortages so how is that impacting things now if your kid is behind and now you’re waiting several months to get them the care they need you know Diane I think what we need to recognize um as a community is how precious and how timely those months those first few months of Life are right and I’m talking about the first few months of life in the first year but I’m also talking about those first three years I mean time is off the essence so once I diagnose a child with a developmental delay getting them help needs to happen quick that is not happening because of Staffing shortages I am seeing kids that are waiting 6 months 9 months to start seeing a therapy 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of the debate telling donors it’s not an excuse but an explanation for days the White House has blamed the cold insisting it was just one bad night now Mory Democrats are voicing concerns as the president plans to meet with Democratic Governors tonight a newly approved drug is bringing hope to some Americans living with Alzheimer’s canula is just the second drug available now to us patients to help improve symptoms in early stages of the disease Eli Lily says the drug helped modestly slow memory Decline and reduce the progression of Alzheimer’s in a late stage clinical trial but doctors warn it’s not a cure and there are risks like potential brain bleeding the number of Alzheimer’s patients in the US is expected to double over the next three decades and AO in Chile is celebrating the birth of a southern white rhino Silvio took his first steps in public it’s just 2 weeks old only eight other southern white rhinos have been born on Earth in the last year species is in danger of extinction and the FBI and Department of Homeland Security are issuing a warning about large Fourth of July celebrations according to intelligence bulletins obtained by ABC News the federal agency say the biggest threats come from both loan offenders and small groups senior investigative correspondent Erin kki joins me now for more on this so Erin what exactly do these stay and how are officials preparing well they do say that loan offenders and and these individual groups that are wanting to make a point pose the biggest threat to large scale fireworks celebrations in places like New York and San Francisco and Las Vegas and and and there’s been a heightened threat environment in the country ever since October 7th and the attack in in uh Israel and that’s continued to to fuel people with an agenda uh and and it’s not the only thing that’s fueling people with an agenda there are other agendas the political environment of the country certainly doesn’t help so police are being told by the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security to be on watch for these types of things which are notoriously difficult to guard against and they say these big celebrations are in their words attractive targets what exactly did that mean and they’re still pointing out some differences though between them tell me more about that it means different things in some cases like in San Francisco where where petty crime has been quite a problem you put 2 50,000 people on the warf and and you know there are targets of opportunity there for for for thieves and also for something involving mass casualty but that that’s one specific difference and in New York another difference is it’s got a spy problem it’s the home of the United Nations it’s a global Capital uh and so uh police in New York say this is an opportunity for foreign governments to get a look at how police guard big events and and that itself May pose some kind of a threat so there are a lot of different things that that police are being told they need to watch for so if you are planning to go to one of these celebrations what can you expect to see and how do people ensure that they’re doing what they can to be safe look the the the message from the police department say always go about your business but you know keep your head on a swivel a little bit and and if you see something untour mention it there will be plenty of police officers and all of these locations especially uh along the water in New York City to watch the fireworks go off police will have boats in the water where the barges are launching these fireworks they’ll be monitoring the crowd using uh drones and helicopters and and it’s just a lot of Manpower that goes into keeping these crowds safe all right our senior investigative correspondent Erin kki thanks Erin thanks and several beaches across the country are closed ahead of the July 4th holiday because of contaminated water the warm water is turning up dangerous bacteria Morgan orwood is at Brighton Beach in New York which is still open the water front is closed due to high bacteria we recommend you do not swim as it may be unsafe a health alert threatening to up in Holiday Beach plans for many Americans several States forced to close down stretches of their Shores due to high levels of bacteria in the water the water quality hasn’t been good for a while from New York to Massachusetts and even California among the states over the past week urging people to stay out of the water in Massachusetts more than 40 beaches now closed I’ll probably Google does this speach have high bacteria before we go anywhere else in California at least three areas along San Diego Bay closed off to swimmers for many beaches on the East Coast It’s a combination of heavy rain and storm runoff contaminating water with germs so we look for two particular types of bacteria that we think are marker bacteria they tell us if there are other bacteria that are present and those bacteria are eoli and anoxi now they’re sort of common bacteria that we see in runoff and in waste waterer and if that harmful bacteria gets into an open wound it could cause an infection anyone’s at risk of getting sick if you swallow water if you touch the water and then you don’t wash your hands before you eat or drink some food or if you have an open cut or wound so if you’re headed to the beach over the holiday week the CDC recommends staying out of the water if you notice the water looks cloudier than usual discolored or smells bad it’s especially important to heed the Post-it signs even if the beach that you’re headed to this holiday week isn’t necessarily closed experts say it’s important to shower off after swimming also be sure to check the status of the beach before arriving Diane Morgan Norwood at Brighton Beach thank you and the family of a Chicago woman who vanished in the Bahamas is now calling on the US government to get involved Taylor Casey’s mother says her visit to the island was quote deeply unsettling and she claims there are lapses in the local investigation ABC’s arel rashev has more A desperate mother’s plea for help from the US government nearly 2 weeks after her daughter mysteriously vanished from a yoga retreat in the Bahamas nobody was acting like this was their child that’s missing Taylor Casey’s loved ones who just returned from the island calling on the FBI and US state department to intervene saying they are not satisfied with answers from local authorities and ashram leaders so far they didn’t have any leads or any conclusions about what might have happened and there were some real gaps in the information if Americans are not safe abroad um and our government is not doing anything about it that’s a problem it is vitally important to work these cases the minute you know about a person being missing Taylor’s mother describing her visit to collect her belongings from The Retreat as deeply unsettling and said it seemed like the leadership there were struggling to keep a linear and cohesive narrative regarding Taylor’s disappearance the one that informed me my child was missing I thought she would have really you know came in to meet me to see me but she didn’t she was on the premises teaching a Class A Class is a class more important than my child missing the 41-year-old was last seen in Nassau on June 20th at the sananda ashram yoga retreat which can be seen in these videos posted by The Retreat online the asham saying when Taylor didn’t show up for her yoga classes they alerted authorities immediately and have been trying to assist the family ever since telling ABC News we met with them a Ong with the police and the representatives of the US Embassy on two occasions adding at the end of the afternoon Taylor’s mother and Friends thanked us profusely for our help Bohemian police saying they’re using all resources at their disposal telling ABC News it is a matter of priority your family loves you we miss you we need your home and we’re doing everything we can you just feel for that family and last week police recovered Taylor’s phone phone in the ocean near The Retreat and say they’re trying to access any information from it they’re also in possession of her journal the US state department says when a US citizen is missing they work closely with local authorities and share information with families however they can the asham Tells ABC news they are distraught over Taylor’s disappearance saying our hearts go out to her family and friends Diane all right Ariel rashev thank you and we are going behind the scenes with the real Beverly Hills cops with the popular movie franchise returning ABC News got an exclusive look at how the city’s real police are using technology to crack down on crime ABC’s Kana Whitworth has the latest it’s another beautiful day here in Beverly Hills what brings you back to 90210 Eddie Murphy is back returning to Beverly Hills as fast talking cop Axel Foley for the first time in 30 years in the new movie Beverly Hills comp Axel F I didn’t realize that you couldn’t really buy helicopter otherwise I would have came up with a different idea I told you was a bad idea you know this is very embarrassing you know part of me rather get locked up to get put in this little Fisher Price looking Squad carg with Smash and grabs and crime tourism hitting cities across the country we got an exclusive inside look at how the actual Beverly Hills Police Department is going high-tech to combat crime tell criminals if you come to Beverly Hills we will catch you the department using drones equipped with thermal imaging and thousands of cameras to monitor the 5 square m city what you’re looking at here which is comprised of around 2,500 live cameras and uh a drone feed as a first responder and also a live 911 system in addition to our License Plate Reader cameras those license plate readers scanning every car as it drives into the city limits and last year helped them apprehend a suspected serial killer he came into Beverly Hills was immediately picked up by our automated License Plate Reader a drone was overhead within 35 seconds identified the vehicle brought officers in and uh safely apprehended him move and seen here in this recently obtained police video Beverly Hills PD surround two criminal suspects from Nevada as they leave a nearby grocery store this uh particular drone has a 200 times zoom lens so we can read a uh license plate from about A4 mile out but this technology comes with a price tag is this technology somewhat Out Of Reach for other smaller Department departments that don’t have the kind of budget that you have no I don’t think so the technology is a multiplication effect and a lot of departments can’t hire enough police officers so they can take some of that funds and use the technology especially in high crime areas other law enforcement agencies looking to this department as a testing ground we’ve had over 200 agencies visit this Center Federal state local military to come see what we’re doing and that’s why I think we’re setting the trend in the future of policing in order to keep this famous zip code safe Beverly Hills PD has a drone in the sky it’s called Hawkeye and it’s in the air seven days a week 12 hours a day taking almost 400 flights every single month and we get a firsthand look at some of the technology outfitting their police cars in order to avoid ground Pursuits that can be a danger to the community bhpd turns to Star Chase firing a GPS device onto a suspect’s vehicle nailed it stuck right on the the back and they can track it for hundreds of miles and though their movie counterparts may be far from reality act stay safe yeah okay these officers aren’t too bothered by their Infamous Beverly Hills Cop portrayal it’s always fun to uh you know take a take a little bit of a lighter approach to law enforcement it’s a pretty heavy job ABC News live anchor Kana Whitworth thank you and coming up here on ABC News live a new 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Staffing shortages even worse having that type of work flexibility allows folks to be able to be successful at work and be successful at home the mayor is trying to entice the workers with more generous parental leave and other benefits insisting that in-person workers will create a more visible and accessible government but when it comes to today’s Workforce new research shows employers looking to fill all those cubicles again have a challenging argument to make I just don’t think that forcing people back into the office has worked the studies showed that it doesn’t improve collaboration or creativity Andrew dibert thank you and a court hearing is planned next week on that lawsuit in Philadelphia meanwhile a new study suggests acupuncture could help alleviate a certain kind of lower back pain the report showed 43% Improvement of pain for patients with spine stenosis ABC’s medical correspondent Dr Darian Sutton is here with more on that Dr suton break this down for us what are some of the big takeaways from this study so I think the big takeaway it’s it’s an additional option for patients suffering from Diane one of the most common presentations to the emergency room lower back pain the specific cause is called spinal stenosis now if you look at the numbers of those over the age of 65 this is the number one reason they’re getting surgery so finding benefits in acupuncture is huge in this study they found that patients who underwent a sixe treatment program had more than a 40% reduction in pain and that treatment or that pain res reduction lasted for almost 6 months and so that just shows you that again this is one of those other options that I can afford to patients especially if their only other option are things like surgery or medication and this study looks specifically at this kind of back pain but what are some of the other benefits of acupuncture so there’s a lot of studies on the benefits of acupuncture many of them are mixed but there are some studies that have confirmed benefits for example those suffering from migraines even for example those suffering from s allergies and in other studies they found that acupuncture can help with symptoms of menopause and even studies that showing that acupuncture can be helpful for symptoms or problems associated with infertility I was interested to see my fertility doctor actually suggested going to acupuncture often you think of those worlds as separate but in this particular Clinic they were working very much together I think it’s a lowrisk procedure if you know what you’re looking for specifically if you’re going to go get it you want to make sure that that person has a license in your state if your state is affording those licenses you want to make sure that the tools that they’re using are sterile and single use but again I offer it to patients because overall the risk is relatively low and I think the benefit can be huge and what about people who are freaked out by needles and just looking at the video and saying uhuh that’s not for me you know I am freaked out by needles myself a lot of people are surprised by that because I’m usually the one holding the needles but I will say I mean how did you choose this profession it is easier when it’s not me as the patient but I do think that I want to make sure that the procedure usually lasts 15 to 20 minutes those needles many of us have seen them they’re very very small and I know that we associate it with those large board needles that we often see in the hospital these are very different and often the the process is painless it it and I can I can vouch for that it really is a completely different experience than when you get a shot at the doctor’s office absolutely Dr Darian Sutton thank you of course and coming up here on ABC News live try before you buy we are checking out the top tinted sunscreens for your skin tone plus the secret to putting sunscreen on your kids and Beach pack hacks how to ensure you remember everything 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there’s one problem with titanium and zinc oxide sunscreens they get it all rubbed in good news though we’re able to make it sheer we have these tinted mineral sunscreens on the market they’ve added pigment to help be able to blend that sunscreen into the Skin So GMA enlisting the help of two Sun lovers Nicole Proto a pediatric nurse in Connecticut and Carla Griffin a student and entrepreneur in Atlanta Georgia they try three tint or sheer SPF 30 options first Neutrogena pure screen plus that offers four Shades cave hydrating mineral sheer sunscreen that they say Blends seamlessly with all skin tones and drunk elephant Umbra mineral cream that comes in Three Shades I know how important it is to have protection I usually include um some sort of SPF in all of my moisturizers first the cavey Nicole said it gave her a Natural Glow I got a lot of compliments that my face was glowing but says it was thick it’s still pretty heavy on my face Carla says the shade wasn’t so sheer on her skin at first I do see a slight Hue but after a few hours it Blended in my skin looks great then the Neutrogena products Nicole using the shade medium it truly is so lightweight on your face you don’t feel like there’s anything you feel like your skin is breathing and says it was her favorite it mixed well with um my the foundation I use Carla using the shade medium deep do you see that that wow admiring the way it Blended in with her skin tone this little glow that it gives I’m obsessed with and finally the drunk elephant both using the shade tint Nicole felt it went on smoothly it looks like it’s natural and the shade Blended well it really doesn’t feel like anything’s on my face Carla loving the moisture I feel protected and sunblock and says it’s her Top Choice this product is a 10 out of 10 now one other thought about mineral sunscreen options in my opinion putting any lotion on a kid is like trying to catch an octopus with your bare hands so you may normally opt for the chemical sunscreen sprays but if you want to use mineral check out this little Gadget it’s called The Solar buddy sunscreen applicator it’s genius you fill up the top with your mineral sunscreen and then it has a like a ball applicator and a sponge here so you run that over the kids skin and it’s very easy to put it on and have it applied really evenly Diane Bey whirly great tips thanks for that and now it’s time for maso methods where I show you some of my favorite hacks to make life a little easier today I’ve got some tips that will help you enjoy the beach before you even get there between the Sun the ocean the breeze the sand it’s easy to understand why so many people love the beach but while I always Envision my beach trips to be full of fun and relaxation they often end up with me carrying way too much stuff missing Essentials I need and sand everywhere if this sounds familiar here are a few hacks you can start before you even hit the beach forgetting things on a trip is never fun but the stakes are especially high on the beach where one bottle of Forgotten sunscreen can completely ruin the trip so now I pack in a labeled shoe organizer [Music] each pocket has a label with exactly what I need which makes it almost impossible to forget anything once you get to the beach everything’s organized and easy to access plus wet Sandy items don’t get everything else wet or Sandy just fold it into your beach bag and I like to Belt mine to make it easier to carry speaking of beach bags try a mesh one this helps sand stay on the beach and out of your car and keeps the bag from getting musty from wet items I also keep my beach bag packed all the time so all I have to do is repack a few missing items and I’m ready to go and one of those items is my collapsible cooler it’s so lightweight and fits right in the beach bag when not in use also see this little packing list this is for larger items that don’t fit in the shoe organizer just take an old hotel key or any other hard card wrap it in paper put your list right on there and then seal it with tape now you have a reusable checklist to make sure you don’t forget things like your sand toys your blanket or your cool I have another trick to Lug all this stuff can you say chair cart this chair is perfect for relaxing in but in seconds it transforms into a cart so you can easily wheel everything on and off the beach or you can also use a sled as in a plastic winter sled this one lives in my car all summer and it’s even great for lugging tired children no more forgotten items no more wet Sandy mess and no more breaking my back trying to carry everything well almost everything and we are not done yet that was packing for the beach but we can also make being on the beach easier stay tuned for more on that in our next m m methods and don’t forget to hit me up on Instagram at dianr to let me know what problem you want hacked thanks for streaming with us I’m Diane Meo ABC News live is here for you anytime with the latest news 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talk about where the storm is heading next President Biden defiant as pressure mounts on his campaign what he’s now saying about his performance at the debate as the first Democratic member of Congress calls on him to step aside plus president Trump gets a much wanted delay what a judge just decided about his hush money conviction and why his sentencing is being pushed back and a holiday shopping game plan where to find the biggest July 4th deals right now and what experts say you should wait to buy but first hurricane Barrel is taking aim at Jamaica the Island’s prime minister is preemptively declaring the island a disaster area as they brace for the category 4 storm Barrel already tore through parts of the Caribbean creating massive waves on the coast of the Dominican Republic and neighborhoods on the island of caraca are completely flattened with nearly every home and Business torn apart authorities there say at least six people are dead from the storm barl would be the first major hurricane on record to make landfall in Jamaica during the month of July a wec’s Faith the boou bay is on the beach in Montego Bay Jamaica with the latest Faith what’s it like there right now well Dan this is a historic storm and everyone here is on a heightened state of alert uh but to give you some perspective we’re in the northern part of the country so we’re still a few hours away from the hurricane actually passing by here or making landfall anywhere close to here but already we’re seeing conditions uh deteriorate the winds are picking up you can see here uh the uh waves are getting choppier and choppier people are still going about their day because the rains haven’t come in just yet in fact just on this beach we found an American family uh just enjoying the beach before the storm comes in uh we have Rosal Lee we have Louise Valentina and Diego with us guys you guys arrived here from Las Vegas yesterday why did you decide to come even though there was a hurricane on the way well actually good afternoon or good morning I’m not sure what time is it so we’re from Las Vegas it’s pretty hot so we we’re just from puy so we wanted to go to the beach and enjoy we knew about the storm approximately on Sunday we’re already pay for everything we tried to call to cancel but they say that we are not able to so right now we just came to the beach to enjoy at least and have good memories given that apparently we’re not going to be able to do anything from today on hopefully on Friday maybe tomorrow but for now we need to stay inside so 5 minutes to get some good memories given that the hurricane M up everything yeah I I know the winds are picking up right now you see the waves are getting choppier are you starting to get concerned well actually at the moment that you came we were just planning to go back so we’ve been here just for 5 minutes as we can see we cannot go to the beach we don’t even have bathing suit so just for memories yeah I heard you try to go to the grocery store actually to grab some supplies what happened well they didn’t have too many uh supplies there so we grab whatever we can uh some soda some sausage cans some bread some eggs chips just to survive and chips to survive at least for a little bit and to see what’s to see what happened yeah well I hope you guys stay safe go ahead and get back inside before conditions continue to deteriorate here uh and guys that is the story here people are going about their day uh because the rains haven’t come in yet but you know we can feel that things are changing slowly as for how long until we see the storm it’s still anybody’s guess but we are told that Barrel is on its way towards us right now all right Faith abou in Montego B stay safe Faith thank you and ABC’s meteorologist tomorrow Theodore is following the track and timing of hurricane Barrel what do you seeing now Samara well while a lot of us here in the US will be making our commutes home this evening cooking dinner that’s the time that Jamaica will be impacted directly by Hurricane Barrel right now it’s a category 4 hurricane this is Major status mainly the cities that I’m really nervous for in the island are Portmore Salt River uh near Little Goat Island uh just uh north of peak Bay or in Peak Bay that area as well in veress so a lot of these Southern coastal towns and cities fishermen cities are or towns are going to be impacted by Hurricane barrel uh and this is the first time that Jamaica is in for a major hurricane during the month of July barl has been breaking records regardless this whole season you know really coming in strong for the month of June and to see it reach category 4 status but I think the next question is what’s going to happen next so what is actually staring Barrel is this area of high pressure it’s been bringing us some heat right to the southeast but uh you’re going to see that rotation there see how it’s whipping that way and so the storm kind of gets sucked right there over the Yucatan and then these are different models kind of pushing it either into Mexico into Texas in the coming days but here is the uh cone of uncertainty that the National Hurricane Center has pushed out uh you can see it’s going to skirt just to the south of the Cayman Islands early Thursday morning as a cat 3 potentially so they’ll still see some of the ramifications from the storm then we’re talking Cancun Tulum under hurricane watch this is a really popular tourist area this time of year we’re going into the Fourth of July weekend and it could be potentially a cattoo making landfall near the Yucatan Peninsula before continuing its path towards Mexico and Southern Texas as a result no matter where this baby lands in the coming days whether it’s in Mexico or Southern Texas for those vacationing in Corpus Christie living in Galveston from New Orleans up to the Gulf Shores like lifethreatening rip currents are coming in with this heavy rain the potential for some Surge and flooding is there so I can’t stress this enough be mindful be vigilant be careful getting into any Waters uh over the holiday weekend and again Diane my heart is just going out I have so many friends and family from Jamaica and you know it’s my heart is really going out to the Island right now we saw what happened in Grenada this is really unprecedented territory that we’re looking at climatologically with these storms and this is just the start so even in the US it’s a really good time to start to get that game plan in high gear in case you live in a coastal city and you could be looking at hurricanes in the coming season all right ABC News meteorologist Samar Theodora thank you and we will be following hurricane B’s track throughout the day right here on ABC News [Music] Live President Biden is blaming recent international travel for his poor debate performance at a fundraiser in Virginia the president said he wasn’t very smart for traveling ahead of the debate telling donors it’s not an excuse but an explanation meanwhile a White House official says the chief of staff is holding an all hands call as more key Democrats voice their concerns ABC News senior White House correspondent Selena Wang joins me now for more on that CA the president’s having lunch with vice president Harris today before meeting with Democratic Governors tonight so what more can you tell us about these meetings at the White House yeah Diane I mean the white house right now is in full damage control mode and they’re trying to restore a sense of normaly and calm you’ve seen this major tone shift in the last 24 or 48 Hours you now have an elected Democratic leader in a member of Congress who is publicly calling for the president to step aside and so in the events that you see today the president having lunch with the vice president having some remarks at this medal of honor ceremony all of that trying to show that it is still business as usual there is also that critical all staff meeting led by Chief of Staff Jeff Zs this is a chance for him to try and unite the team to say just put your head down work try to stay above all of the noise but of course the staff is well aware of all of the doubts that are swirling around the president I have been speaking with White House officials in the past several days and while some senior officials say what they saw on Thursday night is an anomaly they’ve never seen that before in their private meetings with the president they also acknowledge that it is legitimate to ask is this a broader condition is there something more there and Diane the president today is also working the phones we are being told that he is finally now reaching out to those Democratic leaders in Congress there’s been a lot of frustration that it has taken several days after the debate for the president to finally do that and Selena now more key Democrats are voicing concerns Lloyd dogget of Texas was the first Democratic Congressman to call for Biden to step down but now sources are telling ABC News Senator Joe Mansion was planning to urge Biden to withdraw but then some senior Democrats talked him out of of it so what are you hearing from democratic leaders and lawmakers about the conversations they’re having publicly or behind closed doors yeah Diane I mean there’s a lot of panic and anxiety in fact I’m told by a source that there are about 25 members of Congress who are working on a letter on a statement calling for President Biden to step aside I’m told that this could take several days they want to wait until after the vacation holiday when a lot of people are off I’ve been told that this is a really critical week and pivotal period because a lot of these members of Congress they are back home in their state they are talking to constituents they’re hearing their concerns and anxieties in addition to that they’re very very closely watching those polls and if those poll numbers continue to get worse and you see a bigger Delta well that could encourage I’m told by The Source more of these Democratic leaders to join in and to join those public calls to ask for the president to step aside now Diane I was in the Battleground state of Wisconsin all day yesterday talking to leaders and voters and I had a really interesting conversation with Congressman poan mark Coan he said that he’s leaving the door open to this possibility like I said before but that he’s also very very critical of the campaign he says they’ve already been making mistakes by not putting the president out there immediately after that disastrous debate immediately doing unscripted moments and interviews he says putting the president in front of a teleprompter in these official events is not the way to elay those doubts and concerns uh Selena thank you Selena Wang at the White House we know you will keep watching that for us Selena thanks and former Democratic senator from North Dakota Heidi heid Camp joins me now for more Heidi what do you make of lawmakers voicing their concerns about this and what are you hearing from your former colleagues about how serious these conversations are well number one let’s just be realistic the only there’s only one person who’s going to make this decision and that in fact is Joe Biden and Joe Biden um so far has not I think responded in a way that would um have cauterized the wound that uh he inflicted or was uh inflicted on him by the debate I Monday is a great example I think those of us who thought okay bunday he’s coming out he’s going to talk about the immunity um decision this is a wonderful opportunity for him to flash that smile take a few questions say yeah it wasn’t so good on you know last week but I’m ready to go now and you know do whatever but he walked out he looked angry he gave a statement and then turned around and walked away and I think that um this will be a classic example of how not to do damage control after a bad debate performance with that said I think there’s a lot of Democrats who were willing to kind of give the benefit of the doubt but the more time goes on the more um there’s emails back and forth among former members there are letters back and forth among sitting members everybody is talking about this and talking about what the solution could be but but uh you know uh that that could have been avoided I think by some better um control and dialogue right after the debate so how concerned are you do you think the President should step aside from the campaign you know what I think is that I think that a decision needs to be made one way or the other I think that obviously it should be considered as is a potential but Joe Biden is the one who’s going to make this decision and then we need to get on with running a campaign that will in fact uh elect Joe Biden over Donald Trump the the bad thing about all of this is it has taken any attention away from the misrepresentations the mischaracterizations and and the outright kind of jaw-dropping um performance of Donald Trump I mean he said that after the war he actually talked to Putin I’d love to know what did he talk to him about you know did they divide up Ukraine right there on the phone if he gets elected and so I think it has shifted the focus away from Donald Trump which is not a winning strategy for the Democratic party all right former Democratic senator Heidi he Camp Heidi thank you and GMA anchor George Stephanopoulos will be sitting down with President Biden on Friday for his first television interview since that debate it will Air across ABC news programs and platforms with an extended interview Sunday on this week meanwhile the judge and former president Trump’s New York criminal hush money trial is delaying his sentencing judge Juan Maran is considering a defense request to toss out the conviction after the Supreme Court granted Trump immunity from prosecution for official acts sentencing was set for next week but the judge says he’ll decide by early September just weeks before the election ABC News senior investigative correspondent Erin kerki has the latest Donald Trump was supposed to be sentence next week after he was convicted here in New York of falsifying business records the judge has now postponed that until September 18th so he can consider whether the Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity has any bearing on the case the Supreme Court granted Trump immunity from prosecution for official acts covering up hush Money Paid to adult film actress Stormy Daniels hardly sounds official but Trump’s lawyer said the verdict should be thrown out arguing the Supreme Court’s opinion means some evidence should never have been put before the jury they said that includes the testimony of former White House communications director hope Hicks and several of Trump’s tweets after the Supreme Court limited the kinds of evidence that can be used at a trial of a president prosecutors said although we believe defendants arguments to be without Merit we do not oppose 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luggage compartment and we were trying to find him on the floor and started um screaming his name until someone told me are you looking for a baby and I said yes and he said well it’s up there and he pointed up it was an image I will never forget he was crying he was very scared and we were all very scared as well but the moment I took him in my arms he calmed down laguzzi says multiple people were thrown above the luggage this video showing a man being pulled down though it’s not clear how he ended up there she says her son is thankfully okay her four-year-old daughter is bruised and cut but all right blood seen on some of the seats in the aftermath the flight from Madrid to Uruguay making an emergency landing in Brazil it seems that we’re seeing more of these incidents where people are injured in turbulence but two things to remember one is the airplane is very very strong the second is nobody that’s wearing a seat belt gets hurt it’s only the people who are not belted in that get hurt and Diane now as we head into the holiday weekend tomorrow the 4th of July will actually be the lightest day at airports but then it picks right back up especially on Sunday the TSA says that it’s possible they might scream 3 million people or more at airports across the country it’d be the first time in the ay’s history that they’ve ever hit that number and we’re also hearing from the FAA that they are in contact with the military but the possibility of opening up some restrict red airspace to try to keep all these airplanes mov Diane Trevor alt at New York airport thank you and prepare to be patient if you are planning to drive to your fourth of July destination today it is expected to be the busiest day on the roads this holiday week ABC Stephanie Ramos is at the George Washington Bridge the busiest bridge in the world by the way with what you can expect hi Stephanie hey there Diane this Fourth of July get ready for a record-breaking Rush on the roads triple predicts a staggering 60.6 million people will hit the roads surpassing both last year’s and 2019 numbers with gas prices lower than last year’s average $353 and expected to drop further more families are opting for road trips now drivers in large Metro areas can expect the worst traffic delays today as they leave town tripa suggests doing so before noon the worst times to travel today are between 2: and 7:00 p.m. if you’re planning a road trip just break red yourself travel times could be up to 67% longer than usual stay informed with 511 Services local news and traffic apps for Real Time updates on road conditions but most importantly drive safe and enjoy your 4th of July holiday Diane all right you too Stephanie thank you and the holiday celebrations also mean holiday deals so what’s the best strategy to save big consumer correspondent Becky Worley has your ultimate shopping game plan for the country’s big day many retailers offering sales save up to 70% off with wayfair’s Fourth of July clearance we’re already seeing sales on uh grills uh gear for backyard entertaining and given that July 4th is Peak summer there are deals on outdoor furniture Wayfair has Adera chairs for 29% off they were $280 now $199 and this fully reclining lounge chair was $80 now it’s 32 at Kohl’s and the sales even hitting your barbecue Target offering sales on soda 30% off when you buy any 312 packs a BOGO on Burgers buy one get one 20% off and Deals on dogs buy two packs for just $5 but experts say unless you need something right now for your picnic party or pool time hold off for one thing Amazon Prime day hits July 16th and 17th leading to another big savings event this summer we’re seeing sales launched by retailers that are competing with Amazon like Walmart and targets there are just a lot of players in the space making a lot of noise and that ultimately benefits the consumer sometimes Prime day can result in uh price Wars between retailers that result in prices dropping a little bit 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first a deadly storm is on the Move hurricane barrels taking aim at Jamaica packing Winds of 145 mph and 9t Storm surges this after already killing at least six people in the Caribbean drone video shows neighborhoods flattened we’ll tell you where the storm is heading next President Biden defiant as pressure mounts on his campaign what he’s now reportedly saying about his performance at the debate as the first Democratic member of Congress calls on him to step aside and a new look at the impact of the pandemic on children what researchers say they’re observing about kids development and how they say you can help them grow now but first a deadly hurricane is taking aim at Jamaica right now government officials there say the situation is dire as hurricane Barrel moves through the Caribbean as a major category for storm Jamaica’s prime minister is already declaring the entire Island a disaster area now airports are shut down and residents have stocked up on groceries and gas bracing for Barrel’s impact ABC’s Faith abou is in monteo Bay Jamaica with the latest a ferocious and deadly hurricane Barrel heading straight for Jamaica bringing potentially life-threatening flash floods and storm surge up to 9 ft already decimating several Caribbean islands since making its first landfall Monday there goes another roof new images capturing Barrel’s wrath as it roared ashore onto the island of karaku in Grenada as a category 4 hurricane stunning drone video showing the devastation neighborhoods flattened nearly every home and Business torn apart authorities saying at least six people killed satellite images capturing the before and after of the historic storm at one point intensified to a category five and surge barreling through parts of St Lucia sending residents running St Vincent and the Grenadines hit hard too this is actually the strongest storm that we’ve had come through St Vincent in my lifetime this is all that’s left of Tammy Duncan’s home yep I’m homeless now as barel takes aim at Jamaica forecasters warning the island could take an even more devastating hit locals lining up to stock up on supplies and some Americans heading home early desperate to leave before Barrel’s arrival much of our heart still going to be back here in Jamaica yeah you’re getting emotional yeah we love this place we love this place and uh we love the people here and uh we have a special family here that serves and I hate to leave them and Diane there’s a nationwide curfew that extends until at least 6:00 this evening the airports are closed until after the storm there’s an evacuation order for low-lying areas and now the prime minister is warning vacationers and residents here to expect Water and Power disruptions Diane faith abay in Montego Bay Jamaica thank you and let’s bring in Dwayne Francis the general manager for St Patrick’s Rangers a rescue group in Spanish toown Jamaica for more on this Dwayne thanks for joining I know you’re really busy what is it like there right now hi Dian um as it is right now it’s it’s really quiet it’s really quiet it’s almost like the Calm before the storm so everybody’s inside um as you know we’ve been declare the disaster area and the government has also um enforced the curfew from 6:00 a.m. this morning to 6 p.m. in the evening so everybody has to be inside except for Central workers so we’re here just waiting a little bit on edge but you know let’s see yeah I was going to ask you you say on edge how does it feel to be there in the Comm knowing this category for storm is imminent it’s it’s getting a little bit scary um we had some rain last night some persons thought that you know you know that must have been it but it hasn’t reached us as yet uh so we’re trying to you know we’re here imagining so many different scenarios and you know and the prime minister is on the the TV and you know you know all sort of stuff so we’re here just kind of anticipating it’s it’s getting a little bit frustrating but um we have to just wait and Dwayne we’ve seen videos of people packing grocery stores running to gas stations trying to stock up on all the essentials what’s your organization doing to try to prepare for Hurricane Barrel so my organization again is a disaster risk management youth Le organization and um we have several volunteers maybe about 60 volunteers um that are trained and ready and equipped to respond um as it is right now we are you know assessing our warehouses to see what we have in in in in in in storage for instance nfis and you know things that may be needed immediately and um we also getting our systems in place so that we can be out as soon as you know post land fall that we can start our own assessment in in in in in collaboration with the government agencies all right general manager for St Patrick’s Rangers Dwayne Francis Dwayne thank you good luck to you and thank you for the work you’re doing thanks for having me again D have a good day it’s our pleasure you too stay safe and ABC News meteorologist Samar Theodore is following the track and timing of Hurricane Barrel hi Samar what’s the latest on what you’re seeing there all right so it’s currently a category for Hurricane and yes it’s headed for Jamaica it’s that southern tip of Jamaica that we’re concerned for Portmore in beress south of Freetown Salt River really those areas there that could see the take the brunt of this storm while a lot of us here in the states will be headed home from work this afternoon that’s the time frame that our friends and family on in Jamaica will be bracing for impact wind gust 145 miles hour right now Gus’s high is 175 keep in mind that it’s not just the uh the winds that we’re looking at but also that storm surge 9 ft of storm surge for places that have high populations along the coastline there so that is as we head through tonight what happens next with barrels start to decrease in strength but this is a beast of a storm still floating just to the south of Cayman Islands and while they may not take a direct hit they are still going to be impacted by the wide reaching wind field of Hurricane Barrel that then moves towards the Yucatan Peninsula pop hot spots like Cancun Tulum could hit as a cat too before crossing the Yucatan headed to the gulf slightly rest strengthening possibly and then at that point there are a few options that Barrel could take regardless of the direction it goes whether it drives into Mexico or hits the Texas Coastline we do know that we’re going to be dealing with flooding along the coastline as well as life-threatening rip currents and this is as we head into the holiday weekend so folks got to stay AB breast and really stay vigilant uh who will be traveling down to places uh like G Texas now we on the west coast we have this excessive heat warning that’s in effect so we’re dealing with the tropics but we’re also dealing with this heat out west they’ve been dealing with white wildfires as well and there are heat advisories in place at the moment too but you know uh Diane my heart really going out to the island of Jamaica right now because they are bracing for a very strong storm this could be if it makes landfall will be the strongest or major the first major hurricane to make landfall during the month of July for the island all right ABC News medor I’ll just Theodora thank you and President Biden is blaming his recent international travel for his poor debate performance last week the president is meeting with Democratic leaders today and a White House official says the chief of staff is holding an all hands call as more key Democrats voice their concerns ABC’s senior Congressional correspondent Rachel Scott has the latest as Democrats question whether President Biden should move forward with his campaign the president is trying to explain what exactly happened on that debate stage at a fundraiser in Virginia the president saying he wasn’t very smart for traveling internationally ahead of the debate telling donors he quote almost fell asleep on stage some in the room laughing the president adding it’s not an excuse but an explanation the president traveled to Europe twice in June but he returned back to the United States 12 days before the debate and sources say during his debate prep Camp David advisers blocked out time in the schedule for rest for days the White House has blamed a cold not the president’s travel schedule insisting it was just one bad night but some Democrats aren’t buying it it’s really not just a bad night it is a situation that has to be addressed now the first Democratic member of Congress Lloyd doet of Texas coming forward to say the President should step aside I salute President Biden I just feel that it’s time for him to step aside if we were to be able to protect what he allowed us to gain in 2020 which was a victory for democracy but he could he delivered us from Trump then he could be delivering us to Trump this year sources tell ABC News a second lawmaker Senator Joe Mansion of West Virginia was planning to urge Biden to withdraw but senior Democrats talked him out of it even some of Biden’s closest allies like former house Speaker Nancy Pelosi calling the questions about the president’s mental Fitness legitimate I think it’s a legitimate question to say is this an episode or is this a condition so we asked the white Housey said it’s a legitimate question to ask if this is an episode or is this is a condition which one is it well what I can tell you is that um he had a cold in a bad night uh I would not see this as an episode uh I would see this as what it was and what we believe it to be which is it was a bad night some Democrats now casting doubt that Biden can win in November truth I think is that Biden is going to lose to Trump I know that’s difficult but I think the damage has been done by that debate and another Ally Congressman Jim kber said Biden should stay in the race but if he drops out democrats should rally around vice president kamla Harris I will support her if he were to step aside ABC News senior Congressional correspondent Rachel Scott joins me now along with host of the 538 politics podcast gayen droo for more on the this Rachel these private concerns among Democrats they’re now turning into public concerns it seems like what are democratic leaders telling you I just got off the phone with one Democrat about 10 minutes ago and they described what they said is pure panic that is playing out in the party right now they said this is far from a Kumbaya moment that there’s real concern and real question questions about the president’s path forward and also questions about his mental Fitness and many are looking at just sort of the change in tone over the last few days the idea that allies the closest allies to President Biden would be validating these questions calling them legitimate and also entertaining questions about vice president KLA Harris possibly stepping in is something that was Unthinkable in the party like maybe a year ago that they would have never said publicly so it does Mark a change in tone which is evident obviously of more and more Democrats not only coming out to raise concern but also the first Democrat lawmaker coming out in saying that the President should step aside Diane gayen the president has said that it’s the people’s opinion that matters so what are the polls telling you about that how big of an issue is this for the president in the head-to-head between Trump and Biden post debate we’ve seen Trump improve his standing nationally by about two percentage points but there are other questions that pollsters are asking as well which is for example do you think that President Biden is fit for a second term or do you think he’s too old to be effective and in questions like that we see that a majority of Americans but also frequently a majority of Democrats say yes and the way that this ties into what Rachel is talking about and how politicians Democratic politicians are reacting to this is this is something similar that we’ve seen during the Trump era which is you know journalists will ask Republican lawmakers did you see the tweet did you see the norm-breaking behavior do did you see the thing he said and often times Republicans who broke with then president Trump would end up getting back in line and and we would see that Trump sort of had control over the party there’s a real big difference here which is that in those situations Republican voters were basically always with Trump and the Republican lawmakers who broke with Trump were in some ways breaking with the voters in this situation the voters are out here first and they have been saying for years actually democratic voters have been saying for years that they think Biden is too old to serve a second term as president and so the people the Democratic lawmakers that we see coming out now and saying so a limited number saying so are actually now putting themselves in line with Democratic voters interesting Rachel President Biden is having lunch with vice president Harris today before he meets with Democratic Governors what are you watching for there this is going to be um a lot of damage control over the next I would say 72 hours in terms of President Biden it’s not only the fact that he’s going to be meeting with the vice president today having this lunch it’s also the fact that we know that there is a White House staff Call that’s going to happen today where we’re told that the message will likely be stay focused on the work put your head down the president has also started to have conversations with lawmakers on Capitol Hill remember it has been days since the president has spoken to leaders like Chuck Schumer hakee Jeff the two top leaders in the Democratic party on Capitol Hill Nancy Pelosi Jim kber and two of his very close allies we are told that the president has started to make these calls now to Congressional allies how those conversations play out will definitely be indicative of the path forward but of course many of those lawmakers have been acknowledging very publicly that they are frustrated obviously by how things played out on the debate stage there is some level of concern there although the closest allies to President Biden are still standing behind him backing him saying that he does have the best shot going forward all right gayen Dro Rachel Scott thank you both and gmma anchor George Stephanopoulos will be sitting down with President Biden on Friday for his first television interview since the debate it will Air across ABC news programs and platforms with an extended interview Sunday on this week coming up a new look at the impact of the pandemic on children what researchers say they’re observing about kids development and what they say can help them grow also ahead LeBron James Jr is now officially a Los Angeles Laker why his coach is defending the move to bring him to [Music] La here’s to good 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and the Striking um Revelations that are coming out now about exactly how bad the delays are and how widespread they are among young children um really is concerning it is not surprising to me um we have an opportunity to do better to catch children up but what sticks out to me the most is just how profound the delays have been and how widespread they they are Becky now these kids are either in school or headed there soon my kids included so how do we help them get up to speed if they are behind in school and how are teachers reacting you know Diane uh you know I taught middle level Learners the wonders of science for over 30 years and this is what I know our students uh can’t learn if we don’t create an environment that reflects they are whole people and so it’s not a surprise these results at all because the pandemic and affected not just our students who were in school they affected in entire families and in entire communities and so these results are indicating that the that the impact of the pandemic is uh far spread it has not yet ended and we won’t know for a while what it will do but this is what we do know that when we come together in community and we Sur we surround our students with supports that they need the resources that they need we work in partnership with parents and allies mental health professionals to address not just the academic impact but the social and emotional impact we see progress in our students whether they are young children or whether they are are a college students we see that progress when we think about this from a holistic approach and we provide those resources that they need Erica what about their social skills how can parents help their children on that front if they’re delayed right so so many parents are concerned about how their kids are doing social emotionally and what they lost during the pandemic was the ability to interact with other kids to learn how to to relate to other people and um from facial expressions to how you share and how you communicate so now what we need to do is to make sure that we have uh programs in place and activities in place that help kids to develop those skills that they may lack now I’m a big fan of parents being partners with teachers and Educators so what they learn in school has to be mimicked at home you know and if your teacher suggests there extra activities they can do or extra classes that may be free or low cost parents should consider those as well and Dr bro Sanchez you say that even when children are diagnosed appropriately with developmental delays getting them a therapist is hard because of Staffing shortages so how is that impacting things now if your kid is behind and now you’re waiting several months to get them the care they need you know Diane I think what we need to recognize um as a community is how precious and how timely those months those first few months of Life are right and I’m talking about the first few months of life in the first year but I’m also talking about those first three years I mean time is off the essence so once I diagnose a child with a developmental delay getting them help needs to happen quickly that is not happening because of Staffing shortages I am seeing kids that are waiting six months nine months to start seeing a therapy imagine for a child who’s diagnosed at a year and a half to two to have to wait now six months and then they often age out of early intervention by age three so the real meaningful help that they’re getting is only a few months if any before they have to go start 3K then prek then kindergarten so so really the message is time of the essence this first few months and years of life are precious we have an opportunity to help children we need to make the Investments now to increase the help that we are giving kids because we know that they get better they catch up they are brilliant they are smart they are resilient but only if we are investing and actually giving them the help all 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last week’s debate ABC News senior White House correspondent Selena Wang joins me now for more on that Selena the New York Times is reporting that President Biden told a ke e Ally that he knows he may not be able to salvage his candidacy if he can’t convince the public in the next few days that he’s up for the job how significant is that yeah look Diana I’m just getting off the phone with multiple different leaders in the white house and they are strongly pushing back on that New York Times article as is the campaign they are saying it is patently false and they are very much saying that the president in the coming days and today as well is going to make very clear that he is staying in the race but look the reality is here is that there is anxiety and crisis and panic the white house right now is in full damage control mode the president though trying to show that things are business as usual he’s got lunch with the vice president he’s got the meeting with the Democratic Governors as well as a medal of honor ceremony but there are also various meetings today to try and quell the Panic there is a White House staff meeting led by the chief of staff Jeff zence there’s also going to be a campaign staff meeting I’m told I’m also told by a top Biden a that the president is working the phones today finally with key Democratic lawmakers there’s been a lot of anxiety and frustration in Congress that it has taken the president several days after that disastrous debate to reach out to these Congressional leaders I’m told that right now in fact the president is wrapping up soon a call with Congressman Clyburn he had also spoken Toons and Jeff yesterday he has several calls today the message I’m told from a top Biden a that the president is delivering is that he is in this race he believes the race hasn’t moved too much post debate and that he is sticking with it that they have the money they have the organization that is the message from the president unclear if that’s going to be enough to calm the nerves Selena he’s also having lunch with the vice president today and then meeting with Democratic Governors tonight what are you watching for there yeah well we’re going to be watching for the readout from all of the meetings today not just from those but also from those staff meetings but I can tell you that this anxiety is going to be hard to come I was in the Battleground state of Wisconsin yesterday this is a critical State a Lynch pin to win the presidential election and the congressman from Wisconsin Mark poan he told me that he’s leaving the door open to publicly call on President Biden to step aside he’s speaking to his constituents some of them are concerned he’s washing the polling very carefully and I’m also told by a source that there are some 25 members of Congress that are working on and considering and working on this public statement calling on President Biden to step aside this could come out in the coming days after the holiday week wraps up it is all in the works everyone is on the edge of their seat this week is really consequential and pivotal for how these serious conversations about the future viability of this campaign shap and and play out so Selena what does this all do for the stakes for the president in this upcoming interview with our George Stephanopoulos I mean Diane the Stak could not be higher everything that the president is doing right now is being highly scrutinized there are many questions from the American public from elected leaders of this nation house Speaker Nancy Pelosi former house Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that it is a legitimate question to ask if Thursday night was a one-time fluke essentially or if this is a more systemic condition that the American people need to know about so I am sure that George Stephanopoulos is going to be pressing the president very hard on this it’s going to be watched very closely followed very closely and also on Friday the president is going to be campaigning I’m told he’s also giving radio interviews today so this campaign is trying to get the president out there more trying to dispel all of those concerns but I’m hearing from some lawmakers that they believe the campaign has already made a mistake by not immediately getting the president out there in unscripted moments they say putting the president in a rally in front of teleprompters and official events that that is not enough Diane all right Selena Wang at the White House thank you and former Democratic senator from North Dakota Heidi heid Camp joins me now for more Heidi what do you make of lawmakers voicing their concerns about this and what do you hearing from your former colleagues about how serious these conversations are well number one let’s just be realistic the only there’s only one person who’s going to make this decision and that in fact is Joe Biden and Joe Biden um so far has not I think responded in a way that would um have cauterized the wound that uh he inflicted or was uh inflicted on him by the debate I Monday is a great example I think those of us who thought okay Monday he’s coming out he’s going to talk about the immunity um decision this is a wonderful opportunity for him to flash that smile take a few questions say yeah it wasn’t so good on you know last week but I’m ready to go now and you know do whatever but he walked out he looked angry he gave a statement and then turned around and walked away and I think that um this will be a classic example of how not to do damage control after a bad debate performance with that said I think there’s a lot of Democrats who were willing to kind of give the benefit of the doubt but the more time goes on the more um there’s emails back and forth among former members there are letters back and forth among sitting members everybody is talking about this and talking about what the solution could be but uh you know uh that that could have been avoided I think by some better um control and dialogue right after the debate so how concerned are you do you think the President should step aside from the campaign you know what I think is that I think that a decision needs to be made one way or the other I think that obviously it should be considered as as a potential but Joe Biden is the one who’s going to make this decision and then we need to get on with running a campaign that will in fact uh elect Joe Biden over Donald Trump the the bad thing about all of this is it has taken any attention away from the misrepresentations the mischaracterizations and and the outright kind of jaw-dropping um performance of Donald Trump I mean he said that after the war he actually talked to Putin I’d love to know what did he talk to him about you know did they divide up Ukraine right there on the phone if he gets elected and so I think it has shifted the focus away from Donald Trump which is not a winning strategy for the Democratic party all right former Democratic senator Heidi hi Camp Heidi thank you and GMA anchor George Stephanopoulos will be sitting down with President Biden on Friday for his first television interview since that debate it will Air across ABC news programs and platforms with an extended interview Sunday on this week meanwhile the judge and former president Trump’s New York criminal hush money trial is delaying his sentencing judge Juan Maran is considered considering a defense request to toss out the conviction after the Supreme Court granted Trump immunity from prosecution for official acts sentencing was set for next week but the judge says he’ll decide by early September just weeks before the election ABC News senior investigative correspondent Erin kerki has the latest Donald Trump was supposed to be sentenced next week after he was convicted here in New York of falsifying business records the judge has now postponed that until September 18th so he can consider whether the Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity has any bearing on the case the Supreme Court granted Trump immunity from prosecution for official acts covering up hush Money Paid to adult film actress Stormy Daniels hardly sounds official but Trump’s lawyer said the verdict should be thrown out arguing the Supreme Court’s opinion means some evidence should never have been put before the jury they said that includes the testimony of former White House communications director hope Hicks and several of Trump’s tweets after the Supreme Court limited the kinds of evidence that can be used at a trial of a president prosecutors said although we believe defendants arguments to be without Merit we do not oppose his request to delay sentencing this is all new Diane judge Juan Maran is the first to Grapple with this sweeping opinion and he said he would decide by early September Diane senior investigative correspondent Aon kerki thank you meanwhile hurricane Barrel is taking aim at Jamaica right now the Island’s prime minister is preemptively declaring the island a disaster area as they brace for the category 4 storm barl already tore through parts of the Caribbean creating massive waves on the coast of the Dominican Republic and neighborhoods on the island of caraca are completely flattened with nearly every home and Business torn apart authorities there say at least six people are dead from the storm our faith Abu is there hi Faith well Diane this is a historic storm and everyone here is on a heightened state of alert uh but to give you some perspective we’re in the northern part of the country so we’re still a few hours away from the hurricane actually passing by here or making landfall anywhere close to here but already we’re seeing conditions uh deteriorate the winds are picking up you can see here uh the uh waves are getting choppier and choppier people are still going about their day because the rains haven’t come in just yet in fact just on this beach we found an American family uh just enjoying the beach before the storm comes in uh we have Rosal Lee we have Louis Valentina and Diego with us guys you guys arrived here from Las Vegas yesterday why did you decide to come even though there was a hurricane on the way well actually good afternoon or good morning I’m not sure what time he said so we’re from Las Vegas it’s pretty hot so we we’re just from Puerto Rico so we wanted to go to the beach and enjoy we knew about the storm approximately on Sunday we’re ready pay for everything we tried to call to cancel but they say that we are not able to so right now we just came to the beach to enjoy at least and have good memories given that apparently we’re not going to be able to do any anything from today on hopefully on Friday maybe tomorrow but for now we need to stay inside so 5 minutes to get some good memories given that the hurricane messed up everything yeah I I know the winds are picking up right now you see the waves are getting choppier are you starting to get concerned well actually at the moment that you came we were just planning to go back so we’ve been here just for 5 minutes as we can see we cannot go to the beach we don’t even have bathing suit so just for memories yeah I heard you try to go to the grocery store actually to grab some supplies what happened well they didn’t have too many uh supplies there so we grab whatever we can uh some soda some sausage cans some bread some eggs chips just to survive and some chips to survive at least for a little bit and to see what’s to see what happened yeah well I hope you guys stay safe go ahead and get back inside before conditions continue to deteriorate here uh and guys that is the story here people are going about their day uh because the rains haven’t come in yet but but you know we can feel that things are changing slowly as for how long until we see the storm it’s still anybody’s guess but we’re told that Barrel is on its way towards us right now it sure is Faith abou in monteo Bay Jamaica thank you and ABC’s meteorologist our theodors following the track and timing of hurricane Barrel what are you seeing now Samara so we anticipate this to continue to ramp up as she as Faith mentioned there we’re seeing conditions begin to deteriorate well the island of Jamaica is in proximity enough to bearware parts of the island is especially that southern portion there is experiencing tropical storm conditions and this will only continue to worsen in the coming hours category Four Guys the highest we can go is a CAT 5 so this is a major hurricane Jamaica hasn’t seen the likes of a major hurricane like this during the month of July ever on record so uh you know one for the record books there I’ve been naming off a few towns that I have high concern for that includes Portmore which is a highly populated area on the island uh and then some of the smaller beach towns Peak Bay near Little Goat Island uh so we we are watching closely at the storm surge which could reach 9 ft flooding conditions this uh could be we could be looking at some really devastating images in the coming days hopefully not though but that storm is going to take am at Jamaica and then make its way to places like Tulum uh and Cancun this is an area that we also know is Big tourist area we got a lot of folks traveling to the Yucatan Peninsula the stering mechanism here area of high pressure that’s bringing heat to the South kind of squeezing Barrel there over the Yucatan and out into the Gulf now as we head through the coming days we will see that Cayman Islands uh is going to be just to the north of where hurricane Barrel is passing by the latest update in the last hour Cancun and Tulum have now upgraded from a hurricane watch to a hurricane warning that is because this storm could still hold significant strength by the time it approaches these cities potentially a category 2 hurricane as it approaches the Yucatan and then crosses over May gain a little bit of strength there potentially still a tropical storm maybe a cat one nonetheless we anticipate it to end up somewhere near Mexico or the southern tip of Texas with that in mind as we head into this holiday weekend listen closely you’re headed to Corpus Christie Galveston New Orleans Gulf Shores I know we’ got a lot of beaches down there please be mindful life-threatening rip currents are certainly possible storm surge as well as flooding condition with whatever is left of barrel so Barrel has been one for the record books Diane we really haven’t seen the likes of a storm like this this has been so unprecedented uh and we’re just at the beginning of the hurricane season here so we’re going to keep monitoring this next it’s taking aim on Jamaica and then headed for the yukatan all right ABC News meteorologist tomorrow Theodor thank you and we’ll be following hurricane barrels track throughout the day right here on ABC News live coming up a potential power shift in the UK how a critical vote could reach shaped politics across the pond also ahead the 4th of July travel Crush airports are bracing 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here in the UK that is due to be held tomorrow and that looks set to put a dramatic end to the 14year rule of the conservative party polls predict a potentially historic Landslide for the center-left labor party and a Wipeout for the conservatives with Labor’s leader Kia starma set to replace Rishi sunak as prime minister an important shift to the left fueled by anger at the conservatives over crumbling public services and years of political chaos since brexit so badly are the Tories currently polling that a prominent former conservative Minister today went as far as to write it’s over and lastly one of the biggest video gaming contests begins today in Saudi Arabia 1500 elite players are taking part in the annual Esports World Cup which is a total prize pool worth a staggering $60 million with the top price worth $7 million Diane Patrick revil in London for us thank you coming up holiday shopping game plan where to find the biggest July 4th deals right now and what experts say you 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overseas at least 10 passengers were transported to the hospital many tossed about the cabin someone said it was like being in the inside of a washing machine and it really was surgeon Cecilia laguzzi was on board saying the plane felt like it was freef falling for six or S seconds the turbulence so strong it threw her 2-year-old up into the ceiling above the luggage compartment and we were trying to find him on the floor and started um screaming his name until someone told me are you looking for a baby and I said yes and he said well it’s up there and he pointed up it was an image I will never forget he was crying he was very scared and we were all very scared as well but the moment I took him in my arms he C down lagui says multiple people were thrown above the luggage this video showing a man being pulled down though it’s not clear how he ended up there she says her son is thankfully okay her four-year-old daughter is bruised and cut but all right blood seen on some of the seats in the aftermath the flight from Madrid to Uruguay making an emergency landing in Brazil it seems that we’re seeing more of these incidents where people are injured in turbulence but two things to remember one is the airplane is very very strong the second is nobody that’s wearing a seat Bel gets hurt it’s only the people who are not belted in that get hurt and Diane now as we head into the holiday weekend tomorrow the 4th of July will actually be the lightest day at airport but then it picks right back up especially on Sunday the TSA says that it’s possible they might scream 3 million people or more at airports across the country it’d be the first time in the agency’s history that they’ve ever hit that number and we’re also hearing from the FAA that they are in contact with the military but the possibility of opening up some restricted airspace to try to keep all these airplanes moving Diane Trevor alt at New York airport thank you and prepare to be patient if you are planning to drive to your fourth of July destination today it is expected to be the busiest day on the roads this holiday week ABC Stephanie Ramos is at the George Washington Bridge the busiest bridge in the world by the way with what you can expect hi Stephanie hey there Diane this Fourth of July get ready for a record-breaking Rush on the roads triaa predicts a staggering 60.6 million people will hit the roads surpassing both last year and 2019 numbers with gas prices lower than last year’s average $353 and expected to drop further more families are opting for road trips now drivers in large Metro areas can expect the worst traffic delays today as they leave town AAA suggests doing so before noon the worst times to travel today are between 2: and 7:00 p.m. if you’re planning a road trip just brace yourself travel times could be up to 67% longer than usual stay formed with 511 Services local news and traffic apps for Real Time updates on road conditions but most importantly drive safe and enjoy your 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this summer we’re seeing sales launched by retailers that are competing with Amazon like Walmart and targets there are just a lot of players in the space making a lot of noise and that ultimately benefits the consumer sometimes Prime day can result in price Wars between retailers that result in prices dropping a little bit further than they would otherwise my basic advice if you need it and it’s on sale grab it a 30% discount is a good threshold to aim for uh otherwise many people myself included see the sales a little later this summer offering more for the consumer Diane Becky whle sounds great thank you and thank you for streaming with us I’m Diane maso ABC News live is here for you any time 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 here’s to good mornings in America Can You Feel The Love oh yeah mornings that Inspire filled with hope kindness 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blamed the cold insisting it was just one bad night now Mor key Democrats are voicing concerns as the president plans to meet with Democratic Governors tonight a newly approved drug is bringing hope to some Americans living with Alzheimer’s canula is just the second drug available now to us patients to help improve symptoms in early stages of the disease Eli Lily says the drug helped modestly slow memory Decline and reduce the progression of Alzheimer’s in a late stage clinical trial but doctor war and it’s not a cure and there are risks like potential brain bleeding the number of Alzheimer’s patients in the US is expected to double over the next three decades and AO in Chile is celebrating the birth of a southern white rhino Silvio took his first steps in public at just 2 weeks old only eight other southern white rhinos have been born on Earth in the last year species is in danger of extinction and the FBI and Department of Homeland Security are issuing a warning about large for of July celebrations according to intelligence bulletins obtained by ABC News the federal agencies say the biggest threats come from both loan offenders and small groups senior investigative correspondent Erin kerski joins me now for more on this so Erin what exactly do these bulletins say and how are officials preparing well they do say that lone offenders and and these individual groups that are wanting to make a point pose the biggest threat to large-scale fireworks celebrations in places like New York and San Francisco in Las Vegas and and and there’s been a heightened threat environment in the country ever since October 7th and the attack in in uh Israel and that’s continued to to fuel people with an agenda uh and and it’s not the only thing that’s fueling people with an agenda there are other agendas the political environment of the country certainly doesn’t help so police are being told by the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security to be on watch for these types of things which are notoriously difficult to guard against and they say these big celebrations are in their words attractive targets what exactly did that mean and they’re still pointing out some differences though between them tell me more it means different things in some cases like in San Francisco where where petty crime has been quite a problem you put 250,000 people on the warf and and you know there are targets of opportunity there for for for thieves and also for something involving mass casualty but that that’s one specific difference and in New York another difference is it’s got a spy problem it’s the home of the United Nations it’s a global Capital uh and so uh police in New York say this is an opportunity for foreign governments to get a look at how police guard big events and and that itself May pose some kind of a threat so there are a lot of different things that that police are being told they need to watch for so if you are planning to go to one of these celebrations what can you expect to see and how do people ensure that they’re doing what they can to be safe look the the the message from the police departments say always go about your business but you know keep your head on a swivel a little bit and and if you see something untour mention it there will be plenty of police officers in all of these locations especially uh along the water in New York City to watch the fireworks go off police will have boats in the water where the barges are launching these fireworks they’ll be monitoring the crowd using uh drones and helicopters and and it’s just a lot of Manpower that goes into keeping these crowds safe all right our senior investigative correspondent Eric kki thanks s thanks and several beaches across the country are closed ahead of the July 4th holiday because of contaminated water the warm water is turning up dangerous bacteria Morgan orwood is at Brighton Beach in New York which is still open the Waterfront is closed due to high bacteria we recommend you do not swim as it may be unsafe a health alert threatening to up in Holiday Beach plans for many Americans several States forced to close down stretches of their Shores due to high level of bacteria in the water the water quality hasn’t been good for a while from New York to Massachusetts and even California among the states over the past week urging people to stay out of the water in Massachusetts more than 40 beaches now closed I’ll probably Google do this beach have high bacteria before we go anywhere else in California at least three areas along San Diego Bay closed off to swimmers for many beaches on the East Coast It’s a combination of heavy rain and storm run off contaminating water with germs so we look for two particular types of bacteria that we think are marker bacteria they tell us if there are other bacteria that are present and those bacteria are eoli and anoxi now they’re sort of common bacteria that we see in runoff and in Wastewater and if that harmful bacteria gets into an open wound it could cause an infection anyone’s at risk of getting sick if you swallow water if you touch the water and then you don’t wash your hands before you eat or drink some food or or if you have an open cut or wound so if you’re headed to the beach over the holiday week the CDC recommends staying out of the water if you notice the water looks cloudier than usual discolored or smells bad it’s especially important to heed the Post-it signs even if the beach that you’re headed to this holiday week isn’t necessarily closed experts say it’s important to shower off after swimming also be sure to check the status of the beach before arriving Diane Morgan Norwood at Brighton Beach thank you and the family of a Chicago woman who vanished in the Bahamas is now calling on the US government to get involved Taylor Casey’s mother says her visit to the island was quote deeply unsettling and she claims there are lapses in the local investigation ABC Ario rashev has more A desperate mother’s plea for help from the US government nearly two weeks after her daughter mysteriously vanished from a yoga retreat in the Bahamas nobody was acting like this was their child that’s missing Taylor Casey’s loved ones who just returned from the island calling on the FBI and US state department to intervene saying they are not satisfied with answers from local authorities and ashram leaders so far they didn’t have any leads or any conclusions about what might have happened and there were some real gaps in the information if Americans are not safe abroad um and our government is not doing anything about it that’s a problem it is vitally important to work these cases the minute you know about a person being missing Taylor’s mother describing her visit to to collect her belongings from The Retreat as deeply unsettling and said it seemed like the leadership there were struggling to keep a linear and cohesive narrative regarding Taylor’s disappearance the one that informed me my child was missing I thought she would have really you know came in to meet me to see me but she didn’t she was on the premises teaching a Class A Class is a class more important than my child missing the 41-year-old was last seen in Nassau on June 20th at the sananda ashram yoga retreat which can be seen in these videos posted by The Retreat online the asham saying when Taylor didn’t show up for her yoga classes they alerted authorities immediately and have been trying to assist the family ever since telling ABC News we met with them along with the police and the representatives of the US Embassy on two occasions adding at the end of the afternoon Taylor’s mother and Friends thanked us profusely for our help Bohemian police saying they’re using all resources at their disposal telling ABC News it is a matter of priority your family loves you we miss you we need your home and we’re doing everything we can you just feel for that family and last week police recovered Taylor’s phone in the ocean near The Retreat and say they’re trying to access any information from it they’re also in possession of her journal the US state department says when a US citizen is missing they work closely with local authorities and share information with families however they can and the asham Tells ABC news they are distraught over Taylor’s disappearance saying our hearts go out to her family and friends Diane all right Ariel rashev thank you and we are going behind the scenes with the real Beverly Hills cops with the popular movie franchise returning ABC News got an exclusive look at how the city’s real police are using technology to crack down on crime ABC’s Kaa Whitworth has the latest it’s another beautiful day here in Beverly Hills what brings you back to night 210 Eddie Murphy is back returning to Beverly Hills as fast talking cop Axel Foley for the first time in 30 years in the new movie Beverly Hills Cop Axel F I didn’t realize that you couldn’t really buy helic otherwise I would have came up with a different idea I told you it was a bad idea you know this is very embarrassing you know part of me’ rather get locked up and get put in this little fishal pric looking squad car with Smash and grabs and crime tourism hitting cities across the country we got an exclusive inside look at how the actual Beverly Hills Police Department is going high-tech to combat crime all criminals if you come to Beverly Hills we will catch you the department using drones equipped with thermal imaging and thousands of cameras to monitor the 5 square m city what you’re looking at here which is comprised of around 2,500 live cameras and uh a drone feed as a first responder and also a live 911 system in addition to our License Plate Reader camera those license plate readers scanning every car as it drives into the city limits and last year helped them apprehend a suspected serial killer he came into Beverly Hills was immediately picked up by our automated License Plate Reader a drone was overhead within 35 seconds identified the vehicle brought officers in and uh safely apprehended him move and seen here in this recently obtained police video Beverly Hills PD surround two criminal suspects from Nevada as they leave a nearby grocery restore this uh particular drone has a 200 times zoom lens so we can read a uh license plate from about a quarter mile out but this technology comes with a price tag is this technology somewhat Out Of Reach for other smaller departments that don’t have the kind of budget that you have no I don’t think so the technology is a multiplication effect and a lot of departments can’t hire enough police officers so they can take some of that funds and use the technology especially in high crime other law enforcement agencies looking to this department as a testing ground we’ve had over 200 agencies visit this Center Federal state local military to come see what we’re doing and that’s why I think we’re setting the trend in the future of policing in order to keep this famous zip code safe Beverly Hills PD has a drone in the sky it’s called Hawkeye and it’s in the air 7 days a week 12 hours a day taking almost 400 flights every single month and we get a firsthand look at some of the technology outfitting their police cars in order to avoid ground Pursuits that can be a danger to the community bhpd turns to Star Chase firing a GPS device onto a suspect’s vehicle nailed it stuck right on the back and they can track it for hundreds of miles and though their movie counterparts may be far from reality actel you stay safe yeah okay these officers aren’t too bothered by their Infamous Beverly Hills Cop portrayal it’s always fun to uh you know take a take a little bit of a lighter approach to law enforcement it’s a pretty heavy job ABC News live anchor Kana Whitworth thank you and coming up here on ABC News live a new legal Showdown over working remotely why thousands of employees in Philadelphia are filing suit against the city’s mayor and could acupuncture be the best relief for lower back pain Dr Sutton breaks down the new study the other benefits and what to know before you start [Music] 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 apprciate 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 World News Tonight with David mure is America’s most watched newscast All Aboard hey sh that’s really cool sharkfest is back on National Geographic look at this Jo shark coming in that is exactly what we 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new mandates that could soon force them to return to the office the latest to fight back 6,000 city employees in Philadelphia their union now suing the mayor who wants them back in person full-time July 15th the lawsuit claims the Mandate violates their contract and will make post-pandemic Staffing shortages even worse having that type of work flexibility allows folks to be able to be successful at work and be successful at home the mayor is trying to entice the workers with more generous parental leave and other benefits insisting that in-person workers will create a more visible and accessible government but when it comes to today’s Workforce new research shows employers looking to fill all those cubicles again have a challenging argument to make I just don’t think that forcing people back into the office has worked the studies show that it doesn’t improve collaboration or creativity Andrew dibert thank you and a court hearing is planned next week on that lawsuit in Philadelphia meanwhile a new studies suggest acupuncture could help alleviate a certain kind of lower back pain the report showed 43% Improvement of pain for patients with spinal stenosis ABC’s medical correspondent Dr Darian Sutton is here with more on that Dr suton break this down for us what are some of the big takeaways from this study so I think the big takeaway it’s it’s an additional option for patients suffering from Diane one of the most common presentations to the emergency room lower back pain the specific cause is called spinal stenosis now if you look at the numbers of those over the age of 65 this is the number one reason they’re getting surgery so finding benefits in acupuncture is huge in this study they found that patients who underwent a six- we treatment program had more than a 40% reduction in pain and that treatment or that pain res reduction lasted for almost six months and so that just shows you that again this is one of those other options that I can afford to patients especially if their only other option are things like surgery or medication and this study looked specifically at this kind of back pain but what are some of the other benefits of acupuncture so there’s a lot of studies on the benefits of acupuncture many of them are mixed but there are some studies that have confirmed benefits for example those suffering from migraines even for example those suffering from severe allergies and in other studies they found that acupuncture can help with symptoms of menopause and even studies that showing that acupuncture can be helpful for symptoms or problems associated with infertility I was interested to see my fertility doctor actually suggested going to acupuncture often you think of those worlds as separate but in this particular Clinic they were working very much together I think it’s a lowrisk procedure if you know what you’re looking for specifically if you’re going to go get it you want to make sure that that person has a license in your state if your state is affording those licenses you want to make sure that the tools that they’re using are sterile and single use but again I offer it to patients because overall the risk is relatively low and I think the benefit can be huge and what about people who are freaked out by needles and just looking at the video and saying uhuh that’s not for me you know I am freaked out by needles myself a lot of people are surprised by that because I’m usually the one holding the needle but I will say I mean how did you choose this profession it is easier when it’s not me as the patient but I do think that I want to make sure that the procedure usually lasts 15 to 20 minutes those needles many of us have seen them they’re very very small and I know that we associate it with those large Bo needles that we often see in the hospital these are very different and often the the process is painless it and I can I can vouch for that it really is a completely different experience than when you get a shot at the doctor’s office absolutely Dr Daran Sutton thank you of course and coming up here on ABC News live try before you buy we are checking out the top tinted sunscreens for your skin tone plus the secret to putting sunscreen on your kids and beach packing hacks how to ensure you remember everything you need and can carry it with ease we’re tackling that in this special edition of M [Music] methods 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 t 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 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 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 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 Poli 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 pole The Buzz Hill 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 power impact by Nightline secrets of the 2 by Two church there’s nothing pretty about here in this now streaming on Hulu let’s go we are heading into the unknown oh my gosh we just saw what no one has seen before it doesn’t get any more Cutting Edge than this reporting in St Petersburg Florida in the aftermath of hurricane Adelia I’m mwin whever the story is we’ll take you there you’re streaming ABC News live welcome back to ABC News live first it is sunscreen season but with so many choices it can be hard to pick the right one and the right tint for you so our Becky Worley is helping us try before we buy showing us some of the best options for all of us take a look summer means sunscreen and we have questions first what number SPF to wear dermatologists recommend that you use an SPF of at least 30 because an SPF Authority will provide about 97% protection against UV rays but now what about the type of sunscreen chemical or mineral chemical sunscreens break down the UV light after being absorbed into the skin and bloodstream but with the rise of the clean Beauty movement many people are opting for mineral sunscreens which provide a physical barrier on on top of the Skin So mineral sunscreens include metal oxides titanium dioxide and zinc oxide they allow UV radiation to bounce off the skin but there’s one problem with titanium and zinc oxide sunscreens they get it all rubbed in good news though we’re able to make it sheer we have these tinted mineral sunscreens on the market they’ve added pigment to help be able to blend that sunscreen into the Skin So GMA enlisting the help of two Sun lovers Nicole fro a pediatric nurse in Connecticut and Carla Griffin a student and entrepreneur in Atlanta Georgia they try three tinted or sheer SPF 30 options first Neutrogena pure screen plus that offers four Shades cave hydrating mineral Shear sunscreen that they say Blends seamlessly with all skin tones and drunk elephant Umbra mineral cream that comes in Three Shades I know how important it is to have protection I usually include um some sort of SPF in all of my moisturizers first the cavey Nicole said it gave her a Natural Glow I got a lot of compliments that my face was glowing but says it was thick it’s still pretty heavy on my face Carla says the shade wasn’t so sheer on her skin at first I do see a slight Hue but after a few hours it Blended in my skin looks great then the Neutrogena products Nicole using the shade medium it truly is so lightweight on your face you don’t feel like there’s anything you feel like your skin skin is breathing and says it was her favorite it mixed well with um my the foundation I use Carla using the shade medium deep do you see that wow admiring the way it Blended in with her skin tone this little glow that it gives I’m obsessed with and finally the drunk elephant both using the shade tint Nicole felt it went on smoothly it looks like it’s natural and the shade Blended well so it really doesn’t feel like anything’s on my face Carla loving the moisture I feel protect and sunblock and says it’s her Top Choice this product is a 10 out of 10 now one other thought about mineral sunscreen options in my opinion putting any lotion on a kid is like trying to catch an octopus with your bare hands so you may normally opt for the chemical sunscreen sprays but if you want to use mineral check out this little Gadget it’s called The Solar buddy sunscreen applicator it’s genius you fill up the top with your mineral sunscreen and then it has a like a ball applicator and a sponge here so you run that over the kid’s skin and it’s very easy to put it on and have it applied really evenly Diane Becky whle great tips thanks for that and now it’s time for M methods where I show you some of my favorite hacks to make life a little easier today I’ve got some tips that will help you enjoy the beach before you even get there between the Sun the ocean the breeze the sand it’s easy to understand why so many people love the beach but while I always Envision my beach trips to be full of fun and relaxation they often end up with me carrying way too much stuff missing Essentials I need and sand everywhere if this sounds familiar here are a few hacks you can start before you even hit the beach forgetting things on a trip is never fun but the stakes are especially high on the beach where one bottle of Forgotten sunscreen can completely ruin the trip so now I pack in a labeled shoe organizer each pocket has a label with exactly what I need which makes it almost impossible to forget anything once you get to the beach everything’s organized and easy to access plus wet Sandy items don’t get everything else wet or Sandy just fold it into your beach bag and I like to Belt mine to make it easier to carry speaking of beach bags try a mesh one this helps sand stay on the beach and out of your car and keeps the bag from getting musty from wet items I also keep my beach bag packed all the time so all I have to do is repack a few missing items and I’m ready to go and one of those items is my collapsible cooler it’s so lightweight and fits right in the beach bag when not in use also see this little packing list this is for larger items that don’t fit in the shoe organizer just take an old hotel key or any other hard card wrap it in paper paper put your list right on there and then seal it with tape now you have a reusable checklist to make sure you don’t forget things like your sand toys your blanket or your Co I have another trick to Lug all this stuff can you say chair cart this chair is perfect for relaxing in but in seconds it transforms into a cart so you can easily wheel everything on and off the beach or you can also use a sled as in a plastic winter sled this one lives in my car all summer and it’s even great for lugging tired children no more forgotten items no more wet Sandy mess and no more breaking my back trying to carry everything well almost [Music] everything and we are not done yet that was packing for the beach but we can also make being on the beach easier stay tuned for more on that in our next M Meo methods and don’t forget to hit me up on Instagram at dianr to let me know what problem you want hacked thanks for streaming with us I’m Diane Meo ABC News live is here for you anytime with the latest news context and Analysis we’ll be right [Music] back whenever news breaks we are here in Israel a nation at war in Rolling for this tornado tore through this town from Le 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 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 what’s good to watch read where can I get a great deal on what I’m 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podcasts reporting 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 [Music] live hi everyone I’m Terry Mor and right now on ABC News live the island of Jamaica is bracing for Hurricane Barrel a category 4 storm set to make landfall on the southern coast of that Island at any moment now Jamaica’s prime minister has already declared the entire Island a disaster area after the Monstrous storm churns through the Caribbean as a category 5 hurricane people in Jamaica are on high alert now with a nationwide curfew in effect until at least 6 p.m. this evening and all airports will be closed until after this monster storm passes residents are boarding up their windows with 9 ft of storm surch 9 ft expected there the massive storm has already devastated several islands including St Vincent and the Grenadine is claiming the lives of at least six people parts of Barbados have also been destroyed with multiple homes and businesses completely torn apart here’s one eyewitness who told us how he rode out the storm from the Caribbean all around me there were houses in the village um their roofs are flying past you could see it passing um it was it was it was just a a terrifying experience is a major weather disaster and we have team coverage on the ground tracking it all our faith abou is in Mont Montego Bay Jamaica she’s joined by abon’s meteorologist somara Theodore so Faith first on the ground what’s it like there as Barrel prepares to make landfall well ter it’s getting quieter and quieter on the roads and around town and that’s an indication of how strong the winds are coming in people are starting to realize that this storm is getting closer and closer the biggest indication we have of course is the wind but you can see the waves here getting choppier and choppier there’s no one on the beach right now other than us the media uh trying to report this out there are people who are filling up gas last minute just trying to make sure they’re prepared in case this becomes a multi-day event once the storm passes whatever damage is Left Behind they want to be sure that they are prepared we drove by the airport just a bit ago and uh there are no planes at the gates right now because the airport has been closed now since last night the airport here in Montego Bay the airport in no Rios and Kinston have all been closed authorities were saying that they want to keep that place closed they want to keep the airports closed and reassess the conditions after the storm has passed through to make sure everything is safe before flights can uh of course start flying out uh essentially tourists vacationers are stuck here on this island they can’t get out right now if they haven’t already gotten out uh at our hotel where we are staying in fact our phographer went in about an hour ago and they had already lost power we’re not even anywhere close to Hurricane Force wins and they’ve already lost power there’s chaos in in the lobby right now apparently there are a few people who are stuck in an elevator so this is getting very real the storm is getting closer and closer and we’re watching as the conditions deteriorate Terry absolutely thank you faith and let’s turn now to Samara Theodore on the latest on this storm’s track and timing just how destructive it’s been as it approaches where faith is yeah this is a pretty unprecedented storm it’s one for the history books that’s for sure the record books should I say category 4 hurricane right now Barrel as it barrels down on Jamaica 145 mph winds gust as high as 175 Jamaica this point should be well underway of the tropical storm force winds that’s what we should be feeling in the portions of the South or at least having tropical storm conditions now it’s going to be impacting cities like Portmore uh old Harbor out towards uh Peak Bay so a lot of those areas could be dealing with significant storm surge up to 9 ft of storm surge on top of the rain coming down and of course the hurricane force winds not helping the situation so that’s through this evening into tonight then what happens is we have this area of high pressure over the South bringing lots of heat to the South but it’s also helping the stair Barrel look where it’s going next Tulum Cancun hot destination in the summertime for a lot of folks who are going to be traveling and you know what they’ve upgraded them in the last couple hours from a hurricane waston now Hurricane Warning it could be a cat too by the time it makes landfall in the Yucatan Peninsula before hitting open sea in the Gulf again rest strengthening just a bit to make maybe a cat one and then headed for Mexico and the southern coast of Texas uh and that is as we head into the holiday weekend Terry so we could be looking at some major life-threatening rip currents along the Texas Coastline I mean you look at those Satellite photographs just it’s just a monster storm it really is so Faith uh back in Jamaica how are emergency officials there preparing to respond as Barrel makes landfall there and obviously in the hours after it passes over I mean we’ve been here for about 24 hours now and we’ve seen repeated warnings to the public telling them to remain calm but take this very seriously uh the Prime Minister said this afternoon uh on on Twitter on social media that you know they’re prepared to deploy the police force and uh the the equivalent of the National Guard uh if they have to in order to keep the peace and also to help people if they need help after the storm has passed through of course they’re encouraging people to stay off the road stay out of the neighborhood get inside get somewhere safe uh that curfew is in place till at least 6 o’ this evening they’ll continue evaluating the conditions but also they say they’ve taken inventory of their resources the post- disaster um resources that they need and they think that they’re fully prepared at this point that if there is something to happen uh if it was a direct impact and people need help shelters are open they have resources to help them we know health clinics the smaller ones are all closed right now gas stations are closing and so they’re really prepared to hunker down for several days in fact they the Prime Minister just last night declared a state of disaster for the entire Island for the next seven days so that just really tells you how diary they believe that the barrel impact could be Terry absolutely what they’re expecting there thank you Faith Samar so Barrel is considered record-breaking we’ve been talking about this for a couple of days for Jamaica for the whole part of the world this time of year what what record is it breaking well Terry so you know this is the first time that Jamaica is going to see a major hurricane during the month of July and not just any major once we get to three that’s when we’re considering a major hurricane this is potentially coming in at cap 4 status it’s been well over decade since they’ve seen the likes of a storm like this Barrel came out the gates when it was uh hitting the Atlantic or growing in the Atlantic really strengthening undergoing rapid intensification and I just want to point out why that is what we’re seeing in this part of the Atlantic is well above Al sea surface temperatures we normally see temperatures like this closer to the peak of hurricane season when you get to the end of August beginning of September so we’re seeing that earlier not only that but we’re entering now what’s called a linia phase as opposed to the El Nino we saw last year and what that means is imagine you’re building a sand castle right and I hit it with a blow dryer and so every time you try and build it up now the air is blowing the sand away well in a linia phase it puts the blow dryer down it steps back and it says hurricane go ahead do your thing build up as high as you can go so we don’t have that upper level wind really ripping it apart as a result the environment is just perfect and conducive for The Perfect Storm unfortunately so they are really in for it and at this point what they really need to be doing is hunkering down and bracing for impact Terry all which they are doing soar Theodore thank you and Faith abou on the ground for us there in Jamaica thank you for being there stay safe thank you well our next guests are currently hunkered down in Montego Bay Jamaica Brett Savage Simon and her two kids are stuck on the island after going on a family vacation to celebrate summer break and a college graduation can’t beat that and the trip started with six days of sunshine but now this New Jersey family is trying to ride out the storm so joining us now Brett Savage Simon and her children Richard Simon and mon Simon hey guys thank you uh for being there tell us Brett what’s going on where you are and how how’s your family dealing with it well the family is doing fine the we can see the storm is starting to get much stronger and the the waves are much bigger the wind is blowing these trees and we saw one tree it looked like it was going to fall and um we are just trying to take it all in and be calm and be prepared for when we have to be and are are your windows boarded up behind there is that what I’m looking at no no we we’re my patio is facing the water this is just behind yeah yeah yeah that’s just no they they haven’t boarded anything up they haven’t boarded anything up that’s yeah all right well Jamaica is so beautiful and such a such a great thing to do to you know congratulations to uh your kids for the end of another school year and onward and upward but did you have a sense that this storm would impact your trip barrels making history now as the first major hurricane to make landfall in Jamaica during the month of July so I guess not right yeah you want to take that yeah honestly we had we had no plans for a hurricane to come during this trip at all I mean we get here the Sun’s shining water the water’s clear and everything and honestly when this hurricane was said to be coming it really just took a turn for our whole trip and now now we just like to get home just like to get home exactly yeah and so thank you for that when were you originally set to go home so sometimes depending on how you know how you secure yourselves and and what happens with it you’re kind of extending a vacation but how how soon when were you supposed to go back how soon do you think it’ll be before you’re actually home yeah so we were supposed to head out actually right about now um but our flight got canc whole show with these guys they’re great but our flight got because the airport is just completely closed down we Tred to get some flights out late last night um but unfortunately we’re we were unsuccessful but hopefully we’re hoping that we can get on our flight that scheduled to leave tomorrow but I don’t know based off of that weather report it doesn’t seem like that might not be the case but fingers crossed absolutely well like you you heard my hot mic uh moment there and um and I mean it you know good luck to you uh bless you congratulations hope it all turns out well and I’m glad you’re there Jamaica as I say such a great place and I hope you get home safe and sound soon Brett Richard and Monae thank you very much thank [Music] you well Slowly by slowly it looks like there is a potentially seismic shift happening in the race for the White House at the White House the New York Times reports that President Biden has told an ally he may not be able to save his candidacy after that Rocky catastrophic performance in the first debate the White House denied that report but now sources tell ABC news that Biden has privately acknowledged that the next few days are critical to determining whether he can stay in the presidential race or must SE step aside I’m joined Now by senior White House correspondent Selena Wang along with Jo o Bren here in the studio with me so Selena what do we know right now about what President Biden is telling people what he’s thinking yeah well sources are telling us that the president understands what it’s going to take for him to stay in this race that these next days are going to be critical to determine the future of his reelection campaign I’m told by one source that the president does not have his head in the sand he understands how challenging this moment is and that he needs to change this perception but we’re still hearing that the president remains optimistic that he is the best chance to defeat Donald Trump and that he believes he still has what it takes but really the messaging that we’re hearing from these sources is that the president understands the stakes the moment right now and from the white house right now they are in full on damage control mode they’re trying to get the president out there more doing an interview including with ABC he’s got campaign rallies coming up including in Battleground states of Wisconsin and Pennsylvania I’m also told that he’s doing several radio interviews today so they’re trying to push him out there to show that Thursday was just a fluke and that this is isn’t some more systemic condition whether or not that can convince the public and Democratic leaders donors allies around him is another question absolutely thank you for that so Jay president I understand has been slow to reach out to Congressional leaders you’re up there all the time for us take the Pulse of the democratic party in Congress and in Washington right well we now know that he spoke with Chuck Schumer the top Democrat in the Senate today he spoke with Jim klyburn Democrat of South Carolina a staunch political Ally of his days after that debate performance but he did speak to them today I can tell you I’ve been on the phone as everybody here in this building has with Democratic sources every single day since that debate and and the takeaway from my conversations last night into today were that there are Democrats who are privately very concerned about his longevity as a candidate about his viability as a candidate but they are not going to take the step that only one has so far and call on him to step aside Lloyd dogget is that one from Texas they are instead as Selena just somewhat indicated in that reporting from the president too to see how this week plays out we know there’s going to be more polling this week the White House has already acknowledged it’s not going to look good for them we obviously know he’s got that interview with George on Friday it cannot be overstated how important that interview for is for him not just with the voters who are the ultimate deciders here but with his fellow Democrats who are going to parse every single word he says and if he doesn’t perform to the expectations of some that weekend could be very brutal in terms of push back from within his own party for Joe Biden that’s what I’ve heard that that interview that Jay’s talking about will be going under taking place excuse me on Friday Selena you’ve also been speaking to Congressional sources and tell us about what the White House is looking how the White House is looking at the interview with George yeah well look as Jay said the stakes here could not be higher and when it comes to my conversations with these Congressional leaders it very much reflects this panic and anxiety and as Jay said this is a wait and see mode they want to wait for this vacation to wrap up a lot of these Congressional members are back home in their districts they’re talking to their constituents about their anxieties and concerns and they also want to wait and see how this polling rolls in if that polling continues to get worse and worse in the coming days well you’re going to see a real bigger shift and fact I’m told by a source that there are some 25 members of Congress Democrats who are considering together a statement to publicly ask President Biden to step aside they would be joining one of their colleagues the first Democratic elected leader to do that just yesterday so this is all a huge shift in tone just of the last 2448 hours and the next 72 hours the next week are really going to determine the shape of the narrative here within the Democratic party and if there’s going to be a much bigger push to get the president to step aside yeah the dam feels like it’s breaking and once it starts Jay quickly it’s very hard to get your finger in there in all the holes as as the water starts coming through absolutely the position Democrats have right now is that they don’t want to pressure Biden too much because that could backfire and actually cause him to harden his position instead but if he’s got a bad performance with George if there are some really bad poll numbers over the course of the week and any other bump in this road I mean at some point when the Dam breaks everyone pressuring him has a different calculus it’s over if that happens and so Selena Wang J O’Brien thank you very much uh that high stakes interview with Good Morning America anchor George Stephanopoulos he’ll be sitting down with President Biden on Friday for the commander-in chief’s first tellers an interview since that debate that will Air across ABC news programs and platforms with an extended interview Sunday on this [Applause] [Music] week and now uh to the war between Israel and Hamas the peace now organization says Israel has now approved the largest seizure of land in the occupied West Bank that’s the other side from Gaza you see the Gaza Strip there and then the West Bank the other occupied territory where Palestinians live and this is the largest seizure according to this uh nonprofit group peace now in over three decades it’s a move that could grow the number of Israeli settlers in that designated Palestinian area and worsen the all already soaring tensions in that region this comes as Israeli Defense Forces have called for the largest evacuation order in southern Gaza since the War Began in October the World Health Organization says one of gaza’s largest hospitals in the south is now completely empty ABC’s Chief National correspondent Matt Gutman is in Tel Aviv Israel with more so Matt let’s begin with your latest reporting of Israel assassinating a top commander in Hezbollah on yet a third front that Northern front with uh with Lebanon tell us about it it happened this afternoon Terry at least here locally Israel using a drone apparently to assassinate Muhammad Naima Naser he was a top commander in sort of the western part of their front with Israel probably one of the top two people that Israel has assassinated since hisbah began firing upon Israel shortly after the October 7th War Began last year uh and it’s been this war of attrition this sort of simmering War cross B since then and both sides have said they are very close to the brink of an allout War which we know would be devastating but Israel interestingly actually took credit for this which means they want everybody to know that they did it hisb responded by firing around a 100 rockets in about 3 hours which is a significant number we haven’t seen that very often since that War began in October 8th and everybody here is on tentor hooks because on the one hand there is a uh ceasefire peace deal if you will that the US has brokered that is basically agreed to by both sides the broad parameters at least his b says it cannot sign it until Israel enters into a ceasefire in Gaza with Hamas and on the other hand both say that they’re at a Tipping Point they either go to war soon or they broker this ceasefire deal but nobody knows which one will happen Terry right so that is the story of a potentially wider War which we’re hearing here in Washington the US government expects perhaps expects this to to widen but let’s get back to Gaza and and the humanitarian and Military situation there the IDF the Israeli Defense Force evacuation orders in Gaza just these huge sweeping evacuation orders for people who’ve already been displaced from one place to another it also sounds like they’re more urgent so what message is the IDF setting what’s happening there just before I answer that I think it’s important to bounce on what you just said because you said something interesting and uh that the US expects that it might happen and that’s what we’re getting here from Israeli officials they say that there’s about if you’re a betting person about a 30% probability that diplomacy will work between Israel and Hezbollah and that means there’s about a 70% chance that they could go to war hisb by the way vastly more powerful than Hamas in Gaza as you mentioned Israel ordering the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people we were driving in the northern part of the Gaza Strip today and saw fighting outside the shed J neighborhood just outside Gaza City it was incredibly intense smoke billowing into the sky we saw a surface to air missile being fired at an Israeli helicopter Israel firing back with artillery and missiles and bombs so that is one segment of the fighting the other is in the southern part of the Gaza Strip near Han Yunis where about 250,000 people have been ordered to flee and the images we’re seeing Terry is of people sleeping in the streets because they don’t know where to go so many of these people have been displ placed serly 3 four five times at this place that they don’t know where to go anymore and obviously there is still um a significant concern in the Gaza Strip about Hunger it’s hard to find food and the food that there is is exceedingly expensive at this point so even though Israel says it’s about wrapping up its uh campaign at least the Intensive fighting phase it doesn’t seem to be that close to being over at this point Terry it sure doesn’t Matt Matt Gutman as always thank you for your reporting on the ground there from the war between Israel and Hamas thanks well coming up a warning from the FBI and the Department 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Francisco uh and Vegas and other big cities tell us what they’re telling us about well these bulletins say Terry that these events because they draw so many people end up becoming attractive targets for for those who would like to to do harm or maybe to make a point and and they’re really concerned about lone offenders and small groups that have some kind of an ideological message to send and increasingly they fear are willing to turn to violence in order to send it you mentioned we all want to relax and I think that’s what police want us to do by and large but uh they are going to be out in force in these places uh in order to make sure that that everything goes smoothly all right well that’s that’s my next question but but let me also ask are they identifying any to look out for any any group any wing of whatever political system they’re in or or is this just kind of a generalized this is the kind of place that you know in the past has been targeted over the years for for an attack it’s more the latter ter and they have sadly experience Highland Park Illinois the 4th of July parade came under Fire by someone who’s just now uh going to trial they have other attempts at people trying to infiltrate July 4th celebrations here in New York uh the bulletin mentions the city’s Global profile and and says it’s an opportunity for foreign governments to try and scope out how American cities go about securing these large scale events they’re worried about drones that could be uh used in in in furtherance of some kind of a violent attack so it’s a multi-prong thing and while there’s nothing specific or necessarily actionable we know the threat environment in the country has been intense since October 7th particularly and now add the political environment in the country which police say certainly doesn’t help calm matters Aaron kki happy 4th of July we appreciate we appreciate that report stay smart stay safe thanks Aaron well coming up how Republican primary race in Virginia 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out another alert because These Warnings cannot come quickly enough and there can’t be too many of them they’re really warning people to take this seriously the storm effects were being felt in the southern parts of the states right now power outages are already being reported in those areas and of course officials are encouraging people who are in low-lying areas flood prone areas to start making plans to get out as quickly as possible if they don’t already have those plans in place but here in the northern part of the of the island here in Montego Bay uh all we’re really feeling right now are the strong winds the rains really haven’t been significant they’ve come in just a little at a time maybe about 30 seconds at a time but it’s the wind I don’t know if you saw there uh just a second ago I’m trying to keep my balance here the winds are picking up you look over here and you can see the waves are also picking up as well they’re the seas are getting rougher and so we know that there is a storm coming it’s getting intense but it’s not here yet but we’re on the lookout and we’re hunkering down Terry all right so and Faith how are emergency officials preparing to respond as Barrel makes landfall and in the hours after it passes through well so that disaster Declaration was made yesterday which was before we even started uh feeling the early effect of the storm which really tells you that the officials here really believe that the impact of barrel whether or not it makes direct landfall here in Jamaica uh whether it’s just passes over to on on the um Eastern Shore that they believe that this will actually be a really significant hurricane that hits the island we’ve talked to people here who H are in their 30s they felt something when um just in 2004 when there were other hurricanes back in the 80s there was another hurricane and so they really haven’t felt a lot of hurricanes in this area especially here in the Montego Bay Area and so they’re really concerned as they are watching the winds intensify here in this area as the hurricane gets closer and close our officials again have made that disaster declaration they’ve taken inventory of all their resources they’re asking people to stay indoors they’re ready and prepared to deploy the police department and the equivalent of the National Guard in terms of any kind of post storm uh disaster uh uh help that they need to provide anyone on this island but we spoke to a family uh from Las Vegas they knew the storm was coming they came here anyway yesterday they’re hunkering down right now we’re keeping in touch with them but just take a listen to what they had to tell me we knew about the storm approximately on Sunday we’re already pay for everything we tried to call to cancel but they say that we are not able to for now we need to stay inside so 5 minutes to get some good memories given that the hurricane messed up everything yeah when we arrived here yesterday there were so many people at the stores just trying to get the supplies they need they were getting groceries they were getting fuel they were getting water anything they need to prepare for this storm when we spoke to that family you just heard from there they said when they went to the store everything was picked over they didn’t have enough supplies and so they’re hoping that the storm is not as bad as it’s forecasted to potentially be so that they can ride it out and get on the other side and enjoy their vacation but again people need to stay indoors that’s what officials were saying and that’s uh the warning that we believe that people are heating because we’re not seeing a lot of people on the roads right now Terry yeah absolutely faith it looks like the winds are picking up and the waves too uh behind you there thank you for being on the ground for us stay safe there we did want to reach out to people as Faith did who are there stuck in Jamaica and fresh off their wedding Newly Weds Casey and Warner Haley arrived in Montego Bay Sunday with a plan to spend the week enjoying the Sun and waves for their honeymoon but after bar ‘s path made its way towards Jamaica the couple has been unable to get a flight is now trying to ride out the storm until the hurricane passes so Casey and Warner Haley join us now from their Resort Montego Bay guys first congratulations happy uh happy so glad you’re you’re together many many happy returns of your of your of the joy of the day of your wedding but how are you doing in this situation first of all thank you so much for those uh kind words we’re truly happy to be together and uh on how we’re doing right now we are currently uh looking outside and just like what your news reported reported earlier is that there are still very strong waves strong winds that are going on outside yeah and and it looks like they’re going to get strong obviously Jamaica one of the Great Destinations to go for a honeymoon or any other any other trip so you plann this this is this is this is the honeymoons are great invention by the way right you know you go through the whole wedding and then it’s just you’re together so H H how when did you first realize that it was going to be a different kind of honeymoon um so we were actually at our wedding reception we got married on Saturday and I had some people up to me saying um you know there’s a storm headed did you make it I was like whatever and so we get here and um we started talking to people and most of the locals were actually like completely fine with it um and the workers here it was only until yesterday it was only yesterday at lunchtime that we realized oh this is getting this is getting serious and it’s actually headed for us and not going to pass us at the South like we thought it would well you a be we’re looking at your wedding pictures looks like a beautiful wedding your beautiful bride and now you’re trying to get out of Jamaica how’s that going it was uh absolutely a nightmare you know I called my u i called the airlines that I went through uh get here and the ones I was planning on to use to get out of here and I called them all up and I said hey guys me and my wife need to get out of here now please and uh and all they said was hey our flights are full nothing we can do so we went to the airport just to make sure and every counter just like they told us they said hey every flight is full you can’t get off this island this is it and so we had the bunker down and uh go home and buy supplies from the gift uh gift store because uh just like what was heard earlier uh the G uh normal uh grocery stores were just absolutely crowded there’s no way you can get in and even get anything at the moment all right well I hope the resort takes care of you stay safe uh and you’ll have a story for your kids and your grandkids and all your friends and family back home once again congratulations I wish you the rest of a great honeymoon and a a great life as well Casey and Warner Harry Haley thanks very much stay safe [Music] you well Slowly by slowly it looks like there is a potentially seismic shift happening in the race for the White House at the White House the New York Times reports that President Biden has told an ally he may not be able to save his candidacy after that Rocky catastrophic performance in the first debate the White House denied that report but now sources tell ABC news that Biden has privately acknowledged that the next few days are critical to determining whether he can stay in the presidential race or must St step aside I’m joined Now by senior White House correspondent Selena Wang along with Jo O’Brien here in the studio with me so Selena what do we know right now about what President Biden is telling people what he’s thinking yeah well sources are telling us that the president understands what it’s going to take for him to stay in this race that these next days are going to be critical to determine the future of his reelection campaign I’m told by one source that the president does not have his head in the sand he understands how challenging this moment is and that he needs to change this perception but we’re still hearing that the president remains optimistic that he is the best chance to defeat Donald Trump and that he believes he still has what it takes but really the messaging that we’re hearing from these sources is that the president understand understands the stakes the moment right now and from the white house right now they are in full on damage control mode they’re trying to get the president out there more doing an interview including with ABC he’s got campaign rallies coming up including in Battleground states of Wisconsin and Pennsylvania I’m also told that he’s doing several radio interviews today so they’re trying to push him out there to show that Thursday was just a fluke and that this isn’t some more systemic condition whether or not that can convince the public and Democratic leaders donors allies around him is another question absolutely thank you for that so Jay president I understand has been slow to reach out to Congressional leaders you’re up there all the time for us take the Pulse of the democratic party in Congress and in Washington right well we now know that he spoke with Chuck Schumer the top Democrat in the Senate today he spoke with Jim klyburn Democrat of South Carolina a staunch political Ally of his days after that debate performance but he did speak to them today I can tell you I’ve been on the phone as everybody here in this building has with Democratic sources every single day since that debate and and the takeaway from my conversations last night into today were that there are Democrats who are privately very concerned about his longevity as a candidate about his viability as a candidate but they are not going to take the step that only one has so far and call on him to step aside Lloyd dogget is that one from Texas they are instead as Selena just somewhat indicated in that reporting from the president too to see how this week plays out we know there’s going to be more polling this week the White House has already acknowledged it’s not going to look good for them we obviously know he’s got that interview with George on Friday it cannot be overstated how important that interview for is for him not just with the voters who are the ultimate deciders here but with his fellow Democrats who are going to parse every single word he says and if he doesn’t perform to the expectations of some that weekend could be very brutal in terms of push back from within his own party for Joe Biden that’s what I’ve heard that that interview that Jay’s talking about will be going under taking place excuse me on Friday Selena you’ve also been speaking to Congressional sources and tell us about what the White House is looking how the White House is looking at the interview with George yeah well look as Jay said the stakes here could not be higher and when it comes to my conversations with these Congressional leaders it very much reflects this panic and anxiety and as Jay said this is a wait and see mode they want to wait for this vacation to wrap up a lot of these Congressional members are back home in their districts they’re talking to their constituents about their anxieties and concerns and they also want to wait and see how this polling rolls in if that polling continues to get worse and worse in the coming days well you’re going to see a real bigger shift in fact I’m told by a source that there are some 25 members of Congress Democrats who are considering putting together a statement to publicly asked President Biden to step aside they would be joining one of their colleagues the first Democratic elected leader to to do that just yesterday so this is all a huge shift in tone just in the last 2448 hours and the next 72 hours the next week are really going to determine the shape of the narrative here within the Democratic party and if there’s going to be a much bigger push to get the president to step aside yeah the dam feels like it’s breaking and once it starts J quickly it’s very hard to get your finger in there in all the holes as as the water starts coming through absolutely the position Democrats have right now is that they don’t want to pressure in tooo much because that could backfire and actually cause him to harden his position instead but if he’s got a bad performance with George if there are some really bad poll numbers over the course of the week and any other bump in this road I mean at some point when the Dam breaks everyone pressuring him has a different calculus it’s over if that happens and so Selena Wang J O’Brien thank you very much that high stakes interview with Good Morning America anchor George Stephanopoulos he’ll be sitting down with President Biden on Friday for the commander chief first television interview since that debate that will Air across ABC news programs and platforms with an extended interview Sunday on this [Music] [Applause] [Music] week and now uh to the war between Israel and Hamas the peace now organization says Israel has now approved the largest seizure of land in in the occupied West Bank that’s the other side from Gaza you see the Gaza Strip there and then the West Bank the other occupied territory where Palestinians live and this is the largest seizure according to this nonprofit group peace now in over three decades it’s a move that could grow the number of Israeli settlers in that designated Palestinian area and worsen the already soaring tensions in that region this comes as Israeli Defense Forces have called for the largest evacuation order in southern Gaza since The War Began in October the World Health Organization says one of gaza’s largest hospitals in the south is now completely empty ABC’s Chief National correspondent Matt Gutman is in Tel Aviv Israel with more so Matt let’s begin with your latest reporting of Israel assassinating a top commander in Hezbollah on yet a third front that Northern front with uh with Lebanon tell us about it it happened this afternoon Terry at least here locally Israel using a drone apparently to assassinate Muhammad Naima Naser he was a top commander in sort of the western part of their front with Israel probably one of the top two people that Israel has assassinated since his baa began firing upon Israel shortly after the October 7th War Began last year uh and it’s been this war of attrition this sort of simmering War cross border since then and both sides have said they are very close to the brink of an Fallout War which we know would be devastating but Israel interestingly actually took credit for this which means they want everybody to know that they did it his b responded by firing around a 100 rockets in about 3 hours which is a significant number we haven’t seen that very often since that War began in October 8th and everybody here is on tenter hooks because on the one hand there is a uh ceasefire peace deal if you will that the US has brokered that is basically agreed to by both sides the broad parameters at least hisb says it cannot sign it until Israel enters into a ceasefire in Gaza with Hamas and on the other hand both say that they’re at a Tipping Point they either go to war soon or they broker this ceasefire deal but nobody knows which one will happen Terry right so that is the story of a potentially wider War which we’re hearing here in Washington the US government expects perhaps expects this to to widen but let’s get back to Gaza and and the humanitarian and Military situation there the IDF the Israeli Defense Force evacuation orders in Gaza just these huge sweeping evacuation orders for people who’ve already been displaced from one place to another it also sounds like they’re more urgent so what message is the IDF setting what’s happening there just before I answer that I think it’s important to bounce on what you just said because you said something interesting and uh that the US expects that it might happen and that’s what we’re getting here from Israeli officials they say that there’s about if you’re a betting person about a 30% probability that diplomacy will work between Israel and Hezbollah and that means there’s about a 70% chance that they could go to war hisb by the way vastly more powerful than Hamas in Gaza as you mentioned Israel ordering the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people we were driving in the northern part of the Gaza Strip today and saw fighting outside the Shia neighborhood just outside Gaza City it was incredibly intense smoke billowing into the sky we saw a surface to air missile being fired at an Israeli helicopter Israel firing back with artillery and missiles and bombs so that is one segment of the fighting the other is in the southern part of the Gaza Strip near hanun where about 250,000 people have been ordered to flee and the images we’re seeing Terry is of people sleeping in the streets because they don’t know where to go so many of these people have been displaced serly three four five times at this place that they don’t know where to go anymore and obviously there is still um a significant concern in the Gaza Strip about Hunger it’s hard to find food and the food that there is is exceedingly expensive at this point so even though Israel says it’s about wrapping up its uh campaign at least the Intensive fighting phase it doesn’t seem to be that close to being over at this point Terry it sure doesn’t Matt uh Matt Gutman as always thank you for your reporting on the ground there from the war between Israel and Hamas thanks well coming up a warning from the FB FBI and the Department of Homeland Security about July 4th celebrations what you need to know after the [Music] break whenever 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 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correspondent Aaron kki joins me now for more on this Aaron yes the 4th of July we want to relax but what are these bulletins saying put them in context about celebrations in New York San Francisco uh and Vegas and other big cities tell us what they’re telling us about well these bulletins say Terry that these events because they draw so many people end up becoming attractive targets for for those who would like to to do harm or maybe maybe to make a point and and they’re really concerned about lone offenders and small groups that have some kind of an ideological message to send and increasingly they fear are willing to turn to violence in order to send it you mentioned we all want to relax and I think that’s what police want us to do by and large but uh they are going to be out in force in these places uh in order to make sure that that everything goes smoothly all right well that’s that’s my next question but but let me also ask are they ident identifying any to look out for any any group any wing of whatever political system they’re in or or is this just kind of a generalized this is the kind of place that you know in the past has been targeted over the years for for an attack it’s more the latter ter and they have sadly experien Highland Park Illinois the 4th of July parade came under Fire by someone who’s just now uh going to trial they have other attempts at people trying to infiltrate July 4th celebrations here in New York uh the bulletin mentions the city’s Global profile and and says it’s an opportunity for foreign governments to try and scope out how American cities go about securing these large scale events they’re worried about drones that could be uh used in in in furtherance of some kind of a violent attack so it’s a multi-prong thing and while there’s nothing specific or necessarily actually we know the threat environment in the country has been intense since October 7th particularly and now add the political environment in the country which police say certainly doesn’t help calm matters Aaron kki happy 4th of July we appreciate we appreciate that report stay smart stay safe thanks Aaron well coming up a house Republican primary race in Virginia finally has a winner an election seen as a test of how far a trump endorsement will take a candidate we’re going to take you now to the White House Press office where White House Press Secretary Karen John Pierre is answering questions following the New York Times report that President Biden is weighing whether to continue to stay in the presidential race let’s listen in that I am happy uh to take your question Suman thank you um last night at the fundraiser um the president blamed jetl for his uh debate performance um but he was back State side for well over a week so does he really need more than a week and a half to recover from from from traveling in Europe and did he really is that really what he thinks caused his poor debate so yeah just a couple of things and I do appreciate the question because you you know the president has certainly spoken to this many many times about the debate and so he had an opportunity to do that in front of supporters and I you as you just stated he did that he he talked about he owned that the debate was not his best night uh and it and he said himself it’s not an excuse but it’s an explanation I was standing here here yesterday and many people were asking why and what’s the explanation and that’s what you heard from him look the two I think um in addition to the two major trips uh he was also uh doing continued to do his presidential duties he worked late in doing that and he also prepared for the debate and on top of that there was obviously the jet lag as you just asked asked about and also he had a cold and you all heard directly you heard you heard from him during the debate he had a horse voice many of you reached out to me and my team and some other members of The White House asking what was going on we confirmed that he had a cold and so I think those two things continuing obviously to do his duties as commander-in-chief as the president and so I think uh some of you here in this room can certainly relate uh to you know what what what could happen when you’re having an important moment and you’re not feeling well and yeah and also you wish you could have done better and uh so he took ownership I think that’s important uh and he’s going to continue to make a strong case for his agenda and that’s what you’re going to see uh and he was given an explanation and that’s what he wanted to do he wanted to get that out there and for people to hear directly from him as he has been doing since since Friday of last week it just seems like there I know you’re calling an explanation not an excuse but it does seem like there are new excuses since the debate of what went wrong there I would say I don’t think it’s a new excuse I think some of you some of your colleagues reached out to us about the schedule they some of your colleagues asked if the if the schedule was too strain or was it because of the jet lag uh and so and so we we are laying out uh and explaining exactly what happened you heard from the president you’ve heard from me and it was you know indeed a a a a schedule where you know the president traveled six time zones forward to G7 in Italy nine time zones back to to LA and three time zones a for it again to to DC that’s something that one of the the Pooler on that day uh laid out for for uh for all of you and and those who who reach who read the pool notes and uh and on top of that he did have a cold so it is an explanation I don’t think it is an addition I don’t think it’s we we certainly don’t want to explain this away uh but you all asked me for an explanation yesterday the president gave that uh directly uh uh yesterday to his supporters he wanted to make sure knowing that all of you would get that information as he’s speaking to his his you mentioned all the call that he made in your topper why wasn’t he doing that on Friday and why wasn’t he do this sort of damage control why was he waiting on doing that waiting to do that until middle of this week I mean look I um I I was asked a similar question by one of your colleagues yesterday uh and look you know the president obviously right after the bait he visited four states in two and a half days gave a couple of remarks he met with uh supporters whether at the Waffle House or uh in Atlanta a watch party or in North Carolina where there were hundreds of supporters there in um in Raleigh and so he was busy um dealing with uh you know dealing with his schedule and also uh speaking directly and engaging uh with his supporters and then spend time with his family I think what’s important is that he has done this Outreach he’s having these conversations uh it is important to him uh to do so and the folks that I laid out uh that he uh spoke to are or some of them have been his colleagues uh some of them have been uh elected officials that he’s known for some time obviously uh you know U leader Jeff is a new relationship that he has uh someone that he obviously respects and and so you know it is I think is important to note that uh they were strong conversations that’s something that the president told me and my team directly moments ago he’s he was walking around and we happened to see the president and he said they were strong conversation and by the way he looks great the vice president it’s great when they are ready to continue working on on behalf of the American people thank you K hi um is President Biden considering stepping down Absolut absolutely not and you heard I I believe directly from the campaign as well given the ground swell of concern from fellow Democrats from donors from supporters doesn’t he owe it to the American public to reflect on whether he should step down I mean look it very much into suman’s question and my answer to her question where he had an opportunity to talk to supporters he’s done it a couple times at this point and laid out what happened on that night talked about how he understands and it was not his best night he understands that it is fair for people to ask that question but we cannot forget his record and what he’s been able to do we cannot forget how he has been able to deliver for the American people for almost 4 years that matters too and he has the most uh historic record Administration uh the most in modern politics and that should matter and he wants to continue to do that work and you know a lot of his what’s on his agenda is very much popular with majority of the American people whether is continuing to build a strong economic uh economic uh kind of economic policies done that creating new jobs he’s done that 15 million jobs he wants to work on that and continue to do that and so he wants to continue to deliver expanding Health Care all of these things he believes is important majority of Americans believe it’s important and his record he wants to make sure that people do not forget about the record that he’s been able to lay it on behalf of the American people is there anything Karine that would change his mind look um I cannot lay out something that would change the president’s mind he has been been very clear uh and he’s going to continue to build on the unprecedent record that he’s been able uh to lay out for the American people that’s his Focus right now thank you C thank you Ken what does the president do outside the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 400 p.m. well you heard him speak to supporters yesterday outside of 4 4 p.m. uh you’ve heard you saw the president land in North Carolina the middle of the night at 2:00 what was he doing he was greeting supporters uh hundreds of supporters that showed up to to cheer him on after the debate uh you saw him speaking at 9:00 or at night in New York in front of supporters so he’s been pretty pretty much out there after the hours of 4 p.m. and before uh before 10:00 a.m. for sure and so that has been something he has consistently done uh over the past couple of days for sure for certain have an afternoon nap every day let me be very clear about this this is a president that wakes up every morning and puts the American people first that’s what he does he does that every single day that is his Focus uh I am not going to speak to sources out there unnamed sources out there that’s not what I’m going to speak to I’m going to speak to what I know what this President does and how he is committed to the work of the president of the commander-in-chief and his record clearly lays that that lays that out and speaks to it uh and that’s what he’s going to continue to do the American people first the American people first and delivering for them can you also clarify suman’s question how how is it that the president was still tired 12 days after returning from Europe uh had a cold but then went to the waffle house and then the following day staged such a huge comeback that he gave those North Carolina remarks like help us understand have you had a cold before of course it had a c so you probably well come on come on Jackie let’s be very 12 days after you returned though and jetl yesterday hold on a second there’s a cold there’s a jet lag you combine that he continues to work on the with for the American people day in and day out around the clock things happen things happen and the cold thing is something that you all pointed out during his debate we didn’t even point that out you all pointed that when you heard his his voice being HED because he knew he had to push through he knew he has to power through that’s what presidents do if you care about this country you don’t care about yourself you care about the American people you care about delivering for this country you care about how you’re going to continue to work day in and day out you push through we’ve all we’ve all we’ve all do that because all these Democrats are saying they want to see him it speaks to that we’re not we’re not we’re not we didn’t share that information ahead of time you all asked what was going on and then we shared that information we didn’t use that we didn’t use that before the debate you all ask hey is he under the weather and we confirmed that he was under the weather he pushed through that’s what this President does he is going to continue to fight for the American people so he pushed through it I think I think anybody who does that not just the President should be commended and he also said You’ heard him say this on Friday when you get knocked down you get back up that’s what you saw is there any discussion that if the president were to uh suspend his campaign that he would also resign is are there any discussions about the vice president assuming his duties absolutely not go ahead Kia does the president have a duty to review data like polling information that’s coming in donor information the fears and concerns or anxieties expressed by democrats does he have a duty to review what’s happening now when you say a duty can you say more about the duty pie say he’s absolutely running yeah um well he’s saying that and I’m sharing I’m sharing with you his his View and we would invite the president to come here and tell us directly not it not it Kelly um but he’s awake um that’s inappropriate as you heard from your colleague the president of the whca that’s inappropriate thank you Kelly the my question is information is coming in an assessment is happening with it in the party does he have a duty to review that has he closed the door on reviewing the data so I’m going to be really mindful obviously you’re asking me about campaign numbers and data that’s coming in and look what I will what I will note is that uh this is a president that looks at everything takes in all the information it’s important to him to do so uh I don’t want to get into hypotheticals here that’s not what I’m here to do uh what I can say is in this moment we move forward on building on this unprecedented record that the president has been able to lay out for the American people and that’s going to be our our Focus I I I don’t want to get into hypotheticals I don’t want to get ahead it into any anything else doesn’t sound like closing the door to reviewing this over a period of time what I can say is the president is moving forward he’s moving forward as being president he’s moving forward uh with his campaign as his campaign has been very very clear about that that’s what I can that’s what I can speak to and that’s what I can say and that is the president’s Focus the president’s focus is how does he continue to do that work and anything else that we’re hearing or that’s being reported is absolutely false is the President telling people he’s evaluating the abely false that is absolutely false I saw that reporting uh we were not given enough time to get back to that reporting just a couple of minutes and we asked the president president responded directly when asked about this question uh because we said that we would would and the president said it is no it is absolutely false that’s coming directly from him what steps would the president be taking or would you as a team plan to try to prevent uh another episode in public that would be deemed bis I would not call it an episode I would call it we had a a bad night right it was not his best night he had a cold he was jet lagged uh you heard directly from the president about this and when we get back when we get knocked down when he gets knocked down he gets right back up and that’s what I would I that’s what I would focus on the president continuing to be very steady and continuing to work on for the American people but just to follow up on kio’s question do you think the president feels like the coming days are very critical for him as he you know you laid out all these events that he’s going to be doing are these are these events very important for him to show to the American people that he still has the ability to be I would say that this moment is critical regardless of the debate or not we are living in an important moment right now everything is at stake and I got to be mindful because this is all connected to what’s happening in November um and I think any any leader would say they always have to prove to themselves to you know to their constituents right it’s it is a day in and day out work and yes the president’s going to have engagement he’s going to be out there there uh speaking to the American people obviously we mentioned Wisconsin he’s going to do an interview in Wisconsin as well uh we talked about Pennsylvania but the president was also out last week Atlanta North Carolina New York where he saw supporters this is a president that has been consistently out there talking directly to the American people he understands as you all ask me about the economy and what people are feeling he understands that they have to hear directly from him and he has to continue to do that so they he can lay out his agenda he can lay out what he wants to continue to do it’s always going to be part of you know the calculation right to continue to prove to the American people that he can continue to do the work and deliver for the for him on behalf deliver on behalf of the American people and Jeff had the the staff meeting today um can you just give us a rundown of really what he tried to get across and is there a morale issue the it’s a fair question and I do have a couple things I want to say as you just said uh the chief of staff Jeff science uh did have a all staff Call he wanted to gather uh the team across the building and acknowledge what the president said himself right that the last few days have been challenging we’ve been very very clear in acknowledging acknowledging that uh but we have had an extraordinary record to be proud of and we know we have more work to do the President says that all the time he conve conveyed the importance of uh executing on our mission he talked about the importance of coming together as a team and also having each other’s back and so look he also said which I think was really important and I think every staff wants to hear that the Chiefs of Staff door is open and is open to hearing directly from them any questions or any concerns and you know I think that’s what you do as a leader thanks Karine if there are so many questions right now about whether President Biden can do this job why are we not seeing the president out there every single day in an unscripted way without teleprompters well you’re you you’re going to him today certainly and I know you’re asking about the teleprompter you’re going to see him tomorrow right 4th of July he’ll have an opportunity uh to welcome active uh D duty military uh and their families uh and certainly their loved ones here on the south lawn as he does every year and I think that’s going to be important he’ll be able to engage uh with them and thank them directly uh and you’ll see him in Wisconsin and you continue to see him uh obviously in the upcoming weeks look it is not unusual for a president to use a teleprompter it is it is not unusual that is something that presidents have done in the past uh I think what we also have to remember and I’ll keep saying this because I think it’s important to not forget that he has the strongest economic recovery uh in modern in modern history he has led a historic midterm win when everybody was talking about a red wave uh and he’s been able to defy that uh and deliver uh by Leading by being a leader right uh obviously doing the midterms as a Democratic leader and he’s going to continue to work to get lower lower costs and I think that matters I think his record certainly matters and you are going to see him continue to see him uh you know having interviews he’s going to do ABC as you know with George Stephanopoulos one of your colleagues uh that’s not scripted uh and he has done more than 40 interviews that have not been uh scripted interviews do not have a script uh this year alone so uh you’ll see him out there connecting with the engaging with the American people and I think that’s important but again we’re now almost a week after the debate why doesn’t the president just come here right now and answer for himself at this briefing room all the questions that we have well you you you asked me a couple things you asked uh when when is he going to be unscripted he has been when he went to visit a a diner in uh uh a couple days ago at the Waffle House when he uh met with um met with some of the supporters Atlanta North Carolina where hundreds of supporters showed up he certainly had an opportunity to engage on Friday he’s going to be taking uh some questions from one of your colleagues I think that’s going to be important and we’re going to continue to engage with all of you uh we’re going to certainly uh looking forward to doing that he’ll have a press conference uh next week at NATO press conference a big boy press conference as Justin from Bloomberg stated yesterday uh and so we’ll we’ll do that and he’s looking forward to it and Korean President Biden has always promised to tell the American people the truth so can you be straight with us and the American people is the president cleare eyed about what it takes to stay in the race and what it would take for him to drop out the president is cleare eyed and he is staying in the race I don’t have anything else beyond that he is staying he’s staying in the race that is what the president is promised to do that is what he wants to continue to work uh on the successes that he’s had his record is unpr unprecedented record and that is what the president is focused on continuing to deliver for the American people and he looks forward to doing that good um the NATO Summit is coming up next week is the president frustrated that this debate over presidential election uh could cast a shadow over uh your goals for the NATO Summit has he made any effort to reach out to the NATO leaders that’ll be coming to sort of assure them that this isn’t going to do that agenda so look as you stated uh next week the president’s going to host a NATO Summit here in Washington DC it is also the 7 75th uh year anniversary of NATO and let’s not forget NATO has become stronger uh and has gained two more uh countries because of this president’s leadership and all very much important in in uh doing so is very much important in stopping and in helping to stop uh Putin’s aggression as Ukraine continues to fight certainly for their freedom and democracy look foreign leaders have seen the president close up they have and uh and you know and closeup and and personally for the past three years and I think that’s important to know they know who they are dealing with and how effective he has been I just talked about how NATO has expanded because of his leadership how NATO is stronger because of his leadership and I think that’s important uh to note as well and so um look you’re going to see the president um you know being a leader in front of the in front of uh uh these world leaders uh you’re going to see the president continue to bring these world leaders together uh and as it relates to uh what’s happening currently you heard directly from this President he understands uh the criticism he gets the criticism he has owned up to it but he also wants to move forward and continue to deliver on the really critical important issues that the American people care about when you think about NATO you think about foreign policy is important to continue our world leadership on that being leaders and strengthening our national security as well and that is how the president thinks about this day in day in and day out I just want to follow up on the um kind of questions about the Outreach from the White House um does the president intend to make any other calls around the ones that he’s made today to the Congressional leadership and then um um you know representative douet said he reached out to the White House before he made made his comments and did not hear the back he said he wanted to speak to B personally about his concerns yeah I I look I I can’t speak to the Outreach that he made I have not spoken to the office of ledge Affairs so I can’t speak to that what I can say is the president certainly has looked forward to working with uh Democratic leaders and Congressional members over the past three years I keep talking about his record uh certainly his record when it comes to legis ation getting things done he couldn’t have done it uh without uh Democrats like dog and appreciates his obviously his support and his partnership I can’t speak to outreach it’s not something that I’ve spoken to the office of LGE Affairs about uh and look the president Sor sure you want to take that be do he’s like you just brought me up in the briefing room I have something to say um I would also uh note that uh look I don’t have any additional calls to read out or to to lay out one of the reasons uh that I mentioned it at the top because I know some of you were trying to confirm and wanted to make sure that we we got to you uh got back to you all of you about that and as you know he’s going to meet with Democratic Governors as I just stated at the top so he’s going to continue to do engagement it is important some again some of these leaders uh he could not have delivered on this record uh on this record accomplishment uh that he’s been able to to get done uh without them and so I’ll just leave it there for now I think I think the question that we’re all asking is different ways and different is has the president and has the White House have you sort of missed the boat in terms of responding quickly enough I mean I spoke to someone today who said it was too little too late quickly enough on on what specifically in in in explaining and And discussing what happened at the debate and and and reassuring donors and and other people that you know he intends to keep running look as it relates donors or anything political like that obviously that’s something that the campaign should should respond to but I I would remind you that the day after in North Carolina uh the president spoke to his debate performance he did he talked about it uh he gave you know his thoughts he also stated that look I’m not as young I’m not a young man he said that I’m not as a smooth talker as I as I used to be I don’t walk easily as I used to be and I I don’t I don’t debate as well as I used to he said this and so he owned up to it in on Friday the day after the debate that afternoon uh and so we didn’t wait uh now as far as engagement look that is something certainly the campaign can speak to more uh but the president in front of hundreds of supporters in North Carolina talked about his debate performance so thank you CR uh just wanted to clarify one thing I know you got a lot of questions about this issue yesterday has the president had any medical exams since his last annual physical in February and got and we were able to uh talk to the to his doctor about that and that is a no he hasn’t had any kind of medical exam no uh so the White House has said no to releasing the full results of that annual uh said no to making Dr OK Conor available for questions from us uh no to releasing any other information that would shed some more light on the president’s house I guess I’m just wondering if now is not the time for full transparency when is so I would say MJ to your question that what we have released over the past three years every year since he’s been in office has been transparent uh and it has been comprehensive it has been one of the most transparent we have been one of the most transparent Administration when it comes to medical records that is that is what uh what we’ve been able to do and I would add uh that um it is not uh it is not the norm uh to bring uh the doctor to the podium that is not the norm uh and we have owned up this President directly has owned up uh to what happened at the debate last Thursday he’s talked about it multiple times and um and directly to supporters directly to the American people and what we want to do is continue to certainly deliver on the you know the record accomplishments that we’ve been able to do I understand that you feel like the White House has been thorough and the medical Rec records that you all have released but obviously you’re getting these questions uh in large part because of what we saw for 90 minutes on Thursday night and people’s responses to what they saw right A lot of people expressing shock so why not release more information what would be the downside look what I can tell you is that we have been transparent we’ll continue to be transparent uh and that’s what I can that’s what I can share with all of you at this time and I did want to follow up on uh what Suman brought up I think others as well um you did get numerous questions yesterday about the president’s debate performance uh you didn’t mention the travel the jet lag the foreign trip so I think you can understand uh why it was a little bit puzzling to hear the president mentioning that as his explanation for the first time last night I’m just can you clarify whether when you took the podium yesterday did you not know that that was and I want to say that is my bad that is part of uh that is part of um uh definitely part of the explanation of what had occurred I I did know that I did know that I did I did know that uh but we were so focused I was so focused on the co on the cold and that’s what I kind of leaned into and talked about but yes his schedule did have something to do with it it was the schedule and the cold and I did I was aware of that yesterday and I just asked yeah sure one other broader question the president and I know you will remember this back in 2020 referred to himself as a transition candidate he also said back then that he would be a bridge to the next generation of democratic leaders does he still believe that yes I mean I think his statement stands I mean one of the reasons why he picked the vice president president kamla Harris is because she is indeed the future of the party uh and he’s very proud to have partnered with her and continue to partner with her and delivering an unprecedented record for the American people and I think he’s going to continue certainly to do that they’re going to do that as partners like I said I just saw them before walking into the briefing room we they stopped by to talk to me and my team and they’re ready to go they’re ready to to continue so the transition would happen in 8 years I’m not I’m not going to get into uh speculation from here uh but you ask me if that his remarks and statement still stands yes it still does than screen if President Biden was fatigued during the de debate because of overseas travel that was 12 days beforehand like he said he was last night doesn’t that raise questions about his ability to effectively serve another a second term until he’s 86 years old I mean look I think there’s multiple factors here to consider there was the travel the travel led to a cold uh and I think that matters as well and I think we’ve all been there we’ve all been there uh it is not unusual and what the president did is he pushed through he did he pushed forward and he pushed through and that’s what you saw him do uh and look you know you heard me say this yesterday and and you heard directly from the president say this multiple times when you get knocked down you get back up Joe Biden is someone who has faced uh you know tragedies and he’s taking them on and when he does that he gets right back up and that’s how we see that day that’s how we see that night and what was his message to Congressional leaders today I mean is he trying to instill confidence in them that in them uh that he can run uh effectively uh for for his re-election B is that was that the purpose of the so look I’m not going to get into certainly private conversations he had uh he he shared with me those conversations were strong uh and I think that’s important uh to note I’m not going to go into details uh but uh the president’s going to you know continue to have those direct conversations uh with uh with Leaders with supporters and he believes that’s important to do were they United uh with him in the call they continue to be United and some of them have spoken to this they’ve been very clear have spoken have gone on television spoken to some of you in your reporting and said that very clearly okay thank you um thanks k um can you share any details on President Biden’s and vice president Harris’s um lunch today do you know if they discussed um vice president Harris potentially taking over do you know if that came up today I mean I just stated that the president has is not dropping out that’s something that the ca the campaign has shared so I’m just repeating what the campaign has shared they regularly have lunch uh and I’m not going to get into private private conversation and I would also say uh that the vice president spoke uh spoke to CBS just yesterday and you you could see what she said herself and I think that’s important to note as well I just want to also ask um mentioned that President Biden got the cold because of traveling so this cold is directly tied to him traveling or is it justess he got the cold regularly what I can tell you is he traveled then he got a cold that’s what happened get great um he mentioned a few times that the president’s proud of his record he wants to continue uh his work and building on that record I’m trying to understand how how that’s relevant to assessment all right there is White House Press Secretary Karine jeanpierre uh taking questions from an eager press Corp in the White House briefing room about the story of the day around this presidency the story of the week which is President Biden’s truly wretched performance in debate and what it says about his condition and his candidacy and the headline from this press briefing is Karen John Pierre saying Point Blank he is staying in the race that is what this President is focused on however around uh that claim as she said he is met with his vice president kamla Harris and he has taken calls uh from others but as of right now the president staying in the race um regardless of the calls from some Democrats some publicly uh and pressure on him certainly as the polls come out to get out of the race because of what that debate seemed to reveal about his condition and his ability to serve for 4 years so for more let’s bring in ABC News contributing political correspondent and co-author of Politico Playbook Rachel bade and ABC’s Jay O’Brien uh so Rachel let me begin with you we’re watching this together you know that is a strong line although she also did open the door to the fact that acknowledging a the nature of the performance and B that there are these conversations going on around the president’s future as a candidate yeah the White House seems to be playing a a little bit of a tricky game right now I mean behind the scenes we saw this story that just leaked you know a couple of hours ago which ABC also has matched the New York Times saying that Biden has told allies that he knows what’s you know this the significance of the moment he knows that uh he’s got to keep an open mind here and he has to sort of fix this if he wants to continue at the top of the ticket that is sort of a signal Democrats are taking that as a signal that he needs time to to sort of figure out how to fix this situation he wants about a week to sort of get a a handle on things and then publicly like you just saw at this you know press conference um they’re saying look he’s not going anywhere and saying you know he’s not going to be pushed out but that’s not the end of the story as you know Terry I mean behind the scenes Democrats more than ever that I am talking to are thinking that he’s going to have to step aside so um look two different messages uh and they’re clearly trying to study the ship they’re trying to steady the ship thank you Rachel let me go to Jay O’Brien so Jay the New York Times as Rachel mentioned is is out with this new poll I don’t have to hand uh but it does show an increased lead by President former president Trump over President Biden the New York Times has been an outlier poll it showed Trump with a larger lead than most other polls but it grew is the point you know what are you hearing on on Capitol Hill and around Washington about how this effort to just write the ship and to say that was a bad night he had a cold he traveled a lot things are going to get better he’s staying in the race how’s that going to go over well I’ve got the poll right here with me Terry Biden 41 amongst registered voters Trump 49 and so that’s a huge difference and again you’re right it’s just one poll one poll is a snapshot in time but I think Rachel alluded to this just a second ago as well I’ve heard this as well from Democrats that Democrats are worried about any additional bumps in the road the debate was a huge bump in the role but then you had CNN’s poll yesterday that showed Biden trailing Trump in the wake of the debate this New York Times poll today Democrats are wary that any additional bumps in the road are just going to cause this Dam of Democrats who have maybe privately said they’re not going to support him or don’t think that he should stay in this race to Turning from those private conversations to public conversations so as you and I have talked about over the course of really the last few days there is so many there are going to be so many eyes on this interview that President Biden is doing with our George Stephanopoulos on Friday because if he doesn’t perform well in that interview that is just another major bump in this road and it could lead to a very different weekend for President Biden and and that is such a high bar for him in some ways it’s painful to watch this as they say about old athletes father time is undefeated uh and maybe that is what he’s looking at Jay O’Brien Rachel bade thank you very much and we’ll be right back 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 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 from the nurses 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been destroyed with multiple homes and businesses completely torn apart here’s one eyewitness who told us how he rode out the storm in the Caribbean all around me there were houses in the village um their roofs were flying past you could see it passing um it was it was it was just a a terrifying experience we have Team coverage on the ground tracking it all our faith of Bou is in Montego Bay Jamaica with the latest hi Faith yeah Terry we just had another band of rain come through here but again it lasted Maybe about a minute or so so really no sustained rain event happening here right now it’s the winds that we’re really having to deal with and it’s continuing to get stronger and stronger in fact just moments ago you see power lines dangling across the street a Transformer blew across the street just so happens there’s a police department right over there and it appears that they’ve lost power you see the officer standing there outside the building here and then if you look over here we’re watching as the waves are coming in and they’re getting you know stronger stronger rough Seas right now but again nothing near hurricane force winds nothing near uh any kind of hurricane uh torrential rain type of situation here in Montego Bay it’s really on the southern part of the country that that’s where they’re really feeling it right now it’s unclear exactly the path of the storm right now whether it’s going to make landfall uh here in Jamaica or just pass by us and we’ll get sort of the outer bands of it but we’re really watching and according to the Prime Minister he believes that Jamaicans are really heeding the warnings he believes that they’re taking uh the warnings very seriously and that they understand the gravity of what’s Happening Here he says that as far as the government is uh concerned they are prepared they are in a heightened state of alert they have all the resources they need to respond to this if this were to become a disaster so really is just wait and see to see what barel does at this point Terry all right faith will be there in Jamaica we thank you for reporting from there stay safe let’s bring in ABC News meteorologist Samara Theodor so Samara tell us the latest on this storm’s track and timing where’s it headed well timing is starting to wind down now so we’re getting very close here to uh the center of hurricane Barrel getting very close to Jamaica and you know regardless of where the eye ends up we are still going to see major impacts guys the gravity of this system this is a category 4 hurricane there’s only five levels that you can reach when it comes to this and uh the last time we saw or actually we haven’t seen a major hurricane in the month of July in for Jamaica so this is very record baking nonetheless it’s occurring now through this evening they’ve already started to experience tropical storm conditions that was about an hour ago so this is now really ramping up wind winds coming in at 140 miles hour gust as high as 175 miles per hour big concern here is going to be the storm surge up to 9 ft the flash flooding and the strong winds cities like Portmore that’s a highly populated area uh should be concerned then you had a little bit farther west to places like uh go Island little go Island old Harbor south of Freeport South of iness those are areas that should be very concerned right now when it comes to where Barrel will be having the brunt of its Force Terry all right Samar Theodore thank you very much as well and joining me with more from Montego Bay is Brian Burke he’s the director of operations for Jamaica relief Ministries that’s a nonprofit in Jamaica that works to eradicate homelessness so Brian tell us first what’s it like where you are right now thanks uh yeah with respect to where we are right now in the western part of Jamaica we’ve been seeing some winds we had light shows this morning but uh nothing major happening now at uh at Jama where we are located in all right and Brian the the organization you work with serves the homeless population in Jamaica talk about that talk about how marginal populations are being protected here what what are you doing to help them well we have quite a number of persons who would be living in less than uh ideal situations and we are pretty much concerned about those persons our mission here in Jamaica that’s what we do we help families who who live in these situations be considered to be poor per se uh we build houses for families who would be less fortunate and uh we continue to do that as a mission now with respect to how we’re going to be helping we were looking to see what damage happens to the island of Jamaica uh and then we’ll be able to assess the situation uh for us to be able to provide the assistant that we that we’ve been doing in the past couple of years but just at a greater level now with respect to the fact that we’re going to be having the passage of uh hurricane barel absolutely we did the Lord’s work and and good luck to you and thank you for doing that I want to ask you as as a Jamaican have you got a lot of experience with this kind of storm can you remember back in your own life seeing this kind of emergency in the island well I know Jamaica relief minist Ministry started out of uh the fact that there was Hurricane Gilbert in 1988 and out of that that’s how we started so we know all about uh hurricanes and and storms uh so I remember in 2004 hurricane H came as a as as as a hurricane I think that was I think that was a category five as well based on based on based on the records so we’ve seen quite a number of storms I’ve seen a couple as well so I know what can happen with respect to the fact that we’re going to be having the storm surges and the heavy wind uh and we’re just bracing ourselves and uh praying to God that he will by his grace and his Mercy just what age around us amen batting down the hatches uh we hope that you and yours are stay safe and thank you for doing the work that you are doing there and good luck to you thanks very much Brian Burke director of operations for Jamaica relief Ministries thanks Brian and as the people of Jamaica are hunkering down joining me now with more Derek meany he’s the general manager for sandal duns River Resort he’s coming to us from oo Ros Jamaica Derek thanks thank you for being with us taking time out I know you must be busy helping secure that Resort how are you and your staff doing first of all first of all hi Terry um good to have you and say a quick hello to all your ABC viewers Sanderson river the reimagine resort we are ready we’ve been battering down for the last couple of days we have an amazing team that has been working very closely with all the government Ministries and so forth in getting ready preparing the resort and basically sharing all the data we meet with our guests two to three times a day and we are ready we’re ready for berel and what she brings and we’re ready to bounce back stronger and more beautiful than ever absolutely so tell me about the hotel how many guests are there and and how do you help them I’m sure a lot of them have never been through this before as a Jamaican you understand big storms well what are you doing to help the guest and and what’s the situation there how many how many people are there so we have our own four 400 guests with us right now um like I said from the beginning the last couple of days we meet with them we have meetings we share all the information the data that we have we explain to them and share our plans and what we do in preparing for hurricanes of this size and nature so they know each process and each step one of the key factors for the first time ever in sandals we basically tell them Safety First Service second we’re going to give the best experience in safety and then we get back to the services afterwards all right well that I’m sure they’ll understand what are you concerned about as you look at this particular storm and the situation as it’s kind of come across uh from from the Atlantic into the Caribbean is there something in particular that you’re concerned about when you look at it the storm surge the winds how do you see it so having lived through many of these hurricanes and this brand who was on before you in Hurricane Gilbert I was working in the resort industry from those days way back when so what we look for is flooding the winds and of course we’re pretty much batten down as much as we can so there’ll be no loose impediments and so forth our resort we’re very lucky and beautiful is that it is amazing it has been around since 1957 the original buildings were built so it’s been through quite a couple so we’re not worried on that side so it’s really for us it was to prepare and make sure the guests were as calm as possible that they were ready they knew what to expect and what we will do in anything that happens which we’ve been able to CH so far all right obviously that that Resort as you say been there a long time important part of of Jamaica of of its tourist industry which is famous around the world how are government officials have you have are they supporting you are they reaching out to you to make sure you’ve got all everything that you need 100% all and even the utility companies and so forth we sign we’re small company we’re all one big happy family and we have been getting back all the feedback and all the insurance that we need and for all the you know potential disasters that could happen we have no problems in that regard all right well Derek mean we thank you for joining us and giving you that Hands-On understanding of how you guys are preparing uh and we wish you the best as you hunker down batting down the hatches and then I hope the Sun comes out and everybody has a great time Derek meanie thank let me just say this to you it’s not just about our visitors to the island but it’s also we have a Sanders Foundation that’s already set up a relief fund and so forth so we think about our guests and our staff but we also think about our communi so we work in conjunction with the government and as we say at Sanderson river when we talk to any of our guests simply this from another great Legend Bob Marley One Love one love amen to that Derek thanks very much for being with us take care all the best [Music] all right now State side we turn to that drama in the White House and in the presidential campaign no one is pushing me out that’s the message delivered by President Biden to campaign staffers this afternoon that’s after the New York Times reported that Biden told an ally he may not be able to save his candidacy after that terrible performance in the first debate which called into question his Fitness to serve Now sources tell ABC news that Biden has privately acknowledge that the next few days are critical to determining whether he can stay in the race the White House Press Secretary Karen jeampier just peppered with questions about these reports and here’s some of what Karen Jer had to tell reporters today in the briefing room is President Biden considering stepping down Absolut absolutely not and you heard I I believe directly from the campaign as well he had an opportunity to talk to supporters he’s done it a couple times at this point and laid out what happened on that night talked about how he understands and it was not his best night he understands that it is fair for people to ask that question but we cannot forget his record and what he’s been able to do all right so I’m joined now in Studio by contributing political correspondent Rachel bade so Rachel what more do we know about the status of this this desperate situation really for the White House for the president as candidate yeah I mean Terry the White House is very much in damage control mode today uh the the top priority for Biden’s Inner Circle is reaching out to people they’ve been having these conversations with Hill leaders after not talking to them for about a week uh they’re talking to donors they’re going to be talking to Governors uh later today and they’re basically trying to put on this public face to say look he can do the job he’s going to be doing an interview with ABC News and what tomorrow at some point um to say look he he can defeat Donald Trump and he’s still the nominee the issue is though that Democrats no matter what he does at this point some of them are starting to think it might be a little too little too late right there is a lot of people who are angry in fact one Democrat Source I just talked to before coming in um the room here you know about 45 minutes ago said it was criminal that they took a full week to reach out to Hill leaders they’re also saying it’s not about just the debate they’re going back and reexamining everything Biden has done in public for a while and they’re starting to see these reports about how you know him trailing off it’s becoming more common uh behind the scenes and it’s clear to a lot of Democrats that this is not uh you know just a oneoff night thing and this is a big concern for them not a bad night yeah as the White House said as Ken John Pierre said again today but realistically Rachel H how can how can Democrats fix this how can the president fix this Lloyd doet Democratic congressman from Texas already calling on the president to drop out other Democrats coming just up to the line even Nancy Pelosi saying this is a legitimate question how do you turn that around I don’t know that you can I mean the fact that Nancy Pelosi was willing to go on national television and say look we need to know if this is part of a condition uh that he has Nancy Pelosi is someone that most Democrats look to for guidance on messaging she often gives a very uh Rosy picture of what’s going on in the party very little few times I can remember uncovering her in you know over a decade can I recall a time that she sent up a red flare like she did yesterday and what that is going to do is going to give a green to other Democrats to come forward and say look we have serious concerns here it’s time for him to step aside so dogit is not going to be the last one yeah so one of the arguments to keep Biden and one of the arguments I’m sure he’s making is you know what comes after the president withdraws his candidacy at this late date is anybody’s guess and might it hurt the party more to go through some kind of chaotic Half Baked primary or anoint someone without uh getting everybody on board it’s a mess yeah I mean it certainly is um I think obviously Democrats are going to be looking first of all to K Harris the vice president um there are allies of hers that are clearly making the case right now that she could you know reach uh voters of color specifically black voters who have turned away from Joe Biden uh maybe a fresh start when it comes to foreign policy criticisms he’s getting uh regarding Gaza and the situation in the Middle East um she’s young she’s energetic she’s a former prosecutor uh she could prosecute the case against Donald Trump so there are people who are in her corner right now but look there’s a lot of ambitious Governors out out there right now as you know uh Gavin Newsome in California uh gretched Whitmer in Michigan and I’m sure they would like a crack at being at the top of the ticket as well so p in Pennsylvania pritsker in Illinois theist goes on and on yeah and I think you know this notion of just anointing someone is what got them in trouble in the first place uh so I mean Democrats have a choice to make here do they want to Rally around someone very quickly like KLA Harris and try to put the civil War aside or again does that backfire and do they need to have it out at the DNC and figure out who they’re going to go with well uh political reporters are certainly hoping for an open convention but it may not be the best thing I it would be Rachel bade thank you very much I know you’ll be on this story and a reminder really 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conservatives and even Rishi sunak the Prime Minister his own seat some polls are showing is potentially at risk he could lose that seat something that has never happened um in modern modern political history in the United Kingdom um he would be replaced by Ki starma who over the last few years has managed to pull um the labor party more to the center left and the polling is going to open tomorrow morning and then of course continue through the day I mean really I think what this shows is just the level of anger and frustration with the Tory party um firstly over Britain’s crumbling public public services but also of the years of political chaos that have followed brexit and so clearly this as you say is potentially a a a a very serious defeat for the conservatives that they’re looking at right now yeah and the end of an era right Patrick so 14 years that that backa David Cameron uh Bor uh David Cameron Teresa may Boris Johnson Liz trust Rishi sunak all these conservative Prime 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eye of the storm here uh but you want to look around to where that pink is and it’s going to come pretty close to that southern tip that’s where we have Peak Bay uh we have old Harbor there just south of iness Portmore Kingston not too far from there and this is a category for Hurricane uh and it is extremely strong and this could be pretty devastating especially for a lot of the coastal towns all right Samar Theodore thank you very much appreciate it and Faith AB bouay is there in Jamaica Forest on the ground and Faith let me know uh what is happening there you’ve been there now can you it looks like things are heating up for you blowing up I should say yeah there really are remember just about a half hour ago I was telling you we were getting about rains that were coming in really light about 30 seconds a time well now we’re getting you know heavier rain it’s not again what has been forecasted at this point this is just the beginning it feels like but we’re starting starting to finally feel the rain and the winds are picking up we just drove about a mile down the road just to see what was going on and we saw some debris covering parts of the road it’s essentially uh nearly a ghost town people are not on the roads which is great news for officials who have been really driving home the warning that you know this is going to be a really a life-threatening event and that people need to stay indoors so we’re seeing that people are heaing that warning they’re staying indoors our driver who is with us uh was telling us how it was hard for him to keep the steering wheel straight because the winds were so intense again nowhere near hurricane Force but again we’re starting to feel it you can see behind me the ocean is getting angrier and angrier which is telling us that the storm is coming closer and closer and just across the street we have a police station here uh we were sitting in our vehicle when we heard something blow uh we didn’t know exactly what happened then we looked up you can see power lines dangling right there it looks like a Transformer blew right there it’s unclear whether they have power at this point so again here in the northern part of the island things are starting to intensify Terry all right faith of booby thank you for your reporting from Jamaica all day stay safe through there as the storm rolls through thanks very much well our next guests they are riding out the storm in Montego Bay where faith is at after they planned a vacation in Jamaica to renew their wedding vows Utah couple Lonnie manaco and his wife Michelle are currently hunkering down at the Sandals Resort in Montego Bay as the powerful hurricane inches toward the tiny Island the the island I should say uh and she joins me now so thank you very much first congratulations what a wonderful thing to do uh what an interesting result choosing Jamaica as the spot Jamaica worldwide tourist destination tell me H how are things how what’s going on with you are right now um it’s it’s picked up uh it’s a lot more rainy out there uh earlier it was people were still kind of sneaking out into the pool not very many but a few and now they’ve cleared it all out they’ve done a great job here to really just make people safe because the rain has started to come down and the winds are picking up a lot that’s great did did you get a chance to renew your wedding bows you going to do that after the hurricane blows through we we were supposed to do it on the 4th of July and we got here and and we got here Sunday Monday night and we were staying in it’s our bucket list staying in an over thewater Bungalow it was Paradise and we got a call the very next morning and they said can we just move your wedding up um your renewal uh we we need to do it today so hedan did the hair and makeup yesterday and we did it at 2 o’clock yesterday and then by 4:00 they were moving us out of the Bungalow and to just a room at the resort because for everyone safe they just didn’t know how hard this was going to hit and they don’t know the conditions of the Bungalows after so we’ll see how this works out and hopefully we’ll be able to uh go back to the Bungalows to finish out the vacation but at least we did what we came to do absolutely congratulations on that and you’ll have a story uh forever about it so so you do feel safe you feel like the resort and the and the government there is taking all the proper precautions and and you feel like you’re in a good place yeah the sandal South Coast Resort where we’re staying has been fabulous they um sent a lot of their staff home to be with family and then kept essential staff here to make sure the guests are taken care of they had a meeting yesterday um went through everything with the guests told us how long we would you know expect to be locked down um how they have a procedure in place for everything so they’ve really done a good job um they’ve made sure that we’re stocked up with snacks and water they just actually that’s my husband’s not on camera cuz he’s um getting our box lunch um right now or our box dinner and then they’re going to bring Box breakfast around so that we don’t have to go out and we can just shelter in place right that’s great that box uh box wedding renewal lunch that is that’s glamorous you’re doing it in Jamaica but let me ask you seriously when you when you left Utah did you have a sense that this storm might impact your trip I mean it is the first major hurricane to make landfall in Jamaica during the month of July so it’s it’s bad luck in some ways but did you have a sense of that um we we didn’t we knew the few days before we checked the weather and it looked like it was going to be a little cloudy so I was kind of bummed about that but I’m like oh well we’ll make the most of it things happen but I I never have heard of something this big coming so early in the year because we do watch that and we like tropical vacation so all right Michelle manaco and uh thank you to to you and to Lonnie getting your your box lunch there stay safe hope it all goes well and after it does have a great time there congratulations thanks for joining us thank you thank [Music] you okay State side and the biggest political story in the country right now we could be seeing the first signs of a major shakeup in the race for the White House the New York Times reports that President Biden told an ally that he may not be able to save his candidacy after that terrible performance in the first debate uh the White House denied that report but now sources tell ABC news that Biden has privately acknowledged that the next few days are critical to determining whether he can stay in the race so I’m joined Now by senior Congressional correspondent Rachel Scott and Senior uh contributing political correspondent Rachel bade here with me in the studio as well but I want to go to Rachel Scott first uh what’s the latest what are you hearing Rachel about how the Biden campaign campaign is dealing with this crisis how they plan to move forward yeah and we’re learning more about how the president is personally dealing with the Fallout after this debate performance that many Democrats many of his closest allies have said is just a Flatout disaster so we know that the president has been doing a series of phone calls it has taken him days to reach out to some of the top leaders on Capitol hell including his closest allies we are told today that he has connected with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer he also spoke with minority leader over in the house hakee Jeff he’s also talked to Senators Chris Coons Congressman Jim klyburn former house Speaker Nancy Pelosi among others uh sources do tell me and my colleague gck Klein that during these private conversations that the president has had with allies he has acknowledge that the next few days will be absolutely critical to determining how he moves forward in this race I am also told by one Ally who spoke directly with the president that the president is keeping an open mind about the path forward now of course Biden has continued to insist even privately like he does publicly that he believes that he is the candidate best position to defeat Donald Trump and that is why he is in the race we know the president will be sitting down with our George Stephanopoulos uh just at the end of the week he also has a very busy campaign schedule that’s going to start to ramp up here and the White House Press Secretary says he will be taking questions from reporters next week during the NATO Cemetery all right Rachel Scott thank you Rachel bade you’re on Capitol Hill a lot that’s that really your main beat up there it sounds to me the president is reaching out trying to trying to rally the troops there but it also sounds to me like they’re Sliding Away From Him yeah a little too little too late Terry uh I think I know Democrats are in full-fledged panic mode right now I mean most Democrats I talk to will tell me on background without you know their names attached to what they’re saying that if Biden stays in the race Donald Trump will win the White House and now there’s not only fear of that but that Republicans will keep the house flip the Senate and it will be Republicans controlling so may their jobs yeah absolutely their jobs are now on the line and look there’s a feeling of betrayal here I mean I was talking to one front-line Democrat in a difficult reelection who told me that um you know she had been getting advice to run away from Biden for about a year now like don’t don’t mention him in your campaigns put separation between you and the president and she said no she said I like his agenda I’m going to defend him and she had been doing that and now uh you she finds out you know last Thursday what the situation is behind the scenes and um there’s just this feeling of betrayal that you know Jill Biden hasn’t been honest with people that the Inner Circle hasn’t been honest with with people um and again people are angry that it took a full week for Biden to contact Hill Democratic leaders and so look I know they’re in damage control right now but it’s really hard to see how they uh sort of land this right now thank you Rachel let’s go to our senior White House correspondent Selena Wang so Selena you can sense from Rachel Scott reporting Rachel bades reporting the anger that is brewing on the hill uh and I guess Karine Jean Pier was asked about the president’s recent public appearances let’s take a minute take a listen to what the White House Press Secretary said about this with your exchange you’re going to see him today certainly and I know you’re asking about the teleprompter you’re going to see him tomorrow right for the July he’ll have an opportunity uh to welcome active uh D duty military uh and their families and you’ll see him in Wisconsin and you’ll continue to see him uh obviously in the upcoming weeks look it is not unusual for a president to use a teleprompter it isn’t it is not unusual that is something that presidents have done in the past soelen full-time damage control I want to pick up what what Rachel just said here with me in the studio people are starting to blame his inner circle for concealing something is that part of what’s happening or is the president in in as many people in the are 80s can happen just in a decline yeah look Terry I mean there is a split in narrative here publicly the White House is adamant that the president is staying in this race and you just heard Karine Jean Pierre right there when I was pressing her on why we aren’t seeing the president more in these unscripted moments to try and quell these anxieties and show the American public that he can do the job and her response there is essentially that it’s not unusual to use teleprompters and that the president is going to be out there more also mentioning that ABC News interview with George Stephanopoulos coming up later this week but look I am hearing though as Rachel has heard that behind the scenes the president he is cleare eyed here about what it’s going to take to stay in this race and what it would take for him to drop out but I am being told from sources that the president is still optimistic that if he can get out there more and show the people who he really is that he can still turn the tide here as one source told me as he gets out there more the people will see that he is quote potentially not perfect and un even but they’ll see that he is capable so that’s really what this White House is betting on what the campaign is betting on but Terry as you say this is full damage control there was an all staff campaign meeting today the president himself and the vice president joining in on that that call the president being clear in that call that he’s not going anywhere there was also a staff meeting at the white house this afternoon I’m told by a source that the chief of staff Jeff Z told the staff to tune out the noise to stay in this job to just put their head down and be disciplined and do the work Terry right because obviously the White House staff needs to work for the country it’s the campaign that’s that’s on the Rocks uh Rachel Scott this new poll I’m looking at here from The New York Times shows uh President Biden now trailing Donald Trump by eight points nationally the New York Times poll has been a bit of an outlier showing Trump with a greater lead than other polls but how big a factor is that and and what is the what is the campaign seeing in public opinion about the president’s chances here look the The Campaign Will Tell reporters they’re not putting much weight into any poll right that’s what they have said for weeks for months now during the course of this campaign but we are talking about after the debate where you have Democrats who are now suggesting privately that maybe the President should step aside you heard had the first Democratic lawmaker come out on the record about that you’ve had even his closest allies say that the questions about the president’s age his mental Fitness are legitimate you’ve had other Democrats suggest that it could be time for him to step aside you have Democrats entertaining questions that they would not have entertained even a year ago even a couple of weeks ago prior to the debate about what would happen if it was up to vice president KLA Harris to step in and would the party rally behind her Democrats were flat out dismissing any conversation about that two or three months ago so they are paying attention to these polls Democrats that I’ve been talking to on Capitol Hill have said that they’re going to be watching the polls that are coming out post the debate they’re going to be watching ing how the president does in the interview that we have with George Stephanopoulos with the president on Friday Also they’re looking ahead to that press conference that the president’s going to have and also how he’s doing on the campaign Trail they want to see the president in more unscripted moments but they are also paying attention to these poll numbers and it’s not just this one Terry just yesterday there was that CNN poll that showed that vice president KLA Harris was outperforming President Biden in a head-to-head matchup with Donald Trump that is not necessarily something that they want to see I know their internal polling data that they’ve been sort of revealing to reporters in some cases shows that there is no movement but that polling data also shows that President Biden is still neck and neck with the former president and what they were hoping is that that debate performance would create a larger lead against Donald Trump and that has not happened that’s not happening no question about it Rachel Scott Selena Wang Rachel bade thanks very much and a reminder biggest moment of of the campaign so far Good Morning America anchor George Stephanopoulos will be sitting down with President Biden on Friday for the commander and Chief’s first television interview since the debate debacle it will Air across ABC News platforms uh and ABC news all over with an extended interview Sunday on this [Applause] [Music] [Applause] week now to the latest from the Middle East Israel confirmed confirms that it has killed one of the highest ranking commanders of Hezbollah the militant group that controls most of Lebanon North of Israel backed by Iran that second front that everybody’s worried about opening the IDF says Hezbollah has already responded by firing around 100 Rockets towards Israel but no major damage was reported there this comes as the Israeli Defense Forces call for another evacuation over in southern Gaza where this war has so far been concentrated the World Health Organization says is one of gaza’s largest hospitals in the south is now completely empty ABC’s Chief National correspondent Matt Gutman is in Tel Aviv Israel with more Terry even though Israel says that it is entering its phase C or just a couple of days maybe a week or two away from this less intensive phase of fighting what we saw today just on the outskirts of Gaza was very intense fighting we saw and her artillery being fired from Israel into the Gaza Strip we saw and helicopter uh gunship firing Rockets into Gaza and we saw surfaced air missile it’s the first time I’ve seen that in the entirety of the War fired from inside Gaza at that helicopter it fired flares to deflect it it apparently missed but very intense fighting in the northern part near shahia about 60,000 people have been displaced from that fighting in the southern part of the Gaza Strip about 250,000 people have been displaced a massive number of people on the move and many of these people serially dis placed 1 2 3 4 five times they tell us it has not been easy we’ve seen images of people not finding where to go sleeping in the streets there’s also a concern about food food is short and the food that does exist is often exceedingly expensive meaning that so many people in Gaza are facing severe hunger they don’t know where the next meal is going to come from that as we heard probably the biggest news in a couple of weeks between Israel and his but it has been relatively quiet over the past couple of weeks but today Israel announcing that it assassinated a senior Hezbollah Commander hisb that very powerful Iranian backed militia based in Lebanon he was killed and his Bella responded by firing about a 100 Rockets into Israel the largest number of that of rockets that we have seen in weeks unclear if this is going to escalate further but both Israel and hisb said that they are on the very brink of War and it’s a war that could be devastating to both sides Hezbollah has tens of thousands of sophisticated missiles aimed at cities like this here in Tel Aviv and Israel obviously has selected thousands of Targets in Lebanon it is a war that nobody wants but officials here tell me might be inevitable Terry yeah that would be a disaster Matt Gutman in 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nearly 7 million Americans who are living with Alzheimer’s right now the way that this drug works it’s made by Eli Lily this is the what it has shown in late stage clinical trials is that it slows down memory decline that’s a significant difference for people who are in the early stages of this disease it also has shown to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s this drug is going to cost $32,000 per year but that’s before insurance and discounts and the drug maker does say it is expected to be covered by Medicare but as you point out always are some risk to these kinds of things one of the risks that we’ve seen is the potentially dangerous side effect of uh brain bleeding doctors say that this is something that they see as an incremental step but it is important for so many of those people uh the weights administered Terry is a monthly IV infusion uh but as you point out not a cure cannot reverse Alzheimer’s but is a significant step for a lot of those people living with a disease thank you Elizabeth and now let’s go to our doctor Dr croll forgive me for mispronouncing your name uh my mom had Alzheimer so I’m quite aware of the progress of this disease as somebody who treats patients with Alzheimer’s what do you make of this thanks for having me Terry you know I do think that while this isn’t a cure it is a big deal when we talk about slowing the progression of disease that translates into buying patients more time before they lose their Independence um and so while that not is not as big a deal as reversing cognitive impairment altogether it certainly is Meaningful and a very good reason to feel hopeful moving forward no question it’s it’s even just a few months you know makes the difference between knowing a grandchild and and not knowing a grandchild or all those different kinds of things and Elizabeth if I could go back to you on how is this drug different from the first Alzheimer’s drug that was on the market right so this is the second drug available to us patients in the early stages of Alzheimer’s one of the big differences Terry is that this is going to be a monthly IV infusion so unlike Leni which is the Other Drug on the market this is once a month the competitor is every two weeks but the cost of this new drug from Eli Lily is more expensive uh again hopefully covered by a lot of people’s insurance but just the out-of- pocket cost or before you take into account insurance and and discounts one thing to think about that uh the Eli Lily is pointing to is the fact that this treatment might be able to be stopped at some point so you end up maybe having to pay less if you’re if you’re able to stop it as the as you’re going on with the treatment you know I think the bottom line here that we’re hearing from the company and from the FDA about this they see this as an important step because when you look at the number of people with Alzheimer’s and as you point out Terry this is personal for so many families the number of patients with Alzheimer’s in the US is expected to double over the next three decades so any kind of Step that can help slow that that progression is seen as an advance for a lot of those families absolutely it is good news and as Dr koll pointed out even even a brief period of time before the darkness fully descends on someone can be very meaningful to them and to their families and friends so we thank both of you Elizabeth shy and Dr Leah croll for bringing us that news appreciate it well coming up the most famous player in the NBA is sticking around for another couple of years we’re going to have the details of LeBron James new contract when we come [Music] 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 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just had another band of rain come through here but again it lasted maybe about a minute or so so really no sustained rain event happening here right now it’s the winds that we’re really having to deal with and it’s continuing to get stronger and stronger in fact just moments ago you see power lines dangling across the street a Transformer blew across the street just so happens there’s a police department right over there and it appears that they’ve lost power you see the officer standing there outside the building here and then if you look over here we’re watching as the waves are coming in and they’re getting you know stronger and stronger rough Seas right now but again nothing near hurricane force winds nothing near uh any kind of hurricane uh torrential rain type of situation here in Montego Bay it’s really on the southern part of the country that’s that’s where they’re really feeling it right now it’s unclear exactly the path of the storm right now whether it’s going to make landfall here in Jamaica or just pass by us and we’ll get sort of the outer B of it but we’re really watching and according to the Prime Minister he believes that Jamaicans are really heeding the warnings he believes that they’re taking uh the warnings very seriously and that they understand the gravity of of what’s Happening Here he says that as far as the government is uh concerned they are prepared they’re in a heightened state of alert they have all the resources they need to respond to this if this were to become a disaster so really it’s just wait and see to see what barel does at this point Terry all right Faith abou there in Montego Bay thank you for more let’s bring in ABC’s meteorologist Samara Theodore who is tracking the latest Samar where’s Barrel right now all right so look at this we’re actually in this most recent image coming uh off of the IR you can kind of see the eye getting a little bit more defined there I got to step back to see it on the screen but it’s right near that southern tip of Jamaica I want to it’s a category 4 so still very strong storm so I’m zooming in here Montego Bay that’s where faith is so she’s on the Northerns here okay we’ve got some very highly populated areas over here Black River uh that’s the farther north western portion of the coast but here’s where that Center is getting ready to brush through by or across and it’s over here that we have old Harbor uh and not too far from that you may know about Kingston Jamaica Portmore Jamaica they’re also going to be seeing major storm surge on that side so I’m very concerned we could see about 9 feet of storm surge in some of the areas there but uh old Harbor south of iness this is where I’m keeping a very close eye on because I think that’s what we’re going to see a lot of the images coming out of uh as this category 4 my goodness this is such a strong system that is getting ready to impact Jamaica as you’ve been saying Terry and we’ve been saying they haven’t seen the likes of this in the month of July a major hurricane as such yeah that that’s uh climate change it seems but U where’s it going to go after Jamaica and what will it look like great question and yes climate change has a major impact here we’ve been seeing rapid intensification I think just as a meteorologist I’m astounded and taken back by how unprecedented the season is off to a start with Barrel right out the gate okay so here’s what happens next Cayman Islands is under a hurricane warning now it looks like the center of the storm is going to brush fairly south of it but that doesn’t mean the impacts aren’t wide reaching we saw the gravity and just the shared depth of uh of barrel there and then what happens next is Friday morning that starts to Embark upon places like Cancun and Tulum and we know those are also really hot vacation spots especially around this time of the year 4th of July uh we have hurricane warnings this afternoon they up it from a hurricane watch to a hurricane warning for the Yucatan Peninsula and then beyond that as we head into the holiday weekend that hits Open Water May fluctuate between a tropical storm and a category 1 hurricane and it banks for Mexico and the Southern Tier of Texas where they can see life-threatening rip currents Terry all right Samar Theodore thank you for being there all day on this and I know you’ll be tracking it as it continues thanks very much and as the people of Jamaica are hunkering down joining me now with more Derek meany he’s the general manager for sandals duns River Resort he’s coming to us from oo Ros Jamaica Derek thank you for being with us taking time out I know you must be busy helping secure that Resort how are you and your staff doing first of all first of all hi Terry um good to have you and say a quick hello to all your ABC viewers Sanderson river the reimagine resort we are ready we’ve been battering down for the last couple of days we have an amazing team that has been working very closely with all the government Ministries and so forth in getting ready preparing the resort and basically sharing all the data we meet with our guests two to three times a day and we are ready we’re ready for barel and what she brings and we’re ready to bounce back stronger and more beautiful than ever absolutely so tell me about the hotel how many guests are there and and how do you help them I’m sure a lot of them have never been through this before as a Jamaican you understand big storms what are you doing to help the guest and and what’s the situation there how many how many people are there so we have around 400 guests with us right now um like I said from the beginning the last couple of days we meet with them we have meetings we share all the information the data that we have we say to them and share our plans and what we do in preparing for hurricanes of this size and nature so they know each process and each step one of the key factors for the first time ever in sandals we basically tell them Safety First Service second we’re going to give the best experience in safety and then we get back to the services afterwards all right well that I’m sure they’ll understand what what are you concerned about as you look at this particular storm and the situation as it’s kind of come across uh from from the Atlantic into the Caribbean is there something in particular that you’re concerned about when you look at it the storm search the winds how do you see it so having lived through many of these hurricanes and this brandan who was on before you in Hurricane Gilbert I was working in the resort industry from those days way back when so what we look for is flooding the winds and of course we’re pretty much batting down as much as we can so there’ll be no loose impediments and so forth our result we’re very lucky and beautiful is that it is amazing it has been around since 1957 the original buildings were built so it’s been through quite a couple so we’re not worried on that side so it’s really for us it was to prepare and make sure the guests were as calm as possible that they were ready they knew what to expect and what we will do in anything that happens which we’ve been able to achieve so far all right obviously that that Resort as you say been there a long time important part of of Jamaica of of its tourist industry which is famous around the world how are government officials have you have are they supporting you are they reaching out to you to make sure you’ve got all everything that you need 100% all and even the utility companies and so forth we sign we’re a small company we’re all one big happy family and we have been getting back all the feedback and all the insurance that we need and for all the you know potential disasters that could happen we have no problems in that regard all right well Derek mean we thank you than you for joining us and giving you that Hands-On understanding of how you guys are preparing uh and we wish you the best as you hunker down batting down the hatches and then I hope the Sun comes out and everybody has a great time Derek meie let me just say this to you it’s not just about our visitors to the island but it’s also we have a Sanders Foundation that’s already set up a relief fund and so forth so we think about our guests and our staff but we also think about our communi so we work in conjunction with the government and as we say at Sanderson river when we talk to any of our guests simply this from another great Legend Bob Marley One Love one love amen to that Derek thanks very much for being with us take care all the [Music] best okay State side and the biggest political story in the country right now we could be seeing the first signs of a major shakeup in the race for the White House the New York Times reports that President Biden told an ally that he may not be able to save his candidacy after that terrible performance in the first debate uh the White House denied that report but now sources tell ABC news that Biden has privately acknowledged that the next few days are critical to determining whether he can stay in the race so I’m joined Now by senior Congressional correspondent Rachel Scott and Senior uh contributing political correspondent Rachel bade here with me in studio as well but I want to go to Rachel Scott first uh what’s the latest what are you hearing Rachel about how the Biden Camp campaign is dealing with this crisis how they plan to move forward yeah and we’re learning more about how the president is personally dealing with the Fallout after this debate performance that many Democrats many of his closest allies have said is just a Flatout disaster so we know that the president has been doing a series of phone calls it has taken him days to reach out to some of the top leaders on Capitol Hill including his closest allies we are told today that he had has connected with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer he also spoke with minority leader over in the house hakee Jeff he’s also talked to Senators Chris Coons Congressman Jim klyburn uh former house Speaker Nancy Pelosi among others uh sources do tell me and my colleague gck Klein that during these private conversations that the president has had with allies he has acknowledged that the next few days will be absolutely critical to determining how he moves forward in this race I am also told by one Ally who spoke Direct ly with the president that the president is keeping an open mind about the path forward now of course Biden has continued to insist even privately like he does publicly that he believes that he is the candidate best position to defeat Donald Trump and that is why he is in the race we know the president will be sitting down with our George Stephanopoulos uh just at the end of the week he also has a very busy campaign schedule that’s going to start to ramp up here and the White House Press Secretary says he will be taking questions from reporters next week during the NATO Cemetery all right Rachel Scott thank you Rachel bade you’re on Capitol Hill a lot that’s that’s really your main beat up there it sounds to me the president is reaching out trying to trying to rally the troops there but it also sounds to me like they’re Sliding Away From Him yeah a little too little too late Terry uh I think I know Democrats are in full-fledged panic mode right now I mean most Democrats I talk to will tell me on background without you know their names attached to what they’re saying that if Biden stays in the race Donald Trump will win the White House and now there’s not only fear of that but that Republicans will keep the house flip the Senate and it will be Republicans controlling so it may their jobs yeah absolutely their jobs are now on the line and look there’s a feeling of betrayal here I mean I was talking to one Frontline Democrat in a difficult reelection who told me that um you know she had been getting advice to run away from Biden for about a year now like don’t don’t mention him in your campaigns put separation between you and the president and she said no she said I like his agenda I’m going to defend him and she had been doing that and now uh you she finds out you know last Thursday what the situation is behind the scenes and um there’s just this feeling of betrayal that you know Jill Biden hasn’t been honest with people that the Inner Circle hasn’t been honest with with people um and again people are angry that it took a full week for Biden to contact Hill Democratic leaders and so look I know they’re in damage control right now but it’s really hard to see how they uh sort of land this right now thank thank you Rachel let’s go to our senior White House correspondent Selena Wang so Selena you can sense from Rachel Scott reporting Rachel bades reporting the anger that is brewing on the hill uh and I guess Karine jeanpierre was asked about the president’s recent public appearances let’s take a minute take a listen to what the White House Press Secretary said about this with your exchange you’re going to see him today certainly and I know you’re asking about the teleprompter you’re going to see him tomorrow right Fourth of July he’s have an opportunity uh to welcome active uh D duty military uh and their families and you’ll see him in Wisconsin and you continue to see him uh obviously in the upcoming weeks look it is not unusual for a president to use a teleprompter it is it is not unusual that is something that presidents have done in the past soena full-time damage control I want to pick up what what Rachel just said here with me in the studio people are starting to blame his inner circle for concealing something is that part of what’s happening or is the president in in as many people in the are 80s can happen just in a decline yeah look Terry I mean there is a split in narrative here publicly the White House is animate that the president is staying in this race and you just heard K Jean Pierre right there when I was pressing her on why we aren’t seeing the president more in these unscripted moments to try and quell these anxieties and show the American public that he can do the job and her response there is essentially that it’s not unusual to use teleprompters and that the president is going to be out there more also mentioning that ABC news interview with George Stephanopoulos coming up later this week but look I am hearing though as Rachel has heard that behind the scenes the president he is cleare eyed here about what it’s going to take to stay in this race and what it would take for him to drop out but I am being told from sources that the president is still optimistic that if he can get out there more and show the people who he really is that he can still turn the tide here as one source told me as he gets out there more the people will see that he is quote potentially not perfect and uneven but they’ll see that he is capable so that’s really what this White House is betting on what the campaign is betting on but Terry as you say this is full damage control there was an all staff campaign meeting today the president himself and the vice president joining in on that that call the president being clear in that call that he’s not going anywhere there was also a staff meeting at the white house this afternoon I’m told by a source that the chief of staff Jeff Z told the staff to tune out the noise to stay in this job to just put their head down and be disciplined and do the work Terry right because obviously the White House staff needs to work for the country it’s the campaign that’s that’s on the Rocks uh Rachel Scott this new poll I’m looking at here from The New York Times shows uh President Biden now trailing Donald Trump by eight points nationally the New York Times poll has been a bit of an outlier showing Trump with a greater lead than other polls but how big a factor is that and and and what is the what is the campaign seeing in public opinion about the president’s chances here look the The Campaign Will Tell reporters they’re not putting much weight into any poll right that’s what they have said for weeks for months now during the course of this campaign but we are talking about after the debate where you have Democrats who are now suggesting privately that maybe the President should step aside you heard had the first Democratic lawmaker come out on the record about that you’ve had even his closest allies say that the question about the president’s age his mental Fitness are legitimate you’ve had other Democrats suggest that it could be time for him to step aside you have Democrats entertaining questions that they would not have entertained even a year ago even a couple of weeks ago prior to the debate about what would happen if it was up to vice president KLA Harris to step in and would the party rally behind her Democrats were flat out dismissing any conversation about that two or three months ago so they are paying attention to these polls Democrats that I’ve been talking to on Capitol Hill have said that they’re going to be watching the polls that are coming out post the debate they’re going to be watching how the president does in the interview that we have with George Stephanopoulos with the president on Friday Also they’re looking ahead to that press conference that the president’s going to have and also how he’s doing on the campaign Trail they want to see the president in more unscripted moments but they are also paying attention to these poll numbers and it’s not just this one Terry just yesterday there was that CNN poll that showed that vice president kamla Harris was outperforming President Biden and in a head-to-head matchup with Donald Trump that is not necessarily something that they want to see I know their internal polling data that they’ve been sort of revealing to reporters in some cases shows that there is no movement but that polling data also shows that President Biden is still neck and neck with the former president and what they were hoping is that that debate performance would create a larger lead against Donald Trump and that has not happened that’s not happening no question about it Rachel Scott Selena Wang Rachel bade thanks very much and a reminder biggest moment of of the campaign so far Good Morning America anchor George Stephanopoulos will be sitting down with President Biden on Friday for the commander-in chief’s first television interview since the debate debacle it will Air across ABC News platforms uh and ABC news all over with an extended interview Sunday on this week [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] now to the latest from the Middle East Israel confirms that it has killed one of the highest ranking commanders of Hezbollah the militant group that controls most of Lebanon North of Israel backed by Iran that’s second front that everybody’s worried about opening the IDF says Hezbollah has already responded by firing around 100 Rockets towards Israel but no major damage was reported there this comes as the Israeli Defense Forces call for another evacuation over in in southern Gaza where this war has so far been concentrated the World Health Organization says one of gaza’s largest hospitals in the south is now completely empty ABC’s Chief National correspondent Matt Gutman is in Tel Aviv Israel with more Terry even though Israel says that it is entering its phase C or just a couple of days maybe a week or two away from this less intensive phase of fighting what we saw today just on the outskirts of Gaza was very intense fighting we saw and heard artillery being fired from Israel into the Gaza Strip we saw an helicopter uh gunship firing Rockets into Gaza and we saw surfaced air missile it’s the first time I’ve seen that in the entirety of the War fired from inside Gaza at that helicopter it fired flares to deflect it it apparently missed but very intense fighting in the northern part near shahia about 60,000 people have been displaced from that fighting in the southern part of the Gaza Strip about 250,000 people have been displaced a massive number of people on the move and many of these people serially displaced 1 2 3 4 five times they tell us it has not been easy we’ve seen images of people not finding where to go sleeping in the streets there’s also a concern about food food is short and the food that does exist is often exceedingly expensive meaning that so many people in Gaza are facing severe hunger they don’t know where the next meal is going to come from that as we heard probably the biggest news in a couple of weeks between Israel and his bullet has been relatively quiet over the past couple of weeks but today Israel announcing that it assassinated a senior Hezbollah Commander Hezbollah that very powerful Iranian backed militia based in Lebanon he was killed and his Bella responded by firing about a 100 Rockets into Israel the largest number of that of rockets that we have seen in weeks unclear if this is going to escalate further but both Israel and hisbah said that they are on the very brink of war and it’s a war that could be devastating to both sides hisb has tens of thousands of sophisticated missiles aimed at cities like this here in Tel Aviv and Israel obviously has selected thousands of Targets in Lebanon it is a war that nobody wants but officials here tell me might be inevitable Terry yeah that would be a disaster Matt Gutman in Israel thank you very much well coming up hope for Americans living with Alzheimer’s as the FDA approves a new drug to help patients improve symptoms in the early stages of the disease we’ll talk with the neurologist and with ABC’s Elizabeth shelzy about what you need to know after the [Music] break here’s to good mornings in America Can You Feel The Love yeah mornings that Inspire filled with hope kindness joyous surprises and so much fun is crazy this is absolutely crazy start your day with Good Morning America’s ray of sunshine highlighting the best of America and helping make dreams come true wow just 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 well thanks for streaming with us uh newly approved drug is bringing hope to some Americans living with Alzheimer’s cunla is just the second drug now available to us patients to help improve symptoms in the early stages of the disease but doctors are cautioning that it’s not a cure and that there are risks associated with this medicine ABC’s Elizabeth shelzy joins me now along with Dr Leah Kolla a neurologist with my man’s Hospital in New York City Elizabeth first uh thanks both to join for joining us and how does cunla work what what have you been reporting on and potential side effects that were mentioned well you know Terry this is an important step because we’re talking about nearly 7 million Americans who are living with Alzheimer’s right now the way that this drug works it’s made by Eli Lily this is the what it has shown in late stage clinical trials is that it slows down memory decline that’s a significant difference for people who are in the early stages of this disease it also has shown to slow the progression of all Alzheimer’s this drug is going to cost $32,000 per year but that’s before insurance and discounts and the drug maker does say it is expected to be covered by Medicare but as you point out always are some risks to these kinds of things one of the risks that we’ve seen is the potentially dangerous side effect of uh brain bleeding doctors say that this is something that they see as an incremental step but it is important for so many of those people uh the weights administered ter is a monthly IV infusion uh but as you point out not a cannot reverse Alzheimer’s but is a significant step for a lot of those people living with a disease thank you Elizabeth and now let’s go to our doctor Dr croll forgive me for mispronouncing your name uh my mom had Alzheimer so I’m quite aware of the progress of this disease as somebody who treats patients with Alzheimer’s what do you make of this thanks for having me Terry you know I do think that while this isn’t a cure it is a big deal when we talk about slowing the progression of disease that translates into buying patients more time before they lose their independence um and so while that not is not as big a deal as reversing cognitive impairment altogether it certainly is Meaningful and a very good reason to feel hopeful moving forward no question it’s it’s even just a few months you know makes the difference between knowing a grandchild and and not knowing a grandchild or all those different kinds of things and Elizabeth if I could go back to you on how is this drug different from the first Alzheimer’s drug that was on the market right so this is the second drug available to us patients in the early stages of Alzheimer one of the big differences Terry is that this is going to be a monthly IV infusion so unlike Leni which is the Other Drug on the market this is once a month the competitor is every two weeks but the cost of this new drug from Eli Lily is more expensive uh again hopefully covered by a lot of people’s insurance but just the out-of- pocket cost or before you take into account insurance and and discounts one thing to think about that uh the Eli Lil is pointing to is the fact that this treatment might be able to be stopped at some point so you end up maybe having to pay less if you’re if you’re able to stop it as the as you’re going on with the treatment you know I think the bottom line here that we’re hearing from the company and from the FDA about this they see this as an important step because when you look at the number of people with Alzheimer’s and as you point out Terry this is personal for so many families the number of patients with Alzheimer’s in the US is expected to double over the next three decades so any kind of Step that can help slow that progression is seen as an advance for a lot of those families absolutely it is good news and as Dr Crow pointed out even even a brief period of time before the darkness fully descends on someone can be very meaningful to them and to their families and friends so we thank both of you Elizabeth shy and Dr Leah croll for bringing us that news appreciate it well coming up the most famous player of the NBA is sticking around for another couple of years we’re going to have the details of [Music] LeBron hey good morning America Good Morning America Good Morning America Good Morning America Good Morning [Music] America some of the other top headlines we’re following this hour sources tell ESPN that LeBron James has agreed to two-year contract to return to the Los Angeles Lakers James is set to earn $104 million over the course of the deal which includes a no trade clause and it comes just days after the Lakers drafted his son bronny James who just Inked a four-year deal with the team Father and Son combo in the NBA Delta says a flight from Detroit to Amsterdam had to be diverted after passengers were served spoiled food 12 of the nearly 300 passengers had to be treated by Emergency Medical Services after the plane landed in New York City but it’s not clear just how many passengers in total got sick and Delta says it is investigating how the food went bad and has apologized to its customers that’s a nightmare but thank you for streaming with us I’m Terry Moran the news never stops neither do we we’ll be right back [Music] 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 [Music] go the house is destroyed but the flag there’s not a Terr not a 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 watch you every night ABC’s World News Tonight with David mure is America’s most watched newscast this is ABC News live the crush families on the ground in Ukraine ABC News live America’s number one streaming news anytime anywhere streaming 24/7 straight to you for free thank you for making ABC newsl America’s number one streaming news reporting 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 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 [Music] Television hi everyone I’m Terry Moran right now on ABC News live Hurricane Barrel is set to make land fall on Jamaica as a category 4 storm at any moment the entire island is now a disaster area with officials warning of Water and Power disruptions the Monstrous storm has already churned to the Caribbean as a category 5 hurricane leaving behind a trail of Destruction in Jamaica both residents and tourists are on high alert there with a nationwide curfew in effect until at least 6 p.m this evening all airports will also be closed until after the storm passes residents are boarding up their windows with 9 ft of storm surge expected the massive storm has already devastated several islands including St Vincent and the Grenadines claiming the lives of at least six people parts of Barbados have also been destroyed with multiple homes and businesses completely torn apart we’ve got team coverage tracking it all our faith abou is in Montego Bay Jamaica she’s joined by AIS news meteorologist Samara Theodore so Faith with Barrel just making landfall in Jamaica what what are things like on the ground now well Terry it’s really the southern part of the island that’s really feeling the brunt of the storm right now uh the winds were strong there The Heavy Rain they are feeling heavy rains right now uh and it’s come to a point where power outages are already being reported where the power um company is saying that they’re actually going to wait on restoration efforts until uh conditions improve so that’s what they’re feeling there in the southern part of the island but here in the north where we are in Montego Bay uh things aren’t as intense but we have seen bands of rain come through you can see I’m wet right now um the winds have intensified at times but they’ve died down quite a bit here and so we’re just watching waiting to see how close the outer bands of the storm will come to us here in this area thank you Faith well let’s ask Samar theer about that uh Samar tell us the latest on this storm’s track and timing okay so it’s still registering at a category 4 status which is a major hurricane we’ve got categories one through five uh and what we’ve seen in the last half hour is actually the eye clearing up just a bit and uh it kind of helps us really see where this storm is and so it’s just to the southern tip of uh this area of Jamaica here so I’m pointing it out because this is the area regardless of whether Barrel makes landfall or not there’s a very particular criteria that we have to reach before we can say it made landfall but regardless this storm is brushing so close that we’re going to see some major impacts particular particularly the dirty side of the storm is sitting right here in this Cove so it’s there where we have old Harbor Bay uh we have Rocky Point we have places like Peak Bay there and then Kingston you guys are probably very familiar with Kingston just to the south of Kingston sits a highly populated area called Portmore and it’s there where I’m thinking we’re going to see a lot of that storm surge moving in so major flooding for this area they are going to be taking the brunt and the worst the dirty side of the storm Terry got it that’s a very clear with the radar there as well so Faith how are emergency officials preparing with the storm of back to make landfall well just a few hours ago the Prime Minister actually said that uh he feels that uh they are as prepared as they could ever be um of course they declared a disaster area uh hours before the storm came through in fact it happened last night they actually closed the airport uh last night uh a lot of the vacationers who came here were hoping to get out today are not able to leave until after the storm passes through uh there are people who are heating the warning according to the Prime Minister he feels like Jamaica is prepared for the storm but again they are telling people to stay indoors shelter in place until the storm moves through and what we’ve seen in driving around the area especially here in Montego Bay is that the roads are clear people are staying off the roads as the winds intensify and the rainbands are coming in people are staying off the roads we’re seeing some you know some of the leaves fall we’re seeing the uh the waves get angrier we we’re seeing seeing um some of the branches fall off the trees Transformers blowing but really nothing as intense as has been forecasted at this point for this area of the island so we’re just waiting uh for the storm to get closer and closer to us at this point officials say they’re ready to deploy the police and the equivalent of the National Guard to actually get out there and help anyone who needs help low-lying areas have been evacuated or they’re encouraging people who live in flood prone areas to leave the area when they can when it’s safe to do so so at this point uh the Prime Minister believes that they’ve taken all the precautions that they possibly can people are listening and so far so good Terry all right let’s hope it stays that way Faith abou and Sam Samara Theodore thank you very much and joining me now from Sandals Resort in Montego Bay is Ryan Jennings he’s a resident of Tampa that currently stuck there on Vacation stuck on vacation he’s there with his wife Kristen after they plann a trip to celebrate their wedding anniversary the couple says they did reach out to sandal see if they should cancel their trip uh but didn’t so Ryan Jennings with us now uh Ryan first congratulations on your wedding anniversary I’m sure you’ll remember this one uh what’s happening there now and and and tell me a little bit about it what’s happening so you know when we were looking to come down here we figured it’s early enough in the hurricane season we’re not going to really be in danger and then as we saw the hurricane coming calling sandals they weren’t too concerned about it they said they were keeping an eye on it and you know I think for us I’m a sixth generation Floridian so I think coming down here with a hurricane approaching I think I had a little bit of a different perspective of having gone through a lot of hurricanes and really just praying and believing that this thing would shift and be able to miss the island as much as we can but um but yeah it’s a it hasn’t been as bad as we thought it was going to be which is great um and and things are going well so far all right that’s good news six generation Florida that that’s way back I mean that’s like that’s amazing so when you originally when were you originally set to head back home and do you think you’ll get there when do you think you’ll get there yeah so luckily for us we’re scheduled to leave on Saturday and so uh we’re really hopeful with the way that this is going that we’ll be able to get out on time oness Saturday uh we’ve met several people over the last couple of days of us being here uh that were supposed to leave today and a lot of their flights got cancelled luckily the resort was great and was able to uh to give them extra nights here because the resort is probably at about 40% uh capacity so we you know there was room for them to be able to stay um until the flight the airlines could reschedule their flights to get back home but for us for leaving on Saturday we’re really hopeful that everything will be back in order and we’ll be able to get out of here on time absolutely Ryan Jennings once again congratulations to you and Kristen I hope you do get some Happy times there you’ll have a story to tell for sure thanks very much for being with us thank you and thank you for streaming with us I’m Terry Moran ABC News live is here for you anytime with the latest news context and Analysis and you can always find us on various streaming services the ABC News app and of course on abcnews.com the news never stops we take you back now to GMA 3 now from Time Square Eva Pilgrim and Demarco Morgan with Dr Jen Ashton and what you need to know good afternoon everyone and welcome to what you need to know we have a very special treat ahead just for you we are recording this show just a little ahead of time it’s a delicious compilation of some of our favorite gma3 chefs and dishes and we hope that you’re hungry there’s a lot to explore oh I’m always hungry and we begin with Eric repair the three Michelin starred Chef behind a restaurant that has been named one of the best in the world Le Den right here in New York City and the amazing halit mushroom casserole out of his brand new cookbook Seafood simple thank you very much thank you let’s take it away cuz it smells so good yes I started to um s some shots and we have some beautiful mushroom is the season now for the mushroom so we have some n of the wood Royal trumpets Chantels andum meni they all sound better the way you say them well I don’t know if my Japanese is good but um I made a mushroom tea so I boiled bottom mushrooms for about an hour and we have the mushroom that will give give flavor to the sauce I have some shallot sliced sauteing we’re going to add some mushroom that I have sliced to it like this oh and you hear the sizzle you can see here the SC a little bit of salt pepper you want to add a bit of butter while I’m seasoning the fish one whole Cube half of it okay you’re not going to cut yourself like salt pepper on the fish and on both sides a lot of people sometimes forget to season the other side which is very important right and Chef r i see these onions over here do you want to put the onions or was that already cooking they were starting to cook I took a shortcut but you can add it because they’re going to they’re going to cook slowly you can add it to it the fish goes on the mushroom when they are cooked okay so like this oh wow I added a bit of um tea already but the tea comes here and it will be our sauce like that wow like this and that’s what really gives it that flavor it gives it the flavor yes and Chef is this a family recipe or this is a recipe that I came up when I had Mushroom in my kitchen and a piece of fish and I say hey why don’t we put mushroom and fish I mean he’s the he’s the expert right we’re going to cover it with with aluminum foil it goes in oven at 375 400 for about 10 11 minutes yes you you got the job and then you pull it out of this magic P it out of the oven you remove the time and then to see if the fish is cooked you take a skewer you insert through the Flesh of the fish like that metal skewer right and then you touch your hand and it should be warm if it’s cold it’s not cooked and if you burn yourself you punished for overcooking the food and um and then and then you just have to play it yeah look at this beautiful I love that the name of the book is seafood simple because when you cook seafood in your kitchen by yourself sometimes it feels not simple challenging it’s very challenging sometimes it’s challenging a lot of people don’t know how to purchase fish in seafood and they don’t know when it’s fresh or not which is key and so important so we give tips and techniques to be successful we have a little gas St much to thank you so appreciate but you think Seafood is actually very simple to cook seafood is very simple to cook if you yeah you got follow if you follow the techniques and if you get the book Seafood simple it’s idiot proof I promise how is it Dr Jen oh I want to try it say super oh and is this more of a more of a lunch entree or this is a very light dish that en the quality of the Halibut it’s a very delicate fish and you don’t want to go uh with too many flavors and it’s very nice and it’s actually the surf and turf mushroom coming from the land obviously and fish from the sea you’ve heard it a million times you’re the man you know that right I don’t know that yeah we’re telling you G3 man much Eric repair no thank you very much we appreciate it and seafood simple is out now and for the recipe and much more you can scan the QR code on your screen or head to good morning am.com food all right coming up next here on gma3 we had some fun with these guys you remember uh stretching the MS who could forget we’ll be right [Music] back 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 secrets of the 2 by Two church there’s nothing pretty about here in this now streaming on Hulu all right welcome back to GM 3 you love this music here I see yes we’re heating up the kitchen here with some of our favorite dishes and Chef segments from the past year we loved making mozzarella with these guys yes it was so much fun and of course I feel like I have to dance you can’t when you hear music like that you’ll know these mozzarella makers from their fun videos on social media Anthony agustino and jakamo consolo start up first with how do you say mozzarella there’s a lot of debate about this there’s different there’s the Italian way and then there’s the New York way of saying it New Yorkers take the a off the end so it’s just mozzarel but the correct way of saying it is mozarella yes and you got to do the hand too with it that that’s in the pronunciation there you go okay so what we doing let’s get to it so we’re going to be making some fresh mozzarella for you guys today and this is what we do at our house party so we do fresh mozzarella House parties where we bring this Italian Heritage experience to your house and we come and we make some fresh matzel with you and all of your guests family and friends and it’s a nice experience for the home looks like a lotun we see you guys in the video here yes so that was at the San Jano fece we had our stand oh very cool okay so what the first step let’s walk us through this okay so we’re going to add some boiling hot water okay it’s a big old pot yep nice hot of our water right and we added to our CD okay and now this is just the start of it and what we start to do is we start mixing it together and you can start seeing all of that curd the mozzarella curd start to cook and is it to break it up or so no this is actually cooking it right now oh it’s cooking so now after we work this for a little bit if you guys want to step over here Anthony has our finished product right so after Jo show you he added the boiling water to the curd he s started to season it a little bit we do add sea salil to it and then what happens here is as that water sits in there we’re ready to do our Infamous what we call our stretch let see the Str slowly slow motion baby stretcher all right so we’re going to get the stretch and it’s a lot of fun so at the house parties we do the stretch we let people get inside we take as fun pictures Jo we’ll step on over we’ll do one of our uh party themes we do M you guys get in the middle of us come on okay you’re going to peek your heads through here we’re going to take a picture all right so this this the mutz frame there it is there’s our mutz frame that’s that’s a lot of fun uh stretching the mutel that’s what we’re about stretch the muts right everybody wants to get their pictures stretch social media everybody wants to posty how high they can stretch jockamo actually made the uh stretch we the stret why you were stretching so at the house parties whoever gets the tallest stretch usually they fight to be the winner of the highest stretch we Crown them the champion of the the stretch at the house parties and they get to wear the belts for the evening so that’s that’s a lot of fun that’s a lot of fun you over stretch the mozzarel it gets a little rubbery so we’re under that that time frame to make sure we get that MZ made and then at the end of the House Parties which is the most fun is we do our bacini Bachi did you break a bacini right there well this is going to be the ultimate test everyone could do a show and everything but this is the ultimate test we have to try some of the fresh theowl right there you can’t beat it can’t get it any fresher than that and you can’t beat really good there’s a butteriness to the warm that is like so if you actually see right in the the water right here that’s all the all natural butter coming out of the C and this is our finished product here so if you see our muzel our austino fresh muzel we service many supermarkets in the country with the what see B it B it right up it sits in our sea salt cold water brine and now Mel is ready to go we wrap those up sell them we send everybody home at every house party with their own bowl of Mel we made a few things with the Mel okay he was ready to eat in this plate here we have our fresh Bara which by the way we did this because these are the three courses we serve at our parties so we do a fresh bar drizzled with a little so I can one now one of not even asking she’s just going in little spicy and sweet the good one about this is it has our Mike’s hot honey drizzled on top of it so it’s got a little spiciness with a little sweetness from the honey and saltiness mixed into the mozzarella that does have a um this is ouro and mozarella RI protein in it finally you finally got the meat you waiting for the meat we got the meat in there the little drizzle balam look really good thank you even an as to put nothing on my plate just fixed her own plate you got to get in there you want to get right in there no love you got it I wanted to have something to say but then I started talking I mean I started eating and it was all done all right guys thank you very much Anthony and Jack Mo so good to than so much for yeah and for your own party you can check them out on our website just go to good morning am.com and from creamy Italian Mozzarella to a tasty Spanish tortilla we’re not done we’re taking you and your taste buds around the world today Chef Chris Valdez joins us [Music] next what’s good to watch read where can I get a great deal on what I’m just dying to buy oh it’s all right here GMA life get the latest celebrity Buzz Deals and Steals and the coolest lifestyle tips from GMA I love that so much streaming weekends on ABC News live why do so many people start their day here from ABC News this is start here to be in the no 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 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 all right he’s already rocking it out to my right here you got to see him in just a moment welcome back everyone to gma3 our next guest is the host and judge of Roku Chan’s hit Spanish language cooking competition series Kate deloso and now he’s showcasing his own recipes with this debut cookbook called one with the kitchen he’s here to tell us more and share a signature disc please welcome Chef Chris welcome welcome I’m so excited to be here in Good Morning America and I’m bringing some Cuban and Latin flavor into this kitchen congratulations on your book I’m excited to eat all of the things I actually already took a nibble down there if you see um so let’s get started started what are we making so uh we’re going to be making a Spanish tortilla omelette but we’re going to we’re calling it a Miami Spanish tortilla omelet so if you want to help me here we’re going to start with a hot pan oil if you could add uh first we’re going to add the Maduros so it’s going to add some sweetness to it and then we’re going to add some chiso and by the way since we’re learning a little bit of Spanish you said K say it again K okay we need to work on that and then have to work on the sexy I feel like it’s to shimy when you say that well if you add a little bit of shimmy it adds a little bit more personality to that to that sexiness no so we’re going to cook these Mal until they’re uh Brown and caramelized and then we’re going to also cook our toris so what this is going to do is that it’s going to balance our tortilla flavor with the sweetness and the saltiness so it’s just amazing once that’s a little cook down we’re going to add some onions that’s a lot of onions oh but they’re going to cook down and they add some sweetness to this so it’s just amazing we’re going to add some green bell pepper we’re going to obviously season with a little bit of salt cuz salt is black pepper and then we’re going to add some potatoes potatoes we’re going to cook this down for about 20 minutes and then you could Cube these up or you could leave them like that sliced and then we end up with something like this right here ooh look what you made I know you know she took a long time I just did it quickly that looks very delici delos delicios delicios we’ll cut this pan CL it down uh if you want to help me uh crack these eggs uh about yeah we need we need a few more especially we have a big crew we need to feed some people here so I want to share the inspiration behind this is it was 2: in the morning I’m like man and that is for I’m starving starving well if Taylor Swift wakes up at 2: in the morning to write songs I could wake up at that time to be cooking recipes so 2 in the morning you’re hungry you’re W up hungry or you’ve been drinking all night or something so I opened the fridge and I well I open the fridge and I see some toris so I see the the the potatoes I see the sweet plantain I happen to put all those things next to each other and I’m like wa this is going to make a a a Miami style tortilla and I made it and it was just delicious and I woke up and I ate the leftovers and it was amazing so we’re going to add our eggs in there we’re going to beat it beat those eggs you’re trying to be cute on TV over here I think go for it oh that one yeah this one yeah because we’re going to we’re going to pour it over yeah it’s okay guys don’t worry we’re going to and then we’re we going to cook this in the oven for 20 minutes oh oven there you go so and then we’re going to mix it just a little and then into the oven for 20 minutes and then we end up with something like this that’s C looking now we’re going to do something called the flip and it’s not the 70s dance do the flip but we’re going to go I feel like that’s a real skill and I would invite you to do here let’s try it okay so you’re going to put one hand here okay we’re going to get the pan and then we’re going to tilt okay I think you could do that okay I can do this all right [Applause] I mean you know I mean I can do a little s every once in a while and my doctor always asking me do you eat your greens so I always make sure I garnish it with something green I think they want more this brother oh yeah I I ate the middle one I want to show you guys you could cut it like this look at Eva hold on one second C like rat ising off this New York City rats did you just look at that this is not what I make it 2 a.m. that looks good no me at 2 a.m. is like microwaving cheese on bread this is delicious when I invite some thank you when I invite some friends over I’ll cut it up into little cubes and I put a little bamboo SLE and then we just call it a little party with some mimosas and there you go I was about to say what’s the drink what’s the dream the same one that inspired me to write this recipe at 2 a.m. in the morning little tequila little tequila meow sorry sorry I CH this nice so cool so now tell us how we can get this book again and and and and your inspiration again behind it all online and it’s basically uh we are a Cuban family when I grew up and uh we lost everything and then I find my way in the kitchen and then uh I had a dream at the age of 10 uh of all these lights and everything when I saw Chef emal for the first time and he went bam and I started seeing all these things like what am I seeing and basically that day Chef em inspired me to become a chef and years later uh 13 years of being a cater and uh shows and TV and living my life like I get to do what I came to this world to do which is to share my love and passion for food and uh to make some delicious recipes that I can share with Dre you can have to Bam I don’t want to congratulations we appreciate you thank you Chris and today’s recipe you can go to good morning am.com food or you can scan that QR code that’s right there on your screen this a lot of fun here and you can pick up a copy of this cookbook one with the kitchen online and we’re just getting the stove hot here on at gma3 more great recipes ahead that’s right and get ready for the flavors of the Mediterranean and Mr Wonderful himself Kevin lot more of [Music] GMA 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 secrets of the 2 by Two church there’s nothing pretty about here in this now streaming on Hulu you got that that song lets you know it is that time to day you know our next shark our next guest as one of the Sharks on the hit ABC Jo shark tank but what you might not know is that he also happens to know his way around the kitchen and it’s right and today he’s going to show us how to make a winner winner chicken dinner please welcome Kevin o AKA Chef wonderful so much you know but check out this headgear I love the headgear I’m honoring the chicken I want to be one with the bird we’re actually going to be working with the chicken today chicken is one of the best protein values in America if you buy the whole bird most people say oh I’m just going to get the legs I’m just going to get half no buy the whole bird I’m going to show you how to cook it all right what are we doing today first thing is we’re going to the Mediterranean the great ingredients in the Mediterranean lemons no question about it garlic and of course you want lemon juice this is about half a lemon right here I’m going to make a paste we’re going to put on the chicken you’re going to help me ready sir we’re going to grind a little garlic with a little lemon zest this is seasoning here some people call it zatar here’s some pepper and you just grind this up and that’s gr Crush you end up with a a r Day end up with a past like that it’s hard to do oh it is hard this is the paste all right when you’re finished with it now what you want to do with this paste is you know that song I’m getting you under my skin well you got to get this under the skin of this chicken now I don’t use gloves it’s okay for you to do it look let me give you the first pinch cuz that’s where the flavor gets in the pinch and push pinch and push and rub get in there get in and rub it sounds like exercise class pinch and push and rub got to St pinch and push you also want to rub it there because that’s how you’re going to get the crispy you see that feel be tactile with the bird tactile with the bird be one with the bird I don’t Don’t Fear the bird you got the gloves on Chefs don’t mind that beautiful Aroma it’s good for your skin olive oil is fantastic Dr J loves we’ got to actually St this we’re going to go next you ready to push you’re going to put in half a clove of garlic inside the birds you know where the garlic or the right there right there and he goes o la one more one more one more one more okay and he goes stick a couple of lemons right in there that’s it lemon slices shove them up all right that’s too much perfect now here’s the secret we’re all going to learn today the reason a bird dries out particularly the white meat is it all the juices leak when it’s cooking for an hour at 375 the way to stop that from happening used to be traditionally trussing it that you take some twine and you wrap it around the legs and then you try and wrap the wings to keep it close to the body yeah yeah you like however together what invariably happens is the legs stay trust but the wing the the string Burns off and they open up and all the juice flows that’s why we saw this on Shark Tank last year called the turbo trusser this trusser actually gets the bird into a harness which pushes it all into a big ball of chicken and Cooks it absolutely perfectly see that oh wow and then you don’t have to single-handedly try to tr you can’t that’s why the truss is so great also for turkeys and you hook it into the wing like this and now you’re getting basically the wing stuck right to the bird all right like handcuffs on the chicken here’s what it looks like here’s what it looks like it’s amazing isn’t that amazing the real test is to taste it you know yes let me do this because it’s always the white meat let me cut a piece off the white meat this is where you test if you’re going to get that juiciness that you really really want ready just that white meat by itself that lemon zest really you can taste adds to the flavor here’s how it goes ready let’s taste it oh wa I already ate mine oh wow oh it is so also full outfit shot can we please show his full outfit that’s what I’m talking about that is what I’m talking about you never taste chicken like that this is fantastic don’t you so this is a Mediterranean dish it is all of these flavors the olive oil the lemon lemon is one of the great great flavors of the Mediterranean you can actually put it right on the bird M and it’s ridiculous that’s ridiculous this is Chef wonderful thank you isn’t this the way to go yes thank you so much and if you want to get this recipe you can head to good morning am.com food or you can scan that QR code that’s right there on your screen right now don’t fuss it just trust it just trust it up next right here on the special foodie edition of GMA 3 Lobster anyone m one of my favorites and it’s coming up amazing ways to prepare it for your gang whenever the mood strikes from folks who know how to do it right go back in a [Applause] moment 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 what a disaster why did we take it as an offense Andre I’m not going to say we were Beatles or anything well we didn’t tell Chase DAV 1985 I think we could [Music] [Music] have hello I’m Terry Morana We are continuing our breaking news coverage of hurricane Barrel the people of Jamaica are still bracing for landfall of the powerful category 4 hurricane wind gusts are getting to speeds of 145 mph as it approaches the popular tourist country the entire island is now a disaster area with officials warning of Water and Power disruptions the Monstrous storm already churned through the Caribbean as a category 5 hurricane leaving behind a trail of Destruction Barrel’s track will continue West past the Cayman Island by tomorrow morning and into the Yucatan Peninsula by Friday morning the hurricane is expected to weaken after it hits Jamaica today so we got team coverage right now with ABC’s Faith abou in Montego Bay Jamaica and ABC meteorologist somara Theodore tracking the latest Forest so Faith uh tell us about what you’re seeing and what’s happening there on the island yeah I just before you came to me Terry we had another strong gust of wind uh you can see the rain is coming down it’s it’s been coming in bands so we will have these conditions for just about maybe 5 10 minutes it will stop and then it’ll pick up again and that’s what we’ve been dealing with for hours and hours now uh just earlier we were at the beach and the winds are getting angrier and angrier as hurricane Barrel gets closer and closer to this part of the island we’re in the northern part of Jamaica down in the southern part they’re feeling it even more than we are right now they’re seeing strong winds they’re seeing the heavy R but right now according to tourism Bureau officials there are no casualties that have been reported across the island which is great news because officials were expecting life-threatening conditions again this is far from over but right now at this moment there are no casualties the prime minister is saying there are about 500 people almost 500 people who are seeking shelter and government run shelters right now there are 900 of them that were open ahead ahead of the storm just so people would have a place to go whether before the storm during the storm or After the Storm if they have nowhere to stay and so that is what we are seeing right now again conditions are changing as the storm gets closer and closer to us here in the north but so far so good Terry all right Faith thank you very much for that and Samar you’ve been uh tracking this for days now where’s the hurricane headed all right so let’s break it down category 4 still major hurricane that we have I want to zoom in faith is up here she’s in montigo Bay this is the northern part of the island this is where the eye is just to the south of of a Portland point there where this little area is protruding and it’s going to get really close possibly making landfall if it does I presume it’ll be somewhere here near this point even if it doesn’t we are still looking at the dirty side of the storm in highly populated areas inside this Cove here you have old Harbor part of claran that is uh more residential you may see more fishing villages here in these Bays uh as well as Peak Bay and then you head up to Kingston just south of Kingston we have Portmore that’s a highly populated area in some regards uh also some parts are rural nonetheless it’s a coastal city and the way that the winds are now switching just south of Kingston from the southeast tells me the strongest winds are getting ready to push a lot of that water inland and so we’re going to start to see some stories coming out of areas like Portmore out towards Southern claran there uh and a lot of it is going to be in the regards of storm surger we could see up to nine ft of storm surge in this area Terry yeah you can just see that storm barreling in there Samara Theodore thank you very much and Faith ofou thank you for being on the ground for us appreciate it and thank you for streaming with us I’m Terry Moran ABC News live is here for you anytime with the latest news context and Analysis and you can always find us on various streaming services on the ABC News app and of course on abcnews.com the news never stops there’s more gma3 right now all right you know that tune means it’s time to eat welcome back to gma3 one day while two cousins were reminiscing about their childhood food in Portland Maine they brainstormed a way to bring fresh M Lobster to the LA Food Truck scene and cousins main lobster was born everything changed when Barbara corkin invested in their company on Shark Tank and now they have stores and food trucks all across the country today we are so lucky they’re going to share their easy and delicious Lobster rolles done three different ways so please welcome co-founders of cousins main lobster Jim Celicas and Sabin L [Applause] J let’s start let’s start with the first kind all right so so this is our traditional way of making a lobster roll in Maine it is our mother’s favorite recipe and it’s simple so we bring the split top roll from Maine you got to have it flat on the sides we’re going to do just a little bit of mayonnaise for you just a little and then sometimes little that’s a lot that’s a little that’s a cheat day it’s a cheat day and then we’re going to do fresh M Lobster so we do claw and knuckle that’s the sweetest most tender part of the lobster actually so you guys know that and again shout out to our moms this business was uh kind of aimed to recreate our childhood and so uh every time we take a bite we think of them the most popular role that we have on our trucks and restaurants get them to work yeah please we have we just put Lobster meat a little bit of lemon butter so you can fire a little bit on there DeMarco so that’s a little bit of our lemon butter um but we have 60 trucks and restaurants throughout the country uh we franchised everywhere and so this is the most popular role on all of our so look she’s on top of you to get more butter I mean who doesn’t love the butter so I think that’s how people tend to go with our uh menu items and that this is their favorite because it’s the butter yeah exactly the butter wins out over chill de mayonnaise um but that’s the Simplicity of the Connecticut roll so we’re going to be doing a special one for you guys it’s the protein style roll which is really just specifically done for you guys it’s the same warm and uh warm with a little bit of lemon butter on top Lobster meat we just throw it over a little bit of cabbage you could obviously choose any type of Lem there is a doctor in the house doct in the house I magically appear right when we’re ready to eat so we this you guys are going to love the lobster um sweetest most tender part uh again we have over 60 locations throughout the country family business and uh if you can’t get to one of our trucks we also ship overnight from our e-commerce oh you ship overnight okay so for the people trying to do this at home right Seafood sometimes can get a little gummy yeah if you cook it like what’s the trick there yeah so we have all of our Lobster cooked the same way in Maine every time to basically have the consistency you’re talking about so that you’re not cooking overcooking lobster and you’re not undercooking Lobster and you have these differences in whether it be a meat or a protein like lobster so we try to keep it consistent every time but we put all our directions in when we ship live lobsters for example so you don’t get that you know texture or they come alive not on our trucks or restaurants but if we if we ship overnight to your house we can send you live we we have what I say we we can send live lobsters but we also send just the fresh M Meat okay we know when we’re doing something right when the stage crew is kind of like like vultures and they just want to have a b y so shout out to Barbara Corin Barbara was the shark that invested in us and a true New Yorker and she taught us a lot so lots of love to Barb and we have to give her credit for the idea of franchising cuz we didn’t even know what it was and she told us in 2014 you should think about it and look at you guys now making delicious lobster rolls for everyone to eat our thanks to Jim and sa for cooking up all of this lobster for us and feeding us today you can get the recipes on good morning am.com food or scan that QR code it’s on your screen right there right now and just ahead here what’s better than beef nachos all right not cheer there’s even an answer to that question and a good friend of ours here at gma3 is about to introduce you to a beef nacho recipe you’re going to want to try ASAP come on back for Josh [Applause] ke 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 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 secrets of the 2 by Two church there’s nothing pretty about here in this now streaming on Hulu get ready America every Friday the hottest Trends Styles and must have what’s the right 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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 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 oh my check this picture out right here folks my stomach is growling yes welcome back football season is in full swing and no matter who you’re rooting for one thing we can all agree on is delicious food for the game yeah I mean this is why I watch football so here to show us his signature beef nachos is the co-founder of flyfish club and VCR group our friend Chef Josh K see everybody love it we love it to see you Chef all right start us off what are we making here listen when you’re watching football whether in the parking lot in the confidence of your own home eat some good food right it’s all about tailgating so today beef it’s worth for dinner it’s also for tailgating it’s also for nachos so first we’re going to start by Browning up that beautiful ground beef right and I think the big mistake people make is they just put ground beef on the tacos but no we need a little cumin spices need a little chili powder a little oregano right we don’t stop there hit a little salt and pepper but most importantly a little little bit a little bit just a little bit most importantly a little fire roasted tomato puree right and hit me with a little bit of chicken stock and what’s that going to do it’s going to bring it all together and make a nice sauce right not just ground beef look at that you see that flavor it get some moisture then we’re going to move down needs of walk right so first we got to make a little peek of the G onions in Jalapenos in fresh cilantro in lime juice in always salt and pepper mix all together start mixing start mixing mix it mix it then how do you make guacamole the easiest way to make guacamole is just to mash them avocado right and then we’re going to fold in we’re going to fold in some of that peo so give me about half of that right just like that all right we’re going to save some on top great perfect right that all come together quickly too it doesn’t take all easy easy easy cooking should be easy quick and easy as long as you’re prepared we got a little sour cream we got some lime zest we got a little lime juice we’re going to whis that together what is this making it’s like a little lime creem a little sour cream over the top sorry I was and then then of course we got to make our queso right a little queso Fondo so we always start a little butter a little flour start up with the cheese and let’s go just handfuls of cheese it’s a body right we’re good we’re good give that a little heat once that all melts down you going have a nice little case of Fondo so we got our ground beef we got our cheese sauce lower that down a little bit we don’t want that to burn burn cat fire now we’re ready it’s go time once your friends over maybe at halftime end of the first quarter you lay out some chips all right want you to gently TI oh it’s time gentle drizzle gentle drizzle that cheese sauce all over the top right first look perfect oh she’s got skills she’s got skills right most importantly cheese first oh can’t never have too much cheese okay perfect perfect now you see this beef you see what we did here put it on one beef all that tomato all those spices when that look come on yes that doesn’t get you excited and you don’t have a pulse look at that come on you see how have to talk about you have a a new restaurant in Vegas I do I do we are opening up Capon Burgers Capon burgers at the new F that’s it right there some people get their name and lights in Vegas I got my name on the floor in Vegas but I take it but I will take we are super excited people mispronounce your name all the time it’s not Capone nope it’s kpot it’s kpot and we are riding on the success of the burger b seven time Champion I got my own Burger Spot opening up and we’re also opening a place called little Maven it’s going to be one of our first restaurants on West 18th Street which should be fun look at that little p oh she’s already in she’s already in there I love it come on let let the people know at home that they can use chicken and andoss beef and all that stff listen I personally think nacho is called for ground beef but ground chicken ground turkey there’s some uh Beyond me products out there and honestly there’s nothing wrong with just doing the chips and the cheese and the guac and the SAU but not least come on you ready do me the honors do me the honor little [Applause] zigzag all right Chef thank you very much we appreciate it and for today’s recipes 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garlic in first the garlic in first you go for the tomatoes right away garlic first you know it okay now you can put you Brown a little bit of we’re going to move fast because now you can put the tomatoes in here let me do this okay so we don’t get any SPL considerate and then some time put the thme in and then some pepperin you like spicy food I love spicy okay good spicy so now this is going to be the base for the soup add the water okay okay and that’s going to this water all of it because we’re going to make soup we’re going to cook pasta in there and now this soup turns into this what’s this guy this is frola what is frola frola means crumb in Italian but it’s like a a a fancy couscous if you will a big piece of pasta bigger piece of pasta in a fragola and it’s toasted that’s what’s good about it and it’s great you know when you don’t feel like having pasta you feel something else frola is in Sardinia the that’s what they do so you put that in there and now this ingredient do I put this in real quick a little salt okay just a little good I’m glad you didn’t miss on that one the salt nothing salt would be a problem so now the past the pasta is cook the the soup is that the pasta is cooking we’re going to do the clams okay are you going to work on the clams now so we have here some garlic and oil okay you take the clams nice wash them the whole thing one by one you’re going to do we’ve be here all day right and just drop them all in just drop them in make sure you wash them well you know and what we want here we want to flavor the clams and we want them then we going to add the FL the clams and the juice here so this is going bubbly let’s add the wine okay ooh wine wine all of the wine all of it don’t save any for yourself okay so this is going to cook so the the frle is cooking the clams are cooking they’re going to open up when they open up like that we strain them okay so one put the you can put the clams in there you come on over and cook no no together you can put the juice that we strained okay on a splatter there we go okay that’s a mix you want to put this juice in there I do I do I do go ahead put it in this is the strain juice of the clams go ahead cuz that clam that looks you guys the team work team so this is going to cook you don’t overcook this the pasta is cooked the the soup is done and the clams are just about cooked so you just bring it to boil and to flavor it and this is how it comes now look at that is this good or what so here here I took some of the shells out because uh you could do it this way or you can save some with the sh and present it beautiful I love that presentation you earned the tasting let’s go over here I’m going to put a little parsley in there parsley is always good and you can see that you put this on the table family stuff this is good did you do you like it this is really good some nice toasted bread cuz always simple Straight Ahead the one thing you have to be careful when you do this is of course that the clams you don’t want to overcook it so you might want wait for this step the L step once the frager is cooked to add the clams in the last in the last uh minute but you have to keep uh pay attention to the cooking time of the fish you have to because it’ll cook too fast and be too tough than say that’s the guy that’s not the chef up here all right one more time for Chef Lydia Bastian good to see you my friend and that my friend is what you need to know for today’s so much delicious all over the place yeah thanks to all of our wonderful chefs I’m Demar hi Pilgrim I love the way you say deliciousness for all of us here at ABC News happy [Music] cooking 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 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 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I’m in I’m in too [Music] here 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 hi 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 [Music] live I’m Kana Whitworth here in Los Ang and we begin with our top story at this hour on ABC News live starting with hurricane barrels slamming Jamaica with lifethreatening conditions right now the category 4 storm is the first major hurricane to come within 50 miles of Jamaica since hurricane Dean in 2007 we’re looking at wind speeds of 140 miles an hour Jamaica’s prime minister already declaring the entire Island a disaster area issuing an islandwide curfew until 6:00 p.m. the death toll from Barrel is now at least 6 across the Caribbean the National Hurricane Center is calling Barrel the strongest hurricane ever recorded in July surpassing hurricane Emily in 2005 now the storm leaving a trail of Destruction across multiple Caribbean islands it’s destroying businesses Farmland homes and schools some people forced to ride out that storm around me there were houses in the village um their roofs were flying past you could see it passing um it was it was it was just a a terrifying experience well the state department is now urging US citizens in those affected areas to contact their loved ones ABC News Faith abou is joining us now from monteo Bay Jama and you’ve been out there all day Faith thank you for being here with us what are the conditions that people are facing right now as this major hurricane slams The Island well okay now we’re really really feeling it now uh this is the most intense the winds have been since uh we’ve been out all day uh you can see the gust coming in uh we drove here just about a half hour ago on our way there virtually uh no cars on the roads just a few people here and there I imagine essential workers there’s been a curfew that’s been in place uh since 6:00 this morning and will extend until 6:00 p.m. local time this evening and so people are heating the warning as the conditions deteriorate here uh most of the southern part of the state that’s where they’re really feeling the intensity of the storm right now uh Barrel is drenching that area there have been power outages that have been reported uh the agency the government agency that’s in charge of the roads here has also reported in the southern part of the of the country uh that there are a lot of Road blockages that are happening there are trees that are falling down that are blocking the roads uh and so they’re dealing with all of that right now as the storm is heading towards us here in the northern part of the State uh the the uh prime minister also says that he was briefed just a while ago by Emergency Management uh there are about 900 shelters that were set up ahead of the storm uh people who were told if you are in low-lying areas you need to evacuate and get to these shelters across the island uh there are 500 people almost 500 who are in these shelters right now but there are people who are still being told to evacuate and they’re still in their homes are they’re saying they’re defying these orders they don’t want to get out they want to stay and right out the storm and so we’re watching to see what happens there are no casualties that have been reported so far but we spoke with an American family they’re here in Montego Bay they arrived yesterday they knew the storm was coming and they’re writing it out right now just take a listen at what they told me we knew about the storm approximately on Sunday we’re already pay for everything we tried to call to cancel but they said that we are not able to for now we need to stay inside so 5 minutes to get some good memories given that the hurricane messed up everything and uh we’ve been keeping up with that family they’ve been sending us video diaries they say so far they are doing well they lost internet connection for just a little bit but they have it back and so we’re just watching we’ll keep updating you throughout the storm back to you Kaa yeah and Faith it sounds like our weather team is saying the eyewall right now of barrel is scraping the south coast of Jamaica as you mentioned and as you know Faith officials are already calling Jamaica a disaster area and meteorologists are predicting that flash flooding of up to 9 ft of storm surge as well I I know you talked about there’s ongoing evacuations but what right now is the top concern for officials there well I mean even before the storm got here yesterday the Prime Minister announced this entire Island a disaster area for seven days so that’s really uh just an understanding of what they think could happen they think this will be a life-threatening situation so far we haven’t seen anything close to that however they’re still prepared they say they have their highest alert up in terms of government preparedness they have everything they need those 900 shelters that have been open 500 people who are in those shelters right now and if there are more that need these Services they can go over there uh the prime minister also talked about how they’re ready to deploy uh police services they’re ready to deploy their version of the National Guard to help with any kind of post storm uh disaster um help that anybody in the community may need so they really think that they’re prepared they’re ready to do this they’re ready to ride out the storm and again they’re hoping for the best Kaa and you absolutely Fai you’re seeing those conditions get worse by the hour of Faith Abu thank you so much for being with us I want to now turn to our ABC News meteorologist Samar Ador for the storm forecast here so Samara you just saw Faith there talking and you’ve been watching her as well as these hours have passed and you can see just how much worse it has gotten there uh but what is the timing looking like with this storm and and as is it sweeping past Jamaica where is this eyewall right now yeah K so right now it’s still a category 4 hurricane the eye it looks like it’s going to scrape just to the south of Jamaica that southern Point Portland point but I’ll be honest with you the Share gravity and breath of this storm seeing that structure really expand that cloud debris field whipping all the way into Cuba this is still a very impactful storm so regardless whether or not this eye is making landfall they are going to see some major impacts so let’s break it down this is where faith is monteo Bay monteo Bay OAS very popular tourist destinations the northern part of the island likely out of here this is where you’re going to be hearing our power went out we had a lot of down trees heavy rain it’s here where I think we’re going to get the storm surge stories so you had a little bit farther south Capital Kingston Jamaica right to the south of Kingston we have Portmore that is a uh a local community still dense population closer to the coast a little rural the farther nor farther Inland you go that is an area where we’re already starting to see the wind switch to the southeast not only there but the eye passing just to the South there of uh bull Savannah this area this Bay old Harbor in claran that’s more residential you see a lot more fishing villages there so what’s happening is all the strong winds are now going to whip in this way and so this is where we’re going to see some major storm surge the dirty side of the storm as we call it and uh they can see storm surge as you said up to 9 feet so this is going to be something to watch for uh my heart and concern really goes out to that southern tip of Jamaica and then finally I just want to show you where this is wrapping up and going to next now less favorable conditions the farther out it heads into sea staying south of the Cayman Islands of course still under a hurricane warning there next up Cancun until that’s another hot spot for tourists isn’t it so uh Category 2 upon landfall potentially Hurricane Warning already issued there hits Open Sea into the Gulf after it passes the Yucatan Peninsula potentially strengthening again to a cat one and then making landfall anywhere within this cone of uncertainty that could be Mexico or even as far north as Brownsville or Corpus Christie Texas as we head into the end of the weekend and the top of next week all right you provided us with a lot of clarity there Samara thank you so much for being here with us and I know you’ll keep a close eye on that as what we he at ABC News live also now to President Biden who is pressing ahead amid growing calls for him to withdraw from the presidential race as the Democratic nominee sources are telling ABC news that Biden has privately acknowledged that the next few days are critical to determining whether he can stay in the race for a second term this is the first indication that the president is seriously considering if he can recover from his poor performance in last week’s debate now of course this comes as the New York Times is reporting that he told a key Ally that he is weighing whether or not to continue his candidacy White House Press Secretary Kar John Pier responding to that report during her briefing today take a listen that is absolutely false I saw that reporting uh we were not given enough time to get back to that reporting just a couple of minutes and we asked the president president responded directly when asked about this question uh because we said that we would and the president pres said it is no it is absolutely false that’s coming directly from him well in the meantime Biden is meeting with Democratic Governors today at the White House to shore up support and restore confidence within his own party among those expected to attend Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer California governor Gavin Newsome Illinois governor JB pritsker and New York Governor Kathy hokel ABC News White House correspondent Mary Alice Parks is joining us now for more on this Mary Alice thanks for being here with us and look we mentioned that sources are telling ABC news that Biden privately acknowledged that these next few days are critical for his campaign what is he signaling there I think the reality of the situation and just the immense pressure that he is under not only to reassure fellow Democrats that he can do this that he has a path to victory in November but also just to reassure the country that he has what it takes right now to continue as commanderin-chief now you heard there the White House emphatic that he is not going anywhere pushing back on that reporting uh but you’re right we have sources that are saying that the president is acknowledging to others to his closest allies just how critical these next few days are and that’s because not only here at the White House but also of course politically at the campaign they know that to reassure voters to reassure Americans the president needs to present himself unscripted in an authentic form where he’s not just on a teleprompter where he’s not behind closed doors with donors so yes everyone looking very closely at these next few days not only his interview that we have with George Stephanopoulos but next week where he promises to take questions with reporters at the NATO Summit Kaa and marelis what are things like among the White House staff right is our understanding that the chief of staff held this all staff call earlier today what was his messaging and what is the administration doing here clearly they’re in damage control mode oh 100% I mean his message the chief of staff’s message to the staff was basically heads up you have a lot to be proud of heads down put do the work uh One Source on the call told me that it was a pep talk I do think it speaks though to the fact that a pep talk was needed even among white house staff now I’m told the President and Vice President didn’t call into that call but that the two of them did call into another call with campaign staff with political staff today like you said it really speaks just to the range of damage control that the president and his team his chief of staff are trying to do today not only to reassure voters but to even reassure their own staff that they should feel good about the work in front of them and that they need to get to work and have a lot to do a tough tough road ahead all right Mari Al what about this high stakes meeting with Biden and these Democratic governor is happening today what kind of tone is he trying to strike with this group and do we know how some of these Governors that are going into that meeting how they’re feeling about the debate in the aftermath of this yeah I think that there’s there’s a lot writing on this meeting it hasn’t happened yet we are waiting for those governors to arrive in just a few minutes uh but look it speaks to how the president has to shore up support even among his closest allies I mean these are leaders in the party and a reminder that we are talking about a huge party a massive the political party where every member of Congress every elected official in the house and the Senate and of course these Executives themselves are not all going to agree on the best path forward for the party even maybe the best path forward for this President and his strategy as he takes on Trump in his re-election bid uh but look the president needs these allies going out there and defending him he needs these Democratic allies U being willing to campaign for him so far we haven’t seen any break in those governors the governors have absolutely said that they have the president’s back but I think a lot writing on this and he of course needs an honest assessment from them about whether there has been serious damage in their states with viewers with voters after that debate K right taking their temperature in that face-to-face meeting has to be critical at this time Mary Alis Parks our thanks to you there from the White House and a reminder to our viewers that President Biden will be sitting down with ABC News this Friday for his first television interview since last week’s presidential debate he’ll be speaking with Good Morning America and this week ancher George Stephanopoulos so a first look will air on World News Tonight with David M on fray Fray and then an extended interview will Air Sunday July 7th on this week all right we want to turn now to the Middle East Israel has approved the largest seizure of land in the occupied West Bank in more than three decades that’s according to the NGO peace now this is a move likely to heighten the already escalating tensions in that region and this comes as Israel is planning a phased pull out of its forces from Gaza and preparing for a potential war on another front with the powerful Iranian backed militia Hezbollah that’s of course to the north there along the border with Lebanon ABC News Chief National correspondent Matt Gutman is in Tel Aviv Israel with more for us Matt thank you for being here with us and look we know Israel already facing criticism for the way that it is carrying out this war on Hamas uh why approve this land seizure now what’s What’s the timing of this about Matt Ka this is mostly about internal Israeli politics Israel has run right now by the most far-right nationalist government in its history ever so they have made no secret about their desire to try to uh Annex to seize as much of the West Bank as possible two of the top ministers including the Finance Minister and internal security minister are settlers themselves and their constituency demands them that they actually try to uh cement as many of the settlements turn them into legalized settlements as possible and Annex as much of the West Bank is possible this is part of their platform when they even got into the government so it’s no surprise and then don’t care that much about the International Community or the outcry for is Israel’s handling of the war or the outcry about the a seizure of this land in the West Bank and mat you’ve also reported today that Israel has assassinated the highest ranking Hezbollah Commander since October 8th what more do we know about that Kaa Israel apparently used a drone in the city of Ty in southern Lebanon to assassinate Muhammad Naima um Nasser and he is a commander of a pretty big unit in southern Lebanon for hisbah hisbah announced that Israel also actually took credit pretty unusually for this assassination and within 3 hours afterwards hisb had launched about a 100 Rockets uh into Israel most of them Landing in open areas we don’t know of any uh serious injuries or damage but clearly a message sent by his Bella it is expected according to military sources that Israel that hisb will fire another Salvo likely tomorrow so it’s not quite over yet but my understanding is from speaking to military officials that they don’t expect this to push hezb over the edge that there is still this Balancing Act between Israel and hezb of keeping this war of attrition going but not going over the edge into a fullblown outright War at least at this point Kan right it does seem to be teetering though and it’s been a concern since the onset of this war as you know better than anyone Matt and you’ve also done extensive reporting on how better trained and better funded husa is then Hamas so if this were to open up into an allout war on that Northern front what does it mean for not just Israel but also the broader region it’s a really good point you just made Israel considers hisbah an existential threat a threat that could maybe Wipe Out the state they have tens of thousands of rockets tens of thousands of battle hardened Fighters Hamas right now has essentially been neutralized as any sort of major threat so it’s not as big of a concern but isra has to contend with this concern up in the north it’s unclear where it’s going to go Kan and on the one hand there is this us broker deal that’s been on the table for months now isbella has essentially agreed to the broad parameters Israel has essentially agreed to the broad parameters but isbella has made it very clear it can’t actually sign the deal until there is a ceasefire in Gaza with Hamas so they’re waiting Israel is waiting Hamas seems to be playing for time a bit right now it’s unclear where this is going to go but as they’re in this waiting period both Israel and Hezbollah have fought this war of words both threatening Mutual Annihilation and it’s unclear how far it’s going to get uh one thing that’s telling uh an Israeli official telling me that there’s about a 30% chance for that diplomacy to work which means there is a pretty high likelihood that war is possible Kaa all righty um Matt Gutman thank you so much for all of your reporting there from Tel Aviv we’re grateful to have you with us today and of course we’re keeping a close eye on the United Kingdom’s first national election in almost 5 years and it’s set to take place tomorrow this is after 14 years of conservative rule voters in Britain are now expected to OU prime minister Rishi sunak due to a sluggish economy and crumbling Public Services Kier starmer of the left leaning labor party is expected to take over as prime minister marking the biggest shift in UK politics in more than a decade ABC News foreign correspondent Patrick reville has more hi Kana yes tomorrow the UK holds its general election that appears set to dramatically end 14 years of conservative rule polls show a potential Landslide for the center-left labor party and a Wipeout for the conservatives with labor leader K stama set to replace Rishi sunak as prime minister the latest polls give labor a huge 20-point lead over the Tories things are looking so bad for the conservatives that today former and even current conservative ministers have been saying that it’s over and all they can hope to do is constrain the size of a labor majority Kia starma warning the conservatives are trying to drive down turnout by predicting an overwhelming labor Victory experts saying that the main question now is how big Labor’s win will be but that there is still a lot of uncertainty around the size of that but the UK looking at a major shift the potential first labor election win since Tony Blair fueled by the anger of the conservatives over Britain’s crumbling infrastructure and political chaos since brexit and it also stands out when many other major Western countries are seeing a shift towards the populist right Kana all right Patrick R thanks to you and coming up next here on ABC News live holiday travel the rush is on officials are saying that records are expected to for people hitting the roads and the skies for this 4th of July holiday uh so we’ll tell you what you can expect 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Jason and Nicole were heavily delayed heading from Fort Lauderdale to nework everybody’s trying to do their best but I mean as a traveler yeah it’s not great it totally derailed our whole day and outside of the US where summer tourism is also booming an investigation is underway into severe turbulence on board this Air Europa flight at least 10 passengers went to hospitals and many were tossed around the cabin someone said it was like being in the inside of a washing machine and it really was passengers say it felt like the plane was freef falling for six or 7 Seconds multiple people hit the ceiling this video showing a man embedded into the ceiling being pulled down though it’s unclear how he ended up there the plane flying from Madrid to Uruguay made an emergency landing in Brazil Cecilia laguzzi says a turbulence was so strong it threw her 2-year-old up into the ceiling we were trying to find him on the floor and started um screaming his name until someone told me are you looking for a baby and I said yes and he said well it’s up there and he pointed up and Kana while travel is busy today there will be a lull on the fourth of July and then Sunday is expected to be the big day when crowds return all at once before Monday’s workday TSA says it could break an alltime record on Sunday Kaa wow a record-breaking summer already Alex Stone thank you and coming up next turn on ABC News live bitter Rivals now team may so we’ll tell you how two of the best rookies in the WNBA are now teaming up that’s after the [Music] break 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 game on the 17th poll the buzz kill in baseball first thing in the morning America this morning 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wwor here in Los Angeles and in today’s big story The Biden campaign playing defense amid calls for the president to step aside as a democratic nominee after last week’s unsteady debate performance this of course as he meets with Democratic Governors at the White House today but will it be enough to restore confidence even within his own party and in our Spotlight Northwestern University’s law school sued over claims of bias hiring practices more on that lawsuit accusing the school of discriminating against white men [Music] well President Biden is pressing ahead amid growing calls for him to withdraw from the presidential race as the Democratic nominee and sources are telling ABC news that Biden has privately acknowledged that these next few days are critical to determining whether he can stay in this race for a second term this of course is happening as the it’s the first indication that the president is seriously considering if he can actually recover from that poor performance in last week’s debate also the New York Times is reporting that he told a key Ally that the president is actually weighing whether or not to continue his candidacy at all White House PR press secretary K Kanan jerre uh responding to that report during her briefing today take a listen that is absolutely false I saw that reporting uh we were not given enough time to get back to that reporting just a couple of minutes and we asked the president president responded directly when asked about this question uh because we said that we would and the president said it is no it is absolutely false that’s coming directly from him and Karine jeampier facing a lot of tough questions these last couple of days but in the meantime Biden is meeting with some of these Democratic Governors today at the White House and he’s doing this in an effort to shore up support and restore confidence within his own party among those expected to attend this meeting is Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer California governor Gavin new and Illinois governor JB pritzer also New York Governor Kathy hokel joining me for more on this is our ABC News White House correspondent Mary Alis Park so Mary Alice thank you so much for being here with us and look we know that Biden has a lot to prove he has a packed schedule right he’s going to do some press conferences of course he’s going to do that interview with George Stephanopoulos on Friday I’m curious though Mar Alice when you’re talking to people within the White House where is the bar right now for the president’s performance I mean how will they measure this as a failure or success in terms of his own allies these are great questions K this is exactly the kind of questioning that we have been putting to to the White House look they admit uh not only here at the White House but also at the campaign that these next few days are critical and that’s because they are hearing from fellow Democrats that the president has to reassure the American people that he is up for the job right now and that to do that he has to appear in unscripted moments I mean that’s what makes a debate different right than other events at the White House other events on the campaign Trail when he’s reading from a teleprompter there like you saw earlier at the White House a debate or an interview or a press conference where the president has to respond off the cuff uh shows viewers shows voters uh what he is made of and what he is up to and so we’ve heard Democratic allies really urge this White House urge this campaign to put him out there more in these unscripted moments to restore confidence in him as commanderin-chief that is why they know these next few days will be critical when not only like you said he has his interview with George Stephanopoulos but also next week when he has a NATO Summit here in DC and is planning to answer questions from reporters Kaa right it sounds like that might be one of the first times he answering questions from reporters but Mar Alis what do we know about the timeline here on when a decision could actually be made when do sources think that Biden will decide yes I’m going to stay in the race or no I’m going to step down well look sources at the White House and at the campaign say he has already decided that emphatically he is the nominee and is staying in this race and I can tell you that even uh sources with the convention with the Democratic National Committee tell me that that is the reality he is the nominee he is not going anywhere but you are seeing a drum beat a growing drum beat of allies of elected members of Congress still urging him to drop out we had the second Democratic member of Congress just today telling him that he thought he should step aside so I do think if we continue to see a chorus a growing chorus of elected officials it could in theory uh move the ball look all of these members are going home over the holiday they are talking to their voters their neighbors they’re doing their own polling their own focus groups and so the question is is he interested in what they have to say is he willing to have those Sation is he open to this at all like you said we do have some reporting that the president has told some of his closest allies that he knows the challenge ahead of him now that he is keeping an open mind and that these next few days will be critical in sort of turning the tide of his campaign uh but I think the question is is there mounting pressure or is he able to calm nerves even within his own party interesting and I’m really curious what are some of the conversations at the White House among the staff and the Biden campaign teams when they’re having these convers ations I know there was a call today I mean are they openly talking about these things or are they sort of keeping their heads down doing the work the message has been that they are keeping their heads down I think in the immediate uh 24 48 Hours you had a lot of Staff both at the campaign and here at the White House they were really shaken by what they saw I had Democrats across Washington tell me that they had never seen the president like that I think that there was absolute concern about whether uh I’m thinking about what former speaker Nancy Pelosi said she basically said there’s legitimate questions about whether this was a moment an episode or a condition I’ve heard that from other staff here across Democratic offices in Washington uh but look the message now today on Wednesday is that they have a lot of work to do they are putting their heads down and they are trying to get to work well and this might affect the entire party right I mean there’s some Congressional races that are hotly contested and some Democrats are openly saying they’re worried about their performance down ballot if Biden remains at the top of that presidential ticket what are some of these Congress memb saying about this quote as you mentioned pivotal week here I mean I think it is fair to say there is still Widespread Panic like you said that this could have Ripple effects for the entire Democratic party that it’s not just his own race his own reelection bid but a serious question about how it impacts how donors feel how volunteers feel and yes how it impacts potentially the chances of Democratic Senate candidates and house candidates I will tell you that Senate candidates tend to think that they have their own brand separate from the president but yes a lot of house members expressing quite a lot of concern and panic in these days following the debate Kaa all right Mary Alice Parks thank you so much for joining us from the White House today we always appreciate you and now I want to bring our big story to our panel here so joining us today is our ABC News contributor in Series XM radio host Mike Muse ABC News contributor and president of nextg America Christina sinsu Ramirez and ABC News contributor and former New York Republican congressman John CCO I mean Christina like you have your pulse on young Democratic voters in this country and based on your conversations and in your work do you think that Democrats chances of winning the White House are better or worse if Biden Remains the nominee what are these young voters telling you I mean what I know from Young Democrats young progressives is that their biggest goal is to defeat Donald Trump so they want to do that whatever candidate they feel has the best bet to do that and understandably there are young people that are saying we’re going to still stand with Joe Biden no matter what he’s our nominee and there’s other young people that are saying we’re really concerned he may not be the best candidate in the race and ultimately it’s going to be up to Joe Biden to decide whether to step down or not he has a lot he can say that he’s accomplished but there are real concerns that have to be answered and they have to be answered quickly so that people can feel reassured that they have the best candidate the best shot at defeating Donald Trump which poses a real threat to the core issues around democracy abortion access economic Justice that young people care so deeply about and John what is your take here for Republicans do they have a better chance here against Biden perhaps the longer these conversations go on you know if if it’s it almost appears waffling right now from the Biden campaign without a definitive public Declaration of what what he’s going to do well you know this is good for the uh the Republicans because of one simple fact you haven’t heard hardly anything from Donald Trump the last few days he’s staying quiet and he’s being quiet because he’s letting play out because he and everybody else in Republican party knows how catastrophic that debate performance was and how bad is can be not only for Biden but down ballad so if they like I’ve said before the Democrats are very serious about wanting to defeat Trump they’ve got to really think hard about trying to flip and get another candidate in there because I think a lot of other candidates could beat Trump but Biden after that debate performance there’s no way he’s gonna beat him and that’s G have a lot of long-term implications all right so let’s talk Mike about if Biden were to step down what happens here the logistics are a little bit messy and there’s some reporting Mike that I think is really interesting and I think you will as well uh that the Heritage Foundation started looking into what it would take for Biden to be removed from the ticket after Robert her’s report remember where it raised all these questions he called President Biden an elderly well-meaning man with a poor memory but didn’t move forward with Prosecuting him at that point Mike the reporting is that some Republicans started looking into okay what if Biden has to come off this ticket how hard would it be how expensive would it be and not only is a logistical problem mik but it could potentially be a legal problem as well this is why I love you Kana my God yes yes yes yes this is what we were talking about yesterday just looking at the state of Nevada and how in order to get the state someone removed from the top of the battle from state of Nevada that that had to be in and done before the last Friday of June after that it has to go to litigation to determine the mental capacity of an individual to be removed that is the only exception the second thing kany which you’re getting to which I’ve been thinking about all day is that the Democrats as they are fighting amongst themselves they have to have a sobering moment and the sobering moment for them is a couple of things one what’s interesting is who would replace President Biden by default you would think vice president haris but Kaa there’s been so many names that have come up outside of Vice President Harris that lets you know there is no consensus and I would tell you one thing that I for sure is that if vice president Harris is not at the top of the ticket for his replacement what does the base of democratic voters the black vote in particular the black female vote where do they go you look at Governor Nome he has negatives amongst himself as he is viewed as an a party Elite how would that translate to the Battleground states of Pennsylvania Michigan Ohio Wisconsin you look at Budaj he has negative to as well and so there is no consensus building in Ka may I remind you that the Democrats were so upset at a certain time as they they thought that Hillary Clinton was the air parent and Democrats rejected the notion that there needs to be an erir parent so are you really the Democrats are are they really going to allow the National Committee to pick who is going to be their nominee I think they need to have a sorbing moment and reality and let’s not even get to how the money will be transferred um to a candidate that’s a whole legal conundrum onto itself exactly because these donors donated to the Biden Harris ticket if it is no longer the B Harris ticket where does that money go what happens to it there is so much still to unpack here I’m so thankful to my panel here Mike Christina and John thank you and as a reminder to you President Biden will sit down with ABC News this Friday for his first television interview since last week’s presidential debate he’ll be speaking with Good Morning America and this week anchor George Stephanopoulos a first look will air on World News Tonight with David mure Friday and the extended interview will Air Sunday July 7th on this week all right coming up next in our Spotlight here there’s a new lawsuit that alleges northwestern’s law school is biased against white men when it comes to its hiring practices our panel will weigh in when we come back 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 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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 [Music] here all right in our Spotlight there’s a new lawsuit that accuses northwestern’s law school of bias against white men in its hiring practices this complaint alleges that the private University’s Law School gives hiring preference to women and racial minorities with quote mediocre and undistinguished records the lawsuit was brought by a group called faculty alumni and students opposed to racial preferences in a statement a spokesperson for Northwestern University said that the priser school of law is among the top law schools in the country adding that they are proud of their outstanding faculty and will vigorously defend this case now this comes a year after the US Supreme Court struck down race conscious admissions at Harvard and the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill I want to bring back my panel here Mike Christina and John and first of all John look this suit alleges that the law school has instituted a mandate to hire uh more women and people of color and the suit claims it’s a violation of federal law that prohibits discriminating against applicants on the base of race and sex what’s your take here John yeah I think it’s kind of a natural Fallout from the decision last year about admissions but this is a very different case the admissions case you have measurables you had SAT scores you had high school grades you had things you could look at to prove that person a didn’t get in and person B did and person B wasn’t as qualified as person a because you have measurables you don’t have that with hiring so I think it’s gonna be a much more difficult case to establish bias because you know what you know one man’s uh you know what one person might like another person may not and that’s part of the hiring process you hire people based on personality sometimes or just a field right and so how do you have like there’s no measurables for that and that’s why I think this is going to be a difficult case for them to establish unlike the one from last year and Christina look this lawsuit says that just three out of these 21 job offers from Northwestern law school over the past three years have gone to white men and when you’re talking about race and gender politics what impact does a case like this have overall in your opinion well I mean I think everyone wants to know they have a fair shot at employment and that would be fine if that’s what this case was about but it’s not really about that um if we look at who’s bringing this case and the people that they’re supposedly representing this is brought by some very extremist groups the same folks that actually uh helped bring the abortion ban to Texas are the people pushing this case forward the same people that tried to Outlaw affirmative action for students are pushing this case forward and they actually had two white male Scholars named in the complaint say no one ever even talked to us we’re not part of this law so we have no hard feelings about getting a job we don’t think we were discriminated against so they’re supposedly representing people’s interests that haven’t even been involved in the case haven’t talked to them this is an extremist agenda again trying to make these cases go all the way to the Supreme Court to make it hard for universities to really think about building a diverse Workforce and make them afraid to do that and Mike how do you see this lawsuit in this moment uh that we’re in in this country where you’re seeing companies wrestle with diversity equity inclusion practices yeah that’s a really great question I think the conversation we’re not having in America is that there is an anti-blackness and an anti- Dei narrative that is existing which is the undercurrent of all these things I’ll give you two quick antidotes just in general conversation I’ve had with my white friends one of my white female friends she was talking about her daughter and how worried they were about not getting into colge because she was a white female and so but sometimes I had to push back on her that it’s just a numbers game if you look University of Michigan they had 105,000 applicants just this year for approximately 8,000 spots that’s just a numbers game I know black people who didn’t get into University of Michigan this girl around who are my friends and they were very upset about it I also too had another conversation at dinner with another white lady who was looking to publish a book a non-fiction book and the issue that she had she was saying that the agent was saying they didn’t want any books from any white authors but only black authors were selling and I I pushed back on that so I said if you mean to tell me that if you look at the New York Times best selling list they’re all going to be black authors and I went to pull up my phone and she said no no no I’m not saying that so there is this sent inate of anti-blackness and also too when it comes to anti-di K in this same issue with his lawsuit I took at look at the numbers within Northwestern and the numbers of Northwestern their faculty the 2002 2023 school year Northwestern law school had 135 full-time faculty members including 23 people of color 64 women that leaves Kaa 48 white men with a total of 112 white faculty members so whiteness is still the majority so the idea that they feel like other people have taken their jobs are not qualified is a racial Pro unto itself when you look at the idea of this movement of anti-blackness and anti- Dei that just doesn’t hold mustard so that’s why we have to look at the overall arching things when it comes to this it it’s really frustrating uh this moment that we’re having well we will certainly continue to follow this case and the outcome as well uh Mike Christina and John our thanks to all of you and coming up here in our last call on Fourth of July 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