>> gio: good morning, america. breaking news in the israel-hamas war, israel says four hostages who were kidnapped in the october 7th massacre have been rescued. what we know about the special operation and the new air strikes on gaza.

>> whit: message for democracy. as president biden meets with france's president macron, he says the fight for freedom is more important than ever at new events overseas to mark the 80th anniversary of d-day. plus, the president's apology to ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy. >> janai: remembering an apollo 8 astronaut, william anders, the man behind this iconic photo. >> look at that picture over there. >> janai: and the first time we saw earth from space dying in a tragic plane crash at 90 years old. his contributions to space exploration and the investigation into why his plane went down. >> gio: shark attacks. this shark spotted in the water after three swimmers were attacked. at least two with serious injuries as a teen in texas speaks out about her encounter. >> when i finally saw my hand is when i started freaking out. >> gio: how she fought off the predator and why more sharks are being spotted in shallow water.

♪ >> janai: and hollywood's hopes. hollywood banking on will smith to save the summer with his first big screen appearance since that infamous oscar slap. >> i'm going to need you to come with me right now. >> janai: the roster of releases looking to lure movie fans back to the theater. plus, stanley cup preview. the oilers hoping for their first championship since their glory days as last year's runner-up, the panthers, dream of redemption. >> whit: and good morning, america. so great to have you with us on a saturday morning. we do have a lot to cover here including those good samaritans being credited with helping to save four people on board a small plane that crashed in the front yard of a home outside denver. >> janai: stunning scene there. and overseas in france, president biden officially welcomed to a ceremony at the arc de triomphe as he continues

his visit marking the 80th anniversary of the d-day landings in world war ii. >> gio: but first we are going to begin with breaking news in the israel-hamas war. israel says four hostages kidnapped in the october 7 massacre were just rescued. abc's marcus moore is in tel aviv with the latest on this major development. marcus, good morning. >> reporter: gio, good morning. this is a major development. it just happened just a short time ago. israeli officials saying that four hostages have been rescued in what israeli officials say was a joint operation this morning at two locations. the hostages were at an area and kidnapped from the nova music festival on october 7th, and we understand this morning they are in good condition and were transferred to a hospital for medical examinations, and those are the latest details we have right now on the operation itself. i can tell you that it was a very -- it has been a very busy day in central gaza, and we are

hearing from the gaza health ministry that more than 40 people have been killed and dozens injured in the midst of these operations, this rescue operation, that has apparently just wrapped up successfully, and we'll wait to learn more about that, but in the meantime, guys, there has been a lot of activity in the region. 11 people killed overnight in a pair of strikes on a camp and another attack at a home in gaza city, and this follows israeli air strikes on two schools being used as shelters killing more than 50 palestinians. on friday, the israeli air force launched a strike on a school in northern gaza. the idf says hamas terrorists were operating from a container inside those grounds and using it as an operation cell and meeting point. the u.n. says israeli forces have targeted more than 150 facilities including schools and israel is saying hamas is using these facilities to launch attacks. so, israel justifying their

operations on these facilities, again, they say to eliminate hamas but also to facilitate the return of hostages, and that is what is making today's news so significant. and, guys, it will certainly be very encouraging to families who we have watched for weeks now often protesting here in the streets of tel aviv and in other cities across israel urging israeli authorities to bring back their loved ones, and so we have just learned that four israeli hostages have been found alive and are in good condition this morning. of course, when we learn more, we'll pass it along to you. back to you guys. >> janai: and that must be huge relief for so many families who for months have been wanting to get their family members back. marcus, thank you for that breaking news update. staying overseas now to france, where president biden has been taking part in events marking the 80th anniversary of d-day. french president emmanuel macron hosting biden in paris with a state visit and addressing the political climate today, and

mary bruce is in paris with more. good morning to you, mary, and with this breaking news, we're sure the white house is watching this. >> reporter: they sure are, janai. we were told they assisted with this effort. all of this coming as the president is here in france continuing to mark the 80th anniversary of d-day. president biden is arguing the fight for democracy is as vital now as it was then when american forces helped liberate europe and turn the tide of world war ii. the president now urging everyone to listen to the voices of the past. >> they ask us, what will we do? >> reporter: president biden standing on the edge of the cliffs scaled by american forces on d-day saying, those soldiers are calling america to action, linking the fight for freedom then with the fight to defend ukraine now. >> they're not asking us to scale these cliffs, but they're asking us to stay true to what america stands for. >> reporter: biden speaking at the same site where 40 years ago president reagan delivered one of his most iconic speeches.

>> these are the boys of pointe du hoc. [ applause ] these are the men who took the cliffs. these are the heroes who helped end a war. >> reporter: and while biden didn't mention donald trump by name, the contrasts were clear. the president pitting his view of america's role as a global leader against trump's isolationist america first stance. >> does anyone doubt that they would want america to stand up against putin's aggression here in europe today? >> reporter: earlier biden meeting with ukrainian president zelenskyy, apologizing for the delay in approving new military aid and blaming republicans. >> some of our very conservative members were holding it up, but we got it done finally. >> reporter: private first class john wardell was just 18 years old when he fought here. his message for the next generation -- >> i hope they honor what's happened here in years past. read a little history.

i hope that they do. >> reporter: now, the close ties between the u.s. and france will be on full display here today. president biden spending the day, as you mentioned, with french president macron, part of this official state visit that will include a bilateral meeting, a parade down the champs-elysees, and a lavish state dinner. gio? >> gio: and we know you'll be there for it all. thank you so much, mary, for your reporting now. and to a somber note this morning. we are remembering legendary apollo 8 astronaut william anders. he died when his plane crashed in the waters off washington state, and anders is credited with taking one of the most important photos in american history. he was the man behind this iconic photo, the first time we saw earth from the moon. >> look at that picture over there. here's the earth coming up. wow, that's pretty. >> reporter: apollo 8 astronaut william anders dying in a tragic plane crash friday morning. authorities say anders was

piloting a vintage beechcraft t-34 seen plummeting in the water off jones island, washington. dive teams rushing to the scene where they recovered anders' body. >> three, two, one, zero. we have liftoff. >> gio: bill anders flew in space just once, but it was the first time humans left low earth orbit. his crew reached the moon on christmas eve in 1968, and that is when they took those iconic photos. >> we went to the moon to explore the moon. what we really did was discover the earth. >> reporter: overnight tributes coming from friends and colleagues. nasa administrator bill nelson writing, bill anders offered to humanity among the deepest gifts an astronaut can give. he traveled to the threshold of the moon. apollo flight director and friend gerry griffin writing, "i will miss him deeply, and my thoughts are now with the entire family as they deal with this tragedy." he's survived by his wife,

valerie, four sons and two daughters. bill anders was 90, and after he took that famous earthrise photo, anders said this, and i want to read it to you. "we came all this way to explore the moon, and the most important thing is that we discovered the earth." it quite literally changed how humans saw our planet. >> janai: the perspective. >> whit: yeah. >> janai: such a contribution. >> whit: and such a loss. gio, thank you for that story. we appreciate it. now to washington and supreme court justice clarence thomas publicly acknowledging for the first time those luxury vacations he took that were paid for by a republican billionaire. abc's perry russom is at the supreme court with the latest. perry, good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning to you. thomas has said he views the trips as personal hospitality from a friend who does not have business in front of the court, and he did not believe he had to disclose them. at the center of this are two trips from the summer of 2019. the first was to bali in indonesia and the second to an elite private club only for men in california. both of these trips were free

for justice clarence thomas, and they were paid for by his billionaire friend, harlan crow, who is also a gop megadonor. in thomas' report, it says they were inadvertently omitted from previous reports. there are still questions as to how he got to those places and if he used crow's super yacht. there's a history of travel and business between thomas and crow including thomas flying on crow's private jet five times in 2022 and propublica reports in 2014 crow bought three properties from thomas including one his mother still lived in, and all of this is happening as we're waiting on key decisions from the court behind those that directly affect the republican party, we have trump's immunity, obstruction charges for trump tied to january 6th as bell as two cases on abortion rights. gio? >> gio: so many cases to watch, perry. thank you so much. and we're going to turn now to another case, that dramatic scene in court as the president's granddaughter took her stand in defense of her father, hunter biden, who is facing felony gun charges. for the latest on this case, let's turn it over to abc white house correspondent maryalice

parks, who is here on set with us. good morning, maryalice. >> gio, good morning. it's been a tough, emotional week for the biden family there with that trial. 70 exhibits, personal text messages and videos, testimony from 13 witnesses including hunter's own daughter, naomi, called to the stand yesterday. but the big question now, will hunter himself join her and testify in his own defense? this morning, hunter biden's defense team with one last decision to make, will their client, the president's son, take the stand and testify in his own defense? the defense closing out the week with testimony from hunter's daughter, naomi. a lawyer herself, she was called to the witness stand to challenge the government's charges that her father was using drugs and lied about it on a federal form when he bought a gun in 2018. hunter's legal team has stated he was not addicted to drugs at the time. she told jurors her dad seemed, quote, great. he seemed hopeful. when she saw him a week after he bought that gun, and that that was true when she saw him when he was in rehab in california a few weeks before he bought it

too, but on cross-examination, prosecutor leo wise confronting naomi with text messages she sent to her dad six days after he bought the gun. "i'm really sorry, dad, i can't take this. i just miss you so much. i just want to hang out with you." hunter texting back, "i'm sorry i've been so unreachable. it's not fair to you." earlier in the day an expert witness for the government telling the jury the brown leather pouch that contained hunter's gun tested positive for cocaine. as in the text messages, the government largely relying on hunter's own words to build their case against him submitting as evidence excerpts like this from his book that he read aloud when he talked about his struggle with addiction. >> i wandered into the hotel nightclub and drank some more. monte carlo provides a temptation for any taste. when i went to the restroom, someone offered me cocaine, i took it. >> reporter: now, first lady jill biden flew back and forth from france to be there in the courtroom in support of her son. if hunter does not take the stand, we could see closing arguments monday. janai? >> janai: we'll all be watching

that. maryalice, thank you. now to the heroic efforts to save four people in a small plane after it crashed in a denver neighborhood. ntsb investigators on the scene this morning. abc's melissa adan has more. good morning to you, melissa. the plane's engine landed in a front yard? >> reporter: incredible, janai. good morning. it is incredible to see how that plane managed to basically crash into that front neighborhood, luckily, barely missing homes. now witnesses describing such a dramatic scene. this morning, the ntsb looking into a small plane crash in a colorado suburb involving four people. flames immediately erupting from the aircraft as it went down into a front yard. >> there is an individual that has a head injury, one juvenile, and they do have active flames. >> reporter: neighbors running to help put out the flames. ray powell capturing the shocking scene. >> there was people laying in the street. i saw a lady that wasn't moving.

>> reporter: erick garcia was with his 2-year-old son when he saw the plane above them. >> it was literally gliding and pivoting, like i said, trying to catch an open space, and then it literally just, as soon as it ground, it flamed up and went into pieces. >> reporter: the crash site reigniting friday afternoon, and firefighters once again putting out those flames. the ntsb now investigating what went wrong. the pilot reporting a possible engine issue 10 to 15 minutes after takeoff on the beechcraft en route from centennial airport to rocky mountain airport. >> i've got an oil light on. there's pressure. can i get on the ground, please? >> reporter: as the pilot was attempting to land on the roadway, the planes left wing tail hit a tall spruce tree skidding across landing in that yard. >> there was a report from the pilot that he was having some sort of engine issues. >> reporter: the ntsb believes that the four people on board who've been hospitalized with a range of various injuries were

pulled out of the aircraft by good samaritans. >> i think somebody was a hero, because the only thing that was above ground was the tail of the airplane. >> reporter: it is remarkable that those people jumped in to rescue, and now, whit, the ntsb is continuing their investigation on site there in colorado. meantime, the plane's engine and that wreckage has been moved from that front lawn and to a colorado facility for further investigation. whit? >> whit: all right, thank you so much, melissa. we appreciate it. louisville police releasing more body camera images from golfer scottie sheffler's arrest during the pga championship. scheffler was arrested for allegedly refusing to stop for police and injuring an officer. scheffler is seen apologizing as he's being handcuffed. police later revealed the officer had scrapes on his knee and wrist, and his uniform was torn. the charges against scheffler were dropped. >> gio: all right, whit, police

releasing new officer body camera and dash cam video footage of a home explosion in arlington, virginia, last december. take a look. investigators now say that the duplex home was intentionally set on fire. they say james hugh, who lived in the building, was seen on camera spreading up to 35 gallons of gasoline through the building before igniting it. he reportedly died in the explosion. a motive is still unclear. >> janai: that was a wild story when it happened, and the images are just unbelievable. >> gio: yeah. >> janai: well, time now for a check of the weather, and somara theodore is here and looks like there are storms behind you as there have been for so many weeks. >> somara: i know, right. can we catch a break, please? it's amazing the violence that these storms can unleash, but, i mean, my goodness. look at this. what a visual sight to see. this is mason city, nebraska. this monstrosity of a supercell storm dumping a lot of rain. we saw strong winds. 130 storm reports came out yesterday. shelton, nebraska, look at the hail coming down there.

we saw sizes of a baseball when it comes to hail. now, here we go today. this is the biggest threat we have, kansas, parts of colorado there into oklahoma, that orange zone is where we can see some isolated tornadoes, but there's a small little minuscule chance we could see a few tornados try and spout in springfield, st. louis, and paducah. so, just be aware of that. not only are they bringing the winds, the hail, but also the threat for flooding. we could see 3 1/2 inches per hour in southern missouri over the next 24 hours, so be mindful if you're on the road. that's a look at the forecast across the country. let's see what's going

>> somara: and that's a look at your local forecast, my friends. >> whit: okay. bringing the sunshine today. >> somara: i am. >> whit: so cheery. i love it. giddy about those 80-degree temps. thank you, somara. we'll chat in a bit. let's talk about hockey. the puck drops on the stanley cup final tonight with the edmonton oilers and florida panthers set to face off. abc's ashan singh sat down with the captains from both teams. he joins us now from sunrise, florida. ashan, good morning. yes, it's finally here, game one of the stanley cup final, and you can feel the tension on the ice before the puck has even dropped. on one side you've got the florida panthers looking to finish the job after coming so close last year. the other side you have the edmonton oilers hoping to bring hockey glory not just back to edmonton but canada after three plus decades. we got to chop it up with

superstars from both teams ahead of tonight's matchup. we are just hours away from the puck hitting the ice for game one of the stanley cup final, and both teams are fired up. >> it's taken a lot of work to get to this point. but we're excited to be here. we're excited to be in florida playing hockey in june. >> reporter: the edmonton oilers are trying to capture their first stanley cup since 1990. >> there's bouchard in front. score! connor mcdavid. >> reporter: oilers captain connor mcdavid leading his team and working on keeping teammates laser focused on hockey's biggest stage. >> it's a bit of a circus. there's lots going on. lots of media. you know, family and friends. i'm looking forward to just playing and getting back to what we love to do. >> this is an absolute dream of mine. i'm so excited for this opportunity. to be back in the stanley cup finals is an honor, and hopefully we can finish the job this. >> reporter: forward matthew tkachuk leading his team, the florida panthers, to their second straight appearance in

the finals. >> here's tkachuk, wrist shot, score! >> it is such an elusive thing just to make it back here. >> yeah, it's a very hard thing to go to the finals and do it again the next year. like, it's such a grind on your body, and mentally, it's just a lot. >> reporter: after falling short last year, the panthers hope their stanley cup finals experience gives them the edge they need to carry the trophy this time around. >> what we've done all year long, and especially in the playoffs, is the recipe for what we need to come out on top this series. so we can't go too far away from that. >> reporter: and, guys, for this year's stanley cup final, deaf and hard of hearing hockey fans can tune in to a simulcast on the espn+ app featuring asl commentary. i mean, how cool is that. and, of course, you can watch the game tonight on abc right here at 8:00 p.m. you know i'll be watching. >> whit: that's great. by the way, i like your ice camo coat. it matches the ice there. great stuff, ashan.

>> janai: and i'm sure he has on sneakers. >> somara: i was going to say, is he on skates? >> janai: no way. >> somara: show us your feet. put your feet up. >> janai: shoe cam. come on. come on. >> whit: the camera is locked in. >> janai: okay, here we go. oh, i like it. >> gio: skating with those sneaks. >> whit: see, now we're talking. thank i, ashan. >> a dance move. >> whit: that's what america needed this morning. still ahead on "gma," a lot to cover still. new details on chiefs defensive lineman b.j. thompson as he recovers from a seizure and cardiac arrest. >> gio: and a 19-year-old shark attack survivor speaking out this morning about how she fought off the predator. >> janai: and why hollywood is pinning its hopes on will smith to jump-start the summer box office season. stick around. you're watching "gma." [dog whimpers] [thinking] why always the couch? does he need to go to puppy school?

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ooh, what about me? you're never cool. oh. good morning. i'm stephanie sierra stanford is going back to requiring undergraduate applicants to submit either the sat or the act for admission to the university. a faculty committee studying the issue found that the scores were an important predictor of academic performance at stanford. stanford stopped requiring an admissions exam in 2020, as the pandemic made it difficult for applicants to take the test. to weather now let's check in with lisa. how's it looking? >> well, it is chilly out there and gray in parts of the bay area, but partly sunny for livermore, the south bay. there's a look at mount tam with the clouds stacked up. it is 54 at the coast, 59 in hayward. so today the cooling continues inland. we'll have partly sunny conditions with 60s around the city to near 80 inland. >> all right, lisa, thank you.

and thank you all for joining us. gma is next

♪ got what i want because i got what i need ♪ ♪ got a fist full of friends that will stand up to me ♪ >> whit: welcome back to "gma" with bon jovi's brand-new album, "forever," and his song appropriately called

"legendary." he started topping the charts back in the '80s, as we know, and we are going to bring you more excitement in an '80s themed "binge this." that's coming up later in our second hour. >> janai: so exciting. you'll be able to tell us all about it. >> whit: yes, i will. [ laughter ] >> whit: thank you. >> janai: looking forward to that. now let's take a look at some of the other big stories we're following on this saturday morning. happening right now, one day after kansas city chiefs defensive end b.j. thompson was rushed to the hospital after going into cardiac arrest, his agent now saying he is awake and responsive. the 27-year-old suffered a seizure that caused him to go into cardiac arrest during a special teams meeting thursday. >> gio: glad he's doing better. also, right now, new york state lawmakers are moving to ban what are considered addictive social media feeds for kids. the new regulations would allow parents to block their children from getting social media posts suggested by platforms, allowing only posts from accounts they follow. new york governor kathy hochul is expected to sign it into law. >> whit: the final leg of the triple crown will run today, the

156th running of the belmont stakes will take place in saratoga springs for the first time. this is because belmont park is undergoing renovations. there's no chance of a triple crown winner this year, but sierra leone is the favorite to win. >> gio: i mean, all those horses, it's always so beautiful to see. >> whit: it really is. >> gio: we are going to start this half hour with a closer look at the top political headlines this week. joining us are averi harper and abc white house correspondent maryalice parks. welcome back to you both. good morning. >> good morning. >> gio: okay, so let's talk about the president's speech in normandy. he was celebrating democracy, of course, and talking about the need to fight for it. how is that resonating? >> right, so these remarks were not just about defending democracy on the world stage, they were also about defending democracy here at home. biden didn't make any clear references or mention trump by name, but there were definitely parts of that speech in which he was trying to draw a contrast between him and the former president.

and, in fact, for the biden campaign, it is a cornerstone of that campaign to frame donald trump as a danger to democracy, and, yes, it does have the capacity to resonate. i'll tell you, we asked in our may abc news/ipsos poll about the issues that would be most important to voters as they decided who they're going to vote for, and the notion of protecting democracy, 76% said protecting democracy was going to be important to them. the only issue -- >> gio: wow, 76. >> 76. the only issues that ranked higher were economy, inflation, crime, and safety. >> gio: wow. >> whit: coming back home to another topic, maryalice, president biden took executive action this week, essentially shutting down the southern border to most asylum seekers. what are the political implications on this? >> yeah, i mean, this was a huge move. make no mistake, this is going to impact thousands of people. basically you won't be able to claim asylum if you don't cross at one of those actual ports of entry. i spoke to the head of border policy at the white house, and

they underscored the fact migrants will still be able to get protections of asylum if they make an appointment and cross at the border. they still will process about 1,500 cases a day. that's a pretty big difference between what trump tried to do when he tried to cut off the right to seek asylum altogether. look, i think that there are some moderates, some independents who are going to like that biden did something, especially when republicans walked away from that deal, but it's not like he's winning republicans over on this issue, and he does risk alienating some progressives. we saw even progressive members of congress saying that they thought this just went too far. >> janai: and, averi, let's turn back to donald trump and his possible picks for vice president. he's got a short list. what is he looking for? who does he need to help him? >> well, sources tell abc news that they have asked a short list of candidates for some vetting information including north dakota governor doug burgum, senators j.d. vance, marco rubio, and tim scott, congressman byron daniels, congresswoman elise stefanik and former hud secretary under trump, ben carson. if that list is any indication, trump is looking for someone who is going to be an unapologetic

defender and supporter of rim. many of those folks turned up at the new york city courthouse to support him amid his hush money trial, and all of those folks have been very visible in their support for trump. trump said he will make that decision and announce his pick during the rnc convention. time is ticking. that happens in just about five weeks. >> janai: interesting three of those candidates are black men and that trump has -- critics have accused him of being racist in the past. so that is very interesting to watch. >> gio: a lot of people are going to watch that. also, a lot of people are watching, maryalice, what happened with senate republicans. they blocked legislation that democrats say was designed to protect women's access to contraception, arguing that the bill was just a political stunt. >> yeah, absolutely. sorry. >> gio: go for it. >> people are talking about it. it's interesting. right? access to contraception. i mean, democrats were just trying to make a point. republicans do that all the time, though, too, by the way. they bring up messaging bills on their own, and it was interesting that two female

republicans did cross party lines and voted with democrats on this. it was just a few weeks ago that former president trump made a comment in an interview he was looking at ways to restrict contraception and walked that back, but democrats point to what happened in alabama when that judge threw access to ivf up in the air. in virginia we saw the governor veto a bill that had to do with contraception, so democrats are saying without national legislation, without national protections, what could happen to access to contraception, plan b, ivf? they say that there needs to be national laws, and they're going to keep bringing these bills to the floor including next week when they bring a bill about protecting ivf, but republicans are likely going to block that one as well. >> whit: maryalice parks, averi harper, thank you so much. we appreciate it. let's get another check of the weather with somara. good morning. >> somara: good morning, whit. guess where we're going? we're going to las vegas. good morning, vegas. this is yesterday. you can see the heat here. it's pretty hot out there. in fact, you still have an excessive heat warning in place. so, make sure you're staying hydrated today. here's some of the records we saw yesterday in the west. las vegas, 110 degrees, tucson,

arizona, 109. palmdale, california, also in the triple digits, and the heat persists. look at this heat dome as it makes its migration further south. austin, texas, mid to upper 90s as we head through your weekend. where you're seeing a red box, that is potentially record-breaking heat. we're going to heat things up in southern florida in the low 90s, even orlando pretty hot, nearing 100 degrees, factor in the humidity, right. when you factor in the humidity, it can feel like 100 t your local forecast. things are heating up. >> whit: yes. >> somara: people have to be careful. stay hydrated. drink lots of water. >> janai: sunblock. >> whit: spf. >> somara: i'm ready.

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with significant trauma and an amputated arm. just 90 minutes later near and four miles away at seacrest beach, a 15 and 17-year-old attacked by a shark while in waist deep water. >> this is an anomaly. everything from it being three victims to where it's at. all we can do is respond, control what we can, and mitigate what we can't. >> reporter: this as just last week, a shark attack leaving oklahoma teen damiana humphrey with serious hand injuries during a vacation with her family in galveston, texas. the 19-year-old was knee-deep in water when she says a four to five-foot shark clamped down. >> when i finally saw my hand, and that's when i started freaking out. >> reporter: she punched the shark until she was free. >> i noticed that she had her hand held up and that it was bleeding down her arm. >> reporter: damiana's family rushing her to the hospital. >> i severed four tendons, and then i basically had a big hole on the top of my hand that they had to sew together. >> reporter: experts say shark bites are rare, but clear water

and the booming bait fish population means an uptick in sharks in shallower water. >> that shark was looking for food, and in murky water, all they see is a flash of movement, and so that shark came in to investigate, and this was just a case of mistaken identity. >> reporter: as for damiana, she is recovering and says this shark has not stopped her from getting back in the water. and we're lucky that she is okay. experts say to avoid shark bites, avoid swimming at dusk and at dawn. that is when sharks can't see very well, and avoid wearing jewelry that can kind of shimmer the way that fish do. janai? >> janai: those are good reminders. something we've got to be mindful of. >> whit: you don't want to look like bait. >> janai: absolutely not. thank you very much, zohreen. thank you, whit, for that reminder. coming up on "good morning america," why this summer movie season is a lot different than last year. so, can will smith steer it in the right direction? stick around. last year. so can will smith steer it in the right direction? stick around. tor

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>> gio: all right, we're back now on "gma" with a look at the summer movie season. hollywood hoping for some star power that will turn things around after a slow start, and it has a lot to do with one will. let's turn it over to our will, will ganss with more on this. >> where there's a will, there's another will. this time we're talking will smith. "bad boys: ride or die" is tracking to pull in an estimated 30 to $50 million this weekend which is a pretty wide range. why such estimated varied estimates? well, no one is exactly sure how audiences are feeling about will smith these days, but somebody needs to bounce these theaters back. >> somehow heartbreak feels good in a place like this. >> reporter: sure, nicole, but the heartbreak of an empty

theater doesn't feel so good at the bank. year to date domestic box office revenue year to date is down 24%, but this weekend sony is banking on the return of one of hollywood's most profitable leading men. >> want to do it with him, or do you want to do it with me? >> reporter: will smith back on the screen in "bad boys 4." even will knows it's harder to score a hit these days, waxing poetic on the podcast, "hot ones." >> you used to be able to put some explosions in the trailer and a couple of good jokes, and people were there, and television is so good, there are things that people just aren't going to leave their house for anymore. >> they're not going to get off the couch. >> reporter: so, the million dollar question this morning, are audiences ready to welcome will smith back for the first time after the 2022 oscar slap? >> the will smith question is a big question. i think right now everyone really truly is optimistic that it is going to be a hit. if you saw hollywood boulevard the other night when will smith, he was on top of a double

decker bus on a ride to the premiere, the fans were going crazy for him. i asked him about his fan support through everything he's been through, and he said, wherever they go in the world, the fan support is there. >> reporter: whether or not "bad boys" makes good at the box office, there's hope on the horizon. "deadpool" and "wolverine" is trending huge. >> hi, menut. i'm going to need you to come with me right now. >> reporter: "inside out 2" should be a joy. >> back to the game. >> reporter: and those minions make millions. okay, so without spoiling the movie, there is a scene in "bad boys 4" that not so subtly addresses the slap incident with will smith's character getting slapped over and over again. >> whit: oh. >> so far audiences think it is a suitable and funny way for will smith to eat some humble pie on the big screen. >> janai: that is really interesting. >> an interesting way to kind of, like, you know, we're acknowledging it, yeah, exactly. >> janai: such a great franchise. i love "bad boys." >> and a very successful at the

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good morning, i'm stephanie sierra. today, san francisco will hold its second annual juneteenth parade. it starts at 11 a.m. at market and spear streets and ends at fulton plaza, which is on fulton between hyde and larkin. there's also going to be a celebration at civic center plaza that goes until six tonight. numerous streets will be closed and muni service will also be rerouted. it's a big weekend in wine country. all the hype of nascar has made it to the sonoma raceway supercharged stock cars are hitting speeds of 160mph on a track full of twists and turns . today, drivers are trying to qualify for both the nascar cup series and the xfinity series. the big toyota save mart 350 is tomorrow. if you're planning to

go, don't forget your ear protection, because those roaring engines can get very loud and it will be a mild day out on the racetrack. let's check in with lisa. >> yeah, that's right stephanie. we had our cool down yesterday. continues over the weekend. starting out with mostly cloudy conditions. you can see a little bit of sun glint there. sfo where temperatures are in the low 50s 59 in hayward, 58 in redwood city and at pier 39. yes, we have all the cloud cover and a little bit of mist out there along the shoreline. so 24 hours ago we were milder. this morning were cooler, 2 to 4 degrees cooler from san francisco to concord. and by the afternoon, those winds once again will pick up. and they're moving through the golden gate. the gaps and the passes. so we'll be seeing those winds gusts to around 30 miles an hour, upper 60s for you in oakland today. a mix of clouds and sun. the warmer numbers in the north and ■south end of the bay, about 80. and then we'll see some low 80s inland. the accuweather seven day forecast. we're looking at warmer weather midweek. >> all right lisa, thank you. and thank you all for joining us. the news continues right now

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