>> whit: good morning, america. going fourth! americans taking to the skies and the roads in record numbers. the peak holiday travel times and the best way to avoid the crowds and save time and money. plus, the forecast that could dampen your travel plans. 75 million americans from the midatlantic to the northeast

bracing for severe storms. our weather team timing it out for you. >> gio: debate fallout. one day after going head-to-head president biden looking to reassure supporters. >> when you get knocked down, you get back up. [ cheers ] >> gio: donald trump seizing the moment. >> joe biden's policies are causing america's decline at a level we've never seen before. >> gio: a new poll on whether the debate changed any minds. >> janai: barbecue breakdown. what it can cost you this year to host that holiday party from burgers and buns to the standard sides. how to score supermarket savings. >> whit: securing their spots. simone biles sticking the landing at the olympic trials. the names to watch this summer. plus, the new kings of the court? espn's malika andrews on the number one nba draft pick and bronny james playing with his dad. >> gio: remembering martin mull.

>> i guess we can afford health insurance in about two years. gosh, i hope you can hold it in until then. >> gio: the veteran character actor making us laugh through decades of memorable roles. >> thank you. thank you very much. ♪ 'cause i'm on top of the world, hey ♪ ♪ i'm on top of the world, hey ♪ >> janai: and new arrivals. the first panda bears in more than 20 years arriving in america. my journey to china to understand these gentle creatures, who will now be calling this place home. >> gio: and we do say, good morning, america. and look who's back from china. >> janai: all the way. >> gio: i was waiting for you to come in here with that panda suit. >> janai: oh, you know what, gio, you're funny. no, that was -- it has -- it was an incredible experience. i don't even know what to say but i'm so glad to be back on american soil even if it's been less than 24 hours. >> whit: still on panda watch. >> janai: still on panda watch. >> whit: one more day of

reports. looking forward to it. >> gio: we will talk about the pandas very soon. but we have a lot going on, including another shark attack in the waters off florida. this time on the state's atlantic coast. a boater injured. we'll have the latest in a moment. >> whit: we're hearing from the candidates after their debate. president biden acknowledging his weak performance but touting his other strengths. donald trump looking to capitalize on his winning moments. we'll have the latest on the campaign just ahead. >> janai: we begin with the july 4th travel picture as millions of americans prepare for a long summer weekend getaway. so, let's start with abc's phil lipof who is there at newark liberty airport where i was just a few hours ago. good morning to you, phil. >> reporter: i was going to say you're familiar with the lines behind me. welcome back to the usa, janai. take a look behind me. this is a busy newark airport. we're talking about hundreds of people right now behind me. it is busier than usual. the tsa expecting yesterday, friday, to be the busiest day ever, not just of the year,

ever. they expect to screen between thursday the 27th and july 8th, 32 million people. so, it is going to be busy. it's a little stressful to travel, but the airlines say, here are a couple things you can do to make it a little bit easier for you. american airlines recommends arriving two hours early for your flight. reserve parking at the airport ahead of time, and travel with a carry-on if you can instead of checked bags to save time. you can also save some money. american airlines predicts its busiest july 4th ever, up 8% from last year. delta says it expects nearly 6 million customers through next week. that's an increase of 6% from 2023. and if you are driving, there are going to be a ton of people on the roads, as well. more than 60 million americans forecast to travel by car. the worst time to travel, between 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. the best time is generally early, before 10:00 a.m. and overall drivers will be paying a little bit less for gas this year. the national average for a gallon of gas is about $3.50.

that's roughly five cents from this time last year less. listen to this, california is still the highest price per gallon in the country. that's $4.80 right now, and all these numbers are up from last year. they're up from last year. they are way up from prepandemic levels, and, gio, you're the transportation correspondent. you always tell me to pack my patience. i just can never find it when i go to pack. >> gio: oh, boy, phil. you better find it. you better find it. this is a record-breaking travel season. thank you so much for that report here. the weather could be an issue for lots of people planning to start those getaways. so let's get a look from somara. good morning, somara. >> somara: good morning, gio. storms rolling into the east coast and hit jacksonville, florida. look at this national weather service confirming it is a tornado materialized, picked up a car and be careful out there. there is a threat this weekend. 4:00 p.m. saturday, i-80 pittsburgh into western new york. then a secondary line hits sunday. phil said the worst time to

travel on the roads is 2 to 8. i'll hone that in for those living along the i-95 corridor. 3 to 6. very difficult as we see heavy rain and damaging winds. saturday in places like pennsylvania, new york, and ohio. we could see a few tornados and flash flooding. whit? >> whit: we'll stay on top of that. somara we'll talk in a bit. thank you. now to the latest shark attack. a boater recovering after being bitten off florida's atlantic coast. the fourth shark attack in florida just this month. abc's morgan norwood has the latest. morgan, good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning to you, whit. yes, shark attacks are extremely rare, but when they do happen, it typically involves a swimmer wading out in the ocean. well, in this case, it was a boater who was fishing, and this morning he is recovering from some pretty serious injuries. this morning, a florida boater is recovering in the hospital after a shark latched onto his arm during a fishing trip on the atlantic ocean near jacksonville. the boater managing to flag down water patrol. >> when they got to the boat, there was a male, adult male in

there that had a severe shark bite to his forearm here. lost a lot of blood. he was bleeding pretty bad. >> reporter: a deputy seen here applying this tourniquet and the man flown to a nearby hospital. his injuries, nonlife threatening. >> the deputy was a hero to arrive to make sure he took care of the situation. >> reporter: it marks the fourth person attacked in florida just this month alone and comes as other states have reported sightings and dangerous encounters. 14-year-old blayne brown speaking out earlier this week about the moment he was bitten by a shark off north carolina's coast. >> a wave hit us and it just bit me. i just got lucky people were around. >> reporter: in hawaii people remembering surfer tamayo perry killed by a shark in the waters off oahu. last year florida had the most unprovoked shark attacks in the country. with that said, the best way to reduce the risk, again, this is

extremely rare, but the way to reduce risk, of course, swim in groups, don't swim near piers and stay near lifeguards. >> janai: those beautiful beaches can have dangers to keep an eye out for. thank you, morgan. now to the race for the white house and the shock waves after the first presidential debate of 2024. democrats rallying behind president biden even as his campaign admits he had a bad night. abc white house correspondent maryalice parks joins us now in studio with the latest. good morning, maryalice. >> yeah, janai, good morning. president biden at a fund-raiser overnight insisting he can still do this job and can still get things done, trying to calm talks by other democrats that someone should convince him to step aside. president biden overnight looking to reassure supporters who were shocked after his poor debate performance. >> folks, i give you my word as a biden, i would not be running again if i didn't believe with all my heart and soul i can do this job because, quite frankly -- [ cheers ] -- the stakes are too high.

>> reporter: in a new move acknowledging he has aged, but saying he still has fight left in him. >> i don't speak as smoothly as i used to, i don't debate as well as i used to, and i know like millions of americans know when you get knocked down, you get back up. >> reporter: biden's debate performance, a political earthquake sending panic shock waves throughout the democratic party. the president struggling to answer even on topics like abortion central to his campaign. >> look, there's so many young women who have been -- including a young woman who just was murdered, and he went to the funeral. the idea that she was murdered by an immigrant coming in. >> reporter: "the new york times" editorial board calling for him to step aside. biden struggled to hold mr. trump accountable for his lies, his failures, and his chilling plans. more than once he struggled to make it to the end of a

sentence. the biden campaign brushing off the op-ed insisting they still can win. >> this race will not be decided by one night in june. >> reporter: but behind the scenes some in the party raising questions were whether biden should be replaced and who might be able to convince him to step aside. top democrats publicly swatting that talk down defending him. >> i will never turn my back on president biden. >> should he step down after the debate performance last night? should he step aside? >> reporter: former president donald trump campaigning in virginia taking a victory lap. >> he studied so hard, he didn't know what the hell he was doing. >> reporter: now, hillary clinton, president obama also out with statements supporting biden. obama writing, bad debates happen, trust me, but he went on to describe this election, guys, as still a choice between someone who tells the truth and someone that obama described as lying through his teeth all the time for his own benefit. >> janai: but as so many pointing out, president biden didn't do much to poke holes in that. maryalice, there's a new fivethirty fivethirtyeight/ipsos

poll out this morning. what does the new poll say whether it changed any minds? >> voters overwhelmingly thought trump won the debate and biden has a dismal performance, but it didn't seem like it moved a lot of votes. biden only lost about 1.6 percentage points of potential voters. trump barely got a bump up. it does look like independent candidate, rfk jr., gained about a percentage point. so interesting there. >> gio: interesting because he wasn't even in that debate. all right. maryalice, thank you so much. we turn to the supreme court making news. the justices handing down a decision that could upend hundreds of january 6th prosecutions, and it could also help former president trump's defense in his federal election interference case. abc's em nguyen joins us from the supreme court. good morning, em. >> reporter: good morning, gio. yeah. in this consequential 6-3 decision, justices ruled that federal prosecutors overstepped when charging a former pennsylvania police officer joseph fisher of obstruction for storming the u.s. capitol on january 6th. now, the high court also ruled that the justice department needed to prove a connection to the destruction of records and documents, not just the blocking of a proceeding. that decision could impact

hundreds of other charges against pro-trump rioters who physically tried to stop congress from certifying the 2020 election results. prosecutors may even consider re-opening some of those cases, and in a significant case on homelessness, the high court sided with an oregon town's law that bans people from sleeping outdoors. that decision may have broad implications for how homelessness is dealt with across the country. justices also denied ex-trump adviser steve bannon's request to remain out of jail while he appeals his case. he is accused of defying a subpoena amid a congressional january 6th investigation. bannon is set to report to jail on monday. that, as we await the release of other opinions for the remainder of this term on monday. that is what we are expecting at this point. there is still that big one, whether or not a former president has absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for those official acts taken while in office. whit? >> whit: and that will be a

consequential decision on monday. em nguyen, thank you so much. we appreciate it. now to iowa. the state supreme court has ruled that a six-week abortion ban can take effect. republican lawmakers passed the restriction last year, but a lower court blocked enforcement of the law. in a statement president joe biden said that the ban puts women's health and lives in jeopardy. gio? >> gio: all right, whit, and the fourth of july is days away and millions of americans are getting ready for the cookout, but many prices are higher than they were this time last year. abc's alexis christoforous is here now with tips on how to save. good morning, alexis. help us. >> yeah, okay, gio, well, it turns out grilling at home can save you some dough this fourth of july because of those inflationary costs of grocery prices. your july 4th grocery bill has gong up by 5% from this time last year according to an american farm bureau federation estimate. so, what does that mean for your holiday cookout plans? awell, for a party of ten,

you'll save nearly 50 bucks if you fire up the grill at home. a new wells fargo report finds prepping some of those staples at home including burgers is still three times cheaper than dining out. while it costs nearly $7 to buy those same burgers at a fast food restaurant, you can make them for just $2.16 at home with all the typical burger fixings included. what's a barbecue without sides? right? opt for homemade potato salad over chips. since the cost of white potato is down 4.5% compared to chip prices that are up nearly 3% a year ago. now, to wash it all down, you'll want to brew your own batch of iced tea since bottled iced tea prices are up 2.5%. other ways to save on your july 4th cookout, check those coupon apps before heading to the store. cut your own fruits and vegetables instead of paying more for those precut, and opt for store brand instead of name brand products for extra savings and do like i do, always go to the store with a list to avoid impulse buying. janai, i'm talking to you. >> janai: oh, amen.

first off, i instacart, but we had chef whit showing us how to brew that iced tea. thank you, alexis. now to the olympic trials. the u.s. women competing overnight for a chance to go for the gold in paris. abc's ines de la cuetara joins us with more. good morning to you, ines. >> reporter: good morning, janai. after having to bow out of the tokyo olympics in 2021, simone biles is back on the mat, and she showed last night she hasn't lost a beat. overnight, simone biles back in the spotlight dominating day one of the u.s. gymnastics olympic trials. leading the pack with an all-around score of 58.9. after a rocky start on the balance beam, the four-time olympic gold medalist sticking that floor routine quickly proving why she's the greatest. in gymnastics four other members will be selected for the five-person team usa. jordan chiles another favorite coming up just behind biles last

night. the queen bee buzzing floor routine with a score of 56.4. >> i can't say it's easy but at the same time mentally you still have to think about every key detail that goes into the vault to make sure you know you land properly. >> reporter: and minnesota native suni lee shining in front of her hometown, making a smooth recovery from a near fall in her beam routine. but some other olympic hopefuls wounded right at the start. kayla dicello and shilese jones injured on the vault and skye blakely pulled herself from the trials after an achilles injury. as trials wrap up this weekend, a crucial moment as olympic teams are finalized with athletes hoping to catch a break and qualify for paris. >> here we go. >> reporter: there was also track and field with rising star noah lyles qualifying with a 9.83-second sprint in the

100-meter race. 22-year-old kate douglass finishing first in three swimming competitions, now officially set to compete in a number of different paris events. >> this is the sport i've chosen to do. it's chosen me also. >> reporter: and this afternoon it'll be the men's turn to compete. day two for them in gymnastics and another day for track and field. the gymnastic trials will run through sunday night with the olympics now less than a month away starting on july 26th. guys? >> whit: can't wait for that, and, janai, you qualified for the olympics too. >> janai: i did, and i didn't have to have too many skills. but, yes, i get to go cover a week of it for us here, "gma." i'll be over there. it'll be a lot of fun. the americans are going to show out, right? >> whit: oh, yes, absolutely. it's going to be a good one. >> gio: oh, yes, especially because you're there. >> whit: we want to turn now and get a check of the forecast. somara theodore watching and we've got the wildfire season kicking into high gear in california. >> somara: terrifying to look at

but intriguing. time lapse of a wildfire burning through the forest in fresno. more than 10,600 acres have burned so far. only 39% contained, and the forecast is calling for more low relative humidity and high temperatures. that is not good and means the fire could easily persist. meanwhile, in the south, the numbers are high, but the humidity is also high. what does that mean? that means that it's going to feel hotter than it is. we could see heat index values reach 115 for places like dallas, little rock and shreveport and heat advisories are issued and staying hot. into the holiday week, triple digits for places like sacramento and feeling even

>> somara: and that is a look at your local forecast. we got to stay cool out there. i know i always say that, but really. >> whit: yep. >> janai: you mean it this time. >> somara: yeah, i do. >> whit: this time she really means it. last weekend just a little. this weekend going to be hot. >> gio: all right, somara, thank you so much. and we've got a passing to note here this morning. actor martin mull known for comedies such as "clue" and "arrested development" has died, leaving fans with a legacy of laughs. ike ejiochi is here with the celebration of a very funny man. good morning, ike. >> reporter: good morning, gio. martin mull was a hip sensation in the 1970s, later finding a home in the living rooms of many americans with hits such as "roseanne" and "sabrina the teenage witch," a proven force for comedy. he made us laugh and laugh.

>> why is the bus so late? >> oh, the bus. i told my mother to remind me. >> reporter: and laugh some more. >> what do you recommend? >> tennis shoes. >> excuse me? >> put them on and run away. >> reporter: comedian and actor martin mull appeared in nearly 40 films and more than 50 shows from the boss of the titular character, "roseanne" -- >> you're a rather large man, dan, and if we discuss your wife, i can either say nice things, or i can be honest and get my arms torn off. >> reporter: -- to the private eye in "arrested development." >> i've got some bad news. i'm gene parmesan. >> reporter: and the vice principal of "sabrina the teenage witch." >> mr. kraft, are you all right? >> we need tunes. >> reporter: but perhaps most known for his character as colonel mustard in murder mystery, "clue."

>> i can't take any more scares. >> reporter: he started his career in the '70s starring as the satirical talk show host barth gimble in "fernwood 2 night." >> thank you, thank you very much. >> reporter: and in 2016, he was nominated for an emmy for his guest role in "veep." >> bob, bob, are you all right? can you hear me? >> is there someone in here? >> what? >> what is this? >> bob. >> reporter: his daughter maggie posting a tribute on instagram. he was known for excelling at every creative discipline imaginable. i loved him tremendously. martin mull was 80 years old. now, in that instagram post, his daughter said that he was never not funny and that he'll be missed by everyone from his wife, daughter, friends, and family, and everyone he came in contact with. guys? >> gio: all right, ike, yeah, what a legacy. we were looking at "sabrina the teenage witch" he was in. yeah, so it's really sweet. all right. well, we are thinking of his family this morning.

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i was just enjoying elvis. who doesn't want to dance on saturday morning? eddie, our stage manager, is, like, yeah, start talking. that's the king, of course, elvis presley performing his classic "blue suede shoes" in his 1968 comeback special. elvis wore those 10 1/2s throughout his career, and now that famous footwear has been auctioned off selling for more than $150,000 to an unnamed collector in california. >> janai: it was the shaking hips. you couldn't take your eyes off him. it was elvis. exactly. i understand. >> whit: who could? that's why he was the king. >> janai: we were captivated. let's take a look at the other big stories we're captivated by on this saturday morning. nearly 71 million people are expected to be on the go for this july 4th holiday weekend with more than 60 million hitting the road. that's according to aaa. the tsa expects millions to go through airports adding to a record-setting june. >> gio: and a judge denied alec baldwin's request to dismiss the involuntary manslaughter he faces for the shooting of

cinematographer halyna hutchins on the set of the movie "rust." the actor's trial is set to begin july 10th. >> whit: as a san francisco giants fan, this hurts. we lost another one of our greats. a little over a week after willie mays died first baseman orlando cepeda has passed away. he was 86 years old. cepeda was a hall of famer and 11-time all-star who won the world series title in 1967 and the national league mvp in the same year. cepeda known as the baby bull, and also an inspiration so many, especially hispanic ball players across the league. he will definitely be missed. >> gio: absolutely. all right. we will start with a closer look at the fallout from the presidential debate. joining us here, of course, our abc white house correspondent maryalice parks and contributing political correspondent rachael bade. welcome to you both. maryalice, let's start with you, because, boy, oh, boy, the text messages you were getting during this debate. how damaging was this debate performance for biden? >> gio, this was democrats' worst nightmare.

it doesn't get much worse than people in your own party -- text messages i was getting from top staffers, even some elected officials, who were trying to strategize about who could convince joe biden to step aside. it doesn't get worse than that. i mean, i do think the last 24 hours has made a big difference. you and i were just talking about how biden looked like an entirely different person on the campaign trail there in north carolina. some democrats saying they took a little bit of a sigh of relief seeing that, but they're also frustrated saying where was he on the debate stage? the next 24 hours, the next few days will make a really big difference. we know there's an intense effort to check in with donors. this is the campaign. if donors start to flee that could move the needle and we'll get more polling. the big question, forget trying to expand your base and outreach. the polling will show if biden hemorrhaged voters and that will make a big difference. >> janai: to that point, we have seen now some prominent analysis and democrats calling for the president to step aside, but there's a difference between what many are saying publicly versus privately. >> yeah, look, technically it's

possible. there are, what, six, seven weeks until the convention when they would nominate biden, but i'm hearing from sources who actually do want this to happen. that it's more fantasy land than actual reality. right now if you look at the most influential democratic voices in the party, the obamas, the clintons, nancy pelosi, chuck schumer, they have not only not joined this movement but they've also expressed support for biden's candidacy, and you're not seeing republicans come out and go on the record and say they want this to happen. none of these rising stars democratic governors who might replace biden on the ticket like gretchen whitmer in michigan, gavin newsom in california, they're not joining this movement either, but as you just mentioned, that doesn't mean they're not thinking about it and talking about it privately. in fact, a lot of these people who are publicly expressing support for biden are saying something very different behind the scenes and want someone, anyone, to get the courage to actually step up and say something. but until you actually see these powerful voices come out and do

that, this is all just noise, so i would not expect it to happen at this point. we'll see if the dam breaks eventually. >> whit: if we put that noise aside for a moment like realistically, what are the next steps for president biden and what is the campaign telling you about the way forward? >> i will say i was surprised at how many democrats were passing along the convention rules to me, literally parsing out the language talking about potential lawsuits with delegates. it's been a wild few days. look, you would expect in a situation like this a major campaign shake-up. i've also just heard fury from people inside the democratic party at the dnc, just absolutely angry at the biden campaign, who let this happen, how could it get so bad? you know, i don't expect some major campaign shake-up. biden's closest circle has been his closest circle for decades and we know when he's tested, his circle normally gets tighter, even smaller. the problem with surrogates, the better a surrogate looks, the more people wonder why is that surrogate not at the top of the ticket?

look, there are some democratic organizers, there are a fair number of democratic organizers who have been saying, enough is enough. put your head down, do the work. one biden campaign aide said that that is still the plan. they still believe they can win this if they organize and do this on the ground. i had one interesting conversation i thought was worth noting with a former bernie sanders staffer. she now works for democrats in vulnerable districts. and she said that. she said, put your head down and do the work. she said, my guy had a heart attack. you stay on message and do the work and continue to draw a contrast with trump is their game plan for now. >> gio: perhaps because of all this, rachael, now they're saying, maybe just focus on the congressional races. >> yeah. hill leaders are never going to say this on the record, but they're saying it privately. they think biden's candidacy is dead and that trump is going to win the white house. so there is a strategy shift going on behind the scenes right now between hill leaders but also big donors. they want to make sure there is a check on another trump term. so the focus is going to go from, you know, biden to

flipping the house for democrats, keeping the senate. and, you know, it's just so notable, because a lot of these dems i talk to, i'm like, did you guys know about this and a lot told me they didn't know how much he had sort of deteriorated in recent weeks and, in fact, felt a little betrayed and don't think it's a matter of a strategy shift or somebody getting fired. this is a fundamental question about whether biden has the mental stamina for a contentious campaign, and right now given what they saw on thursday night, they don't think he does. >> janai: and that oof, that response you could hear from us is not necessarily what anybody was saying but the fact it's so differently publicly to the american people versus privately behind the scenes is why you doing the work is so important. thank you, ladies. it is time for a check of the weather and somara theodore, ooh, st. martin, my little boy loves that island. >> somara: oh, my goodness, the air temperature is 86 degrees. it feels nice, however, the water temperature is 84. plenty of fuel for hurricane development, and it's that time of year. what do we have?

we have tropical storm beryl soon to be a hurricane putting barbados under a hurricane watch. by the time it hits the island we could be in for cat 2 intensity, and look where it goes after that, arriving just past jamaica by thursday, so between wednesday and thursday it is headed for jamaica and see where it goes from there, so something to keep in mind, especially if you >> somara: so, keeping a close eye on the tropics. my friends and family out there have to be abreast, talking category 2 hurricane potentially making landfall there. >> gio: wow, incredible to think we're already there. somara, thank you. coming up here on "gma," the first panda bears in more than 20 years arrive in the u.s. and

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>> janai: welcome back to "gma" and as the u.s. welcomes its first panda bears in two decades, they just arrived in san diego. its first panda bears, they just arrived in san diego. it will take time to be acclimated. i spent the last week getting to know china and the site of the only natural habitat. this morning, the pandas have arrived. >> yes, we know the pandas are here, and it's panda-monium. >> panda season. >> reporter: yun chuan and xin bao in quarantine after landing in san diego, the first new pandas welcomed to the u.s. in 21 years. >> people love these creatures, and we tried to demonstrate that by taking good care of them. >> reporter: the 3 and 4-year-old pandas making the 7,300-mile trip from china's sichuan province. the gentle creatures considered national treasures, beloved by the people of china, eating almost exclusively bamboo and nap more than 20 hours a day.

what are the pandas like? what's their personality like? the caretaker who traveled with the pandas describes the girl, xin bao, as smart and sensitive while yun chuan he says is active and outgoing. >> we want to make sure they're comfortable and this home feels familiar to them. >> reporter: giant pandas were removed from the endangered list in 2016 after extensive conservation efforts that the ceo of the san diego zoo says continue to be at the heart of panda diplomacy. >> we try to get wildlife to thrive. we bring the pandas to san diego to help with breeding and ultimately to grow the population and release them into the wild in the future. >> janai: so important to note. it is not all celebration. there is some controversy especially there in china where the people love them so much. and they say, if these are our national treasures, why are we sending them so far across the country, but as paul was saying it's about the conservation

efforts what those researchers and scientists can do in san diego and other zoos to help recover the species, and they are doing that work. it's incredible and fascinating. >> whit: and the panda diplomacy is a real thing. >> janai: yes. >> whit: it's like this relationship, you know, has been built over these animals over the years. >> janai: and panda diplomacy has a really long history there in china. it was a fascinating experience but glad to be back here in america. >> gio: amazing, amazing job. i think it's so incredible. they're so majestic, so it's incredible they're here. >> janai: and so cute. >> gio: so cute. all right. and coming up here on "good morning america," we have a look at the future of the nba. joining us is espn's malika andrews. she's here, host of "nba today" and "the nba countdown." we'll be right back. espn's mali andrews. she's here, host of "nba today" and "the nba countdown." we'll be right back. eight months pregnant.. but stat that's a different story. i couldn't slow down. we were starting a business from the ground up. people were showing up left and right. and so did our business needs.

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the fact that he's been drafted into the nba playing for the same team as his father, we get to see the first father/son duo ever in the nba and it's not just any player. it's lebron james, one of the players of all time. i don't think that's something that we can lose sight of. >> whit: the fans will love it too. not that they have issues selling tickets to the lakers games. but that's going to be a lot of fun to watch. all right. let's talk about the number one pick. >> yes, sir. >> whit: zaccharie risacher. >> you nailed it. >> whit: i was working on it. [ speaking in a non-english language ] >> whit: we interviewed him on "gma." such a nice guy. comes from france. drafted number one by the hawks and the interesting thing, this is two years in a row a frenchman has been drafted number one in the nba. >> that speaks to the globalization we are seeing of the game. it wasn't just zaccharie risacher but alex sarr, who right now is the favorite race that is wide open that we are going to see here. but i think that it talks -- it

speaks to the fact that american talent, they're kind of looking over their shoulder right now and we're going to see that on the olympic stage especially this summer. but zaccharie risacher, his team already looking much different than it did three days ago when he was drafted and traded murray to the new orleans pelicans. we're not sure of the future of trae young. and so it's going to be interesting to see his development on this young team. >> whit: one of the things -- we'll move on to the next question in just a second. one thing interesting in talking to him he talked about the professional development from a young age overseas and how that really helped him mature. >> right, because these players, one thing that you inevitably see at some point in american basketball, a coach will say the big guys over here and smaller guards over there. in europe we don't see that, so they get the skills of all of the different positions in a different way than we sort of teach basketball here in america. >> whit: quickly, free agent moves, what are we looking at here? >> this is the summer of paul george. and i know everyone at home, what they are doing is watching us on "gma" and watching what paul george is going to decide today. he needs to make a decision in

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>> janai: coming up on "gma" in >> janai: coming up on "gma" in our second hour, it's "gma" out loud. will ganss is at today's pride run in new york city. hey, will. >> reporter: hey, janai. it's the front-runners new york's lgbt pride run. it's the guinness world record holder for the largest pride run in the country. the vibes are immaculate. keep it right here. guinness wo holding for the largest pride run in the country. the vibes are immaculate. keep it right here.

good morning. i'm stephanie sierra. as we begin to celebrate all things pride this weekend, here are some activities happening today in san francisco, starting at 8 a.m, you can grab a cup of coffee or sign up for a yoga class at pride for breakfast at civic center plaza at 830. more than 500 runners will be participating in the sf front runners pride run in golden gate park. then later you can enjoy the sf pride civic center celebration that runs from 11 to 6:00 at the kaiser permanente main stage on polk street between mcallister and grove. abc seven will bring you where the celebrations are all weekend long. we are proud to be the official station sponsor for the san francisco pride parade, and our coverage kicks off tomorrow at 10:00. the parade starts at

1030, and you can see it wherever you watch abc7, and the weather is certainly going to turn out nice for it. let's check in with lisa. >> yes, stephanie, you got that right. it's going to be beautiful. a slight warming today and tomorrow just by a couple degrees as you look out at a hazy san francisco 54 here, 62 hayward in san jose. still fog at the coast, but you can see kind of trying to break up here, the golden gate bridge. we will have fog a little bit. half moon bay, pacifica 65 by the delta right now. air quality is good. moderate up to the north by tomorrow, though, we'll have more moderate air quality into next week. moderate to poor air quality as a heat wave grips the bay area 2 to 4 degrees milder this morning. an excessive heat watch tuesday at least through friday. today very pleasant out there 70 san francisco with that afternoon sea breeze 82. in fremont with 87. in san jose. >> all right, lisa, thank you. and thank you all for joining us. the news continues right now with gma.

>> whit: good morning, america. it's our second hour. americans taking to the skies and the roads in record numbers. the peak holiday travel times and the best way to avoid the crowds as 75 million americans from the mid-atlantic to the northeast brace for severe storms. our weather team tracking it all.