right now on america this morning. breaking right now. u.s. authorities arrest two top mexican cartel leaders. one of them the son of joaquin el chapo guzman. the other one of the most notorious drug traffickers in the world, who had a $15 million bounty leading up to his capture. what we're learning.

>> also, breaking right now the raging wildfire in northern california, burning multiple homes and more than 100,000 acres. new details on the man under arrest accused of rolling his burning car down a hill, igniting the blaze. >> vice president harris starting her sprint to election day, hitting the campaign trail as the presumptive democratic nominee. the major endorsement expected today for harris as the veepstakes heat up. >> southwest changing one of its unique experiences. why the airline is ditching its open seating policy. >> staying in space the eight day mission for two astronauts now turning into an eight week mission after a spacecraft issue. nasa, unable to provide their return date. so what happens next? >> let the games begin. the opening ceremony for the olympics getting underway in hours amid security around pari. plus, the soccer coach removed from her team after they were

accused of using a drone to spy on other teams. >> and the man in charge at chipotle is setting the record straight. addressing the recent controversy about portion sizes at the fast casual chain from abc news. >> this is america this morning. >> good morning everyone i'm lionel moise. >> i'm andrea fujii rhiannon and andrew are off. we begin with breaking news out of texas. two leaders of a notorious mexican drug cartel now behind bars here in the u.s. >> yeah, they are identified as a drug kingpin known as el mayo. and one of el chapo's sons accused of sending deadly fentanyl across the u.s. this morning. attorney general merrick garland says two leaders of one of the most powerful mexican drug cartels are now in custody. officials say 76 year old ismael zambada garcia also known as el mayo, and joaquin guzman lopez, son of infamous drug lord el chapo, were arrested after landing in a private plane in el paso, texas,

yesterday. the two men are known to be two of the top leaders of mexico's sinaloa cartel, a violent drug trafficking organization known to be one of the main exporters of cocaine and fentanyl to the united states. el mayo co-founded the cartel with el chapo and has evaded arrest for decades. despite the $15 million bounty on him. >> he is facing charges for fentanyl trafficking money laundering, firearms offenses, kidnaping and conspiracy to commit murder. >> guzman lopez is said to have been promoted to a leadership role along with his brothers, after the extradition of their father, el chapo, to the u.s. back in 2017. >> fentanyl is the deadliest drug threat our country has ever faced. the justice department will not rest until every single cartel leader, member and associate responsible for poisoning our communities is held accountable, garland says. >> both men will appear in federal court in the coming day.

experts say it is unlikely the arrests would have a major impact on the smuggling of fentanyl or other drugs from mexico, as the cartel is already deeply divided. >> also this morning, an arrest in the northern california wildfire that's ballooned into the state's largest this year. time lapse video shows just how quickly the park fires spread after police say a suspect pushed his burning car over an embankment. for now, crews are focused on what they call urgent evacuations and protecting structures. this morning, an arrest as a massive wildfire rips across part of northern california. our kayna whitworth is there. we're standing in the only road in and out of cohasset right now, and we're getting covered with smoke and ash. >> we have to get in the car. >> this is dangerous. >> the park fire near chico exploding in size on thursday, burning more than 125,000 acres in just 24 hours. the violent blaze devouring homes, bursting gas tanks and sending towering

flames hundreds of feet into the air. the fire building so much momentum that a fire nato formed in the fire zone. now parts of the town of paradise are under evacuation warnings. a terrifying reminder for many people in the area. >> i'm completely surrounded right now, so i'm gonna. i'm actually gonna bone out of here and see if i can get ahead of this thing, because i'm gonna. i'm gonna end up getting caught. >> paradise saw the worst wildfire in california history in 2018, which killed 85 people. firefighters are now worried that history could repeat itself if the fire blows over. >> i can't make any promise or guarantee that we can get up there to save your life, and you may be in a position where you can't survive, and we've seen that happen here. >> authorities say the man responsible for starting the fire is behind bars. >> i watched the guy blow up his car and then put it in neutral and roll it down the hill. >> the suspect, 42 year old ronnie stout, a two time felon who was allegedly seen pushing a

flaming car into a gulch on wednesday afternoon. >> she saw him get into the vehicle, do something in the vehicle, get out of the vehicle, and then push the flaming vehicle down the embankment. some 60 foot embankment and the park fire is just one of dozens of wildfires burning on the west coast right now. >> thousands of firefighters are already spread across oregon and idaho, where 38 separate fires have burned nearly a million acres. experts say that fires in the west are becoming more destructive, with incidents growing about five times faster than they have in years past. the fire season runs through october. >> a north korean military hacker has been charged with stealing data from the computers of u.s. military bases, defense contractors and nasa. they say kim jong hyuk was part of a group that funded the operation through ransomware attacks on american hospitals and also health care systems. the fbi, now offering a $10 million reward for information leading to his arrest.

>> video is now showing u.s. and canadian fighter jets intercepting russian and chinese bombers. the dramatic scene playing out in international airspace off the coast of alaska. it was the first time ever that russian and chinese aircraft conducted a joint exercise in that area. abc's martha raddatz tells us the bombers were unarmed but nuclear capable. >> pentagon officials say they were not surprised by the joint exercises, but the russians and chinese made no secret of this mission. they want to reinforce not only their military might, but the partnership that grows deeper every day. >> it was considered a bold and provocative move meant to send a message to america. but officials say it was not seen as a threat. >> now to the race for the white house. former president trump is hosting israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu at mar a lago today, and the visit comes a day after netanyahu had separate meetings with president biden and vice president kamala harris. and harris is expected to get a much anticipated

endorsement today from president obama. abc's em nguyen has the latest from washington. a very good morning to you em. >> good morning lionel. there is certainly a surge of enthusiasm for harris right now when money and endorsements meanwhile, her meeting with netanyahu came after his three hour one with president biden as the white house struggles to hammer out a ceasefire hostage deal. this morning, vice president harris pressing israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu for a ceasefire deal. >> it is time for this war to end. let's bring the hostages home in houston. >> harris, rallying at the american federation of teachers convention, taking aim at former president trump. >> we want to ban assault weapons and they want to ban books. >> this as trump campaign surrogates attack harris over border security. >> we have an absolute catastrophe on the border, and it was engineered by the biden harris administration. >> trump's running mate, j.d. vance, now under fire for his 2021 comments disparaging harris

and other women for not having children, calling them a bunch of childless cat ladies. trump, standing by his vp pick and attacking harris. no, he's great. >> he's doing a great job. she was a prosecutor, but she was a failed prosecutor. >> and new this morning, a major endorsement. former president barack obama and first lady michelle obama formally throwing their support behind harris. >> this is going to be historic, michelle. >> and i couldn't be prouder to endorse you. >> as for potential general election debates, trump's campaign now claiming it cannot commit yet calling it inappropriate to schedule before democrats officially vote in a nominee, harris accusing trump of back peddling, asking on social media what happened to any time, any place and when abc news washington and thank you. >> the return to earth for boeing starliner's first crewed capsule is now weeks late. butch wilmore and suni williams have spent more than 50 days at the international space station in

what was supposed to be an eight day mission. mechanical failures that delayed starliner's launch have left the pair unable to return. yesterday, nasa said there's still no official return date as they work on the issue. the earliest possible date is the middle of next month. >> time now for a look at your morning weather. >> good morning. we're still dealing with a lot of smoke from the canadian wildfires shifting south into the northern plains, but also the park fire and the durkee fire in california and oregon are producing a great deal of smoke. and the brown areas here late this week are where we're dealing with the worst of the smoke and the worst air quality you can see. it will be generally fanning a little bit farther east, some of this carrying into northern parts of the dakotas, still some very thick smoke in northern california for accuweather, i'm jeff cornish for abc news >> coming up, the major court ruling over boneless chicken wings. >> also ahead, the ceo of southwest, addressing a number

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morning, the ceo of southwest airlines is addressing several recent close calls, saying he spoke with the faa this week after the agency announced it was auditing the airline to reinforce you know, our commitment, my personal commitment to safety and our support and really appreciation for the work that the faa is doing. earlier this month, a southwest jet dropped to just 150ft above the water off the coast of florida, five miles away from the airport in tampa and southwest for 25. >> let's take you out to tampa's altimeter 3014. >> and last month, a southwest flight triggered a low altitude alert when it was about 525ft above the ground, nine miles from the oklahoma city airport. >> for some reason, they blew through and assigned altitude and continued and got very close to the ground. >> and in april, a flight came within 400ft of slamming into the ocean off hawaii after the pilot accidentally pushed forward on the control column.

in a call with investors yesterday, southwest ceo said the company is committed to safety. >> there's nothing more important than safety, period. you know that we had we have had recent issues. we take them very seriously. >> it comes as southwest announces a major change for the first time in its 53 year history, the airline will begin assigning seats. >> we're adding more choice. we're moving to assigned seating from open seating, and we're going to add premium options, namely extra legroom, the company says a poll showed 80% of its customers would prefer assigned seats over its current first come, first serve system. >> southwest says they will announce in september when assigned seating will begin. >> coming up, a judge getting emotional on the bench as he recuses himself from a case. >> also ahead, we are following breaking news overnight in paris. word of the rail system in france, disrupted by malicious acts just hours before the olympic opening ceremonies, the olympic opening ceremonies, the details to me, harlem is home.

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