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begin this busy hour with a critical moment for president biden's reelection bid. today the president is heading to battleground wisconsin to talk to supporters in a key state where he won by just over 20,000 votes back in 2020. then tonight the biggest interview of joe biden's life, according to politico playbook, abc is set to air the president's first tv interview since last week's shaky debate, prompting concerns from members of his own party about his ability to run for a second white house term. he's defiant, and insisting he's up for job. here's what he said on the white house lawn thursday. >> you've got me, man. i'm not going anywhere. >> joining us now, peter baker, chief white house correspondent at the "new york times." msnbc political analyst as well kenneth vogel at the "new york

times," ashley -- and brendan burke, an msnbc political analyst. peter, the president today in his interview can go two ways, right, at least two. one is to defend what he is, what he can do, and his ability. the other is to go after his opponent. how do you think he balances those two objectives? >> well, i think he'd like to do the second. i think the first is the more important thing for him today. he has to -- reassure democrats, first of all, that he is up for the job. democrats are not convinced that he is. everybody watching this interview to see how he does in unscripted moment without a teleprompter and to see if he has the kind of commanding authority that looks different than it did last thursday night a week ago at the debate. there's a lot of skepticism among democrats, they don't think he can do it, it's too late, the damage has been done and it's time to move on. there are those who are still

sticking by him, a change of candidates at this point is not going to help and they're not going to get any further and most important thing is beating donald trump and they need to rally behind their nominee because he's the guy on the ballot. it's the real fraught moment. playbook is right, it's the most important interview he's ever given. >> kenneth, out with new reporting on major democratic donors, devising a plan to try to get the president to drop from this race, what did you learn? >> we're seeing a few things, democratic donors boycotting all campaigns, not just president biden's campaign, but threatening to withhold donations from campaign committees down the ballot. this could put pressure on the party to ease joe biden out, to be clear the democratic donors are saying they will only resume giving in joe biden is not the nominee. that would put a lot of pressure on the party and that's an important thing to watch because not just the donors and their

money, which are important, especially coming down the stretch when there's a lot of advertising and you're going to need to fund it but also what the elected leaders of the party say, and these are the governors who are at the white house yesterday, and these are the congressional leaders. and so farther at least publicly, mostly, standing behind him. could that change as a result of either what we see in this interview, or polls, or the democratic donors threatening to withhold their funds? that's a key. those are three key indicators to watch. >> you know, ashley, the president did a radio interview on thursday where he appeared to stumble over his words. let's listen to that first and i'll get your reaction. >> by the way, i'm proud to be, as i said, the first vice president, the first black woman, to serve with a black president, proud of -- the first black woman in the supreme court. >> your thoughts? >> well, i mean, i didn't hear him stumble over himself, but, you know, joe biden stumbling

over himself is not a new thing. this is sort of baked into the pie. at this point. but here's the reality, i think peter is right, this is a crucial week for the president, i mean, he's got to have a damn near flawless performance, the campaign is smartly creating a lot of great opportunities for him to reassure the party that he's prepared to lead. my argument and my advice to them would be to get more aggressive, to make the case that this is beyond and bigger than even joe biden. this is about a choice between, and especially on the heels of july 4th, between democracy and a dictatorship. it's clear which side donald trump is on, and he's supported and enabled by a supreme court, by a spineless republican party and by conservative media. so we've got to get aggressive and throw everything we've got at it and flood the zone. it's also going to be a real test, this next week, for democratic leadership on capitol hill. can they prevent more defections from happening? but i think, you know, if the

campaign can get more aggressive and start utilizing more about assets to make this point that it is about joe biden, but it's also bigger than joe biden, i think we can have some great traction. >> brendan, interestingly here, the independence as they watch that interview, potentially tonight, after the debate from last week, according to times cnn polling, it showed that both candidates had a tick up in support from independence, that was an interesting statistic that came out of that polling. >> sure, it is, but in the more broader picture that we're seeing a pretty consistent slide in the polling that has come out, joe biden losing traction. and i think the problem is, it's unclear what he can actually do to build that back up. you know, obviously a flawless performance tonight would certainly help, but i don't know that that's even possible. i mean, the white house is telling us that -- or the campaign that, you know, he's going to be out there more

aggressively, and i don't know how much i can actually believe that. they have been waiting eight days to do this interview which has obviously frustrated a lot of democrats and donors but even the softball interviews he did yesterday were not terribly well executed. there are easy ways, ashley and i could in a minute put out a plan of how you could, you know, iffics this if you had a capable candidate. she lays out a very good message. it's very unclear whether he has the capacity to make that argument, to do those things, to go out and reassure people, i don't know what a good performance looks like in the realm of reality that's going to put this fire out. >> peter, what have you learned about that timing that brendan's talking about, the announcement for wisconsin coming out on tuesday, the sheer number of days before something that might be seen as pinnacle to try to offset what happened during the debate, what do you make of that? >> yeah, look, i think he went in the bunker for a few days, and i don't think that helped. i think that there was obviously a lot of concern about the debate but a lot of concern how

they've handled the post-debate problem. he didn't call hakeem jeffries until five days after the debate, didn't call nancy pelosi or chuck schumer six days until after the debate. he was huddled with his family. yes, joe, stay in, you've always gotten back up after you've gotten knocked down, you can do it, which is reaffirming but probably not necessarily the only people he should be hearing from at this time. there's a will the of frustration among democrats they took so long to speak out, that they didn't talk to the governors until a couple days ago, didn't talk to a lot of people who wanted to hear from him, including those donors that ken is talking about, they wanted to hear from him and understand what his thinking was, hear his argument and that allowed the situation to stew and kind of metastasize in a way that probably wasn't helpful to him. that's why, i think, you know, it's important now to do this interview, belated though it might be, to show that he can handle it. and true, what ashley saw, that little flub on the radio interview might not be that meaningful in a normal context, but right now when everybody's

watching what he says, mangled word, moment of confusion, however meaningless it might be will take on greater meaning because everyone wants to see how he can handle himself. >> part of the team trying to handle the damage control is certainly the vice president, right, ashley, and nbc news did speak with seven individuals that were close to president harris, and looking at what her response might be, and her loyal allies saying that should she get the nod, that she would have broad support. what are you seeing in terms of how the vice president, her team, the campaign is handling the questions about what about vice president harris being the lead on this now if joe biden has to step down? >> no, i appreciate the question. i think what's being lost, too, in the media is how much work the vice president has been putting in, and it's actually starting to pay off and demonstrate how big of an asset she is for joe biden. i mean, she's been just this year alone, in 20 states, 60

communities, she's been leading the effort on the reproductive rights fight as well as democracy fight, everything from climate to education, and ensuring that our kids are properly educated, and that our history isn't erased, and that's actually starting to show dividends with those voters that the campaign leaves is going to make the difference in this next election. that 1 to 2 3k9 of independent voters as well as nikki haley voters. but, you know, i'd like to see her get out there even more. i mean, we're on the heels of july 4th. i'd love to see her as a former prosecutor, as a woman whose parents were immigrants to this country, who has a phenomenal record as a first woman and first black woman in all of these roles that she's had, to really make a full-throated argument about what's at stake in this next election. i think she has a unique voice. i would love to see her in these, you know, the states where it matters in front of those constituencies where it matters to make that argument and really start to push and make the case that, like listen, this isn't about just joe biden,

we've got a strong ticket with a woman that's capable, competent, and she's scrappy too. i would just love and advise them to lean in more and use her more on a bigger platform. >> ken, what's a donor timeline here, to get back the confidence they may have lost? >> well, i mean, there are some donors ready to move on right now. and a change at the top of the ticket couldn't come soon enough. there are others who are trying to lay the groundwork for a potential successor atop the ticket, including by raising tens of millions of dollars, trying to raise tens of millions of dollars, and to what we sort of deem an escrow pack, it's a novel concept that we haven't really heard before where they would raise a bunch of money to only be released and spent on behalf of the candidate if there is a new candidate, and if joe biden went through the convention and there was not a new candidate, that money would instead be spent down the ballot to try to shore up democratic candidates for congress and for state offices, who donors worry

could be hurt by this continued confusion and chaos atop the top of the ticket, and so we're also seeing donors just proactively shift their giving away from the presidential race and to these down ballot races because they figure this could really lead to a catastrophic loss of not just in the white house but in congress, state houses, and governor's mansions. >> brendan, you've handled political crisis management before, what's the timeline for the president here? >> well, it seems like he's working on his own teemline. the moment is now. we are close to the election, and i think whether -- if he has a bad night tonight, i think you would need to make a move pretty quickly. what he's realizing is this is not just about him. there's an entire democratic party apparatus that has things at stake, whether it's a house majority they're trying to get or a senate majority they're trying to hold onto. obviously the white house, it's easy for a president to think

this is all about him but i think hopefully there are enough people who will be getting to him to realize there's a lot at stake here and if he's not willing and able to make the argument that's necessary conclude get pretty ugly pretty quick. >> thank you to all four of you, appreciate your time. up next, millions of people facing dangerous heat today out west, it happens could hit between 110 and 120 degrees in cities you knee. plus, deadly shootings across the country all in the last 24 hours, we'll talk to a mass shooting survivor turned activist. about why gun violence rises in the summer. and the biden administration calls it a breakthrough. why a cease-fire between israel and hamas could be closer than ever. we're back in 90 seconds.

this morning an extreme heat wave blanketing the united states, putting 133 million people at risk, scorching it happens are soaring as high as 20 degrees above average in some areas with numerous cities on track to shatter records. meanwhile in the west the extreme heat is fueling deadly wildfires in california, forcing tens of thousands to evacuate as firefighters battle the blazes under sweltering conditions. joining us now is nbc's steve patterson, who's been up and down the state now in sacramento, california, driving towards a new wildfire that broke out. we have bill karins as well. steve, start with you, what are you seeing now at this stop?

>> reporter: yeah, richard, heading towards that fire now, the french fire in mariposa, california, we're about 150 miles away. we'll take you along on our journey. we're on the banks of the mighty sacramento river, i-5 south, where we're heading is to my left. what wyle find there is a community under siege, mariposa is surrounded by this fire, about 840 acres, smaller fire but very fast-moving, exploded overnight, threatened hundreds if not thousands of homes, fresh evacuations in place, thousands without power there, thankfully firefighters are working with better conditions. it's a little bit cooler today, refreshingly so this morning after days of 100-plus degree it happens, those will continue in certain parts of the state, but in other parts it's going to get a little bit cooler. it was a little more favorable as far as the winds there overnight. they've gotten about 5% containment, which is significant on a fire of that size in that area. still, the threat remains, that

community is essentially at the base, as you head into yosemite national park. it is maybe -- there's a road, called the 150, where parts of that is cut off. it would hurt people trying to get in, of course enjoying their vacation into yosemite. firefighters are worried about homes, trying to get as much protection as humanly possible and create as big a fire break as they possibly can. still nine fires sprouting up just this week alone, one of them we just left, the thompson fire obviously still thousands and thousands of people dislocated from their homes into shelters, some leaving with just the shirts off their back and trying to make their way. hopefully with more containment now, that fire up to 29% contained. people will start being able to get back to see essentially what is left of their homes in some places, four structures destroyed, four people injured in that fire and these fires are just burning across the state, fueled by these ridiculous it happens. it's been 110 almost every day

the last few days or so. making it very difficult for firefighters, not only to fight the fire, but also that kind of heat fuels the fire. so that is what firefighters are dealing with, thousands across the west battling these fires as they try to get a hold of the situation. >> richard, from all around the country it's amazing work these firefighters do each and every year. steve patterson, thank you for stopping off on your way to the next fire, bill, over to you as we look at these pictures. absolutely spaces that typically look beautiful and in these cases it just looks horrible. >> it was good to see that the winds have died down this morning behind steve. you notice the trees weren't moving, the water was pretty calm. this afternoon as it gets hotter, the air starts mixing and the breeze is going, and we get rapid fire growths, what happened last nights. we have two different stories, all of the heat in the east is because it's so humid and it's hot. it's just gross. this in the west is dry heat, and it's like almost as hot as it's ever been. this stretch we'll go through next four days in some cases the

hottest four days in many cities, historical records. today, going up to 117 in redding, these are it happens that we're like, it's hot in phoenix, it's 118, this is redding, california, fresno is 110, just shy of your record, palm springs close to your record of 120, and same with tucson, and heading towards the weekend, it just keeps going, medford 114. portland, oregon should break your record high and vegas, we'll talk about you going through the week, you're expected to get up to 117 or 118 by the time we get to monday and that would be the hottest temperature they've ever had. >> bill, those numbers aren't from them, and we do not see three digits typically like that. we also have beryl to be watching. >> this storm is headed for texas. it's going to be, looks like, a hurricane landfall as we go into monday, so the latest hurricane center 85-mile-per-hour winds, and here's the new forecast path with a landfall monday morning,

somewhere between brownsville and corpus christi, that cone of uncertainty goes up towards the coast too and all of our computer models are now really focusing in on this section of the south texas coastline. they're preparing. does not look to be a major hurricane but it could be a category 1 or 2, the warm waters, we don't give up on these things until they get to land, richard, you know that. so, yes, everyone this weekend paid very close attention in south texas and even if the winds aren't incredibly strong enough to do damage this is going to be a big huge rainstorm, we'll have a lot of flooding issues in south texas, regardless of how strong the storm is. >> the track has changed last two days, bill karins, thank you as always. great to have your expertise. up next, did you know the 4th of july holiday is historically one of the deadliest days of the year for gun violence? mass shooting survivor, why shootings rise in the summer and how she's trying to stop that. as people try to cool off by heading to local beaches, a warning about what's in the water. why almost 100 beaches across

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the july 4th holiday marred by tragedy with deadly shootings across the country yesterday, in washington state a 14 13-year-old dwirl was killed after two groups got into a fight in thealderwood mall, the girl was not involved with either group and died at the hospital. in yellowstone national

park, park rangers exchanged gunfire with an armed person making threats. three people and one killed in a shooting in the grand crossing neighborhood. in southwest philadelphia, at least one person was killed. and eight herself injured in a shooting late last night. in highland park, illinois, holding its first july 4th parade since the mass shooting there two years ago, in which seven people were killed, dozens more injured. joining us now is whitney austin. she was shot 12 times entering work one more than. she thought she was going to die that morning and since then she's turned her tragedy into activism with her organization whitney strong, thank you for joining us. and remind us of that difficult day, that horrible day when you were shot, what happened that day? >> so, on september 6th i thought i was going to work in

snaent, ohio just like any other normal day and it was the opposite. it was extremely abnormal to walk into a mass shooting. there were three people that died on that day. but miraculously i survived 12 bullets and i got back home to my precious children and my husband, and i have to tell you that that changed my life forever. i knew that i had been given a gift that nobody gets. and that it was now my responsibility to join this fight. and to try to make progress on this issue that sometimes is viewed as very fatalistic. >> as you have now become an expert in the space not only from your personal experience, through your organization, as you work on this very topic, why is it that july 4th, within itself, is one of the deadliest, if not the deadliest day of the year according to the fbi and their research, as well as summer months overall? you were shot during a summer month, too. >> first and foremost i want to

extend my condolences to the many, many americans across the country that woke up today, and now have loved ones that they have lost, or loved ones that are now going to see their lives changed forever because of gun violence. you know, criminologists have studied this for quite some time, and there are many number of reasons why gun violence increases in the summer months, first and foremost, it's warm, people are now able to get outside of their homes and to interact with others. as people congregate, and disputes arise, unfortunately we are awash with firearms, and firearms are using -- being used to settle disputes. and so, there are many number of reasons. of course, the last one being, when you look at the root causes of gun violence, so many of the social services and other solutions that go a long way towards reducing it, they diminish in the summer months. there are many, many reasons why we see gun violence increase in the summer months. >> what are you focusingen of

now that you think is effective for this topic, what is so difficult for about every single city in america? >> yeah, at whitney strong we are focused on finding common ground. what that means for us is when we look at policy solutions, where is there broad support on both sides of the political aisle, and where is there evidence that this solution actually works? and, we've seen that strategy and that model play out many times over the course of the last five years, of doing this work, where it leads to success. and the best example i can think of is, the passage of the bipartisan safer communities act, and really making sure that the solutions included in that package were common ground solutions that really both sides of the political aisle can get behind. for us that specifically looks like solutions that are putting in place restrictions so that

those who are a danger to themselves or others can see their firearms temporarily transferred and then they can get the help that they need so that they can get back to a place in which gun ownership is safe. and that bill is called crisis aversion, and rights retention. >> which states are you focused on? >> so, specifically with that piece of policy we're focused in the state of kentucky, which is where i live. we've been working on that policy for the last five years. we have always done it in a bipartisan way, which i'm so proud of, with the republican sponsor and a democratic co-sponsor right there on our side and most importantly we have been focused on, how do we help gun owners? we know that gun owners have crisis moments, whether they're looking to harm themselves, which by the way is the greatest number of gun deaths we see in this country, but also gun owners who are facing a crisis and think that harming others is the best way to solve that problem. and so, we've been able to make

progress in a bipartisan way, we have been able to accumulate a number of hearings, and we're excited as we head into 2025 to continue that success, and to see c.a.r. become law. >> whitney austin, thank you for your work, and thank you for your time, i really appreciate it. up next, live to israel with details about a possible deal to release hostages and bring a cease-fire in gaza. what has changed? we'll tell you that. july is disability pride month, we'll bring you the story of a couple in florida, what happened when one of them became disabled, and the other became a full-time caregiver. >> when it was all over i started going to the doctor and i found out i had prostate cancer.

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right now, monitoring a potential major shift in the efforts towards reaching a cease-fire between israel and hamas. u.s. officials say they see a promising breakthrough which could end the nearly nine months of fighting and lead to the release of the remaining hostages, according to a senior biden administration official. joining us now from tel aviv is nbc's matt bradley, following that for us and matt, what is israel saying about all of this, in this possible deal. >> richard, as hamas is negotiating this deal, we're also hearing some sounds from the gaza strip that their grip on that coastal enclave could be weakening.

here's our report. the biden administration is calling it a breakthrough after nearly nine months of war, u.s. officials say hamas has softened its position. bringing them closer to a deal that could see the remaining hostages released, and bring a measure of peace to the gaza strip. prime minister benjamin netanyahu telling president biden last night israel will send negotiators to a fresh round of talks in qatar. americans could be among the hostages released in the agreement's first faze. the hostage deal could also solve another vexing problem, the worsening war in israel's north. hezbollah, an iran-backed group in southern lebanon, fired 200 rockets in northern israel calling it retaliation for israel's killing of a top hezbollah commander a day earlier. as the negotiations continue, there are growing signs it's losing support. this woman has just seen the

body of her slain son killed in an israeli bombardment. i hope god will redestroy you, hamas, like you've destroyed our children. she yells. dissent against hamas's war was once rare in the gaza strip and it's still risky but frustration is overflowing. this man, covered in blood, speaks to a stunned crowd. we have a filthy leadership, he said, they've got used to our bloodshed. for many here, this is hamas' war and the gazan people are their weapons. we refuse to continue the war over our kids and women's bodies said this opposition activist in gaza, today hamas has taken us 70 years back. and richard, despite that optimism from washington, two israeli authorities just told me this morning that we should lower our expectations, and specifically said this is not a breakthrough, and that this is actually the beginning of a process that could take several weeks. richard? >> matt bradley, thank you so much for that reporting. up next, july is disability

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welcome back. july is disability pride month, an effort to celebrate people with disabilities which includes those who have become disabled because of an illness or injury. those closest to people with disabilities are often their family caregivers who help them physically and emotionally. one man in florida tells us how he responded to his veteran husband's disability and the only way he knew how. nbc's joe fryer has the story. >> this is a good picture. >> reporter: gene dinah's life changed drastically when his husband bob died eight years

ago. >> i miss him every day. >> reporter: they'd been together 46 years and built a beautiful life in fort lauderdale, florida. >> i like this one. that's a picture of bob and i, the two of us, at a park in san francisco. he was just great, he really was. i couldn't have had a better partner, i think. >> reporter: but they had no children, so when bob was diagnosed with leukemia, and later dementia, gene became his full-time caregiver. >> i took care of him as best i could. he never complained. what i loved about him is he was not a whiner. >> reporter: during bob's final years bob and gene were finally able to get married after the supreme court made major equality the law of the land. >> my husband was very happy when we married. he'd been in the closet for all those years. he was fine with it. he was really happy. >> reporter: shortly after they married, bob died. >> i never thought of losing him. my whole life was him.

you know. >> reporter: now, at 76 years old, gene has no surviving relatives who can help take care of him. >> i didn't see a doctor or dentist for four years while i was his caretaker. and when it was all over i started going to the doctor and i found out i had prostate cancer. >> reporter: since his husband died gene has been connected with the group sage, which offers services and advocacy for lgbtq elders, a demographic that for most of their lives was not able to get married or adopt children by law. >> so many of our elders have grown up in a time when discrimination against the gay community was much more intense. >> reporter: sage says told older lgbtq americans are four times less likely to be parents than their heterosexual and cisgender counterparts and twice as likely to be living alone. the group connects elders with volunteers like craig rosenblatt. >> look at this view. >> who donate their time to

accompany an elder. >> you've had experiences i have not had with bigotry, there were a lot of things i was able to do that you were not able to do. and there's a lot of things i was not able to do that people can do today. >> reporter: in addition to companionship, sage also helps with housing and medical needs because they say many of the elders they work with avoid senior programs and even doctors over fear of discrimination. >> there's been just a history of exclusion that forces many to either not seek care or to seek care and feel compromised in the process roup and the challenges of aging are even greater for the transgender community, 65% of trans elders felt there would be limited access to care as they aged according to sage. >> it's the bias of, we don't want to take care of you. >> reporter: 65-year-old morgan mayfaire who lives in florida where the state recently tried

to ban gender-affirming care says he's experienced this prejudice firsthand. >> when they look at your records they're going to see in your list of medications that you're either taking testosterone or -- the question then is why. the minute you tell them that it's because you're trans, you can see the bias in their face. and you can see the slight step back from even the proximity of being close to you. >> reporter: volunteers like craig work as more important than ever, giving back to a generation that paved the way for him and so many others, for recipients like gene, a new friend in his golden years. >> we got our christmas tree out, got it working and plugged it in and everything, that meant everything to me. >> made you feel whole again? >> yeah. >> joe fryer, thank you for that reporting. with us now to talk more about this is natasha swayze.

empors, supports and honors those who care for wounded, ill, and injured veterans. natasha, good to see you. as you know in the conversation when we're looking at this very topic here in the month of july, which is disability pride month, those in the veteran -- those who are caring for those in the veteran community, military community, we're looking at those who have disabilities. how are you discussing disability pride month? >> well, we're very inclusive at the elizabeth dole foundation as we know that our caregivers in the lgbtqia have more challenges than those not in that community, so we're just making sure that all resources that we have are inclusive of our caregivers that we are providing resources to. >> i know that in your national gatherings here, natasha, that you do bring forward some of the difficulties, some of the

challenges, as well as the successes in the military community. for instance, pts is one of the disabilities that is often discussed. can you give us a little bit more description and detail on that? >> so, as far as our -- we know that our caregivers have more challenges than their community counterparts, and with that, we are -- we're making insure that we're putting programming in place, and we're continually creating programming that is inclusive of pts as well as working closely with the v.a. and other organizations to make sure that our caregivers are being taken care of. there are 5.5 million caregivers, that number is growing. and we want to make sure that we are inclusive of the care that receiving alongside their veteran. >> as the caregivers that work with organizations move forward, how is it that they try to describe those who are disabled,

either a spouse, a child, it even could be a parent? what is the way you suggest people discuss those who have a disability? >> often, you know, in our military community, we back away from using certain terminology. really, just asking that care recipient how they want to be addressed is important. being inclusive of -- being inclusive in providing care to the veteran, ask the caregiver questions, too. >> thank you so much. i appreciate your time today as we celebrate disability pride month. here is a live look in florida. it's packed. millions are expected to hit the beach this hot holiday weekend. why authorities are warning some swimmers need to be aware.

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with millions of people expected to hit the beach this weekend, officials are urging americans to be aware of the risks from shark attacks to riptides to bacteria in the water. yesterday, four people were attacked by sharks in texas and florida. in ten states, they are closing 100 beaches fuelled by health

concerns from dangerously high levels of bacteria and algae in the surf. maggie vespa joins us with more. what should folks know about when we talk about these topics? >> reporter: we laid out an array of topics. there's an array of advice. this is perfect timing. we are at beach season. this one has been packed all week. it's expected to be packed through the weekend. from the great lakes to the ocean surf, experts are warning swimmers to beware. this weekend, hit the beach at your own risk. among the top concerns, a slew of recent shark attacks. this stunning video appears to show a shark swimming back and forth just feet from shore along with the department of public safety helicopter spotting one

from above. this moments after authorities say multiple swimmers were attacked. among, ashley. >> feel this pressure. like someone punched the back of my leg. it's a shark. >> reporter: another person hospitalized with leg injuries. >> we don't know the species, the reason why this happened. it's unprecedented here. >> reporter: in florida, a man from ohio bitten on the foot yesterday in knee-deep water. shark attacks have been on the rise. just last month, a former pro surfer was killed by a shark in hawaii. lifeguards advising everyone to be on alert. expert tips to avoid sharks, swim in groups. avoid the water at dusk or dawn. if you encounter a shark, keep your movements slow and steady to avoid looking like prey. the shark headlines coming as tens of millions are expected to

swarm america's beaches this holiday weekend. officials warning swimmers to also watch out for rip currents. fast-moving strips of water that can pull swimmers out to sea. >> if you get caught in one, the most important thing is to relax. stay calm. don't panic. >> reporter: another concern, contamination. authorities in ten states closing or posting advisories at roughly 100 beaches with high levels of bacteria, warning exposure can cause gastrointestinal illness and skin infections. hidden hazards lurking beneath the surface as americans celebrate the holiday weekend in the water. that makes for a fun beach day. to add one more to the list of concerns, there's a nationwide lifeguard shortage that officials say is impacting public beaches and pools coast to coast. if you find yourself at a spot without lifeguards -- if one is there, swim near the lifeguards.

if there isn't one, read and heed warnings on signs. it can talk about bacteria. and the advice, stay hydrated. that might mean swapping cocktails for water. it's a price we have to pay. >> there you go. maggie, thank you so much. that's it for me. have a great weekend. ali vitali picks things up right now. good day. i'm ali vitali in washington. president biden adamant he will keep running for president, even as he appears to be running out of time to calm critics. today's rally in wisconsin, the latest in mental and physical tests the president will have to pass to prove he can stay in the race. the looming question, what if he fails? former president donald trump doing something he rarely does. letting the political spotlight shine on someone