Skip to main content

tv   America This Morning  ABC  June 28, 2019 4:00am-4:30am PDT

4:00 am
adios. making news in america this morning, joe biden comes under attack. >> joe biden was right when he said it was time to pass the torch to a new generation of americans 32 years ago. >> a fiery debate with kamala harris taking the spotlight. >> you were wrong to oppose busing in america then. do you agree? >> from race to health care, the big moments that could have a lasting impact. this morning how the biden campaign is pushing back. breaking overnight, president trump and vladimir putin together at the g20 summit. their first meeting since the mueller report on russian interference in the election. this morning, president trump's one-line message to putin. caught on camera, the dramatic moment a couple races to save a man trapped inside his burning car. what they saw. plus, the outpouring of love
4:01 am
and support for this newborn baby rescued from a plastic bag in the woods. new hope this morning for baby india. making your commute more convenient. a new way to find out if your bus ride or train ride will be overcrowded before you even leave the house. ♪ and later the big plan to celebrate 30 years since the debut of "seinfeld." good friday morning, everyone. i'm kenneth motorening. >> and i'm stephanie ramos in for janai norman. we begin with the democrats going head-to-head for the second consecutive night but this time they were far more combative. >> they focused on a number of issues including health care, immigration and climate change but front-runner joe biden was in the spotlight. he was on the receiving end of the most pointed attacks on everything from race to age. >> abc's lana zak joins us from miami with the big moments. good morning, lana. >> reporter: good morning to you, stephanie and kenneth.
4:02 am
this was a very different debate than the one we saw on the first night with nearly twice as many references to president trump from the candidates who hope to unseat him. the division among democratic candidates was on full display during the second debate on nbc. >> we have got to pass a medicare for all single payer system. we must make public colleges and universities tuition-free. >> i think the children of the wealthiest americans can pay at least a little bit of tuition. >> reporter: disagreement over health care, immigration and economic policy. >> on these issues -- >> hey, guys, you know what, america does not want to witness a food fight. they want to know how we're going to put food on their tables. no one should have to work more than one job to have a roof over their head and food on their table. >> reporter: senator kamala harris establishing herself as a formidable force in the debate. this exchange with former vice president joe biden who spoke with working with segregationistist senators may have the greatest reverberation.
4:03 am
>> you also worked with them to oppose busing, and, you know, there was a little girl in california who was part of the second class to integrate her public schools, and she was bused to school every day, and that little girl was me. >> biden not backing down forced to defend his record. >> it's a mischaracterization of my position across the board. i did not oppose busing in america. what i opposed is busing ordered by the department of education. >> reporter: a generational split on display throughout the night. >> joe biden was right when he said it was time to pass the torch to a new generation of americans 32 years ago. >> reporter: another important moment when the kates were asked to raise their hands if they supported giving undocumented immigrants access to health insurance. all of them, though some with hesitation, raised their hands. that got the attention of president trump overnight. kenneth, stephanie. >> lana zak, thank you so much.
4:04 am
as she mentioned after the debate mary bruce did catch up with senator harris. >> she asked about that moment. >> i disagree with him on the per speck stiff that he has about who these segregationists and the impact of their words and their work. >> tonight do you think he finally got that message? >> i hope so. i hope so. >> do you think you won the night? >> i don't know. i'll leave that up to the pundits. >> after the debate biden said harris misrepresented his position on busing during the 1970s. biden insists that he supported busing at the local level to eliminate second get situation and also said the debates should be about the future, not the past. so will the big moments from last night's debate have a lasting impact? >> abc's political director rick klein looks at where the race stands now. >> a fiery debate that just might recast the democratic
4:05 am
nomination for vice president joe biden senator center stage as the front-runner and tried to rise above and attack donald trump but the candidates came after him in highly personal ways that show a lot of the vulnerabilities he may exhibit in this race particularly from senator kamala harris, a soaring performance on the issues of health care, on immigration and particularly on the issue of race confronting joe biden to his face about comments he has made that seem to boast friendships with segregationist senators talking about it in highly personal times and a strong night for mayor pete buttigieg able to talk about controversy in his hometown in addition to senator kirsten gillibrand where the night truly belonged to kamala harris. someone overlooked in the early going and more than held her own in this debate that featured vice president joe biden and bernie sanders. the campaign seemed to celebrate that performance by senator harris when a senior trump official saying the deck has been reshuffled in this
4:06 am
race. the next debate july 30th. to japan in a surprising moment on day one of the g20 summit. president trump face-to-face with vladimir putin jokingly asked the russian president not to meddle in the 2020 election. it comes as world leaders discuss a range of hot button issues from tariffs to iran's nuclear program. abc's karen travers has the latest from osaka. karen, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, stephanie and kenneth. president trump had that request for russian president vladimir putin but he delivered it with a smile, and earlier today once again he showed he is playing very close attention to that democratic primary campaign. it wasn't a stern warning but prompted by a question from a reporter, president trump delivered a message to russian president vladimir putin. >> mr. president, will you tell russia to not interfere in our 2020 election? >> of course, i will. don't meddle in our election. >> reporter: it was the first meeting between president trump and president putin since the release of the mueller report which detailed how russia interfered in the 2016 rr: mr. trump emphasizing his strong relationship with the russian
4:07 am
leader even referring to him vl. >> very, very good relationship and we look forward to spending some very good time together. a lot of positive things going to come out of the relationship. >> reporter: with election interference addressed in front of the cameras, the two presidents were set to discuss behind closed doors iran, syria and venezuela. global hot spots where the u.s. and russia are on opposite sides. the g20 is an economic summit but security issues loom large. on iran, president trump says he's in no rush to engage in diplomatic talks. the president pulled the united states out of the iran nuclear agreement but says he now wants to negotiate another deal. iran has so far rebuffed his outreach. >> in the end hopefully it'll work out. if it does, great. if it doesn't, you'll be hearing about it. >> reporter: the stakes are high here in osaka, but in between meetings the president had his eye literally on the democratic debate in miami. >> i saw that health care and
4:08 am
maximum health care was given to 100% of the illegal immigrants coming into our country. >> reporter: and tomorrow president trump sits down with china's president xi to see if they can negotiate a trade deal. the best case scenario here in osaka may be that they agree to another truth. both sides agreeing to not move forward on threats of new tariffs. >> karen travers traveling with the president in osaka, thank you so much. back here in this country, two major developments concerning the crisis on the southern border. the house approved the senate's $4.6 billion humanitarian aid package to help migrant families. speaker nancy pelosi gave in despite some democrats demanding stronger protections from migrant children. meanwhile, south of the border mexican soldiers raided this train carrying central american migrants near guatemala. dozens of people were detained, but hundreds may have escaped. time now for a look at your weather for this friday morning.
4:09 am
a severe thunderstorm ripped through southeastern wisconsin leaving a trail of destruction at carroll university. a roof was blown off and a tree hit the physical therapy building and in texas, three children have died in the last three days from overheating in hot cars. an 18-month-old boy was left in a car while his father was working. it was 92 degrees outside but 135 degrees in the car. looking at today's high temperatures, 90s from new york to washington, d.c. and more heat again today from kansas city to chicago. coming up, a new way to predict if your morning train or bus ride will be overcrowded. also ahead, the terrifying moment a motor home goes flying off a ramp crashing onto a ferry. >> whoa! and news about your taxes this morning. president trump reportedly considering a new tax cut. the people it would benefit
4:10 am
4:11 am
4:12 am
bad brakes are blamed for this deadly rv cash in canada. police say the motor home lost control on a hill in quebec, rammed a barricade then flew more than 60 feet before landing on a ferry. the rv driver was killed. no one on the ferry was hurt. we have new video of a dramatic rescue in oklahoma. a man was trapped in this burning car. the woman who shot the video says she and her husband rushed to the scene after spotting the flames and hearing a loud bang. police say the man's car crashed into another vehicle over the center line. after struggling he was pulled to safety and rushed to the hospital with leg injuries. two people in the other vehicle died. police in utah say they're searching for a significant clue in the disappearance of a
4:13 am
college student, a mattress. detectives looking for mackenzie lueck removed bags of evidence from a house in salt lake city including ammunition. the owner of the house is being called a person of interest in lueck's disappearance. she was last seen june 17th after meeting someone at a park at 3:00 a.m. investigators say they're also searching for a mattress that someone living in that house recently gave away. >> this is a digital forensic investigation. this is covering computers, cell phones, ip addresses, urls, texting apps, so this is very complicated and has a digital footprint. >> investigators have not said whether the person of interest is the same person lueck met at that park. the white house is reportedly looking to deliver another tax cut to the wealthy. bloomberg reports that the administration is considering whether to bypass congress to cut capital gains taxes. the plan would change the way capital gains are calculated in relation to inflation. any such move is expected to face legal challenges.
4:14 am
google can now predict crowd size on your commute. a maps update will show whether your bus, subway or train will be crowded. it's all thanks to a prediction model based on commute information collected from google maps users. it's similar to the way google maps predicts crowd levels at stores and restaurants. the feature is available for android and ios. well, coming up, major league baseball goes across the pond. but first the outpouring of support for that baby found in a plastic bag in the woods. how the public is now responding. and new details about the death of a california college student. three sharks reportedly attacking her. just how rare this kind of attack is. that is coming up. fights cancer, repairs shattered bones, relieves depression, restores heart rhythms, helps you back from strokes,
4:15 am
and keeps you healthy your whole life. from the day you're born we never stop taking care of you. you don't go home, you go viral. little leaks show up, from the day you're born poise® ultra thin pads are 5x drier than the leading always® period pad so you can stay you and stay amazing. poise®. the number one brand for light bladder leaks. when crabe stronger...strong, with new nicorette coated ice mint. layered with flavor... it's the first and only coated nicotine lozenge. for an amazing taste... ...that outlasts your craving. new nicorette ice mint.
4:16 am
ok i'll admit. i didn't keep my place as clean as i would like 'cuz i'm way too busy. who's got the time to chase around down dirt, dust and hair? so now, i use heavy duty swiffer sweeper and dusters. for hard-to-reach places, duster makes it easy to clean. it captures dust in one swipe. ha! gotcha! and sweeper heavy duty cloths lock away twice as much dirt and dust. it gets stuff deep in the grooves other tools can miss. y'know what? my place... is a lot cleaner now. stop cleaning. start swiffering. we're back with this emergency landing that ended in disaster. two people killed when this russian passenger jet crashed in
4:17 am
siberia veering off the runway and bursting into flames. they say an engine problem is to blame. >> the second air disaster there in two months. this crash in moscow back in may left 41 people dead. well, back in this country we turn now to the effort to find an abandoned baby a new home. >> you first brought you the story of baby india earlier this week. the newborn wrapped in a plastic bag in the woods. >> we spoke with child protective services as families line up to adopt her. this morning, new hope for baby india. the name given to this newborn abandoned in georgia. >> sweetheart. >> reporter: a family found the crying baby wrapped in plastic under a pile of leaves. the umbilical cord still attached. >> baby india is doing great. her health is good and miraculously considering what she went through. >> reporter: in recent days, there's been an outpouring of love from people across the country wanting to adopt the newborn. the sheriff's facebook page is
4:18 am
flooded with comments like, i would give her all the love she deserves. another woman writes, if baby india is in need of a home, our doors are open. >> we have gotten hundreds of calls, social media posts. we have people waiting in line to provide that child with a forever home. >> reporter: one dad even reached out to abc news commenting online, my wife and i would love to adopt india and give her a great start in life. >> i immediately grabbed the link and sent it to my wife and in all caps i told her i want to adopt this baby, and she sent me a message back, she said, okay. i texted her back, i said 100% and she said, yeah, run it down. see what you get. >> reporter: but john david ledbetter and his wife who live in south carolina were told they are not eligible because the adoptive parents must be residents of georgia for at least six months. >> something like that grabs your heart. >> investigators are still searching for baby india's parents.
4:19 am
authorities say they may not face charges depending on the circumstances. we're getting new details about that shark attack that claimed the life of a california college student snorkeling in the bahamas. jordan lindsey was killed by three sharks. jordan's mother was just a few feet away from her in the water and had to pull her to shore. experts say three sharks attacking one person is almost unheard of. >> a shark attack is pretty rare because sharks generally don't have any interest in humans but they are wild animals so anything can be expected. it's really unfortunate and my condolences go out to the family. as humans we have to focus on educating ourselves and what you should do and what you should not do. >> this death marks the first deadly shark attack in the bahamas in nearly a decade. in sports team usa faces two tough opponents in today's world cup quarterfinals. the u.s. women's team faces the host nation france and both sides will face oppressive heat with temperatures near 90 in paris.
4:20 am
but team usa has trained in florida, so they're not worried. no sweat. >> good for them. go team usa. the red sox and yankees are preparing to kick off the first major league series in london. expect a lot of home runs this weekend. they're playing at london stadium where it's only 385 feet to the edge of center field. >> that's it? >> that's it. >> okay. well, coming up next in "the pulse," the cookie monster like you've never seen him before. also ahead, america's favorite fast food chain. the new rankings just out. plus, the big news for "seinfeld" fans. that's coming up. likely acidic and then what's happening is the weakening of enamel. now is the perfect time for a toothpaste like the new pronamel repair. this toothpaste takes it to the next level. it takes minerals and it drives it deep into the tooth surface so that we can actively help repair weakened enamel. i do think dentists are going to want to recommend the new pronamel repair toothpaste.
4:21 am
it's such an easy answer and it will do exactly what their patients need. to most, he's phil to me, he's well, dad. so when his joint pain from psoriatic arthritis got really bad it scared me. and what could that pain mean? joint pain could mean joint damage. enbrel helps relieve joint pain helps stop irreversible joint damage. and helps skin get clearer. enbrel may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma, other cancers, nervous system and blood disorders, and allergic reactions have occurred. tell your doctor if you've been some place where fungal infections are common, or if you're prone to infections, have cuts or sores, have had hepatitis b, have been treated for heart failure,
4:22 am
or if you have persistent fever, bruising, bleeding, or paleness. don't start enbrel if you have an infection like the flu. since enbrel, dad's back to being dad. visit enbrel.com and use the joint damage simulator to see how your joint damage could be progressing. ask about enbrel. enbrel fda approved for over 16 years. ♪ yes, it's time to check "the pulse." we are snapping to the pulse because we begin way 15-year-old who says serena williams
4:23 am
inspired her to play tennis. >> now that same 15-year-old will be joining serena at wimbledon texas week. american cori gauff beat a 21-year-old in a qualifying match and is the youngest woman in ten years to reach the main draw. >> gauff found out while shopping online. you can add cookie monster to the long list of singers to perform "take me out to the ball game" at wrigley field. >> the "sesame street" star showed his skills during the seventh inning seven of yesterday's game. ♪ one, two, three strikes you're out at the old ball game ♪ >> i'm sure the kids loved it, right. cookie monster joins a club that includes ozzy osbourne, mr. t. and bill murray who's performed there as well. >> mr. t.? i pity the fool. from cookies to fast food, chick-fil-a is tops when it
4:24 am
comes to our favorite chains. it came in number one for the fourth consecutive year in a consumer satisfaction survey. >> chick-fil-a scored 86 out of 100 down slightly from the previous year. the other top chains include arby's, chipotle, papa john's and pizza hut. >> mcdonald's was among the lowest. if you've ever wanted to experience a life about nothing, here's your chance, the seinfeld experience. >> next month is the 30th anniversary -- that's right, the 30 anniversary of the show's debutm and to celebrate, fans will soon be able to visit the seinfeld experience here in new york featuring exhibits, memorabilia and original props. >> that's awesome. warner brothers says the exhibit will pay tribute to the iconic scenes and catchphrases, tickets are expected to go on sale in the coming months so stay tuned. >> no soup for you. >> oh. >> how about that? >> is that a line? >> that is a line from "seinfeld." come in the door like kramer. come on, no soup for you.
4:25 am
let's go. >> dramatic. dramatic. muddy paths, steep climbs, and rough terrain. but we see things differently. there are trails to blaze everywhere. on asphalt, stone, brick... from rubicon trail, to brooklyn bridge trail... because if it's on earth, it's a trail. the jeep cherokee. hurry in to the 4th of july sales event and get $500 additional bonus cash on select models. visit jeep.com at panera, our salads with peak-season berries... creamy avocado... and a dressing fit for a goddess. come taste what a salad should be. and order online for delivery right to you. panera. food as it should be.
4:26 am
so chantix can help you quit slow turkey.rkey. along with support, chantix is proven to help you quit. with chantix you can keep smoking at first and ease into quitting. chantix reduces the urge so when the day arrives, you'll be more ready to kiss cigarettes goodbye. when you try to quit smoking, with or without chantix, you may have nicotine withdrawal symptoms. stop chantix and get help right away if you have changes in behavior or thinking, aggression, hostility, depressed mood, suicidal thoughts or actions, seizures, new or worse heart or blood vessel problems, sleepwalking, or life-threatening allergic and skin reactions. decrease alcohol use. use caution driving or operating machinery. tell your doctor if you've had mental health problems. the most common side effect is nausea. quit smoking slow turkey. talk to your doctor about chantix.
4:27 am
making news right now at 4:27, ten democrats argue, interrupt and lecture one another in round two of the first democratic presidential debates. joe biden is target number one. an overwhelming show of support and love for the car dealership shooting. hundreds turn out for a vigil. pg&e facing more fines and punishment for its role in the wildfires. regulators open a new investigation. welcome to friday, june 28th. >> i can't believe i'm here. i kind of don't know what time it is to be honest with you. it's always coffee time. >> absolutely. it's cool enough this morning. let's jump right into the forecast since it's friday and we're going to get to the weekend forecast shortly. let's talk about going outside right now.
4:28 am
temperatures in the mid 50s to low 60s. we have some exceptions. 52 in santa rosa, the coolest spot. fairfield at 60, concord 62, oakland 61, san jose, 60, our warm spots. this afternoon, high clouds -- a canopy of high clouds and a sea breeze will keep us from getting too warm. mid to upper 60s around the coast. a few 80s returning to the north bay and the east bay. let's get a check of the morning commute. hi, alexis. so far off to a fairly quiet start. no major issues to report. a disabled semi, though, on the southbound 880 off-ramp to whipple road. it sounds like the ramp is partially blocked. one lane blocked. not seeing delays through that stretch for the moment. looks like they're wrapping up road work for the night. richmond side of the richmond-san rafael bridge. obviously very light volumes on westbound 580. want to take you to union city. crews are working to fix a water
4:29 am
main break on dakota road. police noticed water running between depot road and 10th street just before 5:30 yesterday afternoon. water district officials determined it was a water main break underneath the roadway. police are telling commuters to leave early for work or take an alternate route to avoid that construction. in the south bay, two men remembered for their love of life and cars. >> brian light and xavier souto were killed in a workplace shooting. last night the morgan hill community came together for a candlelight vigil. here is amanda decastillo. >> reporter: the downtown amphitheater thursday filled with hundreds who came to honor kpaf year souto and brian light. souto's family sharing embraces between tears.
4:30 am
the ford store family doing the same. >> i would walk past their offices every day. brian and xavier would say hi and good morning to me all the time. >> reporter: across the country light's family says they feel the support. they shared these pictures of happier times for the hard working father of two. >> i was hoping it wasn't him. i knew if he was around he'd try to stop it. >> craig worked with light for a number of years. he was stunned to see the turnout for many people say they never had met. >> we don't have a huge population. it's just the possibility that i could know who is involved is really scary. >> reporter: more than fear, there's frustration. disbelief that tragedies like this continue to happen. >> there's no reason like this things should be happeng

236 Views

info Stream Only

Uploaded by TV Archive on