have a good one. right now on "america this morning," bolton's bombshell. >> is the president lying? >> yes, he is. >> the stunning claims in the former national security adviser's book. what president trump allegedly requested from china's president. the revelation about vladimir putin and what president trump did not know about america's closest ally. the exclusive interview, plus breaking overnight, trump lashes out at bolton calling him a wacko as the justice department takes new action to stop the book's release. breaking overnight, rayshard brooks in his own words months before he was fatally shot by police in atlanta. what we've learned about his life, plus after charges are announced against the now former officer who opened fire, the concern about cops calling out sick in protest. fading away, the new claim from president trump about the

coronavirus even as hospitalizations rise in more than a dozen states. what he's saying about his rally this weekend as local health officials ask for the event to be postponed. desperate for answers, people waiting in line for eight hours demanding to know why they haven't received any unemployment benefits yet. too close for comfort. two teens describe their close encounter with this shark. how they escaped. and looking for love. the new app in the online dating game for dog lovers only. good thursday morning, everyone. thank you for joining us. and it's great to have andrea fujii here filling in and we begin with our exclusive interview with former national security adviser john bolton. >> his explosive new book portrays president trump as ovgt taking a new step.

it's now filed for a temporary restraining order in hopes of stopping the book from being released. the trump administration claims the book contains classified information. >> overnight president tru tweeted calling bolton a, quote, wacko, saying his exceedingly tedious book is made up of lies and fake stories and went on to call bolton a disgruntled, boring fool who only wanted to go to war. >> abc's martha raddatz sat down with bolton and has this exclusive report on the bombshell claims in his new book. >> reporter: the accusations are explosive. john bolton at the president's side for some of our country's most vital national security decisions calling trump erratic, irrational, foolish and stunningly uninformed believing finland was part of russia unaware britain is a nuclear power and said bolton trump was not always truthful. is the president lying? >> yes, he is, and it's not the first time either. >> reporter: bolton also saying the presenwamarked by foreign leaders from north

korea's kim jong-un to russia's vladimir putin. bolton telling us in an exclusive interview the russian leader like others was eager to meet trump alone without advisers so he could flatter and manipulate. how would you describe trump's relationship with vladimir putin? >> i think putin thinks he can play him like a fiddle. i think putin is smart, tough. i think he sees that he's not faced with a serious adversary here. i don't think he's worried about donald trump. >> donald trump, as we say, sees himself as a deal maker. what happened to the deal maker in those situations? >> well, the president may well be a superb deal maker when it comes to manhattan real estate. dealing with arms limitation treaties on strategic weapons, dealing in many, many other international security issues are things far removed from his life experience. when you're dealing with

somebody like putin who has made his life understanding russia's strategic position in the world against donald trump who doesn't enjoy reading about these issues or learning about them, it's a very difficult position for america to be in. >> reporter: bolton was criticized for not testifying during the president's impeachment last year saying now it was because the focus was too narrow and politicized and that congress should have investigated trump for additional possible impeachable offenses charging that trump attempted to intervene in criminal probes with foreign adversaries as personal favors to dictators he liked. >> he was a washed up guy. i gave him a chance. it's highly classified information, and he did not have approval. that's come out now very loud and very strong. >> reporter: in his new book out june 23rd and in our interview, bolton also says he

heard firsthand from trump that security aid to ukraine was directly tied to his request that joe biden and others be investigated by the ukrainian president, which bolton says he himself found deeply disturbing. bolton saying he was alarmed at what he described as obstruction of justice as a way of life adding that foremost on trump's mind at all times was re-election. i am hard-pressed to identify any significant trump decision during my tenure that wasn't driven by re-election calculations. one example, says bolton, the president asking china's president xi to buy soybeans and wheat to help win the support of farmers, quote, pleading with xi to ensure he'd win. bolton makes the point several times that he did not like the way the democrats were running the hearings, which is why he said he did not testify, and he didn't think his testimony would make a difference.

that is something i press him on repeatedly in our interview. martha raddatz, abc news, washington. >> thank you, martha. and bolton's book was initially cleared for publication back in april after the national security council determined it contains no classified information, but the administration later asked for another review. martha will have more of her interview on "good morning america" and during her primetime special sunday night at 9:00 eastern here on abc. we turn now to the new interview of rayshard brooks months before his death in a wendy's parking lot sharing his struggle with life after prison. abc's megan tevrizian has more. >> reporter: this morning, new video of rayshard brooks months before he was shot by atlanta police. >> i'm rayshard brooks, 27 years of age, have three kids. you know, i'm happily married. >> reporter: in this interview from february with reconnect, a

tech start-up focused on criminal justice reform, brooks talks about being trapped in the probation system. >> i just feel like some of the system could, you know, look at us as individuals. we do have lives, you know. it's just a mistake we made. >> why did the guy run in the first place? he was on probation, and our probation system is so punitive that anybody with contact with a police officer at all is going to go back to prison. >> reporter: wednesday prosecutors announced the two officers are being charged in brooks' death. former officer garrett rolfe faces 11 charges including felony murder, which carries a possible life sentence or the death penalty. police, body and dash cam footage shows brooks refusing arrest after police say he failed a sobriety test. brooks taking one of the officer's tasers reaching back and pointing the taser at the officer when rolfe fires. >> the city of atlanta says you cannot even fire a taser at

someone who is running away, so you certainly can't fire a gun, a handgun, at someone who is running away. >> reporter: in a statement rolfe's lawyer says his client heard a sound like a gunshot and saw a flash in front of him. fearing for his safety and the safety of the civilians around him, officer rolfe dropped his taser and fired his service weapon at the only portion of mr. brooks that presented to him, mr. brooks' back. the other officer, devin brosnan, is charged with aggravated assault even though his attorney says he never pulled out a gun. the prosecutor says these photos influence his decision. they show rolfe kicking a man while he's dying and showing officer brosnan standing on brooks' shoulder. brosnan's attorney calls the charges irrational and he's disputing the district attorney's claim that brosnan has agreed to testify against rolfe. meanwhile, other atlanta police officers are calling out sick in protest. atlanta police telling abc news overnight the department is experiencing a higher than usual number of callouts with the

incoming shift. the mayor overnight acknowledging morale among officers is down tenfold but calling on officers to keep their commitment to the community. in the meantime, brooks' family says the charges announced wednesday are a good starting point on the path to justice. >> this isn't like a celebration or a victory lap of watching these officers get charged. nobody is happy. nobody is celebrating because this never should have happened. >> reporter: the d.a. says his office interviewed ten witnesses and watched eight videos of the rayshard brooks shooting including surveillance, body camera and cell phone video. kenneth, andrea. >> megan, thank you. more states are reporting a record high number of hospitalizations from covid-19 and some cities are now cracking down on safety guidelines including new rules on face coverings. here's abc's alex presha. >> reporter: this morning coronavirus cases on the rise, some doctors saying at alarming rates. 15 states now reporting an increase in hospitalizations.

the number of cases doubling in arizona in the last month after the state lifted ln restrictions and nurses flying in from other states to help. >> i'm comfortable taking care of people who have this virus and i'd be able to help give back to our sister hospitals out here. >> reporter: in phoenix a casino security guard has died from the virus. robert washington got infected after returning to work a month ago when the state started to re-open. >> i begged him to not go to work. >> reporter: washington's daughter said he returned to work so he could pay for his insulin. >> i'm ashamed to say that i'm from arizona because of people's carelessness and the lack of leadership in arizona in general to take this seriously. >> reporter: arizona's governor is now giving local governments the authority to make wearing a mask in public mandatory, a complete turnaround from his position just days ago. >> every arizonan should wear a face mask. this is an issue of personal responsibility. >> reporter: this week florida also setting a record when it

comes to new cases of coronavirus. >> the bottom line is we're seeing more hospitalizations, and that's not from increased testing. that's from real people who are needing hospital care. >> reporter: the surge prompting miami's mayor to crack down on businesses not following safety guidelines warning there could be another shutdown if cases keep rising. on wednesday san antonio's mayor mandated citizens wear masks in public even as the governor refuses to penalize those who don't. in tulsa the scene of president trump's campaign rally this weekend, health officials are urging him to postpone the event but the president overnight on fox news claimed the virus is becoming less of a threat. >> it's fading away. it's going to fade away but having a vaccine would be really nice and that's going to happen. >> reporter: on wednesday tulsa reported a record number of new coronavirus cases. now, the trump administration says everyone attending the rally on saturday will be given a mask but it's up to each person whether they wear it. kenneth and andrea.

>> thank you, alex. time now for a look at your thursday morning weather. more hot and dry conditions are expected today near tucson, arizona, where crews are fighting a wildfire that's burned nearly 24,000 takers. it's only about 40% contained. residents on alert to evacuate at any time. checking the radar some severe storms in the middle of the country today, hail and strong winds possible from minnesota to kansas. high temperatures will be in the 90s across that region. record highs possible in new england. meanwhile, 75 degrees in both l.a. and seattle. coming up, a big change coming to target. but first a developing story disturbing charges filed against one of the stars from "that '70s show." how he's responding this morning. and caught on camera, two teenagers and their very close encounter with a sha

back now with this scene from kentucky. these are people lining up for unemployment benefits at the state capitol. some waited for eight hours. they said they wanted to speak to a human instead of going through the phone system. some have waited three months the unemployment benefit target is raising its it's up from $13, and it's more than double the federal minimum wage. target's frontline workers will also get a $200 bonus for working through the coronavirus pandemic. after danny masterson has been released on $3 million bail, he's charged with sexually assaulting three women when he starred in the sitcom "that '70s show." if convicted, he could face 45 years in prison. his attorney released a statement saying mr. masterson

and his wife are in complete shock considering that these nearly 20-year-old allegations are suddenly resulting in charges being filed, but they and their family are comforted knowing that ultimately the truth will come out. we are getting our first look at a close encounter between two teenagers and a shark. it happened south of sydney, australia. the brother and sister were snorkeling about 100 yards offshore when the shark suddenly caught them by surprise. >> it kept getting closary and closer. >> yeah, and it was really scary. when i first saw it it didn't seem real. >> they were not injured. their mother says the encounter rattled them but they'll be back in the water soon. now, that is the true australian way. >> i don't need that close encounter. thank you very much. coming up, new hope that baseball will be back this summer. but first some of the best known brands in the supermarket r fire for racial stereotype th. the changes now being announced. needles. essential for sewing, but maybe not

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making news at 4:27, hundreds of protesters take their demands for police reform directly to the home of the miles per hou mayor. some businesses don't take any chances. t consequences, that may soon be the law everywhere in california. and president trump says that he has handled the coronavirus well, a new poll out this morning suggests a lot of americans did not agree. good morning, everyone. it is thursday, june 17th, i'm liz kreutz. than foroi >> good morng, liz. how re you? >> i'm good, how are you? >> i'm doing well, thank you. it will be a hot one today, so brace yourselves as you head out. it is pretty clear on live doppler 7. let's throw the winds out there. you can see there is not

a wind. so free air conditioning is turned off once again. there is a lack of clouds. and let's take a look at highs today, 77 at half moon bay, 81 at san francisco, mid-80s to even a few low 90s around the bay and look at all those mid to upper 90s inland. one of the hottest days moving forwar barmer than average all 7 days. i'll show you that coming up. inlvn a stdoff at a the live d home, this is new video coming in right now, so you can see the area. this is near the scene at center road, and police can be heard telling the suspect to surrender. we're following the story and we'll bring you any updates as they come in. in walnut creek, a large "black lives matter" protest took place last night. they ended up marching directly to the mayor's house.

amy hollyfield is live in walnut creek with more on what happened. good morning, amy. >> reporter: good morning. yeah, these protesters are calling for the police department to be defunded. and they took their message to the mayor's house.ro downtown to her house last night, there were about 150 to 200 people. some of the signs protestors were carrying said black lives matter, defund the police and abolish the police kedepartment. they also burned what appeared to be a blue lives matter flag. with interviewed the mayor on the phone be. >> i believe that black lives really matter. i believe that this is a turning point in our country's history and if the protesters can manage to stay peaceful, then i'm hoping that it will actually do some good.

>> reporter: some downtown businesses boarded up their windows and glass doors just in case. police gave them the heads up that there were cryptic messages on social media and they warned them that looting could happen and that they should many businesses were vandalized and looted two weeks ago. so they were worried that it could happen roblems were repor. in walnut creek, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. in the north bay, demonstrators blocked a road, sky 7 was over the sir francis boulevard ramp last night. more than 5800 people have signed a petition to rename the boulevard because of drake's connection to the slave trade. they also want a 30-foot actual ptd. police kept an eye on things and the protesters blocked traffic for only a short whil