go mni, america. breaking overnight, attorney general william barr's late night move to oust new york's powerful u.s. attorney. u.s. attorneys' standoff. attorney general william barr's move to force out geoffrey berman. the u.s. attorney in manhattan overseeing key prosecutions of donald trump's allies. why he's not going quietly. ready for the rally. the first one for president trump since the pandemic began. masks optional. trump supporters camping out for days. many brushing off health res abluothing orr: but not everyone says he's welcome. plus, we'll hear from a congresswoman who will be at the rally tonight. cases climbing. the new warning from the world

health organization about the pandemic's new and dangerous phase. florida and texas breaking records and the setback for major league baseball with training camps reportedly closed. former officer's past. what we're learning about garrett rolfe charged with murdering rayshard brooks. his attorneys take on the body camera footage. >> that's not running away. that's turning to fight. >> and why rolfe was moved from his jail cell. and wildfires raging. flames tearing across parts of arizona with temperatures in the triple digits. will the forecast help firefighters trying to get them under control? the first day of summer. yeah, and there is plenty of heat in the news atmosphere. >> indeed, tonight in tulsa president trump will be holding a massive rally even as cases of the coronavirus are on the rise

in oklahoma and elsewhere in america. overnight the president predicted it would be a, quote, wild evening in tulsa and said that people should -- and i'm quoting here again -- do what wearing masks. >> there is more breaking news overnight when it comes to the president. we learned that trump's attorney general william barr has abruptly moved to fire the u.s. attorney in manhattan who was overseeing key prosecutions of trump allies and investigating the president's personal attorney, rudy giulianand so we with abc's chief justice correspondent pierre thomas in washington with more. pierre, good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning. a showdown unfolding between the attorney general and perhaps the most powerful u.s. attorney in the justice department ranks. the intrigue began last night when attorney general william barr put out a statement that the president planned to nominate a new u.s. attorney for the southern district of new york and that the current man on the job, geoffrey berman, would be stepping down. a short while later berman put out a blunt statement in

response basically saying this was news to him and that he had no intention of resigning the job. our sources telling us last night that afterward barr was moving to fire berman who has been fiercely independent as u.s. attorney, investigating and convicting the president's former personal attorney michael coh cohen, charging wealthy financier jeffrey epstein, and investigating the president's inauguration and trump's longtime allie and attorney rudy giuliani, whit. >> so, pierre, with the u.s. attorney saying that he has no intention of stepping down, what happens next in this standoff here? >> reporter: you know, there's a lot of intrigue here. clearly the president and the attorney general typically have the authority to fire u.s. attorneys but berman after initially being named interim u.s. attorney was appointed by federal judges in new york to be permanent after the president failed to nominate someone for the job after a lengthy period. will those judges want to have a say in all this? of course, now the critics are raising yet more questions about whether barr is doing the bidding of the president, protecting him and politicizing

the justice department. but a justice department source saying last night barr simply decided on new leadership, that berman whom barr had high praise for had been offered other high ranking positions at the justice department. in short, suggesting no politics to see here. whit. >> all right, pierre thomas with that developing story for us, thank you. eva. now to what's happening in oklahoma and more than a dozen other states. the number of coronavirus cases on the rise as tulsa gets ready to host a campaign rally for president trump with thousands of people attending. abc's marcus moore joins us from tulsa this morning. good morning to you, marcus. >> reporter: well, eva, good morning. this is where trump supporters have camped out for days ahead of tonight's rally and you can see they've taken down the tents they had set up, now simply in chairs waiting for the gates to opre theead a ofckawayhere the rally in months. the eyes of the nation focused squarely on tulsa, oklahoma,

this morning where officials expect up to 20,000 trump supporters to pack into this arena in the midst of a pandemic. the state hitting its record flub number of coronavirus cases this week and the mayor declaring a civil emergency ahead of the massive crowds. >> we're here to support him. it's history. it's history in the making. >> reporter: those attending the rally at the bok center required to sign a waiver provided by the trump campaign agreeing not to sue if they're exposed to covid-19. >> are you worried at all about the spread of this virus? >> i'm concerned about it, yes, so i've got to step out of my comfort zone and get here today just to support donald trump. it's also the united states of america. >> reporter: the white house says there will be masks at the door but there is no mandate to wear one. >> would you wear a mask? >> i'm not going to wear a mask. there's more than a 99% recovery rate. there is absolutely nothing for us to be afraid of. >> reporter: the world health organization warning the pandemic is entering a new and dangerous phase as hospitalizations from the virus increase in 17 states. florida seeing a staggering

more than half of those infected >> the median age of all the positive tests in the state of florida was 37. and i can tell you with the cases we're seeing today or this week which have been increased cases, that median age is plunging even further. >> reporter: espn reporting major league baseball temporarily closing all spring training facilities after players from multiple teams tested positive for the virus including five on the philadelphia phillies in clearwater, florida. texas also seeing records. the number of those hospitalized from covid-19 up 108% from memorial day. many counties now making masks mandatory at businesses. and a reversal from apple. the company closing 11 stores that recently re-opened in four states as the number of cases rise. the phoenix city council approving a mandate requiring residents to wear masks and as new york city steps into phase two of re-opening, governor cuomo delivers his final daily coronavirus briefing.

>> by reducing the infection rate, we saved over 100,000 ou.ple from being hospitalized k te i of the health risks experts say are associated with an event this large, it won't stop them from being a part of what they view is truly a historic moment, one they waited on for months because of the pandemic. whit. >> marcus moore for us. trump supporters as you mentioned, they are eagle story show their loyalty to the president but not everyone in ap tre abc's rachel scott is also in tulsa with more. rachel, good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning. president trump said it will be a wild evening. 19,000 people are expected to pack the arena behind me. temperature checks and hand sanitizer will be on deck but no plans for social distancing. this morning in tulsa emotions are running high. trump supporters camping out for days to be the first one in line for the big event. >> i'm from san diego.

so this is not a local trip for me. i took time off from work to come here for this rally. >> reporter: t.w. shannon, a republican who grew up in oklahoma, is working with the trump campaign to re-elect the president. >> i'm excited that the president has chosen tulsa, oklahoma to have his first rally and i think it will do nothing but highlight the really positive things. >> reporter: but in the historic greenwood district some residents and business owners told me they disagree.greenwood? >> unequivocally the president is not welcome in greenwood. >> reporter: for 85-year-old bobby eaton who has lived in tulsa all his life, strife is deeply rooted in oklahoma, tracing back to 1921, the year of the tulsa race massacre where white mobs laid waste to this area known as black wall street. survivors were forced into silence. >> you're still hurting, bobby

>> i'm supposed to hurt for all of those people that were massacred. >> reporter: adding to the discord, the president tweeting friday, any protesters, anarchists, agitators, looters or lowlifes will not be treated like you have been in new york, seattle or minneapolis. it will be a much different scene. and in an interview overnight, vice president mike pence, when asked repeatedly to say the words black lives matter, declined. >> black lives matter, can you say those words? >> all of us are created equal and endowed by our creator with certain inalienable rights and so all lives matter in a very real sense. >> reporter: a curfew was initially enacted for this area but the mayor reversed course at the request of secret service. now, as for president trump he said he does not plan on wearing a mask. he believes he is not in danger and many of his supporters that we talked to agree. they do not plan on wearing one either. dan. >> rachel scott, thank you very much. shortly before we came on the air i spoke with republican

congresswoman debbie lesko who will be at that trump rally tonight. >> representative lesko, thanks for joining us this morning. so many people worry right now about the health indicators as we head into this event, infections on the rise in 17 states including where you are right now in oklahoma. what do you say to people who worry this will spread the coronavirus? >> well, i think the trump administration and the campaign is doing all it can by doing temperature checks and handing out masks. i myself am going to wear a mask today because that's what i usually do. now, it's also the protesters and the people that are marching, that's also a concern try to stay healthy and we're 's goi tbeet through this. exciting event. >> you say the adminisatn do i believe t wds you us witan to make sure this is a healthy event. however overnight in an interview the president said

that people should -- and i'm quoting here -- do what they want when it comes to masks. do you think they should be mandatory? >> no. i think people can choose for themselves. they chose to come to the campaign. they choose to march in protest and so we don't live in communist china but people should go the right thing and try to keep healthy and i think people are responsible. >> do you personally worry at all about bringing the virus w?ck to ur quitcarel because i travel a lot back and forth to washington, d.c. so i make sure i follow all the cdc guidelines and try to stay as healthy as possible and, of course, i usually always wear a mask when i go out to the grocery store and that type of thing because just in case i'm sick i don't want to spread it

refused in an interview to say the words, "black lives matter." what about you? do you believe black lives matter? >> of course black lives matter. i have two grandsons who are black. their lives matter. my life matters. white lives matter. hispanic lives matter. asian lives matter. native american indian lives matter. everybody's lives matter. of course, black lives matter. >> representative lesko, thank you very much. really appreciate your time on a saturday morning. stay safe and healthy in tulsa. >> thank you so much. >> it will be a big day in tulsa, oklahoma, no question about that. dan, thank you for that interview. now to the battle in federal co president trump's former national security adviser john bolton. the president's lawyers trying to block the release of the book due out on tuesday. abc's martha raddatz has more. >> reporter: as president trump fumes over john bolton's book, a remarkable statement from former acting white house chief of staff mick mulvaney who is still serving in the administration.

>> i think if there was one criticism that i would level against the president is that he didn't hire very well. >> reporter: bolton is only the latest member of team trump to turn against the president. in his new book, "the room where it happened," he portrays trump as inept and singularly focused on his own re-election. >> you described the president as erratic, foolish, behaved irrationally, bizarrely, you can't leave him alone for a minute. he saw conspiracies behind rock. he couldn't tell the difference between his personal interests and the country's interests. >> i don't think he's fit for office. i don't think he has the competence to carry out the job. there really isn't any guiding principle that i was able to discern other than what's good for donald trump's re-election. >> reporter: the president's team livid. secretary of state mike pompeo calling bolton a traitor, accusing his former colleague of spreading lies, fully spun half-truths and outright falsehoods.

vice president pence's national security adviser lieutenant general keith kellogg said bolton will go down in history as the benedict arnold of national security advisers but with the publication of bolton's new book just days away justice department lawyers are trying to convince a federal judge to block its release arguing the book contains classified information. bolton denies this and the judges noted copies are already in circulation, saying the horse seems to be out of the barn. no word yet on when he'll rule, whit. >> all right, martha, thank you very much. martha's full exclusive interview with john bolton is airing in a one-hour special tomorrow night at 9:00 p.m. eastern right here on abc. eva. now to new developments in the death of breonna taylor, the black woman killed in her home as police served a no-knock warrant. louisville authorities moving to fire one of the officers involved. abc's zachary kiesch has more. >> say her name. >> all: breonna taylor!

>> reporter: her name and her story have become synonymous with the moment and movement for justice. this morning almost three months after breonna taylor was shot and killed by police as she laid in bed, one of the three officers involved in the shooting has been fired. >> the chief is initiating termination procedures against louisville metro police officer brett hankison. >> reporter: brett hankison was part of the team who executed a since outlawed no-knock search warrant back on march 13th. pres ioss th have called for all the officers to be fired and charged with murder. >> the public integrity unit determined that he used excessive force and was reckless in firing the shots into breonna's home. >> reporter: with pressure mounting, an incident report released last week that details taylor's injuries as none despite her death. the louisville metro police department also checks no when it came to the question of forced entry.

authorities say officer hankison showed extreme indifference to human life and his actions were a shock to the conscience. taylor, an emt with dreams of becoming a nurse, was killed when she was fatally shot eight times. >> i think it's insane. why would you want to enter into a home in the middle of the night without announcing yourselves? >> reporter: the lawyer representing breonna taylor's family calls the firing of this officer a small victory but they're asking for full accountability. now, those other two officers have been reassigned but they remain on the force. dan. >> family wants full accountability. zachary, thank you very much. we'll switch gears and turn to the weather. there are several breaking stories on this first day of summer. fires in the southwest. severe weather possible in the plains on father's day and dangerous heat out west. rob is covering it all from norwalk, connecticut. rob, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, dan. it's going to be toasty here in the northeast as well. as you mentioned, the first day of summer.

summerlike heat across the southwest has allowed fires to grow. the bighorn fire in arizona has actually seen containment drop overnight and you see the flames firing up there near tucson. 37,000 acres burning and had nearly a thousand personnel trying to fight this fire both on the ground and fr t but as mentioned they have lost containment and weather conditions won't help much. we're looking at dry air, we're looking at heat. we're looking at breezy conditions, all of which don't bode well for firefighters and temperatures will remain at or above 100 degrees, not just in tucson, not just in phoenix but from fresno all the way back through texas and for california, northern and central california, the valleys are under an excessive heat watch beginning monday and lasting through thursday so the heat in places like redding and en a biw lyui as we head towards the middle a part of the week.

highs today in the east bay how about 75 in oakland, 82 in fremont, low 80s vallejo. the accuweather seven day we are right next to a boat launch here in norwalk, connecticut, which is getting very active. dan, now that you've fled to connecticut, i'm waiting for your boat to be launched here. "the uss zen," "uss 10%," "the buddha." >> he'll need a captain. >> i'm more of a passenger than a skipper. >> we see that. >> we'll have a three-hour tour together. >> there you go, perfect. >> sounds good, guys. the national uprising over police violence against black people has brought renewed significance to juneteenth, the holiday black americans have lee

end of slavery. janai norman has a look at how americans celebrated the day in this, an extraordinary year. good morning, janai. >> reporter: eva, good morning. it's absolutely an extraordinary year. while so many americans have celebrated juneteenth with their family for more than a century, this year major companies, more states and more americans joining in the celebration of this important day in american history. across the country countless americans celebrating juneteenth like never before. [ crowd chanting ] from coast to coast chants protesting the killings of george floyd, ahmaud arbery, breonna taylor, rayshard brooks, calling for change. >> juneteenth is the day that african-americans commemorate and celebrate the promise of freedom. >> reporter: while celebrating how far we'v ger granger informed slaves in texas they were free, reading the emancipation proclamation in 1865, two years late.

with the momentum of the black lives matter movement and a reinvigorated push for social justice, the holiday marking the end of slavery also a sign of new beginnings 150 years later. companies like twitter, mastercard, target, nike, uber and lyft recognizing the day as a paid holiday for employees, and new york and virginia making the holiday a paid day off for state employees. former first lady michelle obama making her voice heard, marking the holiday with this message on instagram, as part of her when we all vote campaign, writing, this juneteenth, let's all pledge to keep using our voices and our votes. and last year for the very first time in abc news' 75-year history our network honored juneteenth with a primetime special. guys, i had the honor of being a part of that with so many people i don't want to leave anyone out but there was byron, deb,

it w a welj., rachel, steve. togeer and really an honor. >> a landmark evening. janai, thank you so much. missing soldier. the intensifying efforts to find vanessa guillen last seen at ft. hood almost two months ago. speaking out, what the attorney for a fired atlanta police officer is saying as his client faces a felony murder charge. and kid nation. what rapper ludacris is hoping to accomplish with a new website aimed at kids. we'll be right back. "good morning america" sponsored by cosequin joint health supplements. help keep your pets moving with cosequin.

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resigning. the u.s. attorney for the southern district of new york saying he is not going anywhere just hours after attorney general bill barr said geoffrey berman was stepping down from his position. berman and his team have investigated a number of trump allies including his personal lawyer, rudy giuliani. and confederate statues have been coming down across the country. overnight protesters in raleigh, north carolina, and washington, d.c. toppling some monuments and among the statues torn down in san francisco's golden gate park, one of francis scott key who wrote the lyrics to "the star-spangled banner". we start this half-hour with past complaints coming to light about the former police officer who shot and killed rayshard brooks in atlanta. that's as his attorney saying there's more to the shooting than what's seen on video. abc's victor oquendo joins us from atlanta with more. victor, good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning. garrett rolfe's attorney shedding light on their defense. he insists that rayshard brooks

was not running away when he was shot and killed but was turning to fight. they have filed an emergency motion seeking bond for the former officer. this morning, we're learning more about the former atlanta police officer charged with murdering rayshard brooks. >> hey, sir. >> reporter: documents released by the police department reveal new details into four citizen complaints against 27-year-old garrett rolfe. in two cases black men claimed they were racially profiled during traffic stops but files say there was enough evidence to prove that rolfe acted appropriately. >> the fact that an officer who is busy out doing their job drew some complaints is not the deciding factor in whether they're a good officer or not. >> reporter: citing safety concerns, this video shows rolfe in a mask being transferred from his original jail to a different facility. he waived his first appearance friday and is being held without bond. his attorney telling abc news the body camera footage we've all seen doesn't tell the full story. >> he turned and offered extreme

violence towards a uniformed law enforcement officer. that's not running away. that's turning to fight. >> reportet stard drive-through blocking other cars. they determined brooks was drunk and when they tried to put him in handcuffs he refused and it got physical. >> you're going to get tased. >> stop. >> reporter: he's seen wrestling one of the stun guns, and when he reaches back and points it towards rolfe he fires three times. witnesses of the shooting continue speaking out. >> i got out of my car and i walked around the building and i saw rayshard laying motionless on the ground. >> reporter: investigators say the two officers let him bleed for 2 minutes and 12 seconds before trying to save his life. rolfe refuting that claim. >> there is no delay in providing treatment to mr. brooks. people can see the video and make that judgment for themselves. >> reporter: rolfe will be in court on tuesday. the other officer involved is already out on bond. there will be a public viewing

for rayshard brooks monday followed by a private funeral tuesday at the historic ebenezer baptist church in atlanta. eva. >> victor, thank you. now to the growing efforts to find out what happened to a soldier from ft. hood missing for almost two months now. the army now launching an investigation into allegations that vanessa guillen was sexually harassed. abc's stephanie ramos joins us with more. good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: eva, good morning. the search for this young army soldier has intensified with celebrities voicing their support online and latino organizations like lulac doubling the reward to $55,000 for anyone with information on this soldier's disappearance. this morning, the family of army soldier vanessa guillen is pleading for answers after the 20-year-old went missing more than two months ago in texas. her family and friends desperate to find her. >> it's just something that i don't wish upon anyone, that feeling that you don't know where she is. >> reporter: vanessa was last

seen april 22nd just before noon e untry' authorities say vanessa's car keys, room key, i.d. and wallet were found in the armory room where she works but no sign of her. >> to not be transparent and share the facts as to what they did or where they searched or who they subpoenaed or what they subpoenaed is very troubling. there's too much quote/unquote missing facts here to justify her disappearance. >> reporter: before vanessa went missing her family says she told them she was being sexually harassed by one of her sergeants and didn't tell her superiors for fear of retribution. the army now saying they will investigate those allegations, adding that the search for the private first class continues on the ground and in the air. but that response not good enough for the hundreds that gathered outside the army post friday. >> how can we not find one of

our own? how can they not find one of their own? >> reporter: concerns over the missing soldier getting traction on social media. actress salma hayek joining the effort, posting a message on instagram saying bring back vanessa. we won't stop until you come back. authorities found skeletal remains in a field in killeen friday morning. while the remains have not yet been identified, ft. hood officials say this discovery is not connected to vanessa's case. her family has, however, brought attention to another soldier who went missing last summer from the same post and has never been found. back over to you, dan. >> thank you very much for your reporting this morning. we're going to switch gears vering t weather in o's connecticut. rob, good morning once again. >> reporter: good morning, dan. let's talk severe weather. there is a threat today. we had over 60 severe weather reports yesterday including this ef-0 tornado so didn't do a whole lot of damage but was dramatic across i-40 east of amarillo. can you imagine driving down the interstate and having to stop in

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welcome ba welcome back to "gma." rapper and actor ludacris is trying to help kids make sense of all the headlines these days using music to get messages across for positive change. abc's zohreen shah has more on that story. >> reporter: amid international protests over racial injustice and a global pandemic, legendary entertainer ludacris engaging the next generation. ♪ stand up ♪ stand up >> reporter: combining passion

for music and current events into a new media platform for children, kid nation. >> everybody is having these conversations but no one is really talking about how they're having the conversations with their children because children are asking a lot of questions and as we know, music is a way for them to express themselves. ♪ with all the troubles in the world and how it scares a little girl it makes me want to cry ♪ >> reporter: the icon known for his music and movie career hopes the platform will enrich children's lives with positive messaging and lead to powerful change. >> we all understand how influential music is to children especially if they love a song. they want to sing it over after own never. >> reporter: take a look at the website. two music videos already launched, one on hygiene during the coronavirus pandemic and another on racial equality. kid nation participants can submit their versions of educational tunes, the initiative offering prizes for their state clean challenge and a chance to be featured on kid nation for creative takes on get along. >> it's crazy because they lead with innocence and they lead

with love so when you open the dialogue up with your children about these things, you have to remember as adults sometimes we tend to forget all these things with all the politics going on in the world, but when you look at that innocence and that honesty, it really makes you understand that love trumps hate every single time. >> the only color that matters -- >> reporter: ludacris said he used his own kids as inspiration and get this, he reportedly wrote his first rap song when he was just 9 years old so he really wants to give that next generation of kids that same opportunity. eva. >> zohreen, thank you. very inspirational. 9 years old, the first one. >> amazing. whit's been at it since that age. >> yeah, yeah, but the skill is not quite there. >> the results have been a little bit different. >> the producers are like, move along. move along. coming up on "gma" every parent's frustration. how to keep your kids from staring at the screen all day. i feel you on this one, especially during lockdown, coming up next in our "weekendkd

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my wife and i are still trying to figure this out. many are working from home. a lot of summer camps are closed. what tips do you have to help us manage that screen time? >> there are a lot of great apps out there to help you limit the time that your kids spend online but also filter and block certain sites. we're huge fans of net nanny which will send you an alert if an inappropriate search happens. there's also a circle for parental controls. another app called screen time and another called unglued which actually allows you to reward your kids with more screen time if they're physically active. >> here's the real test here. how can we fill their time with activities that they actually like so they don't miss their screens? >> the number one thing you need to do as a parent is cut yourself some slack. all of our kids are getting more screen time than is ideal, so we want to set up a situation where we're more active with them so if you can put aside time every day to maybe try a new hobby, take an online class, build a

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