od moramica. the gulf coast bracing for back-to-back hurricanes this week. laura already lashing puerto rico and other caribbean islands with strong winds and heavy rain as marco strengthens in the gulf. >> we are in unprecedented times. >> the state of emergency declared and the scramble to prepare. rob's on the ground tracking the one-two punch. fire fury. two of the largest fires in california's history burning >> hs of and1 million acres.the. flames. >> all right, guys, i'm going to get you out of here. >> okay. >> the troubling forecast for today that could make the situation even worse. tale of the tape.

we've got the new audio, first obtained by "the washington post," in which president trump's own sister allegedly describes him as a liar and a phony. >> the change of stories, the lack of preparation, the lying. >> why niece mary trump said she recorded it. does it back up her accusations that the president had someone else take his s.a.t.s? new this morning -- more from that abc news exclusive. our own robin roberts and david muir sitting down with joe biden and kamala harris. >> it was an easy decision to make, although there's an enormous number of really qualified women. >> why he says he picked harris to be his running mate. and school setbacks. college students returning to their dorms, hearing the news about escalating outbreaks. hundreds placed in quarantine. with random testing required. plus, the fears for teachers in school districts about returning to work.

good morning. the coronavirus toll hitting sad, new highs overnight. 23 million cases globally and more than 800,000 deaths. all the latest on the pandemic ahead. >> that's coming up. but we start here with the dangerous weather situation in the gulf of mexico, marco and laura both forecasted to hit the u.s. as hurricanes, one right after the other. >> and hurricane warnings are already in effect on parts of the gulf coast as people in new orleans prepare for the possibility of a one-two punch. our rob marciano is there watching the track. rob, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, whit. boy, did we see a in the forecast of marco which at this time yesterday was going to go into texas on tuesday. now looks like louisiana tomorrow. this as we approach the 15-year anniversary of hurricane katrina, and we all know what that did to this city.

we could very well have two hurricanes hitting the state of louisiana. here's what laura did to puerto rico yesterday. that u.s. territory taking wind and heavy rain. at one point, over 100,000 people without power. laura is the bigger storm. you see on the satellite picture, over the dominican republic. marco, the smaller storm, but small storms can often intensify quickly if they have the right conditions. marco doesn't have everything going right for it, so we don't expect it to become a category 1. it will likely make landfall near new orleans tomorrow afternoon, going into much of louisiana. laura heading across the spine of cuba, not intensifying until it hits the gulf of mexico, tuesday, wednesday, at which point it will be favorable for strengthening, and we're looking for a category 1, 2, maybe 3 across louisiana or texas later in the week. tracking both these potentially historic storms, whit. >> we know you'll be watching it very closely, rob. thank you. we do want to turn now to the desperate battle against some of the largest wildfires in

california's history. a new milestone, more than a million acres burned. tens of thousands of people forced out of their homes. abc's kaylee hartung joins us, from felton, california, and kaylee, more dangerous weather expected again today. >> reporter: good morning, whit. this is all that's left of a home. that appears to be the kitchen right there. this is the nightmare scenario for so many, and now it is a race against the clock for fire crews. this morning, dramatic new images. homes engulfed in flames. as two of the largest fires in california's recorded history burn more than a million acres across the state. mes and rs strikes expected today. ramping up the danger for firefighters. nearly 12,000 strikes in the past week, responsible for sparking hundreds of fires. >> we do have some incoming weather that's very concerning to us. >> reporter: hot spots like th ancis heat ere. thsme is incredibly thick. crews working to put it out

before theajor fires pull crews in all directions. >> the erratic winds, the steep terrain, the heavy fuel, the trees that are falling, that's one of the biggest hazards out here. >> reporter: new rescue video showing harrowing conditions for those on the front lines. >> i'm going to get you out of here, okay? >> okay. >> reporter: a sheriff's helicopter saving two firefighters trapped north of san francisco. using a hundred-foot-long line to reach them. flames just 75 yards away. thick smoke blanketing most of northern california. and this view from the sky showing just how vast these fires are. more than 100,000 evuad.noin>> b it possible. >> reporter: this is the scene we're seeing throughout this area. look how hot the fire is

burning. this glass from the front of this rv is melted like laffy taffy, and the twlhreat is not over, dan. >> kaylee hartung, thank you. please stay safe out there. we move to politics and president trump's response this morning to report of a secret recording in which his own sister reportedly says the the president has no principles and can't be trusted. the story first appeared in "the washington post," and abc's rachel scott is in washington with much more. rachel, good morning to you. >> reporter: dan, good morning. this newly released audio comes just hours before the republican national convention is set to kick off. the president's own sister reportedly describing him as a cruel, phony liar who cannot bee rebuke of president trump reportedly from his own sister. describing him as a phony and a liar who only cares about himself. >> the change of stories. the lack of preparation. the lying. holy [ bleep ]. i mean, what they're doing with the kids at the border.

>> reporter: in this audio obtained by "the washington post," maryanne trump barry allegedly said that the president can't be trusted, saying her brother has no principles. none. >> donald is out for donald. period. >> reporter: taking aim at his controversial zero tolerance immigration policy. claiming all he wants to do is appeal to his base. at another point saying, it's the phoniness and this cruelty. donald is cruel. the reported 15 hours of conversation haven't been verified by abc news. "the post" reports that it was secretly recorded by the president's niece mary trump in 2018 and 2019. her recent book accused the president of cheat of life. >> you do have one potentially explosive allegation in the book, at least one, and you write that when the president was trying to transfer from fordham to penn he had someone

else, a man named joe shapiro take his s.a.t.s? >> yes. >> this was 1964. how do you know that? >> i have been told this by people in my family. i am absolutely confident that it's true. >> reporter: the audio appears to reveal that maryanne trump barry was one of those relatives. >> he was a brat. he went to fordham for one year and then he got into university of pennsylvania because he had somebody take his exams. >> no way. he had somebody take his entrance exams? >> s.a.t.s or whatever. >> oh, jesus -- >> that's what i believe. i even remember the name. i did his homework for him. >> reporter: in a statement, a spokesperson for mary trump said, she felt it prudent to tape conversations in order to protect yourself, anticipating litigation over a family inheritance dispute. the trump family rift now deepening, just days after the president held a funeral service

for his late brother robert at the white house. president trump has responded in a statement to abc news saying, quote, every day it's something else, who cares. i miss my brother and i'll continue to work hard for the american people. not everyone agrees but the results are obvious. our country will soon be stronger than ever before. the white house has previously that s.a.t. allegation absurd and completely false. dan? >> rachel scott reporting in from washington. thank you. one programming note -- abc news will provide gavel to gavel coverage of the republican national convention monday through thursday starting at 7:00 eastern on abc news live and 10:00 eastern on abc. eva, over to you. the democratic national convention proved to be a boost for the candidates. joe biden seeing his favorability rating gain to 45%. according to a just released

abc/ipsos poll. senator kamala harris also seeing her favorability rise six points to 41% among americans. in an exclusive abc news interview with robin roberts and david muir, robin asking the democratic nominee about why he chose harris as his running mate. >> there's a connection there that i'm going to talk more about where it comes to beau and other aspects of family. you alluded, mr. vice president, about the fact -- you made it clear early on that you were going to select a woman to be your running mate. you selected a woman of color. did you do that to rally your base? did you feel pressure to select a black woman? >> no. i didn't feel pressure to select a black woman. what i do think, and i've said it before, and you've heard me say it. i've probably said it on your show. the government should look like the people, look like the country, 51% of the people in this country are women that, as that old expression goes, women hold a path to sky. in order to be able to succeed, you've got to be dealt in across

the board. no matter what you say, i cannot understand and fully appreciate what it means to walk in her shoes, to be an african-american woman with an indian-american background, a child of immigrants. she can't assume what it's like to walk in my shoes. what i do know is we have the same value set, and i really mean that, so it was easy for me. it was an easy decision to make. although there were an enormous number of really qualified women. i spoke to every single woman that was on the list before and as the day i made the choice. before anything was announced, i called every single one of them. >> so what was the tipping point? >> the tipping point was -- there were several things, but it just seemed to fit the closest and the best. i thought i understood. i think i understand where she comes from, what her instincts

are, her character. i watched her take on the big banks. i watched her take on the gun lobby. i watched her the way she was a prosecutor. i watched her as a united states senator, you know, she's an incredible woman who just -- and on the judiciary committee which i used to chair for years. i watched her insist on getting the answers and not relenting until she got the answers, and so i just -- it just seemed to fit. >> and you can watch the rest of robin and david's exclusive joint interview with joe biden and kamala harris on a "20/20" special airing tonight right here on abc. we do want to move on to the mounting concerns about mail-in voting. congress convening this weekend in the middle of its recess to boost funding for the postal service to help handle the expected influx of ballots. abc's alex presha has more.as

>> reporter: this morning, with thblelock the postal service, returning from its summer recess in a rare, weekend vote. looking to protect mail-in voting. a move criticized by the president as a money-wasting hoax. house speaker nancy pelosi firing back. >> look. don't pay any attention to what the president is saying because it is all designed to suppress the vote. >> reporter: louis dejoy, the new postmaster general appointed by donald trump, has come under fire for cost-cutting measures that have slowed mail delivery. critics on both sides worry it could put mail-in ballots in jeopardy. the bill will prioritize all election-related mail. it includes a $25 billion grant to help cover what will likely be the largest mail-in ballots in history. with the senate refusing to take up the bill, the package may be dead in the water. >> we serve everybody no matter who we are, where we live, we

process and sort in delivering mail to 160 million addresses a day. nobody wants that jeopardized. it's not a political issue. >> reporter: speaker nancy pelosi said this would be a bipartisan bill. it was. 26 republicans going along with democrats to pass it. but make no mistake. this issue cuts along party lines. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell has called post office concerns overblown conspiracy theories. louis dejoy will testify in front of the house oversight committee tomorrow. dan. >> alex in washington. thank you, alex. we'll move on now to the pandemic and troubling reports this morning from several major american universities. we're talking about hundreds of new cases on campus, with some students under quarantine. abc's trevor ault is here with more. trevor, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, dan. a lot of these universities are only a few weeks into their school year and these announcements seem to keep coming. a georgia tech fraternity with 17 cases in a single house. north carolina with nine

separate clusters in residents halls and greek buildings, and now, millions of college students who are paying rategies at tryingarngap rges.es to slow it down. >> reporter: at texas a&m, hundreds of students from two sororities have been told to quarantine. after 14 of their members tested positive. the university of notre dame responding to its 372 cases by rolling out random student testing and the controversial instagram account has been removed after promoting hoax 19 parties at arizona state university. >> that's a very easy wa ruin it for a whole lot of people who, like, worked hard to come here. >> reporter: as many school districtk tis"aying some districts arhediours fm g posive tests to the p instead, having them announced through the health department. >> if covid is in the school and we're relying on

department, potentially many more children can be exposed. >> reporter: and some teachers continue to push back against in-person learning. this woman lost her mother to covid-19, but says she has no choice but to work. >> i don't feel safe at times with this and after my mother's death it's just -- i'm really afraid. >> reporter: now that president trump has classified teachers as critical infrastructure workers, school districts could potentially hold asymptomatic teachers exempt from quarantine even if they've been exposed. >> what they're literally saying is that we don't care you're a carrier, get in there anyway. this is just not worth it. >> reporter: of course, the school districts turning into virtual learning. they are running into their own problems. an associated press investigation found there is a shortage of millions of laptops at those districts that desperately need to keep their students connected. eva? >> students definitely need those laptops.

thank you, trevor. now to anti-government protests in belarus, thousands of people taking to the streets right now, demanding the resignation of the man who's been in power for 26 years. abc's ian pannell had an exclusive interview with the opposition leader. and joins us from neighboring lithuania. good morning, ian. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, eva. that's right. we're seeing incredible scenes from the belarusian capital of minsk right now. tens of thousands of people have come out of their homes and flooded onto the streets, protesting and calling for change. what we're seeing is remarkable. remember that belarus may be in europe, but it's the last soviet style authoritarian state on the continent. alexander lukashenko is the last dictator and he's won his sixth election apparently with 80% of the vote, and that's why people are on the streets, but he's telling the police to crack down, and he's blaming the united states for starting the protests. >> ian, you have an interview with the opposition leader who is actually in hiding in

lithuania where you are right now. >> reporter: yeah, that's right. a teacher, a wife, a mother and one incredibly brave woman. she's been thrust into the limelight as the leader of the opposition, and this is her first interview with u.s. tv. when the protests began, she was forced to flee the country with her kids and come here to lithuania where she now lives in secrecy. >> i want my children to grow in a country where people are respected, where the rights of people are respected, and now the russian people, belarusian people look up and they are ready to change all of the system. >> reporter: and that's why tens of thousands of ordinary citizens are breaking that barrier of fear to go onto the streets right now even though we're hearing there's a heavy security presence, and they're looking to america, to the

president and to congress at least for moral support, dan. >> ian pannell, thank you for covering it. we'll switch gears and come back to the u.s. right now, and talk about weather. let's go back to rob who is in new orleans, covering these twin storms barrelling toward the gulf coast. good morning once again. >> good morning, dan. with a shift in the forecast speeding up marco, they have prepared here. they have issued evacuations for people who live outside levees because wee expect a significant storm surge. hurricane warnings have been posted now for parts of louisiana and mississippi. tropical storm watches have been posted for florida because of laura. marco expected to come on shore during the day tomorrow and through tomorrow night with heavier rain, 2 to 6 inches and could see strong winds, and thad hopefully much of the marshlands will take it, but the pumps will be going in overdrive, and the

levees will be tested for sure. the keys and south florida, they have issued warnings for those in the keys and in mobile homes. across this isn't the only weather story. the fires continue to plague the west, and the northeast this week, we'll talk about that. guys? >> rob, thanks so much. we appreciate it. day six of the nba playoff bubble and some might say no big surprises in who's taking the lead.

janai, good morning. >> reporter: hey, guys. good morning. while this year's nba playoffs are absolutely like none we have ever seen, one thing remains the same. the l.a. lakers and lebron james are absolutelebron james and an brought the lakers to their first series lead of the first round saturday defeating the portland trail blazers, and king james also hitting a milestone of his own, passing tim duncan for number two in all-time playoff wins. post-game, lebron talks strategy as the lakers now lead the series 2-1. >> we have to have that same -- the same mindset going into game four desperate and they're desperate as well, and who plays and makes the least amount of mistakes will become victorious. >> and it was a big victory for chris paul led his team to a much-needed game three win,

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>> we'll move on then. let's take a look at the other big stories. happening right now, gulf coast bracing for back-to-back hurricanes this week, laura already lashing puerto rico and other caribbean islands with strong winds and heavy rain as marco strengthens in the gulf, possibly heading for louisiana and mississippi. the gulf states this morning preparing for the worst. also right now, a standoff between police and protesters in lafayette, louisiana, the crowd demonstrating against the fatal shooting of a black man by police friday night. protests began then became dangerous with fire thrown into buildings, and fires set in the streets. officers responded by firing smoke canisters into the crowd. in north carolina, second night of protests against the republican national convention set to take place in charlotte this week. police using bicycles to keep demonstrators back, also seen using pepper spray. protestest -- protesters held signs and chanted black lives matter. we're going to start this half-hour with the search for a

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there are no words. i don't even think -- i don't even think it's hit me yet. >> reporter: they also say he's considered a person of interest for a third shooting that injured a family in indiana on wednesday. the family was driving from a hike at the nearby state park when a car pulled on the side of them firing several shots into their car. police believe the driver the shooting. >> you don't expect that on a weeknight outside a state park. we could hear when they got out of the vehicle, they were screaming for help. >> reporter: authorities saying he's armed and dangerous. last seen in this stolen pickup truck. >> whatever you want to call him, rot in prison for the rest of his life. death ain't justice to him. i want to see him suffer. >> police say they're also searching for a 20-year-old woman who may be traveling with sargent. police say it's unclear if she's being held against her will, eva. >> stephanie ramos for us, thank you. let's switch gear now and turn to weather. rob marciano gearing up for two potential hurricanes in the gulf.

hey, rob. hi, eva. we are awaiting marco and laura here along the gulf coast, a meanwhile the california area and western parts of the u.s. dealing with these excessive wildfires and more lightning strikes are expected today. here's a look at the alerts. lot of gray on the map, meaning a lot of smoke. all the way back through the pacific northwest. a little bit of moisture in that south flow will probably spark more fires there in california, and that was the cause of hundreds of n week. red flag warnings out west, and the excessive heat warnings will continue. our friends in the northeast, the heat and humidity continues but a front will come through tuesday and this is shaping up to be a pretty big thunderstorm event that could bring damaging winds and large hail. we're watching that. fires and of course the two potential hurricanes making landfall. that's all within

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one company is working to change that in a novel way with a tinder-style app for its employees. abc's deirdre bolton. she's been looking into it. >> reporter: some like working from home, some don't. sometimes those are the same people in different moments. one thing is certain -- the pandemic lockdowns are creating a broad-based social experiment. >> we're humans. people need that sound board. they don't get a chance to separate their ideas and just break up their work day a little bit. >> reporter: for corporate life feeling isolated. research shows that severe social isolation can result in debilitating physical and mental health conditions. >> people who have a distraction, someone to talk to, they do a little better than the people who don't. >> reporter: this is why one company is going above and beyond. >> employees came to us and told us they start to feel lonely, and they are afraid they will

get isolated. we're a big network company and so we connected some dots and came up with a app, called never lunch alone. >> reporter: the response has been overwhelming. >> after two, four weeks, we had over 3,000 registrants on that, connecting to each other. >> reporter: the company is now hoping the launch their app worldwide so their employees can have a group coffee that spans a few continents. >> companies and people who are in the position of leadership have to create ways that your employees can connect with each other. >> reporter: many companies are allowing employees a choice of working from home until next summer, and will be making big efforts to help them feeling connected in the meantime. eva. >> all right, thank you so much. so many of us need to feel nnte

heard tinder-style app for the workplace, i thought of something different, but this is good. >> not that kind of connection. >> i feel lucky we get to come in on the weekends. >> it is sanity. to see dan picking on everyone, stay with us. "pop news" is next with janai. >> she's always got one for you. >> yeah, she does. less oral steroids. taking my treatment at home. nucala is a once-monthly add-on injection for severe eosinophilic asthma. not for sudden breathing problems. allergic reactions can occur. get help right away for swelling of face, mouth, tongue, or trouble breathing. infections that can cause shingles have occurred. don't stop steroids unless told by your doctor. ask yo dto aboundr nunormal with nuca.

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♪ "good morning america" is sponsored by liberty mutual insurance. only pay for what you need. time for "pop news." janai is here. going for some sartorial subtlety. >> i have to bright to counter ht any on isunday moing. "pop news." we're starting off with new music from pharrell williams and

jay-z, featuring black men and women making strides in fields with captions telling their success stories. ♪ ♪ let go if you want to fly ♪ take the lead ♪ you got to risk it all ♪ risk it all >> so there's some famous mans -- faces like issa rae and tyler the creator,the first black valedictorian of princeton. he bought a former plantation where his ancestors were enslaved. the song was released in conjunction with the work williams did for time magazine's cover package, addressing the systemic inequalities that black people face in this country and ideas for changes ahead. very inspiring video. okay. so it is a deal. the rock now has himself a football league, dwayne johnson posting on instagram -- it's official. the keys to xfl has been handed over to its new owners, the rock

and some business partners. he promises to put his callouss to hard work, to build a new culture for fans and players to enjoy. the deal saves the league from bankruptcy. finally, it's breakfast time and dessert time. all in one. i come bearing gifts. >> yes. >> thanks to the newest girl scout cookie, we've got a sneak peek. >> dan's cookie broke. >> you know, that's karma. they're like little french toast shaped like a slice of bread with a coating of icing on the bottom. >> i like this. >> see this in next year's cookie. you like those cookie. >> we got a preview of next year's cookie? >> yes. >> fancy. >> the inside scoop right here in "pop news." >> buy 12 boxes from rob's daughter. >> always for a good cause. >> i like how the dan/janai rivalry has stepped up. >> it's totally pu

>> what i n't like is always >> she's just better at trash talking than i am. >> i get a lot of practice at home. >> did you try the cookie? >> thank you, whit. >> they're untouched. >> happy sunday. >> happy sunday. >> i feel like this would be good with coffee. >> yes. >> i feel like it would be good with anything. it's really delicious. great "pop news." thank you, janai. really appreciate it. i want to remind everyone before we go -- stay tuned for george, he's got a big episode of "this week" with george stephanopoulos coming up. have a great sunday. and if you're in the part of the country affected by those storms we'll be covering them right here throughout the week with rob on the ground there in new orleans.

good morning. i'm liz kreutz. we got an update on the czu lightning complex burning in santa cruz county. cal fire says yesterday someone broke into a commander's car, stole his wallet and drained his bank account. officials warn it's against the law to be in areas under an

evacuation order. at least 71,000 acres burned in this complex, containment at 8%. 129 structures have been destroyed, another 24,000 are threatened. the scu lightning complex exploded in size, a new evacuation order just came in a couple of hours ago this morning for residents south of welsh creek road and east of calaveros road and now burning at least 339,000 acres, growing nearly 50,000 more on saturday, the fire is still 10% contained across 5 different counties all experiencing mandatory evacuation orders. 20,000 structures are threatened, 5 destroyed. let's get to meteorologist lisa argen tracking the weather. >> hi, everyone. a view from san rafael with high clouds, air quality pretty good right now in most of the bay area except the south bay. 61 in gilroy.apn be with us aga

later on today but right now you'll notice that the air quality pretty good, getting into the mixing and some smoke from the fire drifting up to the north and east bay today. 93 in concord. jose.ne inland spare the air alert today through wednesday. >> thank you. we'll see you at 9:00 a.m

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