right now on "america this morning" -- immune to the virus? the new claim from president trump about beating covid and his rush to return to the campaign trail. plus, the trump campaign now at odds with dr. anthony fauci who says his words have been taken out of context. supreme showdown. hearings kick off today for amy coney barrett. vice presidential candidate kamala harris among the senators expected to grill barrett on everything from health care to abortion. the message this morning from judge barrett. murder for hire. two teens arrested after a woman allegedly paid them to shoot her ex-husband. the victim now speaking out. af. how gps helped crack the case. plus, dangerous joyride.

a wild chase after an 11-year-old steals a bus. how it all ended. the shopping battle brewing online hours before amazon prime day. how you can benefit. and king james reigns supreme. >> this historic 2020 nba championship belongs to the los angeles lakers. >> lebron leading the way as the lakers take home their 17th world title. what made this one so different. good morning, everyone. i'm mona kosar abdi. >> and i'm will reeve. we begin with president trump heading back on the campaign trail today. his personal doctor says the president is no longer at risk of spreading covid-19. the president is going one step further. >> it all comes as dr. anthony

fauci accuses the trump campaign of taking his words out of context ring new ad fa heard p president trump set to return to the campaign trail just days after leaving the hospital. >> looks like i'm immune for -- i don't know, maybe a long time. could be a short time. could be a lifetime. nobody knows. i'm immune. >> reporter: kicking off a jam-packed week of back to back rallies after his doctor said the president is no longer at risk of spreading covid. during a call with supporters sunday, the president claimed he's not only covid free, but immune to the virus. >> i've tested totally negative. refer the white house yet to confirm he tested negative. the president is touting the experimental treatment he credits for his recovery. >> we want it brought into the hospitals. i believe it's a transfusion. i believe it will solve the problems of a lot of people. >> reporter: despite promising results for remdesivir and the regeneron, the antibody cocktail

the ceo is warning they only have enough doses to treat 50,000 patients. >> we have to figure out ways to ration this. >> reporter: the president is eager to get back on the campaign trail with his numbers slipping. when it comes to handling the pandemic our poll shows voters trust joe biden over trump by 12 points. >> america deserves a president who understands what people are going through. >> reporter: now the president's campaign facing new questions. >> president trump handled the virus heads on. >> reporter: abc news confirming dr. fauci did not consent to this new ad where he's heard praising the president's response to the pandemic. >> i can't imagine that anybody could be doing more. >> reporter: fauci writing i have never publicly endorsed any political candidate. the comment attributed to me without my permission in the gop campaign were taken out of context. the trump campaign plans to keep airing the ad. saying the doctor has praised the president's work in the past. one of those topics of praise, the administration's decision to

restrict travel during the pandemic. this morning the administration is in talks with airlines to fast track international travel. >> it will be a great way to open the borders and begin to open the economy. >> reporter: officials revealing possible plans for an air bridge between new york and london, a program that would tes land allowing them to skip the mandatory two-week quarantine. the talks coming even as new infections in the uk have doubled in the last week. pubs and restaurants in some areas facing tighter restrictions. as for how the air bridge would work, reports say the airlines want to test passengers on departure and arrival and test them again five days later. if they're negative, they can skip quarantine. a frightening scene as the pandemic forces more people to eat outdoors. an out of control suv plowing into a crowd of diners in san jose, california injuring eight people, two critically. police say the driver may have suffered a medical emergency.

confirmation hearings begin this morning for supreme court nominee amy coney barrett. she'll be questioned by vice presidential candidate kamala harris. in these divisive times our new poll shows a slight majority believe the senate should wait to confirm a new justice until after the election. there appears to be nothing standing in the way of barrett's confirm. abc elizabeth shul si joins us with a preview of today's hearing. good morning, elizabeth. >> reporter: good morning, mona. the supreme court confirmation of judge amy coney barrett taking center stage with 22 days until the presidential election and with the coronavirus pandemic forcing a mix of in person and virtual attendance. both the election and coronavirus pandemic looming large over the supreme court hearing of judge amy coney barrett. the 22 senators on the judiciary committee are expected to appear in person and virtually with two republicans mike lee of utah and

thom tillis of north carolina testing positive for covid-19. senator judiciary chairman lindsey graham telling fox news barrett will be confirmed before election day. >> that's my hope. it's up to senator mcconnell to do after the 22nd. we can easily get her confirmed before the election. >> reporter: senate democrats vowing to do everything they can to slow down the process. >> when the vote occurs in committee and on the floor, democrats will not supply the k quorum period. >> reporter: democrats including vice presidential nominee kamala harris expect to make health care at stake, with the supreme court set to hear arguments about the act. >> we are going to focus on the issues that really explain her philosophy and what she will bring to the supreme court, what changes she'll make in the country. >> reporter: judge barrett will say her philosophy is reflected by justice scalia. according to a copy of her opening statement obtained by

abc news, saying policy should be left to the elected branches of government and the courts should not do so or try. if confirmed the 48-year-old devout catholic and mother of seven would solidify a 6-3 conservative majority on the court. on the campaign trail, joe biden refusing to answer questions about whether he would support packing the court, adding justices to shift the balance back towards democrats if he wins. >> you'll know my opinion on court packing when the election is over. >> don't the voters deserve to know? >> no, they don't. >> reporter: democrats are expected to mount additional challenges to the safety of the hearing citing the pandemic. without a majority, democrats say they lack meaningful tools to prevent judge barrett from getting confirmed. mona? >> elizabeth, thank you. a security guard hired by a tv news station is accused of murder after a protest in denver. police say matthew dolloff got into a confrontation with another man who fired pepper spray at him. the 49-year-old victim was shot once and died at the hospital.

this happened as left and right wing groups were holding a rally and counter protest. officials say dolloff was not licensed to be a security guard. it is unclear what started that confrontation. hurricane delta blamed for two deaths in louisiana. the storm toppled trees and power lines leaving 700,000 power outages. about half of the power outages have been restored. many homes and businesses where the storm came ashore flooded, damaged or destroyed about six weeks after hurricane laura went through the same area. >> i feel very hopeless. i'm thinking i don't know if i'm going to be able to live through the put back together only to have it destroyed again. it seems like we're in a pattern. >> the remnants of delta are blamed for a train derailment in georgia where heavy rain flooded highways. let's look at your monday forecast. what's left of hurricane delta is bringing heavy rain to the

midatlantic and northeast this morning. some areas could see 4 inches of rain. flash flooding and tornados are possible from the storms. 40 mile per hour wind gusts are expected here in new york city. those storms will combine with a cold front keeping temperatures in the 50s in new york and boston today. 60s in chicago where showers are also expected. 80s and dry across the south. 50s and rain in the northwest. 63 in portland. california and on the head of the king. lebron james and the lakers beating the heat to win the title in six games, just nine months after lakers' legend kobe bryant tragically died in a helicopter crash. the players dedicated the win to kobe and the win set off a celebration in l.a. we'll hear from lebron james later this half hour. new details about simon

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from indiana. a train slamming into a tractor-trailer. it was stuck on the tracks. the cab of the truck was ripped off and dragged douwn the track. the driver was able to escape. in florida, this boat slammed into two docks on the st. lucy river. the men inside had fallen overboard. they had to dive under water to stay safe. an 11-year-old is charged with taking a bus on a joyride in louisiana.

police say the boy stole the bus and took them on a 13-mile chase, hitting a gas line. they say he even tried to hit another driver. the chase ended when the bus hit a tree. miraculously no one was seriously injured. now to an alleged murder for hire plot. a man is speaking out after being shot nine times. police have arrested his exwife and two teenagers. here's abc's megan tevrizian. >> reporter: this morning police near seattle releasing disturbing details about an alleged murder for hire scheme. police say a woman hired a teenage boy to kill her ex-husband in exchange for 13 thousand dollars. >> another one was on the back of my leg that went right through. i had another one on my left leg, one in my hip, my left arm and the chest obviously. >> reporter: police say the victim barron lee was shot nine times while walking to his car in july. in an exclusive interview with

"good morning america" lee spoke about the moment he was shot. >> i'm just thinking this is the last time i'm going to breathe. you were shot nine times, i'm thinking this is it. >> reporter: according to court records lee and his exwife sharon kelly were in the midst of a bitter custody battle and divorce. lee saying he suspected kelly immediately. police arrested his exwife and two teenage boys. court documents saying there was a tracking device purchased by kelly on lee's car and the alleged gunman forwarded himself an email containing a link to a gps monitor company web page the night before the shooting. >> she purchased the gps tracker and that was connected to the second suspect. there is evidence she conspired to commit the murder. >> reporter: later on "good morning america" barron lee will describe how the shooting played out and his recovery despite

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finally the los angeles lakers are world champions this morning. this win is especially sweet. >> wil >> this historic 2020 nba championship belongs to the los >> reporter: a decade in the making the party is on for the l.a. lakers. >> i'm half drunk right now from the champagne. i don't know how to act exactly. >> reporter: the lakers and lebron james are nba champions once again. a title worthy of a little respect. >> coach vogel wanted respect. our organization wants respect. lakernation wants their respect. i want my damn respect too. >> reporter: king james show stopping in the series averaging more than 29 points, 11.8 rebounds and 8.5ssts per game. lebron named finals mvp for the fourth time, second only to michael jordan. king james is the first to get

the finals mvp title under three different franchises -- the heat, the cavs and now this. lebron facetiming his mom after the historic win. >> god is good. god is great. i hope i continue to make you proud, mom. >> reporter: it's a fairytale ending worthy of disney world. cinderella's castle lit up in purple and gold. the lakers claiming their 17th title on sunday night with the 106-93 win over the miami heat. the lakers honoring kobe bryant all season culminating with their championship win. >> to be able to share this moment right now knowing that he and gianna are looking down from heaven. i know he's a proud friend. i know he is. >> reporter: vanessa bryant posted a photo of the general manager writing congratulations uncle p. congratulations, lakers. kobe was right, stay the course, block out the noise. wish kobe and gianna were here to see this. will, mona? >> i'll have more on the lakers win coming up on "gma."

>> the kid from akron di right now on "america this morning" -- immune to the virus? the new claim from president trump about beating covid and his rush to return to the campaign trail. plus, the trump campaign now at odds with dr. anthony fauci who says his words have been taken out of context. supreme showdown. hearings kick off today for amy coney barrett. vice presidential candidate kamala harris among the senators expected to grill barrett on everything from health care to abortion. the message this morning from judge barrett. murder for hire. two teens arrested after a woman allegedly paid them to shoot her ex-husband. the victim now speaking out. after being shot nine times. how gps helped crack