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good morning, america. feeling the heat. record breaking hot temperatures from the midwest to the northeast. some spots hitting triple digits, and the flooding concerns in the south. what to expect for the week ahead. center stage. former president trump in his first major appearance in months, attacking democrats and teasing another possible presidential run. >> a year that i look very much forward to, 2024. first foreign trip. vice president kamala harris set to visit guatemala and mexico. what she hopes to accomplish, as we're there for an emotional reunion for a honduran mom who sent her children to the u.s. in
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hopes of a better life. ferry rescue. passenger scrambling for life jackets after their boat ran aground in new york city and began taking on water. what passengers are telling us this morning. breaking her silence. naomi osaka's first comments since withdrawing from the french open. her message to fans this morning. and setting sail. >> reporter: welcome aboard the first north american cruise since the pandemic shut this industry down. >> our firsthand look at the cruise ship comeback and the changes for vacationers. good morning. politics in the spotlight this morning as former president trump makes his first major appearance in months playing to a friendly crowd at the north carolina gop convention. hitting many of his favorite talking points including immigration and policing. >> his appearance comes after several days of challenging
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headlines including facebook continuing its ban against him. and as abc's news has reported one of the trump organization's most senior officials testifying before a special grand jury. >> more on that in a moment. we begin with the oppressive heat settling in across most of the country. rob is in lake charles, louisiana with more. rob, good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning, whit. for the first week of june this is impressive, if not down right dangerous. especially for the upper midwest. take a look at some of these numbers from yesterday. north dakota has been sizzling for three days. up and over 100 degrees yesterday. some of the records you see here. bismarck 103, fargo 100, minneapolis 99. this is spreading to the northeast as well. the core of is daand coidor thrng recs along the i-95 from d.c. to boston. that will hold it looks like for the next couple days. some of these big cities will
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see over 90 degrees through tuesday. eva? >> rob, thank you. now to politics. former president trump's first night in the spotlight since february. trump taking the stage at the north carolina republican convention. kenneth moton has more from the white house. good morning, kenneth. >> reporter: good morning, eva. former president trump hit a number of topics overnight. he rallied north carolina republicans. he continued his election lies and conspiracies. teasing a potential political comeback to this white house. >> the survival of america depends on our ability to elect republicans at every level. starting with the midterms next year. we have to get it done. rep former esidok cenagfoth first time in months speaking to republicans at their state convention in greenville, north carolina. feedg hour long. >> as we gather tonight our country is being destroyed before our very own eyes. >> reporter: the former
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president spent much of his time bashing democrats and his successor. >> joe biden and the socialist democrats are the most radical history.g administration in - they're bowing down to china. our border is wide open. illegal immigration is sky rocketing. >> reporter: the one-term president used the opportunity to tease a possible 2024 presidential run. >> we're going to lay the groundwork for making sure that republicans once again carry the great state of north carolina in a number -- a year that i look very much forward to, 2024. >> reporter: the former president missing a major tool he had on his previous campaign trails, social media. his speech coming just a day after facebook announced they would ban him from its platforms until at least january 2023 insisting his words fueled the january 6th attack on the nation's capitol. it's not the only major hurdle in his path.igions.
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sources telling abc news jeff mcconney, the trump organization's controller recently testified before a special grand jury impanelled by the manhattan district attorney. that group set to decide whether to bring criminal charges against trump and his employees. a major interest whether trump inflated investments and then deflated them for tax breaks. trump has called the investigation a continuation of the greatest witch hunt in american history. trump has rallies planned in georgia, alabama, ohio and florida this summer. whit? >> kenneth, thank you. now to vice president kamala harris making her first official foreign trip with stops in guatemala and mexico. migration among the top issues on the agenda. maryalice parks is in guatemala city with the latest. maryalice, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, whit. the vice president lands here in just a few hours.
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tomorrow she'll meet with the guatemalan president at the national palace. to underscore the urgency of her visit, the number of guatemalans fleeing has been staggering. more than 96,000 guatemalans apprehended at the border, more than any other country in the region. vice president kamala harris set to arrive in part of the world president biden knows well. making her first foreign trip making her first foreign trip with a two-day swing to guatemala and mexico. her mission one that has stumped many american leaders before, how to slow surging migration to the region, now at levels not seen in decades. it was an assignment biden had when he was vice president. her team saying she's been taking stock of what worked and what did not. harris has talked to b
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tr, e admistration notmala. >> it's going to be an honest and real conversation. i do, i'm there to listen as much to share perspective. >> reporter: harris arriving with gifts in hand. the biden administration saying it would start sending much-needed vaccines to the region. in april the u.s. committing $310 million in immediate aid. the white house proposing $4 billion over the next four years too. a stark contrast from the trump administration that halted nearly all aid to the area. on the ground the need is visible. back to back hurricanes last fall devastating communities. drought hitting farmlands and fod supplies. the world food program estimating nearly 4 million guatemalan people suffering from acute hunger and food in food if insecurity. more than 46% of children have stunted growth. in texas overnight, this
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honduran family finally together again. mother reunited with her children, 14 and 10 years old. telling us she cried every day in mexico when they were apart.v the children had been living with a foster family in ohio, after crossing the border illegally and alone. their mother staying behind waiting on her asylum case. the foster mom in ohio reflecting on that unimaginable decision. p>> like any other mos the best for her children. she had to make the hardest -- i don't know that i could have made it -- to send her children unaccompanied across the border. >> reporter: harris said there needs to be a wide range approach. not one thing will solve the problems on the ground. her team is proud of new commitments they secured from american companies, brands like
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microsoft and mastercard, promising to invest here. the tough questions harris will face is what will actually work. and help can't come soon enough. dan? >> that trip begins today. maryalice, thank you so much. let's bring in avery harper. good morning to you. given the complexity of this issue, has the vice president been given an impossible job? >> it's an unenviable task. democrats and republicans have had difficulty addressing these situations at the southern border. the white house would argue this is not a border assignment at all. it's about stemming the root causing of migration in central america. we know that the vice president's diplomatic efforts will focus on three areas. economic development, climate change and food security and lastly a focus on women and young people. it's important to note that these might not have an immediate impact on the numbers of migrants we're seeing at the tournament border. these are long-term ideas. >> when you go at the root causes, it's not a quick fix. let me loop back to former
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president trump. we saw him give a speech overnight. we're hearing he has more rallies coming. assuming he's going to make himself more prominent on the political stage going forward, is that a good thing or bad thing for the republicans heading into the midterms and beyond? >> it remains to be seen. we saw the president hold on to those conspiracy theories and lies about the 2020 election. that's going to be a difficult thing to impact the turnout for republicans. he's encouraging at the same time that republicans vote for the candidates that he's endorsing. if the standing ovations he received are any indication, he's going to remain a powerful voice in the party through midterms and beyond. >> powerful and influential. we saw what happened in georgia when he said the system is rigged and vote for my candidate potentially. >> potentially.
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we don't know what will happen. >> if the last five years have shown us anything, that's true. avery, thanks very much. that's avery harper. tune in to "this week." george stephanopoulos has an interview with the facebook executive nick clegg and he's going to be talking about trump's suspension from the platform. george will speak with the commerce secretary gina raimondo about the latest on the heated and ongoing infrastructure negotiations. eva over to you. a frightening scene on new york city's east river. more than 100 passengers had to cramable off this ferry as water was being taken on. trevor ault has more. >> reporter: passengers speaking out after being rescued from this ferrari that crashed into the brooklyn shore. >> i saw this concrete out the window and we went bang, straight into it. >> reporter: first responders with the fdny and the coast guard rushing to the scene, using cherry pickers to evacuate passengers.
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the sea streak ferry shuttling more than 100 people from new jersey to manhattan saying the commodore experienced a mechanical issue that caused the vessel to lose power. one passenger david osborne heard the initial crash. the boat sailed over rocks and concrete. shortly after the boat began taking on water. >> they were running the bar and getting buckets. >> reporter: jonathan was also on board traveling with his wife and 1-year-old daughter. he quickly put a life jacket on his infant as the boat began listing on one side. >> the boat was tilting. i went to the high side with my baby and went out the door so i could get a better view. i could see land below us. >> reporter: fire officials were already out on the water responding to other calls. >> from the time we received the
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call, our fire department units were on the scene in under four minutes. we had an orderly systematic removal. >> reporter: this morning this ferry is still here stuck in the inlet. a salvage crew will have to recover it. then it will be taken in for repairs. officials say every person on the board was safely evacuated and no serious injuries. whit? >> that is good to hear. trevor, thank you so much. we move to the pandemic and the declining vaccination rate in the u.s., worrying health experts. right now about 41.5% of americans are fully vaccinated. janai norman joining us with more. good morning. >> reporter: hey, whit, good morning. according to the cdc about 1 million doses are being administered a day. to put that in perspective the peak average back in april was about 3.3 million a day. it's down about 70%. president biden announced june as a month of action pushing
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ahead with getting 70% of adults partially vaccinated by the fourth of july. the philadelphia eagles are joining efforts. opening vaccination clinics for anyone 12 or older who lives and works in the city. we've seen the big incentives around the country from winning $1 million to scholarships to sports tickets and free beer to get that vaccination rate up. although we've seen signs of life returning to some sort of normalcy. the pga tour a prime example we're not out of the woods. jon rahm doubling over as he learned he tested positive for covid-19. rahm who is well on his way to making history, likely to join tiger woods to become the second player to win back to back tournaments, forced to withdraw. pga officials said he was subject to contact tracing protocols as he came in close contact with a person covid positive. they say rahm has remained asymptomatic. he's in isolation. a reminder that even as covid
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infections are down and hospitalizations are down and covid deaths are the lowest since the pandemic began, an average of 325 americans are still dying every day from the virus. very sobering reminder. dan? >> the threat remains. janai, thank you. new developments this morning in the case of the socialite suspected of the death of a police officer in belize. jasmine hartin due in court this week as somebody who knows the suspect and the victim is speaking out. elwyn lopez has the latest. >> reporter: this morning a man who knew the socialite and the top cop who authorities say was shot to death in belize is speaking out. >> it was unbelievable. >> reporter: jean lopez says 38-year-old jasmine hartin, accused of manslaughter, stopped by his restaurant crazy horse once or twice a month. >> we never had a bad experience with her here at crazy horse.
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whenever she comes here, she is always decent. >> reporter: officials say hartin who is connected to one of the wealthiest families in the uk was friends with officer jemmot. the friends getting together for drinks. what still remains unclear is what took place before the socialite was reportedly found with what appeared to be blood on her and jemmot's body discovered in the water nearby. his family sharing the death certificate. the medical examiner stating he died to a gunshot wound to the head. now they say they're pursuing a wrongful death lawsuit. >> he was a loving, caring friendly soul. my brother loved life, loved people. >> reporter: this as hartin gets one step closer to knowing if she will be granted bail. a judge rejected her plea last week after prosecutors labeled her a serious flight risk. this wednesday the court will take it back into consideration. experts say investigators could
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be trying to pinpoint what happened moments before jemmot was shot. >> one would hope they're looking into particulars as to why she and the superintendent of police ended up on a deserted dock. >> reporter: jemmot's family said they wouldn't be surprised if the socialite was given bail this week saying money equals power. har ten hartin's attorneys have until tomorrow to respond to the prosecution's objections. eva? >> so many watching to see what happens. elwyn, thank you. time for a check of the weather and rob marciano in lake charles, louisiana this morning. it's been a steamy weekend. >> reporter: very hot across much of the country. very expansive heat wave for sure. we're in lake charles to shine a light on the slow recovery here after the hurricanes, the ice storm and flood. you can see some of the damage from the first hurricane behind me with this church. we want to show you incredible video out of canada. look at this shot of a tornado in alberta.
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high river canada. not doing any damage. tearing up some prairie and pasture land there. we have fire situations in arizona, 25,000-acre fire in superior. there's another one that's also burning in this area. we have red flag warnings where the heat is building and the humidity is dropping. the winds will be gusty. vegas 105 today. 100 degrees in st. george, utah. that's a check on what's happening nationally. good sunday morning. san rafael clear. breezy in spots but the winds pick up. a cooler afternoon by about five mac degrees and much colder monday and tuesday. continued breezy to gusty winds. low to mid-80s from livermore co. 82 in santa rosa with upper 60s in santa cruz. the accuweather seven-day forecast it's going to get windy and cooler than
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>> reporter: i got to tell you, whit, my stomach isn't right from my blue angels flight. we're back to all business today. time to get back to work regardless of how i feel inside. back to you guys. >> we appreciated the video, rob. that much we know for sure. you're a brave man. >> we're glad you're starting to feel better. >> thank you, rob. we'll talk soon. moving to the cruise industry and its efforts to get back on course during the pandemic. the first north american cruise setting sail with vaccine cards as essential as the tickets. gio benitez is getting a firsthand look at the safety precautions aboard the celebrity millennium. the biggest fully vaccinated cruise in the world right now. >> reporter: guys, good morning. welcome aboard the first north
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american cruise since the pandemic shut down this industry. take a look. all crew members and adult passengers are fully vaccinated. doesn't look too full because celebrity is keeping capacity at 50% to start. remember, this is the first one. let's show you what it looks like to get on board. we boarded in st. martin. the first document you have to show is the vaccination card. they want the physical card. not a photo. they want to see a negative pcr test taken within the past 72 hours. if you don't have that when you board, they'll take your test right here. because of the vaccines, the cruise line says passengers do not need to wear masks while on board. the big question here is will vaccinations be required when cruise lines restart operations from the u.s.? celebrity is up first from florida. they say vaccines will be required. a week later royal caribbean has its own cruise. they're saying guests are strongly recommended to set sail
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fully vaccinated, if eligible. those unvaccinated or unable to verify vaccination will be required to undergo testing and follow other protocols. different cruise lines may have different rules. they all say they're still working with the cdc and different state officials to try to work that all out. no matter what, we're going to be covering it all for you live on "gma" tomorrow morning as this ship approaches barbados. guys, back to you. >> as we say in the business, that is a tough gig, tough beat, gio benitez. thank you for your reporting. coming up, a high school student says he was denied his diploma because he wore a mexican flag at his graduation ceremony. what he's telling us this morning. naomi osaka's first comments since withdrawing from the french open. her message to fans. in our "weekend download," how to keep a host of insects from ruining your summer. we'll be right back. "good morning america" is
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and art in the historic fillmore district. it runs from noon until 4:00. if you miss it today, it will be back the third sunday of this month, june 20. let's get a check on the forecast with lisa argen. a sunny start in san rafael. cooler and breezier. low 50s, san francisco. there is the fog with upper 50s. highs today downtown in the 60s. low to mid-80s inland. ahead, it's cooler and windy and maybe rain at the end of the week. thank you for
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killer who fatally shot a 6-year-old boy on a california freeway, apparently as a result of road rage, now reaching $500,000. friends and family gathered for an emotional final good-bye to aidan. he died two weeks ago as his mother was driving him to school. >> horrifying story. also happening right now, a massive fire in phoenix has prompted the largest response in the history of that city's fire department. the fire has burned through multiple structures there. filling the sky with huge plumes of smoke and causing power outages. one firefighter was hurt, but he's expected to be okay. and naomi osaka breaking her silence on instagram after withdrawing from the french open revealing she suffers from anxiety and depression. the four-time grand slam champ thanking her fans for all the love, saying she really appreciates it. no word yet whether she'll return to wimbledon later this month. >> she's done a lot to raise awareness and reduce stigma around anxiety and depression, so good on her.
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we're going to start this half hour with a high school graduation ceremony that created a social media fire storm. it involves a student who wore a mexican flag draped over his gown. he says he was denied his diploma for violating the school's dress code. now the two sides are at odds over who should be apologizing. abc's ike ejiochi is on the story. ike, good morning. >> reporter: dan, good morning to you. edward lopez says he refuses to apologize because he doesn't think he did anything wrong. it's a stance he refuses to change. this morning edward never thought his last moments in high school would be anything like this. >> this is messed up. i did nothing wrong. >> reporter: the graduate getting ready to receive his diploma, only to come up short. >> when i got up there, i went for the hand shake. i wasn't thinking nothing of it. i heard her say you can't wear that. >> reporter: the ceremony in north carolina, momentarily pausing when lopez walks up to
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get his diploma and is denied it because of wearing the flag. lopez's cousin watching as lopez and the principle speak. >> he gets called up. we see she leans over and pauses the ceremony and that's when we noticed he starts o reach for his flag. >> i was shocked and confused. i was like what? she was like the flag, you can't wear that. >> reporter: lopez, whose parents moved here from mexico was told he won't get the diploma because he's violating dress code. the school saying this is not about the mexican flag. saying they strongly support their students' heritage, but they go on to highlight the dress code allowing for decoration only on the graduation cap. lopez and his family confronted the administration and were eventually escorted out by police officers on site for the ceremony. the incident drawing dozens in front of the school protesting their decision and causing a
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fire storm online with anger aimed at school officials who allegedly told lopez he could get his diploma if he apologizes. >> i don't know why i need to apologize. it should be heard. i did nothing wrong. >> reporter: this young student says this is about much more than a flag. >> it means everything to me. my whole family, i did it for them because they had a rough childhood. they didn't get to go to school like i did. i was basically doing it for my family. >> reporter: we're learning the school plans to hold a press conference on monday to address the situation. they plan to meet with lopez and his family to see if they can come up with a solution. whit? >> ike, thank you. we want to turn to the weather and rob marciano in lake charles, louisiana. rob, a mixed weather situation across the country. >> reporter: a lot of heat and rain down here across the we want to start rn in south ca. low spinning here.pper
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6 1/2 inches falling there. creating some slow travel across the roadways that are seeing some water over there. then back to west in texas, they had several days of torrential rain. about 10 inches in some spots. they'll be under the gun today. here's the situation today. flash flood watches -- one more piece of video. houston, texas, rain and lightning. look at that light show. upper low coming in for southeast texas, all of south louisiana and to south mississippi and getting into alabama as well. this swings off towards the east and in spots we'll see another 3 to 6 inches of rainfall getting into biloxi and gulf port. tuscaloosa will be wet too. that's a check in the southeast. time for a look at your local good sunday morning. a few fingers of fog.
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cooler weather coast. 60s and 70s around the bay towards noon. >> reporter: this weather report >> reporter: this weather report sponsored by baby bell. more from lake charles in just a few minutes. guys, back to you. >> thanks, rob. coming up on "good morning america," keeping away the creepy crawlies. how to prevent them from ruining your summer fun. >> you're talking about bugs. >> and you too. pop star olivia rodrigo -- what did you say? >> nothing. >> okay. back on track here. pop star olivia rodrigo, she has a brand new song coming out. it's not on her album. where you can find it coming up on "pop news" with janai while i dig in with whit on the commercial break.
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fredericks, an entomologist. dr. fredericks, good morning to you. thanks for being with us. lots of bugs and insects out there this time of year. let's start with mosquitos. what should we expect this season? >> any time we have a wet, warm spring and summer, we should expect lots of mosquitos. mosquito bites are annoying. they also transmit disease, not e least would be west nile virus and eastern equine encephalitis. check around your property and remove standing water and make sure you're wearing insect repellant. we recommend 20% deet. >> let's turn to ticks. i have a dog that likes to get into the bushes. tell us about the threat we expect this year. >> the mild winter has resulted in large tick populations going into the spring and summer. it's estimated up to 30,000 people get lyme disease each year.
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that's just what's reported to the cdc. >> let's turn to flying insects, things like wasps, hornets, yellow jackets. what do we do about that? >> when you're outside, cover up food. that could be attractive to stinging insects and serve beverages in cups. that will make the chances of a stinging insect getting inside of a can less likely. >> those giant cicadas. we've been seeing them up and down the east coast and mid atlantic. what are you expecting in the summer months? >> right now much of the eastern u.s. is experiencing billions of cicadas. these bugs don't cause harm. they don't bite or sting. i would expect the cicadas to be gone by midjuly. >> gentle giants of the insect world. doctor, thank you for your time. we appreciate it. >> thank you. >> i don't know why i'm itchy all of a sudden. what is that? >> it was a fly. >> there was a fly.
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from hurricane laura. a little signal of hope here. they certainly need it. yesterday we celebrated the blue angels and the air show being back in lake charles today. we want to shine a spotlight on a very slow recovery after a slew of natural disasters. two hurricanes, an ice storm and epic flood all in nine months. like so many in lake charles kevin, former nfl and lsu football star, has been hit hard by them all. >> people right now mentally that's the biggest thing. when you walk around and talk to your neighbors, you feel a sense of sadness. >> reporter:e ngma fe rsthree then aer. e had contractors that were doing stuff. all of that got put on hold, stopped. >> reporter: the mayor of lake charles losing patience, waiting for congress to approve supplemental suffering. >> there are americans suffering in southwest louisiana.
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we have not received the same proper federal response that other natural disasters have received. >> reporter: senator bill cassidy pleading the case to congress last month, to no avail. >> we cannot afford to allow the impact of an entire year of natural disasters to go unaddressed. >> reporter: fema telling abc news they have been in the area since before hurricane laura and continue to work in lake charles to assist survivors by providing grants, loans and housing to those eligible. since hurricane laura fema approved more than $1.1 billion in statewide assistance. that's nearly 300 million individual assistance dollars. more than 650 million in sba disaster loans and nearly 150 million in national flood lueer missions have epd in, many from texas. >> right now we're just cleaning up. we took everything out of the house. you can see the debris pile here, everything in the house was wet and spoiled and
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beginning to accumulate mold. >> reporter: for many in lake charles it's the kindness of these strangers that means the most. >> the one thing is we're going to make it. >> reporter: they will make it, but it's going to be a very slow and tough go. the one thing we talked to people about, they say is prevalent, insurance claims to commercial insurance companies aren't being paid to the point where people are having to hire lawyers in order to make any progress. i talked to one lawyer who had 600 claims against commercial insurance companies. that's just one lawyer. frustrating times to say the least. >> that sounds incredibly frustrating. rob, you've been a great booster for lake charles. thank you for your work this weekend and throughout the past few months. we'll be right back with "pop news" with janai. we'll be "pop news" with janai. i met my husband in 2002.
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news." what's happening? >> show the viewers what you do when it's time for me to come out. >> stormin' norman. >> whit used to be a sports announcer. thank you. there you have it. it's time for "pop news." tom hanks is being applauded for his op-ed in the "new york times" urging americans to study the tulsa race massacre. he writes that our nation's school should stop the battle to white wash the curriculum. america's history is messy, but knowing that it makes us wiser and stronger people. in 1921 a white mob burned down black wall street killing as many as 300 people. the actor says he loves history, but notugh of it is learned about the black experience. many commenting that they too have little knowledge of what happened in tulsa and noting it worked in tulsa. olivia rodrigo's album
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debuting at number one on the billboard album chart. now she's performing a new song as her character in "high school musical." here's a take of "granted." ♪ am i taking it for granted ♪ ♪ everything that i've been granted ♪ ♪ i keep lying awake with these dreams in the dead of the night ♪ no >> you can catch the full song in the latest episode on disney plus. finally, peanuts fans are learning more about the man behind the character charlie brown. a documentary of charles schultz is set to debut. narrated by will you pi nyon nyong'o. a new trailer was just released featuring a roster of celebrities. check it out. >> charlie brown is a little bit
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of what all of us have inside us. >> my favorite character is linus. i used to carry a blue blanket. >>rybody knows what lucy with the football means. >> i am lucy and dan is charlie brown. it will premiere on apple tv later this month. that's "pop news." >> i've thrown my hip out many times going for that football. janai, thank you very much. great "pop news" as always. have a great sunday everybody. stay tuned for george and "this week" right here. ay tuned for g week" right here. stay tuned for george and "this week" right here. good morning. i'm liz kreutz. happening today, it's family pride day at the san mateo county fair. it's back this year with summer carnival rides, food, and prices and also covid-19 vaccines.
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people 12 and older lined up at the vaccination clinic at the fairgrounds. the vaccine will be available for any county resident today and next weekend. there's a special deal for anyone who gets a shot. free admission to the fair, $20 food voucher, and four ride tickets. the fair runs through next sunday. the toyota save mart 350 is back at sonoma raceway after a one year hiatus due to covid. the 49ers head coach will be the grand marshal at the nascar race. two time defending champion martin truex jr.. he found victory lane in 2018 and 2019. the race starts at 1:00 p.m. , but if you don't have a ticket, it is sold out. but it will be pretty warm. we will see more 80s there. a cool down today for most. san jose, 80. it's nice out there right now. here's the view from mt. tam.
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slightly milder. the winds will pack up through the day today. getting breezy to windy. mid-60s downtown. 84, concord. 82, santa rosa. here is when it gets interesting. we are getting windier and cooler for monday through wednesday. then we will look for warmer temperatures, about we are looking for perhaps a chance of rain by the end of the workweek. thank you for joining us. this week with george stephanopoulos is getting more for your dollar is easy with xfinity internet. it's like getting this... ...for the price of this. teddy! because with xfinity internet, you get a free flex 4k streaming box.
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