right now on "america this morning," breaking news, a building collapse near miami. a massive rescue efforts. reports of people trapped. the latest from the scene. new details overnight about the bridge collapse in washington, d.c. cars crushed on the busiest highway in the capital. what we're learning about the condition of that bridge before the collapse. britney spears unleashes in court. the stunning revelations about her personal life as she pleads with the judge to give her back control of her money and career. how the pop star claims her family exploited her life and what happens next. caught on camera, dramatic new images of police under attack during the january riot at the u.s. capitol. throwing beer on the ice. the unexpected and dangerous celebration in new york

overnight. and from seinfeld's obsession with pop-tarts to a bizarre new dating show on netflix. >> so i like your fin. >> to a bar that accepts monopoly money, all the trending stories for your thursday morning. good thursday morning, everyone. we begin with breaking news. >> people are trapped in a high-rise building that collapsed in the town of su surfside. firefighters say the search was slow going because it was so dark. >> at least 80 fire and police units were called to the scene. there were reports of people trapped both in the rubble and on higher floors. at least one victim has been ptransported to the hospital. >> the building shook and then i looked out the window, and you

couldn't see. i thought it was like a storm or something coming in and then what happened was when the dust cleared, there was the back half of the building or back two-thirds of the building was gone and down to the ground. basically the fire department knocked on the door and said, we need to evacuate, so we just got our stuff together and left. >> our miami station report there is may have been ongoing construction on the roof of the building. we'll continue to follow this story on air and online throughout the morning. new details about the collapse of a pedestrian bridge in washington, d.c. the bridge came crashing down onto a busy highway after it was hit by a truck. five people were injured. officials say the bridge was rated in poor condition last month and was slated for repairs. there is a likely association of two vaccines and heart inflammation in young

people. abc's ike ejiochi has more. >> reporter: good morning, andrew. health experts say the delta variant that's currently making its way across the country, it targets the young and unvaccinated, and they add that getting the shot is the only way out. 34-year-old coleena anderson of springfield, missouri, with a warning about the coronavirus. >> this is not a fun disease. it's not something you take lightly. >> reporter: she's been battling covid for the past ten days inside one of the many missouri hospitals currently surging with new covid patients. >> there are the people who still think it's like the flu. it's not. oh, boy, is it not. >> reporter: the more contagious delta variant is now in at least 48 states making up nearly half of all infections across parts of the west and midwest. this morning a cluster of 17 new cases of the delta variant found in a nevada town. the cases are people all under 60 and unvaccinated. >> we've been seeing much younger patients needing management within the hospital, some as young as their late

teens, in their 20s, in their 30s and, unfortunately, all of those unvaccinated and very sick. >> reporter: 34% of adults ages 18 to 24 have been vaccinated, the same group that's currently exhibiting one of the highest rates of infection, and now a new report from the cdc panel finding a likely association between the pfizer and moderna vaccines and a rare mostly mild heart inflammation in younger people. out of more than 26 million doses given to young people, the cdc confirming 323 cases of the condition after getting a vaccine, mostly in males. still, experts say the benefits of getting the shot far outweigh the risks. >> getting covid is far more risky than having the vaccine because the heart failure that we see long term from covid infection can be more and more severe. >> reporter: now a cdc working group found there isn't enough evidence right now to recommend getting booster shots, but that could change as more data emerges, andrew.

>> ike, thank you. new police body camera video has been released from january's attack on the u.s. capitol. prosecutors say the video shows a suspect swinging a skateboard at a police officer's head. he's already pleaded not guilty to assaulting officers. meanwhile, a member of the militia group the oath keepers has now pleaded guilty to charges stemming from the capitol riot and officials say he's agreed to cooperate in the government's case against 15 other members of the oathkeepers. a dramatic clash on capitol hill after the chairman of the joint chiefs was questioned about critical race theory. that's a phrase describing an the history of racism. udying - it's come under fire everywhere from the military to classrooms across the country. this morning, america's top general is defending teaching critical race theory in schools. >> i want to understand white rage, and i'm white. >> reporter: general mark milley arguing in favor of the controversial classes amid a

growing debate in schools from florida to virginia. [ crowd chanting "shame on you" ] >> reporter: this heated school board meeting was shut down after outraged parents condemned teaching race to students in one virginia county. >> people were screaming, they were cursing. >> reporter: but one school's curriculum is raising questions in washington. a republican congressman accusing west point military academy of embracing divisive theories on race citing one class in particular. >> the seminar that over 100 cadets attended titled, understanding whiteness and white rage, taught by a woman who described the republican party platform as a platform of white supremacy. this is going on at west point as we speak to our future military leaders. >> i do think it's important actually for those of us in uniform to be open-minded and be widely read, and the united states military academy is a university, and it is important that we train and we understand. >> reporter: milley went on to say there's nothing wrong with

studying controversial ideas. >> i've read mao tse tung. i've read karl marx. i've read lenin. that doesn't make me a communist so what is wrong with understanding, having some situational understanding about the country for which we are here to defend, and i personally find it offensive that we are accusing the united states military, our general officers, our commissioned, our noncommissioned officers of being, quote, woke or something else because we're studying some theories that are out there. >> reporter: that answer drawing ire from congressman matt gaetz who later tweeted, with generals like this, it's no wonder we fought considerably more wars than we've won. at least 17 states are now considering rules banning critical race theory in classrooms. the white house says there are no plans to change the time line of the ongoing troop withdrawal from afghanistan. a new report claims the afghan government could fall to the taliban six months after the u.s. military leaves. lawmakers are urging the biden administration to speed up the visa process for afghan interpreters and other

contractors who fear they'll be slaughtered if the taliban takes over. as street crime surges across the country, a brazen shoplifter is finally under arrest in san francisco. this video went viral. it shows a man who allegedly hit the same walgreens four days in a row leaving the store as onlookers including a security guard stand by doing nothing. the police chief says the city needs more officers. local officials are also under fire for their policies including ending cash bail, which critics say has allowed more criminals back onto the streets. meanwhile, president biden outlined his plan to tackle violent crime. he's allowing police departments to use covid relief money to hire more cops and he's promising a crackdown on dealers who sell illegal guns. time now for a look at your thursday weather. 52 large wildfires are now burning across 11 states from arizona to montana. gusty winds and dry lightning in

some areas could make conditions even worse today. meanwhile, with an extreme drought gripping the west, a record heat wave is on the way. temperatures in seattle could be higher than miami this weekend, and portland, oregon, could see an all-time high of 111 degrees by sunday. checking today's high temperatures, 90s from the northern plains to texas. another day in the 70s for the northeast. coming up, the britney spears bombshell. >> what we're learning about her dramatic testimony in court as she tries to regain control of her personal life. the stunning claims about her privacy being violated. also ahead, the tech tycoon found dead in his jail cell. and later, the girl who got locked inside a bank vault.

♪ would you hold it against me ♪ ♪ 'cause you feel like paradise and i need a vacation ♪ back now with britney spears and the explosive revelations about her personal life after more than a decade of court enforced control over her personal life. she pleaded with a judge wednesday to set her free. >> she got personal claiming she was forced to stay on birth control and claiming people even watched her taking off her clothes. ♪ i'm a slave 4 u ♪ >> reporter: this morning, britney spears taking a stand slamming the court ordered conservatorship, which she says has left her traumatized and feeling like a slave. the 39-year-old demanding the court terminate the agreement without further psychiatric evaluation telling the judge she feels, quote, ganged up on, bullied, left out and alone. i'm tired of feeling alone. i deserve to have the same rights as anyone. [ crowd chanting ]

as fans rallied outside court inside spears delivered an emotional plea via phone describing how her court appointed conservators and her own family allegedly exploited her life tearfully retelling the time she was forced to perform and was allegedly sent to a mental health facility as punishment for a dispute over choreography during rehearsal for her las vegas residency. ♪ it's taken over me ♪ >> reporter: spears also claimed her therapist put her on the powerful medication lithium making her feel drunk. but when she told her parents she was scared, her family did nothing. back in 2008 spears requested her father as her court appointed conservator during her highly publicized mental health struggles, but since then the relationship has soured with spears comparing her father's control over her life to sex trafficking describing a call to him in which she says, i cried on the phone for an hour, and he loved every minute of it. he loved it. spears said the, quote, abusive

conservatorship goes far beyond medical decisions. in fact, court documents from 2016 claim her father and others are dictating every aspect of her life from which lawyers she can hire to who she dates to what color she was allowed to paint her kitchen cabinets. >> i think there are real i think there are real questions about whether he is simply trying to control his daughter for his own profit. he's profiting enormously as are everyone who is involved in this profiting from -- from britney while britney, by the way, is not even allowed to see what's being filed in court. it is really unprecedented. >> reporter: spears telling the court she didn't know she could petition for the conservatorship to be lifted until she did her own research saying, i've done more than enough. i don't owe these people anything. it's embarrassing and demoralizing what i've been through. during the 20-minute statement wednesday, spears also contradicted recent claims that she was happy. >> i just want to let you guys know that i am fine. i'm the happiest i've ever been in my life. >> reporter: the pop star telling the judge, quote, i told the whole world i was okay and happy.

it was a lie. in addition to ending the conservatorship, spears says she wants to choose her own lawyer and attend therapy at her home away from the paparazzi. >> even if the court believes that the conservatorship is in some way needed to protect britney, i do think she should have the right to decide who is in control, and she doesn't want her dad in control, and even if her dad has done a fantastic job, her right, her desire should be honored in removing the dad. >> the judge has not set a date for any additional hearings just yet. coming up, the massive great white shark off the northeast coast. also ahead, the history being made today on the las vegas strip.

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it took 90 minutes to get her out. and we turn now to the las vegas strip. today a massive new resort opens just in time for the summer travel rush. abc's andrea fujii takes a look. >> reporter: this morning a new addition to the las vegas strip hoping to cash in on the post pandemic travel surge. ♪ resorts world las vegas opens tonight, the first hotel casino to open on the strip in more than a decade. >> they're going to bring a nice influx of people, brand-new pools, brand-new nightclubs. i think there's 40 restaurants in there. >> reporter: developed by a group from malaysia, it's three hotels in one costing more than $4 billion to build sitting on the site formerly home to the stardust hotel. it features more than 3,500 rooms operated by hilton and a 5,000-seat concert venue with big names already booked including katy perry, luke bryan, celine dion and carrie underwood.

♪ southbound southbound ♪ >> reporter: in addition to the 40 restaurants and bars, there are seven unique pools including an infinity pool with views of the strip and a 27,000-square-foot spa. lighting it all up, the largest in the world l.e.d. display covering 100,000 square feet. sin city shut down early in the pandemic, but now with most covid rules lifted, tourists are flocking back. >> i think it's going to be pretty crazy coming up. it's going to be a lot of traffic. >> reporter: a recent study found nearly a quarter of all americans now rank las vegas at the top of their vacation destination list. vegas is hoping for big business this fourth of july. miley cyrus is set to perform at resorts world and the concert will be shown on the l.e.d. screen for the entire strip to see. mona, andrew. >> andrea, thank you. and in sports atlanta hawks star trae young scored 48 points as the hawks scored an upset win

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breaking news. deadly condo collapse. part of this building coming down overnight prompting a massive emergency response. search and rescue underway. plus video of a boy being pulled from that rubble. 12,000 criminal cases and counting. the stunning backlog. making covid-19 vaccines mandatory. the bay area city requiring workers to get the shot. restrictions and rules on when you can turn on the sprinkler and how this may be impacting your life. thank you for being with us. it is june 24. >> we are beginning with a check of the forecast. mike nicco. >> a lot of people happy about the weather we have had but this will be the last day. several things to look at at live doppler seven. gray areas and cloud cover from the exploratory him