have a good day, everyone. good morning america starts right now. good morning, america. as we begin this monday together new details from the florida building collapse. race against time. crews working around the clock looking for signs of life. at least nine people dead, more than 150 still unaccounted for. four people pulled from the rubble now identified. teams battling tough conditions from bad weather to fires. this morning, new questions about the building. an engineering report from 2018 identifying, quote, significant. what residents were told about the problems and people in the nearby sister building urged to evacuate. the miami-dade fire rescue chief

joins us live. also breaking overnight, the u.s. military launching air strikes in the middle east. what the pentagon is saying this morning. life-threatening heat wave. 25 million people in the west bracing for record highs. 112 degrees in portland, triple digit temperatures melting this street car cable. is there any relief in sight? also the morning, the highly contagious delta variant fueling new cases and hospitalizations in low vaccinated areas. one country even bringing back the indoor mask mandate and the concerning new study showing the number of children with type ii diabetes doubled during the pandemic. new this morning. former attorney general bill barr, the moment he turned on president trump over those false election fraud claims. what he told our jon karl. all aard. wee live from the

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week here with whit and eva. we're grateful you're starting the new week with us as well. we want to get right to the latest on that deadly building collapse in florida. overnight, crews identifying the four people pulled from the rubble. >> sadly not the news those families were hoping for. search and rescue teams have been working all through the night to find survivors. here's what we knowm at least nine people are confirmed dead. >> and there are 152 people still missing this morning with more than 400 search and rescue workers combing through that wreckage. >> the miami-dade fire rescue chief, chief andy alvarez, we'll talk to him live in a just moment. first, t.j. holmes is leading our coverage from surfside, florida. good morning, t.j. >> rorgood morning to you. you have rescue teams quite literally living on site. just across the street from where i am you have temporary shelters set up for them. they are literally living here

as a part of this 24/7 rescue mission. unfortunately over the weekend it was more recovery. the number of dead confirmed has now gone up, and you have more and more families still waiting for word about their loved ones. this is still a rescue operation, but as they're waiting for word about their loved ones, there are also so many questions about how this could happen in the first place. officials identified four more victims overnight. among them, 26-year-old luis bermudez and his mother. as the desperate search for survivors enters its fifth day, crews and officials working around the clock, refusing to give up hope. >> we need a few more miracles. >> reporter: the death toll climbed to nine overnight. at least 150 still unaccounted for. crews digging a trench 125 feet long, 20 feet wide, and 40 feet

deep to help with the search. and rescue teams arriving from israel and mexico to help. six to eight squads scouring the destruction. poring through the rubble left behind after this horrifying moment of collapse. this whole section of the champlain towers south now gone. 12 stories pancaking to the ground, leaving some hope that pockets of air could form in the rubble large enough for someone to survive. >> i would think for the next month we could be holding out hope and trying to get through the entire wreck. >> reporter: now, new questions about the champlain towers. the city of surfside releasing documents from 2018. estimating the cost was $9.1 million to address issues raised from a 2018 report that found major structural damage to the concrete below the pool deck. an engineering report from that same year identified significant structural damage to some parts of the building.

but when a surfside building department official met with champlain tower south residents, just weeks after that report was released, a former resident telling npr they were assured the building was safe. >> the town of surfside said the building was not in bad shape. no one ever told us that building was in such bad shape. no one. >> reporter: now concerns growing about the tower's sister buildings nearby. these photos from champlain towers east showing chunks of concrete missing from columns in the parking garage. one expert tells us the damage in those images alone would not create system failure. some residents now leaving over fears their home could collapse. now leaving over concerns. >> i wanted to stay. i wanted to help the community. at the same time the mix of

dust, smoke, fire, pollutants, the air started to be difficult for me to breathe. >> reporter: this morning, growing concerns over champlain towers north similar in construction and age to the building that collapsed. the surfside mayor urging people to evacuate, but not mandating. >> i don't know if i would be comfortable staying in that building until i knew for sure that they did a comprehensive study top to bottom on what's going on in that building. >> reporter: so, robin, hope is the word here because the 2010 earthquake in haiti, someone was pulled out of that rubble after 27 days. 2013, bangladesh, someone pulled out of the rubble after 17 days. when a building collapsed there. 1995, a woman pulled out after 16 days after a building collapsed there. so, until otherwise noted, no matter how unlikely it may be, the fact of the matter is, it's not unprecedented that after situations like this people are found in rubble and

are able to survive. robin, until otherwise noted, hope is the word here in surfside, florida. >> i can imagine. t.j., you traveled to the scene shortly after it happened at the end of last week. what is it like on the ground there this morning? >> reporter: on the ground here, the media has actually been moved from where we were. we were much closer to the scene a few days ago. but you had so many people coming by wanting to see the scene. there was also so much smoke in the air, the smell in the air of smoke from those little fires, now the press has been moved away and they moved some people coming by just to take a look. they moved folks back because they need that area for the operation and more and more sechea. look, havpeople coming from overseas and other countries to help with this rescue operation. they're absolutely using this. they need that scene as a rescue, again, robin, this is

a rescue operation that is still taking place. 150 people unaccounted for. like i said last week, that's 150 potential miracles waiting to happen for these families. >> thank you, t.j. whit? family members of missing residents visited this site and we're hearing more stories from inside the tragedy. abc's victor oquendo is in surfside. he's been there from the beginning of all of this. victor, good morning to you. >> reporter: we're about a block away from the champlain tower south. you can see there's another small memorial here along this fence behind me. dozens of family members made that difficult choice to come here and see the site, many others decided it was just painful. the growing memorial for those still unaccounted for. family, friends and stranger paying tribute as rescue workers work around the clock to find

them. abc news getting an inside look at the base of operations for miami-dade fire rescue, an elite unit deployed to disasters all over the world. but this one hit home. >> the conditions have been brutal. it is incredibly hot. there's been rain and fires. what keeps you going? >> for us this is personal. team members know individuals that are trapped in that debris, that were victims in this event. it's been tough getting our team off the pile. they want to keep going. >> reporter: the process is painstaking. relatives asked for dna samples to help identify those found in the rubble and for unique characteristics for the missing such as tattoos and scars. the family of anna ortiz and her son 26-year-old luis bermudez, their remains were found. they spoke with our stephanie ramos. >> we didn't have the certainty where were they. now we know. >> reporter: but three other family members are still

missing. >> is he in the hospital? is he in the rubble? we just want to know already. >> reporter: these two had just moved into their seventh floor apartment. valerie's parents drove from new york city to florida seeking to learn russell's fate. jake samuelson said his family has gotten 16 phone calls from the apartment landline, but when they pick up, they just hear static on the end. >> we're just trying to rationalize what's happening here. we're just trying to get answers. >> reporter: florida air force one wants this family to know they're doing everything they can to find their loved ones. >> we never lose hope. we never lose hope. there's always that miracle rescue, there's always that rescue that we know we're going to make. >> reporter: that lieutenant also explained while families may not be able to see the work they're doing, because it's underneath the building or behind the building, he wants

them to feel reassured they will not stop digging until they're told to stop. robin? we're going to talk more about that, victor, because we're joined by the miami-dade fire rescue chief andy alvarez, the deputy incident commander overseeing search and rescue efforts. thank you for your time. you have been working overnight. can you give us, sir, the very, very latest? >> good morning. yes, we still obviously continue to work the pile. we have over 80 rescuers at a time that are breaching the walls that have obviously collapsed in a frantic effort to try to rescue those that are still viable and to get to those voids that we, you know, typically know exist in these buildings.>>avyou been ae any a >> we have. we have found voids within the building that we've been able to penetrate, mostly coming obviously from underneath the

building through the basement of what used to be the garage. we have been able to tunnel through the building, but, you know, again, this is a frantic search to continue to see that hope, that miracle, to see who we can bring out of this building alive. >> can you tell us, chief, about the actual process, about the digging of the trenches and just the work behind that and how are they -- how are these rescuers holding up in doing all this? >> we're holding up because we're all holding out for hope, for that faith that we're going to be able to rescue somebody. we're working 24 hours a day. the pile conditions are bad obviously because during the day we have the -- we have the sun and humidity and rain. so the conditions for the rescuers are not ideal, but

nonetheless we are working tirelessly to try to bring victims underneath the rubble and rescue them. >> chief alvarez, do you have all the resources that you need right now to do that? >> we absolutely -- we do. we have the latest technology as far as rescue equipment. we have systems that can hear. we have underground sonar systems that can detect victims. we have -- we brought in huge cranes to help us lift big slabs of concrete. obviously the cranes weren't here when the disaster first happened. at the beginning it was basically turning the big pieces of rock into smaller rocks to get them off the pile. now that we have the huge cranes we're doing big lifts, getting big pieces of slabs off the pile. that will aid us in being able to laminate this building,

almost like an onion, so that we can get inside and again find the voids we know might possibly be there and rescue those people. >> that is the strategy going forward. i don't have to tell you, chief, the frustration of the families as we start day five. yes, we have heard -- i know you were on the ground in haiti after the earthquakes. there were people that were pulled out of the rubble days after that. what can you tell the families right now that can give them hope, continue to have the hope they're clinging to? >> you got to have hope and you got to have faith. rest and assure that everyone that's working this pile -- every single task force from the state of florida is here. the state of florida has within its own organization in the state seven task forces. eversilene of those forcess the we have teams from israel that

are here assisting us. we have teams from mexico. we have teams from south america that are here. and we have the fema teams that are on call and we're formulating that plan to bring in those teams to relieve the teams that have been working. we typically work 14 days. so we're working ahead already to start bringing in those teams to continue the search and rescue efforts. >> chief alvarez, thank you for your time. we appreciate it. we wish you and all there the very best. please take care. thank you. >> thank you very much. >> eva? now to that breaking news overnight, president biden ordering air strikes near the iraq/syria border targeting iran-backed militias. the administration saying it's in retaliation for recent attacks. rachel scott joins us from the white house with more. good morning to you, rachel. >> reporter: eva, good morning. this is the second time president biden has ordered air strikes in this region.

we are told that this is meant to send a very clear and direct message to iranian-backed militia groups there will be serious consequences if u.s. forces are threatened or attacked. look at this video showing the moments air strikes were carried out. and this time, it's unclear if there were any casualties. the targets were three facilities behind recent drone attacks on american troops in iraq. the pentagon is describing this as a defensive strike calling it necessary to address the threat. but this escalation comes at a critical time when talks have been under way to see how to bring the u.s. and iran back to that nuclear core deal that former president trump withdrew from. militia groups are already vowing revenge saying they will continue to target u.s. forces, whit. >> something military leaders will be watching closely. rachel scott at the white house for us, thank you. now to the life threatening heat in the west. this morning, nearly 25 million people are under excessive heat warnings. rob marciano is portland, oregon, where they could set an

all he time record for the third straight day. rob, this is not normal. >> reporter: this is not normal, whit. 112 yesterday in portland. all-time record. 104 in seattle. a climate change amplified heat wave. people are cooling off any way they can. they're coming to this cooling center to cool off. volunteers are distributing water to people that need it. yesterday we went out and measured the temperature on the asphalt, 157 degrees on the street there. time now for your select cities. sponsored by verizon.

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it's like the city is coming back to life. it feels good. zwl i'm just impressed they're awake at this hour. >> we're not. now to the pandemic and that highly contagious delta variant fueling new cases and hospitalization in states with low vaccination rates. elwyn lopez is outside the cdc headquarters with more. good morning, elwyn. >> reporter: hey, eva. good morning. even as covid cases drop across the nation, the delta variant a major threat against the virus, especially in those states with low vaccinations rates. hospitalizations in arizona, arkansas and nevada are surging, all up by 20% or more. the highly contagious delta variant has been detected in all but one state. missouri becoming a hot spot for that variant, hospitalizations there are at their highest level since march. and in israel, they are reimposing their indoor mask mandates ten days after lifting them amid a surge in cases.

the prime minister there is urging those who are not vaccinated to get that arm to needle. eva? >> a reminder this is not over yet. robin? now to the first cruise ship to set sail from the u.s. since. the celebrity "edge" launching from florida with 100% of passengers vaccinated. transportation correspondent gio benitez is on board right now off the coast of cuba. good morning, gio. >> reporter: robin, good morning to you from the pool deck. you know, in many ways this feels like we're back in pre-pandemic times. as you said all the adult passengers on board are fully vaccinated. only the 24 children here are not. this morning, these passengers and this ship are making history. this morning america at sea. >> what's it like to be back? >> whoo!

>> it's our honeymoon. it's our delayed honeymoon. life is good. >> reporter: on board, all adult passengers are fully vaccinated. no masks or social distancing. that buffet is open, but crew members serve the food. we're told right now that this is a fully vaccinated sailing. if it wasn't, would you have gotten on? >> yes. we would have. >> really, why? >> we love to cruise. >> reporter: beginning its journey in florida at the center of a bitter dispute with the cdc over vaccine mandates as the public remembers those images of cruise ships with outbreaks last year. >> don't sugar coat it. you got a big problem and you're going to need big solutions. we worked on that. >> reporter: the chairman and ceo of royal caribbean which owns celebrity. a federal judge ruling cruise ships in florida can't mandate vaccines. >> what happens when you see larger numbers of unvaccinated

passengers? >> the vast bulk of our guests want vaccinated passengers. >> reporter: the unvaccinated will pay for their own testing before, during and at the end of the cruise. masks will be required for those passengers and they'll have separate seating. >> even with the vaccine there will be isolated cases. >> reporter: just two weeks ago two adults staying in the same room, tested positive on the celebrity millennium. on thursday, two children tested positive on royal caribbean's adventure of the seas. >> let's say i'm in contact with someone who tests positive. what happens to me? whdo go? >>identified, will be fairly quickly because we have that technology, and we'll isolate you and we will test you right away. >> reporter: meanwhile, the cruise industry supports more than 400,000 american jobs. >> it's not even just the jobs associated with the cruise industry. there's all of these branches

that supply cruise lines. >> reporter: captain kate mchugh the first female captain of the megaship, gaining a tiktok following of almost 2 million during the pandemic, spending most of the past 15 months on this ship. >> 318 days straight. >> what was that like? >> it was amazing. the stripes came off. crew members became friends and family. >> reporter: and captain kate really felt a responsibility to be here during that time. she says she really had to work on making sure employees could get back home. that was a monumental task. robin, she did not see her husband for seven months straight. >> hey, gio, for folks who may want to make the trip, we're hearing some cruise lines are beginning to book up solid for the next two years. >> reporter: this is just incredible. the cruise lines are keeping quiet on the numbers. we're hearing that 2022 bookings

are now surpassing 2019 bookings. so before the pandemic even began, and what we're seeing here also that people are willing to spend more money. they're booking those special state rooms and they're going on those extra excursions. it's quite interesting because that's the pent-up demand we've been talking about for so long. >> so true, gio. can you ask the photographer to back out? we want to see the fine art work, the big butterfly. >> reporter: let's show the art work. >> that's sam champion's husband who made that sculpture. >> reporter: it's really incredible. this is the dream machine. everyone comes here and takes selfies. it's really popular. >> never let it be said that you can't walk on water. thank you, gio. >> gio is capable of anything. >> that's true. we want to turn to that deadly hot air balloon crash in new mexico. the balloon hitting power lines

and then plummeting down to the busy street below. we're learning more about the five victims on board. zohreen shah is in albuquerque with the very latest. zohreen, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, whit. you can see this memorial behind me. these were beloved members of this community. one of them a police officer, used to helping others. this morning, investigators are piecing together exactly what led up to the country's deadliest hot air balloon accident in five years. >> the balloon blew up. >> reporter: this morning, the urgent investigation into why the hot air balloon crashed into a power line and plummeting to the ground killing all five on board. >> we have a fire where believe a hot air balloon crashed. >> reporter: this video showing the balloon falling, landing on a home about a mile away. >> they just went there and sprayed it off.

>> reporter: the victims, albuquerque locals, mary and martin martinez, a retired albuquerque officer, and educators susan and john montoya, their daughter telling us they were about to celebrate their 21st wedding anniversary. >> they loved everyone they met. they were just loved. they exuded it. it's who they were. >> reporter: new mexico is famous for hot air ballooning, home to the international balloon fiesta. school district officials saying overnight they gave the ride as a gift to susan, a beloved member of the community and the district's vice principal. officials would not comment on the crash's cause, they say strong winds can be a concern. investigators had been focused on this area behind me. this is where the basket landed. this week they say they'll be looking into factors like weather and the pilot to try to

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good morning to you, jon. >> reporter: good morning. bill barr was seen as one of donald trump's most loyal cabinet secretaries. but in a remarkable series of interviews with me for my upcoming book on the final months of the trump presidency called "betrayal," barr reveals what he really thought about those claims of election fraud. bill barr doesn't mince words. in a series of exclusive interviews he tells me he investigated donald trump's claims shortly after the election and found there was just nothing there, and it was all bs. >> if i found something, i had no motive to suppress it. but my suspicion was there was ucted his n quiry in tiontrtrtr he talked the experts... he took them seriouslylybut it was all bunk.. for exexple, he talk to cybersecurity exexrts at the department of homeland security and the fbi about allegations that voting machines were rigged.

>> you can tell me all you want to about, you know, this could have been hacked or whatever. it's a counting machine. we save everything counted. you just reconcile the two. there's a pile right there. how many ballots? 1,000. now, let's see who they're for. there has been no discrepancy reported anywhere that's looked at that and there's still been no discrepancy. >> reporter: on december 1st, when barr was still attorney general, he publicly declared there was no evidence of widespread fraud prompting donald trump to explode in anger. multiple sources who witnessed the president's reaction told me they had never seen him so angry. one said, quote, he had the eyes and mannerisms of a madman. how the expletive could you do this to me? why did you say it, trump demanded? because it's true, barr replied.

you must hate trump, the president responded. trump was so angry that barr job.'t sure that he still had a- early the next morning, mark meadows the chief of staff called up barr and said that he could keep trump from firing him, but he wanted assurance he wouldn't abruptly resign. barr ended staying on for a couple of weeks, but he almost left shortly after. it was mitch mcconnell who called bill barr not long after the election and urged him to come out and dispute the president's claims of fraud. mcconnell asked for that even though he himself was not speaking out and he said he needed trump's cooperation for support in georgia, and that's why he himself didn't speak out. >> interesting details. jon karl, thank you. we're going to stick the landing next with our "play of the day." ♪ change the world.

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♪ >> the b.e.t. awards blockbuster night from cardi b.'s surprise announcement. royalty was in the house. we're backstage with the biggest winners. the black widow is back. scarlett johansson is joining us live. she's saying -- >> good morning, america. ♪ bad girls ♪ great to start the new week with whit and eva. also great to start it with scarlett johansson. she's joining us live. >> so many excited to see "black widow" in theaters. right here in new york city the crowds are back outside times square.n, you went d made >> the we four sisters right there from north dakota. four sisters.we'll show you. they're looking at themselves in

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four remains found over the weekend. the death toll has gone up. we still have some 150 people unaccounted for. those 150 unaccounted still represent a possibility of hope for so many families that their miracle is coming. officials identified four more victims overnight. among them 26-year-old luis bermudez and his mother. as the desperate search for survivors enters its fifth day, crews and officials working around the clock refusing to give up hope. >> we just need a few more miracles. >> reporter: the death toll climbed to nine. more than 150 still unaccounted israel and mexico to support the operation. six to eight squads scouring the massive destruction at any given time. poring through the rubble left behind after this horrifying moment of collapse. this section of the champlain towers south now gone. 12 stories pancaking to the ground.

the way the building collapsed leaving some hope that pockets of air could form in the rubble large enough for someone to survive. now, new questions about the champlain towers. the city of surfside releasing documents from 2018 estimating the cost was $9.1 million to address issued raised in a report that found structural damage to the concrete below the pool deck. including failed waterproofing. an engineering report identified significant structural damage to some parts of the building. now concerns growing about the tower's sister buildings nearby. these photos showing chunks of concrete missing from columns. one expert tells us the damage in those images would not cause a complete system failure. some residents refusing to take chances. this woman who lived in that building for over 21 years, now leaving over fears it could

collapse and over health concerns. >> i wanted to stay. at the same time the mix of dust, smoke, fire, pollutants, the air started to be difficult for me to breathe. >> reporter: also this morning, growing concerns over champlain towers north, similar in construction and age to the building that collapsed. the surfside mayor urging people to evacuate, but not mandating. >> i don't know if i would feel comfortable staying in that building until they did a comprehensive study. >> reporter: we know some families are being asked to give dna samples to help in the possibility of identifying remains. robin spoke to chief alvarez, the head of the fire rescue here at miami-dade county, he started his shift yesterday at 10:00 a.m. he slept two hours. he's here throughout the

morning. his shift doesn't end until midnight. i mention that to tell you the effort that so many of the rescue folks are putting in here. they are quite literally living on site, trying and doing their best. they're holding out hope that they'll find some people alive here. whit? >> extraordinary efforts and bravery. t.j., thank you so much. so many people are waiting to hear about their loved ones. family members visited the site of the collapse on sunday, brought to the scene by police escort. victor oquendo is in surfside. victor, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, whit. we're a block away from the champlain tower south. there's a small, but growing memorial along this fence behind me. family, friends, strangers, all paying tribute as rescuers work around the clock. >> this is our command and

control and pl operations for miami-dade fire rescue task force one. >> what keeps you guys going? >> team members know folks, individuals that are trapped in that debris that were victims in this event. >> reporter: the process is painstaking. relatives asked for dna samples to help identify those found in the rubble. and asking for unique characteristics such as tattoos and scars. jake samuelson whose grandparents lived on the third floor says his family has gotten 16 phone calls from the apartment landline only to pick up and hear static. >> we're trying to rationalize what's happening. we're just trying to get answers. >> reporter: robin roberts speaking with chief andy alvarez

about the search and rescue efforts. >> we have the latest technology as far as rescue equipment. we have systems that can hear. we have under ground sonar systems that can detect victims. we brought in huge cranes to help us lift big slabs of concrete. that will aid us so we can get inside and find those voids that we know might possibly be there and, you know, rescue those people. >> reporter: that lieutenant from task force one telling me they never give up hope. in disasters all over the hope -- world, there's always that one miracle rescue, and they feel they keep working, and they'll make that rescue. >> so many praying for that miracle. victor oquendo, thank you. also this morning, french authorities opened an investigation into the fan who caused that crash at the tour de france over the weekend, holding a cardboard sign when a cyclist slammed into it setting off this

massive chain reaction crash. the tour says they plan to sue her. now a milestone on the basketball court. diana taurasi is the wnba's leading scorer. we know that last night she made history becoming the first to score 9,000 points in the wnba, and she marked the moment with a layup in sunday's game against the sparks and she said in typical diana fashion, it's just another record. >> just another record. >> as much as she loves it. >> casual layup. >> she missed the last five weeks with an injury. >> she's been a pro for more than a decade and a half. >> all on the same team. >> amazing. >> incredible. coming up, the latest great white shark attack that left a surfer hospitalized. eye witnesses describing the moment he miraculously crawled out of the water after being bitten. and that alarming headline about children and diabetes. the new study showing type ii

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back here on "gma" on this monday, we've got a big week ahead we'll explain later. right now our cover story. whit? turning to our "gma" cover story, and the latest great white shark attack. a surfer seriously wounded after being bitten off the coast of california. witnesses describing the terrifying moment. our will reeve has the story. will, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, whit. it happened south of san francisco. it could have turned tragic if not for a quick thinking eye

witness who rushed to help save the victim and get help from paramedics. >> patient transport. positive shark bite through the wet suit, bleeding into the thigh. we're going to need trauma. >> reporter: this morning, a witness speaking out about the terrifying moment a california surfer emerged from the water with a shark bite. >> i hustled over to him. he said shark bite, can you help me? i went into fight or flight mode and did my best to try and help him. >> reporter: officials say a small great white shark bit the 35-year-old on the back of the right leg. >> he lost about a pint of blood. they were able to put a tourniquet on. >> reporter: the witness wrapping his wound with fishing equipment, staying with the surfer until the paramedics

arrived. >> might have saved a guy by fishing. >> reporter: researchers say there's been an increase in the great white population along the california coast this year, a sign the ecosystem is doing well. >> there's a lot of food here, fish and sea lions. and this is the consequence that the white shark population has been expanding. >> reporter: shark encounters like this one is rare. >> it's rare you even see them. >> reporter: drone footage in the area of where the attack took place has shown great whites swimming near the shore recently. humans are not food to sharks. they're just curious. a bite can cause serious damage. luckily the victim has been released from the hospital. whit? >> as you pointed out, they're very rare, but can happen. will reeve, thank you so much. robin, over to you. now to the concerning new studies finding that type ii diabetes doubled in children during the pandemic. dr. jen ashton joins us with what's behind it. this is very concerning. what are we learning?

>> file this under ripple effect of the pandemic, possibly less active, possibly eating more, fewer well visits. these two studies presented showing a significant increase in the risk of this type ii diabetes, which we know is a problem because it's a risk factor for future heart disease. >> also part of the pandemic, doctor visits are down. as parents, what should you be looking for? >> we have to understand what puts children at risk for this. if you take a look at this risk, being overweight, inactive. if you have a family history, certain races at higher risks, babies at higher birth rates or mothers who had diabetes, all these things are risks. in terms of the warning signs, things like increase thirst, increased urination, increased hunger, fatigue, in particular

this skin discoloration. look at this image. it can be in the neck, groin, armpits. if you see this on your child, they should be screened for type ii diabetes. awareness is key, but this is reversible. >> so many parents were probably looking at the signs. what do they do if they feel their child is showing the signs? >> talk to your child's pediatrician. get them screened. understand, it's a glass is half full situation. with aggressive management, lifestyle changes, possibly medication if necessary, it can be reversed. >> we'll see you on "gma3." >> thanks, robin. >> eva? now to the blockbuster night at the b.e.t. awards from the

showstopping performances to the huge announcement from cardi b. janai norman was there and backstage with the winners. good morning, janai. >> reporter: good morning. last night felt good. the show was exciting. it was entertaining. the performances were fantastic. cardi b. and lil nas x had us clutching our pearls. with all the safety precautions in place, it finally felt like awards shows were back. ♪ culture's biggest night is back. ♪ vaccinated audience and not a zoom screen in sight. >> and the b.e.t. award goes to -- meg thee stallion. >> reporter: megan thee stallion winning big taking home three awards.

including viewer's choice and best female hip-hop artist. >> i just want to say thank you to all wupport me because it's -- it's really appreciated. >> reporter: h.e.r. celebrating her birthday and win for best r&b artist. >> it's been a crazy year. i just feel like this is the best birthday. >> reporter: leading the celebration of creativity, art and excellence taraji p. henson. >> i think i'm right where i belong, you know? because you know me. i'm the sister girl. i'm everybody's friend. i love bringing up women. >> reporter: the night's theme, the year of the black woman. >> celebrating black women isn't a fad or a trend, it's a forever mood. >> reporter: the biggest surprise of the night, cardi b. taking the stage and dropping jaws, showcasing her second baby bump. lil nas x setting the stage ablaze stunning the crowd with his michael jackson inspired performance.

which ended with a kiss from the bold young artist. >> really happy that i went out there and did that. ♪ ladies here we go ♪ >> reporter: and there was royalty in the house. queen latifah receiving the lifetime achievement award. >> b.e.t. has given us an avenue to be ourselves and thrive. i needed to recognize that. we didn't always have that. >> reporter: jazmine sullivan taking home album of the year sharing that with her mother. >> what does that mean to have her standing on stage with you? >> i'm so glad she got the chance to see this happen. ♪ >> reporter: one of the biggest moments of the evening -- >> i'm honored to be a part of anything that was dmx. ibute to theate dmx.

the tribute to dmx was the perfect way to end the night. we talked about the artists taking part in that how it was bittersweet, celebrating his life. it was the perfect way celebrating excellence and culture. >> janai, you talked to everyone. >> reporter: we tried. we tried. >> go get some sleep. i'm sure you haven't slept. let's get a check of the weather with ginger in michigan. >> reporter: good morning to you. one of my favorite beaches in the state of michigan. this is grand haven state park. you can see the gorgeous lake michigan. we were saturated over the weekend. there was a state of erg in michigan. more than 5 inches here in grand haven. we've been sandwiched between the record heat in the pacific northwest and canada and then the east coast we'll get the heat wave for at least three or e elrom wiin

up to bangor. it's starting to get a little uncomfortable, and then potentially dangerous. even boston staying up around the upper 90s. it's going to that cumulative effect since this is the first prolonged one. more from michigan, but for now a check closer to your good monday morning. you can see we have cloud cover, drizzle for the morning commute and seasonal highs for the afternoon. a pretty summerlike pattern of clouds and temperatures all the way through the extended 60s along the coast and san francisco, mainly 80s inland of the you get to the north bay. tonight middle now to the exploding job market for new graduates. right now there are 10 million openings across the country. rebecca jarvis has more.

>> reporter: like so many graduates this year, this senior's year wasn't how she imagined it. >> our entire senior year was remote. so that was certainly disappointing in many ways. >> reporter: and now that graduation has come and gone. the job search has begun. luckily for gianna and her peers, they're entering a job market with a record high of 9.3 million job openings, more than twice the amount available this time last year. >> there are a lot more entry level jobs available. as the country is starting to open back up, we're seeing industries that continue to help us navigate the transition are starting to hire. >> reporter: linkedin found the industries with the most entry level job openings including transportation, health care, software, retail and consumer goods. gianna majored in the music industries program at the university of southern

california, and is currently on the search for an entry level job at a publishing company for record label. >> it was expected i would be interning in the most recent semester and have that turn into a job. obviously internships were canceled and it became more difficult. i was fortunate to have done a lot of internships before the pandemic. >> reporter: she's been able to keep in touch with the networks from her previous internships to help find opportunities and utilize a work study project to boost her where she had been interning. >> i was still able to be hands on in a music industry project without necessarily having an official internship. >> reporter: standing out on your resume is something linkedin career expert katherine fisher says is especially important. utilize your network. >> some people say i don't have a network. you do. the coaches, the professors, the teachers, the friends, that's starting to build your network. >> reporter: assess your skills. >> a lot of skills are trans

transferab transferable. if you were a bartender or waitress during college, you have customer service, time management, people skills. those skills can apply to jobs that companies are hiring for. >> reporter: apply early and be strategic. >> if you're one of the first people to apply for the job in the first ten minutes, you're four times more likely to get hired. so set up those job alerts. >> reporter: four times more likely to get hired. that's especially true now. economists predict the job market will get more competitive in the fall. the number one thing employers are looking for, reliability. project that, be on time, be responsible and be respectful. robin? >> patient and persistent. be patient and persistent. rebecca, thank you. we'll be right back.

building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc7 news. good morning, everyone. i'm kumasi aaron from abc7 mornings. let's get to jobina who is tracking road conditions. >> i am bringing you a live look from the bay bridge toll plaza. i want to give you a notice that there is a disabled bus. it broke down at the toll plaza. it is blocking a lane. it will be a little slow as you make your way onto the bay bridge. a live look at the richmond-san rafael bridge where westbound traffic has been slow as well. it won't pick up until you are on the other side into the northbay. i did want to point out our slow east bay traffic is not as bad as usual. me

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welcome back. let's take a look at what is happening with our commute. we have had some measurable drizzle. watch out for that for the rest of the morning. it gets a little breezy from the bay bridge through the delta during the afternoon now that the seabreeze cakes and. this is keeping us in good to moderate air-quality through wednesday. today and tomorrow, our warmest days. we get back to average wednesday all the way through the holidays sunday with 60s at

the coast, mainly 80s in the and. we will have another abc7 news update in 30 minutes. filling up our jumbotron in times square. that's a little taste of the action you'll see in "black widow." it's one of the summer's most highly anticipated movies. we're delighted to have the star and executive producer of "black widow" scarlett johansson joining us live. it's wonderful to have you back on "gma." we haven't seen you since you got married. congratulations. is collin like everybody else? does he try to get marvel

secrets out of you like we all do? >> he is so spoiler averse that i can't even -- you know, he doesn't want to know anything during filming. if i tell him who was on the set, he's worried he's going to get the plotline. mum's the word for sure. he wants to be surprised. >> we always ask for you to dish secrets, you and others. we kind of like to be surprised. why do we always ask you guy toss give us the dirt? >> it's true. i tell people that. you don't really want to know. there's so few surprises these days. have the patience and sit through the movie and enjoy the ride. this movie is definitely full of a lot of surprises for sure. yeah, i'm so excited it's finally coming out. >> try not to give any spoilers out. you've been playing black widow

since 2010 in "ironman, two." this is likely the last time you'll play this character. is it hard to leave her behind? >> i think it's bitter sweet. you know, i've had an incredible decade working with my marvel family. i'm going to miss not seeing them every 18 months or two years, those kind of milestones i look forward to. but, you know, i feel really proud of this film. i think it's great to go off in a -- you know, go out on a high note. this movie is so different from any other marvel film that we've done so far. yeah, like i said, it's bitter sweet. >> we've been waiting for this for a while. "black widow's" release date was

delayed because of the pandemic. we were asking you if it was a prequel, resurrection. you said it was a revelation. what is revealed in this that you can tell us? >> oh, my gosh, a revelation. i love that i used that word. not like there's anything to live up to there. you know, we've really -- this character for her entire lifetime has been a part of a team, an organization. she was an at of shield. she was an avenger. when we find her -- this movie takes place after the civil war. she's alone for the first time ever. you know, she's kind of off her game. she's forced really by the character played by florence pugh to face what they've been through and the trauma in their

past. it's definitely -- it's difficult for her. it's challenging. it's quite a wild ride. >> speaking of some of those challenges, let's look at a clip. >> okay. you got a plan or should i just go? >> my plan was to just drive away. >> well, your plan sucks. >> you're welcome. >> she didn't think very highly of your plan. as you said, that's florence pugh. her character is ikelike a sist to your character. this is the first time she's in the marvel universe. did you share any super hero tips with her? >> oh, gosh, florence is very self-sufficient.

she didn't need any tips from me. if anything i was taking tips from her. i didn't know, she's just very self-possessed and just a bright energy. you know, i think these movies can be -- they're exhaustive and the process is long. you know, i think you just have to keep up your stamina. i told her in the beginning when we were doing the fight sequences that -- you know, i said you'll never be a professional athlete like these incredible stunt people we have here. the most important thing is to conserve your energy and give it all in your performance. that's all the character work that you do that will bring the action to life. don't try to do the, you know,k, over the head throw into a somersault thing and a roundhouse whatever. you're not going to land it. >> and don't get hurt, right? i know your daughter is almostat

7. has she seen you play black widow and does she think her mom is a super hero? >> she's never seen any of the marvel films. we tried to watch a little bit of "captain marvel." then she gets -- she actually -- believe it or not she self-guides through that stuff. if something is a little bit scary, she'll say i don't think this is for me. it's not age appropriate, which is hilarious. i'm like, okay, you know best. she's been onset of course. she's with me all the time. you know, she -- yeah, she's just starting to understand a little bit about what i do and how can i be a super hero, but i also play a cartoon porcupine

and how does that all work? >> isn't it great for your daughter and others her age to see women as super heros? it wasn't always like that for us. >> absolutely. i mean she -- it's so different than when i was growing up. there weren't any, you know, super heroins in this genre to point to. it's amazing. i meet so many young girls who are huge fans of the mcu and the female characters are so meaningful to them. it's such a wonderful progression we've seen in the last five or ten years. >> my daughters are about the same age. they cling to these characters. they mean so much to them. scarlett, on a different

subject, you have a number of projects going on, not always in film. what's next for you? >> i've been developing my own skincare line for the last three years. this last year has really allowed me to dedicate a ton of time to it. it will be debuting in january. it's been a labor of love. i'm so excited to share that with the world. that is my next venture. >> whatever it is, it's working. you are glowing. >> i want that skincare. >> thank you. >> thank you. i've been testing out all our products. thank you so much. >> you are always a delight. always a delight. we appreciate you sharing your time, some of your monday morning with us. all the best to you. >> my pleasure.yo "black widow"

back now with dame helen mirren who is lending her talent to "when nature calls." chris connelly got to chat with her. what a cool assignment. >> reporter: amid a career in which she's won a tony, four t

she's narrating this light-hearted wildlife show. this queen is very much amused. >> oh, you beauty. >> reporter: as elizabeth ii, helen mirren's encounter with a stag was part of her performance in "the queen." you're used to working with animals. >> yes. the corgis were more of handful. >> reporter: "when nature calls" with helen mirren. >> we're soar above touring ng mountai mountains. >> reporter: she's talking about the glory of wildlife. >> they told me they would use the off takes, the material that didn't get on the screen. >> look all around you. our planet is a treasure of sights and sounds.

>> on your left. >> what? >> i meant on your right. >> what are you doing? stop it. i'm going to fall. >> reporter: yeah. if you were expecting a typical nature doc -- >> attracts other visitors to the peninsula in the summer. >> reporter: like a bbc series, not so much. >> i am being a tongue in david attenberg. >> reporter: a reality show parody. >> when are you getting your cheeks filled? >> reporter: it delighted dame helen. >> there's a few american words i come up with. i hope the series will not so much put animals closer to us, as to put us closer to animals and of course, you know, we do

it in a comedic way. i'm helen mirren. yeah, that helen mirren. >> reporter: her career has seen her starring in shakespeare, solving crimes and being pined for. ♪ helen mirren will be coming home with me ♪ >> reporter: she's hit a new milestone with her performance in the epic her a chance to drive. >> what was it like to be behind the wheel of one of these amazing cars? >> getting in is like squeezing yourself into a pair of spanx. you have to squeeze a little bit and thenou're in and it's fine. >> get that for me would you,

darling? >> now you have the problem getting out of it. i don't know if you've ever worn spanx. you probably haven't. getting in is one thing. getting out is a whole other thing. >> reporter: laughing all the way. "f9" earned $70 million last weekend. "when nature calls" premieres thursday. >> all i'm thinking about is the spanx. we all know how hard they're get out of. chris, thank you. "when nature calls" airs thursday on abc. robin, that looks hysterical. >> it does. it's been wonderful traveling around as america re-opens. tomorrow we'll be in nebraska.

then michigan, followed by washington, colorado and then pennsylvania a week from now. guys, ginger couldn't wait. she was like michigan, i'm in. she's already there in grand haven. good morning again, ginger. >> reporter: good morning to you, robin. you know i'm happy. toes in the sand at one of my favorite beaches. how fortunate i am to have grown up here. more than 3,000 miles of fresh water shore line, the most in the united states by far. we have the most fresh water in the world with all the great lakes. all peppered by these his theses piers and light houses. we'll go up the coast and show you more treasures. this is mack gnaw island. there was an island that during covid had a lot of interesting stories. on the lower part of the

peninsula, tha carriage or bicycles. we'll be taking you there wednesday. i cannot wait good monday morning, the drizzle has been pretty aggressive. it will start drying at 9:00, keeping you in the 60s. today and going to be a great week. >> definitely. >> "rise & shine." coming up the 11-year-old

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connor's k9 cookies, giving him confidence and a purpose. >> who let the dogs out? >> he's a unique little boy and is the absolute joy of our life. when he was born, the social worker at the hospital said he's not going to be able to do this, he's not going to be able to do that. she said you can always try again, as if he wouldn't matter. >> this was our world you were talking about. no, he does matter. >> i think back to when he was born. i remember my sister said god gives these children, special children, to special people. >> for us to see him progress ingse y.he is progressin ngs boths jo dogs aay lovecookies, always.

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building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc7 news. good morning. i'm kumasi aaron from abc7 mornings. here is jobina with a look at traffic. >> good morning, everyone. i want to give a heads up to everyone and east bay. on eastbound 24 at the tunnel, the right for is blocked. we have a disabled vehicle. speeds are down to around 27 miles per hour. a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. beautiful. pretty much completely clear. where things are not improving is at the richmond-san rafael bridge for our westbound commuters. we are taking a look at what is going on as far as our forecast. i want to show you cabo real quick. down there we have a tropical storm that is heading that way. i know a lot of people want to go on vacation down there. here is a look at our forecast. we are seeing our hardest two

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