coolidge's house. >> that part. that part. >> way to try to top good morning, america. as we start this tuesday together, dozens of wildfires burning in the west. record-high temperatures fueling wildfires out west. more acres burned than this time last year. evacuation orders in effect as the flames spread. and severe summer storms almost 60 million on alert. ginger back in our studio with the weather team tracking it all. new warning. the fda saying the johnson & johnson shot may likely increase the risk of a rare neurological disorder as hospital admissions for covid jump primarily in areas with low vaccination rates. dr. jha joins us live. voting rights showdown. overnight, dozens of texas democrats flee the state cramming into buses and boarding

private flights in a last-ditch effort to block one of the most restrictive voting bills in the country. cleared for liftoff. jeff bezos' close call. the decision to let his blue origin blast off next week comes down to the wire overnight. olympics in quarantine. the games less than two weeks away as tokyo enters a new covid state of emergency. unprecedented restrictions in place. fans and family banned from the stands. our correspondent james longman is live in japan this morning. fuel tanker fire caught on camera. closing down stretches of a freeway. the driver escaping with minor injuries. game changer? britney spears in talks to hire her own attorney. what it could mean in her fight to end the 13-year conservatorship. ♪ and who is -- >> the guest host of "jeopardy!," george stephanopoulos. >> george, kicking off his stint as guest host and taking the

podium. you're next week, robin. >> it's all about you this morning. >> let's say good morning, america, to everybody out there. it is great to be here with robin and george. i will say it was -- the week got off to a great start. george hosting "jeopardy!" george is going to host it all week long. >> i can't watch it, but i got a lot of texts about hasty pudding last night. >> but you looked like you were really -- >> i had so much fun doing it. it was great. >> but you don't like watching yourself. >> i cannot do that. can you? >> all the time, george. all the time. >> we'll have more on your stint ahead. but can we say welcome back, ginger zee. [ cheers and applause ] >> great to be here. >> the crowd goes wild. >> it is thrilling to see your faces because i've been watching you for a year and a half and to see all the people outside and to see all the people in here behind the camera. i am so grateful to be here.

i can't tell you. i'm walking around like a baby giraffe because i haven't worn heels but it's good. >> you said you couldn't sleeve. >> i couldn't sleep. like first day of school jitters but it feels right now. >> it feels right. >> welcome back. >> welcome back. >> we have a lot to talk about. >> we do. we have a lot we'll share about the severe weather and we know you'll be tracking for us, ginger. with the wildfire emergency in the west, dozens raging largely uncontained across the region fueled by intense heat waves, this third -- a third this summer, with 85% of california now in a state of extreme drought, will carr is in doyle, california, with the latest. good morning, will. >> reporter: good morning, robin. the residents here describe a horrific scene. they say there was a wall of flames that came racing through like a freight train. last year was a historic fire season here in california and this year we've had more fires

and far more land burn on the heels of another record-setting heat wave. this morning, the west ravaged by wildfires as conditions worsen with the deadly heat. fire crews battling roaring flames. exhausted crews working around the clock to extinguish spot fires as they soared through the fallen foundations of buildings and charred cars. in doyle, california, neighbors told to evacuate as the fire spread, burned down homes, some losing everything, others thankful firefighters saved their homes. >> as soon as we knew the fire got bad, we threw everything in the trailer, we just left everything. there was nothing we can do. we had to get out. >> reporter: and this, the second fire to terrorize the town within eight months. >> i'm still kind of numb. i mean, after losing everything that i worked for and everything all these years, it's gone. >> reporter: evacuation orders in effect.

in southern oregon, the bootleg fire, 0% contained setting the state on fire. in less than a week scorching an area larger than portland, eugene and salem combined. the growing wildfire threatening transmission lines stretching from oregon to california. officials asking californians to conserve energy as the threat of power outages looms. making matters worse, much of california is in either extreme or exceptional drought. it's bone dry and it doesn't take much to spark the next fire. robin. >> all right, will, as that heat in the west starts to ease up, nearly 60 million americans in the northeast and midwest are now at risk for severe summer storms so let's check in with ginger about that. ginger. >> robin, you said it right this morning. it has been so wet and i know the gardens are happy but people are not as happy. look what happened in bucks county, pennsylvania, 6 to 10 inches of rain, 1 in 100-year flood in a couple of hours yesterday afternoon and unfortunately that was happening in new jersey too. there were high water rescues right outside of philadelphia in bensalem.

this video is from burlington, new jersey, cars submerged. if it feels like it's been wet this july, oh, it has. look at the numbers and this is the rainfall so far. overall, five inches is that red. new york, nearly two times what we usually get for the whole month. boston, third wettest july on record already and reminder, it's july 13th. and then, yes, robin, we have more storms. many of them interior this afternoon, some will have flash flooding and damaging winds. >> those storms keep coming. all right, ginger, thank you. michael. now to the coronavirus emergency. that new fda warning about the johnson & johnson vaccine saying it could be linked to a rare neurological disorder. alex perez has more from little rock, arkansas, where new covid cases are rising dramatically. good morning, alex. >> reporter: hey, good morning, michael. this is one of the hospitals seeing a surge in covid cases, in fact, here in arkansas, covid cases are up 77% in the last two weeks, all this as we learn more about that new warning from the johnson & johnson vaccine. this morning, federal officials

warning the single-shot johnson & johnson vaccine may slightly increase the risk of a rare disease, guillian-barre syndrome, or gbs, where the body's immune system attacks nerve cells causing muscle weakness and in extreme cases paralysis. the cdc investigating just 100 out of nearly 13 million doses. the symptoms showing up primarily in men aged 50 and older about two weeks after vaccination. tom gorman got the johnson & johnson vaccine in march, a couple weeks later his legs started feeling weak. then he lost the ability to walk. emergency room tests revealed he had gbs. >> i used to be very, very athletic and now i'm confined to a wheelchair. >> reporter: gorman says he still thinks everyone should get vaccinated. >> i'm pro-vaccine. i'm just one of the unfortunate ones that got the guillian-barre. >> reporter: according to officials, the syndrome has not been seen in people vaccinated

with moderna and pfizer's mrna shots, but officials also stressing the benefits of the johnson & johnson vaccine outweigh the risks. this as hospitalizations increase by at least 20% in 12 states over the last two weeks. in arkansas, where less than 35% of the state's population is vaccinated, daily covid cases have increased a whopping 385% in the last five weeks. >> most of the patients are between the ages of 20 and 50 and largely they are unvaccinated. >> reporter: in little rock, where only 40% of pulaski county is fully vaccinated, angela morris hanging on to hope talking to us from her daughter's hospital bedside. >> her kidneys have failed. it's all been very overwhelming. >> reporter: 13-year-old kaya who has not been vaccinated is on a ventilator fighting to stay alive. her mother begging people to get the shot. a tough time for that family

right now and we've learned pfizer has met with the department of health and human services to discuss that third shot, a booster shot, the federal officials saying right now at this point they do not beleve that's necessary. george. >> okay, alex, thanks. let's bring in dr. ashish jha, dean of the brown university school of public health. welcome back, dr. jha. let's start out by setting terms of what is going on here. explain what guillian-barre syndrome is. >> yeah, so good morning, george. thanks for having me back. guillian-barre syndrome is a neurologic condition. basically it's an immune -- your immune system attacks your own nerve cells. it's pretty rare. it's pretty rare in general and can be caused by -- can be triggered by other infections. it has been known to be triggered by medicines or other vaccines. we see this. it's a pretty rare condition but it happens. >> and we should emphasize the association between guillian-barre and the johnson & johnson vaccine is even more rare. 100 cases out of more than 12 million covid cases overall. people who have been vaccinated

by the johnson & johnson vaccine. >> absolutely, this is a very rare side effect of the johnson & johnson vaccine. we're still figuring out whether it's really related. but given that it's been shown with other vaccines, it's been shown with infections, it would not be surprising if it ends up being a real association but a very, very rare one. >> what kind of symptoms should people be on the watch for if they've taken the johnson & johnson vaccine? >> yeah, so, again, this is pretty uncommon. the classic symptoms of guillian-barre starts with a little bit of tingling and numbness that can happen, especially in the legs, and then the main symptom is weakness. so, if you start feeling weakness in your legs, sometimes in your arms, then obviously if you have difficulty walking, you want to go get that checked out by your doctor or go to the emergency room. >> and at this point the jury is still out on the need for booster shots. at some point, do you expect it to be recommended? >> the jury is still out. we got to look at the data. i would not be surprised if at

some point down the road for immunocompromised people or for the elderly who don't often respond quite as effectively, we may need a third shot. but i want to see the data before we make any determination. >> how long do you think that will take? >> you know, i think so pfizer and moderna both say they have preliminary data now, and there's data from israel, so we may see something sooner rather than later. but i think we'll have to keep tracking this as people are now six, eight months out of their second shot of the vaccine, we're starting to get pretty good information about how long the protection lasts. >> dr. jha, thanks for your time and information. now to the latest on voting rights. democratic lawmakers leaving texas to block a republican measure they say is designed to suppress voting access. rachel scott is in washington has more for us. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: robin, good morning, and we were there as they touched down in the nation's capital late last night.

this morning waking up in the hotel behind me. weeks ago the same group of democrats walked out of the chamber to prevent a vote. this time they decided to leave the state entirely. overnight, dozens of texas democrats fleeing the state. >> good-bye, texas. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: cramming onto buses and boarding private flights, headed for the nation's capital, in a last-ditch effort to block one of the most restricting voting bills in the country. we were there as they arrived. why not just fight this out in texas? >> we've been fighting it out all session long for 140 days. if the republicans can silence our voices in texas, they will just march across this country till we no longer have a democracy. the fight for federal voting rights is in the nation's capital. >> reporter: the texas bill would ban 24-hour polling locations and drive-through voting which have increased turnout among minorities. prohibit election officials from sending absentee ballot applications to people who have not requested them and give partisan poll watchers greater access to polling sites. republicans say those measures are aimed at restoring voter

confidence. in an interview with abc news affiliate kvue, governor greg abbott blasting democrats for skipping town. >> as soon as they come back in the state of texas they will be arrested and will be cabined inside the texas capitol until they get their job done. everybody who has a job must show up to do that job. >> reporter: so even after traveling all this way, democrats know that they do not have the votes to block that measure in texas. but they are pointing to 17 states that have already enacted laws that make it tougher for people to vote so they're calling on congress to act and today president biden will travel to philadelphia to make the case. michael. >> all right, rachel scott, thank you so much. and we're going to go overseas to the latest on the assassination of haiti's president. authorities saying one of the suspects was a u.s. informant. marcus moore is there in haiti with the details. good morning, marcus. >> reporter: michael, good morning. it has been just over a week since the assassination of president jovenel moise and this

morning, we are learning more about some of the suspects. the u.s. drug enforcement agency confirming that one of the men who was arrested was an occasional dea informant and that after the assassination he reached out to the agency. they urged him to turn himself in. another man who was arrested is a haitian doctor, christian sanon, who lives in miami and the police chief here in haiti says that he wanted to take over the government and allegedly enlisted the services of 19 of the colombian men under arrest now and this assassination has left haiti in a state of unrest. the prime minister telling people to stay calm and he's also urged the u.s. to send troops here, but so far the biden administration, president biden has not committed to that, instead he's speaking out saying that the people here in haiti deserve peace and security. george. >> marcus moore, thanks. we're going to get the latest now on the billionaire

space race. the faa approved plans for jeff bezos' launch for july 20th and gio benitez is on the scene in el paso, about 120 miles from the remote area where the launchpad is waiting. good morning, gio. >> reporter: good morning. that launch is just seven days away now and as you said, the faa approval just came in. it's now cleared the way for bezos to launch into space. overnight, the faa approving jeff bezos' company blue origin to launch humans into space with just a week until bezos takes flight aboard his new shepard spaceship. the decision coming down to the wire. the agency had been reviewing the application and could have rejected it altogether if regulatory requirements weren't met. >> all right. here we go. >> reporter: bezos plans to fly next tuesday with his brother and 82-year-old wally funk, who trained to be an astronaut but could never go to space. >> fly you up into space on the very first flight. >> reporter: also on board an unidentified auction winner who

paid $28 million for a seat on the flight. the new shepard spaceship launches more like a traditional spacecraft, a capsule on top of a rocket released into space and they'll have three minutes of weightlessness before returning to the surface. te whole trip, just 11 minutes. blue origin has pointed out that it'll go farther into space than sir richard branson did this sunday, 62 miles instead of 53 above the surface. >> fire, fire. >> reporter: branson's launch very different in midair from a mothership, branson experiencing four minutes of weightlessness. >> whoo! oh, my god. >> reporter: some great moments right there. meanwhile, for the bezos flight, the blue origin spaceship has been tested 15 times, but never with any humans on board. bezos and the crew will be the first. they also won't have any pilots on board because this system is completely autonomous but, guys, you know, we will be right there covering it all. >> we know you will.

>> we will. thank you so much, gio, as always. back here on earth, how about the home run derby, okay? new york mets slugger pete alonso defending his crown last night, kicked off the first round with a record 35 homers. won it all by beating trey mancini in the finals, but mancini still a winner, returning the field after missing all of last season following a stage 3 cancer diagnosis. naes an incredible comeback. history will be made at tonight's midsummer classic. los angeles, two-way superstar shohei ohtani will start on the mound and bat leadoff for the american league. the only player selected to both pitch and hit in an all-star game. you know who he's being compared to? >> who? >> babe ruth. >> yeah, a little disappointed at the home run contest last night. nervous, i feel. >> thank you, michael. we're going to follow a lot

of other headlines including the olympics in quarantine. we'll talk about the restrictions athletes are facing with the games less than two weeks away. our correspondent is live in tokyo this morning. annd the aftermath of the european soccer final. prince william coming to the defense of english players attacked online. we have the reaction this morning, but first, we go to ginger in studio. >> i'm so close i can almost touch you. you know it's been epically hot, all-time record highs in the west, but now we're just kind of july hot, but every degree after 100 degrees exponentially evaporates water out of the air. just zaps it. high fire danger in nevada to east of the cascades into montana. that drought still super significant and, yes, we will see some monsoon rain but it will take a lot to make up for it. let's get the tuesday trivia, sponsored by carmax.

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see, now that he's hosting "jeopardy!," he's got all these jokes and everything. he's ready. he's like a new george. love it. following a lot of headlines right now including the wildfire emergency in the west. dozens of fires are raging largely uncontained fueled by the intense heat wave. evacuation orders are in effect, and in the northeast and midwest, nearly 60 million americans are at risk for summer storms and ginger and our weather team are tracking it all this morning. the fda says the johnson & johnson vaccine may increase the risk of the rare neurological syndrome guillian-barre syndrome, however, officials do stress the benefits of the shots do out way the risks. take a look at this. a fuel tanker crashed in troy, michigan. created a fireball right there. those flames burned for hours and fortunately the driver escaped with minor injuries. the police are investigating the incident. and it was quite the party in titletown tampa. the lightning holding a victory boat parade and the cup itself

had a little too much fun. it was dented during celebrations, but the cup will be taken to canada for repair before spending the summer with lightning players. as they say, it's not a party until you dent that cup. >> it's true. we have a lot more ahead, including prince william denouncing racist abuse towards english soccer players after the team's loss in the euro championship. plus, why that cup of coffee you might be drinking right now may cost more in the near future. that's coming up, robin. but right now, michael, to the tokyo olympics. the games set to begin in just ten days and with the city under a new covid state of emergency, it's going to be an olympics like no other. james longman is there in tokyo with details. he is under quarantine in his hotel room. good morning, james. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, robin. or should i say evening. a very different olympics. that is for sure. just ten days to go until the opening ceremony.

the chair of the ioc is actually here in tokyo, and he said that tokyo was the best prepared city ever to host an olympics, but i think a lot of people will disagree with that, given that the covid delta variant is still surging here and so few people have received a vaccine. it was hope pushing tokyo's olympics back a year would give japan enough time to get past the pandemic. but with the opening ceremony now less than two weeks away, that hasn't happened. nothing about these games will be normal. the opening ceremonies usually packed with thousands of gold medal hopefuls proudly marching from every corner of the earth likely pared way back and 30 minutes longer to allow for social distancing. massive testing regimes in place. the athletes must arrive five days before their sports start and they have to leave the country 48 hours after they've been eliminated or their event ends, whatever comes first, and masks are mandatory at all times except when competing. >> they have to kind of pretend they're back in 2020 dealing with those very rigid rules that they lived by in 2020 even

though now, of course, it's the summer of 2021. >> reporter: going ahead with the games has been controversial. japan's covid numbers are far lower than other countries but the delta variant accounts for 30% of the cases in the tokyo region. that's expected to be 75% by the end of july and crucially only 16% of people have received a vaccine. there's been local opposition to these events happening at all. olympic organizers have implemented strict protocols to keep athletes safe and the games running smoothly like daily testing and tracking apps to monitor movement. >> no high-fives, no handshakes, no cheering, no yelling. it is going to be a very spartan existence. >> reporter: it's not just the athletes locking down. spectators will be banned from nearly every event including parents of olympians meaning, none of that olympic drama like these infamous scenes from u.s. gymnast aly raisman. even for journalists covering the games getting into the

country is not easy. the amount of paperwork you need to get into japan is unbelievable. and now, i'm waiting for the results of a coronavirus test which i just took. that will appear here and then i will be summoned to a window and then i got to go through immigration. now, it's not just the paperwork. i'm in total isolation here. let me show you where i am. i'm in my hotel room. i'm not allowed to leave for three days, and this is it. this is my little setup. i'm basically stuck here. i have three days here, and then i've got 11 days being basically restricted in tokyo. i'm not allowed to go into the city itself. our phones have loads of apps on them which restrict all our movement. apologies, i'm definitely not a cameraman, and then i have loads of tests. i have to get tests day in, day out. this is not like anything we've seen before and the athletes all have to do this as well. it's not just me. >> but, james, you do have a great view. i mean, nice room. >> reporter: right? it's not the eiffel tower.

it is tokyo, i promise. >> but please stay safe. >> time for him to get back to bed. we're going to turn now to the aftermath of the european soccer final. english players were targeted with racist abuse after the team's loss to italy. prince william and other leaders denounced the attacks and lama hasan has the latest. >> reporter: this morning, prince william coming to the defense of the soccer players who were viciously attacked on social media with racist remarks. from missing the goals that cost england their euro cup victory, the prince, who's president of the futbol association and clearly a fan, seen watching the game with his wife kate and son, george tweeting, i am sickened by the racist abuse aimed at england players after the match. it is totally unacceptable that players have to endure this abhorrent behavior. it must stop now and all those involved should be held accountable. prime minister boris johnson also outraged. >> and to those who have been directing racist abuse at some

of the players, i say, shame on you and i hope you will crawl back under the rock from which you emerged. >> reporter: twitter telling abc news they removed over a thousand tweets and permanently suspended a number of accounts over the, quote, abhorrent racist abuse directed at england players. racism and the issue the british government and the royal family has had to deal with. prince william's sister-in-law meghan telling oprah in a cbs interview she experienced racist abuse in the tabloids. >> from the beginning of our relationship, they were so attacking and inciting so much racism really that it changed the risk level because it wasn't just caddy gossip. it was bringing out a part of people that was racist and how it was charged. that changed the threat and and level of the death threats, everything. >> as president of england's futbol association, it was important for william to condemn the racism that followed the

final but many are questioning why he couldn't have done the same for meghan or his nephew archie when they were under attack online and in the press. >> reporter: as the uk faces a racial reckoning the players now moving on from the loss. marcus rashford tweeting, quote, i can take critique of my performance all day long but i will never apologize for who i am and where i come from. marcus rashford is getting a lovely note of support. take a listen to what one 9-year-old wrote, i'm proud of you. you will always be a hero. lovely words there, guys. >> from a 9-year-old. thank you, lama, so much. coming up next, we have the high-stakes hearing in britney spears' fight in her conservatorship. stay right there. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪searching, i've spent a lifetime, darling♪

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we are back with that high we are back with that high-stakes court hearing for britney spears as the superstar fights in her conservatorship, she could have a new advocate in her corner. kaylee hartung has the latest. >> reporter: this morning, the battle over britney spears' future heating up. ♪ now i'm stronger than yesterday ♪ >> reporter: a court hearing this week set to address a major question in her conservatorship case. will a judge allow her to hire her own attorney? ♪ i call the shots ♪ >> reporter: according to "the new york times," spears is in

discussion now with former federal prosecutor mathew rosengart to represent her. for her 13 years under conservator she's been under the counsel of a court-appointed lawyer, samuel ingham. in last month's hearing spears pleading with the court to let her hire her own. ingham has since petitioned the court to let him resign. ♪ lucky ♪ >> reporter: now, rosengart will rportedly attend wednesday's hearing to make his case to the judge. the prominent hollywood veteran has represented high-profile stars like steven spielberg, julia louis-dreyfus and sean penn. penn telling "the times," rosengart is a tough as nails street fighter with a big brain and bigger principles. ♪ my life has been so overprotected ♪ >> reporter: since spears' bombshell statement in court, larry rudolph also resigning, citing the pop star's desire to retire from her music career. and bessemer trust, the company tasked with overseeing her nearly $60 million estate alongside her father jamie granted its request to be removed as co-conservator. ♪ would you hold it against me ♪ >> reporter: her co-conservator

of person, montgomery claiming jamie used more than $2 million of his daughter's money to defend himself in court and in the public eye. montgomery sharing screenshots of text messages she says britney sent her asking for help. telling her, quote, i need you to stay as my co-conservator of person. i'm asking for your assistance in getting a new attorney. that latest filing from montgomery further highlights the division and dissension among the people running britney spears's life. montgomery calling out jamie spears to what she says amounts to mudslinging. we'll see what that looks like in court tomorrow, michael. >> i'm sure we will, kaylee. thank you so much. let's bring in abc news chief legal analyst, dan abrams. dan, what would it mean for britney spears if the court allows her to hire a new attorney? >> this would be a game changer. think about it this way, the conservatorship basically says that britney spears can't make decisions for herself. put aside financial decisions.

she can't even decide who she associates with, when she goes places, medical care for herself. if the court were to determine that she can hire her own lawyer, that's a big statement right there from the court saying, wait a sec, this court thinks that she can make certain very important decisions. >> yeah, big statement, big step right there. what's the first thing you expect a lawyer to do if he is approved? >> well, if he is approved, i think he's going to try to end the conservatorship. that's what britney spears says she wants, says she didn't know she could do and, again, if the court says, you can hire your own lawyer, i would expect that there's a very good chance that the court would then end the conservatorship as well, because it's saying you can make these sorts of decisions for yourself. that's why this is such a big deal. it extends beyond does she get a new lawyer to what does it mean that the court is saying she can hire a lawyer by herself. >> well, everybody will be watching. you know that and i'm sure you'll be back to talk about it. dan abrams, thank you.

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as nearly 60 million americans in the northeast are facing severe summer storms. ginger has the track. >> good morning, george. yes, we'll start with the beckwourth fire. i have my bag packed. my go bag always gets packed this time of year, but, man, we have started early. the beckwourth complex fire now more than 91,000 acres burned. there are still mandatory evacuations closer to the mt. shasta area. utah, arizona, new brush fire there burning and in washington state, a new fire as well. this is east of the cascades where we have a really high fire danger today. and you say, okay, is it the heat? the heat is subsiding to what is more normal hot july, but, yes, the all-time heat exponentially took out -- zapped the water out of anything. the water vapor. you can see it there, from spokane down to los angeles, we have red flag warnings, george, all the way back to wyoming. >> and ginger, is there any connection between the drought in the west and the flooding in the east? >> absolutely a connection. that ridge that's been in place and so stubborn out in the west,

what goes up must come down. it dips and it brings us the rain showers, the thunderstorms, the damaging winds, and that's exactly what we saw yesterday again in pennsylvania. so this is just outside of philadelphia. bucks county, 6 to 10 inches in just a couple of hours. you know what that does to the roads? fills them with water. people had high water rescues. we got a lot of people out of the water. if it feels like all of july has already been very wet, it has. you are not imagining things. we're nearly 9 inches both for new york and boston. boston, now, already at the top three wettest julys on record and it's only the 13th. we have more rain coming, george. today some of this will not only come with flash flooding but damaging winds in excess of 60 miles per hour. >> okay, ginger zee, thank you. robin? now to a consumer alert. that cup of coffee you're drinking this morning may be getting more expensive. rebecca jarvis is here to tell us what's behind the surge. good morning, rebecca. >> reporter: good morning, robin. yeah, and i'm sorry to share this news as you're enjoying your morning ritual, but coffee

prices have spiked 18% in the last three months and there are three key reasons here. first of all, a drought in brazil, the world's largest producer of coffee beans. if you see arabica written on the side of your beans there's a good shot they came from brazil, but this year farmers there say they're expecting the worst harvest in 20 years. the second issue is shipping costs. they have risen around the globe in light of the pandemic, and even though colombia and vietnam have coffee beans, the shipping costs make them more expensive and in some cases impossible to even get here to the united states. finally, we're drinking more coffee. we drank a lot of it in the pandemic at home. as cafes are re-opening, people want to be social again. they're going out. that sends demand up and in turn prices are rising. now, where you might not have yet seen the price increases are at grocery stores because the roasters have tried to not increase prices yet. you might have seen it already at your store. where you have seen it very likely is at your local coffee

shop where prices are now $4.50 on average, that is up from 3.90 five years ago. you can save money on this. first of all, brewing at home saves money. $2,000 a year if you brew at home. you can make the leftover remaining coffee into ice cubes. put it in the freezer. great for iced coffee. set an allowance on coffee budget and finally take advantage of those loyalty programs at your local coffee shop. oftentimes you'll get a discount there and enjoy your morning ritual with a little less coffee. robin? >> all great suggestions as always. thank you, rebecca. >> i got one more suggestion. order the coffee and always leave your wallet when you're with your friend. >> oh. >> there we go. coming up, congressman john lewis' legacy. we're going to go inside his final book and the lessons he shared in the last months of his life. plus, a story of an inspiring basketball coach and role model in milwaukee. we have a great surprise in store for him. and a summer concert performance from grammy award winning band, the wallflowers.

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appearances from world leaders, activists and of course amazing musical artists including, just to name a few, bts, billie eilish, lizzo, lourd, demi lovato, ed sheeran and the weeknd who stated that the people suffering in ethiopia was his motivation for joining the lineup. the money raised by fight covid-19. it will be taking place right here in central park and on stages around the world on september 25th. and, hey, you can watch it right here on abc. now we have your first look at "turning red." it follows a teenager who suddenly poofs into a giant red panda when she gets too excited which is practically always. take a look. >> x equals -- ♪ >> no, this isn't happening.

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and a major find for classic movie fans. one of the original dresses worn by judy garland in "the wizard of oz" was found in washington, d.c. the dress was given to catholic university by actress mercedes mccambridge in 1973 and never seen again. that was until when the school's drama department coordinator found the dress, the iconic white and blue gingham sitting in a shoe box. the smithsonian confirmed it is the real deal complete with judy garland's name handwritten on the collar and in the same script that appears on the other five dorothy dresses known to exist. catholic university plans to restore and display the iconic dress in their campus museum collection. finally, we want to share with you a cool cat in a texas animal shelter showing her mission impossible moves. there you have it. yeah.

come on, the music, yeah, there you go. ♪ >> that cage was locked. she didn't get too far considering one of the vet techs was waiting with her iphone to catch the crafty cat in action. apparently this is not her first rodeo. she's done this houdini act many times. the stealth beauty is still up for adoption if you're interested at the atascocia center in san antonio if you want a very crafty kitty. with that i send it back to you guys in the studio this morning. >> the cat has got the moves right there. we're going to move on to our "gma" cover story. the legacy of an american hero. "carry on: reflections for a new generation" is the last book from civil rights legend, congressman john lewis. robin, you sat down with his chief of staff. >> michael collins, yes, more than two decades he served and he knows how to get in good trouble too. just like john lewis did. the book touches on courage, voting and not taking any day for granted. >> we must say wake up, america. wake up!

>> reporter: it was his rallying cry at the march on washington and his life's mission. >> we do not want our freedom gradually, but we want to be free now. >> reporter: john lewis, the civil rights icon and revered congressman, now sharing his lasting legacy in a new book "carry on: reflections for a new generation." >> when you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have to say something. you have to do something. you have to push and pull and be prepared to make a little noise. >> reporter: the book, a creation of recorded conversations on topics from courage to voting, shared just months before his passing from pancreatic cancer last year. this book, "carry on," tell us where he was in his life when he put this together and what does it mean to be able to have this now? >> this was the story of who he was. the simpleness of the man, and it was difficult because it was during the time that he was

sick. he didn't have a lot of energy, but he made an effort to really tell the story, and that's what's important. he wanted to always tell the story. >> reporter: a story of service and sacrifice. michael collins stood by congressman lewis' side for 21 years as his chief of staff. >> he never took a day for granted and he would say let's get ready. got a new day. let's go. >> to know that, to know all that he went through, the many times that he was jailed, beaten and still have that can do -- the humility and the forgiveness that he shows, a happy dance. ♪ yes, i'm happy ♪ >> tell us the backstory. >> when he heard a good song, he would just light up. on that particular day we had a birthday party for him, instead of singing happy birthday we put on the "happy" song and he just cut loose. >> nothing can bring me down. >> that's right. >> that's the way he was. that was his spirit. that was his motivation to be happy. he would say, just be happy.

>> reporter: throughout his lifetime of fighting for justice and equality, the congressman never giving up on optimism and the right to peaceful protests. writing this, in the wake of what happened with george floyd, what would he think of what is going on around the country? >> he would be, you know, disappointed in a lot of ways, the hatred, the racism, but he was optimistic that there would be a better day, a different day, a day where everybody would be happy, would benefit, would be put in front and not behind. he always looked for that. >> would he also though be encouraged by the young people? >> oh, most definitely. >> most like himself back in day. >> that's what this country was built on, you know, the youth movement and that's what he always believed in. he talked to young people all the time. he traveled this country inspiring young people because he too was young and felt like

he changed the world. >> reporter: john lewis has changed the world and continues to inspire with what he called good trouble. sharing these final reflections. >> how do you want people to remember you? >> that i fought the good fight and kept the faith and i kept my eyes on the prize. >> how do we carry on his legacy? >> he was intentional. he was purposeful. he lived a wonderful life, an amazing life, and we all benefited from it. so i think that, you know, he would want us to just carry on in a way that reflected his life and just learn about it. learn about everything we could. >> and part of congressman lewis' lasting legacy is the john lewis voting rights advancement act which has yet to be passed in congress. he believed that the vote was sacred. everyone should exercise his power. that's what he believed and have the right to do so. and "carry on: reflections for a new generation" is out now. it is beautiful. it's simple. it's real. >> he changed the course of the country, but you also saw it in your conversation right there.

he also inspired loyalty among those closest to him. every single day. >> when we played for michael collins some of the audio from john lewis, he broke down in tears. just hearing his voice, you hear the impact and he had people around him -- he loved to have young people around him and to encourage them. >> he sure did. >> it's a simple book. it's beautiful and as we said it is out now. and who is out now in the studio is ginger zee. >> i'm taking those two words with me, intentional and optimism. your optimism is not just errant. that's what mine does sometime. hey. that's what i've got today. there are more severe storms -- thank you, eddie. missed you. dexter, missouri, you can see ef-2 tornado. unfortunately they had 120-mile-per-hour winds, thankfully now they are in the cleanup mode. unfortunately, we do have more severe storms further north. because that was closer to springfield, missouri. iowa down through southern and central wisconsin back through

much of the state of iowa late wednesday night. right? so that's the timing. in miami, it was up to 2 inches of flash flooding. they flash flood really easily. severe storms came through there, you had gusts up to 50. today we look for more rainfall. some of the places will get two good morning. i am abc7 news meteorologist mike nicco . welcome to a drizzly tuesday morning, wednesday morning, thursday through friday mornings. the pattern is not changing until sunday so enjoy the cool and comfortable afternoons. 60 in san francisco. 60s and 70s around the bay and to 70s and 80s inland. cloud cover and drizzle tonight. accuweather seven-day forecast, hottest next week. now to the 2021 nba finals. a match between the phoenix suns and milwaukee bucks heats up. we are celebrating an extraordinary coach making sure everyone gets their moment to

shine. will reeve has more from milwaukee. good morning, will. >> reporter: hey, michael, good morning. i'm with the red family, quentin and their dad, william. and quentin is terrance's coach in special olympics for team milwaukee. they do football. they do flag football, right? that's your favorite sport, and, of course, they do basketball. and, quentin, i know you think that we're here to talk about special olympics and about team milwaukee but you see that sign back there, "gma" at the finals, tis right now is live, "good morning america." >> oh. >> and we want to tell the country about how special you are, about what a role model you are to the community, and how important you are to your brother. take a look. >> oh. >> reporter: when you come to franklin square in milwaukee, there's one simple rule. >> just have fun and play the game. ♪ >> reporter: coach quentin redd has been volunteering with team milwaukee special olympics since the early 2000s. >> he loves the athletes like

they were his own part of his family. he's a fantastic coach, both on and off the courts. >> reporter: his brother and best friend terrance is on the team. they even competed for the top prize at the special olympics wisconsin state. >> what for you means the most in this experience? >> just to be able to affect the lives of the people around me, the kids and the athletes that come from the surrounding areas that don't have the love and support and get the compassion and empathy, i'm here to give them that and also give them the tutelage in the game of basketball. >> hey. >> there it is. >> there we go. >> what's it like watching him coach terrance? >> what i really love about my son is his heart. he gives up his time, you know, and i think it's a blessing to do that, you know, because god gives us gifts not for ourselves but to serve and help others. >> reporter: and the bucks community agrees. >> he's a good coach. >> he said don't lose, just win. so that's what we did all year.

>> not only is he a remarkable athlete he is an exceptional human being. >> reporter: with his friends and family cheering on the sidelines, coach quentin commands the court with heart and soul. >> he does what he does because he loves what he does. >> clearly a lot of people care about you, quentin. it's obviously affecting you and we have one more thing that we really want to show you. you're obviously a bucks fan. you're all kited out. cue the fanfare and pageantry. come on out, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] all right, so, joining us now, that's the bucks mascot. and, quentin, here's your team and this right here -- my man, i need you to look at me. you see this? this -- >> let's go. >> this won't get you into the arena but you are going to game four of the nba finals tomorrow night right here. >> let's go. >> at pfizer forum.

>> this is amazing. >> give me that. i'll take this away from you. quentin, you're clearly very affected by this. i see all this emotion on your face. you're surrounded by so many people who care about you and you care about. what are you feeling? >> this is just an amazing feeling, man. like i pour my heart into them. i love them, like not just my dad and my brother but slick, justin, luke, everybody and the program and i can't thank you enough. i love you guys, man. i'll do it forever, like till i can't be here no more. i'll be here for them and i'm just glad that you guys are here for me. i appreciate it. i love y'all. >> well, clearly, you deserve this, these folks really care about you, we're talking bucks yesterday, you and i making small talk. you're going to be at the game tomorrow. we need a prediction before we go off air. >> well, before we go off air, i would like to say bucks in six. and i gave you 108-103, bucks,

and i'll stick with that. >> okay, you got bucks by five in game four. you think the bucks are going to win in six? >> that's right. >> i think you'll be their good luck charm tomorrow. you, my friend, are going to the finals tomorrow. have a great time. >> thank you, thank you. i appreciate it. [ applause ] >> really amazing. >> we'll see quentin tomorrow night, guys. a lot of fun. michael. >> we will be watching the game and thinking about quentin when he is there and what a man and what a family. thank you so much for that, will, and you can catch game four of the nba finals right here on abc tomorrow night at 9:00 eastern. connie britton is live when we come back.

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we will have another abc 7 news update in about 30 minutes. you ♪ you're still the one i want ♪ nice little vision of times square right there. hope your tuesday is off to a great start. right now we're excited to have connie britton with us, we loved her in "friday night lights" and "nashville" and now starring in "joe bell." welcome back to "gma." >> good morning. >> so we want to talk about it, but first have to mark a milestone. 15th anniversary of "friday night lights." >> how is that possible? >> what do you remember most about that? what do you remember most about that time? >> oh, you know, i mean, we had such an amazing time shooting that show. we shot it in austin, texas, but i think for me what really holds up, and i continue to think

about 15 years later, is we shot ha show in such a unique way and, you know, it really -- for me it really kind of set the standard of a great way to work, a great working experience, you know, it was just a fantastic experience. >> i think it carried through to the next show you did, "nashville." i had the pleasure of being on set there a few times. >> yes, you did. >> and your son basically grew up on the set of "nashville." did that music kind of seep into him? >> oh, there he is. you know, it did. it's funny, he loves music and i like to think that it was spending all those years on set in nashville, tennessee. come on, if you're in nashville, tennessee, how can you not love music? that's where he grew up. >> now we'll talk about your new movie, "joe bell." the movie, the film tells the true story of a dad who honored the memory of his gay son by walking across america raising awareness about bullying. you play his wife lola. we have a clip right now where

lola and her husband played by mark wahlberg are having a heart-to-heart about his quest. >> keep walking. keep walking, don't come home. okay? don't come home till you figure out whatever it is that you need to figure out, but i really hope that's not just you being some facebook celebrity and getting your pictures taken with people. are you walking for jaden? if you are we'll let jaden let you know when it's time to come home. >> you to prepare for the role you speak with jaden's mom lola. what did you learn from her? >> so much. you know, it's always a particular honor to be able to actually speak to the person that, you know, whose character you'll be playing in a role and, you know, aside from getting so much information about who she

is as a person, she was able to share so much about her relationship with her son and with her husband and what their family dynamic was and, you know, and how difficult it was growing up as an lgbtq teen for her son jadin and it was just -- it was so important and illuminating to be able to talk to her and she was incredibly generous with her stories that she would share with us and i know mark spent a lot of time with her as well. >> we could see the power of the film in that scene. what do you hope viewers take away from it? >> you know, i really -- this is a movie about a family learning to understand their son who is lgbtq and he's gay and they -- they don't understand that initially and the whole idea of

this movie is to create understanding and for people who maybe aren't as familiar with what it's like to feel different in a community, have that conversation, understand that other people, that we're all -- we can all still love each other even if we live our lives in different ways and in whatever ways there are, we want to just create unity and conversation and understanding. >> it's going to make a real mark. connie britton, thanks so much. "joe bell" is in theaters next friday, july 23rd. coming up, the new documentary about maya moore and jonathan irons, they join us live next. ♪ bring me a higher love ♪ because you're being a big helper. when you stay home... you're protecting other people from getting sick. by calling a someone you love who's stuck inside, you're giving them a smile...

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it is an honor to welcome this year's recipient of the arthur ashe award for courage, maya moore. [ cheers and applause ] >> power is not meant to be gripped with a clenched fist or to be hoarded, but power is meant to be handled generously so we can thoughtfully empower one another to thrive in our communities for love's sake. >> a lot of people are still talking about that inspiring moment from the espys on saturday. yes, we have shared how maya moore stepped away at the peak of her pro basketball career to help get wrongfully convicted jonathan irons released after 23

years in prison. now jonathan and maya are married and they're fighting for justice for others. their story is the subject of the new espn "30 for 30: breakaway" directed by emmy award-winning rudy valdez and produced by my company rockin' robin productions. maya, jonathan, rudy are all joining us live. it's great to see all of you together. i'm excited people are going to be able to see the documentary tonight. maya, you normally are a private person. tell everybody why you felt it was so important to open your heart, open your home to share this journey, maya. >> yeah, robin, i think this story is so -- it's so powerful. i think it's such a human story and part of my desire to share was i really felt like people can find themselves in this story, whether they're connecting with jonathan's

struggle or his fight, or if you're also an athlete like i am, or just relating to my family members who are just extraordinary ordinary everyday people, you can find yourself in this story, and i hope it can really encourage people from all walks of life. >> i truly believe it's going to resonate with a lot of different people. jonathan, okay, released from prison after two decades. marriage, can you just begin to share the emotions that you have felt this past year? >> it's more of -- it's more like -- it's like being awakened or being reborn or coming back to life again. after just almost living in a frozen land, it's kind of hard and cold and emotionless because of the environment. you have to constantly be on a swivel and being aware in prison to coming out in society and just being embraced with love and goodness and just people

embracing me and wanting to encourage me and check on me and it matters, man. i want that for other prisoners that come out of prison and people that are wrongly convicted, because there's a fear in prison that people are not going to accept you or want you around because of the fact that you've been in prison. there is a natural stigma. >> yeah. >> and i just -- i haven't felt that and i'm so grateful for that and i'm so grateful to be married to maya. she's been instrumental in my transition and just helping me understand the world and society and just the station that i have in life and i need her. and she needs me and we're doing it. we're living life. >> you're a dynamic duo. it was so good to see you both saturday. one of the reasons why, of course, s many are familiar with this story is because of maya taking that leap of faith. putting her basketball career on hold to fight for you, jonathan.

let's take a look at a clip from "breakaway." >> maya made the decision to step away from the game, i felt conflicted. i don't want to be the reason for that and, you know, she explained to me it's like, it's not just about that. >> i want to prioritize some other things and it centered around family and ministry which i see as one thing. that's my first ministry is my family and wanting to be more present for that. >> really is and, rudy, rudy, emmy award-winning director, yes, i know. i know jonathan's story hits close to home for you. your emmy-winning documentary "the sentence" is about your family's fight to free your sister from prison. what was it like to go through it all again with jonathan, rudy? >> thank you. hi, jonathan, hi, maya. good to see you. my film "the sentence" is the reason why i'm a filmmaker.

it's the foundation of who i am as a storyteller and i quickly realized that the story of my sister in the headlines that were going on around not only her but other people like her, i wanted to go around that and tell a very personal human story about what it means to incarcerate somebody for an extended amount of time and what that does to the community and families left behind. taking everything that i learned from that and bringing it to maya and jonathan's story immediately i wanted to get past the headline. i fully, you know, not to sidestep how wonderful a basketball player and legendary basketball player maya is i knew there was something around the corner of that headline and at its core this film is about a human being believing in another human being. and then you go past that and you find, you know, this agency, this -- these two people, this family that are heroes in their own story and i wanted to tell that version of the story because i think that -- the hearts and minds are what's

going to help change these laws and help change people's perspective on incarceration and people who are incarcerated and families of those incarcerated so i feel fortunate to have been able to tell it. >> we are very fortunate you were available to help tell the story and you have really made a difference. finally, maya, i loved how you said this about making an impact. a lot of us want to do that and we think it has to be far and wide but you said it's about going narrow and deep with one person as you and your family did with jonathan. what do you both hope people will take away from seeing your story tonight, maya and jonathan? >> absolutely. absolutely, robin. that's such a revelation for me. i feel like in the last few years of understanding the way that we can have impact is not just about being the biggest, the farthest, the widest, the loudest, but it's really about everyone in their sphere of influence figuring out a way to

go narrow and deep and trying to model and show people the richness, the life, i feel like a lot of us are searching for purpose and for meaning and for reasons to get up and sometimes they're not as far as you think, sometimes they're right around you and it's just about continuing day by day, being faithful to pouring out what you can to those people around you and you realize you'll find your life in those narrow and deep ways and so i'm just excited to see the impact, which will eventually end up going far and wide when people all over end up trying to do that, that narrow and deep and i'm just inviting people to figure out what that looks like in their own sphere and we're excited to show people what that looked like for us. >> that's beautiful. both of you, thank you so much and, rudy, cannot thank you for helping share this incredible story. all right. >> thank you, robin. >> i almost didn't recognize you without the tux on, jonathan, because you were looking good in

your tux on saturday. >> thank you. thank you. >> he did. very handsome. >> no, no, no. >> thank you. >> all right, thank you all so, so very, very much, and i hope that you will tune in tonight because "breakaway" airs tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern on espn. a "30 for 30" documentary. back again to ginger. >> robin, between maya and john lewis, i can't walk out of here not inspired tod good morning. deal with drizzle and cool conditions there 9:00. >> so you know summer is a great time to pack a sandwich to go and this segment is sponsored by subway and our "gma" contributor megan ryte is checking out the keys to perfecting your sandwich. ♪ >> whether they're piled high

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welcome back to "gma." the wallflowers just released their seventh album "exit wounds" led by band leader jakob dylan. this is the first new album in nearly ten years and jakob dylan is joining us this morning. jakob, thank you so much for joining us. like i said, the first album in ten years so tell us about the new release. >> oh, well, there's more than enough stuff out there to work with, so you can say there's a lot of low-lying fruit for songwriters right now, and that's good for music and good for songs and that being said we also had more fun making this record than i can imagine having

in a long time. >> well, i tell you what, we'll have a lot of fun watching you perform right now. this is off your new album, "exit wounds," here's the wallflowers with "roots and wings." take it away. ♪ ♪ you're such a heavy bird, you'll never get far on your own ♪ ♪ you'll never have a use for your feathers ♪ ♪ while you're hopping down the road ♪ ♪ yeah, you were born to walk the earth ♪ ♪ with your back against the cold ♪ ♪ you never had a purpose till i wore you on my back like a coat ♪ ♪ you're in your evening gloves ♪ ♪ you're off the farm taking big

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thanks to the wallflowers for that incredible performance. want to thank you for watching. >> have a great day. >> bye.

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building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. good morning, everyone. i am kumasi aaron. good morning, everyone. we are going to start off with an overall look at the bay bridge. the toll plaza lights came on at 5:47. speeds are under the limit and it is also slow on 680. thankfully, that road construction we saw yesterday is out-of-the-way. a slow stretch from richmond to emeryville, 37 minutes at 27 miles an hour. we are dealing with a little bit of drizzle, this morning. a calmer day at the coast. 61 at san francisco. 60s and 70s around the bay. 10 to 20 degrees cooler and this

continues through sunday. now, it is time for "live with kelly and >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, from the new film, "gunpowder milkshake," carla gugino. and author of "yoga pant nation," laurie gelman. plus, we will meet the scripps national spelling bee champion as we continue "amazing kids week." all next on "live!" ♪ ♪ [cheers and applause] and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ >> ryan: morning, deja. art is over there. [cheers and applause] what's going on? >> kelly: i swallowed the altoid. remember? >> ryan: let's start over. here we go.