but with the major boots. >> i good morning, america. as we start a new week together, healthcare workers around the country sounding the alarm about covid. new surge. the highly contagious delta variant driving up cases and hospitalizations. los angeles bringing back its mask mandate even for people who are fully vaccinated. the new concerns we're moving in the wrong direction. dr. jha is back and joins us live. tennis superstar coco gauff forced to withdraw after testing positive for covid. what her u.s. team members are saying this morning as more athletes in tokyo are also testing positive. the opening ceremony just four days away. breaking right now. the u.s. and key allies joined

forces against china, aiming to expose countries in cyberattacks targeting america. terror on the baseball field. fans and players running for their lives after gunfire erupted outside nationals park in washington during a game. three people now shot. police urgently searching for this car. wildfire emergency. at least 70 fires burning in the west. the new warnings this morning, and why the extreme heat is spelling danger for christmas trees, and could make them more expensive than ever this holiday season. six flags scare. the chemical leak at this texas waterpark sends dozens to the hospital including kids. >> every time i took a deep breath, it hurt. >> the latest on the investigation this morning. all systems go. jeff bezos and his crew are ready for liftoff, talking to "gma" this morning about the journey ahead, and overnight, gio benitez going inside the training capsule used to prepare for the flight. ♪ and who is "jeopardy!'s" next guest host? >> alex made it look a lot easier.

it's not easy. >> what's it like stepping into alex trebek's shoes as george passes the baton to robin? she's taking us behind the scenes of her week at america's favorite quiz show. all right, michael, pipe down. you know -- remember those -- >> those spreadsheets. >> with all the answers. >> lock them up in the safe. >> i'm telling you what, bravo. >> thank you 37. >> you did a great, great job last week. >> thank you. >> yes, you did. now it's your turn to do it. >> let's move on. let's move on. let's go. let's go. it was more excitement. >> there's a lot of excitement. we're so excited because amazon and blue origin founder jeff bezos and his history-making crew, there they are, they're going to join us ahead, and we're going to hear about their journey to the edge of space. >> that is quite a crew right there.

but we begin with new covid concerns. frontline workers around the country are sounding the alarm about the delta variant as more ce s dakota and omg haveepted a increase in new covid case >> in fact, george, the average number of cases nationwide per day is up 160% in just the past week. steve osunsami is live outside cdc headquarters there in atlanta with more. good morning, steve. >> reporter: good morning to you, robin. more than 161 million americans are now fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, and authorities here at the cdc would like americans who are holding out to know that they are the ones getting sick. the director of the cdc is calling this the pandemic of the unvaccinated. healthcare workers in the nation's hospitals are concerned this morning by the new numbers of covid cases they're seeing again, most likely caused by the delta variant of the coronavirus. in oklahoma, the average number of hospital admissions for covid-19 has nearly tripled in >> we'reasonth.

we haven't seeth t heig january and february. >> reporter: every state but south dakota and wyoming is reporting a rise in new cases. nearly 19,000 people are currently hospitalized nationwide. about 26% more this week than last week. that's still of course, much better than the all-time high of 125,000 covid-19 hospitalizations that the country reached in january, but authorities worry that the numbers are moving in the wrong direction. >> this new delta variant is transmitting very quickly. people are getting very sick, and there's not a whole lot we can do when you come in, and you're already in a very, very severe stage of the disease. >> reporter: in los angeles, they're back to old rules. over the weekend, health officials began requiring everyone to wear masks at indoor public places again even if you are fully vaccinated. >> in areas where there are low numbers of vaccinated people, or

where cases are rising, it's very reasonable for counties to take more mitigation measures. >> reporter: scientists say that the current vaccines are highly effective at preventing hospitalization, but that no vaccine is 100% effective. so there are rare cases where fully vaccinated people have been hospitalized. >> they'll have trouble breathing. their lungs will be affected and they might need extra oxygen, but the total numbers of those will be limited much more than they were if you were unvaccinated. >> reporter: and then there's the story of adam joseph and his children. >> we kind of feel like we failed as parents. >> reporter: he's a meteorologist at our station wpdi in philadelphia and says he thought he took all the necessary precautions when he invited an unvaccinated family member to his home, but that person tested positive, and now his children who were too young to get the shot are sick with covid-19, and so is their nanny. >> please, if you are not vaccinated, do not go around children who are under 12.

they are so vulnerable right now. >> reporter: most of the outbreaks are happening in states with low vaccination rates, but authorities here point out that there is one bright spot, that in those same states they're seeing a slight increase in the number of people who are newly vaccinated, who e infections and new hospitalizations. george? >> a bit of encouraging news. okay, steve, thanks very much. let's bring in our friend, dr. ashish jha. dean of the brown university school of public health. welcome back. so the evidence is getting more clear by the day. if ou are not vaccinated, you've got a very good chance of getting the delta variant and getting very sick. >> good morning, george. that's right. the evidence is that this virus is going to be with us for a long time. it's going to become endemic so everybody is either going to end up at some point getting vaccinated or they'll end up getting infecting. people have to be really careful out there if they're nvaccinated and you have to get the shot. >> what are you seeing of reports of vaccinated people

contracting the virus again? >> yeah. this is the most contagious version of the virus we have seen throughout the whole pandemic. it's really very, very contagious, and so, if you have significant exposure, you are going to see some breakthrough infections even for vaccinated people. the good news is those people who are vaccinated end up hospitalized or dying, that's what's really useful here. no vaccine is perfectly 100% effective. >> define significant exposure. >> you know, it's interesting. in the old days we said, okay. 15 minutes, 6 feet, you really have to be very, very close to somebody for a long period of time. what we're learning with the delta variant is that is not necessarily the case. there's so much more virus around people who are infected have such high viral loads that even short periods of time, five minutes, seven minutes, and you don't even have to be within six feet for people who are unvaccinated. they are getting infected with much, much shorter exposure. >> schools are opening within the coming days and weeks. should the cdc consider changing

their guidance about kids saying they don't need to wear masks in schools? >> yeah, it's a really good kidsactochool safely even cte othe delta variant, even kids under 12 who are in the vaccinated. i believe in areas of high levels of outbreaks, it makes sense to have kids who are not vaccinated be wearing a mask, but kids who are vaccinated and adults who are vaccinated, it much more reasonable to skip the mask, but the key issue is unvaccinated kids and certainly unvaccinated adults should be wearing a mask in places with large outbreaks. >> advisory panels meeting this week on booster shots. what's your current thinking about whether or not they're going to be necessary? >> yeah, my current thinking based on some recent data out of israel is that i could imagine some high-risk people, people in nursing homes, people who are immunocompromised needing that extra level of protection.

i have to thinkcase, but the da on this, but for most of us, i don't think we're going to need a booster, any time soon. >> thank you for your time and information. michael. >> thank you, george. covid is causing new concerns at the tokyo olympics. we are just learning this morning that a member of the u.s. women's gymnastics team tested positive for covid. james longman is live in tokyo with more. good morning, james. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, michael. coronavirus really is making its mark at these olympic games and as you say, we now understand according to japanese officials that a member of the u.s. female gymnastics team has tested positive for the coronavirus. it is understood she is a teenager, part of the u.s. female gymnastics team training outside of tokyo. she will likely have to isolate until she tests negative. this is part of a growing trend of athletes, offiials and support staff who are all either testing positive or having to isolate because of the coronavirus. this is very serious for the olympic games.

one of team usa's biggest stars, coco gauff is out of the olympic games after testing positive for covid-19. the 17-year-old tennis phenomena find r -- found out just before traveling to tokyo, tweeting, it has always been a dream of mine to represent the usa at the olympics, and i hope there will be many more chances for me to make this come true in the future. sitting down with rob marciano just after the news broke. >> obviously she'll be disappointed and she'll be sad, but, you know, she has so much potential to do great things in this sport, and i know she will. >> reporter: gauff, the highest profile athlete so far to test positive, but the threat of testing positive or being contact traced looms large. two south african soccer players now in isolation. if they have to quarantine for 14 days it would derail their competitions. and a group of british gymnasts isolating. this as we learn more about that member of the olympic committee

with the virus. it's understood he was fully vaccinated as all ioc officials are, he is now isolating at a separate facility. one of the issues is with these games, is that a lot of the teams may have to use alternates if their starting members test positive or have to isolate. could that mean an underwhelming could that mean that we watch something which we weren't expecting? who knows? these olympics are certainly not turning out what we wanted. guys? >> covid sure is changing the games. james, thank you so much. george? we're going to turn to some breaking news this morning. the u.s. and key allies are joining forces against china aiming to expose the country for malicious cyber activities. our chief justice correspondent pierre thomas has the latest. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: good morning. in a dramatic move, the u.s. government is accusing the chinese government of directly working with criminal actors. the nsa, the fbi and homeland security claim say the republic of china has been contracting with and profiting from criminal hackers who attack companies around the world. authorities say the chinese

ministry of state security work with hackers last spring, affecting tens of thousands of customers here in the u.s. the activity is similar to what the u.s. accused russia of doing and likely will be seen as an escalation by the chinese government, international tensions are clearly heating up, george. >> thanks. robin? now to the urgent investigation under way into that shooting outside the nationals packed baseball stadium over the weekend, sending players and fans running for cover. three people were injured. t.j. holmes joins us with the latest on this. good morning, t.j. >> reporter: good morning to yu, robin. police want to assure the public, fans and the stadium itself were not targeted. this was an isolated incident, but the crowd didn't know that at the time. this set off a chaotic and eerily familiar scene for us in this country of a crowd scrambling for cover amid gunfire. the urgent search continues this

morning for the suspect vehicle involved in the shooting outside of nationals park saturday night that sent fans and players running for their lives. listen as the gunfire erupts in the bottom of the sixth inning in the washington nationals game against the san diego padres. >> padres put three more on the board, 8-4. >> reporter: spectators jumped into the field, fearing an active shooter was in the stadium. the padres star shortstop and teammate manny machado ushering them to safety in the dugout. the manager applauding the actions. >> i couldn't be even more proud to be a padre, to be -- >> reporter: nationals manager davy martinez described the panic as he rushed to help others run for cover. >> they were smashing in our dugout, and i wanted to get them safe as well. >> reporter: the in-stadium announcers tried to calm the crowd in the chaos.

>> your attention, please. the action is outside of the stadium. at this time, we ask that you remain in the stadium. >> reporter: police say three people were shot including a woman who was a bystander and was treated for nonlife-threatening injuries. now, two other people according to police that they believe were involved in the shooting were treated at the hospital. they were able to finish the game the next day. >> thank you so much for that, t.j. and there's another ivestigation into a deadly shooting spree in tucson that injured multiple first responders and left at least one person dead. the suspect is now in critical condition after being shot by police. will carr joins us with the latest. good morning, will. >> reporter: and good morning, michael. authorities are calling this a horrific shooting spree. it involves three separate shooting scenes, at least five people injured and a lot of questions about what led to this violence. overnight, new details after a deadly shooting spree injuring multiple first responders and

leaving at least one person dead. >> shots fired at 2024 north kino. >> reporter: the rampage starting around 3:45 p.m. when a man in an suv fired into a parked ambulance shooting a driver in the head and the another medic in the arm and chest. the driver now in critical condition. >> being shot at. >> reporter: the same suv arriving at a nearby house fire shooting at firefighters battling the blaze, hitting a fire captain and two neighbors, killing one. >> looks like we got another call at kino. i believe it's going to be the same as your call. >> reporter: moments later, police say the suspect rammed into an officer's car. the two then exchanging gunfire. the officer hitting the 35-year-old suspect multiple times. that suspect is now in critical condition. authorities say they're also looking for several kids linked to the house that was on fire. it's unclear exactly how they were associated with everything that played out. michael? >> a lot of questions there, will, thank you. robin? and now to the blockbuster

nba finals looking ahead to rr'k after the bucks' big win over the weekend to take the lead in the series. will reeve, do tell. do tell. >> i'm here. i'm right here. just stopping through on my way back out to milwaukee, but in game five when devin booker came down the court with 23 seconds left, it looked like the comeback that shouldn't have happened, and it might actually happen, and most people thought he would get a shot up and make it. he scored 40 for the second straight game, but jrue holiday stripped the ball from booker. he runs the other way with the seconds winding down. he could have just run out as much time as possible, but instead, he decided to throw a perfect alley-oop to giannis antetokounmpo. he threw it home for his second finals moment in as many games and the bucks are home in milwaukee tomorrow night up 3-2. the suns had been up huge early. they led by 16 points in the first quarter, but then the bucks came roaring back. they erased the the deficit and went up by double digits themselves, but as often happens, it got tight late. the phoenix crowd was rocking.

adele and lebron were courtside. what a game. >> i know, and the home team. home team not winning. this is the first time a road team won. >> that was hugely important. game five is the key to everything in the nba finals. historically, the winner of game five in the nba finals goes on to win the series 72.4% of the time. so saturday was big. tomorrow will be gigantic. can the bucks clinch at home for their first title in 50 years or can the suns force a game seven at home? to win their first title in franchise history. let's find out together tomorrow. >> will did his homework. 72.4%. >> not 72, not 75. 72.4. >> if the bucks win, it'll be 73.3% historically. >> i want a game seven. i want a game seven. let's go, suns. >> i'll let them know. i'm heading to milwaukee right now. >> thanks for stopping by. >> absolutely. thank you for having me. >> appreciate it. a lot more coming up on

"gma," including countdown to liftoff. jeff bezos and his crew are joining us before their trip to the edge of space. also ahead, we cannot wait to take you behind the scenes of "jeopardy!." you won't believe all the magic ginger. good morning, rob. good morning, robin. the fires in the west continue. the bootleg fire in southern oregon continues, over 300,000 acres, and that's roughly the size of los angeles. this is just south of lake tahoe, and evacuations under way, structures have been burned and this one has zero containment. the cumulus clouds. red flag warnings are up for parts of the northwest, for dry lightning, and low levels of humidity. we'll be tracking it. time now for your select cities sponsored by amazon.

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is set to be sentenced today. serving 18 months behind bars, his punishment could set the bar for hundreds of other defendants in similar cases. and a chemical leak at a popular texas waterpark sending 30 people, mostly children to the hospital. the chemical is believed to be a bleach sfoublipools. almost everyone taken to the hospital has been released. and take a look at this young man skateboarding into the history books landing an incredible 1080. look at him. he became at the x games becoming the youngest gold medalist in x games history. he's just 12 years old, skateboarding legend tony hawk congratulating him, and it was a secial day for tony as well competing in his first x games since he retired in 2003, completed a 1080. congratulations on your gold medal. and we got a lot more ahead. robin taking us behind the scenes of "jeopardy!" ahead of her week as guest host. can't wait for that. plus, what britney spears said over the weekend about her dad and sister. that's all coming up, robin. but right now, michael, amazon founder jeff bezos ready

for liftoff. he and his three fellow passengers are set to make history on blue origin's first passenger flight to space tomorrow morning. we're going to hear from them in a moment, but michael had a chance to sit down with them, but first, gio benitez is near the launch site there in texas with more. good morning, gio. >> reporter: hey, robin. good morning to you from van horn, texas. you can just feel the excitement here. and take a look because we've got signs like these all over the place here. the small town of van horn is about to become world famous. this morning, blue origin is officially cleared for liftoff with just over 24 hours to launch. >> new shepard is ready to fly. >> reporter: the crew of four seeing the new shepard for the first time over the weekend. bezos will be accompanied by his brother, mark, and 82-year-old wally funk who started this journey over 60 years ago as part of mercury 13 women in space program, but never got her

chance to fly. >> i'm going to be in that window. >> reporter: now she will become the oldest person in space while 18-year-old oliver daemen will become the youngest. >> oliver, welcome. >> reporter: and the first paying civilian aboard a commercial spacecraft. the 11-minute flight will send the passengers 62 miles above the surface of the earth. that's a little farther than branson's 53 miles. overnight, i went into the training capsule bezos and the crew are using to prepare for the flight. >> five, four, three, two, one. >> you hear the rumble. you feel the rumble. this is -- this is the simulator, and when we do the training with the astronauts, we have full volume, full vibration. here you are, passing almost -- we're climbing up there, getting up to 500 miles per hour. you also see the gs -- >> wow. >> -- have also started to increase. >> this is really what it feels like?

>> this is what it feels like. >> reporter: while virgin galactic spaceship launched last week after being dropped from a mothership. >> release. >> fire. >> reporter: the blue origin flight will look more like a traditional launch, a rocket launching upright with a capsule above it. >> the launch crew is ready. the vehicle is ready. the crew is ready. >> reporter: and when i was inside that training capsule, i saw what they call the escape motor right in the middle, and basically what that means is according to blue origin, if anything were to go wrong with the rocket during the launch, that escape motor would just kick in, and it would separate the capsule from the rocket to keep the passengers safe. michael, we will all be watching this launch very, very closely. >> thank you, gio. and joining us now is blue origin founder jeff bezos along with his fellow passengers mark bezos, wally funk and oliver daemen. everyone, thank you for joining us this morning here on "gma." we really appreciate it, and

jeff, i want to start with you. this has been a -- something you have been dreaming of since you were 5 years old when you saw the moon landing. >> yeah. >> so what is it like now to know that this dream is finally coming true? >> well, michael, it's so exciting, you know, tomorrow morning this crew is going to go to space, but i don't know what it's going to mean for me. everybody who's been to space says it changes them in some way, and i'm just really excited to figure out how it's going to change me. people say they say the thin lens of the earth's atmosphere, it teaches them how fragile and precious the planet is, how there are no boundaries, and i don't know what it's going to do, but i'm excited to find out. >> this is the first human flight for blue origin. the capsule is entirely automated, no test pilots. does it make you a little nervous? >> i'm not nervous. you know, we have had 15 successful flights, and we're, you know, i'm excited, but i'm not nervous. >> and we say you don't have an automated pilot, but you do have a trained astronaut on board. wally, you trained to go to

space in the '60s with the mercury 13 space program, but the women's program was canceled. so what does it mean for you to be given this opportunity 60 years later? >> well, i had a lot of training in those weeks before in 1960 not only in america, but i went to russia and i trained with the cosmonauts, and not until -- about two or three weeks after my training i was told that i did better than the men. >> by the way, we have been training with -- we have been training with wally here in west texas, and i can tell you she's still doing better than the men. >> oh. >> she can outrun all of us. she's 82 years old and she can outrun all of us. >> i would go with wally any day of the week. i'm excited and pumped up for that, and oliver -- oliver, you are blue origin's first paying customer, but more than that, you're 18 years old. so what is it like knowing that you'll become the youngest person ever in space, and what are you looking forward to the most? >> yeah, i don't think i've realized yet, like, how special it is to become the youngest

person ever, and it's such an opportunity for me to do that, and also to be an example for other kids, like, that it is able now, and blue origin has made the opportunity there for more and more people to go, and it's so amazing for me to go, and i still can't believe it now. >> well, at 18 i was still trying to figure out how -- i was figuring out how to tie my shoes at 18, so you're going to space, my friend, and mark -- mark, big question for you. what was it like when your brother came to you and said, i want you to go to space with me? did you think that was a wild idea or was this a dream that you both shared? >> well, you know, jeff and i have gone on a lot of adventures together, and, you know, he's my best friend, and when he came to me and said, you know, let's go on this one, i, you know, i was just, you know, over the moon so to speak. it was remarkable. so excited to be there to support him, to represent my mom

and dad and our sister christina, in supporting him and, you know, watching this lifelong dream come true. it's just an absolute thrill, michael. >> mark has been a part of the blue origin program from the very beginning. he's been a huge contributor all along. he's actually been a huge contributor my whole life. he's my best friend. i couldn't have a better person to go to space with. >> i tell you what, i love hearing that, and jeff, i know you're scheduled for -- you are all scheduled for liftoff in about 25 hours. tomorrow is the 52nd anniversary of the moon landing. so can you put into context for us what this signals for the future of space exploration and travel? >> well, what we're hoping to do is to build the road to space for future generations. maybe oliver, who is an 18-year-old young guy, and maybe oliver and people of his generation will be able to do amazing things in space if we have practice with good, reusable vehicles.

the big thing blue origin is doing is making these vehicles reusable in an operable way to use them over and over and over more like commercial airliners. if we can get to that stage, then the things that the next generations will figure out what to do in space, how to benefit earth with all those things they can do in space, that will be amazing to see. that's the real goal. >> it would absolutely be amazing and i got to say, my heart is racing because i'm so excited for all of you. jeff, mark, wally, oliver, thank you for joining us this morning, and we look forward to seeing you when you get back. >> thank you, michael. >> thank you. >> bye. >> you at home, you can watch the liftoff live with us, blue origin, civilians in space tomorrow morning, right here on abc. and coming up, robin's taking us behind the scenes of "jeopardy!" as she steps in as the guest host this week. i'm so excited for this. we'll be right back. we'll be ri. up here, success depends on the choices you make. but i know i've got this. and when it comes to controlling his type 2 diabetes,

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about 26% more this week than last week. that's still, of course, much better than the all-time high of 125,000 covid-19 hospitalizations that the country reached in january, but authorities worry that the numbers are moving in the wrong direction. george spoke to dr. ashish jha earlier this morning. >> the evidence is getting more clear by the day. if you are not vaccinated, you've got a very good chance of getting the delta variant and getting very sick. >> that's right. the evidence is that this virus is going to be with us for a long time. it's going to become endemic so everybody is either going to end up at some point getting vaccinated or they're going to end up getting infected. people really have to be very careful out there if you're unvaccinated and the best way to protect yourself is to get the shot. >> reporter: public health authorities say there is one bright spot in the numbers, that in the same states with they're seeing these outbreaks, as the word gets out, they're seeing a number of people increasing who are newly vaccinated, george.

like michael. >> all right, george. covid is wreaking havoc for the summer olympics that are set to kick off in four days. this morning we're learning that a member of the u.s. gymnastics team tested positive for the virus. let's get right to james longman who is live in tokyo with more. good morning again, james. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, michael. organizers are trying to put a brave face on it, but coronavirus really is starting to affect these olympics. we've heard this morning that a member of the u.s. female gymnastics team has tested positive. she is a teenager and an alternate, and is at a training camp outside of tokyo. it's likely that she will have to isolate until she tests negative. she's part of a growing number of athletes, support staff and officials who are testing positive. 58 of them in all so far, and another loss for team usa, tennis star coco gauff. she tested positive in the u.s., and has not traveled here to tokyo. and it does go from bad to worse for olympic organizers. just four days out from the opening ceremony, and the composer of the music for the event has had to quit in scandal

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returns to court today to discuss her petition to request 24/7 security to protect her from the death threats she's received. she's requesting the estate pay the more than $50,000 per month expense, but britney's father jamie who is in charge of the fortune has told the court that he does not believe that the expense is reasonable, necessary or a proper expense. over the weekend, britney declaring on social media the conservatorship she's been under for more than decade, "killed my dreams." and revealing how she feels about her sister jamie lynn re-creating her music in 2017, alongside other radio disney stars in tribute to britney. writing, i don't like that my sister showed up at an awards show and performed my song to remixes. my so-called support system hurt me deeply. another post, britney calling out peope closest to her writing, how dare you make it public that now you care? did you put your hand out when i was drowning? again, no. hours later, jamie lynn posting she is feeling solid, stable and

still. now, britney has essentially put her whole family on blast, and she says so long as she's under conservatorship, instagram will be the only stage we see her on because she doesn't want her dad handling what she wears, says, does or thinks. george? >> she is fighting back. a okay, kaylee, thanks very much. robin? >> she really is, george. now to my one-on-one with judge esther salas. today marks one year since a gunman targeting her killed her beloved son daniel, and seriously wounded her husband, mark. i spoke with judge salas and mark about their emotional journey this past year, and how they leaned on their faith. >> everything i do from this moment on is for daniel. he sacrificed his life for his father and me. >> reporter: it was the ultimate act of heroism. judge esther salas' beloved son daniel taking a fatal bullet very dvegunman posing as a assassinate judge salas at their home last summer. her husband, mark, suffering

three gunshot wounds, but thankfully surviving. how has this past year been, the roller coaster of emotions? >> i don't want to sugar coat. some of the depths of our despair have moments. mark, thank goodness is thriving, but we had some scares. you know, we're traveling this journey together. >> reporter: through that emotional journey, leaning on their faith and each other. >> one of the things i learned about my husband was his resilience. he had crawled out to the porch to try to get a license plate. that was the first, you know, sign that this guy was just not going to stop. >> really, mark? >> yes. >> that was your thought? >> there was a lot of adrenaline. i knew daniel was not going to make it just from being with him. i just could tell, and he was in a state of grace. i went over to the side very briefly. i was in the light, and i was assured, and i know that he's fine.

when i woke up and i saw esther, i could tell her that. >> reporter: over time, judge salas says she found the strength to forgive her son's killer. >> love is light, and it's so true. you can't walk around with that burden of resentment, hate. it's like an anchor. it holds you down. >> and how did you get to that place? >> you know, i think it's my faith, and i realize that in some part, it's important to forgive. it helps you be open to the love that people want to give you, and i think it helps the person that's injured to also move forward, not on, but move forward. >> reporter: part of moving forward begins here at st. joseph high school. >> and he loved it here. >> reporter: where daniel loved to play baseball. >> angelic number 11. >> what is it like on this field? this baseball field. >>t' >> it's named after him. do you feel the love? do you feel the support? >> yes.

yes. every day. >> all we can say is thank you. we will continue to fight because daniel expects that from mom and dad. >> reporter: judge salas now fighting for increased protection for her fellow judges through daniel's law, a bill reintroduced to congress just last week as threats against federal judges continue to rise. >> what we're asking is that we protect our personal information, our home addresses, our social security numbers. this is what the shooter did in my case. he took all that available information, created a dossier, knew where i lived, knew my church, knew my husband's office, knew daniel's school, knew this school. he even had games that daniel had played in, and he used that information to target us, and that should be a grim reminder of what will happen if we do not do something to protect our judiciary. >> what do you think it's going to take for it to become federal law?

>> i think we need to send a message. we are not going to allow the constitutional principles we've lived by to be attacked. it's not lost on me that this man hated me because i was a woman, but he also hated me because i was latina, and when you -- you attack people for who they are, you're challenging the very principles that we hold near and dear in this country. the principles of equality, and justice for all. >> and is it that spirit right there that brought you back to the bench? >> absolutely. absolutely. this man took the most important thing in my life. he will take nothing else. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: judge salas embracing each day with renewed purpose. over the weekend, the community helping to carry the torch, hosting the love is light 5k. >> love prevailed today.

>> reporter: to help fund scholarships in daniel's honor. >> you know, daniel, i like to say loved life and everyone in it. he loved to make his friends laugh and he loved to make the most out of every moment, and i realize, you know what? out of this senseless tragedy, his life makes sense. it makes sense. >> and daniel's law was signed by governor murphy in new jersey last november. now the push is at the federal ucmend i want to get shr congree this right. this is what she said about her son, daniel. when you lay down your life for life. >> she showed that. >> she and her husband both, and

i, you know, i've gotten to know them over the past year, and it was wonderful to see mark. he was looking more like his old self again, but just the support from the community, that 5k. if it could be sold out, it was sold out. it's just amazing. >> she is an inspiring woman. >> very much so. >> love is light. love is light. let's go to rob. >> good morning again, george. you know it's been nearly three weeks since that record-shattering heat wave in the northwest. portland hitting 116 degrees, and now we're still seeing the impacts of that. look at this shot out of hillsborough just west of portland. the christmas tree farms have taken a devastating blow from that heat. they just don't do well. some farmers reporting the seedlings 100% gone, and they have been fertilizing and manicuring, and look at the dead ends of those trees.

about 50% lost there, so the heat is not doing well. the heat's moved to the east, and it'll spread east into the rockies and the northern plains and bismarck over 100 degrees, and records in boise, and minneapolis and sioux falls, and temperatures will be uncomfortable to say the least, and rapid city, dangerous heat. in arkansas, especially eastern parts of arkansas saw a ton of rain yesterday. the fourth wettest day on record, and they're looking at rainfall that's approaching the yearly record and we're not even through july. that's what's happening nati good monday morning. how about we start with some good news. the fire threat tapering and the red flag warning canceled. a chance of thunderstorms, but it will be wet, so dry lightning not an issue. it will go through day through the rest the work week. low to mid 30s in the san francisco. 80s inland until he gets the east bay. 90s there. tonight we will fall back into the 50s. accuweather 7-day forecast. alal

now to the tokyo olympics, l and the u.s. women's singles tb when coco gauff dropped out after testing positive for covid, but the all-star team is still ready to dominate with three new members hoping to bring home the gold. we sent our all-star rob -- he had a chance to speak with them. hey, rob. >> reporter: not on the tennis court, i'm afraid. good morning again to you. just as i got off the plane here in orlando, and as coco was getting ready to meet me here, she got the news that she tested positive and was not going to the olympics. a devastating blow for her and her team, and while we're concerned for her health, the safety of all the athletes, this now smaller u.s. team is ready to compete. with coco gauff testing covid positive and now out of the olympics, only three women will be on the singles squad, and they're all first-timers at the games. tennis stars alison riske, jenn

brady and jessica pegula ready. to represent team usa. i sat down with them just moments after they learned gauff won't be going to tokyo. what do you think you'll say to coco when you talk to her? >> i'll probably shoot her a text and say, you know, just keep your head up. >> it's a little downer on the day for the team i think, but we still want to look forward to the experience and still go out there and have fun. >> alison, i'm sure she looks up to you. what are you going to saw to coco? >> yeah. i think, you know, along the same lines as jenn. let her know she'll be missed, and keep your head up, and just honestly focus on your health. make sure you're feeling okay, and we'll see you on the court soon. >> this is all y'all's first olympics. congratulations. >> thanks. >> thank you. >> how exciting is that? >> we're so excited. >> yeah. we are so stoked. >> we are. >> definitely. >> alison, you're the senior member of the group. >> i'm so looking forward to the experience, being with this group of girls, i'm personally most excited about the opening ceremonies.

i can't wait to take part in it, even if we play first on saturday, we are there for the opening ceremony. >> are you going to cry? >> yeah. 100%. >> yeah, i love it. >> what do you think the vibes are going to be like over there for the team? >> nothing but good vibes. >> we all earned our way onto the team, so we all deserve to be here in the end. so yeah. we're just going to go embrace it, i think. >> and it is an individual sport in the end. >> yes. it is. it is. >> i'll be cheering for each one of them. >> these are the girls we compete against every single week of the year. >> yeah. >> for us, unlike other sports that do this every four years, tennis, we kind of have an advantage in the sense that we do this every single week and we're doing it against the exact same people that we're doing it against at the olympics every other week. i think that's an advantage for us. >> reporter: since 1988, americans have racked up 24 olympic medals in tennis making the stakes high for these talented tennis players. >> are you guys nervous? >> of course. >> i think i'm more excited than nervous. >> just to bring medals back in general would be amazing. don't laugh at me, guys.

>> i'm not. >> what kind of advice would you give to a young girl with dreams of playing in the olympics? >> never sell yourself short. if you put the hard work in, if you have the talent and you have the right people around you, i think anything is possible. >> having the right people around you to not only make you better, but to enjoy it with is, is something i'll remember for the rest of my life. i'm super excited and happy, and i'm proud of each and every single one of us that made the olympic team, and so yeah, let's go represent the u.s. >> reporter: that excitement is palpable. we saw their plane take off in orlando. they are on their way to tokyo. by the way, they're not staying in the village for added safety, and we wish them the best of luck on and off the courts and all the athletes that are representing the usa. usa, michael. here we go. back to you. >> we will be pulling for team usa, rob. thank you so much for that. coming up, usher, usher, usher, live from vegas.

coming up, usher, usher, usher, live from vegas.

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hey there bay area, live with kelly and ryan's coming up. >> we've got henry golden from snake eyes. i have some good news if you're just joining us, the red flag warning was canceled. there's still a chance of thunderstorms out there. but they are dropping enough rain that the dry lightning is not going to be an issue, according to the weather service. we still have remnant showers continuing to move through the bay area. 90s inland, 60s and 70s around the bay. but they'll get cooler as we

head deeping into the week, as the marine ♪ we are back here on "gma," and we're going to -- where are we going? we're going to usher? >> usher, usher, usher. that's right. >> in the new week. love how you do that. the global superstar, eight-time grammy winner usher. he just kicked off a residency at the coliseum at caesars palace in las vegas, and usher, welcome back. welcome back to "gma." >> it's a pleasure to be here with you guys. how you guys doing? >> we're great, seeing you. >> great. >> i want to ask you now. >> that's wonderful. i'm just warming up, coming off the high of my opening weekend. i'm ready for you guys to come out here in las vegas. you got your tickets.

you know you guys are going to have a great time when you come. everybody that already came, we had a great time. >> always a good time with you, and looking good. looking good. so did you -- did you get the haircut not just for the residency. that's a good look. >> with me, i'm always, you know, introducing something new but the haircut goes with the residency, but it's going to be here for awhile too so get used to it. >> speaking of introducing something new, last time you were on the show, it was right before your baby daughter was born last september, and now you and your girlfriend, you're expecting another baby. so congratulations, man. are you ready -- >> yeah, man. >> are you ready to change two sets of diapers? >> well, i mean, i better get ready. there's no other choice, but definitely a joy, this little baby boom of ours. >> in the backstage experience, it must be different with babies in the mix now. >> it is.

it is. you know, and hey, it's been that way for some time, but this new addition to the family has just been exciting. we can't wait. i'm loving being a girl dad for once, you know. i'm even changing my colors and wearing pink and stuff like that. >> does she have a favorite usher song? >> never been -- do they have a favorite usher song? you know, i do wish. i do wish that my kids listened to my music more. my second son naviyd, he actually really is the one that listens to my doesn't care. >> what do you think? >> naviyd does. usher's got my name. sovereign, she just screams, but she screams in key. you know? >> that says something screaming in key like that. >> yeah. yeah. >> usher, you have so many hit

songs. how did you -- >> yeah. >> -- decide what to perform there in vegas? >> it was kind of a trial and error. you know, i just wanted to make sure, you know, if you were a new fan or if you have just become apart of it, i wanted to make sure i covered everything. i went all the way back to the first album and i gave it a little bit of all of them, even played a couple of features, but man, it's going to be an amazing show like none other in terms of the techniques, you know, the dancing, the wardrobe. i spared no expense in making sure that this was an incredible show. >> you know, it's been more than 15 years since you released "confessions," one of my favorite albums. >> yeah. >> everybody loved it because it was a top solo album of the 2000s, and we hear you're working on new music. can we expect a new album this year? >> definitely working on new music, you know, i have a bit of a goal, you know, i would love

for "confessions" to actually peak selling 20 million albums. we're not that far. actually really, really, really close. me and my mother were just talking about it. she was here over the weekend for the opening, but i'm hoping, man, if we can get that thing over 20 million, it would be really an amazing thing. just for history, you know? >> i'm going to go buy it again. >> yeah, and get ready too for new music. it's coming soon. >> you were part of another piece of history. you went to the white house to celebrate juneteenth becoming a national holiday with president biden. that must have been a meaningful experience. >> man, beyond. many years ago at the essence fest, you know, i wore a t-shirt that actually it had the fourth of july on it and it had juneteenth underneath, and this is really an awakening, you know, for my people just to understand our independence. so to see, you know, opal lee being there for the writing in, and it becoming an official h holiday, it means a lot to us as

native black americans and just to celebrate our culture the same way we celebrate so many other cultures, whether it's, you know, puerto rican or mexican or any other culture. america is a multitude of color, and i'm just happy that my color is seen, and our independence is recognized. >> well said. >> well said. well said, usher. thank you. thank you, thank you. always good to have you here on "gma." >> thank you guys so much. listen. i will definitely hold a spot for you guys front and center. ic michael, you're going to be in the pit of course, and i hope to see you guys here in las vegas. i love you all, man, and i hope to see you soon. >> right back at you. >> see you soon. >> we got more ahead with usher taking us backstage at his new las vegas residency. next, we're going to head upstairs. henry golding is

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new film we can't wait to see, "snake eyes." it's so great to have you here. so great. >> suspect it isn't it refreshi? >> it is. >> crazy year. >> last time we caught up with you, you were about to become a dad. >> yes. >> we promised you a "gma" onesie. we deliver. we deliver, so here is the onesie. >> it's so cute. >> what have you learned? >> that's going to fit her now. >> what have i learned? what haven't i learned? it's such a crash course in reality, isn't it? we sort of go through our entire lives kind of focusing on us and me, and the wife and stuff, and suddenly, you just have this beautiful little being to sort of ensure that they survive, and look how cute she is. there she is. but, you know, it really sets your priorities. you start thinking selflessly. you start thinking of your future a littl rem i going to b?

where's the next house? which college is she going to go to? start saving those pennies, you know? >> we know you love to travel and you've taken lyla with you. she's 4 months old and you have taken her around the world. where are you excited to take her? >> back to asia. my wife is taiwanese, and i'm from malaysia. we were in england last month, and i was filming a movie over there, and we were able to bring her back to meet my parents, but still yet to meet liv's side of the family, so we want to get back to asia, but it's tough to travel over there. >> that is going to be a big trip. let's talk about your childhood. he posted this photo of you with your childhood photos. no g.i. joes. >> yeah. >> what would he think of you starring in this film? >> what took you so long?and co.

growing up outside of america, g.i. joe was saturday morning cartoons and things, but it was terribly hard to get ahold of any memorabilia or any toys or anything, so i grew up with teenage mutant ninja turtles, x men, and i think you saw alien there which is really weird because i don't know why a part would buy an 8-year-old alien, but he was my favorite toy. i would be blown away if you told me at that age. >> let's see a little bit. >> you must take my bowl that's filling with water. fail four times and your training is over before it begins. >> oh. >> what? >> i know, right? >> you guys are such we do.

you had to train specifically for this role. >> you're going up against it, so you better be in the gym. we spent two months training specifically in the art of sort of sword work and a lot of cardio kind of work. you know, working out for a superhero movie usually it's, like, aesthetic. you got to get ripped and abs, but this was -- because it's a martial arts film, it was literally to be able to do all the choreography, we had to keep up the training sort of a tremendous amount. it was breaking your body down, building it up to be very fluid. >> have you kept with it? >> uh, yeah, sure. you got a sword on you? i'll show you. >> prove it. prove it. >> put me on the spot like that. come on come on, man. >> we cannot let you leave before we ask you about "crazy

rich asians." everybody loved the movie. >> i was waiting for you to ask me about this. >> any word about a sequel, and do you keep in touch with the cast? >> i'll make "snake eyes 2" before i make a sequel to that. jo john chu is a best friend of mine, but no word on it yet. they have to put pen to paper. two and three has to be shot all at once because everybody is just kind of everywhere, you know? >> are you as anxious as the rest of us for the sequel? >> i really want to tell the rest of the story. p>> yes. >> kevin kwan wrote some amazing books, and it would be such a misjustice if we didn't. you know? >> i'm excited for "snake eyes." the prevw ce a i said, i cannot wait. i knew you were coming here. i'm excited for it. >> you do not have to wait long. >> it's unlike anything you've seen myself do, but it's refreshing. >> we can all watch it on

friday. that's when it's going to hit thee theaters. thank you. rob? all right. i got a treat for you, george. let's go to the west coast, and let's let the dogs out, shall we? it's the annual competition. big, small waves there in huntington beach. you better believe it. the purina pro plan western regionals held there, and big and small dogs. they go for big waves and they go for style. they've got three heats. two dogs in each heat, and they got ten minutes to catch as many waves as they can. they are judged on the length of the ride, the size of the wave, confidence, of course, and style. some of these pups have some incredible style, and some of them do 360s on the board there, and they're all wearing life jackets, and not one of them seems to be complaiing, ngpeciallyot t or od l to all the pups that make the finals

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with career spanning nearly three decades. this show is jam packed with number one hits. let's take a look. ♪ peace up, a-town down ♪ ♪ >> reporter: it's one of the most anticipated las vegas residencies of the season. ♪ >> reporter: global megastar usher taking the stage at the colosseum at caesars palace. ♪ in this club, in this club ♪ >> reporter: our sponsor, caesars rewards giving "gma" exclusive access with the eight-time grammy winner. >> so you're getting the sneak peek. this is my perspective. you get a chance to see how i look at it every night. >> reporter: for usher, it's a dream come true that sadly had to be delayed. why vegas? why vegas?

>> because last year, july, we were supposed to start the show, and unfortunately we shut down due to the pandemic. so now coming back here as the grand opening, this couldn't have happened at a, you know, more opportune time when people are getting back to normal and having a good time. >> reporter: the multitalented artist challenging himself and pushing physical boundaries on stage. >> there's nothing like a two-hour show, you know, and there's no workout in comparison to it when you're singing, you're dancing. you're entertaining and you're keeping your energy up. i'm literally skating on stage. ♪ >> reporter: how long have you been skating? >> well, every aspect of atlanta and southern culture is in this show. you know, skating is a major part of what we did as kids. i love skating, and i have been trying my hardest to find the perfect setting to bring skate and music together. >> reporter: usher calling the show a celebration, and the perfect opportunity to connect with fans. you do have some moments where you are close to the crowd. >> the colosseum gave me an

opportunity to be closer to my fans, so i was able to literally go through the audience and actually be in the aisle. i really wanted to make sure that if we're going to be here, we're going to do it the right way, and we're going to make it memorable. >> i think i'm ready. i think i'm ready. >> i got you. i'm going to usher you through. >> okay. ♪ oh my gosh ♪ >> reporter: the superstar bringing "gma" on the private backstage tour. >> what's cool about it is you never know at any random moment. you open the door. >> yeah. >> hey. >> hey. >> you could be jamming out having a good time with the band in preparation obviously getting ready for the show. "good morning america." >> hey. >> so before i took possession of this incredible dressing room, celine dion actually designed this entire space with the kitchen and also to a living space. actually we all have her to thank when we come here because

she made it so incredible. >> this becomes your home. >> it's basically home away fro. th to me definelscreams on ig.you g tdo i >> reporter: and usher certainly knows how to make an exit. i'm going to let you ride out in style. i'll let you ride out in style. >> get my mind together before the show tonight. >> reporter: and usher's not the only superstar performing at caesars properties in las vegas this year. the all-star lineup will continue with sting, keith urban, rod stewart, morrissey, gwen stefani, and shania twain. >> what a lineup. >> i've seen shania twain. in las vegas. >> how was it? >> excellent. you didn't hop on the back of the bike? >> i wanted to, but my hair, the helmet. trying to be safe, you know. >> what happened was -- >> right. >> it's great to see you, megan. thank you. >> thanks for having me.

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good morning, everyone i'm kumasi aaron. jobina has a look at traffic. >> good morning, everyone. i want to bring you to our live camera in emeryville, showing off 80. the left side of the screen is c moving westbound. things are moving from berkely to emeryville. jamming up things in the walnut creek and emery hill area, closed between 680 and concord avenue until 10:00. hi mike. welcome to monday. a day that was supposed to have a high fire threat, but the weather service canceled that threat warning. we had one lone thunderstorm early this morning up in the north bay, and so far no issues from it. we still have thunderstorms, but they're wetter thunderstorms. still going to be pretty warm

today. then we'll see temperatures taper tomorrow through once. taper tomorrow through once. now it's time adventure, "snake eyes," henry golding. and tips for choosing the right project as we kick off "live @ home week." plus, your comments and thoughts on another edition of "inbox." all next on "live!" ♪ ♪ [cheers and applause] and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ >> ryan: it's monday. it's monday song. even though i don't know the name of the song. what is it? what?