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happy to everyone who celebrates including -- >> happy father's day to you. >> happy father's day to all the dads out there. we have a lot to talk about this morning, and ukraine's president zelenskyy visiting parts of odesa, shattered by the shelling. these exclusive abc news images showing u.s.-supplied firepower in action against russian forces. we'll go live to odesa for the late nest moment. also ahead here, the cdc giving the green light recommending covid vaccines for children as young as 6 months. president biden calling it a monumental step forward. we'll have more on how soon those shots could start rolling out. >> good news for a lot of parents. we start with that oppressive heat wave from north dakota to texas. triple digit temperatures. meteorologist danielle breezy from our nashville affiliate wkrn with us this morning. danielle, it felt like fall here, but it's going to get hot. >> yes, it is going to get hot, janai. in fact, as you look behind me here, you see heat advisories in place for the gulf coast as well

as up into the northern plains. that's where the concentration of the heat is going to be today. we have excessive heat warnings for minneapolis to fargo, and here is why. high temperatures in the upper 90s and triple digits in the northern plains, and that heat extends farther south into the triple digits. that heat is shifting east as we head into the weekend. >> now to the pandemic, vaccinations could begin within days for kids as young as 6 months. the cdc giving the go-ahead following the fda authorization on friday. abc's zohreen shah joins us from los angeles with the latest. good morning, zohreen. >> reporter: good morning, eva. president biden called the vote a monumental step forward. back in april, just 18% of parents with children 5 and under said they would vaccinate them right away. the question now, could this new vaccine actually be a game-changer when it comes to

battling covid? this morning, a major green light. the cdc authorizing covid vaccines for children 6 months and older paving the way for nearly everyone in america who wants a shot to get one. >> covid-19 vaccines are now available for children under 5. >> reporter: cdc director dr. rochelle walensky signing off on pfizer and moderna vaccines for young children. the final step in the authorization process. every child should get the shots regardless if they have gotten covid because it adds an extra protection. >> covid-19 can be milder in young children. nonetheless because of the high attack rate, many children end up in the hospital. >> reporter: medical experts agree. vaccines are an important step in keeping children safe. also because of rare complications. is a real impact in our kids. we've seen a thousands of cases and a number of deaths in our

youngest kids as a result of this syndrome. >> reporter: vaccine distribution has already started across the country and shots will be available as early as this week. this mom is excited to timely enroll her son in preschool after keeping him home for two years. >> this will give us a little bit of breathing room and know that he'll be at least somewhat protected from severe disease and hospitalization. >> reporter: but other parents with young children are still hesitant. >> we don't feel confident enough at this point to make that decision. we would really like to wait a little while and see what appens. >> reporter: aside from that youngest group, 50 million eligible americans still had not been vaccinated. whit? >> zohreen, thanks. now to the race against time as lawmakers in washington try to pass new gun safety laws, a bipartisan group of senators hoping to close in a deal following a string of mass shootings across the country. abc's maryalice parks is on capitol hill with more.

maryalice, good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning. lawmakers working on this is feeling the pressure, hoping to get a bill to the floor to be voted on this week before the senate goes out on a long recess. president biden this weekend telling reporters he's happy with the progress being made on the bipartisan gun reform deal. >> prepared to sign it and i'm ready to go. >> reporter: the question now is, when? lawmakers continue to say they are working to transform their agreed upon framework into an actual bill. ten republicans sign onto the deal, enough to break the filibuster and get a bill passed if they all stay on board and vote for the final language. the tentative deal would strengthen background checks for gunbuyers under 21, close the so-called boyfriend loophole and place gun restrictions on convicted domestic violence abusers, funding for red flag laws allowing guns to be taken from someone considered to be dangerous by a court. and bolster school security and

mental health resources. late this week, lawmakers tried to hammer out the specifics. >> i remain very optimistic that we'll get a bill together and get it to the floor. >> reporter: less than a month since the mass shoot in uvalde, texas, senator john cornyn, one of the key negotiators on the deal, back home taking the stage at the texas republican party convention to this. what should have been a friendly crowd at times booing him and his work on the bipartisan negotiations. >> more mental health resources, more support for our schools, and making sure that -- >> reporter: you get a sense of the tough political reality that some of these republicans face with their more activist base. we know at least in polling these proposals remain really popular among the average voter. janai. >> all right, maryalice, thank you so much. turning now to a major supreme court ruling on gun rights that could come down within days. abc's ike ejiochi has more from the supreme court. as gun rights and abortion are two of the biggest cases left on the high court's calendar.

ike, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, janai. for weeks now the nation's eyes have been on the supreme court awaiting some high-stakes decisions that could have far-reaching effects. including a decision on guns. the court will decide on the new york state case, questioning a person's fundamental right to carry a handgun in public for self-defense. a potentially sweeping impact on concealed carry nationwide at a time of soaring gun sales and several recent mass shootings. also pending is abortion rights, following the leaked draft opinion showing the court overturning roe versus wade. now it's one of the most highly anticipated decisions which could roll back nearly five decades of abortion rights precedent, a ruling that has the potential to transform abortion rights for tens of millions of women nationwide. now that 8 foot tall black, nonscaleable fence surrounds the nation's highest court as ral protesters are expected to continue to gather outside the court as the court discusses very controversial topics. now this week the court is

expected to release two more rounds of opinions on tuesday and thursday. now other pending cases include school vouchers, prayer in schools, immigration remain in mexico policy from the trump administration, and even a decision surronding veterans discrimination. whit, back to you. >> ike, thank you. let's go ahead and stay in washington with some of the other headlines we're following and bring in abc news political director rick klein. rick, good morning to you. always great to have you. starting with the hearings on january 6th, the capitol riot, there have been three so far, two more hearings scheduled for this week. is there a sense in washington about whether the committee has been successful so far in presenting their evidence, and what are you learning about what they plan to tackle next? >> whit, this next hearing is a big one. we remember the famous call when former president trump still president at the time asked georgia officials, quote, to find him the votes in georgia. even though he lost he was looking to overturn the election. the secretary of state of georgia, brad raffensperger will be among the witnesses on tuesday when the committee meets next, and that's important because that's discreet evidence

of a potential crime. local authorities in georgia have been investigating that with a grand jury for some time. and whit, as to the question of people tuning in, no doubt it's registering with some people. we're going to have some polling to discuss later today on "this week." it gets at how independents in particular may be changing their vew of what the committee has done, and what the takeaway should be. >> independents' perception will be critical as we head into this midterm election, too. i do want to turn now to the economy and the soaring inflation, record gas prices, the plunging stock markets. the white house does seem to be shifting its tone on the threat of a possible recession, but what are they actually proposing to address these issues? >> we're being told that all options are on the table, frankly, whit, but it's pretty sparse. there aren't many things the president can do unilaterally. there's still talk about a tax

reform package or a slimmed-down spending package and you'll also hear talk about gas tax holidays and the like, functionally speaking there's not much policymakers can do five months out from an election to try to turn around the economy. we saw the fed fire perhaps its biggest shot in trying to combat inflation earlier last week and of course that raises fears of a recession and so there's a big issue now the white house is facing, they know it's the big political obstacle for them this fall, but frankly speaking, there just isn't that much that can be done. >> rick klein, thanks very much, and by the way, happy father's day to you. we appreciate it. just a reminder here, tune into this "this week" later on this morning, george stephanopoulos speaks exclusively with treasury secretary janet yellen. about the biden administration's plans and about fears of a possible recession. plus republican representative adam kinzinger sits down with george about the january 6th. eva? now the war in ukraine, an exclusive look this morning at the u.s.-supplied artillery. against russian forces.

britt clennett is live in odesa for us. good morning, britt. >> reporter: good morning, eva. that's right. several missiles intercepted here in the south but in the eastern donbas region the fierce fighting there grinds on. this morning, new u.s. weapons on the ground in ukraine. its army hoping to make use of sophisticated rocket artillery and long-range weapons to push them out of the donbas region. james longman getting coverage of the u.s. supplied howitzers in battlefield use. ukrainian officials bolstering the precision of the new weaponry, but some worry it may not be enough to match russian firepower. a ukrainian military lieutenant saying, we get to a spot, shoot much faster than usual, then we go to another spot. and the u.n. warning the war could last for years without continued assistance. overnight, president zelenskyy

making unannounced visits to his country's southern frontline, in two cities, both cities top targets for russia's expansion along the black sea coast. hit by shelling hours after zelenskyy toured the city, and 80 miles away here in odesa, we meet with emma, a ukrainian sniper operating out of that town. >> when you be the first front, for the first time, the first month you listen looking what happened. but after this, you're used to it. >> reporter: she's a practicing muslim who was kicked out of crimea during russia's annexation in 2014 says she's willing to give everything for this fight. are you willing to die? >> yes. i know where i go, i can die every day.

>> reporter: emma really testament to the strength of women in the country. meanwhile, a uk intelligence report suggesting that russian morale is likely troubled which could limit them from reaching their goals going forward. janai? >> an incredible show of strength there. britt, thank you so much. back here at home now to the crush of travelers on this juneteenth holiday weekend, the most flyers screened by tsa since thanksgiving. abc's elwyn lopez is at hartsfield airport in atlanta. one of those airports where thousands of flyers have been dealing with canceled and delayed flights. elwyn, good morning. it's a tough go out there. >> reporter: it sure is, janai. good morning. we're heading into the summer and travel is already heating up. airlines juggling to keep up with that soaring demand. this morning, travel chaos at airports across the country. the soaring demand along with extreme weather causing massive disruptions to the airline industry already struggling with staffing shortages. >> when there is a flight that

gets canceled and all of a sudden 200 passengers need to be rebooked, there aren't a ton of empty seats available right now to get those passengers rebooked on. >> reporter: tens of thousands of passengers left stranded. >> and we all looked at each other and cried. >> reporter: mckenzie roberts sas two flight cancellations led to her missing a slew of celebrations, including a family wedding. >> it's a ten minutes until departure, and then not even 30 seconds lighter, it all went red and then went canceled. >> reporter: nationwide, at least 200 flights were delayed and more than 500 canceled. >> we couldn't take it anymore. there were people who were boarding the flight screaming at flight attendants. everybody wanted to just leave and get home. >> reporter: the long holiday weekend coupled with father's day triggering an uptick in people looking to hit the skies. >> i have never seen it this packed. >> reporter: on friday alone, tsa checkpoints screened more than 2.4 million people, the highest number since thanksgiving weekend.

>> labor shortages are having an impact, because if there are delays or cancellations, flight crews time out because they can only be on the clock for so long. >>reporter: some airlines now trimming some routes to try to prevent any system-wide meltdowns. and delta pilots issued an open letter to passengers stating that they've flown a record amount of overtime, adding that if this keeps up by this fall, they will have flown more overtime this year than in all of 2018 and 2019 combined, whit. >> all right, elwyn. thank you. now to a story breaking overnight, for the first time workers at an apple store voting to unionize. deirdre bolton has the details. >> reporter: this morning, workers at an apple store in maryland voting overwhelmingly to unionize, becoming the first apple store nationwide to successfully unionize. workers in the store in towson outside baltimore, voting by a nearly 2 to 1 margin, 65 to 33 to unionize. the culmination of a year-long

union drive. graham deyoung is the genius at the store. >> i just think apple was generally so progressive and liberal that, you know, it wouldn't have been so difficult for us. >> reporter: workers saying they want better opportunities for advancement, more time off between shifts, and better wages. >> it was so nerve-racking. >> reporter: this woman watched a livestream of the votes being counted along with her team. >> this is it. like, this is a really big moment. >> reporter: the union workers voted to join the union, calling on the apple's ceo to respect the vote and fast-track the first contract. apple declining to comment. the vote coming amid a push by workers nationwide to organize for better wages and protections after decades of declines. >> the first apple union in american history. >> reporter: amazon warehouse workers in new york city making history by voting to unionize in april, but workers at another warehouse in staten island overwhelmingly voted against it

a month later, and dozens of starbucks locations organizing following two of the coffee giant's stores in buffalo forming a union. they say apple has a week to appeal. another example of more and more workers unionizing across the country. eva? >> deirdre bolton for us there. thank you. well, yellowstone national park will let visitors back in starting wednesday. the park shut down last week after catastrophic flooding destroyed bridges and roads in the area. visitors will be allowed back into the southern loop of the park. the park service is implementing a temporary park system where even numbers have access within on one day, and odd the other. just to manage the crowds. and that flooding out west comes on the heels of a lot of heat. time now for a check of the weather and danielle breezy from our affiliate wkrn in nashville tracking that heat. >> the heat is moving east. as i go back to nashville it's going to feel like the triple digits by tuesday.

in fact, take a look at this. chicago, you're in the 80s today as well as nashville. by monday, tuesday, into the mid to upper 90s. dallas, texas, triple digits starting tomorrow. and it's not just the heat that we're talking about. we also are talking about today, severe weather threat. this is going to be up in the northern plains. you can see large hail, damaging winds, and even an isolated tornado cannot be ruled out. this area really needs to pay attention to the weather, and it's not just that today. we're also talking about an enhanced fire danger. we've got fire warnings up through flagstaff here. this is going to be because of gusty winds, not to mention very low humidity. we'll be watching for that very carefully. that's a look at what's i saw t. happy father's day ands i saw t. juneteenth temperatures will be a little bit warmer compared to yesterday still breezy at the beaches and that's where we'll see the low 60s and half moon bay san francisco getting up to 70 degrees and look for mid to upper 70s around the bay inland areas in the mid 80s and then

triple digit heat heading our way for the start of summer on tuesday and wednesday inland. it's gonna be hot. it's gonna be beach day because even that will will be in the low 70s. talking about this, it's actually cool in new york, ten degrees cooler than average in the 70s again today. >> i've been walking around with my blanket on this morning. >> i had a sherpa jacket on we're staying warm. >> it's cold. i want it to be warm. fingers crossed. >> we'll get there. the fight for the stanley cup is heating up at least on the ice, the colorado avalanche dominating the tampa bay lightning last night winning 7-0 in game two of the stanley cup finals. this gives colorado a two-game lead in the series. the next game is tomorrow night on "gma" -- prident biden taking a tumble after a delaware bike ride. how he's doing this morning. and a juneteenth reunion. descendants of a free enslaved person connecting after more than 150 years. small business struggles. trying to attract employees and customers.

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>> my dad. i thought that was me for a second, by the way. i'm like, wait a minute, i don't recording that, trevor ault. okay, we've got a lot to cover this morning, a look at other headlines we're following right now, happening today, more disturbing findings we're learning as they're looking into the mass shooting at robb elementary school. "the new york times" reporting that an armed city police officer had a chance to shoot the gunman before he went inside the school and killed 21 people but that officer hesitated, reportedly afraid he might harm some of the children. also right now, a scare for president biden after he fell off his bicycle in rehoboth beach, delaware, the 79-year-old was stopping to talk to reporters as his foot got caught in the pedal guard, the president quickly got to his feet, he repeated that he was fine, hopped in place several times just to prove it. and neil diamond wowed the crowd at fenway park in boston last night. the singer gave the crowd an impromptu live rendition of his

hit "sweet caroline." during the boston red sox game. >> we've been singing that song all morning long. once it's in your head you can't get it out. >> ear worm. we start this half-hour with a 15-year-old terrifying ordeal police say at the hands of human traffickers. her parents sharing their story hoping to help in an exclusive interview with espn's outside the lines. >> it was a big game. we were playing the trail blazers. our daughter, she loves going to the games. >> reporter: it was supposed to e a fun daddy/daughter night. kyle morris taking his 15-year-old to american airlines arena to watch a basketball game back in april, but after she didn't come back from the restroom around halftime, he started to worry and contacted security. >> an off-duty officer walked up

and she told me that they had video of our daughter walking into the lexus parking garage with a guy and they said, you need to go home and you need to file a report. >> reporter: dallas police declined an interview request but referred to a texas statute that missing juveniles are runaways. unless circumstances suggest they were abducted. police say a runaway report should be filed in the town where the juvenile lives. so kyle morris drove 30 miles home alone to make the report, six days later his daughter was still missing and the family reached out to the texas counter trafficking initiative. >> he said, send me a couple of pictures of her. >> he was able to reach out to us and go, i think i have a hit. >> reporter: the investigator found an online ad for sex with their daughter.

>> when i saw those photos of my daughter i didn't recognize my daughter. >> reporter: morris' daughter was traced to a hotel in oklahoma city. >> within four hours maybe oklahoma city police put together a sting operation. >> reporter: arrests were made but police did not find the morris' daughter, however three days later, an anonymous tip led police to her, their daughter was taken to a local hospital ten days ater last seeing her, kyle and brooke morris were finally reunited with their 15-year-old. >> as soon as i walked into the room i was trying to be strong for her. >> i was able to be her mom in that moment and that was kind of refreshing. >> i never, never would have thought something like this would have happened. we just want to make sure that people understand, one, that this -- something like this can happen to anyone, anywhere. even if you don't think it's possible, there's people out there that want to make it happen. >> and just truly frightening. police made five arrests

directly related to this case and it remains under investigation. authorities are still trying to identify the man in the security video seen walking with the morris' daughter outside the arena. a spokesperson for the american airlines center and dallas mavericks says they're glad the teen is now safe and wish her well on her road to recovery and thespect to this incident.es t >> really an alarming story. eva, thank you. we want to turn now for a check of the weather again, meteorologist danielle breezy from our affiliate wkrn in nashville, is here in new york with the father's day forecast. nice in some places. it look like it's really nice behind you. >> i want to show you this, this is actually pensacola,this is the sunrise, it's going to be really hot in this area. speaking of the heat it's going to get really warm, tomorrow feels-like temperatures in the

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>> i'm writing to you tonight dear sister with my bible in my hand praying. >> reporter: like so many black americans curious about their roots, she started the journey using ancestry.com. kelly, why did you decide to go on this journey of tracing your roots? >> i wanted to stay closer to my grandparents. i wanted to dig more. >> reporter: kelly and her mother learned they're the second and third great-granddaughters of hawkins wilson. his letters also detailed his life of love, family and faith in galveston, the birthplace of juneteenth commemorating the end of slavery. the letters, now part of the archives, were never delivered. >> today is the time for his story to be shared. >> reporter: wilson's words featured in a powerful new documentary by ancestry, a dream delivered, the lost letters from hawkins wilson.

>> this story is kind of a reminder that we should be chasing their voices, hearing from them, their perspective and using that to kind of guide us going forward. >> reporter: the clues in wilson's letters led to this moment in virginia. for the first time, kelly and her mother meeting linda epps-parker, also descendants of hawkins wilson. >> meet your family.p>> hi, how? >> i felt a connectedness to them. it was genuine. >> reporter: we were there for their second reunion, it was just as emotional. >> god bless you. i'm so proud of you. >> reporter: more than >> reporter: more than 150 years after hawkins wilson wrote his letter on this juneteenth his descendants achieved his dream

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time now for a special father's day edition -- i was laughing sorry -- "pop news" and will ganss bringing it as always. >> i like that high note that we started with -- "time now." it is. it is. i like it. time now for "pop news" normally we're talking about pop culture, but today it's pop news, that's my pop, my dad. yeah, so it's all about keeping pop happy today. we have the results of the dads' biggest pet peeves. according to that survey, 27% said that their father's biggest pet peeve is leaving the lights on, that's followed by someone stealing the remote, putting the thermostat too high or too low. as far as which tv dad your dad is most like, people tim taylor from home improvement. followed by homer simpson. danny tanner from "full house." and phil banks from "fresh prince of bel air." who are you most like? >> i don't know, i think somewhere in between maybe tim and homer.

>> okay. >> like a little bit of both. >> also some tim's vibes from "modern family," you know. moving on now, lots of dads in hollywood celebrating their first father's day, and we want to give a shout-out to all of them, but most importantly our own celebrity dad, whit, you were stuck on a plane and couldn't watch the nba finals. we got you some warriors swag to help you dress the part. >> no way. >> bring it on out. yes. we also got you some goobers, enough goobers to last you through next father's day. >> i just thought that was something that janai used to call me all these years, thank you so much. >> happy father's day to you. >> now i can watch the game on dvr. >> there you go. >> will, you're the man, thanks so much. thank you so much for watching.

happy father's day to all the dads out there. hope you have a tremendous day and get that naptime in. bye, everybody. >> you want the nap? >> yes. ant the nap? >> yes. a grass fire in oakland. the four alarm fire was first reported after just 11:00 next

to the chef build village neighborhood. multiple crews got a quick handle on this and no evacuations were needed. teams will be on fire wash through tonight -- fire watch through tonight. this week in the bay area is celebrating juneteenth, marking the end of slavery in the united states. it is also referred to as imagination day -- emancipation day or freedom day. had to abc7news.com for events. ♪ -- head to abc news.com for events. ♪ >> little italy is full of live music, food, arts and crafts for the event is put on by the north beach business association. the proceeds going to local organizations. the festival starts at 10:00 this morning and lasts until 6:00 p.m.. let's see what the weather looks like for that and the celebrations happening today.

frances: it looks gorgeous your temperatures in the 50's. san jose, 58 degrees. this afternoon will be warmer compared to yesterday. at 70 in san jose. oakland, 76. mid 80's inland. if you are headed to the warriors championship parade tomorrow, it will start at 11:00 and it will be in the mid 70's. >> we

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