reggie: they have a whole dinner ♪ good morning, america. for our viewers in the west on this thursday morning, nearly 50 million americans set to travel for the holiday weekend. get ready for one of the busiest july 4th weekends in decades. the best and worst times to head out. what gas prices will look like as air travelers brace for turbulence, lawmakers calling on airlines to do better. and the severe weather on the move for the holiday weekend. abc news exclusive. after that bombshell testimony from a former white house aide, now representative liz cheney, one of two republicans on the january 6th committee, in her first interview since those hearings started. >> you think some of the testimony you received wasn't truthful because people were threatened? >> our jon karl asking cheney

about her explosive allegation. were witnesses intimidated by people close to trump? overnight former president trump's white house counsel subpoenaed to formally testify. four people charged in that human smuggling catastrophe. the deathow 53 with the alleged drive due in court. urgent stroller shooting investigation after a 20-year-old woman was shot on the street while she was pushing a 3-month-old baby in a stroller. the suspect at large. tiktok takedown? why a top fcc official is calling on apple and google to remove the popular app. bison attack caught on camera. the wild animal charging a family at yellowstone with their young son. plan b. why one top health care system stopped providing plan b pills after the supreme court overturned roe while sales of over-the-counter emergency contraceptives are limited due to soaring demand.

history on the high court. ketanji brown jackson set to be sworn in as the first black woman on the supreme court. ♪ all i do is win ♪ and all they do is win. the resilient baseball player, mark appel's surreal mlb debut, plus sue bird flying high. >> sue, three on the way. got it! >> the superstar soaring to a new record. the most wins in wnba history. and candace parker's hustle. >> i'm just old. >> how the all-star is now in a league of her own at 36. >> she's hot. we do say good morning, america. whit, who else is 36 that's joining us here at the desk? >> the gentleman on the other side. >> good to have you with us gio benitez. >> deeply honored to be here with you. >> i know. we should have you out on the

transportation beat. this weekend is going to be something. >> oh, it really is. >> going to be busy. rose between two thorns. we apologize for that. it's great to be with you, and as we noted, a lot to cover this morning. we do begin with what's on the minds of millions of americans, the holiday weekend and the travel, their plans to get away. >> nearly 50 million americans set to travel for the fourth of july holiday despite the high gas prices and, oh, so many airport troubles. >> stephanie ramos is at an airport here in new york this morning, and has more on travelers trying to get a jump on the expected crowds. good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: hey there, robin, good morning. gio, i got you covered this morning. this fourth is expected to be the busiest, the second busiest travel day since the year 2000. despite flight cancellations and delays and those soaring gas prices, if you are traveling by car, check this out. this afternoon and tomorrow afternoon are expected to be the busiest times on the roads. according to aaa, commuters will be leaving work early and mixing with holiday travelers. if you're going to brave the roads today, do not travel

between 2:00 and 8:00 p.m. they'll be the most congested, and tomorrow, try before 10:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m. now, there is some good news. drivers might be able to save a little on gas. after soaring to record heights, the national average is back below $5 to $4.85. robin? >> that is encouraging but what about air travel, stephanie? >> reporter: well, as you can imagine, friday is expected to be a very busy day for air travel. especially going into the holiday weekend. many travelers are bracing for cancellations and delays and also some off-duty delta pilots are too. they say they plan to picket starting today over issues that include pay and what they say is the airline's failure to schedule properly which is leading to cancellations and delays, but delta says that the action won't impact any flights. we shall see, robin. >> i hope that will be the case. okay, stephanie, thank you. whit? we turn now to the reaction after that bombshell january 6th testimony by former white house

aide cassidy hutchinson. overnight the committee subpoenaed president trump's former white house counsel pat cipollone. our senior white house correspondent mary bruce here for us. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning. we are told that this morning the former white house counsel pat cipollone is now evaluating this subpoena request. his team is engaging with the committee on what we are told are the parameters of what's likely to be a closed-door deposition. but no question, cipollone's testimony could be critical. he was a part of key conversations on january 6th and was there throughout trump's efforts to use the power of the presidency to overturn the election results. efforts which cipollone often pushed back against and according to the dramatic testimony from white house aide cassidy hutchinson, cipollone was adamantly opposed to the president trying to go up to the capitol that day as trump was demanding. cipollone saying that if the president got his way, they, quote, were going to get charged with every crime imaginable. hutchinson is standing by that blockbuster testimony despite getting pushback from the former

president himself and some members of his inner circle and while they are clearly not happy with her testimony, it is notable that they are not challenging some of her core allegations like the president knew that some of his supporters were armed and still tried to lead the mob to the capitol to overturn the election results. whit? >> all right, mary bruce. thank you. coming up here in our next half hour, jon karl's exclusive interview with representative liz cheney, one of two republicans on the january 6th committee. in her first interview since those hearings started. gio? now to an urgent investigation under way after a 20-year-old woman was shot on the street in new york city while she was pushing a 3-month-old baby in a stroller. just awful. will reeve is on the scene with the latest. will, the suspect is still at large? >> reporter: yeah, good morning, gio. it happened around 8:30 last night in this mostly quiet affluent neighborhood on the upper east side. that 20-year-old woman pushing a 3-month-old in a stroller when she was shot in the back of the head at what police call a very

close range by a man wearing all black, a hooded sweatshirt, who ran off after pulling the trigger. the baby fortunately is unharmed as police investigate what seems to be a targeted killing as they try to get a sense of the victim's life and relationships to try to figure out who might be motivated to kill her. on the scene last night, new york city mayor eric adams vowing to find the suspect and referring to the national surge in gun violence saying, it shows just how this national problem is impacting families. gio? >> oh, let's hope they find that shooter. will, thank you so much. robin? now to the latest in the investigation into the deadliest human smuggling incident in u.s. history. four people are now charged, including the suspected driver as the death toll rises to 53 people. our chief national correspondent matt gutman is there in san antonio with the details for us. good morning, matt. >> reporter: robin, good morning. probably the most shocking

revelation from that criminal complaint is that that tractor-trailer already filled with people sweltering inside, passed through a customs and border protection checkpoint without being inspected just three hours before it was found right here on the side of the road. and once it was found, it is alleged that the driver tried to pass himself off as one of the victims and blend in. overnight those new details about the alleged driver of that tractor trailer charged with alien smuggling resulting in death. officials saying homero zamorano drove through a border patrol checkpoint just three hours before the trailer was found with 64 men, women and children aboard. 53 of them have died. officials at that checkpoint did not inspect the truck which mexican officials say was using the license plates of another truck. the criminal complaint against him says after abandoning his truck, zamorano hid in the brush allegedly masquerading as one of the victims. they had been left inside that truck where temperatures likely

topped 150 degrees. organ failure begins at 109 degrees. only 11 of the 64 survived. among them a 23-year-old woman from guatemala. commissioner rebecca clay-flores met with her. she said she was traveling with her blrother. she said, i was looking for him, but i was too weak and then i fainted and i don't know if he fainted too. >> reporter: overnight another vigil for the victims in san antonio. at the scene first responders remembering that every one of them had a story and had a family. >> i remember it was blue like an angel, the prayer card. we walked over it numerous times and that was somebody's possession, and that was something that probably that person held onto until they lost consciousness. >> reporter: and so many prayers being said for the victims here at this growing memorial. as for those two suspects, directly linked to the human trafficking, both of them face life in prison and even the death penalty if convicted. whit? >> truly an alarming case.

all right, matt gutman for us, thank you. we move to the video of two americans captured while fighting for ukraine. their families speaking out this morning. this as ukraine claims a big victory in a critical location. our foreign correspondent james longman is there in ukraine. james, good morning. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, whit. ukraine is claiming a significant victory this morning. snake island out there in the black sea, they say, has been recaptured from russia and it might be that russian forces decided to retreat because of the threat of long-range weapon systems now being delivered to this country by the west. russia has abandoned a strategic black sea position this morning, ukraine's military releasing this image and declaring that after a fresh bombing campaign, snake island has now been liberated. russia only admitting to what they call a gesture of good will to enable grain shipments, but it's a loss that weakens their grip on the south. and overnight the families of alex drueke and andy huynh, the two americans captured by russian forces in ukraine,

speaking out after these images were released to the world. >> i chose to take it as an encouraging sign and to stay positive. >> reporter: both are now being held by russian proxies, but their exact location is unknown. in the video both give pro-russia statements presumably forced to do so. for andy's fiancee, just seeing images of him giving her hope. >> it's hard to describe the feeling exactly. i was just really glad to see him, i guess, and hear him. that was encouraging to at least get to see more recent like video of him. >> reporter: alex's mother says she spoke to her son for the first time since his capture. he called her late tuesday night. >> it was obvious that there were two things going on. one, i could tell when he was telling me something that was scripted and then the other things that he was saying was just a regular conversation, just this ordinary conversation that mothers really treasure. >> reporter: this, as ukraine and russia agree to the largest prisoner swap since the war began. the ukrainian ministry of

defense releasing these images of the exchange, 144 ukrainian soldiers for 144 russian troops. many on both sides badly injured. now, the u.s. will not negotiate with these separatists because they do not officially recognize the breakaway regions as legal entities. robin? >> thank you, james. as you know the focus of the summit of america's nato allies is the war in ukraine. it's the president's last day overseas. our chief white house correspondent cecilia vega is in spain traveling with the president. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: hey, robin. good morning. the president just finishing a press conference. he's announcing more aid for ukraine, saying there's no end in sight for american assistance. so much of this press conference was about issues back home. president biden saying the court has engaged in outrageous

behavior, saying he'll have more executive announcements. the most important action is for the congress to codify roe. democrats don't have the 60 votes they need. president biden is saying he would support a change in the senate rules north for democrats to get there. this is something he's been hesitant to do in the past. in unclear if all democrats are on board to do this. we could be looking at washington infighting again. president biden is calling this an issue of life or death. robin? >> cecelia, thank you. gio? >> cecilia mentioned the supreme court overturning roe v. wade. it is now expected to hand down two more major decisions today to close out this year's term, and our senior national correspondent terry moran has more on what's at stake. terry, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, gio. it's been a blockbuster term and

the supreme court not done yet. the conservative supermajority in control of the court swinging for the fences on abortion, guns, church/state and two more major cases today on immigration. the justices will rule on whether president biden violated the law when he ended former president trump's remain in mexico policy that kept unauthorized migrants, including asylum seekers, on the other side of the border sometimes in dire conditions while their cases were pending. and on climate change, the court will hand down a ruling that could determine the limits of the epa's authority to limit greenhouse gas emissions. gio? >> another major development at the supreme court. a new justice is being sworn in today. >> reporter: it's a huge day at the supreme court and at the country as ke tan ji brown jackson becomes the first black woman today at noon she'll take the oath to serve on the supreme court. she'll take two oaths, the constitutional oath to be administered by chief justice john roberts and the judicial oath to be administered by her mentor, stephen breyer.

she clerked for him. she will bring a world of diversity not just as a black woman but as a public defender. someone down in the trenches of the legal system. they don't have that up there right now and she'll mark four women justices on the supreme court for the first time. gio. >> of course, we'll have that here on abc. all right, terry, thank you so much. whit? we're also following the latest in the battle over abortion rights. confusion at one kansas city health care system that briefly stopped providing plan b emergency contraceptives following missouri's abortion ban there. congressional correspondent rachel scott has more. >> reporter: a leading hospital system in missouri sparking panic and confusion. >> now we have doctors who are turning to legal departments and ethicists to get guidance rather than relying on their own medical judgment. >> reporter: st. luke's health system says the state's abortion ban was so unclear, it stopped providing the popular plan b pill. the so-called morning after pill is used to prevent pregnancy after unprotected sex. later the provider reversing course after learning the

state's law does not affect emergency contraception. warning the ambiguity in the law continues to cause grave concern. as of now emergency contraception is legal nationwide and can be purchased over the counter. across the country many women are stocking up, fearing it could be targeted next. >> i was talking to my sister and we're like, we just need to start stocking up. it's not even for us, for the women in our family. for our girlfriends, our friends. >> reporter: some major pharmacies like walgreens, rite aid, even amazon imposing limits on how much customers can buy. citing the increase in demand. meanwhile, at least 13 states have now stopped nearly all abortion services. ten bans now facing legal challenges. >> the battle still rages. abortion is still legal in our land. it needs to be abolished. >> reporter: in mississippi health care is a scarce resource especially for poorer, underserved communities. this mobile health clinic is on

a mission to fill the gaps. providing reproductive care, family planning and emergency contraceptives. >> we'll be more prevalent and more important in these communities now more than ever. >> reporter: this is mississippi's last abortion clinic. it was at the center of the supreme court's case. the clinic is still trying to fight the state's abortion ban now set to go into effect in just a matter of days. whit? >> yeah, those battles far from over, rachel, thank you. robin? we'll shift gears now. wnba superstar candace parker, league of her own with the assist in the chicago sky's victory over the sun. parker became the first player in league history -- get this -- 6,000 points, 3,000 rebounds, 1,500 assists. 15 seasons in, the two-time mvp is showing no signs of slowing down. when she was asked about her knee, how it was doing, she said, i'm fine, i'm just old. she's not old. she's the same age as gio, 36. come on. how about sue bird set to retire at the end of the season, just

broke the record for the most wins of all time in the league, 324. we're coming on the air for a history making day at the u.s. supreme court on many levels. the justices making their two final decisions, and marking the end of justice stephen breyer serving on the court. after striking down roe v. wade, the court handing down consequential decisions on immigration and climate change. on immigration there's a key question we're looking at here. did president biden unlawfully terminate the trump administration's so-called remain in mexico policy. the answer turned out to be no. meaning the biden administration

can end that policy. now the second question here, climate change, a significant decision on how the epa can enforce decisions to protect the environment. looking at, can the epa look at rules of reshaping the electricity grids, driving companies away from fossil fuels? the answer there, technically no although t's not a complete elimination of its power. it's reducing what the epa can actually do when it comes to things like climate change. of course, profound implications when it comes to other agencies as well. so let's get right to abc's senior national correspondent terry moran who covers the supreme court for us. terry, big picture here on both issues. what is the impact across the board? >> reporter: two big cases here. really big cases, and president biden's authority at stake in each one. he won one. he lost one. the win on immigration as you just said. the remain in mexico policy that

president -- former president trump had established that president biden had tried to remove the court finds that the president does have the authority to end the remain in mexico policy if he chooses. the states of texas and missouri had sued the government trying to make sure that that policy remained in effect, but the court says that the law gives the president discretion to do that, and that the constitution reserves foreign policy questions like, will we have negotiations with the nation of mexico about all the migrants who have to remain there? that is the province of the president. that's a big win for president b biden. on the law side, that's climate change, and in that case, the court in both opinions by the way, by chief justice john roberts, the court sharply limited the ability, the authority of the government, the epa to limit climate -- greenhouse gas emissions, and they did so because they said that that question, as it was

addressed in the obama administration which set up a cap and trade policy, trying to limit climate change emissions, that that is the kind of question that is so large, affects so much of the american economy that it requires congress to address it and not an agency of the executive branch, and that not only will affect climate change in a major way, but it will also have ripple effects right through the federal government because this is a landmark opinion saying -- reviving the notion that on big, big questions of national policy, the national legislature, congress must make the law and the agencies execute it. >> we'll come back to you in just a bit, but let's drill in on this, and bring in kate shaw, an abc news contributor. i guess the question here is what was it that the supreme court really took a look at that allowed that went with the biden administration and said, you know what? it's okay for you to end this trump-era policy. >> remember, when biden first took office, he moved very

quickly to end this policy, first announcing that he would do it and then formally rolling it back through an agency process, and yet he has been stymied in actually implementing that termination by lower federal courts that basically said, no, you can't. you must continue this trump-era policy. that was pretty extraordinary actually that the lower courts said even though this is a major immigration policy question with humanitarian and foreign policy and foreign relations dimensions, the lower federal courts are preventing the president from implementing his policy judgment, and what the supreme court said today was that's not for the lower courts to say. that's not for the courts to say at all. the president is within statutory policy, and he may end this. the agenda has been on hold, at least this part of it and also for presidential authority more broadly. there's a kavanaugh concurrence that says nothing suggests that congress intended federal courts to make shthese kinds of decisis

for the commander in chief and the president of the united states. >> let's bring in abc chief white house correspondent cecilia vega. cecilia, you have been traveling with the president in madrid right now. how does the administration move forward now that they have this win? >> reporter: well, i think they will certainly file this in the win category, whit, because they have hit a number of roadblocks in court. you'll remember president biden of course, particularly when it came to immigration campaigned on trying to overturn so many of trump's immigration policies and this was at the top of the list. he had campaigned on this more humane approach to immigration, but i think it's really important that we spell out for our viewers what this policy did, and why the administration wanted to undo it. immigration activists in the white house said that sending people who were trying to come into this country to legally claim asylum, make a legal asylum claim, they had to go back to home countries or other countries, some of the most dangerous places in the world and wait until their cases could be heard by an immigration

judge, and they said when they were back in these home countries, they faced horrific violence. we're talking about sexual assault and torture, and they're coming from some of the most dangerous places in the world, in central america and honduras, fleeing horrible gang violence and environmental problems, and so this administration really said that this should not be the case. they should not face this danger when they go across the country, which is why they wanted to undo this policy. look, whit. it's also important that we talk about the timing in which this is happening right now. that horrific case in terms of all of those migrants, 50 plus m migrants killed inside that truck in san antonio. just the other day, 68 migrants caught at the border trying to cross, 58 of them children. we're talking about a time when the border patrol is on pace to see a record number of people crossing this year, on pace to beat last year's record. this is certainly immigration shaping up to be a major issue in the upcoming midterms. the timing of this extremely important, and the biden

administration will see this as them allowing them to move on and get down to that business and undoing some of former president trump's immigration policy, whit. >> that human smuggling incident in san antonio among the worst ever seen in this country in history. so obviously still an issue. we know that there have been caravans as well of migrants working their way towards the border. a lot of questions out there. let's bring in abc news contributor marie elena s alina. >> people have been waiting. some for months, and some for years. the remain in mexico policy has been controversial from the start. as cecilia was mentioning, it was deemed inhumane, and people had to set up makeshift camps in border cities in unsanitary and dangerous cities. border towns in mexico are among the most dangerous in the

country with the presence of criminal gangs and they risk crossing illegally, and the consequences could be tragic as we saw with the deaths of 53 migrants in san antonio. they fell prey to unscrupulous human traffickers. lifting this policy actually will save lives. the remain in mexico policy affects mostly people who have applied for asylum and they're waiting for their case to be considered. not to be confused with title 42 that allows -- still allows the government to immediately remove anyone who attempts to cross the border without processing them, and right now there is, you know, approximately 5,000 asylum seekers in mexico and now the biden administration will have that opportunity to assess them. you know, i was with a team of abc staff at the border just a few weeks ago, and we were informed that there are many asylum seekers that are already being allowed into the country under humanitarian parole. mostly families with small children, elderly and people

with health problems, people that are considered vulnerable. they're taken to shelters and eventually released to family members. so this is definitely going to be a big relief for many of these families who have already suffered in their home country. >> yeah, we've seen a record -- >> and now. >> oh, forgive me. go ahead. >> yes, and now they will have an opportunity to present their case. we have to remember. if their case is deemed credible, they get into the process. if not, they will be held and then again deported. they have that opportunity and they do have the legal right to request asylum and the u.s. has the legal responsibility to listen to their cases. >> marie elena salinas. we appreciate it. we want to drill down on the other issue. that's the court ruling on climate change, and this a loss for the biden administration that had a number of bold efforts that they were trying to reach over the next 10 to 20

years when it comes to climate change. let's bring in devin dwyer who also covers the supreme court for us. devin, as we noted there, the biden administration is really going to have to take a second look at how they're going to approach their climate agenda from here on out. >> yeah, whit. the supreme court has long said the epa can regulate greenhouse gases which are causing climate change, but today they handcuffed the agency in terms of how aggressively it can go after those greenhouse gases and make no mistake. this is devastating to climate advocates, especially the biden administration who had made the climate agenda a centerpiece of this white house. they want to roll back emissions in this country, a leading driver of global climate change, and which is a huge win, whit, for the coal industry and those communities that support it. i spent a lot of time in appalachia. coincidentally, one of the hardest communities hit by the

impact of climate change. they're resistant. 1.7 million jobs in that industry and related industries, and even though they are open to regulation, they want some, you know, some regulation to cap emissions at these power plants, that brings in jobs as well, there was real concern the generation shifting requiring these companies to move toward solar and wind was really a bridge too far, and we saw the court today agree with that, whit. >> thanks. let's bring in kate shaw, once again, our legal analyst and abc news contributor. one of the things we have been hearing about as it comes to climate change and the supreme court here, is the major questions role here which says congress must speak clearly if it's going to give broad powers to a specific agency. so beyond climate change and the epa and what the epa can and can't do now, what are the broader impacts here? >> well, whit, this doctrine is not something that's written explicitly into the constitution. it's a doctrine the court really started talking about in the

1980s, be uut you described it accurately. it's the idea that congress has to speak in really, really precise ways if it wants to give agencies the authority to act, and lots of tstatutes are broady written. the clean air act that they were relying on is written broadly by design, and yet the court says, no. that's not good enough to give epa the authority it claims, and then logic absolutely could apply outside of the epa. the court used similar reasoning to strike down several covid policies. the cdc eviction moratorium, and the test mandate. both covid approaches that the court struck down on similar theories. i think you see what justice elena kagan said in her dissent. this is the court assuming for itself the power to make really consequential decisions, taking it from agencies and congress, and the topic here is climate regulation, but i think the logic applies to all questions and problems, and the court is here saying we're going to

second fguess your ability to d that. >> let's bring in ginger zee, and ginger, we were just looking over the biden climate agenda. just among those things cutting u.s. emissions by 50% below 2005 levels by 2030, and then it goes on by 2050 to have a net zero economy. how do scientists approach this now? >> those were already difficult goals to attain, and where we're at right now, as we see almost every year, almost like it's expected, we have just again in may hit our highest levels of co2 on record since humans have been on this earth, and we did it millions of years ago on earth itself, but we know that co2 primarily, but greenhouse gas emissions are what's causing the rapid rise in temperature on our planet and all the other things come after that. the pollution here in the united states is driven by many things, but number one is transportation. a close second, power plants. so power plants are creating

greenhouse gas emissions, that co2, and scientists will tell you, we've got to make change yesterday. away from fossil fuel and toward renewable energy if we want to curb those numbers when it comes to the warming of our planet. what the outcome today means not just for the epa, but for the world, that this is going to make it way more difficult. we have seen 12% decrease in greenhouse gas emissions since 2005 here in the united states. that's without regulation, but that's just not fast enough is what they're saying. so to meet the paris agreement, to meet those biden administration goals like reaching 100% carbon pollution-free by 2035 or achieving that zero economy by 2050, this makes it not only more difficult, but remember, when you put this on congress, that takes time, and time, whit, is not on our side when it comes to climate change. >> and as you noted, it's not just the jaagenda here in the united states, but our commitment to our allies around the world and what they were trying to do with the paris agreement. ginger zee for us, thank you so

much. let's bring back terry moran, and i'll let you speak on immigration in just a moment, but just back to climate change for a second. if the epa can't regulate climate emissions and this now has to go back to congress, many people might just be looking at this as more opportunity for gri gridlock. >> reporter: that's it, exactly, whit. what we have is a broken congress on immigration and on climate change. for the most of this century, congress has been trying to act, to try a find solution to the immigration issues in this country, to try to act on climate change, and it is such a divided congress and such a dysfunctional congress that it cannot make the kind of law that would direct the agency to operate in such a way, and so president obama, president trump, president biden have all now taken upon themselves with their executive authority to try to do something, and the court is saying, on both these issues, slow down. no. congress needs to act.

i think one of the things we're seeing is this is a court in the throes of change, and emboldened conservative supermajority now really striking out and looking for areas that it can make a huge difference and on the climate change case, it really does as kate said, impact not just the authority of the epa, but the ripple effect on other executive branch agencies to try to be creative in atddressing problems that congress is failing to address, has been limited by this opinion. >> terry, thank you. let's bring back cecilia vega again traveling with the president in madrid. let's shift gears a little bit. we mentioned roe v. wade, and the president was asked about that, and made news today talking about the filibuster. >> reporter: yeah, whit. we're here at an international summit of leaders from around the world, but it was these issues back home that dominated th headlines out of these press conference. it wrapped a few minutes ago. the president has been saying -- and he used harsh terms right now calling the court that he says it has been engaged in

outrageous behavior. he plans to meet with state governors tomorrow saying he will have some executive actions to announce because so many democrats and progressives back in washington have been pushing on him for what they say is a lack of urgency, wanting this white house to do more. we have been saying though, they are very limited in terms of his executive actions that they can do. here we are at this point. the white house today said the most important action that can happen right now is for congress to codify the protections in roe. basically that means that they would pass abortion rights protections at the federal level, but the democrats don't have the 60 votes at this point that they need to get there. so we have heard this shift today from president biden saying that he would now support a change in the senate rules so that the democrats have a simple majority. they don't need to get to 60 in order to change those senate rules. this is something president biden has been hesitant to support in the past, but the reality check on youall of this it's unclear if he has the votes in his own party to get there to change the senate rules.

we could be back at square one when it comes to washington and the infighting even though whit, today, the president is saying this remains -- the issue of abortion right protections back in our country remains today an issue of life or death. >> again, when it comes to the filibuster, if they make a change, and republicans regain power, there's a possibility they go and revers what was done before. ce cecilia, thank you so much. and to our entire team on a variety of major issues today. we are also less than 90 minutes away from another historic moment in america. justice stephen breyer stepping down at noon today in his final act at the supreme court. he will deliver the judicial oath to his successor, his beloved former law clerk judge ketanji brown jackson who is about to become the first black woman in america to serve as a supreme court justice. we will be right back here at noon for the ceremony. our coverage begins on abc newslive, and abcnews.com. and we'll be back for "world

news tonight." i'm whit johnson in new york. have a great day.ht into how people around the former president are operating into the extent to which they believe that they can affect the are operating into the extent to which they believe that they can affida affect the testimony of witnesses before the committee. it's something we take very seriously. it's something that people should be aware of. it's a very serious issue. i would imagine the department of justice would be very interested in and would take that very seriously as well. >> reporter: in fact, cheney told me that the committee may make a criminal referral to the justice department recommending that anybody that attempted to influence witness testimony before the committee be prosecuted for witness tampering. robin? >> all right, jon, thank you. thank you so much. we want everybody to know they can see more of your exclusive interview with liz cheney, her first since the january 6th hearings began this sunday on

"this week" here on abc. whit? now to that warning of the dangers of getting too close to wildlife at our national parks after a father was gored by a charging bison in yellowstone. kayna whitworth joins us with more on what happened here. kayna, good morning. >> reporter: hey, whit, good morning. this is actually the second bison attack at yellowstone national park in a month and with millions more people visiting these areas than ever before park officials warn, while their scenic wonders might take your breath away, don't let themtake your life. as millions head to america's famed national parks this summer, this brazen bison attack caught on camera is a stark reminder of what can happen if you get too close. watch as the massive bison begins to charge at that family of four near yellowstone national park's giant geyser at old faithful. jumping over the barrier. going after their son. then this 34-year-old colorado man stepping in to save his son getting gored by the bison

himself, but they escaped. the bison turns around and begins to walk towards someone who appears to be a park ranger spraying something to distract the animal. these enormous animals can weigh upward of 2,000 pounds and can run 35 miles an hour. people can't outrun them. >> we're approaching the peak of the breeding season. this is a time when it's especially dangerous to get too close to the males, the bull bison because they are trying to carve out their own territory. >> reporter: in 2020 this video of a woman playing dead after getting too close herself. the na the national park service advises all visitors to stay on the trails and boardwalks adding to never feed the wildlife and watch them from your car. >> if you get too close to one, the first thing to do would be to stop, observe the animal and how it's acting and then just slowly, slowly back away. >> reporter: now that colorado man was taken to the hospital with injuries to his arm. bison have attacked more people

than any other animal at yellowstone national park, and whit, that is part of the reason why officials there ask that everybody stay at least 25 yards away from these massive animals. >> yeah, we don't know how many times we need to warn people but there's another one. kayna, thank you so much. appreciate it. robin? >> want everybody to stay safe. coming up next the big sales for fourth of july. becky worley going to break it down, all the savings for you, come on back. s, sharp, stabbing pains, or an intense burning sensation. what is this nightmare? it's how some people describe... shingles. a painful, blistering rash that could interrupt your life for weeks. forget social events and weekend getaways. if you've had chickenpox, the virus that causes shingles is already inside of you. if you're 50 years or older ask your doctor or pharmacist about shingles. a lot of folks ask me why their dishwasher if you're 50 years or older doesn't get everything clean. i tell them, it may be your detergent—

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. americans bracing for one of the busiest july 4th weekends in decades. the best and worst times to head out. what gas prices will look like as air travelers brace for turbulence and the severe weather on the move for the holiday weekend. soccer and cte. the first public case in an american pro soccer player. scott vermillion's family speaking out about the condition. this morning new questions about players' safety and the world's most popular game. sketchy. $100 million fraud. the fbi seizing 25 paintings suspected of being fakes. the clues that led to the raid.

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mutual good friend, travel mom, she's on board too. >> she's there too. yeah, the big ship, taking its maiden voyage with the contest winners having the vacation of their lives. >> i bet. also this morning, our dear friend charlie gibson is back. he and his daughter and podcast partner kate are taking us on a tour of the library of congress checking out some of our most precious national treasures. i bet it is one of charlie's >> absolutely, looking forward to that. first we have a lot to get to starting with nearly 50 million americans set to travel for fourth of july. >> so we'll go back to stephanie ramos at laguardia airport in new york tracking those high gas prices and airport troubles. good morning again, stephanie. >> reporter: hey, there, robin. good morning. this fourth of july is expected to be the second busiest for travel in the last two decades despite flight delays and high gas prices. ifling by car or planning to fly, here's what you need to know. if you're braving the roads this afternoon and tomorrow afternoon, that's when

it's expected to be the busiest on the roads. according to aaa commuters will leave work early and mixing with holiday travelers. busy times are expected to be between 2:00 and 8:00 p.m. tomorrow try to get on the roads before 10:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m. and it's not just the roads that are going to be packed. people are flying all across the country too. we're seeing it here this moning at laguardia. tsa screenings hit record numbers last weekend since the beginning of the pandemic. tomorrow will likely be the busiest day for air travel this holiday weekend and many travelers are bracing for those cancellations and delays. so hang in there and get ready, robin. >> we're wishing all safe travels. stephanie, thank you. breaking news from the u.s. supreme court. let's go to terry moran in washington. >> reporter: two major cases, whit, in both of them president biden's authority at stake and one win and one loss for president biden. the win, on immigration.

in this case, as you noted, the president's authority to reverse former president trump's remain in mexico policy where migrants were required to return to mexico while their cases were pending in the process. the president's authority to reverse that has been upheld by the supreme court in a 5-4 decision by chief justice john roberts. he said the law does allow the president to reverse that policy. the states of texas and missouri sued to keep it i al, that the constitution gives foreign policy, almost exclusively to the president. because of relations with mexico, president biden can do what he chooses in this area to reverse that remain in mexico policy. the loss, a huge case on climate change. the court in another opinion by chief justice john roberts sharply limiting the authority of the epa to limit greenhouse gases, saying that a system like the epa had proposed of capping and trading emission sources

around the country would be so vast and have such consequence for the american economy that only congress can pass it. that's a sharp limitation of the authority to deal with climate change in the executive branch. whit? >> terry, thank you. coming up in our "gma morning menu," the first pro soccer player with a public case of cte. his family speaking out about him and his struggles at the end of his life. also this morning, the fbi removing an entire collection of paintings off the walls of a florida museum, alleging that they're all fakes. so did the museum's director know they were forged? rounding out our series "finding the positive in the negative" looking at grief as an expression of love. how it helped one woman deal with the pain of losing her mother. and, lara, it's thursday. i know you're with tory. >> you got that right, robin. we are celebrating july 4th weekend with "deals & steals" all made in america. how great is that? all from small businesses that have amazing products for you.

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for us. erielle, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, whit. it was scott vermillion's brother craig who pushed for that autopsy that led to the discovery. his family now says scott's diagnosis was stage 2 cte and shed light on the downward spiral that led to his death and now new questions about the safety of players in the world's most popular game. this morning, former major league soccer player scott vermillion's family opening up about his posthumous diagnosis with cte. >> we actually were able to find out what was going on and then the guilt set in because we would all have handled it different if we knew it was cte. >> reporter: chronic traumatic encephalopathy or cte is a slowly progressing degenerative condition believed to be associated with concussions or subconcussive blows to the head that can cause memory loss, depression and aggressive or impulsive behavior. >> you can get concussions in soccer but it's not the major problem we find that leads to

cte. it's really these little hits, what we call the subconcussive hits over time that can also cause damage to the brain. >> reporter: for a decade after he was sidelined by injury, scott's dad said his son retreated from loved ones isolating himself, abusing alcohol until that devastating call on christmas day 2020. he had overdosed on prescription drugs and passed away at the age of 44. >> you heard about it, but around soccer there was no talk of cte. there was nothing, so we had no idea. >> reporter: but the disease has been identified in players from major contact sports from ice hockey to boxing to football. found in the brains of more than 300 nfl players. >> scott who played for 22 years probably had substantial numbers of these subconcussive blows and as he ages, the disease gets worse and he starts to develop more and more symptoms. they become more and more disabling. >> reporter: mls telling abc

news major league soccer's highest priority is protecting the health and safety of our players. mls has medical staffs and have talked about the importance of injury identification, early reporting and treatment. and david vermilion says his son's delayed diagnosis brought some clarity to the family and should serve as a wake of 100% call in the world of soccer. mls acknowledging there's always more progress to be made. scott's family feels if sharing his story saves even one life they will be honoring him. so much more to learn about this. gio? >> so important, erielle. thank you so much. now we turn to the spike in rents being felt all over the country. up more than 15% from a year ago. but you can negotiate for a better deal and abc news economics correspondent rebecca jarvis here to tell us why. good morning. >> hey, gio, yeah. >> tell me about the spike in rent. why is it happening? >> it's happening all over the country catching a lot by surprise. there just aren't enough apartments and homes to rent.

the national vacancy rent is below 6%. it's been there for most of the last year and with mortgage rates soaring, the cost of owning is so expensive. more are turning to rentals and it's just as younger americans who moved back in with their parents during the pandemic are looking to move out, be on their own and landlords are still trying to recoup the losses from the pandemic and they're giving up higher rents to people and catching people by surprise. if you moved during the pandemic you're especially likely to see these increase. >> so let's say that price hike is just too high for you to save. how do you negotiate? >> you have to negotiate here. it's really important. first you need to do your homework. research your building's rental history and the neighborhood to understand whether it's a fair ask and in line with the current market value for your unit. if it's higher than the other options you have a good case to mke. you can go to your landlord and ask for a rent commensurate with the rest of the area. in this environment the increase they're looking for, while it's significant, it may also be what other similar apartments cost

and if that's the case for you, you want to start a thoughtful conversation with your landlord. appeal to their best interests. think of this as negotiating 101. put together a note. you highlight to your landlord your strengths as a ten apartment, for example, you pay your rent on time. you're a good neighbor. you keep it in good condition and you get those extra points if you rarely ask for repairs and you generally make the landlord's job easy. if the landlord still isn't willing to play ball, another ago tick is try to offer an additional month's rent up front or lock in a longer lease like, say, 18 or 24 months, they also may be willing to give you a discount for that, gio. >> i was shocked when i heard this. people are actually bidding on rent. that's not just for buying a house now. >> bidding wars. they are now becoming commonplace on apartments because of this really low vacancy rate. and the same rules apply to these bidding wars if you're trying to rent as when you're trying to own. you don't want to go above that budget. so set the budget up front. don't fall in love with a place.

be active. make the case for yourself. sometimes landlords are just looking for a good reliable dependable renter to put in there and you can be that person. >> a lot of people listening to these tips. all right, rebecca, thank you so much. >> always be polite, right? >> always be polite. >> that goes a long way. rebecca knows that. hey, we've got the final installment of our series "finding the positive in the negative." this week we looked at how to turn regret and fear into forces of good and now we're focusing on grief, something that connects many of us no matter where we come from. and, deborah, cannot tell you the reaction we're getting from the series. good morning. >> good morning, robin. yeah, you're right. this is one of the heaviest emotions. you and i have been there. grief. as we come out of this global pandemic, now more than ever so many of us grieving, whether it's the loss of loved ones or the world we knew before. but some experts say, it's kind of a much needed wake-up call for a grief illiterate society and now we're finally having those tough but powerful conversations on how to move forward.

marissa renee lee says to know her is to know her mother, lisa. >> she was just a really warm, loving and generous person. >> reporter: after a long battle with ms and breast cancer, lisa passed away when marisa was 25, a moment that 14 years later is still raw. >> it's something i don't feel capable of describing. the depth of pain and the immediacy of it. you know, my mom and i went from sharing a joke, we laughed and then she collapsed and i caught her and i knew it was over. >> there's nothing like good about grief that, oh, yay, grief. it's hideous and it's transformative and it opens us up and it widens us. a broken heart is also an open heart. >> reporter: with four decades of research six books and now a hit spotify podcast, david kessler is one of the leading

experts on grief. i think a common thing is to say it gets better over time. it gets smaller. >> does grief get smaller? >> grief doesn't get smaller. we have to become bigger. once you find a way through the pain, you will find amazing meaning underneath. that meaning will help you understand that that grief will now be a part of who you are. when they die, a part of us dies with them. but a part of them lives on in us. if we can nurture that, that can be the amazing meaning we can find. >> reporter: marisa began to find that meaning once she stopped hiding her pain and gave herself permission to grieve. a process she described in her new book, "grief is love." >> i felt it start to quite literally like lift out of my body so when i acknowledged those feelings, when i accept them as just a part of my story,

that's when it gets easier to live with the loss. >> you call your book grief is love. what do you mean by that? >> i mean that the pain that we experience as grief, that is the pain of unrequited, unconditional love. if we remind ourselves grief is just another expression of love, i think that makes it easier to bear. >> reporter: eventually she began allowing herself moments of joy when remembering her mom. >> the leading theory now on grief argues that the best way to live with loss is to find a way to continue your bond with the deceased. i find ways to include her, to incorporate her in my life now. >> reporter: then after becoming a mom herself last year, she made a powerful and lasting discovery. >> i've started to recognize, you know, just how much love you can have for another person and that's when i really figured out

just how much my mom loved me. just how much my mom loves me. >> loves you, present tense. >> exactly. >> marisa is learning what david kessler has been writing about, saying that we shouldn't give death any more power than it already has, that it can take away someone physically but it doesn't rob us of their love. and, robin, this was said so beautifully in "wandavision." one of the characters said, what is grief if not love persevering. simone swink helped me find that. it was so appropriate. in the marvel verse, we find wisdom. >> how did the beautiful woman you spoke with, how does she continue to find meaning? >> it was so interesting because i thought how do you do that? i used to run from it. now i laugh at a joke that my mom used to laugh at and makes me filled and she said i make recipes my mom used to make. it's meaning in that love. yes, it's hard and it's painful but i'm finding meaning every day in the love and in the grief. >> the author said there's

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our warmest spots in the upper 70's. liz: we will have another update in about 30 minutes. you can find ♪ ♪ good morning. welcome back. time now -- we are so excited to check in on disney's newest cruise ship, the disney "wish." there it is. check it out. do we have it? yeah. setting sail, yes. >> pregnant pause. >> well, you know for dramatics. setting sail for its maiden voyage pulling out of port canaveral wednesday. this morning, ike is on board for us in the bahamas. he has friends with him. ike, are you having a great time? >> reporter: no, this is a terrible time. i can't believe i'm here.

of course, i'm having a great time. and like you said, i've already made a few friends but it was smooth sailing right on top of the disney "wish." we landed here at castaway cay and docked just before sunrise in the caribbean and on board our ultimate cruise giveaway winners and i, we had a ton to explore. anchors away for the disney "wish." >> i've been involved in the development of this ship since 2015. to go from this basic idea to the concept and see all the imagineers hard at work for all these years and now to see it actually born in front of our ees and getting ready for our first guest is a moment i won't forget. >> reporter: taking part in the festivities disney's ceo bob chapek. >> you're going to get the disney difference at sea. there is more story telling on this ship. every corner, there's "frozen," marvel, "star wars," more than any of our other ships and it

does create those magical memories that last a lifetime. >> reporter: i met up with the cruise director ashley long for a special look. >> we're entering the grand hall. this is really the heart of our ship and where our guests first step on board and get to experience their first taste of their enchanted family vacation. >> is that cinderella? >> it is. >> and gus gus. >> and lucifer too. the whole grand hall is inspired and designed around our classic fairy tales, especially cinderella. this theme of enchantment runs throughout the ship. tere is magic around every corner. >> hi all. >> hey. >> what do you think of the grand hall? >> it is an absolute dream comeo explore. >> well, we better be getting. >> hop along now. >> thank you. >> reporter: this massive 1,100-foot cruise ship can hold up to 4,000 passengers, housed inside over 1,200 staterooms, including the first ever suite inside a ship's funnel tower.

>> where exactly are we now? >> we're in the wish tower suite. we like to think of this as our penthouse in the sky. the first time ever guests can enjoy their vacation inside a ship's funnel. >> reporter: then it was time to go into hyperdrive. >> welcome to "star wars" hyperspace lounge. >> hello, welcome. >> i am definitely going to need a drink, something, you know, zero proof. back here on earth after a long day, it was time to cool off. i had to take a spin on this next level main attraction at sea. aqua mouse bringing high-tech storytelling with special effects and lighting. whoo! before it makes a splash. >> time to smile. >> reporter: yeah, that was me on the aqua mouse. it's the first ever disney attraction at sea and as you can see i had quite the time on that thing.

listen, it even goes over all the upper deck, some parts of it even go over the ocean. i'm a big dude. so the speeds were a little bit high which is why you saw my exaggerated response but it was quite the fun time. but i want to get to something he. i want to get to those ultimate cruise giveaway winners that are here with us right now. take a look. i want to say hi to them. >> what's going on, guys? >> all: hi. >> you having a good time so far? >> all: yes. >> julianna, i want to talk to you quick. i know you have spent a lot of your time giving back to the dallas community for the past years and you're now actually able to enjoy some time here with all of us. obviously this is the first vacation with your new blended family. how does it feel? >> oh, my gosh. we've been working so hard like so many people for the past two years and we are just so lucky and grateful to be here. it's so much fun and so beautiful and we're just so lucky and happy. >> right, right. now, joshua, you are a single girl dad of two.

two wonderful daughters here, but you're no stranger to the high seas. want to elaborate on that? >> well, i did -- it has been a few years but 20 years i was in the navy so i am familiar with some of the nautical items on board but definitely a cool ship here. >> right, right, right. janai, you and your wife recently got married here. you're here obviously spending time with your family. how does it make you feel? >> this is amazing. it hasn't been just a honeymoon for us but for the entire family. disney is amazing and great to do this. >> can't complain about that. >> reporter: guys, we just docked here at the caribbean. we'rg to go out and have more fun. i'll get back to you. i am going to go on the beach real quick. see you guys later. >> they need to get those announcements in. >> everybody in america get those? >> exactly. exit to your right and your left, got it.

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>> reporter: this morning paintings allegedly by renowned artist jean-michel basquiat like this one seen in the famous tiffany ad featuring beyonce and jay-z are at the center of an fbi investigation. these 25 paintings said to be worth about $100 million on display since february at the orlando museum of art before being seized by the fbi. according to the federal search warrant, the paintings were discovered in a los angeles storage locker belonging to tv writer thad mumford in 2012. but before he died, he denied ever owning any basquiat originals. the content inside that storage locker went up for auction and the artwork has new owners who eventually agreed to loan them to the orlando museum of art. the former ceo and director of the museum aaron de groft said the paintings were scrutinized and authenticated before going on display presented as part of basquiat's "heroes & monsters" exhibit. questions started to arise in a

"new york times" article as to whether they were real. a fedex logo on the box were not in use before the artist died. >> we're on top of the world. >> i'm too embarrassed. take two. >> reporter: interest in basquiat who died in 1988 has only grown since he passed and he's prominently featured in the netflix docu-series "the andy warhol diaries." the director of the art museum miami has displayed authentic basquiat work before. >> i've looked at countless number of paintings repeatedly over and over and over again. >> did this sound too good to be true? >> yeah, of course. i mean, come on. i think there's a pretty good sense of what is out there in terms of the body of work that was created. >> reporter: the search warrant states the investigation has revealed false information related to the alleged prior ownership of the paintings, the documents related to the ownership and discrepancies with the number of paintings in the

exhibition. so the exhibit was originally supposed to close today with the paintings set to go to italy next. now that they're in the hands of the fbi i don't think they'll make it. gio? >> oh, such a head scratcher. >> really is. all right, victor. thank you. now over to ginger. >> gio, it is a gorgeous morning out here in times square and same up at cape cod. a lot of people probably getting out early trying to enjoy this longer weekend. and starting in the upper 60s, the blue skies on the earth cam but about to get hotter and more humid especially by tomorrow. early on you may say, ooh, good, pool day. as you start to get into saturday, you're going to see the storms come in. drew: your accuweather forecast, morning fog evening late afternoon sunshine. her date in his 60's and 70's for the final day of june. accuweather 7 they forecast keeps bebebebebebebe now to our dear friend and

former colleague charlie gibson who has a new abc podcast "the book case" with his daughter kate. they took a once in a lifetime trip to one of the most prestigious libraries in the world to get a rare firsthand glimpse of some of america's greatest treasures. ♪ >> reporter: if the walls of the library of congress could talk, they would tell you some of the greatest stories in history. it is the largest library in the world with more than 170 million book, documents and literary treasures. >> in its 222-year history dr. carla hayden is the first woman and african american appointed to lead the national library. she was a delightful guest on our podcast and invited my dad and me back this time with cameras. >> you've never seen this room? >> no, i've never seen this room. this whole morning is it going to be like a very nerdy literature christmas for me.

and the library's main reading room is incredible. >> welcome. welcome. >> how nice to see you. >> welcome. this is the main reading room, 1897. >> 125 years old now. >> 125 years old and look at it. it is magnificent. it inspires people. they sit here and there's a sense of calm. it's different from your neighborhood library. you get that sense of majesty. >> do you still get goosebumps when you walk in here? >> yes, every time. >> reporter: she offered us a rare glimpse of some of america's most historic pieces. >> we call it the good silver. >> oh, good. >> this is the lincoln inaugural bible. it was first used on the occasion of the 16th president's inauguration and, interesting enough, and you can hold it --

>> i can? >> not for long. not for long. >> oh, my god. >> and you notice that we don't have the white gloves on but this is what he held and actually -- >> i'm holding -- i held something lincoln touched. >> wow. >> here, though, is the part. the contents of abraham lincoln's pockets the fnight he was assassinated. >> oh, my goodness. >> you see a confederate dollar bill, two pairs of spectacles, a pocket knife. >> and a monogrammed handkerchief. >> monogrammed, a. lincoln. >> deep underground is the library's conservation lab where original documents, like lincoln's handwritten gettysburg address is protected and preserved. >> the nation shall have a new birth of freedom. the government of the people by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth. in pencil. >> reporter: perhaps the most important speech ever delivered in america, in lincoln's precise handwriting and some of it on simple notebook paper. >> and lincoln's second

inaugural address again handwritten first but then printed out by the government printing office. dr. michele krowl is the lincoln expert. >> lincoln has made a script for himself and he literally cut and pasted these sections probably to pace himself to know where to stop for emphasis. one party would rather make war rather than let the nation survive and the other would rather accept war rather than let the country perish, and the war came. >> i've only seen these documents inscribed on the side of the lincoln memorial. >> exactly. >> reporter: the library is in the process of dij digitalizing

61 million items. so everyone can view these documents on the loc website. >>our podcast is about reading and so authors' original manuscripts, well, they've got those too. >> here you have the walt whitman collection. >> one of his poems. >> you can see his notations and crossouts and that's another thing with the original documents and the crossouts, you see the process of creation. what intrigues young people the most when you're showing them original documents and things are the crossouts. >> oh, yes. >> and saying, oh, well, this is a famous person and this is what they did but they changed things and crossed out, yes. and then speaking of good silver. >> yeah. >> the collection. >> ralph ellison. >> "invisible man," and he starts i am an invisible man. >> i see what is a first edition of "charlotte's web." >> one of the most requested and best loved children's books ever. >> and when i left "good morning america," my gift was a signed copy of "charlotte's web," which they told me cost more than my salary. >> yes.

>> i actually think if the house was on fire when i was little, he probably would have taken the book before his child, i'm just saying. >> and there's a signature. >> there's the signature. carla, this is really special. really special. >> thank you this is so cool. this has been one of the most amazing mornings of my life. >> you can tell they had a great time. you can see more of charlie and kate's adventure inside the library of congress on the show called "gma" saturday. >> that's the place to be. >> it is the place to be. scan the code to listen to "the book case." latest episode out today with author clair stanford talking about "happy for you." >> i'm happy for us. coming up, giveon is going to perform live in times

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>> just now? recently. >> she barely got it so she was like there's a feature, i don't have to text it. sometimes when she doesn't feel like texting it she'll send a voice message and i've been collecting those and put them on my album and she didn't know she was on it until it was all finished and it was cool. >> that's beautiful and she was like, are you going to pay me pore that? >> she's retired now so she's fine. >> amazing. congratulations. >> thank you. >> you got the big tour coming up, the album. thank you so much for coming in. >> of course. >> we truly appreciate it. "give or take" out now. robin, over to you. >> we are all over it. come on. >> aww. >> all that music. just takes me back. >> his voice. >> it sure does. >> thank you, gentlemen. and we want you -- it's thankful thursday. happy friday eve. >> yes, indeed. >> have a great one. >> take care. >> bye-bye.

>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. kumasi: good morning, everyone. i'm kumasi aaron from abc seven mornings. here's jobina fortson with traffic. jobina: a major delay on oakland, southbound 818 your high street. speeds averaging around seven miles per hour and as we bring in the coliseum camera, look at the northbound side. there is no crash in this area, we are expecting this is all just traffic, drew? drew: we are stuck in the mid to upper 50's for the most part. exploratorium camera stockton with cloud cover and as the day goes on, the coast. later on today is a cooler afternoon compared to yesterday with a lot of 60's and 70's on the board. 62 in oakland, 66 in the city,

75 in napa and 79 in concord. liz: we will be back -- kumasi: it'snd ryan. today from moon knight, actor, oscar isaac. and big screen star, leslie mann. plus, the sleep doctor is here to help you catch some z's. all next on live. and now here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest. ♪♪ ♪ i wanna dance with you... ♪ seems like we have a full house. what? what? it does seem like it. hey, wow! hey, deja! ♪ i wanna dance with you... ♪ -well, well, well. -hi. -okay. -hi. hello. welcome. it is thursday, june 30th. june 30th. can you believe it? it's a very exciting day around here, right? lots of action. i feel like the summer months should have all 31 days.

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