i was really hungry. i felt like -- [laughter] i ate a lot of it. kumasi: te good morning, america, for our viewers in the west on this fourth of july, the chaos at the airports. holiday travel turmoil. thousands of flights canceled or delayed as airlines face staffing shortages and tensions run high. >> we have been traveling since 9:30 a.m. yesterday. it's just so hard. >> a security scare shutting down a terminal at jfk airport. now, what's in store today? the best and worst times to head home in the skies and on the roads. home, in the skies and on the roads. plus, the severe weather on the move, what it means for those fireworks and july 4th celebrations. tensions rising. anger in the streets overnight

as demonstrators in akron, ohio, protest the fatal police shooting of the 25-year-old unarmed black man in a barrage of bullets. what the newly released body camera footage shows and what his family is saying this morning. major setback for ukraine. the key city now falling to the russians as putin's forces take near full control of a critical province. president zelenskyy vowing the fight is not over. what's next for the front lines. extradited. the american yoga teacher allegedly at the center of a deadly love triangle back on u.s. soil after being arrested in costa rica. >> she also changed her physical appearance. >> how authorities say she tried to build a new life there. changing of the guard. queen elizabeth officially reducing her workload as prince charles and other family members step up. what the shift means for the royals. lucky to be alive. the frightening formula 1 crash. a race car spinning around upside-down before flying towards fans.

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but we begin with the travel chaos over the july 4th weekend. with flying back at pre-pandemic levels, already thousands of cancellations and delays over the weekend. transportation correspondent gio benitez is at laguardia airport in new york with details. good morning, gio. >> reporter: hey, eva. good morning. cancellations and delays, they're looking much better today than they did this weekend. only about a hundred flights canceled so far, but no doubt about it, tomorrow, that is the day to watch because that is the busy travel day. this morning, fourth of july travel setting a new record as americans take to the sky for the holiday weekend. the tsa kicking off the weekend with a pandemic-era record, screening nearly 2.5 million people on friday alone. the last time we saw a number

that high was in february of 2020. the travel chaos delaying thousands. between saturday and sunday, 9,000 flights delayed, nearly 1,000 cancelled. >> i won teacher of the year and i won a scholarship i have been waiting two years for, and i'm missing my opening reception tonight because of this situation. >> reporter: this as airlines face a string of staffing shortages from the pandemic and severe weather in parts of the country. >> there are still far too many flights that are scheduled to operate and airlines are struggling in some cases to get pilots, flight attendants and others to staff those flights or the airports where those flights are operating to. >> reporter: tensions are high. in new york city, a security scare shutting down a terminal at jfk airport. detectives and the bomb squad moving in after workers found an abandoned bag. witnesses say over a thousand people were evacuated. police going through the terminal with k9 units. >> i'm scared, of course. everybody's scared. everybody, you know? thank god nothing happened. thank god. >> reporter: police eventually clearing the airport finding no threat. but the mayhem on the ground is still causing concern. >> we've been traveling since 9:30 a.m. yesterday.

it's just so hard. >> reporter: and experts say if you are traveling this summer, expect more delays and cancellations. >> july 4th is always a peak weekend, and it's probably greater this year not just because of pent-up demand. this problem is not going to go away this summer. it's not going to go away this year. i doubt it gets much better before the end of 2023. >> reporter: it is rough. again, tomorrow is the big return home, no doubt about it. that could be another record-breaker, the best thing you can do, eva, is get on that earliest flight out. >> that's good news. i have to travel tomorrow. do we know which airports are going to be the busiest? are there better days to travel home? >> reporter: unfortunately for you, new york-area airports, no doubt, some of the busiest, along with chicago, atlanta, l.a.x. those will be the busiest. wednesday and thursday will be a lot lighter, but remember with all of these staffing shortages

we're seeing, it's all about the weather, and weather changes everything. make sure you're looking at that forecast. eva? >> a lot to keep track of. gio benitez there for us, thank you so much. whit? let's check out the situation on the nation's roads. despite gas prices ticking down slightly, they're still the highest they have ever been on the fourth of july. that's not stopping millions of americans from taking holiday road trips. stephanie ramos is in new jersey with more. stephanie, good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning. as millions take to the airports, millions more are headed back on the roads this morning. aaa is predicting a new record for car travel this weekend with 42 million people expected to have hit the roads. the group says the busiest places to drive this weekend are los angeles, new york, seattle, atlanta, and boston with travel at peak times. more than double the usual trip, but good news is that today isn't as busy on the roads for

those looking to jump start their drive home. experts say leave early to beat any possible traffic, and despite the record-high gas prices, they're not keeping americans from the roads. gas prices are actually down slightly this weekend from their high in mid-june, but don't expect any deals. the average is still $4.80. whit? >> still not much comfort there. stephanie, thank you. janai? whit, if it's not delays and cancellations it could be weather impacting holiday travel. for a look at the holiday travel forecast and the red flag warnings threatening fireworks displays in the west, danielle breezy from our nashville station wkrn joins us with that. good morning, and happy fourth of july to you, danielle. >> reporter: hey, right back at you, janai. good morning, and unfortunately, we were dealing with a lot of severe weather yesterday. we're going to deal with it again today in parts of the country. want to show you this video. this is actually flooding rains over in arkansas. you can see folks literally pushing the car out of the flood waters. missouri picking up over 5 inches of rain. it wasn't just that area. mount rushmore saw rain, a beautiful rainbow and then at

night, natural fireworks. thunderstorms with the fireworks. how cool is that video? that was over the weekend. today we're watching two pockets of severe weather, northern plains, great lakes of chicago, all modes of severe weather is possible, including tornados. that threat shifts tomorrow and expands from billings, montana, to baltimore, where we can see wind and hail. not to mention -- you mentioned this, janai. we got red flag warnings in effect for the desert southwest. fire danger again today. a lot of folks actually not setting off fireworks due to the burn bans. janai, back to you. >> widespread concerns. danielle, thank you. eva, over to you. people taking to the streets in akron, ohio, protesting the police shooting of a 25-year-old black man killed in a hail of bullets after a vehicle and foot chase. the city just releasing body and dash camera footage from the scene. abc's mola lenghi is there at the akron police station. good morning, mola. >> reporter: good morning, eva. protests coming to a head here last night outside the akron

police department. authorities deploying smoke grenades to try to disperse the crowds out here. some of those canisters still littered out here on the street. fourth of july celebrations canceled for the weekend in akron. the tipping point was the release of that graphic body cam video we're about to show you. the body cam video, we have to warn you, it's graphic. overnight, akron police deploying smoke grenades and according to local reports on the scene tear gas to break up what they called an unlawful assembly outside of police headq headquarters. it came after hours of peaceful protests sparked by the release of body cam video showing the shooting death of unarmed 25-year-old jayland walker. [ crowd chanting ] police say, officers at first attempted to stop walker's car for a piece of broken equipment. that's when they say he sped

off, firing a shot out of the car. >> 21 shots fired at that vehicle. that vehicle had a shot come out of its door. >> reporter: moments later, police say as walker's car slows down he jumps out, wearing a ski mask. the car chase now a foot chase. authorities say several officers unsuccessfully attempting to use their tasers. still running officers claimed walker stops and turns towards them, prompting a barrage of gunfire. police say 12 officers responded to the incident. 8 firing their weapons dozens of times. >> based on the video i anticipate that number to be high. a lot of rounds were fired. >> i've talked about being beyond outraged, beyond shocked, and extremely heartbroken. >> reporter: a preliminary report by the med cam examiner shower over 60 wounds to walker's body. >> it was absolutely excessive. the law requires force that is reasonable. we have heard numbers as high as 95 shells on the ground. i ask you, as he's running away what's reasonable?

to gun him down? no, that's not reasonable. >> reporter: walker was unarmed when he was shot, according to police. adding they later found a handgun and loaded magazine in the driver's seat of his car. walker's family say this wasn't the jayland they knew. >> jayland was a very sweet young man. he was always respectful. that's the way he was raised. that's the way we were raised. he didn't raise his voice. he didn't like confrontation. >> reporter: this distraught family now calling for peace. >> we want everyone to be respectful, peaceful, dignified in honor of jayland walker, please. that's what we ask. >> reporter: according to records, there were no previous disciplinarian complaints against any of the eight officers involved in the shooting. they're all on paid administrative leave pending an outcome by a state probe in ohio

by an independent investigative team. eva? >> foukrainian forces, russia t a key city in the eastern part of the country. helping to solidify its control over the region. our foreign correspondent, tom soufi burridge is on the ground in ukraine with the latest. tom, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, whit. yes, the ukrainians are being overwhelmed by the russians out in the eastern donbas, a brutal artillery fight and despite new weapons for the ukrainians from the u.s. and the europeans the russians are winning. this morning, russia advancing again in eastern ukraine, taking the city and with it full control of the luhansk region the northern half of the donbas. russian forces seen celebrating in this video posted by a chechen leader. but look at the destruction putin's offensive brought to the city.

the kremlin-controlled channel also showing russian and soviet-type flags placed on state buildings. president zelenskyy confirming his troops have retreated from the city to save the lives of soldiers. in kyiv we spoke to a former u.s. army infantry fighting for ukraine who just returned for the front in the donbas asking us not to use his name saying ukrainian troops are completely outgunned. >> the front line is basically the russians shelling you constantly. it's really, really hell. >> reporter: the u.s. veteran saying ukraine needs more weapons from the u.s. and its allies to halt the offensive out east. >> the russians have air supremacy. not just air superiority, but air supremacy. 24/7.targeted and hunted us - >> reporter: this as two other american fighters remain in captivity by russian forces. their families coming together for the first time, united in

their mission to secure their release. >> they're great patriots. they love their country. even more than that, they love liberty. >> some days when i feel like i can't go on anymore, i know that everybody back here has my back and it's just a wonderful feeling. >> reporter: one key takeaway from that u.s. veteran is that this latest city to fall was an easier fight for the russians. the ukrainians still hold two key cities in the eastern donbas but soldiers telling us that ukrainians are really up against it right now. whit? >> an alarming account from that american fighter. tom, thank you. janai? now turning here at home to that frightening formula 1 crash. one of the race cars flipping over, spinning upside down and rolling over a tire barrier before finally being stopped right there by a safety fence. incredibly, thankfully, that driver is okay. trevor ault is here with more.

trevor, that video terrifying. >> it's unbelievable, right? formula 1 has become enormously popular all around the world. there were millions watching around the globeheis haened. life-threatening crash. we're only comfortable showing it to you because everybody made it out okay. heart-stopping moments at sunday's british grand prix. this life-threatening crash seconds after the race began. that multicar collision sending chinese driver guanyu zhou tumbling off the track. flipping over the catch fence and landing dangerously close to the fence. a spectator capturing the dramatic scene saying it was terrifying. the car mangled and guanyu still inside, another jumper george russell jumping out of his car, disqualifying him from the race to see if he was okay. >> running over to see if he was okay. >> reporter: zhou was pulled from the wreckage. paramedics giving a thumbs up to

signal he was already as he was taken off the course on a stretcher as a precaution. the 23-year-old driver posting this photo on twitter seemingly unfazed, writing, i'm okay. all clear. halo saved me today. that's the thin titanium shield surrounding the racer's head in an otherwise open cockpit. it's designed to protect drivers in potentially fatal accidents like this one. it was controversially made mandatory in 2018, but has since saved multiple drivers' lives. >> the fact that he has survived that crash is not only miraculous but quite frankly marvelous as well. >> reporter: french formula 1 driver romain grosjean survived this fiery crash at the 2020 bahrain grand prix, crews dosing him with fire extinguishers before he was air lifted to the hospital. >> i wasn't for the halo years ago, but it was greet for

formula 1. without it, i wouldn't be able to speak to you today. >> when the halo was first introduced four years ago most drivers actually said they hated it and so did a lot of fans. they didn't like how it looked or obscured the driver. a lot of them have changed their tune. without it, several of these drivers very likely would have been killed. >> incredible that it was so controversial at first, but the difference it has made in saving lives. >> if it saves your life, then it's a different story, right? >> yeah, they needed it. >> thanks, trevor. well, moviegoers have gone bananas over the new "minions" movie. the prequel about the teenage gru's desire to be a super villain already taking in more than $108 million domestically, on track to be the biggest independence day opening for an animated movie ever. hollywood is hoping that gru's big opening makes him a hero, bringing more families back to the theaters. >> i love the minions. especially kevin. he's my favorite minion. >> wow. you have a favorite minion? >> there's bob. i know most ofhe names we'll get there eventually. first though, we have other headlines that we are following this morning, including the

capture of the yoga instructor on the run since being accused of murder in an apparent love triangle. how authorities say she was trying to make a new life for herself in costa rica. and how inflation and rising food prices are impacting your holiday gatherings. we have the top tips on how and where to save the most money today and when ek expect relief at the check out. but first, back to danielle breezy. hey, danielle. >> reporter: hey, eva, good morning. i want to talk about your fourth of july forecast because it's really important today. i will tell you in the northeast where you guys are, it is looking really nice weatherwise out there. lots of sunshine, beautiful weather. the southeast will have general popup storms and in the south, it is going to be hot. it is going to be muggy. dallas could hit 103 today for a high temperature. not to mention northern plains, great lakes looking at severe weather. out to the west dry and breezy conditions with temperatures in the 70s. that's a look at what's happening around the country. here's what's happening where you live.

drew: morning cloud cover giving way to afternoon sunshine away from the coast, comfortable this afternoon with temperatures in the 60's and 70's. tonight for the fireworks, we have fog along the immediate coast line and patchy fog around the bay shoreline. 50's to low 60's as we head into tuesday. we keep below average temperatures through much of the week ahead. friday at the weekend, warmer wewewewewewewe coming up, deal or dud, the best fourth of july deals you can get right now.

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holiday weekend as we return to pre-pandemic levels of travel. if you're choosing to drive instead despite the high gas prices traffic is expected to be lighter today but still leave early to avoid any problems. a 22-year-old danish man is in custody after a mass shooting at a mall in copenhagen. at least three people were killed. four others critically injured. the suspect is expected to be in court today. authorities saying that the shooting appears to be random. and in italy, a large chunk of a glacier broke free slamming ice, snow, and rock into hikers. italian officials on the scene saying at least six people were killed and more than a dozen missing. parts of the mountain are closed off to climbers today in fear that it could happen again. two long island, new york, beaches are expected to reopen today for the fourth of july after being shut down after a shark in my opi

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either side, a shackled kaitlin armstrong an international fugitive no more. >> why did you flee out of the country? >> reporter: seen in this video from station ktrk, she was not answering questions. her six weeks on the run ending last week with her capture in a trendy costa rican beach town, wanted for allegedly murdering professional cyclist moriah wilson who police say she considered a love rival. armstrong looking decidedly different in her harris county mugshot. >> she also changed her physical appearance a little bit, shortened her hair length. she dyed it dark brown. she had some type of bandage on her nose with some type of bruising fixated below her eyes. >> are you saying she had a nose job as well? >> i don't know if it was a nose job. >> reporter: on may 11th, officials allegedly saying armstrong flew into a jealous rage when she learned that her boyfriend went on a date with wilson. police say she tracked wilson to this house and shot her multiple times. wilson died at the scene. authorities say armstrong's jeep

was seen on surveillance nearby. two days after the shooting police questioned armstrong, but did not arrest her. then she vanished. selling that jeep in south austin, then hopping a flight from austin to houston and then somehow making her way to new jersey. from there to costa rica with a passport that authorities say wasn't her own, eluding authorities every step of the way. in costa rica authorities say she was trying to make a life for herself. >> going to these yoga studios, taking classes, signing in under an alias. we believe she was trying to become some type of an instructor. >> reporter: it was that alias named very close to her own that led prosecutors to her. the district attorney could charge her with capital murder. >> the district attorney's office might choose to go forward with a capital murder charge.

if they seek the death penalty and she's found guilty it's either death sentence or life without parole. >> reporter: now given her recent history prosecutors deemed her a flight risk. her bail was set at $3.5 million. at some point in the coming days she'll be transferred from the houston area to the austin area where her trial will be held. mo wilson's family releasing a statement saying that they trust justice will prevail. guys? >> matt gutman for us, thank you so much. now to those fourth of july barbecues. families are feeling the impact of inflation. nationally food prices are up 10% from a year ago. the president and ceo of stu leonard's supermarkets, with where we're seeing those surging prices and where you can still save. good morning to you. >> good morning, eva. happy fourth. >> happy fourth to you. the first question, where are prices rising the most? >> well, you know what you're

seeing -- you're seeing prices increase like chicken's up a little bit right now. lobster prices are up, and you know, i even took these off the shelves, the most expensive items at stew leonard's. these king colossal crab legs. each one is $35. we didn't sell a whole bunch of them. but a lot of people going out to the hamptons stopped and picked these up at our long island stores. so, you know -- but you know, you're holding on to things like ground beef right here is still 3.99, the same price it was last year. and what we noticed, eva, people are switching to what's on sale, you know, we just had a monster weekend at stew leonard's. i mean people came out in droves but they wanted things that were on sale. like porterhouse steaks were the

same price as last year. we saw lobster tails were the same price as last year. we just noticed a pent-up demand like you mentioned earlier on the show today. >> if you're having lobster and crab legs at your fourth of july i'm coming. for those trying to save some money, any ways to save here at the last minute? >> well, what i would say is right now buy local. you know, we're just getting local new jersey blueberries in the store. you can save 50 cents to a $1 package. if you don't get blueberries from california right now -- it's because of transportation costs. it costs less to ship them to our stores. same here with the corn, long island is lighting up right now and they're starting to sell corn. so if you buy local you can save money. the other thing i'd recommend go to the apps for the store you're shopping at because they always have specials on there.

same thing at stew leonards. look on the app and look for the specials. the other thing that's sort of interesting that we just noticed, some people are opting to get food delivered to their house rather than filling their gas tank up and driving to the food store. we notice this fourth of july weekend a bump in our delivery business. >> that's interesting. >> yeah. >> as far as when we'll start to see those prices coming back down, do you have any sense of when that might happen? >> we're starting to see -- we were just in kansas city visiting the ranchers out there. they said the herd sizes have stabilized right now. they feel the supply chain chinks we used to have have smoothed out. we're starting to see a softening in the beef prices right now.

this is, you know, we've been buying beef for 40 years now at stew leonard's and we're also starting to see some relief in the lobster prices right now. so we're starting to see a little bit of light at the end of the tunnel. we think maybe gas prices have peaked right now. our farmers and ranchers have settled in a little bit -- you know we had full shelves all weekend at have got plenty of food. >> that's good and promising news. mr. leonard, always a pleasure to have you on. thank you so much, and happy fourth of july. >> eva, one last thing here. my wife and i had a little 2-year-old that drowned in a pool and i just would like to say all the listeners out there please be safe around the water with your children and what i always say if everyone is watching no one is watching. so be safe, please, for this fourth of july. >> that's so important, stew. we were all talking about that over the weekend, those water dangers. you got to pay attention when there's little kids. stew, a very important message. thank you. >> if everyone's watching no one's watching. thank you very much. happy fourth of july. >> happy fourth to you as well.

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toy was 20 bucks, now 16. i'm thinking about buying one of these and letting my two kids fight over it in the pool. it could keep everyone entertained for hours. >> it could keep everyone entertained for hours. unfortunately, you didn't talk about any sales for the crab legs that stew mentioned. you said holiday weekends are good opportunities to save on those big-ticket purchases. does that still hold true now? >> reporter: yes, but -- the but is if you don't have to buy, wait. let's talk about the deals out there and if you really need one. so appliances are something that when you need it you need it. with shortages some models have come back in stock with vengeance. others still on back order. deals are really hit and miss. one that i found that was outrageous from costco combo washer/dryer from lg, retailing the pair for $999.79. purchase it separately elsewhere, and it's over 1,700 bucks. other appliances i see anywhere

from 5 to 20% off at retailers like home depot, best buy, lowe's. as i alluded to, with historic inflation, it's not a big time to make big purchases. the longer you can hold off, the better with one exception. gaming consoles, they're still in such high demand, if you want an xbox, or ps5 for the holidays you better get on a waiting list now. i don't think i've ever starting my christmas shopping advice in july. oh, by, janai. >> oh, my goodness. i guess yes, but, when it comes to buying the electronic deals there are lots of deals listed. but we have amazon prime days, target deal days coming up. what's the best strategy? >> reporter: short answer, wait until next week. we expect much more compelling deals from multiple retailers like amazon, target and walmart. we think those will start dropping next weekend, next monday.

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screening nearly 2.5 million people on friday alone. the last time we saw a number that high was in february 2020. but the travel chaos delaying thousands. between saturday and sunday, 9,000 flights delayed. nearly 1,000 canceled. this as airlines face a string of staffing shortages from the pandemic and severe weather in parts of the country. >> there are still far too many flights that are scheduled to operate and airlines are struggling in some cases to get pilots, flight attendants and others. >> reporter: tensions are high. in new york city a security scare shutting down a terminal at jfk airport. detectives and the bomb squad moving in after workers found an abandoned bag. witnesses say over a thousand people were evacuated. police going through the terminal with k9 units. >> everybody's scared. everybody, you know. thank god nothing happened. >> reporter: police eventually clearing the airport finding no threat, but the mayhem on the ground is still causing concern.

and experts say if you're traveling this summer expect more delays and cancellations. >> this problem is not going to go away this summer. it's not going to go away this year. i doubt it gets much better before the end of 2023. >> reporter: and today the roads will be nice and clear for drivers, but come tomorrow, a totally different story. you're going to want to get on the road as early as possible because once that afternoon hits, forget about it. you're going to be stuck in traffic. whit? >> i'm thinking about that he said it won't be better through 2023. plan ahead then. gio, thank you so much. eva? now to the developing story about the royal family. the palace announcing that prince charles will be taking on more duties as queen elizabeth reduces her workload. lama hasan is in london with the latest. good morning, lama. >> reporter: good morning to you, eva. buckingham palace spelling out that the 96-year-old queen will be officially reducing her workload. in its annual report, the palace changing the details of the

queen's job description. the new language making it clear that other members of the royal family will be assuming some of her responsibilities. we've seen her son, prince charles, taking on more and more. for 5 out of 6 key events on the royal calendar this year, the prince stepping in for his mother. most notably, reading her speech at parliament where he was accompanied by william. her majesty is not bowing out altogether. we saw her leading the family for events up in scotland last week. her mobility issues not holding her back. this morning, the palace acknowledging the changes but saying, quote, they are not drastic. eva? >> lama, thank you. janai? still coming up on our "gma morning menu," becky is back with even more july 4th deals that you can score right now. also this morning, chris hemsworth tells us all about his new marvel movie "thor: love and thunder."

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others are does. there's another big savings show right around the corner with prime day. hold on to your sparklers, here are the deals that shine. fourth of july sales, now, amazon prime day next week. how is a shopper supposed to figure this out? >> there are some days that prime day is stronger on and some days that july 4th is stronger on, but there's a lot of mixing it up between the two. >> reporter: experts say there are several sales now from both amazon and other stores that highlight summer products. this traeger pellet grill at ace hardware was $595.95, now $499.95. this cooler that's rated the best option for long camping trips, was $199, now $179 on the arctic website. around prime day, experts say they anticipate prices to soften all across the web, in categories like electronics,

beauty and personal care items, toys and household items. one shopping category that's discounted right now, clothing. adidas with 30% off your whole purchase. tory burch, victoria's secret with 25% off everything. coach outlet offering extra discounts as well. as you try to discern a deal from a dud, one tip, use historical price data. >> what i always recommend is looking at price history on products you're looking to buy. everyone loves using a website called camel camel camel. it shows you amazon price history over time and you see if something is actually at a low price when being discounted or whether they jumped the price up and then are giving you a discount on it. >> reporter: now, if you just made a big purchase and you're thinking, oh, what if the price just went down or further down next week, well, here's a

tip. check to see if your retailer has something called a price match guarantee, meaning if they drop the price or in some cases if a competitor drops the price on the same item within 30 days some retailers will refund you the difference. these price match guarantees are an anecdote for buyer's remorse. if a competitor drops a price on the item, some will refund you the difference. these guarantees are an antidote for buyer's remorse, or maybe savings fomo, but not all stores have them. >> we don't want to miss out on the savings, becky. when they go low we're going low with them. becky, thank you so much. eva? now to our summer sunscreen survival guide. with so many of us spending time outside, it's so important to protect your skin. this morning, board certified dermatologist dr. jeanine downie is here to bust the sunscreen myths. every dermatologist i talk to says sunscreen is the most important thing. >> happy fourth of july. thank you for having me.etmpta g here.we're in py toeaa atemt ns

er here, my ll anchs will hd it's true or "shade" if it's false. >> there's a lot of shade on this side. all shade over here. >> are you guys ready? >> first question, the higher the spf the better the sun protection? >> that's not true. shade, shade, shade. the reason why, an spf of 30 gives you 97% protection from the sun's rays. after that, pretty much all the sunscreens level off. an spf 70 or above isn't really doing that much. that's according to the skin cancer foundation. what you want to look for first you want to look for a higher sun block spf of 30 or more. put it on every two hours. if you're in miami closer to the equator, perhaps it's every hour. make sure it's uva and uvb. make sure it's both. a lot are not both. finally, make sure it's water resistant.

that's an spf that will last at least 40 minutes in the water. if you're getting out of the pool or salt water put it back on right away. if you just played a tennis match, put it right back on right away. finally, go to skin cancer foundation's recommended sunscreens because they know what they're doing and they've done the legwork for you. >> the next question, are you ready, guys? >> ready. >> spray sunscreen is less effective than lotion? >> going sun. >> shade. >> a little bit of sun and shade. let me do a little demo here. lot of people don't understand. pump a little sunscreen into your hand and warm it up so when you put it on, it dissolves right into my brown arms. that's really important. people don't like it to lay on them because it makes you look purplish and alien like. so i tell everybody put the sunblock on after it's warmed up.

if you're going to use a spray that's fine. be methodical and apply it in a grid lock fashion so you don't miss any spots. missed spotted are the back of your neck and the back of your knees. >> good to know. >> good to know. you can do both. >> i do both. >> next up, all clothing will protect from skin and sun damage? guys? >> shady. >> shade. >> this is a little sun and shade. denim jeans give you spf of 10. a white t-shirt gives you an spf of 3. you want a universal protection factor. you want to look for the big broad floppy hats that upf in them. look for sun shirts like the one that's on the screen right now, my daughter's, a upf of 50 there. that's what you want to look for, juniversal protection

factor, upf protection. >> if i wear my jeans out in the sun i only have upf of 10? >> yes. >> you can catch me at the beach with my jeans on. >> even corduroys. >> i got a lot of corduroys these days. especially at the beach. >> i feel like we learned a lot this morning, dr. downie. thank you so much for being with us. >> you're very, very welcome. thank you for having me. have a great day. happy 4th everybody. w toce. right, we want to turn thte are highest they've been since december 2019. they should keep going up with movies like "thor: love and thunder" coming out this month. zohreen shah sat down with chris hemsworth the man behind the hammer. hey, zohreen, good morning.

>> reporter: good morning, whit. chris hemsworth is back as thor bigger than ever. many fans said he's better than he's ever been. he sat down with us to tell us you're seeing a thor like you have never have. chris hemsworth is back in action as thor, god of thunder for the fourth installment of marvel studios' hit franchise "thor: love and thunder." >> it's been three, four years. >> eight years, seven months and six days. >> why did you say yes to the fourth one? >> well, after working with taika waititi, he this beautiful script that he had written and pitched it to me and i said, i'm in. >> can you feel it? >> yeah, right. >> this is really different from all of the other "thor" movies, would you call this a rom-com? >> absolutely. when it was pitched to me, he

said he wanted to make it a romantic comedy set in space. it's a wacky, wild adventure. >> reporter: we find thor on an uncharted journey when gorr seeks to make the gods extinct. >> you are not like the other gods. you have something worth fighting for. >> reporter: to combat the threat, thor enlists the help of trio of characters valkyrie and gorr and natalie portman reprising her iconic role. >> it's color we need. let's bring the rainbow. >> bring the rainbow is a catch phrase. >> what was this cast like? >> amazing. i started this journey with natalie 10, 11 years ago and to team up again now to have her be the mighty gorr was incredible

and unique. christian bale came in and blew us all away. he was the sweet, kind, humble, collaborative human that you would want on a set. >> reporter: 38-year-old hemsworth has played the character for more than a decade. >> how much has thor evolved? >> a lot. dramatically different from the first film to now. each one played an integral part for that journey and that growth of the character. you don't get an opportunity to do that normally. you play a character and you go, i should have done this, this and this. i've had a chance to recreate it. >> i want to choose my own path, live in the moment. >> do you see a thor number five down the line for you? >> i love the experience. my whole life and career is paralleled around this. until someone says no thanks, i'll keep giving it a crack. i love it. >> reporter: he loves it and we love him. okay, the movie is out on

friday. i'll have more of my interview on wednesday. you guys he told me the sweetest story about his family. i definitely didn't expect to cry in an interview about thor, it happened. definitely did. whit? >> pretty sure he had a twinkle in his eye. >> reporter: we had so much fun. >> yes, absolutely. we had fun watching, thank you. now to danielle breezy in nashville with a look at the weather. danielle, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. i'm so gjealous of that interview. i want to talk about a beautiful morning that's happening right now over in st. louis. our earth cam video here, you see the arch there, it's going to get hot, guess what, 30 million people now under heat advise is from south dakota to louisiana. we're talking about high temperatures, 90 to 100 degrees. feels-like temperatures from 100 drew: morning cloud cover giving way to afternoon sunshine away

from the coast, comfortable this afternoon with temperatures in the 60's and 70's. tonight for the fireworks, we have fog along the immediate coast line and patchy fog around the bay shoreline. 50's to low 60's as we head into tuesday. we keep below average temperatures through much of the week ahead. friday at the weekend, warmer wewewewewewewe now to an exciting disney announcement. a new attraction based on disney's first black princess tiana will be splashing into parks to replace another well-known attraction, a preview of what's in store for fans. >> just one kiss. >> just one. >> reporter: when princess tiane princess and the frog," she became forever known as the

first black princess, taking inspiration from another royal, the queen of creole cuisine, lea chase, who like tiana, ran a restaurant of her very own down in new orleans. her daughter, stella chase reese now carrying on that legacy. >> i send pictures to disney all the time. children are still coming in costuming, children of all races, bright eyes and saying you're tiana's daughter. i'm going, yeah, i'm tiana's daughter. >> reporter: the film immortalized both on screen and soon at a theme park near you. it's called tiana's bayou adventure. >> she's leading us on adventure of discovery. it's a musical. it's joyous. i think our guesting will love it. >> reporter: the new experience taking over the space formerly known as splash mountain. ♪

rte from song of the south," am many critics view as racist for its portrayal of black people. this new attraction aiming to bring the spirit of new orleans to life, down to the last detail. >> from the trip on the bayou, to studying the alligators, the trees and the plants, they didn't leave anything unturned in making this an authentic new orleans. >> for people from this area, we want them to feel like they're at home when they step into the attraction. >> my dream wouldn't be complete without you in it. >> reporter: the upcoming adventure will feature all of your favorite characters from the film. plus a new look for tiana paying homage to the 1920s. it's the time period when the film takes place. and as for that famous last drop on the ride, have no fear. >> so we're leaving the drop. this is going to be a celebration that our guests are just going to love for years to come. >> tiana's bayou adventure attraction opens in disneyland

and disney world in late 2024. >> looking forward to that. love that drop. coming up, "binge this," july 4th edition. what to watch on the holiday. we'll see you in just a bit.

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>> temperatures climbing into the 60's already. mild on this holiday. 61, oakland. 62, san jose. 57 in half moon bay. 64 in palo alto. we do have fog right now. a live look at that. i clouds. starting off with gray skies. sunshine later on this afternoon, very comfortable in the 60's and 70's. by 9:00 a.m., we will have fog along the coast with patchy fog

around the bayshore. temperatures in the 60's abc7 we will have another abc7 update in about 30 minutes. you can find the latest on our news app and abc7news.com. ♪ ♪ when i met you in the summer ♪ welcome back to "gma." that's joe isidori grilling in times square. the chef shares his tips for the ultimate cookout. that's coming up. but first, though, it's time for "binge this." we have an extra special edition for the fourth of july. we're breaking down the best in entertainment for the holiday. we'll start here, because to get it started, what's fourth of july without some hot dogs? nathan's hot dog eating contest is one of the most famous eating competitions in the world and this year the reigning champ joey chestnut is after a new world record after eating 7 -- what's that number -- seventy-something hot dogs.

>> 76. >> thank you. i couldn't read it. then mickey suto is back to see if she can defend her title. that airs today on espn. we didn't want to let you guys miss out on the fun. we grilled up some hot dogs, brought them in for you janai and eva. a lot of people don't know this. at a holiday party or a company party years ago -- janai had how many hot dogs? >> not 76. >> no. >> it was a shocking number. >> i did have five of them. it looks like these are the good hot dogs. >> these are grilled, whit. >> the grilled hot dogs for our own janai chestnut right there. janai, you've got a double "binge this" for users, is that ri right? >> i do. for anyone looking for a summer

fling "the summer i turned pretty" is a two for one binge. first read the trilogy. watch it go down on one of the summer's hottest new shows. we have the author jennie han. >> "the summer i turned pretty" is about a girl who goes to the same summer house every year. nothing changes until the summer she turns 16. then everything changes. there's love triangle, actually a love square and it's about family and friendship and i think it's perfect for a little fourth of july viewing. it's on prime video, the first season, we're already hard at work setting up the second. >> there you have it. another one there to binge. do you want an action-packed fourth? we have a perfect movie begging for an rewatch, "air force one."

a star-studded cast includes of course harrison ford, gary oldman and glenn close and it all comes down to the president needing to save his family. everyone onboard save the country after the plane gets taken. eva, what should we watch to beat the heat? >> we talk about this earlier the minions are back. head to movie nearest you for a blast of air-conditioning of minions, "the rise of gru." this is the fifth movie in the despicable me series. now minions, "the rise of gru" is expected to set a new fourth of july box office record by the end of the day. our own whit johnson, massive fan. >> oh, yeah. kevin is my favorite. >> who are your favorite mi minions? >> bob, ernie. >> how can you even name more than one? >> you can't tell the difference between the minions? >> i'll work on it. i'll see the movie. int'rtf janai, what are your

recommendations for watching the fireworks display? >> you used to live in d.c., nation's capital on the american holiday. "a capital fourth" will have some of the best lights, coolest performances and it's hosted by mickey guyton. she is just as excited as we are about tonight's event. take a look. >> so i got asked to be a part of "capital fourth" and to sing the national anthem. it's crazy. darren criss is going to be. rachel platten. yolanda adams. so many incredible artists are going to be there. it's going to be awesome. >> can't beat that. >> that's the show. that's "binge this." coming up, jemima rooper and max irons. they're starring in "flowers in the attic, the origin." they are live in times square this morning, coming up.

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back now with the true story ♪ back now with the true story of two scientists who are assionate about two things -- volcanoes and each other. the new documentary "fire of lve" telling their story, that love taking them to some of the most dangerous places on the planet. it's the explosive documentary taking a look at one couple's quest to learn more about their mutual passion, volcanic eruptions. >> in this world lived a fire,

and in the fire two lovers found a home. >> reporter: the national geographic documentary "fire of love" opening the archives of a french volconaologists. the duo spending two decades chasing volcanos, recording hundreds of hours of jaw-dropping footage and taking thousands of photos on their scientific quest for knowledge. >> what makes the heart beat? >> reporter: the pair insisted it was necessary to get up and close with erupting volcanos. they could be seen doing everything from studying spectacular eruptions from just feet away to cooking impromptu breakfast on the side of a mountain, all in a lifelong quest to learn more in the name of science. despite knowing how dangerous their mission was. the couple devoting their lives to their studies before ultimately being claimed by a japan volcano in 1991. [speaking foreign language]

home videos saying, i know the- wherever he goes i can also go. i follow him because, if he's going to die, i would rather be with i am. "fire of love" from national geographic documentary films opens exclusively in theaters on wednesday. now a check of the weather with danielle breezy from our nashville station wkrn. good morning again, danielle. >> reporter: good morning, eva. what a perfect day to go to the beach, right? i mean take a look at our video, seaside heights, new jersey, people up really early walking the boardwalk. getting their exercise. a little jealous of them. i want to be by the beach. speaking of the beach forecast, water temperatures going to be in the 70s around kitty hawk beach. in the 80s to the south and in the 50s on the west coast. by the way for the fireworks tonight out west it will be dry. in the middle of the country, could have to dodge a few storms. pin the nashville, hot and humi.

up in the northeast, clear and very comfortable. th drew: your accuweather forecast, morning fog, temperatures in the 60's and 70's. a look at the seven day forecast now to a highly anticipated prequel to one of the longest consistently published book franchises. v.c. andrews's "flowers in the attic." now they're exploring the early history of the characters in the new lifetime series and the two stars are here to talk about it. thank you both for being with us. so the original "flowers in the attic" book series sold more than 107 million copies worldwide, but this was the first introduction to this story for both of you. what were your reactions when you first read it? >> well, i think i got the

scripts for it and it rang a bell, the title, and i looked up and saw a very sort of summarized version of the story and went, this is the most horrendous story i've ever heard. i then read the script that takes it in a whole different direction. you know gradually make it to the beginning of the "flowers in the attic" novels. i read the books before we started filming. i was surprised because malcolm and olivia in the novel don't really appear that much. certainly malcolm is barely seen, and olivia is only really seen through kathy's point of view, from the child -- it's all, you know, the children's point of view. so i felt like there was a lot of scope and a lot of room to flesh out these characters. >> i love uh i don't read a little blush about it and thought this is an awful story, but let me read more. >> that's the thing, you speak to anybody and you say i'm

reading the script, "the flowers in the attic." there's this guilty curiosity. it was a huge phenomenon. people read it secretly under their bed sheets. >> so jemima you play the grandmother in her early years before the end when she ends up locking up her grandchildren in the attic. can fans expect some of the original in the prequel? >> absolutely. we cover a lot of ground. we start with olivia kind of age 30, unmarried, independent woman and see how she becomes this woman in the novel. the episode four we're there. it catches up with "flowers in the attic." so i get to be grandma by that point. and then, there are certain things that happen throughout the series. they link up with the things

that happened in the novel. you kell m. oh, my goodness. >> it will suck you in. >> we have a clip of you in action. check this out. >> i was exploring the attic when i fell and i supposed i was disoriented. >> my mother's personal possessions are in the attic. they are not to be disturbed. do you understand? >> excuse me? >> do you understand? >> yes, i understand. >> okay, so you guys both nailed those accents. i asked you before you started, you're from the uk. that's why you're here on the fourth of july. you didn't have big plans. how did you channel the american south? >> oh, god, i don't know. i did "the glass menagerie" when i was young, but it happens

with the character. it brings a physical tito the character. it really helped. >> yeah. >> just practice. >> so you also shared the screen with some tv icons, kelsey grammar from "frazier" and jon hamm. what was that like? >> it was fantastic. >> delightful. kelsey grammer i grown up with him. he was in right from the beginning. everything felt quite overwhelming at that point. >> but he was so professional and sweet and kind, and lovely, and harry, he was sort of quite early on. >> yeah. >> and he was just delightful. he's a delightful human being and a pleasure to work with and, yeah, i loved it. >> it was fantastic. the whole cast, more and more characters come online as you get through the episodes. but from start to finish we were so blessed with this cast. >> some unknowns, people at the

beginning of their careers who will be illustrious. everyone was, yeah. >> we're almost out of time. i'm dying to know -- this is a very dark subject matter. how did some parrots help lighten the mood? >> oh, yes. >> we were filming this particularly huge scene with a lot of the cast in it, i think poor hannah, was giving a speech, suddenly we heard someone going "cut." itwas the parrot. >> if we made questionable acting choices the parrot would -- >> say something far ruder. >> that's hilarious. a parrot on set to help lighten the mood. thank you so much for being here with us. jemima, you had your babies on set there with you. i loved that story. incredible. lifetime's limited series "flon e ti the origin" premiers this saturday.

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♪ baby you're a firework ♪ ♪ baby you're a firework ♪ we're back now and doing what a lot of americans will be doing today, we're having a cookout. and chef joe isidori is here in the house. i wish you could smell what's going on can't have the fourth of july without the burgers. >> we're going to talk >> o rule./25 better.

sirloin, eh. chuck is amazing. more fat is more flavor. one of tricks that i have to grilling burgers in the backyard is my korean barbecue sauce. we're going to make that first. this time you're going to work. >> all right. tell me what to do. >> some sesame oil. go, go. we got some lime juice. go, go. >> bam. >> then we have some korean pepper paste. whisk. whisk. whisk. make a mess. it's july 4th. after we're done with the pbarb of a mess. >> whit, i think we're good. >> let's jump over to the grill. the trick is we baste the burger with the barbecue sauce the entire time while we're cooking. when we do that, it caramelizes around the burger and gives it a punch of flavor. also, when you're done basting the burger, put two pieces of cheese. never one. one is for wimps.

two is for winners. we put that on top there and let it melt. some of the other things we need for the burger is a special sauce. can't have a burger without a saucherewe hav ketchu sriracha chipotle sauce. then throw some salt and pepper in there. you're going to whisk that. keep going. keep going. everyone is getting a workout. we don't work out in the gym. we work out with the burgers. >> gym, tan, lie. >> can we talk about that cheese? it's american cheese. >> it's july 4th.

>> some people give american cheese a bad rap, but you say not cheddar. american cheese. keep going. keep going. no, no. like this. yes. we took some bacon and we cooked it with some brown sugar. put two pieces right there. we'll leave that burger. we'll top it off. >> that i tce sizcut, baby. >> it's beinger than my head. >> that's the whole point. you need a side dish. grilled corn from our restaurant in tampa. >> this is the grilled mexico street corn. >> there are key elements involved. tell us about it. >> we grill the corn on the grill. mayonnaise on top, some cotija cheese. parmesan cheese, and special sauce. >> what is it? >> tajin. we got some cilantro. >> don't forget the lime. >> squeeze the lime.

i know it's not tequila, but we still need the lime. now, after this, in italian we like to say -- [speaking foreign language] we've got a lot of food. time to eat. she said i licked this one, it's mine. >> someone has to take a bite. >> i already have the corn. >> i'm going to claim it right here. >> this is a big burger. big burger. >> this team work on july 4th. >> i have to talk right after this. i' >>has good. s cipe at goodmorningamerica.com. we'll be right back after we're done eating.

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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc7 news. >> good morning. >> good morning, everyone. if you are relying on bart, they are running on a sunday schedule but in the evening, providing extra trains if you want to check out the fireworks in san francisco. no blocking issues. our only advisor is a wind one. >> very light. we are finding mostly cloudy skies but temperatures are warming through the 60's for the most part. a mild start. 62, oakland. 68 in antioch. here is a live look in the city with overcast skies. we will get some afternoon sunshine, 60's and 70's. her fireworks this evening, fog along the coast. >> now it is time for "live with

kelly and ryan." and join the festivities. it's live's 4th of july party. today, joining the independence day celebration, abbott elementary's favorite principal, janelle james. and check out the fireworks with all-american band, goo-goo dolls, rock the studio. plus, throughout the celebration, get ready for a ping- pong- palooza, live's 4th of july games. all next on live. and now here are a couple of real life firecrackers. kelly ripa and ryan seacrest. ["fireworks" by katy perry] ♪♪ we're doing it. we're doing it. [audience cheers] very nice. wow. it looks so comfortable.