good morning, america. good morning, america. saving the sequoias. the fight to save those ancient giants as wildfires intensify across yosemite national park. hundreds of campers forced to flee the flames. the fire danger in utah, too, evacuation orders and several homes threatened. plus, triple-digit temperatures. more than 32 million americans suffering through a scorching summer weekend. moscow mission. a top international negotiator heading to russia on brittney griner's behalf. as her wnba teammates and fans get set to honor her at tonight's all-star game. security lapse? the investigation into how the man accused of assassinating

former japanese prime minister shinzo abe was allowed to get so close. our report from tokyo. high-stakes trip. president biden's first visit to the middle east since taking office. his new op-ed addressing critics over his decision to visit saudi arabia. could it all lead to lower gas prices? [ crowd chanting ] abortion rights rally. thousands of protesters marching to the white house. their calls to the president. motion for a mistrial. amber heard fighting to get the verdict in the defamation lawsuit with ex, johnny depp, tossed out. how it hinges on juror number 15. concert cancellations. the weeknd forced to pull the plug on the first date of his world tour. shawn mendes postponing his concert gigs. the message to fans and the update on carlos santana's tour

after his collapse on stage. and "thor's" thunder. marvel fans storming the box office. plus, ready for takeoff? could another "top gun" movie be soaring into theaters. good morning, america. happy sunday morning. thank you for joining us. a busy morning of course. tonight the wnba celebrates its all-star game but of course without one of the league's top players. brittney griner, jailed in russia pleading guilty to drug charges. efforts to win her release now focusing on former new mexico governor bill richardson, who's going to moscow to see what he can do. the latest on the efforts to free griner in just a moment. also, a lot recovering in japan. police admitting to possible security lapses that led to the assassination in broad daylight of the longest serving prime minister. officials found homemade guns in

the suspect's apartment. we'll have the latest on the investigation just ahead. but we begin with the weather and the wildfire burning in yosemite national park. burning for more than two days charring close to 1,000 acres and now threatening those awesome giant sequoias. abc's will carr has the latest. >> reporter: this morning, wildfires intensifying across the western united states. in utah, the jacob city fire blowing up, burning more than 2,000 acres, threatening buildings with evacuation orders in effect for the area. in yosemite national park, fires blazing through mariposa grove, the largest sequoia grove in the region. >> heartbreaking. you feel afraid for the people in the town and then just heartbroken about the trees. >> reporter: hundreds of campers traveling for the summer. between 600 to 700 people staying nearby given evacuation orders.

some choosing to stay in the area hoping the flames will pass through. >> plan on staying here at the park for a few days. i guess we'll see. >> reporter: according to officials over 1,000 acres have burned already. firefighters arriving on the ground, cutting lines and planes dropping retardant to retain the flames. >> it looks pretty scary and we're going full force on our suppression tactics. >> reporter: the fire began thursday afternoon with park officials saying it was fueled by dead and downed trees. the historic park home to grand meadows, deep valleys and vast wilderness, all now threatened by this devastation. >> it's terrible. i mean, every fire is scary. our hearts to go out to folks who had to be evacuated. >> reporter: both the fires in utah and yosemite are at 0% containment. whit? >> will carr, thank you. now to the grief and shock

in japan after the assassination of former prime minister shinzo abe as he was giving a speech. abc's bob woodruff is in tokyo with the latest. >> reporter: good morning, whit. while this investigation into the assassination of shinzo abe is stepping up, his body is now inside his home in tokyo. his body and his widow were carried by motorcade almost 300 miles from the hospital in nara. it's very common to have this here in japan. in nara, mourners brought flowers to a makeshift memorial close to where the shooting took place. u.s. secretary of state blinken will head toward tokyo to pay respect to abe. as for the suspect arrested at the scene, the 41-year-old, police say he has confessed to the murder. inside his home they have found many homemade guns that they say are similar to this one found at the murder site.

japanese authorities say there were security problems, a 90-member task force now investigating any security lapses that allowed the shooter to get so close. now, a vigil is planned for monday nith abnel scheduled for thexday, attended by his close friends and his family. as of now no public funeral has been announced for japan's longest serving prime minister, ever. eva? >> bob woodruff for us there in tokyo. now to former new mexico governor bill richardson heading to moscow in an effort to free brittney griner. following her guilty plea on drug charges. the wnba star will be honored tonight at the league's all-star game. abc's zachary kiesch is here with the latest. good morning to you, zachary. >> eva, good morning to you as well. bill richardson has been instrumental in other high-profile deals. a source telling abc news that richardson is now working with griner's family and is expected in moscow in the next couple weeks.

this morning, brittney griner, one of the game's most visible female athletes, couldn't be further from her dominance on the court. the ongoing effort to bring brittney home has applied pressure to the biden administration to broker a deal. now news that bill richardson, a former governor and ambassador to the u.n., who has worked privately for years as an international negotiator, is heading to moscow. in chicago griner's wife cherelle thankful brittney griner hasn't been forgotten. >> thank you again for keeping my wife's name and legacy very visible while she's not here on u.s. soil. >> reporter: it's not griner's game but her detention in a russian prison that has been the focus of this weekend's wnba all-star game. she's facing ten years for allegedly traveling with vape cartridges containing hashish oil. >> i would like to plead guilty on the charges, but i had no intention on breaking any russian law. >> reporter: today she'll be an honorary starter as she sits in

a cell 5,000 miles away. >> i would like again to emphasize the commitment of the united states government at the very highest levels to bring home safely ms. griner and all u.s. citizens wrongfully detained. >> reporter: experts say several challenges including the war in ukraine add complexity to the negotiations. >> this issue of foreign governments taking american citizens hostage is not new. if we don't address it now it's only going to get worse. >> reporter: richardson recently played a role in the release of trevor reed in russia. janai? >> griner will be front and center at the all-star game. zachary, thank you. now to a big week ahead for president biden, as he prepares for a diplomatic trip to the middle east. top of the agenda, oil production. abc's alex presha is at the white house with more. alex, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, janai. next week's trip will be president biden's first to the

middle east since taking office. it includes stops in israel and saudi arabia. the president speaking about the global supply chains. big picture, next week's trip is about resettling relationships and mending fences. the u.s. will look to reassure allies in the region. the timing of this stands out, gas prices around the world have hit new highs due in part to the war in ukraine, including spikes here at home. all eyes will be on president biden's visit to saudi arabia. senior officials telling abc he'll meet with the crown prince. the white house declined to directly tie the trip to oil and gas, but says it will be a part of their talk. what's also interesting is this because of biden's campaign pledge to treat saudi arabia as a pariah over its human rights abuses after u.s. intelligence determined the crown prince ordered the murder of "washington post" contributor jamal ka sshogi. biden well aware of his critics

wrote in a "washington post" op-ed, his views on human rights are clear and longstanding. biden continuing that fundamental freedoms are on the agenda when he travels abroad and it's his job to keep the country safe and secure. whit? >> alex, thank you. in washington this week the final scheduled hearings of the january 6th committee. for the first time the public expected to hear testimony from former president trump's white house counsel. abc's kenneth moton is on capitol hill with a look at what's ahead. kenneth, good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning. we are down to the final two january 6th hearings and the video testimony of former trump white house counsel pat cipollone is expected to take center stage. the high-profile witness who spent eight hours testifying behind closed doors last week. one committee member said pat cipollone with then-president trump during the assault on the capitol, didn't contradict the testimony of other witnesses. don't know how many details he confirmed, if any, but we know cipollone's role on january 6th came to light when former white house aid cassidy hutchinson

from joining supporters at the capitol. trump calling it bad for the country. in these final hearings starting on tuesday the public will hear how the former president sent a violent mob to the capitol and failed to take action to stop it. she's promising a moment by moment account of what happened at the capital from several white house officials. eva? >> kenneth moton for us, thank you. thousands of abortion righ protesters marched to the white house on saturday, calling on president biden to do more to protect access. the president signed an executive order on friday seeking to protect access to abortion care and other reproductive health services. but some democrats say it doesn't go far enough to safeguard women's rights. joining us now from washington is abc political reporter britney shepherd. thank you for being with us. let's start with the push from both sides to get legislators to act on abortion. congress is back in session this

week. what are the odds of any movement on abortion rights? >> reporter: well, eva, the odds are slim. that's not going to stop democrats from trying. they're going to operate under two channels. speaker pelosi said she's going to bring legislation to codify roe back on the floor of the house. about a year ago exactly, last year, the house passed legislation to try to codify roe. it failed unsurprisingly in the senate. nancy pelosi is going to bring a second piece of legislation that will ban states that have already ba them, jailing them or any punitive action against folks who want abortions and leave to travel. the situation in the senate is going to be a lot less clear, they already don't have republican votes on their side, and they already know that the white house is limited in their scope to push republicans from the bully pulpit. as we just heard, biden signed an executive order last week to

help those seeking pill abortions, have more access through hhs, but there are few details on how they'll put rubber to the road to help states get money and protect them from punitive actions from republican legislatures. you hear progressives and democrats saying, while they're accepting any help they can get from d.c. it might be just a little too late. >> let's go back to what we heard in kenneth's report. those january 6th hearings are

a pharmacy and pharmacists themselves can prescribe the pill for you. what do people need to know? how does this expand access? >> this is great move to expand access. unfortunately, only 45% of americans report having access to a primary care provider. these 300,000 licensed pharmacists are going to be a great tool to our toolkit to help fight this pandemic and help keep people out of the hospital. two things you have to know, one, you need recent medical records, at least within the last 12 months, blood tests, particularly kidney function and list of other medications. because there might be a risk of

interactions which the pharmacist needs to know about. >> a doctor has already access to that information but maybe a pharmacist doesn't. you is to be prepared when you go in. we want to turn now for a check of the weather. brittany bell. the heat remains the big story across most of the country today. records highs shattered yesterday. waco, texas, 108. the heat continues. 32 million people are under heat alert. houston, 108 degrees. 109 in dallas. even though it's a dry heat across the desert southwest you're under an excessive heat warning. across the northeast, it's our turn very soon. high temperatures in the 80s, but by tuesday, we'll see highs in the 09s. 91 degrees in new york city. and washington, yeah, three tw. good sunday morning.h, three tw.

i'm lisa arjun waking up to a little cloud cover here in the south bay temperatures climbing through the 80. a day we have drizzled the coast right now, but partly cloudy later slightly warmer there a big two-day warm-up today and tomorrow especially inland and looking at those highest temperatures in the 90s to even near 100 degrees out towards antioch and fairfield today 85 in fremont 94 in santa rosa looking at low 80s in santa cruz and just as hot tomorrow.

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around 200 acres have near willow pass road and 10th street crews have been on scene all night monitoring multiple hotspots no reports of any damage or injuries and lisa. let's get a check of the forecast now. good morning. good morning to you. nice to see the marine layer because up above we have light offshore flow 56 in san francisco 60 in san jose and as we look at mount tam a dose of the marine layer, right, but they're going to pull back to the coast those clouds and allow for a pretty good seabreeze keeping temperatures in the 60s at our beaches 74 downtown mid-90s though for heat up inland

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tavern in south africa's soweto township killed at least 15 people. police are investigating reports that a group of men entered the bar and opened fire. no known motive at this time. the mayor of uvalde, texas, is calling for the release of 77 minutes of the police body cam video showing the hallways elementary school shooting. the mayor says releasing the hallway video will show law enforcement's response to the shooting, believing it could provide clarity to the families of the victims. a massive fire ripped through the veranda house hotel in nantucket. the 338--year-old hotel engulfed in flames on saturday, suffering extensive damage. authorities say that an off-duty fire captain and bystanders spotted the fire and then rushed inside to help those inside escape the blaze. the veranda house hotel facebook page says that all guests and employees were safely evacuated. we start this half hour with

the legal battle between johnny depp and exwife amber heard taking a new turn. all over the identity of one of the jurors in their definition trial. will carr is back with the details. will, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, eva. this all started with an op-ed that amber heard wrote back in 2018. it has since taken a number of legal twists and turns. the latest may be the most bizarre and it has her team asking for a new trial. this morning, amber heard's legal team filing for a mistrial in the defamation case between heard and ex-husband johnny depp. >> have you found that mr. depp has proven all of the elements of defamation? answer, yes. >> reporter: heard's lawyers alleging that juror number 15 was illegally selected writing individual summoned for jury duty on april 11, 2022 and, therefore, is not part of the jury panel and could not properly serve for the jury in

this trial. a request for a new trial is based on juror 15 is 52 years old, born in 1970. while the person summoned with the same address and the same name was born in 1945 and 77 years old at the time of the trial. >> it's very tough decision for the court to make on this motion. it's hard to see how the fact that someone was 52 years old, rather than 70 years old, how that would make a change or a difference in the ultimate verdict. >> reporter: in june, 36-year-old heard was found guilty of three defamation claims after being sued by depp for $50 million. she was ordered to pay more than $10 million in damages. >> as against amber heard, we the jury award compensatory damages in the amount of $10 million. >> reporter: heard who countersued for $100 million was awarded $2 million. after a dramatic six-week court battle -- >> it's insane to hear heinous accusations of violence. >> this is the most painful and

difficult thing i have ever gone through. >> reporter: both parties trying to move past the trial. the trial shining a spotlight on depp's attorney camille vazquez, but his legal team not commenting on the new motion. heard's attorneys writing in the motion the 52-year-old sitting on the jury for six weeks did not appear on the list. adding, it's deeply troubling for an individual not summoned for jury duty nonetheless to appear for jury duty and serve on a jury, especially in a case such as this. so as the legal battle continues to play out, heard says that she has no ill will against depp as they're both returning to the public spotlight. janai? >> seems like this saga may not be over. will, thank you. time now for a check of the weather with brittany bell from our abc station here in new york, wabc. hey, brittany. >> parts of the country have been dealing with the heat. the wet weather has been the big story across the southeast. check out this video in birmingham, alabama.

this is what you shouldn't do if there's flooding. this person is driving through a lot of heavy rainfall, this actually is the result of 1 to 2 inches of rain in a very short period of time. this is basically the definition of flash flooding and mother nature gave us a fireworks show in north port, alabama, near lake tuscaloosa. you can see all those lightning strikes cracking through the sky. even the dakotas had some damaging winds yesterday. watching that threat of severe weather across the northern tier of the country, breaking it down over the next few days. minneapolis, rapid city, damaging winds and a few tornadoes. tomorrow, chicago stretching towards st. louis, threat for damaging winds. across pennsylvania and upstate new york, the potential for gusty winds as well and that threat for heavy rainfall. that's what's happening across the country.

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disease to humans. >> there are reports about the spread of a certain kind of tick that can cause you to have a meat allergy. tell us about that and what are some of the symptoms? >> the lone star tick has been implicated in a red meat allergy. so it's actually a syndrome where you develop an allergy to a particular sugar that's found in red meat, not found in fish or chicken. so the symptoms can range from shortness of breath, rash, to even more life-threatening-type symptoms. >> so what is the best way to prevent getting bitten in the first place and what should you do to check to make you haven't or your dog hasn't been bitten by a tick? >> that's a great question. this is really important. you need to take steps to protect yourself and your property. protect yourself by using

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♪ ♪ time now for "pop news" and faith abubey is here. good to see you. >> great to see you guys. and we're starting on a not so good note. lots of cancelled concerts to tell you about this morning. we want to start with the weeknd. he had to call off the start of his world tour in his hometown of toronto, it happened before the show started, a huge telecommunications outage, saying he's crushed and heartbroken. tickets will be honored at a

later date. all right, let's move on, his fellow canadian singer shawn mendes announcing he's postponing his world tour, on twitter, quote, after speaking with my team and health professionals i need to take some time to heal and take care of myself and my mental health first and foremost. and of course we're wishing him well. and carlos santana postponing his next six concerts after collapsing on stage last week, the incident being blamed on heat exhaustion. he's okay. the concerts will be rescheduled as well. lots of news on the concert front. let's move on now and talk about a possible "top gun" movie, ready for takeoff, another one. >> let's do it. >> are you guys ready for that? >> yeah. >> it seems to be all the talk and it's all in the hands of tom cruise sort of. miles teller, the actor who plays pilot bradley bradshaw in the sequel, tells "e.t." that

he's had conversations with tom cruise about it, adding, we'll see. meanwhile, "top gun: maverick" released 30 years after the original is a soaring hit pulling in more than $1 billion to make the highest grossing movie of the year. the director revealed he's had conversations with tom cruise to make the sequel and used his hollywood influence to take flight. good to have friends in high places. >> we'll see, we'll see, so you're telling me there's a chance. okay, all right. ryan seacrest and kelly ripa have a project they're working on. appearing on ryan's radio show, kelly shared a hilarious story how ryan messed up on her new quiz show and accidentally a gave away the answer. >> all he had to say was this is american blank and he said, quote, this is "american idol."

i said -- because i knew already the horror of the lawyers. >> production had to be shut down for 45 minutes over that gaffe. i'm sure all is forgiven. >> thank you, faith. have a great weekend, everybody. . have a great weekend, everybody. building a better bay area moving forward finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. we are on firewatch this morning as cruise are aggressively defending against the washburn fire in historic yosemite national park. it doubled inside yesterday size burning about 1200 acres at last check with zero containment the historic community of wawona and

yosemite's mariposa grove have been you waited that grove holds hundreds of historic giant sequoia redwoods firefighters are there standing by to battle against the flames the southern entrance to the park is also closed this morning ford is recalling tens of thousands of suvs and telling owners. they need to park their cars outside because of the fire risk more than 100,000 hybrids are under this expanded recall notice. they include ford escapes mavericks and lincoln corsairs with the model years 2020 through 2022 a power. problem puts those vehicles at risk of catching fire ford is also recalling 2021 expeditions and lincoln navigators for a similar problem and lisa. let's check out the forecast. good morning a good morning to temperatures are coming up today. here's a look from our eastba hills camera top vollmer peak where the deck of low cloud shows the marine layer 56 in the city. it is 60 in palo alto 62 in san jose upper level winds are a little bit offshore. let's get a help us warm up and as we look at at the north bay

there. nobody there with temperatures from the mid and upper 50s to mid-60s inland mile visibility along the peninsula here, and we're going to see some of that smoke from the yosemite fire drifting into the san joaquin valley the sacramento valley the sierra, nevada. there are the upper level offshore winds allowing for mid and upper 90s today 81 in oakland 90 in san rafael liz. all right, lisa. thank you. thanks for joining us this week with george. stephanopolis's next. we'll see you at nine. have a great morning. it's time for our lowest prices of the season on the sleep number 360 smart bed. why choose proven quality sleep from sleep number? because every green thumb, 5k, and all-day dance party starts the night before. the sleep number 360 smart bed senses your movements and automatically adjusts to help keep you both comfortable all night and to help you get almost 30 minutes more restful sleep per night. sleep number takes care of the science. all you have to do is sleep. don't miss our weekend special. save $1,000 on our most popular smart bed, and free home delivery when you add a base. ends monday. to learn more, go to sleepnumber.com.

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