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testify before the january 6th committee. high-stakes middle east trip. president biden defending what he calls a critical upcoming visit to saudi arabia and set to meet with the crown prince. this amidst falling global demand for oil. gas prices dropping at a historic pace in the u.s. will it last? under an avalanche. tourists caught in the crash when a glacier collapsed. how everyone survived. most transmissible variant yet. this morning the new covid concerns and which city is urging people to mask up once again. new twists in the johnny depp/amber heard defamation battle. could the judge now declare a mistrial after the actress was ordered to pay her ex $10 million? what her legal team is saying this morning. new hope for brittney griner. the veteran negotiator headed to moscow to try to free her and fellow american paul whelan, as the wnba shows its support for

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planes flying over the thick smoke showering the forest with bright red retardant. the cabin seen draped in tinfoil to survive the flames. firefighters racing to protect the grove of giant sequoias in yosemite, the iconic trees thousands of years old. sprinklers protecting the grizzly giant, a sequoia that's well over 200 feet, while other parts of the forest burn. >> when you have the fire coming through, it's cooking the bases of those trees. it's either going to climb up them or it burns at the bottom of them, boom, and we keep hearing boom after boom as the trees come down. >> reporter: the fire more than doubling its size in one day turning parts of the forest and popular summer vacation destination into a hellscape. the blaze creating a firenado, debris shooting into the air, causing a close call for one

plane flying over the area. this morning this fire is zero percent contained, and it's leading to bad air quality across this area. this entire region's in a mega drought, and we're expecting extremely dry conditions throughout the rest of the week. but there's not going to be much wind, and firefighters here tell us they're hoping to gain the upper hand over the next 48 hours. robin? >> we certainly hope so. will, thank you. we'll bring in ginger now with the forecast in the fire zone. good morning, ginger. >> good morning to you. this is six fires in six years for yosemite. they have had a ton of dry brush and that mega drought that will just mentioned is the biggest issue. it's 0% contained for a reason. they let these burn in areas there are not homes to protect because part of this is natural. what is not natural is how hot it's been and how dry it's been. and so that has been amplified by human-induced climate change. you can see the heat advisories. we'll see records today from redding to medford at 106. we're going to see record heat elsewhere. texas, look at those numbers. 110 and 105 for austin and

houston. that would be their hottest july records. they tied those over the weekend. i'll leave you with a dozen or so records possible again today, george. >> ginger, thanks. we're going to go to washington now and the latest on the january 6th investigation. a stark about-face for steve bannon. the trump adviser now says he's willing to testify after trump waived previous claims of executive privilege. our congressional correspondent rachel scott is tracking this story. rachel, this comes just before the trial of contempt of congress. >> reporter: yes, george. just days before his trial, george. this is quite the turn for steve bannon. he's been fighting this congressional subpoena for months. he's facing charges over it, but now suddenly he wants to talk. this morning a sudden reversal for one of donald trump's closest allies. steve bannon now saying he's willing to testify before the january 6th committee. >> the american people are entitled to mr. bannon's firsthand testimony about all of these relevant facts. >> reporter: the committee

insists bannon knew about the events planned on january 6th, pointing to this warning he issued just one day before the capitol insurrection. >> all hell is going to break loose tomorrow. it's not going to happen like you think it's going to happen, okay. it's going to be quite extraordinarily different. and all i can say is strap in. >> reporter: for months bannon has been defiant, held in contempt of congress for defying a congressional subpoena. his trial set to begin in a matter of days. but in a new letter obtained by abc news, bannon's lawyer saying his circumstances have changed. bannon getting a green light from donald trump to testify. trump claims in a letter to bannon that he is waiving his objections because how unfairly you and others have been treated. while bannon wants to testify publicly the committee is seeking his taped deposition behind closed doors. >> anybody who wants to come in, who has information who wants to come in and talk to the committee, we welcome them to do so. we welcome them to do so under oath. >> reporter: now bannon is due in court today for a critical hearing in that contempt trial, facing up to two years in prison.

and this morning a new development. we are learning that justin clark, trump's current attorney, wh is very much still actively advising the former president, spoke with the fbi two weeks ago, directly contradicting bannon's defense. prosecutors say that bannon's suddenwillingness to testify is nothing but a last-ditch effort to avoid accountability. amy? >> rachel scott with the latest for us. thank you so much. now to president biden's upcoming high-stakes middle east trip. the president set to meet with the crown prince and is defending what he calls a critical visit to saudi arabia. our senior white house correspondent mary bruce has more on all of that. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, amy. president biden knows this trip is controversial, and he is defending his decision to visit saudi arabia saying that in order to counter russian aggression and outcompete china, he has to build these kind of relationships. he says this trip, his first to the middle east, is intended to reorient, not rupture, relations with the country that has been a strategic partner for 80 years. that said, biden, as a candidate, vowed to make saudi

arabia a global pariah, in his words, for its role in the 2018 murder of "washington post" journalist jamal khashoggi. the u.s. concluded that the crown prince ordered that brutal murder. and biden is promising now to bring up human rights. but this trip is also likely to be about oil as the u.s. is facing record gas prices, ways in which the oil-rich nation may be able to help certainly will be discussed. this is also a chance to try and curb iran's influence in the region. there is lots on the agenda, plenty to be discussed. but first the president will be visiting israel and the occupied west bank before heading to saudi arabia later this week. george? >> mary bruce, thanks. new details now on the shocking assassination of former japanese prime minister shinzo abe. secretary of state antony blinken stopped in tokyo to offer condolences and reaffirm america's close relationship with japan. bob woodruff is on the scene in tokyo. good morning, bob. >> reporter: this is the middle of tokyo, a famous zojoji temple and there's a huge crowd.

the police are everywhere. just a very short time ago, we were able to see a piece of history. this morning, the casket of former japanese prime minister shinzo abe arrived by hearse from his home to the zojoji temple where he will be honored by an overnight vigil where friends, family and colleagues can say good-bye. hours earlier secretary of state antony blinken arrived in japan to pay his respects as the country prepares to lay him to rest. >> during his time in office, prime minister abe really took the relationship between our countries to new heights. >> reporter: the nation is in shock after abe's assassination as new details emerge. authorities say the suspect campaign speech at a train station in nara friday. within seconds security tackled the suspect, 41-year-old tetsuya yamagami. you can see the gun which police

believe was homemade, a handle and two barrels bound together with black tape. now questions mounting about security and how the shooter was able to get so close to the former prime minister. the gunman, a former member of japan's navy who served from 2002 to 2005, told investigators he believed abe had given speeches for a church he blamed for his mother's financial ruin, a controversial group known as the unification church or the mooneys after their founder. moonies after their founder. police say they also found other homemade guns at his house. the vigil for abe has begun inside the temple here. the plan right now is his body will be cremated tomorrow. then there will be a funeral only for the family and their friends. >> so incredibly sad. thank you, bob. now we have the latest on the war in ukraine and a deadly russian attack on an apartment building in the eastern region that is now the focus of the most intense fighting. our foreign correspondent james longman is on the ground for us tere in ukraine. good morning, james. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, robin.

another massive attack on an apartment building here overnight. the search is on right now for survivors. emergency workers can hear the voices of people under the rubble. these are regular people once again in the firing line. this morning, a devastating russian attack on an apartment building in eastern ukraine captured on this video which is circulating online. the strike has killed at least 24 people with dozens trapped beneath the rubble. emergency workers rushing to free survivors, yet more civilians targeted by russia. missile attacks on civilian areas have intensified in recent weeks. many flee but many have nowhere to go. [speaking foreign language] now we're afraid of everything, says irina, a local restaurant. we're afraid of the night. we're afraid of the day because we don't know what it will bring us. the attack is part of russia's push to take full control of the province. it is part of russia's attack to take control of the donetsk region giving them control of the donbas region. ukrainian forces are digging in despite the overwhelming odds. and the latest help to arrive

american supplied highly advanced himars. there are eight of these rocket systems in the country with four more on the way. but an adviser to president zelenskyy has told abc news that's just not enough. he said it was better we have not 12, but 112. and ukraine is saying they need more help now because in the winter, russia will be better able to consolidate their goals. amy? >> james longman for us in ukraine, thank you. now to the latest in the battle against covid. a new subvariant of omicron that's the most transmissible yet is already the most dominant strain in the u.s. three-quarters of americans are living in counties with medium or high covid risk levels. kaylee hartung joins us with more. good morning, kaylee. >> reporter: good morning, amy. these new concerns come as this omicron subvariant ba.5, as you said, becomes the most transmissible yet. it is accounting for more than half of new cases nationwide. here in california we are nearing a positivity rate record second only to the state's

omicron peak last winter. and in new york they are recommending people mask up indoors again just as health experts warn that previous infections do not guarantee protection. right now in the u.s. we are averaging about 100,000 new cases a day, and experts think that totals could be significantly undercounted because so often people aren't coming to pharmacies like this one to get covid testing anymore. they are covid testing at home and not reporting those results. george? >> thanks, kaylee. now to encouraging news for americans traveling this summer. gas prices are dropping at a historic pace. the question is how long will it last? trevor ault has more. good morning, trevor. >> good morning, george. so i don't know that gas prices are low yet. they're certainly still quite high. i don't know if drivers are necessarily feeling relief. we're definitely going in the right direction. this morning the national gas

average is currently sitting at $4.67 a gallon, down nearly 13 cents from just a week ago, down more than 32 cents from last month. in fact, after soaring to those record highs earlier this year prices have been falling nonstop for close to a month now, the longest streak since april 2020. in fact, a few days ago, we saw the single biggest day drop in more than a decade. according to gas buddy 49 out of 50 states saw their averages drop from the last week and nearly half of states have at least one station with gas back down below $4 a gallon. you just have to find it, george. >> what's behind the drop, trevor? >> experts say it's pretty straight forward. the prices of oil are going down and also demand is dipping, too, especially now that the fourth of july is behind us. one expert says prices could soon drop another 10 or 20 cents more. it, of course, could be a long time before we're back to pre-pandemic levels but at least $5 a gallon could be in the rearview. george? >> trevor ault, thank you very much. robin? now to wimbledon. novak djokovic winning yet another grass court title there

at wimbledon besting, oh, that bad boy, nick kyrgios. lara is back. made her way back across the pond to this side of the pond. good morning, lara. >> good morning, robin. djokovic predicted there would be fireworks and i can confirm being on the court there were. from kyrgios as he battled djokovic and himself for four nail-biting sets. in the end it was the calm, cool serbian who came out on top winning his seventh singles title one behind roger federer for the record. >> novak djokovic still the king. >> reporter: a most unlikely men's final ending up in familiar fashion with top seed novak djokovic winning it all again in a four-set nailbiter. the serbian superstar facing off against red-hot 27-year-old nick kyrgios who was playing in his first grand slam tournament final and making quite the impression showing off his unique moves with a rare under handed serve, even throwing in a

tweener there. >> unbelievable. >> reporter: proving he can go toe to toe with the number one seed on the court, and giving this sold-out crowd the full kyrgios treatment in between points, yelling at his own player's box. shouting at the ump, asking to have a fan removed for being drunk. >> it looks like she's had about 700 drinks. >> reporter: the star-studded centre court filled with fans like tom cruise, as well as prince william, kate, and their eldest son, george, who watched from the royal box, and afterwards the royals met with djokovic who are let george hold the trophy. and when it was all over the two players showing their relationship has come a long way. >> you and i have a very tough relationship at times, but i thought i would thank you for putting up with it. >> reporter: the 35-year-old, seven-time wimbledon champ even suggesting a new future for the pair. >> i never thought i'm going to say so many nice things about you considering -- considering the relationship. okay, it's officially a bromance.

>> it really is. it is now a bromance. djokovic said the pair even had a dinner bet on the match, winner pays. unclear, though, when he'll be able to settle that. does not look like the two will meet at the u.s. open. djokovic is unvaccinated and unless u.s. vaccination policy changes in the next month he will not be playing at the u.s. open. >> and many people are wondering if there will be a change because he was unable to play the first grand slam at the australian. did you have a good time? >> does the voice tell you? it was fantastic. >> good to have you back. >> great assignment. >> thanks, lara. we are following a lot of other headlines this morning including the new twist in the johnny depp/amber heard defamation case. could the judge now declare a mistrial? and the new hope for brittney griner and paul whelan as the wnba rallies around its detained superstar. first, let's go back to gnger. ging? >> robin, some cities are baking in texas, with already their hottest start to summer to date. look at this, birmingham, alabama, is underwater. they had 1 to 2 inches of rain happen in just an hour and severe weather today includes the quad cities this morning all

the way to fort wayne. that's the big picture. let's get a check closer to home. i hang on one second three, i'm abc 7 news meteorologistree, drew tune with your accuweather forecast. it's a warm to hot day. today is the warmest day. we have all week. our warmest spots mid and upper 90s. we also have moderate air quality today be aware that the next 24 hours overnight tonight. we'll find our marine layer expanding if i'm patchy fog around the base shoreline some coastal drizzle and temperatures dropping mainly into the 50s. there's the accurate the 74 cast hottest day of the week today sharply cooler tomorrow. are air quality and then little change through end of the week.

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contained. steve bannon now says he is willing to testify before the january 6th committee. it's a stark about-face. prosecutors say bannon's sudden willingness is nothing but a last-minute attempt for avoiding accountability. you have to take a look at this video. these are tourists caught in an avala avalanche when a glacier collapsed. they were trying to take cover before the ice and snow overran them. look at that. wow. remarkably, several hikers only suffered minor injuries during that escape that is some scary stuff right there. we have a lot more ahead including strategies on how to help you save big as retailers begin their summer deal blitz. it is all coming. george? right now a new twist in the amber heard/ohnny depp case. heard's attorneys claim one of the jurors who found her guilty of defamation was not supposed to be there. they say he was never even called to jury duty. eva pilgrim has the story. good morning, eva. >> good morning, george. it's a turn of events no one saw coming. one of the jurors who helped

decide this trial wasn't even supposed to be in the jury pool. now amber heard's legal team is asking for a new trial. this morning a new twist in the johnny depp/amber heard defamation battle. >> do you find mr. depp has proven all the elements of defamation? answer, yes. >> reporter: heard's team now pushing for a mistrial claiming one of the jurors never should have been seated. writing juror number 15 was not the individual summoned for jury duty on april 11, 2022, and, therefore, was not part of the jury panel and could not have properly served on the jury at this trial. overnight a spokesperson for heard telling abc news exclusively this may be the crack in the dike. there were a torrent of problems with this trial. >> as against amber heard, we, the jury, award compensatory damages in the amount of $10 million. >> reporter: in june 36-year-old heard was found guilty of three defamation claims after being sued by her ex-husband depp for $50 million over a 2018 "washington post" op-ed where she described herself as a public figure representing domestic abuse.

heard was ordered to pay $10.3 million in damages. >> it's insane to hear heinous accusations of violence. >> reporter: heard, who counter sued for $100 million, was awarded $2 million for one of her claims. >> this is the most painful and difficult thing i've ever gone through. >> reporter: but heard's team now requesting a new trial saying the wrong person showed up and was seated as a juror in the trial. the juror in question is 52 years old, born in 1970, but the person summoned who lives at the same address with the same name was born in 1945 and would have

been 77 years old at the time of the trial. heard's team arguing ms. heard had a right to rely on the basic protection the jurors in this trial would be individuals who were actually summoned for jury duty. >> once people are summoned to jury duty, they need to sign in by phone, and them need to use their date of birth. when they show up the next morning and say i'm this person, i'm here for jury duty, they're accepted as the person that they claim to be. >> now we did reach out to the virginia court to find out how this could happen. no response. and there's been no comment so far from johnny depp's team about this new motion. george? >> let's bring in our chief legal analyst dan abrams. i've never heard of one like this before. could the verdict actually be overturned based on this? >> yeah, we have to start by saying, wait, what? the wrong person showed up and served on the jury? it is really, really unusual. i, too, have never heard of this happening before, but i still think it would be very unlikely for the court to overturn the verdict as a result of it. i think they would need some level of intentional conduct, meaning that the juror wanted to be on the jury, intentionally tried to fool the court into believing that he was the right person, and that's the reason that he made it on the jury. absent that sort of intentional

conduct, it's very tough to get a jury verdict overturned after the fact. >> who is at fault here? >> a little bit of everyone, right? it's the court. it's the juror himself. and, also, amber heard's lawyers. they have a chance to question each one of the jurors. they do get basic information about them like the fact they were born in a particular year and they live in a particular zip code, and you would think they would be able to look at the person and say, wait a second, this person is not 77 years old. >> yeah, just wondering about that, though. any citizen can show up for jury

duty. that's really the only requirement. and then they got approved by heard's lawyers. >> they are supposed to be summoned. it is out of a particular pool of jurors. so they do have a fair point in that there is a pool of people who are summoned from a particular area. you can't have someone from outside of the district just sort of showing up at court. but this was -- if this was just a mistake with regard to the home, wrong person in the home, the heard team is going to have a pretty high bar to overcome. >> they are seeking dismissal on other grounds. >> exactly. they're saying, for example, the evidence didn't fit with the law, that they didn't prove their case, that the damages are too high. they have a shot on the damages being too high. a lot of defamation cases we actually see verdicts getting reduced. juries come in with big numbers on defamation numbers. you see a court reduce the amount. i think in an effort to get it overturned much harder. >> dan abrams, thanks. robin? >> george and dan, thank you. we have the latest now on wnba star brittney griner and word that a former u.n. ambassador is traveling to moscow to help broker a deal for her release, and the release of fellow american paul whelan. this following griner pleading guilty to drug charges. dborah roberts is here with more for us. good morning, deb. >> good morning, robin this is welcome news for griner's family and friends giving them a little bit more to hang on to, giving bill richardson's track record of delicate and successful

diplomatic negotiations. he's expected to head to russia in a couple weeks or so. for now a new waiting game. >> brittney griner! we are bg. >> reporter: brittney griner noticeably absent from sunday's all-star game. >> we certainly just cannot wait to get brittney griner back here. >> reporter: but her presence undoubtedly felt from the wnba naming griner an honorary starter to players as one wearing her name and number 42 cherelle, sitting courtside in a show of support. >> i truly believe the next step in this journey is actually to support our administration in making sure they have our support is to do whatever is necessary to bring her back home. >> reporter: the assist griner needs may soon be on the way, a source telling abc news former u.n. ambassador bill richardson is set to visit moscow to push for both griner's release along with fellow american paul whelan.

>> that's also an opportunity for him to try different ideas and try different arguments and different deals, perhaps, with the russian and other governments. >> reporter: most recently richardson played a key role in the prisoner exchange that led to the release of former u.s. marine trevor reed, held in russian custody for more than two and a half years. >> there's pretty horrible conditions there. they do not like americans, and they don't try to hide that. >> reporter: the shackled brittney griner pleading guilty to drug charges last week and facing up to ten years in prison after vape cartridges containing hashish oil, illegal in russia, were allegedly found in her luggage. for eight years griner, an olympic and wnba superstar, has traveled back and forth to russia for that second lucrative contract. if she makes it home somehow soon, her family no doubt hoping this time it will be for good. >> as you said, it's a new waiting game for both griner's

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we're back now with the hottest sales week of the summer. we're back now with the hottest sales week of the summer. several top retailers are offering deep discounts on popular items this week. there will be lots of tempting deals but, of course, you'll want to benefit by shopping smart. so consumer correspondent becky worley will help us out. she has some new strategies to help you save. good morning, becky. >> reporter: robin, good morning. in this inflationary time the best way to keep pennies in your pocket is to avoid buying anything, but you can also strategize around staples that you have to buy. basically how can you spend a little to save? black friday in summer? kind of. amazon's prime days are kicking off discounting on their site and many others. target deal days live now, walmart expected to price match discounts, and macy's, nordstrom and best buy with sales of their own.

>> it's important to approach prime day with a strategy when you are shopping. a lot of things are going to be on sale, but not every discount is as good as it's portrayed to be. >> reporter: first, start with the things you know you need now like household goods or personal care items and tech you need sooner than the actual black friday. next, use historical price data tools like honey or camel camel camel. you can see if a deal price is really a deal, like wire cutter recommends this stroller, and says the $179 price is 70 bucks off its historical price of $249, so it's a good deal, but also, use google shopping to compare prices against amazon because other retailers are trying to stay competitive. and look to stack discounts like target offering 5% back on all purchases if you buy with the target branded red credit card. wire cutter says watch out for more complicated savings strategies like one from amazon prime called the stamp card. >> prime video has you listen to a song on amazon music. it has you borrow an ebook. it has you make a prime eligible purchase. it's a lot of hoops to jump through.

>> now amazon prime day doesn't officially start until tomorrow and runs through wednesday. there are deals live now, though, both on their site and a few others. so live now gap has 40% off of everything. old navy has 50% off everything. and kohl's has a buy one get one for a buck deal on a bunch of summer clothing, robin. spend to save. >> spend to save. i'm still trying to wrap my mind around that. what about back-to-school items? it creeps up fast at the end of summer, becky. >> yeah, we're all looking for those deals. the wire cutter folks say wait a few weeks. they think prices will drop 10% to 15% more generally. but you do see a lot of sales labelled back to school, so walmart has a slew of backpacks for under $15. online target has uniform polo shirts for $7. if you see a really good deal on a back-to-school item that you need, i think it's okay to grab it. and that's the key, that you need.

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>> >> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. reggie: good morning, i'm reggie aqui from abc seven mornings. 4 good morning -- >> good morning and we are heading back to bart experiencing 10 minute delays systemwide because of this earlier medical emergency, 16th and mission was shut down for a while. they are in recovery mode. we had the lights on this morning stacking things up. still, an alert eastbound headed over towards haywood lifted. you can see westbound is still stopped on the san mateo bridge and we are recommending the dunbar bridge in the alternate. drew: yikes, not great. temperatures this morning, look at this. 40's and 70's on board towards fairfield. 50's and 60's around bayshore. it's a warm to hot day with

moderate air all that he. a little bit of fog on the coast towards the tower but it's all about sunshine with warming temperatures today. 80's, close to 90 degrees in some spots. well into the 90's for our hottest spots. reggie:

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we have a lot of news to get to. we start with the uncontained wildfire burning in yosemite national park. hundreds of firefighters are battling the flames on the frontline. back to will carr. good morning, will. >> reporter: this fire continues to grow. we keep hearing trees that have burned come crashing down. the crews here have been working around the clock. they're cutting their own lines. they're even starting their own fires all in an effort to save some of the most famous trees in the world. this morning nearly 500 firefighters on the front lines battling the washburn fire from the ground and the air. the blaze scorching parts of yosemite national park. firefighters racing to protect the grove of giant sequoias in yosemite, the iconic trees thousands of years old. sprinklers protecting the grizzly giant, a sequoia that's well over 200 feet, while other parts of the forest burn. the fire more than doubling its size iy parts of

the forest into a hellscape, the blaze creating a firenado, debris shooting into the air causing a close call for one plane flying over the area. >> a branch went right over the top of us, pretty good size. so if we keep seeing that, we might have to knock it off. i don't want to take a chance of busting a window on an airplane or hurting the aircraft. >> reporter: this morning this fire is zero percent contained, and it's leading to bad air quality across this area. this entire region's in a mega drought, and we're expecting extremely dry conditions throughout the rest of the week. but there's not going to be much wind, and firefighters here tell us they're hoping to gain the upper hand over the next 48 hours. robin? >> will, thank you. now to the new covid concerns, a new subvariant of omicron that's the most transmissible yet is already the most dominant strain here in the u.s. let's go back to kaylee hartung with more on all that. good morning again, kaylee. >> reporter: good morning again, robin.

there is no evidence that this subvariant ba.5 can cause more ill it is better at spreading, and it comes out as just as health experts warn previous infections do not guarantee protection so we are faced with a bad combination, so much so that here in california we are nearing a positivity rate record and in new york city they are recommending people mask up indoors again with 67% of this country fully vaccinated, hospitalizations are at a fraction of the omicron peak but still there are more than 71 million americans who have not gotten their first shot. and right here i've got a big help in the fight at preventing severe covid. this is the antiviral drug paxlovid. the fda is increasing access to it. they're now allowing more than 300,000 pharmacists including this one here in l.a., not just doctors, to prescribe the pills. amy? >> kaylee hartung, thank you for that. and now to some encouraging news for americans traveling this summer. gas prices are dropping at an historic pace in the united states, but will it last? let's go back to trevor ault

with the latest on that. good morning, trevor. good morning, amy. we took note when the gas rose above $5. now it's dipped to $4.67 a gallon, down nearly 13 cents from a week ago, more than 32 cents down from last month. according to gas buddy 49 out of 50 states saw their averages drop from last week and nearly half of states now have at least one gas station where you can find gas for less than $4 a gallon. experts say the lower prices are because the price of oil is going down and demand is also dipping, especially now that the fourth of july is behind us. one expert says prices could soon drop more 10 or 20 cents more. george? >> okay. coming up on our "gma" morning menu, shawn mendes postpones his tour to focus on his mental health. why more young people seem to be struggling right now, and how parents can help. also this morning, where the jobs are. there are millions of openings, but which ones come with the best salaries and benefits? we're going to tell you. plus, from coveted kitchen appliances to the hottest toys, we have a first look at some of

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♪ ♪ you watch my bleed until i can't breathe ♪ shawn mendes right there. we want to get right to our "gma" cover story about shaun mndes. he has hit a breaking point, announcing he's stepping away from the spotlight for a bit. mona kosar abdi talks about the mental health of the young people as we emerge from the pandemic. ♪ baby there's nothing holding me back ♪ >> reporter: this morning shawn mendes hitting a breaking point posting on instagram he'll be postponing his global tour writing, quote, this breaks my heart to say but, unfortunately, i'm going to have to postpone the next three weeks of shows

until further notice. ♪ mercy, mercy on my heart ♪ >> reporter: after taking time off from touring over the past few years mendes saying his return to the stage was too soon writing, quote, i felt like i was ready to dive in, but that decision was premature and, unfortunately, the toll of the road and the pressure has caught up to me and i've hit a breaking point. the 23-year-old singer joining a chorus of famous voices like selena gomez, demi lovato, channing tatum and rihanna speaking about their mental health issues. >> i say put mental health first. >> reporter: olympic athlete simone biles an advocate for mental health saying in tokyo last year -- >> we're just a little bit too stressed out but we should be out here having fun and sometimes that's not the case. >> reporter: and in a tiktok grammy award winning artist lizzo opening up, sharing her struggles with fans. >> why do we feel this way when

we get sad? i don't want to feel this way anymore. i want to feel like i do have someone to talk to, people do care about me. >> reporter: a study published this april found that nearly half, 48% of young adults, struggled with mental health in mid-2021 and over a third, 36%, reported an unmet need for counseling. >> those numbers are really something. joining us now parenting expert rachel simmons and our new medical contributor dr. darien sutton. let me begin with you, dr. sutton. are young people struggling now more or are we hearing about it more? >> i think they're struggling more. as an emergency physician i've seen an increased rate of mental health care emergencies and my experience is reflected in the data we're seeing from the cdc. during the early months of the pandemic we saw an increase of approximately 24% of children 5 to 11 presenting with mental health related emergencies and approximately 31% for those 12 to 17. i think the reasons behind it ot

some common themes we're seeing is stress associated with the pandemic, academic stress which is much more than we experienced as children, as well as social media and negative self-reflection and young adults transitioning into the working world, job security, student debt, housing insecurity, all these things are an enormous amount of stress for children. >> that's a lot coming at the same time. rachel, how can parents use what shawn is saying now to help their own children? >> george, shawn mendes has really given parents a gift with his honesty. as a parent you can say i saw the post. i think it's so brave of him to open up about his struggles to get the help he needs. even if your child doesn't respond or, worse, rolls their eyes at you because you're a parent trying to talk about pop culture, you know they've heard you taking mental health seriously. >> so start that conversation? >> absolutely. and just remember to normalize mental health challenges and don't pass judgment on them because if shawn broke his leg, we wouldn't be saying why is that guy so weak?

he should get back out on tour. we would want him to rest and heal. let's remind our kids taking care of your mental health is just as important as caring for the rest of your body. don't keep it a secret either. think of a parent or a coach or a therapist you can reach out to for support because if we don't tell anybody, we can't help our children and our kids think something is wrong with them and, finally, remember that listening is key. just sitting with your child when they're struggling, you don't have to fix their problems. you can ask them the tough questions like how are you feeling? what's in your mind right now? and don't be afraid to just hear the answer, tell them you love them and always keep in mind that if your child isn't participating in daily activities or is showing signs of self-harm, that is when it's time to get professional help. >> and dr. sutton, research points to another factor, hope. >> i think hope -- well, we know hope has been shown to reduce symptoms of frustration, anxiety and sadness. empowering your child to change

their perspective in a negative situation can help them better overcome obstacles and setbacks in the future. key things is helping your child label and identify intrusive negative thoughts this will help prevent them from interfering with progress and making goals and checkpoints for your child for the future and remembering that you should make those checkpoints small and at each and every checkpoint, take time to celebrate no matter how small they are. >> you have to help them make hope a habit. >> exactly and part of their daily ritual. >> dr. sutton, thank you so much, and rachel. let's go over to robin. >> make hope a habit. i love that, and it goes so quick. now to the job market, hiring in the u.s. is still going strong with wages ticking upwards. so if you're looking for a job, where will you find the best salaries and benefits right now? erielle reshef helping people cash in here? >> it's not just salaries on the rise. many employers are also offering more flexible hours, more vacation time, and training so if you're looking to change jobs or maybe a new career path, now could be the time to do it.

this morning with an estimated 11.3 million job openings or nearly two jobs available for every unemployed person the job market is booming. >> the jobs market right now is in big favor of the people that are seeking jobs, and part of the reason why is because there are so many jobs to be had across all industries. >> reporter: companies offering attractive benefits and higher salaries to keep up in the competitive market. >> there's such a desperate need for jobs, specifically in the retail and service industry, that these industries are offering incentives like management training, very competitive salaries, increase in vacations, favorable hours. >> reporter: service sector jobs in hospitality and health care, two more categories presenting great options for sizing up your salary amid a record number of openings. companies like walmart increasing pay for their drivers with new drivers eligible to

make up to $110,000 their first year. and as americans take to the beach the race is on to hire lifeguards. cities from phoenix to austin to new york city offering higher pay and bonuses just for signing on. considering a career in the trades? there are more opportunities there, too. just ask justin nun. he nearly tripled his prior salary from fixing smart phones to now working as an appliance repair technician. >> for me, i'm a father of three, i have a fourth on the way. flexibility for me is key. so i like the challenging aspect but i like the freedom and also the pay. >> way to go. >> tripled his salary. >> so what's the best way to negotiate a better deal for yourself? >> our experts tell us when you are getting an offer from a company you should try to think about it for at least 24 hours, tell them you're going to take some time. don't negotiate against yourself. come back at them with 25% to 30% higher than what you would accept. you know that number is going to

likely come down, but at least you'll be in the ballpark. companies want to make sure they're hiring people who want to stay at the company. so the more you can demonstrate you're in for the long term, the better candidate you'll be. >> this is all vital advice. erielle, thank you. amy? >> now to one of the hottest workouts around, walking. thanks to the pandemic more people are walking for exercise. will reeve is taking a walk in new york's riverside park this morning. he has much more on this. good morning, will. wee the onmals who do it health benefits abound physically and mentally. whether it's hiking, taking the dog around the block, or strolling through a local park, walking is taking off. >> it's my daily 45-minute walk. >> reporter: the simple exercise

now the season's hottest workout with hash tags like #dailywalk and #walkworkout getting millions of views. why is walking gaining some traction? in the early part of the pandemic it's one of the only things people could do and it was the heightened desire to get outside and in control. >> the pandemic has changed all of our lives and walking is one of those activities that allows us to improve our holistic health from the mental and emotional perspective, it allows us to increase our energy and our stamina. it improves our mental and emotional well-being. it actually prevents the risk of depression as well. >> reporter: dr. anu lala a heart failure specialist says the benefits can come in more ways than we might realize from helping to reduce risk of heart disease, strokes and diabetes to lowering blood pressure to boosting bone health helping prevent osteoporosis.

if you're looking to up your walks from just okay to slay, dr. anu lala has a few easy tips to start. >> all you really need are comfortable clothes and supportive shoes. and remember easy does it. if you're out of shape, start with short distances. start with a stroll that feels comfortable. this is one simple activity that can allow us to recognize our own power to have control over our own health to some extent, and i think that brings a lot of peace. >> reporter: now to see those positive effects on your health, the american heart association says you should walk for about 150 minutes at a lively pace per week. that's just 20 minutes per day. and i'm here with barry's trainer and fitness instructor, amanda, who has expert tips to level up our walks. amanda, what can we do if we're really trying to step up our walk? >> you can increase speed as well as adding resistance. at barry's we focus on high

intensity interval training known as hiit. this is includes high exertion periods followed by quick rest periods. >> so on and off, and i've got my weights here and i'm joined by some of our superstar interns who are leveling up our walks. if you're an intern at "gma" you're an overachiever. if you're walking, how can you overachieve? >> we can go beyond the stride, add body weight exercises such as squats and lunges. >> let's see a squat and a lunge. >> we want to think about sitting low in our seat about 50% of the way down, oh, yeah, and exhale, stand it all the way up. hips right back under the shoulders. >> and then a lunge? >> stepping forward, dropping that back knee nice and low right above the ground. so let's get into it. dropping that back knee and straight back up. >> reporter: fantastic. now, amy, if you really want to step it up, you can do a walking lunge like this. this one is free from your expert. >> oh, yeah. you go, will. i love it.

you're going to feel that in the morning. >> reporter: for sure. >> ginger, don't you lunge when you brush your teeth? >> yes. you can get those things -- a squat, that's correct. you have to switch to walking now. running is old. old hat. i think people in texas and arizona might tell you we've been walking because we can't run. it's too hot. look at the jolly ranchers. they line them up on the tray and that day it was 105. today closer to 115. put them in the car, 191. in two hours you have this. i guess that's a new treat, too, that you get after you're walking. that was jolly ranchers melted , i'm abc 7 news meteorologisted , drew tune with your accuweather forecast. it's a warm to hot day. today is the warmest day. we have all week. our warmest spots mid and upper 90s. we also have moderate air quality today be aware that the next 24 hours overnight tonight. we'll find our marine layer expanding if i'm patchy fog around the base shoreline some coastal drizzle and temperatures dropping mainly into the 50s. there's the accurate the 74 cast hottest day of the week today

sharply cooler tomorrow. are air quality and then little change through end of the week. you had some company in london? >> tom cruise is everywhere. lara, you had some company in london? >> yes, i did. tom cruise is everywhere. wow. what is going on with tom cruise and his love of london? tom cruise was at yesterday's men's final. also the day before there he was at the ladies final sitting behind duchess kate in the royal box. it turns out that maverick has decided london is his new favorite home away from home. friends and locals there say he has a penthouse above hyde park. he jogs without being noticed every morning, no security detail of note. he hits the pubs and even attended the queen's platinum jubilee where the duke and duchess invited him to participate in the opening events.

the normally shy and rather reclusive actor is anything but while over on the other side of the pond hanging with his good friend the beckhams. he was spotted at adele's concert, rolling stones concert. this guy is having the time of his life. tom said he has great friends in london. the real reason might land closer to home, his daughter, isabella, whom he adopted with nicole kidman, lives there now. spending plenty of quality time with her and her husband in london. so just wanted to share it's all over the news, tom loves london. back to you. so you may be wondering why i'm sharing this shade of pink and even if you're not i'm going to tell you. the fashion world is in the pink thanks to the latest trend called barbiecore. barbie's signature pink -- >> what? >> yeah, barbiecore. it is turning up everywhere. i do love this shade. florence pugh wearing it, oscar winner anne hathaway looking smashing in it. it's the kind of color everybody looks good in. they completed their looks with matching platform pink heels, too, as i am today. the trend is xploding in great

part due to greta's upcoming barbie film starring margot robbie as the title character and robert gosling as ken. you can see them wearing all the looks. the #barbiecore is on fire. it has surpassed 8.5 million views on tiktok. other big celebrities buying into it, kim kardashian, lizzo, everybody loves pink. who else loves pink? well, why don't you look at these shots. this is proof that a trend -- oh, yeah, there she is. style maven. i believe robin was doing barbiecore before everybody except amy. amy was very early in the trend. as was -- shoot, where is the picture of george? darn it. anyway, get your pink. that's what's happening. we'll be back with kristin cavallari.

>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. liz: good morning, everyone. let's get right to traffic. >> good morning, we are taking a look again at the bar lay, recovering and it still 10 minutes due to the systemwide earlier medical emergency in san francisco. the san mateo bridge, it has been like sometime. the tow truck is having trouble getting there, obviously, look at the traffic. as soon as that tow truck is able to get there and clear the accident he will hopefully see some movement but for now dumbarton is a good alternate. liz:

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a week. 80's on the bayshore line and on the 90's. liz: welcome back. we're here now with reality tv star kristin cavallari of laguna beach and now is taking a trip down memory lane with "back to the beach" that launches this month. welcome. >> thank you. i'm excited to be here. >> we're excited. you're rewatching "laguna beach" with your high school husband steven 18 years after the fact. what's that been like? >> it's been the most enjoyable experience and therapeutic in a

lot of ways doing it with my high school boyfriend has allowed me to have some things d up tdn t te. everhi w g i s s hoas edited, and portrayed a certain way. going back and watching it with steven now i realize we all were in the same boat. everyone was just as edited. that's been eye opening for me. i've actually loved this process so much. >> we do, too, really, it's so fun to relive it with you. love the show. also i can't imagine, though, being a teenager is hard enough as it is. we were lucky enough not to have iphones. you had to be a teenager and just have cameras rolling at all times. as you're looking back at this, are you like, i want a do-over? is there anything you are wondering why you did that, wore

that? >> there's a lot of those moments. it was just that time and, again, you're 17, 18, the things you say are not very smart sometimes. you do dumb stuff. but there's nothing major that i really regret. of course there's moments i'm not proud of. but overall, no. i can look at it now and just laugh essentially. >> you have steven there with you. any other cast members potentially making a cameo in the podcast? >> we've had a lot of people come on. pretty much everyone from season one, alex, jason tallon. if you're a fan of the show you'll know who i'm talking about. it's been nice to reconnect with a lot of the people. i've kept in thank you very much with a handful over the years. it's been really fun. i have nothing but positive things to say about this experience. >> i was talking to you before we went on the air about your kids, and i was wondering if they had ever seen any of the old shows or will they be allowed to see? >> obviously at some point they will and now that my oldest especially gets on the computer and knows how to google and all of these things. no, they haven't actually seen a full episode. mtv played them a couple years ago so they saw a couple moments. they don't care, to be honest, which is fine. i think they're a little young to probably be watching it anyway. i am able to have a conversation with them about how nothing you

see on the internet is real, nothing on tv is real. it's allowed for those good opportunities to have those conversations. >> totally. what do you think about the reboot? i'm sure you've heard "the hills" is doing a reboot with a new cast. do you think it's a good idea? >> i get it. we're all so much older now. we have families. we're not able to just go out there and do what they want us to do. i wasn't even on "the hills" the last reboot. i can't speak for everybody else. i get it. newer, younger generation who is willing to put it all out there, it makes sense to me. >> you're like the g.o.a.t. do you have any advice for these guys? >> don't do it! no. no, it's fine. just go and have a good time. i think if you really want advice going on a reality show, i don't think can you have an agenda. i think people can see through that now. i was always just myself and obviously edited and what not, but i had a good time and looked at it as a fun opportunity. >> that's so true, though. you can tell when somebody has an agenda. i'm thinking about your shows in particular, there's a difference. >> there is.

>> you've been keeping very busy. there's an ad out for your new jewelry line called uncommon james and you have you have "the bachelorette" star tyler james in it. tell us about that. >> i do. he plays my love interest. we've been doing these videos since the inception of the company in 2017 and this time i jst wanted to change it up. for me having a love interest is what i assumed would get people talking. it worked. >> definitely. >> and tyler is great. i hired him because he's gorgeous but he is the most down-to-earth human being on the planet. we really had a great time filming this video. >> how is life in nashville? >> it's great. we were chatting about nashville. i live in the country, a normal, quiet life. i have three kids. for them it's perfect. they have a go-cart. we have chickens. they get to just run around. it's nice. >> it's so nice to be able to dip in, do your work, create -- you're so creative with your jewelry and skin care lines. you're doing it all, girl.

>> thanks. appreciate that. >> anything coming up? anything next you want to promote? >> i have a cookbook coming out in the spring. i'll be back for that. i'll come back. i'll come back. >> and she's also going to share her favorite restaurants in nashville. >> yes, i have a list on my phone because everyone comes to nashville and wants recommendations. >> kristin, thank you. >> thank you guys. >> so good to see you. >> i want to tell everybody you can listen to "back to the beach" with kristin and steven wherever you listen to podcasts starting on july 19th. congratulations on everything. >> thank you. coming up next, we are talking with mexican american poet and novelist erika sanchez about her new memoir and the movie that

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back now with an enlightening conversation with stephanie about her enlightening conversation with breakout author erika sanchez whose memoir "crying in the bathroom" tackles everything from representation to how you carve your own pat stephanie ramos, you had a chance to speak with her. >> it was so exciting, robin this is a writer to get excited about. erika l. sanchez. she says there weren't many mexican american voices in literature when she was growing up, so she decided to carve out her own path and write, and she's written about young women of color before, and now she's writing about her own life, her own personal struggles and how se overcame all of it.

erika l. sanchez, a poet, novelist and essayist, unveiling what it means to be an ambitious mexican american woman on her debut memoir "crying in the bathroom." taking us on a journey through what she calls her misfit childhood, struggles with her body, and path to success. what motivated to you write this book? >> i had to write this book in order for me to heal many different wounds. me healing my wounds i feel hopefully i can help other people heal theirs. >> reporter: an illinois native. sanchez raised by mexican-immigrant parents always insisting on being herself regardless of the consequences from owning the decision for a better life to her mental health. >> there's a line that you wrote that says there's always been a part of me that is vast and empty. maybe that's one way to describe my depression, a bottomless desire for which i will destroy everything in my path in a fruitless attempt to satisfy. why was it important for you to be so transparent about your

depression? >> there are so many women like me all over. a lot of brown women who have struggled with depression who have never had the language for it, who have never been allowed to be treated for it. >> reporter: growing up, the writer struggling to find people who looked like her in media saying, i rarely found portrayals of anyone like me, bookish and poor and surly and brown. >> how dare anybody tell me what i should look like or what i should be when there's so much more to me than just my weight. >> watching real women have curves at the age of 18 and seeing someone like me on screen like that for the first time in my life, it changed everything. >> reporter: and to end the memoir sanchez dedicating a letter to her 1-year-old daughter. >> i wanted her to see how much she was wanted, to understand me on a deeper level, to see what it's like to carve your own path and to live a life that you determine.

>> "crying in the bathroom" is out tomorrow. look out for her young adult novel being turned into a film, "i am not your perfect mexican daughter." robin, she is doing big things. you're going on vacation so you have a good read there. >> i can't read it but what america said from ugly betty, her little blurb in the back -- >> it's fascinating. you said it, if you don't see it, be it. carve out your own path. >> and she is being it as are you. thank you so much, stephanie. appreciate it. ginger? >> hey, robin, we've been talking about records in texas and the west coast. florida has broken records. vero beach was 97 yesterday. look at the heat in florida anticipated, the scorcher is on. you saw the earth cam briefly from fort lauderdale. it already feels like 90 this hour. we'll see 100s for heat indices. speaking of heat, tonight it's the season premiere of "the bachelorette." like no other season you've ever

seen. we have the two bachelorettes gabby and rachel. they begin their journey together and it all starts at 8:00 p.m. eastern, 7:00 p.m. central, on abc and streaming the i'm abc 7 news meteorologist drew timothy accuweather forecast today is the warmest day. we have all week our hottest spots in the mid and upper 90s modern air quality as well activated 70 sharply cooler tomorrow with better air quality little change through the end of the week. now to "gma" summer of now to "gma" summer of savings highlighting some of the best bargains for the entire family and your home. this segment is sponsored by target. and we're getting a first look at some items just dropping overnight for target deal days. these are amazing. megan ryte knows all about them. we want to start with keeping your floor spotless. >> i do want to say it is target's biggest online sales event of the summer for three whole days. >> three whole days.

>> three whole days. from today to wednesday you get some sales on the biggest deals. >> we will push you and let you know where to find them. it is time personally i need a new one so talk to me. >> how can you not love a sale and love a sale on something like a dyson. 35% off select floor items including this right here, the dyson ball vacuum cleaner. i love doing this, the unveiling of the sale. $379.99 is what this goes through. with target deals day, $299.99. yes, you heard me correctly. >> yes. a dyson, robin. she's taking notes. >> i have something in my cart and this might be one of those items. >> i'm in on this. let's move over to our kitchen, if you will. what's cooking when it comes to discounts? >> for target deals -- i see what you did there. i like that. i like that. for target deals day up to 40% off select kitchen appliances. i love a kitchen appliance so i love 40% off a kitchen

appliance. cuisinart, a two-in-one. i love the unveiling. let's get it. $229.99 is what they go for but because of target deals day -- >> boom, robin. >> $99.99. >> are you okay? do you need a doctor? you can't see robin but she's about to fall out. >> there she is, yes, yes. >> robin, it's real. these deals are real. >> target deals day, yes. and it's not just for the kitchen or your home. we're also talking kids stuff and really great deals for them, too. >> you can't forget about the kiddies. 25% to 40% off of toys. now this is a big item. it's a bundle of magna-tiles. >> can i play with it? >> sure, sure. $135 is what it goes for and let me flip and show you the deal, just $81 for the bundle. >> this is so fun. hours of fun. >> yes.

and again target deals day online only starting today all the way through wednesday. three days. >> and finally, talk to me about this. >> so bunch of toys, we can't forget about the kids. 25% to 40% off of different toys, a wide variety of toys. this collection ranges from $30 to $40 for just select toys. so aside from the magna bundles which again -- >> we have dolls. >> this here $30 to $40 is what >> bring it. yes. target deals day, again, today through wednesday online only. exclusive target-owned brands. also a lot of major brands. >> we've been highlighting saving money throughout our shows in all parts of the show. keep looking to us for that. and go to our "gma" facebook for more details on target deal days. thanks, megyn. >> you're welcome. >> we're going shopping.

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back now with one of the hottest bands in the world, k-pop sensation tomorrowxtogether. they have a new album "thursday's child" and they're here to perform a new track. first, less chat. welcome. congratulations. the crowds outside cannot wait to hear you sing and perform. this is the first world tour, the u.s. leg. congratulations. how does it feel to be performing here in america? >> we were actually in the states in 2019. we are so excited to be here again. we are going to seven cities.

>> we did a new york show a few days ago and it was really amazing. we came here to spend a great time and it's exactly what we have. thank you. >> yeah, right. >> there's a lot to be thankful for. i know it's pretty cool. you are considered one of k-pop's most important voices. you speak to the gen-z directly to the youth around the world. why is that so important to you? >> yes, thank you so much for that. we have a lot of songs now, and they tell one big story about growing up. >> well, it's an honor that we have the title and we want to say that to the people thank you for us, thank you for your courage. i hope we can do more better. thank you so much. >> speaking of more, i know a lot of people want to know if there's more music coming. >> yeah, that's right. >> that's a big yes? more music? >> more music. more music. >> that's what the fans want. they want to hear your music now. let's get to it off their new

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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. >> good morning. thanks for joining us. i am liz kreutz. let's get a look at traffic. >> good morning. we are going straight back to the san mateo bridge, only one lane means closed. big great accident westbound on the high-rise for a couple hours now. one lane is now shut down. the other two are open. hopefully we will get recovered here in the next 20 minutes or so. drew: we are taking a look at temperatures. they are warming fast. 70's on the board from palo alto to clearlake. we will find a little fog along our coast line. the fog just right up the immediate coastline. a lot of sunshine already.

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