nowhere to listen to them, so i am kind of h good morning, america. for our viewers in the west, the national heat wave and the brutal warnings on this wednesday morning. dangerous heat coast to coast. more than 100 million americans on alert in 25 states. the record weather fueling at least ten wildfires in texas, one burning one burning 6,000 acres in two days. fake electors. this morning, 16 republicans could face criminal charges for participating in attempts to overturn the 2020 election in georgia. plus, what the secret service is now saying about those deleted text messages from the january 6th riot. this as the trial for former trump strategist steve bannon

for contempt of congress gets under way. hoover dam explosion. thick black smoke and flames at the landmark which provides power to more than a million americans. the cause under investigation. guns in america. with the jump in violence across the country, how some major u.s. city mayors are fighting back. the new steps they're taking. four of them join us live. sesame place snub? the popular amusement park apologizing after viral video appears to show a character ignoring two young black girls as we hear from the mother of one of the girls. breaking overnight, a major development in the case of the turpin children who were tortured and held press 234er by their parents. now some are suing the riverside county foster care system. what they said happened and how they're doug now first on "gma" this morning. sharks shut down summer. a stretch of beaches closed after more shark sightings. will they close again? ♪ that makes you larger than life ♪ and one-on-one with gronk.

>> the nfl star silting down for his first big interview since re-retiring. but the big question, is his football career over? what happens if tom brady comes calling? >> i'll answer. it's the greatest of all time calling. plus, the only one that could steal the show away from gronk. his dog ralphie. live in times square, this is "good morning america." good morning, america. i heard that it sounds like a temporary second retirement. >> hmm, we'll see. time will tell. >> all right. >> sounds like an open door. >> i think the door is still open personally. >> we're looking forward to that. there was a key vote in the house. democrats and republicans came together to reinforce federal protection for same-sex marriage, a direct response to the supreme court ruling overturning roe v. wade. we'll explain that just ahead. we begin with the relentless heat moving east this morning as

the heat advisories stretch from coast to coast. some 100 million americans are under some kind of heat alert. whit johnson is here in new york where temperatures are expected to climb into the mid-90s. good morning, whit. >> reporter: michael, good morning to you. one of the big concerns is the strain on the power grids. con-ed is sending out text message alerts urging people to limit energy use and promising to monitor any potential outages with this extreme heat expected to last for days. this morning, more than 100 million americans under heat alerts from coast to coast. that record heat helping to fuel wildfires in texas already scorching more than 8,000 acres. nearly the entire state seeing triple-digit temperatures. our trevor ault embedding with first responders in fort worth on a heat call. >> are you all right? >> this man had been sleeping in his car under that burning texas sun. >> it took some doing to wake him up. i suspect if he did not wake up and he would have found himself in this environment he would

have found himself in a lot of trouble. >> reporter: from the plains to philadelphia to boston. >> stay out of the sun because it's hot. >> reporter: new york city now in a heat wave expected to last through the weekend. con edison telling our mola lenghi residents should conserve energy. to avoid outages. >> don't run your air conditioner when not at home. don't cool rooms you're not in. close the door. running heavy appliances like a washing machine, dishwasher, try to use that late at night or early in the morning when the system is not in high demand. >> reporter: experts say climate change has made rare heat waves three to five degrees warmer in much of the u.s. and at least doubled the likelihood of record-breaking hot summer days. and here in the northeast it's that dangerous combination of heat and humidity, temperatures are supposed to feel like the upper 90s and triple digits. officials say if you have to be out and about, make sure you stay hydrated, take breaks in the shade and if you're traveling with children, always check the backseat to make sure no one is left behind. amy. >> important advice.

not just happening here. europe is suffering through its own heat wave while wildfires are raging in several countries amid historic high temperatures. will reeve is in london after a record-setting day. good morning, will. >> reporter: good morning, amy. the mayor of london said yesterday was the busiest day for the london fire brigade since world war ii when the city was under attack. fires breaking out around london as the city was besieged this time by record temperatures as much of europe battles heat and fire. overnight, wildfires burning across europe. fires in the uk intensified by extreme heat. london stifled by record-breaking temperatures. a high of 104.4 degrees fahrenheit, the hottest day ever in britain. outside london the town here set ablaze. houses completely consumed by flames engulfed in smoke. hundreds of firefighters desperately battling to save what they can as people are forced to evacuate. the mayor of london tweeting, this is critical. london fire brigade is under

immense pressure. please be safe. uk officials issuing the first-ever red warning. >> the extreme heat we're forecasting is absolutely unprecedented. >> reporter: in a country where air-conditioning is a rare luxury and homes are often built to retain heat many of those who did go outside sought refuge where they could and visitors were forced to change plans amid the severe conditions. >> the families are here and you come over and it's like there's nothing happening anywhere. >> reporter: more than 37,000 evacuations in france since last week. 5,000 in greece. across europe more than 1500 heat-related deaths. in spain wind gusts spreading fire, fire planes dumping water on houses. a spokesperson for the governor of spain calling the fires a real environmental tragedy. a welcome respite has arrived here in the uk. a fresh rain in london last night bringing temperatures down and helping those firefighters but elsewhere in europe some countries expecting 90 to 100-degree heat to last this week maybe into next. amy?

>> my goodness, will, thank you for that. ginger is joining us with how much longer we'll all have to endure the heat. that is the big question of the morning, ginger. >> i was doing this, wednesday, thursday, friday, six more days at least here in the northeast. this is really -- we had an easy start. you go to texas or oklahoma, they're saying we've been doing this for months since may breaking records. this morning, oklahoma city, walking out the door to 84. that ties their all-time high low meaning the warmest they've been. oklahoma, the entire state every observation site yesterday was 102 plus. that's really significant and hre's some of the record-breaking temperatures. wichita falls had their all-time july heat, 115. oklahoma city tied their all-time july at 110. this is much bigger so you have that core or crux of the heat still in arkansas, western tennessee, memphis will feel like 112. palm springs and las vegas, new excessive heat warnings because it's not going to recover overnight. las vegas, 80 plus at night. don't get any recovery time and,

george, here we go, 101, the feels like for philadelphia. up to boston who should have their first official heat wave and hold onto it through the weekend. >> a lot of red, thanks very much. we get the latest into the investigations of donald trump's interference in the 2020 election. this morning, prosecutors in georgia targeted 16 republicans who participated in trying to overturn the election in that state and steve osunsami is tracking it is case from atlanta. good morning, steve. >> reporter: good morning to you, george. court documents show that the fulton county district attorney has now notified 16 people who signed an unofficial document that if taken seriously would have handed georgia's presidential victory to the former president and she has told them that they are now targets of an investigation. up until this point, they thought they were witnesses. the so-called fake electors are accused of trying to help president trump overturn the 2020 election here in georgia. there's an ongoing special grand jury looking into the matter and it's not just prosecutors looking into the actions of the

former president and his supporters. the justice department is also taking a closer look. they're looking into allegations that trump campaign officials tried this in seven swing states that the former president lost. the january 6th committee investigating the riots on capitol hill has connected these false electors to the former president. lawyers for some of the electors here in georgia argued that their clients were unaware of any plot by the former president or his campaign to use their document improperly, george. >> but there are tapes and these nvestigations are intensifying, thanks very much. in washington as the january 6th committee set for a primetime hearing tomorrow night there are new questions about the deleted secret service text messages from january 6th and chief washington correspondent jon karl has the latest on that. good morning, jon. >> reporter: good morning. the secret service says it is conducting a forensic effort to recover the deleted text messages but even as they're doing that they say that effort is unlikely to be successful. so far, george, they have only turned over to the committee one text message requested, a single

text message that -- in question here. they say the messages were deleted as part of a technology upgrade. they acknowledge that the agents had been instructed to preserve the messages but most of them simply didn't do it. the committee is not happy about this and neither is the national archives. the archives has written a letter to the secret service demanding to know why the messages were not preserved as required by federal law. >> and, jon, meantime, steve bannon's trial for refusing to testify before the january 6th committee is under way. >> reporter: it is, and it is under way rather quickly. bannon has tried to delay it. first his lawyer asked for a month delay then a delay of a single day. the judge wouldn't have it. the trial is under way. the prosecution says it is a simple case of a guy who thinks he was above the law as the prosecutor said in the opening statement, this whole case is about a guy who just refused to show up for his part, bannon is saying this is all political. >> thanks very much. now to the house passing a

bill to ensure marriage equality. this after the supreme court overturned roe v. wade. congressional correspondent rachel scott is on capitol hill and, rachel, this is a rare show of bipartisanship with this bill. >> reporter: yes, michael. good morning. this was a bipartisan vote, 47 house republicans joined every single democrat to protect same-sex and interracial marriage under federal law. this was a direct response to roe versus wade being overturned by the supreme court. many democrats fear that other rights could be at risk as well. even though this measure cleared the house 157 republicans voted against it including republican leader kevin mccarthy. many republicans argue this is all a political charade by democrats ahead of the midterm elections insisting these rights are not in jeopardy, polls, of course, show the majority of americans, 71% according to a recent poll support same-sex marriage. at this point it's unclear where this goes from here. if or when the senate will even take up this bill, whether

there's even enough republican support to get it passed in the senate. i spoke to several republican senators who told me this bill is unnecessary. other republicans like senate minority leader mitch mcconnell would not commit to voting yes, amy. >> rachel for us in washington, thank you. now to that explosion at the hoover dam. a transformer bursting into flames and sending huge plumes of smoke over one of the nation's largest hydroelectric plants. trevor ault has more on the investigation that is now under way this morning. good morning, trevor. >> reporter: good morning, amy. not only is hoover dam an enormous draw for tourists it also provides 4 billion kilowatt hours of hydroelectric power every year so you can imagine when a part at its base exploded. it's one of the most historic landmarks and pieces of infrastructure. flames and thick smoke rising up the 700-foot hoover dam tuesday. >> that is not good. >> reporter: 13-year-old william recording this video as the

bridge was shaking underneath them. >> i saw a lot of smoke and then like immediately after fire and then the sound started to hit us a little bit like right away. >> very long siren came on and that's when we decided to leave. >> reporter: hoover dam straddles the arizona/nevada border an provides power to well over a million people in the region. officials say a mechanical problem caused a transformer near the base of the dam to catch fire. it was quickly extinguished and no injuries were reported. >> it was pretty crazy. we weren't expecting that when we woke up this morning and set off on our route 66 family vacation. >> reporter: and this explosion did trigger an alarm at a power control center in phoenix but officials continue to stress there was not and continues to be no threat to the power grid at large which is especially important right now with all this extreme heat we're enduring. >> thank goodness for that.

thanks, trevor. the white house says russia is planning to officially annex parts of the country as ukraine's first lady is set to address congress today and ian pannell on the scene. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. that's right. good morning, george. russia's laying the groundwork to annex parts of ukraine that it occupied during the war calling it a violation of their sovereignty. the kremlin is reviewing detailed plans to annex a number of regions that include zaporizhzhia and all of donetsk. overnight and glen this morning there's russian shelling striking neighborhoods across the country killing and woundin there's russian shelling striking neighborhoods across the country kigthis morning there's russian shelling striking neighborhoods across the country kiathis morning there's russian shelling striking neighborhoods across the country kiithis morning

there's russian shelling striking neighborhoods across the country kinthis morning there's russian shelling striking neighborhoods across the country ki this morning there's russian shelling striking neighborhoods across the country killing and wounding civilians and that's something that ukraine's first lady, olena zelenska, is expected to address when she speaks to capitol hill today. president zelenskyy's office saying she'll talk about the need to recognize russia as a state sponsor of terrorism. the ukrainian leader himself saying his wife will speak on behalf of all ukrainian mothers, all ukrainian women, should be emotional. george? >> it certainly will, ian pannell, thanks very much. michael. george, now to the funeral for ivana trump. being held at a historic catholic church in manhattan where family and friends from across the world are expected to pay respects to the former model and first wife of president trump who is expected to attend. erielle reshef is outside the church for us this morning. good morning, erielle. >> reporter: good morning, michael. the funeral is invitation only here at st. vincent church on the upper east side and expected the reflect the flamor that became synonymous with ivana trump. the ex-wife of former president trump passed away at the age of 73 after a fall at her manhattan apartment not far from here. we have learned that her three children are expected to speak at the service later today.

former president trump and former first lady melania trump spotted here in new york city earlier this week. they are also expected to be on hand to pay their respects. high-profile guests as you mentioned expected to flock from all over the world to honor the woman who became a mainstay of high society here in new york city. friends and family say that this will be a farewell fit for an icon, guys? >> erielle reshef, thank you for that. we turn now to the baseball all-star game. the national league jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning thanks to this home run by cardinals first baseman paul goldschmidt but the american league came storming back. this bomb by yankees slugger giancarlo stanton tied the game then one batter later twins outfielder byron buxton crushed another one for back-to-back home runs, the a.l. held on for their ninth straight win in the midsummer classic and the winning league gets home field advantage in the world series. >> mvp, well done.

>> congratulations. a lot more coming up including sesame place apologizing after this video went viral. it appeared to show a character ignoring two little black girls. what the theme park is saying as we hear from the mother of one of the girls. the turpin children and what they allege now happened in foster care and where they are now first on "gma" this morning, but first back to ginger. >> i don't know if y'all spent a lot in the southeast. raindrops are different. they fall like buckets. that is what was happening in parts of alabama with the lightning we had showing off behind us in tuscaloosa. i spent a sumnmer in alabama, ad there is nothing like a raindrop in alabama. something different. greenville, south carolina, also had sheets of rain, so many people across this nation would be so into having all this water but a lot are catching up on drought if not now surpassing it. here are the areas that need to be on the lookout. but for damaging winds so if you're in lapierre, flint,

detroit and you know, even ypsilanti, cleveland down to, say, northern kentucky and cincinnati included this afternoon as these things come through. they could have 60-mile-per-hour winds take down power lines and trees and the cold front stretches east so anybody from augusta, maine, through vermont, yes, burlington involved, wooster, massachusetts, hartford, connecticut and, look, another area, the same area i just showed you pictures from from north carolina back to mississippi. that all happens tomorrow. local weather now in 30 seconds.

drew: a wide range temperatures today. 70's and 80's around the bay shoreline. overnight, we will have coastal drizzle and patchy fog along the shoreline. here is the accuweather forecast. we are cooling off by friday. typical temperature spread. morning fog giving way to afternoon we are in that time of year where monsoon season has shifted and it is really on in arizona. this is between tucson and phoenix and you're seeing a dust storm there kicked up by a monsoon storm and see the lightning through the time lapse. it's gorgeous really because it looks like nobody is impacted by that dust that rolls out from it. >> amazing sight to see. coming up, shark sightings closing down some of new york's most popular beaches. stay with us. we'll tell you all about that when we come right back.

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in new york city it will feel like the triple digits. latest on the investigation from january 6th. this morning prosecutors in georgia are targeting those who obstructed in that state. big battle under way in the small city of marshfield, missouri. mcdonald's challenged the dairy queen to a sign war. dairy queen hit back saying we would, but we're busy making ice cream. mcdonald's said, that's cute. our ice cream makes itself. things escalated and dairy queen warned to, quote, behave or we'll flip you like our blizzards. >> wow. >> marshfield, missouri. it's going down out there. there's a blizzard in here right now. we have a lot more ahead including the latest on the younger turpin children. the new allegations and where they are now. that is coming up. but we will start with the sesame place being under fire this morning. the popular kids amusement park apologized after a video went viral that appeared to show a costume character snubbing two

black girls while there are claims of racism. the park is saying the video is not what it appears to be. t.j. holmes is here with more. good morning. >> stray, the video is not what it appears to be. that's what the park says. that's why i want everyone to see it for yourselves now. to our viewers, all right, so let's just roll the video. take a look at it here. okay, you see the character coming. high-fiving everybody as it goes down the street. gets to those two little girls and appears to flat out say no and their faces and their heart broken. there was an initial statement the park put out that explained what you just saw. then they updated that statement to saying what you just saw is not okay. ♪ sesame street ♪ ♪ ♪ >> reporter: "sesame street," a place of inclusion and learning for generations of kids. ♪ but sesame place, the theme park based on characters from the iconic children's tv show is

issuing an apology this morning after backlash from this video showing two young black girls seemingly snubbed by a performer dressed as rostia at the sesame place theme park near philadelphia. >> when he got to my children, he as you can see in the video just told them, no, and kept on moving and then i had stopped the video because i was upset but after that he proceeded to hug another girl of a different race. and to me it's like so the kids automatically were like, as you can see in the video, they were, you know, upset. >> reporter: the character of rostia seeming to shake her finger no before passing by the two little girls. >> to think they did something wrong when they did absolutely nothing wrong and to see other children be acknowledged and you're not acknowledged. >> reporter: sesame place released a statement saying the costumes they wear making it sometimes difficult to see adding that rosita did not intentionally ignore the girls

and said it was a misunderstanding. that statement wasn't good enough for many on social media who expressed outrage. one writing, nothing can undo how these babies were made to feel in this moment. the looks on their faces are so heartbreaking. singer kelly rowland helped draw attention to the issue speaking on her video on instagram. >> did you see that baby's face at the end? the little one with the pink on? she deserves an explanation. >> reporter: now other parents are sharing their own videos that they say show similar instances of their children being treated rudely compared to others. all seeming to show similar bias by characters at the park. >> these are innocent children, and the job of the character is to bring joy to the dieds and to acknowledge them, and i'm kind of happy that it went vile because now it brings light to a situation that we shouldn't have anyway. >> reporter: as a result sesame place has issued a second statement saying they are committed to making it right adding training for their employees to better understand, recognize and deliver an inclusive experience for all

guests. in that initial statement they also explained that the character was actually waving off a family that wanted them to take a picture with the baby which the characters aren't allowed to do and that was a part of the explanation as well. the family and their attorney will have a press conference. but the little girls, 6 years old, no matter where you come down on interpretation their little hearts were broken and said they got counseling for the girls and have been surrounded by family with the support for now so we just want to make sure -- >> there's so much you couldn't see, but you'll get training. just help them see. that would be all the training you need. >> again, i try to get away from the outrage and interpretation. any human being can see that and cee that somethi >> the disappointment. yeah. big time. >> thank you. we turn to the news in the case of the turpin children. the 13 siblings rescued after being held captive by their parents and lawyers for the kids

filed a lawsuit saying they were failed by the people who were supposed to care for them. steve osunsami spoke with them. >> reporter: some of what we'll share is disturbing, and if you've been following the story of the 13 turpin children who survived years of abuse in their own home, these new allegations are heartbreaking. >> this is 911, do you have an emergency? >> um, i just ran away from home. >> reporter: this was the call for help that set them free. the 13 children in california who had to be rescued by police. nearly all of them were tortured and kept as prisoners by their own parents who are now sitting in prison serving 25 years to life. >> i just ran away from home because -- i have a family of 15, okay. can you hear me? and we have abusing parents. did you hear that? >> reporter: this morning more than four years later some of these same children are now suing their county and a private

foster care agency who they say failed to protect them after law enforcement officers removed them from the nightmare that was their home. in a new lawsuit attorneys for the six youngest children of the turpin family say the foster family who was paid to raise them after they were rescued was also abusive. >> it's not only shocking, it should make everyone angry, because these children, you know, who were chained to their beds for a great majority of their life finally are freed, right? and then the county places them with and puts them in another position where they are further abused. >> reporter: child net is a private foster care agency contracted by riverside county east of los angeles and in their lawsuit the children say that the agency placed them in a home where they say the company knew that other foster care children who had spent time in that home had been abused. they accuse the former foster parents and their daughter of

hitting them in the face with sandals, pulling their hair, hitting them with a belt and striking their heads. some of them accuse their former foster father of sexual abuse and they say both foster parents would tell them that they were worthless and would encourage them to harm themselves. >> and while the kids were being abused further, the county closed their eyes. >> i mean, this case is one where the entire world is watching and yet even in that situation the county and childnet dropp tells you, i think, pretty clearly what must be happening and what we've seen happen in other cases with kids who aren't famous, whose cases are not high profile. who nobody knows about. >> reporter: it was a case of abuse and neglect in america in 2018 that broke hearts around the world. >> they pull our hair.

they yank our hair. i have two -- my two little sisters right now are chained up. >> how old are you? >> i'm 17. >> what's your name? >> jordan turpin. >> in an emotional interview last november jordan turpin first shared this story with diane sawyer. >> i don't know how you had the courage never having spoken to anyone like that. >> i think it was like us coming so close to death so many times and like i was worried about my siblings and when i saw them crying and worried, i just felt like i had to do it. like, like i was just wanted to do it. i wanted to help everyone. >> reporter: according to the eyth years until one of the chi e threfoeroster family members are now facing more than a dozen criminal charges including child abuse, neglect

and sexual assault. they've pled not guilty. a county spokeswoman tells us they have not seek the lawsuit so they have no comment. we've reached out to childnet and did not get a response but last year a spokesperson for the foster care agency told abc news that they could not comment specifically on the turpin case because of confidentiality laws, but said, we take our work very seriously including the extensive vetting of parents. the children are suing for damages. but their lawsuit at this point doesn't say for how much. >> i can't even tell you how many times our clients have told us, we just don't want this to happen to someone else. >> reporter: today four of these 13 children, brothers and sisters are still in foster care but their attorneys tell us that they are safe, together and on the road to recovery. guys. >> wow, the turpins have been through so much, it's unimaginable. steve, thank you. coming up here on "gma," the shark sighting shuttin

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these recent shark sightings had some of new york's most popular beaches closed for hours yesterday and, quite frankly, it is easy to see why. let's take a live look at our "gma" drone camera up above long beach. this morning we are still seeing sharks in the water. our drones capturing quite a few in a matter of minutes. the underwater predators were only about a mile or less from the shore give or take and this is what has officials on high alert. monitoring from sand to sky and what they've seen so far was enough to shut down some beaches temporarily. though some of those beaches are back open. it's not just been shark sightings. sometimes it's shark bitings. at least five people in the last month were attacked by sharks. by comparison in this area there was only one reported shark bite all of last summer and here we are only in july. as for the timing of some of these closures it could not be worse and the northeast is bracing for scorching summer heat and could feel like triple

digits so while the shutting down of beaches even temporarily might be uncommon, it is standard procedure for when sharks are spotted. amy? >> andrew, this isn't just happening in new york, correct? >> no, it is not. there was a woman just yesterday off the waters of north carolina, a surfer, she says she was grazed by a shark, now, it did not bite her but does say the shark jumped out of the water and his teeth cut her leg. she drove herself to the hospital. amy. >> we're glad she is okay. andrew dymburt, thank you for that. >> close call. coming up next the real stars of the major league baseball all-star game. it is our "play of the day."

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you're staying cool. >> get the credit card ready. we begin with the latest on that relentless heat moving east this morning. some 100 million americans are under some kind of heat alert. we'll go back to whit johnson who is here in new york where it's expected to feel like triple digits. good morning, again, whit. >> reporter: michael, good morning. this is impacting nearly a third of the u.s. population as you noted there, more than 100 million americans under some kind of heat alert from coast 20 coast. in texas, nearly the entire state is experiencing triple digit temperatures and that record heat is helping to fuel wildfires there. already scorching more than 8,000 acres. and the heat is now moving east from the plains to philadelphia to boston. new york city now in a heat wave expected to last through the weekend with the humidity, temperatures will feel like upper 90s and triple digits. one of the big concerns is the strain on power grids, con ed in new york city has been sending out text message alerts urging people to limit their energy use and promising to monitor any potential outages. amy.

>> all right, whit. thank you so much for that. okay, the latest into the investigation of donald trump's interference in the 2020 election. this morning prosecutors in georgia targeted 16 republicans who participated in efforts to overturn the election in that state. back to steve osunsami in atlanta. good morning, steve. >> reporter: good morning, to you, george. court documents show the fulton county district attorney here in georgia has notified the 16 people who signed an unofficial document that had it been taken seriously would have handed georgia's presidential victory in 2020 to the former president and she's told them that they are now targets of an investigation. up until this point they thought they were just witnesses. the so-called fake electors are accused of trying to help president trump overturn the 2020 election here in georgia. there's an ongoing special grand jury looking into the matter here and it's not just prosecutors looking into the actions of the former president and his supporters, the justice

department is also taking a closer look. they're looking into allegations that trump campaign officials tried this in seven swing states that the former president lost. the january 6th committee is investigating the riots on capitol hill, has connected these fake electors to the former president and his campaign. george. >> steve osunsami, thanks, amy. now to that concerning new report that shows the number of women diagnosed with gestational diabetes increased significantly from 2016 to 2020. abc news chief medical correspondent dr. jen ashton joins us to break those numbers down for us. thanks for being here, dr. jen and so we said rising significantly. how significantly? from the cdc about diabetes in pregnancy. really looking at the who and what over what period of time so let's take a look at who is affected. first of all, over a four-year period, 2016 to 2020, the rate increased 30%. it used to be around 5% of all

pregnancies. who is affected the most? the rate highest among nonhispanic asian women and lowest rate among non-hispanic black women. even though it can increase with age and obesity, it can affect any woman who is pregnant. >> we're taking about gestational diabetes. how does it affect the mother? what's the impact? >> i'm glad you asked. two patients at stake. >> two patients at stake. the effects on the mother of gestational diabetes. in particular diabetes during pregnancy that is not managed, there's increased risks, excuse me of c-section delivery, of future type 2 diabetes and most significantly a future cardiovascular disease. a woman who is affected with this diabetes during pregnancy knows she is at risk many years down the road, as well. >> and you mentioned there are two lives at stake here, what about the impact on the fetus. >> again, for poorly controlled gestational diabetes fetal risks, increased risk of a

shoulder dystocia where the shoulder literally gets stuck during delivery, metabolic abnormalities after birth particularly in the neonatal period like high blood sugar and large for jess takal sized babies, it's called feetal aronomia. that's not an acute situation but can be pathological for the baby so important to manage, prevent it and screen for it. >> as always, thank you, george. coming up on our "gma morning menu" mayors from major cities are coming together to fight gun violence. the new steps they're taking. four of them join us live. also this morning, rob gronkowski, the future hall of famer in his first big interview since retiring again but will he stay off the field? plus, yara shahidi and marcus scribner are here live to tell us all about the new season of "grown-ish." we'll be right back. ♪ you're so golden ♪ (dad) we have to tell everyone that we just switched to verizon's new welcome unlimited plan, for just $30. (daughter) i've already told everyone!

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eric adams, byron brown, tishaura jones and frank scott jr. thank you all for joining us. mayor adams, you got 15 mayors coming together, all in. what do you all hope to accomplish? >> well, we have clearly identified that we're dealing with the same problem, a $9 billion industry that's turning pain in our communities and want to mobilize, strategize, learn from each other's best practices successful in decreasing shootings and homicides in the city, but we have a long way to go, and goal is to use a centralized database to show where guns are coming from, who are the manufacturers? five manufacturers in this country are producing over 50% of the guns that are used in crimes. united as mayors we can send a strong message that we have to stop this senseless overproliferation of guns. >> half the guns coming from

just five manufacturers, it's pretty stunning statistic there, mayor jones. we know there are hundreds of millions of guns in circulation. so will the focus on gun manufacturers, lawsuits on gun manufacturers really make a difference? >> well, if this were any other industry and it was as deadly then the government would have already acted to make sure that we got rid of whatever was killing our citizens and we haven't seen that sort of action from the federal government. so we have to look at the root causes and look at other strategies to try to cure gun violence in our communities. >> mayor brown, the day after the horrific massacre back in buffalo where ten black people were killed at that shopping center, you said you believed it was a turning point in this debate. do you still believe that? >> you know, as we continue to heal and recover from the white supremacist mass shooting in buffalo on may 14th, i do believe that it was a turning point.

i've been talking to mayors all across the country, republicans as well as democrats, who want to do something about the overproliferation of guns in our country that are taking innocent american lives over 110 people are killed by guns every day in our country, and more than double that injured, something has to be done about guns and sensible gun reform. >> but mayor scott, in arkansas, in your state it seems like any kind of legislation would be a nonstarter in a red state like arkansas. what can you hope to accomplish there in your community? >> well, violent crime is decreasing in the city of little rock. we understand that we have to bring attention as we address gun violence as an epidemic in our communities. any of us at any point in time

will receive a phone call about a homicide and 99.9% of the time as it relates to a gun and many times someone who has legal access to a gun or legally sold a gun and we have to continue to ensure we have low violence, low crime but have to address the guns. any time that you have the ability to have a gun in a church or in a park, we can't find this comfort when it happens at our doorstep. >> especially when concealed. finally, mayor adams, i think mayor jones did bring up importantly about the federal government but paralysis in washington despite being able to pass some legislation last month. so on the state and city level, what kind of changes can you implement on your own? how do you do it? >> well, that's part of the conversation today with these mayors. we not only must use the tools

in our toolbox. we have to think outside the tool box, and we want to strategize together. we've shared the horrific actions of gun violence in our city. but it must be intervention and prevention. the prevention we need more help from the federal government. but the intervention, let's use the tools we have, atf, let's make sure we expand on a number of atf agents, let's do information sharing for the first time this database we're going to use where guns are coming from. we are encouraging others to share this information and then let's think differently. let's get that gun before it hits our streets and that is one of the most important things we want to accomplish and atf could be a real information sharing resource to accomplish that. >> your work is critical. thank you all very much. >> let's go to ginger. >> thank you, george. it is already 77 degrees in new london, connecticut so starting on that sizzling path toward a really hot week in general. earth camera there but now we see the heat wave and the numbers of today, the feels like in philadelphia will be 101. syracuse, 99.

hartford, 99. boston, 95. but, watch, the heat wave will continue all the way through the end of the weekend and early next week. actual air temperature in philadelphia not the feels like would be 101 on sunday. boston to 96. we'll stay in the mid- drew: a wide range temperatures today. 70's and 80's around the bay shoreline. overnight, we will have coastal drizzle and patchy fog along the shoreline. here is the accuweather forecast. we are cooling off by friday. typical temperature spread. morning fog giving way to afternoon now to rob gronkowski. now to rob gronkowski. he recently announced his retirement. you know we've heard that before. gronk retired for the first time in 2019 then he got a call from his buddy tom brady and he came

back and together they won a super bowl so it worked out pretty good for him but is this time for real? he talked to victor oquendo in his first sit-down interview since his announcement. good morning, victor. >> reporter: good morning, michael. yeah, i guess tom brady can be pretty persuasive so i asked rob gronkowski what happens if brady calls again. i'll let you decide whether you buy his answer. whether or not gronk is on the field, he is definitely staying busy. arguably the best tight end to ever play football. >> gronkowski has it. >> reporter: with the larger than life personality off the field. >> who's getting wild tonight? >> what's up, man? >> reporter: we caught up with four-time super bowl champ rob gronkowski now retired for a second time at just 33. >> i want to know what a typical day in retirement looks like for you right now. >> you know, it's whatever the day brings. i mean sometimes i got nothing for a couple of days and just wake up when i wake up or i can wake up, get a workout in. i like to stay active. stay fit. >> growing up did you ever think you would be retired at this stage of your life.

>> i'm not like really retired. just from the game of football. i'm at the point where i don't want to be too busy, but dipping my toes in the business world. >> reporter: now pitch man. here's gronk using a usaa ad that will premiere this fall with a little help from his brothers and dog ralphie. >> you know, i got to be kind of an agent as well. >> is ralphie over there? >> right here. >> can we bring him in real quick? >> what kind of dog is ralphie? >> he's a french bulldog. >> beautiful. >> he's a beautiful boy. what's up, ralphie? he loves treats. he loves his stomach rubbed in the morning. he flips over. >> reporter: the big question, is gronk's football career over? tom brady's favorite target has come back from retirement before leaving room for speculation. i'm going to ask if you get that call from tom brady that says, gronk, you know, we can win the super bowl if i'm throwing to you out there. >> yeah, i'll say, what's up. obviously i'll answer. he's the greatest of all time

calling and we do have a great relationship on and off the field. we're good friends, but i would say what's up but, no, i wouldn't go back to football. i'm all set. and, you know, i'm enjoying what i'm doing, and i'm enjoying trying to find what i really want to do next. >> we got a quick lightning round. favorite cheat meal. >> my mom's chicken souffle. >> favorite sport not football. >> basketball. played in high school. >> favorite show to binge-watch? >> outer banks. >> dogs or cats? >> dogs? and you coming out of retirement in week 14 or 15? >> week zero. >> reporter: guys, i tried my best but gronk says he is retired for good this time. however, his girlfriend doesn't seem to think it's permanent. she recently told "sports illustrated" it looks like him and tom brady are having fun retiring and then unretiring. i guess we'll see come playoff time. >> we will see come playoff time. i'm not quite sold yet.

we'll see in october. >> that will be interesting to see. >> then you'll cover it just like you're about to cover "pop news." >> there we go. thank you for that transition, my friend. good morning, everybody. we begin with some good news for you beliebers. justin bieber is back. his rep confirming that bieber's world tour will resume later this month in italy on july 31st to be exact. the news coming just after a month after the 28-year-old revealed his ramsey hunt diagnosis in an instagram video showing his partial facial paralysis. bieber postponed his u.s. tour dates to focus on his health which appears to be very much on the mend, thankfully. his massive tour includes 75 dates all over the world. that goes on through march of next year. that is grueling. new u.s. dates for the shows that were postponed will be announced in the weeks to come. i want in. >> i took my twins to see him in newark. i'm blaming it on the twins. i really wanted to see him and he's fantastic. great show. >> that's how i am about the next guy. taking kate to see harry styles. let's be honest.

harry styles in the news set to be the subject of his own college course. guess i'm going back to college! texas state university offering students the chance to study harry styles and the cult of celebrity. that's the course name. the professor lewis valencia created it about his career and says he can't tell you how many conversations he's had that started as just a shared love of all things styles, but quickly went to larger societal questions about sexuality, gender, race and even sustainability because of styles' art. speaking of his art, the singer officially breaking a personal record with that hit, that's the one "as it was," it has now held the number one spot on the hot 100 for ten weeks and counting. >> wow. >> that's the longest styles has had at the top and his newest music video "late night talking" has 15 million youtube views. less than a week after coming out. i did not have all of them. but a lot of them. >> running very hard for good student ratings. >> isn't that fantastic?

>> yeah, that rate my professor. that guy is straight as. the tour is obviously -- harry is still on tour all over. you can i hear get tickets. my producer and i were plotting how to make it happen. finally, want to share with you this funny video. you know we can't all be extroverts. that does apply to our furry friends. check out this video. look closely. sofia posted this of her self-described awkward dog at a play date with other, well, introverted dogs. the gathering was put together by a dog psychologist who posted that they were gathering dogs for a shy dog play date to study. she wrote it looked more like a pasture of cows. it really does. just look at it. >> that is weird. >> the dogs just looking at each other hanging out rather awkwardly. >> why did these people bring us here? >> the video as 22 million views. many people seem to relate.

one person, i love this, wrote they all secretly hoped plans to meet up would have fallen through. >> a social mixer. >> it's true and fun to look at. check it out. it's pretty funny. that's "pop news," all. >> let's go to amy. all right, guys, it is time for our two-day "deals & steals" event. it's an event. tory johnson is bringing 24 deals in just over 24 hours to help beat the heat and she's kicking it off with products for the great outdoors. check them out by pointing your phone to that qr code on the screen. i was asking with these beautiful bird houses. they're beautiful but also functional. >> yes, so they're not just decorative from home bazaar. these architecturally gorgeous birdhouses, but have every single detail. that one is a feeder. so it looks gorgeous and it is functional to attract the birds in your area. we have in the front here a

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frizzy, straw-like, kind of a lot of things that wind up happening to hair in the water. this is really great protection. we have the options for both kids and adults. 8 to $10. >> you can put it on damp or dry hair. which is really cool. >> which is easy. finally a "shark tank" approved product. curie. you get clean formulas. one of their products i love, the fragrances are fabulous this hydrating hand sanitizer. grapefruit is a great one. this body whip smells so good. all of these 50% off. smell that one. it starts at $6. >> wow, that is incredible. thank you so much, tory as always. tory has even more summer savings on the way so stay tuned for that. plus, "grown-ish" stars yara shahidi and marcus scribner here live. marcus scribner here live.

>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. jobina: good morning, i'm jobina fortson with abc seven mornings. here's sue hall with a look at traffic. sue: here's a look at the map, with an accident that happened earlier in oakland. there is a big backup. and alamo, a backup and accident near stone valley partially blocking a lane here and

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drew: live with kelly and ryan is coming up. she will tell us about her new series, pretty little liars, original sin, coming up at 11:00. drew: we have areas of thick fog near the north bay, half a mile visibility in santa rosa and three miles in half an bay. we are seeing 40's and 50's. sunshine, 60's and 70's. the tam cam, we will get the fog flowing back to the coast throughout the day, but hot later today.

70's and 80's around the bay shoreline. jobina: thank you, drew. we will have another update in ♪ ♪ welcome back to "gma," live from times square. we loved our next guests as siblings on "black-ish" and now yara shahidi and marcus scribner are back together again in a spin-off series and we love them even more in "grown-ish." they are joining us now to talk all about it. welcome to the show, you two. give it up. give it up. give it up. [ applause ] >> thank you, thank you. >> eight seasons on "black-ish." family finally said good-bye. you two have gone on to greener pastures, i guess, but, yara, what do you miss most about the show, "black-ish"? >> i mean, we had such an incredible crew with us that literally stay for most of the

eight years so it really became a family on set, and i feel like we grew up in a 20-foot vicinity from each other in the school trailer and so that's what i miss the most and him coming to "grown-ish" such a treat because i've been pitching this since season one, guys, marcus, i had a whole end story line planned out. i kept circling back so i got my favorite thing about "black-ish." >> here we are. >> here you are. and, marcus, i think everyone wants to hear you all keep in touch. do you? is there a "black-ish" text chain going on? >> we do have -- we have a text thread for sure. we have been talking about making dinner plans like a real family forever and so not gotten around to it. i think i definitely have to send the first text, but, yeah, the thread is still alive and well. >> yeah. we have layers to it. like the office thread. the family thread. >> different sections. >> what was your pitch to marcus to get him on the show? >> well, i think i just kept talking -- i talked to you about it because when he joined us on "grown-ish" starting season one and season two, he was such a

fan favorite part of the show and it was fun to have the sibling dynamic back and so it was really me going to the writers and being like, guys, picture this, zoey graduates and he says, i never thought she'd make it. the camera is his. it's not how it happened and it happens in a cool way. i was just so happy >> that's awe someone. we have a clip from the show and >> this is your brother right here? >> hi, i'm junior. >> body wash. this is what i get for rolling the dice. >> all right. godspeed and why don't you text me when you need me and you will

need me. >> we just saw your character is going to college for the first time. i love the picture with two red solo cups. so indicative of college. i know you've been able to fulfill some of your college dreams but also in real life, i'm curious, what have you knocked off your list and what's still left to do for you just personally? >> i think -- on the show i actually got to knock off pledging a fraternity which i was really excited about, you know, crossing the sands, never got to do that in real life. i still want to do a keg stand. i've never done one. [ laughter ] >> we can make it happen. >> what big ambitions you have. >> one day. one day. >> i'll hold your feet. >> guys, bring it out. roll out the keg stand. [ laughter ] >> yara, congratulions t

great news. how does life compare to art? >> it does and it doesn't. i'd have to say fortunately yara never had that kind of adderall moment in her academic career and zoe wears a new outfit every day. i just wear the track suit. it did begin to mimic each other. she was juggling her career and school while i was flying back and forth from school and set so i'm just really grateful to be able to fulfill two things that i really love to do. >> it's really is amazing for you to be able to go back and forth. >> the first time i was on i hadn't started yet. >> exactly which is crazy. marcus, are you going to do double college duty? >> well, currently not. i've been talking about probably pull an anthony anderson and get

my diploma -- [ laughter ] more in the cards for me. currently i'm like having a tough time juggling one thing so i'm no yara shahidi with the harvard lifestyle. >> the two of you have a band together, right? >> yes. >> the bloody diamond. >> a band, yeah, yeah. >> can you sing something for us? >> oh. >> so -- we're actually pr -- >> we're good at marketing. >> yeah. >> don't have a single song but we've been in a band since 2017. >> bloody diamonds. >> we won't make you sing in the morning. it's okay. >> but i mean we should do a reunion tour with the no songs that we have. >> it's just us getting on stage. >> we'll make sure we bring a keg. >> yeah, exactly. thank you. >> then you'll sing. >> you two always are so fun. always bring joy to the show when you are here. so happy you two came in and joined us today. >> thanks for always helping us to launch the seasons. >> we love it and love you two and "grown-ish," season 5 premieres today on freeform and

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>> yes, lara, almost everyone in this nation needs those deals so thank you to you and tory. englewood beach, florida. it looks so beautiful but the temperatures already in the low 80s and we are breaking records. just as the sun comes up across the nation. daily low highs if that makes sense to you. basically the morning low is the drew: a wide range of temperatures today. 60's, 70's and 80's. 90's and the hottest spots inland. cooler weather hits us we all know college costs are on the rise but there is also relief out is there for some savvy parents. "gma" contributor megan ryte joins us now with some simple tips for budgeting as a family. hey, megan. >> good morning, amy. now, the sticker shock when it

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the beginning stages of, you know, just reading, watching movies, making bread, cooking and fortunately i didn't have any -- i didn't lose anyone during the pandemic. and i would listen to the updates every morning and went through all of that. and i was starting -- my friends and i, we would talk all the time, when are we going to go back to work? we were all starting to itch to go back to work. and it was hollywood was slowing starting to come back so the challenge became how do you shoot something in maybe like a room because we can't, you know, how do we make it work? and there were different people doing different things so it was like, okay, how do we do this or that? i tried to write something, you know, kind of simple enough to shoot it in a pretty much one location and i decided to just lean into the pandemic since we've all gone through it together and this is a love story because i felt like we'd

all gone through so much and for me during that time, i really gravitated towards watching things that i knew the ending was pretty hopeful. >> we were all looking for hope. >> yes, and comfort and i was like, that's what felt right to write and i had read a lot of different stories about, i mean, people falling in love, people getting divorced, people having babies, you know, all of that and i thought, well, i think i'd rather tell a story about people coming together rather than breaking up. >> even if they didn't know they would come together. >> exactly, so that's -- >> let's show a clip. >> you have a car and, you know, obviously owner tim double booked up. i don't have a car otherwise i would drive to a hotel tonight so -- >> so -- >> so i think you need to drive to a hotel tonight and we can resolve this whole thing tomorrow. >> oh, you're saying i should leave. >> well, i booked it on sunday.

you booked it yesterday. i had it first. >> i take it neither one left. >> neither one left. but i still think june's argument is, yeah, it definitely worked. >> her argument was definitely better. i heard that diane keaton has an influence in this movie even though she didn't play a role. >> i mean diane keaton is one of my favorite actresses. i love her so much as a person and all of her work and definitely during -- well, i always like will go to diane keaton movies. >> i get it. >> but "baby boom" was when we watched a lot, actually while we were filming because we were filming upstate and just that scene where she's freaking out because nothing is working and she thought she was going to have this incredible ideal experience in the country only to realize like frozen pipes and nothing works and that's kind of like when you're making a movie

you think, oh, it'll be this -- it'll be so easy then it's like, oh, wait, that isn't working, like when we were shooting this movie, our first day of filming, a tree fell down so nobody could get out and it was because we were up in the country and it was like, oh, wow, so who do we call? like we didn't anticipate this. >> you're playing every role so i guess they'll call you, you're the producer. >> and things like that, don't call me. i was like, oh, my goodness, okay. can we lift it? but we did eventually figure it out obviously. >> and we cannot wait to see it "alone together" is in theaters this friday on demand july 29th. thanks for coming in. >> thank you, george. >> we'll be right back. viou

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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. jobina: good morning. sue: we go straight over to the tri-valley where we had a couple of problems that have jammed things up. northbound stone valley, that accident cleared. southbound that accident just cleared. look at the damage southbound backed up into pleasant hill. >> seeing that fog is lifting, improving conditions in the north. now up to seven miles visibility after being stuck in a quarter-mile for much of the morning. a couple of 70's on the board. here's a live look outside from san jose. here is how the day shapes up. we will have fog thinning getting into the 90's. 70's and 80's bayshore, a in the

60's. ♪ ♪ >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today, "abc world news tonight" anger, david muir. and from "pretty little liars: original sin," bailee madison. and "live's guide to a healthy summer" continues with the deep dive and having fun in the sun. all next on "live!" and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest! >> ryan: good morning! >> kelly: good morning, deja. [cheers and applause] >> kelly:el