right now on "america this morning," a summer of extremes as the relentless heat grips two-thirds of the nation with no relief in sight. a deadly storm, ten soldiers are struck by lightning at a u.s. army base. plus, as triple-digit temperatures take their toll, the prediction about your electric bill prompting homeowners to cut back as much as possible. breaking overnight, new details about the evidence that could be revealed at tonight's primetime hearing of the january 6th committee. what the outtakes from a speech president trump reported on january 7th, the day after the capitol riot, reveal. and one mother's painful decision. >> your first instinct is as a parent is to protect your child. >> why she decided to call

police on her own son fearing he might attack his school. plus, a decision from nasa on the next mission to the moon. the pizza deliveryman who ran into a burning building to save five kids gets a reward he never saw coming. and don't try this at home. the tire change that set a world record. good thursday morning, everyone. i'm mona kosar abdi. >> and i'm christie ileto in for andrew. we begin with that deadly lightning strike at the u.s. army base in georgia injuring ten soldiers. >> the storm coming during a cross-country heat wave. more than two-thirds of all americans are experiencing heat at least 90 degrees from california to new england. and for many of them there's no immediate relief in sight, not from the heat or the soaring electric bills. authorities are now urging people to stay inside if possible.

>> this morning, the extreme weather gripping much of the country turning deadly on a u.s. army base. authorities say ten soldiers were hit by lightning at fort gordon in georgia, one of them dying from the injuries. and delivery drivers are sounding the alarm after a u.p.s. driver was seen collapsing in the heat in arizona. u.p.s. trucks do not have air-conditioning. this thermometer in one truck appears to read 161. one u.p.s. driver spoke anonymously to our phoenix station. >> every week drivers are dropping like flies due to heat conditions and u.p.s. is killing drivers because of this. >> reporter: abc news has not verified the identity of the drivers or that thermometer reading but in a statement, u.p.s. says, it never wants employees to continue working to the point that they risk their health or work in an unsafe manner. 29 states are under excessive heat warnings and heat advisories today. experts say climate change has made rare heat waves three to

five degrees warmer, and in the southwest scientists believe the worst drought in 12 centuries is now under way. these new satellite images show the rapidly decreasing water levels in lake immediate which provides water to 25 million >> right now those out flows are exceeding the inflows and te lake levels are going down just like your bank account would decreate. >> reporter: meanwhile, americans' electric bills are predicted to increase by 20% compared to last year to an average of $540 largely due to soaring natural gas prices. and in new york city the power company is asking customers to keep thermostats at 78 degrees to conserve energy. on wednesday president biden announced new executive actions to address rising temperatures including $2.3 billion for stronger infrastructure to withstand climate change and funding to help low-income families improve air-conditioning in their homes. >> i can do more because not enough is being done now. >> climate change activists say

what biden announced falls far short of what is actually needed as he faces opposition in congress. he's now considering a emergency declaration to free up fundin to tackle the issue. severe turbulence on a flight from tampa to nashville forced eight people to go to the hospital. those taken to the es regional o back pain. breaking overnight, new details about what could be made public at tonight's primetime t. sources say outtakes othe video president trump madee capd be released. they reportedly tell a different than the white house aides wanted to convey. abc's em nguyen is here with the very latest. em, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, mona. tonight we're expecting to learn more about then president trump's frame of mind during the capitol insurrection including what he allegedly did not want to say in the speech he delivered the day after. under scrutiny in tonight's primetime january 6th house

select committee hearing, the 187 minutes the panel says then president trump refused to call off an attack by a mob of supporters at the capitol. the next day trump released a three-minute prerecorded message to condemn the attack. >> a new administration will be inaugurated on january 20th. >> reporter: but behind the scenes, a different story. abc news learning the committee is expected to show some of the outtakes they obtained from that prerecorded message showing a president struggling to say the election was over and to condemn rioters according to sources. >> we have just been through an intense election and emotions are high, but now tempers must be cooled and calm restored. >> reporter: the president sources say only taped the message under immense pressure from aides advising him to do so to end any discussions about the 25th amendment, which is used to replace a president. tonight's hearing also comes as

the secret service says it was only able to recover a single text exchange from january 5th and 6th after the committee subpoenaed the agency. any other messages the secret service says were deleted during a device upgrade on january 27th. >> six committee chairmen sent a letter on the 16th of january saying, preserve everything. >> reporter: officials now saying this could be a violation of the federal records act. the committee also expecting to hear from trump's former white house counsel and to call two former aides to testify. deputy white house press secretary sarah matthews and deputy national security adviser matt pottinger, both resigned after january 6th. former president trump has called the committee's investigation rigged and one-sided. the panel says it plans to have an interim report out by september, mona. and abc news will bring you live coverage of the hearing beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern. the director of the cia is shooting down rumors that russian president vladimir putin is ill.

director william burns says putin is, quote, entirely too healthy. burns says putin may even take more risks with fewer advisers around him. russia has warned it will push deeper into ukraine if the west continues to supply long-range weapons to the ukrainians. meanwhile, natural gas is flowing once again through nord stream one, russia's largest pipeline to europe. it resumed today at 30% capacity after being shut down for maintenance. some were concerned russia might shut down the pipeline completely. now to one mother's agonizing decision first reported in "the wall street journal." some would say it's unthinkable calling police on your own son but this mother did it after learning that her boy was threatening to attack a local school. this morning a mother is speaking out about her decision to call police on her own son for threatening to carry out a school massacre in washington. >> well, of course, as a parent you think, i did something wrong. >> reporter: nicole schubert

tells "good morning america" she found her then 17-year-old son's journal while cleaning their house in 2019 and says it included detailed plans to shoot up and bomb their local high school on the anniversary of columbine. >> it was very descriptive. i remember he said that he was going to kill us and take the kids and leave them in the van running somewhere with the air conditioner so they could be found. >> reporter: at the time the teen attributed the journal to a creative writing class, but schubert called the police and he was banned from the school. >> your first intent as a parent is to protect your child. but at that point i felt like if he is actually going to do these things, he would be safer in jail. >> reporter: schubert says her son struggled with mental health issues, and she does not regret her decision.

>> everyone's alive, and he's not in jail. he is 18. he's working. i must have done something right. >> we'll have much more of the interview later on "good morning america." schubert will explain the other ten times that she called police on her son and what he's planning now for his future. nasa could launch a new mission to orbit the moon as soon as late august. the mission would use the most powerful rocket ever. no astronauts will be on board. the goal is to test certain systems before slashing down in the pacific, and if successful, a crew could be launched into the moon's orbit next year. all right, time now for a look at your thursday weather. good morning. a little bit of relief here across the red river valley on thursday. could see a thunderstorm, a little bit cooler but still pretty hot out there, folks, lots of 90s. speaking of hot we have no relief from the heat and humidity for moist of the south. this afternoon real feel temperatures up to 110. make sure you stay hydrated. speaking of which, you'll need to do just that across the

northeastern cities through this weekend a heat wave is brewing and we're going to have real feel temperatures of 105. i'm accuweather meteorologist kevin coskren. coming up, a new way to save lots of time at the airport. but first the pizza deliveryman who rescued five kids from a raging house fire gets a well-deserved reward. plus, a nightmare at sea. a kayaker ends up stranded surrounded by sharks in the middle of the night. the sheer luck that saved him.

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>> building a better bay area. moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. reggie: now at 5:00, trying to

stop the spread of monkeypox. sanford -- san francisco leaders holding a hearing today. kumasi: a high-speed chase on both sides of the bay. officers are still looking for the driver. >> what if i said something like that? if i was to make those types of statements as a black man? we don't typically get a margin forever. reggie: more controversy at the san francisco school board. why one supervisor is calling for a board member to stand down. kumasi: good morning everyone. reggie: we will get a start by checking in on the weather withdrew. drew: tomorrow it gets much cooler around here. we will find dense fog in spots this morning. santa rosa down to a mile and a half. to and a half in half moon bay. look at some of these 10 pitchers, from novato to santa rosa. we are in the mid and upper 40's this morning. mid 50's around the bay shoreline,