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titanic. five people aboard and just 96 hours of oxygen to survive. teams searching from the air and in the water. the coast guard commander leading the search joins us live. deadly storms on the move. overnight, at least six reported tornados, one ripping through moss point, mississippi, trapping people in a bank. and millions of americans on alert for dangerous heat, with temperatures hitting triple digits. ginger is tracking it all. reaction to secretary of state blinken's meeting with chinese president xi amid high tensions amid the world's two super powers. secretary blinken joins us on gma. >> breaking news. police reportedly raiding the headquarters of the paris olympics. what we know right now. growing mystery. postal inspectors intercept suspicious letters to former president trump, supreme court justice thomas and other high profile people after dozens of officials in kansas received letters with white powder.

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>> good morning america. always great to start the morning with some donna summers. that will be in our heads all day long. we have much more of that in our next hour. also going to have the latest on the talks between the u.s. and china. secretary blinken will join news a few moments. first let's get right to the search for the missing submersible. losing contact 900 miles off the coast of cape cod. in a moment we are going to talk to coast guard rear admiral john mauger who is leading the search. first gio benitez is in boston with the very latest. good morning, gio. >> reporter: robin, good morning to you. yeah, the clock is ticking. if that sub is still intact and those passengers are still alive, they have less than two days worth of oxygen left on board. this morning right here as we come on the air, we are learning the identities of at least four of the people inside.

this morning a desperate race against time to find a missing sub with five people on board that disappeared on an expedition to the wreckage of the titanic. overnight the u.s. and canadian coast guards scouring the area 900 miles off the coast of cape cod looking for any sign of the vessel. >> it is a challenge to conduct a search in that remote area. but we are deploying all available assets to make sure that we can locate the craft and rescue the people on board. >> reporter: multiple c-130 aircrafts, and sonar boom deployed to search both above and below the water as the clock ticks down. the ship started from canada friday carrying a 21 foot submersible vessel operated by ocean gate expeditions. sunday that submersible started what was supposed to be a nine hour journey to the titanic's wreckage and back, going 13,000 feet below the surface. but the vessel lost contact with the ship 1:45 into its dive.

ocean gate says the submersible was equipped with up to 96 hours of oxygen, more than 48 hours have already passed. ocean gate telling abc news, our entire focus is on the well being of the crew and every step possible is being taken to bring the five crew members back safely. >> there's not much you can do if things go wrong. you're stuck in a cylinder at whatever depth you're at. it's a race against time here. >> reporter: the sub, which was expected to rise to the surface if there were any technical issues, is still nowhere to be found. >> there could have become an accident. they could have had a catastrophic failure. the answer is we don't know just yet. >> reporter: the pressure 13,000 feet below the water, over 110 times that at sea level. and the temperature around 39 degrees fahrenheit. >> you're in a very hostile environment. it's pitch black. you can't see.

you need another ship that has the ability to go that deep. >> reporter: ocean gate offers tourists trips on its submersible for roughly $250,000 giving them an opportunity to explore the ruins with scientists. >> we are taking a scan of the wreckage. >> reporter: among the five people on board a business man and his son suleman. their family writing, we are grateful for the concern being shown by our colleagues and friends and would like to request everyone to pray for their safety. also inside renowned tie taeupbg researcher and hamish harden a british billionaire who posted these photos shortly before he took off, celebrating the journey to come. and of course, we are all hoping for a safe return. we can't sugar coat it. this is an extremely difficult mission. if they are sitting miles under water, well, there are very few ways to bring them back up. robin? >> gio, thank you. joining us now is rear admiral john mauger, first district commander of the u.s. coast

guard and the leader of the search for the missing vessel. really appreciate you taking sometime to speak with us, sir. could you please give us an update on where the search stands right now? >> thank you, robin. first and foremost our thoughts are with the crew members on board this submersible and their families at this time. our crews in the coast guard and partners across both the u.s. government and within canada and the private sector have been working around the clock to bring all capabilities that we have to bear on finding the submersible and locating the people. and so over the night, we flew multiple sorties, over the last few hours we've flown multiple aircraft over the site looking for signs of surfacing of the submersible. the area that we search is roughly about the size of connecticut.

as we continue on with the search, we're expanding our capabilities to be able to search under the water as well, and so we have a commercial vessel that's on scene that has remote operated vehicles that will give us the ability to search under the water as well. >> as you just mentioned, so much, so much is being done. we know the search is located 900 miles off the coast of cape cod. ocean depth 13,000 feet. can you just describe the challenges of conducting the search in such a remote area? >> this is a complex case. the coast guard doesn't have all of the resources to be able to affect this kind of rescue. although this is an area within a quarter search zone. my lead planner for this effort is called the sar mission coordinator, search and rescue mission coordinator. that's a reflection of, in many case, we are working to bring all assets to bear and our role is in coordinating all of the

technical expertise that we can bring to bear on the problem, in addition to flying aircraft or operating ships out on the water when necessary. and so in this particular case, we dispatched unified expands with the united states navy, with with the canadian armed forces, the canadian coast guard and with the private operator, ocean gate expedition, to make sure that we understand what's needed and deploy all available equipment to the scene that could be used to locate this submersible, whether it's on the surface or down beneath the surface. >> some are wondering is the vessel emitting any sounds that may help locate it? >> so we have an aircraft that we are flying in the last 24 hours and dropping buoys

listening for sound. we also have vessels now that have the capability to listen with their sonar. so if they are making sounds, that's certainly one of the ways that we're going to use to locate them. >> you touch on this as we started talking but do you have an additional message to the families of those five people on board, sir? >> our thoughts across the coast guard and across this unified command are with the crew members and their families. this is an incredibly difficult time for them. we are bringing all resources available to bear on this problem. robin, as you talked about, this is a complex operation. folks have been working around the clock to mobilize gear to get it to the site and to participate in the search for

this submersible. >> such a coordinated effort under way. sir, thank you very much for taking the time to be with us. take care, please. >> robin, thank you. >> we have breaking news. george, the justice department and attorneys for hunter biden have reached an agreement that would end the long running federal investigation into his personal and professional life. according to a new court filing just reviewed by abc news, the plea deal calls for biden to plead guilty to a pair of tax related misdemeanors in exchange for probation which would allow him to avoid serving time in prison if the deal is approved by a federal judge. the deal, which was negotiated by the u.s. attorney for delaware, david white, a trump appointee, also includes a pretrial diversion for one felony count related to hunter biden's illegal possession of a firearm meaning prosecutors would agree to drop the charge if biden adheres to certain terms of the program such as no illegal drug use.

sources close to biden believe it will mark the conclusion of a more than five year investigation that has dogged hunter biden and his family. both men accused of corruption, based on biden's dealing in ukraine and china. >> now to antony to china. blinken with xi saying the talks led to discussion. topics discussed china's role in the ukraine war, north korea's nuclear program and china's detention of several u.s. citizens. blinken defending the u.s. increase support of taiwan

without question the topic that angers beijing the most. one u.s. goal not accomplished though, re-establishing now closed communication channels between the chinese and u.s. military. the recent close calls in the south china sea between american and chinese warplanes and ships under scoring the threat of miscalculation without communication. george, blinken saying it was up to the chinese to open the channels. they declined to do so. which was a surprise given how well the other communication opened up. just a real tense time still between these two countries. george? >> thank you, matt. good morning, mr. secretary. thank you for joining us. last month president biden predicted a thaw in u.s./china relations. does your visit the president xi mark the beginning of that? >> i think, george, what it marks is a little more stability back into the relationship. president biden feels strongly that we have an obligation, both of us, to manage the

relationship responsibly. this visit was about really trying to do that, to re-establish lines of communication at senior levels of our government. to be able to talk about the real differences that we have on a number of issues. also to see if there are areas we can find ways to cooperate when it's in our mutual interest. >> president xi said there were new arguments on specific issues. what are they? >> we're working on a number of things. i don't want to get ahead of them. we have groups that will come together to try and report progress on issues. we had good candid very detailed conversations on both areas where we have profound differences and areas where we might cooperate. for example, on fentanyl, as you know is the number one killer of americans age 18 to 49. big part of the idea is chemical precursors that go into fentanyl, being manufactured in china, turned into fentanyl that

come into the country and kill americans. we're talking about forming a working group to talk about that. there are other areas that we don't want to get ahead of. we have profound differences. this is like we're managing them responsibly so the competition we're in does not veer into conflict. we had lengthy exchanges about taiwan. we also talked a lot about russia's aggression against ukraine and the role that china could play, positive role that it could play in, hopefully at some point bringing this conflict to an end. >> i want to ask you about ukraine. has china assured the united states that they will not be providing lethal aid to russia to help them in their aggression against ukraine? >> george, given the assurance to us. not just to us, to a number of other countries around the world who have expressed concerns about that. they said they have not and will not.

>> what does this lead to in the future? a face to face meeting between biden and xi in the coming months? i think what you're going to see in the weeks ahead, months ahead, more senior level engagement. some of my colleagues from the administration going to china. chinese officials coming to the united states. i invited my counter part to come to washington. he agreed so we'll set that up in the coming time. at the end of the day, there's not really a substitute for this leader to leader engagement between president biden and president xi. so my expectation is we'll see that in the months to come. it's really important that they continue to have these conversations. president biden has known president xi for many years when they were both vice president. they spent a lot of time together during the obama administration. and so this is an existing

relationship. it's important they have direct contact. >> secretary blinken, thanks for your time this morning. >> thanks, george. good to be with you. >> thank you, george. coming up the growing mystery over suspicious letters being sent to government officials. how it's expanding this morning. a plane was forced to make an emergency landing. why? because one of the doors flew open during the flight. we'll have the latest on the investigation. also this morning, the woman who was bitten by a shark, lost her leg. she tells us her story. first let's go to ginger. >> do you think when i say when people tell you who they are, listen? when this system told us two days in a row it can carry killer tornados, we're going to listen. this is the area that's got to watch. this afternoon anybody from baton rouge to new orleans. early afternoon. please be weather aware. have two ways of getting warnings. know where you're going to shelter. from alexandria through paskagula today. then we have to talk about heat. we're dropping all time records,

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what's gianni's last name? >> antekoupo. >> if you can say that, you can say his. we're going to have that story coming up. including a new series the race to retire. how a father was able to retire, get this, 36 years old. he's got some tips for all of us. that's coming up, michael. >> i retired at 36. then got more jobs. [ laughter ] congratulations to him. hopefully, help other people retire early. now we're going to turn to breaking news. police reportedly raiding the headquarters of the paris olympics. marcus moore has the latest for us. >> reporter: we are just a year out from the 2024 paris games and investigators are at several sites including the headquarters of the organizing committee looking into suspected corruption. national financial prosecutor's office said this is connected to two separate investigations. one opened in 2017. the other one just last year. authorities are investigating allegations of embezzlement of public funds and all favoritism

related to contracts awarded ahead of the games among other counts. no other specific information has been released at this point. the organizing committee overnight saying it is cooperating fully with investigators and paris is set to host the olympics and the paralympics next year. starting july 26th. george? now to the mystery of letters containing white powder sent to officials in kansas. it is expanding with some national figures also targeted. aaron katersky is tracking the story. good morning, aaron. >> reporter: lawmakers in kansas are still being urged to use caution when opening mail. but these have also been sent to public figures outside the state. federal law enforcements tell abc news postal inspectors intercepted suspicious letters addressed to former president trump, supreme court justice clarence thomas and other high profile people in addition to the 100 or so, mainly republicans in kansas.

the letters are considered harmless, but a statement from kansas republican leadership said they've made the last few days stressful. the kansas bureau of investigation has said nothing but a motive but a statement called the letters a cowardly attempt to intimidate the legislature. these letters, mikeem, come at a time when threats to lawmakers are up 400% in the last six years. michael? >> got to take all those threats seriously. aaron, thank you so much. scare in the sky. a door opened on a small plane carrying a brazilian band. the incident is under investigation. alex perez joins us with the story. good morning, alex. >> reporter: hey, good morning, michael. it is unbelievable to see just how calm these passengers remain in the face of what could have been a deadly disaster. this morning an urgent investigation into why the door of a plane carrying 12 brazilian band members burst open midair. a harrowing scare in the air for members of the band when their plane door opened.

>> you do not want to have a door open in flight no matter what altitude you're at. this is very frightening. >> reporter: shocking footage showing the passengers bracing themselves in the cabin. the incident took place roughly 20 minutes when they took off from the airport in brazil. passengers were initially startled by the loud sound of door swinging open. incredibly the band members can be seen remaining calm. >> i think we can point to the guys we saw in the video and say they are doing exactly the right thing. they're strapped in their seat. they're staying there. they're not panicking. that's exactly what we need. >> reporter: it's unclear why the plane door unlatched midflight. our aviation expert tells us these planes are known to have some issues with the door latch systems. >> this plane has been around for quite awhile. it's well known to have some weaknesses in that cargo door in terms of the latching mechanism. if just one of the latches doesn't seat properly, this can

be the result. >> reporter: thankfully, the pilot was able to make an emergency landing back at the airport and no injuries were reported for the 14 people on board. officials say that aircraft has been taken out of commission as they investigate what exactly what went wrong here. guys? >> all right, alex. thank you very much. now we have the american tourist who was bitten by a shark while diving in the bahamas. she had to have her leg am pew amputated. the 73-year-old woman from iowa is speaking from her hospital bed. will reeve joins us now with that story. good morning, will. >> reporter: the iowa woman had been diving for decades and had never been threatened with a shark. when she was attacked it was like being hit by a truck. it cost her her leg and now she's speaking out. >> it was like the scene out of a horror movie with blood everywhere. >> reporter: this morning a

73-year-old woman from iowa who got the fright of her life in the bahamas recovering in the hospital after a shark encounter left her with injuries so severe, doctors had to amputate her leg. >> i didn't even see him approach me. he came from below. it was just like a truck hit me. >> reporter: heidi ernst had just finished her dive in grand bahama earlier this month and was climbing up her boat's ladder. >> i have been diving for 11 years. i never had a shark even threaten me in any form or shape. i saw that he had my, or she probably, had my leg in its mouth starting to shake its head side to side. >> reporter: in the middle of the attack, heidi said she knew she had to fight back to survive. she hit the shark with her hand. >> one of the crew members, all i could hear him say was, get in the boat, get in the boat! i got up the ladder and jumped into the back of the boat. >> reporter: friends jumping into action. >> i could have easily bled to death had it not been for my friend who put the tournicutt on my leg.

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we are back with the latest on bebe rexha. the person who threw a phone at her during a concert has been charged. we're hearing more about it. kayna whitworth has the story. >> reporter: she said she's okay despite a cut and black and blue eye. according to police the man who threw the phone he did it because he thought it would be funny. this morning the 33-year-old award winning singer bebe rexha is recovering after being hit in the face by a cell phone while performing on stage at a concert in new york city sunday night. watch again as the cell phone hits rexha's left eye. the songstress kneeling down as crew members come to help. the concert abruptly ending as rexha was taken to the hospital. the fan who took the video said the incident stunned him. >> they turned on the lights. we started heading for the exited. that was a hard hit. really shouldn't have happened after such a great night.

>> reporter: mean time the "i'm good" singer -- ♪ >> reporter: posting photos monday. the pop star also posting this video on tik tok to let her fans know she's okay. >> i'm good, yeah, i'm feeling all right. >> reporter: a 27-year-old new jersey man was charged with assault for hurling the phone at rexha. this isn't the first time a fan has acted out at a show recently. as some of the biggest pop stars are touring, from beyonce to taylor swift and harry styles just how dangerous have stage performances become? >> you can argue some fans are making it extremely damage for the artist and other people around. >> reporter: look at this moment when harry styles was allegedly hit in the eye with skittles at an l.a. show in the fall. watch as a fan of country music star zach bryan seen here trying to grab his guitar from him. the singer not having it and

directing his security to remove the woman. >> get her out of here. >> reporter: behavior that's setting scary precedents for live performances to contend with. >> the moments go viral. people get excited for you and so social media has just helped make everyone think that moment is possible for them. >> reporter: the incident with rexha has garnered 3 million views on twitter. the man responsible appeared in court yesterday and was released. he didn't enter a plea. rexha is scheduled to perform in philadelphia tonight. >> scary. it was scary. >> could have been a lot worse. >> thank you, kayna. coming up, our new series the race to retire. father who retired at 36. gonna tell us how he did it and how you can do it, too. next it is our play of the day. day. are you looking at 4x4s on cars.com again? no. whenever you look at 4x4s, you turn into the version

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good morning america. it's 8 a.m. overnight, the desperate search for a submersible that disappeared on a deep sea mission to explore wreckage of the titanic. five people aboard and just 96 hours of oxygen to survive. teams searching from the air and in the water.

the coast guard commander leading the search joins us live. >> breaking news for our viewers in the west. hunter biden agrees to plead guilty to misdemeanor tax charges. president biden said reaching a tennive agreement with prosecutors, what we know right now. new romance scam alert. months long scheme using romance to lure victims into fraudulent investments. one woman who says she lost her life savings shares her warning to others. the secrets to financial success and freedom. >> i'm 46 and i retired at 36. >> this morning the father of two who was able to walk away from work to be with his kids. how he did it and how you can get started. >> celebrating "sex and the city." the groundbreaking show turning 25. changing the way we look at women, their friendships and their shoes forever. >> i spent $40,000 on shoes and

i have no place to live? >> diane sawyer is here live with her interview with sarah jessica parker. ♪ looking for some hot stuff baby this evening ♪ >> kicking off the summer with some of donna summers hot stuff. your first look at the queen of disco's personal possession up for auction, as we say good morning america. >> good morning america. >> george, good morning. the justice department and attorneys for hunter biden have reached an agreement that would end the long running federal investigation into his personal and professional life. according to a new court filing reviewed by abc news. the plea deal calls for biden to plead guilty to a pair of tax related misdemeanors in exchange for probation which would allow him to not serve time in prison if the deal is approved by a judge. the deal also includes a pretrial diversion for one

felony count of his illegal possession of a firearm. meaning prosecutors would agree to drop the charge if biden adheres to certain terms of a program such as no illegal drug use. george? >> a vessel lost contact off the coast of cape cod. gio benitez is in boston with the latest. >> it comes with a timeline. less than two days of oxygen left on board. now this morning here, even the experts warn the odds are against them. this morning a desperate race against time to find a missing sub with five people on board that disappeared on an expedition to the wreckage of the titanic. overnight, the u.s. and canadian coast guards scouring the u.s. coast guards scouring the area 900 miles off the coast of cape cod looking for any sign of the vessel. early this morning robin speaking to rear admiral john mauger, who is leading the search. >> we have dispersed commands

with the united states army, canadian coast guard and with the private expedition to make sure that we understand what's needed. >> reporter: the ship started its journey from new finland, canada, carrying a 21 foot submersible vessel operated by ocean gate expedition. on sunday that submersible started what was supposed to be a nine-hour journey to the titanic's wreckage and back, going 13,000 feet below the surface. but the vessel lost contact with the ship an hour and 45 minutes into its dive. ocean gate says the subphers pbl was equipped to up to 96 hours of oxygen, more than 48 hours have already passed. ocean gate telling abc news, our entire focus is on the well being of the crew and every step possible is being taken to bring the five crew members back safely. and this morning we've learned the identities of at least four of the people on board.

a businessman and his son, a british billionaire and renowned titanic researcher, robin. everyone here is hoping for a miracle. >> we're joining in that. all right, gio. thank you. now severe weather, with multiple tornados touching down overnight down south. victor oquendo is in moss point, mississippi, where one tornado left serious damage. good morning again, victory. >> reporter: good morning, robin. from downtown moss point, where the damage is 360 degrees. this area taking the brunt of a tornado. this is the m&m bank where eight people were trapped inside when a tornado tore through it. you see the condition of the bank. they are okay. these two gray pickup trucks here littered with debris. they're totalled. officials saying 100 homes and businesses were either damaged or destroyed. severe weather really taking a toll here across the city. look across the street. that is a church, a learning center, houses surrounding it.

they have all been torn apart. this is a small tight knit community. we have watched neighbors coming together to help one another. no reported injuries so far. that is the good news. the bad news could be some more severe weather on the way today. michael? >> neighbors helping neighbors. thank you very much for that. now to an important headline for older adults who take a low dose of aspirin every day. it may be significantly raising their risk of developing anemia. a new study links the prolonged use of daily aspirin to 20% increase in anemia in people 70 and older and worked for those with under lying diseases. as always, check with your doctor before making any changes. coming up in our gma morning menu, the new romance scam this woman says caused her to lose her life savings. >> also this morning our series the race to retire. we'll meet the man who stopped working at 36. he'll tell us how we did it. donna summers' gowns and memorabilia up for auction. we have the first look.

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one thing. a partner. with a swipe on a dating app she unknowingly brought a con artist into her life running a scam that's happening more and more. shraya thought she met the man of her dreams only to find out her prince charming was a scam and she was out more than $450,000. >> he was everything i was looking for. it is a very sophisticated scam. >> reporter: showing us photos of flowers and screen grabs of messages sent to her by what she thought was a handsome french wine trader. but he wasn't real. shraya soon discovering she was the victim of a scam known as pig butchering. a scammer pretends to be looking for love online. they find a love interest, casually encourage them to invest in crypto using a fake app. in the beginning it looks real. they are making money. they can even take some out. but eventually they can't access the money at all.

the money is gone. the investment not real. shraya said the app looked real. >> in this case, it looked real. there was a customer service that worked. it was unbelievable that it was a fake app. >> reporter: in 2022, victims like shraya reported losses totalling $3.31 billion to fake investment schemes. that's the most money stolen in any type of scam last year according to a recent justice department report. cyber safety experts say to add security to your electronics and report any suspected scam to your local or federal authorities. >> you can go to the ftc, federal trade commission. they have a website where you can report this. but also reach out to the fbi. there's great tools out there like norton 360 to put on your cell phone. it will tell you immediately the url is not safe. it will tell you that quickly so don't click on it. if the application is bad, it will tell you it's a bad app or

it will block it. >> reporter: as for shraya, she said she lost her entire life savings. she eventually had to move to a cheaper apartment and sell her car, as she now tries to recover financially. she decided to share her story as a way to take back her power. she hopes by opening up about what happened to her, she can help prevent this from happening to others, guys. >> i think she will. >> thank you so much, eva. now to our series race to retire. talking with people of all ages across the u.s. to learn how they were able to retire before age 50 in this economy and job market. our chief business correspondent rebecca jarvis has the story for us. good morning, rebecca. >> nice to see you, michael. good morning. these are people who had a dream and made it happen. the financial lessons are great take aways for us all. >> i'm 46 years old and i retired at age 36. >> reporter: yes, you heard that right. michael kwan from san diego retired in his 30s.

>> goal wasn't necessary to retire super early. it was to really get to a place of tpaoeufinancial independence or freedom where i didn't have to work for money. >> reporter: michael said he started investing at 26 years old learning from watching his uncles make passive income through business investments and real estate. >> i was like, you know what? that's great. get to focus on what really matters to you most and you get to be super intentional of your life. >> reporter: he first began using fire financial independence retire early aggressively saving his salary. but instead of stashing his cash in one place, he began to invest it in different stocks and indexes, his money growing. >> i started investing in the stock market, spending $5 a week investing into stock. that got me interested into building a portfolio at a young age even before i started my company. >> reporter: he began to build an it consulting business that led him to diversify his

investments. >> because i was building a business as well, i had the opportunity to cash out some of that equity an put that into real estate. >> reporter: ten years later an unsolicited offer to buy out his company came. >> i decided, do you know what? i have a very unique opportunity to be home, be present with the kids. i got a lot more opportunities to build another business but only got one shot at being a great dad. >> and he is really enjoying life as a great dad. even if you're not aiming to retire by 50, there are great principles to apply. even if you're not selling a company. michael's wealth building mindset. grow that nest egg over time. you can do that with automatic deposits into a 401k or ira, michael. >> going to take discipline. michael also talked about passive income. explain what passive income is. >> sure. it's basically money that you earn from an investment or side hustle where most of the work happens on the front end and then your money should grow without too much effort. one of the easiest things you

can do right now is stash your savings in an fdic high yield savings account where you are earn upwards of 4% annually. another way to think about this is to make money on what you already have. your home, car, garage. even your power tools. all these items can be presented out when they're sitting idle using apps like air bnb, vrbo. even if it's called passive, sometimes it takes a little work, energy and dedication. >> and maybe a little luck. [ laughter ] >> robin, you make a great point. >> passive aggressive. [ laughter ] >> i don't want to retire early but i'm committed to the work. >> that's right. rebecca, thank you, as always. i don't know if y'all realize this, today is world refugee day. that's when we commemorate the courage, strength of people forced to flee their homes due to violence, conflict or persecution.

during my recent trip to berlin we met ukrainian refugees who escaped the war, often leaving behind loved ones. what was life like in kyiv? >> ukraine? >> yes, before the war. >> it was just perfect life. >> but on february 24, 2022, life changed in an instant for 23-year-old sophie and the ukrainian people, when russian forces launched their invasion on ukraine. what do you remember most about that day? >> i remember the night. it was really hard for me to fall asleep. and then i heard like super loud bomb. at first emotions, like, you can't believe it. i just remember that hundreds of thousands of people on the rail way station. lot of people crying, so much pain, so much worry. people, they didn't know what to

do. >> sophie's family urging her to leave while they stay behind. >> my parents, very close. told me, can you please go to a safe place. we are afraid for your future. you can't imagine when you hear from your mother and father, you need to stay alive. >> sophie, like an estimated 6 million other, fleeing ukraine. today over 1 million refugees are still living throughout germany, many like sophie, arriving in berlin. >> it's really complicated to live a double life. 'cause like one part of my soul, the biggest part, stays in ukraine. every morning you're just waking up. first feeling, you are afraid to touch your phone, to see the views over there. on the other hand, i have this amazing opportunity to build a new life. but it's still so surreal. >> at berlin's central train station, an estimated 400 ukrainians still arrive each week.

berlin, a rival support, is there to offer a helping hand. nelly, a refugee herself, finding purpose in volunteering with the organization. >> since i can speak ukrainian and english, it's very useful for volunteering. also when you do something for someone else, you are helping yourself. ♪ >> the women behind cafe ukraine also taking action. hosting monthly community meetups by refugees for refugees. >> we need to share our hospitality, our culture. this is what we can do. we can share. >> the organization bringing together 4,500 refugees over the past year. >> it's a place where i can find my people. we are preparing amazing events, different work shops. when i come here, i feel like home.

>> and for sophie, although she has found an apartment and new love, she said ukraine is always close to her heart. what is your message to the american people? >> please don't get used to our pain. we will always remember the price we are paying for our independence and future, my future, my kids future. i really can't wait to come back to the free ukraine without war. >> that is your hope for the future? >> it's my biggest hope and pray every day for the future. so please just don't forget. we still need your help. we need your support. that's my prayer. >> sophie isn't the only person who said don't get used to our pain. the first lady olenka zelenska said those same words to me last year when i met her in ukraine. the theme is hope away from home. i saw that in berlin.

hope that one day they can go home to ukraine and that there is peace. >> so many ukrainians going to berlin. >> exactly. in the case of sophie, she has friends that reached out to her via social media and said, we got you. we'll help you. also, berlin is a hub. it's a central point for other european cities. and i gotta tell you. i know you've been to berlin, you have as well. it is a very, very inclusive and welcoming city. it is special. you can find out more about the ukrainian refugees we met in berlin on our web sited. scan the qr code on your screen or go to good morning america.com. boy, i will not forget meeting that young woman. just 23. she's going to university there and she can't wait to go back to a free ukraine at some point. ginger? >> thank you so much for that story, robin. so we've been talking about heat advisories for more than a week. lot of you are saying, come on. it's texas in the summer. no. this is different.

houston had their first 100. you say don't they do that in the summer? they do. their average first 100 is july 19. it's about a month early. it is prolonged. that's why it's a big deal. laredo and san angelo both hit their all time highest temperature. they tied it. so that means any month of the year, the warmest. it's sticking around. little cooling coming through the weekend especially louisiana and eastern texas. let's get a check little closer. drew: i'm abc 7 news meteorologist with your accuweather forecast. sunny but breezy this afternoon with temperatures landing in the mid 60's to mid 70's with the wind gusting 15-30 miles per hour later on today. tonight a little bit of coastal cloud cover and clear skies away from the coast but we'll have chilly spots dipping in the 40's. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. we plan the next seven days for you showing we have summer arriving tomorrow but a cool pattern the next seven n

>> all right. if you're looking for some hot stuff for your wardrobe, the glittery gowns of the queen of disco. donna summer up for grabs in a new auction. they could be yours. deb roberts got a sneak peek. deb, how great were they? >> oh my gosh. lara, i don't even know what to tell ya. i have got my eye on one or two. who wouldn't want to bask in the glow of one of the biggest super stars of our sepbry. donna summers burst onto the music scene with unforgettable disco hits. she sold more than 100 million records. now the late singer is about to leave her mark again. ♪ she works hard for the money so you better treat her right ♪ >> reporter: she's the undisputed queen of disco, with chart topping hits like "she works hard for the money." ♪ and "i feel love." donna summers' sultry voice mesmerizing listeners for

decades until 2012 when, at age 63, the award winning singer, mom of three, died of lung cancer. now 11 years later, summers' life and legacy are on full display again. those platinum records, eye popping costumes and works of art all up for auction. it must be a little bittersweet because on the one hand you celebrate your mom. but on the other hand these are items you've known all your life. right? >> it's better to be shared and to be out in the world than stuck in a closet somewhere. >> reporter: summers' three daughters carefully curating their mother's precious items in partnership with christie's new york. >> she never had the awards in the house. she never wanted us to live in any shadow. >> it's fun to share this with people. it is such a great accomplishment. >> reporter: we got a first look at the online sale featuring everything from candid polaroids to the gowns she wore on stage.

>> that's a mom dress for sure. >> this is something i think she designed. >> reporter: some never knew the singing artist from boston had a talent on the canvas, too. >> she would just be painting. we'd walk in and she'd give us paint, paint brushes and let us paint alongside. >> reporter: after years of planning christie's intentionally choosing to open the auction in time for june teenth. >> there would be no hip hop without donna summer. there would be no electronic music without donna summer. her impact on music completely outside. >> reporter: the bidding goes on until june 29. some of the profits are going to benefit charities like st. jude's children's hospital, elton john aids found eight. all charities near and dear to donna summers' cause. her daughters say it's a celebration of her life which is filled with joy, purpose and, guys, mostly family. >> she really did make an impact. thank you, deb, so much. coming up, diane sawyer is with us with her interview with sarah jessica parker celebrating the

25th anniversary of "sex and the city." building a better bay area. moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc7 news. >> good morning everyone. i'm kumasi aaron from abc7 mornings. we're checking in now with frances for a look at traffic. hi frances. >> hi kumasi. we've got lots of slow traffic everywhere but the worst spot is still that westbound 80 stretch in the east bay. traffic is jammed all the

way through richmond. there was an earlier crash and the big rig accident is near cutting causing really bumper to bumper traffic in the area. also the spot to avoid in san jose in the south bay a fatal hit and run the intersection of capital avenue and alum rock avenue is very slow with streets blocked in the area. if you're headed to the bay bridge toll plaza, it is backed up into the maze this morning. kumasi, thank you, frances. >> meteorologist drew tuma has your acc running is awesome. but her moderate to severe eczema would make her skin so uncomfortable. i was always so itchy especially when i was hot. now my skin doesn't itch as much.

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>> let's look at temperatures this morning. we have climbed out of the 40s into the 50s and low 60s have a lot of sunshine out there already. here's santa cruz. what a lovely picture of the coastline right now. we have sunny skies. it's a nice looking morning. but again this afternoon, wind, they are going to pick up once again. we'll find those winds gusting anywhere from about 50 teen to 30mph at and we'll keep temperatures mainly in the mid 60s to the mid 70s. kumasi thank you, drew. >> we'll have another abc seven news update in about 30 minutes. you can always find the latest on our news app and at abc7 news.com >> welcome back to gma. diane sawyer! [ applause ]

it is time to put on your best shoes. it's been 25 years since "sex and the city" premiered. it not only became a hit show but a cultural touch stone for an entire generation and beyond. it was the first time i thought about appointment tv. sunday, you knew where you wanted to be. >> you know, at the time, a lot of us didn't remember that we were in the middle of a revolution because it was a record number of women choosing to be single, going to the work place, make their own money, have their own career and ask a lot of questions about men, sex and what really makes you happy. guess who showed up with some answers for them? "sex and the city" it was not only a tv show it was an earthquake, a daring road map for single woman about being brave, messy choices, living with your mistakes. and who would dream the philosopher queen of being single would be the girl in the tutu? and now here she comes in those

eye popping shoe walking down the street. 5' 3" of power and big laughs. when the show started, they blasted the rules about conservative clothes saying women should wear what they want. posts that said be yourself and go for it. >> in terms of carrie, there were no rules. you wear what you like. you try to tell somebody who you are the minute you walk out the door. >> did the clothes drive you crazy at some point? >> the fittings were often very long, five hours plus. >> whoa. >> it was tiring sometimes and i was poked and pinched and zipped but they were hugely joyous. >> did you ever make a mistake? >> lots of mistakes.

>> if you could delete one? >> i sort of enjoyed the things people reacted strongly to. it never seemed to matter to her what people think. what line is quoted most to me on the street from "sex and the city?" i'm going to say, i would be probably wrong, probably hello lover. >> hello, lover. >> those shoes, the ones that promise dreams you can't afford but buy anyway. it's hard not to see the shoes rooted in the dreams of a little girl named sarah jessica parker who grew up on the financial edge. in a family of eight children, little money, on welfare, sometimes skipping christmas, lucky to get a $0.99 or new pair of shoes. she even had trouble at school. >> i had to take remedial math. i had terrible psat scores. >> but that tiny girl would play a big role in supporting her family from the time she was 8 years old because she had a big

gift and here she is, the lead in the musical that need nos introduction "annie." ♪ tomorrow tomorrow i love you tomorrow you're always a day away ♪ >> rainbows. what's your favorite thing in the whole world? >> rainbows. i like rainbows a lot. i like new york city. >> and the memory of life on the financial edge doesn't go away even though now think of shoes? she owns the store. >> what have we come upon by accident or design? >> what led us here? >> hello. >> hello. oh my goodness.

beautiful. >> when i was a little girl, and i do recall, this is not a made up memory. picking up shoes and then tracing -- do you remember in the old days the leather sole would have thread through it. it was sewn on. i was obsessed with the smell and the design. >> the fear that it will all vanish somehow? >> the fear of not having money all exists. i always think i have to be earning money. >> who would think a tv show about dating, secrets, sex would live on ensuring generation after generation would watch and talk about it, too? just ask your daughter, your grandmother. >> i am samantha. >> samantha. >> shocking, sex. i didn't realize there would be actual sex. >> i am a tri sexual. i'll try anything once. >> i'll try everything once.

>> i would say i'm carrie with maybe a dash of samantha. >> i'm samantha. little wild, too. >> i think carrie is helping me understand like i don't have to be perfect to be the main character in my life. i think like most women, i'm a combination of all four. >> i just wonder if there were times you said, i can't do that. >> i think there's been a couple occasions that might make me nervous or -- here comes the edge. >> she says the conversations about sex when you're single, good sex, bad sex, were always based on true women and what really happened. >> burger broke up with me on a post it. >> on a post it? >> yep. read it and weep, my friends. there's a rule in the writers room on our show, has been from the beginning, that if an experience didn't happen to one

of the writers, if it wasn't a shared experience that was real, it could not be made up. and always saying it is taming it. >> buying a place alone means you don't need a man. >> i don't. >> everyone needs a man. >> it's biological destiny. >> hello? you really want to be saying that? >> your relationship is my greatest fear realized. >> excuse me? >> i don't believe this. >> did you feel you were a samantha or miranda or did you feel you were all of them? >> i think -- gosh, you think i would be able to answer this question by now. i think i'm probably a mix of miranda and charlotte and carrie. i think samantha always had a sort of courage that i don't think i could muster or summon. >> and tomorrow the new series about the women now, the people who are coming back, samantha, aidan and the new secrets from new friends.

the question women in their 50s are asking about their lives now. tomorrow she will tell us about the series. also the familiar faces coming back. she says also you'll learn about what is the most important relationship, she thinks, is the one in your whole life. >> oh my goodness. i didn't realize she started out so young. i don't know why i didn't know that. >> she was tiny. this oversized voice. >> and talent. >> helping support her family. >> it all makes sense. i was going to say i am a little miranda with a dash of charlotte. >> i was gonna ask you. [ laughter ] >> any samantha here? just checking. >> this is when i know not to say anything. >> why did you put the camera on me and george?

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we've been talking about sea surface temperatures around the world are at record levels? that has helped in the atlantic for really storms to start. tropical storm brett. behind it what will likely be cindy. this will make it to cat 1 strength. average first hurricane of the season is august 11th. we're almost two months before that. eastern caribbean should see impact thursday, friday, saturday. then we put on the track just to tell you how early this really is. brett is the earliest or tied for the earliest storm in the atlantic. drew: i'm abc meteorologist drew tim and we have temperatures in the mid 60's to mid 70's. the sun officially rises 7:57 and keep a cool p p now to making summer travel season accessible for everyone. family members of special needs can find taking a vacation challenging.

gma contributor jess sims joining us with new ways to find support. >> good morning, lara. this is such a great way to make sure everyone of all ages has fun. this segment is sponsored by advent health. the company is working on a way to empower families as they plan their next adventure. >> oh! >> reporter: meet the watzak family from duluth, minnesota. >> couple medical needs. that makes it tricky. >> reporter: they each have special health requirements. >> our oldest daughter is lulu. she's 13. she has a rare brain disorder. charlotte is our youngest. she has rheumatic heart damage. in the middle we have audrey, who is 11 and in a lot of ways the big sister to both of them. >> reporter: families like the wasacks sponsor advent health,

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back with five time platinum selling artist natalie merchant. 40 years ago she started her career in 10, back with five time platinum selling artist natalie merchant. 40 years ago she started her career in 10,000 maniacs. now she's out with a new album "keep your courage." she will perform in a bit. we're going to chat a bit. thank you for being here. you are on an international tour.

first one in almost ten years. so what motivated you to come out with new music? >> ten years is a long time. a lot built up. lot of feelings and thoughts that i had to express and bring to the world. >> i'm glad you did it. it's fantastic. "keep your courage" is mostly about love. what do you hope people take away from the album? >> i just want them to listen. i don't really have great expectations of what i want people to get from the music. i just want them to enjoy it. >> we had a little sample before we came back. they are going to enjoy this. you're going to perform right now. natalie merchant performing come on aphrodite. take it away. ♪ come on aphrodite you goddess

of love, come on aphrodite from the mountain above come on aphrodite i'm begging you begging you, i'm begging you please ♪ ♪ come on aphrodite can't you see what i have been patient come on aphrodite can't you see how long i have waited ♪ ♪ come on aphrodite can't you see that i'm wasting i'm wasting away ♪ ♪ come on aphrodite i have been nothing but true come on aphrodite i have been leaving you ♪ ♪ come on aphrodite from the mountains and the sea gather up your secrets, bring them to me ♪ me ♪ ♪ won't you come from the

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building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. >> this is abc7 news. >> good morning everyone. i'm kumasi aaron from abc seven mornings. here's frances now with a look at traffic. hi frances. hi kumasi. >> once again we head to the east bay westbound 8-80 l serene to big rig still blocking lanes. at least two lanes are now open but still hour long delays as they clean up this mess. and a

pretty sad situation in san jose. there was a fatal hit and run on capital avenue in alum rock avenue is blocked. there could be slowing in the area. you'll find the usual delays elsewhere. drew. >> hey, francis, we have temperatures that are quickly warming right now because we have that sunshine from the get go. we're already into the 50s and low 60 soquel's. this is beauty out there this morning. here's a live look from the exploratorium camera showing you all that sunshine. it's a bright day, but we do turn breezy once again this afternoon. moon by 4 p.m, we'll have those temperatures in the 60s and 70s. carmassi. thank you, drew. >> now it's time for live with kelly and mark and we'll be back at 11 for midday live. we hope to see y deja vu: it's live with kelly and mark. today, the one and only chris hemsworth. plus, we get a modeling lesson from tyra banks. and a performance from fitz and the tantrums. and ryan seacrest takes the seat next to kelly.