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attempted coup as yevgeny prigozhin vows to overthrow the country's military command. the fast-moving developments and what it could mean for the war in ukraine. >> janai: powerful storms tearing across the heartland, high winds, heavy rain, and hail, plus sweltering in the south. the unrelenting heat wave from arizona to arkansas. >> gio: deep sea investigation, looking into what went wrong on board the titan submersible, the safety concerns and the timeline about what the navy heard. plus, the rise of extreme tourism. who's taking the risk? >> whit: addressing the claims. attorney general merrick garland pushing back against accusations the justice department gave hunter biden preferential treatment. the alleged whatsapp message raising new questions. >> janai: abortion rights. the issue taking center stage at a major political event. the calls for tighter federal limits and the new move from the

biden administration. >> gio: sports day, the nba reviewing a deal by qatar's investment fund for a minority stake in three u.s. sports teams, what it means going forward. >> whit: a.i. scams. my firsthand look at how scammers can use your social media, your image, and your voice in phony kidnapping schemes. what you need to know. >> janai: breakthrough treatment. the new option for teens suffering with alopecia. >> gio: alligator attack. how a 13-year-old boy fought off the hungry beast who had him in its jaws. ♪ >> whit: christmas in july. the retailers offering huge deals in a summer sale showdown, all the big savings. plus saving the summer. the lifeguard grandma coming out of retirement for her moment in the sun. >> announcer: live from abc news in new york, this is "good morning america."

>> whit: and good morning, america. it's great to have you with us on a saturday morning. we are following breaking news from overnight. russia in turmoil, the leader of the russian paramilitary wagner group turning his forces in ukraine around and then marching towards russia, calling for an armed rebellion against the kremlin's defense minister. >> janai: yeah, video posted online overnight showing russian armored vehicles on the move in the key city of rustovondon. this follows months of public feuding with yevgeny prigozhin and russia's military leaders, accusing them of failing to provide his troops with enough ammunition b bakhmut. >> gio: abc's patrick reevell is in ukraine with more and its potential impact on the war. good morning, patrick. >> reporter: good morning. this is an extraordinary crisis that's emerged very quickly in russia. the mercenary leader, yevgeny prigozhin, has turned on vladimir putin. he said he's now sending his forces towards moscow. putin has threatened to stop him with force, but this is what is

clear is that this is an unprecedented challenge of vladimir putin's rule. this morning, rebellion in russia, troops and tanks on the streets in a southern russian city after the leader of the wagner mercenary group, yevgeny prigozhin, declared an armed revolt against russia's senior military leadership. wagner troops seen in these videos circulating online seizing control of key military and government buildings in rutov, close to ukraine where wagner has been fighting. prigozhin seen here at russia's southern district military headquarters, saying he's also seized the city's airfield, prigozhin claiming he has 25,000 men and calling for russia's army to join him. vladimir putin, this morning, addressing the nation, calling prigozhin's actions treason and a stab in the back. putin promising to punish the organizers and ordering russia's army and security services to restore control. warning of civil war. the fsb intelligence agency a i cuesing prigozhin of staging an

armed mutiny and opening a criminal case against him. in moscow, heightened security measures circulating online. prigozhin has been in a long-running feud with sergei shoigu, blaming him for russia's catastrophic performance in the ukraine war. those tensions appearing to explode into open conflict, prigozhin accusing shoigu of attacking a wagner camp, releasing an unverified video of the alleged aftermath, russia's military calling the claim lies. so far, the security services siding with putin, setting up a test of strength. the fear now there could be armed clashes, the upheaval coming as russia is battling to fend off the ukrainian advances. there are reports now of explosions in rustov, amid fears that fighting would break out. as you can imagine, here in ukraine, people are watching it very closely and hoping that it could be something that ukraine can take advantage on, but they're also stunned by how

quickly this crisis has erupted. janai? >> janai: a lot to watch for, thank you, we appreciate you. let's bring in now abc news contributor, retired general robert abrams. general abrams, thank you so much for being with us this morning. how significant is it that prigozhin is, at this point, calling for the ouster of the russian defense minister, rather than putin himself? >> well, good morning. i think the most important thing is that he's not personally attacking president putin, and he is, in fact, attacking the defense minister and the chief of the general staff. that's who he's looking to have removed. that will keep his popularity up within the russian people, and keep him out of the beaten path of putin's direct attacks. you know from putin's speech that he did not mention prigozhin by name, so i think this is all part of his overall strategy. >> janai: and how does this impact russia's efforts in ukraine, whether they're able to put down this uprising and lose those troops who had been fighting alongside them or if they can't overcome this?

>> well, it's certainly not going to help, and as time progresses over the next, you know, two to three days, we'll have to see how many russian forces will have to be pulled from the front to deal with this significant threat, coming from the wagner group. this is not a force to be underestimate. they're their best fighters as they have proven themselves in ukraine for the last year and a half. so, if putin is determined to stop them, he is going to have to use force, and it will depend on how many russian to have to come off the battlefield to do that. >> janai: do you feel like this will have putin feeling like his back is against the wall? >> i think this is certainly something that he did not immediately expect. he expects and demands loyalty from not only his designated military leaders but from his principal private military company, so this is -- this is not going to be helpful for

putin and his efforts, either internally with the russian people, and certainly not in ukraine. and this is going to destabilize and continue to destabilize the russian government, and their actions ongoing in ukraine. >> janai: a lot to watch. retired general robert abrams, we appreciate you being with us this morning. gio? >> gio: janai, we're going to turn to our other top story here, the latest on the titan submersible tragedy. the u.s. coast guard this morning taking the lead on the investigation into the loss of the craft and the five people on board. abc's jaclyn lee joins us live from boston where the coast guard is leading those efforts. good morning, jaclyn. >> reporter: good morning, gio. the u.s. coast guard still leading the investigation, calling the loss of the titan submersible a major marine casualty and other agencies are getting involved. this morning, the urgent investigation under way into the catastrophic implosion of the titan submersible, killing all

five passengers on board, with the ntsb now joining the u.s. coast guard in the search for answers. >> if they can collect enough of the pieces, they'll get a pretty good sense of where the flaw was. >> reporter: as investigative bodies converge on site, a recovery mission also poised to begin. a u.s. navy operated crane on standby in st. johns, newfoundland, waiting on the u.s. coast guard to make the call on whether to retrieve the key pieces of evidence sitting on the ocean floor. the urgent investigation and recovery efforts coming as a defense official confirms that the navy sound surveillance system picked up the noise of the implosion on sunday, allowing officials to quickly triangulate the location. >> there was a tremendous effort put forward to try to find the titan as quickly as possible. >> reporter: a defense official saying the information was then shared with the coast guard immediately, but the search and rescue mission continued on until the debris was discovered by rov on wednesday, confirming the sub had imploded. while the initial investigation could be lengthy, experts such

as james cameron, who built a sub himself to explore "the titanic" wreckage over 30 times, pointing to the possibility of a failure of the carbon fiber hull. >> but that carbon fiber composite cylinder is now just in very small pieces, so it's pretty clear that that's what failed. >> reporter: but this morning, the oceangate cofounder speaking out to defend the build and its ceo who died on board, stockton rush. >> he was very keenly aware of the risks of operating in deep ocean environment, and he was very committed to safety. >> reporter: and as for who is footing the bill for the search and rescue, that would be the u.s. taxpayers as homeland security policy and the law that the coast guard never ask to be reimbursed. >> whit: thank you so much. today marks one year since the supreme court overturned roe v. wade, allowing states to ban abortion. that issue is already heating up among 2024 presidential hopefuls. abc's elizabeth schulze joins us

now from washington, and elizabeth, republicans already trying to appeal to anti-abortion voters. good morning. >> reporter: that's right. some republican presidential hopefuls are now renewing the push for a national abortion ban, saying that landmark supreme court decision reversing roe v. wade didn't go far enough. this morning, one year after the supreme court overturned roe v. wade, the political battle over abortion rights taking center stage. at the faith and freedom coalition conference friday in washington, former vice president mike pence challenging every gop presidential hopeful to support a national ban on abortions after 15 weeks. >> we must not rest and must not relent until we restore the sanctity of life to the center of american law in every state in this country. >> reporter: florida governor ron desantis touting his state's strict new law that would ban abortions after just six weeks, before many women know they're pregnant. >> it was the right thing to do.

don't let anyone tell you it wasn't. >> reporter: since the supreme court ended the constitutional right to an abortion, 15 states have passed laws severely limiting access to reproductive care. women in those states, like mississippi, left with few options. >> there's still a lot of confusion and fear. >> reporter: after mobilizing voters in the midterm elections, president biden says reproductive rights are again at stake in 2024. >> make no mistake this election is about freedom on the ballot once again. >> reporter: the president signing a new largely symbolic executive order calling on federal agencies to expand access to contraception. >> are you at the end of the line here? >> so, we don't believe this is symbolic. we believe that this is another step to do everything that we can to continue to fight for fundamental rights. >> reporter: the split screen over abortion rights will be on full display today. vice president kamala harris is set to deliver a major speech to abortion rights advocates in north carolina, while former

president trump is set to evangelical voters tonight. >> janai: the white house and the justice department are fighting back against whistle-blower allegations that the biden administration showed favoritism to the president's son. abc's em nguyen joins us from the department of justice with those details. good morning, em. >> reporter: good morning, janai. the u.s. attorney general made his first substantive remarks about the hunter biden investigation, denying allegations of politics impacting the president's son's plea deal. u.s. attorney general merrick garland forcefully denying irs whistle-blower allegations that the justice department, fbi, and irs interfered with the tax evasion probe into hunter biden. >> this constitutes an attack on an institution. nothing could be further from the truth. >> reporter: garland, pushing back on claims that decisions on this case had been influenced by politics and that

trump-appointed attorney david weiss, who led the investigation, had been turned down in his request to be named the special counsel. >> mr. weiss never made that request to me. weiss had, in fact, more authority than a special counsel would have had. >> reporter: the whistle-blowers brought forward by congressional republicans who accused the doj of granting preferential treatment to hunter, the president's son, who agreed to plead guilty to a pair of tax-related misdemeanors and a gun charge to avoid a felony record. >> i think it's part of this double standard that everyone talks about back home that they're concerned about. >> reporter: republicans also released an alleged whatsapp message showing hunter pressuring a chinese business partner saying, "i'm sitting here with my father." the text allegedly from july 2017, before biden was president. abc news has yet to verify that message, but republicans say it undercuts the president's claim that he never discussed overseas business endeavors with his son. hunter's attorney assisting any

words or actions of his client in the midst of a horrible addiction are solely his own. his lawyer slammed republicans, calling their accusations preposterous. the white house reiterated the president loves his son and is proud of him for accepting responsibility for his actions. meanwhile, garland says he would support mr. weiss explaining or testifying on these matters himself. hunter is expected in court july 26th. gio? >> gio: a lot of people watching that. em, thank you so much. we're going to go to the supreme court now, handing the biden administration a major victory on immigration and its to move away from the trump-era policies at the border. zohreen shah joins us now. >> reporter: good morning, gio. that's right. we're at the mexican border, and on the other side of us are migrants who want to cross over, and this latest supreme court ruling rejects an attempt by texas and louisiana to force the biden administration to more aggressively arrest and deport

undocumented immigrants. it is a major victory for the biden administration and the court is essentially keeping in place a homeland security corr directive from two years ago. now, the biden administration is trying to undo trump-era policies that cast a wider net and tried to increase apprehensions. the court decision was 8-1 and said that states lack the legal standing. justice brett kavanaugh wrote the majority opinion saying the states brought an extraordinarily unusual lawsuit. >> whit: some more big decisions coming up next week too. zohreen, thank you. this morning, with the summer travel season well under way, there is a new report critical of the faa and its shortage of air traffic controllers. abc's elwyn lopez joins us from atlanta with details. good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning. some experts say these d.o.t. findings are quite alarming and they're come as we're seeing

record summer travel across the country. the federal agency's report found that the f a, a continues to face staffing shortages and they have made limited efforts to ensure adequate staffing. the vast majority, 20 out of 26 critical atc facilities, are staffed below the faa's 85% threshold. the audit also found that over the past decade, the agency's certified workforce has declined by 10%. now, remember, covid-19 paused these trainings for about two years, which, of course, increased controller certification times, and the faa says that they're taking steps to fix this, including putting in place a system to keep track of controllers' time and work, but this all comes as we have already seen a number of close calls on runways nationwide, including in february, when a fedex cargo plane had to quickly change course to avoid colliding with a southwest jet, and guys, while the faa says they are working on this, we can continue to expect staffing shortages for

quite some time. janai? >> janai: that certainly will have impact on summer travel. we appreciate you. intersec interstate 95 in philadelphia has reopened less than two weeks after a deadly tanker truck fire collapsed a section of the highway. workers finishing an interim repair on friday, and the road reopening to traffic in both directions. the round the clock work was done way ahead of schedule after fears that that stretch of highway could be closed for weeks. many feared even months while we were up there. incredible work they have done. it's time now for a check of the weather, and somara theodore back in studio with us. it's rainy, foggy here, and you're tracking storms elsewhere. >> somara: yes, much of the midwest has been plagued by severe weather and they're not done yet. take a look now. riverton, wyoming, you can see the hail pummelling the car, this is falling in slow motion there. they had baseball-size hail and it wasn't just there. areas like denver down to texas,

look at this, 500-plus storm reports since wednesday. so, here's the threat that we're dealing with today. we already have some morning storms rolling through iowa right now as we head into the afternoon, we'll see redevelopment of these thunderstorms, so areas like cedar rapids down to kansas city, st. louis, all going to be in for severe weather, damaging wind, possibility for isolated to scattered tornados and the last thing, of course, the heat only helping to fuel these storms. excessive heat warnings in effect for parts of western texas with triple-digit heat index values as we head there your saturday.

>> janai: and that's your local forecast. >> somara: i'm going to be talking about the june gloom that's been impacting the east coast next, because hasn't it just been so rainy? >> whit: we had crazy rainstorms this morning. >> somara: i'm ready for the heat. >> whit: i'm ready too. thank you, somara. moving now to an ohio grandmother here who's helping save summer for her community, stepping in to get certified as a lifeguard because the local pool couldn't find enough people to do the job. abc's will ganss with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, whit. the last time gail rogers was getting certified to lifeguard, gas was 33 cents a gallon. now she's poolside once again, and she says in some ways, it's just like riding a bike, but in other ways, she feels like a fish out of water. >> we just didn't have the staff to open the pool. >> reporter: at 66 years young, gail rogers is proof that saving lives is timeless. taking up a lifeguarding job when her community pool was facing closures.

>> i thought, well, i did this lifeguard thing. make i can do this again. >> reporter: the ohio grandmother was first certified as a lifeguard in 1969, and now 54 years later, she's dusting off her whistle once again. gail passing the 2023 version of the lifeguard skill test. >> skills test is they have to swim a 300-yard length. they have to tread water for an allotted amount of time and grab a ten-pound brick off the bottom of the pool. >> reporter: even if she hasn't had to make any saves yet -- >> i got certified in cpr and aed usage. that's a great skill to have for anyone. >> reporter: gail's glad she came out of retirement this summer. what would you say is the best part of your job? >> watching our community enjoy the pool, because i guess being a grandma, maybe my heart kind of leans towards kids and young couples, and it just kind of warmed my heart to be able to sit there and watch this. >> reporter: gail says this is the perfect job for retirees like herself.

it keeps her social. it keeps her active, and she makes her own hours. not a bad gig. >> gio: how cute is she? >> i don't know if i could pass that swim test, picking up bricks. >> whit: we'll do a five-pound brick. >> janai: i tried to be a lifeguard in college, and that's when i learned i couldn't pass the swim test. i'm right there with you. >> whit: or the background check. we won't get into that. >> janai: we are on tv. >> whit: thank you, will. >> janai: oh my gosh. will, thank you. i'm going to get you. still coming up here on "good morning america," oil money and what it will mean for major league sports as qatar is in talks to buy a stake in three major u.s. sports teams. >> gio: and a 13-year-old florida boy escapes with his life after an alligator attacked him. >> whit: and christmas in july. sales are coming. what you need to know as retail giants compete for your cash. we'll be right back. stay with us. sorry, janai.

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♪ baby this is what you ♪ ♪ this is what you came for ♪ >> janai: this is what you came for. welcome back to "gma" on a saturday morning, rihanna making news this weekend as she's handing over the reins. i want to sing so bad.

her savage by fenty company. the singer is stepping down as ceo of her lingerie brand, but she's not done. she will still have a role as executive chair. the brand has helped make rihanna the second wealthiest female entertainer, only behind oprah winfrey. she has done so well. so much other than music, but we're still waiting for the record. >> gio: well, you love her make-up. >> janai: i do. remember we were all in my make-up bag, like, how much fenty? >> gio: do you use all the colors? >> whit: gio's gone through the whole spread. we have other news to get to this morning, so here's a look at the top headlines. happening right now, rebellion in russia as the leader of the wagner mercenary group declared an armed revolt against russia's senior military leadership. yevgeny prigozhin claiming he has 25,000 men and calling for russia's army to join him. vladimir putin addressing the nation, calling the move treason

and a stab in the back. >> gio: also right now, with the july 1st deadline fast approaching for all u.s. passenger jets to be 5g compliant, transportation secretary pete buttigieg says not all airlines are ready. buttigieg told the "wall street journal" that could cause delays and cancellations. next month is when those cell phone companies turn on their 5g signals and planes will need to be equipped with a special device. >> janai: and the orcas are back. two 65-foot racing boats had a close encounter with a pod of killer whales during a competition near the strait of gibraltar. the crew of one of the boats said it was a really scary moment when the whales went after their rudder, appearing to deliberately attack it. the crews slowed the boat down. fortunately, no one was hurt. >> whit: i've been so fascinated by this story. they're like coordinated attacks they've been making against these boats. really incredible. >> janai: really interesting. >> whit: we do start this half hour with the big developments in american pro sports involving money from overseas.

abc's phil lipof has more now on how other midst counteast count making big moves. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. this deal is big. it reaches into the billions of dollars. of course, it would have to be approved but if it is, it's believed to be a first of its kind. this morning, the nba is reviewing what would be the first sovereign wealth fund to buy into ownership of an american sports team. >> it's a very big development in the world of sports. >> reporter: according to published reports, qatar is in talks to pay a whopping $4 billion for a 5% minority stake in monumental sports and entertainment. that's the parent company of the nba's washington wizards, the nhl's washington capitals, and the wnba's washington mystics. >> it is natural for anyone paying attention to say, what's going on here? >> reporter: the nba amended its by laws last year to allow passive institutional investments to include those from sovereign nations, the

potential deal coming on the heels of a stunning about-face by the pga tour, entering into a partnership with dp world tour in saudi arabia's public investment fund, which has been financing liv golf, the main competition for the pga tour. >> if you look big picture, five years down the line, what this is going to lead to is a tour with more money that plays in more cities internationally. >> reporter: for the nba, in the past, commissioner adam silver has said opportunities like this can bring people together around sports. >> we allow funds to invest in teams but not control teams, not to have influence over teams. >> reporter: for years, qatar has been investing in sports. last year, hosting soccer's world cup for the first time and nba preseason games. qatar's sports investment, a subsidiary of the state-run fund, owns majority control of the french soccer club, paris saint-germain, and in october, agreed to buy a 22% stake in a

por portuguese soccer club. what happens next? the nba and its board are reviewing the proposal, of course. a representative, though, for the nhl told the a.p. the league has already approved the deal. janai? >> janai: all right, phil, thank you. now to the teenager lucky to survive an alligator attack. fighting back when the hungry gator took a bite out of him, reena roy has been listening to the 911 call. reena, that had to be terrifying. >> reporter: good morning. there is no question this could have had a much different outcome but this kid is a fighter, refusing to let that gator take him under water, instead acting fast and escaping. >> i just got bit by a gator. >> okay. in what part of your body was bit? >> my right hip. >> reporter: this morning, a 13-year-old boy speaking out after he was attacked by this alligator. >> i just felt something tug on to me and wrap its jaw on me and get a grip of me. >> reporter: gabriel says he was walking along this creek in

winter springs, florida, with a few friends tuesday evening after a swim when the gator suddenly lunged toward him. >> i did what first came to mind. i was just, like, go, go, go. >> reporter: thinking fast, grabbing a stick nearby, gabriel fighting to pull himself out of the gator's jaws. >> just tried to get myself up as quickly as possible and make sure that nothing worse happened. >> reporter: thankfully, he was able to escape. his hip injured, but the reptile backing off and swimming away. >> he got up and we saw that he had a gator bite, and everyone was in shock. i was freaking out. i was crying. >> reporter: gabriel calling 911. he was taken to the hospital where he was treated for his injuries. >> i just broke down crying when i saw the pictures of the size of the gator that tried to eat my son, and i knew it was an absolute miracle of god that he is alive. >> reporter: a miracle indeed, and officials say serious injuries caused by alligators are rare in florida, but you can only imagine how scary this was for gabriel, and guys, he says he's definitely going to be extra careful around water moving forward. >> whit: yeah. >> gio: wow, what a story. that was unbelievable.

most people do not survive that and live to tell about it. thank you for that. let's go to the weather now. somara theodore now. what is that going on in new york? >> somara: right? aren't we over this? i'm so ready for summer to really kick into high gear. here's a look. lady liberty holding up the sky in all her glory, lots of cloud coverage, foggy conditions and rain anticipated, and what's going on? take a look at this pattern that's stuck. we had that record heat in texas that's still going on. we also have the cooler air right now in this trough to the east. as a result, we're stuck in this pattern where we have copious amounts of rain coming. you can see the timing here through the afternoon, rounds of rain move through new england, some scattered showers through new york, philadelphia, and d.c., and by wednesday, when we're anticipating more rain to move in, we could be looking at scattered flooding through areas like connecticut up into boston as well, anywhere from two to three inches localized higher amounts possible. that's a look at the weather across the country. as well, anywhere from two to three inches localized higher amounts possible. that's a look at the weather across the country. across the country.

>> somara: and that's your local forecast. so, i'm ready to switch my closet, and i think that's where i'm really having the dilemma with this type of weather. but it's good movie weather. >> janai: good napping weather. go for it. >> whit: look for the positives there. we're going to take a nap on saturday. thank you so much, somara. appreciate it. coming up on "good morning america," following the titan sub disaster, a look at extreme tourism. and how to assess the risks. >> janai: and then summer sale showdown, the big retailers planning major sales. "gma" hunting down the best bargains to help save you money. .

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to the depths of the ocean or the peak of mt. everest, visiting the farthest reaches of the planet, once thought of as impossible, no longer a moon shot. >> i think, inside, people really want to explore. they want to know what's out there. >> gio: for certain explorers, the sky's the limit for their extreme adventures and the price tags that come along with them, whether it's commercial space travel or visiting the wreckage of "the titanic." but experts say interest in extreme adventure tourism is booming across the board. globally, the industry expanding to over a trillion dollars in 2023. >> we're seeing new technologies that are enabling the kinds of adventures we couldn't imagine even years ago. and people need to understand that there's very little back-up and there's quite a bit of risk. >> gio: but for many tourists, the risk is the reward. >> it's unpredictable because it's nature. in antarctica, you could be out kayaking or in a zodiac or you could be very close to whales or like when we're in rwanda and we

go to see the gorillas, i love taking groups to see the silverbacks. they're very curious, but it's app animal, and you're in its world, so there's a level of risk. >> gio: already this year, 17 people have died or gone missing on mt. everest. last december, a rogue wave smashed into a ship returning from antarctica, killing one person on board. and just last week, an american woman lost her leg to a shark bite while scuba diving in the bahamas. luxury travel planner ralph says adventure tourism is becoming more mainstream but it's not for everyone. >> a lot of people want to try something they've never done before. you need to do some soul-searching before you do these things. >> gio: and of course, when you're climbing mt. everest or going to "the titanic," those extreme and expensive trips, but experts want you to remember that the risk is also there for smaller adventures. people have died parasailing, for example. so, it's important to remember that just because a company exists, does not necessarily make it safe. so, do your research, and really be informed before you make that decision. >> janai: you just talked with a

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>> reporter: good morning again, janai. who doesn't want christmas in july? it's shaping up to be a critical month for retailers who are trying to unload inventory and compete for the attention of shoppers, what this means is they are all offering big sales happening at the same time. this morning, major retailers are gearing up for a summer sales showdown from electronics to patio furniture, kids' clothing and make-up. target, best buy, amazon, and walmart, all promising christmas season savings in july. so, how can you make the most of the battle for your buck? >> so, for those households that may be looking to pick up really great deals on necessities, you may see those mixed in with, you know, the good prices on laptops and pieces of furniture. >> reporter: first up, in getting in on the action early is target with their target circle week, seven days straight of savings beginning july 9th for loyalty members with some compelling gift card deals.

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>> whit: we are back now with our "play of the day." here we go. all right, cincinnati reds infielder eli de la cruz hit for the cycle overnight against the atlanta braves, starting off with a double in the bottom of the second. there it is. then came the home run in the next inning. and at the bottom of the fifth, a broken bat single into center

field, drove in another run. eventually, there's -- there is, yeah. eventually, the video will catch up here. so, now, a triple in the bottom of the sixth as well. de la cruz is the first red to hit for the cycle in 34 years, the night ending with a victory for the reds. he's also the first player in the mlb to hit for the cycle, steal a base, and drive in more than four runs within the first six innings. you catch all that? he's only been in the majors less than a month. the talented rookie being called the type of talent that comes along once in a generation. >> janai: and the youngest player to hit for the cycle since '72. >> gio: there she goes, sports janai. she just went right in. >> whit: she had to one-up me. >> janai: but you did good. >> gio: coming up on our second hour on "gma," the latest on the investigation into the titan submersible's implosion. >> janai: and our "gma" cover story, a breakthrough for teens suffering with alopecia. >> whit: then it's "deals & steals," all about keeping your skin at its best for the summer. skin at its best for the summer. steals," all about keeping your skin at its best for the summer.

building a better bay area moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc7 news. >> good morning. i'm gloria rodriguez. couples in san francisco celebrated pride by tying the knot at city hall. more than 250 couples said i do with a special lgbtq plus pride celebration. this comes ten years after california resumed same sex marriages. preparations outside of city hall are underway as well, ahead of sunday's big pride parade. abc7 is the only place where you can see the san francisco pride parade broadcast live. so tune in tomorrow morning at 10:00 and the 27th annual woody's on the wharf kicks off today in santa cruz. more than 200 wooden classic cars will be on display. it is a largest woody show in northern california to the old wagons date back to the 30s, 40s

and 50s uh. their rarity makes them expensive and it takes a big effort to keep them running in good condition. woody's on the wharf, starts today at 10:00 in the morning. it lasts until 330 in the afternoon. admission is free. so let's get a check of that forecast with frances dinglasan. if you're planning on going to that event or somewhere else this weekend. yeah, it's going to be gorgeous in santa cruz. >> this afternoon. temperatures right now mainly in the 50s for everybody except brentwood at 60, los gatos at 48. and then this afternoon, we will get a lot of sunshine except at the beaches, even though we're under a lot of gray skies right now. now so breezy. and that's why things are going to be on the cool side this afternoon. san francisco, 62, oakland 66, san jose, 71 are endless spots. the warmest spots will be in the mid 70s. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. so cool today and tomorrow for the pride parade. and then we warm things up wednesday into friday gloria. all right thank you and thank you for joining us.

>> the news continues right now with good morning america

>> whit: good morning, america. it's our second hour. breaking overnight, rebellion in russia. the head of the wagner mercenary group vowing to overthrow the country's