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how it all unfolded from start to surprising finish. plus, what the biden administration is now saying with tensions raised, analyzing the fast-moving developments from the man behind it all. his sudden about-face and what could come next. >> whit: severe storms. more than 57 million people at risk for large hail, damaging winds and tornadoes, like this one in minnesota. plus, the horrendous heat hitting the south. is there an end in sight? >> gio: abortion rights battle. on the anniversary of roe v. wade overturned, donald trump celebrating the decision with other gop candidates calling for tougher abortion restriction. the vice president pledging a renewed fight for reproductive rights. >> janai: suspicious letters. montana lawmakers receiving envelopes containing a mysterious white powder substance after 100 similar letters turned up in kansas. >> whit: back in port. the canadian ship that launched

the doomed titan submersible arriving in newfoundland. investigators onboard looking for answers. >> gio: train derailment. a train carrying hazardous materials sails into montana's yellowstone river. emergency protective measures now being taken at water treatment centers. >> janai: raging rivers. rafters and kayakers left high and dry, banned from hitting the water over dangerous conditions like this. where it's happening and why. >> whit: statin alternatives. the results of a study on a newer drug for those at risk of heart disease. dr. alok patel breaks it down for us. >> gio: comeback kids. thrills at the college world series finals in a come-from-behind victory. and back in action. the stars you loved in the '80s, hollywood hoping going gray turns into box office gold.

>> janai: good morning, america. thank you for starting your sunday with us. a lot of news to get to. the past 48 hours have shaken russia and really confused much of the world. the news still breaking overnight after that military mutiny by russia's wagner group mercenaries. those forces were 120 miles south of moscow yesterday apparently ready to strike the russian capital, when suddenly, their leader called it off. >> whit: yevgeny prigozhin announcing he was turning his troops around and heading back to the base camps they use for the war in ukraine. >> gio: and prigozhin and his forces would face no criminal charges, and prigozhin would head to neighboring belarus. let's get the latest developments now from abc's ian pannell live from kharkiv. good morning, ian. >> reporter: good morning, gio. and you're right, what an

astonishing series of events. as you say, almost unimagining two days ago. up until that point, vladimir putin looked untouchable, a strong man in control of his country for more than two decades. but this morning, all of that is thrown into doubt, and he looks weak and vulnerable. this morning, shock and confusion after a rebellion that's brought putin's grip over russia to its weakest point in decades. after threatening to march on moscow with his thousands of loyal fighters and taking control of southern's headquarters and key government buildings in the south of the country, yevgeny prigozhin, the leader of the group of armed russian mercenaries called the wagner group, announcing abruptly that he would halt the advance after striking a deal with the kremlin. the mercenary force being hugged by residents in the russian city of rostov-on-don met little resistance when they arrived and less than a day later were fated like conquering heroes as they left. >> prigozhin definitely demonstrated to putin that he felt that he was his equal. that may evolve to other elites

around putin to start thinking about maybe taking control from putin. >> reporter: more questions than answers around what happened. according to u.s. sources, the president of neighboring belarus brokering a deal, prigozhin leaving russia for belarus with amnesty. historically prigozhin has been a longtime putin ally, taking his armed mercenaries around the globe, fighting and securing business interests for russia. most recently, on the front lines of ukraine. but the relationship deteriorated to the point where he suddenly declared an armed revolt. 7:30 a.m., prigozhin said they were at the headquarters of the southern military district in rostov-on-don and controlled military facilities and a military airfield, they were moving to rostov through the night. around noon, information on fighting around voronezh appeared. around 3:30 p.m., a column of wagner fighters were noticed near lipetsk. 8:29 p.m., prigozhin suddenly announces that he's turning back. prigozhin has been in a

long-running feud with russia's defense minister blaming him for the catastrophic performance in the ukraine war. the kremlin apparently forgiving everything that took place in the past 48 hours saying no one will be prosecuted. but despite the quick reversal, putin looks weakened, and questioned about what this means for the war in ukraine. president zelenskyy commenting on the turmoil in russia saying putin is obviously very scared and created this threat himself. his spokesman sitting down to discuss the dramatic events in russia. >> given what we're seeing happening in russia, do you believe we're now at the beginning of the end of the war in ukraine? he said it's the beginning of the end of the war, the warning it could still last for some time. it's still not clear if yevgeny prigozhin has actually gone to belarus yet or not. we don't know what kind of deal was made. but i think it's fair to predict

that we haven't seen or heard the last of yevgeny prigozhin. gio? >> gio: ian, before you go, what does this mean for the war in ukraine now that prigozhin is in belarus? >> reporter: it's a very good question. i think firstly, had this rebellion gone further it would have benefited ukraine more. instability in russia would have given the ukrainians an opportunity, especially if putin had draw troops to try and stop the advance of wagner. but i think the possibility of prigozhin being in belarus is another threat to ukraine. it's to the north of the country. it potentially gives access down to kyiv. i don't think we've heard the last of prigozhin. if he rallies his troops and pushes him from the north, then it preseents more of a problem for the ukrainians. >> gio: ian pannell, so appreciate your reporting. thank you. much more on just who prigozhin is coming up in our next half hour. janai. >> janai: a lot to watch. back here at home the white house has been carefully

monitoring these events and keeping in close contact with america's allies. abc's elizabeth schulze joins us from the north lawn, this power struggle is something the administration has been warning about. >> reporter: no doubt about it, good morning, janai. the white house has been very tense during these developments. president biden right now is at camp david with his national security adviser and has been in constant communication with the cia. we know that the administration has been warning about this brewing and simmering power struggle between president putin's military and the wagner group's yevgeny prigozhin for months. a congressional official tells abc news u.s. intelligence officials briefed top leaders in congress in recent days about potentially concerning wagner group movements and equipment buildups near russia. the white house is not taking sides here recognizing both putin and prigozhin as bad actors. president biden has spent the past 24 hours shoring up support among key allies holding a call with the leaders of france, the uk and germany to reiterate that they stand united with ukraine. and joint chiefs chairman mark

milley canceling his scheduled trip to the middle east yesterday instead speaking with his ukrainian counterpart. administration officials here are really trying to make clear that this unfolding and fluid situation will not change u.s. support for ukraine in its fight against russia. whit? >> whit: the whole world trying to make sense of what happened over the last 48 hours. elizabeth, thank you. let's bring in abc news contributor and former state department official colonel steve ganyard. steve, good morning to you. it's great to have you. let's jump into it. how much did this incident weaken putin's power grip, and is he now vulnerable to another possible attempted rebellion in the future? >> that's to be determined. as ian noted things are still quite in flux and it's still quite a mystery. what we do know is that putin has been weakened for the first time in his 24-year rule he's been shown to have cracks in his facade of power. remember, whit, the elites are propping up putin, and he needs their support.

and at some point they may see his weakness and they may tire of this war and think that somebody else may do the job of leading the country better. >> whit: and speaking of that war, what is the impact on the war in ukraine and what happens to those thousands of mercenaries who are fighting for russia under prigozhin? >> yeah, i think that from a perspective, from a ukrainian perspective, they're lucky here. what's happening is wagner, that was one of the more capable military units, is being taken off the battlefield. so wagner itself, we'll see what happens. they talked about absorbing some of it back into the russian military. but remember that wagner is a mercenary army and prigozhin has been making hundreds of millions of dollars in places like syria and gold mines in sudan. we may see mr. prigozhin go back to making a lot of money in faraway lands. but for the ukrainians this is good, because it also shows them they have hope that there may be another prigozhin who comes along and finishes the job. >> and, steve, we also noted those reports that u.s. intelligence agencies had a

heads-up that a rebellion was possible. but what does all of this mean for america's interests in the region? >> well, it's always a good thing if we see mr. putin weakened. the white house has been concerned that this weakness may lead to instability, and instability, if putin sees he's about to lose control, might lead to some rash actions, perhaps the use of nuclear weapons. the white house has been quite concerned over the past few days. but in general weakness on putin's part should be a good thing for ukraine if some sort of transition of power can be done that can be used as an excuse for russia to pull back from ukraine. >> whit: steve, we don't have much time here, and you touched on this, but belarus, are they really going to protect prigozhin and provide him safety, or does putin take him out at some point? >> well, lukashenko was the interimmediatery here. putin was saying, look, you've been talking to lukashenko.

we've been using him as an intermediary. remember, whit, mr. putin has a long memory, and he goes after those who betray him. we saw that even in miami he sent assassins to take on a defector. mr. prigozhin's a marked man, and so he needs to be watching his six for a long time to come. >> whit: no question about that. steve ganyard, thank you for your time. we appreciate it. tune in to "this week" later on this morning. jonathan karl will interview secretary of state antony blinken about the mercenary rebellion inside russia and the latest on the 2024 republican presidential primary with former new jersey governor, chris christie. >> gio: we turn to the severe weather threat for millions of americans. powerful storms in the forecast from the midwest to the deep south. abc's somara theodore is here with more. >> somara: good morning. so we're dealing with a juiced-up and energized atmosphere in northwest minnesota. take a look.

we have two tornadoes on the ground if you look to the west and this one here, a rope tornado, coming down. we are anticipating another chance for tornadoes today. so let me give you the main scope, this is 7:00 p.m. tonight and we're seeing those storm roll through areas like little rock, but it's right up north in the lower ohio valley that has the most elevated risk for tornado activity. and then tomorrow these storm systems drive their way into the i-95 corridor. tomorrow evening, during that evening commute, we're looking at the threat for more hail as well as strong winds and tornadoes along i-95. janai? >> janai: so many americans need to be on alert, somara, thank you. to politics now and the presidential campaign. republicans and democrats use the divisive issue of abortion rights to rouse their followers. vice president harris, as you see here, as well as republican candidates, delivering speeches on the anniversary of the supreme court ruling that allows states to ban abortion. abc's em nguyen has more. >> reporter: overnight one year after the fall of roe versus wade former president donald trump at the faith and freedom coalition in washington

celebrating the supreme court's decision. >> i got it done, and nobody thought it was even a possibility. >> reporter: the issue taking center stage on the 2024 campaign trail. his former vice president, mike pence, also rallying, pressuring his rivals for the republican presidential nomination to support a 15-week federal abortion ban at minimum. >> we will never rest and never relent until we restore the sanctity of life to the center of american law. >> reporter: and former south carolina governor nikki haley telling voters there is a place for federal law on abortion, an about-face from last month when she said that goal was unrealistic. >> let's make sure no state laws say that if a woman has an abortion she's not going to go to jail and we're not going to give her the death penalty. >> reporter: but the issue of abortion had galvanized democratic voters in 2022, and some abortion rights advocates think it will again. >> there are a lot of women within this country. we are silent but we're powerful. >> reporter: since the fall of roe, 15 states have enacted laws

for near total or total abortion ban. vice president kamala harris in north carolina admonishing the spate of laws restricting abortion. >> how dare they attack basic health care. >> reporter: according to the most recent poll by abc news, 78% of americans say the decision whether to have an abortion should be left to a woman and her doctor including 58% of republicans. >> and it should be what everyone is focused on. >> reporter: and some protesters tell me if a presidential candidate's views on abortion don't align with theirs, it's a deal breaker, underscoring how much this issue is again dominating the campaign season. whit? >> whit: we appreciate it. now to the environmental concerns after a bridge collapse and derailment sent cars from a freight train carrying sulfur and asphalt plunging into the yellowstone river in montana.

abc's zohreen shah joins us with the latest, good morning. >> reporter: whit, anytime something like this happens, there are major health concerns for people in the area. officials have been urgently trying to contain the hazmat spill in the yellowstone river 40 miles from billings and just over 100 miles from yellowstone national park. it all started saturday morning after a freight train derailment and a bridge collapse. officials say a total of seven cars came off the tracks, four of them carrying molten sulfur and the other three with hot asphalt that leaked into the river, both hazardous materials. but we're also told that those solidified really fast when exposed to colder temperatures. the train owner, the montana trail link, said no injuries were reported, adding water treatment facilities in three cities, including billings, are taking emergency protective measures and there is no threat to life or property. federal officials, including the ntsb, are on the scene investigating and surveying the water. this latest incident raises fears about freight safety in the u.s. and taking place just several months after that massive train derailment in east

palestine, ohio, extreme concerns about the chemicals that seeped into the water and air there. gio? >> gio: thank you so much. we'll turn to an update on the sub to the "titanic." the canadian ship that launched the doomed titan submersible arrived in newfoundland on saturday. international investigators boarding it as they search for answers as to why the commercial underwater vessel imploded with five people onboard. the u.s. coast guard is now leading the effort to recover titan's wreckage 13,000 feet under the sea. >> janai: so many questions remain. now to new developments this morning in the white powder letter mystery. some republican officials in montana now reportedly saying they've received the suspicious letters. abc's mona kosar abdi is here with more. mona, this is after it happened in kansas, also. >> reporter: that's right, there are multiple cases. the fbi says it is aware of the suspicious letters sent to the two montana lawmakers that contained a mysterious white powder substance. the state's attorney general urging lawmakers to use caution when opening mail. this issue hitting close to home for the attorney general.

his mother, a state representative, one of the two republicans targeted. he says local sheriff officials collected evidence from her home after she opened those letters. the state's governor writing online that he, too, is aware of disturbing reports. both lawmakers are said to be okay and currently law enforcement is testing the substance. as you mentioned, janai, just last week similar envelopes were sent to republican lawmakers in tennessee and 100 mainly republican officials in kansas. the parcels contained a white powdery substance as well as a cryptic note. the state gop called it a, quote, cowardly attempt to intimidate the legislature. federal law enforcement sources also told abc news postal inspectors intercepted suspicious letters addressed to former president trump, supreme court justice clarence thomas, and other high-profile people as well, whit. >> whit: mona, thank you. now to the nation's biggest pride march and heightened security concerns for today's events in new york city. aaron katersky has all the

details. aaron, good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning to you. the pride march here in new york is nearly two miles long, 100,000 participants, a million spectators and thousands of police officers because the lgbtq community is facing a volatile mix of threats. the nypd this morning is warning of what it calls an elevated threat environment. in a security assessment obtained by abc news, police say they are not aware of any specific or credible threat but note the lgbtq community has been facing hostile rhetoric, several high-profile acts of violence and acts of intimidation. the nypd warning comes after austrian authorities say they foiled a possible attack on last week's pride parade in vienna, arresting three alleged isis sympathizers and seizing weapons. and in the buildup to pride events in this country, the nypd quotes online communications from extremist groups referring to june, pride month, as a target-rich environment and

threatening things could really get nasty. and for police, this is a remarkable turn. the pride movement was born out of police persecution of the gay community, and now police say they are here to protect the community from the nation's political anger and from violent extremist groups, both foreign and domestic. gio, it is a fraught relationship. officers are banned from marching in the parade in uniform, and organizers of the parade have taken steps to really reduce the visible police presence along the route. gio. >> gio: aaron, let's hope there are no issues. you can join me today for the nation's pride events, i'll be anchoring our five-hour-long pride across america starting at 11:00 a.m. eastern on our streaming channel abc news live. i'm going to be out there for a long time, all day. somara theodore, please tell me the weather will be okay. >> somara: we're off to a good

start in new york city. take a live look at this. the sun is coming up, absolutely glorious. we had some fog out there. that's settling. my girl, ginger, will be celebrating pride out in chicago, illinois. they don't call it the windy city for nothing. it is going to be pretty breezy this afternoon. let's take a look at some neighborhoods across the country. we have pride, kentucky, 93 degrees. we're in for some thunderstorms out there today. equality, alabama, 89 degrees. love, mississippi, 94. head out to rainbow, california, that's where they're sitting pretty cool and pretty with temperatures in the low 70s. that's a look at the weather across the country. let's see what's going on in

>> somara: and that's your local >> somara: and that's your local forecast. gio, just so we run it back, you're good to start. >> whit: and look good. >> somara: around 2:00 we could see scattered showers popping up. >> janai: but, most importantly, you have to look really good. somara, thank you. >> whit: at least in the beginning. >> janai: now to the college world series, game one last night featuring lsu and florida, lsu's first baseman -- i have my sports hat on -- hitting a solo home run in the top of the 11th to put the tigers ahead. the final score, 4-3. it's the best of three series. game two today could decide it all. you can catch it all on espn and espn plus starting at 3:00 p.m. eastern after you finishing watching the show. >> whit: absolutely. still ahead here on "gma," a deep dive into yevgeny prigozhin, the russian mercenary leader and why he launched an

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love it. welcome back to "gma." on this sunday morning. "indiana jones and the dial of destiny" is just days away from making its big debut on the big screen. decades of playing the title character, harrison ford says this will be his last indiana jones adventure but not the last we'll see of him on screen. coming up here, we'll also take a look at other hollywood heavyweights from the '80s that are coming to the summer box office. >> gio: i cannot wait. >> janai: that's your jam. all right, a look at some of the other big stories we're following on this sunday morning. happening right now, three san antonio police officers are facing murder charges following the shooting of a woman apparently suffering from a mental health crisis. the city releasing body camera footage of the confrontation at the woman's home on friday. the woman was allegedly armed

with a hammer. >> gio: also right now, the government is investigating ford's recall of more than a quarter million explorer suvs in the u.s. the recall covered 2020 through 2022 explorers due to reports of trouble with a rear axle mounting bolt. now that national highway traffic safety board is looking into reports that some cars behaved erratically even after the repairs. ford says it is working with the agency on the matter. >> whit: and take a look at this new video from wimbledon as kate middleton gets to show off her tennis form with roger federer, the princess of wales and the tennis great facing off in a doubles match before getting an up close look at what it takes to be ball girls and ball boys at wimbledon. apparently they go through months of training ahead of the annual championship. the tournament starts on july 3rd. >> janai: remember for the u.s. open when you did tennis lessons and he called you cupcake? >> whit: yes, that's right. rick macy, who coached the williams sisters when they were kids, and he was trying to help me with my serve. he called my serve a new york

cupcake. i'll never forget that. >> gio: that's what we're going to call you. >> whit: that was a moment. >> janai: a new york cupcake. all right, a lot of news though to get to, and we do start this half hour with a closer look at the turmoil in russia and the wagner group at the center of it all led by a man vladimir putin once considered an ally. abc's patrick reevell joins us from kharkiv, ukraine, with more this morning. good morning, patrick. >> reporter: good morning, janai. yes, the story of the wagner mercenary leader yevgeny prigozhin is a remarkable one. for years he operated in the shadows. the war in ukraine transformed him into a figure capable of challenging vladimir putin. yevgeny prigozhin, the mercenary leader who launched and then abandoned the uprising against vladimir putin, for decades was one of his close associates, first meeting putin as a restauranteur in native st. petersburg and then getting rich on state catering contracts.

>> and the relationship until recently between putin and prigozhin was close, extremely close. prigozhin was known as putin's chef because he was someone who served putin many times at restaurants. >> reporter: but in 2014 prigozhin created wagner, operating as a shadowy force in conflicts around the world, particularly in africa. >> this mercenary group was a group that the russian government used to kind of provide deniability. >> reporter: prigozhin's group accused of torture, rape, and massacres in several countries and wanted by the fbi over a propaganda campaign to operate -- interfere in the u.s. 2016 presidential election. ukraine brought prigozhin out of the shadows. allowed to recruit tens of thousands of convicts from russian prisons, as seen in this video posted online, the kremlin relying on wagner in the battle for bakhmut. a wagner defector this year describing brutal tactics to abc news. you saw personally members of wagner execute other soldiers in front of you? "there was a case where i saw

them bring two men to the training ground and then shot them in public," he said. as the kremlin's war failed, prigozhin's stature grew, increasingly publicly challenging russia's military leadership on social media. this week finally saying russia's invasion was based on lies. saying in this video that the war was needed so that a handful of scumbags could do a victory lap and get pr attention. >> he's spoken in incredibly blunt, profane language that made him increasingly popular on social media channels, especially telegram and prigozhin started thinking of himself not as a puppet of putin and started to think of himself as a rival for power. >> reporter: prigozhin's influence in many ways came from speaking the truth about how badly the war is going for russia. but there are big questions about what will become of him. the kremlin says he will have amnesty in belarus.

the key question i think what was agreed to stop his march on moscow. >> gio: patrick, thank you. now a look at the new problems created by the winter's massive snowfall in the west creating potentially hazardous situations for rafters and kayakers on swollen rivers. abc's zohreen shah is back with more on that. good morning, zohreen. >> reporter: gio, there is an urgent warning for people who want to go into the river even for strong swimmers. officials say it is extremely dangerous right now, even potentially deadly. this morning, as many americans head outdoors this summer, officials in several states are issuing an urgent warning about powerful and dangerous rushing rivers after several drowning deaths across the west. one 14-year-old girl in arizona drowned while wearing a life vest after her inner tube capsized on the colorado river. >> mother nature has really created a really damaging and deadly situation. >> reporter: crews from texas to colorado conducting dozens of water rescues and searching for people missing after being swept away by swollen currents.

officials say the record snowfall on the west coast is melting and coming down faster than anything they had previously seen. one expert says it could get worse. >> we're going to start seeing actual high 90s and low 100 temperatures where we would see a huge meltoff take place. and that's when we will see more dangerous levels on the river. >> reporter: now, several california counties are taking precautions including banning recreation on rivers that flow from the sierra nevada. >> we are seeing a record number of rescues occurring on rivers and waterways from our search and rescue team, our swift water rescue teams. >> reporter: one of those rivers is the kern river in central california, it has seen heightened water levels and a snow melt from the mountains is expected to keep it at unprecedented levels. >> the river is dangerous, these are like floodstage waters coming down the mountain right now through the kern river. we're seeing class four and

class five rapids up and down the 20-mile recreation search which is not normal for this time of year. >> reporter: in this go pro video a colorado woman rafting in the royal gorge was rescued after falling into fast-moving rapids. luckily, in that case the woman was wearing a life vest, but the waters were unusually high then, too, and the risks could last well into the fall. gio? >> gio: just incredible, right? couldn't believe that that long after and into the fall. thank you for that. let's check in now with somara theodore for the weather. you're taking us back to texas. >> somara: oh, my goodness. look at this video. come, come, come. check this out. look at this dog, all right. look at the ac on. he's trying to beat the heat. unreal. this is in south texas. this is a mood, okay. we're going to turn this into a meme. take a look at much of texas, and now we've got heat expanding into mississippi, even parts of far western alabama. excessive heat warnings for midland, san angelo,

we're looking at triple-digit heat index values. no real relief in sight. the last four days still feeling like the triple digits in midland. houston, around 101 tomorrow. today 107 degrees for a feel like and even in new orleans we're looking at triple-digit feels like this afternoon. that's a look at the weather across the country. see what's going >> somara: and that's a look at >> somara: and that's a look at your forecast and something about that texas -- that heat in texas is cumulative and so it's putting a lot of stress on the body. they really need a break, but it's not coming anytime soon. >> janai: steamy down there. somara, thank you so much. still coming up here on "good morning america," this is for our birthday boy, back to the '80s. >> whit: that was the birthday announcement? >> janai: heading to the big screen this summer.

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ford ready to take fans on an epic adventure just as he did in the '80s with unforgettable performances in "star wars," "blade runner" and "witness." and he's not the only icon from that era bringing the heat this summer to the blockbuster season. tom cruise set to show off his daring stunts in the seventh "mission: impossible" movie. it seems just like yesterday he starred in '80s classics like "risky business," "the outsiders," "rain man" and "top gun." >> the need for speed. >> reporter: hollywood banking on fans to flock to the theaters to see these industry titans on the big screen again. >> the stars really drove the movies. we're coming full circle again. it is about the stars and their draw. >> reporter: actors over 60 leading an action-packed summer movie lineup. denzel washington set to close it out just before labor day

returning to his starring role in "equalizer 3." >> it's a bit of nostalgia. it covers multiple generations. >> reporter: the movie industry betting on these silver foxes to deliver box office gold as theaters still try to rebound from the pandemic. the industry's summer season made $3.4 billion in 2022, which is still lower than the $4 billion they made before covid, according to comscore. this phenomenon isn't just on the big screen. another '80s icon, arnold schwarzenegger, recently came out with a new action comedy on netflix which debuted at number one on nielsen. the trend is clearly already taking off. we have number one fan of this trend here with us. >> whit: i'm in. i'll be streaming all of it. i do miss the '80s high five, though, from the movies. the old school up top. >> gio: just for the birthday boy. >> whit: coming up on "good morning america," the latest study on the alternative to statins and the battle in heart

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>> janai: all right, time for our "play of the day." it was a real field day for the los angeles angels. they were red-hot at the plate. it looked like deja vu as they kept on racking up the hits and the runs, beating the colorado rockies, 25-1. their rout included a 13-run third inning -- what's a rout? the angels set a franchise record. >> gio: thank you for watching and make sure you join us for the nation's pride events today. i'll be out there for five hours. "pride across america" coverage starting at 11:00 a.m. eastern on our streaming channel abc news live. happy birthday to our pride and joy, whit johnson. >> janai: happy birthday. >> whit: i asked for a plate of ribs, i'm just saying. i have an empty plate.

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