san jose are taking part. and as you can see and as you know, disney is the parent company of abc seven. these are all the movies. i'm excited about beauty and the beast and the lion king. >> that's a classic. toy story. >> yes. >> lion king. >> for my niece, it is mo that movie is on repeat in their household. i feel bad for my sister. >> see you, everybody. >> good morning, america. for our viewers in the west, to code breaking stories as we come on the air. a massive deadly cargo ship fire, and earth's hottest day ever recorded. ♪ ♪ the unprecedented temperatures being called a grim milestone.

now the scorching heat baking the west and south, too, as severe storms slammed the midwest overnight. millions headed home from the holiday. ginger is tracking where the storm is headed next. >> this morning, new details about the deadly rampage in philadelphia. authorities now saying the suspect used ghost guns, as surveillance video shows a shooter opening fire on the street. what we are learning about the victims, and what the suspect started wearing just days before. >> breaking overnight, russia's deadly new strikes in ukraine in a brutal attack on civilians. and this morning, martha raddatz on the ground, one-on-one with ukrainian president zelenskyy, and what he says he still needs that could play a pivotal role in the war. >> tensions escalating between the u.s. and russia, after russian fighter jets are filmed harassing u.s. drones over syria, and the u.s. navy

racing in to stop iran from seizing ships in international waters. >> the new normal? a fifth suspected shark bite in new york in just two days. this morning, why the predators are swimming closer to shore. >> cannabis copycats. the products designed to look like popular snacks. how authorities say they are potentially endangering kids. >> are you "thready" for it? overnight, meta launching its rival twitter app, threads. millions signing up in just a few hours. how it works, and why insiders are calling it the twitter killer. >> tipping point? the video of this delivery driver sparking a heated debate. >> i just want to say, it's a nice house for a $5 tip. >> has tipping culture gone too far? now, the new ground rules for gratuities. ♪ ♪ >> and who wants to be a billionaire? the powerball and mega millions now worth more than a billion combined, after no one hit the jackpot overnight.

but we hit the jackpot this morning with the king of scream, patrick wilson, and the prince of pranks, johnny knoxville. both live in times square, and they're going head-to-head playing "the $100,000 pyramid." >> announcer: live in times square, this is "good morning america." >> good morning, america. it's great to be back at the desk with whit and rebecca. we were discussing the billion dollar lottery, would we come to work? and we are going to play "the $100,000 pyramid." that's enough to think about. >> i think i'll come back. >> definitely looking forward to that this morning. but we have a very busy morning. following that breaking news just in, a massive fire at port newark in new jersey. two firefighters have died, and you are looking live at the scene right now. we'll have the latest on that coming up in just a moment. >> but first we begin with those unprecedented temperatures and the earth's hottest ever

recorded. and, here at home, the west and south are bracing for extreme heat. >> let's get right to ginger for the latest for us this morning. good morning, ginger. >> hey, michael. we knew with el nino it was going to be hot, but it is still stunning to see three days in a row this week with temperatures hotter on earth than human instruments have ever recorded. we anticipate to see more of this breaking if not shattering records going through the next month. look how high above the actual curve of where we usually see summer that we are, and that's for now. we usually get even hotter toward the end of july and early august, and that's the globe, but you know we've been adding to that. this morning i'm in a mosquito net because i'm in this swamp, which is called a ghost forest. it's one of the most striking ways to indicate climate change, because the sea is rising so quickly here in the mid-atlantic that we are seeing these ghost forests where the saltwater intrudes on the forests and takes out the trees.

it's happening up to 14 times faster than it did in the 1850s. we will talk more about this, but we have to talk about the record highs we are seeing, the records that have already been broken. naples, florida, was 96, seattle was 91, el paso, 107. we are seeing parts of texas -- san angelo, austin -- those places with 15 straight day trends breaking records every day. look at tallahassee. heat advisories in south florida, 90s all the way up the east coast. we have been so cool, and then we are developing a huge heat wave for the west coast. all that and the severe storms to come in a bit. >> unprecedented heat there, ginger. thank you so much for that. millions are heading home from the fourth of july, with a record-breaking travel weekend. gio, you said that, when it comes to flying, everything was unexpectedly smooth? >> that's right, michael, especially when you consider the slew of cancellations and delays we saw just a week ago. and, of course, that severe weather overnight. overnight, rough weather in the midwest making the return home

after the holiday difficult. chicago, which was already expected to have the worst traffic wednesday on i-65, hit with a double whammy of severe storms. >> i'm actually scared, to be honest, because this is not normal. >> the storm zone stretching from illinois to colorado, both home to cities with hubs of major airlines. the weather affecting late flights, with large hail and damaging winds. in colorado springs, firefighters rescuing the people trapped in this car amid the floods. 16 million affected by the storms, but 50 million affected by some kind of weather across the country. all of this, in the midst of a record-breaking holiday travel weekend. the tsa screening more than 2.8 million people on friday alone. that's the most ever, with nearly 50,000 planes in the air just yesterday. and i just checked moments ago, and right now in america we are

seeing less than 100 flight cancellations, so that is very good news for the millions now returning home, rebecca. >> an absolute relief, especially for all these people who have had such a nightmare in recent days. gio, thank you so much. we now turn to the breaking news coming in about the massive deadly cargo ship fire in new jersey that killed two firefighters. eva pilgrim has a very latest. good morning, eva. >> good morning, rebecca. a massive blaze igniting on a cargo ship at port newark. two firefighters have died, several others injured after a fire broke out in cars on the tenth floor of the ship, and quickly spread to the two floors above it. newark fire chief rufus jackson said firefighters were first called at 9:20 last night. they made an attempt to put out the fire, but got pushed back by the intense heat. now, the ship was carrying about 5,000 vehicles. the port of new york and new jersey is the second largest port in the country. it's responsible for $270 billion of goods coming in each year.

an italian company, the grimaldi group, confirmed that it owns the ship. the company describes itself as italy's largest ship-owning group, and last year a grimaldi-owned ferry caught fire off of a greek island on its way to italy, killing 11 people. whit? >> eva with those breaking details. thank you. we have information out of philadelphia, the massive shooting that left five people dead. we are learning more about the ghost guns used in the attack, the suspect, and the victims. trevor ault has the latest this morning. good morning. >> the city of philadelphia has filed a lawsuit they've said has been in the works for some time, targeting the manufacturers of these ghost guns, and we are hearing from the family members who were there for this mass shooting, including a father who said his teenage son gave his

life protecting his best friend. this morning, the city of philadelphia going after ghost guns after police confirmed two of these untraceable weapons were used in monday's rampage which left five people dead. the city filing a 50-page lawsuit against two major manufacturers of these privately made gun parts which are then assembled at home. >> manufacturers try to avoid liability claiming they are selling parts, not guns. but the gun kits they sell can be assembled in minutes by virtually anyone. >> police say the alleged gunman, kimbrady carriker, was wearing a ski mask and body armor during that blocks-long shooting spree on monday, armed with an assault rifle and handgun, firing at random. surveillance footage obtained appears to show a person firing a weapon at a nearby intersection. the suspect appearing in court for the first time wednesday, where they were denied bail on more than 30 charges, including five counts of murder. prosecutors citing roommates of the suspect who told them that the shooter had been acting

strangely, wearing a bulletproof vest around the house. >> they all described he was becoming more and more agitated over the last few days. >> "i don't know why he did what he did. something must've happened to him to make them do that." authorities claimed they found a will the suspect had written june 23rd that did not reveal a motive for the shooting. >> there's not enough justice that could repay for this. >> his son was at a store with his best friend when the shooting happened. while his son survived, daujan was killed trying to help him get away. >> he was a hero, if you ask me. he died trying to protect his best friend. he's like superman. i'm so grateful to him. >> we learned there were even more mass shootings. five hurt at a florida apartment complex, six hurt and a minor killed at a maryland block

party. according to the archives, since saturday, 138 injured in more than two dozen mass shootings. michael? >> thank you so much, trevor. appreciate your reporting. we are going to go overseas now to the war in ukraine. our chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz sat down with president zelenskyy in kyiv. she's now in the city of lviv where, overnight, three missiles struck the city, killing and wounding civilians, the largest attack in lviv since the war began. good morning, martha. >> good morning, michael. the missiles hit in the middle of the night. we were just over a mile away. we heard the powerful blasts, we felt the shock waves. you can see right over my shoulder where one of the missiles struck. up, with residents here still they are continuing to clean it up, with residents here still getting emergency care. this morning, the wounded walking dazed and bloodied after three powerful missiles pounded this normally peaceful city. the largest attack since the invasion began here.

at least four killed and more than 30 wounded. this 76-year-old woman shaken from her bed, glass and concrete covering her. "i was so scared," she said. "i didn't know what to do." 15-year-old david running from his apartment. >> when i saw the rocks falling, i thought this house, the explosion, the wave of the explosions, just -- throw me away. >> the missile attacks coming just hours after we left the heavily fortified presidential offices in kyiv, where we met with ukraine's president, volodymyr zelenskyy, whose forces are in a relentless fight against the russians. >> what is your assessment of how the counteroffensive is going right now? >> "we all want to do it faster. every day means losses." he told us the f-16 fighter jets could play a pivotal part in the

counteroffensive. >> we still don't have the f-16s, and there are other weapons you want, as well. can you succeed without them? >> "f-16s or any other equipment we do need will give us an opportunity to move faster," he said, "to save more lives and stand our ground for a longer time." >> so, has the foot-dragging from the allies or from the u.s. cost lives? >> he says they appreciate the weapons that have already been provided, but any foot-dragging will cost lives. >> despite strikes like this, president zelenskyy telling us he is confident victory will come. michael? >> thank you, martha. you can see more of martha's interview with president zelenskyy sunday on "this week." rebecca? >> thank you, michael. tensions between the u.s. and russia are escalating after russian fighter jets were filmed harassing u.s. drones over

syria. our foreign correspondent, tom soufi burridge, has the latest. >> this morning, a dangerous encounter between u.s. and russian aircraft over syria. the pentagon releasing rare video saying it shows three russian fighter jets flying recklessly close to three armed u.s. reaper drones, which were on a mission against isis targets. at one point, a russian jet dropping parachute flares in the flight path of one of the american drones, forcing it to make evasive maneuvers. russia accusing those u.s. drones of violating flight safety rules by flying over joint russian-syrian military exercises. it comes after a russian jet collided with the u.s. reaper drone just four months ago, downing it in the black sea, according to the u.s. military.

als in another part of the middle east, the u.s. military close confrontation also on wednesday with another adversary at sea. iran attempting to seize two oil tankers in the gulf of oman, say u.s. officials. the pentagon releasing video of the iranian navy ship approaching one of the tankers. a nearby u.s. destroyer racing to intervene, the u.s. accusing the iranians of then opening fire on the oil tanker, with bullets ricocheting and flashing in the sky above. the pentagon also releasing images of spent ammunition cases and bullet holes on the oil tanker. >> thankfully, no one was hurt. iran denying it tried to seize the oil tankers, but the u.s. saying iran has harassed, attacked, or seized 20 internationally flagged merchant vessels in the last three years. michael? >> thank you so much, tom. we are going to switch gears and ask, who wants to be a billionaire? because there was no winner in last night's powerball drawing, so that means more than a billion dollars is up for grabs between that jackpot and the mega millions. demarco morgan is here now. demarco, show us the money.

>> all right, let's talk about it! the good news is it is fair game this morning for anyone hoping to become a billionaire. that's because the next powerball drawing is set for this saturday, so you still have time to get in on all of the action. this morning, lotto fever is sweeping the nation with more than $1 billion up for grabs between the two major jackpots. >> i came to purchase a powerball ticket. >> after no winner was drawn, the mega millions looking for numbers for an estimated jackpot of $427 million. mike's big break came in 2019. >> i checked my phone and my ticket and it was like, "congratulations, you're the jackpot winner." >> the new jersey resident won the prize, taking home a lump sum of $162.5 million. >> i went over and took the ticket and put it in the lottery machine.

the guy said, "sign the ticket, you're the winner." and i quit my job that night. >> mike advises, for any winning ticket winners, don't rest on your laurels. >> get yourself a financial planner, get yourself a good attorney, and somebody that can do your taxes. >> that's the best advice there. mike almost didn't know he won. he left the ticket behind at the store and a good samaritan spotted it, and the store set it aside for him. there are some good people out there. for those playing the lottery this time around, the numbers to consider. the odds of winning the grand prize are 1 in 292,201,238. sorry about that, whit. and the odds of winning both combined for over a billion dollars in the past has been calculated around 1 in 88 quadrillion, so good luck. >> all i can think about is we've got a chance! >> like han solo said, "never tell me the odds."

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the area that needs to look for elevated risk is highlighted here. you will see storms in a lot of places, if you have a tornado shot, it looks like it's anywhere from eastern colorado through western kansas, northwest oklahoma. that's that level 3 out of 5. we'll be watching that, of course. now let's get the local weather in 30 seconds. >> i am through with the accu weather forecast. sunshine but temperatures are below average today. overnight tonight, overcast skies once again, coastal drizzle, and numbers dropping

into the 50's into friday. here is the seven-day forecast for the next seven days. you will find this cooling trend through the weekend before we track summer heat returning next week. >> coming up, "guilt-tipped." guys, this video of a delivery driver is sparking a heated debate about tipping culture. here's a tip: tip well. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ fasenra is an add-on treatment for asthma driven by eosinophils. it's designed to target and remove them and helps prevent asthma attacks. fasenra is not for sudden breathing problems or other eosinophilic conditions. allergic reactions may occur. don't stop your asthma treatments without talking with your doctor. tell your doctor if your asthma worsens. headache and sore throat may occur. tell your doctor if you have a parasitic infection. get back to better breathing. ask your doctor about fasenra.

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match at levi's stadium. it started as a fight that was caught on video by several fans in the stands. investigators linked the suspect to a home in sacramento where he was arrested tuesday night. he's facing attempted murder charges. police are also investigate how the suspect got a knife inside of that stadium. now let's check in with jobina for a look at traffic. >> thank you, julianne. good morning, everybody. so we are sticking with the same crash we've been following in oakland. multiple cars involved here on southbound 8-80 at jackson. minor injuries are involved as well. your speeds are around six miles per hour in this spot. the bay bridge toll plaza very light. this morning. looks like it's just trending that way. due to the holiday during the week metering lights came on at 539 for your planning purposes. >> julian all right, thank you. jobina metorologist drew tuma back in a secon

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>> also happening, a striking ups is looking more likely after a breakdown in talks between the delivery giant and employees. both sides are accusing each other of walking away from negotiations, but a walkout would have massive ripple effects throughout the economy, with the company employing more than 300,000 workers. a strike would threaten the supply chain, which is already under stress from a shortage of truck drivers. and a lot more ahead, guys. our "main street usa" road trip is pulling into mckinney, texas, this morning, and we see john quinones is right there with a great story of second chances and community spirit. and it's all coming up. >> we are looking forward to that. now we're going to turn to threads, meta's rival twitter app launching overnight. many insiders are calling it the twitter killer. erielle reshef is here with the latest. >> if i have bags under my eyes this morning, it's because i was playing on threads. meta launching its hotly anticipated text-based platform earlier than expected, and now it's officially going

head-to-head with twitter in a clash of the social media tightens. and the buzz is real, with an immediate rush to join. millions of users already filling threads with posts. >> overnight, meta, the parent company of facebook and instagram, launching threads, looking to unravel twitter's hold on the short-form social media space. users already signing on in droves. meta cofounder mark zuckerberg posting, "10 million in the first seven hours." from celebrities like shakira, to j.lo, to the backstreet boys posting this pun: "oh, my god, we're back again." users quick to ride the new wave. one writing, "who is thready for this new era?" another saying, "hi, friends. thready to have fun?" >> it looks just like twitter. >> "the vision for threads is to create an open and friendly public space for conversation." here's how it works. you can sign in with your instagram account, which carries over your username and

verification. threads has a similar interface to twitter, where you can post, have conversations, and respond to others. as a 500 character limit and five-minute video limit. accounts for those 16 and under automatically private. >> it's almost an exact clone of twitter. there's even a little retweet button with circular arrows. the biggest difference is that elon musk is not the owner. >> some industry insiders even dubbing threads the twitter killer. the term, and threads, both trending on twitter. >> threads is built on top of instagram, which already has billions of users around the world, and that's going to make a ready-made audience that all of these other would-be twitter competitors simply didn't have. >> many looking for a new outlet since musk acquired twitter, making sweeping changes, most recently setting limits on how many tweets users could read.

twitter saying this week that the move was ready to make necessary to ensure the authenticity of its user base. >> as you heard there, meta has had major success in the past making these competing functions work. think instagram stories versus snapchat. so threads is being seen as a formidable opponent to twitter, and i've got to tell you, it's pretty user-friendly. if i can figure it out, pretty much anybody can figure it out. but the question to posit this morning, what is the verb now? what are we doing on threads? we tweeted, now are we threading? >> we are knitting our stories together. >> we are sewing? >> sewing for sure. sowing dispute, i hope not! the biggest thing, erielle, you pointed out, they've had this success in the past, and they have a captive audience. >> the transition is very easy. >> you don't have to fill in any forms or anything like that. >> and they're already more successful than every other twitter competitor. >> already threading the needle!

>> i was sitting here waiting for the pun. >> i'll be here all week. >> thank you, erielle. we turn now to the urgent new warning about rip currents, and the city cracking down on parents who let their kids go in dangerous water. victor oquendo is in miami beach with the very latest. good morning, victor. >> good morning, rebecca. citations and possible child neglect charges are not the preferred options for the bay county sheriff's office, but there are so many people ignoring those rip current warnings, they are cracking down for everyone's safety. >> this morning the urgent warning from authorities about rip currents after at least 800 people were rescued from the water over the holiday week. >> the water was pulling us under and we were trying to get back up on the boogie board and go back. >> melanie and travis are two of the more than 200 rescued by lifeguards on virginia beach. the numbers are staggering in florida. more than 300 people rescued from beaches, more than 200 in brevard county, according to officials.

nationwide, noa recording 57 rip current drownings so far this year. there's been a string of recent drownings in the panhandle, where the bay county sheriff says swimmers are ignoring the double red flag warnings. >> when we are at double red flags, they are extremely dangerous in that there is current pulling away from the shore and somebody can get caught in that, pulled several hundred yards into the gulf. no matter how good a swimmer you are, you are no match for that current. >> the bay county sheriff's office investigating five separate incidents where parents let their children go into the gulf while those red flags were flying, issuing $500 citations and considering child neglect charges. >> our job is to keep people safe, and that's something that we seriously have to look at. >> if you get caught in a rip current, do your best to stay calm. do not try to swim against the current. you can float with it or swim parallel to the shore. last thing, guys, it's always safer to swim near a lifeguard. >> so important to remember those tips.

all right, victor, thank you. now to the warning for parents about cannabis products that look a lot like popular snacks, and eva pilgrim back with the latest on that. eva, good morning. >> hey, guys. the feds are cracking down on marijuana edibles that look too much like popular snacks. the fda and ftc sending cease and desist letters to six companies, accusing them of intentionally mimicking the popular brands, which children could mistake for the real thing. this is one of the products. it looks like a bag of doritos, but it's actually made by a completely different company and contains delta 8 thc, one of the psychoactive substances in cannabis plants. this bag of dope rope bites closely resembles nerds rope candy, but again, it's not the real thing. the maker of the thc version, the haunted vapor room, telling abc news they pulled the product after receiving the letter. "we in no way want to endanger anyone, especially children, and

take pride in always educating our customers on the safety of all the products we sell." the fda first warned about foods containing delta 8 thc last year, citing reports of 125 children and adults getting sick from eating them. ten of those incidents involved the copycat snacks. the bottom line for parents is simple -- if you have any of these marijuana edibles in the house, keep them out of the reach of your children. guys? >> great advice, eva. thank you so much. coming up, this video has the debate about tipping heating up. the new ground rules for gratuity. that's coming up next. we'll be right back. back. ♪ i take once-daily jardiance, ♪ ♪ at each day's staaart. ♪ ♪ as time went on it was easy to seee ♪ ♪ i'm lowering my a1c. ♪ jardiance works 24/7 in your body to flush out some sugar!

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>> we understand that you can't always afford to tip. if you can't afford to tip, i would personally rather you still come and get your hair done and not tip that day. >> bottom line, experts say tipping is still expected in typical situations, like for restaurant servers and delivery drivers. but just because you are presented with a digital tip jar at check out, that doesn't mean should be "guilt-tipped" into it. >> when you're presented with an opportunity that clearly doesn't require a tip but you are presented that option, should you feel guilty about refusing a tip? you absolutely should not. >> a lot of workers across industries rely exclusively on tips for their income. if you're in a position to tip, be generous if you can. personally i'm a journalist, and not the rebecca jarvis kind, so i don't know how to do math. [laughter] i just do 20%. 10% times two.

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ten minute delay in the daly city millbrae and sfo directions. we'll end here with the bay bridge toll plaza. if bart's holding you up, it may not be a bad time to drive in. hey, drew. >> yeah, it looks pretty easy from that viewpoint temperature wise right now. jobina. we're in the 50s and low 60s. we do have a lot of cloud cover out there. you can see that on our exploratorium camera right now. live look overcast skies across a huge portion of the region. and our marine layer, it is pretty deep right now, meaning it's going to take time to break it down for that sunshine. we're calling it a slow clearing of the clouds back to the coast throughout the morning. the afternoon, we'll get sunshine away from the coast. but those temperatures, they will be below average. only the 60s and 70s later today. and we have an onshore flow that does turn pretty gusty. so you can see those temperatures in some spots, more than ten degrees below average. julian >> all right. thank

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severe storms slammed the midwest overnight, and millions head home from the holiday. ginger is tracking where the storm is headed next. >> to the rescue. the paramedic who saved a man's life while he was having a heart attack, then years later saved his daughter in an incredible act of kindness. >> she said to me, "listen, kid -- i saved your dad, and i'm going to save you, too." >> you don't want to miss their story. >> it's a star-studded morning in times square, with patrick wilson and the prince of pranks, johnny knoxville, both here live. they are going head-to-head in our very own version of "$100,000 pyramid." >> our tour of main street usa is rolling into the historic downtown of mckinney, texas, one of the fastest growing cities in the nation, but with the heart of a small town. we are celebrating a man who is all about second chances and

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i've got my mosquito net on because we are in what is called a ghost forest. it's one of the most vivid ways to see climate changing. all these trees have been eaten away by the rapid sea level rise at a very rapid pace. i will get into more of that but let's talk about the hottest temperature being tied or broken ever on earth in human instrument record history. i think we will see more of this. we are in el nino, which helps us and boosts us, but those continued upward trends of emissions is also giving that amplification to the heat that's already naturally here. so, yes, we are very hot, but we are contributing some of that. the numbers are pretty extreme. still heat advisories in florida up to burlington, vermont, where it feels like the low 90s. it's been so cool in the north but the west coast that's not going be the case as build a huge heat down there for the next couple of weeks.

>> remarkable, and we expect more of it. ginger, thank you. we turn now to the latest on that breaking news, a massive deadly cargo ship fire in new jersey that killed two firefighters, and eva pilgrim has the latest. good morning, eva. >> good morning, rebecca. a massive blaze igniting on a cargo ship at port newark. two firefighters have died, several others injured after the fire broke out on the tenth floor of the ship and quickly spread to the floors above it. fire chief rufus jackson said firefighters were first called at 9:20 last night. they made an attempt to put out the fire, but got pushed back by the intense heat. the ship was carrying about 5,000 vehicles. the port of new york and new jersey is the second largest port in the country responsible for $270 billion of goods coming in each year, and an italian company, the grimaldi group, confirmed that it does own that ship. the company describes itself as italy's largest ship-owning group. whit? >> all right, eva, thank you. now to another suspected shark bite reported off the coast of long island, the fifth now in just the past two days. stephanie ramos is at orchard beach, new york, with the very latest. stephanie, good morning. >> whit, good morning. long island here in new york is on high alert after that shark bite was reported.

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it all starts on monday. >> and they're both pretty good tennis players, too. that'll be a lot of fun to watch. now to our cover story, an inspiring example of the human spirit. a woman who saved a man's life and then saved his daughter's life six years later. it's a story we first saw it in "the washington post," and eva pilgrim back with more on that. eva, good morning. >> whit, this such a sweet story. kristi hadfield is a paramedic in west virginia. she tells us she keeps in touch with a lot of her former patients, and that's how she saw a former patient's daughter needed a kidney. so she decided she would help. >> kristi hadfield has a knack for saving people. as an ems worker and paramedic in west virginia, she met john cunningham in 2016, caring for him on the way to the hospital. >> when he went into cardiac arrest, i remember being in the back of the ambulance, and i was like, "not today, john. not today." >> his daughter, 42-year-old

molly jones, unaware that kristi would save her life, as well. john, molly, and kristi all connecting on facebook. in 2022, molly became ill with stage iv renal disease. as her kidneys worsened, she took to social media to talk about her need for a kidney transplant. >> when i posted it, all of the sudden i get this message from kristi. >> i messaged her and i said, "i've got your kidney right here." >> she said to me, "listen, kid, i saved your dad and i'm going to save you, too." >> about one-third of kidney transplants in the u.s. are from a living donor and often lead to a shorter wait time for an organ. testing is rigorous. four months went by as molly declined. >> i was trying to figure out who was going to take custody of my daughter, because i didn't think i was going to be there anymore. and kristi is going, "don't you give up on me. don't you give up on me."

>> the two met for the first time a week before the transplant. >> it was nothing short of fantastic. >> and the transplant went off without a hitch. kristi now saving molly's life, just six years after she saved her father's. >> the difference is just unbelievable. kristi gave me back my life. >> she's a fighter, and i'm glad to have her in my heart, and i'm glad, if somebody has my kidney, she's the one who has it. >> molly says when she first found out kristi was going to donate her kidney, she couldn't help but think, how can someone be so selfless? she is, as you can imagine, incredibly grateful, and kristi says she's just happy she could help. guys? >> what a great story. eva, thank you so much. >> yeah, that is fantastic. now we are going to go to our series, "main street usa," celebrating the american spirit in small towns around the country. this morning we are checking out mckinney, texas, and john quinones is there for us. good morning, john. >> good morning, michael. we are about 30 miles north of

dallas in beautiful mckinney, texas, which is one of the largest historic districts in the state. we are here to tell you all about its people, but that's what makes this town special. there's one person in particular that we want to show you today. his name is jason hernandez. jason, come over here. [applause] now, we know that we are here to show america this town, but we also want to show america your story. so check out this video. ♪ ♪ >> welcome to historic downtown mckinney, texas. ♪ ♪ it's one of the fastest-growing cities in the nation, but mckinney still has the heart of a small town, with a strong sense of community. from coffee shops with culture, like filter, where you feel like family -- >> as soon as you walk in that

door, we're that excited little puppy that saw you as soon as you came home. >> to stores with style, like the groovy coop. >> you are safe and welcome here. >> it's a place where anyone can feel at home, even if you're just passing through. >> just the feel of the downtown, it makes all of mckinney feel small. everybody kind of knows your name. >> one of those names everybody knows is jason hernandez, who is bringing new life to the east side of town with la tiendita, a grocery store he's revamping with the help of his community. hernandez making it his mission to better the area after spending nearly 18 years in prison for selling drugs outside of this very store. after being granted clemency by president obama, he was released in 2015. his impact now touching hearts all across mckinney. >> his mind is always working for improving this community. it's hard to keep up with it.

>> hernandez giving back to the place, and the people, that changed his life. >> i said, "well, i'm going to start driving, and i need a new van." everyone showed up for me, all because of jason. >> jason is the energizer bunny with a heart as big as texas. >> this city, mckinney, has truly embraced him. he has a heart of gold, pure gold. he just wants to help. ♪ ♪ >> oh, man. what does it feel like to hear what people think of you in this community, jason? >> it's amazing. and i think everything that you see right there, i couldn't do it if i didn't live in mckinney, texas. >> you used to sell drugs, and now you're selling fresh produce. >> yes. i tell people i went from i guess you could say pushing dope to now pushing hope here in my community. >> the mckinney chamber of

commerce, and the mayor, who helped us get this crowd together, have a special gift for you. this is the mayor, george fuller. what do you have for us? >> jason, your story is one of profound redemption, and this community and the youth in this community are so blessed that that story and that life is back here in mckinney, having the impact you are having. we love you. this community embraces you. and on behalf of the city council and the entire city -- [cheers and applause] i want to present you with a key to the city. [sustained cheers and applause] >> love it. and there's more, jason. there's more. we know you are about ready to open up your store, la tiendita, and i know you need a sign for the store, right? so the folks here at sign-o-rama

in mckinney have put together a sign you can put in front of your store. there it is. turn it around. [cheers and applause] >> i'm literally shaking over here. i don't know what to say or what to do right now. i mean, one of the happiest days of my life is when i was released from prison. this definitely matches that if not exceeds it. i am so happy and fortunate to be here in mckinney, texas, the place i love. >> there's one more thing. i know you are a big university of texas longhorns fan, right? well, the university of texas, the mayor, and the chamber of commerce are giving you four tickets to the longhorns game in september against wyoming. you're going to be there. [applause]

>> [laughs] it's your turn! >> it's for you! you will always remember me now! how do you feel? >> just blessed, overwhelmed, super excited. i'm literally shaking. and i don't got my boots on like george, but i'm shaking in my shoes. i just can't thank mckinney enough for accepting me back, and just helping me out and supporting me doing everything i want to do for everybody here in the community. >> we are very proud of you. congratulations on all you've done, and thanks, all of you, for helping us here today. back to you guys. >> john, thank you for bringing that to us. it's great to see him turn his life around and really just be an example for his community right now. >> the impact he's having. >> they show up big in texas, as we always know. let's go to ginger in new jersey. hey, ginger. >> hey, michael. i am in a ghost forest, so i've got my mosquito net on. a ghost forest is relatively natural thing. basically, the forests along our coasts sink, and the sea level

rises. behind me, you see so many dead trees, and here in the mid-atlantic we are developing ghost forests 14 times faster than we did in some places in the 1850s. so it has rapidly advanced, as we keep boosting the warming of our planet, and especially here we are losing a considerable amount of trees so quickly they are not just concerned because animals go extinct or get endangered because they have trouble adapting, but the acreage loss is important because underneath this forest was meant to help filter an aquifer that feeds so many people fresh water. this is a problem all along coasts. the east coast, the gulf coast, even some pockets on the west coast. but we have lost up to three quarters or more of the white cedar, particularly, in the united states. we still have a strong hold here >> i am through with the accu

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for ticks. it's two-sided to remove ticks from people and pets. this is one of these everyone wants. you keep them in your bag, your car, your home. >> so smart. >> they always come in handy and they start at $10. finally, we've got moxie scrubs. these are created by nurses. feel this fabric. it's very soft, four-way stretch. they thought about every single detail on these, especially the pockets. they are designed for style, fit, functionality. they've kind of covered all the bases. we have got a mix of tops and bottoms, extra small to 5x. they start at $16. >> and you're not going to lose your phone or your keys. >> exactly. >> tory johnson, thank you so much. we partnered with these companies on these great deals and you can get them on our website, goodmorningamerica.com. we'll be back with the "$100,000 pyramid showdown!" >> tomorrow, ginger will take you to what so many people think is the most amazing main street. so where are we going?

here's a hint -- it's magical! tomorrow on "gma." building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc7 news. >> good morning, everyone. i'm kumar aaron from abc7 mornings. we're going to check in now with jobina for a look at traffic high jobina high. >> thank you. good morning everybody. so most of our blocking issues have cleared but we do have slow traffic right

now on the richmond-san rafael bridge. if you're traveling in the westbound direction, we've been checking the chp log so far they haven't reported any issues on the bridge, but it's crowded. they're very empty, though. at the bay bridge toll plaza. we're metering lights came on at 539 coomassie. >> thanks. jobina meteorology drew tuma has your accuweath

>> good morning. temperatures right now we are in the 50s for the most part underneath the cloud cover. it's certainly an overcast start to our day. the exploratorium camera emphasizing that very well. our marine layer

is very deep right now. it's about 3000ft in depth. so it's going to take time to break it down, get that sunshine coming in. so it's a slow clearing of the clouds back to the coast this morning into the afternoon . we'll get sunshine away from the coast, but an onshore flow is going to keep temperatures below average. some spots more than ten degrees below average for this time of the year. we'll go into the 60s and 70s away from the coast. a cool 65. in oakland, only 62 in the city, 75 in san jose, 70 daetz the warm spot in fairfield, tsay. >> thank you, drew. we'll have another abc7 news update in about 30 minutes. you can always find the latest on our news app and at abc7 news.com >> announcer: welcome back to "gma," live from times square. >> i know that music! welcome back to "gma." "the $100,000 pyramid" is back

for a new season starting sunday. but i need a little practice, so whit and rebecca agreed to help me out. are you two ready? >> oh, we are ready! >> are you ready to go? you are playing against each other and you need teammates, so let's bring out their teammates. playing with whit, the star of "insidious: the red door," patrick wilson! [applause] >> here we go, patrick! >> they think you are a winning combination, but i don't know, because playing with rebecca is johnny knoxville, star of the new abc series "the prank panel!" thank you both, patrick and johnny, for helping us out in this game. i'm putting you guys on the spot this morning because that's how we do it here at "gma." you know how this works. the rules of the game are very simple. pick a subject, one player gives clues, the other is going to give guesses, and whoever gets the most right will win our

"gma" ultimate pyramid masters trophy right here. [applause] i stayed up all night making these. [laughter] we are going to put up the six subjects right there on that board, so check 'em out. okay, here we go. team wilson and whit, you're up first. pick your subject. >> patrick, what do you think? >> what do you like? >> this is your house. you go. >> how about "baby got ack?" >> okay, whit. describe these words that all end with the letters a-c-k. 30 seconds on the clock. ready, go. >> the sound a duck makes. >> quack. >> got it. not your front, but your -- >> back. >> when i'm hungry, i want to eat a -- >> snack. >> if there's a hole in the ground, or in the ice -- >> crack. >> yes. this person swings axes that trees. they are -- >> hack? axe? >> with wood, they wear a red hat sometimes. >> lumberjack!

>> yes, all right. your beer comes in this at the store. [buzzer] >> your abs! >> pack, six-pack! >> i was thinking of a different six-pack! >> you could have said paul bunyan is a -- >> lumberjack. >> but you did all right! you got five right. you got five right. good start. all right, rebecca and johnny, you're up. what would you two like? >> "the nightmare before coffee." >> oh, perfect. >> here we go. >> we need our coffee. >> here we go, rebecca. describe these things people get grumpy about before they've had their morning coffee. 30 seconds on the clock, ready, go. >> it goes off first thing in the morning. >> alarm. >> yes. they run into your room and they drive you crazy. >> kids. >> it goes cock-a-doodle-doo. >> a chicken. >> the other one. >> uhhh.... >> cock-a-doodle-doo? what makes the

cock-a-doodle-doo sound? the male version of a chicken. >> pass. >> okay, pass. what do you do to work? you go on your -- >> computer? my car? >> well, you get in your car and it's called a -- >> vehicle? [buzzer] >> not the car itself, but the transportation to the office. when you're on your way in -- >> you are done. rebecca, you are done. your time is up. your time is up. [laughter] i realized when you didn't get the cock-a-doodle-doo with the rooster, we were in trouble on that round. [laughter] but you got two! all right, patrick and whit, you are up again. what would you two like? >> "yippee-ki-yay, mother hubbard." >> okay, patrick, you're giving the clues this time. patrick, describe these clues you might hear in catchphrases used by nursery rhyme characters. 30 seconds on the clock. ready, go. >> they go on your feet. >> shoes, socks. >> yep. blank, blank, little star.

>> twinkle, twinkle. >> dumpty fell off the wall. >> humpty. >> not coffee, but -- >> tea? teapot? >> there you go. not cotton, but -- a thick suit. >> wool. >> yes. not kermit, but -- >> miss piggy. >> pass on that. not a mongoose, but pop goes -- >> the weasel. >> blank o'donnell. >> you got six! 11-2. >> we got a couple. >> johnny and rebecca, i don't think it's really going to matter much, but i will let you go one more time. >> you're doing great. >> "they are fake and they are spectacular." >> let's do it.

>> johnny, you're going to give the clues to rebecca. here we go, johnny. describe these fictional characters whose names begin with the letter s. hold on, 30 seconds on the clock. ready, go. >> blank squarepants. >> spongebob. >> yes. da-na-na-na-na -- >> batman? >> no, i gave the wrong -- >> spider-man. [laughter] >> yeah, yeah! the cartoon dog, rhymes with loopy -- >> snoopy. >> yeah. michael myers, it's a cartoon green ogre. >> oh, shrek. >> yes. one of my favorite childhood cartoons -- >> oh, i know that one, obviously! [buzzer] [laughter] >> there is scrappy and then there is -- >> time is up! >> i told you i'm terrible at this! >> scooby-doo! >> how many was that? >> that's one of my favorites!

>> i have to get in your head. >> that was four. we have two more subjects on the board. we are going to finish this up. whit and patrick, you are up. we're going to do one more. >> "cats rule, dogs drool." >> there you go. whit, describe these things that would be banned if cats ruled the world. >> oh. >> 30 seconds on the clock. ready, go. >> the sound a dog makes. >> ruff? bow wow? >> actively doing it. they are -- >> barking. >> yes. baby dogs. >> puppies? >> yes. when a dog gets tired, they are -- >> sleepy? panting. >> yes. a dog likes to chew on these things and bury them. >> dog toy. a bone. >> yep. this dog is mickey's good friend. >> uh, pluto? goofy? >> pluto, yep. this is a fluffy dog. [buzzer] >> all right, you got five. that was great. patrick, i like how you went,

"puppies?" you answered the question with a question. [laughter] okay, johnny, rebecca, you're up. >> watch this. >> there's one subject left on the board. the last subject is, "we found love in a soapless place." rebecca, you're gonna give the clues to johnny. rebecca, describe these things other than soap that you use to clean. >> you are sweeping with it. >> bebe or bozo. a broom. >> you blow your nose with them. >> tissue. >> you use it to make things >> you use it to make things white. you put it in the laundry. it's got chlorine in it. >> bleach. >> you have them now on your shirt. >> glitter. >> the arms, what are they -- >> muscles. [laughter] >> what are these, right now? what do you call these? on your shirt. >> ruffles? >> no, they are on yours, as well. [buzzer] >> hey, you got three.

you know... i've got to say, it was a close game. [laughter] the score, 16-9. the winners of our trophy, whit and patrick! [applause] >> thank you. >> wow. >> we are not giving you a hundred thousand dollars, but you are now "gma" ultimate pyramid masters. these guys are the winners. hold those trophies up like you really enjoy the work i put into those. anything you would like to say about your victory? >> what do you think, patrick? >> i had a great partner. >> team work makse the dream work. >> you did your best. you guys are sticking around, because we have more in a minute. thank you guys. "the $100,000 pyramid" premiers on sunday, 10:00/9:00 central he on abc. we'll be right back. great job.

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>> we are back now with the start of "insidious," the franchise, patrick wilson. he's gearing up for the fifth and final installment, "insidious: the red door." patrick, we already got to know each other as we were winning. [laughter] we don't have the trophy but we've got the glitter all over us still. >> we do. that'll be nice later. >> congratulations on the big

win, by the way. i know that was the most important part of your morning. the franchise, after all these years, this part of the franchise coming to an end. what does that feel like, and when you read the script, do you still get scared a little bit? >> well, this one, i crafted the script with our great writer, scott and lee, and they came up with the story. it is such a blessing to be able to come back to something after ten years and play these characters that we said goodbye to a long time ago. of course, when you've got kids in the movie and now they're all grown up, but it doesn't feel like so long when you are with your scene partner, rose byrne, who is fantastic in the movie. now you see the kids are taller than you. it's a rude awakening. >> we'll talk about your kids in just a moment. first let's look at a clip right here. >> let's do it. >> okay, can you let me out, please? hello! hey! can you let me out? hey! [breathing heavily] let me out, let me out, let me out.

dr. browner? [machine beeping] >> oh, no. i'm never getting an mri again. [laughter] oh, man. this is your directorial debut. so, i'm curious, how was it directing yourself? >> [laughs]i'm not too precious about my own acting. the thing i had to get squared away first of all was just who is going to call action. that would have been strange, to start saying "action" and then start with my lines. so i had my first a.d. call action. the weirdest thing, it is such a no-no for actors to give each other notes, but when you're in a scene with somebody and you are their director, sometimes you walk away and look at playback or something and come back probably with a note you would have given right to their face, but you try to separate it. >> you direct, you act, the also sing in the movie.

>> i sing the end track with the band, ghost. tobias forge, the bandleader, the brains behind the operation, had the song they were going to release, so i asked if i could sing on it, as well. it's amazing. lyrically, it's perfect for the movie. but it's one of those things, not since probably john carpenter, "big trouble in little china," has a horror director sung on their own soundtrack. you know, i like to do things different. >> years on broadway, you've got the voice to go with it. another special part of all of this, your teenage sons got a part in the film. what was it like working with them? >> it was so awesome. not only my sons, my niece was in the movie, as well. i always wanted -- my kids grew up around this, but to be able to have them on the set, they did audition, just so we are clear. but i have loved this business and what it's given me in the past 20 years. anything i can do to show them any side of the arts i think is any wish a parent could have, to

provide your kids with great opportunities and see if it's something they like. >> and you have been taking advantage of great opportunities. "aquaman," the sequel is coming out. you are in it with jason momoa. we know you can't tell us much about it, they give us three words to describe it. >> we will say epic, brotherly, adventure. >> okay. that was good. >> sold! >> i'm all in! >> it's awesome. so much fun, will have a great time. >> congratulations on everything. and the big win this morning. it was great being your teammate. it was a lot of fun. of course, "insidious: the red door" hits theaters everywhere tomorrow. thank you again. we appreciate it. let's go over to ginger for another check on the weather. >> yes, we have to talk about the drought. remember last year we were at the mississippi river, record low levels? they went up in the winter, but now even lower in some spots along the mississippi river, and we have this extreme to exceptional drought developing in parts of missouri, western illinois, right in the spots

that had it last year. >> i am meteorologist drew tuma with your forecast. morning clouds, then son, temperatures below average. we will keep them through the weekend beforor >> and coming up, johnny knoxville is back to tell us all about his new show, "the prank panel." stay with us. ♪ ♪ show

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ask your eczema specialist how dupixent can help heal your skin from within. >> we are back now with johnny knoxville, the prince of pranks. earlier he and i took on patrick wilson and whit in a wild game of "pyramid." >> narrow victory, small margin! >> we have a second chance with a do-over and he's here to tell us about his new show, "the prank panel." it is great to see you again. how are you feeling? >> i feel terrific. >> i'm glad you're feeling good.

>> a little crestfallen over our loss, but other than that, wonderful. >> the show is great. it's basically "shark tank," but with pranks. >> yeah, exactly. >> tell us about it. >> people come in and they want to prank their mom, brother, sister, and we listen to their pitch and decide if we're going to help them. usually if someone has really been pranking them, if they deserve it, we will really put it to them. >> and one of your cohosts, eric andre, i understand he almost quit because one of the pranks got too out of hand? he knows who he's working with here! >> he didn't almost quit. he quit three times in the first week. >> [laughs] okay. >> it's a litter little nerve-racking to be on the set, and he's used to being the hammer and not the nail, and i don't think he liked it. i just pranked him a little. not too bad. >> you started pranking -- not too bad? what was the "not too bad" of it? >> i had grander things planned, but we couldn't make it past the

first seven days. >> does it have to do something with a stun gun? >> i stun gunned him a couple times. >> that's a prank?? >> the first time he quit, he thought he was going to get me back, so he pulled the stun gun on me and i took it from him and chased him around. over the weekend he's like, "oh, no, it's going to be bad when i go back to work on monday, so i'm just going to quit." it's going to be okay. >> but he came back? and you put the gun away? >> well, no. >> [laughs] >> i had to after the seventh day. the third time he quit, i was like, okay. >> then the lawyers came out. prank every, so i grew up emulating him. but i threw myself out of the crib at 9-10 months old. and i weighed like 33 pounds at nine months. i was a rather husky child. >> we just saw a picture with santa claus. >> i was gonna say, throwback thursday.

i understand we have some photographs here. >> oh, yeah. and you can see my clubfoot, too. >> did you ever prank santa? >> i was all over the place. that was an angry-looking santa, by the way. but if i was sitting on my lap, i'd be angry, too. >> but your parents were proud. >> they oddly were. you know, i can't understand it. >> well, johnny, i've got to say, i apologize for the victory earlier this morning. but we were sort of going down memory lane already with some of the questions. my favorite still had to be the moment when you said "my favorite cartoon growing up." [laughter] asking rebecca to get in your head. >> which, i couldn't believe you didn't get that one! >> it's hard to get in your head fully, johnny. >> yeah, you're telling me! it's no fun up there. >> well, "the prank panel" premiers sunday 8:00 p.m. eastern, 7:00 central, here on abc and streaming on hulu. thank you so much, johnny knoxville. >> thank you. >> we are very much looking forward to it, and looking forward to that rematch someday.

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people love it. bugs hate it. building a better bay area. moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc7 news. >> good morning, everyone. i'm carmel aaron from abc seven mornings. here's jobina now with a look at traffic high jobina high tsay. >> thank you. good morning, everybody. so we are going back to the richmond-san rafael bridge because we have a positive update for you here that all that traffic we are seeing in the westbound direction has cleared up. so

you're at the limit and no delay right now at the bay bridge toll plaza, even though metering lights are on. hey, drew. hey, jobina temperatures right now, we're in the 50s and low 60s right now looking at the map on the screen, we'll take you outside a live look from our rooftop camera here at kgo showing you one of the ships in the port currently under overcast skies. >> we'll have a very slow clearing of the clouds today. our marine layer is pretty deep this morning, so it's a gradual breakdown for sunshine. temperatures this afternoon are below average for july only in the 60s and 70s away from the coast. coomassie >> 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 >> deja: it's "live with kelly and mark!" today, from the comedy series, "the prank panel," johnny knoxville! and one of the stars of