just got back from europe and i went through the same thing all of you have gone through when you go overseas. san francisco? tell me about that. i'm like how long do we have. you need to get me another martini. [laughter] >> good morning america. for our viewers in the west, life threatening flooding stranding thousands and engulfing entire towns in the northeast. state of emergency. catastrophic damage in the northeast. the capital of vermont completely under water. people paddling through downtown as parts of the region see the worst flooding in nearly 100 years.

this drive way turned into a raging river. cars washed away, and the relentless extreme heat raging on for millions coast to coast. we have team coverage this morning. breaking this morning president biden speaking at the nato summit. sweden now set to join the alliance. what about ukraine? secretary of state blinken joins us. terrifying landslide and growing fears. nearly a dozen homes swallowed up in this california neighborhood. the ground still moving. matt gutman on the scene. overnight the massive manhunt by land and air for the escaped murder suspect and survivalist, and the investigation. could it have been an inside job? the parents of evan gershokovich being held in russia for 100 days. in a broadcast exclusive, are you confident the united states is doing everything it can, the government? what president biden told them and evan's letters home that made his mother laugh and their

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>> good morning america. boy, how much fun are robin and lara having? >> they're not coming back. >> are you coming back, robin? >> it's unclear. maybe. maybe not. how about, did you all see the match yesterday? i hope you did. christopher eubanks. that's his first trip here to wimbeldon. and he is acing it. we are really looking forward to talking to him. you are going to see him live only on gma, our next half hour. >> yes. and, robin, also, you were busy yesterday. she sat down with jessica pegula, u.s. powerhouse and top ranked american woman. her road, guys, to this tournament is nothing short of remarkable. we'll get into that. we had to do it. we went behind the scenes on a deep dive here at the cathedral of tennis. we cannot wait to share what we discovered about it with you as well. we also can't wait for more of those victory dances from you guys. we do begin with catastrophic flooding in the northeast. several towns in vermont are

under water this morning. >> there is more rain on the way for the hard hit northeast. ginger is tracking the latest for us. we start with jaclyn lee in vermont. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. you can see just how powerful the flooding was creating this massive sink hole. the flooding is so bad throughout parts of the state that two swift water rescue teams are currently stranded. this morning life threatening water swallowing roads and stranding thousands as much of new england remains under flash flood warnings. >> three people are stuck in a trailer. their road has been washed out. we are unable to access that area. >> reporter: in vermont, flooding engulfing entire towns and washing out roads. president biden approving an emergency declaration. dozens of businesses destroyed. some taking to paddle boards to assess all the damage. overnight we spoke to andrew mullen who watched as his

restaurant was inundated with water. >> there's about 7 feet of water inside to the point you can barely see the ice machine flipped over just from the power of the water coming through. >> reporter: the capital completely under water. this drive way in ludlow resembling a river bed. and this stream carrying a car and debris in its wake. >> we kept hearing the flooding was going to start. we just got in the car. >> reporter: the family evacuated before the water rose. her neighbor forced to kayak to her home to check on it. >> my next door neighbor. they're in the house and they can't get out. >> reporter: residents here, liken the water to hurricane irene. >> it was weeks and weeks and months that we were recovering. >> reporter: the state of new york also reeling. >> this is a disaster. >> reporter: after up to 10 inches drenched parts of the state, leaving one woman dead. and water rescues are still taking place in the northern part of the state with helicopter search and rescues

beginning this morning. michael? >> thank you so much for that. parts of new york are still reeling from devastating flooding as well. ginger's tracking the latest for us. ginger, there's more rain on the way? >> michael, we have such a short window to get all of this cleaned up. our drone will show you in rocklin county here, we've still got debris all up against this house from that brook that turned into a giant rapid filled river during the event. we've got more coming for the end of the week and even for the weekend. i'll get to that. but this morning vermont still has flash flood warnings in place. new hampshire, too. this thing slowly making its way out. it's been with us for 48 hours, even more in some places. upstate new york to maine, all in that flood watch. those go through this evening because rivers still have to recede. we will see that pull away just in time for new storms. tomorrow chicago, from noonish, down to st. louis. damaging wind threats, but really heavy rain. back to rapid city here today for the damaging wind threat.

but, george, not just late this week 2 to 4 inches, but this weekend, multitude of storms coming at us. more rain. >> ginger, thank you very much. we'll go over to president biden on the world stage at the nato summit in lithuania. he spoke just moments ago. >> this historic moment adding finland and sweden to nato is consequential. >> anthony blinken in a moment but first elizabeth schulze who is traveling with the president. good morning, elizabeth. >> reporter: good morning, george. this is a critical moment for the future of the nato alliance with this two day summit now officially under way. we heard president biden touting that land mark agreement for sweden to become the alliance's 32nd member. biden has been pushing turkey's president to drop his opposition but the white house will not say if the white house supplying fighter jets to turkey was part of that deal. biden is making the case here that nato is stronger than ever

in the face of russia's aggression as he tried to show case his leadership on the world stage during his re-election bid. but the alliance the under intense pressure as ukrainian president zelenskyy demands a guarantee that ukraine will be able to join nato. biden will meet with zelenskyy here tomorrow in their third face to face meeting just so far this year. biden has made clear ukraine will not join nato yet, as it would pull the u.s. into the world with russia. leaders tell me they will send a positive signal about ukraine's future membership. george? >> thanks, elizabeth. we're joined by the secretary of state anthony blinken. mr. secretary, thank you for joining us. let's begin with that green light to sweden's membership to nato. how important a break through is this? >> george, as a result, our alliance is stronger, bigger with the addition of sweden on top of finland. it's more united than it's ever been. among other things, that sends a strong message to putin that he's not going to outlast ukraine. he's not going to outlast nato. we're committed to supporting ukraine in this war of

aggression. we're committed to making sure that our alliance, our defensive alliance, is as strong as possible in case there's any further russian aggression. >> president zelenskyy of ukraine would like the united states to go even farther, pushing hard for nato membership. the president said over the weekend, president biden, that he doesn't believe ukraine is ready. when will they be ready? what kind of assurances can you give them coming out of this summit? >> george, you'll see a few things coming out of the summit. a very robust package of support both political and practical for ukraine. when it comes to membership, the summit will take note of the progress ukraine has made, which has been significant. at the same time, the fact that work remains to be done, in terms of reforming its military. reforming and strengthening its democracy. all of that will be coming out of the summit. you've got a unified alliance that is going to demonstrate in very practical ways its enduring support for ukraine, including the path to membership. >> is the real concern allowing ukraine into nato right now would put us even more directly

into conflict with russia? >> president biden has been clear about this. the ukrainians have, too. in the midst of a war, you won't take the membership step. beyond that, ukrainians acknowledge this as well. they still have work to do. it's going to be important to all the allies. the allies are united and many other countries are united in their support for ukraine, making sure they have what they need to deal with the russian aggression, to take back territory that's been seized and to continue down the path they've been on, which is integrating more and more with europe, with the west, with its institutions. >> what's your sense of how the ukrainian offensive is going? >> these are still early weeks. this is something that's going to play out over many more weeks and probably many more months. i think the ukrainians have in hand what they need to be successful. it's tough. the russians have built up strong defenses. at the end of the day, besides all of the support that we've

provided, it comes down to this. this is ukraine's land. it's their territory. it's their future. it's their freedom. that's the biggest difference maker. i'm convinced you'll see that play out over the next weeks. >> we saw news come out overnight that president putin actually met with the head of the wagner mercenary group. what did you make of that, that they met after the apparent mutiny? >> george, it's hard to speculate on what this means. what we have seen with prigozihn's efforts is a direct challenge to putin's authority. we've scene prigozhin saying nato an ukraine were never a threat to russia which is a fact. it's raised profound questions that putin still has to answer. i can't tell you how this is going to play out. i think we haven't seen the last chapter. what this means for prigozhin, wagner, president putin remains to be seen. but it does raise all sorts of questions. does suggest there's some cracks

in the armor. >> mr. secretary, thanks for your time this morning. >> thanks, george. >> michael? >> thank you, george. now to the major land slide in a california community that swallowed nearly a dozen homes. officials say the ground is still shifting and there's no way to stop it. chief national correspondent matt gutman is on the scene. good morning, matt. >> reporter: good morning, michael. every minute we've been out here, we hear snapping and crackling of houses and glass. now, 12 houses have been red tagged. we have seen the houses have dropped several feet. the ground here has been so unstable that firefighters came in here giving residents just 20 minutes to grab everything they needed and get out. this morning a land slide in california that's already swallowed about a dozen homes threatens additional homes in this upscale los angeles neighborhood. the ground still moving. >> i think it has moved another 20 feet from last night. we are now seeing entire homes that have collapsed and are into

remains. it is moving quickly. >> reporter: the unmistakable sound of snapping and glass breaking as the ground continues to shift in rolling hills estates. officials adding there's no way to stop it and that additional residents might need to evacuate. buildings began creeking and sliding saturday. there was a garage that was levelled with the street here. now it's 16 feet down. there is a fissure that runs through the top of this neighborhood that has taken out home after home after home. now the lingering question here is how did this giant trench form in this neighborhood, and how big is it going to get? local council is declaring a state of emergency here. we're told one of the factors that geologists are going to be looking at are those atmospheric rivers that pummelled california

this past winter and caused all that runoff. linsey? >> so much devastation. matt, thanks to you. now to the urgent man hunt for the murder suspect and self-taught survivalist who escaped from jail and is evading police. alex is on the ground with the latest. >> reporter: good morning, linsey. more than 150 law enforcement officers now involved in this man hunt for michael berham. meanwhile, another investigation is under way as to how he escaped this jail overnight the search intensified. at least 15 law enforcement agencies scouring pennsylvania and upstate new york by land and air trying to capture the self-taught survivalist. he one served as a sergeant in the army reserve. >> we believe he is prepared to conceal himself in the woods. >> reporter: authorities finding stock piles and camp sites in the wooded areas and not ruling out that he may have had help. he escaped from warren county jail thursday night, rapelling his way to freedom using bed sheets as rope.

is there indication that he was getting assistance from inside the prison or this was an inside job? >> i can tell you that that is being thoroughly investigated. >> reporter: mary kinaro lives next to the jail. berham was seen running through her yard the night he escaped. >> i am being very conscious about what we are being asked to do. that's to lock everything up. >> reporter: berham, one of two prison escapes in the region. in indianapolis, an inmate in custody after allegedly assaulting a deputy as they returned from a medical appointment. authorities say that he stole a van, crashed into a utilpo deputy durham passed from his injuries. police in that case believe inmate's actions were intentional acts of homicide and will be treated as such. george? >> okay, alex. thanks. amazon prime day is kicking off right now. adobe analytics predicts $13 billion will be sent. that's up almost 10% from last year. consumer correspondent becky worley joins with us some of the

best deals. good morning, becky. >> good morning. this is amazon's opportunity to purpose pump up the value of its prime membership and get more people to join. the sale is only available for members but creates competition that's good for all consumers. now, unlike other retailers, amazon does not release sale info in advance. to find the deals you have to find today's deals sections. hot categories. home and garden. website says 38% of last year's deals were in home and garden. beauty and health care products. theragun up to 30% off. it's $209. that's $90 off. another focal point, grocery. those who spend $50 at amazon fresh will get money off in store purchases. other deals on groceries online. and, finally, bank on those amazon branded devices being up to 75% off. alexas, kindles. fire tablets. one caveat, though. i say hold off on the amazon fire tv's. prices for all tv's are historically better in november if you can wait, george. >> becky, what about other

retailers? >> yeah. the competition is fierce. wal-mart has their deals for days sale. they have a dyson vacuum for $249. $170 off full retail. lowest price online. that's live for wall phar members. it will be available for everyone else today at noon when the sale opens up. probably most compelling target has their circle week. buy $50 worth of home essentials like cleaning supplies and you get a $15 target card. spend $40 on beauty, get a $10 gift card. coming up in the next hour we are rounding up the best deals online with our gma deal drop days. >> okay. looking forward to that. also coming up my broadcast exclusive with the parents of evan gershkovich. the journalist who the u.s. government says has been wrongfully detained in russia for 100 days. >> and christopher eubanks joins robin live to talk about his jaw-dropping win. and potential new side

effects of diabetes drugs like ozempic. first ginger. >> marathon, florida, had their seventh day in a row breaking a daily record. nothing new for florida. they've been breaking records for years. especially south florida. they'll do it again today in marathon. 106 feels like in miami. heat advisories from houston back to midland, texas. they have a big ridge that's building for the southwest. this will be even hotter than we've already been this summer. excessive heat warnings include phoenix, up to las vegas and the excessive heat watch in place for the end of the week. even making it to parts of the coast. sacramento itself will certainly be plenty hot. looking for numbers to 107 on saturday. phoenix, las vegas excuse me, all time heat is 117. they hit that here and there, but they'll likely do it at the end of the weekend, too. just so you have that climate tie in, climate central puts out this climate shift index. five times more likely where you see that deep red. let's get your local weather in 30 seconds.

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that is live in just a moment. you do not want to miss it. there they are. >> they're going to be talking, not playing tennis, right? >> yeah yeah. >> following a lot of headlines including the rain in new england. much of new england is under flash flood warning after flash flooding swallowed roads and stranded residents. president biden approved an emergency declaration for vermont. also right now just days after meta launched its twitter competitor thread, it has reached 100 million user. perhaps the biggest threat to twitter since musk bought twitter last year. another powerball jack pot without a winner. raising the jack pot to $725 million. the next is tomorrow. you do have a shot at the mega millions. it starts at 11 p.m. for $480 million. >> one or the other, right? going to turn to the parents of the wall street journal reporter being held in russia. george, you had a chance to sit down with them about the

fight they've had to free their son. >> we see their son. that's evan gershkovich. they met here in the united states, raised evan and his sister here in the united states and right now evan, as you said, has been spent more than 100 days behind bars in russia. there's no evidence the charges that russia said she's a spy. his parents do remain hopeful that they're going to get him home. how are you? >> holding up. that's the best that we can describe. >> how about evan? what are you hearing from him these days? >> well, evan is writing letters. we have on going conversations. he tries to take care of himself. he meditates. he watches his diet. he exercises. he has one hour of walk outside. >> that's his exercise? >> yes. >> i know in his letters home, he's maintained his sense of humor. >> yes. >> even teasing you about the

breakfast you used to serve. [ laughter ] tell me about that. he said breakfast reminds me of breakfast at home. that didn't upset you? >> no. i thought it was funny. i insisted on oatmeal. i thought it was very healthy and now it's a laughing matter. >> his parents, who fled the former soviet union in 1979, have traveled back to moscow twice since evan's arrest. at a hearing in june, were allowed to speak with him. we all saw that video of you speaking to him. what was he saying? >> joking, immediately. he asked about my story. i share a lot of stuff like that, to make him laugh. >> when i see stories about him joking, it makes me think that's a gift to both of you. >> oh, thank you. >> definitely. when we saw him, he wasn't in such strong spirits and joking and looking good, we wouldn't be able to stay as strong as we are.

i know that he put a lot of effort in supporting us. we have to do the same. >> nothing that might be taken as a sign of dissent is allowed in russia. >> he was detained in march, being held on charges of espionage. charges the u.s. and journal both firmly deny. evan has plead not guilty. >> he considers it a privilege and responsibility that was accredited and a foreign journalist, not russian. he would want to report honestly. a lot of people working there cannot say that. >> you're limited in what you can talk about. but when you spoke with president biden, are you confident that the united states is doing everything it can, the government? >> that's the only thing that we can rely on and be hopeful. president biden spoke to us and gave us a promise to do whatever it takes.

he talked to us as a parent and he told us he understands our pain. we also met secretary of state mr. blinken as well. he showed us his cards with the names of all wrongfully detained americans around the world. evan's name was on that list as well. he promised to us he's not gonna rest until all the names are crossed out from his card. >> last week confirmation of talks about a possible prisoner exchange. we saw the news last week that the russians came out and said the negotiations have started and the united states response was, we don't want to raise false hopes. that must have been a very difficult couple of days for you. >> it was. we understand that they needed to do it in private. shouldn't be public. we don't know much about it.

but we still, very very optimistic that it's going in the right direction. >> president biden did say that it's a personal matter for him because of his son. and we take a lot of comfort. >> that has got to make a lot of difference to hear the president of the united states say that. and you believed him? >> absolutely. >> is there any message you have for the russian authorities? >> journalism is not a crime. >> we want our son back. >> yes. >> i look at this picture and i see the headline of the 100 days. but what i see even more than that is a young man who is so open and curious to the world. what do you see? >> exactly what you just said, you know? sometimes it's hard to see his face everywhere.

sometimes it's heartwarming that he's not forgotten, that people talk about him, that people care. that's nice to know. >> what's the first thing you're going to do when he comes home? >> i don't even know. i just wouldn't let him out. [ laughter ] anywhere for several days at least. >> when he gets out, his mom's not letting him go back to russia. >> i don't think so. it's good that the letters, they have the thing she can laugh about and have some comfort. >> that's one of the things i mentioned to them. it seems like, he's very aware about making this easier for the people who love him by keeping his spirits up. they are quite hopeful this is going to work out. it's been a long time. we've seen these things play out before. they take sometime to come to some resolution. >> but they do manage to remain optimistic. >> all right. thank you so much, george. next on gma, we are live from wimbeldon. breakout american star

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it is so great, chris eubanks. can i call you chris? >> yeah, chris. >> when you first break out on the scene, everybody uses the formal name. you're just chris. >> chris is easier. >> thank you so much for joining us live. >> thank you so much for having me. this is -- this right here is a real dream come true. >> bless your heart. you've been playing a lot of tennis. did you get some good rest last night? >> i tried. i got a few pockets. i got five, six hours. woke up for a couple hours. went back to sleep for another two. i think i'm good for today. hopefully tonight i'll get a good nights rest before doing battle tomorrow. >> we'll talk about tomorrow in just a moment. people can remember a few months ago your reaction when you cracked the top 100. why was that such an emotional moment for you? >> i still think to this day that's probably the most emotional i have ever been on the tennis court. just because it was around 150. being top 100 is a big deal. that means you're kind of --

financially you're a bit more secure. you're guaranteeing yourself main draws in grand slams. i couldn't get that. i went up and down. my ranking fluctuated from 150 to 230. just struggling to put together consistent matches. there was a lot of frustration that built up. few weeks before that in miami i got up to around 102. right there. i'm one match away couple times i went out, didn't play well. had that thought on my mind a lot, wanting to be inside the top 100. lost my ranking points. went into miami ranked around 120. kind of just -- not gave up, but said top 100 going to have to wait. not gonna come in one match now. we'll see when it happens. sure enough to be able to put together that run in miami i had to get inside to get top 100, it was just like a huge weight lifted off my shoulders. i think that's where you saw the out pouring of emotion for me. i still to this day haven't been that emotional on the tennis court. i get emotional just watching it again. >> it does. to be here at wimbeldon, first time you have played here at wimbeldon ever.

i heard you say you don't like grass. >> i didn't about five weeks ago. >> i think you changed that. >> me and grass get along really well now. [ laughter ] there's an adjustment that comes. you know, robin, from play. playing on hard court is different, playing on clay is different than grass. grass, the movement on it for me is the really challenging thing. i'm pretty tall. the ball stays low. >> 6' 7", you're pretty tall? >> the ball stays pretty low. you have to take multiple steps in order to stop, change direction, accelerate, deaccelerate. it feels a bit uncomfortable the first week. after my first weekend, i sent a text to a good friend of mine, kim clisters. four time grand slam champion. i wanted to complain. i said grass is the dumbest surface to play tennis on. the bounces aren't even. it's not as fast as people said it was. why am i doing this? fast forward about five weeks, i have a title on grass, i'm sitting here in the quarter finals of wimbeldon. i think back and go, man, me and grass, we got acquainted really fast.

>> yeah, you did. you are the son of a preacher man. how has your faith -- i won sing any more. sorry about that. how has your faith helped you during those challenging times you were just talking about? >> the big thing about having faith is just trusting that things are going to work out the way they are supposed to when they are supposed to. early in my career, very impatient. i was 150. i thought i should have been top 100 the next week. things just don't happen that way. after dealing with the ups and downs and getting frustrated, getting a bit dejected at times, i just had to take a step back and say, do you know what? if i'm meant to be in the top 100, it will happen when it's supposed to happen. if i'm supposed to be a top 50 player, lit happen when it happens. i can't focus all of my emphasis on that. i can just focus on the process and having faith that if i do the things to get there, it will happen. that will be the biggest contributing factor. just trusting it will happen when it's supposed to. not really under my control.

i can only control certain things. i control what i can. things have changed quickly. >> they have. keep the faith. >> will do. >> thank you. it really means a lot, chris, that you took the time to talk with us. i hope that you feel the love that's pouring out. i saw coco gauff and her family. everybody is so proud of you. just your reputation as just being a fine young man. just keep it going. >> will do. thank you very much. >> thank you for the joy. thank you for the joy. michael, i know you want some of this. come on, michael. see. i was supposed to take it off. >> nope. i want none of that. i'm not even going to challenge him. i know i don't stand a chance. you tell him that we will be watching in the next round. we're proud of him and wishing him well. we're rooting for him. thank you, chris, for giving us something to cheer for. >> they're all rooting for you back in the studio. >> thank you. >> he says thank you. >> coming up, it's prime day. we're breaking down the best deals happening now and the big

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>> good morning america. it's 8:00 a.m. state of emergency. catastrophic damage in the northeast. the capital of vermont completely under water. people paddling through downtown as parts of the region see the worst flooding in nearly 100 years. and the relentless extreme heat raging on for millions coast to coast. we have team coverage this morning. this morning madonna speaking out for the first type sin her health scare landed her in the hospital.

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some of the pictures coming in from vermont, ludlow, the ground covered. around the houses you can see all of the water that's come in. lot of towns cut off. dozens of roads were shut down. in montpelier had their river crest the highest in 100 years. this one pulls away in the next six hours we will see more coming for the end of the week and start of the weekend. even by friday another 2 to 4 inches, especially away from the coast. all the places that don't need it. coming into this event, we were 200% to 300% of normal in some parts of new england. finally, the heat. not breaking in south florida. el paso reached 25 days in a row, consecutive, at 100 plus. something they have not done since the time they've kept records the 1880s. >> thank you, ginger. from the flooding to that record

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now she's on the road to recovery and letting her fans know firsthand how she's doing and her plans for getting back on stage. ♪ i am a material girl ♪ this morning queen of pop madonna speaking out for the first time after a recent health scare landed the material girl in the hospital with a serious bacterial infection. madonna taking to social media to speak directly to her fans about her health saying, thank you for your positive energy, prayers and words of healing and encouragement adding, i'm on the road to recovery and incredibly grateful for all the blessings in my life. but this is a far cry from where she was weeks ago. her manager then revealing she was in the icu for several days starting june 24th. she was reportedly intubated, weak and dealing with fever systems. the mother of six sharing, my first thought when i woke up in the hospital was my children. my second thought was that i did not want to disappoint anyone who bought tickets for my tour. this news coming days before what would have been the start of her highly anticipated

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you can shop the deals by scanning the qr code on your screen. good morning, lori. there are a lot of deals happening on amazon. what's the difference between them? >> it can be overwhelming. we're going to start with lightning deal. something you will see today through prime day. a limited time discount offered on an item for a short period of time. sometimes as little as a few hours. you definitely want to get on that. they are time and inventory sensitive. once the stock is gone, the deal is gone, even if there's still time on the clock. couple things to know. you're limited to buying just one of these items. when you see that good deal, don't think, i'm going to buy 15 of these now. you only have 15 minutes to make it happen. it's like a game. shopping as sport. you're limited to just buying that one. they also have top deals. those are their best sellers. though last 24-48 hours. you have a little more time on

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all right, ginger, over to you. >> hey. okay, michael. with all the storms, it's the rain, of course. it's also the lightning. watch this from south carolina. right outside the door there. way too close for comfort. please do watch. get a radar on your phone. you'll be able to see those lightning strikes. then i want to take you to the rain. rainy in oklahoma. they're about 5 inches above average. 4 inches for the summer. they were rushing the water over roads there. quick look at texas, too. some places with the heat now going to build more severe thunderstorms. chicago down to st. louis tomorrow around noon. th drew: your accuweather for mostly sunny skies. temperatures are warm, above average for this time of year. at 70's and 80's around the bay shoreline. overnight it is a blend of stars and clouds with numbers mainly in the 50's. excessive heat moves in friday as watches go into effect away

from the coast. the heat's over the weekend that the natural ac on the immediate >> time now to head back over to robin and lara to wimbeldon. and, robin, you caught up with a woman, top ranked american player, jessica pegula. what a story she has. >> she really does, linsey. her story is one of resilience. just one year ago she didn't even think she would return here to wimbeldon. she's the top ranked american tennis star making a smash at wimbeldon. >> match, pegula. >> 29-year-old jessica pegula taking women's singles and doubles by storm with her partner coco gauff. and this morning, pegula is heading to the women's quarter finals here for the first time ever on the iconic grass courts. being the top ranked american woman in singles, how will you deal with the expectation and

pressure that goes along with it? you do it so well. >> i feel relaxed. whether i move back to 10 or up to 2 or go back to 7, it kind of feels the same to me. i'm just good at focusing on every match and every tournament. just taking it one at a time. >> i love that. i remember we were on the court together way back when. >> i know. >> you were called a tennis prodigy. it did come through. jessica pegula. 8 years old. we are talking about her being such a phenom. people are saying she's like tiger woods at the age of 8. >> bring the heat! bring the heat, kid! come on! >> we were in charleston. we hit for a minute of air time or whatever. that was so cool. i was only about 7 or 8 years old. >> not bad. she's got some game. she's got game. jessie, you're great. thank you very much. got a great future. >> i can't believe that. yeah. >> taken us all this time to get back together. what do you love about the game? when did you feel i could be here at wimbeldon one week and here you are?

>> i always loved the individual aspect of it. i'm a pretty independent person myself. being able to go out there and do everything on my own was super empowering. i always found myself missing and coming back. it's been a really cool journey. >> it's a journey that almost ended in june of last year when pegula received a phone call in the middle of the night that her mother kim experienced a near fatal cardiac arrest and subsequent brain injury. pegula opening up her mother's health battle in this emotional personal essay called "i want to talk to you about my mom." we live in the same neighborhood. my sister called me freaking out. she didn't know what was happening. i ran over, was there in ten minutes. dealt with the whole ordeal then. we went to the hospital together. she was super strong to get through those few weeks and get back home. >> dubbed the queen of buffalo, kim pegula is the president and

owner of both the buffalo bills and sabres along with her husband terry. buffalo fans holding prayer vigils in her honor. what do you want folks to know about your mom? >> she was kind of fearless and breaking boundary. in sports being a major woman in sports, especially football, hockey. not really a lot of asian women in sports. she was always a super independent strong willed woman. >> for months the pegula family kept kim's health issues private, but it was this moment when buffalo bills player demar hamlin went into cardiac arrest midgame that prompted pegula to talk about her mom and even wear hamlin's number 3 patch at the australian open. >> it was like, i felt like i had to get it off my chest. i knew i wanted to say something eventually. when i wrote it and got it all out, i felt better. it took the burden off my dad having to talk about it. >> pegula said her mom is improving every day and she is thankful that her daughter

didn't put her dream on hold. >> i think she's happy that i'm still playing tennis. >> i'm sure she is. >> she likes watching my matches. >> at one point she didn't. >> she didn't at all. she would get so nervous. she would tivo them. if i won, she would watch. if i lost, she probably wouldn't watch. she would get so nervous. i don't even know if she would be able to sit at my court. she couldn't watch me. but now she does. >> and rightfully so. we are hoping that kim pegula makes a full, full recovery. >> absolutely. >> i can't believe it's been more than 20 years since i saw jessie, as we called her back in the day. >> congratulations on beating me. >> thank you very much. >> she's got a busy day. she's playing both singles and doubles. you had a chance to talk with madison keys who plays tomorrow. >> big win. another american, madison keys tomorrow plays the number 2 seed. she's absolutely capable of beating her. she's beaten her before. madison is one of the biggest hitters on the tour. we are rooting for her. that's a big one. >> i know.

i know. if you don't think we're working, we're talking to chris, madison. we're talking to -- >> our work is really never done. >> it is really never done here. we're going to take you behind the scenes later on gma in our next half hour. we are really working, guys. we are working. >> we appreciate all the heavy lifting you're doing. >> thank you. being that you have to tell us you're working -- [ laughter ] >> well, there's that. >> ladies, thank you. tomorrow we're sitting down with the other american woman vying for the top spot, madison keys. she's gearing up for her quarter finals appearance. you can see all the action at wimbeldon on espn and espn2. next, we are taking a stroll on the famous santa monica pier. aa stroll on the famous santa monica pier.

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traffic there. and then tracy to dublin, you're looking at about 47 minutes. so that drive time is beginning to improve. carmassi >> thanks, jobina. meteorologist drew tuma has your accuweather forecast after the break ♪ california sky ♪ ♪ todos alcanzamos las estrellas ♪ ♪ sunny state of mind ♪ ♪ flexin' all the time ♪ ♪ todo es dorado ♪ ♪ y nos gusta picante ♪ ♪ cause this place is caliente ♪ ♪ 'tamos enchilado ♪ ♪ feels so golden ♪ ♪ livin' in the golden state with you ♪ ♪ feels so golden ♪ ♪ vive en el estado dorado oooh ♪

♪ we got that drip, drip, drip ♪ ♪ come take a sip, sip, sip ♪ ♪ feels so golden ♪ ♪ vive en el estado dorado ♪ "the doctor will see you now." but do they really? do they see that crick in your neck? that ache in your heart? will they see that funny little thing that wasn't there last year? a new bounce in your step? the way your retinal scan connects to your blood sugar? at kaiser permanente all of us work together to care for all that is you. >> hey bay area live with kelly marcus. >> coming up we'll chat with kate mckinnon from barbie. plus hayley atwell is here and lauren daigle performs. >> that's at 9:00 on abc7. >> we'll see you in 30 minutes. we're taking a look at temperatures right now and we're climbing through the 50s into the 60s at this hour. sunshine

an already across the city had a thin marine layer this morning. it means a warmer afternoon is on the way. 90 in our hottest spots inland today. upper 70s around the bay shoreline the coast is comfortable in the 60s, but excessive heat arrives here on friday, which will last through the weekend away from the coast. >> kamasi, 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. the news continues now with >> announcer: welcome back to gma live from times square. >> that music is the tipoff of where we are going next. we're visiting some of the best vacation spots around the country. this morning will reeve is at the famous santa monica pier. good morning, will. [ cheers ] >> reporter: george, good morning. there is nothing more iconic on the california coast line than the santa monica pier. it is 100 years old one of the oldest wooden piers in the country. there is so much to do for the

millions who come here each year. take a look. for millions of tourists every year the iconic santa monica pier is a beach front treasure you'll want to stick around and enjoy. >> you can turn every corner on the pier and something happens. everything has a story. >> reporter: since 1909 the pier which marks the california end to route 66, has been a go-to spot for families, fishermen and thrill seekers. this is the only amusement park on the entire west coast that actually sits on a pier. there's plenty to do. catch the best views on the one and only pacific wheel. >> when you're on top of the ferris wheel you can see the entirety of the los angeles basin from malibu to the north all the way down to palisverde in the south. >> reporter: the wheel isn't the only thing flying high on the

pier. take a class at the highing trapeze school. >> we rival the roller coaster behind us with who can scream louder. it's an acceleration scream. it's like, i did it, i jumped i made it through. it's a very good feeling. >> reporter: a trip to the pier isn't complete without a visit to the famed soda jerks. you can get lost in the building's early 20th century charm and enjoy an ice cold blast from the past. >> you can't go to any ice cream soda shop with a fountain. we make them the right way. >> reporter: i am on the iconic pacific wheel. it's the ferris wheel out over the ocean. it's 130 feet tall at the top. the world's only solar powered ferris wheel. if you look at our drone shot, it is lit up in all its gma glory as the sun begins to rise

over the california coast. my fear of heights is kicking in but so is my nostalgia. i grew up coming here, as did so many people from all over the world. it is an amazing, amazing view of all the california has to offer. one of the best beaches in the whole world. i'm on top of the world right now, george. >> i see you keep looking up. you just aren't going to look down, are you? >> reporter: that's right. no way. >> thank you, will. let's go over to michael. >> i am here with two of the stars of the barbie movie. kate mckinnon and michael cera are here to start our barbie dream week. little early, but let's take a look at a clip. >> hello! humans. >> come in to my weird house. i'm weird barbie. i have a funky hair cut and

smell like basement. >> oh my god i have a weird barbie. >> yeah, you did. >> that's cool. >> all right. kate, michael, good morning. welcome to gma. >> thank you. nice to be here. >> the l.a. premiere was on sunday. you both wore pink on the pink carpet. how was it to finally watch this film with an audience? >> i got to say, do you mind if i say? >> i wish you would. >> i think we're going to have a similar answer. the film draws heavily on like old hollywood musicals and big like real old movies. it was so special. it really should be watched in a theater. it was incredible to see. i was like, it's so big and so bright and so fun. everyone's crying. it was great.

i'm not being paid to say this. >> were you crying? >> you're not being paid? >> no. >> me either. >> were you paid? >> no. i haven't been paid yet. >> amount of mystery surrounding the movie. in a few words, what can you tell us? >> it's a very unexpected movie because i think when you hear the barbie movie, maybe a couple things jump to mind. none of those are what it is. when i first read the script i was surprised. it's sort of a trojan horse movie in a way. fun for everybody. it goes down easily but there are a lot of big discussions and ideas packed into it that people aren't really expecting necessarily. >> you both play outsiders in the barbie world. we saw that clip. you're weird barbie? >> yeah yeah. >> when you got cast as weird barbie, what were you thinking? >> i was like, oh, it's a documentary. [ laughter ] i'm doing a cameo as myself. fine. i can do that, no problem.

i'll show up. i was very excited. >> oh wow. okay. michael, you play alan, ken's best friend but a barbie that's been discontinued since the '60s. >> sadly. >> talk about the kennergy. what is the alan energy? >> can i say one thing quickly to the camera? it's my niece's birthday. she's 7 today. happy birthday alyssa. >> happy birthday alyssa. >> love you. yeah. sorry. i have to do it that way. my sister, who is her mother, doesn't take my calls anymore. i'm just kidding. [ laughter ] >> we are finding out so much about you two. >> the room gets completely silent. alan energy. alan, so the way ken sort of doesn't exist outside barbie's gaze. he's sort of like needs her acknowledgement or doesn't exist. alan sadly needs that from ken. he is like a very marginalized and sad figure.

>> kate, how -- >> but in a fun way. >> a fun friendly movie. go with it. it is not a documentary on you, kate. >> no, it is not. >> how involved were you in weird barbie's look? >> i have to say, pretty involved. a lot of discussions went into the placement of like where does the marker go on your face? what is the shape of the squiggle? how chopped is the hair? it's based on the barbie that i think we all had where you'd cut the hair off and burn the clothes and draw on it. actually a lot of thought goes into all of those elements. it was very exciting to work on that look. >> i can tell you all got along on set. you seem like you get along now. there is a group chat with everybody from the movie. but i heard you're not on it,

michael. why is that? >> i just learned about it. i don't know. you'd have to ask the administrators of the chat. >> maybe you have a different type of phone. >> i don't have a smart phone. they didn't bring me in. >> you have a flip phone. >> i have a flip phone. yeah. i don't have a manifesto on flip phones or anything. i choose to have one. >> i think he does. >> you think so? >> look at him. i think he does. >> i'm always afraid to ask this last question. the movie poster includes tag lines for all the dolls. lot of memes that have been on the internet because of this. if you two were to give your barbie tag lines in real life, what would they be? >> i'll tell you mine. >> go ahead. >> look out! [ laughter ] and what is that a reference to? i don't know. you'll find out.

>> i'm afraid to know. michael, what's yours? >> figuring it out. [ audience reacts ] i got too many aws from the audience today. that's not my target. >> we got laughs, we got aws, we got everything. you two are fantastic. so is this movie. we want you to check it out. barbie. it hits theaters friday, july 21st. you know, tune in next week because the rest of the cast will join us on gma. happy birthday to alyssa as well. michael's sister won't take his calls. michael, thank you. we appreciate it. coming up robin and lara have an inside look at wimbeldon and all we can say is wait until you meet rufus.

back now on gma. we are sending you back over to lara and robin at wimbeldon. getting a special behind the scenes tour of the grounds and the walking in the steps of the tennis greats. you have some strings with you. >> no, no, no, not yet. just water. want to talk to you about the england lawn tennis club. it's been home to wimbeldon for 146 years. it does not get this beautiful by itself. manicured and pigeon free. that's because of some of the incredible people and animals who work here. they were kind enough to give us a tour.

>> hello. welcome to the clubhouse. >> thank you so much for having us. >> this is where you greet the players? >> yes. they have to go talk to tracy. >> welcome. >> nice to see you. what are they doing right now? >> mentioning the firmness of the surface. all 38 grass courts. >> unbelievable the detail that goes into it. do you feel a lot of pressure to keep this at a certain level? >> you do. if anything, it's pressure we put on ourselves. every year we say to ourselves, we have a plan a. then always have plan b, c and d just in case. >> what is rufus's main job? >> his main job is to keep the pigeons from roosting in the roof and coming down to eat the wonderful grass and interrupting

play, really. >> has he been busy? >> he has been busy. >> bye. that was it. that was it. come back over here. we were barely getting to know each other. >> he has quite a following. instagram and twitter. >> quite the influencer. you've got a big job to do today, my friend. >> what do the flower people do? >> hanging baskets. the petunia. they are everywhere. around one court. we've got thousands. >> any idea how many petunias are here? >> about 30,000. >> always purple? >> always purple and green. >> that's why i wore purple. >> robin, you so on track. >> lara? lara? >> i know. i can't take it. this is my dream. >> how are you? >> billie jean king. >> all is right in the world.

we are all at wimbeldon. this is home. >> did you see the video she posted? you were back on center court. you were hitting the other day. how was that? >> it was great. there are some hot players right now. who are you paying attention to? >> she's so interested. i thought if he could stay healthy, he would be the greatest ever. >> what advice do you have for players who are lucky enough to make to it the finals here? >> watch them all. 50% of shots are missed is because we don't watch it. >> watch it all the way to the contact point. that's nothing, lara. >> just like you, we're all in. name of her autobiography. all in. >> that's right. that's it.

but i don't play cards. [ laughter ] >> billie jean has a very special connection to this place. she has won 20 wimbeldon titles. six in singles, ten in doubles and four in mixed doubles. >> first time she came here she was just 17 years old. someone then told her, go to center court. sit in the stands and take it all in. she's done it every year since. i'm telling you, she's as enthusiastic now as she was when she was 17 for the first time. >> absolutely. >> how does linsey know what's in our cups? she's psychic. >> i want you to know it's five hours ahead here. >> we'll go back to ginger, right? >> yes. i know what's in those cups, too. thank you, robin and lara. great to see you all there. we have to talk about the heat. many cities in florida are the hottest. the only way to stay cool is to get indoors and go ice skating. looks a little juxtaposed.

that's palm beach county. it's been such an oppressive and hot summer. six month start to the year on record for so many cities. this is why. typically it's farther north. it's been farther south this season. that means cooling trade winds are not over florida like they would be, but over the caribbean. it will stay that way. we're going for seventh, eighth day in a row. marathon, daily record highs. we'll hav drew: i'm drew tumadrew: with your accuweather forecast. temperatures are above average going through the 90's. excessive heat moving in friday. increases over the weeeeee >> now from wimbeldon to an incredible program back in new york where the power of tennis is helping young people share their future. this segment is sponsored by barclays. teaming up with wimbeldon and a

nonprofit organization in the bronx near and dear to my family's heart called good shepherd services. they have formed a new employment program where tennis and classroom sessions help young people from across the city develop life skills with the goal of helping them pursue educational opportunities and get jobs. it's a great way to use sports to create teachable moments that can be used in the workforce. coming up, gma deal drop. it's part 2. from speakers to pickleball. lori b has it all. all all. >> gma's play it forward sponsored by barklay's, the official banking p

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>> before we go. welcome, george. >> i thought we were in the promo. >> promo is over. it's all good. before we go, lara, you have a new show debuting tonight, right? >> i do. i love it, george. it's called everything but the house. it premieres on lifetime tonight 10 p.m., 9:00 central. >> i know you're excited. where were you, george? come on. >> he's back now. better late than never. >> have a great day, everyone. . have a great day, everyone. [laughter]

building a better bay area moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc7 news. >> good morning everyone. i'm aaron from abc7. mornings here is jobina. now the look at traffic high jobina high tsay. >> thank you. good morning, everybody. we're going to begin here with a live look from our golden gate bridge camera that you cannot make out the golden gate bridge right now. that fog advisory from the chp is still in effect. so you will run into that live visibility as you go across into the north bay. much brighter here at the bay bridge toll plaza, but still a big backup metering. lights came on at 538. hey, joe. hey, jobina. >> temperatures are warming pretty quickly this morning into the 60s and already 70s at this hour away from the coast. so a

live look at our walnut creek camera showing you those bright conditions. it already feels warm out there in a lot of areas. we'll have a warm afternoon today. temperatures going above average for this time of the year and then excessive heat is moving in here by the end of the week. and lasting through the upcoming weekend. >> thank you, drew. now it's time for live with kelly and mark. and we'll be back at 11 for midday live. have a great day ♪ ♪ >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and mark!" today, film and television star, kate mckinnon. and from "mission: impossible - dead reckoning part one," hayley atwell. plus, a performance from grammy award winner lauren daigle. all next on "live!" and now, here are kelly ripa and mark consuelos! [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪