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the heavy rains hitting right now, and smokey skies. canadian wildfires causing air quality alerts for americans. team coverage on it all this morning. >> gio: new details in the arrest of an accused serial killer in the gilgo beach murders. the police presence at his home as they gather evidence. will rex heuermann be linked to more murders? and only on "gma," the suffolk county police commissioner joins us here this morning. >> whit: campaign fund-raising report. the deadline overnight for candidates to reveal money records. the insights on the road to 2024. >> janai: new questions in the disappearance of an alabama woman who returned home overnight after a massive search for her. the statement from police. >> gio: fugitive found. the murder suspect who escaped from a pennsylvania jail captured after a nine-day manhunt. >> whit: crime tourism. the warning to homeowners. authorities say criminals are
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traveling across the country, targeting new neighborhoods. who's getting hit now, and how to protect your property. >> janai: declining coverage. aaa will not renew auto and home insurance policies for some customers in florida following some other insurers. so what's behind the move? >> gio: small businesses bracing for a looming u.p.s. strike. why they stand to get hit hard if drivers walk. >> whit: americans in paris helping to repair the roof of the famed notre dame cathedral ravaged by fire. the centuries' old techniques these neighbors are using in a labor of love. ♪ can't touch this ♪ >> janai: sinking his shot. steph curry trading his court for the green and making the most of it. what he said about that spectacular hole-in-one. and messi takes miami. the soccer superstar finalizing his deal with major league
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soccer. the possible plans for his first appearance. >> janai: good sunday morning, america. we were just -- you enjoy messi. >> i love messi. i love the messi story. i love it. >> whit: we clarified. we're learning about messi. i just like that he went to the grocery store. he got a box of lucky charms too, true story. >> janai: we will get to that later this hour. we do start with the weather extremes topping our news this morning. temperatures on track to break records at many places across the country. >> gio: california from south to north is in the midst of this brutal heat wave with temperatures well above 100 degrees. these are actual temperatures, not just what they feel like, and it's going to be like this for days in the southwest. >> whit: meanwhile, in the midwest, canadian wildfire smoke is moving in, and in the east, deadly flooding with four people
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killed in bucks county, pennsylvania. we have it all covered this morning, and we begin with the heat in california. abc's zohreen shah is joining us from los angeles. zohreen, good morning. >> reporter: whit, this is one of the senior centers that l.a. city recs and parks has with extended hours for people to get out of the heat. you can see the stacks of water right behind me. over the last couple of days they've seen several dozen people come through these doors and now temperatures are climbing even higher here in the valley and across the country. 80 million americans in 14 states from washington to florida are under heat alerts. the all-time heat record for the world is in jeopardy in california. the current world record is 134 degrees, but furnace creek in death valley could reach the 130s today. las vegas could also break its all-time high of 117 today. officials there are asking people to stay indoors as much as possible during the day, and those triple-digit temperatures
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here out west definitely do not help the raging wildfires that have already scorched about 8,000 acres in southern california's riverside county. as for the record heat, i just spoke to a fire captain in my neighborhood yesterday, and he said it's not just about the elderly. he said a lot of young people think they can be outdoors for long periods of time doing activities, but that heat can be incredibly dangerous, whit. >> whit: catches up to you eventually. thank you so much. we appreciate it, zohreen. heat records falling. we're close to it all across the u.s. this weekend. let's go to somara theodore with the forecast from phoenix where it's just been brutal. somara, good morning. >> somara: good morning, whit. here in phoenix, the sun is coming up. temperatures already in the upper 90s. i can literally feel my body working overtime. throughout maricopa county, arizona, we've already lost 12 to heat-related illness, and even though it's been hot, we're poised to get hotter. take a look at some of these all-time records set to be broken. here in phoenix, arizona, you
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know, 16 days in 100 degrees. as far as morning temperatures, temperatures haven't dropped below 91 degrees for the last seven days. el paso, texas, 30 full days of 100 degrees or higher. the heat is relentless. heat advisories down into the gulf coast. excessive heat warnings in miami. looking at the florida, furnace creek, temperatures hovering around 120 degrees. las vegas, breaking a record for their all-time high at 117 degrees or tying it. back to you all. >> janai: 90 degrees in the water, somara, my goodness. thank you. now to the midwest where it's not the heat we're talking about, but a new round of canadian wildfire smoke that's settling in this morning. abc's alex presha has the latest now from columbus, ohio. alex, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, janai. yeah, this is the deja vu that
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nobody asked for, right? much of the midwest waking up to a cloud of haze. another round of thick smoke downgrading air quality across the region. that smoke dipping as far south as chicago and indianapolis this morning, but getting the brunt of the smoke, the dakotas. pierre, south dakota, in particular as well as sioux city, iowa, waking up to that right now. wisconsin has issued an air quality alert statewide until noon, minnesota with a similar alert in place. the state expected to dip into the red, meaning unhealthy for everyone. state officials are urging people to consider limiting outdoor exercise and sensitive groups should limit the time they spend outdoors period. air quality alerts are in effect from montana to kentucky. this is the latest round of air quality concerns from this unprecedented canadian wildfire season. last month, city skylines disappeared into a shroud of smoke. baseball games delayed, and flights grounded due to reduced visibility from the smoke. here in columbus, that's fog
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behind me, but we have an alert going into effect. no more near their end, more than 370 in british columbia alone. gio? >> gio: just unbelievable. we will be watching that air quality. alex, thank you so much. we're going to turn now to new details about the arrest of a suspect charged in three of the infamous gilgo beach murders and how authorities say they cracked the case. in a moment we're going to speak live here with the suffolk county police commissioner. that's an interview you'll see only on "gma," but first, let's go to abc's reena roy with the latest. >> reporter: this morning, the investigation deepening. detectives scouring this suburban long island home where authorities say alleged serial killer, 59-year-old rex heuermann was hiding in plain sight for more than a decade. >> this is somebody who was a menace, and it was very important to get this person off the streets. >> reporter: law enforcement seen carrying garbage bags and a filing cabinet out of the home. the architect and father of two seen on surveillance video being arrested thursday, charged in
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the murders of amber costello, melissa barthelemy and megan waterman. abc's learning that detectives are currently pulling potential evidence to see if anything they find might link heuermann to the six other unsolved gilgo beach killings. >> there are other individuals involved here in this case that we do not have justice for yet. >> reporter: authorities say there are differences in those cases, but they're exploring all options for now. prosecutors allege that heur ermanb >> they compared this with the burner phones and they immediately honed in on some similarities. >> reporter: local police joining forces with the fbi, first learning of heuermann last year. authorities saying they used phone analytics and advanced dna technology to link him to the four murders. court documents saying authorities matched dna lifted from this pizza crust recovered
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from a trash can outside his manhattan office to dna of hair found on a victim. all four women in their 20s and working as escorts were found in a wooded stretch of beach. their bodies wrapped in camouflage burlap. >> this arrest is a monumental step forward, of course, in the investigation, but we are not done here. >> reporter: and as the investigation continues -- >> i do believe that shannon was a catalyst. when she went missing, i think that all kind of sparked this, you know, manhunt for the long island serial killer. >> reporter: -- there was renewed interest in another cold case along that same beach, the death of shannon gilbert whose body was found miles from the so-called gilgo four. the search for gilbert leading investigators to their bodies in 2010. the gilbert family longing to have her case reopened. police say her death was an accident, but the family still believes she was murdered. >> i hope they do the right thing and find out the truth of what happened to my sister.
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>> reporter: and in those three murders, heuermann's attorney entered a not guilty plea on his behalf. the judge ordering him held without bail. gio? >> gio: all right, reena roy in a rainy new york, thank you so much. let's go ahead and bring in commissioner rodney harrison from the suffolk county police department. commissioner harrison created the task force that led to the arrest. thank you for being here. we all watched you on friday. at the beginning of your statement, you hugged family members of the victims. what was going through your mind at that moment? >> you know, i just can't imagine what they had to endure over the last 10 to 12 years, not knowing the status of this killer and that he's -- he's still at large, and i just wanted to kind of let them know that this police department, we're here for you. this department got a lot of scrutiny, a lot of criticism for not solving this case, and i
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wanted to let it be known that this department did a really phenomenal job with the members of the task force, working with my partner, ray tierney, really doing a great job of identifying our perpetrator and bringing him into custody. >> gio: commissioner, this case is 13 years old. you created the task force after you became police commissioner. what led you to the suspect and then ultimately of course, making the arrest? >> yeah. so, you know, i got to give compliments, and i stated this in the press conference too, to people that i worked with in the nypd. jimmy o'neil, bobby boyce, investigators who really made sure we partnered up with all our law enforcement officials and that's something i thought that was important when it came out here to make sure that we had all of our agencies working together, making sure we're putting fresh eyes on the case, and seeing ways that we missed.
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what was something that we could do again, and revisit things that might have happened in the past, and just whatever technology or science we can use to go forward? and, you know, it was great work by the men and women of the task force. i want to make sure i give a shoutout to detective lieutenant kevin byer. everybody should know his name. he was the person who oversaw the task force and really did a phenomenal, phenomenal job. >> gio: and we know you have accused the suspect in three of the case. there was talk of trying to tie him to a fourth, but now we're hearing you're trying to tie him to all ten victims in the area. what changed in the past 24 hours? >> well, we're not necessarily looking to tie him. we're just trying to look to see if he was involved in the other ones, and that's just simple investigative techniques that we do in law enforcement, but the task force is going to remain intact. we're going to see if he's involved with the other deaths, and if not, then we'll continue to go after those that committed these crimes and hold them
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accountable. >> gio: commissioner rodney harrison of the suffolk county police department, thank you so much for your work and for what you are doing and talking about it here on "gma." we appreciate it, sir. thank you so much. >> thanks for having me. >> gio: janai? >> janai: now to the urgent manhunt this morning for a man suspected of killing four people in the suburb of south atlanta. abc's elwyn lopez has more from hampton, georgia. >> wherever you are, we will hunt you down in any hole that you may be residing in and bring you to custody. period. >> reporter: police in southwest georgia on an urgent manhunt for 40-year-old andre longmore, suspected of shooting and killing four people. >> he was running down the road and took a shot, and then took off running out the neighborhood and that's the last we've seen of him. >> reporter: hampton authorities say the suspect gunned down three men and a woman on saturday morning. authorities say the four victims were killed in different locations throughout the subdivision, but in close proximity to one another.
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>> this is a sad day in hampton. it's not normal for us. >> reporter: this morning, the suspected gunman still at large, and authorities in hampton issuing a stark warning. avoid the area, and if you spot the suspect, do not approach him. >> reporter: and guys, the police chief here telling our affiliate, wsb, that this all started with an attempted carjacking. as of right now there's a $10,000 reward for any information leading to the suspect's arrest. janai? >> janai: elwyn, thank you. from that manhunt in georgia, now to the manhunt in pennsylvania, and the murder suspect who escaped from a pennsylvania jail. michael burham, he's been captured after a nine-day manhunt. burham described by police as a self-taught survivalist was arrested after he broke out of jail using a rope made of bed sheets. he was being held on $1 million bail facing kidnapping and burglary charges. he's also a suspect in a
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homicide investigation. >> whit: janai, now to the 2024 presidential campaign. with the iowa caucuses less than six months away and fund-raising figures are giving us a clearer picture of where the republican candidates stand. abc's maryalice parks is in washington with the latest. maryalice, good morning. >> reporter: yeah, whit, good morning. some pretty big headlines out of these reports the campaigns had to file overnight. we learned that florida governor ron desantis had really been burning through cash and relying heavily on big dollar donors. his team now says he's planning to really shake up his campaign, already planning to lay off about a dozen staffers and more changes to come. his team reported that he raised about $20 million in the first six weeks since he launched his campaign, but spent 8 million and he had a staff of 90 people. governor chris christie, former new jersey governor, on the other end of the spectrum raised about $1.6 million, but a third of that from small dollar now the trump campaign raising big sums, over $15 million to the campaign. interesting though, his team has
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been doing a lot of moving money around between different committees and pacs. some of which not only his campaign are paying some of his legal fees. whit? >> whit: and maryalice, former vice president mike pence reporting some very low fund-raising numbers. what could this mean for his campaign? >> reporter: pretty low. his team reported that he raised just over $1 million. he argued he got into the race late and still has time, but remember all these candidates also have to show that they have 40,000 unique donors in order to qualify for that first debate next month. whit? >> whit: that's critical. maryalice, thank you. tune into "this week" later this morning. george stephanopoulos interviews republican presidential candidate chris christie as the gop field races to make it to the stage for the first republican debate, and national security adviser jake sullivan joins george to discuss the president's recent trip to the summit. gio? >> gio: aaa is now the latest to limit coverage for some homeowner in florida because of natural disasters. the company saying it won't renew what it calls high-exposure homeowner policies
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due to last year's devastating hurricane ian. more than a dozen insurers have stopped writing new policies. california homeowners are running into similar problems. allstate and state farm have announced that they won't accept new homeowner policies there # because of the skyrocketing cost blamed in part in the increase in catastrophic wild fires. an incredible situation. >> whit: we'll go back to somara theodore in phoenix. we have been talking about the heat across the country, but also flash flooding now in the northeast again. >> somara: it's not just the heat, we're tracking the threat for severe weather particularly in the northeast, where we can see damaging winds and a few tornadoes are possible. the more robust storms really impacting new england and the new york tristate area, there we have the threat for flooding. we could see flash flooding. warnings up and down the east coast. from mid-atlantic into maine. in fact there's one area from
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new jersey up into massachusetts and right on into new hampshire and vermont, moderate rick for flash flooding. the heaviest of the rain is moving through sunday morning, that's when we see a lot of the potential for flooding setting up. by the afternoon, it starts to wane. by this evening really clearing up. we'll keep a close eye tomorrow where we can see some rain moving into pennsylvania tomorrow afternoon and heavy rain expected in connecticut
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>> somara: like i said, areas in the northeast receive so much rain in the previous rounds that we're concerned about the potential for flooding in areas like vermont and new hampshire. >> janai: some of those areas already hit don't need that. we'll check in with you in a bit. now to the american crafts people who are helping rebuild one of europe's most famous landmarks four years after a devastating fire. abc's ines de la cuetara joins us live from notre dame in paris. ah, ines, it is always beautiful to see you live from paris. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, janai, and you can see restoration work here is well under way. believe it or not, american carpenters are part of the effort to rebuild one of the world's most iconic cathedrals. it's almost like going back in time. at this workshop in normandy, close to two dozen carpenters hard at work, rebuilding the famed roof of the notre dame cathedral.
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packed up and moved to france among them, american carpenters with the rare skills needed for this type of work like will who packed up and moved to france six months ago to lend a hand. >> it's still kind of surreal, even having worked here for six months, that i'm part of something like this. >> reporter: to pay tribute to the original builders, they're using techniqued pioneered over 800 years ago, nearly all of the work being done by hand. when it comes to the knave, no nails are being used at all. each piece being cut to join the next like a giant puzzle. it's been four years since the cathedral was engulfed by a fire. investigators believe it was started by either a short circuit or a cigarette. our david muir given exclusive access to view the aftermath. >> you can see it was intact. it was saved behind me despite the fact that right over my shoulder, you can see part of the spire here on the floor of the cathedral. >> reporter: now, after months of labor, parts of the knave transported to notre dame earlier this week.
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the crane lifting up those massive pieces into the parisian sky. these americans now headed back to the u.s., but some vowing to return to see the storied cathedral reopen. >> to be able to take part and contribute from the u.s. and kind of lend a hand internationally for a building that means so much to so many people around the world is a real honor. >> reporter: and the cathedral won't be finished in time for the upcoming paris summer olympics, but it's set to reopen in december of 2024. guys? >> gio: just incredible images and to see that american working on that. thank you so much, ines. >> janai: ines has a good gig. >> gio: yes, she does, absolutely. >> whit: nice view this morning. >> gio: still ahead on "gma," the update on the disappearance of an alabama woman, and the new questions now that she's been found. >> whit: and so-called crime tourists. the new warning this morning about people traveling to the u.s. specifically to steal. >> janai: and top moments from
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building a better bay area moving forward. >> finding solutions. this is abc7 news. >> good morning. i'm gloria rodriguez. a lot of people will be heading to san francisco's golden gate park this morning for a very important cause. aids walk us up. 2023 is back and abc7 is a proud longtime sponsor for our very own dan ashley has emceed the event for decades. we will check in with him during our 9 a.m. newscast, followed by a live stream at 10 a.m. of the aids walk kickoff. it benefs local hiv and aids programs. you can register by going to shefs ejiochi net. let's get a check of your forecast this morning with frances ding lawson. hi gloria. >> will you need a jacket in san francisco if you're heading to the aids walk? it's only 55
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today he's facing tennis' number one player, 20-year-old carlos alcaraz in the blockbuster match so many fans dreamed of. the serbian hoping to make history, tying roger federer's eight wimbledon titles and pursuing his 24th major. the match starts at 9:00 a.m. on espn and espn plus, so after "gma" you can catch all the action. should be a good one. >> janai: you look great in your glasses. >> whit: still working it out. very far away, that camera, yeah. >> janai: let's take a look at some of the other big stories we're following on this sunday morning. europe suffering from a deadly heat wave in italy. a red alert has been issued for 16 cities including rome and florence with a record temperature of, get this, 118 degrees forecast in sicily and and sardinia, and in greece, some tourists at the acropolis were hospitalized. that site closed for two days due to the heat. this as a record number of americans of course flock to
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europe for vacations. >> gio: and president vladimir putin says that russia has a sufficient stockpile of cluster munitions and would use them if ukraine deployed them against russian forces. ukraine just received cluster bombs from the u.s., a transfer that president biden called, a quote, difficult decision. cluster munitions are banned in more than a hundred countries because they're considered to pose a significant danger to civilians. >> whit: and switching gears. if you didn't buy that powerball ticket, you have another chance. for the 37th straight time, there was no winner. the jackpot now skyrocketing to $900 million. the next drawing is tomorrow night. so the weekly deposits to the lottery just continue. >> janai: have you been playing? >> whit: oh, i have been playing. can't win if you don't play. >> janai: see? >> whit: i know it. >> janai: he does always it. you can't win if you don't play. >> gio: she always adds that voice. >> janai: go get your ticket. we do start this half our really with great news for the family of that young woman who went missing following phone
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calls to say she was stopping along a highway to help a toddler she had spotted. police say carlee russell is back home this morning, and abc's morgan norwood has more on what we know right now. morgan, this case was unbelievable. so many people wondering what happened to her. >> reporter: yeah, good morning. lots of questions, right? you can imagine the shock, even relief from her family this morning. police said carlee russell returned home overnight and was taken to the hospital for evaluation, and though she is safe, the mystery surrounding her disappearance deepens as police work to determine where she was for those two days and what happened. this morning, after a frantic 48-hour search, police now say 25-year-old carlee russell has been found. the hoover police department says carlee had been taken to the hospital for evaluation. according to reports, russell showed up at her family's front door. this news coming on the heels of an exhaustive statewide search that rocked this community.
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detectives in hoover, alabama, fanning out across the city. fliers on nearly every corner as her parents pleaded for the safe return of their daughter, missing since thursday night. we were able to sit down with carlee's parents before she was found where they told us about their grueling search for their missing daughter. >> it's a struggle and sometimes you're numb. sometimes the tears just flow. we probably have had two hours of sleep in the past two days. >> reporter: carlee's parents say they last spoke with her around 9:20 thursday night when she called to let them know she was headed home from work. ten minutes later, hoover police say she called around 9:30 to report seeing a toddler walking alone on the side of interstate 459. soon after carlee makes another phone call, this time to her brother's girlfriend who told carlee's mother she overheard carlee trying to help the child. >> she was asking the child if they were okay from what my son's girlfriend could hear on the phone. she never heard a child say
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anything, and she heard my daughter scream or what sounded like a scream. >> reporter: carlee's parents say they were able to track her location, but it pinged to a street behind i-459, around the spot where carlee called 911. they say they found carlee's car with the door open. her keys, cell phone, hat, and wig all nearby, but no signs of carlee or the toddler. as part of their investigation, police say they're now looking into this video from the traffic cam archive appearing to show the moment a car pulls over on the side of the road. over the weekend, the community throwing their support behind the russell family from prayer vigils to search parties, even celebrities rallying for carlee's safe return. >> words can't really describe how it feels to know that the community really has our back. >> reporter: and millions this morning continue to rally behind the family, joining them in that relief that carlee has been found. this morning, though, it is unclear how carlee returned home, but police do say that she was alone. gio?
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>> gio: lots of questions, but all of us are glad that she is safe. thank you so much, morgan. now to an urgent warning about new cases of so-called "crime tourism." now these are suspects from other countries targeting neighborhood in the u.s. for break-ins. abc's jaclyn lee has more on where police say they are striking now. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. authorities say this has happened over 20 times recently in new castle county, delaware, and three times on friday alone. now this is part of a nationwide trend with law enforcement claiming these criminals are coming from out of the country, using tourist visas to burglarize homes. authorities call the criminals south american theft groups or "crime tourists." they allege these groups are unrelated, but they use the same tactics and may be targeting expensive homes owned by asian americans. now police say individuals use disguises and radios to scope out homes, or may pose as delivery drivers or utility drivers to gain access.
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once they do, police say they work quickly to rob houses, taking jewelry, cash, and designer items. take a look at this surveillance video earlier this week from inside a home in wilmington, delaware, walking out with multiple backpacks and items in his hands, exiting out the back door. police say the suspects will ship the items back to their home country or sell them. last year we talked about this popping up in california, and this trend is not going away. experts say the best thing is to be aware this is going on, and have a security alarm, and keep a neighborhood watch. gio? >> gio: jaclyn, thank you so much for that. boy, crazy to see that happen. >> whit: alarming trend. >> gio: let's get a check of the weather now. somara is in a steamy phoenix. hey, somara. >> somara: wildfire smoke continues to be an issue. look at chicago, illinois, right now they're ranked second worst air quality among major cities. if you look at this map, you've
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got 900 active fires burning in canada at the moment. and with those winds they're driving them down into the lower 48. timing this out, we're seeing some of the worst smoke in areas like dakotas this morning and south of minneapolis, even a plume there in chicago as we saw in the live shot. then, as we head into the ebbing, the worst of it moves into the ohio valley, as far south as tennessee and places like kentucky. tomorrow, we start ■tosee that wildfire smoke setting up in upstate new york and pennsylvania. then we've got to keep a close eye out west experiencing fires >> somara: arizona i stated red flag warnings for states like washington and oregon right now.
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>> whit: just adding >> whit: just adding to the fire danger and heat and everything on top of it. all right, somara, thank you so much. we appreciate it. coming up here on "good morning america," how a looming u.p.s. strike could have a significant effect on small businesses. >> janai: and then all the highlights from the very exciting wnba all-star game overnight. stick around. ♪ ♪ from no drill mud flaps and water-repellent seat protectors, to our laser-measured floorliners, weathertech has everything you need. order yours today at weathertech.com. the ultimate protection for your vehicle. best foods real mayonnaise. every dollop is soooo rich and creamy... ...it makes any food, delicious. mmm, irresistible! best foods mayonnaise.
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>> whit: welcome back to "gma" as we look at the potential effects of a walkout by u.p.s. workers in what would be the largest single employer strike. in u.s. history. especially hard hit would be small businesses. abc's jay o'brien is in washington with more on what it would mean for them. jay, good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning. union delivery drivers are key to u.p.s. and to u.p.s. stores like this one behind me, and with each passing day and no deal, small business owners who rely on u.p.s. say they're getting uneasy. [ chanting ] this morning with contract negotiations stalled between shipping giant u.p.s. and the teamsters union fears a
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potential strike could hit small businesses hard. >> we ship. we ship a lot. >> reporter: the owner of gourmet gift baskets store nibbles and bits say the strike would throw the thousands of packages she ships through her local u.p.s. store into upheaval. >> i'm nervous. a lot of time we're locked in for free shipping because we order in such bulk. that might stop now. >> reporter: a ten-day u.p.s. strike could be the costliest in u.s. history, totaling an estimated $7 billion according to a research firm that studies labor disputes. [ chanting ] teamsters which represents nearly 350,000 u.p.s. workers already marching in what are called practice picket lines. last month, union workers voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike starting august 1st if there's no agreement. teamsters' demand include better pay, increase in full-time jobs, and for the company to address health and safety concerns, including the sweltering heat inside delivery vehicles. the union accusing u.p.s. of walking away from the bargaining table. >> we work long hours. we work strenuous hours out in
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the crazy heat, the cold, you know, all conditions. we made the company a lot of money over the last five years. i would just ask them to come to the table. >> reporter: but in a statement to abc news, u.p.s. says they've already made historic proposals and blame the union for refusing to negotiate adding, we have not walked away and the union has a responsibility to remain at the table. margaret barrow, owner of new york city-based snackmaker, itsnola, now racing to find other delivery options if u.p.s. union deal falls through. >> it's going significantly impact how much money i'm going have to spend in looking for alternative shipping prices. i've already started looking at that and it doesn't look very good. >> reporter: u.p.s. added it still expects a deal can be reached by that july 31st deadline, but the company is also training non-union employees to step in if there is a strike. a teamster spokesperson telling me that is a, quote, insult. whit?
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>> whit: all right, something to watch closely. jay o'brien, thank you. coming up here on "good morning america," the big moments of the wnba all-star game. the shooting stars that made the difference. america," the big moments of the wnba all-star game. the shooting stars that made the difference. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ wherever you go. wherever you stay. all you need is one key. earn and use rewards across expedia, hotels.com, and vrbo.
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>> gio: and we are back now on "gma" with all the action overnight at the wnba all-star game. abc's mola lenghi was there, and he joins us now with all the highlights. mola, you had that basketball yesterday. i know you were excited about this. >> reporter: yeah, gio, good morning. what a historic night of hoops here in vegas. the wnba has long been in the shadow of other pro sports
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leagues, but it really felt like this was a statement-making weekend with the wnba saying, we've arrived. >> welcome to the 2023 wnba all-star game. >> reporter: this morning, las vegas recovering from a record-shattering night on the hardwood. wnba all-stars led by team captains breanna stewart and a'ja wilson battling it out before a soldout crowd. >> this all-star game is under way. >> reporter: seattle storm star jewell loyd dropping 31 points, a wnba all-star game record and taking home mvp records. loyd also draining ten threes, another wnba all-star game record. >> shoot a lot of threes. that was my strategy. >> there it is! b.g. is back. >> reporter: brittney griner marking her return with a double-double helping team stewart best team wilson. >> just being here with them, after everything that they did to support me through, you know, one of the toughest times, it
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just means everything. >> reporter: but even in defeat, team wilson put on a show. >> plum on the cut, lays it in. >> reporter: kelsey plum finishing the night with 30 points, just one point shy of loyd's historic mark. team captain a'ja wilson also chipping in 20. >> the energy was great. it was a lot of fun, great energy, great vibes, and that's all-star weekend. >> reporter: looking forward to next year. the wnba announcing that phoenix will play host to the 2024 wnba all-star game. so gio, get your tickets. >> gio: oh, we will. yeah. it's good to see you on the court by the way. that was great. great shots out there. thank you so much, mola, and we'll be right back here with our "play of the day." great shots out there. thank you so much, mola, and we'll be right back here with our "play of the day." ride it out with the tradeoffs of treating? or push through the pain and symptoms? with ubrelvy, there's another option. one dose works fast to eliminate migraine pain. treat it anytime, anywhere without worrying where you are
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>> whit: you do your own theme song now, okay. >> janai: is there anything steph curry can't do? take a look at the golden state warriors star taking his shot at a celebrity golf tournament in nevada. par 3 7th hole at the edgewood tahoe golf course. a hole in one. >> whit: come on. >> janai: curry going crazy, deservedly so. >> whit: steph curry with the shot. >> janai: there you go. taking off down the fairway, saying the experience was wild, saying he saw a bunch of hands go up and black out. from one g.o.a.t. to another, a video post on twitter. lionel messi, yeah, making it official, finalizing his deal to join major league soccer. we loved seeing him at publix, right? >> gio: at publix in miami. >> janai: a lot to look forward to. >> gio: he got his box of lucky charms there too. i was looking at the shopping cart. thank you so much for watching, everybody. as my daughter says, slay the day. >> janai: good-bye.
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building a better bay area. moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc7 news. >> good morning. i'm gloria rodriguez. hang in there. bay area some inland neighborhoods are in for another hot day and if you're planning on taking bart, you may encounter delays today. this after trains ran at slower speeds yesterday because of the weather. you are encouraged to add ten minutes to your travel times. as bart says, the heat can cause a train's tracks to shift and a lot of people will be heading to san francisco's golden gate park this morning for a very important cause. aids walk sf 2023 is back and abc7 is a proud longtime sponsor. our very own dan ashley has emceed the event for decades. he'll have a preview of today's walk in our 9 a.m. newscast and it will be
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followed by a live stream at 10 a.m. of the aids walk kickoff. it benefits local hiv and aids programs such as high and the rainbow community center. you can register by going to shefs, ejiochi net. now, let's get a check of your forecast for this sunday. good morning, francis. morning, gloria. >> you'll need a jacket or a light layer if you're heading to the aids walk. and here's why. we've got lots of fog. you can see the top of the golden gate bridge right now. if you are heading to the walk, temperatures will be in the upper 50s in the next few or next couple hours. and then we'll see the low 60s to mid 60s. by this afternoon, it will be breezy. so away from the coast is where things will get hot. already in the 70s for some inland neighborhoods. but then this afternoon look for temperatures to be very similar to yesterday numbers which means 71 in san francisco, but hot inland like 104 in antioch and pretty warm in san jose, 91 degrees, 100 in morgan hill. gloria wow. >> thank you so much, francis. this week with george stephanopoulos is next.
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