>> gio: good morning, america. record-shattering heat. triple-digit temperatures roasting much of the southwest with more than 90 million americans from california to florida under heat alerts. the withering temperatures now on the move.

who is feeling it next? >> janai: european heat wave affecting tourism. the famed greek acropolis cutting hours as temperatures are expected to top 100 degrees, nd the fierce wildfires could flare up again. >> whit: on the docket. the new date for former president donald trump to stand trial on charges he mishandled classified material. >> gio: rewriting history. vice president harris takes aim at florida's new black history curriculum standards. governor ron desantis fighting back. >> janai: rising tensions. the u.s. sending marines and additional warships to the mideast following iran's attempts to seize two oil tankers, while russia and ukraine issue dueling threats over ships in the black sea and north korea fires more cruise missiles. plus, an update on that army private now in officials' hands in pyongyang.

>> whit: chilling new details about the suspect accused of ambushing police in north dakota. was he planning a mass shooting? >> gio: "help me," the desperate message a 13-year-old girl managed to send that led to a rescue from an alleged kidnapper. >> janai: jamie foxx speaks out. >> i went through something that i thought i would never ever go through. >> janai: the actor opening up for the first time since a serious health scare. what we're learning this morning. >> whit: remembering tony bennett. ♪ i've got you under my skin ♪ >> whit: tributes pouring in for the music legend beloved by generations, finding new fans well into his 80s. >> gio: dreaming big. just days after a billion dollar powerball winner, the chance to grab the giant mega millions jackpot. and saving big, the stores

offering back-to-school deals right now. ♪ it's getting loud ♪ >> janai: and kickoffs. the world cup getting under way overnight. team usa facing vietnam hoping to make history. plus, messi mania. the soccer star's big debut with inter miami and the hopes for this $100 million man. >> gio: and we do say, good morning, america. boy, it was a big night for soccer fans. the u.s. women's national team scoring their first victory in this year's women's world cup, and, oh, fans in florida, they were going so wild as lionel messi scored that winning goal in his debut for inter miami. we're going to have more on those stories coming up, but, whit, you said it. that goal made you cry. >> whit: it did. it's like what it means for u.s. soccer to have messi come to the united states and the u.s. women's national team with their big debut. so i was up late. i was up late, not a lot of rest but excited about it. we'll talk more about that later

coming up in the show. we do want to get right to the dangerous heat wave and, of course, unrelenting grip on the country. we've been experiencing this. nearly a third of the u.s. population now under heat alerts dealing with sweltering temperatures. >> janai: really just unbelievable. the excessive heat that won't let up leading to serious problems, as you can imagine, 46 are and not only here in the u.s., but also across the pond in europe. somara joins us with a look at the scorching temperatures and whether there is any relief in sight. somara, good morning. >> somara: good morning, janai. you know the heat is not backing off. from las vegas tying another daily high record to el paso sitting at triple-digit temperatures for 36 days. the longevity is what makes it so dangerous, and it's not showing any signs of letting up. this morning, millions of americans enduring record-setting temperatures. the searing heat waves ripple from coast to coast. 90 million people under heat alerts now stretching from california to florida with triple-digit temperatures across much of the southwest. in arizona phoenix soaring to

117 degrees, extending its record-shattering heat wave, now 22 straight days with heat at or above 110 degrees. >> like 115 outside. >> reporter: and in death valley, authorities forced to delay emergency rescue services. the heat making it unsafe for them to make journeys into the park. >> it can be too hot for the emergency air ambulance helicopters to fly because warm air is thinner, which means there's less lift for the helicopter rotors. if we get a call that is for a missing person, we will not do a search on foot for those people until it cools down below 120 degrees. >> reporter: in florida, this construction crew enduring the brutal heat as they work. in mississippi, farm workers beginning to fall ill under the intense sun. >> he just felt dizzy and threw up a few times, and we ended up taking him home. >> somara: the record-breaking heat continues in the southwest. look what happens next.

we have this ridge building, and we'll see heat moving into areas like the midwest where they were unseasonably cool, 70s just a week ago. cities like fargo, near triple digits. lincoln, nebraska, around 100 degrees by wednesday, 101 on monday, and it's not just in the u.s. we're seeing extensive heat waves across the globe. in fact, europe is the fastest warming inhabitable continent in the world. janai? >> janai: incredible. somara, thank you for that. and now we're going to go to europe and the heat wave there and the wildfires in greece. abc's marcus moore is in athens as the fires burned for nearly a week now. marcus, good morning to you. >> reporter: janai, good morning. for the fifth straight day, fires have been burning in parts of greece. firefighters managing to make some progress, but the risk of additional fires is high. we know that more than 100 homes and businesses have burned and thousands of people have been forced from their towns and villages as these fires have raced flew, and this is happening as a heat wave has

been taking hold here, in fact, it was so hot in athens, the acropolis was closed to tours and we also know that a 46-year-old food delivery worker died of a heatstroke. the first known heat-related death from these scorching temperatures here in greece. meanwhile, in malaga, spain, passengers described a desperate situation on board a packed ryanair jet sitting on the tarmac for three hours as maintenance workers repaired the air-conditioning system, which was not working at the time. the passengers sitting on that hot plane with temperatures outside soared above 100 degrees. one passenger told us people were passing out and that some even needed medical treatment. now, the heat wave in place is expected to continue well into next week with the potential "more than you'll ever know" records to be broken across europe. gio? >> gio: unrelenting heat, marcus, thank you so much. we turn to those new developments in former president trump's legal battles. trump losing his bid to delay his trial in the classified

documents case. that trial set for just months before the 2024 presidential election. abc's ike ejiochi joins us now with that and so much more. good morning to you, ike. >> reporter: good morning, gio. former president trump's court calendar is rapidly filling up, now with a confirmed trial date regarding charges he mishandled classified materials. now, florida federal judge aileen cannon set a trial day for may 20th of next year. a compromise date later than prosecutors had sought but sooner than trump wanted. the date just months before the 2024 presidential election. judge cannon said, there are more than 1 million pages of nonclassified discovery produced so far and at least nine months of camera footage. trump's campaign calling the trial date a setback for the doj saying, it gives his legal team time to fight. now, all this as trump's legal exposure continues to widen pending a possible third indictment coming from special counsel jack smith. trump says he received a letter from the special counsel's office stating he's the target of an investigation into his

efforts to overturn the 2020 election. trump was given until thursday to testify, which he did not do, and now an indictment is likely imminent. >> gio: and, ike, i know we are also already getting a sense of what those charges might be, right? >> reporter: that's right. sources tell abc news that that target letter contained three federal crimes trump could be charged with. one is conspiracy to commit an offense against or to defraud the united states, obstruction of an official proceeding and conspiracy to deprive people of rights. a civil rights law that the justice department manual says should be considered when addressing schemes to thwart voting in federal elections. whit? >> whit: ike ejiochi, thank you. now to vice president kamala harris slamming florida's new controversial education standards on black history and growing reaction now across the country. abc's white house correspondent maryalice parks joins us from the north lawn with more. maryalice, good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning.

we've seen some schools, parents, civil rights leaders, and now the white house too speaking out against these new curriculum changes in florida calling them revisionist and a disservice to students. >> this is unnecessary to debate whether enslaved people benefited from slavery. are you kidding me? >> reporter: this morning, florida's board of education under fire after passing new curriculum standards that educators in the state and across the country say try to gloss over the horrors of slavery in the united states. included in the new guidelines, a requirement that middle school students be taught, quote, how slaves developed skills, which in some instances could be applied for their personal benefit. as some teachers and civil rights leaders blasted the new standards, the vice president traveling to the state to rally against them too. >> adults know what slavery really involved. it involved some of the worst examples of depriving people of

humanity in our world. >> reporter: florida's education association, a major teachers union, writing in a statement that at the high school level these standards conflate the 1920 ocoee massacre where at least 30 african americans were killed for attempting to vote with acts of violence perpetuated by african americans. florida's governor and republican 2024 presidential candidate ron desantis praising the new standards. >> but these are the most robust standards in african american history probably anywhere in the country. >> reporter: florida republican state representative berny jacques agreeing arguing the fight is overblown. >> we're committed to teaching all of the history, the good, the bad, the ugly and everything in between. >> reporter: but at the board of education meeting earlier this week, community members and parents begged the group to not go through with these changes. >> do not, for the love of god, tell kids slavery was beneficial, because i can guarantee you it most certainly was not.

>> reporter: and, of course, these latest changes come after earlier this year governor ron desantis also banned the teaching of an ap course on african american studies, and it's not just in florida. we've seen other republican-led states around the country weighing potential new restrictions on how teachers can talk about race in the classroom and key aspects of u.s. history. janai? >> janai: really incredible what we are watching unfold there. maryalice, thank you. now to the new military moves the u.s. is making as tensions rise with iran. the secretary of defense sending marines and more warships to the middle east after iran's attempt to seize two oil tankers in international waters. abc's ines de la cuetara has the latest now from london. good morning to you, ines. >> reporter: good morning, janai. that's right. the u.s. deploying new assets to the middle east amid growing tensions with iran. defense secretary lloyd austin ordering additional warships and forces to the region, and that's on top of the navy destroyer, f-16 and f-35s also being

deployed. u.s. central command saying this is all meant to deter iran's destabilizing activities in the strait of hormuz with the u.s. stopping iran from seizing two oil tankers traveling through international waters earlier this month. centcom says that in the last two years iran has attacked, seized, or attempted to seize nearly 20 internationally flagged merchant vessels. now, there are questions as to whether this could be part of a tit for tat because the u.s. has also been seizing oil tankers, an effort to crack down on shipments of iranian oil, evading u.s. sanctions. >> janai: and, ines, those aren't the only tensions we're keeping an eye on. >> reporter: that's right. north korea firing several cruise missiles towards its western seas, so tensions rising there, as well. that's the second missile launch that comes in apparent response to the u.s. nuclear submarine now docked in south korea. meanwhile, pyongyang is still mum on the whereabouts of private travis king, who crossed into north korea earlier this week. secretary blinken saying

officials are very concerned about his well-being. when asked if king might be tortured, blinken said based on what they've seen in the past and based on the way korea has treated those detained, that that is a concern. >> gio: thanks for your reporting here. now, to the war in ukraine and russia's new naval threat. moscow now sending a warning about black sea ships heading for ukrainian ports. james longman is in kyiv with more on that and the concerns about grain shipments. good morning, james. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, gio. tensions in the black sea are escalating with the russian navy staging live fire drills in a deliberate show of force. that comes nearly a week after that attack on the bridge that links russia to occupied crimea and that triggered a standoff over grain shipments. russia pulled out of the deal that allows grain to be shipped around the world, and moscow has spent much of this last week targeting agricultural sites along ukraine's black sea coast. multiple missiles striking odesa and mykolaiv.

ukraine claims more than 120 tons of food was destroyed on thursday night alone after russia said it would target any ship heading to a ukrainian port. authorities here in kyiv said they would do the same for russian-controlled ports, and the turmoil facing black sea trade routes has started to push up food prices already. this region is a major exporter of wheat, corn, oil, and fertilizer, and so this threatens to hit global commodities markets. president zelenskyy said last night he was talking to the united nations and turkey hoping to find a way to get that grain deal back up and running. whit? >> whit: another major concern in the region. james longman, thank you. we're following new and explosive details about the suspect accused of a deadly ambush against police in fargo, north dakota. abc's mona kosar abdi takes a look at how officials say the alleged gunman may have been planning something even bigger. >> reporter: this morning, new details emerging about the man who allegedly ambushed police officers during a traffic stop in fargo, north dakota, last week killing one and wounding two others and a civilian. north dakota attorney general

drew rigley now saying 37-year-old mohamad barakat was planning an even bigger attack. >> going through all mass shooting events around the country, picking up what he could from reading about other events that have taken place. >> reporter: barakat was allegedly driven by hatred and wanting to kill at random. ahead of the attack, barakat allegedly searched the internet for terms including explosive ammo and kill fast. authorities saying barakat also looked online for crowded events that might be happening in fargo and information about mass shootings. then on july 14th, authorities say barakat loaded his car with guns and a homemade grenade, gasoline canisters, propane tanks containing improvised explosives, and more than 1,800 rounds of ammunition. the suspect then driving two miles away from his home before coming across a fender bender by happenstance and opening fire. >> he takes out his long rifle. it's scoped. it's got a double mag. he's loaded. he's got 16 rounds available to him. >> reporter: the three officers who were shot reportedly having no time to react. >> none of the officers even had

so much as an opportunity to turn, to crouch, to grab for their service weapons, that rapid. >> reporter: guys, the officer that was killed, jake wallin, was just 23 years old. his funeral service will be held today in minnesota. janai? >> janai: awful story, mona. thank you. now to the rescue of a 13-year-old girl kidnapped in texas and driven all the way to california. abc's zohreen shah joins us live in los angeles with how the girl flagged down help. good morning, zohreen. >> reporter: janai, what a story. this 13-year-old was rescued after a stranger saw her hold up a sign that read, "help me." this morning officials say the man responsible is behind bars and indicted on federal charges. federal prosecutors say 61-year-old steven sablan held a gun up to that girl when she was walking in san antonio, texas, demanded she get in his car, abducted her, then sexually assaulted her multiple times on their drive to california. three days later, officials say

he went into a laundromat in long beach, california. the girl stayed back. she wrote, "help me," on a note and showed it to people passing by. a good samaritan called 911, and police saved her. if sablan is convicted, he could face life in prison. okay, so what are you supposed to do if someone points a gun at you and demands that you get in their car? well, a police expert tells me in most cases, two things, you scream, and you run as fast as you can. gio? >> gio: a quick-thinking 13-year-old. all right. zohreen, thank you. and we're going to switch gears here now to that mega millions jackpot now estimated to reach 820 million bucks after no ticket matched all six numbers in last night's drawing. now, if someone wins, tuesday's cash payout will be worth $422 million. no one has won the mega millions jackpot since april 18th, and it is not an easy feat. the odds of winning are 1 in 302.5 million. >> whit: there you go with the odds again.

>> gio: that .5 makes the difference. >> janai: if you're feeling lucky. >> whit: you're more likely to be struck by lightning struck and eaten by a shark. >> gio: he always says that. he always says that, so why don't we go to the video that somara has pulled up for us. hey, somara. >> somara: great one. we are tracking storms, lots of lightning with these storms, so it's electrifying video that we have in boston, massachusetts, right here. this was yesterday. heavy rain fell there, as well as fenway park. as a result, they had to postpone the game. heavy rain flooding down the stairs and the threat for severe weather still looms but luckily not in the northeast. we do have a threat for storms in parts of kansas. that's a look at the weather across the country. let's see what's going on closer

>> somara: the good news, >> somara: the good news, the game is on today taking on the mets, so we're back in play. >> whit: there you go, play ball. thanks so much. appreciate it, somara. speaking of sports of a different kind here, overnight the u.s. women's national soccer team kicking off their quest for a third straight world cup championship with a win against vietnam. abc's maggie rulli is in auckland with the highlights. maggie, good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning, whit. yeah, what a win for team usa. we were there. it was an absolutely packed stadium, whit. we met so many fans that traveled all the way, halfway around the world to be here from the u.s. we saw huge crowds of fans there for vietnam, and, you know, whit, we also heard quite a few kiwi accents because when the

u.s. women's team shows up, everyone comes out to witness their greatness. >> usa gets the victory. >> reporter: the two-time defending world cup champs, team usa, launching their quest for the three-peat tonight. >> 3-0, u.s. >> reporter: the red, white, and blue dominating an overmatched vietnam team, 3-0. >> u.s. leads. >> reporter: in her world cup debut, 22-year-old colorado native sophia smith whipping the ball past vietnam's goalie in the 14th minute. >> shot taken, blocked. >> reporter: and then this. >> she's got two, sophia smith. >> reporter: the number 11 announcing her arrival on the biggest stage of them all in spectacular fashion. >> you had told us that you were here just to get a job done, and i feel like, you out there, you got that job done. it has to be an extra boost of confidence. >> for sure. it's always good to start off on a good note, and feeling confident, feeling good as a team is what we want going into

these next few games, but especially the next one. we know it's not going to be easy. it's a good place to start. >> reporter: the u.s. women controlling possession over a scrappy vietnam team. the asian nation making its first ever world cup appearance, but the americans missed several chances to score even more goals including this attempted penalty kick by star striker alex morgan. >> and it's wide. >> reporter: with so much at stake for the u.s., the mood was sometimes tense in a packed stadium, but the crowd erupted when two-time world cup winner megan rapinoe came in as a substitute in the second half. >> rapinoe, the golden boot, golden ball winner. >> reporter: this was the soccer legend's 200th appearance for the u.s. team. >> it's very special being able to play in a world cup. it's very special knowing this will be my last with this incredible team. >> reporter: and, guys, with those two goals, sophia smith became the first u.s. women's team player ever to score multiple goals in her u.s. world cup debut. just an incredible thing to witness. guys? >> gio: all right.

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building a better bay area. moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc7 news. >> good morning. i'm gloria rodriguez. all eastbound lanes are back open on the richmond-san rafael bridge. this is a live look right now. lanes on the lower deck of the bridge were closed since 1 p.m. yesterday after reports of a man having a mental health crisis. chp says fire officials were able to go down and get him after several hours of negotiating. traffic was deadlocked from san rafael to san francisco, forcing drivers to find alternate routes home. meteorologist shayla gerardin is tracking the forecast for us on this saturday. good morning, shayla. hey good morning. >> cool and comfortable for us out there right now, but the heat is going to be moving in by this afternoon. inland especially. you make it to the triple digits today, the bay

only to the upper 70s and then the coast. nice, cool and comfortable. we'll have your full forecast coming up at 9 a.m. >> all right. thank you so much, shayla

♪ can i come to your house tonight? >> sure, i don't have anything big planned. just a giant blow-out party with all the barbies and planned choreography, but you should stop by. >> so cool. >> gio: so cool. welcome back to "gma" on this saturday morning. everybody talking about it.

a huge weekend at the box office with two of the summer's biggest expected blockbusters, "barbie" and "oppenheimer" making their big screen debuts. the cool kids are calling it "barbenheimer," so we'll bring in one of our own cool kids, will ganss, who will have a lot more on this box office bonanza in our second hour. >> whit: are we not the cool kids too? >> janai: my 3-year-old singing, come on barbie, let's go party. i was like, where did you hear that? >> gio: making a comeback. >> whit: some of the big stories happening right now, authorities are investigating what caused a possible explosion at a newark housing authority property in new jersey friday evening. six people injured. more than a dozen others displaced, debris including shattered glass seen flying hundreds of feet away from the building. >> janai: also right now, president biden announcing that seven top tech companies have agreed to meet a number of voluntary artificial intelligence safeguards set by the white house. amazon, google, meta, microsoft,

and openai among those who have signed on. the president calling this a step toward managing the enormous promise and risks posed by the technology. >> gio: and president biden nominating admiral lisa franchetti to be the next chief of naval operations. if confirmed by the senate, admiral franchetti would she would become the first woman in the navy's history to hold the job, as well as the first female member of the joint chiefs of staff. >> whit: we do begin this half hour, though, with the investigation into a suspected serial killer now expanding. abc's jaclyn lee joins us with the latest. jaclyn, good morning. >> reporter: hey, whit, good morning. authorities say they are happy that rex heuermann is off the streets, but now this investigation is expanding to other states including las vegas, nevada, where he and his wife owned a time share. this morning, nine days after his arrest, the investigation deepening at the home of a suburban dad now accused of being a serial killer. authorities seen here going into the massapequa park home of 59-year-old rex heuermann. law enforcement sources say

investigators are trying to determine whether heuermann allegedly killed any victims inside his home. >> they're going to look for anything they could potentially get genetic material off of like personal effects he had taken off the victim, clothing, whatever it might be. if he used any sort of implement like a knife or something like that to harm them. >> reporter: heuermann now charged with murdering three young women in new york more than a decade ago. he has pleaded not guilty. on wednesday, asa ellerup, the wife of rex heuermann, filed for divorce after more than 25 years of marriage saying through her attorney, her family is going through a devastating time, and now the investigation expanding to other states. police in las vegas, nevada, say they are looking into possible connections to unsolved cases. heuermann and his wife owned a time share at this las vegas condo complex called club de soleil. in rock hill, south carolina, police trying to determine if heuermann could be connected to

the 2014 disappearance of aaliyah bell. the 18-year-old went missing go 20 miles from the vacant lots heuermann owned there. in new jersey, another cold case from 2006. police looking for a link between heuermann and four women working as prostitutes killed near atlantic city, their bodies found in a watery ditch. and on wednesday, asa ellerup, the wife of rex heuermann, filed for divorce after more than 25 years of marriage saying through her attorney her family is going through a devastating time. janai? >> janai: i can only imagine. jaclyn, thank you. now to jamie foxx taking to social media to give fans an update on how he's doing since suffering that medical emergency. >> i went to hell and back. >> reporter: this morning, an emotional and candid jamie foxx. the oscar-winning actor opening up for the first time since his serious health scare. >> i went through something that i thought i would never ever go through. ♪ doing the mess around ♪ ♪ everybody doing the mess around ♪ >> reporter: the "ray" star made

headlines back in april when he suffered a medical emergency while filming "back of action." the netflix film pausing production after he was rushed to an atlanta area hospital. foxx telling fans he was intentional about staying out of the limelight. >> and i know a lot of people were waiting, you know, wanting to hear updates, but to be honest with you, i just didn't want you to see me like that. i want you see me laughing, having a good time, partying, cracking a joke, doing a movie, television show. i didn't want you to see me with -- with tubes running out of me and trying to figure out if -- if i was going to make it through. ♪ trouble from the start ♪ >> reporter: then in late april the 55-year-old undergoing treatment in chicago at one of the country's top physical rehab centers that specializes in stroke and brain injuries. >> my road to recovery had some

potholes, as well, but i'm coming back, and i'm able to work. >> reporter: the star not disclosing details of the health issue, but assuring fans he's bouncing back. >> some people said i was blind, but as you can see, as you can see, the eyes are working. the eyes are working just fine. said i was paralyzed. i'm not paralyzed. >> reporter: and thanking his family and doctors for his recovery. >> i'm here on earth because of some great people. i'm here on earth because of god, man. so i love all y'all. i just want to jump on here and let you know that i'm on my way back. >> janai: in fact, he already appears to be back working. tmz reporting foxx was spotted in los angeles -- las vegas on wednesday filming a commercial. in that video he also said if fans see him out and he bursts into tears, it's just because he's so grateful to be alive, and we are all so -- jamie foxx is one of those people everybody loves.

>> gio: everybody loves him. >> janai: so talented. so good to see him back and talking and telling us that he's good. >> whit: you can see the emotion in his voice and what it means for him to be able to send this message directly to fans and have the humor to go with it again too. >> janai: yeah. >> gio: such a good guy. we're glad he's okay. all right. somara theodore, you're talking heat, heat, heat. >> somara: where we going, gio? we're going to your hometown. right? how is your family doing in miami? i know they're looking for ways to stay cool. >> gio: yeah, they're hot. they're hot. >> somara: it's bad. here we go, florida. almost the entire state of florida right now under heat advisories. we have triple-digit heat index expanding from panama city down to marathon. miami in particular, a record 41 consecutive days at 100 degrees or higher. those water temperatures nearing triple digits in the 90s, and you can see the heat index values showing no signs of stopping, and it's not just hot in florida. in new orleans we have 109 for a feel like today, corpus christi, 115 by sunday. that's a look at the weather across the country

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outpouring of love for legendary crooner tony bennett. the 20-time grammy winning artist who frank sinatra famously called the best in the business. ♪ fly me to the moon ♪ >> reporter: his unique and unmistakable voice transcended generations. ♪ let me play among the stars ♪ >> reporter: this morning, those who knew tony bennett best are sharing their love. ♪ must i forever be a beggar ♪ >> reporter: including those he shared the stage with like elton john, who wrote, he's irreplaceable. harry connick jr. tweeting, you changed the world with your voice. ♪ i left my heart ♪ [ applause ] ♪ in san francisco ♪ >> reporter: his smooth crooning making him a household name, but he came from humble beginnings

born anthony dominic benedetto in 1926 and raised in queens, new york, after his parents immigrated from italy. at just 18, he served as a foot soldier in world war ii. in the mid '60s when the world became more excited about the beatles than big band, he tried his hand at acting. >> you must be suffering from oxygen starvation. >> he came back in the '90s, and suddenly he's back, and he's the epitome of cool to people who are 40, 50 years younger than him. >> reporter: his career, a long journey in working with music legends from frank sinatra to more modern day icons like amy winehouse. ♪ i'm all for you, body and soul ♪ >> reporter: he teamed up most famously -- >> hi, tony. >> reporter: -- with lady gaga. ♪ i've got you under my skin ♪ >> there's 60 years between us, but when we sing, there's no

distance. >> reporter: at 88 years young he released "cheek to cheek," a duet album with gaga making him the oldest artist in the world to have a number one album. >> i always wanted to be one of a kind somehow, and it happened. >> reporter: at age 90 bennett was diagnosed with alzheimer's. his health worsening during the pandemic, but he kept singing. ♪ the loveliness of paris ♪ ♪ seems somehow sad ♪ >> reporter: when asked how he wanted to be remembered, he simply said, as a nice person. ♪ your golden sun will shine for me ♪ thank you very much. [ applause ] >> reporter: and, guys, so many tributes continue to pour in online. president obama called bennett, a good man. president biden called him an american classic. bennett was also a passionate activist and a philanthropist. and, gio, you said it, guys, there's no other way to say it, he had a remarkable life. >> gio: yeah, absolutely. phil, thank you.

you know, here in new york so many people know him, come across him, and he wanted to be known as a good man, and, boy, he was. >> whit: sure was. >> janai: i love that. >> gio: coming up on "good morning america," messi kicks off his debut in miami in front of thousands of fans. stick around. >> messi! (mom) the moment i loved our subaru outback most... was the moment they walked away from it. (daughter) mom! (mom) oh, thank goodness. and that's why our family will only drive a subaru. (vo) subaru. more iihs top safety pick plus awards than any other brand. love. it's what makes subaru, subaru. ♪ ♪ ♪

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>> whit: we are back on "gma" >> whit: we are back on "gma" and fans going crazy overnight as lionel messi, arguably the best soccer player of all time, made his first mls appearance for inter miami. abc's victor oquendo joins us from drive pink stadium where messi mania has really taken hold. what a game, victor, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, whit. you could not have scripted it any better.

the atmosphere inside drive pink stadium, it was electric. lionel messi bringing fans to their feet when he entered the match in the second half, and then he met the moment like only messi can. overnight, lionel messi stepping out on the pitch during the second half of his first major league soccer game, and with seconds left and the match on the line -- >> here it is. messi! >> reporter: -- scoring the winning goal with this free kick. the sold-out stadium erupting into a frenzy. [ crowd chanting, messi! ] >> reporter: fans flocking to watch his mls debut as part of inter miami. clad in pink the seven-time winner leading his team against cruz azul in the opening clash of the 2023 leagues cup. messi bringing star power to the country's budding soccer scene with 21,000 tickets sold for yesterday's match and inter miami's instagram soaring to 10.7 million followers since his signing. >> i thought it was important

for us to outline to lionel messi that there could be three major events in the major history of this sport in this country. pele in 1972, david beckham in 2007, and lionel messi in 2023. i think it was about legacy for lionel. >> reporter: his mls debut coming 16 years to the day after david beckham first took the field with the l.a. galaxy, things now coming full circle with messi playing for a team that beckham owns. >> he won the world cup a year ago, so to bring a player like that to now play in the mls, to play for our team, you know, it's bigger than just, you know, winning trophies. it's inspiring the next generation. >> reporter: lebron james and serena williams also in the house to watch this historic match. there were g.o.a.t.s all over the place, but the night belonged to lionel messi. the next match in this leagues cup is on tuesday. whit, you know where you can find me. >> whit: absolutely. i'm right there with you. i'll be watching on tv. what a goal, and

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♪ ♪ >> janai: back now with our "play of the day" and fans shocked to see lana del rey at a waffle house in florence, alabama, behind the counter sporting the company's uniform appearing to act as a waitress. a lot of questions this morning about her apparent moonlighting adventure. i guess she met someone who worked there and then came by the next day and was serving up waffles. >> gio: oh, i love that. >> whit: i had waffle house last time i was in mississippi. the big skillet. >> janai: you asked for any vegetables they had. >> whit: i did ask for some fruit. there was no fruit available. >> gio: coming up in our second hour of "gma," it's our "gma" cover story. it is the heat of summer and we'll be right back. your school bargains coming up. hour of "gma," it's our "gma" cover story. it is the heat of summer and we'll be right back. your school bargains coming up.

building a better bay area moving forward. >> finding solutions. this is abc7 news. >> good morning. i'm gloria rodriguez. new development in antioch's racist texting scandal. a hearing was held to determine whether the officers involved violated california's new racial justice act by trading racist texts. the case centers around four black men who were charged in a gang related shooting two years ago. the judge will allow the officers to testify despite the prosecution's attempts to block them. the next hearing is in martinez on august 25th. happening tomorrow, let the races begin in san francisco. the 46th san francisco marathon will take over the streets starting at 530 in the morning on the embargo arrow at mission street over 27,000 runners are expected to participate in the

26.2 mile race. people can expect a muni detours and delays and lots of road closures throughout the city until the early afternoon street closure times may vary depending on the running routes. meteorologist shayla gerardin is joining us right now tracking the forecast. good morning, shayla. >> hey, good morning. cool to start the day and then that heat is going to be building in by the time we get to this afternoon. 50s and 60s for the most part. but look at this. antioch already making it to that 70 degree mark. so it is going to be warming up for us as we head inland. for now, though, cool and cloudy for some of us as well. so we still have that dense fog advisory in place. for the most part, things looking pretty good out there. but half moon bay, you are down to just two and a half miles of visibility. so keep in mind you'll continue to see those cloudy conditions to start the day. and here's the good news. we are gradually cooling, so moving in the right direction. just on the warmer side for us today, triple digits out there inland by this afternoon, making it to the 90s tomorrow and nice

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>> janai: good morning, america. >> janai: good morning, america. it's our second hour. vice president kamala harris visiting florida, condemning the state's mandate to teach so-called slavery benefits for black americans, sharply criticizing the curriculum as