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>> 101 degrees. that's the water temperature reported in one location near the florida keys. the response from scientists and where the extreme heat and severe storms are headed today. >> lebron james's son just 18 years old, suffers cardiac arrest at a basketball practice . a closer look at what causes cardiac arrest and what parents with kids who play sports need to know. >> the dramatic video as a train crashes into a police car with a handcuffed suspect left alone, locked inside with the arresting officer is now saying at her trial. >> plus, the school teacher who says she was fired after going to a drag show in the doghouse. >> why another one of president biden's dogs is in big trouble. >> and later, the great goat escape. dozens of goats overrun . a quiet neighborhood. no kidding. >> from abc news in new york, this is america this morning. >> good wednesday morning, everyone. i'm andrew dymburt.

>> good morning to all of you. i'm rhiannon ally. we want to begin this morning with president biden's son, hunter. he is due in federal court this morning. >> he's expected to formally agree to a plea deal on tax and gun charges. but the plea deal may not be a done deal if republicans have their way. this morning, there's word that republicans in congress are trying to block hunter biden's plea deal. the president's son is expected to plead guilty today to misdemeanor tax charges, avoiding prison time in what republicans have called a sweetheart deal. >> they've made him a very good deal. and he he sucked it up like a hoover deluxe. and i don't i can't blame him. >> but now the new york times reports congressman jason smith, the chairman of the house ways and means committee, has filed a brief in federal court urging the judge in the case to reject the agreement. smith argues the deal is tainted and cites testimony from two irs whistleblowers who were in charge of the investigation. >> my credibility comes from my job experience with the irs. >> the agents testified to a house committee last week that they believe hunter biden got

special treatment from the justice department. >> there should not be a two track justice system depending on who you are and who you're connected to. yet in this case, there was at every stage decisions were made that benefited the subject of this investigation in the justice department denies the claims. >> and the us attorney in delaware, who was appointed by former president trump, has said he's willing to testify about the case. meanwhile, house speaker kevin mccarthy appears closer to announcing an impeachment inquiry into president biden, saying an inquiry by congress may be the only way republicans can get access to information related to how the hunter biden investigation was handled. >> when more of this continues to unravel, it rises to the level of an impeachment inquiry where you would have the congress to have the power to get to all these answers. >> the white house dismissing mccarthy's threat. >> i'm not going to get into what the house republican may or may not do. >> meanwhile, the judge reviewing hunter biden's plea deal today has accused a member

of biden's legal team of misrepresenting herself in a phone call to the court. biden's team denies any misconduct, calling it a misunderstanding. >> now to the extreme heat. a water temperature of 101 degrees has been reported off. south florida fueling more concern about what hurricane season could bring later this summer. the this morning, scientists say the 101.1 degree temperature recorded at a buoy near key largo, florida, this week may break a record for the highest observed sea surface temperature set. several factors are at play, including the record breaking air temperature in south florida, plus the shallow and murky water where the buoy is located absorbs more heat. it comes as 50% of the ocean water around the globe is predicted to experience heat wave conditions by september. >> the climate scientists are saying you can't even say new normal because it will keep ramping up. if you can imagine that the conditions are fueling deadly wildfires.

>> a plane fighting a wildfire in greece crashed yesterday, killing two people. oh in nearby southern italy, a california woman shot this video of her drive to the airport in sicily, surrounded by flames. back in the us, texas congressman greg cassar went on a hunger and thirst strike at the capitol. >> i'm going to stay out here all day or until the nurses pull me. >> he's protesting a state law that will eliminate local requirements on rest and water protections for workers in the heat, including a requirement in austin that workers get a ten minute water break every four hours. >> i got sent here, got elected to congress to do my job. there are people back at home doing their job in the 105 degree heat support waters of the new law argue local regulations were being applied inconsistently. >> meanwhile, in arizona, our abc station in phenix put this 300 pound block of ice to the test in the 119 degree heat. it

took only three hours and 20 minutes for it to collapse at the triple digit heat moves into nebraska and missouri today. we'll check your forecast in just a few moments. >> former us marine trevor reed, who spent years in russian captivity before finally being released, has now been injured fighting in ukraine. and now the us government is assessing the fallout with two high profile americans still being detained by russia. abc's justin finch is here now with more. justin, good morning and you. >> good morning. trevor reed's actions could complicate the potential release of the other americans detained in russia just over a year ago. reed was freed in a prisoner swap with russia after being held on trumped up charges since 2019. sources say reed was recently injured in a landmine blast while fighting in ukraine and was rushed to a hospital in germany. he is said to be alert and recovering. abc news spoke with reed soon after his release from russian custody last year.

>> i remember thinking like, is this real? it feels, you know, like you're in a dream. maybe i'm still going to wake up right now and solitary confinement. it takes several days for that, that feeling to leave you. >> it's unclear when reed traveled to ukraine, secretary of state antony blinken says reed's decision should not affect the ongoing efforts to free americans. paul whelan and evan gershkovich, who are still detained in russia. but we'll see what moscow has to say about that, andrew. >> all right, justin, thank you. the federal reserve is expected to raise interest rates today. >> this is the 11th time since march of last year. it would put rates at their highest level since 2001. but analysts say this could be the final rate increase for a while because inflation appears to be cooling. stocks on wall street are on a 12 day winning streak. the us department of education is launching a civil rights investigation into harvard university's legacy admissions policy. three groups claim the

policy of favoring children of alumni did incriminates against black hispanic and asian applicants. the investigation comes just a month after the supreme court struck down the use of race in college admissions as. >> now to lebron james's son, just 18 years old, suffering cardiac arrest at basketball practice. many parents with kids who play sports are looking for more information about the risk and the warning signs. this morning, bronny james is out of the icu in stable condition after suffering cardiac arrest. the rising basketball star and son of lebron james was rushed to the e.r. monday after collapsing during practice at the university of southern california to the rescue from conscious 30 400 south figueroa cardiac arrest means the 18 year old's heart stopped beating. it differs from a heart attack when an artery is blocked. but the heart can continue to beat cardiac arrest is often associated with older adults, but it's the leading medical cause of death among young athletes and black basketball players are at the highest risk, about four times more likely to

suffer cardiac arrest than white athletes. a range of factors from genetics to infections can increase the risk. the leading cause in young athletes are an enlarged heart or abnormal electrical signal. lebron has been open about wanting a future with his son in the nba. >> being with him, spending a full year with him in the same uniform. that would be that would be the icing on the cake. >> now, many are wondering if that future could be in jeopardy. but experts say the fact that bronny is out of intensive care so quickly is a good sign. >> the fact that he is out of the icu this fast, it is nothing but reassuring. and i'm hopeful that he'll be able to be up and back playing his sport like he loves buffalo bills player demar hamlin, who recently returned to football practice after his cardiac arrest, tweeted his support, saying prayers to bronny and the james family as well. >> here for you guys, just like you have been for my entire process. but these cases are only adding to parents concerns about youth sports to minimize risk, experts recommend parents schedule a physical before your

child begins playing a sport. check that a defibrillator or aed is on site and make sure the school or league has staff trained in cpr. >> cpr is the most important technique, and i can't stress this enough. anyone and everyone can do cpr. no word yet on what caused bronny's cardiac arrest. >> another player at usc suffered cardiac arrest last year. he was back on the court six months later. it is time now for a look at your wednesday weather. >> good morning. well, our weather is all about the heat and the storms. the heat's expanding and can you say exclamation point here in phenix, arizona, now, it's 26 days in a row at or above 110 degrees. we hit 119 degrees. and that was a record. now, during the day on wednesday, severe thunderstorms will be rolling through the great lakes, maybe even a few tornadoes. and we'll see more storms in the northeast on thursday. and the potential for more flooding for accuweather. meteorologist mark mancuso. c

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>> a police officer charged with leaving a suspect locked inside a patrol car parked on train tracks is now on trial. the patrol car was crushed by an oncoming train. here's abc's lionel moise. stay back this morning. >> a colorado police officer is on trial for leaving a suspect handcuffed inside a parked police car that was hit by a freight train. that suspect suffered a traumatic brain injury. the officer, jordan steinke, faces a string of charges, including attempted manslaughter. but her lawyer argues that the patrol car was parked by a different officer and she didn't know it was on the tracks. >> cannot disagree, a risk of which you are unaware? no matter how obvious that risk may later seem. >> it happened last september as steinke responded to an alleged road rage incident. she says she parked behind another car and didn't notice the train tracks when she arrested the suspect, yureni rios gonzalez. bringing

gonzalez to the nearest patrol car, which she says she was trained to do. >> she elected to place urani rios gonzalez in the platteville patrol car parked on the railroad tracks instead of her own patrol unit. that was safely parked to the west of the railroad tracks. >> prosecutors say in that time, steinke walked across the tracks five times. >> it was incredibly dark, like i was two miles outside of my jurisdiction. >> in police video shows, officers searching the suspect's truck as the freight train barrels towards them honking its horn. video also shows officers running as the train approaches before slamming into the patrol car. the trial is set to last through friday. the other officer who parked that vehicle faces separate charges. lionel moise, abc news, new york. >> lionel, thank you. the government is reportedly finalizing an antitrust lawsuit against amazon, which could break up parts of the company. sources tell politico, the ftc lawsuit is expected to challenge several of the company's

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