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what one said about trump that got him booed. >> whit: feeling the heat. more than 110 million americans under heat alerts from coast to coast. new deaths reported. pavements buckling. the cold front on the way to bring some of us relief. >> gio: historic aid package. the u.s. providing taiwan with $345 million in weapons and assistance. reaction now from the chinese government. >> janai: evacuation orders. the state department telling nonemergency staff and families to leave haiti as soon as possible as the country spirals deeper into violent chaos. >> whit: trading strikes. russia accusing ukraine of firing missiles on its cities that injured more than a dozen people. moscow retaliates, hitting a high-rise complex in dinipro. our live report from that city this morning. >> gio: new details on the investigation of an arizona teenager who turned up in

montana after disappearing four years ago. the update from police. >> janai: police officer's verdict. a judge deciding the fate of an officer who put a handcuffed woman in a police car that was hit by a freight train. >> whit: new concerns about popular weight loss drugs like ozempic with some claiming it leads to so-called stomach paralysis. is this a reality check? >> gio: roller coaster investigation. a second crack found on the carowinds' fury 325 shut down earlier this month. the park's response. ♪ money, money, money ♪ >> janai: billion dollar dreams. what no winner in last night's mega millions drawing means for you. ♪ >> whit: and gig economy. the singing stars like beyonce and taylor swift turning song notes into bank notes for local businesses.

>> janai: good morning, america. good morning to beyonce and beyonce only. >> gio: what are you doing tonight? >> whit: yeah, right. >> janai: beyonce's in town. i got to see my girl. >> whit: somebody's got their tickets, yep. >> janai: we have got a lot to get to. we'll get to beyonce later on. we do begin this morning with donald trump hitting the campaign trail one day after a new charge was filed against him in that classified documents case. >> gio: some big developments here, janai. the former president saying nothing is going to stop his latest bid for the presidency, not even an indictment or a conviction. >> whit: abc's rachel scott is in des moines with more on how trump is responding and how other candidates are reacting to the charges. rachel, good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning to you. two indictments, a new round of federal charges, and donald trump is still the clear front-runner in this race, but the former president faces an extraordinary challenge in the coming months pushing forward with his campaign while also fending off multiple investigations.

>> president donald j. trump. >> reporter: this morning, donald trump back out on the campaign trail in iowa, vowing to stay in the race as he faces new federal charges. >> i will fight for iowa like no one else is going to fight. >> reporter: the former president now charged with, not only mishandling classified documents, but trying to destroy surveillance footage to obstruct the investigation. that video has long been crucial to the special counsel's case. when prosecutors traveled to mar-a-lago last year to recover those sensitive documents, they spotted a surveillance camera outside the storage room, but when the justice department issued a subpoena for the material, prosecutors say trump schemed with his staff to destroy it. their alleged plan ultimately failed. prosecutors got their hands on that evidence anyway, showing boxes being moved in and out allegedly at the request of trump. the former president has pleaded not guilty. his trial set to overlap with the republican primaries. >> they've weaponized the justice department and the fbi. >> reporter: trump crossing

paths with 12 of his rivals in iowa this weekend including florida governor ron desantis. >> does trump best represent the future of the republican party, or is this all a distraction? >> if the election becomes a referendum on what document was left by the toilet at mar-a-lago, we are not going to win. we got to focus on what the people are looking for in terms of their futures, and so i just think in 2024 we can't have distractions. we've got to focus our eyes on the prize. >> reporter: few candidates in that crowded field willing to go after the former president directly. the one that did booed off the stage. >> donald trump is running to stay out of prison, and if we elect -- [ audience booing ] i know. i know. i know. i know. i know. listen, i know the truth. the truth is hard. >> reporter: will hurd shrugging that reaction off.

notably not by his side at this campaign event his co-defendant and close aide walt nauta who prosecutors allege conspired with the former president in a push to try to destroy that video evidence. as for trump, well, he's back on the campaign trail in pennsylvania at a rally later today. whit? >> whit: all right, rachel, thanks so much. let's bring in abc news executive editorial producer john santucci who has been covering donald trump since he announced his first run for president. john, good to have you in the studio here. we have to remind our viewers that former president donald trump is at the center of four separate investigations, but we're learning that indictments could be on the way soon in two of those. where do those stand now? >> so, remember, the special counsel has two cases. so the case that we just talked about with rachel is the documents case. the other case is january 6th, the efforts by trump and his allies to overturn the election, and, you know, the special counsel in some ways has been a good guide at what they're doing, whit, because just follow the history of what they've done so far. if you look at the documents case, trump's lawyers went in for a meeting. four days later the former president was indicted.

in the january 6th probe, this past thursday, they had that meeting in washington that we saw that car speed into the special counsel's office. so, if you are trying to compare the tea leaves of the two, that was thursday. take the weekend off your list. sometime this week it seems as though we could be in the hot zone for a january 6th indictment in the special counsel's case. now, not to confuse our folks, but from federal, let's go state, down to fulton county, georgia. that is a probe that was launched about trump, rudy giuliani, and others' efforts to overturn the georgia elections. remember that perfect phone call, fellas, i need 11,000 votes? that's the center of the case there. public statements alone, the d.a., fani willis, who said august-ish is when i'm looking to make an indictment. we know that a grand jury has been seated. we know that they're getting ready to make a presentation, and that case not too surprising what's coming because a special grand jury produced a report, and in that report, they said, we recommend indictments.

don't know who, but obviously a key focus there, trump and the others that were physically in georgia, whit. >> whit: so, as we wait to learn about potential indictments in those cases, former president trump says publicly this doesn't impact him or his campaign for president, but privately, you're learning from your sources that there is some concern within trump's orbit. >> whit, the one thing that i hear consistently, we need to figure out what day it is because we don't know where we're going to be. it's almost like -- you know, let's pretend you're married. we both are. you have two calendars with your spouses. donald trump has two calendars, his campaign calendar and indictment calendar. they're trying to figure out where he is going to be so he doesn't have to show up at a courthouse. the other big problem i hear right now is lawyers. they need multiple lawyers. look, again, let's talk about the documents case for a second. that got delayed on an arraignment because they needed lawyers that were licensed in the state of florida. they were thinking this was a d.c. case. we all got surprised about a grand jury there. they are literally building out a legal team in different time

zones around the country trying to face what's coming. >> whit: four cases likely to be four trials, as well, all during a campaign year. john santucci, so great to have you. we appreciate it. janai, over to you. >> janai: john so good at breaking that all down, whit. now to the excessive heat stretches from coast to coast. nearly half the population dealing with scorching temperatures. somara is in new york with the latest. somara, good morning to you. >> somara: good morning, janai. that's right. from the midwest to the northeast, a lot of these areas no longer remain unscathed, and it's not just heat-related illness. we're actually seeing the number of heat-related deaths on the rise as these triple-digit temperatures prove relentless. this morning, over 110 million americans are under heat alerts. the alerts stretching from california to maine through the weekend. the blistering heat leading to another seven heat-related deaths in phoenix, bringing the total there to at least 25 people. the maricopa county coroner's office already over capacity

bringing in these refrigeration units for the overflow. now, with 29 days at or above 110 degrees in phoenix. this past week in nevada tragedy at valley of fire state park. a beloved and adventurous woman died while on a hike. the temperature there, more than 110 degrees that day. >> no one is telling us anything, and they said my sister was -- she's unrecognizable. >> reporter: in california, firefighters battling this wildfire as temperatures there today soar to the triple digits. local officials across the southwest now pressuring fema to add extreme heat as a reason to declare a federal disaster, which would open up resources and money to sweltering states. the minnesota d.o.t. warning drivers to watch out for buckling roads like this section of highway 610 northwest of minneapolis. pennsylvania, the city of philadelphia declaring a heat emergency. >> it's really hot, so i'm just trying to relax. >> reporter: in new york, temperatures there in the 90s,

the heat index much worse. >> awfully hot. too hot. >> somara: and we're continuing to track this heat story with expansive alerts from coast to coast, but here's what happens next. we start to see a lot of that heat that we had in the midwest make its way down into areas like the gulf coast. there that's where we'll get into the triple-digit heat index values, 106 in wichita. houston, 101. look to the east coast, raleigh, north carolina, 101. feeling like 108 in norfolk, and from there, on the northeast, it takes three days in the 90s to call it a heat wave. today will be our third day. tomorrow many major cities along the east coast begin to cool down. by monday in the low to mid-80s, and believe it or not, overnight lows will drop into the 60s. but, you know, even though things are cooling down a bit on the east coast, the heat really picking up for the gulf coast states. gio? >> gio: yeah, we've really got

to pay attention to those alerts. somara, thank you. we'll see you again soon. we turn to word from the white house that it will help taiwan counter china with a military aid package worth $345 million. it is historic, and abc's maryalice parks is following it all from washington. good morning to you, maryalice. >> reporter: yeah, gio, good morning. this is big and historic, and the big question now, how will china respond? what makes this package so unique is that the u.s. is drawing on its own stockpiles sending u.s. equipment straight to taiwan, which allows this kind of machinery to move a lot faster instead of sending money to taiwan to buy new weapons. this is a very similar strategy the u.s. has used with ukraine. now, we are told this package includes anti-armor and air defense systems. lawmakers have been pressuring the administration to move quickly to counter threats from china. they authorized up to a billion dollars in this sort of weapons aid for taiwan this year. china views taiwan, which has its own democratic government, as its territory, and we have seen beijing really increasing

the military threats, even this last month sending dozens of warplanes and navy ships around the island, but, of course, the u.s. has promised and is committed by law to helping protect taiwan. defense secretary lloyd austin said overnight that this is really a defense package. it's clearly designed to help deter any kind of attack on the island. whit? >> whit: all right, maryalice parks, thank you. turning now to the worsening security situation in haiti, the u.s. government warning americans to leave the country while evacuating all nonessential staff. abc's patrick reevell is joining us now with the very latest. patrick, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, whit. yeah, the state department has ordered the evacuation of nonemergency staff and their families from the u.s. embassy in port-au-prince as they spiral deeper into violent chaos. the u.s. on thursday issued the highest level of warning for haiti urging all american citizens to leave immediately after a fresh surge in gang violence. people reportedly gathering outside the embassy seeking

protection because of heavy gunfire nearby. haiti's collapsed into anarchy since the assassination of its president two years ago, torn apart by powerful gangs. the gangs driving people from their homes, raping and killing, and on thursday at least one american was reported kidnapped by a gang. efforts to establish a new multinational security force to restore order so far has been making little headway. the u.s. has not wanted to lead such a force and so has been trying to find a country willing to do that. secretary of state antony blinken overnight said he expected to be able to report some progress on that soon, but in the meantime, the suffering and chaos in haiti just continues to grow. janai? >> janai: so much violence there. patrick, thank you for that update. we turn overseas now to the war in ukraine. fighting is intensifying in the southeast where ukrainian troops are claiming advances. abc's chief foreign correspondent ian pannell joins us live now from dnipro, ukraine. good morning, ian. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, janai. this is where russian missiles struck last night. what you're looking at is a residential apartment high-rise complex, as well as a security

services building over there, and you can hear the sound of the clearance operation under way. nine people were injured here, including two children and a 77-year-old grandmother. the strike, though, came just hours after this, strikes inside russia. moscow accusing ukraine of firing missiles seen in video circulating online. more than a dozen people reportedly injured in two cities and another strike inside russia. online video showing smoke rising from what officials claim was an intercepted missile, and these tit-for-tat air strikes comes as ukraine says its forces are advancing on the battlefield they've liberated this strategic important village in the east. video released shows that is in total ruins, the ferocity of the fighting there, and in the south of the country, ukraine stepping up its almost two-month-old counteroffensive, and what they're trying to do is drive a wedge into the russian front lines, but these advances come

at a terrible price. many soldiers losing their lives, and much western-supplied equipment like tanks and american-made armored vehicles have been destroyed. i think with increased pressure on the battlefield, more attacks on the cities, what we're potentially at is the start of a new phase of this war, but the price in blood and treasure is enormous. gio? >> gio: just incredible to think we're almost a year and a half into this war. ian, thank you so much for your reporting there. now to the latest on that arizona teenager reported missing four years ago turning up safe this week, 1,300 miles away in montana. authorities are now questioning a number of people, and abc's melissa adan has more on the investigation. >> reporter: this morning, new details emerging in the sudden reappearance of that arizona teenager, who went missing over four years ago. 18-year-old alicia navarro surfaced at a police station in havre, montana, this week, asking for her name to be taken off a missing persons list, a staggering 1,300 miles from her

home in glendale, arizona. detectives investigating the case telling abc news that they served a search warrant interviewing four individuals at a residence in montana. her mother, jessica, says she never stopped looking for her daughter. >> for everyone who has missing loved ones, i want you to use this case as an example, that miracles do exist, and never lose hope, and always fight. >> reporter: speaking out in this emotional video. >> i want to thank the community and god for all that you have done. >> reporter: alicia, who was diagnosed with autism, leaving this note behind in 2019 writing, i ran away. i will be back. i swear. i'm sorry. arizona police now on the ground in montana working to put the pieces together. no arrests have been made, and the investigation is still ongoing. >> thank you. thank you for offering help to me. >> reporter: in this video released by authorities, the now 18-year-old speaking with detectives.

>> did anybody hurt you in any way? >> no, no one hurt me. >> it's really unbelievable that she is back and appears, based on what little we know about her, that she's okay, which means she's been living with somebody over a period of time. >> reporter: per a family spokesperson, alicia and her mom have spoken, but, whit, they have yet to be reunited. >> whit: still so many questions about this case, okay, melissa, thank you. the next time you fill up your gas tank, you might be surprised by the sudden increase in prices, so what's behind the change here? let's bring in abc's alexis christoforous to break it all down for us. alexis, good morning. what's going on? >> reporter: good morning, whit. just as we were all getting used to these stable gas prices, it is sticker shock all over again at the gas pump, and that heat wave sweeping much of the country is partly to blame. persistent extreme temperatures in places like texas and louisiana squeezing oil refineries, preventing them from working at full capacity and

limiting the supply of gasoline. oil inventories now sitting at their lowest level in eight years. now, add to that production cuts from opec plus. the oil cartel intentionally holding back supply to lift prices, and it appears that that strategy is starting to work. the national average for a gallon of regular unleaded now $3.75. that is up 16 cents in just the past week. it's the highest price we've seen since mid-november, and in places like california and washington state, it is inching closer to $5 a gallon, and with hurricane season on the horizon, experts say gas prices could go even higher in the coming weeks. janai? >> janai: that summer blend is going to get us. >> whit: right. it's always the summer blend. sneaks up on you. >> janai: alexis, we appreciate you. time for a check of the summer weather, and, somara theodore, the temperatures are moving in. >> somara: look, if it's not the heat, janai, it's the storms or it's the storms being fueled by the heat. so let's dive into this. we had some impactful weather

just yesterday. this video footage comes out of alden, iowa. you can see the tornado here, and it actually caused some damage to some structures as well, and the threat for severe weather just continuing through today. so right now we have severe thunderstorm watches for kearney, nebraska, out towards pittsburgh, pennsylvania, as well. as we time this out, we're going to get a line of robust storms moving across the i-95 corridor right around 7:00 p.m. stretching from maine and boston, new england, down through new york and into the mid-atlantic. biggest threat with these storms, certainly damaging wind, large hail possible, and we could see an isolated tornado. that's a look

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they just don't have enough space to have the jackpot soar past a billion with just three digits there, but that's what it's done. it is now past a billion dollars, as you said. no one matched all five numbers and the mega ball last night in the $940 million drawing. there hasn't been a winner in mega millions in more than three months. april 18th was the last time, so now this $1.05 billion jackpot is the fourth largest in mega millions history. the odds aren't exactly in your favor. in fact, they're nowhere near your favor. you have easier odds of being bitten by a shark or struck by lightning than this, 1 in 302 million. if you are the lucky ticket holder, you get to choose regular payments over 29 years or a one-time lump sum payment of $527.9 million or, as beyonce and taylor swift call, half a tour. the next drawing is tuesday night, and i just want to let everybody know how amazing, kind and caring whit, gio and janai are. they have offered to help me spend the billion dollars when i

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coming up, will ganss has more on how this summer's big concerts are fueling the economy and helping cities across the country come back after the pandemic. janai also helping to fuel the economy by going. >> whit: yes. i can't wait to see janai tomorrow morning. >> janai: i know. it's going to be rough. me and this baby bump are going to make it work. >> whit: all night at the beyonce show. all right. looking forward to that. we'll have more on that coming up. first, though, let's get to some of the other big stories we're following on this saturday morning. happening right now, u.s. secretary of state antony blinken calling for the immediate release of the ousted president of niger, mohamed bazoum. the u.s. top diplomat warning his captors that hundreds of millions of dollars of assistance to the west african country are at risk. bazoum was recently toppled in a military coup. also right now, the 25-year-old alabama nursing student who claimed she stopped to help a toddler on the side of the road, then saying she was kidnapped now facing criminal charges. carlee russell confessed to

faking her own abduction. she's now charged with two misdemeanor counts of making false statements and faces up to two years in prison if convicted. >> gio: and ford is recalling 870,000 pickup trucks. the company says some f-150 trucks may have trouble with the parking brake. damaged wiring could turn it on while moving possibly causing the driver to lose control and crash. the recall includes 2021 to 2023 models. no accidents have been reported. i'm glad they're catching that early. >> whit: absolutely. we start this half hour with the verdict for a police officer who left a handcuffed woman in a patrol car that was then hit by an oncoming freight train. abc's morgan norwood has more on the judge's decision with a warning, the video may be disturbing. morgan, good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning. this case hinged on that bone-chilling video and whether there was any criminal intent when yareni rios was left inside that patrol car as the train plowed through. it was a heart-stopping moment caught on camera.

a freight train barreling into this colorado police car with a woman handcuffed and sitting inside. >> suspect was in the vehicle that was hit by the train. >> reporter: 21-year-old yareni rios miraculously surviving that crash, and this morning, a colorado judge finding the female officer who placed her in that doomed car guilty of misdemeanor charges of reckless endangerment and assault. >> we find she did act recklessly and the guilty verdicts in those counts we'll enter. >> reporter: the officer choking back sobs as the judge handed down the verdict friday, acquitting her of a more serious manslaughter charge but ruling she acted recklessly during this traffic top with rios along a set of railroad tracks last september. >> where are you taking me? >> we're taking you to the car. >> reporter: watch as steinke puts rios in the patrol car. >> take a seat. >> reporter: and goes on to search rios' vehicle, then steinke hears the blaring train's horns. >> oh, my god.

>> reporter: at the heart of the trial, whether or not steinke knew the patrol car was parked on the tracks. steinke testifying that while she observed the railroad tracks, she did not perceive them. her lawyer calling the incident a horrific accident. >> i never in a million years thought the train was going to come plowing through my scene. >> reporter: the judge siding with prosecutors on two of her three charges. >> what she did is disregard the substantial risk that was right in front of her, and disaster ensued. >> reporter: rios' attorneys saying the young mom spends most of her days at doctors' appointments for the extensive injuries she sustained in the crash. >> she's dealing with all of the physical, mental, emotional consequences of this incident. it's going to be an uphill battle for her. for the rest of her life, she will be dealing with the trauma of this incident. >> reporter: and the legal battle continues. rios is filing a civil complaint against the officers involved. that includes pablo vasquez, who

is also facing misdemeanor charges in this case. as for steinke, her sentencing is set for september 5th. and, janai, she's looking at up to 2 1/2 years in jail. >> janai: really disturbing video. morgan, thank you for that. now, to an update on that north carolina roller coaster shut down after a parent, look at this, noticed a crack in a support beam as that roller coaster was being used right there. there is word of an additional crack now discovered. abc's jaclyn lee is here with what the amusement park is saying about all of this. jaclyn, good morning. >> reporter: hey, janai, good morning. it's concerning for any parkgoer and especially any parent. the ride is shut down, and officials say there is no time line for when it will open again. this morning, new questions as north carolina officials are investigating a second crack in a popular roller coaster ride already under repairs. the flagship fury 325 roller coaster at carowinds amusement park shut down late last month after a visitor spotted a broken

support beam. this shocking video shows the crack open and close as it rounds a turn, clocking 95 miles an hour. carowinds in a staement to abc news said of the new crack, it is not uncommon to discover slight weld indications in various locations of a steel superstructure. it is important to note that these indications do not compromise the structural integrity or safety of the ride. >> the fact that the park has notified of finding something actually means that there are many people looking at this ride. >> reporter: the fury 325 has been undergoing repairs since the shutdown. our affiliate wsoc filming officials giving it test runs. >> oh, my goodness. >> reporter: this comes after a series of close calls on roller coasters across the country recently. at a wisconsin fair earlier this month, riders were stuck upside down for hours after a roller coaster stalled, and in

illinois, 10-year-old huntley daniels is recovering from multiple facial fractures and a significant injury to his leg after police said he somehow appeared to have been thrown off a festival ride called the moby dick. the north carolina department of labor, which is in charge of the investigation, saying in a statement that investigation is still ongoing. guys? >> gio: so scary. all right. jaclyn, thank you so much. time for the weather now. somara theodore back there in new york. hey, somara. >> somara: hey, good morning, gio. so right now we are tracking wildfires. in fact, in central colorado specifically they have a wildfire there that was sparked by lightning during a thunderstorm. it's been raging for three days, and it's 0% contained. it's also been really hot and dry. speaking of which, that heat continues for phoenix, 110 days -- i'm sorry -- 110 degrees or higher for 29 days in a row. el paso, 100 degrees or higher for 43 days in a row, and look

what happens next in el paso, they might actually start to break that heat wave with temperatures today possibly falling under 100. even in phoenix, arizona, we could start to break that record on monday with temperatures around 108 as monsoon season kicks up, and we get that moisture in there. >> somar >> somara: and, you know, guys, i'm looking at this record in el paso where they've been spending a numerous amount of time over 100 degrees, and it's really difficult to fathom that the mid-90s will be considered a relief for them. >> whit: exactly. i'm looking at the 90s while janai is at the beyonce concert too. sweating it out. oh, you're going to do that. thank you, somara.

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beyonce and taylor swift out on tour. queen bey performing in the new york city area this weekend delighting fans. >> whit: like this one. >> janai: like me, yep, and it's all sweet music to the ears of local businesses. abc's will ganss dancing into the studio this morning. he doesn't have on his white denim just yet. >> whit: or his metallics. >> janai: good morning, will. >> that was going to be a big reveal. >> janai: sorry. >> you'll see the pictures later, people. fans are getting in formation for beyonce's "renaissance" tour, and it turns out they're bringing their wallets with them. this summer, beyonce smashing economic expectations. ♪ they don't love you like i love you ♪ >> reporter: a crescendo of cash for local economies thanks to her "renaissance" tour. data from yelp suggesting queen bey supercharges spending in the city she visits on tour. >> i have officially proclaimed beyonce the queen bey of the garden state. >> reporter: in new york,

searches for nail techs up 178% compared to this time last year. in chicago, searches for women-owned hotel and travel businesses up 44%, and in philly, searches for lgbtq-owned shops up 194%. >> i can tell you as a small business owner, we are all seeing just an amount of joy and amount of good vibes that beyonce brings to the communities that she's touring in. >> reporter: and beyonce is not alone. no matter where the "eras" tour takes taylor swift. ♪ in minneapolis hotel mogul ben graves comparing taylor's visit to the twin cities hosting the super bowl in 2018. >> and that's a real bright spot. you know, people going into the local economies in places they haven't been before, spending money in a lot of local businesses. >> reporter: the philadelphia federal reserve revealing may was the strongest month for hotel revenue in philadelphia since the onset of the pandemic. in large part due to an influx of guests for the taylor swift

concerts in the city. call it the swift surge or the beyonce bump. local economies across the country finally feeling back on top. so, gone are the days of just showing up to see your favorite singer on stage. for die-hard swifties and for the beyhive the concert-going experience has become tailored, custom outfits, hairstyles, a mani/pedi, perhaps or catch a beyonce-themed workout class and local economies are all getting a makeover in the process. >> janai: crescendo of cash. that writing, will, top notch. yes. >> thank you very much. >> janai: yes. >> i was not responsible for that clip of me singing all too well, though. >> janai: the sequinned vest. >> whit: i notice there was no explanation either. it's like, here's me, but i'm not going to talk about it. moving on. >> janai: can't wait to see what you wear tonight, will. >> same to you, janai. >> janai: we'll be right back with our "play of the day." >> whit: metallics. to you, jan >> janai: we'll be right back with our "play of the day."

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>> whit: welcome back to our "play of the day" and the world record you've got to see to believe it. a 22-year-old in china managed to solve three rubik's cubes while juggling them. >> gio: what? >> whit: yes. watch this closely. his time, 3:16. as a matter of fact, he held the previous record for this feat, but managed to shave 13 seconds off that time this go round and also holds a number of other rubic's records including the most rotating puzzle cubes solved while suspended upside down. >> gio: wow. >> whit: that's a competition that people do, upside down solve the rubik's cube. >> janai: that's unreal. >> whit: congratulations. >> gio: just amazing. >> janai: how strong are his thumbs? >> gio: i know, for real. >> whit: yep. >> gio: our second hour, our cover story on weight loss drugs like ozempic and wegovy. is this a reality check? >> janai: and then "deals & steals," you don't want to miss it. and "deals & steals," you don't want to miss it.

building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. >> this is abc7 news. >> good morning. i'm gloria rodriguez. happening today in oakland, a community event to support crime victims and their families. the event is put on by the oakland violence prevention coalition in the family fun day in the park will be held in mosswood park in oakland from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. there will be activities for the whole family. a petting zoo, food and drinks as well as a school supplies giveaway. it is the second day of the three day long blue note jazz festival in napa. comedian dave chappelle is hosting this weekend's musical festival, notes will be tonight's headline performer. for other artists hitting the stage include rapsody. people can enjoy food, drinks, vendors and various live performances in the wine country . the first performance starts

at 12:15 p.m. and we know a lot of people will be out there also at the taylor swift concert. let's get a check of that forecast with shayla gerardin. >> yeah, and thankfully the weather is going to be nice for folks. so if you're heading outdoors today, we've got a nice one, just a little bit warm as you head inland. temperatures right now, though, in the 50s and 60s, 54 in san francisco, concord coming in at 63. even warmer for antioch. you're getting very close to that 70 degree mark. so we are still seeing that fog out there to start the morning. that has not gone anywhere, but that's going to slowly burn off as we head into the afternoon hours. so still staying a bit cool and cloudy on the coast. the bay making it to the 70s. and look at inland. we are talking about those 90s once again. so temperatures today really going to vary depending on where you are and similar setup as we head into the next seven days. warm to finish out the weekend. >> all right. thank you, shayla . and stay with us. the news continues right now with good morning america.

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