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new charges. >> whit: breaking overnight, flash flooding. water rescues in missouri. six inches of rain in as many hours as millions of americans could see heat records broken again. school bus crash. at least teenagers critically injured when a bus carrying campers overturns. >> janai: send in the marines? the unprecedented plan to place marines on board cargo ships near the persian gulf. what's behind the expected move? >> whit: drone attack. the new images showing the moment ukrainening sea drones damaged a russian warship as talks on the war kick off in saudi arabia. >> will: jane doe i.d.'d, a victim named in the gilgo beach murders nearly three decades after she disappeared, but is she linked to serial killer suspect rex heuermann? >> janai: crowd chaos. a social media influencer charged with inciting a riot when a giveaway goes out of control in new york city. fans setting off fireworks,

jumping on cars and running wild. dozens arrested. >> whit: shark attack survivor. a man describes the moment the predator latched on to his leg. plus, why you may be seeing more sharks heading north. >> will: teacher shortage. with schools starting up again, the crisis about who is heading up the class? can a.i. help? >> janai: wga talks. the first meeting between both sides since the writers first took to the picket lines nearly 100 days ago. the update this morning. >> whit: is there a new billionaire this morning? the mega millions drawing overnight. plus, the priceless move from one teammate to another. >> whit: and good morning, america. so great to have you with us on a saturday, and great to have will reeve at the desk. >> will: hi, guys. >> whit: welcome back. we've had severe weather

overnight in the midwest. take a look at this flooding in kahoka, missouri. police making rescues helping people escape the rising waters. >> will: those chaotic scenes in new york. a social media influencer facing charges after a giveaway got huge crowds that went out of control. >> janai: the 2024 candidates on the trail making a push for votes like florida governor ron desantis and senator tim scott and that includes donald trump who is in alabama overnight. abc's white house correspondent maryalice parks is in south carolina where the former president is set to speak at a republican event tonight. good morning, maryalice. >> reporter: janai, good morning. the former president wasted no time a day after appearing in federal court to answer for those charges that he tried to illegally stay in power and discount millions of votes. he was back out here campaigning asking people to vote for him again. donald trump hitting the road asking voters to send him back

to the white house just one day after appearing in federal court to face charges that he broke his oath of office. the former president arguing voters should support him not in spite of his mounting legal challenges but because of them. >> they're trying to make it illegal to question the results of a bad election. >> reporter: in fact, special counsel jack smith wrote in his indictment that trump was entitled to formally challenge the results of the election through lawful and appropriate means, such as by seeking recounts or filing lawsuits. but that trump pursued unlawful means of discounting legitimate votes and subverting the election results. trump facing four new charges about his attempt to stay in power in the latest indictment, conspiracy to defraud the united states, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, specifically the january 6th certification of the results. obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding

and conspiracy against rights to deprive people of their right to vote and have their votes be counted. trump pleaded not guilty on all counts, but trump's campaign tactics so far working with a huge lead in the gop primary polls. and a new abc news/ipsos poll showed that 46% of americans think the new charges against trump are politically motivated, though, nearly 65% think they are serious. >> it's unwarranted and unfair. i just think that it's a bunch of trumped up charges. >> reporter: florida governor ron desantis earlier this week defending trump in the face of those charges. though, on the trail seeming to publicly acknowledge what many republicans rarely do, that trump did lose the 2020 election. >> all those theories that were put out did not prove to be true. >> reporter: and we learned overnight that the justice department asked the judge overseeing the new case to issue a protective order to try to keep trump from improperly disclosing evidence or

intimidating witnesses. prosecutors cited a social media post where trump wrote, if you go after me, in all caps, i'm coming after you. will. >> will: and the trump campaign this morning releasing a statement defending that post calling it the definition of political speech. maryalice in south carolina, thank you. moving on to the extreme heat and severe weather from coast to coast. somara theodore is in birmingham, alabama, with the latest on the dangerous conditions and those storm threats. somara, good morning. >> somara: good morning, will. so, yesterday about an hour north from where i am in alabama they experienced life-threatening flooding, and now that same threat looms for parts of missouri. this is an ongoing situation. take a look at this video here. you can see it's from kahoka, missouri, where they needed water rescue. they received 6 inches in 6 hours, and with rain continuing

flood alerts remain in effect for the start of the week. it's not just the flooding concern, we have air severe threat for oklahoma, texas, kansas and damaging winds and hail, but the greatest risk for tornadoes is in southern indiana, and, of course, we are tracking the record heat that is still plaguing much of the south and we'll have more later on in the show. for now, janai, back to you. >> janai: the heat has been relentless. we'll check back with you in just a bit. now to the school bus crash involving children from a summer camp. seven critically injured after the vehicle rolled over on a highway north of boise, idaho. abc's zohreen shah joins us now with the latest on that. zohreen, good morning. >> reporter: yeah, janai, that's right that ride was supposed to be a fun trip but took a terrifying turn that bus carrying nearly 30 kids crashed sending seven kids to st. alphonsus and others to a local trauma center with far more critical injuries. >> the school bus is turned over in both lanes of travel. possibly 30 injured. we have multiple units en route

and multiple ambulances. >> reporter: this morning, investigators are trying to figure out what caused a bus to roll over and crash on a highway injuring 11 and leaving at least seven teenagers critically injured. ages ranged from 13 to 18 years old and was on the way back from a ymca summer camp program when it lost control on friday afternoon. the damage to the front and side of the bus seen here as it was being towed away from the scene of the accident. >> it's confirmed to be a school bus out of caldwell. it is lying across the highway and he is reporting lots of injuries. >> reporter: all the bus' occupants were brought to local hospitals. >> any over 14 years of age critical go to st. al's boise. under 14 go to st. luke's. >> reporter: the children spent the week at the ymca camp usually held for kids between

second to 11th grade and take part in canoeing and archery. ymca's president and ceo says this is the first time anything like this has ever happened. ymc's president and ceo said camp is supposed to be a fun experience and doesn't know what happened. that crash is under investigation, and, meanwhile, the ymca is holding another camp at that same location starting tomorrow currenting trying to figure out whether to keep it going as scheduled. >> awful collision thinking about the kids. thank you. a social media influencer is facing charges now after his video game giveaway turned into absolute mayhem on new york city streets. abc's reena roy joins us with the fallout after thousands of fans overwhelmed union square. reena, good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning to you. police say this situation unfolded unbelievably fast, and they had no heads-up until they saw the crowd suddenly appear. they say it all started on social media with a post by influencer kai cenat who has now been charged with first degree

riot, inciting a riot, and unlawful assembly, and the images are just jaw-dropping. you can see several thousand flooded union square in manhattan yesterday afternoon for hours. at some points people jumping on to cars, setting off fireworks and throwing bottles and pieces of plywood. police say some even attacked officers instead of complying with orders to leave, and others walking around with shovels and chopper footage showed how quickly it spiraled out of control. 65 arrests were made and nearly half were young people, and a lot rushed to the area under the promise of a chance to get free video game consoles given away by cenat, a very popular streamer with millions of followers. the nypd says officers were crushed and pushed, even hit with objects, and a 17-year-old was hospitalized with a firework injury, but thankfully nobody was seriously hurt.

cenat was released in police custody overnight and reached out to his team for comment but still waiting to hear back. an nypd official tells abc they do believe there were a handful of playstation 5's he planned to hand out, and it would have turned out differently if he notified the nypd ahead of time. >> will: what a wild scene. the u.s. now says iran has tried twice this year to seize oil tankers in the persian gulf. now, the pentagon is looking at a plan to put armed marines on some u.s.-flagged ships in the region. abc's ike ejiochi is in washington with the latest. ike, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, will. in what's considered an unheard of action aimed at stopping iran from harassing civilian vessel, the u.s. military is planning to place armed person them on commercial ships traveling through the strait of hormuz. now, recently iran has seized or harassed a number of ships in the persian gulf area. the pentagon says this plan is in response to recent attempts by iran to threaten the free flow of commerce in the area. it's reported that 20% of the

world's oil passes through the narrow waterway. now, according to an official, specialized marines who have been training in bahrain for the past two weeks are being flown in to the area ahead of the arrival of thousands of other marines and sailors aboard the "uss baton" amphibious assault ship and the "uss carter hall," a landing ship. the u.s. sent warplanes, f-16s and f-35 fighter jets and a destroyer to the region. the military reportedly deciding to offer protection to u.s. flagships from other nations carrying crews with u.s. citizens or cargo going to or from the united states. officials say this plan is likely to be approved, but no final authorization has come just yet, guys. >> we'll be waiting for that. ike, thank you. sticking with international news, but now to the war in ukraine, two days of crucial talks over a possible peace plan get under way in saudi arabia this morning as sea drones strike near a russian naval base. abc's ian pannell joins us live

now from kharkiv. good morning, ian. >> reporter: good morning, janai. russia claiming it suffered another maritime drone attack overnight. video circulating online appeared to show the moments it was struck in the black sea. russian maritime authorities say the explosion punched a hole in the engine room. a sea drone captured in video circulating online. the ship here seen limping back to base. this thing heavily leaning on one side. now, ukraine isn't confirming whether or not or not it carried out these strikes, but security sources telling abc news they did, in fact, conduct the attack, and while this war grinds on today, up to 40 countries are taking part in talks in saudi arabia. ukraine expected to push president zelenskyy's ten-point peace plan, which calls for the return of all ukrainian land. notably, though, the chinese who are key allies of vladimir putin sending a high-profile special representative. the russians, though, not

attending these talks, but peace talks, whatever may come, depends on what happens on the battlefield. and for now, there's no sign that either side is clearly winning, and neither side is really ready for peace. whit. >> whit: ian pannell for us, thank you. now to the latest on the gilgo beach murders investigation. the task force has identified another set of remains originally found nearly three decades ago. abc's aaron katersky is on long island with what we're learning about the victim. aaron, good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning to you. for investigators here on long island, this is a new piece of the puzzle, but the full picture is still not clear, because police don't know who killed this woman. this morning, jane doe number 7 has a name, authorities on long island using genealogical dna to identify karen vergata, one of the gilgo beach murder victims. >> the legs that were found in the vicinity of davis park were

compared with the remains found at tobay beach, and it was determined that it was the same person. >> reporter: vergata disappeared in february 1996. she was 34 living in new york city, and authorities said like over gilgo beach victims, a sex worker. >> in september of 2022, the fbi was able via a genetic genealogy review to identify ms. vergata presumptively as fire island jane doe. >> reporter: part of vergata's body was found on fire island the year she vanished. years later more were found near gilgo not far from the es rex heuermann is charged with killing. he is the father and architect who pleaded not guilty to three murder charges. prosecutors have said he's the prime suspect in a fourth. maureen brainard-barnes was wrapped in this belt, bearing the initials wh, the same initials at heuermann's father. they extracted dna from pizza crust outside his office, and

they're now asking heuermann to turn in a direct dna sample to see if he can be tied to any other killings. >> with the exception of the fact that he's apprehended, there's more of this case to come down the road than what has already happened. from an investigative standpoint, we're really very much at the very beginning of this. >> reporter: no charges have been filed on the deaths of karen vergata or five other sets of human remains found along gilgo beach, and, will, investigators have not said and will not say whether they have information about a suspect. will. >> will: so many pieces in this increasingly complex puzzle. aaron katersky, as always, thank you. a teenager is now in custody and facing charges in the case of a gay man stabbed to death at a new york gas station. abc's phil lipof is here with more on those developments. good morning, phil. >> reporter: good morning to you, will. this morning, new york city police say a 17-year-old has been charged with murder as a hate crime after a fight at a brooklyn gas station. this happened last saturday

night. 28-year-old professional dancer, o'shae sibley and a friend were filling up their car after a day at the beach. sibley dancing near the car. witnesses say the 28-year-old seen wearing the red shorts was then confronted by a group yelling homophobic slurs. this surveillance video appearing to show a heated exchange between the two groups and shortly after what you're seeing, sibley was stabbed and died at the hospital. the chair of the new york city gay men's choir releasing a statement saying, quote, o'shae was a shining light to his family and friends, especially those in the dance community. sibley's family said he was a loving individual who loved to dance. this tragedy putting a spotlight on violence against the lgbtq+ community, and abc news has learned the suspect has been charged with, as i mentioned, murder as a hate crime and criminal possession of a weapon. janai. >> an unimaginable story that he was just dancing and showing his joy. phil, thank you for that update. now to the new development

in the hollywood writers strike. union members and studios holding their first meeting as the walkout approaches day 100. abc's will ganss is here with the details. good morning, will. >> reporter: good morning, janai. we've been out -- we've been without new episodes of "jimmy kimmel live," "snl" and "the daily show" for nearly 100 days but a small glimmer of hope. negotiators for the writers union meeting yesterday with reps for the major studios for the first time in three months. this meeting was essentially a talk to see if talks can resume, if there's enough common ground to negotiate a new deal, but after that meeting yesterday, it doesn't feel that that deal is much closer at all, and in an email obtained to abc news to the writers of the union, it seems no real progress was made. the wga committee is accusing the studio of leaking things to

the press and that they were, quote, not willing to engage on the preservation of the writers room or success-based residuals. those being two of the major sticking points and why the writers struck in the first place. even still, the wga email indicates that both sides agree that the goal here is to get people back to work, though, it looks like that might still be a ways away. major productions like "deadpool 3," "beetlejuice 2," and "the dirty dancing" sequel are halted. turns out a writers strike can put baby in a corner, you guys. >> whit: i guess we'll have to watch will ganss' tiktok videos to keep us busy in the meantime. >> janai: he's got us covered. >> whit: when you're in a push. we appreciate it. another check of the weather with somara theodore in alabama. somara, good morning. >> somara: good morning. here in birmingham it's pretty hot and muggy and that's been the case for much of the south. the heat continues and look at this live shot coming out of dallas, texas, beautiful as the sun rises but you can almost see

the heat in the visuals. it stretches from california to mississippi and heat advisories. if you take a look at some temperatures, you can see why triple digits, high temperatures, friend, 107 in dallas, 95 in tampa. 92 in miami but you know you factor in the humidity it feels much hotter. this is a look at the feels-like temperatures. over 110 for the next two days in dallas and we're going to be experiencing just as much heat out west, actual air temperatures in phoenix today, 114 degrees.

>> somara: and it's not just here at home that we're experiencing this heat. you know, our planet has had its 32nd day in a row, warmest day in a row on record. tomorrow could mark the 33rd. you guys. >> janai: wow. >> will: whoa, it's a hot summer. >> whit: it sure is. >> janai: summer is almost over so all these things -- >> will: hey, hey, it is not almost over. we have at least a month until labor day. all right, america's newest billionaire is still undetermined. for the 109th day in a row, no winner yet again in the mega millions lottery after last night's drawing. the jackpot keeps growing, now up to a staggering $1.55 billion. that's one of the largest in history. the next drawing tuesday night and wednesday. potentially if i get the right

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"gma" with music courtesy of hip-hop legends, run dmc and this morning we are celebrating 50 years of hip top taking a closer look at some of the music that defined the genre. that's coming up in our next hour. >> whit: love it. looking forward to that. good thing the camera wasn't on us. >> janai: yeah, i know. we were bopping. >> whit: we were feeling it but wasn't looking so good, especially on that side. >> will: oh, whatever. >> whit: a look at the other big stories we're following on this saturday morning. russian activist alexei navalny sentenced to 19 more years in prison. a russian court finding him guilty of founding and funding an extremist organization, a vocal critic of the kremlin already serving a nine-year sentence. the u.s. condemned friday's sentence and is calling for navalny's immediate release. navalny denies all charges. and the fbi is investigating a cyberattack targeting hospitals and health care in several states. the attack forcing some emergency rooms to shut down and

ambulances to be diverted hitting 16 hospitals, more than 100 other medical facilities in texas, connecticut, rhode island and pennsylvania. a spokesperson for the national security council says the white house is monitoring that cyberattack. and on another note, check out this special moment for kobe and vanessa bryant's daughter bianca. at the "eras" tour in los angeles. taylor swift kicking off her sixth night run of sold out shows at sofi stadium, and she shared such a sweet moment with the 6-year-old giving her her hat while singing her hit, "22." >> whit: this really was a powerful moment. we do start this half hour with how a man's hole in one photo on the golf course eventually led to his arrest on mansion charges. abc's reena roy has the story of some dogged police work. >> reporter: what do you get from hitting a hole in one? just ask this guy, florida resident robert moore whose ace helped land him in court.

the 75-year-old now facing an aggravated manslaughter charge in the death of an 87-year-old man over an alleged fender bender, and according to the arrest affidavit, police used this picture in the village's new article to track him down taken after that hole in one at this country club in the villages. investigators had been searching for him since late june when police say he assaulted an elderly man identified as dean zook after mistakenly accusing him of hitting his car in the parking lot, moore allegedly punched him several times before walking away. zook rushed to the hospital with bleeding in the brain dying of those injuries several weeks later. >> people who would go to this physical length to harm somebody in their 80s and beat them so badly, they ultimately died, clearly have impulse and anger management issues of some sort. >> reporter: detectives combing through credit card records and reviewing surveillance footage

to find the suspect, but police say it was a google image search on moore that helped lead to an arrest. investigators discovering that photo published last year on the local news website in which police say he's wearing the same clothes he wore during the alleged assault, and moore allegedly told detectives that zook placed his hands on him and that he wouldn't remove them when asked, so moore punched him. he was released on a $30,000 bond and did not yet enter a plea. >> will: reena, thank you. turning to the florida surfer lucky to be alive after surviving a shark attack. the 22-year-old speaking out about that terrifying experience. abc's jaclyn lee has the details. jaclyn, good morning. >> reporter: hey, will, good morning. yeah, some really scary stuff. the survivor we spoke with said it will not stop him from surfing, and encountering a shark is a risk he's willing to take again. >> i felt something clamp on me and took my right leg and kicked it off me.

>> reporter: this morning, one florida surfer is recovering after being bit by a shark off the coast of florida. >> the bite missed a lot of tendons and arteries, which i was really thankful for. >> reporter: 22-year-old brandon boncore went on a morning surf near new smyrna beach when he fell off and landed on a shark. he says he knew of the risks. >> you know, any time you walk in those waters, you know, i might see four or five sharks that day, but really there's probably a lot more that were around me that i don't know. >> reporter: volusia county is known to be the shark bite capital of the world, the bite on the heels of another shark encounter in volusia county. 21-year-old chris pospisil who was actually his friend was dragged under weeks ago. >> i saw my foot in its mouth and saw its teeth, and it all happened in literally a second. >> reporter: in the last year,

there have been 57 unprovoked shark bites with 16 in florida alone. from coast to coast, sharks seen circling. in california, great whites spotted swimming with people just feet away. in new york, officials training lifeguards to use drones to look for sharks after several people were bit over the july 4th holiday. but experts say they are seeing changes in shark behavior due in part to the warming of ocean temperatures. just last week, ocean temperatures off the coast of south florida reached 101 degrees, which could be a global record according to experts. >> we have, you know, plenty of evidence that sharks' metabolic rates will go up in warmer waters and may end up in a bad situation, which is bad for them, because they need to eat more, but their hunting abilities aren't as good. an animal faced with that situation is going to go to find cooler water. >> reporter: janai, experts say there's evidence of bull sharks in north carolina and tiger sharks as far north as new york state, which is not typical. janai.

>> janai: incredible that these two friends both had this experience. jaclyn, thank you for that story. it is time now for another check of the weather and somara theodore down there in birmingham, alabama, tracking it out. >> somara: yes, i am. good morning, janai. so we've talked about the heat down in the south. we have the flooding in the midwest. the smoke is returning to the northeast. here's a look at new york city waking up to a hazy sky as smoke filters in from canada. in fact, in canada they have over a thousand active wildfires right now, and as a result that smoke is making its way into the lower 48. so we're going to see a hefty plume will make its way into the new york tri-state area and parts of upstate new york around 5:00 p.m. it won't look like it did at the beginning of the summer when it looked like mars, but still dangerous enough that you don't want to spend too much time outside.

>> somara: remember, this is fine particulate matter, you guys, so even if it's not looking like interplanetary orange skies still limit your strenuous activities outdoors. >> whit: important information. all right, somara, thank you so much. coming up on "good morning america," school districts across the country struggling to address a critical teacher shortage. how a.i. may help. ses... ...to workouts... ...and new adventures. you hope the more you give the less they'll miss. but even if your teen was vaccinated against meningitis in the past... they may be missing vaccination for meningitis b. although uncommon, up to 1 in 5 survivors of meningitis will have long term consequences. now as you're thinking about all the vaccines your teen might need,

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>> whit: welcome back to "gma." as some schools across the country are already welcoming students back to the classroom there may not be enough teach ers to greet them. abc's em nguyen has more on the critical teacher shortage affecting many school districts now. em, good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning. yeah, going back to school is always an exciting time, but for many teachers, they're feeling overwhelmed. the crippling teacher shortage forcing some to take on much more than they bargained for. for millions it's back to school time, and many educators are worried students are heading

back to another school year of fewer teachers. >> fewer and fewer people going into the teaching profession, which is making the teaching shortage much, much worse. >> reporter: the american federation of teachers estimates 10% of the u.s. teaching force, roughly 300,000, have left their role for two years in a row. last school year at least 40 states and u.s. territories including the district of columbia reported ongoing teacher shortages with many vacancies and highly specialized s.t.e.m. and special education subjects. fifth grade science teacher john telling us he and many others have had to take on extra roles in the classroom to fill in gaps. >> a spanish teacher was telling me she now has to teach french and so the students are not receiving that gold standard of education because the teacher has to now teach a class that they are not certified in because of the teacher shortage. >> reporter: among the top reasons for those departures,

pandemic burnout, school safety and low pay, but this year as states and school districts are desperate to keep their classrooms staffed, they're turning to unconventional alternatives. in houston, texas, the school district now seeking to wave teacher certifications for certain roles in order to quickly hire more people. the state of michigan raising wages and reportedly accepting out-of-state teacher certifications if they meet certain criteria. and now a maryland school district, prince george's county public schools, even thinking about implementing artificial intelligence in classrooms. >> this allows them to create a community of practice for our teachers and really incubate a.i. lessons and teaching practices to build long-term capacity in our district. >> reporter: the goal, to excite and inspire students about a.i. and empower teachers to use it in their classrooms, which experts say could relieve some

of the burden off teachers for time-consuming tasks like lesson planning. >> this can actually be a game changer for some of the most marginalized students out there and can improve accessibility, but there are serious safety risks around the use and equity risks. >> reporter: tech experts tell me the introduction of artificial intelligence in classrooms is a game changer, but its unpredictability means educators should always be thinking about safeguards for their student, whit. >> whit: that's it. definitely some challenges with that. em, thank you so much. coming up here on "gma," the challenge ahead for team usa facing sweden in their next world cup match. that's still ahead. pnc bank. helping businesses both large and small, communities and the people who live and work there grow and thrive. we're proud to call these places home too.

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>> janai: back now on "gma" with team usa preparing for their first match of the knockout round against sweden on sunday. joining us from melbourne, australia, with a preview is espn soccer reporter alexis nunez. alexis, thank you so much for being with us and up late or early, whichever it is, all right, so team usa managed to eke out a draw against portugal. many said it shouldn't have been that close. what do they need to do against sweden? >> reporter: janai, 100% they have to be more clinical in front of goalies, something we didn't see at all from them in the group stages, and it's not necessarily we want to see a goal fest, we just want to see them get on the end of their chances a lot better. you look at that first game against vietnam. had almost 30 shots at goal, and only seven were on target, so that means less than half are actually really troubling the defenders and the goal keepers,

and it's only going to get tougher against sweden. they're not going to get as many chance, tough defense they're going up against, alex morgan, sophia smith, trinity rodman, megan rapinoe, you expect them to make the most of those chances, so there's going to be little room for error, and they have to be at their absolute best. >> janai: economy man, whit, over here, is a big soccer fan saying the same thing, they have to finish and score goals. alexis, what do you see as the team's biggest strengths, and how do they capitalize on those? >> reporter: well, we've been talking so much about the usa's shortcoming in attack, but i think it's actually overshadowed. one thing they're doing well, actually defending and have been pretty solid only conceding one goal so far in the tournaments against the netherlands, their toughest opposition in the group and what surprises me the most or impresses me the most they're doing it with a kind of makeshift back line. naomi girma is probably the only real defender in that back line. you got julie ertz playing as a centerback and we all know she's one of the best midfielders and attackers players in the world and at leftback, you have

crystal dunn who said she doesn't want to sit back and defend but wants to create and be a part of the midfield, a position she plays in but they've been playing as defenders and they've been holding off some of the top attacks, so i think once they're able to continue being solid, sweden is definitely going to test them physically. sweden is taller than a lot of these players, and i think that once they can hold that defensive line well, they'll be in good books. >> janai: all right. we'll be rooting for them along the way. alexis, thank you for being with us. we will be right back with our "play of the day." with the widest selection of shoes from the hottest brands like nike, jordan, on, hoka and new balance. plus, trending styles from crocs and dr. martens. when you can't make it to the store, dicks.com is always an option. and, with our best price guarantee, if you find a lower price, we'll match it. with looks this good, it's never been easier to sport your style.

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>> will: back now with our "play of the day" and the real meaning of a team player. let's head out to eastern michigan where the coach gathered the team to single brian dooley. what did brian do? he gave up his scholarship so teammate zach conte could afford school. >> i've never heard, i've never seen anything like that ever before.

all right, dooley. [ cheers and applause ] >> love that out of them. dooley did talk over the move with his family, got their blessing, so everyone pitching in to help a teammate to be able to continue his dream and education. >> whit: amazing and that person conte was selling plasma and taking on all sorts of jobs on just to afford college and finally couldn't in the end and his teammate stepping up in a big way. >> will: you'll have more on "world news." >> whit: we had it. we don't have it tonight. >> will: it's a great story but i lose track of the days. >> whit: much more "gma" in our second hour coming up right here. >> will: didn't mean to put you on the spot, mr. news anchor. m.

building a better bay area moving forward. finding solutions this is abc7 news. >> good morning. i'm stephanie sierra. happening today in oakland. the public will be given the opportunity to weigh in on the qualities they think should be considered for the next police chief. oakland has been without a chief since lauren armstrong was fired in february. today's forum starts at 10:30 a.m. at the golden gate branch library. the police commission will select four candidates for the job and then send the list to the mayor who will make the final decision. right now, all lanes of eastbound i-80. and here we are with lisa. we'll check on your forecast. okay. >> good morning to you, stephanie. yeah, we have some low clouds and fog out there, which is allowing for a cool start to your saturday, but they will lift bringing a warmer day today, 5 to 7 degrees warmer. we're in the 60s here in san jose right now. san francisco, 55 and a pretty view here to check out the bridge. you can

see the fog behind it. but even oakland today warms through the 70s, near 80 on the peninsula, 63 by the delta, 60 in livermore, more upper level winds already out in the north. that's going to allow us to warm up quickly. and as we look at our microclimates, we'll have some of that fog later on in the afternoon. return for low 60s at the coast down town, upper 60s. so partly cloudy skies, mid 70s and oakland, you head inland and here's where the heat is on from the low to mid 90s. but today is not the warmest day of the week. tomorrow we'll see another 5 to 10 degrees of warming. so the accuweather seven day forecast showing a little bit of haze in the atmosphere. a quick warm up today. the fog dissipates but then it comes back. tonight, the warmest day of the week will be tomorrow. still holding on to the inland. warmth on monday and then the cooler days for the rest of the workweek stephanie all right, lisa, thank you all for joining us. >> the news continues right now with good morning america.

♪ ♪ >> will: "good morning america." it is our second hour. trump on the trail. the former president campaigning in alabama a day after pleading not guilty in a third indictment. the new abc news ipsos poll out on what americans think about the new charges. >> janai: overnight, the fda approving the first pill treating postpartum