historic destruction. >> gio: good morning, america. historic destruction. the rising death toll now making the maui wildfires the deadliest in the u.s. in more than a century. fema on the ground, search and

rescue teams going through the rubble as we get a clearer picture of the devastation. authorities face with mounting questions about warnings and response. >> whit: search for the missing. loved ones desperate for answers. >> we're looking for some relatives. nine of them are still missing. >> whit: hoping to be reconnected with family members they haven't seen in days. >> gio: school plans shattered. with public schools in lahaina closed or destroyed, what's ahead as classes are scheduled to start this week and children deal with the trauma of their lives overturned. >> janai: eyes on iowa. gop front-runner donald trump and ron desantis vying for support. what voters are saying. >> will: damaging storms slamming through nearly the entire east coast. who's in the danger zone today? plus, 110 million americans under heat alerts. >> janai: fourth indictment? the most significant indications yet that a new indictment may be

coming against donald trump in the election interference case. >> will: house explosion. a blast destroying three homes, killing at least four people. what set it off? >> janai: wild police chase. a suspect steals two trucks and an ambulance before crashing into at least ten vehicles. >> will: caught on camera. the moment a 12-year-old boy is handcuffed by police. the outrage and a case of mistaken identity. what police are saying this morning. >> janai: hall of famers. the basketball icons honored overnight for their talents on the court. the emotional night as dwyane wade invites his dad on stage. >> we're in the hall of fame, dog. >> janai: see who else made the class of 2023. >> will: and triumphant return. damar hamlin back in action for the first time since that frightening collapse on the

field. >> janai: good morning, america, and happy sunday to you. so glad to have will reeve here in studio with me as whit and gio are out in the field. that's where we begin with the death toll rising yet again overnight in maui. unbelievably at least 93 people have died in the wildfires making this the deadliest wildfire disaster in modern u.s. history. >> will: federal emergency workers armed with axes and cadaver dogs are digging through the ruins of nearly 3,000 buildings destroyed in those fires. we do have team coverage. whit and gio are on the ground in maui as they have been for days and they have the very latest. good morning to you both. >> whit: hey, will and janai. good morning to the both of you. i think we're still getting a sense of the scale of the devastation here, and the heartbreak people are going through. here we are once again standing in front of yet another home

burned to the ground, and we understand two wildfires are still burning on the island this morning as thousands who lost their homes are trying to make their way back to see if they can salvage anything from the rubble from family photos to even missing pets. >> gio: but this morning, some areas are still completely inaccessible. they are blocked off because of searches and those smoldering fires and that tragic death toll just keeps rising. this morning, communities trying to recover in the wake of the deadliest u.s. wildfire in a century. overnight that grim reality from officials. at least 93 lives lost since the devastating inferno broke out on tuesday. >> now we were here just two days ago and the number was smaller and it's going to continue to rise. >> reporter: fema saying the fire damaged more than 2,200 structures and burned through more than 2,100 acres. >> the devastation is so complete that you see metals twisted in ways that you can't imagine, and you see nothing from organic structures left whatsoever.

>> reporter: the agency deploying more than 150 workers to the island to assist in recovery efforts. across maui, people sharing harrowing tales of survival. annalise cochran was able to escape the fire by jumping into the ocean, telling me she was clinging to a wall for more than seven hours. >> so how did you survive? >> i climbed over the sea wall into the ocean, and while the fire was happening and the cars were exploding, we would duck into the water and we would put our mouths as close to the surface as we could so we could breathe. >> reporter: and now anger is directed at the local government. residents saying they were not given enough warning. our melissa adan catching up with people outside lahaina who were having trouble returning to their homes. >> i saw no management of the situation whatsoever. there was one police car with, like, the little blue lights flashing. nothing about, there's a fire, evacuate, get out. no fire trucks. i never saw a drop of water going through. >> there was no alert that went

off, no alarm, no text that was telling us we needed to evacuate. i was with my neighbors outside watching smoke billowing at 80 miles an hour over my apartment and that's when we saw flames about one block away. >> you got no warning at all? >> absolutely no warning. >> reporter: authorities responding overnight that the speed and intensity of the flames complicated efforts to warn citizens. >> there were multiple fires at the same time, and the circumstance was greatly complicated also by the heat and the speed with which the fires spread, destroying a great deal of infrastructure. over time we'll be able to figure out if we could have better protected people. >> gio: and it is important to repeat here this is now the deadliest wildfire in modern u.s. history. locals here are begging for more help and support. and right now, whit, officials say that very few of those victims have actually been identified. >> whit: and we know officials keep telling us that it's likely that death toll is going to rise. we know that hundreds of people are still missing and the urgent searches are under way to track down the people who are still

unaccounted for as separated families desperately try to get in touch with their loved ones. this morning, the desperate search for the hundreds still missing following the devastating wildfires that ripped through maui. >> this is the largest natural disaster we've ever experienced. >> reporter: those who made it to safety still holding out hope they'll reconnect with their loved ones soon. >> we're looking for some relatives. nine of them are still missing. >> reporter: ace says his family has been living in lahaina for more than 20 years, and they're working tirelessly to find them. >> i wanted to help them. i wanted to find them. >> reporter: ace, like so many others on maui, trying to piece their lives and families back together. >> it's just devastating in so many ways for so many people. it's just like we have to try to stay strong and get through it for everyone. >> and do you know people who are missing, people who've lost loved ones? >> yes. i know of a friend of mine that can't find her mom.

i used to work with her and she's still uncalled for. many people, and there's still people looking for their families. we know people that jumped into the water and that was our first option. should we just walk to the water? >> reporter: community members stepping in to help others reunite with their families. tony is working to report missing people for friends back on the mainland. >> i'm coming to report a missing person in lahaina. not someone i know personally, but a family member of hers, a direct family member from the mainland, has contacted me on facebook to see what i could do to find her. my hope is she's found alive safe and sound somewhere. >> reporter: a maui local creating a public spreadsheet where people can track down their loved ones. so far, almost 5,000 names have been entered. maui police using search dogs to scour the fire zone, a daunting task only just beginning. >> 3%. that's what's been searched with the dogs. 3%. we got 12 more dogs on the way today. >> whit: i mean 3% right there,

you get a sense of just the task that's ahead and one of the things we've heard from many of the locals here is the frustration about communication. they feel they're not getting answers to the questions they have. when it comes to these hundreds of missing people, people are turning to social media. locals are putting together their own lists. we see listed posted at th shelters where people are desperately trying to reconnect. >> gio: they're doing everything they can. when i was at the disaster zone, people aren't able to get in touch. the folks managing the relief efforts aren't able to get in touch with the community saying, we've got food and clothes. it's very difficult. >> whit: it's clear still a lot of work needs to be done as they get these resources here on the island. we will have much more coming up here from maui on the relief efforts and how this fire disaster is impacting the start of the school year. for now though, let's go back to you in new york. will? >> will: all right, guys. we're really only beginning to understand the magnitude and the secondary effects of this disaster.

we are so grateful, whit and gio, to you both for your reporting, for your presence there. we will check back in with you later in the show, but we are going to turn now to politics and the road to 2024. republican presidential candidates have been courting voters and media coverage at the iowa state fair this weekend. then former president trump arrived to change the dynamics. abc's rachel scott is on the campaign trail in des moines with the latest. rachel, good morning to you. >> reporter: will, good morning to you, and he certainly did. florida governor ron desantis has been on a blitz throughout this state. nine stops in two days and he was hoping to finally make his mark here at the iowa state fair, but all of that was overshadowed by the front-runner in this race, former president donald trump. the battle for the republican nomination heading to the iowa state fair. ten days out from that first gop debate, former president donald trump and florida governor ron desantis holding dueling events. trump making it personal, arriving with florida republicans who support him over their own governor.

>> you have my full support, mr. president. let's go win. >> reporter: the trump campaign even flying a plane over the fairgrounds with a banner teasing, be likable, ron. desantis is trailing trump in the race. the governor was heckled by protesters when he took the stage. >> here across iowa. >> reporter: as he stopped to flip pork chops and burgers, some voters chanted this. [ we love trump ] >> what was that reaction there at your last stop? how do you close the gap with the former president? >> you work hard. we've now done 38 of the 99 counties. i think iowans want to see you. they want to be able to kick the tires and they want to know that you'll fight for them as president. >> reporter: trump hasn't traveled to iowa nearly as much since launch his third bid, but still has a commanding lead. the former president now bracing for a possible fourth indictment in georgia, and could be on trial in a separate case starting january 2nd, two weeks before the iowa caucuses. i asked trump if he could hold

his commanding lead. >> can you hold onto your lead here in iowa? are you concerned about spending more time in a courtroom than campaigning? >> we have the biggest lead anyone's ever seen. we're leading -- i guess we're leading by record numbers. i think we're doing pretty good. >> reporter: while some voters are standing by the former president -- >> i think he's the only one that can straighten things out. >> reporter: -- others saying, it's time for a change. >> did you support trump last election? >> we did. >> yes. >> why not support trump again? >> there's too much controversy with him. >> too much garbage. >> we need somebody focused on our country, not on donald trump. >> reporter: ten days out from the first republican debate and it's still unclear if the former president will participate. trump says he will announce his decision this week. but one thing that could stand in the way, every candidate must sign a loyalty pledge to support the eventual nominee to get on the debate stage, and trump says he won't be doing that. janai? >> janai: rachel with a great

question to the president, asking whether he's concerned about spending more time in a courtroom than campaigning. rachel scott, thank you. we turn to the former president's legal woes and that possible fourth indictment that could be just days away. investigative reporter aaron katersky joins us with more. good morning, aaron. >> reporter: janai, good morning. as you heard if the former president is at all worried about being indicted yet again, he certainly didn't show it as he campaigned in iowa bragging of that big lead, but the reality is he could be just days away from criminal charges in a fourth case. this one involves efforts by trump and his allies to keep him in power by interfering with the election outcome here in georgia, a state he lost to joe biden. trump called the georgia secretary of state asking him to find nearly 12,000 votes for him. rudy giuliani appeared before state lawmakers hoping to convince them of irregularities in the vote despite providing no evidence that there were any. fani willis has said her work is

accomplished. at least two witnesses have been called to testify early this week before a grand jury. a vote really could come at any time. trump has tried to disqualify willis from prosecuting him, but so far the courts have not gone his way, and if trump is charged here as expected, he would then face indictments in four separate cases, over the election, over classified documents, and janai, over a hush payment to a porn star. janai? >> janai: a lot to keep track of. let's bring in jonathan karl to help us make sense of all of this. jon, the former president could face another indictment as soon as this week. how concerned is his team about the fulton county, georgia investigation? this would be the fourth indictment, but he is still solidly the front-runner. >> reporter: for sure on that, but this one is different than the others. there are two major differences. one, this is a -- this would be a state indictment.

this means that, if donald trump were to get elected president again, he cannot pardon himself from a state conviction, from a state crime. and also he cannot call off the justice department on this because the justice department's not involved. it's completely out of his control. the other thing that's different is unlike the -- the election interference case that jack smith has brought, this one could potentially involve several of donald trump's most high-profile advisers, the people that were working with him to overturn the election, people potentially like rudy giuliani, his chief of staff mark meadows. they have all come before this grand jury. >> janai: important distinction, jon with the state indictments. there are campaign issues on both sides. president biden facing fierce criticism from many republicans since the special counsel in his son hunter's case. how can this impact his re-election campaign? >> reporter: the first thing

this means is that the hunter biden case livers on. democrats, the white house, hunter biden himself were all hoping this thing was going to be wrapped up weeks ago when they entered the plea agreement that was knocked down by a judge in delaware. now you have a special counsel status just announced. special counsels have a way to have a life of their own, and this almost certainly means that this case is eventually headed to trial, may involve other charges. so this means that, if hunter biden was going to be central to the republican campaign efforts a few weeks ago, now you can be sure even more so. >> janai: really incredible to see the potential for the impacts of the investigations on both sides of the presidential campaign. jon, thank you so much for being with us this morning. tune into "this week" later this morning. jon speaks with house oversight committee member jamie raskin about attorney general garland's decision to name a special counsel in the hunter biden investigation. plus, jon interviews

presidential candidate chris christie about his efforts to break through the crowded republican field as he takes on donald trump. will? >> will: moving overseas now to the war in ukraine, russia is vowing retaliation after it says ukraine targeted a bridge in crimea. abc's chief foreign correspondent ian pannell joins us now from ukraine. ian, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, will. a renewed barrage of attacks in russia-controlled territory in ukraine. video circulating on social media showing smoke rising over this bridge. this connects russia with crimea. russian officials saying it intercepted ukrainian missiles and they also downed 20 ukrainian drones also targeting crimea. these strikes, of course, coming after three consecutive days of drone attacks on moscow. the mayor there saying that one uav crashed after it was shot down. abc news obtaining this image of the drone that was used. it's a long-range fixed wing uav. it was developed by ukraine, and it's same type that was used in that dramatic strike in moscow almost two weeks ago.

while ukrainian officials rarely admit to carrying out any of these strikes, they do say there's now an advanced program of developing more and more drones with ever greater capability, and that we should expect to see many more attacks on russian ships and russian cities. janai? >> janai: all right, our chief foreign correspondent ian pannell. back to the terrifying scene outside pittsburgh. at least four people are dead, one person missing after a massive blast tore through a neighborhood. abc's reena roy is here with those details. scary scene, reena. >> reporter: absolutely janai, good morning to you. first responders rushed to the scene after reports that multiple people were trapped under the rubble. several homes just destroyed, and now we are seeing the terrifying moments of the explosion. this morning, a search for answers after a fiery explosion in western pennsylvania leveled three homes, killing at least four people.

>> multiple people buried under debris, and at least one surviving victim. >> reporter: this ring doorbell camera capturing the massive explosion as it happened. the video given to our abc affiliate wtae which posted it online. now part of the investigation into what went wrong. the blast near pittsburgh damaged at least another 12 homes, trapping people under debris. three more injured, one critically, and one person still missing. >> i heard this boom. it was so loud that it, like, woke me up. i was shaking it scared me so bad. >> reporter: the sound of the blast captured on video nearly a mile away at this baseball field. >> what the hell was that? >> reporter: officials say one house apparently exploding, two others then engulfed in flames. no word on the cause, but utility crews on the scene shutting off gas to the area. and officials are telling people to stay away from the area while it remains an active scene. the red cross and salvation army are offering help to those who

have lost their homes. will? >> will: shocking images. that otherwise idyllic neighborhood blown to pieces. reena, thank you so much. we turn now to a car crash in virginia that became so much more after a suspect stole an ambulance from the scene. virginia state police say a male driver took control of and tried to flee with an ambulance that had responded to the crash. officials say that throughout the pursuit, the ambulance struck at least ten vehicles before finally being stopped and that driver is now in custody. >> janai: wow. >> will: that is a wild scene. we'll turn now to our friend somara who's got the weather. how are you? >> somara: i do. things are really, really hot out there, and some areas who have remained a little bit unscathed, not so much in the coming days. here's a look. we've got two areas of high pressure, these heat domes here

leading to expansive heat from texas to virginia. san antonio has been at or above 105 degrees for the last seven days. austin, texas over 100 degrees for the last 36 days. i want to head out to the pacific northwest. check this out. over the next four days, triple-digit temperatures. portland by monday afternoon, your ride home from work, temperatures will be around 108 degrees and as we look into next weekend, this heat only expands into the heartland and the midwest. that's a look at the weather across the country. let's see what's going on in >> somara: you know, i was texting with my best friend. she lives out in seattle, and, you know, it's not uncommon to

be without ac in that part of the country. >> janai: yeah. >> somara: they're about to spend the next four days with record-breaking heat possibly. >> janai: you talk about how deadly, and how serious the health impacts can be from the heat. hopefully they're taking precautions. thank you. turning to sports. the basketball hall of fame inducted the class of 2023. the new inductees included dwyane wade, one of the greatest shooting guards in nba history, dallas mavericks great dirk nowitzki, pau gasol, tony parker, winningest coach in nba history gregg popovich and star becky hammon. it took place at the basketball hall of fame in springfield, massachusetts just a few hours from here. it was so cute. dwyane wade called his dad up on stage and said, we in the hall of fame. >> somara: i loved that. >> janai: it was great. >> will: gregg popovich still coaching and he's in the hall of fame. >> janai: incredible. >> will: coming up on "gma," more on the devastation in maui,

including the toll it's taking on children and families and the ways kids are being supported through this difficult time. >> janai: plus, an uplifting story. damar hamlin's return to the gridiron. you don't want to miss that. ma, including the toll it's taking on children and families and the ways kids are being supported through this difficult time. >> janai: plus, an uplifting story. damar hamlin's return to the gridiron. you don't want to miss that.

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>> whit: and welcome back to "gma" on this sunday morning. gio and i are on the ground here in maui. the death toll from those

devastating wildfires has increased to at least 93, making it the deadliest u.s. wildfire in modern history. search and rescue teams are scouring the rubble looking for hundreds of people still missing, and many families separated by the flames, the burned down buildings and the roadblocks are desperately trying to be reunited. >> gio: two more fires are still byrning on this island this burning. residents are still trying to make their way back to see if they can salvage anything from the rubble. some areas are still completely inaccessible. they are blocked off because of searches and those smoldering fires, but that aloha spirit, oh, it is still so strong. this community banding together to do anything they can to help each other, and really that is what is so inspiring to witness. >> whit: we've seen people drop everything to help their neighbors. i mean, even -- we were down the road here yesterday. people cutting down trees so neighbors can get their cars out and collect the few belongings that they have left. it's been really incredible to watch. >> gio: you see people holding up signs saying, hot food this way. really helping each other. we'll keep covering the story

and we'll have much more here from hawaii. for now, let's go back to you, will and janai, in new york. >> will: it is so heartbreaking, but also inspiring. there are moments of inspiration in that despair. thank you guys. we'll check back with you in a bit. let's look at the other stories we're following on this sunday morning. happening right now, the anti-defamation league has issued a statement in response to a series of the past four weekends involving swatting at synagosynagogues. trolls appear to have targeted at least 26 synagogues and two adl offices in 12 states over this time period. >> janai: also right now an incredible story out of marion, kansas. police there, which is a department of only five officers, raided a local newspaper's office, as well as the homes of the publication's publishers and reporters, seizing computers, cell phones, and recording materials. the search warrant was approved by a judge citing probable cause that violations related to identity theft and unlawful acts

concerning computers were committed. >> will: and researchers have identified a new pack of gray wolves in california's sierra nevada mountains. the good news comes after the species was basically hunted to extinction in california in the 1920s. scientists say the new pack consists of at least five wolves. no word as of yet whether they concern themselves with the opinions of sheep. >> janai: oh, that was good, will. >> will: thank you. thanks for selling that for me. that wasn't good. it was bad, but you're kind. >> janai: so clever. we do start this half hour with growing outrage after lansing, michigan, police handcuffed and detained a 12-year-old boy as he was just taking out the trash. they say they were looking for a car thief. abc's morgan norwood joins us with the details. a disturbing story. good morning, morgan. >> reporter: good morning to you, janai. this incident is the latest in a string of incidents. this boy's father says he knew

something was wrong when his 12-year-old took longer than usual to take out the trash. when he checked it out, his son was being led away in handcuffs. this morning, growing outrage after police in lansing, michigan, detained a 12-year-old boy while he was taking out the trash. >> a kid bringing out his trash to be dumped. >> reporter: his father says he was asked to take the trash to their apt coment complex's dumpster. when he didn't return after a few minutes, he went outside to find his son being handcuffed and placed in the back of a police cruiser. the boy released moments later, but lawyers for the family say he's still distraught. >> he's been so traumatized that he does not want to go outside. he doesn't want to take the trash out. doesn't even want to check the mail. >> reporter: the lansing police department posted an explanation on facebook stating an officer was pursuing a suspect in a string of kia thefts wearing neon shorts and a white shirt. the officer was in the area and

saw bernard wearing a similar outfit and put cuffs on him. >> our client wasn't wearing a white shirt. in fact, our client was wearing a light gray colored shirt. >> reporter: the department also issuing an apology saying, our hope is we can put this unfortunate case of wrong place, wrong time behind us and continue to represent the community we serve. >> he wasn't in the wrong place, nor was this the wrong time. he was in the right place, his home. >> reporter: and lawyers for the bernard family say that they're exploring all legal options, including the possibility of filing a lawsuit. guys? >> will: wrong place, wrong time? he was at home and he's 12. morgan, thank you so much. time for the weather and somara theodore. >> somara: so we've got to talk about these storms. things will get active tonight. we have this first round moving through states like missouri, out towards wichita this afternoon. but then by midnight, overnight that's when we'll see that robust line of storms so we could see tornadoes and flash flooding in springfield, missouri. southern missouri, keep that in mind. keep those alerts on tonight and tomorrow that shifts towards the

east coast and we have a chance for more thunderstorms, and then we've got our eyes on the tropics. things are waking up in the pacific. out of all these >> somara: and worth noting. >> somara: and worth noting. our atlantic hurricane season is going to kick into high gear in the comes months. >> janai: and it's expected to be a busy one. thank you, somara. still coming up here "good morning america," more on maui. frustration building for residents looking to check on their homes and salvage anything that's left, and then damar hamlin's big step toward returning to professional football, taking the field in a preseason game. stick around.

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of their homes, but they are growing more and more frustrated with local officials and abc's melissa adan has been talking to them. she joins us live from the roadblock here on maui. good morning, melissa. >> reporter: gio, good morning. we're approaching five days since many ran for their lives leaving behind their homes and a community that is now gone. these survivors now face an incredibly grim journey, many who have been trying for the last several days to get back to see the destruction firsthand. we're talking about hundreds and hundreds of families we've seen in their cars waiting in line to make it to the front of the roadblock, hoping to head to lahaina or surrounding neighborhoods. locals tell me they are frustrated, reaching a boiling point really. these are survivors who tell me they went through hell and back. many are frustrated with county officials' response to evacuating during the fires. and, keep in mind, these survivors, some ran as fast as they could, jumped into the ocean, tried to save as many as they could, but they tell me it simply wasn't enough, and they want to get through the roadblock to reunite with loved

ones, and search for unaccounted friends. maui police now saying that access through this road is only for emergency response crews, asking residents to take an alternate route on what's described by some locals as a dangerous route. police say emergency responders are still working on i.d.ing victims and putting out smoldering fires. while? >> whit: melissa, thank you. turning now to how maui's expecting schools to reopen and how kids are processing the trauma in the wake of this historic tragedy. abc's becky worley joins us with more. becky, good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning. as i have been traveling around the island talking to adults as they process their trauma and their grief, i've noticed their kids playing all around. oftentimes watching their parents. they were supposed to start school last week. and it begs the question, how will the kids here on maui adjust to their new normal? this morning, as maui families

grapple with next steps, children now facing an uncertain future. their homes and schools gone. >> my son was actually supposed to start school on wednesday, but unfortunately there's no school for him to go to. >> reporter: this family escaping the fire's deadly path. >> it's a horrible thing that happened to all of us. >> reporter: their family home reduced to ash. parents across maui dealing with so much, now grappling with what to do with their children as the school year begins. >> they need an education, but i don't know where. i mean, is it bad if i don't send them right away to school? >> reporter: tomorrow, most public schools outside of the west maui area around the fire starting phased re-openings while the public schools in lahaina remain closed or destroyed. the department of education opening immediate enrollment statewide for displaced families so they can get their kids back in schools. maui teachers opening up to "gma" about their return to the classroom while dealing with such uncertainty.

>> we didn't know if our school was burnt down or not. it turns out it's not, but we've probably had a dozen people tell us for sure that it was. >> we had an opportunity to meet them. they dropped off their school supplies and i met them for five minutes. i met these little humans and now i don't know where they are. i don't know if they're living. i don't know if they lost their houses. i don't know if they're safe. >> reporter: schools across the state doing what they can to help. this school for girls on oahu offering free tuition, school supplies, mental health care and more for female students. back here for this man and his extended family, their home destroyed, but -- >> what's the plan for school? >> enroll them on monday. >> reporter: beyond school, parents asking how will kids process this traumatic event and their grief? the magnitude of the situation not registering. >> every day. >> what do they say? >> we want to go home. are we going home?

>> reporter: experts say because children's brains aren't fully developed, these emotions can be hard to process. >> for children, what they have known is very limited, right? they only know a certain few places, a certain few people and how they process grief, how they process tragedy, how that process loss, it's too much for a child to process. >> are you worried about your classmates and your friends? >> yeah. >> reporter: maui's services will be offering support counseling and child care. they've also received a big donation from the jack's toy company which will be sending toys for a mobile toy store for kids who lost all of their things. another organization that's near and dear to my heart, they offer grief counseling here on maui. they will be having an open house in the next weeks, and their goal is to provide grief counseling, group work, and counseling through drawing. kids process their grief so differently than adults do. whit? >> whit: all right, becky worley. thank you so much. we'll be right back. ♪) thanks.

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>> >> will: welcome back to "gma." it's been 223 days since that terrifying moment in cincinnati when buffalo bills safety damar hamlin suffered cardiac arrest. his life to say nothing of his football career in peril, but yesterday, there he was, playing in a preseason game. another milestone in his remarkable recovery and abc's jaclyn lee is here with the details. jaclyn, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it was arguably the scariest moment in nfl history. damar hamlin down on the field for nearly 20 minutes when his heart stopped mid game. now he has returned and boy, what a moment. >> he has not been named a starter yet this season. >> reporter: this morning, damar hamlin's triumphant return to the field.

>> today was definitely a step in the right direction. >> reporter: the buffalo bills' star safety played in his first football game since suffering a shocking cardiac arrest on the field seven months ago. >> this is the last thing you want to see. >> reporter: throughout training camp, fans gave him a warm welcome. the buffalo bills tweeting out support. hamlin speaking after practice on monday. >> man, it feels amazing. it's a roller coaster of emotions. i was all over the place, just being back for the first time. >> reporter: during the preseason game, hamlin came into the game early in the first quarter, helping the defense make a pivotal stop with teammates cheering as he jogged to the sidelines. >> i think that's what we saw from him today was a guy that did take that next step in terms of having the confidence to feel like he was totally healthy, and should be back out on that football field, which was obviously great to see. >> reporter: and hamlin discussed his other mission, to get as many people cpr certified

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