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>> janai: good morning, america. life-threatening storm. hurricane hilary churning towards southern california with potentially life-threatening flooding, mudslides and record rainfall. "gma" with team coverage on the ground as we track its path hour by hour. >> gio: wildfire emergency. mandatory evacuations in washington state. thousands fleeing fast-moving flames that have killed at least one person, burning homes to the ground. >> will: debate countdown. gop candidates preparing for the national stage as donald trump looks the other way, even preparing possible counterprogramming and facing that deadline to surrender this week in his latest indictment. >> janai: deadly missile strike. the moment of impact caught on camera in ukraine and the

terrible toll. the city's mayor calling it a war crime against civilians. >> gio: taking the heat. the criticism against maui's electric company and the video one day before the fires, capturing what could be an early trigger to the deadly inferno. >> will: fbi manhunt. a defendant convicted for his part in the january 6th riot at the capitol skips out on his sentencing. >> janai: only on "gma," ralph yarl, the teenager shot when he mistakenly showed up at the wrong house. updates us on his recovery as he heads back to school and works through the physical and mental trauma of the night everything changed. >> gio: preseason game suspended. patriots quarterback isaiah bolden carted off the field. the update on his condition. >> will: pumped up prices. gas going higher and the fears we could be paying even more. plus, taking to the skies, international travel soaring.

how to get a bargain for the holidays. ♪ ♪ go go big or go home ♪ >> janai: and messi's magic. the soccer star leading miami to victory in the league's cup and their first-ever trophy. the highlights ahead. ♪ >> announcer: live from abc news in new york, this is "good morning america." >> janai: good morning, america. thank you for starting your sunday, your week with us. in a year of unprecedented weather events we have yet another first this morning as hurricane hilary bears down on mexico and southern california. >> gio: hilary is expected to be a tropical storm by the time it reaches california. but it will still be historic, a year's worth of rain could fall over the coming days in some parts resulting in potentially

life-threatening flooding and mudslides. >> will: the impending storm issuing a tropical storm warning in california. and we have team coverage starting with matt rivers in san diego as we watch for those possible catastrophicing effects. matt, good morning. >> reporter: will, the rain just starting to come down on coronado island. relatively calm at the moment. but we know for the fact that the worse is certainly yet to come. the storm draws near. california now under a state of emergency. preparing for the first tropical storm to impact the state since 1997. governor gavin newsom deploying over 7500 first responders. including 350 national guardsmen and over 700 firefighters. thousands of sandbags distributed in san diego where residents are stocking up as some say they never thought they would see something like this. >> not in my lifetime. >> reporter: across southern california, many spending the last few days gathering sandbags

and supplies, bracing themselves. >> you know, the world is crazy. you know, you just got to plan ahead. >> reporter: hurrican hilary set to spend its day pummelling the entire region. tens of millions of people in its path. >> california's threatened by what could be one of the most devastating storms that we've had hit california in more than a decade. >> reporter: hilary bringing the threat of potentially catastrophic and life-threatening conditions. >> we are expecting a rare and dangerous rainfall event with significant flash flooding, river flooding, mudslides and debris flows. >> reporter: evacuation orders already issued to some parts of san bernardino county. >> i do worry about damage to my home and my belongings. >> reporter: despite how rare this tropical storm in southern california is we know according to climate change projections that there could be more extreme rainfall as a result of tropical storms like this one by the end of the century.

will. >> will: a possible new paradigm. matt rivers, thank you. folks who have never experienced anything remotely like this in southern california are doing their best this morning to prepare for hilary's arrival. zohreen shah is live in palm springs, california. zohreen, good morning. >> reporter: will, you can see this raft and rescue gear behind me and there's a real concern from firefighters that they may need to deploy these, and that's because desert cities like palm springs and yuma could get more rain today than they do in an entire year, five inches of rain could hit this area, and as much as nine inches in nearby mountains which may lead to major runoff. take a look at these images from death valley just last year. just 1.7 inches of rain in one day caused intense flooding. this storm might be even worse. the most rain that death valley has gotten in one year is under five inches, and we might reach that total in the next day. there's already been a major effort to get those experiencing

homelessness out of flood zones with officials driving around to major spots to make sure that everyone possible stays safe. firefighters here tell me that so far they have given out 60,000 sandbags. they are really hoping that people stay safe. will? >> will: preparations for a historic deluge under way. zohreen, thank you for being there. let's bring in meteorologist dani beckstrom from our new york station wabc. she's with us this morning and she's tracking and timing out this storm. dani, good morning to you. >> hey, good morning. dangerous and catastrophic flooding, that's the message for hurricane hilary, still forecast to weaken to a tropical storm as it approaches southern california, but the impacts still going to be significant. looking at the radar this morning, already seeing that tropical moisture spread as far north as northern nevada and it looks like a flood watch into idaho and oregon. let's talk about that tropical storm warning. 42 million americans from l.a. down to san diego, gusts up to 60 miles per hour. the primary concern is still going to be the flooding.

you see that high risk in the area shaded in pink. widespread flash floods not just likely but expected. this is dry desert which means the dirt is tightly packed. we're looking at very limited vegetation to soak up the rainfall. most of this becomes runoff. that's where the threat to both life and property comes in. we're looking at three to six inches, isolated areas up to ten inches. this is spreading into portions of southern nevada. death valley into the spring mountains, and it really could be a dangerous and potentially deadly situation. janai. >> janai: and for that reason we appreciate you being here to help with coverage of such an extreme storm. turning to the state of emergency in washington state where there major wildfires are burning. one person confirmed dead. 200 structures damaged or destroyed as thousands of people have evacuated. morgan norwood joins us now with more on the efforts to get them under control. >> reporter: this morning, a trio of raging wildfires tearing through washington state killing at least one person and forcing thousands to evacuate.

the gray fire burning west of spokane, the most destructive. close to 200 structures destroyed. flames swallowing this home on granite lake. this is what it looked like before. now only the frame remains. firefighters from multiple agencies on the ground. >> let's go ahead and upgrade this to a second alarm. >> reporter: a flock of choppers fighting the flames from above, while farmers dig their own fire lines as the inferno closes in. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: this thick wall of smoke forcing i-90 to close for 20 miles. the gray fire scorching more than 9,500 acres. the oregon road fire burning 3,000, and the wynonna fire ripping across 5,000 acres, all three zero percent contained. >> the devastation that happened inside some of those areas, i've never seen anything like it in my entire life. >> reporter: fire season in full swing out west. overnight in california a rapid inferno igniting, burning

through more than 5,000 acres in santa barbara county. >> feel the heat? >> oh, my god. >> reporter: meanwhile, up north across the border, canada still reeling from its worst-ever wildfire season as the more than 1,000 out-of-control forest fires burn. nearly 20,000 forced to evacuate yellow knife friday. it's been a difficult record-breaking fire season in canada. more than 34 million acres have burned there just this year alone. to put that in perspective, that is larger than the state of new york. authorities warning of difficult and challenging days ahead. gio? >> gio: we have to watch that very, very closely. all right, morgan, thank you. now to the countdown to the first republican debate of the 2024 presidential campaign. so far eight candidates have qualified to be on the stage in milwaukee on wednesday. the one who may not be there. former president trump, likely will still be the focus. abc's senior white house correspondent selina wang is live in washington now with the latest.

good morning, selina. >> reporter: sources telling abc news that former president donald trump has already pre-recorded a sit-down interview with tucker carlson. this is scheduled to be counterprogramming for the first 2024 gop debate which is now three days away. sources also tell us that some of trump's surrogates are expected to attend that debate instead. so far eight candidates have qualified, met those donor and polling thresholds from the rnc, a handful more are scrambling to meet the qualification deadline. trump's campaign insisting that no final decision has been made. the rnc also has a requirement for these debate participants to sign a pledge to support that eventual nominee. trump, so far, has refused to sign it. some candidates also putting pressure on the former president to attend that debate including chris christie, calling trump a "coward." insisting that florida governor ron desantis should drop out of

the race if ron desantis defends the former president on that debate stage. all of this drama unfolding as trump is facing legal deadlines this week. he has until friday to turn himself in to a georgia jail over alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in that state. so, while these other candidates are back out there on the campaign trail hitting the campaign, former president donald trump expected to get his mugshot taken. gio? >> gio: thank you for your reporting. let's go ahead and bring in abc's chief washington correspondent, jonathan karl. jon, good morning to you. as selina just reported, sources are telling abc news that the former president is not going to appear on stage at that first debate. so what are you hearing, jon? would that give another candidate an opportunity to break out here? >> jonathan: you know, it's entirely understandable on one level that trump would not want to go. he's far and away the front-runner. if you're winning, why take a risk.

but i would argue that it's actually a risk not to go. first of all, it opens him up to the attack from people like chris christie that he's a coward, that he's afraid to debate, and it cedes the stage. this is going to be a widely-viewed debate. i'm sure not as widely-viewed as it would be if donald trump were there, but it will be a widely-viewed debate. there will be a bunch of republicans on a stage, at least some of them willing to take on donald trump and all of whom are running against donald trump. >> gio: that's right. it will be interesting to see what happens with that tucker carlson interview happening at the same time. while the campaign is heating up, we have that georgia case. the former president and the 18 other defendants, they have until friday here to turn themselves in. do we have any idea how this will play out? >> jonathan: first of all, what a split screen to see donald trump going and getting his mugshot taken, fingerprints at the same time essentially -- not literally the same day, but the same week that republicans are

facing off on a debate that he's skipping. we expect that donald trump will show up for that processing at the end of the week. and remember, once this gets under way, all of the hearings in this case and the trial itself, this is a state trial, so it will be televised. so quite different than the others. by the way, gio, i got to tell you, we have breaking news coming up on "this week" about a man at the center of that georgia case and also at the center of the federal investigations, the jack smith indictments. that's mark meadows, we've learned for the first time some of what meadows has been telling investigators. we'll be having that on air on "this week" coming up shortly. >> gio: and we will be watching. thank you very much. as jon just said, tune in to "this week" later this morning, jon speaks exclusively with mike pence as he prepares to take the

stage for the first republican primary debate. plus, ahead of president biden's visit to maui, jon speaks with fema administrator deanne criswell about the devastation caused by deadly wildfires and the federal government's plan to help survivors recover and rebuild. janai. >> janai: teasing ahead to that breaking news with mark meadows, looking ahead to that. now the manhunt for a proud boy member. he was supposed to be sentenced on friday but never showed up in court. abc's reena roy has the latest on the search. good morning, reena. >> reporter: janai, good morning to you. federal officials are asking for the public's help in finding a member of the proud boys right-wing extremist group convicted for his role in the january 6th riot at the capitol. christopher worrell was supposed to be sentenced on friday, but he never showed up. he had been on house arrest in florida. worrell was found guilty in may on multiple counts, which

included pepper spraying officers during the insurrection. prosecutors were asking for a sentence of 14 years. the 52-year-old is just one of more than three dozen members of the proud boys charged in the riot. the group's leader and three other people were convicted on seditious conspiracy this spring. the fbi says anyone with information about worrell's whereabouts should contact them immediately. will? >> will: reena, thank you for that. heading overseas now to the latest deadly attack on civilians in ukraine. a russian missile striking a theater killing at least seven people and injuring many more. the acting mayor of the town calling it a war crime on civilians. abc's tom soufi burridge is live at the site of that missile strike this morning. tom, good morning to you. >> reporter: amid the destruction, this morning we've seen lots of people coming here to lay flowers and cuddly toys for 6-year-old sofia, for a local teacher, for university workers, for a dad of four all killed by a russian missile. this morning, the death toll rising after that russian missile strike in downtown chernihiv. seven killed including a 6-year-old girl.

more than 140 people injured according to ukrainian officials. inside the local children's hospital -- >> i'm really, really sorry. >> reporter: we meet 10-year-old yanislav, covered in shrapnel wounds. his dad killed by the blast. the doctor holding back the tears telling us 13 badly wounded kids were brought here. russia targeting a drone demonstration event inside this theater. the city center busy seconds before, then the blast. these videos circulating online. the blast was right on top of the theater, nearly 200 yards over there. the missile sprayed deadly shards of metal across this entire area. a fireball streaking across the square. you can see the effect there. after the u.s. said european nations could supply ukraine with f-16 fighter jets, ukrainian president zelenskyy in sweden hoping that country will also supply their jets. on the battlefield, dense russian minefields slowing ukraine's counteroffensive with many soldiers wounded. >> i am very lucky.

>> reporter: shrapnel still in his legs, this guy from alaska who's fighting for ukraine asked us not to use his name. his unit ambushed when advancing on russian positions. >> it's terrifying, especially when you start to realize that you're fighting somebody who is as good or possibly even better than you are. >> reporter: guys, today is a day of mourning here in chernihiv. tomorrow, too. we've seen plenty of emotional scenes as people have come here to lay flowers. ukrainian president zelenskyy calling russia a terrorist state. gio. >> gio: incredible to see you there at the site of that missile strike. tom, thank you so much. now to the latest here on the wildfire disaster on maui. the death toll standing at 114 as president biden and the first lady are set to visit the devastated island tomorrow. melisssa adan is live on maui with more. good morning to you. >> reporter: gio, good morning. as you know, so many families here are still waiting for

closure as there are hundreds that are still unaccounted for. this morning, authorities are closing in on containing those deadly wildfires that claimed 114 lives, with more than 78% of the devastated area searched and over 2,200 structures damaged there are still so many people unaccounted for. now there are more questions arising about what sparked the deadliest wildfire in modern u.s. history. a 2021 report shows the hawaiian electric company knew there were issues with the power lines before the fire started, saying above-ground power lines that fail, short or low-hanging can cause fire ignition, sparks even that could start a wildfire, particularly in windy or stormy conditions. well, hawaiian electric says the cause of the fire has not been determined, and they are working with the state and county to conduct a review as they restore service on maui. fema says survivors are moving out of shelters and into long-term housing. nearly $7 million of federal assistance has been approved to

more than 2,000 households. so many on this island are just holding on to hope as they deal with this devastating loss. tomorrow, we are expecting the head of fema along with president biden and the first lady to arrive to maui and tour the devastation here. janai. >> janai: so much devastation. melissa, thank you very much. now to the rising gas prices and the possibility they may increase even more. lionel moises joins us now with more on what's causing those hikes. good morning, lionel. >> reporter: good morning, janai. americans are feeling it at the pump as the national average for a gallon of unleaded gas has crept up to $3.87 a gallon, according to aaa. that's 31 cents more than a month ago, but still 7 cents lower than this time last year. extreme weather is something experts are keeping a close eye on. aaa is warning the heat wave much of the nation is experiencing right now could drive up prices even higher. two factors to consider, the

heat dome over states in the southern plains and hurricane season with hilary headed for southern california, both could force refineries to curb production which would, of course, lead to higher prices at the pump. this all comes after that spike just a few weeks ago with extreme heat making it hard for those refineries to run at full capacity and opec slashing production. gas prices nationwide are at their highest level in ten months. demand another factor that impacts prices with evacuation orders under way and families stocking up on supplies ahead of hilary including gas for generators, we could see the prices jump even higher. guys? >> will: lionel, thanks for being here at "gma." great to have you. it's time now for weather and dani beckstrom. >> dani: we already talked about the fact that the southwest is soaking, now we're going to talk about the pacific northwest is choking. check out this. this is video from i-90 in washington near cheney, just off

the interstate. the brush is burning. this is what it looks like, that hazardous air quality with the thick smoke. no surprise that portions of i-90 closed down due to visibility issues. when we look at air quality, so much of washington state from unhealthy to downright hazardous as well as northern idaho. my little brother lives in moscow, not far from t >> dani: where there's not torrential rain, you cannot see

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>> building a better bay area moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc7 news. >> good morning. i'm stephanie sierra. right now california is under a state of emergency as hurricane hillary makes its way to southern california. more than 7500 people from first responders to support staff are ready to go. cal fire is preparing to search urban areas and conduct swift water rescues . the rain could produce

flooding and slides, particularly in areas with burn scars. now frances lawson is tracking any impacts we can expect here in the bay area. hi, frances. all right. right now, hurricane hillary is bringing light rain to southern california. but here in the immediate bay area, it's just bringing us humid conditions, more cloud cover, even slightly warmer temperatures today with just a slight isolated chance of a shower. more chances tomorrow. stephanie, thank you, francis. and thank you all for joining us. the news continues right now with good morning america.

something's coming. something dark. >> will: welcome back to "gma." on this sunday morning. something is coming. star wars "ahsoka," the limited series follows a former jedi knight investigating a threat to the galaxy. pretty high stakes. rosario dawson stars as ahsoka. disney plus, they moved up the premiere of this show. you just have to wait until tuesday. the first episodes will drop then, 9:00 p.m. eastern. very excited for that. >> janai: whit is somewhere salivating. >> gio: i love that little countdown we have in the corner. let's look at some other big stories we're following on this sunday morning. mark meadows, the former chief of staff to former president trump who was charged in the fulton county racketeering

indictment moved on friday to dismiss the charges against him. the filing saying that the conduct charged here falls squarely within the scope of mr. meadows' duties as chief of staff. >> janai: nissan is recalling 236,000 sentras from 2020 to 2022 due to problems that could cause loss of steering control and increasing the possibility of a crash. many of the same vehicles were recalled back in 2021 for the same problem. >> will: and american airlines is suing the travel website skiplag, it helps consumers save money on fares by skip lagging which is a maneuver in which some fliers can buy a low-cost ticket with a layover, but they actually want to go there and they get off there instead of going on to the flight's final destination. american says in the suit that the skiplag site is not authorized to sell tickets. and it puts passengers at risk of having their tickets revoked.

>> janai: that's a controversial thing. >> gio: that is. the airlines can take away your membership. >> janai: transportation correspondent. >> will: i knew you had the answer. >> gio: thank you guys. we will start here with the frightening moments during a preseason football game when a player had to be carted off the field. abc's reena roy is here with more. good morning, reena. >> reporter: gio, good morning to you. just terrifying moments on the field last night when new england rookie quarterback isaiah bolden took a hit during the game. it all happened during the fourth quarter. bolden was covering a slant pass when he collided with a teammate on the field in green bay during a preseason game against the packers. he appeared unable to move. the entire patriots team rushing to his side along with first responders before he was placed on a stretcher and carted off the field. some players saying the scary moments reminded them of what happened to buffalo bills cornerback damar hamlin earlier this year when he suffered cardiac arrest on the field during monday night football. both teams agreeing to suspend the game early last night. the patriots have released a statement overnight saying

bolden has feeling in all of his extremities but will remain hospitalized in the green bay area for observation. janai. >> janai: scary stuff. we're sending our thoughts to him. now to the update you will only see on "gma." i sat down with ralph yarl, the teenager who was shot in the head and arm when he went to the wrong house to pick up his younger siblings, now getting ready to start school again as the case against the alleged shooter heads to court next week. >> the people who are good, who are supportive, they vastly outnumber all of those -- all of the hateful and violent people in this world. i'm just leaning on that support to be sure that i stay strong. >> janai: sitting in his family's living room, preparing to start his senior year of high school, 18 weeks, more than 128 days had passed since the night that changed ralph yarl's life. >> i think of the details, i was

crying about it because it just seems so surreal that people would be so harmful. >> janai: april 13th, ralph was picking up his twin brothers from a play date when he mistakenly went to the wrong house, knocking on the door of andrew lester's home. the 84-year-old man allegedly armed with a gun and opened fire on yarl. since then, life has been anything but normal for the no 17-year-old. not only making a remarkable recovery medically, but also striving to heal mentally. >> the therapist i've been going to has just been trying so many things to lessen the trauma. >> i know ralph was the one in the center of this, but it's a whole family thing. we all care in this. >> janai: though ralph carries the physical scars from that fateful night, his mom cleo, sitting next to her son's aunt, says the trauma of what happened is a burden shared by his

family. >> it's hard for my husband to sleep sound at night because he was asleep when the kids and i started screaming that ralph is shot. ralph is shot. he has nightmares about that. >> janai: even his 11-year-old twin brothers, who she says grow anxious when ralph is not home by dark. >> then they start asking where is he? when is he going to be home? we're working on the feeling that they shouldn't carry any guilt because he went to pick them up from a play date when all of this happened. trying to make them understand that it's still okay to go on play dates. >> janai: but getting the whole family the help they needed wasn't easy. fortunately an online fund-raiser that raised more than $3 million helped to ease the financial burden. now, ralph and his family are aiming to be a helping hand to other families impacted by gun violence. selling bracelets and donating part of the proceeds. the name, hope by faith spoonmoore. hope which the family says they clung to tightly the last four months.

>> hope literally is a lifeline. my first thought is god, i hope he stays alive to see the reason behind this. i hope it is not his time. you know? and then fast forward now -- >> janai: now hoping for justice as a preliminary hearing for the accused shooter charged with first-degree assault is next week. what do you think it will be like to see the man accused of shooting your son? >> i've prayed about it. i have left it in god's hands. whatever it is, it is. >> janai: for ralph, he's focused on leading the clarinet section of his high school's band and looking ahead to another internship he's already lined up and already weighing whether he will go to prom. regular kid stuff. >> he has strength that i want to have. >> janai: what do you think about? you're already seeing a lot of your peers in band, but being

back in the classroom. >> i feel good about it. i know they have good intentions. they're just out to hope and pray for me and hope that i'm doing well. >> janai: it was so many of his peers, his classmates who really rallied behind ralph, demanding that the man accused of shooting him be charged. ralph's mom said she often reminds ralph to not let what happened to him to consume him. every day is a new day. as the family prepares for the accused shooter's preliminary hearing next week, she admits it is consuming her. the way this family is impacted. when she talks about having to remind her 11-year-old adorable twins, it's okay to go on play dates because of the guilt they have for what happened to their brother, which is of no fault of their own. it was just really touching. >> gio: that really hits. such a powerful interview. it's great that they're speaking out about this and being very, very vocal. >> janai: very much so. >> gio: time for the weather and dani beckstrom is back with that. one word, heat, heat, heat, heat. that was four. >> dani: that's true. let's be technical here.

we have to talk about heat. starting with records that fell yesterday. we have plenty more to go. looking at wichita yesterday, 111. dallas, 108. hattiesburg, 105. want the to mention dallas hit 109 the previous two days. and for today, we're looking at 100 million americans under heat advisories or heat alerts from texas up to wisconsin. i want to point out, dallas once again, the forecast high of 110. if they hit that, it will be the hottest day in more than a decade. they have only done 110 about a dozen times since records began in the late 1800s. here's a look at the next few days for tulsa, dallas, omaha. a triple digit stretch. this takes us th >> dani: i guess hearing that, in new york it's pretty nice today, right? >> gio: we'll take it.

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about 15% more traveling over the atlantic than they did pre-pandemic. places like italy, spain, greece, london, are all seeing higher tourist numbers this year. >> will: if my instagram is any indication, everyone is in italy. so, the big summer season is winding down. we're already thinking about our next vacation. is it too early to book for thanksgiving, for instance? what kind of deals are out there? >> definitely not too early to book for thanksgiving. and if you're a savvy traveler and you didn't take advantage of any europe travel over the summer you did it because in the back of your head you knew that thanksgiving is the hidden best week out there and of the entire year to find great deals for international travel. some of the deals we're finding right now for the thanksgiving time period, miami to dublin for $368. boston to milan for $398. maybe you want to take a beach vacation, l.a. to costa rica, $285, all round-trip on full-service airlines. >> will: let's keep planning the rest of the year here. how about christmas?

what deals can we find? >> definitely biggest tip is do not wait for the next peak season which is going to be the winter holidays. some deals that we have available right now but again don't wait, you can go from new york to copenhagen for $448 round trip. you can explore those nordic christmas markets, or you can go from l.a. to puerto vallarta for $202, or denver to jamaica, another beach destination, $373 round trip. maybe you want to stay domestic. you go to chicago to seattle for $193. then tack on a trip to vancouver to do some skiing. it's only a three-hour drive north and you would save a lot by doing that flight versus flying indirect. >> will: great advice, great deals. i have to go on vacation in about 15 minutes. i have to let you go and thank you so much for all of your tips. we appreciate you. we'll check in with you soon. coming up on "gma," add another trophy to his mantle. lionel messi helping miami bring

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>> gio: we are back with lionel messi who overnight led his team, inter miami, to the league's championship. look at this right here. this is that opening goal. unbelievable. messi has won everywhere he's played. now he's won the hearts of american soccer fans. jaclyn lee is here with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. man, what a nail biter. there were key saves and an unbelievable miss and then a shootout giving fans a game we all live for. >> 800 goals in his professional career. >> reporter: overnight, it was down to the wire in a historic league's cup final. global superstar lionel messi

and inter miami took on nashville fc, both teams looking to capture their club's first-ever trophy. it was messi leading the way, dominating the boys in gold scoring in the 23rd minute to give miami the lead. >> lionel messi, around zimmerman! messi! >> reporter: watch as he side steps the defender before curling the ball into the back of the net. making this ten goals in seven matches for the superstar. nashville not going away. tying it up in the second half leading to extra time. >> it's in! >> reporter: after some close calls, the match eventually heading to nail-biting penalty kicks. the shootout going 11 rounds until this goalie versus goalie match-up. inter miami first championship since joining mls in 2020. ahead of the final, messi said a title would mean a lot for this

young team. >> it's a very young club and trying to get the first title would be beautiful for everyone. >> reporter: since his first goal in the u.s., the team remains undefeated. messi being credited with transforming the landscape of major league soccer. tickets for the final selling out in just eight minutes with the lowest price costing as much as $422. a normal ticket goes for $20. his jersey is the highest selling in the history of the mls online store. just incredible. the nashville fc coach gary smith speaking in a press conference after the game saying that it was his first time seeing messi play live. he said messi was unplayable in certain moments of the game. >> gio: and i checked with our keeper of the stats, will reeve, 42nd trophy in messi's career. just incredible. >> will: unbelievable. he'll always remember his first league's cup. that's for sure. >> gio: absolutely. we'll be right back on "gma." ""

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