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good morning america. states of emergency across the country with a tropical storm, wild fires and dangerous heat. breaking overnight millions of americans under alert. tropical storm hilary bringing historic flooding, wind gusts up to 84 miles an hour. rescue missions under way. houre missions underway. school canceled for hundreds of thousands of students. and flood watches from california to idaho. our team is tracking it all. >> deadly wild fires out of control in washington state scorching more than 35,000 acres and forcing thousands from their homes as dangerous as heat blankets. 18 states overnight. dramatic new video shared with abc news showing maui firefighters driving through the deadly inferno. have you got to

go? flames shooting past the fire trucks window now. questions mount about the response to the wildfires as president biden heads to maui. no show. >> trump announces he won't be at the first republican debate. this is the former president prepares to surrender in georgia later this week. >> waiting to return home. we're talking to the families of two of the americans wrongfully detained in iran following the deal that could get them home in just weeks. they join us live on gma. >> urgent investigation. a california woman shot and killed in what authorities say was a dispute over a pride flag outside her business judgment day. >> the dentist found guilty of murdering his wife on safari, set to learn his fate on field scare. the latest on the new england patriot rookie who was knocked unconscious, leading to the game to be canceled. his statement this morning, health alert. >> the new study on ozempic and legacy. could the drugs help improve cardio vascular health?

dr. ashton is live. you got the right stuff. >> and my dog ate my passport. >> the pup who may have derailed a wedding from the wrong snack to the right stuff. we're on the road in colorado. >> live in times square. this is good morning america. i thought i had heard all the dog excuses . >> looking for some roughage? oh, good morning. i hope you had a good weekend. we certainly do. >> but we do begin with a breaking news overnight. southern california slammed with a tropical storm. the first to move across the region since 1997, bringing mudslides and dangerous flash flooding. and lindsay, the images are quite staggering. >> take a look at this. with heavy rainfall in san diego saturating the ground. trees like this have been uprooted and have collapsed. >> one of just several weather emergencies across the country. our team is tracking it all. we begin with rob marciano in palm desert, california. good morning, rob. hey good morning, george.

>> yeah. quite a scene here yesterday as tropical storm hillary cut its way across southern california right into the deserts here. we had a lot of rain with that record breaking in palm springs and palmdale and san diego. we also have big time winds here. we had about a four hour stretch of 40 plus mile an hour winds. that was certainly enough to take down this really big eucalypt, this tree, which was no match for this historic storm overnight, millions of americans under alert as hillary slams the west with up to 84 mile per hour wind gusts. >> hillary officially the first tropical storm to hit southern california in more than 25 years , bringing with it catastrophic rainfall, historic flooding and dangerous mudslides. palm springs receiving more than half of its annual rainfall from this tropical storm alone. >> the center of hillary now coming through the center of palm springs. a tropical storm going through the middle of a

california desert. >> his car is floating across the region. >> cars submerged. watch this golf course inundated. >> that's a river. it's not a golf course anymore. >> emergency crews launching rescue missions. and in san bernardino county, dramatic video of a massive mudflow. >> you have 5 to 700 people, approximately, residents that are having to shelter in their place. >> firefighters trapped at their fire station after a mudslide surrounded the building. no injuries were reported, but the mudslides appear to be cutting off some mountain communities in the region surrounding area, including the southern mountains around immediately. and in los angeles, the sheriff's department helicopter sounding the alarm, warning people to move to higher ground ahead of the storm. and in the middle of the storm, a magnitude 5.1 earthquake striking the la area. >> chief, i'm really sorry to interrupt you right now. >> our our studio is shaking right now. so not only are we

dealing with a tropical storm, but it appears we are now dealing with an earthquake. the los angeles unified school district, the second largest in the country, closing today. >> yeah, and an earthquake. >> can you believe that one not related to the other, just gives you an idea of how crazy yesterday was. there is a link to climate change as far as the extreme rainfall that we get in these sort of events. and we can expect that to increase going forward. the rainfall, yeah, we did get that. let's take a look at some of these numbers. over ten inches of rain falling across parts of san bernardino county, la county, getting a half a foot mentioned, palm springs and san diego. the bulk of the moisture now is moving up into the sierras. this is no longer a tropical. anything really. it's just a mass of moisture. we still have flash flood warnings in some parts of the sierras and watches all the way up into the northwest. not quite up into the fire area of washington. unfortunately for those folks who are struggling there, george torres. >> okay, rob, thanks very in san diego. matt rivers is there. >> yeah, good morning, george. we want to show you the kind of damage that we've seen after

hour after hour of rainfall here in san diego. this big decades old tree falling across this yard behind me, hitting that house. thankfully, no injuries as a result. but you can see the tree still on top of that house. this is the kind of thing that happens when you see the 2 to 3in of rain that we've received across the san diego area. saturated ground has led to dozens of incidents of trees reported down. all across this area. we also saw a report of a more than a dozen people rescued from a riverbank as that river was rising overnight. this has been a very serious 24 hours here across the san diego area. but i think when you speak to people here, generally, the sense is that things could have been worse, all things considered. no major damage, no deaths at this point. good news overall. lindsay sure seems that way. >> matt, thank you. now to the deadly wildfires burning in drought stricken washington state. the fires forcing thousands from their homes and shutting down a major interstate . alex bracket reports from

cheney, washington. oh, my god. >> this morning, wildfires in washington state torching more than 35,000 acres and killing at least two as thousands more rushed to evacuate hundreds of firefighters from multiple agencies fight the flames. two wildfires, the gray fire and the oregon road fire. responsible for nearly 20,000 scorched acres alone. and both are 0% contained. some residents are returning home only to find ashes in 15 to 20 minutes. >> it went from i think that they've got this handled. i'm sure that they can to. we got to go right now. >> others staying at evacuation centers, many at these centers are from the town of medical lake. it's 5000 residents given mandatory evacuation orders. some officials say only had 20 minutes to run for their lives. >> we are fighting an uncontrollable problem, which is that climate change is changing the nature of our forests and our grasslands. >> the state's public land commissioner took us on a tour

of the destruction in that community. we've got a makeshift shelter, 20 mile or 20 minutes outside of here, and folks there have a lot of questions. we don't know when it will be safe for them back. >> and that is very scary and frightening for somebody who had to flee their home. >> fire officials here tell us that they are pleading with residents to evacuate and stay out while they fight these fires, saying do not return unless you absolutely need to. >> rebecca, got to listen to those warnings. all right. alex pratchett, thank you. president biden and the first lady are heading to maui later today as questions grow about the response to the disaster there and the lack of warning time. mola langi is on maui. good morning, mola well, good morning, rebecca. >> yeah, the president scheduled to meet with first responders and wildfire victims here on maui later today and also toured the devastated areas 85% of which, according to the governor . have now been searched with 850 people still unaccounted for and 114 dead.

>> have you got to go overnight, dramatic new video shared with abc news showing maui firefighters driving through the inferno. >> our visibility is really limited right now. >> watch the flames shooting past the fire trucks window. >> the black smoke blinding as the blaze ripped through the historic town of lahaina. now, 13 days later, questions mounting about the response to the deadliest wildfire in modern u.s history. we spoke to chief brad ventura in his first national interview since this tragic disaster. >> we're still in a sense of shock. both myself and our department and our community. as the days go on. it sinks in a little bit more. >> this video from august 7th capturing what could be an early trigger to the deadly fire. >> it's windy. >> and then there's a flash. and i think that's when a tree is falling on a power line. >> by the next morning, on august 8th at 6:37 a.m. in la, chinatown, shane trio uses a garden hose to battle a fire that started started from up the

road. >> there. and all of that is still burning. >> authorities declaring that brush fire under control around 9 a.m, but then as the weather blew through town and power lines continued to drop all around them, when they left the fire, they were confident that that fire was cold. but fires continued to ignite when the winds caused a flare up to spread by 5 p.m, flames tearing through the town. >> all units, all units were able to get out of the center of this fire. >> firefighters say the fire hydrants were running dry after the power went out. eventually telling people to evacuate. >> they need a water that resources is so precious to us. so when they were running out, they were so disheartened. well, the president releasing a statement ahead of his arrival here on maui today saying we will be here as long as it takes for maui. >> the cause of this fire still being investigated. and the governor here requesting the state attorney general also open up an investigation. >> george okay. mola thanks to politics now. in the first

republican debate of the 2024 race, former president trump has announced that he will not attend as his rivals prep for their first big outing. rachel scott is tracking the race from washington. good morning, rachel . >> george, good morning to you. and donald trump has been back and forth on this, but with just 48 hours to go, the former president making it clear he will not only skip the first republican debate, but even suggesting he might sit out future debates to this morning. donald trump is out announcing he will not participate in the first republican debate on wednesday, writing, the public knows who i am and what a successful presidency i had. i will therefore not be doing the debates. former new jersey governor chris christie calling him a coward if he's not tough enough and honest enough and smart enough, sand on the same stage with me and debate these issues that it's time to come back tomorrow, lago and retire. trump still holds a commanding lead over his rivals, and now plans to counter program the debate. sources tell abc news the former president already taped an interview with conservative talk show host

tucker carlson while his rivals hit the campaign trail this week, trump is expected to surrender to authorities in georgia to face charges that he tried to overturn the 2020 election. the former president is also accused of mishandling classified documents in a separate case, offering up this defense. everything was declassified because i had the right to declassify. but sources tell abc news his former chief of staff, mark meadows, told special counsel investigators he could not recall trump ever declassifying broad sets of classified material. and trump's former vice president, mike pence, says he wasn't aware of that either. >> i don't have any knowledge of any broad base directive from the president, but that doesn't mean it didn't occur. i just it's not something that i ever heard about. >> trump faces four indictments, 91 charges. total and quite the split screen that'll be playing out this week as the former president prepares to turn himself over to authorities in georgia. his rivals will be preparing to take that debate stage. so far, seven candidates will participate. george

>> rachel scott, thanks for being with the latest now on the war in ukraine as the fighting grinds on, the netherlands and denmark will be sending new f-16 fighter jets to president zelensky's forces. tom sophie berg is on the scene. good morning, tom. >> hey, george. president zelensky touring europe, climbing into those f-16 fighter jets, denmark and the netherlands saying they'll supply up to 61 of those american made warplanes to ukraine. the ukrainian leader calling the announcement historic. zelensky thanking the us president biden's approval was key. denmark saying the first of its jets will arrive here by the end of this year for ukraine. western warplanes and more air defense can't get here soon enough. a day of mourning today here in chernihiv for victims of a russian missile strike. seven people killed, including a six year old girl, more than 150 injured, according to ukraine. you can see the tributes this morning. that theater hit on a busy saturday morning. linsey. >> those memorials becoming all too common. tom, thank you. now to the manhunt for the proud

boys member who vanished before he could be sentenced for his acts during the january six capitol riot. abc's chief justice correspondent pierre thomas is in washington with the very latest. good morning, pierre. >> leslie, good morning. it's a potentially dangerous situation. christopher john wall is now a fugitive being sought by the fbi. a manhunt has been underway since thursday when he disappeared the day before he was scheduled to be sentenced for his role on january 6th. he's facing serious time behind bars with prosecutors recommending he served 14 years in prison. the lengthy time stopped because of his attack on law enforcement on january 6th. here he is in photographs, pepper spraying police trying to defend the capitol. he had been under house arrest in florida since november 2021 after complaining that his civil rights had been violated in jail . now he's a convicted felon on the run with authorities eager to get him off the street. a man who's already shown he's willing to use violence against police. rebecca pierre thomas, thank you. >> we turn now to a scary moment

on the football field. a rookie for the new england patriots was taken off the field on a stretcher after a hit this weekend. and trevor ault has an update on his condition. good morning, trevor. good morning, rebecca. >> you know, football is arguably more popular than it has ever been, but by nature it is a violent game. and injuries like the one we're about to show you do feel especially frightening after demar hamlin's collapse last year. the video is tough to watch, but we are happy to report that this player is okay this weekend. >> that terrified buying moment on the football field. so alarming they called off the rest of the game in front of new england patriots rookie cornerback isaiah bolden knocked unconscious mid play immediately calling for the medical team off the sideline. >> the training staff rushing to his side, players from both teams kneeling in prayer, many visibly distraught. >> bolden is a seventh round draft pick, fighting for a spot on the team as he was taken off the field on a stretcher. the patriots and packers coaches

agreeing to suspend the rest of the fourth quarter. >> clearly our team was shaken by what happened, the patriots say bolden had feeling in all his extremities but was kept overnight at the hospital in green bay. >> he's since been released, traveling back home with the team on sunday and tweeting. appreciate the prayers. more excited to be back with the guys . bolden's injury invoking demar hamlin's harrowing cardiac arrest last season. wear trainers had to restart his heart to save his life. >> it's important to have medical staff on hand so that they can really evaluate the players immediately. >> right there on the field. >> in a statement, the nfl tells abc news in part, there is no greater priority than the health and safety of players this season. we are further improving safety with rules, changes better equipment and modifications to practice schedules. >> i think their goal is to try and make the game as safe as it can be without changing the

structure of the game and the league has been sharing data about player injuries. >> now, going back to 2015, in recent years, those rule changes and the updated equipment, they have actually seen injuries generally decrease. but even so, last season there were still more than 200 injuries. guys, good to see him back on his feet. >> definitely. thank you, trevor. appreciate it. >> coming up, a california store owner was killed in what authorities believe was a dispute over a pride flag. we have the latest on the investigation. also this morning, the dentist convicted of killing his wife on safari. >> he set to learn his fate. >> and a new study on drugs like ozempic and cardiovascular health. dr. ashton joins us live. but first, we head over to leslie lopez from our station in los angeles. she's in for ginger. hello, leslie. welcome. >> thank you so much. it's great to be here. but unfortunately, we're talking about record breaking heat. and take a look at the midwest, the heartland, dealing with some very hot temperatures, 134 heat index for it looks like places in kansas. and now we're looking about wichita, kansas, hitting about

111 degrees over the weekend. so those are some of the actual temperatures over the weekend. we still are looking at a lot of heat threats across most of the midwest. now, take a look at chicago. well, it's only 78 degrees. we are on our way to almost 100 degrees. now, if we make it to 100, that does mean a record in ten years, approaching 99 degrees by thursday for chicago. so, again, we're talking about some heat all across the nation. unfortunately, it does mean that there are going to be big concerns. also, minneapolis could get about 99 degrees. that would be also a record if they make it to 135 years. all right. here's a look at more local weather in 30s when it comes to getting your flu shot, cvs is pretty flex. >> want to schedule one online while prepping dinner gravy. avoid the wait by scheduling for you or the whole crew or if you prefer to just pop in. do you and if you want to even tack on a covid 19 vaccine to your flu shot, feel free. and speaking of free, our flu shots are, well, free. philly yes, really

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acres since it started on sunday afternoon. there are currently no evacuations, but people in the surrounding area will likely smell and see smoke. this is the 13th wildfire to break out in new jersey this season. >> tributes are pouring in for emmy award winning actor ron seaforth jones, who died this weekend. jones is best known for his work on this is us winning two awards for playing william hill, a representative for the actor said that the cause was a long standing pulmonary issue. he was 66 years old and switching gears now to the women's world cup. celebrations are underway in spain after the national soccer team took home its first title on sunday. the game was a nail biter, a one to nothing victory over england. a goal by olga carmona was the difference in the game, which ended the month long tournament. this makes spain only the second country, along with germany, to win both the men's and women's titles at. and we still have lots more head, including sentencing day for the dentist convicted of killing his wife while on safari. it's all coming up right now. >> the california storeowner shot and killed in what police

say was a dispute over a pride flag outside her business. keenan whitworth has the story. good morning, kayla. >> george good morning. now, authorities haven't said yet if they're investigating this as a hate crime, but leaders in the area say she was a fierce advocate for the lgbtq plus community. the governor calling her murder absolutely horrific. this morning, a small california community devastated after a local woman was shot and killed over what authorities believe was a dispute over a pride flag. >> gunshots, victim. medic. ambulance 91. medic engine 92 phased out of area for law enforcement. >> 66 year old laura anne carlton shot and killed friday outside the clothing store she owns near lake arrowhead. law enforcement says the suspect made several disparaging remarks about a rainbow flag that stood outside the store. the armed suspect, who has not been identified then fled on foot when authorities confronted him a few miles away. he was armed with a handgun. a lethal force

encounter occurred and the suspect was pronounced dead at the scene. carlton, known as lori by her friends, was an advocate of the lgbtq community . friends say this was not the only time her flag had been targeted, writing on social media that in the past, when someone took down her flag or vandalized it, she put up another one knew folks moving into town, knew couples, knew lgbtq families. >> they were concerned about moving up here and we hear stories about them driving by her store and seeing the flags and feeling so welcome. they immediately felt the acceptance and were no longer afraid to be up here. and lori did that for them. carla john leaves behind her husband and blended family with nine children. >> the memorial now growing outside her store. >> i hope people realize that, you don't have to be gay to be killed because there's a rainbow flag. this was a straight white woman with children. >> now this is still under investigation, but the anti defamation league says that nationwide they have seen an increase in harass and vandalism and rhetoric all towards the lgbtq plus community guys. the

mother of nine, just so heartbreaking. >> thank you. now to sentencing today for the dentist convicted of murdering his wife while on a hunting trip in africa. eva pilgrim is here with those details. good morning, eva. >> good morning, lindsey. larry rudolph was a successful dentist in pennsylvania, but now he's a convicted murderer, found guilty of killing his wife. and today he will learn if he will spend the rest of his life behind bars . >> it's judgment day for an american dentist found guilty of murdering his wife and mail fraud for cashing out nearly $5 million worth of life insurance in her name. >> it's a mandatory life sentence for the counts of conviction that larry receives larry rudolph and his wife of 34 years, bianca, were on a hunting trip in zambia in october 2016, just as they were getting ready to return home. >> rudolph says his wife accidentally shot herself, packing her shotgun. >> he was standing near to her body crying.

>> what am i going to tell my children? what am i going to tell my children? let me just kill myself because my wife, she has committed suicide. >> rudolph's behavior furthering suspicions within a month of his wife's death, he cashed out nine separate life insurance policies in her name. >> and then investigators discovered he had a girlfriend and had for the last ten years, a bartender testified that in early 2020, he overheard rudolph and his girlfriend argue in a restaurant. he was very close to her face, trying to not be as loud. >> and at that moment he just blurted out that phrase and he pointed his finger and said, did you know i killed my wife for you? >> rudolph was arrested in december 2021, last august, after a three week trial. a jury finding him guilty of killing his wife and mail fraud. >> i took a minute. i said, is

everybody okay with this? does everyone agree with this? are we 100% sure? >> it felt very tense for myself and all the jurors. none of us were looking forward to that part at all. >> rudolph is facing a maximum life in prison for the murder charge this morning. >> his two adult children who've signed written statements saying they believe their father is innocent, now waiting to hear his fate. >> we have lots of really strong and great grounds for the appeal. we feel very confident about it now, rudolph's girlfriend, lori milian, was found guilty for being an accessory after the fact of murder, obstruction of justice and perjury. >> she was sentenced in june to 17 years in prison. >> guys, quite the story. all right. eva pilgrim, thank you. coming up next, the new warning about an invasive species of hornets found in the us for the first time. and the race to destroy them. and ahead, the dog who ate a man's passport and maybe derailed his wedding. that's one way to get out of

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who will need to keep fighting spread of the insect through at least the fall. >> we're hopeful that this is very early in the introduction and through our monitoring and mitigation efforts, we will be able to get in front of it. the hornets are related to the asian giant hornet, sometimes called the murder hornet, which were first seen in the us in 2019 and which scientists in washington state started using drones to track last year. authorities are hoping they can successfully slow down these bugs as well. we can actually find the colonies and destroy them before they produce these queens. >> then we'll eliminate their potential to start new colonies next spring. >> there's been no real sighting or spread of the murder hornet since 2021, and scientists are hoping that they can repeat that success here. guys. >> glad they caught it early. >> any relative of something called a murder hornet, you want to stay away? yes thanks, steve. >> all right. coming up, we have a new look at prince andrew's bbc interview that got him banished from royal duties and

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level? >> yes. this is a fun twist on the old classic of my dog ate my homework. this is taking it to the next level here. so we know that when you're planning an italian wedding, there's a lot you got to take care of, right? the catering, the flowers, the guest list. if you don't keep an eye on your one and a half year old golden retriever, you might find the whole thing is in jeopardy. a dog this cute would never cause an international fiasco. right well, that's exactly what this pup did when it ate its owner's passport days before his wedding in italy. >> chickie is a really well trained dog. >> kept sit. >> no, really. chickie short for chicken cutlet is a well trained dog. he just wanted to try out a new delicacy. >> and i looked at cookie's bed and was like, oh, my passport does not belong there. >> late last week, after donato and magda returned from boston city hall, squaring away the final paperwork for their wedding, they plan to get

married at city hall this thursday, and then they're supposed to fly off to italy the following morning for their reception with 100 friends and family. >> i've been doing a lot of the planning for the last 18 months, but while they were at dinner that night, chickie saw the blue booklet on the counter and apparently couldn't help himself . >> she kind of knew what she did and all of a sudden she got really cuddly, you know, had on the lap kind of thing. >> so that's what magda got to work contacting the offices of massachusetts congressman steve lynch and senator ed markey, abc news danny new speaking with the couple. >> they said that they're going to be in contact again with the passport office tomorrow morning. >> so maybe this is the one time where my dog ate it. >> it was a good excuse. i never use that excuse before my entire life. >> so now the race is on to see whether lawmakers can pull some strings to get donato a new passport before friday. >> i'm optimistic it's going to work out.

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the trees can't handle. places like cathedral city, they really got clobbered with the rainfall. this can't handle more than quarter inch, half inch at any one time. they had 2, 3 inches yesterday. they had to pull people out of cars, swamped cars out of road ways. not just here but across parts of las vegas, at least in the mountain areas with those washes that are designed to take these flash flooding events and move that water around the city. they for the most part have worked. look at some numbers we are dealing with. over 10 inches of rain in san bernardino area. los angeles county half foot of pain. palm springs and san diego also records there. the watches go all the way up into the pacific northwest. some of this rain will get into oregon. it probably won't get to those fires in eastern washington,

where we desperately need that rainfall. very surreal to cover a tropical storm in the desert, rebecca, but that's exactly what we have. >> absolutely, rob. unpress cedented records over a over again. thank you very much. we turn to the record heat. 90 million americans are on alert for dangerous temperatures. mireya villarreal is in dallas where they've broken another daily record with that heat. good morning, mireya. >> reporter: good morning, rebecca. sweltering is an understatement. here in texas football is king, right? it's a religion. these record breaking temperatures are testing our faith. let me tell you right now, we've had triple digit temperatures for a number of months. the athletes behind me are trying to brave through it all. the way they're doing it is right above my head. take a look. you can see a metal structure was installed here in mesquite. it keeps it 20 degrees cooler in this area keeping athletes safe and making sure they don't have to cancel practice. that means a lot, knowing we've

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right now seven candidates will participate in the firsted debate. the former president does plan to counter program the debate with a prerecorded interview with tucker carlson. he even suggested that he may sit out future debates as well. as his rivals prepare to take the debate stage, the former president will be preparing to turn himself over to authorities in georgia. trump now faces four indictments, 91 charges but he is still the front runner this race. >> thank you very much. coming up in our gma morning menu the latest on the americans wrongfully detained in iran who could soon be on their way home. two family members join us. >> also this morning a new documentary about prince andrew and a look at the interview that got him banished from royal life. plus how drugs like ozempic could improve cardiovascular health. dr. ashton joins us live. we are on the road with the right stuff. lori bergamotto is outside denver at one of the most popular cycling places in the country.

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wrongfully detained on false charges in iran may finally be on their way home. a deal for their release appears to be coming together. this morning we're joined by two family members. tara tahbaz and neda sharghi. thank you both for coming in today. tara, let me begin with you. this has been an ordeal for almost six years for your family. do you finally believe it's coming to an end? >> you know, we don't know the details. we are just being cautiously optimistic and praying this is the end of this ordeal and there's light at the end of the tunnel. >> neda, how much have you been told? what do you know? >> we haven't actually been told much. i know there's speculation out in the papers and other people seem to know. but i don't think they know either. i think this has been really kept quite quiet and we don't know the details. the speculation i think is from folks who just want to be in the spotlight. but what we do know is that our

loved ones are finally on house arrest. these are innocent americans who are desperately waiting to come home to their families. >> tara, when was the last time you had a chance to speak to your brother? i know he had some serious health problems. >> i was able to talk to him yesterday. he called to ask me how i'm doing. with everything he's gone through, i'm just in awe that the first question is about, how are we? how are we hanging in, his children? it was nice to hear his voice. >> have you had the chance to talk to your brother? >> i actually saw him on video yesterday when he called which is always, your heart kind of flutters when you see his face. he falls into big brother role right away, asks how i'm doing, how my kids are doing, how our parents are doing. >> there's not much they can say. they assume everything is being monitored the whole time. >> we don't ask anything.

they don't offer anything. really, it's just small talk that we do. and that's fine. that's just fine for us right now. that's all we want to know is that they're healthy. we see their face, see that spark in their eye. we know that we have faith that our government is doing everything it can to bring them home. >> that is good to hear, the government is doing everything it can. tell us about your dad. i know he's an environmentalist who had gone to help the country of iran. how did this ordeal begin for him? >> so he was -- yes, he was there protecting the cheetahs during an environmental crackdown he was taken. what's more important is not why he was there, it's that he was taken solely because he's an american. wrongful detainee because he has a blue passport, he was taken. all the more reason that we have to do everything to bring him and the other americans home. >> how about your brother's

story? >> my brother and i were both born in iran but left at a very very young age. when his two daughters went off to college, he and his wife decided to go and visit the country of their heritage. unfortunately, hostage diplomacy works, the home he was staying in, they came in and they took him. >> there's been some criticism of this supposed deal that's coming together, about the fact that some $6 billion in iranian funds would be unfrozen. some people say that's paying ransom for hostages. how would you respond to that argument? >> i would say, you know, i think there are a lot of details about this deal we don't know. there is a lot of speculation. what i do know is that they were americans taken solely because they are american. what i do know is it's never wrong to bring home an american. every single one of these wrongful detainees is ours to bring home. it should always be a win to bring home an american citizen. i think that hostage diplomacy is a larger issue that's not

limited just to iran. so i definitely think we do need to put deterrents in place to block this in the future, but first and foremost it is important to bring home these americans and figuring out hostage diplomacy shouldn't be at their expense. >> what do you want everyone to know about your experience? >> my experience as a sister? >> yes. >> it's horrible. but, you know, i feel blessed to be an american. i feel fortunate that my government is now working hard to bring them home. i just look forward to the day that i can go to my brother's home in washington, d.c., ring the doorbell and have him open the door and welcome me in. >> let's all hope it's soon. thank you for coming in today. >> thank you. >> now let's go to leslie from kabc in los angeles. >> hey, good morning. all right. we cannot forget about the tropics. there's been so much weather across the nation. but the tropics now dealing with five tropical storm systems forming. the first one franklin that is

taking aim over the dominican republic. it could brush haiti or puerto rico, bringing as much as 6 inches of rain. brim of the storm system likely to be impacting puerto rico and the dominican republic will take the aim of that. then let's head over to the gulf of mexico where they will be dealing with potential of tropical storm harold. harold hasn't formed but could form over the next 48 hours. we're talking about 2 to 3 inches of rain for corpus christi. the good news is we could break up some of the heat they've been experiencing.

all right. we turn now to a new study on how ozempic and wegovy could help improve cardiovascular health, potentially helping millions of americans drop from obese to lower weight categories. our chief medical correspondent dr. jennifer ashton is here to break it all down for us. great to see you, dr. jen. we hear a lot about these drugs. what's new? >> if you're in the lay public, you're hearing a lot of headlines about this. if you're in the medical community, this headline is not a surprise. we've known for sometime that there can be a secondary benefit to fda approved weight loss medications such as lowering risk for cardiovascular events, potentially saving lives. this study again confirms that. it used modelling estimates of over 20,000 people all of them black and hispanic or latino. all of them prediabetic. estimated that over 1 million cardiovascular events could

drop, could be reduced with just the use of these medications, semaglutide, to affect weight loss. if you connect the dots medically, scientifically, not really a surprise here. >> but a significant decrease if you're just hearing about this for the first time. you're board certified in obesity medicine. why do you think there's a degree of controversy in all of this? >> i think socially two words. fat stigma or fat bias. we know that occurs in the public. we also know, unfortunately, it occurs in the medical community itself. there's this myth and miss conception that obesity and the condition of overweight is just due to poor will power or lack of commitment or dedication. that could not be further from the truth. we have good evidence and we've known for sometime that it is a complex and chronic disorder due to a multitude of factors. and no one would come to anyone with high blood pressure and say, wow, you're taking a medication for that?

but that's what people are doing for people who are using these medications to lose weigh. that push back, not base dz on science. >> and if you're thinking about taking one of these drugs, how do you start that conversation your doctor? >> ideally you find a physician or health care provider board certified in obesity medicine. they're out there. there are not enough of them. you should get multiple opinions. there are other specialties in medicine that have more experience with these medications like cardiology, internal medicine, ob/gyn and of course obesity medicine. if you hear no the first time, be persistent. it can be life changing and life saving. >> advocate for yourself. >> it's not the only option, but it's one of them. >> always appreciate your input, dr. jen. thank you so much. linsey? >> thank you, ladies. now to a new documentary about prince andrew and now infamous bbc interview that led to him being banished from royal duties. eva pilgrim is back with closer look at secrets of prince andrew.

>> the royal family hopes the troubles with prince andrew would go away. despite trying to wait it out, the headlines didn't stop. a new documentary looks at the moment that prince andrew decided to take matters into his own hands and the disaster that followed. >> prince andrew never had somebody say the word no. >> reporter: embroiled in scandal, prince andrew's fall from the british royal family was televised for the world to see. >> any kind of sexual contact with virginia roberts then or any other time? >> none whatsoever. >> reporter: in a new documentary special secrets of prince andrew, filmmakers dive into the duke of york's 2019 bbc interview where he discussed his relationship with convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein. >> this is the biggest news story in, frankly, the world. >> everybody is in his inner circle today him not to do the interview. we're still -- even myself now

still trying to work out why would you do that? this went viral seconds after it aired in the uk. >> this whole story is about the abuse of power. >> reporter: the documentary showcases how the prince's private secretary negotiated the sit down interview in buckingham palace. >> she vetted us essentially. she was asking what kind of journalists we would be. >> reporter: the special includes never before seen footage and a stunning interview with a member of prince andrew's inner circle. >> prince andrew's friend and legal adviser to prince andrew and his ex-wife sarah ferguson came on camera. we have him on camera. it's the telling of the queen's son from a different perspective that puts it into modern context. >> whenever the bbc and a royal meet, someone gets fired. i didn't think it would be him. >> secrets of prince andrew premieres on a&e at 8 p.m. guys? >> some new perspective there. eva, thank you.

we turn now to one man's incredible journey to capture images of one of the most holy places. the dome of the rock has fascinated people for centuries. now a national geographic photographer is giving us an unprecedented look. stephanie ramos is here with details. good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: good morning. these photos are just stunning. dome of the rock is the oldest islamic monument in jerusalem. it holds significance for multiple faiths. an award winning national geographic photographer got an exclusive look inside. the dome of the rock is among jerusalem's most sacred spaces. it crowds the sacred hill known to jews and christians as the temple mount and the noble sanctuary. >> it is said that one prayer on this site is worth 500 prayers elsewhere. >> reporter: award winning national geographic photographer was granted exclusive unprecedented access passing

layer upon layer of security in one of the world's most protected areas. >> each time they would ask me to quote the first chapter of koran. the space is reserved for muslims. me coming from european country, i don't really fit the profile. >> reporter: his work now featured in national geographic september issue. his dream, to share perspective of the center place found in the stone. >> i realized, well, the main shot is to be taken from all the way up there. >> reporter: its history has been the subject of conflict for centuries. >> for muslims, it is considered the prophet mohamed was taken from the actual foundation's stone to the heavens and was given instructions for example, instructions of how to pray. in jewish tradition, the place where abraham almost sacrificed his son isaac. it is also believed that it's a place where adam was created.

>> reporter: that once in a life time access to the site from the cave beneath to the do some really incredible images there. all right, stephanie ramos, thank you. coming up, the right stuff hits the road. and lori b is live outside denver. we'll be right back. >> stay with us. >> what you could do. watch read. where can i get a great deal on what i'm just dying to buy? oh it's all right here. gma life. get the latest celebrity buzz deals and steals and the coolest lifestyle tips from gma. >> i love that. so much. >> streaming weekends on abc news live friday wake up with the one and only tim mcgraw in a live gma summer concert in central park that's sure to make you stand up friday. >> it's tim mcgraw only on gma summer concert series sponsored by hot tools. >> okay you know that we think about everybody out there across america who watches gma every day just like extended family.

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can always find the latest on our news app and at abc7 news the news continues now. good morning america >> announcer: welcome back to gma live from times square. ♪ oh, oh, oh the right stuff ♪ >> we know their voices now. lori bergamotto helping us kick off our right stuff road trip. they're outside denver with a look at the best outdoor gear. hey, lori. >> hey, george. we're going cross country this week. we're kicking things off here in colorado. it's estimated that 92% of denver's population lives within a ten minute walk of a park. we're bringing you the right stuff highlighting the best outdoor gear to make the most of those open air adventures. you can go right to these products by scanning the qr code on your screen. let's get to the right stuff. we're gonna start with the best

hybrid bike for adults. here we go, dan. okay. my buddy dan. this is the fx1 trek bike. dan, you are a bike rider, right? >> yep. >> what we love about this, this is a hybrid bike. it marries all the things great about a traditional road bike with a mountain bike. has the durability of the mountain bike but it's very lightweight, isn't it? >> you can pick it up with one hand, no problem. >> look at that. it makes for an ideal commuter bike. what reviewers loved is that trek has an incredible life time warranty. they have a 30 day, if you're unhappy with it, return policy. you will be so happy with this bike that you're never gonna want to return it. it's amazing, right? >> it's one bike for everything. >> we love that. we can talk about bikes and not talk about kid bikes. dan brought along his adorable 6-year-old daughter. come on out here, maya. she is going to show us this bike.

from rei, guys. maya is an expert rider, so she did not need the training wheels. but we want to show you it does come with training wheels that you can take off. maya, did you customize this bike this morning with stickers? yeah, you did. right? that's what kids seem to love about it. they are able to make it their own. it comes in two different colors. you want something that's going to be easy for them to navigate. has a little bell here. comes in blue and red. we love this one. it's at a really great price point for the craftsmanship that you get on this bike. we talked about bikes. we can't talk about bicycles without safety, right? so let's talk about bike helmets. we're going to start with dan for the best adult legal met. this is from schwinn. you know schwinn. you're a bike rider. it's lightweight. it has 21 different areas.

it can get hot in denver. you want to make sure you're getting that air flow. if you wouldn't mind turning it around one more time so i can show the style. it has a customized dial here. it's great. you can buy one and you're able to make it work no matter what. thank you hodgman family. that was wonderful. we're going to walk and talk about the best walking shoe. we're gonna talk about the helmet. we can't forget maya's helmet. i'm so excited about this whole adventure. let's talk about the helmet. womb was created by two dads. dan, i'm sure you love that. what's so awesome about it, it comes with this protective visor which is great for keeping the sun out of your eyes. it's also awesome if it rains. maya, you were telling me earlier, were you not, that you like one particular thing about it. what is it? the straps? it is. it's magnetic, guys, so it won't pinch. she did throw dad under the bus and said sometimes it can pinch.

we love that helmet. we're going to talk about the best walking shoes. these are from dr. scholl's. viral on tik tok. they are known on the internet as the world's comfiest shoe. what we love about them, they're so well reviewed. we had a tester test these out. what she told us, she walks more than 10,000 steps every day. she sang the praises of them. they're water resistant, and are made from recycled plastic bottles. she said it feels like she's walking on a cloud. has more cushioning than anything else she's ever tried. you're going to want to check those out from zappos. but now, you guys, i want to move on to our next thing. i have a special guest to help me out. wanya reese, a morning anchor from our denver affiliate, he's helping us reveal the last product. but before we get to the item,

wanya, thanks for the assist here. >> oh my goodness. >> it's so great to be here. how you feeling? >> i'm feeling great. thank you very much for having us with you all. it's always a great morning when good morning america comes. >> that's how we feel, too. we love being here. let's talk about this last item. it is a picnic, not basket, but a picnic backpack. i almost said picnic blanket. it comes with a picnic blanket. it has over 4,000 positive reviews on amazon. look at all the stuff it comes with for around $50. maya, go ahead and get in there. maya wants to get in there. there's so many fun things. you've got plates, utensils, picnic blanket. there's even a cold pack. can't forget about those boulder chips. this is the modern evolution. do you picnic a lot out here? >> i have only been here for about a month and a half. >> how many picnics have you gone on? >> none, but i'm gonna take a picnic up there! >> this best selling backpack. we love it. guys? rebecca, what do you think about it? >> i'm in love with that backpack. i'm singing dora the explorer in

my head just looking at it. [ laughter ] i love all of this stuff you got there with wanya. you have a big surprise for one of those audience members? >> yes, we do have a big surprise! we said we're bringing the right stuff to colorado and we meant it. one lucky audience member will be walking away with all six of these products! let's get some help from this amazing crowd. everyone, up on your feet. let's go! let's go! it's time to see who's going home with the right stuff. wanya, i have raffle tickets here. will you do the honors, my friend? here we go! excited. >> 17! >> 17! >> come on! >> come on over. congratulations. we're having so much fun out here. thank you. are you so excited? >> i'm so excited. >> you've got the right stuff! we're gonna toss it back to you in new york.

>> all right, lori. i hope you keep having fun out there. you're having a great morning, lori and wanya. we have a digital discount on one of those products you saw this morning. to get the deal you can scan the qr code on your screen. tomorrow lori b is back on the road bringing us the right stuff from cleveland. going to learn the song all over again from there. and coming up we have a one on one with karin slaughter talking about her new thriller. author karen slaughter talking about her

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welcome back, everyone. now to our gma book club pick, family lore by elizabeth acevedo. stephanie sat down with elizabeth to talk about her first ever novel written for adults. good morning again stephanie. >> good morning, linsey. such a wonderful conversation with elizabeth. she's written so many other books but this is her first adult novel "family lore." elizabeth introduces us to the family of strong women. one of them throws herself a living wake. how do the stories of our ancestors shape our future? that's one of the themes best selling author elizabeth acevedo explores in her debut adult novel family lore. >> family lore is a book about a woman who decides to throw herself a living wake. in doing so, kind oven triggers every other woman in her family to consider how they love and how they've been loved. it is a book about the way we learn to love each other.

>> i sat down with elizabeth a piece of santo domingo in new york to talk about the magical women of the family as they prepare for the living wake for one of the elder sisters. >> they are all in their 70s. they're feisty. they're dancers. and their daughters who are very urban, very hip hop, very no nonsense. it's kind of the interaction between siblings, between aunts and nieces, mothers and daughters. it takes place over the course of three days. between santo domingo and new york city. why did you want to leave the past and the present together in this book? >> i think where we are is in direct response to where we've been. i think it was a project on empathy. i cannot understand you now unless i have a sense of how you were raised, of the child in you

that's still hurt. the memories allow you to take a look at that. >> a living wake is an interesting vessel for the story to unfold. what made you go with that idea? >> i think we're in a moment where a lot of people are thinking about, how do you give someone their flowers while they are here? how do you tell them, thank you for all that you've done? we're gonna party because i was here and i'm going to be gone. in this moment we're going to celebrate all of those things. it's a birthday in reverse. >> the native new yorker weaving in parts of her own family lore putting the national spotlight on dominica's story. what does your family think of this? >> when they saw it on tv they were just like, this is beyond. when they saw the billboard it really hit home. one of ours is up there. like, i think it just hits as this point of pride that has to feel good to be able to represent them in this way. i'm the only artist in my

family. we now have our own children. we are the one off the beaten path and representing in this way it's scary for us. anything they've said and done can be held against them. they trust me and give me permission to tell the story. i'm so grateful for that support. >> send your loved ones their flowers while they are here. this is a story about a family with magic realism tossed in. elizabeth said the force behind family lore is past, present and tomorrow along with beauty, poetry and our deepest fears. family lore, right here, is available right now. you can check it out for a copy in your nearest little free library. guys? >> good message for us all, stephanie. thank you. now to leslie lopez from kabc in los angeles. suns out guns out.

>> it is looking good across part of the nation. we are talking about very hot weather. let's look at chicago. it's muggy outside. you won't tell from this cam. it looks pretty lovely. 73 in chicago. there is a dome of high pressure. the dome of high pressure, 113 degrees creating triple digit heat across the midwest. unfortunately, that is dangerous heat. now we're talking about the heat wave shifting to chicago. while pleasant-ish enough in chicago, those numbers are going to soar. back to about 99 on thursday. it could be 100 degrees. if it makes it to 100 that will be the first time in ten years. let's take a check closer to home.

hey, eva. >> hey, george. the past rarely stays buried forever. slaughter's latest book looks at the night that changed everything from one of her series main character. it's an on the edge of your seat thriller that explores what happens when history resurfaces. when it comes to thrillers, it's no mystery that karin slaughter is slaying the competition. >> lot of people think when you read crime, you're just sitting at home watching all the murder shows, which of course i am. >> reporter: from book talk. >> this book was so good. >> reporter: to primetime adaptations. >> special agent will trent. >> reporter: slaughter has sold over 40 million copies and published more books. we met her at new york city's famed strand bookstore inside their rare book room to chat about her latest release. "after that night" the 11th installment of her will trent

series. >> the story starts with sara. she's a doctor. she has to do her job. a patient comes in, something very traumatic has happened to that patient. not a big spoiler alert to say things don't go well for her because she's in the first chapter of a thriller. then we fast forward three years later. but she is dealing with the repercussions of that patient's traumatic injury and it has some echos to some tragic event that happened to sara in her past. they rush to figure out how this horrible crime connects to sara's past and how to stop it from happening again. >> reporter: the georgia native using her home state as the setting of many of her novels. >> the thing i like most about georgia is it's so diverse. i'm so happy that i'm able to write about how it really is as opposed to the usual idea that we're sitting around sipping mint juleps on our porch. >> reporter: slaughter's new novel, her first since the will trent series premiered earlier this year on abc.

>> it's crazy when you think about having a book adapted to a show, their interpretation of it. like the fact that his car in the book is black but that doesn't show up well on television so they had to make it tan. that's not what it looked like in my head, but it looks beautiful. >> karin slaughter told us when she's writing a book, she can stop until it's complete which explains why so many readers can't put it down. "after that night" hits book shelves everywhere starting tomorrow. guys? >> looking forward to that. eva, thank you very much. coming up westlife is going to perform live. ava. coming back west alex! mateo, hey how's business? great. you know that loan has really worked wonders. that's what u.s. bank is for. and you're growing in california?

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