the eighth hearing in the january 6 investigation in the capitol riot is in the books new revelations and how former president trump is reacting to last night's witnesses the latest on president biden's bat wtle with covid, despite being double boosted breaking overnight, two rochester, new york police officer shot while on patrol, one rormeportedly killed mother nature continues

delivering scorching temperatures that pose danger to people and animals and we'll introduce you to a 100-year-old golfer who says he doesn't do anything special, doesn't eat well either but is sharing his secret to vitality it is friday, july 22nd. "early today" starts right now i'm phillip mena >> i'm frances rivera. the january 6 committee wrapped up up its hearing with prime time bombshells the committee gave a minute by minute account of the attack on the capitol and the actions taken and not taken by the former president chris pollone joins us, good morning. what did we learn in these latest hearings? >> reporter: some of the most chilling testimony came from a white house security official whose identity was obscured. this person described calls from the secret service detail protecting former vice president mike pence the agents feared for their

lives. >> members were starting to fear for their own lives. there were calls to say good-bye to family members, so on and so forth. for whatever the reason was on the ground, they thought this was about to get very ugly >> reporter: the primary focus of the hearing was a minute by minute account of former president trump's conduct as the violence escalated at the capitol. they used testimony from former white house officials to describe the president doing nothing, watching the attack unfold for 187 minutes >> he's the commander in chief you got an assault going on, on the capitol of the united states of america nothing. no call? nothing? zero >> i think i was clear, there needed to be an immediate and forceful response, statement, public statement, that people need to leave the capitol now.

>> were you joined in an effort by ivanka trump. >> yes. >> by mark meadows >> yes >> he had wanted to make an address from the oval office, we could have assembled the white house press corps probably in a matter of minutes. >> reporter: in a statement overnight, mr. trump said he didn't know deputy sarah matthews and accused her of lying. they played outtakes of a speak with former president trump refusing to say the election was over >> to those who broke the law, you will pay you do not represent our movement you do not represent our country. and, if you broke the law, can't say that i'm not -- i already said you will pay this election is now over. congress has certified the results. i don't want to say the election's over. i just want to say congress has certified the results without saying the election's over okay >> reporter: on his truth social

platform after the hearing, mr. trump repeated his unfounded claims that the election was rigged and stolen and said, quite, am i supposed to be happy? the committee revealed that last night's hearing was only the last for now liz cheney says they have received new evidence and new witnesses have come forward, so they will reconvene for more hearings in september. president biden is now among the more than 90 million americans who have been infected with covid-19. on thursday, the white house announced the commander in chief, who is fully vaccinated and twice boosted, contracted the virus and is experiencing mild symptoms. he is being treated with the anti-viral drug paxlovid in a video, the president said that he's doing well he will isolate for at least five days. his diagnosis comes just a day after he traveled to massachusetts for a climate change event maggie vespa has more. >> reporter: as the commander in chief battles his own case of covid, americans coast-to-coast are coming to terms with yet

another summer surge >> it seems like everyone is getting it in some form or another. >> i've gotten all the boosters and the shots. >> reporter: the u.s. passed a jarring binge mark more than 90 million cases since the pandemic began they're up roughly 16% deaths up 28%. the highly-contagious ba.5 sub variant accounting for nearly 80% of all new infections. do we know what it is about their variant that make it is more infectious? >> there are mutations that make it more likely to get into the lower part of your respiratory tract which is why we may see more hospitalizations. >> reporter: this new wave is prompting a possible return to restrictions and now, focus is shifting toward back to school. in san diego, masking up is now required in summer school, a rule that could last into the fall new york's governor this week held off on requiring them for

now. >> but i'm going to reserve the right to return to this policy if the numbers change. >> reporter: and here in chicago, doctors are pleading with parents to get their yoyo youngest kids vaccinated nationwide it's lower e about 3% of the youngest kids have received a dose. >> our thanks to maggie for that report breaking overnight in rochester, new york. two police officers were shot on dut k duty in an apparent ambush one of them has since died the other officer's condition is not known. at 9:15 p.m., the two were approached by a man who opened fire speaking at the scene, the city's mayor asked for prayers for the cops and their families. >> this is a tragedy for our community. i'm asking rochester to pray for th these officers and their families while there are some who sit on the sidelines, these guys are on the front lines.

>> a woman who had nothing to do with the incident was also shot. her injuries were not serious. police will hold a press conference on the shooting at 8:00 a.m. eastern. also breaking, a republican candidate running for new york governor was attacked while holid holding a rally. lee zeldin was 40holding a rall when a man approached him and said "you're done. >> you're done, you're done. >> no! no >> zeldin was able to push the suspect away while several men held him down. he appeared to be wearing brass knuckles with pointed tips authorities have identified him as 43-year-old david jacobonis zeldin thanked everyone for reaching out and added he's as resolute as ever to do his part to make new york safe again.

unrelenting heat is still scorching must of the u.s. the ripple effect could soon start impacting your grocery bill dasha burns has the details. >> reporter: a brutal heat wave baking much of the country 98 million americans under heat alert. the south setting new daily records. el paso at 108 in missouri, a major heat wave is roasting ranches and farms across the great plains, endangering livestock and crops >> humidity and high temps, that's death sentence for cattle >> reporter: veteran owned and operated, kc cattle company doing all they can to protect their cows how do you keep these girls cool >> you know, the animals kind of do most of it themselves you give them the ability and elements that they need. >> reporter: the key elements, space, shade, grass, and lots of

water. this farm is also worried about the cows and the cost. >> the real pressure right now is on feed, grass. right now a round bale is going for $35 to $40 >> reporter: heat can disrupt the critical time for crops like soybeans and pumpkins. >> the leaves will curl up >> reporter: entire ecosystems are impacted by extreme heat >> this is our pumpkin crop. the bees have to visit the plant numerous times to create a nice-sized pumpkins. >> reporter: and theheat messes with that. steve has spent 33 seasons on this farmland. he says a hot has changed in that time. >> the extremes are so much greater now. the highs and lows of whether it's volume of rain or temperature, it's so much greater. it's unpredictable, but it's

really joy when you bring your crop in. >> reporter: but it's a little more work. >> it's a lot more work than it used to be, a lot more worry >> reporter: between inflation and the supply chain crisis, costs were already sky high for both farmers and shoppers, but now get rheady for heat-flation. many cattle ranchers are selling off their cattle because they can't afford to care for them. let's turn to your friday weather and what's ahead as we look to the weekend. michelle grossmann is here with us good morning >> good morning to you both. happy friday and unfortunately the heat does continue that's m that's the major weather story millions of americans under heat alerts.

nashville feeling like 100 106 in little rock feeling like 100 in raleigh. tomorrow same story. you want the fans and air condition ares if you can. philadelphia 97. with the heat index it will feel like 99. it will feel like 105 in st. louis. and the heat goes on and on and on little rock into thee northeast with lots of sunshine. 95 in d.c. all right, the heat and humidity does continue, but at least it's almost the weekend. we'll look at the forecast coming up. >> thank you, michelle. how bo jackson is helping thfalie mies of uvalde

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new this morning, sports legend bo jackson says he felt compelled to help the families of the shooting victims in uvalde, texas. jackson says he was one of the previously anonymous donors who helped pay for the funerals for those killed at robb elementary school he and a close friend flew to uvalde after the shooting and donated $170,000 for funeral expenses he said it's just not right for parents to have to bury their kids police are investigating a blast that rocked a neighborhood in a dallas neighborhood a ring camera captured the explosion. you can see debris flying everywhere the damage was mostly contained near the garage. no one was at home at the time and no injuries reported investigators are still trying to figure out the cause of that explosion. the house has passed legislation to protect access to

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time for a change? ask your doctor about trintellix. it was more than just a gold medal for noah lyles at the world athletics championship lyles flew away from the competition taking first place in 19.31 seconds, beating out michael johnson's run by .01 second and shericka jackson was good for the second best time in women's history. >> it took you longer to read

that story than it did for each of them to run that distance a lot of people will say they want to play golf when they retire but not everyone gets this long to work on their drive at 100 years old, bill locke is still swinging and just took part in one of the oldest father-son tournaments in the country. wbts h story >> reporter: out on the putting green, 100-year-old bill locke was getting in last-minute practice before playing 18 holes wednesday afternoon. >> it's a great day, a great opportunity. >> reporter: bill and his son tim are playing in the annual father-son invitational at the winchester country club. >> we'll be okay we'll give it a try. i hope the body holds up that's all >> reporter: they played in the event multiple times over the decades, but as time passes, each tourney becomes more meaningful >> obviously, it's really special. and, you know, to be at your age

and to be out here playing with you is just amazing. i mean, not too many people get th this opportunity >> reporter: one thing to battle out here, the sweltering heat. >> it's going to be a bit of a challenge. but i think we'll do all right all we want to do is break a hundred. >> reporter: after a hlittle practice, it was showtime. >> i look like an old man. >> reporter: and off to the first tee. >> i don't know if they've told you, my dad is 100 >> reporter: he's often asked his secret to success. >> i don't do anything special i don't eat well >> reporter: his advice is pretty simple. >> but all i can recommend if yont to try to get to here, just wake up every morning that's all you have to do. it's really very simple. just wake up and get out of bed. that's the way it goes >> god bless you, bill our thanks to michael for that

report thanks for kicking off your friday with us before we go, we have to say a special good-bye to a special producer, justin joined us and has been fabulous ever since he's helped elev

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