making news in america this morning, breaking overnight, a stern warning from the white house directed at syria threatening the assad regime over what the white house says is another planned chemical attack. the republicans' new health care plan takes another blow as overnight another republican senator says she's not on board with that plan. this comes after a new report finds 22 million people are estimated to lose coverage under the plan. we're live in washington with the details. >> the breaking news from the west coast raging wildfires in the west, new evacuations ordered overnight. as the flames creep closer to homes. people using their own pools to fight the fires. see the emotional speech after russell westbrook is named the nba's mvp. >> i said i ain't going to cry but --

bottom of my heart, brother. i promise you. i appreciate -- >> why he broke down while talking about his little brother. couldn't have happened to a nicer guy. we'll get to that later. over night warning from the white house aimed at syria. >> a brief but opposite news statement claims that there's potential evidence that syria is preparing for another chemical weapons attack. you might remember an attack on a rebel held area in april killed dozens of people. the u.s. followed that by firing 59 missiles at a syrian air base. the white house is now warning another chemical attack will result in bashar assad and his military paying a heavy price. several military officials were caught off guard by the white house announcement according to "the new york times." some questioning the timing of all of this. the white house's motivation for releasing the statement is unclear but the public warning migh

the bashar al assad regime from another strike. we'll have more on this on "good morning america." now to the scramble to save the gop health care bill. six republican senators are now refusing to sport it. the latest susan collins of maine to announce her position after learning 22 million americans could be left uninsured. some conservatives are criticizing the bill as too generous while moderates say it doesn't go far enough. >> it's a big challenge for the gop leadership falling short of the 50 votes they need. abc's emily rau has the latest from washington. emily, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, diane and kendis. potentially smaller premiums and a shrinking deficit. the republicans are making this case for the bill but the big question will it be enough? >> i will stop this bill. [ chanting ] >> reporter: as democrats gathered with protesters -- >> i'll tell you right now. this evil bill is not about going together. it's about leaving people behind. >>

continued last-minute negotiations. >> this is the art of the possible and the art of getting 50 votes. >> reporter: the nonpartisan congressional budget office revealing the senate health care bill would leave 22 million more americans uninsured over the next decade. 15 million more next year alone. >> unfortunately, the forgotten men and women remain ignored in both the house and senate bill and that's what i'm trying to press. >> reporter: ron johnson citing the working class americans president trump has called forgotten. >> save medicare, medicaid and social security without cuts. >> reporter: candidate trump pushing to save medicaid but the bill he supports would slash medicaid spending by $800 billion. >> i'm also very concerned about the medicaid cuts, what it means to our most vulnerable citizens. >> reporter: those concerns from senator susan collins now on the growing list of republicans who say they'll vote no on this

bill. >> that puts a total of six in the no column when this bill can only afford two no votes to pass. kendis and diane. >> which is why the vice president is trying to turn some of those votes, emily, thank you. president trump is calling the supreme court decision to partially reinstate his controversial travel ban a clear victory for our national security. that travel ban was a signature trump campaign promise and now the government will begin implementing it on thursday morning. abc's terry moran has more. >> reporter: the supreme court ruling will allow the president's travel ban to go into effect but only partially. is this a clear victory for president trump? >> i would say it's not a clear victory for either side and strikes me ace compromise solution that hands both sides something of what they wanted but doesn't give anybody a clean victory. >> reporter: under the court's ruling some people will be banned. some not. the president's order blocked travel to the u.s. for 90 days by people from six pro-doom monthly muslim country, iran, syria, libya, yemen,

sudan but the court declared that the government cannot ban people if they have a bona fide relationship a person or entity in the united states. that includes the court said family members of u.s. residents, students admitted to american university, workers accepting a job offer in the u.s., speakers invited to address an american audience and more. in the end, analysts say those most impacted will be refugees with no connection to the u.s. and that may turn out to be a relatively small number of people. terry moran, abc news, washington. a highly anticipated decision by one supreme court justice end up not happening at all. some court observers expected anthony kennedy to announce his retirement but he didn't and despite speculation he hasn't said publicly anything to suggest that he would be leaving the court any time soon. >> we have some think details what authorities believe caused the nation's largest wildfire. officials now say the so-called brian head fire started wit

someone using a torch to burn weeds. that fire in utah scorched more than 70 square miles in ten days and burned at least 13 homes. investigators say they know who was using that torch but haven't revealed the person's identity or what charges this he may face. the fire is only about 10% contained this morning. and officials say a single car accident is what sparked a fast-moving wildfire about 80 miles east of los angeles. the flames have burned across two square miles in just a matter of hours. that fire is still considered out of control and closer to l.a. residents and some homes used water from swimming pools to keep flames at a safe distance. air drops were also brought in to try to get that fire under control. now, let's take a look at today's forecast. good morning, diane, kendis. extreme heat eases however we're still very parched and dry in the desert southwest. add onshore flow and weak cooling from the north and

makes a parched situation more dry and more problems with the fire so looking for an elevated fire danger. now, another part of the country, there's a danger of thunderstorms erupting throughout the dakotas with severe afternoon, evening thunderstorms starting in the afternoon leaning into the evening hours with damaging wind, flash flooding and possible tornadoes. kendis, diane. >> still ahead, the summer's black friday. we now know what amazon is holding its annual prime day. another airline facing criticism. a mom says her infant's life was in danger after overheating during a tarmac delay. what the airline is now saying this morning. plus, a new battle of the sexes. serena williams responds to john mcenroe's comments after he said she can't compete with male players.

we're getting new details this morning about the moments before the deadly collision between a navy destroyer and a massive container ship. the captain of the philippine cargo ship said the "uss fitzgerald" failed to respond to his warning signals after veering into his path. according to reuters he said he tried to make a hard turn to avoid the crash, but it was too late. seven american sailors were killed. multiple investigations are now under way. a manhunt is under way in new orleans after a brutal attack on tourists in the city's popular french quarter. surveillance video shows four men jumping the two victims, beating them and then robbing them. one of those men was knocked unconscious. he's now in critical condition reportedly in a coma. both of the victims were with a church group visit

police have already made at least one arrest in the case. the family of philando castile has agreed to a $3 million settlement in his death. agreement with the minneapolis suburb of st. anthony came ten days after the police officer who fired those fatal shots was acquitted. castile was killed during a traffic stop after he let the officer know he was armed. his girlfriend posted the moments after the shooting on facebook live sparking outrage across the country. he had a license to carry that weapon. and we're learning good news. a u.s. program to fight malaria in africa has been shown to save lives the nearly 2 million children. a new study shows the pez's malaria initiative which was started by former president george w. bush has saved 1.7 million young lives since 2006 reducing deaths by 16%. a new study shows reports of beauty and personal care products causing injury more than doubled last year. that report in the "journal of

american medical association" blames much of the increase on a swell of complaints about wen hair care products and the fda is investigating 21,000 contemplates of alopecia and scalp irritation and still remain on the market. for those of us who like to shop onlyneham son prime members will have a special day to snag new deals and get free shipping. it's slated for tuesday, july 11th featuring lightning deals, last year amazon featured those discounts as often as every five minutes. >> when we come back, now they're telling us if you're suffering from insomnia, it might not be in your head. how your genes could be to blame. and the nba mvp in tears, see russell westbrook's emotional speech as he accepts his award. thanks for

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in the distance. can you see a waterspout on lake erie was spinning about 15 miles northeast of cleveland. wearspouts are rare this time of year. there was no word of any damage or injuries caused by this one. all right back on land let's check your morning road conditions. you can expect wet pavement in ohio and elsewhere in the northeast. same thing in the rockies and flooding is possible for the entire gulf coast and a lot of texas. if you're flying airport delays are possible in houston. united airlines is facing another customer complaint. >> a colorado mother claims united renewsed to let her off a delayed flight in denver as her infant son overheated during last week's heat wave. >> "the denver post" reports they were stuck on the hot plane for nearly two hours. crew members however reportedly let them step out for 20 minutes providing bags of ice. united says the pilot returned to the gate and called paramedics. the infant is now recovering at home. he

massachusetts pharmacy behind a deadly menin jieting outbreak has been sentenced to nine years in prison. barry cannon's company distributed contaminated steroids that led to the deaths of 76 people. the pharmacy used expired ingredients and made those steroids in rooms that were not disinfected and had mold present. if you suffer from insomnia which, of course, many of us do your problem may not be just in your head. researchers in the netherlands have found that insomnia is driven not only by psychological factors by biological ones and identified seven gene linked to insomnia and hope they lead to a better understanding of new ways to treat it. it shows people who are not suffering from insomnia who are slopeing away. we're so jealous of them. >> i believe that because i get it from mom who for that reason is watching us right now. hi, mom.

time now for sports including the nba awards show. the dodgers finally lose a game. here's our guys at espn with the highlights. good morning, this is our second take. >> nba held its first annual awards ceremony on monday night in new york city and the league crowned russell westbrook its mvp. he got 69 out of 100 first place votes. had 42 triple-doubles during the season. averaged a triple-double for the season. he beat out james harden and kawhi leonard the other finalists for the mvp award so russell westbrook, nba's mvp. >> russell westbrook grew up in los angeles, went to ucla. guessing he's probably a damagers fan. that seems to be the norm for the locals. ricky nolasco giving up the most home runs in the american league and cody bellinger has been fond of hitting home runs. the angels got two on the board early after nolasco was able to get out of a bas

the bottom of the first. bellinger swinging like some economy k. not his night, not the dodgers' night. that win streak, they won 10 out of 11. the angels win the freeway series. they even call it that even without mike trout participating. 4-0 over the dodgers. >> well, you know it had to end sometime. >> they were were not going to win the rest of their games. >> that's all we got. >> we have more but that's all you get. >> it took them two takes. luckily we have a little bit more on russell westbrook being named the mvp's most valuable player. >> after accepting the mvp trophy westbrook launched into what was an emotional speech. he thanked his mom and dad for supporting their family and he spoke directly to his little brother. >> you mean so much to me, man. you -- you're my role model. you're my role model. i look up to you, man. i truly look up to you.

have you as my brother, my brother, man, he texts me every single game at halftime every game since i been -- he techs me every game at halftime. he don't got to do that, man. he does that because he has a kind heart and he looks out for me, man, i love you from the bottom of my heart, brother. i promise you. i appreciate everything -- >> it was such a moment. westbrook called being named the league mvp a true blessing and something he could never imagine, congrats to him. really too bad that he misses out on chest day at the gym once in a while supply don't think that's a problem. >> not at all. up next in "the pulse" some of us use this a lot. it's been around for a long time. turns 50 today. a great catch at the airport. hear what the tsa is saying about this massive live lobster found in someone's luggage. says.

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♪ it is time for your tuesday "pulse" and we're going to start with the shade that's being traded between tennis greats john mcenroe and serena williams. >> mcenroe said williams is the greatest woman to ever play tennis but if she played on the men's tour she would rank about 700. >> oh, no, he didn't. serena taking some time away from the game because she's pregnant but responded on twitter saying, dear john, i adore and respect you but please, please keep me out of your statements that are not factually based. she also continued saying i've never played anyone ranked there nor do i have time. respect me and my privacy as i'm trying to have a baby. good day, sir. >> good day, dear sir. >> just like that. >> boom. >> drops the mic and the

racket. today by the way marks the golden anniversary of the invention that so many of us have depended on for quick cash at our fingertips. >> or depressing when nothing comes out. turning 50. barclay's bank unveiling it in london, 1967. used a paper sheet before debit cards came along. the scott i shall designer was inspired by a candy vending machine. >> another wonderful invention. >> yes. believe it or not one of the most popular users on instagram is the tsa. >> that's because the agency posts a lot of strange things that people bring on planes but we found a new winner, a 20-pound live lobster found by a tsa agent at boston's logan airport. it was actually in their checked bag. the lobster was allowed to travel to its destination by the way. >> good to know. the tsa recently posted this. someone asked if they can bring a banana

board. the answer, yes. >> okay. finally a rather strange sighting on a road near atlanta. >> a guy was caught driving around with a fake stuffed alien in the front seat. >> was he trying to go through the hov lane? >> the driver was stopped because he was speeding. not because he may have been trying to use the alien to access the hov lapes in the area. at least the alien was wearing a seat belt. i'd say the driver, he got away with a verbal up with good morning washington. it's tuesday june 27th. your weather forecast is just moments away, but first here are a few top stories. a battle over healthcare in the senate is intensifying, days before gop leadership had hoped to vote on the proposal. now a sixth republican senator -- has come out against the latest effort to repeal and replace the affordable care act. experts say republican leaders can not afford to lose more than 2 gop votes to pass the measure. no democrats are expected to support

the nba season is over, and now we finally know which player recieved the league's highest individual honor. okalhoma city point guard russel westbrook was named the league's mvp, during an award ceremony last night. the 28-year old is the first player in more than 50 years to average a triple double for the entire season. good morning washington. toss to eileen - more clouds than sun; unseasonably cool - isolated shower possible today (have the small umbrella) - 90s return starting thursday - hot & humid start to july today: partly to mostly cloudy. isolated shower possible. highs: 77-80 winds: w 5-10 mph tonight: mainly clear and comfortably cool. lows: 53-60 winds: nw 5 mph wednesday: mostly sunny. low humidity. highs: 81-84 winds: nw to sw 5-10 mph

developing now-- a new chapter in the battle over

president trump's controversial travel ban. the white house, now claiming victory after the supreme court allows parts of the ban to go into effect. the ban will apply to those seeking to enter the country from six majority muslim countries who do not have any connection to the u-s.

include family, employment and education. the ban is expected to go into effect on thursday. while the white house called the decision, "unanimous" while the white house called the decision, "unanimous" -- the breakdown of the court's vote is not public. the justices will hear full arguments on the entire ban in october. the supreme court decision has already sparked backlash and protests. the council on american-islamic relations says the decision ignores anti-muslim bigotry and emboldens islamophobes in trump administration. the muslim civil rights group will hold a press conference at its capitol hill headquarters this afternoon. an update on a story we have been following since sunday. hae

motorbikes- dangerously weaving in and out of traffic on k street in northwest. police believe the group went to the national harbor last night - after leaving d-c! witnesses say there were up to a hundred riders. and now law enforcement is issuing a warning. the crowd was caught on camera- and police are looking at the footage to catch them before anyone gets hurt. it's xx and we're just getting started. good morning washington. we are starting with breaking news in district heights. - more clouds than sun; unseasonably cool

unseasonably cool - isolated shower possible today (have the small