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from neutrogena®. good morning, america. breaking overnight. violent storms. tornadoes barreling through the west. ripping apart everything in sight. forming right before the eyes of drivers. >> my word. >> torrential rains washing out roads. cars pounded by hail. 30 million americans at risk of severe weather this weekend. our weather team tracking it all. as this is a broken bat grounder. back to the -- >> ballpark horror. fan at fenway park hit by a split bat. badly hurt in front of her family. the whole ballpark left stunned. >> there's a lot of concern. and it's legitimate. >> rushed to the hospital for treatment. the latest on her condition this morning. speaking out. the duggar sisters. what they're saying about being victims in their brother's molestation scandal.
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>> he was a boy. a young boy in puberty and a little too curious about girls. >> and the outrage. what is bringing tears to their eyes? and edge of glory. american pharoah, the winner of the kentucky derby and the preakness. >> american pharoah has won the preakness! >> today, will he ride into the historybooks and take the triple crown with a win at belmont? why everyone is so hot on this horse. we're live at the track for all the action. hey, good morning, everybody. and there he is. we're looking at american pharoah looking straight into our camera the other day while he was -- this is true. i was there for this. he was being hosed down after a prerace workout. >> yes, they get hot. this morning, our resident racing fan, ron, is right there
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at belmont park just outside of new york city. a lot of people think this horse has a real shot at becoming the first triple crown winner in 37 years. >> you've heard that before. but you know. it's raining. it's been pouring rain. it will be a sloppy track. that is racetrack expression for a soft, muddy track. american pharoah can win in these conditions. similar conditions when he won just three weeks ago, the preakness. one more thing in favor of american pharoah. just possibly being the next triple crown winner. it's been a long time. >> it's been a long time. can he break the streak? that's the big question. ron, much more from you coming up in the show. but, we lead with the extreme weather. 30 million americans in the cross hair this morning. >> look at this reported tornado in colorado. and there may be more twisters with this weather system on the move. >> we begin with neal karlinsky who is in colorado. neal, good morning. >> reporter: dan, good morning. they're still cleaning up from the storms that blew through
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the other day. take a look at the force. this was the garage of this home. that was the entire front that's gone. look at the bricks over here of the chimney that was just tossed down there. overnight, more severe weather blew through the region again. overnight, a series of vicious storms tearing through nevada. hail pounding this driver outside of reno. >> that right there is golf ball-sized hail. >> reporter: just moments before a confirmed ef-1 tornado touches down. tossing trees across the highway. >> my word. >> reporter: as he drives straight through. in colorado, hail and high winds battering the state. and torrential rains washing out this denver interstate. stranding the drivers unable to push through the rising waters. reported tornadoes and violent bursts of lightning marking the third night of severe weather for residents still picking up the pieces after tornadoes touched down on thursday, destroying homes. >> this is something like from hell.
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>> reporter: and this morning, denver police confirming that weather played a role in this sinkhole that swallowed a police car whole friday morning. in the ground. >> yeah. >> reporter: were you worried? >> oh, yeah, i was freaked out about that. i didn't know if the car would sink more or if the water would get any deeper. and start coming into the patrol car. >> reporter: he was a little banged up. otherwise doing just fine. no veer injuries from any of the damage out here. a lot of close calls, though. dan and paula? >> a lot of close calls. thank you, neal. rob is tracking the weather. denver gets a break. but the severe weather is on the move. >> now the weather pattern is going to shift things to the east. you see the storms out of the inner mountain west. the severe threat more toward eastern nebraska, in through iowa today. and then even further to the east, toward maybe st. louis, the southern part of chicago, getting into cincinnati as well.
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we'll start to stretch this out. these storms have a tremendous amount of rain with them as well. flash flood watches in kansas city. boy, you're going to get it again today. as thunderstorms roll in through that state. speaking of rain, we're watching hurricane blanca, which has reintensified to a category 3 storm this morning. winds up to 120 miles an hour. this and what's left of andres has been impacting the desert southwest. we'll talk more about that later in the program. back to you guys. >> all right, rob. it was a horrifying scene at the baseball game at fenway park last night. a woman was struck by a large piece of a baseball bat and seriously injured. abc's phillip mena joining us in strud yeo with more. good morning, phillip. scary scene. >> absolutely. brett lawrie, the player whose bat went flying into the stands telling reporters after the game he hopes that woman will be okay. this morning, boston police are calling her condition life-threatening. >> this is a broken bat grounder. bat goes flying into the seats. >> reporter: this morning, a fan fighting for her life after being hit in the face with a
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broken baseball bat. >> you could see the people like all around going like this. so you knew it was bad. >> reporter: fans watching in horror as the woman was struck by a shattered bat after oakland a's brett lawrie took a big swing at this pitch. >> it was like a bullet coming in. i felt bad for her. it was awful. >> reporter: the game delayed as paramedics treat the woman. her husband watching while a police officer shields her young son's eyes from the situation and she's loaded on to a stretcher. >> they've brought a stretcher over in that direction. >> reporter: the announcers describe the scene. wailing clearly audible over the stunned silence in the stadium. [ woman screaming ] >> reporter: police say the woman was rushed to a nearby hospital with life-threatening injuries. >> first and foremost, our thoughts and concern and certainly our prayers go out to the woman struck with the bat. her and her family. a scary moment, certainly. >> reporter: now, there is protective netting set up directly behind home plate.
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the woman was sitting in the second row, just outside of the protected area. >> i know major league baseball did a lot to prevent the splintering of bats back in 2008. still, frightening. if you go to the game, you have to -- heads-up. >> you're sitting that close. you never know what can happen. >> great to have you in studio. thank you. >> horrific scene. we're thinking about that family this morning. we're going to move on to the reaction to an abc news exclusive. the woman who accuses the former speaker of the u.s. house of representatives dennis hastert, of sexually abusing her now deceased brother when he was a student at the school where hastert worked. this is a fast-moving and spreading story. abc's chief investigative reporter brian ross is here with more. brian, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, dan. there's been no comment, however, by dennis hastert on the new allegations. he'll have to make a public appearance on tuesday. he's due in court to be
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arraigned on the federal charges against him. this morning, the former speaker of the house remains among the missing. not seen at his home in illinois or his farm in wisconsin. or at his washington, d.c., apartment, since the federal grand jury indicted him ten days ago. and shocked the political world. >> had no inkling whatsoever. i was as shocked and dismayed by the reports i read as anyone else. >> reporter: the indictment reports an individual "a" who received money from hastert to cover up past misconduct described by federal authorities as sexual misconduct. and now there is a second alleged victim. a student e quip manager on the high school wrestling team coached by hastert. a young man named steve reinboldt, who hastert described in his yearbook inscription as his great right-hand man.
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>> he has plenty of opportunities to be alone with steve. >> reporter: reinboldt's sister, jolene, says he revealed to it her. >> i asked him, stevie, when was your first same-sex experience. he looked at me and said, it was with dennis hastert. and i just -- i know i was stunned. >> reporter: no doubt he was telling you that hastert had abused him sexually. >> oh, yeah. >> so ordered. >> reporter: as hastert rose to power, reinboldt's sister said she kept hoping that what she calls the dark secret would come out. but it did not. >> i figured he would get away with it. >> reporter: she decided to go public in hopes that individual "a" and other possible victims would know they're not alone. >> i feel vindicated and like stevie's vindicated. that you know, he can't -- mr. hastert can't pull this -- the wool over everybody's eyes. finally the truth is coming out. >> reporter: reinboldt's sister, jolene said neither she nor her
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brother ever asked hastert or received any money from him. the identity of individual "a" remains a mystery. it will certainly come out should the case go to trial. >> we'll know eventually. let me ask you about miss reinboldt. has she been receiving reaction? since she went public with you? >> reporter: she says she's been overwhelmed by a positive response from lots of friends. she lives in montana now. they were saying it was about time this came out. >> as we said, this is a fast-moving and spreading scandal. we know you'll stay on top of it. >> absolutely. >> brian, thanks again. paula, over to you. we want to move now to horse racing history. the weeks of hype are over. and we'll know later today if the sport has its first triple crown winner since the late 1970s. american pharoah, the beloved and powerful colt needing to win the most demanding of the three races, the belmont stakes. can the champion run into the
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recordbooks? we check back in with ron. >> reporter: they call the belmont the test of champions. a mile and a half. and think about it. three grueling races for 3-year-old thoroughbreds over a period of just five weeks. can american pharoah join the papton of great racehorses like citation citation secretary yant seattle slew or affirmed in 1978? we'll find out later today. this morning, american pharoah, one step, or rather a mile and a half away from horse racing history. as a winner of the triple crown. a feat not accomplished in 37 years. >> i'm pretty confident because the horse is telling me that. he put on that show. they're not going to beat him. >> reporter: everybody with a misspelled name and a shortened tail american pharoah is not lacking in pedigree. his grandfather, empiremaker, winning the belmont. his father finishing second in
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2009 at the kentucky derby. >> espinoza has won the kentucky derby sxwlchlt! >> reporter: after his thrilling victory at churchill downs, american pharoah sloshing his way into the fans' hearts as he tore through the mud at the preakness in may. they prepare to watch him take on the track known as big sandy. the extra half mile thwarting other horses' attempts. the last to do it, affirmed. >> affirmed comes to the wire. >> reporter: today is victor espinoza's third shot at the crown. >> third time i've been here. every time i come here, i think i can do it. >> reporter: even in pharoah doesn't win the belmont, his owners have already inked one of the sport's largest sponsorship deals.
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american pharoah's net worth is between $15 million and $20 million. >> afterwards, he gets a lot of carrots. >> reporter: it should still be a soft track. that, as we said earlier, favors american pharoah. we'll find out in half a day whether he's among one of the great horse. 37 years ago, i was here. this is my souvenir. a $2 win ticket on affirmed. the last one to win the triple crown. i'm going get a $2 win ticket on american pharoah and maybe hang on to that for the next 37 years. >> yes, exactly. >> how much did you win on that ticket? >> reporter: it paid about 9 to 5, so about $3.80. plus the $2 back. more worthwhile as a souvenir. >> exactly, he still has it too. >> with compounded interest over 37 years, because i know you're a big saver, i'm sure you're a wealthy man. ron, thank you. we'll get back to you later in the show. we want to say that ron mentioned that to the horse has a shortened tail. it was bitten by another horse, a jealous horse awhile back. i spoke to the owner the other day. he said he resisted suggestions
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to give the horse some sort of hair weave. >> they wanted to put >> extensions. >> extensions. like somebody who doesn't have hair, bald, putting a, what do they call it, a toupe. but if you're bald, you're bald. so i mean it's a characteristic of you. >> you're making me feel better about losing my hair. >> oh, look at me. >> dan, you're not losing your hair, by the way. >> that means that the hairpiece is working. thank you. i appreciate that. >> you're fully coifed. >> if you need hair extensions, let me know. >> or a weave. >> you have a nice head of hair, too. ryan, it's great to have you in studio. ron is at the belmont stakes. so it's great to have you in studio. >> great to be here as well. good morning, guys. good morning to you. we begin with yet another amtrak train collision. the train carrying more than 200 passengers and traveling from san antonio to chicago. colliding with a semi truck in wilmington, illinois. that 18 wheeler hauling 17,000 pounds of bacon. luckily, no one was injured.
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now turning to the fight against isis. and an abc news exclusive. our chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz has just landed at an undisclosed location central to the fight. this is the first time television cameras are getting a look inside the nerve center of the u.s. campaign to defeat the terror group. martha? >> reporter: good morning, ryan. we're at an air base in the persian gulf region that is a remotely-piloted aircraft just behind me, or as we call them, drones. they can be armed with hellfire missiles. they're usually flying 24/7 in the fight against isis over syria and over iraq. we'll be given exclusive access to the command center here in the region in that fight against isis. ryan? >> mar thai taking us inside the fight. thank you. new details into the investigation of the mansion fire in washington, d.c. police reveal what they found in the car carrying daron wint when
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he was arrested. in connection of the deaths of savvas savopoulos his wife, son, and housekeeper. stashed in that car, two knives cell phones, money orders, cash, and clothing. the sharp objects could be key to this case. an autopsy revealed sharp force injuries contributed to the deaths of all four victims. and a final farewell to beau biden. the family stood beside the flag-draped casket greeting over 1,000 mourners. president obama will deliver the eulogy during today's funeral before heading to europe for the g-7 summit. beau biden died a week ago after a long battle with brain cancer. a quick-thinking california bus driver is being hailed a hero. on friday tim watson spotted a 3-year-old boy and a suspect who allegedly snatched him from a library on his bus. watson alerted the authorities. the suspect was arrested. the boy was not harmed. and finally, a newlywed couple is flying high after a
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wild impromptu wedding in the skies. chaz and dina were on their way to seattle to elope. when their staff on the jetblue flight thought, why not? why wait? with guests in their seats, and the flight attendant doubling as a flower girl, they winged it. they winged it. the bride's veil and bouquets and groom's bow were made of airplane supplies. the couple pinned wings on each other instead of rings. and it was made complete by a passenger with a saxophone on board. >> is this for real? a little too convenient. a saxophone? >> they did get hitched for real. beautiful pictures. this is a true wedding in the skies. >> as long as the honeymoon wasn't up in the air. on the ground. >> and carrying a saxophone on the plane. and later, we'll tell you about the honeymoon. in the skies. >> did you really go -- >> a mile-high honeymoon. >> i didn't go there. >> okay. just for fcc reasons, we'll be moving along now. they did waive the luggage fees
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by the way on the sax. continuing on now in the spirit of complete absurdity. we have a story about a poorly allegedly poorly behaved cat allegedly terrorizing its owners. i'm skeptical of the story. >> says the cat lover. the kitty scared the owners out of the house. this is not an isolated incident? >> it isn't. but this one is for good reason. this cat had just had a litter of kittens. and maternal instinct was kicking in big time. >> 911, what is the emergency? >> hi i have a problem in my home. i cannot go inside my home. >> reporter: this early morning 911 call turned into a real cat-astrophe for this man. from connecticut. forced out of his home. by his cat. >> she attacked me and krachd me in the leg and bite me. >> reporter: he tells the dispatcher his cat came clawing at he and his wife. >> we cannot go into the home for three or four hours. >> reporter: but it turns out,
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they're not alone. >> i mean, my husband, we're ripped up. >> reporter: this florida couple, trapped inside their house by their 4-year-old cat cush last summer. last march, lee palmer forced to call for help after his cat went on the attack. >> one moment, okay. >> you hear him screaming? that was the cat. >> yeah, i hear him. hold on. keep your door shut, okay. >> i'm just going to let you know i have never had to be locked outside of my house because of dogs. just putting that out there. >> your dogs are chihuahuas. >> i mean, beware. >> don't get so defensive. >> i once baby sat and had to take the kid outside because the cat got angry. cats can be really -- you know this, dan. >> i have lived with cats my entire life. i have never seen it once. marciano, you have a cat. have row ever seen it? >> the big cat is the king of the jungle. you don't want to mess with these guys. >> they're nature's perfectly formed predator. >> the family was okay just so you know. they did get back in the house. everything is okay. >> thank you, sara.
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let's check the weather once again with fellow cat lover rob marciano. >> if i remember standing in the flood waters last week, there was a cat story right before me. we have to get off this. there were fires that broke out across fresno and central california because of lightning. some of the lightning started fires, they are trying to get a handle on it and they have air support in the last 24 hours. heat is building across the pacific northwest. temperatures in seattle, in the 80s. boise, 9 degrees. so hot the national weather service has put out an alert. the waters are still cold, be careful, northwest folks can't take the heat that long. baja california. phoenix first measurable
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rainfall on record. that's unusual. that's the national forecast here's the local. >> reporter: good morning, everybody, i'm chris sowers we have showers around here, as well. a cold front is in the process of pushing through we'll get you outside you're noticing a lot of this, a lot of gray skies this morning. if you're down the shore stay patient you'll see sunshine, it won't come until later this afternoon. here's the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, clouds limited sun, passing shower around midday. 80 degrees today. only 79 tomorrow. very pleasant conditions. is that what it is? >> i'm going to pretend that didn't happen. >> you can't unsee what just happened. coming up here on "gma," we're going the talk about a modern day bonnie and clyde. the new clus in the search for armed teens. and two duggar daughters speaking out. why they're defending their brother, who their parents say
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i just wanted to thank you for sharing your world with me. it felt like home. airbnb. belong anywhere. >> the action cam is live outside st. anthony of padua catholic church in wilmington. this is where the funeral mass will be held for beau biden. president obama will deliver the eulogy for the former attorney general and iraq war vet.
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you can watch the funeral at 6abc.com our live coverage starts online at 6abc.com. chris sowers has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, the sun is starting to shine. >> reporter: it's starting to peek through the cloud deck. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, if you're down the shore stay patient you'll see sunshine down there as well. it will be later in the day. passing shower around midday. 80 degrees this afternoon, a cooler 79 very pleasant for tomorrow. eva. >> thanks chris. that's it for "action news" we're back in 30. now, we send you back to "good morning america"! # #
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♪ oh don't you dare look back just keep your eyes on me ♪ ♪ i said you're holding back she said shut up and dance with me ♪ oh, if this video mashup won't get you off the couch and dancing, you must have had a really late night. it's set to walk the moon's "shut up and dance." it's burning up the internet. with 4 million views. dan? >> "breakfast club." >> your feet are tapping under the desk. >> you know i'm not the best dancer in the world. i know that will shock everybody. >> no. >> yeah. >> that tapping was offbeat. >> by the way, walk the moon, they'll be part of the "gma" summer series in july. >> summer concert series in central park. awesome. >> everybody needs to be dancing for that one. >> are you going to do it? >> if you're tapping your feet, i'll dance. >> together, the two of you can dance. >> there you go. i'm going to hold you to that. also burning up the
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internet a horse that could race his way into history. american pharoah gunning for the first triple crown win in 37 years. ron claiborne is track side. what's happening? >> reporter: hey, there, dan. it's empty now. except for a few early people. later, there will be 80,000 people here jammed into the stands. they'll be roaring when those horses, including american pharoah hit the top of the stretch. for the stretch run to the belmont stakes. a little bit of trivia for you. the song played in the post parade here since 1967 until 1997 was "sidewalks of new york." then the belmont wanted to go to a more modern song, they switched to "new york new york" by frank sinatra. that is currently the song that will be played when those horses the field of eight, goes out on the track around 6:45 this evening. american pharoah will of course be the heavy favorite. >> ron will be holding his $2 to win ticket. next year, they'll be playing "shut up and dance with me" as they take the field. ron, thank you. we're hoping you win tonight and american pharoah, too.
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of course. but, thank you. once again. we want to start here though on a serious note. there is an intense manhunt going on right now for the young couple being called a modern day bonnie and clyde. >> they're on the run right now. wanted for a two-state crime spree, including an attempted holdup where a cop was injured. kayna whitworth is here with the latest. good morning, kayna. >> reporter: dan and paula, good morning to you. authorities say the pair fled into the woods in pennsylvania. several agencies searched for 12 hours, on foot using atvs, even helicopters. this morning, the teens still not found. overnight, police and family desperate. searching for two teenagers on the run. officials are calling them a real-life version of bonnie and clyde. the female suspect's father, coming to their defense. >> neither one of them don't have a history of hurting a single soul. >> reporter: police say 15-year-old rose may and her 16-year-old boyfriend, triston kindle, seen in these posters are armed, dangerous, and could
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be hiding in the woods of western pennsylvania. the six-day crime spree starting off monday allegedly stealing a truck in upper sandusky, ohio. the next morning, stealing shotgun shells at a nearby walmart. on wednesday, wreaking havoc near pittsburgh. according to authorities. investigators say after attempting to rob this von veen yens store the pair was recognized by an elizabeth township officer. dragging him with the stolen truck from the parking lot on route 48. his bullet-proof vest shredded. the skin on his hands and arms torn up as well. >> so i immediately held on to the bed rail to keep myself from falling. he proceeded forward, started accelerating. my leg started dragging. right in front of the tire. >> reporter: now, after finding clothing in the thick woods on friday, investigators are desperately serging -- searching for the teen runaways as their family pleads for them to come home.
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>> we want both of them home safe. i don't care what you did. i want you home safe. we'll deal with everything else later. >> reporter: you're hearing a lot there from the girl's father. he thinks they just want to go live in the woods, live off the land. he says he thinks they took the guns to kill deer and neither of them have a history of hurting a single soul. this morning, they're wanted on charges including robbery and aggravated assault on the police officer. the father is not a huge fan of the bonnie and clyde comparison and adding they've only been together for a month. >> hopefully, he's right about their unwillingness to hurt people. >> reporter: though that officer was clearly injured. when they dragged him across a parking lot. >> yeah not going so well so far. thank you very much. appreciate it. we want to go back to ryan smith who is in for ron claiborne who is at the belmont stakes. nice to see you again. you stick around. >> good morning, paula, dan. we begin with the massive date ha hack on government computers. employees were told to put fraud
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alert on their credit reports. the attack appears to have originated in china. chinese authorities say they're not responsible for the attack. and nearly 70,000 people packed a stadium in sarajevo as pope francis arrived for a one-day visit. . the pontiff calling for peace. and talk about too close per comfort. diver john dickinson was spear-fishing off jupiter, florida, on friday when he spotted this. that is a humg great white shark sidling up next to him. he says the encounter was about two minutes but felt a lot longer. >> you think? >> the shark 16 feet long and weighs nearly 2,000 pounds. >> why is he following the shark with a camera? why isn't he swimming away? >> you would swim away. that was for the sake of videography. >> and keep the camera rolling.
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>> keep the camera rolling as you swim away. >> and people wonder why they get attacked. >> we know who the daredevil is. >> i'm grateful for the video. thank you very much. here's some camerathe rain is falling but i don't think it's going to last too much longer. we saw ron out waiting for the race, where the track is wet. i think it will be dry by the time we get to race time. cool and cloudy, damp saturday to start with. drying out as this front makes its way. we've been stuck in this pattern in the past week and we're starting to unhinge that. 86 degrees high temperature. 90 across the south. some spots see showers and thunderstorms. basically feeling a little bit more. colorado getting into did did by with
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a. that's a check on the national outlook, here's what's shaking locally. >> reporter: gray and gloomy this morning from south jersey belmawr down to cape may. that's working out to sea. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, 80 degrees maybe a passing shower around midday. otherwise clouds giving way to sun. irst trip to the track was at belmont years ago. i was 15. i'm not sure that was legal. but grandma took me. >> elmont, new york is right outside the city. on long island. >> yeahing right there, baby. >> i believe the statute of limitations has passed. coming up here on "gma," speaking out. the duggar sisters and the sex abuse allegations against their brother. what they're saying about what went on behind closed doors. and some lighter stuff coming up. george clooney takes amal back to his hometown.
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the revelations of that alleged molestation scandal involving the duggar family, the stars of the reality show "19 kids and counting," shocking many of their fans convinced of a squeaky clean image. >> two of the daughters are speaking out, defending their brother this mork. saying they were not everyone aware of what was happening until their parents told them. and that josh was a young boy at the time quote, a little too curious about girls. david wright joining us in the studio with more. good morning, david. >> reporter: this is the first time we have heard, at length, from any of josh duggar's victims. no question that the thoughts and feelings a expressed by these two young women, mothers and soon-to-be mothers themselves adds a whole new dimension to the deeply troubling story. >> i'm sad. this is my older brother who i love a lot. >> reporter: jill duggar dillard
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and her sister, jessa duggar seewald. never used the word sexual abuse in reference to their older brother, josh. >> he was a boy. a young boy in puberty. and a little too curious about girls. and that got him into some trouble. and he made some bad choices. >> reporter: their interview with megyn kelly aired overnight on the fox news channel. in it they talk about what josh did to them when he was 14 and they were 10 and 12. the two sisters defending their brother. >> people are calling him a child molester or a pedophile or a rapist, some people are saying. i'm like that is so overboard and a lie, really. i mean -- people will get mad at me for saying that. but i'm like,ky say this. you know, i was one of the victims. >> he asked me to forgive him. and i had to make that choice. to forgive him, you know. >> reporter: they have forgiven josh, and say they admire the way their parents handled it all. they also made it clear they
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were speaking only for themselves, not their two sisters. >> we can't speak for the other ones. >> reporter: understandably, the sisters are outraged that a story they understood to be private, when their parents timely brought to it the attention of the authorities, has now been made so public. >> whenever i heard the police report had been released, then i said, what -- like, they don't have a right to do this. this isn't -- we're victims. they can't do this to us. >> reporter: your heart goes out to these two young women who now feel they have to defend their brother, their parents, as well as answer questions about this painful delicate topic. they called it a revictimization. the tlc show suspended for now. no word on whether it will come back. >> they are adamant they have no recollection. of any of it. >> reporter: these two say they were asleep and that they learned about it from their parents. >> david, thank you for joining
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♪ oh, in honor of ron. >> you're taking care of the percussion in ron's absence. we appreciate it. sara haines, time for "pop news." >> not dropping the ball. thank you. caitlin jenner has a new job offer on the table. there's word the miss usa pageant has made her an offer to be judge at this year's event. this is days after she made her public debut in "vanity fair." the organization changed the rules in 012 to allow
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transgendered women to participate in the miss usa pageant. and "hollywood life" reports donald trump wants her to be on "celebrity apprentice." this is going to be a big year for caitlin. good luck. hope you have the energy. it looks like george clooney had a blast showing off his wife, mail, his hometown. the couple paid a visit to the town of augusta, kentucky. population about 1,000. they enjoyed the day with friends and family members. at the augusta pub. george showing off his moves at the pool table. it's not clear when they'll be returning to these parts because they're preparing to move into their $15 million home in england. similar, very similar. can you imagine people hearing he's coming to town? that population is like 15,000 for one night only. >> i'm trying to imagine amal in a pub. she's very elegant. right? >> totally. but just seeing them playing pool. >> george has always been a normal guy and relatable. >> who says you can't come home?
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belmont stakes. a little wave from him there. an exciting day. american pharoah looking to become the first triple crown winner in 37 years. will he do it? >> we'll know tomorrow morning. >> we'll actually know today. >> and we'll tell you. tune in. >> i'm eva pilgrim coming up next on "action news" saturday morning, a massive turnout is expected in wilmington this morning as friends and family said goodbye to beau biden we're live. temperatures are rising, don't rule out a downpours some spots will have that in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast all next on "action news" saturday morning.
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something good morning, it is saturday june 6, i'm eva pilgrim here's what we're following on "action news,." developing this morning a man is fighting for his life after being shot nine times in the east germantown section. there are a lot of heavy hearts in wilmington as friends and family come together to
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remember beau biden we're ilive. will it be heartbreak or try -- triumph for american pharoah? we're live at belmont park for a preview. but first the all-important accuweather forecast, the man of the hour, chris sowers. >> reporter: will we see the sun? in the short term, no, especially if you're down the shore we have showers passing through. temperatures are responding nicely. we are in the 70s as of this 9:00 a.m. hour. we'll not climb much higher than this maybe 78, 79 which is where we should be for this time of the year. nothing like we saw last week in the upper 80s and low 90s. 70, 71 give or take. the shorepoints locked in with all the clouds, winds are in the process of shifting out of

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