platoon, american abc shows a story from two us citizens who died in ukraine, calling them, of course, volunteers. all photos only. they contacted a colleague with a weapon, also an american. and here is what he said about the situation at the front. artillery bill 24 hours a day 7 days a week the russians could shoot at us, but we didn’t even see them the death of our citizen who fought on the side of ukraine was confirmed by the canadian ministry of foreign affairs and the mercenaries soldiers all the time complaining that they are left to fend for themselves, and on dismissal they don’t even serve me in a cafe serviceability is faster than me everything. this generally characterizes the attitude towards the army in ukrainian society. the national bank today allowed commemorative coins dedicated to the asu. zinc-based alloy weight twelve four grams not to be used for retail calculations in the country lacking not only the cash supply catastrophic deficit of the entire budget. we have a monthly deficit of about $5 billion , and we planned that it would be $7 billion for the whole yea

his upcoming film easter sunday takes place in daly city and celebrates its rich filipino american culture abc 7 news reporter lena howland explains. why many think that's helping build a better bay area. from the big screen father and son road trip to the pinoy capital of the united states. we declared. 51 year old comedian joe koy got his own day and now the city of daly city presents the key to this to the city to joe floyd for the film easter sunday. i am going to put this. on my keychain who is film easter sunday takes place in daly city. he was thrilled to shine a light on the city's filipino american culture. just a represent them shout them out in the movie. is just my new my indirect way of giving you know. shining light i have literally never seen this many filipinos in the same place before that's why movie like this is so significant because finally like now my mom can finally get to see something that looks like her talks like her acts like her lives here in america like her and she gets to celebrate it just like manolo daily cities first ever female filipino city council members

the american channel abc news filmed a report about how our soldiers heimer is used at the front, and a brief review was prepared for you. the day before, the american tv channel ibc news showed how himer systems are used in ukraine, because they themselves developed them. in the usa, the correspondent james longman went to kharkiv region to see it with his own eyes. the battle for the east of ukraine consists in defeating the target at a distance . heimer is a long-range weapon provided by the united states for this struggle, and we are one of the first to see how this weapon works. roman said that the location of the heimers is very carefully hidden so that such a powerful and important weapon does not become a target of the russians, so the journalist met with the military in the forest, which serves as a good hiding place for these missiles from russian intelligence high-mobility artillery jet systems are loaded into the american timers, this is a weapon that, as ukraine claims, is of great importance in this war and for the very simple reason that it fires farther than any other

kinzinger says they're evidence of a growing problem in american politics. abc'snguyen joins us from washington with the very latest. good morning, em. >> reporter: good morning, mona. the release of the audio comes as the january 6th committee schedules a new hearing for next week. >> i guess i can't say a whole lot more other than i hope you naturally die as quickly as [ bleep ] possible. >> reporter: this morning, republican congressman adam kinzinger sharing a compilation of threatening messages his office has received in response to his work on the committee in investigating the attack on the capitol. >> we know where your family is, and we're going to get you, you little [ bleep ]. gonna get your wife. gonna get your kids. >> reporter: kinzinger is a father to a baby born earlier this year. the audio posted to his twitter account includes more than a dozen messages. >> we know where you live. we're coming to your house. we're going to get you, boy. >> reporter: kinzinger and liz cheney are the only republicans on the january 6th committee. >> we're going to

. >> more americans choose abc news, america's number one news sort. >> next on abc7news, eyeing thea strike team working right now to stop the spread of a destructive wildfire near yosemite national park. and rapid gunfire in the north bay. one person dead and several shot. what we are learning about the investigation. and dr. anthony fauci tells abc news he believes covid is here to stay. the reason why when abc7news at 6:00 starts right now. >> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc7news. >> take a look, a wildfire threat is quickly growing, doubling in size overnight. the oak fire and mariposa county now more than 22 square miles as new reinforcements join the fight. thank you for joining us. to developing news on the wildfire, it is one of two burning right now in the yosemite area. the oak fire resulted in another round of evacuations today. cal fire says it is the biggest fire of the year and there is no containment. cornell barnard joins us now with a look at the strategy to fight the flames and the local fire crew involved. reporter: no ti

whether it's the american tv channel abc or , for example, the british newspaper the guardian, whichs that the russians need to be punished for some terrorist acts. we remember what was hussein. remember, what was the brutes which were in fact recognized. 300 dealt with them mercilessly. this is necessary in order to legally make those decisions that may be , well, let's not talk about space. we are now talking about a tougher response, and just kiev is trying to manipulate such a tough response into on the side of russia, kiev's inclinations have not yet found a wide response. although those wishing to brand russia a terrorist country voted in the swedish parliament and the american senators from among the hawks drew up a corresponding resolution, and now it’s time to figure out what the russian armed forces are actually accused of from the recent strike of the russian armed forces on a five-story building in the village of chasov yar no, which is still occupied by the territory . dpr it was a whole knowledge according to the zhovtoblokit press, the residential building where they d

whether it's the american tv channel abc or , for example, the british newspaper the guardian, which to be punished for some terrorist acts. we do remember what was hussein. remember, what was the brutes which were in fact recognized. priests dealt with them mercilessly. this is necessary in order to legally make those decisions that may be, well, let's not talk about space. we are now talking about a tougher response, and just kiev, uh, is trying to manipulate such a tough response towards russia with a wide response kiev's encroachments have not yet been found, although those who want to stigmatize russia as a terrorist country have voted in the swedish parliament yes, and american senators from among them. yastrebov drew up an appropriate resolution, and now it's time to figure it out. what is actually being accused of from the recent strike of the russian armed forces on a five-story building in the settlement of chasov yar in the still occupied territory. the dpr was a whole knowledge. according to the zhovtoblokit press, a residential building was razed to the ground, where doz

i also want to show you, uh, the reportage of the american abc channel, first of all, the fact that suchreports began to appear on american channels, this in itself is significant. well, and, of course, this is just a material confirmation of the data that the russian side provides, look. ukrainian troops were driven back russia took a key city in the eastern part of the country. what will help her to strengthen control over the regions our correspondent with the latest news. yes , ukrainians are suppressed by russians in the east donbass this is a brutal artillery battle and despite the new weapons for ukraine from the us and europe, the russians are winning. this morning russia moved forward in eastern ukraine taking the city of lisichansk and thereby taking full control of the luhansk region the northern part of the donbass russian troops are celebrating lisichansk here in this video that was published by the chechen leader in kiev, we spoke with a former american infantryman who is fighting in ukraine and just returned from the front in the donbass, asking not to be named. he said th

his upcoming film easter sunday takes place in daly city and celebrates its rich filipino-american culture abc 7 news reporter lena howland explains how it's helping build a better bay area. from the big screen father and son road trip to the pinoy capital of the united states we've declared. joe coyote one-year-old comedian joe koy got his own day, and now the city of daly city presents the key to this to the city to joke boy or the film easter sunday. i am going to put this on my keychain always film easter sunday takes place in daly. he was thrilled to shine a light on the city's filipino-american culture. just a represent them shadow mountain the movie. is just my inner my indirect way of giving love back, you know. shining light i have literally never seen this many filipinos in the same place before that's why movie like this is so significant because finally like now my mom can finally get to see something that looks like her talks like her acts like her lives here in like her and she gets to celebrate it. just let manolo daly city's first ever female filipino city council member says i

lake mead is a vital source of water for 25 million americans across several states. abc's kayna whitworth, who has been reporting on lake mead, back on this again tonight. >> reporter: tonight, the astonishing discovery -- a third set of human remains emerging from the ever shrinking waters of lake mead. a visitor making the gruesome discovery on the lake's nevada side monday, according to the national park service. officials seen removing the remains early this morning. >> what startles me the most is if it's recent bodies or if they've been there a long time. if it's more recent, that kind of scares me more. >> reporter: this comes after two additional bodies were found in may. the drastic difference seen in these images released by nasa. the nation's largest reservoir reaching its lowest level ever due to a mega-drought made worse by climate change. this sunken world war ii era higgins boat also surfacing earlier this month, because of the ongoing drought. >> it's a big place, and it's got a long history, and most certainly, people were buried in this area. i'm positive

but i'm interested in just the western weapons that are supplied to ukraine for example, the american abc thing. let's take a look at this. the latest american weapons have arrived in ukraine and perhaps these weapons will play a decisive role in the battle with the russian army. good morning. battle. in eastern ukraine depends on the range of weapons this morning we can see from the inside the work of american weapons, which now arriving in ukraine himax, a multiple launch rocket system of increased mobility. this weapon, according to the ukrainians, plays a decisive role in this war for a very simple reason, the unit commander says it is a weapon. it can be used where other weapons would not have coped, for example, in russian-controlled territories. they have already hit command targets and ammunition depots in this video of a massive explosion at a russian ammunition depot in donetsk, according to official ukrainian sources. it is known that the strike was delivered on sunday ukraine expects that these high-precision missiles will help in protecting the donbass of the part that is now

whether it's the american tv channel abc or , for example, the british newspaper the guardian, which writes that the russians need to be punished for some terrorist acts. we remember what was hussein. remember, what was the brutes which were in fact recognized. 300 dealt with them mercilessly and this is necessary in order to legally make those decisions that may be this, well, we are not talking about space. we are now talking about a tougher response, and it’s precisely kiev that is trying to manipulate such a tough response towards russia. kiev’s inclinations have not yet found a wide response. although those wishing to brand russia a terrorist country voted in the swedish parliament and american senators from among the hawks drew up a corresponding resolution, and now it's time to figure out what they are actually accused of recent strike of the russian armed forces on a five-story building in the village of yar no hours, which is still occupied territory. the dpr was a whole knowledge according to the zhovtoblokit press, they razed to the ground a residential building where doze

white house calls a substantial proposal to secure the release of american detainees brittney griner and paul whelan. sources confirming to abc news the u.s. is offering a prisoner swap proposing trading infamous russian arms dealer viktor bout to bring the two americans home. bout, nicknamed the merchant of death, is currently serving a 25-year sentence at this federal prison in illinois convicted of selling weapons to terrorists. secretary of state antony blinken saying he'll press for the potential deal with russia's foreign minister later this week in their first call since russia invaded ukraine. >> we put a substantial proposal on the table weeks ago to facilitate their release. our governments have communicated repeatedly and directly on that proposal. >> reporter: paul whelan, a former marine, has been detained in russia for more than three years, convicted on espionage charges, which he denies. >> i want to tell the world that i'm a victim of political kidnap and ransom. >> reporter: and brittney griner, a wnba star and two-time olympic gold medalist, is accused of illegally bringing cannabis oil into russia. in cour

[babbling] >> raymond: it's not just these confused moments. 54% of americans in an abc "washington post" poll thought biden lacked the mental sharpness to serve as president. he has with people on the streets of new york said. >> some members of his party don't want him to run. they seize not mentally or physically competent. how do you feel? do you think he is up to the task? >> i think so. >> it is tough growing old. >> he is hanging in there. he's probably not going to make it for another session. >> running is a different story. we will see. >> why the hell when i take a test? come on, man. >> you have confidence in his leadership. >> i have confidence in none of our elected leaders. we have seen him physically stumble, create some embarrassing times for him. we need leadership right now. i think the whole world, whatever side you're on, would agree with that. >> i guess it really don't matter at this point. >> if i were him, i wouldn't run. >> i know a lot of 80-year-olds that are very competent. i don't think he's confident but i know where he's pushing us is not where i want to g

expected to be ready in september, and that's when health officials say americans under age 50 could be eligible for another booster. abc's steve osunsami at the cdc in atlanta tonight. >> reporter: u.s. health officials tonight are trying to time the next rollout of covid booster shots so that americans are better protected this fall and winter cold season. and this means that people under 50 will most likely be able to get their second booster shots in september. >> it's really good news that we're seeing the potential availability of these boosters in september, because you want to vaccinate ahead of any surge. >> reporter: americans will get a new generation of moderna and rgizer vaccines, and the shots are also expected to give people better protection from the now dominant covid strain, b.a.5. moderna says that its new shot produces twice as many antibodies as its current vaccine. >> now, it's hard to predict the future, but this is the best shot we have at protecting people against the most widespread variant right now. >> reporter: but a large number of americans are still refusing the shot. about 70 million peopl

and what authorities are now telling americans across this country. here's abc's janai norman tonight. >> reporter: tonight, health officials racing to contain a monkeypox outbreak are urging all americans to take the virus seriously. >> every american should pay attention on monkeypox. monkeypox is not covid, but it is contagious. it is painful and can be dangerous. >> reporter: the cdc now reporting more than 4,600 cases. that number jumping from just 200 cases just a month ago. >> we know one of the main molds of exposure for this particular illness is through direct contact, close contact, skin to skin contact, possibly even face to face contact, exposure to droplets or virus that may be in the mouth. >> reporter: and while most people getting sick have been gay or bisexual men, doctors stress anyone can get it. two children have already been infected. and today, the cdc confirming a pregnant woman also contracted the virus. monkeypox can be passed to a fetus, but this woman's newborn was not infected. >> doesn't appear the virus was transmitted. and both mom

abc's james longman on the coast of odesa tonight. >> reporter: tonight, the family of american alex drueke, taken by russian-backed separatists in ukraine, tell abc news his captors want to make a deal. >> the people who have him are very, very eager to negotiate his release. >> reporter: the u.s. embassy in kyiv today saying, "we are seeking to learn as much as we can and are in touch with the families." but the u.s. doesn't recognize the breakaway regions as legal entities, so formal negotiations are unlikely. and tonight, a symbol of ukrainian resistance reclaimed from russia. snake island is the strategic outpost in the black sea, occupied by russia since february 24th. defenders of the island at the time became national heroes for responding to russian calls to surrender with an expletive. well, today, ukraine bombed them off the island. satellite imagery confirming putin's forces have retreated. these images provided by the ukrainian ministry of defense show artillery striking the island june 21st. it may be that the threat of new long-range missile systems like the u.s. himars

just a year later, cho came to primetime in the abc series “all-american girl,” with cho playing theargaret kim, a character created just for her. the sitcom about a culture clash and the generation gap made history as the first primetime series to feature a korean family. margaret: this is lucia catarina, she's my dog. my name is margaret cho. i'm a standup comedian. i've been doing comedy since 1984. with standup comedy, you can really be anybody. you know, that's the thing of i'n american. i have been doing impressions of my mom since i was a really little kid. i told my mother when i was 14 i wanted to be a comedian, and she said, "oh maybe it's better if you just die." i think when you're asian-american, you imitate your parents' voices as a way to distinguish yourself as like, i'm not asian, i'm asian-american. that's a really -- a very common thing, i think, amongst immigrants is that the second generation here oftentimes looks at the first generation here with a lot of levity and joy and laughter and also some element of mockery, although the mockery isn't necessarily really

whether it's the american tv channel abc or, for example, the british newspaper the guardian, which writese russians need to be punished for some terrorist acts. we do remember what was hussein. remember what was scandafi, who were in fact recognized. 300 dealt with them mercilessly. this is necessary in order to legally make those decisions that may be, well, let's not talk about space. we are now talking about a tougher response, and it’s precisely kiev that is trying to manipulate such a tough response towards russia . kiev’s inclinations have not yet found a wide response. although those wishing to brand russia a terrorist country voted in the swedish parliament and the american senators from among the hawks drew up a corresponding resolution, and now is the time to figure out what is actually being blamed for the recent strike of the russian armed forces on a five-story building in the village of clock yar in the still occupied territory. dpr, it was a whole knowledge according to the zhovtoblokit press, they razed to the ground a residential building where dozens of civilians died, h

american people. and of course right here on abc. and tonight here the former trump aides, two of them who will be testifying thursday night. jon karl on who they are and why their testimony could be key. and tonight the secret service now responding to the january 6th committee on those missing text messages from january 5th and 6th. here's jon karl. >> reporter: the secret service responded to a subpoena today from the january 6 committee for its communications immediately before and during the attack on the capitol. but the committee did not get what it asked for. >> we did not receive the additional text messages that we were looking for. >> reporter: the secret service said it was not able to recover text messages from january 5th and 6th, 2021 that were deleted as part of what it described as a "pre-planned, three-month system migration." they said it was up to individual agents to preserve their text messages, and some agents did not do so. this comes as the committee prepares for a prime-time hearing thursday delving into the

here is the news release of the american television company abc in the morning russia moved forward in city and now and thereby complete control of the lugansk region the northern part of the donbass in kiev, we spoke with a former american infantryman who is fighting in ukraine and has just returned from the front in the donbass asking not call his name. he said that the ukrainian troops are completely defenseless . there is simply no media, you have to broadcast footage with a variety of people's dislikes on the air, otherwise there will simply be nothing to show. they said that ukraine will win, ukraine will sit, but people are seen on other alternative media how are we that this is not so? they see that in general everything is not the collapse of the liberated, so there is a moment, they i can not anymore. so that they don't even speak a little truth uh, here. well, their commentator around pravda is this, and the same danish tv journalists also experienced a kind of culture shock when they arrived in estonia and were convinced in narva that almost the entire population supports t

the american television channel abc, uh, just filmed a report in ukraine and it was in these days that the latest american weapons have arrived in ukraine and perhaps these weapons will play a decisive role in the battle with the russian army. good morning. battle. in the east of ukraine depends on the range of weapons this morning we can see from the inside the work of american weapons, which are now being delivered to ukraine, haimar with a multiple rocket launcher system of increased mobility. this weapon , according to the ukrainians, plays a decisive role in this war for a very simple reason, the unit commander says it is a weapon. it can be used where other weapons would not have coped, for example, in russian-controlled territories. they have already hit command targets and ammunition depots in this video of a massive explosion at a russian ammunition depot in donetsk, according to official ukrainian sources. it is known that the blow was delivered on sunday ukraine expects that these high-precision missiles will help in protecting the donbass of the part that is now in the hand

now, the video has been edited into a shorter clip by the austin american states men and abc affiliatehas also been removed. casey stegall reports tonight from texas. >> the series of chilling videos obtained by the austin american states men newspaper and ttutv begins with the car crash outside the of robb elementary school 8:30 a.m. seconds later a different camera capture us the gunman walking through the school's parking lot at times opening fire with his semi-automatic rifle. he slips inside the school at 11:33 through an unlocked door. walks down an empty hallway and within seconds, he is standing outside the fourth grade classroom. at that moment, a student came around the corner and spotted the intruder just as the full attack began, he ran the other way to safety. >> it's hard to watch but they want to see it they want to know what happened. >> hours after the videos went public on tuesday, things got heated at uvalde's city council meeting with much of the anger directed at police. >> they signed up for this, to serve and to protect. they didn't do none of that that day. >> a

announcing they've made a substantial proposal to russia for the release of american detainees brittney griner and paul whelan. abc news learning the u.s. is offering a prisoner swap, proposing to trade infamous russian arms dealer victor bout, nicknamed the merchant of death. he's serving a 25-year sentence in the u.s. for selling weapons to terrorists, and conspiring to kill american citizens. >> we put a substantial proposal on the table weeks ago to facilitate their release. our governments have communicated repeatedly and directly on that proposal and i'll use the conversation to follow up personally and, i hope, move us toward a resolution. >> reporter: the secretary of state antony blinken says he plans to discuss the potential deal during a call with russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov later this week. their first since the start of the war in ukraine. the justice department initially objected to swapping bout, but president biden making the final call. but the white house concerned about jeopardizing the deal today refused to discuss any details or confirm the swap of bout. spokesman john kirby presse

that was trying to celebrate an american tradition quickly falling victim to the american epidemic of gun violence. here's abc's stephanie ramos. >> reporter: tonight, stunned families trying to make sense of the murders of their loved ones, who were simply gathering to enjoy the fourth of july in this affluent suburb of chicago. nicolas toledo was 78-years-old. the grandfather and father of eight was a dual citizen of the u.s. and mexico. his grandson telling us he spent his "last days swimming and fishing and being among family." and jacki sundheim -- a wife, and mother. she was the event coordinator and a teacher at her synagogue. the north shore congregation israel writing, "jacki's work, kindness, and warmth touched us all." also killed -- katherine goldstein, irina and kevin mccarthy, and 88-year-old steve straus. his family telling "the new york times" he still took the train to chicago every day to his job as a financial adviser. police say more than 40 people were wounded in the attack. lorena sedano says someone asked her if she was hurt. she told us, in all of the chaos, she didn't realize there was

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shinzo abe meeting with three american presidents while serving as prime minster. his death sending shockwaves worldwide. abc's lama hassan leads us off. >> reporter: tonight, the shocking assassination witnessed by dozens. former japanese prime minister shinzo abe giving a morning campaign speech at a train station near kyoto when suddenly shots ring out. [ gunshot ] white smoke filling the air. the 67-year-old collapsing on the street, shot twice from behind through the neck, one bullet penetrating his heart. within seconds, security tackling the suspect. you can see the gun, which police believe was homemade -- a handle and two barrels bound together with black tape. witnesses watching in horror. >> translator: we could see the gunpowder and a lot of white smoke. after the second shot, mr. abe collapsed and people were applying cpr. >> reporter: the alleged assassin, 41-year-old tetsuya yamagami, seen here loitering moments before the attack. abe airlifted to the hospital, where he later died. japan's current prime minister fumio kishida, visibly shaken, addressing the nation, calling it an unforgivable act

critial grain shipments.to - and tonight we're learning more about the two american volunteers killed in the fighting there. abc's patrick reevell in odesa tonight. >> reporter: tonight, the moment a russian missile slammed into the port at odesa. the strike shaking a deal that had offered hope to ease strain on the global food supply. less than 24 hours ago, russia had signed onto a u.n.-backed agreement to allow cargo ships to begin moving millions of tons of grain from blockaded ukrainian ports, odesa the most important. but today russia launching four cruise missiles at the city, two landing in the port, setting fire to a small vessel. a few minutes ago, a missile strike struck odesa's port over there. we can see black smoke rising from one of the buildings there. seems to be a large fire. the strike triggering international outrage. the u.n. secretary general who brokered the deal saying he condemns it "unequivocally." for now ukraine says it will still adhere to the deal despite the attack. fears that if the agreement does now fall apart that it could fuel famine in poorer countries. in eastern ukraine mean

american rescue plan. dan: speaking of that need. some of our abcbuilt a better bay area by volunteering at the san francisco marin food bank. they spent the afternoon out a pop-up entry at the stones town family ymca in san francisco. disney recently made a donation that will help the food bank serve a need that really has skyrocketed. the food bank is currently distributing food to about 55,000 households every single week. ama: flower watch continues in the greenhouse at san jose state. the blooming of the so-called corpse flower is well underway now. it's technically called a titan era but is commonly known as a corpse flower because it releases a pungent stench when blooming. the greenhouse manager says the plant started opening up last night and there are multiple signs that the bloom is underway. >> this outer layer started coming up in. it's been doing that throughout the evening and this morning. now it's also really starting to smell quite strongly in here. ama: the bloom is expected to last for about 36 hours. the greenhouse manager says

american rescue plan. dan: speaking of that need. some of our abcleagues built a better bay area by volunteering at the san francisco marin food bank. they spent the afternoon out a pop-up entry at the stones town family ymca in san francisco. disney recently made a donation that will help the food bank serve a need that really has skyrocketed. the food bank is currently distributing food to about 55,000 households every single week. ama: flower watch continues in the greenhouse at san jose state. the blooming of the so-called corpse flower is well underway now. it's technically called a titan era but is commonly known as a corpse flower because it releases a pungent stench when blooming. the greenhouse manager says the plant started opening up last night and there are multiple signs that the bloom is underway. >> this outer layer started coming up in. it's been doing that throughout the evening and this morning. now it's also really starting to smell quite strongly in here. ama: the bloom is expected to last for about 36 hours. the greenhouse manag

abc's phil lipof is at laguardia airport in new york. >> reporter: tonight, americans trying to get to family and friends this holiday weekend are finding it more difficult by the day. >> my flight got canceled, but i didn't find out until i got to the gate. >> reporter: at airports across the country, tsa screening more than two million passengers a day since friday -- numbers not seen since the pandemic began. and passengers are feeling it. >> we got delayed on our first flight and we had to switch flights. and we're hoping it doesn't happen again because we have stuff to do and we want to get home. so we'll see. >> reporter: the logans trying to fly out of boston back to michigan after a family reunion. air travel has been plagued this weekend with delays and cancellations. today alone, more than 280 flights canceled nationwide, more than 2,800 delayed. on top of nearly 700 u.s. flights canceled and more than 5,600 delayed saturday. >> they canceled my flight as i'm boarding a plane. i spent 600 and like 56 dollars on a ticket. and now i'm still trying to find a way to get home. >>

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department inclined to provide any further details as to the identity of the two americans or the nature of their deaths. abc news foreign correspondent holly is live for us in kyiv. ali, what more can you tell us about these american casualties? >> all right, so we don't know a lot about it as you said, the state department has confirmed the death of these two americans on the eastern front of the donbas region. some of the most fierce fighting in this country is doing on. the region the russians are very focused on taking right now. that brings the total number of deaths on america in this country, before and at least another three captured and alexander directly and andy nguyen who are two fighters. and there wasn't fight in here, -- we are being held by separatists unoccupied territory's. and i just underscore with the safe department -- americans should and travel to ukraine, and any capacity. because of the dangers they face tear being killed. or a captious on the front lines, you got more on the information on the identity or exactly where they were killed, we will bring that to you. >>, ali separate

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abc's zohreen shah has more. >> reporter: millions of americans are on the move, ready to celebrate the fourth of july holiday. >> barbecue, fourth of july, boat rides, fireworks. >> reporter: the tsa says it screened nearly 2.5 million travelers on friday, the most in one day since the pandemic began. >> yeah. we always wish we had more staff, but we have enough staffing for this weekend. as you might know, we also have aout 1,000 officers and tsa that have volunteered to go on a temporary basis to help other airports. >> reporter: increased demand for travel along with pandemic-related staffing shortages and stormy weather are presenting challenges for the airlines. thousands of flights have been delayed or canceled nationwide since friday. >> we got delayed on our first flight, and we had to switch flights, and we're hoping it doesn't happen again, because we have stuff to do, and we want to get home. >> reporter: airlines blame the recent surge in cancellations on the faa, but transportation secretary pete buttigieg disputes that claim, threatening to sanction airlines. >> there are some things you can't c

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. >> reporter: american airlines telling abc news it cares deeply about its young passengers and is committedily kaufman says it's important to make sure they are prepared. >> inform them about the plan on the plane, getting off the plane and when they're in need of something that they can ask a flight attendant. >> and a few other tips from the travel mom, give your child a list of important contacts and phone numbers and put them in their pocket as well as their carry-on. also consider using a tracker like find my friends on their phone and of course, monitor that flight in case it arrives early or late. t.j., some scary moments there for those parents. >> well, any parent that doesn't know where their child is is scary. >>> now to one student's incredible weight loss story. she started by walking and she lost 200 pounds. our janai norman back with a look at what this woman gained by losing so much. hey there, janai. >> hey, t.j., good morning. so she eventually added more activities but it started with just walking. 15 minutes every day, even taking breaks when she needed to but investing

americans were passed away? >> hi good morning katie. that is, right we are hearing this from abc and other sources. two more americans have been killed in the donbas region. of, course that is the scene of some of the most fierce fighting here in ukraine. that's an area that the russians really do want to capture, they have captured half of it. and now in the donetsk areas but they are trying to capture. we believe that they have been killed there, there is not a lot more information about. at the state department is saying that they are aware that they can confirm it's happened, because privacy reasons and respect for the families of the two deceased. they are not giving a lot more information, as you mentioned, that makes it for americans at least that have been killed here right now since the beginning of this conflict. another three others that are being confirmed, captured. now is alex at another man who was captured. recently, the bad was not a soldier. the americans are being held that we, now for others that we now have been killed and this conflict. away from the americans that are being ta

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it is part of the american rescue plan. some of our abco build a better bay area by volunteering at the food bank. they spent the afternoon at a pop-up pantry at the ymca in san francisco. our parent company, disney, recently made a donation that will help the group. the food bank is currently disturbing food to around 55,000 households every week. reggie: beyonce's new album is set to drop at 9:00 p.m. our time. apparently, some people are already listening to it. it's a leak, y'all. "variety" reporting this happened yesterday. the hive is trying to swat it down. they are begging people not to listen. they say "respect the queen." according to variety, high-quality files were online yesterday. a french fan even posted a picture of the cd format, saying they already bought it in france. i hope that beyonce is unbothered. drew: there are very few things i think that woman is bothered by. reggie: it only really increases the anticipation. drew: 12 hours away. reggie: was i scouring the internet? yes. drew: i sure was. no flak files. most peo

abc's patrick reevell has the latest from kyiv including the man working to get captured americans outukraine. >> reporter: overnight russia raining missiles on the city of dnipro in central ukraine. these videos posted to social media showing people cowering. authorities saying at least 3 killed, 15 squared. russia this week using long-range missiles to terrorize cities that had felt relatively safe. but these americans are now finally beyond russia's reach. >> i knew i was dead within ten hours of the war starting. >> reporter: the men rescued from ukraine against all odds, three now back on u.s. soil thanks to the efforts of a former u.s. military officer, bryan stern, co-founder of project dynamo. >> i was -- i was frustrated. i wanted to do stuff. i wanted to help. >> reporter: john spor was living in mariupol when russian troops arrived. a nuclear physicist with a background in laser-guided weapons used by the u.s. military, he knew he had a target on his back. holed up in a safe house.day - >> i thought it was a one-way trip, and he talked to me, told me he'd get me out. >> repo