we cannot wait to talk to the always fun anthony mackie. we love him so much.yeah, he is in the building and he is cutting up upstairs right now having a blast. look forward to that. >>> t we srt with the news, tropical storm elsa, a double punch really after powerful thunderstorms overnight. >> ginger and our weather team tracking the path all morning long. let's begin with ginger on rockaway beach, good morning. >> george, elsa is about 60 miles to the east probably at this point. it is flying and soaring up the coast. -- that's the only good news. you can see how quickly those clouds are moving. wrapping around on the back side of elsa but every drop of rain we get is too much because of what we went through the last couple of days. >> reporter: the northeast swamped by three days of severe storms. and this was not yet elsa. multiple subway stations flooded. people navigating the waist deep water and fighting the impromptu waterfalls cascading into the stations and onto the tracks. and above ground, major highways at a standstill. rescuers pulling people fro

and if you guys remember, it was right here on "good morning america" that anthony mackie personallyth of them from new orleans. i tried to get street cred by saying n'awlins, and they told me to cut it out. while i work on that the good news keeps coming for spelling bee champ zalia avant-garde, also an accomplished basketball player, getting this message from the wnba commissioner. >> we thought a fun way to celebrate your amazing win and accomplishments to date would by joining us at this year's commissioner's cup championship in the phoenix, arizona in august. i know the wnba players would love to see you and a family member there. >> oh, i just know that she's going to be really excited about that message. now we also know that she has been offered a full scholarship to lsu. she is one to look out for. and we will keep up with her. >>> the stars of "mad men," are reuniting as well, but not in the advertising boardroom. jon hamm and john slattery starred in the amc hit drama series that ran for seven seasons ending in 2015. now they'll be both appearing in a reboot of sorts of th

host anthony mackie has been preparing. of sports right here in new york i'm mike marza on the red carpet from the sbes. >> it should be a lot of fun. stuck it is a weekend of champions on abc and espn. 7:00 p.m. can you have searee match between conor mcgregor and dustin poirier. then it is the sbes on abc7 at 8:00. tomorrow is the men's wimbledon final, a euro final of italy versus england and on abc7, game three of the nba finals between the suns and bucks. >>> another kind of sport, it is a record, two men broke the seesaw record in concord today. >> three, two, one. >> looking so excited. the pair passed hours at noon, that beats the previous teeter totter record, which i did not know existed set in sacramento in 1971. one of the challengers set the record and has been dreaming about breaking it ever since. apparently it was a tough ride. >> this has been such a struggle, i have a hard time at night. the days are awesome because you are all out cheering us on, supporting us. it is awesome. thank you for all of that. >>

tonight, robin roberts, and joan amy, just to name a few of the stars we expect to see and host, anthony mackie has already been preparing. again, a big celebration of sports right here in new york. i am mike marza on the red carpet from the espys. >> should be a lot of fun. it is actually weekend of champions on abc and espn. the women's wilbert and final is already in the books. at 7:00, there is a ust rematch between conor mcgregor and dustin poirier. and the espys, as we mentioned right here on abc7 at 8:00. tomorrow, it is the men's wilbert and final. the euro final of italy versus england and here on abc7, game three of the nba finals between the sons and the books. >>> to another kind of sport, it is a record, two men broke the seesaw world record in concorde today. >> three, two, one! [ applause ] [ laughter ] >> who knew this was such a big deal? the pair passed 1600 consecutive hours at noontime. that beats the previous teeter talker totter record setback in sacramento in 1971. one of the challengers, chuck walker, said that record and he has been dreaming about beating he s be pretty

basketball-related things and obviously won the spelling bee, and now she was personally invited by anthony mackie, who is the host of the espys, and she had a seat front and center. he did not disappoint. and she got to see naomi osaka. >> that is incredible. congratulations to her. >>> coming up, what we're learning about last night's amazon outage. >> plus, the terrifying moments over the weekend at a carnival in michigan. how some two dozen bystanders rushed to a malfunctioning ride to avert disaster. >>> and later, cool be down and fueling up in the summer sun. the handy gadgets for your outdoor fun. you're watching "world news now." >>> we're back, with this >>> we're back with this horrifying scene in hiram, georgia, several people were injured after a driver plowed his truck into a restaurant, and then opened fire. police say eduardo morales was asked to leave because he was intoxicated, he came back and drove his truck through the front entrance. morales is facing multiple charges. >>> amazon has said it restored service after a two-hour global outage overnight. >> tens of thousands of us

for the first time in two decades on the rooftop, at the pier 17 hosted by marvel star anthony mackie. >> i am so excited. it's not mine night. i'm here to meet athletes and get autographs. >> reporter: who invited a spelling champ who happens to be an amazing basketball player. zachary plays warner in an upcoming film. >> there is nothing like being back together. >> reporter: american underdog, the kurt warner story. >> i wish i could throw football as good as this man. he's got 40 years on me. >> thank god in three months you can throw as well as i can. that would be pretty embarrassing. spirories. reivg an awd r perseverance ththe only person with down syndrome to complete the ironman.tetorain. >>my hair is a little long. i need a little extra hold. it could be raining. >> reporter: the show must go on. >> stafford's tara was named coach of the year. she passed, led stafford to their first national title since 1992. the san mateo native tom brady was named the male athlete of the year and nfl player of the year. the books one code team of the year. warriors superstar stephen curry

. >> reporter: for the first time injured two decades, hosted by marvel start anthony mackie. >> i amhere to meet athletes and get autographs. >> reporter: who invited a 14- year-old spelling bee champ who is an amazing basketball player. >> i tried to emulate kevin durant. >> he always runs away from me. >> there's nothing like being back together. >> reporter: american underdog, the kurt warner story. >> i wish i could throw a ball as good as this man. >> thank god in three months you can throw as well as i can. that would be pretty embarrassing. >> reporter: inspiring stories like chris who received the award for perseverance as the only person with down syndrome to complete an ironman. >> my messages -- >> reporter: a few final pictures and then it started to rain. did ago extra hold in the gel? >> i did. i need a little extra hold and we are outside. >> reporter: the show must go on. >> as for the ceremony, stanford tara vanderveer was named coach of the year. she passed the winds and led stanford to the first national title since 1982. the san mateo native tom brady was named ma

the first time in two decades, on the rooftop at the seaport's pier 17, hosted by marvel star, anthony mackie. >> athletes and get autographs . >> reporter: who invited a b,14 spelling bee champ who also happens to be an amazing basketball player . >> i try to emulate james hardin. >> reporter: one of the best nights about tonight is hollywood and the sports world colliding, and that's playing out here on the red carpet. zachary levi plays kurt warner in an upcoming film. >> there's nothing like being back together. >> reporter: literally, together. american other gall, the kurt h warner starry. >> i wish i could throw a football as good as this man. >> in three months, you can't there as well as i can . >> reporter: inspiring stories like chris, who received the jimmy b award for perseverance is the only person with down syndrome to complete an ironman. moments before showtime, a few final pictures, and then it started to rain. did you go an extra hole in the jump? >> tonight, i did because my hair is long. >> reporter: as they say, the show must go on. in new york, mike marza, abc 7 news. >

evening always provides inspirational moments, the new "captain america," an avid sports fan, anthony mackieill be plenty of "gma" love to go around because our beloved robin roberts is presenting and i will be live from the red carpet tomorrow morning. you can watch the espy awards live tonight at 8:00 p.m. right here on abc. >> always a great show. looking forward to that. >> okay. let's talk about music for the weekend. what's going on in the tunes? >> i got you covered. bts giving us permission to dance and their army is here for it. the k-pop supergroup dropped a music video for their latest single "permission to dance" co-written by ed sheeran. the dance track is off the group's "butter" cd single which dropped earlier with a music video that instantly smashed youtube streaming records like all of their other music videos. this latest has wrapped up just north of 80 million views as of right now and it is a whole lot. >> ed sheeran is now working with bts. they got a thing going on? >> he is a songwriter. >> he is a songwriter. >> it's a whole bop. is that what kids are saying. >> are

. >> reporter: on good morning america, anthony mackie and his enthusiasm was obvious. >> to be hostingletes is an honor. >> reporter: marquee players meeting marquee movie stars and it's hard to say who gets a bigger thrill. >> i will treat them like people will treat me. so i got a bag of baseballs and footballs and baseball bats and i will be handing them out for people to autograph. >> reporter: it has become a tradition at the sp's to recruit big stars who love sports to host what has become an extravaganza. after laster's virtual show, this one promises the return to big and bold. >> after this past year and everything we went through, is probably going to be larger than any other year, because when all else failed, when everything was put away and we were locked inside, sports kind of kept everybody together. >> reporter: the hosts career continues to soar thanks to the falcon and the winter soldier on disney plus and the upcoming captain america, as mackie becomes the first african- american to ever play the iconic role. behind all this achievement lies a man from new orleans wh

actor anthony mackie hosted the espy awards and gave a shout out to someone we got to talk to on "cbste athletes from new orleans is in the house. sorry, drew brees, you old news, all right? you don't count no more. i'm talking about the spelling bee champ. yeah. >> of course he's talking about scripps national spelling bee winner zaila avant-garde who got a personal invite from the marvel actor. mackie applauded the first african-american to win -- look at that. i love that. never gets old. >> i love that twirl. >> first african-american to win the spelling bee and realized her big-time basketball skills. you seen this? >> amazing. >> the 14-year-old hit the awards show red carpet and said it feels surreal. listen. >> i still can't believe that i won scripps national spelling bee. so i'm still waiting for that to settle in. >> zaila avant-garde. >> was she here last week? so >> she was mote >> said elling is m thing. sketball iy i lovethat. >> she wants to play in the wnba. >> and go to harvard. >> and work for nasa. >> yeah. >> why not? she can do all those. >> thanks. >>> stay with