we saw that woman in janai's story. >> very similar to that woman in janai's story. a lot of patients are expressing regret and shame about their decisions. a lot of patients are also expressing guilt. my patients are young parents unknowingly transmitted to their children and other patients unknowingly transmitted to other family members. i remind them it's an opportunity to call their family members and friends who are still hesitant. try to get them to understand the severity of this disease. >> a lot of medical personnel are saying this new wave is causing ptsd for them. what do you want people to understand about this virus and what it's like for you as doctors and also your colleagues, nurses, there on the front lines? >> i want them to understand number one, i'm tired, but i've not lost hope. we've been seeing vaccination rates increase. if people can understand one thing, it's not a question if you'll be exposed to the virus, it's a question of when. when you're exposed, you want the highest level of protection possible. you get that protection by being vacci

dan has the weekend off, janai is at the desk.e were bonding over that movie. >> "she's all that," laney boggs. >> still all that. >> still all that. >> we are so excited to have rachael leigh cook join us live this morning. the "she's all that" star is in a brand-new remake called "he's all that" and this time, get this, she's playing the mom. we'll also ask her what she thinks of her original character, laney boggs.ldhe to . >> looking forward to that. >>> but we have a busy morning, we're following a lot of breaking news including that news out of afghanistan where an american drone strike has killed a member of the islamic state believed to be involved in planning attacks against americans in kabul. the strike coming as the u.s. national security team warns another terror attack in afghanistan is likely. >>> but first, the gulf coast bracing for hurricane ida. ida slamming western cuba overnight and is now barreling toward louisiana where the governor has declared a state of emergency. >> the state bracing for what could be a

rob, good morning. >> good morning, janai. this is a dire situation setting up for the communities in southeast louisiana, and it will make landfall on the 16th anniversary of hurricane katrina, so that is ominous in itself. let's show you where it is, it's about 400 miles south of the mouth of the mississippi river. it weakened somewhat and went through cuba. you see the last couple frames of this shot and they get more bright and pink into the warm waters of the gulf of mexico. there's a warm eddy there and it's reall toasty, so expect rapid intensification. key west, some gutsy winds, category 1 to category 4 potentially at landfall tomorrow afternoon, so this is moving pretty quickly. you don't have much time to prepare here. morgan city all the way down through new orleans and weakening somewhat as it goes inland. but we'll have a big surge with this, along the mouth of the mississippi river. outside the levee zones, it will be inundated. 10 to 15 feet of that and on top of that we will see rainfall in excess of 10 inches

janai norman joining us now from new york city. janai, we've talked so much about the delta variant, but there's another variant health experts are also tracking tonight. >> reporter: yeah, whit, it's the lambda variant that's already out there. it's not new. it was first detected in south america last year. the cdc calling it a variant of interest, which means they're watching it. at this point it is not considered a variant of concern, but there is a risk that lambda may end up being a more resilient variant. whit? >> janai, thank you. for more on all this, let's bring in dr. aileen marty, distinguished university professor of infectious diseases from florida international university. dr. marty, thank you so much for joining us. we just heard in janai's report there, your state of florida is seeing a real surge in covid cases. 134,000 just this past week. hospitalizations are the highest in the country. we're getting reports of icus again running out of space. you treat covid patients yourself. how would you describe the situatio

will, good morning. >> reporter: janai, good morning. over 20,000 afghan evacuees have come through here at ramstein air base, and yesterday we got a tour of the base and an inside look at this extraordinary mission. this morning, a daring rescue mission under way as thousands of afghans arrive at this air force base in germany. ramstein air base, a critical transfer point in one of the largest u.s. air lifts in history. since the mission began, over 111,000 people have been evacuated from afghanistan, including 5,400 americans. this man fled kabul alone in a harrowing journey. >> they attack everybody with the sticks, with guns, with everything that they had on their hands. especially mine, they hit me also they had a gunfire that there was a spot on my hands. >> is that from a bullet? >> yeah, yeah, this is a bullet. >> reporter: distraught families making the impossible decision to flee the place they once called home. >> we have no other choice. so you have to leave because of our lives are in danger. we had to leave our country and

janai? well, president biden facing the biggest crisis of his presidency as that tuesday deadline nears to get the u.s. out of afghanistan. stephanie ramos is at the white house with more on what's at stake. stephanie, good morning to you. >> reporter: janai, good morning. president biden spent much of the day yesterday watching the situation in afghanistan closely with his national security team. that's according to the white house. there is no denying that this attack is a worst case scenario for the biden administration and one that made the president visibly emotional yesterday during his address to the nation, but privately and publicly, the white house is adamant that this evacuation mission will continue until august 31st but the president saying that the nation has made a vow to help americans and our allies escape the country and that the military knowing full well there might be another attack is committed to sticking to this exit strategy and we also heard from the white house pre

janai is in the house. what's popping? talking about spanx and lululemon because he does sometimes wear the lululemon pants. >> when i do that it's belts and suspenders. >> more lemons than lulus. >> right. >>> it's time for "pop news." we begin this morning with the latest from swiftie nation. taylor sent her fans into a frenzy when she posted a cryptic message on her social media. it turned out to be the clues to her upcoming album "red: taylor's version" and, wow, and her fans cracked the case as they normally do. nearly guessing all the clues and now taylor is revealing the official track list writing on instagram, quote, congrat, pals, you guessed the correct titles, and those titles include 30 songs, 21 from the original 2012 album and nine new songs straight from the vault and taylor confirmed the final song on the album will be her ten-minute version of "all too well," a track fans have been asking for. "red: taylor's version" drops november 19th. so circle the date on your calendar. >>> also this morning, news fro

janai norman joining us from baton rouge. and janai, dr. fauci discussing those breakthrough infections and he really laid out the lower risk for vaccinated people compared to those who are unvaccinated. >> reporter: yeah, whit, he did. and when you look at the risk, if you are fully vaccinated, you are eight times less likely to even get the virus. 25 times less likely to end up hospitalized or die if you do get covid. here in louisiana, about 14,000 people are now getting their first dose of the vaccine every single day. in austin, texas, officials saying they are seeing the delta variant more severely impact pregnant women who are ending up in the icu. all of this is why officials continue to urge those who have not gotten vaccinated to do so. whit? >> another alarming thing to watch in all of this. janai, thank you. let's bring in dr. ashish jha, dean of the brown university school of public health. dr. jha, good to have you. let's start with booster shots here, because israel is now giving them to people 60 and older, germany and the u

and janai is already dancing over there. >> yeah, i like that song.onday. time for "pop news." we begin with k-pop superstars bts have announced they're canceling their "map of the soul" tour due to the delta variant. originally scheduled to kick off back in april 2020 but postponed but that didn't slow the group down one bit. bts performing in pay-per-view concerts online and releasing "dynamite," "butter" and "permission to dance." all of those number one by the way. the band's label big hit music released a statement saying they are, quote, working to prepare a viable schedule and performance format that can meet your expectations. so bts army, keep your fingers crossed and it's worth noting garth brooks and florida georgia line have canceled their tours as well so we'll see if this trend continues. >>> and now major marvel mania with the announcement that anthony mackie is set to star in a fourth installment of "captain america." plus marvel released the final trailer for "eternals" giving fans another look at the mysterious group of heroes and a

janai joins us now from new orleans. what are you hearing from officials on the ground as cases continue to climb in louisiana? >> reporter: the number of people here in louisiana getting their first dose of the vaccine has tripled in the last three weeks. you see there, i just spoke to the director of the new orleans health department who says that's good, but not good enough. hospitals here are inundated. the average number of hospital admissions has gone up by nearly 500% in the last month. linsey? >> hospitals overwhelmed once again. janai, thank you. >>> now to the olympics and triumph for team usa. caeleb dressel sprinting his way to two more golds in the pool. and a surprise silver for mykayla skinner on the vault, stepping in for simone biles. biles has one more chance for a medal in these games. will she return to competition? james longman is in tokyo for us, tracking it all. >> reporter: tonight, simone biles has just one more shot at a medal in tokyo. after withdrawing from the floor exercise, usa gymnastics

linsey. >> janai, stay safe. let's go straight to senior meteorologist rob marciano who is in westerly, rhode island. rob, what is next in store for henri? >> reporter: well, the wind and the waves are still up where henri came ashore. but this is transitioning into a rain event. we've already had a tremendous amount of rain including new york and new jersey. look at these numbers, nearly nine inches in new jersey, nearly eight inches in new york and it's still coming down in that area. the wind, that's a big story. gusting to 70 miles per hour and that's why we have over 70,000 customers without power. now it's going across and slowing down as it crosses connecticut but you see a western heavy rainfall, and that's going to continue. the winds will be gusty enough to take down trees and power lines over the next 12 hours, but in general the winds will be dying and rain continues over the next 12 to 18 hours, ground saturated here so we're looking for not just heavy rain but the likelihood of seeing more in the wa

janai norman, abc news, new orleans. >> our thanks to janai. >>> millions of americans financially impacted by the pandemic fear they can be forced from their homes now that a ban on evictions has expired. overnight, the senate completed the text of that sweeping infrastructure bill. abc's maryalice parks has more. >> reporter: senators optimistic that the infrastructure bill will be passed by the end of the week. >> the idea here is to produce an outcome, a real bipartisan agreement. >> reporter: senators in washington, for a rare weekend session. >> when you see chuck schumer and mitch mcconnell voting for the same thing, it's unbelievable. >> reporter: but the house has already left for a six-week re push from progressives, the eviction moratorium, protecting millions of americans expiring. it's credited with keeping at least 2 million people in their homes during the pandemic. >> there is a tsunami coming. a lot of families will be hurting. >> reporter: this woman in atlanta, found an eviction notice taped to her door already. she is caring for her daughter with special needs. she owes

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thanks, janai. >>> we'll turn to early labor day deals from outdoor gear to back-to-school essentials, becky worley has the scoop on all the sales before one of the biggest shopping weekends begins. hey, becky. >> reporter: cecilia, good morning. holiday sales have become week-long buildups to some of the only price cuts we're seeing in this weird consumer world. so what should you snap up now, and what items will see even deeper discounts if you wait? as summer starts to move into fall, labor day marks the transition between shopping seasons too. the biggest deals we see are on outdoor furniture and grills, warm weather clothing and camping gear. >> retailers are still trying to play catch-up with the inventory that didn't sell because of the pandemic. >> reporter: grills, both lowe's and home depot have sales. this stainless steel one is $100 off at home depot. normally $349, now $249.

>> janai norman live here in new york. janai, thank you. >>> overseas tonight, with president biden bringing u.s. troops home from afghanistan, the taliban has now seized control of at least six key cities. tonight, the pentagon now acknowledging afghanistan is clearly not headed in the right direction. here's abc's stephanie ramos. >> reporter: tonight, the situation in afghanistan deteriorating quickly. the taliban taking control of two more provincial capitals just today. bringing the total to six. the afghan ministry of defense releasing video of air strikes against taliban positions. but the taliban's takeover has been swift. in just the past five months, the group seizing wide swaths of the country. and now, a growing humanitarian crisis for afghan children. at least 27 killed and 136 injured since friday. the pentagon saying today, the situation is clearly not going in the right direction, however -- >> the secretary continues to believe that the afghan forces have the capability, they have the capacity to make a bi

janai norman talked with the author emily oster. hey, janai. >> reporter: hey, george.gh the clutter and gives family the bottom line to help them make better decisions. her books on pregnancy and toddlers skyrocketed her to parenting world fame and now she's back crunching the numbers on topics that keep parents with school age kids up at night. rachel is debating getting her 6-year-old daughter a cell phone. >> here you go. >> reporter: she likes the safety a phone can offer but not everything else that comes with it. >> i don't want her to have access to apps or facebook or social media or even the internet. i really just want like an old-school cell phone that can make phone calls and tell me where my child is. >> reporter: it's kid conundrums like this economist emily oster examines in "the family firm" with the best-selling author doing the math homework on big kid issues from picking the right school to screen time and giving parents tools to approach them like a business executive. >> when you're parenting older kids, there are two big challenges, one is the day

janai, can you cover this story if you're up for the job?w your face when i walked out. i knew you were thinking something slick, dan harris. we saw the very public "jeopardy!" auditions that included actors, athletes, celebrities, even journalists, our own robin and george. last week, mike richards, ep of the show was named as alex trebek's successor, a choice that proved divisive by fans and was followed by more criticism than celebration. >> mike richards. >> reporter: this morning, just ten days after landing the coveted co-hosting gig on "jeopardy!" executive producer mike richards is passing on the job after criticism over past remarks. in a released statement richards says, over the last several days it has become clear that moving forward as host would be too much of a distraction for our fans and not the right move for the show. as such i will be stepping down as host effective immediately. adding, it pains me that these past incidents and comments have cast such a shadow on "jeopardy!" as we look to start a new chapter. >> this pro

janai, good morning. >> reporter: dan, good morning. there are now more than 63,000 americans hospitalized with covid-19 nationwide. on average, nearly 8,000 americans are being admitted into hospitals each day with covid as the u.s. faces its steepest and most significant isor, a vari covid-related nt. surge sweeping the country growing more dire. hospitals inundated with covid patients. in florida, long lines for testing and vaccinations as the state smashes pandemic case records. >> this will be bad not only for the people of florida, it will be bad for the rest of the country. >> reporter: the florida hospital association warning six in ten florida hospitals are expecting a critical staffing shortage within the next week. in texas, frontline workers are drowning in the cascade of new covid cases. in harris county officials raising its threat level to red this week. >> our icu population is increasing at a rate we had seen or we had not seen since the worst part of the worst wave we've had in this community. >> reporter: in houston,

abc's janai norman is following the proceedings. >> opening statements are set today in brooklyn forof r&b singer r. kelly. >> we've been struggling so long, over five years. >> reporter: the painful search for justice for alleged sex abuse victims of r&b star r. kelly within reach in a federal courtroom in brooklyn, new york. >> it's important to be here the first day to hear the opening statements, to provide some relief for us, some kind of closure. >> reporter: for more than two decades the "i believe i can fly" singer has been plagued by allegations of abuse and sex with underage girls. he has consistently denied all accusations. >> he is no longer the king of r&b who may have some kinky proclivi proclivities. he is a sexual predator who can also sing. >> reporter: but the 54-year-old singer now on trial for racketeering and sex trafficking of six females, three of them in their teens. kelly pleaded not guilty, but if convicted he faces ten years to life in prison. the lone racketeering charge allowing prosecutors to introduce acts from any relevant time, including his brief mar

janai norman is back with some moms feeling that pressure. child care and work that's the way of life for parents without a pandemic. you add that and you've upped your parental stress levels exponentially. >> got to get everything together for school. it's about to start. here's all the school supplies. >> reporter: it's all in a day's work for tamika anderson. >> as the kids like to say, mommy does the most. in addition to being a mom, i run a facebook community. i have a full-time job. i have three businesses. i'm exhausted. >> reporter: the single mom taking on more work to afford child care which comes at a cost. >> as a single parent, you know, you're the one who's got this. if you're the one who's got this, you have to continually think about how to do this without falling apart. >> reporter: mercy -- mercedes also feeling the pressure. >> parenting during a pandemic is 100 times more stressful. we are so exhausted physically, emotionally. >> reporter: 17 months into the pandemic mercedes says it's a daily juggle to balance working fro

janai is here with a closer look. janai, good morning to you. >> reporter: dan, good morning to you. we just heard in trevor's piece about officials saying unvaccinated people are being overwhelmed about the delta variant. this week we learned more about that variant which is now responsible for more than 82% of the covid cases here in the u.s. here's what we know right now. it's extraordinarily more contagious than any other variant we have seen so far. what exactly does that mean? look at this data from the cdc obtained by abc news on friday. it shows delta appears to be more transmissible than ebola, the common cold and the seasonal flu. in fact, the preliminary data shows delta could spread as easy as chickenpox. that means that an infected person could possibly make up to nine other people sick. according to the data, vaccinated people who become infected with delta appear to have just as much virus in their nose as an unvaccinated person. suggesting it's possible for vaccinated people to spread the virus in some

janai with "pop news." air. trying to limit our interaction. >> dan has always been a short timer. >> thanks for calling me short. >>> time for "pop news." mike richards may be out as "jeopardy!" host but multiple news outlets reporting richards taped a week's worth of episodes and they'll air starting september 13th to kick off the show's season. richards gave up the hosting job following the revelations of offensive comments he made in a podcast. he remains executive producer of the show. mayim bialik is hosting the prime time episodes of the show. >>> now to the nyc homecoming concert, there was a star-studded lineup from ll cool j to carlos santana to jennifer hudson and so many others. ♪ >> i love that song. wish it could have lasted longer. rain and lightning forced officials to cut it short during barry manilow's performance of "i can't smile without you." everyone attending was fully vaccinated. >>> justin bieber's collaboration with skrillex, they're giving us another big hit. they're teaming up on

janai norman with the latest for us and it comes with a caveat.but for a few weeks. >> exactly, t.j. it is a lot. it's been a tough couple weeks for the show. ahead of the new season premiering, richards remaining the executive producer of not just "jeopardy!" but also "wheel of fortune." as you said, mayim bialik stepping in as the show again looks to find a permanent host to take over. >> this is "jeopardy!" >> reporter: this morning, mayim bialik is in as temporary host of "jeopardy!" as the show resumes production this week. sony pictures television, the company that produces bcew tape three weeks of episodes, 15 episodes adding that as we move forward with production on this season of "jeopardy!" additional guest hosts will be announced. >> i think it was probably the easiest choice to begin with because they already have her now in the stable as the host of the primetime and special editions of "jeopardy!." so this is a fill gap measure. she's not going to be permanent host. >> reporter: the announcement coming just days after mike richards

janai norman is in new orleans tonight. >>> the triumph in the pool in tokyo. joins

janai norman has more. >> reporter: the delta variant fueling another covid-19 surge. the u.s. averaging nearly 100,000 new daily cases, the highest since february. >> i'm afraid we should not really have ever gotten in the place we are. most of the cases of course now in unvaccinated people. most all of the deaths are unvaccinated people. these are younger people now, including children. >> reporter: florida with the highest number of confirmed pedic pedic pediatric cases in the country. in physical, doctors are seeing more children admitted than during any point during the pandemic. >> it's very upsetting. it's anxiety for the child. we're seeing people complaining of air hunger because their oxygen sats are low. they are struggling to breathe. it's very sad. >> reporter: some of the largest school districts in the state, defying the governor's ban on masks, putting in their own mask mandates for students and allowing parents to opt out. florida with 20% of the cases across the country. in jacksonville, lawrence johnson was hesitant to get the vaccine. after spending 22 days

this morning janai norman is here with how parents and kids can take on the challenge together.orking from home and remote learning one silver lining is the time many families spent together in the last year and a half and for so many that will change as the new school year starts. ♪ the first day of school isn't always picture perfect. and for many kids the start of this school year means saying good-bye to mom and dad for the first time in 18 months, cue the separation anxiety. >> separation only can happen smoothly when kids feel like they can trust their environment. >> reporter: meet dr. becky, a clinical psychologist, and mom of three, who shares practical 700,000 instagram followers work through the deep thoughts that plague both parents and kids. >> you'll end every post or every video with that feeling of, oh, i can do this today. i know exactly what to do. >> reporter: dr. becky also offering workshops on her website, good inside. her new back to school workshop giving tips on how to ease the summer to fall transition. she says the key to getting off on the right foot

for example, by the case of janai at one row, a transgender woman in illinois who was transferred from a mens prison to a women's facility that was off to she alleged mail inmates had sexually harassed her. but in her new prison, monro herself was accused of raping a female inmate at the thought of the california past its own controversial law. now it allows trans inmates to be transferred to facilities that align with that gender identity. the law was adopted in january by may, over 216 transfer requests had been made. and that left some female convicts very worried. i will not be victim any more. i have endured sexual abuse as young as 4 to 8 and with the rape as well as numerous main staff correctional officers being an appropriate ever since california is as b one for 2 has passed. i have been living in constant fear. i can't mentally function without fear. if the men come here, please help us. i'm scared just because they feel like a woman doesn't mean their penis doesn't work. we discuss california law with alex, a har on a co founder of partners for ethical care. and founder of

janai norman joins us now with some answers for these big questions. >> you guys, good morning. are so many questions regarding who needs them, when they'll be available, how soon after you're fully vaccinated to try to get yours, so we spoke with experts to sort through what you need to know. this morning, the cdc advisory board announcing it will meet publicly next week to discuss official booster recommendations. leaving key questions for millions around the country about the impending third shot like why shouldn't we all rush out to get a booster? >> just not much benefit of a booster until you're about six to eight months out from your second shot so the benefit of getting it early, there just isn't one. >> reporter: instead experts recommend waiting until eight months after you're fully vaccinated. for most people there's no rush. your vaccine doesn't suddenly stop working eight months later, rather, its effectiveness fades slowly on a gradual slope. >> the booster vaccine is intended to be a reminder to the immune system. >> reporter: with the eight-month time line in pla

least 1982 over in the united states. similar concerns have been raised, for example, by the case of janai at one row, a transgender woman in illinois who was transferred from a mens prison to a women's facility that was after she alleged mail and mate had sexually harassed her. but in her new prison, monro herself was accused of raping a female inmate at the thought of the california past its own controversial law. now it allows trans inmates to be transferred to facilities. that line with the gender identity below was adopted in january by may, over 216 transfer requests had been made. and that left some female convicts very worried. i will not be victim anymore. i have endured sexual abuse as young as 4 to 8 and with the rape as well as numerous main staff correctional officers being an appropriate ever since california. as as b one for 2 has passed, i have been living in constant fear. i can't mentally function without fear. if the men come here, please help us. i'm scared just because they feel like a woman doesn't mean their penis doesn't work. we discuss california law with alex har

for example, by the case of janai at one row, a transgender woman in annoy who was transferred from a mens prison to a women's facility that was off to she alleged mail inmates had sexually harassed her. but in her new prison, monro herself was accused of raping a female inmate at the thought of the california past its own controversial law. now it allows trans inmates to be transferred to facilities that align with that gender identity. the law was adopted in january by may, over 260 transfer requests had been made and not flesh some female convicts, very worried. i will not be a victim anymore. i haven't do with sexual abuse as young as 4 to 8 and with the rape, as well as numerous main staff correctional officers being an appropriate ever since telephone as as b one for 2 has passed, i have been living in constant fear. i can't mentally function without fear. if the men come here, please help us. i'm scared just because they feel like a woman doesn't mean their penis doesn't work. we discuss california law with alex har on a co founder partners for ethical and founder of the agenda

file a quick one of 500 uses the future of education will students and the southern incidence janai are about to learn about a 1st time to say it works out from a robo developed by russian science. this is about to take a trip that 1st, a correspondent dmitri polk managed to get a face to face with it seems went pretty well. oh, but in our everyday life to some people, this concept is terrifying. but for many others it's an exciting idea. and many companies here at skulk of all are working on bringing that idea to life from rober reese's to those they can act as personal assistant. here experts explore possible directions in which robots can become a worthwhile addition to the human workforce. and some of the projects have already become international sensation. one of those being promo by a russian company that is established itself as one of the leading manufacturers of robot assistance in europe. their models have already been delivered to 40 countries around the world, and the world bots have earned their stay as workers in places like hotels, airports, expos, government service cen

here's abc's janai norman tonight. >> reporter: tonight, prince andrew facing a new lawsuit filed by jeffrey epstein accuser virginia roberts guiffre, claiming the prince sexually abused her when she was 17. in the lawsuit, giuffre stating, "20 years ago, prince andrew's wealth, power, position and connections enabled him to abuse a frightened, vulnerable child with no one there to protect her." >> reporter: giuffre claims the filings, this photograph of giuffre standing beside the prince. in a rare interview with the bbc in november 2019, the prince denied her accusations. >> you don't remember meeting her? >> no. nobody can prove whether or not that photograph has been doctored, but don't reck elect that photo being taken. >> reporter: the photo comes nearly two years after epstein died in a new york jail. andrew has not commented on the filing today. >> reporter: she conspired with epstein and added in his allege. her trial is set to begin in november. david? >>,nay norman, thank you. >>> overseas tonight, with president biden bringing u.s. troops home from afghanistan, the taliba

janai norman has that story. good morning, janai. >> reporter: hey, amy, good morning.ol. eric bell says his girls' basketball team practice was cancelled that day back in august 2019 because of the heat and he says he still can't fathom why imani's team was still outside that day. this morning, two coaches are now charged with second degree murder and involuntary manslaughter in the death of a high school basketball player who participated in team drills. according to the 2019 autopsy report, the heat index was over 100 when 16-year-old imani bell collapsed while running up the stadium steps at elite scholars academy in georgia. the grand jury indicting coaches larosa walker-asekere and dwight palmer finding they caused bell excessive physical pain by conducting outdoor conditioning training for student athletes in dangerous heat. speaking exclusively with "gma," her parents say in those conditions, the teen should have never been outside. >> no reason you should be outside. it's too hot. >> reporter: she was rushed to a nearby hospital where she later died. >> i didn'