i'm so excited he's here, kareem abdul-jabbar will be joining us but before we get to all of that, weave the audio of a damning phone call in which donald trump's former lawyer rudy giuliani explicitly dangled a quid pro quo to pressure ukrainian officials to interfere in the 2020 election to help trump and hurt joe biden for more on this, it's time for "a closer look." ♪ >> seth: as we all know, rudy is currently under what we can only assume is a very serious criminal investigation given that they raided his home and office and seized his electronic devices. this investigation could very well land rudy in jail, according to another former trump associate who's already been there >> investigating donald trump as prosecutors ramp up their investigation into the former president, another name always comes up, doesn't it rudy giuliani. could the former mayor end up in prison >> the fbi is not raiding his home without having extremely significant documentation information within which to pursue this. there's no way in the world that they're going to let him off the hook what rudy needs t

chance the rapper, dave chappelle, kareem abdul-jabbar, oscar robinson and yourself. >> oh, yeah. >> r like that? >> this is the big events, man. people come out. i came with kareem. kareem invited me. his people called because we knew each other. i wasn't planning on going. kareem wants you to go. okay. i'm in jersey at a golf tournament. i'll come over to milwaukee. no problem. i'm walking down the tunnel with kareem abdul-jabbar and oscar robinson and all the guys who won in '71. that was the year i was born. i didn't know that until i got in the elevator and the bellman told me. >> anthony: i thought you didn't know you were born in '71. >> we was in the stadium walking down the hallway with kareem and oscar. it was like you could take over the world. i know why magic won all those championships. you see kareem in front of you. yeah we gonna win. >> anthony: we going to win tonight. >> it's who you're with. >> anthony: the most memorable moment of the night in game four, aside from you dancing like michael jackson, was that giannis block. >> oh, man. >> anthony: can we see that pl

like, kareem abdul-jabbar and oscar robertson were in the crowd.ow, those dudes are over 70 years old, and they didn't even take a tinkle until halftime. [ laughter and applause ] you picked a good night to watch. my friend cedric the entertainer is here. [ cheers and applause ] and later, all-star alumni from two ncaa college basketball teams will face off to see how much they actually learned in school. it's a game we call "college knowledge!" [ cheers and applause ] speaking of college, you know the ncaa recently decided that college athletes can finally get paid for endorsement deals -- [ cheers and applause ] -- which is long overdue. i just hope they're for products that college students actually use. like i don't want them sponsored by gucci or rolex. but do some commercials from top ramen or cheap weed. [ laughter ] [ applause ] and one more thing. there's a reason i do these primetime specials. you know why that is, guillermo? >> guillermo: to make a lot of money? [ laughter ] >> anthony: no. well, that's two reasons i do these primetime s

a young lou alcindor who changed his name to kareem abdul-jabbar after winning the title. and that's "nightline" for tonig tonight. watch all of our f episos on wel see you rightacrrow. thanks for staying up with us. good night, america. [hippo groans melodically] [iguana belts major 3rd] [gator reverb] [splash] [singing indri sings] [elephant trumpets] [buffalo punish timpani] [cassowary crescendo] ♪ [goat does a sick vibrato] ♪ >>> eye new study indicates the johnson & johnson vaccine may be less effective against the delta variant. why some say the study isn't a adup. fear over the delta variant in the souay fuelling interest in a first vaccine dose. >> tuesday council members voted on the city's stadium plan but not the a's plan. >> a little cooler today. find out if this will continue for the rest of the week coming up. >>> vaccines are widely available across the country. and this suffering and loss is simply an entirely preventible. >> a lot of new numbers as the delta variant is spreading furiously among the unvaccinated. >> the nation's top health official says th

kareem abdul-jabbar the better known.reat day. >>> let's get over to trending now which includes some bad news for one olympic team small town seeing a big housing boom and the future of tesla super charger. the lovely and talented bertha combs is back with us. hey, bertha. >> reporter: wow thank you. thanks, frank. six swimmers from the polish olympic team have been sent home just days before the start of the ceremonies not because they tested positive for covid. poland selected too many swimmers for its team by mistake. majority have called for the board to resign over the incident a city of just 184,000 people in montana is the new number one housing market on the wsj emergent housing markets billings, montana, topped the summer's list as it saw 57% increase in page views from outside the metro area the average price for a single family home rose 32% from a year earlier. >>> elon musk has confirmed that the tesla super chargers will soon be available to be used by all electric vehicles. in a reply on twitter musk said

kareem abdul jabbar in the house., scoring, the greek freak hitting over 40 tonight, 26 points, 14 rebounds, booker, off of the worst game of the post season unstoppable. 42 for book. tied at 52 at the half. 3rd quarter, more from booker. he had 18 in a quarter alone as the suns pulled away briefly. he was in foul trouble in the 4th quarter, giannis, the d., steals, the slams, and qute togo to go. no. denied. above the rim by giannis. off night for chris paul. turned it over five times, this one, late, fatal, middleton with the finish. bucks even the series 109-103. >> that is what it was about. finding a way to win the game that we did not look like we were going to win. going to phoenix with a little bit of confidence. >> the main objective is to win the game. anything going on throughout the game, you know, it does not matter for real. >> warriors forward joined us in studio tonight after the game, plagued by injuries this past season paschall is in the gym using the summer to develop new skills. >> i feel like i h

you and kareem abdul-jabbar. explain this one.t looks like your legs are together on this one. >> listen. you have know damn well that should be kevin hart in that baby carrier, not me, okay? >> anthony: speaking of basketball, you made a promise to devin booker about a fanny pack that -- are you going to keep your promise because this is what we have here that you promised him, right? is this the fanny pack that you said you're going to get him? >> i'm going to get him a fanny pack. i have a personal one for him being made. i don't know about that cheap [ bleep ] you have there. but i'm going to give him -- [ laughter ] >> anthony: hey. we'll be back with more dwayne "tiny pebble rock" johnson when we come back. >> dicky: portions of "jimmy kimmel live" are brought to you by youtube tv. watch live tv with unlimited dvr and more. no cable box required. try it free. not welcome here! get out of my face! hpv can cause certain cancers when your child grows up. get in its way. hpv can affect males and females. and there's no way to pr

kareem abdul jabbar in the house.nnis, spinning, scoring, the greek freak hitting over 40 tonight, 26 points, 14 rebounds, booker, off of the worst game of the post season unstoppable. 42 for book. tied at 52 at the half. 3rd quarter, more from booker. he had 18 in a quarter alone as the suns pulled away briefly. he was in foul trouble in the 4th quarter, giannis, the d., steals, the slams, and middleton went on an 8-0 run by himself late in the 4th quarter. middleton goes for 40. 115 to go. no. denied. above the rim by giannis. off night for chris paul. turned it over five times, this one, late, fatal, middleton with the finish. bucks even the series 109-103. >> that is what it was about. finding a way to win the game that we did not look like we were going to win. going to phoenix with a little bit of confidence. >> the main objective is to win the game. anything going on throughout the game, you know, it does not matter for real. >> warriors forward joined us in studio tonight after the game, plagued by injuries th

milwaukee's only other championship in 1971, featuring a young lou alcindor who changed his name to kareem abdul-jabbarof our f episos on wel see you rightacrrow. thanks for staying up with us. good night, america.

when african americans like mohammed ali and kareem, abdul jabbar brought the civil rights movement to a wider audience. they've been told the world of sports should not be politicized or as the bron james, the basketball star has been taught, shut up and dribble. that kind of argument just doesn't fly anymore. social media has allowed this generation of athletes to get around billionaire, owners and broadcasters uncomfortable with mixing sports and politics. now they can connect directly with their millions of fans, and that's forcing leaks, federations and the brands that athletes represent to do something they've long tried to avoid. take a position on social issues. let me post joanna, who's now one sports activist in the era of social media. all my name is kelly, the profile. i am for my captain off of one national team. for me, football has been always a great tool for my activism to be voice for voiceless women in a war turn country and mid dominated country like of renaissance, where women and girls have never know. right. one of the great tools that has helped me all the time

. >> reporter: it's been 50 years since kareem abdul-jabbar let the milwaukee bucks to their only title>> it's been crazy back in milwaukee, i've never seen to win a championship for that city would be the world. >> reporter: the phoenix suns have never won a championship. >> a double-team, yes. >> we got it all, we got the athleticism, the smarts, the discipline, the coaching. >> reporter: for the first time in his 16 year career, sans point guard and future hall of famer chris hall getting a shot at a ring. >> chris paul does it again. >> reporter: chris being that leader for us, he's making sure that he's ready and they mind your p's and q's. all the hard work over the years, hasn't went for nothing. to have a team full of guys who, nobody has ever won it. so when you're in a locker room like that, that's probably the coolest thing. we all figure out together. >> reporter: abc news, phoenix. >> should be good. coming up next the nba finals followed by after the game, and jimmy kimmel game night, at 10:30, jeopardy than abc seven news 11, you can catch wheel of fortune overnight tonig

todd: since the days of kareem abdul-jabbar, great team, the face of this leak.: congratulations to all you fans. 11 minutes after the hour, started talking crime after a man was shot during a morning walk through his own neighborhood. this was a while ago and a month later residents described it as a war zone. the city committee blames the mayor next. todd: did you see this? 75 years old dolly parton reminding the world she has still got it. the birthday surprise she re-created for her husband bunny style when we come back. ♪♪ always love you ♪♪ ♪ limu emu & doug ♪ oh! are you using liberty mutual's coverage customizer tool? sorry? well, since you asked. it finds discounts and policy recommendations, so you only pay for what you need. limu, you're an animal! who's got the bird legs now? only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ >> we are living in a war zone and the mayor continues to do things that underappreciate our police, that cause them to feel demoralized and hellenized. people feel we've been exploited for way too long. jillian:

milwaukee last won wh the great kareem abdul-jabbar. luau sender, and oscar robinson.cheering the team and the new superstar leader who became the seventh player in nba history to score 50 or more points in a finals game. stephanie sy has the story. >> it is over. the bucks have done it. the long wait has ended. after a half-century, the milwaukee bucks are nba champions once again. >> a city ecstatic. the milwaukee bucks lifting up the larry o'brien trophy, defeating the phoenix suns in game six of the nba finals. giannis scored 50 points, snatched 14 rebounds, and posted five blocks in a virtuoso performance, earning him the finals mvp award. on his big night, he remembered where it all began. >> i started playing basketball just to help my family, trying to get them out of the struggle. the challenges we were facing when we were kids. i never thought ever i would be sitting in this chair with these guys right here. >> born in greece to nigerian parents, he and his brother sold trinkets on the streets to survive. he faced racism and hardship. but in greece today, he

paul joining hall of famers kareem abdul-jabbar and tim count duncan aged 30 or more to score 30 or more suns taking game one. >>> phil mickelson has won six majors, tom brady seven super bowl rings, but they do not make a winning team on the golf course. they lost to bryson dechambeau and aaron rodgers, the foursome raising $2.6 million for various charities. it seems like there is nothing that the quarterback turned jeopardy host aaron rodgers can't do, well, except for talking about his future in green bay. >> we go way back. you can just tell me, i'll keep it a secret. i promise, i would not put it anywhere. >> i'll tell you this week in tahoe and then you can leak it. >> okay. i gotcha. dinner's on me. >> that will be a first. >> plenty of trash talking. the reigning nfl mvp has skipped the entire offseason program in a rift fueled by philosophical differences with the team. >>> and former navy football captain will get a chance to be tom brady's teammate after all. he was granted permission to attend training camp with the bucs later this month. president biden saying that i'm conf

it's the first time since the 1970 glory days of kareem abdul-jabbar that the bucks have reached theals. game one is tuesday in phoenix versus the suns. should be fun. >> our executive producer celebrating in my ear. that's her hometown team. >> that's right. she'll be prepped for the finals. >> she's a big football fan. >> it's basketball. >> got it. >>> coming up on "gma" the rules leading up to the tokyo olympics are raising questions and concerns for athletes. swim caps to breast feeding, the policies sparking controversy. >>> plus, who felicia rashad is apologizing to after her tweet her former tv husband bill cosby after his sexual assault conviction was overturned. >>> and the lowdown on july 4th >>> "good morning america" is sponsored by the new love your car guarantee from carmax. ♪ ♪ when you really, really want something, it's hard to wait. ♪ ♪ (whispers) come on greg. ♪ ♪ that's why carmax gives you an instant online offer for your car. it's real, good for 7 days and we'll buy your car, even if you don't buy one of ours. the way it should be. carmax. from prom dresses to

milwaukee celebrating the bucks' first finals appearance since 1974 back when they had guys like kareem abdul-jabbaror testing positive for marijuana could cost her olympics. >> the rules are the rules. everybody knew the rules going in. whether they should remain the rules is a different issue. i was proud of her and the way she responded. >>> hirichardsson said she promises she'll be the world champ next year. she could still race in the 4x100 remaylay. >>> cocoa goff making magic. the 17-year-old breezing to a straight set win advancing to the fourth round matching her breakout performance there in 2019 as a 15-year-old. this time she's more confident. she's ranked 23 in the world. 18-year-old emma ratakonu playing in her first womenable d -- wimbledon. >> who would have thought? it's funny. at the beginning when i was packing to come to the bubble, my parents were like are you packing too much sets of match kit? i think i'm going to have to do some laundry tonight, but i think there's a service at the hotel. i'm all good. >>> world war ii veteran mabel johnson born in 1914 throwing out the first

you and kareem abdul-jabbar. [ laughter ] explain this one.egs are together on this one. >> listen. you know damn well that should be kevin hart in that baby carrier, not me, okay? [ laughter and applause ] >> anthony: speaking of basketball, you made a promise to devin booker about a fanny pack that -- are you going to keep your promise? because this is what we have here that you promised him, all right? is this the fanny pack that you said you're going to get him? >> i'm going to get him a fanny pack. i got a personal one for him being made. i don't know about that cheap [ bleep ] that you got there. but i'm going to give him -- [ laughter and applause ] [ rim shot ] >> come on, i got your pants, trust me. hold on! >> aahhh! >> frank? frank? get it. >> hold on. >> come on! frank! >> i got it. i don't get it. >> frank, get off me, what are you doing? >> i'm trying to get traction. >> this is ridiculous, just leave me alone, that was a disaster. >> you're too heavy. [ cheers and applause ] >> anthony: did you guys shoot this on a sound stage i

paul joining hall of famers kareem abdul-jabbar and tim duncan only players age 36 or older to scorehaping up to be a very exciting finals. no super teams. no top seeds in this one. >> the suns look like a superteam right now. chris paul waited 16 years to get in the finals and made it worth the wait last night. >> future hall of famer out there. he's showing some pep in his step. he's walking into the arena like he's your uncle, but he is shining once he's out there. >> there's not much of a comparison there. just saying. coy wire, thank you very much. appreciate it. "new day" continues right now. >>> welcome to our viewers in the united states and all around the world, i'm john berman with brianna keilar. it's wednesday, july 7th. we have breaking news this morning. millions of people in the southeast bracing for the impact of now tropical storm elsa. the system is nearing landfall on florida's gulf coast. the storm weakened slightly overnight but it is still packing winds higher than 70 miles per hour. >> tropical storm watches and warnings are stretching now into georgia, also in

and his team ready to play in front of the two stars in milwaukee's only championship team, kareem abdul jabbarat 41 here in the second quarter, devin booker knocks down a jumper. withdrew holiday in his face shot goes 42 points of booker, who was the son only big threat scoring, would consider late in the game. now it's phoenix by three chris paul turns it over the bucks run the floor holiday goes up to the shot. booker's lucky no foul was called under the copa there to clean up and the boxer was in a point. booker lucky to stay in the game because that would have been his sixth foul the bucks within one, phoenix went ice cool down the stretch to d a big reason why you're honest block. deandre ayton on the lob from booker 26 points 14 rebounds for yannis. the sons need a hoop down to 35 seconds to go, but calls turns it over again. he had five of those on the night. it's holiday to chris middleton and the boxer close to putting it away. middleton is the big score from the washington night with 40. bucks. win one on 913 this series all the even at two games each and headed back to phoenix for g

in 19, so their one away from getting to that point again, kareem abdul jabbar and oscar robertson onteams. alright finally something uplifting in the sports cast. how about team usa? the women getting ready for japan and the olympics? i don't know if they needed a tune up. that's what they were calling it. they just take care of mexico. 85th minute diana davidson centers and redirected by stamp. for its kristen pressed. that's her second gold tonight. in fact, she's got 63 international goals. four nil is the final bring on the olympics team usa now unbeaten 43 straight matches. are you kidding me on this story? i can't even believe that this is an issue in 2021, american sprint champ should carry richardson 21 years old. the u. s 100 m champ has tested positive. for marijuana, not a performance enhancer. marijuana expected to contend for gold. the positive test, however, could disqualify for if it turns into a 30 days. suspension give me a break on that 1 21 years old smoking marijuana. uh, you know, come on. all right, let's talk about the play of the night in major league baseball

championship teams in milwaukee with the bucks and the star centers on both of those teams, one was kareem abdul-jabbar. you finally got that championship. i guess shaking of your head gives me the answer but put some words to it as well. >> i mean, it's pretty indescribable so i'll try. but it's such an honor, you know, to be in that same category, same league as kareem, big "o," all those guys from that championship team from 50 years ago, it's incredible. you know, i'm just honored to be a part of that group. >> and you are also a part of that city. you've only been with this team a few years here, but you know what this team means to that city and now it's been 50 years. how does it feel or how has it been them embracing you and you embracing this city and give them something they so desperately wanted for so long. >> it's something that these fans of milwaukee completely deserved. they've supported us the entire time i've been here but even beyond that, these past 50 years they've been starving for a team like this, and so we're happy that we delivered and that we gave them something that they des

. >> what about kareem abdul-jabbar had a problem with migraines.y else's dealing with. and you, my friend, our going t be holding an event with our dear colleague dana perino. began going to be able to talk about history and she's going t talk about politics and of course her best-selling book. we'll talk about my five on stage at asbury park, it's new jersey so and it's a lame for me , and hopefully we will deal with a lot of traffic if you want to join us, just go to brian kilmeade.com. >> three people on the set, we did it. >> people in person. >> john, would you like to weig in on the simone biles olympics situation? >> i would say greetings from asberry park. ends and some my way because i' awfully lonely. people are comparing it to with lebron james it broke bow out, with tom brady i'll outcome you talking basketball and football what are you going to do, miste free-throw, i would more to ski jumping or downhill skiing, if your heads not focused, if your not in the game, and you take off from a ski jumping ramp or you go down the hill at 70 m

. >> reporter: it's been 50 years since kareem abdul-jabbar led the milwaukee bucks to their only titlerazy back in milwaukee. i've never seen anything like this. to win a championship for that city would be the world. >> reporter: and the phoenix suns have never won a championship. >> off a double-team, yes. >> we got it all. we got the athleticism, the smarts, we got the discipline, we got the coaching. >> reporter: for the first time in his 16-year career future hall of famer chris paul getting a shot at a ring. >> chris paul does it again. >> chris being a leader for us he's making sure everybody is ready and they're on their ps and qs. >> all the hard work over the years, you know, hasn't went for nothing. and to have a team full of guys who -- nobody has ever won it. you know, so when you in a locker room like that, that's probably the coolest thing because we all sort of figuring it out together. >> reporter: and now, the biggest question hanging over the finals is will we see the bucks' two-time mvp giannis antetokounmpo on the floor after hyperextending his left knee in the eas

i think they had a guy named kareem abdul-jabbar playing for them joining news a cnbc exclusive is marcowner of the milwaukee bucks. '71 remains me of a knicks fan, very similar to what it's like to be a knicks fan as an owner of this franchise you must be extraordinarily happy. tell me what you're thinking and how important it is obviously for the growth of this franchise that you've nope for some time in terms of reaching the finals. >> well, one, thank you. it's been great. it really has. obviously when you buy a team you hope to get to the nba finals so we're finally there. when you look at it. it's actually great for the city, for the state, for our fans, because it has been a long time i mean, it's been almost 50 years since we've been here so i think everybody is pretty excited. i'm extremely excited. can't wait and, know, i'm going to be leaving in a little while to get to phoenix, so i'll be there for the game tonight. >> yeah. everybody healthy, by the way, on the team? where do things stand in terms of the injury report i feel like we're on espn right now. >> yeah, i think ev

and you mentioned this, kareem abd abdul-ja abdul-jabbar, last time they won -- >> syndrome -- >> that'sbout. for first time ever an all-female broadcast team called the game between the orioles and the rays. melanie new man, sarah lange, alanna rizzo as reporter, heidi watney and lauren gardner with the post-game shows. two told us what it meant to them. >> for all of the women who are out there covering the game for us that opened up the door for myself, sarah, and alanna, an awesome day. >> absolutely. i mean, it's just been so great to be a part of this. so great to hear all of the energy that we've all gotten. so many positive vibes. and the great thing is -- and you said it a million times -- this isn't the last. we're starting it, and this is where we go from here. >> got to see it and also when we don't talk about it, that's when we know we made it. >> i look forward to the day we don't have to talk about it. >> i do, too. >> it was great. >> it was streamed on youtube which is where a lot of young people get their stuff now. >> you want the little kids to see that it is natural