reena roy gives us a quick look at the new alternative to twitter. reena: it is one of the top trends on twitter, and ironically, some are calling it twitter killer. the new social media platforms threads launched thursday night, and users have been joining in droves, over 5 million in the first four hours. from celebrities like shakira to jennifer lopez, to the backstreet boys posting the plan "oh my god, we are back again." the parent company of facebook and instagram looking to rival elon musk's twitter platform. >> you can repost. it looks just like twitter. reena: mark zuckerberg writing, the vision is to create an open public space for conversation. there is a 500 character limit and five-minute video limit. accounts for those 16 and under automatically private. threads has a similar interface to twitter, where you can post, have conversations, and respond to others. once you download the app, you can sign in with your instagram account, which carries over your username, verification, and users you know. even though there are twitter rivals, th

reena roy, abc news, new york. bad weather still putting a damper on thousands of passengers plans trying to fly to their destinations for the fourth of july weekend. according to the website flightaware, thousands of flights have experienced delays, while nearly 600 were canceled today. strong storms from the rockies, the midwest, and the mid-atlantic are to blame. united airlines has experienced the brunt of the chaos with canceled flights and delays. aaa predicted that travel this holiday weekend is set to break records. a labor strike is now underway in los angeles and orange county. thousands of hotel workers walked off the job today. workers are demanding better benefits and higher wages from their employers. hotels will remain open with management and other nonunion staff filling in until an agreement is reached. union officials say their members earn $25 to $25 an hour, but negotiators are asking for an immediate five dollars an hour raise, along with other health benefits. the july 4 holiday weekend brough

reena roy joins us now. investigators have removed multiple guns from his long island home? >> reporter: linsey, that's right. images taken by dailymail.com show some of the weapons taken out of his home this morning. prosecutors say he had licenses for 92 guns. detectives have been scouring his residence saying they're leaving no stone unturned in this investigation. linsey. >> linsey: rena, thank you. >> linsey: there's also news about the capture of the escaped murder suspect and self-taught survivalist. michael burham is back behind bars after a nine-day manhunt. police received a tip about a suspicious person at a home in northwestern pennsylvania. alex presha is on the story tonight. >> reporter: tonight, the first images of escaped murder suspect, michael burham, moments after his capture, looking tired, dirty, and wet. his prison pants turned inside out. >> i would characterize his condition as worn out. >> reporter: authorities say they were tipped off saturday by a homeowner less than ten miles from the county jail where burham escaped. that homeowner telling offic

abc's reena roy is here with the 1,200-page report.ising some eyebrows. reena, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you. scott's first album since the astroworld tragedy was released on friday, and on the same day the report also came out, the public learning new details from that deadly incident. scott's team now questioning the timing of this report's release. [ chanting ] this morning, reps for hip-hop star travis scott firing back after new investigative details were publicly released in the astroworld tragedy that left ten people dead and hundreds injured. >> go, go go! >> reporter: scott's team saying it is outrageous that the houston police department has chosen to resort to tactics that attempt to discredit travis and his team. on friday, houston police put out an investigative report more than 1,200 pages long, the same day scott's new album "utopia" was released. ♪ >> reporter: scott's attorney telling abc in a statement the timing of the houston police department report's release is anything but coincidental. th

reena, good morning. >> reporter: janai, good morning to you.s is the first time we've seen malaria acquired locally here in the u.s. since 2003, and now the cdc is out with this rare health advisory. in texas, one man speaking out about his experience with the serious disease. this morning, for the first time in 20 years, the cdc sounding the alarm about locally acquired malaria cases here in the u.s. four cases of the mosquito-borne disease detected in florida and one in texas. national guardsman christopher shingler tells us he became patient zero in texas while stationed at the texas/mexico border back in early may. >> i started having fevers and vomiting, and that was the first time i went to the hospital. >> reporter: he was working on the rio grande river where he was heavily bitten by bugs including mosquitos. a week and a half later, he says the symptoms began. the 21-year-old tells us he was initially misdiagnosed with a viral infection and sent home to recover. >> after another week, it was not getting better at all. >> reporter: that

good morning, reena. >> reporter: hey, erielle, good morning to you.e all know how bad traffic can be on holiday weekends, right? well, this weekend could be even busier than usual, and that is because a record number of people will be hitting the roads, as you said. aaa is expecting more than 43 million americans to drive to their destination this weekend. that's up 2.4% from last year, and 4% from prepandemic levels in 2019, so there is no question the roads will be packed, but, hey, the good news here this morning, you do still have time to beat the worst of it all if you hit the road before noon. experts say after that, starting at around 1:00 p.m., things will be very busy and, of course, top of mind for a lot of people these days, gas prices, which are way down compared to last year. today the national average estimated to be about $3.53 compared to $4.84 in 2022. certainly a bright spot after many months of americans shelling out a good chunk of cash. will? >> will: so you'll be sitting in traffic, but paying less at the pump for the privilege.

. >> joining me now is reena shaw, a republican strategist and advisor for the new democracy initiativemer gop communications director. she now identifies as an independent and a publicly left the gop in november 2020 after trump refused to concede the election to joe biden. welcome, ladies. good to have you both. tara, i'm gonna start with you because many of these candidates that are competing for the republican nomination in this cycle seem to actually be pushing out harder this culture war language. just last week a top advisor for that desantis campaign said this to axios. quote, the fight for the soul of the republican party is not about tax cuts or trade deals. it is this cultural combat that we have as a country. these people know that desantis is a culture warrior for this time. these voters are more angry than they were in 2016. that, to me, is just the party. and i got a bit with governor mark sanford in the last segment or so about this sort of grievance politics that animates this culture or. does that strike you as an legitimate path for this party to take, given that dive

>> gio: all right, reena roy in a rainy new york, thank you so much.'s go ahead and bring in commissioner rodney harrison from the suffolk county police department. commissioner harrison created the task force that led to the arrest. thank you for being here. we all watched you on friday. at the beginning of your statement, you hugged family members of the victims. what was going through your mind at that moment? >> you know, i just can't imagine what they had to endure over the last 10 to 12 years, not knowing the status of this killer and that he's -- he's still at large, and i just wanted to kind of let them know that this police department, we're here for you. this department got a lot of scrutiny, a lot of criticism for not solving this case, and i wanted to let it be known that this department did a really phenomenal job with the members of the task force, working with my partner, ray tierney, really doing a great job of identifying our perpetrator and bringing him into custody. >> gio: commissioner, this case is 13 years old. you created the tas

australian open winner reena sub lanka well. she made quick work of an city of kano. you've already beating her in straight sets 6, 3, 6, want. >> to move on into the second round. meanwhile, on the men's side, princess kate and roger federer, they were there. they watched britain's andy murray not out brian piston. >> and straight 6, 6, 3, 6, love and 6, 1, 2, time champions moves on to the second round after today. eventful day in sports. yeah. yeah. joey chestnut, probably the big story in sports. well, i've been saying day like how do you stuff that many hot dogs? and i keep saying it's got to be really, really bad. yeah. but >> joey doesn't show take our producer. i think he told us he ate like 18. hello calories in that maybe maybe they take that. manic way to me. how times you think you could be up to do to 2 is just fun for me to lawrence. how about you come in how make run at 62. you're pretty that are getting ready for dinner tonight. hey, that fog is stretching back on shore. of course. >> that is going to be the big weather concerns tonight. the good news

reena roy walks you through what happened. >> release the dog. reporter: disturbing video shows the moments police in ohio ordered their dog to attack an unarmed the suspect, who was already surrounded -- surrounding with his hands up. offices tried pulling up -- pulling over a driver. authorities say he refused, instead starting the chase. some old departments going to pursue. dashcam video shows him pulling up over, then he officer slowed the truck down using spike strips. he exited the video, hands in the air. an officer police dog. this ohio highway patrol man repeatedly warns him against using the dog. then he commanded him to attack. the officers provided first aid. later you hear the patrol man talking to other officers about his command not to use the k-9. >> was i not loud enough? reporter: circleville police are not commenting on the video, only thing the incident is under investigation. it is not clear whether the officers responsibilities have changed at all. he faces the fourth degree felony for failure to comply. ama: the letter x i

reena roy shows you where it is the worst >>. scorching heat roasting much of the globe from japan in -- japan and china to spain and italy. in greece firefighters battling multiple wildfires near athens. local residents using garden hoses to douse flames. about 300 people evacuated. at home 15 states under heat alerts from california to florida. in texas el paso battling temperatures 100 degrees or higher for 33 days in a row with no end in sight. phoenix also breaking records. with 19 days in a row of temperatures 110 degrees or higher for the first time in 47 years. >> to date we are about 27% up in our heat related emergencies this month. and for this year. >> at least 18 states under air quality alerts. washington, d.c. residents waking up to some of the worst air quality in the world. in the northeast a flood watch is in effect for 4 million americans with heavy showers and thunderstorms adding parts of new england. some already saturated areas could see a lot of rainfall yet again after deadly flooding this weekend. >> as

abc7news were order reena roy -- news reporter is in delaware. reporter: federal prosecutors and the legal team for hunter biden going back and forth as the judge raised the several russians about a plea agreement brokered between the two last month. hunter biden was expected to plead guilty to misdemeanor tax charges and enter diversion program which would've allowed him to avoid prosecution on a separate gun felony charge. a dramatic turn of events when the judge raised her concerns about whether the deal was constitutional. hunter biden plead not guilty. the judge deferring the initial agreement. >> he thought he was walking away clean with this deal. the judge seems to ask them questions where there was not an agreement on what he was giving up. he thought he was walking a way with less liability that the prosecutors were holding over him. reporter: the judge was concerned about the partyie -- the parties linking the task agreement on the gun charge and whether a provision would grant hunter biden blanket immunity, meaning the government will

abc 7 news reporter reena roy shows you who's got the worst of it. >> severe weather celebrations for fourth of july. in new jersey the show went on, the parade continuing despite the weather but in brooklyn the men's contest at the nathan's hot dog in contest was delayed due to storms. heavy rain to pummel the area. clean up north of the city in chester new york. after high wind snap the tops off trees. down south small hail hitting north carolina. in tennessee, downed power and trees, severe storms impacting the midwest. in chicago, homes and businesses swamped with pools of water and thousands left without power. >> 10 to 12 feet right now of water. just in the basement. millions prepared to return home after the weekend. >> florida are facing dangerous heat, temperatures soaring to the triple digits in the southwest. abc news new york. >> coming up next, details about a stabbing at levi stadium in the middle of a soccer match. >> we are asking what does the fourth of july mean to you? some are looking at the holiday a little differently now. lowering cholesterol can be hard. diets

you can, perhaps, lie aside of the four seasons gardening or reena or of that press conference was meant to be held. you can't line a court of law. the more we see legal cases brought forward pushing for the truth, whether it's criminal charges or defamation charges, it helps us get to a point where we have an official affirmation of what is fact or false. the other thing that i will mention, what we have lived through over the last three years, at the same time we have seen pain in our democracy, people losing their jobs or walking away from the work. we have also seen an influx of so many americans on both sides of the aisle who know the truth, who know the courage that it took to defend the truth and are standing with us and serving as election workers, volunteering his coworkers for future elections because they believe in the process. in many ways, that gives me hope that we can emerge from this moment. it's a stronger elections process than ever before. >> on that note, does it worry you that up to a fifth of election workers in the 2024 presidential race might be new, not having a

we're right at the beginning of the parade, you know, and as reena said, this has been going on since5 and the kiwanis danville, 4th of july parade is really a tradition for the san ramon valley. as it brings out, as i mentioned earlier around 30 to 40,000 people. >> and in addition to all of that, you officials say it really just brings the community together. it started at 9 o'clock this morning and at noon and this is actually the 48th year that they have put the parade on. >> officials say it's all about celebrating america's birthday spoke with one of our excuse me spoke with the mayor this morning. take a listen to what he had to say. >> for this parade was going back to the 20's and 30's here in denver. when our farmers and ranchers are coming through town for the 4th of july pride this year, we're going to probably have close to 40,000 people to co%e down a gamble and i couldn't be more proud of the town of danville in our community. >> and as you can see, people here at the entrance are getting ready to walk through. they tell me that every year just keeps getting bigger. we'

we're right at the beginning of the parade, you know, and as reena said, this has been going on sincearade is really a tradition for the san ramon valley, as it brings out, as i mentioned earlier around 30 to 40,000 people. >> and in addition to all of that, you officials say it really just brings the community together. it started at 9 o'clock this morning and at noon and this is actually the 48th here that they have put the parade on. officials say it's all about celebrating america's birthday spoke with one of our excuse me spoke with the mayor this morning. take a listen to what he had to say. >> for this parade was going back to the 20's and 30's here in denver. when our farmers and ranchers are coming through town for the 4th of july pride this year, we're going to probably have close to 40,000 people to come down goal and i couldn't be more proud of the town of danville in our community. >> and as you can see, people here at the entrance are getting ready to walk through. they tell me that every year just keeps getting bigger. we're going to pan off to some of the younger cheer

yeah, good morning, on police chief steven for did not give a reason for his retirement, but just as reenaentioned, this retirement comes. >> as his department is under investigation for a racist text message. scandal. now the police chief announced his retirement wednesday with a final date of august. 11th. he started with the department last year and he spent more than 3 decades before that with san francisco police. currently his department is under that investigation for racist and homophobic text messages. now, one that the contra costa public defender says may involve almost half the department. these text message change allegedly detail members of the department targeting the black community by both name calling and in their general policing day today. but there was no mention of that scandal in his retirement announcement yesterday saying in a statement, quote, i'm proud of what we have accomplished and firmly believe the groundwork has been laid for organizational success. i know our work to align us with the tenants of procedural justice and constitutional policing. we'll keep th

and, you know, it's you know, it's just really >> reena at this particular point, we don't know the relationship among the 3 people as far as the pedestrians. as i mentioned, an infant, a child and a woman. we don't know if their family members if they were just being taken care of my family friend, we simply don't know. but as far as this particular scene, king just re-opened at around 5 o'clock in the morning. and this comes in the heels on the heels of a story i did yesterday about how they were talking about speeding cameras being placed in in san jose to get drivers to slow down at this particular point. we don't know the cause, just heard the woman who lives here. she believes cars are always going too fast. >> back to all right. very sad story. well, thanks for that update. >> still ahead on the kron, 4 morning news, we are going work. acting is history in las vegas and the city they are trying to make their new home. talk more about that. and after the break, the bay area's cooling off after a heat wave. why animal services still keeping a watchful eye out for dogs in hot cars. we'll be

is looking at traffic reena. yeah. south on a 80 that connector ramp to 80. >> that's close because of an accident. so if you are trying to maneuver around that, 87 might be a good option to hopping onto 80 instead. also looking at our highways down there in the south bay. 1, 1, is also starting to pick up. still seeing some green. so we're not especially delay down there. 17 minutes into the city right now. that's residual delayed earlier accident. we had all the bay bridge this morning. 22 minute ride traveling across towards the peninsula, the south they want to. let's get a look at those drive times. 35 minutes up. 85 to menlo park along want to want to know need to hop onto a just yet shut to 37 about 31 minutes to make that thrived. darya. james, back to you. >> well, 7.16 is the time and the legal team representing former president donald trump has requested an indefinite delay for the mar-a-lago case trial and a federal judge then declined to make a decision on when to schedule it. trump's attorneys that federa

reena 7.50, right now and well known for her rendition of nothing compares to you. the irish singer, sinead o'connor has just died. she died yesterday at the young age of 56. we have dug coal taking a look back at her life. >> and her careers. >> it was a trademarked shaved head and the cover of prince's. nothing compares to you that shot sinead o'connor to start it was born and raised in ireland while suffering through admitted abusive childhood. she showed a talent for music at an early age and found early success with the 1987 album, the lion and the cobra. but it was 3 years later with the release of her second album. i do not want what i haven't got that propelled sinead o'connor to one of the biggest names of the decade. it featured a soulful cover of prince's song. nothing compares to you. o'connor's rendition, reach number one in several countries and earned her 3 grammy nominations, including record of the year. along with the stardom came the activism and the controversy. in 1990, she joined in on pink floyd's, massive performance of the wall live in berli

for that reena lone bank of america is rating it, quote, even though intel highlighted $1 billion pipelinebeat and guide is based solely on personal computer improvements but the weak data center business is still an overhang for the stock. it raises the question is this really a breakout for the stock? are there going to be some long-term holders for the next several quarters >> yeah. i heard an analyst interview this morning on "squawk box. he highlighted if you take a look at an a.i. server the content of intel versus nvidia is single digits versus nvidia is higher. intel could see business thanks to a.i. through the foundry business >> yes they want to operate it as a separate entity. the rumors are it could be sold off, operated that way, separate balance sheet, all of that the problem with intel is we have investors slightly jaded. it's a big endeavor. working on it for several years. they're still working on it. the will they be able to follow through? will they be able to follow through with the five nodes, five new products in the past four years pat gel dlgelsinger is promisin. i

as our reena reports, 2 people were on board that plane, one of them suffering a serious head injury. we do know that many people in their boats rushed over to help the 2 people on board. if see the >> the plane flyover look like a. to true. that looked like the kind of plane that john denver was flying when he crashed in more moderate be heard. and i mean, i turn and then i back to focus on the meeting because we get that did >> dropped from the sky. >> bob and carol, roe berg attended the annual rubik on bay residents. h.o.a. meeting on the private beach around 10 this morning when during the meeting they oearned a fixed wing plane. they had seen earlier went down. said the plane had crashed and they were bringing the guy and on boat. you are they are just very lucky. sum boats were out the el dorado county sheriff's office says multiple people on the water hurried over to help the 2 people on board. one suffered a serious head injury. we could see the plane sank it as soon as it hit. it was completely under the most 5 minutes. and we just saw all the votes start circling in where t

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