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>> david: stephanie ramos with us tonight. stephanie, thank you. >>> now, to the war in ukraine, and tonight, russian drones targeting ukrainian port city on the danube river, near romania. of course, a member of nato. a massive fireball erupting. port operations suspended. 43,000 tons of critical grain supplies were destroyed or damaged. russia has been repeatedly hitting ukraine's ports since quitting a deal allowing safe passage for grain to reach world markets. >>> meantime, here at home and to the economy tonight, and the stock market seeing its best rise since 1987 as of late, falling, though, today, after the u.s. government's credit rating was downgraded. the dow falling 348 points today after last week seeing that best winning streak since '87. it comes after fitch cut the u.s. credit rating from aaa to aa-plus, citing rising debt and budget gridlock here in the u.s. tonight, treasury secretary janet yellen calling it unwarranted, pointing out bipartisan agreements on the debt limit, on infrastructure, and u.s. competi

stephanie ramos, abc news, new york. >> stephanie, thank you. well, call it a smartwatches dirty little secret. a new study has found the devices wristbands are full of bacteria. researchers in florida say the most common organism is the one that causes staph infections. the study found that the reason for the bacterial buildup is the owner's rarely clean their smartwatches. the problem is worse for watches, of course, with that rubber or cloth wrist band. >> if you think these are gross, just wait till you find out what's on your cell phone. you're always putting up to your ear. wash your devices, people coming up, the young married couple going viral on tiktok. >> oh, yeah. the controversy they've sparked by admitting that they swap sides of the bed . danny new joins us next. you're watching world news now. uh huh. no, i can find someone they love extra projects. >> we need promotional products. >> i'm on it. >> excuse of apparel bags, high tech items and more for imprint takes the stress out of getting exactly what you need with a certainty t

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and stephanie ramos reporting. >>> the nypd investigating the fatal stabbing of a professional dancer here in new york. was he targeted because he's gay? authorities want to know tonight if this was a hate crime. >>> a fiery plane crash at an airport outside los angeles, killing two, shutting down the airport. >>> also, the urgent search for a missing mother of four tonight. >>> also, canadian prime minister justin trudeau and his wife reveal they are parting ways. >>> and america strong tonight. a field of dreams secretly planted for his wife. >>> good evening, and it's great to have you with unhere on a very busy wednesday night. we do begin tonight with the scare at the capitol, on the eve of former president trump's arraignment in washington, d.c. the alarming moments today, a sign of the heightened security there surrounding trump's court appearance tomorrow. they are taking everything seriously. authorities say a 911 caller reporting an active shooter at senate offices. the capitol put on lockdown for a time. people scrambling through the hallways to get out. officers going floo

here's abc's stephanie ramos.na gardner, the ex-wife of microsoft executive jared bright again is under arrest, charged with his execution style murder in jacksonville, florida. shana gardner's indictment acknowledges her central and key role in the cold, calculated and premeditated murder of jared bright. again, a grand jury indicting gardner for allegedly plotting with her new husband and a hitman to murder braddock in last year. prosecutor say the former couple share two kids and had gone through a bitter divorce when he was lured out of his car to move a tire that had been intentionally placed in the street. bullets barely missing his two year old daughter in the back seat. that hitman has confessed to pulling the trigger. but gardner's current husband has pleaded not guilty. in an interview last summer, shana gardner denied any involvement in the murder. >> even though we didn't always get along, he was still the father of my kids. >> jared brigance. heartbroken widow relieved to see this final arrest for 547

>> david: stephanie ramos reporting tonight. steph, thank you. >>> we do have one note on the economy tonight. mortgage rates in this country have now surged to a more than 20-year high. a 30-year fixed rate mortgage now averages 7.09%, up from just over 5% a year ago, the highest since 2002. this increase follows the federal reserve's recent interest rate hikes to try to slow inflation. the rate of inflation is slowing now, but the move cooling the housing market and hiking those interest rates in the meantime. >>> when we come back tonight, newly released body camera images of a deadly police ambush. an officer killed. authorities believe the suspect was planning a mass shooting. >>> and in the northeast tonight, the warning about a deadly flash-eating bacteria. what are they linking it to? in a moment. [ tense music ] one aleve works all day so i can keep working my magic. just one aleve. 12 hours of uninterrupted pain relief. aleve. who do you take it for? and for fast topical pain relief, try alevex. my a1c was up here; now

>> david: stephanie ramos tonight. steph, thank you. >>> to pittsburgh tonight, where the convicted killer who took the lives of 11 people at that synagogue has now been sentenced to death. a judge accepting the jury's recommendation that robert bowers should die for the worst anti-semitic attack in u.s. history. bowers convicted on all 63 counts. it is the first federal death sentence imposed during the biden presidency. there is currently a federal moratorium on executions. >>> we do have one note on the economy and gas prices tonight. the u.s. watching a move by saudi arabia, which could very well raise gas prices here at home. saudi arabia saying it will extend production cuts through september now. american consumers already facing higher gas prices. experts say those cuts coupled with this summer's extreme heat have led to a spike. now this move by saudi arabia. the national average tonight per gallon now at $3.82. that's up 11 cents from last week. prices still 34 cents below last year's average. >>> when we com

>> david: all right, stephanie ramos on this major breakthrough tonight. thank you. >>> we turn now to the newspaper raid that made national headlines, and a major victory this evening for that kansas paper, raided by local authorities over a story the paper says it never published. one of the co-owners of that paper, she was 98 years old, dying just one day after the raid. the family says it was the stress of the raid. here's alex perez. >> reporter: tonight, a legal victory for this small-town kansas newspaper, after this police raid that made national headlines. >> you can hire a lawyer. >> reporter: marion police reading a reporter her rights, snapping photographs, and taking away computers, as they seized items from the newsroom of the marion county record, as part of what they said was an investigation into how the paper obtained and handled documents about a local business owner. but eric meyer, who co-owns the paper, said they never published the article, and that they were falsely accused of illegally obtaining information. meyer says his 98-year-

>> david: all right, stephanie ramos tonight. stephanie, thank you. >>> we turn now to the war in ukraine tonight. a deadly russian missile striking president zelenskyy's hometown. an apartment building hit. several dead. and russia making it clear, this is retaliation for drone strikes in moscow. ian pannell in kharkiv, ukraine, tonight, a city also under attack. >> reporter: tonight, the terrifying moment a russian missile strikes, captured in video circulating online. the target, president zelenskyy's hometown. but this wasn't a military site. it was innocent families at home when a missile tore a hole through their apartment block. once again, russia has struck a residential building in the heart of ukraine. at the moment, rescue workers are still going through the rubble pulling out survivors, but they're also in the process of pulling out the dead. but these operations can be deadly. at one point, debris falling, rescuers running for their lives. at least six people were killed in the attack, including a 10-year-old girl an

stephanie ramos is back and tracking the story for us. ess on the ballot this year. the measure is largely seen as an abortion fight. if the threshold is reached, it would make an amendment set to appear on the november ballot that would make abortion protections into the constitution more difficult to pass. and early voter turnout in ohio has surged for today's special election. more than 500,000 people have already voted. guys? >> that says something right there, thank you. appreciate it. coming up in our gma morning menu, do you use the cash app zelle? well, if you do, there's a new warning about a scam where you get a text. it really appears that it's from your bank, but it's not. >> that is something else. ginger is in arizona introducing us to a robot that could help us save lives when it comes to extreme heat. >> we're gonna flip it and reverse it and celebrate the trailblazing women of hip hop. and it is national pickleball day. lori bergamotto is in central park. hey, lori. >> reporter: hey, rebecca. that's right. happy national p

i'm stephanie ramos. we begin with the cruel legacy of enslavement.americans can trace their ancestry to a certain point before the tree goes blank. abc news is the exclusive media partner with "10 million names" which plans to use genealogy research to unearth the ancestry of 10 million formerly enslaved people. we're with abc's michael strahan as he follows his roots to a small town in texas and its connection to a love story for the ages. >> hello, family. all right. good, good. it's hot. >> sure is. i'm larisa. >> i'm stephanie. >> michael, good to see you. >> billy. >> how you doing? >> good to meet you, man. >> good to see you. >> reporter: imagine meeting family for the first time in a town steeped in american history and your history. most black americans came to the land owned and cultivated by their 18 sister fors who were formerly enslaved people. here i am meeting my long-lost cousins in the east texas community of shankelville. my mom braved the texas heat and tagged along. >> trying to take care of him. >> reporter: many times, the famil

i'm stephanie ramos. like so many cities across the country is grappling with the overwhelming influx of migrants. there are now more than 57,000 migrants in the city's care. that number keeps growing. and today mayor eric adams shares with me that the city cannot continue to help them all. a shocking scene. a humanitarian crisis unfolding in midtown manhattan. more than 100 migrants sleeping on the streets outside of the historic roosevelt hotel. >> repor >> that was just days ago. now the lines of people outside the hotel are gone, moved to shelters around the city. but officials say hundreds more are arriving each day to the hotel, which is serving as an intake center. >> hello, how are you? >> mayor adams, how you? so nice to see you again. new york city mayor eric adams took "nightline" on an exclusive tour of the hotel. >> i believe roosevelt spoke from up there once. >> a historic room? >> yes. >> now filled with cots. >> exactly. >> the city said around 3,000 people, all families are staying in th

i'm stephanie ramos. we begin with a dramatic sentencing late today in a california courtroom.nez will face a decade behind bars for shooting fellow hip-hop star megan thee stallion. a case that sparked controversy but also deep conversation about violence against black women. abc's zohreen shah is in los angeles. >> reporter: this los angeles courthouse on once again at the center of the legal saga that's captivated the music industry and beyond. tory lanez's role in the shooting of hip-hop star megan thee stallion, the canadian rapper known for hits like "love." ♪ everyone falls in love sometime ♪ ♪ you gonna have to do more than just say it ♪ >> reporter: and "say it." sentenced today to ten years for shooting megan thee stallion in 2020. you were in the room when the sentence came down. what was the room's reaction? >> there were a few gasps, a few sighs. i think people knew it was coming. >> tory lanez's attorneys were asking for probation and substance abuse help, saying alcohol played a large role. i think a lot of those arguments fell on deaf ears. >> this case has been

stephanie ramos has that story for us. good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: michael, good morning. new york city announced they have transplanted a pig kidney into a brain dead patient. for the first time that kidney genetically modified to better match a human body, has functioned for more than a month without the body rejecting it. the hope is that one day pig kidneys could ease the shortage of organs. 17 people die each day waiting. researchers will continue to monitor the kidney for another month. researchers at the university of alabama just reported promising results in another similar transplant. rebecca. >> all right, stephanie ramos. incredible to see what science can do. we want to go now to our morning menu. michael? >> we are maui strong. we're live in hawaii with much more on the every day people turned super heroes. >> and businesses around the country are stepping up to support maui. tory johnson has more on how you can shop and support. >> and how the community is coming together through food. plus we have a beautiful performance by iam tongi. that's all coming up o

stephanie ramos is here with details. good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: good morning.. dome of the rock is the oldest islamic monument in jerusalem. it holds significance for multiple faiths. an award winning national geographic photographer got an exclusive look inside. the dome of the rock is among jerusalem's most sacred spaces. it crowds the sacred hill known to jews and christians as the temple mount and the noble sanctuary. >> it is said that one prayer on this site is worth 500 prayers elsewhere. >> reporter: award winning national geographic photographer was granted exclusive unprecedented access passing layer upon layer of security in one of the world's most protected areas. >> each time they would ask me to quote the first chapter of koran. the space is reserved for muslims. me coming from european country, i don't really fit the profile. >> reporter: his work now featured in national geographic september issue. his dream, to share perspective of the center place found in the stone. >> i realized, well, the main shot is to be taken from all the way up there.

so great to have will reeve and stephanie ramos here at the desk joining me. janai taking some time off here. >> stephanie: well deserved time off. it is great to see you as well. i set many alarms this morning. gavin weir we heard them. willemstad i heard it through my office wall. >> stephanie: an alarm to sit here, and i made it. >> will: i feel like i need my own magazine cover now. something to aspire to. >> gio: i'm glad you both are here. we have a lot to get to including the terrifying moments as shots rang out on a high school football field. all of it caught on livestream. look at that. at least four people wounded. >> will: we're also monitoring the activity in the atlantic and the storm system that could bring heavy rain to much of the south. >> stephanie: but we begin with dangerous wildfires sweeping through parts of louisiana amid the scorching heat forcing residents from their homes. somara is here with more. somara, what can you tell us about this? >> somara: good morning. so, strong gusty winds, low humidity, and record-breaking heat in the s

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it is great to have stephanie ramos and will reeve back at the desk with me this morning, but it is ausy sunday morning here as we tragically have to report on what's being called another racially motivated shooting. this one in florida. >> stephanie: and we'll have more on that in just a moment, but we start with breaking news at this hour. at least three marines reported killed during joint military exercises in australia. >> will: 20 others were severely injured when their osprey went down on melville island near darwin. patrick reevell is in london with more details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, will. we are learning more about this deadly crash that happened overnight. there were at least 23 marines on board, and at least three have been killed. australian emergency services have been evacuating the injured from this island, and at least several are badly hurt. this morning, officials confirming at least three u.s. marines have died and at least five are severely injured after their osprey aircraft crashed on a remote australian island during a military exercise. anot

stephanie ramos with a reality check what those numbers mean, good morning, stephanie. >> hey, michaelod morning. almost impossible to tell how many covid he says there are a peer stop taking track and most people don't report their cases anymore. the best way to track the virus is those that test positive during hospital admissions. that number pretty small is on the rise. according to new numbers from the cdc overnight, covid hospitalizations increased 12% ending july 22nd to the prior week. to put that in perspective, hospitalization still remain at record lows. there were a little more than 8,000 weekly hospitalizations and just to compare, peak omicron was more than 150,000. deaths have not increased but there could be reporting delays. the federal government is setting its site on treating along covid with new studies and a new office to lead the response from those suffering from covid. >> okay. >> robin: the u.s. women advancing in the world cup a two-time defending champion came in portugal ended in a drawer. megan rapinoe in auckland, new zealand, maggie, good morni. >> robin

stephanie ramos has the latest. >> this morning, new york city officials are calling on the federal government for help as the line of asylum seekers grows. the hotel is an arrival for migrants and humanitarian relief center housing families with children. we met this family from venezuela, arriving by himself last year, his wife and four-year-old daughter arrived in may. >> spent five days in the jungle and was very difficult. >> many people in the line have been single men but there are single moms, too. migrants like vanessa say the journey has been dangerous and exhausting but risked it all for her sons. she says they were hungry and cold. but she made it. unlawful entries along the southern border have decreased 70% from the record highs since the end of title 42 in may. traveling to the border where a 1,000 foot floating barrier sits across the rio grande, forcing migrants into deeper water and then razor wire on the banks of the river. people who traveled and said if groups want to get around the barrier, they'll find a way. the justice department is suing texas after governor abbott re

stephanie ramos has the latest. good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: michael, good morning. air show thunder over michigan was celebrating its 25th anniversary when something went wrong with one of the fighter jets. that's when pilots had to act quickly to save their lives. overnight a day of fun and festivities taking a shocking turn after a fighter jet exploded mid air its pilot narrowly escaping death. >> we're getting secondary explosions. this aircraft is from the air show. >> reporter: according to officials, on sunday afternoon, this mig23 fighter jet was performing in the thunder over michigan air show. watch as people at the lake area whited the harrowing moment. the plane going by then suddenly a pop. and pilots ejecting with their parachutes. >> and then you see explosions and then debris fly from the plane and your first thought is just, oh my gosh, this is not normal. >> look at them planes, bro. >> reporter: the plane crash landing in a parking lot at a nearby apartment complex, billowing smoke seen from the impact. authorities placing yellow caution tape aroun

almost on orchard beach this morning, good morning, stephanie ramos. >> michael, good morning, health this flesh eating bacteria found in seawater. as you mentioned a few people have died from this three people in connecticut and one from new york in the investigators trying to determine how they were infected appear at this bacteria known as vibrio vulnificus found in raw shellfish and seawater. this can be very dangerous but life threatening infection from the specific bacteria are rare. the cdc said one in five people infected will died. people with open wounds, avoid swimming in warm seawater and people with compromised immune systems be careful eating or handling raw seafood. symptoms of upset of fever, chills, vomiting and a recent study shows ocean temperatures warming, more people may be at risk, guys. >> all right, stephanie thank you for that report, coming up the new court documents in the britney spears divorce and what her husband, sam, said last summer about their future together. we will be right back. is that just one pill? once a day. old me is still catching up with

stephanie ramos is here with the story. >> reporter: good morning, george.leged sexual, racial and religious harassment this month, the singer's lawyers claim lizzo plans to counter sue for the plaintiffs quote hypocritical behavior. ♪ this morning lizzo is fighting back. >> watch out for the big girls. >> reporter: the grammy winning artist is allegedly planning to counter sue her backup dancers who have filed a lawsuit against the singer, claiming she harassed them while on tour. lizzo's lawyer telling abc news the lawsuit is a sham. lizzo intends to sue for malicious prosecution after she prevails and these claims are dismissed. [ cheers ] the singer all shared photos of the dancers, quote, happily cavorting backstage with performers at a paris cabaret show as evidence to support lizzo's position. >> what we're going to have to develop is the discovery. what happens across the course of their employment? what was required? what were they subjected to? >> reporter: earlier this month former dancers ariana davis, crystal williams and noel rodriguez filed a

stephanie ramos sat down for a conversation with the co-directors of "sound of the police." ricans and the police. the documentary dives into the origins of the first police forces in the south during slavery, to the more recent high profile cases forever etched in our memory. "sound of the police" tells the story of this troubled, complex and volatile relationship and how we got here. >> the officer has the right to arrest and if you fight back they put a hole in your chest! >> reporter: it's the new documentary exploring the perilous relationship between black americans and law enforcement. >> now we stand here dealing with another murder of a young black man. how these cops operate in this country has been america's dirty secret. >> reporter: "sound of the police" traces the complicated origins of policing in the u.s. >> in the south patrols were essentially the only form of policing that existed early on. police officers in northern cities like boston were responsible legally to assist the bounty hunters in trying to recapture individuals who had done nothing other than t