hey, rob. >> hi, whit. of the 110 fires that were called in to the san francisco fire department, 108 of those were from fireworks, and the fire weather conditions aren't going to be improving. as a matter of fact, they'll spread across much of the west. take a look at this map. at least six states will see red flag warnings tomorrow for hot, dry and windy conditions as this heat ridge kind of builds into the rest of the country. if you do get an afternoon cooling thunderstorm, consider yourself lucky. look at some of these numbers. you increase the humidity and it's going to feel like 102 in houston, 93 degrees in little rock, 90s across the board and this will continue until at least midweek. whit. >> okay, rob. thank you. >>> there's much more ahead on "world news tonight" this sunday. the deadly fall, a hiker plunging to her death at the grand canyon while taking a picture. other visitors watching in horror. the warning tonight from park officials. >>> and is kanye west making a run for the oval office?

whit? >> as people travel, the virus travels, too. that's the concern from officials. trevor, thank you. >>> meantime, president trump is celebrating this fourth of july holiday big. first, with fireworks and flyovers at mt. rushmore last night. arranging military flyovers in cities along the east coast, including this one in boston. and tonight, with a salute to america in washington, d.c., all of it pushing the virus out of mind. abc's rachel scott is there in the capital. >> reporter: tonight, with coronavie,ard withacack fourth of july celebrations. >> happy fourth of july to everyone. >> reporter: kicking off tonight's salute to america event with remarks at the white house. spectators filing into the national mall awaiting fireworks and flyovers. >> obviously, we wore our mask and we brought one with us. >> i don't wear a mask. i'm not even one iota concerned about getting the coronavirus. >> reporter: despite warnings from d.c.'s mayor to stay home. >> we want to send a message to ou

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rob. >> and celebrating, whit. you know, what better way to start off a weekend than news of a royal wedding. it's going to be royally hot across much of the country with this heat building and more than three days in many cases, so that's a heat wave. excessive heat warnings he, icagor a dozen state included but here in the northeast marva temperatures today will feel like lower to mid-90s in many of these spots and will only extend into tomorrow, monday, tuesday and beyond as this heat wave builds, so head to the beach if you have that capability and abide by the local rules. that's a check on >>> good saturday morning. you can see some of the fog reaching into say about concord but sunshine on the way for a warmer day there. patchy drizzle at the coast and then cooler weather arrives into next week. high temperatures t low 80s around fremont, 82 in napa. look for 91 in concord. mid-60s with some sun at the coast. the accuweather seven day forecast very little change tomorrow. still warm inland with that wide ran

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whit? >> disturbing case, stephanie ramos for us, thank you. >>> now to another night of protests in portland, oregon, and the mayor pushing back against the white house's response demanding federal agents leave immediately, and blaming them for an increase in violence and vandalism. kayna whitworth is in portland with the very latest. kayna, good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning. those protests last night mark 53 straight nights of protests here in portland, and the violence has been escalating. the mayor says that's because of the presence of federal law enforcement agencies sent in by the president who operate without any official markings. have gone so far to pull protesters into unmarked vehicles and deny them due process. he says it's tantamount to kidnapping and he wants them ouout now, as do the protesters. now, the mayor also adds he believes this is all a ploy by the president to gain some political ground and, cecilia, he's tweeting out that he is trying to help portland,

whit? >> all right, matt gutman, for us, thank you. >>> new york meantime, taking tough measures to avoid a resurgence of the virus. governor andrew cuomo putting a new order into effect this morning requiring air travelers from hot-spot states to provide their contact information or face a heavy fine. gio benitez is at laguardia airport with more on that. gio, good morning. >> reporter: hey, whit, good morning. yeah, we are talking about thousands of dollars in fines. now, those travelers were already expected to self-quarantine but now starting today enforcement teams are going to be meeting planes at the gate at new york area airports and they're going to ask for proof that people have filled out the traveler form from the state's department of health. that's going to give the state background information about the traveler and how to reach them. now just recently delta said three passengers on a flight from atlanta to albany tested positive for the virus. we don't know where or when the

whit? >> victor oquendo in miami, thank you. >>> joining us now is the mayor of one of the top beach destinations in the country, myrtle beach, south carolina. mayor brenda bethune is joining us right now. thanks for taking the time to speak with us this morning. happy fourth of july. i want to jump to the holiday weekend. you are expecting thousands of visitors, but your beach community is currently experiencing a surge in coronavirus cases right now. how worried are you about this outbreak getting worse? >> well, it's a major concern here in myrtle beach. as you mentioned, we will expect thousands of tourists, approximately over 100,000 this weekend. so it's a concern especially for our residents and our community as a whole. >> so we've seen other cities doing this as well. in one way you're hoping to curb the surge with a mandatory mask order that goes into effect today requiring people to wear masks in public places. but do you think -- we're now in july. this is months after the peak

whit? >> a lot of sports teams joining us now is the mayor of myrtle beach. thank you for joining us on this holiday weekend. the two of us spoke earlier this ofek. chu're expecting more than join000 visitors. the city issued a new maskp8y mandate. what have the crowds been like there? are people following the rules? folood morning, whit. thank you. we've had a great weekend in myrtle beach. and i' pleased to see that. i was on our oce boulevard, friday and saturday nights. there were no large gatherings. aswas really pleased with the number of people wearing masks sad social distancing. so all in all, i think we had a very pleasant and safe weekend. >> that is very good to hear especially considering solve of these numbers. south carolina reported more than 1,800 new cases yesterday. a headline in the "washington kest" this week called myrtle beam petri dish for the virus. how confident are you you can ante visitors safe? >> well, there's not a guarantee. there's no 100% guarantee. with th

rob, good morning. >> hey, good morning, whit. hard to believe we're onto the sixth storm already and this is only the second week of july. incredibly busy hurricane season. this one took a few days to develop and got itself off the carolina coast and did a number in the mid-atlantic and northeast. overnight, tropical storm faye slamming the oeast coast bringig powerful winds and flooding. the storm making landfall in new jersey, some shore towns were left under water. south of atlantic city, fire and police responding to numerous calls. further north, the storm toppling trees. watch as this one falls right onto a home outside of newark. in hackensack, a high water truck arriving on the scene rescued two passengers stranded in the floodwaters. the storm tearing down power lines, leaving thousands of new jersey and new york residents in the dark. the torrential rains causing water to cascade into subway stations in new york city. always surreal to see the rain coming down the steps of the subway. this storm making a direct run at n

ginger, good morning. >> good morning, whit. almost every day i show you an area of strong to severe storms. well, this is why. this in janesville, wisconsin going out in a storm, and a tree comes down with the power lines. he just narrowly missed it. the tree into a home or a car, into a person is why we get concerned and today the damagin western nebraska, kansas, the high plains of colorado and >>> well, now to an incredible group of women. seven mothers coming together for the first time to share their heartbreaking stories of losing their children too soon to violence, and now their calls for justice and reform. deborah roberts spoke with them. deb, what a powerful, powerful conversation you had. >> reporter: absolutely, good morning, amy. they are among the most courageous and inspiring women i've ever had the privilege to actually sit down with and we should all know their names. sybrina, allison, michelke, samarra, wanda, black moms united in heartache, members of a sadly growing sisterhood forged by unimaginable tragedy

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whit? >> protests showing no signs of slowing. kayna, thank you. >>> now to that stunning twist in the attack on a federal judge's family that left her son dead and her husband injured. the fbi has identified the suspect as a prominent manhattan attorney who they say dressed up as a fedex deliveryman and then later took his own life. stephanie ramos has the latest. >> reporter: this morning, disturbing new details about the suspect behind that grisly attack on a new jersey federal judge's family. authorities now identifying attorney roy den hollander as the man accused of dressing up like a fedex driver, ringing the doorbell of judge esther salas' home, then opening fire, killing her 20-year-old son daniel and seriously injuring her husband mark. after an urgent manhunt den hollander found dead this a car from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. about 100 miles north of the crime scene. sources say a fedex package was found in the car with him addressed to judge salas. >> they're just such fine, wonderful people. >> reporter: authorit

whit? >> an increasing trend across the country. trevor ault for us, thank you. >>> joining us from the hard hit state of texas is austin mayor steve adler. mayor adler, thanks so much for joining us. happy fourth to you. i want to talk about the hospitalizations because that's always factoring into this when we talk about cases surging. they've hit record highs multiple days this week in your state. you're urging people to stay home for the holiday weekend. do you think the people of austin will take your warning seriously? >> well, i tell you, i sure hope they do. the trajectory we're on for new hospitalizations have us inundating our hospitals in about two weeks. we're going to have to change our behaviors, change the trajectory if we're going to help protect our people and our doctors and nurses. >> two weeks is definitely a concern. you've banned groups of more than 10 people. masks are also now mandatory statewide. how do you plan on enforcing these new rules this holiday weekend? >>

whit. >> that's a big question going ahead. thank you so much, rebecca jarvis, for us. >>> now a look at what to expect if you're traveling for the holiday. despite the pandemic, millions are likely to hit the road. we're already seeing traffic increase dramatically in some places. the number of people flying is also picking up once again. gio benitez is at new york's laguardia airport with more on that. gio, good morning. >> reporter: hey, whit, good morning to you. yeah, without a doubt travel is down and it is down dramatically but by all accounts this is going to be the summer of the great american road trip and already we are seeing incredible numbers on the road right now. take a look at this because cell phone data actually shows that more than half of the states in this country are seeing more traffic than they did before the pandemic.nta, wyoming, idaho an california seeing the least traffic, but traffic is getting worse just about everywhere. the skies are also projected to get busier for the holiday. tsa expecting to

mary, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, whit. well, the president is changing course here facing growing political pressure, he is now stepping up calls for americans to wear masks and acknowledging this pandemic is a growing threat. after downplaying the virus for weeks, the president came before cameras with a blunt assessment. >> it will probably unfortunately get worse before it gets better. something i don't like saying about things but that's the way it is. >> reporter: the change in tone comes as trump's advisers are warning him he'll likely lose the election in november unless he can convince voters he's taking the virus seriously. >> it's been reported by the president's staff that the president's, quote, not really working this anymore. he's quit on you, and he's quit on this country. >> reporter: as the death toll climbs and infection rates reach record high, only now is trump urging americans to do what he himself has been seemingly reluctant to do, wear a mask. >> we're asking everybody that when you are not able to

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. >> reporter: well, whit, good morning. you know, we're starting to see a lot more families file in here at rockaway beach, but this is anything but a typical fourth of july. the vast majority of parades and fireworks shows today are canceled across the country, and as huge sections of the u.s. are seeing a resurgence to the virus health officials are really worried that these holiday parties or gatherings can lead to more cases and possibly more deaths. this morning as america battles an intensifying pandemic, americans are celebrating the fourth of july like never before. holiday travelers now hitting the road, many joining these long lines of cars heading to packed beaches as covid-19 cases rise in three-fourths of the united states with half the country seeing increasing hospitalizations and 13 states reporting rising deaths. many beachgoers around the country like the 100,000 converging on myrtle beach this weekend now required to wear masks, but in florida amid surging cases, closures have left usually packed beaches

whit? >> eva, thank you. >>> now to president trump wearing a mask in public for the first time since the pandemic began. it came 99 days after the cdc made its mask recommendation. abc's rachel scott is in washington with more. rachel, good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning. yes, that recommendation from the cdc was issued back in april, and while the president has repeatedly insisted he has no problem wearing a mask, for months he didn't wear one publicly even after facing pressure from his own party to set an example. more than three months after his own administration encouraged americans to use face masks, president trump decided to wear one in public for the first time. >> i've never been against masks, but i do believe that they have a time and a time. when you're in hospita some cases got off the operating tables, i th for months, the president has opted out of wearing a mask. >> i won't be doing it personally. it's a recommendation. >> reporter: now spotted with the face cov

the deadly shot that killed a six year old boy as he watched fourth of july fireworks #159d night on whit field court. we spoke to the family of the boy. >> i'm just hurt. an aunt grieving the loss of her six year old nephew. he was so smart and loved to read books and play video games. >> the six year old was at a friend's house for a birthday party saturday night on whit field court in san francisco after 10:30 he was outside with his older sister watching fireworks. >> the tragedy hit, somebody came through opening fire. he was wounded. >> loved ones say he was shot in the chest, rushed to the hospital where he later died. an adult male also shot not known to the family and expected to survive. >> you never know if it's some opposite sides fighting with another or someone want to go shoot off their gun in terms of celebrating. >> this relative has lived in the bay view for most of her life and says violence has plagued the area for years. >> i don't want to say wrong place at the wrong time. he was at a birthday party. >> unfortunately we have had shootings in the past and people have

julia, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, whit. finding freedom has dominated the front pages all this weekend. this morning, new details surrounding that royal rift, just hours after the release of the latest extract from the new harry and meghan biography "finding freedom." prince william and kate hitting back, refuting claims made by the authors. sources close to the couple, said, they, quote, rolled out the red carpet for meghan. and they also invited meghan's friends to a party before her wedding to harry. keen tennis fan kate asked her to join her in her royal box at wimbledon two years in a row. the book claims to have an insider's view of the crumbling relationship between the two brothers saying the rift began when william questioned the fast pace of harry and meghan's romance. warning harry to take his time with this girl, sending his younger brother into a rage, and the distance between the two brothers was becoming increasingly noticeable outside palace walls. >> you know, stuff happens. but we're brothers. we'll always

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rob, good morning. >> good morning, whit. rising temperatures across much of the country, and we have a few fires burning out west. we'll start with washington and show you where stuff is burning there. right along the river, the fire hit with local aerial attack, one in fresno county, this one is bigger, over 27,000 acres. a larger fire there. this one in van nuys, l.a. valley, a brush fire yesterday afternoon sparked around 3an oh. excessive heat warnings in some of those spots including in and around the philadelphia area. temperatures with the humidity will feel like 104 in st. louis, 102 indianapolis, 106 this afternoon in washington, d.c., and near 1 . soyou know, not a bad call. hit the beach, and water temperatures are becoming more palatable. in the jersey shore. mid-80s along the mid-atlantic and a little bit cooler out west. >>> food sunday morning. i'm lisa argen. the view here from our roof camera showing you the breeze and the low cloud deck, which locally extends inland this morning. it will still be warm in sp

. >> reporter: whit, good morning. so many schools across the country including right here in new york city are working to figure out a plan for the fall. will kids physically go to school, take online classes or will it be a hybrid? well, some doctors are saying that should be determined by the number of covid cases across the country and they're urging officials to shut down the u.s. again. this morning, new images from inside a covid icu in the rio grande valley as the situation in texas turns desperate. this hospital on the verge of making decisions based on patients' chances of survival. >> we don't have the resources to be helping. >> reporter: with deaths and al ates across the country, 150 doctors signed this public letter telling america's decision makers that the u.s. needs to shut down again amid the surge. dr. anne rimoin signed that letter. >> we all opened up too soon. we underestimated the virus. we underestimated spread. we really are on track to lose many, many more american lives. >> reporter: despite

we appreciate your time on weekends with alex whit. enjoy your holiday. >>> coming up next an nbc news exclusive joe biden on the meaning of independence day and democracy. on this fourth of july, we are honoring veterans. here is a look at an american hero who continues to serve his country even after leaving the service. >> nonprofit farm a group of all volunteer veterans who connect with the land and grow food for other veteran families who are having a hard time making ends meet or coming out of homelessness. so it came out of my own journey after service. i got out after 12 years during combat. i tried a whole bunch of different stuff, really couldn't find any purpose or meaning. then one day i was able to give food out to veterans and it just sort of clicked. so when covid-19 came about, it was really sort of the beginning of our farming season. we all huddled around and wondered whether this was the year for us to pull back and maybe do some reassessment. but we all unanimously decided that this was the year for us to double dow

here's abc's whit johnson. >> okay, honey, here you go. >> you're the best, mom. >> reporter: for some parents, failure to launch is not comedy, it's reality. >> we were good parents and now we're supposed to be done. >> reporter: according to a recent analysis by zillow, the effects of the pandemic drove 2.7 million adults back into their parents' home in march and april. more than 80% of them were gen-z'ers. what's it like having everyone under the same roof again? >> mom, what's one thing you would say to me about living at home now? >> buy your own groceries. >> reporter: the young adults we spoke to say living at hotel mom and dad has its perks. >> best part about living with my parents right now is not paying rent. >> reporter: but the free rent is certainly not free of some awkward moments. >> my boyfriend lives in washington, d.c. but my parents have been extremely supportive in us seeing each other when it was considered safe. hey, babe. >> the one good thing about that is, they do make locks on doors, and that's convenient. >> reporter: despite the new challenges, many parent

so, let freedom ring, even whits a harsh ring. >> the demonstrations stretched across the country as the president held a second celebration. he had a message for protesters. >> reporter: this holiday weekend the pandemic is top of mind for "americans. in pittsburgh politics didn't take a holiday. trump supporters took part in a vote parade. >> i don't care if you vote for biden, that's your prerogative, but i'm going to vote for trump. >> not far away pittsburgh i can't breath organized a counter protest. the group marched no justice no peace. at the white house president trump held his second salute to america celebration with an impressive military fly over. the president reminding american willing the country remains strong. >> we will never allow an angry mob to tear down our statues, erase our history or trample on our freedoms. >> thousands witnessed the fireworks displayed. fewer showed up though. the white house encouraged guests to practice social distancing and a number could be spotted wearing masks during the event. >>> the weather was beautiful, look at the view of oakl

it happened saturday insight on whit field court. investigators say six year old jays young was at a friend's birthday party when he went outside to watch fireworks. that's when he was hit in the chest by a stray bullet. he died a short time later at a hospital. his family devastated say the boy was an innocent victim of senseless gun violence. >> he was so smart. he loved to read books, play video games and play with action fat the wrong time because that doesn't make sense. he was at a birthday party. >> an adult man was also wounded in the gun fire. he's expected to survive. no arrests have been made yet. san francisco police are urging any witnesses to please give them a call. >>> cal fire continues to battle a fire burning north of gilroy this morning. the cruise fire has burned nearly 2.5 square miles since it starts yesterday afternoon. there are evacuation orders where several homes are threated. 550-60 families are impacted and two struck schurs have burned crews cannot say if they're homes or other buildings. the park fire

. >> he made us laugh with his quick whit and charm and his talents crossed over into hosting "who wants to be a millionaire" which also became a hit. his career landed him in the guinness world book of records with most hours on television tributes are pouring in from fans, friends and celebrities, kelly ripa writing he was the ultimate class action, hoda kotb, heartbroken, we will miss you gifford wrote, there will never be another. a fixture on the small screen, with a big personality. regis philbin was 88 years old. kathy park, nbc news >>> and let's turn to the coronavirus pandemic, which shows no sign of slowing down now a large group of prominent doctors is calling for a new national shutdown. nbc's joe fryer has the latest >> reporter: the fatal grasp of coronavirus felt from coast-to-coast with the nation's daily death toll topping a thousand four days straight today south carolina set a new single-day record for deaths, with 80. dr. anthony fauci says hard hit states may need to take more action. >> you don't necessarily have to go all the way back to a complete shutdown. but y

comedian, and television personality, philbin will be remembered as a gold standard mixture of sarcastic whit and genuine warmth. marcy gonzalez, abc news, new york. >> regis made several stops in san francisco over the years. he and kathie lee gifford taped an episode of their talk show in front of a live audience in the marina district in 1989. philbin took part in an event in san francisco in 2014 to celebrate st. patrick's day. philbin, who's half irish, and his wife, joy, attended an annual luncheon featuring the who's who of the bay area and beyond. we first sent out the news of regis philbin's passing at 12:50 this afternoon through the abc 7 news app. it's a great way to stay on top of stories and breaking news as it comes to our newsroom. just be sure you enable the push alert feature. >>> turning now to the coronavirus pandemic and california has once again topped 10,000 cases in a day. earlier this week, the state hit 12,000. another 151 deaths have been reported. another trend that is ticking upward during the surge. also concerning, the seven-day positivity rate is 8%, which is t

that's whit is so important people wear masks. we know it stops the spread. it'ste unfortuhis has turned into a very personal fight, but i will continue to use my voice anmy poweras mayor to advocate for thieight the end health -- for the safety and health and well-being ofur residents. laura: given how politically charged it has come -- it has become to wear a mask public, do you think people would accept a coronavirus vaccine and would take it? ewwe got encouragingon the development of that vaccine tonight. mayor bottoms: i would certainly anything we can have at our disposal to helslow the spread of this virus certainly is necessarynd needed. we look in the state of georgia and we look at the death rates, over 3100 people in our state have already lost theies. many of these people don't have onunderlying health condi this virus does not discriminate in terms of age, social status. it is obviously very deadly and the thought of a vaccine is something that is very encouraging because there is still so much we don't know about covid-19. but what we do know is

iang at the whit >> garrett: weijia jiang at the white house. thank you. if you are planning to visit the european union any time soon, well, you might want to think e e.u. today, the e.u. said it will open to residents of 15 countries. the u.s. is not on the list, one big reason-- since a peak in april, covid cases in the e.u. are trending lower, while the u.s. is seeing a steep rise. cbs' holly williams is in greece tonight. >> reporter: tonight, the european union is welcoming back tourists, but not from the united states, because they're simply too risky. there's an exception for coming from the essential travelers, but others coming from the u.s., like new yorker zuri ferguson are barred. she wants to reunite with her oartner, sascha, in germany, who has a heart condition and can't travel. >> it's just heartbreaking every day to just see the numbers in america, and then see that the whole world is just going to bar us off-- like, they're not going health minister toel anywhere. >> reporter: here in greece, the health minister told us safety has to com

perhaps more importantly in many swing states, is, it will narrow by virtue of people e, shuffling into whit might already be leaning towards this as this approaches, i think biden is going make a lot of news when he announces a vp pick, i think he has been rolling out really detailed policy proposals and getting attention, i think the campaign feels like they are on a adgood nd need to keep pushing forward, for trump, as we discussed, i think there is this question of e pandemic and whether he can demonstrate to voters who do not feel like he is handling this well, that he is taking it seriously and is trying to stem thtide, in interey, polls that show overwhelmingly, despite all of this, voters do really trust trump with e economy,i think that is going to become a key question, that link between the pandemic and the economy and how n ll both can use that to define the arguments to orders. >> marisa just mentioned the vice preside pick, biden is expected to announce, sometime around august 1st, his pick for the vice president, you and marisa talked with one person that list, congresswoman k

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here's abc's whit johnson. >> garrison, i was your flight attendant -- >> reporter: it started with a chance encounter on a flight to dallas. an instant connection and a note of kindness. >> i remembered how much you love airplanes. my dad, brother, grandpa, cousin, and uncle are pilots. i found this old airplane guide, and i thought you should have it. >> reporter: that note and these books coming from southwest flight attendant erika to this young man, garrison christie, after they met on that plane last year. >> just a few minutes on a plane changed his life in getting this amazing friend. >> it's from the war! >> reporter: 18-year-old garrison is autistic. but he and erika share a passion for planes. >> i was excited to interact with him and let him tell me everything he wanted to share about flying. >> reporter: soon a friendship blossomed. erika attending garrison's baseball game. even taking him to the southwest airlines flight simulator. >> i always try to be just a little bit kinder than what is necessary. >> not everyone can be as nice and understanding. >> reporter: so when

here's abc's whit johnson. >> and harper belts one to right center field -- >> reporter: america's pastime is back. >> and this one is gone, good-bye! >> reporter: three major league baseball games hitting the field saturday night for the first spring training games of the season, even though it's summer. as expected, without the fans and a list of new rules, no hugs or high fives. the players instead doing air fist bumps. coaches required to wear masks. check out yankees outfielder clint frasier wearing his mask as he belts this home run. but in an effort to make the game feel normal, here in new york the mets using fan cutouts to fill seats behind home plate, while pumping generic fan noise through the stadium speakers. >> if this is what's going to be, this is what's going to be. this is 2020 baseball. you've got to keep a smile on your face and embrace and it have fun with it. >> reporter: the sight of the biggest stars walking up to the plate, feeding the hunger of baseball's die-hards, as opening day 2020 approaches. >> it's the phillies 3, the nationals 0. >> reporter: with covid-19

good morning, whit. >> reporter: george, good morning to you. there have been at least nine shark sightings off the coast of long island here in less than a week. some of those sharks seen acting aggressively feet away from shore. take a look up above from our drone camera. these are very popular beaches facing days of rolling restrictions and at times no swimming allowed. this morning, beachgoers on high alert along the coast of long island after three sharks were spotted off the shore wednesday afternoon. at least six other sightings in the area already this week. >> we see the lifeguards running from that lifeguard chair to that lifeguard chair and everybody got out of the water and everybody stood up and everybody is looking and we didn't see anything. >> reporter: people seen here watching the surf. moments after, lifeguard ethan saw a five to six-foot shark swimming behind a school of rays in chest-deep water after 1:00 p.m. >> people came out of the water and right afterwards people that did not see it were shortly followed behind them. >

the early days on the popular joey bishop show, but by the 1980s he'd become known for his trademark whit and affable interview style partnering for live with regis and kathie lee, a hit that lasted 15 years. >> i wish i didn't have to wait until i was in my late 50s before the good part of my life started in this business. >> reporter: it's where he displayed a style all his own, self-deprecating, cheeky, brash but never petty. in 2001 kellie ripa would join the show. by 2004 philbin broke the guinness for most hours on camera, then 15,188 hours. >> i hope to be remembered most for -- >> television camera. is that enough for you? >> he hosted for nearly 28 years but he wasn't done yet becoming host of the widely popular who wants to be a millionaire. twice married philbin had four children making us laugh and listen and love to tune in. and his family putting out a statement saying philbin will be most remembered for his warmth, his humor and his ability to make every day into something worth talking about. kathie lee gifford tweeting late today saying simply regis, there will never be a

philbin had a razor sharp whit and quick with one-liners, kathie lee gifford posted this, there's no words to express the love i have for my precious friend regis, i simply adored him, and every day with him was a gift. we spent 15 years together bantering and bickering and laughing ourselves silly. before kathie lee, there was sarah purcell. >> he was a warm, loving guy. he just really was. he was generous to people that he saw that were trying to make their way in show business. he was generous to me in so many ways. we've lost a good one, we really have. >> philbin's family says he died of natural causes a month shy of his 89th birthday. thank you for watching this hour, i'm natalie allen. we'll have more news for you in just a moment. see you soon. hike! simon pagenaud takes the lead at the indy 500! coming to the green flag, racing at daytona. they're off... in the kentucky derby. rory mcllroy is a two time champion at east lake. touchdown! only mahomes. the big events are back and xfinity is your home for the return of live sports. >>> we reached another milestone in the number

whit johnson is here with those details. so tell us what's going on. >> reporter: good morning, amy. these scammers are using fear and intimidation to prey on people during the pandemic. the better business bureau says they are impersonating things like irs officials, members of the cdc, even contact tracers claiming to be with local government agencies. the treasury inspector general for tax administrations says it has received more than 1,700 complaints about calls supposedly from irs agents who claim they can speed up stimulus payments. the scammers ask for personal information saying it will be used to expedite those payments but the truth is, they are using that information to take your money. amy. >> yeah. whit, this is particularly despicable because people in these times as we know really need that money. getting it faster has to be tempting. what should people be on guard for? >> reporter: the better business bureau is releasing a variety of tips people can use for all this. first the irs and government agencies wil

thank you to all my guests for joining me this last hour and alex whit pis picks up our covee right now. ♪ >>> welcome, everyone. we are staying right here in selma, alabama where a very powerful tribute for john lewis has taken place. for the last time, the casket was carry ied across the edmund pettus bridge, the same bridge he and other advocates marched across on bloody sunday, 55 years ago. talk about the weight of this moment for such an icon of the civil rights movement. what was the mood like for this very solemn event from those watching there in person? >> such a moving and emotional moment here on the ground. as soon as john lewis' horse drawn carriage with that casket turned the koerncorner, people brought out in song. people began to sing, woke up this morning with my mind stayed on freedom. it's an old song. i use d to sing it growing up i church. as the casket grew closer, people began to shout out, we love you. thank you. obviously, you saw the horse drawn carriage go over those red roses laid all across the bridge, symbolic of the blood that was shed here 55 years ago

realized a cracker was also a delicious snack ( laughter ) my mom was always talking about racism and whit white supremacyd in the '70s it was "the man." and she didn't shy away talking to me about this. my mom took me to the store and said this is what's gict happen when you're in a store as a little black boy. my mom wouldn't let me out of the house before letting me know what it meant to be black and in the world. >> stephen: you have been deliberate about how you defined racism. why do you think it's important to be specific about your definition and why are you sharing? >> it's the definition that makes the most sense. for most to have the country, the dictionary defined racism as when one race hates another race. but that doesn't make a sense of definition of racism because this country, if a black person hits a white person that's just hate for the most part, but the system in place of white supremacy means when white people hate black people, the system encourages that behavior and puts black people on the bottom. prejudice is i don't like that white guy stephen colbert. that's me

whit johnson has the latest. >> reporter: this morning, british socialite ghislaine maxwell waking up in the notorious metropolitan detention center in brooklyn, a stark contrast from this lavish 156-acre property in new shire e st thmdc was one of the most oubles of prisons.tu >> other than, you know, trying to stay below the radar, she had a lot of freedom. now she has no freedom. now she's going to be told when to get up, when to go to sleep. >> reporter: maxwell is the alleged co-conspirator and ex-girlfriend of jeffrey epstein, charged with helping him recruit, groom and ultimately abuse three unnamed teenage victims in the mid '90s. maxwell now behind bars just across the east river from the manhattan jail cell where epstein was found dead more than a year ago. he was awaiting trial on federal charges accused of sexually abusing dozens of underage girls. his suicide sparking harsh criticism of the facility he was in. >> we are now learning of serious irregularities at this facility that are deeply concerning and demand a thorough investigation. >> reporter: the guards on duty th

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mandates on measures like masks creates challenges making their jobs to for mixed messaging from the whits house including this statement from the president saturday night. now we have. >>tested almost 40 million people. by so doing we showcases. 99% of which are totally harmless. >>that's not true. according to the u.s. centers for disease control and prevention. it estimates that 35% of cases are asymptomatic but not even the commissioner of the u.s. food and drug administration was willing to admit the president's claims were inaccurate totally support the cdc. so i'm not going to get into who's right and who's wrong others argue that's exactly the problem we need a national strategy we're only as strong as our weakest link right now as we went through how we cannot afford to go through hella gain in washington, i'm whitney wild. >>president trump is heading to new hampshire next weekend the trump campaign says he's holding a rally at portsmouth airport on saturday. organizers say they'll hand out masks and hand sanitizers to attendees masks will be strongly recommended but not required

you hear the president of the united states and the resolve to come down on the side and legacy of whit supremacy. the president is a wipe sup preliminary i -- supremacist, you have to believe we have so far to go. this is not new. i don't want people to get outraged simply over the president's statement. he is harkening back on a time like george wallace, lester maddox. he's going back to a time of jimmy lee jackson and cheney and what the president doesn't understand is the history of this country. i firmly believe that the ignorance that the president of the united states displays and arctic lates dctic lates day in adds gasoline to the fire. there is 35% of the country that adheres to everything he says. the president is a danger. he truly is a danger, what people and i firmly believe this and people are going to -- >> bakari, what if -- >> go ahead. >> bakari, what if the president actually -- he doesn't read, he doesn't read history but you said he doesn't understand the history. what if he does understand the history and doing it because he understands the history? i mean, that's

you want to know whit felt like to be michael jordan in that's taking a euro step a little too far. i don't know. do you call that traveling, or what? >> rolling. >> yeah, right. rolling. we'll have much more for you in about 25 minutes, but that is the sporting line-up. >> people have a lot of time an are the hands. a lot of things to see out there. >> no doubt. back to you. >>> all right, next at 11:00. >> donald is a fun loving young man. he would give you the shirted off of his back. if anything he was guilty of was being too kind. >> family and friends of mace young man from alameda making a very emotional plea tonight for his safe return. >>> a family desperate for answers. they held a rally tonight looking for information about a missing 21-year-old. hello again everyone. i'm frank summerville. >> and i'll julie hainer. donald standifer was last seen leaving his home a wreak ago, while his car was found, police won't say where it was. we have more on his disappearance and why his family is asking for more to be done. >> julie, the family is hoping any tips will lead to his wh

memorial paid for by blacks, but designed by a white sculptor, thomas ball, in a pre-ess controlled by a whit run organization. the famed abolitionist and orator frerick douglass delivered an historic speech at took the opportunio point too lincoln's shortcings. and now those complexities have burst anew as the nation confronts the continuing racism of today and the legacy it was built upon. issue.lincoln that's at i'm fine with us memorializing him. heas a monumental presiden but it's this depiction specifically that's the issue. >> reporr: last month, 30- year-old marcus goodwin, a waington, d.c., real estate developer and now candidate for the d.c. council, climbed atop the atue-- a public contrast to the kneeling man below.la he theed a petition drive to remove and relocate the >> there's no such as erasg the past. my solution is to bring thisus into am where it can be u operly contextualized, where a docent can walk rough and tell you the history and the intentionality behind the art, because it doesn't achieve its intended goal. people see it, they see demeaning imagery. and maybe it's

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