AYANDA MISATO. TODAY ON NEWS "ABC NEWS LIVE". TODAY ON NEWS "ABC NEWS LIVE". THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND TRAVEL RUSH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND TRAVEL RUSH IS ON RECORD . IS ON RECORD . NUMBERS OF PEOPLE ARE HITTING NUMBERS OF PEOPLE ARE HITTING THE ROADS TODAY AND THE THE ROADS TODAY AND THE AIRPORTS ARE JUST AS BUSY. AIRPORTS ARE JUST AS BUSY. WE'VE GOT THE BEST TIMES WE'VE GOT THE BEST TIMES AND WORST TIMES TO HEAD OUT. AND WORST TIMES TO HEAD OUT. PLUS, YOUR HOLIDAY WEEKEND PLUS, YOUR HOLIDAY WEEKEND FORECAST, JUST ONE WEEK TO GO. FORECAST, JUST ONE WEEK TO GO. >> AND STILL NO DEBT CEILING >> AND STILL NO DEBT CEILING DEAL . DEAL . >> LAWMAKERS ARE HEADING HOME >> LAWMAKERS ARE HEADING HOME FOR THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND, BUT FOR THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND, BUT ARE ON CALL IF A DEAL ARE ON CALL IF A DEAL IS REACHED OUT TO PROTECT IS REACHED OUT TO PROTECT YOUR MONEY. YOUR MONEY. >> IF THE U.S. CREDIT RATING >> IF THE U.S. CREDIT RATING IS DOWNGRADED, THE PASSENGER IS DOWNGRADED, THE PASSENGER UNDER ARREST AFTER OPENING UNDER ARREST AFTER OPENING A PLANE DOOR MID-FLIGHT, A PLANE DOOR MID-FLIGHT, 12 PEOPLE WERE RUSHED TO THE 12 PEOPLE WERE RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL. HOSPITAL. BUT WE'RE LEARNING NOW ABOUT BUT WE'RE LEARNING NOW ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION, THE INVESTIGATION, THE DEVASTATING NEW REPORT THE DEVASTATING NEW REPORT ABOUT NAVY SEAL TRAINING, WHAT ABOUT NAVY SEAL TRAINING, WHAT OFFICIALS ARE CALLING A , OFFICIALS ARE CALLING A , QUOTE, NEAR PERFECT STORM OF QUOTE, NEAR PERFECT STORM OF FAILURES AFTER RECRUIT KYLE FAILURES AFTER RECRUIT KYLE MULLEN DIED LAST YEAR. MULLEN DIED LAST YEAR. WE HEAR EXCLUSIVELY FROM HIS WE HEAR EXCLUSIVELY FROM HIS FAMILY, THE BILLIONAIRE FAMILY, THE BILLIONAIRE COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER GIFTING COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER GIFTING EVERY STUDENT A THOUSAND EVERY STUDENT A THOUSAND DOLLARS. DOLLARS. BUT THERE'S A CATCH HERE. BUT THERE'S A CATCH HERE. HIS MESSAGE ABOUT SHARING IN HIS MESSAGE ABOUT SHARING IN THE JOY OF GIVING. THE JOY OF GIVING. WE BEGIN WITH THE HOLIDAY WE BEGIN WITH THE HOLIDAY TRAVEL RUSH. TRAVEL RUSH. TRIPLE AAA SAYS MORE THAN TRIPLE AAA SAYS MORE THAN FORTY TWO MILLION PEOPLE ARE FORTY TWO MILLION PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO TRAVEL THIS EXPECTED TO TRAVEL THIS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. THAT'S A SEVEN PERCENT INCREASE THAT'S A SEVEN PERCENT INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR. FROM LAST YEAR. AND NEARLY THREE POINT AND NEARLY THREE POINT FOUR MILLION PEOPLE ARE FLYING FOUR MILLION PEOPLE ARE FLYING TO THEIR DESTINATION. TO THEIR DESTINATION. AND TRANSPORTATION AND TRANSPORTATION CORRESPONDENT GIO BENITEZ IS AT CORRESPONDENT GIO BENITEZ IS AT THE CONTROL TOWER AT NEWARK THE CONTROL TOWER AT NEWARK AIRPORT WITH THE LATEST. AIRPORT WITH THE LATEST. >> HI, JILL . >> HI, JILL . HEY THERE. HEY THERE. WE ARE INSIDE THE NEWARK WE ARE INSIDE THE NEWARK STATION OPERATIONS CENTER FOR STATION OPERATIONS CENTER FOR UNITED AIRLINES. UNITED AIRLINES. HERE AT NEWARK AIRPORT, ONE OF HERE AT NEWARK AIRPORT, ONE OF THE BUSIEST IN THE NATION RIGHT THE BUSIEST IN THE NATION RIGHT NOW. NOW. AND THESE FOLKS ARE ALL AND THESE FOLKS ARE ALL MANAGING EVERY ASPECT OF EVERY MANAGING EVERY ASPECT OF EVERY FLIGHT HERE AT THE AIRPORT FLIGHT HERE AT THE AIRPORT ON THE GROUND. ON THE GROUND. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, IT IS A AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, IT IS A VERY, VERY BUSY DAY. VERY, VERY BUSY DAY. YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE HERE YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE HERE HOW MANY PLANES ARE OUT THERE. HOW MANY PLANES ARE OUT THERE. THIS 360 DEGREE VIEW OF THIS 360 DEGREE VIEW OF THE RAMP HERE AT NEWARK THE RAMP HERE AT NEWARK AIRPORT. AIRPORT. LET'S GO AHEAD AND SHOW LET'S GO AHEAD AND SHOW YOU WHAT'S HAPPENING AT OTHER YOU WHAT'S HAPPENING AT OTHER AIRPORTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AIRPORTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE THEY HAVE RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN PACKED SINCE YESTERDAY. BEEN PACKED SINCE YESTERDAY. THAT WAS THE BUSIEST DAY THAT WAS THE BUSIEST DAY TO FLY. TO FLY. TODAY WILL BE A CLOSE SECOND. TODAY WILL BE A CLOSE SECOND. THIS IS A BIG TEST FOR THIS IS A BIG TEST FOR THE SUMMER TRAVEL SEASON. THE SUMMER TRAVEL SEASON. AND SO FAR , THINGS ARE VERY AND SO FAR , THINGS ARE VERY SMOOTH. SMOOTH. THAT'S IN LARGE PART BECAUSE OF THAT'S IN LARGE PART BECAUSE OF THE CLEAR WEATHER IN MUCH OF THE CLEAR WEATHER IN MUCH OF THE COUNTRY. THE COUNTRY. LET'S LOOK AT THE NUMBERS HERE. LET'S LOOK AT THE NUMBERS HERE. NEARLY THREE POINT FOUR MILLION NEARLY THREE POINT FOUR MILLION EXPECTED TO FLY FOR EXPECTED TO FLY FOR THE HOLIDAY. THE HOLIDAY. THAT IS 11 PERCENT MORE THAN THAT IS 11 PERCENT MORE THAN LAST YEAR. LAST YEAR. AND OVER 5%, MORE THAN 20 , AND OVER 5%, MORE THAN 20 , 19 , IF YOU CAN BELIEVE IT, 19 , IF YOU CAN BELIEVE IT, BEFORE THE PANDEMIC. BEFORE THE PANDEMIC. NOW, RIGHT NOW, WE ARE NOT NOW, RIGHT NOW, WE ARE NOT SEEING VERY MANY CANCELATIONS SEEING VERY MANY CANCELATIONS OR DELAYS, BUT NO MATTER WHAT, OR DELAYS, BUT NO MATTER WHAT, IF YOU'RE FLYING TODAY, COME IF YOU'RE FLYING TODAY, COME TO THE AIRPORT EARLY BECAUSE TO THE AIRPORT EARLY BECAUSE YOU WILL ENCOUNTER THOSE YOU WILL ENCOUNTER THOSE CROWDS. CROWDS. >> DIANE . >> DIANE . ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. GIO BENITEZ AT NEWARK AIRPORT, GIO BENITEZ AT NEWARK AIRPORT, THANKS TO YOU. THANKS TO YOU. AND IF YOU'RE HITTING THE ROADS AND IF YOU'RE HITTING THE ROADS ,GET READY FOR THE LOTS OF ,GET READY FOR THE LOTS OF COMPANY. COMPANY. TODAY IS EXPECTED TO BE TODAY IS EXPECTED TO BE THE BUSIEST DAYS FOR THOSE THE BUSIEST DAYS FOR THOSE TRAVELING BY CAR. TRAVELING BY CAR. AAA ESTIMATES OVER 37 MILLION AAA ESTIMATES OVER 37 MILLION AMERICANS WILL DRIVE MORE THAN AMERICANS WILL DRIVE MORE THAN 50 MILES. 50 MILES. TREVORAULT IS IN FORT, TREVORAULT IS IN FORT, NEW JERSEY, WITH THE BEST NEW JERSEY, WITH THE BEST AND WORST TIMES TO HIT AND WORST TIMES TO HIT THE ROAD. THE ROAD. >> HI, TREVOR . >> HI, TREVOR . HEY, DIANE . HEY, DIANE . PLENTY OF PEOPLE TODAY ARE PLENTY OF PEOPLE TODAY ARE GETTING READY FOR A ROAD TRIP. GETTING READY FOR A ROAD TRIP. AND DEPENDING ON YOUR TIME OF AND DEPENDING ON YOUR TIME OF DAY, IT COULD BE SMOOTH OR IT DAY, IT COULD BE SMOOTH OR IT COULD BE SLOW. COULD BE SLOW. GOING HERE AT THE GEORGE GOING HERE AT THE GEORGE WASHINGTON BRIDGE, WE'RE WASHINGTON BRIDGE, WE'RE WATCHING THE TRAFFIC STACK UP WATCHING THE TRAFFIC STACK UP A LITTLE BIT. A LITTLE BIT. SO FAR TODAY, IT'S BEEN SO FAR TODAY, IT'S BEEN ACTUALLY A LITTLE BIT LIGHTER ACTUALLY A LITTLE BIT LIGHTER THAN USUAL, MIGHT BE BECAUSE OF THAN USUAL, MIGHT BE BECAUSE OF THE HOLIDAY, BUT IT'S GOING THE HOLIDAY, BUT IT'S GOING TO GET WORSE AS THE DAY GOES TO GET WORSE AS THE DAY GOES ON . ON . THIS IS EXPECTED TO BE THIS IS EXPECTED TO BE THE SINGLE BUSIEST DAY THE SINGLE BUSIEST DAY ON THE ROAD THIS MEMORIAL DAY ON THE ROAD THIS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. WEEKEND. IF YOU WANT TO AVOID IF YOU WANT TO AVOID THE TRAFFIC, IT MIGHT BE BEST THE TRAFFIC, IT MIGHT BE BEST TO WAIT UNTIL SATURDAY OR TO WAIT UNTIL SATURDAY OR SUNDAY. SUNDAY. IF NOT, THOUGH, THE WORST IF NOT, THOUGH, THE WORST CONGESTION IS GOING TO START CONGESTION IS GOING TO START THIS AFTERNOON, 3:00 P.M. THIS AFTERNOON, 3:00 P.M. AND GO UNTIL 6:00 P.M. NOW IN AND GO UNTIL 6:00 P.M. NOW IN TOTAL. TOTAL. THIRTY SEVEN MILLION THIRTY SEVEN MILLION AMERICANS ARE EXPECTED AMERICANS ARE EXPECTED TO TRAVEL ON THE ROADS THIS TO TRAVEL ON THE ROADS THIS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. THAT'S MORE THAN TWO MILLION THAT'S MORE THAN TWO MILLION MORE THAN THIS TIME LAST YEAR. MORE THAN THIS TIME LAST YEAR. BUT IT IS STILL A LITTLE BIT BUT IT IS STILL A LITTLE BIT LOWER THAN WHAT WE SAW LOWER THAN WHAT WE SAW PRE PANDEMIC AND PART OF PRE PANDEMIC AND PART OF THE REASON FOR THAT IS MORE THE REASON FOR THAT IS MORE PEOPLE ARE TRAVELING OTHER PEOPLE ARE TRAVELING OTHER WAYS. WAYS. THEY'RE TAKING TRAINS OR THEY'RE TAKING TRAINS OR THEY'RE RIDING ON BUSES. THEY'RE RIDING ON BUSES. EVEN SO, THOUGH, YOU CAN STILL EVEN SO, THOUGH, YOU CAN STILL EXPECT SOME CONGESTION, EXPECT SOME CONGESTION, ESPECIALLY ON THE RETURN ESPECIALLY ON THE RETURN ON MEMORIAL DAY. ON MEMORIAL DAY. THE HEAVIEST CONGESTION THE HEAVIEST CONGESTION AND WILL BE A LITTLE BIT AND WILL BE A LITTLE BIT EARLIER IN THE DAY. EARLIER IN THE DAY. IT'S GOING TO START AT NOON IT'S GOING TO START AT NOON AND GO UNTIL 3:00 P.M. DIANE . AND GO UNTIL 3:00 P.M. DIANE . >> ALL RIGHT, TREVORAULT IN >> ALL RIGHT, TREVORAULT IN FORT LEE, NEW JERSEY. FORT LEE, NEW JERSEY. THANK YOU . THANK YOU . AND WITH ALL THAT TRAVEL AND WITH ALL THAT TRAVEL ABC NEWS, SAM CHAMPION HAS WHAT ABC NEWS, SAM CHAMPION HAS WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE WEATHER AND THE TROUBLE THE WEATHER AND THE TROUBLE SPOTS TO AVOID. SPOTS TO AVOID. HI, SAM. HI, SAM. SO AS EVERYBODY GETS READY SO AS EVERYBODY GETS READY TO HEAD OUT, I WANT TO SHOW TO HEAD OUT, I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOME VIDEO FROM WHAT HAS YOU SOME VIDEO FROM WHAT HAS BEEN A REALLY ROUGH COUPLE OF BEEN A REALLY ROUGH COUPLE OF MONTHS IN SOUTH FLORIDA. MONTHS IN SOUTH FLORIDA. THIS IS THE LATEST TORNADO THIS IS THE LATEST TORNADO TO POP UP HERE. TO POP UP HERE. THAT'S A ZERO ABOUT 80 MILE PER THAT'S A ZERO ABOUT 80 MILE PER HOUR WINDS. HOUR WINDS. BUT IT STILL WAS POWERFUL BUT IT STILL WAS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO FLIP A TRUCK. ENOUGH TO FLIP A TRUCK. AND IT'S BEEN VERY WET IN DADE AND IT'S BEEN VERY WET IN DADE AND BROWARD COUNTIES. AND BROWARD COUNTIES. AND SO WE'LL WATCH A FEW AND SO WE'LL WATCH A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS THERE FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS THERE FOR THE FIRST PART OF THE WEEKEND. THE FIRST PART OF THE WEEKEND. BUT IT PULLS OUT A LITTLE BIT BUT IT PULLS OUT A LITTLE BIT BETTER LATER. BETTER LATER. ALSO, THIS SPINNING DUST DEVIL ALSO, THIS SPINNING DUST DEVIL RIGHT ON THE CAROLINA COAST. RIGHT ON THE CAROLINA COAST. NOW, IT'S GOOD DISCLOSED, NOW, IT'S GOOD DISCLOSED, I ALMOST SAID , BUT GOT I ALMOST SAID , BUT GOT TO SQUEEZE BECAUSE THAT IS A TO SQUEEZE BECAUSE THAT IS A BEACH DAY IN BEFORE THIS MESS BEACH DAY IN BEFORE THIS MESS IN THE SKIES GETS ALONG IN THE SKIES GETS ALONG THE COASTLINE. THE COASTLINE. I THINK THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY I THINK THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY LATER ON IN THE WEEKEND AS THIS LATER ON IN THE WEEKEND AS THIS SYSTEM PULLS IN TO HAVE SYSTEM PULLS IN TO HAVE SOME DRIER SKIES ALONG SOME DRIER SKIES ALONG THE COAST. THE COAST. BUT ALWAYS WATCH FOR THESE RIP BUT ALWAYS WATCH FOR THESE RIP CURRENTS TO BE TOUGH AND SET UP CURRENTS TO BE TOUGH AND SET UP IN THAT AREA. IN THAT AREA. THE OTHER THING WE'RE WATCHING THE OTHER THING WE'RE WATCHING HERE IS FOR SOME VERY HEAVY HERE IS FOR SOME VERY HEAVY RAIN. RAIN. SO MOSTLY ALONG THAT CAROLINA, SO MOSTLY ALONG THAT CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA BORDER. NORTH CAROLINA BORDER. BUT ALSO LOOK AT THE MOUNTAINS BUT ALSO LOOK AT THE MOUNTAINS RIGHT HERE. RIGHT HERE. SO AS YOU START TO GET INTO SO AS YOU START TO GET INTO THE MOUNTAINS, YOU GET THE MOUNTAINS, YOU GET A LITTLE LIFT HERE. A LITTLE LIFT HERE. THESE RAINFALL TOTALS COULD THESE RAINFALL TOTALS COULD EASILY BE ABOVE SIX INCHES IN EASILY BE ABOVE SIX INCHES IN SOME LOCATIONS OR RIGHT AROUND SOME LOCATIONS OR RIGHT AROUND OR LOOK HOW FAR THIS RAIN GOES OR LOOK HOW FAR THIS RAIN GOES UP TO THE NORTH. UP TO THE NORTH. IT HITS A WALL OF AN AREA OF IT HITS A WALL OF AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE TO WASHINGTON, HIGH PRESSURE TO WASHINGTON, D.C., AS IT GETS THERE D.C., AS IT GETS THERE AND MAYBE EVEN TOWARD AND MAYBE EVEN TOWARD ATLANTIC CITY. ATLANTIC CITY. THAT'S ABOUT IT. THAT'S ABOUT IT. IT NEVER GETS ANY FURTHER NORTH IT NEVER GETS ANY FURTHER NORTH THAN THAT NICE OPEN SPOT IN THAN THAT NICE OPEN SPOT IN THE COUNTRY. THE COUNTRY. AND THEN WE HIT UP A LINE OF AND THEN WE HIT UP A LINE OF STORMS THAT REDEVELOPS DAY STORMS THAT REDEVELOPS DAY AFTER DAY FROM TEXAS ALL AFTER DAY FROM TEXAS ALL THE WAY INTO THE NORTHERN THE WAY INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS ON THE WEST COAST. PLAINS ON THE WEST COAST. I KNOW IT'S BEEN MISERABLE I KNOW IT'S BEEN MISERABLE TO SET UP THIS MAY, BUT I'M NOT TO SET UP THIS MAY, BUT I'M NOT SURE YOU BREAK IT IN SOUTHERN SURE YOU BREAK IT IN SOUTHERN AREAS AS WE HEAD TOWARD AREAS AS WE HEAD TOWARD THE WEEKEND. THE WEEKEND. >> VERY MUCH ANYWAY, DIANE . >> VERY MUCH ANYWAY, DIANE . ALL RIGHT, SAM. ALL RIGHT, SAM. CHAMPION, THANK YOU . CHAMPION, THANK YOU . AND THE DEADLINE TO REACH AND THE DEADLINE TO REACH A DEAL ON THE DEBT CEILING A DEAL ON THE DEBT CEILING IS NOW JUST SIX DAYS AWAY. IS NOW JUST SIX DAYS AWAY. A TOP REPUBLICAN NEGOTIATOR A TOP REPUBLICAN NEGOTIATOR SAYS THE TALKS WITH THE WHITE SAYS THE TALKS WITH THE WHITE HOUSE ARE MAKING PROGRESS, BUT HOUSE ARE MAKING PROGRESS, BUT THAT IT IS SLOW AND THE THAT IT IS SLOW AND THE TWO SIDES ARE STILL FAR APART TWO SIDES ARE STILL FAR APART ON MORE THAN ONE ISSUE. ON MORE THAN ONE ISSUE. THIS AS LAWMAKERS HEAD HOME FOR THIS AS LAWMAKERS HEAD HOME FOR THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. SENIOR CONGRESSIONAL SENIOR CONGRESSIONAL CORRESPONDENT RACHEL SCOTT CORRESPONDENT RACHEL SCOTT IS AT THE WHITE HOUSE WITH THE IS AT THE WHITE HOUSE WITH THE LATEST. LATEST. >> THE WHITE HOUSE IS RACING >> THE WHITE HOUSE IS RACING TO MAKE A DEAL WITH HOUSE TO MAKE A DEAL WITH HOUSE REPUBLICANS TO AVERT REPUBLICANS TO AVERT A CATASTROPHIC DEFAULT. A CATASTROPHIC DEFAULT. >> THEY'RE MAKING PROGRESS. >> THEY'RE MAKING PROGRESS. I'VE MADE CLEAR TIME AND AGAIN I'VE MADE CLEAR TIME AND AGAIN DEFAULTING ON OUR NATIONAL DEBT DEFAULTING ON OUR NATIONAL DEBT IS NOT AN OPTION. IS NOT AN OPTION. >> BUT WITH JUST SIX DAYS >> BUT WITH JUST SIX DAYS TO GO. TO GO. TIME IS RUNNING OUT. TIME IS RUNNING OUT. MEMBERS LEAVING TOWN FOR RECESS MEMBERS LEAVING TOWN FOR RECESS AS NEGOTIATORS PREPARE TO WORK AS NEGOTIATORS PREPARE TO WORK THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. >> THERE'S STILL >> THERE'S STILL SOME OUTSTANDING ISSUES SOME OUTSTANDING ISSUES DIRECTED OUR TEAMS TO WORK 24/7 DIRECTED OUR TEAMS TO WORK 24/7 TO TRY TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. TO TRY TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. >> REPUBLICANS ARE DEMANDING >> REPUBLICANS ARE DEMANDING DEEP SPENDING CUTS IN EXCHANGE DEEP SPENDING CUTS IN EXCHANGE FOR RAISING THE DEBT LIMIT, FOR RAISING THE DEBT LIMIT, INCLUDING STRICTER WORK INCLUDING STRICTER WORK REQUIREMENTS FOR SOME FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SOME FEDERAL AID PROGRAMS LIKE FOOD STAMPS, AID PROGRAMS LIKE FOOD STAMPS, WHICH IS TURNING OUT TO BE WHICH IS TURNING OUT TO BE A MAJOR STICKING POINT IN A MAJOR STICKING POINT IN REFUSING TO NEGOTIATE REFUSING TO NEGOTIATE WITH LUIS MARTINEZ FOR WITH LUIS MARTINEZ FOR DEMOCRATS. DEMOCRATS. THAT'S A NONSTARTER. THAT'S A NONSTARTER. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU . IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU . I'M NOT SUPPORTING. I'M NOT SUPPORTING. >> BUT CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICANS >> BUT CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICANS ARE CALLING ON MCCARTHY TO NOT ARE CALLING ON MCCARTHY TO NOT BACK AWAY FROM THE GOP DEMANDS. BACK AWAY FROM THE GOP DEMANDS. >> WHAT IS YOUR MESSAGE >> WHAT IS YOUR MESSAGE TO SPEAKER MCCARTHY ON THIS TO SPEAKER MCCARTHY ON THIS WHEN IT COMES TO THESE WHEN IT COMES TO THESE NEGOTIATIONS? NEGOTIATIONS? HOLD THE LINE. HOLD THE LINE. WE SHOULD HOLD FIRM WE SHOULD HOLD FIRM ACTUALLY LEAD THE COUNTRY, ACTUALLY LEAD THE COUNTRY, THOUGH A DEAL HAS NOT BEEN THOUGH A DEAL HAS NOT BEEN FINALIZED. FINALIZED. >> SOURCES SAY ONE OF >> SOURCES SAY ONE OF THE PROPOSALS THEY ARE EYEING THE PROPOSALS THEY ARE EYEING COULD INCREASE THE BORROWING COULD INCREASE THE BORROWING LIMIT FOR TWO YEARS, INCREASE LIMIT FOR TWO YEARS, INCREASE DEFENSE AND VETERAN SPENDING DEFENSE AND VETERAN SPENDING AND LIKELY CLAW BACK UNSPENT AND LIKELY CLAW BACK UNSPENT COVID FUNDS. COVID FUNDS. REPUBLICANS STILL FIGHTING FOR REPUBLICANS STILL FIGHTING FOR DEEPER CUTS. DEEPER CUTS. IF CONGRESS DOES NOT ACT, IF CONGRESS DOES NOT ACT, THE CONSEQUENCES WOULD BE DIRE. THE CONSEQUENCES WOULD BE DIRE. PUTTING MILLIONS OF JOBS AT PUTTING MILLIONS OF JOBS AT RISK. RISK. BENEFITS FOR VETERANS LIKE BENEFITS FOR VETERANS LIKE SCOTT SLESINGER WOULD COME TO A SCOTT SLESINGER WOULD COME TO A HALT. HALT. YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT CUTTING YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT CUTTING THE BUDGET? THE BUDGET? I FULLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE I FULLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE WITH THAT. WITH THAT. BUT THAT IS A SEPARATE ISSUE. BUT THAT IS A SEPARATE ISSUE. PAY YOUR BILLS. PAY YOUR BILLS. I DID MY PART AND IT'S TIME I DID MY PART AND IT'S TIME THAT THE GOVERNMENT DOES THAT THE GOVERNMENT DOES THEIR PART. THEIR PART. >> DIANE AND THE PRESIDENT >> DIANE AND THE PRESIDENT IS SCHEDULED TO LEAVE FOR CAMP IS SCHEDULED TO LEAVE FOR CAMP DAVID TONIGHT. DAVID TONIGHT. MEMBERS OF CONGRESS HAVE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS HAVE ALREADY LEFT TOWN FOR RECESS, ALREADY LEFT TOWN FOR RECESS, BUT WE'RE TOLD THEY NEED TO BE BUT WE'RE TOLD THEY NEED TO BE READY TO RETURN RIGHT BACK HERE READY TO RETURN RIGHT BACK HERE TO WASHINGTON ONCE AN AGREEMENT TO WASHINGTON ONCE AN AGREEMENT IS REACHED DIANE . IS REACHED DIANE . >> ALL RIGHT. >> ALL RIGHT. RACHEL SCOTT AT THE WHITE RACHEL SCOTT AT THE WHITE HOUSE, THANK YOU . HOUSE, THANK YOU . MEANWHILE, MARKETS ARE HOLDING MEANWHILE, MARKETS ARE HOLDING STEADY DESPITE THE THREAT OF STEADY DESPITE THE THREAT OF A CREDIT DOWNGRADE. A CREDIT DOWNGRADE. THE CREDIT RATING AGENCY FITCH THE CREDIT RATING AGENCY FITCH WARNS THAT ALLOWING THE U.S. WARNS THAT ALLOWING THE U.S. TO GO TO THE BRINK OF DEFAULT TO GO TO THE BRINK OF DEFAULT COULD LOWER THE COUNTRY'S COULD LOWER THE COUNTRY'S TRIPLE-A RATING. TRIPLE-A RATING. ABC NEWS ELIZABETH CHELSEA ABC NEWS ELIZABETH CHELSEA IS ON WALL STREET WITH IS ON WALL STREET WITH THE MARKET REACTION TO THE DEBT THE MARKET REACTION TO THE DEBT CEILING DEADLOCK ELIZABETH . CEILING DEADLOCK ELIZABETH . >> DIANE , THE CLOSER WE GET TO >> DIANE , THE CLOSER WE GET TO THAT JUNE 1ST DEADLINE WITHOUT THAT JUNE 1ST DEADLINE WITHOUT A DEAL, THE BIGGER THE RISK A DEAL, THE BIGGER THE RISK TO THE STOCK MARKET AND THE TO THE STOCK MARKET AND THE BROADER ECONOMY. BROADER ECONOMY. THE DOW DID CLOSE LOWER FOR THE DOW DID CLOSE LOWER FOR THE FIFTH DAY IN A ROW. THE FIFTH DAY IN A ROW. OVERALL, WALL STREET IS STILL OVERALL, WALL STREET IS STILL EXPECTING THERE WILL BE A LAST EXPECTING THERE WILL BE A LAST MINUTE DEAL TO ALLOW THE U.S. MINUTE DEAL TO ALLOW THE U.S. TO KEEP PAYING ITS BILLS BEYOND TO KEEP PAYING ITS BILLS BEYOND OUR INVESTMENTS, THERE ARE OUR INVESTMENTS, THERE ARE SOME IMMEDIATE RISKS TO YOUR SOME IMMEDIATE RISKS TO YOUR WALLET. WALLET. FITCH WARNS THAT THE U.S. COULD FITCH WARNS THAT THE U.S. COULD FACE A CREDIT RATING DOWNGRADE FACE A CREDIT RATING DOWNGRADE THAT COULD FORCE THE GOVERNMENT THAT COULD FORCE THE GOVERNMENT TO PAY HIGHER RATES TO BORROW TO PAY HIGHER RATES TO BORROW MONEY. MONEY. AND THEN OVERALL BORROWING AND THEN OVERALL BORROWING COSTS COULD GO UP. COSTS COULD GO UP. SO, FOR EXAMPLE, FOR A NEW SO, FOR EXAMPLE, FOR A NEW MORTGAGE OR FOR YOUR CREDIT MORTGAGE OR FOR YOUR CREDIT CARD, IF THE GOVERNMENT RUNS CARD, IF THE GOVERNMENT RUNS OUT OF CASH , IT MIGHT PAUSE OUT OF CASH , IT MIGHT PAUSE PAYCHECKS FOR FEDERAL WORKERS PAYCHECKS FOR FEDERAL WORKERS AND IT MIGHT HAVE TO DELAY AND IT MIGHT HAVE TO DELAY CHECKS DUE IN EARLY JUNE FOR CHECKS DUE IN EARLY JUNE FOR SOCIAL SECURITY, MEDICARE OR SOCIAL SECURITY, MEDICARE OR VETERANS BENEFITS. VETERANS BENEFITS. IF YOU ARE WORRIED ABOUT IF YOU ARE WORRIED ABOUT A DELAYED PAYMENT, NOW IS A A DELAYED PAYMENT, NOW IS A GOOD TIME TO TAKE A LOOK AT GOOD TIME TO TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR OWN BUDGET. YOUR OWN BUDGET. TAKE STOCK OF ANY EMERGENCY TAKE STOCK OF ANY EMERGENCY SAVINGS TO GAME OUT SAVINGS TO GAME OUT YOUR EXPENSES AND PRIORITIZE YOUR EXPENSES AND PRIORITIZE PAYING YOUR BILLS THAT ARE DUE. PAYING YOUR BILLS THAT ARE DUE. FIRST, CONSIDER CALLING FIRST, CONSIDER CALLING YOUR LENDERS TO ASK IF YOUR LENDERS TO ASK IF THEY HAVE ANY FLEXIBILITY THEY HAVE ANY FLEXIBILITY TO HELP LOWER PAYMENTS. TO HELP LOWER PAYMENTS. FINALLY, I HAVE BEEN TALKING FINALLY, I HAVE BEEN TALKING TO FINANCIAL ADVISERS. TO FINANCIAL ADVISERS. THEY SAY DO NOT PANIC IF THEY SAY DO NOT PANIC IF YOU OWN GOVERNMENT BONDS. YOU OWN GOVERNMENT BONDS. THEY SAY YOU SHOULD STILL THEY SAY YOU SHOULD STILL EXPECT TO EARN INTEREST AND TO EXPECT TO EARN INTEREST AND TO GET YOUR MONEY BACK DIANE. GET YOUR MONEY BACK DIANE. >> ALL RIGHT, >> ALL RIGHT, ELIZABETH GINGER ZEE, THANK ELIZABETH GINGER ZEE, THANK YOU . YOU . THE LEADER OF THE OATH KEEPERS THE LEADER OF THE OATH KEEPERS IS HEADING TO PRISON FOR IS HEADING TO PRISON FOR 18 YEARS AFTER BEING FOUND 18 YEARS AFTER BEING FOUND GUILTY OF SEDITIOUS CONSPIRACY GUILTY OF SEDITIOUS CONSPIRACY . . STEWART RHODES SENTENCE IS NOW STEWART RHODES SENTENCE IS NOW THE LONGEST HANDED DOWN THE LONGEST HANDED DOWN TO ANYONE CHARGED IN CONNECTION TO ANYONE CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH THE JANUARY SIX CAPITAL WITH THE JANUARY SIX CAPITAL ASSAULT. ASSAULT. CHIEF JUSTICE CORRESPONDENT CHIEF JUSTICE CORRESPONDENT PIERRE THOMAS HAS THE LATEST PIERRE THOMAS HAS THE LATEST FOR HIS ROLE IN THE JANUARY FOR HIS ROLE IN THE JANUARY SIX ATTACK ON THE U.S. SIX ATTACK ON THE U.S. CAPITOL . CAPITOL . STEWART RHODES, THE LEADER OF STEWART RHODES, THE LEADER OF THE OATH KEEPERS MILITIA, THE OATH KEEPERS MILITIA, IS HEADED TO PRISON FOR NEARLY IS HEADED TO PRISON FOR NEARLY TWO DECADES. TWO DECADES. FEDERAL JUDGE EMMET MAYTA FEDERAL JUDGE EMMET MAYTA CALLED STEWART RHODES AN CALLED STEWART RHODES AN ONGOING THREAT APEROL TO THE ONGOING THREAT APEROL TO THE COUNTRY, HANDING THE 18 YEAR COUNTRY, HANDING THE 18 YEAR PRISON TERM FOR SEDITIOUS PRISON TERM FOR SEDITIOUS CONSPIRACY. CONSPIRACY. THE LONGEST ANY THE LONGEST ANY JANUARY SIX DEFENDANT. JANUARY SIX DEFENDANT. THE JUDGE IMPOSED A LENGTHY THE JUDGE IMPOSED A LENGTHY SENTENCE EMBRACING TERRORISM SENTENCE EMBRACING TERRORISM ENHANCEMENT CHARGES FOR RHODES, ENHANCEMENT CHARGES FOR RHODES, ESSENTIALLY CONCLUDING HE WAS ESSENTIALLY CONCLUDING HE WAS IN FACT, INSURRECTIONIST FOMENT IN FACT, INSURRECTIONIST FOMENT REVOLUTION. REVOLUTION. THAT IS WHAT YOU DID. THAT IS WHAT YOU DID. IT COULD HAVE BEEN A FAR UGLIER IT COULD HAVE BEEN A FAR UGLIER DAY AND PEOPLE SHOULD NOT DAY AND PEOPLE SHOULD NOT FORGET THAT. FORGET THAT. BUT RHODES WAS DEFIANT, CALLING BUT RHODES WAS DEFIANT, CALLING HIMSELF A POLITICAL PRISONER, HIMSELF A POLITICAL PRISONER, TELLING THE JUDGE, LIKE TELLING THE JUDGE, LIKE PRESIDENT TRUMP, MY ONLY CRIME PRESIDENT TRUMP, MY ONLY CRIME WAS OPPOSING THOSE WHO ARE WAS OPPOSING THOSE WHO ARE DESTROYING OUR COUNTRY. DESTROYING OUR COUNTRY. >> HE NEVER WENT INTO >> HE NEVER WENT INTO THE CAPITAL . THE CAPITAL . HE NEVER ASSAULTED ANYONE. HE NEVER ASSAULTED ANYONE. HE NEVER DESTROYING HE NEVER DESTROYING THE PROPERTY. THE PROPERTY. IT WAS HIS WORDS THAT LED HIM IT WAS HIS WORDS THAT LED HIM TO WHERE HE IS AND NOT HIS TO WHERE HE IS AND NOT HIS ACTIONS. ACTIONS. >> PROSECUTORS SAID THE >> PROSECUTORS SAID THE EVIDENCE AGAINST RHODES WAS EVIDENCE AGAINST RHODES WAS OVERWHELMING, POINTING TO THIS OVERWHELMING, POINTING TO THIS VIDEO FROM NOVEMBER 2020 WHERE VIDEO FROM NOVEMBER 2020 WHERE ROSE PREDICTED VIOLENCE. ROSE PREDICTED VIOLENCE. >> WE HAVE MEN ALREADY >> WE HAVE MEN ALREADY STATIONED OUTSIDE D.C. AS A STATIONED OUTSIDE D.C. AS A NUCLEAR OPTION IN CASE NUCLEAR OPTION IN CASE THE ATTEMPT TO REMOVE THE ATTEMPT TO REMOVE THE PRESIDENT ILLEGALLY. THE PRESIDENT ILLEGALLY. WE WILL STEP AND STOP IT. WE WILL STEP AND STOP IT. >> AND THE FBI SAYS THESE >> AND THE FBI SAYS THESE IMAGES OF GUNS STORED AT IMAGES OF GUNS STORED AT A LOCAL HOTEL OUTSIDE OF A LOCAL HOTEL OUTSIDE OF WASHINGTON, D.C., PART OF WASHINGTON, D.C., PART OF THE OATH KEEPERS SO-CALLED THE OATH KEEPERS SO-CALLED QUICK REACTION FORCE, PROVE QUICK REACTION FORCE, PROVE THE GROUP WAS THERE TO WAGE THE GROUP WAS THERE TO WAGE WAR, TO KEEP FORMER WAR, TO KEEP FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP IN OFFICE. PRESIDENT TRUMP IN OFFICE. THE OATH KEEPERS AND THE PROUD THE OATH KEEPERS AND THE PROUD BOYS, ACCORDING TO THE FBI, BOYS, ACCORDING TO THE FBI, PLAYED A PIVOTAL ROLE IN PLAYED A PIVOTAL ROLE IN SPARKING THE VIOLENCE SPARKING THE VIOLENCE AND ENCOURAGING OTHER RIOTERS. AND ENCOURAGING OTHER RIOTERS. >> DIANE , THE ATTORNEY GENERAL >> DIANE , THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ,SAID LAST NIGHT TO THE ,SAID LAST NIGHT TO THE REFLECTED WHAT HE CALLED REFLECTED WHAT HE CALLED A GRAVE THREAT, REMINDING WHAT A GRAVE THREAT, REMINDING WHAT A HORRIBLE DAY A HORRIBLE DAY JANUARY SIX TRULY WAS. JANUARY SIX TRULY WAS. DIANE . DIANE . >> ALL RIGHT, THOMAS, THANK >> ALL RIGHT, THOMAS, THANK YOU . YOU . AND A MISSISSIPPI MOM AND A MISSISSIPPI MOM IS DEMANDING ANSWERS, SAYING IS DEMANDING ANSWERS, SAYING HER 11 YEAR OLD SON WAS SHOT HER 11 YEAR OLD SON WAS SHOT BY A POLICE OFFICER AFTER HE BY A POLICE OFFICER AFTER HE CALLED FOR HELP. CALLED FOR HELP. NOW SHE'S SHARING HER STORY NOW SHE'S SHARING HER STORY AND CALLING FOR JUSTICE. AND CALLING FOR JUSTICE. >> STEVE OSUNSAMI HAS >> STEVE OSUNSAMI HAS THE LATEST. THE LATEST. FRIENDS AND FAMILY OF AN FRIENDS AND FAMILY OF AN 11 YEAR OLD POLICE SHOOTING 11 YEAR OLD POLICE SHOOTING VICTIM ARE PROTESTING POLICE IN VICTIM ARE PROTESTING POLICE IN THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA CALLING THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA CALLING FOR THE OFFICER WHO SHOT FOR THE OFFICER WHO SHOT THE BOY TO BE FIRED. THE BOY TO BE FIRED. >> NO JUSTICE. >> NO JUSTICE. NO PEACE. NO PEACE. ON SATURDAY, 11 YEAR OLD ON SATURDAY, 11 YEAR OLD DARIAN MURRAY WAS SHOT IN DARIAN MURRAY WAS SHOT IN THE CHEST INSIDE HIS OWN HOME THE CHEST INSIDE HIS OWN HOME BY AN INDIANOLA POLICE BY AN INDIANOLA POLICE OFFICER WHO WAS RESPONDING TO A OFFICER WHO WAS RESPONDING TO A CALL FOR HELP. CALL FOR HELP. HE WAS LIKE, I DON'T WANT HE WAS LIKE, I DON'T WANT TO DIE. TO DIE. THAT'S WHAT HE WAS SAYING, WHY THAT'S WHAT HE WAS SAYING, WHY HE WAS I WAS ON THE GROUND. HE WAS I WAS ON THE GROUND. >> I SAID, YOU'RE NOT GOING >> I SAID, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO DIE, BABY . TO DIE, BABY . THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ISN'T THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ISN'T COMMENTING THIS MORNING, BUT COMMENTING THIS MORNING, BUT THE MISSISSIPPI BUREAU OF THE MISSISSIPPI BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIONS CONFIRMS THAT INVESTIGATIONS CONFIRMS THAT THE CHILD RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT THE CHILD RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT INJURIES AND HAD TO BE INJURIES AND HAD TO BE TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL. HOSPITAL. THE 11 YEAR OLD SEEN HERE THE 11 YEAR OLD SEEN HERE IS HOME AND LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. IS HOME AND LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. HE HAD A COLLAPSED LUNG AND A HE HAD A COLLAPSED LUNG AND A CUT ON HIS LIVER AND WAS CUT ON HIS LIVER AND WAS TREATED IN THE ICU. TREATED IN THE ICU. >> HE HAD NOTHING IN HIS >> HE HAD NOTHING IN HIS HAND SO HE COULD NOT HAVE HAND SO HE COULD NOT HAVE RECEIVED A THREAT. RECEIVED A THREAT. IT WAS A REPORT OF A FIGHT AT IT WAS A REPORT OF A FIGHT AT THE HOME THAT LED TO THE CALL THE HOME THAT LED TO THE CALL FOR POLICE IN THE FIRST PLACE. FOR POLICE IN THE FIRST PLACE. THE ISSUE ALLEGEDLY WAS THE ISSUE ALLEGEDLY WAS WITH THE MOM'S EX-BOYFRIEND, WITH THE MOM'S EX-BOYFRIEND, WHO SHE SAYS WAS VIOLENT WHO SHE SAYS WAS VIOLENT WITH HER BEFORE AND SHOWED UP WITH HER BEFORE AND SHOWED UP AROUND 4:00 A.M. HER SON , AROUND 4:00 A.M. HER SON , WHO WAS WOKEN UP BY THE WHO WAS WOKEN UP BY THE FIGHTING, CALLED 911 WHEN SHE FIGHTING, CALLED 911 WHEN SHE SAYS HER EX-BOYFRIEND WAS AT SAYS HER EX-BOYFRIEND WAS AT THE BACK OF THE HOME WHEN SHE THE BACK OF THE HOME WHEN SHE OPENED THE DOOR IN THE CHAOS OPENED THE DOOR IN THE CHAOS AND THE OFFICER SHOT HER SON . AND THE OFFICER SHOT HER SON . WAS HE EXPECTING THE KID WAS HE EXPECTING THE KID TO COME AROUND THE CORNER? TO COME AROUND THE CORNER? I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW. BUT THERE'S PROTOCOL WHEN KIDS BUT THERE'S PROTOCOL WHEN KIDS ARE AROUND. ARE AROUND. I WANT TO SEE HIM FIRED. I WANT TO SEE HIM FIRED. >> SHE SAYS SHE TOLD >> SHE SAYS SHE TOLD THE OFFICER THAT THE OFFICER THAT THE EX-BOYFRIEND WAS UNARMED. THE EX-BOYFRIEND WAS UNARMED. THE MAYOR OF THE TOWN SAYS THAT THE MAYOR OF THE TOWN SAYS THAT THE OFFICER WHO SHOT THE CHILD THE OFFICER WHO SHOT THE CHILD HAS BEEN SUSPENDED. HAS BEEN SUSPENDED. NO WORD WHETHER ANYTHING HAS NO WORD WHETHER ANYTHING HAS HAPPENED TO THE EX-BOYFRIEND HAPPENED TO THE EX-BOYFRIEND WHO SHOWED UP AT THE HOME AT WHO SHOWED UP AT THE HOME AT 4:00 A.M. THE MOTHER SAYS THAT 4:00 A.M. THE MOTHER SAYS THAT SHE DID NOT PRESS CHARGES SHE DID NOT PRESS CHARGES BECAUSE SHE WAS FOCUSED BECAUSE SHE WAS FOCUSED ON SAVING THE LIFE OF HER SON , ON SAVING THE LIFE OF HER SON , DIANE STEVE OSUNSAMI. DIANE STEVE OSUNSAMI. THANK YOU . THANK YOU . AND A 22 YEAR OLD CONNECTICUT AND A 22 YEAR OLD CONNECTICUT WOMAN IS RECOVERING AFTER WOMAN IS RECOVERING AFTER HAVING PART OF HER LEG BITTEN HAVING PART OF HER LEG BITTEN OFF BY A SHARK. OFF BY A SHARK. POLICE SAY SHE WAS SNORKELING POLICE SAY SHE WAS SNORKELING OFF TURKS AND CAICOS WHEN IT OFF TURKS AND CAICOS WHEN IT HAPPENED. HAPPENED. VICTOR OQUENDO HAS THE LATEST VICTOR OQUENDO HAS THE LATEST NEW DETAILS IN THE SHARK ATTACK NEW DETAILS IN THE SHARK ATTACK IN TURKS AND CAICOS THAT LEFT IN TURKS AND CAICOS THAT LEFT A CONNECTICUT WOMAN SERIOUSLY A CONNECTICUT WOMAN SERIOUSLY INJURED. INJURED. PART OF HER LEG BITTEN OFF. PART OF HER LEG BITTEN OFF. AUTHORITIES SAY THE 22 YEAR OLD AUTHORITIES SAY THE 22 YEAR OLD TOURIST WAS STRUGGLING WITH A TOURIST WAS STRUGGLING WITH A FRIEND AT A DOVE SITE WEDNESDAY FRIEND AT A DOVE SITE WEDNESDAY WHEN SHE WAS ATTACKED. WHEN SHE WAS ATTACKED. THE DOVE COMPANY BIG THE DOVE COMPANY BIG BLUE COLLECTIVE CALLING BLUE COLLECTIVE CALLING THE INCIDENT EXTREMELY RARE THE INCIDENT EXTREMELY RARE AND UNFORTUNATE. AND UNFORTUNATE. SEEING THEIR CAPTAIN TOOK SEEING THEIR CAPTAIN TOOK ACTION AND THE VICTIM WAS ACTION AND THE VICTIM WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE OCEAN EXTRACTED FROM THE OCEAN AND DISPATCHED IN THE AMBULANCE AND DISPATCHED IN THE AMBULANCE IN 15 MINUTES, SAVING THEM FROM IN 15 MINUTES, SAVING THEM FROM A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. SITUATION. SHE HAS SINCE BEEN TRANSPORTED SHE HAS SINCE BEEN TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL IN THE UNITED TO A HOSPITAL IN THE UNITED STATES . STATES . THIS IS THE LATEST IN A STRING THIS IS THE LATEST IN A STRING OF RECENT ENCOUNTERS AS WE OF RECENT ENCOUNTERS AS WE APPROACH MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND APPROACH MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND AND THE BUSY SUMMER TRAVEL AND THE BUSY SUMMER TRAVEL SEASON. SEASON. EXPERTS SAY YOU SHOULD ALWAYS EXPERTS SAY YOU SHOULD ALWAYS BE VIGILANT IN THE WATER IF BE VIGILANT IN THE WATER IF YOU'RE SWIMMING AND YOU DO SPOT YOU'RE SWIMMING AND YOU DO SPOT A SHARK, DON'T TURN YOUR BACK A SHARK, DON'T TURN YOUR BACK ON IT, BUT KEEP YOUR EYES ON IT, BUT KEEP YOUR EYES ON IT. ON IT. AND CALMLY GET OUT OF AND CALMLY GET OUT OF THE WATER. THE WATER. THEY STRESS VIOLENT ENCOUNTERS THEY STRESS VIOLENT ENCOUNTERS LIKE THESE ARE NOT COMMON, LIKE THESE ARE NOT COMMON, ACCORDING TO THE INTERNATIONAL ACCORDING TO THE INTERNATIONAL SHARK FILE. SHARK FILE. LAST YEAR THERE WERE 50% BEEN LAST YEAR THERE WERE 50% BEEN UNPROVOKED ATTACKS AND FIVE UNPROVOKED ATTACKS AND FIVE DEATHS WORLDWIDE. DEATHS WORLDWIDE. IN GENERAL, REMEMBER, THESE ARE IN GENERAL, REMEMBER, THESE ARE VERY, VERY RARE OCCURRENCES. VERY, VERY RARE OCCURRENCES. SOMETIMES GET A FEW IN A ROW SOMETIMES GET A FEW IN A ROW AND IT FEELS LIKE THERE'S AND IT FEELS LIKE THERE'S A PATTERN, BUT USUALLY IT'S A PATTERN, BUT USUALLY IT'S JUST RANDOM, BAD LUCK. JUST RANDOM, BAD LUCK. >> AND AUTHORITIES IN TURKS >> AND AUTHORITIES IN TURKS AND SAY THEY ARE ACTIVELY AND SAY THEY ARE ACTIVELY INVESTIGATING THE INCIDENT, INVESTIGATING THE INCIDENT, LOOKING AT CIRCUMSTANCES LOOKING AT CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THE ATTACK. SURROUNDING THE ATTACK. >> DIANE VICTOR OQUENDO, THANK >> DIANE VICTOR OQUENDO, THANK YOU . YOU . COMING UP, SEE THE TERRIFYING COMING UP, SEE THE TERRIFYING MOMENT A PASSENGER OPENED MOMENT A PASSENGER OPENED A PLANE MID-FLIGHT SENDING A PLANE MID-FLIGHT SENDING 12 PASSENGERS TO THE HOSPITAL. 12 PASSENGERS TO THE HOSPITAL. WHAT WE'RE LEARNING ABOUT WHAT WHAT WE'RE LEARNING ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED. HAPPENED. AND UP NEXT, THE NEW WARNING AND UP NEXT, THE NEW WARNING ABOUT RIP CURRENTS HERE. ABOUT RIP CURRENTS HERE. ONE MOTHER'S CLOSE CALL AND HOW ONE MOTHER'S CLOSE CALL AND HOW TO KEEP YOUR FAMILY SAFE . TO KEEP YOUR FAMILY SAFE . WELCOME BACK. WELCOME BACK. AS MANY OF US HEAD TO THE BEACH AS MANY OF US HEAD TO THE BEACH THIS WEEKEND, A VIRGINIA MOTHER THIS WEEKEND, A VIRGINIA MOTHER IS SHARING HER FAMILY'S CLOSE IS SHARING HER FAMILY'S CLOSE CALL WITH A RIP CURRENT. CALL WITH A RIP CURRENT. THE EAST COAST IS FACING A HIGH THE EAST COAST IS FACING A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS. RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS. NOW, JESSICA SMITH IS WARNING NOW, JESSICA SMITH IS WARNING OTHERS TO BEWARE AFTER NEARLY OTHERS TO BEWARE AFTER NEARLY LOSING ALL THREE OF HER LOSING ALL THREE OF HER CHILDREN. CHILDREN. >> MATT GUTMAN HAS HER STORY. >> MATT GUTMAN HAS HER STORY. IT JUST HAPPENED SO FAST. IT JUST HAPPENED SO FAST. BUT I REMEMBER LOOKING AT BUT I REMEMBER LOOKING AT BRANDON AND SAYING THEY'RE OUT BRANDON AND SAYING THEY'RE OUT TOO FAR . TOO FAR . I REMEMBER BOTH OF US TRYING I REMEMBER BOTH OF US TRYING TO WAVE THEM AND CALL THEM. TO WAVE THEM AND CALL THEM. >> AND BRAD AND JESSICA SMITH >> AND BRAD AND JESSICA SMITH WATCHED AS THE PEOPLE MOST WATCHED AS THE PEOPLE MOST DEAR TO THEM WERE SWEPT OUT DEAR TO THEM WERE SWEPT OUT TO SEA. TO SEA. THREE CHILDREN, A GRANDMOTHER, THREE CHILDREN, A GRANDMOTHER, A FRIEND. A FRIEND. IT WAS A RIP CURRENT. IT WAS A RIP CURRENT. BRANDON, AN AVID SURFER, SAYS BRANDON, AN AVID SURFER, SAYS HE RUSHED IN. HE RUSHED IN. >> EVERYBODY WAS IN OVER >> EVERYBODY WAS IN OVER THEIR HEAD AND THE WAVES WERE THEIR HEAD AND THE WAVES WERE I MEAN, DEFINITELY I MEAN, DEFINITELY SIX FOOT PLUS WAVES. SIX FOOT PLUS WAVES. THEY WERE BEATING DOWN. THEY WERE BEATING DOWN. THERE'S SOMETHING IN THERE THERE'S SOMETHING IN THERE I REALIZED THAT. I REALIZED THAT. I CAN'T SAY THAT I CAN'T SAVE I CAN'T SAY THAT I CAN'T SAVE ALL. ALL. >> THANKFULLY, JESSICA SAYS >> THANKFULLY, JESSICA SAYS BACK ON SHORE, SHE WAS ABLE BACK ON SHORE, SHE WAS ABLE TO FLAG DOWN TWO OTHER SURFERS TO FLAG DOWN TWO OTHER SURFERS TO HELP. TO HELP. >> IT'S STILL HARD. >> IT'S STILL HARD. YOU REPLAY EVERY DECISION THAT YOU REPLAY EVERY DECISION THAT WE MADE, WONDERING IF WE COULD WE MADE, WONDERING IF WE COULD HAVE DONE SOMETHING DIFFERENT HAVE DONE SOMETHING DIFFERENT WITH WARNINGS STRETCHING UP WITH WARNINGS STRETCHING UP THE EAST COAST, OFFICIALS ARE THE EAST COAST, OFFICIALS ARE ON HIGH ALERT. ON HIGH ALERT. WELL, WE'VE ALREADY THIS PAST WELL, WE'VE ALREADY THIS PAST WEEKEND, WE RESCUED ABOUT WEEKEND, WE RESCUED ABOUT ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY PEOPLE ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY PEOPLE OUT OF THE WATER. OUT OF THE WATER. >> A FATHER AND YOUNG >> A FATHER AND YOUNG SON PULLED FROM THE WATER OFF SON PULLED FROM THE WATER OFF FLORIDA'S ANNA MARIA ISLAND. FLORIDA'S ANNA MARIA ISLAND. >> AFTER BEING PUSHED FAR FROM >> AFTER BEING PUSHED FAR FROM SHORE BY A RIP CURRENT. SHORE BY A RIP CURRENT. >> IF YOU'RE OKAY. >> IF YOU'RE OKAY. SO HOW DO YOU SPOT ONE FROM AN SO HOW DO YOU SPOT ONE FROM AN ELEVATED POSITION ON THE BEACH? ELEVATED POSITION ON THE BEACH? NO. NO. EXPERTS ADVISE LOOKING FOR THIS EXPERTS ADVISE LOOKING FOR THIS DARK FLAT AREAS WHERE THE WAVES DARK FLAT AREAS WHERE THE WAVES AREN'T BREAKING. AREN'T BREAKING. IN 2022, I PARTNERED WITH THE IN 2022, I PARTNERED WITH THE HUNTINGTON BEACH HUNTINGTON BEACH FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR DEMONSTRATION OF WHAT TO DO IF DEMONSTRATION OF WHAT TO DO IF YOU'RE CAUGHT IN THE GRIP OF YOU'RE CAUGHT IN THE GRIP OF RIP, ONE OF THE MOST COMMON RIP, ONE OF THE MOST COMMON HIGH STAKES IS TRYING TO SWIM HIGH STAKES IS TRYING TO SWIM RIGHT BACK TO SHORE BY SWIMMING RIGHT BACK TO SHORE BY SWIMMING AGAINST THE CURRENT. AGAINST THE CURRENT. THE THING WITH THE RIP CURRENT, THE THING WITH THE RIP CURRENT, IT'S MOVING. IT'S MOVING. THAT'S FAST. THAT'S FAST. AN OLYMPIC SWIMMER. AN OLYMPIC SWIMMER. SO LET'S YOU'RE MICHAEL PHELPS. SO LET'S YOU'RE MICHAEL PHELPS. PROBABLY NOT GOING TO BEAT HIM. PROBABLY NOT GOING TO BEAT HIM. THEY START TO TOSS YOURSELF AT THEY START TO TOSS YOURSELF AT NASSER ATTA. NASSER ATTA. IT'S HARDER. IT'S HARDER. YOU STEP UP HARDER INSTEAD. YOU STEP UP HARDER INSTEAD. EXPERTS SAY THE FIRST THING EXPERTS SAY THE FIRST THING TO DO IS FLIP AND FLOAT. TO DO IS FLIP AND FLOAT. THIS WILL HELP YOU KEEP CALM. THIS WILL HELP YOU KEEP CALM. >> TAKE A BREATH. >> TAKE A BREATH. THIS IS WHEN YOU HAVE THE TIME, THIS IS WHEN YOU HAVE THE TIME, CAPACITY TO START THINKING CAPACITY TO START THINKING ABOUT YOUR NEXT MOVE. ABOUT YOUR NEXT MOVE. THE NEXT MOVE, SWIMMING THE NEXT MOVE, SWIMMING PARALLEL TO SHORE, FOLLOWING PARALLEL TO SHORE, FOLLOWING THE DIRECTION OF THE COASTLINE THE DIRECTION OF THE COASTLINE UNTIL YOU FEEL THAT CURRENT UNTIL YOU FEEL THAT CURRENT STOP ROLLING, THEN SWIMMING AT STOP ROLLING, THEN SWIMMING AT AN ANGLE BACK TO SHORE. AN ANGLE BACK TO SHORE. >> AND IF YOU JUST CAN'T >> AND IF YOU JUST CAN'T GET OUT, IT MAY MEAN GET OUT, IT MAY MEAN YOU'RE CAUGHT IN A ROTATING YOU'RE CAUGHT IN A ROTATING CURRENT LIKE THIS ONE . CURRENT LIKE THIS ONE . IN THAT CASE, JUST FLIP IN THAT CASE, JUST FLIP FLOATING IN SIGNAL FOR HELP. FLOATING IN SIGNAL FOR HELP. >> SO WHAT DO YOU DO IF YOU SEE >> SO WHAT DO YOU DO IF YOU SEE A SWIMMER IN DISTRESS? A SWIMMER IN DISTRESS? THE FIRST THING TO DO IS TO THE FIRST THING TO DO IS TO ALERT A LIFEGUARD. ALERT A LIFEGUARD. YOU DO NOT WANT TO BE THE FIRST YOU DO NOT WANT TO BE THE FIRST PERSON TO GO IN AND YOU DON'T PERSON TO GO IN AND YOU DON'T WANT TO GO IN WITHOUT WANT TO GO IN WITHOUT A FLOTATION DEVICE. A FLOTATION DEVICE. SO FREQUENTLY IT'S THE RESCUERS SO FREQUENTLY IT'S THE RESCUERS THEMSELVES WHO BECOME THEMSELVES WHO BECOME THE VICTIMS. THE VICTIMS. BUT IF YOU'RE ALL ALONE AND YOU BUT IF YOU'RE ALL ALONE AND YOU HAVE TO GO AND TRY TO BRING HAVE TO GO AND TRY TO BRING ANYTHING THAT FLOATS A BOOGIE ANYTHING THAT FLOATS A BOOGIE BOARD, A KICKBOARD, EVEN BOARD, A KICKBOARD, EVEN A COOLER, IT JUST MIGHT SAVE A COOLER, IT JUST MIGHT SAVE YOUR LIFE. YOUR LIFE. >> DIANE MATT GUTMAN, THANK >> DIANE MATT GUTMAN, THANK YOU . YOU . >> COMING UP, SEE THE MOMENT >> COMING UP, SEE THE MOMENT A MAN OPENED A PLANE DOOR A MAN OPENED A PLANE DOOR MID-FLIGHT SENDING MID-FLIGHT SENDING 12 PASSENGERS TO THE HOSPITAL. 12 PASSENGERS TO THE HOSPITAL. BUT WE'RE LEARNING ABOUT WHAT BUT WE'RE LEARNING ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED. HAPPENED. ALSO AHEAD, THE GRADUATES ALSO AHEAD, THE GRADUATES CASHING IN. CASHING IN. THANKS TO THEIR COMMENCEMENT THANKS TO THEIR COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER. SPEAKER. THEY ARE ALL GETTING THEY ARE ALL GETTING ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS, BUT IT ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS, BUT IT COMES WITH A CATCH AND A COMES WITH A CATCH AND A . . WELCOME BACK. WELCOME BACK. FORMULA ONE RACING IS ONE OF FORMULA ONE RACING IS ONE OF THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS SPORTS IN THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS SPORTS IN THE WORLD. THE WORLD. NOW IT'S TAKING AMERICA NOW IT'S TAKING AMERICA BY STORM, BREAKING VIEWERSHIP BY STORM, BREAKING VIEWERSHIP RECORDS AND BUILDING A LARGE RECORDS AND BUILDING A LARGE US FAN BASE. US FAN BASE. ABC'S OSHUN SINGH GOT A FRONT ABC'S OSHUN SINGH GOT A FRONT ROW SEAT TO ALL THE ACTION AT ROW SEAT TO ALL THE ACTION AT THE MIAMI GRAND PRIX. THE MIAMI GRAND PRIX. >> TAKE A LOOK. >> TAKE A LOOK. IT'S THE WEEKEND AND VICE CITY. IT'S THE WEEKEND AND VICE CITY. BUT THIS IS NO ORDINARY SUNDAY BUT THIS IS NO ORDINARY SUNDAY . . J BALVIN PALUMA, THE WILLIAMS J BALVIN PALUMA, THE WILLIAMS SISTERS, VIN DIESEL, EVEN QUEEN SISTERS, VIN DIESEL, EVEN QUEEN LATIFAH, ALL HERE FOR LATIFAH, ALL HERE FOR ONE THING. ONE THING. >> THE FORMULA ONE , MIAMI >> THE FORMULA ONE , MIAMI GRAND PRIX ONLY IN ITS SECOND GRAND PRIX ONLY IN ITS SECOND YEAR. YEAR. IT'S ALREADY BECOME THE YALLAH IT'S ALREADY BECOME THE YALLAH OF SPORTS . OF SPORTS . I COLLECT LIKE FORMULA ONE CARS I COLLECT LIKE FORMULA ONE CARS NOW TURNING THE CITY OF MIAMI NOW TURNING THE CITY OF MIAMI UPSIDE DOWN. UPSIDE DOWN. >> AND OF COURSE, >> AND OF COURSE, TWENTY DRIVERS LOOKING TO COME TWENTY DRIVERS LOOKING TO COME OUT ON TOP. OUT ON TOP. THIS UNAPOLOGETICALLY LAVISH THIS UNAPOLOGETICALLY LAVISH FORM OF MOTORSPORT CONSIDERED FORM OF MOTORSPORT CONSIDERED ONE OF THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS ONE OF THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS AND COMPETITIVE MOTOR RACING AND COMPETITIVE MOTOR RACING COMPETITIONS. COMPETITIONS. GLOBALLY, A SPORT THAT HAD GLOBALLY, A SPORT THAT HAD FERVENT FANS INTERNATIONALLY. FERVENT FANS INTERNATIONALLY. THESE DAYS, FORMULA ONE IS THESE DAYS, FORMULA ONE IS PIVOTING TO THE UNITED STATES, PIVOTING TO THE UNITED STATES, TAKING OVER AMERICA TAKING OVER AMERICA AND BREAKING VIEWERSHIP AND BREAKING VIEWERSHIP RECORDS, THANKS IN PART RECORDS, THANKS IN PART TO SOCIAL MEDIA. TO SOCIAL MEDIA. >> A LUCRATIVE MULTIYEAR >> A LUCRATIVE MULTIYEAR CONTRACT WITH ESPN AND THE CONTRACT WITH ESPN AND THE POPULAR NETFLIX SERIES DRIVE TO POPULAR NETFLIX SERIES DRIVE TO SURVIVE THE FOLLOWING HAS SURVIVE THE FOLLOWING HAS CHANGED BEYOND RECOGNITION WEEK CHANGED BEYOND RECOGNITION WEEK . . CAN'T NOT TALK ABOUT CAN'T NOT TALK ABOUT THE CONTENT. THE CONTENT. AND HERE COMES LIVES FIVE . AND HERE COMES LIVES FIVE . AND THEN PEOPLE WATCHING THIS AND THEN PEOPLE WATCHING THIS AND ENGAGING ON IT WOULD TAKE AND ENGAGING ON IT WOULD TAKE TALKING. TALKING. SO ALL OF THOSE THINGS ON THIS SO ALL OF THOSE THINGS ON THIS PIECE OF CONTENT, I THINK, FILL PIECE OF CONTENT, I THINK, FILL THE VOID THAT WAS THERE FOR THE VOID THAT WAS THERE FOR A LOT OF SPORTS FANS. A LOT OF SPORTS FANS. THIS SEASON. THIS SEASON. >> THE AMERICAN TAKE OVER NOW, >> THE AMERICAN TAKE OVER NOW, COMPLETE WITH TWENTY TWO YEAR COMPLETE WITH TWENTY TWO YEAR OLD LOGAN SARGENTS F1 DEBUT OF OLD LOGAN SARGENTS F1 DEBUT OF AMERICAN , THE SOUTH FLORIDA AMERICAN , THE SOUTH FLORIDA NATIVE BECOMING THE FIRST FULL NATIVE BECOMING THE FIRST FULL TIME AMERICAN DRIVER SINCE TIME AMERICAN DRIVER SINCE 2007. 2007. >> WHAT IS THIS LIKE FOR YOU ? >> WHAT IS THIS LIKE FOR YOU ? MATHILDE'S GOOD. MATHILDE'S GOOD. I MEAN, I'VE NEVER RACED I MEAN, I'VE NEVER RACED FORMULA CARS IN AMERICA. FORMULA CARS IN AMERICA. YOU HAVE DONE THE FULL CIRCLE YOU HAVE DONE THE FULL CIRCLE COMING BACK . COMING BACK . RACING F1 IN MIAMI FEELS GOOD RACING F1 IN MIAMI FEELS GOOD AND WHILE ALL THE FOCUS IS ON AND WHILE ALL THE FOCUS IS ON THE DRIVERS, IT'S UNBELIEVABLE. THE DRIVERS, IT'S UNBELIEVABLE. >> TO SEE JUST HOW MANY PEOPLE >> TO SEE JUST HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE INVOLVED ON EACH TEAM. ARE INVOLVED ON EACH TEAM. >> WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE PIT >> WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE PIT STOP, 1% HOLDING THE TIE, STOP, 1% HOLDING THE TIE, TAKING HELP IS ANOTHER PERSON TAKING HELP IS ANOTHER PERSON WITH THE WHEEL GUN TAKING WITH THE WHEEL GUN TAKING PHENOMENON IS ANOTHER PERSON PHENOMENON IS ANOTHER PERSON PUTTING BACK ON THE TIE. PUTTING BACK ON THE TIE. IT TAKES A VILLAGE REALLY WELL, IT TAKES A VILLAGE REALLY WELL, WITH A MACHINE AND IT'S WITH A MACHINE AND IT'S CONSTANTLY CHANGING AND NOT CONSTANTLY CHANGING AND NOT TO MENTION FORMULA ONE IS TO MENTION FORMULA ONE IS UNIQUELY EXPENSIVE FROM UNIQUELY EXPENSIVE FROM THE SPONSORS TO THESE THE SPONSORS TO THESE MULTIMILLION VEHICLES, MULTIMILLION VEHICLES, SOMETIMES CRASHING IN 2024 , SOMETIMES CRASHING IN 2024 , THE TOP DRIVERS COST THE MOST THE TOP DRIVERS COST THE MOST IN TERMS OF COST. IN TERMS OF COST. WE'RE TALKING FOUR POINT WE'RE TALKING FOUR POINT SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS IN SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS IN DAMAGES IN THIS CIRCUIT. DAMAGES IN THIS CIRCUIT. FIFTY SEVEN LAPS AND EVERY FIFTY SEVEN LAPS AND EVERY MILLISECOND CAN MAKE MILLISECOND CAN MAKE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DEFEAT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DEFEAT AND VICTORY. AND VICTORY. CHAMPION SHOWERS. CHAMPION SHOWERS. MAYBE THAT'S THE MIAMI GRAND MAYBE THAT'S THE MIAMI GRAND PRIX FOR YOU . PRIX FOR YOU . FORMULA ONE'S AMERICAN TAKE FORMULA ONE'S AMERICAN TAKE OVER IS NOT SLOWING DOWN. OVER IS NOT SLOWING DOWN. THE SPORT WILL DEBUT ITS FIRST THE SPORT WILL DEBUT ITS FIRST EVER BIGGEST STREET RACE THIS EVER BIGGEST STREET RACE THIS NOVEMBER. NOVEMBER. >> OUR THANKS TO ARJUN SINGH >> OUR THANKS TO ARJUN SINGH FOR THAT. FOR THAT. MEANWHILE, THE RECENT GRADUATES MEANWHILE, THE RECENT GRADUATES OF UMASS BOSTON ARE LEAVING OF UMASS BOSTON ARE LEAVING SCHOOL WITH MORE THAN A DIPLOMA SCHOOL WITH MORE THAN A DIPLOMA THANKS TO THEIR BILLIONAIRE THANKS TO THEIR BILLIONAIRE COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER. COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER. THE CLASS OF 2020 THREE HAS THE CLASS OF 2020 THREE HAS SOME UNEXPECTED CASH IN SOME UNEXPECTED CASH IN THEIR POCKETS, BUT IT COMES THEIR POCKETS, BUT IT COMES WITH A CATCH. WITH A CATCH. >> ABC NEWS ANDREW DYMBURT >> ABC NEWS ANDREW DYMBURT EXPLAINS. EXPLAINS. GRADUATES FROM THE UNIVERSITY GRADUATES FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON GOT OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON GOT A LOT MORE THAN THEY WERE A LOT MORE THAN THEY WERE EXPECTING DURING EXPECTING DURING THEIR COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY. THEIR COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY. >> BILLIONAIRE ROBERT HALE >> BILLIONAIRE ROBERT HALE HANDED OUT TWO ENVELOPES HANDED OUT TWO ENVELOPES TO EACH GRADUATE WITH A SPECIAL TO EACH GRADUATE WITH A SPECIAL SURPRISE. SURPRISE. >> INSIDE, THERE ARE TWO SETS >> INSIDE, THERE ARE TWO SETS OF ENVELOPES. OF ENVELOPES. ONE SAYS GIFT IN, ONE SAYS ONE SAYS GIFT IN, ONE SAYS GIVE . GIVE . SO EACH OF YOU IS GETTING SO EACH OF YOU IS GETTING ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS CASH FLOW ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS CASH FLOW . . THE TWENTY FIVE HUNDRED STUNNED THE TWENTY FIVE HUNDRED STUNNED GRADUATES WENT WILD. GRADUATES WENT WILD. FIRST FIVE HUNDRED IS FOR YOU . FIRST FIVE HUNDRED IS FOR YOU . IT'S A CELEBRATION OF ALL IT'S A CELEBRATION OF ALL YOU HAVE DONE TO BE HERE TODAY. YOU HAVE DONE TO BE HERE TODAY. YOUR LEADERS CELEBRATE YOUR LEADERS CELEBRATE THE SECOND FIVE HUNDRED IS THE SECOND FIVE HUNDRED IS A GIFT FOR YOU TO GIVE TO A GIFT FOR YOU TO GIVE TO SOMEBODY OR SOMEBODY ELSE OR SOMEBODY OR SOMEBODY ELSE OR ANOTHER ORGANIZATION WHO COULD ANOTHER ORGANIZATION WHO COULD USE IT MORE THAN YOU . USE IT MORE THAN YOU . THE PHILANTHROPIST THE PHILANTHROPIST AND CO-FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF AND CO-FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF GRANITE TELECOMMUNICATIONS WAS GRANITE TELECOMMUNICATIONS WAS AWARDED THE CHANCELLOR'S MEDAL AWARDED THE CHANCELLOR'S MEDAL FOR EXEMPLARY LEADERSHIP. FOR EXEMPLARY LEADERSHIP. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME STUDENTS HAVE GOTTEN A BIG STUDENTS HAVE GOTTEN A BIG SURPRISE AT GRADUATION IN 2019 SURPRISE AT GRADUATION IN 2019 ,BILLIONAIRE ROBERT SMITH ,BILLIONAIRE ROBERT SMITH SURPRISED THE GRADUATING CLASS SURPRISED THE GRADUATING CLASS AT MOREHOUSE COLLEGE, PROMISING AT MOREHOUSE COLLEGE, PROMISING TO PAY OFF THE COLLEGE DEBT OF TO PAY OFF THE COLLEGE DEBT OF EVERY GRADUATE. EVERY GRADUATE. >> THIS MY CLASS. >> THIS MY CLASS. 2019. 2019. I KNOW MY CLASS WILL MAKE SURE I KNOW MY CLASS WILL MAKE SURE THEY PAY THIS FORWARD. THEY PAY THIS FORWARD. >> ROBERT SMITH HAS CHANGED >> ROBERT SMITH HAS CHANGED MY LIFE AND IF I WAS IN HIS MY LIFE AND IF I WAS IN HIS POSITION, I WOULD WANT THE SAME POSITION, I WOULD WANT THE SAME THING AS WELL. THING AS WELL. >> JUST LIKE ROBERT HALE URGED >> JUST LIKE ROBERT HALE URGED UMASS BOSTON STUDENTS TO SHARE UMASS BOSTON STUDENTS TO SHARE IN THE GUILT AND THE JOY OF IN THE GUILT AND THE JOY OF GIVING CONGRATULATIONS, GIVING CONGRATULATIONS, OUR THANKS TO ANDREW DYMBURT OUR THANKS TO ANDREW DYMBURT AND CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL AND CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE GRADUATES. THE GRADUATES. >> COMING UP, THE MAN WHO ENDED >> COMING UP, THE MAN WHO ENDED A BANK ROBBERY WITH A HUG. A BANK ROBBERY WITH A HUG. WHAT HE'S SAYING NOW ABOUT WHY WHAT HE'S SAYING NOW ABOUT WHY HE STEPPED IN. HE STEPPED IN. ALSO AHEAD, TAYLOR SWIFT IS OUT ALSO AHEAD, TAYLOR SWIFT IS OUT WITH NEW MUSIC, BUT IT'S WITH NEW MUSIC, BUT IT'S CREATING SOME DRAMA. CREATING SOME DRAMA. WE'LL EXPLAIN WHY WHEN WE COME WE'LL EXPLAIN WHY WHEN WE COME BACK . BACK . WELCOME BACK TO ABC NEWS WELCOME BACK TO ABC NEWS LIVE. LIVE. THANKS FOR STAYING WITH US. THANKS FOR STAYING WITH US. YOU'RE LOOKING AT CHICAGO YOU'RE LOOKING AT CHICAGO O'HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT O'HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON THIS FRIDAY, AND IT IS GOING ON THIS FRIDAY, AND IT IS GOING TO BE A BUSY ONE THERE TODAY. TO BE A BUSY ONE THERE TODAY. THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND TRAVEL THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND TRAVEL RUSH IS UNDERWAY MORE THAN RUSH IS UNDERWAY MORE THAN FORTY TWO MILLION PEOPLE ARE FORTY TWO MILLION PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO TRAVEL THIS WEEKEND EXPECTED TO TRAVEL THIS WEEKEND AND TODAY WILL LIKELY BE THE AND TODAY WILL LIKELY BE THE BUSIEST DAY ON THE ROADS. BUSIEST DAY ON THE ROADS. THE WORST TRAFFIC IS EXPECTED THE WORST TRAFFIC IS EXPECTED IN EACH TIME ZONE FROM IN EACH TIME ZONE FROM THREE P.M. TO 6:00 P.M. THREE P.M. TO 6:00 P.M. A THIRTY THREE YEAR OLD MAN A THIRTY THREE YEAR OLD MAN IS UNDER ARREST AFTER OPENING IS UNDER ARREST AFTER OPENING A PLANE OR MID-FLIGHT. A PLANE OR MID-FLIGHT. 12 PASSENGERS ON BOARD 12 PASSENGERS ON BOARD THE ASIANA AIRLINES WERE THE ASIANA AIRLINES WERE HOSPITALIZED AFTER SOUTH KOREAN HOSPITALIZED AFTER SOUTH KOREAN POLICE SAY THE MAN OPENED POLICE SAY THE MAN OPENED THE EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR ABOUT THE EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR ABOUT EIGHT HUNDRED FIFTY FEET ABOVE EIGHT HUNDRED FIFTY FEET ABOVE GROUND HAPPENED RIGHT AFTER GROUND HAPPENED RIGHT AFTER THE PILOT MADE THE ROUTINE THE PILOT MADE THE ROUTINE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THE PLANE WAS ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THE PLANE WAS ABOUT TO LAND. ABOUT TO LAND. POLICE HAVEN'T SAID WHY THE MAN POLICE HAVEN'T SAID WHY THE MAN DID IT, BUT THEY SAY THERE WERE DID IT, BUT THEY SAY THERE WERE SIGNS HE'D BEEN DRINKING. SIGNS HE'D BEEN DRINKING. IF CONVICTED , HE FACES UP IF CONVICTED , HE FACES UP TO 10 YEARS. TO 10 YEARS. PRESIDENT BIDEN HAS NOMINATED PRESIDENT BIDEN HAS NOMINATED AN AIR FORCE GENERAL, SIKU AN AIR FORCE GENERAL, SIKU BROWN , TO BE THE NEXT CHAIRMAN BROWN , TO BE THE NEXT CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF. OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF. IF CONFIRMED BY THE SENATE, IF CONFIRMED BY THE SENATE, IT'LL BE THE FIRST TIME IN U.S. IT'LL BE THE FIRST TIME IN U.S. HISTORY THE DEFENSE SECRETARY HISTORY THE DEFENSE SECRETARY AND THE CHAIR OF THE JOINT AND THE CHAIR OF THE JOINT CHIEFS ARE BOTH BLACK . CHIEFS ARE BOTH BLACK . BROWN IS CURRENTLY CHIEF OF BROWN IS CURRENTLY CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE AIR FORCE. STAFF OF THE AIR FORCE. BUT OUR TOP STORY THIS HALF BUT OUR TOP STORY THIS HALF HOUR IS A BLISTERING REPORT HOUR IS A BLISTERING REPORT FROM THE NAVY ON TRAINING FROM THE NAVY ON TRAINING PRACTICES AFTER THE DEATH OF PRACTICES AFTER THE DEATH OF ONE OF ITS NAVY SEAL CANDIDATES ONE OF ITS NAVY SEAL CANDIDATES . . THE REVIEW FOUND THAT THE REVIEW FOUND THAT THE COURSES HAD BECOME FAR TOO THE COURSES HAD BECOME FAR TOO RISKY WITH A NEW PERFECT RISKY WITH A NEW PERFECT STORM OF INSTITUTIONAL STORM OF INSTITUTIONAL FAILURES. FAILURES. CHIEF GLOBAL AFFAIRS CHIEF GLOBAL AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT MARTHA RADDATZ CORRESPONDENT MARTHA RADDATZ HAS THE LATEST. HAS THE LATEST. >> IT IS A DEVASTATING REPORT, >> IT IS A DEVASTATING REPORT, HIGHLY CRITICAL OF NAVY SEAL HIGHLY CRITICAL OF NAVY SEAL TRAINING, PUSHING CANDIDATES TRAINING, PUSHING CANDIDATES TO DANGEROUS PHYSICAL LIMITS, TO DANGEROUS PHYSICAL LIMITS, LEAVING SOME INJURED, LEAVING SOME INJURED, HOSPITALIZED AND EVEN DEAD. HOSPITALIZED AND EVEN DEAD. A NOTORIOUSLY GRUELING COURSE. A NOTORIOUSLY GRUELING COURSE. THE REVIEW FOUND THAT IN RECENT THE REVIEW FOUND THAT IN RECENT YEARS, THE SELECTION PROCESS YEARS, THE SELECTION PROCESS HAD GROWN TO UNACCEPTABLE HAD GROWN TO UNACCEPTABLE LEVELS WITH LITTLE MEDICAL LEVELS WITH LITTLE MEDICAL OVERSIGHT, POOR LEADERSHIP OVERSIGHT, POOR LEADERSHIP AND OVERZEALOUS AND OVERZEALOUS AND INEXPERIENCED INSTRUCTORS AND INEXPERIENCED INSTRUCTORS FOCUSED ON WEEDING OUT FOCUSED ON WEEDING OUT CANDIDATES HUNTING THE BACK OF CANDIDATES HUNTING THE BACK OF THE PACK RATHER THAN TRYING THE PACK RATHER THAN TRYING TO FOSTER TEAMWORK. TO FOSTER TEAMWORK. >> ONE COMMANDER URGING >> ONE COMMANDER URGING THE INSTRUCTORS TO KEEP PUSHING THE INSTRUCTORS TO KEEP PUSHING AND BLAMING THIS GENERATION OF AND BLAMING THIS GENERATION OF SEAL CANDIDATES FOR HAVING LESS SEAL CANDIDATES FOR HAVING LESS MENTAL TOUGHNESS. MENTAL TOUGHNESS. THE REVIEW FOLLOWED THE DEATH THE REVIEW FOLLOWED THE DEATH OF CANDIDATE KYLE MULLEN IN OF CANDIDATE KYLE MULLEN IN FEBRUARY OF 2020 TWO . FEBRUARY OF 2020 TWO . THE FORMER YALE FOOTBALL THE FORMER YALE FOOTBALL CAPTAIN COLLAPSED AND DIED JUST CAPTAIN COLLAPSED AND DIED JUST HOURS AFTER SUCCESSFULLY HOURS AFTER SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING SO-CALLED WEEK. COMPLETING SO-CALLED WEEK. HIS MEDICAL CHECK AFTER HIS MEDICAL CHECK AFTER THE COURSE SHOWED HIS LUNGS THE COURSE SHOWED HIS LUNGS WERE DEEMED ABNORMAL AND HIS WERE DEEMED ABNORMAL AND HIS LEGS SO SWOLLEN HE WAS SENT LEGS SO SWOLLEN HE WAS SENT TO THE BARRACKS IN A WHEELCHAIR TO THE BARRACKS IN A WHEELCHAIR BUT ONCE HIT THE BARRACKS WHILE BUT ONCE HIT THE BARRACKS WHILE STRUGGLING TO BREATHE. STRUGGLING TO BREATHE. THERE WERE NO MEDICAL PERSONNEL THERE WERE NO MEDICAL PERSONNEL AVAILABLE ON SITE. AVAILABLE ON SITE. AND WHEN FELLOW CANDIDATES AND WHEN FELLOW CANDIDATES FINALLY FOUND A DUTY OFFICER TO FINALLY FOUND A DUTY OFFICER TO REPORT SAYS THE PROVIDER REPORT SAYS THE PROVIDER INSISTED CARE WASN'T NEEDED. INSISTED CARE WASN'T NEEDED. >> MULLEN DIED SHORTLY >> MULLEN DIED SHORTLY AFTERWARDS. AFTERWARDS. FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE, MANY FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE, MANY PEOPLE WERE INVOLVED AND MANY PEOPLE WERE INVOLVED AND MANY PEOPLE TRIED TO COVER UP PEOPLE TRIED TO COVER UP COMMITTED WRONGDOINGS. COMMITTED WRONGDOINGS. AND ACCOUNTABILITY HAS NOT AND ACCOUNTABILITY HAS NOT COME. COME. WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR A YEAR WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR A YEAR AND A HALF, ALMOST AT THIS AND A HALF, ALMOST AT THIS POINT SINCE MY BROTHER PASSED, POINT SINCE MY BROTHER PASSED, AND NO ONE HAS GOTTEN IN AND NO ONE HAS GOTTEN IN TROUBLE. TROUBLE. >> THE NAVY HAS MADE CHANGES >> THE NAVY HAS MADE CHANGES TO THE COURSE ALREADY, TO THE COURSE ALREADY, AND MULTIPLE NAVY PERSONNEL MAY AND MULTIPLE NAVY PERSONNEL MAY BE SUBJECT TO ACCOUNTABILITY, BE SUBJECT TO ACCOUNTABILITY, BUT THE LIST OF RECOMMENDATIONS BUT THE LIST OF RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE REPORT IS LONG IN THE REPORT IS LONG AND DETAILED TO INCLUDE AND DETAILED TO INCLUDE IMPROVED SCREENING, TRAINING IMPROVED SCREENING, TRAINING AND EVALUATION OF INSTRUCTORS, AND EVALUATION OF INSTRUCTORS, BROADER TESTING FOR PERFORMANCE BROADER TESTING FOR PERFORMANCE ENHANCING DRUGS, AND MORE ENHANCING DRUGS, AND MORE SAFETY AND MEDICAL TRAINING. SAFETY AND MEDICAL TRAINING. TO HELP SPOT CANDIDATES TO HELP SPOT CANDIDATES WHO MIGHT BE AT MEDICAL RISK. WHO MIGHT BE AT MEDICAL RISK. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE GETTING ADEQUATE CARE AND NOT GETTING ADEQUATE CARE AND NOT GETTING LEFT TO DIE GETTING LEFT TO DIE ON THE GROUND. ON THE GROUND. WE JUST NEED MEDICAL TO LOOK AT WE JUST NEED MEDICAL TO LOOK AT THESE GUYS. THESE GUYS. IT'S UTTERLY PATHETIC THAT IT'S UTTERLY PATHETIC THAT THEY WEREN'T BEING TAKEN CARE THEY WEREN'T BEING TAKEN CARE OF. OF. THE HEAD OF NAVY SPECIAL THE HEAD OF NAVY SPECIAL WARFARE COMMAND RELEASED WARFARE COMMAND RELEASED A STATEMENT SAYING HIS COMMAND A STATEMENT SAYING HIS COMMAND WILL ENACT ALL RECOMMENDATIONS WILL ENACT ALL RECOMMENDATIONS TO MAKE TRAINING SAFER TO HONOR TO MAKE TRAINING SAFER TO HONOR THE LEGACY OF KYLE MULLEN THE LEGACY OF KYLE MULLEN DIANE . DIANE . >> ALL RIGHT, MARTHA RADDATZ >> ALL RIGHT, MARTHA RADDATZ THANK YOU . THANK YOU . AND A CALIFORNIA MAN IS BEING AND A CALIFORNIA MAN IS BEING HAILED A HERO FOR STOPPING HAILED A HERO FOR STOPPING A BANK ROBBERY WITH HIS WORDS A BANK ROBBERY WITH HIS WORDS AND A HUG. AND A HUG. MICHAEL ARMIS, SENIOR, SAYS HE MICHAEL ARMIS, SENIOR, SAYS HE WAS IN EXACTLY THE RIGHT PLACE WAS IN EXACTLY THE RIGHT PLACE TO DO THE RIGHT THING. TO DO THE RIGHT THING. >> ABC NEWS ERIELLE RESHEF HAS >> ABC NEWS ERIELLE RESHEF HAS THAT STORY. THAT STORY. SURVEILLANCE IMAGES CAPTURING SURVEILLANCE IMAGES CAPTURING A CALIFORNIA BANK ROBBERY IN A CALIFORNIA BANK ROBBERY IN PROGRESS, YOU KNOW, WHEN PROGRESS, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE IN A BAD SITUATION. YOU'RE IN A BAD SITUATION. MICHAEL ARMIS, SENIOR, SEEN MICHAEL ARMIS, SENIOR, SEEN HERE JUST OFF TO THE SIDE, HERE JUST OFF TO THE SIDE, QUICKLY STEPPING IN TO CALL QUICKLY STEPPING IN TO CALL THE SUSPECT. THE SUSPECT. ARMUS WAS AT THE BANK OF ARMUS WAS AT THE BANK OF THE WEST MONDAY MORNING TO MAKE THE WEST MONDAY MORNING TO MAKE A DEPOSIT, BUT INSTEAD FOUND A DEPOSIT, BUT INSTEAD FOUND HIMSELF IN THE MIDST OF HIMSELF IN THE MIDST OF A FRIGHTENING ORDEAL. A FRIGHTENING ORDEAL. >> STANDING IN LINE AND THE >> STANDING IN LINE AND THE NEXT UP TO THE WINDOW, NEXT UP TO THE WINDOW, I NOTICED THE GUY, TWO WINDOWS I NOTICED THE GUY, TWO WINDOWS DOWN, HAD HIS FACE COVERED WITH DOWN, HAD HIS FACE COVERED WITH HIS SHIRT. HIS SHIRT. >> THE MAN WALKING UP TO THE >> THE MAN WALKING UP TO THE COUNTER WITH HIS SHIRT OVER HIS COUNTER WITH HIS SHIRT OVER HIS FACE. FACE. POLICE SAY HE PASSED A NOTE POLICE SAY HE PASSED A NOTE TO A TELLER SAYING HE WAS ARMED TO A TELLER SAYING HE WAS ARMED AND THEY WERE SCARED. AND THEY WERE SCARED. >> YOU KEPT LOOKING AT ME, >> YOU KEPT LOOKING AT ME, LOOKING BACK AT HIM, LOOKING AT LOOKING BACK AT HIM, LOOKING AT ME. ME. SO I HAD TO SAY SOMETHING SO I HAD TO SAY SOMETHING AND DO SOME . AND DO SOME . >> AHMED SAYS HE RECOGNIZED >> AHMED SAYS HE RECOGNIZED THE SUSPECT, 43 YEAR OLD THE SUSPECT, 43 YEAR OLD EDUARDO PLASCENCIA, A FORMER EDUARDO PLASCENCIA, A FORMER NEIGHBOR AND FRIEND OF HIS NEIGHBOR AND FRIEND OF HIS DAUGHTER, AND IMMEDIATELY DAUGHTER, AND IMMEDIATELY KNEW HE NEEDED TO STEP IN. KNEW HE NEEDED TO STEP IN. >> HE SAID HE HAD NO JOB IN >> HE SAID HE HAD NO JOB IN THIS TOWN FOR ME. THIS TOWN FOR ME. >> ARMUS TRIED TO COMFORT >> ARMUS TRIED TO COMFORT THE MAN AND SUGGESTED THEY GO THE MAN AND SUGGESTED THEY GO OUTSIDE WHERE IT ALL ENDED OUTSIDE WHERE IT ALL ENDED WITH A SIMPLE GESTURE, A HUG, WITH A SIMPLE GESTURE, A HUG, THEN AN ARREST. THEN AN ARREST. >> I FELT COMPASSION FOR >> I FELT COMPASSION FOR THE MAN. THE MAN. AND I MEAN, WHAT COULD HAPPEN AND I MEAN, WHAT COULD HAPPEN TO THIS GUY? TO THIS GUY? TO MAKE HIM WANT TO GO IN THERE TO MAKE HIM WANT TO GO IN THERE AND JUST THROW HIS LIFE AWAY? AND JUST THROW HIS LIFE AWAY? >> AND OFFICERS ARRIVED >> AND OFFICERS ARRIVED ON THE SCENE WHILE THE TWO WERE ON THE SCENE WHILE THE TWO WERE STILL OUTSIDE. STILL OUTSIDE. PLACENTIA WAS TAKEN INTO PLACENTIA WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY FOR ATTEMPTED ROBBERY. CUSTODY FOR ATTEMPTED ROBBERY. IT TURNS OUT HE WAS NOT ARMED. IT TURNS OUT HE WAS NOT ARMED. POLICE TELL US THEY APPRECIATE POLICE TELL US THEY APPRECIATE THAT. THAT. ARMIS. WELCOME BACK TO YOUR FORMER RIVALS ARE NOW JOINING FORCES RIVALS ARE NOW JOINING FORCES TO PROMOTE THE IMPORTANCE OF TO PROMOTE THE IMPORTANCE OF TRADITIONAL FOOD. TRADITIONAL FOOD. IRON CHEFS ESTHER CHOA AND TOP IRON CHEFS ESTHER CHOA AND TOP CHEFS LEAH COHEN SAY TO GET CHEFS LEAH COHEN SAY TO GET A TASTE OF ASIAN CULTURES, A TASTE OF ASIAN CULTURES, YOU CAN START BY SAMPLING YOU CAN START BY SAMPLING COOKING. COOKING. THE TWO SAT DOWN WITH "GMA3" THE TWO SAT DOWN WITH "GMA3" COANCHOR EVA PILGRIM AS PART OF COANCHOR EVA PILGRIM AS PART OF OUR SERIES CULTURE OUR SERIES CULTURE CONVERSATIONS. CONVERSATIONS. FOOD TO ME IS PASSION. FOOD TO ME IS PASSION. IT'S MY CHILDHOOD, IT'S IT'S MY CHILDHOOD, IT'S HISTORY. HISTORY. IT'S THE FUTURE. IT'S THE FUTURE. LITERALLY, WHO I AM, FOOD TO ME LITERALLY, WHO I AM, FOOD TO ME IS MY CONNECTION TO PEOPLE, IS MY CONNECTION TO PEOPLE, AND IT'S ME CONNECTING TO MY AND IT'S ME CONNECTING TO MY FAMILY. FAMILY. THE OLDER GENERATION, THE OLDER GENERATION, THE YOUNGER GENERATION, THE YOUNGER GENERATION, THEY ARE TWO OF THE MOST THEY ARE TWO OF THE MOST RESPECTED ASIAN FEMALE CHEFS IN RESPECTED ASIAN FEMALE CHEFS IN THE COUNTRY. THE COUNTRY. CHEF ESTHER CHOI HAS TAKEN HER CHEF ESTHER CHOI HAS TAKEN HER KOREAN HERITAGE TO THE MENUS. KOREAN HERITAGE TO THE MENUS. MAKEBA AND MISS YOU AND MOST MAKEBA AND MISS YOU AND MOST RECENTLY TO IRON CHEFS KITCHEN RECENTLY TO IRON CHEFS KITCHEN STADIUM. STADIUM. >> AND THE WINNER IS CHEF CHOI >> AND THE WINNER IS CHEF CHOI . . AND TO BEAT AN IRON CHEF WAS AND TO BEAT AN IRON CHEF WAS AMAZING. AMAZING. I'M GOING WITH MORE FOR MODERN I'M GOING WITH MORE FOR MODERN ITALIAN CUISINE, AND I THINK ITALIAN CUISINE, AND I THINK MELISSA'S DOING MELISSA'S DOING MORE TRADITIONAL TOP CHEF CHEF MORE TRADITIONAL TOP CHEF CHEF LILLICO. LILLICO. >> IT UNITES THE FILIPINO HALF >> IT UNITES THE FILIPINO HALF HER FILIPINO JEWISH ROOTS HER FILIPINO JEWISH ROOTS WITH HER TRAVELS TO SOUTHEAST WITH HER TRAVELS TO SOUTHEAST ASIA. ASIA. >> A PIG AND COW AND PIGGYBACK. >> A PIG AND COW AND PIGGYBACK. HOW'S IT BEEN FOR HOW'S IT BEEN FOR YOU PERSONALLY AND FOR YOU PERSONALLY AND FOR YOUR RESTAURANTS TO SEE YOUR RESTAURANTS TO SEE THE SORT OF FLOOD OF ATTENTION THE SORT OF FLOOD OF ATTENTION TOWARDS ASIAN CUISINE AS THIS TOWARDS ASIAN CUISINE AS THIS LIKE ELEVATED FOOD, THIS FOOD LIKE ELEVATED FOOD, THIS FOOD PEOPLE WANT TO SPEND MONEY ON , PEOPLE WANT TO SPEND MONEY ON , ALL OF A SUDDEN IT'S LIKE, ALL OF A SUDDEN IT'S LIKE, COOL. COOL. I FEEL LIKE WE WERE KIDS. I FEEL LIKE WE WERE KIDS. IT WASN'T COOL. IT WASN'T COOL. IT DEFINITELY WAS NOT. IT DEFINITELY WAS NOT. OH, NO, IT IS NOW. OH, NO, IT IS NOW. AND FOR GOOD REASON, BECAUSE AND FOR GOOD REASON, BECAUSE ASIAN FOOD IN GENERAL IS JUST ASIAN FOOD IN GENERAL IS JUST MY FAVORITE. MY FAVORITE. LIKE ANY OF A GOOD IT HAS SOUL. LIKE ANY OF A GOOD IT HAS SOUL. IT HAS FLAVOR. IT HAS FLAVOR. IT IS COMPLEX. IT IS COMPLEX. BUT IT'S ALSO CAN BE LIKE VERY BUT IT'S ALSO CAN BE LIKE VERY SIMPLE. SIMPLE. I SPENT A YEAR ABROAD TRAVELING I SPENT A YEAR ABROAD TRAVELING IN SOUTHEAST ASIA AND I FELT IN SOUTHEAST ASIA AND I FELT PASSIONATE ABOUT ALL OF PASSIONATE ABOUT ALL OF THE COUNTRIES. THE COUNTRIES. SO I PIG AND COW AND AT SO I PIG AND COW AND AT PIGGYBACK, BOTH OF PIGGYBACK, BOTH OF MY RESTAURANTS HERE IN MY RESTAURANTS HERE IN NEW YORK , THEY'RE BASICALLY NEW YORK , THEY'RE BASICALLY SOUTHEAST ASIAN, A LOT OF THAI SOUTHEAST ASIAN, A LOT OF THAI AND FILIPINO FOCUS. AND FILIPINO FOCUS. WHEN I COOKED IN THE DIFFERENT WHEN I COOKED IN THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF KITCHENS, IT MADE ME TYPES OF KITCHENS, IT MADE ME WANT TO COOK FOOD EVEN MORE . WANT TO COOK FOOD EVEN MORE . AND I FEEL LIKE WHEN YOU FALL AND I FEEL LIKE WHEN YOU FALL IN LOVE WITH A CERTAIN TYPE OF IN LOVE WITH A CERTAIN TYPE OF CUISINE, THEN YOU KIND OF PAY CUISINE, THEN YOU KIND OF PAY ATTENTION MORE TO THE CULTURE ATTENTION MORE TO THE CULTURE AS WELL. AS WELL. SO IT'S KIND OF LIKE A SEGWAY SO IT'S KIND OF LIKE A SEGWAY OR GATEWAY INTO LEARNING ABOUT OR GATEWAY INTO LEARNING ABOUT A CULTURE. A CULTURE. >> WHERE DID THE LOVE OF FOOD >> WHERE DID THE LOVE OF FOOD COME FROM? COME FROM? WHO IN YOUR FAMILY, WHEN WHO IN YOUR FAMILY, WHEN YOU LOOK BACK , IS THE PERSON YOU LOOK BACK , IS THE PERSON THAT WAS LIKE, THIS IS THE FOOD THAT WAS LIKE, THIS IS THE FOOD . . >> I KNOW WHAT I THINK OF HOME. >> I KNOW WHAT I THINK OF HOME. MY HARMONIE GRANDMA, SHE WAS MY HARMONIE GRANDMA, SHE WAS KIND OF THE HEAD OF KIND OF THE HEAD OF OUR HOUSEHOLD AND WE GREW UP IN OUR HOUSEHOLD AND WE GREW UP IN SOUTH JERSEY. SOUTH JERSEY. NO KOREANS AT ALL. NO KOREANS AT ALL. SO MY GRANDMOTHER REALLY USED SO MY GRANDMOTHER REALLY USED INGREDIENTS THAT WERE AVAILABLE INGREDIENTS THAT WERE AVAILABLE TO HER AND MADE IT KOREAN. TO HER AND MADE IT KOREAN. SO I THINK FOR ME, WHEN I THINK SO I THINK FOR ME, WHEN I THINK ABOUT LIKE HOME OR MY PAST, ABOUT LIKE HOME OR MY PAST, IT'S ALWAYS MY GRANDMOTHER. IT'S ALWAYS MY GRANDMOTHER. AND EVEN NOW I CALL HER FOR AND EVEN NOW I CALL HER FOR RECIPES. RECIPES. I ARE LIKE, OH, WHAT WOULD I ARE LIKE, OH, WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF, YOU KNOW, I HAD YOU DO IF, YOU KNOW, I HAD YOU HAD THIS? YOU HAD THIS? AND I WOULD ASK FOR ADVICE. AND I WOULD ASK FOR ADVICE. HER LOVE OF FOOD WAS KIND OF HER LOVE OF FOOD WAS KIND OF WHAT I ADMIRE THE MOST. WHAT I ADMIRE THE MOST. I GOT MY PASSION FOR FOOD, KIND I GOT MY PASSION FOR FOOD, KIND OF FOR MY DAD. OF FOR MY DAD. HE LOVED TO TRAVEL AND HE LOVED HE LOVED TO TRAVEL AND HE LOVED TAKING US PLACES. TAKING US PLACES. HE MADE IT A POINT FOR US TO HE MADE IT A POINT FOR US TO KNOW ABOUT MY MOM'S CULTURE KNOW ABOUT MY MOM'S CULTURE AND CUISINE. AND CUISINE. MY MOM WAS LIKE KIND OF WEIRD. MY MOM WAS LIKE KIND OF WEIRD. SHE WANTED TO FIT AND SHE SHE WANTED TO FIT AND SHE WANTED TO BE AMERICAN . WANTED TO BE AMERICAN . LIKE SHE CAME HERE WHEN SHE WAS LIKE SHE CAME HERE WHEN SHE WAS LIKE, TWENTY EIGHT YEARS OLD. LIKE, TWENTY EIGHT YEARS OLD. SO SHE GREW UP IN SO SHE GREW UP IN THE PHILIPPINES AND WE WOULD THE PHILIPPINES AND WE WOULD GO TO THE PHILIPPINES. GO TO THE PHILIPPINES. THIS IS SUCH A LONG FLIGHT, WE THIS IS SUCH A LONG FLIGHT, WE WOULD STOP SOMEWHERE ELSE. WOULD STOP SOMEWHERE ELSE. VIETNAM, THAILAND, JAPAN. VIETNAM, THAILAND, JAPAN. I THINK THAT'S WHERE MY LOVE OF I THINK THAT'S WHERE MY LOVE OF FOOD AND MY LOVE OF TRAVEL CAME FOOD AND MY LOVE OF TRAVEL CAME FROM. FROM. WE WOULD JUST GO HOME AND VISIT WE WOULD JUST GO HOME AND VISIT A LOT OF THE OLD FILIPINOS IN A LOT OF THE OLD FILIPINOS IN OUR IN OUR FAMILY. OUR IN OUR FAMILY. TWO OF THEM ARE LIKE TWO OF THEM ARE LIKE NINETY TWO YEARS OLD. NINETY TWO YEARS OLD. AND ALL THEY'D WANTED TO DO WAS AND ALL THEY'D WANTED TO DO WAS LIKE JUST FEED THE BABIES. LIKE JUST FEED THE BABIES. >> THEY WERE LIKE, OH, KEEP >> THEY WERE LIKE, OH, KEEP EATING MORE AND MORE . EATING MORE AND MORE . >> MIGHT BE LIKE, OH, YOU LOOK >> MIGHT BE LIKE, OH, YOU LOOK SKINNY. SKINNY. OR YOU LOOK FAT BUT LIKE JUST OR YOU LOOK FAT BUT LIKE JUST EAT ALL THE FAT LIKE THEY JUST EAT ALL THE FAT LIKE THEY JUST WANT YOU TO EAT SO MUCH AND BE WANT YOU TO EAT SO MUCH AND BE LIKE HEALTHY. LIKE HEALTHY. >> THAT IS LOVE LIKE IN SO MANY >> THAT IS LOVE LIKE IN SO MANY CULTURES. CULTURES. RIGHT. RIGHT. HERE'S A GIANT PLATE. HERE'S A GIANT PLATE. >> EAT. >> EAT. >> I'VE BEEN DYING TO LIKE >> I'VE BEEN DYING TO LIKE LEAH. LEAH. OH OH. OH OH. CHEFS CHOI AND COHEN ONCE CHEFS CHOI AND COHEN ONCE JOINED FORCES ON BEAT BOBBY JOINED FORCES ON BEAT BOBBY FLAY AND NOW THEY SUPPORT EACH FLAY AND NOW THEY SUPPORT EACH OTHER IN REAL LIFE. OTHER IN REAL LIFE. >> YOU SAID YOU GUYS ARE >> YOU SAID YOU GUYS ARE FRIENDS AND YOU IN SOME GUYS FRIENDS AND YOU IN SOME GUYS LOOK UP TO HER. LOOK UP TO HER. WHY IS THAT? WHY IS THAT? WHY DO YOU THINK WOMEN HAVE WHY DO YOU THINK WOMEN HAVE TO SORT OF COME TOGETHER LIKE TO SORT OF COME TOGETHER LIKE THAT? THAT? I THINK IT'S LIKE THE MUTUAL I THINK IT'S LIKE THE MUTUAL RESPECT. RESPECT. WE'RE BOTH FEMALE CHEFS AND WE WE'RE BOTH FEMALE CHEFS AND WE BOTH REPRESENT A CERTAIN TYPE BOTH REPRESENT A CERTAIN TYPE OF CULTURE. OF CULTURE. I WATCHED HER FROM I WATCHED HER FROM THE BEGINNING WITH PIG AND COW THE BEGINNING WITH PIG AND COW ,AND IT REALLY INSPIRED ME ,AND IT REALLY INSPIRED ME TO WANT TO DO THAT AS WELL. TO WANT TO DO THAT AS WELL. I RESPECT THE FACT THAT ESTHER I RESPECT THE FACT THAT ESTHER REALLY TRIES TO PROMOTE KOREAN REALLY TRIES TO PROMOTE KOREAN CUISINE AND HER FLAVORS ARE CUISINE AND HER FLAVORS ARE GREAT, HER FOOD IS DELICIOUS GREAT, HER FOOD IS DELICIOUS AND SHE'S VERY PASSIONATE. AND SHE'S VERY PASSIONATE. AND YOU CAN TELL THROUGH AND YOU CAN TELL THROUGH THE FOOD THAT SHE SERVES. THE FOOD THAT SHE SERVES. LET'S TALK ABOUT THE FOOD, LET'S TALK ABOUT THE FOOD, OKAY? OKAY? BECAUSE WE WANT TO EAT. BECAUSE WE WANT TO EAT. LET'S EAT. LET'S EAT. SO I MADE ADOBO, WHICH SO I MADE ADOBO, WHICH IS PROBABLY THE MOST POPULAR, IS PROBABLY THE MOST POPULAR, WELL KNOWN FILIPINO DISH. WELL KNOWN FILIPINO DISH. NORMALLY IT'S JUST LIKE NORMALLY IT'S JUST LIKE A BRAISED ONE HOT MEAL. A BRAISED ONE HOT MEAL. BUT THIS IS PORK BELLY THAT'S BUT THIS IS PORK BELLY THAT'S FRIED. FRIED. SO IT HAS SOME TEXTURE AND THEN SO IT HAS SOME TEXTURE AND THEN A POACHED EGG AND THE ADOBO A POACHED EGG AND THE ADOBO SAUCE. SAUCE. MY ADOBO IS VERY CONTROVERSIAL MY ADOBO IS VERY CONTROVERSIAL BECAUSE I COOK COCONUT MILK IN BECAUSE I COOK COCONUT MILK IN IT. IT. AND THERE ARE CERTAIN PLACES AND THERE ARE CERTAIN PLACES THAT USE COCONUT MILK IN THAT USE COCONUT MILK IN THEIR ADOBO, NOT WHERE MY MOM'S THEIR ADOBO, NOT WHERE MY MOM'S FROM, BUT I LIKE IT BECAUSE IT FROM, BUT I LIKE IT BECAUSE IT KIND OF ROUNDS EVERYTHING OUT KIND OF ROUNDS EVERYTHING OUT AND IT HAS A NICE RICHNESS AND IT HAS A NICE RICHNESS AND CREAMINESS TO SOMETIMES IN AND CREAMINESS TO SOMETIMES IN ADOBO THAT'S VERY SHARP ADOBO THAT'S VERY SHARP AND ACIDIC FROM THE VINEGAR. AND ACIDIC FROM THE VINEGAR. THE PROTEIN IS REALLY GOOD. THE PROTEIN IS REALLY GOOD. I LOVE THE COCONUT MILK. I LOVE THE COCONUT MILK. I DO TOO. I DO TOO. I STAND BEHIND ANYONE WHO HAS I STAND BEHIND ANYONE WHO HAS ANY OTHER THOUGHTS CAN BRING IT ANY OTHER THOUGHTS CAN BRING IT UP WITH ME LATER ABOUT THIS UP WITH ME LATER ABOUT THIS PERFECT COMPLIMENTING DISH PERFECT COMPLIMENTING DISH TO PORK. TO PORK. MY KIMCHI, WHICH I TOLD YOU I'M MY KIMCHI, WHICH I TOLD YOU I'M OBSESSED WITH . OBSESSED WITH . WE MAKE LIKE NINE DIFFERENT WE MAKE LIKE NINE DIFFERENT TYPES AT MIKE BOETTCHER AND WE TYPES AT MIKE BOETTCHER AND WE ALL MAKE IT FROM SCRATCH. ALL MAKE IT FROM SCRATCH. SO THAT'S KIND OF MY PRIDE SO THAT'S KIND OF MY PRIDE AND JOY BECAUSE NOT A LOT OF AND JOY BECAUSE NOT A LOT OF KOREAN RESTAURANTS MAKE KOREAN RESTAURANTS MAKE THEIR KIMCHI. THEIR KIMCHI. THEY ALWAYS BUY IT. THEY ALWAYS BUY IT. AND IT'S SO SAD BECAUSE, LIKE, AND IT'S SO SAD BECAUSE, LIKE, THAT'S A HEART OF KOREAN THAT'S A HEART OF KOREAN CUISINE. CUISINE. AND I FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE AND I FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE TO MAKE YOUR OWN KIMCHI AS A TO MAKE YOUR OWN KIMCHI AS A KOREAN RESTAURANT. KOREAN RESTAURANT. THAT'S SO IMPORTANT. THAT'S SO IMPORTANT. SO FOR DIFFERENT FLAVORS, HERE SO FOR DIFFERENT FLAVORS, HERE WE HAVE CUCUMBER, TRADITIONAL WE HAVE CUCUMBER, TRADITIONAL DAFA KIMCHI AND THEN A WHITE DAFA KIMCHI AND THEN A WHITE KIMCHI, WHICH IS NOT SPICY AT KIMCHI, WHICH IS NOT SPICY AT ALL. ALL. AND THEN DAIKON DELICIOUS. AND THEN DAIKON DELICIOUS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. NO, OUR THANKS TO EVA PILGRIM. NO, OUR THANKS TO EVA PILGRIM. YOU CAN WATCH MORE OF YOU CAN WATCH MORE OF OUR CULTURE CONVERSATION OUR CULTURE CONVERSATION ON STREAMING ON HULU. ON STREAMING ON HULU. >> COMING UP, WHAT TO KNOW >> COMING UP, WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT POOL TOYS KEEPING ABOUT POOL TOYS KEEPING YOUR KIDS SAFE THIS SUMMER. YOUR KIDS SAFE THIS SUMMER. DR. PATEL IS TAKING DR. PATEL IS TAKING YOUR QUESTIONS. YOUR QUESTIONS. >> ALSO AHEAD, TAYLOR SWIFT >> ALSO AHEAD, TAYLOR SWIFT IS OUT WITH NEW MUSIC, BUT IT'S IS OUT WITH NEW MUSIC, BUT IT'S CREATING SOME DRAMA. CREATING SOME DRAMA. WE'LL EXPLAIN WHY WHEN WE WELCOM CREATING SOME DRAMA. WE'LL EXPLAIN WHY WHEN WE WELCO CREATING SOME DRAMA. WE'LL EXPLAIN WHY WHEN WE WELCOA CREATING SOME DRAMA. WE'LL EXPLAIN WHY WHEN WE WELCOK WE'LL EXPLAIN WHY WHEN WE WELCOK TO "ABC NEWS LIVE". TO "ABC NEWS LIVE". IT IS TIME FOR OUR WEEKLY IT IS TIME FOR OUR WEEKLY SEGMENT, "PATEL IT LIKE IT IS", SEGMENT, "PATEL IT LIKE IT IS", WHERE ABC NEWS CONTRIBUTOR WHERE ABC NEWS CONTRIBUTOR DR. ALOK PATEL SHARES HEALTH DR. ALOK PATEL SHARES HEALTH ADVICE. ADVICE. OTHER TOPICS THAT MATTER MOST OTHER TOPICS THAT MATTER MOST TO YOU TODAY. TO YOU TODAY. HE'S ANSWERING SOME OF HE'S ANSWERING SOME OF YOUR QUESTIONS. YOUR QUESTIONS. SO LET'S START WITH OUR FIRST SO LET'S START WITH OUR FIRST VIEWER, DR. PATEL. VIEWER, DR. PATEL. LET'S GET INTO IT. LET'S GET INTO IT. OUR FIRST VIEWER WANTS TO KNOW OUR FIRST VIEWER WANTS TO KNOW WHAT MEDICAL CONDITIONS MAKE WHAT MEDICAL CONDITIONS MAKE DRIVING UNSAFE, WHAT CAN DRIVING UNSAFE, WHAT CAN BE DONE. BE DONE. >> AND THIS IS AN ANONYMOUS >> AND THIS IS AN ANONYMOUS COMMENT THAT CAME FROM COMMENT THAT CAME FROM A TORONTO BASED ON AN INSTAGRAM A TORONTO BASED ON AN INSTAGRAM VIDEO OF A DRIVER WHO WAS VIDEO OF A DRIVER WHO WAS UNCONSCIOUS AT THE WHEEL. UNCONSCIOUS AT THE WHEEL. NOW, LET'S THINK ABOUT HOW MUCH NOW, LET'S THINK ABOUT HOW MUCH IT TAKES IN YOUR BODY TO BE IT TAKES IN YOUR BODY TO BE A SAFE DRIVER. A SAFE DRIVER. THAT'S VISION, JUDGMENT, THAT'S VISION, JUDGMENT, REFLEXES, MOBILITY, REFLEXES, MOBILITY, COORDINATION. COORDINATION. SO THERE ARE A HOST OF MEDICAL SO THERE ARE A HOST OF MEDICAL CONDITIONS THAT CAN IMPAIR AT CONDITIONS THAT CAN IMPAIR AT LEAST ONE OF THESE, BUT SEVERAL LEAST ONE OF THESE, BUT SEVERAL OF THESE. OF THESE. SO WE CAN RUN THROUGH THOSE. SO WE CAN RUN THROUGH THOSE. AND BEAR IN MIND, IF YOU HAVE AND BEAR IN MIND, IF YOU HAVE ANY OF THESE CONDITIONS, THAT ANY OF THESE CONDITIONS, THAT DOESN'T AUTOMATICALLY MEAN DOESN'T AUTOMATICALLY MEAN YOU'RE AN UNSAFE DRIVER, BUT IT YOU'RE AN UNSAFE DRIVER, BUT IT DOES MEAN THAT AN UNCOMPLICATED DOES MEAN THAT AN UNCOMPLICATED VERSION UNMANAGED COULD MAKE VERSION UNMANAGED COULD MAKE YOU UNSAFE ON THE ROAD. YOU UNSAFE ON THE ROAD. THAT INCLUDES ISSUES WITH YOUR THAT INCLUDES ISSUES WITH YOUR VISION, UNMANAGED DIABETES, VISION, UNMANAGED DIABETES, STROKE, NEUROLOGIC CONDITIONS, STROKE, NEUROLOGIC CONDITIONS, EPILEPSY, IBISES, ANY PROBLEMS EPILEPSY, IBISES, ANY PROBLEMS THAT YOU MAY HAVE THAT YOU MAY HAVE WITH MOBILITY, EVEN CERTAIN WITH MOBILITY, EVEN CERTAIN MEDICATION. MEDICATION. WE'VE ALL SEEN THOSE WE'VE ALL SEEN THOSE MEDICATIONS ARE ON THE BACK. MEDICATIONS ARE ON THE BACK. IT MAY SAY DO NOT USE WHILE IT MAY SAY DO NOT USE WHILE YOU OPERATE HEAVY MACHINERY, YOU OPERATE HEAVY MACHINERY, CARS OR HEAVY MACHINES. CARS OR HEAVY MACHINES. >> AND SO ANYTHING LIKE THIS, >> AND SO ANYTHING LIKE THIS, YOU MAY NOT BE A SAFE DRIVER. YOU MAY NOT BE A SAFE DRIVER. SO IF YOU'RE A FAMILY MEMBER SO IF YOU'RE A FAMILY MEMBER IS WORRIED ABOUT IT, IS WORRIED ABOUT IT, YOU PROBABLY SHOULD BE ON YOU PROBABLY SHOULD BE ON A ROAD. A ROAD. AND IN SEVERAL STATES , AND IN SEVERAL STATES , PHYSICIANS ARE PHYSICIANS ARE ACTUALLY REQUIRED TO REPORT ACTUALLY REQUIRED TO REPORT THESE CONDITIONS TO THE PROPER THESE CONDITIONS TO THE PROPER AUTHORITIES. AUTHORITIES. >> IT'S IMPORTANT WE TAKE IT >> IT'S IMPORTANT WE TAKE IT ALL SERIOUSLY EVERY TIME WE SEE ALL SERIOUSLY EVERY TIME WE SEE THESE VIDEOS. THESE VIDEOS. >> IT'S TERRIFYING. >> IT'S TERRIFYING. AND I'M SURE FOR A LOT OF AND I'M SURE FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE YOU THINK, OH, GOSH, PEOPLE YOU THINK, OH, GOSH, WHAT IF THAT'S ME ONE DAY? WHAT IF THAT'S ME ONE DAY? WHAT WOULD I DO? WHAT WOULD I DO? AND I DO KNOW PEOPLE AND I DO KNOW PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD A STROKE, FOR WHO HAVE HAD A STROKE, FOR EXAMPLE, WHILE DRIVING. EXAMPLE, WHILE DRIVING. SO WHAT ARE SOME WARNING SIGNS SO WHAT ARE SOME WARNING SIGNS THAT YOU WOULD SAY TO LOOK OUT THAT YOU WOULD SAY TO LOOK OUT FOR IT? FOR IT? I KNOW THIS IS DIFFICULT I KNOW THIS IS DIFFICULT BECAUSE IT'S A LOTS OF BECAUSE IT'S A LOTS OF DIFFERENT CONDITIONS THAT CAN DIFFERENT CONDITIONS THAT CAN CREATE A SAFETY HAZARD. CREATE A SAFETY HAZARD. BUT WHAT ARE SOME BIG THINGS BUT WHAT ARE SOME BIG THINGS THAT YOU THINK ARE IF YOU FEEL THAT YOU THINK ARE IF YOU FEEL THIS WHILE DRIVING, YOU KNOW, THIS WHILE DRIVING, YOU KNOW, IT'S TIME TO PULL OVER IT'S TIME TO PULL OVER IMMEDIATELY. IMMEDIATELY. >> THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT >> THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT YOU SHOULD DO. YOU SHOULD DO. THERE ARE SITUATIONS AND WE'VE THERE ARE SITUATIONS AND WE'VE SEEN THEM IN THE HOSPITAL WHERE SEEN THEM IN THE HOSPITAL WHERE PEOPLE GET IN TROUBLE DOWN PEOPLE GET IN TROUBLE DOWN THE ROAD. THE ROAD. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THE MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU WANT TO DO IS FIRST YOU WANT TO DO IS FIRST IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER. IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER. IF YOU'RE ABLE TO TO CALL 911 IF YOU'RE ABLE TO TO CALL 911 OR FOR HELP. OR FOR HELP. >> BUT YOU PUT YOUR HAZARDS >> BUT YOU PUT YOUR HAZARDS ON AND GET OFF THE ROAD, BUT ON AND GET OFF THE ROAD, BUT ALSO DIE. ALSO DIE. AND IF YOU HAVE ONE OF THESE AND IF YOU HAVE ONE OF THESE CONDITIONS AND YOUR PHYSICIAN CONDITIONS AND YOUR PHYSICIAN DOES SAY IT'S SAFE TO DRIVE , DOES SAY IT'S SAFE TO DRIVE , YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE YOUR MEDICAL YOU HAVE YOUR MEDICAL INFORMATION, EITHER IT'S INFORMATION, EITHER IT'S AVAILABLE ON A WRISTBAND, IT'S AVAILABLE ON A WRISTBAND, IT'S WITHIN THE CAR. WITHIN THE CAR. YOU'RE DRIVING WITH SOMEONE. YOU'RE DRIVING WITH SOMEONE. YOU HAVE AN ACTION PLAN IN YOU HAVE AN ACTION PLAN IN PLACE. PLACE. BUT AGAIN, I CAN'T STRESS BUT AGAIN, I CAN'T STRESS ENOUGH HOW IMPORTANT IT IS THAT ENOUGH HOW IMPORTANT IT IS THAT YOU GET THE CLEARANCE YOU GET THE CLEARANCE TO ACTUALLY DRIVE , BECAUSE WE TO ACTUALLY DRIVE , BECAUSE WE OFTEN SEE THESE VIDEOS AND WE OFTEN SEE THESE VIDEOS AND WE CELEBRATE THE HEROES WHO STOP CELEBRATE THE HEROES WHO STOP THE CAR. THE CAR. BUT WE DON'T HAVE THAT BUT WE DON'T HAVE THAT IMPORTANT CONVERSATION ABOUT IMPORTANT CONVERSATION ABOUT WHO SHOULD BE ON THE ROAD. WHO SHOULD BE ON THE ROAD. >> IT'S AN IMPORTANT ONE FOR >> IT'S AN IMPORTANT ONE FOR SURE. SURE. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. NEXT, L WANTS TO KNOW NEXT, L WANTS TO KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IS THE BMI GROWTH HOW IMPORTANT IS THE BMI GROWTH CHART FOR KIDS? CHART FOR KIDS? THREE THROUGH SIX ? THREE THROUGH SIX ? IS BMI A GOOD SOURCE IS BMI A GOOD SOURCE TO DETERMINE HEALTHY GROWTH? TO DETERMINE HEALTHY GROWTH? >> OUR BMI IS THIS GREAT NUMBER >> OUR BMI IS THIS GREAT NUMBER THAT WE USE AS A PREDICTION THAT WE USE AS A PREDICTION TOOL, BUT IT IS NOT THE END ALL TOOL, BUT IT IS NOT THE END ALL BE ALL SO QUICK. BE ALL SO QUICK. HERE'S SOME JUNIOR HIGH MATH . HERE'S SOME JUNIOR HIGH MATH . THE BMI IS YOUR KG, DIVIDED THE BMI IS YOUR KG, DIVIDED BY YOUR HEIGHT IN METERS. BY YOUR HEIGHT IN METERS. >> MEMORIZE THAT AND DO THAT >> MEMORIZE THAT AND DO THAT A FEW TIMES FAST. A FEW TIMES FAST. NOW IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT NOW IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT THIS IS JUST A SCREENING TOOL THIS IS JUST A SCREENING TOOL FOR TOTAL BODY FAT. FOR TOTAL BODY FAT. IT CAN DIFFER DEPENDING IT CAN DIFFER DEPENDING ON KIDS, AND AGE. ON KIDS, AND AGE. AND IT IS NOT TO BE USED AS A AND IT IS NOT TO BE USED AS A SOLE PREDICTOR FOR OBESITY. SOLE PREDICTOR FOR OBESITY. THIS IS JUST SIMPLY A TOOL THAT THIS IS JUST SIMPLY A TOOL THAT PEDIATRICIANS, PHYSICIANS USE PEDIATRICIANS, PHYSICIANS USE TO KIND OF LOOK TO SEE IF TO KIND OF LOOK TO SEE IF YOUR CHILD IS ON THE RIGHT YOUR CHILD IS ON THE RIGHT GROWTH TRAJECTORY. GROWTH TRAJECTORY. BUT AGAIN, IT CAN DIFFER AND IT BUT AGAIN, IT CAN DIFFER AND IT SHOULD BE SCREENED ANNUALLY. SHOULD BE SCREENED ANNUALLY. >> THE REASON WE DO THIS, >> THE REASON WE DO THIS, THE REASON WE EVEN LOOK THIS THE REASON WE EVEN LOOK THIS NUMBER IS BECAUSE IT'S NUMBER IS BECAUSE IT'S INEXPENSIVE AND EASY WAY INEXPENSIVE AND EASY WAY TO LOOK TO SEE, HEY, IS THERE TO LOOK TO SEE, HEY, IS THERE A POTENTIAL FOR YOUR CHILD A POTENTIAL FOR YOUR CHILD TO BE UNDERWEIGHT OR TO BE UNDERWEIGHT OR OVERWEIGHT? OVERWEIGHT? AND WE KNOW THAT CHILDHOOD AND WE KNOW THAT CHILDHOOD OBESITY IS STRONGLY LINKED OBESITY IS STRONGLY LINKED TO ADULT OBESITY. TO ADULT OBESITY. WHICH IS LINKED TO A LOT OF WHICH IS LINKED TO A LOT OF CONDITIONS. CONDITIONS. >> BUT REMEMBER, IT'S JUST >> BUT REMEMBER, IT'S JUST A NUMBER AND MY FINAL QUESTION A NUMBER AND MY FINAL QUESTION IS FROM AMY OVER IN PHOENIX, IS FROM AMY OVER IN PHOENIX, SHE ASKS, ARE FLOATATION POOL SHE ASKS, ARE FLOATATION POOL TOYS SAFE FOR TODDLERS TOYS SAFE FOR TODDLERS AND KIDS? AND KIDS? >> AMY, THANK YOU . >> AMY, THANK YOU . AND HERE'S A QUICK PSA. AND HERE'S A QUICK PSA. DROWNING IS THE LEADING CAUSE DROWNING IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN CHILDREN. OF DEATH IN CHILDREN. IT ONLY TAKES AN INCH OF WATER IT ONLY TAKES AN INCH OF WATER AND A FEW SECONDS. AND A FEW SECONDS. SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE ARE SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT SUMMER SAFETY. TALKING ABOUT SUMMER SAFETY. AND I HAVE A FEELING WE'RE AND I HAVE A FEELING WE'RE GETTING A LOT OF THESE GETTING A LOT OF THESE QUESTIONS THIS UPCOMING SUMMER QUESTIONS THIS UPCOMING SUMMER . . SO SOME QUICK FLOATS, DO'S SO SOME QUICK FLOATS, DO'S AND DO NOT. AND DO NOT. SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE FIRST LOOK AT THE FACT THAT WE FIRST LOOK AT THE FACT THAT THOSE BABY NET FLOATS, WHICH THOSE BABY NET FLOATS, WHICH ARE ADORABLE, SHOULD NOT ARE ADORABLE, SHOULD NOT BE USED AS WATER THERAPY, BE USED AS WATER THERAPY, INTERVENTION TOOLS, ESPECIALLY INTERVENTION TOOLS, ESPECIALLY KIDS OF CERTAIN SPINAL OR KIDS OF CERTAIN SPINAL OR MUSCULAR CONDITIONS. MUSCULAR CONDITIONS. THIS CAN LEAD TO NECK INJURY. THIS CAN LEAD TO NECK INJURY. >> THERE'S ACTUALLY A FAUCI >> THERE'S ACTUALLY A FAUCI WARNING ON THIS AND FLOATING IN WARNING ON THIS AND FLOATING IN KIDS MAY ACTUALLY GIVE KIDS KIDS MAY ACTUALLY GIVE KIDS A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY. A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY. IT KEEPS THEM UPRIGHT. IT KEEPS THEM UPRIGHT. IT MAKES THEM THINK, HEY, I CAN IT MAKES THEM THINK, HEY, I CAN JUMP ON THE WATER. JUMP ON THE WATER. THERE'S NO ISSUE. THERE'S NO ISSUE. THEY DO NOT REPLACE LIKE THEY DO NOT REPLACE LIKE JACKETS EVER UNDER ANY JACKETS EVER UNDER ANY SITUATION. SITUATION. LIFE JACKETS ARE SPECIFICALLY LIFE JACKETS ARE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO KEEP KIDS DESIGNED TO KEEP KIDS HORIZONTAL, BUT ACTUALLY FLIP HORIZONTAL, BUT ACTUALLY FLIP THEM UPRIGHT IF THERE'S THEM UPRIGHT IF THERE'S A PROBLEM. A PROBLEM. AND THESE BY NO MEANS EVER AND THESE BY NO MEANS EVER REPLACE ADULT SUPERVISION REPLACE ADULT SUPERVISION AND ALL DELTS AROUND THE POOL AND ALL DELTS AROUND THE POOL SHOULD BE CPR TRAINED, CANNOT SHOULD BE CPR TRAINED, CANNOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH, BOTH FROM STRESS THIS ENOUGH, BOTH FROM A FATHER PERSPECTIVE AND A A FATHER PERSPECTIVE AND A PEDIATRICIAN PERSPECTIVE. PEDIATRICIAN PERSPECTIVE. >> SO IMPORTANT AND SOMETHING >> SO IMPORTANT AND SOMETHING THAT I CONTINUE TO PUT IN MY TO THAT I CONTINUE TO PUT IN MY TO DO LIST DR. PATEL YOU JUST DO LIST DR. PATEL YOU JUST REMINDING ME AGAIN. REMINDING ME AGAIN. >> THANK YOU . >> THANK YOU . AND IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS FOR AND IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS FOR DR. PATEL, WE DO THIS EVERY DR. PATEL, WE DO THIS EVERY FRIDAY, SO LEAVE HIM A MESSAGE FRIDAY, SO LEAVE HIM A MESSAGE ON INSTAGRAM FEED AND HE MIGHT ON INSTAGRAM FEED AND HE MIGHT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION RIGHT HERE ANSWER YOUR QUESTION RIGHT HERE NEXT FRIDAY. NEXT FRIDAY. AND NOW IT'S TIME FOR THE DROP, AND NOW IT'S TIME FOR THE DROP, WHERE WE TALK ABOUT THE BIG WHERE WE TALK ABOUT THE BIG MUSIC HEADLINES OF THE WEEK. MUSIC HEADLINES OF THE WEEK. ABC NEWS CONTRIBUTOR J. ABC NEWS CONTRIBUTOR J. RADIO PERSONALITY MEGAN WRIGHT RADIO PERSONALITY MEGAN WRIGHT IS HERE TO BREAK IT DOWN. IS HERE TO BREAK IT DOWN. I LOVE YOUR THEME MUSIC. I LOVE YOUR THEME MUSIC. WE HAVE LIKE WE HAVE LIKE A LITTLE CHOREOGRAPHICALLY, A LITTLE CHOREOGRAPHICALLY, RIGHT? RIGHT? I REALLY ENJOYED MYSELF, GOT I REALLY ENJOYED MYSELF, GOT THROUGH IT. THROUGH IT. SO I KEEP US UP TO SPEED HERE. SO I KEEP US UP TO SPEED HERE. WHAT DO WE NEED? WHAT DO WE NEED? YES. YES. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. FIRST AND FOREMOST, MILEY CYRUS FIRST AND FOREMOST, MILEY CYRUS SAYS NO MORE TOURING, WHICH SAYS NO MORE TOURING, WHICH IS A BIG STATEMENT, ESPECIALLY IS A BIG STATEMENT, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE TOURING IS HOW A LOT OF BECAUSE TOURING IS HOW A LOT OF ARTISTS MAKE MONEY IN AN ARTISTS MAKE MONEY IN AN INTERVIEW FOR THE COVER OF INTERVIEW FOR THE COVER OF VOGUE, SHE SAID , SINGING FOR VOGUE, SHE SAID , SINGING FOR HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ISN'T REALLY THE THING THAT ISN'T REALLY THE THING THAT I LOVE. I LOVE. >> SHE DESCRIBED IT AS NOT >> SHE DESCRIBED IT AS NOT NATURAL. NATURAL. ISOLATING HER FANS DIDN'T ISOLATING HER FANS DIDN'T REALLY LIKE THESE COMMENTS, REALLY LIKE THESE COMMENTS, AND SHE TOOK HER INSTAGRAM AND SHE TOOK HER INSTAGRAM TO CLARIFY, SAYING, I FEEL TO CLARIFY, SAYING, I FEEL CONNECTED TO MY FANS. CONNECTED TO MY FANS. NOW, MORE THAN EVER. NOW, MORE THAN EVER. >> WHEN I WHEN WE WENT, EVEN IF >> WHEN I WHEN WE WENT, EVEN IF I DON'T SEE THEM FACE TO FACE I DON'T SEE THEM FACE TO FACE EVERY NIGHT OF THE CONCERT, EVERY NIGHT OF THE CONCERT, MY FANS ARE SO DEEPLY IN MY FANS ARE SO DEEPLY IN MY HEART. MY HEART. NOW, DIANA, I WAS A TOUR D.J. NOW, DIANA, I WAS A TOUR D.J. FOR REALLY LONG TIME AND SHE FOR REALLY LONG TIME AND SHE WAS RIGHT. WAS RIGHT. WHEN YOU DO THESE REALLY BIG WHEN YOU DO THESE REALLY BIG VENUES, YOU KNOW, A COUPLE OF VENUES, YOU KNOW, A COUPLE OF TIMES IT'S COOL BECAUSE TIMES IT'S COOL BECAUSE YOU'RE LIKE, WOW, I JUST YOU'RE LIKE, WOW, I JUST PERFORMED IN FRONT OF 60 , 70 , PERFORMED IN FRONT OF 60 , 70 , SHE SAID HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS SHE SAID HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. OF PEOPLE. RIGHT. RIGHT. BUT IT'S SOMETHING ABOUT BEING BUT IT'S SOMETHING ABOUT BEING INTIMATE VENUES. INTIMATE VENUES. SO I'M FEELING LIKE SHE SHOULD SO I'M FEELING LIKE SHE SHOULD DO LIKE A SMALL VIDEO TOUR. DO LIKE A SMALL VIDEO TOUR. >> YES, PLEASE. >> YES, PLEASE. AND LET US COME TO . AND LET US COME TO . YEAH, WE GOT TO FIGURE OUT YEAH, WE GOT TO FIGURE OUT HERE. HERE. WE GO AGAIN ON MY TICKETS. WE GO AGAIN ON MY TICKETS. ONE DAY YOU'RE GOING TO SEE ME ONE DAY YOU'RE GOING TO SEE ME AND DIANE OUT. AND DIANE OUT. WE'RE OUT SOMEWHERE. WE'RE OUT SOMEWHERE. IT MAKES SENSE, THOUGH. IT MAKES SENSE, THOUGH. I WOULD THINK SOMEONE WHO HAS I WOULD THINK SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN TOURING FOR AS LONG AS SHE BEEN TOURING FOR AS LONG AS SHE HAS, YOU WOULD THINK THAT HAS, YOU WOULD THINK THAT SHE'S INTO IT, SHE LOVES IT OR SHE'S INTO IT, SHE LOVES IT OR WHATNOT. WHATNOT. BUT IT'S INTERESTING TO HEAR BUT IT'S INTERESTING TO HEAR THAT. THAT. BUT YEAH, I THINK A LOT OF BUT YEAH, I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE HEARD THAT AND THINK, PEOPLE HEARD THAT AND THINK, OH, GOSH, SHE'S GOING TO STOP OH, GOSH, SHE'S GOING TO STOP PERFORMING ENTIRELY, BUT MAYBE PERFORMING ENTIRELY, BUT MAYBE SHE'LL JUST START WITH SMALLER SHE'LL JUST START WITH SMALLER VENUES. VENUES. RIGHT NOW, SHE'S DOING RIGHT NOW, SHE'S DOING FESTIVALS LIKE LIVE FESTIVALS LIKE LIVE PERFORMANCES. PERFORMANCES. BUT I REALLY THINK THE SMALL BUT I REALLY THINK THE SMALL VENUES, EVEN THOUGH, OF COURSE, VENUES, EVEN THOUGH, OF COURSE, THERE'S GOING TO LINES DOWN THERE'S GOING TO LINES DOWN THE BLOCK, WOULD BE GREAT FOR THE BLOCK, WOULD BE GREAT FOR HER. HER. SO IN TWENTY , TWENTY OF SO IN TWENTY , TWENTY OF DECEMBER, TIANA DECEMBER, TIANA TAYLOR ANNOUNCED HER RETIREMENT TAYLOR ANNOUNCED HER RETIREMENT FROM RB MUSIC AND AS AN ARTIST. FROM RB MUSIC AND AS AN ARTIST. >> AND SINCE THEN SHE'S BEEN >> AND SINCE THEN SHE'S BEEN VOCAL ABOUT HOW SHE FELT ABOUT VOCAL ABOUT HOW SHE FELT ABOUT THE RECORD ABOUT BEING THE RECORD ABOUT BEING A RECORDING ARTIST IN THIS A RECORDING ARTIST IN THIS INDUSTRY. INDUSTRY. BUT OUR GIRL STAR IS ONLY BUT OUR GIRL STAR IS ONLY GROWING IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA, GROWING IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA, STARRING IN MOVIES LIKE STARRING IN MOVIES LIKE A THOUSAND AND ONE AND THE A THOUSAND AND ONE AND THE REMAKE FOR WHITE MEN JUMP. REMAKE FOR WHITE MEN JUMP. AND WE HAVE ALSO BENEFITED FROM AND WE HAVE ALSO BENEFITED FROM HER CREATIVITY WITH THE AUNTIES HER CREATIVITY WITH THE AUNTIES PRODUCTION, WHERE SHE DIRECTS PRODUCTION, WHERE SHE DIRECTS VIDEOS AND CREATIVE VIDEOS AND CREATIVE DIRECTOR FOR ARTISTS. DIRECTOR FOR ARTISTS. SO, YOU KNOW, FANS WERE ELATED SO, YOU KNOW, FANS WERE ELATED WHEN SUMMER WALKER POSTED WHEN SUMMER WALKER POSTED A CLIP WITH TIANA DURING A CLIP WITH TIANA DURING REHEARSALS FOR AN UPCOMING SHOW REHEARSALS FOR AN UPCOMING SHOW WHERE THEY'RE WORKING WHERE THEY'RE WORKING ON CHOREOGRAPHY. ON CHOREOGRAPHY. >> FANS OF SUMMER HAVE ALWAYS >> FANS OF SUMMER HAVE ALWAYS AND VOCAL ABOUT HOW THEY FELT AND VOCAL ABOUT HOW THEY FELT ABOUT PERFORMANCES, AND SUMMER ABOUT PERFORMANCES, AND SUMMER HAS NEVER SHIED AWAY FROM HAS NEVER SHIED AWAY FROM ADMITTING THAT THE STAGE IS A ADMITTING THAT THE STAGE IS A BIG CHALLENGE FOR HER. BIG CHALLENGE FOR HER. >> NOW KEEPING IT MOVIN. >> NOW KEEPING IT MOVIN. WE'VE BEEN KEEPING UP WITH THE WE'VE BEEN KEEPING UP WITH THE FOO FIGHTERS AND A LIVE STREAM FOO FIGHTERS AND A LIVE STREAM OF REHEARSALS ON SUNDAY OF REHEARSALS ON SUNDAY TO OFFICIALLY INTRODUCE TO OFFICIALLY INTRODUCE THEIR NEW DRUMMER, JOSH FREE'S THEIR NEW DRUMMER, JOSH FREE'S IS A LEGENDARY AND HIGHLY IN IS A LEGENDARY AND HIGHLY IN DEMAND DRUMMER WHO HAS HAD DEMAND DRUMMER WHO HAS HAD TEN YEARS WITH NINE INCH NAILS, TEN YEARS WITH NINE INCH NAILS, GUNS N ROSES AND SO MANY GUNS N ROSES AND SO MANY MORE ICONIC GROOVES. MORE ICONIC GROOVES. THEY PERFORM THEIR FIRST FULL THEY PERFORM THEIR FIRST FULL CONCERT SINCE THE PASSING OF CONCERT SINCE THE PASSING OF TAYLOR HAWKINS ON WEDNESDAY TAYLOR HAWKINS ON WEDNESDAY AND GIFFARD, NEW HAMPSHIRE, AND GIFFARD, NEW HAMPSHIRE, HONORING HAWKINS. HONORING HAWKINS. DAVE GROHL PERFORMED DAVE GROHL PERFORMED THE HAWKINS SONG FAN FAVORITE THE HAWKINS SONG FAN FAVORITE COLD DAY IN THE SUN. COLD DAY IN THE SUN. THEY ALSO RELEASED A NEW THEY ALSO RELEASED A NEW SINGLE, SHOW ME HOW , WHICH SINGLE, SHOW ME HOW , WHICH IS OFF THEIR UPCOMING ALBUM. IS OFF THEIR UPCOMING ALBUM. BUT HERE WE ARE HAPPY FOR THIS BUT HERE WE ARE HAPPY FOR THIS . . I KNOW IT'S HARD TO MOVE ON , I KNOW IT'S HARD TO MOVE ON , BUT FANS ARE READY GOOSEBUMPS BUT FANS ARE READY GOOSEBUMPS MOMENT FOR THEM TO PERFORM. MOMENT FOR THEM TO PERFORM. COLD DAY IN THE SUN. COLD DAY IN THE SUN. YES, FOR SURE. YES, FOR SURE. NOW, AS FAR AS MY VIRAL SONG OF NOW, AS FAR AS MY VIRAL SONG OF THE WEEK, TAYLOR SWIFT DROPPED THE WEEK, TAYLOR SWIFT DROPPED THE DELUXE ADDITION OF HER THE DELUXE ADDITION OF HER MIDNIGHT ALBUM TITLED MIDNIGHT MIDNIGHT ALBUM TITLED MIDNIGHT TILL DAWN . TILL DAWN . AND YOU KNOW, I HAVE TO PLAY AND YOU KNOW, I HAVE TO PLAY YOU A CLIP OF THE DRESS SHE HAS YOU A CLIP OF THE DRESS SHE HAS WITH THE BRONX OWN SPICE. WITH THE BRONX OWN SPICE. >> IT'S THE KARMA REMIX. >> IT'S THE KARMA REMIX. THAT IS IT. THAT IS IT. CAN I SAY SOMETHING LIKE A CAN I SAY SOMETHING LIKE A LIKE WHAT IS YOUR TEXT? LIKE WHAT IS YOUR TEXT? >> BUT HERE'S THE THING. >> BUT HERE'S THE THING. THE INTERNET IS REMINDING THE INTERNET IS REMINDING US ABOUT TAYLOR'S ROOM US ABOUT TAYLOR'S ROOM AND BOARD FOR A NINETEEN AND BOARD FOR A NINETEEN SEVENTY FIVE SINGER, SEVENTY FIVE SINGER, MATT ACHILLEAS APPEARANCE ON A MATT ACHILLEAS APPEARANCE ON A PODCAST THAT INVOLVED RACIST PODCAST THAT INVOLVED RACIST COMMENTS ABOUT SPICERS COMMENTS ABOUT SPICERS ETHNICITY. ETHNICITY. HE HAS SINCE APOLOGIZED. HE HAS SINCE APOLOGIZED. YET SOME SWIFTIES ARE YET SOME SWIFTIES ARE CRITICIZING TAYLOR FOR NOT CRITICIZING TAYLOR FOR NOT ADDRESSING THE REMARKS. ADDRESSING THE REMARKS. BUT WHAT I LOVE ABOUT SPACE , BUT WHAT I LOVE ABOUT SPACE , SHE TAKES THE HIGH ROAD SHE TAKES THE HIGH ROAD WITH EVERYTHING, AND I HOPE SHE WITH EVERYTHING, AND I HOPE SHE CONTINUES TO WIN. CONTINUES TO WIN. AND YOU COULD SEE TAYLOR WAS AND YOU COULD SEE TAYLOR WAS REALLY POSTING ABOUT THIS REALLY POSTING ABOUT THIS BEFORE IT CAME. BEFORE IT CAME. THIS IS A CLUB SHE'S REALLY THIS IS A CLUB SHE'S REALLY PROUD OF. PROUD OF. IT'S A BIG COLLAB. IT'S A BIG COLLAB. SO EXCITED FOR THE FOR SURE. SO EXCITED FOR THE FOR SURE. AWESOME. AWESOME. MEGHAN, THANK YOU . MEGHAN, THANK YOU . THANK YOU . THANK YOU . HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND. HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND. AND THANK YOU FOR STREAMING AND THANK YOU FOR STREAMING WITH US ON "ABC NEWS LIVE". WITH US ON "ABC NEWS LIVE". I'M DIANE MACEDO. I'M DIANE MACEDO. YOU CAN ALWAYS FIND US ON