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KGO America This Morning July 13, 2024

Stores. Secondhand clothes. How customers are cashing in. And from the shocking Sticker Price for these fancy oreo cookies to the date night these offduty cops will never forget to a special music milestone. Take on me all the trending stories for your wednesday morning. Take me on take on me. Good wednesday morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us. We begin with that breaking news overnight about attorney general william barr. Yes, sources say barr discussed possibly resigning if President Trump continues to tweet about the justice departments criminal investigations. All of this comes just one day before the president s longtime friend and adviser roger stone is due to be sentenced. Abcs Andrew Dymburt is in washington with the new details. Andrew, good morning. Reporter hey, good morning. This is really all about the tweets. Last week barr spoke exclusively to abc news and said the president s constant tweet something making his job impossible and now he may quit. A serious shakeup at the department of justice could be in the works. Sources telling abc News Attorney general william barr is considering stepping down over President Trumps tweets. It comes just hours after trump openly denied barrs public pleas to stop tweeting about Ongoing Justice Department cases. Trump on tuesday tweeting about the judge overseeing the roger stone case. In an exclusive interview with abc news last week barr had said trumps tweets about friend and convicted confidant roger stone were disrupting his ability to manage the department. To have public statements and tweets made about the department, about people in the department make it impossible for me to do my job. Reporter but a doj spokesperson insists that the attorney general has no plans to resign. Are you making his job impossible . Yeah, i do make his job harder. I do agree with that. I think thats true. He is a very straight shooter. We have a great attorney general. Reporter now barr did say the president never explicitly got involved in the case, something he and trump still maintain. I never spoke to him about the roger stone situation. Reporter the latest comments by the president come as a federal judge refused to delay sentencing for roger stone which is set for thursday. Stone was convicted on charges of lying to congress and witness tampering which stem from the mueller probe. I think it was a very, very rough thing that happened to roger stone. Reporter and on capitol hill, Republican Leaders like senator Mitch Mcconnell issuing a joint statement saying they still support the attorney general. Kenneth, kimberly. Well see how it shakes out. Dymburt dinl, thank you. Turning to President Trumps clemency spree pardoning and shortenings sentences of nearly a dozen people including former illinois governor rod blagojevich. He was released after his prison sentence was commuted. As blagojevich headed home he said he was on a mission to fight what he called a corrupt criminal justice system. The things i talk about doing were legal and this was routine politics and the people that did it are the ones who broke the laws and the ones who frankly should meet and face some accountability. Hes obviously got a big fan in me. Asking what my Party Affiliation is im a trumpocra tet. Highprofile pardons went to michael milken, former San Francisco 49ers owner Eddie Debartolo who was convicted in a gambling scandal and forme new York Police Commissioner bernie kerik who served three years for tax fraud. The family of another party has donated 200,000 to trumps campaign. A developing story from south florida where a car has plunged off a ferry. The car went under between Fisher Island and miami. After locating the vehicle authorities confirmed two women were inside and were unrespon unresponsive. Efforts to recover the victims continued overnight. Crews says it appears to have been an accident. We turn now to the highstakes debate on the Las Vegas Strip tonight. Yeah, Michael Bloomberg will face his democratic rivals for the first time. It comes as questions are raised about whether one candidate is overstating the number of minorities supporting his campaign. This morning, Michael Bloomberg is hours away from his first debate as a president ial candidate. And his rivals are taking aim at the billionaire businessman. The working people of this country are tired of a corrupt political system in which billionaires think they can buy elections. Reporter bloomberg has spent an unprecedented 381 million on political ads so far. And now his campaign has announced if elected president bloomberg will immediately put his company into a blind trust and sell it. Do you think hes buying the race . Hes trying to buy the race but leros the thing, its not that simple. You have to actually be willing to look voters in the eye to take questions at some point. You have to be ready to be challenged. Reporter it comes three days about of the caucuses where many will face their first test with minority voters including Pete Buttigieg who is under new scrutiny this morning. Nevada is going to make history. Reporter in several cases reviewed by abc news, the Buttigieg Campaign overstated its support among minority leaders with people identified as supporters later saying their int interactions have been misunderstood or misunderstood and Campaign Officials deny any attempts to overstate buttigiegs support. In the meantime, the Trump Campaign is taking out a full page newspaper ad in todays Las Vegas Reviewjournal with the words democrats will kill nevada jobs in big red letters. At a cnn town hall buttigieg turned his attacks towards trump and rush limbaugh. The radio host said tuesday the president told him to never apologize after limbaugh was criticized for saying america isnt ready to see a gay man kissing his husband on a dan abrams stage. One thing about my marriage is its never involved me having to send hush money to a porn star after cheating on my spouse with him or her. They want to debate family values, lets debate. Im ready. Reporter meanwhile bloomberg is addressing criticism about his ties to big banks. His plan to crack down on wall street includes a new tax on financial transactions. He also wants to make it easier to prosecute bankers. Turning to the weather a storm sweeping across the country is bringing more rain and flooding to the south. Parts of alabama are under a state of emergency. Some parts of the region could get up to three more inches of rain today. Landslides could be a threat. A road above the Tennessee River has given way, the same landslide has already destroyed several homes. Lets take a closer look at your wednesday forecast. Good morning. Its another wet start to the day across the southeast as we have this boundary pushing through. Good news, we get a little bit of a break as we head into the afternoon, some drier, cooler air working on in. However, more rain across the region for our thursday. Were tracking snow across the Central Plains across nebraska, into kansas, and were talking three to six inches of snow in spots across colorado included. North of that where we have the arctic chill, high temperatures struggle to make it into the teens. Im Accuweather Meteorologist adam del rosso. Coming up, the rising cost of breakfast. The new 13 box of cereal. And also ahead, the Department Stores now getting into the secondhand Clothing Market and how customers are cashing in. An help me. Okay, can you breathe. Help me. Easy. Help me. My friend. My friend. You see it there, frantic moments in switzerland. Thats one of two women rescued after being buried by an avalanche. A snowboarder and her friends kept her calm. She pleaded for them to find her friend. The other woman was found about 200 feet away. Chinas death toll from the coronavirus has topped 2,000 people but chinese Officials Say the number of new cases appears to be slowing. A second virusrelated death is being reported in hong kong today. Meanwhile in japan the twoweek quarantine period for the diamond princess cruise ship is finally over. Passengers left the boat this morning but those heading to the u. S. Will not be allowed into the country for another two weeks. And changes are coming for people who own a ring home surveillance. A second layer of verification will be required to sign into your account. Users will get a Security Code via email or text message that must be entered along with the user name and password. The change follows a series of recent incidents involving hackers taking over cameras including a man who claimed to be santa claus frightening a girl in her bedroom in mississippi. Theres a growing trend at major Department Stores. More of them are now selling secondhand clothes. Macys, jcpenney and nordstrom are the latest stores where customers can make an appointment and show up with the clothes they want to sell. The stores trained buyers evaluate your old clothes and make you an offer. Resale is tapping into the ethos of the consumer that, one, they want to save money and, two, they want to more economical with the money they are spending. New way for Department Stores to stay relevant amid challenges from online retailers. Later customers who resold their clothes explain how the process worked for them. Youll have to pay a healthy price if you want General Mills new healthy cereal for breakfast. The Health Morning summit contains almonds, dried fruit and 15 grams of whole grain. It also costs 13 per box. General mills is hoping it will give a much needed boost to cereal sales. From expensive cereal to expensive cookies, coming up, sticker shock for oreo fans. Over, the last the over the word royal. Will harry and meghan have to drop it from their brand . New details about the woman posing as a photographer to kidnap an infant. The babys mother explains why knee somehow sleeps with a knife under her pillow. I am totally blind. And non24 can make me show up too early. Or too late. Or make me feel like im not really there. Talk to your doctor, and call 8442342424. And my lack of impulse control, is about to become your problem. Ahh no, come on. I saw you eating poop earlier. My focus is on the road, and thats saving me cash with drivewise. Hey allergy muddlers. Achoo . Do your sneezes turn heads . Try zyrtec. It starts working hard at hour one. 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We turn now to the alleged baby stealing plot in washington state. A woman accused of posing as a photographer has pleaded not guilty to a kidnapping scheme. Were now hearing from the babys mother who says she was drugged with a cupcake and is so gripped by fear that she carries a machete and sleeps with a knife under her pillow. Im terrified shes going to get back out. Like this is my kids. Reporter elysia miller says since juliette parkers release shes lived with that fear. She sat in the front row as parker pleaded not guilty in what police say was a plot to kidnap an infant. She posted a facebook ad for free newborn photo sessions. Miller says parker came to her home, drugged her and tried to kidnap her baby. Im not sleeping. Im not eating. Reporter she says parker came to her home on three occasions for free photo shoots. On the third visit she says parker and her teenage daughter brought cupcakes and wine with them. She offered me a glass of wine, and they pressured me to try the cupcakes. Reporter miller says she immediately felt sick and called 911 kicking them out of her home. According to Court Documents they left but parker allegedly took selfies with the baby, wiped down the drinking glasses they used and stole the victims house keys. We believe she was attempting to find a small female infant and was going to kidnap the baby and take the baby out of state and raise it as her own. Reporter investigators say at least a dozen women have now come forward with stories of interacting with parker who is charged with attempted kidnapping and assault. She had been out on bail but was considered a flight risk and was rearrested. Miller says shes relieved to see her locked up but is still paralyzed by her fear. My machete goes with every room that im in. My kids have to stay in the room im in so if she came back id be able to protect them. Police are waiting for toxicology reports. Parkers 16yearold daughter is expected to face the same charges as her mother but in juvenile court. Well have much more on the story later this morning on good morning america. And jury deliberations resume today in Harvey Weinsteins Sexual Assault trial. Shortly after getting the case, jurors asked the judge for legal definitions of the charges and a floor plan of weinsteins apartment. Hes charged with raping one woman and sexually assaulting another. The defense argues weinsteins accusers maintained contact with him after the alleged assaults. We asked an accusers attorney about that. The defense spent a great deal of time on the fact that there was communication as he mentioned between the victims there shouldnt because somebody gets tickets to a screening long after a Sexual Assault doesnt mean they werent sexually assaulted. Weinstein says any contact with his accusers was consensual. If convicted, he could face life in prison. Prince harry and kufrps duchess meghan may lose another title. A source tells abc news the queen may not allow the couple to use the sussex royal branding. It could affect some of their actives including Charity Efforts and their website. Talks are under way in buckingham palace. But it appears the loss of the branding is likely. And we have an update about nascar driver ryan newman as he recovers from mondays horrific crash at the daytona 500. Newman is alert and speaking though he remained in serious condition overnight. He and his family have expressed their thanks for all the support they received. Nascar is investigating the crash. Good news there. We heard that he was up, alert, awake and so hearing that news definitely good news there. And up next in the pulse, the 80s song hitting a major milestone that few other songs have hit. Also ahead, Surveillance Video showing how one couples date night turned into a night theyll never forget. 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