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Hes now in quarantine. Ime black driver, targeteds only by what he called a despicable act of hatred. A noose found hanging in his garage stall at talladega super speedway in talladega. Those are some of our top stories on this monday, june 22nd. It is great to have our friend Mona Kosar Abdi back in this seat. We begin with john boltons disparaging account of the trump presidency. The former National Security adviser says foreign leaders had mastered the art of ringing President Trumps bells. He is warning the 2020 election is the last chance to protect the country from the president. He said come november he wont be voting for President Trump or joe biden. Abcs Martha Raddatz has more. Reporter john bolton, who served President Trump longer than any of his National Security advisers, saying he was deeply disturbed by trumps actions in the white house. You also used the phrase in the book that trumps pattern looked like obstruction of justice as a way of life, which we couldnt accept. Obstruction of justice as a way of life . Look, these were things that i could see some evidence of, and they bothered me greatly. I talked to the attorney general about them. I talked to the counsel to the president about them. Ive talked to other members of the cabinet about them. And relayed my concerns. And they were very much on my mind. Reporter a federal judge refusing the Justice Departments request to block the memoir the room where it happened. Although, the judge admonishing the former National Security adviser for likely publishing classified materials, a claim bolton disputes. The book being released tuesday accuses the president of being erratic, irrational, and foolish. I dont think hes fit for office. I dont think he has the competence to carry out the job. There really isnt any guiding principle that i was able to discern other than, whats good for Donald Trumps reelection. Reporter President Trump blasting bolton, saying he broke the law and will pay a big price in possible losses of book profits and potential criminal charges. Democrats and republicans questioned why bolton never sought to testify in house impeachment hearings. For 29. 95, he can monetize his National Security clearance, but under oath he would have had an opportunity to answer questions and not just make assertions. Reporter but now some democrats say they will investigate any further allegations of wrongdoing raised in the book. I dont think we should wait if we conclude that there are important things that he says that need to be exposed to the public. The public needs to know exactly what they have in this president. Reporter what john bolton also makes very clear in the interview is that while he did not testify during the impeachment hearings, he wanted the book out before the election. Martha raddatz, abc news, washington. Our thanks to martha, who did an incredible job on that special last night. Stay with abc to hear much more directly from john bolton. Hell join us live on Good Morning America later this morning. A top House Democrat is calling for the impeachment of attorney general william barr. It follows the firing this weekend of the u. S. Attorney for the district that includes new york city. Abcs trevor ault has more. Reporter the chair of the House Judiciary Committee saying attorney general william barr deserves to be impeached after the abrupt firing of the nations most powerful u. S. Attorney. Weve seen a pattern of the president opposing of barr corruptly impeding all these investigations. So this is just more of the same. Reporter democrats now vowing to investigate whether the decision to remove Jeffrey Berman was politically motivated. Sources tell abc news the president has been pushing to get berman out for months. The attorney general even telling him to resign. Im just here to do my job. Reporter berman refused, leading to that public standoff with barr, ending only when the a. G. Asked the president to step in and fire him. I dont get involved. I just dont get involved. But the president has to sign a document, or i guess give it the okay. Reporter bermans new york office had already sent the president s former fixer, michael cohen, to prison and has been investigating his personal attorney, rudy giuliani, for months. Former National Security adviser john bolton telling Martha Raddatz President Trump told turkeys president erdogan in 2018 hed intervene in the offices investigation into a stateowned turkish bank. The president said to erdogan at one point, look, those prosecutors in new york are obama people. Wait till i get my people in and then well take care of this. I thought to myself, and im a department of justice alumnus myself, ive never heard any president say anything like that. Reporter whatever was said, halkbank was indicted last fall for fraud, money laundering, and sanctions violations after a negotiated settlement fell apart. Berman, a registered republican and trump donor, was appointed by the Trump Administration. Promising she and the staff would protect the districts integrity and independence. Senator graham says hes going to honor whats known as a blue slip rule. It means a nominee cant advance unless they have the approval from the two senators of the state of the nomination. And already both senators here in new york have called on the president s nominee, jay clayton, to withdraw his name from consideration. Trevor ault, abc news, new york. Trevor, thank you. Now to the coronavirus pandemic. Good news in some areas as new york city moves to phase two of its reopening, but it comes amid troubling numbers, including nearly 120,000 deaths. Heres abcs zohreen shah. Reporter new york city one of the hardesthit areas preparing to enter phase two. Restaurants setting up outdoor seating with more social distancing to accommodate patrons. Governor andrew cuomo saying less than 1 of tests in the state saturday returning positive. Talladega super speedway welcoming 5,000 fans sunday. That race postponed due to rain, rescheduled. But concerns the disease is spreading. Covid19 cases are spreading like wildfire in states like florida, arizona, and texas. Reporter hospitalizations up in 17 states, 11 of them reporting a Record Number of cases this weekend. In florida, more than 3,100 lives taken. More than half of all reported cases involving people under the age of 35. I dont feel like people are doing enough of a job of keeping social distancing and keeping masks on their face. People are getting a little more tired of Wearing Masks but this is not the time to do that. Reporter saturday night in tulsa, President Trump holding his First Campaign event since the pandemic began. Oklahoma Health Officials urging those who had recently been at largescale gatherings to get tested. Later this week, President Trump heads to arizona, which is also seeing a rising trend. She will suggest returning to phase one after Health Officials announced the largest increase of covid19 cases in a single day. Several cities also cracking down, making masks mandatory despite a lack of statewide orders. Zohreen shah, abc news, los angeles. A new York City Police officer has been suspended without payoff using an apparent chokehold during an arrest. Police say they tackled a man on a beach boardwalk after he threw something at them. The video shows an officer with his arm around the mans neck until another officer pulls him off and the man was taken to the hospital. The Police Commissioner said accountability in policing is essential. A big announcement from the little boy in a controversial immigration case some 20 years ago. Elian gonzalez is about to become a father. Now 26, he and his fiancee are expecting later this summer. Gonzales was brought to the u. S. By his mother, who drowned in the attempt. Armed federal agents seized him from the home of relatives. Removing the Christopher Columbus statue from the ohio statehouse apparently isnt enough for some people. More than 24,000 people have signed a change. Org petition calling for the States Capital city to be renamed. Instead of columbus, they want to call it flavor town. The sponsor chose that name because columbus is a, quote, culinary crossroads and celebrity chef guy fieri was born there, apparently. I love his show, the whole diners what is it called . Diners, driveins you know what im talking about. According to my notes he was born ferry, he just made it real exotic. Fieri. So you made be wondering, is this a joke . It seems like it. Flavor town. But on that note, lets just go ahead and call d. C. Chocolate city. Yeah, chocolate city. Sign the petition right now. I had many dates that started that way. Take you to flavor town. As in a bunch of restaurants, going to have some good food. Get to that tease. Coming up, the giz wiz joins us with gadgets you may not know about. The return of food samples at costco. At costco. Flavor town you try to stay ahead of the mess. But scrubbing still takes time. Now theres new powerwash dish spray. Its the faster way to clean as you go. Just spray, wipe and rinse. It cleans grease five times faster. New dawn powerwash. Spray, wipe, rinse. Try natures bounty hair, skin and nails gummies. The number one brand to support silky hair, glowing skin, and healthy nails. Beauty comes naturally, only from natures bounty. About the Colonial Penn program. Here to tell you if youre age 50 to 85, and looking to buy Life Insurance on a fixed budget, remember the three ps. What are the three ps . The three ps of Life Insurance on a fixed budget are price, price, and price. A price you can afford, a price that cant increase, and a price that fits your budget. Im 54. Alex, whats my price . You can get coverage for 9. 95 a month. Im 65 and take medications. Whats my price . Also 9. 95 a month. I just turned 80. Whats my price . 9. 95 a month for you too. If youre age 50 to 85, call now about the 1 most popular whole Life Insurance plan, available through the Colonial Penn program. It has an affordable rate starting at 9. 95 a month. No medical exam, no health questions. Your acceptance is guaranteed. And this plan has a guaranteed lifetime rate lock, so your rate can never go up for any reason. So call now for free information. And youll also get this free beneficiary planner. And its yours just for calling. So call now. Turning now to the new face of shopping as stores around the country get back to business. As many stores ease restrictions, some are even adding back a few old customer favorites, like those food samples at costco. Heres abcs becky worley. Reporter with so much changing about the way we shop due to coronavirus, masks, gloves, social distancing, all of it, shoppers are getting ready for the return of something familiar. My costco here in california is still missing a signature feature, food samples. But theyre coming back in other parts of the country. Costco announcing theyre bringing back those food samples theyre known for. Shelved when the pandemic hit, over the coming weeks. Its just one of many retailers moving to ease restrictions inside stores as states begin to reopen. When we see a little bit of easing happening, consumers and shoppers are more willing to go to those stores because they know its a little bit more restricted and they feel safe. Reporter target announcing it will begin accepting returns again. Kroger, expanding store hours. Easing restrictions has industry watchdogs on alert, though. The concern is that the virus is still very, very active and spreading. And that the proper protections are not adequate enough in place to protect workers and customers. Reporter not all retailers, though, ready to get back to normal. Apple announcing its closing 11 stores in four states due to an uptick in coronavirus cases. But if you do decide to hit the stores, best practices. Wear a mask. And keep as much distance from other shoppers as you can. Becky worley, abc news. Our thanks to becky. Good tips. I want some of those samples. Got to get them. Oh, my gosh. I cant wait for that. Coming up, staying organized and amused at home. We are checking out some gadgets we never knew we needed, including a squeezable lightbulb. Hd5. Hd5. With so many of us still spending quite a bit of time at home these days, its never been more important to stay organized. Joining us this morning to show us some useful gadgets that we never even knew existed is our own giz wiz dick debartolo. Dick, good morning, its good to see you. The same to you, kenneth. And i have a very unique l. E. D. Lightbulb. And this is the story. Show us again how you can crunch it up. Okay, so this is the bulb. You never have to worry about knocking into it, breaking it, its safe around kids, pets, its great for camping, its great for tight spaces. It never gets hot, it stays cool to the touch, and it lasts 13 years. These two versions. One thats a 40watt equivalent that runs at 5 watts. One thats a 60watt equivalent thats runs at 7 watts. The price is 6 and 7. And just so you know, the bulb in that video, it still works and im still crunching it up. I love that. I always say, dick that you light up this show. And you proved it right there. Also, youre a standup guy, apparently youve got a laptop stand to tell us about. I do. This looks strange. What does it do . Im going to show you what it does. Like an accordion. Then you flip it, these down, and there are seven places to lock that in. Okay, and it is a way to hold a notebook or laptop. At any height you want. That is how to hold up a laptop. That laptop stand. Pretty cool, dick. Whats the price on that . Its about 25. Its really neat. Okay, thats not bad. Thats not bad at all. Lets talk some trash now. Oh, yeah, absolutely. Very unique kind of trash bin that will help you in the kitchen, watch. Its the folding trash bin. You can use it like this. But if you want to get a lot of trash in it, you can open it up. And then its usable two ways. You can use it in the bathroom as a standing trash bin. You can hang it on a door, inside of the door or outside. But my favorite use when is youre cooking. Hang it on a drawer. Let me open this drawer again. Theres a nice lip. You can even use it in a car as a trash bin in the back. Hang it on the drawer. This comes off. Put a plastic bag in here. Then put this back on to hold the bag in place. Then when youre done cooking, you take this off again and you use it as a scraper to get everything to go into the trash bin. Its about 25 bucks. Thats a good price right there, dick. Finally, you got some gadget clip sets to tell us about . Yeah, i have some clips in there called gadget klip. This is what they do. This gadget is called gadget klip, and this is what its used for. You get those big, clunky wires that come with appliances. You roll them up. Normally i was using these big old office clips. What i like about gadget klip is they go on and they close down without catching the wire. I was always afraid of getting the fire pinched. These are stainless steel, industrial plastic. They come in three sizes. The small, i use that to wind up my cable. Medium, a transformer cable. Depending on how many you buy, 1. 50 to 2. Gadget klip with a k. I heard the other one was the last one but youve got a mic flag also . Everybodys making their own videos. If you want to look a little more professional, i thought abc made their own, but you can buy them online for under 10 bucks. Just drop your mic through it, your handheld mic, and you have a mic flag. You can decorate it if you want, look a little more professional, and theyre under 10 bucks. Thats not bad for budding journalists who want to get out there. Dick b. , thank you so much. Check out dicks website, gizwiz. Biz, as well as wnnfans. Com. Dick debartolo, thank you again, my friend. So good to see you. The same, buddy. Youre watching world news now. 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