Transcripts For KGO ABC News Good Morning America 20130716 :

Transcripts For KGO ABC News Good Morning America 20130716

Of the road. And his surprising tribute to them at his concert. Theyre here live, only on gma. And good morning, america. Great to have Elizabeth Vargas here this morning. And, boy, is this heat taking hold here in new york. All across the northeast. Theres citi field. The allstar game is going to be played there tonight. It is going to be so hot down there on that field, well over 90. And then, at washington, d. C. This morning, going to be in the 90s there, as well. D. C. Heating up in more ways than one. This is the hottest time of the year historically. But this is unusual. And sam champion is starting us off with the heat warnings and advisories for so much of the country right now. And sam, its not just how high the temperatures are. But how many days the temperatures have been so high. Thats the important part, elizabeth. How long the heat will last. I dont think people realize what you just said. And that is its not august that is typically, statistically the hottest time of the year. Its right now. The fact that were going to threaten records in hartford, and providence, just one or two degrees off the record today. But this stretch of heat will last for five, six, seven and in some cases longer days. Thats going to be the real issue for a lot of folks trying to keep cool. From maine to minnesota, blistering heat affecting almost half the country. You ever been close to death . Its about two steps closer. Reporter after the hottest day of the year in new york city yesterday, heat advisories and warnings have been issued in the northeast. And its only going to get worse, as the warm temperatures now move west. Its so hot, our Nations Capital has issued a heat advisory, as the heat index there hits 100 degrees. And now news that thousands in the metro d. C. Area will be without water for several days during this extreme heat, thanks to a water main fail in suburban maryland. New york is seeing its longest stretch of heat in more than a decade. Just in time for one of baseballs biggest events, the allstar game. Prompting a warning from mayor michael bloomberg. Theres about 425 cooling centers that we have open around the city for those needing relief from the heat. Reporter in one new york town, a store owner got creative with this homemade air conditioner. Andrew scott sweeted this picture from pennsylvania, writing, when the pool water is this hot, you know its hot outside. That says 90 degrees. And look at this. In philly, the scorching son melting chocolate and liquefying crayons. And melting and liquefying us, too. I see you back there. If youre in shorts and tshirts, thats the west way to run today. If you have to be outside, make sure youre hydrated and keeping cool. This is days and days of heat. Look at the heat index levels, what it will feel like to you, when youre out in the combination of heat and humidity. 98, almost 100 degrees, it feels likes in new york today. Washington, d. C. , about 100 degrees. Raleigh, 105. And at thes the issue again. George, elizabeth, back inside to you. Its the days and days and days of not being able to cool off. Thats a sea of red. But not too hot to get photo bombed. And the temperatures soar, the gas prices are skyrocketing, too. 15 cents in the last week. You see it more than 20 cents over the last year. For everyone who drives and the economy, lets bring our newest contributor, betty liu. Great to have you here. Whats behind this big jump in the last week . H gas prices are surging. And the average price of gas right now is 3. 64 a gallon. In some cities like chicago and l. A. , were talking about 4 and above a gallon. If prices stay at this level, it can cost you 200 or more over the next year to fill up your gas tank. Whats behind all of this . You have turmoil in the middle east. The unrest in egypt is creating insta instability. At the thats raising prices. And back here in the United States, people are hitting the roads. Theyre going on vacation. Theyre filling up their gas tanks. If this is partly seasonal, is the price spike long enough to actually hurt the economy . If you see the spike in gas prices, immediately you can see an impact. Economists are telling me in two to three months, thats when the sticker shock will really hit consumers. Come september, october, right when the critical Holiday Shopping season is beginning, thats when consumers will start to pull back on their spending. That could hurt an already fragile economy. A economy hit by higher taxes and cuts in government spending. Turning to the latest on the George Zimmerman verdict and reaction to it. There were more violent demonstrations in los angeles overnight, with plenty of scuffles. At least 20 arrests. A cameraman getting hit during the protests. All this as we learn that the jury in the zimmerman trial was initially split. Abcs matt gutman has the story. Reporter the six are silent no more. Overnight, a woman who said she was b37, one of the six still anonymous female jurors, describing the tense hours in the jury room to cnns anderson cooper. I want people to know that we put everything into everything, to get this verdict. We didnt just go in there and say, were going to come in here and just do guilty not guilty. We thought about it for hours. And cried over it afterwards. Reporter zimmerman was charged with seconddegree murder with a lesser charge of manslaughter for shooting 17yearold Trayvon Martin. The jurors were sequestered for 21 days, away from their families. The juror who appeared in shadow, said the first vote on guilt or innocence was split. We had three not guilties. One seconddegree murder. And two manslaughters. Reporter interesting point. Juror b37 refers to zimmerman as george and trayvon as that boy. Ultimately, it seems zimmermans claim he shot martin in selfdefense won jurors over. Theres not a right or wrong. Even if he did reach for the gun, it doesnt make any difference. How so . Well, because george had a right to protect himself at that point. So, you believe that George Zimmerman really felt his life was in danger . I do. I really do. Reporter b37 was one of the five white jurors, also noted she had trouble understanding rachel jeantel, who was on the phone with martin just seconds before he was killed. He looked like a crazy ass cracker. I dont think its racial. I think its everyday life. The type of life they live and how theyre living, in the environment that theyre living in. Reporter all of that triggering outrage on twitter with comments like, i dont even have words to adequately describe how disgusted i am with juror b37. She made quite a splash yesterday, announcing she was going to write a book about her experiences as a zimmerman juror. After all of that backlash overnight, her agent announced she is cancelling that book and going back to live her life as it was before she was a juror. Interesting. I was really struck by two things that juror said. That they were so split, three for acquittal, two for manslaughter, one for seconddegree murder. And they all apparently believe that Trayvon Martin threw the first punch. Reporter thats right. They were talking about how much confusion there was on that jury. There was confusion about the jury instruction. Eventually all of the not guilties swayed the guilties. And what happened was ultimately, they decided he had to act in selfdefense, that was zimmerman. What is clear is they took that responsibility very, very seriously. Of course, all of the deliberations over just one very, very long day. Thank you so much, matt gutman. It was a riveting account. With that, lets get to Barbara Walters exclusive interview with the parents of George Zimmerman. Barbara, its great to have you with us. We saw the juror there shielding her identity. Zimmermans parents didnt go that far with you. But theyre living in fear, too. They can no longer go back to their house. Theyre living in hotels. They dont want anyone to know what hotel. Theyve had death threats. What hurts them most are the accusations that they are also racist. Im just going to ask you straight up, mr. Zimmerman. Is your son, george, a racist . Absolutely not. Reporter its the question dividing a nation. A public outcry, far and wide. Hes never been taught to be a racist. Were not racist. We dont see colors. Were color blind. Reporter and you, two, are an interracial couple. Were a mixed race couple. George and his wife are a mixed race couple. Reporter this morning, George Zimmerman is a free man. But trapped in a new dark reality. George is in hiding now. Have you been able to talk to him . No. To tell you the truth, we dont trust anything, not even the phones. Reporter you think your son has to stay in hiding for a long time . If i was him, i would. Reporter how long . Possibly the rest of his life. Not in hiding the rest of his life. But there will be people looking for him for a long, long time. Reporter are you concerned for your own safety . Yes. Reporter can you give me some idea of what some of the threats have been . Everyone in georges dna should be killed. Every kind of horrible thing you can imagine. Reporter do you have to live in hiding, do you think . Yes. Reporter you dont give friends or family your address . No. No. Reporter many claim that justice was unserved, for 17yearold Trayvon Martin. What do you say to people who are demanding vengeance, especially some people in the black community . Theres nothing i can tell them. But theres something i can do. I can pray for them. Reporter as parents, what would you say to Trayvon Martins parents . As parents, that we are deeply sorry for this tragedy. Deeply sorry. We pray for Trayvon Martin. To be in a better place. Its always in our prayers. Reporter what do you want to say to your son . That i love him with all my heart. That im sorry that it has to come this way. Painful for the whole family. But the truth will set you free. And thats, you know, what i have been living and waiting for. The truth will set you free, george. And thats what it did. Barbara, boy, you can see the pain on her face. But a lot of people remarked that George Zimmerman throughout the trial didnt show much emotion at all. How did they explain that . We asked about that. And they said, we have taught him to be composed. Privately, he does show emotion. But hes not someone who shows emotion publicly. And as you can see with them, they answered every question. But they dont show a tremendous amount of emotion. That doesnt mean that theyre not in fear. And that doesnt mean that they dont feel things. Do they have any idea how george is going to be able to debt back to his life and make a living . They dont think hes going to be able to make a living. They cant imagine how he can get a job. They dont have any money. Theyre living on the money from the defense fund. And that will run out. They dont have any other means of support. Fascinating to watch. Thanks for bringing it to us. Thank you, george. Get to josh and the rest of the morning headlines. Were going to begin with news that one of the worlds mostwanted men has been captured. U. S. Authorities had offered a 5 million reward for the arrest of Miguel Angel Trevino morales, the notoriously brutal leader of the zetas drug cartel. Hes been captured along the u. S. mexico border, along with 2 million in cash in his truck. Hes linked to hundreds of killings, and allegedly shipped drugs into the United States every week. Big questions about a discovery onboard a north korean ship traveling from cuba, that has been stopped eped in the p canal. Authorities say they found missile parts in the cargo hold of the ship. Seen here in a picture tweeted by panamas president. 7 people have been killed, 250 injured, after violent new protests erupted in egypt overnight. Supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi threw rocks and set fires. Meanwhile, in washington, the senate set for a showdown on capitol hill, with harry reid vowing to change filibuster rules to clear the way for president obamas cabinet nominations. A rare closeddoor meeting with nearly all 100 senators failed to resolve the dispute. If republicans try to block the nominees today, democrats plan to change requirement for a filibuster to 51 votes instead of 60, the socalled nuclear option. And this morning, all it took was 450 pounds of dynamite the bring down this power plant in ft. Lauderdale, florida. The demolition making way for a new plant that will use some 35 less fuel and save customers millions of dollars on their electric bills in the process. Something unusual about the winner of last nights home run derby. The big event on the eve of baseballs allstar game, being held here in new york city. It wasnt the 32 homers, which is roughly a seasons worth of home runs, by Yoenis Cespedes of the oakland as. Nor that 456 moon shot and the 31 that followed. The real shocker, cespedes is not, in fact, an allstar. He was not selected. Apparently, not thought to be good enough. Hes also thought he was relatively unknown, really. The first time a home run derby winner is not on the roster. An oakland a. Yoenis cespedes. So named to lets all stumble over the name. . Yes, well be saying that again. And we have a wonderful moment from last nights thing for play of the day. Youre going to want to see. All right. Thank you, josh. Now, to the new trouble for costco, under fire from a top designer. Michael kors is suing the store for false advertising, accusing the warehouse giant of using his handbags in ads to attract customers. And its not the first time that costco has been slapped with this kind of lawsuit. Aditi roy is here with the story. Aditi . Reporter michael kors handbags, chic and exclusive, adorning the arms of hollywood celebrities. Where do i start . Reporter now, the luxury designer who judged project runway, is asking a reallife judge to weigh in. Michael kors is suing costco for allegedly falsely advertising its bags for at least half the price. Its michael kors decision if it wants to go down to a lower price point at a store where youre able to buy jumbosized toilet paper before you buy a luxury bag. It doesnt necessarily want to make that leap down yet. Reporter the suit claims that costco sent out an email blast for mothers day, showing pictures of michael kors bags, that advertise the designer purses for as low as 99. The problem is, costco doesnt sell michael kors bags. The complaint says michael kors sent its people to 19 costco stores. And found no michael kors purses on shelves or the wholesalers website. The complaint calls it a bait and switch scheme, to lure customers away from michael kors and into costco. Earlier this year, tiffany took costco to court, for allegedly misleads customers into thinking its Diamond Rings were from the iconic jewelry store. Costco said that tiffany is a generic term to describe the setting. This latest suit, the retailer may be risking its relationship with the Luxury Brands that it does carry. If michael kors is going into court to say that costco is a lowend brand that they dont want to be associated with, that could negatively affect other brands. Reporter the discount retailer has been sued in the past. We called up costco and the company declined comment. We called up michael kors and did not hear back. Elizabeth . Aditi, thank you so much. Yet again. And laras here with good news, times two. Times two, indeed, elizabeth. Good morning, everybody. And the zoo atlanta was expecting their giant panda lun lun to give birth to one cub. Instead, she welcomed twins last night. Big surprise. Take a look. 6 21 p. M. , after a mere one hour of labor by 15yearold giant panda lun lun, a new cub entered the world. And then, two minutes later, as lun lun cuddled her newborn baby, something happened that no one expected. Lun lun gave birth to a second panda. We see a second cub come out. So, were like, oh, my gosh. Twins. It was sheer pandemonium. Reporter lun luns second cub was a total surprise to even the zoo. We tried to do a couple of ultrasounds on her. Got one image of a developing fetus. We knew there was something in there. But we had no idea they were twins. Reporter the twin bundles of joy came in at a combined weight of just 8. 6 ounces. Theyll rotate care between mother and staff to make sure that the cubs get the attention they need. And though the world may be on high alert for the next royal, zoo atlanta is preparing for their newest stars. Expected to make their public debut this november. The only thing zoo atlanta right now has on the royal baby is that we have twins. Reporter no names yet for the two peas in a pod. As the zoo is keeping with the chinese tradition of waiting 100 days to name the babies. Great. Mazel mazel. Great news. Lets go to sam. Sam, that midwest flooding and heavy rain in addition to the heat here in the northeast. Yeah, exactly. Because part of the price of this heat, getting the heat on the east coast, was backing the rain out. And now, the rain is sitting over norman, oklahoma. Two days, in two days they picked up a months worth of rain there. More than three inches of rain. Thats from waco to Oklahoma City. Heres where the rain backs up today. And the idea is that in north texas, where its been so dry, into albuquerque, and almost into Oklahoma City and dallas. A little less rain there today. Youre picking up the heavy rain. Quick look at the big board there, continues to be dry on the west coast. Good morning. Im abc7 news meteorologist mike nicco with your bay area microclimate forecast. Off to a great start once again. That slow sunshine will keep your temperatures about 5 to 10 degrees cooler than average. Cloudy, a little moist again tonight, mist and drizzle and the warming trend begins tomorrow. It will be a drying trend also. As far as temperatures today, upper 50s to low 60s along the coast into San Francisco. Upper 60s and low 70s for most of the bay shore in into the north bay. All that weather was brought to you by devry university. Were live in times square. As People Get Ready for another hot and humid day. Lets go back inside to josh, elizabeth, george and lara. Coming up on gma, new details on the shocking death of glee star Cory Monteith. What investigators are saying right now. Two fans came to Dave Matthews rescue before his concert. Theyre here live

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