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KGO Good Morning America June 22, 2024

This car going airborne and injuring fans. The man who walked away from the accident saying both drivers and fans are at risk. Weve got to figure out something. I think our speeds are too high. Miracle rescue. Take a look at this. A baby in a stroller rolls on to the tracks. The little girls grandfather races to save her, with a Freight Train bearing down on them. The miracle rescue with seconds to spare. And good morning, america. A whole lot going on this tuesday morning. Welcome back, robin. Great to be back. You know what i was doing sunday night. I was cheering my head off. I know exactly what you were doing. Yes. You and 25 other million americans. But the womens team, they are back here on u. S. Soil arriving in l. A. Last night. And the trophy had its own seat. A lot of people were saying it should be a bigger trophy, lets just face it. When they held it up, it should be so much it is the world cup, after all. The enjoyment it gave us. It should be as big as this desk. Youll bring us something on that. Well talk about that later. You know what, its never happened for a womens team to have a parade here. Ticker tape parade. I think that should change too. Hopefully thats about to change. The canyon of heroines. Breaking news overnight. The ice cave collapse in washington state. One person killed. Others injured. Abcs Kendis Gibson is on the scene in granite falls, washington. Good morning, kendis. Reporter george, good morning. Emergency crews in this remote area mobilized very quickly with news of the cave collapse. By the time they got there, they found several people critically injured. Overnight, a partial cave collapse at a popular hiking destination outside seattle leaving one dead and five injured. Search and rescue being advised for a possible partial collapse of the ice caves. Reporter at 5 30 p. M. Rescuers rushing to the scene at the big four ice caves where hikers remained trapped in the 125feet deep 25feet wide caves. Possible injuries, some subs unconscious. Reporter Chloe Jakubowski was there. We heard a large crack. I saw ice falling down so i ended up crouching down behind the biggest, like ice rock boulder closest to me. And just looked around and a woman was unconscious. Me and my friends, we went down and found a pay phone down at a campsite and ended up calling 911. Reporter officials have long been concerned about the safety of these caves. This video showing one of the caves just a day before the fatal collapse. [ screaming ] reporter unseasonably warm temperatures in the 80s and 9 0s plaguing the area creating unsafe conditions. Just looked like there was a large crevasse causing a lot of concern. Go on the side. Go on the side. Reporter officials have now closed the cave. The warm weather around here of increasing srn since may. Officials have been warning tourists to stay away from the caves to avoid getting injured. Robin . All right, kendis, thank you. Now to those wildfires burning in the west. A red flag warning today. Fears lightning could spark more fires. And in idaho firefighters there are still battling the blaze that has burned thousands of acres. Abcs Neal Karlinsky is in bayview, idaho, with the latest. Good morning, neal. Reporter good morning. This is the end of the line into the town of bayview where that stubborn wildfire continues to burn. Crews were out on the lines working it overnight. Leaving resident heres hopeful but wary. This morning the air war along the steep slopes above bayview, idaho, in its third day. Aircraft pounding hot spots. At least 2,000 acres torched so far over this hillside burning at least eight structures. 287 still in harms way. And more than 100 residents sent packing. Were making significant progress on the fire itself. Reporter the houses that are in danger are built into this steep hillside here. Theres really only one road in and out. So the best way to fight it is with these helicopters. And because the lake is right here its good for them because theyre able to make repeated runs. In town, residents who spent a smokefilled 24 hours watching the weather are nervous but hopeful. On the back side of the hill is my biggest concern. Reporter meanwhile, in the midwest tornado on the ground. Reporter tornadoes reportedly touching down. Lets get inside and shut the door. Reporter trees uprooted and landing on homes. Really loud crack, glass went everywhere. Reporter in this timelapsed video you can see clouds come rolling into kansas bringing with them torrential rain. Cars barely able to make it through the streets. Some stalling out and needing a push. Take a look inside. As a river flows into the dugout of the kansas city royals. Their game canceled. Catcher Salvador Perez posting his perspective. Mucho rain. Reporter they could use some of that rain here. The winds have been favorable. Thats helpful in keeping the fires away from homes. Robin . Thank you, neal. We are going to speak about those flooding fears, seven states from texas to illinois on alert this morning. I know youre tracking that. Some of the same areas that have been hit with more than half foot of rain. This is kansas city, missouri. You saw some of the images in neals piece. Look at this from wichita. A lot of places picking up 3 to 4 inches. The streets just full of rain and i was hearing the quad cities, water rescues in the last 24 hours so, yes, those flash flood watches are on from new mexico and texas up through illinois. The rainfall the next couple of days as the low sets up in oklahoma going to be heaviest along this barrier because there is a high in the southeast that will squeeze between here. You could see 4plus inches in the coming days. Oklahoma down to texas. Same area that got hit in may and ill show you, there is a little break in the Pacific Northwest in the heat coming up. Were getting a little rain out there. Thanks. We turn to the high stakes Nuclear Negotiations with iran. The latest deadline for a deal to stop iran from developing a Nuclear Weapon just hours away. And secretary of state john kerry says the talks could go either way. Abcs Martha Raddatz is on the ground in tehran right now. Good morning, martha. Reporter good morning, george. From the busy streets of tehran, one deadline has already passed and it is highly unlikely they will meet todays deadline. But this is not over. Every day they keep negotiating they seem to think they are closer to a deal despite the iranians making lastminute demands. But the people we talked to here on the streets this morning really seem to want a deal after years of punishing sanctions. And, of course, the internal politicking here has already started on television. They are saying the americans have caved in to demands, of course, some in congress are saying the same thing. George . Thank you, martha. Yeah, both democrats and republicans, no one has seen the final details. That is true. Now to the fight over the Confederate Flag. Lawmakers in South Carolina casting the first votes to remove it from the grounds of the statehouse in columbia. And Abcs Steve Osunsami is there with the latest for us. Good morning, steve. Reporter good morning to you, robin. This morning the state senate here is expected to give its third nod of approval to the measure that would finally remove the confederate battle flag from the state grounds here. And were hearing there are votes for this in the state house, too. This morning, the culture war in South Carolina over the confederate battle flag is coming to a head. Outside in the sweltering heat people for and against the flag are screaming at each other. Theyre thinking old, old, old. My grandpappy believed that way. I have to, too. Wrong. Reporter inside they appear to vote the flag down. Aye. Reporter it takes three votes in both houses to remove the flag from the statehouse grounds. The last and final vote could come as early as thursday. Im embarrassed to say that i never fully realized just how offensive the confederate battle flag was to you and other africanamericans in our state. Reporter lawmakers are clearly moved by the murder of one of their own, senator Clementa Pinckneys desk remains covered in black cloth. One of the nine People Killed by an alleged gunman who took pictures of himself with a gun in one hand and a Confederate Flag in the other. We should pass this bill not because our friend was assassinated, because its the right thing to do. Reporter but the flag supporters were equally passionate, holding up a book with the name of 20,000 dead confederate soldiers. Were placing the blame of what one deranged lunatic did on people that hold their Southern Heritage high. And i dont think thats fair. Is there people that still hate, yes, they do. It taking down that flag going to make them stop hating . No, its not. Reporter but this is far from a done deal. Lawmakers in the state house would have to go along with this and there are many more flag supporters there. George. We will be watching, okay, steve, thanks very much. We turn to that surprise surge in the race for the white house. Bernie sanders the socialist senator from vermont rising in the polls during the biggest crowds of the campaign. Thats last night in maine and throwing a scare into Hillary Clintons camp. Abcs cecilia vega covering clintons campaign. Shes here with all the latest. Good morning, cecilia. Reporter good morning to you. 7500 people showing up last night in maine. That is an impressive turnout this early in this campaign. And now team clinton says Bernie Sanders has them worried. Hillary clinton back on the campaign trail today destination iowa. She may be the democratic frontrunner, but this morning clinton is feeling the burn. Challenger vermont senator Bernie Sanders seeing a massive turnout at a Campaign Rally overnight in maine. That at times felt more like a rock concert. In recent days berniementum drawing larger crowds than every candidate running for the white house in 2016. 10,000 people in wisconsin. 5,000 in denver. Last week clinton needed a bigger venue to hold a largerthanexpected crowd for her supporters in New Hampshire. 850 people. Well each run our own campaigns and i always said this would be competitive. Reporter there is worry in hillaryland, and not helping . This scene from a New Hampshire fourth of july parade, the images going viral. Campaign workers used a rope to keep reporters away from clinton as she walked along the route. And today clinton gives her First National Television Interview since launching her campaign three months ago. And while her team may say that they are worried about a challenger like sanders, the reality is she is ahead, george by a long way in polls and fundraising. Not worried about the nomination but dont want to get beat in iowa and New Hampshire. Sanders supporters are very active on social media. Now to new trouble for Florida State universitys football program. The teams freshman quarterback arrested and cut from the team. You see here he punched a woman at a bar last month. The incident caught on surveillance camera. And abcs ryan smith is here with that story for us. Good morning, ryan. Reporter good morning to you, robin. Deandre johnson was a Top High School quarterback getting ready for his first season with the highly ranked florida football squad this fall. After this was released the coach booting him from the team and the 19yearold facing charges. Its the shocking moment caught on surveillance camera of a quarterback at one of the biggest teams in the country punching a coed in the face. In the foreground of the video, freshman quarterback for Florida State Deandre Johnson bellies up to the bar at a popular campus watering hole. A scuffle immediately ensues with the woman next to him. Johnson appears to be grabbing her arms before she takes a swing at him. Then he coldcocks her. Johnson was charged with misdemeanor battery and released on 500 bail. His lawyer maintains the 19yearold was not the initial aggressor but that he is extremely embarrassed by the swaying and would like to express his heartfelt apologies. Coach jimbo fisher dismissed johnson from the team but this isnt the first time a star seminole has made headlines for his behavior. Jameis winston, a former fsu quarterback and top nfl draftee was accused of rape stemming from an incident in 2012. He wasnt charged and has filed a countersuit. The States Attorney Office decided to charge johnson after reviewing the surveillance video. The woman he hit claims she suffered bruising under her left eye and swelling to her left cheek and upper lip. Johnson pled not guilty to the misdemeanor battery charges he faces and reportedly has a Court Date Set for later this month, robin. That video chilling. All right, ryan. Now amy has the mornings other top stories starting with the big story wall street. In particular watching closely. Thats right, robin. Today could be a make or break day in the debt crisis threatening to plunge europes economy into chaos. The greek minister is attending a meeting today where hes presenting a new plan to pay his countrys debts so greece can get that muchneeded bailout. Greek banks are closed today and they could run out of cash by tomorrow. The Tour De France is resuming this morning after this violent pileup halted stage three of the race for about 20 minutes. One rider fell and at least 20 others then came crashing down on a side of the road. Six bikers have been forced to withdraw from the race. And playing with fireworks could cost a pro football star big money. The new york giants have reportedly withdrawn their 60 Million Contract offer to Jason Pierrepaul who remains in the hospital with serious hand injuries. And filling up at the gas station could be a lot cheaper. A top analyst predicting gas prices could drop to an average of 2 per gallon by this fall thanks in part to plunging oil prices. And prices are rising at starbucks today. Depending on the type of drink you order and location, prices could rise by 20 cents. The company blaming higher wages and rents. A frightening scene at a train station in australia. A stroller with a baby inside rolling down the platform and then drops on to the tracks. Just as a train is barreling down the line. The toddlers grandfather jumping down to the rescue. Lifting the stroller back on to the platform. He then youll see him races down the tracks as the train pulls into the station scrambling to safety with just seconds to spare. Both the grandfather and the baby whoo are okay. Finally, one mans bright idea that came crashing back down to earth. He thought it would be a good idea to tie 100 helium balloons to a lawn chair, yeah, and float over the city of calgary with a sign advertising his cleaning products business. He went up, up and away off course. He then had to bail out and parachute down to a park. Police not amused and charged him with mischief causing danger to life. And speaking of that he said at one point he was looking down with his feet dangling watching 747s take off and his balloons popping one at a time. Wow, for advertising . Not worth it. No. I hope he had some Good Business out of that. He watched that movie up. He didnt realize thats animation. Thats not real. Slight difference there, right, lara . All right. Lets move on shall we everybody, to a frightening Emergency Landing on a california beach. A small plane forced to go down in the sand after losing power flipping over and injuring a 12yearold boy. He is expected to make a full recovery and this morning his parents are speaking out. Abcs reena ninan has the story. Reporter this morning, were hearing for the first time from the parents of the young boy injured in this shocking crash landing. We do have one plane down at the waters edge. I think hes a miracle. Reporter 12yearold Nicholas Baer was body surfing with friends over the Holiday Weekend in california when this plane lost power slamming into the carlsbad sands striking him in the head. His mother receiving the phone call no parent ever wants. She said, you know, theres been a plane accident. I think he got hit in the head by the propeller. I literally dropped the phone at that point. Reporter nicholas was rushed to the hospital suffering a concussion and damage to his skull. Hes had a fantastic recovery. The surgery could not have gone better. Reporter the planes pilot walking away from the accident uninjured. When Something Like this happens, its amazing the response is just really literally amazing. Reporter this morning nicholas seen in this photo taken just ten minutes before the accident is expected to make a full recovery. Now with a new hair cut, his friends shaving their head, as well, in solidarity. For Good Morning America, reena ninan, abc news, new york. Glad hes okay. Good friends, huh . Absolutely. Thats nice. Going to go back out to ginger. More on that fire threat out west. The fire threat and smoke and haze making it all the way to the plains. Look this picture is from iowa. The sunset as of yesterday, so hazy and smoky and its coming from wildfires in canada. Theyve already had a huge wildfire season. You can see some of the red dots that represent the wildfires, the smoke picked up on satellite makes its way all the way into iowa. So its Pretty Amazing how quickly that moved on. Again, those red flag warnings still in place, fire watches out in the Pacific Northwest. Weve got to get your tuesday trivia. So if youre too hot

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