To be able to beat adversity the way she did, is the example of a backtoback champion. Her emotional speech about family. What shes finding about her true strength, only on gma. And good morning, america. What a lovely, powerful night for robin. And, josh, you were right there, walking her up to the stage. Yeah. I was worried about getting her up those stairs, george. But what an honor. A humbling honor to be there for her, on a night when our robin was simply perfect. She was radiant in red and that speech full of hope and inspiration. Listen to this. I draw strength from you. You give me the courage to face down any challenge. To know that when fears when fear knocks, let faith answer the door. That is vintage robin. You can see her drawing strength all through that speech. And yet we think of her as a pillar of strength. Well have so much more of a that amazing night at the espy awards in california. But lets get right now to that raging wildfire, also in california, growing so fast. Abcs linzie janis is on the front lines in idyllwild, california, this morning, with the latest on that. Good morning, linzie. Reporter elizabeth, this town is in the path of the fire thats multiplied, to nearly 20,000 acres this morning. Flames raced across californias mountains, expanding rapidly and now threatening more than 4,000 homes. Overnight, thousands of residents grabbed what they could and ran for safety. Weve had fires. But nothing like this. Not at all. This is really scary for everybody. I never thought that this day would ever come. That we would ever have to do this. And its kind of scary right now. You know . Reporter so far, a total of 6,000 people have been evacuated. Some have lost everything. Lived here for 30 years. And built my home with my own hands. Uninsured. Paid for. Everything in the world i own is gone. Irefighters across california say this fire season is shaping up to be one of the deadliest in their history. The fire behavior were seeing right now is what we would typically be seeing in august and september. Reporter drought, sizzling temperatures and high winds are creating extreme conditions across the entire west. Those same conditions led to the inferno 2 1 2 weeks ago in arizona, which killed 19 hotshots. Investigators now say that fire was moving at a record speed of 15 Miles Per Hour, 13 Miles Per Hour faster than average. Firefighters here say this fire is 15 contained. You can see some of the fire trucks parked here behind me. The terrain is so rough, theyre having trouble getting close to the fire. And so its being fought mostly from the air. George . Such a difficult situation. Okay, linzie, thank you very much. Lets get to sam, hes out there in times square, with the latest on the deadly heat wave smothering so much of the country right now. This is a big one today and for tomorrow. Look at the jumbotron. Thats what our heat index level is in times square right now. It feels like 87 degrees. The normal High Temperature in times square this time of year is 85 degrees. The real numbers are going into the 90s. The heat index levels are going from 100 to 110, and thats in an awful lot of the country again. Its day five of this deadly summer heat wave. And the summer sizzle continues to blanket the u. S. It feels like theyre going to explode. Its so hot. Reporter 22 states from north dakota to massachusetts are now under heat advisories and warnings. And the Health Effects are getting more serious. In new hampshire, four children left in a car with the windows rolled up were taken to the hospital after suffering serious heatrelated symptoms. Dangerously High Temperatures have been blamed for at least one death. On tuesday, a 78yearold alzheimers patient died after wandering away from his home. Prolonged heat also taking a structural toll. The blistering sun, causing roads to buckle, like this one on long island. And train delays. New Jersey Transit riders stranded wednesday because overhead power lines were sagging from the High Temperatures. In washington, d. C. , testing how hot it gets after 30 minutes in a car. We approached 125 degrees in the car. Im completely miserable. Reporter a reminder, heat kills more people than tornadoes, hurricanes, floods and lightning combined. It can be brutal at times. Reporter thats why firefighters take this seriously. In toledo, ohio, wearing 70 pounds of gear, they are diligent about staying hydrated. We all think were stronger than the heat. And thats because your body doesnt let you know youre having a problem until it starts shutting down. So, make sure that youre cool, reasonably comfortable. And taking measures. Because, look at these heat levels. Were going to stop about temperatures today and tomorrow. Were going to concentrate on what it feels like to you. Were going to feel like 108 in washington. Your body will feel like 101 in new york. It will feel like 105 in st. Louis. 103 in nashville. Those are very real numbers and very difficult for people to move around in for at least two more days. George . Thanks very much. Got to watch out for all of that right now. Now, were going to turn to the growing outrage over the latest issue of Rolling Stone magazine. It features Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on the cover. Many people saying it glorifies him, makes him look like a rock star. The issue hits shelves on friday. But many stores are already refusing to sell it. Abcs Ron Claiborne has the story. Reporter this morning, the backlash over this Rolling Stone cover, just keeps growing. Thats ridiculous to me. I think this is the real problem. Reporter one day before the Magazine Even hits newsstands, people all across america, who saw the image on the magazines website, are lashing out, calling the cover, which depicts a tousledhair tsarnaev, insensitive, disgusting and wrong. Plain wrong. Reporter peter brown is the uncle of paul and j. P. Norden, shown in this photo with tsarnaev, minutes before the bombs went off at the finish line. Both men were badly injured, and each lost a leg. Why not a picture of him in an orange jumpsuit . Why not an article about the victims and how people were destroyed that day . Reporter a friend and colleague of m. I. T. Campus police officer, sean collier, who was allegedly shot and killed days after the marathon attack, was infuriated when he saw the cover. Its sickening. To view this picture and see this person on the front cover, again, being treated like a celebrity, being treated as a hero, its just disgusting. Reporter and the outrage ripped through the blogosphere. Rolling stones facebook page, flooded with angry reaction. Rolling stone is, of course, best known as the bible of rock n roll. Its cover is usually graced by the icons of pop music, not terrorism suspects. The magazine clearly knew it was stirring up a hornets nest with its cover. The article which describes how they described it, tsarnaev as a monster. It begins with this preemptive strike. The cover story were publishing this week, falls within the traditions of journalism and Rolling Stones longstanding commitment to serious and thoughtful coverage of the most important political and cultural issues of the day. Rolling stone is no stranger to controversy. Back in 1970, they put Charles Manson on the cover of one of their issues. In 1981, that famous cover with john lennon naked. Which called quite a stir. Critics and there are saying this is different. The wounds, too raw. Lets turn to josh ilofor o developing right now. Good morning, josh. Good morning, elizabeth. Were going to begin with some news affecting millions of College Students with federal loans. Overnight, senators reached a tentative deal to lock in lower Interest Rates for the next two school years. You might recall Congress Allowed those rates to double on july 1st. Now, a final deal should be in place by the start of the coming school year. And two major banks are facing record fines this morning, accused of manipulating Energy Prices and so driving up the electric bills of millions of americans. Jpmorgan chase could soon have to pay 500 million in fines. While barclays faces a similar fine. Though it is vowing to fight the charges. And a violent crash on a florida highway. But the smoke you see here wasnt from a car. It was, in fact, from an air force drone that crashed during a test flight from a local base. Crews had to close the highway because the drone is programmed to selfdestruct. And secretary of state john kerry toured a refugee camp in jordan today that is now home to some 120,000 syrians who have fled the civil war in their country. It is the worst humanitarian crisis in decades. Many of the refugees were angry demanding that the u. S. Establish a nofly zone to protect civilians. And an emotional milestone for Nelson Mandela and one few thought he would ever reach. For today, he turns 95. Happy birthday to you happy birthday the tones of schoolchildren singing happy birthday, while marching bands played outside the hospital where mandela is being treated. A full military parade saluted the nobel prize winner. South africas current president says mandelas health is improving. And hes even smiling these days. Some good news there. A look at your headlines. For more, now, we go back to the studio and you, george. Thanks, josh. Now, to the parents of Trayvon Martin. Tracy martin and Sybrina Fulton have been in seclusion since George Zimmermans acquittal was announced late saturday. Theyre here, along with their attorney, bernard crump. Thank you all for joining us. Sybrina, you were not in the courtroom saturday night. Where did you get the news . And what was your first thought . It was on one of the television programs. And my first thought was shock. Disgust. I really didnt believe that he was not guilty. Youve now had five days to think and pray about it, both of you. Do you understand, now, how the jury might have reached that decision . And do you accept it . As parents, the understanding how they reached the verdict, ill never grasp that concept. And just as loving parents, and godfearing people, we just continue to pray that whatever was in their heart was what they intended to do. But we feel that the verdict we didnt feel it was fair. And, of course, its devastating. I can only imagine. Weve now heard from one of the jurors, only one so far, who said that trayvon played a role in his death. She said that he could have walked away and gone home. Whats your response to that . My response to that is that i think people are forgetting that trayvon was a teenager. So, he probably thought as a teenager. I really do believe he was afraid because he did call George Zimmerman creepy. So, he was afraid. Is there something you wish though jurors that they didnt know. I really wish they knew trayvon for who he was. And knew he was a kid. They really didnt get a chance to they didnt know him as a human being. So, i just wish that they had an opportunity to really know who trayvon was and to put that in context with what their decision was. What more do you expect from the Justice System . Will you be filing a civil suit . Well, were going to look at all legal possibilities. But right now, were asking the department of justice to look at this matter because trayvon was simply walking home. And his killer profiled him and followed him. So, we need to know what is the law . Does it allow that anybody can profile and follow you . Not even the police, based on the u. S. Supreme court decision, can profile based on race. So, are we going to allow private citizens with guns to do so . We need to know because we need to know what to tell our children. But, as you know, the fbi investigations did not find much evidence that race was in play here. The prosecutor didnt believe that. Do you really think theres evidence for a case here . George, witness number nine has said that he had racial issues. So, theres evidence that may be very telling for a u. S. Attorney to look at the civil rights of Trayvon Martin. And if they were violated by his killer. And finally, George Zimmermans parents spoke to barbara walters. They wanted you to know that theyre deeply sorry and they pray for trayvon every day. Do you take any comfort in that . Thats a hard question. But i think its a fair question because parents of theres no winner in this situation. Obviously, we are devastated more. And i just think that all the circumstances surrounding books being written and the characterization of us as parents, and i just really dont feel that its real sincere. But we continue to pray that, you know, that well find peace and strength to be forgiving parents. Good luck with that. Were praying for you, as well. Thank you for coming in this morning. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. And to learn more about the Trayvon Martin foundation, go to our website, goodmorningamerica. Com on yahoo elizabeth . All right, george, thank you so much. And turning, now, to the espys. An incredible and special night it was, robin getting that huge standing ovation from the superstars of the sports world, as she accepted the arthur ashe courage award. And josh was there, in los angeles, for it all. Hey, josh, tell us all about it. Oh, it was such an honor, elizabeth. It was wonderful to be with her to see this wonderful moment. Ever since learning of the award, robin has gone to Great Lengths to say there are many more deserving than her. But last night, here in los angeles, it was completely evident that they made the perfect choice. Im honored to present the arthur ashe award for courage to the most beautiful, strong woman ive ever been around, miss Robin Roberts. Reporter it was a victory lap i couldnt have been happier or more humble to share. Robin accepting the espys prestigious arthur ashe award for courage, for her unwavering strength. Thank you. Thank you. Reporter amidst unthinkable adversity. I realize there are many worthy of holding this honor. Others who have exhibited far more courage, strength and resilience. And its humbling for me to represent you tonight. I draw strength from you. You give me the courage to face down any challenge. And know that when fears when fear knocks, to let faith answer the door. Reporter that contagious warmth, felt by all, including first lady, michelle obama. See the beautiful thing about robin is that she treats everyone she meets with such deep respect and kindness. Reporter and her story sparked this candid moment from lebron james. We feel like we have adversity that hits us and we start to think about i cant. Or its too hard. Or we cant do it. Lets just think about this moment. Reporter robin thanked her fans, her colleagues, doctors and nurses for all of the emails and tweets and encouragement along the way and especially my big sister, sallyann. My donor. I wouldnt be standing here. Heck, i wouldnt be standing anywhere, if it were not for you, and i thank you for that. Reporter and as always, finding a way as only she can, to lighten the mood. Very easy to spot sister sally. Shes always the one thats yes, jesus. Yes, lord. Yes, yes. Reporter robins gratitude, immense. Her love, palpable. To have my sisters dna. But you will always have my heart. Sallyann was in fulleffect, guys. It was a wonderful thing to see. And the everunflappable robin had a little case of the nerves before. And who can blame her . But, in the end, it was a remarkable thing to hear the oxygen sucked out of that arena. It was a beautiful, beautiful moment to share. How great you were there for that. And how great for our robin. Josh, i loved seeing you walking her down the aisle. You were like a proud big brother. I do want to say very quickly, i was really worried. She had seven stairs and showed up in a floorlength gown. I thought, robin, please, no Jennifer Lawrence moment. You did good. How great did she look in that dress . Oh, my gosh. Robin, best ever. Sam, we have to get to the storms. And how strong. I dont know if were going to have time, but lets look at the board. Come over with me. We begin to break the heat wave with the dropping of this front. And this is where the storms will light up. Its from the great lakes, well into northern new england. Where these storms fly, theres likely to be one or two tornadoes and some powerful weather with that. In the west, we talked about the fires at the highlight of the show at the top of the show. The fire weather continues there. There are several fires, probably 16 large fires, burning uncontrollably right now. In these conditions, theres likely to be more in the coming days. I was going to say, the best part of my day, a strong and healthy Robin Roberts, standing on stage, accepting an award. Fantastic. Also coming up on gma, brandnew video overnight of cory monteith. His message to a young fan, as one of his closest friends speaks out. In an abc news exclusive. Also ahead, mystery in michigan. A young woman vanishes. Her coworker found dead. The case baffling police. And new details on leah reminis split from the church of scientology. Her sister speaks out. Her sister speaks out. Leah reminis split from the church of scientology. Her sister speaks out. [ male announcer ] oh, dan, checking out of the doubletree isnt the end. Your next trip is calling you. Saying, dan, schedule a 5 oclock meeting at a hilton garden inn. Or dan. Hey, dad. Explore your family tree at a homewood suites. [ family ] hi, dan. Or put your feet in the sand at a waldorf astoria. Never stop vacationing, dan. Book during the great getaway for great rates at our ten top hotel brands. Travel is calling you to hiltongreatgetaways. Com. [female announcer]g you looks like everybodys at our biggest sale of the year, the anniversary sale at petsmart. Save up to 10 on fiproguard® and fiproguard® max flea and tick topicals. At petsmart®. Backflips and cartwheels. Mile . Love, warmth. Here, try this. Mmmm, ok ching i like the fact that theres lots of different tastes going on. Mmmm breakfast im very impressed. This is a great cereal honey bunches of oats. I hear you crunching. [ male announce