turn, do it anyway. in queens yesterday the crowd did just that. several crowd members took issue with rep alexandria ocasio-cortez s stance on immigration and funding for ukraine. we should eliminate the debt limit in the united states because of the constitutional [applause] you voted for. [shouting] are you going to stop this war, that s my question? let the veteran speak. alex: attendees of the conference did come to her defense. things change over time. alex: the congresswoman did wrap it uptaking photos with supporters and she released tweet afterwards thanking everyone who came out to the town hall stating we had such a f, and as you mentioned those who did lash out were let away by security, we will send it back to you. griff: end of that tweet, see you next month. can t wait to see what happens then. alicia. alicia: florida governor ron desantis officially joining 2024 presidential race as the gop field fills out. with us today is ashley davis, former j w
and the major supreme court ruling on guns. first, the images coming in chaos at a supermarket south of little rock. a gunman opening fire on victims at least three people killed. two police officers among the ten wounded. customers running from the store. what we ve just learned about the suspect late today. pierre thomas standing by. also tonight, 15 states under heat alerts from coast to coast. new york issuing its first air quality alert of the season. amtrak and thousands of commuters struggling with delays along the northeast corridor. some areas facing triple-digit temperatures. erielle reshef at penn station. and the new tropic threat forming along the east coast. the system possibly gaining strength this weekend. thunderstorms, heavy rain, and winds. our weather team timing it out. family tragedy in florida. a couple swept away by a rip current while on vacation with six children. a supreme court ruling on a major gun case. upholding a law banning people
is spotted fishers are told to get out of the water. avoid swimming at dawn or dusk. should you see one, the key is to stay calm and move away. and, of course, we ve got to talk about rift currents with life guards being officially back on duty they can spot you if you are caught in one but, of course, we all know that swimming parallel to the shore will get you out of a rift current. alicia, sending things back to you. alicia: cb cotton. griff: joining us is marine ecologist, college of arts and sciences and education, dr. mike
st. simons island in georgia. a 19-year-old male is missing for 30 minutes. they hear him yelling for help but can t see him. i didn t want to die out there. i was talking to god the entire night. reporter: the teen fighting the current for ten grueling hours in the dark. he says he did his best to stay calm, as the coast guard and his father desperately searched. i was screaming. i was hollering. i was looking. reporter: spataro eventually reached the shore the following morning, where he was able to get help. david, that teen says that when he got tired, he simply floated on his back. and that s exactly what lifeguards say you should do. if you find yourself in a rip current and swimming parallel to shore just gets too tiring, it s a simple move that could save your life. david? all right, good advice. victor, thank you. there was a deadly accident on an american roadway, and tonight, the driver of a truck is now under arrest after an 800-pound boulder rolled off the ba
under water. it will only pull you out further into the ocean. you need to remain calm so you can swim back in. tip two, keep your eye out for the flags. green, swim between the green flag and red flag, no swimming, and signaled by this symbol on the flag. an area of 80 yards of flags. finally, to break free from the risk, swim parallel to the shore. maria is over her head and she s in a rip current now. should start to move parallel to the rip current. swimming parallel to the ocean to get out of that rip current area and get into calm water. now they re out of the rip current area and they can start to work their way in toward the shoreline. it takes a little bit of practice. how did i do? will i be a lifeguard? maybe not today. you might need some work. with a little bit of snow how, surviving a rip can be as easy as a day at the beach. and the forecast today calls for rough surf and the possibility of rip currents across the beaches in california and also