YOU THERE. >> YOU'RE STREAMING >> YOU'RE STREAMING "ABC NEWS LIVE". "ABC NEWS LIVE". HI, I'M DIANE MACEDO. HI, I'M DIANE MACEDO. TODAY ON "ABC NEWS LIVE". TODAY ON "ABC NEWS LIVE". THE NEW JOBS NUMBERS OUT THIS THE NEW JOBS NUMBERS OUT THIS MORNING. MORNING. WHAT THEY MEAN FOR THE FED'S WHAT THEY MEAN FOR THE FED'S NEXT MOVE ON INTEREST RATES NEXT MOVE ON INTEREST RATES AND YOUR MONEY. AND YOUR MONEY. THE DEBT LIMIT DEAL IS HEADED THE DEBT LIMIT DEAL IS HEADED FOR THE PRESIDENT'S DESK. FOR THE PRESIDENT'S DESK. THE SENATE PASSED THE BILL IN THE SENATE PASSED THE BILL IN A BIPARTISAN AGREEMENT. A BIPARTISAN AGREEMENT. WHAT IT ALL MEANS FOR THE U.S. WHAT IT ALL MEANS FOR THE U.S. ECONOMY. ECONOMY. THE ABC NEWS EXCLUSIVE WITH THE THE ABC NEWS EXCLUSIVE WITH THE HIGH SCHOOL CHEERLEADER SHOT HIGH SCHOOL CHEERLEADER SHOT AFTER HER TEAMMATE ACCIDENTALLY AFTER HER TEAMMATE ACCIDENTALLY OPENED THE WRONG CAR DOOR JUST OPENED THE WRONG CAR DOOR JUST OVER SIX WEEKS AGO. OVER SIX WEEKS AGO. >> YOU WERE SHOT THREE TIMES >> YOU WERE SHOT THREE TIMES THAT. THAT. >> HARD TO BELIEVE WHAT >> HARD TO BELIEVE WHAT SHE'S SAYING ABOUT WHAT SHE'S SAYING ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED, THE DAMAGE SHE'LL HAPPENED, THE DAMAGE SHE'LL LIVE WITH FOR THE REST OF HER LIVE WITH FOR THE REST OF HER LIFE AND HER FIGHT TO GET HER LIFE AND HER FIGHT TO GET HER LIFE BACK . LIFE BACK . THEN, A WARNING ABOUT THEN, A WARNING ABOUT INJECTABLE DRUGS USED FOR INJECTABLE DRUGS USED FOR WEIGHT LOSS WITH SO MANY WEIGHT LOSS WITH SO MANY TURNING TO DIABETES DRUGS TURNING TO DIABETES DRUGS TO SHED POUNDS. TO SHED POUNDS. BUT THE FDA IS NOW SAYING ABOUT BUT THE FDA IS NOW SAYING ABOUT ALL BRAND FORMS OF THOSE ALL BRAND FORMS OF THOSE MEDICATIONS POST CONCERT MEDICATIONS POST CONCERT AMNESIA. AMNESIA. SOME SPORTS FANS ARE CLAIMING SOME SPORTS FANS ARE CLAIMING THEY CAN'T REMEMBER HER SOLD THEY CAN'T REMEMBER HER SOLD OUT. OUT. ARISTA PERFORMANCES IT. ARISTA PERFORMANCES IT. EXTREME POSITIVE EMOTIONS CAN EXTREME POSITIVE EMOTIONS CAN LEAVE YOU WITH A BLANK SPACE , LEAVE YOU WITH A BLANK SPACE , BUT WE BEGIN WITH THAT BETTER BUT WE BEGIN WITH THAT BETTER THAN EXPECTED JOBS REPORT. THAN EXPECTED JOBS REPORT. THE LABOR DEPARTMENT SAYS THE LABOR DEPARTMENT SAYS THE U.S. ECONOMY ADDED THE U.S. ECONOMY ADDED THREE HUNDRED THREE HUNDRED THIRTY NINE THOUSAND JOBS LAST THIRTY NINE THOUSAND JOBS LAST MONTH WHILE THE UNEMPLOYMENT MONTH WHILE THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE ROSE TO THREE POINT RATE ROSE TO THREE POINT SEVEN PERCENT. SEVEN PERCENT. ABC NEWS BUSINESS REPORT ABC NEWS BUSINESS REPORT ALEXIS CHRISTOFOROUS HAS MORE . ALEXIS CHRISTOFOROUS HAS MORE . ALEXIS , WHAT DOES THIS REPORT ALEXIS , WHAT DOES THIS REPORT TELL YOU ABOUT THE JOB MARKET TELL YOU ABOUT THE JOB MARKET IN THE ECONOMY IN GENERAL? IN THE ECONOMY IN GENERAL? IT TELLS US THAT WE HAVE AN IT TELLS US THAT WE HAVE AN INCREDIBLY RESILIENT JOB MARKET INCREDIBLY RESILIENT JOB MARKET AND ECONOMY. AND ECONOMY. THIS REPORT DEFIES THIS REPORT DEFIES EXPECTATIONS. EXPECTATIONS. THERE WERE A LOT OF HEADWINDS THERE WERE A LOT OF HEADWINDS THAT THE JOB MARKET HAD TO JUMP THAT THE JOB MARKET HAD TO JUMP OVER LAST MONTH TO PULL OFF OVER LAST MONTH TO PULL OFF NUMBERS LIKE THESE HIGHER NUMBERS LIKE THESE HIGHER INTEREST RATES AND STUBBORNLY INTEREST RATES AND STUBBORNLY HIGH INFLATION. HIGH INFLATION. YET THE ECONOMY ADDING YET THE ECONOMY ADDING THREE HUNDRED THREE HUNDRED THIRTY NINE THOUSAND JOBS. THIRTY NINE THOUSAND JOBS. WE WERE EXPECTING WE WERE EXPECTING ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY THOUSAND JOBS, BY THE WAY, JOBS, BY THE WAY, THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE STILL THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE STILL NEAR A 50 YEAR LOW OF NEAR A 50 YEAR LOW OF THREE POINT SEVEN PERCENT. THREE POINT SEVEN PERCENT. JOBS WERE ADDED IN PROFESSIONAL JOBS WERE ADDED IN PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS SERVICES, AND BUSINESS SERVICES, GOVERNMENT HEALTH CARE, GOVERNMENT HEALTH CARE, CONSTRUCTION AND TRANSPORTATION CONSTRUCTION AND TRANSPORTATION WAGES WERE ACTUALLY UP WAGES WERE ACTUALLY UP THREE TENTHS OF A PERCENT. THREE TENTHS OF A PERCENT. THAT WAS IN LINE THAT WAS IN LINE WITH ESTIMATES. WITH ESTIMATES. SO NOT REALLY INFLATIONARY. SO NOT REALLY INFLATIONARY. THERE. THERE. BUT, YOU KNOW, EVEN THOUGH THIS BUT, YOU KNOW, EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A ROBUST JOB MARKET, PEOPLE IS A ROBUST JOB MARKET, PEOPLE ARE STILL HAVING A HARD TIME ARE STILL HAVING A HARD TIME FINDING THE RIGHT JOB. FINDING THE RIGHT JOB. AND I HAD A CHANCE TO SPEAK AND I HAD A CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH LINCOLN'S CAREER EXPERT, WITH LINCOLN'S CAREER EXPERT, KATHERINE FISHER, AND SHE HAD KATHERINE FISHER, AND SHE HAD THIS ADVICE. THIS ADVICE. >> SO WHAT YOU REALLY WANT >> SO WHAT YOU REALLY WANT TO DO IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR TO DO IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A JOB RIGHT NOW, IS BE REALLY A JOB RIGHT NOW, IS BE REALLY CLEAR IN TERMS OF THE SKILLS CLEAR IN TERMS OF THE SKILLS THAT YOU HAVE. THAT YOU HAVE. MARRY THAT WITH THE INDUSTRIES MARRY THAT WITH THE INDUSTRIES THAT ARE HIRING, DON'T THAT ARE HIRING, DON'T BE BEHOLDEN TO THE INDUSTRY BE BEHOLDEN TO THE INDUSTRY THAT YOU MAY BE WORKING IN THAT YOU MAY BE WORKING IN RIGHT NOW OR WANT TO WORK IN. RIGHT NOW OR WANT TO WORK IN. >> YOU WANT TO GO TO WHERE >> YOU WANT TO GO TO WHERE THE JOBS ARE. THE JOBS ARE. AND THAT ALSO MEANS KEEPING AND THAT ALSO MEANS KEEPING YOUR CONTACTS SHARP. YOUR CONTACTS SHARP. SO SHE ALWAYS YOU ALWAYS WANT SO SHE ALWAYS YOU ALWAYS WANT TO BE NETWORKING IS WHAT SHE TO BE NETWORKING IS WHAT SHE ADDED. ADDED. I KNOW, BUT IT'S SO HARD I KNOW, BUT IT'S SO HARD SOMETIMES IT'S A JOB IN AND OF SOMETIMES IT'S A JOB IN AND OF ITSELF TO FEEL THAT WAY ITSELF TO FEEL THAT WAY SOMETIMES. SOMETIMES. ALEXIS , HOW DOES THE BACK ALEXIS , HOW DOES THE BACK AND FORTH OVER THE DEBT CEILING AND FORTH OVER THE DEBT CEILING FACTOR INTO ALL OF THIS? FACTOR INTO ALL OF THIS? >> YOU KNOW, THERE WASN'T >> YOU KNOW, THERE WASN'T A DIRECT CORRELATION, BUT IT A DIRECT CORRELATION, BUT IT WAS JUST ONE MORE HURDLE, WAS JUST ONE MORE HURDLE, ONE MORE CHALLENGE FOR THIS ONE MORE CHALLENGE FOR THIS ECONOMY TO JUMP OVER. ECONOMY TO JUMP OVER. AND IT'S INCREDIBLE BECAUSE AND IT'S INCREDIBLE BECAUSE GIVEN ALL OF THE HEADWINDS, GIVEN ALL OF THE HEADWINDS, THE JOB MARKET STRONGER THAN THE JOB MARKET STRONGER THAN EXPECTED, THE DEBT CEILING EXPECTED, THE DEBT CEILING FINISHED, BY THE WAY, FINISHED, BY THE WAY, THE WRITER'S STRIKE DID NOT THE WRITER'S STRIKE DID NOT PLAY INTO THIS REPORT. PLAY INTO THIS REPORT. SO IT MIGHT IT MIGHT IN SO IT MIGHT IT MIGHT IN THE NEXT REPORT, BUT NOT THIS THE NEXT REPORT, BUT NOT THIS ONE . ONE . ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. AND WE'VE SEEN 10 CONSECUTIVE AND WE'VE SEEN 10 CONSECUTIVE RATE HIKES NOW FROM THE FEDERAL RATE HIKES NOW FROM THE FEDERAL RESERVE. RESERVE. SO DOES THIS OFFER ANY KIND OF SO DOES THIS OFFER ANY KIND OF A LITTLE CRYSTAL BALL OVER WHAT A LITTLE CRYSTAL BALL OVER WHAT COMES DOWN THE PIKE? COMES DOWN THE PIKE? >> YOU KNOW, THIS REPORT, >> YOU KNOW, THIS REPORT, I THINK, MAKES REALLY I THINK, MAKES REALLY CHALLENGING FOR THE FEDERAL CHALLENGING FOR THE FEDERAL RESERVE BECAUSE IN RECENT RESERVE BECAUSE IN RECENT WEEKS, SOME FED OFFICIALS HAVE WEEKS, SOME FED OFFICIALS HAVE COME OUT AND PUBLICLY AND SAID COME OUT AND PUBLICLY AND SAID THAT THEY THINK THEY MIGHT THAT THEY THINK THEY MIGHT PAUSE AN INTEREST RATE HIKE AT PAUSE AN INTEREST RATE HIKE AT THEIR JUNE 14TH MEETING WHILE THEIR JUNE 14TH MEETING WHILE THEY WAIT FOR THOSE 10 RATE THEY WAIT FOR THOSE 10 RATE HIKES TO SORT OF WORK THEIR WAY HIKES TO SORT OF WORK THEIR WAY THROUGH THE ECONOMY. THROUGH THE ECONOMY. THERE'S THAT LAG EFFECT. THERE'S THAT LAG EFFECT. SO THEY HAVEN'T REALLY TAKEN SO THEY HAVEN'T REALLY TAKEN HOLD YET. HOLD YET. AND THEY WANT TO SEE WHAT AND THEY WANT TO SEE WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO TO THE THEY'RE GOING TO DO TO THE ECONOMY. ECONOMY. A REPORT AS STRONG AS THIS A REPORT AS STRONG AS THIS MIGHT MAKE THEM THINK TWICE MIGHT MAKE THEM THINK TWICE BEFORE THEY TAKE THAT PAUSE. BEFORE THEY TAKE THAT PAUSE. WE COULD BE IN FOR ANOTHER WE COULD BE IN FOR ANOTHER QUARTER POINT RATE HIKE IN QUARTER POINT RATE HIKE IN JUNE. JUNE. >> ALL RIGHT, >> ALL RIGHT, ALEXIS CHRISTOFOROUS, GREAT ALEXIS CHRISTOFOROUS, GREAT TO HAVE YOU . TO HAVE YOU . THANK YOU . THANK YOU . THANKS. THANKS. AND A DEAL TO RAISE THE DEBT AND A DEAL TO RAISE THE DEBT CEILING IS HEADED TO THE CEILING IS HEADED TO THE PRESIDENT'S DESK. PRESIDENT'S DESK. THE SENATE PASSED THE BILL THE SENATE PASSED THE BILL AFTER A MARATHON OF AFTER A MARATHON OF NEGOTIATIONS, A BITTER NEGOTIATIONS, A BITTER STANDOFF. STANDOFF. NOW THE PRESIDENT IS SET NOW THE PRESIDENT IS SET TO SIGN IT INTO LAW TO AVOID TO SIGN IT INTO LAW TO AVOID DEFAULT. DEFAULT. >> SENIOR CONGRESSIONAL >> SENIOR CONGRESSIONAL CORRESPONDENT RACHEL SCOTT HAS CORRESPONDENT RACHEL SCOTT HAS THE LATEST. THE LATEST. >> THE BILL IS PASSED. >> THE BILL IS PASSED. THE SENATE PASSING THE SENATE PASSING PRESIDENT BIDEN AND SPEAKER PRESIDENT BIDEN AND SPEAKER KEVIN MCCARTHY'S DEBT LIMIT KEVIN MCCARTHY'S DEBT LIMIT DEAL , SENDING TO THE WHITE DEAL , SENDING TO THE WHITE HOUSE FOR BIDEN TO SIGN. HOUSE FOR BIDEN TO SIGN. >> OF COURSE, NOBODY GOT >> OF COURSE, NOBODY GOT EVERYTHING THEY WANTED. EVERYTHING THEY WANTED. THERE WAS GIVE ON BOTH SIDES. THERE WAS GIVE ON BOTH SIDES. >> BUT THIS AGREEMENT WAS >> BUT THIS AGREEMENT WAS A VERY GOOD OUTCOME. A VERY GOOD OUTCOME. AFTER MORE THAN THREE HOURS OF AFTER MORE THAN THREE HOURS OF DEBATE. DEBATE. >> THIS IS THE LAST MOMENT OF >> THIS IS THE LAST MOMENT OF THE EVENING, A BIPARTISAN THE EVENING, A BIPARTISAN VOTE . VOTE . FORTY SIX DEMOCRATS AND 17 FORTY SIX DEMOCRATS AND 17 REPUBLICANS SUPPORTED THE BILL, REPUBLICANS SUPPORTED THE BILL, BUT IT WASN'T WITHOUT BUT IT WASN'T WITHOUT RESISTANCE. RESISTANCE. THE MAJORITY OF SENATE THE MAJORITY OF SENATE REPUBLICANS VOTING AGAINST IT, REPUBLICANS VOTING AGAINST IT, SOME PUSHING FOR MORE DEFENSE SOME PUSHING FOR MORE DEFENSE SPENDING. SPENDING. >> THE PEOPLE WHO NEGOTIATED >> THE PEOPLE WHO NEGOTIATED THIS OUT WOULDN'T LET THEM BUY THIS OUT WOULDN'T LET THEM BUY ME A CAR. ME A CAR. >> WHILE PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRATS >> WHILE PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRATS OPPOSED THE DEAL BECAUSE OPPOSED THE DEAL BECAUSE THE NEW WORK REQUIREMENTS FOR THE NEW WORK REQUIREMENTS FOR SOME OLDER AMERICANS ON FOOD SOME OLDER AMERICANS ON FOOD ASSISTANCE, THIS DEBT CEILING ASSISTANCE, THIS DEBT CEILING AGREEMENT WILL CUT PROGRAMS FOR AGREEMENT WILL CUT PROGRAMS FOR SOME OF THE MOST VULNERABLE SOME OF THE MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLE IN AMERICA. PEOPLE IN AMERICA. >> THE TWO YEAR DEAL WILL ALSO >> THE TWO YEAR DEAL WILL ALSO REDUCE THE DEFICIT BY ONE POINT REDUCE THE DEFICIT BY ONE POINT FIVE TRILLION DOLLARS OVER FIVE TRILLION DOLLARS OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS. THE NEXT 10 YEARS. CLAWING BACK BILLIONS IN COVID CLAWING BACK BILLIONS IN COVID RELIEF AND IRS FUNDING RELIEF AND IRS FUNDING AND ENDING BIDEN'S FREEZE AND ENDING BIDEN'S FREEZE ON STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENTS IN ON STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENTS IN AUGUST. AUGUST. >> DIANE AND LEADERS ON BOTH >> DIANE AND LEADERS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE SAID THEY SIDES OF THE AISLE SAID THEY DID NOT GET EVERYTHING THAT DID NOT GET EVERYTHING THAT THEY WANTED HERE, BUT TIME WAS THEY WANTED HERE, BUT TIME WAS RUNNING OUT AND THE STAKES WERE RUNNING OUT AND THE STAKES WERE JUST SIMPLY TOO HIGH. JUST SIMPLY TOO HIGH. THIS NOW SUSPENDS THE DEBT THIS NOW SUSPENDS THE DEBT LIMIT FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS, LIMIT FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS, PUTTING OFF THE NEXT FIGHT PUTTING OFF THE NEXT FIGHT UNTIL AFTER THE PRESIDENTIAL UNTIL AFTER THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. ELECTION. DIANE ? DIANE ? ALL RIGHT, SENIOR CONGRESSIONAL ALL RIGHT, SENIOR CONGRESSIONAL CORRESPONDENT RACHEL SCOTT, CORRESPONDENT RACHEL SCOTT, THANK YOU . THANK YOU . AND CHIEF WHITE HOUSE AND CHIEF WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT MARY BRUCE HAS CORRESPONDENT MARY BRUCE HAS MORE ON THE WHITE HOUSE MORE ON THE WHITE HOUSE REACTION TO THE DEBT CEILING REACTION TO THE DEBT CEILING DEAL . DEAL . HI, MARY . HI, MARY . >> THE PRESIDENT SAYS >> THE PRESIDENT SAYS HE'S LOOKING FORWARD TO SIGNING HE'S LOOKING FORWARD TO SIGNING THIS BILL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THIS BILL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. FINALLY PUTTING AN END TO ALL FINALLY PUTTING AN END TO ALL OF THIS ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY. OF THIS ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY. IN A STATEMENT OVERNIGHT, BIDEN IN A STATEMENT OVERNIGHT, BIDEN PRAISED THE SENATE FOR ITS PRAISED THE SENATE FOR ITS SWIFT ACTION ON THIS. SWIFT ACTION ON THIS. BUT HE HAS BEEN CAREFUL NOT BUT HE HAS BEEN CAREFUL NOT TO TOUT THIS AS A TO TOUT THIS AS A POLITICAL VICTORY. POLITICAL VICTORY. THE PRESIDENT INSTEAD CALLING THE PRESIDENT INSTEAD CALLING THE BIPARTISAN AGREEMENT A BIG THE BIPARTISAN AGREEMENT A BIG WIN FOR THE COUNTRY AND THE WIN FOR THE COUNTRY AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. AMERICAN PEOPLE. BUT MAKE NO MISTAKE, DIANE , BUT MAKE NO MISTAKE, DIANE , THE PRESIDENT ALSO WANTS TO GET THE PRESIDENT ALSO WANTS TO GET IN A FINAL WORD HERE, AND THAT IN A FINAL WORD HERE, AND THAT IS WHY HE HAS ANNOUNCED THAT HE IS WHY HE HAS ANNOUNCED THAT HE WILL BE SPEAKING DIRECTLY WILL BE SPEAKING DIRECTLY TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE TONIGHT TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE TONIGHT IN A RARE ADDRESS FROM THE OVAL IN A RARE ADDRESS FROM THE OVAL OFFICE DIANE . OFFICE DIANE . ALL RIGHT, MARY BRUCE AT ALL RIGHT, MARY BRUCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE, THANK YOU . THE WHITE HOUSE, THANK YOU . AND TWO DAYS INTO THE ATLANTIC AND TWO DAYS INTO THE ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON, THE SECOND HURRICANE SEASON, THE SECOND TROPICAL DEPRESSION IS ALREADY TROPICAL DEPRESSION IS ALREADY CHURNING IN THE GULF OF MEXICO. CHURNING IN THE GULF OF MEXICO. THIS SYSTEM COULD BECOME THIS SYSTEM COULD BECOME THE FIRST NAMED STORM OF THE FIRST NAMED STORM OF THE SEASON. THE SEASON. ABC NEWS CHIEF METEOROLOGIST ABC NEWS CHIEF METEOROLOGIST GINGER ZEE HAS WHAT YOU NEED GINGER ZEE HAS WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW. TO KNOW. >> HI, GINGER. >> HI, GINGER. DIANE . DIANE . SO WE DO HAVE A TROPICAL SO WE DO HAVE A TROPICAL DEPRESSION NUMBER TWO AND IT'S DEPRESSION NUMBER TWO AND IT'S BEEN TRYING TO FORM AND GET BEEN TRYING TO FORM AND GET A NAME, BUT IT DOESN'T LOOK A NAME, BUT IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT'S GOING TO FORT MYERS, LIKE IT'S GOING TO FORT MYERS, FLORIDA. FLORIDA. THOSE FEELINGS, SOME OF THOSE FEELINGS, SOME OF THE IMPACTS FROM THE OUTER THE IMPACTS FROM THE OUTER BANDS, I GUESS, IF YOU WANT BANDS, I GUESS, IF YOU WANT TO CALL IT THAT, IT IS JUST TO CALL IT THAT, IT IS JUST THIS AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT'S KIND OF WRAPPING UP THAT'S KIND OF WRAPPING UP AND IT WILL DRIVE SOUTH FOR AND IT WILL DRIVE SOUTH FOR THE NEXT 48 HOURS OR SO INTO THE NEXT 48 HOURS OR SO INTO THE WEEKEND. THE WEEKEND. YOU SEE THE TIMESTAMPS THERE YOU SEE THE TIMESTAMPS THERE BY SUNDAY MAKING IT TO WESTERN BY SUNDAY MAKING IT TO WESTERN CUBA. CUBA. AND YOU SAY, WELL, HOW DOES AND YOU SAY, WELL, HOW DOES THAT IMPACT FLORIDA? THAT IMPACT FLORIDA? WELL, THE IMPACTS WILL BE THAT WELL, THE IMPACTS WILL BE THAT FAR OUTSIDE OF THE CONE OF FAR OUTSIDE OF THE CONE OF WHERE ANTICIPATE THE CENTER WHERE ANTICIPATE THE CENTER TO GO. TO GO. AND THAT'S WHY THREE TO AND THAT'S WHY THREE TO FIVE INCHES WITH FLOOD WATCHES FIVE INCHES WITH FLOOD WATCHES FROM MIAMI TO WEST PALM FROM MIAMI TO WEST PALM AND FORT LAUDERDALE, THOSE ALL AND FORT LAUDERDALE, THOSE ALL GO THROUGH TONIGHT. GO THROUGH TONIGHT. BUT AGAIN, TAMPA DOWN TO FORT BUT AGAIN, TAMPA DOWN TO FORT MYERS AND NAPLES WILL STILL MYERS AND NAPLES WILL STILL PICK UP TWO TO THREE INCHES. PICK UP TWO TO THREE INCHES. SO THAT'S A LOOK AT SO THAT'S A LOOK AT THE RAINFALL. THE RAINFALL. YOU COULD EVEN SEE YOU COULD EVEN SEE SOME BLUSTERY CONDITIONS, BUT SOME BLUSTERY CONDITIONS, BUT OVERALL, NOT A BAD START OVERALL, NOT A BAD START TO HURRICANE SEASON. TO HURRICANE SEASON. DIANE GINGER ZEE, THANK YOU . DIANE GINGER ZEE, THANK YOU . NEW SURVEILLANCE VIDEO SHOWS NEW SURVEILLANCE VIDEO SHOWS THE MOMENT AN IOWA APARTMENT THE MOMENT AN IOWA APARTMENT BUILDING STARTED TO COLLAPSE. BUILDING STARTED TO COLLAPSE. THIS COMES AS POLICE NOW SAY THIS COMES AS POLICE NOW SAY A THIRD PERSON IS MISSING A THIRD PERSON IS MISSING AND IS BELIEVED TO BE INSIDE. AND IS BELIEVED TO BE INSIDE. >> ALEX PEREZ HAS THE LATEST >> ALEX PEREZ HAS THE LATEST NEW SURVEILLANCE IMAGES NEW SURVEILLANCE IMAGES RELEASED OF THE TERRIFYING RELEASED OF THE TERRIFYING MOMENTS THE IOWA APARTMENT MOMENTS THE IOWA APARTMENT BUILDING BEGINS. BUILDING BEGINS. INITIALLY, YOU SEE A PIECE OF INITIALLY, YOU SEE A PIECE OF THE BUILDING FALL AND TWO THE BUILDING FALL AND TWO MINUTES LATER, ANOTHER PIECE MINUTES LATER, ANOTHER PIECE DROPS, THEN A LARGE SECTION OF DROPS, THEN A LARGE SECTION OF THE BUILDING CRUMBLES. THE BUILDING CRUMBLES. JUST TWO MINUTES AND FORTY JUST TWO MINUTES AND FORTY THREE SECONDS AFTER THE FIRST THREE SECONDS AFTER THE FIRST PIECE FELL. PIECE FELL. >> THE VIDEO STOPS BEFORE >> THE VIDEO STOPS BEFORE THE ENTIRE COLLAPSES. THE ENTIRE COLLAPSES. SCENE. SCENE. OFFICIALS IN DAVENPORT OFFICIALS IN DAVENPORT RELEASING A NEW MISSING PERSON RELEASING A NEW MISSING PERSON POSTER WITH A THIRD PERSON, POSTER WITH A THIRD PERSON, DANIEL BRYAN, WHO POLICE SAY, DANIEL BRYAN, WHO POLICE SAY, ALONG WITH BRANDON COLVIN ALONG WITH BRANDON COLVIN AND RYAN HITCHCOCK HAD A HIGH AND RYAN HITCHCOCK HAD A HIGH PROBABILITY OF BEING HOME AT PROBABILITY OF BEING HOME AT THE TIME OF THE COLLAPSE. THE TIME OF THE COLLAPSE. >> WE HAVE FAMILIES HERE THAT >> WE HAVE FAMILIES HERE THAT ARE STILL WANTING ANSWERS ARE STILL WANTING ANSWERS AND SEARCHING FOR THEIR LOVED AND SEARCHING FOR THEIR LOVED ONES. ONES. >> A FEMA URBAN SEARCH >> A FEMA URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM, INCLUDING AND RESCUE TEAM, INCLUDING DOGS, WAS AT THE SITE WORKING DOGS, WAS AT THE SITE WORKING INSIDE. INSIDE. BUT THE MAYOR SAYS THE SEARCH BUT THE MAYOR SAYS THE SEARCH OF THE WRECKAGE IS NO LONGER OF THE WRECKAGE IS NO LONGER A RESCUE MISSION. A RESCUE MISSION. BUT A RECOVERY. BUT A RECOVERY. AND NOW WE'RE LEARNING JUST AND NOW WE'RE LEARNING JUST DAYS BEFORE THE COLLAPSE, DAYS BEFORE THE COLLAPSE, A STRUCTURAL ENGINEER REPORT A STRUCTURAL ENGINEER REPORT SAID THE BUILDING WAS IN SAID THE BUILDING WAS IN IMMINENT RISK OF CRUMBLING. IMMINENT RISK OF CRUMBLING. OFFICIALS NEVER ORDERED OFFICIALS NEVER ORDERED RESIDENTS TO LEAVE THE CAUSE OF RESIDENTS TO LEAVE THE CAUSE OF THE COLLAPSE STILL UNDER THE COLLAPSE STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. INVESTIGATION. THE BUILDING HAD A HISTORY OF THE BUILDING HAD A HISTORY OF COMPLAINTS AND OWNERS HAD BEEN COMPLAINTS AND OWNERS HAD BEEN ORDERED TO MAKE FIXES AND TO ORDERED TO MAKE FIXES AND TO END THE CITY'S CHIEF BUILDING END THE CITY'S CHIEF BUILDING INSPECTOR HAS NOW RESIGNED INSPECTOR HAS NOW RESIGNED AFTER GIVING THE REPAIRS BEING AFTER GIVING THE REPAIRS BEING MADE A PASS MARK INSTEAD OF MADE A PASS MARK INSTEAD OF MARKING THEM AS INCOMPLETE. MARKING THEM AS INCOMPLETE. DIANE ? DIANE ? ALEX PEREZ, THANK YOU . ALEX PEREZ, THANK YOU . AND A TODDLER IS REUNITED AND A TODDLER IS REUNITED WITH HIS MOTHER AFTER A DARING WITH HIS MOTHER AFTER A DARING RESCUE BY A GOOD SAMARITAN. RESCUE BY A GOOD SAMARITAN. THE WOMAN LEFT HER SLEEPING THE WOMAN LEFT HER SLEEPING BABY IN HER CAR WHILE SHE RAN BABY IN HER CAR WHILE SHE RAN INTO A HOUSE. INTO A HOUSE. BUT WHEN SHE CAME BACK OUT, BUT WHEN SHE CAME BACK OUT, THE CAR HAD BEEN STOLEN THE CAR HAD BEEN STOLEN WITH THE BOY INSIDE. WITH THE BOY INSIDE. THAT'S WHEN A STRANGER JUMPED THAT'S WHEN A STRANGER JUMPED IN TO SAVE THE DAY AND IT WAS IN TO SAVE THE DAY AND IT WAS ALL CAUGHT ON CAMERA. ALL CAUGHT ON CAMERA. ABC NEWS ERIELLE RESHEF HAS ABC NEWS ERIELLE RESHEF HAS THAT STORY THIS MORNING. THAT STORY THIS MORNING. >> POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR >> POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR THIS MAN WHO THEY SAY STOLE THIS MAN WHO THEY SAY STOLE A CAR WITH A SLEEPING TWO YEAR A CAR WITH A SLEEPING TWO YEAR OLD IN THE BACKSEAT. OLD IN THE BACKSEAT. AUTHORITIES SAY THE BOY'S AUTHORITIES SAY THE BOY'S PARENTS WERE QUICKLY STOPPING PARENTS WERE QUICKLY STOPPING AT A RELATIVE'S HOUSE THURSDAY AT A RELATIVE'S HOUSE THURSDAY MORNING AND DIDN'T WANT MORNING AND DIDN'T WANT TO DISTURB HIM, SO LEFT HIM TO DISTURB HIM, SO LEFT HIM SLEEPING IN THE VEHICLE. SLEEPING IN THE VEHICLE. POLICE SAY IT TOOK JUST SECONDS POLICE SAY IT TOOK JUST SECONDS FOR THE SUSPECT TO STEAL FOR THE SUSPECT TO STEAL THE CAR SHORTLY. THE CAR SHORTLY. AFTER LEAVING THE CHILD ON A AFTER LEAVING THE CHILD ON A NEARBY STREET WHERE HE WAS NEARBY STREET WHERE HE WAS FOUND BY A GOOD SAMARITAN. FOUND BY A GOOD SAMARITAN. >> I DIDN'T SEE ANY PARENTS >> I DIDN'T SEE ANY PARENTS AROUND, SO I THOUGHT I'D BETTER AROUND, SO I THOUGHT I'D BETTER CHECK ON HIM. CHECK ON HIM. HE WAS CRYING A LITTLE BIT. HE WAS CRYING A LITTLE BIT. YEAH, I KNEW IT WAS IMPORTANT YEAH, I KNEW IT WAS IMPORTANT TO KEEP HIM CALM. TO KEEP HIM CALM. SO I ACT LIKE NOTHING REALLY SO I ACT LIKE NOTHING REALLY MAJOR WAS GOING ON . MAJOR WAS GOING ON . >> THAT BYSTANDER ALERTING >> THAT BYSTANDER ALERTING POLICE WHO REUNITED A TODDLER POLICE WHO REUNITED A TODDLER WITH HIS FAMILY WHEN COMING WITH HIS FAMILY WHEN COMING BY TO COME IN AND TALK ABOUT SEE WITH HIS FAMILY WHEN COMING BY TO COME IN AND TALK ABOUT SEY WITH HIS FAMILY WHEN COMING BY TO COME IN AND TALK ABOUT SEU WITH HIS FAMILY WHEN COMING BY TO COME IN AND TALK ABOUT SE WITH HIS FAMILY WHEN COMING BY TO COME IN AND TALK ABOUT SEO WITH HIS FAMILY WHEN COMING BY TO COME IN AND TALK ABOUT SEM WITH HIS FAMILY WHEN COMING BY TO COME IN AND TALK ABOUT SEY BY TO COME IN AND TALK ABOUT SEY ERIELLE RESHEF. ERIELLE RESHEF. THANK YOU . THANK YOU . FLORIDA AUTHORITIES ARE STILL FLORIDA AUTHORITIES ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR THE SUSPECT SEARCHING FOR THE SUSPECT AND THE VEHICLE THEY URGE AND THE VEHICLE THEY URGE ANYONE WITH INFORMATION TO CALL ANYONE WITH INFORMATION TO CALL POLICE. POLICE. >> COMING UP, ANOTHER TOURIST >> COMING UP, ANOTHER TOURIST DRIVES HER CAR STRAIGHT INTO DRIVES HER CAR STRAIGHT INTO A HAWAIIAN HARBOR. A HAWAIIAN HARBOR. IT'S THE SECOND TIME IT'S IT'S THE SECOND TIME IT'S HAPPENED IN A MONTH. HAPPENED IN A MONTH. THE DETAILS ON HER RESCUE THE DETAILS ON HER RESCUE AND THE TECHNICAL GLITCH SHE AND THE TECHNICAL GLITCH SHE SAYS CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. SAYS CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. ALSO AHEAD, THE HIGH SCHOOL ALSO AHEAD, THE HIGH SCHOOL CHEERLEADER SHOT AFTER HER CHEERLEADER SHOT AFTER HER TEAMMATE ACCIDENTAL. TEAMMATE ACCIDENTAL. HE OPENED THE DOOR TO THE WRONG HE OPENED THE DOOR TO THE WRONG CAR . CAR . SHE'S SHARING HER STORY FOR SHE'S SHARING HER STORY FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE FIRST TIME. >> HOW SHE SAYS SHE STAYED CALM >> HOW SHE SAYS SHE STAYED CALM AND THE DAMAGE SHE'LL LIVE AND THE DAMAGE SHE'LL LIVE WITH FOR THE REST OF HER WITH FOR THE REST OF HER ON "ABC NEWS LIVE". ON "ABC NEWS LIVE". >> MY FAVORITE NOW. >> MY FAVORITE NOW. >> WELCOME BACK. >> WELCOME BACK. ANOTHER TOURIST BLAMING GPS ANOTHER TOURIST BLAMING GPS AFTER DRIVING STRAIGHT INTO AFTER DRIVING STRAIGHT INTO A HAWAIIAN HARBOR, THE WOMAN A HAWAIIAN HARBOR, THE WOMAN DROVE OFF THE SAME EXACT BOAT DROVE OFF THE SAME EXACT BOAT RAMP INTO THE SAME EXACT HARBOR RAMP INTO THE SAME EXACT HARBOR AS ANOTHER TOURIST LESS THAN AS ANOTHER TOURIST LESS THAN A MONTH AGO. A MONTH AGO. ABC'S EVA PILGRIM HAS ABC'S EVA PILGRIM HAS THE LATEST. THE LATEST. >> THIS LADY JUST DROVE INTO >> THIS LADY JUST DROVE INTO THE BOAT RAMP THERE. THE BOAT RAMP THERE. HOW A SHOCKING SCENE AGAIN. HOW A SHOCKING SCENE AGAIN. YOU GOT TO LEAVE THE CAR THERE. YOU GOT TO LEAVE THE CAR THERE. NOW, FOR THE SECOND TIME IN NOW, FOR THE SECOND TIME IN WEEKS, A TOURIST SEEN DRIVING WEEKS, A TOURIST SEEN DRIVING HER CAR STRAIGHT INTO THIS HER CAR STRAIGHT INTO THIS HAWAIIAN HARBOR WHERE IT'S HAWAIIAN HARBOR WHERE IT'S IS GOING UNDER. IS GOING UNDER. HURRY AND GET OUT. HURRY AND GET OUT. POLICE SAY THE DRIVER TOLD THEM POLICE SAY THE DRIVER TOLD THEM SHE WAS USING GPS NAVIGATION SHE WAS USING GPS NAVIGATION WHEN SHE ENDED UP AT THIS BOAT WHEN SHE ENDED UP AT THIS BOAT RAMP. RAMP. AND THEN IN THE WATER, WATCH AND THEN IN THE WATER, WATCH HIS HEADLIGHTS COME STRAIGHT HIS HEADLIGHTS COME STRAIGHT DOWN ONTO THE RAMP, RIGHT INTO DOWN ONTO THE RAMP, RIGHT INTO THE WATER. THE WATER. MY SON'S YELLING LIKE, WHAT ARE MY SON'S YELLING LIKE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? YOU DOING? STOP, STOP. STOP, STOP. AND AT THAT POINT, BASICALLY, AND AT THAT POINT, BASICALLY, HE WAS A LITTLE TOO LATE. HE WAS A LITTLE TOO LATE. >> WHAT WAS YOUR STUFF LIKE? >> WHAT WAS YOUR STUFF LIKE? THAT DRIVER TELLING THE GOOD THAT DRIVER TELLING THE GOOD SAMARITANS THAT HELPED HER? SAMARITANS THAT HELPED HER? SHE THOUGHT THE WATER WAS JUST SHE THOUGHT THE WATER WAS JUST A PUDDLE. A PUDDLE. BOATERS THROWING HER BOATERS THROWING HER A FLOTATION DEVICE, PULLING HER A FLOTATION DEVICE, PULLING HER TO SAFETY, HER CAR ENDING UP TO SAFETY, HER CAR ENDING UP FULLY SUBMERGED. FULLY SUBMERGED. >> PRETTY SURE THAT WASN'T >> PRETTY SURE THAT WASN'T SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN. SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN. >> JUST WEEKS AGO, ANOTHER >> JUST WEEKS AGO, ANOTHER TOURIST SEEN DRIVING STRAIGHT TOURIST SEEN DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN THIS SAME RAMP INTO THAT DOWN THIS SAME RAMP INTO THAT EXACT SAME HARBOR. EXACT SAME HARBOR. WITNESSES THERE SAYING THAT WITNESSES THERE SAYING THAT DRIVER ALSO SAID THEY WERE DRIVER ALSO SAID THEY WERE FOLLOWING GPS, TRYING TO FIND FOLLOWING GPS, TRYING TO FIND THE MEET UP SPOT FOR A TOUR THE MEET UP SPOT FOR A TOUR GROUP THAT'S SINKING. GROUP THAT'S SINKING. JEREMY LEE FROM ABC AFFILIATE JEREMY LEE FROM ABC AFFILIATE KATV SHOWING THE BUSY PARKING KATV SHOWING THE BUSY PARKING LOT WHERE THEY MADE THAT WRONG LOT WHERE THEY MADE THAT WRONG MOVE. MOVE. >> BOTH DRIVERS TOOK THE EXACT >> BOTH DRIVERS TOOK THE EXACT SAME PATH ACROSS THE PARKING SAME PATH ACROSS THE PARKING LOT, DOWN ONTO THE BOAT LOT, DOWN ONTO THE BOAT AND THEN OUT INTO THE WATER. AND THEN OUT INTO THE WATER. >> EXPERTS SAY WHILE >> EXPERTS SAY WHILE IS HELPFUL, IT ISN'T IS HELPFUL, IT ISN'T EVERYTHING. EVERYTHING. >> IF YOU'RE UNFAMILIAR DRIVER >> IF YOU'RE UNFAMILIAR DRIVER IN AN UNFAMILIAR AREA, IN AN UNFAMILIAR AREA, YOU KNOW, CHEAP GAS IS GREAT. YOU KNOW, CHEAP GAS IS GREAT. BUT PLEASE USE YOUR BUT PLEASE USE YOUR YOUR OBSERVATIONAL SKILLS YOUR OBSERVATIONAL SKILLS TO HELP YOU GET TO YOUR TO HELP YOU GET TO YOUR DESTINATION SAFELY. DESTINATION SAFELY. >> AND THAT BOTH OF THOSE >> AND THAT BOTH OF THOSE CASES, THANKFULLY, NO ONE WAS CASES, THANKFULLY, NO ONE WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. SERIOUSLY INJURED. AS FOR US , WE PLUGGED IN AS FOR US , WE PLUGGED IN THE GPS, THE ADDRESS FOR THE GPS, THE ADDRESS FOR OUR TIMES SQUARE STUDIO. OUR TIMES SQUARE STUDIO. IT GOT US CLOSE, BUT NOT QUITE IT GOT US CLOSE, BUT NOT QUITE WHERE WE WANTED TO BE, DIANE . WHERE WE WANTED TO BE, DIANE . ALL RIGHT, EVA PILGRIM THANK ALL RIGHT, EVA PILGRIM THANK YOU . YOU . AND THE MARIJUANA BUSINESS AND THE MARIJUANA BUSINESS IS GROWING AS MORE IS GROWING AS MORE STATES LEGALIZE STATES LEGALIZE THE RECREATIONAL USE OF THE RECREATIONAL USE OF CANNABIS INDUSTRY EXPERTS SAY CANNABIS INDUSTRY EXPERTS SAY THE INDUSTRY IS EXPECTED TO ADD THE INDUSTRY IS EXPECTED TO ADD SIXTY THREE THOUSAND JOBS IN SIXTY THREE THOUSAND JOBS IN NEW YORK ALONE BY TWENTY NEW YORK ALONE BY TWENTY TWENTY FIVE . TWENTY FIVE . NOW, THE STATE'S TRYING TO GIVE NOW, THE STATE'S TRYING TO GIVE BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITIES BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITIES MARGINALIZED BY THE WAR MARGINALIZED BY THE WAR ON DRUGS A CHANCE TO PUT ON DRUGS A CHANCE TO PUT THEMSELVES AT THE HELM OF THIS THEMSELVES AT THE HELM OF THIS BUDDING INDUSTRY. BUDDING INDUSTRY. MONA KOSAR ABDI MET MONA KOSAR ABDI MET WITH INDUSTRY LEADERS WITH INDUSTRY LEADERS AND TRAILBLAZERS TO LEARN AND TRAILBLAZERS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE POT EQUITY MORE ABOUT THE POT EQUITY MOVEMENT. MOVEMENT. >> TAKE A LOOK INSIDE. >> TAKE A LOOK INSIDE. FORMER DUANE READE IS THE FIRST FORMER DUANE READE IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND FOR NEW YORK CITY. OF ITS KIND FOR NEW YORK CITY. A BLACK OWNED LEGAL CANNABIS A BLACK OWNED LEGAL CANNABIS SHOP IN THE HEART OF BLEECKER SHOP IN THE HEART OF BLEECKER STREET, SMACK VILLAGE OPENED STREET, SMACK VILLAGE OPENED ITS DOORS IN JANUARY . ITS DOORS IN JANUARY . OWNED BY ENTREPRENEUR ROLAND OWNED BY ENTREPRENEUR ROLAND CORNER, THE BORN AND RAISED CORNER, THE BORN AND RAISED NEW YORKER IS BLAZING TRAILS. NEW YORKER IS BLAZING TRAILS. >> HIS DISPENSARY IS ALSO >> HIS DISPENSARY IS ALSO THE FIRST BLACK OWNED CANNABIS THE FIRST BLACK OWNED CANNABIS SHOP IN THE CITY. SHOP IN THE CITY. >> DOES THE PRESSURE COME FROM >> DOES THE PRESSURE COME FROM BEING THE FIRST BLACK MAN BEING THE FIRST BLACK MAN TO GET THIS LICENSE? TO GET THIS LICENSE? >> OH, ABSOLUTELY, BECAUSE >> OH, ABSOLUTELY, BECAUSE THERE IS AN EXPECTATION THERE IS AN EXPECTATION TO SUCCEED AND THERE'S ANOTHER TO SUCCEED AND THERE'S ANOTHER EXPECTATION TO FAIL. EXPECTATION TO FAIL. I'M GOING TO SUCCEED IN, I'M GOING TO SUCCEED IN, YOU KNOW, AND MAKE THIS WORK. YOU KNOW, AND MAKE THIS WORK. >> ROLAND IS ON THE FOREFRONT >> ROLAND IS ON THE FOREFRONT OF THIS SANCTIONED INDUSTRY OF THIS SANCTIONED INDUSTRY AWARDED BY THE STATE OF AWARDED BY THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITH A CONDITIONAL NEW YORK WITH A CONDITIONAL ADULT USE RETAIL DISPENSARIES ADULT USE RETAIL DISPENSARIES LICENSE, ALSO KNOWN AS A CARD. LICENSE, ALSO KNOWN AS A CARD. BUT THIS IS NOT ROLAND'S FIRST BUT THIS IS NOT ROLAND'S FIRST FORAY INTO THE CANNABIS FORAY INTO THE CANNABIS BUSINESS. BUSINESS. AS A TEEN IN THE 90S, PROLON AS A TEEN IN THE 90S, PROLON WAS IN PRISON FOR A CANNABIS WAS IN PRISON FOR A CANNABIS CHARGE AT THE HEIGHT OF CHARGE AT THE HEIGHT OF THE SO-CALLED WAR ON DRUGS THAT THE SO-CALLED WAR ON DRUGS THAT NOW MAKES HIM THE FIRST PERSON NOW MAKES HIM THE FIRST PERSON WITH A PREVIOUS LEGAL WITH A PREVIOUS LEGAL CONVICTION TO LEGALLY OPEN UP CONVICTION TO LEGALLY OPEN UP SHOP. SHOP. >> IT WAS SURREAL BECAUSE A LOT >> IT WAS SURREAL BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES YOU TRY TO HIDE OF TIMES YOU TRY TO HIDE YOUR PAST, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S YOUR PAST, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S NEGATIVE, RIGHT. NEGATIVE, RIGHT. AND SO NOW I HAVE TO SHARE IN AND SO NOW I HAVE TO SHARE IN YOUR PAST SOMETIMES HAUNT YOU . YOUR PAST SOMETIMES HAUNT YOU . YOU KNOW, YOU CAN GO TO JAIL, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN GO TO JAIL, DO YOUR TIME AND STILL, THERE'S DO YOUR TIME AND STILL, THERE'S A STIGMA. A STIGMA. >> AFTER NEW YORK LEGALIZED >> AFTER NEW YORK LEGALIZED RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA IN MARCH RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA IN MARCH 2021, THE OFFICE OF CANNABIS 2021, THE OFFICE OF CANNABIS MANAGEMENT WAS SOON AFTER MANAGEMENT WAS SOON AFTER ESTABLISHED AND JUST ONE YEAR ESTABLISHED AND JUST ONE YEAR LATER, IN THE SPRING OF 2022, LATER, IN THE SPRING OF 2022, MAYOR ADAMS ANNOUNCED MAYOR ADAMS ANNOUNCED NEW YORK CITY'S GOALS FOR AN NEW YORK CITY'S GOALS FOR AN EQUITABLE MARKET AND CREATED EQUITABLE MARKET AND CREATED THE CANNABIS EQUITY PROGRAM. THE CANNABIS EQUITY PROGRAM. >> THOSE WHO APPLY FOR A CARD >> THOSE WHO APPLY FOR A CARD MUST HAVE PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS, MUST HAVE PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS, BE INVOLVED WITH JUSTICE, HAVE BE INVOLVED WITH JUSTICE, HAVE QUALIFIED BUSINESS EXPERIENCE QUALIFIED BUSINESS EXPERIENCE OR HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY THE OR HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY THE WAR ON DRUGS. WAR ON DRUGS. HARD IS INTENDED TO FOCUS HARD IS INTENDED TO FOCUS ON THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN DIRECTLY ON THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN DIRECTLY IMPACTED, SO THEIR JUSTICE IMPACTED, SO THEIR JUSTICE INVOLVED A PREVIOUS CANNABIS INVOLVED A PREVIOUS CANNABIS ARREST AND CONVICTION AND IF ARREST AND CONVICTION AND IF NOT THEMSELVES, A SPOUSE OR NOT THEMSELVES, A SPOUSE OR A PARENT OR CHILD. A PARENT OR CHILD. >> EAST BROOKLYN NATIVE >> EAST BROOKLYN NATIVE DAKSHINA DORSON EXPERIENCED DAKSHINA DORSON EXPERIENCED FIRSTHAND HOW THE DRUG FIRSTHAND HOW THE DRUG AFFLICTED AFFLICTED NEW YORK NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE NEW YORK NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE HERS. HERS. THE FORMER FORTUNE 500 THE FORMER FORTUNE 500 EXECUTIVE WAS APPOINTED UNDER EXECUTIVE WAS APPOINTED UNDER MAYOR ADAMS AS THE FOUNDING MAYOR ADAMS AS THE FOUNDING DIRECTOR OF CANNABIS NYC, DIRECTOR OF CANNABIS NYC, THE FIRST ROLL OF ITS KIND. THE FIRST ROLL OF ITS KIND. >> WE'VE BEEN TAUGHT TO FEAR >> WE'VE BEEN TAUGHT TO FEAR AND DEMONIZE CANNABIS, AND IT'S AND DEMONIZE CANNABIS, AND IT'S OUR JOB TO KIND OF EXPLAIN OUR JOB TO KIND OF EXPLAIN HOW THEY WERE PROPAGATED HOW THEY WERE PROPAGATED AND PUSHED ONTO THE COMMUNITIES AND PUSHED ONTO THE COMMUNITIES AND THAT WE DO NEED TO UNDO AND THAT WE DO NEED TO UNDO THAT. THAT. I THINK OF PEOPLE LIKE ROLAND I THINK OF PEOPLE LIKE ROLAND AS LIKE THE ULTIMATE HUSTLERS, AS LIKE THE ULTIMATE HUSTLERS, BECAUSE WHEN SOMETHING LIKE BECAUSE WHEN SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAPPENS IN YOUR LIFE, THAT HAPPENS IN YOUR LIFE, ESPECIALLY IN NEW YORK , IT ESPECIALLY IN NEW YORK , IT COULD RUIN YOUR LIFE. COULD RUIN YOUR LIFE. AND INSTEAD, HE SAID IT WAS NOT AND INSTEAD, HE SAID IT WAS NOT GOING TO RUIN HIS LIFE. GOING TO RUIN HIS LIFE. HE OVERCAME THAT A GREAT HE OVERCAME THAT A GREAT EXAMPLE OF HOW CARD IS SUPPOSED EXAMPLE OF HOW CARD IS SUPPOSED TO WORK. TO WORK. NEW YORK STATE IS ONE OF NEW YORK STATE IS ONE OF TWENTY ONE THAT LEGALIZED TWENTY ONE THAT LEGALIZED RECREATIONAL CANNABIS AND ONE RECREATIONAL CANNABIS AND ONE OF 13 STATES THAT IMPLEMENTED OF 13 STATES THAT IMPLEMENTED SOCIAL EQUITY PROGRAMS. SOCIAL EQUITY PROGRAMS. BUT WHAT SETS NEW YORK PART BUT WHAT SETS NEW YORK PART IS ITS FRAMEWORK LEGISLATION IS ITS FRAMEWORK LEGISLATION THAT DIRECTLY BENEFITS THOSE THAT DIRECTLY BENEFITS THOSE WITH PAST CONVICTIONS. WITH PAST CONVICTIONS. OTHER STATES ARE AHEAD AND THAT OTHER STATES ARE AHEAD AND THAT THEY ALREADY HAD THE POLICY, THEY ALREADY HAD THE POLICY, BUT 90% OF THE NINETY BUT 90% OF THE NINETY NINE PERCENT OF THEM PURPOSELY NINE PERCENT OF THEM PURPOSELY LEFT OUT THE PEOPLE THAT WERE LEFT OUT THE PEOPLE THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY HARMED. PREVIOUSLY HARMED. THEY PURPOSELY LEFT OUT IF THEY PURPOSELY LEFT OUT IF YOU HAD A CONVICTION, YOU COULD YOU HAD A CONVICTION, YOU COULD NOT ACTUALLY BE ABLE NOT ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO APPLICATION AND JUST TO APPLICATION AND JUST BY VIRTUE OF THE FACT THAT WE BY VIRTUE OF THE FACT THAT WE ARE PRIORITIZING THAT GROUP, WE ARE PRIORITIZING THAT GROUP, WE ARE SETTING A STANDARD NOT JUST ARE SETTING A STANDARD NOT JUST IN THE UNITED STATES , BUT IN THE UNITED STATES , BUT GLOBALLY. GLOBALLY. AND THAT'S WHERE I THINK AND THAT'S WHERE I THINK NEW YORK CAN REALLY BE A NEW YORK CAN REALLY BE A PIONEER. PIONEER. >> ROLAND'S JOURNEY >> ROLAND'S JOURNEY WITH CANNABIS HAS COME FULL WITH CANNABIS HAS COME FULL CIRCLE FROM GOING TO PRISON FOR CIRCLE FROM GOING TO PRISON FOR CANNABIS CHARGE TO BECOMING CANNABIS CHARGE TO BECOMING A BUSINESSMAN WITHIN THE FOLD A BUSINESSMAN WITHIN THE FOLD OF NEW YORK'S EMERGING OF NEW YORK'S EMERGING INDUSTRY. INDUSTRY. >> I HAVEN'T WORKED SINCE 2008 >> I HAVEN'T WORKED SINCE 2008 . . YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN AN YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN AN ENTREPRENEUR SINCE THEN. ENTREPRENEUR SINCE THEN. AND IT'S JUST SOMETHING ABOUT AND IT'S JUST SOMETHING ABOUT BEING ABLE TO BE MY OWN MAN. BEING ABLE TO BE MY OWN MAN. MADE A LOT OF MISTAKES NOW, MADE A LOT OF MISTAKES NOW, YOU KNOW, BUT BEING ABLE YOU KNOW, BUT BEING ABLE TO CORRECT THOSE MISTAKES TO CORRECT THOSE MISTAKES AND MOVE FORWARD AND BE HERE AND MOVE FORWARD AND BE HERE RIGHT NOW, I FEEL STRONG. RIGHT NOW, I FEEL STRONG. >> I FEEL POWERFUL. >> I FEEL POWERFUL. MONA KOSAR ABDI, THANK YOU . MONA KOSAR ABDI, THANK YOU . COMING UP, SEE THE REMARKABLE COMING UP, SEE THE REMARKABLE RESCUE ON MT. EVEREST. RESCUE ON MT. EVEREST. HOW A SHERPA SAVED A MOUNTAIN HOW A SHERPA SAVED A MOUNTAIN CLIMBER IN THE SO-CALLED DEATH CLIMBER IN THE SO-CALLED DEATH ZONE. ZONE. ALSO AHEAD, THEY HELP ALSO AHEAD, THEY HELP DE CLUTTERING YOUR CLOSET. DE CLUTTERING YOUR CLOSET. SEE MY TIME SAVING HACK TO GET SEE MY TIME SAVING HACK TO GET IT DONE WITH NO DECISION IT DONE WITH NO DECISION FATIGUE. FATIGUE. MISATO METHODS IS NEXT. MISATO METHODS IS NEXT. WHEREVER THE STORY IS , WHEREVER THE STORY IS , WE'LL TAKE YOU THERE. WE'LL TAKE YOU THERE. YOU'RE STREAMING YOU'RE STREAMING "ABC NEWS LIVE". "ABC NEWS LIVE". >> WELCOME BACK. >> WELCOME BACK. THE DENVER NUGGETS HAVE A ONE THE DENVER NUGGETS HAVE A ONE GAME LEAD IN THE NBA FINALS GAME LEAD IN THE NBA FINALS AFTER DOMINATING THE MIAMI HEAT AFTER DOMINATING THE MIAMI HEAT ,NIKOLA JOKIC AND JAMAL MURRAY ,NIKOLA JOKIC AND JAMAL MURRAY SCORED MORE THAN HALF SCORED MORE THAN HALF THE NUGGETS ONE HUNDRED FOUR THE NUGGETS ONE HUNDRED FOUR POINTS IN FRONT OF A SOLD OUT POINTS IN FRONT OF A SOLD OUT HOME CROWD. HOME CROWD. ABC NEWS WILL REEVE IS IN ABC NEWS WILL REEVE IS IN DENVER WITH THE HIGHLIGHTS. DENVER WITH THE HIGHLIGHTS. >> THE DENVER NUGGETS ARE >> THE DENVER NUGGETS ARE THREE WINS AWAY FROM THREE WINS AWAY FROM THEIR FIRST NBA CHAMPIONSHIP THEIR FIRST NBA CHAMPIONSHIP 10% AT ALL AT HOME IN 10% AT ALL AT HOME IN THE PLAYOFFS. THE PLAYOFFS. >> THE TAKE ONE IN >> THE TAKE ONE IN THE FRANCHISE'S FIRST EVER NBA THE FRANCHISE'S FIRST EVER NBA FINALS GAME. FINALS GAME. THE NUGGETS MAKING A STATEMENT THE NUGGETS MAKING A STATEMENT IN FRONT OF A SEA OF ROWDY, IN FRONT OF A SEA OF ROWDY, YELLOW CLAD FANS STIFLING YELLOW CLAD FANS STIFLING THE MIAMI HEAT 104 TO 93 IN THE MIAMI HEAT 104 TO 93 IN GAME ONE . GAME ONE . >> KNOCKED AWAY, PICKED UP >> KNOCKED AWAY, PICKED UP GORDON SPEED AND YOKICH BACKS GORDON SPEED AND YOKICH BACKS IT IN SUPERSTAR AND TWO TIME IT IN SUPERSTAR AND TWO TIME LEAGUE MVP NIKOLA JOKIC DID LEAGUE MVP NIKOLA JOKIC DID A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING THREE THIRTEEN DOWNTOWN MIAMI THREE THIRTEEN DOWNTOWN MIAMI JOKIC GETS INSIDE SCORING JOKIC GETS INSIDE SCORING TWENTY SEVEN POINTS TO GO TWENTY SEVEN POINTS TO GO WITH FOURTEEN ASSISTS AND TEN WITH FOURTEEN ASSISTS AND TEN REBOUNDS THE JOKER JUST REBOUNDS THE JOKER JUST A SECOND PLAYER IN NBA HISTORY A SECOND PLAYER IN NBA HISTORY TO HAVE A TRIPLE DOUBLE IN HIS TO HAVE A TRIPLE DOUBLE IN HIS FIRST FINALS GAME, THE JOKER'S FIRST FINALS GAME, THE JOKER'S SIDEKICK JAMAL MURRAY FILLED UP SIDEKICK JAMAL MURRAY FILLED UP THE STAT TO DROPPING THE STAT TO DROPPING TWENTY SIX POINTS WITH STARTERS TWENTY SIX POINTS WITH STARTERS AARON GORDON AND MICHAEL PORTER AARON GORDON AND MICHAEL PORTER JUNIOR EACH IN DOUBLE DIGITS JUNIOR EACH IN DOUBLE DIGITS AS WELL. AS WELL. >> I DON'T CARE IF I SCORED >> I DON'T CARE IF I SCORED FIFTY OR ZERO YOU KNOW AS LONG FIFTY OR ZERO YOU KNOW AS LONG AS I'M HOPING TO IMPACT AS I'M HOPING TO IMPACT THE GAME AND WE'RE WINNING ALL THE GAME AND WE'RE WINNING ALL THOSE IN THE HEAT TRYING THOSE IN THE HEAT TRYING TO BECOME THE FIRST EIGHT SEED TO BECOME THE FIRST EIGHT SEED TO WIN AN NBA TITLE , WE'RE OFF TO WIN AN NBA TITLE , WE'RE OFF MOST OF THE NIGHT TRYING MOST OF THE NIGHT TRYING TO MOUNT A COMEBACK IN TO MOUNT A COMEBACK IN THE SECOND HALF. THE SECOND HALF. >> BUT IT WASN'T ENOUGH TO DROP >> BUT IT WASN'T ENOUGH TO DROP THE TEAM. THE TEAM. STAR JIMMY BUTLER SCORED JUST STAR JIMMY BUTLER SCORED JUST THIRTEEN POINTS BUT BELIEVES IN THIRTEEN POINTS BUT BELIEVES IN HIS TEAM. HIS TEAM. >> LOOKING AHEAD TO GAME TWO , >> LOOKING AHEAD TO GAME TWO , WE'LL JUST DO SOME THINGS VERY WE'LL JUST DO SOME THINGS VERY DIFFERENTLY AND COME OUT HERE DIFFERENTLY AND COME OUT HERE AND BE READY TO GET THEM OFF AND BE READY TO GET THEM OFF THE GAME TO NOW AND MAYBE THE GAME TO NOW AND MAYBE THE ALTITUDE. THE ALTITUDE. MAYBE IT'S ALL THE REST MAYBE IT'S ALL THE REST THEY HAD COMING INTO GAME ONE . THEY HAD COMING INTO GAME ONE . MAYBE THEY'RE JUST BETTER. MAYBE THEY'RE JUST BETTER. IN ANY CASE, THE DENVER NUGGETS IN ANY CASE, THE DENVER NUGGETS ARE NOW NINE AND NO AT HOME IN ARE NOW NINE AND NO AT HOME IN THESE PLAYOFFS. THESE PLAYOFFS. AND LAST NIGHT'S WIN WAS A GOOD AND LAST NIGHT'S WIN WAS A GOOD SIGN FOR THE TEAM BECAUSE SIGN FOR THE TEAM BECAUSE THE TEAM IN THE NBA FINALS THAT THE TEAM IN THE NBA FINALS THAT WINS GAME ONE GOES ON TO WIN WINS GAME ONE GOES ON TO WIN THE TITLE ABOUT 75% OF THE TITLE ABOUT 75% OF THE TIME. THE TIME. GAME TWO OF THE NBA FINALS GAME TWO OF THE NBA FINALS RIGHT BACK HERE IN DENVER RIGHT BACK HERE IN DENVER ON SUNDAY NIGHT AT 8:00 P.M. ON SUNDAY NIGHT AT 8:00 P.M. EASTERN ON ABC. EASTERN ON ABC. >> DIANE WILL REEVE IN DENVER, >> DIANE WILL REEVE IN DENVER, THANK YOU . THANK YOU . WILL . WILL . AND IT'S TIME FOR MACEDA AND IT'S TIME FOR MACEDA METHODS NOW, OR I SHOW YOU SOME METHODS NOW, OR I SHOW YOU SOME OF MY FAVORITE ACTS TO MAKE OF MY FAVORITE ACTS TO MAKE LIFE A LITTLE EASIER. LIFE A LITTLE EASIER. TODAY I BRING YOU MY TIMESAVING TODAY I BRING YOU MY TIMESAVING TIP ON HOW TO CLUTTER TIP ON HOW TO CLUTTER YOUR CLOSET WITH NO OVERWHELM YOUR CLOSET WITH NO OVERWHELM AND NO DECISION FATIGUE. AND NO DECISION FATIGUE. >> ARE YOU TIRED OF DIGGING >> ARE YOU TIRED OF DIGGING THROUGH A CLOSET? THROUGH A CLOSET? >> BUT FOR SOME REASON >> BUT FOR SOME REASON YOU CAN'T PAIR IT DOWN. YOU CAN'T PAIR IT DOWN. WELCOME TO THE CLUB. WELCOME TO THE CLUB. >> FOR YEARS, MY , MY BIGGEST >> FOR YEARS, MY , MY BIGGEST DE CLUTTERING HURDLE AND I HAVE DE CLUTTERING HURDLE AND I HAVE TRIED EVERY TRICK IN THE BOOK, TRIED EVERY TRICK IN THE BOOK, LIKE HANGING ALL YOUR CLOTHES LIKE HANGING ALL YOUR CLOTHES IN ONE DIRECTION, THEN FLIPPING IN ONE DIRECTION, THEN FLIPPING IT AS YOU WEAR IT. IT AS YOU WEAR IT. AFTER A YEAR, YOU'RE SUPPOSED AFTER A YEAR, YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO TOSS ANYTHING THAT HASN'T TO TOSS ANYTHING THAT HASN'T BEEN FLIPPED. BEEN FLIPPED. MPHASIS ON SUPPOSED TO . MPHASIS ON SUPPOSED TO . >> OH GOD , I LOVE THIS BLAZER. >> OH GOD , I LOVE THIS BLAZER. I TRIED STORING CERTAIN ITEMS I TRIED STORING CERTAIN ITEMS OUT OF SIGHT TO TEST IF OUT OF SIGHT TO TEST IF I REALLY NEEDED THEM. I REALLY NEEDED THEM. BUT WHEN I FINALLY REOPENED BUT WHEN I FINALLY REOPENED THE BOX, THESE ARE CUTE. THE BOX, THESE ARE CUTE. I EVEN TRIED THE SUGGESTION I EVEN TRIED THE SUGGESTION TO TAKE EVERYTHING OUT AND ONLY TO TAKE EVERYTHING OUT AND ONLY LOOK BACK WHAT YOU WANT. LOOK BACK WHAT YOU WANT. AND THAT DIDN'T GO WELL EITHER. AND THAT DIDN'T GO WELL EITHER. I'M JUST GOING TO TAKE IT FOR THE RESULT WAS ALWAYS THE SAME. MY CLOSET WAS STILL PACKED. MY CLOSET WAS STILL PACKED. >> FINALLY, I FIGURED IT OUT. >> FINALLY, I FIGURED IT OUT. MY PROBLEM IS I RUN OUT OF MY PROBLEM IS I RUN OUT OF PATIENCE TO TRY THINGS ON , SO PATIENCE TO TRY THINGS ON , SO I PUT THINGS BACK THAT DON'T I PUT THINGS BACK THAT DON'T FIT WELL. FIT WELL. I ALSO GET HIT WITH DECISION I ALSO GET HIT WITH DECISION FATIGUE. FATIGUE. AFTER A WHILE I JUST CAN'T AFTER A WHILE I JUST CAN'T DECIDE WHAT SHOULD STAY OR GO . DECIDE WHAT SHOULD STAY OR GO . >> I NEEDED A WHOLE >> I NEEDED A WHOLE NEW APPROACH, THE DONATION NEW APPROACH, THE DONATION BASKET. BASKET. >> IT'S JUST A DECORATIVE >> IT'S JUST A DECORATIVE BASKET THAT LIVES IN MY BEDROOM BASKET THAT LIVES IN MY BEDROOM 24/7. 24/7. BUT THE DONATION BASKET COMES BUT THE DONATION BASKET COMES WITH A RULE. WITH A RULE. >> ANY TIME I PULL SOMETHING >> ANY TIME I PULL SOMETHING OUT OF MY CLOSET, THEN DECIDE OUT OF MY CLOSET, THEN DECIDE NOT TO WEAR IT, I HAVE TO ASK NOT TO WEAR IT, I HAVE TO ASK MYSELF, WHY DOES IT NOT FIT MYSELF, WHY DOES IT NOT FIT WELL? WELL? >> GOES IN THE BASKET. >> GOES IN THE BASKET. >> DOES IT NEED TO BE REPAIRED? >> DOES IT NEED TO BE REPAIRED? OH, BROKEN ZIPPER GOES IN OH, BROKEN ZIPPER GOES IN THE BASKET. THE BASKET. >> DO I JUST NOT LIKE IT? >> DO I JUST NOT LIKE IT? THAT MUCH GOES THE BASKET. THAT MUCH GOES THE BASKET. >> THIS IS HELP ME GET RID OF >> THIS IS HELP ME GET RID OF SO MUCH STUFF WITHOUT ANY TIME SO MUCH STUFF WITHOUT ANY TIME OR EFFORT. OR EFFORT. AND THE NICE THING IS BECAUSE AND THE NICE THING IS BECAUSE I'M MAKING THESE DECISIONS I'M MAKING THESE DECISIONS PARAJULI INSTEAD OF ALL ONCE NO PARAJULI INSTEAD OF ALL ONCE NO DECISION. DECISION. >> THE OTHER PERK IS BECAUSE >> THE OTHER PERK IS BECAUSE I WAIT TILL THE BASKET IS FULL I WAIT TILL THE BASKET IS FULL BEFORE ACTUALLY DONATING BEFORE ACTUALLY DONATING THE CLOTHES. THE CLOTHES. THERE'S PLENTY OF TIME THERE'S PLENTY OF TIME TO CHANGE MY MIND IF I REALIZE TO CHANGE MY MIND IF I REALIZE I ACTUALLY DO WANT TO WEAR THAT I ACTUALLY DO WANT TO WEAR THAT ITEM, WHICH HELPS GIVE ME PEACE ITEM, WHICH HELPS GIVE ME PEACE OF MIND, EVEN THOUGH THAT OF MIND, EVEN THOUGH THAT ALMOST NEVER HAPPENS. ALMOST NEVER HAPPENS. AND GUESS WHAT? AND GUESS WHAT? >> THIS DOESN'T JUST WORK FOR >> THIS DOESN'T JUST WORK FOR CLOSETS. CLOSETS. I HAVE A DONATION BASKET IN I HAVE A DONATION BASKET IN MY DINING ROOM TO GRADUALLY DO MY DINING ROOM TO GRADUALLY DO CLUTTER THE COMMON SPACES OF CLUTTER THE COMMON SPACES OF THE HOUSE AND ANOTHER ONE IN THE HOUSE AND ANOTHER ONE IN MY KIDS ROOM. MY KIDS ROOM. >> SO ANY TIME I SEE CLOTHES, >> SO ANY TIME I SEE CLOTHES, A TOY, A BOOK, ANYTHING FOR A TOY, A BOOK, ANYTHING FOR KIDS ABOUT BROON, IT JUST GOES KIDS ABOUT BROON, IT JUST GOES STRAIGHT IN THE BIN. STRAIGHT IN THE BIN. >> NO, MORE NEED FOR A BIG >> NO, MORE NEED FOR A BIG CLUTTERING DAY. CLUTTERING DAY. >> AND YOU CAN SHARE OR SAVE >> AND YOU CAN SHARE OR SAVE THIS HACK RIGHT NOW THIS HACK RIGHT NOW ON THE "ABC NEWS LIVE" ON THE "ABC NEWS LIVE" INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT. INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT. AND STAY TUNED FOR MORE MISATO AND STAY TUNED FOR MORE MISATO METHOD'S COMING UP. 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HERE'S A RUNDOWN RIGHT NOW. HERE'S A RUNDOWN RIGHT NOW. PRESIDENT BIDEN IS SET TO SIGN PRESIDENT BIDEN IS SET TO SIGN A BILL TO RAISE THE DEBT A BILL TO RAISE THE DEBT CEILING AND AVERT A POTENTIALLY CEILING AND AVERT A POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC DEFAULT. CATASTROPHIC DEFAULT. THE SENATE PASSED THE DEAL THE SENATE PASSED THE DEAL OVERNIGHT WITH BIPARTISAN OVERNIGHT WITH BIPARTISAN SUPPORT, ENDING A WEEKS LONG SUPPORT, ENDING A WEEKS LONG STANDOFF. STANDOFF. THE BILL CLAWS BACK BILLIONS IN THE BILL CLAWS BACK BILLIONS IN IRS AND UNSPENT FUNDS IRS AND UNSPENT FUNDS AND IMPOSES NEW WORK AND IMPOSES NEW WORK REQUIREMENTS FOR SOME RECEIVING REQUIREMENTS FOR SOME RECEIVING FOOD ASSISTANCE. FOOD ASSISTANCE. PRESIDENT BIDEN PRAISED PRESIDENT BIDEN PRAISED THE BILL'S PASSAGE, SAYING IN THE BILL'S PASSAGE, SAYING IN A STATEMENT NO ONE GETS A STATEMENT NO ONE GETS EVERYTHING THEY WANT IN EVERYTHING THEY WANT IN A NEGOTIATION. A NEGOTIATION. BUT MAKE NO MISTAKE, THIS BUT MAKE NO MISTAKE, THIS BIPARTISAN AGREEMENT IS A BIG BIPARTISAN AGREEMENT IS A BIG WIN FOR OUR ECONOMY AND THE WIN FOR OUR ECONOMY AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. AMERICAN PEOPLE. A MALAYSIAN MOUNTAIN CLIMBERS A MALAYSIAN MOUNTAIN CLIMBERS LUCKY TO BE ALIVE AFTER AN LUCKY TO BE ALIVE AFTER AN INCREDIBLE RESCUE ON MT. INCREDIBLE RESCUE ON MT. EVEREST. EVEREST. A SHERPA GUIDE SAVED A MAN IN A SHERPA GUIDE SAVED A MAN IN THE MOUNTAIN SO-CALLED DEATH THE MOUNTAIN SO-CALLED DEATH ZONE WHERE TEMPERATURES CAN ZONE WHERE TEMPERATURES CAN DROP TO 80 BELOW ZERO. DROP TO 80 BELOW ZERO. SHERPA AND TWO OTHERS CARRY SHERPA AND TWO OTHERS CARRY THE MAN FOR SIX HOURS SAFETY. THE MAN FOR SIX HOURS SAFETY. NINETEEN HUNDRED FEET BELOW, HE NINETEEN HUNDRED FEET BELOW, HE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A BASE CAMP WAS THEN TAKEN TO A BASE CAMP BY HELICOPTER. BY HELICOPTER. AND A FLORIDA TEEN IS WAKING UP AND A FLORIDA TEEN IS WAKING UP A SPELLING BEE CHAMPION AFTER A SPELLING BEE CHAMPION AFTER HIS THIRD ATTEMPT. HIS THIRD ATTEMPT. HERE'S A MOMENT, 14 YEAR OLD HERE'S A MOMENT, 14 YEAR OLD DENSHA WILL REMEMBER FOREVER. DENSHA WILL REMEMBER FOREVER. >> P. >> P. S A AND O P H I O E C S A AND O P H I O E C IS CORRECT. IS CORRECT. A SEMIFINAL IS A PLANT OR A SEMIFINAL IS A PLANT OR ANIMAL. ANIMAL. IT PREFERS OR THRIVES IN SANDY IT PREFERS OR THRIVES IN SANDY AREAS. AREAS. A TROPHY A TROPHY AND MORE THAN FIFTY THOUSAND AND MORE THAN FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS IN CASH AND PRIZES. DOLLARS IN CASH AND PRIZES. CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. AND A HIGH SCHOOL CHEERLEADER AND A HIGH SCHOOL CHEERLEADER SHOT AFTER HER TEAMMATE OPENED SHOT AFTER HER TEAMMATE OPENED THE DOOR TO THE WRONG CAR IS THE DOOR TO THE WRONG CAR IS SHARING HER STORY FOR THE FIRST SHARING HER STORY FOR THE FIRST TIME. TIME. IN WASHINGTON. IN WASHINGTON. TELLS MICHAEL STRAHAN SHE WAS TELLS MICHAEL STRAHAN SHE WAS JUST TEXTING AND EATING JUST TEXTING AND EATING TWIZZLERSHEN A STRANGER TWIZZLERSHEN A STRANGER SUDDENLY OPENED FIRE . SUDDENLY OPENED FIRE . HERE'S MICHAEL STRAHAN WITH HIS HERE'S MICHAEL STRAHAN WITH HIS ABC NEWS EXCLUSIVE JUST OVER ABC NEWS EXCLUSIVE JUST OVER SIX WEEKS AGO. SIX WEEKS AGO. >> YOU WERE SHOT THREE TIMES >> YOU WERE SHOT THREE TIMES THAT. THAT. >> HARD TO BELIEVE? >> HARD TO BELIEVE? I DON'T EVEN KNOW. I DON'T EVEN KNOW. IT'S KIND OF UNREAL. IT'S KIND OF UNREAL. BUT I'M JUST TRYING TO DO BUT I'M JUST TRYING TO DO WHATEVER I CAN TO BE NORMAL WHATEVER I CAN TO BE NORMAL AND DO EVERYTHING A SENIOR IN AND DO EVERYTHING A SENIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL WOULD DO JUST HIGH SCHOOL WOULD DO JUST SIX WEEKS GO . SIX WEEKS GO . EIGHTEEN YEAR OLD PAYTON EIGHTEEN YEAR OLD PAYTON WASHINGTON WITH FIGHTING FOR WASHINGTON WITH FIGHTING FOR A LIFE IN THE ICU AFTER BEING A LIFE IN THE ICU AFTER BEING SHOT THREE TIMES WHILE SHOT THREE TIMES WHILE CARPOOLING HOME FROM CARPOOLING HOME FROM CHEERLEADING PRACTICE, HE CHEERLEADING PRACTICE, HE PULLED A GUN AND SHOOTING AT PULLED A GUN AND SHOOTING AT A STAFF MEMBER WOULDN'T A STAFF MEMBER WOULDN'T THE LEAGUE CHEERLEADING THE LEAGUE CHEERLEADING AND TUMBLING TEAM WASHINGTON AND TUMBLING TEAM WASHINGTON AND THREE TEAMMATES WERE AT AND THREE TEAMMATES WERE AT THEIR CAR TO POINT AT AN ATV THEIR CAR TO POINT AT AN ATV GROCERY STORE OUTSIDE AUSTIN, GROCERY STORE OUTSIDE AUSTIN, TEXAS, JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TEXAS, JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT ON APRIL 18TH. ON APRIL 18TH. >> TELL ME WHAT YOU REMEMBER. >> TELL ME WHAT YOU REMEMBER. >> I WAS ACTUALLY TEXTING >> I WAS ACTUALLY TEXTING AND EATING TWIZZLERS LIKE AND EATING TWIZZLERS LIKE YOU BEING A TEENAGER. YOU BEING A TEENAGER. >> EXACTLY. >> EXACTLY. THAT'S WHEN THE UNIMAGINABLE THAT'S WHEN THE UNIMAGINABLE HAPPENED. HAPPENED. >> WHEN I HEARD THE FIRST SHOT, >> WHEN I HEARD THE FIRST SHOT, I TURNED IMMEDIATELY WITH MY I TURNED IMMEDIATELY WITH MY BLANKET. BLANKET. I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE IT WAS I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM OR ANYTHING. COMING FROM OR ANYTHING. BUT IT BEING SO LOUD THAT BUT IT BEING SO LOUD THAT MY EARS WERE RINGING LIKE MY EARS WERE RINGING LIKE I KNEW TO TURN AND DO I KNEW TO TURN AND DO SOMETHING. SOMETHING. >> HEATHER ROTH, HER TEAMMATE, >> HEATHER ROTH, HER TEAMMATE, SAYS SHE WENT TO GET INTO A CAR SAYS SHE WENT TO GET INTO A CAR SHE THOUGHT WAS HER OWN WHEN SHE THOUGHT WAS HER OWN WHEN SHE OPENED THE DOOR, SHE SAW SHE OPENED THE DOOR, SHE SAW A STRANGER SITTING IN A STRANGER SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT . THE PASSENGER SEAT . ROTH BACKED AWAY AND RETURNED ROTH BACKED AWAY AND RETURNED TO HER FRIEND'S CAR . TO HER FRIEND'S CAR . THEN SHE SAYS, THE STRANGER, THEN SHE SAYS, THE STRANGER, WHO POLICE SAY WAS WHO POLICE SAY WAS TWENTY FIVE YEAR OLD PEDRO TELO TWENTY FIVE YEAR OLD PEDRO TELO RODRIGUEZ, JUNIOR APPROACHED RODRIGUEZ, JUNIOR APPROACHED THEM. THEM. >> WERE YOU AFRAID WHEN HE >> WERE YOU AFRAID WHEN HE APPROACHED YOUR CAR? APPROACHED YOUR CAR? I DIDN'T SEE HIM HONESTLY. I DIDN'T SEE HIM HONESTLY. I WAS STILL LOOKING AT MY PHONE I WAS STILL LOOKING AT MY PHONE AND I HEARD IN THE BACKGROUND AND I HEARD IN THE BACKGROUND WHAT WAS HAPPENING, BUT WHAT WAS HAPPENING, BUT I DIDN'T THINK I WAS GOING I DIDN'T THINK I WAS GOING TO BE AS BIG OF A DEAL AS IT TO BE AS BIG OF A DEAL AS IT WAS. WAS. SHE JUST KEPT SAYING, LIKE, SHE JUST KEPT SAYING, LIKE, I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY. >> THAT WAS THE LAST THING >> THAT WAS THE LAST THING REALLY SAID ROSS SAID THE REALLY SAID ROSS SAID THE STRANGER PULLED OUT A GUN STRANGER PULLED OUT A GUN AND BEGAN FIRING MULTIPLE AND BEGAN FIRING MULTIPLE SHOTS. SHOTS. YEAH, CHEERLEADERS DRIVING OFF, YEAH, CHEERLEADERS DRIVING OFF, FLEEING THE SCENE, TRYING FLEEING THE SCENE, TRYING TO GET TO SAFETY. TO GET TO SAFETY. >> WE WERE TRYING TO GET AWAY >> WE WERE TRYING TO GET AWAY AS FAST AS WE COULD. AS FAST AS WE COULD. ALL THE OTHER GIRLS WERE ALL THE OTHER GIRLS WERE SCREAMING . SCREAMING . I REALLY JUST TELLING MYSELF I REALLY JUST TELLING MYSELF TO BREATHE. TO BREATHE. >> IT WAS HARD TO BREATHE >> IT WAS HARD TO BREATHE BECAUSE MY DIAPHRAGM, IT'S BECAUSE MY DIAPHRAGM, IT'S SAFE TO SAY YOU DIDN'T KNOW SAFE TO SAY YOU DIDN'T KNOW WHO SHOT YOU . WHO SHOT YOU . >> YOU'RE NOT AT ALL. >> YOU'RE NOT AT ALL. I WAS A MAN OR A WOMAN ROCKED I WAS A MAN OR A WOMAN ROCKED WITH GRAZED BY A BULLET . WITH GRAZED BY A BULLET . WASHINGTON WAS SHOT WASHINGTON WAS SHOT THREE TIMES. THREE TIMES. >> I WAS TRYING TO STAY AS CALM >> I WAS TRYING TO STAY AS CALM AS POSSIBLE FOR THE OTHER AS POSSIBLE FOR THE OTHER PEOPLE IN THE CAR. PEOPLE IN THE CAR. I COULD TELL HOW SAD AND SCARED I COULD TELL HOW SAD AND SCARED THEY WERE. THEY WERE. >> THE MORE CALM YOU ARE LIKE >> THE MORE CALM YOU ARE LIKE YOUR BODY WILL STAY CALM YOUR BODY WILL STAY CALM AS WELL. AS WELL. SO, I MEAN, OF COURSE IT WAS SO, I MEAN, OF COURSE IT WAS SCARY, BUT I WAS I WASN'T GOING SCARY, BUT I WAS I WASN'T GOING TO ACT LIKE I WAS SCARED TO USE TO ACT LIKE I WAS SCARED TO USE SHOCK AND YOU'RE KEEPING SHOCK AND YOU'RE KEEPING EVERYONE ELSE CALL ME EVERYONE ELSE CALL ME WELL-TRIED. WELL-TRIED. >> I SAW BLOOD ON THE SEAT, >> I SAW BLOOD ON THE SEAT, MY PASSENGER SEAT . MY PASSENGER SEAT . SO I KNEW SOMEWHERE IT WAS SO I KNEW SOMEWHERE IT WAS BLEEDING SO MUCH ADRENALINE BLEEDING SO MUCH ADRENALINE I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW WHERE. I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW WHERE. AND THEN WHENEVER WE PULLED AND THEN WHENEVER WE PULLED OVER AND OVER THERE, I WAS OVER AND OVER THERE, I WAS LIKE, OH, GOD , TO THROW UP. LIKE, OH, GOD , TO THROW UP. AND THAT'S WHAT I LIKE. AND THAT'S WHAT I LIKE. I STIRRING UP BLOOD . I STIRRING UP BLOOD . AND I WAS LIKE, OKAY, THAT'S AND I WAS LIKE, OKAY, THAT'S NOT NORMAL. NOT NORMAL. SO THAT'S WHEN I KNEW SOMETHING SO THAT'S WHEN I KNEW SOMETHING SOMEWHERE WAS WRONG. SOMEWHERE WAS WRONG. >> A MEDEVAC HELICOPTER >> A MEDEVAC HELICOPTER TRANSFERRED WASHINGTON TO AN TRANSFERRED WASHINGTON TO AN AUSTIN AREA HOSPITAL WHERE SHE AUSTIN AREA HOSPITAL WHERE SHE WAS PLACED IN ICU IN CRITICAL WAS PLACED IN ICU IN CRITICAL CONDITION. CONDITION. >> WHERE WERE YOU SHOT? >> WHERE WERE YOU SHOT? MY RIGHT. MY RIGHT. BUT TWICE. BUT TWICE. >> AND THEN MY BACK IN IT SHOT >> AND THEN MY BACK IN IT SHOT THROUGH. THROUGH. I ONLY FELT PAIN IN MY LEFT I ONLY FELT PAIN IN MY LEFT ARM. ARM. I WAS LIKE, WHY IS MY ADSO LIKE I WAS LIKE, WHY IS MY ADSO LIKE WE DIDN'T EVEN WORK OUT THAT WE DIDN'T EVEN WORK OUT THAT ARE LIKE, WHY IS IT HURTING? ARE LIKE, WHY IS IT HURTING? BUT THAT'S WHERE IT WENT. BUT THAT'S WHERE IT WENT. >> AND DO YOU HAVE PERMANENT >> AND DO YOU HAVE PERMANENT DAMAGE? DAMAGE? YES, MY SPLEEN WAS SHATTERED. YES, MY SPLEEN WAS SHATTERED. MY STOMACH HAVE TWO HOLES IN MY STOMACH HAVE TWO HOLES IN AND MY DIAPHRAGM HAD TO OPEN IT AND MY DIAPHRAGM HAD TO OPEN IT AND THEN THEY HAD TO REMOVE AND THEN THEY HAD TO REMOVE LOBE FROM MY PANCREAS. LOBE FROM MY PANCREAS. >> I HAD THIRTY TWO STAPLES. >> I HAD THIRTY TWO STAPLES. DOCTORS WERE FORCED TO REMOVE DOCTORS WERE FORCED TO REMOVE HER SPLEEN. HER SPLEEN. WASHINGTON POSTED THESE WASHINGTON POSTED THESE PICTURES ONLINE OF HER INJURIES PICTURES ONLINE OF HER INJURIES AND INTENSE REHAB. AND INTENSE REHAB. >> THE HARDEST PART WAS AFTER >> THE HARDEST PART WAS AFTER SURGERIES. SURGERIES. HOW WAS IT TO HAVE TO LOOK GO ? HOW WAS IT TO HAVE TO LOOK GO ? I CAN'T DO SOME OF THE THINGS I CAN'T DO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I USED TO DO AND I HAVE THAT I USED TO DO AND I HAVE TO BUILD MYSELF BACK . TO BUILD MYSELF BACK . >> NO, I WAS IT WAS HARD LIKE >> NO, I WAS IT WAS HARD LIKE IT HURTING TO WALK OR STAND IT HURTING TO WALK OR STAND IS REALLY WEIRD. IS REALLY WEIRD. >> WHEN A WEEK BEFORE YOU WERE >> WHEN A WEEK BEFORE YOU WERE DOING A BUNCH OF FLIPS, RUNNING DOING A BUNCH OF FLIPS, RUNNING THE TRACK AND DOING LONG JUMP THE TRACK AND DOING LONG JUMP AND ALL THIS STUFF CAN'T AND ALL THIS STUFF CAN'T GET OUT OF BED BY YOURSELF. GET OUT OF BED BY YOURSELF. CAN'T ROLL OFF THE COUCH, CAN'T CAN'T ROLL OFF THE COUCH, CAN'T STAND BY YOURSELF. STAND BY YOURSELF. GOING UP THE STAIRS. GOING UP THE STAIRS. I WOULD GET WINDED. I WOULD GET WINDED. JUST STUFF THAT YOU'VE NEVER JUST STUFF THAT YOU'VE NEVER THOUGHT OF BEFORE. THOUGHT OF BEFORE. >> IT WAS IT WAS HARD. >> IT WAS IT WAS HARD. AUTHORITIES TAKING THE ALLEGED AUTHORITIES TAKING THE ALLEGED GUNMAN INTO CUSTODY GUNMAN INTO CUSTODY AND CHARGING HIM WITH DEADLY AND CHARGING HIM WITH DEADLY CONDUCT, A THIRD DEGREE FELONY. CONDUCT, A THIRD DEGREE FELONY. >> THE INCIDENT IS STILL UNDER >> THE INCIDENT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. INVESTIGATION. AND THE POLICE HAVE NOT AND THE POLICE HAVE NOT REVEALED IF THE SUSPECT HAD REVEALED IF THE SUSPECT HAD A MOTIVE. A MOTIVE. THE SUSPECT WAS RELEASED ON ONE THE SUSPECT WAS RELEASED ON ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS BAIL. HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS BAIL. >> WASHINGTON SAYS RIGHT NOW >> WASHINGTON SAYS RIGHT NOW SHE'S FOCUSED ON HER HEALTH SHE'S FOCUSED ON HER HEALTH AND FELLOW TEAMMATES THAT WERE AND FELLOW TEAMMATES THAT WERE IN THE CAR. IN THE CAR. >> HE DID WHAT HE DID. >> HE DID WHAT HE DID. AND I'M JUST GOING TO TRY AND I'M JUST GOING TO TRY AND GET THROUGH. AND GET THROUGH. THERE'S NO POINT IN ME REALLY THERE'S NO POINT IN ME REALLY THINKING ABOUT WHAT HE DID. THINKING ABOUT WHAT HE DID. ANGUS HINES. ANGUS HINES. JUST FIVE WEEKS AFTER BEING JUST FIVE WEEKS AFTER BEING SHOT, WASHINGTON JOIN HER SHOT, WASHINGTON JOIN HER FRIENDS AT GRADUATION TO 5.1 FRIENDS AT GRADUATION TO 5.1 GPA. GPA. NATIONAL HONOR STUDENT NATIONAL HONOR STUDENT IS COMMITTED TO GETTING HER IS COMMITTED TO GETTING HER LIFE BACK . LIFE BACK . >> THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE OUT >> THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO MAYBE THIS IS THE THERE WHO MAYBE THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THEY'VE SEEN A STORY FIRST TIME THEY'VE SEEN A STORY . . WHAT DO YOU WANT THEM TO KNOW WHAT DO YOU WANT THEM TO KNOW ABOUT YOU AND YOUR STORY? ABOUT YOU AND YOUR STORY? >> YOU CAN LITERALLY DO >> YOU CAN LITERALLY DO ANYTHING IF YOU PUSH AND YOU ANYTHING IF YOU PUSH AND YOU PERSEVERE. PERSEVERE. DON'T DOUBT YOURSELF EVER, DON'T DOUBT YOURSELF EVER, BECAUSE YOU CAN DO ANYTHING BECAUSE YOU CAN DO ANYTHING AS LONG AS YOU'RE PUTTING AS LONG AS YOU'RE PUTTING YOUR ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY YOUR ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY PERCENT INTO IT. PERCENT INTO IT. >> OUR THANKS >> OUR THANKS TO MICHAEL STRAHAN. TO MICHAEL STRAHAN. >> PAYTON SAYS SHE PLANS TO BE >> PAYTON SAYS SHE PLANS TO BE BACK CHEERING AND TUMBLING BACK CHEERING AND TUMBLING BY NEXT MONTH, COMING, THE FDA BY NEXT MONTH, COMING, THE FDA IS NOW WARNING ABOUT OFF BRAND IS NOW WARNING ABOUT OFF BRAND FORMS OF DIABETES MEDICATIONS FORMS OF DIABETES MEDICATIONS USED FOR WEIGHT LOSS. USED FOR WEIGHT LOSS. WHY THEY SAY THEY COULD WHY THEY SAY THEY COULD BE UNSAFE. BE UNSAFE. ALSO, AHEAD, MEET THE SENIOR ALSO, AHEAD, MEET THE SENIOR PARENTS, ROBERT DE NIRO AND AL PARENTS, ROBERT DE NIRO AND AL PACINO. PACINO. ARE BECOMING DADS AGAIN AT ARE BECOMING DADS AGAIN AT SEVENTY NINE AND SEVENTY NINE AND EIGHTY THREE YEARS OLD. EIGHTY THREE YEARS OLD. THE GROWING TREND OF THE GROWING TREND OF MEN BECOMING FATHERS LATER IN MEN BECOMING FATHERS LATER IN LIFE. LIFE. >> WHEN WE WELCOME BACK. THE FDA IS ISSUING A NEW THE FDA IS ISSUING A NEW WARNING ABOUT ALL FRANCOM WARNING ABOUT ALL FRANCOM BOUNDED VERSIONS OF DIABETES BOUNDED VERSIONS OF DIABETES MEDICATIONS. MEDICATIONS. THE INJECTABLE MEDICATIONS HAVE THE INJECTABLE MEDICATIONS HAVE BECOME POPULAR FOR WEIGHT LOSS, BECOME POPULAR FOR WEIGHT LOSS, BUT THE BRAND NAME DRUGS CAN BUT THE BRAND NAME DRUGS CAN BE PRICEY. BE PRICEY. NOW, THE FDA IS URGING PEOPLE NOW, THE FDA IS URGING PEOPLE TO THINK TWICE BEFORE USING TO THINK TWICE BEFORE USING A COMPOUNDED VERSION. A COMPOUNDED VERSION. >> ABC NEWS ERIELLE RESHEF HAS >> ABC NEWS ERIELLE RESHEF HAS THE LATEST. THE LATEST. THE VIDEOS ARE ALL OVER TIKTOK THE VIDEOS ARE ALL OVER TIKTOK TOUTING THE USE OF DIABETES TOUTING THE USE OF DIABETES MEDICATIONS LIKE ZEMBIEC MEDICATIONS LIKE ZEMBIEC AND GOONGERAH FOR WEIGHT LOSS AND GOONGERAH FOR WEIGHT LOSS ARTICLES AND FOR A WHOLE YEAR, ARTICLES AND FOR A WHOLE YEAR, WE LOST EIGHTY SEVEN POUNDS OF WE LOST EIGHTY SEVEN POUNDS OF BANANA. BANANA. >> I'LL TAKE IT. >> I'LL TAKE IT. BUT NOW THE FDA WARNING THAT BUT NOW THE FDA WARNING THAT OFF BRAND COMPOUNDED FORMS OF OFF BRAND COMPOUNDED FORMS OF THOSE MEDICATIONS COULD THOSE MEDICATIONS COULD BE UNSAFE. BE UNSAFE. THE AGENCY CAUTIONING THAT IT THE AGENCY CAUTIONING THAT IT DOES NOT REVIEW COMPOUNDED DOES NOT REVIEW COMPOUNDED VERSIONS, THESE DRUGS FOR VERSIONS, THESE DRUGS FOR SAFETY, EFFECTIVENESS OR SAFETY, EFFECTIVENESS OR QUALITY, AND URGING PEOPLE NOT QUALITY, AND URGING PEOPLE NOT TO USE THEM IF THE APPROVED TO USE THEM IF THE APPROVED FORM IS AVAILABLE. FORM IS AVAILABLE. >> IF A PATIENT ELECTS TO USE >> IF A PATIENT ELECTS TO USE A COMPOUNDED FORM A COMPOUNDED FORM THE MEDICATION, WE CANNOT THE MEDICATION, WE CANNOT GUARANTEE WHAT ACTUALLY IN THAT GUARANTEE WHAT ACTUALLY IN THAT DRUG. DRUG. >> IT COMES AS MORE AND MORE >> IT COMES AS MORE AND MORE AMERICANS ARE TURNING AMERICANS ARE TURNING TO DIABETES DRUGS TO SHED TO DIABETES DRUGS TO SHED POUNDS. POUNDS. AND AS SOME HAVE REPORTED, AND AS SOME HAVE REPORTED, FINDING CHEAPER VERSIONS OF FINDING CHEAPER VERSIONS OF SIMEULUE OUTSIDE THE ACTIVE SIMEULUE OUTSIDE THE ACTIVE INGREDIENT IN MOZAMBIQUE INGREDIENT IN MOZAMBIQUE AND WITH GOVEY AT COMPOUNDING AND WITH GOVEY AT COMPOUNDING PHARMACIES ACTUALLY , HARKIN PHARMACIES ACTUALLY , HARKIN SAID SHE DECIDED TO TURN TO A SAID SHE DECIDED TO TURN TO A COMPOUNDING PHARMACY WHEN HER COMPOUNDING PHARMACY WHEN HER INSURANCE REFUSED TO COVER INSURANCE REFUSED TO COVER MOZAMBIQUE, SAID SHE DIDN'T MOZAMBIQUE, SAID SHE DIDN'T HAVE DIABETES. HAVE DIABETES. >> IT WAS >> IT WAS SIXTEEN HUNDRED DOLLARS SIXTEEN HUNDRED DOLLARS AND THAT WAS JUST FOR AND THAT WAS JUST FOR FOUR WEEKS AND I COULD NOT FOUR WEEKS AND I COULD NOT AFFORD THAT. AFFORD THAT. AND THEN I FOUND THIS COMPOUND AND THEN I FOUND THIS COMPOUND PHARMACY ON TICK TOCK AND I IT PHARMACY ON TICK TOCK AND I IT WAS MUCH CHEAPER TO GO THIS WAS MUCH CHEAPER TO GO THIS WAY. WAY. >> WHILE ASHLEY SAID THAT >> WHILE ASHLEY SAID THAT FORMULATION WORKED FOR HER, FORMULATION WORKED FOR HER, THE FDA SAYING IT HAS RECEIVED THE FDA SAYING IT HAS RECEIVED SOME REPORTS OF ADVERSE EFFECTS SOME REPORTS OF ADVERSE EFFECTS AFTER PEOPLE TOOK COMPOUNDED AFTER PEOPLE TOOK COMPOUNDED SEMIGLOSS TIED. SEMIGLOSS TIED. FDA OFFICIALS SAY SOME OF FDA OFFICIALS SAY SOME OF THE COMPOUNDING PHARMACIES THE COMPOUNDING PHARMACIES CLAIMING TO SELL SOME OGLU TIDE CLAIMING TO SELL SOME OGLU TIDE MAY INSTEAD SELL OTHER MAY INSTEAD SELL OTHER FORMULATION THAT HAVEN'T BEEN FORMULATION THAT HAVEN'T BEEN SHOWN TO BE SAFE OR EFFECTIVE. SHOWN TO BE SAFE OR EFFECTIVE. >> AND THE FDA SAYS, AS YOU >> AND THE FDA SAYS, AS YOU HEARD THERE, THAT IT HAS HEARD THERE, THAT IT HAS RECEIVED REPORTS OF NEGATIVE RECEIVED REPORTS OF NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF SOME COMPOUND EFFECTS OF SOME COMPOUND DIABETES DRUGS, BUT DIDN'T DIABETES DRUGS, BUT DIDN'T SPECIFY HOW MANY CASES OR SPECIFY HOW MANY CASES OR GIVE DETAILS ABOUT THOSE GIVE DETAILS ABOUT THOSE REACTIONS. REACTIONS. BUT DOCTORS SAY THAT THESE SEMI BUT DOCTORS SAY THAT THESE SEMI BLUE TIDE SHOULD ONLY BE TAKEN BLUE TIDE SHOULD ONLY BE TAKEN WITH A PRESCRIPTION AND UNDER WITH A PRESCRIPTION AND UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A PHYSICIAN. THE SUPERVISION OF A PHYSICIAN. DIANE , GREAT ADVICE, DIANE , GREAT ADVICE, ERIELLE RESHEF. ERIELLE RESHEF. THANK YOU . THANK YOU . AND SPEAKING OF PHYSICIANS, DR. AND SPEAKING OF PHYSICIANS, DR. DORIAN SUTTON IS HERE NOW DORIAN SUTTON IS HERE NOW WITH MORE ON THIS DR. PATEL. WITH MORE ON THIS DR. PATEL. AND WHAT DO PEOPLE NEED TO BE AND WHAT DO PEOPLE NEED TO BE AWARE OF WHEN IT COMES TO THE AWARE OF WHEN IT COMES TO THE SAFETY OF THESE OFF BRAND SAFETY OF THESE OFF BRAND COMPOUNDED VERSIONS OF COMPOUNDED VERSIONS OF THE DRUGS? THE DRUGS? >> IT REALLY REVOLVES AROUND >> IT REALLY REVOLVES AROUND HOW THEY'RE MADE. HOW THEY'RE MADE. SO AS AEREO WAS JUST STATING, SO AS AEREO WAS JUST STATING, SIMEULUE LUTIE, WHICH IS THE SIMEULUE LUTIE, WHICH IS THE ACTIVE INGREDIENT IN ZEMBIEC, ACTIVE INGREDIENT IN ZEMBIEC, WOULD GO THE REBELS. WOULD GO THE REBELS. THESE MEDICATIONS THAT HAVE THESE MEDICATIONS THAT HAVE GAINED POPULARITY INCREASE IN GAINED POPULARITY INCREASE IN TERMS OF DEMAND AND OF COURSE, TERMS OF DEMAND AND OF COURSE, LIMITATIONS AND SUPPLY HAVE LIMITATIONS AND SUPPLY HAVE LED PEOPLE TO TRYING TO GET LED PEOPLE TO TRYING TO GET THIS MEDICATION IN DIFFERENT THIS MEDICATION IN DIFFERENT WAYS, ONE OF WHICH THESE WAYS, ONE OF WHICH THESE COMPOUNDING PHARMACIES. COMPOUNDING PHARMACIES. THE CONCERN, AS WAS JUST THE CONCERN, AS WAS JUST STATED, IS THAT THESE STATED, IS THAT THESE PHARMACIES AREN'T REGULATED PHARMACIES AREN'T REGULATED AND THEY MAY USE CERTAIN AND THEY MAY USE CERTAIN VERSIONS OF THAT ACTIVE VERSIONS OF THAT ACTIVE INGREDIENT THAT HAVE NOT BEEN INGREDIENT THAT HAVE NOT BEEN TESTED AND STUDIED EXTENSIVELY. TESTED AND STUDIED EXTENSIVELY. OF COURSE, EXPOSING PATIENTS OF COURSE, EXPOSING PATIENTS TO HARM. TO HARM. SO PATIENTS HAVE TO KNOW RIGHT SO PATIENTS HAVE TO KNOW RIGHT NOW THAT THESE MEDICATIONS ARE NOW THAT THESE MEDICATIONS ARE NOT THE SAME. NOT THE SAME. YOU MAY BE EXPOSING YOURSELF YOU MAY BE EXPOSING YOURSELF TO RISK AND YOU MAY NOT EVEN TO RISK AND YOU MAY NOT EVEN GET THAT BENEFIT OF WEIGHT LOSS GET THAT BENEFIT OF WEIGHT LOSS BECAUSE IT MAY NOT BE THE BECAUSE IT MAY NOT BE THE ACTIVE INGREDIENT, OF COURSE, ACTIVE INGREDIENT, OF COURSE, THAT HAS BEEN STUDIED THAT HAS BEEN STUDIED AND TESTED. AND TESTED. NOW, GIVEN HOW POPULAR THESE NOW, GIVEN HOW POPULAR THESE DRUGS ARE BECOMING, HOW DO DRUGS ARE BECOMING, HOW DO YOU KNOW IF THEY'RE RIGHT FOR YOU KNOW IF THEY'RE RIGHT FOR YOU ? YOU ? IS THIS THE KIND OF THING IS THIS THE KIND OF THING YOU CAN USE TO LOSE AN EXTRA YOU CAN USE TO LOSE AN EXTRA FIVE OR 10 POUNDS? FIVE OR 10 POUNDS? SO THE STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT SO THE STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT WITH DIET AND EXERCISE, WITH DIET AND EXERCISE, THE APPROPRIATE USE OF THESE THE APPROPRIATE USE OF THESE MEDICATIONS HAS BEEN ASSOCIATED MEDICATIONS HAS BEEN ASSOCIATED TO A 10% OR MORE IN WEIGHT TO A 10% OR MORE IN WEIGHT LOSS. LOSS. >> AND THERE ARE OTHER >> AND THERE ARE OTHER INDICATIONS, NOT JUST DIABETES, INDICATIONS, NOT JUST DIABETES, NOT JUST OBESITY, BUT PATIENTS NOT JUST OBESITY, BUT PATIENTS WHO HAVE SIGNIFICANT WHO HAVE SIGNIFICANT CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS. CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS. FOR EXAMPLE, PATIENTS FOR EXAMPLE, PATIENTS WHO HAVE HIGH CHOLESTEROL OR WHO HAVE HIGH CHOLESTEROL OR PATIENTS WHO HAVE HIGH PATIENTS WHO HAVE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE. BLOOD PRESSURE. THIS MEDICATION HAS BEEN SHOWN THIS MEDICATION HAS BEEN SHOWN TO BE EFFECTIVE. TO BE EFFECTIVE. BUT THE IMPORTANT THING IS THAT BUT THE IMPORTANT THING IS THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION YOU HAVE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH YOUR PROVIDER WITH YOUR PROVIDER TO UNDERSTAND IF YOU'RE EVEN IF TO UNDERSTAND IF YOU'RE EVEN IF IT'S EVEN SAFE FOR YOU TO TAKE IT'S EVEN SAFE FOR YOU TO TAKE IT, IF IT'S INDICATED FOR IT, IF IT'S INDICATED FOR YOU SO THAT YOU CAN UNDERSTAND YOU SO THAT YOU CAN UNDERSTAND ALL THE RISKS AND THE BENEFITS, ALL THE RISKS AND THE BENEFITS, SOME OF WHICH INCLUDE MILD SOME OF WHICH INCLUDE MILD SYMPTOMS LIKE NAUSEA, VOMITING, SYMPTOMS LIKE NAUSEA, VOMITING, AND IT CAN PROGRESS THE MORE AND IT CAN PROGRESS THE MORE SEVERE SYMPTOMS LIKE SEVERE SYMPTOMS LIKE PANCREATITIS AND EVEN PANCREATITIS AND EVEN SIGNIFICANT HARM. SIGNIFICANT HARM. >> NOW, CAN YOU DO IN PLACE OF >> NOW, CAN YOU DO IN PLACE OF THE DIET AND EXERCISE PART? THE DIET AND EXERCISE PART? BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S THE PART BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S THE PART A LOT OF PEOPLE WANT. A LOT OF PEOPLE WANT. YOU KNOW, I WISH THAT THERE WAS YOU KNOW, I WISH THAT THERE WAS A SILVER BULLET OR A MAGIC LIKE A SILVER BULLET OR A MAGIC LIKE THIS WHERE YOU CAN JUST DO IT THIS WHERE YOU CAN JUST DO IT WITHOUT THE WORK. WITHOUT THE WORK. BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THE MAIN WAY BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THE MAIN WAY THAT IT WORKS IS THAT IT THAT IT WORKS IS THAT IT REQUIRES THAT WORK. REQUIRES THAT WORK. PATIENTS WHO HAVE HAD PATIENTS WHO HAVE HAD THE GREATEST SUCCESS ARE USING THE GREATEST SUCCESS ARE USING THIS WITH MODIFICATIONS IN THIS WITH MODIFICATIONS IN THEIR LIFESTYLE. THEIR LIFESTYLE. THEY'RE EATING APPROPRIATELY. THEY'RE EATING APPROPRIATELY. THEY'RE MOVING AT LEAST THEY'RE MOVING AT LEAST 30 MINUTES A DAY. 30 MINUTES A DAY. SO IT DOES NOT ELIMINATE THAT SO IT DOES NOT ELIMINATE THAT NEEDED WORK THAT WE ALL HAVE NEEDED WORK THAT WE ALL HAVE TO DO IN ORDER TO STAY HEALTHY. TO DO IN ORDER TO STAY HEALTHY. >> OH, SO WHAT ELSE DO PEOPLE >> OH, SO WHAT ELSE DO PEOPLE HAVE TO CONSIDER BEFORE TRYING HAVE TO CONSIDER BEFORE TRYING ONE OF THESE MEDICATIONS? ONE OF THESE MEDICATIONS? >> FIRST, I THINK, OF COURSE, >> FIRST, I THINK, OF COURSE, HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH YOUR HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH YOUR PROVIDER, MAKING SURE THAT PROVIDER, MAKING SURE THAT YOUR PROVIDER IS LICENSED YOUR PROVIDER IS LICENSED TO EVEN PRESCRIBE THAT TO EVEN PRESCRIBE THAT MEDICATION, AND THEN WHEN MEDICATION, AND THEN WHEN THEY PRESCRIBE IT, MAKE SURE THEY PRESCRIBE IT, MAKE SURE THEY'RE PRESCRIBING IT TO AN THEY'RE PRESCRIBING IT TO AN FDA REGULATED PHARMACY. FDA REGULATED PHARMACY. NOT EVERY PHARMACY IS THE NOT EVERY PHARMACY IS THE SAME . SAME . AND YOU MAY BE AGAIN EXPOSING AND YOU MAY BE AGAIN EXPOSING YOURSELF TO A RISK IF YOURSELF TO A RISK IF YOU HAPPEN TO TAKE A MEDICATION YOU HAPPEN TO TAKE A MEDICATION FROM ONE OF THESE PHARMACIES FROM ONE OF THESE PHARMACIES THAT HAVE NOT BEEN EXTENSIVELY THAT HAVE NOT BEEN EXTENSIVELY STUDIED AND REGULATED. STUDIED AND REGULATED. >> ALL RIGHT, DR. SUTTON, >> ALL RIGHT, DR. SUTTON, ALWAYS GREAT TO HAVE YOU . ALWAYS GREAT TO HAVE YOU . THANK YOU . THANK YOU . THANK YOU . THANK YOU . AND AL PACINO AND ROBERT DE ERA AND AL PACINO AND ROBERT DE ERA ARE BECOMING DADS AGAIN AT ARE BECOMING DADS AGAIN AT EIGHTY THREE AND EIGHTY THREE AND SEVENTY NINE YEARS OLD. SEVENTY NINE YEARS OLD. THEY'RE PART OF A GROWING TREND THEY'RE PART OF A GROWING TREND OF OLDER MEN BECOMING FATHERS. OF OLDER MEN BECOMING FATHERS. RHIANNON ALLY HAS MORE ON THAT RHIANNON ALLY HAS MORE ON THAT . . JUST CALL HIM PAPA PACINO. JUST CALL HIM PAPA PACINO. THIS WEEK, AL PACINO CONFIRMING THIS WEEK, AL PACINO CONFIRMING HE IS EXPECTING HIS FOURTH HE IS EXPECTING HIS FOURTH CHILD, THE 83 YEAR OLD CHILD, THE 83 YEAR OLD EXPECTING A BUNDLE OF JOY DUE EXPECTING A BUNDLE OF JOY DUE NEXT MONTH WITH GIRLFRIEND NOR NEXT MONTH WITH GIRLFRIEND NOR ALFALFA. ALFALFA. >> AND FOR MEET THE PARENTS, >> AND FOR MEET THE PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS, FATHER GRANDPARENTS, FATHER JACK JACKIE IBANEZ TO BECOMING JACK JACKIE IBANEZ TO BECOMING A PARENT FOR THE SEVENTH TIME. A PARENT FOR THE SEVENTH TIME. >> YVONNE. >> YVONNE. >> SEVENTY NINE YEAR OLD >> SEVENTY NINE YEAR OLD ROBERT DE NIRO ANNOUNCING HE ROBERT DE NIRO ANNOUNCING HE JUST WELCOMED A LITTLE GIRL IN JUST WELCOMED A LITTLE GIRL IN APRIL WITH HIS GIRLFRIEND, APRIL WITH HIS GIRLFRIEND, TIFFANY CHEN. TIFFANY CHEN. ACCORDING TO A STUDY PUBLISHED ACCORDING TO A STUDY PUBLISHED IN THE OXFORD ACADEMIC. IN THE OXFORD ACADEMIC. THERE HAS BEEN A SLIGHT THERE HAS BEEN A SLIGHT INCREASE IN THE AVERAGE AGE OF INCREASE IN THE AVERAGE AGE OF FATHERS OF NEWBORNS IN THE LAST FATHERS OF NEWBORNS IN THE LAST 50 YEARS, GOING FROM 50 YEARS, GOING FROM TWENTY SEVEN POINT FOUR BACK IN TWENTY SEVEN POINT FOUR BACK IN THE 70S. THE 70S. TO ABOUT THIRTY ONE IN 2017. TO ABOUT THIRTY ONE IN 2017. >> THERE IS NOT REALLY ANY >> THERE IS NOT REALLY ANY MAXIMUM BIOLOGICAL AGE THAT WE MAXIMUM BIOLOGICAL AGE THAT WE HAVE FOUND WHERE THERE IS A HAVE FOUND WHERE THERE IS A SPECIFIC CUTOFF BEYOND WHICH SPECIFIC CUTOFF BEYOND WHICH A MAN, FOR EXAMPLE, CANNOT A MAN, FOR EXAMPLE, CANNOT ACHIEVE A PREGNANCY. ACHIEVE A PREGNANCY. >> GREG PATTERSON, SINGLE IN >> GREG PATTERSON, SINGLE IN HIS 40S, NEVER THOUGHT HE'D HIS 40S, NEVER THOUGHT HE'D GET MARRIED OR HAVE CHILDREN GET MARRIED OR HAVE CHILDREN THE MORE. THE MORE. IN MY EARLY TO MID 40S, I WAS IN MY EARLY TO MID 40S, I WAS THINKING THAT JUST MAY NOT THINKING THAT JUST MAY NOT HAPPEN. HAPPEN. AND THAT'S WHERE I WAS GETTING AND THAT'S WHERE I WAS GETTING A LITTLE BIT KIND OF DEPRESSED A LITTLE BIT KIND OF DEPRESSED ABOUT IT ALL. ABOUT IT ALL. >> THAT ALL CHANGED AFTER >> THAT ALL CHANGED AFTER MEETING HIS WIFE, CALLING NOW MEETING HIS WIFE, CALLING NOW 64 . 64 . GREG HAS TWO CHILDREN, 13 YEAR GREG HAS TWO CHILDREN, 13 YEAR OLD MAX AND 11 YEAR OLD ZANDER. OLD MAX AND 11 YEAR OLD ZANDER. >> THAT WAS THE EXCITING PART. >> THAT WAS THE EXCITING PART. YOU KNOW, FINALLY, YOU KNOW YOU KNOW, FINALLY, YOU KNOW SOMETHING? SOMETHING? I REALLY WANTED MY ENTIRE LIFE I REALLY WANTED MY ENTIRE LIFE TO HAVE KIDS FINALLY CAME TRUE. TO HAVE KIDS FINALLY CAME TRUE. SO YOU STILL WANT TO HAVE KIDS, SO YOU STILL WANT TO HAVE KIDS, WHATEVER TIME IN LIFE, IT STILL WHATEVER TIME IN LIFE, IT STILL MAY BE POSSIBLE. MAY BE POSSIBLE. >> SOME SAY THERE MAY BE A >> SOME SAY THERE MAY BE A DOUBLE STANDARD WHEN IT COMES DOUBLE STANDARD WHEN IT COMES TO MEN AND WOMEN CHOOSING TO MEN AND WOMEN CHOOSING PARENTHOOD LATER IN LIFE. PARENTHOOD LATER IN LIFE. >> THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT >> THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT THE FERTILITY EQUATION IS NOT THE FERTILITY EQUATION IS NOT EVENLY BALANCED AND OUR SOCIETY EVENLY BALANCED AND OUR SOCIETY DOES NOT PRETEND THAT WE LOOK DOES NOT PRETEND THAT WE LOOK AT OLDER DADS THE SAME WAY WE AT OLDER DADS THE SAME WAY WE LOOK AT OLDER MOMS. LOOK AT OLDER MOMS. >> OUR THANKS TO RHIANNON ALLY >> OUR THANKS TO RHIANNON ALLY FOR THAT REPORT. FOR THAT REPORT. COMING UP, THE TAYLOR SWIFT COMING UP, THE TAYLOR SWIFT FANS SAYING HER CONCERT WAS SO FANS SAYING HER CONCERT WAS SO GOOD THEY CAN'T REMEMBER IT. GOOD THEY CAN'T REMEMBER IT. THE SCIENCE BEHIND POWELL'S THE SCIENCE BEHIND POWELL'S CONCERT AMNESIA WE'LL TAKE CONCERT AMNESIA WE'LL TAKE YOU THERE. YOU THERE. YOU'RE STREAMING ABC NEWS. YOU'RE STREAMING ABC NEWS. WELCOME BACK. WELCOME BACK. I'M SWIFTIES. I'M SWIFTIES. ARE CLAIMING THEY HAVE POST ARE CLAIMING THEY HAVE POST CONCERT AMNESIA AFTER GOING CONCERT AMNESIA AFTER GOING TO SEE TAYLOR SWIFT ON HER TO SEE TAYLOR SWIFT ON HER RECORD BREAKING TOUR. RECORD BREAKING TOUR. SCIENTISTS SAY IT STEMS FROM SCIENTISTS SAY IT STEMS FROM SENSORY OVERLOAD. SENSORY OVERLOAD. I CAN LEAVE YOU STRUGGLING I CAN LEAVE YOU STRUGGLING TO REMEMBER THINGS ALL TOO TO REMEMBER THINGS ALL TOO WELL. WELL. STEPHANIE RAMOS HAS MORE . STEPHANIE RAMOS HAS MORE . THERE WAS A CASE TAYLOR SWIFT THERE WAS A CASE TAYLOR SWIFT FANS ARE FEELING AS THE POP FANS ARE FEELING AS THE POP SUPERSTAR TRAVELS ACROSS SUPERSTAR TRAVELS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ON HER SOLD OUT THE COUNTRY ON HER SOLD OUT ARA'S TOUR. ARA'S TOUR. >> THE CONCERT OVERALL EXCEEDED >> THE CONCERT OVERALL EXCEEDED EVERY EXPECTATION THAT EVERY EXPECTATION THAT YOU COULD HAVE IMAGINED YOU COULD HAVE IMAGINED TO HAVE. TO HAVE. IT'S JUST OVER WHELMING IN IT'S JUST OVER WHELMING IN THE BEST WAY. THE BEST WAY. >> SWIFTIES POSTING ON SOCIAL >> SWIFTIES POSTING ON SOCIAL MEDIA THE EXPERIENCE WAS SO MEDIA THE EXPERIENCE WAS SO SPECTACULAR THEY HAVE SHAKEN SPECTACULAR THEY HAVE SHAKEN SOME MEMORIES OF THE SHOW, SOME MEMORIES OF THE SHOW, CALLING IT POST CONCERT CALLING IT POST CONCERT AMNESIA. AMNESIA. >> I KEEP SAYING THIS HAPPENED >> I KEEP SAYING THIS HAPPENED TO ME. TO ME. APPARENTLY IT'S UNIVERSAL. APPARENTLY IT'S UNIVERSAL. >> IT'S ACTUALLY A NEUROLOGIC >> IT'S ACTUALLY A NEUROLOGIC PHENOMENON THAT CAN HAPPEN IN PHENOMENON THAT CAN HAPPEN IN ANY HEIGHTENED EMOTIONAL STATE. ANY HEIGHTENED EMOTIONAL STATE. >> IS TAYLOR SWIFT FANS ARE >> IS TAYLOR SWIFT FANS ARE GOING TO THIS CONCERT. GOING TO THIS CONCERT. THERE'S SO MUCH TO BE EXCITED THERE'S SO MUCH TO BE EXCITED ABOUT. ABOUT. THERE'S SO MUCH STIMULI THERE'S SO MUCH STIMULI TO PROCESS FOR THE BRAIN TO PROCESS FOR THE BRAIN AND THAT CAN ACTUALLY GET IN AND THAT CAN ACTUALLY GET IN THE WAY OF FORMING AND STORING THE WAY OF FORMING AND STORING MEMORIES OF THAT CONCERT MEMORIES OF THAT CONCERT EXPERIENCE. EXPERIENCE. EVERYONE THAT I'VE SPOKEN EVERYONE THAT I'VE SPOKEN WITH HAS A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE WITH HAS A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE OF LIKE, OH, THAT WAS TOO GOOD OF LIKE, OH, THAT WAS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE. TO BE TRUE. >> I DEFINITELY DON'T REMEMBER >> I DEFINITELY DON'T REMEMBER THAT TO HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO HAVE SOMETHING LIKE POST CONCERT AMNESIA IS REALLY POST CONCERT AMNESIA IS REALLY NOT SUCH A BAD THING. NOT SUCH A BAD THING. WHAT IT MEANS IS THAT WHAT IT MEANS IS THAT YOUR BRAIN WAS SO PRESENT IN YOUR BRAIN WAS SO PRESENT IN THAT MOMENT THAT THERE IS SO THAT MOMENT THAT THERE IS SO MUCH GOOD, FUN, EXCITING MUCH GOOD, FUN, EXCITING STIMULI FOR YOUR BRAIN STIMULI FOR YOUR BRAIN TO PROCESS, THAT IT JUST DIDN'T TO PROCESS, THAT IT JUST DIDN'T HAVE THE ENERGY TO FOCUS HAVE THE ENERGY TO FOCUS ON MEMORY FORMATION IN THAT ON MEMORY FORMATION IN THAT MOMENT. MOMENT. >> AND EXPERIENCE SOMETHING >> AND EXPERIENCE SOMETHING YOU'LL WANT TO REMEMBER ALL TOO YOU'LL WANT TO REMEMBER ALL TOO WELL. WELL. DESPITE HOW LITTLE BIT DESPITE HOW LITTLE BIT I ACTUALLY DO REMEMBER, IT WAS I ACTUALLY DO REMEMBER, IT WAS AWESOME AND I WISH I COULD DO AWESOME AND I WISH I COULD DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN. IT ALL OVER AGAIN. >> DOCTORS SAY THIS IS NOT >> DOCTORS SAY THIS IS NOT A CONCERT SPECIFIC PHENOMENON. A CONCERT SPECIFIC PHENOMENON. IT CAN HAPPEN ANY TIME IT CAN HAPPEN ANY TIME YOU'RE IN A HIGHLY EMOTIONAL YOU'RE IN A HIGHLY EMOTIONAL STATE. STATE. AND DIANE, IT'S NOT JUST AND DIANE, IT'S NOT JUST SWIFTIES. SWIFTIES. SOME OF THE BEE HIVE SOME OF THE BEE HIVE IS REPORTING THE SAME THING IS REPORTING THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING TO THEM. IS HAPPENING TO THEM. AFTER SEEING BEYONCE, SAM, FOR AFTER SEEING BEYONCE, SAM, FOR MISSING THE CONCERT. MISSING THE CONCERT. >> STEPHANIE , THE PEOPLE >> STEPHANIE , THE PEOPLE WHO WERE THERE DON'T REMEMBER. WHO WERE THERE DON'T REMEMBER. THERE'S AT LEAST THAT, RIGHT? THERE'S AT LEAST THAT, RIGHT? STEPHANIE RAMOS. STEPHANIE RAMOS. THANK YOU . THANK YOU . AND NOW IT'S TIME FOR THE DROP, AND NOW IT'S TIME FOR THE DROP, WHERE WE TALK ABOUT THE BIG WHERE WE TALK ABOUT THE BIG MUSIC HEADLINES OF THE WEEK. MUSIC HEADLINES OF THE WEEK. YOU DON'T NEED TO REMEMBER THIS YOU DON'T NEED TO REMEMBER THIS CONCERT BECAUSE CONCERT BECAUSE ABC NEWS CONTRIBUTOR, DJ ABC NEWS CONTRIBUTOR, DJ AND RADIO PERSONALITY AND RADIO PERSONALITY MEGAN WRIGHT IS HERE TO GIVE MEGAN WRIGHT IS HERE TO GIVE US ALL WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT US ALL WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE MUSIC WORLD AND BREAK IT THE MUSIC WORLD AND BREAK IT DOWN FOR US . DOWN FOR US . MORNING, DIANE . MORNING, DIANE . I AM IN NEW ORLEANS, SO I HAVE I AM IN NEW ORLEANS, SO I HAVE TO KICK THINGS OFF WITH NEWS TO KICK THINGS OFF WITH NEWS FROM BIG FRITA. FROM BIG FRITA. >> WE ARE FINALLY GETTING >> WE ARE FINALLY GETTING ALONG. ALONG. YES. YES. YOU HEAR THE AIR HORN. YOU HEAR THE AIR HORN. IT'S BEEN OVER A DECADE SINCE IT'S BEEN OVER A DECADE SINCE WE'VE GOTTEN AN ALBUM FROM HER WE'VE GOTTEN AN ALBUM FROM HER AND WE ARE GETTING ONE THIS AND WE ARE GETTING ONE THIS PRIDE MONTH. PRIDE MONTH. NOW, TO RECAP, IN 2014, FRIDA NOW, TO RECAP, IN 2014, FRIDA DROPPED HER LAST FULL LENGTH DROPPED HER LAST FULL LENGTH ALBUM, BE FREE. ALBUM, BE FREE. IN 2017 SHE COLLABORATED IN 2017 SHE COLLABORATED WITH MANY FRESH ON THE BOUNCE WITH MANY FRESH ON THE BOUNCE BACK AND IN 2020 ONE WE GOT BACK AND IN 2020 ONE WE GOT A MIX TAPE FROM HER TITLED BIG A MIX TAPE FROM HER TITLED BIG DIVA ENERGY. DIVA ENERGY. >> AND OF COURSE WE CAN'T >> AND OF COURSE WE CAN'T FORGET HER BEING FEATURED FORGET HER BEING FEATURED ON DRAKE'S HIT SINGLE. ON DRAKE'S HIT SINGLE. AND ONE OF MY FAVORITE DRAKE AND ONE OF MY FAVORITE DRAKE RECORDS TO DATE. RECORDS TO DATE. NICE FOR WHAT? NICE FOR WHAT? AND OF COURSE, BEYONCE, A BREAK AND OF COURSE, BEYONCE, A BREAK MY SOUL. MY SOUL. SHE'S JUST REALLY DOING IT NOW. SHE'S JUST REALLY DOING IT NOW. FRIDA'S NEW ALBUM, CENTRAL CITY FRIDA'S NEW ALBUM, CENTRAL CITY DROPS JUNE TWENTY THIRD HAS DROPS JUNE TWENTY THIRD HAS FEATURES FROM LIL WAYNE, SIERRA FEATURES FROM LIL WAYNE, SIERRA FAITH EVANS AND SO MANY FAITH EVANS AND SO MANY MORE LEGENDARY NEW ORLEANS MORE LEGENDARY NEW ORLEANS PRODUCER BLACKARD MILES PRODUCER BLACKARD MILES TO BOUNCE RECORDS ON THAT SHOW. TO BOUNCE RECORDS ON THAT SHOW. AND SO, DIANE , I'M REALLY, AND SO, DIANE , I'M REALLY, REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS ALBUM REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS ALBUM FOR BIG FREEDOM, RIGHT IN TIME FOR BIG FREEDOM, RIGHT IN TIME FOR THE SUMMER. FOR THE SUMMER. AND WHAT A LIST OF COLLABS. AND WHAT A LIST OF COLLABS. >> WOW. >> WOW. YES. YES. YES, SHE IS A LEGEND. YES, SHE IS A LEGEND. NOW, OZZY HAS BEEN LIVING NOW, OZZY HAS BEEN LIVING THEIR BEST LIFE. THEIR BEST LIFE. AND I WATCHED THIS CLIP ON IGGY AND I WATCHED THIS CLIP ON IGGY AND DIANE. AND DIANE. I EXPERIENCED SOME SERIOUS I EXPERIENCED SOME SERIOUS FALLOUT. FALLOUT. I'M A HUGE TERRY MORAN IN I'M A HUGE TERRY MORAN IN THERE. THERE. TWENTY SEVEN HIT MISERE TWENTY SEVEN HIT MISERE BUSINESS IS A HUGE FAN FAVORITE BUSINESS IS A HUGE FAN FAVORITE . . NOW, USUALLY THEY PICK NOW, USUALLY THEY PICK A SUPERFAN TO JOIN THEM A SUPERFAN TO JOIN THEM ON STAGE AND AT MSG. ON STAGE AND AT MSG. THEY DID JUST THAT. THEY DID JUST THAT. OOZY, OF COURSE, IS A BIG OOZY, OF COURSE, IS A BIG TERRY MORAN LIKE THE REST OF TERRY MORAN LIKE THE REST OF US . US . AND THEY STOOD FACE TO FACE AND THEY STOOD FACE TO FACE WITH HAYLEY WILLIAMS AND BELTED WITH HAYLEY WILLIAMS AND BELTED OUT THE LYRICS. OUT THE LYRICS. YOU HAVE TO CHECK IT OUT. YOU HAVE TO CHECK IT OUT. I AM READY FOR THIS COLLAB I AM READY FOR THIS COLLAB ALBUM. ALBUM. THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT NOSTALGIA AND , YOU KNOW, NOSTALGIA AND , YOU KNOW, SOME FAVORITE THINGS THAT SOME FAVORITE THINGS THAT YOU REMEMBER FROM YEARS AGO YOU REMEMBER FROM YEARS AGO AND BEING ABLE TO PERFORM AND BEING ABLE TO PERFORM ON STAGE. ON STAGE. THAT'S JUST LIKE INCREDIBLE. THAT'S JUST LIKE INCREDIBLE. BUT SOMETHING YOU'RE A BIG FAN BUT SOMETHING YOU'RE A BIG FAN OF. OF. I ALSO LOVE THE STARS. I ALSO LOVE THE STARS. THEY'RE JUST LIKE US MOMENTS THEY'RE JUST LIKE US MOMENTS WHERE YOU SEE THEM PLAYING FAN WHERE YOU SEE THEM PLAYING FAN INSTEAD OF BEING THE ONE BEING INSTEAD OF BEING THE ONE BEING ADMIRED. ADMIRED. >> IT'S PRETTY COOL. >> IT'S PRETTY COOL. >> IT'S PRETTY AWESOME. >> IT'S PRETTY AWESOME. NOW, SPEAKING OF MSGT, THIS NOW, SPEAKING OF MSGT, THIS HEADLINE WAS SUPER SHOCKING HEADLINE WAS SUPER SHOCKING TO ME. TO ME. BILLY JOEL WILL END HIS MADISON BILLY JOEL WILL END HIS MADISON SQUARE GARDEN RESIDENCY SQUARE GARDEN RESIDENCY AND 2024 FOR THAT. AND 2024 FOR THAT. BILLY JOEL'S MONTHLY CONCERTS BILLY JOEL'S MONTHLY CONCERTS ARE PART OF HISTORY, AND IN ARE PART OF HISTORY, AND IN JULY OF 2024 , THIS WILL COME JULY OF 2024 , THIS WILL COME TO AN END. TO AN END. FOLLOWING HIS ONE HUNDRED AND FOLLOWING HIS ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTIETH PERFORMANCE IN A NEWS FIFTIETH PERFORMANCE IN A NEWS CONFERENCE, JOEL SAID IT'S HARD CONFERENCE, JOEL SAID IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE WE'VE BEEN DOING TO BELIEVE WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR TEN YEARS NOW. THIS FOR TEN YEARS NOW. >> BILLY IS FROM THE BRONX, >> BILLY IS FROM THE BRONX, PERFORMING IN NEW YORK CITY, PERFORMING IN NEW YORK CITY, IS BEING AT HOME FOR HIM, IS BEING AT HOME FOR HIM, AND HE KICKED OFF HIS RESIDENCY AND HE KICKED OFF HIS RESIDENCY IN 2014, PERFORMED HIS 90TH IN 2014, PERFORMED HIS 90TH CONCERT LAST MONTH AND IS CONCERT LAST MONTH AND IS HITTING THE STAGE AGAIN TONIGHT HITTING THE STAGE AGAIN TONIGHT . . DIANE , HAVE YOU EVER BEEN. DIANE , HAVE YOU EVER BEEN. I HAVE BEEN TWICE AND AS SOON I HAVE BEEN TWICE AND AS SOON AS I SAW THIS HEADLINE, AS I SAW THIS HEADLINE, I IMMEDIATELY THOUGHT, GOSH, I IMMEDIATELY THOUGHT, GOSH, I'VE GOT TO GET TICKETS TO GO I'VE GOT TO GET TICKETS TO GO AT LEAST ONE MORE TIME. AT LEAST ONE MORE TIME. >> IT'S SUCH A GREAT SHOW. >> IT'S SUCH A GREAT SHOW. I HAVE NEVER BEEN. I HAVE NEVER BEEN. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. SO NOW I FEEL LIKE I HAVE TO GO SO NOW I FEEL LIKE I HAVE TO GO FOR ALL THE TICKETS. FOR ALL THE TICKETS. SO, I MEAN, I GOT TO BRING SO, I MEAN, I GOT TO BRING YOU TO SOMETHING I HAVE. YOU TO SOMETHING I HAVE. IT IS A LONG ISLAND NATIVE. IT IS A LONG ISLAND NATIVE. I DON'T THINK I'D BE ABLE TO GO I DON'T THINK I'D BE ABLE TO GO HOME IF I HADN'T SEEN IT AT HOME IF I HADN'T SEEN IT AT LEAST ONCE. LEAST ONCE. SUCH A GREAT SHOW. SUCH A GREAT SHOW. >> SAD TO SEE HIM GO , BUT WHAT >> SAD TO SEE HIM GO , BUT WHAT A RAIN. A RAIN. YES. YES. NOW FOR OUR VIRAL SONG OF NOW FOR OUR VIRAL SONG OF THE WEEK. THE WEEK. WE HAVE SOMETHING NEW FROM WE HAVE SOMETHING NEW FROM BABY KANE AND KENDRICK LAMAR . BABY KANE AND KENDRICK LAMAR . THIS ONE IS CALLED HILLBILLIES. THIS ONE IS CALLED HILLBILLIES. >> CHECK IT OUT. >> CHECK IT OUT. GIRL. GIRL. MAYBE I'M HIGH PROFILE. MAYBE I'M HIGH PROFILE. I DON'T HAVE A YOU KNOW, I DON'T HAVE A YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT YOU READ ME. I THINK THAT YOU READ ME. GIRL SEVEN . GIRL SEVEN . I'M GIRL, I'M A. I'M GIRL, I'M A. >> AND NOW THE REAL LIFE >> AND NOW THE REAL LIFE COUSINS ALWAYS MAKE GREAT COUSINS ALWAYS MAKE GREAT RECORDS TOGETHER. RECORDS TOGETHER. AND I WONDER IF WE'RE GOING AND I WONDER IF WE'RE GOING TO GET A COLLAB ALBUM. TO GET A COLLAB ALBUM. FIRST OF ALL, ANYTIME I HEAR FIRST OF ALL, ANYTIME I HEAR SOMETHING NEW FROM KENDRICK, SOMETHING NEW FROM KENDRICK, I'M EXCITED. I'M EXCITED. AND I THINK A LIVE ALBUM FROM AND I THINK A LIVE ALBUM FROM THE TWO OF THEM WILL BE THE TWO OF THEM WILL BE A FANTASTIC I FEEL LIKE A BIT A FANTASTIC I FEEL LIKE A BIT OF A THEME OF TODAY'S DROP OF A THEME OF TODAY'S DROP THE BIG COLLABORATIONS. THE BIG COLLABORATIONS. >> YES. >> YES. YES. YES. MEGAN , THANK YOU . MEGAN , THANK YOU . THANK YOU . THANK YOU . AND THANK YOU FOR STREAMING AND THANK YOU FOR STREAMING WITH US. WITH US. I'M DIANE MACEDO ABC NEWS I'M DIANE MACEDO ABC NEWS IS HERE FOR YOU . IS HERE FOR YOU . 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