making news this morning, d.c. dysfunction. >> the president's prime time plea blaming republicans for standing in the way of a deal to end the debt crisis. the speaker fires back. plus, what would a government default mean to you? close encounter. one of the teens maul ed by a grizzly bear talks about looking death in the eye. and diet plate. mcdonald's unveils a slimmed down happy meal today. even the prizezeets a makeover. good morning. i'm tanya rivero. it is washington's version of the cowboy duel at high noon instead playing out in prime time on national television. president obama versus house majority leader john boehner.

>> and with that august 2nd deadline less than a week away now, can the two sides compromise in order to avoid a devastating debt crisis? abc's karen travers joins us now from washington. good morning, karen. >> reporter: good morning, rob. good morning, tanya. in their dueling speeches last night, president obama and speaker boehner agreed on one thing, the nation cannot default on its debts, but how to avoid that catastrophe? that's where the finger-pointing came in. with less than one week until the government hits its credit limit, president obama scolded congress to get its act together. >> we can't allow the american people to become collateral damage to washington's political warfare. >> reporter: the president placed the blame on house republicans for refusing to compromise, but just minutes later, house speaker john boehner offered his rebuttal. >> the sad truth is that the president wanted a blank check six months ago, and he wants a blank check today. this is just not going to >> rep >> reporter: two plans emerged yesterday. one from house republicans that likely can't pass the senate and one from senate democrats that

likely won't pass the house. neither plan raises taxes, but each would cut the deficit by about $1.2 trillion. senate democrats would raise the debt ceiling through the sprprg of 2013. house e publicans would raise it only through next spring. the president warned last night that the republican option would mean simply rehashing this bitter partisan fight in six months. >> there's no point in putting the economy at risk by kicking the can further down the road. >> reporter: analysts seem to agree with the president that even if washington can avoid a catastrophic default, a short-term solution could still lead to a downgrade to the nation's credit rating. if that happens, analysts forecast a 6% drop in the stock market. the average 401(k) would lose $9,000. mortgage rates would rise at least half a point. that's a $19,000 hike on the average home loan, and 640,000 jobs could be lost. president obama said americans may have voted for a divided government but they didn't vote for a dysfunctional government.

now congress has six days to prove it can get something done. rob? >> all right, karen, thanks a lot. appreciate that report. and so how will thisisast disagreement end? we did check with our senior white house correspondent jake tapper on this issue. and here's what he had to say. >> reporter: i have never seen it this dysfunctional, and i asked people on all sides how is this going to enen nobody knows. everybody is confident something will happen before august 2nd but nobody can tell you what it will be, and to tell you the truth, it's a little dispiriting to cover, even though as a reporter i enjoy it, as an american, it's a little depressing. >> and that depression is evident in a new abc news poll that was released overnight. a majority of americans, 82%, in fact, say their hometowns are struggling to keep people employed. 54% say the economy has forced them to change their lifestyles. meanwhile, just 15% say they are managing actually to get ahead financially.

and attorneys for former ifm chief dominique strauss-kahn say the woman accusing him of sexual assault is only talking to push strauss-kahn into paying her off. in an exclusive interview nafissatou diallo told abc's robin roberts she wants strauss-kahn to go to jail. experts are divided over whether her speaking out will help or hurt her case. all sides are due back in court next week. and stay tuned. robin presents more of her interview with diallo coming up on "good morning america" and on a special edition of "nightline" tonight. and we do want to correct something we said yesterday. why mistakenly referred to him as the former world bank chief. he is, of course, head of the international monetary fund. switching gears now, the father of norwegian extremist anders breivik says he is ashamed and disgusted and actually wishes his son had committed suicide rather than unleashing his rage on innocent people in norway. meanwhile, survivors are

revealing terrifying new details about coming face to face with a gunman on a rampage. abc's miguel marquez is in oslo. >> reporter: kristoffer nyborg was working on utoya island when the shooting began. he didn't believe it was real down. he saw three girls gunned >> they just fell to the ground lifeless. >> reporter: nyborg ran into the woods. everywhere kids panic stricken. the 24-year-old found himself in charge of 35 teenage campers. >> that was when i just had to take some kind of decision and tell all the kids to take their clothes off and jump into the water and swim for land. >> reporter: some of the kids were too afraid, too panicked to swim, but tv helicopters captured the desperate scene as nyborg and 24 others tried to make their way to shore. whenenhey got 100 yards out into the icy water, he looked back. pointed it at the kids

who was still at the shore, the kids that was too afraid to swim. and then -- then he -- he executed them while they were begging for their lives. >> reporter: officials are poring over this 1,500-page manifesto that breivik wrote. he quoted heavily not only from america's unabomber but american bloggers like robert spencer who shares his suspicion of islam. nyborg is joining with fellow norwegians, a massive vigil and a powerful message, hate may have triggered this tragedy, but love and hope will end it. miguel marquez, abc news, oslo. >> and breivik will have plenty of time to reflect on his actions. a judge has ordered that he spend the next four weeks in solitary confinement. and now for this morning's weather from around the nation. stormy from the dakotas to minnesota. hail, dangerous winds and flash flooding around bismarck, sioux

falls, iowa city and minneapolis. afternoon showers in the northeast, thunderstorms along the gulf coast into atlanta and the carolinas. rain from albuquerque to denver and salt lake city. showers in the pacific northwest. >> 68 in seattle, 85 in boise, another day of triple digits in phoenix and dallas. kansas city hits 94. chicago, 84. 77 in boston, 85 here in new york and near 90 in new orleans. and coming up, hundreds of post office locations put on notice. they may be on the chopping block. and don't tell the kids, but today the happy meal, well, is going on a diet. a slimmed down version from the golden arches. and holding on for dear life. look at this. a man dragged at high speeds. his good intentions ahead.

overseas markets are mostly up this morning optimistic that there will be a compromise on the u.s. debt deadlock. tokyo's nikkei average gained 48 poinin today. hong kong's hang seng is up 195. in london the ftse opened lower, and on wall street the dow fell 88 points yesterday. the nasdaq index lost 16. the gap in wealth between whites and minorities is increasing according to census data released today. the average net worth for a

white household is $113,000 and that is 18 times the amount for hispanics, which is only 6,300, and 20 times that for blacks at $5,700. your local post office's days could be numbered. the postal service is expepeed to release a list of 3,600 offices it might close as its losses soar and mail volume dwindles. but keep in mind, though, the postal service did this same thing two years ago but then only chose a handful of offices for actual closing. netflix is warning it is not adding subscribers as quickly as in the past. the video service also anticipates some cancellations. it's all part of the backlash from last month's price hikes announcement when netflix saidd it will start charging parately for streaming online and i'm getting dvds in the mail. chinese authorities ordering two fake apple stores to close but only because they did not have the proper business licenses. three others in the same city that also didn't have permission

from apple, though, are still open. all five stores were selling real apple merchandise. mcdonald's is also feeling consumer pressure to offer healthier options so today it unveils a slimmed down version of the happy meal. kids will get both apples and fries but only about half as many fries. it's about 100 calories lighter than the old kids' meal and has less sodium and fat. the whole meal comes in at less than 500 c cories. >> that's pretty good. with all the obesity issues we lk about, that's good. do love those fries. coming up next on this tuesday morning, for nfl teamam the rush is on, and an entire preseason of work has to be done now in just a matter of days. plus, facing death. a teen shows his severe injuries from a bear attack. [ lopez ] beautiful skin needs protection.

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of the nation's capital enjoying a short reprieve with a beautiful drier day in store but don't get too used to it. hot sticky air returns friday with temperatures flirting with the 100-degree mark. all good things come to an end. now for a look at your morning road conditions. flooding on i-94 and i-90 from minnesota to the dakotas. heavy downpours on parts of i-25 and 40 in new mexico and arizona. wet on i-95 from the carolinas to miami. also on i-20 from jackson, mississippi, to atlanta and on i-10 along much of the gulf coast. >> if you're flying airport delays are possible in minneapolis, boston and denver. the two most badly injured teens from that grizzly bear attack in the alaskan wilderness are now showing signs of improvement though one does remain in serious condition. >> the other has been upgraded to good condition and he gave abc's abbie boudreau a firsthand account of their terrifying ordeal. >> reporter: on the last leg of their adventure 17-year-old sam

gottsegen and his fellow hikers were walking down a shallow alaska stream and into the most dangerous situation of their lives. >> the person in front started screaming and yelling, bear, and so we all turned around and ran off, our first reaction was to turn and and run. >> reporter: they can cover 40 yards in seconds which why it's better to play dead if they attack. >> i turned away and there was a bear chasing me. it was like five feet behind me when i saw it and it just took me down. >> reporter: the bear's razor sharp teeth broke his ribs. suddenly he had a hard time breathing. the bear had punctured his lung. >> remember jaws on my head and thinking i'm going to die. >> reporter: four of the seven teenagers were mauled before the bear suddenly ran off. the uninjured setup camp and activated their emergency beacon alerting authorities using a

garbage bag to bandage his wounds then had to wait nearly eight hours before rescue crews could rescue them all. >> i'm thinking i'm going to die. >> reporter: sam's parents live in denver and feared their son might not make it. >> i just really was fearing the worst. just hearing his voice was like a miracle. that was -- it was just amazing. >> reporter: you survived something that most people wouldn't. >> i know. i kept thinking the entire night i can't believe i was attacked by a freakin' bear just like never happens. what the hell. >> reporter: and survived. >> yeah. sam says he'll take a break from camping for way bit before heading back into the wild. abbie boudreau, abc news, anchorage, alaska. >> wow, just like those teens a california man is also lucky to be alive after a wild confrontation left him hanging on for dear life. news cameras capapre him in stockton clinging to a car with his feet dragging along the street there but he eventually did manage to climb through the

window uninjured. the man apparently thought his friend's stolen purse was inside that car. however, it all turned out to be a misunderstanding. no one was arrested. we all need friends like that, though. >> what a buddy. those chilean miners trapped underground for two months are going to hollywood. they sold the rights to their story to mike medivoy producer of "black swan." they want the movie to emphasize faith, teamwork and respect. nfl teams are set to do months' worth of business in just a few days now that a new ten-year labor deal is finally in place. players' rep as and one owner robert kraft exchanged hugs. team facilities will be buzzing today as players get physicals and receive their playbooks for the years and teams can start making trades and signing the new draft picks. training camps begin tomorrow. nfl fans rejoice. >> you're excited about thafrjts all the preseason activity has

super bowl champion green n y packers scrambling. they are working with the white house to organize a celebratory visit with president obama. the president took some time yesterday to honor the world series champion san francisco giantsts the team along with giants legend willie mays was also there. san francisco leads the national league west and open up a big series against the phillies tonight. as for last night's baseball we get highlights from espn news. i'm aneesh shroff with this espn news update. we begin in the bronx. the yankees and mariners. seattle, on a 15-game losing streak and, boy, did not look from the get-go. mark teixeira, two-run shot to deep left. his 27th of the year. yanks take a 2-0 lead. in the third, got a little captain in you. derek jeter, opposite field, fourth home run of the year. yanks go on to win 10-3.

the mariners have now lost 16 in a row. the red sox enter play, three-game lead on the yanks in the a.l. east, 14th inning against the royals. pops it up. but gets the run home. kansas city wowod get an insurance run in the 14th then soria gets the final three outs. royals take it, 3-1. twins and rangers. opener of a four-game set, bottom one, michael young with two on. peace. three-run shot, 3-0, texas, young, 3 for 5, kinsler's turn in the third. another three-run homer. 4 for 6, four ribbies. 9-0, rangers after three. got to the point the twin has to use a position player on the mound. michael cuddyer, yes, 20-6, your

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up next at 4:30. shots fired. what led to a manhunt in contra costa county. back home, a story to tell. bay area teenager explains in his own words how he stopped on grizzly bear from attacking him. >> let's take a look where the clouds and drizzle are this morning. warming trend coming in for the weekend. >> sue hall will have and finally from us this morning, arnold schwarzenegger has reportedly refiled divorce papers that had initially denied spousal support for maria shriver. according to tmz schwarzenegger says he was

distracted by his son's health crisis and signed the papers without reading them and tweeted them that his son is doing better and will soon be back up to speed. here's abc's david wright. >> los angeles county fire department. >> reporter: a sunday afternoon at the beach gone suddenly wrong. >> it's like a boogie board accident, i think he can't move off the beach. >> can you see it from your house. >> yes. it's my son. >> reporter: 13-year-old christopher schwarzenegger. on the 911 voice maria shriver's voice was as calm as can be. >> he has a collapsed lung and some broken bones. >> reporter: paramedics rushed him to the intensive care unit at ucla medical center where his famous father paid a visit. a moment of family crisis trumping marital disagreements and they issued a joint statement "while it's been a tough week christopher is surrounded by his family and friends," they said. "he is a brave boy and is expected to make a full

recovery." >> the other schwarzenegger children have been tweeting. they've been asking for people's prayers. >> reporter: he's a tough little guy and i'm getting better tweeted his big sister katherine. my brother's doing a lotot bett tweeted patrick. bad timing for schwarzenegger's lawyer to file his formal response to shriver's divorce petition dated two days after christopher's accident right above the former governor's signature he ticks the box asking to terminate her spousal it must for shriver it must have made a tough week even worse. >> ultimately these things get ironed out. >> reporter: according to the tmz website schwarzenegger says he signed them without reading them distracted business his son's crisis. david wright, abc news, los angeles. >> let's hope for a better summer for that family. >> that's what is making news in america this morning. >> stay with us, of course, for "good morning america." thanks so much for watching, everybody. have a great tuesdayay