this morning, all eyes on wall street. >> stocks overseas, rising overnight, after the dow's best day of the year. investors everywhere are hopeful that europe has finally figured out the biggest financial mess since world war ii. it's the guilty verdict sure to make every driver with a cell phone think twice. the teen headed to jail for texting behind the wheel. and candidates go country. setting rhetoric aside for a night, to appear at the cmt music awards. and oops. cell phones going off at the worst time. even in the united states senate.

and good thursday morning, everyone. it is already a big day for overseas stock markets, following the stellar showing yesterday in the u.s. >> and today is shaping up to be another positive trading day, as well. dow, nasdaq and s&p futures all up before the opening bells. >> so, does this show the markets have turned a corner? abc's tahman bradley looks into it. >> reporter: hope for another big day on wall street today, after investors sent stocks surging, amid speculation the u.s. and europe will take action to further stimulate the economy. after a shaky start to the week, the dow soared yesterday, gaining 286 points, its best day of the year. the index is now up for 2012. the nasdaq also rose yesterday, up 2.4%. overnight, asian stocks rose. traders hearing news that the european union will act to save spanish banks. and here in the u.s., the fed is

exploring its options. >> the two pieces of news encourage investors to come back to the market and buy. >> reporter: the talk at the fed, more stimulus. some fed members are publicly discussing support for more stimulus if the u.s. economy weakens. fed chairman ben bernanke could provide further insight when he testifies before congress this morning. talk of fed help could not come at a better time. only 49,000 jobs were added in may, the weakest month for jobs growth in a year. >> employers are cautious to make the hires and bring people onboard and invest in their companies. they're staying more focused on driving productivity and increasing their revenue and profits. >> reporter: it's likely some will resist actions. the worry, the fed could breed inflation and investing. >> we're going to see a period of volatility. >> reporter: the dow jones dump erased the entire year's losses.

and the biggest loss of the year, last friday, after the dismal may jobs numbers. rob and paula? >> tahman bradley in washington. thanks, tahman. and shifting gears now. there's new word of a massacre in syria, as diplomats meet at the giants today, to work to end the ongoing violence. demonstrators took to the streets in syria yesterday, amid reports of killings in hama. late yesterday, secretary of state hillary clinton and 15 other officials, agreed to find a way to get syria's president to step down. also, secretary of defense, leon panetta, is in afghanistan to get an update from afghan commanders and to discuss a plan to bring troops home. panetta is defending u.s. drone strikes even as president ha mitt karzai claims civilians were killed by one yesterday. president obama is in the west this morning for fund-raising events and official business. last night, mr. obama got a warm welcome from high-profile gay

and lesbian supporters in los angeles. the president was expected to raise $5 million with stops in california over the next two days. he has attended 150-plus fund-raisers in his re-election campaign and heads to las vegas before returning home. and the romney campaign says the candidate's assets will be put in a blind trust, should he be elected. a week ago, romney revealed a fortune may be worth $250 million or more. in other news this morning, dozens of workers at puerto rico's largest airport are in federal custody this morning. the dea says they were part of two smuggling rings that shipped millions of dollars worth of cocaine to the u.s. mainland on passenger planes. about 14 tons worth of coke, in fact. many of those arrested worked for american airlines, while others worked for a baggage service company. a school trip from kentucky to washington, d.c. ended just a few minutes after it started. the bus run by the elementary school, flipped over on its side

on a highway on-ramp. dozens were hurt. and seven people were taken to the hospital. none of their injuries was serious. and an overheated household appliance may be to blame for this fire aboard this navy sub in maine last month. the fire started in a vacuum cleaner that workers use to clean up at the end of every shift. the navy says the repair bill will be, get this, 400 million bucks. possibly even more. >> wow. now, a landmark verdict, sending a serious warning to distracted drivers everywhere. a massachusetts teenager is going to prison for texting while driving, which led to a deadly accident. here's abc's amy robach. >> reporter: two families tearful when the verdict was or? >> guilty. >> reporter: massachusetts judge steven albany, thensed the maximum sentence. 2 1/2 years behind bars on 18-year-old aaron deveau, for

texting and driving, causing a head-on collision. deveau apologized. >> i made a mistake. and if i could take it back, i would take it back. >> reporter: this, after the victim's daughter tearfully addressed the court. >> i would wake up at night. and i would look for him and he wasn't there. >> reporter: deveau will also lose his license for 15 years. a license he only had for five months prior to the fatal accident. phone records show he received four text messages in the minutes before the crash. the last two, at 2:34 and 2:35 p.m. according to prosecutors, the collision occurred at 2:36. >> you weren't distracted by the cell phone you were using and texting? >> that is my testimony, yes. >> reporter: but each text takes a driver's eyes off the road for approximately 4.6 seconds. it's like driving an entire football field blindfolded. look at this bus driver.

one glance down at his phone. enough to distract him and cause this crash. 39 states, plus the district of columbia, now ban texting while driving. amy robach, abc news, new york. >> a ripple effect across the country going to be felt from that case. time, now, for a look at weather across the country on this thursday morning. another hot, dry day in the southwest. showers from portland to seattle. also hail, gusty winds and a chance of tornadoes near denver and cheyenne. scattered thunderstorms from dallas to miami. and for much of the northeast, as well. >> upper 70s from new york to minneapolis. mostly 80s in the plains. 60s in the pacific northwest. and another triple-digit day in phoenix. they need a little relief. all right. well, travelers beware. a major airline is cutting back on flights at the height of the summer travel season, no less, because there's no one to fly the planes. and a warning for all of you linkedin users.

a password breach. and a speech interrupted, when a lawmaker's cell phone goes off, right there, on the floor of the u.s. senate.

welcome back, everyone. important news for travelers. american airlines is cutting back on its flights next month. at the peak of the summer travel season. the bankrupt airline is short of pilots. nearly 60 of them retired last week. and more of the remaining pilots are using up their sick days

now. american is in contract talks with the pilots' union and wants to change their benefits and work schedules. overseas, markets are up on hopes that the world's central banks, particularly the federal reserve here, will make moves to boost the economy. tokyo's nikkei average gained 106 points today. hong kong's hang seng rose 160. in london, the ftse opened higher. and as we mentioned earlier, on wall street, big day. the dow surged 287 points yesterday, its best day of the year. meanwhile, the nasdaq index was up 67. and the nasdaq exchange, speaking of which, is apologizing and making some amens for a major computer glitch when facebook went public. trades were delayed all day long. the nasdaq is offering $40 million in refunds and discounts to investment companies who lost money on facebook that day. a key site for job hunters has been hacked. linkedin, the professional social network has notified more

than 6 million users to change their passwords. the information may have been boasted on the internet. also, the online dating website, e harmony, says some of its users' passwords have been hacked. >> check your account. >> i'm off the market. >> oh, okay. >> nice try. well, next on this thursday, severe weather in colorado overnight. new video just coming in. plus, the president and mitt romney set politics aside a little while. showing some humor at the cmt awards. and a huge win sends one title-hungry team to their first-ever nba finals. we're right back. [ sniffs ] bacon?! gotta get that bacon! bacon?! bacon! smokey bacon, meaty bacon, tasty bacon! bacon? ohh, la, la... oh, i say, is that bacon?! oh, good heavens! bacon! bacon! bacon! bacon! who wants a beggin' strip? meee! i'd get it myself but i don't have thumbs! yum, yum, yum, yum, yum... it's bacon!!!

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flooding that stranded drivers and shut down roads across town. now, for a look at morning road conditions. you're going to see lots of slick spots near cheyenne and denver. rain damping highways in the pacific northwest. and wet in the northeast and gulf coast. >> and if you're flying, possibly delays in seattle, dallas, houston, denver and d.c. a long list today. >> just a couple. >> everywhere. police have wrapped up the search at the man who confessed to killing etan patz, confiscating a computer hard drive, along with other evidence. his wife opened the door for officers when they arrived at the house in new jersey. it comes two weeks after hernandez made his surprising confession. but so far, there's been no evidence, actually, to back up his claim. opening statements are set for monday in the jerry sandusky trial. it only took two days to select jurors in the case.

many of the members have ties to penn state. but the judge says the connections shouldn't matter as long as the jurors can remain impartial. an investigation has been launched in chicago, after a pregnant woman claimed a police officer tased her. it started when tiffany rent got a parking ticket outside of a drugstore. police say she ripped the ticket up and dried to drive away. the eight month pregnant mom denies she did anything wrong. now, a very important health alert for parents. the fda has released a warning o for benzocaine. in rare cases, it can cause a possibly deadly situation. fatigue, confusion, gray skin and lips. if you notice the symptoms call 911 immediately. the fda says benzocaine should not be used for children younger than 2, except when advised by a doctor. president obama and mitt

romney are playing nice. making a joint appearance, of sorts, before millions of country music fans. both men appeared in a taped comedy skit that kicked off last night's cmt awards. they were put on the spot and asked if the show should be hosted by toby keith or actress, kristen bell. >> this is one of the toughest decisions i've had to make since i've been in office. but i've decided. i want them both. >> i think i have a solution, though. i propose toby and kristen co-host the show. see? i just put two people back to work. you're welcome, america. >> little diplomacy from both men. as it turned out, keith and bell, did, indeed, host the show together. time for sports. we're going to start with hockey. the devils are staying alive in the stanley cup finals. they broke up the scoreless game in the third period against l.a. last night, denying the kings a historic sweep for the 3-1 victory. game five is saturday night in

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. up next. a police officer shot and wounded a suspect. the sixth officer-involved shooting in the bay area the past month. >> the amman accused of killing sierra lamar will need a new attorney. meteorologist mike nicco will have the forecast. clear and cool. warming trend this afternoon. not everybody is going to feel the heat. frances dinglasan has your traffic. join us thunderstorms along the gulf coast. also, from d.c. up to new england. and finally from us this thursday morning, the space shuttle "enterprise" has come in for a final landing here in

new york city. its final journey was on a barge up the hudson river. >> new yorkers lined the hudson banks to watch the spectacle. and wabc reporter, carolina leid was there. >> reporter: it paved the way for all space shuttles. the new and final home, at the intrepid sea and space museum. >> we're confident about the engineering of this feat, in that mechanism. we really overengineered properly because we have to protect and preserve. >> reporter: "the enterprise" was moved 15 miles by water from its landing spot at jfk. it's part of nasa's challenging effort to place shuttles in cities around the country. >> even though "enterprise" never flew in space, the others wouldn't have flown if it wasn't for the work "enterprise" did. >> reporter: workers used special rigging to hoist "the enterprise" by crane on to the flight deck.

some took as many photos as they could. while others froze in play. >> i'm awestruck. i keep trying to take a picture. it's truly a spectacular moment. and we're so happy she's coming home to new york. >> i love the space program. i think we should have more interpersonal reaction to it. i just think it's magnificent. i really do. >> it was quite a scene. "enterprise" will be open to visitors next month. and "discovery" is on display near washington's dulles airport. the two others are still at florida's kennedy space center. but "endeavour" will be flown to the california science center in l.a. come september. "atlantis" moves to the kennedy center visitor complex in november. very cool. coming up on "good morning america" today, the lawsuit being filed this morning against the nfl. >> players claim the league misled them for decades about the risk of brain injury. and now, some are paying a terrible price. we'll have much more details, many more details, coming up on "good morning america." a story you don't want to miss. that's what's making news in america this morning. >> thanks for watching.