francisco. his life in hidden. new details emerging overnight about osama bin laden's life before death. including how police pulled his car over months after 9/11. this engagement proposal may take the cake. complete with the rose bowl and a helicopter. good tuesday morning, everyone. we begin with that brand-new video released early this morning. the three women held captive in cleveland for a decade, all speaking publicly for the first time. >> it's a message of thanks to their many supporters for the encouragement and financial donations. but it also reveals much about their road to recovery. two months after their nightmare ended, a message of hope. >> i'm getting stronger today. >> reporter: amanda berry, gina dejesus, and michelle knight. it starts with berry's message

of thanks. >> i want everyone to know how happy i am to be home with my family and friends. it's been unbelievable. i want to thank everyone who has helped me and my family through this ordeal. >> reporter: it was may 6th, when berry yelled for help from behind a locked screen door, bringing the world's attention to the cleveland home where the thr trio had been held against their will for longer than a decade. >> thank you for your support. >> reporter: appearing with their parents, all expressing thanks. but it's michelle knight, who shares the most about her new life. >> i want everyone to know that we're just fine. i may have been through hell and back. but i am strong enough to walk through hell with a smile on my face. i will not let this situation define who i am. i will define the situation. i don't want to be consumed by

hatred. >> reporter: ariel castro, the man accused of kidnapping them has pleaded not guilty to more than 300 counts. in the video, her outlook is hopeful. she and berry looking to the future. >> i ask everyone to continue to give us privacy and have time to give us to a normal life. >> i'm looking forward to my brand-new life. >> ariel castro's trial is set to begin on august 5th. the women said in a statement last week they want it resolved quickly. our other big story, investigators looking into the crash-landing in san francisco, are focusing on the final seconds in the cockpit. >> they've spoken to the pilot who was training on the boeing 777 when it fell short of the runway. and we're seeing new images of the emergency chute as they deployed immediately afterward. abc's brandi hitt is joining us from san francisco with more. >> reporter: good morning, john and diana. we just learned the parents of the victims from china just arrived here in san francisco,

moments ago. as the investigation continues into this deadly crash landing. and the ntsb will be interviewing the pilots again later today. >> that's scary. >> reporter: video captured after the crash landing shows smoke billowing from asiana flight 214, as passengers ran for their lives, first responders rushed into the burning plane. >> we had elderly. we had somebody that was partially trapped. as it turns out, there was a small person stuck between the seats. >> reporter: lead flight attendant, yun he lee, says he helped passengers twice her size. and carried this child while suffering a broken tailbone. >> translator: the child was afraid to go down the slide. i tried to encourage the child, put him on my back and slid down. >> she was so tiny and skinny. i couldn't believe how powerful,

how strong she was. >> reporter: ntsb investigators have completed the first round of pilot interviews. >> looking for things that might affect human performance, like fatigue, like illnesses or medication. >> reporter: anything to explain why the boeing 777 was traveling at a slow rate of speed when it struck the end of the runway and slid out of control, killing two 16-year-old schoolgirls from china. their grieving parents arrived in san francisco this morning, also searching for answers. and an investigation is also under way into whether one of the young victims may have survived the crash, only to be hit by an emergency vehicle rushing to the scene. john and diana? >> all right, brandi. we know investigators are taking a close look at the cockpit. any idea what they pulled out of there? >> reporter: ntsb says they did find the appropriate charts and approach for this airport in the cockpit. they made that announcement overnight. also, we know the black boxes,

the voice and data recorders, those were removed from the cockpit very early on. investigators are still combing through those in washington, d.c. and later on today, when they conduct more of the interviews, they're going to be specifically looking at what these pilots did in the 72 hours, all the details, in the 72 hours leading up to the crash landing. >> all right, brandi hitt in san francisco. thank you. stay with abc news for new developments from san francisco. complete coverage coming up later today on "good morning america." and now, details in another deadly crash that we've learned that two families vacationing from south carolina were among the ten people killed in that alaska plane crash on sunday. relatives say one of the families usually spent vacation in myrtle beach but decided to go to alaska this year instead. the pilot also died when the air taxi crashed at a remote airport about 75 miles southwest of anchorage. and the death toll is expected to climb in the weekend crash of a runaway train 13

people were killed when the train derailed and erupted into a fireball, destroying some 30 builds. searchers are digging through the smoldering wreckage for 50 people who are still missing. overseas, a newly leaked report has leveled scathing indictments of pakistani leaders for letting osama bin laden evade capture for nine years. the report also offers some insight that he wore a cowboy hot while gardening. and he doted on his dozen grandkids. they say that the search for him may have ended eight years earlier if a traffic cop had spotted him in a car that he stopped for speeding. big change in america's involvement in afghanistan. all u.s. troops may be coming home sooner than expected. president obama reportedly considering speeding up the timetable because of his frustration with afghan president hamid karzai. plans to leave a small residual force behind. now, the u.s. is considering leaving no troops on the ground.

the president of venezuela confirms that his country has gotten aan asylum request from edward snowden. bolivia and nicaragua said they would grant snowden asylum. chantele taking aim at the caribbean. she is expected the make landfall in barbados and puerto rico. forecasters say she could turn into a hurricane before reaching haiti and the dominican republic tomorrow. it's expected that it will weaken before getting to the bahamas. let's look at the weather across the nation. hot and humid for much of the east coast and ohio valley. showers and thunderstorms in the carolinas into the atlanta and gulf coast area with some severe storms, hail, gusty winds in the midwest. and showers in the desert southwest. >> phoenix is going to heat up to 108 degrees, just shy of the triple-digits in the plains. upper 80s in the midwest. and 87 in new york.

one of the favorite snack cakes is returning. but something different about the twinkie. and caught up in a murder-for-hire scandal. a wife is accused of trying to hire a hitman to kill her husband. the video they say is proof of this crime. plus, is this the way of commuting in the future? our first look at the one-wheel vehicle that's said to be impossible to fall off of.

and welcome back. americans are spending again and they're using plastic to do it. credit card use shot up in may, hitting the highest point in nearly three years.

consumers are feeling more confident with the economy. and college students are also borrowing more, despite last week's doubles of interest rates on student loans. that happened because congress failed to stop the increase. but rates could be going back down. tomorrow, the senate votes on whether to debate an extension of the lower rate. you've seen that. back-to-school ads starting earlier than ever. in the past, promotions used to begin in mid to late july. but stores have begun early to compete for the money parents spend this time of year. and twinkies return to stores next week. they're going to last longer. the new twinkies will have a 45-day shelf life, as opposed to the 26 days from the company that previously owned hostess. you can bite into one beginning july 15th. >> 45 days? >> i'm not sure -- >> that's an interesting

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detroit, kansas city, minneapolis and atlanta. george zimmerman's attorneys will try again today to drive home their case for self-defense. >> they called a spring of witnesses to identified the screams on the 911 call recorded just seconds before trayvon martin was shot and killed. here's abc's matt gutman. >> reporter: with grief etched on his face, trayvon martin's father on the stand. >> our world has just been turned up side down. >> reporter: tracy martin, called by zimmerman's attorneys, asked about this 911 call the night his son was shot. >> so, you think he's yelling held? >> yes. >> i was listening to his life being taken. >> reporter: he said those howls on that tape were his son's. >> i didn't tell them, it wasn't trayvon. i kind of -- i kind of pushed away from the -- away from the table. and just kind of shook my head and said i can't tell. >> reporter: but homicide

investigator chris sereno says that's not what he told him when he first listened to it. >> he looked away and under his breath, as they interpreted, said no. >> reporter: george zimmerman's fate could hinge on those screams. and on his first full day of the case, defense called witness, after witness. all zimmerman friends, all agreeing. >> that's george's voice. >> yes. that's georgey. >> they want to say he's the victim. when he's the victim, now, he can use self-defense. >> reporter: however, around cross-examination, detective serino noted, when zimmerman heard that tape, he didn't think it was him, either. >> i believe his words were that doesn't sound like me. >> reporter: that 911 audio, so crucial, that 11 of the 12 witnesses testified for the defense, was asked who was screaming. another piece of evidence will be admissible, the amount of marijuana in trayvon martin's system that night. a michigan woman facing prison time after pleading guilty to hiring a hitman to kill her husband. on a video, julia is heard

telling the detective, posing as a hitman, that killing her husband would be easier than divorcing him. if he was killed, she wouldn't have to worry about her family's judgment or breaking his heart. >> you mentioned a couple of different things to me. >> if it looks like a robbery. yeah. we were talking about insulin. >> you want it to look like a break-in? >> she is scheduled to be sentenced on july 30th. police say she wanted her husband's 400,000 life insurance policy. prayers and well-wishes are pouring in for randy travis, hospitalized in dallas in critical condition. he's suffering from complications of a disease of the heart muscle. it's the latest in a tough run for the 54-year-old travis, as there were three incidents last year, including an arrest after he crashed his transam while driving naked and intoxicated. troubling research this morning about a household

appliance in of us use every day. dishwashers are a breeding ground for potentially harmful fungi. 60% of dishwashers tested positive for a fungus that could lead to ailments. it's in the rubber seals around the dishwasher doors. now, on to sports. lance armstrong is back in the saddle, announcing his first bicycle event since his emotional confession on oprah to doping. he's's banned from life from competing in cycling competition. this times, it's a bike tour. the great bicycle ride across iowa this month. the seven-day race begins on july 21st, which is the final day of the tour de france. a crazy catch in milwaukee saving a game. >> we get more sports heil lights from our trend ins at espn. >> welcome to our "sportscenter" studio in los angeles. i'm stan verrett. major league baseball entering its final week before the

all-star break. check out action from the ballparks on monday. dodgers and diamondbacks. zach greinke, that was the last time the dodgers pitcher got on that series. strikeout to eric chavez. ramirez has been hot. puig, his average down to .409. but the dodgers win it 6-1, over arizona. reds and brewers. top nine. man on first, two outs. joey votto. last chance for cincinnati. well-hit. that's off francisco rodriguez. and rodriguez thinks he may have given up a home run. but carlos gomez with a fantastic catch to rob votto of a two-run home run. and votto yells, check his glove. they check. and gomez had it. incredible catch. the brewers win 4-3. that's all from here. i'm stan verrett.

now, back to you. >> you hit the ball 400 feet and the guy catches it. >> check his glove. >> man, oh, man. you bet. up next in "the pulse," the wedding proposal that filled a football stadium. and it's one of hollywood's biggest hunks looking for love? we have the details. k9 advantix ii not only kills fleas and ticks,

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having kids or getting married. >> they are still talking every day. get ready for the rhino. >> it's a cross between the two. but it looks more like a motorcycle that's been sliced down the middle. >> kind of cool, i think. powered by a rechargeable battery. it can climb 30-degree hills. it's got self-balancing technology that reportedly makes it impossible for the driver to fall off. >> we want to give that a shot. >> we find that hard to believe. >> the ryno is going on sell next month for $3,300. >> think you can find a way to fall off that? a california woman is ready to live happily ever after following a ride of a lifetime. >> her boyfriend took her on a scenic helicopter ride over southern california. but he had a little surprise up his sleeve. over the rose bowl, she got a view of his proposal. jen, will you marry me?

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thunderstorms along the gulf coast. hail and gusty winds in the midwest. pop-up thunderstorms for the ohio valley and also some of those pop-up thunderstorms here in the east coast. all right. rocker jon bon jovi giving a helping hand to his hometown. >> joining governor chris christie of sayerville. a flood-prone town still recovering from sandy. he had a $1 million check from his band to help storm survivors. he called the donation a drop in the bucket. great britain is in the grips of baby fever. any moment now, a brand-new, royal baby is going to be born. we don't know the name or the sex yet. but we're learning this morning that the baby's title will be prince or princess of cambridge. >> as the world waits, the bets have started. here's abc's lama hasan. >> reporter: from a royal children's book, the criskrispy kreme s to a guardsman onesie. the nation has gone gaga for all

things royal baby. this is where kate is due to give birth any minute now. i want to show you how much interest there is in this royal baby. look at this media tent. poised for the historic moment. and they've been here for the past ten days. but the world isn't just expecting. they're betting. >> we're taking somewhere around 1,000, 1,500 bets a day. >> reporter: the most money is being bet, of course, on the name. if it's a girl, alexandra. george, if it's a boy. there is a wager on who will come out carrying the royal heir. perhaps prince william. 31 years ago, both his parents came out of the hospital, revealing him to the world. and back in 1948, when prince charles was born, the fountains of trafalgar square were said to be dyed blue, heralding his arrival. while kate may give birth in the next two days, we simply don't know. but that business of the

guessing game goes on. lama hasan, abc news, london. >> the name's going to be tough. but how about the gender? i'm guessing girl. >> i think it's a boy. >> $1 bet. >> there you go. that's what's making news in america this morning. >> stay with us for "good morning america." and have a wonderful day, everyone. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington" on your side. >> straight ahead, police are searching for two suspects after police say two men held a man at gunpoint. good morning, washington. it is tuesday, july 9th. >> let's get a check on this