spreading the infection inclu including there keeping there hands clean and not sharing there cups and utensils. >> shifting gears a little bit, three tsa officials are now spilling the beans about a disturbing there culture of fear and intimidation inside the age >> apparently that includes poor leadership, security warnings that were ignored and retaliation against employee who's speak up. abc's lauren lyster joining there us now with the details of this report and these hearing theres. >> keb disand diane, one official compared the culture to lord of the flies. attack or be attacked. and you know it's part of the house oversight committee's on going investigation of the agency. it's related to allegations of executive misconduct. for many, the tsa is associated with patdowns and bag screenings. in the nation's capital wednesday, the agency's own baggage was the focus. >> we have low morale, a atlantic trust and field leaders who are fearful to speak out and for good reason. >> reporter: three to mid high level tsa

there accusing there top brass of discrimination, burying there whistleblowers and racial profiling. one saying he reported sexual harassment, a senior leader tellinging there him this. >> if she files a complaint, it's our word against hers. i said i'm nog not going to lie. >> he said if you don't we can't work with you. >> another official alleging there bigot tritt involving is community outreach at mocks. >> my supervisor accused me of going native. it's a disgusting there bigoted term. >> describing there a tsa culture that puts security at risk. >> employees are less likely to report threat evaluate issues out of fear of retaliation. >> the tsa saying it takes seriously all allegation afc inappropriate behavior by its employees at all levels. and doesn't tolerate illegal or immoral conduct. when it comes to specific allegations brought up, the tsa said it can't comment on many of them because of pending there

the agency did seem to defend itself against at least some of the complaints saying employees are encouraged to speak frankly when they see evidence of security fail yourself. >> have they given any sense of any changes they're trying to implement to stop this from happening? >> this is part after investigation. i think we'll hear more once all the find are completed. this is part of a number of hearings, part of a larger investigation. we'll hear more from employees and yeah hopefully get some results. we'll see. >> continues to be a controversial agency. lauren lyster, so nice to have you with us. >> great to be here. >> ford is recalling there more than 2,000 vehicles including the f-150 pickup truck. >> the problem is the automatic transmission can suddenly down shift to first gear. the recall covers 2011, 2012 models as well as the 2012 expedition. full information at abcnews.com. okay. in case you didn't realize this, weise are now in

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infantry officer. after her graduation today from the career course, she would be commanding units made up of 300 soldiers and organizing there combat missions. >> the world was outraged two years ago when the news broke from africa about a terror group's kidnapping there of hundreds of girls. the #bring back our girls going viral. >> that outrage has subsided but most of the girls are still missing. abc's juju chang recently went to africa for this update. >> reporter: we're traveling to the danger zone with the u.s. ambassador to the u.n., samantha power. it's been two years since boko haram kidnapped nearly 300 schoolgirls. 219 of them still missing. the terror group now using kidnapped children as weapons in their war, turning them into suicide bombers. 1 in 5 suicide attacks in the last year there was carried out by a child. they tell us some of those children are drugged. >> many of them don't even know what they are carrying, some that know they are already

>> reporter: these children escaped the horror, carried through e forest on a days-long trek. >> t-w-o, two. >> t-w-o, two. >> reporter: this 14-year-old girl told ambassador power, she still fears for her life. for the children here, going to school, an act of defiance. we're told that child suicide bombers are either coerced or detonated remotely or brainwashed into thinking this is a direct path to heaven which is a double tragedy because even when children are rescued, they are seen not only as innocent victims, but as potential security threats. juju chang, abc news, new york. >> a guy who has to be among the greatest adventures maybe ever. >> either that or a massive glutton for punishment. his story is straight ahead here on "world news now.." noim "world news now" continues

♪ all around the world >> b 52s yes. when you think about great adventurers you might think of lewis and clark, explorer types. >> real explorers. the man you're about to hear from, he hasn't been in space but he's been plenty of other

places both at sea level and high above it. kimberly nelson of salt lake city with his story. >> martin frey has always had a love for the ocean. but he never dreamed it would have taken him here. sailing there all seven seas. but martin's 11-year journey didn't start on a sailboat. believe it or not it, began on an african as farry. >> we decided we ald include kilimanjaro in our itinerary. >> he got the climbing bug and four years later successfully scaled alaska's denali. >> you on denali, we were stuck in a storm for six days at 17,000 feet. we couldn't go up. we couldn't go down. it was a complete whiteout. it was there that my friend steve gasser who is my climbing partner and really good friend, brought up the idea of seven summits. why couldn't we do this. >> but steve passed away shortly after this photo was take. >> and all of a sudden, is the

finish climbing for steve and that's really how i pursued that dream. and i took his photo to every summit after that and had a little reflective moment with steve as my partner on even of the peaks. >> martin completed his mission of climbing the highest peaks on each continent when he made it to the top of mount fen son in 2012. two months later he decided to tack the seven seas. >> we got the seven summits done. then there was like how could i find something that still met my need for adventure and yet, i could bring the family along. >> reporter: so they chose sail package. the freys bought their sailing yacht amara and sailed across four of the semp seas together. >> i think it had been 11 days since we had seen a boat. >> they spent nine months together in the south pacific. then continued through indonesh yao, africa, brazil and back up to the caribbean. >> then the idea bell, if you've done that much, you might, as well sail the fiv

world 1993 joined the aventura expeditions to cross the oceans and the around the world yacht race to sail across the north pacific. the race started in china and some 5700 miles later finished in seattle on april 17th. >> in seattle, yeah. >> reporter: 11 years, seven peaks, seven seas and a lifetime of stories. >> anyone can do this. you just have to sign on and be willing to take on a great adventure and have great attitude. and your dream of cross agocean will come true. >> good for him. people now, you get a challenge and you want to give up right away. he says this was to inspire people to take on those obstacles and push through them. >> that's inspire penguin i think i might explore harlem later >> adventurous. i like how he said and then i did the seven summits like it was no big deal. >> why not? that's what we do. good for him. he's inspiring.

>> harlem and then tomorrow, brooklyn. >> sure you can handle that? >> i don't know. williamsburg.

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lundqvist's best chance of growing their family was in vitro fertilization. >> we were looking at about $17,000 total. >> reporter: required to pay the full amount up front, ben a full-time student and kate an executive assistant were going to be strepped thin. so they turned to a growing option for many looking for help paying there for medical costs. crowd funding. >> we were hoping to do ivf. >> reporter: they posted a fund-raising campaign on u caring there.com to spread the word to friends and family who may want to contribute. >> i felt if we didn't ask others for help that we would not have the opportunity to have kids. >> reporter: you carrying there.com which says 50% of its fund-raising campaigns are dedicated to medical needs has seen the an number of fertility related campaigns grow steadily. go dpund me.com says at least 1700 ivf campaigns have raised over $3 million so far. but no matter how you're planning to pay, experts say

helped the bottom line. >> far less spending there is done today in certain cases than was done years ago because we can achieve pregnancies with fewer cycles. >> reporter: in just three months, kate and ben raised $4,100 from 33 people. mostly friends and family. at 38, kate says it allowed them to put operation baby into action quickly and keep them from maxing there out their credit cards. in march, ben and kate found out they're having twins. and the fund-raising campaign provided something else. >> it most straighted to us keep going and to realize people actually supported us and trusted us. of to have these children. >> reporter: rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. >> curious to see their journey and how it all plays out. what a creative and innovative way to get that done. >> people may not realize how expensive these processes are.

plaintiff this morning on "world news now," the candidates are searching there for the spotlight. >> one day after donald trump's five state sweep, ted cruz names carly fiorina as his running there mate. how trump responded overnight to cruz's bolt move and where the race goes from here for bernie sanders as his delegate map struggles to add up. >> he was one of the most powerful people in washington. now former house speaker dennis hastert is heading to prison for using there hush money to cover sexual abuse. see why his appearance in court may have played a role in that sentence. >> a pilot arrested for drunk flying. he was bob the legal limit even for drivers. the investigation into what exactly happened and how long he might have been flying under the influence. and ready, set, running there man. or is it?