fill failed to indict him. the lawsuit alleges negligence, assault and excessive force. and outside of raleigh, north carolina, a high school resource officer caught on video slamming a 15-year-old girl to the floor has been placed on administrator leave. the video does not show what led up to the body slam, but police say the officer had been responding to two students fighting. there's been an arrest in a hit and run in los angeles that left a man in critical condition. the crash and the get away captured on video. the victim suffered a crushed aor aorta. there's felony hit and run charges. police say the man was caught in just four days thanks to tips from the public. and now for one of the stories that just makes you feel like a slacker. >> yes. as we are. this is robert. the frenchman just set a new cycling record, and he's 10 5

he rode 14 miles in just a matter of hours. in an hour, actually. it was 92 laps altogether. the record was actually created for him due to his age. he says that he can actually ride faster. now all he needs the challengers in his age group. those are some serious. >> he's like i got more. i'm heading it back. >> i got more here. wow. >> can you ride a back at 14 miles per hour? >> not at all. not at 10. >> coming up, more special surprises as we celebrate 25 years of "world news now." stay with us. ugh, it's only lunchtime and my cold medicines' wearing off. i'm dragging. yeah, that stuff only lasts a few hours. or, take mucinex. one pill fights congestion for 12 hours. no thank you very much, she's gonna stick with the short-term stuff. 12 hours? guess i won't be seeing you for a while.

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graceland for the king of rock and roll himself. this sunday elvis presley would have been 82 years young. he died 40 years ago at the age of 42 in 19 7. this weekend's festivities will include concerts, dances, film screenings, gospel brunches and eve an fashion show. >> yeah. elvis fashion show has to be eventful. the government has released a plan to protect alaska's beluga whales. there's safety for oil spills and stressors. >> on the other side of the ocean the pacific, there's no saving this fish. the first tuna auction of the year at the world's largest fish market in tokyo has ended with a winning bid of $74,000 for that

it comes among plans to relocate the market to make room for the olympic games. >> have you been to that market? >> i have. it smells great. >> the fish are frozen. it's fascinating. even more so if you go after you've been at the bars all night. >> make sure you go before they move it out for the olympics. >> also a good point. >> we'll turn now to a major scandal that rocked the nation nearly 30 years ago, and has reopened with a new chapter. lyle ma den ez was con viced with his brother of murdering their parents. a wealthy family. now he's speaking out for the first time in 20 years telling a new side to his story. >> reporter: for the first time in 20 years lyle mendes speaking out from prison. >> i'm the kid that did kill his parents. no amount o

it. >> 1989. jose and kitty are brutally murdered. >> what's the problem? what's the problem? >> someone killed my dad. >> were they shot? >> yes. >> from the outside, brothers lyle and erik it all, but they describe a cal deron of secrets. >> tell me as clearly as you can why you murdered your parents. >> sitting down for an exclusive interview with barbara walters in 1996. >> i have said to myself, i am never going to let my father touch me again. >> reporter: their defense, an act of debt precipitation after years after abuse at the hands of their father, but they were sentenced to life in prison and found guilty. >> my own childhood prepared me surprisingly well for the chaos of prison life. >> reporter: lyle is 48 and he's more reflective now. his life behind bars always shadowed with regret. >>

destructive ending. that's part of the tragedy of it. it could so easily have not happened. >> interesting part is that the last time the boys actually saw each other was two weeks after that interview with barbara walters back in 1996. it's not likely they'll ever see each other again. >> that's the strange part. it may never happen. the appeals have been exhausted as well. legally they're at the end of the road. >> interesting interview, and a story there. and you can watch the full story in the two-hour special here on abc. truth and lies the menendez brothers tonight on abc. >> coming up, where are they now? past "world news now" anchors will share their favorite memories. >>

we know paula needs the mug and lots of coffee. she's probably one of the busiest people at that company. >> and someone else who deserves a mug because she spent the most time of anyone in these chairs. >> "world news now" 25 years old. well, that means the rest of us are 25 years older, but just not going to go there. we worked in the middle of the night. we loved doing what we were doing. most importantly, i worked with some extraordinary people. extremely creative, dealing with new technologies that today with take for granted. and we were edgy. before anyone even knew what edgy meant. "world news now," thanks for everything. thanks to all those people who spent all that time with us in the middle of the night. great memories. many more for the rest of you. for the nex

happy birthday, "world news now." and in the next 25 years, she'll look exactly the same. >> she looks beautiful. >> talia anchored "world news now" for almost four years. her final co-anchor was mark mullin. he still has a very soft spot for wnn. >> so, this was often overlooked. the only reason we could have such fun on "world news now" was because we had so many really good journalists and writers and producers. if you look at one of the typical "world news now" broadcasts, you'll see at least two segments of hard news. that gave us permission to have fun later in the broadcast. if you don't establish credibility, you only have sillness, and you can always find funnier

we were doing. what started 25 years ago? dave matthews band. the nicotine patch. the exhuming of president zachary taylor, and "world news now." yes. >> yeah, that last one. i almost forgot about that last one. >> living the life in san diego. >> it's great to hear their perspective having come from a show you imagine it must have been so different back then, and yet everything they say rings true still today about the bond overnights and how we work together. >> and the formula still works. the two news blocks and then we're dancing for the rest of the day. another person to sit in this chair, lawn, and then equally hip, "world news now," and you can see her now on your pbs station, alison stuart. >> happy 25th anniversary, "world news now." it seemed like so long ago i was

anchoring in 2000. what a crazy year. a democrat won the popular vote but not the white house. and anderson and i used to stream it live on the internet and chat with people. watching news on your computer. what's that about? oh, venus won wimbledon. bruce springsteen was on tour. the more things change, the more they have a stay the same. don't change. you're perfect the way you are. happy 25th anniversary. >> as you look at that. she's still wearing the same jacket. >> roughly the same hair style. >> she hasn't changed. >> i like this trend, that our anchors are aging gracefully, and many of them not at all. >> it's light and makeup. we asked on our twitter page why are you watching us and why are you awake? the options being shift work, new baby, insomniac, still drunk. number one answer so

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many of our viewers. because, well, they were asking us what it was. "world news now" national temperature index sits at 820. the "world news now" temperature index dropped for the day. >> national temperature index is at 757 degrees. >> i will tell you that the "world news now" temperature index is no less real than the dow jones. it was a real number, and it was calculated every day. and there was a point to it. but we never told anybody what it was. do you know what's in the dow actually? meteorologists all over the country were annoyed. they were complaining it wasn't real. i got a fax from japan. the program was on in japan. i got a fax from the japanese meteorologist association irate about this temperature index. it became one of those things, but it was real, and there was a point to it, and we didn't want to really belabor it. and it was a thing that was amusing for us.

because everyone asked them and the answer was 700 or 512 or whatever it was going to be. >> the "world news now" temperature index is down today to 837 degrees. imagine that. >> and, of course, we did it in fahrenheit and centigrade. >> i like that we did a whole piece with david and got zero we know no more now about the temperature index. >> we tried to figure the algorithm for the today, and david is like, no, it's the cormcor like coca-cola. >> somewhere with the bus count. >> yes. the london bus count was also one of the best things here. >> and we still have no idea why.

this morning on "world news now" the showdown over america's health insurance. >> democrats and republicans are putting together their respective game plans for the future of obama care. health care for millions hangs in the balance. so what's the plan? new overnight the horrific video after a man tortured in chicago. police saying it's the worst thing they've seen. >> new video showing how two police officers were ambushed at a walmart. surveillance shows how the surprise attack played out. ♪ >> and for you the viewer it's just your favorite news show, but to us, it is work and fun. and for our 25th anniversary celebration, we're taking you behind the scenes of "world news now." we may make it look easy,ut