>> there are enough of us here who remember a time in texas where respect and decorum ruled the day. we didn't disrespect each other. and if we disagreed, we came back together and said, we apologized. acted like grownups said let's move on. representatives did move on. a journey for sine die on a lighter note. serving as presiding officer is an honor. >> it is a privilege. as today has proven. it's never, never boring. i wish all the members and families, the very, very best until we meet again. which i hope will not be any time soon. >> the governor says he will make an announcement about a special session later this week. ashley goudeau for abc news, austin, texas. >> thank you, ashley there. in the state capital of austin. sports writer, frank deford, being remembered this morning as a literary

78-year-old dialed in florida. the baltimore native, long time "sports illustrated" and npr contributor also on, real sports with bryant gumbel on hbo for 22 seasons deford won six, sports writer of the year awards and member of national association of sports casters and sports writers hall of fame. >> what appears to be annual, dangerous prank under investigation near indianapolis. investigators are trying to figure out who put explosives into mailboxes outside four homes. the bombs are made from chemical filled soda bottles. local sheriff says it happens every spring. the mailboxes were damaged. luckily no one was hurt. >> meanwhile, zillow asking for help fixing its home evaluation tool. which has been under criticism. the real estate site launched a $1 million competition for data scientists to improve zestimates tool. they're already much better now that it had a few years under its belt.

launched 11 years ago. they now say they're within 5% of eventual sale price. >> new york sculptor using creativity to protest decision to place the fearless girl statue across from the iconic charging bull. how he is doing it. the artist decided to add a statue into the mix. taking aim at the leg of fearless girl. whose stay was extended well beyond international women's day. the artist says, fearless girl has the nothing to do with feminism. he insists, it downgrades the bull a you can see. it is a statue of a, of a small puppy. seemingly peeing on fearless girl. >> so the girl downgrades the bull. the dog peeing in the vicinity that boosts everyone? is that the idea? >> the bull and downgrades fearless girl. >> i don't know if that's quite the way it works. okay. here's to art. and now to a really bad robber in new al

masked man rummaging around the counter. starts to feel the heat. runs out. but drops the loot. got all the loot right there. yeah, okay. okay. but then he goes back to the shelf. grabs a bag of chips. >> is that what it is? >> that is something. that's it. >> why wouldn't he just grab, whatever was on the floor? >> right next to him? >> when he fell, yeah. >> oh. >> probably couldn't see. >> oh. >> ah. >> the first problem in being a burglar. need a better mask. >> need a better mask. >> second, you need some brains. >> duly noted. >> man reverse. >> yeah. >> probably could have asked for potato chips. >> clearly the munchies. >> really hungry. coming up. police officer responding to a call. ended up being rescued. show you how it all played out. >> revealing interview b

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helped a dallas police officer. >> the officer was responding to a burglary when a pickup truck failed to yield and t-boned the cop car sending the squad vehicle careening 30 feet down into a creek bed. >> the cop was rushed to the hospital with critical injuries. he is reportedly now in staebl condition though thanks to the good samaritans. >> police are looking for the driver who started all of this. but, lucky that those people were there for him. >> uh-huh. britain's prince william has given a revealing new interview. in it he is coming to terms with his mother's death after 20 years. opened up to british gq involving work and mental health, with the goal of getting his country to talk more about feelings. he tells gq, mentally he is one of the best places he has been since diana's death. he was 15 at the time. heave sti he struggles to copy with the loss. >> he wishesis

have met kate and his children. makes him sad they will never know her. the magazine released this image of william and his family at home. lovely photograph. he says that he will fight for them to have a there mall life, and doesn't want them growing up behind palace walls. >> and, the issue features so many beautiful photos of the family and william inside. william says he couldn't dupe this job without the stability of the family, stability at home is so important to me, he says, quoting, i want to bring up my children in a happy, stable secure world. >> they grew up in the eye of the paparazzi. one of the big factors in the accident that killed his mother. he and kate have taken a big stance against that trying to protect their children from that media frenzy. >> the issue of gq available for download thursday. also not prince william, prince harry mentioned he suffered for many years following the loss. >> can't imagine. >> coming up. why you should look at the calendar before leaping into a deal. best days of the week for buy everything from gas to groceries.

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any bargain hunter knows timing could be anything. that means which day of the week is best to buy items. vera gibb gone gibbons is here. >> hi, diane. >> i love a good deal. you say gas has specific day of the week to shoot for. >> monday. gas buddy analyzed. monday the cheapest day of the week to buy your gas. fill the car. top it off tuesday. the most expensive day of the week to fill your car up. avoid thursdays.

their car up thursday and monday instead. collectively, save $1.1 billion. >> plan ahead of the weekend get away. supposed to be a record year for summer travel. best time to get airline tickets. >> tuesday. best time to click and buy if you are searching for airline ticket. specifically around 3:00 p.m. tuesday. >> getting detailed. >> really detailed information. >> 3:00 p.m. >> 3:00 p.m. >> airlines know what the competitors are doing. want to match the prices or beat them. so you can look throughout the course of day tuesday. but be ready to buy around 3:00 p.m. >> concert tickets. sitting waiting. >> prices are changing constantly. got to jump. >> stressful. >> summer barbecue. got to get the groceries. >> witness day for summer stuff. food, whatever the else you need from the grocery store. circulars are out then. recipes come out then. deals are

the nice thing is, not that crowded on wednesday. maybe in new york. >> grocery store. wednesday, 3:00 in the morning. >> everybody else, wednesday. buy your groceries then. >> you say, clothing on thursdays. why is that? best dave the week. promos, discounts. roll them out. retailers do that. monday, tuesday, wednesday. they stock. thursday, start pruning the weekend deals. talking to retailers and they said they saw this happening last month. 30%, 40%, ann taylor, gap, banana republic starting thursday. >> competition too? trying to one of each other? >> part of a cycle. inventory. deal stuff got to move out the door. do that on the weekend. >> okay. >> and then end of the week, no one wants to shop on a friday. what's the

>> happy hour. >> friday, not much on sale. in the retail world. best day of the week for happy hour actually. >> listening. you have my undivided attention. >> there you go. leaving work. rounding up the troops. go to your facebook page, favorite watering hole see what they're offering. happy hours throughout the course of the week. on friday you see the best deals. as the bars and restaurants kick off the weekend. >> is this the bar's attempt to lure you in and hope you are going to then, stay there? throughout, friday night, perhaps, into saturday morning? >> you will if it is cheap. >> as some of us have been known to do, perhaps? >> you will stay, yes. kick off the weekends by making it, two for one. $3 basket of chicken whatever it is. yes, find it. >> okay. friday, hit it up. >> tgif. >> happy hour. >> vera, great to have you on. when you have good bargains for us. now time for us to go shopping in

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picked students to the tenth annual four-day retreat at walt disney resort in orlando. they participate in workshops from engineering to graphic design and medicine to learning to network. motivational speakers, celebrities at the top of their game like, cam newton, offered some sage advice. whatever you dedicate your life to you will get compensated. my compensation comes in happiness. >> reporter: the students are no slouches. take this 14-year-old. he published his first book last year. my mom taught me. >> william, williams thanked his bullies in his speech. >> for telling me that i was noth sowing that i could stand on this stage and know produce to you the greatest something that will ever be. so, thank you! bringing the dreamers to their feet. >> good morning, dreamers. >> yours

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this morning on "world news now," violent confrontation in the texas state house. >> hundreds of protesters turned up to protest immigration reform. tempers flared among lawmakers. some started shoving each other. two even reportedly threatened gun violence after gun representative revealed he called immigration on the demonstrators. >> a massive explosion rocking downtown baghdad. isis claiming responsibility for more than a dozen deaths. at a popular ice cream parlor. where families, break their fast during ramadan. >> tiger woods offering his side of the story fom lowing a dui arrest over the week end. struggling golf superstar says no alcohol was involved. we'll have the new details coming up. >> may not be able to throw his helmet too well. but he sure does look good doing it. doesn't he? look