making news in america this morning -- >> lapse in judgment. eyes welling with tears, the congressman says he's sorry. >> this morning, the photos in question. and one of the women breaks his silence with the sexually-charged exchanges with the next man that could have been mayor of new york. poll position. one republican with an edge on president obama. and liquid fire. the sights and sounds of hawaii's latest eruption. good morning. it is the latest implosion of a once-promising career. congressman anthony weiner tearfully admitting he lied about sending lewd photos to

young women. >> just a week ago today, he held a combative session with reporters, refusing to comment on the photo. and later, this was his defense. >> this is a twitter hoax. a prank that was done. i'm the victim of it. >> the blaming has turned into shaming, let's say. he also faces an ethics investigation and the wrath of new york voters. >> we have an exclusive interview with one of the women weiner admitted to sexting. >> reporter: the new york congressman delivered an abject apology to his wife and hillary clinton, to his constituents and the media, in tearfully and strikingly blunt language. >> once i realized i posted to twitter, i panicked. >> reporter: and he went on. >> i took it down and said i had been hacked. >> reporter: and on. >> i exchanged photos of explicit nature for three years.

>> reporter: among those was megan. >> i like to see someone who stood for something and was passionate about something. >> reporter: broussard said she received risque photos, including this bare-chested shot and the underwear picture that shot off the controversy last week. and she sent these in return. >> he was eager to hear if i wanted him or thought he was attractive. >> reporter: weiner insists, despite the controversy, he will not resign. he also says he didn't use government resources to send the message. that might be key in case the house looks into an ethics investigation, in what the congressman is calling "weinergate." >> is there an ethics violations? or does it have to do whether he used congressional resources? >> reporter: it's not clear right now. nancy pelosi wants to see if

violations occurred. he used his personal computer. his personal blackberry. but that not be enough to keep him out of hot water. house rules require that a member conduct himself on a way that will reflect creditibly on the floor of the house. they have used that rule in the past to determine if members have violated the rules. >> john hendren in washington this morning. thanks so much. weiner had been a leading candidate as the next mayor of new york city. at least some voters in his congressional district say they are reconsidering his political future. >> will you vote for him again? >> probably not. probably not. his credibility is ruined because he didn't come out and say what really happened. >> you don't think there's more important things going on in the world than sending things over twitter, whatever that is. somebody's underwear? it's a ridiculous waste of time. that's all we seem to do all these days is waste time on

people's personal lives. >> new york senator, chuck schumer, says he is saddened by what happened. we will have more reaction from capitol hill on "good morning america." and later in this half hour, more from the exclusive abc news interview with megan broussard. our new poll makes for tough reading for president obama. first of all, it says that 89% of americans think the economy is in bad shape. 59% disapprove of the president's handling of the economy. mitt romney actually outpoints mr. obama among registered voters. all other republicans, including sarah palin, trail the president by at least ten points. mr. obama is expected to announce a drawdown of u.s. troops in afghanistan some time this month. our diane sawyer has been traveling there with outgoing secretary of defense, robert gates, and general petraeus. they're offering the president several withdrawal options. mr. obama says now is the time, especially with the, quote, big chunk of the mission accomplished.

>> with respect to afghanistan, i'll be making an announcement soon. what i said this summer is the summer of transition, where we start handing over more responsibility to the afghan government. i intend to follow through on that commitment i made to the american people. >> there are about 100,000 americans in afghanistan. that's three-times as many as when the president took office. former imf head, dominique strauss-kahn pleaded not guilty to sexually assaulted a hotel maid. outside the courtroom, dozens of mads in their uniforms jeered the expert. more high winds are fanning flames as a wildfire stretches all the way to iowa. 5 buildings and 230,000 acres have been destroyed so far. and thousands more people may be forced to evacuate. firefighting choppers have been forced to wait in the wings because the winds have made it too dangerous to fly.

in southwest iowa, crews are scrambling to pile sandbags on the levee. but the army corps of engineers is expecting a few breach within days. they're expecting flooding that could leave towns under eight feet of water. if the water gets in, it could remain high until august. now, for this morning's weather from around the nation. severe storms with hail, high winds and a chance of tornadoes from bismarck to green bay. stormy from pittsburgh to upstate new york. thunderstorms from houston to jacksonville. snowshowers in the sierra range. record highs in the nation's midsection. >> 90s from minneapolis and chicago to kansas city. and just as hot from dallas into baltimore. cooler along the west coast, with 62 in seattle and 77 degrees in sacramento. coming up, the latest departure from the white house economic team. then, the guru appears. apple's ailing ceo takes the

stage to give his newest offering. >> look thin, too. native hawaiis call her pele, the goddess of fire, is at work again this morning.

the chairman of the president's council of economic advisers is leaving to return to teaching. austin goolsbee was in danger of losing his professorship at the university of chicago. republicans say the departure is

another sign that the administration does not have a clue on the economy. but goolsbee says the economy is on-track, despite recent setbacks. gas prices are down another penny. the energy department says the average for a gallon of regular is $3.78. it's the fourth week in a row prices have dropped. gas is still $1 higher than this time last year. the airline industry says its profits are likely to plummet this year because of natural disasters, and fuel prices. the industry will make a profit. business travel is holding up better than leisure travel. overseas markets are mixed this morning after a down day in the u.s. tokyo's nikkei average was up more than 60 points today. hong kong's hang seng is losing ground. in london, the ftse opened very slightly higher. and on wall street, the dow dropped 61 points yesterday. the nasdaq index lost 30. apple chairman, steve jobs, returned from his latest medical leave yesterday, to announce new apple products. the 56-year-old didn't say anything about his health.

but as he came on stage, apple played, "i feel good." his highlight was the reveal of i-cloud, which will sync music, apps on all devices, iphones, ipads and computers. >> i don't have to take the devices out of my pocket. i don't have to be near my mac or p.c. >> jobs previewed operating systems for macs and mobile devices. he hasn't said when he will return to work full-time. >> very thin, though. the stanley cup finals, one team's big rally last night, much to your chagrin, that's for sure. >> happy in beantown. not so much in my hometown. coffee junkies, beware. could too much make you hallucinate? if exclusive interview.

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you're looking at the bubbling caldron that is hawaii's kilauea volcano. it is not endangering anyone. and it still looks incredible. >> dramatic pictures there. we'll look at morning road conditions. wet on i-70. and rain makes for a slick ride on houston to >> joe:ville. and on i-94, from northern minnesota. icy spots on i-80, from sacramento to reno. >> if you're heading to the airport, the only flying delay expected today would be out of new orleans. the big easy there. it is understandably front-page news in new york. we're talking about anthony weiner. and his admission of what happened with the twitter pic. pics, we should say.

"new york daily news" with yeah, i'm a schmuck. >> and "the new york post," put up this picture to many people's shock. >> "the new york times" understated. >> a picture of him giving his speech there. acknowledging he was not exactly truthful in many different ways. the new york democrat is refusing to resign saying he has done nothing illegal. and one of the women say she got more than 100 messages from weiner. she spoke with chris cuomo. >> reporter: he was quick to accept fault. >> was megan broussard one of the women? >> he said i'm an open book. >> reporter: 6-year-old megan broussard of texas is a single mother. who first became acquainted with weiner on april 20th, after commenting on his facebook page, it was hot. broussard said weiner immediately responded to her facebook comment.

which she says soon followed was a flirtatious relationship that contained over 100 messages and eventually pictures. >> he was eager to hear about if i wanted him or thought he was attractive. >> reporter: how much of it was sex talk? >> he would attempt, all the time. >> reporter: broussard said she asked for proof that the man online was really congressman weiner. >> i asked him to take a picture of himself and with a piece of paper that said me on it. >> reporter: she received this photo minutes later. she exchanged increasingly risque photos with a man she believed to be weiner including this photo and others in return. broussard said she received this bare-chested shot of weiner, with photos in the background showing his wife and the clintons. she says she came forward because of concerns for her image as an aspiring nurse and

her 3-year-old daughter. a friend got her in touch with andrew breitbart. >> four hours with an editorial team to realize that we had the story down solid. >> reporter: the congressman did something most people never have to do. he apologized in front of the national media, especially to the person he says he hurt the most, his wife. >> she made it very clear that she thought what i did was very dumb. and she was not happy about it. and she also told me that she loved me. and wanted us to, you know, go through this. >> reporter: chris cuomo, abc news, new york. not one democrat has come forward to support weiner. we'll have more reaction from capitol hill, coming up on "good morning america." the following continues from sarah palin's version of paul revere's famous ride. so much so, the wikipedia page on the event has been locked. a spokesman says it's meant to

provide a cooling-off period. palin claimed revere's ride was intended to ride colonists and british soldiers. reagan reagan who passed away seven years ago this weekend. there's a new image of nancy reagan paying quiet homage at her husband's gravesite. she sat for a while on sunday. a private moment for a former first lady. a story for all of us coffee drinkers here. we know that coffee can wake us up. but too much of it can perk up our ears. a new study found that five cups of coffee a day can be enough to make you hear voices. researchers in australia said that high levels of caffeine made them think they were listening to bing crosby's "white christmas." coffee is the most commonly used psycho active drug. in hockey's stanley cup finals, one team scored more

goals than 0 of the 22 major league baseball teams that were also in action. the details from espn news. >> good morning. let's head to boston for game three of the stanley cup final. bruins playing host to the vancouver canucks. we pick it up with a scary moment in the first. horton takes a hit from roam. rome. emts would tend to horton. he is carried away on a stretcher. he was moving extremities. here's more good news if you're a bruins fan. start of the second period, no score. andrew ference goes through traffic. beats roberto longo like a rented mule. later in the second, 2-0 bruins lead. marchand steals the puck. you'll take that. bruins, they go up 3-0. and that's what a yellow arrow

gets you. third period. henrik sedin tries to take the puck. and things would get a little chippy. under a minute to go, michael ryder. lamp lit. bruins win this one, 8-1. they would take game three. move to the diamond. cliff lee and the phillies losing five of seven. taking on the dodgers. lee was dialed in early. aaron miles. saw you in the cage. wasn't too impressed. later on, blake again. same result. top of the seventh. phills up 2-0. and all you kids at home pay attention. this is where pfps come in handy. the phillies win 3-1. that will do it for us. for the latest on the sports scene, check out "the highlight express." up next, the good china is out for another white house state dinner tonight. and the heat is on.

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the flames have charred more than 230,000 acres. a state of emergency is infect. congressman anthony weiner faces an ethics investigation after admitting he sent inappropriate photos to women he met online. the new yorker is vowing not to resign his seat, saying he's done nothing wrong. mitt romney attends a big fund-raiser in new york city today. that as romney is topping president obama in our just-released poll. it will be a night of high ceremony as president obama welcomes germany's leader, angela merkel, to the white house for a state dinner. merkel will be awarded the presidential medal of freedom. and the miami heat and dallas mavericks take the court tonight for the nba finals. it's been close so far. the first 3 games were decided by 12 points total. all of the action begins at 9:00 p.m. eastern time. for some of you, your local news is next. >> for everybody else, you newest star, katie couric, talks about her future plans right

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and finally, we're welcoming a new member of the abc news family. she's fairly recognizable to most folks. >> that's right.

katie couric signed a deal with the network for a new talk show beginning just over a year from now. we caught up with katie on "the jimmy kimmel show." >> reporter: katie couric ends weeks of speculation. >> i started at abc news, as a desk assistant. the lowest person on the totem poll in 1979, after a graduated from college. at the time, i was xeroxing, making coffee. watching ham sandwiches for frank reynolds. >> reporter: couric will host and produce her own nationally syndicated talk show. >> i don't aspire to be the next oprah. i just aspire to put on a good show that's compelling and informative and fun to watch. all of the pieces came together. i like the executives of abc. we have a new executive of the news division, jim sherwood, who wants to do good things for the news division. and is aware that the landscape

is shifting. >> reporter: as part of her new agreement, she will also join abc news this summer. >> one of the appealing things about abc news is there's so many platforms and so many places to do good work. so, i hope that they'll all utilize me. i hope i'll be able to use lite them. but hopefully, it will reflect my really wide-ranging interests. >> reporter: couric's award-winning career spans three decades. she gained national acclaim as the long-time co-host of nbc's "today" show. and then, became the first female solo anchor of the cbs "evening news." but diane sawyer and barbara walters say they are happy she is joining the team. >> there are powerhouse women there. and powerhouse men, by the way. and just to be part of this team is incredibly exhilarating for me. >> reporter: mike marusarz, abc news, new york. >> she has a great sense of humor, by the way. >> that's what i hear. that's what's making news in america this morni