how did he grab his gun from the side of the bed without noticing reeva was no longer there. >> we're talking about the dark of night. >> reporter: joe jackson, a defense attorney speaking with amy robach offered one explanation pistorius' defense could use. >> his attention rightfully is focused on what could be an intruder and the end of his life as well as her life. >> reporter: meanwhile, police told us their case is ready. >> we are confident that what we have will come out in court, show that, indeed, mr. oscar pistorius is guilty as charged. >> reporter: he is free on bail and we could learn on monday when the trial will begin. it is expected to start sometime early next year. if pistorius is convicted he faces a life sentence with a minimum of 25 years behind bars. diana, john? >> all right, rob nelson, thank you. in other news british authorities used anti-terrorism powers to detain the partner of

a journalist with close links to nsa leak eer edward snowden. now, the parter of glenn greenwald was held for nine hours. greenwald called it a profound escalation of their attacks on the news gathering process and journalism. from egypt, the government says suspected militants have killed 24 policemen in northern sinai. this comes just after the country's military leader warned against further violence. abc's muhammad lila reports from cairo. >> reporter: it's a ski divided by neighborhoods. here supporters of the muslim brotherhood. there armed vigilantes against it. with the country on edge, christians who make up about 15% of the population nervously made their way to sunday service. even the country's priceless antiquities haven't been spared. at one of egypt's museums shattered class, priceless

sarcophaguses destroyed. all of this as the obama administration struggles with how to respond. on "this week with george stephanopoulos," growing bipartisan opposition to continuing u.s. aid. >> i think the actions of the last week will no doubt cause us to suspend aid. >> i would cut off aid and i would engage, however, in intense diplomacy in the region. >> reporter: the deaths will in disputed circumstances only keep tensions sky high. the ministry of interior saying they were killed during a jail break. other sources saying they were scr crammed into the back back of a police van when tear gas was intentionally thrown inside. mohamed lila, abc new, in cairo. president assad is going to cooperate with the u.n. team. its mission, investigating the use of chemical weapons in three areas. now to the philippines where the capital city has come to a standstill because of torrential rain. schools, offices, the stock

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and welcome back. wall street opens today coming off what was the worst week of the -- of the year for the dow. the blue chips lost more than 2% last week as did the broader s&p 500 index. it was cued about i a series of weak reports from rye tailers. lots of concern about the fed starting to wind down its stimulus program next month. jpmorgan chase is under investigation for its hiring practices in china. "the new york times" is reporting the s.e.c.'s anti-bribery unit is looking into whether the bank hired of children of chinese officials to help it procure business in china. so-called digital divide still remains a problem for tens of americans of millions while 98% of homes now have some form

of high-speed internet. 60 million americans remain shut off from jobs in government services because of lack of access. listen to this. a rare 1967 ferrari set a world record as the most expensive car ever sold at a public auction. there it is, the red ferrari, one of only ten built sold for 27.5 million bucks. went to a canadian fashion mogul. the sellers say the proceeds will go to charity. >> a good-looking car. finally, "the butler's" week at the box office. it brought in $25 million. >> studio execs didn't expect it to do that well. we are we was second with 18 million and "elysium" was third. when we come back, yet another investigation into princess diana's death. who is saying what about what happens now? the kiss heard round the world. were they celebrating? were they thumbing their noses

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russian officials reportedly said it was just a celebratory kiss. in june the russian law made it illegal to speak about gay issues around minors or even display symbols like a rainbow flag in public fueling concerns over next year's olympics there. would gay athletes be targeted? even president obama weighed in. >> and if russia doesn't have gay or lesbian athletes, then it'll probably make their team weaker. >> reporter: the russian sports ministers saying the law won't infringe upon private lives just public display. a russian athlete echoing his remarks. >> we are not against every choice of every single person. we are not, of course, about every choice of every single person. >> reporter: now a swedish athlete protesting by painting her nails in rainbow colors. the russian sports minister hasn't said whether olympic athletes would be prosecuted if making statements that violate that new law and those female runners haven't commented on that kiss. gio benitez, abc news, new york.

well, yankees and the red sox wrapped up a weekend series late last night in explosive manner. >> indeed. we get the details on that and some preseason football from our man at espn. >> good morning, america. i'm steve levy. and this is your "sportscenter" update. yankees and red sox got together last night played a little baseball game. mixed in a little fireworks, ryan dempster nailed alex rodriguez in the second inning. dempster was warned. joe girardi came flying out of the yankees dugout. he was ejected. got into it with the umpire, brian o'nora. yankees won the game. >> whether you like me or hate me, that's wrong and unprofessional and silly and kind of a silly way to get somebody hurt on your team as well. >> i agree with everything that's going on, you do not flow at people and you don't take, you know, the law into your own hands. you don't do that. we'll skip the judicial system?

it's "my cousin vinny." >> meanwhile, in professional football, new york giants taking on andrew luck. luck hit as he throws this. right to wedgie wayne. just like they drew it up. ross saying, you know what, it's the preseason for everybody. 107 yards and two scores and the colts beat the giants, 20-12. for more in the word of sports check out "sportscenter" live on espn at 9:00 a.m. eastern. i'm steve levy. have an excellent day, everybody. >> a-rod getting plucked was interesting. the cah was incredible. >> what a play. what a play. makes my heart hurt. moving on to serious news. we've got two people from ft. worth, texas, who are recovering this morning after being attacked by bees. one of them stung over 100 times. an elderly man was stung first then the emt who rushed to treat the man was also attacked.

bees kill more americans a year than any other animal. from bees to bear, campers and hikers in these last days of summer are being warned about a spike in bear attacks. >> at least six people have been mauled in five states over the past week including 12-year-old abby wetherell attacked in michigan as she jogged home from her grandparents' home. we asked her if she thought she'd survive. >> no, i didn't. i was like, objection, my gosh, i'm gonna -- this is it. i'm gonna die. what it came back the second time it kind of stopped so i kind of betted it and that did not work. so then it just mauled me i think worse. >> wow. abby says when she played dead the bear eventually did go away. we'll hear more about abby later this morning on "good morning america." coming up next is "the pulse." one guy jumping into the whole new chapter of had is life. hi sky dive like he's never done before coming up. you got the munchies in morning? well, one city's move to educate

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all right, checking out our top story, crews are battling to gain control of a wildfire in central idaho. 2,300 homes approximately have been evacuated in the resort towns of ketchum and sun valley. olympic sprinter and double amputee oscar pistorius is being indicted today in a south african court for the murder of his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp. steenkamp would have turned 30 today. another day of violence in egypt. officials say suspected militants who killed 24 policemen in an ambush in northern sinai. the death toll nears 900. looking at today's weather, we've got all kinds of rain in new orleans as well as atlanta.

up to 3 inches, so make sure your umbrella is handy. finally we reported earlier that "the butler," the story of a man who served eight presidents took the number one sloth at the box office. >> now a chance to hear from a man who also lived a behind-the-scenes life for decades in the white house. abc's reena ninan has his story. >> you hear nothing. you see nothing. >> reporter: in the new movie "the butler" hollywood highlights the life of eugene allen, one of the men who served the first family behind the scenes. it's a life bill hamilton can relate to. he was part of the same staff that inspired the film. >> they were like family. it was really a family affair. >> reporter: he's been working here since he was just 20. retiring at age 75 this past summer. >> nixon resigned from the presidency. that was a hard time and i didn't think it would be worse than when the president was acast natured. >> reporter: hamilton served

every president from eisenhower to obama working as a head storekeeper. what are some of the items popular? >> clinton loved beef and hamburgers and i know 41 didn't like broccoli. broccoli could not be served at the white house. >> reporter: one of hamilton's proudest moments came during the most painful period in american history. what was it like being a black man in the white house during the civil rights movement? >> oh, it was very hard. they were promoting other people anticipate not blacks. >> reporter: hamilton gave the johnson white house an ultimatum. on behalf of the black butler's staff they wanted more pay or they wouldn't work at a tate dinner. >> we're not going to work the state dinner. this is the only way, we get a raise. two days later we had a raise. >> reporter: as one of the lead characters in "the butler," oprah winfrey was awed by their courage. >> the grace and nobility that it took to do that, to hold your head up every day, i just have a

greater sense of pride for those men and that time. >> reporter: a time hamilton says he'll never forget, five decades of white house memories, reena ninan, abc news, washington. >> looks like a good one, doesn't it? >> absolutely. stay with us for . you're watching the station that works for you, now good morning maryland. >> a 19-year-old is dead and a harford county deputy is on administrative leave. what led to the latest police involved shooting. >> a scarry flight for passengers traveling to baltimore. why the flight had to make a emergency landing in philadelphia. those details ahead. >> it's monday morning thanks for joining us so early in the morning. i am megan pringle. >> i am charley crowson. let's look live outside. >> it's been gorgeous let's

keep it coming here's mike masco. >> it's coming to an end today. good morning, we are starting out north and west of the beltway into the upper 50s, 69 downtown and into the 60s from perry hall to elkton. not a bad feeling morning but we have a lot of clouds on top ofus which will give way-- give way to rain showers. you know the bulk of the rain is well counsel to the south and west slow to arrive into the area. sunshine and clouds and around 8 temperatures around 69. 80 around the 3:00 and a couple scattered showers will move into the picture and we will talk about that and some heat. we will bring the heat on full force by the mid-week coming up in a little bit. let's check the timesaver traffic for that here's lauren cook. >> reporter: good morning. if you are traveling on 95 right now, no delays getting in your way. it's going to be clear as you travel southbound on dc and northbound from 195 up to the beltway 6 695 in great shape. this is the west side right at

interstate 70. here's the latest drive times 11 minutes the outer loop from 795 down to 95 and the east side of 695 going to be great. 11 minutes from 95 up to 83. and no problems to the fort mchenry or harbor tunnel. 9 minutes northbound from # 9595. that's your timesaver traffic. 4:32 a 19-year-old boy is dead after a police-involved shooting. this happened during the weekend. the sharon shaved ice in bel air. seth beckman hit three businesses before he was shot by a sheriff deputy. beckman stormed into the businesses near the intersection of route 24 and red pump road in forest hill and store up the 7-e-- 7-eleven and punched a teen outside before going to a bp gas station and sharon snowball stand. beckman's father says his son was dealing with depression and was not himselfet at the time of the shoot kneeing was not

himself when he was-- when he came after that officer and was killed he was under the influence of serious drug. >> beckman was flown to shock trauma with where he died. the deputy involved suffered minor injuries and is on administrative leave. they are check for surveillance video to get a better idea of what happened. >> just last week we told you about two other police-involved shooting the first on tuesday when an officer shot a suspect who police say was dragging the office are alongside a moving car. in that case the suspect was killed. another person in the car was arrested. in the other police involved shooting last tuesday in baltimore city, police say the officer he witnessed a drug deal going on near a school and one of the suspects appeared to have a gun. the officer fired and the suspect in that case is expected to recover. police are investigating a triple shooting two in fact. the