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the gop demanding that she testify before congress. she plans to do that early next week. we have our own exchange blue that was not without its problems as well and the health connection.gov had a rough launch. it, too, it is continuing to work through technical difficulties. while there have been 35,000 accounts created only 3500 actually enrolled and the secretary of health and hygiene said that mirrors those on the same site. >> we will expect to see more. i think we realize there are a number of challenges that we're facing. we have been addressing them. >> the secretary says there have been a quarter million americans on the site already and are actively searching for healthcare. people have until march 31st to decide which plan works for
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them. starting today ?j began recognizing same-sex marriage. new jersey governor chris christie tried to appeal the law. he said he disagrees with the state court ruling arguing that same-sex marriage should have been brought on a statewide vote. a former hooters restaurant has filed a discrimination case. the young woman claims she lost her job after she refused to changeler hair color. >> reporter: outside the hooters restaurant near the inner harbor you can see images of the pretty waitresses. the be-- behind closed doors, it appears the beauty is in the eye of the beholder. >> i noticed there was an issue when other african-americans tried to wear their hair curly and they who get in trouble by management. they would tell them you can't come back to work unless you
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straightened out your hair oar are sara johnson showed up with blonde highlights. she claimed her manager told her to change this or else. >> i didn't see this would be a big issue because there were a lot of other employees working at the restaurant, other races with color in their hair. there were asian girls with red hair. caucasian girls with blonde streaks. >> johnson said she could ill afford to return to the hair salon to change it. a few months later she was fired for what the company said was her improper image. she has since filed a charge of discrimination. >> one for african-american employees and one for everybody else but yet, that's what hooter did in firing miss johnson, an african-american employee to leave because she's
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african-american. they targeted her because of her hair, her race. >> jeff hager, abc2 news. >> we asked the parent company about the case and hooters said they mr. not comment on the pending litigation at this time. all right. happening right now, there's a push to make improvements for baltimore county schools. council man jack young called for annual updates on the plan. schools will be renovated and new ones built. the first public hearing is scheduled for next spring. more table games are coming to maryland. according to the daily times of sals bur rirks the casino will set up 10 games as part of the expansion. it includes added room for a slt machine, storage and racing sports restaurants which includes simulcast wagering. hope you enjoyed the nice warm fall day. >> we have the cold headed our
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way. it's already causing snow in the met. wyatt will tell us how cold this will get. >> we're taking your calls and talking about vascular disease. we'll tell you who's most at risk for peripheral artery disease coming up. >> 67 at bwi. two degrees above average. enter your name at abc2news.com. it only takes a second. we're back with more abc2 news right after this.
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let's go down to dundalk. we just got a fresh pack of crabs in. >> i'm hungry. >> we're taking your house calls. we are partnering with the american medical center midtown campus and talking about vascular disease and how to treat-- treat it. doctor, is there hope for patients with pad. >> most people with pad do not have critical disease that threatens their limbs. i think people worry about that a lot and they're right to worry, but they shouldn't be needlessly worrying. most vascular disease we can
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treat with diet, medication and exercise. those with advanced disease, there are many treatments available. many can be done pertainously, through the skin with a needle, catheter and just about every disease can be treated. >> family members with leg pain, what's the next step? >> i think the next step is to get checked out. sometimes it's leg problems, sometimes vascular disease. drt can sort it out f a doctor can't, a vascular laboratory will. we're doing screenings at mondawmin mall. there are a lot like that. we have one this week but they're all over the newspaper. you'll see them advertised and
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that's how you can get checked out. find out if you have a vascular problem. if you don't, you can worry about something else. >> is it hereditary? >> yes, diabetes, high blood pressure, cholesterol, those are her red tear rip and there are other hereditary factors that run in families. yes, these things tend to cluster in families. >> we're talking about younger or older adults. >> older, people over 65. those with risk factors we look at patients 55 and older. >> talk about healthy life- styles. can that help you? >> yes. exercise is probably the best thing for vascular disease, particularly vascular disease of the legs. we tell patients who have the disease that it's important that they stay active. in fact, the disease will be less troublesome to them if they walk. many are afraid to walk because their legs hurt but that exercise helps them. >> all right.
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the number to call is 410-481- 2222. you did the about 15 more minutes to get your calls answered. i would yacht? -- wyatt? it's dry and clear. just some high thin fare weather clouds it. was bright. take a look, a little time last. the sun is headed down now. look at that fantastic finish to the day, bright. conditions at bwi 61. winds are southeasterly at 6 miles an hour, gusting earlier close to 20 miles an hour. south breeze keeping us mild. no frost or freeze crerps. take a look to the north and west. you get an idea of what's coming our way. widespread freeze concerns for a hard freeze in northern indiana, click, back into
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northern wisconsin. hard froze concerns you when you get down to 27 degrees. from the concerns as far south as indiana and northern ohio. we will see more around here as we go into the night, middle of the week in maryland. by the way, the abc2 news app is a way to track your temperature. just download the weather tab. take a look. tomorrow in the mid-60s by the afternoon. clouds increase midday and thicken late in the afternoon. could see a shower by late tomorrow night, especially into wednesday morning. in the meantime it's droip and mild and will continue to be, even early tomorrow afternoon. south winds 5 to 15. it will be gusty tomorrow. that wind will pick up ahead of our cool front which will be knocking on the day. it looks like the showers really fizzled out as they encounter dry air, very dry tonight and tomorrow but as we
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go beyond midday tuesday and into your wednesday, an hear of rain developing out of virginia and the shenandoah into wednesday morning. you could be facing a wet morning come mouth on wednesday. by the way, the clouded showers will make it feel chilly are on wednesday sho. wednesday, thursday and into friday mornings expect a big change in terms of the real feel temperatures. 30s by night. there's the leading edge of that colder air. this is the first opening round, so to speak. there's a front stacked behood this first front. that will give us reinforcing cold air and even into early next week another shot of cool air. for tonight and tomorrow we're still in the mild zone but realizes all changes. look at the temperatures across the east, another mild setup but then that cool hair begins to arrive pass we go into whrens morning. a chilly look north and west of baltimore this. will be cool.
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never perhaps getting out of the 50s, low 50s mid-week and into the week. tonight down to 45, a few clouds late tomorrow. that's going to be our warmest 2-degree guarantee. 47 with the threat for rain overnight. highs in the low 50s both thursday and friday. those lows will be near freezing. remember, mid-30s for the baltimore air, the immediate baltimore area but are in the and west, places like carroll county, you're going to find a freeze. for more on the cold air marching in, let's head over to mike masco. >> believe it or not these temperatures the next several days will be running 10 to 15 degrees below where we should be. what is going on? it's a comfortable 61 in town. not too far to the north and west it's in the 30s in minneapolis. that is the cooler air poised to move to the south and east. the last 24 hours chicagoland
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17 degrees colder. 16 degrees colder in st. louis that is the layer that we are headlining over the next several days if not the next several weeks. where is the cold air coming from? it's coming from rest sew lute sitting at 19 and that cold air is draining toward the south. so why is it getting so cold early? believe it or not wire' seeing an -- we're seeing an active season for the typhoon. that crushed it over the alaska bay region out toward the bearing sea. that is delivering a punch of chilly air. the chilly air over russia is headed our way this week. so it's an interesting pattern setting up. oh, by the way, we talked about this at 5:30. remember the hurricane season. we have another one, tropical storm lorenzo. it's moving to the north, northeast. it's a crawl. the good news if you look at the hurricane center track the next 24, 48 hours it will be moving to the north and east
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well away from land. all in all it is a very active pattern. we're in the talking about big storms across the east coast but talking about the subtle changes that are part of this. we'll talk or about this inside the winter outlook in several weeks. it's an interesting pattern. it will get very cold. we will have an update tonight at 11:00. >> thank you. world news is right after us at 6:30. >> then at 7, "the list." take a rook -- look at what's coming up. >> he's been work ought in baltimore and now in china. the guessing game is officially on. that's coming up tonight on "the list" at 7.
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doctor, tell us what sets the university of maryland center apart? >> i think it's our people and some of them are here answering the telephone. we have three great faculty members, nurse practitioners and a team approach. we try to treat the patient hoe listcally. we talked about diet, exercise, risk facttors and when necessary, intervention. not everyone needs an intervention but we can look at that spectrum in one place. >> that's something people should take very seriously. the phone line will be open
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until 6:30. the number to call to get your questions answered about vascular disease is 410-481- 2222. doctor, thank you so much. >> thank you.
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you probably have a couple of them in your wallet or purse or hanging, tons of them, those drugstore row wards cards. >> we'll look at the winners and losers, so you don't waste your money. >> if you forget the card, you have to enter your phone number. >> yes. >> this is the time of the year
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people think about pumpkin pie. in maryland we think about the fat crabs. ccbc. i wouldn't mind being out on the deck. temperatures in the mid-60s now and a pleasant night. get one more mild day tomorrow and it all changes. you know as we get close to november this is bound to happen. mid-50s, lows in the 30s. this is for baltimore. places like bel air and westminster will be chilly. the weekend looks decent, just on the cool side. >> it's packed over at jimmy's seafood just because we mentioned it. >> now the crabs are big. >> october, here this comes. >> kelly swoope will be down in annapolis tomorrow walking around the naval academy. >> can i leave the kids? we'll see you at 11.
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have a good night.
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welcome to "world news." tonight hero teacher gunned down by a middle school student. the teacher trying to protect other children. >> shots fired at sparks middle school. >> a junior high school in america now a crime scene. damage control, the president feeling the heat on the obama care website. >> there is no sugar coating it. >> and maria, the intensifying mystery, who is the little girl with the blue eyes found living with gripsied. the worldwide search for her parents tonight. a good evening on this monday night. we begin with a developing
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story, a new american tragedy. this time a middle school in reno, nevada. a student opened fire, a heroic teacher tried to step in. he was a beloved math teacher, a marine who ended up losing his life at school right here at home. the details are still streaming in at this hour and abc's cecilia vega has the latest right now. >> shots fired at sparks middle school. >> active shooter sparks middle school. >> one down so far. >> reporter: the students at sparks middle school were waiting for the morning bell to ring when the shooting started. >> he is in school uniform. this is seen by a teacher. >> reporter: the shooter witnesses say a student dressed in that gray and green school sweat shirt. he first opened fire near the basketball court shooting a boy in the arm. >> i heard the first shot. i looked over and i saw a kid, my best friend, laying on the ground shot in the arm. >> reporter: students say a teacher ran to try and stop the gunfire only to be killed, shot in the chest.
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>> and then he walked up to a teacher and said back up. the teacher started backing up and he pulled the trigger. >> reporter: witnesses say the shooter than ran into the school building firing again, hitting another boy who is now in serious condition. the young shooter died, too. police won't say how, only that they didn't fire any shots. panicked students just 7th and 8th graders tried to save themselves and their teacher. 45-year-old michael landsberry. >> me and some of his friends went to him and said come on, we got to get him to safety. we picked him up, carried him a little bit and we left him because our vice principle came along and said go, get to safety. so we left the teacher there and we went to safety. >> reporter: a vet turned math teacher who rushed in to protect his students. having him for math was the best one student tweeted, another said i'll never forget you. >> my estimation, he is a hero. >> reporter: we are learning more this evening about michael landsberry. he was a former marine, a former
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member of the national guard and the outpouring out here of grief has been overwhelming. one student saying today that mr. landsberry told her he would do anything to protect the people he loved, but diane, no known motive for what happened out here today. >> so many writing about him online. today was filled with echos of newtown connecticut. since that time there have been 13 shootings at american schools. we move next to washington and a day of damage control for president obama, the confusion, the outrage over the obama care website has grown so long the president himself promised to stand up and provide something better. abc's jonathan karl with the latest. >> reporter: listening to the president today you might think the health care rollout has been a smashing success. >> thousands of people are signing up and saving money as
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question speak. >> reporter: but he also acknowledged after three weeks problems with the website continue. >> there is no sugar coating it. the website has been too slow and there is no excuse for the problems. >> reporter: the president suggested applying by phone, saying it would only take those looking for an individual plan about 25 minutes. but so far robert is having little luck. >> you would be able to take the application over the phone? >> reporter: today he was on the phone for an hour and a half, a total of four and a half hours since october 1st. he also sent five hours on the website and he's live chatted with a representative for another three hours. after all of that? >> i really have no idea whether or not i'll be offered better plans, whether or not the government will help me subsidize it. >> reporter: the white house is promising a tech surge, reaching out to what they are calling the best and brightest but who. >> i refer details to hhs. >> reporter: we asked hhs and so
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far no answer. in some congress are asking for a delay in the mandate requiring that everybody have health insurance by october 31st. >> given all the problems we've seen, is the white house going to be delaying the mandate? >> that's not at all what i was saying. >> if the website is not fixed, will people still have to pay the fine? >> we're way still early in the process. so let's be clear about that. we're three weeks into this. >> reporter: some republicans are calling on the president to fire human service secretary kathleen seb eel yus. the president isn't looking to fire anybody. he's looking to get the problem fixed. >> jonathan karl, thank you, jon. another note from today, a strange moment during the president's event. keep your eye on the woman in red. 24 minutes and 53 seconds into the speech she begins to sway, seems to be taking deep breaths
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and then -- >> i got you. you're okay. this happens when i talk too long. >> the woman said she's pregnant, not feeling well, but she's fine tonight. and we move next to the sk to the white knuckle moment on a united airlines flight hitting turbulence so powerful some of the passengers were injured. here is abc's david kerley. >> reporter: a frightening finish to a flight. >> united 23, we hit a pretty bad downdraft and we have some passengers hurt so we need some ambulance to meet the flight. >> reporter: from newark to dublin, ireland, the flight was rocked by turbulence. >> united 23, do you recon one or more ambulances needed? >> it might be a couple ambulances. >> reporter: we've seen the pictures from nasa and passengers of the strog jostling
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that tossed people all around the cabin, this from a jet blue flight over new york last year. united 23 into dublin dipped dramatically in that unstable air creating a negative geo effect. >> the aircraft it is designed to take the stress. the real danger is not what happens to the airline but people who are not belted in that aircraft. >> reporter: on average 58 people are hurt during each year from turbulence because they're not strapped in. >> reporter: one passenger was taken to the hospital, treated and released. 7 other passengers were treated at the airport. united says its safety crew will review the bumpy ride. tonight we're learning more about the investigation surrounding two escaped killers finally captured in florida. abc's steve osunsami now on the trial of the people who helped the murderers go free.
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>> reporter: at this florida motel, frightened guests hid behind windows recording the takedown, police guns drawn, the two escaped prisoners face to the ground and the agents rushing into their room. >> those are u.s. marshals. >> reporter: today we learned police are trying to lift prints and dna from the pages of those forged documents that someone filed with the court which set the convicted murderers free. >> we will be backtracking to those who helped carry this out and we will be looking closely at anyone who may have helped harbor these fugitives. >> reporter: charles walker and joe jenkins are back behind bars tonight and will s out their life services for murder. today outraged lawmakers demanded an investigation. >> it is embarrassing. >> reporter: police continue to question the men, did they have help the judge says there must be more arrested. >> they did not walk into the
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orange county courthouse and file the documents themselves. >> >> reporter: we rernd in several states they're required to verify all judge's orders to release proisoners. a milestone today, chris christie announced he is going to drop his legal challenge to same sex marriage in that state. with the late hurdle gone, new jersey becomes the 14th state to legalize same sex marriage along with the district of columbia and couples in the state lined up for marriage licenses and weddings. and we head overseas to australia fighting the flames. look at the map, more than 60 wildfires, one of the biggest just a two-hour drive from sydney. the fear that strong winds would cause three of them to merge into a mecca fire. firefighters streaming to the front lines, battling the blaze
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and this image, firefighters so exhausted they rest by the side of the road. now to china where tonight the air is thick not because of fires but because of pollution, super smog obscuring the sun, forcing airports and schools to close. it's a dangerous health hazard unlike any other on this planet. abc's gloria rivera is in the middle of it all. >> reporter: it is air so toxic, so thick with pollution it's hard to make out the person next to you. china, a home to more people than live in the entire state of new jersey frozen in a soup. on the roads, it's hard to even make out red from green traffic lights. warnings to stay indoors for those venturing out a mask is the only defense. winter is the start of smog season in china. some say the smog is nearly five times as bad as today's reading in bakers field, california.
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america's smoggiest spot. headlines last january smog so bad it was hard to see the sun. your eyes itched and throat burned. watch me wipe a thin layer that's accumulated on most cars. that's soot and grime. this is my own air purifier. watch this. look, that's what we're breathing in beijing. one expect told me it's like becoming an instant smoker. in china today a mind blowing 1.2 million premature deaths are blamed on air pollution. it's being called an air apocalypse and with winter setting in the forecast is only for more smog. abc's, beijing. from china to mexico, hurricane raymond, a category three packing winds up to 120 mile per hour. it's a rain maker soaking cities on the coast like the touric mecca acapulco where they have
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been swamped by more than three inches of rain and counting. new fallout for the boy scout leading who toppled ancient rock formations and high fiving. tonight the two men have been removed from their posts as boy scout leaders, now banned from leading scouts. they are also facing possible criminal charges for vandalizing the site. and the mystery of maria, the mysterious girl found at a gripsy camp, the worldwide search to find out where she is from and how she got there. dolly parton in a car accident, her message for those concerned tonight. we're back in just two minutes. as your life changes, fidelity is there for your personal economy, helping you readjust along the way, refocus as careers change and kids head off to college,
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people and who are her real parents? alex perez in greece tonight looking for answers. >> reporter: it's her distinctive blonde hair and blue eyes that may have saved her, her young face being seen around the world. it all began when police here in greece looking for drugs and guns raided a camp of gypsies coming across the girl believed to be five or six years old known simply as little maria. here she is in a haunting home video, a little dancing girl as she looks out of step in her own world. police thought she looked nothing like the couple who blamed to be her parents. a dna test proved she was not theirs. today they charged this gypsy couple with abducting her, accusing them of falsifying the paperwork for several of their 14 children. authorities are also trying to figure out who their parents may be. the couple argue the child's mother gave the young girl to them and that they adopted her. as word spread, authorities here in greece tonight say they were
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inundated with calls from around the world including the united states many from desperate family members searching for their little children. maria was in this home, sneakers sitting by the door. 10 million strong today many roma live was know mads throughout europe and they have been making headlines. children are often accused of being used as pick pockets. now it's a race against time to figure out who this little dancing girl is maria already becoming a global beacon of hope for families of missing children like madeline mccain in the u.k. who say even though this is not maddy, it gives them and others reason not to give up. tonight is this you, crammed into the car in days gone by? take a close look because if there is somebody very famous is
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for a body in motion. our "instant index" tonight starts with funny lady carol burnett, every saturday night 30 million of us used to tune in and watch and laugh together with her. like the flight attendant offering music. >> would you like some music, sir. >> yes, i would. >> $2, please. >> there you go. >> would you like some music. >> yes, i would. ♪ off we go >> the 80-year-old has been awarded the country's top prize for comedy, the mark twain prize for american humor, a younger generation of comedians paid tribute. >> you mean so much to me that i love you in a way that is just shy of creepy. >> and by the way, when burnett launched her show she was warned this is a man's game but she got the last laugh. and a mystery, where were
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you in february 1964? the british invasion taking hold, the beetles just arrived in new york. we ask because soon after ring0 star snapped this picture, teenagers backed in the car, smiling back at him, a fond memory for him he says. he kept that photo all these years and now he's trying to find the grownup kids. if you see yourself in that picture, ring0 wants to talk to you. here's a clue. he thinks it was taken in miami, florida. the teenagers would now be in their 60s. we want to bring you up to date on the news out of nashville. you may have heard about the car accident with dolly parton. she was a passenger in an suv hit by another vehicle. she said on her facebook post pg tonight for her fans it was just a fender bender and she's
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and finally tonight, the power of a magical boy and the parents who love him. he has the medical condition that ages him at accelerated speed, but his parents have made a broeak through discovery whil he changes the way people think. david muir and the teenager who is america strong. >> reporter: that sleepy walk down the hall way first thing in the morning, sam burns getting ready for school.
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>> can you hold my book while i brush my teeth. >> reporter: for sam there is more, the medicine trying to slow down the aging. he has the disease that ages children far faster than the rest of us. so rare, fewer than 250 children in the world with it. a hug at the school bus. >> love you, mama. >> about her start her day, too. a doctor who now spends every waking moment searching for a cure. >> you say about your mom, she doesn't have a normal job. >> yeah. i kind of just want my mom to be done with per gear ya for her sake. my mom will keep working forever until it's cured. >> reporter: at school he's just sam. no one looks at his hands or legs anymore. they look to sam for help. >> i got it. tell me your equation. >> reporter: you're in math class. >> yes. >> i love it, how you had to turn around and help the guy
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behind you. >> just keep subtracting three to make it easier on yourself. >> i'm sure there was some simple math going on there, but i just think i was trying to help out. >> reporter: through the years as he has engineered his own inventio inventions, his mother putting together a group of scientists, researchers and they have made a bold discovery. >> your team discovered the gene? >> yes. >> just another day at work for mom. >> it was great. >> reporter: along with that gene an abnormal protein in children like sam. >> we all have that protein. >> we do. but they are teaming with it and it accelerates everything. >> reporter: hoping to develop the first drug, the first trials with children as far away as india. the results, showing promise, slowing progression. doctors tell them children like sam live to 13. sam turns 17 this week. >> every time i see sam it's
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sort of a moment he gets off the bus. it's a moment and i treasure it. >> there is a lot going on around us that you can easily miss. >> i really think that i lucked out on the parent lottery. >> we lucked out on the son lottery. >> yeah. >> from david muir, america strong. we want you to know the documentary, life according to sam, debuts tonight on hbo. thank you for watching. we're always here at abcnews.com. i'll see you tomorrow night.
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on "the list." airline ticket prices are going up by the hour. we reveal the ransom demand. plus, the dirtiest dozen fruits and vegetables on your hopping list. and never pay full price again at the popular stores. >> deal hunting is more like shooting fish in a barrel. >> happy monday, i'm preteresa strasser and you're on the list. we searched the world for top trending stories. not unlike you having nothing to like when facebook went down this morning. >> the cost of thanksgiving is going p, up and away. don't pass the cranberry sauce, instead, grab your credit card and book that holiday flight. according to the latest stats, everyday you wait, the price of the airline ticket goes up 5 bucks. >> also, we're flying without a navigational system and can't seem to change course.
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>> it's no secret thanksgiving is time for the airlines it cash in. and this year they're making a meal of us. >> the priciest days to fly is wednesday before turk oo day and the sunday and monday before the big feast. trying to save a buck? flying on thanksgiving day could have you stuffing savings in your pocket. >> in any case, buy now or pay even bigger for the awkward family moments. >> at number two, you know the free wifi at store. the one that's supposed to be a customer service? >> yeah. >> well, not so free after all and it's really not for you. it's for them. >> we take this story, because, quite frankly, you shop, you need to know this. stores offering free wifi are actually keeping tabs on your shopping habits.
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the instore wifi picks up your phone's id number and uses it to follow what you do as you move through the store. the info is sent to companies that specialize in analyzing retail data. so when you shop at target, you are a target. turn off your phone's wifi when you shop to avoid this. >> number three, when it comes to on-line dating statistics, oh, what a tangled web they weave. 10% of us have used a dating website or app. why should you care? come on, admit it, you've looked at match.com or know someone who has. two thirds of on-line daters have actually gone on a date with someone they met through the site. >> they've done studies, you know, 60% of the time it works every time. >> are those two thirds, nearly a quarter of those ended up marrying the person. in other words, percent of marriages that start with on-line dating is -- hhmmmmm --
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