and sylvester wrote, bring it on, diane sawyer.good morning emergency room." obviously, all in good fun. that's funny. watching two legends go at it. >> i wonder what she'll close "world news" with today? >> getting fierce. i put my money on diane. as you would, too? >> you know it. >> josh brolin slams john travolta and his scientology beliefs. this played out in "the new yorker." basically what happened is he's talking about scientology. and he says, there's a brief period in his life when he went to the celebrity center in los angeles and took part in an auditing session. he says he was then included in a dinner party where john travolta and marlon brando were guests. here's where it gets a little weird. he says brando just arrived with a painful cut on his leg and brolin says travolta was like, let me help. he said he basically watched him put his hands over the guy's leg. he watched him put his hands over the guy's leg. it got very physical. he said travolta said i just reached a new level in scientology. he says, moments late

diane sawyer goes head to head with donald rumsfeld in a tv first. the former secretary of defense opens up as never before. the controversy, the war, the wmds and the big question, what did he get wrong? >>> plus, the man whose public face has been stoney defiance gets emotional for the first time about his private trials at home during his tenure at the pentagon. an eye-opening surprising interview starts right now. >>> good evening, everyone. aisle bill weir. every war has its own signature images and when it comes to iraq and afghanistan, the sight and sound of donald rumsfeld at the pentagon podium is woven into american history. his defiant management of those wars made the former secretary of defense one of the most polarizing political figures of the post-9/11 age but in this his first television interview since 2006 you will see donald rumsfeld as never before. he reveals a tender side and valuable insight into the decisions that have so many young americans still in harm's way tonight. here with the world exclusive is diane sawyer. >> i've

according to court documents, sawyer told a judge that his wife was a flight risk. she was ordered to turn over her passport and to not leave the country with their son. still, during an unmonitored visit, she packed up her apartment and their young son and boarded a plane to japan. one day later, an e-mail from his ex-wife. it says, in part now it's time to start this game in japanese rules. if you report me to the police you can't see wayne. within moments of showing up at her parents house, we see her leave the driveway with wayne on the back of her bike. when they get home we approach her. my name is abbie boudreau. i'm with abc news. we know all about your story and we wanted to talk to you -- >> you know about history, you know? >> reporter: she's happy to talk and we followed her to a nearby park. >> i changed my whole life to get married with him. >> reporter: she says married life in the u.s. was difficult and that her husband refused to let her visit japan with their son. >> but he said absolutely no. >> reporter: she tells us once her husband filed for di

. >> reporter: randy sawyer head of environmental health in contra costa county says his inspectors are responsele for making sure restaurants comply. >> as you're probably aware obesity epidemic in the united states right now and this gives good information so you make a conscious choice of what food they are going to eat. >> reporter: but the state doesn't require local agencies to check for accuracy. >> the restaurant could actually do their own lab clinical analysis and get that information. if they do that and they can show us that, that's great. >> reporter: sawyer says restaurants use a variety of sources to calculate nutritional valley and to date his office has received no complaints. they can tell us when they got it off the fda website or some other program they used and if it's a recognized method that works are us to. >>> there is no force like the one that comes from joining forces. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, warriors first opponent after the all-star break?? the boston >>> talk about a rude awakening. warriors after the all-star break. boston celtics currently leading in the ea

. >> reporter: randy sawyer head of environmental health in contra costa county says his inspectors areesponsele for making sure restaurants comply. >> as you're probably aware obesity epidemic in the united states right now and this gives good information so you make a conscious choice of what food they are going to eat. >> reporter: but the state doesn't require local agencies to check for accuracy. >> the restaurant could actually do their own lab clinical analysis and get that information. if they do that and they can show us that, that's great. >> reporter: sawyer says restaurants use a variety of sources to calculate nutritional valley and to date his office has received no complaints. they can tell us when they got it off the fda website or some other program they used and if no pie today, ted? no, no, i just paid my car insurance bill -- ouch. [ man whistles ] sounds like somebody paid too much. excuse me? i use progressive's "name your price" tool. they showed me a range of coverages, and i picked the one that worked for me. i saved hundreds when switching. hundreds? who are yo

. >>> all next week here on "world news" with diane sawyer, made in america.we're going to begin with a simple question for us all. look around you at your home tonight. how much of what you see in the living room, bedroom right now was entirely made in america? and what difference would that make when it comes to american jobs? >> join "world news" as we set off on a kind of challenge. >> you have heard diane in recent days with our countdown to "made in america." after all, it has been the american workforce that has pulled us out of nearly every economic downturn we have faced as a country. after world war iii it was american ingenuity filling countertops with appliances, and back then, for every ten things americans bought, only one was bought overseas. today, more than half of what we buy is overseas. we found an american home and looked for anything not made in america. anything not made in america had to be removed. and even as we were flying, we had to wonder, what are we flying in? we landed in dallas, and the plane was a boeing, so at least we got he

. >> i hate you, diane sawyer. >> reporter: you don't want to mess with sawyer, or this guy, our favorite max page. how does it feel being in the ad everyone is talking about today? >> well, i mean it's big. it's huge. >> reporter: he's the kid with the force from the vw ad. he's a 6-year-old actor born with a congenital heart defect, but he showed a lot of power. the force is strong with you. the power to make us smile. john berman, abc news, new york. >> it was a great game too. watch out, sue sylvester, watch out. see you all tomorrow./ >>> tonight a hidden tax with comes with federal health care reform. how lawmakers are closing what could be an expensive loophole. >> and a look at what makes the uprising in egypt a young people's revolution. >> the trouble with bounce houses. tonight why officials in one city are proposing to ban them from public places. >>> many think internet purchases are tax free. why this mistake could cost you thousands of dollars. >>> good evening, you may be in for an unwelcome surprise when you file taxes. >> you may owe more than you thought. a key change i

if they do that and show us that, that's great. >> reporter: sawyer says restaurants use a variety ofes to calculate nutritional value and to date his office has received no complaints. >> they can tell us that they got it off the usda website or some other program they used, that's a recognized method that works for us, too. >> reporter: go to wbssf.com and click on "connect" to send me your good questions. >>> the heart of the fire storm in wisconsin, a plan to end collective bargaining with state workers. guess what, the very same proposal has just landed in california. >> how did this california school district go from worst to first? >> people are beating the doors down to get in. >> reporter: what did bay area struggling city schools can learn from their success coming up next. [ music ] (announcer) roundup extended control is no ordinary weed killer. because it does two jobs... at the same time. one: it kills the weeds you have - right down to the root. two: it forms a barrier, that prevents new weeds from growing for up to four months. roundup extended control - kills and prev

. >> did having anything to do with diane sawyer and you working together years ago? >> we never really work together. she was in the white house press office in the nixon administration, but we never worked closely together at all. >> i want to run the opening to "nightline." all this is the introduction, and i want to get your reaction. have you seen this? >> i have not. >> let's run it and get your reaction. >> tonight, world exclusive, diane sawyer goes head-to-head with donald rumsfeld in a tv first. the former secretary of defense opens up as never before. the controversies, the worse, the weapons of mass destruction, and the question, what did he get wrong? plus the man whose public face has been steadily defiance get emotional for the first time about his private trowels at home during his tenure at the pentagon. and i opening, surprising, revelatory interview starts right now. >> from the global resources of abc news, with cynthia mcfadden in new york city, this is "nightline," february 7, 2011. >> what is your reaction to the don rumsfeld book? >> i know wha

former defense secretary donald rumsfeld breaks his silence in an exclusive interview with diane sawyer about his decisions to go to war and what brought him to tears. >> so, is that your favorite ad, or was it this one? ♪ >> from the babies to bud light, justin bieber to eminem. the super bowl commercials that kept everyone glued to their sets. >>> good morning, everyone. george and i both picked the steelers, but the packers were guaranteed. >> we knew they were underdogs. >> oh, we're having crow for breakfast. down to the wire, the packers holding on to win their fourth super bowl over the steelers. they also won nine nfl championships prior to all of that the vince lombardi is going back to green bay. and in just a minute, we'll talk to the winners. >> plus, some of those fans. >>> and a dramatic close call from an american airlines jumbo jet and two military planes here in new york. and it was a very, very close call, only about 200 yards apart. and whistle-blowers come forward with very serious charges. that is just ahead. >>> but we are going to start with super bowl xlv. it was

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donald rumsfeld is speaking back to his critics in a new book and an exclusive interview with diane sawyer. diane will have a preview on "good morning america" later today. and more later on "world news" and also on "nightline." >>> a hearing has ended for three americans charged with spying in iran. the closed-door proceedings for josh fattal and shane brauer were done. their lawyer entered a not guilty for all three. the judge set another hearing but set no date. >>> in ohio, two men are under arrest after a shooting rampage near youngstown state university. it all happened after a party at a off-charges house. two men were asked to leave a party but returned and opened fire. one student was killed, 11 others injured. one critically. >>> well, they are still digging out after last week's blizzard in chicago after a few more inches of snow fell yesterday. e and city services will be operating as normal today. that includes includes parking meter enforcement. >>> now for this morning's weather from around the nation, there will be showers in the northeast but folks will be happy that tempe

. >> diane sawyer sat down for an exclusive interview with the former head of the pentagon. >> reporter: why introduce iraq after 9/11? i mean, on that very day. >> people were trying to figure out what had happened. who did it. what was going on? so, it was their responsibility to raise those questions. >> reporter: did you drive iraq into the conversation? >> no. no. absolutely not. >> reporter: you believed, absolutely, categorically, saddam hussein had weapons of mass destruction? >> i don't do a lot of things categorically. anyone who has around intelligence-gathering knows it could be wrong. colin powell has been around more than anybody. >> reporter: he was devastated. >> of course, he was. everybody was. he had more experience than anybody else. he worked hard with george tenet. with condi rice. he prepared his speech. he went up to the u.n. he made his case. and he wasn't lying. the idea he was lying or duped is nonsense. hillary clinton, john kerry, the french intelligence, the british intelligence, the german intelligence. it was uniform, across the board, that it was reasona

authorities were responsible for the death of fourteen for testers in vilnius twenty years ago as the sawyer troops. has found evidence the western media is finding it hard to abandon the bestselling cold war stereotypes when it comes to depicting two depicting russia the country still often portrayed as an evil to tell a tarion state of bears. and a vicious for world domination. and soaring food prices are highlighted as major trigger behind the breast and street rallies in the middle east at the problem could also be spreading through the world's richest countries. while next we look back at one of the most liberal leaders of the soviet union. of contradictions and paradoxes for nearly two decades his name received in the soviet press.

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you have katie couric and diane sawyer but it comes to the women core spendents and beat reporters, they disappear after a certain age on air. >> do you agree with her that it's worse for women than it is for persons of color in the media. >> it was interesting because i have a hard time separate to go out. it was interesting she felt she could separate it out. for me, being a black woman is very unique and it'sen trinsic to my experience. ky not speak to whether or not as a woman i only see things as a black woman. so it was interesting to hear her in the news industry but she right. it's quite sad cnn only hassle yacht spitzer but not a person of color at all. she is absolutely right. >> your experience? >> well,. >> as a latino woman. >> there's few of us but why is this a problem? why should we be concerned that we don't see enough people of color covering the news and women covering the news especially after 2:00? it's because our experiences collectively shape the way we see our world. and when we are talking about 51% of u.s. population being women, and close to 40% being people o

. >> others, like wine journalist and sommelier chris sawyer, regard it as something close to an art form. >> a really well-crafted wine that actually finishes dry instead of sweet. so, this is a real pure expression of what the grape would taste like. you drink, you enjoy, you remember that flavor component. i think wine now is more important to us than ever before, because it brings us back to the table. >> whether it's a hip new rose from provence or bubbly made in california, our enthusiasm for wine is uncontainable. and wine country doesn't just mean napa and sonoma anymore. california's central coast wine region stretches for 300 miles along the pacific ocean between san francisco and los angeles, and across more than 14,000 square miles of spectacular land. what makes this area unique is its coastal mountain ranges that run east-west, instead of north-south. much of this area is former ocean bottom, and has an unusual soil composition. the high concentration of sand, as well as limestone and rocky soils deposited by the run-off from the surrounding mountains. there are foggy m

i have to think about what diane sawyer would ask. and i'm really bad at this.> you are really good. >> and we'll be watching to see how it goes. oscar night on abc, sunday night at 8:00 eastern. and david muir will be here this weekend, watching too. i'll see you back here monday. have a great weekend. good night. >>> white out in the sierra. conditions that forced tahoe ski resorts to close. >> and we'll be live in one place that did get some snow. it's cold, in salt lake. >> i'm sandhya patel. plunging temperatures prompting freeze warnings. >> here we are looking down west mckinley in california. >> we'll look back at some of the storms that did bring snow to the bay area. >> there is a one place snow accumulated. there is the top of mount hamilton there. is still possibility of snow. >> take a look at this video of a funnel cloud spotted this afternoon in sacramento county. abc 7's sandhya patel is here now with a look for us. >> let me show you where it's snowing now. we've been seeing some snow across highway 101. willis getting snow now this, is where co

>> reporter: scott sawyer hasn't seen his son, wayne, in two years. he got an e-mail from his ex-wife one day after his son's kidnapping. it said in part, "now it's time to start this game in japanese rules, if you report me to the police you can't see wayne." within moments of showing up at her parents' house, we see her leave the driveway with wayne on the back of her bike. she tell us she is happy to talk but asks we not show her face or use her name. do you consider yourself a kidnapper? >> at the time, my choices was just two, kidnapper or die. >> reporter: die? >> right, i can't live in los angeles. >> reporter: she says she felt isolated and abandoned after the divorce. the judge asked you to turn over your passport. how did you do it? >> that was very easy to me. >> reporter: easy? >> i explained at the japanese embassy, i lost it. >> reporter: and then she tells us something startling. the japanese consulate told us they only issue passports to minors with the consent of both parents. but she says she got one simply by giving a fake name for

diane sawyer will be back here tomorrow with her exclusive interview with former defense secretary donaldor the first time since leaving the public stage. that's on "world news," later on "nightline" and "good morning america." i'm jake tapper. thanks for watching. good night. >> alan: while some parts of the nation are digging out of the snow, the bay area is enjoys sizzling spring-like temperatures. what a contrast. it hit the mid-to-high 70s in some areas, and it's enough to set record. look at these people having fun in the sun today. how about these beautiful shots in golden gate park. shot by our photographer. leigh glaser joins us with more on these record-seth temperatures. >> leigh: 70s and even some mid-to-low 80s, set new records for a lot of the bay area. here's a look at record highs today. oakland, new record, 81. moffet el

. >> now, diane sawyer with a startling investigation for tonight's "world news." diane. >> on "world news" this week, american children kidnapped and kidnapped by their mothers. could you ever guess which country they are from? this investigation breaks this week on "world news." >> that's the news at 8:07. time for the weather with sam who is nursing a cold so i'm glad you're upstairs. happy valentine's day, sam. >> happy valentine's day to you, too, juju. i know, we're right there. i can just reach out and touch you all. let's get to the boards. i want to show you pictures out of dallas. wfaa, who knows dallas better than them? no one. it's gorgeous in this part of the country this day and will be this week as well as we get milder air moving across a lot of the area. dallas will end up 35 degrees warmer today than they were on friday and that's a good thing for folks in the south. 72 by wednesday. atlanta, 64 by wednesday. chicagoland, you're part of the warmup as well. milder air like 47 by the time you get to wednesday. oklahoma city, no one's had it rougher

it would have been peter jennings or ted koppel or diane sawyer i would have been down on the list butchosen by the campaign and the bipartisan commission on presidential debates and i covered clinton and george h. w. bush for eight years and i knew him very well and if they approved of my being fell moderator. it was very scary to me because it was a town hall format and we had not had one of those before. they were panels of reporters asking questions of the candidates. there were no film site could go back to look at to see how you do this. so it was on the job training buy i was seen by 91 million people. i go overseas and people still remember me because they were watching. their bread soup to was sole the director could spot me and a crowd. of buy was in a dark suits and like the candidates that would be hard. i do love red and they asked me. >> host: 1996 was the year that you felt things started to go south that abc tell me about that time. >> guest: do you want to make me cry again? >> host: we have to issue. >> guest: you are trying to make me cry. there were two people at ab

diane sawyer will have an exclusive interview with him on monday on "world news" and "nightline." i know you already read the book, george. you cannot weigh in yet. you will have a live interview with him on tuesday. >> that's right. and there will be a lot of reaction for secretary rumsfeld to respond to. that's coming up. >>> and coming up here, inside charlie sheen's struggle. the 911 call from the night he was rushed to the hospital. and his unusual approach to rehab. will it save tv's highest paid star. >>> and more coming out about the day michael jackson died, from a witness, a personal friend, of the pop star's doctor. ♪ hello. [ female announcer ] glasses in about an hour. lenscrafters. ♪ ♪ it's that chocolate ♪ it's that whipped cream ♪ it's that caramel, and espresso you mix in ♪ ♪ i must be, i must be, i must be, i must be ♪ ♪ i must be dreamin' [ male announcer ] for the first time at mcdonald's -- your two favorite flavors together. new mccafé caramel mocha. well? what do you guys think? perfect. [ male announcer ] the simple joy of sweet harmony. ♪ "you're an amazin

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donald rumsfeld spoke exclusively with diane sawyer. >> i have answered that question 15 times. don't have any idea who said she said or said i'm quite you are sure. >> formidable. combative. title of donald rumsfeld memoir known and unknown is based on one of his famous lectures to a confounded press. >> as we know there are known known. things we know we know. we also know there are known unknown. that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. also unknown unknown. the ones we don't know we don't know. >> you were on "saturday night live". >> no i wasn't. >> well, >> not physically. >> remember what i spwaid your question the other day? >> that it was idiotic? >> that's right. >> i thought he was funny. >> 69-year-old secretary had been at the pentagon just 9 months on september 11, 2001. 10 years litter a central question. >> why introduce iraq after 9/11? on that very day about. >> people were trying to figure out what happened. who did it. what was going on. it was their responsibility to raise the question. >> did you drive iraq. >> no. >> into it. >> no abso

you think abc would have chosen me to mack it would have been peter jennings or ted koppel or diane sawyerave been weighed down on the list, but i've was chosen by the campaign and the bipartin commission on presidential debates. i covered clinton, and i covered george h. w. bush for eight years. i knew him very well. they approved my being the moderator. it was very scary to me because it was this town hall format. we have not had one of those before. they had all been panels of reporters asking questions of the candid it. so this -- there were no films that i could go back and look at and see how you do this. so it was really, you know, on-the-job training. i was seen by 91 million people. i go overseas, and people still remember me overseas because they were watching. well, the camera and the director could spot me in the red suit. >> host: in the crowd it. >> guest: right. if i was in another dark suit it would have been hard. they ask me to wear that. >> host: in 1996, that was the year you felt like things started to go south at abc. tell me about that time. >> guest: you want to mak

it would have been peter jennings or ted koppel or diane sawyer and i would have been way down on thelist but i was chosen by the campaign and the bipartisan commission on presidential debates. i had covered clinton and i had covered george h. w. bush for eight years so i knew him very well. and they approved by being the moderator. and it was very scary to me because it was this town hall format, and we hadn't had one of those before. they had all been panels of reporters asking questions of the candidates. so there were no films i could go back and look at and see how you do this. so it was really, you know, on-the-job training. but i was seen by 91 million people, and i go overseas and people still remember me overseas, because they were watching. the red suit was so the cameraman and the director could spot me. >> host: in a crowd. >> guest: if i was in another dark suit by -- like the candidates it would would have n hard.

. >>> now, diane sawyer has an intriguing preview of tonight's "world news." diane?uju. tonight on "world news," all the big stories of the day. and groundbreaking surgery performed on babies still in the womb. is this something new? some real hope for a heartbreaking problem. it is amazing to watch. we have it tonight on "world news." >> we look forward to that. >>> time, now, for the weather with sam champion. still record amounts of snow out there. >> and the windchill is about 6 degrees in times square. >> i feel a little guilty i'm in the warm studio. sorry, sam. >> no. i'll come in and put my cold hands right about there, juju. you'll chill out quick. let's get to the boards. one or two things going on. chicagoland, i miss you. i'm not sure i miss this part, though. the 12-below windchill you start with this morning. i'm just saying. let's look at the boards. one or two things going on this morning. everyone's asking, where is that warmup? here it is. it comes by the weekend to next week. but by the end of today, we'll see moderating temps. by the time you get

attorney richard sawyers is fighting to get payne's job back. >> it would be like i went to a restaurant's teacher sitting there with her husband having a glass of some kind of liquid. you know, is that frowned upon by the school board? is that illegal? is that improper? of course not. it's the same situation in this case. >> reporter: but here's the really troubling part. payne had used the privacy settings on facebook. she thought that only her closest friends could see her vacation photos or her use of the b-word. >> i wouldn't use tonight's the classroom, no. but facebook is not the classroom. it's not open to the students of my classroom. they are not supposed to see it. i have privacy in place so that they don't see it. >> reporter: privacy? what ashley payne or any one of us who uses the internet has to realize is this. today our private lives are no longer so private. >> when we talk about a right to privacy, what we're really talking about is the right to control information we consider to be private. >> reporter: frederick lane is an attorney, and the author of american privacy

. >>> now, diane sawyer with a preview of tonight's "world news." diane?or you, juju. and tonight, on "world news," the big stories of the day. and more with former defense secretary, donald rumsfeld. i know he's been live on your broadcast. but revelations tonight, about his family and biggest regrets. that's tonight. >> we look forward to that. that's the news at 8:06. >>> time for weather and sam. >> let's go to memphis. we'll take you to pictures of yesterday's light hit of snow. memphis city schools log in about two snow days in their calendar year. they've used those. here's the news for memphis. there's more snow coming your way. it goes from denver all the way through -- kind of around in that memphis area. we feel like it's going to be two to four in that memphis zone. that's to be expected overnight tonight. it doesn't start until later tonight. here's the colder air that comes in behind it. rapid city about 24 below. these are -- windchills, really. but it's what it feels like when you walk out the door. minneapolis, at 22 below. omaha, 25 below

. >>> and now, let's go to diane sawyer with a preview of tonight's "world news." >> tonight, on "worldl prices at record highs. we ask the question -- how high could the gasoline at your pump go? how high could it be? tonight on "world news," we'll tell you. >> that is the news at 8:06. >>> we go to sam champion with the weather. >> good morning, ron. how are you? we're outside on the corner of times square. on this side, my blondes are from -- >> san antonio, texas. >> and on this side, you're from -- >> new jersey. >> you're a figure skater, where do you skate? >> new jersey. i'm from canada. >> good luck, because you're absolutely lovely. i actually saw a picture. you showed me a picture. >> let's get to the boards. orlando, our picture just cleared up. look at that. marcus, the studio producer. we couldn't see that building before in the fog. i was getting ready to say, we can't hear your complaints orlando. you're going to 79 degrees today. and we're in times square, about 23 or 24 degrees right now. there's a little bit of morning fog in central florida. but you're getting good n

. >>> now, diane sawyer, with a special duet on tap for tonight's "world news." diane?you've been watching the oscars with anne hathaway and james franco. well, guess what? they're going to interview each other tonight. and you have to see the questions they dare to ask each other. it's our "person of the week." and you'll see them, tonight. happy friday. >> happy friday, to diane, as well. that's the news at 8:05. >>> time, now, for the weather with sam. hey, sam. >> good morning, juju. let me hear you. this is a crazy large crowd on a rainy day in times square. i love that you guys have joined us on our corner this morning. where are you guys from? >> dallas, texas. >> rochester, new york. >> and you guys have -- i say taping. dvr? what are they doing? >> yes. dvr. >> you'll be able to watch this when you get back home. excellent. let's get to the boards. one or two things going on this morning as you step out the door. we're standing in the heavy rain in times square. there's gusty winds, as well. 60-mile-per-hour, 70-mile-per-hour winds come after the rain. trees do

. >>> now, diane sawyer with a glimpse of what's on tap for "world news." diane? the country, tonight, as well. and our series, what do you do when it time for your parents to hand over the car keys? how do you have that conversation? our series, "families on the brink," some answers on "world news." >> that's the news at 8:08. >>> time, for the weather with sam champion, who is in chicago, anchoring our coverage of the monster storm. good morning, sam. >> good morning, juju. juju, i just want to show you part of the problem we're going to have throughout the day today. even as the snow shuts down, it's a very light snow. blowing around. all this you're seeing right now, this light, fine snow, will look like it continues to accumulate. you guys are all right in new york, right? little slippery, right? >> it's a little slippery, but not as bad as what it looks like. you're standing on a mound of it. >> all over town, there will be mounds like this. like we've seen in the northeast. let's get to it, though. in the northeast, here's what's happening. as juju said, a

. >>> now, diane sawyer wants to weigh in on george's birthday and give us a peek at tonight's "worldrning, to you, juju. hope it's a great one. in these tough times, are taxpayer dollars being squandered? our jon karl is the sherlock holmes of government waste. and tonight, he'll make congress answer for what he's found. it's on "world news." by the way, george, happy 5-0. you're just a teenager. >> that's the news at 8:07. >>> now, time for the weather with sam. >> now, you can. now, let it out. we found a mighty band of folks wondering through times square. we're all huddling to stay warm. you're like me. as soon as i step out the door, my eyes start watering. it takes about ten minutes to acclimate. where are you from? >> lake arrowhead, california. >> you're from california. you're not used to the cold air. i just tear up. it's not about you. i'm just wetting the eyes. let's get to the boards. one or two things we want to talk about. outside your doors in chicagoland, you had to spoil my bragging rights. i was there for the coldest morning so far in chicago, at 6 below. it's 7 be

the 15 minute wait backed up to >>> good morning, hope it's a wonderful one for you, i'm diane sawyerarters with george stephanopoulos. hello, george, we are here because the president is going to have a press conference. i believe it's 12th since taking office. >> his approval rating is r50%. we can expect a couple big issues dominate the press conference. the president put out his deficit reduction plan. this is the first major press conference since all of that resolution sweeping the middle east. >> a quick word for jake tapper in the room of questioning the president. jake. >> good morning, diane and george. president obama is going to face questions about his budget. a lot of critics on capitol hill, deficit hawks saying it's not going nearly far enough as far as reducing the deficit and reducing the deficit and debt. what's going on in the middle east, as far as egypt and what's going on in bahrain, he's eager to get out there and address the public. he's not had a press conference in several weeks. >> jake, take your seat. you're watching, we're told the president maybe ace 5-

. >>> with more on aging, diane sawyer previews her special series tonight. >> we'll continue your coverage egypt, christiane amanpour on the ground and our special series about caring for aging families. do you how many drugs the seniors in your life are really taking and what they do? be sure to watch tonight. it is stunning. it's on "world news." >>> look at this, thousands of sharks swimming only 300 feet off palm beach, florida. a helicopter pilot shot this video on his phone. the sharks are migrating and not unusual to be lurking this close to shore to chase their meal which hopefully is fish and not swimmers. time for the weather with sam champion in chicago. good morning again, sam. >> hey, good morning, juju. i might take shark-infested warm waters for the cold temperatures of chicago this morning. and this is just the beginning of it all. let's get to the boards, we'll show you how this storm system puts itself together. and makes its move across the country and you heard it this morning. it's at least 2100 mile track of what will be snow and brutal icing conditions across this co

. >>> now, diane sawyer, with a preview of tonight's "world news." diane? >> good morning, juju.atson, to see what might change your life. what can watson do? it's no game, tonight on "world news." >> we'll be sure to tune in. that's the news at 8:04. >>> time, now, for the weather with sam, who is smack, dab in the middle of gaga nation. good morning, sam. >> we are. good morning, juju. and i'll tell you, i think i love these people. these are the nicest group of folks, joining us on 44th street, right outside the studio. tell me your names, quick. >> eric. >> lea, new york. >> jeanette, new york. >> aaron, from connecticut. >> you are? >> caitlin. >> i don't think anyone knows i'm here. go ahead. >> gabriela, d.c. love you. >> you are really wonderful, just to be with you. they've been the nicest folks. let's get to the boards. one or two things going on we want to show you as you walk out the door. our picture of lake shore, from chicago. believe it or not, temperatures in the 50s have meant all of that snow or for the most part most of it is already gone. today, it's a sign o

a lot of great female anchors have called abc home -- >> i've worked with diane sawyer, barbara walters the same. >> vinita, i wish you the best. you're a very special person. >> vinita, good luck. we'll miss you so much. i'm so jealous you'll be sleeping at night and you'll be awake during the day, but we'll miss you a lot. >> i think vinita is as talented as she is beautiful and smart and down to earth. extraordinarily likeable. whatever she's going to do next, she'll be successful. i think for her, the best advice is, be yourself. you've worked on this show and it will work on whatever else you do down the road. >> oh, yes, indeed. a look back. jeremy, you did a -- >> i succeeded in making her cry. >> i see tears already. >> i got you a little gift there, if you can look at it real quick. it's a candle holder. but if you read it, it's personalized for this show. it's the lyrics -- >> oh, my god! >> -- to the "world news polka," so you will never forget it. >> i know we're wrapping up. it was an honor. you were the big brother i never had -- and it was such a wonderful -- well, i have

. >>> and now, diane sawyer with a look at what "world news" is digging into for tonight. diane?uth. after the morning hours, the northeast will catch on. we're talking about 57 today. then, into the 60s tomorrow in the new york area. that's a good thing. we talked about the rain on the west coast. but we're going to talk a little bit about the snow. these are some big snowfall totals in the mountains today. and it's anywhere from great falls, to park city, to aspen. you're involved in that. there's some blizzard warnings in colorado, as well. the warm air in the south holds south. dallas is 72. atlanta, 59. all of that is good stuff. n? >> sam. >>> we have a "gma" exclusive now. actor corey haim's mother, judy, is here now. and she's going to speak out for the first time since her son's sudden death last year. the coroner found that her son died of pneumonia. before we talk to judy, let's look back at the career and tragic death of corey haim. >> just do that. just big, strong guys. >> reporter: 14 years old in 1986 corey haim was already a star playing the title role in the fil

. >>> and now diane sawyer with a peek into tonight's "world news."e beginning a series, "made in america." how many jobs could we create if we buy american? we go to the white house, capitol hill, the supreme court. and you'll be stunned how much they're selling is made overseas. it's a "world news" investigation. watch tonight. >> we will watch tonight, for sure, diane. that's the news at 8:07. >>> time, now, for the weather with sam, who is outside with new friends. hey, sam. >> good morning, juju. juju, i have found our biggest fan. erin, right? >> yeah. >> where are you from? >> long island. >> long island. erin, tell me a little about that sign. read that sign for me. >> i'm your biggest fan. >> uh-huh. >> i brought you some gifts. >> okay. wow. and it says "good morning america." and has everybody's name on it. show me the gifts that you brought us. >> i brought you pot holders. >> you made these. and you picked out everybody's colors. you said this one's for me. which one are you giving george? >> this one. >> this one with the white and orang

sandy sawyer witnessed the chaotic effort to save the babies. >> i've never seen that before.day care wasn't sure they had all the babies, so she was really distraught. >> reporter: in all, seven children were rescued, aged 18 months to 3 years, but not all survived. fire investigators say sorting out the facts will take some time. >> a lot of work, a lot of pain, we understand we're not really sure about the structure of the family at this point. so, there's a lot of work left for us to do. >> reporter: records show jackie's day care has been licensed for just about a year. neighbors say they would often see the kids go on walks in the area. he just wished he could have helped more. >> just looked to see what we could do and there wasn't anything we could do. it was too hot. >> reporter: too smokey? >> tear, too much smoke. >> reporter: the caregiver for the seven children is also in the hospital. investigators have not released the names or exact ages of any of the victims. on houston west side, reporting for abc news. >>> it has been two days since rescuers pulled survivors

. >>> now, diane sawyer with a tribute to be featured on "world news." >> we hope it's a good fridayo rarely gets a tribute. why your mother-in-law, the mother-in-law of the famous bride in england. our "persons of the week." juju? >> i love my mother-in-law. >>> time, now, for the weather with sam. hey, sam. i'm looking forward to your challenge. i'm on team sam, i want you to know. >> thank you, juju. i think you're the only one who actually is. but thank you for that. let's start with what's going on in oklahoma. we've all been complaining about this winter. but oklahoma really has the bragging rights of that from snow records in tulsa. snow records in oklahoma city. the coldest temperatures ever recorded since they've been keeping records. and now, the icicles, off the bridges. and koco, who knows oklahoma city better than anyone else brought us these pictures. they were getting those out of the way. it's been a brutal couple of months there. here comes the warmup. thex weekend milder air. we're looking at you at 63 degrees by the time you get into sunday. atlanta, 56. new orlean

. >> reporter: scott sawyer hasn't seen his son wayne in two years.moments of showing up at her parents' house, we see her leave the driveway with wayne on the back of her bike. she tells us she's happy to talk, but asks we not show her face or use her name. do you consider yourself a kidnapper? >> at the time my choices was just two -- kidnapper or die. >> reporter: die? >> right. i can't leave los angeles. >> reporter: she says she felt isolated and abandoned after the divorce. the judge asked you to turn over your passport. >> uh-huh. >> reporter: how did you do it? >> it was very easy to me. >> reporter: it was easy? >> yeah. i explain to the japanese embassy i lost it. >> reporter: then she tells us something startling. the japanese consulate told us they only issue passports for minors with the consent of both parents. but she's she got one simply by giving a fake name for her son. we showed the state department portions of this interview. >> it's disappointing when she talks about how easy it is. >> reporter: some might consider this a national

there are villages of homeless people under the bridges at sawyer and belmont in subzero weather. and yet our downtown is one of the most beautiful in the world. our city's financial deficit is a reflection of its leadership deficit. i have a vision of a great city that includes all and excludes none. a city that respects every person. and i look forward to working with you to get to that point. thank you. >> thank you. first question tonight comes from charles thomas, and charles, it is directed to mr. chico. >> all of you, during this campaign, have is expressed great optimism about the future of our city. and expect a return eventually to economic prosperity, perhaps, during the next four years. but all of you have also agreed that chicago government must reinvent how it collects and spends our tax money. mr. chico, when prosperity returns, why should the sellers of retail items be the only ones required to charge the sales tax? and why shouldn't those who sell services, including dog groomers, barbers, mechanics and others, add a sales tax? don't they also take advantage of do

. >> this weekend on the book tv, michael sawyer, former chief of the cia osama bin lauden yet on theontinuing war against the u.s. william mcgowan things the new york times that has tarnished. and afterwards susan jacobean exporters and never say die. but for the complete schedule at book tv and get our scheduled e-mail directly to you. signup for our book tv alert. >> the head of the federal deposit insurance corporation, sheila bair, says banking profits are up and the industry as a whole continues to recover. the fdic's year end report did caution that the number of troubled banks remains high. this is conference is about 20 minutes. >> did morning and welcome to our release of fourth quarter and full-year 2010 results for the banking industry. before i get started of want to know for the record the some of the historical data we are presenting has changed because of recently announced amendments by one large institution. senior staff will provide details about these changes during the technical panel that follows his presentation. material does not impact overall conclusions they

there are villages of homeless people under the bridges at sawyer and belmont in subzero weather. and yet our downtown is one of the most beautiful in the world. our city's financial deficit is a reflection of its leadership deficit. i have a vision of a great city that includes all and excludes none. a city that respects every person. and i look forward to working with you to get to that point. thank you. >> thank you. first question tonight comes from charles thomas, and charles, it is directed to mr. chico. >> all of you, during this campaign, have is expressed great optimism about the future of our city. and expect a return eventually to economic prosperity, perhaps, during the next four years. but all of you have also agreed that chicago government must reinvent how it collects and spends our tax money. mr. chico, when prosperity returns, why should the sellers of retail items be the only ones required to charge the sales tax? and why shouldn't those who sell services, including dog groomers, barbers, mechanics and others, add a sales tax? don't they also take advantage of do