brian ross, abc news. >> our thanks to brian tonight. the latest reporting on abcnews.com. throughout the evening. >>> back here at home, meanwhile, and to the growing fear in a florida neighborhood tonight with that giant sinkhole now. for much of the week, all eyes have been on the home here behind me. it's what beneath that home, a giant sinkhole that's claimed one family member already. it's believed to be growing larger tonight. it's already 100 feet deep. and this evening, authorities are now warning neighbors on each side of that home they could see their homes go next. >> reporter: david, we just learned that rescue mission has been called off. that man swallowed up by that sink hole, simply can't be found. tension is rising, as more and more homes here are deemed dangerous. as family mourns the fate of 37-year-old jeff bush, workers used this heavy machinery to test the ground surrounding the massive sinkhole. >> we determined that the houses right next to the house that's actually damaged is compromised. >> reporter: that's right. this house and now this house are

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. >> first it's interesting warren would object to that brian ross piece.believed it was leaked intentionally to destroy him as a way for the state department to actually undermine the c.i.a. it was the state department who learned about the sexual assaults and then leaked this to brian ross at the time. what was he up to? call him the evil force gump of the war on terror. in new york after september 11, he was in queens, conspiring with miss limbs for the f.b.i. after that, he goes to afghanistan involved in severe interrogation techniques. then he goes to iraq and coward stan doing the same thing then egypt and finally algiers. he was a superstar involved in all these very sensitive activities. cenk: isn't that amazing when you do all those as you call in the article extra legal activities you're a superstar but then if you step outside the bounds, on other things, then you're in trouble approximate, and it's good, he should be in trouble. he should be in trouble for the torture he did but that was a positive on his resume. do you think that torture affec

brian ross, abc news, new york. >>> 5:33 right now.w afternoon former santa clara county supervisor george is expected to plead guilty to five felonies and seven misdemeanors for misappropriating public funds and lying to investigators. prosecutors say the veteran politician engaged in a persistent pattern of using public money and campaign funds for things like partying, golfing and gambling. he will plead guilty to ten counts by spending campaign funds for personal use. the district attorney's office said he faces up to one year in county jail and $50,000 in fines when he is sentenced later. >>> the fourth bore project at the caldecott tunnell is expected to open to traffic later this year. the tunnel that connects oakland and orinda. our transportation reporter got a look inside. >> there will be plenty of high-tech features in the new fourth bore but elbow grease and shovels were still the preferred method tore work on a ground water drainage system. at the same time work has just gun on one major milestone, putting in the roadway.

but now as reporter brian ross reports, such citizen journalism is considered criminal activity in severaltes. >> wayne, the head of the humane society, said such undercover videos have been the key to tough, new, anti-cruelty laws. >> this led to the largest meat recall in american history. >> and this one which disclosed cruelty and unsanitary condition at major pork producers. but all of that could be coming to an end. under pressure from the agriculture industry, at least five states now have laws making it a crime to go undercover on farm properties to record videos in iowa the law passed a few months after an abc news report featuring undercover footage as a huge iowa egg factory, taped by the group mercy for animals. >> if somebody comes on somebody else's property through fraud, deception or lying, that is a serious violation of people's rights. >> and agriculture industry lobbying groups have used their influence and money to try to expand the ban. as part of the effort they cite what happened to dairy farmers louie and sharon of idaho. an underground investigator with mercy for a

now and brian ross on how authorities found him and what he is saying. >> in the world of al qaeda heho married the boss's daughter. gave him a place of prominence next to osama bin laden. but this man never took over the family terror business. and became better known as the loud mouth so that inlaw. al qaeda spokesman who proclaimed his delight in this video over the 9/11 attacks on the united states. . there wasn't even a reward posted for the son-in-law on the u.s. reward for justice terrorism web site. but the cia tracking him for years according to u.s. officials. as he moved first from afghanistan to iran and then in january into turkey where he was arrested based on a u.s. tip. >> once he left iran territory and got into turkey with very close monitoring by u.s. government agencies he was his day were his numbered. >>reporter: turk then sent him to jordan where before being sent on to new york officials tell abc news the significance of his capture became apparent as he revealed new details on the current status personnel and finances of al qaeda. >> this is a man in the inner

brian ross investigates tonight. >>> and the great girl scout cookie caper.town overjoyed when they thought a company bought 6,000 boxes. it was a hoax. >> it makes me so sad because i i thought somebody really bought 6,000 cookies, but they didn't. >> but just wait, tonight we're in line with the entire town. >>> good evening and thanks for joining us here on a saturday night. we begin with the deadly bus crash in central pennsylvania. a tour bus carrying the seton hill women's lacrosse team from greensburg to a game in lancaster. look at the images. the bus veered off the highway, and smashed into a tree, sheering off the whole front end of the bus. stretchers carrying away the victims. tonight we learned the driver and the coach have been killed, who we have learned was pregnant. the baby did not survive. abc's john leading us off. >> reporter: it was supposed to be a routine road trip for the women's lacrosse team of seton hill of pennsylvania.

brian ross has more. >> reporter: it is a glamorous, celebrity packed award event. given by the humane society of the united states. that often honor graphic undercover videos of animal cruelty and mistreatment at what are called factory farms. the head of the humane society says such undercover videos have been the key to tough new anti-cruelty laws. >> this led to the largest meat recall in american history. >> reporter: and this one which exposed cruelty and unsanitary conditions at major pork producers. but now all of that could be coming to an end. under pressure from the agriculture industry at least five states now have laws making it a crime to go undercover on farm properties to record videos and agriculture industry lobbying groups used their influence and money to try to expand the ban as part of the effort they cite to what happened to these dairy farmers. an undercover investigator with mercy for animals got a job at the bettencourt's dairy operation last year and made these disturbing videos of fellow workers handling the cattle. including the use of e

brian ross with what we know right now. >>> dangerous ground. the sinkhole growing.wallowed up from his bedroom. tonight, authorities fearing the homes on each side could be next. families given 20 minutes to get their possessions out. ♪ this is it >>> the single mom who took us one day at time. tonight, remembering bonnie franklin, the actress in her own words on that groundbreaking role. >> i hear that still to this day. that was me, that was my mother. you were my mother. >>> and the modern rescue. we have seen mrs. dunphy trapped before. tonight, the real-life rescue. the everyday americans who found themselves trapped in an elevator with the cast of "modern family." >> all: get us out! >>> good evening. and thanks for being here on a saturday night. and we do begin tonight with breaking news. u.s. intelligence and investigating reports unconfirmed so far that a key al qaeda figure could be dead tonight. the man in question is mokhtar. he grew up in algeria. he went on to pakistan to rage jihad. he's the al qaeda leader who took credit for that terrifying hostage

here's abc's brian ross for our series night line investigates. >> it's a glamorous celebrity-packedwards event held every year in beverly hills. >> thank you forgivening me this award. >> these are the genesis awards but unlike the oscars or emmys there's nothing very entertaining about some of the winners. in fact, they can be downtown right gruesome to watch. the awards are given by the humane society of the united states and often honor graphic undercover videos of animal cruelty and mistreatment at what are called factory farms. >> the video tells the truth. it shows what's going on. >> wayne pacelle the head of the society says such undercover videos have been the key to tough new anti-cruelty laws like this video which revealed the use of deceased cows for beef sold to consumers. >> this led to the largest meat recall in american history. >> and this one which exposed cruelty and unsanitary conditions at major pork producers. >> the only reason this has been of interest is because the footage is so shocking. the cruelty is so revolting, the sanitary conditions are so pauling.

abc's chief investigative correspondent brian ross has been reporting the story all day. >> reporter: in the world of al qaeda, he was the guy who married the boss' daughter, which gave him a place of prominence next to osama bin laden. but sulaiman abu ghaith never took over the family terror business and became better known as the loudmouth son-in-law. the al qaeda spokesman who proclaimed his delight in this video over the 9/11 attacks on the united states. there wasn't even a reward posted for the son-in-law on the u.s. rewards for justice terrorism website. but the cia has been tracking abu ghaith for years, according to u.s. officials, as he moved first from afghanistan to iran and then, in january, into turkey, where he was arrested based on a u.s. tip. >> once he left iranian territory and got into turkey, with very close monitoring by u.s. government agencies, he was -- his days were numbered. >> reporter: the turks then sent abu ghaith to jordan, where, before being sent onto new york, officials tell abc news, the significance of his capture became apparent, as he revealed n

brian ross will check it out and get back to you.ime now for the weather and ginger zee in randolph, massachusetts, with the weather. ginger? >> ron is on fire this morning. let's go ahead -- go right into the second part of the storm. we talked about the severe weather. now there's the rainfall. up to an inch in some places. who will get a lot of rain today. in the northeast, warmer. how warm? a look at what the saturday weather looks like. 40s in there. i'll take it. then we go to the south. the southwest had the rain, the snow in some places. a whole lot nicer there, too. not as windy and nasty. >> this weather report brought to you by neutrogena cosmetics. back to the studio. >>> coming up on "good morning america," real life is nothing like a "modern family" episode for sitcom star ariel winter. she opens up about her mother, body issues, and getting a new start at just 15 years old. >>> also, sarah jessica parker made running in high heels look easy. is she paying for it now? find out why she may be giving up some of her pumps.

brian ross has the very latest. >>> brand-new details overnight on that fatal lion attack.t himself out of his cage, blindsiding the intern on her cell phone, breaking her neck with a swipe of his paw. her family speaks out this morning. >>> also, breaking overnight. caught on tape. justin bieber doubles over, stumbles, and faints backstage. out of breath, rushed to the hospital, tweeting a photo from his bed. reports on whether he's returning to the stage. >>> and good morning, america. happy friday. robin is off this snowy morning here in new york. check it out. it's really coming down here in times square. we still have some people out there. they're still waving and happy. amy robach in this morning. a lot of news coming in overnight, including reports of an incredible security breach at newark airport. an agent was able to get through two checkpoints with a fake bomb in his pants. we'll have details on that coming up. >>> and we mentioned justin bieber's stunning fainting episode at that major concert. fellow star kelly osbourne suffered a seizure. she was rushed to th

chief investigative reporter brian ross recounts what happened. >> as menendez campaigned for re-electionrepublican on poor tants went into over drive to implicate him in a sex scandal. >> is that the same person you had sex with? >> si. >> they all provided the same story almost word for word as if they had been coached. now i can't prove that the daily caller is wrong in that its reporter spoke to different prostitutes, but the fbi has found no evidence in this case and the caller hasn't proven these case. they say someone was out to smear menendez and to use the media in doing so. >>> roger ales under fire for comments about barack obama and joe biden. did some criticism go too far? concerns as we age. h it has 7 antioxidants to support cell health. one a day 50+. >>> roger ales speaks his mind. given all that he has done for fox, have they gone too far. ales says that president obama is lazy. he likes joe biden but the beep is dumb as an ashtray. show to show you fair and balanced. ailes calls gingrich a word i can't use on air. in new york, we have ma lisa guthrie who covers the medi

brian ross does it now. and they have a few others. it's not the way it used to be.o much money. it's too expensive to do it. they don't -- don't have bureaus all over the world. now they are getting take from freelancers, all of this dumbs down the american public. that's the key. people just don't know anymore. >> well then you are right part of it is that there is much less money. the other part of it is ideological. you look at steve croft interview with obama and clinton. that's humiliating. you wouldn't have seen that on "60 minutes" back 40 years ago. they would have been ashamed to put something on like that. i think there is a affinity with this administration. in the bush years there was a lot of hard hitting stuff opposed to bush, especially after the iraq war went south. then they felt all guilty. they should have done x, y and z in the beginning. they were really tough. i think there really is a difference in how hard hitting the networks are depending on whether there is a conservative or a liberal in office. >> bill: i agree 100%. call them low informa

that began during my election in an attempt to affect the election for the senate. >> reporter: brian ross have been completely discredited as far as we can tell, senator menendez is not out of the weeds just yet. there's a big donor that apparently gave him free plane rides and he helped out with contracts. and now there's an ethics inquiry that's been opened up against the senator to make sure that this relationship was on the up and up. and so -- >> still in some potential hot water. but i'm sure he must be quite relieved at this development. >> oh, man. isn't that just terrible? >> it's terrible. >>> still ahead, a sad announcement from a sitcom veteran. >> why valerie harper's attitude is inspirational after her very difficult diagnosis. we'll tell you about it. you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" ♪ >>> that was the theme song from "rhoda," a spinoff from "the mary tyler moore show" starring the very funny valerie harper. this morning we have some sad news to pass along. harper has announced she has terminal brain cancer. >> as abc's cecilia vega reports,

abc's chief investigative correspondent brian ross has been tracking it all.s could be a real intelligence coup. >> reporter: that's what they're saying. the son-in-law will appear to answer charges of conspiracy to kill u.s. citizens. as a top member of his father in law's inner circle. he once wrote, we have the right to kill 4 million americans, 1 million of them children. in the world of al qaeda, he was the guy who married the boss' daughter, which gave him a place of prominence. next to osama bin laden. but sulaiman abu ghaith never took over the family terror business. he became better known as the loud-mouthed son-in-law. the al qaeda spokesman, who proclaimed his delight in this video over the 9/11 attacks on the united states. the cia has been tracking him for years, according to u.s. officials. as he moved from afghanistan to iran and then in january into turkey where he was arrested. based on a u.s. tip. >> once he left iranian territory and went into turkey, he became open game. >> reporter: the turks ultimately agreed to send him to jordan. befor

brian ross has been tracking the twists and turns in this story since then. and he joins us now. it looks like your long search is finally over. >> getting closer. this has been a 23-year-long game of cat and mouse between the fbi and a long-suspected gang of boston art thieves with ties to local mobsters. this morning, the fbi says there's new hope they're getting closer to cracking the case. the theft was timed to the busiest day of the year for boston police, st. patrick's day. just after 1:00 in the morning with the party still going on downtown, two thieves dressed as police talked their way into the side entrance of the tiny gardner museum of art. in just 81 minutes they had perhaps the largest haul of stolen art in this country ever. there were no alarms and they methodically cut the selected paintings out of their frames. three rembrandts including his only known seascape, the storm on the sea of galile rks. and this masterpiece, lady and gentleman in black. one of only 31 works from the dutch master, vermeer, the concert. 13 pieces in all an estimated $500 million worth

abc's brian ross is here with all the details on the story that wasn't. good morning, brian. >> good morning, george. that's true. american politics as you know knows few limits and both parties have played their share of dirty tricks. in the case of menendez he appears to be the victim of a very dirty trick involving sex, lies and videotape. here's how it happened. as menendez campaigned for re-election last year, republican operatives secretly went into overdrive to implicate him in a sex scandal. is that the same person you had sex with? [ speaking a foreign language ] >> reporter: six days before, operatives helped arrange interviews in the dominican republic with this woman and this one and this one who all told abc news the senator paid them for sex. [ speaking a foreign language ] >> reporter: it supposedly happened at the famed dominican resort casa de campo and one of the homes of the campaign donors where they claimed in reports that surveillance teams learned of raucous pool parties, everyone naked, of course, but none of the women could produce

i'm becky quick along with andrew ross sorkin. brian sullivan. joe will be back from vacation on monday. let's get right to the news of the morning, though. a senate committee will grow current and former jpmorgan executives today. at issue is the bank's handling of the london wale trading losses. ahead of that hearing, a scathing report was released last night suggesting that jpmorgan officials ignored growing risk and hid losses from regulators. it accuses the bank of changing risk model toes work around capital rules. ceo jamie dimon comes under heavy criticism from the senate panel. he is not scheduled to be among the bank officials testifying out there today. although some are wondering if he will show up and defend himself. it was a rough night for jpmorgan. in a separate story, the fed is telling the bank and rival goldman sachs that their plans for maintaining proper capital levels are weak. regulators are ordering both firms to revise their capital plans by tend of september. the fed turned down similar requests from allied financial and