and you play anita hoffman, the wife of abbie. and you were quoted at the time as saying that "this is a film i'm doing in part because i'm liberal. you're not going to see me in the charlton heston story." uh-huh. was that a good experience, and did you get to know anita? i did; i did get to know anita a little bit. she passed away shortly after i met her. she was very wonderful. i got to do--i'm not really an actor who tends to do roles that require a lot of research, back story, interviews, things of that nature. this was a movie that did. i was very pleased to do a lot of reading, research, interviews, meeting of people at the time, you know, who were significant in her life, meeting anita a number of times, talking to her, meeting abbie hoffman's children, friends of abbie hoffman, former yippies, and meeting tom hayden and this, that, and the other, reading many memoirs and books. so i was very pleased to do it and very pleased to do that film. it was not a big box office success. you know, in fact, most people, when i was m

i'm sorry, abby. i didn't mean to cut across you. the p.s.a.s didn't even run in the los angeles market. >> right. they ran in san diego and san francisco, apparently, but not los angeles. and the f.b.i.... the special agent in charge here refused to confirm today whether the tipster hactually hear the p.s.a. >> rose: so the movie "the departed," kevin, does it bear any resemblance between the character jack nicholson created and the character you have covered? >> maybe the menace, but certainly not the physical appearance. as i said, there was something fastidious about whitey bulger and he took great pride to his appearance, no offense to jack nicholson, but he appeared more slow vennly than the whitey bulger i remember when i tried to talk to him in the liquo store some years ago. a failed attempt. whitey wouldn't talk to me. he never talked to any reporter except onewho he threatened to kill. he did talk to him. >> rose: he is still in los angeles and will he be brought to boston soon? >> they said he'd be brought to boston they

i'm abbie boudreau for "nightline" in los angeles. >> shopping haulers. thanks to abbie for that. >>> just ahead, we're going to shift gears and take a look at what today's alarming incident near the pentagon and other recent security news could mean to you for the summer ahead. your advertising mail campaign is paying off! business is good! it must be if you're doing all that overnight shipping. that must cost a fortune. it sure does. well, if it doesn't have to get there overnight, you can save a lot with priority mail flat rate envelopes. one flat rate to any state, just $4.95. that's cool and all... but it ain't my money. i seriously do not care... so, you don't care what anyone says, you want to save this company money! that's exactly what i was saying. hmmm... priority mail flat rate envelopes, just $4.95 only from the postal service. a simpler way to ship. before i started taking abilify, i was taking an antidepressant alone. most days i could put on a brave face and muddle through. but other days i still struggled with my depression. i was managin

abby road. more of her photos came out today including the very modest christmas tree in the modest mccartney home in liverpool, remember, still post war england, note the queen on the black and white tv. there's also one of paul in a robe on a fence. they can all be seen as part of a gallery exhibit, "linda mccartney: life in photographs." >>> george ballas has died, a long time resident of houston, texas. he was most famous for an idea he had while sitting in a car wash one day. he looked up and saw those spinning bristles and thought, i bet that same principle can be used for lawn trimming. he went home and got some fishing line and invented the weed eater. he launched it in 1971 and his tv commercials convinced all of us we needed one. it was just another chapter in an interesting life. ballas was a bombardier, went to work in the states at the arthur murray and fred astair dance studios, became something of a world class dancer. his son and grandson have gone on to appear on "dancing with t

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here's abbie boudreau. >> reporter: it was a horrifying scene. inflatable bounce house blowing across a new york soccer field with kids inside. >> oh, my god! oh, my god! >> reporter: 13 people were taken to the hospital, and it's happened before. just last month, this flyaway inflatable playhouse in arizona injured several children when it blew away. there have been thousands of injuries. we showed video of the flyaway bounce house to gary tarozian of magic jump rentals in los angeles. >> that is unbelievable. >> reporter: he says accidents like this are easily preventable by making sure the house is properly anchored. >> it is an amusement ride. there are a little bit of risk involved. >> reporter: tarozian says the bounce houses should not be used in winds over 20 miles per hour. >> it's all about being careful and being safe. doing it the right way. >> reporter: experts say the dramatic pictures of that bounce house flying away is a reminder for parents to be careful to tie those houses down and to be mindful of the weather forecast, too. dav

. >> our abbie boudreau this morning. >> and look at these amazing works of art. part of an exhibit that opened in new york this weekend. critics comparing this to pablo picasso and jackson pollock. the artist is only 4. she's already an international sensation with one painting selling for 20 grand. >> that is unbelievable. >>> we do begin with another major blow to al qaeda. a key leader in the terror organization considered to be a long shot to succeed osama bin laden was reportedly taken out in a u.s. drone strike in pakistan. our nick schifrin covers pakistan, and he joins us here in the studio. good morning, nick. you broke many of the details about the story about osama bin laden. what are your sources and u.s. intelligence telling you about what just took place? >> the pakistanis i'm talking to increasingly think he's dead. the intelligence officials thinks he's dead. a spokesman for his own organization say that he's dead and locals say that he is dead, but the u.s. says, look, let's wait. a senior u.s. official says, our bar is really high. we've been sa

abbie boudreau, abc news, los angeles. >> obviously serious stuff., did the host of "to catch a predator" get caught on tape doing something bad himself? >> how about this, we're getting this story this morning. >>> also, is j. lo saying no to "a.i."? find out, that's all coming up next in "the skinny." you're watching "world news now." in "the skinny." you're watching "world news now." ♪ >>> we're having too much fun tonight. >> i know. daniel's listening to "spamalot" clips on the break. >> monty python lovers, you're with me. >>> time now for "the skinny." we've talked so much about charlie sheen, all the negatives, yada yada. turns out one of his exes, denise richards is moving on. she's got good, happy news. she's going to be -- she is a mom again. >> that's right. this time she's adopting. >> she's adopted -- adopted a baby girl. she's 40 years old, denise richards. she looks good, doesn't she? 40's not old anymore. >> absolutely. >> she's adopted a baby girl and she already has two girls already. but this new baby, her name is eloise joanie ri

abby wamb aurks ugh.hey'll play colombia next. >>> his team lost because several players were struck by lightning while training three weeks ago. i thought he cleared that up. i thought the reason he lost was because one of his players was swallowed by a whale. plenty of celebration for the south carolina gamecocks. they won their second straight college series. the flyout, he'll keep that ball for the rest of his life. what? he threw it into the crowd. i guess when he got the trophy, who needs a ball? that's your early look at sports. i'm fred roggin. >>> who got married, who is separating and who is getting divorced. >>> plus if you got a nose for sensing animals that will make good pets, you won't want to miss this story. >>> welcome back. good wednesday morning to you. forecast wise, agent calmer than yesterday with all the rain in california. still have showers possibly around san francisco, but the heavy rain is over with. that's moved on. thunderstorms will be widespread, though, late this afternoo

for abbie boudreau, that is a "sign of the times." ♪ >> the first feet you put on the stage -- ♪ youence and this adrenaline coming. >> we're ready when you are. >> time to go. >> reporter: they're international heart tloebs whose love lives are often the focus of tabloid fodder in paris, do people stop you? >> every minute. no, i'm kidding. >> reporter: not a typical life for a violinist and a cellist. >> when inclose my eyes, we really feel each other. i don't know how to explain it. ♪ they play to sold out crowds worldwide. they have countless platinum cds. they're brothers. and, yes, they're french. >> are you blushing? >> reporter: no, of course not. but no, i mean -- and now, the brothers hope to inspire millimeters s millions of americans through their music. >> for young people, the fact of receiving us not too old because of course i'm older than him but i'm just 35, which is not that old and he's 30 years old so -- >> not yet. >> we are. >> reporter: you're 29? >> yeah. >> there is a cliche of classical musicians. at least everybody can see we are absolutely normal and we'r

all bailed out. >> i'm with abbie. it's hard to tell. >>> coming up -- another dramatic week in the casey anthony trial. spectators fight to get a seat. the big drama that's playing out right outside the courtroom. >>> also this morning, the liquid lightning that's supposed to keep away the bugs. why it's like buying a bomb. the consumer warning that you need to know. >>> the beauty queen deemed the queen of clubbing. is she tarnishing her crown? miss usa will join us live. miss usa will join us live. the new mascara with a conditioning formula that helps strengthen and plump lashes up to 200%... instantly. for maximum volume... and a killer look. new revlon growluscious plumping mascara. discover aveeno positively radiant tinted moisturizers with scientifically proven soy complex and natural minerals. give you sheer coverage instantly, then go on to even skin tone in four weeks. aveeno tinted moisturizers. then go on to even skin tone in four weeks. you know rheumatoid arthritis means pain. but you may not know it can

that was abby boudreaux reporting.ant to tell you about a great event that's happening in the community. healthy wealthy wise and beautiful sound pretty great. that is the focus of a conference going on neck weekend and you can attend. heart and soul awards this week -- next weekend will have everything for everybody. donna jacobs is senior vice president for government affairs at university of maryland medical system and tells us more about this great event. thanks so much for coming in. >> thanks for having me. >> so what's this all about two days correct? >> two days. heart and soul weekend for the awards weekend starting on friday june 1th and continues through saturday evening the 18th. on friday, there are awards to women of substance who have been honored by the heart and soul magazine over the last six months. and then on saturday, all day from 8 really until 4, there are three tracks of healthconference and events for women of all ages, teens, and a special unit for nurses who canget continuing education credi

this time the halos are worn by abby, eve and kate. >> trust me. >> we need to move. >> the originalngels may have been recruited from the police academy but these angels were a bit more devilish. >> they each made mistakes, but i gave them a second chance, now they work for me. >> now, meet the stars. rachel taylor, you know her from "grey's anatomy." >> i'm good at my job. >> annie alonza. she spent the last year on "general hospital" and minka kelly. she's a veteran of "friday night lights" and "parenthood." and on big screen she co-star in "the roommate". >> what's it like to remake an iconic tv show like charlie's angels. >> it's an honor. i hope we don't let the fans down. >> the voice of charlie? >> morning, angels. >> john forsythe? it's rumored maybe robert wagner. abc hasn't filled the role yet. the show starts in the fall on thursdays. >> count your blessings they're not after you. >> there is one more angel to talk about. drew barrymore. >> who can forget her. she starred in both movies and she's the executive producer of the tv series. >> let's get back to hef's former a

more now from abbie boudreau. >> it was a horrifying scene. this house blowing with kids inside. 13 people were cake on the the hospital. it's happened before. just last month, this fly away inflatable play house in arizona injured several children. and recently, a 9 year-old was trapped in a bounce house when it slammed into a neighbor's roof. we showed video to gary terosian of magic jump ren calls in los angeles. he says accidents like this are preventable. >> it's an amusement ride. there are risks involved. >> reporter: these bounce houses should not be used in winds over 20 miles per hour. >> it's all about being careful. being safe. doing it the right way. >> reporter: experts say the pictures of that bounce house flying away is a reminder to parents to be careful to tie those houses down and to be mindful of the weather forecast. >> very important. >> a little common sense goes along way. >> indeed. >>> let's look at monday's weather. severe storm and hail. gusty winds. also stormily in the southeast from tallahassee and jacksonville t

a tweet on westminster abbey's official twitter feed, it read "the abby bells are ringing to mark the birthday of the duke of cambridge." yes, it was done in 140 characters or less. happy birthday, and i believe they're on their way to california in just a couple of weeks as part of their honeymoon festivities. >>> they'll number southern california july 8, and did you see that dress she was wearing? >> i didn't notice the dress. >> that was hot. like the weather. >> thanks for joining us. now brian williams is next for "nightly

abby ever applied to many other boards or commissions -- have you ever apply to any other boards or commissions in city hall? if not, why are you here? >> about six years ago, seven years ago, i served on the committee land trust task force with supervisor gonzales. i do not believe i have ever apply for anything else. so this was just -- i saw this as a real opportunity to make sure that there is the type of fairness and civic engagement, debate, and a healthier san francisco for the next 10 years. and, no, i am not running for anything, even dogcatcher for the next 10 years and probably beyond. i will leave that to you guys. supervisor kim: thank you. supervisor elsbernd: i know you're not running. are you volunteering are working on any mayoral campaigns? >> he is coming also working on it john avalos' campaign, completely unpaid. supervisor kim: thank you. i already called up jason porth, but it is my understanding that gia daniller-katz is also year. i will call you up after jason porth. good morning. >> good morning. jerrick, supervisors, my name is jason porth, and thank you for the oppo

good morning, abbie. >> reporter: good morning, george. investigators continue to search this wreckage you see behind me. they say they're looking for clues to try to explain why this happened. and whether it could have been prevented in the first place. investigators continue to comb the wreckage. the fire from the explosion burned so hot, they're calling in a forensic anthropologist to help identify victims. five passengers are still unaccounted for. >> i think the investigation's going quite well at this point. >> reporter: the ntsb now turning its attention to this trucking company, which has a history of recent violations. one for a truck with tires so bald, it was removed from the road immediately. and two for crashes resulting from unsafe driving. >> they have been involved in 19 random roadside inspections. out of those 19 random inspections, there have been encountered 7 violations. >> reporter: just before friday's crash, investigators say that the train was traveling about 75 miles per hour. according to witnesses, the truck dri

abbie boudreau, abc news, los angeles. >> our thanks. >> we're going to turn to the john edwards case. we're learning more about his legal strategy after the former presidential candidate was indicted. accused of using campaign money to cover up an affair. tonight, some say his decision to fight is all is a gamble. others argue so is the prosecution's case as well. here is bob woodruff. >> reporter: john edwards and federal prosecutors have been on a collision course for two and a half years. here's where the two sides differ. the government charges that $925,000 edwards raised to hide his affair with rielle hunter and his child were illegal campaign finances meant to provide text his chances of becoming president. edwards' lawyers say the money was raised for personal reasons, not political ones to conceal his affair from his wife. they argued the government is applying an overly broad definition of campaign contributions, even a former head of the federal elections commission argues this is a weak case. he's been retained by edwards' lawyers. a loss would be humiliating for the just

will ever leave afghanistan for good we spoke to abby an activist and former m.p. mulai joy and says the spider promises a trail of military bases will remain. i think. honest politician who. served in afghanistan and occupied my country just miles from one hand they are telling publicly to our people and. they will leave afghanistan by mid afternoon two thousand and one or two pros and plonked by you soon but from another they are talking about because they started teaching the stopping. us on the military basis of course so. they leave afghanistan arsenal by people who sit. home for these warlords taliban forces i think the people of us i don't agree with my people that democracy never come by our operation democracy never by a military invasion democracy never by cluster bomb by white phosphorus by muscle car by bumping our wedding party. and watch the full interview with our good activist my joy in just over an hour here on our t.v. . the second bailout for greece is crippled economy will dominate a meeting of even leaders in brussels on thursday and it's while

abbie boudreau has more. >> reporter: it's the ultimate challenge of a lifetime, for a treasure hunterfor adventure. six weeks after the president announced to the nation -- >> they killed osama bin laden and took custody of his body. >> reporter: bill warren is plotting to find bin laden's body in the north arabian sea. >> it's an exciting and dangerous project. >> reporter: warren, who says he has discovered 150 wrecks, is plotting a two-week operation, which involves renting a remote-operated submarine. >> want to prove one way or another, that he is, in fact, dead. >> reporter: do you think that's up for debate? >> oh, yes. >> reporter: after the united states proclaimed that bin laden was killed in this pakistani compound and that dna tests verified his identity, his body was placed in a weighted bag and buried at sea. but photos of his corpse were never publicized, which some say breeds skepticism. >> if we're successful and find him with sonar and recover him with a remote-operated vehicle, we'll recover the body in the bag and take photographs, video and a dna test. >> reporter

abbie boudreau has much more on this bizarre story. >> reporter: he looks innocent enough.revor harwell is a computer technician, who, according to police, did much more than just repair computers. they say he installed spyware, on unsuspecting women. mostly college students. >> women at various states of undress in their bedrooms, dormrooms and bathrooms. >> reporter: police say the spyware allowed him to control the computers remotely. giving full access to a person's most private moment. he's also accused of sending pop-up messages to their computers, warning them, their web cams needed cleaning. >> the way to clean that was to take it to a hot, steamy environment. typically a shower. >> reporter: police say this is one of the photos he snapped from one of his victim's computers, from a hot, steamy bathroom. >> i would be horrified. >> i mean, you barely have privacy living on a college campus as its is. >> reporter: and experts say this could just as easily happen to you. >> let's pretend that this laptop is the victim's machine. >> reporter: software expert, kevin hale

abbie boudreau met one dog owner and her pet.ion. take a look. >> reporter: whether it's his burberry tie. >> can you put on the tie for us? >> reporter: or his more formal attire. >> how can you not spoil a tele-pound dog? >> reporter: would overpampering turn your pup into a brat? many think that's the case. david rienaker, the dog aggression specialist. what's some of the mistakes? >> too much attention? the dog doesn't believe it's a dog anymore. it believes it's a human being. they need to go out and enjoy life. >> reporter: be a dog. >> be a dog. >> reporter: from paris hilton and her dog, tinkerbell. to posh pups of beverly hills. we're used to seeing dogs treated by royalty. in fact, we see it all the time. not just stars. but anyone with a dog to spoil. >> lift the front paws up. there's puppy yoga. and stevie's getting first-class treatment, too. >> he goes every place i go. paris. he loves paris. that's one of his favorite cities. >> reporter: do you think you over pamper him? >> i don't. i don't take it too far. >> re

now the boxer makes took the crown in 2009 finally, princess abby haer missing eye, her fourier and whatcould only be one and she took the trophy in a landslide victory. >> the ugliest dog is . yoda >> this micro size for ball was the crowd favorite all evening, that is one ugly dog. the press was craving a close-up and she strolled casually to the front of the stage and then fell off. not to worry, she was fine, a champion. in petaluma, charles clifford with kron4 news. >> she is a champion, we will be back with more news at kron4 at 11:00 p.m. stay wit earn more with interestplus savings at capitalone.com. that's new school banking baby! so instead of making peanuts, your savings will be earning three times the national average. oops. sorry. three times more? i'll have that! it is now safe to go online to capitalone.com. what's in your wallet? buh-bye... what's up? oh, what's wrong with your hair? oh. i was cruising the world-wide-web. found this do. what are you wearing? dope, right? it's got a hood. want one? boom. done. [ ding! ] [ boy ] lookin' good mr. g. thanks, bro-seph. are you

last fly -- last friday night i tweeted a message that i intended to abby joke to a woman in seattle. >> congressman weiner said he would cooperate with a house ethics probe that top democrats are calling for. the congressman is mayor yod to a top awed to secretary of state hillary clinton. he says the couple is not splitting up. >>> a growing number of americans not happy about the way the president is handling the economy. other signs are pointing to a close race in 2012. 57% of those surveyed believe the economic recovery has not begun and among registered voters, former massachusetts governor mitt romney has more support minister 2012 presidential race, 49% to president obama's 46%. this comes after a slight boost for president obama in the polls following the death of osama bin laden. >>> coming up next, metro rolls out a plan to get its escalators working on a regular lase is. >> we are closing in on triple digit temperatures again this week. thursday is the big day. tony has the fall forecast. it is another hazy, hot one out there today. we'll check in with him after the break.

abbie boudreau has the story. >> reporter: these soda bottles don't look dangerous.ens when you put dry ice and liquid in them. they become improvised explosive devices. watch it again. in slow motion. and look at the damage. it's a dangerous stunt that's gone viral online. apparently attracting teenage boys who love blowing things up. >> whoa! >> reporter: buthis boy doesn't see the humor. >> something flew into my window. >> reporter: a passing car threw a plastic water bottle into his car not realizing at first it had dry ice in it. >> just as i look down, it exploded right into my face. >> reporter: police arrested fofo young men, two were charged with misdemeanors including this former high school football star from orange county, california. >> we booked him for possession of an exclusive device with the intent of terrifying or causing injury. >> dry ice is nothing but solidified carbon dioxide at minus 110 degrees fahrenheit and could easily blow off a finger, damage an eye, shatter glass. we're talking about genuine explosion that could literally kill you. >>

abby in texas -- clear, rational, thoughtful, jebt, common sense and compassionate solutions to america'sems without the bible thumping self-serving righteous right wing ret tick. something more than big government, bad. small government good. i doubt we'll hear anything close to that. david in virginia -- in a word, moderation. couple of more words -- positive vision for the future and a plausible path on how to get there. i'm so tired of the left 15% of the country and the right 15% of the country firing ideological artillery shells at each other over the heads of the rest of us. >> their plan to return the middle class back to the middle class. their plan to increase exports and how their christian family values square with eliminating medicare, medicaid and social security. >>> claudia in texas -- i'd like to hear what jobs were created by extending the bush era tax cuts for another two years before they start debating what jobs obama has not created. >> chris, in new jersey -- you want to hear the plan to really change the structure of our government. particularly ron paul needs to g

. >> abby is deputy director of the council. and we were shown side by side comparisons of foreskin man and images the nazis used. >> for a millennium people have tried to prevent jews from practicing our religion. circumi amcision is a fundamental, integral piece of our practice. >> the comic's creator, matthew his, also wrote it the measure for the san francisco ballot measure. he came to join this group of men who turned in enough signatures to put a ban on this november's ballot. he said "foreskin man" is doing what it is supposed to do. shine a spotlight on the practice of the genital mutilation of children without their consent. >> i spoke to him and i said this is not good. >> lloyd, the leader of san francisco's anti-circumcision campaign, believes the comic book goes too far. >> it's inflammatory and 180 degrees different from the direction we want it to be in. i can understand completely why people would be offended. that's why we never used them on our website. >> but even though you never used him, there's a link on

abby is associate director of the jewish realationn council and showed side by side comparison of foreskin> for the millennia people have tried to prevent jews from practicing their religion. circumcision is part of the religion . >> they wrote the language and he came to join this group of men who turned in enough signature to put a circumcision on the bail - on ballot. >> i spoke to him this morning and i said this is not good the leader of san francisco's anti-circumcision campaign believes the comic book is going too far. >> i can understand why people would be ophoneded. >> even though you never used them. there is a link on his sight to his. >> are you disavowing him? >> no, i am not. schofield would like heff to remove the cartoon. he told me he has no intention of doing that. >> coming up next, michael fenny exposes the fine print. which 3cars get more than 40 miles per hour . later on abc news at 5:00. new reason to hate the signs of aging. wrinkles leading to the the the >> coming up toward the top of the hour checking traffic. the approach to the golden gate bridge. heading in t

. >> thanks to abbie for that. thank you for watching abc news. tune in for "good morning america" and have a great >> dicky: up next on "jimmy kimmel live" -- >> jimmy: started thinking about oprah. remember her? the lady who used to have the show? what happened to her? >> dicky: christina aguilera. mike tyson. >> jimmy: that is really great. most people don't do that. >> wow, that's really great. i don't think many people do that. >> dicky: and music from big sean. "jimmy kimmel live," coming up next. >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live!" tonight -- christina aguilera. mike tyson. and music from big sean. with cleto and the cletones. ♪ it's "jimmy kimmel live" >> dicky: and now, once and for all, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: hi, everyone. i'm jimmy, i'm the host of the show. thank you for watching. thank you for being here. you know, i tell you, i was -- i was laying in bed this morning -- >> wow. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: is it laying in bed or is it lying in bed? i was in bed on my back telling my girlfrien

. >>> also, women's world cup usa versus north korea, scoreless until the 54th minute, abby wombach crossinglauren cheney, a beautiful header. 1-0, u.s. celebrate, you can keep celebrating because to the 76th minute loose ball, stanford product, rachel bueller flies in for the strike and beats the keeper near post. usa wins 2-0. >>> well, that will do it for now, but don't forget coming up tonight all your highlights from the giants and a's. jessica, garvin, good to see you. i think jessica will look good doing a header in a soccer match. what do you think, jessica? >> i have one of those nets in my backyard, i'll practice and i'll show you. thank you, henry. >> see you tonight. >>> for a full half hour of bay area sports coverage youts can watch comcast sports net central tonight at 10:30. ♪ let's go out to the dmv ♪ it's ok that we're number four hundred and three ♪ ♪ we'll find ourselves a comfy seat ♪ ♪ and watch some shows and stuff ♪ ♪ ♪ let's follow that lady with the laptop ♪ [ male announcer ] now you can watch hit tv shows on your laptop with u-verse online and on your smartphone w

>> abbie miller. >> so clearly this is not an issue. >> i was not voted most successful. >>> we want to begin with the record flooding in north dakota this morning with the city of minot facing what could be a catastrophe. officials are fighting to hold back the souris river. janel klein is there with the very latest. good morning. >> good morning, lester. 5,000 homes here are under water. some up to their rooftops. the souris river still has not crested leaving people in minot to battle for what is left of their city. the souris river still at levels not seen since the 1980s. all eyes remain fixed on the broadway bridge. the last main artery linking the two sides of the city. if it goes under, minot cut in half. even though the river's crest was lower than expected, the city remains on edge. >> next several days will be critical and be at the highest level of risk and what is most important for everyone is to remain vigilant. >> across town national guard bull dozers ripped down another bridge. this one in danger of being swept away by the rushing water. it swamped 4,000 homes and b

>> nicole from abby 4-hour. >> fantastic.hanks for coming out and thanks for that sunny forecast on friday. all right, back to you guys. i think i'll leave the hat on and hang out tonight. can you get somebody else to do the 11:00 p.m. >> no. finish your funnel cake and then go get on the tilt-a-wheel. >> all right, i'll take pictures and tweet them and facebook them to you. >> he's going to have a stomach ache in about an hour. >> so much fun. >> jeff ranieri in pleasanton. now let's get to henry in sports. >>> henry, you need a funnel cake. >> oh, believe me, the calories say i don't need it, believe me. i've got a real big gut over here. i'll pass this time. well, nba teams are looking for help and the best college hoop stars are looking forward to playing for a paycheck. the 2011 nba draft is under way. warriors have the 11th overall pick. they drafted washington state sharpshooter clay thompson, who led the pac-10 in scoring last season with 22s pntoia game. the 6'7" shooting guard will add size to the warriors backcourt

. >> reporter: indeed 32-year-old abby larsen makes enough money from style me pretty, her multi-million dollar wedding blog to employ her husband and 12 other people full time. in the early days what was a blog like? >> the blog was this like really small like we're talking ten people maybe reading at any given moment. >> reporter: but word got out that she was offering personal attention to brides. >> readers would write in. they would say, you know, i'm having this great wedding at a vineyard but i can't really figure out my style and how to bring it altogether. then i would write details as as to how to articulate this vision in real life. >> reporter: four years after starting out she said she draws about 700,000 readers per month. that's more than the circulation of most bridal magazines. she openly admits that she blogs about some of her favorite advertisers. >> let's go with a pretty.... >> reporter: it has added up to a dream life in a boston suburb. >> i didn't want to leave my couch. i wanted to have a family. i wanted to do something in my home. i wanted to roll out of bed, p

our abbie boudreau has the story. >> reporter: phillip garrido was sentenced to 413 years in prison on wednesday. jaycee dugard's words haunted the courtroom. she reveals for the first time, in a statement read by her mother, what her ordeal was really like. "i chose not to be here today because i refuse to waste another second of my life in your presence. i hated every second of every day of 18 years, because of you and the sexual perversion you forced on me. for all the crimes you have both committed, i hope you have as many sleepless nights as i did." in newly-released grand jury transcripts, jaycee describes in vivid detail, the moments that led up to her abduction on june 10, 1991, when she was just 11 years old. jaycee remembers the garridos' car pulling up next to her that morning. "i didn't think it was weird at the time. but it pulled up close next to me. i thought he was going to ask for directions because he started to say something." suddenly, jaycee recalls she felt a shock and fell to the ground, as the garridos allegedly used a taser to get her inside the car. once insid

latest example over the weekend, as abby boudreau reports. >> reporter: a horrifying scene, a bouncese blown across a new york soccer field with kids inside. 13 people were taken to the hospital. and it's happened before. just last month this fly away inflatable playhouse in arizona, injured several children when it blew away. recently a 9-year-old was trapped in a bounce house when it slammed into a neighbor's roof, two house as way. there have been thousands of injuries. we showed video of the fly away bounce house to gary terozian of magic jump rentals in los angeles. he says accidents like this are easily preventible, by making sure the house is properly anchored. >> it is an amusement ride. as with all amusement rides there are a little risk involved. >> reporter: he says the bounce houses should not be used in winds over 20 miles per hour. >> it is all about being careful. all about being safe. doing it the right way. >> reporter: experts say the dramatic pictures of the bounce house flying away is a reminder for parents to be careful to tie those houses down. and to be mindful

yes, abby. >> i think this is the legal justification question, the report says it costs about $700 million at this point in projects by september it will be $1.1 billion. that's a lot of money in the context of the budget cutting and trimming of programs that are to exist. how do you justify that to the american people, and when the expect money to stop flowing? >> welcome i think the president stressed that clearly in terms of wages and interest of the united states to participate -- other forces participating. it's also important to note the money you mentioned is coming from existing funds. there is no request for supplemental and it is money that would've since been spent on other things like training mission that are being fulfilled by the actual admissions being performed. so this is not new money. and we believe that it continues to be in the u.s. interest to participate in this mission and the limited matter that we are participating in because it is in our interest within this multinational coalition to continue to protect libyan civilians, to continue to enforce the no-fly zone t

a dear abby for moms. >> she gets it.hat just because you're a mom doesn't necessarily mean that you're a kumbaya mom or [ inaudible ]. there is an in between and you can have both. >> reporter: find a diva deal too. >> for a mom in nebraska who might not be able to afford the thousand dollar stroller i will be able to tell the mom you can go to buy buy baby or target and buy that stroller for $85. >> reporter: what about to the critics who might say what about your children r you focusing too much on yourselves? is this about the kids? >> happy mom, makes happy children. stilettos and sippy cups go hand in hand. >> how about that for a catch phrase. the response to divamoms.com has been so overwhelming that stern says she often gets inquiries from places like idaho, chicago, l.a., miami, even london, paris, and dubai and they all want to know what about a diva moms for us. stern tells me that rome wasn't built in a day. it will happen. they will expand. little by little. and ali. >> yes. >> how about this, diva lish shus

they had to eliminate all of the young patrons that they had caused" -- all right, during the raid in abby jarntion the forces, the u.n. forces, the french and quattara, they went in and it happens that the seated president, president gbagbo, he had not a lot of armaments, but he had a whole lot of young people and they were armed not with weapons but with baseball bats, with wooden clubs, and they surrounded the palace to try to protect him knowing that they would kill their president. this is where they are today. these are the young kids. this is in a gas station up here. they're all lined up there. they're executing some of them, starving, beating the rest of thevment there's pictures that -- of what is going on. these young patrons were young supporters of president gbagbo who surrounded his palace in a human chain armed with just sticks and bats. against the u.n.-french attack helicopters which were bombing gbagbo's residence, now being searched out by quattara's forces for torture and death. this report came out. "another woman who witnessed the killing of 18 youths was brutally rap