. >> the other has been upgraded to good condition and he gave abc's abbie boudreau a firsthand account of their terrifying ordeal. >> reporter: on the last leg of their adventure 17-year-old sam gottsegen and his fellow hikers were walking down a shallow alaska stream and into the most dangerous situation of their lives. >> the person in front started screaming and yelling, bear, and so we all turned around and ran off, our first reaction was to turn and and run. >> reporter: they can cover 40 yards in seconds which why it's better to play dead if they attack. >> i turned away and there was a bear chasing me. it was like five feet behind me when i saw it and it just took me down. >> reporter: the bear's razor sharp teeth broke his ribs. suddenly he had a hard time breathing. the bear had punctured his lung. >> remember jaws on my head and thinking i'm going to die. >> reporter: four of the seven teenagers were mauled before the bear suddenly ran off. the uninjured setup camp and activated their emergency beacon alerting authorities using a garbage bag to bandage his wounds then had to

here's abc's abbie boudreau. >> reporter: only in l.a.re have people talking about the end of the world. >> carmageddon. the 405 will be closed between the 10 and the 101. >> reporter: they're calling it carmageddon. an asphalt apocalypse. >> stay the hell away from the 405. >> reporter: this is the most congested highway for drivers in the country. on a typical weekend, 500,000 cars pack this road. but this weekend for 53 st hours, a 10n-mile stretch of it ill be closed. >> it's one of the most special moments in our lives. >> reporter: dalia and moshe didn't know about it when they began planning their wedding more than a year ago. all of their 120 guests are staying in marina del rey where the couple lives. under normal circumstances the trip to their bel air ceremony would take only 20 minutes. but this weekend, a detour through crowded local streets, they're leaving three hours ahead of time to make sure they'll get there. >> i found out how much of the 405 wawagoing to be closed, and then we started freaking out. >> reporter: just t

and abc's abbie boudreau now has one couple's amazing race to get to the church on time. >> reporter:ly in l.a. would a road closure have people talking about the end of the world. >> carmageddon. the 405 will be closed between the 10 and the 101. >> reporter: they're calling it carmageddon -- an asphalt apocalypse. >> stay the hell away from the 405. >> reporter: this is the most congested highway for drivers in the country. on a typical weekend, 500,000 cars pack this road. but this weekend, for 53 straight hours, a ten-mile stretch of it will be closed. >> it's one of the most special ments in our lives. >> reporter: della franco and mosche shmuel didn't know about carmageddon when they began planning their wedding more than a year ago. all of their 120 guests are staying in marina del rey, where the couple lives. under normal circumstances, the trip to their bel air ceremony would take only 20 minutes. but this weekend, a detour through crowded local streets, they're leaving three hours ahead of time to make sure they get there. >> i found how much of the 405 was going to be close

it all happened about two miles off the coast near baja, mexico and we begin with abbie boudreau in mexico>> reporter: these are the lucky ones, their tour boat capsized in the middle of the night carrying 44 passengers and crew. the mexican navy says there was no mayday call, for more than 12 hours no one was aware they were in trouble. the rescue operation began when a local fisherman spotted three survivors at sea. michael was one of two dozen americans on board. he and several companions managed to swim to safety clinging to a cooler. >> they had life jackets on and did have time to put on life jackets, so that's a good thing. he's a strong swimmer. i'm really glad. >> reporter: also among the rescued, american lee ikegami, on a fishing trip with his buddies. we reached his wife by telephone. >> somewhere around ten-ish my husband called and said that his boat was capsized, that he's fine. i was in shock. >> reporter: 27 americans were on board the 100-foot boat called the erik. mexican officials say at least one american is dead and at least six are among the missing. the boat left sa

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and abc's abbie boudreau has the latest for us. rning, abbie. >> reporter: good morning, robin. this tiny, little beach town is the last place you'd expect 15 detectives working overtime, trying to figure out exactly what happened in the mansion behind me. behind the walls of this landmark 27-room mansion, 2 mysterious deaths in less than a week. 6-year-old max shacknai died just a week after falling from the mansion's master staircase. 32-year-old rebecca zahau found days after max's fall, hanging from a noose from the second-floor balcony, unclothed. her limbs bound with what appeared to be electrical cord. both lived in the home o oed by jonas shacknai, the wealthy ceo of medicis pharmaceutical. max, his son, rebecca his live-in girlfriend. adding to the mystery, police say shacknai was not home during either incident. zahau's body was discovered by his brother, adam. >> suicide and homicide can look similar. that's why it's so important to pay attention to the details. >> reporter: this morning, abc news is learning new details

abbie boudreau, abc news, baja, california, mexico.ile a criminal complaint against dominique strauss-kahn today in paris. ththwoman accuses the former head of the imf of trying to rape her during a 2002 book interview. here in the u.s. there are reports that the sex assault charges against strauss-kahn prprecutors reportedly fear that the hotel maid who made the accusations now has no credibility. >>> now to the other high-profile case we've been watching. jurors in n e casey anthony trial begin their first full day of deliberations in just a few hours. abc's yunji de nies reports on the courtroom drama from orlando. >> reporter: casey anthony sat stone-faced as prosecutors one last time cast her as a selfish, murderous mom. >> there's nothing that's wrong with casey anthony that can't be explained using two words. pathological liar. >> members of the jury -- >> reporter: now the seven women and five men deliberate on the same courthouse floor where they've spent the last six weeks. they've listened to 91 witnesses and viewed well ove

abbie boudreau, abc news, anchorage, alaska. >> brave young man. >>> and a young boy is in a philadelphiaing after nearly drowning in a rain-swollen creek. emergency workers rushed to the scene where the 12-year-old had been playing before somehow being swept into the water. he's now on life support and is listed in critical but stable condition. >>> in some other news, now. the heat wave that roasted the eastern half of the nation also delivered a stinging blow to the poultry industry. farmers lost more than 30,000 turkeys to the intense heat last week alone. and thousands of chickens also died. but actually all of this could have been a lot worse. experts credit modern grow houses which have plenty of ventilation withtheducing the mortality rate. >>> and here is your tuesday forecast. stormy from the dakotas to minnesota. hail, dangerous winds and flash flooding around bismarck, sioux falls, iowa city and minneapolis. afternoon showers in the northeast. thunderstorms from new orleans to the carolinas. drenching rainstorms in the southwest. >> 103 in phoenix. 87 in salt lake city. just 6

here's abc's abbie boudreau. >> reporter: only in l.a.osure have people talking about the end of the world. >> carmageddon. the 405 will be closed between the 10 and the 101. >> reporter: they're calling it carmageddon, an asphalt apocalypse. >> stay the hell away from the 405. >> reporter: this is the most congested highway for drivers in the country. on a typical weekend, 500,000 cars pack this road. but this weekend, for 53 straight hours, a 10-mile stretch of it will be closed. >> it's one of the most special moments in our lives. >> reporter: dalia franco and moshe schmul didn't know about carmageddon when they began planning their wedding a year ago. all of their 120 guests are staying in marina dell rey where they live. under normal circumstances the trip to their bel air ceremony would take only 20 minutes. but this weekend, a detour through crowded local streets, they're leaving three hours ahead of time to make sure they'll get there. >> i found out how much of the 405 was going to be closed. and then we started freaking out. >>

for "good morning america," abbie boudreau abc news los angeles. >> i've never lived in l.a.every time i've benghazi out there there is never a time when that is not backed up. josh elliott. >> not ever. that thing 24 hours a day is filled with cars. to appreciate how many people have been displaced and what is going to happen to the greater los angeles area is unbelievable to think they're shutting that down. incredible. >> some weekend. >> i toss to myself. >>> the scandal surrounding rupert murdoch's media empire has now spread to the united states. congressional lawmakers are asking the fbi to investigate whether murdoch's newspapers tried to hack into the phone records of september 11th victims. today a ninth man was now arrested in connection with phone hacking at the "news of the world." this time it was a top editor. >>> in india's financial capital mumbai is on high alert after three bombings rocked the city at rush hour. investigators are combing debris trying to determine which terror group is behind the attack which killed at least 17 people and wounded more than

abbie boudreau reports near the baja california coast. >> reporter: these are the lucky ones. says there was no mayday call so for more than 12 hours, no one was aware they were in trouble. the rescue operation finally began when a local fisherman spotted three survivors at sea. michael ng was one of two dozen americans on board. he and several companions managed to swim to safety, clinging to a cooler. >> they had life jackets on and they actually did have time to put on life jackets, so that's a good thing. he's a strong swimmer so i'm really glad. >> reporter: also among the rescued, american lee ikagami, on a fishing trip wiwi his buddies. we reached his wife by telephone. >> somewhere around 10-ish last night my husband called and said his boat was capsized, that he is fine. i was in shock. >> reporter: 27 americans were on board the 100-foot boat the "erik." mexyc9 one american is dead and at least six are among the missing. the boat left san felipe saturday for a seven-day fishing trip. early sunday morning about 60 miles south of san felipe it hit what's described as a

turns out the drivers who ignore them were getting away with it and as abc's abbie boudreau found outabout everyone else angry. >> reporter: at the time it seemed like a good idea. a way to stop red light runners. these cameras are all over the place. and some drivers will do anything not to get caught. like put a box over their head or even wear a mask. but there are some close calls. when you're really not all that sure if you did get caught this will a ticket shows up in the mail with a picture of your face on it. along with a huge fine of around $500. but what if you decide you simply weren't going to pay? in the city of los angeles, it turns out that would be just fine. in fact paying is essentially voluntary. angering those who shelled out hundreds. >> do i get a refund for the ones i already paid. >> reporter: they were shocked to learn there is no real enforcement. the court find these cases difficult to province the person receiving the ticket is often not the one driving. >> if you paid the fine you've paid the fine. if you didn't pay the fineor the most part you're able to

abc's abbie boudreau has that story. abbie? >> reporter: good morning, robin.embers say they are still in total shock about what happenen in this mansion behind me. at this point they simply don't know what to believe. this is rebecca zahau and her boyfriend's 6-year-old son max sharing a happy moment. but this morning they share a tragic connection. both died within days of each other after bizarre incidents. at historic beachside estate. two separate tragedies in the sprawling 27-room mansion owned by jonah shacknai. the 54-year-old multimillionaire ceo of medicis pharmaceutical, the company behind botox competitor restylane. they were spending the summer here. last monday zahau was home when max had an accident. on a master staircase. paramedics went to the scene. >> they found the child at the foot of the stairs, the child was not breathing and did not have a pulse. >> reporter: max was revivived d hospitalized. just two days later zahau was discovered hanging by a noose from the second floor balcony at the mansion, found naked, wrists and ankles bound. sha

he talked to abc's abbie boudreau and she joins us now live from anchorage with the latest. od morning, abbie. >> reporter: good morning. this 17-year-old has an incredible story of survival. he says the last thing he remembers is a giant grizzly bear chasing after him and then attacking him and now he says he's just happy to be alive. >> oh. >> reporter: 17-year-old sam gottsegen and his friends were on a 30-day hike in alaska's vast and rugged landscape. >> i heard it was a little bit more wild and a little bit more intense so i jumped on an opportunity. >> reporter: spotting wildlife along the way like this black bear but their adventure was about to take a frightening turn. >> we hiked about four miles and we were hiking in a stream. the first person started screaming and yelling "bear." so we all turned around and ran. the most vivid, i remember running looking behind me and you're seeing this huge like snarling grizzly bear like five feet behind me. >> reporter: the bear attacked 4 of the 17 teenagers in the group including victor martin who says the grizzly was enormou

abc abc's abbie boudreau is on the san in san felipe, new mexico. >> reporter: 27 american fishermen and friends sail add way from the dock looking forward to a great day of fishing together when suddenly things took a turn for the worse. these men are weary but alive after an annual fourth of july fishing trip took a horrifying turn. their boat capsizing off the coast of mexico early sunday. now a search and rescue mission is under way. gary and glen wong are brothers and survivors. after 18 1/2 harrowing hours floating in the sea and fearing the worst. >> i'm a goner. everything i lived for is gone. >> reporter: he say they were sharing a room with their two other brothers when suddenly they felt the boat begin to rock and heard a crash. >> i heard people yelling and my brother got up and looked -- went out the hallway and heard someone say get out, get out. >> reporter: the vessel named "erik" left san felipe saturday and abruptly sank 60 miles south of the baja peninsula in a freak storm. two giant waves hit the boat causing it to go under. now at least one passenger is dead and

ababs abbie boudreau joins us from anchorage with the story. good morning abbie. >> reporter: good morning, george. the students were on the first day of their trip. it was the first day they were without an instructor. four teenagers are hospitalized after coming face-to-face with a grizzly. what began as a hike through alaska's back country, ended in a fight for survival. 7 students more than 100 miles north of anchorage, alaska lined up single-file, to cross a river. only to face a grizzly bear protecting her cub. >> as they were doing the crossing, they heard from the front of the line, somebody screamed that there there was a bear. and that's when the mauling started. >> reporter: afraid for their lives, they began to run and scattered. but it was too late. the bear attacked four of the seven teenagers before eventually leaving them alone. the uninjured set up camp and gave basic first aid, and activated their emergency beacon to try to get help. but it was more than five hours later before they were finally rescued by helicopter. 17-year-o