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ron claiborne, abc news, ft.georgia. >>> and this is one where we're kur yos what you think. should the school allow those religious banners? you can weigh in at our blog "the world newser" at abcnews.com. >>> and up next, sully sullenberger, back in the air, and getting some cheers from sullenberger, back in the air, and getting some cheers from passengers. about smoking - he one thing is it dominates your life, and it dominated mine. and the sad thing about it is that you can always use an excuse if cigarettes don't kill me, oh well - something else will. but, you can't use that as an excuse. i honestly loved smoking, and i honestly didn't think i would ever quit. it was very interesting that you could smoke on the first week. chantix gave me that extra help that i needed to get through a tough time. (announcer) chantix is a non-nicotine pill. in studies, 44% of chantix users were quit during weeks 9 to 12 of treatment, compared to 18% on sugar pill. it is proven to reduce the urge to smoke. i did have an unope

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carla wohl, abc news, los angeles. >>> and now a look ahead to abc 2 news at 6. an elderly manis dips from a burning house, why investigators think his son may have set the fire. >> abc 2 works for you and a woman after bowledders and bricks fall from a home right next door. >> and now a preview of what is ahead on world news at 6:30. >> the u.s. goes toe-to-toe with iran over nuclear weapons. and captain sullenberger makes his first return to the cockpit. we're onboard as he takes flight again. >>> they wrote nice things about us and praised the landsdowne inn. in april we went there for our dine on a dime story and since that time the restaurant has seen a surge in business some let's play it again for larry and velma. tonight the landsdowne inn is snooked we heard they were in trouble so we got to come through for them. >> gus and pete are brother-in- laws and business brothers. but oh, brother, business is tough. >> it's real tough the way the economy is. we just hold the norm. that's all. >> so tonight everybody whoever got a free meal or free drink is starti

. >>> now to an abc 2 news exclusive. a woman is recovering from burns after a fire started in her northeast baltimore home. the fire started just before 1:00 this morning on sheldon avenue. when the fire department arrived at the home, they found the woman out front and badly burned. she was taken to baby burn center but her condition is unknown. one firefighter suffered a minor burn on his ear. fire officials are trying to determine what caused that fire as well. >>> a man was shot and wounded as he sat in his car last night. the shooting happened around 11:30 lasts night. police say three gunmen walked over to the car and fired several shots of a 23-year-old woman in the car drove to a nearby mcdonald's on reese road. she called police. >> he was sitting in his vehicle with a 23-year-old female victim earlier, a short distance away when they were approached by three male subjects who fired shots into their vehicle. apparently struck the male victim. they then trove to the mcdonald's where they met police to call police

bill weir, abc news, new york. >> a million dollars an hour. unfathomable, yet he's s >>> making news in america this morning. >> disaster zones. another major quake overnigh

reporting live, abc news. >> the news of the unemployment rate had stopped falling. they closed down 22, rebounding from earlier in the day. nasdaq ended the day nine points down. >>> maryland businesses will pay for unemployment insurance taxes. the state's unemployment fund dropped drastically in the last year. the balance was nearly $900 million a year. last month, the fund had $341 million. they'll have to pay a minimum rate of $187 per employee. the highest rate of business owner would have to pay for employee will be allowed in hundred $47. >>> despite a plea from the president, the first lady, and oprah winfrey, they lost their bid to host the olympic games in 2016. -- 2016. they gave the nod to rio. it will be held in south america. obama is disappointed, but he is congratulating the people of chicago on their effort. >> i could not be prouder of my hometown of chicago. the volunteers -- mayor daley and the delegation of the american people for the extraordinary bid that we put forward. >> they congratulated rio. he might face some political fallout. >>> whil

bill weir, abc news, new york. >> lots lost. >>> stay with us for "good morning america," coming up at0. >>> and for updates anytime, check out >>> just moments away, an off- duty officer shot in the hand by a carjacking suspect. the hunt for the gunman is on. a carjacking suspect. the hunt for the gunman is on.

>> yeah. >> reporter: dan harris, abc news, new york. >> i am so worried about pumpkin pie. >> i know> one of my favorite foods, whether there will be a shtage or not. in some parts of the country libby is the pumpkin pie filler. there is a pumpkin pie shortage. they blame bad weather. they say they are harvesting more and should ship more soon. until then -- >> no shortage in california. i'll send you some pumpkin pie. >> i'll hold you to it. >>> that's it for us for this half h >>> making news in america this morning. >> deadly attack. u.s. troops targeted in a brazen assault in afghanistan giving new focus to the looming decision, send more troops or bring them h

that story is coming up on abc seven news at 6:00. >> live, and in hd. this is abc seven news at 6:00, on your side. >>> doctors take their fight to capitol hill today. >> the deal with patients and insurance companies every day. they want their voices heard. >> in the call this the million man march. they did not have that many doctors, but they pointed out that fewer than 1 million doctors -- doctors that did march said that even your logo and the medicine if the government takes over health care. -- even if you were will go into medicine if the government takes over health care. -- even fewer will go into medicine. >> he has this message. >> i can't afford to deliver your child anymore because the insurance premiums have gotten high. i need to refer you to a large group. dodge the malpractice fees and reimbursement rates, doctors gathered to protest proposals on capitol hill. >> i am here to tell everyone, if you're not listening to the american people, try listening to the doctors of america. we are unified in saying that this is a disaster. >> the ma

live in georgetown, abc news. >>> we will keep checking in with him and bring you more information as soon as it comes in. >> more bad news about the economy today. unemployment jumped again in september, inching towards the 10% level. 9.8% of americans filed for job benefits last month. more jobs were cut than expected, but many fewer than a few months ago. if we take a closer look at what this means for the sluggish economy, coming up at 6:00. >>> the question is, are we going to see more sun? we have a first look at the forecast. >> it is the timing we have to figure out. some showers on the way pretty quickly right now. the doppler radar through the weather center, showers getting close to winchester just west of the blue ridge. it is approaching martinsburg. this is the cold front -- this is not the cold front, it is like a batch of showers. let's check out what is happening in the storms can. you can see the extent of the rain moving pretty quickly through pennsylvania. the cold front coming in tomorrow with maybe rumble of thunder. our network has a mild temperatures out there,

bill weir, abc news, new york. >>> a couple of notes about money tonight.resident is expressing remorse about the deaths of four california family members killed in a fiery crash blamed on floor ma mats. he says four precious lives have been lost and offering his deepest condolences. the august crash of the lexus whose gas pedal may have become stuck in the floor mat led to the recall of 2 million vehicles in the u.s. >>> and tiger woods has just become the first billion dollar athlete in history. forbes estimates the bonus he made for winning the fedex cup put m over the $1 billion mark in prize money, endorsements and other career earnings. >>> coming up, dramatic rescues and a devastated earthquake zone. and stopping.ng having to go in the iddle of a ballgame and then not being able o go once i got there. and going .at night. i thought i had a goinroblem. my doctor said i had a growing problem. it wasn't " my bladder. my prostate as growing. i had an enlarging prostate that was causing my rinary symptoms. my doctor prscribed avodart. (announcer) .over ti

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andrea canning, abc news, new york. >>> joe halderman has not spoken publicly about the allegations but a few moments ago i spoke with his attorney jerrold shargall. thank you very much for being with you go us. i know you can't give full details about the case but can you give us a general idea why people should doubt the version given by david letterman and the prosecution? >> well, the first reason to doubt it is to focus on joe halderman. there's been little of that. joe halderman was at cbs for 27 years. here's a guy who is an investigative journalist for so many years. he knew all about cops and wiretaps and to suggest that he was trapped into an extortion plot is sort of preposterous. i mean, here's a guy that received a check by all counts in the amount of $2 million in the history of extortions, i don't think there's ever been a case where someone was paid by check. >> he deposited that check. >> he deposited that check. >> he was arrested after depositing that check. how do you -- >> that's quite right. he deposited the check but it's not about the deposit. that was not illega

we hope you stay with abc news throughout the day. at brett favre loses on monday night football -- >> hey, don't be that way. >> good morning. it is 8:56. in the news, passengers of buses heads up. route changes go into effect today. it is last day to use the smithsonian national mall loop. it will resoom in the spring next year. there are changes from the woodly park and adams morgan mcpherson square route route. the president and mrs. obama celebrated their first wedding anniversary since moving into the white house. they celebrated their 17th wedding anniversary. they married in 1992 in chicago. now let's get a check of the forecast with dave. good morning, dave. >> good morning. it is a magnificent morning here in the nation's capital. here is a live shot from our tower. take you out to maryland. 56 degrees. we were in the 40's. things are improving. yesterday we made it up to 77 at reagan national airport. today high pressure is building in. we should be right where we should be. seasonal average is 73. keep in mind it will be br

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for "good morning america," abc news, new york.rds included dozens of e-mail exchanges between incindy anthony, and a private investigator the. in one e-mail, cindy accuses casey's -- so many twists and turns in this case. but so few answers in the end. >> well, but clearly, they're going to tackle the science, as the main way of defending her. >> this is the defense's defense, the science. that they're going to prove that she didn't do it, through that. that's what they claim. >> all right. thanks to you, andrea. >>> we'll turn, next, to america's most popular reality tv family. jon gosselin, saying he's pulling the plug on the show. that's coming up. >> that's coming up right now, diane. jon gosselin saying he is going to pull the plug on "jon and kate plus 8," after the producers announced they would be taking him out of the show. for jon and kate, the marriage is ending. but the drama goes on and on and on, taryn winter brill. what's the latest? >> reporter: good morning, the plot thickens. fit, he was battling kate. now, jon g

ned potter, abc news. >>> 6:25.here is still another half-hour of "good morning washington." >> the fight for gay marriage in the capital. there could be a bill by next week. >> david letterman admits to having affairs with staffers. we will have more on why he made the shocking announcement on his show. >> a few scattered showers mainly to the north of the city >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >>> it is just about 6:30 of this friday morning. thank you so much for joining us. welcome back. >> your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. it is friday. we like to hear 75 and sunny. >> i wish, i wish. tomorrow is taste of bethesda. i will be there. you might need an umbrella. it will not be a total washout. look at the storm scan. a warm front will slip across the area. temperatures will rebound nicely into the mid 70's. off to the west, we're watching a cold front. if it looks like it will hit us tomorrow night. mostly cloudy skies this morning with a stray showers. temperatu

abc, inc. >>> good morning. thanks for starting your day with us on this thursday. relief workers are in overdrive this morning, responding to several natural disasters. >> first, new aid is arriving in samoa and american samoa, a response to the deadly tsunami there. but that's becoming overshadows by an earthquake disaster zone, on sumatra. >> the indian oeshen had a destructive earthquake. abc's margaret conley is in tokyo with the latest. >> reporter: this morning's quake sent thousands of already on-edge people, running to higher ground, fearing a tsunami. just 24 hours prior, an even more powerful quake hit this poor town, a common transport spot for surfers and an area prone to earthquakes. its tremors resulted in chaos, cut power, fires, road closures and hundreds of flattened buildings in a city of nearly 1 million people. hundreds of bodies have been found in the rubble. the death toll is over 400. that number is expected to rise. here, rescue workers and volunteers move large pieces of rubble, formerly parts of people's homes, to search for any signs of survivors. a disaster agency estimates hundreds of families have been displaced. their homes completely

david kerley, abc news, the supreme court. >>> and coming up here on "world news" this sunday, the government rushes out the biggest flu vaccine program in history. so, why do so many people say they won't take it? >>> the multimillion dollar spiritual teacher who says he lives a life of zero stress and you can, too. it's our new series, "happiness, inc." >>> and scary news from the pumpkin patch. could there be a jack o lantern shortage this year? (announcer) funny thing about sinus pressure you can blow your nose but nothing comes out! advil cold & sus knows that the real problem isn't always mucus. it's often swellin caus by inflammation in your nasal passages. the right medicine for the real problem is advil cold & sinus with a strong decongestant that reduces swelling to relieve sinus pressure plus the power of advil for the pain. advil cold & sinus. the right medicine for the real problem. ask for the red box at the pharmacy counter. where's my car?!!!! where are you?! arghhh... (announcer) ! dr. scholl's massaging gel insoles give you outrageous comfort, all-day-guaranteed. woah. it's

reporting live, sam ford, abc 7 news. >>> it they are supposed to enforce the law. a local police chief is investigated for breaking it. >> and the richest americans list. some regulars take an economic hit. dodge the auto industry stalled out in september. >> a pleasantly cool first day of october. what is next? warmer temperatures. it will start to feel like summer a little bit. the forecast still to come. summer a little bit. the forecast still to come. what kind of person writes a thesis calling working women "detrimental to the family..." then lies about his opponent to cover up his own record? the post said bob mcdonnell took office and began passing his social agenda... and the post confirmed that he voted to deny access to birth control. they said mcdonnell even opposed equal pay for women. no matter what his ads say, bob mcdonnell can't cover up his record. i'm creigh deeds, candidate for governor, and my campaign sponsored this ad. >>> your watching abc seven news at 6:00. on your side. >> a local police chief is under investigatio for selling weapons from

. >> jeff hager, abc 2 news. >>> a judge has set john thompson's bail at $355,000. and tonight he remains behind bars at the frederick county detention center. he faces a series of charges including arson and investigators say it will be up to a grand jury to decide if he will pace an attempted murder charge. >>> a police shooting this afternoon in southwest ballotmore. authorities say officers working with the fbi safe streets task force on pier ponte avenue were conducting an investigation when a drug deal went bad. >> the suspect was armed. he displayed a weapon and the officers fired in defensive motion. after asking him to drop the weapon. >> the suspect who has not been identified is in serious condition at shock trauma. in west baltimore, a city officer is dragged five blocks by a car. it happened this afternoon on mount street. police are trying to arrest a wanted suspect but he ran and got in a car. an officer tried to grab the keys but the suspect identified as ricky hughes drove off. dragging the officer. another officer fired several shots, knocking out

john gonzalez, abc 7 news. >>> coming up -- a man takes aim. who was he targeting? countdown to copenhagen. the president and first lady and zero. are there, but could they help chicago get the olympics? -- the president and first lady and oprah winfrey are there, but the big ups, but the up? first, sully love to save? shop with your giant card and save on thousands of deals, like progresso vegetable classics -- 10 for $10, wisk ultra detergent -- buy one, get one free, and other weekly specials and real deal savings. enjoy more savings -- only with your giant card. tightening your purse strings? shop with your giant card and save on thousands of deals, like chef boyardee cans and microwave bowls -- 10 for $10, ivory soap ten-pack -- now $3.99, and other real deal savings and weekly specials. enjoy more savings -- only with your giant card. >>> president obama is aboard air force one, on his way to copenhagen, denmark, to make a pitch to bring the olympics out to america. we are hours away before the chicago delegation and the president makes his pitcho the world, t

for "good morning america," sharyn alfonsi, abc news, new york. >> strains but still seems like really good news to me. >> yes, exactly. >> we'll be right back. >>> coming up on "good morning america," sex and the workplace. with the letterman scandal swirling, water coolers everywhere buzzing about this, what are the rules of office romance? >>> and praying for a win. a scrimmage over scripture on the football field. one high school's dilemma over divine inspiration. ♪ if we never had to get well soon, would we simply stay well always? there's a place to find out. at walgreens, we're redefining what it means to be well... with products and advice you can count on every day. in every area of your life. so join us, and stay well soon. walgreens. there's a way to stay well. ♪ mmm... hot fudge sundae. ♪ ooh! frosted blueberry?!? ♪ over 25 flavors of kellogg's pop-tarts®. and they're all for fun and fun for all. pop-tarts®. made for fun. like i couldn't catch my breath. i couldn't believe i was actually having a heart attack. i remember being at the hospital, thinking about my wife. i shou

ryan owens, abc news. >> the case has a long way to go still. >> it certainly does. >>> coming up in the next half hour, a real medical mystery. this young mother goes into a spa for a common cosmetic procedure. ends up on life support. what went wrong? we're going to hear from your family. >> it's the kind of spa that a lot of people go to. it's a procedure that a lot of people receive. she is a nurse. and it's just baffling what went wrong. we'll try to get answers to that. >>> also, a dramatic rescue caught on tape. you have to see this video. a bystander rushes to save a young boy from a burning building will the good samaritan, that man right there. he said something kicked into gear. he is going to join us live to tell us about this incredible story. tell us about this incredible story. after lo good. ( laughs ) ( gasps ) do you hear that sound? they're popping! - really?! listen. - ( laughs ) ahhhhh... mmm. where'd the sound go? even when they've stopped popping, is it in your tummy? they haven't stopped working. now, every box of kellogg's® rice krispies® cereal... has antiox

kathy park, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >>> cleanup continues in the south pacific. villagers gathered to mourn the dead. at least 176 people were killed. hundreds of responders are now on the ground including fema and the american red cross. they're transporting medical supplies. >>> heavy rains triggered another landslide in indonesia. the search has been called off for the hundreds still missing from wednesday's earthquake. that death toll is now at 1100. >>> metro is losing millions because fewer people are taking public transportation. trent ridership wasdown nearly 4% in july. the red line has seen -- the scene of the deadly train crash, saw the biggest drop, more than 10% in july and more than 80% in august. metro could lose over $22 million in revenue if the pace continues. >>> trains have been running slower between the takoma and fort totten stations since the june crash. metro pushed the date back to early september to fix the rails. they say the work is taking longer than expected. >>> 39 people arrested are expected back in federal court today. the suspe

ago and comparing it to what charlie gibson did he was at the white house now obviously anchoring abc news in 1982 all bad news for reagan in 2009 all good news for obama, mostly good news. >> he who lives by the media dies by the media the time for the president to go on television to advance policy or persuade the public of something. the president doesn't have a plan for afghanistan he has to think about it. he doesn't have a health care plan this is a congressional plan or several versions of it. he didn't really have a plan to bring the olympics to chicago other than the force of his personality, which didn't work. we are seeing a diminished power right before our eyes, because he doesn't have anything other than his personality. >> one other burning issue this week, iran many look at new numbers from our new poll out this week. 69% of americans do not think the president is being tough enough on iran. only 16% say they think he's handling the situation right. 6% say he's being too tough. again, the same question, juan is the press coverage he's receiving on iran reflective of what th

according to abc news, the accused murderer, a 15-year-old girl is the sister of the friend elizabeth last seen playing with. police will not confirm with hln. >> a 15-year-old girl is the murder suspect? not just murder, but premeditated. this was planned? >> it's ridiculous. the reality is, if this crime is premeditated rngs she's going to do adult time. >> reporter: the suspect will remain at the juvenile detengs center until november 18. at that hearing, a judge will decide whether the teen will be prosecuted as an adult or minor. cops want her charged with premeditated first degree murder. >> when teens plan to commit violence and they plan to do it, they are fix sated on it, they write about it. >> the home where the body was found is the same home where the suspect lives. the home is where elizabeth was last seen playing with her little friend. what is the connection? police will not say. >> it's likely you will be able to determine cause of death. she was well concealed. it was help coroners figure this out. >> straight out to lad eagan with krcd. thank you for being with us.

in woodbridge, richard reeve, abc 7 news. >>> two people are injured tonight after a car drove into aouse in arlington. one person was flown from the scene, another transported to an area hospital. no word on what caused the crash. >>> three weeks after a vicious attack at kennedy high school football game, students turned up for their homecoming. it was the first game since a girl was beaten three weeks ago. the attack was tape and posted on youtube. at today's game, police officers and security officers walked the grounds and watched the fans. parents and teachers have met with students, trying to explain that violence is not the answer. >> fighting is not acceptable as an answer. >> we need to come together and resolve these issues. >> the girls accused of starting a fight have been charged. the victim was bruised, but is doing ok. >>> d.c. council chairman vincent gray held his monthly meeting on youth issues this morning, the most recent issue teacher layoffs. nearly 300 teachers and school employes were given the pink slip. they were invited to speak with chairman gray about the

it's tonight's "sign of the times." >>> from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, martin bashir and cynthia mcfadden in new york city, this is "nightline," october 1st, 2009. >>> good evening. we begin tonight with a story of remarkable courage. it was 2002 when a 14-year-old girl was brazenly abducted from her utah bedroom in the middle of the night. for nine agonizing months she remained missing until police spotted her in disguise, and in the company of the man who took her. today, elizabeth smart, now 21 years old, appeared in court. she described in harrowing detail her captivity. her hope, that she can persuade a judge that her captor's behavior may have been bizarre, but it was not insane. barbara pinto was in the courtroom. >> reporter: it was the one unanswered question. what happened to elizabeth smart during her nine-month captivity. she never said. >> i have to much to live for. i just don't need to look back. >> reporter: not in interviews. >> i don't think that -- that any child, or any human should ever be in danger of having that happen again. >> reporter:

abc's nick schifrin joins us live from kabul with new information about who may be to blame. good morning, nick. >> reporter: good morning, lisa. yeah, afghan officialing believe these fighters came from pakistan. this base was only a few miles from the border and fighters can cross easily. the terrain is difficult for the u.s. to manage blue it's the insurgents' backyard. hundreds of fighters left a mosque in a nearby village a few miles from the pakistani border. they attacked two different u.s. bases in a bold and coordinated assault with massive firepower including assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenades. outnumbered and in danger of being overrun u.s. troops called for backup, more troops and helicopters and fighter jets. abc's karen russo landed with medics who rescued soldiers. >> we flew in the cover of darkness and circled above to avoid fire before quickly corkscrewing to the landing zone below. we landed in a valley at the bottom of steep mountains making us vulnerable to attack even more so because medevac helicopters do not have any weapons. once on the grou

for "good morning america," david wright, abc news, washington. >>> and that is the news at 8:05., who has never once been called mean in his life. >> well, i don't know. i don't know. i think there are people who are write in right now and disagree. particularly my sister. >> okay. there's one. >> yeah. that's an important one. good morning, everybody. go ahead. show the science. don't worry. go ahead. go ahead. it's all right. now, you guys made -- you brought fall to us, basically. >> we did. >> and we're going to show some twitter pictures later on today. and next week, we want you to send in all your fall twitter pictures. we'll be keeping up with the progress of fall all across the country. show you theest scenes. the best ways to get there. that's next week on "good morning america." let's get to the boards. this cold blast. i know we've been talking about it all week. you're going to notice it. if this were winter, this would be a problematic system of cold air. it's a straight shot of arctic air. the good news here is, is the air won't be as cold as it was. but it's good

terry owens, abc 2 news. catch the interview with david scott saturday morning at 6:00 a.m. >>> up next, a very different type of olympic race. this one being run by celebritys including oprah and the president. you've got a strawberry pop-tart, but i've got a warm, fresh baked strawberry toaster strudel. see the difference? mmmm. i do. (announcer) pillsbury toaster strudel. the one kids want to eat. that on the list of things kids love, our party pizzas have just passed toy robots. ( crash, beeps ) awkward. kids love totino's party pizzas. >>> international olympic committee has a big decision in front of them this week, if they are having trouble making a decision they have plenty of help. influx of world leaders and celebritys rushed to cope enhague into convince the members. tamm olympic committee chooses the host city of the 26 team summer games. first lady hit the ground running upon her arrival in copenhagen . working to win votes for her hometown of chicago. using the existing park structure to ensure

this is abc 7 news at noon, on your side. [chanting] >>> the community is a rallying today protesting the move on friday to lay off more than 200 teachers in the new school year. good afternoon. i am alison starling. the rally made its way from mckinley high school to the public school headquarters and now to the mayor and council offices at the wilson building. tell us what the protesters have to say today. >> they have made three stops on this protest so far. the number of people involved has grown each step of the way. they are now at the wilson building. students with ids are being allowed into the building. they may get a chance to meet with the mayor himself. that is what they've said all along that they wanted. they want to talk to the mayor and ask why. standing outside her high school -- taylor robinson encouraged other students to stand in the fight against the firing. >> you do not understand. the specific teachers they took away, they took them away from all of the students. >> she was among the more than 100 stud

. >> announcer: from the global resource of abc news with terry moran in washington, martin bashir and cynthia mcfadden in new york city this is "nightline," october 2nd, 2009. >> good evening, everyone, i'm terry moron. tonight, a look at our tenth commandme commandment. part of the series on the commandments. the tenth commandment says we are not to covet what we don't have. specifically, our neighbor's possessions. some people argue that american culture today is set up precisely for us to covet all sorts of things. the kind of coveting that leads many of us to spend enormous amounts of money we don't have on things we don't necessarily need. for some people, that's a very personal and acute issue, an unhealthy addiction. kate snow followed one woman over the course of several months as she set out to break that addiction's grip. our series now "the ten commandments." >> rock star coat. now, you -- you know this is the bomb. oh, my goodness. >> reporter: this is ginger logan cannon's heaven. >> ooh-wee. it's gorgeous. >> reporter: and her hell. >> what? i already paid for this. i ju

abc news, washington. >>> and nose tackle haloti ngata has extended family living in samoa.o far no one has been able to get in touch with them. >> definitely scared for them. you just don't know what is going on. i'm way out here. kind of have no communication with any of them, really. hopefully can i hear some good news later on today and see how it goes. >> haloti ngata says his cousins on the father's side are the ones living in samoa. justin? >>> we take you to mazilla, montana. it's snow time. good stuff out there. just a light coating on most of the hilltops but it's fairly common for the northern rockies to get some snow into the early fall season. is that just a beautiful sight or what? kim brown, stop shaking your head. it's pretty. it's the mountains, it's 2,000 miles away. just wanted to show you the gorgeous scenery. no official reports at least downtown as to how much snow but at least a coating to up to two inches on some of the mountaintops. we'll see if we can get some storm center weathernet cameras to find some snow as well. we have local weather -- we wer

abc news news now reports and we now have confirmation from the senator's office that the trip is back on, because they have done a run around. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell got the trip authorized through the defense department instead of the state department, and so now demint is planning on going once again. joining us now is steve clemens, senior fellow at the seamerican washington found daigle. let me ask you about the late-breaking part of this. senator mitch mcconnell supposedly getting this trip that had been canceled by the state department reauthorized somehow by the defense department. could you explain how that might work? >> senator mcconnell did a flip-flop and moved the question of this, rather than go to the senator -- where john mccain and also democratic chairman carl levin run that committee and there are agreements on resources, so when a senator travels abroad, there are resources, planes and whatnot and the agreement mitch mcconnell's own authority that went through the armed services committee and thus i'm pretty sure, though not absolutely sure that sen

this attorney telling abc news he doesn't deal in divorce, only criminal matters.against mr. heene then mrs. heene should not be charged. she's been manipulated. >> everyone with us tonight, not only robert thomas, richard heene's former researcher, his colleague, buts are -- but also his attorney, well known in her region. linda lee is joining us. everyone -- >> hi, nancy. >> linda, i want to thank you for being with us. i will make it very clear, linda no one suspects your client of any wrongdoing. i'm grateful to the two of you being with us. we'll all be right back. >>> to tonight's safety tip. nearly 800,000 children reported missing each year. many kidnapped going to and from school. your child should travel with at least one other person. have a safe route to walk. avoid alleys, stairwells, shortcuts. children at school bus stops must be supervised. know where registered sex offenders are located. your child must avoid walking near their home. they must. children over 10 should have a cell phone for emergencies. teach them how to react to threats by telling

new hit show, it's called "flash forward". you can see the second episode tomorrow night at 8:00. here on abc. joseph fiennes is here. sode, it's good. and later, their new album, "black gives way to blue", came out yesterday. they were here last night with the electric guitars. tonight, they go acoustic. music from alice in chains. [ cheers and applause ] tomorrow night, hayden panettiere, matthew rhys, and music from joss stone. and then on friday, woody harrelson, whitney port and shinedown on the show. so write that down on your hands. one of the best things about having a tv show is taking off all your clothes, covering your body with animal hair and dressing up like a chimp. i recommend it. if you ever get the chance. i did. we set up a cage, put my cousin sal in an animal trainer outfit, and invited kids in from off the street to come say hello to jimmy the chimp. ♪ >> hello. nice to see you. how are you? >> hi. >> nice to see you. come on up to meet jimmy the talking chimp. he's here to meet you. step up here. don't afraid. >> hi, guys. what's your names? >> christian. >> alex. >> you guys brothers? >> yes. >>

:30 eastern time tonight, back in 1983, during the so-called reagan recession, charlie gibson of abc news, a reporter then, reported on gloom and doom and this was a terrible thing and all of these jobs and did all of these stories of people out of work and misery and blamed it on reagan and now this time around, charlie gibson the anchor of abc world news tonight brushes it off, there is a lot of silver lining in the clouds and so i think it just depends on who is in the house and whose policies they are trying to advance and you can't spin this. this is high unemployment and if a republican president were in there instead of a democratic one we know what -- a democratic congress would say, bob? >> let me tell you, it wasn't the so-called reagan recession, it was the reagan recession! so you understand that. >> carter recession. >> and look, look at the president's favorability ratings back since the second world war they follow the unemployment numbers and the worst thing that -- the worst thing to happen to obama hast week were the unemployment numbers, ticking up a tenth of a percent

this clip from abc news. >> suddenly he started to scream. he said, oh, oh no. and then he stopped speaking. >> the weighty question for the jury, could this obese man manage to do a flight of stairs, clean up the crime scene and then hustle off in a quick getaway driving 21 hours to his mom's house? if the jury says yes he could do that, even though he's overweight, he could get up to 20 years in the slammer, where i hear the food ain't so great. so a lot is at stake here. we do have serious matters. tipping the scales of justice. joining me now, the very creative defense attorney representing edward ates, as in i ates too much. your client is accused of shooting the victim with a gun. how is his weight a factor in his ability to pick up a gun and fire a weapon. >> it's not just his weight. it's everything that goes along with being morbidly obese. diabetes, hypertension, sleep apnea, physical movement restrictions. he was 62 at the time, 5'8" and almost 300 pounds. the killer shot upstairs and fired two shots, straight into the victim. the coroner testified to

matt brock, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >>> we are following another developing story. police are searching for suspects in a deadly shooting. it happened in riverdale. two men were shot at about 12:30 last night. one was hit in the chest and later died. the other was hit in the arm and he is expected to be ok. >>> fairfax county police are searching for a man who tried to abduct a 15-year-old girl. a man was driving a white pickup truck approached the girl and offered her a ride. he grabbed her and try to force her into the truck. she was not injured. police in laurel are looking for two men who allegedly tried to obstruct three young children. the men were in a light blue mazda pickup truck with a dent in the driver's side defender and a partial maryland license plate. if you have any information, you're asked to call laurel city police. >>> it could be weeks before a final decion is made on a bother to send more troops to afghanistan. president obama is -- -- is reviewing his strategy. up to 40,000 troops are requested. >>> we are following a developing story is from