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it's friday, july 23rd. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> we're hearing more and more aboutis death grip if you've been following any of the news out of iphone, that this death grip is what canceled the antenna. >> giving out the bumpers to those customers now, telling them that will improve the signal so your calls don't get dropped. >> you'd think that would make me want to have an iphone 4 less yet it doesn't. >> really? >> i think i represent the majority if you look at their sales. the ipad that we have as well. we'll be using that throughout the morning because we have a new app this morning. >> good morning, everybody. i'm rob nelson. >> and i'm vinita nair. >> key ships stationed over the bp oil well in the gulf are heading to port this morning ahead of tropical storm bonnie. >> the storm could mean a two-week setback in plugging that leak for good. a state of emergency has already been declared in louisiana. matt gutman reports now from new orleans. >> reporter: with this storm barreling in, all operations at the spill site at a standstill. and evacuations began. no

david muir, abc news, new york. >>> toyota is recalling nearly 500,000 cars.maker is still struggling with safety problems. 412,000 sedans and vehicles sold in the u.s. are being recalled. toyota says there's new facts causing the wheel to lock. 2000 to 2004 avalon sedans are recalled. there is a similar problem in some lexus 470s. toyota has recalled nearly 10 million cars since last october. >>> the phoenix area is cleaning up this morning after heavy rain and some powerful winds. the storm was so intense, it damaged the roof of the stadium at the university of phoenix. part of that roof blew into the parking lot nearby. >>> and here's a look now at your weather. gusty winds, hail, and isolated tornados in nebraska and kansas. heavy rain in fargo, minneapolis, des moines, and st. louis. thunderstorms from kentucky to mississippi. and rain and flooding in the four corners of the southwest. >> just shy of triple digits in phoenix and boise. 90 in albuquerque. 94 in salt lake city. 80s from fargo to indianapolis. pleasant in the 80s for much of the northeast. a

dan harris, abc news, new york. >> our thanks to dan.we are a culture that is always looking to improve the way we look. sometimes we succeed, other times we fail miserably. >> spray tanning is a very good example. while it's safer than sitting in the sun, it can easily turn into a golden brown disaster. here's miguel marquez with more on spray tan faux pas. >> there's two sets of nozzles, which one is it? which -- which -- which one is it? >> reporter: "friends" ross geller knows. and he knew it years ago. >> dude. it's chandler, let me in. >> go away! i don't want to see anybody! >> reporter: spray tanning may be safer than suntanning but the results can be scary. there's the raccoon where you spray around the eyes. the thin, brown line where half your face doesn't tan. the splotch. looks more like a rash than a tan. then there's everyone's favorite. the oompa loompa. do i really need to explain this one? the website pale is the new tan popped up last year and seems to have no end of spray tan horrors. >> i get submissions from all ove

in los angeles, don guevara, abc news. s somewhat encouraging news i guess, they say significant progress is being made in the search. we are inching toward some kind of closure, at least an arrest in the case. >> it's interesting to watch this play out, in the sense initially you'd never have thought the stepmother had any role in any of this. now we've heard continuous allegations frfrfrfrfrfrfrfrfrfr >>> today marks the 100th day since the chain of events began leading to the worst environmental disaster in american history. and while the cleanup and the struggles continue, the music industry and recording artists are doing their part to help out. joining me now from miami via skype is music and media consultant bruno del granado. good morning to you, bruno. >> good morning, greetings, rob. >> thank you very much. tell us what the music industry has done so far to help out the gulf these last few months. >> well, rob, considering that the summer months are the busiest time for the music industry and the artists because t

richard besser, abc news, new york. >> that's interesting.udies suggest people are much more willing to help out if mouth to mouth is not required. >> one of the best tips i've heard is if you go the distance between your navel -- your navel to your nose, halfway is where you hands should be. i think most people don't know. and you're pushing so hard you might break bones because you're triggering the heart through all the bones. >> you need to press hard. it's not like a light tap. >> i'm with you, i don't want to put my mouth on random mouths. >> just in general. >>> in a moment we'll return to our top story on this thursday morning. >> the federal ruling on arizona's immigration law and the immediate impact. >>> now back to our top story this morning. the blocking of the most controversial aspects of arizona's new immigration law. >> opponents have won this battle but its supporters say it's not the beginning -- it is the beginning, rather, of a big legal battle. here is "american landscape" coverage from knxv in phoenix. >> reporter: a bu

dan harris, abc news. >>> and other medical news tonight. a surprise decision on the controversial diabetes drug avandia. advisers to the food and drug administration recommended keeping avandia on the market. this, despite studies indicating it increases the risk of heart attack. most advisers did recommend avandia carry stricter warning labels and the fda will now decide which course to take. >>> it was all business at the white house today, business, jobs and the economy. the president held a series of meetings, including one with billionaire investor warren buffett. and today, the white house touted new numbers, claiming the 862 billion stimulus package has created or saved as many as 3.6 million jobs. but jon karl found that some of that money is ending up by the side of the road. >> reporter: there are nearly 11,000 construction projects like this now underway funded by the president's $862 billion economic stimulus program. creating jobs and also creating a lot of these -- signs, popping up all over the country, touting projects that

. >> get more from abc news la >>> good friday morning. an east bay man is in jail in the pit bull mauling of his two-year-old grandson. >> mayor chuck reed is ready to put it on the ballot. >> and hundreds of hotel workers brought it to the street to protest. police come in and make dozens of arrests. >> i'm kristine hanson. what about the weekend. we'll have the complete forecast coming up. >> and we made it to friday. light traffic. live shot in san jose, but there is road work that can slow you down. >> we have made it to friday. thank you so much for joining us i'm a eric thomas. >> and i'm kristen sze. a concord man is in charged with child endangerment after his pit bulls mauled his two-year-old stepson to death. three of the family's five dogs attacked abet inside a garage yesterday. meantime, we're learning more about previous encounters with the pit bulls. here is amy hollyfield. >> police say 52-year-old man wasn't at home when his stepson was killed but he did admit to owning the three ppbls that attacked the toddler. officers

it's monday, july 26th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> we both saw the same movie this weekend but slightly different takes on angelina. >> you wouldn't know it by the numbers we both gave it. >> right, yeah. >> different takes on this new movie. who is salt? you'll find out today. >> pretty good. we'll see that in 30 minutes. good morning, everybody. i'm rob nelson. >> i'm vinita nair. >>> there's a major change coming in the leadership of bp. an american, robert dudley, is expected to be named the oil company's ceo as early as today. >> dudley would replace tony hayward, who's made repeated missteps in his handling of the disaster. diana alvear has the latest now from the gulf. good morning, diana. >> reporter: rob and vinita, good morning. word of hayward's possible departure has been the talk of the town in buras. all the local residents we spoke to had plenty to say about it. as the oil spill nears its 100th day, big changes may be in the works at bp. the company's board will meet monday. on the agenda, the rumored departure of ceo tony hayward. in the face of bp's

stephanie sy, abc news, new york. >> but can you still order x-ray glasses and sea monkeys?>> that is "world news" for this sunday. diane sawyer is back here tomorrow night. i'm bill weir. make it a great sunday, everybody. good night. >> alan: an early morning fire burns a south bay apartment, killing a young girl and injuring nine others. the eight-year-old girl was visiting from north carolina. >> carolyn: the cause of the fire is under investigation, its started just after 2:00 a.m. we have a report now. >> reporter: work crews board up the windows at the gutted apartment. now a place of mourning where a little girl was killed in an overnight fire. hours earlier it was a time to celebrate. >> they had a baptism. >> reporter: firefighters made it to the scene in six minutes about it was too late. they found the girl in

diana alvear, abc news, new york. >>> a government watchdog is help troubled homeowners.l support for the financial system has gone up 23% over the past year even though the banking crisis has passed. and the report says few homeowners are being helped by a program designed to lower mortgage payments. one high-ranking republican accuses the administration of using the programs as a slush fund. >>> elena kagan is one giant step closer to the supreme court bench. the senate judiciary committee has approved her nomination with republican lindsey graham joining all of the democrats. the full senate is expected to confirm kagan as the fourth female justice in the next few weeks. >>> we're following a developing story this morning in the case of that government official forced to resign over her controversial comments on race. the head of the agriculture department now says he will reconsider shirley sherrod's resignation. jake tapper has more on that story. >> reporter: it was combustible. a conservative website posting a video clip of department of agriculture official shirle

it's thursday, july 22nd. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning.oil spill in the gulf is slowing down this morning and may be going backwards. >> after a week of hard-fought gains that finally gave gulf residents a little bit of hope, that battered region is now facing a new threat. john hendren is in buras, louisiana, with the very latest. good morning, john. >> reporter: good morning, rob and vinita. with that oil spill seeming closer than ever to ending for good, today there is the prospect of more delays, and worse, more crude in the gulf of mexico. a gathering storm threatens to set back the clock on oil cleanup. at sea these ships could evacuate their posts. work on the well has stopped mere days before connecting with the damaged well and that cap that stopped millions of gallons of oil from spewing in the gulf of mexico, if the storm reaches the gulf, monitoring the leaky cap would stop. >> if we had to leave the well capped and unattended right now we would look at a gap of three to four days where we would not have surveillance on scene.

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david muir, abc news, new york. >> and our thanks to david. >>> and also in politics tonight, high drama surrounding a powerful member of congress tonight. new york democrat charlie rangel, 80 years old, facing a rebuke from his colleagues on ethics. will he go to trial, or settle? jonathan karl has been watching it all on capitol hill. and jon, what more do we know about the charges tonight? >> reporter: well, diane, the committee released an extensive report that is scathing and it is detailed. it accuses rangel of, quote, a pattern of disregard for the laws of the united states, and the rules of the house. in addition to failing to pay taxes, the report says that rangel used his position on the powerful ways and means committee to raise money from big corporations like aig and citigroup, goldman sachs that had business before his committee. as for rangel, he says he never knowingly violated the rules of the house, but diane, if you watched him today, you can tell he understands the seriousness of these charges. >> years ago, i survived a chinese attack in north korea, and as a result,

new heights. abcscope reporter david introduces to us a young lady launching her third start-up. >> reporter: diane's enthusiasm draws plenty of attention at the floor on this tech show. she ising about he explaining ar on-line business. >> it's very overwhelming to manage and edit all of those data from all the different social portals. it takes up a lot of time. we've aggregated them into one place. you drag and drop. >> reporter: this is her third start-up. the first was a t-shirt business. the second, a market research firm. by the way, diane is a senior in high school in cupertino. >> that's kind of the idea that you go in there and you act like every other professional. >> reporter: she manages to get in six hours of sleep daily, plus homework and cramming for advanced placement exams. where do you get your start-up capital? >> from a investor. our father. >> reporter: dad invested $100,000, but not until he asked tough questions of diane and her brother, the co-founder. they are convinced the e

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from new engineering vocabulary to refresher courses on chemistry and biology. abc'sought us new phrases. top cap. top kill. blowout preventer. junk shot. but over the past three months it's also given us a litany of fascinating oil trivia that you probably never knew, and now won't be able to get out of your he >> no, i didn't know that. >> reporter: here are our top five things we've learned from llgulfco. number one, oil evaporates. who knew that much of the oil in these waters dissipates within days? still, scientists say the small percentage that remains will affect local wildlife and the marshes that make up 40% of the nation's wetlands for years. >> there will continue to be residues of oil and oil-based chemicals in the marine environment, possibly for 10 or 20 years or even more. >> reporter: number two, the watchdogs were busy watching porn. who knew government inspectors found the regulators who oversaw the deepwater horizon rigs were literally in bed with company officials. number three, rigs that were built for the gulf are now being exported. who knew th

john berman, abc news, new york. >>> have a delicious night. we'll see you here tomorrow. >>> a sidewalk confrontation over shooting death of a bart passenger. tonight a rally in support of the officer who killed him. >> the suspect in an east bay freeway shootout had enough fire power kill dozens of people. why police believe he was planning to do just that. >> how would you like to live near the country's busiest fire station? some people are noied but it's neighborhood swap. >>> a car dealer is forced to close doors but some of the customers are still out thousands of dollars. the investigation is just ahead. >> good evening, on a mission to kill. that is how police describe the man at the center of yesterday's shootout on interstate 580. >> shutting down the freeway for hours. here is a look at the scene over oakland from sky 7 this, is where a heavily arm man opened fire on police. >> abc 7 is live at police headquarters. investigators believe the guy was determined to hurt, or kill as many people as possible. >> they're not saying much ab

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linsey davis, abc news, rhinebeck, new york. >>> the speculation has already put them on the map.t is "world news" for this saturday. tomorrow on "gma," the latest on the coast to coast heat wave. and join dan harris for "world news" tomorrow evening. for all of us at abc news, thanks for watching and good night. >> alan: oakland and b.a.r.t. police officers shoot and kill a man this morning after he led offers on a chase for several blocks. they say a man with a knife lunged at them. it happened at 8:15 this morning. here's more now from lisa amin gulezian. >> reporter: it wasn't even 9:00 a.m. when many in this neighborhood woke up to gunfire. >> heard a pop, and then right after that i heard pop, pop, pop. >> we believe both b.a.r.t. and opd fired their gun. >> reporter: a caller dialed 9-1-1 to report a man carrying two knives. b.a.r.t. police fo

insey davis, abc news, long island, new york. >> join the debate on abcnews.com.eek with you and hope to see you again tomorrow night. >>> lashing out at lokland police after looters ran wild. department's response to claims he didn't do enough to protect downtown business autos the jail break is on what. government is going to allow to you do with your iphone. >> and taking action down south what. is going to be done about city leaders making six-figure salary autos talking about special treatment. new after 6:30, the monumental efforts to save an orphan asked injured raccoon named tinny. >> i saw the police parked in front of me. parking there on the 20th. and then, whit happened there was no police. >>> a mob looted his store the night of the mehserle verdict. he says police did nothing to stop it. oakland's finest responding to complaints from business owners. we'll have that story in just a moment. >> san jose is now looking for a new police chief. chief davis announced he he'll be stepping down after 30 years on the police force. abc 7 joins us live from the

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vick lee, abc 7 news. >> stanford researchers say they're one step closer to finding a cure for hearing loss. abc 7's lisa amean says why stem cells seem to be the key. >> reporter: at stanford school of medicine -- >> when we saw this, this was a major point. >> reporter: excitement is building around something that's invisible to the naked eye. >> this is beautiful. >> reporter: but could make all the difference in the ear. researchers say these small stem cells could be the key to finding a cure for hearing loss. >> stem cells are widely available and you can grow them up to the millions. our original thought was to generate them center stem cells. >> reporter: inner ear cells are almost impossible to test on because there are so few of them. now they're not only able to grow them by the million, but recreate the small hairs found on top of the cells that detect vibration and sound in the human ear. right now one in three adults over the age of 65 have hearing loss, specifically caused by the destruction of hair cells in the ear. now with so many testable cell, researchers hope to te

it's a breath of fresh air. >>> here are some stories to watch today on abc news. 7-year-old's father believes the boy's stepmother is still involved. >>> the gulf oil disaster will be discussed in detail today on capitol hill. the spill's environmental and economic impact will be the topic at four congressional hearings. >>> wall street investors will be watching for new reports on consumer confidence and real estate prices today. that's after a 100-point gain yesterday from the dow. >>> finally this half hour, a mystery for public health investigators down in florida after reports of a rare disease spread by mosquitos. >> 40 people have had symptoms of dengue fever, an illness not seen in about 70 years. jeffrey kofman reports from key west. >> reporter: usually they are just annoying pests. in key west mosquitos have suddenly taken on an added menace. because some are spreading dengue fever. >> symptoms are like flu on steroids. you'll feel very, very bad, your joints will hurt severely, you'll have headache behind your eyes, you may have a rash. >> reporter: the

the latest evidence of it comes from our just-released abc news poll. k schifrin covers the war for us. and joins us this morning from islamabad, pakistan. hi, nick. >> reporter: good morning, rob. that's right. president obama's approval rating for the war is at a new low. it's down to 45%, down from 56% in april. and the approval for the war itself is also at a new low. [ gunfire ] the war in afghanistan is more violent than ever. last month was the deadliest for u.s. troops. and more afghan civilians aredye dying than ever before. and as more americans die in afghanistan, more americans back home are questioning the war. in december, 52% said the war was worth fighting. today, that number is 43%. the increased fighting has a lot to do with it. as fewer troops die in iraq, support for that war has increased. up 8 points to 42%. but right now, americans are deeply concerned about whether both wars are worth it. the u.s. has spent $1 trillion in iraq and afghanistan. and more than 5,500 men and women have been killed. but still, only about half say the i

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." >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, martin bashir and cynthia mcfadden in new york city, this is "nightline," july 22nd, 2010. >> good evening, i'm cynthia mcfadden. we begin tonight with a classic business battle being waged over an iconic magazine, "playboy." once a place that pushed the boundaries of sex in american society is now attempting to remain relevant in the internet age. hugh hefner is determined to put the hop back in the bunny. as john donvan reports for our series "modern sex in america." >> reporter: icon. that overused word, but this one really qualifies. you know what it is and what it stands for. you know who created it, because he is as much an icon himself, as much the face of playboy enterprises as that flat rabbit he launched an incredible 57 years ago, which makes him as of this week, when we sat down together at the playboy mansion in los angeles, 84 years old, announcing his retirement -- not. why not let go? why not retire? >> because i think that retirement is the first step towards the grave. >> reporter: to the contrary. ri

the first construction contract for the new terminal will go out for bid this summer. abc 7 news. >> global climate change could mean a grim future for one species. wayne freedman reports on new resech. >> reporter: it takes a trained professional to get a normally fast moving lizard to pe for pictures on a rock. in this lab, elizabeth is one of them. is it going to move? >> depends on how fast he warms up. >> he' cold? >> yes. >> reporter: elizabeth performs such lizard trucks because she knows the creatures. hi work looks at cmate change and ur tends bad news. >> the model predicts extinction all over the world. >> reporter: 20% cod become extent by 2080. it came throughesearch and observatio they were interested in llowing up on research in mexico. when they went down there expect to go find many lizards, they had disappeared. >> the model showed that the site where is there had been the greatest change in temperature wherehe ones where they had gone extent. >> reporr: they're not the first species responding to climate change. but because they survived so long, it's si

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david kerley, abc news, washington. >>> we turn next to politics and a new battle breaking out in washington. this one over tax cuts enacted under former president george w. bush. president obama wants to let the tax cuts expire at the end of the year for individuals earning more than $200,000 and for couples earning more than $250,000. republicans are fighting back, and so we bring in jake tapper, host of abc's "this week." jake, you spoke to treasury secretary tim geithner about these cuts. >> reporter: that's right, and republicans and even some moderate democrats are promising a fight over these tax cuts, but secretary geithner says the administration is going to fight back. >> i think that's the responsible thing to do because we had to make sure we can show the world that we're willing as a country now to make some progress bringing down our long-term deficits. >> don't you think it will slow economic growth? >> just letting those tax cuts that only go to 2% to 3% of americans, the highest earning americans in the country expire i do not believe will have a negative effect on growth. >

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. >> tiger woods was a big story on our abc news website. d now, we have a new ipad app, that we want to tell people about. this is it, right here. like i said, it is brand-new. and a cool way to search for news stories. >> the concept here is that it forms this globe. you can scroll through and flip through. each time you do that, it come up to a different story. you click on it. and you can check out video on the website, as well. >> it's a wonderful new website. the most important thing we should mention about this app is it is free. you can download it on itunes. and like we said, you can go with the cool, spinning globe, that function that rob was showing you right there. or take the time to go to the more traditional website and see it the way you're used to. >> by clicking that button, you'll get to the traditional site. and it will show you the full thing in normal layout. >> we're proud of it here at abc. >>> when we come back at this thursday, the ruling is in at whether or not cheerleading is officially a college sport. >>> plus, a

dan harris, abc news, asheville, north carolina. >>> hundreds of people already weighed in on the hot-buttonssue. you can post your comment at abcnews.com. >>> new york mayor, michael bloomberg, says he couldn't disagree more with sarah palin, when it comes to a planned mosque near ground zero. bloomberg says building the mosque sends a great message about the right of people to practice their religious. palin came out against the mosque. saying peace-seeking muslims, please understand. ground zero mosque is unnecessary provocation. >>> actress sandra bullock has been granted a temporary restraining order against the man stalking her since 2003. thomas james weldon turned up in an emergency room last month, saying he was driving all night, trying to find bullock at her home in jackson hole. weldon has been the subject of previous court orders to stay away from the actress. >>> and talk show host glenn beck is telling his fans he might be going blind. he told a salt lake city audience, ha he's been diagnosed with macular dystrophy. >>> it's time, now, for sports. here's adnan virk at espn new

youtube is abc news is going to bring you news like never before. >> this is the first time that youtubeteamed up with a local television station. >> we're now connected with the global reaches of youtube. >> today we are launching abc u report powered by youtube. >> a television station will work closely with a largest video sharing website. our revamped site now allows you to submit news that matters to you, e-mail your pictures or video to u report ta9 www.abc7.com kgo-.com. >> the aim is to cover the san francisco area using citizen reported news and photos. we want you to send us your pictures or stories about interesting people. let us know what matters to you. we may put it on the air as part of our news coverage. >> all residents are invited to participate in the project. >> that was dan ashley reporting. to upload a video, go to u report at our website. use our e-mail address to send sell phone videos. >> wal-mart is getting ready to roll out a type of gps for the clothing in the store. wall street journal reports they plan to test putting electronic tags on individual garph lik

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with martin bashir and cynthia mcfadden in new york city, and terry moran in washington, this is "nightline," july 23rd, 2010. >> good evening, i'm terry moran. lance armstrong is one of the most famous athletes in the world, a cycling champion, a cancer survivor and a man as comfortable ming ming with celebrities as he is on the seat of his bike. but as he prepares for his final weekend at the tour de france, a federal investigation into alleged doping by him and his former team threatens to tarnish his golden image. the investigation was sparked by allegations by former friend and teammate floyd landis. tonight, landis and others once teammate floyd landis. tonight, landis and others once close to lance go on camera for the first time for our special report, "did lance cheat?" neal karlinsky has the "nightline" exclusive. >> reporter: on a warm summer's night this week in bend, oregon, the man at the center of one of the biggest scandals in sports history. >> hope for the best. >> reporter: couldn't have looked more out of place

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this is from the post and -- "washington post" abc news poll. it's not strikingly different than we have seeing and frankly other polls have president obama's approval rating at an even lower level, 46%, 44%. so the raw numbers tell part of the story, but i think one of the things that was important about this was there have -- had been for a few weeks or months, six weeks, that, some case that they might be turning things around. after he signed health care the april jobs was report was somewhat better. looked like they might be turning a corner, then the gulf happened, and the last jobs report shows anemic growth. this shows a setback for him and the democrats as they look into november. the only good news they could take out was that in terms of public confidence, public confidence in congress is even lower than as -- it is in the president. >> can you pick apart the sub groups? who is he doing well with and not doing well with? >> for the white house the worrisome thing is among independents he's down under 50%. we have him athe 47%. gallup

reporting live, abc 7 news. >> thank you. and you're going to be able to see the interview with the grandfather arrested in the mauling later on our web site abc 7 news.com. click on see it on tv. >> oakland police are looking for a motive in the shooting death of a man living in the u.s., trying to make life better for his family in the philippines. investigators say the 53-year-old was returning from work at kaiser when someone shot him around 1:30. it happened outside of his home on east 15th avenue. neighbors say they're understandably worried. >> knowing someone die add cross street means a bullet could have came into my house. this puts me, my family into danger. i don't know. i just don't feel save here, anymore. >> what is scary is that it's similar to one last sunday when a virginia man in town for a job interview was shot and killed. police believe that case involved gang members and that robbery was motive. investigators want to talk to two people seen in this surveillance video taken just before the shooting. >> an

we went to find out. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, martin bashir and cynthia mcfadden in new york city, this is "nightline," july 21st, 2010. >> good evening, i'm cynthia mcfadden. we begin with business, and rather, remarkable news at facebook, which announced today that it had signed up its 500 millionth user. not bad for a website that didn't exist until six years ago. the story of its creation by founder mark zuckerberg has become almost mythological. soon a movie will bring that story to life. butch as the movie makers say, you don't get to 500 million friends without making a few enemies. so, who is mark zuckerberg? diane sawyer went to facebook's headquarters to find out what makes the 26-year-old ceo tick. >> reporter: 500 million. that's the mind boggling number of users facebook hit this week. to give you an idea of how many people that is, it's the population of the united states, japan and germany combined. hard to believe that the i illusi illusive, very young ceo, mark zuckerberg, founded facebook only six years ago. this a milestone

but in a letter to abc news, the company said all risks are fully disclosed. there's a seven-day money-back guarantee. and that all complaints are investigated. and goldline remains a prominent advertiser on fox and other cable outlets. despite the ongoing cable outlets. despite the ongoing investigations in los angeles and by congress, which plans hearings on the subject in the next few weeks. terry. >> read the fine print always terry. >> read the fine print always and talk to a financial adviser. thanks for that report. >>> when we come back, we've got a real-life war of the roses. husband and wife divorcing. but forced by the bad housing market to live in the same home. so how does that work out? you'll find out in a few moments. [ male announcer ] first is fast. first is 4g, but plays nice with 3g as well. first has an 8-megapixel hd camera and can stream live video to the web. first has an hdmi out. ♪ first shares wi-fi with 8 devices at once. first is not stephen furst, who played flounder in animal house. first has a kickstand for watching video. what

barbara pinto, abc news, phoenix. >>> and moving on to other headlines tonight. three days after 92,000 documents were leaked about the war in afghanistan, a realization and a new fear. a closer review of the papers shows they contain the names of afghans who worked as u.s. sources, providing sensitive information to help. people whose lives may now be on the line, and here's martha raddatz. >> reporter: we are blurring the names of the informants, but al qaeda and the taliban have already been able to see them on the wikileaks website. names of ordinary afghans who have risked their lives to help american forces and now could very well lose their lives. >> it's entirely possible that within days, weeks, people will be killed as a result of this kind of an exposure. >> reporter: there are numerous examples. the identity of a district chief of a village we won't name informed coalition forces that the taliban are planning to attack district offices soon. this one names a man who is trying to defect from the taliban and turned over a letter about taliban plans for a