abc's alex perez has their story. >> reporter: they were among the youngest at the sikh temple that deadlyunday and some of the bravest. 9-year-old amanat and her 9-year-old brother were playing outside when they heard the gunshots. >> we heard a shot, which we thought was a fireworks, but then it wasn't fireworks, it was bullets. and we saw a guy, he got out of a cab and he hit two people who were getting into their car. >> reporter: the children didn't hesitate. they ran into the temple to sound the alarm. how were you warning people if. >> as soon as we got in the kitchen, i started yelling, i'm like, there's a guy with a gun, hide, hide. >> reporter: were you scared? >> yeah. >> reporter: what were you scared about? >> that he's going to kill everyone. >> reporter: and when you saw everyone's reaction, how were they -- how were people acting when you guys came in and they heard what you were saying? fwl they were fightened. >> reporter: the children were able to warn more than a dozen people to run and hide. this man was one of them. so, these kids saved your life? >> they saved my lif

abc's alex perez has the latest. >> reporter: how did a bright smiling little boy named wade michael page turn into a cold-blooded neo-nazi killer. that's a question haunting his stepmother laura page who spoke with abc news. page's stepmom believes his life took a turn after he entered the military. >> he told us that was the best thing he could have ever done, was join the military, and we were happy for him. now, i greatly question that direction. >> reporter: abc news has learned page had deep ties to white supremacist hate groups. ♪ adapt to the trying times southern poverty law center had actually been tracking page through his bands for years. >> he felt that the movement so-called was not doing much of anything and that somebody had to get out there and start killing. >> reporter: among the people investigators are speaking with, page's former girlfriend, misty cook. you see her here in these web photos provided by the anti-defamation league, in some, she poses with others, wearing t-shirts and holding a banner of a white supremacist group. a number of tributes and condolence

alex perez tonight has a promising new clue. >> reporter: bomb squads, police k-9 unites and panic. a scene becoming all too familiar at walmart stores across the country, most having one thing in common -- a chilling, robotic-sounding voice calling in a bomb threat warning the stores they have two hours to evacuate or everyone would die. >> a lot of people don't know what is going on. even the employees. they were just being rushed out. >> reporter: from arroyo grande, california, out west to secaucus, new jersey, out east and missouri and kansas in the midwest, 15 bomb threats since friday. the calls each triggering store evacuations and searches. walmart says they are working with investigators to provide any information that might help catch the caller. authorities believe one person is likely behind most of these threats, and they suspect that person is using a spoofing device to make the calls difficult to trace. >> until they determine who the caller actually is, they have to treat every one like they are real. >> reporter: but today, a possible break. investigators traced on

tell me why you feel like a hero. >> i feel proud, because i saved lots of lives. >> reporter: alex perez, abc news, oak creek, wisconsin. >> they sure should be proud. >>> overseas now, and what could be a decisive showdown inside syria, the country's largest city there. signs tonight that the rebels may be on the ropes. after a pummelling from president assad's forces. abc's alex marquardt is here with us tonight. we're going to talk to him in a moment. but first, his report on what's happening on the ground in aleppo. >> reporter: a week o tonight, we were having dinner with young rebel fighters heading for aleppo. hope and excitement were in the air. the significance of taking syria's biggest city was lost on no one. what happens after you capture aleppo? what happens after that? "if we take aleppo, we take all the cities, down to the capital damascus." they then grabbed their weapons and headed out into the night. today, the battle raged. assad's forces, on the ground, then in the air, trying to force the rebels back. the battle for this city lies at the heart of the rebel's plan to

first the latest from abc's alex perez is on the scene in wisconsin. alex? reporter: good evening, george, we've learned just three weeks ago, one of the first officers on the scene talked to the mayor about preparing and being ready for a mass tragedy just like this one.

alex perez, abc news, oak creek, wisconsin. >> and there's so much grief in that small community. now from all the excitement in london, that is where we are going to turn right now. abc's bill weir has the front row seat at the olympics. what a day it was with twist and turns. including a fight to the finish for one american athlete. but first bill brings us up to date on america's sweetheart gabby douglas. >> reporter: with the team going all around gold, gabby douglas tweeted. and it was another day for jordyn wieber after the floor. and it might have been a stress fractured leg that cost olympic glory. but a solid performance gave her bronze on the beam and then after an exhilarating show of tumbling, no protest needed to win floor exercise gold going away. on the track, the golden hopes of a billion people were dashed when the chinese national hero injured in beijing crashed into the very first hurdle of the 110 meters. meanwhile, the best sprinter of all time was back in the arena tonight. usain bolt cruised from the 200 meters and from the glimpse of the fever he's ignited

alex perez, abc news, oak creek, wisconsin. >> wow. more information coming out this morning, l.a.es reporting that page was under the scrutiny of federal law enforcement officials for possibly providing funding to domestic terrorism groups. the times also says law enforcement decided there was not evidence though to open a full investigation into what he was doing. certainly this was a guy who was on that radar in law enforcement circles and white supremacist circles as well. >> that's what's fascinating he was on the radar. you see his stepmother. a family clearly in pain. not understanding how something like this could happen to a family member. >> no. >> just army vet. someone, you know, who, who clearly had a life some would say a good life. and then this sort of thing happens. apparently didn't he also, his home, he left north carolina because his home was in foreclosure. he left for a job in milwaukee. the bank took his prompt in january. he also told his roommate that he had broken up with his girl friend. so a lot of changes. perhaps we don't know what set him off. a lot o

>> i feel proud because i save lots of lives. >> alex perez, abc news, oak creek. >> how adorable and admirable is she. the presence of mind at that age. >> to be able to do that at that age, 9. she did save lives. >> the fact that she witnessed what she did, how that sticks with her down the road. you have twund awonder and hope emotionally she can get past it at some point. kids are impressionable. >> definitely. and my former loon ine of busini spoke to victims of crime and people who witnessed crime it does have lasting effects. >> it does. in the moment for right now we tip our hat to that little girl. we really do. we'll be back with more right we really do. we'll be back with more right after this. action i love telling big stories about big heroes. but, at the end of the day, real life is better than y story. our service men and women are the real heroes. every day they make the sacrifices for their country; for my country; for my son's country. the uso gives us real ways to support our real heroroes. there is a way we casay thanks. you can go to uso.org and make a real differ

here is a abc's alex perez. >> reporter: how did a bright, smiling little boy named wade michael pageblooded neo-nazi killer. a question haunting his stepmother laura page who spoke with abc news. page's stepmom believed his life took a turn after he entered the military. >> he told us that was the best thing he ever could have done was join the military. and we were happy for him. now, i greatly question that direction. >> reporter: abc news has learned page had deep ties to white supremacist hate groups. ♪ adapt to the trying times >> reporter: southern poverty law center had been tracking page through his bands for years. >> he felt that the movement, so-called, was not doing much of anything and that somebody had to get out there and start killing. >> reporter: among the people investigators are speaking with, page's former girlfriend, misty cook. you see her here in the web photos provided by anti-defamation league. in some she poses. with others wearing t-shirts and holding a banner of a white supremacist group. the number of trb uibutes and condolences to the six victims is gro

>> i feel proud because i save lots of lives. >> alex perez, abc news, oak creek. >> how adorable and admirable is she. the presence of mind at that age. >> to be able to do that at that age, 9. she did save lives. >> the fact that she witnessed what she did, how that sticks with her down the road. you have twund awonder and hope emotionally she can get past it at some point. kids are impressionable. >> definitely. and my former loon ine of busini spoke to victims of crime and people who witnessed crime it does have lasting effects. >> it does. in the moment for right now we tip our hat to that little girl. eally do after this. with more right >> announcer: >>> well we all know that restaurant servers have the inside scoop on what is good to eat. >> that is for sure. as you can probably guess they know a lot more than that. but they are not telling. abc's becky worley, a former waitress herself uncovers some secrets. >> reporter: when you go to a restaurant you're at the mercy of the cook, bus boys and especially the wait staff. as some one who did this job for quite a few years, let

alex perez leads us off in port you au prince, leaha haiti. >> reporter: isaac is already blasting parts of this island and the storm is dumping two feet of rain. there are still some 400,000 people living in tent cities here in haiti since that devastating earthquake back in 2010. today, we saw aid workers frantically, last minute, trying to warn many of those people living in tents. most didn't even know a storm was on the way. >> the fltents will go like ki into the sky. people screaming, children terrorized. >> reporter: and there are fears the deluge could lead to flash flooding and the spread of disease even worse. diane? >> here it comes again for the people of haiti. thank you, alex. i want to go straight to florida, where they are watching the skies, waiting more instructions. abc's matt gutman is there. matt? >> reporter: we just learned that a tropical storm watch has been issued for the florida keys. isaac is the first stormle of consequence to bear down on south florida in seven years and it is just 48 hours away. locals stocking up on supplies in miami. big retailers sold o

but we'll start with alex perez on the front lines in port-au-prince, haiti. alex? >> reporter: we've been in the thick of this storm all night. it's been raining in port-au-prince for 12 hours. at some points, the winds have been as strong as 60 miles per hour. now, tropical storm isaac has been churning across the caribbean, battering puerto rico, the dominican republic and many other small islands with heavy downpours and strong winds. complicating the situation, this storm is moving extremely slowly. here in haiti, aid workers that have been here since that devastating earthquake in 2010, say they are ready to evacuate thousands, if necessary. the next 12 hours will be critical here, as this storm continues to make its way across the island. dan? >> thank you, alex. >>> as isaac barrels towards america, hurricane warnings have just been posted for parts of southern florida, including the keys. that's where we find abc's matt gutman this morning. matt, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, dan. moments ago, we spoke to officials here in the keys. they s

as abc's alex perez reports, two were just 9 and 11 years old. >> reporter: they were among the youngestbravest. this 9-year-old and her 11-year-old brother were playing outside when they heard the gunshots. >> we heard a shot which we thought was a fireworks. but then it wasn't fireworks it was bullets. and we saw a guy, he got out of a cab and he fast walked and hit two people who were getting into their car. >> reporter: the children didn't hesitate. they ran into the temple to sound the alarm. how were you warning people? >> as soon as we got in the kitchen, i started yelling, i'm like -- there's a ga wiuy with gun, hide, hide. >> were you scared? >> yeah. >> what were you scared about? >> that he is going to kill everyone. >> reporter: uh-huh. and when you saw everyone's reaction, how were they -- how were people acting when you came in and they heard what you were saying? >> they were frightened and they were kind of scared. >> reporter: the children were able to warn more than a dozen people to run and hide. this man was one of them. so the kids saved your life? >> they saved my l

alex perez is in oak creek this morning. good morning, alex. >> reporter: good morning, george. authorities are calling the officers who confronted that shooter heroes. officers say that their gunman used a 0.9 mm semiautomatic pistol. teams of investigators raided the suspected gunman's home on sunday. looking for clues to explain the deadly rampage. authorities have not released his identity. they believe me may have been a white supremacist. he was a white male in his 40s with tattoos. the shooting began around 10:30 sunday morning as many inside the temple were gathering for worship. the first shots came outside. as the shooter approached the building and opened fire, killing two before heading into the temple. horrified members of the temple hid in closets, sheltering children if a spray of bullets. that's when this man got a call inside the temple. >> they called me from my dad's hone. he's shot on the ground. my mom hiding in the closet. >> reporter: he later learned his father, the temple president, was among the four killed inside. >> he died defending the rest of the p

alex perez is in oak creek this morning. good morning, alex. >> reporter: well, george, good morning to you. authorities are calling the officers who confronted the shooter heroes. used a 0.9 mm semiautomatic pistol to carry out the master. teams of investigators invaded the home of wade michael page late sunday, searching for any clues to explain his deadly rampage. authorities tell abc news, page was a hawk missile system repairman in the army and then a psychological operations specialist may have been a white supremacist. police say the shooting began at 10:30 sunday morning as many inside the temple were gathering for worship. the first shots came from outside as page enter the building and opened fire. inside, mayhem, as horrified members of the temple, hitting closets. sheltering the children from spraying bullets. that's when this man got a call from inside the temple. >> they called me from my dad's phone. my dad's shot on the ground. and my mom is hiding in the closet right now. she's hyper scared and saying the peo

and alex perez has more. good morning, alex. >> reporter: good morning, george. misty cook was arrested and charged with possessing a firearm as a felon. authorities do not believe she was involved in wade michael page's deadly rampage, but they hope she may be able to fill in some of the gaps of what was going on with him. south milwaukee police and the fbi arrested misty cook late tuesday, booking the ex-girlfriend of wade michael page on an unrelated gun charge. sources say authorities also wanted to talk to the 31-year-old about page. the couple lived together until june, when cook's mother say, he moved out and they stopped talking. >> she said if you need anything, get it out of the basement. she didn't want him around. >> reporter: cook and page reportedly shared ties to white supremacist groups. cook can be seen in these web photos, wearing a t-shirt and posing behind the banner of one group, volksfront. the group said tuesday, cook had not been involved since 2008. university of nebraska criminal professor, pete simi, says he also had insight into page's

we have team coverage, starting with alex perez, on the scene in oak creek. morning, alex. >> reporter: good morning, george. we're learning much more about the gunman. federal authorities may have had him in their files before the shooting. as the scarred community came together to heal overnight, police focused their investigation on this man, wade michael page, an out-of-work, army veteran, with links to neo-nazi groups. >> a balding male with glasses may have gone inside. and there were shots fired. >> reporter: investigators tell abc news, page was armed with a nine millimeter semiautomatic pistol. and he fired randomly, as those inside ran for cover. >> i need an ambulance. i do not see a shooter anywhere. i thought i heard shots. can you confirm that? >> reporter: in the midst of so much horror, heroes. 65-year-old satwant kaleka, managed to stab page with a butter knife. >> my father went after that guy and slowed him down enough to let other people get to safety. >> reporter: lieutenant brian murphy remains in critical condition. ambushed by page, sh

and alex perez talked to her in an exclusive interview. 30-year-old carolyn giles has been posing fora for more than a decade. she has a portfolio, from sexy bikini photos to head shots. but it's this photo of her that's at the center of a $23 million lawsuit. >> i was paid $2,000 for unlimited usage for volvo, for their s40 model. >> reporter: but the picture for volvo, has turned up in ad after ad for all kinds of products, in 25 different countries, all without her consent. so, giles is suing her modeling agency. the unauthorized use of her image is this ad on an australian dating website, fastimpressions.com, promoting a night of socializing, sponsored by volvo. it invites singles to spend a night with a swedish model of your choice. and offers swedish models of all shapes and sizes. >> they were going for that idea to draw people in. >> reporter: the lawsuit was done to make it appear she was an escort, with extreme sexual and inappropriate connotations and innuendos. in a statement, volvo defends its play on words. saying the sexy swedish models were cars, not escorts. it says g

abc's alex perez is in chicago with all of the fireworks. >> reporter: in words fiery and direct, prosecutorsgainst drew peterson tuesday, saying he plotted to kill his third wife, kathleen savio, just weeks before her death, the state's attorney told jurors. he told her he was going to kill her and she wouldn't make it to a divorce settlement. the defense attorney fired back, saying the former police sergeant is a victim of a legal frenzy, which began when his fourth wife, stacy peterson, mysteriously disappeared. >> the challenges for the prosecution, of course, are overcoming the fact that there's no eyewitness and there's no smoking gun. no dna. >> reporter: after stacy peterson vanished in 2007, attention quickly turned to drew peterson's relationship with his third wife, who was found dead in a dry bathtub three years earlier. at the time, savio's death was ruled an accidental drowning. but in 2009, her body was exhumed and her death reclassified as a homicide. that same year, peterson told abc news, he doesn't trust those findings. >> it was fresh. >> reporter: in court tuesday, peters

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