alex perez went along for the hunt. >> flying fish tore spepedo. pitch fork is all he has to fight back. his target. asian carp greedy, hungry, fish threatening to invade the great lakes. >> it's a accomplish going 30 miles an hour. >> you may have seen him anchors down in the ring but the pro wrestler has a new challenge. from florida to california adrift in the world of extreme fishing. i took the bait and met up with eric on the banks of the illinois river. >> what have you learned about fishing as you go along? >> it's american ingenuity. it's about meeting interesting people, tenacious, hard working. they found dangerous, extreme ways of catching fish. >> an national planet's "off the hook extreme catches" follows eric as he finds way to get them on the hook. from using paddle boards, to extreme fishing. and the asian carp imported in the '70s to clean their ponds. >> this whole area they call it carp ground zero. >> now the fish that can't be stopped. >> they spawn three types a year. have known to be 100 bounds. >> reporter: to help eric and

here's abc's alex perez. >> reporter: an dangerous almost on-air collision. the express jet was coming in. after nearly being ill account i keyed up the mike and yelled to the tower controller what the expletive was that. three months earlier, another close call at o'hare, same situation, same runway. as a result of close calls at o'hare, the faa has taken action. the controllers responsible for those two runways now sit next to each other to eliminate confusion. there were seven near serious collisions across the country and in this case the credit goes to the pilot. >> i took overt pilot action to avoid an error. we got lucky. that's clearly a cause for concern. >> reporter: the faa points out 99.99% of airline operations went off without a hitch. though pilots and pains may wonder if that's good enough. alex perez, abc news, chicago. >>> and still ahead here on "world news," how this family added tens of thousands of dollars to the value of their home with just a few simple and smart moves. it's real money, next. want to try to crack it? yeah, that's the w

abc's alex perez has all of the new details. in court today, his attorney said he is no terrorist. prosecutors said he was determined to kill americans. according to court documents investigators tracked daoud for months. in one internet forum he allegedly wrote "i live in the united states of america/hypocrisy. i hate the oppression of the usa and i would love to do something that would hurt it from the inside." his target, according to investigators, a packed downtown bar friday night. the co-owner of cal's bar and liquors told abc he believes his bar was the target. the location matches the description in the affidavit. authorities say daoud parked his jeep jerky with what he believed was a bar, walked away and then planned to detonate the device. that's when the fbi pounced. according to court papers he prepared a book report saying osama wasn't crazy for wanting to destroy america. this superpower killed millions of people. the teenager grew up and still lived with his parents on this quiet block in illinois today. parents did not want to answer questions. >> you have no messa

alex perez, abc news, chicago. >>> we have news about healthy living tonight. a big headline about one of the most popular dietary supplements in the country. the american heart association has long said that eating oily fish is good for your heart, so millions of people take fish oil supplements hoping for the benefit, and, in fact, doctors often recommend the supplements for people who already have heart disease. but a big, new study out tonight says those pills are not doing what they thought, and here's abc's dr. richard besser. >> fish oil may support a healthy heart. >> promotes a healthy heart. >> omega-3 helps support a healthy heart. >> reporter: $740 million, that's how much we spend on them a year, fish oil capsules containing the substance heart doctors swear by, omega-3 fatty acids. look at the bottles. the packaging says the capsules helps support a healthy heart, may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease, but that groundbreaking new study says the proof is in, and fish oil capsules don't deliver on their promise. researchers looked at 20 stud

alex perez, abc news, chicago. >>> at least one tornado touched down in a rural area near st.h. the twister destroyed an

he is due in court on those charges. >>> thank you so much alex perez reporting from chicago tonight. and we move next to the s a surprising new threat to our nation's children, and the threat is salt. a new study in the journal of pediatrics finds that too many children are consuming staggers amounts of salt. more than adults. and it may be putting their small bodice at serious risk. sharyn alfonsi explains. >> reporter: they are the food kids crave. >> i love mac and cheese. it's so good. >> what's your favorite thing to eat for dinner? >> dinosaur chicken nuggets. >> what do you like to eat for breakfast? >> this cereal called captain crunch. >> i'm very familiar with it. it's excellent. >> reporter: some staples could have high levels of salt. a new study finds children and teens consume as much sodium as adults, putting them at risk of high blood pressure of more than 6,000 kids studied, 15% had high or elevated blood pressure. in the '70s, 1% had high blood pressure. high blood pressure can weaken vessels, causing strokes. and vision problems. it can also lead to kidney failure

and abc's alex perez joins us from chicago with the latest. >> reporter: good morning, ron.has been a long, frustrating week for the 350,000 students and parents affected by all this. teachers have been rallying and picketing by the thousands. now, both sides say they have a framework for a deal and the teachers union is expected to vote on this new proposal by late this afternoon. now, the sticking point here, which could become an issue in at least 23 states, is how teachers are evaluated and how standardized test scores are factored into that evaluation. this latest proposal makes that number about 30% of the evaluation. so as you might imagine, there are school districts all over the country who are watching very closely how things unfold here in chicago. ron? >> all right, alex perez in chicago, thanks for that report. >>> and the air force basic training program which has been rocked by a sex scandal will now be run by a woman. colonel debra liddick was named to head the program at lack land air force base. dozens of female recruits have alleged that they were sexually

more from abc's alex perez. >> reporter: union teachers holding strong at the picket line in chicago,. >> we did not start this fight. >> reporter: the fight is about a program that would eventually base as much as 40% of a teacher's evaluation on standardized test scores, a formula that union argues will unfairly cost teachers their jobs. mayor rahm emanuel believes the new measure will help turn around the district's staggering statisti statistics. >> it is about ensuring over a period of time we have a way to raise the quality of the teachers. >> reporter: the numbers are sobering. that statistic, for every 100 chicago public school freshmen, only 8% get four-year college degrees. while the strike continues, it has been business as usual for 52,000 other chicago public school students. they attend charter schools like uno school on chicago's southwest side. public schools tied to nonprofit organizations who create their own achievement goals and routinely outperform non charter public schools. >> why do you feel charter schools are in some ways better than your average public schoo

alex perez, abc news, chicago. >>> sad to see the kids suffer. >> absolutely. >> i read so many storiesd from so many parents, just living in chicago for six years. the kids, you know, the parents that try to drop their kids off at school, because they were still having formal program they were frightened to try to go through picket lines, chanting, drumming. but, you know, really what's at issue here, they're getting closer on payroll, but it's those evaluations. they don't want to be evaluated necessarily on the performance of each child. and they want to negotiate somehow that the rehiring of teachers that have been laid off, they want to get that into the contract as well. >> national implications. a lot of people across the nation are going to be watching this. new jersey had issues with governor christie. i feel bad for the parents who have jobs, they were planning -- don't have child care, drop the kid off, put them on the bus, go to work. this is really affecting everybody's schedule. hope they wrap this up for everybody's sake, soon or put it on hold and negotiate rather than s

abc's alex perez now on when it will drop and how much. alex? >> reporter: diane, here at the chicago gas station, they're paying 85 cents more than the national average. it's a sight being seen across gas stations across the country. the average price is up 17 cents from last year. prices were inching up when the hurricane forced the gulf coast to shut down. but there's good news, with operations, our experts believe relife is coming our way with the end of the summer driving season and a cheaper winter blend, our experts predict by thanksgiving, average gas prices will drop to about $3.25 or $3.50 a gallon. a big improvement from the $3.84 average we are seeing today. and there is immediate relief in sight. aaa believes prices could be up pre-hurricane isaac levels by next week. diane. >> thanks so much, alex. and as you mentioned hurricane isaac, the remnants of that storm still pouring down across the northeast which meant for many families, children went back to school in slickers and boots. but down in the gulf, school was canceled for a l

as abc's alex perez explains, changes have been made to keep it from happening again. >> reporter: a, express jet flight 6075 was taking off from chicago's o'hare airport in may 2011 when panning suddenly filled the cockpit. sky west 5958 coming in on a quote, collision course. the express jet pilot was able to react quickly averting disaster. newly released interviews reveal the pilot's fear after nearly being killed, i keyed up the meek and yelled to tt comptroller what the [ bleep ] was that, he said. just a few months later, close call at o'hare airport, same situation, same runways. as a result of the close calls here at o'hare airport, the faa has taken corrective action. there is a new virtual intersection warnened and the controller responsible for the two run ways now sit next to each other to eliminate confusion. there were seven serious near collisions across the country in 2011. in this case, the credit goes to the pilots. >> it took overt pilot action to avoid an error. we got lucky. that's -- that's clearly cause for concern. >> reporter: the faa points out 99.99% of ai

chicago, tonight it could light a fuse in american cities and towns across this country and abc's alex perez leads us off. >> reporter: it is the largest teachers strike this country has seen in more than two decades, 29,000 union members strong, refusing to go to work until they get what they want. >> we are fighting for dignity and respect and for a fair contract. >> reporter: the strike is pitting the powerful teachers' union against the mayor. >> this is a strike of choice and it's a wrong choice for our children, and it's not necessary. >> reporter: city officials launched an emergency plan, opening 144 schools for a half day to serve kids breakfast and lunch and keep them busy. we visited crown elementar where students played games all morning instead of taking classes. are you upset that you are not able to be learning in the classroom today? >> yeah, because, well, how are we going to get our education without learning? >> reporter: the strike has left thousands of parents in the lurch. janice thompson scrambled to rearrange her schedule to pick her twins up early. the strike combine

abc's alex perez is in minneapolis right now with the very latest on this. alex?> reporter: good morning, amy. we are learning new details this morning. apparently, the alleged gunman worked at the company up until just a short time before the shooting. >> it appears to be multiple agencies, both local and federal. >> reporter: the first calls to 911 came just after 4:30 thursday afternoon. >> said they heard ten shots. >> reporter: reports of shots fired inside accent signage system, a small signmaking company in this residential minneapolis neighborhood. within minutes, police were on the scene. >> we started hearing sirens everywhere. came out of our doors. and there's s.w.a.t. teams. >> reporter: as s.w.a.t. teams surrounded the building, police entered and began evacuating employees. but it was already too late. >> officers arrived and entered. found several victims inside. and were able to evacuate victims who were shot. >> reporter: inside, they found five people, including the gunman, dead. >> the suspect, the shooter, is dead from a self-inflicted gunshot

for "good morning america," alex perez, abc news, chicago. >> wow. what a ride. >> staggering story. >>> sam? >> hi. >> you're still here. >> i am. i know. somewhere, i heard this before. but a lot of people are expecting cooler air in september. >> no? >> yes. >> really? >> some say. but believe it or not, a big part of the country is still in heat. 104 will be a record today in dallas. let's show you where that heat is. look how much of the country -- san angelo, 104. austin, 102. houston, 95 degrees. oklahoma city, 101. this heat spreads into st. louis and gets pushed down quickly by a shot of cooler, fall-like air. but those numbers are still pretty big today. with that push of cooler air will come some strong storms. dodge city, omaha, you're involved in it, kansas city, wichita, oklahoma city, amarillo, all getting big storms today. >> more of -- more weather in the next half hour. >> you're having a great morning. >> i'm having a perfect morning. just so everyone knows, it's 80 in san diego for today. 85 in l.a. >> where should you be heading

for "good morning america," alex perez, abc news, chicago. >> wow. what a ride. >> staggering story. >>> sam? >> hi. >> you're still here. >> i am. i know. somewhere, i heard this before. but a lot of people are expecting cooler air in september. >> no? >> yes. >> really? >> some say. but believe it or not, a big part of the country is still in heat. 104 will be a record today in dallas. let's show you where that heat is. san angelo, 104. austin, 102. oklahoma city, 101. this heat spreads into st. louis and gets pushed down quickly by a shot of cooler, fall-like air. but those numbers are still pretty big today. with that push of cooler air will come some strong storms. dodge city, omaha, you're involved in it, kansas city, wichita, amarillo, all getting big storms today. is another great morning. we will see sunshine into the afternoon. -- for now energy moving overhead. moderate rain over the shenandoah valley and culpeper. temperatures in the out in the 70s. be a warm and muggy day. highs in the lower 90s once we break into the sunshine. spud chan

alex perez joins us with the latest. >> good morning, ron, it has been a long, frustrating week for the 350,000 students and their parents affected by all this. teachers have been rallying and picketing by the thousands. but both sides now say they have a framework for a deal and the teachers union is expected to vote on this new proposal by late this afternoon. the sticking point is how teachers are evaluated and how standardsized test scores are factored into that evaluation. now the teachers union said that this new proposal would limit that factor to about 30% of the evaluation. of course, there are school districts all over the country that will be watching very closely on how this unfolds in chicago. ron? >>> and the air force basic training program that has been rocked by a sex scandal, will now be run by a woman, dozens of female recruits have alleged that they were sexually assaulted by male instructors. >>> and hundreds of people marked the one-year anniversary of the occupy wall street movement in new york city on saturday. protesters marched through zuccotti park in lower ma

alex perez, abc news, chicago. >>> at least one tornado touched down in a rural area near st. several holmes in the town of oakleville. at least two people were hurt when high winds flipped over a tractor trailer on interstate 64. >>> well, country music star toby keith always a big supporter of americans serving in the war zones. >> he made many trips overseas to entertain troops on the front lines, and he's done his fair share here at home. at a recent concert in houston, he brought a soldier's wife on stage for the performance of "american soldier." >> love those reunions. grab a tissue. near the end, her husband walked out on stage, a surprise appearance for a long-awaited reunion. i love that embrace. >> well done, toby. nicely done, man. always good to see those reunions. the guys and women all slowly coming home. good. >> thankfully. >>> well, coming up -- something straight out of the jetson's, a driverless car. we're going to take a test drive and find out when it's coming to a dealership near you. >>> but first, dramatic crash and a heroic save. a woman reunites with

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for the latest, we turn to alex perez, outside of that bar in chicago. morning to you, alex. >> reporter: good morning, josh, it's actually a liquor store and the bar. this is the place believed to be the target. this is a busy intersection, popular with stockbrokers. hundreds could have easily been hurt. authorities say 18-year-old adel daoud had one thing in mind. killing americans. his target, according to investigators, a packed bar in downtown chicago friday night. the fbi hasn't named the bar but overnight, the owner of cal's bar and liquors told abc news he believes his bar was the target. it matches the description in the affidavit. authorities say daoud drove a jeep chair -- cherokey, parked it in front, and walked away. he didn't know the bomb was a fake. provided to him by undercover fbi agents. the bar's owner says approximately 15 undercover agents wearing ear pieces, surrounded the bar, arresting daoud on the spot. neighbors around daoud's suburban chicago home stunned at the allegations. according to the affidavit, undercover agents posing

alex perez is on the picture lines in the city right now. good morning to you, alex. >> reporter: good morning, josh. many teachers already on the picture lines here. this is a major collision between mayor rahm emanuel who is obama's former chief of staff and what happens here to impact education reform across the country. now, the city has enacted an emergency contingency plan. 144 schools are open for students, five hours today. that's solidarity here for the protesters, the strikers. but 144 schools are open for about five hours today. they will be provides breakfast and lunch to these students, but other than that, parents are pretty much on their own. so all eyes, as far as labor movement, on this strike right now, the last time there was a teachers' strike here in chicago was 1987. 25 years ago. that strike lasted 19 days. most here are hoping this strike will not last that long. josh? >> we'll have updates all morning long. thank you for that. >>> meanwhile, a tragedy as president obama was campaigning in florida. a police officer on

ab's alex perez is on the picket lines in the city right now. od morning to you, alex. >> reporter: good morning, josh. a number of teachers already on the picket lines this morning. this is a major head-on collision been mayor rahm emanuel, the president's former chief of staff, and the teacher's union. the two things the sides can't agree on are teacher evaluations and a benefits package. the city has enacted a special emergency contingency plan. 144 schools will be open. they'll be providing students for five hours today with breakfast, lunch, and somewhere to be at that time. after that, parents are pretty much on their own. the last time there was major strike was 1987. it lasted for 19 days. emp here is hoping this strike lasts nowhere near as long. >> we'll have updates all morning long. >>> meanwhile, a tragedy as president obama was campaigning in florida. a police officer on a motorcycle escorting the president's motorcade in west palm beach was hit by a pickup truck and killed. the white house says the president did not witness the acc

abc's alex perez is in chicago with the very latt on this case. . >> reporter: good morning, elizabeth. peterson had been behind bars waiting 3 1/2 years for this day. he was stone-faced and staring at the jury, when the verdict was read. >> finally, someone heard kathleen's cry. 12 people did the right thing. thank god. >> reporter: it's the justice kathleen savio's family never thought they would get. drew peterson's five-week murder trial centered on controversial hearsay evidence, that he had threatened savio. after hours of deliberations, 11 jurors agreed that peterson was guilty of first-degree murder. and they took five more hours to convince a holdout. >> i did not feel comfortable with joining the rest of the jury to convict. i was concerned about the hearsay evidence. >> reporter: savio and peterson were in the middle of a contentious divorce when she was found dead in 2004. the former chicago police officer was charged after her body was exhumed and her death reclassified a homicide. >> he's basically a coward. and nobody took him on. we

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