abc's amy robach with the truth about a modern epidemic. >> reporter: do you have a heavy bag?oh, my gosh. >> reporter: we set out to see how much women are actually lugging around with them. quick rule of thumb? on one shoulder, should not exceed 5% of your body weight. that means for a 140 pound woman, just 7 pounds, and weighs eight pounds! >> whoa, that was 8.5 pounds. >> reporter: 8.5 pounds. so you were actually carrying 13.3 pounds. >> it's like marry poppins' bag. >> reporter: and just like mary poppins, it's only the >> a thing of beauty is a joy forever. >> you do have a lot. >> reporter: if you think this isn't a problem for men, look at this. two gym bags, almost 36 pounds. >> it's a workout. >> reporter: 27 million u.s. adults report having back problems. 37 percent of children aged 11 to 14 report back pain. this mri showed the spine of a 9-year-old, this one when he's carrying a heavy load. >> reporter: if you are using it every single day you don't realize the effect it can have. >> watch, the body is leaning about 6 degrees when carrying a purse normally but th

amy robach, abc news, new york. >> are you hauling around a big one?like that? >> i have seen your purse. >> my murse. so much for being macho. that one. >>> this morning on "world news now" -- we've got winners in last night's powerball jackpot lottery worth nearly 450 million bucks. we are getting breaking details about the winning tickets and where they were sold. >>> breaking news from southern california where a rapidly spreading fire is so dangerous some people did not have time to evacuate. >>> then food fight. confronting young kids who refuse to eat with an all-new approach for parents. >> i don't want to eat dinner! >> how about letting your kids eat whatever they want whenever they want it? well, it's thursday, august 8th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >> good thursday morning, everybody. we have our dancing shoes on. >> oh, yeah. dance fads over the years in this "throwback thursday." we cannot wait until you see what we have been up to on the dance floor. we're going to call this th

abc's amy robach with the truth about a modern epidemic. >> reporter: do you have a heavy bag?oh, my gosh. >> reporter: we set out to see how much women are actually lugging around with them. quick rule of thumb? on one shoulder, should not exceed 5% of your body weight. that means for a 140 pound woman, just 7 pounds, and weighs eight pounds! >> whoa, that was 8.5 pounds. >> reporter: 8.5 pounds. so you were actually carrying 13.3 pounds. >> it's like marry poppins' bag. >> reporter: and just like mary poppins, it's only the >> a thing of beauty is a joy forever. >> you do have a lot. >> reporter: if you think this isn't a problem for men, look at this. two gym bags, almost 36 pounds. >> it's a workout. >> reporter: 27 million u.s. adults report having back problems. 37 percent of children aged 11 to 14 report back pain. this mri showed the spine of a 9-year-old, this one when he's carrying a heavy load. >> reporter: if you are using it every single day you don't realize the effect it can have. >> watch, the body is leaning about 6 degrees when carrying a purse normally but th

. >>> let's turn to abc's amy robach with the other top stories. >> good morning. we begin with breaking news. a u.s. military helicopter has crashed on the island of okinawa, japan, inside a marine camp on the island there. smoke was seen rising from the wreckage. japanese media report three of the four members survived but the other is missing. the u.s. military has yet to confirm that. >>> well, back in this country developing news from louisiana. a train carrying hazardous chemicals has derailed 60 miles west of baton rouge, forcing the evacuation of more than 100 homes. one railcar was leaking sodium hydroxide which can be fatal if inhaled. a major highway is closed as crews now assess that damage. >>> and also overnight relief for 400,000 commuters who ride public transportation in san francisco. the governor intervened at the last minute to prevent the city's second transit strike of the summer. a special panel will now investigate the ongoing contract dispute. >>> three hours and 15 minutes. that is how long each side will have for closing arguments today i

amy robach in the house, everybody.se is here with us, tyra banks is here with us this morning. hi, ty. showing off very special moves. that and her show, the premiere of "america's next top model." first time ever, male models are contestants, as well. we found guys on the street. tyra will tell us if they have what it takes to rock the runway. this is kind of fun. it's our own version. i think we can do right here at the desk. >> it's fine. all over there. >> i'm telling you. we have three right here. >> disqualified. you know i was a teenage hand model. >> amateurs only. >> part-time. >> it's amateurs only. >>> also ahead, we know there are so many people watch desiree hartsock had her heartbroken in part one of "the bachelorette" final. she's speaking out because i can't speak, why she was blind sided and what she learned. we also have melissa rycroft, who had a similar experience, weighing in with her personal take. apparently being in europe gives you energy, but doesn't make you speak. >> how could it be the amy

i'm so content and so happy where i am. >> amy robach.m was, she asked her why she is not on twitter. jennifer said, i am probably not going to go anywhere near twitter. because i would spend a lot of time, correcting all of these false rumors. that would obviously take her entire day. there are so many false rumors. about poor jennifer out there. >> she has got to be at the top of list of rumors always a rumor. >> like them saying, are you married? not married? pregnant, three, four times, twins, triplets, whole brood at home and four, five husbands. or none at all. who knows? >> there you go. must be tough, right? we'll be right back. >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades. >>> making news in america this morning -- breaking news. a wildfire racing through a southern california town, destroying homes and forcing evacuations overnight. we're on the front lines with the latest. >>> international manhunt. a search intensifies for a man accused of murder, arson, kidnapping a teenage girl. we'll ha

. >> reporter: joe jackson, a defense attorney speaking with amy robach offered one explanation pistorius' defense could use. >> his attention rightfully is focused on what could be an intruder and the end of his life as well as her life. >> reporter: meanwhile, police told us their case is ready. >> we are confident that what we have will come out in court, show that, indeed, mr. oscar pistorius is guilty as charged. >> reporter: he is free on bail and we could learn on monday when the trial will begin. it is expected to start sometime early next year. if pistorius is convicted he faces a life sentence with a minimum of 25 years behind bars. diana, john? >> all right, rob nelson, thank you. >>> in other news british authorities used anti-terrorism powers to detain the partner of a journalist with close links to nsa leak eer edward snowden. now, the parter of glenn greenwald was held for nine hours. greenwald called it a profound escalation of their attacks on the news gathering process and journalism. >>> from egypt, the government says suspected militants have killed 24 policemen in nor

. >> reporter: joe jackson, a defense attorney, speaking with amy robach, offered one explanation pistorius' defense could use. >> his attention, rightfully, is focused on what could be an intruder and the end of his life as well also her life. >> reporter: meanwhile, police told us today their case is ready. >> we are confident that what we have will come out in court, show that indeed mr. oscar pistorius has a charge to answer to. >> reporter: pistorius has completed not guilty and is free on bail. we could learn also monday exactly when this trial will begin, though it is expected to start early next year. if pistorius is convicted, he faces a life sentence with a minimum of 25 years behind bars. david? >> rob nelson tonight from south africa. rob, thank you. >>> back here at home this evening, and to a comeback story on a night when we sure needed one. a young man who survived that horrific shooting spree at a movie theater in colorado, and the vow he made when i first met him in that hospital room. we will never forget the young man we met after the aurora massacre, after being given a

let's get right to amy robach for the latest. >>> we begin with that breaking news. central mexico shaken by a strong earthquake this morning. the magnitude 6.2 tremor was centered on the pacific coast. near acapulco. buildings swayed and there's been at least one strong aftershock, so far no widespread injuries or damage. >>> also breaking news this morning, from the syria. asked to a massive gas attack near damascus. syrian authorities say there is no truth to those claims which come as u.n. inspectors arrive to the past allegations of nuclear weapons used. >>> an out of control wildfire on the outskirts of yosemite national park. if you listen there, you can hear these ferocious flames from the fire that's burned 15-square miles. the flames have forced the closure of a main road into yosemite that's now threatening 2,000 structures. another fire has kept los angeles firefighters busy this morning. there were fears of hazardous materials inside that building. so far, none have been build. >>> and new details this morning show the nsa surveillance reach is far deepe

. >> joe jackson, a defense attorney, speaking with amy robach, offered one explanation the defense could use. >> his attention rightfully is focused on what could be an intruder and end of his life and her life. >> reporter: police told us their case is ready. >> we are confident that what we have as it will come out in court show that indeed mr. oscar pistorius has a charge to answer to. >> reporter: pistorius pleaded not guilty and is free on bail. we can learn monday when the trial will begin. it is expected to start early next year. if pistorius is convicted he faces a life sentence with a minimum of 25 years behind bars. diana, john. >> rob, thank you. the first of jerry sandusky's abuse victims agreed to a multimillion dollar settlement with penn state. a young man, victim five, testified that sandusky groped him in the shower of the penn state locker room. expected to be paid within a month. penn state spent $50 million on the sandusky scandal and has set aside another $60 million to compensate victims. >>> the campaign to oust san diego mayor bob filner is under way. volunteers o

here's amy robach. >> reporter: what do the stories of two forgotten hollywood stars and one broke baristathe lesson that sometimes you've got to hit the skids in order to hit the jackpot. >> it was truly a miracle. >> reporter: meet kevin brophy. he was the lead in the short-lived 1977 tv show "lu "lucan" -- >> get him out of here. >> reporter: playing a boy raised by wolves. >> it's something that's unfathomable. >> reporter: this is brophy's friend and fellow actor peter barton. decades ago, barton was a "teen beat" sensation, famous for his roles as an alien prince on another short-lived tv show "the powers of matthew star" and then as a doctor on "the young and the restless." >> remember me? >> yeah. >> reporter: barton and brophy even appeared together in this 1981 movie, "hell night." >> in order to be a member of alpha sigma ro, one has to do what? >> to stay in garth manor one night, mr. president. >> reporter: redford and newman, not exactly. after their acting heyday, roles were scarce. >> people wouldn't even meet with me. it was a very low time for me. >> reporter: brophy went

. >>> amy robach with the other news happening. good morning, amy. >> good morning. we begin with new details this morning about what police in las vegas are calling a domestic terror plot. two people, a 67-year-old woman and a 42-year-old man are now in custody. police say since april, they plotted to kidnap, torture and eventually kill a police officer. it all happened just a few miles from the vegas strip. and the police report says their plot was foiled because an undercover officer was with them every step of the way. thankfully. >>> new this morning, u.s. drug agents made a stunning discovery onboard a yacht in the south pacific. brick after brick of cocaine hidden in that engine. 1,600 pounds of it, worth about $330 million. >>> and experts are sorting out what triggered thursday's shutdown of the nasdaq stock market for nearly three hours. the nasdaq eventually closed up. but the company that operates the exchange lost nearly 3.5%. >>> and a new battle for army private bradley manning, now serving a 35-year sentence for spilling government secrets. he now say

. >>> now, to abc's amy robach with the other top stories this morning. good morning, amy. >> good morning, everyone. >>> and we begin with breaking news from dallas. a deadly shooting rampage. police say a man entered a home, opened fire and then took off to a second location in the suburb of desoto, where an explosive device was then reported. abc's ryan owens is there with the very latest. ryan, good morning. >> reporter: amy, good morning to you. an extremely violent overnight here in north texas. eight people shot, four of them killed. two of them were found in the suburban home behind me. that's where police say the ex-girlfriend was found. after he apparently first tossed some sort of explosive device in there. we're told when police arrived, the suspect actually pretended to be among the injured. he is at the police department now. before he got here, police say he stopped at another home in south dallas, two dead as well. among the injured, two children. a 13-year-old and 11-year-old boy. >> oh, what a sad, sad story. ryan owens. thank you so much

. >>> amy robach in with the rest of the day's news. good morning, amy. >> good morning, lara.ood morning, josh. and we begin with the crisis in egypt. that key u.s. ally on the brink of civil war. this morning, there are now new fears of violence. egypt's president of 30 years could be heading home, released from prison by the new military regime. abc's martha raddatz is in cairo with the very latest on this developing story. good morning, martha. >> reporter: good morning, amy. stunning events across the region here this morning. meaning, there could be even more turmoil. this morning, hosni mubarak, egypt's former authoritarian ruler, ousted by an uprising, gets a release from prison. while his democratically-elected successor is still under detention. it was february 2011, when mass protests, the so-called arab spring, eventually forced mubarak to hand over power. mubarak ended up in prison on corruption and other charges. now, with the military back in power, where mubarak once served as a general, the court is allowing the 85-year-old to return home. although, under house

amy robach alongside. >> looking forward to the park. nice morning today in new york city. >>> also, in the headlines this morning, a new alert by the fda, on acetaminophen. why the government wants a new warning on the label about dangerous skin rashes. >>> and we also have the letter penned by nfl star aaron hernandez from behind bars. >> that went viral yesterday. >>> but we're going to begin with the threat to american embassies and consulates now in more than a dozen predominantly muslim countries. u.s. officials taking this very seriously, ordering those offices closed on sunday. and abc global affairs correspondent martha raddatz joins us now with more from washington. good morning, martha. >> reporter: good morning, josh. this morning, the u.s. intelligence community is doing everything possible to try and find out exactly what the target is, but the state department is not taking any chances. shutting down embassies across the muslim world. the concern is so great, the threat so specific, that some of america's biggest and most

. >>> we're going to turn to amy robach with the other developing stories this morning. >>> we beginh breaking news. former president george w. bush has undergone heart surgery in texas. they found a blockage inside an artery in his heart so this morning the former president had a stent inserted to open it up. doctors say everything went well and mr. bush is expected to go home tomorrow. >>> an investigation is under way into how a killer snake was able to escape from a pet store and make its way into an apartment strangling two young boys while they were sleeping. the tragedy has one small town demanding answers. the boys were sleeping over at a family friend's apartment here, above the reptile ocean pet store in new brunswick when the snake, a 15-foot rock python like this one broke loose of its cage. >> there was a hole in the ceiling and when i turned the lights on, i seen this horrific scene. >> reporter: the owner said the snake slither into the ventilation system up through the living room where 7-year-old noah barth and his 5-year-old brother connor were sleeping. the 100-pou

amy robach here. and the first of what could be a poison gas attack in syria? >> it is breaking news overseas. britain has asked the u.n. to investigate claims of a mass poisonous gas attack near damasc damascus. syrian authorities say there's no truth to the claims, as u.n. inspectors are looking into past allegations of chemical weapons used. >>> an out-of-control wildfire on the outskirts of yosemite national park. if you listen, you can hear the ferocious flames from the fire that's burned 15-square miles. the flames have forced the closure of a main road into yosemite that's threatening 2,000 structures. >>> and new details show the nsa surveillance reach is deeper than we thought. "the wall street journal" reporting that the nsa can reach nearly 75% of all internet traffic, including phone calls. while it's supposed to target foreigners, it sometimes retains e-mails sent among u.s. citizens. >>> and some heckling there last night of texas republican senator ted cruz, taking some heat because he is only now renouncing his canadian citizenship, which he's h

. >>> to amy robach in with the other stories. >> we're beginning with video just coming from a massiveire at the international airport in kenya. you see the flames are consuming the entire terminal. today marking 15 years since the bombing of the u.s. embassy there in kenya. but authorities insist there's no indication that today's fire was a terrorist act. the fire raged for hours because local authorities, as recently at last month, had no working fire engines. >>> nearly one year after the assault on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, the first criminal charges have been filed. a libyan militia leader who remains in hiding is among those accused of carrying out the attack that killed u.s. ambassador chris stevens and three other americans. >> a town in missouri evacuated as flash floods inundate house there is. one creek rose two feet in one hour. more rain is in the forecast. flooding is blamed for at least two deaths. sam has more in a moment. >>. >> uncle sam going after bank of america. a new government lawsuit claiming the bank recklessly misled investors about risky mortgages tha

. >>> we need to turn right now to amy robach, back with us, to bring us the other top stories of the day. >> good morning, guys. we begin with new revelations overnight about the government's secret surveillance programs. according to documents leaked by edward snowden and obtained by "the washington post," the national security agency broke privacy rules or overstepped its legal bounds thousands of times each year since congress granted it new powers in 2008. in one example, a programming error confused the area code in washington, d.c., 202, for the international dialing code for egypt, 20, resulting in calls from washington being mistakenly intercepted. >>> and also this morning, new concerns about the safety of the nation's nuclear power plants. an investigation requested by the pentagon found all 107 nuclear reactors in america are still vulnerable to a 9/11-style attack, because they're only required to guard against small-scale attacks carried out by five or six people. >>> and two developing stories overseas right now. several strong earthquakes shook new zealand overnight. t

here's amy robach. >> reporter: what do the stories of two forgotten hollywood stars and one broke baristaorder to hit the jackpot. >> it was truly a miracle. >> reporter: meet kevin brophy. he was the lead in the short-lived 1977 tv show "lu "lucan" -- >> get him out of here. >> reporter: playing a boy raised by wolves. >> it's something that's unfathomable. >> reporter: this is brophy's friend and fellow actor peter barton. decades ago, barton was a "teen beat" sensation, famous for his roles as an alien prince on another short-lived tv show "the powers of matthew star" and then as a doctor on "the young and the restless." >> remember me? >> yeah. >> reporter: barton and brophy even appeared together in this 1981 movie, "hell night." >> in order to be a member of alpha sigma ro, one has to do what? >> to stay in garth manor one night, mr. president. >> reporter: redford and newman, not exactly. after their acting heyday, roles were scarce. >> people wouldn't even meet with me. it was a very low time for me. >> reporter: brophy went from the back lot to the parking lot, for 26 years at th

. >>> now, to abc's amy robach with the other top stories this morning. good morning, amy. >> good morning, everyone. we begin with breaking news from dallas. a deadly shooting rampage. police say a man entered a home, opened fire and took off to a second location in the suburb of desoto, where an explosive device was then reported. ryan owens is there with the very latest. ryan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, to you, amy. an extremely violent overnight here in texas. eight people shot, four of them kimmed. two of the fatalities were found in the suburban home behind me. that's where police say the gunman murdered his ex-girlfriend after he apparently first tossed some sort of explosive device in there. we're told when police arrived, the suspect actually pretended to be among the injured. police have identified that suspect as erby bowser. he is at the police department now. before he got to this home, he stopped at another home in south dallas, where he thought his ex-girlfriend was. she wasn't there. but that did not stop him from shooting fou