barbara pinto, abc news, chicago. >> men are

barbara pinto, abc news, chicago. >> ouch. that's what's making news in america this morning. >> have a great monday morning everyone. and in hd, this is good washington. >> the search continues for a boy who is missing from montgomery county. his stepfather is. a- is scheduled to appear in court. the good morning. >> we start with your traffic every 10 minutes. we will check in with lisa in moment. the morning, adam. >> it was a very pleasant weekend. it is above 70 degrees. it to be a few degrees warmer. the end of the week, and temperatures will go. spots he showers in area moving west. it is approaching 81. and a mixture of sun and clouds. cooler of funds. lexington part 68 degrees. 59 in frederick. a mixture of sun and clouds. had. not as dusty as we like our in looks transition day. fairly rainy as well. near talking upper 50s to 60's. >> thank you plenty busy. their clearing the road work off of the beltway. thank you. on the beltway, between new avenue in georgia ave. a lot of construction. only one lane open to the le

barbara pinto, abc news, chicago. >> well their confidence outstripped their -- competence. >> oh, ha-ha do you thing is funnier? men or women? make sure you tell us on our fan page on facebook. >> we are just a little less guarded concerned how we are perceived. women seem to be, a little more, how, more concerned what their image should be. men say whatever, going to scratch myself and make crude jokes. >> easier to laugh at them then. >> we're good for something. we'll be right back. >>> this morning on "world news now" -- serial rapist. the suspect accused of preying on young women this suburban dallas. the victims all have something in common. >> detectives say they may have been sought out and attacked because they were once members of the same college sorority. it's monday, october 24th. >>> good morning to you. i'm yunji de nies. >> i'm rob nelson. detectives in dallas, texas have been on the case now close to a year with the latest attack coming on friday. at least four victims demanding justice and an arrest. now some surveillance video that may show the suspect could provide m

barbara pinto, abc news, chicago. >> well their confidence outstripped their -- competence. >> oh, ha-hare you tell us on our fan page on facebook. >> i think men are funnier because we are just a little less guarded or concerned how we are perceived. women seem to be, a little more, how, more concerned what their image should be. men say whatever, going to scratch myself and make crude jokes. >> easier to laugh at them then. >> we're good for something. we'll be right back. a little more, how, more concerned what their image should be. men say whatever, going to scratch myself and make crude jokes. >> easier to laugh at them then. >> we're good for something. we'll be right back.

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and abc's barbara pinto has that story. >> reporter: juan valdez hand-picks the coffee with prize. >> reporter: imagine juan valdez without his beans. >> imagine you had run out of coffee. >> reporter: the taster's choice couple with nothing to taste. >> i wouldn't want to live in a world without coffee, to be honest with you. >> i'm double-fisting with my coffee here. >> reporter: a workforce without its morning jolt of java. legions of uncaffeinated zombies slogging through the day. >> my fourth cup of coffee today. i would be pretty miserable. >> reporter: but the director of sustainability for starbucks warns congress this is no joke. jim hannah told "the guardian" newspaper, what we're seeing 10, 20, 30 years down the road, if conditions consist how they are, is a risk to our supply chain. hanna and that ad, warns that heavy rains, long droughts and insect infestations due to climate change threaten the future of your morning joe. that means no vennty. no grande. not even a tall. so, starbucks may hedge its bets, investing in juice bars. >> that's a lot of coffee. >> reporter: an

abc's barbara pinto is on the story. >> reporter: in a black hood that evoked the grim reaper and underre of flashbulbs, tmz cameras caught lindsay lohan showing up for community service at the l.a. county morgue. no star treatment here. >> she will be doing janitorial work. cleaning floors. vacuuming. cleaning the restrooms. emptying trash. >> reporter: the troubled access, serving 120 hours as part of a shoplifting sentence, reportedly cringed at her first assignment, washing sheets stained with body fluids and blood. it was a rough start with reports she was scolded for sending three dozen cupcakes. the coroner turned the delivery away. the star's p.r. rep said, it's unfortunate that lindsay's well-intentioned actions were not taken in the spirit in which she intended, to say she was sorry for yesterday's misunderstanding. that misunderstanding, lindsay's disastrous first day on the job. this video shows her arriving at the morgue 40 minutes late. so, the coroner sent her home. on wednesday, the judge revoked lindsay's probation and forced her to post $100,000 bail for skipping nine

for "good morning america," barbara pinto, abc news, chicago. >> my bet, worst-case scenario, synthetic coffee and cocoa. >> coffee to smoothies is like pizza to falafel. i mean, you know, it's a long way to go. >>> now, the other story we've been talking about all morning, a little girl's desperate plea answered by strangers. >> we know how important a teddy bear can be to a young child. but abc's john donvan has this heartwarming story. >> reporter: he's called daddy bear, this teddy bear. that's because to justice wadsworth, it's what she holds on to when her dad is overseas. right now, he's in korea. but this started four years ago when he was sent out to afghanistan. daddy bear, always there. until this week when -- >> she was so upset when we got home that night and didn't have him. >> reporter: it happened along i-90, when the family was traveling back from a visit to idaho and pulled over briefly outside a town called ellensburg. somehow daddy bear got left behind. and when grandma realized that, she got on facebook. >> that's daddy when daddy's gone. she goes to bed with him ev

for "good morning america," barbara pinto, abc news, chicago. >> i do have to say both ron and dan are very confident men so if that will explain your humor. >> i think i'm hilarious. my wife thinks that i think i'm funnier than i actually am so she would definitely agree with that analysis. >> bianca, dan's wife, i'm with you on that. >>> all right, coming up on -- >> being ganged up here. >> coming up on "gma" -- want to tell them. >> sure. hunting a great white that killed an american tourist in australia, plus dan's up close and personal experience with the sharks that lurk in those waters. >>> flash robs are on the rise and heading into the hectic holiday shopping season, retailers are fighting back. how do you combat so many swarming in this fast? the video is incredible. >>> a very rare interview with chelsea clinton who grew up in the public eye but almost never speaks publicly. what is this new mission of hers that has her so passionate that she's breaking her usual silence? . living with the pain of moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis... ...could mean living with joint da

here's barbara pinto. ♪ going to go down to the river ♪ >> reporter: kris tin wii gerks or will ferrellto humor is there a funnier sex? >> we have to put um with men. women are funnier. >> more people will laugh at men than women. >> reporter: the guys may be on to something. cording to a new study that seems straight out of a "seinfeld" episode. >> i don't get this. >> me neither. >> and you're on the fringe of the humor business. >> reporter: men were asked to write captions. women, too. >> we found that men are funnier, just by a hair. and mostly funnier to other men. >> reporter: the not so funny captions were attributed to a womaning even if they were man made. do you think it's a stereo type that men are funnier? >> i think so. yes. >> reporter: we went to chicago's second city. >> move to belize. >> reporter: jim and sagel work the same stage that launched bill murray, tina fey. >> women are taught not to be as funny on purpose. it's seen as unattractive. >> we may be more crass, does that make it funnier? >> reporter: one more point. >> we found that men's confidence outstrips t

barbara pinto, abc news, chicago. >> men are funnier. yes, i love it. >> we like to let rob thi . >>> now good morning maryland at 4:30. >>> the american researchers is due to arrive at hopkins. >>> apple offering the public a chance to say good-bye to steve jobs. >>> devastating earthquake rocks belize. more are trapped in the piles of rubble. >>> good morning maryland. i'm charley crowson. happy monday to you. workweek is upon us. a check of the forecast as you think about the commute, we say good morning to justin berk. >> better than yesterday. how many of you were up early and out there? started in the 30s sunday morning. 46, not shabby. a mix of clouds around the region and push of warmer air. 46 easton. a 1 hagerstown. -- 51 hagerstown. showers e mountains. there is a front that will swing through and nom date cloud cover. we get clearing, another band of showers to the northwest. an active week. today is going to be on the mild end on the first part of the week and a cool down. we will talk about that coming up. follow the detail

barbara pinto, abc news, chicago. >> ouch. that's what's making news in america this morning.

. >> this next story, by barbara pinto, very disturbing. >> reporter: here men such as juan valdez handpickwith pride. >> reporter: imagine juan valdez without his beans. >> imagine if you had run out of coffee. >> reporter: the taster's choice couple without something to taste. >> i wouldn't want to live in a world without coffee. >> i'm double fisted with my coffee here. >> reporter: a work force without its morning jolt of java, legions of uncaffeinated zombies slogging through the day. >> probably my fourth cup of coffee today. i'd be pretty miserable. >> reporter: director of sustainability for starbuck's warned members of congress this is no joke. jim hanna told "the guardian" newspaper, what we are seeing 10, 20, 30 years down the road if conditions continue as they are, potentially significant risk to our supply chain which is the coffee bean. this ad run by union of concerned scientists warn heavy rain, long droughts and insect infestations linked to climate change threaten the future of your morning joe. in barista speak, no venti, grande, not even a tall. starbuck's may hedge its