bed bath & beyond.ing into last week it was a best of breed growth stock with fabulous momentum that was up an astounding 27% year to date. whenever a momentum name stumbles like we saw in nike tonight, the stock gets crushed like a tin can. that's exactly what happened to bed bath when it reported last wednesday after the close. the actual quarter was okay. the company delivered a 5 cent earnings beat and the revenues came in a little light. same store sales up 3%. significant deceleration from the prior quarter in the previous year. what really soured people on this one was the guidance. for the next quarter bed bath & beyond forecast earnings between 97 cents to #1.03, less than the $1.08 a share that analysts were looking for and hoping for more than that. in part because it is forced to use more coupons to get people in stores and because of integration expenses from a spate of recent acquisitions. remember, investors care about the future, not the past. when a company reports guidance is everythin

do you still use bath salts? >> no, i do not. i do not use bath salt. used bath salt in months. >> do you know people who still use them? if so, what do you tell them? >> there are people i'm sure that there are throughout still using them. the only thing i can say to them is, if you value your life, you'll stop it and won't do it anymore because it will destroy your life, it will destroy your family. it will destroy everything. >> when you see these things in the news that people are dismembering people, taking their body parts -- people stabbing themselves. people who are eating people's flesh and faces and doctors and investigators believe that these bath salts contributed to that. do you think that it can make people do that? does it give you that kind of crazy super human strength and make you do things like that? >> actually the sirp human strength thing, yeah. you feel like you're 10 foot tall and ball let proof. you actually don't feel any pain. i didn't feel any pain personally. for me, i didn't want to eat anybody's flesh or do anything crazy,

they're ooten referred to as bath salts ... sold over-the-counter at gas stations and convenience stores, across the country. 3 country. 3--reporter pkg-as follows -- it's a drug you can buy in cities across the u-s. and it's increasingly making headlines. dangerous chemical ccmbinations, often referrrd to as "bath salts" are being bizarre, violent behavior. a new york mother susspcteddof being high on the chemicalss was photographed runnnng around naked before policce repprtedll used a stun gun to died..she allegeely beat her 3-year-old son and witnesses described her as being out of control. "she got a hold of one of her dogs. he was rolling around on the ground. her arms wrapped around it. her legs wrapped round it and she was strangling the dog." it comes weeks after the gguesome murder in miami a where a man ate the face of bath salts may have been catch-all nickname being given &pstimulants meant to imiccthe effects of illegal drugs like peth, cocaine and lsd. they are sold at convenience stores &plike this one in new ham

my next guest od'd on bath salts. he says just one sniff of that drug ruined his life. >>> i want you to take a look at this. this really is his brain on drugs. you remember that old commercial. that's freddie sharp and he has to be restrained by paramedics because he is high on bath salts. as a matter of fact, he was od'ing there. his story is one of thousands about people chasing that next high. in the last week, a couple of cannibalism and self-mutilation cases could be linked to bath salts. freddie's story is unique because he's a survivor. how do you describe your experience? we see the video of you and it looks like you're having these wild hallucinations and you're talking out of your head. what was going on in that video, what was happening to you? >> it was a very scary thing. when that was going on, i was overdosing and i never experienced anything like that. doing the bath salts or anything like that before. and i couldn't stop whatever was in me from continuing further and i felt like i was about to bust l

bath salts are synthetic cath unknowns or be searched and they act as stimulants typically producing a fax similar not to l.s.d. but to cocaine or methamphetamine and bath salts we know very little about because they are new and they are designer drugs and because they're sold in stores and market not for human consumption. where there are not regulated at all so we don't even know what it's when they're sold in stores but we know that typically the chemicals they contain r m d p v m are federal which act as stimulants and are nothing at all like l.s.d. no fact feder if i recall comes can be extracted from sour apples do the little crab apples. but why does the mainstream media love to make up stories about people going crazy for drugs you know what do they get out of this. but i guess they get a good headline especially if you see bath salts caused a zombie attack in miami the media seems to especially love that these drugs are somewhat legal because the fact that an emergency ban on them last year but it hasn't worked because either people are still getting it illegally online or t

doctor told me about these bath salts.ake a listen. >> this is a terrible drug, because it takes the combination of meth amphetamine and the paranoia and the hallucinations and combines it into one and has unpredictable effects on human behavior. >> alex, the most basic of questions here. why on earth are these things legal and sold over the counter in some states? >> people are skating around the law with these synthetic drugs, when the law is written and take care of one chemical, they'll tweak it. when we were children, we exposed our neighborhood tricks and idiots. people now are exposed to tricks and idiots all around the world on youtube. people are making this stuff out of household products. stuff that's in their kitchen. >> and it's showing you on the internet how to make it and you can order it on the internet. these things are legal in 12 states. you can put it up there in yellow. the states in red, 11 of them, do not ban them. dr. adams told me he's only seeing the cases increase. listen. >> about two years ago

ken. >> these so-called bath salts are spreading in popularity. the use and abuse is inching its way into our area and authorities are racing to stop it in its tracks. we want to warn you, some of the video in this report is disturbing. >> it was one of the most horrible experiences of my life. i don't know. >> freddie is one of the lucky ones that survived a bath salt induced high. >> i was possessed. i was trying to stop whatever was in me from continuing further. it felt like i was about to bust loose. >> this youtube video from an inmate inside the jail in indiana shows a man under the affects of the drug. he strips his clothes and at some point does a head stand into the toilet. the properties of the drug can turn people into zombies, which is exactly what is suspected in the infamous attack of a homeless man in miami where his face was eaten by a man under the effects of bath salts. >> they are synthetic drugs that are stimulants with properties. >> scott says the name bath salts is simply a street name. it comes from overseas, he says. it's

>> bath salts?said you've been using drugs. >> yeah, i have been, um -- i've been an addict since i was basically 13, 14 years old. >> yeah, so kids start young using these drugs. how are you doing now? do you still use bath salts? >> no, i do not use them, i do not use bath salts. i have not used them in months. >> do you know people who use them and if so, what do you tell them? >> there are people out there that are still using them, i'm sure. all i can say, is if you value your life, you'll stop using, it will destroy your family and your life and everything. >> when you see the things popping up in the news, about people taking their body parts out, and people who are stabbing themselves, people eating people's flesh and faces, and doctors and investigators believe that these bath salts contributed to that, do you think it can make people do that? does it give you that sort of crazy super human strength and make you do things like that? >> actually, the super human strength thing yeah, you feel

they hand you the bath salts. i want to emphasize to people that there's nothing about bath or salts involved in the substance. it isn't calgon. this is a drug that is designed to get people high and not be detected in the urine toxicology screen. >> let me ask you about -- first of all what the active ingredient is. you said it was mdvp. what is that? and why does that cause or in your view would that cause things like this cannibalistic behavior that we have now seen many examples of? >> right, it's a drug and make no mistake, the reason they're so difficult to regulate, they change the molecule slightly so it becomes impossible to regulate and outlaw. exactly how this affects the brain we don't know yet. but we know the consequences. it is to help people understand the effects it's like adding lsd to pcp to methamphetamine. those are sort of the effects we are seeing. they're rapidly addictive. they cause an excited delirium where people have no insight into what they're doing and this rash of cannibalistic beh

bath salts people put into a tub to get aroma therapy and stuff.is not the case. this stuff is selling in half gram and gram quantities. it's selling from anywhere from $40 to $100. it's a white powder. it looks very common. >> $40 to $100 for half a gram? >> yeah. it's been disguised as chrome cleaner, pipe cleaner, facial products. >> detective, thank you so much and appreciate your taking the time. good luck. >>> next, new and exclusive details into the family feud in the kennedy family. >>> and british prime minister david cameron walked into a bar. what happened next, though, is no joke. is always headed somewhere. to give it a sense of direction, at&t created a mobile asset solution to protect and track everything. so every piece of equipment knows where it is, how it's doing or where it goes next. ♪ this is the bell on the cat. [ male announcer ] it's a network of possibilities -- helping you do what you do... even better. ♪ we asked total strangers to watch it for us. thank you so much, i appreciate it, i'll be right back. they didn't take

bath salts people put into a tub to get aroma therapy and stuff.t is not the case. this stuff is selling in half gram and gram quantities. it's selling from anywhere from $40 to $100. it's a white powder. it looks very common. >> $40 to $100 for half a gram? >> yeah. it's been disguised as chrome cleaner, pipe cleaner, facial products. >> detective, thank you so much and appreciate your taking the time. good luck. >>> next, new and exclusive details into the family feud in the kennedy family. >>> and british prime minister david cameron walked into a bar. what happened next, though, is no joke. stay in the moment sanya focus lolo, focus let's do this i am from baltimore south carolina... bloomington, california... austin, texas... we are all here to represent the country we love this is for everyone back home it's go time. across america, we're all committed to team usa. in here, great food demands a great presentation. so at&t showed corporate caterers how to better collaborate by using a mobile solution, in a whole new way. using real-time photo

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i walked up the street and bought bath salts. i can get bath salts and spice.it and i thought, wow, i want to see how easy that is. you walk in, show your i.d., make sure you're over 18 and they hand you the bath salts. but i want to emphasize to people that there's nothing about baths or salts involved in these substances. this isn't calgon. this is a drug designed to get people high and not be detected in the urine toxicology screening. >> so detected in a urine toxicology screen. >> what is the active ingredient. md 3 p and would that cause this call ballistic behavior that we have seen examples of? >> make no mistake the reason they are difficult to regulate is that they change the molecule so is it impossible to regulate and outlaw. how it affects the brain we don't know yet but we know the consequences. to help people understand the affects it's like adding msd to pcp to methamphetamine. they are rapidly addictive and cause an excited delirium. they are disconnected from reality and become violent. thrash of cannibalistic behaviors may be something relate

>> whenever i say bath salt, people think of the nice warm bath salt that is people put into a tub totherapy and stuff. that is not the case. this stuff is selling in half gram and gram quantities. it's selling from anywhere from $40 to $100. it's a white powder. looks very common. >> $40 to $100 for half a gram? >> yeah. it's been disguised as chrome cleaner, pipe cleaner, facial products. >> detective, thank you so much and appreciate your taking the time. good luck. >>> next, new and exclusive detail ts into the family feud in the kennedy family. >>> and british prime minister david cameron walked into a bar. what happened next, though, is no joke. [ woman ] for the london olympic games, our town had a "brilliant" idea. support team usa and show our olympic spirit right in our own backyard. so we combined our citi thankyou points to make it happen. tom chipped in 10,000 points. karen kicked in 20,000. and by pooling more thankyou points from folks all over town, we were able to watch team usa... [ cheering ] in true london fashion. [ male announcer ] now citi thankyou visa card hol

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what is bath salt?'s sold under the premise it's bath salt or plant food, especially synthetic and mimics the effects of methamphetamine and pcp or cocaine. >> and how widespread is the bath salt problem? and certainly we heard about the case in florida and we were all stunned how widespread is i >> nationally, we have seen an uptick in usage and recent data provided by the american association of poison control centers shows that in 2010, they received approximately 300 calls involving bath salts and a year later, that number went up to 6,000, and that is a dramatic increase and pretty alarming. >> talk about this and in this florida case, we heard the man was high on bath salt and ate the effects of other man. what are the affects of the drug? >> could increase your heart rate and cause nausea and vomiting and liver fail our. psychologically, it cause says dehow long, paranotica and agitation and could be the cause of violent behavior. i don't think it's confirmed he was using bath salt. >> let me ask

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regular bath salts for the bathroom. is this just in florida? >> no, it is -- in fact it's not bath salts. it's a chemical that is very addictive and deadly. they can be manufactured in any one's garage found nationwide. that is why the panama city sheriff are urging parents to be on the lookout for these colorful packets warn their kids of the dangers and tell the police if they are selling it >> after the top 16 were called and we are backstage she said we have a list of the top 5. i said who do you think the top 5 are going to be. she said i know who the top five are going to be i saw the slip. when the names were called out in the order she said she saw them on the list that is too co incidental to not be true. >> the ex miss wisconsin says it was for the competing beauties calling the pageant fraudulent and trashy bringing down the wrath of donald trump. >> i did see her for about a second. i didn't think she had a chance. this is buyer's remorse. >> i know what i heard and i know what i in turn witnessed. based on what i heard the contesta

. >> but first, 9 wants you to know about new designer drugs called bath salts. can they turn people into cannibalistic zombies? a rash of bizarre crimes and this trending new high. >>> i was possessed. >> that was a young man recounting his disastrous experience with a drug known as bath salt. the substance is being linked to some horrific crimes and some bizarre behavior across the country and right here in the d.c. area. ken explains why this new synthetic drug is sounding so many alarms. >> it was one of the most horrible experiences. i don't know why i did it. >> freddie is one of the lucky ones that survived a bath salts induced high. >> i was possessed and i kept trying to stop whatever was in me from continuing further. it felt like i was about to bust loose. >> this youtube video from an inmate inside the jail in indiana shows a man under the affects of the drug. he strips his clothes and at some point does a hand stand into the toilet. the properties of the drug can even turn people into cannibalistic zombies, which is exactly what is suspected of a hom

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getting high on bath salts. he thought he was being chased by electricity. man high on bath salts kills his goat. >> they say it has become a potpourri of changing chemicals. >> when you think about it, the internet has become our biggest drug dealer. >> this latest batch is being marketed as a lady bug attractor. it does not list the ingredients in it. >> 75 to 8% of his face was missing. >> it is the same drug believed to be behind the attack in florida. police call the condition that affects users excited deleer yum. it makes people violent and unpredictable. >> this is insanity. this is craziness. these are people who are becoming psychotic and doing things that we have seen that are absolutely horrendous. >> nationally, bath salt calls to poison centers have sky rocketed. more than 6,000 last year. >> so we do have to get the word out. at the same time we have to wore -- work together with public health, law enforcement, the government to do something to get this off the market quickly. >> david collins, wb

regular bath salts for the bathroom. is this just in florida? >> no, it is -- in fact it's not bath salts. it's a chemical that is very addictive and deadly. they can be manufactured in any one's garage found nationwide. that is why the panama city sheriff are urging parents to be on the lookout for these colorful packets warn their kids of the dangers and tell the police if they are selling it >>> live from america's news headquarters opening statements expected monday in the trial of jerry sandusky accused of sex wlly abusing 10 boys. the jury of seven women and five men will hear the case. he could spend the rest of his life in prison if convicted on 52 counts. more rain is in the forecast and flooded gulf coast areas. national weather service and predicting down pours into monday. and the mobile area under a flash flood watch. and four inches of rain expected to fall on top of nine inches since friday. and people spent the night in red cross shelters. now back to geraldo at large. you're watching the most powerful name in news, fox news chan

bath salts.t around this country are confronting a surge of people abusing the synthetic drug with horrifying consequences. the police have made videos of suspected users completely out of control. here's abc's senior national correspondent jim avila. >> reporter: this 19-year-old florida boy was never charged with a crime but he is under the influence of a cheap, widely available, laboratory-made, super-charged speed commonly called bath salts. >> i think this kid was a normal kid walking around maybe the week before. >> reporter: a potpourri of constantly changing chemicals that having nothing to do with your mother's actual bath products. instead, these inexpensive, synthetic drugs create a condition police have come to call, "excited delirium that makes users paranoid, violent and unpredictable." police suspect bath salts are behind the face-eating fatal attack on an innocent miami man. >> but you got to chill out a minute. >> reporter: and perhaps behind this growling suspect's unwillingness

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it is sold as bath salts. it is a product that is meant for a different purpose. >> i use bath salts. i put on cold play and light some candles. >> it is legalized meth. >> it is legalized meth on steroids basically. >> or is it steroids on meth? >> it could be either. >> some of the side affects it makes people feel like they are very, very hot. and so they rip off their clothes which is why so many people are stripping down naked. it makes me want to bite. it is a dangerous drug and people can't snort it or inject it. >> regulate it. >> i want to get to the important questions here. >> when do the zombies come 1234*. >> we will be doing something with the problem then. >> the media has to stop sensational liesing the whole cannibalism thing. the guy bit an arm. >> you get off my set. >> the guy bit an arm. he is not a cannibal. >> victor, back in the 1990s you popular rised the rise of the theater in the west end. is it fair to say you are a prophet? sky kyra knightly is a friend of mind. she didn't get the

tropical storm chris, but never a threat to the coast. 75 a real steam bath. steam bath city. tomorrow 93, not quite as hot. tomorrow night down to 70, watching for afternoon and evening storms. here's that cooler relief we were talk -- talking about. as we look into the middle part of next week we have one day in the upper 70s toward wednesday. no upper 70s on the map right now. for more on the man who seems to be the mass tar of the numbers, let's head out to mike masco. >> i found a couple people, a couple of young girls. meredith, right? >> yes. how are you beating the heat? >> i like the heat. we clan go to the pool and just relax and it's not that bad. it's pretty refreshing. >> and you do have a pool? >> we go to the neighborhood pool. >> nice. did they open saturday with the public? >> they're open. >> and bridget, right? >> yes. >> how did youen joy the heat, not enjoy the heat? >> i'm enjoying it when i'm in the water, in the pool. i'm having popsicles dog stuff to make it -- doing stuff to make it cool. >> what's your favorite? >> lime pop. >> we'll try to go down r

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crazy behavior is mirrored by some things as bath salts. the cannibal case in florida and one in virginia should be a call to action. roosevelt leftwich, abc2 news. >> a little after 6:00, you can go online for all of the stories we have done over the last several years about meth and the lab and we're also looking into this elk ridge hotel. it's on abc2news.com. let's take a look at the harbor and how it's holding up. the flags aren't evensterring. let's check in with meteorologist wyatt everhart. >>> go to be back. cloudy, cool, unseasonably cool. the most active weather, dare rete county -- garrett county, reaching into allegany county. along the immediate chesapeake shoreline, just for those areas right along the chesapeake bay waters. thanks to an easterly, northeasterly fetch, things will stay cool this evening, 60s, variably cloudy. we'll talk about how things will develop. >> from nice nights to violent nights, four people have been killed. six injured. shootings all around the city. one of the victims is a manlt michael sullivan. y

people hooked on drugs known as bath salts and the violent reactions to the drugs.wide are confronting this growing, this disturbing problem. >> this country's drug issues are just, i think, greater and more severe than any of us can possibly get our head around. that horrible story in miami where the guy had his face eaten off, the suspect in the case is believed to have been on exactly those kind of drugs. >> do some crazy things. >> to say the least. >>> also later this half hour, actress gwyneth paltrow and her racist slur that has her in a little bit of hot water this morning. what made her tweet a very offensive word? that is coming up later in "the skinny." see how she is defending herself with that. >>> first, celebrations wind up later today. >> there is sadness as well after word came prince philip would be absent from the festivities. with more on this, here's abc's diana perez. >> reporter: on the third day of britain's four-day jubilee celebrations, britain's musical royalty was called upon to perform for the queen. sir elton john and sir paul mccartney