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abc's cecilia vega was with the investigators. >> reporter: they call this the track. the redlight district just one announced today. a place where prostitutes come to make their money, many of them just girls. how young are we talking? >> the youngest i want to say i have seen is 13. >> reporter: this undercover oakland cop, his face hidden and i'm here for the sting, as the fbi and police try to save as many girls as they can. today, announcing that operation cross country put 281 alleged pitches behind bars and rescued 168 child prostitutes in more than 100 cities from tampa to denver to los angeles. >> these are our kids. on our street corners. our truck stops. our motels. our casinos. these are american children. >> reporter: some of them runaway. many of them forced into prostitution. many lured by boyfriends. like this young woman, arrested in part of the sweep. >> i was 17 1/2. the guy said, i'll take you home. we're going to go to the mall first. he kind of like willed me into it. i was scared. >> reporter: police on these streets say they often see a pattern.

not anymore. >> cecilia vega with the economic impact of all this. thank you. >>> we're going to turn now to an earthquake that rattled much of the heartland, striking in oklahoma as a meteorologist was on the air. the number of quakes in that part of the country spiking. tonight we ask why and what that meteorologist said on the air that proved spot on. abc's ryan owens tonight. >> reporter: this morning's forecast in oklahoma city came with a jolt, and not from that first cup of coffee. >> with us -- whoa. oh, my gosh, i'm so sorry. this is live on air. >> reporter: in a state known for its tornados, meteorologists here have gotten pretty good at measuring earthquakes. that was a magnitude 4.2. >> that was well over 4.0 magnitude, i can tell you that much right now. >> reporter: they've had a lot of practice. since the beginning of this year, oklahoma has had 200 quakes of magnitude three or higher. that's more than a 50% increase and more quakes than have shaken california this year. >> earthquake, we're having an earthquake. >> reporter: last mon

cecilia vega, abc news, los angeles. >> ah. you can tell they really like each other. to a good chemistry. >> i'd love to see that and the christmas movie too. >> just mildly offensive. >>> well, so we have some big news. >> yeah. bittersweet. i'm leaving. tomorrow is my last day. i can't believe it either. >> how long has it been on the show? >> it's almost been a year and a half and i'm going to go to a local affiliate in new york that i used to be at. wpix. >> there's no pink slip here. >> i got a chance to get some sleep and it's all good but we'll have a big party tomorrow. stick around. >> looking toward to it. we got a lot planned. >> thanks, everybody. >>> good morning, i'm john muller 00. >> i'm reena ninan. here are some of the top headlines we are weigh following on "world news now." another iraqi city has fallen to militants taking control of tikrit after conquering mosul as the insurgents head towards baghdad iraq is asking the u.s. to provide aerial support. >> police in oregon sean jared padgett arrived at school with enough firepower to unleash a rampag

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cecilia vega, abc news, los angeles. >> ah. you can tell they really like each other., right? >> i'd love to see that and the christmas movie too. >> just mildly offensive. >>> well, so we have some big news. >> yeah, bittersweet, folks. i'm leaving. tomorrow is my last day. i can't believe it either. >> how long has it been on the show? >> it's almost been a year and a half, just under, and i'm going to go to a local affiliate in new york that i used to be at, wpix. >> that's not because he got a pink slip. there was no pink slip here, let's be clear. >> no, i got a chance to get some sleep, and it's all good, but we'll have a big party tomorrow. stick around. >> looking forward to it. we got a lot planned. >> thanks, everybody. the apartment building where the fire was. when things like this happen, i think you find a new perspective on life. hi. red cross put us in a hotel so we were able to stay together. we're strong and, if we overcame that or if we can overcome that, we can overcome anything, so. [ sniffle ] >>> good morning, i'm john muller. >>> and i'm reena n

for "good morning america," cecilia vega, abc news, los angeles. >> so, ladies at home, he's off the and behind bars. >> she must be so proud. let's check the morning's other headlines now with another very handsome fellow who is not a law breaker, ron claiborne. >> thank you very much. hi again, dan and bianna. good morning, everyone. >>> we begin in the news with the major flooding in the midwest. minnesota was soaked overnight triggering a mudslide that wiped out two homes. and in omaha, nebraska, pounding hail delayed the college world series in that part of the country. this is the wettest start to the year on record. >>> and a small plane came crashing down into a house near minneapolis killing two people on board. one person inside the house, though, managed to escape by jumping from the second floor. witnesses say the plane took a sharp turn before nosediving into that house. the ntsb is investigating. >>> and pro golfer tiger woods says he is rusty but ready to get back in the swing of things with announcing that he'll be back on the green next week for a tournament that sup

they got one from abc's cecilia vega. >> reporter: seth rogan and james franco famous for their hollywoodlockbusters. as for their homemade internet spoof that reached millions. it is a made made in comedy heaven. i want to ask you guys about your relationship. >> i consider him one of my closest friends. >> me, too. >> reporter: a friendship starting 15 years ago on the set of the tv classic "freaks and geeks". >> he was reading a book. >> i was like i get it. you read. but now like it's been almost 20 years and it's not a -- >> not an act. >> reporter: tonight they have given us a glimpse of the latest project, a comedy about north korea. >> want to go kill. >> i think the best comedies do deal with what might be a tough thing to make light out. >> franco and rogan played journalists who nailed all interviews kim jung hue. >> wouldn't be able to if it was straight drama. >> reporter: as for their next project, anything is fair game. >> it's not that -- >> were you about to say it's not that offensive? >> reporter: isn't consider yourself warned. >>> diane is back right here tomorrow nig

abc's cecilia vega is live tonight with that part of the story. >> good evening to you. we're already seeing those prices tonight. look at the sign behind me, higher than $4 a gallon. last week we saw oil prices spike higher than we've seen them this year. take a look, gas prices, the national average now $3.66 a gallon. experts are telling me that americans getting ready to lit the roads for their summer vacations could soon be paying more, as much as ten cents a gallon because of these fears in iraq. there had been predictions that we would see a drop in gas prices this summer. not anymore. >> thank you. >>> we're going to turn now to an earthquake that rattled much of the heartland, striking in oklahoma as a meteorologist was on the air. the number of quakes in that part of the country spiking. tonight we ask why and what that meteorologist said on the air that proved spot on. abc's ryan owens tonight. >> reporter: this morning's forecast in oklahoma city came with a jolt, and not from that first cup of coffee. >> with us -- whoa. oh, my gosh, i'm so sorry. this is li

cecilia vega is life in california tonight >> reporter: you can see it happening right here. prices above four dollars a gallon at this station. prices rising, analysts tell me, because of iraq. gas prices have been creeping up in recent days. take a look. the national average now 3.67 a gallon. some analysts say drivers should expect to pay an extra five cents a gallon all because of these fears because of iraq. >> you were telling me word that democrats and republicans are considering raising the federal tax on gasoline? >> reporter: you're right. a bipartisan announcement out of washington today that would raise that federal tax by 12 cents over the next two years to pay for roads and mass transit. potentially more tough news for drivers out there. >> thank you. >>> also affecting so many drivers tonight, those gm headlines and that embattled new ceo, mary barra back in the hot seat tonight after those faulty ignition switches. at least 13 lives lost, today she vowed to change the culture inside g.m. to make sure this never happens again. victims and families in that room.

they got one from abc's cecilia vega. >> reporter: seth rogan and james franco famous for their hollywoodlockbusters. as for their homemade internet spoof that reached millions. it is a match made in comedy heaven. i want to ask you guys about your relationship. and doing the research. >> i consider him one of my closest friends. >> me, too. >> reporter: a friendship starting 15 years ago on the set of the tv classic "freaks and geeks". >> the first time i saw him, he was reading a book. and then i was like, okay, i get it. you paint and you read. but now like it's been almost 20 years and it's not a -- >> not an act. >> no one pretends to read for 20 years. >> reporter: tonight they have given us a glimpse of the latest project which might make everything else they have done before seem tame. a comedy about north korea. one of the most repressive regimes in the world. >> want to go kill kim jong un? >> totally. >> risky move? >> i think the best comedies teal with what on the surface might be a tough thing to make light of. >> franco and rogan played journalists who nailed all interviews

cecilia vega, abc news, san francisco. >> thank you. >>> next to brazil tonight. team usa back in action. so many questions going in. would our underdogs pull it off again? would the star player on the other team play? abc's paula faris reporting in from rio again tonight. >> reporter: that's right. david. those were the big questions. what a thriller. the u.s. had this game all but one until the final seconds of the game. the american spirit never gives up. team usa did not leave the match until the 81st minute when their captain knocked it in giving the americans a 2-1 lead. the world's best player, christiane that ronaldo had his chances but couldn't take advantage. you have to credit germane jones. jones scores. his first career world cup goal. that tied it. dempsey scores a go-ahead goal. with 30 seconds remaining, you could hear hearts break around the world. this happened. portugal on the brink scoring a game time equalizing time. that means thursday's game against germany is it most importance but the americans can still advance to the round of 16 with a w

. >>> now, let's go to cecilia vega.he's in for amy today, with the morning's other top stories. >> good morning, everyone. we begin with a dramatic rescue. a family swept downstream by a fast-moving river. watch as this 10-year-old girl struggles to stay above water as she's pushed down the south platte river in denver. firefighters throw her a rope twice before she can finally grab on. her parents had been rescued just moments earlier. >>> meantime, in the south, extreme flooding. seven inches of rain fell in parts of louisiana, stranding some drivers. >>> and in orlando, 70 people have been displaced after lightning struck this apartment building near orlando. more on the extreme weather in just a few moments. >>> overseas, new worries this morning that iraq is on the brink of civil war. 500,000 people have now fled mosul, one of the country's largest cities, after fighters linked to al qaeda stormed government buildings. and new attacks are reported south of mosul. iraq's american-trained soldiers have been dropping

. >>> let's get the rest of this morning's top stories, from cecilia vega, in for amy today. >> good morning, everyone. we begin with millions of americans in the path of extreme weather. five tornadoes have been reported from kansas to pennsylvania. trees split by lightning and tens of thousands of people have been left without power. this morning, the biggest threat from severe storms will be from oklahoma city to mississippi. the forecast, in just a few minutes. >>> and breaking news out of phoenix. an attack inside a catholic church. one priest is dead. another is fighting for his life right now. abc's neal karlinsky is there. neal? >> reporter: cecilia, good morning. just a terrible, terrible scene out here. we're at the mother of mercy mission in downtown phoenix. police say they were called out here about 9:00 last night, after reports of a burglary. but when they showed up, they found two priests who had been shot. one of them, who they say was on the phone with 911, was taken to the hospital in critical condition. the other priest was killed. they were both found in a reside

she faced her husband in court during the sentencing and abc's cecilia vega has the story. >> to getrage to be here today to face the man i once loved. ultimately the man who wished to end my life. >> reporter: that's former model monica olsen coming face to face with her husband in a los angeles courtroom wednesday, the man who will now spend nine years in prison for trying to have her killed. >> he showed little empathy but rather ceased to destroy those who loved him the most. >> reporter: it is the first time olsen has spoken publicly in this murder-for-hire plot reading her tearful statement during dino guglielmelli's sentencing. >> i tried helping him many times during the course of our marriage. >> reporter: guglielmelli pleaded no contest to second degree attempted murder charges with his plea deal, he avoided a possible life sentence. the crucial evidence in this case, secret audio recordings capturing guglielmelli hiring a hit man to kill olsen. >> i ask you a simple question, you're positive? >> that what? >> you want her dead? >> oh, i'm -- >> 100%? >> why wouldn't i? >>

. >>> we're going to get the rest of this morning's top stories from cecilia vega, in for amy. >> goodorning to everyone. we begin with the extreme weather, slamming central texas overnight. at least one tornado recorded. and hail, larger than baseballs damaging homes and cars. major flooding is also being reported around waco. one teenager is missing in the floodwaters. his car, swept away. we'll have more on those storms and the forecast in just a few moments. >>> also breaking overnight, word that police have foiled an attack at a tennessee high school. two boys are under arrest, charged with plotting a mass shooting. police aren't yet saying how the plot was uncovered. they're holding a news conference this morning. >>> and a dramatic rescue overnight near washington, d.c. a construction worker, trapped up to his chest in dirt and mud for eight hours, was pulled finally to safety. he was replacing a water line when he fell into the 15-foot trench, which collapsed a second time, as rescuers tried to remove the dirt. but thankfully, he's okay this morning. >>> and ford, now admits it