d'amico has a gambling addiction and mr.ction. >> mcclure's attorney says he has recordings that backs up his client's claim. he'll be on "good morning america" this morning. lawyers for the two men are not commenting. meanwhile, gofundme says it will refund all donations. >>> the survivors of a deadly rafting trip are speaking out for the first time. the group of friends traveled to costa rica for a bachelor party. their rafting trip followed heavy rain. a flood alert was posted, but the group says they didn't know of it. four of them and their guide were killed. the groom, luis beltran lost his brother who was trying to hold onto the raft. >> mark was held under for a good 20, 30 seconds. when i finally came up for air, i remember seeing my brother off to the distance, and he was hanging onto a raft and they were able to get him up, but as soon as they got him up, he was out of breath and that raft ended up slipping right away. so i don't think, you know, he never really got a chance to recover, like, catch his breath. >>

. >> by the middle of march, d'amico and mcclure squandered the vast majority of money. >> reporter: as the money poured in, mcclure and d'amico stipulated the funds would go to buy bobbitt a new home which johnny will own and the dream truck he's always wanted. >> we have meetings set up with us and a financial adviser and a lawyer, obviously, because it's gotten to this point. we're just going to really go off of them and what they say. >> reporter: but this august, the bubble began to burst when bobbitt accused the couple of stealing his money. >> i have to ask them for everything. it was kind of -- in the beginning, it was a joke. like they were like my parents. but the joke stops being funny after a while. >> reporter: alleging they bought him a camper that they parked on their property and of the $400,000 plus, he says he only got $75,000, claiming the couple spent the rest on themselves, money that allegedly went into funding a lavish lifestyle, one that they flaunted on social media, going to vegas, visiting the grand canyon on a private helicopter tour. mcclure seen here wit

itbbitt wanted more money, even filing suit against mcclure and d'amico.hat prompted authorities to launch an investigation. officials searched the couple's home, seized property, and found text messages exposing the scam. if they hadn't started fighting over the money, would they have gott th this? >> there is a good chance they might have. >> reporter: officials say gofundme will reimburse the donors who were duped. e l three of the alleged con ttists now face up to ten years in prison if convicted. jeff? >> glor: all right, meg, thank mu very much. p ming up next here tonight, a mysterious death aboard a cruise ship. >> when you can't watch the evening news on tv, don't worry. we've got you covered. subscribe to our podcast. sponsored by liberty mutual. news producer, executive transport manager, and a beverage distribution supervisor. now i'm a director at a security software firm. wow, you've been at it a long time. thing is, i like working. what if my retirement plan is i don't want to retire? then let's not create a retirement plan. let's create a p

bobbitt filing a civil suit against mcclure and d'amico eventually igniting a criminal investigation.e judge ordered the couple to return any remaining money into escrow, their attorney said there is nothing left. the next day police executed a search warrant on the couple's home towing away this bmw and taking out bags of evidence. >> if they hadn't started fighting over the money, would they have gotten away with it? >> there's a good chance they might have. >> reporter: i'm whit johnson in mount holly, new jersey. >>> the mistress of the colorado man who pleaded guilty to his pregnant wife and two young kids is now speaking out. nichol kessinger says investigators arrested chris watts hours after she contacted police about their relationship. kessinger tells "the denver post" newspaper she soon realized that watts had lied about being in the final stages of his divorce and she never doubted that he killed them. watts will be sentenced on monday. >>> and several luxury hotels are apologizing this morning after hidden camera video exposed some gross cleaning practices. the video shot

bobbitt wanted more money, even filing suit against mcclure and d'amico.that prompted authorities to launch an investigation. officials searched the couple's home, seized property, and found text messages exposing the scam. if they hadn't started fighting over the money, would they have gotten away with this? >> it's a good chance they might have. >> reporter: officials say gofundme will reimburse the donors who were duped. all three of the alleged con artists now face up to ten years in prison if convicted. jeff? >> all right, meg, thank you very much. >>> coming up next here tonight, a mysterious death aboard a cruise ship. know what turns me on? my better half, hors d oeuvres and bubbly. and when i really want to take it up a notch we use k-y yours & mine. tingling for me, warming for him. wow! this holiday season get what you want >>> attorney michael avenatti is denying accusations of abuse. he was arrested yesterday in los angeles on suspicion of felony domestic violence. avenatti, who represents adult film star stormy daniels in her legal fight agai

that. >> reporter: david, we have reached out to johnny bobbitt and mark d'amico for comment. neither has responded. go fund me says it will return the money to the 14,000 donors. david? >> eva, thank you. >>> there is still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this monday. the mystery death of a grandmother and teacher on a cruise. new details tonight coming in about the grandmother in those final moments. what passengers reportedly saw before she went overboard. >>> also tonight, the stunning crash. the 17-year-old race car driver, and there is word from the hospital tonight on her condition. >>> and your money tonight, the thanksgiving sales. the countdown is on this evening. the one step you can take online right now that will track prices for you all week long while you're busy doing other things to help you lock in the lowest price. price. we're back in a moment. the doctor's office just for a shot. but why go back there... when you can stay home with neulasta onpro? strong chemo can put you at risk of serious infection. in a key study neulasta reduced the risk of inf

d'amico was the one behind this, and he was calling all the shots. >> reporter: but prosecutors chargedll three with deception and conspiracy, and say the group made up a story about the homeless man giving her gas money. then, created that go fund me page for him, instead, using the money for themselves. >> you act like you didn't spend a dollar. stop it. >> i'm not acting like that. >> stop it. >> reporter: david, we have reached out to johnny bobbitt and mark d'amico for comment. neither has responded. go fund me says it will return the money to all 14,000 donors. david? >> eva pilgrim tonight. eva, thank you. >>> there is still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this monday. the mystery death of a grandmother and teacher on a cruise. there are new details coming in tonight. what passengers reportedly saw before she went overboard. >>> also tonight, the stunning crash. the 17-year-old race car driver, and there is word from the hospital tonight on her condition. >>> and your money tonight, the thanksgiving sales. the countdown is on this evening. the one step you can take online

. >> reporter: the lawyer representing kate mcclure says it was her boyfriend at the time, mark d'amicoand johnny bobbitt who met first and pushed the alleged scheme launching a gofundme page with a staged photo and a heartwarming tale. the couple saying bobbitt offered kate his last $20 when she ran out of gas but prosecutors say mcclure even admitted the story was fake when texting a friend. writing, okay, so, wait, the gas part is completely made up but the guy isn't. i had to make something up to make people feel bad. >> what that meant is that he really was a homeless veteran and she was trying to help him. >> reporter:heir campaign raising more than $400,000, but prosecutors say mcclure and d'amico spent most of it in just just months on extravagant trips, shopping sprees and a bmw all while the story made headlines. >> it's like winning the lottery. >> reporter: then in late summer reports of the trio fighting with each other over money went public. the couple telling their side of the story on national tv. >> it's so hard to deal with when we know we did a good thing and i still

mike d'amico... raised over 400 thousand dollars on gofundme... supposedly for the homeless man ...re than 14-man ... from more than 14-thousand donors to... "pay it forward." prosecutors now say the whole story was a lie.they say d'amico and mcclure had discussions about their inability to pay bills and mounting debts.and bobbitt agreed to be part of the deception.scott coffina: "d'amico, mcclure and bobbitt conspired to pass off a fake, feel good story that would compel donors to contribute to their cause. and it worked in a very big way. but it was fictitious and illegal and there are consequences." (grant) the three have been charged with second degree theft by deception. the scam initially came to light because bobbitt filed a lawsuit against the couple ... after only receiving 75 thousand of the more than 367-thousand the trio got from "gofundme" after fees... prosecutors say the couple squandered their share due to expensive purchases and casino trips. their home casino trips. their home was raided ... and b-m-w towed... as part of the investigation into this case back in sep

d'amico and mr. bobbitt. she is helping someone, and that's why at the beginning she texted her friend and said that, yeah, the story about the gas is not true, but the guy is real. throughout this entire matter, she believed that she was helping bobbitt. >> does she feel any remorse for what happened? >> yes, she does. i mean, one of the -- one of the things that she does feel remorse about is the fact that this has garnered such publicity and it will cause people to have second thoughts about giving especially during this time of year. there is no question that a site like gofundme has helped people along the way. i know that she is concerned about what this has done to her family, and it's quite frankly traumatized her. >> thank you for your time this morning. >> my pleasure, george. thank you. >> this will be some case in court. >> it's understandable that people will now have second thoughts about donating. >> coming up, the survivors of that bachelor rafting tragedy in costa rica. they will tell their s

. >> reporter: the attorney representing kate mcclure says it was her boyfriend at the time, mark d'amico, and johnny bobbitt who pushed the alleged scheme, telling a viral tale about bobbit, a homeless veteran, offering kate his last $20 when she ran out of gas. but less than an hour after their go fund me page went live, prosecutors say mcclure texted a friend admitting it was fake. writing, "okay, so wait, the gas part is completely made up. but the guy isn't. i had to make something up to make people feel bad." >> on kate's part it was puffing. it was exaggeration, trying to help this veteran. >> reporter: david, mcclure's attorney says she and d'amico are no longer together. lawyers representing her alleged co-conspirators declined to comment. david? >>. >> a breaking headline. stacy abrams has said there is no way for her to win. but has not called it a con vegs. she will file a lawsuit claiming gross mismanagement. >>> president trump awarding the medal of freedom to seven americans, babe ruth, elvis presley and supreme court justice antonin scalia, and in the front, ruth baden gin

kate mcclure and mark d'amico say they wanted to repay johnny bob bet jr. for his kindness.ere is mcclure plagues the good samaritan on good morning america. >> what if we started a go fund me for this guy just to get him -- you know, to get him off of the streets even for a weekend? >> this story tugged at our heart strings, people flooded the go fund me account with small donations until it brought in more than $400,000. police closed in, though, after the couple and that homeless man started feuding and he sued them. new jersey prosecutors announced it was a fraud. >> d'amico, mcclure and bob bet conspired to pass off a fake, feel good story that would compel donors to contribute to their cause and it worked in a very big way, but it was fictitious and illegal and there are consequences. >> all three were arrested this week. it turns out that homeless man according to prosecutors, he was in on this. >> let me say this about johnny bob bet, he deserves our appreciation for his willingness to serve our country as a united states marine, but it is imperative to keep in mind

as for bobbitt and d'amico. we reached out to d'amico's attorney. he did not get back to us.being detained, awaiting extradition to new jersey. >> like a feel-bad story, right? >> the good thing is there were 14,000 people who wanted to help and who did something good. maybe that outweighs the bad. >> they get their money back and give it to another good cause. >> thank you for helping us see the silver lining. >>> mr. roker sees the silver lining. he's standing by for a check of the weather. >> the silver lining, we have a big, new monitor. the bigger better deal, baby. this system is the system that doesn't want to go away. but it did. >> the monitor didn't appreciate it. it's back. >> let's go to this full, okay? all right. so, the system, now, is actually intensifying again. and look, it's bringing more snow to northern new jersey. we may see snow in here and upstate new york. we're looking at that. it's back. cold now, more cold air that's going to come in from canada and reinforcing it. let's see what happens. we're looking at boston, today, 44 degrees. that's eight deg

as for bobbitt and d'amico, we reached outo d'amico's attorney.ck to bobbitt is being detained in philadelphia, awaiting extradition to new jersey. >> what a mess. like a feel-bad story, >> the good thing is that there were 14,000 people that wanted to help someone who had done something good. you know, maybe t it. tweighs >> maybe get their money back and give it to another good cause. >> yes. >>> mr. rokerees theilver lining. he is standing by for another check of the weather. > we have got a big brand new monitor. that's the silver lining. the bbb, bger better deal, baby. unfortunately, this system is the system that doesn't want to go away. but it did. the monitor -- oh, it's back. let just go to this. okay. hel right. so tystem now is actually intensifying again. look. it's bringing more nor to northern new jersey. we are looking at that. oh, it's back. cold now. more cold air is going to be coming in from canada andre forcing it. let's see what happened. we are looking a boston today 44 degrees, that's 8 degrees below average. mobile 62, tha

mike d'amico... raised over 400 thousand dollars on gofundme... supposedly for the homeless man ...rom more than 14- thousand donors to... "pay it forward." prosecutors prosecutors now say the whole story was a lie.they say d'amico and mcclure had discussions about their inability to pay bills and mounting debts.and bobbitt agreed to be part of the deception.scott coffina: "d'amico, mcclure and bobbitt conspired to pass off a fake, feel good story that would compel donors to contribute to their cause. and it worked in a very big way. but it was fictitious and illegal and there are consequences." (grant) the three have been charged with second degree theft by deception. the scam initially came to light because bobbitt filed a lawsuit against the couple ... after only receiving 75 thousand of the more than 367-thousand the trio got from "gofundme" after fees... prosecutors say the couple squandered their share due to expensive purchases and casino trips. their home was raided ... and b-m-w towed... as part of the investigation into this case back in september. (grant)go fund me says i

johnny bobbitt did not meet kate mcclure on the side of a highway instead alleging they and mark d'amicot a casino and concocted an elaborate get rich quick scheme to rip off thousands of generous americans, even staging this photo of themselves at a gas station. >> she did not run out of gas on an i-95 off-ramp and he did not spend his last $20 to help her. rather, d'amico, mcclure and bobbitt conspired to pass off a fake feel-good story that would compel donors to contribute to their cause, and it worked in a very big way. >> reporter: the gofundme campaign immediately going viral, raking in more than $400,000 in donations. >> it's like winning the lottery. >> reporter: but investigators say that less than an hour after the gofundme page went live, mcclure texted a friend saying the story was completely made up. police also say bobbitt posted a very similar good samaritan story on facebook in 2012. >> he reported that he helped a woman who had both run out of gas and had a flat tire. i don't think that's a coincidence. >> reporter: prosecutors say the group may have gotten away with it

johnny bobbitt is accused of conspiring with new jersey couple mcclure and d'amico to fraud people out of $400,000. they said they were raising money for the homeless veteran after he gave mcclure his last $20 when she ran out of gas on a pennsylvania highway last year. >> bobbitt conspired to pass up a fake, feel-good story that would compel donors to contribute to their cause, and it worked. >> worked for a time but investigators turned up evidence of a hoax when bobbitt accused the couple of spending the money themselves. all three have been charged with conspiracy and theft by deception. >>> our partners over at the bbc report british prime theresa may is under pressure after environment secretary michael gove turned down her offer to become the new brexit secretary. the last one resigned in protest. earlier this week, may's government unveiled the long awaited draft agreement on the united kingdom's withdraw from the european union. two ministers resigned over it. gove might quit as well. some members of the party are calling for a no confidence vote. >>> the military times report

mcclure and her boyfriend, mark d'amico, then going public. >> we were thinking, what if we set up a go is kein rlottery. eporter: but the bubble burst when bobbitt began accusing the couple of using his money to fund a lavish lifestyle. trips to the grand canyon and las vegas. shopping for high end handbags.t photo that led to 00n nations. >> it worked in a very big way. but it was fick tigs and illegal. >> reporter: tonight, a go fund me spokesperson says all of the 14,000 people who donated to this campaign will receive a full refund. david? >> whit johnson tonight. thank you, whit. >>> when we come back, the developing headline involving a young american teacher, just in, missing in mexico. what his family is now saying tonight. authorities have yet to confirm this. >>> and remembering an actor and country music legend for more than two decades, the star of "hee-haw." we'll be right back. and saying, "really?" so capital one is building something completely new. l fes. thpeleere to help you, not sell you. and savings and checking accounts with no fees or minimums. because that's

(ken)mike d'amico and kate mcclure had discussed their inability to pay bills.and johnny bobbitt agreedto be part of the deception.(ken)the go fund me account totaled more than 367 thousand dollars, all going into mcclure's accounts for expensive purchases and casino trips.bobbitt received 75- thousand dollars.go fund me will refund all donors ... adding that such behavior on the site is, quote, "extremely rare". by the way ...second-degree crimes in new jersey carry the potential of five to 10 years in jail (pam) a traffic stop in arkansas on sunday turned into a terrifying shootout -- and it was caught on dashcam video. when this driver was pulled over, he opened his car door and immediately began shooting at police. he even got out of the car ... and fired point blank at the officer. the man ran back to his car and took off .. he then let out a female passenger... before leading police on a chase while intermittently firing at officers. eventually, he pulled over and surrendered to police. the man faces eight charges including attempted capital murder. next at 8 a woman travel to mex

d'amico replied you don't go to jail for lying on tv. rob: i love that story. no honor among these.ing of scandals waiting on facebook's bottom line. jillian: tracy carrasco has more on the financial downturn. >> reporter: shares of facebook falling more than 5.7% yesterday hitting its lowest level since february 2017, year-to-date shares of facebook down by 20%. the company trying to recover after last week's report in the new york times, a damaging report about management after a string of missteps, a number of bad headlines as well, but we are watching shares closely, they are down again in the premarket set to close its third straight month in the red. rob: the rolling stones had to keep rolling on. >> reporter: mick jagger at 75 years old, they announced a new tour, the no filter tour in spring of 2019 kicking off the first show in miami on april 20th, there will be shows in texas, arizona, california, washington, colorado, pennsylvania, massachusetts, new jersey, the list goes on but tickets go on sale november 30th. if you are a fan get those tickets. jillian: you were lookin

according to an nbc affiliate, mcclure and d'amico have turned themselves in but bobbitt is still ated with conspiracy and theft by deception for working together to concoct the story. d'amico and mcclure always denied spending bobbitt's money themselves saying they were managing the money for him because of his drug habit. and that report also says the three deliberately prevented donors from gaining any additional information about that gofundme campaign. you know, we reached out to the attorney for the couple and he said no comment. >> getting more and more unbelievable. >> i know. there's so many people who are on there for the right reasons in needing help and so now you're leery and it hurts your heart that those people who do benefit, now you're going to have second thoughts about reaching out. >> now you just got to keep checking and checking. >> and vetting and vetting. it's a shame. >> it is a shame. thank you so much. >>> coming up, the mystery winner of part of that big powerball prize is now stepping forward for the first time. we're going to hear what he's saying about

one year ago, mark d'amico and kate mcclure raised $100,000 on the go fund me site. named johnny bobbitt. later he accused a couple of keeping all that money for themselves and now in a new twist, authorities say the entire story was a hoax from day one. all three of them are facing charges. what can we learn from this? author and columnist mark steyn joins us tonight for an interview. >> i did think this was the craziest story of the day until i heard your last segment. i'm not sure actually giving 400 grand to a homeless guy is not on balance marginally more insane than giving $3 million to jeff bezos. so there is that. i have to say, you are right. americans, all the poles of global charity showed up. americans are the most generous people on the planet and i think it would be sad if charity and at that generosity just to become part of that going viral on social media type thing. it's a feel-good story for me now just because it confirms my slightly dark view of human nature. i love everything about this story. i love the way it was an obvious set up from the sta

. >> mark d'amico, kate mcclure, and johnny bobbitt all face conspiracy and theft charges. the source says that the couple turned themselves in to osecutors yesterday. it's not clear whether bobbitt turned himself in. the couple cim the homeless man used his last $20 to help mcclurehen she ran out ofbas on i-95 in philly last year. she and her boyfriend t launched a gofundme page to oney for y raise bobbitt, but they were accused of then holding some of the monew from him. hey're all facing possible jail time. >>> now here's your cnbc morning business >> good morning. i'm kate rogers at cnbc headquarters. uber h launched a new rewards program offering riders perks for using the serrece. it's cly available in just a handful of cities, including miami, ton, new york, denver, and tampa. it'll roll out to everyone else in the coming months. you can earn points depending on which uber servi a you use redeem those points to unlock things such as discounts on future rides and priority pickup at airports. with your cnbc morning business report, i'm kate rogers. >>> take a look at t

. >> mark d'amico, kate mcclure, and johnny bobbitt all face charges.e turned themselves into prosecutors yesterday.ot it's nlear whether bobbitt turned himself in. the couple claimed bobbitt used his st $20 to help mcclure get gas when her car ran out on i-95 in philly last year. she and her boyfriend then launched a gofundme page to raise money for bobbitt. they were acc ed of holding some of that money from the homeless man they tried toheelp. nowre all facing possible jail time. morning. i'm kate rogers at cnbc headquarters. uber has launched a new rewards iders perksering for using the service. it's currently available in just a handful of cities,ncluding shington, new york, miami, denver, and tampa. it'll roll out to everyone else in the coming months. you can earn points depending on which uber service you use and redeem those points to unlock things such as discounts on future rides and priorityp pic at airports. with your cnbc morning business report, i'm kate rogers. >> kate, thank o you. >> coverage of today's winter weather forecast continue

rather, d'amico bobbitt conspired to pass off a fake feel-good story that would compel others to contributecheme started to unravel after bobbitt sued saying the couple was stealing his money. gofundme says it will refund all donations. >> unbelievable. >>> stepping up and stepping out to help make a difference this holiday season. >> and more problems today for facebook. what the menlo park company is allegations of meddling first came out. >>> i'm spencer christian from emeryville. you can see that the smoke and the haze persist, as do the the haze persist, as do the hazards to our welcome to emirates mr. jones. just sit back, relax and let us entertain you... ...with over 3,500 channels of entertainment, including the latest movies and box sets from around the world. ( ♪ ) we even have live sports and news channels. ( ♪ ) and your free wi-fi will start shortly. enjoy your flight mr. jones. world's best inflight entertainment. fly emirates. fly better. world's best inflight entertainment. it's "gaming with america's best internet provider" internet. just any internet. it's "all your teena

mcclure and her boyfriend mark d'amico going public. >> we were thinking, what if we started a gofundmeit's like winning the lottery. >> reporter: trips to vegas, high-end handbags, even a bmw. the couple previously met bobbitt at a local casino and staged that photo that led to $400,000 in donations. >> it worked in a very big way but it was fictitious and illegal and there are consequences. >> reporter: a gofundme spokesperson says all of the 14,000 people who donated to this campaign will receive a full refund. whit johnson, abc news, mount holly, new jersey. >> our thanks to whit. >>> a federal lawsuit charges dartmouth college let three professors create an animal house-like culture in their department. >> seven women are suing the ivy league school for $70 million. they say science professors groped students, invited them to hot tub parties. all three left dartmouth this year. >>> breaking overnight, news that wikileaks founder julian assange could soon be prosecuted by the u.s. assange has been hold up in the ecuadorian embassy in london since 2012. >> "the wall street journal" r

prosecutors saying mark d'amico itd kate mcclure conspired johnny bobbitt to create the get rich quickng a gofundme age claiming bobbitt, homeless drug addict, spent his last $20 to fill up mcclure's empty gas tank after her car broke down. the storyin exploded o raising more than $400,000.n,0 eo mo contributing. but soon theod fi story took a major turn after bobbitt accused the couple of using the funds as a personal piggy bank to bankroll a lifestyle they couldn't afford. the couple disputing those claims earlier this year. >> the money was placed into our account. >> he is our family. >> reporter: bobbitt sued the coupleai whose house was rd by police in september. noey were never charged with a crime. according to a source familiar with the case, all three face charges of conspiracy and thefty deception for working together, making the story up and counting on the kindness of strangers. so the coupl reportedly turned themselves in to authorities yesterday, leaving bobbitt at rge. the couple's lawyer telling nbc news, quote, we have no comment. have a nice day. >> that's jus depres