are we going to announce a winner, dan abrams? are we announcing the winner now? n, texas, congratulations. team red, right? did i get it right? >> the medals. >> dan, do the honors. >> let's see, team red. >> and then -- texas, you are the winners, $10,000, congratulations. >> no, no. i'm wrong. oh, no. oh -- >> you won this round. so exciting. >> they go to the next round. when you rescued that kitty, i felt it so deeply and climbed that tree, it was so beautiful. so you're halfway there. you're halfway there. >> where is the other -- >> second place. >> second place is tacoma. tacoma. >> yes, yes. >> as you can see, this is a beautifully choreographed live event. as only "gma" can do. ginger, please weigh in with the weather for tomorrow's competition. >> all right. >> and then -- >> we're going to get -- >> the bucks of water through the trees as i was hiding back there. speaking of water, this is a very funny one. my team came and said we got this great picture from san diego and look at this picture. why it's great? because it hasn't rained in two months and

. >>> let's talk to dan abrams about this. she's going to testify. the ex-wife is going to testify.lutely. look, this is the ultimate he said/she said, right? she is saying that she is knocked in the head with a rock in the back of her head, that she's then dragged to the edge of the cliff and he then pushes her over. he is saying that didn't happen. i didn't try and kill her. now, he claims he doesn't remember exactly what happened because he too fell down the cliff later but this is going to be a fascinating case to hear lisa black's testimony and it is all going to come down do the jurors believe her, that's what happened. >> what could tip the balance in her favor a year later they're still together but there's some evidence that he might have tried to poison her. the question is, is the judge going to allow it. >> wasn't mentioned in opening statements but the prosecution is trying to introduce evidence that there was a conversation overheard where he was talking about triing to kill her. if that comes in, that would be, i think, devastating testimony against him because, remem

i think i never have taken a selfie. >> we're on it. >> dan abrams is not here. >> all right, there, onica lewinsky opening up in that new interview, revealing new details about the trauma that she says she endured, and her determination to take her life back. abc's claire shipman has her story. >> i was the most humiliated woman in the world. >> reporter: it was the sex scandal that rocked the white house and the world. and now 20 years later, monica lewinsky says the anguish is still fresh. she described her terror as the fbi ambushed her at a shopping mall about her relationship with president clinton. >> i don't even know how to accurately describe the shock and the trauma and the fear. they threatened me with 27 years in jail or i had to cooperate. the third option really was, i looked out the window, i'll just jump. >> reporter: in her first television interview in ten years, the former white house intern, now 40, talked candidly on national geographic's miniseries, "the 90s: the last great decade." >> to be in the vortex of this media maelstrom was frightening and alarming and

dan abrams, thanks very much. >>> now, guys to another case, a former prosecutor charged with trying a rival attorney. the alleged motive, payback for a courtroom defeat that had cost him a lot of money. abc's mara schiavocampo is here with that story. >> reporter: good morning. that man clarence bombery is used to being an attorney not a defendant but he not only tried to hire a hit man he even made a deposit. this morning. clarence gomery is waking up on the wrong side of a prison cell, the 59-year-old former michigan prosecutor turned defense attorney now charged with homicide, solicitation of murder. >> the facts of the case are significant and disturbing. >> reporter: his alleged target, chris cook, another attorney he battled with when he was a defendant in a civil case last year. >> i represented a client who was defrauded by mr. gomery in a land purchase. >> reporter: police say he's seen here in better times tried to hire a hit man to kill cooke, offering him $20,000 plus another thousand to buy a gun but the man he allegedly tried to solicit turned him in. >> i think god in

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i think i never have. >> we're on it. >> dan abrams is not here. >> all right, there, dan harris. >>>omonica lewin up in the new interview, talking about the trauma she endured and her determination to take her life back. claire shipman has her story. >> i was the most humiliated woman in the world. >> reporter: it was the sex scandal that rocked the white house and the world. and now 20 years later, monica lewinsky says the anguish is fresh. she described her terror as the fbi ambushed her at a shopping mall about her relationship with president clinton. >> i don't know thousand accurately describe the shock and the trauma and the fear. they threatened me with 27 years in jail or i had cooperate. the third option was, i looked out the window, i'll just jump. >> reporter: in her first television interview in years, the former white house intern talked on the '90s, the last great decade. >> to be in the vortex of this media maelstrom was frightening and alarming, and confuse. a lot had to do with the fact i was a woman. >> reporter: of course, president clinton was grilled about the re

dan abrams and nancy grace will weigh in on that one. >>> caught on tape hair raising video capturingrifying moment two women realize, oh, my goodness, a freight train is coming right at them. they survived and we're going the tell you how. look at that. wow. then the guardian of the galaxy star chris pratt joining us. we alsosselyn bw arthture f rblthhe dreasdy saysere ruhanne mev aerndtslitengfiaretepoheicg fflointhe aclviaurr will be f d ftoonigthh.at pund osblh haile >>> good morning, america. breaking overnight, a massive flash flood causes chaos across an entire university campus. >> that's getting bigger and bigger. >> a major water main breaks at ucla. 10 million gallons of waters surges foo streets turning these steps into a waterfall. flooding the famous basketball arena. cars under water. >>> the race to save americans from that fast-growing ebola outbreak. mandatory evacuations ordered for aid workers right now. new scares popping up at airports overnight as worldwide jitters spread. the alert here in america right now. >>> the dramatic courtroom showdown in that high-prof

let's bring in dan abrams. it's not a slam dunk case. >> she's charged with voluntary manslaughter.r a fight. to prove voluntary manslaughter in this case they'll have to still demonstrate that she had the intent to create serious injury. the defense says, look, we were doing drugs together. i didn't have any intent to do anything wrong here. so i think that this is a play by prosecutors to try to get her to plead to involuntary manslaughter meaning to say, look, we'll cut a deal because it seems like based on what we know right now, it seeps much more like a possible involuntary manslaughter case. as a result the sentence would be lower. >> how about the overdose of the former boyfriend? will prosecutors bring that into the case? >> they have to figure out if it was an overdose or something else. if it was just an overdose, they may not be able to and probably won't be able to. if they can somehow demonstrate that in that case, she was responsible in some sort of criminal way, then they might be able to introduce that. >> finally that security video they say they have of her being

let's bring in our chief legal affairs anchor dan abrams and these kidnapping charges would hold even in abigail originally chose to go with the guy. >> yeah. we don't know that's the case but it really wouldn't matter. bottom line is under the law in new hampshire, if he knowingly took away, enticed away, even concealed a child under the age of 18 who he's not related to to keep that child away from her parents, that would be the crime of kidnapping. >> but it could be relevant if he brought her back. >> that's right. if, if, and it's a big if, if he brought her back in a safe place and -- and this is the biggest if -- there wasn't serious bodily injury, that would -- >> that would be the big debate. >> that would be the big debate. if that were the case, returns her to a safe place and no serious bodily injury could be talking about taking it from a class "a" felony which would be 7 1/2 to 15 years to a class "b" felony of 3 1/2 to 7 years so the law is specifically designed to entice someone who engages in a kidnapping to return someone safely to their home. again, we don't know an

. >> let's talk to dan abrams about this right now so the biggest clue, no sign of forced entry.he was shot in the head has made it clear to the authorities that this was targeted. this was not random. it wasn't a break-in. it wasn't a robbery. that he was the intended victim here. and i think that's the reason that they've gone public with that information. they want to reassure the public there, the neighbors, et cetera, you don't have to worry, there's not a killer out there on the loose. this was someone who was specifically targeted and that's a really important clue. >> why they start to focus on everyone who might have known the professor. >> look. we tend to always talk about the personal side of it, right? involved in a divorce, et cetera, but don't forget the professional side too. a lot of these cases you see people with professional animus towards someone. would was he working with they'll want to know, maybe things said on his blog, who might have had a motive to want him dead doesn't just mean personal. >> is this the kind of case that usually gets solved? >> yes, y

let's bring in our legal team, chief legal affairs anchor dan abrams and nancy grace host of hln's "nancyrosecution has almost wrapped up. how have they done? in they've done an excellent job and there is recently been quite a skirmish in the courtroom too by the defense to try and allow in some selfies taken by the victim showing her partying suggesting that she was out of line that night, that's not going to come in. the judge has disallowed it and this is why. i had a case like this very early on when i was prosecuting where the defense tries to argue that the aggressor, in this case, the young girl, had a reputation for violence and here they're trying to say she was basically a mini thug. well, unless the defendant knows of that reputation and then goes foo his thinking, wow, i've got to pull my gun and shoot, she's going to kill me then that is irrelevant in the case and the judge has just ruled on that. >> the defense has had two somewhat contradictory defenses. >> that's the problem here is on the one hand it's self-defense and on the other hand it seems to be a mistake and those

. >> we want to bring in dan abrams to talk about this. what do you make of the new details?we know where the authorities quickly came out and said neighbors, don't worry. this is not a random killer. it's the little details, the lying in wait, the neighbor's account, where the bullet was fired, that makes it look like a targeted hit. i'm interested in the make of the car. a toyota prius. what hitman environmentally sound? the bottom line is, it's true. it's a clue the authorities are going to look at. they're going to look at that, say to themselves, wait a second, this maybe is more likely to be someone in the university community than a person being called out to get involved in this case. so that becomes one of the many pieces here they have to put together. >> that is a very good point about the make of the car. but we see the car, go in, enhance, and try to get a picture of the killer. >> they tried to, and this is the best they can do. so the fact that they -- it seems, at least, weren't able to get a license plate, et cetera. if they get that, it's quick. either a sto

want to welcome dan abrams. and we have gio benitez here. and ryan smith.ou heard it here, america. we'll wait for that when we get up on the park stage. >>> we should mention, big weather headlines. arthur moving north right now. a live shot of virginia beach. you can see the heavy surf there. and they are really feeling the wind as it is passing by to the east, this hour. >> and look at this. the eye of the storm from space. this storm is literally 400 miles wide. >> so many people impacted by hurricane arthur. let's get to our coverage. our extreme team has it all. we begin with ginger, who is tracking the storm and where it is this hour. >> yep. we're looking at the satellite. a hurricane, obviously. a category 2. there it is. and you can see it off the coast, the eye of it. the brunt will be affecting not too many folks anymore. but the outer bands, touching on new jersey. it will meet up with a cold front. and it will affect a ton of people along the east coast today. but not directly. the core stays out in the ocean. the cape will get brushed. you'll

and dan abrams, this is a tough one. you heard the report, the husband not a suspect.the people closersest to her? >> absolutely. first they think it's a hit and run, then she's shot. people they know the best. the husband was out of town with the daughter. doesn't necessarily mean he wasn't involved. look into him, exclude him as a possibility. then look to other people she knew well. with a motive. the idea this is random, that someone is out jogs and gets shot and left with valuables is improbable to the authorities. it's not impossible, but it's inprobable. they will think that way. want to exclude those she knows best first. >> that's key, they found the valuables. the 5:00 p.m. phone call, going over the phone records? >> that's crucial. who were the last people she talked to? what was she texting about? who was she e-mailing? and back beyond just the most recent ones. was there any conflict? was there anyone there who would have had a motive to do this? how could this have happened? they wanted to piece together the story of her life now. the way to do that is b

. >>> we have abc news chief legal affairs anchor, dan abrams, here now with more.h a difficult story to grasp. how critical will the internet searches be in the state's case against justin harris? >> i think they've been very important up till now. there's two key facts that have been troubling the police. number one is the internet searches. and the fact they believe he went back to his car in the middle of the day. both of those suggest to police this wasn't just an accident. but they're going to have to be able to link these two. remember in the casey anthony case, we had a situation where she was searching for things that would seem -- >> chloroform. >> seem to be incriminating. right? and ultimately, she was acquitted, even though there was a lot of other circumstantial evidence. >> the mother in this case, too, so disturbing. according to the search warrant, also researched hot car deaths and how it occurs. do you anticipate she could be charged in the coming days? >> that won't be enough just to charge her. just the fact that she did the searches and the fac

abc news chief legal affairs anchor, dan abrams. and nancy grace.s in this investigation has said, what he knows about this case shocks his conscience. that is an extremely telling statement, nancy. >> it's very telling. and it's also very rare that you get a statement from law enforcement about this prior to the hearing. the hearing is set to go down in just a few hours. it's going to be a bind over hearing for a magistrate judge, who is a former prosecutor. will hear a bare bones case set out by the state to determine if this goes any further. and i expect then to hear from detectives. prior to that, i'm surprised there was a statement. and i find it very telling. >> dan, let me ask you what you think we're going to hear from the hearing. he's being charged with murder and cruelty to a child. >> i don't think there's going to be any question there's going to be enough evidence to move forward. something interesting happened already. initially, he was charged with first-degree cruelty to a child, leading to death, felony murder. that requires willf

and dan abrams, this is a tough one. you heard the report, the husband is not a suspect right now.in, with the peoplest to her? >> absolutely. what a mystery. first they think it's hit and run, then they realize she's been shot. the first place you start is with the people that she knows the best. the husband was out of town with the daughter. doesn't necessarily mean he couldn't have been involved. they want to look into him, exclude him as a possibility, then look to other people that she knew well. people with a motive. the idea this would be a completely random crime, that someone is out jogging and someone gets shot and left with all their valuables is going to be improbable to the authorities. doesn't mean it's impossible, but it means it will be improbably. they'll go into it thinking that way. want to exclude those she knows best first. >> that's key, they found the valuables. the 5:00 p.m. phone call, going over the phone records? >> oh, that's going to be crucial. who were the last people she talked to? what was she texting about? who was she e-mailing. and they want to g

. >>> we'll bring in dan abrams for more on this. your take on the newspaper's investigation?od story. i think it's an important story but, remember, he's not charged with intentionally trying to kill his child. i think that's really important. no question the decorative in this proceeding in this hearing strongly suggested that he -- they believe this was premeditated but the actual charge that he's facing here, right now at this point, does not involve intentional conduct. it just involves recklessly or being grossly negligent in leaving his child in the car and the child, therefore, dieing, so in that sense, it may not affect the case as much as the article seems to suggest. >> but the article has suggested and "the atlanta journal constitution" are saying the discrepancies are striking. that's the word they use, "striking." >> yeah, i found them to be interesting and important and exactly the sort of arguments you would see a defense attorney make. i think that they were -- some of them were a little troubling but, look, what you may have here is police officers who invest

. >> we're going to bring in dan a abrams to weight in. what do you thing is going on?re's a divide on the jury. they had a question. the judge wouldn't say what the question was. he read back the jury instruction. he asked the jury to quote reset. there may have been a division. they may have suggested to the judge they're having issues. as a result, the judge says to reset. >> what could be dividing the ju jury? >> this is not an easy case. there's a lot of evidence that makes it look like he could have done it. the motive, the gunshot residue. cell phone records in this case. but there is no dna. no blood. there is this mysterious footprint out there. and so i think it's possible that you have some jurors focusing on that legal standard of beyond a reasonable doubt and saying, wait a second, even if we think he did it, maybe that's not enough to get proof beyond a reasonable doubt. that could be the divide. >> that could be. we'll find out soon enough. thank you, dan. >>> one dad's response to the georgia toddler left to die in a hot car. he's trying to raise awarene