"nightline" newest anchor dan harris explains. >> reporter: tonight in multiplexs across america, moviephillips. >> we have been boarded by four armed pirates. >> reporter: tom hanks doing his best new england accent as he plays the man from vermont whose commercial ship was attacked by somali pirates in the middle of the indian ocean. but some are seething at this portrayal. they're suing the shipping line arguing that phillips ignored warnings to stay at least 600 miles away from the coast of somalia. the maersk alabama was only 250 miles away. in court documents members of the crew claim they were knowingly, intentionally and willfully sent into an area with pirates because the routes saved the company money. >> the movie tells a highly fictionalized version of what happened on the boat. to make him into a hero for driving this boat and men into pirate infested water is the real injustice here. >> reporter: the company called it meritless and here's how captain phillips defended himself. >> it really didn't matter. it is where ever the pirates were was the problem. if you don't want

i'm bianna golodryga. >> i'm dan harris.p on the broadcast, lot of historic pictures came out of last week when prince george got christened. overnight, the palace releasing a new picture of a very intimate moment. we'll take a closer look at that coming up in pop news. >>> first this half-hour, a murder history playing out in florida, her mother and her kids missing. the cops holding the husband. abc's rob nelson has the details this morning. >> reporter: the search continues in florida this morning, for the bodies of a mother and her two young children who have not been seen for five days now. >> if anybody see my grand can kids, please, and my daughter. >> meanwhile the only person of interest in the case, 31-year-old luis toledo the missing woman's husband is recovering from injuries after he attempted a jailhouse suicide saturday. the heartbreaking story began tuesday, when 28-year-old woman and her two children went missing. authorities say hours earlier, he was involved in a domestic dispute with her husband, he alleg

tonight he walks abc's dan harris through that tape. >> reporter: tonight, a new arrest in the attack in alexian lien and his family. craig white is the first person to be accused of the actual beating. it come amid a widening police investigation into whether off duty cops riding with the group witnessed the violence but did nothing to stop it. one undercover detective has been placed on desk duty. meanwhile, we sat down for an exclusive interview with the biker accused of kicking off the whole thing by pulling in front of the suv and slowing down to provoke a fender bender, which led to the initial confrontation in which alexian lien pulled out, seriously injured one biker and then was chased and beaten. >> do you feel in any way responsible for what happened after that accident? >> i don't think -- i feel responsible, but i do feel -- i do feel bad for that family that got hurt. >> reporter: christopher cruz insists he never tried to pick a fight with lien. >> walk me through the tape. >> reporter: cruz says what you see here is simply him trying to change lanes. and those looks ov

in an exclusive interview with abc's dan harris, 28-year-old christopher cruz says he wasn't lookingor trouble. >> i tried to stay away from trouble, as much as possible. >> reporter: what kind of impact is this having on your life? >> it's turned my life upside down. >> reporter: cruz is charged with reckless endangerment. and overnight, fresh details of the assault. a good samaritan said the wife was also attacked. >> opened the door and he grabbed the lady by her arms, pulling real hard. it was a big guy. i saw that, he stopped pulling the lady because people started screaming. >> reporter: a closer look at this nypd flyer showing surge owe with his arms outstretched, protecting, shows the passenger side window was also smashed. >> i said, i have to do something. this is a family, they're going to get killed. >> reporter: and tonight, the nypd says it is now investigating whether two offduty cops were at that same scene and didn't intervene. >> being at the scene and not taking some form of action, whether it be making a phone call or physically interfering, is something that we'r

abc's dan harris takes us through this new tape tonight. >> reporter: it all happened in just seconds. on this videotape obtained exclusively by our new york station wabc tv you see bikers shouting and swearing alongside the suv carrying alexian lien. then they drag him out of the driver's seat and at least six bikers stomp on him. it's even more horrifying in slow motion, those six men in helmets kicking him with his wife and young child inside that suv. the whole thing started in this now infamous videotape. lien gets into a fender bender with a biker, his vehicle is surrounded. he pulls off, seriously injuring one biker and a chase ensues. this tape cuts off though shortly after the bikers chase lien down and start slamming his vehicle. now for the first time we're seeing how the nightmare ended with lien left bloody on the ground and the bikers vanishing. as of tonight nine bikers have been arrested. dan harris, abc news, new york. >>> tonight the fda is sounding the alarm, not about the food we eat but about the food we give pets. they are asking veterinarians, pet owners to help

well, eat your heart out, dan harris.lly into it. >> you've been pen pals for awhile. she's very cute. >> that was a great story. you made my morning. >> ron claiborne. >> it's going on the front. >> he is the man. >>> coming up here on "good morning america," britney reinventing herself again. her very personal message to fans this morning and the promises she's making about her brand-new album. >>> and pop star goes ghoulish. can you see if you can guess who is underneath the getup here? here's a hint. >> britney spears. >> no, here's a hint. she is a new mom. hollywood going all out for halloween this year. we'll tell you coming up. >> the duchess of cambridge. or u might be a compromise for the other one... [woman]ask me about our tempur-pedic. [announcer] they're sleeping on the newest tempur-pedic bed... the new tempur choice... [man]two people.two remotes. [announcer] firmness settings for the head,legs,and back... and with tempur on top,that famous tempur-pedic comfort comes any way you like it! [woman]ask me abou

dan harris, abc news, new york. >>> and an image from overseas tonight. pope francis in st. peter's square on the popemobile. he stopped to greet a volunteer fireman, they offered him a fireman's helmet, motioned him to please put it on and look what the pope does, he goes along with a big cheer from the crowd. >>> and the modern family big secret. tonight that glass of wine for mom to relax at the end of the day, a big spike in the number of women drinking glass after glass. when does a little become too much? >>> and the angelic picture of a dog named hero. tonight she has another amazing survival story, and we're back in just two minutes. psst! hey, dad. we're all tied up. really?! come on. oh! that's a lot of water up there. ♪ go. go. that's a nice shot. [ laughs ] yes! breakfast. [ male announcer ] share what you love with who you love. kellogg's frosted flakes. they're grreat! [ female announcer ] now with kellogg's family rewards, you can get even more from the products you love. join today at kfr.com. they don't know it yet, but they're gonna fall in love, get marrie

dan harris is one of them.> whoo. >> uncalled for. >>> two superstars heating things up in the kitchen. taylor swift and kelly osbourne team up to make a giant batch of chocolate peppermint cookies. they brought taylor's "22" video to life. kelly complimented her baking buddy on instagram. judging by photos, the cookies and the company were both amazing. i'll take the cookies. >> did she write a song about it? >> she writes a song about -- she's going to break up with the cookie. >>> you got to see these adorable photos of san francisco zoo's new star. baby girl gorilla was born ten weeks ago. gorilla births in captivity are rare. only about six in the u.s. each year. they say gorilla's heart and lungs sound like that of a human baby. >>> and it's officially breast cancer awareness month and glam girl beyonce is going pink. queen b's known for her fashion statements. this latest statement has an important meaning. she's giving herself a manicure that supports a great cause. it's called paint your pinky pink giv

i'm dan harris alongside bianna golodryga. >>> also coming up -- who's big enough to photo-bomb stevenlberg, jerry seinfeld and his wife. we blurred his face. >> you have to stop doing that, dan. >> it's a very bad habit. >>> but we're going to begin this half-hour with fighting words from alex rodriguez, who's taking aim at major league baseball, accusing them of a smear campaign. >> rob powers is here with the details. >> good morning. it's october. we should be talking playoff baseball, right? it's certainly been a busy off-season for alex rodriguez, even more so for his lawyers. not only fighting a suspension from major league baseball, filing two separate lawsuits. it's clear we're closer to the beginning of this story than anywhere near its conclusion. this morning, alex rodriguez is fighting back against the very institution they helped make him a household name. in a lawsuit filed in new york supreme court late thursday night, he accused major league baseball and commissioner bud selig in engaging in tortious conduct. this lawsuit comes after a week of grievance hearings betwee

dan harris has the science. >> if you too crave oreo cookies, you're in good company. >> we all haveegies of course. twist them apart, eat the filling first, dip them in milk. but feed them to rats, then things get interesting. that's what researchers at connecticut college did and they found that when eating oreo's, the pleasure centers in the little guys' brain lit up as much or more than on cocaine. and yes, by the way, the rats ate the filling first. now, to be clear, this study has not been peer reviewed or published. and as nabisco, the maker of oreo's said today, "while it may seem simple to bucket foods as good or bad, the reality is that foods are complex and encouraging people to have a balanced diet paired with physical activity is important. the way to fight obesity is more exercise, more fruits and vegetables and cookies, moderation, although as any lab rat will tell you, the last part is not always easy. dan harris, abc news, new york. >>> well, let's check in now with the man who never puts an oreo in the temple. >> that's true. >> an occasional chocolate chip. >> clea

in an exclusive interview with abc's dan harris, 28-year-old christopher cruz said he wasn't looking as much as possible. >> reporter: what kind of impact has it had on your life? >> turned my life upside down. >> reporter: he is charged with reckless endangerment and fresh details of the assault. a good samaritan said that the wife was also attacked. >> opened the door and he grabbed the lady by her arms, pulled her real hard. he was a big guy. he stopped pulling the lady because people started screaming. >> reporter: a look at this nypd flier -- flyer shows sergio protecting her, showing a passenger's window also smashed. >> i said i have to do something. there is a family that's going to get killed. >> reporter: the nypd is investigating whether two off duty cops were at the scene and didn't intervene. >> being at the scene and not taking some form of action whether it be making a phone call or physically interfering is something we will have a difficult time digesting. >> reporter: police say as many as three other off-duty officers may have been on the ride but not close enough

dan harris takes us through this new tape tonight. >> reporter: it all happened in just seconds. on this video tape obtained exclusively by our new york station wac tv you see bikers shouting and swearing alongside the suv carrying alex yeen lien. they carry him out and at least six bikers stomp on him. it's more horrifying in slow motion, those six men in helmets kicking him with his wife and child inside that suv. the whole thing started in this now infamous video tape. lien gets into a fender bender with a biker, his vehicle is surrounded. he pulls off, seriously injuring one biker and a chase ensues. this tape cuts off though shortly after the bikers chase lien down and start slamming his vehicle. now for the first time we're seeing how the nightmare ended with lien left bloody on the ground and the bikers vanishing. as of tonight nine bikers have been arrested. dan harris, abc news, new york. >>> tonight the fda is sounding the alarm about the food we give pets. they are asking veterinarians, pet owners to help them solve a mystery. since 2007 nearly 600 pets, mostly dogs ha

dan harris, abc news, new york. >> that is incredible video. >> so you wonder what are they going to place safer with all kinds of people headed that way? are they going to cordon off the place? i can't imagine, right? >> i've actually been to rio and know what it looks like. they are on a hill top and it is easy to keep them out of the way and that's where the people that can't afford real rent or to live in a real home or apartment they end up going to shanty towns where the houses are falling on top of themselves and there's no police activity there because police don't want to go there because it is so incredibly dangerous. what officials have done is taken $900 million out of their infrastructure budget to put to public safety. that means they are vowing to have one police officer for every 50 people attending the soccer matches and one for every 80 people at any large public viewing areas. that's a lot of police. >> yeah, it is. and clearly they need a lot of police. >> they really do. >>> all right. when we come back, it's "the skinny." who are the highest paid actors on telev

i'm dan harris, alongside bianna golodryga, sara haines, ron claiborne and amber sullins, filling inzee this morning. >>> and austin mahone instagraming from the hospital. what is wrong with the teen pop sensation? what he's telling his fans this morning. the breaking pop news coming up soon. >> millions of fans worried this morning. >>> first, the unusual scene inside a courtroom in utah, where a doctor is charged with killing his wife to make room for his lover. taking center stage, a model of a bathtub where neighbors found michelle macneill with a lethal dose of prescription drugs in her system. >> she looked lifeless and collapsed. >> reporter: the next door neighbors who rushed to the scene of michelle macneill's death, testified on friday against martin mcneill, on trial for his wife's murder. >> were you running? >> i was running. >> reporter: prosecutors called doug and christy daniels, to describe the bizarre behavior by martin, in the crucial moments when they rushed next door, to find their neighbor standing other his wife's lifeless body in the bathtub. doug daniels tell

dan harris. look out. >> good morning, i'm dan harris. also coming up, take a look at this little girl going rogue at a tap dance recital, busting out with her own moves. we're going to show you the whole thing coming up in pop news in a few minutes. >>> first what happens when tempers flare and a gun gets into the mix. >> the whole encounter caught on camera, a guy with a gun quite literally back firing. >> how do you accidentally shoot your own wife? one ohio man did it and she filmed it on her cell phone. >> reporter: it all started with a punch and ended with a gunshot. police say the dramatic fight caught on video was sparked by this tense moment. tony mulchak and his wife shelly dropping off his daughter at his mother's house. we can't hear the words exchanged but angry dad tony throws a punch at mom's new boyfriend, gary shusler. in response shusler draws his gun and goes after shelly. kicking her. somewhere in the struggle shusler drops the gun and dad grabs it, leading to this. that's sh

i'm dan harris, alongside bianna golodryga.nes, ginger zee, ron claiborne, a cast of thousands here on sunday, october 13th. also we asked and you delivered in big, small and very cute ways. spooky pets, coming up, there we go. ron has run away from the set, he is so scared. that poodle dressed up like a bumblebee. that's coming up in with the pop news" with sara haines. >> he's allergic. >> that's what it is. >>> a brand-new push to solve a mystery that has puzzled authorities for six years now. maddie mccann was 3 years old when she disappeared while on vacation with her parents in portugal. through work, investigators have narrowed their time line to when she went missing. and hope brand-new video will help crack this case. jeffrey kofman has more in london. good morning, jeffrey. >> reporter: good morning to you, bianna. hard to believe but six years after their little daughter disappeared, the parents of one of britain's most famous missing children say they are greatly encouraged by the new developments in the investigati

we have to give a round of applause here to dan harris. n and dan abrams. you're going to be is second-busiest man on television, behind george stephanopoulos. >> i look so serious. >> looks like you're going to a wedding. >> i'm not leaving my weekend "gma" families. not in the cards. >> that's why i love you. >> reporting there. look at that. congratulations to you. we're proud of you. >> thank you very much. >> and everyone at home, we'll see you tomorrow. offensive lineman,afc, defensive tackles, quarterbacks and cornerbacks are all working with united way. for a million little reasons. the kids of our communities. to ensure their academic success, all the way to graduation day. it takes about 12 years to create a graduate. it takes the same time to create a dropout. and the difference between a kid becoming one or the other could be professional athlete. or it could be you. studies show, the earlier we get to kids, the better their chances. so become a united way volunteer reader, tutor or mentor. make a difference in the life of a chi

abc's dan harris has more. >> reporter: from moses -- >> behold his mighty hand. >> reporter: -- to jesusrofits. now hollywood is putting its faith in a new take on an old testament hero, noah. could the movie be hitting troubled waters? it stars russell crowe, who apparently plays an edgy version of the two by two savior of animal and mankind. >> this is a dude that stood by and watched the entire population of the planet perish. >> reporter: the studio has been reportedly testing an early version of the movie with audiences across the country recently, and apparently it has not gone so well. >> scores have been quite low. some members of the audience have found the film is not true enough to the biblical story. >> reporter: according to the "hollywood reporter," many of the test audiences have been heavily religious. while the movie was a hit with some, others reportedly said that director darren aronofsky's specific effects, heavy environment environmentally take on the story steers too far off course. one christian movie blogger, who claims to have seen an early version of the script,

we have to give a round of applause here to dan harris. ia mcfadden and dan abrams. you're going to be is second-busiest man on television, behind george stephanopoulos. >> i look so serious. >> looks like you're going to a wedding. >> i'm not leaving my weekend "gma" families. not in the cards. that's part of the deal. >> we wouldn't let you go. >> that's why i love you. >> reporting there. look at that. congratulations to you. we're proud of you. >> thank you very much. >> and everyone at home, we'll see you tomorrow. >>> next on abc7 news at 8:00, bart talks as a possible strike looms for monday. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard will have a report with the latest. and the salmonella outbreak with foster farms chicken with foster farms chicken continues to grow. look at them with that u-verse wireless receiver. we co back in our day, we couldn't just move the tv wherever we wanted. yeah, our birthday entertainment was a mathemagician. because if there's anything that improves magic, it's math. the only thing he taught us was how to subt

dan harris in lower manhattan.atue of liberty ferry is one of many federal facilities shut down today. good morning. >> reporter: exactly, george. good morning to you. forget about give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses. if you show up to see lady liberty today, you will be turned away. this is one of many examples across america of the impact of this manmade disaster. this morning, the centers for disease control says it can no longer monitor the seasonal flu. the national institutes of health says it may have to turn children with cancer away from clinical trials. and overnight, shelters housing victims of dti

later this morning on "good morning america," dan harris will have more with christopher cruz. >> twoare disturbing, one the wife could have been part of the attack. talk about group of men beating a woman. the whole thing is disturbing and two, there were off-duty cops there that could have prevented things from getting that violent and did nothing. >> at least that is what we are thinking now. the thing with the story that touches so many people across the nation is everybody can identify this. we have all been in our cars and seen these motorcyclists go by or motorcyclists that know the right way to behave and know that is probably not the right way to behave. across the country we all understand there is something deeply wrong with what happened here. might have happened on the streets of new york but i think everyone realizes it can happen anywhere. >> hope justice is served. >>> coming up, miley cyrus is looking for love. this time on a major national stage. >>> and halle berry's biggest surprise of her life and it's pretty personal. it is coming up next in "the skinny." ♪ skinn

. ♪ i use the chopsticks >> announcer: from new york city, this is "nightline" with dan harris. >>> goodfinally over. after 16 days, 800,000 federal workers sent home, museums, zoos, national parks closed, and an estimated $24 billion hit to the american economy. there is the video from late tonight. your government at work. the republicans backing down and congress passing a bill to end the shutdown and raise the debt ceiling so the government can pay its bills. president obama went in front of the cameras tonight. >> there is a lot of work ahead of us including our need to earn back the trust of the american people that has been lost over the last few weeks. >> reporter: earlier today ted cruz one of the tea partiers driving the whole shutdown train insisted this had actually been a victory even though the whole thing produced no major changes to obama care and terrible new poll numbers for republicans. >> we saw the house of representatives take a courageous stand, listening to the american people. everyone in official washington week earlier said would never happen. a remarkable vict

dan harris has the story and the superstar caught in the middle. >> the man who famously raped about having 99 problems now has one more. jay-z, husband to beyonce and father to blue ivy is facing tough questions about his deal with high end retailer barney's to design exclusive items that will go on sale next month like this rine coat which -- rain coat which will run $675 and this double gold ring and this leather backpack. the deal became controversy this week after two young african-american shoppers came out to say they were racial shalely pro -- racially profiled at barney's. >> very embarrassing. >> this 19-year-old college student bought a $350 belt with his debit card. after he left the store he said two undercover cops stopped and handcuffed him saying his card was fake. it wasn't. and then kayla philips, a 21-year-old nursing student whose brother is a cop came forward with a similar story saying she used her tax rebate money to buy this $2300 bag at barney's and was then stopped by police. she had a message for jay-z. >> don't have any dealings with barney's. >> reporter:

abc's dan harris reports. >> reporter: late today in manhattan, the spectacle of an elite undercover police detective hustled out of court with his head covered after being charged in the road rage incident that has riveted america for ten days now. prosecutors say wojciech braszczok, seen here, later joined in the attack by repeatedly kicking their suv with a 2-year-old girl in the backseat. >> the department was an active participant of a mob of motorcyclists chasing, capturizing and terrorizing this family. >> reporter: braszczok was not undercover at the time of the beating. he was off-duty, riding with the bikers as they marauded through new york city, provoking 200 911 calls. 34ris say up to five offduty cops might have been in the group. what's so scary about this videotape is that it has a "mad max" feel to it. a sort of lawlessness, and within the gang of bikers, what makes it worse, you have cops in that gang. >> police officers who are present don't even take affirmative action. outrageous. >> reporter: braszczok's attorney seemed to turn the blame back around on the victi

will be indebted for the world class journalists that built and keep building this show including dan harris that will take this spot and do great things. so, one last time, cynthia, both dans, and all of us here at was, we got a subaru. it's where she said her first word. (little girl) no! saw her first day of school. (little girl) bye bye! made a best friend forever. the back seat of my subaru is where she grew up. what? (announcer) the two-thousand-fourteen subaru forester. (girl) what? (announcer) built to be there for your family. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. >>> bart talks wrapped up just minutes ago and while trains are rolling there is no deal yet and the let of a strike is still hanging over the heads of bay area commuters. >> i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm carolyn johnson. sergio is live in oakland with developments that unfolded late tonight. sergio? >> a lot of activity in the last hour. we started hearing that bart management was going to offer a new proposal to the unions to consider. and about 45 minutes ago both sides left the building and would not say the proposal

and pressure on a superstar tonight, who is caught in the middle, here's abc's dan harris. >> reporter: the man who famously rapped about having 99 problems, now has one more. jay-z, husband to beyonce and father to blue ivy facing tough questions tonight about his deal with high end retailer barneys to design exclusive items that will go on sale next month. like this raincoat, which will run you 675 bucks, this double gold ring, and this leather backpack. the deal became controversial this week, after two young african-american shoppers came out to say they were racially profiled at barneys. >> very embarrassing. very. >> reporter: trayon christian, a 19-year-old college student says he bought a $350 ferragamo belt with his debit card. after he left, he says two undercover cops stopped and handcuffed him saying his card was fake. it wasn't. then kayla phillips, 21-year-old nursing student whose brother is a cop came forward with a similar story. saying she used tax rebate money to buy this 2300 dollar bag and was stopped by police. she had a message for jay-z. >> don't have dealings w

dan harris has the story and the superstar caught in the middle. >> the man who famously raped aboutblems now has one more. jay-z, husband to beyonce and father to blue ivy is facing tough questions about his deal with high end retailer barney's to design exclusive items that will go on sale next month like this rine coat which -- rain coat which will run $675 and this double gold ring and this leather backpack. the deal became controversy this week after two young african-american shoppers came out to say they were racial shalely pro -- racially profiled at barney's. >> very embarrassing. >> this 19-year-old college student bought a $350 belt with his debit card. after he left the store he said two undercover cops stopped and handcuffed him saying his card was fake. it wasn't. and then kayla philips, a 21-year-old nursing student whose brother is a cop came forward with a similar story saying she used her tax rebate money to buy this $2300 bag at barney's and was then stopped by police. she had a message for jay-z. >> don't have any dealings with barney's. >> reporter: she is not th

cruz spoke exclusively with abc's dan harris. >> what should we know about you? >> that i'm family man of two kids. i have a 2-year-old and a 6-year-old. i try to stay away from trouble as much as possible. >> what kind of impact is this having on your life? >> it has turned my life upside down. >> another man was arraigned saturday on charges of stomping on the driver's head and body during the attack. >>> coming up on "good morning, america," hear more of the exclusive interview with christopher cruz. why he says the police i the media and everyone who has seen the video have it all wrong. >>> it's 4:50 now. coming up, a junior stowaway leads to questions about airport security u how a 9-year-old boy got through security screeners and flew across the country with no ticket. >>> and the welcomed sur is price drivers are finally getting at the gas station. ron: i'm sorry, who are you? : l? jc: i'm your coworker! c'mon guys. i'm driving. hey, you guys comfortable? it's best-in-class rear legroom. and with a turbo engine that gets 34 highway m-p-g. you know j.d. po

"nightline" anchor dan harris traveled into rio and brings us this report tonight. dan? >> reporter: and good evening. the very word rio conjures images of sun and sand. but with the world cup and the olympics fast approaching, police are scrambling to clean up rio's vast criminal underworld. this is a war for paradise and we went to the front lines. just minutes from iconic beaches with names like copacabana and ipanema, there are massive shanty towns called "favelas," most of which are effectively ruled by violent drug gangs. this is an open air market. this is his best seller, this is $5 american of cocaine, he says this is his best seller. complete with piles of color coded drugs. i mean, it blows the mind to be in this place where everybody's selling drugs. no police. nobody's batting an eye. it's just business as usual. and this -- it just keeps going and going. is what's known as a crackland. it's just amazing. there's just no fear of the police. just smoking right out in public. in another crackland, this one, the length of an entire city block -- they've got kid

. >> reporter: dan, it's up to the senate leaders, mitch mcconnell and harry reid, two men who have been barely been on speaking terms to find a resolution to this, they talked yesterday, they talked for some time yesterday, they are trying to come an agreement on a deal that would keep the government running and postpone default until january 31st, that would be a government spending bill and an increase to the nation's borrowing authority. republicans have given up almost everything they originally demanded. but, dan the bottom line right now is, talks have broken down over this -- democrats want to see some spending increases as part of it. in other words, democrats are pushing to undo some of the cuts that were put in place under the so-called sequester as part of the government funding for this temporary reopening, dan, it doesn't look very good right now. they're at least talking. >> another potential snag, if hypothetically this deal gets cut on the senate side, when they send it to the house, what are the odds it will pass there? >> reporter: oh, yeah, the house. this is a situat

for "good morning america," dan harris, abc news, new york. >> when your nickname is the bishop of bling, something's not quite right. >> and the pope has been so consistent. every day, every week, he takes another action that shows where his heart is. >> that's the truth. >>> let's get some weather from sam. >> i tell you, everyone wants to warm things up a little bit this morning. we're getting lots of tweets. we've had not only cold air but some snow in the mountains of west virginia, anywhere from hagerstown, maryland, just outside of d.c. amy and i were talking about this. get a little elevation west of d.c. and you get that snow. this goes back to muncie, indiana. a good kiss of snow there, as well. places reporting in ohio. here's the frost and freeze warnings. 23 states this morning. this is the real chill. peach tree city is saying that south georgia will get the chill here. as the front dips all of the way into north florida as well. so, 39, atlanta. the morning lows. 35 in asheville. 36 in raleigh. washington, d.c. at 43 degrees. new york and boston seem warm compared to what

and pressure on a superstar tonight, who is caught in the middle, here's abc's dan harris. >> reporter the man who famously rapped about having 99 problems, now has one more. jay-z, husband to beyonce and father to blue ivy facing tough questions tonight about his deal with high end retailer barneys to design exclusive items that will go on sale next month. like this raincoat, which will run you 675 bucks, this double gold ring, and this leather backpack. the deal became controversial this week, after two young african-american shoppers came out to say they were racially profiled at barneys. >> very embarrassing. very. >> reporter: trayon christian, a 19-year-old college student says he bought a $350 ferragamo belt with his debit card. after he left, he says two undercover cops stopped and handcuffed him saying his card was fake. it wasn't. then kayla phillips, 21-year-old nursing student whose brother is a cop came forward with a similar story. saying she used tax rebate money to buy this 2300 dollar bag and was stopped by police. she had a message for jay-z. >> don't have dealings wi

cruz spoke exclusively with dan harris. >> what should you know about you?ily man of two kids. i have a 2-year-old and 6-year-old. i try to stay away from trouble as much as possible. >> what kind of impact is this having on your life? >> it has turned my life upside downright now. >> another man was arraigned on charges of stomping on the driver's head and body during the attack. tomorrow on "good morning america" you can see more of the interview #w* christopher cruz. why he says the police, the media and all of the people who have seen the tape have it all wrong. >>> well a discovery in switzerland of a long sought after art work by leonardo da vinci. we put the painting side by side with the pencil sketch he drew of an italian noble room. it is hanging in the lo ve in paris. in the luve. they thought da vinci lost interest because they only had the sketch and therefore didn't go on to paint it. >>> what is ahead for your workweek? leigh glaser has the answer. >> it was a terrific weekend and it is still holding a lot of heat from today. especially the cl

dan harris has the story. >> reporter: from "moses," -- to jesus.big screen has often produced what hollywood holds most sacred, box office profit. now, hollywood is putting its faith in a few take on an old testament hero, noah. but could this movie already be hitting troubled waters? it stars russell crowe, who apparently plays an edgy version of the savior of animal and mankind. >> the entire population of the planet perish. >> reporter: the studio has been testing an early version of the movie with audiences across the country recently. and apparently, it has not gone so well. >> the scores have been quite low. some members of that audience have found that the film is just not true enough to the biblical story. >> reporter: according to "the hollywood reporter," many of the test audiences have been religious. while the movie was a hit with some. darren aronofskaronofsky's stor too fracture offcourse. one christian movie blogger who claims to have seen an early version of the script, wrote, it's an uninteresting and unbiblical waste of $150 milli

"nightline" anchor dan harris has this report tonight. >> reporter: good evening, the very word of ryoonjures images of sun and sand. but with the world cup and the olympics fast approaching, police are scrambling to clean up rio's vast criminal underworld. this is a war for paradise and we went to the front lines. just minutes from iconic beaches with names like copacabana and ipanema, there are massive shanty towns called "favelas," most of which are effectively ruled by violent drug gangs. this is an open air market, this is his best seller, this is $5 american of cocaine, his best seller. complete with piles of color coded drugs. i mean, it blows the mind to be in this place where everybody's selling drugs. no police. nobody's batting an eye. it's just business as usual. and this -- just keeps going and going. is what's known as a crackland. it's amazing. there's just no fear of the police. just smoking right out in public. in another crackland, this one, the length of an entire city block -- they've got kids here. we found this 16-year-old crack addict. we wanted to go to the sour

tonight he talked to dan harris about the tape. >> new arrest in the attack on this family fred is therst person to be accused of the actual beating. this comes amid widening police investigation into whether off duty cops ride with the bikers witness the violence but did nothing to stop it. one undercover detective has been maced on desk duty. meanwhile we sat down for exclusive interview with biker accused of kick thanksgiving off by pulling in front of the suv slowing did you know and provoking a fender bender that led to the initial confrontation in which the man pulled out seriously injuring one biker and then chased and beaten. do you have responsible for whether happened after the accident? >> i don't think i feel in responsible but i do feel i do feel bad for the family this got hurt. >>reporter: cruz insists he never tried to pick a fight with lee. >> walk me through the tape. >> he says simply and those look over the shoulder that is searching for his friend and look like you are trying to slow him down. >> hi no intention of slow him down. >> brake light never wept on. basic

"nightline" anchor, dan harris. >> reporter: if you too crave oreo cookies, you're in good company. we all have our strategies, split them apart, eat the filling first, dip them in milk. but feed them to rats -- then things get interesting. that's what researchers at connecticut college did. and they found that when eating oreos, the pleasure centers in the little guys' brains lit up as much -- or even more, than on cocaine. and, yes, by the way, the rats ate the filling first. now, to be clear their study has not been peer-reviewed or published. as nabisco, the maker of oreo said today, quote, while it may seem simple to bucket foods as good or bad, the reality is that foods are complex, and encouraging people to enjoy a balanced diet paired with physical activity is most important. many experts say the way to fight obesity is more exercise, more fruits and vegetables. and when it comes to cookies, moderation. although, as any lab rat will tell you, that last part is not always easy. dance harris, abc news, new york. >>> and an image from overseas tonight. pope francis in st. peter

i'm dan harris, alongside bianna golodryga, on this sunday, october 6th.all coming up in just a bit. >>> first this morning, the mom in boston provoking envy and anger. she wrote an excuse note for her son saying he has a case of the misdiagnosed disease called red sox fever. and she took him to a playoff game. the teacher thought the excuse note was hysterical. not everyone is laughing, however. and abc's tai hernandez has the story. >> reporter: ryan thompson will return to school tomorrow with quite a story to tell. after all, it's not every kid who gets to play hookie with permission from mom. and with this excuse. red sox fever. >> i thought it would be funny, yoknow, and make things lighthearted. thought, you know, the last. >> reporter: she sent this note to her son's teacher. please allow brian to be dismissed at 11:45 a.m. he has red sox fever and needs to visit fenway for the cure. >> and it was all worth it. >> reporter: worth it because he got to see the red sox beat tampa bay at fenway. kerri says the team has plenty to teach her son. the whit

dan harris is joining us live from new york to tell us what is going on. n. good morning. >> i know. where have you been, carolyn? >> where have you been? >> i don't know. i don't know. lots of places. but anyway, happily back with you this morning. love talking to my friends in san francisco. this morning on our broadcast we will be covering the break news about the two convicted killers who escaped from prison in florida, which was, of course, deeply embarrassing for officials there. they have now been caught. these guys forged document and they walked right past officials last week. police tracked them down to a motel yesterday. so how exactly were they found and what happened when they surrendered? a live report coming up. also caught on camera, look at this. a scuffle between a man and his ex-wife's boyfriend ends when the woman who is holding this camera here is accidentally shot. if this story sounds twisted, you haven't heard the half of it. we will tell you more coming up. plus it's football sunday and in this era of professional athletes living la