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"world news" with david muir, coming up later today.st across the golden gate bridge, the peninsula and temperatures tr in the 50s and we've got a few low 60s from mountain view to redwood city. the onshore flow is stronger. the fog is from concord through 680 and 580, but by 11:00, it will be banked up along the shoreline and keeping the coast clear. we'll see the sunshine in and out through the city. low pressure continues to be persistent through the weekend. that will allow for very little change. we are looking for a little more warmth in the sacramento valley and the southern sierra heats up through the low 90s. it's been cool in southern california at 79 degrees. back home we'll see sunshine, 10:00, 11:00 in the east bay and work across through san francisco. 65 there. 75 for palo alto and 79 san jose. we are looking at numbers a couple degrees shy of average. 80 for santa rosa and if you are going to the giants' game today, counted on clearing, numbers in the 60s with a few sunny breaks. a look ahead, couple degrees cooler each

abc's david muir has the details. >> reporter: they arrived on the red carpet.any of the guests themselves not knowing why they were really here. just the groom's closest friends in on it. >> when he told me about it a year ago, i knew he would do it. >> hey, she's here in 15 minutes. >> reporter: for a year sean lippert had been preparing for this moment. >> i started asking her questions in august 2010. hey, if we were to get married what kind of centerpieces would you want? she goes, i want mason jars with a candle. so if you look around, there's mason jars with a candle. she said she wanted martha stewart paper balls. i said, who do you want standing in the wedding? they're standing in the wedding. she doesn't know it but she's planned her entire wedding. what, she's here? [ bleep ]. >> reporter: the groom runs down the aisle to meet the unsuspecting bride to be. >> this is your wedding. >> right now? >> you're getting married today. me and my buddy dan brought her entire bedroom set here. so it's set up in her room so that she can havavwhatever she wants. >

here's abc's david muir. >> reporter: the dramatic pictures coming in from upstate new york.m, the fire chief there says the town center is, quote, wiped out. completely under water after 10 inches of rain. this school bus submerged. the waters there slamming up against this bridge. as irene barrelled toward so many major cities -- philadelphia, new york, boston -- no one quite knew what the hurricane would quite bring. but irene would provdeadly. more than a dozen deaths across eight states and power out for 4 million. we would all learn very quickly it was not the skyscrapers, not the subways. they survived it. at daybreak it was the cities and towns all around n new york deluged with water and wind. in queens power line crisscrossed the streets. cars under water, nearly vanishing. irene's rain came so quickly, it swept drivers off the road. in new jersey a 20-year-old woman desperately calling her boyfriend and 911 from her car. her body was found eight hours later, that car carried 150 feet off the road. >> this is not over. while the storm has weakened as it moves north,

david muir, abc news. >> there's a heart-breaking story. >> it really is. >> it's good to see some ofit t . some of it, to more than 2 million people, aid can't get there because it's being blocked there. just crushing. people literally dying, thousands of them, because they can't get the goods that they need just to live. >> and if you want to figure out how you can help, go to abcnews.com/help. more information for folks who want to do something. >> drought and famine, they need althe help they can get. get on the website and give what you can. david's done a great job reporting there. he'll be there all week so stay tuned for all of his stories on "worldldews with diane sawyer" and other shows throughout the week. >> absolutely heartbreaking story. >>> when we come back we'll lighten the mood a little bit with "the skinny." stay with us. ♪ skinny so skinny >>> welcome back, everybody. our first "skinny" of the e ek, a jam packed one nonetheless. >> that's right, very exciting. >> we of course know the queen of daytime talk, oprah winfrey, left her show in grand fashion to start her

abc david muir has a look at more. >> i made this outfid for your first day of school. i love you, carroll from texas. lone star love. >> what goes around comes around. if it's somebody else's turn we'll be there for them. >> other locations include a middle school and industrial park and district office in former state transportation department. >> here kids are going back to school this week as well and it will feel fall like soon. >> a cooling trend on the way. until then, we have warm weather inland today and tomorrow. the clouds are breaking up over san francisco. no flight arrival delays but we'll see how far the temperatures will drop. >> the government with the first drug to treat deadliest form of skin cancer. >> abercrombie & fitch makes an unusual offer to get reality stars to stop wearing the label. >> the misconduct by a >>> sky7-hd over the scene of a breaking news story in san rafael. you can see traffic is jammed right there at 580. rich monday san rafael bridge, where both directions are closed right now. drivers are stuck there because of police action

>>reporter: david muir reporting. seismologist here at the usgs in menlo park say the quake happened on a fault more than 100 years old. it gets the energy from a ridge in the middle of the atlantic ocean which is slowly pushing north america and europe apart. >> we did have an earthquake in this region 100 years ago and famous earthquake was a little bit further to the south so-called charleston north carolina -- south carolina earthquake of 18 86 so these earthquakes although they are infrequent they do occur and they can cause significant daniel hen they happen. >> dr. moony expects to see more after shock over the next several days but he does in the believe today's quake is the start of a large earthquake seek we understand along the east coast. >> meanwhile there was also a significant quake in southern colorado last nature. 5.3 quake caused damage here. while both this and the one back east are certainly rare, they are not connected. >> no we didn't think there's a lot of triggering going on between the 2 event

abc david muir has a look at more. >> i made this outfid for your first day of school. i love you, carroll from texas. lone star love. >> what goes around comes around. if it's somebody else's turn we'll be there for them. >> other locations include a middle school and industrial park and district office in former state transportation department. >> here kids are going back to school this week as well and it will feel fall like soon. >> a cooling trend on the way. until then, we have warm weather inland today and tomorrow. the clouds are breaking up over san francisco. no flight arrival delays but we'll see how far the temperatures will drop. >> the government with the first drug to treat deadliest form of skin cancer. >> abercrombie & fitch makes an unusual offer to get reality stars to stop wearing the label. >> the misconduct by a well-known french actor that got him in trouble on a flight.......................... a good night's sleep. woman: which means a little heat to keep us warm. and a good dose of support for my back. some over-the-top comfort couldn't hurt. a

joining me valerie amos and david muir. he just returned from the region this week. here's a look at some of his reporting. >> a pediatric surgeon from springville, illinois, now helping here. she shows us the baby wrapped in a special heating blanket, even in the stifling desert, keeping her tiny body going. another key here, a simple suppment made of peanuts and milk powder, saving lives one mini meal at a time. and there was this baby. while we could see only the outline of her fragile body, the hospital director saw something else. she was sitting up for the first time, and she's gained a whole pound. >> she's only been here two days. >> this is the third day. >> you can say she's going to be okay? >> yes. >> the refugees spilling into the desert, and the doctors who come to them. >> this is an ambulance. >> when he takes us inside, a crush of families, mothers putting their children in a sort of hanging bucket to weigh them. they're noticing something here, that the hunger goes well beyond babies and toddlers. it's the olr children, too. >> when you see malnutri

well, tonight, weekend anchor david muir is there to show us how all of you helped bring joplin back to life. david? >> reporter: diane, good evening from joplin. and this is the view nearly three months later. you remember the destroyed homes, the splintered trees. but this is the landscape now. so much of that debris taken away. entire neighborhoods erased. but not the hope here. this was the first day of school in joplin. our journey through joplin three months later. the families here will tell you it's hard even for them to find streets, to find entire neighborhoods. crumbled foundations now serve as landmarks here. after that massive and slow-moving tornado, a path 13 miles long, nearly a mile wide. desperate for a clean start here, today, they got one. hugs on the first day of school. an old strip mall now their new high school. how are you doing? and hidden in a back room, the superindenent shows us what's waiting for every student. every one of these backpacks has a laptop? >> correct. >> reporter: for every student? >> every student. >> reporter: and then, the moment. the st

and we'll begin with anchor david muir in elmsford, new york, with the latest on the dangerous floods irene left behind. david, good evening. >> reporter: diane, good evening. we're north of new york city tonight and you can see in this town here, they are entirely under water. all of these families were rescued today by boat. this, as another picture of devastation emerges even further north from here in upstate new york. tonight, the dramatic pictures coming in from upstate new york in the town of windham. the fire chief there says the town center is, quote, wiped out. completely under water after ten inches of rain. this school bus, submerged. the waters there slamming up against this bridge. as irene barrelled toward so many major cities overnight, philadelphia, new york and boston, no one quite knew what the hurricane would bring. but irene would prove deadly. more than a dozen deaths across eight states tonight. and power is out for those 4 million. but we would all learn very quickly it was not the skyscrapers, not the subways. they survived it. at daybreak, it was the cities a

david muir will be here all weekend long. for all of us, have a great weekend.see you back here on monday. good night. >>> toonts the suspect in the murder of an oakland 3-year-old and a growing course of friends saying he's been set up are pit bulls getting a rad cap -- bad rap? a tragic dog mauling case. >> and a street corner copper caper. the underground theft left a neighborhood in the dark. and facing a hefty repair bill. >> and economic history lensless on, crashing stock markets, turns out we've been here before. good evening, everyone. i'm carolyn johnson. >> i'm dan ashley. the man accused of killing a 3-year-old boy insists he didn't do it. >> the 26-year-old lawrence denard is charged with the murder of 3-year-old carlos nava junior, struck on monday. denard's family says he's innocent, friends saying he's been set up. vic lee is live from the court house. vic? >> the judge held his hearing today to find out if denard has a lawyer, he's now represented by a public defender. denard has a big family. they were here. and they were angry. lawrence denard

going to tell you the latest on the nuclear plants along this coast, but let's begin with abc's david muirweekend anchor, who was pulling into union station in washington when that quake hit. what a surprise, david. >> reporter: it was really extraordinary, diane. we were off that train for just a matter of minutes when the entire train station began to rumble in a way that we hadn't seen, hadn't heard before. what we didn't realize, millions of americans feeling the same thing at that moment. and then within minutes here in washington, the capitol, the pentagon, that train station, all evacuated, fearing something worse. the earthquake, one of the strongest ever along the east coast, sent people running for cover across several states. this crowd escaping washington d.c.'s union station, the train station where we had just arrived on a train from new york. inside, as the station shook wildly, officers yelling to all of us and the passengers there to run from the building. >> the ground started shaking, people were screaming, r rning around. >> all of a sudden, everything just shook. thing

and we'll all be watching david muir when he anchors right here this weekend.'ll see you back here on monday. have a great weekend. >>> tonight the san bruno pipeline explosion for one homeowner, a year of frustrating talks z today with a payoff. >> a steady stream of job seekers at the unemployment office. a perspective on the jobless numbers from one of the hard hit counties in bay area. >> environmental benefits of aplastic bags? an investigation reveals influence of industry on the california school curriculum. >>> a smoke alarm could warn your family about a fire minutes before the one you have now. why the state won't recommend using one, ahead. >> three weeks shy of the anniversary of the san bruno pipeline explosion, here is what the glennwood neighborhood looks like tonight. empty lots where homes once stood and a payoff for a homeowner. good evening, everybody. i'm larry beil. >> i'm cheryl jennings. >> one fire victim waited to hear from pg&e about the money it owes her. the payment only happened after abc 7 news contacted the utility, today. ab

so, let's begin, going straight to weekend anchor david muir right here in new york, where, as we said, 5,912 skyscrapers are awaiting a brand new kind of wind. david? >> reporter: you're absolutely right, diane. these high rises you see behind me are going to be tested by irene, and long before this hurricane gets here, she's already making history. as you point out, hundreds of thousands of people here in new york have been evacuated in low-lying areas, as irene shows her first effects in the carolinas. and mayor michael bloomberg talking about these beautiful blue skies, the sunshine, saying this is just the calm before the storm. the sheer number of major american cities in irene's path makes this hurricane historic. after the carolinas, barreling straight for new york city, hitting baltimore, d.c., philadelphia on its way. then boston later. today, president obama warned americans to take precautions now as he cut his own vacation short. tonight, in new york city, major mayor michael bloomberg has ordered mandatory evacuations. more than a quarter million people who live in low-ly

for "good morning america," david muir, abc news, mogadishu, somalia. >> david will have much more tonight on "world news" with diane sawyer. >>> now, to that major announcement breaking right now that will have a major impact on wowon's health care. and it's not without controversy, as you might imagine. for the first time, insurers will be required to make birth control free to women. sharyn alfonsi is here with the details. >> reporter: abc news has learned that today, the u.s. department of health and human services will announce sweeping, new guidelines intended to help all women have a chance to stop health problems before they start. here's how it works. starting on august 1st, 2012, all private insurance plans will be provided to women's preventative services, without charging a co-pay or a deductible. >> half of women forgo preventive care because they can't afford it. and under the affordable care act, that out changes. >> reporter: what exactly? >> reporter: screenings for guestational diabetes. breast-feeding reports. and all fda-approved birth control methods, including emerge

let's start with abc's david muir in washington. and, david, you were just pulling into d.c. on the train when the quake hit. >> reporter: yeah. this was really something, robin. we had just arrived on the amtrak train when suddenly the station began to rumble, like we hadn't felt or seen before. millions of americans feeling and fearing the same thing at that moment. obviously with the tenth anniversary of 9/11 approaching. and this morning here, we're getting a clearer picture of the damage, that crack at the top of the washington monument. the estimated 5.8 quake drove thousands from office buildings and train stations, even damaged national treasures creating that crack in the washington monument's cap stone. near the epicenter in mineral, virginia, supermarket surveillance video captured the moment, the white house shook. and at the national cathedral damage to three of the four pinnacles on top of the tower. and the quake interrupted this commercial being taped in virginia. >> we want to take this opportunity to show you our new customer waiting room. do you feel that?

abc's david muir was the first american anchor on the ground there reporting recently.somalia spreading to parts of kenya and ethiopia leaving 12 million people in desperate need of food. dr. jill bidid, you u ow her, the wife of vice president joe biden just led a u.s. delegation there just landed in washington a couple of hours ago and is good enough to join us live from the white house lawn. welcome home and thank you -- >> thank you. >> -- for sharing moments with us. it is so difficult to convey the magnitude of what you saw but tell us a little of what you witnessed, dr. biden. >> well, we got to the camp and we saw thousands upon thousands of women and young children just waiting for food and water and the children were getting immunizations and at these camps, robin, they have 2,000 people a day coming in. the camp is so full that now the people have to wait outside of the camp. >> i know and, david, we saw him in his reporting and telling us this and it is the -- to put it in perspective, dr. biden, the largest refugee camp in the world, isn't it? >> it is. it

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don't forget to watch "world news" later with david muir this evening.great day. >>> good morning, let's start with a check with the forecast. >> good morning everybody. low clouds and fog blanketing the bay area. very dense fog in our coast, mist and drizzle and we are looking at temperatures in the upper 50s, 60 in san jose. we're not looking at any sunny where. pretty soon the low clouds and fog beginning to evaporate and we will see pretty much sunshine. it will be tough call at our coast. partly cloudy skies. here is the setup. we are looking at higher clouds moving in to southern california. i think southern monterey county. we could see thunderstorms but not good news for the southern sierra where temperatures are going to be very warm and they are dealing with poor air quality. bay area, very nice day. if you like it warm, it will get warmer through the weekend. 103 in fresno. very warm temperatures. 99 in yosemite, 66 in bug sur and lake hoe tahoe 80 degrees. 75? san mateo. napa at 81. 94 in antioch with 92 in morgan hill. talking about a couple

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be sure to watch "world news" with david muir for all of the latest. for all of us here, thanknk for watching. we'll see you next week. >>> in the news this sunday, nato is investigates the deadliest day for americans in the afghanistan of and the fallout of the credit for amererererererererererererererer

be sure to watch "world news" with david muir tonight for all of the latest headlines. here, thank you for watching. we'll see you next week. >>> in the news this sunday, two people are shot and a fan is beaten at a pre-season game at candlestick park. >> and the families of shane bauer and josh fattal react to their sentencing to eight years in an iranian prison. join us n n n n n n n n n n n nn

don't forget to watch "world news with david muir" later this evening. we'll be back. >> i will. >> it will be a surprise. >> there's a tease. >> in ten. hey, america. heard any good jokes? >> a guy walks into a bar. >>> let's start off with a check of the forecast. >> marine layer has shrunk and take a look at san jose. looking at a beautiful start to your saturday. this is sutro looking towards mount tamalpais where the depth has shrunk to 1200 feet deep. that is going to play a role today. sunshine sooner and warmer and sunday looks cooler. 48 in santa rosa. we got a breeze up towards the delta but elsewhere the warmer temperatures are in the south bay and with our sunshine today we'll see less in the way of high clouds as we saw yesterday. tomorrow another trough comes into play. as for today we're talking about an earlier burnoff. maybe 9:00 and 10:00 in parts of the central bay and working westward towards the coast. cool afternoon downtown but we'll see bright and sunny conditions. temperatures in san francisco later on this afternoon, 64 degrees, 68 in oakland. we'll see

abc's david muir begins our coverage in the nation's capital. david? >> reporter: good morning.ome tense moments when that earthquake hit here in washington. we had just pulled into the amtrak station here and within minutes that entire train station, union station, shaking, a rumble like we had never seen, never heard before. what we didn't realize at that moment is that millions of americans up and down the east coast feeling the same thing and fearing the same thing. that this could potentially be something worse. within minutes here in washington, they were evacuating the pentagon, the capitol and that train station. there was enormous relief when people here and in new york and in many of the other cities experienced this, learned this was, in fact, an earthquake and not an act of terror. one other image we took note of. the number of families using their cell phones, blackberries to call loved ones. fema put out an alert after the cell phone systems jammed saying if it's not an actual emergency to text message. you can get more text messages out than you can actual cell ph

abc's david muir is here in times square, where the nation's largest subway system is inching back into service. isn't that right? good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, robin. i can see you up there in the studio. there was so much concern this morning about whether or not the subways would be up and running for the workweek. of course the airports, as well. 12,000 people were canceled -- had flights canceled. as you can see there, back up and running at 6:00 a.m. you can hear them rumbling below us. jfk and newark, starting at 6:00 this morning. over at laguardia, the airport arriving and departing right now as we speak. coming back online. amtrak trickier this morning. between philadelphia and boston, service canceled and the express train of acela is not going anywhere. from boston all the way to washington. if you're on amtrak, check on that. after irene, atlantic, 11 casinos are up and running. >> something told me they would be up and running real soon. david, thank you. thank you very much. >>> the other stories developing right now. bianna golodryga is in for josh elli

abc's david muir is there. david? >> reporter: when you see joplin nearly three months later it's really extraordinary. when you look at some of these neighborhoods they have tried to wipe the slate clean. foundations, all that remain in so many of these neighborhoo. they are also trying to do the same with the schools here. today is the first day the children are heading back. as we drive through joplin, in places it's hard to recognize where neighborhoods once stood. but that's not entirely bad here in a city desperate to turn the corner and today a giant step. how are you doing? we walk into this old strip mall. hi. today it becomes the high school. did you think this would be possible three months ago? >> yes, we did. >> reporter: you did. the superintendent here dr. c.j. huff is somewhat of a hero. he was convinced he could get schools opened on time and today he makes good on that promise. >> now, let's get to work. god bless. >> reporter:r:o many children red dirks and for them, quite a gift, waiting. >> here e

here's abc's david muir. ♪ happy birthday >> reporter: the president isn't alone marking a half century too. if it seems the president has aged a little faster than those hollywood faces it's not special effects. researchers say it's the job and it goes beyond the obvious. first what they call unrequited stress or what experts say is not enough friends to confide in to alleviate the stress. presidents often feel on their own with their confidential decisions. in fact, their closest ally, their spouse. but even they can't relieve the stress. the first lady recently told us being first lady is the much easier role. >> and i can watch the hard stuff and go, wow, good luck with that. >> reporter: researchers then point to inflammation. long known to be a cause of ageing for all of us, exacerbated for the president. unlike most of us the cortisol levels are constantly running through the president's veins. while most of us need it toúç fight stress, too much of it can be bad. for a president it goes with the job. it wears on you. bill clinton before, and after. george w. bush before, and aft