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here's david wright. >> reporter: one week after the governor signed a tough new anti-immigration bill, this was the dramatic incident that focused the debate here. >> get me some help. >> okay, okay. >> reporter: a firefight in the arizona desert, overheard on a 911 call, as the sheriff's deputy called for backup. >> how are you, bud? >> tell my wife i love her. >> reporter: the pinal county sheriff claimed his deputy was ambushed by a band of mexicans smuggling marijuana. >> what appears to be 20 or 30 rounds were fired at him. >> reporter: the sheriff immediately became the darling of arizona's anti-immigrant movement. at a diamondbacks game, he awarded the deputy a purple heart before he threw out the first pitch. he's had cameos in john mccain's campaign ads. >> senator -- you're one of us. >> reporter: the problem is, there's now mounting evidence the whole incident was a hoax. serious holes emerged this week in the deputy's story, starting with that bullet wound in his side. one of the nation's top forensic experts says the evidence points to self-inflicted wound. the powder bur

here's david wright. >> reporter: it's a simple enough concept. grade teachers based on the performance of their students on standardized tests in math and english. but imagine if your job performance were posted on a newspaper website. if you are this third grade teacher, that makes sense. the "times" ranked her among the most effective teachers in the district. must be a very good feeling. >> it was, right, exactly. >> reporter: feelings not shared by third grade teacher elizabeth snyder. the "times" ranked her less effective. >> i feel bad about being labeled, about being labeled less effective, because i know it's not true. >> reporter: the newspaper didn't just grade 6,000 teachers based on their students' marks. it took seven years of test scores and tracked how much individual students improved each year, under their teacher's supervision. in other words, how much value was added by the teacher. value added assessment is a tool now used by hundreds of school districts in 21 states. many of them link the teacher's pay to improving student pe

i'm david wright, in los angeles. >>> and that is what's making news in america this morning. >> get more from abc news, later >> virginia carries out a controversial execution. >> happy friday. >> thank you so much for joining us at this early hour. as the gamut traffic and weather every 10 minutes. let's start with the. it is finally friday. >> today will be our 6690 degree day of the year. the record is 66 -- 66 90 degrees day of the year. the record is 67 bur. . spear, 69 degrees. 68 degrees in strasbourg, virginia. the record high at reagan national is 94 degrees. at dulles, the record is 92 degrees. it'll be a hot one. then we will call back down. we will talk about the weekend forecast coming up. >> there is a long commute this morning. some of the worst accidents we have ever had in the 19 years i have been doing this have been in fog. be so careful. visibility is poor. they still have roadwork happening. 66 degrees outside the beltway. it is eastbound at rte. 7. you are going to find not much happening right now. here are going to and from the american legion official. to co

david wright has more. >> reporter: the scene looks real enough to be very intimidating. the san jose police officer in full uniform stands tall in his boots over a 15-year-old defendant in handcuffs. >> reporter: bear in mind the officer is the angry father of the 14-year-old girl the boy had sex with. >> if i see you anywhere around the house, anywhere near my daughter -- >> reporter: cell phone video was taken by the boy's parents who now accuse the officer of abusing his badge. >> not a good thing that the person you had sex with is his daughter. >> reporter: there's an argument his actions were legal as he believes a crime has been committed he has the authority to investigate the crime. >> reporter: the officer, now suspended defends his actions. his lawyer told "good morning america" the officer is in control and is clearly concerned about the unlawful sexual relations the young man had with the officer's daughter. he also advises the young man to stay in school, get good grades and be respectful. every parent would agree with this sage advice. the question is, was

we will be joined by pete rider, david wright from the chronicle as we get you ready for the start of the season. tonight on game day at 11:30. >> what's the point of that. no better way tone joy labor day weekend than taking in the scottish games at the alameda county fairgrounds. practice makes perfect. competitors from u.s., scotland and australia took part. the scottish games were meant to wear kilts a no one said a word. they are awfully fun. they run the whole gamut, the scottish foods. >> i thought you were talking about the kilts. >> you can try those, too. >> have you ever tried those games? have you done it? >> i did a profile on a feature on one of the competitors one time, but i didn't get-- >> the answer is no. thank you. >>> well, sick of sitting in traffic forever, this could be the solution how this space age bus could make the rush hour nightmares go away. that is coming up tonight at 10:00 on the cw. that will do it for this edition of eyewitness news. 60 minutes is next. cbs5.com is always on. have a good night. this droid has evolved to do even more. now it integra

david wright, abc new, los angeles. >>> after going through emotional wrangling, the house passed a bill that would provide more than $7 billion to worker whose got sick cleaning up ground zero after 9/11. you might remember the electrifying moment when the bill was up for debate last summer and new york congressman anthony wiener went into a furious rant aimed for opponents for holding up the bill. >> it's republicans wrapping their arms around republicans rather than doink the right thing on behalf of heroes. it is a shame. a shame. >> and he got action. the senate is expected to take up the bill after the election. and their was a how many tragedy that we heard about today, which has an important lesson for all of us and our children. a young boy with a violin, leaving behind the message about kids and callusousness and wounds we cannot she. >> reporter: him dharun had an idea to be a peeping tom. what he saw, he of broadcast live across the internet. his roommate was having a sexual encounter with a male student. he tweeted roommate asked for the room until midnight. i went into moll

we will be joined by pete rider, david wright from the chronicle as we get you ready for the start ofeason. jon gruden, x ray der coach, he believes the raiders have an awesome front 7. >> are you agreeing? >> we did the san diego game the other night. i think the chargers have issues. they were 13-3 last year. but if the raiders get good quarterback play from campbell or brad could sky, whoever it will be. >> these two could go on forever. >> jon gruden knows what he's talking about. >> thanks, guys. >>> a benefit missing for six years is back home again. the grace chapel bell was stolen. where it was found this weekend and how ice discovery comes. that's it for eyewitness news at 5:30. see you in a half hour. and a lot of people, when they get a denture, they think the best way to clean it is by brushing it with toothpaste. toothpaste contains abrasives that scratch dentures, leaving microscopic crevices where bacteria can grow, and bacteria can cause bad breath. the best way to go is to soak them in polident. only polident is proven to clean without scratching and kills 99.9% of od

. >> reporter: and abc's david wright recently talked to a 20-year-old who said she was forced to workage slave for people who advertised her on craigslist. >> a typical ad will say, sexy teen girls, if you want to have some fun, i appreciate 150 roses per hour. >> reporter: we found similar ads on craigslist posted in toronto like this one from busty & sexy. she advertises, "when you come over to my place, you're going to have the good time of your life." craigslist only removed the adult services consent from their american site. that's where we found several posts from people like vanessa rose who wondered where should i post now. craigslist would not release a statement and we could not reach them for comment. we're not sure if the ads are good for good or just for now. linsey davis, abc news, new york. >>> former jetblue flight attends dant steven slater claims he was not fired but quit his job. he said he was no longer an employee. the flight attendant made a dramatic and, of course, headline grabbing exit from the flight in new york by employing the plane's emergency slide. an i

abc's david wright looks at what has changed and what has stayed the same. >> reporter: the new "walls with gordon gekko getting out of jail. >> one watch. and one mobile phone. >> reporter: the well-dressed equivalent of an unfrozen caveman. in a world that's now greedier than even he ever imagined. >> it's about the game. >> reporter: a lot has changed since the go-go '80s. the top of the charts the year "wall street" came out was george michael. the tv shows that ruled the roost, "bill crosby," "family ties" and "cheers." on the big screen, the world was ruled by the force. a different world. >> i know we're in a recession. but it seems like we're just as materialistic. we're just as obsessed with wall street. the '80s are the longest decade ever. other than the short period in the early '90s, when people wore flannel. >> reporter: back then, it seemed like justice when gordon gekko got busted for insider trading. nowada nowadays, that's a martha stewart crime. and she seems to have bounced back just fine. ♪ fly me to the moon >> reporter: netflix the orange at "wall street" some t

here's david wright with a look at what has changed and what has stayed the same since greed was good reporter: the new "wall street" opens with gordon gekko getting out of jail. >> one watch. and one mobile phone. >> reporter: the well-dressed equivalent of an unfrozen cave man. in a world that's now greedier than he ever imagined. >> it's about the game. >> reporter: a lot has changed since the go-go '80s. ♪ i've got to have faith >> reporter: the top of the charts the year "wall street" came out was george michael. the tv shows that ruled the roost, "bill cosby," "family ties," and "cheers." in hollywood, the big screen was obsessed with the dark side of the force. a different world. but some say only by degrees. >> i know we're in a recession but seems like we're just as materialistic, we're just as obsessed with wall street. the '80s are the longest decade ever. other than like that short period in the early '90s where people wore flannel. >> reporter: back then it seemed like justice when gordon gekko got busted for insider trading. nowadays that's a martha stewart crime. and sh

david wright is in l.a., where people are hoping a last-ditch offer is the lifeline they need. >> reporter: the line started forming at noon yesterday. hundreds camped out overnight, like teenagers looking for concert tickets. but all of these people are at risk of losing their homes. what time did you come out? >> i got here at 6:10 a.m. >> reporter: 610 a.m.? shirley mccoy was the 1,117th person in line. a widow, with cancer, on fixed income. she bought her home with more than 50% down. i do what i'm supposed to and i'm still getting mistreated. >> reporter: cole cameron came here from san jose, a six-hour drive. he's an accountant. so you're a financial planner, and you're here? >> yeah. >> reporter: he bought at the top of the market, and now owes 50% than his home is worth. >> we're probably 250 under water. san jose, silicon valley. >> reporter: as of this month, foreclosures are down, nationwide, about 5% from last year. but still at near record levels. according to new figures released today, one out of four homes sold during the last quarter were "foreclosure sales" bought at a di

. >> reporter: abc's david wright recently talked to a 20-year-old who says she was forced to work as a teenage sex slave by pimps who advertised her on craigslist. >> a typical ad would say, sex teen girl. if you want to have some fun, i appreciate 150 red roses per hour. >> reporter: we found similar ads posted in toronto as recently as this afternoon, like this one from busty and sexy, advertising when you come over to my place, you're going to have the time of your life. craigslist only removed adult services content from their american sites. that's where we found several postings from people like annessa rose who wondered, where should i post now? officials from the company could not be reached for comment, so we don't know if the ads are gone for good. but what we do know when craigslist implemented manual screening last year adult ads on sites that offer similar services spiked nearly ten times. that will be interesting to see how it plays out. >> to get to the root, the demand is not going away. >> you're right. >> linsey, thank you. >>> we are now six days away from the nint

david wright, abc news, phoenix. >>> mouthwash in your medicine cabinet may not do what it promises.is why the fda is warning three companies -- johnson & johnson, cvs and walgreens -- about their mouthwashes. the fda says there are questionable claims about the products preventing gum disease. action by the companies to correct those claims is expected in 15 days. >>> southern florida is ready for some tropical trouble this morning. sandbags have been filled and emergency plans are in place as a big rain-making storm closes in. a tropical storm warning is posted for the florida keys as well as for miami, ft. lauderdale, and the palm beach area. downpours are expected and winds up to 50 miles an hour as the system strengthens into tropical storm nicole. >>> here's the rest of your wednesday weather. that drenching rain could flood the carolinas where gusty winds and tornados are also possible. look for late-day rain from d.c. to boston. mostly dry across the rest of the country except in the upper midwest. >> 70s from fargo to indianapolis. 80s from omaha to dallas. boston will get u

. >> reporter: last month this young woman talked to abc's david wright. >> i was sold for sex by the hour at truck stops and cheap motels. >> reporter: she said pimps used craigslist to sell her for sex. >> so the "world news" story helped because it built a public sympathy that pushed craigslist to shut their adult services section down and to help young people understand that people actually care and want them to get help. >> reporter: craigslist tonight said no comment only that they'll release a statement at a later time, but the website stands to lose a lot of money here. the adult services section was expected to bring in $45 million this year. it's one of the few categories, david, where they actually charge for posts. >> 45 million. linsey davis, i know you'll stay on it. thank you. >>> and still ahead on "world news" this monday night the royal watchers who were invisible to william and harry. who was spying on them? and on soccer star david beckham too? >>> an incredible discovery in an upstairs attic. rare world war ii footage dusted off, colored images from the blitz. >>>

. >> reporter: abc's david wright recently talked to a 20-year-old who said she was forced to work as a teenaged sex slave by pimps who advertised her on craigslist. >> a typical ad would say, "sexy teen girl, if you want to have some fun, i appreciate 150 red roses per hour." >> reporter: we found similar ads on craigslist posted in toronto, like this one from busty and sexy. she advertises, "when you come over to my place, you're going to have the good time of your life." craigslist only removed adult services content from their american sites. that's where we found several postings, from people like annessa rose, who wondered, "where should i post now?" craigslist officials have not released a statement and we can not reach them for comment so we're not sure if these ads are gone for good or just for now. linsey davis, abc news, new york. >>> former jet blue flight attendant steven slater claims he wasn't fired but instead quit his job. that claim follows widespread rumors that the carrier took disciplinary action against slater. the former flight attendant made a dramatic and of c

for "good morning america," david wright, abc news, los angeles. >>> and joining us now from san josee the parents of the 15-year-old boy in this case paul and nicole and their lawyer tone boscovich. thanks for joining us. >> thank you. >> let me begin with you. had you had any inkling from the officer before he got to your house. >> no, no the at all. >> nothing at all. >> my husband just picked up our 7-year-old from school. we sat there talking and he showed up. >> your son and his daughter were friends for a long time. >> correct. the only dealings we've had were with the mom. we' have had an open line of communication where we would speak about different issues. i knew of him. i had never knew of him or met him and i had never met him ever. >> he comes in and he's looking for your son. >> yes. >> correct. >> then we asked him, well, why are you looking for him? and he just says, well, he's going to be arresting him for sexual assault. >> what happened when he encountered your boy. >> he was just -- came up on him furious. he just came so close in his face and it just felt kind of

but first, here is david wright. >> politics is a tough business. >> reporter: meg whitman has spent $120 million of her own pocket, reaching out to california voters, with ads like this. >> we have got to hold employers accountable. >> is she willing to be held accountable? is she willing to deal with this issue? >> reporter: now, a former employee of whitman's reveals, she's an illegal immigrant. >> she treat me like i was not a human being. >> reporter: she worked as whitman's housekeeper and nanny for nine years. until whitman abruptly fired her after she started running for governor. >> she said, i cannot help you. and from now on, you don't know me. and i don't know you. >> reporter: the whitman campaign calls this a political smear, noting the candidate fired diaz, the minute she was informed diaz was in the country illegally. when she applied for the job, diaz had provided proof of social security and legal residency. but diaz's lawyer insists that whitman knew for years those documents were false. the political risk for whitman, is she comes off at heartless. or hypocritical

. >> reporter: last month, this young woman talked to abc's david wright. >> i was sold for sex by theap motels. >> reporter: she said pimps used craigslist to sell her for sex. >> the "world news" story actually helped because it built a public sympathy that pushed craigslist to shut their adult services section down and to help young people understand that people actually care and want them to get help. >> reporter: the website stands to lose a lot of money here. the adult services section was expected to bring in $45 million this year. linsey davis, abc news, new york. >>> top u.s. military commanders in afghanistan are warning that plans by a florida church to burn copies of the koran could endanger the lives of american soldiers. that warning comes amid angry anti-american protests in afghanistan. demonstrators are enraged at the announcement of the planned koran burning, which will coincide with the commemoration of the 9/11 attacks this weekend. the gainesville church has been denied a permit for the bonfire but says it will go ahead with it anyway. >>> investigators in west vir

he met with victims like the one abc's david wright recently talked to, a 20-year-old who says pimps sold her for sex on craigslist. >> a typical ad would say, sexy teen girl, if you want to have some fun, i appreciate 150 red roses per hour. >> reporter: despite its censoring of adult businesses, that section of the site is still available in foreign cities and even in the u.s. we were still able to easily find ads still on the site suggesting sex for sale. they were just posted in different places like the casual encounters section. so far no comment from craigslist. but this goes to show how hard it is to eliminate sex from the classifieds. >> and it brings up the question of simple supply and demand, if craigslist shuts it down, does the demand just go somewhere else? >> exactly. backpage.com, they offer similar sites. adult services. they increased last year when craigslist started monitoring these. they increased by ten times. >> they're going someplace. linsey davis, thank you for that. >>> well, this is sort of the story behind the picture of the morning. if you haven't seen