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it goes a really long way. >> so now we know. >> nice jump suit. >> david wright reporting there. the 405 is expected to reopen at 5 on monday morning. and the bay area has its own road closure tonight. although it is a bit smaller. highway 1 between lake street and the golden gate bridge is closed in both directions until 11 a&m tomorrow morning. the closure will allow crews to shift traffic to a new bridge on pricidio boulevard. casey and know any just release florida jail tonight. >>> i'm meteorologist jeff martinez in for lee tonight. foggy cloudy conditions rolling in off the coast. a cool sunday on tap but we do have a warming trend to talk about. we'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'l'lt >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> the debt showdown continues in washington tonight. president barack obama and republicans are repeating the arguments they have been making for days and as abc's david curly reports, people are fed up with the gridlock. >> after five meetings in five days, the president is still pleading for compromise. >> i put things on the table import

here's abc's david wright. >> reporter: l.a. is paradise on the precipice.ays bracing for the big one. >> carmageddon is set to begin on the 405. >> carmageddon. >> carmageddon. >> the city is buzzing, simply buzzing you could say with talk of carmageddon. >> this entire weekend, carmageddon. >> reporter: this weekend, the end of the world is not coming frfr earthquakes or volcanos. not from space aliens or terminators from the future. no, it's worse. this weekend the existential threat is something hollywood never imagined. they're closing the freeway. the very machines that makes the southern california lifestyle possible may be useless this weekend because they're shutting down ten miles of interstate 405. the 405 isn't just any freeway. even if you've never been to this city, you know the 405. remember o.j. simpson's slow-speed chase? that's the 405. the biggest and busiest stretch of highway in america. southern california's ugly answer to the golden gate bridge. l.a.'s urban umbilical cord. even on a good day, fear of traffic strikes feararnto the hear

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here's abc's david wright. >> los angeles county fire department. >> reporter: a sunday afternoon atly wrong. >> it's like a boogie board accident, i think he can't move off the beach. >> can you see it from your house. >> yes. it's my son. >> reporter: 13-year-old christopher schwarzenegger. on the 911 voice maria shriver's voice was as calm as can be. >> he has a collapsed lung and some broken bones. >> reporter: paramedics rushed him to the intensive care unit at ucla medical center where his famous father paid a visit. a moment of family crisis trumping marital disagreements and they issued a joint statement "while it's been a tough week christopher is surrounded by his family and friends," they said. "he is a brave boy and is expected to make a full recovery." >> the other schwarzenegger children have been tweeting. they've been asking for people's prayers. >> reporter: he's a tough little guy and i'm getting better tweeted his big sister katherine. my brother's doing a lotot bett tweeted patrick. bad timing for schwarzenegger's lawyer to file his formal response to shriver's di

this park is one of thth ones o california's closure list. >> david wright tonight, thank you. >>> we turn to afghanistan, where we are getting our first look tonight at grizzly new images from inside that luxury hotel in kabul, swarmed by suicide bombers who went on that deadly attack. in an abc news exclusive, nick schifrin tonight takes us inside. >> reporter: abc news filmed the first images from inside the intercontinental. the attackers blew themselves up in bedrooms, in stairwells, in the hallway. the top floor, completely destroyed by fire. on the roof, a massive firefight. the attackers brought bags full of red bull and water so they could fight for hours. for the first time, a senior afghan police official admitted to abc news that his men wouldn't have retaken the hotel without the help of these nato special forces. later this month, afghan forces are supposed to take responsibility for security in parts of the country. but their response to this attack raises questions about whether they're ready. nick schifrin, abc news, kabul. >> nick, our thanks to you. >>> and it's tho

david wright, abc news, los angeles. >> our thanks to david. zble we move on tonight, andnd the question that led chicago's mayor to walk out on an interview today. known for his temper, rahm emanuel abruptly left the interview after being asked a question about his children. it's a question that's been asked before -- why not send your children to public school? here's abc's jon karl tonight. >> reporter: newly elected mayor rahm emanuel's famously hot temper was on display with an interview in chicago when he refused to answer a question about where his kids will go to school. >> mary ann, let me break the news to you. my children are not in a public position. the mayor is. and as long as i'm -- >> you don't think it will be news where they go to school? >> no, i think you will do that. but let me be -- you need to understand. you are asking me a value statement, not a policy. no, you have to appreciate this. my children are not an instrument of me being mayor. my children are my children. >> reporter: political leaders, of course, have a rig

and you could hear our david wright, who has been there since before the sun came up. david, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, david. that ten-mile stretch of freeway, normally bubuer-to-bumper, even on a saturday. that's what the fuss is all about. but carmageddon? a bit of an overstatement. the end of the world, it was not. for weeks now, they predicted doomsday. >> carmageddon. >> reporter: turning a highway construction project into a moment of public panic. >> now is the hour. we're asking all of you to cooperate. >> reporter: today, los angeles heeded the warnings. brentwood at lunchtime, was a ghost town. plenty of parking. along sunset boulevard, people are actually walking. at burbank airport, jetblue flight 405, was full of passengers on the ultimate short haul, to long beach. flight time, nine minutes. tickets, 4 bucks. >> they might take a hit today. in the long run, they'll have a lot more customers. >> reporter: daria is breathing a tentative sigh of relief, that carmageddon may not spoil their bel air wedding tomorrow. >> one thing's for sure, ever

as abc's david wright reports it is all turning into a hollywood drama. >> reporter: they're an internetuddenly behaving like the godfather. >> i'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse. >> reporter: raising prices 60%, expecting movie-loving customers simply to accept things without questioning. >> my mama always said, life was like a box of chocolates. you never know what you're going to get. >> thinking you're going to roll over or just take it and smile and keep on running like forrest gump. truth of it is, like howard beale in "network." >> i'm as mad as hell and i'm not going to take this anymore! >> it means netflix suddenly loses next quarter 30% or more of their client base. >> reporter: the truth can be tough to swallow. >> you want answers. >> i want the truth. >> you can't handle the truth. >> people can't handle the truth that it costs money to keep this business alive. if they want movies inside of 30 days, if they want these new releases and not just old movies, then they have to cough up a little bit of money here. >> reporter: the truth is netflix is under serious p

david wright, abc news, los angeles. >> tough week indeed.the divorce drama and all the love child thing. >> a lot of misfsftune. >> oh, man. >> apparently they did not have a prenup agreement so looks like they are going to split 50/50 as under california state law. >> that's a lot of money. >> yeah, yeah. >> as we both know. >> they could fight it, who knows what's going to happen in the end. >> who knows. it's just so messy. give that family a break. a lot going on. >> absolutely. >>> when we come back this morning, rumors about brett favre, yep, returning yet again to pro football. find out where he could land again. >> all right, and the lowbrow cartoon that's making a tv comeback. you're going to like this, stay tuned for "the skinny." tuned for "the skinny." >>> oh, welcome back, everybody. unfortunately we have to start "the skinny" on this monday with pretty sad news. it's what everyone was -- >> tragic. >> -- talking about this weekend the death of amy winehouse, 27 years old. >> so talented. it's just such a waste of all that talen

david wright reports from los angeles. >> maria shriver made the 911 call herself. >> it looks like a being but board accident, maybe a broken rib or something like that. it's my son. >> how old is your son? >> 13. >> christopher schwarzenegger suffered multiple broken bones and a collapsed lung. >> he is awake and breathing. >> the boy was taken to ucla medical center where they spotted his famous father. >> maria is basically sleeping at the hospital. you might if your child was in a serious accident. she has been there round the clock. arnold has been there, too. >> they issued a jointed statement, it's been a tough week, christopher is surrounded by family and friends. he is a brave boy and is expected to make a full recovery. >> the two are united in everything that has to do with their children. >> of all weeks to file his response to shriver's divorce paper asking the court to deny shriver spousal support. >> it's par for the course. it's his lawyer posturing or simply trying to protect his rights. >> maybe so but for shriver it must have been made this a very tough week. david

. >> reporter: i'm david wright for "nightline" in los angeles. >> thanks to david.g abc news.

david wright, abc news, los angeles. what a dangerous sport that is too. >> right. a tough week for her on top of a tough year. >>> now to the story of a soldier who showed true valor, not in a war zone, but in a domestic disaster zone. a fiery bus crash on a highway in new york state. >> he ran onto a burning bus and helped pull several people to safety. then he disappeared before anyone could get his name. but we tracked him down, and abc's dan kloeffler has the story. >> reporter: the scene was terrifying. this cell phone video taken just moments after a tractor trailer crashed into a canadian tour bus heading for new york city. >> it was burning. there was a couple of explosions and everything, about four or five explosions. so it was something. >> i'll be honest, it was overwhelming. my first -- obviously my concern was getting the help there. >> reporter: as passengers tried to escape, a hero to the rescue, 28-year-old sergeant jacob perkins driving just behind the accident pulled over and rushed into the burning b

abc's david wright explains. >> reporter: former gang bangers finding solace in sports.me of the meanest streets in the country. a very american story. except we're not talking baseball here. that's right. cricket. >> yeah, started with some boys in compton, some ragtag homies from compton, you know what i'm saying? >> reporter: the compton cricket club. cricket and compton are an unlikely combination. these players are not only learning a refined new sport but also the gentlemanly values that go with it. >> it treats them civility. it treats them dignity. it gives them self-respect. above all it gives them respect from the opponents. >> reporter: many of these players have done jail time. some of them used to be members of rival street gangs. now they play together. who makes the cucumber sandwiches? >> none of us. >> reporter: the cesares brothers had another brother killed by a drive-by shooting a few years ago. cricket has been their ticket out. >> prince edwards. who would have thought? kids from compton will go over there and have tea with them. >> reporter: not on

. >> that was abc david wright reporting. it's expected to open at 5:00 a.m. tomorrow. the bay area has its own road closure this morning, nothing like that. highway 1 between lake street and the golden gate bridge is closed in both directions for another couple of hours until 11:00 this morning. the closure will allow crews to shift traffic to a new bridge on presidio boulevard. >> caltrans will have to do major surgery on the san mateo bridge to repair a cracked beam that was put in place in a 1999 retrofit project. today's chronicle reports that the bridge will have to be closed for two weekends next year to do the job. a wishbone shaped piece of steel has developed a ten inch crack. a temporary fix has been made. the permanent repair job is estimated at $12 million. >> up next, less than two weeks after being acquitted of murdering her daughter, casey anthony is freed from jail early this morning. and a volcano shows off its power this morning in indonesia, days after coming bac [ mom ] can a little bowl of cereal change your life? i think it can. one of the challen

. >> that was abc's david wright reporting. the 405 is expect today reopen at 5:00 tomorrow morning. >>> the bay area has its own red closer this morning. highway 1 between lake street and the golden gate bridge is closed in both directions until 11:00 this morning. it will allow crews to shift traffic to a new bridge. >>> caltrans has to do major surgery on the san mateo bridge to correct a cracked steal beam that was put in the 1999 retrofit project. the bridge will have to be closed for two weekends next year to do the job. a wishbone shaped beam east of the highway section has developed a ten-inch crack. a temporary fix has been made. the permanent repair job estimated at $12 million. >>> one next, less than two weeks after being acquitted of murdering her daughter, casey anthony is free from jail early this morning. >> and the debt show down continues. mr. tough talk from both sides of thehehehehehehehehehehehehehe [ male announcer ] nature is unique... ...authentic... ...pure... and also delicious. ♪ like nature valley. g

405 freeway, the most heavily aveled highway in america is now shut down for roadwork, and abc's david wrightght out in the middle of the 405 this morning to tell us how the city is coping. david, it looks lonely out there. >> reporter: good morning, dan. it is an unusual place to be to say the least. we're standing right at the edge of the 405. normally even at this hour cars would be whizzing by here, in fact, this might be the only time of day that they whiz by because other times of day it is bumper to bumper but as you can see you're looking at ten lanes of empty. the only things moving are the construction vehicles. one of the busiest freeways in the country, and now it's a ghost town. even before the clock struck midnight, tempers flared as authorities stopped all traffic heading toward the 405 a bit earlier than planned. overnight road workers lost no time starting what must be the most talked about highway repair project in history. >> carmageddon. >> reporter: for weeks now l.a. officials have predicted doomsday. >> now is the hour. we're asking all of you to cooperate. ♪ >> reporte

here's abc's david wright. >> reporter: these days whenever linda malone takes carnegie for a walk shestle, a knife. you are seriously prepared. >> i am so serious. >> reporter: this gated retirement community in orange county is safe as can be from criminals. but not coyotes. there have been three attacks in the last three days. karen lost her yorkie named pooh. >> by the time i knew anything happened the dog was dead. >> how often do you get calls about coyotes? >> right now upwards of a dozen a day. >> reporter: animal control officer joy falk says coyotes are territorial and increasingly aggressive. >> used to be all they would go for was a chihuahua, yorkie, maltese. now they're approaching german shepherds, standard poodles, things like that. >> big dogs. >> yeah. >> reporter: it's not just a california problem. >> yes, i believe coyotes are found in just about every state in the country. >> reporter: in recent years one wandered into a quiznos in downtown chicago. helicopters spotted another in new york's central park. last week in broomfield, colorado, a coyote attacked a toddl

they're a real menace and they're growing more brazen in air attacks and david wright looks into whyting so bold right now. >> reporter: these days whenever linda malone takes carnegie for a walk she always dresses for battle. you got a stick, a whistle, a knife, you are seriously prepared. >> i am so serious. >> reporter: this gated retirement community in orange county is as safe as can be from criminals but not cocotes. there have been three attacks in the last three days. karen lost her little yorkie named pooh. >> by the time i knew anything happened, the dog was already dead. >> reporter: how often do you get calls about coyotes now? >> right now we're getting upwards of a dozen day. >> reporter: this animal officer says they're territorial and increasingly aggressive. used to be all they would go for was a chihuahua, yorkie maltese and now they're approaching german shepherds, standard poodles, things like that. >> reporter: big dogs. >> yeah. >> reporter: it's not just a california problem. >> yes, i believe coyotes are found in every state of the country. >> reporter: one wa

abc's david wright has the coming attractions and the latest on the competitors waiting in the wings.er: they're an internet movie start-up suddenly behaving like "the godfather." >> i'll make him an offer he can't refuse. >> reporter: raising prices 60%. expecting movie-loving customers simply to accept things without questioning. >> my momma always said, life was like a box of chocolates. you never know what you're going to get. >> thinking they'll roll over and take it and keep smiling like forrest gump. >> i'm as mad as hell. and i'm not going to take this anymore. >> it means netflix suddenly losing next quarter 30% or more of their client base. >> reporter: the truth can be tough to swallow. >> you want answers. >> i want the truth. >> you can't handle the truth. >> reporter: people can't handle the truth that it costs money to keep this business alive. and if they want movies inside of 30 days, if they want these new releases and not just old movies then they have to cough up a little money here. >> reporter: the truth is, netflix is under serious pressure from wall street. >>

the possibility of alternative models is something that was raised by david wright at the begin -- athis opening remarks. i want you to think seriously about what it implies. singapore is not worrying about the jasmine revolution. singapore is the model. think of china as a giant, technocratic singapore in which the one-party state evolves itself in ways to avoid the collapse of th soviet experience. the second point, and this is where differ, it is precisely when nations are struggling with problems of internal political reform and challenges from below that they are most likely to pursue a more selfish and aggressive foreign policy. this must be one of the lessons of modern history and indeed, of ancient history. that is one reason why i think it is precisely at this time of political stress that we are likely to see a more nationalistic china. that is one of the reasons i am arguing for this motion tonight. [applause] >> the start of our final section of these questions and answers on geopolitics, i want to call on someone who has thought long and hard about the practicalities of c

the possibility of alternative models is something that was raised by david wright at the begin -- atening remarks. i want you to think seriously about what it implies. singapore is not worrying about the jasmine revolution. singapore is the model. think of china as a giant, technocratic singapore in which the one-party state evolves itself in ways to avoid the collapse of the soviet experience. the second point, and this is where differ, it is precisely when nations are struggling with problems of internal political reform and challenges from below that they are most likely to pursue a more selfish and aggressive foreign policy. this must be one of the lessons of modern history and indeed, of ancient history. that is one reason why i think it is precisely at this time of political stress that we are likely to see a more nationalistic china. that is one of the reasons i am arguing for this motion tonight. [applause] >> the start of our final section of these questions and answers on geopolitics, i want to call on someone who has thought long and hard about the practicalities of china'

skelly wright, david bazelon and then a lot of other folks. but of all of those it seemed that i saw benjamin cardozo the most and he's the common law man. why? >> guest: because law is actually no different now than it was in roman times. law, the complex relationship between guidelines and flexibility, is something that human beings have been struggling with for as long as there's been civilization. these issues have all been thought about before. benjamin cardozo, at the end of a period beginning at the turn of the century, when people said, "we thought we could turn law into a science," had a series of lectures at yale that were brilliant. i mean, i encourage everybody to read them. one's called "the nature of the judicial process," where he says, basically, law can't be like a perfect letter-writing guide. you can't create the certainty that isn't available elsewhere in life. we can use guidelines and rules to an extent, but we always have to fall back on our judgment and community mores, and law can't work in any other way. these people,

the possibility of alternative models is something that was raised by david wright at the begin -- athis opening remarks. i want you to think seriously about what it implies. singapore is not worrying about the jasmine revolution. singapore is the model. think of china as a giant, technocratic singapore in which the one-party state evolves itself in ways to avoid the collapse of the soviet experience. the second point, and this is where differ, it is precisely when nations are struggling with problems of internal political reform and challenges from below that they are most likely to pursue a more selfish and aggressive foreign policy. this must be one of the lessons of modern history and indeed, of ancient history. that is one reason why i think it is precisely at this time of political stress that we are likely to see a more nationalistic china. that is one of the reasons i am arguing for this motion tonight. [applause] >> the start of our final section of these questions and answers on geopolitics, i want to call on someone who has thought long and hard about the practicalities of

prison officials as the leader of a white gang called 211, and jason wright, have both been accused by convicted sex offender david laudone of several serious offenses. laudone says he was beaten and forced to store hooch, homemade alcohol. laudone also says he's been extorted, forced to buy $25 a month in canteen items for holloman and wright. but lieutenant fox feels laudone's story doesn't add up. >> i went back and pulled your canteen records. and he spent like $96 since the first of december on canteens. holloman spent $292 and wright spent $266 on canteen, so that story is not washing with me. wright did admit that he talked with laudone and laudone agreed to hold the hooch as long as he got to drink some. of course, laudone's story was no, they beat me up and made me hold it. you know? >> of course. >> there's no doubt he's scared about something. don't know what it is. i have no idea what he's scared of. whether it's a gambling debt or whether it's something to do with the super bowl. he's truly scared to the point that he turns in and fingers at the 211 leader here. you know? he knows that's a death sente

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