clapper was interviewed by diane sawyer. 20 men arrested in london in a terror plot and diane sawyer had this exchange with mr. clapper. let's play it. >> london. how serious is it? any implication it is coming here? any of the things they have seen coming here? i was a little surprised you didn't know about london, director clapper. >> no, i'm sorry, i didn't. >> all right. that may have been -- a little ambushing you. but every blackberry and smartphone had it by the time he had that. >> would you expect him to know about this. this was an attack abroad. the later explanation was he was involved in these sets of meetings these days and back then, he at least went out and said, look, i simply had not been briefed on it and i should have been briefed on it. >> but when everybody in the media and you get these alerts on your cell phone. everybody in the country has cell phones, the nsa probably knows we're getting them now. >> badly staffed that day. you don't want the director of national intelligence in all candor, sitting in a room and watching cnn and fox and the bbc and be lyndon

. >> reporter: today, my colleague, diane sawyer spoke to her after the ruling came down. >> when youof the -- they were screaming and crying at the same time. >> i heard you say of yourself, this old lady flourished. >> yeah, the support of the community was amazing. what happened is, i think youngsters who had had no idea of what the possible effects of that ruling would be, thought okay, suddenly. oh wow, she is going to make it better. and they treated me -- they had done wonderful things. >> reporter: for hours after the ruling, the supreme court was a scene of jubilation. the internet almost exploded with the news. google typed in certain symbols, early tweets couldn't suppress it. from dicaprio, well done. ben afflec, hello. and in san francisco, the celebration started early in the morning and the emotions were overwhelming. abc's cecilia vega had just talked to a couple who proposed when the ruling came down. >> great day for democracy, to be in the sea of people for whom it matters so much. it is very exciting. it is very emotional. >> it is emotional. >> reporter: but for m

. >> i'm diane sawyer. no, i'm not. okay. let's move on. let's get serious. >> here we go. >> we do begin now with new secrets revealed by nsa whistle blower, edward snowden. according to documents, the british eavesdropping agency hacked into the e-mails and phones of foreign diplomats. >> all of this as there is growing backlash against snowden here in the u.s. abc's bob woodruff reports from hong kong. >> reporter: it has been a week since edward snowden has been seen in hong kong. nowhere on the streets of one of the densely populated places in the world harsh words from the former vice president, concerned that snowden's leaks of classified documents could weaken america's defense. >> i think he is a traitor, if we had this before 9/11, used the capability. we might well have been able to prevent 9/11. >> reporter: the national security agency stepped up its defense saying their intelligence gathering prevented potential attacks in more than 20 countries insisting that they only investigated 300 phone numbers last year, but whether the

my pal diane sawyer is back here tomorrow night. have a great weekend.

i talked to diane sawyer about that story and what else we can expect at 6:30.we're watching tropical storm andrea really closely tonight. >> that's right. we're all directly in the path and sam is in florida tonight and he's going to tell how much wind to expect and how much flooding. also, as we know esther williams has died. she is a hollywood legend. when i was little she was a hero of mine. >> i understand there might be pictures of the two of you together? >> yes, yes, there are. i still have the negatives but i have the pictures of us swimming in her pool. we'll have our own tribute tonight. >> we look forward to that. thank you very much. you can watch all those stories at abc 7 news at 6:00. >> yesterday, we told you about two arrests from a smash and grab robberies. >> police had a number of those robberies but never alerted the public about them. jeff goldberg went to find out why. jeff? >> during that crime spree throughout the region, the suspects got away with hundreds of thousands of dollars in watches and handbags. e of those crimes took place at

"good morning america" first thing in the morning and diane sawyer is right back here tomorrow night.ave a great week ahead. good night. >>> next out 6:00. wet weather moves into the bay area. we're tracking the storm on live doppler 7hd. >>> delays at bay area airports because of the weather and what it means for your monday commute. >>> plus, two women are rescued after they were thrown from their horse. tonight why police are searching for two bikers. abc7 news at 6:00 starts now. >> ama: a foggy and wet sunday in the bay area. young see the thick fog around the golden gate bridge right now, and a similar scene from our emeryville camera. dark clouds. and in san jose, not as many clouds but more wet weather is on the way. good evening, i'm ama daetz. let's get to meteorologist leigh glaser for a look at what is happening right now on live doppler 7hd. >> leigh: actually, very, very active this morning, mainly north of the golden gate bridge. you can see on live doppler 7hd ruth now that most of the activity has start ud to push on towards the east. we'll take you closer in the nort

diane sawyer right back here tomorrow night. happy father's day.xt, developing news in exfolia san francisco, what caused evacuations. >>> that is when we knew he got shot. >>> also, an 11-year-old boy survives being shot in the east bay, why authorities are still puzzled by the shooting. >>> and breaking news, a grass fire in the east bay is threatening homes. >>> abc 7 news starts now, with live breaking news. >>> good evening, let's get right to that fire when, breaking news, out of castro valley this afternoon. firefighters have just contained two separate fires threatening homes. above the grass hill court, firefighters got on scene to make quick work of the flames, you can still see crews there, at the same time, the house fire there, the portion of the roof burned as you see there. it is not known if the fires are related. so far, no reports of injuries or a cause for either of the fires. >>> now to developing news, the large gas leak causing evacuations for thousands in san francisco. the leak started at about 12:30 this afternoon, at fourt

diane sawyer on the unlikely gladiator that challenged the way things were. >> she is high-spirited that history. 84-year-old woman who grew up in philadelphia. her fatherowned a ice cream shop. as a young girl she was a classic pin-up. she was working at ibm. >> we lunched together and drank together after work. i never went to the wine tastings during the weekend because i was here. >> she says she tried to be straight, even got married for a year and then divorced and then one night met thea, daughter of a wealthy dutch immigrant. they begin to dance and never stopped. >> we danced the whole night through as the song goes. at the end of the it,. >> they lived their secret life inside greenwich village. in 1963 when the world outside was living true love was only straight. >> love is a million things. it's magical. >> even if you are too afraid to wear a ring but instead she had a pin. but she understood that life in secret is a life denied, that truth is freedom, even if you are 79. >> at some point, somebody came out and said i'm gay. it changed a couple more people. >> finally, they

i would have said if you didn't -- even if you didn't say that abc is the worst shame on diane sawyershe is an intelligent person. she used to work at cbs. i knew her there. she is an intelligent journalist. they had time the night of the testimony before congress to run a story about window washers dressing up as super heros to entertain kids in a hospital. i am not against that kind of story. but not at the expense of something as important at americans testifying about the irs abuses. >> bill: i don't get it. >> i don't know if what's going on there is political or simply that they are going light, but it's shame -- abc is the worst of all of them as far as i'm concerned. >> bill: well, they know better. >> that's right. >> bill: so far, you have been listening to the factor tonight, right? >> yeah. yeah, sure. >> bill: covered this nsa thing fairly? have we been fair here? laid it out there. >> you know why you have been fair because the nuances of all sides have been covered. let me give you my take on this quickly. i care about civil liberties. i guess i should be more concerned

something she always denied including to diane sawyer. >> were you there that night?old police? >> no. i wasn't there. >> reporter: and they again bring up the earlier theory that an erotic game that got out of hand might have played a role in the murder. in a never-before-seen interview with abc news, knox reacts to the coming retrial. >> i am really sad because the longer this plays out, the longer it is going to take me to -- to get my life back. and to move on. >> reporter: knox's lawyer tells abc news, since we re-evaluate the same evidence we expect the same results. we are not worried. knox is not required to attend the retrial. and if convicted, will appeal again. neal karlinsky, abc news, seattle. >> what a mess. just when you think it is going to go away. >> it is tough. she thought it was in her rearview mirror. ready to move on with her life. here we go again. >> no new date set in italy. would she be extradited. if they started that process? would the u.s. hand her over? >> it is a possibility. a real political decision. yeah. so just -- wow. >> interesti

shame on diane sawyer. she's an intelligent person. she used to work at cbs.n inten -- intelligent journalist. they had time the night of the testimony before congress to run a story with b.window washers dressing up as super heroes to entertain kids in a hospital. i am not against that kind of story. but not at the expense of something as important as americans testifying about the irs abuses. >> bill: i don't know. >> i don't know if what is going on is political or is that they're going light but it's shame on -- abc is the worst of all of them as far as i am concerned. >>. >> greta: well, they know better. >> right. >> bill: so far you've been listen together "factor" tonight. have we been fair here? >> you know what? why you've been fair? because nuances of all sides have been covered. plet me give you my take on this quickly. i care about civil liberties. i guess i should be more concerned about the u.s. government snooping on so many americans but i'm gooding to be honest. i'm not concerned. not right now anyway. when i hear as i've heard on tv, people

i've had the chance to interview people from tim russert to jon stewart, from rush limbaugh to diane sawyerara walters. there was no facebook or twitter or iphones or ipads when i became the first back in 1998. we've tried to reflect the changing nature of the news business. i'm very grateful for the opportunity to build this franchise and to all of for you watching as we've tackled the tough journalistic issues during wars and terror attack and presidential campaigns and various media frenzies. the first rate staff here has made the program. and we have not shied away from controversy, including on those occasions when we've criticized cnn. i am moving on to become an analyst for fox news and create a new media program there. there has already been sniping from people who don't like fox, but i haven't changed and i'll be continuing my independent brand of media criticism. as for cnn, i'm happy to report "reliable sources" will continue with the full support of turner broadcasting. jeff zucker has been exciting to work for and very gracious about this transitiontransition. i want to wish th

here's diane sawyer. >> reporter: remember the heart stopping moment the 7-year-old girl at wal-martt year screaming until the stranger drops her and runs. and in philadelphia, a 10-year-old girl in this case, her 2-year-old brother, screams and pulls, until a man runs away. dr. rebecca bailey says even little children can learn when something is wrong and adults are not to be treated with respect. >> we have a chapter in book called "never mind your manners." and boy, absolutely. fight, kick, do everything. >> reporter: you may remember dr. bailey, she was the therapist who helped jaycee dugard find her life again. she and her sister elizabeth wrote a book "safe kids, smart parents" about common sense things. for instance something toddlers should know, mommy and daddy's real names in case they need them. some kids on the street seem baffled. ought awe what's your mom's name? >> mommy. >> do you know what my real name is? >> sarah. >> sarah. >> tell what's your parents' names are? >> mommy and my daddy. >> do you know their real names by any chance? >> no. >> reporter: the book says

remember he said in an interview with diane sawyer some time back. on that day there had been a big arrest of suspected terrorists in britain, he didn't know about it. >> he didn't know. listen to this. i think it's clear to any fair-minded person that director clapper was misleading at best, i'll put it chair ritbly. >> at best. speaking to the senate. now, any white house gets asked about it. director clapper has a problem because right now, keep in mind the administration is asking us to trust them. trust them. we would like to trust them because they're responsible for the safety of our security and loved ones. they're asking us to trust them in the wake of this nsa story. jay carney gets asked about clapper and that sound bite. >> he certainly believes director clapper has been straight and direct in the answers he's given and actively engaged in an effort to provide more information about the programs that have been revealed through the leak of classified information. >> straight and direct. >> you know, this is a peculiar habit of this adminis

. >>> and now here's diane sawyer with a preview of what's ahead on tonight's "world news." o stick around and wait to see what breakfast you'll be eating later this morning for sure, but i want everybody to know that tonight we have an experiment with tiny babies fixated on tablets and smartphones. we put them to the test. would they choose mommy or a touch screen? you've got to watch this, josh, and be prepared for a big surprise. >> ah, i hope they chose mom. and another big surprise, finally, a colorado family set up a camera outside to see if they could spot any wildlife passing by. turns out they could. take a look. he wasn't just passing by, he was ready for his close-up. this big guy or gal, we don't know, couldn't confirm it, took to looking into the lens. it may have looked delicious or maybe the man was -- or woman was just ready to be a star. sam, your thoughts. >> well, it's not exactly a sea rescue, josh, but we -- >> we just had one. >> i should say there's a lot of water over here. it is not lara's fault. >> yay! >> it is not? >> i didn't do it. >> for once. >

she shared the secret with abc's diane sawyer. >> it is vaseline.and in the wet vaseline. and then whack. williams was nicknamed the "million dollar mermaid" after the title of one of her films. she is also credited as one of the originals of synchronized swimming. she proudly recalled when the sport debuted in the 1984 olympics. >> it was like being mama of a sport. and i loved it. i loved to watch them. >> reporter: when she retired from the screen, esther williams took a whole genre of movie musicals with her proving she was literally irreplaceable. brandi hitt, abc news, los angeles. >> oh. >> looked great up till the end, too. >> yeah, she did. >> beautiful woman. >> if you have cable, network classics, an esther williams, movie marathon. coming up next week. >> my daughter is a swimmer. make sure she watches one. >> oh, yeah. >> i will say, it is a history lesson. watch it. her swimsuits were a sensation, she had to market them. there was such a demand. >> i'm sure running around in the skimpy outfits. back in the day. >> i'm sure those are pr

remember when diane sawyer talked to him in 2010 about london. >> london, how serious is it?tion that it was coming here? any of the things that they have seen were coming here? dr. clapper? >>gretchen: that to me is totally different. he obviously didn't know what she was talking about; okay. the other thing to me -- let us know what you think. i'm taking the other side on this because i believe the united states of america needs to have some secrets to keep us safe. >>steve: master spy or clueless? e-mail us at friends@foxnews.com. >>brian: 80% of the farm bill will be used to pay for your food stamps? what the heck is going on? charles payne is walking in this direction. ♪ (announcer) wake them up with breakfast-favorite flavors like salmon, egg, cheese, and whole grain oats. friskiesnow serving breakfast. lets you connect up to 25 devices on one easy to manage plan. that means your smartphone, her blackberry, his laptop, mark's smartphone but i'm still on vacation. still on the plan. nice! the intern gets a tablet? everyone's devices. his, hers-- oh, sorry. all easier to

. >> he had no idea what diane sawyer was asking about. that was a terror attack that happened -- any time a witness in a hearing goes >> rubbing hair where he doesn't have hair? >> you don't need to be a bill o'reilly body language expert to know that's not a good sign. >> if you ask me a question on the show and i start doing rubbing my bald spot for a couple of minutes you know i don't know what i'm talking about. >> or not telling the truth. if you nfcket, this is the question the question the president was asked at his briefing on friday asked point blank by a reporter does the u.s. government have a database with our personal information in it the president refused to answer it because the answer is yes. >> all of these emails and the billions of dollars they spent, we saw that big data facility yesterday we showed you on the show yesterday in utah where all this data will be stored. >> if this is keeping us safe you understand why some precautions do have to be taken and to defend him just for a second, too. maybe he just didn't wan