and wet across east texas and south florida.lick at times from eastern pennsylvania to west virginia. >> if you're flying today, it should be a pretty smooth trip. weather-related airport delays only expected in minneapolis. >> two days-straight, maybe? >> keep it clean. >>> well, a florida woman is trying to clear her name after complaining about a tsa pat-down. >> surveillance video from southwest florida airport actually shows the passenger, carol price, doing the patting down. she grabs a tsa supervisor, trying to demonstrate how she, herself, was searched by an agent. price's attorney claims the agent had groped his client's genitals and her breasts. >> she did not touch the supervisor as intrusively as she was touched. >> price is actually a former tsa agent herself, who worked at the airport until just a few years ago. she says she knew the agent who allegedly gave her that inappropriate pat-down. >> you see her hugging one of the other agent, as well. >>> a story from wilmington, north carolina. a real-life story about m

thunderstorms in east texas, louisiana and south florida. up, with showers from the carolinas, to buffalo, new york. >>> and finally from us this morning, the little boy who charmed millions of americans as little darth vader, all remember him. he is out of the hospital this morning. >> the 7-year-old actor is back home, less than a week after heart surgery. kabc's denise theodore shows what's next for him. >> reporter: after surgery, max page is heading home. and first on his list -- >> i'm thinking about a lot of things. especially having a milkshake. ♪ >> reporter: it appears that max was perfectly cast as the mini-darth vader, who uses sheer will to move objects. his positive thinking kept him going through eight surgeries that began when he was a baby. this is the second time doctors have replaced his pulmonary valve. >> he came in, saying we have to do it, get it over with and i'll move on. the force is with me. he's really -- he's really maintained that sparkle and positive attitude. >> i came here when i was 5 weeks old. how young is

demonstration in houston, texas, the first sit-in, in houston, texas, was a young reporter from east texas who would eventually come to identify with the movement. that reporter's name was dan rather. dan rather. this is a -- like i said before, this is a movement that is sweeping fast. indeed, it's sweeping across the south so fast, so very fast, >> the person who covered the first civil rights, was a young reporter from east texas who would eventually come to identify with the movement. that reporter's name was dan rather. dan rather. this is a -- like i said before, this is a movement that is sweeping fast. indeed, it's sweeping across the south so fast, so very fast, that the elder civil rights leaders, the people in the naacp especially, are becoming concerned, or maybe i should use the term alarmed. in other words -- and it's not -- it's not simply the fact that the elders don't like the fact that all these young people are doing this stuff. it's the fact that the elders also understand that when these kids go to jail, naacp funds are used to bail them out. so there is a draw or a dr

another big area of unsettled weather from east texas across florida, the gulf of mexico. for us high pressure is building in. other than a stray storm on sunday afternoon, i think we're in great shape the next few days. today 85, warm. tonight 65 in town. upper 50s in the cool spots. not as cool. tomorrow 89. then sunday 92. there could be a spray storm. going over to the beach this weekend, hey, check this out. water temperatures are in the mid-60s right now at the ocean city inlet with mid-80s saturday. potentially 90 or better sunday especially away from the ocean. monday we'll cool it back into the low to mid-80s. the rest of our seven-day forecast, we could see another storm monday afternoon, 87. cooking into the middle 80s. as we head toward thursday, flag day, june 14 is when a front will get closer. wednesday into thursday probably the best chance we have for a scattering of showers and storms. that's weather but don't go anywhere. we have a great treat for you coming up in the kitchen when 9news now returns. >>> today i am one on one with chef scott jenkins from

walkes says cancer and lung ailments are widespread here in the industrial belt of east texas. but, one in four people here has no health insurance. >> they can't get sick. they have to keep working. they can't get sick. >> dock workers, pizza makers -- millions of people here are excluded even from statutory health care cover. many of them come here. he's the last hope for many of them. dr. walkes gave up his private practice 24 years ago. for a modest fixed salary from the local hospital, he now treats patients here and tries to place serious cases in specialized clinics. but the economic crisis and lack of political action have made the situation even worse. he says he's often forced to stand by helplessly and watch as his patients suffer and even die. patients like paul senegal. until two years ago, he had a job as dock worker and was in the best of health. but then his legs began to shake. a neurological disorder. >> dr. walkes, i used to at least stand on my legs. i can't even stand on my legs no more. >> you can't stand on your legs at all? >> no sir, i can't. >> clearly

a wet ride in parts of east texas, louisiana and south florida.wers could slow down your commute from the carolinas to upstate new york. >> and it's a good day for flying out there. the only significant airport delays are expected in the city of minneapolis. that music was good. woke us up. >> what? what's going on this morning? >>> well, museum workers in houston are trying to save a pricey picasso after this was targeted by a brazen vandal. >> a museum visitor captured the whole thing on his cell phone. a well-dressed man is seen defacing "woman in an armchair." he uses a stencil to put a bull. art lovers are hoping the painting can be restored. who would ruin a classic like that? >> unfortunate. >>> a florida teenager is recovering after a fishing trip went horribly wrong. we want to warn you that some of the pictures you're about to see are very graphic. the 16-year-old was shot in the head with a spear gun. trauma surgeons were shocked when he was wheeled into the e.r. the neurosurgeon said as bad as it looks, it could have been a whole lot w

slick spots from the southeast into the gulf coast and east texas. wet highways from the upper midwest into nebraska, kansas and eastern colorado. showers dampen roads in wyoming and the colorado rockies. >> and if you're flying today, should be smooth sailing out there. weather-related airport delays are only expected in the city of minneapolis. short list today. >> very short. >> we like that, though. >>> new doping allegations are hanging over the career of lance armstrong this morning. >> the scandal will not go away. the champion cyclist could be stripped of all of his victories if the accusations are proven true. with more on this, here's abc's neal karlinsky. >> reporter: for the first time, the nation's top cops for drugs and sport allege that lance armstrong cheated his way to a record seven tour de france titles. u.s. anti-doping agency sources tell abc news the case against armstrong is among the strongest doping cases they've ever seen. in a letter sent to armstrong, sources tell abc news, usada claims to have blood samples collected in 2

thunderstorms meanwhile in east texas. also stormy from the dakotas to the great lakes with some hail. even dangerous winds. >> 90s, chicago into the northeast. 80s, from the twin cities, kansas city. phoenix hitting 107. 70s in the rockies. since moving to new york haven't been to the beach. haven't been to long island. going to go for it this weekend. >> could be a perfect weekend. >> one day. >> next two days will be rough. >>> well, it appears that ice cream has gone to the dogs in italy. with temperatures in rome topping 97 degrees this week. a pet supply store is serving doggy gelato, ice cream for dogs. >> it contains no milk, eggs, sugar which, of course, are harmful to dogs. it comes in vanilla, rice, and yogurt. experts agree that water is the best way to cool a canine. they also say the doggy gelato does no harm. fun for the dogs and owners as well. >> owners eat it. good for vegans, no dairy. >> whatever keeps them cold. rock out. >>> all right. coming up next, the guy on vacation in florida who could not stop

. >>> a fierce line of storms ripped through east texas overnight, knocking out power to nearly 150,000 people. drenching downpours, hail and also winds as high as 70 miles per hour toppled trees, blew out windows and brought traffic to a crawl. >>> now, for a look at your morning road conditions. wet highways in the northeast, around boston, newark and philly. slick spots in the southeast and much of the gulf coast. thunderstorms drench roads from texas into the high plains. a wet ride, also, in the northern rockies. >> if you are flying, airport delays are possible in new york, boston and dallas. >>> and back to the news this morning. new legal troubles in the high-profile george zimmerman case. he, of course, is the shooter of trayvon martin. >> zimmerman's wife has been arrested for lying about the couple's finances. >> reporter: after posting just $1,000 bond, shellie zimmerman is back out of jail and once again in hiding. she is the wife of george zimmerman and is now being charged with perjury, after prosecutors say she lied after making this statement over the phone during zimme

demonstration in houston, texas, the first sit-in, in houston, texas, was a young reporter from east texas who would eventually come to identify with the movement. that reporter's name was dan rather. dan rather. this is a -- like i said before, this is a movement that is sweeping fast. indeed, it's sweeping across the south so fast, so very fast, that the elder civil rights leaders, the people in the naacp especially, are becoming concerned, or maybe i should use the term alarmed. in other words -- and it's not -- it's not simply the fact that the elders don't like the fact that all these young people are doing this stuff. it's the fact that the elders also understand that when these kids go to jail, naacp funds are used to bail them out. so there is a draw or a drain on naacp resources. and so as a consequence of this, the naacp, along with scoc, the other civil rights organization of martin luther king, decided they had better try to get control over these students. they had better try to organize these students and orchestrate these students and lead these students, rather than have th

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pulling up storms into east texas.the circulation brings them all of the way up and around and we call that basically a ring of fire and we're getting an edge of showers and storms here few and far between. the high pressure sticks around for two days, okay. friday and saturday, things are changing and that weekend is fairly pleasant. look at the low-down to 74 in town and may be even warmer than that and most of the locations in the suburbs to the upper 60s and some of nut suburbs will stay in the lower 70s, okay and winds out of the south-southwest barely and to 5 miles an hour. and heat advisory, we figured this is going to happen. the heat index, 100 to 105 and in to you, we're going to be upper 90s and lower 100s and south-southwest, feeling 104- 108 and quick to warm. the heat index in the mid-90s and in the afternoon. the heat index is pushing 98 to 102 and that, again, two days of this and it's not officially a hot wave and that is a loose term and there is not an exact definition and that is lasting longer tha

thunderstorms in east texas and louisiana. and also from the carolinas to buffalo new york. >> trying to get in shape this summer. at least exercise once a week. >> bikini body. >> 76 in salt lake city. mostly 90s from albuquerque to detroit. and 70s in the northeast. >>> well, the government has struck out a second time in its case against roger clemens. a jury yesterday found the baseball great not guilty of lying to congress about using performance enhancing drugs. the verdict ends a five-year investigation in clemens' off field activities. an earlier attempt ended in a mistrial after a mistake by the prosecution. >>> in other news, jerry sandusky could take the stand as early as today. in his own defense. his attorneys indicated during opening statements that jurors would hear from the former penn state coach. yesterday six character witnesses testified that sandusky was an upstanding member of the community. one even called him a local hero. though none directly disputed last week's testimony from alleged victims. >>> and

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heavy rain could be a big concern for new orleans and heavy wind as well and eventually the east coast of texasuld have concerned with debbie. that's if she travels that way. debbie could turn to the east and that's also a possibility. we'll be keeping an eye on that. when we come back in our next weather forecast, we'll have another look at the seven day. stay tuned. >> can you imagine looking out your window and seeing a pair of black bears fighting in your backyard? well, or front yard, i should say. these bears are not out sparring in the wild. this wrestling match, smokey and fonzy, two famous -- fozzie, two famous bears. it happened in orlando. they were shocked. never seen anything like it. there was blood and black fur flying everywhere. wildlife officials say it's something they've rarely seen and think the bears may have been trying to establish some sort of territory there. i don't know, maybe there's food in the house. >> there's got to be. >> it's always at the root of that. >> i mean, geez. >> wow. >> we know dogs like to go on walks and apparently, so do ducks. a farmer in easter

that will fire up today, all the way from that eastern edge of the coastline, back almost into east texas. now, i gotta tell you. today, we pulled it out. the weather here is better than in london. but, lara, they told me there's something going on with hats. the head thing. what's that? what's going on? >> i know you like the fascinator. i had to do a little costume change for you, sam. >>> a beautiful day in london, as we await the arrival of the queen. here's a look at what else is coming up on our "gma morning menu." the queen, through the eyes of those who know her best. her grandsons. princes william and harry, in a rare interview. >>> and rihanna's famous twitter picture. is this hollywood's latest health craze? i.v. vitamin cocktail. >>> plus, "dancing with the stars" judge and hometown boy, len goodman, filling us in on the london only he knows. oh, yeah. >>> and we have fashion coming up also on "good morning america." >> a 10 from len! >> a 10, people! pooches and puppies, we are fed up with being fed on. we demand k9 advantix ii. it not only kills fleas and ticks, it repels mo

an east texas district attorney used the money to buy amarga rita machine. >>> a u.s.nt says he was forced to cross the u.s. border on foot because his name was on the no fly list kevin iraniha says fbi agents questioned him and his family for hours when he tried to fly home after graduating from college in costa rica this week. he says they told him he could walk or sail back to the u.s. so he walkedover the border to san diego. had took his two days. >> you see my bloodshot eyes. i'm still going through it. it's very tiring and it was very depressing. kevin and his family say they feel they were discriminated against. he says officials of the u.s. embassy didn't term him why he was on the list. >>> a new pole shows governor jerry brown is convincing california the state needs to approve tax increases. it shows 52% support his measures. these numbers are actually better than the governor's overall approval rating. 40% of respondents disapprove of his job performance while only 34 like what he's doing, compare that to his highest rating 49% last september. >> the tax m

east. instead of affecting texas and western parts of the gulf, this thing is going toward florida. that's why there's still a lot of concerns. some of the moisture may move off to the north. that's why we say there are a lot of questions going on with the store and edit could factor into our forecast. for us but one thing we know is today is pretty nice. clouds mixing later today. chancellor for showers and thunderstorms. that front goes out of here. we called on tuesday and wednesday, and after that is when we see some major questions around here. small craft a visor is in effect starting tonight. today close to 90 degrees. we've got a warm one. chance for a few showers or thunderstorms starting tonight into the day tomorrow with a front coming through. after that we cool it down very nicely for the middle part of the week. however, it's just a break because the heat will return as we head toward the second half of the week. again, a lot of this forecast is going to depend on what happens off to the south. even though we are not talking about debbie coming here, it can really mess

texas. been cool weather on the east coast. by the middle to end of this week, the whole pattern shift. we begin to see cool weather on the west coast. the heat begins to subside a little bit in the middle of the country. but the heat really spreads in the eastern seaboard. areas like washington, d.c. could be near 10 0 degrees by thursday. even boston could be up in the mid to upper 90s easily. the hottest weather of the early summer season of the east coast is on its way. that's a look at your national forecast. now a look at the weather outside your window. so, today one more cool day for areas right along the mid-atlantic up through new england. temperatures at or below average. the hot weather continues. chicago near 97 today. humidity's up, too, and very warm from texas to memphis. i guess we have to get ready for the hot conditions out there. it's going to be very warm in the east coast all week. >> are you saying summer is finally here? >> looks like it. >> are you sure? >> we'll find out wednesday. >> fingers crossed. >>> trade rises on greece. facebook gets a legal smackdown.

east. and thunderstorm activity in dallas, texas. two storms that developed. this guy right here.e you see the purples or the white that shows you hail. this moved right through dallas and to the south. let's look at video from the hail. many areas saw at least golf-ball-sized hail and there were reports of baseball and softball-sized hail. that will put a lot of damage out there. you can see the windshields taken right out of the cars as the baseball-sized hail came down earlier. for our weather we have a low pressure to the east. that comes through tomorrow. it will give us a little bit of moisture. most likely just cloud cover. a slight chance of a shower but a nice day and most of us should remain dry. on friday nice weather with plenty of sunshine. tomorrow morning seasonably cool. a few clouds. temperatures in the 50s in the suburbs. low to mid-60s in the city. tomorrow afternoon a few clouds. isolated shower in southern maryland and the eastern shore. the beach forecast looks very, very good friday, saturday and sunday. temperatures in the 70s with plenty of sun each day. 8

texas. the bigger story is out east. some 13 tornado reports coming in from pennsylvania, maryland.age. look at this. the area outlook in north texas a possibility of severe form -- of severe storms. here is our forecast for tonight. cool breezes with a low between 45 and 51. tomorrow, we will have a sun cloud mix. again, and isolated shower is possible. there could be a clot of thunder. winds whistling out of the northwest at 10-18 miles per hour. tomorrow night the winds died down a bit. a later storm is possible. low temperature in the '50s. on sunday, mostly sunny skies. the winds grow stronger once again. look at those highs. 83-86 degrees. the seven-day forecast. later today, mid-'70s. 75 degrees but we warm into the '80s on sunday. monday could be stormy at times. temperatures in the low 80s. back into the '80s to round out the seven-day period. >> not a bad week. good morning. it is the highest asking price in the chicago area. donald trump is selling his penthouse for $32 million. it has quite a few, as you can see. $3 million more than what michael jordan is listing his ho

east coast. nice in denver, a little hot in texas. that's look at the national forecast. now here's look at the weather outside your window. dry weather almost anywhere around the country, continuing very hot and warm in areas from new mexico to arizona as you'd skpeblt for this time of you. you talk about gorgeous, bottle it up. it's not going to last err. nice from cleveland to detroit. a lot of these conditions continue into the weekend. >> bill, thanks so much. >>> greek drama builds, a big bank chief apologizes and internet changes. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> the controversy continues with the second miss usa participant claiming it was rigged. >>> you're watching "early today." >>> good morning and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry, and here are some of your top headlines this morning. massive wildfires continue to rage in the west. a wildfire in new mexico has burn mder than 37,000 acres and destroyed at least 224 homes, and a fire in colorado has destroyed about a hundred buildings and burned 73 square miles. >>> john

texas. thunderstorms east of dallas into the dakotas and nebraska. it's drier out west.llas. another triple-digit day out in phoenix. mostly 60s in the northwest. >>> well, there's nothing quite like a rowdy wedding reception. everybody on the dance floor, getting their groove on after maybe drinking way too much. you were just at a wedding, right? >> that's why that sounds awesome to me. that's what was happening last weekend down in texas at the wedding of a couple of former abc colleagues. everyone having a great time except the ring bearer and flower girl who were out cold right next to the dance floor. >> such a great scene. the bride and groom even took the opportunity to use them for a classic photo. that is sweet. >> for all the energy the kids have, when they crash, they crash hard, right? >> when they are gone, they -- i can flip the lights on in the kids' room, sound the drums, whatever, they won't wake up. >> i, too, have taken a nap at weddings. but very different circumstances. >> that's called passed out. >> and we're going to move on. >>> coming up, troub

have had much more successful if he had simply abandoned arkansas and texas as indefensible and moved all the resources to the east but that was political suicide, because he's creating a new nation, a civil democracy in which texas is just as entitled to be defended by its army as virginia. he has this practical reality of two few men to defend too much territory, territory that geographically is not favorable to the confederacy in large part and the rivers, especially west of the appalachians, tend to go into the confederacy as natural avenues of invasion, whereas the potomac is a wonderful barrier or briefly was a wonderful barrier in the east. so i don't think he had much choice but to come up with what he called the offensive defensive or the defensive offensive. i never know which it is exactly and i never know what the difference is. i wrote a book about it but i don't know what it's about. [ laughter ] it's essentially the notion of hold everything, spread your forces thin or hold everything to keep the enemy heel from your homeland and as opportunities present themselves as a target of opportunity appears

off towards the east tokyo a high of 25 going into your thursday. in the americas texas and oklahoma here you are going to be seeing rough weather. yesterday several reports of tornadoes. today it does look like this frontal area will continue to push off towards the east. tornadoes, large hail to golf ball size and 100 km miles per hour winds. heavy rainfall will be occurring. northern florida you have been seeing record breaking floods here and more rnfall coming out of this continuing to exasperate the situation. as the whole system pushes to the east drier and breezier air behind it. this will be making fire weather especially dangerous. you have these fires blazing in colorado. as this continues to stir up the atmosphere you don't want to be burning anything else. you want to leave them alone for the time being. as far as temperatures 32 here in denver. phoenix 42 for your high. atlanta at 31. miami up to 33. this will be accompanied by afternoon rain showers. in europe several low pressure cysystems have been bringing hey rainfall. this is pushing towards the east

from the plains and east it's going to be a different story. severe storms are impacting texas up through the ohio valley. today your overnight thursday into friday looks like this. anywhere in the red, severe storms, damaging winds porks tential for tornadoes, as well as hail. as well as the rain, of course. and then that's going to be pushing further east. the severe area coming right into the mid-atlantic on friday during the dayte will have another system moving down through the plains. and that means that the texas panhandle is going to be seeing the really severe weather. plenty of widespread rain as well starting to move in through the west. now temperatures down in the southwest are going to be continuing to be way above average. 44 degrees in phoenix. so the desert southwest seeing extreme heat as we head into friday. and saturday beyond. let's head into europe last. we've got a new system coming in from the atlantic which is going to be impacting the british isles and down into the southwest as well. at the moment, gusty winds and heavy rain across germany coming into

but that's not the case from texas all the way over to the east coast. 22 states are under heat warnings and watches. and more record highs are expected to topple later today. chicago hit 100 degrees for the first time in 7 years yesterday. atlanta, st. louis and d.c. all soar to record territory, hitting triple digits today. >>> the extreme heat proved to be too much for the infrastructure of some cities. repair crews were called in after roads buckled in wisconsin. it was so hot near chattanooga, tennessee, that four firefighters passed out from heat exhaustion at an apartment fire. and zoos like this in alabama, are scrambling to keep the animals cold. there were cool showers, popsicles and even a.c. for those opting the stay indoors. smart move, guys. >>> a bitter political fight has led to attorney general eric holder being held in contempt of congress, a first for a cabinet member. the republican-controlled house made the move against the country's top law enforcement official in a dispute over justice department documents from the troubled "fast and furious" gun tracking program.

rain and thunderstorms for much of the east coast and gulf coast. severe storms from texase rockies and south dakota. showers in the pacific northwest. >>> and it was one of the most daring prison breaks ever. 50 years ago, 3 inmates setting sail from alcatraz on a raft main of raincoats. and then, vanishing forever. >> cecilia vega reports, that one man believes they're still alive. >> reporter: they called it the rock. an island prison that to no man would ever escape. except for maybe these three men. john morris, clarns anglin and his brother, john. it is the stuff movies are made from. but for one u.s. marshal, the escape from alcatraz is a very open case. >> there's never been a body recovered. we have to operate under the assumption there's a possibility they made it. >> reporter: i'm standing inside one of the cells one of the men escaped from. how did they do it? they used spoons. a drill from old vacuum parts. and it took months to dig through this thick wall, into a in aer row space behind it, into the bay outside. they stuffed billows under the bedsheets. and li

hurricane watches, warnings, advisories from oklahoma, texas, neb, to the east. philadelphia, dodge city, all above 100. some cities seeing an all-time record high. these highs will last right on into monday back into the central plains and on into the >> good morning. we had some big thunderstorms early this morning. some could pop up later this afternoon. high t >>> and that's your latest weather. savannah. >> all right, al. thanks. this morning on eat smart today, which diet gets your metabolism in gear. new studies released, measure the impact of three popular diets to determine which work best in burning weight and keeping pounds off. joey bower alauer. >> this is exciting, the mar 5 of the health world. researchers answer add burping question every health expert and dieters have always had, which eating style will boost your metabolism the most. >> help you keep it off. >> the big issue is as you lose weight your metabolism decreases. it's unfair but natural physiology. if we can keep it stoked. >> three diets, low fat, low glycemic. >> low fass, 60% carboh

texas. as the the system moves towards the east, things will turn severe, and produce severe weather in the -- in the -- in the mid-atlantic region including washington, d.c. and new york city on your friday. out towards the west, looking dry at this moment. but you will notice that rain will develop over the northern half of the plains on your fry day. that will be accompanied by thunderstorms, as well as the gusty wind. and out west, as low-pressure system moves in. things will turn quite wet and dusty. and unfortunately, the rain will not affect areas like nevada, wyoming, colorado, and utah where rain is desperately needed. temperaturewise, summer has officially started. but still on the chilly side. vancouver. 17 degrees. and 18 in seattle. but out east, very hot. 33 in new york city. 34 in washington, d.c. but as a cold front moves through, we'll -- we'll likely see cooler temperatures as we head into the weekend. all right. finally. let's go over to europe. heavy rain in the whole of the british isles. the low countries and northern portion of central europe. will move towards the no

. >>> it's now 34 minutes past 6:00 on the east coast, a texas man convicted in a murder in a stand yourfendant guilty. >> order in court. no outbursts, please. >> raul rodriquez is now facing life in prison for shooting that happened two years ago, that he recorded on video. his unarmed neighbor was shot in a confrontation over a noisy house party. rodriquez had claimed self-defense citing texas' version of a stand your ground law. the jury was having no part of it. this allows the family some closure on this crime. >> we still lost a piece of us, a piece that will not come back. >> i love my husband and miss him so much. i know he's up there and helped all of us get through this today. >> raul rodriquez will be sentenced later today and no word yet if there will be an appeal. >>> the prosecution nearing the end of its case in any jerry sandusky trial. half of the accusers have now testified. three more expected to take the stand today. jurors yesterday heard more graphic accounts from witnesses including one who says sandusky warned him he'd never see his family again if he told anyone