gio benitez is the healthiest -- health nut at abc news.i'd like to take this opportunity. to see you eat cheetos. >> crunchy ones right? >> did a study as to why people love cheetos. examined the brain. neurofocus. did a study on people's brain as they're responding to eating this snack. they found out, discovered. the icky gross stuff. the stuff that coats -- it's an unusually powerful response in the brain. giddy subversion that they can enjoy the messiness. let's see your giddy subversion. >> fingers messy. >> that's dirty as gio benitez gets. and this is as unhealthy as he gets. forced to eat out of the company vending machine. >> are you really? >> coffee. who thought? >>> this morning on "world news now" -- stunning revelation. a 15-year-old murder case reopened. the suspect caught on the run as the tv series about his alleged crimes airs what many believe to be a confession. what he said just ahead. >> dangerous floods in the midwest, facing overflowing waterways, heavy rain and melting snow submerging cars and homes trapping people

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here's gio benitez. >> now i'm specifically told not to contact the authorities. are. >> they put a bomb under his bed. >> reporter: allegedly sending him to the credit union alone wearing that device. >> they told me to have all the staff leave the branch. >> reporter: they say the suspects texed with him. "how much do you have?" they ask. "over a million," he says. they reply, "that is good. get in the car." they order him to meet them at this cemetery. but instead, police were surrounding yussman's home and the credit union. neighbors in this small town stunned. >> it was wild. >> reporter: tonight, no leads on the suspects. they never ended up with any money, and mom and son are home unhurt. those bombs were fake. gio benitez, abc news, new york. >> thank you. >>> and now to a major headline about your health. the fda approving a lower-cost version of drugs, hoping that could save american consumers billions every year. >>> there's still to much ahead on "world news tonight" this friday. americans going before the sharks. who would you pick, even before the pr

i'm gio benitez in for t.j. holmes. >> i'm reena ninan. top head lines we are following on "world news now." the mighty ohio river and others in the region above flood stage today and to stay that way through much of the week. heavy rain and melting snow dangerous combination. rob marciano with a full report coming up. >> a suspect under arrest in ferguson missouri charged with the shooting of two police officers in the troubled city. prosecutors say, jeffrey williams admits he fired the shots. but said he was aiming at some one else. >> robert durst, subject of a documentary on hbo, now in new orleans jail facing murder charge for the death of a friend 15 years ago in beverly hills. he will be in court today. durst's attorney says he won't fight extradition to l.a. but will contest the charge. >> there is new evidence that experimental cholesterol drugs may reduce the risk of heart attacks strokes and cardiovascular diseases. researchers say they're encouraged but caution more studies are needed. some of the top stories this monday, march

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here's abc's gio benitez. >> reporter: tonight, a father has had enough. >> she's my only daughter. got a pure, pure heart. >> reporter: that's why baseball great curt schilling posted this loving tweet when she got accented into college. "congrats to gabby schilling, who will pitch for the salve regina seahawks next year." but then, a barrage of sexually explicit tweets came rushing in. >> there were so many comments. and they got worse and worse. it was just disgusting. >> reporter: but curt wasn't about to let the internet trolls take on his child. so he posted screenshots of the nasty tweets and identified the tweeters. >> i grew up in a locker room. i grew up in sports. i know what it means to be a guy. never in my life i have ever uttered half of the words that these guys were posting. >> reporter: one of the people named by schilling used to work right here with the new york yankees as a ticket seller. not anymore. the yankees saying they have zero tolerance for anything like this. another tweeter? he's been suspended from school. >> nobody should be able to get away with say

gio benitez explains it all >> reporter: with a firestorm brewing over indiana's new religious freedomct, the man in the middle governor mike pence coming forward to defend the law in an interview with our own george stephanopoulos. >> we're not going to change the law, okay but if the general assembly in indiana sends me a bill that adds a section and clarifies what the law really is, then i'm open to that. >> pence arguing similar laws are on the books in other states. critics say the indiana version gives businesses a license to discriminate, allow them to refuse services to gay couples for religious reasons. a point george asked the governor about repeatedly on abc's "this week." >> do you think it should be illegal in the state of indiana to discriminate against gays or lesbians? >> george -- >> it's a yes or no question. >> hoosiers don't believe in discrimination. this is about protecting the religious liberty of every hoosier of every faith. >> yes or no, should it be legal to discriminate against gays or lesbian? >> george, you are following the mantra of the last week on-line

gio benitez, abc news, indianapolis. >> and we thank gio for that report. >>> and all eyes are on iran, where it's down to the wire for a nuclear arms agreement. with john kerry staying at the bargaining stable. the u.s. and its five partner nations have a little bit longer to close to deal. terry moran is in switzerland where the talks are under way. >> reporter: the pace is relentless. just two days until the deadline. after 18 months of negotiations, it's the frantic final phase to reach a deal. the basic outlines are clear. iran will put its nuclear programs under strict control. in exchange for an easing of crippling economic sanctions. but the devil is in the details. >> i'm not paid to be optimistic, you know. >> you're not paid enough to be optimistic. >> reporter: the sticking points, how fast will sanctions on iran be lifted? and what kinds of nuclear programs will they be allowed after the deal? so a critical issue, close monitoring of the facilities. and here in the labs of the international atomic agency, the world's nuclear watch dog. the tools like these cameras that ins

>> gio benitez tonight. gio, thank you. >>> now, overseas to the developing headline from switzerland at this hour. the u.s. and those high stakes nuclear talks with iran. this evening, word from inside those meetings about tonight's deadline. abc's chief foreign correspondent terry moran on whether there's any deal. terry? >> reporter: not tonight, david. it feels like the wheels are coming off. the french are threatening to leave in the morning. so are the germans. but the americans are still at it. why? they feel they've come so far down the field here they don't want to give up the progress they have made and think about it. americans and iranians haven't spoken to each other for decades and they have been together for months, and they're close. and they know critics in both countries want to kill these talks and they feel it may be their last chance. david? >> terry moran tonight. terry, our thanks to you again this evening. >>> and now to yemen, on the brink of collapse. saudi arabia leading air strike

but first, abc's gio benitez on the scene at laguardia airport here in new york. >> tower, you have an aircraft off 3-1 on the north vehicle service road. please advise, crash rescue, laguardia airport is closed at this time. >> reporter: close calls don't come much closer than this. that delta plane from atlanta with 132 people on board, crashing right through a fence off laguardia's runway, a few feet from those icy waters. >> i just survived this. >> reporter: passengers scrambling to get out. the emergency chutes not deployed. people having to slide off the plane's wing to safety. the other wing damaged and leaking fuel. from inside the plane, passengers could see the bay. too close for comfort. >> when i looked out the window, the left wing was gliding across the fence that was holding the water back. >> reporter: when did you realize something was wrong? >> as soon as -- as soon as we hit. >> when you hit the ground. >> as soon as we hit the ground. we was going way too fast to be landing. >> reporter: the harrowing landing began at laguardia this morning at 11:05 with freezing f

gio benitez with the interview. >> reporter: it's a sunny day in california. i journey to this castle to meet a banished prince. how are you? >> nice to see you. >> reporter: his name is dov charney, one of the most controversial and outrageous executives in corporate america. is this were you get your inspiration from? this view here? actually, make that ex-executive. see, dov was unceremoniously ousted last year from the garment giant "american apparel." >> ousted by the board after being terminated by a unanimous board decision. >> reporter: and now, for the first time, he's ready to talk about it. this is everything. no holds barred here. this ten-bedroom bachelor pad doesn't look like the home of a pauper. but the exiled exec says he's flat broke. this doesn't exactly look like the kind of place where someone's who's hurting would live, huh? >> yeah. but yeah, it could hurt anywhere. >> reporter: charney, brought us here in an effort to overcome allegations of sexual misconduct and mismanagement. "fall of the sleaze king." are you the "sleaze king?" >> i'

abc's gio benitez reports from the scene. >> we have an aircraft off 3-1 on the north vehicle area.sh rescue la guardia airport is closed at this time. >> reporter: close calls don't come much closer than this. the delta plane from atlanta with 132 people onboard crashing through a fence off la guardia's runway. a few feet from those icy waters. >> i just survived. >> reporter: passengers scrambling to get out. the emergency chutes not deployed. people having to slide off the plane's wing to safety. the other wing, damaged and leaking fuel. from inside the plane, passengers could see the bay. too close for comfort. >> i looked out the window, the left wing was lying across the fence holding the water back. >> reporter: when did you realize something was wrong? >> as soon as we hit the ground. it was going way too fast to be landing. >> reporter: the harrowing landing began at la guardia with freezing fog and snow. touching down but skidding seconds later. the plane veering left, driving over a snow bank and slamming in to the barrier. just minutes before the terrifying skid two plan

here's abc's gio benitez. >> reporter: a father has had enough. >> she's my only daughter. has a pure heart. >> reporter: that's why baseball great curt schilling posted this loving tweet when she got accepted in to college, congrats to gabby schilling who will pitch for the seahawks next year. then a barrage of sexually explicit tweets came in. >> so many comments and they got worse and worse. it was disgusting. >> reporter: curt wasn't about to let the internet trolls take on his child. he posted screen shots of the nasty tweets and identified the tweeters. >> i grew up in a locker room. i grew up playing sports and i know what it means to be a guy. never in my life have i ever uttered half of the words these guys were posting. >> reporter: one of the people named by schilling used to work here with the new york yankees as a ticket seller. not anymore. the yankees say they have zero tolerance for anything like this. another tweeter has been suspended from school. >> nobody should be able to get away saying things like that to a father about their daughter. >> idiots. >> a

gio benitez, abc news, new york. >> police knocked on the door.the fridge. mom let them in. 50 bucks. that's all it took. >>> coming up here next, the big surprise at fashion week in paris. "zoolander" is back. >>> they're so hot. and the dance party event of the year, growing even bigger. we'll tell you what it's all about, next in "the skinny.” colorectal cancer it's the second leading cancer killer in the u.s. but, it is almost entirely preventable. most colon cancers start as polyps. and screening finds polyps so they can be removed before they even turn into cancer. if you're over 50, get screened for colorectal cancer. screening saves lives. @@v ♪ skinny so skinny ♪ >>> what? all right. let's start with the big headline coming out of the paris fashion week. it really doesn't have much to do with fashion, though. >> yeah. it's about "zoolander," the beloved cult comedy from 2001 starring ben stiller and owen wilson, getting a sequel. revealed on the runway at the valentino show. the duo walked out in full character. there's zoolander and hi

here's abc's gio benitez. >> reporter: outrage on both sides of the debate over indiana's new law.ide, the desire to protect religious freedom. on the other, protesters who argue this paves the way for discrimination. more than a dozen other states have similar laws in place. but critics worry indiana does not have a state law preventing discrimination based on sexual orientation and they argue the law could protect business owners that want to deny services to gay and lesbians, a wedding cake for example. an avalanche of criticism. the ncaa calling it completely inconsistent with its values. days before the final four is held in indiana. >> we the ncaa have to sit out and say if this environment remains the way it is, what does that mean for us going forward. >> george, look, we're not going to change the law. >> reporter: george pressing the governor on "this week," asking will he change the law. >> yes or no, should it be illegal to discriminate against gays and lesbians? >> george, you are following the mantra of last week on-line. and you are making this about something else.

here's gio benitez tonight. >> reporter: tonight, outrage on both sides of the debate over indiana's newest law. on one side, the desire to protect religious freedom. on the other, protesters that argue this paves the way for discrimination. they argue the law could protect businesses that want to deny gays and lesbians service. >> we the ncaa say, if this is the environment, what does this mean for us going forward? >> george we're not going to change the law. >> reporter: george pressing the governor. >> do you think it should be legal in the state of indiana to discriminate against gays or lesbians? >> george -- >> it's a yes or no question. >> come on. hoosiers don't believe in discrimination. this is about protecting liberty of every hoosier of every faith. >> yes or no, should it be legal to diskram -- discriminate against gays and lesbians? >> you're trying to make this issue about something else. >> reporter: now tonight, indiana's speaker of the house saying a fix is on the way. >> it's our intent to make crystal clear in language that that type of discrimination is not allo

. >> i'm gio benitez in for t.j. holmes. we begin with a confession by robert durst suspected of killing three people. >> they include his first wife who disappeared more than 30 years ago. a neighbor who durst admitted to killing in 2001 and found not guilty claiming self defense. >> elizabeth, good morning. >> good morning to you gio and reena. after years of staying quiet talking to the documentary filmmaker just may have been the millionaires undoing. in it the documentary reveals a handwritten letter linking durst to one of the murder victims. today it is back to court for 71-year-old millionaire robert durst previously investigated in two three separate killings. those three cases were profiled in "the jinx" and his possible confession even recorded on tape. >> what the hell did i -- killed them all. >> agents arrested durst over the weekend inside this hotel where sources say he checked in using a fake name and id. his attorney says he will not fight extradition but will fight the charges. >> there's a lot of people o

. >> i'm gio benitez in for t.j. holmes. we begin with a confession by real estate heir robert durst suspected of killing three people. >> they include his first wife who disappeared more than 30 years ago. the second a friend whose murder durst is charged with this morning. and a neighbor who durst admitted to killing in 2001 and found not guilty claiming self defense. >> abc is live with the details on the documentary that likely led to his arrest. good morning. >> good morning to you gio and reena. after years of staying quiet talking to the documentary filmmaker just may have been the millionaire's undoing. in it the documentary reveals a handwritten letter linking durst to one of the murder victims. today it is back to court for 71-year-old millionaire robert durst previously investigated in three separate killings but never convicted of murder. those three cases were profiled in "the jinx" and his possible confession even recorded on tape. >> what the hell did i do? kill them all, of course. >> fbi agents arrested durs

here's abc's gio benitez. >> reporter: we're undercover inside a new car dealership. >> ten. 2,000. >reporter: this salesman named arnie is selling us a new chevrolet silverado. priced at nearly $50,000, that we know has an open safety recall. some vehicles like this truck can unexpectedly lose power on the road. >> any recalls on this one? >> no, no. absolutely not. >> reporter: new cars are supposed to be sold free of defects. the dealer not fixing it before it's in our hands is against the law. during our investigation, we visit multiple dealerships in two states asking about cars with recalls. some salesmen address those defects. >> thanks. >> one second. >> appreciate it. >> reporter: but we uncovered hundreds of new cars from many manufacturers around the country that were sold with unfixed safely recalls. after buying our truck, we checked gm's website to see if it has been fixed. recall status incomplete. arnie has some explaining to do. you soldiery this car and you said that there were no recalls on it. but in fact there are recalls on it. very serious one. >> there's a reca

gio benitez, abc news, indianapolis. >> turn to the latest on the germanwing's pilot believed to havew pictures of andreas lubitz doing what apparently what he loved to do, fly. here he is soaring through the air on a glider. new details about his medical condition as well. new reports say lubitz was severely depressed, had medication for a psychosomatic illness and sought treatment for a visual condition. that's a posly career-ending condition. >>> pope francis remembered victims of the crash during his mass. 70,000 people were at st. peters square. it starts holy week which will be busy for francis. on friday, he will preside over a service at the colosseum in rome and another big mass next sunday. of course that's easter. >>> dramatic images of a veteran firefighter hurt in the line of duty. you can see the man standing on the roof of a house in fresno, california, when he suddenly falls through. he is then swallowed by the roaring fire. the firefighter then fortunately is brought out by fire crews and good samaritans in just a few minutes and he suffered burns on 70% of his body.

abc's gio benitez has the story. >> reporter: this morning, baseball great curt schilling is taking aternet trolls instantly becoming a modern dad, not to be messed with. >> anybody that reads it and says it's just a joke i know a couple of things for a fact. they're not fathers of kids. >> reporter: schilling posting this simple proud tweet about his 17-year-old daughter's college acceptance just last wednesday. congrats to gabby schilling who will pitch for the salve regina seahawk seahawks." as divisive as the red sox claims his loving tweet resulted in his daughter getting cyberbullied receiving such vitriolic responses that we can't show them on tv. >> i grew up in a locker room. i grew up playing sports. i know what it means to be a guy. never in my life have i ever uttered half of the words that these guys were posting. >> reporter: but the world series champ proving to be a an all-star dad taking screen shots of the mean tweets and posting them on his blog. a revenge on the trolls. >> it wasn't a mistake. this was a conscious decision to be an idiot and to say some pretty evil

for "good morning america" gio benitez abc news, new york. >> kelly is going to be just fine.ar winner mo'nique speaking out and responding to a top movie maker's claim is that she was blackballed by the industry after winning the academy award for precious. deb, you sat down with her didn't you? >> i sure did. mo'nique has been known as a straight talking star who speaks her mind and has a thick skin. she was taken aback by the suggestion that she is on hollywood's unwanted list. she's one of the original queens of comedy. >> did the queen bow to me? >> reporter: turned oscar winning actress. >> i would like to thank the academy for showing that it can be about the performance and not the politics. >> reporter: but for some, mo'nique's blunt acceptance speech for her 2010 supporting actress win branded her as a less than gracious winner. >> people were saying someone needs to teach mo'nique a lesson because she's not playing the game and she's going to get in her own way of winning this award because it seems like she's choosing her family over hollywood. >> reporter: the 47-

>> reporter: for "good morning america," gio benitez, abc news, new york. >> they got it done. >> yeaheeing everyday heroes in action. >> indeed. >>> let's check the weather now with ginger zee. >> and the stunning aurora borealis. i have to show you this picture from rochester, new york, this is last night right along the shores of ontario, lake ontario. it just wasn't there, but so many places were able to see because of the strongest solar storm we've seen since fall 2013. it was a level 4 on the scale of 1 to 5 and fortunately we didn't see any satellite disruption, just a whole lot of pretty pictures. thank you for those. now we can see the moisture in texas and that rotation right >>> good morning, after a few high clouds this morning breezy near the coast, mid-60s around the bay and the seven-day forecast shows a chance of showers on friday and better chan >> and all that weather brought to you by colgate optic white. this is chicago with all that really cool air and the wind. beautiful. you can see a rainbow in that wave crashing on lake shore drive. >> that is pretty. >> bring

and gio benitez has the very latest. hi, gio. >> reporter: hey, good morning, paula. the governor sparking a fire storm by signing the bill. everyone from hillary clinton to miley cyrus is sounding off. overnight, the governor saying it's been misconstrued. telling "the indianapolis star" he's working with lawmakers to clarify the law. until then, he's facing heat. >> whose state? >> all: our state. >> reporter: this morning, thousands are taking on indiana's governor at the state house. >> all: no hate in our state. >> reporter: holding signs saying no hate and god welcomes everyone. governor mike pence signing the law. it could allow businesses to turn away gay and lesbian customers. all in the name of religious freedom. pence defending the law. >> if i thought it was about discrimination, i would have vetoed it. >> all: this is what democracy looks like! >> reporter: some big names joining the protesters on social media. hillary clinton tweeting sad this new indiana law can happen in america today. larry king calling it absurd and insulting. miley cyrus posting an

abc's gio benitez has our story. >> i need an ambulance at charleston harbor resort and marina. >> we'll one, two three. >> reporter: watch, a lovely day at sea turns foo a dramatic race for survival. >> someone's unconscious. geez. >> reporter: when charleston water taxi typically used for sightseeing and dolphin watching becomes an emergency life line for a 28-year-old man unconscious in south carolina's charleston harbor. the man wishing to remain anonymous tells us he fell off a sailboat while having a seizure. his friends jumping in after him desperately trying to keep him afloat. >> we pretty much put the handler down and got there as quick as we could. >> let's go! >> reporter: with eight passengers on board his water taxi captain matt balassome decided to take the dramatic detour. then with time running out, that water taxi hearing the sailboat's mayday call on the radio. >> sos, i've got three men in the water here at the dock much i need help immediately. >> reporter: arriving at the dire scene even before emergency response crews. two passengers and captain balassome's trained

abc's gio benitez with the story. >> reporter: this morning a nationwide crackdown aimed at preventingm being taken for a ride. aptly named operation ruse control resulting in hundreds of actions against auto dealers and financial companies accused of things like deceptive loan practices and add-on costs but one of the biggest issues, false advertising. like this nissan dealer in texas. which claimed customers could get out of their current loan or lease for just a buck and this mazda dealership in florida. >> yep, some as low as 99 bucks. >> reporter: which doesn't mention the dealer fees. both of those dealers have not responded to our request for comment but according to the ftc have agreed to settle charges that they ran shifty advertising, so, how can you avoid being wheeled and dealed? the ftc says look out for common traps. trap number one, fine print. get out that magnifying glass and look for hidden fees. two, beware of ballooning. that low price is just temporary and can inflate later on and, three, don't fall for the old bait and switch. those low rates sound great but when

here's abc's gio benitez. >> reporter: overnight the man accused of injuring several pilots in the skyault and criminal possession of a weapon. police say 36-year-old frank egan used this commercial laser labeled danger to send blinding beams directly into aircraft cockpits monday night hitting four planes and a helicopter near new york city's laguardia airport around 9 p.m. >> the laser, those piles are being hit. >> reporter: the beams hitting two delta shuttle, american airlinesman and the worst incident an air canada play with 69 passengers aboard. the pilot hit in the eyes with that laser during takeoff sustaining injuries taken to the hospital once he landed in toronto. also injured these two new york city police officers who were flying in an nypd chopper searching for the suspect. >> it felt like sand like sand in the eyes like if you're going down the highway and someone has the high beams on. >> reporter: the two officers zeroing in on this apartment in the bronx where police found egan who allegedly admitted to using the laser. for "good morning america," gio benitez, abc ne