firefighters reeling in the heat and linzie janis tonight on the fight to save a big resort town from the fire. >>> real money. paula faris back tonight with a new tip from all of you on how to save hundreds of dollars. >>> and a good evening to you on this friday night. without warning today, president obama decided to blow open the argument about race and bias in america. calling on the nation to do some soul searching. six days after the verdict getting personal, saying he could have been trayvon martin. afterwards, people across the country posted these images, side by side. and now abc's jim avila has this moment at the white house today. >> reporter: reporters scramble, the half empty white house press room jolted by a rare surprise visit from the president of the united states. >> do you think anybody else is showing up? >> reporter: after talking to his wife michelle and calling senior staff into the oval office, the president decided late yesterday to speak from the heart today about the case of trayvon martin. >> when trayvon martin was first shot, i said that this could hav

linzie janis, abc news, los angeles. >> just so young.how and that character spoke to so many people young and old. he will be missed. >> his girlfriend, by the way, as we saw, according to a sorts, she is completely devastated. she is asking for her privacy. we can understand why. >>> we'll be right back. this is tour de cure and it's more than just a bike ride. it's where every turn of the pedal helps stop diabetet. where cyclists of all levels come together to make a difference. to raise money and to raise hope. it's the ride of your life. it's tour de cure. register tod at diabetes.org/tour that's diabetes.org/tour ♪ abc, easy as 1, 2, 3 >>> abc easy as one, two, three, right? apparently not for one long island school district. >> the district's summer reading list is an embarrassment of spelling mistakes. this is terrible. it's not the first time for an institution that should know better. abc's david muir reports. >> reporter: the winner of this year's spelling bee, laughing through the words, the joke's on us. he gets it. k-n-a-i-d

linzie janis, abc news, mountain center, california. >>> and now a big argument under way tonight, an iconic magazine under fire, retailers pulling "rolling stone" from the shelves saying it's one thing to seek out controversial covers but should they draw the line on accused terrorists. abc's dan harris takes us into the debate. >> reporter: this "rolling stone" recover featuring dzhokar tsarnayev with his doe eyes and fashionably unruly mane is being greeted in boston tonight with a hot blast of anger. >> why the heck are you going to put an alleged bomber and play him like he's a rock star? >> by putting this guy on the cover we're giving him what he wants and what he wants is fame. >> reporter: this is rock's most coveted cover. ♪ it's the they'll that will give you when you get your picture on the cover of the "rolling stone" ♪ >> reporter: memorialized by the band dr. hook and the medicine show, an honor normally reserved for people famous enough to go by just one name -- elvis, madonna, bono, john and yoko. and now a 19-year-old alleged terrorist. the young man seen in this chi

comfort individualized. >>> a final thought from janie weintraub about the jury. janie?ranties the defendant a jury of his peers, not the victim a jury of his peers. >> that is an interesting point to make. the conclusion of a fascinating conversation. my thank you to our studio audience. >>> good evening again. in just a moment, a "360" special on race and justice in america. it was for many deeply personal and deeply moving. but first, president obama, when we held the town hall, had yet to add his voice to the debate. now he has, making a surprise appearance in the white house press room. >> when trayvon martin was first shot, i said that this could have been my son. another way of saying that is, trayvon martin could have been me. 35 years ago. and when you think about why, in the african-american community at least, there's a lot of pain around

>> linzie janis, thank you. >>> we turn overseas this evening and to australia. and to a controversial move during joint military exercises with america. two u.s. fighter jets dropped four unarmed bombs in the great barrier reef park. the pilot's original target was not cleared of hazards. they say they didn't have enough fuel to carry the bombs back. u.s. officials say the reef was not damaged. critics are furious. >>> to london tonight. the royal waiting game. when the new heir is born, there will be a royal route for the announcement. amy robach is there at the begins of the ruth outside st. mary's hospital. good evening, amy. >> reporter: that's right. the lindo wing here at st. mary's hospital has been affectionately named the "limbo" wing by the press who have been anxiously awaiting the arrival of the newest royal for weeks. journalists from around the world are marking the days and their territory. >> i'll be setting up my spot just around here somewhere. >> you're stepping on people's spots. >> reporter: all waiting for the moment when william and kate w

in this high season for weddings, we asked abc's linzie janis how to keep the crashers out and get your home. >> reporter: in the movies, "wedding crashers" just want to find dates and free drinks. but sometimes real-life wedding crashers are thieves. police are investigating whether this man waltzed in with a date and walthsed out carrying a box stuffed with cash and gift cards. police think he may have involved in three thefts this month. >> this is pathetic how this is how you're making money. >> you're ruining the happiest day of somebody's life. >> reporter: look at this man in california, posing as a guest, licking an envelope before allegedly stealing thousands of dollars in cash. in pennsylvania this crasher stealing this bird cage with gifts meant for stacey and frank havlik. >> we hope that other brides don't have to deal with this situation and lock down their money and their bird cages or whatever they use. >> reporter: wedding planners like maya kalman say your big day can be a surprisingly easy target. >> between $200 to $500 apiece times 100 or 200 guests. that's a lot of

." >> that was abc's linzie janis. the medical examiner's office, have put monteith's autopsy on the fast track. >>> topping our look at consumer headlines this morning. gas prices are pumped up in the heart of the summer travel season. the average price of a gallon of gas nationwide, $3.60 a gallon. that's up 2 cents since friday, and up 13 cents from one week ago. analysts are worried about fuel surpluses and tension in the middle east, as well. >>> twitter has good reason to celebrate today. marking his seventh birthday. the social networks and blogging robpowers7. >> it took you a while to jump on. >> i tend to be behind in a lot of things. >> twitter was my generational thing. and it took me a while to jump on, as well. i was one of those -- >> clarification. my generation thing? >> yeah. >> does the gray hair give it away? >> i got some gray hairs, too, you know? this is a good look, i have to say. it looks blonde on television. we should point that out. >> i don't know what television you're watching. i want it.

for "good morning america," linzie janis, los angeles. >> i think there will be a big turnout for theorial. a lot of breaking news. ron claiborne. >>> police plan to continue searching for bodies at a home in a cleveland suburb. a 35-year-old man is under arrest, but not yet charged. >>> people rallied in dozens of cities protesting the acquittal of zimmerman, and jay-z and beyoncÉ appeared in new york with his mother. >>> and warner brothers saying that a new movie featuring superman and batman is set to be released in 2015. dan's mind is being blowned. >>> an overload. >> studio officials, my friends, made the announcement at the comic-con festival in california. >>> and the milwaukee brewer's manager wearing a jersey with the city's name misspelled. hope that was the only one. >>> and happy birthday to mr. chop. he's on the verge of becoming the oldest pot belly pig in history. he's 21. he turned last tuesday. on monday, july 29th, my mother's birthday, he will set the giveness book of world records. dig in with your snout. >> no beer? >> no what it is in pig years? 21. >> i issued

linzie janis, abc new, new york. >> this makes me feel like i really need to start working out but thatme to get started. >> yeah, you have time. you could wait until you are 70 then become an olympian. pretty inspiring. those women can play. when you first hear the story about the senior team. you think this is a feel good, fuzzy story. did you watch the video. doing reverse lay-ups. they can play. amazing. >> elbowing each other. >> the 86-year-old guy with the pole vault. my god, i feel pretty lame at the moment. how about you? >> takes a lot of strength. >> better step up our game. celebrity mistakes are helping some school kids learn grammar. we'll tell you. over 1 million homes a year, and can cost thousands of dollars to repair... thankfully, the powerful dual action formula of rid-x has enzymes to break down waste and time released bacteria to reduce tank build up. d-tic maintenance. >>> time for "the mix," everybody. first story is very cute. an english school in brazil where they teach students, 8 through 13 english, decided to give kids an assignment to troll twitter for cele

janis dean, when are these storms going to let up?e is quite incredible. they didn't have a tornado, but they had winds in excess of 60 miles per hour and the rainfall, we've seen close to a foot of rain in this area of the panhandle of florida in the last 48 hours. let's go to the map. i'll show you where the areas are seeing some rain. i wish i could say sunshine and clear skies for everybody's barbecue, but we'll see the potential for more heavy rain across the areas like the florida panhandle, up towards the southeast and interior sections of the northeast because we've got the jet seem and then the high pressure just off the coast in the atlantic. that's funneling in all of this tropical moisture that's going to really put a dumper on -- damper on some barbecues. some might be canceled in parts of georgia, up towards the carolinas. so flood advisories are posted. just be careful. keep an ear to your local forecast. there is your fourth of july forecast. otherwise much of the country pretty well behaved. 93 in albuquerque. hot whe

>> linzie janis, thank you. such a long struggle beginning at age 13. sad. >> and sad he recently checked himself into a clinic for substance abuse. so he was trying to get help. >> indeed. >>> a lot of other news overnight. for that, we turn to ron claiborne. ron, good morning. >> hi there, dan and paula. good morning, everyone. we know the identity of the third victim of the plane crash landing, she is liu yipeng a 15-year-old from china. she died friday from injuries. she was part of a group of chinese schoolchildren attending or visiting the u.s. to attend a summer camp. as were the two other teenage girls that died in the crash. >>> and investigators say it appears that batteries are not to blame for a fire on an empty passenger plane at heathrow airport in london. the ethiopian airline 787 dreamliner caught fire on friday. the entire fleet was ground earlier this year with the overheating batteries that was causing fires. the cause of friday's fire is under investigation. >>> and in baseball, a no hitter for san francisco's tim lincecum. and he ow

firefighters reeling in the heat and linzie janis tonight on the fight to save a big resort town from the fire. >>> real money. paula faris back tonight with a new tip from all of you on how to save hundreds of dollars. >>> and a good evening to you on this friday night. without warning today, president

linzie janis, abc news, los angeles. >> just so young. >> that show and that character spoke to so many people young and old. he will be missed. >> absolutely. his girlfriend, by the way, as we saw, according to a source, she is completely devastated. she is asking for her privacy. we can understand why. >> can imagine. >>> we'll be right back. we can understand why. >>> we'll be right back. with your mortgage, , you'rp worried about foreclosure. we can help you keep your house. all we ask for in return is that you submit to our plans for galactic domination. [laughing] [laughing hesitantly] [laughing evilly] sign. announcer: if you're facing foreclosure, talk to the right people. speak with hud-approved housing counselors free of charge at... ♪ abc, easy as one, two, three >> jackson five said it right there. >>> abc easy as one, two, three, right? apparently not for one long island school district. >> the district's summer reading list is an embarrassment of spelling mistakes. this is terrible. it's not the first time for an institution

linzie janis, abc news, los angeles. >> hey, listen, i understand everyone wants to protect their own is my stuff. have the name. if you want it. keep it to your blog. don't create anything else. at the same time, a mom who had an idea who has taken off. this might be her only source of income. >> could she change it to the real honest mom? >> there is enough space for two honest moms. >> i think so, too. >> work it on out, folks. >> you guys do it. >> see you in a little bit. >>> making news in america this morning, record flooding in the northeast and a big storm on track to hit hawaii. team coverage on the extreme weather across the country. >>> developing overnight, chaos in the streets of california. they forced riot police to take control. new video of the scene. >>> also spreading illness. the number of cases growing along with the concerns what is the stomach bug baffling doctors. >>> a new daddy wins a million dollars all because of an unexpected arrival. >>> and good monday morning to you. they are finally drying out after the wett

meteorologist janis dean live with more. hi, janis. >> hi. unfortunately, the four corners seeing more flooding rainfall not only today, but through the workweek. this is quote, unquote, marathon soon season, a seasonal shift in winds that brings the moisture from the pacific and you can see some of these showers and thunderstorms starting to erupt across the area. we have flood watches and warnings for the four corners, through parts of nevada and california as well. looking at the potential for half an inch of rain, even to an inch of rain and this desert area, it doesn't take much to flood. so taking a look at your satellite radar imry over the next several days, still looking at the potential for showers and thunderstorms. and unfortunately, some heavy rainfall. speaking of which, we have a cold front that's moving across the eastern seaboard that's bring flooding rainfall across the carolinas. we've seen close to a foot of rain in just a matter of hours here. very powerful cold front interacting with moisture off the atlantic. we're goin

linzie janis has the story. ♪ i just can't stop loving you >> reporter: "glee" co-creator ryan murphye decision to delay the premier of the show's fifth season by just a week was made by cory monteith's costar and off-screen girlfriend, lea michele. she said they should get together sooner rather than later so mortgages could be paid and people could take care of their families. executives here at fox studios say the it's a can come back to work if early august. they'll start by filming the first two episod already been written. the third will be a tribute to cory upon teeth and his character, finn hudson, will die. after that, the show will go on hiatus, and make the difficult decision of how to go on without its biggest star. in the interview, murphy describes a dramatic intervention in march to try to save monteith's life. i told him your life is more important than any stupid tv show. you're not going to film, you're going to get in the car right now and get help. a week ago, monteith died from a lethal combination of heroin and alcohol. on friday, fans organized a vigil for the s

the appellant's attorney, the night before and we had very little time and certainly our attorney janis didn't have enough time to read everything and be able to give us the thorough analysis of the issues involved but we've since had a month and have read everything and feel pretty confident that i have done my due diligence on this and i don't think that we should be granting jurisdiction. i this i that the owner has certainly issues that he thinks he knows some factual things the city doesn't agree with but i don't think that it is our place to be resolving those issues. i also think that it's a different issue in terms of many code violations that exist in this building. >> yeah. is there a motion? >> commissioner melgar, i concur with commissioner melgar's comments and we've had our chance to do due diligence. >> i move to deny the request for jurisdiction based on all of the facts that there has been nothing presented that gives us any argument to take jurisdiction in this case. >> second. >> second. commissioner mar? >> there is a motion and a second to deny the request for juris

linzie janis, abc news, los angeles. >>> let's check back in on our breaking news. duchess kate has been admitted to the hospital in london in the early stages of labor. >> that's right. we're right outside the hospital, right outside the lindo wing. joining us by phone, lama hasan, what can you tell us about what we know about what's happened? >> reporter: good morning to you. i am standing right outside the lindo wing formerly known as the limbo wing. i can tell you no more because it's the moment everyone has been waiting for. it's the announcement we've all been waiting for. and it's finally arrived. kensington palace just released a statement with a few details but they are vital details. it reads like this -- the duchess of cambridge has been admitted this morning to st. mary's hospital in the early stages of labor. she traveled from kensington palace by car to the lindo wing with the duke of cambridge, prince william, of course. he's always vowed he was going to be by his wife's side in the delivery room with her when she is about to give birth. he is off dut

linzie janis, mountain center, california. >>> massachusetts police photographer released photos showing real boston bomber. not the glamorized version on the rolling stone magazine. the new images appeared on "boston magazine's" website. it shows the red dot of a sniper rifle trained on his head. the massachusetts state police department says the release of the photos was not authorized and that photographer is now the subject of an internal investigation. >>> a dramatic look at last month's deadly building collapse in philadelphia. the city transit agency released video from an approaching bus. take a look at that. it captures the moment that the building came crashing down. you can see the pedestrians scrambling for cover. six people in all were killed in that accident. >>> a death defying crash on a florida road caught on camera. the biker wearing a helmet cam is going 70 miles an hour when he slammed into the back of a camaro. here it comes. as the motorcycle -- here comes the impact. the biker lands on top of the car. he clinged on until the driver stopped and he walked away with n

linzie janis shows us a woman named mav advice who is old in years but young at heart.a strong. >> reporter: 76-year-old mavis alben loves serving up her cake to her grandchildren but she's also using retirement to pursue her first love, basketball. >> we didn't have an opportunity to play after i graduated from high school because there were no women's teams and no wnba. >> reporter: now they are shooting for their 8th gold medal in america's senior olympics. >> we want to win. we want to call home and say we won again. we won again. >> reporter: in an upcoming documentry, age of champions, they dive, block and elbow their way to one of those victories, showing that the competitive spirit doesn't diminish with age. >> i do pretty good. it's not as powerful as it used to be. >> this tennis champ battled arthritis and cancer to keep competing even at 100. 86-year-old pole vaulter, roger gentilhomme, is still striving for a world record. the tigerettes are proud of how old they are. >> 73. >> 68. >> 69. >> 66. >> 76. >> reporter: this week we caught up with them in baton

abc's linzie janis is with them. >> reporter: i'm standing outside of what's left of somebody's home. this right here, the garage door. firefighters are calling this time of day the bewitching hours when the heat and winds kick up and their jobs get even harder. the fire is exploding in size, with triple digit temperatures and swift winds carrying around the land, covered in bone dry shrubs, rocket fuel for the flames. >> we are the national priority right now. >> reporter: 3,000 firefighters and support crews are struggling to outsmart it. those in the front lines up against the toughest of conditions. >> you're sweaty, you've been hydrating prior but you can't seem to drink enough water. temperatures of 100 plus and you have the heat from the fire which can get up to 130 plus. >> reporter: firefighters on the front line carry food, water and fire fighting tools and emergency shelters. add helmets and boots and the total weight can reach up to 45 pounds. this year's record-breaking heat making the challenge even greater. in california, just a one degree increase from the average summ

abc's linzie janis with us and we can't wait for this. >> reporter: david, we're out here primetime forosquitoes. sun is setting, worse month of the year for bites. for all the money we spend trying to keep them away, turns out some of the best methods are also the cheapest. everyone has their own method. >> we have a lot of mosquitoes. >> reporter: zappers, home-made traps. witches brews of oil and alcohol. >> clove oil. >> reporter: even this woman, putting scented dryer shets in her hair. >> i'm getting ready to go outside. >> reporter: a dizzying array. enter expert randy gaugler. it turns out mosquitoes can smell you, and, yes, it's true, some people are more attractive than others. and has to do with body chemistry. most attractive? >> if you're pregnant, you're giving off 21% more carbon dioxide. also your body temperature is a degree and a half higher. new evidence showing that drinking beer makes you more attractive. >> reporter: yes, beer. there's also the delicious theory that it can could be your blood type. what are the best weapons to avoid getting bitten? >> bug spray. >>

linzie janis, thank you. >>> now we have the late news about the star of "glee," cory monteith, proving what a lot of people feared, that even as he was singing high school songs, he was struggling. the autopsy report just in tonight says heroin and alcohol took his life. abc's neal karlinsky back on the story for us again. >> reporter: tonight the investigation into the untimely death of cory monteith has the ending friends feared. late today the coroner determined that the 31-year-old actor died of a mixed drug toxicity involving heroin and alcohol, a deadly cocktail, the two mixed together can slow a person's breathing to the point that it kills them. >> there is absolutely nothing at this point, no evidence to suggest this is anything other than the most sad and tragic accident. >> reporter: monteith, the actor who played the all american kid when just completed a stint in rehab. he made no secret of his troubled childhood which was filled with drugs and alcohol. >> were alcohol and drugs ever a problem? >> yeah, absolutely. >> how old were you? >> i was about 12 actually. ♪ i'm for

here is abc's linzie janis. ♪ they can share the night ♪ it goes on and on and on >> reporter: cory monteithg his breakthrough role, high school football star turned singing heartthrob in the fox hit series "glee." p 3 actor was found dead saturday morning. police saying the cause of death was not immediately apparent, but is ruled out foul play. up is scheduled for tomorrow. the actor has been open about his life-long battle with substance abuse which started at the age of 13. he described his drug use by age 16, anything and everything, as much as possible. i had a serious problem. in april, he checked himself in for treatment. his girlfriend both on and off the screen saying she was proud of him. ♪ ♪ and here we are ♪ both of us lonely >> reporter: costars friends and fan took to twitter to express their grief. >> we've always known we're special. >> mark who played one of his best friends, puck, on glee, simply said no. dot-marie jones tweeted my heart is broken. and john stamos, a glee guest star saying we talked about how lucky he felt to be alive and sober. glad i knew you, cory. the

we need duties to come the the mail list don't play for so jani. if you do that somebody place toes and you feed it if you choose you know most will keep you safe piste people thank you very much psyche. so people are fearing ments as those supporters of the the previous leader mohamed morsy remain in essex in and refuse to go home in various parts of the country never going to see further clashes but those like shoki working in the tourist industry they feed this means tourists are going to continue to be scared from coming to egypt and i'll change the future of egypt's tourism is going. even. loyalist riots in north belfast have continued now for the second night in a row probably in the deployment of hundreds of more police on the march by the pro british orange order spiral into one rest after the traditional route was shortened to keep it from passing through a sectarian flashpoint reports. so you still got some i think here all the second even a bit on a much much smaller scale than we saw last night though the situation moves bad but the num

linzie janis walks us through it. >> reporter: gas prices are heading higher. the reason, the price at gas stations like this one pay for gasoline has risen by 20 cents a gallon just in the last week. they're getting ready to pass it onto consumers. already the national average of $3.48 is a penny higher than yesterday. prices are going to continue to climb at least for the next couple of weeks. the rise is tied to crude oil prices, spiked by $7 a barrel last month amid unrest in egypt. egypt controls the suez canal, a krubl route for transporting oil. if that country were to ascend into a civil war we could potentially see prices to where they peaked in 2008 at $4.11 a gallon. that would mean $40 a month more for most americans to spend on gas. at the very least the u.s. department of energy says prices will remain higher for the rest of the summer averaging $3.63 a gallon. diane? >> thanks for the head's up. >>> still ahead on "world news." after those three young women in cleveland spoke out, we looked into what we have learned about recovery, lessons for ev

rate cuts might be necessary so what needs to be done to spark growth in europe earlier i spoke with jani but vikas a professor of university of athens and author of the global minatory now i first asked him about the most recent version of his article a modest proposal for resolving the eurozone crisis is what he said. it's like you know these of these state of advanced disintegration that it finds itself in is because we have four cracks that i'm intimately connected to one another where the banking crisis as a result of the fact that we have a common that it's a. completely separate banking systems imagine living in the united states in two thousand and eight is the state of nevada that sound which their banks about. and the banks on and that along with it and that would have caused a dominant factor destroying the whole of the dollars of the united states of america so we have to do that. the second crisis we have is a crisis problem that we have a common currency but we have what i call the but in support of perfectly separable debts so every ural debt to the euro zone belongs to a s

rate cuts might be necessary so what needs to be done to spark growth in europe earlier i spoke with jani but a vikas a professor of university of athens and author of the global minatory now i first asked him about the most recent version of his article a modest proposal for resolving the eurozone crisis is what he said. you know these of this state of advanced disintegration that it finds itself in is because we have four cracks that are intimately connected to one another where the banking crisis as a result of the fact that we have a common that it's a. completely separate banking systems imagine living in the united states in two thousand and eight that the state of nevada had to salvage their banks about. and the banks and that along with it and that would have caused a dominant factor destroying the whole of the dollars of the united states of america so we have to do that. the second crisis we have is a crisis problem that we have a common currency but we have what i call the but in support of perfectly separable debts so every euro debt to the euro zone belongs to a single family

and the web para >> her father says that she was last seen in a car wearing an arched to peace, but janised >> his car was parked on international boulevard in oakland outside a liquor store appeared he says when he came back to the car the child was gone. police couple sibelius of video and videos do not show the little girl being taken away from the store appeared >> a witness told oakland police that they saw someone walking down the street holding a child. there has been no idea of that suspects so far appeared >> here at the command center oakland this lease spokesperson had a news briefing with the latest information. >> she also talked about john webb are father who has been arrested and is is behind bars but he is not a prime suspect. >> meanwhile, the father of the toddler -- john webb -- sits dublin. he's there on suspicion of child endangerment. our team coverage continues. >> we do believe that at some plot points john webb will be released within each used to be bailed out or reduce the requirements of the courts peer >> our focus is on the quotient location and recovery of t

here's abc's linzie janis. >> reporter: florida police say they are searching for a man who shot and killed another driver in an apparent case of road rage. moments after it happened, officers seen here carefully approach the victim's car, worried the shooter is still at the scene. what they found was an unarmed man, shot to death in his car. dispatchers heard it all unfold, when the victim, 47-year-old fred williams turner jr., seen here in his wedding photo, made a frantic 911 call, saying he was being followed after leaving a nearby store. >> they actually heard the shooting, there were a series of shots. >> reporter: it's a growing threat. according to the latest u.s. department of transportation data, there have been more than 1,000 deaths related to road rage since 2007. >> you don't know whether or not they have weapons in their cars, you don't know what people might be going through in their personal lives. >> reporter: on this north carolina road, a driver is confronting a group of young people who just cut him off. he even fires off a warning shot. and in california, this m

and let's not go live to be told on she's an isa now is outside the terminal building nice to see jani says so while you're hearing from that well can we expect from the meeting . all we can do right now is speculate of course but that's what surrounded the snowden saga from the very beginning nineteen days so far in the airport he is making a statement presumably hans we speak will try to bring you exactly what he says as soon as we can we are hearing from a prominent russian lawyer someone who was handpicked for calm to come and see him today he believes that snowden will be asking for political asylum in russia however that seems very unlikely because as we remember snowden turned down asylum in according with the terms given to him five president putin which word that he had to stop his work seen as quote a plan falls to russia's u.s. partners to return down to ready russian of course asylum it seems unlikely but a lawyer coming to meet him does think about the possible a possible statement that could be made today other people think he could be announcing where he might be flying

rate cuts might be necessary so what needs to be done to spark growth in europe earlier i spoke with jani but of vikas a professor of university of athens and author of the global minatory now i first asked him about the most recent version of his article a modest proposal for resolving the eurozone crisis is what he said. it's like you know these of these state of advanced disintegration that it finds itself in is because we have four cracks that i'm intimately connected to one another where the banking crisis as a result of the fact that we have a common that it's a. completely separate banking systems imagine living in the united states in two thousand and eight is the state of nevada that sound which their banks about going and and the banks on and that along with it and that would have caused a dominant factor destroying the whole of the dollars of the united states of america so we have to do that. the second crisis we have is a crisis problem that we have a common currency but we have what i call the but in support of perfectly separable bets so every euro debt to the euro zone bel

michael jackson kills himself, elvis pretty much killed himself, janis and jimi hendrix.learn? >> it's hard to predict what goes on in the minds of an artist. that is what makes they them an artist. the thing that makes them tick pushes them to extremes sometimes can cause fatalities and things that end up not being good. >> bill: what was the most dynamic talented you've seen? you are looking for the next big things? >> when i came so ny i signed mariah carey. ♪ >> i had to chance to work with michael jackson who was brilliant as they come. ♪ ♪ >> you couldn't get through to him on social level though. >> it wasn't my job to do that. my job was to get the best possible music to make and sell for him. >> bill: was that a difficult process? >> it wasn't easy, it could take years. it's like any artist. you can paint many can advances but you may labor over one canvas. >> bill: i do this every day and i go home. if i'm laboring. >> i should be managing you. >> bill: you discovered mariah carey and actually married her. >> we signed her when she was 19 years old. she got to s

plus, my legal eagles, jeffrey toobin and janie weintraub, was this case more about the law than the color of anybody's skin, and was the prosecution simply out foxed by the defense? this is piers morgan live. >>> i want to begin with the young woman on the phone with trayvon martin the night he died. this is her first interview, rachel jeantel. >> hi, how are you? >> you are very famous now. everyone saw your testimony, you didn't look like you wanted to be there, you're also suffering from the loss of your friend trayvon martin. tell me about the fact that george zimmerman was acquitted. >> disappointed, upset, angry, question and mad. >> the jury decided after a long deliberation that the prosecution hadn't proved its case, they believed that it was trayvon on top of george zimmerman, that it was george zimmerman's voice on the tape crying out for help. and they concluded he acted in self-defense. what do you say to that? >> yes. just yes. >> in your heart, what do you believe happened. >> he was trying to get home, and he was, and that's a fact. >> and you know that because you w

linzie janis is in los angeles with this story. >> reporter: there is an outpouring of grief right nowfrom friends and family. one is from taylor swift who dated monteith. speechless, and for the worst reason. ♪ oh, why you look so sad >> reporter: koerry monteith, the football player turned heartthrob was found dead at the age of 31. they became worried when he failed to check out on time, and found him unresponsive in his room. >> the deceased is 31-year-old actor cory monteith who was popular on glee. >> reporter: the cause of death was not apparent, but he was deceased. they have ruled out foul play. surveillance cameras showed him entering his room alone saturday morning. monteith had been open about his life-long battle with substance abuse, that he said started at the age of 13. he checked into a treatment center in april. it was his second time in rehab. twitter has been flooded with an outpouring of support and love for the late star. from mark, who played puck on glee, simply wrote no. kristen chenoweth wrote, rip, you will be loved. he was famously involved on screen and off

linzie janis, abc news, los angeles. >> stay tuned, as they say. >>> time, now, for the weather and samion with more on the worst heat wave we've had in years. >> they said it was going to be about ten years. not the numbers are the highest, but the stretch of days is the longest you've had to deal with it. now, this heat backs up. we're going to take a little picture in the country, by the way. and chicagoland. we're going to show you where the numbers are going over the next few days. it may start to break by friday for you guys, as a front starts to develop here. and swings some cooler air in. and it will take saturday or sunday before it gets to the east coast. but look at chicago, 90 today. 95 all the way through friday. today in new york city, 94. 96 on friday. constantly in the 90s. the evening temperatures never go past the 80s. and the heat index levels will feel very close to 100 degrees in all of these areas, including washington, d.c. and to st. louis. on the west coast, into the northwest, we've had cooler temperatures from seattle to portland. seattle goes to 90. 86. the n

linzey janis has the story. >> good morning, the mommy tweeter says she's determined to trademark herdespite opposition from alba's company. she's a glamorous movie star and queen of a booming baby products empire, and she's an ordinary mom who's blog landed her a book deal. what can they fight about? it's the war over a word. the honest company makes everything from eco-friendly baby diapers to cleaning products, but she's using another word to protect it, mine. >> they wanted me to cancel the trademark application. she was stunned to find out her application had been blocked. according to the filing, alba's company says the massively popular blog and twitter feed is too similarly named. >> the only reason there's an issue is the audience is really the same for both. so the mother of a toddler looking at the honest company might also look at honest toddler. >> the mother of three shares the honest thoughts of toddler, like it's hard to learn gentle handle in the world of people who need hitting. and it's not hide and sneak if they wait in the closet while you read tmz on your phone.

abc's linzie janis is on the story. >> reporter: guys, another bizarre twist in this scandal.attorney said it took several days to find the mayor to serve him a subpoena, in a case filed by one of his victims. san diego mayor bob filner is giving himself a second chance, whether people like it or not. >> i will be entering a behavior counseling clinic, to undergo two weeks of intensive therapy. >> reporter: he's refusing to resign, despite seven women coming forward, with accusations of sexual harassment. one of them, speaking to abc news. >> at the table made a joke and said worked her behind off for you. he told me to turn around. he patted me on the behind and proceeded to laugh. >> reporter: when the scandal erupted two weeks ago, the mayor reacted immediately byishying an apology on youtube. then, a day later, said he was innocent of sexual harassment. since then, husbais alleged vic have come forward. >> he would try to kiss me on the lips. i'd have to squirm to get away. >> to work without my underwear on. >> reporter: police have set up a hotline for other victims of t

abc's linzie janis reports. >> reporter: the blaze called the mountain fire is moving at a frighteningound and air. the wildfire has exploded in size already scorching some 23,000 acres, and it's showing no signs of slowing down. >> done a mandatory recall on every individual available. >> every piece of apparatus is staffed and ready to go. >> reporter: susan paul's home is still standing but her daughter's was lost to the flames. >> her mobile home was on my property and burnt down flat. everything she had was in it. >> reporter: more than 4,000 homes are threatened. >> i understand it's up on -- and once it is in south pass, we're only 3/4 miles away. >> reporter: an evacuation order was issued for communities in the wildfire's path. one woman paused to save her friend's cat. >> i knew what i needed to grab. i grabbed my animals and had things in totes that i knew i needed to get out. >> reporter: janice and ed packed their two dogs and belongings. >> i had everything loaded in the car. i waited for him to get everything he wanted to get. >> the fire is fueled by the dry conditions,