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here's abc's rebecca jarvis for our series, "reality check."when ericka doolittle bought this house, she thought it was the perfect home for her. you see a lot of nice stuff. >> on the surface, it looked good. >> reporter: she was dazzled by the location, the fresh coats of paint and the new kitchen appliances. >> it was a little scary to take that step forward on my own. >> reporter: the seller, a house flipper, who had purchased the property just eight weeks prior. ericka paid $302,000, her life savings, even though an inspector told her there might be problems. she decided to buy it as-is. >> the problem was deeper than i anticipated. >> reporter: among the problems, loose, hazardous electrical wires, leaks in her sewer, and on top of it all -- >> the house wasn't attached to the foundation. pretty big concerns. >> reporter: and a year later, she found two feet of water under debris in the basement. >> when the workers got down there, there was a lake. there was a lot of flooding issues. under the house. >> reporter: water. >> water under th

here's rebecca jarvis. >> jimmy: john is just hours away from the most important meeting of his life.> it doesn't get any bigger than walmart. >> jimmy: he's pitching his product to walmart. so many of us have dreamed of inventing a million-dollar idea. and on this day in arkansas, over 500 american inventors have the opportunity of a lifetime. >> here comes trouble. >> jimmy: from monogrammed diapers to handmade toy trucks and camouflage wedding bands. >> we're excited you're here. it's a big day for everyone. >> jimmy: but it's a critical moment for the retail giant. just today announcing that its u.s. ceo, bill simon, is stepping down, after five-straight quarters of declining sales. inside these tiny rooms, inventors will make their pivotal pitch, hoping to secure that all-important deal with walmart. but it won't be easy. >> who are the sharks? >> jimmy: you could compare the stakes here to swimming with the sharks of abc's hit show -- "shark tank." this is all part of walmart's $250 billion commitment over the next ten years to stock its shelves with products made in the usa. jo

here's abc's rebecca jarvis. >> this is it. >> john is hours away from the most important meeting ofis life. >> doesn't get any bigger than wal-mart. >> reporter: he's pitching his product to wal-mart. so many of us have dreamed of inventing a million dollar idea and on this day in arkansas, over 500 american inventors have the opportunity of a lifetime. >> here comes trouble. >> reporter: from monogrammed diapers to hand made toy truck and camouflage wedding bands. the world's largest retailer holding the first ever open call for products mahk)[ here in the u.s. >> we're excited you're here. it is a big day for everyone. >> reporter: but it's a critical moment for the retail giant announcing the u.s. ceo bill simon is stepping down after five straight quarters of declining sales. inside of these tiny rooms, vicini inventors will make their pitch hoping to secure a deal with wal-mart but it won't be easy. >> who are the sharks? >> you can compare it to swimming with the sharks to abc's hit show "shark tank." this is part of wal-mart's $250 billion commitment to stock shelves with pro

and here's abc's rebecca jarvis with another look at skimming. >> reporter: he may look like an ordinarye-thru attendant. but he's actually a brazen credit card thief caught on tape. >> i would have never pointed my finger at the drive-thru because you're sitting right there. you're watching them use your card. >> reporter: let's see that again. he's swiping an unsuspecting customer's credit card not once but twice. first the legitimate charge for the food. then again on a separate device called a skimmer that allows crooks to steal your credit card info from right under your nose. a lesson richard norris learned the hard way. >> he had gotten me three different times. >> reporter: he had never given much thought to his morning ritual stopping at mcdonald's -- >> may help you? >> reporter: -- for his guilty pleasure. >> can i have a large sweet tea, please? >> reporter: until he and his wife noticed mysterious charges popping up on all three of their credit cards. >> so he was able to skim all three cards at the same location. >> reporter: those golden arches. when the cops checked the s

abc's chief business correspondent rebecca jarvis tells us about it. >> reporter: for these american inventors, today is the chance of a lifetime. their big ideas could be the next million dollar must-have product for sale on walmart shelves. joe ertel from iowa and his grandson with their family made toy trucks. marcia martin from little rock selling these personalized baby shower gifts. >> here comes trouble. >> reporter: they're all here as part of that new promise from walmart, to spend $250 billion over the next decade on american-made products for their stores. economists estimating that could create 1 million new jobs in the u.s. >> they know that this is not a pr thing, that it is an economic thing. for the first time in over a making sense to these things in the u.s. >> reporter: after a year of declining sales and criticism for low wages, wall know knows it's good for their image. for three years on "world news," the made in america team has been introducing us to inventors around the country. remember last fall, david muir took us inside walmart's headquarters as american

rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. >> so interesting.-- when my wife and i bought a home in atlanta, the man we bought it from, wond witherful man, decorated very much in his own taste and i wonder if that affected the price he was able to get for it. >> something in particular? >> no. there you are. >> i can help you. >> you can? >> if you are looking for a new place in new york. >> will you wear that smart looking suit. >> yes, because i also wear it when i'm an airline hose tess. if you are holding an open house, bake bread in the oven but don't use air fresheners or candles because it is sometimes overpowering and a little nutmeg on the burners. >> how many have you sold. >> too many to count. >> when we come back, could the first family of rap music heading to divorce court. >> and an actress who says the secret to her figure is staying out of the gym. ♪ >>> now it is time for the skinny. big news for lucy lawless. >> for those not familiar with the form er xena warrior princess he will join agents of shield for season two and they

with more here's abc's rebecca jarvis. >> reporter: a devastating blow for america's largest automakertors announcing yet another round of recalls linked to the faultily ignition switch bringing this year's tally to nearly 29 million. the most cars recalled by a single car company in a year ever. ceo has vowed since the start to make it right. >> i am working day and night to make sure that we correct this issue. we have learned from it. and it never happens again. >> reporter: the troubled automaker also announcing it will pay a staggering $1.2 billion in the second quarter to cover the recalls. slamming the brakes on gm stock, shares closing down 1%. all of this as ken feinberg overseeing the fund for victims of the ignition recall linked to at least 13 deaths announced there would be no cap to compensating the families. >> g.m. basically has said, whatever it costs to pay all eligible claims under the protocol they will pay it. >> this is far from over for general motors which still faces a criminal investigation by the department of justice. and just in the last 24 hours. the orang

rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. >> so interesting.ght our home in atlanta, the man, wonderful man, decorated the house in his own taste. i wonder if that affected the price he sold it -- able to get for it. >> something in particular? >> oh, there you are. >> i can help you. if you're looking for a new place in new york. >> will you wear that smart looking suit? >> yes. i also wear it when i'm an airline hostess. bake bread in the oven because that makes the house smell good and entices people. don't use air fresheners or candles because it's overpowering. and nutmeg on the electric burner -- >> this one, how many houses have you sold? >> too many to count. >> all right. reena the house seller. >>> when we come back, could the first family of rap music be heading to divorce court? >>> and the actress who says the secret to her stunning figure is staying out of the gym. a 12-minute video is all it takes. "the skinny" is up next. ♪ skinny so skinny ♪ >>> now it is time for the "the skinny." topping our headlines this morning, big news f

rebecca jarvis is with us, and barbara corcoran with a warning.it looks so easy. 1 in five flips doesn't turn a profit. this modest three-bedroom, buying it for $150,000. what did it look like? >> awful. the yard was a jungle. >> reporter: so, they invested an additional $150,000. finally, a $275,000 listing. an open house, and waiting. >> we have a bidding war. >> there's never been a better time, but you have to know what you're doing. it takes longer and costs more than you expect. >> reporter: if you do want to get in the game, plan for prices. don't go overboard. renovations that cost more than 23% lose money. and sell early. back in charlotte, a deal. a $25,000 profit, they're splitting three ways. if you're out looking for listings this weekend, finding a home is half the battle. as we've seen all week, home prices rising makes it a whole lot harder. >> always great to have you, rebecca. >>> when we come back, the near miss that could have meant no phone or internet for all of us. >>> and the lesson learned from this image here. the "instan

rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. >> but i think you have the best tactic. >> yes.keters. i'm sorry, but i am. they make a good point. you don't hang up, but you're very curt. people are rude to me, i'm rude right back. >> you know. firsthand experience. >> by the way, i have a headset telephone. i love headset telephones. >> i do, too. >> is that bad? >> can i borrow yours? >> absolutely. >> i need one. >>> when we come back, weird al yankovic has reached a career milestone. >>> adele takes a bite out of the british paparazzi. "the skinny" up next. >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this f ♪ skinny so skinny >>> it's time now for "the skinny." topping our headlines this morning -- a career milestone and honor for an unlikely superstar. >> weird al yankovic said in his wildest dreams he never expected to have a number one album. but this morning, he does. ♪ because i'm tacky >> weird al's new album "mandatory fun," is number one on the billboard chart. it's the first for the king of parody. out for barely a week. his new videos have already had 46 millio

defensive end jarvis jenkins had a little trouble hanging on to the ball. all in all, it was a day guys were anxious for, getting in the licks in the pads. even robert griffin iii knows there'a difference with practice with them on. >> there's a lot more physicality when the pads are on. guys are more willing to hit somebody. so it's a little different, a different mindset for the guys. runningbacks have to block. full backs have to block those line backers. you can see it today in practice. >>> as the first partial week of training camp comes to an end, we look in on trent murphy, 47th pick overall, pass rushing linebacker from stanford expects to learn a lot from them, quickly indoctrinated into the ways of the nfl, including the speed. >> yeah, i mean, between it being the nfl now and it being the beginning of camp and having a couple months off of football and stuff, maybe not that long. but it's pretty fast. got to slow the guys down, be disciplined and be focused in on your keys. if you can do that, you'll be all right. >>> one way to get through the

complaining about it and i asked him if i had permission to film in front of him that's all and there's a jarvis here like that so this is someone else that this is about the story to kill clinton said no i don't let's go actually do that gap i think that at the center you're going to find a new ok scuff. we're not. going to we come out it's nice to just like going away for a little bit we have a little time oh you know we'll deserve it we work so hard let's go see. i want to have people come here from all over the world to see this aid why would they have a big giant head of a lemon i don't and i'm certain it's where nov nineteenth seventy one that's how old this thing is. my god it's the one who went. ahead made a wrong the little guy is made of bronze though i would have thought it was just made up like a big huge stone. this thing is huge still come on seriously like it's like overpowering. in cement frenchie very sad like a huge statue like that in the middle of the square when people laugh it's like i'm looking down on yeah my people all i do is jump everywhere i go and i definitely wind.

abc's rebecca jarvis has our story. >> reporter: it's all that too familiar nuisance on the other endseinfeld answered their calls. >> give me your home number and i'll call you later. >> we're not allowed to do that. >> i guess you don't want people calling you at home. >> reporter: this morning erica elson is speaking out sharing her secrets in the august issue of "reader's digest" detailing what she used to say to keep callers on the line. >> if you say no three types to everything that they've said then they'll be like, okay, this person is just not having it. i will let them go. >> reporter: so how do you stop those unwanted calls from getting through. she says cutting the cord is simple as long as you know what not to do. tip one, don't just hang up. ignoring a caller slapping down that phone midconversation will land your name right back on the call list. tip two, don't engage the telemarketer in conversation, not even to explain why you're not interested. any conversation opens the door to another sales pitch. and tip three, never tell them to call you back later. they will. >

complaining about it and i asked them if i had permission to film in front of him that's all and there's a jarvis here like that so this isn't about that this is about the story i can't let you know either let's go back and actually do the gap i think out of this interview i don't find a new scuff. you're not. as though we've come out right it's nice to just like put away for a little bit we have a little time oh you know we'll deserved it we were so hot let's go see. i want to have people come here from all over the world just see this made by what they have a big giant head of lemon i don't and i'm saying this where november nineteenth seventy one that's how old this thing is. my god it's the one who went. ahead made wrong the logo is made of bronze though i would have thought it was just made up like a big huge stone. this thing is huge though come on seriously think it's like overpowering. and cement frankie valli if you have like a huge statue like that in the middle of a square when people laugh it's like i'm looking down on yeah my people all of i do it jump everywhere i go and i definitel

abc's rebecca jarvis is with us, and barbara corcoran with a warning. >> reporter: on reality tv, it>> the bigger the disaster, the better the makeover. >> it's not easy. >> reporter: in the real world. >> if you think the business of flipping a house is easy. it ain't. >> reporter: new numbers show one in five flips doesn't turn a profit. in charlotte, north carolina, these women are working on their first flip. this modest three-bedroom, buying it for $150,000. what did it look like? >> awful. >> it was a dump. the kitchen floor was sinking, the yard was a jungle. >> reporter: so, they invested an additional $60,000, gutting the kitchen, removing the chimney. and enduring poison ivy. finally, a $275,000 listing. an open house, and waiting. >> you dropped the $250,000, you're done. hope we have a bidding war. >> there's never been a better time, but you have to know what you're doing. it takes longer and costs more than you expect. >> reporter: if you do want to get in the game, plan for delays. today's average flip takes 101 days. to complete. don't go overboard. renovations that c

david is off tonight, i'm rebecca jarvis. and we begin this saturday night with every beach-goer's worst fear, turning very real on this fourth of july holiday weekend. a young man bitten by a great white shark while swimming off the shores of california. lifeguards rushing to his rescue as authorities scrambled to clear swimmers out of harm's way, and left behind in the aftermath, a chilling reminder of the dangers in those waters off the coast of manhattan beach. abc's nick watt is there with the latest. >> reporter: 9:30 a.m. and a fisherman here on manhattan beach pier hooked a monster. a young great white shark. eight feet long. the fisherman fought for 30, 40 minutes until a group of long distance swimmers unwittingly swam right into this battle of man versus shark. >> oh, look at him, right -- >> reporter: and the shark attacked. >> he got bit. >> oh, he got bit. >> reporter: eric martin, a marine biologist, saw the injured swimmer brought ashore on this bloody surfboard. >> his hand came up and around, got the line ca

islamic state group have reportedly expelled sixty thousand people from their homes in eastern syria jarvis have managed to take over large parts of syrian and iraq its territory and installed an islamist caliphate on the occupied lands there are reports radicals are demolishing shrines in northern iraq that they see as anti islamic the rise of extremist movements in the middle east is the subject of today's edition of crosstalk and you can watch the full show later today but here's a little preview. the idea that somehow what is resulted in the regime is either by design or by desire on the part of the worse i think it's actually a bit of a stretch don't tell me that this is not a western calculate move there is tons of equipment going into this and it's not coming from russia it's not coming from china and it's coming from what united states does not have interests in the. me and the great excess. if it. does not intervene well while the experts argue over western influence in the conflict the leader of the jihad this has demonstrated that at the very least he has a taste for luxury weste

citizens from the radical extremists advancing on baghdad jarvis declared an islamic caliphate in the northeast of the country and a moving towards the capital the un says almost two and a half thousand people were killed in june alone the ongoing violence spurred up the divisions in society with iraqi kurdistan in the north pushing for independence the region's deputy pm has already urged the central government to move some power to the regions threatening that kurds will break away from baghdad's rule if that doesn't happen but as our chief political reports there are some western companies who could do very well out of the chaos. with iraq on the brink of all out civil war oil giants such as b.p. and shell pulled workers from oil fields in the south and east of the country earlier this month but north of kirkuk the semi autonomous region of iraqi kurdistan is an oasis of tranquility and smaller british oil companies are reaping the benefits take for example canal energy run by former b.p. boss tony hayward the company recently started pumping oil from its brand new k r i pipeline w

tonight, how to make your house appealing in this hot market, and abc's rebecca jarvis also shows you what not to do. >> reporter: an eagle, a dragon and in living room, a lifesize ostrich. welcome to the million dollar mansion that might just be one of america's most unsellable houses. real estate agent elka roberts has been trying to sell this castle outside of chicago for more than two years. and is still looking for that elusive buyer. >> it could be a knight. >> reporter: of the round table. unlike the other houses in the neighborhood, this one has a custom drawbridge, a sky high chimney, its own tower and a massive pool. the flintstone element. but when it comes to resale value, this castle is under siege. it's price plunging by over $200,000. how difficult is it to sell a castle like this one? >> very difficult. >> reporter: from this custom colorful home in georgia to this unique indiana mansion, over 2 million existing homes are on the market right now. the highest level in almost two years. so if you're looking to sell your own castle, "shark tank's" barbara corcoran says ke

abc's rebecca jarvis with a consumer warning for everyone tonight. >> reporter: eric man hit the realstate jackpot. >> this was a flip? >> this was a flip. >> reporter: buying this brooklyn home for $1.2 million. in just three days, he painted the walls, sanded the floors, added a $300 chandelier, relisted it and sold it for $2.1 million. >> did you think you were lucky? >> i was extremely lucky. >> reporter: it's the wild world of house flipping. flips are up 16% since last year and 114% from the year before. erika dolittle thought she was getting the deal of a lifetime on this newly renovated oakland home, buying it as-is. >> you walk into the house and you see a lot of nice stuff? >> absolutely. on the surface it looked good. >> reporter: beneath, something her inspector cautioned she might find, more than $15,000 in hidden costs, from loose wires to leaks in her sewer. a year after buying, she found two feet of water under debris in the basement. >> there was a veritable lake. >> a lake? >> reporter: what flippers are particularly good at is doing surface repairs and not handling

i says jarvis made significant gains this week to expand their so-called islamic state in parts of syria and iraq capturing the oil fields and several sites with chemical and nuclear materials that could potentially be used to make weapons but also biden fresh recruits from a rival rebel faction but the u.s. which is also helping the so-called moderate syrian opposition maintains it will not end up aiding the enemy. has more. the extremist group now controls a vast part of iraq and syria and has announced the tallent fate one report says thousand strong syrian rebel brigade arrived at the headquarters of the islamic state in a convoy of over a hundred vehicles including tank tanks ceased from syrian government forces for several years now u.s. officials have been trying to create this image of the syrian opposition is former teachers farmers and dentists fighting against bashar assad the speedy advance of the isis shows just how much more complicated the situation is the obama administration began to stumble when answering questions about the contradiction between u.s. efforts in syria a

and tonight, abc's rebecca jarvis shows us how to find a hidden treasure in a neighborhood you love.st-time home buyers alison hardy and her husband, david, had their heart set on their dream neighborhood -- grant park in atlanta. >> the homes are beautiful and it also has this really great charter school system that we want to be a part of. >> reporter: their wishlist -- three bedrooms, two baths and enough space for their growing family. plus, a price tag under $300,000. >> this is a pretty house. we looked at this one. but it was out of our price range. >> reporter: they were getting priced out. this similar home going for $350,000 and this one for $319,000. >> we were going to have to leave the neighborhood we had really fallen in love with. >> reporter: but experts estimate there are about 1.7 million undervalued homes on the market today. so, they went looking for a hidden gem. >> you should never shy away from the house that looks terrible. you have to go in and see what's so terrible about it. >> reporter: rob smith has helped countless families like alison and david. >> a go

abc's chief business correspondent rebecca jarvis. >> reporter: tonight, a devastating blow for america's largest automaker. general motors announcing yet another round of recalls linked to the faulty ignition switch, bringing this year's tally to nearly 29 million, the most cars recalled by a single car company in a year ever. ceo mary barra has vowed since the start to make it right. >> i am working day and night to make sure that we correct this issue, we've learned from it, and it never happens again. >> reporter: also announcing it will pay a staggering $1.2 billion in the second quarter to cover the recall. slamming brakes on g.m.'s stock, shares closing down one percent. all this as ken feinberg who is overseeing the fund for the victims of ignition recall linked to at least 13 deaths announced there will be no cap >> g.m. basically has said whatever it costs to pay all eligible claims under the protocol, they will pay it. >> reporter: still tonight a long road ahead for g.m. the car maker facing a criminal investigation by the federal government and a new civil lawsuit filed just

welcome back to the program two british men who went to syria to fight alongside jarvis pleaded guilty to planning terrorist attacks both were arrested at a london airport by the country a terrorist unit brings us more mohammad ahmed and use of spent eight months in syria last year and now the twenty two year olds are british citizens originally from birmingham but they learned about the conflict in syria they seemingly became radicalized online and ended up contacting islamic extremists in order to join a terrorist group that was fighting to talk pull the government of bashar al assad in syria live now admitted to preparing to carry out acts of terrorism but this isn't the only case of brits flying out to syria just two days ago a british muslim who says that he's fighting for isis in syria and vowed to wage a holy war in the u.k. abu right he has these tweeted that downing street would be a base for muslims and the trafalgar square is where public executions would take place already something like five hundred people have traveled out to syria and iraq from the u.k. and the overridin

jarvis militants make fresh gains on the border between syria and iraq after the white house lines about half a billion dollars to help moderate syrian rebels. six pm in moscow good to have you with us on r.t. international russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov is in berlin where he's set to meet french german and ukrainian counterparts in further efforts to stop the violence in east ukraine kiev stepped up its assault on anti-government forces in the restive region after a shaky truce resolved on monday there is security camera footage of a city from severed unanswered in the region in the defiant lugansk region showing explosion apparently caused by a mortar in a residential area despite president poroshenko pledging not to target the civilian population the army shelling continued overnight in the neighboring donetsk region these are pictures from the city of slovyansk which has seen some of the worst fighting since the beginning of the military operation at least two people reportedly killed there after the latest artillery attack hit a bus care of refugees trying to flee to safety

rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. >> she makes a lot of great points in there.here's other points to be made, too. if you're buying a flipped home, to make sure you know the history of the home. if a home has only been on the market for a few months, that may tell you something about it. >> you know about it. and repairs. >> that's funny. that's my actual tool belt and the shirt i wear every day. that's how i fixed up a home. >> that was grandma's home? >> pretty much. >> you and i can get into business together. >> that's how my home would look if i was a repairman. that's nice, producers. thank you. >> stick with your day job. or your night job. whatever it is. >>> coming up, celebrating national ice cream month, in case you didn't know. july is the month. indulge in your favorite frozen treats. this morning, we'll check out the secrets behind making the perfect ice cream cake. >> oh, my goodness. >>> ahead in our next half hour, paying more to fly and fund one of the least-liked government agencies. you're not going to like this. how the tsa is digging deeper

here's rebecca jarvis. >> reporter: general mills brushing up their balanced breakfast, adding proteinious. >> reporter: this week general mills announced plans to serve up changes this summer look pumping up the flavor on old favorites. it is a tactic that got more people cuckoo for cocoa puffs last year after they puffed up their chocolate flavor. >> they're advertising things as being flavorful and making people feel nostalgia about eating cereals such as lucky charms. >> reporter: with the protein trend, packing a punch, general mills is entering the ring adding cherrios protein and vanilla chex to their gluten free lineup. >> general mills is really sort of trying to compete with kelloggs in a big way. started adding protein to their cereals way before general mills did. >> reporter: 80% of americans are now eating breakfast at home. their top choice, cereal. last year americans bought more than $9 billion worth. >> cocoa puffs are chocolatey. >> reporter: rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. >> what do you think? >> i think it is interesting. the experts have weighed in on this a

rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. >> a lot of catches in that. excuse me.s. my favorite story, charles barkley gave me a $20 tip. >> that's the best barkley could do. >> back then like $1 million for me. >> you are happy. >> there you are working there? what are you serving up? >> barkley didn't tip me. not giving him extra fries. >> buttons? nice. look at you. you look like you are dedicated. >> the look of dedication. >> serving up the one appetizer. >> one appetizer for $10. >> how is that unlimited? that's "world news now" for this half-hour. >> thanks for tuning in. >> announcer >>> this morning on "world news now" -- toxic bombshell. the terrifying scare at the national institutes of health. forgotten samples of smallpox in a storage room. >> there is a potential that someone could have contracted the disease. >> serious safety questions for the country's top public health experts. >> on the brink-- the military offensive between israelis and palestinians. the frightening uncertainty overnight. >> big buzz -- after so much anticipation, legal recreati

rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. >> the louisiana lawmaker known as "the kissing congressman" hasessman vance mcallister was caught on video kissing a female staffer he said he would not seek another term. now, mcallister decided to run in november after all. that doesn't sit well with gop leaders who called his behavior embarrassing and hypocritical. >> a sober admission from toronto mayor rob ford. for the first time ford acknowledged having a drug problem. he returned to work yesterday following a two month stay in rehab. ford said he was in complete denial about his substance abuse but is on a long road to recovery. he was stripped of most powers after admitting he smoked crack. he is not giving up his hope for re-election. reena, he held a news conference but he ignored questions about dealing with accused drug and gun traffickers and racial slurs. and his press secretary threatened to evict a reporter, who asked a question about those racial slurs. so playing politics, not wanting to take questions, wanting to put it behind him. but the reporters up in canada are going to ha

john jarvis, director of the national park service. have yourself a great weekend.don't know about you, but people don't recognize how freaking amazing national parks are. >> grand canyon? i love it. we will be back. ♪ >> president obama weighs in. the president will speak about the malaysian air disaster 30 minutes from now. you can watch it here live. generalal election -- electric on a diet. selling off something else every time you turn around. >> nasdaq gets hacked. how cyber crooks broke into the servers and could have taken it down. welcome back to "market makers." >> in about 30 minutes, president obama will be at the white house briefing room. 11:30 is when he is scheduled to speak. peter cook is at the white house. little bit of a preview from obama's ambassador to the u.n. >> samantha power speaking in the last few moments in new york. same with the u.s. knows at this point, the plane likely came down because of a missile fired from an sa-11 missile battery likely operated by pro-russian separatists in eastern ukraine. the battery she suggested would requ

. >> abc's rebecca jarvis will tell you more. ♪ >> reporter: high above malibu, california, amidst theood called deer park. nanette and dan thought their home here was their castle. until one day they say something reared its ugly head. the threat is something they never anticipated. ooh. >> reporter: a white siberian tiger, trainers irina howser and sophia creshak brought one in a temporary cage to show us. >> around this entire area would be a perimeter fence with barbed wire on top. >> reporter: the sisters thought it would be a formality to get a permit to permanently keep the tigers on their property. they thought wrong. >> they are our closest neighbors and a tiger can get here in 30 seconds. >> reporter: the family lives a few hundred yards away. >> we're a young family. last thing we want to worry about is tigers getting lose and eating our children. >> reporter: they weren't the only ones upset. signs went up all along the roadside. >> deer creek not tiger creek. >> as mothers we empathize. >> it is safe. >> no tiger has ever escaped a property and gone to a neighboring proper