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jeffrey kofman has our report. >> fasten your seat belts. these youtube videos captured many midair show how jarring, how terrifying, turbulence can be. this doesn't just happen in stormy weather. sometimes turbulence hits on the clearest of days. the passengers of continental flight 128 learned that first hand today. their flight from rio to houston made an emergency landing here in miami after it encountered fierce turbulence over the caribbean while in what were reportedly clear skies. >> it started having like turbulence. it was okay and then there was a huge drop like the airplane seemed like it dropped. like a couple of feet. >> -- and a lady it hit her severely hard. >> it only lasted 15 or 20 seconds at the most. but i mean, it was so violent. it was just like i'm done. >> 26 people on board the boeing 767 were injured. 14er 14 seriously enough to be taken to the local hospitals. >> when i turned around, people who weren't wearing seat belts, they flew up. >> a man hit the roof of the compartment and landed in the aisle. >> this show

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i'm jeffrey kofman for "nightline" in bolivia. >> an a for effort. they are tough to see in the natural environment, but for those of you still wondering what these pink dolphins look like. here are some photos. kind of pink like a pig i suppose. while we didn't get a picture like that, they look like dolphins. thanks to jeffrey kofman and his cameraman for making that effort. we'll be right back with tonight's "closing argument."

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abc's jeffrey kofman is there. >> reporter: what a different a day or two can make. on friday, this hurricane season with a nonstarter. suddenly, this weekend, three tropical storms formed, one of them popped up overnight in the gulf of mexico and now making landfall here on the florida panhandle. >> i think in the end, this is a warning shot. the gulf is more prime than usual for intensification this year. >> reporter: the sleepy hurricane season is over. the scramble to stock up has begun. >> kind of used to it. you can just prepare yourself for the worst. >> reporter: behind claudette, two storms are churning in the atlantic. ana is weak and may not survive, and bill looks to stay at sea. until now, as this time lapsed image shot this weekend shows, this summer has been marked by sudden weather changes and intense rain showers, but no hurricanes. hurricane season officially begins june 1st. the last time a first named storm came this late in the season was 1992. they called it andrew. hurricane andrew. it made landfall south of miami a as a category 5. one of the

here's jeffrey kofman. >> reporter: on friday this hurricane season was a nonstarter.this weekend three tropical storms form, one of them claudette popped up in the gulf of mexico and is now making landfall here on the florida panhandle. >> i think claudette in the end is a warning shot. the gulf is more prime than usual for intensification this year. >> reporter: the sleepy hurricane season is over. the scramble to stock up has begun. >> we're used to it. all can you do is prepare yourself for the worst. >> reporter: behind claudette two more storms are churning in the atlantic. ana and bill, which is expected to become a major hurricane but so far computer models show it staying at sea. as this time lapsed image shows, this summer has been marked by sudden weather changes and intense rain showers but no hurricanes. hurricane season officially begins june 1st. the last time a first-named storm came this late in the season was 1992. they called it andrew. hurricane andrew. it made landfall south of miami as a ferocious category v, one of the most powerful and destructi

for "good morning america," jeffrey kofman, abc news, miami. >>> turning now to president obama, who's hitting up western states now, hoping to lure much-needed support for his controversial health care reform plan. abc's rachel martin joins us from phoenix, arizona. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: last night in grand junction, colorado, the president gave his third town hall meeting. out of the gate, he combatted criticism, specifically a myth that a provision in the bill would have created so-called death panels. now, this is something the president has been combating for weeks. last night, he got personal. >> i just lost my grandmother last year. i know what it's like to watch somebody you love, who's aging, deteriorate. and have to struggle with that. >> reporter: now, the white house says that these recent town hall meetings are evidence that it's possible to have a civil discourse about health care reform in the united states. but it's too early to tell what kind of long-term impact will be made on the overall debate, this is something that the president is going to be working

here's jeffrey kofman. >> reporter: fasten your seat belts. youb videos show just how jarring, how terrifying turbulence can be. and this doesn't just happen in stormy weather. sometimes turbulence hits on the clearest of days. the passengers of continental flight 1 28 learned that first hand today. their flight from rio to houston made an emergency landing here in miami after it encountered fier turbulence in what were reported as clear skies. >> there was this huge drop, like the airplane seemed like this dropped like a couple of feet. >> it only lasted maybe 15 or 20 seconds at the most but, i mean, it was like it was so violent. i was just like i'm done. >> reporter: 26 people on board the boeing 767 were injured. seriously enough to be taken to local hospitals >> when i turned around, everyone who wasn't wearing a seat belt, they looked like dummies. they just flu up. >> these pictures show the inside of the plane after it landed. for a moment passengers wondered whether they were about to repeat the fateful flight of air france 447 that

jeffrey kofman is in the center of that city tonight where we begin our coverage. >> reporter: this iscane katrina, intermittent heavy rains and strong winds. the worst of katrina is not expected to arrive until day break tomorrow. it is very much a city under siege. get out of town while you still can. that is the blunt message heard over and over today by the half million people who live in this city. >> you have an obligation to yourself and your family to haul ass and get out of here. i'm telling you get out now. >> reporter: a lot of people did not wait until today to be told but many who did spent long hours trying to escape on highways on which all lanes lead out of town. >> where you headed? >> baton rouge. >> reporter: jeffrey is crowding 17 people into two cars bound for texas. >> we're just trying to get as far away from here as possible. my family's safety, damn, that's it. >> reporter: it's easy to see why new orleans is considered the most vulnerable city in america. most of it is below sea level. >> if you look out and see the level of the lake and look at the houses, th

jeffrey kofman, abc news, bolivia. >> fascinating look, isn't it? >> unbelievable. no idea. >> i didn't either. >> millions of fans watched herg waiting for thmeing unexpected to happen >> now paula abdul is not you'reing to "american idol." a t'das w ney ♪ i a new s y ♪ a t'das w ney >> too bad we're not back in denver today because i could try out. they're having auditions for the ninth season of "american idol" starting in denver. >> i wouldn't be the only one who gets the joy of his singing all the time. >> paula abdul will not be there as a judge. >> people still cannot believe this. abdul announced the move in a single twitter message, leaving everyone wondering about the details. cynthia mcfadden reports. >> it was the late-night tweet heard around the world. today the entertainment shows were buzzing. >> paula abdul is out of "american idol." >> paula abdul quits american idol. >> fox issued a statement saying they are saddened that she has decided not to return to the show. even the show's host, ryan seacrest, who reportedly just signed his own three-year d

slamming ashore panama city and we have right there spending the night in the drenching winds jeffrey kofman himself. how was it last night, jeffrey? >> reporter: it was wet and it was windy but right now it's actually not. you know, about half an hour ago if you had seen me it would have been a lot more dramatic and expect to see more heavy rain and winds coming as the tail end of claudette makes its way ashore but we're between bands as we say when we cover storms. you know, it's like someone flicked a switch over the weekend, diane. for ten weeks we had a hurricane season with no hurricanes then suddenly in 30 hours we had three named storms. overnight here in the florida panhandle tropical storm claudette came ashore with winds of 50 miles an hour and rain, a lot of rain. 6 inches or more. came with little warning. claudette is a classic pop-up storm suddenly appearing out of nowhere in the gulf of mexico and here it is 18 hours later making landfall. >> i think claudette in the end is a warning shot. the gulf is more prime than usual for intensification. >> reporter: which is why claude

our jeffrey kofman in miami has the latest for us. jeffrey. >> reporter: good morning, robin.is continental flight 128 en route from rio de janeiro, brazil to houston declared an emergency when it hit severe turbulence. 26 passengers were injured. miami-dade rescue fire reports of those 26, 4 seriously injured. five or six currently being transported to the hospital. the plane made an emergency landing here in miami at about 6:15 a.m. eastern time. >> i know, jeffrey, you're on the way to the hospital right now. you'll have more for us later throughout the day. thank you so much. jeffrey kofman in miami. >>> and now as we said, the abc news exclusive video, never before seen of michael jackson with a young man many people have wondered is it his secret son? is this 25-year-old aspiring rapper from norway really a fourth child? abc's chris connelly has been examining the video and has more from los angeles. chris? >> good morning, diane. that's right. water in this remarkable video. michael jackson living the life aquatic with a man who joe jackson says is michael's own son. >>

abc's jeffrey kofman is in pensacola this morning. jeffrey, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. that seems to be the case. the 700 pages of court documents paint a chilling picture of the last moments of bud own melanie billings. but nothing is more chilling than the eyewitness accounts of two of theirer is veerly disabled children. one of those children, a 10-year-old with down syndrome, was sleeping in his parents' bed when masked gunmen shot and killed the couple. investigators struggled to interview the boy because of a speech impediment. he told police he heard a knock on the door. then, two bad men entered. the child said he heard an intruder say, you're going to die. one, two, three. then, told police, dad grabbed one of the suspect's necks. and mom got shot in her shirt. both parents were killed in what appears to be execution-style. bud billings shot six times, including twice in the back of the head. he was found inside the master bedroom. melanie billings, shot five times, including three times in the head, found lying

seven suspects due in court and jeffrey kofman in pensacola with the latest. >> reporter: good morningnto court today as key suspects make an appearance but we don't know for sure what their motive was. today, these seven men are due here in a court to face formal arraignment on july 9th killing of bud and melanie billings, the parents of nine adopt children with special needs. the suspects face new charges, two counts of first degree murder and one of home invasion robbery after surveillance cameras captured intruders dressed in black entering the family home. if convicted several of the men could face the death penalty unlder florida law. >> if somebody is the person who actually had the gun and pulled the triller and killed somebody, they are much more likely to get thdeath penalty. >> reporter: according to court documents two suspects say this man, 35-year-old patrick gonzalez, jr. is the organizers and the man who pulleded trig e. >> if you charge seven individuals with first degree murder most likely in a normal situation they'll be at least two of three individuals who will wor