jim avila abc news.. >> reporter: he was not happy to see us. can you tell us what happened? >> i worked on the project, i tried to get it made. it didn't work out. >> reporter: you didn't spend the money on other things? >> no, i put it mostly on the project. >> reporter: you dispute he put most of the money on the game. >> we would. >> reporter: this week he agreed to a settlement with the ftc, not admitting or denying guilt but promising to never mislead investors in the future. the first legal action against a crowd funder is a warning this popular investment platform has risk. and if someone takes the money and runs, it's up to the investor to do the chasing. for "good morning america," jim avila, abc news, new hampshire. >> if you're an investor and you give your money to a lot of sites, you have to have blind trust. you don't have a legal -- >> trust is a big part of the season. >> yeah, i saw $55,000 raised to make potato salad once. on a kick starter. so -- >> i have a bunch of ideas on the comm

jim avila with more. >> reporter: vice president biden and his son had a bond forged by tragedy. then senator joe biden sworn in for his first term in the hospital room in 1974 survived a car crash that killed their mother and sister. >> incredible bond i have with my children is a gift i'm not sure i would have had had i not been through what i went through. >> reporter: joe and beau's tight relationship on display back in 2008 when the son introduced the father at the democratic national convention that put biden on the ticket. >> my friend my father my hero. >> reporter: a genuine moment greatly cherished by the vice president. >> a father knows he's a success when he turns and looks at his son or daughter and know that they turned out better than he did. i'm a success. i'm a hell of a success. beauie i love you. so proud of you. >> reporter: at the white house where beau would visit often president obama and the first lady in a statement called him a close friend full of love honor and service who will live on in our hearts. >> all right, thanks to jim avila there. >>> a terr

>> jim avila tonight from the white house. jim, thank you. >>> there is still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this monday. leaving bruce jenner behind. the american olympic hero leaving his relieve the ringing with lipo-flavonoid. ugh! heartburn! did someone say burn? try alka-seltzer heartburn reliefchews. they work fast and don't taste chalky. mmm...amazing. thank you. alka-seltzer heartburn reliefchews. enjoy the relief. >>> next tonight, bruce jenner no longer. re-emerging today with her new name and her new look. abc's amy robach takes us into the room a brave olympian transformed. >> very, very proud. >> reporter: tonight, the first images from inside that room. the "vanity fair" photo shoot. no longer bruce jenner. she is now caitlyn jenner. and she'll be on the cover of "vanity fair" out next week. jenner, speaking candidly about this last step, during the photo shoot with famed photographer annie liebowitz. >> bruce always had to tell a lie. he was always living that lie. every day, he always had a secret. fro

>> jim avila tonight from the white house. jim, thank you. >>> there is still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this monday. leaving bruce jenner behind. the american olympic hero, leaving his past behind him, now moving forward, revealing her new name, her new look. we will take you inside that room tonight, in her own words, this big new step. >>> also, the big ruling from the supreme court tonight. this young woman who took on abercrombie & fitch. who won? that story coming up after the break. >>> and, the young actress and the stalker who broke free from the mental hospital, crawling out through a window. there is a manhunt tonight. song: rachel platten "fight song" ♪ two million, four hundred thirty-four thousand three hundred eleven people in this city. and only one me. ♪ i'll take those odds. ♪ be unstoppable. the all-new 2015 ford edge. for the millions of americans suffering from ringing in their ears, there's no such thing as quiet time. but you can quiet the ringing with lipo-flavonoid, the number-one doctor-r

>>nd that was jim avila reporting.g could have broad plication for companies that rely on independent contractors. uber drivers should be considered employees one says. they say the ruling is non-binding and only affectsne person. >>> facebook ceo mark zuckerberg and his wife announced they are donating $5 million for a scholarship fund for undocumented immigrants, it will be used to help those in the bay areattend college. the couple said the nas was founded as a nation of immigrants. we ought to help everyone in our society achieve their full potential. >>> secretary of state of the treasury jack lew is set to announce that alexander hamilto will bereplaced. they will solicit inp on what woman or women should replac or join hamilton. it will be the rst time an american woman will be featured paper u.s. currency in well over is 00100 years. martha washington was on the doar in 1891. >>> donald trump's announcement yesterday was made a little bigger with the help of paid actors. a casting agency sent an e-mail seeking

jim avila, abc news, the white house. >> now to breaking news overnight from washington.atriot act have expired. kentucky republican senator rand paul successfully blocking their renewal protesting the nsa's collection of phone calls. paul's own party leaders called a special session last night to extend the law. now it will be at least two more days before the senate can take action on a house bill that also reins in the nsa. >> john kerry spent the night in a hospital in switzerland after breaking his right leg while cycling in the french alps. the 71-year-old kerry is an avid cyclist. he crashed yesterday. while riding on a road often used in the tour de france. kerry is flying to boston today where he will receiving treatment. a spokesman says he's expected to make a full recovery. >> the skies are clear but the roads in north texas are not. many roads closed because of flooding. making for a difficult commute this morning. a series of storms last week killed more than 30 people in texas and oklahoma. ten people still missing. even though the sun will be out today, a

for "good morning america," jim avila avila, abc news washington. >> our thanks to jim> turning now to that deadly lion attack at a popular wildlife park overseas. we now know the identity of that young american woman who was killed. abc's hamish macdonald has the latest from south africa. good morning. >> reporter: robin, good morning. we now know the identity of this american woman killed at this lion park it's 29-year-old katherine chappell. she was here in south africa to work on animal conservation. this morning, south africa's lion park up and running. can you see that? they've got their windows down. despite monday's deadly attack tourists are still choosing to keep their windows now. a fatal choice for an american tourist, katherine chappell killed this week by a lioness while taking photos of the animal. chappell just 29 years old, on a volunteer mission to protect wildlife. posting on instagram her love of travel and local culture. investigators now looking into why her windows were wide open where the park's lions roamed free. >> you can take an animal out of the wild but yo

jim avila, abc news new york. >> customers are unlikely to receive money.will go back to the treasury department. you were saying. i didn't know about the app that jim told us about. >> you get the app and it will tell you if you're getting the speed you're supposed to get. there's an of for everything. >> that's good. >> that's an app i want. >> you work on it and tell me if it works. >> i'll let you know. >>> coming up, a race to the white house. >> for governor jeb bush. how he intends to separate himself from the pack and from his famous family. you're watching "world news now." tt2wút&mút4 bt@q-jl tt2wút&mút4 "a@q=f( tt2wút&mút4 bm@q6m$ tt4wút&mút4 " dztq e6l tt4wút&mút4 " entq 52, tt4wút&mút4 " gzt& ,5t tt4wút&mút4 " hnt& <;8 tt4wút&mút4 " iztq vr@ tt4wút&mút4 " jntq d" tt4wút&mút4 " lzt& éoé ♪ >>> those running in the race to 2016 continue to find the road more and more crowded, with one presidential hopeful getting a lot of attention right now. >> that man would be jeb bush. a man with a familiar last name. his sights on the white house, something h

jim avila with a look back. >> reporter: handsome, with a political pedigree and a great military record, his bright future could only be stopped by a five-year battle with brain cancer. the vice president mourning, saying beau was quite simply the finest man they've ever known. seen here in 2010, volunteered to serve in iraq. >> those choices have consequences, which i signed up for. but they have consequences for my wife and my family. >> reporter: vice president biden and his oldest son have a bond forged by tragedy. then-senator joe biden sworn in for his first term in beau and his son hunter's hospital room in 1974. they had survived a car crash that killed their mother and sister. >> the incredible bond i have with my children is not one that i'm not sure i would have had, had i not been through what i went through. >> reporter: their tight relationship on display in 2008, when the son introduced the father in the democratic national convention that put biden on the ticket. >> my friend, my father, my hero. >> reporter: a genuine moment greatly cherished by biden. >> a father knows

abc's jim avila has the story. >> reporter: it's tough to keep a concert secret when the headliner is prince. the accompanist is stevie wonder, the audience is the first family. and the venue is the white house. especially in the age of social media. the white house might have tried but they failed. seattle quarterback russell wilson posting a picture of himself and his date, singer ciara, dancing at the white house. thanks, mr. president and first lady. reverend al sharpton not known for keeping anything quiet leaving the white house party with potus and flotus. awesome to see prince and stevie wonder on keyboards together. later, we learned that 500 guests filled the residence side of the white house and that the obamas felt no obligation to advertise their fun. their spokesman telling a frustrated white house press corps it was on their dime. >> the president and first lady are going to reserve the right to host private parties at the white house. ♪ >> reporter: stevie wonder has performed for the obamas several times, like at the 2009 inaugural ball. prince had been in the area la

here's abc's jim avila. >> reporter: cute or annoying? >> what's better, faster or slower?ster! >> reporter: the feds say at&t claims of a faster internet -- >> faster is better. >> reporter: deceived its customers. and today announced its intention to punish america's second largest cellphone company with its biggest fine ever -- $100 million. the beef -- the fcc accuses at&t "severely slowed down" the speed for its highest paying customers, the ones opting for unlimited plans and after they used a large amount of data making it more difficult to stream movies or make video calls. at&t told abc news in a statement today it will vigorously dispute the charges, saying it has been fully transparent with its customers. the fcc called their warnings vague. there is a way to tell if you are getting the speed you are paying for. download a speed app and test your phone. and you can save money by restricting which applications on your phone can use cell data, and use wi-fi whatever possible. david? >>> when we come back here preparing for a possible major eruption the e evacuation

abc's jim avila has the story. >> reporter: this morning, amtrak has more explaining to do. watch this surveillance tape in jacksonville, florida, catching the dramatic moment a passenger train carrying 171 people split this car in half. >> emergency, struck a vehicle right there at the metro. they come around the gates. when we got to the cross. >> reporter: ironically, at exactly the same time, the amtrak ceo was on capitol hill, telling congress that it should be confident in the railroad. >> we run a safe railroad. sand safety will continue to be our top priority. >> reporter: this time, no one on the train from miami to new york was injured and even a pregnant mother and two others in the car survived, with just minor injuries. >> all that i could think were about my girls. i jumped out of my car. when i turned around the back of the car wasn't there. >> reporter: just after this train derailed in philadelphia, killing eight and injuring 200 others. >> one train looks like it's completely in pieces. >> reporter: the amtrak's ceo's voice cracking as he promised improveme

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abc's jim avila has this story. >> reporter: cute or annoying -- >> what's better, faster or slower?et -- >> faster is better. >> reporter: -- deceived its customers. the government announced its intention to punish the second largest cell phone company with its biggest fine ever, $100 million. the beef? the fcc accuses at&t severely slowed down the speed for its highest paying customers, the ones opting for unlimited plans. and after they used a large amount of data making it more difficult to stream movies or make video calls. at&t told abc news in a statement today, it will vigorously dispute the charges, saying it has been fully transparent with its customers. the fcc called the company's warning vague. there is a way to tell if you're getting the speed you're paying for. download a speed app and test your phone. and you can save money by restricting which applications on your phone can use cell data and by prohibiting apps from operating in the background on cell data when you aren't using %-pthem. and of course use wi-fi whenever possible. jim avila, abc news, new york. >> ba

the two shared as you know a very special bond and abc's jim avila is in washington with more. good morning jim. >> reporter: good morning, robin. the biden family remains in seclusion, no public appearances scheduled and no announcement yet on when the funeral will happen for beau biden, the vice president's son who died of brain cancer over the weekend. joe biden, back at his family compound in delaware today, no public appearances scheduled as democrats and republicans paid tribute to his son, beau the former delaware attorney general who died over the weekend at just 46. >> i would just like to express my sincere condolences to the entire biden family. >> reporter: the family bond forged by tragedy. the boys injured, their mother and sister taken in a fatal car crash when beau was just 3 years old. just two days before announce that beau was in the hospital his father had these emotional words. >> incredible bond i have with my children is a gift i'm not sure i would have had had i not been through what i went through. >> reporter: beau's bride future could only be stopped b