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here's john donvan. >> reporter: bedtime for lori. for this too. lori's blow dryer. on her pillow at the foot of the bed. or just tucked in. right there. the blow dryer and lori started sleeping together when she was only 8. now she's in her early 30s. the explanation is both simple and complex. >> -- may not be as severe or in the same bracket as drugs and alcohol and things like that but nonetheless it's an addiction. >> reporter: that's right, for about awe quarter century, lori says she could not get through the night without the sound and the heat and maybe the company and the certainty of her blow dryer being there by her side. is it embarrassing? >> it's not embarrassing for me. this is my life. >> reporter: if it were embarrassing would lori have signed up for this? tlc's "my strange addiction." a weekly catalog of some of humanity's lesser known but now documented obsessions. from out of control tanning to compelive scab picking to the woman who wears furry animal suits and the guy who can't stop eating glass and there's been a hair eater and a kitchen clean

john donvan, abc news, washington. >> and thank you for being with us tonight.n 24/7 at abcnews.com. and "nightline" later. we'll have more on anthony weiner's resignation. we hope you have a great evening and that we close out the week together tomorrow night. we'll see you then. >> and lawmakers. and how many california jobs it could cost. >> and arrest of a young san francisco man for refusing to pull up his pants. he tells his side of the story. >> and software to stimulate the brain. the remarkable pave it - pay off it is having in the brain. >> sky sevenhd live over market where hundreds of muni readers are waiting for the buses in the evening commute. >> a downed cable shut down all underground lines for the past couple of hours. >> crews reopened the kl and n lines. but the j and n are shut down in that intersection. >> one of the power arms got caught on a connector and dragged down a power line and cutting power to all underground lines. >> right now hundreds of commuters are waiting and not enough buses to go around. muni set up a bus bridge an

i'm john donvan, for "this week" in washington. >> and, no, they don't.hard pressed to find a sex scandal involving a female politician these days which begs the question, what if there were more women in politics and power? would they change the way business is done from wall street to washington and beyond? we decided to explore that with torie clarke, with cecilia attias. she's the founder of see seal attias foundation and claire shipman. also of "womenomics" write your own rules to success. this is a great moment to discuss what we try to discuss what would parity mean? we're not trying to say if it's all women and no men, the world would be differ. we're trying to understand, would there be a difference in attitude, behavior and result? let me start with you, you think this might be a good moment for women, this scandal? >> i do. in politics and public sector, often women are seen as more honest, more sincere, harder working, all of which i think is true, so this might be an opportunity for more women to step into those positions. yes, we want parity

john donvan, abc news, washington. >>> isn't that great? smart group of girls.tely. >> good for them. >> the project, took the girls, 180 hours of work. and the research between spring of 2010 and fall of 2011. they spent a lot of time on this. >> they now have $20,000 to put towards that. the patent will help out, too. >> that's great. >>> coming up a costco in suburban new york could have a staffing shortage problem here. understandably. the instant millionaires share their stories coming back. ♪ ♪ >> sing it. if i had a million dollars i would go to bed and get sleep. >>> sing it. if i had a million dollars i would go to bed and get sleep. if i had a million dollars -- we can dream about that. for 20 costco employees that is reality now. one of our favorite stories ever. one more time. and -- all right. >> all right. better, jimmy. the workers came forward to claim their $202 million powerball jackpot. wabc's kimberly richardson was there when they got their costco sized check. [ applause ] >> god made me feel lucky. he watched over me.ç >> reporter: to play

john donvan, abc news, washington. >> that is wonderful.t impromptu meeting. >> great that it happened. as you saw the first lady was joined in that meeting by her two daughters, malia and sasha. beforehand the three met and visited with schoolchildren. >> when they were there they read the classic story "cat in the hat" to preschoolers. take a look. >> too cold to play ball so we sat in the house, we did nothing at all. so all we could do was sit, sit, sit, sit. and we did not like it, not one little bit. >> no, no, make that cat go away. tell the cat in the hat you do not want to play. >> i can hold a red fan. i can fan with a fan as i hop on the ball but that is not all. oh, no, that is not all. >> michelle reading it like a parent there. >> the emphasis, yeah. >> that's how you've got to do it. >> i love that. the daughters ape@m= just like their parents. that's really great to see. >> do you have a favorite dr. seuss book? >> i like "oh the places you'll go." >> i was going to say that. >> i like that book. oh, look at that. i like tha