. >> police later arrested two of the suspects identified as 27- year-old and 30-year-old john perez both of san francisco. police are still cerning for the third suspect. >>> police are now worning about a -- warning about a snake scam. officials have all reported similar schemes. now police in burling ham say a woman approached a man tuesday saying she was an animal control offerser looking for names. while they went into the yard, an accomplice entered the home and stole a coin collection. >>> this is a sketch resembling the suspect in the union city incident. she's latino, 35 to 45 with a nose ring, a lip ring and a tongue piercing. suspect in burlingham is a heavy set hispanic woman, about 5'2" inches tall wearing a baseball cap. >> discovered nowhere near the ocean. details on a state-wide sweep and arrests. >> is it the sendee or sender. who is at fault when texting and driving leads to a crash. >> most of the bay area. coming up the neighborhood that is will hit the mid-90s for tomorrow and a temperature change to expect for the holiday weekend. >> today educators got trainin

speaker john perez promises a hearing this naul to make the system better encouraging people to keep on. >> this being our first experience in california instead of people going and deactivating we want to learn from frustration autos some do not want alerts on. >> because i believe it's crazy how the government has access to our phones and can just send out to everyone. >> the÷<íer majority don't mind sending if a life is at stake. >> how would i know to say i've seen sneem it takes one person to notice something. if i can be that person i'm doing my job. >> after the hearing the speaker plans to send suggestions to fema and fcc. he thinks there is a way to disable the sound while you're sleeping. tonight money matters dow slipped to 15,419. nasdaq up nine points. partially due to a report that said apple would announce a new phone. black berry says it will consider selling the company after release of the new phones once, remember, the dominant smart phone until the iphone came along. black berry stock closed 10% higher today on the announcement of a(sq phone shall sale. >> just he

speaker john perez promises a hearing this naul to make the system better encouraging people to keep being our first experience in california instead of people going and deactivating we want to learn from frustration autos some do not want alerts on. >> because i believe it's crazy how the government has access to our phones and can just send out to everyone. >> the÷<íer majority don't mind sending if a life is at stake. >> how would i know to say i've seen sneem it takes one person to notice something. if i can be that person i'm doing my job. >> after the hearing the speaker plans to send suggestions to fema and fcc. he thinks there is a way to disable the sound while you're sleeping. tonight money matters dow slipped to 15,419. nasdaq up nine points. partially due to a report that said apple would announce a new phone. black berry says it will consider selling the company after release of the new phones once, remember, the dominant smart phone until the iphone came along. black berry stock closed 10% higher today on the announcement of a(sq phone shall sale. >> just head can a hou

. >> california assembly speaker john perez weighed in on the bart negotiations saying he supports the governor's decision to launch an investigation into the negotiations. he says he's bothered but what he's seen so far. >> scientists seem committed to a negotiations process. i was very bothered to see the chief investigator went off to take an exended vacation during that period of time. >> perez says another strike could be devastating to the bay area and affect the state's economy. >> boy, it was a good thing there was ntd a bart strike today.]?$ you might still be trying to get to work. that is because of a truck that caught fire at 6:00 a.m. and the congestion put the strike to shame. here is the abroch to the bay bridge. here is a lk at the skyway where traffic is moving more normally as it would this time of the day on the left side of the screen. a lot of work went into removing the burned out truck which was carrying sushi. several other jobs had to be completed before other lanes could reopen. >> we had to bring in a hazmat crew. the -- there was fuel on the bay bridge that

. >> california assembly speaker john perez weighed in on the bart negotiations saying he supports the governor's decision to launch an investigation into the negotiations. he says he's bothered but what he's seen so far. >> scientists seem committed to a negotiations process. i was very bothered to see the chief investigator went off to take an exended vacation during that period of time. >> perez says another strike could be devastating to the bay area and affect the state's economy. >> boy, it was a good thing there was ntd a bart strike today.]?$ you might still be trying to get to work. that is because of a truck that caught fire at 6:00 a.m. and the congestion put the strike to shame. here is the abroch to the bay bridge. here is a lk at the skyway where traffic is moving more normally as it would this time of the day on the left side of the screen. a lot of work went into removing the burned out truck which was carrying sushi. several other jobs had to be completed before other lanes could reopen. >> we had to bring in a hazmat crew. the -- there was fuel on the bay bridge that

john muller. >> i'm diana perez.adlines we are following on "world news now" -- a little rhode island boy, the subject of an amber alert found safely. 2-year-old isaiah perez was kidnapped after his mother and another woman were killed at his home. >> two workers at new york's jfk airport sickened by fumes from a package. several tests indicated the presence of a highly lethal nerve gas, found out to be nail polish remover. >> done ald frald trump in iowa. trump claim he is worth $10 billion. he says he is willing to spend whatever it takes if he runs. >> primetime viewing tonight and tomorrow night for the annual perced media shower. if you can't get outside to watch the show. nasa has a live stream. some of our top stories on this monday, august 12th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now," with john muller and diana perez. >> should be out in central park. right down the block. >> one block away. >> staring up at the meteor shower. >> the best spot to see it as opposed to inside a studio which has n

john. >> might have to bring a picture from the beach. >> we'd like that. share your pictures with us. we might share them on the air. there you have i >>> good morning. i'm diana perezresident obama still pushing to punish syria. despite the fact that britain opted out. deciding not to take military action. we'll take you live to the mideast for an update in the moment. >> george zimmerman's wife talking about living in fear after the shooting of trayvon martin. shellie zimmerman said they faced death threats and lived in a tiny trailer in the woods. she also indicated her marriage is in trouble. >> san diego's embattled mayor out of a job by 5:00 p.m. this afternoon. bob filner will step down he faces a flurry of sexual harassment allegations and lawsuits from a string of women. >> at the u.s. open, 17-year-old american, victoria duval failed to recapture the form that saw her win a grand slam match on tuesday. she lost in straight sets to a woman from slovakia. those are just some of our stories on this friday, august 30th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >>> all right, we begin this half-hour with the crisis

i'm john muller. >> i'm diana perez.s we're following this morning on "world news now." a drone strike has killed four suspected al qaeda militants behind the threat that closed u.s. embassies across the mideast and north africa. all embassies have reopened except for the one in yemen. >> wildfire burning northeast of salt lake city destroyed a dozen homes and forced evacuation of 300 others. the fast-moving flames scorch ing 4,000 acres so far. it is 5% contained. >> jesse jackson jr. due to be sentenced in a washington court today. the former u.s. representative pleaded guilty to spending $750,000 in campaign fund on personal vacations, fur coats, and a rolex. >> emotional testimony in front of california law makers from two hollywood stars supporting a law to put limits on paparazzi who photograph celebrity kids. jennifer garner teared up saying the paparazzi traumatized her children. those are some of our top stories on this wednesday, august 14th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john mulle

i'm diana perez. >> i'm john muller.s morning on "world news now." >> new york's mayor, vowing an appeal after a court ruling found the city controversial stop and frisk program unfairly targeted minorities. the judge did not end the program but wants it reformed instead. >> major legal victory for chef paula deen, a judge threw out a racial discrimination suit brought by a former employee. as part of the case, deen admitted she used racial slurs in the past. >> a dramatic scene in downtown seattle, a gunman stormed a city bus during rush hour and opened fire on the driver. he then fled the scene. boarded a second bus. the gunman was shot and killed through the windows of the bus. the wounded driver recovering at the hospital. >> mystery solved. we know the identity of a priest, who witnesses say seeming ly disappeared from a car scene where there was an accident in missouri last week. father patrick dowling came across the scene between masses and he says he was just performing the normal duties of the clergyman. those

i'm john muller. >> i'm diana perez.e top headlines we're following on "world news now." nearry two dozen u.s. embassies and consulates remain closed. we learn new details. two top al qaeda leaders were plotting an attack in yemen. >>> the two couple from an arkansas jailbreak, they've been spotted in missouri. authorities think that those that drove that getaway car have already moved on. >>> two toddlers found dead above an exotic pet store. police think they were killed by a 15-foot african python that escaped the enclosure got into the vent system and into the room where the boys were sleeping. >>> air travel around the globe could face a major slowdown after ticketing systems used by airlines malfunction overnight, agents were forced to process the tickets manually. those are some of our top stories on this tuesday, august 6th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >> welcome, everybody. tuesday. welcome back, diana. >> thank you. >> i flew in from chicago this morni

i'm diana perez. >> i'm john muller.adlines we're following this morning on "world news now." egypt's prime minister offering no apology for the government assault which left nearly 300 people dead in cairo. security forces dismantled two camps where supporters of president morsi have been staying. all was calm during the curfew. >>> and hundreds of families are spending yet another night away from home as a wildfire continues to spread through northeast utah. fire tornadoes are forming, making it tough for crews to gain control. the fire is 25% contained. >>> michael jackson's ex-wife testified doctors were competing to see which could provide the singer with the painkiller. emotional debbie rowe says his doctors lost sight of jackson as a patient. >>> and a study from the university of michigan is suggesting the more time you spend on facebook, the less likely you are to feel happy. users who spend the most time on facebook feel the most unhappiness. those are some of our stories on thursday, august 15th. >> announcer:

i'm john muller. >> i'm diana perez.g this morning on "world news now." former army private bradley manning will learn later this morning how much time he will serve in a military prison for leaking reams of classified documents to wikileaks. manning faces up to 90 years behind bars. >> two teenagers in oklahoma now formally charged with the murder of a 22-year-old college baseball player, a third teen facing accessory to murder charges all three in custody. police claim the teens shot their victim for the fun of it. >> police have a suspect in custody this morning in the disappearance of a 12-year-old missouri girl, adrianna horton, bobby born, jr., is reportedly a former neighbor of the missing girl's family and at one point even worked with her father. >> vice president biden's son beau undergoing tests. at a world renowned cancer center in houston. the vice president plans to remain by his son's side for at least another day. those are some of the top stories on this wednesday. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "w

i'm john muller. >> i'm diana perez.s we are following this morning on "world news now" -- >> a u.s. response to the syrian government's use of chemical weapons on its own people is becoming increasingly imminent. and this morning it is looking to be just a matter of when the u.s. will strike. we'll update the tensions from the region in a few moments. >> huge fire burning near yosemite national park is now about 20% contained. so far flames have consumed 282 square miles, destroyed more than 100 structures, and 4,500 more still at risk. >> we could see another zimmerman court appearance today. this time george zimmerman's wife, shellie zimmerman faces a perjury charge for lying to the court about donations on their website. she has already pleaded not guilty. >> 17-year-old american victoria duvall pulling off a big upset last night at the u.s. open, she defeated woman seeded number 11 who won the tournament two years ago. evaluating her second match, duvall said, "i played amazing." these are some of our top stories on

i'm john muller. >> i'm diana perez.s morning on "world news now." president obama holding a news conference today to field questions about the recent terror alert that shut down more than 20 u.s. embassies and consulates. just last night u.s. diplomat s were evacuated from the pakistan city of lahore. >> president obama selected 16 people to receive the medal of freedom. bill clinton, oprah winfrey and gloriasteinham among the recipients. along with some other prominent activists, athletes, scientists and musicians. >> the search for a missing woman in oakland, california, led police to a person of interest. they say he is a registered sex offender who once dated sandra coke and spotted with her sunday before she vanished. >> the fbi reopened an investigation into the mistaken identity kidnapping in a chicago hospital decade ago. after the kidnapping the parents were reunited with the child who turned out not to be theirs. these are some of our top stories on this friday, august 9th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is

i'm john muller. >> i'm diana perez.is morning on "world news now." egyptian police detained a supreme leader of the muslim brotherhood, facing trial later this month in the killing of eight protesters outside the brotherhood's headquarters in june. >> new jersey becomes the second state to ban so-called conversion therapy in which counselors try to change the sexual orientation of gay teenagers. california has a similar law. >> investigators say mechanical problem to blame for a deadly fire in a limousine last may. five nurses were killed when the limousine they were riding in suddenly became engulfed in flames. the friends were celebrating a recent wedding. >> the white house dog bo has company. the first family welcoming sunny, a portuguese water dog like bo expected to join bo for evening walks and oval office huddles with the president. those are some of our top stories on this tuesday. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >>> we'll begin with a medical scare for th

i'm diana perez. >> and i'm john muller.nes we are following on "world news now." the giant wildfire in yosemite national park has now grown to more than 230 square miles. as it nears the main reservoir for the city of san francisco. firefighters are finally making headway. they have it 15% contained. >> scorching temperatures across the midwest have schools in several states ready to close early today like they did yesterday. the late summer heat wave is expected to continue baking the region for most of the week. >> sarah murnaghan, the pennsylvania girl who had two double lung transplants is expected to go home from the hospital today. her case made headlines when her parents challenged national transplant rules. >> on the first day of the u.s. open, women's number one, serena williams cruised to an easy opening round win. rain postponed several matches including one featuring roger federer. he'll play today. those are some of our top stories on this tuesday, august 27th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news n

i'm john muller. >> and i'm diana perez.ng on "world news now." >>> breaking news from southern california, crews are battling through the night against a fast-moving wildfire east of l.a. at least ten homes have burned to the ground in the town of banning. a resident and two firefighters have already been hurt. >>> the cleveland home where ariel castro held three women captive has been torn down. ariel castro forced to turn over the deed to the home and pay to have it demolished as the plea deal. grass will be planted on the site. >>> volunteers are combing through an oakland, california, neighborhood looking for a 50-year-old woman who vanished four days ago. sandra coke, a criminal defense investigator, and left home to follow a lead about her stolen dog. >>> three winning tickets in last night's $448 million powerball drawing. two of them sold in new jersey. one in minnesota. the breaking details just ahead. those are some of our top stories on this thursday, august 8th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news n

i'm diana perez. >> and i'm john muller.ng this morning on "world news now." president obama says it's definite. the syrian government did use chemical weapons against civilians. the question now is will the u.s. retaliate? we'll get the latest on the situation in the mideast live in a few moments. >> as the nation marked 50 years since the historic march on washington, many of us are just now learning that the words "i have a dream" was not even in martin luther king jr.'s prepared speech. he ad-libbed from a previous speech against the advice of his inner circle. >>> documents obtained by the associated press reveal the new york police department is secretly labeling mosques as terrorist organizations, the nypd can record and spy on anyone who attends services. >>> fast food workers planning a national day of strikes today. they're demanding $15 an hour and the right to form unions. organizers say on average the workers make under $9 an hour. those are just some of our top stories on this thursday, august 29th. >> announce

i'm john muller. >> i'm diana perez.nes we're following this morning on "world news now." >> release of former president hosni mubarak from prison in egypt could cause more turmoil there. the prime minister ordered the 85-year-old mubarak held under house arrest. >>> army private bradley manning has been sentenced to 35 years in prison after leaking documents to wikileaks. manning's lawyers say he will be eligible for parole in seven years. >>> vice president biden's son beau expected to travel to delaware after being released from a hospital in houston. all we know about his treatment he is said to have undergone a successful procedure. >>> and tennis star maria sharapova will not be playing in this year's u.s. open. she withdrew because of a right shoulder injury. sharapova played once on tour since wimbledon in june. those are some of our top stories on this thursday, august 22nd. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >> hey, you know we have these little coconuts in f

i'm diana perez. >> i'm john muller.w." >> former president george w. bush expected released from a dallas hospital today after heart surgery. doctors placed a stent to open a clogged artery. >> jurors in the james "whitey" bulger trial begin their second day of deliberations. they're being asked to decide if the alleged mob boss was responsible for 19 murders. among other crimes. >> investigation is opening in switzerland into the deadly crash of a hot air balloon, that struck power lines before plunging 165 feet to the ground. a man from california was killed, his wife, two daughters and the balloon's pilot suffering serious injuries. >> tonight's powerball jackpot will be worth at least $425 million. the fourth largest top prize in the lottery's history. your odds of hitting all five numbers and the powerball number are one in 175 million. that's it? those are just some of our top stories on this wednesday, august 7th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >>> $175 mil

perez. >> i'm john muller. here are the top headlines we are following for this morning on "world news now." >> new york's mayor, vowing an appeal after a court ruling found the stop and frisk program unfairly targeted minorities. the judge did not end the program but wants it reformed instead. >> legal victory for chef paula deen, a judge threw out a racial discrimination suit brought by a former employee. >> a dramatic scene in downtown seattle, a gunman stormed a city bus during rush hour and opened fire on the driver. he fled the scene. boarded a second bus. the gunman was shot and killed through the windows of the bus. the wounded driver recovering at the hospital. >> mystery sofd. we know the identity of a police, witnesses say disappeared from a car scene where there was an accident last week. father patrick dowling came across the scene between masses and was just performing the normal duties of the clergyman. these are some of our top stories on this tuesday, august 13th. >> announcer: from abc news, t

john muller. >> i'm diana perez. here are some of the top headlines we're following this morning on "world news now." >> breaking news from southern california, crews are battling through the night against a fast-moving wildfire east of l.a. at least ten homes have burned to the ground in the town of banning. a resident and two firefighters have already ben hurt. >> cleveland home where ariel castro held three women captive was torn down. ariel castro forced to turn over the deed of the home and pay to have it demolished as the plea deal. grass will be planted on the site. >> volunteers combing through an oakland, california neighborhood looking for a 50-year-old woman who disappeared four days ago. sandra coke, a criminal defense investigator, and left home to follow a lead about her stolen dog. >> three winning tickets in last night's $448 million powerball drawing. two solden new jersey. one in minnesota. the breaking details just ahead. those are some of our top stories on this thursday, august 8th. >> announcer:

john muller. >> i'm diana perez. here are some of the top headlines we are following this morning on "world news now." president obama holding a news conference today to field question as s but the recent terror alert that shut down more than 20 u.s. embassies and consulates. just last month u.s. diplomats were evacuated from the pakistan capital city. >> president obama selected 16 people to receive the medal of freedom. bill clinton, oprah winfrey and gloria steinham. >>> a person of interesting, a registered sex offender who once dated sandra coke and spotted with her sunday before she vanished. >> the fbi reopened an investigation into the kidnapping in a chicago hospital decade ago. after the kidnapping the parents were reunited with the child who turned out not to be theirs. these are some of our top stories on this friday, august 9th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >> happy friday, everybody. >> happy friday. every brown friday by the way. >> we work for

. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >> i would like to know who the mona lisa is. >> first time i saw the mona lisa -- >> i know what you're thinking. >> -- i was disappointed. >> this big. >> this big, people. might be a little smaller. you can't take any pictures of her. they're look hawks watching you. you go around in a little circle. see her. the size of an 8 x 11. that's it. >> imagine a giant portrait on the wall. you are like, huh? >> i could barely. you know what else i was like that with, liberty bell in pennsylvania. >> underwhelming. >> underbheming -- >> i went to independence hall, i got choked up. i thought about george washington and all these people and i got choked up. >> did you really? >> is that nerd i or what? >> it happened at valley forge park. you see the huts where they fought. >> you're right. >> actually my daughter, saw the liberty bell. cool, right? >> she was like, yeah. yeah. >> in 20 years, she'll get choked up. >> take her to the mona lisa. >> there you go. should we get to it. >> serious stuff. t

. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >>> good monday morning, everybody. did you have a nice weekend? >> wonderful weekend. friends saturday. family on sunday. >> i was like bob villa, this old house, a whirling dervish. i succeed at all my projects, which usually doesn't happen. some times i come in heartbroken. i end up making it worse. >> you did all three projects. >> fixed three doors and my shower. i digress. >> four projects. >> three. two doors one shower. >> thought you said three doors. >> throw in an extra door. >> next week tell you it all fell apart. blew it. >> no more doors. >> the house blew up. >> god forbid. let's move on. >> get to serious stuff. beginning with the three major fires burning out of control in the western states. >> by far the largest of the fires forced evacuation of 2,300 homes in the central idaho towns of ketchum and sun valley near beaver creek. here's abc's aditi roy. >> reporter: wind whipped the flames as reinforcements arrived. five elite hot shot teams joining the fight on the ground with air

. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >>> good monday morning, everybody. >> it is monday isn't it? >> how did that happen. got here so fast. you know what else today is? >> national dog day. >>> it sure is. >> nice. sound effect and everything. >> pictures you have been sending in. lots of cute pictures. >> show a lot on the air. show all online. stick around. >> absolutely. >> all right. let's get started. we'll begin with the giant wildfire burning out of control near yosemite park. >> it has burned more than 200 square miles of woodlands and at last check it is still only 7% contained. abc's larry jacobs has the latest. >> reporter: a rush of flames is edging closer to yosemite national park. 2800 firefighters are battling the inferno. air tankers and helicopters are dropping water and retardant from the air. crews are bull dozing lines in the forest to prevent the fire from spreading into more populated areas. the weather conditions are not favorable. >> wind are increasing. wund tends to drive fires. that is a concern. >> reporter:

with john muller and diana perez. >> happy august 1st. where did summer go? the most of it. >> that means in one month it gets cold, and i'm already sad. >> me, too, a little bit. >>> we begin this half hour with a countdown to judgment. we're talking about ariel castro. >> the 53-year-old former school bus driver faces a sentencing hearing in cleveland for imprisoning and torturing three women for nearly a decade. >> castro agreed to plead guilty to 937 counts including rape, assault and aggravated murder. prosecutors will ask the judge for life plus 1,000 years. castro has agreed to pay $22,000 to demolish his house of horrors. >> castro is expected to speak at today's hearing, but prosecutor tim mcginty is quoted in court documents as saying he remains remorseless. and in an odd twist, castro is taking credit for the women's freedom, telling authorities he purposely left the door to amanda berry's room unlocked when he left the house that day so she could escape. one of castro's victims, michelle knight is expected to make an impact statement at sentencing

. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >> good tuesdaygood tuesday morning. >> we are not close to the weekend. >> not close. hump day is far away. >> i like hump day. i can't wait until hump day. i can see the weekend. tuesday is not there. one day of the week everybody is like, just tuesday. >> slog on through. you ready. >> let's do it. >> have some fun. first begin with a health care, vice president biden's elder son, bo biden undergoing medical tests in houston after being hospitalized for weakness and disorientation. the vice president traveled with his son to texas and has been by his side. this isn't the first health scare for bo biden. he suffered a mild stroke in 2010. also not the first time the vice president has had to be next to his son. in 2010 when he had the stroke. and in 1972 when his then wife and young daughter died in the horrific car crash. only bo and his brother hunter only survivors in the car crash. there was the vice president. >> weeks after he was elected. had to take the oath of office at his bedside. >> at

. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >> good thursday, everybody. we have our dancing shoes on. >> yeah, dance fads. over the years in throw back thursday. we cannot wait until you see what we have been up to on the dance floor. we're going to call this the dance floor. >> lot of fun wasn't it? >> it was. a dance crew and everything. >> all good a nother fun story. begin with the powerball jackpot. we're still here, which means we didn't win. somebody did. >> winning numbers -- 5-25-30-58-59, say them again, slowly. take your tickets out. 5-25-30-58-59 and the powerball was 32. >> still didn't win. didn't win the first time. >> apparently three winners, two in new jersey and one in minnesota. abc's larry jacobs was among those catching powerball fever. >> got to been it to win it. >> $20 worth. >> these are the winning tickets right here. >> reporter: past few days coast to coast powerball frenzy. the prize a few months after a florida widow won a whopping $590 million, the biggest pot in powerball history. driving all this flurry, a rec

perez. >> i'm john muller. an ominous warning for u.s. interests overseas. >> the state department has ordered the closure sunday of all u.s. embassies and consulates across the muslim world, based on what officials are calling a credible threat. >> joining us now, with the very latest from washington, is abc's devin dwyer. good morning, devin. >> reporter: the decision to close these facilities shows just house confident the intelligence community is about the credibility of this threat, even though they don't yet know the exact target. a siren from the state department. american diplomatic outposts across the muslim world, now facing a specific and credible threat. officials say more than a dozen embassies and consulates will be closed on sunday, including some of our biggest, in egypt, iraq and kuwait. the mass closure is the first of its kind in over a decade, since the one-year anniversary of 9/11. >> individual u.s. embassies and consulates will announce whether or not they are open and whether they're implementing restrictions or o

. >> announcer: from abc new, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >> good thursdayay away from the magic day. friday. we are getting there. >> pretty magical. not as magical as the weekend. any pig plabig plans for the we♪ >> just going to chill out. >> i don't have any big plans. spend more time with the family. >> you have been traveling a lot. nice to relax. >> had a couple trips. nice to not do anything this weekend. >> should we pay the bills. students returning to class this morning at a school near atlanta. newly released 911 tapes, and the harrowing few moments when a gunman threatened their safety. >> we hear more from the hero bookkeeper who helped prevent a tragedy. abc's tahman bradley. good morning. >> reporter: you are about to hear what happened when the gunman stormed inside the elementary school, terror and heroic acts of one of the school workers. the frightening moments at the elementary school captured on the 911 call. >> ooh, he just want outside and start shooting. >> the voice of antoinette tuff, bookkeeper at mcnair academy in georgia who tal

. >> announcer: from abc new, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >>> all.ump day, everybody. we'll begin with the latest details on the school attack prevented at an atlanta school. >> police say it was a man, 20-year-old michael brandon hill who walked into an elementary school determined to kill someone. but the school has a system where visitors must be buzzed in by staff. hill may have slipped behind an unsuspecting parent. abc's tahman bradley joins us with more. >> good morning. another incident involving a gun and a school. this time it happened during the second week of classes outside of atlanta. >> reporter: the safe return of in know center children. camille pepper, one of 800 elementary schoolkid returning to the loving arms of parents. tears of joy. bewilderment. >> we had a lockdown. >> reporter: and anger. >> something needs to be done. this does not need to happen again. >> reporter: a wave of emotions triggered by michael brandon hill, 20-year-old man from the atlanta area who managed to get into a school that is usually locked armed with a

. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >>> tgif. a high five. >> yes. >> we feel brown today. i feel like we work for ups or something. >> just need our patches. couple of things to deliver. >> boxes. >> couple boxes. it is friday. perfect way to start friday. starting with a feel good story. >> let's get to it. feel belt irtter if it was me. learning details about one of the winning powerball tick tets. >> but by a group of vehicle workers and one man has claimed his share of the prize. here's abc's linsey davis. >> reporter: meet paul white, america's newest multimillionaire. >> so we went through them and sure enough they were right. and i said i will have to call you back later. and i went whoo, ran around the office. >> reporter: less than 12 hours after the drawing, the 45-year-old electrical engineer came forward to claim his share of the $400,000 jackpot. >> to have two kids will i be able to pay for them to go to college. >> reporter: after taxes he is now $86 million richer. the remaining $172 million split between other s

. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >> devon was yoga. >> yeah. >> he was into it. >> going in i was nervous. i dent know what i was going to get. he is all over the place. we are not home. at home all over the place. he was very calm. think it had to do a lot to do with where we were, yoga instructor was wonderful. she exuded this calming energy which helped me immensely. >> can't wait to see the piece. you look terrific out there. we'll begin with the ruling sending shock waves through law enforcement in new york. the mayor warning the city could see a return to higher crime rates of the 80s. >> a judge found that police department's stop and frisk program discriminates against minorities. abc's senior justice correspondent pierre thomas has more on the fallout. >> reporter: these encounters look these that have fueled the fury. minorities claiming that they're routinely targeted by the nypd stop and frisk program in blatant racial profiling. this man says it happened to him. >> i remember them banging my head into this. >> report

perez. >> and i'm john muller. as more than 50 wildfires burn out of control across the western states, 1 of those fires is becoming a particular danger. >> the wildfire outside yosemite national park has nearly quadrupled in size, triggering a state of emergency and massive evacuations. abc's preeti arla has the latest. >> reporter: a tough battle ahead for firefighters out west. there's some 50 uncontained wildfires raging out of control in 10 states. >> ready. ready. drop. >> reporter: in the air and on the ground, more than 19,000 firefighters are attacking all these blazes. many times they fight through a wall of smoke. >> there's fire over there. and there's fire here. you're right in the middle of these two coming together. okay? >> reporter: california's governor declared a state of emergency. the wildfire at yosemite national park has nearly quadrupled in size. it's peak season. and tourists who travel to take in the park's natural beauty are, instead, watching flames take over. tourists and residents acro

but i think that somehow twitter seems to reserve itself it seems like for it perez hilton, john mayerandbynes. they are olderguys and it seems little high school-ish. >> what you mean by older? [laughter] >> we have finally gotten so sick of this that you have reverted me back. >> okay, let's talk about this because this has t politics and it's about two relatively successful guys complaining at each other. >> are they having a fighter is this a good way to promote the next movie. he knows how to promote a franchise. >> now you are getting way too complicated. these two guys get upset. and bruce willis was offered $3 million. it's a four-y shoot for him, he says he wants a million dollars a day or he's out. >> you really don't want to do the movie. >> he did not want to spend four days making $4 million? >> i think that is the point, this is a guy who usually rakes in over 14 million, up to $20 million a film. >> but the point is they have big salaries. >> he says, okay, i will do it. [laughter] >> so the bottom line is that even these old action stars want a piece of the action. or y

i'm thinking about john perez who led an effort, 19 year-old young man formerly incarcerated, 11 effort as part of a project in tampa bay -- california to convince his county not to expand their jail, even though they had a state funds to do that. take that money and put it into prevention, job training, job access. and when the newspaper story about that effort was written, johnny, 19 come if you told me that a year ago i would have, when i was sitting in jail in martinez that i would be outside leading an effort to prevent -- i would have said you're crazy. the district attorney said, i'm disappointed that there won't be 150 more beds that we have plan. so i think if the local work tied to the incredible infrastructure that really is going to get us a string of victories on voting rights, on jobs, on citizenship for everyone in this country. so i think we have a remarkable opportunity, but we do have a kind -- a ton of work to do. >> i love hearing your optimism. let me say since the people in the audience, i want to hear from them as well. we have invited him to fill out the cards an

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perez. >> i'm john muller.our with stepped up security at home because of terror threats overseas. there's an increased police presence at airports, train stations and other public venues. >> 22 embassies and consulates will remain shut until the end of the week because of the threat which is described as strategically significant. abc's devon dwyer has the latest. good morning now, devon. >> reporter: hi, john, tai. so far, no signs of trouble at any american embassies this remains a very active plot led by osama bin laden's former personal secretary. across the mideast, u.s. embassies look like siege points. in yemen heavily armed local troops ring the american compound, manning security check points and patting down passers-by. from western africa to bangladesh, a 7,000-mile security belt was pulled tight. leaving 22 u.s. embassies and consulates dark and empty. >> there is a significant threat stream and we're reacting to it. >> reporter: u.s. intelligence intercepted al qaeda communications about an attack

perez. >> i'm john muller.particular danger. >> the wildfire outside yosemite national park has nearly cro ll quadrupled in size. preeti arla has the latest. >> reporter: a tough battle ahead for firefighters out west. there's some 50 uncontained wildfires raging out of control in 10 states. >> ready. ready. drop. >> reporter: in the air and on the ground, more than 19,000 firefighters are attacking all these blazes. many times they fight through a wall of smoke. >> there's fire over there. and there's fire here. you're right in the middle of these two coming together. okay? >> reporter: california's governor declared a state of emergency. the wildfire at yosemite national park has nearly quadrupled in size. it's peak season. and tourists who travel to take in the park's natural beauty are, instead, watching flames take over. tourists and residents across the area have been asked to evacuate. >> we have everything loaded and ready on trailers and stuff to go if we need to go. everybody's on high alert. >> repor

john muller. >> gio, we're happy to have you here. and i'm diana perez. we're going to begin with a new threat of violence for egypt. >> the calm streets in cairo right now will likely change as the day goes on. supporters of ousted president mohamed morsi, are calling for a massive protest against military rule. >> that leader is facing condemnation here in the u.s., as well. tahman bradley is joining us from washington with more. good morning, tahman. >> reporter: good morning, diana and gio. the muslim brotherhood is calling for a friday of anger today, stoking fears of more bloodshed. the international community is worried that the crisis in egypt is worsening. cairo is poised to erupt again today. the muslim brotherhood, which supports ousted president mohamed morsi, has called for mass protest marches after friday prayers. the ruling military will be waiting. egypt's interior minister authorized the use of deadly force against demonstrators who target police or state buildings. the country remains in a state of emergency, after wednesday's bloody cr

perez and his baby are getting desperate. >> true true-crime mysteries. a suicide atlivia newton-john'sy this "rizzoli & isles" star took his own life. the new diana murder theory. plus, prince william breaks his silence today about baby george. >> he's a little bit of a rascal, let's put it that way. >> new pics. madonna dressed up as marie antoinette for her 55th birthday. "extra's" g.p.s. tracking the stars around the globe. plus trueblood's full frontal shocker. is one of the stars leaving the show? [captioning made possible by warner bros. domestic television distribution] >> welcome to extra here at the grove, i'm mario lopez. >> i'm maria menounos. coming up, two shocking suicide headlines. one involving a 29-year-old star of "rizzoli & isles," and the other involving olivia newton-john. we have all the details. >> wow. but first, lindsay lohan's oprah tell-all. i saw it and i thought lindsay looked healthy, she was forthcoming. >> oprah made a big confession too,. here's jerry. >> truthful. >> are you an addict? >> yeah. >> hopeful. >> do you think you can turn it around? >> yea

perez . that's the only r, i'll roll, i promise. >> thank you. >> john: seen right here in nyc hosting 'killeredy' at the underground every friday night. the lovely carolina hidalgo. and finally another new york favorite you can rabbithole comedy at legion bar brooklyn ny it's gabe pachecho gabe. good evening. thank you all for being here. a record 23.7 million eligible voters in america according analysis at the census center. you can't hope to get the white house without at least 65% of the latino vote, which the democratic party seems to know. the republican party has half realized it. how could numbers like this effect the possibility of any serious immigration reform? gabe? >> i mean, i think it's just foolish not to really cater to the latino vote. so republicans are shooting themselves in the foot by not doing anything about this. >> john: it's sort of a two-sided argument. on the national level it is believed that you have to have latino vet -- voters in the party to win. ann could ter said to nationallize them and let them have the vote, her point is that brings millions of new voters

perez. >> and i'm john muller. as more th

john muller, abc news, new york. >>> a 2-year-old rhode island boy kidnapped from a home where police discovered two bodies has been found. isaiah perez was tracked down tonight but we haven't been given a whole lot of details on this one. they will say he is in good health. two men were arrested ithe double homicide. investigators are working now to determine the relationship between the boy, his abductors and the two people that were killed. >>> in tonight's consumer alert, a second round of the housing crisis is hitting maryland. the backlog of delinquent loans now moving into foreclosure, baltimore has the largest share of foreclosures in the state but other areas like eastern shore are also being hit hard after having one of the lowest foreclosure rates, the washington post reports maryland has now jumped to third in the nation. >>> the second busiest shopping season of the year in full swing tonight and you can now buy certain items and keep a little extra cash in your pocket. tax-free week started today. clothes and shoes totaling less than $100 artax-free through saturday. now, it really is perfect timing for parents trying to

perez and his baby are getting desperate. >> true true-crime mysteries. a suicide at olivia newton-john's, and why this "rizzoli & isles" star took his own life. the new diana murder theory. plus, prince william breaks his silence today about baby george. >> he's a little bit of a rascal, let's put it that way. >> new pics. madonna dressed up as marie antoinette for her 55th birthday. "extra's" g.p.s. tracking the stars around the globe. plus trueblood's full frontal shocker. is one of the stars leaving the show? [captioning made possible by warner bros. domestic television distribution] >> welcome to extra here at the grove, i'm mario lopez. >> i'm maria menounos. coming up, two shocking suicide headlines. one involving a 29-year-old star of "rizzoli & isles," and the other involving olivia newton-john. we have all the details. >> wow. but first, lindsay lohan's oprah tell-all. i saw it and i thought lindsay looked healthy, she was forthcoming. >> oprah made a big confession too,. here's jerry. >> truthful. >> are you an addict? >> yeah. >> hopeful. >> do you think you can turn it around

john. >>> now, to the remarkable story of a minnesota teenage who survived a rare wolf attack on a camping trip. the young man is speaking out this morning, about the frightening ordeal. and alex perezhis morning, noah graham is counting his blessings after a surprise attack and a camping trip he'll never forget. the 16-year-old was lying in a sleeping bag outside his tent saturday in rural, minnesota, when he was mauled by this gray wolf. >> i didn't hear the wolf coming. i didn't see it. no sense that it was there until it was on my head. >> reporter: graham reached back and used his bare hands to pull his head out of the wolf's jaws, leaving a four-inch gash and deep scratches. >> i thought for sure it would come back at me, and that's the scary part. >> reporter: authorities track down the wolf they believe attacked graham. it's been put to sleep and is being tested for rabies. the wolf had an unusual jaw, possibly making it hard for the animal to hunt. >> it basically kept it from acting as a normal wolf would. >> reporter: wolf attacks on humans are incredibly rare. this is the first documented wolf attack ever in the state of minnesota. and in all of north america, there have