karen travers has the latest. karen: a horrifying been. >> this is a shark attack. >> this shark attack left two young victims with amputated limbs. out of surgery, they are in stable condition this morning. the first attack came at 4:40 p.m. on sunday. this image shows the 12-year-old girl just after she was it in the arm or leg -- and leg. hours later, a second attack on a 15-year-old boy. the victims were airlifted to a trauma center. they say that without quick action by beachgoers, this could have been much worse. >> this was the biggest concern with the patients. without them we would have had a different outcome. karen: there have been six incidents in two weeks and a third shark attack in four days. authorities say that they cannot confirm if there was one shark or two yesterday. or the size. helicopters are looking for more signs of sharks in the water and if any are dotted authorities that they will take appropriate action. the beaches in that part of north carolina are still open and the county emergency

leon: abc's karen travers is in washington with the latest. karen: is the federal data breach bigger than first thought? they are looking into the massive hacking and whether it impacted more than 4 million government employees that the obama administration acknowledged. >> we are continuing to evaluate the situation. karen: one potential possibility, private citizens who never worked for the government may have had the personal compromised, social security numbers, birthdays. president obama today wouldn't say who is responsible but said there is a constant threat. president obama: we have to be as nimble, as aggressive and as well-resourced as those who are trying to break into the systems. karen: the focus is on a government form known as sf-86 used for federal employees seeking security clearances. i contains information not just about the potential hire but the relatives, friends and college roommates. sources tell abc news the information from the forms going back three decades may have been exposed. on cbs the chairman of the house homel

abc's karen travers is live in washington, d.c. with more on the story now. karen. >> reporter: good afternoon sarah some remarkable scenes over the weekend. the healing community coming together united. now the conversation is turning to the flag and no surprise it is a very controversial topic. a powerful scene in charleston thousands joining handles on the bridge to take a stand against hate. at that historic church the pews were packed for sunday services days after nine people were murdered there. >> a lot of folk expected us to do something strange and to break out in a riot. >> reporter: white and black families coming together. >> it's a message that hate does not win it's love that has the victory. >> reporter: police are looking into the alleged gunman's manifesto. he is seen posing in front of confederate monuments including this one in charleston that was vandalized sunday and racist rants inspired by the hate groups counsel of conservative citizens. last week's tragedy sparked a renewed debate over the confederate battle flag. the flag is flying h

karen travers has more on how he would impact the very crowded republican field. karen: chris christie is in. governor christie: i am proud to announce my nomination for president of the united states of america. this country needs to work together again, not against each other. his style makes him stand out. he is lunt, brash, acknowledging that he gets used of speaking his mind loudly. that seems to have worked for him so far in new jersey, but in a presidential race it may not endear him across the nation. in a washington post poll last month only 22% of americans had a favorable view of him. 48% saw him unfavorably. over the past year he has been dogged by bridge gate, the ongoing scandal over politically motivated lane closures to the george washington bridge. >> this is a candidate popular in 2013, but there was no election ready for him that year. karen: he pulls at the 6% mark in the middle of the field, but with no front runner there is room to grow area >> my guess is he is thinking that it will be a game of survivor. >> as a northeast moderate he is faci

karen travers is following the story live from washington. >> reporter: good afternoon. it is remarkable that 16 huntser is talking about this attack that happens a couple of days ago, he felt is jump out of water and take a vicious bite out of his arm. >> on the 911 tape can you hear the terror. >> a massive shark jumping out of water on sunday attacking a teenage boy and ripping his arm straight off. 16-year-old hunter is speaking out from his hospital bed. >> i didn't see it coming i felt it on my leg he was wading in waist deep water when the unthinkable happened. his cousin helped to get him out of water beach goers jumped in to stop the bleeding before he was air-lifted for surgery. >> they kind of wheeled me into the er 25 people there it was quite a spectacle, i was conscious and aware i like to think. >> kirsten lost a portion of her left arm below the elbow she is in stable condition but has a long road to recovery. he is keeping a possive attitude about his options, there is only one option, and that is to try to fight and live a normal life with the cards i h

we turn to "abc news" correspondence karen travers live in washington d.c., hi karen. >> it got ugly in the senate yesterday with republican pouncing on ran paul forcing the patriot act to expire midnight. paul was playing politics with national security even as intelligence officials want this brief lapse could put americans at risk. >> snow show down left part of patriot act in limbo starting at midnight nsa could no longer collect in bulk phone records of americans. >> are we going to so mindly give up our freedom. >> keb ken senator ran paul was able to block a final vote on the extend and reform the program. >> i'm not going to take it anymore. i don't think the american people will take it anymore. >> also expiring fbi amrilt to use roving wire taps which allows them to monitor a suspect. and another pressure that allows officials to attack so-called "lone wolfs" any prek bawts the nation at risk. republicans and senator mc connell could not hide their frustration with ran paul. >> we should not be disarming unilaterally as armyes get more sophisticated and aggressive and we sh

karen travers in washington with the details. >> reporter: the ongoing conflict in the ukraine was at of the agenda at the g-7 summit in germany, and today a stern warning from president obama to russian president vladimir putin. >> he continues to wreck his country's economy and continues russia's isolation in pursuit of a wrong-headed desire to recreate the glories of the soviet empire or does he recognize that russia's greatness does not depend on violating the territorial sovereignty and integrity of other countries. >> reporter: this is the second timele the group of leaders has met without inviting russia. further measures may be necessary. on isis president obama said despite what he calls significant progress, the militant group has made gains. >> they're nimble. and they're aggressive and tune opportunistic. >> reporter: for now -- >> when a finalized plan is presented to me by the pentagon then i will share it with the american people. i, we don't yet have a complete strategy. >> reporter: and in soccer-crazy europe, president obama reacted to the corruption charges brought

reporting live from washington, karen travers, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> in china, the clock is ticking for rescue crews as they race to find survivors after a cruise ship capsized. the ship overturned as it it was hit with strong winds and rain from a cyclone. some including the captain made it off the boat on their own and a dozen people are rescued hundreds are still missing. >>> back in this area, police in pennsauken, new jersey are investigating to suspicious car fires, the first one on the 3900 block of royal avenue and six minutes later another fire was reported a block away and the proximity of the fires they say is strange but nobody was hurt. >>> up next on "action news" at noon a child was spotted alone inside of a truck with the keys in the ignition with the windows wide open, the confrontation caught on camera when someone trackeded down the child's father. >> and the rule one tourist decided to ignore that led to a deadly animal attack. what do a nascar® driver... a comedian... and a professional golfer have in common? we talked to our doctors about treat

here are detail from karen travers. >> reporter: the women's world cup is under way.am take the pitch against australia. ranked second in the world, team usa comes in as a favorite to win it all. to say this squad is hungry is an understatement. >> we want to come out fast. we want to come out strong. it's not going to be easy. >> reporter: 2011 team usa gave up two late leads in the title game before losing a heart breaker to japan on penalty kicks. the u.s. team has not won a world cup since 1999. it ended with this incredible moment. the heart and soul of this american team is abby wambach. playing in her fourth world cup. she's the leading goal scorer man or woman in international soccer history. 182 career goals. it wouldn't be international soccer without controversy. the women play on artificial turf. a decision that angered many top players. they say the ball bounce differently than on grass. and the rough surface can burn. and of course there's recent corruption scandals at fifa. the american players say they want to focus on the game. >> we want to shine a n

he was suspected last fall after hitting his 4-year-old son with a switch karen travers joins us with more on adrian peterson's return. >> good afternoon, adrian peterson is expected to help build a playground at a field in minnesota today. his teammate and coaches welcomed him back after the long absence and he says he is moving forward. >> adrian peterson is back on the grid iron. >> i made a mistake and i'm not taking it lightly. >> he has been sidelined for nearly nine months after his shocking arrest for child abuse. i'm moving forward and focusing on what is in front of me and bettering myself as a person. >> peterson was indicted in september after it came out he hit his 4-year-old son with a switch leaving welts and browses and the nfl star pled no contest to misdemeanor assault and served no jail time. >> it's something that i regret and my son knows that. >> he was welcomed back yesterday by his teammates and coach. >> i have the utmost respect for him and always have been always supported him 100% and will continue to do so as long as he is with us. >> now that he is back h

karen travers channel 6 "action news." >> back here septa celebrated a renovation in the tioga nicetown section of philadelphia. they cut the ribbon on the newly constructed bus loop. it's for transit riders. there were he esthetic enhancements as well. >>> much more to come on "action news" at 12:30. >>> jurassic world is in the history books. >>> we have more on the mastermind who was hind end this entire break-in. >> take a look at this a natural gas pipeline ruptured in south texas sending a huge fireball into the sky. energy transfer partner which owns the by line reported a 42-inch line repture near the town. the company said the section was isolated and the gas rerouted. firefighters evacuate the seven nearby homes as a precaution. fortunately nobody was injured. >>> now to a stunning twist in a frightening home invasion in california that was caught on camera. prosecutors say someone with close ties to the homeowner masterminded the entire break-in. alicia vitarelli is live at our "action news" big board with the full story. alicia this is a friesenning one. -- frightening one.

karen travers, abc news, washington. >>> we turn to the golf course. the u.s.pen about to get a new champion tonight, and one of the top contenders is not just facing tough odds in this tournament. he's also dealing with a serious health condition. here's clayton sandell. >> reporter: pro golfer jason day is in a four-way tie for the u.s. open lead. but tonight is battling a lot more than his fellow players. >> one of the competitors, jason day, that can't get up. >> reporter: the number ten best player in the world has overcome incredible odds this week, collapsing on the last hole during friday's round. revealing what took him down was a bout with vertigo. >> i've just had vertigo for a while now. >> reporter: vertigo is a symptom of problems in parts of the inner ear and brain that help control balance. it's common. 35% of adults 40 and over, nearly 70 million americans, have had it. >> the gold standard in treatment involve rapidly changing the position of the head, and these maneuvers can be very, very effective. about 70% to 80% of vertigo cases can be su

here's abc's karen travers. >> reporter: an emotional farewell in delaware today for beau biden. >> he did in 46 years what most of us couldn't do in 146. he left nothing in the tank. >> reporter: tearful hugs. music from one of his favorites, coldplay's chris martin. ♪ for you i'd wait ♪ ♪ til kingdom come ♪ >> reporter: a celebration of a life lived with purpose. >> he never judged, he just listened. and offered his hand, his shoulder, his wise advice and his love. >> reporter: hunter biden describing an eternal bond, born out of the tragic loss of their mother and sister when they were young. >> i remember my brother holding my hand staring into my eye ss saying "i love you." >> reporter: the president saying, beau made you want to be a better person. >> we do not know how long we've got here. what we do know is that with every minute that we've got, we can live our lives in a way that takes nothing for granted. >> reporter: karen travers, abc news, washington. >>> and we turn to boston now. a baseball fan seriously hurt after being struck in the face by a shattered bat that flew in

karen travers abc news. washington. >> to weather with 35 million people facing the threat of severe storms tonight. 12 states with flood watches at this hour. this time lapse of a supercell in south dakota. flash flooding left over from tropical storm bill triggering rescues in illinois and tonight storms on the move with a huge stretch of the country in their path. here's abc's senior meteorologist rob marciano. >> reporter: severe weather slamming the northern plains hail bouncing off the ground like ping pong balls in south dakota. the biggest one's three inches in diameter. and in the last 24 hours five reported tornadoes in southern illinois alone. winds ripping the roof off this house. heavy rain causing this dramatic scene watch as three kids play in a drainage ditch filling with flood water passerby matt choat was there shooting this video. >> i could see their heads just bobbing in the creek. the water was all the way up here to the concrete. it was coming up over the road. now sensing danger two o

abc's karen travers reports from washington. >> a potential breakthrough for women's health.fda advisory committee voted to approve the pill called viagra for women. it now heads to the fda for final approval. if that happens, it would be groundbreaking. the first drug of its kind to hit the market. its official name isn't so sexy, flibanserin. from sprout pharmaceuticals used to treat hypoactive sexual desire disorder or hsdd a persistent lack of desire for sex that causes stress. experts say it affects an estimated one in ten women. the manufacturer says it works to correct biochemical imbalances in the brain to restore sexual desire in premenopausal women. two previous attempts to bring this drug to market failed. experts said there were inconclusive advantages when the drug was compared to placebo and there are significant side effects including nausea, dizziness and sleepiness. >> the ceo of sprout pharmaceuticals believes they've addressed the concerns and the third time will be the charm for approval. karen travers, abc news, washington. >> they think the third time is

here is abc karen travers with the latest. karen: a bombshell announcement rocked international soccer. >> i will put a disposal of my function. karen: beleaguered fifa president sepp blatter said he is stepping down. sepp: although they have re-elected me president, this mandate does not seem to be supported by everybody in the world of football. karen: blatter was reejected to a fifty term just last friday -- fifth term just last friday. two days after a massive corruption scandal at the top of soccer's governing body. dramatic arrest in switzerland. indictments in new york. 14 of the most powerful officials in soccer accused of taking more than $so million million -- $150 million of bribes. >> the winner is qatar. karen: the investigation began after u.s. narrowly lost the bid to qatar. blatter was not named in last week's indictment. sources tell abc7 news he is being investigated by prosecutors. sen -- sepp blatter said fifa needs a profound restructuring but he is not going away immediately. the special elections to repla

karen travers has a look at how the authorities are preparing. karen: the horrific terror attack last friday in tunisia raising concerns in the u.s. isis claimed responsibility for the attack at a resort full of tourists. 38 people were killed. dozens more injured. 18,000 law enforcement in the u.s. are to be on high alert heading in the fourth of july weekend with a possible isis-inspired attack. >> i think the threat is most significant we faced since the september 11 attacks. karen: officials are warning americans if they see something, say something. but today the white house downplayed the threat. >> there is no specific credible intelligence to indicate any threat against celebrations over the fourth of july weekend. >> one reason officials are concerned is how isis used social media to bring in new recruits. >> the message is one of violence and hate and it's a message to conference people who -- convince people who are radicalized to carry out attacks. in the last two weeks at least seven people were arrested. including a college student f

karen travers has the latest on the confederate flag controversy in charleston. >> reporter: calling for the confederate battle flag to come down from the front of the capitol building. >> it shows how in south carolina if we can get past the things that divide us. >> reporter: to some it's a flag that's a symbol of division and hate. to others it's part of the state a hiftrey. it stood on top of the dome from the 1960s until 2007 when it was moved to that flagpole in front. poles have shown a majority of south carolinian south carolinians would like to keep the flag in place. >> i believe it represents history and heritage. >> reporter: the controversy over the flag loomed large. taking down the flag from the statehouse requires a two-thirds supermajority in the statehouse and senate. the house approved a resolution that calls a special session that caused a debate over the future of the flag. it became front and center after last week's tragic shooting when it showed the alleged gunman dylann roof posing in front of it. new dash cam video showing dylann roof's arrest. seven souther

karen travers has more. reporter: the white house blasted blasted the senate. >> there are specific tools in our national security professional used they can no longer use. starting at midnight the n.s.a. can no longer collect in bulk the phone records. >> it is up to all of us to work diligently and responsibly to get the american people the best outcome that can be expected in the reality with which we are confronted. karen: but it's not like the deadline snuck up on the senate. senator paul wasn't shy signals his intention. the senate went on eight-day reset and came back to work in a rare sunday session. eight hours before the patriot act provisions were set to expire. it wasn't just the phone data bulk collection program that expired. they failed to extent the f.b.i. ability for wiretaps. to monitor a suspect if they change phone. the senate is expected to take up a house measure this week to extend the provisions that expired and reshape the phone bulk data collection program. reporting northwest, kare

rick perry announced his second bid for the white house and abc's karen travers is live in washingtonthis packed republican field. >> this is a much tougher race for rick perry than it was four years ago. there are a half dozen more expected to get in and it may be a challenge for rick perry to qualify for the debates. rick perry made is official. >> and that is exactly why today i am running for the presidency of the united states of america! >> the former texas governor taking another shot at the republican nomination, after he came up short in 2012, but it's a tougher road this time, perry polling at just 2% in the latest "washington post" poll. and in a field that is only getting larger perry is at risk of not even qualifying for debates, he is the tenth republican to formerly announce and he won't be the last. others jumping in are jeb bush, june 15th and on the democrat side another challenger for hillary clinton. >> i enjoy challenges and we have many facing america. >> former rhode island governor lincoln chasy joined martin o'malley and vermont senator bernie saners in a ques

karen travers looks at the growing concern. karen: the pentagon admitted the live anthrax shipped around the country and overseas is a far bigger problem than first believed. >> 51 laboratories in 17 states. one in the drink of columbia. and -- district of columbia and three foreign countries. >> the pentagon insists that the potentially deadly mistake posed no risk to the general public. >> the concentration are so low that they would be the below the level we would expect to cause any infection. karen: this began at the proving ground in utah last march when anthrax was treated to kill live spores but some survived. >> those stability tests did not detect the presence of live anthrax. we need to know why. karen: in the next year, shipments thought to be safe were sent to locations around the country via fedex. a vile sent from the pentagon to a lab in stanford was opened last summer. >> the centers for disease control let us know even if there were to be spores in the sample, they would be a minute level. karen: in south carol

abc's karen travers has the latest on the developments. karen: new clues about the derailment of amtrak train 188. today the ntsb said the engineer brandon bostian was not using his cell phone to text talk or download data while operating the train. that doesn't answer every question. >> there are 400,000 pieces of data involved in the analysis. because of that, things like use of an app or other use of the phone has not been determined. karen: train 188 was traveling at twice the speed limit, more than 100 miles per hour when it hit a curve in north philadelphia and derailed may 12. eight people were killed and more than 200 were seriously injured, including the engineer. now the federal government is calling for nationwide changes for passenger train, including warning signs, where the speed limits drop 20 miles per hour. if the train doesn't have the automatic braking technology requiring the crew member to stay in contact with the engineer through dangerous high-speed areas. if the trains do have that technology, they must be checked an

karen travers, abc7 news. leon: still ahead at 4:00 -- a young girl's emotional visit to d.c. alison: cracking down on speeders in school zones. the new tool being used by puerto rico's healthcare system is on life support... putting three and a half million puerto ricans at risk. it's an outrage. puerto ricans are us citizens and pay the same medicare taxes, but receive only half the federal healthcare funding as the other 50 states. the headlines tell the story.... "unfair treatment from washington"... "thousands without medications"... "it's a crisis that could imperil the whole economy." president obama must act now to protect care for three and a half million u.s. citizens. before it's too late... announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 4:00". "7 on your side." alison: metro transit officer marlon morales died in 2001 after he was shot by a person trying to avoid paying the fare. he left behind a wife and three children including an infant daughter. leon: the family moved away then but today his daughter returned to d.c. and john gonzalez was there as she learned more ab

karen travers has more on his brush -- >> you can hear the terror. >> his arm is gone! >> a shark jumping out of the water in north carolina sunday. ripping his arm straight off. he is recovering, speaking out from his hospital bed. >> i felt it on my leg. >> he says he was waiting in waist deep water when the unthinkable happened. his cousin helped get them out of the water. beachgoers immediately jumped in before emergency crews airlifted him to the hospital for surgery. >> they wheeled me into the er. 25 people here. quite a spectacle. >> he is the second victim in that area that day. 90 minutes earlier, a 12-year-old was also bitten by a shark. she lost a portion of her left arm. she is in stable condition but has a long road to recovery. he lost part of his left arm in the attack that is keeping a positive attitude about his options. >> there's only one i would actually choose. to try to fight and live a normal life. >> officials in north carolina say the quick action by bystanders made a huge difference. the outcome of these attacks could have been much worse. jum

reporting live from washington karen travers channel6 "action news." sharrie. >> karen thank you for that report. >>> turning to the forecast now, after a week of mostly rain and clouds, we're hoping for some warm sunshine come this weekend. meteorologist adam joseph joining us now live from outside with a first look at the accuweather forecast. hi adam. >> we can deliver, sharrie part of the weekend with full sunshine. the beginning of the weekend it's a little gloomy and you know what, it's been a gloomy first week of june. in fact we take a look at the numbers in philadelphia. monday 76 and then we were only 58 degrees on tuesday. 70 for the middle of the week and today so far 75 degrees but we've had very cool nights so temperatures right now for the first five days or so of june running close to 7 degrees below average after the second warmest may in philadelphia's history. so quite a flip with the calendar. as we look at the numbers it depends on your location. it's warm from philadelphia north and west where more sunshine has been out for a few e

abc's karen travers is live in washington, d.c. with more on the story now. n. >> reporter: good afternoon sarah some remarkable scenes over the weekend. the healing community c

karen travers abc news washington. >> secretary of state john kerry is headed home after being treated a broken leg. he boarded a helicopter in switzerland today. kerry broke his thigh bone yesterday when he hit a curb on his bicycle and fell off. he is said to be active and in great spirits. a military aircraft will take him back to boston. kerry will get more treatment and surgery is a possibility. >>> crews clean up after yesterday's crane accident. the crane was moving a 4-ton air conditioner when the cable snapped. the unit crashed down the front of the building, shattering glass and raining debris on to madison avenue, injuring ten people. officials said the site had no open violations and the crane appeared to be in great shape, an unexplained weight shift in the load. >> coming up the big name employer now giving new dads four weeks of paid time off. >>> up first, fish out of water, it's not just a saying, but a real-life problem in one east coast community. >> i'm spencer christian from the east bay camera. we see low clouds at the coast and beginning to push out over the bay

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karen travers, abc, washington. >>> the man suspected for stealing a bmw and driving through a win window will appear in court tomorrow. he's facing two felony hit and run and vandalism. he stole the car from howard street early yesterday morning and the first car he tried to take didn't fit through the door and he tried another car and sped through union square and crashed through a limo on mason and geary. the driver of the limo was not hurt. >>> investigators are looking into the cause of a fire that destroyed a multimillion dollar home outside of los gatos. firefighters responded to the blaze this morning. five people inside got out safely just before the second-story floor collapsed. the residents who were artists say it wasn't the smoke alarms that woke them up but the sound of spray paint cans exploding. >>> now to sky 7 hd showing us the tragic scene of a small plane crash that killed the pilot and started a fire in the east bay. federal investigators are at the scene looking for answers. >> this happened last night three miles northeast of the livermore airport. abc 7 news report

karen travers, abc news, washington. >>> a maryland woman is dead after receiving an injection designed to enlarge her derriere and police are trying to track down the person who gave it to her. kelly mahu stopped breathing after receiving a silicone injection and this was done in the basement of a queens new york, home. her mother was there during the procedure and the woman who administered injections ran off at the first sign of trouble. neighbors are done. >> find a right place to have it done. deal with a professional you still go into the setting where if anything happens something like this, you lose your life over. >> new york police say there is no indication the woman who gave the shots had any kind of license to administer that injection. >>> yet another republican is poised on enter the 2016 presidential race. louisiana governor bobby jindal will announce his decision on june 24th. he issued a statement today saying in he does run his campaign will be based on the idea that the american people are ready to try a dramatically different direction. a cnn/orc international surve

abc's karen travers on how the one fateful swim forever altered his life. karen: in the 911 tape you can hear the terror. >> his arm is gone. karen: a massive shark jumping right out of the water in north carolina sunday attacking a teenage boy and ripping his arm straight off. 16-year-old hunter treschl is recovering and speaking out from his hospital bed. hunter: i didn't see it coming. i felt it on my leg. then i saw it had attacked my arm. karen: he was waiting in waist-deep water when the unthinkable happened. he said his cousin helped get him out of the water. beach-goers immediately jumped in to try to stop the bleeding before emergency crews airlifted him to hospital for surgery. hunter: they wheeled me in the e.r. 25 people there. it was a spectacle, because i was conscious through the whole thing and aware. i like to think i was aware at least. karen: treschl was the second victim in the area that day. 90 minutes earlier 12-year-old kirsten was bitten by a shark and lost a portion of her left arm below the elbow. a family said in the statement yest

karen travers has more on the patient and the growing tb scare. >> this rare case of tuberculosis has health officials scrambling. this strain is dangerous resistant to treatment by multiple drugs. the centers for the woman who has the disease arrived on a flight from india into the chicago o'hare air seven weeks ago. she knew she had tuberculosis. it was the reason she was traveling here. she had been treated in india on more than one occasion but officials say that she never completed the therapy. after the woman arrived in chicago she traveled to missouri and tennessee. authorities in all three states are working to find out who she had contact with and notify them. as well as the passengers on her flight from india. tracking tuberculosis requires close contact but it can be spread to the air. it is not likely that anyone in the lane wasn't acted, but health officials don't want to take any chances. >> anybody in her row or the ones behind will be monitored for two. >> the patient is being treated at the national institute of health in maryland, isolated but in stable condition. er

karen travers is live with the details. >> reporter: good afternoon in just a few days that video was seen by millions of people all over the world but in that commune outside of texas there are a lot of opinions and many people tell us that the teenagers were wrong for not listening to lease. >> the man at the center of this controversy turned in his resignation, corporal eric -- has resigned and could be facing charges. this has been seen by millions around the world mckinney police were responding to a dispute at the pool and that he went wrong with a teenage girl and the teen screaming for her mother then casebolt pulled his weapon. >> he came into the call out of control and as the video shows he was out of control during the incident. across this mmunity outside of texas people have differenting opinion zbz if she had had done what he said 15 times it would not have happened. >> he and several other officers were sued after a traffic stop accused of racial profiling and harassment a judge dismissed the case. >> the mckinney police department is investigating the incident and det

karen travers is in washington. >> reporter: u.s. stocks are down over concerns. greek financial crisis. the prime minister announcing a surprise referendum to allow greece's citizens to have a stay in the debt. greece has been in final problems for the past five years. they've in negotiations on how to get out of trouble. a popular vote to decide whether greece accepts the tough terms offered by its creditors. >> greece's exit from the euro zone has never been. >> reporter: s' a limit on the limit greeks can withdraw from the atms, $67 a day. there's a rush on gasoline and at some stations signs declare we don't take credit cards. and tourists are worried about how to get money. >> i did bring cash with me, lots of cash, i think it's kind of inconvenient for me. >> reporter: what happens over the next week is unclear. >> i don't think this will induce fear in the population, i think it will induce confidence. >> reporter: greece's instability could put the entire european economy at risk that has sparked concerns about a trickle effect into u.s. markets. >> new a

karen travers is in washington with more. >> reporter: jeb bush is trying for a family trifecta. >> i'ma candidate for president of the united states of america. >> reporter: the son and brother of former presidents has been exploring a run for six months. today, he made it official. but there was no mention of his political pedigree. today his message focused on how he would lead the country in a new direction. >> we need a president willing to challenge and disrupt the whole culture in our nation's capital, and i will be that president. >> reporter: back in march bush was the clear front runner polling at 21% among the republican field. but since then he's fallen to the middle of the pack now getting the support of just 10% of republican voters. hillary clinton, fresh off her big kickoff rally this weekend, hit the campaign trail today in new hampshire, and just like bush, she can't escape her family ties. >> i'm not running for president obama's third term or my husband's third term. i'm running for my first term. i will pay attention to what they did, which i think on balance was go

karen travers here with the full details. >> good afternoon sara, during this investigation, major league baseball was never able to uncover evidence that pete rose bet on baseball while he was playing. and now a close associate of rose's provided the evidence. for years pete rose denied he bet on baseball but in a 2004 auto biography he came clean. >> i bet in baseball in 1987 and 1988, and he insisted it was only when he was a manager. saying that even this april. >> espn's outside the lines found evidence that rose bet heavily on baseball in 1986 when he was a player. and this was seized on the a raider a home inform a former rose associate. it's been under seal for 26 years. >> this is closes the door and of course betting while he was a player. >> there is no evidence that rose bets against the reds, this is a list of bets he and his associate made, rose is recorded as having bet on one baseball game at 30 different days, and 21 days he bet on the reds to win including games in which he played. rose was banned for life from baseball in 1989, and applied in 1997 and again this year. h

reporting live from washington, karen travers channel6 "action news." ren, thank you. >>> secretary of state john kerry is on the way back to america after breaking his leg overseas. kerry was nut a bicycle accident over the weekend. the 71-year-old was riding a tour de france route just southeast of geneva. his surgeon is flying to switzerland to accompany him back so he can treat him during the trip. that doctor says kerry is in great spirits. however, a lengthy rehab could affects negotiations on the iranian nuclear deal which has a deadline of june 30th. >> so, we are less than four months and counting for the world meeting of families in philadelphia and today organizers unveiled ways you can remember that event forever. the action cam got an up close look at some of the 200 pieces of merchandise that will be on sale leading up to that event. they include t-shirts, sweaters mugs, and faith based items like those you just saw. philadelphia based aramark will be the official retail vendor. >>> microchip maker intel is buying a chip designer called alt

karen travers now. >> it's a historic makeover.easury department announcing a woman will be added to u.s. paper currency. it's been an exclusive all boys club washington lincoln, jackson, grant and, of course, ben franklin. but move over alexander hamilton. he's getting the bump. taken off the $10 bill in favor of a to be determined woman. the treasure department wants your input. they're asking for had your suggestions on social media using the #the new 1037 some of the contenders include eleanor roosevelt, susan anthony, harriet tubman and rosa parks. credit for this big shift goes to a 9-year-old girl who reached out last year to president obama. >> a young girl wrote to ask me why aren't there any women on our currency. >> in february is he wrote back to sophia and late yesterday she got a call from the treasurer of the united states giving her the exciting news. >> i was playing at the park with my friends and my mom said that i had a really important phone call. when he was taking to her, she said there's going to be a woman

karen travers, abc news washington. >> they think the third time is the charm here. >> we shall see.see it on the mark again. not enough markets towards women and there's so many options for men who are have the same issues of sexual desire. >> produce the pharmaceuticals is dedicated to women's health overall and taking a major step forward on this. >> next half hour coming up here. this is the showdown we've been waiting on the nba's two biggest stars. you've got the best on the planet and the league mvp going at it the last night. they have did not disappoint. we'll break it down for you. >> first though it is national doughnut day. we pay a visit to one of new york's hottest new sweet shops where you can also get a car wash. we'll explain straight ahead. you're watching "world everybody has a day. it's national doughnut day. happy national doughnut day. in case you didn't know the salvation army got this holiday started in 1938 as a fund-raiser to help people during the depression. >> we are keeping tradition this morning going and having a visit to a doughnut shop serving gourme

karen travers, abc news washington. >> one major health insurer is saying no thanks to another sig nag says anthem's $47 billion takeover offer is just adequate. cigna's management also cited the widespread data breach of anthem earlier this year. cigna is the fifth largest health insurer. they're seeking to grow to gain negotiating power. >> unruly passengers under arrest in belfast but it's his fellow travelers really playing a penalty. the rome to chicago flight stopped to discharge the man but couldn't take off. the flight crew had exceeded the hours they could work. the other 268 passengers spnts the night in the airport waiting for a new crew. they're finally in chicago now and ianed is refunding their fares. >> breaking news in the battle between taylor swift and apple music. >> uh-oh. >> here's the short of it apple blinked. the superstar was keeping her hit album "1989" off the streaming service because apple wasn't planning to pay artists during their first three months. late last night they indicated they will pay for streaming even during the service's free trial period. >>

abc's karen travers has more. baltimore police officers charged in the death of freddie baltimore police officers charged in the death of freddie gray. baltimore city state's attorney marilyn mosby says prosecutors look forward to trying the case. the officers are scheduled to go on trial on october 13th. freddie gray died in april of a severe spinal cord injury while in police custody. band new information into january's deadly me4tro smoke incident at l'enfant plaza. the n-t-s-b opened an investigative hearing today -- in which we learned that the operator of the train -- repeatedly asked for permission to return the train to the platform -- but was told to stay put...even as pasengers coughed and choked. stephen tschida was at the hearing and has the latest. on a student we've featured a few times here on abc7. you might remember one story we did last year on juwaan espinal -- who suffers from cerebral palsy. juwaan got a huge surprise when redskins quarterback r-g-3 helped juwaan's classmate -- ask him to the

here's abc's karen travers. ♪ won't back up ♪ >> rick perry made it official. >> and that is exactly am running for the presidency of the united states of america. >> the former texas governor is taking another shot at the republican nomination after he came up short in 2012. but it's a tougher road this time. perry's polling at just 2% in the latest abc news "washington post" poll and in a field only getting larger, perry is at risk of not even qualifying for debates. perry is the tenth republican to formally announce but won't be the last. at least a half dozen more candidates are expected to jump including jeb bush who told supporters he'll have a major announcement june 15th and on the democrats side, another challenger for hillary clinton. >> i enjoy challenges. and certainly we have many facing america. >> former rhode island governor lincoln chafee joins former maryland governor martin o'malley and vermont senator bernie sanders in a quest to bring down clinton. but the democratic front-runner does have her challenges. that abc news/"washington post" poll found her favorabilit

karen travers has more. >> reporter: it was quite a surprise over the weekend, sepp blatter was defiant while taking questions about the fifa scandal, he was not indicted but he is being investigated by the fbi and u.s. prosecutors and there may be more shoes to drop. a bombshell announcement has rocked international soccer. >> i put at disposal my function. >> in an arranged press conference beleaguered president blatter says today he is stepping down. >> the members of fifa have given me the new mand date and reelected me president this does not seem to be supported by everybody in the world of football. >> blatter was reelected to a third term on friday, two days after a massive corruption scandal at the top of soccer's governing body, to a dramatic arrest in switzerland and 14 of the most power officials in soccer accused of taking 150 million there's in bribes. >> the winner is qatar. the investigation began as the u.s. lost the cup to qatar, despite allegations of bribely and holding the event in the desert heat. he says he is being investigated by the fbi and other officials. >>

abc's karen travers has the story. >> reporter: in the 911 tape you can hear the terror. >> someone got bit by a shark. >> a massive shark jumping out of water in north carolina on sunday and attacking a teenage boy and ripping his arm straight off. hunter is speaking out from his hospital bed. >> didn't see it coming but felt it on my leg and saw it once it attacked my hafrm good he was wading in waist deep water when the unthinkable happened. >> beach goers jumped in to stop the bleeding before emergency crews air-lifted him to the hospital for surgery. >> they wheeled me into the er 25 people there, actually quite a spectacle, and i was aware with. >> he was the second victim in that area that day, kerstin was also bitten by a shark and lost a portion of her left arm below her elbow she is in stable condition but has a long road to recovery. hunter lost part of his left arm in the attack. but is keeping a positive attitude. >> i will fight to live a normal life with the cards i have been dealt. >> the quick action by bystanders made a difference. >> a great outlook from that teen, th

karen travers, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> a white police officer who is seen on videoning a black teenager to the ground in north texas was accused of racial profiling and excessive force in the past. >> david is on administrative leave after this incident. a black man sued him and other offices in federal court accusing them of forcibly searching them and that lawsuit was later dismissed and a father whose daughter was involved in the brawl spoke out. >> infuriated. too infuriated. it winter from anger to disgust. >> the naacp is asking the -- to review the procedures of the police department. there will be more on this on world news following "action news" at 6:00. >>> we are continuing to monitor emergency road repairs along the southbound lanes of northeast extension tonight and it's causing a considerable backup. last night's rain caused a sizable sinkhole to open up in a construction zone and that means that southbound drivers are forced to exit at landsdale and cause delays that stretch back for miles and it is not expected to reopen until after the evening rush