it was a smooth dialogue. >> reporter: linzie janis, abc news, new york. >> i like it.appeals to people not out there pounding the pavement every day. but kind of want to be -- what's out there. i'm working at a job but i want to see what's out there. let me switch this way and this person agrees. now we're hooking up. it does sound like tinder. it sounds untoward. >> you think they have journalism jobs? >> what? okay, reena. >> just kidding, people. >> are you okay? >> i am just fine. i actually think -- >> tonight i guess i'll be doing this by myself or me and t.j. >>> coming up, an epic beat boxing battle between a father and a daughter. >>> and we'll call the arby's hotline coming up. covergirl's super sizer mascara with the amazing lash styler brush. it loads on. combs through. for dramatic volume. corner to corner. volumize. mesmerize. supersize your lashes. advertise your eyes! the super sizer. new from easy, breezy, beautiful. covergirl and try new intensify me! liner for even bigger drama. this is mineral build up it collects leaving gross germ-ridden stains. c

here's abc's linzie janis. >> reporter: that terrifying scene playing out on live tv. champion surfer mick fanning coming face to face with a giant shark during a competition in south africa. now, nearly a week after the close encounter, the pro surfer making an emotional return to the water. today, sharing this instagram photo, writing, "first surf back. feels so good." within days of the attack, fanning back at home in australia, opening up about the fright of his life. >> just sort of just came up and went for the tail of my board but then, i don't know -- i don't know why it didn't bite. >> reporter: optimistic about getting back on his board after initially wondering if he'd ever want to compete again. >> just sort of more of a -- an emotional, mental sort of trauma right now. >> reporter: fatal shark attacks are still relatively rare in south africa. the scene of that heartstopping incident. it's third behind fanning's native australia and the u.s. fanning says he's not ready to go back there just yet. >> yeah, it's going to be hard, but -- you know you've got to

linzie janis, abc news, new york. >> thank you. >>> still much more ahead tonight. we want your opinion. the war between neighbors. watch this. video showing this man using a bulldozer to tear up a fence that doesn't belong to him. one of them behind bars tonight, but is it fair? >>> and, the mystery explosion on the beach. the woman thrown into the air. investigators revealing the answer tonight. >>> and a stranded orca, crying for help. and the people on the beach that came to its rescue. we'll see how this ends. isn't it time to let the real you shine through? introducing otezla apremilast. otezla is not an injection or a cream. it's a pill that treats plaque psoriasis differently. some people who took otezla saw 75% clearer skin after 4 months. and otezla's prescribing information has no requirement for routine lab monitoring. don't take otezla if you are allergic to any of its ingredients. otezla may increase the risk of depression. tell your doctor if you have a history of depression or suicidal thoughts, or if these feelings develop. some people taking otezla

linzie janis, abc news, new york. >>> well, there's more fallout for bill cosby after his testimony fromen-year-old sexual assault case which was unsealed revealing that he admitted to buying quaaludes to give to women. "cosby" reruns have been pulled from two black tv networks, bounce and centric, and walt disney world is removing a bronze statue of bill cosby from disney's hollywood studios theme park in orlando. >>> the cancer doctor who admits he intentionally misdiagnosed healthy patients for profit faced his accusers in a michigan courtroom. they lashed out at farid fata calling him a monster who ruined their lives just to collect millions from insurance companies for unnecessary chemotherapy. some were left in permanent agony but others died unnecessarily including the husband of sue lane. >> after he started his treatments, he went blind, he lost all his hair, he couldn't walk. he couldn't see. >> fata has already pled guilty to health care fraud and other charges. the victims and prosecutors are asking that he spend the rest of his life in prison. the judge is expected to senten

here's abc's linzie janis. >> reporter: tonight a tennessee family recovering after a terrifying ordeal. it all started at 8:00 a.m. on tuesday. two masked men forcing themselves into tanner and abbey harris's home, blindfolding them and forcing them and their infant son into the family car. taking them to the knoxville smartbank branch where mr. harris is vice-president, ordering him to go inside and rob the bank. mr. harris did as he was told, bringing them an undisclosed amount of money. but the men left him in the parking lot and sped off with mrs. harris and the baby inside, dumping them on a roadside about 15 minutes later. >> she hugged me and she started crying saying somebody was holding a gun to her head. >> reporter: the fbi is now investigating whether the crimeless linked to another kidnapping in the area of a credit union ceo back in april and warning all bank employees to be extra vigilant. >> linzie janis, thank you. >>> there's still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this wednesday. are you fed up with the robo calls at the dinner hour? the woman who fought back a

here's abc's linzie janis. >> reporter: jared fogle, the subway guy, trying to avoid the cameras today fbi agents and state police spent several hours raiding his indiana home, searching the mansion with a canine unit, removing computers and other devices, taking them to this mobile forensics van parked in the driveway. officials declining to say whether fogle is a target or if his residence simply housed equipment he wants to see. >> we figured he likes to remain private. so it's really kind of weird seeing this going on. you just wouldn't expect it out of a family like that. >> reporter: two months ago, russell taylor, the director of fogle's charity, was arrested after federal investigators say he had hundreds of sexually explicit videos involving minors. at the time, fogle, best known as the face of the subway sandwich chain, saying he was severing ties with taylor. >> i'm jared the subway guy, and this is my story. >> reporter: tonight subway issuing a statement saying subway and jared fogle have mutually agreed to suspend their relationship due to the current investigation. linzi

>> linzie janis, thank you. >>> there's still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this wednesday. are you fed up with the robocalls at the dinner hour, all hours of the day? the woman who fought back against those robo calls and won. listen to this. she's now getting $1,500 for every unwanted call, how she pulled this off. >>> a major medical breakthrough tonight involving america's number one killer after that new blockbuster drug has been approved by the fda and bringing hope to so many families. >>> and take a look at this. the husband and wife out on a fishing trip and look what they caught. the husband is standing by tonight. the incredible view when we come back. if you have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. isn't it time to let the real you shine through? introducing otezla apremilast. otezla is not an injection or a cream. it's a pill that treats plaque psoriasis differently. some people who took otezla saw 75% clearer skin after 4 months. and otezla's prescribing information has no requirement for routine lab monitoring. don't take otezla if you are allergic to any of

abc's linzie janis here with the latest. nzie. >> reporter: that husband and father, a vice president at the bank. the fbi says his senior position will is the reason that he and his family were targeted in this elaborate crime involving home invasion, kidnapping extortion and robbery. this morning police and the fbi looking for two men allegedly responsible for holding this banker his wife and their 5-month-old hostage at gunpoint. forcing the father to rob the very bank he works for. >> two males came inside of her garage. they held a gun on her. she does have a baby with her. >> reporter: it started around 8:00 tuesday morning. two gunmen wearing masks forcing their way into tanner and abbey harris' tennessee home blindfolding the couple and handcuffing tanner forcing them and their infant son into the family car. the robbers driving them to the knoxville smartbank where tanner is vice president. around 8:45 ordering him to go inside and rob it. tanner following orders bringing the men an undisclosed amount of cash. the ro

abc's linzie janis reports. >> reporter: a major shake-up behind the walls of this prison. superintendent his security chief and ten guards and officials now on all indefinite leave as investigators learn the two killers started digging through the walls of their cells way back in january. >> does this mean their cells weren't checked in six months? >> i think that's an issue. >> reporter: prosecutor andrew weil wylie telling me david sweat admits the two men broke out of their cells night after night to scout the inside of the prison walls. he and matt even doing a dry run before the biggest escape, and after they broke free, they knew all too well they were among america's most wanted. >> they obtained an am/fm radio that they were able to listen to the news media. >> reporter: hiding out as more than 1,000 law enforcement officers scoured the forest with helicopters, atvs and dogs. sweat telling investigators that on at least one occasion, the search teams just missed him. at one point, sweat says searchers were combing the dense forest and had no idea he was right above

here's linzie janis tonight. >> reporter: tonight, that shocking recall affecting cars with this touch screen. the manufacturer offering a software security update after this. >> it's going 70 miles an hour when hackers shut off the engine. driver andy greenberg starts to panic. >> it's dangerous. i need to move. >> reporter: a writer at "wired" and dpthe hackers trying to show it could be vulnerable. >> each one of those features is a hackable bug. >> reporter: they're able to control everything from the wipers to disabling the brakes. tonight, that recall including dodge, jeep and chrysler models. and now they're looking into whether other vehicles may be vulnerable, too. >> thank you. >>> coming up the war between neighbors. this man using a bulldozer to tear up a fence that doesn't belong to him. one of them in jail tonight but is it fair? >>> and the answer to the mystery on the beach. >>> and a stranded orca, crying for help. and the people on the beach that came to its rescue. we'll see how this ends. introducing otezla apremilast. otezla is not an injection or a cream. it's a p

linzie janis with the amazing video. >> reporter: watch as professional surfer mick fanning is attacked by a shark on live television. fanning sitting on his board off the south african coast when suddenly a giant fin comes up behind him. the shark, thrashing around. fanning kicking and punching to get away. but the shark's powerful tail knocking him off his board, then dragging him under. for several terrifying seconds fanning can't be seen. but then he pops up. >> reporter: rescuers racing to pull fanning and his competitor julian wilson out of the water. and looking out for that shark. the surfer miraculously getting away without a scratch. >> i just saw the fin. i didn't see the teeth. i was waiting for the teeth to come at me. as i was swimming, i was like, ah! >> reporter: fanning emotional, saying he was worried about wilson. >> it's like, you know, even though we're competitors, we're still friends. >> reporter: wilson fighting back tears. >> i saw the whole thing and then saw he got knocked off his board and then like a little wave popped up and i was like, aw, he's gone -- he'

here's linzie janis. >> reporter: rob rowen used to go to his local starbucks in st.ersburg, florida, almost daily. but tonight, he's not allowed back there or at any starbucks location ever again. the mammoth coffee chain sending him this letter earlier this month, expelling him, and accusing him of threatening the well being of other customers. >> the big threat i made was, i will embarrass you in front of everybody if you if you don't move your car. >> reporter: rowen says all he did was confront drivers who were illegally parking in the accessible spot. >> what about the well-being of the person who's handicapped who can't use that parking space? >> reporter: rowen says he's standing up for people with disabilities like his son in-law who has muscular dystrophy. he says most moved their cars. but one woman got so angry she called the cops on him. >> i said go right ahead, and she does. the next thing you know, she's got a ticket and i'm driving away. >> reporter: it's not just rowen who's fired up. police in lafayette, indiana, were recently forced to apologize af

abc's linzie janis is at the beach. >> reporter: on a normal day, this long island beach looks like this. but around noon today, it looked like this. hundreds of swimmers evacuated, like a scene out of "jaws." a lifeguard spotting two six-foot long sharks just 15 feet offshore. quickly calling 911. police helicopters confirming the sighting saying the sharks were heading up the coast. lifeguards clearing everyone out of the water at two more beaches. >> very close to shore. so, that was scary, the kids all saw it everybody was screaming and yelling. >> reporter: authorities taking no chances, after eight shark attacks in north carolina already this summer. david, just a few hours ago, those swimmers were allowed back into the water. many of them feeling on edge. david? >> linzie thank you. >>> and there is still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this thursday. trouble on the tracks yet again in this country. the freight train barrelling right into a limousine. watch this. the bystander desperately trying to stop the train. the limo with the sweet 16 party. they all got out just bef

workers digging in the sand for clus and abc's linzie janis on what they found. >> reporter: tonight, investigators trying to figure out what caused a powerful explosion on this crowded rhode island beach. the blast launching 60-year-old kathleen danise into the air. >> it was a beautiful day. the last thing i remember was reading my book. >> reporter: beachgoers say they felt a rumbling under the sand saturday. seconds later, the ground exploding. witnesses say she was like a human cannon ball, flying four feet into the air and then ten feet sideways landing on these rocks. danise knocked unconcious for three minutes, suffering two broken ribs. >> you could feel the whole thing like a mini earthquake. >> reporter: officials reopening the beach within 24 hours. would you feel better if they knew what happened before they reopened the beach? >> yes, i would. i would love to know what really caused that. >> reporter: right now, workers are digging up an electrical line that runs underneath to beach to see if it had something to do with that blast. david? >> linzie thank you. >>> preside

here's linzie janis. >> reporter: rob rowen used to go to his local starbucks in st.ersburg, florida, almost daily. but tonight, he's not allowed back there or at any starbucks location ever again. the mammoth coffee chain sending him this letter earlier this month, expelling him, and accusing him of threatening the well being of other customers. >> the big threat i made was, i will embarrass you in front of everybody if you don't move your car. >> reporter: rowen says all he did was confront drivers who were illegally parking in the accessible spot. >> what about the well-being of the person who's handicapped who can't use that parking space? >> reporter: rowen says he's standing up for people with disabilities like his son in-law who has muscular dystrophy. he says most people he asked, moved their cars. but one woman got so angry she called the cops on him. >> i said go right ahead, and she does. the next thing you know, she's got a ticket and i'm driving away. >> reporter: it's not just rowen who's fired up. police in lafayette, indiana, were recently forced to ap

here's abc's linzie janis. >> jared fogle trying to avoid the camera today as fbi and state police spenteral hours raiding his indiana home searching the mansion with a canine unit removing computers and other devices, taking them to this forensics van parked in the driveway. officials declining to say whether fogle is a target or if his residents simply housed equipment he wants to see. >> we figured he likes to remain private. you just wouldn't expect it out of a family like that. >> reporter: two months ago, russell taylor the director of fogle's charity, was arrested after federal investigators say he had hundreds of sexually explicit photos of minors. at the time saying he was severing ties with taylor. >> i'm jared, and this is my story. >> reporter: tonight subway issuing a statement saying subway and jared fogle have mutually agreed to suspend their relationship due to the current investigation. >>> when we come back here tonight, the big news for the women of team usa. >>> also the new science tonight, why the women at the dinner table will live longer than the men, the new expl

abc's linzie janis back on the story leading us off. >> reporter: tonight a major shakeup behind the walls of this prison. the superintendent, his security chief and ten guards and officials now on indefinite leave as investigators learn the two killers started digging through the walls of their cells way back in january. >> does this mean their cells weren't checked in six months? >> i think that's an issue. >> reporter: prosecutor andrew wiley telling me david sweat admits the two men broke out of their cells night after night to scout the inside of the prison walls. he and matt even doing a dry run before the big escape. and after they broke free, they knew all too well they were among america's most wanted. >> they obtained an am/fm radio that they were able to listen to the news media. >> reporter: hiding out as more than 1,000 law enforcement officers scoured the forest with helicopters, atvs and dogs. sweat telling investigators that on at least one occasion the search teams just missed him. at one point, sweat says searchers were combing the dense forest and had no idea he wa

linzie janis, abc news, new york. >>> the fbi says it's likely these groups did some kind of surveillanceund the bank beforehand and warning bank employees and executives to watch out for cars that might be returning and not getting out of the vehicle. >> this is a movie plot. right? this happens in real life now. we've seen movies where this was the plot. that's scary stuff. >> very scary. >> coming up in the next half hour, fighting back against robocalls. one woman awarded hundreds of thousands of dollars after nonstop harassment. how her victory could impact you. >> first meet the guys behind the internet's best trick shot videos, dude perfect. that's what they're called. how these college buddies went from youtube obscurity to stardom. you're watching "world news now." "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. ♪ >>> the social media sensation known as dude perfect has made millions of fans and earned lucrative endorsement deals by doing things that most kids would do for free. >> their trick shots will make your jaw drops. instead of fancy editing, they take the ol

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it means that you're human. >> reporter: for "good morning america," linzie janis, abc news new york.hat so hard? no. just think. >> let's start right now today. >> you got it. >>> also getting up the "heat index," digital amnesia is the reason we probably can't remember phone numbers anymore. the result of our growing dependence on technology. a new study finds over 91% of us admit to using the internet as an extension of our brain. but the risk may outweigh the reward. abc's gio benitez has more. good morning, gio. >> reporter: good morning, robin. isn't it incredible. it happens to all of us where we say to ourselves i need to remember that number. it turns out some believe it's an actual condition. today we rely on our phones for just about everything. >> it's with me at all times. >> reporter: louis ck joking parents at dance recitals are phone obsessed. >> kids are dancing and every parent is there like this every single person was blocking their vision of their actual child. >> reporter: phones have our phone numbers, addresses, our social calendar and help us with directions.

linzie janis has more. >> reporter: when it comes to searching for love, tens of millions of tinder usersur next job with that same ruthless efficiency. >> what the internet did to dating, you want to do the same thing for job matching. >> reporter: switch allows job seekers to go through positions anonymously swiping right if they're interested and left if they're not. if an employer is interested too that's a match and the app puts the two parties in touch. it's the latest in a new generation of apps from sites such as linkedin and monster.com. designed to give both sides the direct connection so often missing in the job and hiring hunt. >> i saw there was an app that gives you personalized job recommendations so thought i'd give it a try. >> reporter: joe graham found his job at ebay using switch. >> i didn't have to deal with any recruiters or middle people. went straight to the hiring manager. >> reporter: that hiring manager john klein says the app is now his main way of finding prospective employees. >> with the profile i swipe right, gives us this person's name, a link to their pr

and it was just a very smooth dialogue. >> reporter: for "good morning america," linzie janis, abc news what are the benefits of this app? >> there are a few big benefits. the first being able to connect to an actual person. it's the biggest frustration of job seekers sort of wondering if anyone will see your resume or it's going into that big black hole. so connecting with an actual person. also it's pretty minimal effort very little effort to connect with relevant matches. and that's what everybody wants to find. is this job the right match for my skills and experience? very little effort for that. and then the last i would say is it eliminates the need to reinvent the cover letter. another frustration of every job applicant. >> yes. >> oh. >> yes, oh, yes. >> your skills and experience get to speak for itself. >> where does it work best? >> it works best i think, for people who are already employed. because those are the people who employers want to reach the most and if you're already employed you're not out there pounding the pavement. but for many people there's a curiosity in the

here now, linzie janis. >> reporter: after 15 frustrating days of false leads and dead ends, state policeir face in their quest to bring richard matt and david sweat to justice. really rocky. but now, a huge break in the case, and it happens near the tiny hamlet of owls head, at a location so remote, we had to travel by atv to reach it. there it is. at the end of the trail, one of those adirondack hunting cabins that are often left unlocked and stocked with food, supplies, even booze -- manna from heaven for an escaped con on the lam. owner john stockwell and his black lab dolly were checking up on the cabin when they saw signs of unwanted activity. >> and challenged any of the occupants by saying "who's in there? you better come out. who's in there? you need to come out now." whoever was on the back deck fled down the bank, and he could tell that because he could hear the crashing through the brush. >> reporter: inside, stockwell finds more signs that something's amiss -- a misplaced coffee pot, a missing shotgun that had been hidden between two mattresses, a map ripped off the wall. sto

abc's linzie janis is in rhode island. good morning, linzie. >> reporter: good morning, robin.woman was sitting in her peach chair with her toes in the water when suddenly the ground beneath her exploded throwing her up into the air and sending dozens of others scrambling to safety. this morning, the beach goer thrown into the air by a mysterious explosion speaking out. says she has no memory of the incident. >> it was a beautiful day. the beach was bid zi. a lot of people there. the last thing i remember is reading my book. >> reporter: invisit gators trying to figure out what caused the explosion. >> speem started screaming and running. >> reporter: the blast occurring along this jetty saturday. launching 60-year-old kathleen danise into the air and slamming her down on to the rocks. have she was like a human cannon. four feet up ten feet out, smacked on her torso. >> reporter: paramedics carrying her away on a stretcher, with two broken ribs and a concussion. authorities e evacuating the beach. calling in the bomb squad. >> we know that it wasn't man-made. >> reporter: offic

details now from abc's linzie janis. >> watch as pro surfer mick fanning is attacked by a shark on liveoast when suddenly a giant fin comes up behind him. >> there's something. >> the shark thrashing around. fanning kicking and punching to get away. but the shark's powerful tail knocking him off his board, then dragging him under. for several terrifying seconds, fanning can't be seen. but then he pops up. rescuers racing to pull fanning and his competitor julian wilson out of the water and looking out for that shark. its teeth severing the rope connecting fanning's leg to his board, but the world class surfer miraculously getting away without a scratch. >> i was waiting for the teeth to come at me as i was swimming. i was like ah! >> fanning emotional, saying he was worried about wilson. >> you know, even though we're competitors, we're still friends. and yeah, it's just -- >> wilson also fighting back tears. >> i saw the whole thing and then saw he got knocked off his board and then like a little wave pop odd up and i was like he's gone. >> the organizers canceling the event and the fr