abc's linzie janis with more. >> reporter: thousands of online petitioners are calling for the removal of the judge who sentenced 18-year-old david with sexually assaulting two classmates. in a plea hearing in june, the judge siding with becker's lawyer who argued that becker had already suffered due to his actions. he was arrested in april after two 18-year-old girls told authorities that had drinks. they woke up separate times to becker assaulting them. he was was sleeping. linzie janis, abc news, new york. >>> some customers in a texas steakhouse got quite a scare after gunfire erupted after serving. the waiter was put in a head lock by an unhappy customer. no arrests have been made. authorities may charge the customer with assault and the weapon. >>> major health headline this morning, a new study adds to research that ties obesity with your risk to cancer. previously linked being overweight to five types of cancer. after years of data, scientists are linking at least eight more cancers to excessive weight gain. they include, stomach cancer as well as liver, galbladder, pancreatic.

abc's linzie janis with more. >> reporter: thousands of online petitioners are calling for the removal of the judge who sentenced 18-year-old david prison time after he was charged with sexually assaulting two classmates. at a plea hearing in june, the judge thomas estes siding with becker's lawyer who argued that becker had already suffered due to his actions. becker was arrested in april after two 18-year-old girls told police they had been drinking at a house party and went to sleep in a bed with him. according to police documents, each of them said they woke up at separate times to becker assaulting them. becker told police he was unaware that one of the alleged victims was sleeping and he denied having any contact with the other. linzie janis, abc news, new york. >>> some patrons in a texas steakhouse got quite a scare after gunfire erupted right in the middle of serving. witnesses said a waiter fieshd three rounds into the ceiling after he was put in a headlock. those witnesses told police that he was first berated by two customers after bringing out the wrong order. no arrests h

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when he was charged with abc's linzie janis has the details. < this morning, on gma first look, thousands of online petitioners are calling for the removal of the judge who sentenced 18 year old david becker to probation instead of prison time...after he was charged with sexually assaulting two classmates. at a plea hearing in june...judge thomas estes siding with becker's lawyer who argued becker had already suffered due to his actions... becker was arrested in april after two 18 year old girls told police they'd been went to sleep in a bed with him. according to police documents...each of them say they woke up at separate times to becker assaulting them. becker told police he was unaware one of the alleged victims was sleeping...he denied having any contact with the other. and coming up at 7am, we'll have more on the impact of petitions against these types of rulings. with your gma first look, i'm linzie janis, abc news, new york. > co a massive fire breaks out at a warehouse... near the strip. we've got team coverage-- on just how many people this fire is affecting. parker? chopper 13

linzie janis, abc news, new york >> quite a murder mystery in the nation's capital. >>> to florida now and the mayor of miami says aerial spraying has knocked out the population of zika carrying mosquitoes by 97%. low-flying planes have completed three rounds of spraying around the impacted neighborhood. a travel warning is still in effect, but the mayor hopes to lift that within the next 45 days. health officials say the count of locally infected cases is now up to 22 people. >>> and here's a cautionary tale some hackers took control of a webcam inside the bedroom of two little girls and streamed everything live online. the mother in houston called it her worst nightmare after she was alerted to the pictures through facebook. security experts say the hacker likely found the ip address by accessing her daughter's ipad through a video game they were playing. >>> a car salesman in dubai is being called the luckiest man alive. mohammad khada survived last week's fire that plane skidded on the runway at the dubai airport. well, he described the escape as a miracle and a gift from god, but

abc's linzie janis reports on why that offer is fueling conspiracy theories. < in this morning's gma first look, a new interview with wikileaks founder julian assange is reigniting conspiracy theories about the death of democratic national committee staffer seth rich julian assange: there's a 27-year- old who works for the dnc, who was shot in the back--murdered-- although assange would not say whether rich was a wikileaks source - offering a 20- thousand-dollar reward. it was an unprompted discussion of rich, who police say was likely killed in a botched robbery on july 10 near his washington, dc home, grfx while d.c. police tell abc news "there is no indication that seth rich's death is connected to his employment at the dnc," conspiracy theorists suggest rich may be connected to the tranche of e-mails leaked by assange's group just before the democratic convention... and we'll have more investigation coming up at 7am - with your gma first look, i'm linzie janis, abc news, new york. > we are staying on top of breaking news right now.. one person is dead after a crash near sahara an

kathy: abc's linzie janis on the safety concerns over the popular linzie: tonight police investiging how 59-yeadol tina werner plummeted to her death while on a zipline course. >> she fell to the ground and subsequently died of from -- died from juries frothat fall. linzie: werner was doing the go-ape treetop adventure experience at a delaware state park and nearing the end of the 2-3 hour course when she fell from a narrow platform like this one. the company says werner says, according to witnesses, at the time of accident she had unfortunately disconnected herself from the safety system. tonight, werner's daughter posting "full of love and adventure, my mom died completing her bucket list, zip lining." although zipline accidents are rare a recent study found there , are thousands of emergency room visits every year from this increasingly popular activity. keep in mind, there is no industry to regulate itself. adrienne: happy 100th birthday to the u.s. national parks. on august 25, 1916, president woodrow wilson signed the organic act creating the parks service. at that time the bur

i'm nick watt. >> i'm linzie janis. here are some of the top headlines this morning. president obama is shooting down donald trump's claim that the election will be rigged. meanwhile trump is insisting he saw a video of the money exchange in iran. why is his campaign saying he never saw it? >>> fire crews say they've encircled the flames near the northern california wine country, but their battle is far from over. that wildfire burning for two weeks near big sur has grown to 79 square miles and only partially contained. >>> more trouble for george zimmerman. the man who claimed self-defense in the fatal shooting of trayvon martin. he says he was punched in the face in a florida restaurant. he was accused of bragging about >>> and the olympic torch passed by a couple of rio's famous last night, soccer legend pele says he's been asked to light it at tonight's opening ceremony. we'll see if that happens. those are some of the top stories on this friday, august 5th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> looking forward to the opening ceremony. >> very much. pel

. >> i'm linzie janis in for diane macedo.world news now." >> aerial spraying to help mosquitoes from spreading the zika virus begins in a few hours. it will cover a wider area than just the wynwood neighborhood was a new case was found outside of it. >>> north korea staged its fourth missile launch in about two weeks. the missile fired this morning flew into the waters of north korea's east coast. the launch is a response to what north korea calls a constant nuclear blackmail of the u.s. >>> parts of the southwest were hit with severe storms causing power outages. an interstate was closed down in both directions after cars and trucks became stuck in phoenix. >>> and meg whitman crossing party lines and voting for hillary clinton. she's calling trump reckless and uninformed. she even plans to raise money for the clinton campaign. those are our top stories on this wednesday, august 3rd. ♪ >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> we begin this half hour with the growing zika virus outbreak. aerial spraying to control mos

. >> i'm linzie janis in for diane macedo.lines we're following this morning on "world news now." >>> for the first time in the history, the cdc is warning about travel to a u.s. destination. the wynwood section of miami. all 14 cases in the u.s. seem to be tied to that neighborhood. we're talking about zika virus. full details in moments. >>> and a fast-moving fire in montana has destroyed dozens of homes. the roaring line fire has burned about 5.5 square miles. >>> a former fbi electronics technician says that he is sorry he passed sensitive information to china for years. the naturalized citizen has top security clearance and is facing a plea deal of about two years in prison. >>> and a large construction crane was being blown around today by strong typhoon winds in hong kong. the storm packed heavy rain and maximum gusts over 80 miles per hour. it's weakening as it moves inland. no reports of deaths or destruction. those are some of the top stories on this tuesday, august 2nd. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>

three fishermen reeling in a beast off the beach, a beach >>> good wednesday morning, i'm linzie janis. >> and i'm nick watt. we begin with the divided gop. the rift wider as donald trump turns his back on two of the country's most powerful republicans. >> trump is withholding support from house speaker paul ryan and senator john mccain as they run for re-election. another prominent republican is crossing party lines to vote for hillary clinton. and trump is getting an earful let's get the latest from abc's maggie rulli live in washington. good morning, maggie. >> reporter: good morning, nick and linzie. donald trump is not playing the party game, refusing to back some of the main republican, all of this adding to the growing divide within the republican party. donald trump battling with members of his own party this morning refusing to endorse speaker paul rye enand longtime upcoming primaries even though they're supporting him. >> never been a big fan of john mccain. >> reporter: trump criticized mccain's capture in vietnam and this comes at a time when his relationship with military

i'm linzie janis. >> and i'm nick watt. diane and kendis are off. we begin with growing controversy on the campaign trail. >> it centers on donald trump and the family of a was killed in iraq. this is his grave at arlington national cemetery surrounded by flowers and notes from visitors yesterday. his mother and father took on trump last week at the democratic convention and trump has been firing back. abc's maggie ruehli is in washington with the details. good morning to you, maggie. >> reporter: good morning, nick and linzie. donald trump is feeling the heat the backlash against donald trump comes after his reaction to this moment from the democratic national convention. >> you have sacrificed nothing. and no one. >> reporter: a heartbroken father calling out the nominee while giving a raw and emotional tribute to his son who died fighting in iraq. trump responding in an exclusive interview with george stephanopoulos. >> i think i made a lot i work very, very hard. i've created thousands of and thousands of jobs. >> reporter: but trump had more to

abc's linzie janis is in north carolina, where residents are preparing for another tropical system that will bring wind and rain. >> florida beachgoers running for cover as the first signs of tropical depression nine come ashore on siesta key. while hundreds of miles away a separate system threatens north carolinas outer banks the storm , already churning the sea the biggest fear dangerous rip currents. the approaching storm is kicked up surf quite a bit. >> as we spoke with one family a , life guard warning people to come back ashore. rip current alerts extending to new york where one man drowned and another was rescued from the waters off long beach. ed fayans and his son maxwell helped pull them out. >> if you don't know how to swim, and you're not on your game, those waves will pull you. >> back in the outer banks vacationers who were gearing up , for the unofficial last week of summer -- the food we need. >> now preparing to spend it indoors. the storm headed here should be short lived. but that system now threatening florida is expected to makes it way up the atlantic coast by the

a highway officer talking to a driver when another car slams >>> good morning, i'm linzie janis. >> and i'm nick iowa. diane maceda and kendis gibson have the day off. >>> one tornado in new orleans tore apart buildings and left a path of destruction. >> it tore across the city shattering everything in its path. a fire department spokesman said one of those -- it was one of those, quote, complete pancake collapses of a building. pulled from the rubble of a destroyed building was one of many dramas laying out through the day. a terrifying sight over the big easy. >> i'm freaking out. i'm calling my mom. oh, my god. oh, my god. >> reporter: people in this new orleans office building watching a funnel cloud form over the city. >> i went and looked outside and i saw a shippingle swirling in the air. >> reporter: this morning the national weather service swath through a neighborhood. >> we got a building down in ursuline and we got a building down in claiborne. >> reporter: severe damage, trees and power lines down, bricks and wood littering sidewalks. at least three buildings destroyed in t

here's abc's linzie janis. >> reporter: a new interview with wikileaks founder julian assange is reigniting conspiracy theories about the death of democratic national committee staffer seth rich. >> 27-year-old, works for the dnc who was shot in the back murdered. >> reporter: although assange organization is offering a $20,000 reward. it was an unprompted discussion of him who was killed in a botched robbery on july 10th near his washington, d.c. home. while d.c. police tell abc news there is no indication that seth rich's death is connected to his employment at the dnc they say he may be collected to the tranche of e-mails leaked before th convention. >> quite a murder mystery. >>> the mayor of miami says aerial spraying has knocked out the population of zika carrying mosquitoes by 97% and completed three rounds of spraying. a travel warning still in effect but the mayor hopes to lift that within the next 45 days. health officials say the count of locally infected cases is now up to 22 people. >>> here's a cautionary tale about popular home security webcam inside the bedroom of two little

. >> and i'm linzie janis. diane and kendis are off. we begin with the growing zika outbreak in miami leading to an historic travel warning to pr pregnant women. >> they are being told to avoid the >> the battle against the virus. 20 more workers headed to the front lines to begin spraying today. the florida neighborhood north of downtown miami where at least 14 cases of zika have been transmitted by mosquito. >> we believe there's still individuals that are at risk in that one-mile square radius. >> reporter: the new cases an emergency response team to the state. >> reporter: the cdc issuing its first ever travel warning for right here in the u.s., advising pregnant women not to visit that neighborhood. most people who get zika show no symptoms, but pregnant women can pass the virus off to their baby causing severe birth defects. >> a wareness is important. you need to be aware and you need to know you should take and what you can take and then you choose how to go about that. >> reporter: abc's dr. richard besser is talking to pregnan

. >> and i'm linzie janis. diane and kendis are off. we begin with the republican party in crisis mode. struggling to get donald trump back on track. >> after feuding with the family of a fallen soldier refusing to endorse two republicans and repeatedly veering off topic trump is denying reports that his campaign is in chaos. the gop is preparing to are a worst case scenario. the latest from maggie rulli. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, nick and linzie. as donald trump's republican support continues to slip away the candidates insists his campaign is stronger than ever. >> the campaign is doing really well. it's never been so well united. right now it's the best in terms of being united that it's been since we began. >> reporter: but republican leaders see a campaign imploding and are practically begging trump to rein it in. >> you have one person to attack, hillary clinton. don't run against the world. >> he has to find a way to slow down, really learn some new lessons. this is a little like "the apprentice." >> reporter: rein

abc's linzie janis is in cape hatteras, north carolina, where residents are gearing up for a long night ahead. >> reporter: tonight, florida beachgoers running for cover as siesta key. while hundreds of miles away, a separate system threatens north carolina's outer banks. the storm already churning the sea. the biggest fear? dangerous rip currents. >> the approaching storm has kicked up surf quite a bit, there's a lot of water moving around. >> reporter: as we spoke with one family, a life guard warning people to come back ashore. rip current alerts extending to new york, where one man drowned and another was rescued from the waters off long beach. ed fayans and his son maxwell helped pull them out. >> if you don't know how to swim, and you're not on your game, those waves will pull you. >> reporter: back in the outer banks, vacationers who were gearing up for the unoffical last week of summer -- >> rental stocked. we have all the food we need. >> reporter: now preparing to spend it indoors. tom, the storm headed here should be short-lived, but that is expected to make its way up the at