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here's abc's matt gutman. >> reporter: he traveled to miami beach for some money. maybe some action. but philadelphia weatherman -- >> not out of the question, but highly unlikely. >> reporter: and ladies man, john bolaris, here here with his "playboy" playmate girlfriend, ran into something more serious. no "scarface" tactics. only the velvet glove of seduction. and without knowing it, became victim number 88. >> you're responsible for it. >> reporter: with an investigation ongoing, bolaris wouldn't talk. but designated his friend and lawyer, charles puerto, to tell the story. he says it begins at this miami beach hotel. >> two beautiful girls. they come on to him. one-on-one side. one on the other side. this is every man's dream. he wasn't looking for trouble. trouble found him. >> reporter: he later admitted, quote, i'm a guy. there was a thought i might get laid. at the swank denano hotel, they wanted to buy him drinks. the next thing you know, bolaris wakes up in his hotel room with a wicked hangover. a painting of a woman's head, and no memory of the night be

here's abc's matt gutman. >> reporter: for a mother who feared the worse the sound of salvation. >> she was found safe. they're canceling the amber alert. >> reporter: 18 hours of terror, melted away in a flood of embraces. >> yes, yes! oh, yes! >> reporter: and bottomless gratitude. >> thanks for the media. thank you for everybody who watched, who kept an eye out for my daughter and brought her only. >> reporter: 9-year-old calista had vanished after school thursday in pueblo, colorado. by that name an amber alert was issued, police scoured the area. the unlikely hero, the victim herself. >> she had two black eyes and bruised lip, and bruise on her cheek. she was scared. she was in shock. >> reporter: after being held overnight, by her kidnapper, this man, jose garcia. little calista made her daring escape. they were driving in this pickup. it broke down, garcia with calista in tow hitchhiked. she marched ahead into the store asking the clerk for the phone. quickly she dealt 911. >> she looked at me. in my eyes and said i ain't going nowhere. i'm waiting for my momma. i looked at the g

here's abc's matt gutman with a surprising new answer. >> reporter: could this -- be as dangerous as this? a heavy cold, equal to four double whiskeys, say researchers. in britain, insurance company young/marmalade attached black boxes, just like in planes, to thousands of cars. they found normally excellent drivers under the influence of a cold became dangerous drivers. >> when a driver had a cold, their reactions were much slower. they were braking later. cornering was erratic. it is almost like having loads and loads of drinks, if you've got a cold and you're trying to drive. >> reporter: the problem is not attributed to medication. the most likely culprit for reduced reaction time? poor sleep, caused by a cold. so, if a cold-related accident rate holds true in this country, colds cause more than 600,000 accidents a year. so, if millimeters of people out there are more dangerous just because they have a cold, can and should they be taken off the road and what should the people with a cold do? what should you do? >> do everything that you can to make sure you are much more attentiv

matt gutman, abc news, miami. >> and you hear authorities in that story say conditions change so fastt's hard to blame them necessarily for reopening the road. they're trying to keep, you know, traffic moving and not to cause backlogs. but if the situation can change that rapidly, why wasn't someone monitoring it to close it down again when conditions got worse again? >> and that -- the victims less the fatality numbers are fluctuating. and his wife and their daughter. another daughter's in critical >> the numbers change too. tilling y. just an awfulin. >>> ng otral york could see another couple inches of snow todayr getting buried by 2 1/2 feet of it. the heavy band of lake effect snow sat over the town of fulton for hours yesterday while some neighboring towns only got a few inches or so. the snow won't stick around for long, though. temperatures in the area will climb to the 50s tomorrow. mother nature back and forth -- >> i'm ready for some snow here. >> stop saying that. we had two or three blizzards last year. leave that for your folks in chicago. we don't like all that snow in

in florida, abc's matt gutman. >> reporter: it was a virtual noah's ark.da's exotic animals, like the humans they share the state with, buddling up, bedding down and getting out of the cold. lows this morning, down from an average of 20 degrees from normal temperatures. this warthog couple -- ray and shay. >> yes, it is. >> reporter: were given pine needles to burrow in here at jungle island. so, this is like their own down comforter. >> exactly. kind of what they do in the wild. >> it's pretty incredible they know how to put on a sweatshirt. they mimic what they see and they see us out on them, so it's a natural behavior. >> reporter: okay, it's upside down, but who's counting? their natural habitat? rainforests. a balmy 73 degrees on the coolest night. these tortoises? they will also mosey into a heated closure tonight. as will much smaller species -- butterflies. 9,000 of them to be brought inside. >> if it gets below freezing, they freeze like little icecubes. >> reporter: and these macaws, the cold-blooded reptiles, even the world's toughest animal --

in florida, abc's matt gutman. >> reporter: it was a virtual noah's ark.da's exotic animals, like the humans they share the state with, bundling up, bedding down and getting out of the cold. in florida, frigid lows were recorded this morning, down from normal temperatures an average of 20 degrees. this wart hog couple, ray and shea -- >> 180 pounds. >> reporter: that's a big pig. >> yes, it is. >> reporter: were given pine needles to burrow in here at jungle island. so, this is like their own down comforter. >> this is exactly what this acts as, a down comforter. kind of what they do in the wild. they would find a hole and bury in it. >> reporter: these orangutans can do it themselves. pretty incredible they know how to put on a sweatshirt. >> isn't it? they dress themselves better than a lot of children. >> reporter: they do. >> but they mimic what they see, and they see us put them on, so it's just a natural behavior. >> reporter: okay, it's upside down, but who's counting? their natural habitat, the ra rainforest, a balmy 73 degrees on the coolest night

matt gutman is on the story. >> reporter: joran van der sloot, finally before the judge on friday.er years of person walks, now hinting he might plead guilty. the 24-year-old is accused of murdering peruvian stephany flores. five years to the day after the disace peerns of natalee holloway. prous cuters are seeking a 30-year sentence. saying van der sloot lured the girl to his hotel room and then strangled her. he was caught a, but pleaded insanity. answer's john quinones questioned him in 2010. in court, he balked at the dwip description of the murder, saying -- [ speaking foreign language ] can i have more time to think about this? he arrived at the courthouse in a flack jacket. surrounded by police and protesters complete with sar moan nal dolls. inside the unair conditioned courtroom, he was peal and appeared bored. he admitted to killing natalee holloway and recanted several times. >> in theory, the natalee holloway case shouldn't matter. but judges have discretion. >> reporter: in a court of peruvian law, pre-trial time spent in jail is computed doubly. he could walk free aga

here's matt gutman. >> reporter: why did you do this?d leonardo dicaprio's character from "catch me if you can" one too many times -- >> i'm a doctor. >> reporter: was back in court and back in jail for the second time in as many days. you may remember matthew shine was arrested lat eed last septe allegedly impersonating a physician's assistant. treating patients. on thursday, he was busted for masquerading as a cop. he stopped someone to tell them to put on their seat belts. bad choice. it was an undercover cop. he was suspicious, asking the teen if he really was on the force. he allegedly replied, yes, i am. the real cop tried to stall him while calling for backup. >> they pulled him out of the vehicle. asked him again if he was a police officer. to which he said no. he said he didn't have a gun in the car. >> reporter: a search of the car revealed night sticks, a taser, a t-shirt that read sheriff's department, and a gun. he had been in the youth explorer program and they realized he had stolen a police radio and badge. they sought an

matt gutman is on the story. >> reporter: joran van der sloot, finally before the judge for murder on after years of perp walks. now hinting he might plead guilty. the 24-year-old is accused of murdering peruvian stephany flores. in 2010. five years to the day after the disappearance of natalee holloway. a crime for which he is still the prime suspect. prosecutors are seeking a 30-year sentence. for what they called a brutal murder. saying van der sloot lured the girl to his hotel room and then strangled her. he was caught and confessed, but pleaded temporary insanity. spending the last year and half in a cell like this. >> joran, we're with abc news. >> reporter: abc's john quinones questioned him in 2010. in court, he balked at the description of the murder, saying -- [ speaking foreign language ] i don't agree with what the prosecutor is putting on me. can i have more time to think about this? >> this has to be a cost-benefit analysis. is it a good deal? is it worth it? >> reporter: he arrived at the courthouse in a flak jacket. surrounded by police and protesters complete with cer

here is abc's matt gutman. >> reporter: it was a virtual noah's ark, florida's exotic animals like thehe cold. in florida, frigid lows were recorded. down from normal temperatures an average of 20 degrees. this wart hog couple, ray and shea. >> 180 pounds. >> reporter: that's a big pig. >> yep it is. >> reporter: were given pine needles to burrow in to escape the cold here at jungle island. this is their down comforter? >> that's exactly it. what it acts as, a down comforter. kind of what they would do in the wild. find a hole and bury in it. >> reporter: orangutans can do it themselves. pretty incredible that they know how to put on a sweatshirt. >> isn't it? they dress themselves better than a lot of children. >> reporter: they do. >> they model what they see. they see us put them on. so it is a natural behavior. >> reporter: okay, it's upside down. who's counting. the natural habitat, rain forest, balmy 73 degrees on the coolest night. these tortoises will mosey into a heated enclosure as will the much smaller species. butterflies. side0 of them to be brought >> if it gets below fre

matt gutman, abc news, miami. >> a heat wave as far north as new york city.weekend. >> it was like, 12 degrees in new york yesterday. anything, above. >> oh. >> or you'll be at the zoo. >> the last place. >> the zoo. >> the last place you will find me hanging out with my monkey. >> monkeying around. >> i'm not going there. right. >> see. >> put the ring in the box right. >> dealing with a blizzard in new york. i will take cold over a foot of snow. >> cold. >> i detest the cold. what normal person would like the cold? i don't get it. >> see you on facebook, everybody.

abc's matt gutman is in florida tonight. >> reporter: tonight, the very moment of impact. >> what is going on? >> reporter: in these just released 911 tapes, you can hear the apocalyptic scenes unfold. one estimates the cars were going as fast as 80 miles an hour straight into the wreckage. >> what just happened? >> another hasn't. another accident. and that was a truck. >> reporter: in this mash of mangled steel and bodies, at least ten dead, 20 hurt. skeletons of 18 wheelers and cars smoldered for hours after the pileup on i-75 early sunday morning south of gainesville, florida. >> you hear cracks and thuds and bumps. you just hear the sound of metal. >> reporter: stephen was in a car wedged between two semis. >> you hear people crying. you hear people, you know, just basically asking why. the fog was so dense that, you know, you could literally get out of the car and hold up your hand, you wouldn't see it. >> reporter: authorities blame the carnage on what's called a super fog. the combination of ash from a nearby brushfire mixing with water particles creating a wall of fog that's

matt gutman, abc news, miami. >> and you hear authorities in that story say conditions change so fast, so it's hard to blame them necessarily for reopening the road. they're trying to keep, you know, traffic moving and not to cause backlogs. but if the situation can change that rapidly, why wasn't someone monitoring it to close it down again when conditions got worse again? >> and that -- the victims less the fatality numbers are fluctuating. we're hearing ten. i read a story bay paabout a pa and his wife and a daughter. another daughter's in critical condition. >> the numbers change too. still counting unfortunately. this is an awful situation. >>> moving on now, central new york could see another couple inches of snow today after getting buried by 2 1/2 feet of it. the heavy band of lake effect snow sat over the town of fulton for hours yesterday while some neighboring towns only got a few inches or so. the snow won't stick around for long, though. temperatures in the area will climb to the 50s tomorrow. >> i'm ready for some snow here. >> stop saying that. we had two or three blizz

. >> and i'm matt gutman, i'm too lazy to stay up and watch the show. about. >> happy birthday, "world news now." >> me too, yes, happy birthday. >> keep chugging. want to see you in another 20 years, same place. >> we're not going to be looking too good in 20 years. >> well, i will. >> i anchored for a couple months in 2002. i think 2002, and no joke it was the best time i have ever had at abc news. the most fun i had. seriously. i loved it. the best thing ever. >> 20 years old. almost legal. that's not bad. had a lot of big moments in those two decades. and i have been very lucky to have been a part of one in particular. and i'm sure you have got more moments in your future. because frankly, any show that has a polka in it, it's destined for greatness. happy birthday, "world news now." >> happy birthday, "world news now." 20 years. well i have been at abc for 25 years. i got you beat by five years. co->is ang b just wanted to take a moment to thank everybody at "world news now" for a emmon on that incrlsho i mwo for "world news now." oh. we never won

abc's matt gutman has much more on this. good morning, matt. >> reporter: hey, good morning, robin.he mcglaughlins, father and daughter, took off on from miami, a clear day. they're on a medical mission to haiti when suddenly disaster strikes. the oil pressure in the plane plummets. the engine clanks to a stop. they find themselves plummeting toward the atlantic. salvation came with a neck-snapping jerk. >> he pulls it and i mean, we slammed forward. my head hit the dashboard. >> reporter: this hair-raising video shows 25-year-old elaine mcglaughlin and her father, richard, in the middle of the atlantic ocean, being rescued from this single-engine plane, wind still filling the massive parachute. a doctor, mcglaughlin was on his way to haiti on a medical mission. they happened to been on a cargo mission nearby. >> they came over the radio and said, the engine just quit. it's all quiet now. >> reporter: they raced towards the crippled plane. meanwhile, this father and daughter are in serious distress. >> the most frighting thing for me was seeing the propeller frozen, motionless, in f

matt gutman has more. >> reporter: the mclaughlin's, father and daughter, took off on a medical mission to haiti. oil pressure in the plane plummets. the engine clanks to a stop. they find themselves plummeting toward the atlantic. >> he pulls it and i mean, we slammed forward. my head hit the dashboard. >> reporter: this video shows elaine and her father, richard, in the middle of the ocean being rescued. the wind still filling the parachute. a doctor, mclaughlin was on his way to haiti on a medical mission. >> they came over the radio and said the engine just quit. it's all quiet now. >> reporter: they raced towards the crippled plane. meanwhile, this father and daughter are in distress. >> the most frighting thing for me was seeing the propeller motionless in front of a plane in the air. >> reporter: their situation looked a bit like this. >> and then we hit the water hard. 25 miles an hour is not an incidental collision. >> reporter: they survived the crash only to face possible drowning. >> the plane filled up with water quickly. the doors are closed, but it comes in the vents. rig

matt gutman brings us the story. >> reporter: good morning, george. 477 pages of depositions by two doctors casey anthony's life. she suffered sex abuse early in life. the fact that she says her daughter was conceived via rape. it may be her biggest bomb shell yet. casey saying she believed her father, george, intentionally drowned caylee in the pool. she says, i think he held her underwater. maybe he was trying to do something to her and was trying to cover it up. she says george brought the 2-year-old into the bedroom limp and dripping wet, shouting, look what you did. >> this is a tragedy that snowballed out of control. >> reporter: george anthony released a statement denying any wrong doing. he's never been charged with a crime. casey also told the doctors she believed her father may have impregnated her. part of an alleged pattern of abuse alleged in the trial. >> it all began when casey was 8 years old and her father came into her room and began to touch her inappropriately. >> reporter: later, dna testing proved that george anthony had not fathered his own grandchild. later on, casey

abc's matt gutman is in miami with new details for us. good morning, matt. >> reporter: good morning, robin. after months of silence, suddenly this log and pictures on the internet. the log have gone viral. and the biggest questions about the biggest google newsmaker of 2011. overnight, new and revealing pictures of casey anthony surfaced. this time, on radar online. on one photos anthony appears with half-packed luggage. all of them, her hair cut short. just like this private video, also leaked online. >> so, this is my first video diary. >> reporter: the photos appear to be part of a mysterious online campaign to share what anthony's attorneys call her private notes and memoirs. they say she had nothing to do with the release. telling abc news, quote, she does not know who did it, when they did it, why they did it. it was not authorized. therefore, it had to be obtained criminally, by an illegal act. the video, her attorneys say, was designed for her future use in counseling, to help her remember her thought process. >> a blessing in so

abc's matt gutman is in florida with the very latest on what would have caused all of this.ood morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, josh. it was likely a brush fire that threw up this blanket of smoke that witnesses say was a nearly apocalyptic scene. when first responders got there, they had to listen to their moans and screams. so mangled was the smoldering mash of vehicles that this morning, investigators are still trying to determine the exact number of collisions involved. ten people were killed in this chain-reaction pileup apparently blanketed by smoke and fog on i-75. >> we had a mixture of smoke and fog that combined that made this a series of crashes. >> reporter: it's believed six car, five semitrailers, even a motor home were involved. those collisions triggered an inferno as skeletons of 18-wheelers and cars smoldered for hours. the smoke was so thick, first responsers couldn't see the wounded in the tangle of metal and bodies. >> the fog was so dense, you could hold up your hand and couldn't see it. it was like being in something you'd see in the movies.

abc's matt gutman is in central florida for us this morning. good morning, matt. >> reporter: good morning, robin. from a very frigid central florida. you could call this citrus country here. plant city, florida. gauges reach about 28 degrees and it's still going down. dangerous for citrus country and the orange groves here. and records being broken across the state. and it's causing havoc all over the country. from michigan to new york, to kentucky, up to 17 inches of snow triggered chain-reaction crashes. paralyzing vast sections of highways. >> two cars crashed to the side of us. and then, an 18-wheeler was coming down beside it. >> reporter: on interstate 81 in virginia, this pileup left a mash of 18-wheelers and cars. north carolina roads turned from scenic to scary. >> yesterday, i was on the mountain. today, i'm here in a freezing blizzard. >> reporter: in florida, record lows breaking across the state this morning. in a normally balmy miami, deadly cold. forcing homeless into shelters. the cold icy tentacles threatens the citrus industry