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mike von fremd is there tonight. ike? good evening. >> reporter: good evening, dan. mike? the mojave desert is a mecca for off-road racing. ecca cheap entertainment for entire families. e thousands oedy occurred, in entire families. e thousands oedy occurred, in part, because thousands of fans wanted to get as close to the excitement as possible. upposed toare supposed to keep themselves 100 feet away from the charging off-road vehicle. carthe carnage occurred as some somestanding just feet away from the truck, reaching speeds per cess of 60 miles per hour. ranpeople got ran over, just bodies were flown everywhere, ust -- bones broken, bodies were flown everywhere, ust -- bones broken, everything. >> reporter: it's a 200-mile >> r race, but the most dangerous section is a daredevil jump sectio le.led the rock pile. ap put intdriver lost control le.led the rock pile. ap put intdriver lost control and his truck catapulted into he crowd. >> people were screaming and it was horrible. >> reporter: this racetrack is in such a remote area that it took took helicopters and ambulan

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mike von fremd reports from california's lucerne valley. >> reporter: race fans are supposed to keephemselves 100 feet away from the charging offroad vehicles. but the carnage occurred as some were standing feet away from the truck, reaching speeds in excess of 60 miles per hour. >> people got ran over. just bodies were flying everywhere. bones broken, everything. >> reporter: it's a 200-mile race. the most dangerous section is a daredevil jump called the rock pile where the driver lost control and his truck catapulted into the crowd. >> people were screaming. it was horrible. >> reporter: this racetrack is in such a remote area that it took helicopters and ambulances more than half an hour to try and rescue the victims. the vehicle that caused the damage was flipped upside down. the driver, brett sloppy, was unhurt. but on his facebook page he writes, so incredibly lost and devastated. my thoughts and prayers go out to all the families and friends involved. the organizers generally do not have the money to police the crowds at these races so they depend on federal and local official

mike von fremd, abc news, los angeles. >>> now an update on last week's fatal bear attack in a montanaound. the female grizzly was euthanized after dna testing confirmed she killed a camper in his tent. however, her three cubs have been spared. the two females and one male were sent instead to a zoo in billings. experts say the cubs were underweight which possibly explains the mother bear's unusually aggressive attack. >>> and here is your monday forecast. severe storms with gusty winds, hail and isolated tornadoes in the dakotas, nebraska and minnesota. more floods in arizona, new mexico, colorado and utah. scattered thunderstorms in the northeast. showers in alabama, georgia and florida. >> 90s in miami and atlanta, and 82 here in new york. 80s from fargo to detroit. 107 in dallas, and 97 in kansas city. 75 in seattle. 85 in billings, and 98 out in phoenix. >>> well, we all know president obama enjoys a good game of basketball. and it looks like the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. >> the president took his daughter to check out a wnba game. sasha and a friend wore some washingt

mike von fremd, abc news mojave desert. >> we are learning more about those killed in that tragic accident. 22-year-old andrew farren was one of the eight killed. a witness said he pushed his children to safety before he died. one woman returned from the bathroom to find her boyfriend zachary freeman and his best friend 24-year-old dustin molten dead. another victim leaves behind two children. >> when i saw him after it happened and i thought about what was going to happen to seth, his son and what's going to happen to sarah, his daughter. none of these people deserve to be killed like this. none of them did. >> keith cardy will share his story later on "good morning america." investigators are hoping to view footage from a camera attached to the out-of-control truck. >>> an autopsy is scheduled today for the so-called craigslist killer. philip markoff apparently committed suicide inside his boston jail cell over the weekend. he was accused of killing julissa brisman, a masseuse who had advertised on craigslist. they vow to continue the search for justice. >>> the flood disaster in pakista

for "good morning america," mike von fremd, abc news, los fremd,s. >>> and for more on this, we're nowense >>> and for attorney, alison triessl. by's in los angeles this morning. attorney, thanks for joining us. let's get right to the heart of this case. mr. bren had a contract with the mother. he paid child support, adding up to $9 million over the course of their childhood. why wasn't that enough? >> wel >> well, because in the state of california, neither party can bargain bargain away or contract away a child's right to child support, whatever that amount be, under the law. it'so, it's the children who are bringing this case, even though they their mom signed this contract. contract tnging this case. the fathehe contract that the onher had with the father have any impact on the case? >> well, it may be used as a credit toward what he may toward wha pay. but child support in this state, and in most states, is sacrosanct. and as a result, courts really favor giving children the amount of child support that they're due. court oris case, a court or a asilycould easily find that that's

for "good morning america," mike von fremd, abc news. >>> and joining us now from eugene, oregon, arel and his son, mason, who found 5-year-old isaak glenn. well done, gentlemen. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> take us back to that moment. you're 90 miles away. what made you just jump in the car? >> i made the article aboin the local newspaper, about the missing boy. and i have mason here. and being a father, inspired me to do something to help. and my son and i are familiar with the coast range here. hiking and camping and being out in those landscapes. we thought, let's go over there and see if we can help. >> as we heard, you had the experience in the past of losing mason briefly. >> well, right. for a few hours, a number of years ago, when mason was 4 or 5, we lost him in the high cascades here. in a small way, i would sympathize. i could understand the feelings of the parents who were involved here. knowing there were parents out there in need of help, we decided just to get out there and do what we should. >> mason, did your dad have to convince you? or were you pretty eager to g

here's abc's mike von fremd. >> reporter: lindsay lohan is not only a free woman.d to pull one over on the paparazzi. by slipping out the back door of the ucla substance abuse facility. the talented but troubled actress was originally sentenced to 90 days in jail, followed immediately by 90 days in lockdown rehab. is the new judge in the case about to be blasted today for letting her go after just 13 days in jail and 23 in rehab? >> i don't think he'll be criticized because ultimately he's relying upon the opinion of a medical expert. and there's certainly nothing wrong in doing that. >> reporter: doctors at ucla discovered that improperly prescribed prescription drug adderall, might be to blame for her erratic behavior. lohan is getting out just in time to promote the movie "machete," in which, she plays a pistol-packing nun. first, she has another court hearing scheduled for later today. but when it comes to rehabilitating careers, this young actress lives in a very forgiving town. for "good morning america," mike von fremd, abc news, hollywood. >>> now, are you

mike von fremd has their story. >> reporter: with the los angeles dodgers' playoff hopes fading fast,the real spectacle now is in los angeles divorce court. team owner, frank mccourt, and his wife, jamie, have opened the curtain on a lifestyle so lavish, they even spent six figures to hire an astrologer as a consultant. >> this dodger organization is a cash cow. there's plenty of money to go around. >> reporter: frank mccourt's lawyers say, his wife, jamie, gave up all rights to the team's fortune in exchange for the security of sole ownership of the couple's six magnificent homes. >> that was her nest egg. didn't want to take a risk on his foolish, dodgey investment of the dodgers. she turned out to be wrong. the dodgers have blossomed and the real estate market has gone down. >> reporter: wife, jamie, who has a law degree, now says she was defrauded by her husband and did not knowingly sign away her rights to the team. spor sportswriters say, the owners' public battle is taking a terrible toll. >> it's turned it into a virtual cesspool of rumor. >> reporter: for years, the high-pric

for "good morning america," mike von fremd.wyer. >> welcome to monday again, juju. tonight on "world news" -- a real medical breakthrough. how stem cells are giving some patients their voices back innovative surgery, huge promise. and dr. richard besser is on the cutting edge with us tonight, making an impact right now. see you tonight. >> and that's the news at 8:04. time for the weather with sam champion. hey, sam. >>> good morning. what's your name? >> sarah. >> sarah. i've got to go down for sarah because she wanted to be on tv. go ahead. sar remarks are you in there, i see her behind me. happy birthday, by the way. >> thank you. >> to new york. >> yep. >> all the way from? >> new jersey. >> how long are you guys staying? >> just today. >> it will be good. happy 16th birthday. >> thank you. >> let's check the boards. one or two things going on this morning. we want to start with a live shot out of dallas, as you see the sun coming up out of the city. dallas is well above 100 degrees today. there's a lot of places where the

we're not privy to any of the tips. >> reporter: for "good morning america," mike von fremd, abc newsmore than two months now and police are going to have another press conference releasing more information. >> the agony continues for that little boy's parents. >>> a california wife and mother of three is facing stunning charges this morning. she's accused of having sex with 13-year-old boys. 42-year-old christine hubs has been accused of 47 counts of felony sexual assault. neal karlinsky has the latest. >> reporter: a picture perfect neighborhood full of million dollar home, a beautiful family with three children and a 20-year marriage, hardly the setting for a teenage sex affair of tabloid proportions but police say 42-year-old christine hubs seen here at her arraignment monday on 67 counts of sexual assault was not the woman people thought she was. she's accused of having sex with two boys beginning in 2008 when they were each 13 years old. >> well, the first victim, she got to know him because it was her daughter's boyfriend and that's how that relationship started. >> reporter: p

first, mike von fremd has more. >> reporter: billionaire donald grant and his girlfriend jennifer gold two children that lasted in a relationship for years. the real estate tycoon who lives on his own private island off of california's newport beach does not owe his children an extra nickel. >> i think the jury is scratching their heads thinks, "a," they would love to have a deal like that or "b," this is greed plain and simple. >> reporter: the children have been receiving more than $10,000 a month since birth. they sued saying they are entitled to $130 million includes $100,000 because their father is the wealthiest man in america. she testified that he loved them. one reads "happy valentine's day, you see, i really do care in my own way. love donald." in court, in front of his children, bren said we weren't married, we weren't a family i never told her i loved her. >> to sit in a courtroom, face his children and say i don't love your mother and frankly, i really didn't want to have you. so that's the tension that's created in that courtroom. >> reporter: billionaire donald bren chos

for "good morning america," mike von fremd, abc news, mojave desert. >> and we are joined now by keith carty who not only witnessed this tragic accident, he lost his friend and neighbor brian wolfin in the crash. keith, our condolences to you and everyone. you can called this crash. you called it a war zone. that's how it looked for for you. you can describe what happened? >> it's just carnage is the best way to put it. i don't want to go too graphic. but there was definitely just really broken people, is a good way to put it. and brian was probably the worst one. so -- and the first thing that i thought of was, you know, what his son seth and what is his daughter sarah going to do. >> it happened at a place called the rock pile jump. for those of us not familiar with this type of racing, what is that? >> the rock pile jump is basically the only big jump in the whole course. it's the most popular spot to be. kind of the center of this race, so that's where we were, you know. brian just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. and all those other people were just in the wron

mike von fremd, abc news, the mojave desert. >>> now to a developing story in iraq.ked an army recruitment center. dozens are confirmed dead in baghdad with at least 40 fatalities and around 100 people injured. the attack happened just weeks before the u.s. troop pullout phaade. cf th >> you know, nazis don't have the right to put up a sign ne to the holocaust museum in washington. >> reporter: president obama did his best to avoid the issue. he gave a speech on friday that seemed to support the project, only to seemingly backtrack somewhat the next day. critics say the president is putting his allies in a tough spot, with polls showing more than two-thirds of americans against the community center. senate majority leader harry reid, who's in a tough re-election fight against a tea party republican, came out against the project saying in a statement that the mosque should be built elsewhere. muslim activists say angry rhetoric is fueling a dangerous level of islamophobia, with protests against proposed mosques in places like tennessee and wisconsin. >> there isn't a

mike von fremd has the latest. orter: the judge may have told the jury this is not about the cause of anna nicole smith's death. but it's about three people funneling powerful prescription pills to a known drug addict. anna nicole knew how to steal the spotlight. where she was dazzling. or disastrous. >> if i ever record an album, i want this guy to produce my -- >> reporter: in an exclusive interview with abc news ten years ago, she admitted serious drug problems. >> i was on prescription pain medication. and i was taking too much. and i went into a coma for that. >> reporter: she died of an overdose in 2007, raising questions that others may have enabled her downward spiral. now, her long-time companion and lawyer, howard stern, along with doctors khristine eroshevich and sandeep kapoor are in court, accused of pribing controlled substances to an addict. the prosecutor introduced dr. kapoor's journal, in which he allegedly wrote, i gave her methadone and valium. can she ruin me? >> the message is clear. you cannot

mike von fremd is outside the courthouse where it will be decided. mike?orning, david. when the jury hears closing arguments this morning, they may have trouble keeping track of all the zeros. this case involves big money and two children who claim they're entitled to their biological father's millions. donald bren is number 16 on "forbes" exclusive list of richest people. to give you perspective, oprah is all the way down at 141. the real estate tycoon lives on a private island off new port beach. and though he keeps company with powerful friends, 78-year-old bren is a deeply private man. but he's been thrust into the spotlight by two out of wedlock children he fathered in the 1980s. >> the issue is whether the jury perceives these kids as greedy, little snots. or kids entitled to live a lifestyle consistent of that of their father. >> reporter: bren was the father of former girlfriend jennifer gold's children, he agreed to child support, estimated to be worth $9 million. but the children want more than $130 million. saying they deserve $400,000 a month,

mike von fremd is in portland, oregon, with the latest on this case. > reporter: good morning, elizabeth. investigators today want to share new and possibly suspicious information with the public hoping that by revealing potential clues, somebody will come forward with a crucial piece of this puzzle that will lead them to the missing 7-year-old. throughout the neighborhood investigators are handing out this new flier showing for the first time the face of dede spicher, a close friend of kyron's stepmother. neither woman has been charged with a crime. search teams are also going over yet again thick, wooded areas close to kyron's school. investigators are holding today's news conference because they received new tips that there may have been another adult in terri horman's pickup truck the morning she dropped kyron off at school. >> i think this is a real solid way to get that information out to the community and say, if you didn't hear what we were saying before, if you saw dede spicher, we want to know about it. >> reporter: there are also new question