that's why channing muller is once again lacing up her sneakers, after six months of cardiac rehab. she was ready to hit the streets again. >> straight out from the beginning, i was like, i want to run again. i want to be able to run. my body may have let me down before, but we will come back from t. >> reporter: doreen gentzler, news4. >> this study no excuse to become a couch potato. being sedentary is a huge risk factor for heart disease. the cdc recommends we all get at least 150 minutes of moderate intensity exercise every week. but if you're planning on training for an ultramarathon, talk to your doctor around get plenty of rest between runs. >>> a maryland woman who was bitten by a snake now has another issue to worry become the bill. jewels weiss was taking a picture along the george washington parkway in virginia when she felt a sting. she thought she had been stung by a bee but discovered she was actually bitten by a copper head. she went to the er at suburban hospital where she got three doses of anti-venom over 18 hours. then the real shock happened. she got the bill in

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i'm john muller. >> i'm diana perez. >>> good morning. i'm john muller. >> i'm diana perez.ing on "world news now" now. parts of the federal government started to grind to a halt at midnight after lawmakers failed to reach an agreement on funding. the national parks will not open and 800,000 workers will be told to stay home. we get a live update from washington in just a moment. >>> police in new york are trying to track down motorcyclists who terrorized the driver of an suv on a manhattan highway, dragging him into the street in front of his horrified wife and child beating and stabbing him. >>> amanda knox's third trial for the murder of her former roommate, an italian court ordered new dna tests on the knife that is believed to be the weapon that killed meredith kercher nearly six years ago. knox is not attending this trial. >>> frightening road rage incident on a kentucky interstate caught on videotape. one driver pulled a gun on another driver and fires right at him. the man from indiana has been arrested. those are our top stories on this tuesday. >> announcer: from a

. ♪ ♪ >> announcer: from abc news this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >>> shehe charts more than she already does? >> yeah. right? >> she is queen bee already. >> i'm telling you what. >> what could she do to important bli dominate the charts even more? >> we will talk about it in the skinny. >> do you have all of the answers? >> i have all of the answers in the packet that i'm going to read on commercials. >> i'm going to put on my glasses and sound like an expert but i am really truly -- expert might be an exaggeration but -- congress is passing a bill. it reopens the government and raises the government's ability to borrow. >> roughly 400,000 federal workers will return to their jobs this morning and government services will ramp up. our coverage begins with abc's jonathan carl. >> president obama wasted no time assuring the government shutdown is over. >> the democratic and republican leaders finally came together in the senate. >> this is not a time for pointing fingers and blame, this is a time of reconciliation. >> this has been a long, challenging few w

john muller has this morning's tech bytes. >> apple fans already have october 22nd on the calendar.hat is when the company is expected to make its new ipad announcement. hp and google teaming up to create a new web-based laptop. the chrome book 11 weighs a little over 2 pounds with an 11-inch screen and retails for $279. is htc following in apple's footsteps. the wall street journal saying that they will incorporate a new fingerprint sensor. htc is expected to unveil the day vice -- device next week. and the household smoke detector has gone high tech. it uses lights to indicate any problems and an app sends messages to the user's smart phone. it retails for $130. have a great day. i'm john muller. >> police in philadelphia want to know how a 4-year-old boy was able to bring crack cocaine to preschool. police say the little boy was flashing more than $170 in cash to his classmates. they told the teacher. that's when the boy pulled eight bags of cocaine out of his pockets. administration evacuated part of the school. the boy was taken to the hospital as a precaution. >> 5:26 now. and

i'm john muller. >> i'm diana perez.ing on "world news now." >>> a plan to open the government and avoid the debt crisis has crashed and burned in the house after tea partiers refused to go along. the senate is negotiating a deal as the deadline fast approaches. we will get the details in just a moment. >>> following the suicide of 12-year-old rebecca sedwick two girls have been arrested for bullying. they are 14 and 12 years old and charged with felony aggravated stalking. and their parents could also be charged. >>> and new this morning, police in los angeles have arrested an airport employee in connection with the dry ice bombs at l.a.x. police believe they were part of the labor dispute and not terrorism. >>> this being called the salute seen around the world. army ranger josh hargis saluting after being seriously injured. dozens of people in the room thought he was unconscious. those are the top stories on this wednesday, october 16th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana

it's thursday, october 31st. >> announcer: from abc news, this is world news now with john muller andon this half hour we're going to put on our costumes. >> join be us for some fun, some prizes from today and over the years as well. there you go. get spooked. all coming up later this half hour. all morning long, we have slightly different hair styles this morning. rocking curls. >> yeah, nice do. >> so we've got a few hints for you that we want you to take a look at. see if you can't figure out what we are. here's another one of mine. >> here's another one, too. >> can you figure it out? >> show them this. >> yes. >> my fish net. it's fake, by the way, everybody. >> exactly. lady with the baby over here with a cigarette and a drink. >> and there's nothing in here. >> call child services. >> all right. let's get started. >> let's get started. >>> we'll start with the new world champions, the boston red sox. "the boston globe" saying it's clearly right now, quote, champions again. >> the sox beat the cardinals last night wrapping up their third series victory in three years. ten years.

i'm diana perez. >> i'm john mu. >>> good morning, i'm diana perez. >> i'm john muller.d news now." president obama meets with members at capitol hill. there are new signs the gop is open to a deal. to get the latest, it's coming up. >>> investigators in las vegas are testing dozens of people after a young mother and her twins died of the disease. they didn't even realize the woman was suffering from tuberculosis until after she died. >>> it was train versus truck in texas and the truck lost after getting stuck on the tracks. the driver had gotten out. no one was injured, but the truck was pushed a half a mile down those tracks. >>> kentucky high school administrators say they have taken a disappointing step. they've ordered teams not to shake hands after the games. violence has been happening. those are our top stories on thursday, october 10th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >>> thursday morning, everybody. inching closer to friday. >> ah, yes. it feels so good to be this close. >> feels so good to be the people

i'm john muller. >> and i'm diana perez. >>> here's the stories we are working on now.g near the capitol. family members say that miriam carey suffered from severe postpartum depression. in a few moments, we will hear more about the suspect and her family. >>> as the government shutdown enters the fourth day there may be some movement behind the scenes. republicans may be ready to offer a deal, which would include raising the debt ceiling, as well. >>> california joins the growing list of states allowing illegal immigrants driver's licenses. police backed the bill saying it ensures all drivers have been properly trained and tested. >>> and that big snowstorm moves across the rockies into the northern plains. there's plenty of snow on oregon's mt. hood, more than 17 inches to be exact. enough to have skiers and snow boarders dreaming of winter. those are the top stories on this friday, october 4th. >> announcer: from abc news this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >> happy friday, everybody. we made it. >> happy friday. we sure did. it was a quick wee

i'm diana perez. >> i'm john muller.se. they walked out of a florida prison with the help of forged court documents. full details on the escapees and concerns of more forgeries. that's in our top story. >>> edward snowden tells the "new york times" he did not take secret documents to russia. he said that would not serve the public interest. there were concerns that russian officials would get access to those documents. and snowden said he also protected them from chinese spies. >>> the government is back in business, but the shutdown came at a price. the 16-day stoppage took an estimated $24 billion out of the economy, slowed fourth quarter growth and hurt the u.s. credibility worldwide. >>> daredevil andy lewis is the new world record holder for the longest ever urban slack line walk. he traversed 280 feet between two towers in las vegas. 63 stories above the strip. he was walking on a rope one-inch wide. those are some of the top stories on this friday, october 18th. >> announcer: from abc news, this "world news now" w

i'm john muller. >>> good morning. i'm john muller. >> i'm diana perez.ews now." investors are increasingly nervous as the government shutdowns enters its ninth day. the dow is down 900 points and could get worse next week the government defaults. >>> president obama is nominating janet yellen as the next head at the federal reserve. she has been number two at the fed since 2010. she would be the first woman to hold that spot. >>> an undercover new york police detective is in court and will be in court to face charges stemming from his alleged role in the motorcycle road rage incident. investigators claim the detective is seen on video attacking the suv that was being chased before leaving the scene. >>> as you saw only on gma, endurance swimmer diana nyad embarked on her latest marathon, a non-stop, 48-hour swim in the middle of manhattan to raise awareness and funds for the victims of superstorm sandy one year later. hundreds still homeless. those are some of our top stories on this wednesday. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with j

. >>> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >>> apparentlyan, that was a great scene. we'll show you the whole thing. it was special. >>> we'll begin with the makings of a deal to end the fiscal crisis. statistics are being worked out in the senate. >> all right. investors liked what they heard. stocks closed higher on wall street. they're up in early overseas trading. >> despite the shutdown, if you filed an extension on your taxes in april, the payments are still due today as the political noise continues. here's abc's jonathan karl. >> reporter: it's hard to imagine these guys would like what they see. at least mt. rushmore reopens. the state of south dakota footing the bill until politicians get their act together in washington. what government buildings are still closed and trash is piling up, the government shutdown now in week three. after closed door meetings on capitol hill, a tentative deal is at hand. it would reopen the government, but only until january 15th, and avoid default but just for now, extending the government's ability

i'm diana perez. >> i'm john muller.ollowing on "world news now." day two of the government shutdown other and with no negotiations scheduled looks like with could be in for a long haul. we will have details on the widespread impact in just a moment. >>> the jacksonville, florida, airport reopened after a bomb threat. police found two suspicious devices, one in the terminal and one in the parking garage. the bomb squad took one of the devices away from the airport to render it safe. >>> shocking case of road rage seen around the world. the video shows a group of motorcycle riders surrounding the suv, then attacking the driver in new york. two motorcyclists are in custody, more arrests are expected. >>> and off the australian coast, it took two hours to rescue a baby whale that became entangled in netting. once the calf was freed it immediately rejoined its mother, and they resumed their southern migration. those are some of the top stories on this wednesday, october 2nd. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news n

i'm diana perez. >> and i'm john muller. here's the top headlines this morning on "world news now."re appears been congress today. kathleen sebelius is expected to blame the contractors who designed the bulky healthcare.gov website for the problems. >>> trayvon martin's mother is asking congress to work with the state to roll back or clarify the purpose of their stand their ground laws. she said her son died because george zimmerman misinterpreted the self-defense law. >>> protesters marched through the streets of santa rosa, california, on the same day a 13-year-old fatally shot by a sheriffs deputy was laid to rest. andy lopez killed by an officer who mistook his pellet gun for an assault weapon. >>> and the wine shortage is going to get worse. consumption has been rising almost without interruption since the late '90s. but production has been on a downward spiral since the early 2000s. those are some of our top stories on this wednesday, october 30th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >> all right. happy wednesday, everybody.

with john muller and diana perez. >>> thursday morning, everyone.top saying at least on this show that miley's getting too much attention. ask me why. >> why, diana? >> because we're the ones giving her the attention. >> exactly right. it pays the bills. >> you know what, it keeps the lights on. deal with it, america. >> otherwise we'll be running color bars. >>> in ways large and small, the government shutdown is continuing. >> karen jabbers is joining us from capitol hill with more on the high level meeting. >> reporter: good morning john and diana. there were no break throughs. nobody expected that. president obama has made it clear. this is on house republicans to end the shutdown, but speaker boehner and their colleagues are standing firm. >> reporter: president obama, four top congressional leaders, a high level meeting at the white house that produced no results. >> the president reiterated one more time tonight that he will not negotiate. all we're asking for here is a discussion and fairness for the american people under care. >> reporter:

. >> i'm john muller. here's the stop stories we are following on "world news now." camp in greece does not match a database of missing persons. so the search for maria's identity intensifies. >>> the irs says because of the government shutdown it will have to delay the start of filing two weeks. the later date will mainly affect early filers who are in a rush to get their refund. >>> the white house is defending themselves against charges of a human rights group. that dozens have been killed in yemen and pakistan. >>> and the most anticipated christening in a generation gets underway in london today. an intimate ceremony at st. james' palace. the baptism of britain's prince george. those are some of our top stories on this wednesday, october 23rd. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >> all right. let's get right to it. the news of the day. we begin with boston and its security ahead of tonight's first game of the world series. the red sox and cardinals are set to start the fall classic just after 8 p.m. eastern tim

i'm john muller. >> i'm diana perez.news now." >>> a teacher is dead after a student gunman opened fire at a school near reno, nevada. the student then killed himself. we will hear more about the heroics in the school coming up. >>> the trains should be running in this san francisco bay area after a tentative agreement was reached last night ending the four-day-old b.a.r.t. strike. it comes as the ntsb finds there was a trainee at the helm of the train that struck and killed two workers over the weekend. >>> ceelo green, the star of the hit show "the voice" pleaded not guilty to a federal drug charge but will not face a rape charge. green is accused of spiking a woman's drink with ecstasy before the two went back to her las vegas hotel. >>> two scout leaders seen knocking over a rock have been dismissed from the scouts. those are some of our top stories on this tuesday, october 22nd. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >> all right. good tuesday morning, everyone. we wi

i'm john muller. >> i'm diana perez.the government shutdown enters now its 11th day, there may be progress. president obama and republican leaders met for 90 minutes at the white house and described the talks in positive terms. we have more on that coming up. >>> criminal investigation underway stemming from the death of ariel castro. investigators say guard assigned to him lied about the number of times they checked in on castro before his death. >>> foster farms chicken processing plangts linked to the -- plants linked to the salmonella outbreak can stay open for now. they are satisfied they have implemented new food safety controls. >>> detroit's miguel cabrera hitting a two-run home run in the win over the as. detroit moves on to the series against the red sox. that begins tomorrow night. those are some of our top stories on this friday, october 11th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >> happy friday, everybody. >> ah, friday. i love you. >> yes, we do. get ready

. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >> good monday morning, everybody. >> already monday once again. candy crush are you a big fan? >> i never played it to be honest with you and angry birds either. i'm odd -- >> how about farmville? >> i don't even play scrabble. me and games not so much. >> never been on a tropical paradise -- what did he say, the soothing voice, the colorful -- >> lush, colorful -- no. tropical paradise, i like the hammock, margarita, beach, sunset. >> you like to be where you are, not in here. >> you play candy crush? >> honestly i never heard of it. i don't know if it is good or sad. we will determine whether it is good or not. >> by the time the morning is over, we'll be experts. >> exactly. >>> we begin with obama care and fresh outrage over the weekend about the rocky rollout of the web site healthcare.gov. >> what the white house is doing to fix them. >> reporter: the pressure has been building on the obama administration after the troubled rollout of the president's health care plan. so much of the outrage l

. >> this is quite sometime ago when muller was the fbi director. and we had correspondent in southeast asia. and so did "the new york times" in some place. the investigation is going on that had nothing to do with the stories that we're publishing from there. but didn't have that much to do with it. but the fact that they had contact with the people being investigated by the fbi. and without complete violation of the justice department guidelines, they secretly subpoenaed and seized their phone records and it was discovered by the fbi afterwards in the previous administration, during the, and muller called me and the editor of "the new york times" and first of all revealed this had happened, which we didn't know. and then apologize for it. they regarded it being wrong. people were dis-palestinianed for it. i thought that was the proper way to handle it. >> pretty extraordinary story. there's a lot of talk of subpoenas of phone records which that's what you were talking about there. and i was -- i was wondering about the associated press issue that,

. >> announcer: from abc news this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >> happy monday, everybody. monday already. >> monday already. yes. it is columbus day. a federal holiday, everybody. >> a couple of things you may want to know. there's no mail service. that means your post office is closed. so if you need to mail something out -- not today. >> interestingly enough the stock markets are actually open but most banks are closed. >> even though it's a day off, there's not much errands you can be running today. >> relax, watch "world news now." >> watch us, go to sleep and it will be a great day. >>> now to the latest on the government shutdown and the looming debt ceiling. a plan in the senate would reopen the government and fund it at current levels for six months and raise the debt limit through january 31. >> lawmakers haven't been able to agree on the specifics and since this is a federal holiday, no new negotiations are planned. we have more from washington. [ chanting ] >> reporter: anger reaching a boiling point outside of the white house after the collapse of b

i'm john muller. >>> big financial boost from mcdaniel college in westminster. thanks to a romance writer, nora roberts foundation is giving the school a $100,000 grant. this is the third grant in three years. the grant supports the roberts contemporary american fiction collection housed in the library at mcdaniel college. >>> from museums to parks marylanders feeling the pinch of the government shutdown. more coming up. >> if anyone has the right to be a bridezilla it's this woman. how the government shutdown is affecting her wedding plans. details coming up. it's wednesday morning. thank you for joining us. i'm megan pringle. >> i'm charley crowson. ned is on assignment. we'll tell but that during the course of "good morning maryland." mike is in and even he's talking about the government shutdown. >> it's crazy, it's affecting the weather department. that's when we know we have to fix things. good morning. we're winging it. 62 degrees now. we're mild this morning. 68 in baltimore city. north of the beltway you get into some of the cooler pockets. that is why

a menos que obtengan una anulaciÓn del primer matrimonio, lo dijo el prefecto de la congresaciÓn, mullerriticas, facebook dijo que trabaja en alternativas para evitar que usuarios tropiecen con esas imÁgenes como las publicadas recientemente, donde se ve una decapitaciÓn, y criticas son fuertes al permitir acceso a menores desde los trece aÑos de edad. >>> en australia se declarÓ estado de emergencia, por incendios forestales que arrasaron con mÁs de 200 casas en sidney. bomberos combaten incendios, se le sumarÁn 1400, se le teme que el calor y vientos empeore la situaciÓn. el gobierno d beijing declarÓ problema. un centenar de empresas que afectan el aire firmaron un compromiso para hacer frente al problema. >>> fanÁticos de la realeza britÁnica pasaran la noche junto al palacio san james por el bautismo del prÍncipe george. simpatizantes de la monarquÍa acamparon ante la capilla real. no hay planes que los padres muestren al bebÉ en pÚblico luego del bautizo. >>> quÉ popular es george. >>> ni lo sabe. >>> ni siquiera lo sabe. >>> bueno, enrique estÁ aquÍ. nos tiene un adelanto de la ed

. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez.>> good tuesday morning. look at who's back. nice long weekend for you. you look well rested. >> i don't think i felt this rested ever, except the first day i started this shift. ever since it has been going down. >> you said you were in bed 12 hours? >> i think i broke my own >> >> i think i broke my own personal record, i slept 12 hours. >> amazing. i am not sleep deprived at all. >> you had a nice time -- >> a lot of vacations you go and have fun but when you come back you are more tired than you left. i did a little staycation. got a lot of work around the house. and spent quality time with the fam. >> glad you're back. >> glad to be back. >>> we begin with that terrifying ordeal for a brave little girl in colorado snatched from her own bedroom. >> she put up a fight and got away. the kidnapper is on the loose leaving the community on edge. >> reporter: police in aurora, colorado, say the alleged kidnapper saw an opportunity and moved in quickly. just after midnight sunday, investi

that's pocket change for john muller.pprove the whole thing before flights could take place. and that could happen by the end of 2016. >> only $150,000. i got it. >>> there's a new thrill in the water. >> a new type of surfing. it's not your father's surfboard, for sure. the jet surfboard is bigger, faster. and more dangerous. the surfboards are packed with jet engines, propelling the rider up to 45 miles per hour. >> the guy who pioneered the jet surfboard, says you can catch a monster wave. >> i would do that. >> if you're on the water and you're trying to relax and you got this thing -- going all over the place. >> if you have a lake house, you don't want to see this get trendy. >> if you're in your teens, 20s or 30s, you want to be on one of these things. >> worry about noise pollution. >>> for some of you, the local news is next. >> for everyone else, we'll be back with a brand-new reason for sibling rivalry. ♪ or getting a better seat? ♪ or let's say there's an accident. if you have esurance, you can use their mobil

. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >> good fridayeryone. we begin with the latest details on the capitol shooting. we are learning much more about the suspect in the case identified as a dental hygienist living in connecticut. >> miriam carey family say shels suffered from severe postpartum depression. karen travers is following the latest on the investigation from capitol hill. >> reporter: for the second time in less than two weeks panic here at the nation's capitol. family members identified miriam carey as the 34-year-old from stamford connecticut that led police on high-speed chase throughout the city before she was shot and killed. it was a dramatic high-speed chase from the white house to the u.s. capitol. it ended when law enforcement officials shot and killed a female suspect. 34-year-old miriam carey, of stoom stamford, connecticut, who had a history of mental illness. the chase began 2:18 p.m. at the southeast corner of the white house compound. the black car rams in to a barricade. >> just took off. >> carey takes off up

. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >>> all rightg. we're going to get started. let's get started with the verdict in the michael jackson case that his mother brought against the promoter of his comeback concert gls the jury foreman said the verdict centered on conrad murray was reached after careful consideration for the details. we are joined by brandy. >> reporter: this was a long-fought battle in court with hundreds of millions of dollars in possible damages at stake. in the end, the jury rejected the lawsuit brought by michael jackson's family. >> did aeg live hire dr. conrad murray? answer yes. >> reporter: after nearly 14 hours of deliberations, the jury sided with aeg live, ruling while the concert promoter did hire dr. conrad murray, it is not liable for michael jackson's 2009 death. >> was dr. conrad murray unfit or incompetent to perform the work for which he was hired. answer no. >> reporter: jurors heard from 50 witnesses after 87 days in court. >> the decision was reached after five months of testimony. >> michael jacks

with john muller and diana perez. >>> good wednesday morning, everyone.do an i quit video one of these days here at "world news now." >> i agree. can you get down with kanye. >> i don't know if i can get down but i will channel the feeling of i quit suddenly i will have my groove on because everybody knows how to do that. >> that's for sure. i think you have given us a challenge and i'm up for it. i can get down with kanye. >> i'm sure you can get down better than me. no doubt about this. >> welcome to day two of the government shutdown. lawmakers on capitol hill still can't agree on a way out of this mess. >> they tried to stop gap measures to fund certain parts of the government and that failed. we have late developments. >> reporter: after day one of the government shutdown, congress is no closer to getting things back up and running. yesterday, lawmakers traded traumatic statements on the capitol floor. this shutdown is really having a significant impact on everyday americans. house republicans tried a piecemeal approach. they put forward measures tha

. >> announcer: from abc news this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >>> welcome this tuesday, day two. thank you for being with us. look at who's back. >> back and rested and ready to go. >> long weekend. >> got to love those things. >> always nice to come back on a tuesday because you don't have to worry about day one nonsense. >> and only four to go on the back. all good. >> you are already here so today doesn't count. it is like three if you look at it. >> i'll take it. rationalization to get through it all. >> whatever it takes. >> whatever it takes. >>> let's get started. >>> dire new warnings about the looming debt crisis. social security benefits for millions of americans could be put on hold in as little as ten days if the debt ceiling is not increased. >>> china is warning the global economy could falter if the limit is not raised. karen travers is tracking it. good morning, karen. >> reporter: nothing is happening here in washington. there are no negotiations, no back-room secret deals, no progress. there is no sense of urgency either, which means the g

i'm rob nelson, filling in today for john muller. >> and i'm diana perez. we begin with new details about pair of weekend raids by u.s. special forces. including the capture of a top terror suspect in libya. this morning, the u.s. is brushing aside criticism from the libyan government over that capture. >> secretary of state john kerry says abu anas al libi is a legal and appropriate target for the u.s. military. abc's tahman bradley is tracking the very latest from washington. good morning, tahman. >> reporter: rob and diandiana,d morning to you both. these missions were synchronized. carried out at the same time so the u.s. teams had the element of surprise. one of the missions really paid off. one of the most wanted terrorists in the world is now in custody. a double blow against al qaeda terrorists. two high-risk raids carried out by u.s. special operations forces carried out in libya and somalia. the mission in libya led to this man, abu anas al libi. >> we hope that this makes clear that those members of al qaeda and other terrorist organizations lite

i'm rob nelson filling in today for john muller. >> and i'm diana perez. we begin with the stunning new revelations about the extent of u.s. surveillance. >> for the first time, the u.s. is admitting the nsa spied on some 35 world leaders, including german chancellor angela merkel. >> the white house didn't know that program existed until this past summer. >> abc's tahman bradley has been following this story from washington and has the latest. good morning, tahman. >> reporter: good morning, rob. good morning, diana. these stories about u.s. spying have become a big headache for the obama administration. which is now in full damage-control mode. the outrage keeps growing. american allies around the world are furious about claims of u.s. spying. >> the secrets that have been revealed are doing significant damage to our bilateral relationships with germany. with mexico. with the other countries. >> reporter: this morning, the obama administration is managing the fallout. in a statement, u.s. officials say the white house is reviewing the way america gathers

bob muller continued that practice, and again when we have agents from quantico.essons hard learned from this nation's constitution. the first half century or so was a time of great progress and achievement for this country and for the bureau. but it also saw abuse and overreach respect to martin luther king and others who were viewed as internal security threats. as i think about the unique balance represented by fidelity and independence on one hand and the rule of law on the other i think it also makes sense for me to offer a reminder closer to our own history. i'm going to direct all new agents and analysts also visit the martin luther king memorial here in washington. i think it will serve as a different kind of lesson. one more personal to the bureau of the dangers of becoming untethered to oversight and accountability. that word fidelity belongs on our shield. next bravery. we have perpetrated a myth in our society that being brave means not being afraid but that's wrong. mark twain once said, quote, is resistence to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fe

here today including former directors webster, sessions, and a special warm welcome back to director mullernd his wife ann. we also welcome former attorney general ashcroft and mullcasey. we're honored to have you here today. i want to take a moment to invite president obama on the stage, and to my far left, a friend and colleague with whom director comey worked to help some of richmond's hardest hit neighborhoods. judge john walker, director comey was his first law clerk when he was a new judge on the district court bench in the southern district of new york. and most importantly director comey's wife, patrice. thank you for taking part in today's ceremony. we are also pleased to have director and mrs. comey's children, maureen, kate, brian, claire, and abby. welcome. also director comey's brother and sister, trish, peter, and chris, we welcome you. and a special welcome to director comey's father brian, welcome. we are here today for two purposes. first as many of you know director comey was sworn in during a private ceremony in attorney general holder's office on september 4th. but we re

. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >>> goo good. we begin this half hour with major parts of the federal government at a stand 12i8. the effects are far reaching from the statue of liberty to the space center and yosemite. >>> karen travers has been watching the political drama unfold. >> reporter: good morning. the official order came just before the deadline at 11:46 p.m. last night. the office of management and budget ordered federal agencies to begin an orderly shut down because of a lack of funds. lawmakers from both sides of the aisle dug in their heels. no last-minute wranglings could get congress to stop a partial government shut down, the first since 1996. >> i didn't come here to shut down the government. >> our founders would be ashamed of what the house has become. >> reporter: -- delay parts of the president's health care law for a year. that bill went to the senate where it was quickly rejected. >> they have lost their minds. >> reporter: the clock kept ticking, despite this stern warning from president obama. >> a sh

that's america's money, i'm john muller. >>> soon you may not have to ask for your check while eating out. a new app lets diners view and pay their bill right from their smart phone. currently being tested in a number of new york city restaurants. we'll let you know if it comes to the restaurant near you as quickly as possible. >>> and we're expected to shell out more bucks on holiday gifts this year but that could change if the government shutdown drags on. the national retail federation believes americans are in the mood to spend. the forecast calls for sales in november and december to rise by close to 4%. that's a projection. hard numbers are often much different. back in a bit. beep-bop-boop-bop boop-beep. [monotone] she says, "switch to progressive and you could save hundreds." call or click today. >>> politicians are doing it and not -- absolutely crazy. if they want to do something drastic, why don't they cut their salaries? >> here's an idea. the veteran speaking out on day three of the government shutdown. are lawmakers any closer to a compromise? >>> that is the big story o

i'm rob nelson, filling in today, for john muller. >> and diana perez. we begin with a teacher murdered and a student under arrest. hundreds of people gathered for a vigil to remember colleen ritzer. >> investigators found ritzer stabbed to death in the woods behind the boston area school where she taught math. here's abc's karen travers. >> reporter: this grisly murder has left a community north of boston in shock. >> she was a very respected, loved teacher. >> reporter: 14-year-old philip chism is accused of fatally stabbing colleen ritzer, a beloved math teacher at danvers high school, where chism was a student. >> the danvers high school teacher did not return home from work. and was not answering her cell phone. danvers police initiated a search for the teacher. and discovered blood in the second floor bathroom at danvers high school. >> reporter: ritzer's blood was found in a second floor bathroom late tuesday night. her body was found later in the woods behind the school. danvers high school is in a new building, that's equipped with 130 cameras.

i'm john muller. important videoconference we knof the day.r most hi! hi, buddy! that's why the free wifi and hot breakfast are something to smile about. feel the hamptonality. >>> at the live desk this morning, a fire killed 10 people in a garment factory in bangladesh. that fire spread to two buildings and took crews nearly 10 hours to get that fire under control. and 170 workers written side the factory when it started and most were able to get out. the cause is not known at this time. but crews are still investigating. and the fire comes about six months after a factory building collapsed. it killed 1100 people and exposed the harsh unsafe conditions in the industry and the world's third largest authority of clothing company that pledges to improve standards in the government industry. >>> diana nyad has been swimming for more than 21 thundershowers. see if you can see -- 21 hours. see if you can see her in the pool. she is taking breaks. there she is. celebrities longside her advent is not the halfway point right now. are you looking at a live stream of her c

i'm rob nelson, filling in today for john muller. we do begin with breaking news out of north carolina, where several people are hurt after a state fair ride accident. >> the vortex flips riders upside down, then spins them. but this one started up again while people were trying to get off the ride. five people were sent to the hospital. two are listed in critical condition. eyewitnesses say riders were thrown to the ground. >> screaming and a lot of people in pain. family members actually ran away. like, they couldn't bear to look at it. they were dropping at about 30 feet high up in the air. >> some of those hurt may have included members of the same family. the ride operator was also among the injured. investigators will be looking at the vortex to find out what went wrong. we'll, of course, have live updates from raleigh, coming up on "gma." >>> and another story unfolding overnight. americans kidnapped off the coast of africa. their families, along with the fbi, now waiting to see what demands the kidnappers may make. >> and thi

. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now with john muller and diana perez. >>> happy humpy. we begin the latest details with the nevada shooting we talked about yesterday. police revealing more information about the young killer. the motive is a mystery. >> they say the weapon came from his parents' home cecilia vega begins our coverage. >> 911 emergency. >> i'm calling from sparks middle school. we have a shooting at our school. >> reporter: the rampage lasted just three minutes. >> this is a student from sparks middle school. can you please send police out here? there's a kid who has a gun. >> reporter: the kid a 12-year-old boy in the 7th grade. he opened fire near the basketball courts just before the morning bell using a nine millimeters semiautomatic ruger hand gurngs similar to this. his first victim, another 12-year-old shot in the arm. >> went like that with the gun and pulled the trigger. >> reporter: then the shooter turned to the teacher who tried to stop him. >> 911 emergency. >> somebody brought a gun to school and shot the teacher. >> the teacher's down? >>

. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >> good wednesday, everybody. a lot of costumes we want to show you. i'm excited because those are costumes that are kind of trendy right now. everybody's gonna proet probably dress like this. a lot of people don't realize the costumes out there and a lot of classics, too. >> put ours to shame. i had an eye patch and that was it. >> i don't think that will work now. what is alexis for halloween. >> katniss. >> from hunger games. >> i made her a homemade bow. >> you have to bring in pictures. >> i will. >> this is exciting. >>> damage control kicking in to high gear today as the president's point person on health care testifies on capitol hill. >> embattled health and human services secretary is expected to blamt on contractors who built the site. >> her prepared remarks she takes no blame even though her documents show the main contractor warned the government about serious problems a month before the launch. here's abc's jim avila. >> reporter: for the first time the obama administration issued a dire

. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >> happy halloween>> nicely done. >> we are flanked by our friends here, the green lantern. >> who knew you had such abs. >> sweet. amanda you are a -- >> super smurfette. >> happy halloween, everybody. having a little bit of fun. thank you, guys. jake and amanda there for you. there you have it. the most i did is i wore orange and you have. >> your hair is slicked back. >> we've got some surprises. >> let's get started now. eight time world series champions the boston red sox got going against the cardinals. thanks to a three-run double by shane victorino. >> the sox tag on three more and that was more than enough. the victory sent fans in the street to celebrate after the game. the manager gives his players the credit and his fans some as well. >> in return, they gave these guys an incredible amount of energy to thrive on in this ballpark. i'm sure everybody in our uniform whether they are here going forward or elsewhere they will look back at the events that took place and unfolded as a special year.

for "good morning america," john muller, abc news, new york. >> thank you, john. >>> and finally, newssented without comment. britain's princess kate, getting out of the house. take a look. we saw this at the top of the program. her first solo appearance since the birth of prince george, visiting with young athletes, supported by a charity for which she is a patron. and she decided, in wedges, no less, to play some volleyball with them. i've been told on this program, especially, these wedges are very comfortable. >> they are. >> i don't know if they're the preferred footwear. the sneaker and the shoe. look at this. apparently -- of course, while we note that william was at home playing something of mr. mom, however royally, back to kate. not the first time she's actually played a sport in heels. i would argue this is actually more impressive. >> i agree. >> stilettos on the field hockey field. >> not easy. >> aerating the grass. >> she is the duchess. can we get her a pair of sneakers? can we find her a pair of athletic shoes. >> the wedge and stilettos. >> that's right. >> it's taken

abc's john muller has the story. >> 911. where's the emergency?s a 911 call like no other. >> yeah. i'm being followed by the police with his lights on. i am a gentleman from lakeland. i have kidnapped my ex-fiancee. >> reporter: that's brett lee curtis calling 911, during a 100-mile-per-hour police chase in daytona, florida, monday night. he has just kidnapped his ex-girlfriend. >> if he continues to follow me, i will kill her. that is your final warning. >> reporter: warning police to back off. he calls 911 four different times. >> if the officer following me does not break off pursuit, then people will be hurt. >> okay. where are you? >> enough. >> i don't know what officer you're talking about, sir. can you let me know where you are so i can let the officer know? >> okay. we're going south on i-95. if he continues to follow me, i will fire a warning shot. >> reporter: curtis grabbed hamilton from her job. after her mother reported her missing, police spotted a car speeding down the highway. he's armed. and he shoots his gun out the window. and

rob nelson in for john muller.months since we have done this. >> thank you for agreeing to come. we understand this is tough on you. you have to stay up all night long. you are used to the lavish life now that you are working days as a correspondent. travel the globe. >> very fancy, yes. >> you have producers at your beck and call. >> rose petals at my feet. lobster tank at lunch. >> it's amazing. >> some glorious life. >> we work on the third floor, the fifth floor. whoo! that's where you work. that's amazing. >> i have to clean the floors after this shift. it's not glamorous. good to see you. and everyone here. >> we're excited to have you. >> familiar ground. all good. >> absolutely. >> let's get started. >>> our top story from this weekend turned out to be a pretty bad weekend for motor sports. like motor skills, which i'm lacking. >> see how much has changed. still the same emmy award-winning broadcast. >> that's us. >> no, serious news. really was a rough weekend. out-of-control race cars in virginia and texa