i'm nick watt for "nightline," san diego, california. >>> and next, the real reason these olympians are chomping on their medals. i'm billy, and i quit smoking with chantix. i decided to take chantix to shut everybody else up about me quitting smoking. i was going to give it a try, but i didn't really think it was going to really happen. after one week of chantix, i knew i could quit. along with support, chantix (varenicline) is proven to help people quit smoking. chantix definitely helped reduce my urge to smoke. some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. some had seizures while taking chantix. history of mental health problems, which could get worse or of seizures. don't take chantix if you've had a serious allergic or skin reaction to it. if you have these, stop chantix and call your doctor right away as some can be life-threatening. tell your doctor if you have heart or blood vessel problems, or develop new or worse symptoms. get medical help right away if you ha

>> i'm nick watt for "nightline" -- >> reporter: wait, there's more. >> we've been working on this for a really long time. >> yes, we have. >> i know you're ready. >> hello, everyone. my name's van dexter, a product developer and a lover of pie. >> reporter: solid start. >> yeah. sorry. >> reporter: ouch. >> sorry, i'm a little nervous. >> reporter: but -- >> that nervous energy is very natural. >> reporter: sweet tooths all around. but they want some more market research before committing. >> it's a new concept. you're asking people, will they consider two pies in one? >> reporter: revolution. that's what it is. i'm nick watt for "nightline," san diego, california. >>> and next, the real reason these olympians are chomping on their medals. i'm billy, and i quit smoking with chantix. i decided to take chantix to shut everybody else up about me quitting smoking. i was going to give it a try, but i didn't really think it was going to really happen. after one week of chantix, i knew i could quit. along with support, chantix (varenicline) is proven to help people quit smoking. chantix defi

i'm nick watt. >> and i'm linsey janice. here are some of the top headlines we're following this morning on "world news now." >>> zika virus concerns in south florida. four cases in the same area of miami have the federal government and local officials on the alert. th'r potential mothers. full details coming up in a moment. >>> the taliban is claiming responsibility for a strong explosion that rocked the hotel in kabul, afghanistan early this morning. hotels where foreigners stay have frequently been a target of taliban attacks. >>> california homes threatened by wildfires as flames burn. crews try to get the flames >> and charles koch says he is not supporting donald trump. koch along with his brother, they have said they would spend hundreds of millions of dollars to put a republican in the white house. but the money will now go to helping republican congressional candidates. those are some of the top stories on this monday, august 1st. >> from abc news, this is "rl plans to fight the spread of the zika virus in florida t

abc's nick watt with another look tonight at the competition to be the next romance novel cover boy. [ cheers and applause ] >> i tank top bites the dust, the crowd goes wild. frenzy in the house. at the make me swoon cover model competition. next up is the costume contest. oopsy. >> a friend of mine was like, you'd be great for this. and i was like, no i wouldn't. she was like, yes, you would. and here i am. >> no one knows i'm out here, my parents, friends, family. >> the first time i took my shirt off in a room full of people, but it's not. >> these men are amateurs, vying for a shot at the fame, fortune, and fan love lavished on cover models. adorning the front of romance novels. a profession made popular by fab fabio. >> i had this hair long before anybody knew who fabio was. up with fans? >> i will say yes, and don't ask me for names. there's attractive men, there's attractive women. put some alcohol in there, or just boy meets girl, you have the start of a romance novel right there. >> reporter: this is the romantic book recover's convention in las vegas. they come to meet the

here's abc's nick watt with another look at how to protect your money. >> reporter: a gas station, miami beach, florida. watch the chatty guy in the tight aquamarine polo. he points. the clerk, distracted. while she's gone, watch his alleged accomplice. in mere seconds he slips an identical cover over the store's card reader, a device police believe will automatically steal your card details when you think you're just making you'll have no idea you've just been skimmed. robert siciliano is a cyber crime expert. >> when it comes to stealing credit card information it's as easy as swiping a card in any skimming device. >> reporter: a hidden camera inside a gas pump in arizona. those things, an alleged thief apparently searching for the skimmers he earlier placed on the pump to harvest card info. >> he put those in there, for i know why. because i have them. >> reporter: sean marquez installed a night vision spy camera instead. >> we may have the first-ever video of organized bad guys actually trying to retrieve their skimmers. >> reporter: credit card fraud is a $16 billion a year problem

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i'm nick watt for "nightline" in los angeles. >>> up next, how a wine once considered the bottom of the barrel is now being called the coolest drink of summer. i'm mary ellen, and i quit smoking with chantix. i have smoked for 30 years and by taking chantix, and that was amazing. along with support, chantix (varenicline) is proven to help people quit smoking. it absolutely reduced my urge to smoke. some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. some had seizures while taking chantix. if you have any of these, stop chantix and call your doctor right away. tell your doctor about any history of mental health problems, which could get worse or of seizures. if you have these, stop chantix and call your doctor right away as some can be life-threatening. tell your doctor if you have heart or blood vessel problems, or develop new or worse symptoms. get medical help right away if you have symptoms of a heart attack or stroke. decrease alcohol use while taking chantix. use caution

it's wednesday, august 3rd. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning, i'm nick watthere all week. we're having a blast. it's hump day which you just learned the meaning of that -- >> we're over the hump, middle of the week. i did not know that. >> i'm surprised. i first heard that in your country. nick's excited to tell you about there golf brawl. >> i can't wait. best story of the day. >> infuriating game. i'm surprised it doesn't happen more often. >> worst game in the world. >>> we begin this half hour with the latest stunning twists and turns on the road to the white house. >> donald trump shocked the political world by refusing to endorse house speaker paul ryan and senator john mccain in their primary elections. ryan is making it clear that he never asked for trump's endorsement in the first place. hours earlier, president obama had ripped into republican leaders for standing by trump, calling him unfit and unprepared to be president. and trump fired back on fox news last night saying he knows far more it foreign policy than the president. he sparked even more

i'm nick watt in for kendis gibson. >> i'm linzie janice.dlines this morning. crisis mode. the republican party is struggling to get donald trump to zero in on hillary clinton after days of public feuds holding back endorsements and internal discord, frustrated gop leaders are contemplating their next move. a full report coming up. >>> security is tight this morning in central london following a deadly knife attack. a woman in her 60s was killed and five others wounded. the attack took place in russell square. a 19-year-old man is in custody and police are looking into his mental health. they haven't ruled out terrorism. >>> and hurricane earl is bearing down on the nation of belize bringing the threat of heavy rain and high winds. it has come ashore as a category one hurricane. those are some of our top stories on this thursday, august 4th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> we begin this half hour with the race for the white house. as the republicans scramble to get donald trump back on track. >> after a week report of intern

i'm nick watt. >> i'm linsey janice. >>> good morning, i'm nick watt in for kendis gibson. >> i'm linziere are some of the top headlines 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, t

so did nick watt here with us now. let's look at the moment. he had people with them. they had safety chutes but he see so the guys around you all have the chutes but you don't. how dangerous is this? of course it's very dangerous. >> he's nearly five miles up. he's jumping out without a parachute. i'm not sure we can say that too many times. he is going at terminal velocity and ailing for a net that's about a fifth of the size of a football field. it's like george jumping out of a plane dressed in a coat and tie. and he just makes it scared to watch. his wife was there. his 4-year-old son was there. and you saw him at the end there just two-minute fall last second flips around and gets in that net. not right in the middle but mercifully close enough. >> on live tv in all on live tv. there was a controversy whether or not he had to wear a chute. after this is what he had to say. >> i mean i'm almost levitating. it is incredible. this thing that just happened. even get out of my mouth. it was all these guys, everybody, that made this happen. >> how did they make it happ

i'm nick watt. >> i'm linzie janis. diane and kendis are off. >>> we begin with the race for the white house. and hillary clinton topping donald trump in yet another batch of polls. >> clinton is enjoying her biggest lead yet. 15 points ahead of trump in a national poll, and another poll released yesterday shows trump trailing by nine points. >> trump is slamming president obama over isis and the economy. he fired off a string of tweets last night just after the president dismissed his allegation about a rigged election. it's "your voice, your vote." we get the latest from tom llamas. >> reporter: president obama mocking donald trump's claim >> of course the elections will not be rigged. what does that mean? [ laughter ] >> reporter: trump hammering that theme all week. >> i'm afraid the election is going to be rigged. i have to be honest. people are going to walk in and vote ten times. who knows? >> reporter: the president dismissing that as nonsense. >> if mr. trump is suggesting that there is a conspiracy theory that

i'm nick watt. >> i'm linsey >>> our top story this half hour is the frightening warning about travel right here in the u.s. because of zika virus cases in miami. it's the first time there's been a domestic travel warning from the cdc. >> 14 confirmed cases in miami. the number of inspectors will double from 12 to 32. they're looking for mosquito breeding hot spots. spraying in the heart of ground zero where that zika outbreak is growing. >> on top of the four cases on friday, we have ten more cases. >> reporter: leading to the unprecedented travel advisory. the cdc recommending pregnant women avoid wyn wood. impossible for this woman who li zone. the cdc telling women who visited the area not to get pregnant for eight weeks. health officials seen going door to door testing hundreds of residents and handing out pamphlets. this man learned he has zika virus. six of the cases are people out symptoms like most who get the virus. and now new concerns mosquitos in the area would be resistant to pesticides. >> mosquito control efforts >> reporter: health officials say they expect for cases.

here's nick watt. >> reporter: in today's tech rock on android devices. >> a test version had been up since november. but a new app gives access to more than 30 million songs as well as specially curated play lists and radio stations. >> the tech giant is offering up to $200,000 to hackers who locate security flaws in its software. that may be one of the highest corporate bounties ever. google, facebook and others have long offered such awards to hackers. >>> a designer has come a high-tech desk for those who might love that midday nap. >> there it is. nice and big. plenty of room for doing work but if need be the desk transforms into a bed. unfortunately at this point, only a prototype. i want it. now. >> have a great day. >>> tampa bay wants to send you to the crayola experience in >>> cleaning products in the house can be a danger to kids but the effects can be long lasting. bleach and ammonia sprays used to clean can pose a real threat to children's eyes. kids between 1 and 2 are most likely to get eye burns, and those can lead to a liar risk of glaucoma in adulthood. >>> it is wo

i'm nick watt. >> i'm linzie janis. 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 shooting martin. >>> 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 open

i'm nick watt. >> i'm linzie janice. those bears didn't seem too bothered by the people. the people didn't seem too 'w we also have a drunk moose. >> later. >> and a kangaroo. >> drunk animals. >> for now, we begin this half hour with the donald trump campaign in turmoil as hillary clinton dmgets a boost of suppo. >> a poll shows clinton ten points ahead of trump. her biggest lead in months and more than half of americans feel temperament and knowledge to lead the country. >> trump is still struggling to stay on topic. abc news learned that senior party officials are so frustrated that they're exploring how to replace him if he suddenly drops out of the race. trump has a blunt message for dissatisfied republicans. >> if you say i would never in a million years vote for donald trump, you have to. you have no choice. >> gold star families in florida as he continues to face criticism over his feud with the parents of a soldier who was killed in iraq. >> even as he refuses to endorse paul ryan and john mccain, mccain says he will not take back his pledge to support trump. it

i'm linzie janice. >> i'm nick watt.n rift widening has donald trump turns on party leaders. >> he's refusing to endorse paul ryan saying he's not quite there yet. those words striking similar to what ryan said when he delayed his endorsement of trump a few months ago. trump is withholding support for john mccain saying the former p.o.w. should have done a better job for the veterans. >> he says president obama may be the worst president in the history of the country. that's after the president slammed him as unfit for the white house. >> reporter: donald trump who never saw combat, never served in the military, now has a purple heart. >> you know, something very nice just happened to me. a man came up to me and he handed me his purple heart. >> reporter: trump then saying this. >> i said that's big stuff. i always wanted to get the purple heart. this was much easier. >> reporter: the moment now shining a spotlight on trump's own military record. the republican nominee once touting his time in military school saying i al