robin did get home.ack here again real soon. >>> also coming up, we'll have the latest on the clash of the titans, the bigger feud that just gets bigger in sin city. the megamillionaire behind "girls gone wild" talking in an abc news exclusive. >>> also coming up, well, he's back. harry's out of hiding. the prince about to emerge for the first time since those pictures, you know the ones i'm talking about, pixillation and all. you will never believe where he's been laying low. we'll fill you in. >>> we start with shocking video out of washington state. it shows a 13-year-old boy being bullied by students. the teacher seems to be in on it all, and this morning the boy's parents are speaking out, demanding action. neal karlinsky joins us from seattle with the story. >> reporter: george, good morning. to say that this boy's parents are worried and upset and worried about their son just doesn't do it justice. they say he's so traumatized by what happened, he can't sleep at night and is now in therapy. >> lea

robin, josh, lara.s about this rainfall that's been in the area. now, we've told you in the headlines it's been 36 hours of drenching rain. this may be the first break we've had since this storm made landfall. look at how much rain has fallen in the last -- there's plenty of areas, anywhere from 12 to 15-inch line. and 15 inches-plus. now, look at how much rain will fall as we go through the next 48 hours. we're looking at what could be in those same areas, another 3 to 6 inches, another 6 to 12 inches of rain. so, we know this flooding will continue. and it's going to continue to be a problem for the folks that are in the middle of it now. quick look at the high press >> and we're live in new orleans, all morning long. now, back to new york and robin and josh. >> thanks, sam. you are missed. >>> coming up, robin's journey. everything you want to know about what's ahead. her doctor and sister here, answering questions. and how you can join team robin. of course, that's a team we're all already on. intro

thinking of you, robin. >> robin and her entire family. >>> coming up here on "gma," a shocking scene tape. a 13-year-old harassed in class. and the teacher allegedly joining in. now, that teen's parents are speaking out. >>> and the creator of "girls gone wild" opens up. two years ago, the people of bp made a commitment to the gulf. and every day since, we've worked hard to keep it. bp has paid over twenty-three billion dollars to help people and businesses who were affected, and to cover cleanup costs. today, the beaches and gulf are open for everyone to enjoy -- and many areas are reporting their best tourism seasons in years. we've shared what we've learned with governments and across the industry so we can all produce energy more safely. i want you to know, there's another commitment bp takes just as seriously: our commitment to america. bp supports nearly two-hundred-fifty thousand jobs in communities across the country. we hired three thousand people just last year. bp invests more in america than in any other country. in fact, over the last five years, no other energy company

. >>> robin's journey. robin roberts begins her medical leave, telling us what to expect from her in days to come. the family, ours and yours, walking down this new road with her, together. >>> and big night, governor mitt romney, his make or break speech, and the mystery guest, clint eastwood, as vice presidential candidate paul ryan stops by to take us behind the scenes. tonight on the last night of the republican national convention, from tampa bay, florida, this is "world news." >> good evening from tampa. the countdown is on. just a few hours, republican presidential candidate mitt romney will take stage and try to give the speech of his lifetime to tens of millions of people. but tonight, once again, first, we want to take you straight to the gulf coast because isaac is now saturating louisiana and mississippi. it is a day filled with high stakes evacuations and heroism. and tonight there is real concern that a dam could collapse just 80 miles outside new orleans. abc's extreme weather team is out onc

only 300 cases are from cancer treatments like robin's.ll doctors try to replace robin's sick cells with healthy ones? first, the chemotherapy to wipe out all robin's problematic cells so her body will accept the good cells from her donor. her sister, sally ann, swapped with robin this weekend -- her marrow, a perfect match. robin will be given an iv full of her sister's stem cells which will begin to rebuild her bone marrow. the procedure will take about 30 minutes. robin will actually be fully awake. then the waiting begins. doctors will be monitoring her blood count closely. >> we have to give antibiotics and blood products and immune system-regulating medications to keep the patient's body in good shape and accepting the new cells. >> reporter: robin will remain in the hospital for weeks, possibly months. doctors say her prognosis is excellent, but as her body heals, her immunity will be so compromised. she told viewers this morning she had to send her beloved dog, k.j., to maine to stay with friends. robin shared she can't wait to get

robin will actually be fully awake. then the waiting begins.rs will be monitoring her blood count closely. >> we have to give antibiotics and blood products and immune system-regulating medications to keep the patient's body in good shape and accepting the new cells. >> reporter: robin will remain in the hospital for weeks, possibly months. doctors say her prognosis is excellent, but as her body heals, her immunity will be so compromised. she told viewers this morning she had to send her beloved dog, k.j., to maine to stay with friends. robin sharing she can't wait to get her friend back. so many of us feeling the same way. sharyn alfonsi, abc news, new york. >> and all this week, of course, "good morning america" will be telling us more about robin's journey. and if you want to learn more about becoming a donor, please head to abcnews.com. as always, team robin is standing by for her. >>> a storm of small earthquakes hit southern california coming up next. and one family videotaped their wild ride. here he comes. you wouldn't want your doctor

not just robin, but obviously it affects all of you. time when you have a huge high of the ratings try yum ups. one of robin's great moments, adding to the obama scoop and so on. you are hit with this. she is a remarkable woman. >> we talked about it -- we found out just a little before the day that robin announced to the world. and when i reflected on it, i was completely dumb struck and completely in awe of what robin was able to do. because through this all -- this was a period of several months where you found out something with you wrong and you were dealing with it, she came to work every single day. smile on her face, committed to do the job. not letting anyone else be burdened by what she was dealing with and do it for the viewers, not just professional. a sign of strength of character that it is -- it blew me away and this is something that she was determined not to bring the rest of us down. she was going to deal with it and she is going to keep on doing it and come back. >> i did it in part or that moment. i just saw the pict

robin? >>> also, always good to see diane. joining us now is the director of the national hurricane center is dr. rick knabb. the rnc has been delay t a day. what concerns you most right now? what areas of the gulf concern you the most? >> the northern gulf coast. that's the zone in which people need to take today to prepare and listen very closely to what their cloakle emergency managememanage ment officials with telling them. a tropical storm we're f forecasting to become a hurricane approaches. the center of circulation will come ashore sometime tuesday, tuesday fight. today is preparation day. >> i'm glad you mentioned they go downhill right before. it's now forecasted to be a category 1. over the weekend, we saw it as high as 3. a lot of people remember katrina, almost seven years ago. it built strength before it made landfall. is that always a concern? >> certainly. yesterday, the forecast was a category 2 at landfall. this morning, it's for category 1. isaac has not cooperated with us exactly. in following what we think

we're all thinking about robin.other did pass away in the last few hours here. you can imagine what the family is going through now. thoughts and prayers to everyone in the roberts' family. what a tough couple weeks. >> robin and her sister were able to get there just in time to say good-bye to their mother. >> which means the world to both of them. we'll be back with more from abc after this. >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now" -- informing insomniac for two decades. [ female announcer ] now get high speed internet at home on our newly expanded advanced digital network, a connection you can count on. introducing at&t u-verse high speed internet with more speed options, reliability and wi-fi hot spots than ever. go to our website below to get u-verse high speed internet for just 14.95 a month for 12 months with a one-year price guarantee. it's all the speed you need all at a great price. our newly expanded advanced digital network gives you more of what you enjoy online. and with at&t, our wireless gateway

there you go. >> oh, get in there. >> okay, robin. >> robin, you let me go, honey.sert. this is my daughter-in-law brooke's light and lovely peach parfait. it's real simple. we can use shortbread cookies from the grocery store. we take our peaches and slice them. sprinkle them with brown sugar and cinnamon. and we just layer the whipped cream or a lighter version of fresh whipped cream. isn't that yummy? i'm probably -- shortbread cookies. >> that's paula deen. paula, thank you, as always. >> and the cucumbers, the onions. >> saw them. >> it's on every table in the south every day. >> give our love to bobby and jimmy. >> godspeed to you, honey. >> and you can get paula's recipes on our website, goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! >>> can you do the weather after this, sam champion? >> sam. go, baby. >> there's a time when you have to get your own weather. i'm going to put the map up. but i'm not sure we're going to be able to talk about it. let's start with the twitter and facebook pictures. lynchburg, virginia. another place that would have amazing barbecue. how about

hood tax would put an end to those as well so the question isn't should we put in place a robin hood tax on the banks there's a question really is why the hell are we taking so long to put in place a robin hood tax it's time to put an end to fraud and theft on wall street it's time to make banks toure's pay their fair share again and it's time to bring stability to global markets we need a robin hood tax in america now. thank. you. someone needs a ph d. that's a professor in hair development you may remember in two thousand and ten when a mystery man posted a listing on craigslist in chicago asking for some professional tips and help for growing his beard men was so serious that he asked for a beard résumé in pictures of beard achievements well it looks like the facial hair mystery men may have struck again this time in oklahoma a posting very similar to the original craigslist ad popped up in an oklahoma newspaper classified section recently in the in the oklahoma ad a man says that he's had facial hair on and off for years and has tried styling on his own but he quote just can't ge

. >>> coming up, robin roberts.t health challenge. >> the upcoming treatment and when she will be taking time off from "gma." you are watching "world news now." >> announcer: abc's "world news now" will continue after this from our abc stations. ♪ rocking robin >>> a story near and dear to our hearts. colleague and friend here at abc news, robin roberts, about to begin the phase of her battle against a rare blood disorder. >> a tough phase. she begins a leave of absence at the end of this week. abc's sharyn alfonsi looks at the treatment. >> reporter: from the couch where she has been a fixture so many years, robin roberts broke the news. >> friday, george, will be my last day. i will check into the hospital the following tuesday and begin the process. >> reporter: it starts with chemotherapy in preparation for the bone marrow transplant. mds is a disease where the bone marrow doesn't make enough healthy blood cells. each year, 10,000 americans are diagnosed. only a small number of cases come from cancer treatments

. >> reporter: good morning, robin. we are live here on what we call vanderbilt beach in naples, florida. this is normally a placid gulf coast but the waters have chopped up in a couple days. that storm is 180 miles away from us. we have tropical force storms going 200 mile as way from the center of this large and disorganized storm. the problem was it was never organized, but was capable of putting together tough weather. 60-mile-per-hour winds in miami. dade county was never really near that area either. more than 10 inches of rain. in west palm beach, florida. this storm even disorganized is packing a good punch. here's where the tropical storm watches and warnings and hurricane warnings more importantly are. yes, last night talking new orleans again. from morgan city, louisiana, new orleans, pensacola as well. don't folk ounce the centerline of this storm. we believe it will stay disorganized for a while. that may keep the number down. but will stay as a 1. this could be a slow-moving storm. but not the coastal area

we're all thinking about robin.g through now. thoughts and prayers to everyone in the roberts' family. what a tough couple weeks. >> robin and her sister were able to get there just in time to say good-bye to their mother. >> which means the world to both of them. we'll be back with more from abc after this. >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now" -- informing insomniac for two decades. abc's

robin's sister is her bone marrow donor. >> are you scared? >> no, i'm not scared. that i've been asked that many times, but i just don't feel any fear about the procedure. >> reporter: robin's public fight has the potential to help countless others. since she announced her diagnosis three months ago more than 36,000 have joined the be the match bone marrow registry exceeding monthly average by more than 50%. her friends have designed a wrist band as a symbol for all who are not just surviving but thriving. >> you can get this on be the match. there is such a request for these wrightbans when i see people wearing them as -- wristbands when i see people wearing them, it is what you carry in your heart that inspires me. >> reporter: if you would like to buy the wrist band go to abc7news.com for a link to the bone marrow transplant website. katie marzullo, abc7 news. >> if you want to leave a condolence or message of hope for robin, go to our facebook page. >>> there's a new millionaire in the bay area and the california lottery wants to find him. they are looking for

who is gathered here tonight on this 1 year of remembering robin? >> inside a small art galler are i in frederick family and friends gathered to remember robin gardener, yet they had a united front. this is the first time her family was spoken publicly. >> we're here to remember her and keep hope alive maybe one day she'll come home. >> robin gardener's family is coping with the painful reality that they likely will never see her again. at the same time they are holing out hope they -- holding out hope they will at least learn what happened to her. >> it's more -- for my sister. i fell like i had to do this -- i felt like i had to do this. if anyone has information we'll take it. >> gary girodano was the loan suspect in robin gardener's disappearance. >> i think it's wrong. i mean, i think he's guilty of something. i'm not sure what he's guilty of. it's too suspicious. >> girodano was arrested after he returned to maryland charged with committing a lewd act in a parking garage. >>> maryland's heart team demonstrates a rescue operation. it is made up

good morning, robin. we're in the early but fairly wet feeding bands around the storm. big stories on the west coast as well. western weather that would show you nine states are under fire weather watches, warnings, advisories. the wind sup. we don't like the heat that is there. anything burning will continue to burn. >>> still to come, a dramatic courtroom face-off. daughters of a doctor hold up pictures of their mom. >>> plus, an experienced hiker's terrifying face-to-face encounter with a grizzly bear. and the dream trip that turned into a real-life nightmare. go nowhere. and the dream trip that turned and the dream trip that turned into a real-life nightmare. that puts us in cont our abundant natural gas is already saving us money, producing cleaner electricity, putting us to work here in america and supporting wind and solar. though all energy development comes with some risk, we're committed to safely and responsibly producing natural gas. it's not a dream. america's natural gas... putting us in con

robin's sister is her bone marrow donor. >> are you scared? >> no, i'm not scared. that i've been asked that many times, but i just don't feel any fear about the procedure. >> reporter: robin's public fight has the potential to help countless others. since she announced her diagnosis three months ago more than 36,000 have joined the be the match bone marrow registry exceeding monthly average by more than 50%. her friends have designed a wrist band as a symbol for all who are not just surviving but thriving. >> you can get this on be the match. there is such a request for these wrightbans when i see people wearing them as -- wristbands when i see people wearing them, it is what you carry in your heart that inspires me. >> reporter: if you would like to buy the wrist band go to abc7news.com for a link to the bone marrow transplant website. katie marzullo, abc7 news. >> if you want toave a condolence or message of hope for robin, go to our facebook page. >>> there's a new millionaire in the bay area and the california lottery wants to find him. they are looking for thi

good morning, robin. remember last week, we were talking about this might be a place we would be for this storm. and we are right along the mississippi river. you can see it behind me. there's, again, the expectation the storm surge will be a problem here. and there's about 20-feet lift before you get up to where our cameras are and our crew is standing up there. we have a little room, 9 to 12 feet expected in this storm surge area. the problem is when this storm becomes time here, and the kind of rain and flooding and wind damage they get with a storm that lasts for days, maybe a day and a half, in one location. a constant shredding. let's show you the newest path. here's the hurricane track. we think it will be on the same path we were talking yesterday. one of the nicest things i can tell you -- we'll talk about this. this is the enhanced, the color-enhanced picture you looked at the top of the screen. the red color at the top is the highest top of the cloud. the eyewall forms in the higher colors in t

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bless you robin, wherever you are.iss and love you forever. >> reporter: that's her sister at a candlelight service where a grieving mother thanked the community of robin's friends for their year long support, where a favorite nephew remembered his aunt. >> you always used to have fun together and stuff. and she'd always look after me. you know, she was a really good aunt. >> reporter: he disappeared in aruba a year ago after snorkling with a traveling companion who has since tried to collect a life insurance policy he bought when they left maryland. he was detained for months while authorities investigated but was eventually released. the service in frederick on this anniversary was specifically said not to be a memorial service. the idea was -- >> to have a vigil for someone that's missing, with the hope that possibly she is still alive. >> reporter: her friend and former roommate. >> she would have done anything for anyone, therefore we're doing 134eug for her. >> reporter: and what happened. >> only one person know

good morning, matt. >> reporter: good morning, robin.vernight, we learned that all the public schools in the florida keys will be closed on monday. while that storm does keep creeping west of here, there is still strong concern of flooding here in tampa. it is the most flood-prone city in america. they're fearful that roads and bridges, even walkways at the convention like this, could be under water. this morning, tropical storm isaac is lashing into haiti and the dominican republic. and its winds are downing trees in puerto rico. 600 miles across, it's the size of texas. with those new forecasts shifting it west into the gulf. residents of tampa are waking up this morning to breathe a sigh of relief. it's the site of next week's republican national convention. and it's no longer bracing itself for a direct hit from isaac, but will definitely feel the effects of strong winds and heavy rain. >> while the nation is focused on tampa and the republican national convention, my job is to ensure that we're prepared for emergency in every commun

>> reporter: hey, good morning, robin.om the crew itself, out there in the support crew. 63 people trying to help diana nyad through it. but she's been sun burned. she's been lashed by the jellyfish. her tongue and mouth had been swollen. as you just said, they decided it was too much for her. they had to pull her out of the water. this quest is over. stroke by exhausted stroke, diana nyad is turning closer land this morning, closer to achieving one of the most elusive records in history, swimming barely a mile an hour, nyad has faced an ocean of adversity. she has now survived her third overnight in the water. overnight, her lips and tongue continued swelling. puffing up due to salt water. her face and suit smeared with black paste to ward off hypothermia. she is also battling the stings of jellyfish. she's been stung four times, including by box jellyfish, with venom strong enough, to cause cardiac arrest in some. those same stings sunk her hopes of making the same journey last year. but monday, nyad faced more treachero

it's like robin hood in reverse. it's romney-hood. >> the president's latest nickname for his opponent has the right wingers throwing absolute fits. they're trying to defend mitt romney by calling robin hood a tea party member. >> robin hood was stealing from the government. robin hood was a tea party activist. robin hood was anti-taxes. >> but all the right wing noise can't hide the fact that the president's larger point is this. a major message of this election is about tax fairness. mitt romney's tax policies give advantages to the very wealthy at the expense of middle class families in america. that's his plan. this is why so many people want to see mitt romney's tax returns. who is this guy? what does he believe? for the past week, senate majority leader harry reid, he's been raked over the coals for saying he has a source that told him that mitt romney didn't pay any taxes for ten years. well, a new article is out. u.s. news and world reports shows that how romney could get away with a ridiculously low tax rate

you can watch robin's journey right after our morning newscast at 7 a.m.. >> she is a tough lady. she will be fine. we wish her luck. >> yeah our thoughts are with her. >>> mike has been keeping an eye on the weather. >>> team from petaluma the team made it on time because the clouds did depart sfo flights on time. clouds near the coast even those may melt way as we talk about a warring trend. guess what is on the back side of the forecast? another brisk, cool weekend i'll show you the rollercoaster ride and 1ñ >>> we never really had a summer i guess we are not going to have one now. >>> i think we'll get closer deeper into the week when we get there it goes back down. i was cool yesterday in the inland with valleys and it may that way again this weekend. let's show what is going on brisk was a good way to describe yesterday. 11:19 sausalito from mount tamalpais to san francisco, a few clouds still hanging around short shelf life maybe an hour or so left there one more perspective, we'll use live doppler to show you it is rather dry outside spinning on mount omnium, drizzle tonig

one year after robin gardner went missing. he could just because your boss takes a vacation day, does it mean he is not stop watching you. >> 6:31. look at the beautiful sunrise taking shape. bright, clear skies overhead. here's a look at their backs where it is 69 degrees at this time. other area wide temperatures for the most part are around 70. 72 in alexandria. it 68 in gainesville. 72 in chesapeake beach. culpeper stafford a little warmer at 95. a little bit cooler off to the northwest. looking ahead tomorrow, a few degrees warmer. >> more traffic on the road. 60 slowing down briefly in centerville then again at 50. 90 is stop and go. good on 395. nothing on 270. we have trouble * working for us. here we are at new hampshire avenue on the outer loop. and university boulevard divide to the left. on the inner and outer loop of the university boulevard. more to come from new structure 7 in just a little while. >> we want to get started with a developing story from reagan national. >> officials tried to figure out what is beh