ryan owens brings us this report from california. >> reporter: these cops aren't on the hunt for drugs or a murderer. at this luxury mall in the o.c., orange county, california, police are raiding a shop near nordstrom and macy's. the contraband these cops are after? counterfeit clothes. >> just relax. we have a search warrant. >> oh, really? >> reporter: santa ana police officers arrest the store manager. he's accused of selling phony prada, dolce and a huge stash of true religion jeans. he pleaded not guilty. while police put their suspect in the car outside, the brains behind the bust is counting the merchandise inside. so there's'sot a real pair of true religion in this store that you've seen? >> so far not that i've seen. so this is a great hit. >> reporter: he's kris buckner. not a cop, but a p pvate investigator. the middleman between the police and the brands themselves. >> we're sort of like the counterfeit cops. so anything the cops do to investigate regular crimes we're really doing here at our company for those brand owners that we represent. >> looks like it could be real.

here's abc's ryan owens. >> reporter: it's now wednesday morning in australia and this young heiress is finally breathing a sigh of relief. >> i'm pretty sure we think we've got him. >> we're feeling good. >> no doubt. >> reporter: 18-year-old madeleine pulver believes australian authorities found the man who broke into her home and strap what she thought was a collar bomb to her neck. remarkably, the arrest went down almost 10,000 miles away in louisville, kentucky. investigators collared and charged this australian businessman, 50-year-old paul doug peters. they arrested the father of three here at his exwichl's house. one of his daughters, the same age at madeleine. >> on behalf of maddie and the entire family, we are enormously relieved that an arrest has been made. >> r rorter: maddie's or deal began august 3rd. she was home alone in sydney that afternoon, studying for an exam. around 2:15, a masked man entered her room, carrying a baseball bat. according to just released court documents, he told her, "it is down and no one needs to get hurt." he had a black box with him and for

ryan owens, abc news, walsenburg, colorado. >>> ththprince pam of a private school in memphis has b has dead and a 17-year-old student is in custody. a teacher found her body two days after the school year began. so far no charges have been filed and police are not releasing any information on the teen who wasasaken into custody. >>> the fbi has now joined the investigation into the maryland tourist whose missing in aruba. robyn gardner's travelling companion says she vanished while storkling but they say she wasn't the type to snorkel. gary giordano is being held as a suspect and he has a history of domestic abuse. >>> one of the mars rovers have sent back new pictures of the martian surface from a crater never seen by human eyes before. they were taken by the rover "opportunity" which landed on the red planet in 2004 and was only expected to function for three months. the other rover "spirit" lasted much longer than expectations falling silent last year. >>> now for some baseball highlights and a first look at u.s. soccer's new coach. here's max bretos. >> i'm max bretos. the tampa ba

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abc's ryan owens was there.ught would never be caught alive was on a lonely stretch of colorado highway. the police chased the so-called dougherty gang down the interstate at speeds of 100 miles per hour. >> the suspects fired at pursuing officerses then shots fired at the crash site. two were arrested at the site of the crash. one brother ran pore it but was captured by these daring construction workers. i think he was just done whether be for the accident or just tire. >> reporter: the siblings were first spotted in colorado, they bought a tent at this camping store. but the mislead florida on this chase, afew hours later, robbed this bank in georgia. from day one. the siblings' mother begged this emto give up. >> only i know what good people you are. do the right thing and turn yourselves in. >> reporter: why did they run? the youngest, 21-year-old, ryan took off ip stead of registering as a sex offender. his older siblings had trouble too. 26-year-old dylan, a drug con fiction and lee grace, had probation vi

ryan owens, abc news, dallas. >> thank you, ryan, with a picture from texas. >>> and in florida tonight, where they were hoping for some rain from tropical storm emily, without getting crushed, they are now learning they might not get anything at all. and while haiti and the dominican republic got five inches of rain, it was far less than haiti was bracing for. some good news there. >>> now to the major drug debate tonight over one of the most commonly used prescription drugs in this country. should the cholesterol-lowering drug lipitor be made available over the counter and how much money would you save if it was? here's abc's sharyn alfonsi. >> reporter: it's the drug in more medicine cabinets than almost any other. lipitor. but this november, generic versions will flood the market, cutting into the $11 billion a year pfizer makes off the drug. so, now pfizer is reportedly looking at a new way to sell lipitor. over the counter. some doctors say making it more accessible could save millions of lives. >> this is probably one of the best ways to reduce the risk of having a heart attack o

now it's abc's ryan owens' turn. we didn't go easy on him and he joins us now from dallas. ve this morning just to show i am alive. i thought this assignment was easy enough. climb the free and sleep in it. i had in mind sort of like those trees you see behinind me. then, well, i landed in the pacific northwest. >> disney classss "swiss family robinson" they slept in the tree but then they were ship wrecked on a remote island. >> your judgment, your good sense. >> reporter: i was just on assignment in the williamette national forest in oregon. >> this is a douglas fir tree, roughly nine to ten feet in diameter. >> so it's sturdy so the odds of it falling over tonight are not so good. seemed like a fair question since i would be spending my saturday night 200 feet in the air dangling in a hammock tied between the trunk and a branch. like lambs being led to a slaughter. if misery loves company, i had plenty of that. a large extended family was also headed up the 500-year-old tree. >> what kind of person pays lots of money to spend the night up in a tree? $600 a person for the

for "good morning america," ryan owens, abc news, los angeles. >>> and coming up, a boy, his moving letterptured the hearts. well...if you insist. [ norma ] how can i say "no" to you? tha captured the hearts. grime from out of the porous caverns of grout takes the right tools, but it also takes a gentle, caring touch. before you can deep clean, you learn to get a feel for its trouble spots. and hey, if you can't listen to grout, you can't truly know its wants...its needs...its dreams. ♪call 1-800-steemer. >>> as dan was just saying there's nothing like a boy's love for his bike. 10-year-old kelly larson of albert lee, minnesota, his treasured bmx dirt bike was stolen. he made a passionate and powerful plea for its return writing with mom's help. very touching letter to the editor of his local paper that sparked a worldwide internet search for a bike. here he is in his own words. >> this past saturday someone stole my bike out of my parents' garage. i love this town and please bring it back. i'm willing to use some of my own money that i have saved as a reward to get my bike back. i hope 10

owens is there. tell us what happened, ryan. >> reporter: good evening to you, diane. that speck on the guardrail behind me, that's all that's left of the siblings' car. as dramatic as that image is, that is not how anybody thought this would all end. police were certain there would be bloodshed and lots of it. there wasn't. wait until you meet who nabbed the final fugitive. the trio so many thought would never be caught alive was this morning, on a lonely stretch of colorado highway. police chased the so-called "dougherty gang" down this interstate for 20 miles, at speeds of 100 miles an hour. >> the subjects fired at pursuing officers. and then, there were shots fired at the crash site. >> reporter: two of the young suspects were arrested right after the crash. one brother ran for it. but he was captured by these daring construction workers. >> he did give up without too much of a struggle. i think he was just done. whether it be from the accident or just tired. >> reporter: the siblings, who are from florida, were first spotted in colorado yesterday.y. they bought a

ryan owens, abc news, pueblo, colorado. >>> a connecticut woman mauled by her friend's chimpanzee twois revealing her new face. a boston hospital just released this photo on the right of charla nash taken after her face transplant. on the left how she used to look. nash put out a statement saying she'll be able to do the things she once took for granted like smiling, eating normally and kissing and hugging loved ones. >> amazing medical process, isn't it. >>> one experiment plane that can fly 13,000 miles an hours that failed in a test flight. the falcon hype irsonic technology vehicle lost contact with mission control 20 minutes after launch. it was the second time the plane had failed in a test run. the pentagon is testing technology to reach anywhere in the world within an hour. >>> well, this may seem counterintuitive but scientists say knowing how the story ends increases our enjoyment and could make the spoiler alert a thing of the past. it may be a question of comfort. we process information more smoothly when we know the outcome. >>> "sesame street" is saying no to a same-sex

ryan owens, abc news, dallas. >> our thanks to ryan again tonight. >>> and we move on this evening, and for american families with loved ones still serving overseas, it's been such a long wait for those moving reunions. we've seen the homecomings when they finally do happen. and now comes word that for many, the reunions will come a little sooner than thought. here's abc's martha raddatz tonight. >> reporter: it is the day they dream of for an entire year. the wait is excruciating. the homecoming, exhilarating. for the past decade, u.s. soldiers have faced one-year deployments again and again -- sometimes even longer. but beginning in january, most soldiers heading to war zones will get to come home to their families three months earlier, with tours of duty cut to nine months. and time between combat will increase to 27 months. that will be welcome news. by the time gary volesky gets home from this tour in afghanistan next spring, he will have spent 4 1/2 years away from his wife and son. your son alex was 6 years old when you first deployed. >> yeah, he just turned 13. >> reporter: vol

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abc's ryan owens is in pueblo, colorado, with the very latest. good morning to you, ryan. >> reporter: good morning, elizabeth. once again, those siblings are under the same roof. but unfortunately for them, it is the county jail behind me. they had promised to go out in a blaze of glory. instead it was a car chase and a couple of everyday heroes. a trio of mugshots. this most unusual family portrait provides our first look at the dougherty gang behind bars. under intense security late wednesday, police moved the siblings from the hospital to the county jail. the eldest, lee grace, led away in a wheelchair. few officers thought they'd catch these three without someone ending up dead. >> we knew we were dealing with some very dangerous individuals. >> reporter: here's how the takedown went down. at 9:02 in the morning, someone spotted their car in a nearby forest and called police. a few minutes later, a detective sees the car, too, at a convenience store and starts to tail it. state troopers join the chase down interstate 25 for 20 miles, speeds i

ryan owens, abc news, dallas. >>> as we enter the dog days of summer here is your friday forecast.s and flash flooding. thunderstorms from kansas city to minneapolis and cincinnati. the chance of showers in the northeast. >> 92 in colorado springs. upper 80s in boise. 70s in the pacific northwest. 80s from fargo to indianapolis. new orleans hits 95. miami 91. baltimore 84. >>> this next story is my wheelhouse. i know you're a huge gamer yourself. >> i spend hours. >> i had to tear you away from the computer earlier to come in here. if you are a gamer, as in you enjoy playing games, there's really only one place to be this weekend. >> that is indianapolis where the 42nd annual gen-con get-together opened yesterday. it is expected to attract more than 25,000 gamers from across the country and around the world. do they still play mrs. pac man? mrs. pac man? not ms. pac man? mrs. pac man? she got married apparently. >> she did. >> she may have. some of them show up to play their games dressed as their favorite game characters as you can see. a boon for the city of indianapolis, by the

abc's ryan owens is there still in sweltering dallas. od morning, ryan. >> reporter: good morning, robin. as you well know, down here in texas, we know a little something about hot summers. but this one is really different. it was 109 here yesterday. supposed to be 108 today. and the seven-day forecast will really make you sweat. more than half the u.s. population in 15 states is now sweatingngt out. in arkansas, 115 unbearable degrees. in memphis, 111. in 92-year-old amy johnson's bedroom in dallas, temperatures of more than 106. the heat has gone from simply depressing to downright deadly. calls to emergency rooms are pouring in. more than 100 dead nationwide. just this week, two, young football players in georgia, d.j. searcy and forrest jones, died from heat exposure. 16-year-old jones collapsed moments after practice. >> he was a great kid. >> reporter: wednesday it was 109 in dallas. at's a new record. 107 in oklahoma city. 103 in little rock. it's not just the eye-popping highs, but how long they've stuck around. dallas has been in

abc's ryan owens joins us from colorado springs with the latest. good morning, ryan. >> reporter: good morning to you, george. employees at this camping store are convinced the trio was in there yesterday afternoon. and the fbi believes them. they say, this sighting is the real deal. investigators believe america's most wanted siblings have made their way to the rugged mountains of colorado. and like so many tourists here, they stopped to buy camping supplies. employees say the accused thieves did pay for the tent at this colorado springs store. stashed it in the back of this car with stolen texas plates and took off down the interstate. >> this would lead us to believe that these individuals might be going to a rural portion of our state or maybe will be found in a campsite somewhere. >> reporter: one motorist called the local radio station to report his sighting. >> there was a car that fit the description that they showed on the abc news. and we called it in. >> reporter: but once again, dylan, lee grace and ryan dougherty managed to get away, ju

abc's ryan owens is in pueblo, colorado, with t t latest. >> reporter: good morning, george. the three siblings are locked up here. but at l lst one of them is speaking up. the oldest, lee grace. she's talking to detectives and to her fiance back in florida. >> she just said, honey, your girlfriend really screwed up. >> reporter: brendon bookman says lee grace dougherty called him on her first night in jail. >> considering what she has allegedly gone through, she was quite lucid and coherent and sounded pretty normal. >> reporter: the 29-year-old is in a wheelchair after an officer shot her in the leg during that chase and shootout that brought her and her brothers' run to a crashing end. >> she was just saying, i'll never know how bad it hurts to be shot by a .40 caliber bullet. >> reporter: according to her arrest affidavit, she told police, i deserved to be shot, after admitting she pointed a gun at an officer. but she and her brothers, dylan and ryan, deny the more serious charges they are facing, that they tried to murder police officers during the chase here in colorado