here's ryan owen. >> get out of the vehicle! get out of the vehicle right now!ic stop that outraged so many for many reasons. a mom stopped for speeding in her minivan with five children inside keeps taking off on police. one of those children, her 14-year-old son even scuffles with an officer. >> open the door! >> later, that same officer bashes in the passenger window. a backoff officer fires three shots at that minivan packed with kids between the ages of 6 and 16. >> so this is you here? >> yes. >> reporter: those shots cost him his job with new mexico state police. the 12-year veteran with the force says he pulled up on the traffic stop long after it's ka lated and said he had no idea there were children inside that minivan with dark tinted windows. >> when you find out there were children in that minivan, what did you think? >> well, i -- my heart sank. i was on the passenger sided a that time, seeing them get out at gun point again, i couldn't believe there were that many children. >> did you second guess your decision? >> no, because i thought i did what

here's abc's ryan owens. >> reporter: truckers haul millions of tons across this country every day.few along the way. >> well, lots of times i do up to 60, 70 hours in a week. >> reporter: troy robbins is typical. he drives up to 700 miles a day, spends up to 14 hours every day sitting right here. and when he stops at a truck stop, his dining choices range from grease to greasier with a side of sugar. before long the 47-year-old weighed nearly 500 pounds. and the prospect of losing it seemed as grim as the selection back at the truck stop. he has plenty of company. one study found a whopping 86% of this nation's 3.2 million truck drivers are overweight or obese. trucking is always near the top of the list of jobs that make people fat. so is manufacturing and clerical. all of that time sitting. but here's one that might surprise you. health care workers. but in of all places milwaukee, wisconsin, home of brauts and beer, where trans fats are nothing short of an essential food group, they're trying to do something about it. milwaukee is also home to aurora health care, wisconsin's lar

abc's ryan owens shows us what happens when it's below freezing in your living room. >> that's got ice on the back of it. there's 31 right there. >> reporter: with every hour, john bandy is counting every degree. >> that's 39. >> reporter: on every wall of his indianapolis home. >> reporter: his laser thermometer has had nothing but bad news since sunday when he and thousands of others here lost power. >> i did spend one night here. and then, attempted to spend last night here. it just got too cold. >> reporter: john came back today to fill his bathtubs with hot water to prevent his pipes from bursting. pipe bursts have been a problem. from this starbucks in atlanta, to this evacuated nursing home in maryland. they are among the millions just trying to survive this bitter blast. >> we're feeling all crammed in here. >> reporter: more than 500 people spent 14 hours stranded on 3 amtrak trains stuck in a snowbank in rural illinois. they had power but limited food. and the bathroom situation, less than ideal. they were finally bussed to chicago. >> i'm exhausted. and i haven't had much to

abc's ryan owens has the exclusive interview. >> reporter: it's the traffic stop that outrage sod many for so many reasons. a mom stopped for speeding along a new mexico highway keeps taking off on the police with her five children in the minivan. >> open the door! >> open the door! >> reporter: at that point, two more officers show up for backup. one of them, elias montoya, fires three shots, as the minivan takes off yet again. watch as he lines up with the white line on the road and appears to aim at the left rear tire. >> i'm not shooting at a human being. i'm shooting at a tire. >> reporter: those gunshots cost him his job, montoya says the dark tint on the van's windows prevented him from seeing the children, ages 6 to 16. when you found out that there were in fact children in that minivan, what did you think? >> my heart sank when they finally stopped. i couldn't believe that there were that many children in there. >> reporter: the 53-year-old father of three says he never would have pulled the trigger if he knew that. still, state police fired him last month for violating their

." >> reporter: after serving in iraq and afghanistan, army officer ryan owen, along with his wife jeri way to adopt two sisters, ava and zoey, and bring them home to fort campbell, kentucky. >> here we go. >> reporter: with three boys of their own, the owens felt they had more to give. they had found the girls online, offered by celebrate children international or c.c.i. a small florida adoption agency run by sue hedberg. what was the story she told you about where these girls came from? >> they were just abandoned. >> reporter: the owens soon noticed a serious discrepancy between the paperwork and pictures c.c.i. sent them that could threaten the adoption. >> you bring this up to this person who is supposed to be representing you, you're met with: stop. >> reporter: determined to push ahead, the owens later cut ties with sue hedberg and c.c.i. >> i had no way to find out this was happening until it happened to me. >> reporter: betsy emanuel already had four adopted children. >> when i saw maria, my life changed. there is no other way to describe it. >> reporter: in 2006, she decided t

abc's ryan owens leads us off with that and the 911 calls at the moment it happened. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: tonight, we hear the voices of terror inside that middle school. >> 911? >> hey. berrendo middle school. a kid just got shot. >> reporter: as investigators release those 911 tapes, they are also revealing for the first time, they believe the 12-year-old gunman premeditated this attack. and may have even warned some students to stay away. >> i can tell you, we did find evidence that the suspect had planned this event. >> reporter: they say he used his parents' shotgun and smuggled it on to campus in a duffel bag. inside a gymnasium packed with more than 500 students tuesday morning, he shot an 11-year-old boy in the face and 13-year-old kendal sanders in the shoulder. late this evening, the family of the alleged shooter released this statement. on behalf of our entire family, we want to say, first, our constant thoughts, our fervent prayers, are with those who are hurt. and we are praying for them to recover and for the medical personnel who are attending to them. gabriel tr

with more about all of the misery this cold weather is leaving behind, here is abc's ryan owens. >> that'sre. >> reporter: with every hour, john is counting every degree. >> that says 39. >> reporter: on every wall of his indianapolis home. his laser thermometer has had nothing but bad news since sunday, when he and thousands of others here lost power. >> i did spend one night here. then attempted to spend last night here. it just got too cold. >> reporter: john came back to fill his bathtubs with hot water to prevent his pipes from bursting. >> i have it set at about 130, so that's a lot of heat there. >> reporter: pipe bursts have been a problem from this starbucks in atlanta to this evacuating nursing home in maryland. necessity are among the millions just trying to survive this bitter blast. >> we're feeling all crammed in here. >> reporter: more than 500 people spent 14 hours stranded on three amtrak trains stuck in a snow bank in rural illinois. they had power but limited food and the bathroom situation less than ideal. they were finally bushed to chicago. >> i'm exhausted, and i hav

abc's ryan owens is in albuquerque, for us this morning. g, ryan. >> reporter: good morning, to you, robin. he is speaking out now because he wants his job back. he was fired last month after that video was made public and caused such an outrage. they are the shots heard around the world from a dash cam video that went viral. three gunshots fired by elias montoya, the one and only time he said he fired his gun on duty in 12 years. as a new mexico state police officer. >> this is you here? >> yes. >> reporter: those gunshots cost him his job. the minivan he shot at had a mother and five children inside. something he says he had no idea when he pulled the trigger. when you found out that there were, in fact, children in that minivan, what did you think? >> my heart sank. i couldn't believe that there was that many children in there. >> reporter: montoya himself a father of three says all dispatch told him was to respond to an unruly driver. >> get out of the vehicle right now. >> reporter: he pulled up on the scene after the october traffic st

abc's ryan owens is there in roswell, new mexico, this morning for us. od morning, ryan. >> reporter: good morning to you, robin. this is not even a high school. it's just a middle school, and the ages of the people involved makes this so disturbing. police say the shooter is just 12. this morning he's locked up in a psychiatric hospital. and his victims, 13 and just 11. >> we have one student or female subject possibly shot. >> reporter: the gun shots rang out before the morning school bell did. 7:30 a.m. police say a seventh grader, a 12-year-old, walks into a gym full of 500 students with a sawed off shotgun concealed in a bag or a case. >> i saw that student walked in with a gun and he just started firing randomly, it seemed. >> reporter: two students are hit and only two. because authorities say eighth grade social studies teacher john masterson put himself in the line of fire. new mexico's governor spoke with the teacher turned hero. >> pointing the firearm at mr. masterson. mr. masterson begins to talk to him to put it down. >> he dropped the gun.

>> after serving in iraq in afghanistan, army officer ryan owen is going on another risky mission.o sisters from africa and bring them home to ft. campbell kentucky. the owens found the girls online in 2012 offered by cci, a small florida adoption agency run by sue hedberg. >> she is always looking out for the best interest of children. >> what was the story she told you about where these girls came from. >> they were abandoned in the marketplace. >> the owens soon noticed between the paperwork and the pictures that cci sent them that could threaten the adoption. >> you bring it up to the person in charge and you are met with stop. >> i had no way to find out that this was happening until it happened to me. >> betsy emanuel said as a client in 2006 she begun the process of adopting maria fernanda of guatemala. the toddler also had a baby sister available is what she was told. soon after cci told emanuel the birth mother resurfaced accompanied by armed men and demanded both girls be returned. eventually they would discover several guatemalans crossed the line. the girls had been abd

abc's ryan owens has the latest on this breaking story. >> reporter: god morning. robin. it's all of 14 degrees below zero here in indianapolis. which makes me the winner this morning, or perhaps the loser. this town is essentially shut down. at least the governor has now opened some of the interstates. they were closed for awhile on monday. it is still slow going. and it is no going for some train passengers. stuck in a snow bank. that's how more than 500 amtrak passengers find themselves this morning, some 80 miles outside of chicago. emergency nurse brian plummer is among those who spent the last 14 hours stranded. >> you know, everybody's anxiety went up. you're unsure of the unknown. >> reporter: three trains, the southwest chief from los angeles, the illinois zephyr from quincy, and the california zephyr from san francisco literally ground to a halt about 4:00 monday afternoon in rural illinois. after 14 hours, as you might imagine, the living conditions on board are less than ideal. especially in the bathroom. >> all the sinks are frozen. you can't wash your hands.

abc's ryan owens has the newly-released 911 steeps. tapes. >> oh, my god!school. >> 911? >> hello? >> reporter: as investigators release those 911 tapes, they are also revealing for the first time they believe the 12-year-old gunman premeditated this attack. and may have even warned some students to stay away. >> i can tell you, we did find evidence that the suspect planned this event. >> reporter: they say he used his parents' shotgun and smuggled it inside a duffel bag. inside a gymnasium packed with more than 500 students on tuesday morning, he shot an 11-year-old boy in the face and 13-year-old kendall sanders in the shoulders. >> it is kind of frightening. because you saw all the blood and there was kendall not far from there. >> reporter: police believe there would have been far more bloodshed if this eighth grade skoshl studies teacher john masterson didn't put himself in the line of fire and talked the young man into giving up. >> he dropped the gun, he raised his hands. >> reporter: it turns out he may not be the only hero teacher that day. listen

her father is speaking out and abc's ryan owens has the latest. >> reporter: moments after these picturesere snapped, that smiling young woman who just turned 16 experienced sheer terror. >> i just had a first-time jumper get hurt out here. >> reporter: she fell from the sky more than half a mile. 3500 feet. >> is she okay? >> no, she's not. she's on the ground moaning. >> reporter: she is makenzie wethington who this morning has a shattered spine, ribs and pelvis. her doctors say her injuries look like she was hit by a car going 50 miles an hour. >> when i first saw her in the emergency department, i would have predicted she was not going to survive all this. >> reporter: her father says it can only be described by one word, miracle. >> makenzie jumped out of a plane but she fell in god's hands. >> reporter: joe wethington made the same jump before his daughter saturday. it was his gift to her for her 16th birthday. the family drove three hours to oklahoma because back home in texas, you have to be 18 to skydive. despite her age, her father says makenzie didn't do anything wrong. >> we w

owen? >> it can't hurt. >> i am not hurting anybody. >> who is harmed? black people. jack ryan who -- he is white in the books, right? i was going to say flip wilson. the weird thing is i was googling it because i didn't know who chris pine was. >> really? "star trek"? >> you know. >> you are only the cultural editor of the daily mail. >> i spend my free time having sex with women and that's why i don't go for the star trek. >> you can have "star trek" on in the background. >> i knew the other guy. >> will there ever be a jewish jack ryan in our lifetime? >> no. >> how come. >> not in front of the camera. >> racist. >> years of ranking the jack ryan movie, alec baldwin and sean connery. >> that was sean connery though, nothing to do with alec baldwin. >> it is both. >> sean connery. >> "clear and present danger" and" sum of all fears" was awful. i want to see this movie. >> he is pining for pines. >> kevin kostner. and -- james kirk. >> i find pine to be a wooden actor. >> no, you didn't. >> that's his name. >> the pine box. >> it is no craft singles joke from last week. >> hav