abc's sharyn alfonsi has more. >> reporter: that strange picture and the queen of rage headline. >> i it's outrageous. i think it's a disgrace on their part. >> reporter: "newsweek" had its choice of plenty of other photos. these are the outtakes not chosen by the magazine. so why did they choose this picture. editor tina brown tweeted, "michele bachmann's intensity is galvanizing voters in iowa right now and 'newsweek's' cover captures that." >> hi there, i'm michelle. >> reporter: still critics argue it's just another example of "newsweek" portraying conservative women unfairly. remember these covers of sarah palin? and now this, a cover so unflattering, even the national organization for w want to see they want to see bachmann defeated is rallying to her defense. >> it's sexist. i don't know any man who is a legitimate, front-running candidate for the united states presidency that has been treated that way by a major mainstream magazine. >> oh, it's not sexist. look, she's a provocative candidate, and it's a provocative picture. >> reporter: lois romano wrote the "newsweek" article

sharyn alfonsi, abc news, new york. >>> house minority leader nancy pelosi has named the last three people to sit on the super committee. the six democrats and six republicans have until thanksgiving to come up with $1.5 trillion in savings. now, congress does not approve their plan by christmas, automatic spending cuts to medicare and spending and defense spending would kick in. >>> thth riots in england have claimed another life. a 68-year-old man attacked monday has died from his injuries. overnight police remained vigilant and the streets were quiet. britain's prime minister said he's looking to the u.s. for solutions to gang violence and specifically to william broten who headed police departments in boston, new york and l.a. >>> two marines who ejected from their doomed fighter jet spent four harrowing hours in the ocean n fore being rescued. they are recovering from their injuries at the naval medical center in san diego and investigators are trying to figure out what caused the plane to go down. >>> after 40 consecutive days of triple digit heat that blistering streak in dallas is

here's abc's sharyn alfonsi. >> reporter: of all the questions asked at the debate, it was this one -- >> as president would you be submissive to your husband? >> reporter: -- that set the audience off. [ booing ] >> what submbmsion means to us if that's what your question is. it means respect. i respect my husband. he's a wondedeul godly man and a great father. and he respects me as his wife. that's how we operate our marriage. we respect each other. we love each other. >> reporter: the question stems from this 2006 speech with with when bachmann was running for congress. she describes her path to law, quoting scripture. >> my husband said, now you need to go and get a post doctorate degree in tax law. tax law? i hate taxes. why should i go and do something like that. but the lord says, be sub miss i. wives, you are to be submissive to your husbands. >> reporter: a spokes person for her campaign said last night was an opportunity to make it clear what her position is. today, fellow gop candidates said they didn't like it. >> i think the question shouldn't have been asked. >> it's sad

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here's abc's sharyn alfonsi. >> reporter: paul douglas peters might be the last person you'd expect to be charged with such a chilling crime. a well educated investment banker from a privileged background. the father of three daughters, including one believed to be the same age as madeleine pulver. >> is there anything you want to say to the pulver family? any word for madeleine? >> i hope she is w wl. >> reporter: but prosecutors bebeeve the australian businessman terrorized 18-year-old maddie inside her family's sydney mansion. >> how a a you feeling, maddie? >> i'm fine, thank you. >> reporter: pulver was studying for exams in her bedroom, when a masked man walked in. according to just released court documents, her told her, "sit down and no one needs to get hurt." forcing a black box against her throat, looping a device like a bike chain around it and locking it to her neck. then attaching a document to it, instructing her to "count to 200. i'll be back. if you move, i can see you." and then left the room. maddie sat, petrified, for 10 hours as police freed her from the device. onl

sharyn alfonsi, abc news, new york. >> "newsweek's" done it again. the sarah palin picture, you remember last month they did that picture of princess diana, looking older, walking with kate middleton. creeped some people out. >> some people called that creepiest picture ever. it's funny. funny or die has some comments to go with that picture. the headline should have been, michele bachmann takes a stand against blinking. zombies, michele bachmann eats america's young. >> politics is very sensitive. i think "newsweek" is getting exactly what it wants. people are now talking about it. >> we're showing the cover. >> keep that in mind as well. that's it, that's it. the day.our facebook question of what do you think of the photo? chime in. i think close to 100 folks have already written in. a lot of buzz on this. >> keep them coming. >> keep them coming. >>> all right, coming up next, singer gavin degraw's drama right here on the streets of new york that landed him in the hospital. >> surprising comments from a member of the schwarzenegger family and it's

working mothers are always the vanguard but it's everyone. >> that was sharyn alfonsi reporting. fortune 500 companies with the best records of putting women in executive positions are on average 40% more profitable. something to think about. >>> high pitched battles are again breaking out in libya. rebels are claiming to have made progress, clearing out the last proquaddafi troops. they are being backed by nato's bombing campaign. twitter abuzz with reports of clashes at the airport in tripoli and other locations around the city. a rebel spokesman said a town in eastern libya is now completely under rebel control. that a is where the country's main oil fields feed into four refineries. >>> violence i in this damascu. thousands marched through the streets somehowing bye, bye to the president. human rights groups say nearly 2,000 people have died in syria since the uprisings began in march. assad said he would no longer use violence against protesters. >>> gun fire constant today in kabul, afghanistan. even hours after the taliban stormed the british council offense, killing at le

abc's sharyn alfonsi and our team hit the road. >> one, two,three,e, four, who you going to vote for?> our jobs will go overseas. >> manufacturers to china and india. >> reporter: they're pitching plans to revive the economy. >> the number one thing is to create jobs. >> it's real simple. jobs, jobs, jobs. >> reporter: promising to restore american manufacturing. >> we need to start making things again in this country. >> it should mean something when you put "made in america" on a product. >> made in america. that's what i want. >> reporter: that's what they're lling. but we wondered, what are the candidates buying? all those t-shirts, hats, stickers, their campaigns sell to make money. where are they made? we sent teams out across the country to pick up their stuff. soon, it all started coming in. from the romney campaign, made in the usasa bachmann, made here. even huntsman's water bottle, made in the usa. but then herman cain's t-shihi, honduras. rick santorum's, the dominican republic. and ron paul's, el salvador. and what about their biggest money maker? those t-shirts? four of

here's abc's sharyn alfonsi. >> reporter: it is august, but with wall street's wild mood swings and the economy stalled, should president obama really be headed to martha's vineyard for vacation? >> i don't think americans out there would begrudge that notion that the president would spend some time with his family. >> reporter: but do we? president bush was vacationing on his ranch in crawford as hurricane katrina devastated the gulf coast. >> we need somebody to come into this city and help us. >> reporter: but it wasn't until two days later that the president canceled his vacation. and he didn't see the disaster zone until four days later, flyingngver on his way back to washington. critics say it was a tipping point for his presidency. and his father didn't do himself any favors when the then president, knee deep in recession, was photographed cruising around on a pleasurur boat off kennebunkport. his approval rating tumbled. and then there was president clinton. >> indeed i did have a relationship with miss lewinsky that was not appropriate. >> reporter: a day after shocking the nat

abc's sharyn alfonsi dives into the debate tonight. >> reporter: it all centers around dozens of women at they say, after they had families, they were punished and passed over for promotions. but a judge said there was no company-wide discrimination, but then went a big stepepurther, writing, "the law does not mandate work life balance." and that, "in a company which explic explicitty makes all-out dedication its expectation, making a decision that preferences family over work comes with consequences." does that surprise you? >> yes, it does. it seems like a step backwards. the best and most productive employees are those who have satisfaction. who feel engaged at home a a at work. >> reporter: jennifer owens says companies should not legally be able to pass women over for jobs just because they're mothers. let me play devil's advocate. isn't the person who is at the office 23 hours a day, 7 days a week a better employee than me, who goes home to run to see their children at 7:30 every night? >> no. there becomes a moment when these employees become resent l as to all they've given up.

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 or stroke. and tens of millions of patients could and should be treated but aren't currently. >> reporter: if you're on a statin like lipitor, your doctor probably checks your blood, monitors your liver function, for any problems. so, is it save to take without a doctor's supervision? >> somebody taking lipitor over the counter by themselves, they would have no idea if it was working for them. >> reporter: take too little, you may still be at risk for a stroke or heart attack. take too much and you could cases, fatal muscle problems.re and there are concerns that if you sell a statin over the counter, people won't ta

abc's sharyn alfonsi reports. >> reporter: it is august. headed to martha's vineyard for vacation? >> i don't think americans out there would begrudge that notion that the president would spend some time with his family. >> reporter: but do we? >> absolutely. >> reporter: president bush was vacationing on his ranch at crawford as hurricane katrina devastated the gulf coast. >> we need somebody to come into the city and help us. >> reporter: but it wasn't until two days later that the president canceled his vacation. and he didn't see the disaster zone until four days later, flying over on his way back to washington. critics say it was a tipping point for his presidency. and his father didn't do himself any favors when the then-president, knee-deep in recession, was photographed cruising around on a pleasure boat off kennebunkport. his approval rating tumbled. then there was president clinton. >> indeed, i did have a relationship with miss lewinski that was not appropriate. >> reporter: a day after shocking the nation, admitting to an affair

here's abc's sharyn alfonsi. >> one, two, three, four, who you gonna vote for?ll go overseas -- >> manufacturers to china and india -- >> reporter: pitching plans to revive the economy. >> the number one job is to create jobs. >> it's real simple. jobs, jobs, jobs. >> reporter: promising to restore american manufacturing. >> we need to start making things again in this country. >> it should mean something when you put "made in america" on a product. >> made in america. that's what i want. >> reporter: that's what they're selling. but we wondered, what are the candidates buying? all those t-shirts, hats, stickers their campaigns sell to make money, where are they made? we sent teams out across the country to pick up their stuff. soon it all started coming in. from the romney campaign, made in the usa. bachmann, made here. even huntsman's water bottle, made in the usa. but then herman cain's t-shirt, honduras. rick santorum, dominican republic. ron paul, el salvador. what about their biggest moneymaker? those t-shirts. four of the eight candidates are selling t-sh

abc's sharyn alfonsi has this story for us. >> reporter: they were high school sweethearts.ng fashion designer and dedicated volunteer, he a high school football and track star. but prosecutors say weeks after nathaniel fujita and lauren astley broke up he brutally murdered her dumping her body in a massachusetts marsh. now, more information about the chilling moments that led up to the crime. prosecutors say nathaniel was distraught after the breakup. writing a letter to lauren saying "i truly think there is a part of you that still loves me, you just have to let me find it." his mother had secretly visited lauren at the mall where she worked telling her that she was concerned for his well-being. lauren then sent multiple text messages to nathaniel trying to set up a time to talk. he responded, they decided to meet after she finished work. call me when you get out, nathaniel wrote. she drove to his house parking near a fence so his mother wouldn't see. here she texted at 7:05 p.m., the last message she ever sent. >> in an act of friendship, your honor, lauren astley reached

sharyn alfonsi is here with the details. >> reporter: abc news has learned that today, the u.s. department of health and human services will announce sweeping, new guidelines intended to help all women have a chance to stop health problems before they start. here's how it works. starting on august 1st, 2012, all private insurance plans will be provided to women's preventative services, without charging a co-pay or a deductible. >> half of women forgo preventive care because they can't afford it. and under the affordable care act, that out changes. >> reporter: what exactly? >> reporter: screenings for guestational diabetes. breast-feeding reports. and all fda-approved birth control methods, including emergency contraception, including the morning-after pill, will be included. >> congress includes these services, including contraception. family planning is something that can keep women healthy. and it was an important piece of today's announcement. >> reporter: even before today's official announcement, the idea of insurance completely covering birth control came under heavy fire

an international businessman has been arrested in kentucky and sharyn alfonsi has the latest on this story and it sounds like it's out of a movie. >> it does. as we were watching we're trying to figure out what was the plot wondering why was this 18-year-old targeted? why a fake bomb? we know it was a failed extortion plot. the girl's father is a very wealthy businessman and the suspect in the case another australian businessman. he'll be charged later today. >> how are you feeling? >> i'm, okay, thank you. >> reporter: for 18-year-old madeleine pulver and her family it is an end to a terrifying mystery that began two weeks earlier in sydney, australia. >> on behalf of maddie and the entire family we are enormously relieved that an arrest has been made in the united states. >> reporter: this story captivated the world. on august 3rd, 18-year-old madeleine was home alone studying for exams w wn a masked man brokokin, chained a bomb-like device to her neck and left a note of demands before leaving. she sat there unharmed but petrified fofoten hours until authorities freed her from the

sharyn alfonsi, you've been tracking this for us. >> yeah and we're hearing from maddy this morning. and we're learning more about the man arrested, paul douglas peters. apparently he had a taste for the finer things in life. for maddie pulver and her family an end to a terrifying mystery. >> maddie, how are you feeling? >> very relieved. >> reporter: outside her sydnene home last night, confident police tracked down the man who terrorized the 18-year-old two weeks ago. >> i'm pretty sure it's him. i'm pretty sure we've got him. >> we're feeling good. >> reporter: paul douglas peters might be the last person you'd expect to be charged with such a chilling crime. he's a well-educated investment banker from a privileged background, who enjoyed fine wine, polo and private flying inging lessons. he has three daughters, one the same age as madeleine pulver. >> anything you want to say to the pulver family? any words for madeleine? >> yeah it's all very surreal. >> reporter: pulvevewas studying for exams in her bedroom when a masked man walked in. according to just-released court documents