and as susan hendricks tells us, all that time in front of a screen could play a role in your health. >> reporter: video games are no longer just for kids. and scientists say some adult players may be playing a dangerous game with their health. in a study in the october issue of the american journal of preventative medicine, scientists analyzed survey data from 500 area adults, age 19 to 90. researchers looked at whether subjects played video games, and how often they played video games, used the internet, and watched tv or dvds. 45% of those studied said they played video games. doctors found how the games affected an adult's health depended on a player's gender. female players had higher depression rates and poorer quality of life than women who didn't play the games. male players had higher body mass indexes and used the internet for social reasons more than male nonplayers. researchers say the game-play cog lead to sedentary lifestyles which could lead to obesity or mental health issues. they also noted those who played video games used the internet more for social interaction, an

i'm susan hendricks. our top story is a tropical storm warning for parts of florida. it was just issued a few hours ago. meanwhile tropical storms anna and bill keep moving across the atlantic. let's get the latest from reynolds. >> we're talking about two systems. two is company, three is a crowd, anna and bill and tropical depression which may become one before the day is out. first you see it here off the coast of tampa. you see the counterclockwise flow. this is a system expected to gain strength, expected to make landfall around midnight around apalachicola and alabama and flash flooding could be a possibility. two other systems, of course, you've got bill right over here. then of course you've got anna. anna not nearly as impressive of as we put this in motion, anna would be the first to go. the path of the national hurricane center showing right over the islands, hispaniola, dominican republic, cuba. over land it's not executived to strengthen. possibly tuesday into wednesday and thursday, a depression and moving over cuba as we get early into wednesday. next s

for today's health minute, i'm susan hendricks. >>> well, police and the stun gun granny. tonight she is known as robbery suspect, and she is behind bars. >>> and we can only guess. he must have saved a bundle in alimony. why would he agree to do this? we'll have details coming up. >> watch abc 2 news any time on channel 1 with comcast on demand. seem smooth and strong to irreversible damage. no different. irreversible loss of enamel. enamel shield enamel loss by forming against acid attack. toothpastes dentists check most. save your enamel. be gone for good. enamel shield. with the rinse. >>> abc 2 news at 5:30 is just minutes away. hello, everybody. i'm terry owens. who will replace the liberal line in the united states senate? the efforts now underway to fill ted kennedy's senate seat. >>> she disappeared almost 20 years ago, kidnapped as a child. who police now say was responsible. >>> and the clunker program is spinning off copycats. who is dealing now. we'll have the stories and norm's up-to-the-minute forecast, all new at 5:30. >> thanks, terry. >>> a look at news a

i'm susan hendricks. we start with the weather this hour, hurricane bill has lost strength but forecasters are warning it is still a dangerous storm. right now bill is a category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 105 miles per hour. outer bands of the storm are already dropping rain on bermuda, where high surf from the storm is pounding local beaches there. also, high waves from the storm are being felt up and down the east coast of the u.s. the national weather service says dangerous surf conditions will last through the weekend. and the national hurricane center warns bill could regain strength as it passes between bermuda and the u.s. coast. >>> bermuda may have been spared the worst of hurricane bill, but bermuda's weather service is cautioning people to remain on alert, to remain cautious. although the hurricane watch has been discontinued for the island, a tropical storm warning remains in effect there. forecasters say people living on the island can expect very strong winds, high seas, da

i'm susan hendricks. >>> we move now to texas, a state hit badly by the drought.ny significant rain. many farmers are hurting and that may affect your menu. >> come here, girl. >> matt hughy's family has been raising crops and cattle on this land for four generations. >> the staff is on hold. we got 44 more days to try to figure out what we're going to do for the next year, and if we don't have any rain, we're just kind of in a holding pattern until we give up somewhere around the first of october. >> hughy is one of many texas cattle men who may have to sell off the herd in order for his ranch to survive. he's already sold a fifth of his 500 cattle because he can't afford to feed them. in six years, he's lived off grain from his own field. but this year, he's had to resort to protein pellets to keep them alive. he calls it cow candy. >> you can see some of them don't look too great. you can start counting ribs. >> the drought in texas is considered exceptional. there has been no significant rain for nearly a year, and searing temperatures are drying up the water

i'm natasha curry in for susan hendricks. our top story, the search is scheduled to resume this morning for the victims of a mid air collision here in new york. a small plane collided with a helicopter yesterday and both fell right into the hudson river. new york mayor michael bloomberg says it is believed that all nine people from both aircraft were killed. a source close to the investigation tells us that four bodies have been recovered so far. this is how one witness described the crash. >> there was a plane, small plane like a cessna, cutting back toward the jersey side and helicopter heading southbound about 1,100 feet. the plane rolled into the helicopter. hit the side of it. the helicopter went straight down in the water. there was a poof of smoke and a bang. the plane went further down and hit the water by the w hotel and came down in a couple pieces. >>> a law enforcement source tells us the chopper wreckage was found in 30 feet of water while the plane is believed to be even deeper. sonar also discovered a possible

i'm susan hendricks. typhoon morakot dumped more than 100 inches of rain on parts of taiwan and as shawn vause tells us, rescue officials are still trying to reach parts of the island cut off by raging floodwaters. >> reporter: even before typhoon morakot hit, getting to taiwan's remote mountain villages was tough but now it's nearly impossible. major roads are blocked by mudslides and debris. some have partly washed away. and then there's this bridge. it's simply gone, brought down during the storm, completely cutting off the village. the river below is still swollen and rapid. a few wo tried to cross there were swept away, plucked to safety by rescue crews. so, the only way in and out is by this harness. so far, more than 100 people. so, they say it's pretty safe. but, it's still a long way down. probably about a 200-foot drop straight down onto the rocks down there. this water is moving pretty quickly. all that really holding me right now is this one hook there, which is connected to these three cletes

i'm natasha curry in for susan hendricks. thanks for joining us. the debate over health care reform has gotten louder and in some cases violent. gary tuchman looks at whether the protests at recent town hall meetings were jen gin demonstrations or staged distractions. >> reporter: is it democracy? demagoguery? or both? congressional town hall meetings during august recess used to be rather sleepy affairs. not anymore. there are images of president obama with a moustache like hitler's or looking like the joker. and, also elected representatives hung in effigy. democratic senators like pennsylvania's arlen specter. >> medicare and social security -- >> reporter: and missouri's claire mccaskill are hearing from extremely unhappy americans who don't like the idea of health care reform. people have been arrested. others have suffered minor injuries with pushing and shoving. democrats like florida's kathy cassor have been able to get in a world edgewise. at her meeting opponents were seething because hundreds of them were stuck out

i'm susan hendricks. we'll have all of those stories in a moment but start this morning with health care reform. just before the house broke for august recess yesterday, its energy and commerce committee passed a comprehensive health care reform bill giving the government-run insurance option the ability to negotiate lower prices with the insurance industry. representatives are prepping for heavy campaigning for and against the bill while they're at home. democrats are deeply divided over this bill and its fate is uncertain in the senate where a vote was postponed until after the august recess. >>> check out this huge mess, a storm left behind in massachusetts. it literally split trees in half yesterday. some of them crushing homes. power lines were knocked down and caused small fires in certain areas a. whole lot of people got caught right in the middle of it. >> i heard a lot of wind and, when we went outside, the trees were like crushed. >> the branches, everything going like really fast, just flying o

susan hendrick shows us why you don't need the entire gym for a full workout. >> reporter: these fitness gurus aren't promoting underaged drinking instead they are named for the creative moves they perform on the floor and pullup bar. they are empowering high schoolers through calisthenics. ditching machines in favor of your own body weight makes workouts accessible and affordable without the help of a gym. the program is a mix of motivational speaking and exercise. he says his proudest achievement is the program's impact on at-risk youth. >> you ever see somebody come to school everyday and fail? how do you do that? like this. they go success, i'm coming! >> reporter: dozens of new york city schools adopted bartenders moves into their physical education programs. yasin says the exercises saysinate among students who -- resonate among students who have been otherwise hard to reach. >>> a popular brand of teeth whitener has customers frowning. consumer reporter john matarese says a buyer beware with b a whitener that might lighten your wallet. >> reporter: teeth whiteners are some of the

i'm susan hendricks.ur top story, a pretrial hearing in the murder case against casey anthony may be a first look at her defense strategy. anthony teared up during that hearing today with her parents looking on, her father even taking the stand. the defense team said it wanted the head of the search and rescue team that looked for casey's then-missing daughter caylee to testify. her attorney says his testimony will prove casey anthony did not kill her daughter. after the hearing george and cindy anthony spoke about seeing their daughter again. >> i just want to let you guys know it was awesome to see my daughter again. it's been a long time since i've seen her and it just gives me a lot of, you know, a lot of peace to see that she actually looks okay and she looks healthiment a, and that's important to me. >> were you able to make any eye contact? >> i was able to tell her i loved her and she was able to tell back she loved me and george was able to blow her a kiss. >> i notice you and casey were in tears

. >> i'm susan hendricks. we begin with horrifying details about a young girl nearly 20 years in captivity and her remarkable discovery on wednesday. jaycee dugard is free and the 29-year-old is a mother of two. when she was 11 she was abducted walking to her bus stop along the california nevada border. phillip garrido, the convicted sex offender who abducted her has fathered her two children. they are now 11 and 15. and police say none of the children have ever been to school or have even been to a doctor. they were all kept in complete isolation. authorities say all three were kept locked away in a secret backyard of garrido's home in antioch california. they believe dugard gave birth to her abductor's children in the backyard compound. she was known as ee list is a. she has a long road adjusting to her new life since she has no idea of what's outside of captivity. dugard's mother has been reunited with her daughter and the grandchildren she never knew. experts say dugard probably bonded with her kapters des

for today's health minute, i'm susan hendricks. >>> you may soon be able to watch your favorite moviesspeaking of being sedentary. blockbuster announced a new plan to let people with certain phones download films. blockbuster has been struggling to find new rev new streams because of services like netflix. it hasn't said when the new service will be available or how much it will cost. >>> the president of taiwan is apologizing for the government's response after typhoon morakot devastated the island. he plans sweeping changes and may hold government officials accountable. there are volunteer groups on the ground who are meeting needs. grace chen has sent in updates of the efforts of the foundation to which he belongs. she says the siftuation is grim. many people are buried alive and standed because of what washed-out roads and bridges. they're doing what they can to get relief into isolated areas. the government is dropping supplies by helicopter. volunteers are preparing hot meals, providing medical assistance, cleaning up mud and debris. they plan to rebuild homes and school in the f

i'm susan hendricks. >>> as i mentioned, you're looking at a motorcade carrying the body of senator tedass at his home in hyannis port that you're looking at there in the background. just moments ago kennedy's flag-draped casket was carried into a hearst. it will carry kennedy's body to the john f. kennedy presidential library where it will lie in repose until tomorrow. the motorcade will pass sights that meant a great deal to senator kennedy, including the church where his mother, rose, was baptized. there will be a public viewing at the library. thousands will file past the closed casket to pay tribute to the last brother of this political dynasty. >>> and a private funeral for kennedy will be held saturday in boston. president barack obama will deliver the eulogy at our lady of perpetual help basilica. all former living presidents have been invited. kennedy prayed at that church in 2003 when his daughter kara underwent treatment for lung cancer. his body will be taken to arlington national cemetery in virginia where he will be buried near his fallen brothers. kennedy is eligible for