here tanya rivero with the latest. >> strangle me. >> reporter: the image in the documentary film "bully" are difficult to watch. but harder to live through. >> give this to him hard. >> reporter: tonight president obama lends his voice to the cause. >> it's wrong. it's destructive. and we can all prevent it. everyone has to take action against bullying. >> reporter: and it's a cause he is championed before hostingfirst white house conference on bullying last year and joining others celebrity in a message of support to young people facing harassment. >> every day, it gets better. >> it will get better for you. >> it gets so much better. >> things get easier and people's minds will change. >> reporter: a movement that has grown in the wake of several suicides. like that of college student tyler clementi after learning his roommate had captured his sexual encounter with another man on the webcam. >> guilty. >> guilty. >> guilty. >> reporter: that roommate found guilty of bias intimidation on friday. bullying in the u.s. appears to be on the rise. an estimated 13 million students will be bu

abc's tanya rivero has the story. ♪ oh, baby >> reporter: when teen dream justin bieber tweeted, callright now, with a phone number, hundreds of fans hit speed dial. ♪ baby baby baby oh >> reporter: but it wasn't their baby on the other end. it was this man in dallas. >> they said, is this justin bieber? i was getting three calls a second. as fast as i could hang up the phone, it kept ringing and ringing. with area codes from all over the country. >> reporter: kent will only give his first name. the incessant ringing hasn't stopped since wednesday night when justin bieber tweeted a phone number with a question mark at the last digit. >> i've had the number for 20 years. i can't see giving it up. ♪ i wait on you forever >> reporter: this is not the first time bieber fever has made someone suffer. in 2010, he tweeted kevin's number to all 4.5 million of his followers. charlie sheen had a similar problem after tweeting his own number accidentally when he meant to send it only to bieber. >> i would love to be justin's friend. call me. you had my number. >> reporter: but kent said he has n

i'm tanya rivero in for paula faris. >> i'm john muller in for rob nelson. some big name pro athletes plan to attend today's rally in sanford, florida, where trayvon martin was shot and killed. all weekend long protesters gathered wearing hoodies because that's what the teen had on when he was gunned down. >> very, very sad story. certainly growing, this story is. a lot of attention. >>> another big headline this morning comes from south korea where the president told the world the u.s. has too many nuclear weapons. he's also sending a message to north korea to consider peace or remain isolated. >> and a subject near and dear to our insomniac viewers, sleep. the health hazards involved when you get too little sleep and when you get too much shut eye. is that possible? apparently it is. >> i don't know that's ever happened to me. >> stay tuned. we'll tell you about all of that. >>> first, protests over the shooting of trayvon martin spread to texas, arizona and california over the weekend. >> the shooter george zimmerman has not spoken publicly about the inci

i'm tanya rivero in for paula faris. >> i'm john muller in for rob nelson. the pope had some serious messages from mexico where tens of thousands of people have died in drug-related violence. today he's going to be in cuba making even more history. >> historic seeing a pope in cuba. really is an amazing thing. >> absolutely. >>> also defending neighborhood watchman george zimmerman. he's not been arrested in the shooting death of trayvon martin but his attorney and a family friend are speaking out. what they have to say about zimmerman. >>> later this half hour, while most of the country enjoyed one of the mildest winters in decades, the insect population has been multiplying so watch out this spring. it's bound to bug you. we'll talk about that. >> rob nelson's story that one is. >>> first, we're going to start with hundreds of cuban americans who will be among those welcoming the pope when he arrives on the island later today. >> benedict traveling to havana tomorrow with thousands of faithful who are awaiting his arrival. diana alvear reports from cuba. >

. >> i'm tanya rivero. paula faris is on assignment. on autism appear to be a sign of better diagnosis skills over the past few years. and it's not necessarily a dramatic upswing in the number of cases. federal experts say. but it's still alarming and aic about wake-up call for the health care system. >> interesting to say the signs you can look for at a young age that your children may be autistic. not responding when you call their name or something like that. >> repeating certain motions over and over again. >> there are tell-tale signs. >>> also this morning you chance at winning. we talked about this a minute ago. the largest lottery jackpot ever. >> oh, baby, buy me a ticket. >> please. $540 million on the line. can't even conceive that kind of money. what would you do if you money the mega millions drawing? it's all the buzz on our facebook page. >> you have an option of just taking like 325 mill in cash. >> that's easy. the lines stretching for blocks and miles. it's incredible. i think that's everyone's favorite conversation. w

abc's tanya rivero has answers. >> reporter: we rely on credit cards for the smallest purchases. >> i use my credit card for coffee purchase, groceries -- >> reporter: when a blogger broke the news that millions of mastercard and visa accounts may have been compromised there was panic and questions from card holders. the security breach didn't target the card companies themselves, but instead a third party that processes millions of our transactions each day. a company called global payments. >> global payments is one of the of. major processors in the united states. if the bad guys got into their system which they admitted they did. they potentially could have taken 10 million or more cards. most people assume when they swipe their credit cards the information goes to the bank but turns out it makes a few stops along the way. >> et credit card info goes to global payments then to your credit card company and finally to your bank for approval t. critics say payment processing companies don't have the same level of security as banks making them a target for thieves. to protect yourself

the eve of a new documentary with the portrait of pain felt by so many of our young here's abc's tanya rivero. >> the images in the new film "bully" are difficult to watch but even harder to live through. tonight president obama lends his voice to the cause on the cartoon network's own anti-bullying documentary "speak up." >> it's wrong, destructive and we can prevent it. everyone has to take action against bullying. >> reporter: it's a cause he's championed before. hosting the first white house conference on bullying last year and joining other celebrities in a message of support to young people facing harassment. >> every day it gets better. >> it will get better for you. >> it gets so much better. >> things will get easier. people's minds will change. >> reporter: a movement that has grown in the wake of several suicides. like that of college student tyler clementi after learning his roommate captured his sexual encounter with another man on a webcam. >> guilty. >> guilty. >> guilty. >> reporter: that roommate dharun ravi found guilty friday. bullying appears to be on the rise. an estimate

tanya rivero is here with that story. good morning, tanya. >> reporter: good morning, paula.rning, a kentucky school district is reeling from the charges against sara jones, and her mother, a respected middle school principal. humors had swirled for a long time. but she seemed to be able to avoid them. until now. sara jones seemed to lead a charmed life. as a cheerleader and devoted high school teacher. >> my passion is teaching kids. those are really fast. >> reporter: at least she did. in november, jones resigned from her teaching job at dixie heights high, and on thursday was charged with sexual abuse in the first degree of one of her students and using electronic means, such as texts or e-mails, to seduce a minor. it gets worse. her mother, cheryl jones is a middle school principal in the same school district. she's been charged with tampering with evidence to cover up for her daughter. a one-two punch that has local parents outraged. >> i think that's appalling. to think that you send your kids to school where the teachers are looking at them in an education form and the

tanya rivero joins us. >> reporter: the trial of john goodman is putting the glitz and glamour of polo display. the po lorks star said he played with goodman and was paid $100,000 to be on his team. an internationally famous polo player and ralph lauren model. on friday, he took his star power to the stand in defense of long-time friend john goodman. >> how did he appear as you were walking? >> fine. >> did you smell alcohol, alcoholic bev rages coming off of him? >> no. >> did he sound like he had slurred speech? >> no, not at all. we had a conversation. >> he was a celebrity bar earned the at that charity event the night of the fatal accident. he did not recall serving goodman any alcohol. after the party, the beyond drunk tycoon flew through a stop tine into scott booedmanwilson'd left him there to die. an e.r. nurse said she saw no signs of concussion. >> did he complain of dizziness in? >> no, i did not. >> reporter: hours after the crash, his blood alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit. the prosecution scored a big win when they got to tell the jury that he had a pres

for "good morning america," tanya rivero, abc news, new york. >> why is charlie sheen sending his numberin bieber? >> but three calls a second? anowing is what that is. >>> coming up on "gma" on this saturday morning, the riveting jailhouse interview with the man at the center of the day care murder trial. you'll hear the detail of how he plotted to kill his romantic rival. >>> and the 85-year-old woman now an internet sensation thanks to her rave review at olive garden. >>> and the latest adventure of ginger zee. what is ice boat racing? need any help? uh, nope. just, uh, checking out my ad. nice. but, you know, with every door direct mail from the postal service, you'll find the customers that matter most: the ones in your neighborhood. print it yourself, or we'll help you find a local partner. and postage is under 15 cents. i wish i would have known that cause i really don't think i chose the best location. it's not so bad. i mean you got a deal... right? [ bird cries ] go online to reach every home, every address, every time with every door direct mail. from centrum. its unique asses

tanya rivero is here with that story. >> reporter: this morning, a kentucky school district is reelingthe charges against the former teacher and her mother, a principal. >> sara jones seemed to lead a charged life. as a cheerleader and devoted high school teacher. >> my passion is teaching kids. those are really fast. >> reporter: at least she did. in november, jones resigned from her teaching job at dixie heights high and was charged with sexual abuse in the first degree of one of her students. it gets worse. her mother, cheryl jones is a middle school principal in the same school district. she's been charged with tampering with evidence to cover up for her daughter. a one-two punch that has local parents outraged. >> i think that's appalling. the teachers are looking at them in an education form and they're looking at them differently. >> reporter: lawyers for the two say they'll both be entering not guilty pleas and calls the indictment of cheryl completely baseless. jones has been an nfl cheer leader for five years. this is not the first time she's faced controversy. in 2009, alleg

tanya rivero joins us. >> reporter: good morning. nacho figueras literally the face of polo.ial of john goodman is putting the glitz and glamour of the palm beach polo screen on the stage. polo star nacho figueras is there. he's an internationally famous polo player and ralph lauren model. on friday ignacio figueras took his star power to the stand in defense of long-time friend john goodman. >> how did he appear as you were walking? >> fine. >> did you smell alcohol, alcoholic beverages coming off of him? >> no. >> did he sound like he had slurred speech? >> no, not at all. as a matter of fact, we had a conversation. >> reporter: he was a celebrity bartender the night of the charity event and the fatal accident. he did not recall serving goodman any alcohol. prosecutors say after the party, the beyond drunk tycoon flew through a stop sign and slammed his bentley into 23-year-old scott wilson's car, left him dying, and waited an hour to call 911. goodman's defense claimed he wasn't drunk and his confused behavior was the result of a concussion. something the e.r. nurse who tr

here's abc's tanya rivero. >> punch me. >> reporter: the images in the new documentary film "bully" are difficult to watch. but even harder to live through. president obama lends his voice to the cause, fronting the cartoon network's own anti-bullying documentary "speak up." >> it's wrong. it's destructive. and we can all prevent it. everyone has to take action against bullying. >> reporter: and it's a cause he's championed before. hosting the first white house conference on bullying last year and joining other celebrities in a message of support to young people facing harassment. >> and every day it gets better. >> it will get better for you. >> it gets so much better. >> things will get easier. people's minds will change. >> reporter: a movement that has grown in the wake of several suicides, like that of college student tyler clementi. after learning his roommate had captured his sexual encounter with another man on a webcam. >> guilty. >> guilty. >> guilty. >> reporter: that roommate, dharun ravi, found guilty of bias intimidation on friday. bullying in the u.s. appears to be on the