texts are important. it's, of course, important to stay connected with your friends, but you should always put down the phone and make sure that you're staying connected with the people around you. >> and remember, don't say anything in a text that you wouldn't say in person. it's easy to be mean in a text message, but it's just as hurtful. >> stay with us. there's a lot more coming up on "teen kids news." >> we'll be right back. >> george zimmerman is out from behind bars on $150,000 bail. the neighborhood watch volunteer is facing second-degree murder charges in the february 26th killing of florida teenager trayvon martin. he says the shooting was in self-defense. zimmerman taking the stand in a preliminary hearing apologizing to trayvon's parents for shooting the 17-year-old. >> i wanted to say i am sorry for the loss of your son. i did not know how old he was. i thought he was a little bit younger than i am. and i did not know if he was armed or not. >> zimmerman will wear an electronic monitoring dev

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or walk and text. dangerous. in fort lee new jersey, they're taking action. the police chief says as people get more distracted, they're more likely to jaywalk. so far this year he's had 25 people hit by cars and with catastrophic consequences. >> you've had people hit while walking and texting. >> correct. >> reporter: he's now cracking down on jaywalking. his officers are now handing out $85 dollar tickets. the fort lee police is taking on what scientists call "inattention blindness." despite the modern romance with multitasking. the reality is the human brain evolved to do only one thing at a time. to test that, researchers at western washington university sent a clown on a unicycle through campus. only about a quarter of people using their phones noticed him. >> only when he got close did i really see him. back in new jersey, the police chief knows that this dangerous distraction won't go away overnight. but he hopes with his crackdown, he's doing his best to encourage all of us to be smarter on ou

during that period i cannot read text messages but i get home i can read the text messages or answery and crash into ten people. but it is my decision. >>arthur: and your responsibility. your responsibility. >>shepard: new jersey. >>arthur: you are so responsibility. i have necessity clue what -- no clue what you are doing. my guess is because of the g.p.s. ability of the devises there will come a point in the not-too-distant future where if these things are moving more than 10 or 15 miles per hour and they cannot that there will be a prohibition getting a text. >>shepard: i am certain. and the person with sleeps in the guest bedroom built for the intent and purpose of the government worker sleeping in my house like they will at your house can remind me of the rules when i wake up or go to bed. >>randy: good intentions and insane executions. how many laws will be allow to be passed that are assinine, unbelievable to suggest if i am sending you a text i know way are doing and i know that you are driving and some how i should be responsible for what you do in well, maybe i should becom

and what i think you would do is pretend text. >> why would i pretend text? >> if some guy like me comes up and starts talking to you, you must do the pretend text. >> i almost hurt myself all the time, but it is your own problem . maybe you hurt your face. you walk into a poll, and you are not going to hurt someone else. that's why it should be illegal. walking and exiting -- >> i think you could hurt yourself and it annoys people. you get a slap. >> i don't know why you have to walk into people from poland. >> she is a biggot. >> clearly. that was rude. >> by the way -- >> that impression was amazing. >> it is my jaw their i can are male impression. >> every woman who does an impression -- -- >> they are like -- >> well that is accurate. did you just make a po nie t right there? that was accurate. >> wow. where were we? >> it is wrong because it is a rich source of entertainment. the woman walking into the water water -- the water fountain and the guy finding a bear, and there should be a law against anybody living in jersey. >> wow. just alienated about 10

this teen confirms it. >> people really need to not text and drive. >> it's not just about texting. but texting is the number 1 distraction. >> reporter: this insurance agency wants them to learn in a place where they won't get hurt. >> reporter: unless they think they're going to be stopped for texting or driving or talking on their phone and driving, i think they're going to continue to do it. >> and if you think using a hands-free device while talking and driving is less distracting, think again. studies have shown it is the active conversation which is distracting, not holding this up to your head. in glen burnie, mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news. >> good safety reminder there. the insurance agent says she is going to try to bring back that demonstrator. >>> quite a huge gathering at the inner harbor today for a really great cause. a little excitement there at the fiesta 5k. more than 85 teams and 2,000 walkers and runners participate in the event. it features als research. he began this after he was diagnosed with the disease in 2007. you have a couple of different walks down th

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or this guy texting in a hotel lobby before slamming into the wall. and remember the guy who was texting only to go eye-to-other with a wild bear? >> professor conduct research on walking and texting. watch the subject slowly drift to his right. texters are 60% more likely to veer off line than nontexters inch london, padded posted to protect texting and walking injuries but in new jersey the law is getting mixed reviews. >> kind of crazy. that's a lot of money. >> $85 fine, or not, experts agree texting is distracting, potentially dangerous and sometimes plain rude. something to bear in mind. john mueller, abc news. >> the bear thing is pretty funny. >> a big treat for one group of mothers. >> this is like, wow. >> ama: a little pampering and their day on the town, real rarity. while the celebration was extra special. >> alan: heading outside, expect weather changes. leigh glaser coming up with the forecast. >> ama: a very special mother's day was held for homeless women in san francisco. 25 homeless mothers got their hair and makeup done, and a dona

teens average above 50 texts a day. >> how many text messages? >> probably about... >> a lot. [ cellphone rings ] >> and this ohio teen is no exception. >> my phone's never turned off. it's always on. >> but in one way, kailyn's cellphone use is different. she has diabetes -- the disease that requires her to check the level of sugar in her blood on a regular basis. her doctor sends her text messages to remind her to take a dose of medicine called a bolus. >> it's a lot easier to remember to do things if you're getting a constant reminder. >> dr. jennifer dyer set up the texting program as an experiment. she had noticed a lot of her young diabetes patients were forgetting to take their bolus treatments. >> they really were not taking the majority of their boluses. >> once they started receiving customized reminders from their doctor, her patients were three times less likely to skip a bolus. each bolus contains insulin that keeps sugar from building up in the blood. >> whenever the children and the teens are taking their insulin correctly, they fe

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>> i'm sorry, in july. >> 2011. >> you have emails and text. so you say the 17th of july may make it 15th of july, the 17th of july. >> i think it was the 17th. >> you also confirm there is nothing of relevance in your private account, which was a very private email account. is that right? >> that she. >> does this follow in emails you might have had with folingses was only through your n.i. email account? >> that's correct. >> and any text message contact with politicians would only have been on your blackberry, which was a work blackberry. there was no other mobile phone. >> been asked to put to you this question. were there any emails or texts from either mr. cameron or mrs. osborne on your blackberry at the time you left news international? >> no, although when we got the image back, there was one from mr. cameron that was compressed in june, but there's no content in it. >> so it's a complete mystery what it might contain, is that right? did you receive messages or come isration or support from politicians in july 2011 in particular? >> so

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. >>> cracking down on walking and texting. the dangerous practice could get you into some big trouble. you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by pantene. h oh ♪ you see it in the brush... ♪ oh oh oh oh ooh oh ...and then there's the pillow. ♪ i dare you to dare me so they dared me to try this pantene. [ female announcer ] pantene anti-breakage the keratin protection system makes hair stronger reducing breakage up to 97%. ♪ think only salon brands can do that? i took the dare... will you? [ female announcer ] anti-breakage from pantene. hair so healthy it shines. ♪ ♪ trouble ahead trouble behind ♪ >>> welcome back, everybody. we have heard so much about the dangers of texting while driving. but now there's a growing concern about another risk of texting while walking. >> scientists are proving just how much it can send off -- it can send us off course. one town is now taking action to stop it. abc's john muller explains. >> reporter: most of us have done it, walking and texting o

texting while driving of course a dangerous combination. what if you weren't allowed to text while you are walking. elizabeth pran joins us with all of the details. >> you can get a ticket for texting while walking in the street. the reason cops say texters are some of the biggest jaywalking culpri culprits. they say it's dangerous. around 2 dozen pedestrians have been hit by cars so far this year in the area. >>> it is a big distraction. they are not watching where they are walking. remind pedestrians to be aware not to be on their cell phones and texting. >> fort lee police are stepping up controls looking for dangerous walkers people who aren't paying attention. people who aren't following the rules. >>> i did something wrong. usually i pass where i have to pass. >> i think it is crazy. that's a lot of money. >> the money she is talking about, 85 bucks a ticket. just in the past month and a half police have issued more than 100 tickets for jay walkers. i guess the lesson if you are going to text and you are walking on the sidewalk or thr

they will fine you if they catch you walking and texting.bc's john muller has the story. >> reporter: most of us have done it, walking and texting on the street. it took seconds to see it outside of abc's new york studios. this guy texts off the curb unconcerned that the car turns inches in front of him. he then continues to cross broadway heads down fingers flying. don't try that in ft. lee, new jersey. if police see you you'll get an $85 jaywalking ticket. this after 20 pedestrian accidents so far this year. >> it's a big distraction. pedestrians not watching where they're walking. they're not aware. >> reporter: who could forget the woman texting before taking the plunge into the fountain or this guy texting in a hotel lobby before slamming into the wall. and remember the guy who was texting only to look up and go eye to eye with a wild bear? yikes. a professor at stony brook university even conducted research on walking and texting. watch the subject slowly drift to his right. texters are 60% more likely to veer offline than nontexters.

is expensive, try texting in fort lee, new jersey, while you're walking.will start ticketed people for texting and walking. the fine? 85 bucks. a recent study showed texters were 60% more likely to drift while they're texting. we have all seen videos like this. >> love it! >> she fell into the fountain there. the guy in the hotel lobby slamming, boom, into the wall. oh, heads-up, dude. we all do it. let's be honest. >>> for some of you, your lekle news is up next. >>> for everyone else, an amazing story of survival. twinkle twinkle hope appears. a stevia leaf erased my fears. it made my willpower a super hero. as for calories, it has zero. twinkle twinkle truvia® star natural sweetness, i love just what you are. truvia. honestly sweet. >>> updating the top stories now. jp morgan chase is likely to accept the resignations of three high-ranking executives starting as early as today. they stem there the bank's recent $2 billion loss. >>> defense attorneys for john edwards get their turn today. they hope to convince jurors that edwards did not use campaign fun

padded posted to prevent texting and injuries. this is getting mixed review. >> i think it's kind of crazy. >> $85 fine or not, experts agree texting is distracting. potentially dangerous and sometimes just plain rude. something to bear in mind. john muller, abc news, new york. >> so you walk and text? >> i do it all the time even though i know it's totally idiotic. i do it all the time. >> especially in this city where we have subways and cabs. >> i've had to pad certain corners of my apartment. >> i didn't think that was for texting and walking but -- bad joke. >> coming up on this mother's day, we want to reveal this big contest for moms-to-be. part of our million moms challenge. hundreds of you snap in snapshots of your bellies with messages and the grand prize a trip to australia and portrait by anne gedi. >> this is the winning photo. here is their prize portrait of alison with 6-month-old clara noelle. congratulations, happy mommy day. to find out how you can help go to millionmomschallenge.com. very, very sweet photo. >>>

is expensive, try texting in fort lee, new jersey, while you're walking.t ticketed people for texting and walking. the fine? 85 bucks. a recent study showed texters were 60% more likely to drift while they're texting. we have all seen videos like this. >> love it! >> she fell into the fountain there. the guy in the hotel lobby slamming, boom, into the wall. oh, heads-up, dude. we all do it. let's be honest. >>> for some of you, your lekle news is up next. >>> for everyone else, an amazing story of survival. twinkle twinkle hope appears. a stevia leaf erased my fears. it made my willpower a super hero. as for calories, it has zero. twinkle twinkle truvia® star natural sweetness, i love just what you are. truvia. honestly sweet. downpours around western pennsylvania and west virginia. >>> finally from us this morning, an incredible survival story. a wers virginia woman is reco r recovering after a terrifying crash. >> the mother of two was trapped for three days. she mustered up the strength to save herself. >> reporter: it happened here, when veronica's van

could excessive texting be harmful? the problems that can be caused from too much texting. >> ok. this holiday weekend, take some time to get your garden ready for summer. that is >> now, traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> we will see a little less cloudiness today. still, a lot of timidity in the atmosphere. and, there is some weather going on in the great lakes. satellite combination and radar. there is a front between us and that rain activity. it is more lest auld. as it sinks further south, it will be a bit of pena. something might develop in the vicinity of the front. it might affect parts of maryland. kind of isolated activity. i will have more in just a minute. let us switch our view to the grand hotel and spa overlooking the boardwalk in ocean city. what a beautiful day. no clouds. at low tide right now. the boardwalk is getting more populated. folks are enjoying themselves. down in ocean city, the temperature is 71 degrees. in town at b.w.i., 74. 77 at the inner harbor. 76 here. 82% humidity. southwest wind at 5 miles per hour. the areas in yellow on th

the argument is if you send a text and you know the person is driving, for example, if someone textsand says, hey, i can't text you, i'm driving, but you continue the conversation, you continue texting, well, the law may be able to provide some responsibility for that. >> so, is that the case here because that was my but, my but was, you know, how would you know if that person was driving or not? was that the case in this instan instance? >> it's too soon to tell. one of the attorneys, the attorney that is bringing this case, there was some indication that the woman who was texting knew she was driving home from work. it's quite possible that the judge will let this case go forward. but, what makes me a bit concerned as an attorney is, you know, where do you draw the line? i am certainly very responsible. i think when i drive, but how about walking and texting, which you know, brooke, i'm an offender. i text sometimes while i'm sitting here on set -- >> watch that when you're in new jersey. the town will slap you with 85 bucks a ticket if you do that. >> if i'm walking and i fall bec

while you text. it's gotten so bad, police in ft. lee, new jersey, say they have had enough. is. >> pedestrians aren't watching where they're walking, they're not aware. >> reporter: after more than 20 pedestrian accidents this year, they're cracking down on dangerous walkers with an $85 fine. >> i don't think i'd ever need to be fined. i don't think i'd be, like, putting myself in danger by doing something like this. >> reporter: but researchers at stony brook university say 60% of texters veered off course when asked to walk in a straight line. watch as this man inadvertently steers to the right. back in new jersey, ft. lee police say they have issued nearly 120 tickets in just six weeks, proving texting while walking isn't just a dangerous habit, it's an expensive one, too. akiko fujita, abc news, new york. >> our thanks to akiko. >>> and when we come back here tonight, what started eight years ago and all comes to an end tonight? desperate no longer. i stepped on the machine, and it showed me the

challenge that statement tonight still time of war and on happy hour you might get in trouble for texting while walking and director george lucas is causing a ruckus on his birthplace a state. of american power continues. to talk. to her. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so for lengthly you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear or see some other part of it and realize that everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm sorry welcome is a big issue. here is what i. love and they alone are so they'll get the real headline that none of them are the problem with the mainstream media today is that they're completely disconnected from the viewers and what actually matters to those viewers and so that's why young people just don't watch t.v. anymore if they want news they go online and read it but we're trying to take those stories that people actually care about and transfer them back in t.v. . to the capital account i'm lauren lyster. our guys it's time for tonight's tools of award and tonight the honor goes to new york post columnist michael g

something that's going on in new jersey i can have mixed mixed feelings about this but apparently texting and walking is a really big problem and they're going to they're going to clamp down. it's gotten so bad police in fort lee new jersey say they have had enough but this watch with it was not aware after more than twenty pradesh mean accidents this year they're cracking down on dangerous walkers with an eighty five dollar fine. now i agree sometimes people can be really annoying because they're not paying attention to where they're going and they run into you but you can be distracted by a million different things that really could make people pay eighty five dollars for texting while walking while it's interesting because i found out right after the show started that they actually the town is claiming this is untrue and they're just giving out jaywalking citations to people who are texting while jaywalking however i have a problem with that story because you're not giving out tickets to people who are jew walking and texting you're giving out jay walking tickets to people who are jayw

text message. this week a new jersey judge will decide on lawsuit that considers all of this. a sender after text message, not in the car, sent a text message it a driver who receives the incoming text message. proceedsed while receiving the incoming message it serve into oncoming traffic and can cause a car accident that injured two people. so, as of now, 38 states have a legal ban on drivers that bans them by law from reading or receiving a text message while operating a motor vehicle. but there is as yet no precedent for punishing those who would knowingly originate an incoming text or call it an individual they knew was driving at the time. seems absurd but there are indications that there is some legal precedent associated with aiding and abetting such that, if for instance, rob was to send mae text message knowing i was driving to work, and i was to create some awfulness, that you would be on the hook for this. they are saying there may be legal theory for this madness. >> i mean, look. this

in london, padded posts to prevent texting and walking injuries.y, this law is getting mixed reviews. >> i think that's kind of crazy. that's a lot of money. >> reporter: $85 fines or not, experts agree texting is distracting, potentially dangerous and sometimes just plain rude. something to bear in mind. john muller, abc news, new york. >> something we all do these days. how do you enforce that? we're all out there. >> i know. walking through -- oh. >> they caught us on the way in tonight. moments before we were hit by the bus. >> it's light out. that was definitely -- that's not me. and i don't own a suit that color anyway. >> oh, really? not your color? >> that's not me. nice try, guys. >>> coming up -- separating fact from fiction when it comes to lady gaga's love life. >> and jessica simpson is tweeting about her very proud moment yesterday. all coming up next in "the skinny." >> announcer: abc's "worwswswswd ♪ skinny ♪ skinny so skinny ♪ >>> all right, boys and girls, it's time for "the skinny." we love this segment. >> your first "skinny." >

the response belt has to be on the person who is picking up the text, and sending the text.g. they are liable. >> how many times has my mother said okay i will talk to you. that person needs to take some low bit. >> you are making your mom liable? >> no, no, no, but a person who knows you are driving they will say i will talk to you later, they take some responsibility. >> not at all they could think you are pulling over, you are not --. >> but who does that? >> someone who is abuying the law? all but how many abide the law? that is why we have all the fatal accidents. >> we have a picture of the couple hit by a driver, they were on a motorcycle and both lost a leg as the motorcycle fell over. when you sue, don't sue everyone. >> be fair this is a good plaintiff's lawyer and he is looking for as many lawsuits and people he can bring in as any deep pockets and the parents of the two different teenagers, i get it from a legal plaintiff's perspective and i feel so, so sorry for the couple and the driver, the texter, should pay liable and maybe even criminally but, still, that a

>>texting while driving may be legal but what about sending a text to somebody driving? >> stacey is live with reaction to this story. >> according to the national transportation safety administration, 4000 people died in a distracted driving crashes in 2010. over 400000 were injured. we all know texting while driving is a problem. what about taxing somebody while you know there are driving? >> they are taking a stand against distracted driving, each on an artificial leg. the motorcycle riders both lost a limb riding around this winding road. a young man was texting while driving and veer into them head on. they tried to sue him and his girlfriend because she was sending him text messages while driving. this attorney says it is a tough case. >> how can a person sending a text message or making a call knowing the person on the other end is going to receive the message? >> how does this play out in the real world? >> let's say i am meeting a friend for lunch but she is late. i shooed her eight tax even though i know she is driving here to meet me. -- i shoot her eight tax

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