waterspout wreaked havoc on a tampa, florida highway. it moves across the road surprising motorists. it also tossed around a u.s. postal service semi truck lifting it into the air and ripping it apart. no one was injured. >>> and with fuel prices down, the airlines starting to pass on some of the savings to passengers. fares last month were 18% cheaper than a year ago. analysts expect that trend to continue. those are some of our top stories on this monday, columbus day, october 12th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> and we do say good morning to you everyone. on a serious note with the that deadly terror attack in turkey. >> nearly 100 people killed as bombs exploded during a peace rally. mourners are angry with the government. the turkish air force is attacking kurdish militants. abc's alex marquardt is there. >> reporter: youthful singing and joined hands under a clear blue sky. the peace this rally called for shattered by two blasts. many fled as fast as they could. others stayed to help the wounded. the deadliest terror attack in turkish history. almost 100 killed. t

including barbara boxer of california, tim kaine of virginia and florida's bill nelson. congress has till september to vote on the deal. >>> fox news announced the line-up for tomorrow night's first republican debate based on polling numbers. donald trump tops the list with ohio governor john kasich at the bottom. trump absent from a republican forum monday night leaving this message on his phone. >> this is donald trump. and i'm running for the presidency of the united states of america. hope to see you on the campaign trail. we're going to do it. >> the mailbox is full and cannot accept any messages at this time. good-bye. >> that was pretty good, huh, teej? >> that is fantastic. it's inspiring really. i'm going to change my voice mail greeting. >> you see jeb bush could face tough questions during the debate over his comments yesterday. bush said he wasn't sure the government should spend half a billion dollars on women's health issues. after a firestorm of criticism, bush later said he misspoke. >> we turn now to hundreds of sex, child sex abuse victims going to getting money fro

and carry a can of bear spray like this one. linzie janis, abc news, new york. >>> a central florida woman lost her right arm in an alligator attack. she was womening in a river upstream on a crowded beach area seeking to get away from the crowd. there are signs warning of alligators and snakes in the water. some were seen on the banks of the river. the nearly nine-foot alligator beat the college spanish teacher twice severing her right arm bob the elbow. >> apparently two kayakers came to her rescue. one of them hit the gator with a padand he released the victim. they got her to safety. >> doctors were not able to save the arm. the alligator was captured and killed hours later. it's the second alligator bite in central florida in just two weeks. >>> as a player and then broadcaster, frank gifford was a major figuring in pro football for more than 50 years. he was the cornerstone of abc's monday night football" in its heyday. gifford tied of natural causes at the age of 84. tomium has mass more. >> reporter: with his dashing good looks and dazzling moves on the gridiron, frank giffor

for texas sunny and dry. the storms moved to florida, the carolinas, heavy rain and flooding >> expect a beautiful spring day, almost everywhere else with temperatures in the 70s. 60s in the northwest and from the great lakes to the northeast, 80s and 90s in the southwest. and the temperatures in iceland will be nowhere near those even though summer in iceland is now officially under way. >> here's how a couple guys got their summer start at mowing the lawn despite heavy snowfall and plenty of cold wind. they figured, well, may as well dress the part. they put on shorts and sandals too. >> the truth of the matter here is that one guy's sister lives in sweden and mentioned that they were already mowing the lawn there. they figured they would do the same there in iceland even though it looks a little different. >> they're surprised by all the attention they're getting on social media for doing this. >> we've got "the skinny" in a minute. what bradley cooper, sting and helen mirren have in common this morning. >> later advice from commoners to a royal couple getting ready for tw

florida's east coast caught fire. that set off a series of explosions sending thick black smoke in the air. the driver managed to unhitch his cab and got away without hurt. >>> across the country in washington state, an 11-year-old boy is in big trouble after stealing a car and taking it on a joy ride. police noticed the car weaving through traffic and when they got a closer look they realized the driver could barely see over the steering wheel. a police car pulled in front of him and rammed into it. luckily, no one was hurt. >>> this is a very bizarre case unfolding in a texas courtroom. a man accuses a sperm bank of helping his ex-girlfriend get pregnant. >> the woman now the mother of a 5-year-old said sheetd did nothing wrong. here's abc's linsey davis. >> a louisiana man is taking a texas fertility center and his etch girlfriend to court claiming the clinic illegally handed over his dna samples to hire which she used to have his child. >> it's beyond belief. it's something you don't read or see in a movie. >> reporter: in 2002, lane harden signed a contract with his then girlf

my hood in tampa, florida. >> now you want to claim it. >> i want to claim someone so talented like that. congratulations. >> not the silly stuff. >> don't forget to follow us at facebook. >> you're a floridian. >> this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades. informing insomniacs for two decades. >>> making news in america this morning, breaking overnight, deadly shooting inside a crowded movie theater. a chaotic scene unfolding in the middle of a comedy. what we've learned about the suspected gunman and the teacher who likely saved several lives. >>> two wildfires rapidly spreading. people forced to quickly evacuate. driving down the street. just feet from the flames. hundreds of buildings and homes burning and more being threatened right now. >>> an amazing rescue banding together a group of people lifting a car off a motorcyclist. caught on camera. >>> prodigy, a second grader already getting national attention because of her golf game.

after takeoff in florida. eight minutes after they left st. pete. passengers said they could smell smoke. aircraft's emergency slide were deployed. three passengers and a flight attendant were slightly injured though. the flight was headed to hagerstown maryland. >> firefighters are battling this thing, this blaze at a chemical plant in pennsylvania. going at it most of the day monday. biggest concern, need to mix the water with chemicals. the blaze apparently sealed after containers became hot and exploded. not clear what chemicals burned. officials say the smoke is not toxic. one person was hurt. shelter in place recommendations have been lifted. >> former student at penn state is suing the university for failing to act on his complaints of sexual assault, hazing and drug use at a scam pus fraternity. a freshman and pledged at the fraternity. he said he was burned with cigarettes forced to guzzle alcohol and a facebook page that degraded women. he waited eight months for the university to return before he went to police. >> i am no hero. i am certainly no martyr. but i do believe

to the e. coli cases that have turned up in nine states. >>> an incredible scene in central florida where a huge sinkhole opened last night. it measures 20 x 30 feet and was caused by a water main break. even though the hole is in the middle of the street, several homes where is evacuated and utilities were turned off. >> if you're going to steal an appliance from a home, why be hassled by disconnecting it. video from mississippi shows a teef taking the easy way out stealing a new refrigerator still in its box. he then loads it on to a pickup truck and you've got to sort of admire the guy. loading a refrigerator is normally a two-person job. >> totally. >> maybe police should check local hospitals for hernia victims. i feel like applauding him. >> oh, boy. there's a will. near san antonio though, he took the time to disconnect what he was stealing watch as a man calmly walks up to an inflatable snoopy christmas lawn decoration. he takes it away. he didn't take any of the other figures just the dog. the homeowner says the crook is a grinch. look at him walking away. we're going to ca

. >>> the search continues for a gunman who opened fire at a street festival in fort myers, florida. a 20-year-old man was killed and five others wounded at zombie con saturday night. the shooting sent revellers dressed as zombies running for their lives. so far no word on a possible motive. >>> some new rules for those who operate drones in the u.s. will be flounced today. a move by the government to bring some law and order to what's been an unregulated activity. aditi roy has the details. reporter. the the government is set to unveil new rules for the drone owners across the country requiring those operating the gadgets to register their devices. the registry, just the latest move to regulate an exploding market in unmanned aircraft. some of those drones posing real danger in the air and on the ground. >> someone will fly their drone and we'll lose an airplane. >> it just popped up neath our nose. >> reporter: from close calls with commercial jets, to whizzing drones forcing no-fly zones for firefighters out west. the rest of us on the ground, on guard too. just last month, drones cras

years. the extreme weather doesn't end there. a tornado spotted in florida grazing an the panhandle. >> drive. get on the gas and go. >> sunday, it was arkansas. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: this after saturday just south of dallas -- >> that's it! that's a tornado! >> reporter: deadly twisters carved a 40-mile path across the landscape, splintering homes, spewing debris. nine tornadoes killed 11 people there. in the midwest, it's the water, ice, sleet and snow, snarling traffic from kalamazoo to kansas. in illinois, a school bus with students on it rescued with no injuries after floodwaters swept it away. in oklahoma, nearly 200,000 without electricity. power lines no match for the high winds and freezing raincoating them. in iowa, visibility near zero. in amarillo, texas, along interstate 40 snow burying big rigs. in new mexico, a 12-foot snow drift entombing one couple for 20 hours till rescuers broke the windshield to free them. >> my wife was shivering and shaking so i got into the passenger seat because the driver's seat was full of snow. >> crews in this texas neighborhood are

. here's abc's linsey davis. >> this violent and coordinated jewelry heist in florida caught on tape. the first person in smashing the showcase with a hammer. at least seven people grabbing for gold while the store owner does what most advise you should not do. she comes out swinging. >> at the time, i didn't even know i did it. >> in the last year, an increase in these smash and grabs with blatant disregard for surveillance cameras. making some store owners feel increasingly vulnerable to these flagrant attacks. thieves at this louis vuitton store in suburban chicago last year so brazen they drive a car right into the store, making off with $120,000 in merchandise. according to the jeweler's security alliance, smash and grab robberies are up 77% in just one year. prompting some jewelers to install new laminated glass which is harder for thieves to break, something this store owner might find more effective than a metal stick. linsey davis, abc news, new york. >> they're saying a lot of these stores in malls don't have the buzzers anymore and so that's partially a problem because not

to minneapolis. downpours from south florida all the way up to the carolinas. >> but it's 80s in albuquerque, dallas, chicago and miami. 70s in detroit, denver and los angeles. 60s in washington, d.c., new york. and boston and how about that nice 100. in phoenix. >> we turn to oregon now where a man is being held for trying to rob a restaurant. how did he do it? he was making a bomb threat. that was the attempt. you're seeing surveillance video showing hip walk in, he was carrying a box. he asked for the manager. manager not there so he left. he returned minutes later and put the box on the counter telling the worker it's a bomb and demands cash. another worker you're seeing there breaks up the intent, takes the guy down. they called police. arrested the guy. detonated the box. it turned out to be a hoax. the guy facing several felony charges. >> the pentagon admitting it sent possibly live anthrax to even more labs than it initially revealed. it the anthrax spores were sent from an army testing facility in utah to at least 51 labs in the u.s. and three foreign kruntz. countries.

down. freshman quarterback d'andre johnson has been dismissed from the florida state university football team after prosecutors released video of a violent confrontation at a tallahassee bar from june 24th it shows johnson arguing with a woman who then swings at him. he responds by punching her in the face and her nose begins to bleed. johnson's 19 years old charged with battery. he had been on suspension since the incident. >> and it's williams versus williams. little sister versus big sister at wimbledon. the number one ranked serena quickly dispatched the elder venus beating her 6-4, 6 oil 3 in 68 minutes. the pair had not played each other in a grand slam tournament since the 2009 wimbledon final. serena now leads their match-ups 15-11. >> i love watching them. >> it is the greatest thing at any tournament when they face off. >> just the energy and makes me want to take up tennis again. the williams sisters are fairly old for pro tennis. 30? come on who wrote that copy. john liver berg at 101, it's believed he's the oldest competitor at the national senior games under way in

? >> i'm all about the florida teams, remember. >> which one? >> i'm at a memory loss. >> out of what teams are in florida. i can't do with this with her right now. the field of 64 is complete now. they start with 68 now. they had the first four if you will. last night, robert morris fell behind north florida a florida team, down 13 in the second half. a man by the name of lucky jones and the rest of the colonials won the game and now get duke tomorrow night. then dayton playing on their home court. it just kind of worked out that way. they are playing against boycecy state for the last place in the field of 64. flyers undefeated at home this season. they wowed the crowd which is pretty much all of the dayton flyers game. it was fantastic. next up they have to take on providence tomorrow night. not too far away but that was the last play you are seeing there. some controversy there, should that have been a call. >> why do they give you the sports to read today? >> because it's march madness and this is not your thing. it's just not. >> guess what, i do have sports. >> iditarod. that's

injured as a result. >>> turning to a courtroom in florida, a judge appearing to berate a victim of domestic violence. >> she initially failed to testify against her alleged abuser but when she tried to explain herself, that's when the judge really gave a tough response. here's abc's linsey davis. >> you disobeyed a court order. >> reporter: this florida judge is on the hot seat tonight, accused of revictimizing a victim of domestic abuse. >> i'm just -- my anxiety is like -- and this is every day for me. >> you think you're going to have anxiety now? you haven't even seen anxiety. >> reporter: tense exchanges during this contempt of court hearing in july from a woman who failed to show up to testify against her husband who had a prior domestic battery conviction. >> i'm, like, homeless now. i'm living at my parents' house. i'm not in a good place right now. >> reporter: her husband was accused of strangling her at knifepoint while she held their 1-year-old child. he pleaded no contest to simple battery and spent 16 days in jail. she says she told the state she wanted to drop the ch

. neal karlinksky abc news seattle. >>> florida senator marco rubio has joined the battle for the republican nomination for president. highlighting his youth. meanwhile, hillary clinton one of those baby boomers he's hoping to beat has now arrived in we wa for her first campaign events. karen traverse has the details. >> reporter: the republican field has another contender. >> grounded by the lessons of our history, but inspired by the promise of our future i announce my candidacy for president of the united states. >> reporter: florida senator marco rubio announced his widely expected presidentialal bid in miami. the 43-year-old rying star is the son of cuban immigrants who fled to the u.s. he sat down for an exclusive interview with abc's george stephanopoulos. >> i think this country is at a generational moment where it needs to decide not what party but what kind of country it wants to be. >> hillary clinton is en route to iowa. the former secretary of state, senator and first lady is road tripping in a van. she nicknamed it scooby. she stopped at a chipotle in ohio seen here

slippery spots. much cooler air on the way for the southeast as well. record warmth into florida. kendis and marci, back over to you. >> all right. our thanks to justin there at accuweather. >>> new details now in the capture of the so-called affluenza teen from texas. ethan couch and his mother gave away their location by using a cell phone to order a domino's pizza. this is according to investigators. when agents went to their rented condo in mexico, the couches had already moved on. but a tourism operator pointed agents to a different location in puerto vallarta's old town. >> american people were prevalent everywhere, and they wanted to be somewhere they would stick out. they were wise to go into that kind of area. >> the mother and son could be returned to texas as early as today. >>> and now to politics and the end of the presidential campaign for republican george pataki. the former three-term governor of new york announced the suspension of his campaign last night. pataki never really gained traction in the crowded gop field, and he had some trouble raising money. he neve

nursing magazine. florida was up and coming in 199 -- 1989. >> what was your backup topic? >> i don't know. >> okay. >> wow. still have that trophy? >> yeah, it's at mama's. glass enclosed thing in her dining room. >> you know what, going to turn to some other trophies being handed out for the emmy awards. just as prestigious i would say as the one you got. who missed out on some of these nominations. also nickelodeon didn't do much missing. you'll see who got slimed. "the skinny" is coming up next. >> "world news now" continues after this from our abc ♪ skinny, so skinny ♪ >> well, coming up friday, the skinny's primetime emmy nominations are out with "game of thrones" winning a whopping 24. >> abc's "modern family" could win a record sixth emmy for best comedy series. everybody is talking about the big snubs. >> tv's highest rated show the drama "empire" completely shut out of the drama category. terrence howard left out taraji p. henson scored nomination for best actress. >> another scandalous oversight, abc as own kerry washington was snubbed for "scandal." >> and tv's h

and jacksonville, florida, for vigils in honor of the victims lost in that disaster. >>> south carolina's governor is urging residents of coastal areas to evacuate as soon as possible. homes and businesses that were spared by the flooding from all that record-breaking rainfall are now in the path of storm swollen rivers rushing toward the coast. here's abc's elizabeth hur. >> thousands in the danger zone urged to evacuate. >> the sun is out but the water is coming. we need you to get out. >> reporter: this is why. rivers already swollen with storm water cresting to record levels are on the move down stream toward south carolina's coastal communities. >> we have been through the first big wave. we are about to go through the second big wave. >> reporter: meanwhile, across the state, the work of reinforcing the breached canals and dams still on going. so far at least 14 dams have failed. dozens more threatening to burst and this a collapse at the fragile columbia canal. the area's crucial source of water but officials are maintaining the situation is under control calling the col

orlando, florida, family. it's now gone from their backyard. the expert called in to remove the hive says he was impressed with its size, thought to weigh about 100 pounds and swarming with tens of thousands of bees. they'll all be relocated. the wax recycled and the honey harvested. i wonder if it's really good honey. >> i don't know, but yuck. >> you'd rather not know. >> i'd rather not. wait for it in a jar. >>> a consumer alert about a fire risk in millions of toyota cars and trucks. the automaker is recalling 6.5 million cars worldwide because of power window switches that can overheat, melt and cause a fire. most of the cars are in north america and they include toyota's most popular compacts, sedans, pickups and suvs. the problem is blamed on a factory error. one injury has been reported. >> another auto recall involving jen motors vehicles is at the center of a lawsuit against the company. >> the woman who filed it claims gm's recall notice beak got her too late. gio benitez has the details. >> reporter: 45-year-old kristin hopkins survived six days trapped in her wrecked car

right in the path of hurricane joaquin. the 790-foot vessel was travel ing injacksonville florida, destined for puerto rico. the captain making a distress call from crooked island saying the ship had lost power. had taken on water, and was listing 15 degrees. in an area known as the bermuda triangle. >> reporter: among those onboard the ship, jeremy riehm from florida. and danielle randolph, 34, from maine. >> i'm very hopeful. until they find a reason for me not to be, i'm going to remain hopeful. >> reporter: the coast guard has now searched 70,000 square naught call miles and will be back at it the monday morning at first light. linzie janis, abc news, miami. >> college student being held north korea is expected to be released today. he was caught in april crossing from china, north korean officials released this video last month in which he told his parents that he was healthy. >>> pope francis has given a forceful defense of traditional marriage. a union between a man and a woman. but he also asked for acceptance and mercy. here's abc's terry moran >> reporter: pope francis s

california. >>> a terrifying ordeal for a florida man recovering after coming face to face with an eight-foot alligator. doug brown was fixing a backyard pump near orlando when the huge gator jumped from a canal and chomped down on his arm. brown managed to yank his arm away and the alligator fell back into the water. his injuries, thankfully, are not serious but he's, of course, still rattled saying that it felt like a horror movie. >>> and a group of migrants hoping to get a free ride from france to england got quite a surprise when they opened the back of a truck only to find there was a caged polar bear inside. that made some of them think twice but three of them climbed in anyway. police were called and the truck was pulled over so officers could get the would be stowaways out from behind the bear's cage. >> but the bear made it to the location? >> crazy. i don't know. >> oh, boy. >> that's crazy though. >> well, attention, fans of lucky charms. if you've ever wanted a box of your favorite cereal with just the marshmallows, you are in luck. >> the time has come. the maker of l

tropical storm watch. erica may become a hurricane on saturday and could brush south florida on sunday. >>> a rough trip home in arizona thanks to this. a giant wall of dust, powerful winds and rains. at one point, the storm packed wind gusts up to 55 miles an hour. it made a mess out of the evening commute. some power outages reported. but the monsoon season is winding down. it typically runs from june 15th through september 30th. >>> it's gone now. a sinkhole turned into a fishing hole. road repair officials spurred into action by our station's report. >> but for a while, neighborhood residents in detroit gave new meaning to the fishing hole. unable to get action, they stocked a sinkhole on their street with fish. >> detroit city officials where -- were apparently embarrassed by the sight of residents sitting around the fishing hole with poles and their favorite beverages. that hole now fixed after several years. >> that's one way to get some attention. throw some fish in the sinkhole. that's a problem a lot of major cities have. >> they say the sinkhole was apparently a repai

will instead be played in tampa, florida. t.j. and reena. >> we just heard from the police commissioner saying no officers were injured overnight. any updates on the 20 injured on monday? >> reporter: you know these are officers who were hit with rocks and bots. but we're told they've all since been released from the hospital. the police commissioner was saying that they're courageous that some of them are broken hands and bad cuts and bruises and yet stayed out on the line working through all of that pain and again, we're told no one was hurt in yesterday's protests here. no officers. >> marcy, frustration, as well over the i guess the timing of this preliminary report. who is going to be seeing it into freddie gray's death? >> right, initially everyone thought at least some of these preliminary findings were going to be released to the public on friday but now we're hearing all of those details are only being handed over to the state's attorney's office the ones who will be taking over this investigation. the police commissioner says this administration was made because t

time in jail. >> it sparked so much outrage that e-mail messages crashed a florida police department's computer system. the story and the photo from abc's linzie davis. >> reporter: a facebook photo causing outrage. >> reporter: a media firestorm across the country because of this picture posted on katie brown's facebook page of a chocolate lab mix with its muzzle taped shut. with the message this is what happens when you don't shut up. the picture incensing animal lovers launching a change.org petition to prosecute her. south daytona police say they received more than a million messages about that image. >> we've been ute looiszing all of our resources toward identifying the woman and locating her. >> reporter: the search for that owner spanning three states. meanwhile, brown posting again, don't panic, everyone, it was only for a minute but he hasn't barked since. point made. police finally tracking the owner and her dog down here in north carolina. >> we found the dog very well cared for. the dog appeared to be happy and in a loving home other than this bad decision. >>

vanished on a fishing trip in florida continues overnight. the 14-year-old best friends set off with a lot of experience on the water but few supplies. abc's kendis gibson with the latest developments. >> reporter: an ominous clue in the search for two missing florida teenager the coast guard confirming a boast discovered overturned and damaged off the coast of central florida is the same single engine vessel the teens set out on but no sign still of it austin stempb knows and perry cohen. >> it's unimaginable for any parent to have to be faced with not snowing where your child is. >> reporter: the 14-year-olds left their home in jupiter, florida, friday morning to fish in a nearby inlet but by midday the duo was text messaging friends and posting on snap shat saying they were heading to the bahamas. at least 675 miles away. they had no gps on board their boat. >> we'll do anything to get them back. >> reporter: the boys last spotted buying fuel at this marina. their parents calling authorities, joined by friend and neighbor hall of famer joe namath who has helped the family raising a

florida panhandle. they recovered two body so far. seven elite marines. four experienced soldiers on board when the blackhawk went down in dense fog tuesday night. bus crash in southern indiana, injured 21 including 16 members of the indiana tech men and women's belgowling teams. two coaches, spouses, the driver was hurt. headed to a tournament when it swerved overturned. and doctors looking into whether the bus driver suffered a heart attack or stroke before the crash. >> testimony monday in the bombing trial of dzhokhar tsaranev. in court, jurors listened to riveting testimony front chinese carjacking victim who sprint away from tsaranev and his older brother. after driving around with them at gun point. abc's tom llamas reports. >> reporter: this new surveillance video shows the beginning of the end for the tsaranev brothers. xrus tore prosecutors say that's one of the tsaranevs exiting an suv, enters the convenience store, cruising the aisles. as the he stocks up on junk food, outside a figure sprints from the mercedes the car's owner, running for his life. then the tsaranev j

atlantic beach, florida, near jacksonville, they are cleaning up after nearly a foot of rain flooded homes, backyards and roads. the volume overwhelmed drainage ditches and the overthrow washback. >> more water, than after debbie and fay. >>> in the meantime, in the west, another storm system is on the move. california got much-needed rain on monday. >> and in the mountains, the steady snowfall, great for snowball fights. cold enough to make snow, too. cam tran explains this storm is going to get stronger. good morning, cam. >> good morning. we have the storm system that's going to bring in widespread snow across the intermountain west. could see upwards of a foot in some spots. as the system continues to shift to the east, it's going to strengthen and intensity, bringing in dangerous conditions to eastern colorado, where we have blizzard watches in effect. two to five inches of snow for denver. and blinding snow out there with gusting winds of 50 miles per hour. and then, the system will continue to move to the east, bringing the threat for severe weather across the midwest, as we h

most. so it's really interesting. let's start with florida. so the most googled phrase in florida, "concealed weapons." "concealed weapons permit." more than anything else, they are the three words put into google. let's try wisconsin next. and wisconsin, their most googled -- no, is it west virginia? >> west virginia. >> west virginia. and their most googled word is -- magic mike. >> i never would have guessed that in west virginia. really? >> now, look, i think you're from florida, reena. >> i am. >> that's not a huge amount of information on either state. but based on those two things, i'd rather live in west virginia. >> you know, it is the second amendment. yeah. >> yeah. >> legal means. >> that's true. in mississippi the most googled words were ashley madison. which you know is that website that revealed people having the affair. >> is it because they're checking to see their names are on the list or they're just curious what the site is? >> that's a great question. you don't know. are they doing it out of interesting because it as was a great story or are they panicking? re

smith and several marines several states including indiana, texas, louisiana, arkansas and florida have ordered the national guard to arm military personnel at facilities and recruiting offices. >> i will not permit our citizen soldiers to remain unable to defend themselves and our citizens at facilities around the state. >> the pentagon also ordered recruiters into civilian clothes at the office. >> service people into harm's way overseas is is when we worry about them most not here at home. >> at the same time we're learning more about the man who pulled the trigger, mohammad youssuf abdulazeez. the 24-year-old's family says he had serious mental illness suffering from depression a devout muslim who regularly violated his faths by smoking marijuana and drinking heavily. the family maintains he was not anti-american or connected to isis. so far the fbi has no evidence he talked with terrorists. >> but for the families of the fallen answers won't replace what was lost. despite her grief, nancy proxmire encourages other parents to let their kids go into military service. >> my son l

vacation home in florida. even there, signs of protestors hunting him down. >> walter palmer is one of thousands of americans who do globe trotting safari hunting exercises, and we should really shame these people. >> reporter: trophy hunters kill about 600 african lions every year, and two-thirds of the trophies end up right here in america. animal rights advocates hope the outrage at this dentist will bring greater protection for the lions. david wright, abc news, new york. >>> oxford university has this very big unit that focuses on conservation, looking at lions. when jimmy kimmel broke down, we showed this video yesterday talking about cecil, they have actually now raised $150,000. pretty incredible for oxford university. >> that's a great effect of this tragedy here. you know, a british paper the telegraph is reporting walter palmer wanted to go after an elephant. couldn't find one. and that's how he -- couldn't find one big enough really and ended up killing this lion. so there's going to be so much outrage coming from this against these so-called trophy hunters to say this c

indianapolis. delaying the kaufman family florida vacation. >> got here and learned the flight to baltimore was cancelled. we have a connecting flight but can't get there. >> reporter: all the way in the west coast stuck in l.a. >> all the flights are cancelled and we are not going home for another two days. >> reporter: not just the snow these are blizzard winds making landing difficult. tuesday will be a quiet day at these gates and others in the northeast. david kerley abc news, washington reagan airport. >> stay with us as we cover this historic blizzard. later this hour. >>> find out what it will take to get the airlines up and running normally once again. >>> a tragic accident for nato forces training in spain. ten people were killed when an f-16 fighter jet crashed on takeoff and slammed in to over planes on the ground. eight of the dead were french and two from dprees. 21 were injured some suffering severe burns and a number of military jets and helicopters were damaged. we're now hearing from the pilot who ditched his plane in dramatic fashion after running out of fuel ov

to bolt for sandy beaches and palm trees of south florida cut so deep with cleveland fans. as much as cleveland fans might have wanted low brn to disappear, that wasn't going to happen. on the court winning, nba championships in miami in 2012. >> the 2012 nba title. >> reporter: and again in 2013. turning into one of the most marketable athletes on the planet raking in an estimated $60 million last year in part as a master salesman. beats. >> lebron james. >> kia. >> sprite. >> how's it going? >> and of course his line of basketball shoes. that made nike over $340 million last year. his impact even has a nickname. lebron-onomics. it wasn't just titles in miami. the economic impact was noticeable. heat tickets sold out immediately. merchandise flew off the shelves. but even after winning in miami, lebron wasn't satisfied. >> i'm going to do what makes my city and my state happy. and that's why i came back the i love you. i'm back. >> his return celebrated as the second coming. >> baby! >> with it some help revitalizing that struggling rust belt city. juju chang, abc news new york. >

stronger medications. >>> in southwest florida, a warning out for a bigger and perhaps scarier critter called the argentine tegu lizard. biologists are calling the four-foot long reptile public enemy number one. so far a few have been spotted around fort myers. they are not known to attack people, but they do upset the ecosystem by eating smaller lizards and birds. >>> now the story of a real labor of love from a husband in wisconsin to his late wife. don and babbett were married and she died from cancer last november. >> to honor her, don started babbett's seeds of hope. he planted more than four miles of sunflowers an along a highway and all of those sunflowers are blooming this month. >> so don's plan is to sell the sunflower seeds and donate a portion of the proceeds to hospitals and cancer research. i love this idea. how many times do you buy flowers for your garden or just a pot to put in your apartment? you can get these seeds apparently from their website. babbett's seeds of hope.com. babbett's seeds of hope.com. there's also a facebook page for the whole thing. what a beautifu

: mckinney who struggled with dyslexia dropped out of high school in florida when she was 17 after being bullied. >> i guess you could say just girls being girls and being in a click. i didn't have many girlfriends and they saw me as a target and they went for it. >> reporter: she says this spotlight is sweet revenge. her big break coming with a guess campaign last year. a spot in the upcoming film "joe dirt 2" and this commercial where she is proud to nearly bare it all with no plastic surgery. >> when i found out it was the all-natural burger i was happy to be a part of that. because my whole life is she got a boob job. so it's nice to be like no i'm all natural. i'm going all natural. >> and yes, she really did eat the burger. eight bites in all to get the right take. this young model hoping to take on hollywood and turn a 30 second ad in to a long-lasting career. brandi hitt, los angeles. >> good for her. >> good story. >> what's the age, 21 did they say? how old is she? >> 21. >> young lady getting started. we don't recommend getting started but it works out for some people. this is

night under house arrest. he's at his home in florida with his family but he's wearing a gps bracelet right now. you're seeing the video here. this is the footage of doug hughs as he flew into washington last week using landmarks as his guide. he told abc what was going through his mind as he made his approach. >> at the time that i was flying up the capitol mall and it was a huge thrill, i wasn't worried about getting shot down. i was worried about my flying, and i was getting focused on making my landing >> as reena was just saying, this was the most awesome interview of the year and we use the word awesome lightly here. he says if americans pick up his fight for campaign finance reform, it will be all worth it even if he loses his job or goes to jail. i know what you mean at some point george asked him if he's going to fly it again. he said they'll probably melt it down and use it to make beer cans. >> they erupted in laughter at gma. this guy has this crazy sense of humor about it all. >> some people don't go past the word crazy, just stop right there and say he's crazy. to each h

guarding." >> everyone is accountable for their actions. >> larry florida ewell is with ellis and associates a company that conducts undercover safety audits like this one catching lifeguards listening to music. even on their phone while guarding. >> that second or two seconds that they're distracted from the water could mean somebody's life. >> reporter: almost one in five children who drown in pools do so with a lifeguard present. children like 13-year-old ricky harris seen here on surveillance footage getting into a pool at camp and never making it out. while one lifeguard is in the stand, another appears to be on a computer. ricky going unnoticed at the bottom of that pool for more than ten minutes. paramedics rushing in are too late. his family is now suing transylvania why university which is the camp operator and the two lifeguards saying they were grossly negligent. all defendants say their thoughts and prayers remain with the family but deny any wrongdoing and have told the court the lifeguard computer was on break. >> many lifeguards are 15, 16 years old. they make mista

. >> you look zen. >> florida did it. >> working the night shift it takes you a week to adjust and then by that time it is time to return. >>> the powerful new storm hitting the northeast this morning. 90 million americans bracing for more biting cold and fresh round of snow and ice. >> it's already coming down in washington, d.c. take a look. barely you can see the white house there with more than a half foot of snow expected. federal offices closed today and for many schools, classes have been cancelled or delayed. for more here's abc's lana zak. >> reporter: this is the big chill that will not melt away. in new york city it was the coldest february day in nearly three decades. >> it's cold when your eyeballs ache. that's cold. >> reporter: in long suffering boston no relief with the mercury at three below. >> maybe if you are going to visit boston come in june. not february. >> reporter: heavy wet snow is a has hard to buildings, crushing the roofs of homes and businesses. >> the beams started to collapse and split and fall in to the attic. >> reporter: meaning work crews have t

gone to see santa claus florida middleboro and she has difficulty speaking herself and so santa uses sign language. have a look at there. it's i thought touching. isn't that moving? >> oh. >> what i like about it, i don't understand any sign language. they're having a private conversation that we can't understand. >> that's right. >> that makes it feel even more special. >> look how excited she is that santa communicates in sign language. wow, that's remarkable. >> a great thing. great thing. >> see, santa knows everything. >> that's true. including sign language. >> and possibly mandarin. >> definitely. covers the world. >> let's talk about your national treasure adele. >> adele. okay. i thought you were talking about me again. oh. >> 2-year-old girl. there's a thing called lip sync battle. >> lip sync is part of the jimmy fallon show and spun off into a tv show. where people mime sensationally well to songs. >> right. there's adele with her famous song, you know this one, "hello." it's so popular. it's almost too famous. i want to introduce you to batchly, a 2-year-old girl who can

. it is hot here in new york, across the northeast. >> it was pretty hot here. i was down in florida. i felt like i was taking a shower every three hours. it was so sticky. >> it's officially a heat wave in the northeast into it really is. boy do you feel it. we'll kick it off with the wildfires out west. >> it's complicating things. it is going across the south, the western united states rather. air power being brought in to fight major blazes in several states. >> fire crews are stretched so thin at this moment, they've decided to bring in the military. we're talking 200 active duty military troops. they're being trained in firefighting right now. and they'll head to the fire lines next sunday. abc's brandi hitt has the latest on this desperate battle. >> reporter: an intensifier fight across the west. where massive wildfires are raging out of control in four states. leaving behind a path of destruction. >> i've never seen anything like this. >> reporter: more than 30 homes have been turned to ash in chelan, washington. families are now helping one another search the smoldering rub

on the train or the signals. eight beings killed in that accident 200 others injured. in florida, an many and track train sliced a car in half. abc's steve osunsami has more. >> reporter: a tough day for amtrak. take a look at this camera from a nightclub outside jacksonville florida. that's one of their passenger trains with 171 people on board crashing into a car that didn't see it coming >> emergency struck a vehicle right there at the metro. >> it's not clear in the video that the crossbars were working. investigators are trying to piece it together but a radio car from the train seemed to blame the car. >> they come around the gates right when we got to the crossing >> no one on the train was hurt. three people in the car including a woman who was pregnant suffered minor injuries. >> all i could think about was my girl. i jumped out to find her. when i turned around the back of the car wasn't there. >> this happened just as the government releasing its preliminary report on the deadly amtrak crash may 12th in philadelphia. the ntsb says the train was traveling a curve at 106

florida baby not expected to survive is getting a second chance in boston. abigail jones was born with a brain tumor, but even before birth her parents knew that she probably would not survive. but she began to eat and gained weight. so her parents had a second opinion. boston children's hospital doctors said the tumor might not be malignant and operated. and it turned out that it was not cancerous. >> we were telling people, and i mean, people just couldn't believe it. it's just -- what? huh? >> so sweet. her mother says the surgeon said that they got it all and it was almost like when she heard that abigail was reborn again. the baby has already been discharged from the hospital. what a great recovery story. i love this one. >>> now to a unique case involving a family relative suing an 8-year-old boy after he left to greet her at his birthday party. >> i don't know about this. his overzealous show of affection caused her to break her wrist and now a required has been reached in that case. abc's linsey davis has the story. >> reporter: a one of a kind court case in bridgeport, connect

. >> yeah, and in one community in florida, two agents were attacked in one day. this morning we're hear from one of them. here now steve osunsami. >> police in st. petersburging are looking for the driver of the silver suv suspected of robbing two different realtors wednesday. one of them is afraid to show her face on camera, worried he might come back. >> he put his briefcase on the floor, grabbed the gun and pointed to me and said get on the floor. >> he's a white male in mid 40s 5'8”. et had a briefcase and was pretending he wanted to buy this house. she was lucky. another agent knocked on the door and the gunman ran away. about an hour earlier at this home police believe a man with the same description tied a realtor's hands and feet with zip ties and called her husband demanding a ransom. she managed to set herself free. >> she was saying i've been robbed. >> selling homes is dangerous work. more than 20 realtors have been murdered on the job in the last decade. in arkansas last september, real estate agent beverly carter was found in a shallow grave killed while she was showing

a florida woman who survived an attack by an alligator and through the whole ordeal she never lost consciousness. >> this is really intense. at first she thought her arm was just broken. but then she watched the gator swim away with it in her mouth. she's speaking out about it. here's abc's linsey davis. >> there's a lady that just got attacked by an alligator and it bit herr arm. >> reporter: the survivor of an alligator encounter details the horrifying attack. >> i didn't realize it was actually a gator until i had touched its head. it felt like a reptile. you know, it was certainly a big reptile on my arm. and it was clamped and it was not letting go. >> reporter: 37-year-old rachel lilli lillianthal was swimming in shoulder deep water this past august when an alligator clamped down on her arm. >> once i realized my arm was in the gator's mouth and it wasn't letting go i said a quick prayer. it rolled me around. and at that point i realized, okay, you're not getting out of this. and i needed to call for help. >> reporter: nearby couples in canoes coming to her rescue. one of the

candace gibson. >> reporter: 18-year-old dalton hayes in a florida court. agreeing to return home where he will face charges for a multi-state crime spree. dalton along with his 13-year-old girlfriend on the run crossing at least five states ochl january 3rd the couple disappears. soon after a truck is reported stolen. january 12th south carolina cameras capture the couple laughing walking through this a wal-mart where they allegedly forge checks. two days later, a sighting in georgia the stolen red tacoma truck from kentucky discovered but another pickup stolen nearby. panama city beach, florida the couple seen at another wal-mart. a tipster phones it in and marshalls surround it. hayes now faces more than a dozen possible felony charges. his girlfriend considered a minor could still face charges. the teens on the run together for weeks will finally return to kentucky separately. abc news, new york. >>> a bomb threat at new york's jfk airport forced the evacuation of two planes. delta airlines said an anonymous caller reported a bomb on board flight 468 last night but that number

do you do that? >> g.w., university of florida, university of miami, university of south florida. >> we'll work on her, folks. she's -- she'll be fine. she'll be fine. >>> you know, "dancing with the stars.” >> love it. >> there it is. >> it was dynamite last night. >> season 20 got kicked off. >>> and mitt romney geared up for a new fight. you won't believe who his opponent is. "the skinny" and a bonus round up next. ♪ skinny so skinny ♪ >>> topping our headlines, season 20 of "dancing with the stars.” >> last night's season premiere on abc was a power-packed one. it was uncredible. starting off with a surprise. some of the stars could actually dance. olympic gymnast nastia and derek hough fox trotted to "new york, new york," starting off in black and white and switching to color to kick it up into high gear. and it was an amazing flip. but really bringing the house down, noah galloway and partner, sharna burgess. ♪ when the moment comes you say i ♪ >> woo. the iraq veteran and his partner were given a long standing ovation. but the reaction wasn't as enthusiastic fo

video gamers in lakeland florida, have turned their passion in to an obsession that is setting a record. >> they have been playing video games for 12,000 hours straight. you are seeing video here. this is moments ago. the gamer down in the bottom right corner of the screen they keep this up this live stream and people check it out. they play until tomorrow. that will mean they have been playing for 500 straight days. our tampa station has this story. >> watch out for that. good job. >> reporter: the conversation ranges from gaming advice to the perfect temperature of pizza rolls. one thing you can count on at this fraternity-type house is they are always on and live. >> i har vested a community of someone like-minded people. >> reporter: ryan car michael, known as tree in the on-line world launched streamer house a year and a half ago in lakeland. three gamers take eight-hour shifts and play video games 24 hours a day, nonstop. streamed from a company couch for the world to see. 36 million views and counting. >> my shift is 5:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. in the morning arer this is not j

gala in florida. >> i can't speak for him of course. but -- sorry. i just want to encourage all of you that have children, spouses, aunts, uncles, clients that are involved in any form of addiction to realize that it's a disease. >> reporter: while he didn't discuss his son's drinking or drug use directly, the "west wing" star, who's been sober for more than two decades, drawing from his own history with addiction. >> i hope that this day is the first day in the rest of charlie's life as a free man. >> reporter: linsey davis, abc news, new york. >> and of course the saga is not over. there are several women, tmz reporting at least six of sheen's love interests are lawyering up. one of them already has gloria allred. this is not the end of this story. >>> well, coming up, taking on the trumps. >> barbara walters sits down with donald trump's children to find out what their father's really like when the cameras stop rolling. that's next on "world news now." >>> okay. you saw the promo there. as donald trump continues to make headlines every day it's easy to forget that the outspoken repu

and a friend who helped change america. julian bond died in florida. his wife said the cause was complications of vascular disease. he was 75 years old. >>> donald trump's taking a day off from campaigning today. the republican front-runner is expected to report for jury duty in new york. over the weekend, trump made the rounds at the iowa state fair and revealed specifics about his immigration plan. abc's devin dwyer is in des moines. >> reporter: the so-called trump tsunami still sweeping iowa. >> he doesn't pull any punches. >> i'm not supporting. i'm talking about him. >> reporter: the gop's front-runner's private helicopter spotted above the fair for a second day after that dramatic arrival saturday and free rides for kids. our martha raddatz exclusively tagging along. >> but you know where we were four years ago here, the people didn't do so well. >> who was here? who was? >> you have michele bachmann and rick santorum. >> but they're not me. they're not me. >> reporter: trump getting more serious and spec about his policies. >> we're building a wall, it's going to be stron

continue theirs. kendis gibson abc news jupiter, florida. >>> so heart breaking and such a vast stretch of area they've been searching for so long. the thing they're holding on to hope is they've been on the waters for quite some time. they've got some experience but it's a long time to be gone. >> holding out hope. maybe a miracle story coming up. >>> now to something else that has been making headlines the past few months. is it a compliment or cat call? hidden cameras show what many women encounter on a daily basis. >> how their boyfriends react to the footage. you're watching "world news now." >>> many women know what it's like to be cat called while walking down the street but whether or not you think it's harassment or harmless likely depends on whether you're a man or woman. >> a new video experiment where boyfriends were shown their girlfriends being cat called. they were as shocked as the women. here paula faris. >> hey red, you're making me wish i was your jeans. >> i wish i was your yellow hat. >> reporter: we can't all get instant respect like the unbreakable kimmy s