ceo steven nardizzi and coo al giordano, according to reports on tax forms, spending on conferences and team building meetings, skyrocketed by more than 150% after nardizzi took over, $250,000 a year spent on snacks and sodas. less than 60% of the charity's funds went to the charity. most charities spend about 90%. >>> a dangerous murder suspect on the run for more than a week shot and killed in mississippi. rafael mccloud broke out of jail last week threatening a guard with a homemade knife and stealing his clothes. he had been a fugitive until yesterday when he forced his way inside a home holding a man, his wife and 5-year-old son hostage in their bathroom. eventually the woman broke free and grabbed a gun and gave it to her husband who shot and killed mccloud. >>> in upstate new york two sisters have been found nearly a year after they vanished. and a woman has been charged with kidnapping. ky-lea and shaeleen fortner had not been seen since last april when they were waiting for a school bus. the girls now 16 and 14 were living with a foster family at the time of their disappearance

. >>> and gary giordano who is being held for the disappearance of a american woman in aruba is getting high-profile legal help. casey anthony's attorney has been hired to help in the defense. as an american, baez can act in an advisory role. >>> you may recall last week, we show yod uh somebody dressed up as gumby tried to hold up a convenient store in san diego. the clerk thought it was a joke. and gumby left with nothing. the guy in the suit and an accomplice, both 19 years old, have turned themselves in. and they also surrendered the gumby suit as evidence. >> it won't be a halloween costume this year. >>> we're learning about a medical miracle that took place last month at a memphis hospital. doctors were able to separate twins that were joined at the pelvis and lower spine. this is an mri of the infants before the successful surgery. we'll look at what the twins look like now at a news conference later today in memphis. >>> another miracle, this one from texas. ali askari is one of the rare people that survived a sudden cardiac arrest. he was literally dead for 15 minutes. a coupl

a judge ruled yesterday that gary giordano be held for the additional time as prosecutors work to put together their case. giordano has been in custody for nearly a month after his traveling partner, robyn gardner, vanished. authorities believe gardner is dead but her body hasn't been found. >>> foul play is not suspected in the discovery of a human foot inside a shoe that turned up in a vancouver creek. it was the eighth one actually to wash up on british columbia's southern coast in the past four yearar three more actually have washed up in nearby washington. >> gruesome. >>> it happened again. another iphone prototype reportedly is on the loose. an apple employee reportedly lost the unreleased iphone 5 in a san francisco bar. apple traced the phone and police searched the address but didn't find it. an iphone 4 prototype was lost in a german beer garden last year. perhaps the apple employees should refrain from the drinking. >> chill out during that happy hour, folks. >>> also this morning a big loss at the u.s. open tennis tournament, venus williams is out. but it wasn't because o

and giordano's attorney is not commenting on his client's connection to that travel insurance policy. rob, diana? >> u.s. and chinese officials are both calling a bench clearing drawl in china unfortunate. the georgetown hoyas were playing a chinese team with ran ugly fight broke out. they abandoned the game and georgetown's coach pulled his team from the court. it took placeuring vice president biden's trip to china. it was supposed to symbolize stronger ties between the two countries. fell a little short of that goal. >> yes, indeed. >>> staying with sports here's deuceucis rodgers at espn news. >> i'm ducis rodgers, it's the second week of the nfl preseason. let's get it started with the eagles taking on the pittsburgh steelers. a rough night for the eagles' defense. second quarter, ben roethlisberger stramles, finds hines ward in the back of the end zone. you know, ward was on abc's "dancing with the stars." he's got some moves. roethlisberger two touchdowns. michael vick, a rough night for him. here looking for riley cooper, intercepted by ryan clark. clark will take it back to t

gary giordano is being held as a suspect. prosecutors tell abc news their decision to detain him is based on his past u.s. record especially the restraining orders filed against him by two women. >>> a dog eat dog competition is taking center stage in a chicago courtroom to settle a beef between the nation's two largest hot dog makers. oscar mayer and ballpark are accusing each other of false advertising. a battle that started in 2009 when an oscar mayer ad claimed it was tastier than ballpark. the humor wasn't lost on the judge who starred off by saying let the wiener wars begin. >>> a san francisco giants fan who was severely beaten outside of dodgers stadium is making remarkable strides. doctors say bryan stow can follow commands and interact with family members but not sure how much progress he can make. stowe was beaten nearly to death baba in march. >>> for last night's highlights from the world of sports here's adnan virk. >> good morninin a baseball milestone was achieved on monday night. only seven players in the his

gary giordano is being held as a suspect and he has a history of domestic abuse. >>> one of the mars rovers have sent back new pictures of the martian surface from a crater never seen by human eyes before. they were taken by the rover "opportunity" which landed on the red planet in 2004 and was only expected to function for three months. the other rover "spirit" lasted much longer than expectations falling silent last year. >>> now for some baseball highlights and a first look at u.s. soccer's new coach. here's max bretos. >> i'm max bretos. the tampa bay rays not going to the postseason this year but will have fun on their way to the end of the season taking on the royals. top of the ninth, royals up 4-3. melky cabrera, three-hundred shot. up 7-3. here comes the fight back. sam to right center that scores elliott johnson. fold will slide in for a triple. the throw goes to third. it gets away and he will score. the rays score five runs in the bottom of the ninth to rally from a four-run deficit. straight games as he went 3 for 5 in a win over the marlins. rico carty hit for 31 straig

gary giordano called the re-enactment one-sided. >>> a developing story from oklahoma's oil fields. one witness said four or five explosions rocked an oil rig late last night. it's located about 80 miles from oklahoma city. several homes within a mile of the rig were evacuated, as crews started to try to control the blaze. so far, there are no reports of any injuries. >>> the military is investigating a chopper crash that killed two marines in southern california. the attack helicopter went down yesterday during a training exercise at camp pendleton. and it sparked a fast-moving brush fire. the blaze was contained after scorching about 120 acres. >>> and now, for this morning's weather from around the nation. thunderstorms in the south, from tallahassee to atlanta, nashville and raleigh. chance of showers in the northeast. showers with winds topping 40 miles per hour, from bismarck to the twin cities and green bay. a few thunderstorms in the four corners region of the southwest. >> a hot 102 degrees in phoenix. 82 in albuquerque. and 74 in seattle. mostly 70s from omaha to detroit.

. >> prosecutors say gardner vanished after going snorkeling with gary giordano. police say his statements have raised questions but are not elaborating. >>> a somber day for the grandparents of caylee anthony. they attended a memorial to mark what would have been her sixth birthday and released balloons in their granddaughter's memories in the woods wherere h remains were found. casey anthony was not there. >>> next to washington state where 12-year-old dale ostringer was swept away by a ripside. when they found him everyone thought he was dead but cpr restored his heartbeat and after several days in a medically induced coma he opened his eyes. no idea on how f fly he'll recover. >>> gavin degraw is out of the hospital after a weekend attack that left him with a broken nose and concussion. he tweeted he doesn't remember much about the beating which took place in manhattan. he was then struck by a cab after that. forced to cancel concerts in new york and in massachusetts. >>> get better, gavin time now for a quick check on the morning's sports headlines from espn

. >>> police are aruba are looking at an insurance policy taken out by gary giordano on robyn gardner, his traveling companion who has disappeared. abc news learned the policy could be worth up to $1.5 million. >>> health officials are warning parents about a common amoeba that grows in stagnant fresh water lakes and ponds during hot water. it is believed to have caused the deaths of a boy in virginia and teenager in florida. >>> federal forecasters are releasing a report today putting a price tag on this year's weather disasters. with all the twisters, snowstorms and heat waves in the past eight months, the close to the record set in 2008. >>> it is the first day of school in joplin, missouri. the city that, of course, was ripped apart by that deadly ef-5 tornado back in may. six school buildings including the high school were completely destroyed. so many of the students will be meeting today in makeshift classrooms. >>> and coming up later on "good morning america" -- >> how young is too young to be sexy? lingerie for girls as young as y 4. >> wow! >> oh, man. >> for some of you, y

gary giordano has been charged with exposure when police found him cuddling naked with a woman in a car in a parking garage. >>> only the fourth person ever to survive going on niagra falls without protective gear. he climbed over a retaining wall and was swept over the falls. he suffered broken ribs and a lung. >>> the space station blasted off early this morning. the unmanned rocket is delivering supplies to astronauts in the space station. i know you're a space geek so that's for you. >> thanks. >>> disturbing video of treatment still being used at a massachusetts center. shows a former student, autistic young man strapped down being shocked with electrodes. what does the school say? we're joining on why the school's fought to keep this video from not being seen. next. never heard of it. well, that's what we're doing today. car insurance x has been perfected over the past 75 years. it's tasty. our second car insurance... they've not been around very long. mmmm... no good! no good? no good! so you chose geico over the other. whatever this insurance is, it's no good. ok so you... >>> a

giordano, though, is still the prime suspect in the disappearance of robyn gardner. but a court ruled he could no longer be held without more evidence. and we'll hear gary giordano's version coming up later today on "good morning america." it will be interesting to hear what he has to say. >>> time, now, for weather across the nation. fierce santa ana winds tear through california. those winds also reach las vegas and the rockies. up to seven inches of snow around denver, salt lake city and cheyenne. and up to a foot and a half in the mountains. freezing rain tonight in the texas panhandle. snowshowers from minneapolis to milwaukee. >> just 30 degrees in the twin cities. 44 in chicago. 50 here in new york. 60 in atlanta. 73 in miami. sacramento climbs to 67. salt lake city, 47. and a bitter 21 in colorado springs. >>> well, coming up, the irs wants you because it mayo you money. >> that's a good thing. >>> and your smartphone may be spying on you, reporting your searches and even passwords. what exactly can you do about it? >>> and a big oops for santa left hanging a

giordano's extradition from the u.s. authorities. >> reporter: giordano is the only suspect in the disappearance of robyn gardner. not a trace of her has been seen sense. investigators admit they have no body, no murder weapon and no convincing motive. they have a lot of circumstantial evidence, including a $1.5 million travel insurance policy, which giordano took out on gardner, the day before they traveled here, names himself the beneficiary. but giordano says he did that for all of his travel compani companions. they still intend to try him. they will bring him back here if they have to, to put him on the stand for murder charges. robyn gardner's family issued a statement that they were disappointed that the only suspect in this case gets to go home while they know very little about what really happened to robyn. matt gutman, abc news, aruba. >>> a sad note from entertainment world this morning. standup comedian, parise o'neill has died. he performance was the high light of the charlie sheen roas. on comedy central. o

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gary giordano is being released after spending four months in an aruban jail. he says robyn gardner vanished when the two for snorkeling. giordano would face legal problems in maryland, where he took out a life insurance policy for gardner and named himself as the beneficiary. >>> a by-product of all of that early-morning shopping on black friday was tired store workers. one target employee in florida had to be rescued from a canal after he fell into after falling asleep at the wheel. terri parker of wpcf reports from south florida. >> reporter: the tire tracks into the deep and murky canal can only hint of the terror tiffany joyce felt when she drove the car into the canal. within minutes, the car was sinking. and a panicked tiffany called 911. >> 911, what's your emergency? >> i'm in the water. i'm floating in the water. >> where at? >> reporter: tiffany was so frightened, she couldn't say exactly where she was.was running e did know time was running out. >> are you in the car? >> i'm still in the car. >> okay. is there any way you can get out? >> no. i'm flo

gary giordano and the woman went to aruba when she disappeared. >>> robert champion collapsed on the band bus after a football game last weekend. investigators suspect he died after being beaten. champion's father spoke exclusively to abc news about the tragedy. >> there's place in our heart now where is there is a void. and -- i pray that no other kid no other parent would have to go through what we went through. >> a memorial service will be held in tallahassee tomorrow for ront champion. >> such a sad and needless story. >>> time for a look at weather from across the country. a rare snowfall today from memphis to northern alabama. drenching downpours and flooding from nashville to cincinnati. frost and freeze warnings from houston to san antonio. and near record highs here in the northeast. >> of 6 in boston. 67 in new york. 50s in atlanta, new orleans, dallas. 42 in chicago. 45 in omaha. 40 in the twin cities. phoenix, 76, 48 in salt lake city. >>> two crew members from a sinking russian cargo ship have prince william to thank for saving their life. >> he was piloting a royal air