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custody at his ex-wife's home in a louisville, kentucky, suburb. police say he put a fake bomb around the neck of an australian teenager as part of an extortion attempt. it took ten hours for the bomb squad to free the girl and that bomb turned out to be a hoax. >>> a chlorine leak at a california water park sent 20 people to the hospital. nine children were among those who were sickened. 400 people were evacuated from the raging waters papark while hazmat crews tracked down the problem which was near the wave pool. a fire department official says it appears a mechanical failure caused a pump to release a cloud of chlorine gas. >> scary. >>> a maryland man will spend at least 16 more days in custody in aruba as police investigate the disappearance of his companion. >> prosecutors tell abc their decision to detain gary giordano is based on his past record here in the u.s. craig cropper is joining us here with the very latest. >> reporter: good morning, rob and diana. this case is eerily similar to the natalee holloway disappearance back in 2005. that case was never solved. this time au

louisville. >> reporter: as paul douglas peters left federal courts in kentucky, reporters asked him if he had anything to say to madeleine pulver. peters is accused of strapping a fake bomb to the 18-year-old's neck in an extortion plot that played out on two continents. >> mr. peters is an attorney, an investment banker in australia. . >> reporter: peters is also an australian citizen but the fbi arrested him at his ex-wife's home near louisville, where police say he landed five days after the collar bomb incident near sydney. >> how are you feeling, maddy? >> i'm okay. thank you. >> reporter: madeleine pulver is the daughter of a wealthy software ceo and peters once worked for a company with ties to their family. two weeks ago court papers say peters walked into maddy's room while she was home alone and she told police he was carrying a baseball bat and wearing a ski mask. he chained a black box to her neck, told her, sit down and no one needs to get hurt and told her not to call police. but police came after she contacted her parents. officers also found a usb storage device and a note

, a quick look at weather. hail, gusty winds around detroit, indianapolis be st. louis, louisville and cleveland. thunderstorms from savannah to ç miami. and along the gulf coast. showers in the northwest. >> phoenix hits 111. 90s from albuquerque to billing. 80s across the midwest and northeast. 91 in atlanta. 95 in new orleans. >>> now let us lighten the mood. as we mentioned, some in new york were rattled by that rare quake yesterday, but in one albuquere neighborhood, it was a wandering bear that caused the commotion. >> that's right. there is he, that little critter. it was first spotted near a high school. by the time police arrived, the bear was in someone's backyard. it jumped a fence and was tranquilized. this is at least the third bear capturured inside the city so f this month. who knew albuquerque was having such a bear attack. >> we've had a lot of bear stories the last couple of weeks. they're everywhere. apparently a neighbor told our local abc affiliate albuquerque the bear bit his dog. i would think -- well, would do more damage than just biting the dog. >> forget

on your wednesday. stormy in louisville, indianapolis, cleveland and pittsburgh. cooler and late-day showers and thunderstorms from boston down to d.c. lingering extreme heat across the south as you just heard. also some heavy rain around albuquerque, phoenix, denver and salt lake city. >> 93 in boise. 84 in colorado springs. phoenix and dallas as you know remain in the triple digits. 80s from fargo to detroit. 95 in new orleans. 99 in hotlanta. 86 in new york. >> 86 sounds good compared to the rest of the country. >> it does. we're really lucky. >>> we told you about the naked alleged burglar. now a story about stripping down but for a good cause. >> thank goodness for that. thankfully these guys didn't go all the way in houston. they kept it tasteful while participating in an annual suit drive for men's wearhouse. >> the idea here is pretty easy. the donated suits go to charities which hand them out to unemployed folks who can wear them on job interviews. great cause there. like that. just hanging out in boxers, really not a bad idea given the temperatures they've been having there

an hour around minneapolis, omaha, des moines, kansas city, st. l louis, louisville and nashville. scattered thunderstorms from new york to philly and d.c. hazy, hot and humid in the south. showers in new mexico and arizona. >> phoenix hits 103. albuquerque 95. upper 80s in salt lake city. we'll see 80s from fargo to indianapolis. 88 here in new york. and 97 in hotlanta. >>> here's a fun story. the chief requirement for a pilot in a colorful flying event in moscow this weekend was the ability to swim. >> and a sense of humor. >> 35 teams competed with homemade human-powered flying machines to see who could fly the farthest. >> the farthest is a relative therm i think in this competition. machines with names like "the flying dog," "the devil's wheel," and "the flying mexican" took off from a 30-foot pier and promptly fell into the water. fortunately the so-called flying machines were also judged on creativity, showmanship -- they're having fun, obviously. >> a lot of effort to put into something that just doesn't go anywhere but down. >> like the wright brothers in their early days

gusty winds and hail around chicago, louisville, memphis and birmingham. heavy rain along the gulf coast. afternoon thunderstorms from washington, d.c. to boston. showers in the desert southwest and from billings to rapid city. >> 70s in the pacific northwest. phoenix 105. and albuquerque 95. 104 in dallas. 86 in kansas city. a mild 70 in minneapolis. 84 here in new york. 91 in atlanta. >>> if i told you i could shoot the moon or do an around the world would you haha any idea what i was talking about? >> none. >> you weren't a yo-yo expert back in the day? >> i was not, no. >> sometimes we show you things that it's probably just best to say, check this out. here's this morning's example. from the annual world yo-yo championship. >> yes, that is shinji saito, who probably for obvious reasons was crowned the world's yo-yo champion on saturday. and this was not his first title. >> that is insane. it's like you need a helmet. that is scary. he's actually been crowned t the world's best yo-yoer 11 times. pretty amazing. obviously pretty cool to see that. definitely a sport. getting a bi

in louisville, kentucky. who is the wealthy businessman accused of being the master mind behind the strange crime? here's abc's sharyn alfonsi. >> reporter: paul douglas peters might be the last person you'd expect to be charged with such a chilling crime. a well educated investment banker from a privileged background. the father of three daughters, including one believed to be the same age as madeleine pulver. >> is there anything you want to say to the pulver family? any word for madeleine? >> i hope she is w wl. >> reporter: but prosecutors bebeeve the australian businessman terrorized 18-year-old maddie inside her family's sydney mansion. >> how a a you feeling, maddie? >> i'm fine, thank you. >> reporter: pulver was studying for exams in her bedroom, when a masked man walked in. according to just released court documents, her told her, "sit down and no one needs to get hurt." forcing a black box against her throat, looping a device like a bike chain around it and locking it to her neck. then attaching a document to it, instructing her to "count to 200. i'll be back. if you move

salt lake city. showers and thunderstorms around louisville, indianapolis, cleveland and pittsburgh. evening storms from d.c. to philadelphia, new york and boston. scattered afternoon thunderstorms in florida. >>> and next on this wednesday morning, one economic bright spot, a stellar summer for american automakers. >> new details this morning in the nationwide salmonella scare involving tainted ground turkey. >>> and how is your morning brew? "consumer reports" weighs in on the best supermarket coffee. icic >>> as we mentioned at the top of the news cast, markets are down overseas and in the u.s. after president obama signed the law to raise the deb limits. moody's investors said the u.s. will keep its top level bond raying but they added a negative outlook saying the rating could be downgraded down the road. if that does happen interest rates would likely go up significantly across the board. >>> asian markets are reacting to the news from the u.s. tokyo's nikkei average losing more than 200 points today. hong kong's hang seng is down sharply in late trading and in london, the fts

as 90 miles per hour around minneapolis, omaha, des moines, kansas city, st. louis, louisville and nashville. scattered thunderstorms from new york to d.c. hazy, hot and humid in the south. showers in the desert southwest. >> phoenix hits 103. albuquerque, 95. and near 90 in salt lake city. mostly 80s from fargo to detroit. 88 here in new york. 97 in atlanta. >>> coming up, a remarkable long-distance swimming attempt. all the details next. >>> and the siblings on the run. they're being called a modern-day bonnie and clyde team, plus one. >>> and a tight rope high above >>> welcome back. a florida mother is pleading for her three children to turn themselves in, after they shot at police and robbed a bank at gunpoint. >> so far, though, the ptwo brbrhers and sister are ignoring her plea and staying ahehead of the law. meg oliver has the story. >> reporter: their picture is plastered on billboards. three siblings on the run with an arsenal of weapons. >> it's going to be a violent ending, unless you catch them by surprise. >> reporter: the manhunt began tuesday, outside tampa, when an

storms with gusty winds and hail around chicago, louisville, memphis and birmingham. heavy rain for atlanta, tallahassee, and the gulf coast. afternoon and evening thunderstorms from washington, d.c. to boston, showers in the desert southwest, northern rockies and dakotas. 70s in seattle and portland. phoenix heats up to 105. albuquerque, 95. 84 here in new york, 91 in atlanta and dallas soars to triple digits for the 39th straight day. no relief there. coming up, metrosexuals, where did you go? are guys giving up on grooming as the economy seems to get worse? >>> plus, some airlines rolling back recent fare increases so will the savings trickle down to you? >>> nearly a day into a 60-hour nonstop swim, trouble overnight for american diana nyad. >>> turning back to our top story, the wordwide market sell-o-o. asian stocks started in a tailspin today following wall street's lead. on wall street the dow lost 634 points yesterday. its sixth worst day ever. the nasdaq index lost 174 points. abc's akiko fujita has the latest from tokyo where markets have closed. akiko, how did the day en