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a 14-year-old girl is back in her home safe and sound. she was kidnapped at gun point early tuesday morning. >> the fbi this morning is remaining pretty tight-lipped surrounding this abduction. >> reporter: it's what everyone rooting for 14-year-old ebony perez wanted to hear. >> this is a good day. she is safe. she is safe. >> it was a whole 30 hours after she was snatched from her

family's home in the middle of the night still wearing her pajama bottoms. >> i'm glad it's over. >> reporter: the tears from the vigil at her high school still fresh. >> we're praying and expecting a safe return, father. >> reporter: police say they found her captive at a location east of atlanta that they're not disclosing. they arrested 29-year-old will dregle jackson and contreres-rodriguez. >> reporter: they say they had no connection. >> according to the court records, the girls mother and the men arrested were both arrested on drug charges in 2012. charges against the mother were dropped. >> there are several other subjects, suspects that we are still investigating. because of that i really will not be able to get into a lot of the particulars on this. >> reporter: there are still so many questions, one thing's for sure, their prayers were

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welcome back. as any parent or teacher knows, kids learn more as they're doing it. laurie has new toys that make learning fun. we start with great stuff for the little ones. >> yeah, we do. we're going to start with our creativity play station. it's an art table. it comes with two stools. it has a blackboard. it has clever storage on the side so kids have a place to make their own master pieces. >> i love this. this is a surprise to me. >> this is from mega blocks. this is billy beat. it's in the first soldier's line. it's all about fine and gross motor skills. he encourages your kids to build and dance. >> i'm billy boop. >> you can play different tunes. there's all kinds of activities and games to do here. and on the blocks that even have color coded notes that the kids follow, they will play songs.

>> oh, my goodness. that is one to get for your kids. >> so great. >> this is from v-tec. it's our roll and learn activities suitcase. it teaches kids greetings and sayings in english and spanish. >> good morning buenos dias. >> it also has a suitcase. >> check this out. >> great for pretend play. you can pretend you're going on vacation anywhere in the world. this cute little pup is a scout. he has two different modes. >> story time. >> one is story time. >> pet him on the head. >> lots of touch points. two modes. story time where you can choose one of the five books. it's all about early morning curricul curriculum. he will read to you or sing you a lullaby. so puzzles are great for kids of all aijs, great for eye/hand coordination. this is our fisher price igen

interactive puzzle. two different puzzles to choose from. we build a puzzle. >> let's start building the puzzle. >> cat. >> interactive. >> wow. when you put the piece in, does it encourage you to keep going? >> great job. >> just keeps the kids going and engage lots of games. for older kids, from smart toys and games. this is our viking mine storm. we have to get them back to home port. it's a sequential movement puzzle. we're starting on one of the easiest ones. there's over 60 challenges. >> i'm glad this is the easiest one. >> let's talk about tablets. we know that tablets are great learning tools. parents learn about kids being safe online. what you're looking at are the curio tablets. seven and ten inch screens made for the family. we have different profiles. eight of them.

eight tablets in one. what we have is a suite of parental controls. we can control kids' internet access. >> amazing. >> we control the apps they go to and we can also control the time management. we can control by the day of the week. >> wow. >> how much time our kids are going to spend. >> this is so key for parents that are worried about handing their kids an ipad. >> it comes preloaded, by the way, with 60 apps and a lot has been developed by this award winning educator. lots of educational stuff here. >> we only have 15 seconds. >> my storm. easy 3 by lego. 550 pieces that kids build and then they have to program it. it's an introduction to robot particulars. >> look at this guy. he's amazing. >> he's awesome. >> they're all amazing as usual. he's going to roll off the table. >> i'm not going to do that. >> i'm sure that took a long time to build. thanks to our toy insider mom, laurie. check out wnnfans.com for all

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♪ >> all right. it a new viral video is now being dubbed the butt slide. let us set it up quick. it's awesome. cincinnati's player, brandon phillips tagged out from a guy from the houston astros named jonathan velar. check out the play. they get a little close. >> oh. hello. >> slow motion. >> boom! >> yeah, it's called the butt slide. i thought of that butt fumble that mark sanchez did that year. >> oh. >> he seems completely unaffected. >> he's a baseball player. he's just wondering if he's safe. >> my goodness, buy him din inform before you do that. >> great footage. show him that you care. >> yeah. >> that's a little riske.

all right. i love it. made me laugh. here's another video that i think is going to make you laugh. we go over, we jump the pond here. simon mccoy, he's an anchor. check him out. he's doing a piece. >> on bbc news. >> bbc news. he's doing a piece and do you notice anything a little funny about what's going on after him? >> copy paper in his hand. >> turns out that he apparently felt that he was grabbing his ipad or some kind of mobile tablet but instead grabbed a ream of paper that was nearby. twitter of course blew up because, take a look at what he's holding. >> he knows he's holding copy paper. >> i have a hard time believing that this is true. if you've held up a tablet and a ream of paper, you know this is different. anyway, it has so much attention that the bbc nation had to say

he didn't have an opportunity to swap the items so simply went with it. >> you don't believe it. >> i think he should have swapped the items. >> we'll start. yes, actually, this feels like it's ten pounds. >> exactly. >> does not feel like an ipad. >> there's just no way these two things are comparable. >> who knows. >> study from brittain, interesting. for money, 1 million pounds, which is about $1.5 million. >> right. >> one in ten men would dump their spouses. 1 in 20 spouses would dump their spouses. >> $1.5 million? >> few more goofy things. 11 set of men said they would ditch their best friends. more than 20 women would ditch their friends. >> that's the breaking news out of this, not the other thing, that men are willing to give up their spouses over their friends? >> one in ten. men like their friends a little more. >> you're right. you nailed it. you bottom lined it

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good thursday morning, everybody. we're still here. >> that means. >> which means? >> we didn't win. >> you might have. pay attention. >> ah. >> here we go. we begin this half hour with the only winning ticket from last night's powerball lottery. one winning ticket worth just about $400 million. >> my heart. >> the fifth largest u.s. lottery prize. we're teasing them. i'll tell you. the lucky ticket was sold in lexington, south carolina. >> please, please, please keep watching even if you don't live in south carolina. with changes coming to the nation's other big lottery, mega millions, the winnings are expected to only go higher. take a look at last night's winning powerball numbers again, 7, 10, 22, 32, 35, powerball, 19. i hope you got those tickets out quickly. if you matched most of them you could be in for a surprise. abc reporter has more. >> reporter: second place won't win you the crown or the white house, but for many lottery winners, second place will soon win you a whole lot of cash.

>> reporter: if you were to get second place, would you be happy with that? >> yeah, sure. >> a million bucks maybe. >> i would be happy with 500 bucks. >> reporter: america has lottery fever. in 2002 the winning prize was $331 million. now we're seeing $587 million, $590 million. even $656 million. now last night's $400 million powerball drawing to that list. next month the mega millions rules will change. if you hit five out of the six numbers you win 250,000 bucks. in october that number will soar to anywhere between $1 million and $5 million. and more good news, your odds of winning a prize of any kind will improve from 1 in 40 to 1 in 15. >> higher starting jackpot, bigger rolls, bigger second prizes and a much better chance overall of winning any prize.

>> suddenly coming in second doesn't look so bad. gio vanetez, abc news. >> one more time. the winning numbers, 7, 10, 22, 32, 35, and the powerball number 19. by the way, a dozen tickets matched the first five numbers and those are worth about a million bucks. not too shabby. bought in california, new york, new jersey, pennsylvania, and south carolina. >> oh, once again let's take a look at the odds of you being able to win this baby. >> 1 in 100 million, which means very few people are going to win it. you have a better chance of getting struck by lightning. >> it's only one in 3 million. >> dying of being struck by lightning. you can get attacked by a shark 1 in 11.5 million. >> you have a chance of dating a super model, 1 in 88,000.

>> hello. >> that's good odds. >> that's like winning the lottery. >> i didn't win nothing. i got shut out, didn't get bit by a shark. >> no lightning shark. >> keep trying. all right. let's presume that you didn't win the powerball but if you're an investor in the stock market, you could be happy about the latest surge. the dow climbed 147 points yesterday. the other major averages were up. stocks jumped after the federal reserve announced it's not changing its current economic stimulus program. chairman ben bernanke said there's no proof that the market is strong enough. he's also worried about a government shutdown threat. the concerns are reflected in the fed's new economic outlook. it will be between 2 and 2.3%. that's down from the previous estimate but it also predicts unemployment will be about 7.3% by year's end and that next year it will fall even more to 6.4%.

will be among the mourners on sunday for those who died in the navy yard shooting rampage. this morning we're learning more. kachb travers has more. >> reporter: the pentagon acknowledged there were red flags about aaron alexis. >> why they didn't get picked up. >> reporter: abc news has learned that alexis learned better off this way and my elf weapon on the stock of the shotgun he used in monday's massacre. authorities are trying to determine what those phrases could mean including whether if better off this way meant alexis knew he would not survive his rampage. investigators are also piecing together clues about alexis' mental state. one recent incident stands out. on august 7th at 6:00 a.m. alexis called the newport, rhode island, police. he claimed after an incident at an airport it sent three people to follow him and keep him awake by talking to him and sending vibrations through his body through a microwave machine.

newport authorities contacted naval police who determined at that point in time alexis was not a threat to himself or to others. >> if someone is in a position where they have access to information and facilities because of their clearances, a mental health issue or problem can be extremely serious and it would need to be addressed right away. >> reporter: alexis' grieving mother spoke out. she had no answers. >> i don't know why he did what he did and i'll never be able to ask him why. to the families of the victims, my heart is broken. last month aaron alexis sought help for insomnia at two veterans hospitals. they asked him if he was struggling with anxiety or depression or if he had thoughts on hurting himself or others. on both visits he said no. a couple of big business men in trouble beginning with info mesh shal pitchman kevin true doe. he's in custody for violating a court order for stopping his lavish spending habits and pay a

fine of $37 million. the fine is in connection with alleged false claims about a weight loss book. true doe claims he cannot pay that fine. evidence shows he recently spent $360 on two hair cuts. also from chicago, word that the creator of beanie babies has been charged with tax evasion. he's agreed to pay a penalty of $53 million. the government alleges that he failed to claim income from a secret bank account. his net worth was recently estimated at over $2.5 billion. mexico suffering its worst weather crisis in half a century. two tropical systems, one from each coast have triggered severe flooding and mud slides. at least 80 people died. a cull poe could he has been hit. let's take a look at your

weather today. dry and seasonably warm day for much of the east. in the plains and upper midwest. thunderstorms and heavy rain for oklahoma and texas but clear and mild in the west. 76 in new york. atlanta 83. 86 in kansas city. colorado springs, 81. sacramento and seattle, 71 degrees. we told you about the business men in trouble in chicago. also from that area, something a lot more cute. who can resist the little furry four legged friend. >> he is a three month old snow leopard. he made his public debut yesterday. the little fellow weighs about 15 pounds. >> what a cutie pi e. they remain with their mothers until 18 month old. >> only if you could keep it that size. >> even at that size i can see it being a little destructive. >> all in the paws. see how massive those things are. >> 15 point cat.

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online. >> reporter: every outfit, hairdo, first day of school. all captured for the world to see via instagram. for some moms posting on the social media site has become their ultimate window to the world to the point of obsession. >> people have play groups they go to. i have instagram. >> lauren heartman is a stay-at-home mom to 20 month old fern. >> can you say peanut butter. >> reporter: she posts on instagram daily. she wants the world to see her daughter at her best. >> creating an image on social media and you want your life to be perceived in this certain way. >> reporter: after posting lauren relishes the comments section and the likes she sees. >> you're addicted to the feedback. you're addicted to the affirmation. >> reporter: a mom outside of chicago describes herself as an instagram junkie. >> i'm he not sure why i'm doing it so much. >> reporter: even kids have become digital celebrities. 5-year-old alonzo mateo was

named instagram style icon by new york magazine and already has 60,000 followers. >> it really is about the moms. it really is about what they want to -- their perception to be. it's about what they are saying about themselves through their children. >> reporter: with the focus on creating a well choreographed digital story, moms can feel inadequate when things aren't that rosie. >> it's reality without filters. >> look at the smile. >> reporter: i know there are some naysayers that say by the time young children grow up, all of them shared on line will negatively how they're perceived. >> reporter: albeit a love letter photo cropped. let's go right to that facebook question of the day. here we go. are social media accounts replacing your family photo albums?

>> log on to wnnfans.com. >> it's way less obnoxious than when people are posting about themselves. then it's block about themselves. i'm doing this. >> kids arecomputer. >> alonzo is one hot baby. he's adorable. coming up, a musical great who learned a koscielny lesson about drowsy driving. jennifer aniston is setting things straight again. it's all comin

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back big. are we going to talk about my pubic hair every time i'm on the show? >> yes. it's a theme. we're talking about it. >> there you have it. that's the theme. every time you hear ellen say that gwyneth paltrow is coming on the show, you know. >> she's a master. you can watch ellen being koichiro. >> gwyneth is great at these things. every time she's on these shows she ends up talking about her love life. >> any assortment of topics. >> i don't know about these rumors of jennifer aniston. first it was rumors about marriage and no marriage. >> now we're back to the pregnancy rumor. >> the actress's big secret, she is pregnant. this was on the print version but apparently her rep says jennifer is not pregnant and that story is just another fabrication. her publicist told this to enews and gossip cops. if you believe the publicists, she's not. >> these rags seem to throw

things into the air at walls and hope something sticks. maybe now she's pregnant. if they publish something, she will come out and say it. >> who knows. we'll find out in six months if they are being koichicoy, the r >> she's been pregnant for the last ten years and she's been married 45 times. >> you're absolutely right about that. i'm over it. >> i'm a little over it too. here's a sad story. zac efron, he's well known with the tweens. he went on to do some important stuff and movies. he's become a superstar. he spent some time in rehab, according to tmz, for a cocaine addiction. apparently he just stops coming to filmings of "the neighbors." this is a movie he did with seth logan back in april. this is all according to tmz. when he went into rehab people were saying it was for an

alcohol addiction. it turned out to be more serious. he's struggling with cocaine. he was in rehab for five months. >> wow. that's not going to get you more parts if you don't show up. >> right. >> hopefully he gets that -- >> he's getting help. >> his career is too new for going down that road. legendary guitar man, carlos santana. he fell asleep at the wheel. and you can see the shot. that's the fancy car with its front bumper completely wrecked, airbags deployed. 66-year-old rocker unharmed. his car clearly not unharmed there. apparently he's not believed to have any driving under the influence or any substances like that. according to law enforcement, people who we talked about, it seems he fell asleep. >> at the wheel. >> on this shift we know all about that. driving home after the long nights. >> it's hard. you get drowsy. literally you fall asleep for what you feel like is. >> two seconds. >> two seconds and it's all

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is a waitress who has no idea what's waiting for her on that table. she makes $2 an hour but she got a $200 tip. >> oh, my god. >> the same thing happened to this waiter and this one. in fact, it happened to several waiters all across utah all thanks to these two buddies. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: 20 something stewart edging ton and andrew hales make a living on youtube. >> we want to let moms know they're awesome. we got flowers and we're going to give it to them. >> reporter: the goal, mostly to get you to crack a smile. >> are you philanthropists, pranksters? >> i would say we're pranksters, social experiments. >> reporter: they to a lot of fun stuff, even pretend to break up with people they've never actually met. >> are you seeing someone else? >> reporter: but it's this random act of generosity for these waiters that has made them

an internet sensation. >> it's kind of like parents watching their kids open their gifts on christmas. >> what we're going for is the feel good reactions. >> i love you guys. >> yeah. >> you don't know how that made me feel. >> oh, my gosh. >> that just like -- it is like, oh, man, this is awesome. >> reporter: what started out as a gift for some unsuspecting waiters now putting a smile on the faces of millions. paulg la farrell, abc news, new york. what do you think? >> it's a really cool idea, a camera, look how uplifting that is. >> making a living with this. >> if you can unwhittingly be a part of their prank, that would be good. >> 200 bucks. >> the one where he's randomly breaking up with people, that's a little dangerous. >> that's a little lovely. i can see the boyfriend going, get out of here. >> wait a second.

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i'm diana perez. here are some top stories we're following on world news now. >> two dangerous storms have brought the country to a stand still. at least 80 people have died and the toll continues to climb. more details and the impact on american tourists continues in a moment. a 14-year-old girl is safe and sound after two men abducted her in a home invasion in atlanta. >> the dow opens on a record high after news from the federal reserve that it won't be adjusting its ongoing economic stimulus. the fed says that's because it's concerned about the economy. the $400 million lottery winning ticket was sold in south

carolina stanley cup. he -south carolina. >> here's some of our top stories. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. good thursday morning, everybody. we're going to begin this half hour with a desperate situation in mexico dealing with the worst weather crisis in 50 years. >> a one two punch from each coast has triggered severe landslides. tropical storm manuel has triggered a landslide. american tourists are stuck with no way out. david wright has the story. >> reporter: in mexico, paradise submerged. acapul acapulco, that name comes from an aztec word meaning washed away. it sure seems that way to some 40,000 tourists trying to get out. >> no way. there is no roads, no planes,

physically no way to get out. >> reporter: for three days manuel pounded mexico's diamond coast leaving in its wake a chaotic scene. grocery store shelves emptied. at the local costco, looters weighed their way through. major roads blocked by mud slides. the international airport underwater, waste deep from the ticket counter to the curbside check-in. a carry on bag you need to carry on your head. most of the tourists are being diverted to a nearby military base to be air lifted out but it's slow going. >> little tired but, you know, trying to get home as fast as possible. >> reporter: the grand hotels are now rationing food. the stranded vacationers who kamt expecting five star accommodations are making due with a dry patch of floor in the lobby. david wright, abc news, los angeles. unbelievable. manuel strengthened to a

hurricane category 1. that could hit the west coast a second time. there's a new tropical depression that's hovering over the coast as well. >> and the death toll is expected to continue to climb because it continues to happen to those landslides and mud slides and flooding. >> look at the power of that water. so anybody caught in the middle this is just going to be swept away. people obviously this is a huge tourist destination. people live here. >> yes. >> a lot of people live here. >> as horrible as it is for these people who spent their hard-earned money and didn't get a nice vacation. >> they get to go home. colorado, flooding waters are starting to recede. the powerful waters wiped out roads but sewage systems as well. evacuees are waiting to see if their homes are safe enough to return.

investigators are suiting up in hazmat gear and going along with e.p.a. investigators. >> raw sewage. >> dead animals floating. of course that's a concern. chemicals from people's garages. gasoline. pesticides. >> colorado health department is urging people to stay out of the toxic waters. some communities are under orders to boil their tap water. here's a look at your weather. mild weather in the east with some showers in the apalachians. florida, scattered showers and thunderstorms across oklahoma and a cold front is moving in and storms will drop the temperatures there. cool and dry in the mountain states. warm and clear in the midwest. >> 79 in l.a., 72 in fargo. chicago, 84 degrees. baltimore, 76. mild 75 for boston. and now the search for answers in the navy yard shooting. the navy secretary has ordered three new reviews on the question of how security clearances are granted. it's clear that warning signs about gunman aaron alexis were missed. >> reporter: four days after the shooting at the washington navy marred, it's a muddy picture emerging about the latest

picture of destruction. his mother said she had no answers. >> i don't know why he did what he did and i'll never be able to ask why. >> reporter: for those who knew him, it's an all too familiar story. >> you heard him as being described as a sweet guy. >> it just wasn't the aaron that i knew that would do this. >> and then you heard other people describe him as being fairly aggressive. >> i think this is disturbing. i don't know why he got mad. >> that may suggest someone who's unpredictable. >> abc news learned alexis carved the words better off this way my elf weapon on the stock of the gun. as for elf, authorities haven't figured out what it means though some investigators wonder if it's an abbreviation or extremely low frequency.

they're curious because of his background as a computer technician and the bizarre story alexis told police last month about hearing voices and microwave machines bombarding his body. police in rhode island alerted the navy police but they say it was never passed up the chain of command and he kept his job as a civilian contractor with the navy holding a secret clearance. >> obviously there were a lot of red flags as you noted. why they didn't get picked up, why they didn't get incorporated into the clearance process, what he was doing, those are all legitimate questions that we're going to be dealing with. >> reporter: after hearing those voices alexis went to a v.a. hospital complaining of insomnia. they gave him sleeping medication. when asked if he had thoughts of hurting himself or anyone, he said no and that was that. pierre thomas, abc news, washington. matthew core dell kept his

promise and pled guilty to drunk driving in an ohio courtroom. he got attention in this youtube video where he admitted to killing a gentleman drinking and driving. a locksmith in suburban san francisco recovering from a gunshot wound. the locksmith had the gun drilling a doorknob when he shot through that door. that started a four-hour standoff that ended when the man was arrested. a wild police pursuit in south florida. it ended in death. a man fleeing from police who killed his girlfriend and daughter. he killed another woman who died at the scene. s.w.a.t. teams moved in to get him. >> investigators may never know what caused this accident.

passengers tell the harrowing few minutes before the crash. ctv robert fleish reports. >> reporter: many have been injured, several are dead. they were yelling at the driver to stop. >> the train started coming. everyone's yelling, stop, stop to the bus driver. >> everyone shouted stop, stop. then as i looked up, the bus was coming no contact with the gate and the front of the bus, it like all impacted at once and everyone flew and there was just dust everywhere. all i just remember is i just grabbed my son and ran off the bus. >> reporter: rob giancarli was a passenger on the train. >> i felt a bump and saw smoke and we were going off the tracks. i thought we were going to flip over. >> reporter: ambulances, fire trucks and police vehicles flooded the scene as rescue crews worked on the mangled wreckage of the bus. the train left the ottawa train station en route to toronto when

it crashed into a city bus at the level crossing at the peak of the morning commute. steven harper tweeted his thoughts and prayers are with the families of those involved. the premiere offered condolences. the train tracks cross a major city street and a transit line. the rail tweeted that there are only minor injuries among those who board the train. libya set to put one of moammar gadhafi's sons on trials along with 34 other regime members. they'll appear in tripoli court today. he's there on charges of murder and other crimes committed during the 2011 civil war. the hearing will not be public joompt iran's new leader freed nearly a dozen political prisoners and there is smek cue lags that could lead to a new

relationship with the u.s. among them are a prominent human rights lawyer back home with her husband and children. he's exchanged letters with president obama. caroline kennedy could be sworn in as early as next week as the u.s. ambassador to japan. she's expected to be cleared with the senate foreign relations committee. she'll be the first woman to hold that post. here was the rather unique scene that played out on the streets of hong kong. they were carrying a fire dragon. >> the dragon measured some 220 feet long as part of hong kong's traditional three-day festival on the eve of what they call mid autumn. a more familiar name is the moon festival. autumn begins sunday precisely at 4:44 p.m. eastern time. many notice because they'll be eating chicken wings and drinking beer because they'll be

watching their football games. >> that's how we hail in autumn. >> like the dragon? pretty cool. >> pretty cool. >> i prefer my chicken wings. >> when they're good, they're hard to beat. coming up, claims of discrimination in a big university sorority system. >> also, a controversial sign outside of a church. >> and later the latest edition to the houston police force. why a beloved horse named smash is a sensation because of something he can't do. you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by consumer cellular. consumer cellular. >> announcer: world news now" brought to you consumer cell you lar.

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♪ just as the fall term is getting the fall term is getting underway, accusations of racism are going across the campus of a major university. >> sororities in alabama are in the middle of a controversy. >> reporter: the women who asked to remain anonymous are ideal pledges. one earned a 4.3 gpa. >> there shouldn't be a race aspect on campus. >> reporter: in allegations first reported in the school's newspaper "the crimson white" the women say they were kept out of the sorority because they were black. the paper said the women were set to be invited to join until older alumni and current sisters asked them not to let black

pledges in. on tuesday they mandated 16 traditionally white sororities must allow women to join year round. >> while we will not tell any group who they must pledge, the university of alabama will not tolerate discrimination of any kind. >> reporter: the new policy will allow women who say they were excluded to join their chosen sororities. still, some say that's not enough. anger over the controversy is now spilling across the campus, a place where 50 years ago governor george wallace once stood blocking black students from elg ron. >> this time it is because our group system remains segregated. >> reporter: experts at greek organizations across the country remain one of the last bastians of segregation. >> if i'm a black woman wanting to pledge, i'm not sure that i am going to look at these organizations. i'm looking for true sisterhood.

>> students held a rally protest last night to protest not the new policy which is all inclusive but what happened to the girls. >> historically very few blacks have attempted to pledge a white sorority. the last one was 2003. >> that's a decade ago. >> yes. >> they have black fraternities and white sororities. it does seem crazy in this day and age, right? >> you wonder if this decade is because they were attempting and were unable to pledge to get in or were they not even attempting? >> right. >> yeah. wow. very interesting story to say the least. we'll keep an eye on this. coming up, a hot button issue landing squarely at a church of worship. >> a sign that says jesus had two dads coming up next on "world new

all right. excuse it is excuse me. not unusual for churches to take on hot button issues face on. a church in nashville has done that posting a provocative

message saying jesus had two dads and he turned out fine. >> the pastor said his message is misunderstood. jimmy tucker of our nashville station reports. >> reporter: pastor bill campbell says the message on the church bill board isn't about sexuality, it was about children. >> that was my primary concern in putting it up is to remind us children don't have any choice about who they live with, their families. this is a reminder to them they'll turn out okay. in a society where there are a lot of children who have step dads, who have foster dads, who live in blended families, it's a reminder that having two dads is okay. >> reporter: he uses jesus as an example. >> jesus grew up in a situation in which he was called the son of man and the son of joseph. it wasn't a detriment to his life. >> reporter: that explanation

sparked dozens of responses. it was called a ridiculous analogy. her problem is the sign suggests that jesus was just like us, that he was no one special. support far outweighed the obvious. erica richard called campbell a smart preacher. the sign is giving people the wrong idea the way it's worded. >> i don't know that there's any way to word it. if people want to read something into it. i think it's a very simple, theological statement. >> jamie tucker, news 2. i listen to that pastor and i don't think he's grandstanding. it sounds like he's on the money. his heart is in the right place. >> he says it all. it's not about anybody's sexuality. it's about opening the doors of any church to children who need god in their lives. great stuff if you ask me. >> no matter what your situation, your family situation, you belong there. >> it's not the first time it's been posted on a church across the country. it's social media. coming up, we'll see a

sensational police horse. >> why smash is getting so much attention for something he can't do. f social media they are getting attention. >> he seems like a chilled, live and let live kind of guy. i don't think he meant anything. >> he wasn't talking about

coming up, sensational new police, why smash is getting attention for something he can't do. that's next.

♪ ♪ ♪ all right. what's brown and white and has four legs and fights crime? he is the latest addition to a big city police department. >> he already has a built-in fan base for a very special reason. we have the story from our houston station. >> reporter: when the ranks of the houston police department's mounted patrol came parading 2 by 2, there was a new face among them. meet smash, a 9-year-old paint gelding who officially became one of htv's four-legged patrol.

hpd's first graduation. smash received his badge. even though he's a look yes, he has a fan club. why smash? kathryn said, because he has special needs like me. >> these young women lost their hearts to the horse the moment they found out he's deaf. >> even though smash is hearing impaired, he has already proven to be an outstanding patrol horse. we, too, have special needs, and we know that our goals can be reached. >> not only did they spend every spare moment at the mounted patrol barn with smash, they decided to sponsor him by raising money. >> and i mean a lot of money. so we had some fundraisers and now we would like to present the houston police foundation with a check. >> reporter: $10,000, in fact. enough to cover the cost of smash's care for the next two

years. >> he can do anything that we can because we are special needs girls. >> reporter: officer jeff harris is the human officer partnered up with smash. he says smash's deafness may actually be a strength in the often noisy and sometimes chaotic job police horses do. >> hustle and bustle of the city life and then doing any kind of crowd control work, anything like that, it's actually kind of an asset. >> reporter: meantime, smash was more interested in nudging for treats than in catching bad guys, but thanks to the help of his fans, this rocky officer has plenty of time to help keep the peace on the streets of houston. >> we love him. >> sweet story. >> oh, man. so he's cared for for the next two years. >> like that officer says, in some ways it might be an asset. in tight situations he'll get the food. in tight situations, won't get spooked. things like that.

on world news now, security demands. the pentagon on "world news now", the pentagon orders a review. it left 12 victims dead. >> there were a lot of red flags as you noted. why they didn't get picked up. >> while new, disturbing details about the gunman's state of mind emerge. record highs. the stock markets surge after the latest economic moves. what's next for your bank account, the job market and the recovery. the ordeal ends. the 14-year-old girl kidnapped from her suburban atlanta apartment is back home this morning. >> this is a good day. she is safe. >> but there are unanswered questions after this unusual abduction this thursday, september 19th.

>> announcer: from abc news this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. good thursday morning, everyone. we've got a couple of interesting shows for you this half hour. we're bringing you more toys from toy insider mom. fun stuff for kids for all angs. it's great. >> we have a powerball winner. >> ahhhh. >> it's not me. >> i know. unfortunately not. nobody in this vicinity right here. >> have you checked your ticket yet? i have. i already know what state they won. >> you're saying it's not new jersey? that's the only hint we're giving. >> i'm saying there isn't a chance. let's move on to news of the day. we begin with the navy launching an intense investigation into how warning signs of aaron alexis were completely missed. >> we're learning new details about how the former navy reservist carried out these attacks. here's is abc's pierre thomas. >> this is a remington 870 pump

action shotgun like the one used in the washington navy yard massacre. a devastating close range weapon that left a horrific carnage. aaron alexis carved the words better off this way and my elf weapon on the stock of his shotgun. investigators are examining the meaning of the phrases including whether better off this way meant alexis knew he would die in his murder rouse rampage. as for elf, authorities are not sure what it means. though some investigators wonder if it refers to the tech phrase extremely low frequency. >> part of the curious city of that phrase stems from the fact that alexis was a computer technician and had been recently ranting to police about hearing voices and microwave machines bombarding his body. that bizarre tale was told to police in rhode island who aported the newport naval police but the navy confirmed information was never passed up the chain of command and alexis kept his job as a civilian

contractor with the navy holding a secret clearance. >> there were a lot of red flags as you noted. why they didn't get picked up, those are all legitimate questions. >> we heard from a killer's crest fallen mother. she did not want her face shown. >> our son, aaron alexis, has murdered 12 people. aaron is now in a place where he can no longer do harm to anyone and for that i am glad. to the families of the victims i am so, so very sorry that this has happened. my heart is broken. after hearing those voices alexis went to va hospital complaining of insomnia. officials gave him sleeping medication. when asked if he had thoughts of hurting anyone or himself, he said no, and that was that. pierre thomas, abc news, washington. the more you hear about this, so disturbing. obviously the navy and all the armed forces will have to review

their sources. >> how much personal information of somebody who's coming in do they need? do they need every single criminal conviction? do they need every time they've had an encounter with a police officer? >>or even a visit to a mental health worker. that would stigmatize them. >> by the way, a memorial service has been set up for all the victims happening sunday. the president and first lady are expected to be there. gun control advocates will be back on capitol hill for more help. they rallied yesterday marking roughly nine months since the tragedy. paul desoto is the brother of a teacher killed that day. >> it is very hard to think that she is gone. it still doesn't feel real and, you know, that's why i come down here. i come down because i don't want another family to go through what i'm going through right now. >> but top lawmakers acknowledge

any new gun control legislation is likely to fail. turning to your money. a surgeon the stock market thanks to a surprise from the federal reserve. the dow jumped more than 147 points yesterday to a record high. the other major averages also jumped about 1%. all the buying came in response to the fed's announcement that it is not ready to stop the easing of stimulus on the economy even slightly. >> the fed is still not fully confident that the expansion of the u.s. economy is on a self-sustaining basis. the economy still needs this kind of stimulus. >> fed chairman ben bernanke said keeping the stimulus going is due to a weak economy. the threat of a government shutdown are putting a fragile economy at risk. those concerns are reflected in the fed's new economic outlook. it says the year's growth will be 2 to 2.3%.

that is down from the previous estimate. unemployment will be about 7.3% by the year's end and that next year it will fall even more, to about 6.4%. syrian president bashar al assad used a report to blast the united nations. he says the report was weak. assad also criticized the u.n. yesterday despite their commitment to disarm syria of its chemical weapons. in mexico, at least 80 people have died from a double blow of deadly storms. flooding and landslides left behind after manuel blew in from the pacific and ingrid struck in the gulf. acapulco was hit hard. a third blow may be coming. overnight manuel grew into a hurricane once again. in colorado those epic flood waters are finally receding. in an alarming number of towns,

they're leaving a techs i can mess behind. >> reporter: suiting up and going in. state police in evans, colorado, getting ready to brave the contaminated waters in full hazmat gear. >> sounds like the sewage system has been compromised. we don't want to take any chances. >> reporter: the health hazard growing. the water, infested with chemicals, sewage and bacteria as the flooding roo reseeds. >> this is the first day that we've been able to see the road and sidewalk. >> reporter: that's crystal and mark brophy waiting for fema to assess their property. >> there's animal waste, chemicals from people's garages. >> reporter: they got in sunday to see their pets and it wasn't pretty. >> the fumes set off our smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors. >> reporter: they're urging people to stay out of the healthy water even telling some communities to boil their tap water. ginger z, abc news, evans,

colorado. bus passengers in canada said they screamed for the driver to stop right before a bus crossed a barrier and plowed into a commuter train. the rush hour accident in ottawa killed six people and left dozens injured. the bus driver was among those who died. passengers said that they could see the train coming down the tracks but the driver never even slowed down. we have a consumer alert for parents of small children. thousands of footed pajamas are being r8d. they're recalling 38,000 sets of footed pajamas that do not meet flammability standards. three styles are recalled. the one suit with the bunny theme. they're imported from china. children's place sold them for $15 and up until may of this year the store will issue refunds. everybody, here it goes. get those tickets ready. if you bought a ticket for last night's big powerball lottery in south carolina, you may have a major change headed your way. >> south carolina right now,

they're wondering what we're saying. let's get to it. the winning numbers were 7, 10, 22, 32, 35, powerball, 19. oh, yes, did we mention that one winning ticket was sold in the town of lexington, south carolina. small community just about in the middle of the palmetto state. >> a dozen people matched all five numbers but didn't hit the powerball. they all win 1 million bucks. and take heart, saturday's drawing is worth $40 million. it ain't so bad after all. >> that would be fine. >> i love these stories and i want to hear about the person who wins this. i hope it's someone who deserves it but when i'm out of the running. >> i know. it is a little deflating, isn't it? >> yeah. >> i thought of the funny things like getting struck by lightning. the chance of winning is like your chances of hitting three straight holes in one in golf. the odds of me hitting three in a row is about the odds of winning the powerball. >> by the way, i don't even

think this is a little known fact anymore. this is the fifth largest lottery ever. like the last four biggest lotteries ever have been in the last couple years. >> yeah, exactly. i think they're going to get bigger and bigger. >> there's a couple of things that are driving that. not only are more states included in the powerball now but also it costs you $2 per ticket instead of $1 so there's more money in the pot. >> even second place is a windfall. coming up, would you dump your mate for 1.5 million bucks in cash? the astounding results. later, having fun in learning. educational products disguised as toys endorsed by our expert. you're watching "world news now." ♪ ♪ >> announcer: "world ns >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by colonial penn insurance.

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a 14-year-old girl is back in her home in atlanta this morning safe and sound after a terrifying home invasion. she was kidnapped at gun point early tuesday morning. >> but the fbi this morning is remaining pretty tight-lipped about the details surrounding this abduction. we have the latest. >> reporter: it's what everyone rooting for 14-year-old abeny perez wanted to hear. >> this is a good day. she is safe. she is safe. >> reporter: it was a whole 30 hours after she was snatched from her family's home in the

middle of the night still wearing her pajama bottoms. >> i'm so wore rid about her. >> reporter: the tears fresh from the vigil. >> we're praying and expecting a safe return, father. >> reporter: police say they found her captive at a location east of atlanta. they arrested will dragle jackson and 40-year-old juan contreras rodriguez on immigration violations. >> the two men who broke into the home had no relationship with anyone in the house. >> here's a possible connection. according to court records, the men arrested were both arrested on drug charges in 2012. charges against the mother were dropped. >> there are several other subjects, suspects that we're still investigating. because of that, i really will not be able to get into a lot of particulars on this. >> reporter: there are still so many questions, one thing's for sure. their prayers were answered in

this house where friends and family brought balloons, welcoming aveny home. abc news, atlanta. all right. coming up, just for parents, ideas for back to school and even christmas. >> toys that teach. our toy insider mom will teach us a thing or two about the latest educational toys. later, parents who take photo after photo and post them on instagram. this is a growing obsession. that's in our next half hour of

welcome back. as any parent or teacher knows, kids learn more if they have fun while doing it. laurie is here with wonderful new toys that make learning fun. we start with some great stuff for the little ones. >> yeah, we do. we're going to start with our creativity play station. it's an art table. it comes with two stools. it has a blackboard built in. >> billy beats. it's in the first children's line. it's all about fine gross motor skills. not only does he encourage your kids to build, he encourages them to dance. >> i'm billy beats. >> and you can play different tunes. there's all kinds of activities and games to do here and on the blocks that even have color coded notes that the kids follow, they will play songs.

>> oh, my goodness. that is one to get for your kids. >> so great. this is from v-tec. it's our roll and learn activities suitcase. it teaches kids reading in english and spanish. >> good morning. buenos dias. >> it also opens up. it has a suitcase. >> wait for pretend play. you can pretend you're going on vacation anywhere in the world. this cute little pup is scout. this is a whole new scout. he has two different modes. >> story time. >> one is story time. pet him on the head. >> you're nice. >> lots of touch points. >> but two modes, story time where you can choose one of the five books. it's all about early learning curriculum or sleepy time. he will read to you or sing you a lullaby. puzzles are great for kids. great for eye-hand coordination. this is our fisher price igen

interactive puzzle. two different puzzles to choose from. we build a puzzle. let's start building the puzzle. >> cat. >> interactive. >> wow. >> you put the piece in. december it encourage you to keep going? >> great job. >> okay. so just keeps the kids going and engage lots of games in here. for older kids, this is from smart toys and games. this is vikings mine storm. battleships are caught at sea. we have to get them back to home port. but it's a sequential movement puzzle. lauren, you're in one of the easiest ones. there's over 60 challenges until you become a master. >> i'm glad this is an easy one. >> let's talk about tablets. we know that tablets are great learning tools. the parents learn about kids being safe online. >> sure. >> what you're looking at are the curio s tablets. we have android tablets, seven and ten inch screens made for the family and we have different profiles, eight of them.

it's like having eight tablets in one. what we have a suite of parental controls. we can control kids' internet access. >> amazing. >> we can control the apps they go to and we can also control the time management. we can control by the day of the week. >> wow. >> how much time our kids are going to spend. >> be this is so key for parents that are worried about watching the kids on the ipad. >> it comes with 60 apps. lots of educational stuff in here. >> we only have 15 seconds. >> my charm. this is ez 3 by lego. 550 pieces that kids build and then they have to program it. it's an introduction to robot particulars and to computer programming. >> look at this guy. he's amazing. >> he's awesome. >> they're all amazing as usual. he'll roll off the table. >> no, i'm not going to do that. >> i'm sure that took a long time to build. as usual, thanks to our toy insider mom laurie schact. check out mmwfans.com.

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♪ >> all right. it is time for the mix. are you ready for a viral video that's being dubbed the butt slide. >> i can't wait. >> it's awesome. cincinnati player brandon phillips will put the tag down on a guy from the houston astros named jonathan villar. trying to stretch a single into a double. check out the play. they get a little close. >> oh. hello. >> slow motion. >> boom! >> yeah. it's called the butt slide. it brings back the thought of that butt fumble that mark sanchez did last year. >> he seems completely unaffected by the butt slide. >> he's a baseball player. just wondering if he's safe. >> my goodness. buy him dinner before you do all of that. >> yeah. show him that you care. >> yeah.

>> that's a little riske. all right. i love it. >> the guy didn't know what hit him. here's another video that i think is going to make you laugh. we jumped the pond at bbc. this is simon mccoy. check him out, there he is doing a piece. >> bbc news. >> bbc news. he's doing a piece and do you notice anything a little funny that's going on with him. >> he has copy paper in his hand. >> it turns out, this is the story, he apparently thought that he was grabbing his ipad or some type of mobile tablet but instead grabbed a ream of paper sitting nearby. twitter of course blew up because take of course what he's holding. >> he knows he has copy paper and feels stupid. >> i'm having a hard time thinking that this was a true mistake. if you've held up a ream of paper, i have a hard time believing this was a mistake. >> in the rush of live news he

didn't have an opportunity to swap the items so he simply went with it. >> you don't believe it? >> i think he should have swapped the items. >> what other stories? actually, this feels like it's ten pounds. >> exactly. >> it does not feel like an ipad. >> there's just no way these two things are possible. >> who knows. study from brittain. 1 million pounds, $1.5 million. 1 in 10 men would dump their spouses for the money. 1 in 20 women would dump their spouses. 11 men said they would ditch their best friend for a million bucks. more than double the women would ditch their best friends. women want to hold their spouses but they're easier to dump their best friends. >> that's the breaking news out of this, not the other thing, that the men are willing to give up their spouses over their friends? >> one in ten. men like their friends a little more. >> yeah. you're right. you nailed it. you bottom

captions paid for by abc, inc. breaking news on "world news now." there is a winner in last night's giants powerball jackpot. the fifth largest prize in history. the search for the single winner and why second place prizes are getting set to grow. what investigators uncovered about the state of mind and his trips to the doctor as the pentagon cracks down on security. parental pride. who is taking photo after photo of their kids and posting everything on instagram. new questions about people obsessed with social media. out of control. concerns about actor zac efron. the high school musical star's trouble at work and why he needs help. that's coming up on the skinny on thursday, september 19th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." with john muller and diana

perez. thursday morning, everybody. we're still here. >> that means -- >> which means? >> we didn't win. >> you might have. pay attention. >> ah. >> here we go. >> we begin this half hour with the only winning ticket from last night's powerball lottery. one winning ticket was just about $400 million. the fifth largest u.s. lottery prize. i'll tell. the lucky ticket was sold in lexington, south carolina. >> please, please, please keep watching even if you don't live in south carolina. with changes coming to the nation's other big lottery, mega millions, the winnings are expected to only go higher. take a look at last night's wing numbers, 7, 10, 22, 32, 35, powerball 19. i hope you got those tickets out quickly. if you matched most of them you could be in for a surprise. abc's gio benitez has more. >> second place won't win you the crown or the white house, but for many lottery winners, second place will soon win you a whole lot of cash.

>> if you were to get second place, would you be happy with that snnchts yeah. sure. a million bucks maybe. >> i would be happy with 500 bucks. >> america has lottery fever. the jackpot soaring. in 2002 the biggest prize was $331 million. now we're seeing numbers like 587 million. 590 mill, even $66 $656 million. next month the megamillion's rules will change. the consulation prizes will balloon. now if you hit five of the six numbers you win 250,000 bucks. in october that number will soar from anywhere to a million dollars and 5 million. more good news. your odds of winning a prize of any kind will improve from 1 in 40 to 1 in 15. >> higher starting jackpot, bigger roles, bigger second prizes and a much better chance

overall of winning any prize. >> suddenly coming in second doesn't look so bad. gio benitez, abc news, new york. all right. so one more time. here we go. the winning numbers, 7, 10, 22, 32, 35, and the powerball number, 19. by the way, a dozen tickets matched the first five numbers and those are worth about 1 million bucks. not too shabby. bought in california, florida, new york, pennsylvania and south carolina. >> once again, let's take a look at the odds of you being able to win this basebally. >> 1 in 100 million. >> which means very few people are going to win it. you have a better chance of getting struck by lightning. that's only 1 in 3 million. >> 1 in 3 million. >> dying of being struck by lightning. >> you can get attacked by a shark 1 in 11.5 million. >> you have the chance of dating a super model 1 in 88,000.

>> that's good odds. what happened to me. hello? >> i didn't win nothing. i got shut out. didn't get bit by a shark. >> no lightning strike? >> i'll take the super model. let's presume you didn't win the powerball. if you're an investor in the stock market, you could be happy about the latest surge. the dow climbed to a new record high. the other major anks were up. stocks jumped after the federal reserve announced it's not changing its current economic stimulus program. there's no prove that the economy or jobs market are strong enough. he's worried about a government shutdown threat. the concerns are reflected in the fed's new economic outlook. he says this year's growth will be between 2 and 2.3% and that's down from the previous estimate. next year it will stall even more to 6.4%. >> president and mrs. obama will

be among the mourners at a memorial service sunday for those who died in the yafy yard shooting rampage. nbc's karen travers has more. >> the pentagon acknowledged there were red flags about aaron alexis. >> abc news learned he carved the words better off this way and elf weapon. authorities are trying to determine what those phrases could mean including whether better off this way meant alexis knew he would not survive his rampage. vectors are also piecing together clues about alexis' mental state. one recent incident stands out on august 7th at 6:00 a.m. he called the newport, rhode island, police. he claimed that after an argument at the airport they sent three people to follow him and keep him awake by talking to him and sending vibrations through his body.

they contacted naval station police who determined at that point in time alexis was not a threat to himself or others. >> when someone is in a position where they have access to information and facilities because of their clearances, a mental health issue or problem can be extremely serious and it would need to be addressed right away. >> alexis' grieving mother spoke out she had no answers. >> i don't know why he did what he did and i'll never be able to ask him. to the families of the victims, my heart is broken. >> last month aaron alexis sought help for insomnia at two veterans' hospitals. on both visits he asked if he was struggling with anxiety or depression or if he had thoughts on hurting others or himself. on both visits he said no. a couple of big business men in trouble beginning with infomercial pitch men, kevin trudeau. he's in custody for violating a court order for stopping his spending habits and pay a fine

of $37 million. the fine is in collection with alleged false claims about a weight loss book. he claims that he cannot pay that fine but evidence presented yesterday showed he recently spent $360 on two hair cuts. also from chicago, word that the creator of beenie babies has been charged with tax evasion. 69-year-old ty warner has agreed to pay a penalty of $53 million. the government alleges that he failed to report income earned in a secret off shore bank account. warner got rich as the soul owner of the iconic toys. his net worth was recently estimated at $2.5 billion. mexico suffering its worst weather crisis in a century. two tropical systems that triggered severe mud slides. acapulco has been hit hard trapping tens of thousands of tourists. no way out. manuel has regained hurricane strength for a second time.

let's take a look at your weather. dryer, seasonably warm day for the east. cold front pushes storms ahead of it. thunderstorms and rain for oklahoma and texas but clear and mild in the west. >> 76 in new york, atlanta 83, 86 in kansas city. colorado springs, 81. sacramento and seattle, 73 degrees. we told you about business men in trouble in chicago. also from that area something a lot more cute. who can resist a little furry four lekd friend like this one. >> what a cutie pie. a snow leopard. he weighs about 15 pounds right now. >> what a cutie pie. snow leopard cubs remain with their mother until they're 18 months old. >> wow. >> if only you can keep it that size. >> even as pets and that size i can see it being that size. >> all in the paws. >> that's a 15 pound cat. yikes. coming up, a very private

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on "world new tomorrow on "world news now", athletic challenge. you've heard of spartan races. the endurance races are challenging to say the least. >> well, tomorrow a challenge of our own. a scaled down spartan race designed for us right here in the "world news now" studio. we're getting warmed up for this one and a special "world news now" special report. are you ready? i don't think they're going to be able to put mud in here, thank goodness. >> we're going to give it our all. i've been training. >> you have been? >> see the muscles all under the fat. >> under krispy kremes and the 12 ouncers. proud parents have been snapping pictures of their kids for generations. >> there seems to be a growing obsession among parents to capture their kids' every single move and post them online.

>> reporter: every outfit, hairdo all captured for the world to see via instagram. for some moms posting on the popular social media site has become their ultimate window to the world to the point of obsession. >> people have play groups that they go to. i have instagram. >> reporter: lauren heartman of port land, oregon, is a stay-at-home mom to 20 month old fern. she posts on instagram daily. not just live spontaneous moments. she wants the world to see her daughter at her best. >> you're creating an image on social media. you want your life to be perceived in a certain way. >> reporter: after posting she relishes the likes and what the world perceives. >> you're addicted to the feedback. >> guys, look at these. >> reporter: a mom outside of chicago describes herself as an instagram junkie. >> i'm not sure why i'm doing it so much. >> reporter: even kids themselves have become digital celebrities. five-year-old a lon doe matteo

was named instagram style icon by new york magazine and already has 50,000 followers. >> it really is about the moms. it really is about what they want to -- their perception to be. it's about what they are saying about themselves through their children. >> reporter: and with the focus on creating a well choreographed digital story, moms can feel inadequate when things aren't that rosie. >> it's reality with filters and cropped out and caught at just the right moment. >> can you smile? >> reporter: i know that there are some naysayers that say by the time young children grow up all of these things that are shared online will negatively impact how they're received, but a blog is really a love letter to my children. >> reporter: albeit a love letter photo shopped to perfection. let's go right to that facebook question of the day. here we go. are social media accounts replacing your family photo albums? >> log on to wnnfans.com.

>> i don't have a problem. >> it's way less obnoxious than when people are posting about themselves. i'm doing this. i'm doing this. kids are computer. you can't blame them, they didn't post it. >> that little kid alonzo is one hot baby. he's adorable. coming up, a musical great who learned a costly lesson about drowsy driving. >> jennifer aniston is setting the record straight once again. it's all coming up next in the skinny.

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people -- people will listen. add your voice at... ok2talk.org welcome in to the skinny, everyone. we start with again negwyneth pn the ellen show. she was talking about her pubic hair. >> got it. what about it? >> take a listen. >> you didn't see the last time she was on. >> oh, dear. oh, ellen. >> oh, gwyneth. >> i was doing a show and i changed there and i went and i couldn't wear underwear. i don't think i can tell this story. >> you've already told it. >> well, i -- let's just say everyone went scrambling for a razor. i knew it had permeated when my brother-in-law said, i hope you're not going to like bring

back big -- >> are we going to talk about my pubic hair every time i am on the show? >> yes. it's a theme. >> yeah. there you have it. every time you hear ellen say that gwyneth paltrow is coming on the show, you know what you're going to get. >> she's a master. you can watch ellen being coy. >> gwyneth is great at these things. any time she's on a show she talks about her love life or the nether regions. >> i don't know about the rumors about jennifer aniston. now there's another rumor about her being pregnant. >> we're back to it. >> ""us weekly"" declares the actress's big secret, she's pregnant. this is on the print version. her rep says jennifer is not pregnant. their story is another fabrication. her publicist told this to enews and gossip cops. if you believe the publicist, she's not. >> these rags seem to throw

things into the air at walls and hope something sticks. maybe now she's pregnant. if we publish something she'll come out and say it. they have no grounds on this. >> who knows. we'll find out in like six months if they are just being coy, the reps. >> i have a hard time believing it. she's been pregnant for the last ten years and she's been married 45 times. >> you're right about that. you're absolutely right about it. i'm over it. >> i'm over it, too. a sad story, zac efron, he's well known with the tweens. he's kind of like become a superstar. he spent some time in rehab, according to tmz for a cocaine addiction. apparently he just stopped coming to filming of "the neighbors." he did this back in april. this is all according to tmz. initially when first reports came out that he went into rehab people were saying maybe it was for an alcohol addiction.

then it turned out to be a lot more serious. turns out he's struggling with cocaine. he's 25 years old. he was in rehab for five months. >> wow. that's not going to get you more parts if you don't show up. >> at least he's getting help. >> his career is too new to go down that road. good for him. legendary guitar man, carlos santana, according to tmz he had a close call in an upscale neighborhood in vegas. he fell asleep at the wheel. that's his fancy car with its front bumper completely wrecked, airbags deployed. 66-year-old rocker unharmed. his car is clearly not unharmed there. yeah, apparently he is not believed to be driving under the influence. people who talked to the las vegas review journal, he fell asleep. >> at the wheel. on this shift we know all about that. driving home after the long nights. >> it's hard. you get drowsy. literally, you fall asleep for what you feel like is. >> two seconds. >> two seconds and it's all

over. >> you're off the road. >> if it's that bad, pull over. >> cup of coffee, a nap, anything. >> anything. it. >> if it is that bad pull over. >> cup of coffee, nap, anything.

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table. she makes just $2 an hour but she got a $200 tip. >> oh, my god! >> the same thing happened to this waiter and this one. in fact, it happened to several waiters all across utah. all thanks to these two buddies. 20 something steward edging ton and an draw hales makes a living on youtube giving hugs, opening doors and complimenting strangers. >> we want to let moms know they're awesome. >> reporter: the goal, mostly to get you to crack a smile. >> are you philanthropists, are you pranksters? >> i would say we're pranksters, social experimenters. >> reporter: they do a lot of funny stuff, even pretend to break up with people they've never actually met. >> are you seeing someone else? >> reporter: but it's this random act of generosity for

these waiters that has made them an internet sensation. >> it's kind of like parents watching their kids open their presents on christmas. >> what we're going for is that feel-good reactions that really make you smile. >> i love you guys. >> yeah! >> you don't know how bad that is. >> that just like -- it just got us. we're like, oh, man, this is awesome. >> what started out as a gift for some unsuspecting waiters now putting a smile on the faces of millions. paula, abc news, new york. what do you think? >> it takes a really cool idea and camera and look how uplifting that is. >> making a living doing this. isn't that amazing? >> a lot of people making a living. >> if you can unwhittingly be part of the pranks, that's a good one. >> 200 bucks instead of a flower. >> the one where he's rand

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making news in america this morning -- we have a winner. one ticket hits the gigantic powerball jackpot. the overnight developing details on where it was sold. breaking news. a massive explosion rocking a chemical plant. new video and information just coming in. plus, found alive. the young girl abducted from her georgia home is safe. but new information about her parents is raising questions about exactly what happened. an on-air oops. a news anchor is getting worldwide attention. and it's for all the wrong reasons. good morning. we begin this thursday with two developing stories. first, that big powerball lottery.