but abc news has learned dr. shay failed to disclose a conflict of interest, that he was also a paid consultant for procter & gamble, the makers of fixodent. >> that's a fundamental transgression of professional medical ethics and not to be allowed. >> reporter: abc news obtained documents in which shay sent draft reports to procter & gamble saying, please be a circumspect because as a reviewer i'm not supposed to be passing an unpublished manuscript around. >> it is an outrage. a fundamental breach of confidentiality. the guy simply broke all rules of conduct. >> reporter: in a phone call with abc news, shay defended his review and said that the study had objective shortcomings. however, in 2009, procter & gamble added new label information, a caution that prolonged zinc intake may be linked to adverse health effects. for mark jakoby who says his body will never recover, it's a warning that comes way too late. fixodent and forget it. >> well, apparently i can't forget it. because it's took a lot away from me. >>

. >> their threats and surprising remarks in an abc news exclusive interview. it's monday, february 28th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good morning, everyone. i'm peggy bunker. >> i'm rob nelson. the gadhafi brothers' comments come as opposition forces move even closer to libya's capital. we get a rare look inside the embattled country and this ruler's family. interesting interview. the son saying, show me evidence civilians have been killed. denying what's happening out there, according to the media, and saying, my dad is not leaving. he's there to say. >> they're not going anywhere. that's what they're saying. >>> also coming up, what addiction experts are saying about charlie sheen. just before his one-on-one interview on "good morning america" and "20/20," we asked him point-blank if he's on drugs. >> increased speculation whether "two and a half men" will come back to the air at all. we'll see what charlie has to say. on top of all that, it's monday after the oscar night excitement, from the red carpet to the actual awards, wh

news. >>> and here are some stories to watch today on abc news. it is a final day of campaigning for rahm emanuel before tomorrow's mayoral primary in chicago. the former white house chief of staff is still the front-runner in the race. >>> scott brown's new book called "against all odds" goes on sale. he admitted in that book that he was once a victim of sexual abuse. >>> the astronauts set to launch the next shuttle mission are very busy today preparing "discovery" for blastoff thursday. >>> an amazing story for all of you dog lovers out there. it's about an unbelievable journey of a terrier named bear. >> bear. >> you have to love this guy. >> somehow bear ended up traveling 750 miles from his home in california up to washington state in just two days. how did he do it? here's diana alvear. >> reporter: to know bear is to love bear. he's hard to resist. that may have gotten the terrier into trouble. trouble that began in sacramento and took him all the way to tacoma. how he made it through three states in just two days only bear knows. tuesday

i was there reporting for abc news radio. there are whole gangs of police officers moving in a line to clear the square forcefully. the protestors are now starting to move back toward the military and they are -- in a -- whoa. in a complete fight, right on the streets. and then, security forces turned on me. oh, no, no, no. hang on. journalist, journalist, journalist. journalist. he said, "no." he said, "no." i'm going, i'm going. i'm going. my injuries were slight compared to what we saw in the hospital later in the day. this tiny island has been ruled by a monarch for more than 200 years. there are as many as 2,000 members of the royal family in the complaint, they get the best jobs and plum opportunities. >> reporter: and miguel marquez is on to phone with us right now. so hard to see the protesters still in the hospital. we talked last night. are you still okay? >> i am okay. feeling very good today. a little bruised, a little battered. a couple of welts on my back, but doing great. >> what about tomorrow, are there plans

on abc news. president obama travels to michigan today where he'll hold talks with university students about expanding wireless web connections nationwide. >>> lawmakers on capitol hill focus on terrorism. members of the house vote on extending provisions of the patriot act while committee members question intelligence leaders. >>> verizon's version of the iphone goes on sale in stores today. bloggers are already claiming that the new phone has some antenna problems. >> but a band-aid on it. wasn't that the solution last time. >>> finally this half hour, the bond between a college baseball coach and player. >> the outfielder was in dire need of a kidney transplant so his coach pitched in to help. t.j. winick has the latest. good morning to you, t.j. >> reporter: the young man was on dialysis and he was in desperate need of a transplant. it was his college coach who stood up and gave him the gift of life. there are sacrifice bunts and fly balls in baseball, but this is a sacrifice unlike any other

bob woodruff, abc news. >>> and among the americans in christchurch when the quake hit, former u.s. senator evan bayh of indiana and his wife susan. he left the senate just last month. they joined me this afternoon from new zealand. senator and mrs. bayh, are you both all right? >> we're both fine. susan is a little shaken. she was down in the middle of the worst of it. but thank god, thank god, we're fine. >> mrs. bayh, where were you and what did you feel? >> well, i was at cathedral square, buying a souvenir, i was talking to a very nice man when the earth started shaking. this nice german man just took me by my coat, which i'm still wearing, he threw me out into the street. there was a lady next to me probably, who had maybe a yard away had a piece of concrete the size of maybe half of a twin-sized bed on her upper half. you could see her feet coming out. she was in the middle of the street where she was supposed to be safe but the buildings and the narrowness of the street caused the building to come down on top of her. >> where were you, senator? >> i was at canterbury univers

but abc news has learned dr. shay failed to disclose a conflict of interest, that he was also a paid consultant for proctor & gamble, the makers of fixodent. >> that's a fundamental transgression of professional medical ethics and not to be allowed. >> reporter: abc news obtained documents from which shay sent draft records to proctor & gamble, saying in one e-mail, "please be circumspect, because as a reviewer, i'm not supposed to be passing an unpublished manuscript around." >> look, it is an outrage. it's a fundamental breach of confidentiality, the guy simply broke all the rules of conduct. >> reporter: in a phone call with abc news, shay defended his review and said that the study had "objective shortcomings." however, in 2009, pock or the and gamble added new label information, a caution that prolonged zinc intake may be linked to adverse health effects. but for mark jacoby, who says his body will never recover, it's a warning that comes way too late. fixodent and forget it. >> well -- apparently i can't fo

to watch today on abc news. sarah palin will be at the ronald reagan ranch tonight to celebrate what would have been the late president's 100th birthday. >>> astronaut mark kelly announces his career plans today in houston. his wife, gabby giffords, continues her recovery. after last month's tragedy in tucson. >>> and new york yankees pitcher andy pettitte announces his retirement today. he finishes his career with 240 wins over 16 seasons. >>> finally, if you're a fan of shows like ""desperate housewives" "or "gossip girls" you owe a big thanks to the show that started it all, "dallas." >> without that first prime time soap opera, well, where would our world be today? now, it's making a come back. the bbc has more. ♪ >> reporter: for 13 years one of the most familiar sights and sounds on television -- it was one of the definitive shows of the 1980s. viewers engrossed by bobby ewing family struggles, sue ellen's struggle with alcohol and j.r.'s devious double-crossing. although it came off the air in 1991 its

dan harris, abc news, new york. >> news about religion in america today. >>> thank you for being with us. great to have you here and hope to see you again tomorrow nighty >>> a highway narcotics agent busted for taking drugs. >> and abc 7 news investigates gun owners not supposed to have weapons and why police agencies are not going after them. >> also spencer's forecast and the lasting affects of a sierra snow storm that will extend the ski season into spring. >> plus grand opening of a new armed forces building and the silver star hero it's named after. >> good evening, everyone. a startling development in the east bay. a top narcotics agent is under arrest. >> he's accused of dealing drugs and faces felony charges. >> abc 7's vic lee is live with what led to the arrest. vick? >> this news comes as a surprise to members of the law enforcement community. he is well known among police narcotics officers because he's in charge of this task force which is comprised the various police departments and targets mid to high level drug dealers. the state ag tells us they launched this investi

. >>> and here are some stories to watch on abc news. the green bay packers' super bowl victory celebration is today at lambeau field. school will be let out early so even students can attend. >>> also, it's the first anniversary of the first lady's let's move campaign. she'll be turning to athletes and nutritionists to get support in fighting obesity. >>> former defense secretary donald rumsfeld's book goes on sale today. he appears on "good morning america" after his exclusive interview with diane sawyer. >>> finally from us, you might be wondering why we're wearing sunglasses. because our futures are so bright. also because for the first time we are able to see a 360-degree view of the sun's surface. >> and as the bbc's david shukman reports, the things we could learn from this could make our future so bright, we'd have to keep wearing our shades. >> reporter: the sun, like we've never seen it. turbulent, constantly erupting, new images revealing a restless power. huge arcs of fire reach into space. in the past few years scientists ha

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lisa stark, abc news, washington. >>> u.s. and mexican investigators say there is no motive yet for a deadly attack on two american law enforcement agents. they were driving along a highway in northern mexico when they were stopped at a roadblock. that is when gunmen who may have had a connection to mexico's drug cartel opened fire. the obama administration condemned the attack. >>> the federal government could literally run out of money and shut down within weeks if the congress and the president can't agree on a budget for the year that's already under way. >> and then there is the fighting over cuts in next year's budget. john hendren joins us from washington with more. john? >> reporter: good morning, rob and vinita. this is the first major showdown of the new congress and so far neither side is blinking. it's a high stakes game of budget chicken. on one side president obama. >> let's use a scalpel. let's not use a machete. >> reporter: on the other side, republicans who want deeper cuts. many of them using the same talkin

yunji de nies, abc news, bristol, connecticut. >>> but not to young to know about pag it forward. bayne is donating some of his $1.3 million purse to a charity he works with that helps orphans in mexico. that's all for us this presidents' day. diane will be back tomorrow.e >>> if your friends are family aren't back from tahoe this, may be why. a long, slow drive home from the holiday weekend. >> wipeout for mavericks. a waive riding that won't take place this year. it's not just surfer who's are done. >> and a door to door sales person causes catastrophe for a vacuum cleaner. the story is ahead on 7 on your side. >> the vehicle being built for one of the last unexplored frontiers on the planet. >>> good evening, it's been a long trip home for thousands of skier autos after hitting slopes for three days they're in their cars and here is what it's like. you can start closing in on the bay area. this is a live look at interstate 80 just west of davis. traffic has been thick all afternoon. this is what you'll see, another live picture here looking at interstate 80 through berkeley. >>

terry moran, abc news. >>> the assistant u.s. secretary of state was actually in christchurch when that quake hit. kirk campbell was attending a trade conference with a large u.s. delegation there. we're told campbell and the rest of the americans are safe. >>> now, to the other major story of the morning. the uprising in libya. as it enters the seventh day, the country's long-time leader is doing all he can to hold onto power. moammar gadhafi appeared on national tv a few hours ago to deny rumors that he'd left the country. even key members of his government are calling for gadhafi to step down. lara setrakian has more on the surging protests and the government's response. >> reporter: crowds gathered at the city square after rumors spread gadhafi had left the country. protesters say the military attacked them with lethal force. >> shooting fire, bullets and everything. >> reporter: angry demonstrators stormed the state television station, set fire to government buildings and the olympic square. in benghazi where it began, demon

>>reporter: abc news has new video from wednesday night. the night the square was cleared of protestors. the moment the shooting started panic ensued. square now the symbolic center of this movement. protestors vow to take it back. but that means spilling much more blood. miguel, abc news bahrain. >> use of live ammunition against pro democracy protestors triggered sharp criticism from president obama. he's urging authority to show restraint and respect the rights of their people. britain and fran meanwhile have announced they halt arms sale to bahrain. >> somali pirates cap seward several americans including a couple from southern california. attack happened 275 miles off the coast of the indian ocean. pirates hijack a yacht owned by scott and jean add a.they live in marina del rey. group has been on a round the world sail trip for more than a year. distress signal sent by the boat a week ago. united states has said to be reviewing the option the for potential rescue. >>> back at home. police have revealed where a top narcotics agent accus

in the news room, abc 7 news. >> okay thanks very much. >> now former abc 7 news reporter noel is in new zealan zealand. and joins us live on the telephone now to tell us what is has gone. we see some really tear faiing pictures of serious serious catastrophic damage there. fill in a few details for us. howed about across christ church. >> what people are calling is that christ church resemble a war zone. fires burning. smoke in the air. one 17 story high-rise with a collapsed stairwell that has trapped people inside of it. some of those folks have made their way up on to the roof where they are awaiting helicopter rescue. there are 30 people trapped in another building. there's one building collapsed. and that rubble is burning. at least 2 of the multi-story hotels here have collapsed earlier in the day you could hear people screaming from inside the building for rescue. power has been knocked out to 100,000 people. broken water main and streets flooded some of the roads around christ church are impassable even though they have asked people to the leave the central city area. of cou

martha raddatz, abc news, washington. >>> and in other news, back here at home, it was 15 years ago, president bill clinton signed a bill making it federal law that marriage consists of one man and one woman in the united states, even though individual state after state moved to allow same-sex marriage. well, today, president obama took a giant step to reverse that law, saying this country should give gay marriages the same legal standing as straight. and jake tapper is at the white house with that tonight. jake? >> reporter: good evening, diane. well, that's right. in a stunning turn of events, president obama told the justice department to stop defending the 1996 law that defines marriage as between one man and one woman. the president's been defending the law for two years, but today, he called it unconstitutional. jerry savoy and john weiss of danbury, connecticut, are suing the government over the defense of marriage act. >> we challenged it because it's fundamentally wrong. >> and it directly effects us. >> reporter: that's because even though they are legally married in connec

amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> time now 5:02. the search resumes at daylight for a missing southern california couple whose car was found highway 1 at devil's slide but there are indications this could already be a murder investigation. terry mcsweeney is live along highway 1. terry? >> yeah, san francisco police reportedly calling this a homicide investigation and what an investigation it is. a section of highway 1 down here near devil's slide closed for hours last evening into last night. as they look for clues where this couple might be. take a look at the couple we are talking about. this is billy and colleen waterman of palm desert in southern california missing for four days now. san francisco police telling their daughter, she tells us that police are calling this a murder case and the victim may be colleen. that's what san francisco police are reportedly saying. we have some video of the scene out here last night after crews found the couple's car parked illegally near devil's slide. no sign of anyone. crews repelled down

lama hasan, abc news, cairo. >> stay with abc news throughout the day as we cover the crisis in egypt. more live reports coming up on "america this morning" and "good morning america." and for updates any time, logon to abcnews.com. >>> well, most of the country's had its fill of ice and arctic air and snow. that's an understatement, so this is the kind of forecast we've been dreaming about. >> pennsylvania's famous groundhog punxsutawney phil emerged from his den yesterday to deliver good news. phil failed to see his shadow. and as superstition has it, that means we will have an early spring. >> thank god animals can predict the future. icy roads in the area, thousands of people actually turned out in the cold to see phil in action. let's all hope the critter's right. >> i have to say, he's been doing this 125 years, not that one in particular, but he's seen his shadow 98 times and hasn't seen it 15 times. so this isn't rigged, i don't think. >> really? >> maybe the rodent is right. >> i didn't know you kept tabs on phil. >> he's a friend. one four-star hotel. two identical rooms. so

miguel beaten while he was filing this report for abc news radio. >> after 3:00 in the morning here, at pearl square. there are whole gangs of police officers moving in a lane to clear the square, forcefully. the protesters are now starting to move back toward the military. and they are -- whoa! in a complete fight right on the street. no, no, no! journalist, journalist, journalist! he said no. he said no. i'm going. i'm going. i'm going to my hotel. i just got beat rather badly by a gang of thugs. i'm now in a marketplace near our hotel where people are cowering in buildings. i mean, these people aren't skrug around. >> miguel reports to us now that the crackdown tonight has left at least two dead and over a hundred injured. miguel himself suffered some injuries but tells us he's okay. more on this story tomorrow morning on "good morning america." >>> finally the topic of tonight's closing argument. a fighter engine struck from the budget. we heard from many of you online. join the debate on "nightline's" facebook page on us as in.com. that's our report for tonight. from all of us a

lama hasan, abc news, cairo. >>> and back in this country now, a big health alert about our kids and the growing appetite for energy drinks. in fact, those supercharged drinks are the fastest growing products on the beverage shelf. $9 billion a year. so what does that much caffeine do to human bodies, especially younger ones? here's sharyn alfonsi. >> reporter: with names like full throttle, monster and rock star, it's no wonder kids are drawn to energy drinks. >> like i have like seven pages of a paper or something like that, i'll drink that -- i'll drink a 5-hour energy, and it'll get me through. >> reporter: but researchers say some energy drinks may be giving young users unsafe amounts of caffeine. doctors say there were twice as many cases of caffeine toxicity, kids overdosing on caffeine, as there were adults. some kids say they drink more than one energy drink a day, but doctors say just one can could have an effect. >> sometimes you can actually see their heart beating quickly through their clothes, and they feel very, very anxious. >> reporter: you can see their heart beatin

martha raddatz, abc news, yemen. >>> and now, we move onto italy. call it the rebuke of the italian mamas. italy's prime minister with his long history of flaunting a billionaire playboy lifestyle, is in deep legal trouble tonight. silvio berlusconi has been indicted and ordered to stand trial in a sex case involving a 17-year-old girl. and as jeffrey kofman reports from rome, the mothers and grandmothers of italy are keeping the pressure on. >> reporter: in a country where women are famously tolerant of their unfaithful men, italy's philandering premier silvio berlusconi may finally have crossed the line. the 74-year-old billionaire is notorious for consorting with younger women. but his dalliance with this moroccan nightclub dancer known as ruby heart-stealer may be his downfall. today berlusconi was indicted for allegedly paying ruby for sex when she was underage. now it is the women of italy who are leading the call for berlusconi's resignation. here in rome over the weekend 200,000 disgusted women made their feelings very clear. >> the amount o

abc 7 news. >> looks nice. coming up on abc 7 morning news, reaction to the uprising in egypt from bay area residents with family and friends caught in the middle of the crisis. >> also it has happened again. a gas pipeline explosion causes panic in a small mid western town. >> and are you living near an earthquake fault? next the ring ring. progresso. i look great in my wedding dress with the help of your amazing light soups. now we're adding even bigger pieces of white meat chicken. oh, so when's the big day? oh, we got married years ago. but the point is, i fit in it! well good for you! [ male announc ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. [ speaking spanish ] ♪ [ male announcer ] old el paso stan'n stuff taco shells. old el paso. feed your fiesta. >>> welcome back. check out the rest of the country, the lower 48. the arctic air starting to modify. highs still relatively cool from 50 dallas, chicago 26, 43 denver to freezing in new york city. 32 degrees there. good news also as far as traveling. look how

simon mcgregor-wood, abc news, london. >>> earlier tonight, president obama sat down with fox news channel's bill o'reilly to talk about politics, egypt, and of course, football. joining us to talk about is abc senior political editor rick klein. rick, we heard christiane talk about the muslim brotherhood. bill o'reilly asked the president about that organization and if it is anti-american. what did the president say? >> reporter: the president said there are strains of the brotherhood that are anti-american, but significantly, jake, he rejected the idea that the only two choices in egypt are between the muslim brotherhood and a repressed egyptian people. he said, certainly, the muslim brotherhood is well organized, but they do not have majority support and there are others in egypt who will have a say. >> and o'reilly suggested that president obama is moving to the center to improve his standing. how did the president respond to that? >> reporter: presidents never like to say they're moving. the president said, i didn't move, i'm the same guy. he talked about his plans for investing in educ

as abc news headquarters. in the words of a flight director at nasa, it has been a bad day. seven astronauts have died. their families shattered. the space program has been dealt a terrible blow. the larger family of men and women in space exploration devastated. and the country has been reminded how dangerous it is and that for all of america's technological genius, it doesn't always work. this morning just before 8:00 texas time the space shuttle "columbia" was about to finish a picture perfect 16-day scientific mission. the astronauts' families were on the runway poised for a great reunion. instead, this was the picture we all saw. "columbia" was going 12,500 miles an hour when it suddenly broke up under stress that we still don't understand. 16 minutes from home. we begin our field reporting with abc's ned potter. >> lift-off of space shuttle "columbia" -- >> reporter: "columbia" was on a science mission. seven astronauts, 16 days, 70 experiments. >> a more courageous group of people, you could not have ho

abc news, new york. >> such a hard pull. there's even a facebook fan page, it's actually an anti- -- >> the grandfather of the california octuplets is talking. >> what he has to say about his daughter and her huge [ bleep ]. you're watching "world news now." >> reporter: what will all those viewers do without the object of their late night joy? what will willis do without you to salivate over? >> i know it will never happen but just in case your husband doesn't work out right, give a brother a call, you know what i'm saying? >> reporter: settle down, willis. a lot of great female anchors have called abc home -- >> i've worked with diane sawyer, barbara walters. how does she compare to them? my god, how does she compare? you know what, she doesn't compare to them. >> reporter: that's right, you don't compare. no one is quite like our vinita and our show will never be quite the same. >> vinita, i wish you the best. you're a very special person. >> vinita, good luck. we'll miss you so much. i'm so jealous you'll be sleeping at

new olay pro x advanced cleaning system. >>> and here are some stories to watch today on abc news. the nfl announced more details about sideline tests that could be done to determine if a player has a concussion. the test could be put to work next season. >>> the wisconsin state assembly passed a bill this morning, stripping workers of a union budget. >>> the shuttle "discovery" is on its way to the international space station. the crew should arrive there for "discovery's" final mission tomorrow. >>> finally, if you're doing an oscar pool, like us, odds are you picked "the king's speech" to win best picture, everyone s has, but me. i'm sticking with the facebook movie. >> who gave them their voice? we have the scoop on that with wabc with a look at the history behind the movie. >> what do i call you? >> your royal highness. >> reporter: a king by any other name is still a king, unless you're the queen of england in which case you call him father. dear old dad in her case was the same man portrayed by colin firth in "the king's speech," so the news of her approval was most welcome.

and abc news has learned that she's now talking more and more. just yesterday, her husband astronaut mark kelly sent out an e-mail message that she is recovering at lightning speed. but we didn't know for sure what that meant until our bob woodruff brought us the new details tonight. >> reporter: her office gave us the news just hours ago. in her hospital room over the past few days, congresswoman giffords has been speaking. using simple words. they would not say how many or how often, but one of those words was "toast." simple and miraculous. >> for her to request toast, i don't think i've ever gotten so excited about toast. >> reporter: brain injury experts say it is a huge step forward. >> what this indicates is that the bullet did not permanently damage the language pathways and that there is an ability for recovery here. >> reporter: so far, her husband, mark kelly, has not spoken about the condition of her speech. when he announced friday his intention to fly the space shuttle again, he did not indicate if she could talk or not. has gabby b

lama hasan, abc news, cairo. >> our thanks to lama tonight. >>> our christiane amanpour will sit down with secretary of state hillary clinton to discuss the violence ratcheting up across the middle east. that's this sunday morning right here on "this week." >>> we turn back to this country now where this record shattering winter seemed like it would never end but today across much of the country a welcome break. but don't get used to it. sam champion, why do you always have to look around the corner? >> well, it has been good news. because cities like d.c., trenton, newark, new york city in some areas, have come in with record highs today. they were four or five degrees above normal. so that is good news. but for those areas in the north atlantic it's going to be over for tomorrow. you're back in the 40s. >> you mentioned some more snow again next week. but there was also an alarming forecast you pointed out about snow melt eventually. >> yeah, and we might as well show you what this week's snow melt did, david. remember last week, february 10th. 49 of the 50 states had snow on them o

terry mcsweeney, abc 7 news. >> thank you. the san francisco police commission voted 6-1 last night to allow the police department to now look into the use of tasers by officers. it comes a year after shooting down a similar proposal. last march the commission voted 4-3 against the request by then police chief gorge gascon to study the use of tasers. interim police chief says they will study the taser issue and present finding in 90 days. >> this afternoon state regulators are voting on implementing state regulations for utilities operating natural pipelines in the state. the california public utilities commission will consider new reporting requirements for operators whose pipeline pressures accidentally spiked above the legal limits but critics say the changes would not do enough because they would apparently not require pg&e or other utilities to notify regulators if natural gas levels exceed legal limits during planned pressure surges. assembly man jeffrey hill says new requirements would allow pg&e to continue the same ac

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sam champion, abc news. new york. >> there was the 100 degrees we told you about. >> wow. >>> here's a look at your friday forecast. a new storm in the northwest bringing rain and mountain snow from seattle into idaho and montana. a dusting to a couple inches of snow from fargo to detroit. showers and thunderstorms from miami up to the outer banks. >> frost and freeze warnings in texas and louisiana. then it will warm up to 50 in dallas. 47 in new orleans. boston hits 29. baltimore 40. 35 in omaha. 40s across the rockies. >>> if frosty the snowman is looking for a girlfriend there's a tall beauty in michigan who might catch his eye. >> a family in grand haven spent the last two weeks sculpting this giant snowwoman in their front yard, all 19 feet of her. they used blue plastic plates for her eyes and pipe cleaners to make those lovely lashes. her nose is made of a road cone and they joined with water noodles to form her mouth. >> they said they ran out of steam before they were done but their neighbors pitch

lisa stark, abc news,ing washington. >>> more storms on the way. spencer christian is following the weather for us. >> all right, dan, in the active weather pattern is with us and will be with us for awhile. a time lapse view in emeryville looking northwest ward across the bay. big puffs of cumulus clouds moving across the bay. rainfall showing up on live doppler 7 hd. pockets of heavy rainfall. let's start in the farther bay. snow mixing into to the higher elevations cob be mountain and clear lake and rain down at sea level. and right around san francisco from marin county to san francisco to parts of the peninsula and across the bay to berkeley and oakland and down to fremont, scattered shower activity with locally heavy downpours and hail stones spotted as well. tomorrow morning at 8:00, showers heavy at time. by noon, scattered showers. by late afternoon showers giving way to at least partial clearing. are here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. we expect more rain coming in on friday but we do expect a mainly dry weekend although there is

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david muir, abc news, new york. way to ski on waves. >> wave skiing is the brain child of professional athlete chuck patterson. it's definitely an extreme sport. john berman got the details in this "world news" conversation. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: chuck patterson, thank you so much for joining us. where are you talking to us from? it looks like a surf shop somewhere. >> i'm talking from my office in dana point, california. >> reporter: i know you like to ski on snow in mountains but a video that's been passed around the internet quite a bit that has you skiing not on mountains at all, but on waves. >> yes. it's kind of a combination with toe surfing and big waves and snow skiing and it's something that we've been kind of working on for quite some time. and a couple of skiers last year took it to a new level. and i kind of took it from there. >> reporter: how does it work? walk us through it. >> basically, it takes a couple of things. the skis we have are custom made. we put ski bindings on there. and then we also use

in the news ramp, abc 7 news. >>> staying in the city for another moment. effort to allow nanny to have special parking permit ran into hurdles today. municipal transportation agency board is not ready to approve the concept until certain conditions are met. board members would like to see a 9 month trial period and figure out the penalty for those who misuse it. also like parents to get their neighbors to aparagraph these permits. >> i think that mta understands the issue. they have been really respoychbs and really trying to work with those of us that raised it to come up with some solution. but i know that there's a lot of continue when it comes to vehicle and park something we are very hopeful something will get created and passed. >>reporter: process of rewriting the proposal could take several weeks maybe even months. >> when we come back here on the news at 9:00. stanford trying to turn rubber into the news at 9:00. stanford trying to turn rubber into human skin that is actually >> after criticism from travelers who call the screening invasive, the t

terry mcsweeney, abc 7 news. >> terry, thank you. san jose police now say an 18-year-old girl was dragged 2,000 feet by a hit and run driver and her boyfriend witnessed the entire horrifying incident. erica was crossing the street when she was hit by an s.u.v. or minivan. she remains in critical condition with a broken pelvis and other injuries and may never walk again. it happened when she was crossing the intersection of fontaine road around 2:30 sunday morning. erica's boyfriend said he saw a man in a gray s.u.v. or minivan hitter rick ca and then just keep going. luna's family has raised a $2,000 reward to help police find the driver. >> san jose firefighters believe a fire started inside the kitchen of an apartment in this complex near lee high school. the fire broke out 7:45 this morning. nobody was hurt. firefighters rescued one dog from the burning aapartment but they discovered another chihuahua mix had died in the fire. crews kept the flames contained to just one apartment in the four-unit building. the fire caused an estim

the this is abc news, new york. >>> if beauty and the beast. coming up. scissors combs and hair spray help dogs turn into pieces of art at the if.tminster dog show >> taste of what is to come we got with the rain we have had. spencer is back with the full look at the forecast. >> we get much more generous dose tomorrow. radar composite image with approaching frontal system the next one and behind that we have cold air and more energy than the current system but let's look at the current system what it is doing right now. the radar a thin line of light rain and showers through part of the north bay and east bay reaching down through fairfield and vacaville down towards concord and then farther south down in santa cruz mountains we have some more shower activity but once again this is widely scattered and light. much lighter than what we are going to see come tomorrow. in the morning we see rainfall developing up in the north bay. temperatures in the 40's and 50's by midday. temperatures will be warming in the 50's but not much beyond the mid 50

steve osunsami, abc news. stone mountain, georgia. >> his parents say his days begin with skin stretching exercises that can be two to three hours. >> amazing spirit considering all that he's been through, wow.c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c

don sanchez, abc 7 news. >>> classics do live on. coming up here, half a dozen people trapped by australia's worst can cyclone in a hundred years. what happened after they were told a rescue effort is unsafe. stay with us. shift your weight forward onto the left foot. take the right leg up, holding the inner arch of the foot... introducing instant action alerts, only from chase. left arm up... manage your account and help avoid overdrafts with a click of a button. just reply to the alert with how much you want to transfer. inhale, all the way up... so you always stay in balance. ...to crescent pose. chase what matters. just four more times. ♪ >>> it is 12 minutes before 8:00 a.m. thursday in cairo. this is a live picture you can see after a day of violent protests in cairo where three people were killed, 1500 wounded. lots of smoke be juch just a fw minutes ago. we will have to see what this day brings. the protests which have been going on against president hosni mubarak had been peaceful but te they took a violent turn the past 2

seven and abc tv here in new york. >> this is abc 7 news at 10, chicago's number one news. >> lake shore drive is shut down tonight. all of it. the northbound lane is jammed with cars that are not moving and have not moved for several hours. the blizzard of 2011 is upon us and the snow is piling up. by the time it's over tomorrow, we could have as much as 2 feet on the ground. travel is advised for emergencies only. >> we start with abc 7's lea hope. >> reporter: efforts to make it home on lake shore drive became an extraordinary journey for many. >> i was in traffic since 3:00. i took 5 to lake shore. it's ridiculous. >> reporter: this dad was trying to get his newborn home from the hospital. >> we've been stuck for 2 1/2 hours in five blocks of lake shore drive. >> as a new father? >> new father. >> reporter: the city's office of emergency management closed lake shore drive about 8:00 p.m. from hollywood south to near 67th street. the city is trying to get cars off the drive so they can clear the snow. >> people have been broke down, batteries dying. i'm just going to pick them up, tak

here are stories to watch on abc news. the white house, the u.n. and european union will be monitoring the crisis in libya. they're threatening sanctions as well as a new no-fly zone over the country. >>> space shuttle "discovery" has been given the go for launch. it is the shuttle's final blastoff. after traveling 143 million miles in its career. >>> and motown comes to the white house. first lady michelle obama welcomes john legend, smokey robinson and sheryl crow to the latest sound of young american serious. >> nice lineup. >>> we're fired up for sunday's oscar and the buzz is building all over the internet. >> whether movie producers or the academy itself like it, social media is a run to the red carpet. >> oscar, you're invited. >> reporter: oscar turns 83 years old this year but he doesn't look or act his age. oscar's got his own youtube channel and you can find him on facebook. that's only appropriate in a year when a leading contender is all about the social network. >> this is a once in a generation idea! >> reporter: the national board o

for the i-team, dan noyes, abc7 news. >> thanks, dan. >>> an abc news correspondent was beaten today during a crackdown on anti-government protesters on the island nation of bahrain. >> miguel marquez was caught in the crowd and beaten by men with billy clubs although not badly injured, thank goodness. this was shot by his crew just before the attack. marquez says in the middle of the night they fired teargas and used clubs to clear out thousands of protesters who occupied the pearl square. an opposition group says two people were killed in the crackdown. hospitals are reporting dozens of wounded. >>> back here we are learning more about who president obama will be meeting with during his visit. the president will have a private dinner at an undisclosed location with high-tech executives including mark zuckerberg, apple's steve jobs and the google executive eric schmidt. the white house says the dinner meeting will focus on innovation, job creation and education. >>> california is facing a daunting challenge to cut car emissions by the year 2020. one strategy is by creating transit v

miguel marquez, abc news. >> our thanks to miguel tonight. two other notes from the region. the first from iran where a defense lawyer said he's ready for the trial of the three american hikers accused of spying. two have been in an iranian prison. the third was released on bail in september and is back in the u.s. there's no word if she'll return for the trial. >>> and a stunning announcement by iraq's prime minister neury al murieke saying he will not run for a third turn in 2014. there's speculation he wants to shield the country from uprising like in tunisia and in egypt. i'll be back later with the story of a mississippi woman who made the journey here determined to see the pyramids, and we'll tell you what she found when she got here. >> first, other news of the day, and sharon is following developments from new york. >> thanks so much. here in new york, the company that runs the nasdaq stock exchange has come under cyberattack. verges say unknown invaders snuck in repeatedly but did not tamper with stocktrating systems. hackers are increasingly targeting financial ins

lisa amin gulezian, abc 7 news. >> it's 4:48. the police chief promising improvements in the department and will investigate complaints related to buy a space police policy. they gave chris moore their unanimous support of top cop yesterday. he faces a call for change. a coalition of community activists concerned about racial profiling and excessive use of force opposed the selection. moore immediately reached out to those who didn't want him to get the job. >> i ask you see my appointment as a new beginning, as a new start, as an opportunity to build upon the dialogue that we created during the selection process. >> moore says he'll establish a community advisory board that will include those critical of the department. >> this morning an old steam trader will be towed to a ship recycling facility for cleaning and dismantling. the ss turman will be the first of the fleet to be taken to the allied recycling company, the only ship recycling company on west coast. they're getting $1 million to dismantle the ship. they will increase

matt gutman, abc news, orlando. >> nice to see those guys having a good time. they got $500 gift cards, so plenty of cash to spend as well. >> disney chefs whipped them up a chilean-inspired meal. >> a bit of home there in the happiest place on earth. >> coming up later on "good morning america" a new treatment having success in curing an age-old problem, snoring. it's helping couples cope with the problem, but can this new surgery help you? the full story coming up on "gma." >> i have to make sure to watch them. >>> that is making new this is america this morning. zblet more at any

i'm diane sawyerere at abc news headquarters in new york. we're going to take a moment of your regular programming to bring you word out of egypt of a very important development. abc's christiane amanpour made her way to the man at the center of the storm in cairo. she talked with hosni mubarak. as you know, it has been a dangerous trip. journalists targeted as they move through the streets there. but she is on the phone with us now. first of all, we are glad that you are safe. what did president mubarak say to you? >> good afternoon, diane. i spoke for about 30 minutes with president hosni mubarak in a reception room at the palace and i asked him what he thought now that he's promised to leave office and not stand for re-election. he told me that i am fed up after 62 years in public life, i have had enough, i want to go. but he added, if i resign today, there will be chaos. he said that he had told that also to president barack obama. he told me, quote, obama is a very good man, but i told obama, quote, you don't understand the egyptian cul

this is abc news. washington. >> in libya. gadhafi vowing to track down and kill protestors house by house. state department is telling americans in libya who want to get away from the turmoil there to be the at a particular port in tripoli tomorrow morning so they cap leave by ferry. libb why pumps 1.6 million barrels a day of world production of oil. unrest rattles the oil market. crude oil prices jumped bi biggest one day gain in more than two years. in an effort to calm the turbulence and concerns saudi arabia oil minister said opec cartel is ready to pump more oil to compensation for any drop-off that mayo occur in libya. >> come back home. california teachers face uncertain future tonight. retirement system is sliding toward insolvency. capitol correspondent annette has more tonight from sacramento. >>reporter: if no changes are made, the california state teacher retirement system known as cal ster will be broke in 30 years. and will increasingly rely on taxpayers to bail it out. almost 1.3 billion dollars of the state g

linsey davis, abc news, new york. >> pretty scary. but you have to wonder, will people even change their behavior if it meant giving up the cell phone? people are so reliant on them now. >> it's ingrained in the culture. it's ingrained in our daily schedules. they're not saying there's a direct link between brain cancer and cell phones but the brain does respond and is sensitive to the waves coming off that phone. you have to wonder, 20 years, will there be this massive wave of brain cancer? >> when the researcher says, i've changed my behavior, hello. >> hello, red flag, right? >>> well coming up next a handy new way to give pets in pain some much needed comfort. >> not that you even care. not even a dog guy. we'll meet the veterinarian who tried a new treatment on his own dog. that is coming up next. tried new treatments on his own dog. ns some days and so do our pets actually. we can always take painkillers or do something to help it out but not so easy with animals. >> a south florida vet has come up with an alternative to painkil

in the newsroom, abc 7 news. >> abc reporter hassled there on the streets of cairo in the report spoke with president mubarak today and he told her he is ready to step down. >> he told me that he was very unhappy to see the violence of the lasts few days between his supporters and those protestors against him. but he said he did not want to see egyptians fighting egyptians. when i asked him what about stepping down? he told me he said christiane after 62 years of public service, i am fed up. i want to go. but i can not resign today he said because otherwise there would be chaos. otherwise he was afraid, he said, that the muslim brought hood, the band would take of. that's the government line ever since the protest have erupted. >>reporter: christiane describes the rest of the interview tonight on "nightline"over on channel 7 right after abc 7 news at 11. tune in for that if you have the time. >> much more ahead this thursday night. 3 suspicious fires in san francisco and resident in the castro are worried. >> it was really scary to hear people yelling fire fire. really frightening. >>r