appalling but not all that surprising that's how a former schwarzenegger aide described those developments. the aide went to tell my colleague jake tapper, quote, i wish i could say i was surprised. the heartbreaking part is i'm sure maria was. david wright, abc news, los angeles. >> that says it all. in other news now, an ohio mom has been arrested after she ran over her teenage daughter with the family van after a fight. surveillance cameras in the walmart parking lot captured the incident on monday. it shows the daughter yelling and then hitting the hood of the car. that's when mom apparently decided to strike back. >> the mom said that she was trying to -- she was going to drive by with her window down and smack her daughter in the head in retaliation for her striking the vehicle with her hand. >> the daughter was treated for her injury and then released. the mom was charged with aggravated vehicular assault and domestic violence. congresswoman gabby giffords is under going surgery later today in houston, and doctors say this will help speed up her recovery. they'll be replacing part of her skull with a plastic implant. shortly after giffords was shot in january doctors removed part of her skull to allow room for her brain to expand and swell. they say that after this procedure, giffords won't have to worry about wearing a protective helmet any longer. and also more good news, this time for giffords' husband, astronaut mark kelly. kelly and the crew wrapped up their routine postlaunch and the post launch inspection yesterday saying that the initial results looked very good. giffords chose u2's "beautiful day." >> nice pick. back in cape canaveral "atlantis" is preparing for the end of an era. it's final flight expected in july the one that will bring the shuttle program to a close and workers unsure of their future have gathered to capture the moment. more from wftv's kevin oliver radio and for years orbiters were from their high-tech hangars with little attention. pressed from around the world gathered behind yellow ropes while shuttle workers came out to same farewell. they came out to take one last picture with "atlantis." >> this is the last flight rollout. the next time they'll roll out it number a museum. >> reporter: has worked on the shuttle program before the orbiters ever flew, testing engines, or as he says, blowing things up. he says he never got used to seeing the orbiters every day. what will be hard not seeing them. >> you look at some of the detail on it, man, it's amazing. it's absolutely amazing. >> reporter: only a handful of workers walked with the final space shuttle crew. many workers were given several times to stop by. they thought there would be more people out here but a lot have already moved on, some by choice, others because they've been laid off. thinks there is still plenty of life left in each orbiter and personally believes it's a mistake to retire them,. >> it would had been pretty good if it had went to 201 jieks now they like thousands of their colleagues are trying to capture this moment in time and hope they find work with whatever comes in the shuttle's wake. >> that's kevin oliver reporting from kennedy space center. "atlant "atlantis" could launch in july but no date gist yet. it depends how long tell take to prepare the launchpad after "endeavour's" blast off on wednesday. take a look at your weather now. flood watches, they are posted in a dozen east coast states with downpours and thunderstorms from the carolinas to maine. also looking at some wet weather from pittsburgh to cincinnati. showers from billings to oklahoma city. heavy snow in the rockies. and much lighter in the sierra range. showers in california. >> upper 60s along the pacific coast. 74 in fargo. 68 in omaha and 67 in detroit. 70s from atlanta to new york and a balmy 85 in miami. well, yesterday we made a lot of you sort of sick when we told you about a wisconsin man who planned to reach a very important mcmilestone. >> yes indeed and exactly what he did during a ceremony at his hometown mcdonald's. he ate big mac number 25,000. >> ew. >> ew, exactly. 39 years to the day after he started munching the infamous meat patties of course with that special sauce. >> oh my goodness. he's eaten two big macs almost every single day since may of 1972. >> my lord. >> how does he know how many he's eaten, he's kept his cartoons and receipts for documentation. now that he's hit 25,000 burgers he says he has no plans to stop. >> and said yesterday, believe it or not, this man's cholesterol levels are good. >> healthy. >> he's in good shape. he was not fat. his cholesterol is good, i don't get it. >> what people say about folks who eat a lot of fast food, not necessarily mcdonald's but you can sort of smell it. >> like through their skin. >> fatty. like through their pores. >> like that m&m. >> yeah. like these, perhaps. >> there you go. >> more chocolate. >> the more "world news" coming up in a second. ugh, time to color. woohoo! whoa. haircolor is a chore no more! you gotta come see what's new. c'mon! tadaaa! welcome to haircolor heaven. aa-ah-ahhh! courtesy of new nice 'n easy colorblend foam. permanent, dimensional 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nobody was hurt. the helicopter returned fire. >> reporter: while it is still being investigated, officials believe two u.s. apache helicopters were patrolling this afghan-pakistan border across from an al qaeda safe heche, that's when one of the u.s. helicopter accidentally crossed into pakistani territory. the pakistanis opened fire. the u.s. helicopter fired back injuring two pakistanis. >> they're taking effective fire that by all means they have to take all measures to make sure that they are safeguarding themselves. >> reporter: tensions are already extremely high between the u.s. and pakistan after the unannounced raid into pakistan that killed osama bin laden. this can't be helpful at a time like this. >> no it's very tense along the border. >> reporter: as we've seen firsthand, the u.s. relies on help from pakistan to try to stem the flow of foreign fighters into afghanistan who attack u.s. forces. essentially what you're saying is if you're pakistani counterparts don't talk to you it risks american lives? >> it gets much tougher, it absolutely does. >> reporter: there have been signs from officials in pakistan that they want to move beyond the anger of the bin laden raid but firefight certainly a setback. martha raddatz, abc news, patika province, stauns. >> you have to wonder all of these incidents on top the raid add up into the pakistan-u.s. relationship. that relationship is slowly deteriorating. getting worse, not better. >> sure after seeing him hiding in plain sight after keep talking about. coming up lots of dog and cat lovers go the extra mile for their pets. i'm definitely part of that crowd. >> uh-huh. >> i don't have one these, though. >> thank you. >> yet. >> you're about to meet animal lovers who feel the same way about their chickens and even their reptiles. >> give that snake a kiss. >> that and more important news coming up on "world news now" when we come right back. my name's reggie. just recently, wife and i took in her sister's children. now, we already had 4, so i went from becoming a family man n to a man wh a bigger family. and you can't eat lve, so i don't know how i'm gog to feed them tonight. how was that, reg? i think i look more likike denzel. that's cold, man. anuncer: play a role in ending hungeger. visit feedingamerica.org/hunger and find your local food bank. a rainy times square this morning. all sorts of downpours, thunderstorms, flood watches till midnight tonight. a mess. >> more to come. not nice till the weekend. lots of humans treat their animals like people. i actually have some raincoats for my dogs. i probably shouldn't say that. doggy day care. people have pet spas and an animal-only airliner. you are sick yet. >> two women who live if albany, georgia, caught their eye. for the nontraditional pets that woo their roosts. wlb paid them a call. >> normally bay a whole can but this is easier. >> reporter: jenna starts her day off if the kitchen whipping a healthy and nutritious breakfast for her girls. >> give them a whole tomato since they have company. >> reporter: she has six girls, henriette agaby, rosy, patsy, loretta and lilly and as you can see, they're all red-heads. >> they're very spoiled very rotten. >> reporter: on the menu today a mixed green salad with an asoermt of fresh fruit and vegetables. >> they like bananas. they love grapes but they get a little expensive. >> reporter: but she admits her girls can be a little picky. >> usually chickens love watermelons. >> reporter: no smelly chicken coup for her girls they live in chicken luxry. >> all of the walls are completely insulated. >> reporter: and it is her husband who built their lovely abod. e. >> a ceiling fan wouldn't hurt either. >> reporter: that's because nothing is too good for her girls. >> most people don't go to any of this extent but again if i will have them i will treat them like royalty. >> reporter: and besides a happy chicken produces the freshest eggs. >> i love them. i just absolutely love them. >> reporter: and her love for her girls shows but it is henrietta who has won her heart. >> yes you can. >> reporter: for months henrietta stayed inside while she nursed her back to health but she had to wear a chicken diaper around the house. >> there you go. make sure that your diaper is on. >> reporter: by now she's mastered the art of putting on the chicken diaper. >> this goes in between your legs. see how simple. all chicken should have one. >> reporter: and she's even figured out a few tricks. >> put a coffee filter and tape it in, it make cleaning a breeze. >> reporter: that's because pam loves animals especially chicken. >> he said the only animal i'm not allowed to bring in and rescue is a snake. >> can i have a kiss? >> reporter: however that's not the case at nancy's home. >> we're watching tv at night, she may lay like this for a couple of hours. >> reporter: this ten-foot long boa is samantha and she likes to watch snake shows or anything on national geographic but samantha doesn't get to share the bed like cosmo. ior baby. >> yes he's my big baby. >> reporter: he loves to cuddle. >> later on in the morning he would come up and cuddle up minder chin. >> reporter: but he won't be cuddling up anytime soon. >> i got to remember that he's still a wild animal and they will bite. >> reporter: for both women, their pets provide them a great deal of affection. >> just fall in love with them. you can't help but fall in love with them. >> reporter: even though they're not traditional pets they still deserve to be treated like royalty. >> oh, you can. yes you can. >> okay i do draw the line at the chicken diapers. i've never done that. just to make that clear. so is there anything that you related to, sort of felt akin to? you don't have a chicken at home. >> the chicken diaper, her making out with the argentinian boa. >> that seemed to be a bit of a disconnect. >> do you think that animals -- >> oh, my. >> come on, rob. >> indiana jones and stupidity. 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apparently this guy met this is woman. and love kind of exploded there in front the panda express or something. and he decided this is the best place to go and propose to her so take a look at this. he proposes. her name is caroline. but apparently she's overwhelmed and watch what happens. she leaves. >> oh. smoot big rejection right there. so apparently all of the shoppers were gathering around. he had a guitarist and was singing neil diamond's "sweet caroline" she got overwhelmed. don't you think that is a little fishy. >> it looks a little staged. >> right there see puts her hand over her mouth. maybe look for some press. >> and the big joy us hug, tears and kiss and oh, let me get some nuggets anyway. >> i think that the engagement part that didn't work was the food court part. just a thought. don't do it at chucky cheese either. >> don't. we all love chucky cheese. >> i love the whackamole. >> yeah the toe that pops out. a hogter in san diego 3 and 5-year-old and she's suing chuck e these for $5 million bucks because she says the machines in the middle promote illegal gamble. apparently for her children's gambling i think that's insane. >> i don't think that should be legal to sue chuck-e-cheese because it's such a great place. speaking of, let's talk about a donkey. >> let's. >> a donkey that was in iraq that the u.s. marines -- this donkey, his name is smoke. wandered onto a for iraqi military base. take a look at this guy. the soldiers really took to this donkey. >> sorry. >> and what our soldiers want, our soldiers get. they were so touched and couldn't fathom leaving him behind they brought the donkey to the united states. smoke is now an american living here with the rest the troops and they're very happy. it costs $40,000 to bring him over. >> god bless, smoke. >> what our soldiers want, they get. a computer glitch at a gas station southern california south of l.a. the gas was supposed to go for $4.29 but a computer error so $1.10 an hour for several hours. cars around the block. the guy lost $21,000 in man: ♪ i'm home and i love it ♪ ♪ i'm home woma ♪ i'm home ♪ where i belong announcer: it's always nice to come home. but many americans are at risk of foreclosure and losing their homes. making home affdable from the u.s. government has already helped over a million struggling homeowners like these. the sooner you ac the better chance we can help you. man: ♪ i'm home woman: ♪ i'm home ♪ where i belong this morning on "world news now," star-studded send-off. a-list celebrities showed up last night as oprah winfrey taped two her final shows. >> we have a sneak peek at the fitting tribute to the queen of talk before next week's finale. it's wednesday, may 18th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning, everybody, i'm rob nelson. >> and i'm peggy bunker. the two oprah episodes were taped at a huge venue, chicago's united center. thousands of fans came from all over the country to be part of tv history. there's oprah herself looking good. >> the theme was the color purple. >> yeah and she looks fantastic. zheent look great. >> she looks great. >> she's celebrating. >> all around the world they came to check out. also in this half hour, the scandal that may be bringing an end to arnold schwarzenegger's marriage to maria shriver. he admits now fathering a love child and now we're learning tonight his mistress and his wife were actually pregnant at the same time. >> more and more details continue on come out on this story just seems to get worse and worse. it's kind of getting sad. also later, pour yourself another cup of coffee, why the newly discovered health benefits could really help a lot of folks and it's not because of the caffeine. why in fact this could be a cancer fighter for men. >> another reason we should be down on the coffee on the overnight shift. >> try to get you addicted. but before all of that a quarter century ah-ha moments. oprah winfrey is endinger her iconic show. >> what will we do without her? to witness two of her final three shows. diana alvear was lucky. she joins us this morning from the hot spot. good morning, diana. >> reporter: rob and peggy, good morning. you know, forget the windy city. this is oprah town. and when you're oprah and you're having a party and you're inviting your friends, it's all a-listers. people like halle berry, aretha franklin, stevie wonder and madonna, the material girl herself, all on hand to say farewell. ♪ >> please welcome oprah. >> reporter: within the first five minutes, oprah's surprised spectacular delivered on this spectacular, superstar tom hanks kicked off her party. it was a send off fit for the queen of daytime television. ruled the screen for 25 years. millions were captivated by must-see moments and her audience members were often the recipients of some major gifts. so getting the golden ticket to her good-bye was more than good luck. >> i was so excited we couldn't sleep. the stomach is upset. butterflies. >> this is a miracle. it's a miracle. i believe in miracle this is a miracle. >> reporter: but can't work the miracle of keeping oprah on their show they will settle by celebrating her farewell. >> i will cry. >> who's got the kleenex? >> reporter: so how did the 13,000 plus fans feel about this show? tonight i heard singing, they were cheering. one woman told me, tonight changed her life. so all in all i think it was a big success. i think even oprah was okay with the fact that she was surprised and surprised and surprised. rob and peggy. >> she looked radiant. very, very cool and important thames there at the event last night. >> yeah. a-listers, maria shriver we understand was there. obviously she's in the news for mot the most positive of reasons this week. what was her appearance like durk show. >> reporter: they say the best revenge is living well and looking girl and girl was working it tonight. she looked good and she came out with gayle king and it was very, very clear that oprah was doing her best to support her. we know that she gave her a little hug and even heard a rumor that the two of them had dinner last night so yeah, maria is looking good. >> i saw that. they've been friends so long, started together in balt moerp i think is when they started work together, but diana, you saw the whole thing unfold. what was one of your favorite moments just watching the whole spectacular? >> reporter: can i just tell you, i have so much respect for beyonce now -- >> oh, yes indeed. >> reporter: girlfriend worked it. oh my god. like she was out there shaking it and singing it and doing it and i turned to the friend next to me and i said she's not lip-syncing she's really singing so yeah, she did such a good job. so go, beyonce, girl. very impressed. >> put a ring on it, we like it. yeah, she can move. >> there you go. there was not an a-lister not in the house last night, diana alvear, thank you. we envy you. we appreciate that. two her final three shows. the final coming up on wednesday the 25th. >> can't wait to see it. moving on now. there are some new details this morning following of course that bombshell admission that arnold schwarzenegger fathered a child outside of his marriage. >> reports say that the child's mother and schwarzenegger's wife maria shriver were actually pregnant at the same time. they both gave birth to boies. karen travers is now following this scandal. good morning, karen. >> reporter: good morning, rob. good morning, peggy. arnold schwarzenegger launched his political career in 2003 and was twice elected governor of california burks now we know that he was keeping a deep secret. >> reporter: when arnold schwarzenegger and his wife maria shriver announced their separation last week, it came as somewhat of a surprise. >> we both love each other very much. we are taking one day at a time. >> reporter: but yesterday a bombshell revelation. schwarzenegger admitted he fathered a child out of wedlock. a child that he had with a longtime member with the family's household staff. in a statement the "hollywood action star" said -- there norexcuse and i take full responsibility for the hurt i have caused. after he made that confession, the couple separated and shriver moved out of their los angeles home. >> when you have money, power, and sex you have an explosive cocktail mix that results in such behavior. >> reporter: two of schwarzenegger and shriver's children weighed in publicly online yesterday. 21-year-old katherine tweeted this is definitely not easy. but i appreciate your love and support as i begin to heal. californiaans are also reacting to schwarzenegger's secret. >> my thoughts and prayers are with maria and their kids. >> it sounds like a movie script he should probably get involved in. >> reporter: schwarzenegger has faced and denied allegations of infidelity and sexual impropriety for years. >> isn't it odd that three days and four days before the campaign, all of a sudden all of these women want to have an apology? isn't it odd? you have common sense, peter. you can figure it out for yourself. >> reporter: since he left office earlier this year, schwarzenegger has dipped his toe back into hollywood. while maria shriver has kept a low profile. yesterday he asked for privacy and respect for herself and her children. rob and peggy. congresswoman gabby giffords is set to undergo more surgery later today. a neurosurgeon will replace a piece of her skull with a plastic implant. shortly after giffords was shot by a would-be assassin in january, doctors removed part of her skull to allow room for her brain to swell. they say attaching the implant will help speed up her recovery and significantly improve her quality of life. the biggest security operation in ireland's history is in place this morning for day two of queen elizabeth's groundbreaking trip to dublin. the few protesters who scuffled with police were far outmonday by well-wishers who were celebrating the growth of peaceful anglo-irish relations. here is miguel marquez. >> reporter: emerald green, the first visit by a british monarch here since ireland won its independence from britain in 1922. there was no bowing, underscoring she is not their queen, but majority of irish happy she finally made the historic hour-long trip. >> long overdue. we need to move on. >> reporter: the queen received here with full honors. "god save the queen" playing. ♪ irish soldiers standing at attention. the pipe bomb was found and diffused on a dublin-bound bus and there were three bomb threats that turned out to be hoaxes, still security was everywhere. elizabeth ii laid a wreath in the garden of remembrance. the memorial to the irish killed by british soldiers during the war for independence. the queen will visit croak park stadium. that incident part of the inspiration for u2 song "sunday bleed sunday." >> this visit marking a very different and happier time and in a long and painful history. miguel marquez, abc news, dublin. the coast guard has reopened part of the mississippi river after closing off to traffic to ease pressure on the levee system. now ships must go through the 15-mile stretch north of new orleans one at a time at the slowest possible speed. if a closure had continued, it could have cost economy hundreds of millions of dollars every day. meanwhile, homes in some low-lying areas are nearly up to their rooftops with water. >> yeah we're seeing some of that. it's tough to believe. it looks like the rooftops are floating along the river. take a look at your tuesday forecast. actually wednesday forecast. >> wednesday, yeah. >> let's not go back a day. come on now. more showers, thunderstorms and flooding along the east coast from north carolina to maine. light rain into pittsburgh, cleveland and cincinnati. light day showers from oklahoma city to billings, and up to two feet of snow in the rockies. showers from san diego to san francisco. >> upper 60s from sacramento to seattle. 71 in the twin cities. 69 in kansas city and near 80 in dallas. 70 here in new york, and 85 in miami. all right, everyone, i love this story. georgia business owner is pretty stunned by an official piece of mail that he received from the state. it contains some obscene language. it was sort a typo. >> yeah. you could say that. it turns out the company's name is rug suckers. but the word suckers was replaced with -- >> what. >> yeah you can figure it out. >> come on, handwritten, too. come on, now. a lot of hostile back and forth between the store owners and the state workers. each were blaming each other for the mistake, eventually the state of georgia did apologize. >> what we hate here in the overnight shift it is profanity. >> that's right, rob. there's none of that going on around here. >> we will not tolerate that. all right we'll be right back with more of "world news now" after this. >> what are you trying to say? >> nothing. ♪ ♪ quack! [ baby coos ] ♪ ♪ [ girl giggles ] ♪ [ female announcer ] p&g. proud sponsor of moms. welcome back, everyone. well, it is a scene that parents just live in fear of. a child chasing game runses into the street and is hit by a car that is flying by. >> yeah, a hard piece to watch for the parents out there. this happened to a 10-year-old denver boy on friday, and worse the driver never stopped. tyler lopez of denver's kmjh has story story. >> reporter: the impact is hard to watch and from several angles with the clock off by one hour, a neighbor's surveillance cameras catch it all. 8:09 friday night. the boy being chased 'never stops as he runs in front the oncoming car. if looks like a black older model four-door sedan. eric aguilar a fourth grader now has a few cuts and bruises on his leg and elbow. that has to hurt. >> yep. >> reporter: his left should sorry scraped and a bit of blood in his hair. he is slightly dazed but tells me he remembers where he lives and did have an appetite when he woke up. >> when i ran to the street and the car just hit me, i remember that. >> reporter: instantly, his friends run to help. as eric gets sick in the street. >> i know that my son is missing his friend. those kids are not outside today. there is a 10-year-old boy who doesn't want to the ever play outside again. >> reporter: but it's second driver that does do the right thing as the suspect finally stops and turns left, the second car follows and gets a partial license plate number, as police continue to look for this hit-and-run driver. >> you know if you were texting and just made a bad error in judgment, wasn't paying attention, busy on the phone, stop. it's a little kid. >> that was tyler lopez of our station kmjh reporting. let's hope they find you know what who was driving that car hitting a little boy. >> and also having the mother. the mother ran out there and picked him up and i think that's so unfathomable for parents out there to have a scene like that unfold in front of them but it is a lesson. she said to her kid make sure that everyone knows, don't run into the street. >> thank goodness, you wonder why, but someone had that surveillance video or camera in their front yard. you wonder why but at least caught it on camera and maybe heighten the chances of them finding the person who was driving that car. coming up next, why good-looking food may seem like better-tastinged. >> how about that idea? our experiment with food and color. it's a real eye-opener. you're watching "world news now." we'll be right back. there's no question that when you sit down to a good meal, the color of the food on the plate affects how much you may enjoy it. >> that's right but how can the color of the food actually change the way the food tastes? well, dan harris conducted some food experiments and found out. >> reporter: walk down any supermarket aisle and you'll find most foods on the shelf contains some sort of artificial coloring. cheetos, fruit loops and cookies. but it's not just junk food, orange peel, salmon, pickles, even strawberries are colored to make them more appealing to customers. he is a food chemist who studies the powerful affect, color, has on our taste buds. >> we eat with our eyes before we ever smell or taste. >> reporter: so it can actually overwhelm reality. you can have a completely objectively delicious piece of food other and if it looks off to a consumer, they won't like it. >> yes. >> reporter: typic we red foods our brains are with sweetness. we see yellow and our brains think sour. green color makes us think of apple and a tart taste and dark color like black and purple are typically a turn off because people ash associate them with food that has spoil. we decided to put the power of color to the taste. jell-o but added red coloring to a batch. one yellow and a third batch colorless. they all tastes the same but because of the coloring will people really think that you are a different flavor? there is no difference except for some food coloring. >> except are if the food coloring which by the way has absolutely no flavor. no aroma. no taste of any kind. >> all right here we go, guys. >> reporter: first our tiniest taster. what does it taste like? >> like strawberry, i think. >> watermelon. strawberry. apple. and this tastes like lemon. >> reporter: which is the sweetest? >> i would say probably the red. i think the sourest would be the yellow. >> reporter: hands down all of the kids think that the red jell-o is sweeter and has a cherry or berry flavor. one with blue dye, one yellow and one white. >> kind of taste like blue raspberry ice cream. >> how about the yellow? >> very different. >> it tastes like banana. >> it tastes like butterscotch to me. >> reporter: but kids are one thing. how would the adults do with our yellow jell-o taste. >> sweet, it could be strawberry. >> definitely cherry radio and when we told them that all of them are the same flavor, many of them still didn't believe us. >> we don't believe. >> no. >> we only changed the color. do you believe us? 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it turns out the improvements are same. so what is, surprisingly like broccoli, blueberries and all those other well-known cancer-fighting foods, constains hundreds of potent antioxdance. hard to pronounce compound called methylpyridinium, it supercharges enzymes in your body that may stop colon cancer from developing p scientists already knew that coffee could reduce inflammation and regulate insulin in the body. then just a week ago, a swedish study showed women who drink five or more cups of coffee a day had a much lower risk of developing one especially aggressive form of breast cancer. researchers are racing to try to understand all of coffee's benefits. >> coffee now has been associated with a lower risk of diabetes, a lower risk of parkinson's disease, a lower risk of sirosis and liver disease. >> reporter: is a cup of joe now considered health food? not so fast. it can cause jitters, heart palpitations and insomnia but its benefits may outweigh the risks. jeremy hubbard, abc news, new york. >> i'm from seattle where the coffee flows like wine. drink up. >> i will take it. >> these are all for you. get in there, let's go. >> 16 million men worldwide prostate cancer survivors including my dad so i this morning on "world news now," arnold schwarzenegger's secret, his bombshell admission that led to his breakup with maria shriver. >> he fathered a child with a member of his household staff. a secret he kept for years. it's wednesday, may 18th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning, i'm peggy bunker. >> and i'm rob nelson. california's former governor denied a widespread rumors about infidelity for years, but now his public statement is having a huge impact on his wife and their children. maria shriver calls all of this just heartbreaking. >> yeah, some people say they really weren't surprised to hear about this arnold. but the sad thing is maybe maria was surprised. details are still coming in. oprah winfrey's final show will air one week from today. she taped some of her final episodes last night in chicago. a huge star-studded good-bye that attracted thousands. we will tell you some of the surprises on stage. there's one, mr. tom cruise. >> i don't think there was a a-lister in hollywood who was not there. everybody was there. the queen on top, right. >> she looked great. >> she did. would you give your facebook, logon and password to a perspective employer? why some job applicants are asked for this very private information even before they are hired. >> interesting. >> that seems like an intrusion to me. >> yeah, definitely. to ask for that, your password? >> we all have questionable photos. >> speak for yourself. >> more revelations are following arnold schwarzenegger's confession that he fathered a child outside of his marriage. reports say that the child is a boy, but 14 years old. >> and that his mother and maria shriver was both pregnant at the same time. karen travers has the latest now. good morning, karen. >> reporter: good morning, rob. good morning, peggy. arnold schwarzenegger kept this secret from his family for more than a decade. even as he launched his political career and was twice elected governor of california. >> reporter: when arnold schwarzenegger and his wife maria shriver announced their separation last week, it came as somewhat of a surprise. >> we both love each other very much. we're taking one day at a time. >> reporter: schwarzenegger admitted he fathered a child out of wedlock with a longtime member of the family's household staff. in a statement "the hollywood action star" said after leaving the governor's office, i told my wife about this event which occurred over a decade ago. there are no excuses and i take full responsibility for the hurt i have caused. after that confession, the couple separated and shriver moved out of their los angeles home. >> when you have money, power, and sex, you have an explosive cocktail mix that results in such behavior. >> reporter: two of schwarzenegger and shriver's children weighed in publicly online. 21-year-old katherine tweeted "this is definitely not easy." californians are also reacting to schwarzenegger's secret. >> my thoughts and prayers are with maria and their kids. >> it sounds like a movie script should probably get involved in. >> reporter: schwarzenegger has faced and denied allegations of infidelity and sexual impropriety for years. >> isn't it odd that three day, four days before the campaign, all of a sudden all of these women want to have an apology? isn't it odd? you have common sense, peter, you can figure it out for yourself. >> reporter: in a statement yesterday maria shriver said this is a painful and a heartbreaking time. she asked for respect and privacy for herself and her children. rob and peggy. cargo ships are once again passing through the mississippi river. now that a 15-mile stretch of the busy waterway has been reopened. the coast guard shut it down along natchez, mississippi, yesterday blocking ships headed to the gulf of mexico. but now being allowed to pass one at a time very slowly. so that the levees will not be further strained. >> while those towns in those areas not out of the woods yet. there is growing pressure this morning on dominique strauss-kahn to step down as the head of the international monetary funds. experts say his legal troubles could undermine the imf's role as a key force of global economic stability. >> and we're also learning much more about the alleged victim in this case. t.j. winick has that part of the story. good morning, t.j. >> reporter: good morning, rob and peggy. the lawyer for that new york city chamber maid says she feels alone in the world and she is telling the truth. the maid accusing dominique strauss-kahn of sexual assault at this luxury manhattan hotel saturday is recovering at an undisclosed location protected by new york city police. when she first called her good friend from the hospital, she told him, something really bad happened. she was devastated, devastated, he said. the man claims the 32-year-old west african immigrant didn't even know who the former imf chief was at the time. >> this is a woman who has -- she has one person in this world which is her daughter. she doesn't have relatives here. she does not have an extended family. she is very much on her own. >> reporter: strauss-kahn is accused of dragging the maid, forced into a bedroom in his $3,000 a night suite and then into a bathroom forcing her to perform sex acts. the defense claims the 62-year-old financier and politician is innocent. >> i don't think he can recover politically from such a scandal even if he's proven innocent. >> reporter: known around the world as dsk, he was a top contender to be the next french president. now he is confined to an 11x13 cell in new york's rikers island prison after being denied bail monday. and now a french journalist says she's going to file charges claiming strauss-kahn tried to tear her clothes off during a 2002 interview. the woman is also the god daughter of dsk's second wife. tristane banon did not file charges at time because her mother, a socialist party member, convinced bad for her journalism career and as well as for strauss-kahn and his family. rob and peggy. well, not everyone was happy to see republican presidential hopeful newt gingrich and his wife at a minneapolis book signing. get this, a protester approached their table, yep, and then dumped a cracker box of glitter confetti all over them, shouting, quote, feel the rainbow, newt. stop the hate. stop antigay politics. the man was quickly hustled out. as for gingrich he simply quipped, "nice to live in a free country." >> all right. now to the frenzy over oprah winfrey's final episodes. the queen talk ends her wildly popular show after 25 seasons, that included 30,000 guests. hard to believe. >> it is and the final tapings were chock-full of a-list superstars. diana alvear is in chicago with all of the details. good morning, diana. >> reporter: rob and peggy, let's just say when you're oprah winfrey, you've got friends in very high, high places. friends like michael jordan, and oh, stevie wonder. tom hanks, madonna. yeah, all of them plus loads of others were here at united center to say farewell to the fare ms. oprah. >> please welcome, oprah. >> reporter: went first five minutes oprah surprised spectacular delivered on the spectacular. superstar tom hanks kicked off the party. >> you're oprah winfrey! >> you're tom hanks! ♪ >> reporter: minutes later, mr. mission impossible himself showed up. >> i love this. i love seeing oprah's face, huh? >> reporter: it was a send-off fit for the queen of daytime television. the iconic host ruled the screen for 25 years. on september 8th, 1986, america met oprah winfrey. 25 years later, we're saying good-bye. >> these years with you, our viewers have enriched my life beyond all measure. >> reporter: she packed plenty of must-see moments into those years. who could forget tom cruise jumping for joy on her couch or the chaos that followed when she made this announcement -- . >> you get some. you get some. >> you'd never know what might happen especially now on the eve of her last few tapings. a star-studded finale. to one of america's most iconic shows. but ask her fans, they'll tell you, the show's biggest and best asset was oprah herself. >> she is one of us. she's our ultimate girlfriend. >> thank you, america! >> reporter: now, we all know that oprah doesn't like surprises, right? well, her executive producer sat her down and said, look, just enjoy the ride. this is all about love for you. and i can tell you tonight that you could see in her face that she was really moved by everything, and, yes, oprah did cry. i did, too. rob and peggy. >> i did, too. just watching her make the announcement that she's wrapping up her show, i cried. i think that america cried. >> she's an icon, no doubt about that. what happened tonight will air next monday and tuesday of next week and the final episode is wednesday but that is top secret. no one knows a single detail about that except oprah herself. >> we'll be tuned in, that's for sure. >> a special guest last night. maria shriver she looked so fantastic and this blue dress. take that arnold. >> yeah, looking good. was thanking oprah something along the lines, thank you for always being truthful. oprah grabbed her arm and said, yes, the crowd. the crowd applauded thunderously because of all of the news this week. >> revenge is best served in a blue cocktail dress, she looks good. take a look at your wednesday weather now. the snow is still coming down into the west after two feet in the rockies and six inches in the sierra range. along the california coast, light rain from montana to oklahoma. showers and thunderstorms from raleigh to new england and also in the ohio valley. >> 61 in boston. 70 in atlanta and 80 in new orleans. mostly 60s from kansas city to detroit. upper 70s in phoenix and 56 in salt lake city. well, michigan family's still reeling after a visit from her surprised unwanted guest. >> that visitor was a wild turkey who arrived by, yep, crashing through a window. it was clearly been on creating some havoc and apparently left a huge mess behind. they were able to corral that turkey with a fishing net and happily sent it on its way. the turkey lives. we'll be right back. hó you go next if you had a hoveround power chair? 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>> reporter: his profile is already public. other than some school performances and events, he says he doesn't have much to hide. >> i think that when certain users have a private setting it's kind of like, man, you know, what is he trying to hide? or what is he trying to conceal? >> reporter: albany city officials recently discussed implementing facebook as part of their screening process when hiring new employees. >> we cannot be arbitrary. we have to be fair but we also have to move along with the world of today and look at these things so that we make sure that we get the best candidates so we don't have baggage we don't want. >> reporter: assistant city manager wes smith says they're still in the beginning stages of setting up policies and procedures to handle this issue correctly. there's always that question, what if an employer comes down to two candidates? one is willing to hand over his or her login information, other isn't. i asked smith if that would influence who they hired. >> i don't think that i could give you a final answer right now. i don't know that if we would disqualify somebody from it, but certainly just in a discussion, it would concern me that someone would not allow me to do that. >> reporter: smith says the city is still in the process of making sure everything is handled legally. he plans to have several computers set up in hr that can be used specifically for twitter and facebook. regular office computers cannot. as far as alford, he's going to keep his profile public and safe for employers to see so that he can land a good job. >> and that was tayly davis reporting from albany, georgia. interesting trend there, too. they say people who pick friends only status which privacy experts tell you to do but employers are not satisfied anymore. >> think about the questions people could not ask you, are you married? do you have kids? sometimes people don't want to hire beam family obligations and now it's out there. >> facebook has changed the world, man. >> if you put it on the internet, everyone can see it. >> i have to delete some stuff during the commercial. >> yes you do. have you seen his page? coming up next, why you'll be seeing more of tiger woods' alleged mistress. >> the former cast member of the real housewives of new jersey also showing some skin. we've got the whole thing coming up in "the skinny." you won't believe it. ♪ skinny ♪ so skinny welcome back, everybody. time for "the skinny," and a quick "dancing with the stars" update. the latest one to get the boot, oh. >> ralph "the karate kid." >> is out of there. ralph macchio is the latest one to go leaving just three contenders there. chelsea kane, hines ward of the steelers, and i think is the crowd favorite, kirstie alley. the last three standing in season 12 here but karate skid karate kid is no more. i will miss seeing him, not to mention his lovely partner who is on this month's playboy cover kareena. >> we're just about to go down to the gutter. >> i think that she's got it going on. anyway. >> go down a few levels here. we're talking about danielle stubb. of course one the cast members from "the real housewives of new jersey" and otherwise known of sort of a can of crazy, right? >> she was the highly controversial one as you can see. >> this is her new job. she is taking it all off apparently for real at a very famous -- wow, gees, a very prominent club here in manhattan, that's called scores gentlemen's club in new york. she said that she signed a three-year contract with this club and she's also going to be doing live appearances on their website. so she will have, you know, worldwide web stripping episodes. >> so, one, i'm shocked that strippers have contracts. two, she gets booted from the show and now she'll go stripping although she's raising two young teenaged daughters. >> most people on the show said they would not do another series of the real housewives if she was a part of it because she was incredibly difficult and a tough lady to deal with but she says this is her next logical gig and therefore she will work at scores. >> you know what, the talented people always rise to the top so good luck. i meant you were general and now she's living up. all right, moving on here, remember rachel uchitel, one of tiger's mistresses, the assembly line of tiger woods' mistresses. shocker, she getting her own reality show. >> of course she is. >> according to radaronline.com. will focus on her embark her new career as a private investigator after graduating with honors from a training program. the official says rachel is smart, engaging and has unique and colorful background. so look for that at a tv soon. >> that's a nice pr spin. that's a nights way to sort of put that and although it's very sad that people who get reality shows today it's usually the most you know notorious people in our society. >> fame has become a low-hanging fruit. let's be real. >> a very good way to put it. sugar ray leonard we watching him on "dancing with the stars." he did a terrific job. very well respected of course in his boxing field. he was now coming up with a book on june 6th, and he talks about a really difficult childhood in fact he says that he has done cocaine, he had a cocaine problem for a while and grew up in a house with a lot of alcohol abuse but coming clean with the fact that he was actually molested as a child by a very prominent olympic boxing coach. >> who has since died i think. >> who has since passed away. and obviously this was very tough for him and he was a vulnerable child. that's how he ended up in boxing in the first place. but very difficult for him to reveal this and a lot more coming up in this book. >> recent years, there's been a lot of men who have come forward which is a hard thing to do. tyler perry did that show with oprah. don lemon the cnn anchor came out a few month ago. it's scary. how many men out there are dealing with it. so hopefully help other people get through it. >> right, absolutely. >> more after the break. stay with us. 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