Race. Ryan says it is time for romney to run for president again. Romney said, ryan would make a good president himself. They were in chicago. So he could interview ryan about his new book. Testimony continues in the corruption trial of the virginia former governor. The court is hearing firsthand about his marital frob lems, Bob Mcconnell and his wife. David kerley reports. Virginia governor Bob Mcdonnell. He appeared the politician with convincing, talked about as a possible president ial candidate. Behind the portrait of Bob Mcdonnell was the emotional wreckage of a troubled dissolving marriage. She would yell at me, the former Virginia Governor told jurors at his corruption trial. Accused of working with his wife off to trade access for luxury gifts and cash. Thats why the troubled marriage is keep to mcdonalds defense. That things got so bad they couldnt communicate to trade their position for privilege. Prosecutors say, businessman, johnny will yamdz, ceo of diet supplement company appropriate vieded mcdonnells, the use of his private jet, ferrari, gifts, rolex watch. On the wrist. And 15 tr fo for their daughterss wedding reception. In all, 165 t but the former governor claims the businessman got no special access. Testify at trial. Reporter painful admissions reading a love letter to his wife in which he wrote about the fiery anger and hate from you. You told me again how bad i am. It hurt me to my core. I am lonely, some times. He went on to tell jurors that it got so bad he said he would work until sunny was asleepen the Governors Mansion to avoid contact. If convicted, both he and his wife could be moving into prison cells. David kerley, abc news, new york. Exfrem heat warnings are out across the southeast today. With the highest risk in alabama. That potentially deadly combination of heat and humidity will make highs in the upper 90s. Feel like it is nearly 110 degrees in some areas. Forecasters say the lack of rain may even make it worse this weekend. It was lower than normal temperatures that helped trigger this. A rare and sudden haboob in californias coachella valley. Winds fueled the sand. The storm blamed for downing a tree on a pickup truck. Wild weather. Here is a look at today any weather. Heavy rains across the Rocky Mountain states. Of into the cascades. Hazy, hot, humid, across the midwest. Steamy along the gulf coast. Thunderstorms rumble across the ohio valley and up into the northeast. Fearly a third of the nation nearly a third of the nation gripped in a heat wave. 90s from kansas to florida. Much cooler in the west. Theyll need a downright chilly in boston. The mystery of the missing president solved in North Eastern pennsylvania. The statue of president obama. Life size. Some one took it from the porch seat on which it usually sits. Yesterday, mr. Obama was found, sitting at a picnic table about 70 miles away from its owners home. The president seemed to have had a couple beverages. And a broken finger. Other than that the statue was fine. Now it is back in its rightful place. Makes the owner happy. Striking resemblance there. Ended up being a big draw before it went back to its owner. Took photos. Turns out the owner paid 1,200 for the stach uchlt wasnt cheap. No. Happy it is home this morning. Coming up from insomniac theater, sin city, and starstudded comedy to show you. Reviews are coming in. Also ahead, a game changer in the ice bucket. Praise one mans journey and big splash could be a real eye opener. Vacationers beware. How crooks are trying to steal with you with a simple phone call to your hotel room in the middle of the night. Stay with us for that. You are watching world news now. When you are ready we can call me. Announcer world news now weather brought to you by cleara sichlt l ultra. Clearasil ultra. 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Reporter turns out this particular scam is common. Most hotels present their guests with warnings abut it. Including the west western where they stayed. The American Hotel and lodging industry says it provides regular updates to hotel spichlt ers on fraudulent activities like this one. The pizza scam. You will find fliers under your door when you check into the hotel. Call if give them credit card information. Order your pizza and nothing comes. Its not a restaurant. Not a pizza place. Its nothing, a thief. Rule number one. Never give credit card information over the phone once you have checked into the room. Go to the front desk. You want to seep the person who is getting this information from you. Reporter rule two, check in with a credit card instead of debit card . They can move the money out of your bank account. The add vie we consistently hurt, fine to let your hair down on vacation. But dont let down your guard. Lindsay davis, abc news, new york. Good advice. Surprised about the scam, men use under the door. Would have fallen for that. Called pelt za places any time. The good advise. Use your credit card. Not your debit card. Offer protection. You have experience with tracking down scammers from the front desk at insomniac hotel. I track them down. And give them all the pizza advice as well. Round them up. Turn them over to the police. Dont let them in. Bad girl at the front desk. Look out. Coming up, the outside to all of the als ice bucket challenges. We have seen them all. We both participated. This morning one mans flash is really hitting home. Youre. Yeah, baby. Ice, ice. We have didnt. Many of you have didnt also. The new viral ice bucket challenge. It is everywhere on social media and tv. What is it all really about and who is it all for. Were up all nightline with abcs john donvan. Reporter okay you have seen celebrities do it. Ah z and athletes. Whoa. And a president. Oh. Even puppets are doing it. And you know why . Social networking. One wet head challenges another. I challenge. I nominate. I nominate. I challenge you. Results, whole chains of wet head. Why, really . Well everyone knows it is for als, the rare disease, three letters that never had this much visibility before. But anthony carbohol when he took the challenge had a different kind of visibility in mind. Because his video goes on to let you meet his mother who has als. So she cannot speak or do much for herself. He does it for her. And anthonys point, the ice water is all fun, but what it is for is hard, very hard, when it is in the family. Als runs in my family. My grandmother had it. Second mother to me. My mother was diagnosed when i was in high school. And five month as go i was diagnosed at 26 years old. Als is so, so [ bleep ] scary. You have no idea. Reporter anthonys video is filled with long silences. They say so much. And as good as anthony looks right now he is feeling it already. Right now my hands are starting to atrophy away. Theyre giving way. Eventually i wont use my hands or arms at all. Reporter he doesnt want to be a downer, he goes on to make his challenge. I nm nate ellen. As far as the whole challenge carnival goes. He is all for it. You have no idea how every single challenge makes me feel. Lifts my spirits. Lifts every als patients spirits. It is okay to laugh. Good to laugh. Good in anthonys view, also to remember why. You are really truly making a difference. And were so, so, so grateful. For nightline, im john donvan in washington. Such a great reminder the we have so many laughs over this. So many people asking, this is kind of silly. Whats the point . We lose track of it . Seeing it right there this really is for a good cause. We have just learned in the past day or so. 41 million raised for als research. Stories we may not have heard if it were not for the challenge. Absolutely. Hats off to anthony. He will be on ellens show. She accepted the challenge. Coming up. Get your popcorn ready, time for insomniac theater. From sin city sequel to what sound licks like a comedy hit u you hear reviews. Youre watching world news now. The summer that summers from here on will be compared to. Where memories will be forged into the sand. And then hung on a wall for years to come. Get out there, with over 50,000 hotels at 150 dollars or less. Expedia. Find yours. Honey, we need to talk. We do . I took the trash out. I know. And thank you so much for that. I think we should get a Medicare Supplement insurance plan. Right now . [ male announcer ] whether youre new to medicare or not, you may know it only covers about 80 of your part b medical expenses. Its up to you to pay the difference. So think about an aarp Medicare Supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhlthcare Insurance Company. Like all standardized Medicare Supplement insurance plans, they help cover some of what medicare doesnt pay. I did a little research. 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Sin city and a day to kill for. The followup to the hit, the look and feel of the ridgeal with its all star cast and film noir, vignettes with rough and tough characters, encountering each other with a lot of action. Lets take a look. Kill him kill him kill him nobody is killing anybody. Not while im around. While the action and visuals are stunning critics were not impressed by aspects of the film. Rotten tomatoes giving it 41 . The critic of cinema blend says, feels like a half hearted obligation. The plot is disjointed the pace grueling and the performances range from flat lining to bonkers. And Daniel Kimmel comments, it is not exactly a check your brain at the door sort of movie but it is one that appeals to our more animal instincts. Back in color. Look betteren color i think. A colorful debut for madmen creator, written this one. You are here. Comedy, with big names. Playing a pair of childhood friend going on a road trip after he inherits his fathers fortune. My fingers gently. Come on. Yeah, wow. Again, what are you doing here . Hes with me. Ill leave. You got to bring him. He is my husband. Please, can we stop all this bickering. A man died here. A very rich man. Big names, familiar faces, fun guys there, but man this film has been panned by critics. Rotten tomatoes hit this one at rock bottom. 4 rating. Some of the reviews. It is so formless, awkward and jarringly directed its almost unwatchable. And, not even a Marketing Campaign designed by don draper himself could sell this boondoggle. Writes dann gire. We are disappointed. This one showed promise. Matthew winer. An allstar debut. Thats the news for this halfhour. Remember follow us on facebook. At wnnfans. Com. This morning on world news now terror alert. Following the isis execution of american journalist james foley. Chilling new details about his death and how his parents were notified. Emotional plea. Baseballs pete rose banned from the game forever for placing bets says enough is enough. It was a mistake because i didnt read the fine print. Why the fallen baseball star is speaking out now after 25 years. And later, canine compositions. The rock band star who is making music especially for dogs. I cant tell if theyre going to be touched or moved by it. Tunes for a tough audience. Pups who are out of control. If it its friday, august 22nd. Announcer from abc news, this is world news now. Good friday morning to you. Im devin dwyer. Im michelle franzen. We have a lot ahead this hour including an update on pete rose. As well as the Little League world series. The Little League world series for sure. We begin this halfhour with the hunt for savage killers of american journalist james foley. The hooded militant you will recall, who murdered foley may have left a clue to his identity in the gruesome execution video. His voice. Linguistics experts in britain, multicultural english, pin the pointing the neighborhood where he likely lived. Chuck hagel calling isis an imminent threat. We are learning more about the top secret u. S. Mission last month to try to rescue foley. A Mission Secretary hagel said was flawless. Even though the hostages were not there. Heres abcs brian ross. Reporter u. S. Officials defended the failed rescue attempt into syria on the july 4th weekend. The mission was executed flawlessly after a significant period of preparation and planning and rehearsal. And the it turned out that the hostages were no longer at that location. Reporter u. S. Officials say the secret night time mission targeted a large isis camp near raqqah, syria and several dozen special operation troops, gun ships, helicopters and Surveillance Drones overhead. Some 15 isis fighters were believed to have been killed. The United States will not let up our efforts to bring our citizens homes and their captors to justice. Reporter the u. S. Rescue mission was launched after it became clear no negotiations were possible it the isis group which demanded a ran u. S. 130 million for the release of james foley. Fbi didnt take it seriously. We didnt take it seriously. Reporter people involved in the process say isis hostages from france and European Countries were set free after ransom payments of about 2 million cash each. Delivered by middle men from turkey. Something the u. S. Has refused to consider. In 2014 alone, isis have gotten millions from kidnapping of western citizens. Obviously we believe very strongly we need to cut off their funding. Reporter as the fbi steps up its investigation. Some former hostages identified jim foleys executioner as one of three british citizens, the hostages nicknamed the beatles, who served as executioners for the islamic terror group. In a final chilling email sent to jim foleys parents by isis. They wrote, you do not spare our women, our children, our elderly, our weak, so we will not spare yours. Thats how foleys parents learned their son would die. Brian ross, abc news, new york. And there is growing concern about the fate of a second american hostage being held by isis. Journalist stephen saltoff. Soltoff was shown in the gruesome video of the beheading of james foley. Isis threatening to kill soltoff if air strikes continue. In ferguson, missouri, 13 days since the shooting of Michael Brown. The protest marches are subti subsiding with fewer arrests and police calling the mood calmer. Governor jay nixon ordered systematic withdrawal of the National Guard. And the man put in charge restoring order to the streets says he is confident that the city will emerge from the crisis stronger. I believe deep in my heart, ferguson will be known for creating change throughout the country. In the end, when everybody asked me, how do i think this is going to i think it is going to end in peace. A grand jury is reviewing evidence in the brown shooting but could takes to decide if the officer Darren Wilson will face criminal charges. As the the chaos is subsiding there are so many question as but whats next for the troubled community. Abcs Tahman Bradley live again with us in ferguson. Tahman, just been walk the streets. Whats the scene like at this hour . Devin and michelle, good morning. Much quieter on the streets of ferguson. With the National Guard leaving. Businesses reopening. It aparpears this is a communit returning to normal. Earlier in the week, scenes on the street it looked like a war zone now. You are starting to see the streets of ferguson looking more like a gathering place. You have young mem wpeople out demonstrating. An interacting with police. Asking questions. Why some one was shot in nearby st. Louis waving a knife at officers. They want to know exactly, the process going forward. What the grand jury is doing in the Michael Brown case. There is, you see, community people. Youve see members of the clergy out there. You see them engaging with the police. Having a conversation. Having a dialogue. A complete plea different scene out there. Feels much better and feels much caller on the streets. Tahman. Give us an idea of of what the commune thee will be doing in the future as they await the grand jury. And also, as ape funeral is upcou and also, as a funeral is upcoming on monday. The funeral is on monday. We have the weekend coming up. There is a lot of concern about the possibility of people coming in from out of town to join the demonstrators. Most of the people arrested have been, 160 people, arrested, since the protest started. Most of the people are coming from out of townt a lot of difficult days ahead. But the streets are much calmer here. Some good news this morning from abcs Tahman Bradley live in ferguson. Thank you. Doctors who treated two americans cured of ebola say they pose no risk to the public. 33yearold dr. Kent brantly left a hospital in atlanta yesterday. The second of two missionaries treated there. Noon see writebol left the hospital tuesday. On the way home, brantly called yesterday a miraculous day. I am thrilled to be alive. To be well. And to be reunited with my family. As a medical missionary, i never imagined myself in this position. After he spoke, brantly hugged and shook hand with the medical staff who cared for him. His doctors sar it is unclear if the experimental drug helped him recover or if he improved on his own. The federal government is cracking down on hundreds of prescription drugs containing hydrocodone, the painkiller in vicodin. In october, patients will be limited to a 90 day prescription. Refills only available if you go to the doctor to get a new prescription. Doctors will no longer be able to call in prescriptions. This sunday marks 25 years since pete rose was banned for life from baseball. Accused of betting the team he managed. Now, that a new commissioner is coming on board, the games most prolific hitter of all time wants another chance. Heres abcs clayton sandell. Reporter he was charlie hustle, wracking up more games, atbats and hits than any one in history. There it is. Number 4,192. Reporter the man once destined for the hall of fame was banned for life in 19895 cuesed of not just betting on the game but as manager on his own team. Oh, boy. Oh. Uhoh. Oh, boy. Theyre going to grab pete. Reporter now a new baseball commissioner is taking office and pete rose is renewing his plea. Telling espns jeremy shap his quarter century long punishment is enough. You broke the Cardinal Rule . I did. How would could some one who loved the game so much. Good question. We all make mistakes. I made a big mistake. His next, autographing the legal document that sealed his fate. It was a mistake. I didnt read the fine print. To this day i have no idea what, what my lawyers would accept a lifetime suspension. Reporter a lot of baseball fans still havent forgiven rose. Now 73. The league told us it is too early to say. If rose might have a fan in the new commissioner. I have been led to believe that america is a forgiving country. And if you do the right things, eventually you will get a second chance. Reporter clayton sandell. Abc news. The more than 21,000 fans on hand last night to see the kids from chicago and philadelphia fight it out at Little League world series. Phillys mone davis, started playing first base. Her team, a 20 lead. Bottom of the inning, the chicago kids erased the deficit. Scoring 4. Eventually led 62. Before philly mounted a come back. Closing within ate run. Thats where it ended. Theyre taking its place in the u. S. Title game. 65 win. They take on the team las vegas. Saturday afternoon. Catch the game here on abc. Hats off off to all the players. New nfl season a couple weeks away. Here is a lady who cant wait for it to start. She is 40yearold new Orleans Saints cheerleader, christie lewis. You go, girl. Might go without saying. Lewis is the oldest member of the squad. In fact the oldest woman to try out for a spot on the team. When not with the team. Lewis is a dance instructor, also a wife and mother of two sons. Ages 14 and 11. Pretty awesome. Good for her. All right. Coming up in the mix. Workout equipment to tone up an unlikely part of your body. Word cannot describe this one. Cant believe this. First a brave war hero who lost so much in afghanistan. Faces yet another challenge. What happened to his home. Who is building him an even better place to live. Youre watching world news now. Because im going to make this place your home announcer world news now weather brought to you by pampers cruisers. Your feet on the furniture, jump on the bed. 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Reporter when captain edward flip klein was injured in an ied explosion in afghanistan two years ago. Losing beth legs and a right arm. He sthaut he survived the worst. Then last week he and his wife jessica cheated death again when fire broke out in their new home. Consuming the house within minutes. We smelled smoke. The lights started to flicker. And then, then, the alarm started going off. Reporter they lost everything. This house was our first chance to be real people again. Reporter today, good news, theyre getting a brand new home. Designing your home. Reporter the foundation will build the clinz a new home outfitted with the latest technology. Off an i pad, control the heat, air, light. Doors opening and closing. Kitchen cabinets. Open at the bottom. In his glass, and in his wheelchair. When jessica learned they were moving to the top of the list all. Up ashe was overwhelmed. It is overwhelming losing your home and everything. The contents were found in it. When she found out she broke down was very emotional. She said i cant believe what you are doing for us. I said america is doing it for you. Reporter the half Million Dollar home paid for in part by donation from the home depot foundation. 1 million to build 20 homes for seriously injured. Were going to get the home built. There to support flip. And to fast track it even more, all of the online donations that come in for the next two week will go to build flip and jessicas home. All right money coming in is going straight to flip and jesss house. We can build it right in. Flip paid the big price for our country. He need your help right now. Looking forward to our forever home. You know, one of the thing that everything is uncertain knowing this is going to be a reality is huge. Rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. Grat to see some many people stepping up to help the guys. Wish them well. All our veterans well this morning. Coming up, composing music for a tough audience. How the star of a rock band is creating easy listening music for dogs. But this music is maybe something you want to hear. Ahead in our next halfhour. What really happens during your kids first day of school. One student takes away the mystery. You are watching world well we all have our favorite types of music. You never know who will enjoy the sound of a song and who might make it howl. What about your dog . Turns out your four legged friends may have musical tastes too. A grammy Award Winning musician says he knows the right key. Abcs nick watt explains. The multigrammy winning band, fun. Tonight he is a musician with fascinating new sideline. A dog i would say would want something more. Andrew dawson composes music for dog tv, the station that keeps home alone dogs company. 12 million nuts in america. Separation anxiety. Your music is to calm the dog, occupy the dog. So it doesnt chew your couch. Exactly. Save your couch with dog tv. Animals, music. Researchers have found can produce more music when listening to country. And monkeys like music that sound like their own screeching. Maybe kate bush. Dog tv actually researched and produced guidelines on what dogs like in a keep it below middle c. Piano. Harp. Nothing to piercing. Think brahms, not tchaikovsky. Does it work . Cant tell if they will be touched by it. All i hope for is they dont run away. We borrowed the dog. And tail bag wagging. Licking. Seems happy. Nick watt, abc news, los angeles. Perfect. Who knew, dog t strchlt costs 4. 99 a month. Stream online, for 10. Great idea. I dont stream that. I do dogs in my spare time. Apparently. How do you keep them happy . I leave world news now for them. Thats perfect. And they love polka music. Theme music of world news now in the background. Coming up shortly. Looking the whole dog thing. Stay tuned for the mix. [ male announcer ] meet mary. She loves to shop online with her debit card. 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And we have got a back to School Parody from the holderness family. You have to watch this from the christmas jammies. Take a look. Oh, my god, look at that bus. Summer was so long. I cant believe school is back i like buses i cannot lie when a big yellow one comes around the bend we get sprung if it looks like they know what theyre doing. Theyre having fun. But both the parents used to be reporters. So, things are exactly. Look out world. Move over thigh master and shake weight. A fitness product for you. This is called facial fitness pal. Exercising muscles around the mouth you never thought you had. Gosh, developed in japan. And endorsed by christiano ronaldo. I bet it makes you a great kisser. [ instrumental world news now polka plays ] this morning on world news this morning on world news now stories of survival. Two americans rescued from africa with ebola finally leave the hospital. Are they really cured from the vicious virus . On alert, terror warnings after isis executes an american journalist. Why the pentagon called its failed attempt to rescue james foley and others from syria a successful mission. New insight into a first day at elementary school. A 6yearold equipped with a special camera offers a rare point of view and peace of mind for his parents. And later in the skinny, celebrity heartbreak. New details about mariah carey and nick cannons breakup. And what may have driven the superstars apart. Its friday, august 22nd. Announcer from abc news, this is world news now. Good friday morning to you. Im devin dwyer. Im michelle franzen. You know, coming up today a lot of kids going back to school. But you havent seen this perspective. This is a great story. A great video to share with you later in the halfhour. We begin with the incredible story, new lease on life enjoyed by two americans who survived ebola. The second of them, dr. Kent brantly, left the hospital yesterday in atlanta where both were treated. Abcs Steve Osunsami was there for his emotional exit. [ applause ] for a missionary who nearly died after contracting ebola there was good reason for cheers and applause. Today is a miraculous day. I am thrilled to be alive. On wednesday july 23rd, i woke up feeling under the weather. And then my life took an unexpected turn as i was diagnosed with ebola virus disease. Reporter a nervous but healthy looking dr. Kent brantly stepped in front of cameras with his wife and hugged every member of his medical team who had to work in protective suits and bubbles. After nearly three weeks here, the doctors say she is cured and now even immune to the virus now responsible for more than 1,300 deaths in west africa. God saved my life. A direct answer to thousands and thousands of prayers. I am incredibly thankful to all of those who were involved in my care from the first day of my illness all the way up to today. Reporter families were praying for both he and his coworker, Nancy Writebol seen here working at this liberian field hospital. It took a rescue mission to fly them state side when they were sick and both received an experimental drug. Writebol was discharged tuesday. There was ongoing testing and ongoing feedback and results. I feel extremely confident that these patients pose no threat. Nancy writebols son has no concerns. His mom is doing better. She is doing well. She is just really trying to get the strength back she had before the virus. Reporter the missionaries tell us the focus need to remain on west africa. In liberia it has come to this. There is one way in and one way out. Reporter police in riot gear have quarantined 50,000 people in a hardhit shantytown. We heard from dr. Brantlys church in texas they tell us the good doctor will be overwhelmed with the number of people who want to hug him. Steve osunsami, abc news, atlanta. The bodies of 20 malaysians killed when flight 17 was shot down over ukraine last month have finally been returned home. In england, another crash victim was laid to rest. New castle united soccer fan leon sweeney traveling to new zealand to watch the team play. One of the mourners at yesterdays funeral were the teams manager and club captain. As the u. S. Mounts a global hunt for the brutal killers of american journalist james foley, were hearing more about that top secret u. S. Mission last month to try to rescue him. It was a mission that defense secretary chuck hagel describes as flawless but unfortunately it failed. Abcs Karen Travers reports. Reporter the pentagon defended its failed mission to rescue james foley and other american hostages in syria. The mission was executed flawlessly after a significant period of preparation and planning and rehearsal. And the it turned out that the hostages were no longer at the location. Intelligence doesnt come wrapped in a package with a bow. Reporter defense secretary chuck hagel said the u. S. Expects isis to regroup and stage a new offensive. Attorney general eric holder said there is an open criminal investigation into foleys murder. People will be held accountable one way or the other. Reporter isis demanded a ransome of 130 million in exchange for foleys release. Off awe we do not make concessions to terrorists that includes we do not pay ransoms. The ceo of global post, the News Organization foley was working for when captured, says they never took seriously the isis demand for payment. We did everything we could as did the family. Reporter yesterday, ominous words from secretary hagel. He said isis is as well funded and sophisticated as anything ever seen and beyond just a terrorist group. Devin, michelle. Thank you to Karen Travers. Ferguson, missouri this morning appears to have turned a corner after two weeks of racially charged protests, shootings, vandalism and looting. 13 days now after the Michael Brown shooting, the protest marches are subsiding with fewer arrests and the police calling the mood calmer. Perhaps the most welcome sign, governor jay nixon ordered a systematic withdrawal of the National Guard. Police in californias Central Valley investigating a frightening incident. A couple carrying fake babies tried to access a hospital maternity ward. The couple allegedly tried to enter the highly secured unit twice carrying the amazingly lifelike dolls. But they were spotted by a Security Guard and escorted away. The problem for police is that so far the pair has not committed any crimes. The death of a 15monthold connecticut boy left in a hot car for hours has been ruled a homicide. Investigators say the father left him in the car all day. Instead of dropping him off at day care. The father claims he forgot and took the boy to the hospital as soon as he found him. The father has not yet been charged. And a gruesome scene in portland, oregon. After a 2yearold boy got his hand caught between the steps of the mall escalator. By the time crews were able to free him, two fingers had been severed. Both have been recovered. It is unclear whether surgeons have been able to reattach them. We have a consumer alert this morning that will almost surely result in frustration among expectant mothers. Consumer reports is telling pregnant women to avoid all tuna. Directly contradicts recommendations of the fda and doctors groups earlier this summer. The fda said pregnant women should eat more fish including canned light tuna. But consumers reports says since most women may not know what kind of tuna to eat, they recommend avoiding it altogether. A very interesting sort of recommendation. It sort of goes against the fda. But the Consumer Reports said it is not based on the medical. They want to make sure all women dont get the tunas confused. No medical basis there. Obviously at issue, the white albacore tuna supposed to be most dangerous for pregnant women. Want you to stay away from that as a bottom line. Still important to get fish. In your diet. But that is the recommendations Consumer Reports is giving. Here is a look at the nations weather. Thunderstorms will rumble across the northeast into the ohio valley. Heavy rain for parts of the southeast and florida. It will be steamy across the gulf coast. Hazy, hot, humid, across the midwest. Heavy rains scattered across the Rocky Mountain states. Up into the cascades. Nearly a third of the nation today gripped in a heat wave. 90s from kansas to florida. Much cooler in the west today. It will be the 60s in boston. Chilly there. Our extreme weather team tells us it is going to be a blazing hot 95 degrees today in the tampa area. And even warmer through the weekend. That could only mean one thing, michelle. Of course, that means its time to do some christmas shopping. Christmas you say . At sams club. They put out the trees, decorations, snacks. All in hopes of drumming up business. This isnt some one reading the calendar incorrectly. It is actually a deliberate marketing plan, to sams club, to drum up holiday euphoria, get shoppers in there, big, spending their money before labor day. We did the math here. Christmas is only 3,000 hours away. Dont say it. Only 3,000 hours. 3,000 . 3,000. Wow. Wow. Just too soon. Way too soon. I think we should just put out the trees. And oh here come the flakes. Im not ready for snow yet. Coming up in the skinny, no christmas ornaments there. Big regrets from Pierce Brosnan now admitting he passed up a huge movie role that could have defined his career. First, turning teachers and classmates into film stars. The 6yearold equipped with a go pro taking mysteries out of the first day of school. You are watching world news now. That we are going to be friends yes i can tell that we are going to be friends announcer world news now weather brought to you by airborne every day. By the tree announcer world news now weather brought to you by airborne every day. By the tree [ male announcer ] meet mary. She loves to shop online with her debit card. And so does bill, an identity thief who stole marys identity, took over her bank accounts, and stole her hard earned money. Unfortunately, millions of americans just like you learn all it may take is a little misplaced information to wreak havoc on your life. This is Identity Theft, and no one helps stop it better than lifelock. Lifelock has the most comprehensive Identity Theft protection available. If mary had lifelocks bank account alerts, she may have been notified in time to help stop the damage. 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A first grader at Mcfarland Park elementary on the first day of school. So andrews parent, tim and maywebber had him wear go pro to tampa area school on day one. Watch here as andrew walks down the hall to his classroom. Here is andrew going in for a hug from his nice new teacher. Its a little scary for a little guy. I was impressed by what the perspective was, of a 3footsomething child. How big everything was. The furniture. How big adults were. How big some of the other kids in school. I think we sort of forget that perspective. Reporter here he is in the front of the entire classroom. All eyes on andrew. But he says, that go pro made him the most popular kid in school. My friends wanted to wear it. Like i want to wear it. I want to wear it. Reporter for may, it is the insight into the age old question, how was your day . I have that challenge. When i pick my children up from school. I am like how was school . Tell me about your favorite part of school . I get the one word answer. Now i know maybe different kind of questions to ask about their friends. Reporter andrews teacher and principal also pro, go pro. On the first day of school, everybody has nerves and jitters. It was exciting to see what the kids felt. I thought about from the childs perspective what it looked like, they what they were experiencing, the social skills, the developmental skills. Reporter Rebecca Jarvis. Abc news, new york. Cute kids. I love getting his perspective. We see the hugs. We seat parents. We see the teachers greeting them. But to see them at the level, like the father said, is can be daunting going to the, the classroom. Especially from kindergarten to first grade. Not a distraction at all. The kids werent playing for the camera. If we wore the go pro cameras around here how exciting would that be . Not very exciting. I hate to break tight you not much to see around here. Coming up. Trouble in paradise for a power couple mariah carey and nick cannon. Well tell you what they have been hiding. And Pierce Brosnans huge career regret. Thats next in the skinny announcer world news now continues after this from our abc stat. Skinny so skinny skinny so skinny welcome back. Time for friday the skinny. And right to a celebrity breakup headline. Say it aint so nick cannon and mariah carey