research. a few months later he spoke with barbara walters where he said he planned to cherish whatever time he had left. >> that's one thing i'm not going to do is chase -- is chase staying alive. you'll spend so much time chasing staying alive you won't live. >> reporter: swayze was born in houston, texas. his mother owned a dance studio and patrick became within of her star pupils. it was there he met lisa. they married in 1975. swayze eventually earned a star on the hollywood walk of fame but his career started on stage as a dancer. he'll best be remembered as the sexy dance instructor johnny castle in "dirty dancing." ♪ i had the time of my life >> reporter: the part was perfect for the son of a dance instructor and choreographer. the film was a huge hit and earned swayze a golden globe nomination. producers were soon eager to offer him leading roles. he played tougher roles in movie like "road house" and then showed his sensitive side in the hit "ghost." >> i love you, molly. i've always loved you. >> ditto. >> reporter: it was after that film's popularity that people magazine named him the sexiest man alive. he was in the midst of shooting the cable tv series "the beast" when he received his cancer diagnosis but he didn't let it stop him. swayze finished the entire season. >> much more on his death later on "good morning america." >> two crew members lucky to be alive after their fishing vessel caught five. the men were picked up from a life raft by a passing boat and transferred to a coast guard ship to take them back to shore. the fishing boat was burned all the way to the water lines. >> here's a look at your tuesday forecast: stormy in the south with heavy downpours, up through oak owing and kansas and missouri. severe weather in part of the rockies. mostly dry for the rest of the country. >> a sunny 83 in new york, 86 in baltimore, 80s across most of the midwest. 8 in portland, 86 in sacramento. ask and you shall receive. we were talking earlier about the weather in vinita, oklahoma. it's 80 with a chance of rain there today and in hubbard, oregon a beautiful 82. so it's beautiful in hubbard, kind of rainy and dreary in vinita. >> that's odd. when i heard about hubbard, i heard it was cloudy there as well. apparently there's been some editing in your favor. >> well, it was enough to send chicken little over the edge. >> that was ice that came through the roof. the homeowner believes the ice came from a passing airplane. neighbors say they heard a whistling sound before the ice punched a hole in the roof. >> luckily no one was hurt. the faa is trying to get to the bottom it have. >> i wouldn't be touching that. what if that's from the airplane toilet? 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>> i have. >> when we come back, kanye west goes public on the jay leno show. foods rich in folic acid like white bread and leafy greens can help prevent some birth defects before you even know you're pregnant. >> i >> i offer my sincere apologies to anyone i may have offended. i would like to thank the fans for all the support that i've gotten. i think it's awesome and cool i've gotten so much support. >> that was serena williams speaking after she and her sister won the women's doubles title at the u.s. open yesterday. their win came two days after serena and her expletive tirade at a line judge. >> that tirade cost her a $10,000 fine for acting in, quote, a threatening manner. serena also said she wanted to give the judge a big old hug. >> serena williams making good after her bad behavior. now so is kanye west. >> the criticism of his outburst at the mtv awards led to another appearance last night. >> reporter: kanye west used his appearance on nbc's "the jay leno show" to try to make amends to taylor swift. >> actually, someone's emotions that i stepped on, it was rude period. >> reporter: it was supposed to have been taylor swift's moment. she just won the award for best female video when kanye west grabbed the mic, interrupting her acceptance speech. >> yo, taylor, i'm really happy for you, i'm going to let you fin, but beyonce had one of the best videos of all times. >> reporter: beyonce looked mortified, the audience booed and swift was speechless. west later apologized on his block. he apparently had been drinking. as for his career, 45% of respondents in one survey say he's burnt toast. >> he remains one of the most challenging artists out there. he has this remarkable ability to put his foot in his mouth. >> reporter: it wasn't west's first tantrum at the award show. some critics are now suggesting he not be invited back. but if west was a bore, beyonce was a class act. >> so i'd like for taylor to come out and have her moment. >> reporter: the audience also got a sneak peek at the trailer for jackson's movie "this is it." it's due in theaters late next month. >> i'm sure we'll be hearing much more from both of them as the story continues. >> is he burnt toast? we'll find out. >> moving on to ireland, the land of leprechauns. >> and apparently the land of love as they descend on one of the country's most remote corners. the bbc went to check it out. >> reporter: the stunning but solitary west coast of ireland where depending on where you look, the castles outnumber the people and this small town is typical with a population of less than a thousand and only one main road. but for five weeks every year more than 40,000 people flock here. most of them are single. they come from all over and they're hoping the world's biggest matchmaking festival will work its magic. it was initially set up for irish farmers like colin. >> it's lonely. you get up in the morning, you do your milking and do whatever and come in and have to make your dinners and your breakfasts and your suppers and just repeat actions can be very, very lonely. >> reporter: just like old times, those too busy, shy or unlucky to find love pin their hopes on this man. the island's only official matchmaker. >> women want to marry for love whereas a man is looking for a companion, he's looking for someone to share his life with. >> reporter: for those who prefer to find their on match, there's dancing from noon to dan and thousands of new faces to choose from. >> just walking in and seeing all these people at various stages and various sizes and looks and everybody just enjoying themselves so much. >> this couple fell in lf here 42 years ago and have been coming back ever since. >> i asked her to dance and she refused me. then later on in the night, that's how we started. we're still in love. >> reporter: proof that one of ireland's oldest traditions does work. >> interesting dance moves out there, too. >> it was interesting because that town where this matchmaking happens is also home to some of the best sulfur bath treatments. >> it smells bad, like rot i don't know eggs. >> when we come bark, we've got your papers. >> still around. when morning comes in the middle of the night, [ rooster crow ] it affects your entire day. to get a good night's sleep, try 2-layer ambien cr. the first layer dissolves quickly... to help you fall asleep. and unlike other sleep aids, a second dissolves slowly to help you stay asleep. when taking ambien cr, don't drive or operate machinery. sleepwalking, and eating or driving... while not fully awake with memory loss for the event... as well as abnormal behaviors... such as being more outgoing or aggressive than normal, confusion, agitation and hallucinations may occur. don't take it with alcohol... as it may increase these behaviors. allergic reactions such as shortness of breath, swelling of your tongue or throat may occur... and in rare cases may be fatal. side effects may include next-day drowsiness, dizziness, and headache. in patients with depression, worsening of depression, including risk of suicide may occur. if you experience any of these behaviors or reactions... contact your doctor immediately. wake up ready for your day-- ask your healthcare provider for 2-layer ambien cr. >> >> announcer: "world news now" delivers your "morning papers." >> you know how we're always looking for ways to bring up jake, your dog? >> yes. >> i have a new toy you might like for him. it's a dog stroller. >> well, he can walk. >> no, but the dog stroller, it's the newest solution to all those places that have signs up that say don't bring your dog in here, no animals allowed. that is the solution. the doggy stroller. apparently it's getting rave reviews. the reason it's different than a traditional stroller is that it's totally enclosed so you can't see the dog at all. they're saying these new strollers come in runners so can you run with the dog, in doubles and the one with multiples. the prices are from 40 to more than $200. this is the new it thing. >> you have to sneak and pretend it's a baby in there. >> people were saying they were able to take their dogs into places like starbucks and diners so can you have the dog with you at all times. >> i like it. i'll put it on the christmas list. remember that, pete. >> pete's on it. you can see he's writing that done. >> oh, that's sort of a jake babb combination, i guess. >> i suppose it's most every woman's fear at some point your husband might leave you for a younger woman. there's this one woman who is worried that -- her husband -- she's worried her husband is going to leave her for a young are woman. it wouldn't be hard to do. she's 107 years old. she's been married 23 times. her husband is 70 years young are than her. she's in drug rehab having some problems and she's all atwitter and she's thinking, wow, i'm reallyin secure. i'm afraid once he gets out, he's going to leave me for a younger woman. once he's off the drugs, he's going to realize the mistake he made. >> is it each has ended or having multiple husbands? >> i think each has ended. these are things to think about. >> really exciting papers. but we do have one exciting note. the lovely woman, donna schroeder who is responsible for all of our fun graphics has a birthday in the house. if you've wondered what would this show look like if we didn't have graphics and jeremy and wanted to wish somebody a happy birthday, it would look certainly like this. that's jeremy and his head. >> my head does not look like barney rubble. donna would have done a much better job. >> of course she would. i wanted you to appreciate her. >> developing news this morning. actor patrick swayze loses his battle with cancer. >> then tracking terror. police conduct a raid in new york. >> and funny farm. one farmer's stunts are becoming a youtube sensation and he is laughing all the way to the bank. it's tuesday, september 15th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> it's amazing to think what we did with all our time before youtube. >> i know. we couldn't post all our goofiness online. >> thanks for being with us. i'm vinita nair. >> i'm jeremy hubbard. >> we are following a develop news this morning. actor patrick swayze lost his battle to cancer. he died yesterday at his california ranch with his wife and his brother at his side. >> swayze was diagnosed with one of the most deadly forms of cancer in early 2008. he vowed to beat the disease but later told our barbara walters that five years was wishful thinking. demi moore recalled their on-screen romance. you were loved by so many and your light will shine on in forever in our lives. of course we will have much more on patrick swayze's legacy coming up in this half hour. >> here in new york police, the fbi and members of the terrorism task force have raided three apartments looking for a suspect linked to al qaeda. investigators have been tracking the man since he arrived over the weekend from pakistan. here's brian ross. >> reporter: it was just after midnight when new york police and federal agents raided this apartment house and several other locations across the river from manhattan in the borough of queens. officials had expected to find bomb making materials but none was discovered. >> there is very good reason to believe there is a connection to al qaeda or al qaeda supporters. there does not appear to be self-starters. >> reporter: some authorities feared there might have been a connection to the latest osama bin laden tape which was posted on the internet last night at the same time authorities were going to court for a search warrant. the posting included a picture of the new york city skyline. >> they would not have moved as quickly as they did if they did not believe there was real potential. >> reporter: new york police have disrupted numerous plots since 9/11. the intended target of this latest alleged plot has not been publicly disclosed. officials say adding to the urgency in disrupting this group was the fact that the general assembly of the united nations opens this week and dozens of presidents of foreign countries will be in town. brian ross, abc news, new york. >> there are reports this morning that a lab technician is a suspect in the killing of yale graduate student annie le. police identified her body yesterday, a day after it was found hidden in the university lab where she worked. last night the campus community came to the to honor le. >> reporter: hours and authorities ruled her death a homicide, yale university held a candlelight vigil. hundreds stood in prayer on the lawn of the university library to remember the 24-year-old doctoral student. >> this is a very strong community that will overcome this. >> reporter: police say le's killing was not random. they believe it was a targeted killing by someone she knew. we're told a possible suspect has failed a lie detector test and hired a lawyer. the relationship between suspect and le is not clear but police say no other students are involved. >> it's stressful. in the middle of the day you're doing research in your lab and you're still at risk. >> reporter: police sought to allay fears by saying nobody else on campus was believed to be in danger. >> they're keeping us up to date. the deans have e-mailed us and they're doing what they can do at this point in time. >> reporter: still a bit unsettling, though? >> very unsettling. >> reporter: yale officials say the building where le worked will reopen under increased security. >> it's sad and scary and tragic. we're not sure how to process what went on but everything is reading the papers and listening to the reports and trying to grapple with what happened. >> reporter: the case turned into a homicide investigation when her body was found in a basement wall at this yale building. a discovery that came on the day le was to be married to her college sweetheart. >> in california a judge has set bail at $30 million for the man accused of kidnapping and holding a girl for 18 years. philipe garrido and his wife, nancy, have pleaded not to 29 charges in the jaycee lee dugard case. the judge set such a high bail because the charges were so serious and garrido was on probation at the time. >> on capitol hill the house can vote as soon as today on a resolution scolding representative joe wilson for his heckling of president obama. dozens of protestors gathered outside wilson's office to demand the congressman publicly apologize, something he is vowing not to do. >> one year ago lehman brothers officially filed for bankruptcy, triggering the worst financial crisis since the great depression. now by some measures the recession is coming to an end but there is no end yet to the growing number of unemployed americans. diane sawyer asked treasury secretary timothy geithner about the real prospects for recovery. >> so for the people out there again who still believe there two recoveries, one for main street and one for wall street, you say it's true? >> i would say there's no recovery yet. we don't have in place yet a real recovery. we define recovery as people back to work, people able to get a job again, businesses investing again and we are not at the point where we can say that yet. >> you can see more of diane's interview later on "good morning america." >> a 20-year-old from argentina is on top of the money's tennis world this morning after a stunning upset at the u.s. open. juan del potro beat roger federer in five sets. he's a tall, 6'6" savored his first victory while sprawled out on the court. the last time federer lost a match at the u.s. open is 2003. >> what will you do now that we don't get to talk about the u.s. open? >> there will be another one in a little while. here's your tuesday weather: a wet day across the south with heavy rain and flooding from florida to east texas. showers, thunderstorms and severe weather in parts of the rockies. >> a high of 77 in colorado springs, 83 in albuquerque, 85 in boise. 80s in chicago, detroit and the twin cities. 76 in boston. new orleans hits 87 and dallas is 82. >> did you take astronomy in college? 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grieving widow played by demi moore and a ghost. >> i love you, molly. i've always loved you. >> ditto. >> reporter: but recently he found fame in a new role, cancer patient. in march of 2008 he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, a notoriously lethal disease. he said he first knew something was amiss as he was celebrating new year's eve with his wife, lisa. >> i tried to have champagne and it would be like pouring acid on an open wound. and my indigestion issues got gigantic and constant. and i started thinking i'm getting skinny. >> reporter: how much weight did you lose? >> i dropped about 20 pounds in the blink of an eye. when you see in the mirror and the bottom of your eyes go yellow and jaundice sets in, then you know something's wrong. >> reporter: but swayze continued to work. he also continued a life long habit, smoking. patrick, are you still smoking? >> i cut down. i was one of those dumb one who is started back in the marlborough man days. it was cool. i'm a cowboy. but i will talk so hard against smoking for kids. it's one reason i've never smoked in front of children in my life. >> reporter: smoking can lead to pancreatic cancer. >> absolutely. >> reporter: you know that? >> absolutely. >> reporter: do you think that your smoking caused the cancer? >> i don't know. i will go so far as to say probably smoking had something to do with my pancreatic cancer. >> reporter: but you still smoke. >> absolutely. >> reporter: why? >> priorities. i've been dealing with one thing as it comes at a time in the order that it's trying to kill me. will stopping smoking now stop anything, change anything? no. but when it looks like i may live longer than five minutes, i'll drop cigarettes like a hot potato. right now it's not my priority. >> reporter: patrick told me he didn't want to be the poster boy for living with cancer but his battle with the disease inspired his legion of fans. >> the outpouring of love s constantly astounded me. >> these letters with genuine love and support without expecting anything in return has personally restored my faith of what people are made of. >> it's amazing what love can change and what courage love can breathe in other people. >> reporter: are you scared? >> i don't know. i will be so either truthful or stupid as to say no, but then i immediately when i say that i have to say yes, i am. >> reporter: you know your movie "ghost" when no matter what happened the spirit went on, do you ever think about that? >> yeah. big time. because the biggest line out of "ghost" was "it's amazing, molly, you take the love with you." >> it's amazing, molly, the love inside, you take it with you. >> see, got me. it was a good line. >> i didn't even think about that. >> that's all you can take with you. i think it validated that one thing for all of us that the only thing you can take with you when you die is the love that you have. >> reporter: well, you two have a lot of love in your heart, i hope it doesn't sound corny. you're quite a couple. i hope you have a long time to keep dancing to the. patrick, i'm going to come back in a couple of years and we'll do another interview. >> i'll be here. or i won't. i love you, lady. >> reporter: love you, dear. >> of course your heart goes out to his wife, married for 34 years, a very long, long marriage. >> we've been hearing from a lot of his big screen co-stars. demi moore said his life will forever shine in our lives. jennifer gray who was with him in dirty dancing called him a rare and beautiful combination of rare masculinity and amazing grace. >> and whoopi goldberg said patrick was a really good man, a funny man and one to whom i owe much that i can't ever repay. i believe in "ghost "'s message so he will always be near. >> you can see more of barbara's interview, it will air tonight at 10 p.m. as a barbara walters special. patrick swayze dead at the age of 57. patrick swayze dead at the age of 57. . go furth >> a new book is providing fresh insights into pat tillman's u.s. army service. tillman was the nfl player who died in 2004 in a friendly fire incident in afghanistan. >> for the first time we're hearing tillman's own thoughts. it comes from his own writings. bob woodruff reports. >> reporter: he had it all, a pro contract worth millions, a beautiful new bride and after 9/11 he gave it all up to serve his country but pat tillman had grave doubts about his first deployment to iraq. >> i hope this war is about more than oil, money and power. i doubt that it is. >> reporter: his private letters and journals revealed showed there was much more to him than most imagined. >> my job is challenging, enjoyable and strokes my vanity enough to fool me into thinking it's important. >> reporter: even though pat and his brother who enlisted with him had doubts about iraq but never doubted how they would fight. >> every bit of my soul knows we will fight as hard as anyone has. >> reporter: he was skeptical about his very first rescue in iraq. >> this will be a p.o.w. iraq. >> this will be a p.o.w. rescue. a woman named jessica lynch. i do believe it's a public relations stunt. sending this many folks in for a single, low-ranking soldier screams of media blitz. in any case i'm glad to be able to do my part and i hope we bring her home safe. >> reporter: he told his platoon mates he feared if something were to happen to him, he, too, would be used as a propaganda tool for the army. >> i'm afraid if i die they're going to make me into this symbol and parade me through the street. don't let that happen. >> reporter: in april 2004, pat finally got the chance to fight the war he had signed up for in afghanistan. but just two weeks after he arrived he was gunned down by friendly fire. >> someone at the highest levels of government decided let's try to keep a lid on the friendly fire aspect but we can't find the fact that he's dead so we'll turn him into a hero. >> he didn't want to be glorified or put on a pedestal. he just wanted to do what he believed in. >> reporter: all pat tillman wanted was to serve his country. bob woodruff, abc news, new york. >> as can you see there pat tillman kept very specific diaries. he talked about growing up and beating up another kid and he ended up having to go in juvenile jail as a result of all of that. >> there's a lot of depth. i think people assume because he was a jock, this star athlete that there's not a lot of depth there but he's a pretty bright and interesting guy. his writings were the subject behind this book and it goes on sale today. >> i'm sure a lot of people will want to read that. >> coming up, we'll meet a canadian farmer who is growing his profits by having fun and catching it all on tape. s by having fun and catching it all on tape. assistance getting around their homes. there is a medicare benefit that may qualify you for a new power chair or scooter at little to no cost to you. stay tuned for this important medicare benefit information and free 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being on youtube. >> reporter: a while back youtube began making deals with some of its top users to share in the site's ad monies that pay pennies per view but add up. >> that's my empire all run by $250 cameras. if no one murders me because they're jealous, i could be making a million bucks a year pretty soon. >> reporter: not bad for a guy who has been collecting and fixing up junk for years. his most famous invention, the red neck roller coaster. david also bought this old school bus for $600 and drove it up a ridiculously steep hill. that alone got half a million hits. >> that bus has made me close to $7,000 now off youtube videos. it was quite a good investment. >> reporter: but recently the police and a local official came calling over concerns the cars violate a bylaw about keeping a tidy lawn. david argues they're not junk, they're movie props. >> the farm will be there unless they lock me up for having too much fun. >> reporter: fun that's earning him fame and a small fortune. ctv news, ontario. >> it always seems like these stories always involve men. >> it does because we know how to have fun. >> yes, cut something in half or blow it up. >> or bull doze over it. >> some of those cars are very cool, though. >> we'll be right back with more "world news now." it's frustrating. sad. there you are in the supermarket, and they just walk by! like they don't even know. 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"point break" he played a surfer and bank robber. >> let me go out there and get one wave, one more wave. in this movie he transformed into a transvestite. still, swayze became disillusioned with stardom and turned to alcohol. he eventually sobered up only years later to be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. yeah, i'm scared, yeah, i'm angry, yeah i'm why me, i'm all this stuff. >> reporter: swayze kept working but the cancer took his toll on the actor people magazine once named the sexiest man alive. he was never impressed with his looks saying good looking people turn me off, myself included. needless to say his fans did not agree. carla wohl, abc news, hollywood. >> here in new york federal agents and local police descended on a neighborhood looking to break up a suspected terror attack. the apparent target was a man suspected of being linked to al qaeda. here's lucy yang of wabc. >> reporter: this 26-year-old man from afghanistan was on his way to work monday morning when he found himself suddenly surrounded by agents and questioned for seven hours. >> we don't have anything like that. >> reporter: you were not plotting to build a bomb? >> not at all. >> reporter: he was not arrested but the front door of his apartment was kicked in and he said his laptop confiscated during the overnight raid. he told me agents tore through his parents's house nearby. as quiet returns to flushing, hard to imagine the level of siege this neighborhood was under. antiterrorist agents stormed into queens early monday morning armed for the worst but left we're told pretty empty handed, no bomb or bomb making materials were found. >> i saw a squad of fbi cars, about ten of them lined up along the side of the street. >> guys got out with flap jackets on and metal helmets. >> reporter: the fbi had been tracking a young man believed to be connected to al qaeda. agents were convinced there was a plot brewing to build a bomb. the joint task force pounced on several apartments in flushing. this one is rented to a family from afghanistan. >> there is very good reason to believe that there is a connection to al qaeda or to al qaeda supporters. yes, this does not appear to be self-starters. >> reporter: intelligence officials insist the threat was very real. he tells me he is friends with the man under surveillance and insists they are not terrorists. >> energy secretary steven chu confirmed the u.s. will resume talks with iran on its nuclear program. he spoke at today's opening session at the international atomic energy agency in vienna. iran's representative welcomed the talks you but warned his country will defend itself against attacks from the u.s. or israel. >> the killing of annie le appears to be an inside job. the campus community held a candlelight vigil last night. sharyn alfonsi reports from new haven. >> reporter: the beauty of the yale campus now scarred with crime tape. investigators found the body of annie le hidden in the wall of the basement of the university laboratory, a gruesome crime that has left students here stunned. >> i'm shocked, scared. it's bizarre. >> everyone's aware and just, you know, sleeping in each other's rooms. i know it's ridiculous but a lot of people, it really touches them. >> reporter: but police say the crime is not random. abc news has learned a possible suspect, a person we're told is not a student at yale university has failed a polygraph test. sources say that suspect has what appears to be defensive wounds. le was last seen on the surveillance tape entering the yale lab at 10:00 tuesday morning. there are more than 70 surveillance cameras filming the area around the building but there was no image of her leaving. investigators spent days using dogs to search every inch of the five-story building. reportedly finding bloody clothing hidden above ceiling tiles in the lab building. sources say that clothing does not appear to belong to le but the dna on it could be used to link a suspect to the crime. >> detectives and investigators have a large amount of physical evidence at the scene we're going through to determine if it's linked to this case or not. >> reporter: the discovery of le's body came on the very day she was supposed to get married. her family and fiancee are also in new haven, now facing the grim task of planning the 24-year-old's funeral. sharyn alfonsi, abc news, new haven, connecticut. >> wells fargo, one of the nation's largest banks, has fired a senior vice president accused of using a foreclosed home in malibu as her home. the termination came after reports she had been throwing lavish parties at the $12 million beach house. >> here's a look at your weather. another day of heavy rain and flooding from the southeast and southern plains. up to missouri with the stormiest weather in east texas, louisiana and arkansas. hail and gusty winds from wyoming to arizona. >> phoenix gets to 100, sacramento 86. it is 79 in saint louis. 82 in fargo and 83 in indianapolis. a mild 76 in boston. >> we should check in on the weather in vinita, oklahoma. >> or wasn't there a hubbard something? >> probably. i don't remember. >> we'll find out. >> some fun in the sun in southern california where they were hanging ten on all fours. >> dogs of all shapes and sizes hit the waves for a good cause and a good time. it was the annual dog surf-a-thon, an event aimed at raising money for san diego animal shelters. >> the doggy surfers were judged on form, agility and ability to stay on their board. looks like they're doing a pretty darn good job of that. >> i would say they're not having fun. >> they look a little bit -- >> petrified? >> but i thought all dogs could swim. they don't need a life jacket. >> well, the surf is rough. >> we'll be right back. i thought all dogs could swim.well, the surf is rough. >> we'll be right back. to control my diabetes, to stay healthy - and get on with my life. it comes from liberty medical. and now, it's not only where i get my diabetes prescription drugs as well. see if you're on medicare, the cost of your diabetes testing supplies as well as your liberty takes care of all the paperwork with medicare and sends the prescription forms directly to your doctor for approval. then, on your schedule, packs up this box and sends it right to your door with no charge for shipping. and liberty assures you have everything you need to call now and we'll send you a free meter. plus, a free cookbook when you join. call liberty. they can help you live a better life. call the number on your screen. >> attention cell phone users and we know there are a lot of you out there. >> can you hear me now? can you hear me now? a new study says all of us, especially children, are at risk from the radiation that's emitted during phone calls from these things. we have details from diana alvear. >> reporter: with every call you make, your cell phone emits radiation, radiation that a new study says is more dangerous than previously thought. the environmental working group warns using a cell phone for ten years or more significantly increases a person's risk for certain types of brain cancer. >> the studies are showing 50 to 90% increased risk for those rare tumors. >> reporter: their studies show children are especially at risk. >> their skulls are thinner. they absorb about twice the radiation of an adult. >> reporter: industry groups and medical experts including abc's own richard besser have their doubts. >> the best science does not show a connection between cell phone use and cancers of any kind. >> reporter: however, increasing concern over such a connection prompted monday's hearing on capitol hill. researchers from the national institutes of health described a long-term study in which rats will be exposed to cell phone radiation similar to those of human. >> we're concerned about chronic effects after long term use and things that may take many years to develop. >> reporter: of particular concern, whether hands-free devices provide some degree of protection. >> if they can do this, they would be better to have some kind of device like this. >> reporter: they also heard from international researchers, from nations that have enacted stricter standards. >> the question that needs to be answered is not whether we should use cell phones but how we should use them. >> president obama was on wall street yesterday to mark the one-year anniversary of the collapse of lehman brothers. it was the beginning of the financial crisis. >> since then the unemployment rate has climbed to 9.7% and nearly 6 million people have lost their jobs. >> betsy stark caught up with some of the unemployed who she's met in the last year. >> reporter: when we first met olympia, she had lost her job from a pharmaceutical company and she was fearful. today one year later she is one of 15 million americans still looking for full-time work. she's applied for hundreds of office jobs but the only offers have paid less than what she gets on unemployment. >> you were worried will i be able to survive. what's the answer to that? >> what's the answer to that? the answer is you can survive, you can do things. >> reporter: she gets by mostly on unemployment. vacations, even discount theater tickets are out. >> now i'm realizing i was very well paid. >> reporter: she fights the blues by volunteering at a local nursing home. olympia now hopes her volunteer job becomes a paying one. >> i didn't think i'd get that much out of it. they see you, their eyes light up. it's fun working in a place like this. >> reporter: when rick lost his job at microsoft in january, he knew he'd have a hard time finding another one as good. he's found some work as a software tester but it's all been temporary. >> any time i interview and don't get a job, which has happened a couple times, it's another slap in the face. >> reporter: his wife, lorry, who also lost a job at microsoft has also been unable to find a job. >> i've never gone through this. it's horrifying. >> reporter: with four kids and a condo they dig into savings every month to pay the bills. last week they turned over the condo to the bank. >> i did everything right, i got schooling, i stuck with my job, i did my best, i didn't lie, cheat or steal. why am i not among the ranks of the employed? >> my job is to find you work. >> reporter: five million americans have now been out of work six months or longer and the longer they stay jobless, the more likely they are to down size their expectations or reinvent themselves all together. we learned that mark, who lost his job at an illinois paper plant in december, has retrained to be a truck driver. larry brush, laid off from a wall street job in march is headed to nursing school. and then there's jason polls, who considers himself one of the lucky ones. after more than a year of life as a stay-at-home dad, he's found a new job in banking but it pays $50,000 less than his old one. >> the one thing that we learned through what happened was we can live with a lot less and still be happy. >> reporter: a difficult lesson. one year later americans are navigating the job market with a combination of resilience and despair. betsy stark, abc news, new york. >> that certainly is fascinating to see a year later some of these people are still unemployed. of course the president yesterday was talking about wall street on this anniversary and saying something along the lines of we can't let the old practices that got us into this situation continue. >> they talked about those people changing their lives. even those of us fortunate to still have our jobs have changed our lives in a lot of ways. we're not as frivolous because of what happened a year ago. >> when we come back, it's time for your "skinny" and we have lots to talk about. >> kanye west on the new jay leno show. we'll have that in a minute. >> welcome to my new show. >> i guarantee you this will be pronounced dead. >> hey, give it a chance. we haven't even been on, what, a half an hour or so. >> this is potentially going to get a lot worse. it crashes and burns. >> no! >> come on, steve. >> first off, it's jay. i'm sorry, mr. president, this show can't possibly be the worst show you've ever seen. >> by far. >> you lie! ♪ skinny, so skinny >> a little nugget from the brand new jay leno show, to be honest about the only funny thing that was on the show. >> there was something everyone was talking about. >> by fate and happenstance kanye west was on jay leno show. of course he had a lot to talk about, the big meltdown at the vmas where he basically stole taylor swift's thunder. jay leno asked him and kanye very contrite apologizes again. >> let me ask you something, i was fortunate to meet your mom and talk with your mom a number of years ago. what do you think she would have said about this? >> um -- >> would she be disappointed in this? would she give you a lecture? >> yeah. >> so, yeah, clearly contrite there, awkward, almost broke down in tears there. that didn't keep celebrities from going after him. kelly clarkson said you keep amazing me with your tactless ways. pink said i think he's just an idiot, just a waste. those comments before his appearance on jay leno. >> you have to give him an ounce of credit for having the gumption for still going on the show. >> something else everyone is talking about today, did you see oprah? >> i did. >> so you saw the whitney interview? >> it was good. >> whitney was very open. there was one specific episode where she had thrown her husband bobby brown a party. it's a big to do. the whole night she says he's criticizing her. then they get home and take a listen to what she says happened. >> so when we got back to the house, he spit on me. he spit on me. he actually spit on me. >> there were so many things that she revealed, including their drug habits. she said that their drug of choice was marijuana laced with cocaine. according to her she says she thinks part of the problem with bobby brown was when her career exploded something happened to him. her quote was i think somewhere inside something happens to a man when a woman has that much control. this was the first of two parts. today you'll see the remainder. it was a very telling whitney. >> very no holds barred. hey, kate gosselin filling in on "the view." she talked about a breakdown she had when jon brought his 22-year-old girl friend around the kids. >> it is not easy. i melted down in the privacy of my own home. it is difficult. >> of course the saga about jon and kate and the eight kids continues. also on the "view" taylor swift will be coming up to talk about the kanye west incident. the kanye west incident. time walking and getting around in your house, you need a hoveround power chair. you'll be able to go to the mall... play with the grandkids... visit family and friends... and do all the things you ralways loved to do. tom kruse: i'm tom kruse, pinventor of the hoveround. call us toll-free now to find out how you can get one. grandpa: at first i hought i couldn't afford, a power chair, but thanks to my hoveround team, it didn't cost me a penny. tom kruse: 9 out of 10 people got their hoveround for little or no cost last year. that's why the most pimportant thing you can do right now is call us now to see if hoveround is right for you. announcer: call now to find out how you can get a hoveround in your !home right now., you'll receive a free information kit featuring a free video. you'll also get a !certificate for a free in-home test drive. there's no cost and !there's no obligation, so call today. grandma: calling hoveround is the best thing you can do. announcer: call the number on "your screen for your free consultation, information kit, video and test drive certificate. new carefree ultra protection liners, with wings! absorb ten times more, like a pad but feel thin and comfy, like a liner. new carefree® ultra protection™ >> here's some stories to watch today on abc news: fans and co-stars are saluting patrick swayze's nearly two-year long battle with pancreatic cancer. it came to an end in los angeles yesterday. swayze died at age 57. >> president obama heads to ohio today where he'll talk about the economy at a gm plant. he's addressing union workers at the national convention of the afl-cio in pittsburgh. >> and at the united nations the annual general assembly opens today. mr. obama won't address the gathering until next week. >> finally this half hour taking the effort to save some pets to a whole new level. and by level we are talking about a couple thousand feet. >> a group of pilots are on a week long flying marathon to save 5,000 unwanted animals, mostly dogs and cats, and get them into good homes. >> reporter: pilot nick o'connell is on a mercy mission to save the life of this slobbering doberman named hagan. >> i love dogs and it really breaks my heart to think that they're being euthanized. at least i can say, hey, this one is not getting killed. >> reporter: o'connell volunteered his own time, money and even his own airplane to fly hagan from virginia to a new home and new life in pennsylvania. 400 miles away pilot matt dunn is on his first rescue flight. this is more involved than going to the dog shelter and rescuing a puppy, right? 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