Was on valentines day was diagnosed with lung cancer. And she had been a lifetime smoker. And her disease progressed very quickly. And so by the end of april of 2004, i was at the u. S. Attorneys National Conference in san diego and i got a call from my younger brother saying to me, listen, moms back in the hospital. Really bad. If you want to see her you have to get home now. I flew back to new jersey and landed at Newark Airport and got in the car and drove to the hospital. And i got there and they started to give her more phone and trying to pain and i waited for her to wake up. She had not seen me for a week and said what day is it . I said its friday. She said what time is it . 9 30 in the morning. She said go to work. [laughter] governor christie i said, mom i decided to take the day off. Im going to spend the day with you. She said christopher, it is a work day go to work. I said are you afraid im taking advantage of taxpayers money. She said go to work its where you belong ther
Charge last night in primetime. The church is looking for me to fail. Saying the church of scientology is waiting for her to fail on the dance floor. Now, the church responds overnight with a harsh statement. The war of words breaking out in the ballroom. Is it coming from here . Is it coming from there . Am i im looking to see where its coming from. Good morning, america. What a night in the ballroom last night on dancing with the stars. Im loving the pace of the new season. First couple this season booted off. Theyre going to join us right here live in times square this morning. They flew in last night from l. A. Were going to begin with the latest on that mall terror attack. Conflicting reports at this hour about americans possibly being involved and whether or not hostages are still being held. The president of kenya, expected to speak shortly, which could give us some clarity. A lot going on right now. Were going to show you live pictures of the mall. Explosions being heard. Polic
The targets are christians, and it is happening in a country that receives billions of dollars of aid from the United States every year. Chris mitchell is our middle east bureau chief. He is here. It is great to have him here on the broadcast, and he has uncovered the story. Chris, tell us more. Reporter george, it is happening all the way from the east coast of africa to the deserts of sinai. They are conducting a Human Trafficking trade that has human misery and reaps millions of dollars. While it is no secret and could be stopped, so far no one has dared. By that time, i had lust and sin. And this was the result of the actual torture, and mainly because both of my wrists were tied up so tight. And i was hanged from the ceiling for three days. Reporter he is just one victim of a widespread modern day slavery, kidnapping and torture trade in the sinai desert. You can find many pictures and videos of this horrible practice on the internet. We call this christian man from the africa cou
Dangerous predators in the sea. Well gmas super shark week kicks off this morning. It is absolutely spectacular. Hope everyone had a fabulous weekend. I think sam is taking issue with your well were glad you made it back from the bahamas in one piece, sam. Glad to have you. We have a lot to get to. Well get right to the Terror Threat that has americans around the globe on high alert today. Those 19 embassies closed right now. You see them here. Well, the u. S. Has now announced it will extend the mass closures of these embassies for at least another week. Security also raised here in the u. S. At airports and train stations all across the country. Abcs Martha Raddatz is tracking the latest and joins us this morning from washington. Good morning. Reporter intelligence officials are tracking this threat full time this morning. While the u. S. Is closing even more embassies and some may stay closed even beyond this week. U. S. Officials are focusing particularly on yemen this morning. Bel
Good evening. David is off tonight. As we go on the air, american embassies across the muslim world are within hours of shutting down in response to that new Terror Threat from al qaeda. Meanwhile what started as an overseas concern has now very much become a domestic one as well. Tonight abc news has learned the department of Homeland Security is beefing up its presence at airports and train stations and intensifying scrutiny of visitors coming from overseas. The state department issued extraordinary monthlong Worldwide Travel alert for americans particularly in the middle east and africa and then there are those 22 u. S. Embassies and Diplomatic Missions normally opened sunday, which is a business day in the muslim world, now about to shut down. Our coverage begins tonight with abcs Nick Schifrin who is in cairo, evift. Nick. Reporter good evening, dan, the threats are alarming, the reaction unprecedented. Tonight, we have new details on why every single embassy across the arab warme