But this hollywood agent saw a business opportunity. I tried to monetize the entire situation from the beginning. Tonight, the ugly truth about cashing in on infamy. Has it been lucrative for you . Very lucrative. But first, the nightline five. Good evening. Lots of us plan our vacations by thrill seeking adventures. But carefree adventures can turn dangerous. Fast. Tonight, a teen survivor speaks out for the First Time Since her horrifying accident was captured on video. Abcs matt gutman brings us her incredible survival story. Reporter it started off as an adventure. I was videotaping them and taking pictures. You can see them down here. Reporter 18yearold sidney goode and her friend Alexis Fairchild parasailing in panama city, florida. You just assume that everything is safe. They tell you, they advertise it, safe, fun. You expect that. Reporter fun. Thats what parasailing is supposed to be, a recreational sport that gently lofts you up 500 feet over the water. But for them, the ser
Business opportunity. I tried to monetize the entire situation from the beginning. Tonight, the ugly truth about cashing in on infamy. Has it been lucrative for you . Very lucrative. But first, the nightline five. Good evening. Lots of us plan our vacations by thrill seeking adventures. But carefree adventures can turn dangerous. Fast. Tonight, a teen survivor speaks out for the First Time Since her horrifying accident was captured on video. Abcs matt gutman brings us her incredible survival story. Reporter it started off as an adventure. I was videotaping them and taking pictures. You can see them down here. Reporter 18yearold sidney goode and her friend Alexis Fairchild parasailing in panama city, florida. You just assume that everything is safe. They tell you, they advertise it, safe, fun. You expect that. Reporter fun. Thats what parasailing is supposed to be, a recreational sport that gently lofts you up 500 feet over the water. But for them, the serenity of flying like a bird tur
July 11th, 2013. From nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in Rockefeller Plaza. Welcome to today on a thursday morning. Good morning everyone. Im Savannah Guthrie. Im matt lauer with natalie morales. I am not a child of the video digital generation, but i can tell you right now, if my car were being swept away by a mud slide my first instinct would not be to take up my camera and Start Recording the entire episode. You wouldnt be instagraming it . No, i would be screaming and trying to steer out of it. Remarkable video though. Scary. Well have a little more on that in a moment. Meantime it is a busy morning around here. We expect closing arguments today in the George Zimmerman trial, and the judge has a key decision before her. Should the jury be given the option of convicting zimmerman on a lesser charge than murder . We will have that story and be live at the courthouse. We want to begin on this thursday morning with the overnight release
good evening. we begin with the crises in egypt. all day long the world has watched as this life or death drama unfolded, a nation so key to the united states hanging in the balance. you re looking live at tahrir square, the heart of the uprising. it is filled with celebrations tonight now that the president has been ousted, but there is also fear that there will be bloodshed. the president s supporters will not give in easily. they are vowing revenge. the images of this day tell the story. the people of egypt demanding their president step aside. the military stepping in, weapons drawn. and here is the very latest. the egyptian military is effectively in control. the u.s. state department is now urging all americans to leave egypt. we will explore what all this means to the u.s. which relies so heavily on egypt to bring stability to such a dangerous region. our team is spanned out across the globe, but our coverage of this crises in egypt begins with abc s alex marquardt i
stalled car. this is inevitable because a lot of cars have been overheating simply because they ve had to be sitting in three-hour traffic. so a mess right now. westbound 80, treasure island, your commute coming away from the maze into san francisco. you re looking at top 40 minutes in some pars. if you want to take this one instead, the richmond/san rafael, that s looking better. once past the tolls you re at top speeds. the golden gate bridge is looking fantastic at this hour. let s go outside right now and take a peek at this. walnut creek drive 680 southbound side, you can see how traffic is building up out there. it s at least a 15-minute commute. kristen, eric? leyla, thank you. today negotiations between b.a.r.t. and the unions are set to resume at 1:00 p.m. after a late-night session that ended just before 3:00 in the morning. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield continues our live team coverage from oakland at the lake merritt park station. amy? reporter: i know thi