her boyfriend and that the gray ice looked like more pavement. she was pulled out by a passerby and other than an extreme case of embarrassment, she was okay. that staircase is too close to that pond. that s the lawyer in you talking. she was clumsy and distracted and got what she deserved. what s funny is that case where the woman fell in that mall fountain, she tried to sue the mall because they released the security tape. she tried to sue for like distress. because they embarrassed her. she embarrassed herself. i m not judging. i have walked into windows and the like. because you are a twitter-holic. i am. i text and walk all the time. i do it here in the hallways. bumped into willis and almost hurt yourself a couple days ago. coming up next in the skinny later, what may be the sexiest movie role in years in hollywood and the actress who now wants it. and the lengths americans
yes. i don t know if everybody deserves a ticket. the mall fountain. that s got to be the most embarrassing thing ever. that s a ticket. oh, man. poor lady. caught on tape. later this half hour, too, how jessica simpson s latest tweet has now turned into a wow turned into a major headline. this tweet does not have 140 characters, but it does tell a story worth a thousand words. see what we mean coming up later in the skinny. of course, this is jessica s first mother s day as a mommy. by the way, belated happy mother s day to all the mothers out there. hope you had a great weekend. got breakfast in bed and all that good stuff. and it s a sweet tweet once we get to it. but first we want to get to this. president obama travels to new york today where he s going to deliver a commencement address and attend campaign events. the president s support of gay marriage resounded in churches across the country yesterday. abc s scott goldberg reports. reporter: the battl
matains heyesy.rc g time for viral videos. and they re the most popular, of course. we re going to take you to victoria, australia, first. young man dropping into the picture is an alleged thief who was hoping to burglarize a bakery by coming through a skylight. unfortunately for him, though, he ended up stuck inside a locked office and storeroom with no way out but up. this was just a couple of days after christmas. look at this guy. he tried many times and failed to stand on stacked buckets. but he finally got out. at last report, police are still looking for him. electronic gadgets can be hazardous to your health. a couple of weeks ago, we saw a woman fall into a mall fountain
remember the walking texter from last week? yeah, that mall fountain came out of no whereupon. not her fault. okay, snarkyness aside it s not for everyone. it s giving rise to a distracted pedestrian and a state senator in new york karl krueger wants to do something about it. he wants to ban the use of electronic gadgets like cell phones while walking in the crosswalk in the city and a number of other things. get busted texting in a cro crosswalk and j-texting pay a hundred dollar fine. he says too many people get lost in their cell phones and find themselves kissing the pavement. a thousand pedestrians went into the e.r. because they tripped, or fell while texting and talking. the fountain lady is okay, although having your teachable moment splashed all over youtube couldn t have been that much fun.
attempted murder and could get a life sentence. still he is insisting on acting as his own lawyer. our eating and smoking habits are putting americans behind other countries when it comes to living a longer life. new government figures show that women in the u.s. can expect to live 80.8 years. the life expectancy for men is 75.6 years. that s less than the french and less than the japanese. smoking is a key factor, but obesity may account for up to a third of the life expectancy shortfall. well, speaking of unhealthy habits, what about texting while walking. it may seem obvious, but looking down while you are strolling along can be downright dangerous, but is it dangerous enough to pass a law? here s juju chang. reporter: remember the woman who fell in a mall fountain while texting? she told gma she d learned her lesson. do not text and walk. reporter: but there may be a bigger lesson in her digital dunk. new york state senator carl krueger says two people died recently in