this morning on world news now, cyber spies. five chinese military officers accused of hacking in to american computers. china s response and the wake up call about cyber security worldwide. consumer alert. 2 million pound of tainted ground beef shipped to restaurants. the potential threat to your health. bullying backfire. a little girl complains about a 12-year-old classmate harassing her. what the mother did that landed her in custody. later in the skinny, the drama of the big season premier of the bachelorette including the sexy lady getting all the attention. our senior the bachelorette analyst is here. it is tuesday may 20th. from abc news, this is world news now with john muller and diana perez. hello.
this morning on world news now, cyber spies. five chinese military officers accused of hacking in to american computers. china defiant response this morning and the wakeup call about cyber security worldwide. consumer alert. 2 million pound of tainted ground beef shipped to restaurants. the potential threat to your health. bullying backfire. a little girl complains about a 12-year-old classmate harassing her. what the mother did that landed her in custody. later in the skinny, the drama of the big season premier of the bachelorette including the sexy lady getting all the attention. our senior bachelorette analyst is here. it s tuesday, may 20th. from abc news, this is world news now with john muller and diana perez. hello.
just a nuisance. unlike other insects they do not carry disease. those are the top stories on this tuesday, may 20th. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now with john muller and diana perez. good tuesday morning, everybody. we will begin this half hour with angry reaction from the chinese over those spying charges levied by the u.s. beijing denies it engaged or participated in cybertheft. the government has called the u.s. ambassador to launch a formal protest. with more on those charges, here s karen traverse. two major crackdowns on cyber terrorism. for the first time ever, the u.s. government has accused another nation of internet hacking. this is a case alleging economic espionage by members of the chinese military. reporter: u.s. intelligence officials have believed for some time that the chinese government was engaging in a state-sponsored campaign to hack in to u.s. business interests to
it is tuesday, may 20th. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now with john muller and diana perez. good tuesday morning, everyone. it is tuesday. that nothing day in the middle of the week. you are rockin a new hairdo. i like it. i am. it s tuesday. had to make it interesting. has the hubby seen it? no. he has no idea what i ve done. you look beautiful. thank you very much. let s get started. we begin with the dangers of undercooked burgers. there s a major beef recall under way involving meat sold to restaurants across the country. with more on this abc s dr. richard besser. reporter: it s the strain of e. coli that worries doctors the most and believed to be in ground beef in restaurants across the nation. beyond making you sick to your stomach. this is an infection that can be followed with an illness characterized by bleeding and kidney failure that can be fatal. reporter: those 1.8 million