gauge maska. his aunt works for the white house. he was at the airport wednesday when air force one arrived. president obama worked the rope line. as he got closer, gauge's attention was trailing off, but the president was able to win it right back. >> he said bud. >> called you bud? >> yeah. >> that's pretty cool. >> how about a high five, bud? >> i gave him a high five. >> all right. little gauge high-fiving the president. heard the voice of a reporter and gauge's grandfather there. he says it is cool. there are other cool things to do, boat ride, maybe going on a plane. >> he realizes what, just happened. yeah, some guy gave me a high-five whatever. >> first and last time he will ever touch a president. >> i think so. >> pretty cool. >> beanie baby blunder, life savings lost because of a short-lived craze. >> art or child's play what some aficionados had to say about an impromptu exhibit by a 9-year-old. you are watching "world news now." ♪ we don't get fooled again >> "world news now" brought to you by united health care. again ♪ >> "world news now" brought to you by united health care. we do? i took the trash out. i know. and thank you so much for that. i think we should get a medicare supplement insurance plan. right now? 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[ laugher ] nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >> she got a little dig in there. >> that was her dig, for essentially calling her an idiot. >> i would feel goofy going on about the dramatic diagonal line carrying the force of life through it. >> no, they all fell for it. about the dramatic diagonal line carrying the force of life through it. >> no, they all fell for it. for the things you can't wash, freshen them with febreze. febreze eliminates odors and leaves a light, fresh scent. febreze, breathe happy. and now hot pink toes. seems tough for a tough dog like duke. but when it has anything to do with gwen, he's putty in her hands. for a love this strong, duke's family only feeds him iams. compared to other leading brands, it has 50% more animal protein... ...to help keep his body as strong as a love that can endure anything... even every fashion trend. iams. keep love strong. >> all right. let's talk about beanie babies. remember those, people collected them. became the rage. some collected them thinking they would be look rare coins, get bigger, bigger, bigger. first saw the story and laughed when i read the headline. i read deeper. it's sad. a los angeles family lost $100,000 putting their investment into beanie babies. the son of the dad. went crazy with the beanie baby obsession made a documentary. the dad. made a documentary about his family. basically lost everything. let's listen in. >> we knew the schedule when they were being released. what stores they would be at. >> you would make me, sometimes, take us out of school or take us to school late so we could go stand in line. >> basically his dad described it like a drug addiction. sad story. >> oh. now to a better story, america can have claim to the guinness book of world record, record of the oldest man alive, 112 years old, self-taught musician, from spain, came to the u.s., in 1920, known by name of shorty, a credits to a banana and six aspirins. >> banana, six aspirins. >> 15 grand kids, five great, great grand kids. polka time. ♪ politics and foreign wars all the weather all the scores ♪ ♪ that's the world news polka ♪ tapes that roll in way too slow stuff you saw on koppel's show ♪ ♪ that's the world news polka ♪ it's late at night you're wide awake and you're not wearing pants so grab your world news now mug and everybody dance ♪ ♪ have some fun be a pal every anchor guy and gal do the world news polka ♪ everybody! ♪ ♪ ♪ that's the world news polka insomniacs only! ♪ that's the world news polka ♪ who cares what the bosses think they're a goofy crew ♪ no clue! ♪ if your neighbors call the cops all you have to do ♪ when they yell, it's half past 3:00 ♪ tell them hey it's news to me ♪ ♪ that's the world news polka ♪ they make us work the graveyard shift that's why we go for broke ♪ snow so why not tune in abc and join our little joke. five days every week we're here with our tongue in cheek and the world news polka. not lip-synced. it's the world news polka ♪ yeah ♪ it's the world news polka ♪ yeah ♪ this morning on "world news now" -- an abc news exclusive. a juror in the george zimmerman case says he got away with murder but she is standing by her decision to acquit. >> close call for a trooper on a traffic stop caught on camera. what the officer says saved his life. >> plus a blast from the past. house flipping is back and prices are on the rise. there is money to be made out there and how to make it and what pitfalls to avoid. >> in "the skinny," the latest chapter in the bizarre saga of amanda bynes, the troubled actress now getting help from her parents. it's friday, july 26th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. friday, how we have missed you. >> tgif, everybody. >> absolutely. all right, let's jump right in. we'll begin this half-hour with some serious news. an abc news exclusive. one of the jurors in the george zimmerman trial believes he got away with murder. >> she insists she was prepared to be the one hold out for a hung jury but says that ultimately she had to follow the law. she tells her story to abc's robin roberts. >> what was your first vote? >> my first vote was second degree murder. >> second degree murder. >> in between the nine hours it was hard. a lot of us had wanted to find something bad, something that we could connect to the law. for myself he is guilty. because the evidence shows he is guilty. >> he is guilty of? >> killing trayvon martin. but as the law was read to me, if you have no proof that he killed him intentionally, you can't find, you can't say he is guilty. >> did you want to step out at all? did you want to quit? >> i was the juror that was going to give them the hung jury. oh, i was. i fought to the end. i mean, it's hard for me to sleep it's hard for me to eat. because i feel that i was forcibly included in trayvon martin's death. and as i carry him on my back i'm hurting as much as trayvon martin's mom is. because there is no way that any mother should feel that pain. >> but you feel in your heart of hearts that you and the jury approached it and came with the decision and you stand by that decision to this day? >> i stand by the decision. because of the law. if i stand by the decision because of my heart he would have been guilty. >> i know that you have heard some people have said, point-blank, they have said george zimmerman got away with murder. how do you respond to those people who say that? >> george zimmerman -- that's -- george zimmerman got away with murder, but you can't get away from god. and at the end of the day, he's going to have a lot of questions and answers he has to deal with. the law couldn't prove it. but, you know -- the world goes in circles. >> powerful stuff. you can see much more of robin's interview with juror b-29 later on "good morning america." >> juror b-29, by the way, going by her first name, mattie, 36-year-old puerto rican. only minority on the jury. she says that she doesn't believe this was a racially charged case at all. >> found that surprising. >> i did. she was the only minority. she fought until the very end. she wanted to be the one hold out. but she had the law read back to her. >> she had the law read back to her. when she had to follow the letter of the law, instructions she said i can't make it match up though my heart says. i think this guy is guilty. >> we were discussing this a moment ago, which leads us to believe it all goes back to the prosecution charging him incorrectly. >> was it the wrong charge? so complicated. makes you wonder if there was one more juror on the jury holding out she would have felt she had enough backing to stand her ground to use a term maybe it would have went differently. >> some legal experts believe if there was one more mattie in the room. that might have been the case. we'd be looking at a far different result. from this case. >> no doubt. may be looking at a new trial too. all right. moving on to this. new this morning, a subsidiary of halliburton is pleading guilty to destroying evidence in connection with the 2010 gulf oil spill. halliburton energy services was bp's cement contractor in the rig that exploded and spilled millions of gallons of oil into the gulf. it will pay $200,000 fine and accept three years of probation. the company has made a $55 million voluntary contribution to the national fish and wildlife foundation. the guilty plea must still be approved by a judge. >> o.j. simpson has to wait until next week to hear the ruling of a nevada parole board. he appeared before the board via video link from prison and expressed regret going after two memorabilia dealers. who had some of his property. even if the board side with simpson he wouldn't be released for at least four years. >> the american woman killed in the train crash in spain has been identified as anna maria cordova. an employee of the catholic diocese of arlington, virginia. her husband and daughter were among five americans injured. the death toll has now climbed to 80. investigators are focusing on speed in this case. more from abc's nick schifrin. >> reporter: the moment of impact. the train racing around the bend and then violently careening off track before the camera cuts out. watch again in slow motion. right there experts say that's the critical moment. the second car begins to leave the track. setting off a chain reaction. each passenger car carrying 25 people and then the engine twisting and toppling. the driver reportedly admitted he was racing 110 miles an hour. more than double the speed he was supposed to be going. [ speaking foreign language ] >> it was too late for him to take any action he would have had to start applying brakes a mile before the train entered the curve. >> we reach 18-year-old steven ward on the phone sitting in the eighth car on a mission for his utah church. we were suddenly airborne. the thought never crossed my mind that we were crashing. within moments, the victims all around him. cars in flames, others ripped apart like tin cans. he is in the hospital with broken bones. the u.s. passenger cars must have stronger frames. that means fewer fatalities in crashes. a new system will be ushered in that will automatically slow american trains down if they're speeding. in spain, drivers who speed might have caused the tragedy is under investigation. you can see the crane behind me that will remove the final two cars from the track. they're talking to the driver and reportedly he was a few minutes late. they're figuring out whether he was trying to make up time. nick schifrin, abc news, spain. >> tragic end to a hiking trip for two women in maine. they were rescued after getting lost on the trails when they left the park the women took a wrong turn and drove into the ocean. police responding to their 911 call found the women and dog dead in a submerged car. one woman was five months pregnant. police believe the thick fog, obscured the only sign that warned that the road was about to end. >> leading researcher on lou gehrig's disease has been arrested and charged with killing his neurologist wife. dr. robert ferati, accused of lacing an energy supplement with cyanide and giving it to his wife last april. he told her the supplement would help her conceive. hours later she collapsed and died. ferati denies any involvement with his wife's death. >> an alarming trend when it comes to the hpv vaccine. health officials say fewer girls are getting one despite the vaccine's effectiveness in preventing cervical cancer. the cdc says the vaccination rate is now just 1/3 of teenage girls. by contrast vaccination rate in rwanda is 80% of the target population. hpv is the most common cause of sexually transmitted infections. more than half of people who are sexually active become infected. the viruses are responsible for nearly all cases of cervical cancer. >> wisconsin state trooper credits training for saving his life during what started as a routine traffic stop. trooper jim reece, dashboard camera rolling as he walking back to his car walking on the side of the road when the semitruck slammed into the driver's side of the squad car. he said the close call is why he always uses the passenger side approach. by the way he was not injured and the truck driver was eventually ticketed. that is some scary stuff. >> whoa. >> take a look at the weather now. heavy rain and showers across the middle of the country. thunderstorms in the rockies. rain in florida. sunny along both coasts. >> after a fall-like day in new york. today we'll be up to 82 degrees. it will be 80 in boston. detroit. indianapolis. 99 degrees in boise and dallas. 105 in phoenix. that's of course, dry heat. look at the northern plains there. high in the upper 60s. >> all right. the story giving new meaning to the phrase see you later alligator. took place last week in west virginia. >> when a couple of guys and kid wandered into a pet store. when the opportunity presented itself, one stole a baby alligator named chopper. the store owner said chopper is worth $300. >> she claims quote, "she can be quite nippy. she is concerned about the safety. she doesn't want to press charges just wants chopper back in his tank. >> so it looks like one of the guys hid him under his shirt. to get chopper out of the, out of the store. >> you know the things grow up. amazing they can be sold. what in the world are you going to do with a baby alligator when it is not a baby. >> this is what should have happened. >> chopper should have lived up to his name, chopped down on the guy's nipple. we wouldn't be having this story today. >> do a story on chopper in the sewer system two years from now. and a runaway alligator. oh, my goodness. >> oh, chopper. >> good luck, chopper, you need it. coming up -- lance armstrong fighting back against a multimillion dollar lawsuit. who he says should have known he was doping. >> buy low, sell high. house flipping is becoming profitable again. you're watching "world news now." ♪ >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by hotwire.com. >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by hotwire.com. ♪ ♪ and his high school reunion is coming up in seattle. evereryone's going. we couould actually affordto ta. see, when really nice hotel, so we gogot our four-star hotels for r half price. i shouldld have been voted st likely to travel. ♪ h-o-t-w-i-r-e... ♪ hotwire.com sasave big on car rentals too from $11.95 a day. your carpet stains can reappear. 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record highs this year, up almost 20% from last. >> you got to know what you are doing. if you are doing one or two a year and playing at this thing, you could seriously hurt. >> reporter: nationally flippers are making an average of $18,000 a sale. seymour shoots for 20% profit on each house and generally spends about four months from but acquisition to sale. >> $200, two and a quarter. they're not all winners. there are unexpected costs? >> there are always surprises. sometimes i do a little bit better. sometimes i don't do quite as the good. >> reporter: what was the biggest money pit you got yourself into? >> septic system. it ended up being a $45,000 repair. >> reporter: as for this house in east boston after three days on the market it sold for $285,000, $60,000 profit. great news for seymour and the neighborhood. in real estate, a rising tide lifts all boats. rebecca jarvis, abc news. boston. >> risky flipping those homes. you can make a lot of money. if nobody buys it you're stuck. >> that's true. >> one thing to flip a home. another to sell your home. we recently sold our home. one thing we were told, where you want to invest your money. didn't have to invest much. where you want to invest your money if you want to sell the house is in your bathrooms and in your kitchen. a lot of people spend money on other things they don't realize this does not bring a lot of money in. when you are flipping, experts say spend money on crown molding, not a lot of money. changes the look of a room right away. $200 to $250 can change the look of a room. >> front door really important. >> things you don't think about. when you list. having a hard time understanding why this is important. if you list on tuesday at 5:00 that some how creates a frenzy for viewings for the weekend. >> everybody making their plans. it snowballs. a big group of people. >> get it in early enough in the week. enough attention. that's the house they want to see on the weekend. >> also you want to list in april or may. the weather is nice. >> that's right. >> everybody is in a good mood. >> take your pictures when the weather is nice. also want a lot of light taking your pictures before you list it. we, you know, you sell, obviously when you are selling a house you look at homes for sale. and there are dingy pictures. you don't want to look at it. because the pictures aren't worth it. >> old-fashioned tv, get rid of it. buy a flat screen it looks good in the house. >> yes, there you go. ahead in "the skinny," what hugh jackman is revealing about his sex life. >> interesting one. amanda bynes getting help for her troubles. you are watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. c stations. ♪ skinny so skinny >> welcome to "the skinny," everyone. talking lance armstrong in the news once again because of the things he is saying now. he apparently claims that this lawsuit he is facing against the government, because the united states postal service is suing him. multimillion dollar lawsuit. saying that they want damages. obviously because of his doping scandal. he says they should have known about his doping scandal because of all of the media coverage. we are talking $120 million lawsuit here. his attorneys apparently say, the post office, the postal service renewed the sponsorship agreement and basked in the favorable publicity of its sponsorship. saying not only did they know about it but then they renewed their contract with him and it is all their fault. they're also claiming there is a statute of limitations which has expired. and therefore they are not due any damages. neither is -- >> fact that he denied, denied, denied has nothing to do with it, seems crazy to me. >> though he was denying it publicly. they still should have known better. >> because everybody else was saying it. >> everybody else was speculating. should have known better. doesn't make sense. a whole lot of what he has done doesn't make sense. right about that. >> amanda bynes update. the incident. lit a fire in ventura county, >> speaking of not making sense. >> basically got sent away. tmz learning the judge granted the request to extend her psychiatric hold for two weeks. so she will stay there for at least two more weeks. her parents, rick and lynn, are said to be headed to court on friday, in ventura county, california try to request, temporary conservatorship of their daughter. means they'll look after her. if they can get that done. the parents believe she is now unable to look after herself personally and financially. that tidbit from radar online. though it will be difficult for amanda bynes no matter what happens. according to tmz they don't believe she will be charged with other crimes. hope she gets help and turns it around. >> that's what she needs. we need to stop making fun of her. hope she gets better. hugh jackman apparently has a little bit of, what do you call it, a sex craze where he role plays full on wolverine costume. >> really? >> in the bedroom with his wife. yes. this is all kind of strange. he has blades and all in the bedroom. now, the wolverine costume obviously is really just the blades. >> being all hairy and stuff. >> his hotness. he was doing this promotion. promoting wolverine movie. talking to the interview, and goes, oh the sheets we go through. by the way him and his wife have been married since 1996. they have two kids. way to keep it hot. >> got to do what you got to do. way to go, brother. hot. >> got to do what you got to do. way to go, brother. ♪ she's up all night to get some i'm up all night to get some she's up all night for good fun ♪ >> finally, a pretty full week here of news wouldn't you say? even for the dog days of summer >> began with a royal baby and end with the drumming grandma. it was this week. lots of fireworks in between all of that. take a look. >> welcome, a future king! >> any parents probably know what this feeling feels like. >> a good pair of lungs on him, that's for sure. a big boy, he is quite heavy. we're still working on a name. >> suddenly we just felt this humongous jolt, like we completely went forward. it was really like woosh. >> i'm laying out my idea to give the middle class a better shot. so now it is time for you to lay out your ideas. >> the americans aren't asking the question where are the speeches. they're asking where are the jobs? >> i vow to do everything in my power not to give up the fight for him. not only the fight for trayvon, but the fight for so many other young black and brown boys of this country. >> anthony has made some horrible mistakes. both before he resigned for congress and after. i do very strongly believe that that is between us and our marriage. >> people around the city have called on you to withdraw. you're distracting from focusing on the middle-class. >> if you want to play to the cameras. i am here having a serious discussion. >> i hope ryan braun is forever remembered as the most despicable liar in baseball. >> he cheated the system where us as baseball players made the commitment to clean up the game. ♪ >> regardless whether i am good or not as good as i used to be it is just to be able to do it again. >> grandma drummer. >> she inspired me. i want to learn how to play the drum. >> amazing. absolutely. want to remind you about our brand new facebook feature. >> called in case you missed it. exactly what it is essentially. all the best moments of "world news now" throughout the week. log on to wnnfans.com. check it out. >> in case you missed it or icym. >> or what? >> i don't know. i just totally made it up. i-c-y-m. >> have a great weekend. happy anniversary. >> happy anniversary. good morning. i'm john muller. >> i'm diana perez. here are some of the top headlines we're following this morning on "world news now." the ntsb says the front landing gear of the southwest plane collapsed this week at la guardia new york airport. because the jet land ed nose first. it is supposed to land with the rear landing gear touching down first. >> federal prosecutors say the largest computer hacking data breach scheme in the u.s. broken up. five people charged with hacking computer networks and stealing credit card numbers that resulted in losses of at least $300 million. >> britain's prince harry says his mission is to make sure that his new nephew and third in line to the throne grows up having fun. and he adds that he is willing to pitch in as babysitter but it is going to be expensive. >> researchers say it's not lunacy, the full moon robs you of schlep sleep, it takes longer to fall asleep and you and sleep less deeply even in a windowless room. they still don't know why. those are some of our top stories on this friday. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. so there you have it, folks. >> the full moon. >> the full moon. >> having an extra hard time, wondering why you are up tonight weren't up last week. is it full moon. not full almost full. gigantic. up there in the sky. >> looks pretty big. it must be full or close to full. >> yeah. >> this is explained. now i know every time tossing and turning in the middle of the day. that's when i sleep. it has to be the moon. >> has to be the moon in the daytime. if you have a sealed off room and no knowledge the moon was full it has this affect on your body. >> i lot of people think because the moon is sobriety. that's not the case. >> no not at all. let's get to it. >> we begin this half-hour with fallout from the anthony weiner sexting scandal. a woman came forward and said she engaged in an online sexual relationship with weiner after he left congress. >> sydney leathers tells "inside edition" that weiner tells her he loved her she feels manipulated. the latest allegation rocking weiner's bid for mayor of new york city. here's abc's john karl. >> reporter: how bad are things for anthony weiner he couldn't say how many women he sent sexually explicit messages and photos. >> it's not dozens and dozens. it is six to ten i suppose. but i can't tell you absolutely what some one else is going to consider inappropriate or not. >> reporter: how many after weiner a democrat left congress in disgrace promising it all stopped. >> i don't believe i had any more than three. >> weiner's wife, huma abedin, a long time confidant of hillary r hesdame confidant of hillary but has not been seen since. >> i wonder all the time what i did to deserve such an amazing woman. when weiner posed with his wife and late last year he told "people" magazine every day since this happened i tried to become a better person, a husband that huma abedin deserves. days later he was at it again. after the first scandal broke we saw how adamant and combative weiner can be when lying. >> is it inappropriate for a member of congress to be following young women on their twitter accounts not even from their district. several young women on your account. 40,000 people. >> that's outrageous. >> you only follow a couple hundred. really outrageous is the implication is outrageous do. you really think that is a fair question? this is a twitter, hoax, a prank that was done. >> reporter: thursday, nancy pelosi the highest ranking female elected official in the country and long time democratic ally of weiner's forcefully condemned him calling his behavior reprehensible, disrespectful of women and worst of all, pelosi said, weiner doesn't have a clue. jonathan karl, abc news, washington. >> another politician embroiled in scandal is san diego mayor bob filner. who is facing claims of sexual harassment. last night a committee of filner's fellow democrats voted overwhelmingly to ask him resign from office. seven women have publicly identified themselves as targets of his alleged sexual advances. last week before the women came forward the same committee deadlocked on whether he should step down. >> juror from the george zimmerman trial says the man who killed trayvon martin got away with murder. in an exclusive interview with abc's robin roberts, juror b-29 whose name is mattie says in her heart she thought zimmerman was guilty but ultimately followed the law though she still struggles with her decision. >> i was a juror that was going to give him the hung jury. i was. i fought to the end. i stand by the decision because of the law. if i stand by the decision because of my heart he would have been guilty. >> she has much more to tell robin. coming up later on "good morning america." >> a guilty plea this morning in connection with the 2010 gulf oil spill. it comes from the subsidiary of halliburton which says it is guilty of destroying evidence. after that rig exploded and spilled millions of gallons of oil. the company will pay $200,000 fine and accept three years of probation. it has also made a $55 million contribution to a conservation group. the guilty plea must still be approved by a judge. >> the cleveland man accused of holding three women captive for a decade due in court today amid reports of a possible plea-bargain. sources say the deal to spare ariel castro the death penalty calls for him to spend his life in prison. victims could avoid testifying in a trial. castro facing 1,000 charges including kidnapping, rape and murder. >> i suppose it really would be nice if the poor victims didn't have to go back. >> back in there and live through all of this. some people say he deserves the death penalty. life in prison. >> he will avoid the death penalty. obviously. if in fact this happens. apparently he its said to be considering the deal right now. here is an interesting tidbit. the city controls the property where he allegedly held those women for all those years. while they don't own the vacant properties around his home there is talk of trying to obviously that home would be demolished no time frame. talk of making this area a green space or neighborhood park to kind of contribute back to the community. >> nice dedication by the victims right. >> that would be nice. >> next, medical mystery. health officials are on the trail of a stomach bug that sickened people in 11 states. >> could come from imported food. by the time you feel the effect it may be hard to remember what the culprit might be. abc's dr. richard besser has the story. >> reporter: we don't know a lot about the rare outbreak, we do know we are finding more sick people. with cyclospora, a parasite, 285 people so far. the list of states is growing. three last week. then nine. and two more. ohio and minnesota. it travels on food. but which kind we don't know. past culprits have been snow peas, berries, basil. always on food imported from outside the u.s. it becomes a stowaway in your body. in about a week after you eat it, the stomach pain and diarrhea begin, some times weight loss, bloating and fatigue. without treatment you may feel it for a month. the big take away if you have this infection there is one antibiotic that will help you. ask your doctor to get tested. so important. dr. richard besser, abc news, new york. >> american killed in the spanish train crash has been identified as a virginia woman who works for the catholic diocese of arlington. she was among at least 80 people who died when a packed train raced around a bend. there it goes. it jumped the tracks. investigators are focusing on the driver reportedly going more than 100 miles an hour when it happened. that's twice the speed limit for that section of track. >> so hard to watch the video. pope francis hears the confessions of young people and visits with inmates as he continued his world youth day visit to brazil. all that follows a big rain soaked rally on rio's famous copacabana beach. francis made his way to the stage and cranking up the crowd from the popemobile. in addition to the rally, he also visited a rio slum yesterday. and other events, his spokesman says francis' high energy pace is exhausting his aides. >> four tourists from texas vacationing in hawaii are happy to be standing on solid ground after their helicopter sightseeing tour ended with a very hard landing. while they were flying over volcanos, the pilot noticed the gas gauge was dangerously low. they turned back. they were about to land at the airport when the chopper suddenly turned over and crashed. amazingly everyone on board came away unharmed. nearly a month after a massive wildfire killed 19 firefighters in arizona people who lost their homes are still struggling to rebuild their lives. some of the fire victims are now receiving mobile homes so that they can remain on their property as they recover. a couple who had been camping out near their burned down home said it would make it easier for them to sift through the rubble. >> this -- this is part of the healing process for me to pick up these little things. look, honey. this is what's left of our thing. you know? but, you, you have to have a little bit of humor in there now. in order to get going. again. >> so far, a local church collected a dozen trailers to loan to the fire victims and delivering them filled with much-needed supplies. >> good week for mark zuckerberg, seen his fortune skyrocket in the past few days. listen to this one. facebook founder made $4 billion this week. as his stock price soared, close to its all time high. he is worth $16.8 billion. imagine that. last week, you had, $12 billion. this week you have $16 billion. >> he is married. >> if i'm him and i'm not, i'd take all my chips and cash them in. and say -- >> i'm retiring. >> yes. >> yeah. too bad he is married. too bad i am married. >> exactly right. >> hey, i will marry him for $16 billion. >> we'll both marry you. >> take a look at the weather. rainy showers across the middle of the country. thunderstorms in the rockies. rain in florida. sunny along both coasts. >> i like how we are a package deal no matter what. after a fall-like day in new york. today, 82 degrees. 80 in boston. detroit, indianapolis. 99 in boise and dallas. 105, phoenix warmer in anchorage than minneapolis. >> fair to say there has been all kind of weirdness going on in britain this week including hundreds of reporters all over the world standing around waiting for the future heir to be born. here is something maybe even more weird than that. >> it happened in a shop near london. caught on surveillance camera. watch on the right side of your screen. there is a box of tea that seems to levitate before falling to the ground. the shop owner says he has absolutely no explanation for it. quite frankly neither do we. there it is. one more time. take a look. orange box. in the white circle. >> kind of weird. >> little fishing line up there. >> this is very, very weird. >> oh, then another one that falls. >> now i am scared. >> ghosts. no sleep for you, diana. >> or complete hoax telling you about monday. >> i have my hunch. >> not quite sure. >> definitely the ghost. has to be. >> of course. >> coming up -- cool movies opening up this weekend. a preview and what the critics are saying in this morning's "insomniac theater." >> first, rescued at sea. a lobster fisherman falls overboard, stranded in the middle of the ocean. how he used his boots to stay alive. >> later she is intense on and off the field. and a soccer star, hope solo. stay with us. ♪ so what i am a rock star i have got my rock moves ♪ >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by colonial penn life insurance. with head & shoulders? since before jeans were this skinny... since us three got a haircut. since my first 29th birthday [ female announcer ] head & shoulders. the number one dermatologist recommended dandruff brand. you're too perfect. even the inside of your dishwasher sparkles. ok, so i'm the bad guy for being clean? you said it! you know, you... bababababa ladies! let's not fight dirty. hi, cascade kitchen counselor. see, over time... new cascade platinum's triple 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was in grave peril. the greatest risk to someone stranded in open water, dehydration, sunburn and exposure to salt water. the water aldridge was in 73 degrees, putting him at risk for hypothermia. humans typically survive no more than 31 hours in water that temperature. after 12 hours at sea, all aldridge was air lifted to a hospital, treased. >> so happy you are home. >> reporter: home, sun burned, tired, and lucky to be alive. rone ab >> what an amazing story. cool guy, gets out ca e hl guy, gets out ca >> happy to be alive. he noticed his boots when he as wearing them, were highern ufotif1 o g th took the coast eit o lots of people helped out. own boats looking for him. luke a little community in long island when it comes to fishermen. ♪ so what i'm still a rock star i've got my rock moves ♪ ♪ and i don't need you >> portion of the women's sport don't always get the audience to bring in the bucks. like men's sports do. the u.s. women's soccer team is trying to change all that. >> not only among the best athletes in the world, but some of the sassiest, we are up all "nightline" with abc's amy robach. >> reporter: these women are making u.s. soccer sexy. >> i play forward for the u.s. women's soccer team. >> reporter: posing for "sports illustrated" swimsuit edition and espn's body issue. >> well, here we go. here goes nothing. >> reporter: they are beautiful but they're also some of the world's most talented athletes. >> the shot! goal! >> reporter: with four gold medals the u.s. women's soccer team is ranked number one in the world winning against archrival japan in the london 2012 olympics. and at the center of it all goalkeeper hope solo. one of the single most recognizable and talented soccer players on the planet. hope is a tough talking rebel in the world of women's sports. >> think what you want about me. i am who i am. at the end of the day i am an athlete that wants to win. >> reporter: the all-star goalie led the u.s. team to olympic gold. hope has learned selling tickets is more than just good sport when image is everything. being known as the bad girl of soccer hasn't hurt. she doesn't believe in niceties or humilities from tirades with teammates or baring it all for the espn body issue like her or not, star power has helped bring women's soccer into the big time. with it cash and face recognition. >> to be tough. to be strong. to not care what people think. all of a sudden there are dollar signs after that. big dollar signs. and that's what hope solo is all about. >> reporter: the biggest controversy in hope's career came in 2007. the coach benched hope before the final match in the world cup against brazil. and when the team endured a crushing loss, hope spoke her mind. >> it was the wrong decision. i think anybody knows anything about the game knows that. >> reporter: you were not afraid to dress down your coach when he benched you? >> well. and then you were ostracized. >> i will correct you. >> sorry, go ahead. correct me. >> i didn't dress down my coach. i didn't dress down a teammate. i fully believed in my ability. it was confidence. it wasn't putting down a teammate. it wasn't putting down a coach. >> reporter: hope isn't trying to make friend and doesn't think she should have to. >> get used to this. the strong female athlete with a recognizable personality. this is a trend that is just beginning. >> reporter: for "nightline," i'm amy robach in harrison, new jersey. >> she is a tough girl. >> tough, talented. all those things. her name is hope solo. couldn't make up a better name. amazing. >> incredibly recognizable. her back story is amazing too. i watched something about her on espn. her dad was a vet, homeless, gave her encouragement, support. he passed away just before she kind of blew up. she talks about him openly about the struggles he went through. pretty incredible. her story now and back then. >> what a story. >> absolutely. we'll be right back. then. >> i agree. >> absolutely. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ >> time to raise the curtain of another episode of "insomniac theater." in the theaters this weekend, the wolverine going it alone. and a brainy teenager work ing diligently through a sexual to do list. >> first up hugh jackson is wolverine. without his x-men side kicks. the superhero find himself tangled up with a young japanese woman, one of the richest women in asia. which gives him all opportunities to show off his strength. ♪ >> something is not right. >> go. >> the wolverine is super hero action movie most say it does not disappoint. "washington post" calls a refreshing summer cocktail. of action movie staples. several gave it high marks for characters with real world motivations. "forbes" magazine writes less concerned with being a major comic book hero franchise and being more just a good movie. good review. >> absolutely. our other movie this morning, to the do list, a coming of age sexual romp in which the girl is the conqueror. a high school valedictorian. she is woefully underprepared for college because she knows nothing about sex. here is the moment she realizes it. ♪ ♪ >> who is that? >> that is rusty waters. ♪ reviewers seem to really like this movie or not like it at all. critic at "the san francisco chronicle" called it a romantic comedy with no romance and very little comedy. "boston globe" on the other hand said the to do list is revolutionary development. a teen sex comedy where the girls play nasty and the boys stand around looking vaguely terrified. both reviews written by men. >> written by men. >> i don't know if the second review was all that glowing the i have a funny feeling there was sarcasm in there. >> i think you are right. i think wolverine definitely got the reviews. >> if i had to pick this weekend i would go see wolverine. >> who's that guy? rusty waters. >> rusty waters. i thought that was a good scene ♪ to my feet ha-ha! >> announcer: every day more americans ch he's guilty. because the evidence shows he is guilty. >> this morning on "world news now," an abc news exclusive juror number b-29 reveals the conflict between emotion/reason behind the scenes of the george zimmerman trial. also this morning, if you believe folk tales, all kinds of things can happen when the moon is full. new research shows it can also change how we sleep. plus -- >> this is the first time i have ever painted on a canvas. >> all right, if you have ever seen a painting thought my kid can paint that. we have an experiment you need to see. it's friday, july 26th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >> good friday morning, everybody. we made it to the end of the week. >> happy friday. the weekend is in sight. any big plans. >> i'm going to chill. i need a vacation from the vacation i took the week before. i will relax. plan on getting 12 hours sleep, friday to saturday. it's on my agenda. it will be a no brainer go to bed at 10:00. wake up at 10:00. cinch. >> lucky you? not a chance to do it? >> no, no. well, it's our anniversary this weekend. >> congratulations. >> we'll have some fun. doesn't matter. we are having fun. >> dinner or -- >> the whole thing. >> fancy dinner. see a play in new york city. >> outstanding. >> the whole thing. >> hear more about this. take pictures. >> absolutely. >> let's get to it. the first juror from the george zimmerman trial. she is showing her face on camera. she wants to deliver, wanted to deliver a verdict of guilty but couldn't do it. >> in an abc news exclusive she is revealing details about how her difficult struggle happened in the jury room. here's abc's brandi hitt. >> george zimmerman got away with murder. but you can't get away from god. >> reporter: for the first time, juror b-29 the only minority juror to acquit george zimmerman is speaking out exclusively to "good morning america's" robin roberts. >> my first vote was second degree murder he is guilty. because the evidence shows he is guilty. >> he is guilty of -- >> killing trayvon martin. but as the law was read to me, if you have no proof that he killed him intentionally, you can't say he is guilty. >> reporter: only revealing her first name as mattie, the 36-year-old mother of eight says the evidence presented in a florida court also did not prove manslaughter. >> not guilty. >> reporter: zimmerman claims heap shot trayvon martin in self defense and is now in hiding. >> justice for -- >> trayvon martin. >> reporter: after protests supporting trayvon sparked nationwide. >> i think if there had been one or two more matties could have been a hung jury. >> reporter: mattie wrestles with whether she made the right decision. >> i stand by the decision because of the law. if i stand by the decision because of my heart he would have been guilty. >> reporter: mattie owes trayvon martin's parents an apology she feels she was forcefully included in his death. brandi hitt, abc news, los angeles. >> see much more of robin's interview with juror b-29 later on "good morning america." >> well this is not a good week for new york mayor candidate anthony weiner. new revelations about his online sexual relationships are making his prospects worse. volunteering at a soup kitchen weiner said he may have sexted three women since he left congress in disgrace. then he kept talking. >> it's not dozens and dozens. it is -- six to ten. i suppose. but i can't tell you absolutely what someone else is going to consider inappropriate or not. >> now one of the women who claims she engaged in online sex acts with weiner is speaking out. she told "inside edition" that weiner disgusts her. >> he was making campaign promises, but -- that he had totally changed, he was a better man now. he learned from his mistakes. and i am proof that is not true. >> just last month weiner was leading the pack in the new york city mayor's race. polling done this week before the new revelations show that his numbers have plunged nearly 10 percentage points. >> basically lost a whole third of his support. >> happening before we heard any of the new allegations. i would just like to say one thing -- i don't care what ms. weathers has to say. a young girl in her early 20s. who knew he was anthony weiner the entire time. she admitted. if she knew he was anthony weiner, she knew he was married. she engaged in this fully knowing what she was doing now talk about his political career. >> i see what you are saying. >> i don't know why anybody -- i don't want to hear from an of them anymore. enough already. >> just go away. let's move on. >> ride off into the sunset. the faa's investigation into the crash of a small home made plane in indiana could take a couple months. the plane crashed into a house. burst into flames yesterday after taking off. two men on board suffered cuts and burns. they will be okay. a woman inside the home at the time she was unhurt. >> meanwhile, federal investigators are already out with their preliminary findings about monday's hard landing at new york's la guardia airport. the southwest airlines plane came in nose first. as abc's lisa stark reports. >> reporter: we now know what led to this terrifying landing with the nose gear collapsing sending sparks and flames flying. and tossing passengers around the cabin. it turns out the boeing 737 came down nose gear first. the front wheels touching the runway first. that's not normal procedure. pilots are supposed to land on the rear wheels first. the front gear isn't designed to hold the entire weight of the aircraft. the wheels gave way and were slammed violently back into the jetliner. you can see them here. 150 people were on this southwest flight. luckily no one was seriously injured. the accident comes just a few weeks after that crash landing in san francisco. which left three passengers dead. so again instead of the plane coming in like this -- main gear first, then nose gear, ntsb says it came in nose gear first that was the problem. today on friday they'll start transcribing the cockpit voice recorder to figure out what was going on in the cockpit. lisa stark, abc news, washington. >> a virginia woman who works for the catholic diocese of arlington was killed in that horrific train crash in spain. her husband and daughter are among five americans injured. at least 80 were killed when the packed train raced around a bend and shot off the tracks. here it comes again. take a look at the video. investigators are now focusing on the driver who was reportedly going more than 100 miles an hour when he whipped around the corner. twice the speed limit for that section of track. >> federal authorities in new jersey are detailing what they call the largest computer hacking data breach scheme ever prosecuted in the u.s. they say it was master minded by four russians and man from the ukraine. the men penetrated computer networks of 17 retailers and financial institutions, the nasdaq stock exchange, 7-eleven, jcpenney, and jet blue. the feds obtained millions of debit and credit card numbers. >> they then sold the card numbers to individuals who ultimately used them to cause losses of at least $300 million. that, by the way, is our conservative estimate of the losses. the amount we have been able to confirm so far. >> $300 million he mentioned was suffered by three victim companies. the lost figure is expected to be much higher. two men are in custody. three are on the run. new images have been released of former nfl star, aaron hernandez captured by his own home surveillance cameras. photos taken before and after odin lloyd was killed, show hernandez in his home, holding what appears to be a gun. another picture captures the former tight end getting in and out of a rental car linked to lloyd's murder. another athlete making headlines for less serious reasons is alex rodriguez of the yankees. he will be disciplined by his own team, not connected to illegal use of drugs. it stems from him getting a second opinion about a leg injury. he's likely to be fined. rodriguez hasn't played a game this year. but he says he's ready to go. pope francis has another packed day. he continues his world youth day visit to brazil. hearing confessions and meeting with brazilian inmates and it follows a big rally and a visit to one of rio's worst slums as abc's larry jacobs reports. >> reporter: the pope continues his first visit as pontiff. by the hundreds of thousands, the faithful filled rio de janeiro's copa cabana beach to welcome pope francis' world youth day, a week long catholic youth festival. they greeted the pontiff with music and pageantry. francis repeated his unorthodox message telling young catholics he wants them to shake things up going out into the streets to spread the faith. the pontiff was mobbed by admirers. he was handed the keys to the city and a soccer jersey saying papa francisco. then the people's pope went to one of the city's violent shantytowns to preach his gospel of inclusion. no one can remain insensitive to the inequalities of the world he told the crowd. everybody should be able to make a personal contribution by putting an end to so many social injustices. modesty and humanity have endured him to so many. have drawn pilgrims from around the world. >> there is a lot more -- >> before it would be a case of you don't ask those questions. you're not allowed it. >> reporter: some of the churches disaffected have followed him. >> we are denied to be who we are express who we are. >> pope francis continues his brazilian trip friday. larry jacobs, abc news. new york. >> prince harry pretty excited about the latest addition to the royal family. uncle harry says when he met his nephew first time, george alexander louis of cambridge was crying his eyes out as most babies do. harry is ready to pitch in with babysitting duties. >> fantastic to have another addition to the family. i only hope he knows how much my baby-sitting duties are. well done, harry. he says that part of his job, seek the future king. stay out of harm's way, give him good advice and make sure he has fun, an area where harry has expertise. pippa and harry, the fun aunt and uncle. >> yes, they are. >> let's make them a couple. >> great idea. talked about that the other day. they would be perfect. we we told you earlier this week about the economic speech the president delivered in illinois. now an adorable detail from that visit. >> centers around 4-year-old gauge maska. his aunt works for the white house. he was at the airport wednesday when air force one arrived. president obama worked the rope line. as he got closer, gauge's attention was trailing off, but the president was able to win it right back. >> he said bud. >> called you bud? >> yeah. >> that's pretty cool. >> how about a high five, bud? >> i gave him a high five. >> all right. little gauge high-fiving the president. heard the voice of a reporter and gauge's grandfather there. he says it is cool. there are other cool things to do, boat ride, maybe going on a plane. >> i don't think he realizes what just happened. yeah, some guy gave me a high-five whatever. >> first and last time he will ever touch a president. >> i think so. >> pretty cool. >> coming up -- >> beanie baby blunder, life savings lost because of a short-lived craze. >> plus -- expert 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[ laugher ] nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >> she got a little dig in there. >> that was her dig, for essentially calling her an idiot. >> i would feel goofy going on about the dramatic diagonal line carrying the force of life through it. >> no, they all fell for it. about the dramatic diagonal line carrying the force of life through it. >> no, they all fell for it. for the things you can't wash, freshen them with febreze. febreze eliminates odors and leaves a light, fresh scent. febreze, breathe happy. and now hot pink toes. seems tough for a tough dog like duke. but when it has anything to do with gwen, he's putty in her hands. for a love this strong, duke's family only feeds him iams. compared to other leading brands, it has 50% more animal protein... ...to help keep his body as strong as a love that can endure anything... even every fashion trend. iams. keep love strong. >> all right. let's talk about beanie babies. remember those, people collected them. >> sure. became the rage. some collected them thinking they would be look rare coins, get bigger, bigger, bigger. first saw the story and laughed when i read the headline. i read deeper. it's sad. a los angeles family lost $100,000 putting their investment into beanie babies. the son of the dad. went crazy with the beanie baby obsession made a documentary. the dad. made a documentary about his family. basically lost everything. let's listen in. >> we knew the schedule when they were being released. what stores they would be at. >> you would make me, sometimes, take us out of school or take us to school late so we could go stand in line. >> basically his dad described it like a drug addiction. sad story. >> oh. now to a better story, america can have claim to the guinness book of world record, record of the oldest man alive, 112 years old, self-taught musician, from spain, came to the u.s., in 1920, known by name of shorty, a he credits it to a banana and six aspirins a day. >> banana, six aspirins. >> 15 grand kids, five great, great grand kids. he looks awesome. polka time. ♪ politics and foreign wars all the weather all the scores ♪ ♪ that's the world news polka ♪ tapes that roll in way too slow stuff you saw on koppel's show ♪ ♪ that's the world news polka ♪ it's late at night you're wide awake and you're not wearing pants so grab your world news now mug and everybody dance ♪ ♪ have some fun be a pal every anchor guy and gal do the world news polka ♪ everybody! ♪ ♪ ♪ that's the world news polka insomniacs only! ♪ that's the world news polka ♪ who cares what the bosses think they're a goofy crew ♪ no clue! ♪ if your neighbors call the cops all you have to do ♪ when they yell, it's half past 3:00 ♪ tell them hey it's news to me ♪ ♪ that's the world news polka ♪ they make us work the graveyard shift that's why we go for broke ♪ snow so why not tune in abc and join our little joke. five days every week we're here with our tongue in cheek and the world news polka. not lip-synced. it's the world news polka ♪ yeah ♪ yeah ♪ this morning on "world news now" -- an abc news exclusive. a juror in the george zimmerman case says he got away with murder but she is standing by her decision to acquit. >> close call for a trooper on a traffic stop caught on camera. what the officer says saved his life. >> plus a blast from the past. house flipping is back and prices are on the rise. there is money to be made out there and how to make it and what pitfalls to avoid. >> in "the skinny," the latest chapter in the bizarre saga of amanda bynes, the troubled actress now getting help from her parents. it's friday, july 26th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. friday, how we have missed you. >> tgif, everybody. >> absolutely. all right, let's jump right in. we'll begin this half-hour with some serious news. an abc news exclusive. one of the jurors in the george zimmerman trial believes he got away with murder. >> she insists she was prepared to be the one hold out for a hung jury but says that ultimately she had to follow the law. she tells her story to abc's robin roberts. >> what was your first vote? >> my first vote was second degree murder. >> second degree murder. >> in between the nine hours it was hard. a lot of us had wanted to find something bad, something that we could connect to the law. for myself he is guilty. because the evidence shows he is guilty. >> he is guilty of? >> killing trayvon martin. but as the law was read to me, if you have no proof that he killed him intentionally, you can't find, you can't say he is guilty. >> did you want to step out at all? did you want to quit? >> i was the juror that was going to give them the hung jury. oh, i was. i fought to the end. i mean, it's hard for me to sleep it's hard for me to eat. because i feel that i was forcibly included in trayvon martin's death. and as i carry him on my back i'm hurting as much as trayvon martin's mom is. because there is no way that any mother should feel that pain. >> but you feel in your heart of hearts that you and the jury approached it and came with the decision and you stand by that decision to this day? >> i stand by the decision. because of the law. if i stand by the decision because of my heart he would have been guilty. >> i know that you have heard some people have said, point-blank, they have said george zimmerman got away with murder. how do you respond to those people who say that? >> george zimmerman -- that's -- george zimmerman got away with murder, but you can't get away from god. and at the end of the day, he's going to have a lot of questions and answers he has to deal with. the law couldn't prove it. but, you know -- the world goes in circles. >> powerful stuff. you can see much more of robin's interview with juror b-29 later on "good morning america." >> juror b-29, by the way, going by her first name, mattie, 36-year-old puerto rican. only minority on the jury. she says that she doesn't believe this was a racially charged case at all. >> found that surprising. >> i did. she was the only minority. she fought until the very end. she wanted to be the one hold out. but she had the law read back to her. >> she had the law read back to her. when she had to follow the letter of the law, instructions she said i can't make it match up though my heart says. i think this guy is guilty. >> we were discussing this a moment ago, which leads us to believe it all goes back to the prosecution charging him incorrectly. >> was it the wrong charge? so complicated. makes you wonder if there was one more juror on the jury holding out she would have felt she had enough backing to stand her ground to use a term maybe it would have went differently. >> some legal experts believe if there was one more mattie in the room. that might have been the case. we'd be looking at a far different result. from this case. >> no doubt. may be looking at a new trial too. all right. moving on to this. new this morning, a subsidiary of halliburton is pleading guilty to destroying evidence in connection with the 2010 gulf oil spill. halliburton energy services was bp's cement contractor in the rig that exploded and spilled millions of gallons of oil into the gulf. it will pay $200,000 fine and accept three years of probation. the company has made a $55 million voluntary contribution to the national fish and wildlife foundation. the guilty plea must still be approved by a judge. >> o.j. simpson has to wait until next week to hear the ruling of a nevada parole board. he appeared before the board via video link from prison and expressed regret going after two memorabilia dealers. who had some of his property. even if the board side with simpson he wouldn't be released for at least four years. >> the american woman killed in the train crash in spain has been identified as anna maria cordova. an employee of the catholic diocese of arlington, virginia. her husband and daughter were among five americans injured. the death toll has now climbed to 80. investigators are focusing on speed in this case. more from abc's nick schifrin. >> reporter: the moment of impact. the train racing around the bend and then violently careening off track before the camera cuts out. watch again in slow motion. right there experts say that's the critical moment. the second car begins to leave the track. setting off a chain reaction. each passenger car carrying 25 people and then the engine twisting and toppling. the driver reportedly admitted he was racing 110 miles an hour. more than double the speed he was supposed to be going. [ speaking foreign language ] >> it was too late for him to take any action he would have had to start applying brakes a mile before the train entered the curve. >> we reach 18-year-old steven ward on the phone sitting in the eighth car on a mission for his utah church. we were suddenly airborne. the thought never crossed my mind that we were crashing. within moments, the victims all around him. cars in flames, others ripped apart like tin cans. he is in the hospital with broken bones. the u.s. passenger cars must have stronger frames. that means fewer fatalities in crashes. a new system will be ushered in that will automatically slow american trains down if they're speeding. in spain, drivers who speed might have caused the tragedy is under investigation. you can see the crane behind me that will remove the final two cars from the track. they're talking to the driver and reportedly he was a few minutes late. they're figuring out whether he was trying to make up time. nick schifrin, abc news, spain. >> tragic end to a hiking trip for two women in maine. they were rescued after getting lost on the trails when they left the park the women took a wrong turn and drove into the ocean. police responding to their 911 call found the women and dog dead in a submerged car. one woman was five months pregnant. police believe the thick fog, obscured the only sign that warned that the road was about to end. >> leading researcher on lou gehrig's disease has been arrested and charged with killing his neurologist wife. dr. robert ferati, accused of lacing an energy supplement with cyanide and giving it to his wife last april. he told her the supplement would help her conceive. hours later she collapsed and died. ferati denies any involvement with his wife's death. >> an alarming trend when it comes to the hpv vaccine. health officials say fewer girls are getting one despite the vaccine's effectiveness in preventing cervical cancer. the cdc says the vaccination rate is now just 1/3 of teenage girls. by contrast vaccination rate in rwanda is 80% of the target population. hpv is the most common cause of sexually transmitted infections. more than half of people who are sexually active become infected. the viruses are responsible for nearly all cases of cervical cancer. >> wisconsin state trooper credits training for saving his life during what started as a routine traffic stop. trooper jim reece, dashboard camera rolling as he walking back to his car walking on the side of the road when the semitruck slammed into the driver's side of the squad car. he said the close call is why he always uses the passenger side approach. by the way he was not injured and the truck driver was eventually ticketed. that is some scary stuff. >> whoa. >> take a look at the weather now. heavy rain and showers across the middle of the country. thunderstorms in the rockies. rain in florida. sunny along both coasts. >> after a fall-like day in new york. today we'll be up to 82 degrees. it will be 80 in boston. detroit. indianapolis. 99 degrees in boise and dallas. 105 in phoenix. that's of course, dry heat. look at the northern plains there. high in the upper 60s. >> all right. the story giving new meaning to the phrase see you later alligator. took place last week in west virginia. >> when a couple of guys and kid wandered into a pet store. when the opportunity presented itself, one stole a baby alligator named chopper. the store owner said chopper is worth $300. >> she claims quote, "she can be quite nippy. she is concerned about the safety. she doesn't want to press charges just wants chopper back in his tank. >> so it looks like one of the guys hid him under his shirt. to get chopper out of the, out of the store. >> you know the things grow up. amazing they can be sold. what in the world are you going to do with a baby alligator when it is not a baby. >> this is what should have happened. >> chopper should have lived up to his name, chopped down on the guy's nipple. we wouldn't be having this story today. >> do a story on chopper in the sewer system two years from now. and a runaway alligator. oh, my goodness. >> oh, chopper. >> good luck, chopper, you need it. coming up -- lance armstrong fighting back against a multimillion dollar lawsuit. who he says should have known he was doping. >> but first, buy low, sell high. house flipping is becoming profitable again. you're watching "world news now." ♪ >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by hotwire.com. >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by hotwire.com. ♪ ♪ and his high school reunion is coming up in seattle. evereryone's going. we couould actually affordto ta. see, when really nice hotel, so we gogot our four-star hotels for r half price. i shouldld have been voted st likely to travel. ♪ h-o-t-w-i-r-e... ♪ hotwire.com sasave big on car rentals too from $11.95 a day. your carpet stains can reappear. [ laughing ] [ male announcer ] try resolve stain remover, the formula penetrates deep into your carpet and removes stains so they don't come back. trust resolve. forget stains. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ know you're not alone i'm going to make this place your home ♪ >> the housing market is roaring back. the latest proof a spike in what is called flipping, buying homes, renovating and selling them within months. >> what can you learn from investors so you can walk away with more money when you sell your home. here's abc's rebecca jarvis. >> reporter: dave seymour is famous for turning homes like this into this. a former fire fighter who started flipping at the very moment home values were cratering. he has a dozen homes under way and his own reality show. >> when fear is the dominating emotion in our market place it creates opportunity. >> reporter: but that fear is quickly becoming a thing of the past. with a flipping renaissance under way. the market starting to resemble its heyday. now on track to hit record highs this year, up almost 20% from last. >> you got to know what you are doing. if you are doing one or two a year and playing at this thing, you could get seriously hurt. are making an average of $18,000 a sale. seymour shoots for 20% profit on each house and generally spends about four months from but acquisition to sale. >> $200, two and a quarter. i can make this room talk. >> but they're not all winners. there are unexpected costs? >> there are always surprises. sometimes i do a little bit better. sometimes i don't do quite as the good. >> reporter: what was the biggest money pit you got yourself into? >> septic system. it ended up being a $45,000 repair. >> reporter: as for this house in east boston after three days on the market it sold for $285,000, $60,000 profit. great news for seymour and the neighborhood. in real estate, a rising tide lifts all boats. rebecca jarvis, abc news. boston. >> risky flipping those homes. you can make a lot of money. if nobody buys it you're stuck. >> that's true. >> one thing to flip a home. another to sell your home. we recently sold our home. one thing we were told, where you want to invest your money. didn't have to invest much. where you want to invest your money if you want to sell the house is in your bathrooms and in your kitchen. a lot of people spend money on other things they don't realize this does not bring a lot of money in. when you are flipping, experts say spend money on crown molding, not a lot of money. changes the look of a room right away. $200 to $250 can change the look of a room. >> front door really important. >> things you don't think about. when you list. having a hard time understanding why this is important. if you list on tuesday at 5:00 that some how creates a frenzy for viewings for the weekend. >> everybody making their plans. it snowballs. a big group of people. >> get it in early enough in the week. enough attention. that's the house they want to see on the weekend. >> also you want to list in april or may. the weather is nice. >> that's right. >> everybody is in a good mood. >> take your pictures when the weather is nice. also want a lot of light taking your pictures before you list it. we, you know, you sell, obviously when you are selling a house you look at homes for sale. and there are dingy pictures. you don't want to look at it. because the pictures aren't worth it. >> old-fashioned tv, get rid of it. buy a flat screen it looks good in the house. >> yes, there you go. ahead in "the skinny," what hugh jackman is revealing about his sex life. >> interesting one. amanda bynes getting help for her troubles. you are watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. ♪ skinny so skinny >> welcome to "the skinny," everyone. talking lance armstrong in the news once again because of the things he is saying now. he apparently claims that this lawsuit he is facing against the government, because the united states postal service is suing him. multimillion dollar lawsuit. saying that they want damages. obviously because of his doping scandal. he says they should have known about his doping scandal because of all of the media coverage. we are talking $120 million lawsuit here. his attorneys apparently say, the post office, the postal service renewed the sponsorship agreement and basked in the favorable publicity of its sponsorship. saying not only did they know about it but then they renewed their contract with him and it is all their fault. they're also claiming there is a statute of limitations which has expired. and therefore they are not due any damages. neither is -- >> fact that he denied, denied, denied has nothing to do with it, seems crazy to me. >> though he was denying it publicly. they still should have known better. because people in the media were saying it. >> everybody else was speculating. should have known better. doesn't make sense. a whole lot of what he has done doesn't make sense. right about that. >> amanda bynes update. the incident. lit a fire in ventura county, >> speaking of not making sense. >> basically got sent away. tmz learning the judge granted the request to extend her psychiatric hold for two weeks. so she will stay there for at least two more weeks. her parents, rick and lynn, are said to be headed to court on friday, in ventura county, california try to request, temporary conservatorship of their daughter. means they'll look after her. if they can get that done. the parents believe she is now unable to look after herself personally and financially. that tidbit from radar online. though it will be difficult for amanda bynes no matter what happens. according to tmz they don't believe she will be charged with other crimes. hope she gets help and turns it around. >> that's what she needs. we need to stop making fun of her. hope she gets better. hugh jackman apparently has a little bit of, what do you call it, a sex craze where he role plays full on wolverine costume. >> really? >> in the bedroom with his wife. yes. this is all kind of strange. he has blades and all in the bedroom. now, the wolverine costume obviously is really just the blades. >> being all hairy and stuff. >> his hotness. he was doing this promotion. promoting wolverine movie. talking to the interview, and goes, oh the sheets we go through. by the way him and his wife have been married since 1996. they have two kids. way to keep it hot. >> got to do what you got to do. way to go, brother. hot. >> got to do what you got to do. way to go, brother. ♪ she's up all night to get some i'm up all night to get some she's up all night for good fun ♪ >> finally, a pretty full week here of news wouldn't you say? even for the dog days of summer >> began with a royal baby and end with the drumming grandma. it was this week. lots of fireworks in between all of that. take a look. >> welcome, a future king! >> any parents probably know what this feeling feels like. >> a good pair of lungs on him, that's for sure. a big boy, he is quite heavy. we're still working on a name. >> suddenly we just felt this humongous jolt, like we completely went forward. it was really like woosh. >> i'm laying out my idea to give the middle class a better shot. so now it is time for you to lay out your ideas. >> the americans aren't asking the question where are the speeches. they're asking where are the jobs? >> i vow to do everything in my power not to give up the fight for him. not only the fight for trayvon, but the fight for so many other young black and brown boys of this country. >> anthony has made some horrible mistakes. both before he resigned for congress and after. i do very strongly believe that that is between us and our marriage. >> people around the city have called on you to withdraw. you're distracting from focusing on the middle-class. >> if you want to play to the cameras. i am here having a serious discussion. >> i hope ryan braun is forever remembered as the most despicable liar in baseball. >> he cheated the system where us as baseball players made the commitment to clean up the game. ♪ >> regardless whether i am good or not as good as i used to be it's just neat to be able to do it again. >> grandma drummer. >> she inspired me. i want to learn how to play the drum. >> amazing. absolutely. want to remind you about our brand new facebook feature. >> called in case you missed it. exactly what it is essentially. all the best moments of "world news now" throughout the week. log on to wnnfans.com. check it out. >> in case you missed it or icymi. >> or what? >> i don't know. i just totally made it up. i-c-y-m-i. >> have a great weekend. happy anniversary. >> happy anniversary >> "gma's" next. making news in america this morning. regret after the verdict. another juror in the george zimmerman trial coming forward, speaking exclusively to abc news. >> i mean, it's hard for me to sleep. it's hard for me to eat. >> why she's struggling with acquittal. and offering trayvon martin's family an apology. under pressure. anthony weiner remains defiant as the new woman at the center of the latest sex scandal comes forward. dr. doom? a doctor accused in his wife's death. how investigators say he tricked her into swallowing poison. a 4-year-old boy has a priceless reaction to his high-five with the commander in chief. good friday morning to you

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