Verdict. Theres no time limit on what it will take her to reach that judgment. The suburban detroit man on trial for killing an unarmed woman on his porch has been found guilty of seconddegree murder. Abcs ryan smith has the details. Count one, murder in the second degree, guilty of murder in the second degree. Reporter after eight hours of deliberations, jurors in detroit finding theodore wafer of killing mcbride. Afterwards, wafer, stoic. While the victims mother, brimming with emotion. Hugging prosecutors. We have what we need to move on with our lives. Reporter drew comparisons to the George Zimmermans case, a white shooter killing a black teen. Prosecutors argued mcbride was lost and injured from a nearby car accident. And wafer was looking for trouble. The defendant picked up this shotgun. Pulled the trigger and blew her face off. I just shot somebody on my front porch with a shotgun, banging on my door. Reporter the defense claimed wafer, frightened by mcbride banging violently through that screen door, had no choice but to act. The floor started vibrating. The walls were shaking. The window was about to break. Reporter on the wafer, steadfast in his explanati explanation. I didnt want to be a victim. Reporter as one man sits in prison, a family feeling vindicated. Justice was served today. Yes, it was. Justice was served today. Reporter theodore wafer will be back in the courthouse to face sentencing. The judge could sentence him to life in prison. Ryan smith, abc news, detroit. A bizarre accident may impact Law Enforcement in central arkansas. A car failed to make a turn, flew over a retaining wall. Crashed into sheriffs helicopters parked in the field. Two of the choppers were damaged. The driver was taken to the hospital. Officials dont know why he plowed through the intersection at such a high speed. Dan jennings was struck in the head by a line drive last night. He was clearly stunned by the blow and left the game. Later, jennings was diagnosed with a concussion. And he underwent a scan that came back negative. Thats encouraging news. We are all glad he will be okay. What an incredible hit. All right. Moving on to a much less serious story here. The last time we saw the chicago river, it was being painted green for st. Patricks day. Yesterday, the river was a scene of what became another chicago tradition. More than 53,000 rubber ducks, dumped into the river, for the ninth annual windy city rubber duck derby. The ducks were adopted by people and businesses. The person whose duck floated down the river and crossed the finish line first won a new car. Coming up, insomniac theater, reviews from the Oprah WinfreySteven Spielberg film. And the ninja turtle returns. And youll see why a professional wrestler is making history. And a bad hotel stay left a guest with a huge unexpected bill. A consumer alert about yelp. Youre watching world news now. 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Fine print the bride and groom had apparently missed when they signed their contract. And that language in contracts is becoming more common. An intimidation tactic that once discovered clearly gets shut down right away. Reporter it backfires. Absolutely. Reporter the Hotels Rating on yelp, plummeting, as a barrage of users posting angry comments. One person calling it the worst hotel in history. On some levels, you are what your yelp reviews say you are. 100 . Reporter in some cases, businesses have taken the extreme step of suing reviewers. Yelp says the law is on the side of the consumer. They have a right to express their opinion and accurately and truthfully describe their experiences. Reporter back at the hotel in new york, we were told the owner wasnt available to speak. But in a statement, he expressed embarrassment and regret. Now claiming the policy was a joke. If that was a joke, the reviewers arent laughing. Rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. Caught redhanded it seems. But a reminder to always read the fine print. I cant believe this story. I cant, either. 3,000 bad reviews for the hotels yelp page has been erased because they didnt conform to their guidelines. The backlash. You complained quite a bit, about the insomniac we have upstairs. I have a good turndown service. I leave a mint on everybodys pillow. You look good in a hotel vest. Dont you make the beds . Yeah. And andes candy mints. I leave that on the pillow. A dream come true for a wounded war hero. He lost a leg for his country. But Christopher Melendez is living out his dream of being a professional wrestler. His story, straight ahead. Recapping this mornings top stories. President obama authorizing u. S. Air strikes in Northern Iraq to defend american soldiers and civilians from advancing sunni militants. Yesterday, the u. S. Military air dropped humanitarian aid to refugees in Northern Iraq. Tracking our other top story. A doublepunch for hawaii, bracing for its first major storm since 1992. Iselle is lashing the chain with high winds. Behind it, julio, an Even Stronger storm, following behind on a similar track. An army veteran from new york city is living his dream out this morning. Christopher melendez lost his left leg during his tour of duty in iraq. But it hasnt stopped him from taking a chance. A chance of living out his dream of becoming a professional wrestler. Making this our favorite story of the day. Heres abcs rob nelson. Reporter it was Christopher Melendezs first night in the ring as a pro wrestler. But by no means was it his greatest fight. I wanted to be up there, entertaining the crowd. Being on the stage. Reporter his dreams of a wrestling career almost came to an end in iraq in 2006. It keeps clearing when i see that nothing is attached to this leg. I make a connection. Thats someones leg. I can feel its mine and its not there. Im in trouble here. Reporter at 19 years old, an explosion cost chris his leg. Inspired at age 17 to join the military after 9 11, his patriotism had come with a price. I felt like someone had brought the fight to my front door and my home. And i wanted to stand with my country and my city. Reporter it was a tough recovery. But chris is a new yorker. I like to credit a lot to the fact im a new yorker. An i dont waste any time. And i have to hurry up. Reporter remarkably, in just 40 days, chris who has been awarded a purple heart, stood tall again, this time on a prosthetic leg. And in 2012, he began training in florida. His Pro Wrestling dreams back on. You have to find a Silver Lining always. And turn adversity into opportunity. Reporter on top of being a new dad, chris has signed a deal with tna, the secondlargest Pro Wrestling group in the world. And taped his first matches this week in manhattan. Hes the firstever amputee war veteran to enter the sport. If you have something you think is debilitating, you may be holding yourself back. And i want to help people realize their potential. Reporter and for this war veteran, its only fitting that his television wrestling debut has been set for 9 11. Rob nelson, channel 7, eyewitness news. Thanks to rob nelson for that incredible story. Such symbolism on the day hell be back out there. Its fantastic. He was 19 when he lost his leg in iraq. He only had 23 more days left in his tour in iraq. But talk about a horrible situation that hes turned into such great hopes. He has. Were happy hes following his dream there. And coming up, checking out whats opening in the box office this weekend. Stay with us. 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 . [ male announcer ] whether youre new to medicare or not, you may know it only covers about 80 of your part b medical expenses. 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It is a horror. Look at them. Do they have a Building Permit for this . Of course they did not. Of course they did not. The hundredfoot journey is getting mixed reviews. Scored 68 on rotten tomatoes. Usa today says a pleasant rather sappy mix of cultures. And it ladlesof a sent nl aspects when only a pinch would have done. The food looks good. Ill give the benefit of the doubt. The reboot of the classic action franchise teenage mutant Ninja Turtles. The turtles have to save new york city from an evil plot with noise, and special effects. And a few comedic surprises. Whoa. Whoa. Just a mask. See . Dont freak out. Right . Teenage mutant Ninja Turtles is only a 17 rating from rotten tomatoes. With empty shell, and down right dull. Frank swietek calls it loud, frenetic and exhausting. Its too violent for children. And too dumb for adults who arent driven by nostalgia. And from the dallas morning news, cowabunga, dude. I wouldnt go see the teenage mutant Ninja Turtles. I am intrigue by it. A rating of 17 looks pretty bad. Thats the news for this half hour. Follow us on facebook at wnnfans. C wnnfans. Com. Enjoy the movies. This morning on world news now, onedge. Breaking overnight developments as the u. S. Military takes action for humanitarian help for iraq. Today, america is coming to help. The president s tough decision. Could u. S. Air strikes be next in. Doubletrouble. Iselle and julio take aim at hawaii. Prepared for immediate response. We have our resources in place. Lastminute preparations. And a vacationing couple ready to get married on the beach. And real storms to hollywoods makebeliever tornado. Moviemakers whipping up a category 6 twister. The box office buzz on this friday, august 8th. Good morning. On this very busy friday. Im devin dwyer. Im reena ninan. We thought the hawaii storms would be the big story. But overnight, the president came out and addressed the nation in a televised speech about the situation in the middle east. It seems to be getting even worse. Deepening action there. And lots of talk about that action tonight. We have a couple live reports coming up. Stay with us for that. Thats right. Were going to begin with the news of the deepest american engagement in iraq since the end of the war. President obama authorizing air strikes while sending in humanitarian aid. Dropping food and water to thousands of iraqis trapped by militants on a mountain near the syrian border. Heres more from abcs karen travers. Reporter president obama said u. S. War planes are ready to go if americans are threatened in iraq. Ive authorized targeted air strikes if they break the siege to protect the civilians trapped there. Reporter under the cover of darkness, the u. S. Military carried out a Stealth Mission in Northern Iraq. Aircraft dropped food and aid to what the white house called a dire humanitarian crisis. One iraqi cried to the world, theres no one coming to help. Well, today, america is coming to help. Reporter its a complicated and dangerous mission. I. S. I. S. Extremests have surfacetoair missiles and firepower. This week, i. S. I. S. Militants took over areas that are home to religious minorities. Convert to islam or face potential death. Now, thousands of people are stranded high in the mountains, as they try to escape this brutal i. S. I. S. Advance. The conditions are terrible. This man said, theres no water, no electricity, no bread. Not even a single green tree. This is a desperate situation, particularly for children. Reporter now, militants threaten irbil, where the u. S. Has key outposts with military consultants and a consulate. I directed our military to take targeted strikes against convoys should they move toward the city. Reporter but the president reiterated, american combat troops will not be sent back into war in iraq. Karen travers, abc news, washington. Lets continue our coverage on the American Military action in iraq with abcs mary bruce, live in washington. Mary, good morning. The president authorizing these strikes against the militants if they move in on irbil. How important is that city . And how likely are the strikes . Reporter irbil is so important because there are americans there. The u. S. Has a consulate there. And we know that 40 military officers are stationed there, as well. Now, keep in mind, the president s top priority is to keep americans safe. To get a sense of how quickly this is escalating, think about this. Its been two months since the u. S. Closed part of its embassy in baghdad and relocated the diplomats to irbil because it was safer. Now, of course, the militants are closing in. Mary, the president before stepping into the white house, was all about ending the war in iraq. Is he backtracking on that now . Reporter the president made a point, actually, of repeating that promise tonight. He pledged that the u. S. Will not get dragged into another long conflict in iraq. But he also made a point of saying that the u. S. Cant turn a blind eye to these situations, especially when its able to intervene to prevent some of the horrific violence. There will be a lot of questions in the coming day