go, it called out on probation. not everyone is laughing. some hate the restaurant s theme. a felony means time behind bars and lost resources. we shouldn t be glorifying felonies in this day and age. if it was called jim s hot dog, it would just be another hot dog stand, don t you i?^? reporter: after all, this is a business, though andrew says all the profits will go to charity and an employee profit sharing plan. a restaurant opening doors, serving up seconds and second chances. eric horng, abc news, chicago. i love that out on probation, takeout. doing time is eating in the restaurant. that s clever. the owner has reached taught this group of people before me has a paper business in the same neighborhood. in a sense these people probably have nowhere else to turn they did their time, right? right. the one guy of not so happy about it but everyone deserves the same chance. coming up, can a terminally ill comedian still be funny? that s the challenge in
it s monday, august 3rd. in the news, three americans being held by iran. they strayed across the border from iraq straight into an international incident. finally found, the remains of the first u.s. casualty of the persian gulf war have been recovered in iraq. michael scott speicher s family waited 18 years. and extreme caution. amid signs of economic recovery. but the obama administration isn t saying the tax hikes are but the obama administration isn t saying the tax hikes are off the table. captions paid for by abc, inc. good morning. thanks for being with us. i m vinita nair. and i m andrea canning filling in for jeremy hubbard. there are intense diplomatic efforts to learn more about the fate of three americans being held in iran. they were captured after hiking in a dangerous region on the border between iraq and iran. abc s sonia gallego is in london with the latest. good morning. reporter: good morning. the families of the americans are still coming to ter
my husband and i, our only concern is for the health and welfare of josh, shane, and sarah. missing americans. three hikers being held in iran. bank bonanza. one of the world s largest banks barclays, posts big profits. and the mystery surrounding missing pilot scott speicher, the first casualty of the gulf war, is solved. it s such a relief to be able to bring him home. captioning funded by cbs good morning, everyone. thanks for joining us. i m ross palumbo in for michelle guillen. this morning the swiss embassy in tehran is working to learn what it can about three american hikers being held by the iranian government. susan roberts is in washington with the details. reporter: the three american hikers were taken prisoner on friday. they d been hiking in northern iraq, and apparently didn t realize they had crossed the border. their families now are obviously worried. my husband and i, our only concern is for the health and welfare of josh, shane, and sarah.
this is abc 7 news at 6:30, on your side. te afr 18 years of not knowing if captain michael scott spiker was dead or a prisoner of war, we have answers. the remains of the first american killed in operation desert storm have been recovered. today s announcement from the pentagon in is nearly two decades of uncertainty, and finally brings closure to the wife and children he leaves behind. of first american soldier killed in operation desert storm is now the last to come home. today the navy announced that the remains of captain michael scott speicher have been found and positively identifd. it is bittersweet. gregg s the navy pilot was flying and a combat mission on the first night of the first gulf war in 1991 when he was shot down. ins re for years, rumors pstersied that he s in 2001,caof e beus the uncertainty, his status was changed from killed to missing in action. many can only imagine what the family winter. i would think they assumed the worst and went on fr
the suspect accused of creating a bomb scare at laguardia is behind bars. the fbi is stepping in to investigate. and with that a warship gets christen christened. that will wake you up. plug your ears. both are probably nursing scratchy throats after being in a competition for the loudest scream. you re watching hln sunday august 2nd. we start this morning with three americans who are being detained in iran. iran state-run media reports the americans crossed the border from iraq illegally. they were part of a group of hikers, apparently. a fourth hiker stayed in iraq because he felt sick. that is what the reports are. senior state department officials say they believe it. they believe the report. one of the americans detained is from pennsylvania and his mother spoke to cnn about her son. my husband and i are eager for the best welfare and conditions for our son josh and for the other two companions he s with. and that is our only concern, his welfare and and best condi