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"while this study is interesting, it does not address a key question. is physician judgment correct and are the patients benefiting?" it's important to note that even if a patient had a device implanted unnecessarily, doctors are not recommending it be removed. because the surgery to remove it also carries risks. and when used appropriately, in the vast majority of patients these are still lifesaving devices. >> if it hadn't done its job i wouldn't be here today talking about it. >> reporter: dr. richard besser, abc news, new york. >> this study actually looked at 100,000 people and what they found is those who were given it not needing it, did have a higher risk of in-hospital death. so in some ways it made them less healthy. >> which is scary too. if you have one you want details on this, that study appears in today's version of "the american medical association journal" so check that out for sure. all right, when we return, montel williams' arrest in milwaukee and what got him in trouble. i'm kind of on his side. >> really, okay. and the cougar who caught meg is side. e next in "the skinny." >> really, okay. and the cougar who caught meg ryan's eye next in "the skinny." l it's really been awhile since meg ryan made any headlines. >> where you been, man? >> this is weird, though. i have to say. all of us heard this we thought, huh? apparently meg ryan is now with john cougar mellencamp. >> whoa, really? >> the two of them -- yeah, it's such an unlikely couple. keep in mind he just separated from his long-time wife, and she has sort of had an interesting dating life. she was with randy quaid, or dennis quaid, rather. she left dennis quaid for russell crowe, now from russell crowe to john mellencamp. apparently the two were reported huddling in new york here at -- he is limping with a cane now. of course we don't have good video of him. he's 59, she's 49. it's a really bizarre pairing of two people. it's hard to believe she was once hollywood's highest-paid female actress, given that we haven't seen her in so long. this could be the new it couple. >> she was huge. if it's genuine love, good luck. he bounced back quick from that divorce. we talked about that last week, all of a sudden. >> i'm sure there's plenty of speculation if she had some hand in the separation of the two as well. >> stay tuned. >> you never know, yeah. >> you all remember talk show host montel williams, who for years has been battling m.s. well, apparently to treat that he enjoys a little herb every now and then. good old montel was going through the milwaukee airport, and apparently had a marijuana pipe in his carry-on bag that set off the metal detector so he was cited by sheriff's deputies in milwaukee, paying about 500 bucks. but he's been for years now a huge proponent of medical marijuana to treat his m.s., which he's been battling for i think well over a decade now. probably a lot longer than that. he's been a huge advocate about it since being stopped at a detroit airport several years ago for carrying drug paraphernalia. that incident made him a big advocate on this issue. but apparently old habits die hard. still has his pipe and got busted in milwaukee, paid his money, and he's, you know. you know. i won't make that joke. he's fine now. >> i think it's funny. they even said that throughout the course of the arrest he was very, very laid back. but now can't you see? the man had a prescription. >> got to go through the gate, man. come on, man. >> he has a prescription is all i'm saying and that's why i said i'm sort of on his side. thank you, willis. willis and i see eye to eye. >> all you guys are sympathizers. >> so we have some wedding bells. this is actually kind of exciting. sherri shepherd of course is on our network, as well as doing the new show that she's a part of. and she is now engaged to lamar sally. apparently the way he proposed, he put the box in the middle of a dish of m&ms which are her favorite thing but she's diabetic so she can't have them. the lovely vivica fox who's now 46 is engaged to a club promoter, omar "slim" white. he's 27, she's 46. they got engaged the day after christmas and she got an eight carat diamond ring. >> eight? >> both of them are now off the market. >> 46 and going strong. stop the music, we've got a split to talk about this morning too. apparently -- there we go -- jake gyllenhaal and taylor swift, finito. started dating back in october, apparently spent the holidays in separate locations. she's 21, he is 30. another age gap relationship there. she also dated john mayer way back when so she likes older men. he likes blonds. dated reese witherspoon, kirsten dunst. no relationship in 2011. he likes blonds. dated reese witherspoon, kirsten dunst. no relationship in 2011. a song about it. [ female announcer ] for those who see the world as their playground... pampers cruisers are two times drier, pampers cruisers. ♪ , hó here some are stories to watch today on abc news. the animal research technician accused of killing a yale university student more than a year ago now returns to court. pretrial hearings are later today for raymond clark, who has pleaded not guilty. floodwaters in northeast australia are expected to crest today after a week of rainfall. emergency meetings are set to discuss recovery and plans to help 200,000 flood survivors. investors will have their eyes on new government reports on unemployment and mortgage applications. they are important gauges in an economic turnaround. we typically show you animal videos on the show, something like a moose on the loose or a baby animal, the cute, fun stuff. >> it's not usually a true look at how animals live in the wild. but now thanks to colorado university's critter cam, things are about to change. doug schepman of our denver affiliate kmgh has more. >> reporter: call it candid camera wilderness edition. >> we have 40 cameras set up right now. >> reporter: jessie lewis and his colleagues at csu are using these motion-activated cameras to count and track the bobcat population in parts of boulder county. >> they're a difficult species to document on the landscape because they're very secretive. >> reporter: seen running in pairs and even enjoying a meal. >> rabbits seem to be a fairly important prey component. >> reporter: these cameras provide insight into wild animal behavior. they ultimately help researchers understand how diseases spread among bobcats and other species. even those that live in your house. like this domestic cat and coyote that share the same trail. >> there is always the potential that there are passage in the landscape that domestic animals could contract. understanding what potentially might be out there in the landscape could potentially benefit people. >> reporter: lewis is also trapping and putting gps collars on 20 bobcats to monitor their movement in the wild and their neighborhoods. it's gone beyond bobcats. in four months the cameras have snapped pics of elk, skunk, bears, and another critter that surprised researchers. >> it was largely unknown that gray fox occupied some of these areas in the front range. >> reporter: he hopes this type of information could be used to reduce human/wildlife conflict. until the research is complete we're just left to admire this rare and intimate look at the creatures surrounding us. >> we're certainly opening the eyes to many people to the tremendous wildlife community that's essentially in people's backyards out there in boulder. >> cool factoid here. apparently two photos showed a house cat and a mountain lion on the very same trail just days apart. luckily that cat got out of dodge. >> it's so unbelievable. you can only imagine what they're going to be able to figure out with this research. the study is actually funded by a grant from the national ú ú ú p inside information. new details about michael jackson's death as his personal physician appears in court. ship out. the navy's decision about an officer who showed lewd videos to his crew. and, smaller stars. why people are so fascinated in celebrities who lose weight. >> because it gives motivation. >> it's wednesday, january 5th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> here's the question why the country loves to follow the ups and downs, no pun intended, of overweight celebrities. john goodman, luther vandross, oprah winfrey, kirstie alley, janet jackson, wynonna judd. that's a small sample. >> not we, i. i am one of those people. i think part of it is because they always market it as, how were they able to accomplish this? i think we all secretly think, if i could read their tips then i would know the secrets. >> millions of dollars, great surgeons, all the secrets. good morning, everybody, i'm rob nelson. >> i'm vinita nair. a year and a half after michael jackson's death the criminal case against his doctor has finally begun. >> on the first day of a preliminary hearing, witnesses gave some chilling details of the pop star's final minutes. diana alvear is in los angeles with the latest. hi, diana. >> reporter: vinita and rob, good morning. based on what we heard in court so far, it seems that prosecutors are going to show michael jackson should never have been given propofol. a year and a half after the death of michael jackson, his mother katherine, brother jermaine, and sister la toya arrived at the los angeles county courthouse. that's where a judge will decide whether the superstar's personal physician, dr. conrad murray, should stand trial for involuntary manslaughter. in their opening statement, prosecutors said murray incorrectly performed cpr, ordered the singer's personal assistant to round up medication and other items, and waited at least 21 minutes to call 911. they said jackson was already dead by the time paramedics arrived. faheem muhammad, head of the security detail, testified the singer's children were aware things were seriously wrong. he said son prince was in the doorway to the bedroom. daughter paris was on her hands and knees, crying. earlier the director of jackson's last tour, kenny ortega, told the court six days before the pop star died he sent jackson home because he was in no condition to rehearse. ortega said, "he appeared really lost. it was scary." the next day ortega says murray told him to butt out, that jackson was physically and emotionally fine. prosecutors have alluded to what they think the defense is going to argue, that it wasn't the doctor who administered that fatal dose of propofol, it was the king of pop himself. regardless of what evidence is presented, like much of jackson's family, they are convinced of murray's guilt. >> i want conrad murray to go to jail, period. >> reporter: murray has pleaded not guilty. the court also heard from jackson's personal assistant. he was describing the hours at the hospital following jackson's death during which he said murray seemed to want to leave, at one point saying he wanted to retrieve the singer's favorite ice cream. at another saying he was hungry, and then disappearing. vinita, rob? the 112th congress convenes today on capitol hill with republicans in control of the house. gop leaders say they will move quickly to cut government spending. the first vote on that issue is scheduled for tomorrow and republicans are also challenging the president on health care. outgoing house speaker nancy pelosi warned people will suffer if health care reform is overturned. >> in order to have a patient's bill of rights, though, it's important to have comprehensive health care reform. >> we think that obama care will ruin the best health care system in the country. we believe it will bankrupt our nation. we believe it needs to be repealed and replaced with commonsense reforms to bring down the cost of health insurance. >> republicans now have the votes to pass the health care repeal bill in the house but the action is largely symbolic since democratic leaders have already pronounced it's dead on arrival in the senate. delaware detectives baffled by the murder of a former pentagon official now say he was last seen alive a day before his body turned up in a landfill. but they still don't know who exactly killed john wheeler. a former aide to president reagan and both president bushes. here now is pierre thomas. >> reporter: by all accounts, john p. wheeler iii was a man of stature. west point grad. military man. vietnam veteran who helped spearhead efforts to build the memorial wall in washington. the nature of his recent untimely death feels completely at odds with his life. wheeler was murdered, his body discovered dumped at a landfill. not far from his newcastle, delaware, home. >> very prominent gentleman. and why anyone would kill him would be beyond me. >> reporter: monday, police were back at the landfill desperately hunting for leads. >> there are no suspects. again, we are still looking to determine where the crime scene actually occurred. >> reporter: wheeler has homes in delaware, washington, and new york city. he was believed to have been in washington prior to being found dead on new year's eve. he was a white house aide to president reagan and worked in the administrations of both bush presidencies. his passion, soldiers. he pushed hard as chair of fund-raising for the vietnam veterans memorial, seen by 4 million annually. >> do our lives reflect the best that was in the lives of those whose names are on the walls of this memorial. >> jack wheeler's life was centered around patriotism and service. we've lost a great friend and a great engine in efforts to help the country. >> reporter: friends say so sad that a man so concerned about giving honor to fallen comrades apparently was afforded so little dignity in his own death. pierre thomas, abc news, washington. former vice president dick cheney could now be facing a critical medical choice. he has had heart trouble for decades and recently had a device implanted to help it keep pumping. now the "new york times" is reporting that "mr. cheney now faces a crucial decision, whether to seek a full heart transplant." it is a decision he will most likely be forced to make within months. no comment yet from the cheney family. the navy captain who taped those controversial videos has now been reassigned to an onshore desk job. >> owen honors was fired as commander of the "uss enterprise" as a result of the scandal. karen travers is joining us from washington with the latest. good morning, karen. >> reporter: good morning, rob and vinita. those raunchy videos have sunk the career of navy captain owen honors. the navy said yesterday that honors exhibited poor judgment and is no longer fit to serve as the commander. in two weeks the "uss enterprise" sets sail for a middle east deployment but honors will not be at the helm. he's been permanently relieved of his duties because of these raunchy videos. he not only showed them to his crew of 6,000 sailors, he also starred in them. >> his profound lack of good judgment and professionalism calls into question his character and undermines his credibility to continue to serve effectively in command. >> reporter: two new video clips that were leaked to "the virginian pilot" newspaper this week showed more crude behavior and offensive language. these videos were taped during the ship's weekly movie night in 2006 and 2007. the videos are full of gay slurs, sexual innuendo and profanity. they were shown to crew members on active duty in iraq and afghanistan. the navy is crystal clear on the behavior it expects from its officers. the code of conduct said they must abide by an uncompromising code of integrity and exhibit the highest degree of moral character. the navy brass is now saying officers are held to a higher standard and honors is being held accountable for his poor judgment. honors will remain in the navy but by being stripped of his command his career is effectively over. the navy says it will continue to investigate these videos to find out what other officers on the aircraft carrier knew and when they knew it. rob and vinita? another day, another story about dead animals. first we had those thousands of dead birds, now an outbreak of dead fish. thousands of them were found floating in spruce creek, that's in orlando, florida. days ago large numbers of dead fish were also found in an arkansas river. but in central florida, though, experts there say sudden temperature changes can cause these large-scale fish kills. and temperatures there fell into the 30s for days over the holidays. pleasant footage there. >> unbelievable to think there's so many, you could see it from overhead like that. >> i think kills are more common than most people think, it's crazy. here's a look now at your weather. light snow around fargo, des moines, the twin cities and green bay. showers in the southeast from new orleans to tallahassee and up to charlotte. up to half a foot of snow in the cascades and northern rockies. rain from seattle to portland. >> mostly 40s in the pacific northwest. 39 in albuqurque 6n oe beginning for disney's newest and biggest cruise ship. >> after four years in the making, the "disney dream" sparkled as it docked yesterday at its new home port in florida. the 130,000-ton ship will carry 4,000 passengers at a time to the bahamas. interior cabins have virtual portholes so every room on the ship has quite a view. >> nice. the "disney dream" embarks on its maiden voyage in three weeks. we should point out disney is the parent company of abc news. we'll be right back. a crazy story here. we turn now to argentina where bank robbers there pulled off a new year's eve heist that even hollywood would be jealous of. >> these robbers methodically scoped out the bank and spent half a year tunnelling into the vault. and then they made off with 140 safe deposit boxes. david muir has more. >> reporter: as revelers partied above-ground on new year's eve, thieves were quietly at work underground. just like that scene in the movie "the bank job." real-life thieves had dug their own tunnel. authorities in buenos aires say thieves had rented a building right near the bank last june, and for six months they've been digging. a 100-foot-long tunnel. it was ventilated, it had lights, it even had reinforced walls. that tunnel led them straight to the vault in the bank where the safety deposit boxes are kept. outside the bank a line of angry customers waiting to hear how much they'd lost. this man motions, they showed me my safety deposit box, there was nothing inside. investigators hovered over the hole dug in the ground at the building next door. the width of the hole wide enough to fit the thieves. authorities say the thieves spent the entire weekend prying open and emptying about 140 safety deposit boxes. but police had no idea until the bank opened on monday. they do have this image now. what appears to be one of the thieves carrying bags to the car. one prosecutor admitted it was a really impressive job, so impressive they're not ruling out inside help from the bank. so far, they're not saying just how much the thieves got away with, but it was likely a huge amount. because after the banking crisis in argentina, many customers took their money out of bank accounts and put them into safe deposit boxes. thinking it was the safer route. unaware of the other route being built secretly underground. david muir, abc news, new york. >> this has happened before, too. in 2005, 68 million bucks taken from a bank in brazil using a tunnel. unbelievable. >> the amount of dedication to that, half a year. officials are saying one of the hardest details here is that when you're a customer you don't have to tell the bank how much you're securing. so they really have no way to tell how much was actually lost, 140 boxes. there's no telling what was in there. >> i had $200 million in that bank, that's all i'm saying. coming up, selling diet plans with some celebrity help. >> why the weight loss regimens of the rich and famous fascinate so many people. owowowowowowowowñ if you made a new year's resolution, you're definitely not alone out there. an estimated 45% of american adults did make one this year. topping that list, weight loss. >> on the top of mine every year. many people turn to celebrities for inspiration. they always seem to lose weight and they keep it off. so how do they do it? chris connelly went behind the scenes at the annual "us weekly" celebration weight loss edition to find out. >> reporter: it's not only star-crossed romance that holds the attention of celebrity-minded magazines. on a parallel track, the ups and downs of celebrity bodies and diets keep readers enthralled too. in the celebrity weight loss world, there are the big success stories. like newlywed valerie bertinelli. the sitcom sweetheart who used jenny craig to lose 40 pounds and rock this bikini. >> i've been given an opportunity to -- i guess be the poster child for getting your [ bleep ] together, maybe. >> reporter: but putting on a few, or maybe more than a few, gets everyone talking. it even gets celebrities talking back. celebrity diet and fitness sagas pull their weight at the newsstands. that's why editors at "us weekly" offer a 23-page package in their january 10th issue. why is the first of the year a good time to do an issue like that? >> new year's resolutions. this is the time of the year when everyone's resolution is to hit the gym, to get in shape, to eat better. so it's a natural. >> why do people like reading about this stuff? >> because it gives motivation. the best motivation is to look at others. it's not envy, it's jealousy. there's a difference. ♪ >> reporter: talk about different. check out the flawless form of "dancing with the stars" siren audrina patridge. toned. trim. to die for. this spread suggests you can look like her with a little tanner and butt cream. good luck with that. >> firming cream? >> firming cream, yeah. >> do you have to apply that yourself or does someone do it for you? >> whatever you prefer. >> oh, good way to go. >> reporter: sure, the slim and famous skip desserts and work up a sweat. >> j. lo looks amazing. >> she looks great. >> reporter: but celebrities eager to lose weight have a leg up on the average american. thanks to an armada of pros on their fitness team. halle berry's got a five days a week workout professional. denise richards shouts out her cardio dance instructor. and then there's this issue's cover subject. jennifer lopez. >> she's relatable because she's not stick skinny, she has curves, she also had twins. she's sort of miraculously transformed her body from being very, very pregnant with twins in 2008, to now looking better than she ever has. >> reporter: diet and exercise? you bet she did. but j. lo 2.0 also touts her top of the line personal trainer and suggests a balanced cleanse, to anyone eager to be 50 pounds lighter but no less bootylicious. why are these guys the right sort of folks to figure in an issue like this one? >> a lot of our readers, not only do they love jennifer lopez and denise richards, they also have had success losing weight after having a baby. look at those abs after having two children. you know, she looks pretty amazing. i think that's something that's very inspirational. >> i was looking at those abs. >> yes, you would. that belly button, you were honing right in on it. >> reporter: navel gazing was all the rage in 2006. when this janet jackson weight loss cover was a big seller. driven by reader interest in the sylph she'd become. and the wide body she'd once been. >> she revealed she'd lost 60 pounds. in a bathing suit on "us weekly." it was huge, it was one of these moments where everybody stopped and said, look at her, she's back. >> how about someone like jennifer hudson? >> absolutely. jennifer hudson has lost six sizes. six dress sizes. >> reporter: once known as the unapologetically ample "american idol" runner-up who soared in "dreamgirls" -- ♪ >> reporter: with the help of weight watchers jennifer hudson has lost 80 pounds. ♪ >> reporter: and gained a new silhouette. along with the attitude so many yearn to emulate. >> i've tried diet after diet, plan after plan, only gotten so far but never this far. i feel like i have a new life. i feel like a brand new person. i feel like i've conquered the world. >> reporter: their slim-down sizzle may be something to aspire to but celebrities' bods are their business. big business. how can a civilian ever hope to measure up on the diet and fitness front? >> a lot of people can't afford the high-priced trainer, the diet plan. so they look to these magazines and they can do it on their own, they get their own tips, 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"world news now" delivers your "morning papers." >> welcome back, everybody. everybody here loved this story. this really is cool. this was picked up by "the columbus dispatch" in ohio. there's a guy named ted williams who's an ex radio announcer who fell on hard times. drugs, alcohol. is now homeless living along the interstate there in ohio. on his sign it says, i have a god-given gift of voice, i'm an ex-radio announcer who's fallen on hard times, any help would be gratefully appreciated says his sign. you give him a dollar, listen to the voice that you get in return. >> when you're listening to nothing but the best of oldies you're listening to magic 98.9. don't forget tomorrow morning is your chance to win a pair of tickets to see this man live in concert. >> wow. >> most people broadcasting would give their left leg to have a voice like that. he has not lost the touch. after his days in radio, it's starting to get a lot of national press here, even a columbus-area radio show called the morning zoo, he's going to be on that show. the story has picked up steam. everyone's, listen to that voice, this guy's got to get back in the game. homeless but still has that voice after alcohol, drugs, all these things, still sounds great. you know he's going to get a job this week. you know it's going to happen. >> he said when he was younger he was talking to someone who was a professional announcer and the guy said, the thing about radio is that you can be whoever you want to be. the voice doesn't have to match the person. he says, hearing from that guy helped him hone the skill of sounding like that. unbelievable. >> he nailed it. >> yeah. so talented. >> go, ted. >> from amazing to just -- this is going to make your stomach hurt. take a look at this marathon. this was playing out, you can see this is tokyo. the front-runner, you can see the guy there in the red. did you see what just happened there? the guy was the front-runner in this two-day race with only male competitors, missed the turn in the last 200 meters. and the guy went the wrong way. following one of the cars instead of where the race should be going. poor guy. you could see him there, in the end he tries to sprint back and come to the finish line. heart-wrenching. that was a two-day marathon. >> he was about to win and took the wrong turn. why didn't they have that roadblocked off or something, people on the side waving the right way? oh, little detour. >> natsuki terada, our heart goes out to you, this is painful to watch even though we watch it again and again. this is a great story, i love this, out of the "chicago tribune." we've all been in this situation, misdialed the cell phone with how do we put it, your butt. apparently this guy was working at the school, dials his wife, sits on the cell phone, she hears music in the background, thinks there's a hostage situation because there was gangsta rap or whatever the song going on, calls in the s.w.a.t. team, 30 guys with guns show up at the school. she thought her husband was in trouble. from the changing capitol. today's new congress. the republicans' big plans and the potential impact on the white house. gender bender. >> meet the only person declared neither a man nor a woman. jumping jackpot. >> last night's mega millions drawing and winning financial advice. it's wednesday, january 5th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> we didn't win so we're still here. >> there were so many people, there was such unprecedented traffic to their website, they had to shut it down temporarily and they say if there's not a winner by friday it could be $480 million. >> oh, please, another chance. >> get a ticket for the coming one also. >> the rate was 5,600 tickets every minute in the states that have this lottery. think about, that how fast tickets were going. we'll see if there's a winner. >> we all love to gamble. >> oh, man, please. good morning, everybody, i'm rob nelson. >> i'm vinita nair. change comes to capitol hill today as hundreds of new lawmakers are sworn in. republicans take control of the house. >> and gop leaders are making it clear they intend to challenge the president to cut federal spending. t.j. winick has a preview. >> reporter: good morning, rob and vinita. it appears all of that compromise struck during the lame duck session is a thing of the past as both parties appear to be drawing a line in the sand. the washington president obama came back to is about to look a whole lot different than the one he left less than two weeks ago. >> my job this year is to make sure we continue the recovery. we started making progress on that during the lame duck. i expect to build on that progress when i get back. >> reporter: there will be 85 new house republicans sworn in wednesday. >> we're here to represent and reflect the values of the country. and the country has said very directly, stop the spending. >> reporter: speaker-in-waiting john boehner. boehner and fellow republicans will try to repeal president obama's health care law. the vote is scheduled for next wednesday. >> we think that obama care will ruin the best health care system in the country. we believe it will bankrupt our nation. we believe it needs to be repealed and replaced with commonsense reforms to bring down the cost of health insurance. >> reporter: while it will likely pass the house, it won't get far in the senate where democrats still hold the majority. >> in order to have a patient's bill of rights, though, it's important to have comprehensive health care reform. >> reporter: boehner has pledged to cut $100 billion from domestic spending this year. the real spending fight will come in february when the parties will do battle over the debt ceiling. increasing the debt limit is essential to funding government. the tea party members like senator-elect rand paul are dead set against it. the president has white house staffing decisions to make, including who should fill the role of white house chief of staff and chairman of the national economic council. >> on top of that the president is also going to be looking for a new press secretary. robert gibbs will be leaving the white house fairly soon. he's expected to assume a more senior counselor role, or he may serve as an outside adviser for the white house to help in the president's re-election campaign. police in delaware may have a new clue this morning in the mysterious murder of a former presidential aide. john wheeler, a prominent defense consultant who worked in both bush administrations, was found dead in a landfill on friday. police say wheeler was seen alive 24 hours earlier, not far from his attorney's office in wilmington. they hope this tip might lead to more leads in the case. the navy has now fired that aircraft carrier commander just two days after his controversial videotapes went public. now though there are new questions over whether his bosses knew and why they took no action when the tapes were made years ago. martha raddatz has more. >> reporter: the navy came down on captain owen honors with a hammer. with words so harsh, it is clear the decorated top gun pilot's ship command is not only over but his entire career. >> his profound lack of good judgment and professionalism, while previously serving as executive officer in "enterprise," calls into question his character and undermines his credibility to continue to serve effectively in command. >> reporter: the exceptionally poor judgment was on display aboard the "uss enterprise" from 2006 through 2007, showing sexually suggestive scenes, extreme toilet humor, and anti-gay jokes. >> i got a great idea, let's ask checkmates about being gay. that's not a very good idea, is it? >> reporter: honors' boss now says he has seen all the videos. >> as naval officers we are held, indeed we must be held, to higher standards of performance and conduct. >> reporter: captain honors, who seemed to love the camera on board ship -- >> hi, there -- >> oh, don't, come on. >> reporter: closed the door on a local station seeking comment. but the navy's biggest challenge now may be morale. thousands of sailors on the "enterprise" will now have a new captain as they head for combat operations. many who have publicly come out in support of captain honors. >> he's been nothing but great. to everybody on that ship. >> you bond in that environment, and no doubt a lot of people like that sort of edgy humor. but the fact of the matter is commanders have to set an example to lead with integrity and lead the entire crew. not just those who like your particular brand of humor. >> reporter: the admiral knows about humor. he was in a profanity-free spoof on comedy central years ago with comedian stephen colbert. >> a sense of humor can be very effective as a leadership tool. the key is knowing how far you can go. >> reporter: clearly captain honors crossed way over that line. he is not the only one who may face the end of his career. the navy said they are looking at the actions of other senior officers who knew of the video and what they did or did not do in response. martha raddatz, abc news, washington. a preliminary hearing for michael jackson's doctor continues in los angeles today. jackson's mother and brother jackie were there as the case against dr. conrad murray got under way yesterday. he's been charged with involuntary manslaughter. jackson's bodyguard testified that murray didn't seem to know cpr. and the star's personal assistant testified murray phoned him for help, never called 911. a texas man has been cleared of wrongdoing after spending 30 years behind bars. cornelius dupree's conviction on rape and robbery charges was set aside by a judge in dallas. new dna evidence proved he did not commit those crimes after all. it predictably was an emotional scene when the 51-year-old dupree learned about his freedom. >> words really won't make up for what i have lost. i lost both my parents. i just feel that, you know, the system needs to be fixed. by whatever means. so this won't happen to anyone else. >> texas has freed 41 wrongfully convicted prisoners through dna evidence since 2001, more than any other state. federal prosecutors are looking into allegations that new york city sanitation workers sabotaged the cleanup efforts after last week's blizzard. a city councilman says a number of sanitation supervisors instigated a slowdown to protest budget cuts. some workers allegedly drove with their plows up to remove less snow, deliberately missed some streets, and on top of all of that, may have padded their overtime sheets. >> what a mess. here's a look at your wednesday weather. rain from seattle to portland. a half foot of snow in the cascades and northern rockies. light snow from the northern plains to the western great lakes. in fargo, des moines, minneapolis, and green bay showers from charlotte to tallahassee. >> a sunny 78 in miami. 72 new orleans. upper 30s in much of the northeast. 42 degrees in kansas city. 30 in chicago. 24 in the twin cities. a mild 60 in phoenix. and it's 34 degrees in salt lake city. here's a couple that is definitely fit to be married. she is a college student in florida. he is a soldier stationed in kentucky, about to leave for afghanistan. so they decided to get married on monday. but one little snag here. the local magistrate, he was at the gym. >> that did not stop them. they pulled him right off the treadmill. two other people working out agreed to be witnesses. and as you can see there, they were made man and wife. >> and on top of all that the gym congratulated them by paying for a honeymoon cruise. congrats to that fit couple. >> there's so many jokes about the man running away, not needed in this one. >> nice restraint. >> nice restraint. in this one. >> nice restraint. male announcer ] prilosec otc traveled to the front lines of nfl training camp to put our 24-hour frequent heartburn protection to the test for two weeks. 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"consumer reports" warns there's a reason you don't always notice the companies can be sneaky. looks like a typical peanut butter jar. take a closer look, there's a hollowed-out bottom. less peanut butter. >> much harder today than it has ever been before to figure out what is happening to what i am buying. >> reporter: experts say you can fight back. compare the unit price in different brands. look at the price per ounce, per pound, or per quart. if you're really upset, contact the company. they often 'fess up and give coupons to console fed-up customers. andrea canning, abc news, new york. >> some things you notice when they get smaller. some things you don't notice. >> really? >> some things you definitely notice. >> oh! welcome back. it's been awhile. do you remember that "saturday night live" skit involving pat, that character, you weren't quite sure if it was a guy or if it was a girl? turns out there is a real-life pat who lives in australia. >> seriously, though, this person is the first in the world to be officially declared neither a man nor a woman. here's nick watt. >> reporter: a typical australian beach scene. there's some posing and flirting going on. some stereotypical behavior from both sexes. they're all half-dressed so it's easy to see who's a boy and who's a girl. but a little ways inland in a gritty sydney neighborhood, we meet norrie who challenges all that. a flowing dress, a flat chest, largish, bare feet, a haircut that could be male or female. it's short back and sides and long on top. norrie is neither a man nor a woman. you don't see yourself as male or female? >> i see myself as male and female. >> reporter: norrie, who goes by one name, happy to be called he or she, is the first person in the world ever to be issued with identity papers that state "sex, not specified." >> i say to you, norrie, what gender are you? and what's your answer? >> what are the options? i'm not specifically m or f. you can't specify me as being male, you can't specify me being female. >> reporter: two doctors examined norrie and couldn't say she was one sex or the other. physically or psychologically. hence, sex not specified. >> there are men, women, most of us fall into one of those categories. but then there's a minority who falls in between. >> reporter: and that's where norrie falls. in between. she's that way in life as well. part shy and bookish, part wildly confident and outgoing. norrie was born anatomically a totally normal boy in small-town scotland 49 years ago. the family, religious and hard-working, soon emigrated to australia for a better life. where norrie grew from a slightly awkward teen into a glamorous gay man. >> at that stage i was very androgynous. this was the 1980s. boy george was allowed to do that but don't you do it in real life. >> reporter: discriminated against at work by day in a government office, at night, norrie socialized with transsexuals and became a drag queen. how did your parents deal with this? >> i think my dad put it in the too hard box. my mother seemed fairly accepting. she decided if i was going to be female i should stop being a trampy slut and here's some nice clothes she's throwing out that i can have. >> reporter: gradually, norrie came to believe she was a woman in a man's body. >> i knew that i couldn't do the role of man. so the role of woman seemed to be one i was getting approval for. it felt natural for me. >> reporter: age 27, norrie had sex change surgery, penis and testes removed, vagina created. here she is in her first days as a woman. >> for a couple of years afterwards i was absolutely ecstatic about it. >> and felt female? totally? >> i thought so, yes. until i then got involved with straight guys who when they found out i was a tranny told me i wasn't female. they felt they'd been lied to. i was threatened with violence. >> reporter: and two years after surgery, norrie felt like neither. and stopped taking the hormones that had softened her skin, produced breast tissue, and broadened her hips. she stopped taking the hormones that made her look female. >> i've had to challenge the idea that i had to take my identity from a bottle. i had to open a cupboard every day and take these pills because i'm a woman and they make me a woman. what? why can't i just be me, why can't i be a human being? a long journey getting there, once i realized i was comfortable being androgynous and realized that i had a right to assert that, things are pretty good. >> reporter: so what does norrie call herself? it's me who seems hung up on giving her some sort of label. well, the best word norrie's come up with is this. spansexual. and why not. nick watt in sydney, australia. >> spansexual, a new term in 2011. fascinating story. >> she's also hoping that she is the beginning of new changes for people who are gender nonconforming. she says she wants people in other countries to be legally identified as sexless. she feels like people cannot check this box that she's been identified now, aren't being given the same rights. it's interesting to see what she can do for them. o see what she can do for them. >> something new in different parts of the world. ♪ , [ female announcer ] tide with acti-lift technology helps remove many dry stains as if they were fresh. ♪ tide with acti-lift. when i got my medicare card, i realized i needed an aarp... medicare supplement nsurance card, too. medicare is one of the great things about turning 65, but it doesn't cover everything. in fact, it only pays up to " 80% of your part b expenses. if you're already on or eligible for medicare, call now to find out how an aarp... insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company, not paid by medicare part b. that can save you from paying .up to thousands of dollars... out of your own pocket. these are the only medicare supplement insurance plans... exclusively endorsed by aarp. when you call now, you'll get this free information kit... with all you need to enroll. put their trust in aarp p medicare supplement insuranc. plus you'll get this free guide to understanding medicare. the prices are competitive. i can keep my own doctor. and i don't need a referral o see a specialist. call now to get a free information kit. plus you'll get this free guide to understanding medicare. and the advantages don't end there. choose from a range of medicare r supplement plans... that are all competitively priced. we have a plan for almost everyone, so you can find one that fits r your needs and budget. with all medicare supplement plans, there are virtually p no claim forms to fill out. plus you can keep that accepts medicare. p your own doctor and hospital and best of all, these plans are... when they told me these plans were endorsed by aarp... i had only one thing to say... sign me up. and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan. you'll get this free information kit... as with all medicare supplement plans, you can keep your own doctor and hospital that accepts # medicare, call this toll-free number now. 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do? should you take the annuity or the lower one-time payment? financial analyst ray lucia says for the purposes of this daydream -- >> i'm going to opt for the annuity. >> reporter: $13.6 million for each of the next 26 years. and you can't spend all your winnings at once. and how much would you have to pay in taxes on all that money? >> right off the top the lottery withholds 25% for federal taxes, and then another 6% to 9% for state taxes. you could still owe many millions more. lee mcdaniels won $5 million in september. today we found him on a golf course outside atlanta. >> after taxes and everything, i got about $2.8 million. >> if i win tonight, what should i do? what are the first things i should do? >> well, you know, i would -- i would just take about a month before i do anything. >> reporter: he says whoever wins this money needs to wait, find a financial planner. so many things to learn. >> change your phone number. and learn how to say no. >> reporter: steve osunsami, abc news, atlanta. >> interesting point here too. those of you like me who are addicted to the show "lost" on abc, the numbers were two off the magic numbers in the episode were the winning lottery numbers. freaky stuff if you like the show "lost," check it out. >> we posted the question everyone always asks when these big lotteries come around. we had some interesting responses from the serious to the not so serious. this came from colleen. she wrote, buy a tropical island and move onto it. >> one person said, stem cells, to cure my m.s. said, stem celllllllllllllllllll house handoff. today's change on capitol hill and the republicans' aggressive agenda. delivery drama over a baby in a hurry and a couple's speeding ticket. >> my water broke and he was coming out. >> today's showdown in court. and, candid camera. animal snapshots that have researchers going wild. it's wednesday, january 5th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> those cameras were set up by the university of colorado and they really are candid. so often you hear later on about animal photography, that it was staged or some element of it was produced. >> right. >> that's all happening in the wild so it's even cooler to know how it came about. >> finally something caught on camera is actually real. that's refreshing. >> good morning and thanks for being with us. i'm vinita nair. >> i'm rob nelson. hundreds of new lawmakers will be sworn in later today on capitol hill. republicans will now control the house and are significantly stronger in the u.s. senate. >> they intend to use that power to challenge the president on spending and health care. here's jonathan karl. >> reporter: four years after he handed the speaker's gavel to nancy pelosi, john boehner is about to get it for himself. already the republicans have outlined a plan of attack. first, a simple two-page bill that would scrap the entire obama health care law. the law may not be popular, but repeal means doing away with parts of it that are. including a new subsidy seniors are getting this year of up to $850 to buy prescription drugs. and a provision already in effect guaranteeing coverage to children with pre-existing conditions. in her last press conference as speaker, nancy pelosi warned people will suffer if health care reform is overturned. >> if you're going to have a patient's bill of rights, you have to have comprehensive health care reform. >> reporter: the next line of republican attack, spending cuts. republicans are promising $100 billion of cuts over the next eight months. but so far the only specific they've offered is a $35 million cut in congress' own budget, which means a slight reduction in things like staff salaries and office supplies. they've got a long way to go. that's less than .04% of the $100 billion cut they've promised. behind the scenes, much of the talk is about an issue they'd much rather avoid. in the coming months the government hits the limit on the amount of money it can legally borrow. if it's not raised, the united states effectively starts bouncing its checks and faces a government shutdown or worse. some tea party republicans are saying they'll refuse to allow the government to borrow more money. >> i could not be more serious when i say i'm not going to vote to increase the national debt limit. >> jonathan karl, abc news, capitol hill. a key member of the president's staff will soon be leaving the white house. press secretary robert gibbs is taking a new role as an outside adviser. he'll likely be devising strategy for the president's re-election campaign. the president is also looking for a new white house chief of staff and top economic adviser. navy captain owen honors has officially been fired, stripped of his command and assigned to a desk job after those controversial videos shot aboard the "uss enterprise." >> now the navy is trying to figure out what other top military leaders might have known about those videos. karen travers has the latest in washington. good morning, karen. >> reporter: good morning, rob and vinita. those raunchy videos have sunk the career of captain owen honors. the navy said yesterday that he showed poor judgment and he's no longer fit to serve as the commander. in two weeks the "uss enterprise" sets sail for a middle east deployment. but its commander, captain owen honors, will not be at the helm. >> his profound lack of good judgment and professionalism calls into question his character and undermines his credibility to continue to serve effectively in command. >> reporter: honors has been permanently relieved of his navy duty as a result of these raunchy videos that he not only showed to his crew of 6,000 sailors, but also starred in. two new video clips leaked to "the virginian pilot" newspaper show more crude behavior and offensive language, taped during the ship's weekly movie night in 2006 and 2007. >> let's ask about being gay. that's not a very good idea, is it? >> i don't think that's legal. >> reporter: the videos are full of gay slurs, sexual innuendo, and profanity, and were shown to crew members on active duty in iraq and afghanistan. >> we are getting ready for combat operations. it's hot. [ bleep ] it's hot. we're getting close to hell. >> reporter: the navy is crystal clear on the behavior it expects from its officers. "abide by an uncompromising code of integrity," and "exhibit the highest degree of moral character." the navy brass says that officers are held to a higher standard and honors is being held accountable for his own poor judgment. honors remains in the navy but by being stripped of his command his career is effectively over. >> after personally reviewing the videos captain honors created while serving as executive officer, i have lost confidence in his ability to lead effectively. >> reporter: the navy said it will continue to investigate these videos to find out what other officers on the aircraft carrier knew and when. rob and vinita? in other news now, a texas man has been officially cleared after serving 30 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. a judge in dallas dismissed cornelius dupree's rape and robbery charges. new dna evidence proved that he did not commit those crimes after all. under texas law, dupree could get $80,000 for each year that he was wrongfully behind bars. a federal appeals court has ruled that a giant cross in a san diego park is unconstitutional. the 29-foot cross was erected a half century ago to honor korean war veterans. but because it is on public land the court ruled that it conveys a message of government endorsement of religion. the lawsuit began 22 years ago and is likely to continue all the way to the supreme court. a new hampshire man will be in court tomorrow to plead not guilty to an expensive speeding ticket. he doesn't dispute that he was driving too fast but says he had a very good reason. wmur's jean mackin reports. >> reporter: baby kyle coughlin will have quite a birthday tale to tell. on september 18th, his mom went into labor around 3:00 a.m. dad was driving from their londonderry home to catholic medical center in manchester when suddenly, kyle wanted to come into the world right away. >> we hit the 293 split and my water broke and he was coming out. >> reporter: john coughlin said he didn't realize how fast he was going when a trooper tried to pull him over. john called 911. >> i'm being pulled over by a cop but my wife's in labor, her water just broke, i'm just on my way to the hospital. >> reporter: you can hear angela screaming in the background. >> you can hear her screaming, i've got to get her -- >> reporter: the dispatcher told the trooper angela was in labor. the trooper turned the pursuit into an escort to the hospital. >> the baby has not been born at all yet, correct? >> no, almost, i think the officer's helping me. he's in front of me now. >> okay. >> i'm at the hospital now. >> reporter: angela delivered kyle six minutes after reaching the hospital. and then, another shocker. the trooper was waiting with a speeding ticket. john was clocked going 102 in a 55. >> he said two things. good news, bad news. congratulations on the son, bad news is i'll see you in court. i'm going to give you a citation. >> i think he needed to make a moral judgment. we weren't just speeding to speed, we were speeding because there was an emergency situation. i didn't want to have the baby on the side of the road. >> and that's jean mackin reporting from new hampshire. the coughlins will tell more of their side of the story and discuss their upcoming court appearance later today on "good morning america." a relaxing fishing trip quickly turned into a terrifying close encounter for three men off of western australia. a 16-foot great white shark took direct aim at their boat. one of the fishermen actually captured the real-life drama on videotape. >> kind of circled us quite a number of times. then it looked as though it was taking off. took off at a distance. but within a short period it was back again. and circled around the boat again. and then did a very quick u-turn. and that's when it grabbed the motor. >> the man taking the video lost his balance and almost fell overboard, but none of the men were hurt. they managed to make a quick escape from the area. they say they later found bite marks and part of a tooth on the boat's propeller. lucky for them the shark didn't show up an hour earlier when they were swimming in the exact same spot. >> lucky dudes. >> terrifying to see it on tv. >> man, look at that. here's a look at your wednesday weather. cooler in the southeast with showers in charlotte, atlanta, jacksonville, and new orleans. light snow from fargo to green bay. rain in the pacific northwest. up to 6 inches of snow in the cascades and northern rockies. >> meanwhile, 40 in billings. 33 in boise. 46 in seattle. fargo just 17. detroit 26. upper 30s in boston, new york, and baltimore. 47 in atlanta. and 70s from new orleans to miami. two chinese men endured frigid temperatures, trying to break a bone-chilling guinness record. >> get this, guys. they spent almost two hours buried up to their armpits in bathtubs full of ice. the outside temperature hovered around just 14 degrees. >> both of the men were out to claim the record for the longest time spent in direct full-body contact with ice. of course, there's a classification for this from the guinness book. there's no official word if they broke the record but they certainly had time to break the ice. >> very nice. the world's two coldest idiots. we'll be right back with more after this. 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"while this study is interesting, it does not address a key question. is physician judgment correct and are the patients benefiting?" it's important to note that even if a patient had a device implanted unnecessarily, doctors are not recommending it be removed. because the surgery to remove it also carries risks. and when used appropriately, in the vast majority of patients these are still lifesaving devices. >> if it hadn't done its job i wouldn't be here today talking about it. >> reporter: dr. richard besser, abc news, new york. >> this study actually looked at 100,000 people and what they found is those who were given it not needing it, did have a higher risk of in-hospital death. so in some ways it made them less healthy. >> which is scary too. if you have one you want details on this, that study appears in today's version of "the american medical association journal" so check that out for sure. all right, when we return, montel williams' arrest in milwaukee and what got him in trouble. i'm kind of on his side. >> really, okay. and the cougar who caught meg ryan's eye next in "the skinny." lly, okay.eally been awhile and the cougar who caught meg ryan's eye next in "the skinny." it's really been awhile since meg ryan made any headlines. >> where you been, meg? >> this is weird, though. i have to say. all of us heard this we thought, huh? apparently meg ryan is now with john cougar mellencamp. >> whoa, really? >> the two of them -- yeah, it's such an unlikely couple. keep in mind he just separated from his long-time wife, and she has sort of had an interesting dating life. she was with randy quaid, or dennis quaid, rather. she left dennis quaid for russell crowe, now from russell crowe to john mellencamp. apparently the two were reported huddling in new york here at -- he is limping with a cane now. of course we don't have good video of him. he's 59, she's 49. it's a really bizarre pairing of two people. it's hard to believe she was once hollywood's highest-paid female actress, given that we haven't seen her in so long. this could be the new it couple. >> she was huge. if it's genuine love, good luck. he bounced back quick from that divorce. we talked about that last week, all of a sudden. >> i'm sure there's plenty of speculation if she had some hand in the separation of the two as well. >> stay tuned. >> you never know, yeah. >> you all remember talk show host montel williams, who for years has been battling m.s. well, apparently to treat that he enjoys a little herb every now and then. good old montel was going through the milwaukee airport, and apparently had a marijuana pipe in his carry-on bag that set off the metal detector so he was cited by sheriff's deputies in milwaukee, paying about 500 bucks. but he's been for years now a huge proponent of medical marijuana to treat his m.s., which he's been battling for i think well over a decade now. probably a lot longer than that. he's been a huge advocate about it since being stopped at a detroit airport several years ago for carrying drug paraphernalia. that incident made him a big advocate on this issue. but apparently old habits die hard. still has his pipe and got busted in milwaukee, paid his money, and he's, you know. you know. i won't make that joke. he's fine now. >> i think it's funny. they even said that throughout the course of the arrest he was very, very laid back. but now can't you see? the man had a prescription. >> got to go through the gate, man. come on, man. >> he has a prescription is all i'm saying and that's why i said i'm sort of on his side. thank you, willis. willis and i see eye to eye. >> all you guys are sympathizers. >> so we have some wedding bells. this is actually kind of exciting. sherri shepherd of course is on our network, as well as doing the new show that she's a part of. and she is now engaged to lamar sally. apparently the way he proposed, he put the box in the middle of a dish of m&ms which are her favorite thing but she's diabetic so she can't have them. the lovely vivica fox who's now 46 is engaged to a club promoter, omar "slim" white. he's 27, she's 46. they got engaged the day after christmas and she got an eight carat diamond ring. >> eight? >> both of them are now off the market. >> 46 and going strong. stop the music, we've got a split to talk about this morning too. apparently -- there we go -- jake gyllenhaal and taylor swift, finito. started dating back in october, apparently spent the holidays in separate locations. she's 21, he is 30. another age gap relationship there. she also dated john mayer way back when so she likes older men. he likes blonds. dated reese witherspoon, kirsten dunst. no relationship in 2011. he likes blonds. dated reese witherspoon, kirsten dunst. no relationship in 2011. a song about it. [ female announcer ] for those who see the world as their playground... pampers cruisers are two times drier, pampers cruisers. ♪ , hó here some are stories to watch today on abc news. the animal research technician accused of killing a yale university student more than a year ago now returns to court. pretrial hearings are later today for raymond clark, who has pleaded not guilty. floodwaters in northeast australia are expected to crest today after a week of rainfall. emergency meetings are set to discuss recovery and plans to help 200,000 flood survivors. investors will have their eyes on new government reports on unemployment and mortgage applications. they are important gauges in an economic turnaround. we typically show you animal videos on the show, something like a moose on the loose or a baby animal, the cute, fun stuff. >> it's not usually a true look at how animals live in the wild. but now thanks to colorado university's critter cam, things are about to change. doug schepman of our denver affiliate kmgh has more. >> reporter: call it candid camera wilderness edition. >> we have 40 cameras set up right now. >> reporter: jessie lewis and his colleagues at csu are using these motion-activated cameras to count and track the bobcat population in parts of boulder county. >> they're a difficult species to document on the landscape because they're very secretive. >> reporter: seen running in pairs and even enjoying a meal. >> rabbits seem to be a fairly important prey component. >> reporter: these cameras provide insight into wild animal behavior. they ultimately help researchers understand how diseases spread among bobcats and other species. even those that live in your house. like this domestic cat and coyote that share the same trail. >> there is always the potential that there are passages in the landscape that domestic animals could contract. understanding what potentially might be out there in the landscape could potentially benefit people. >> reporter: lewis is also trapping and putting gps collars on 20 bobcats to monitor their movement in the wild and their neighborhoods. it's gone beyond bobcats. in four months the cameras have snapped pics of elk, skunk, bears, and another critter that surprised researchers. >> it was largely unknown that gray fox occupied some of these areas in the front range. >> reporter: he hopes this type of information could be used to reduce human/wildlife conflict. until the research is complete we're just left to admire this rare and intimate look at the creatures surrounding us. >> we're certainly opening the eyes to many people to the tremendous wildlife community that's essentially in people's backyards out there in boulder. >> cool factoid here. apparently two photos showed a house cat and a mountain lion on the very same trail just days apart. luckily that cat got out of dodge. >> it's so unbelievable. you can only imagine what they're going to be able to figure out with this research. 3q hey stainbusters, my son loves pizza but this was a first - grease on his back ! i totally missed it, another shirt ruined. good thing the expertise of spray n' wash is combined with the power of resolve in our new in wash stain remover. only resolve has stainseekers. just treat the stains you see and add to the wash for the ones you miss. the stainseekers will find, penetrate and lift away the toughest stains. trust resolve. forget stains.