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It is virtually impossible for the movement to cause any sort of crash. Reporter if you are flying near storms, dont fret over an occasional jolt of lightning. Most pilots have been struck by lightning in the aircraft over the course of their career. All airplanes are equipped to withstand it. Reporter another secret, if you have a baby on board it is actually safer to shell out extra money for their own seats. But if you knew that you would probably just drive. Even though you are allowed to carry your baby on your lap, if there is turbulence or god forbid a crash, you are going to lose hold of your child. Reporter what about the dreaded airborne germs . People get sick on airplanes because of what they touch. Not because of the air that they breathe. The dirtiest places in the airplane, actually the tray table, and the little button that makes your seat recline. Reporter for those with a fear of flying, pilots say fly early and choose your seat carefully. Book your flight as early in the morning as possible. Because as the day goes on, the air around the ground gets warmer which causes more turbulence. Reporter is there a safest place . Is there a smoothest place . The best place if you want to be safe and comfortable is right over the wing or as close to the wing as possible. Think of an aircraft as a seesaw. In the middle, it has the least movement. Reporter linzie janis, abc news, new york. Some statistics here are mind blowing. They really are. Ive been convinced that im going to die on a plane crash. I think everybody is. Every time you go in, you feel turbulence. Ts its my time turns out you are three times more likely to be killed by lightning. Twice as likely killed by a bee sting. That is an amazing stat. Twice as likely to be killed by a bee sting than a plane crash. Be electrocuted in your own home, eight times more likely. 19 times safer in a plane than a car. You never fall 20,000 feet out of a car. Youve got a really good point. Dont have any control. Dont see where you are going. The problem. You didnt have control. You have no control. Thats the problem. Coming up next, remembering the legacy of dr. Martin luther king. Something you may not have known about dr. Kings i have a dream speech revealed 50 years after it was delivered. In the next half hour, how kate, the duchess of cambridge, is trying to be a normal, everyday mom. You are watching world news now. Announcer world n we shall overcome someday the year was 1963. Dr. Martin luther king jr. Had distinguished himself as a towering force in the civil rights movement. Pressure was on to deliver a transformative speech. He had to try something new, but the words i have a dream were practically an afterthought. Abcs diane sawyer has the story. Freedom reporter at the feet of Abraham Lincoln they sang and they waited. Offstage, the 34yearold reverend Martin Luther king seemed a little tired as he told abc news he hoped to reach the hearts of good people of all races everywhere. Now that conscience allows and is a result of this discipline, dignified and determined protest and demand for freedom now. Reporter but at first when king walked to the podium he seemed restrained and read from a prepared speech. Suddenly, singer Mahalia Jackson burst forth. I see her i see her, when her voice comes, i say, tell them about the dream, martin. Tell them about the dream. Reporter the dream, his dream. A refrain he had been using in speeches on the road. But it was not part uh the speech he prepared for that day. His advisers told him he needed something new. But suddenly i still have a dream. Yes it is a dream deeply rooted in the american dream. When i heard him say i have a dream, i said, oh, expletive, because we had been up and down the steps all night working on this alternate ending climax. Reporter adviser wyatt t. Walker who said they all recognized that dr. King was now alive, transformed. We were all wrong. Little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers. I have a dream today. Reporter so did billy gundrum. Thats him in the park ranger hat guarding the podium. It wasnt just for black people. It was trying to raise all people up, all mankind. Reporter so did the late civil rights leader, dorothy hite, her in the hat. When he lifted his arms you felt like he was taking us all in. Reporter and as he did he ended with the wrds of an old hymn he used to sing. Free at last free at last thank god almighty we are free at last reporter on one day, one man with a dream, lifting a nation on the wings of hope and history. Hallelujah glory glory hallelujah his truth is marching on thank god for Mihalia Jackson going, tell them about the dream tell them about the dream, and that brought it all back. They had been up until 4 00 in the morning the night before. You heard him say, walking up and down the stairs trying to figure the right way to finish the speech. I have a dream was not part of the plan. Dont use it, its trite, cliche. Dont use it. Use something else. And he went out there. Blew them out. The original draft doesnt sound so sexy. Entitled normalcy, never again. Nah. I have a dream sounds like it hits you right in the marrow of your bones. Absolutely. Looking at the black and white, you still feet connection. The pictures, color pictures bring it to life. And theres only a couple of them. You feel like youre there with them. You know its great when 50 years later, it sounds as true as it ever did. Later it sound as true as it ever did. Bin all right, the most wonderful time of the year as they say in the staples commercial. Parents are excited getting the kids back to school. Having some free time. Theres a new song to that. I didnt realize this. The woman, tracy is not shy about her backtoschool excitement. She apparently became viral in 2012 with a celebration dance. Now an internet sensation. This year she came out with a great one. Shes performing to n sync. Give a listen. Bye, bye, bye she is excited. Look at her. Take my word for it, diana. Little devon is young, not in school yet. But the day will come, thats how you will feel. You love them to death. Having a few hours to yourself just to nap. A good thing. Have you done it yourself . Kind of. No, goes back next week. I miss her, but im glad to have a little free time. Anyway, she told gma she looks forward to mommy time when sons george and andrew are no longer home for the summer. Byebye kids. Need to get everybody in the neighborhood in on the dance. More than one mom dancing. Dancing in the shadows when babies go back. Heres something that has actually happened to me. But i have been the person who has been the subject of a terrible video. Similar to this one. So, a lady and her boyfriend go to an amusement park. Her boyfriend decides to get on a ride called the spring shot with a family friend of theirs, and hilarity ensues. Take a look. [ screaming ] i hate you i hate you i hate you i hate you in case you cant figure it out, the highpitched screams are coming from him, not her. Obviously, not prepared himself for this kind of experience. Once again, i have been in that very seat where i did not know what was coming. It was as frightening as all heck. I was the one screaming at the top of my lungs. He also talks about soiling his pants. Yes, in not a very nice way. You said it nicer than he did. This is pretty good. The women at a news meeting didnt really appreciate this one. A new study says that single men wash their bed sheets four times a year. Sounds about right to me. Wash it quarterly. Every season wash your sheets. Guys didnt seem to be too disturbed by this. Clearly the women did. When you settle down with a woman, it goes up to, like, every other week. She is washing the sheets. Thats absolutely disgusti this morning on world news now serious consequences for syria. The president s dire promise after revealing what he learned about a deadly chemical attack. Get todays major developments. Religious outrage. The anger in the Muslim Community after a Law Enforcement agency launched a widespread investigation into houses of worship. Unforgettable anniversary. Celebrating accomplishments of Martin Luther king jr. A half century after his speech and march on washington. And sitcom lisa kudrow makes a major career move. Could it make you forget about her role on friends . Thats coming up in the the skinny on thursday, august 29. Announcer from abc news, this is world news now with john muller and diana perez. Good thursday, everybody. We begin with the crisis in syria. President obama says the Syrian Government was definitely behind the deadly Chemical Attacks on civilians. He says if the u. S. Does decide to retaliate, the message will be clear and decisive. Abcs Marci Gonzalez joins us now with all the details. Good morning, marci. Reporter good morning, john and diana. American warships and cruise missiles are in position. But president obama says he is still weighing his options. I have not made a decision. Reporter president barack obama tells pbs news hour while no decision has been made on syria, there will be consequences for president Bashar Al Assads regime. The u. S. Claims to have indisputable evidence that they are behind the chemical attack that killed hundreds of civilians. I have no interest in any kind of openended conflict in syria, but we do have to make sure that when countries break International Norms on weapons like chemical weapons that could threaten us that theyre held accountable. Reporter the u. N. Saying its inspectors have found evidence that some kind of substance was used, but this isnt a closed case. Syrias ambassador to the u. N. Claims rebel forces are responsible for this and other Chemical Attacks in the country. And secretarygeneral ban kimoon says after two days of investigating, inspectors on the ground in damascus still have two more days of work left to do. The u. N. Urges the u. S. And allies to be patient. It is very clear, the Security Council has to be brought in. Reporter the state department claims the u. S. Will not wait for authorization from the u. N. Security council, and assad promises to forcefully respond to any military action. If Bashar Al Assad didnt hesitate to use chemical weapons against his own sleeping civilians, whats to stop him from using them against sleeping turks, jordanians or israelis . Now more than 100 House Republicans and democrats have signed a letter urging president obama not to act until he has congressional approval. John and diana . Marci, thank you. The Muslim Community in new york city outraged over a report that police are secretly labeling mosques as terrorist organizations. That means the nypd can plant informants, record sermons and spy on imams. Anyone who attends services, even without evidence of criminal wrongdoing. No one questions the nypd has a job to do. But it cant do that job by singling people out on the basis of their religious belief or the color of their skin. The documents about terror designation were obtained by the Associated Press. The police chief insists they investigate people not locations. He says they will follow leads wherever they take them. Dignitaries, celebrities and Everyday Americans gathered to mark the 50th anniversary of the march on washington. The unforgettable words of dr. Martin luther king jr. Rang out again and again as president obama and speakers honored the past and looked to the future. Abcs Tahman Bradley has the latest. Good morning. Reporter diana and john, good morning. It was a moment the marchers who came here 50 years ago could not have imagined. The president of the united states, a black man, speaking on this special anniversary. Let freedom ring. Reporter half a century later on the same spot where dr. Martin luther king delivered that speech, his daughter couldnt help but notice who was there with her in front of the lincoln memorial. Today we have been honored to have three president s of the united states. 50 years ago, the president did not attend. Reporter now the president is an africanamerican. Because they marched, america became more free and more fair. America changed for you and for me. [ bells tolling ] reporter moments before the president spoke, bells rang out across the u. S. To commemorate the moment in 1963 when dr. King uttered his famous phrase. As the bells toll today, let us reflect on the bravery, let us reflect on the sacrifice of those who stood up for freedom. Reporter among the thousands in washington was Edith Lee Payne who was there 50 years ago as well. The detroit woman who was as a child seen in this iconic 1963 photo reflected on both events. Why was it important to be here . Because my mother brought me. And if were going to continue to make change and make this world better, we have to be a part of that change. Reporter the thousands that showed up battled rain, humidity and long security lines, but they stayed to honor the freedom marchers of 50 years ago. John and diana . Tahman, thank you. Tough to navigate. President obama opening his mouth and getting some people annoyed. Other people saying great. He really had to please a lot of people with the speech. A tough one. Yeah, some say he went too political. Other people said he didnt go political enough. Such a great platform for him to become more political. One of the things he said that i thought was interesting, he said america still has Unfinished Business and has to do with the doors of opportunity not just being cracked open for a few but being completely open for everyone, black, white, native american, you know, hispanic, immigrants. It doesnt matter who you are there should be an opportunity for you here in america. Former president bill clinton getting quite political. He really got them fired up. He said a great democracy does not make it harder to vote than to buy an assault weapon. Him, clinton and carter were both political because they dont have to worry about any agenda. Theyre not in office. A luxury. Now to some medical headlines with the risk of Drinking Alcohol for young women. Researchers analyzed drinking habits of 60,000 women prior to their first pregnancy. They found that each drink per day is linked to an 11 increased risk of breast cancer. And a 16 higher risk of benign breast disease that could lead to breast cancer. The study doesnt say drinking directly causes breast disease though. And another new study just out this morning shows just how many people are popping sleeping pills. Roughly 9 million americans take ambien or a sleeping medication according to centers for Disease Control report. It also finds that more women than men say they use a sleep drug. White americans claim they use them more than people of other races. I have a feeling a lot of people out there listening to us right now know all about sleeping pills. I think you might be right. The parents of an illinois boy who survived being buried under 11 feet of sand for four hours are grateful for those who helped save him. 6yearold Nathan Wisner walking along the Indiana Dunes National lake shore with family and friends when he suddenly fell into a hole. Everyone including rescuers thought he wouldnt make it. He did. During a celebration to honor those heroes, indianas governor, doug nathan, the miracle of mount baldy. This is a special family. This is a special young man. And i know the future beckons. Nathan has no memory of what happened. But otherwise seems okay. He was hospitalized for nearly two weeks but got out just in time to start the first grade. Now its time to check the weather on this opening day of College Football season. Strong storms rolled through big ten country. Showers and downpours for those in the pac12. Showers also across a. C. C. Territory. And another scorcher in big 12 land. Upper 90s dominate the region. Should be the 90s in North Carolina when they visit South Carolina tonight. Plenty hot in nashville, for mississippi and vanderbilt. Up to 91 in honolulu where hawaii plans to knock off southern california. That was a very wellwritten weather College Football it was. I feel like i know whats going on in weather and College Football now. Who did that, jack . Had to be jack. Kudos to jack round of applause. [ applause ] from all of us. While were on the sports theme, lets go to the u. S. Open where Venus Williams its out she battled and battled again in a marathon match against her opponent from china. Went all the way to third set, tiebreaker. Williams came up just short. This is the third year in a row, williams exited the singles tournament after two rounds. Shes also playing doubles with her sister serena. Before you think the tournament is totally serious. Check out a lighter moment there. Check that out. It happened during the womens first round match, briefly delayed by the squirrel. Unwanted visitor took its time getting off the court as well. Eventually tucked in behind a scoreboard. Never to be seen again. Trying to get away. Remember the squirrel with tiger woods recently at a Golf Tournament . I do not. Yeah, it was a few weeks back. Same kind of deal. Squirrel was on the green. Hard to catch. Not like you can nab him. Different breed of squirrel. Hey hey, what you talking about . Im working over here. This is my court. Ps, venus apparently after her opponent beat venus she said, first i want to say, sorry, guys. It was the beginning of her interview when she was being congratulated. I think she realized there was a bit of disappointment in the crowd when venus didnt win. Yeah, shes the hometown girl. Coming up urgent request from a fan that forced a singing sensation off his tour. And forget about servants and chauffeurs. What duchess kate is doing to make you think she is really an ordinary mom. An ordinary girl like you like me an ordinary girl like you like me announcer world news now weather brought to you by hot wire. Com. Ontrip t thiyear,fafo and his s hi schooool union is comg up i in attle. E. Evereryones goioing then w we ard ababouhotwirire and reized we cououldctualllly ford take e bo tripsps. See, when n rely nicice tels ve unsnsolrooms,s, they usese hwire toilill em. 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I figured once i signed the contract and they signed it, the deal was done. Reporter a week later, the dealer told her the deal was off. Unless she put down 300 more. So she went to the dealer wearing a hidden camera for us. So we can do a new contract, a new deal for you and its going to be through here. Reporter it is a practice often compared to the classic childrens toy. The yoyo, according to people at the federal trade commission. Yoyo might sound like it is making light of the term, but it really is kind of showing you the jerking the consumer back and forth issue that were concerned about. Reporter the car dealer Industry Group says vast majority of car deals occur without mistakes or misconduct. When we showed up at the dealer with jeney smith, the salesman said he was doing nothing wrong she signed a document promising to bring the car back if the financing did not go through. Reporter can you show it to me . No. I dont need to show you anything. Reporter he refused again and again to show it to me until the owner showed up and made him turn it over. Give it to him. I dont care. I have nothing to hide. Reporter then the truth came out. She didnt sign this. This is signed by you. Thats why you didnt want to show it to me. She never signed it. Vindication for janey smith and valuable lesson for anyone buying a car. Thank you. Reporter brian ross, abc news, fort wayne, indiana. Way to go, brian ross. Heres the thing. Youve got to be prepared to give the car back and walk away. If they call you back and tell you that you have to redo a contract or your finances fell through, ask them to put it in writing. If they dont want to hey, nice. The lying car salesmen that they are. You have to walk away from the deal. My gosh. Look at you. They got, like, the perfect facial expression for this shot. I look quite sleazy there, dont i . Not all car salesmen are sleazy. I dont want twitter to blow up. All the car salesmen ive dealt with have been great. A parody of a car salesman. As long as you are financing before you go. Smartest thing to do. Know what youre walking into. Coming up, a famous actress from friends taking her career in a different direction. Jessica simpson is showing off. Wait until we show you what she is showing off. Thats coming up next in the skinny. Announcer world news now continues after this from our ab an organizer of, of, like dogooders. A media mogul. Just. Rule the world. When im older, i want to be anything but the one that doesnt fit in. The one that people dont love. Everyone deserves a dream. Everyone. But some of us feel depressed, anxious, angry, and do things that others think arent normal. If thats you, say something. People people will listen. Add your voice at. Ok2talk. Org skinny so skinny all right, so Justin Bieber on a Massive Media tour right now. He stopped dead in his tracks while in new york city. He was rushing into a live radio show. This happened tuesday. And there was a mom there by the name of tina delazzio. She stopped him to talk about her daughter. She said my daughter gina, just went through major oh, im sorry, justin timberlake. I apologize. I dont know how i got my justins confused. Justin timberlake. My apologies. So this mom is telling him about how her daughter went through brain surgery. Shes recovering now, went through makeawish. He wanted to meet her. She brought him in. Asked if he could take a picture. He would be the next Michael Jackson. He bowed. I will only take the picture if you promise to make it your scene saver. As you can imagine, this is now ginas scene saver. Justins a good dude. He has grown on me. You were into him. I love him. I am upset that i confused timberlake with bieber. Not how i feel about bieber. I am a justin fan. I have been a justin fan for a long time. You have been there forever. Jessica simpson, a mother for second time, june 30. Came out with a picture on the cover of us weekly smiling, cradles the 2monthold, ace knute. She has her arms around her 16monthold daughter, maxwell, as well. I love saying the word boobs when i can. I am one of the pregnant women who gains a lot of weight, i have curves and big boobs. Try as i might as i did with ace, i still gained. Talking about her struggles to take it all off. I think she looks great. There you have it. Interesting news about an old friends cast member. Lisa kudrow joining the cast of the d. C. Drama scandal. There you have it. She will have a recurring role. This is an abc series in the upcoming third season of the show. The details of her character are being kept under wraps. Sources told abc news exclusively she will be playing a politician. So, there you have it. Good thing for her. This is her first big, big, huge role after friends, so well have to see what this is all about. Im kind of interested to see her in a different role than kind of the quirky you know. Bet you she nails it. She will. Courtesy of the New York Post page 6, katie holmes worried that scientologists are spying on her and suri. A year after her divorce from tom cruise. Has it been that long . Yeah. Apparently the actresss bodyguard has been quizzing the paparazzi to make sure they arent members of the Controversial Church she belonged to for six years during her marriage to cruise. Last year, tmz reported the mother and daughter were being followed by mysterious vehicles shortly after the split. So heres my point on this story. Last year it was tmz reporting. Tmz, do you know the story fully . Do you not know . Sources tell them. Sources dont tell them. Tmz. This time hearing their security guards her security guards are the ones saying they might be followed by the church of scientology. That makes me more scared than last year. This seems more legit. Why is the church following her . If they are. If they are. If they are thats quite creepy. Move, katie. Quickly. Move on. Yeah. Go some where else. Well have much more coming up. Nes, wildflowers, and aspens. And is matched only by our journey to capture its scent. Crafted by expert perfumers for your home, air wick mountain woodlands and crisp air is part of our limited Edition National park collection. Airwick. The craft of fragrance. Anything can happen in this world for an ordinary girl like you like me no matter what she does, no matter how hard she tries there is simply no way Kate Middleton will ever be an ordinary girl. Thats for sure. That is not stopping her from at least trying as the duchess of cambridge settles into motherhood, she is trying to redefine the new royal normal. Reporter its the royal body bounceback. A glowing Kate Middleton seen out in public for the First Time Since giving birth last month. The duchess who can seemingly do no wrong, turning stripes, traditionally a fashion faux pas into a chic and even flattering fashion do, even slipping back into her skinny jeans. Taking on the royal pains of everyday life like grocery shopping, picking up what appears to be a bottle of wine and some pizza. Its been just five weeks since the duchess gave birth to the future king. Little baby george. That postbaby belly now gone, and her secret . A nodie eliminate approach. Instead, kate is reportedly breastfeeding and practicing yoga. Kate and william are completely like any other young couple in the uk. They are not having a nanny at the moment and not having a maternity nurse. Kate is getting some help from her mum like anybody who has a baby does. She wants to do it herself. Reporter the couple opting for more personal photos, appointing kates dad as royal photographer and using the middletons bucklebury yard as the backdrop. Kate, doing her own shopping. Out and about. Behaving like any housewife, any mom. Reporter next month the couple is reportedly expected to move into their newly renovated apartment in kensington palace, an ornately decorated estate with sprawling gardens and the same place this Little Prince once called home. Abc news, new york. Officially jealous. She looks amazing she does look amazing. Better than she did when she wasnt pregnant. Im telling you. Do they eat . Theyre both really trim. Did she really have the baby . Im starting a rumor. Oh, really, conspiracy now. Summer activities come to an end. We want to see what you have been up to. Send us your wild, wacky fun summer photos, email wnnfans. Com. Include your city and state. We may put it on world news now next week. We cant wait to show you what you have been up to. There we go. Send it to us, folks, well see you in a little bi good morning. Im diana perez. And im john muller. Here are some of the top headlines we are following this morning on world news now. President obama says its definite. The Syrian Government did use chemical weapons against civilians. The question now is will the u. S. Retaliate . Well get the latest on the situation in the mideast live in a few moments. As the nation marked 50 years since the historic march on washington, many of us are just now learning that the words i have a dream was not even in Martin Luther king jr. s prepared speech. He adlibbed from a previous speech against the advice of his inner circle. Documents obtained by the Associated Press reveal the new York Police Department is secretly labeling mosques as terrorist organizations, the nypd can record and spy on anyone who attends services. Fast food workers planning a national day of strikes today. Theyre demanding 15 an hour and the right to form unions. Organizers say on average the workers make under 9 an hour. Those are just some of our top stories on this thursday, august 29th. Announcer from abc news, this is world news now with john muller and diana perez. All right. Everybody, happy thursday. It is Throwback Thursday. Yes, it is. We have been pretty good about the Throwback Thursday. A good one. Another musical Throwback Thursday. The 55th wouldbe birthday of mr. Michael jackson. All things Michael Jackson coming up. Your Favorite Song. My Favorite Song. Favorite videos. Whole lot planned for you. All right, lets get started. Yeah. We begin this halfhour with the worsening crisis in syria. President obama wont say whether the u. S. Will make a move against the Syrian Government, but hes vowing that any response will send a strong signal. Today the president will meet with Intelligence Experts and congressional leaders about the best course of action. Also today the British Parliament convening emergency session to consider the use of force against syria. If the u. S. Does decide to strike potential targets in syria include facilities that store vehicles capable of launching chemical weapons like this one in damascus. Another possibility u. S. Missiles could take aim at the symbolic target like the ministry of defense. When countries break International Norms on weapons like chemical weapons that could threaten us, that theyre held accountable. If Bashar Al Assad didnt hesitate to use chemical weapons against his own sleeping civilians, whats to stop him from using them against sleeping turks, jordanians or israelis . Military Officials Say if the u. S. Decides to take action, the strikes would only last two or three days. And they add that the cruise missiles they would use are so quick and quiet that the Syrian Regime would never see them coming. All right, all this talk about retaliation has people in syria running scared. Lets get the very latest from abcs molly hunter live in our jerusalem bureau. Good morning, molly. Why dont we start here tell us about evacuations going on in syria. Reporter good morning, diana. We have heard of thousand of people fleeing from syria. Now, normally there is a pretty steady flow of syrians entering into lebanon. But in the last 48 hours, we have seen a much different demographic. We have seen wealthy syrians from damascus, damascus license plates. Now we have heard that the main road from damascus to beirut is actually devoid of Army Checkpoints. Usually Army Checkpoints are riddled throughout that road. We think maybe the army has evacuated that road in preparation for whats to come. Lets talk about the weapons inspectors from the United Nations that are inside syria. Whats the latest on them . Reporter theyre expected to head out again today. They have had two days of field visits, as we said, monday was kind of a rocky start. Tuesday they laid low. And yesterday, they headed out again. Yesterday at secretarygeneral ban kimoon said his team in syria would need a total of four days. So thats a couple more days. Theyll probably head out again later this morning local time. Now, the thinking is that the u. S. Will not strike while u. N. Weapons inspectors are on the ground. So were waiting and watching to see if the weapons inspectors stay through the weekend or if they get out of there. All right, molly hunter, reporting live from jerusalem. Thank you. The largest rocket ever to take off from Vandenberg Air force base is well on its way to outer space. The 23story toll delta 4 heavy blasted off with a bang, carrying a Spy Satellite on a classified mission. Expected to reach orbit by the weekend. The Army Psychologist who gunned down fellow soldiers at ft. Hood sentenced to death. Hasaun acted as his own attorney and barely put up a defense. Now on track how to become the First American soldier executed since 1961, abcs Katie Mccullough was there as the families had their say. Reporter it has been nearly four years since Michael Cahill and 12 others were murdered when major nidal hasan opened fire at ft. Hood. His family is finally able to talk about justice being served in the form of a death sentence for hasan. The best thing for that man is to be forgotten. We need your head with that. The house of grief is a very large house. And there is a lot of rooms in there. This courtmartial is one of them. And its a door we get to shut today. Reporter cahill was a centerpiece of the prosecutions closing statements to the panel of 13 who decided hasans fate. When hasan burst into the medical Readiness Center where cahill was working, the 62yearold tried to stop the gunman and lost his life. Mike cahill did not go meekly to meet his maker, said the prosecutor. He charged armed only with a steel folding chair. 22yearold specialist j. D. Hunt was also gunned down by hasan. Hunt reenlisted at age 21 because he wanted to serve his country. He had been to iraq, newly married and his future was taken away from his mother gail who testified for the government. She wants her sons face, not hasans, to be remembered. His idea of going to, again to iraq was not to not to harm anybody but was his idea was saving other peoples lives. He always said i would take a bullet for anybody. Reporter hasan now heads to fort leavenworth, kansas, to sit on the militarys death row. An appeals process will kick in whether he wants it or not. At ft. Hood, kileen, texas, im Katie Mccullough for abc news. Rolling stone is out with a stunning profile of aaron hernandez. The article the gangster in the huddle and claims hernandez was a hard core drug user, used angel dust and had surrounded himself with criminals. The story also said hernandez had become so paranoid he regularly carried a handgun. He is in jail awaiting trial for the murder of a former friend. Hes pleaded not guilty. Daring rescue in South Carolina thanks to a hero, in the right place at the right time. Fire safety technician eddie hall, was flagged down after a car burst into flames. He had 18 fire extinguishers in his van and had to use all of them just to slow down the fire. I could feel the heat. The fire couldnt have been more than a foot away from her. You have broken glass. All the fire still coming into the cabin. The rescue crews pulled the woman from the car. She was hospitalized in critical condition. People in the San Francisco area are bracing for a commuter nightmare that will drag on for the next five days. The busy bay bridge is closed. It was shut down last night so workers can put the finishing touches on a new eastern span. It will replace the existing roadway which was damaged in the 1989 earthquake. Commuters will have to find alternate routes until tuesday when the new bridge opens. Impltsz its a sad anniversary on the gulf coast. Eight years ago today that Hurricane Katrina made landfall near new orleans. The city has come a long way since flooding seared the images into our collective memories. The mayor of new orleans says eight years later, the citys biggest challenge is blight. About 10,000 Derelict Properties removed from city since the storm. Wow. Lets take a look at the weather. Hazy, hot, humid, gulf coast today. Some strong storms will move along the midwest. Showers along the east coast and the northwest. Another late summer scorcher for the middle of the country. 104, dallas. 96, colorado springs. Kansas city and boise for the second time this week, phoenix gets down to double digits if only just they could. 74 in boston. Seattle. 83 in new york. All right. Not only does major College Football kick off tonight, all 32 nfl teams are playing tonight. In their final preseason game. Man, oh, man. Football season is here the final wokou the san d a little different. They held whats called a walkthrough practice on f deck of the Aircraft Carrier uss ronald reagan. Also the chance for the ships crew to meet the players, signed autographs. One chargerser c that place was packed totally cool. Yeah. One of the opportunities where, you know the chargers and the players that were there anything. Because its still preseason. Just practicing. Take it easy. Taking it easy. Probably nice to be aoun throw it off the de dont fall off the boat. Dont tackle too hard. Twohand touch on aircraft coming up, should you turn to movie makers to sell your house . Amazing advances in Brain Research can one persons mind control some one elses action. Sound like science fiction. Later, observing what would have been Michael Jacksons 55th birthday. What is your Favorite Song from the king of pop . Its Throwback Thursday on world news now. 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Scientists at institute for molecular biology in austria put embryonic stem cells in a petri dish and grew them into a brain fragment the size of a pea. Theyre hoping it will help understand autism and schizophrenia and whether they can use stem cells to build an entire brain. Thats amazing. Scientists closer to home also exploring wonders of the human brain giving new meaning to the term mind over matter. Researchers at university of washington say they have proven that one persons mind can control another persons actions. This one, our favorite story of the day. Here is Matt Markovic from our station in seattle. Reporter rasheesh is wired up. Playing a video game. And across campus, he sits, calmly, staring at nothing, hearing nothing, hand on a laptop, and then it happens. Yes success reporter rasheeshs thoughts caused his hand to hit the space bar involuntarily. Firing a rocket in the video game when he wanted it fired. Watch the game on the left. Its a remarkable achievement. To our knowledge this is the first demonstration of information being transferred from one brain to another brain in humans. Using noninvasive means of recording and stimulating the brain. Reporter a monkey has been able to control a robot. Two rats have been able to share a brain and sync movements. Humans have been able to control computers with just thoughts. But this experiment, the researchers say, showed one person can control the Involuntary Movement of another with just a thought. When we managed to do it, we felt like, yes, we actually proved it. In this case the computer had to recognize i was imagining moving my right hand. Reporter and that signal was sent over the internet. This machine, which is controlled by the computer, delivers the right stimulus, intensity, position to recreate the same intention in my brain. Reporter its not quite spocks vulcan mind meld, but the possibilities are fantastic. The blind person see what i see and a deaf person listen to what i hear. Remarkable. Isnt it . Theres so much to this, though. It can work if the two dont speak the same language. It doesnt mean they can read your mind. Its just the actions. Its a brain signal. If i am thinking you are really hot. Right. I wouldnt hear that if thats what you are thinking right now. Thats good. Your brain wave is sending me an action. That is phenomenal. Doesnt matter what the language is. Just an action. Absolutely incredible. Electrical impulse in the right spot. So much information. You cant control any actions against their will according to this. Thats right. One thing this will be really interesting for if is s a emergency somebody in the airpl take over for the pilot and land safely. Thats amazin i want to rock with you all night how about we just listen to music this entire four minutes . Why not . File for Throwback Thursday. This morning, a special one. Michael jackson would have been 55 years old today, even today, four years after his death, the guinness book of world record, recognizes jackson as the most successful entertainer of all time. Its not surprising. Michael was born on august 29th, 1958, eighth child of the musical jackson family. Big debut in 1964, along with his brothers as a member of the jackson 5. Abc easy as 123 simple as doremi abc, 123, baby you and me after signing with motown record, abc set a chart record in 1970. Rolling stone describing michael as a prodigy who emerged as the main draw. In 1972 at 14, jackson was cutting solo albums, got to be there. And then so sad. He gained momentum during the disco era with his offthewall album in 1979 setting the stage for the 1982 release of his phenomenally successful solo album thriller. And no ones going to save you from the beast about to strike you know its thriller thriller night youre fighting for your life inside a thriller 31 years later, thriller remains the worlds best selling album of all times, selling 65 million copies. That is a staggering number. I was in high school when that came out, and everybody was waiting for the thriller video. Talk about hype. Michael jackson the highest earning deceased artist beating Elvis Presley and john lennon. The year after his passing, jacksons estate raked in 1 billion. Billion with a bbb. Jackson is also the most awarded artist of all time. Jackson also holds the distinction of being the first black artist to air on mtv. My personal favorite, 1982s billie jean. Do a dance on the floor and around so take my strong advice just remember to always think twice dont think twice think twice six years later in 1988 along came my favorite jackson song from his bad album. Can you guess it . Dirty diana. Dirty diana dirty diana i got to confess i didnt actually know that one. I had to look that one up. Its an amazing, amazing song. Kind of dropped out after the thriller craze. Wonderful song. During an interview with our own barbara walters, jackson denied the song was about princess diana, though diana told jackson it was her Favorite Song of his. Kind of like mine. Who was dirty diana . Jackson says the lyrics were about a particularly aggressive type of groupie. Interesting. Which brings us to our facebook question of the day. What is your favorite Michael Jackson song . Many have weighed in. Go to wnnfans. Com. Go to it and weigh in. We want to know. We shared ours with you. We want to hear how many were going to get in response. Dirty diana is i didnt know that one. A lot of great ones. So many great ones. My gosh. Bad, thriller. Very hard to pick. Come on, send us your picks. Come on, send us your picks. Thanks to the growth of Home Improvement channels like hgtv, real estate has become quite the spectator sport. Perhaps a blood sport. Competition has never been more fierce for people trying to sell their homes. Heres abcs nick watt. Help me looks like a mucho Million Dollar blockbuster, right . Wrong. Its a minimovie from neo property hoping to sell this house, seriously. Listen. It is a threelevel home. Contemporary design. Reporter she doesnt mention if the downstairs toilet leaks. What theyre trying to do, a single bachelor, lifestyle, oh, hes going to have a bunch of women with lingerie around him. Reporter you are rolling your eyes . Of course. Ridiculous. Reporter a tale of love and large largesse. Gone are the days where you kick your underpants under the bed and you are ready to show. Good way to say it. Reporter this place on the market right now. How much did you spend . Few thousand dollars. Reporter could be coming soon to a town near you. And as far as nashville, tennessee, where the nots notsosubliminal message is that you could have a dog that loves you, a staircase and whimsical daughter that got into harvard. I looked at this little movie over and over and over. I knew it was my house. And i knew that i could live in that house. Clear down to the creaky banister. Reporter if you want to sell your house and cant afford a big production, do not despair, says the star of milliondollar listings l. A. If you put your house on the market for what it is worth. You will sell it. Simple. Reporter sit back and savor these little tearjerkers. Youve worked your whole career for this. What about you and the kids . Reporter nick watt. Abc news, los angeles. Why would you ever want to sell a house like that . You sold a house. Did you get a video going . I didnt realize thats what i needed to do to sell it quicker. Improvements. Big screen tv in, to pump up the volume. We got extremely fortunate. Put a coat of paint on the place. It sold. That was it. Got very, very fortunate. If youre out there, dont make a crazy movie like that. Put a coat of paint on your house. Not everybody gets so lucky. I understand. Announcer every day, more americans choose abc news. Americas number one news source. Th for Wounded Warriorsgram and their families to build new lives together. When my dad left, i was, like, this big, but now im, like, this big. My dad got a masters degree in human resources. Thanks to warriors to work that my dad has a terrific job. When the warrior project helps them by, you know, giving them another start. Now that my dads home, i get a lot more hugs. Im really proud of him. Find out more about Wounded Warrior project at findwwp. Org. Welcome home the brave. This morning on world news now tension building. The president insists syria used chemical weapons as the u. S. Inches closer to possible military action. When countries break International Norms on weapons like chemical weapons that could threaten us, that they are held accountable. Todays big developments in the u. S. And overseas with all eyes on syria. 50 years later we are getting the back story about dr. Martin luther king jr. s unforgettable speech. The Surprising New details a half century in the making. And flying fears. Separating fact from fiction when it comes to airline safety. Hear what the experts say about turbulence. It is virtually impossible for the movement to cause any sort of crash. And whats the truth about airplane germs and the best time to fly . All the answers on this thursday, august 29th. Announcer from abc news, this is world news now with john muller and diana perez. Good thursday morning. To our top story. President obama says there is no question the Syrian Government used chemical weapons against civilians and vows any response would send a strong signal to the Syrian Government. Hell be meeting with Intelligence Experts and congressional leaders today to weigh possible action. Also today the British Parliament is convening an emergency session to consider the use of force against syria. In syria fear of retaliation has people on the run. Abcs Martha Raddatz has the latest. Reporter thousands of syrians fleeing damascus as president obama leaves no doubt in an interview with pbs that syrias president assad has crossed a red line. When countries break International Norms on weapons like chemical weapons that could threaten us, that theyre held accountable. Reporter the president said he has not yet made a decision to strike, but if one is launched, it would be aimed at preventing another chemical attack, not in taking sides in syrias bloody civil war. There are dozens of potential targets. But likely, top among them, facilities storing vehicles which could launch chemical weapons like this Storage Depot near damascus. The president wants to prevent assad from using chemical weapons on his people again, but he cant hit the chemical weapons storage sites directly. Reporter if the u. S. Wants to take aim at assads military, it could strike the vital mezze airfield. Or american missiles could lock on a symbolic target that would send a strong message to assad like the ministry of defense in damascus. As syria waits, so does israel. In jerusalem families stocked up on gas masks fearing a retaliatory strike. If america does act, Officials Say the strikes would last only two or three days. And involve longrange bombers like this one we saw. They would fire cruise missiles that are stealthy, accurate, and deadly. The Syrian Regime would never see them coming. With the president s words, it seems its only a matter off to time before there is a strike on syria. U. N. Investigator remain on the ground in damascus, so it would not likely happen until they leave several days from now. Martha raddatz, abc news, jerusalem. There are skeptics wondering whether or not use of force is the right thing to do. The New York Times this morning is ready to put out some information saying that the administration is going to outline proof that the assad regime did use chemical weapons against civilians. Slippery slope. Everyone remembers 2003 when the Bush Administration went before the u. N. Outlining their proof of wmd program in iraq that never really existed. Wasnt there. Yeah, needless to say, the Obama Administration remembers that as well. Theyve got to be pretty meticulous. Right. And a lot of people not only the decisionmakers, but the people observing the decisionmakers are on pins and needles because we all remember 2003 very well. No doubt. Stay with abc news as we cover the military buildup and crisis in the mideast. Live updates later on america this morning as well as good morning america. An enormous rocket carrying a Spy Satellite launched into space from californias central coast. The 23story delta 4 heavy is the largest rocket to take off from Vandenburg Air force base. And the vibrations reverberated for miles. It is expected to reach orbit this weekend. The mission is classified. The Army Psychiatrist who killed 13 people at ft. Hood has been sentenced to death. A military jury took two hours to unanimously decide the fate of major nidal hasan. During the trial, hasan never denied his actions and almost did nothing to defend himself. Relatives of some victims argue that hasan got what he wanted but others say he got what he deserved. We are tired. We are hurt. But we are resolved. Justice has been served. The house of grief is a very large house. And there is a lot of rooms in there. This courtmartial is one of them, and its a door we get to shut today. Hasan could become the First American soldier executed in a half century. The required appeals process means it could take many years before he is put to death. The plea deal for George Zimmermans wife, the Nursing Student pleaded guilty for lying to the court about the finances greatly underreporting how much they had collected in donations. In exchange, she will face no jail time. We get more now from abcs clayton sandel. Reporter in a florida courtroom, Shellie Zimmerman admitted she lied. Withdraws her plea of not guilty, and enter a plea of guilty. Reporter guilty of perjury. But one person wasnt in court, her husband, george zimmerman. Investigative reporter Kristi Oconnor interviewed Shellie Zimmerman, who said their marriage is strained. Was he supportive to you . No. Reporter how did that make you feel . Very much alone. Reporter when her husband was arrested for shooting and killing trayvon martin, donations in the racially charged case came pouring in. More than 200,000. At a bond hearing, Shellie Zimmerman lied about how much money the couple had, recorded speaking in code to hide the true amount. Total everything, how much are we looking at . Um, like 155. George zimmerman was acquitted last month of seconddegree murder. His wife now sentenced to one year of probation and 100 hours of community service. Clayton sandel, abc news. Our coverage of the zimmerman case does not end here. Well hear much more from Shellie Zimmerman and have that later today on good morning america. A Northern California prosecutor now finds himself as a person of interest in an arson investigation. Police say when a yuma city prostitutes house went up in flames last month, they investigated the men in her life. Among them a suitor county da who police say took an unusual interest in the case, even showing up at the scene the very next day. The da is denying any role in the arson. Crews say they are making progress fighting wildfire near yosemite National Park but admit a stubborn one. Fire Officials Say they expect a full containment in two to three weeks and it will burn for much longer than that. Thats because of unusually long intervals between wildfires, landscape and drought. They combined to create this inferno. When we get this set of conditions, these fires are somewhat explosive. And what used to maybe take two or three weeks to be able to burn 100,000 acres, were seeing that now in two or three days. The rim fire is causing major pollution problems, triggering air quality warnings as far away as carson city, nevada. Some growing anger this morning in the aftermath of that frightening sinkhole in central florida. You likely remember the scene. The sinkhole opening up. Swallowing part of a resort building with plenty of people still inside. Those victims were told that the resort would reimburse them for lost items. Now the resorts president says that wont happen because it is not mandated under federal law. It could be a bit more difficult to get your lunch at a Fast Food Restaurant today on act of a strike. Workers have staged walkouts in several cities are promising a national day of strikes today. Theyre demanding a wage of 15 an hour and the right to form unions. Organizers say the workers cant live on their current average pay which is 8. 94. Earlier this summer we showed you spains running of the bulls. This morning we present the other great annual spanish gettogether. The tomatina festival. I like this one. It wouldnt be late summer in spain without the tomatina, big old tomato fight. Excuse for a massive street party. There were changes to it this year. For the first time in its nearly 70year history, yesterdays festival was in the rain. Visitors were charged 13 to participate. Seems like they didnt mind one bit. A little safer than the running with the bulls, id say. How do you charge people to walk the streets . I dont know. I dont get that. Thats something that i it looks great. I want to say i want to go, but i probably never will. Got a cheat sheet. Nonresidents paid the 10 euros, about 13 worth. Because the town that hosts tomatino is about 5 Million Euros in debt. They make a little money. Why not . Tough times. Sure. Coming up, an allout celebration by a mom as the kids go back to school. And putting your mind at ease during your next flight. Well separate fact from fiction when it comes to airline germs and the safety of kids that fly. Youre watching world news now. Because im leaving on a jet plane dont know when ill be back again announcer world news now weather brought to you by Colonial Penn life insurance. Again announcer world news now weather brought to you by Colonial Penn life insurance. [ male announcer ] experience new febreze sleep serenity and let the soothing scent of moonlit lavender lull you to sleep. New febreze sleep serenity in moonlit lavender, warm milk honey, and quiet jasmine. An official product of the National Sleep foundation. Breathe happy. Sleep happy. Because im leaving on a jet plane dont know when ill be back again for most of us leaving on a jet plane is an exciting adventure even if it is a business trip. But for others, just the idea of a flight can cause night sweats and panic. Yeah, so this morning, Airline Pilots are dispelling common myths that may put your mind at ease. Here is abcs linzie janis. Reporter even the most frequent of fliers get freaked out every once in a while. Now pilots are revealing secrets that will make your next flight better. First off turbulence is harmless. A lot of people think that that means there could be a crash. No, pilots are perplexed people get wound up about turbulence. Because its virtually impossible for that movement to cause any sort of crash. Reporter if you are flying near storms, dont fret over an occasional jolt of lightning. Most pilots have been struck by lightning in an aircraft several times over the course of their career. All airplanes are equipped to withstand it. Reporter another secret, if you have a baby on board it is actually safer to shell out extra money for their own seats. But if you knew that you would probably just drive. Even though you are allowed to carry your baby on your lap, if there is turbulence or god forbid a crash, you are going to lose hold of your child. Reporter what about the dreaded airborne germs . People get sick on airplanes because of what they touch. Not because of the air that they breathe. The dirtiest places in the airplane, actually the tray table, and the little button that makes your seat recline. Reporter for those with a fear of flying, pilots say fly early and choose your seat carefully. Book your flight as early in the morning as possible. Because as the day goes on, the air around the ground gets warmer which causes more turbulence. Reporter is there a safest place . Is there a smoothest place . The best place if you want to be safe and comfortable is right over the wing or as close to the wing as possible. Think of an aircraft as a seesaw. And the middle has the least movement. Reporter linzie janis, abc news, new york. Some statistics here are mind blowing. They really are. Ive been convinced that im going to die on a plane crash. I think everybody is. Every time you go in, you feel turbulence. Its, like, its my time turns out you are three times more likely to be killed by lightning. Twice as likely killed by a bee sting. That is an amazing stat. Twice as likely to be killed by a bee sting than a plane crash. You could be electrocuted in your own home, eight times more likely for that to happen. 19 times safer in a plane than a car. You never fall 20,000 feet out of a car. Youve got a really good point. Right . And you have no control. Dont see where you are going. Thats the problem. Thats why its so mind boggling. You didnt have control. You have no control. Thats the problem. Coming up next, remembering the legacy of dr. Martin luther king. Something you may not have known about dr. Kings i have a dream speech revealed 50 years after it was delivered. In the next half hour, how kate, the duchess of cambridge, is trying to be a normal, everyday mom. You are watching world news now. Announcer world news now continues after this from our abc stations. Now. Announcer world news no we shall overcome someday the yea was we shall overcome someday the year was 1963. Dr. Martin luther king jr. Had distinguished himself as a towering force in the civil rights movement. Pressure was on to deliver a transformative speech. He had to try something new, but the words i have a dream were practically an afterthought. Abcs diane sawyer has the story. Freedom reporter at the feet of Abraham Lincoln they sang and they waited. Offstage, the 34yearold reverend Martin Luther king seemed a little tired as he told abc news he hoped to reach the hearts of good people of all races everywhere. Now that conscience allows and is a result of this discipline, dignified and determined protest and demand for freedom now. Reporter but at first when king walked to the podium he seemed restrained and read from a prepared speech. Suddenly, singer Mahalia Jackson burst forth. I see her i see her, when her voice comes, i say, tell them about the dream, martin. Tell them about the dream. Reporter the dream, his dream. A refrain he had been using in speeches on the road. But it was not part uh the speech he prepared for that day. His advisers told him he needed something new. But suddenly i still have a dream. Yes it is a dream deeply rooted in the american dream. When i heard him say i have a dream, i said, oh, expletive, because we had been up and down the steps all night working on this alternate ending climax. Reporter adviser wyatt t. Walker who said they all recognized that dr. King was now alive, transformed. We were all wrong. Little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers. I have a dream today. Reporter so did billy gundrum. Thats him in the park ranger hat guarding the podium. It wasnt just for black people. It was trying to raise all people up, all mankind. Reporter so did the late civil rights leader, dorothy hite, her in the hat. When he lifted his arms you felt like he was taking us all in. Reporter and as he did he ended with the words of an old hymn he used to sing. Free at last free at last thank god almighty we are free at last reporter on one day, one man with a dream, lifting a nation on the wings of hope and history. Glory glory hallelujah glory glory hallelujah his truth is marching on thank god for Mihalia Jackson going, tell them about the dream tell them about the dream, and that brought it all back. They had been up until 4 00 in the morning the night before. You heard wyatt say, walking up and down the stairs trying to figure the right way to finish the speech. I have a dream was not part of the plan. Dont use it, its trite, cliche. Youve been using it. Dont use it. Use something else. And he went out there. He blew the roof off the place. Blew them out. The original draft doesnt sound so sexy. Entitled normalcy, never again. Nah. I have a dream sounds like it hits you right in the marrow of your bones. Absolutely. Looking at the black and white, you still feel the connection. The pictures, color pictures bring it to life. And theres only a couple of them. You feel like youre there with them. You know its great when 50 years later, it sounds as true as it ever did. Years later, it sounds as true as it ever did. Later it sound as true as it ever did. Bin all ri the m all right, the most wonderful time of the year as they say in the staples commercial. You know the one where parents are excited getting the kids back to school. Having some free time. Theres a new song to that. I didnt realize this. The woman, tracy is not shy about her backtoschool excitement. She apparently became viral in 2012 with a celebration dance. Now an internet sensation. This year she came out with a great one. Shes performing to n sync. Give a listen. Bye, bye, bye she is excited to get them out of the house. Look at her. Take my word for it, diana. Little devon is young, not in school yet. But the day will come, thats how you will feel. You love them to death. Having a few hours to yourself just to nap. Its a good thing. Have you done it yourself . Kind of. No, she goes back next week. I miss her, but im glad to have a little free time. Anyway, she told gma she looks forward to lots of mommy time when her sons george and andrew are no longer home for the summer. Byebye, kids. She needs to get everybody in the neighborhood in on the dance. Im sure theres more than one mom dancing in the shadows when the babies go back. Heres something that has actually happened to me. But i have been the person who has been the subject of a terrible video. Similar to this one. So, a lady and her boyfriend go to an amusement park. Her boyfriend decides to get on a ride called the spring shot with a family friend of theirs, and hilarity ensues. Take a look. [ screaming ] listen to what he says. I hate you i hate you i hate you i hate you in case you cant figure it out, the highpitched screams are coming from him, not her. Obviously, he had not prepared himself for this kind of experience. Once again, i have been in that very seat where i did not know what was coming. It was as frightening as all heck. I was the one screaming at the top of my lungs. He also talks about soiling his pants. Yes, in not a very nice way. You said it nicer than he did. This is pretty good. The women at a news meeting didnt really appreciate this one. A new study says that single men wash their bed sheets four times a year. Sounds about right to me. Wash it quarterly. Every season you wash your sheets. Guys didnt seem to be too disturbed by this. But yeah, clearly the women did. When you settle down with a woman, it goes up to, like, every other week. Because she is washing the sheets. Because thats absolutely disgusting. This morning on world news now serious consequences for syria. The president s dire promise after revealing what he learned about a deadly chemical attack. Get todays major developments. Religious outrage. The anger in the Muslim Community after a Law Enforcement agency launched a widespread terror investigation into houses of worship. Unforgettable anniversary. Celebrating accomplishments of Martin Luther king jr. A half century after his historic speech and march on washington. And sitcom lisa kudrow makes a major career move. Could it make you forget about her role on friends . Thats coming up in the skinny on this thursday, august 29th. Announcer from abc news, this is world news now with john muller and diana perez. Good thursday, everybody. We begin with the crisis in syria. President obama says the Syrian Government was definitely behind the deadly Chemical Attacks on civilians. He says if the u. S. Does decide to retaliate, the message will be clear and decisive. Abcs Marci Gonzalez joins us now with all the details. Good morning, marci. Reporter good morning, john and diana. American warships and cruise missiles are in position. But president obama says he is still weighing his options. I have not made a decision. Reporter president barack obama tells pbs news hour while no decision has been made on syria, there will be consequences for president Bashar Al Assads regime. The u. S. Claims to have indisputable evidence that they are behind the chemical attack that killed hundreds of civilians. I have no interest in any kind of openended conflict in syria, but we do have to make sure that when countries break International Norms on weapons like chemical weapons that could threaten us that theyre held accountable. Reporter the u. N. Saying its inspectors have found evidence that some kind of substance was used, but this isnt a closed case. Syrias ambassador to the u. N. Claims rebel forces are responsible for this and other Chemical Attacks in the country. And secretarygeneral ban kimoon says after two days of investigating, inspectors on the ground in damascus still have two more days of work left to do. The u. N. Urges the u. S. And allies to be patient. It is very clear, the Security Council has to be brought in. Reporter the state department claims the u. S. Will not wait for authorization from the u. N. Security council, and assad promises to forcefully respond to any military action. If Bashar Al Assad didnt hesitate to use chemical weapons against his own sleeping civilians, whats to stop him from using them against sleeping turks, jordanians or israelis . Now more than 100 House Republicans and democrats have signed a letter urging president obama not to act until he has congressional approval. John and diana . Marci, thank you. The Muslim Community in new york city outraged over a report that police are secretly labeling mosques as terrorist organizations. That means the nypd can plant informants, record sermons and spy on imams. Anyone who attends services, even without evidence of criminal wrongdoing. No one questions the nypd has a job to do. But it cant do that job by singling people out on the basis of their religious belief or the color of their skin. The documents about terror designation were obtained by the Associated Press. The police chief insists they investigate people not locations. He says they will follow leads wherever they take them. Dignitaries, celebrities and Everyday Americans gathered to mark the 50th anniversary of the historic march on washington. The unforgettable words of dr. Martin luther king jr. Rang out again and again as president obama and speakers honored the past and looked to the future. Abcs Tahman Bradley has the latest. Good morning. Reporter diana and john, good morning. It was a moment the marchers who came here 50 years ago could not have imagined. The president of the united states, a black man, speaking on this special anniversary. Let freedom ring. Reporter half a century later on the same spot where dr. Martin luther king delivered that speech, his daughter couldnt help but notice who was there with her in front of the lincoln memorial. Today we have been honored to have three president s of the united states. 50 years ago, the president did not attend. Reporter now the president is an africanamerican. Because they marched, america became more free and more fair. America changed for you and for me. [ bells tolling ] reporter moments before the president spoke, bells rang out across the u. S. To commemorate the moment in 1963 when dr. King uttered his famous phrase. As the bells toll today, let us reflect on the bravery, let us reflect on the sacrifice of those who stood up for freedom. Reporter among the thousands in washington was Edith Lee Payne who was there 50 years ago as well. The detroit woman who was as a child seen in this iconic 1963 photo reflected on both events. Why was it important to be here . Because my mother brought me. And if were going to continue to make change and make this world better, we have to be a part of that change. Reporter the thousands that showed up battled rain, humidity and long security lines, but they stayed to honor the freedom marchers of 50 years ago. John and diana . Tahman, thank you. Tough to navigate. President obama opening his mouth and getting some people annoyed. Other people saying great. He really had to please a lot of people with the speech. A tough one. Yeah, some say he went too political. Other people said he didnt go political enough. This wasnt such a great platform for him to become more political. One of the things he said that i thought was interesting, he said america still has Unfinished Business and has to do with the doors of opportunity not just being cracked open for a few but being completely open for everyone, black, white, native american, you know, hispanic, immigrants. It doesnt matter who you are there should be an opportunity for you here in america. Former president bill clinton getting quite political. He really got them fired up. He said a great democracy does not make it harder to vote than to buy an assault weapon. Him, clinton and carter were both political because they dont have to worry about any agenda. Theyre not in office. A luxury. Now to some medical headlines starting with the risk of Drinking Alcohol for young women. Researchers analyzed drinking habits of 60,000 women prior to their first pregnancy. They found that each drink per day is linked to an 11 increased risk of breast cancer. And a 16 higher risk of benign breast disease that could lead to breast cancer. The study doesnt say drinking directly causes breast disease though. And another new study just out this morning shows just how many people are popping sleeping pills. Roughly 9 million americans take ambien or some other sleeping medication according to the centers for Disease Control report. It also finds that more women than men say they use a sleep drug. White americans claim they use them more than people of other races. I have a feeling a lot of people out there listening to us right now know all about sleeping pills. I think you might be right. The parents of an illinois boy who survived being buried under 11 feet of sand for four hours say they are eternally grateful to those who helped save him. 6yearold Nathan Wisner walking along the Indiana Dunes National lake shore with family and friends when he suddenly fell into a hole. Everyone including rescuers thought he wouldnt make it. But he did. During a celebration to honor those heroes, indianas governor, doug nathan, the miracle of mount baldy. This is a special family. This is a special young man. And i know the future beckons. Nathan has no memory of what happened. But otherwise seems okay. He was hospitalized for nearly two weeks but got out just in time to start the first grade. Now its time to check the weather on this opening day of College Football season. Strong storms rolled through big ten country. Showers and downpours for those in the pac12. Showers also across a. C. C. Territory. And another scorcher in big 12 land. Upper 90s dominate the region. Should be the 90s in North Carolina when they visit South Carolina tonight. Plenty hot in nashville, for mississippi and vanderbilt. Up to 91 in honolulu where hawaii plans to knock off southern california. That was a very wellwritten weather College Football it was. I feel like i know whats going on in weather and College Football now. Who did that . Was that jack . Had to be jack. Kudos to jack round of applause. [ applause ] from all of us. While were on the sports theme, lets go to the u. S. Open where Venus Williams is out. She battled and battled again in a marathon match against her opponent from china. It went all the way to a third set tiebreaker, williams came up just short. This is the third year in a row, williams exited the singles tournament after two rounds. Shes also playing doubles with her sister, serena. Before you think the tournament is totally serious. Check out a lighter moment there. Check that out. It happened during the womens first round match, briefly delayed by the squirrel. Unwanted visitor took its time getting off the court as well. Eventually tucked in behind a scoreboard. Never to be seen again. Trying to get away from all of those balls. Remember the squirrel with tiger woods recently at a Golf Tournament . I do not. Yeah, it was a few weeks back. Same kind of deal. Squirrel was on the green. Hard to catch. Its not like you can run out there and try and nab him. Different breed of squirrel. Hey hey, what you talking about . Im working over here. This is my court. Exactpy. P. 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I figured once i signed the contract and they signed it, the deal was done. Reporter a week later, the dealer told her the deal was off. Unless she put down 300 more. So she went to the dealer wearing a hidden camera for us. So we can do a new contract, a new deal for you and its going to be through here. Reporter it is a practice often compared to the classic childrens toy. The yoyo, according to people at the federal trade commission. Yoyo might sound like it is making light of the term, but it really is kind of showing you the jerking the consumer back and forth issue that were concerned about. Reporter the car dealer Industry Group says vast majority of car deals occur without mistakes or misconduct. When we showed up at the dealer with janae smith, the salesman said he was doing nothing wrong, that she signed a document promising to bring the car back if the financing did not go through. Can you show it to me . No. I dont need to show you anything. Reporter he refused again and again to show it to me until the owner showed up and made him turn it over. Give it to him. I dont care. I have nothing to hide. Reporter then the truth came out. She didnt sign this. This is signed by you. Thats why you didnt want to show it to me. Because she never signed it. Vindication for janey smith and valuable lesson for anyone buying a car. Okay. Thank you. Reporter brian ross, abc news, fort wayne, indiana. Way to go, brian ross. Heres the thing. Youve got to be prepared to give the car back and walk away. If they call you back and tell you that you have to redo a contract or your finances fell through, you have to ask them to put it in writing. And if they dont want to hey, nice. Ive got a deal for you. The lying car salesmen that they are. You have to walk away from the deal. My gosh. Look at you. They got, like, the perfect facial expression for this shot. They really did. I look quite sleazy there, dont i . Not all car salesmen are sleazy. I dont want twitter to blow up. All the car salesmen ive dealt with have been great. Theyve been great. This is a parody of a car salesman. Arrange your financing before you go. Smartest thing to do. Know what youre walking into. Coming up, a famous actress from friends taking her career in a different direction. Jessica simpson is showing off. Wait until we show you what she is showing off. Thats coming up next in the skinny. Announcer world news now continues after this from our abc stations. Abc statio an organizer of, of, like dogooders. A media mogul. Just. Rule the world. When im older, i want to be anything but the one that doesnt fit in. The one that people dont love. Everyone deserves a dream. Everyone. But some of us feel depressed, anxious, angry, and do things that others think arent normal. If thats you, say something. People people will listen. Add your voice at. Ok2talk. Org skinny so skinny all right, so Justin Bieber on a Massive Media tour right now. He stopped dead in his tracks while in new york city. He was rushing into a live radio show. This happened tuesday. And there was a mom there by the name of tina delazzio. She stopped him to talk about her daughter. She said my daughter gina, just went through major oh, im sorry, justin timberlake. Timberlake, yes. I apologize. I dont know how i got my justins confused. Justin timberlake. My apologies. So this mom is telling him about how her daughter went through brain surgery. And how shes recovering now. Shes a makeawish child. He said he wanted to meet her. She brought him in. Asked if he could take a picture. He would be the next Michael Jackson. He bowed. I will only take the picture if you promise to make it your scene saver. As you can imagine, this is now ginas scene saver. Justins a good dude. Hes totally growing on me. You were into him. I love him. He sounds great. Which is why i am upset that i confused timberlake with bieber. Not how i feel about bieber. I am a justin fan. I have been a justin fan for a long time. You have been there forever. Jessica simpson, a mother for second time, june 30. Came out with a picture on the cover of us weekly. Check it out. Shes smiling, cradles the 2monthold, ace knute. She has her arms around her 16monthold daughter, maxwell, as well. Ive just got to read this quote because i love saying the word boobs when i can. I am one of the pregnant women who gains a lot of weight, i have curves and big boobs. Try as i might as i did with ace, i still gained. Talking about her struggles to take it all off. I think she looks great. There you have it. Heres some interesting news about an old friends cast member. Lisa kudrow joining the cast of the d. C. Drama scandal. There you have it. She will have a recurring role. This is an abc series in the upcoming third season of the show. The details of her character are being kept under wraps. Sources told abc news exclusively she will be playing a politician. So, there you have it. Good thing for her. This is her first big, big, huge role after friends, so well have to see what this is all about. Im kind of interested to see her in a different role than kind of the quirky you know. I bet you she nails it. I she she will. This one comes courtesy of the New York Post page 6. Katie holmes worried that scientologists are spying on her and daughter, suri, a year after her divorce from tom cruise. Has it been that long . Yeah. Apparently the actresss bodyguard has been quizzing the paparazzi to make sure they arent members of the Controversial Church she belonged to for six years during her marriage to cruise. Last year, tmz reported the mother and daughter were being followed by mysterious vehicles shortly after the split. So heres my point on this story. Last year it was tmz reporting. Tmz, do you know the story fully . Do you not know . Sources tell them. Sources dont tell them. Its tmz. This time hearing their security gartd guards her security guards are the ones saying they might be followed by the church of scientology. That makes me more scared than what i heard last year. This seems more legit. Why is the church following her . If they are. If they are. But if they are, thats quite creepy. Move, katie. Quickly. Move on. Yeah. Go somewhere else. Well have much more coming up. Go some where else. Well have much more coming up. Nes, wildflowers, and aspens. And is matched only by our journey to capture its scent. Crafted by expert perfumers for your home, air wick mountain woodlands and crisp air is part of our limited Edition National park collection. Airwick. The craft of fragrance. Anything can happen in this world for an ordinary girl like you like me no matter what she does, no matter how hard she tries there is simply no way Kate Middleton will ever be an ordinary girl. Thats for sure. That is not stopping her from at least trying as the duchess of cambridge settles into motherhood, she is trying to redefine the new royal normal. Reporter its the royal body bounceback. A glowing Kate Middleton seen out in public for the First Time Since giving birth last month. The duchess who can seemingly do no wrong, turning stripes, traditionally a fashion faux pas into a chic and even flattering fashion do, even slipping back into her skinny jeans. Taking on the royal pains of everyday life like grocery shopping, picking up what appears to be a bottle of wine and some pizza. Its been just five weeks since the duchess gave birth to the future king. Little baby george. That postbaby belly now gone, and her secret . A nodiet approach. Instead, kate is reportedly breastfeeding and practicing yoga. Kate and william are completely like any other young couple in the uk. They are not having a nanny at the moment and not having a maternity nurse. Kate is getting some help from her mum like anyone who has a baby does. She very much wants to do it herself. Reporter the couple opting for more personal photos, appointing kates dad as royal photographer and using the middletons bucklebury yard as the backdrop. Kate has been doing her own shopping and out and about, just behaving like any housewife, any mum. Reporter next month the couple is reportedly expected to move into their newly renovated apartment in kensington palace, an ornately decorated estate with sprawling gardens and the same place this Little Prince once called home. Abc news, new york. Officially jealous. She looks amazing she does look amazing. She looks better than she did when she wasnt pregnant im telling you. Do they eat . Theyre both really trim. Did she really have the baby . Im starting a rumor. Oh, really. Its a conspiracy now. Summer activities come to an end. We want to see what you have been up to. Send us your wild, wacky fun summer photos, email wnnfans. Com. Include your first name, city, state, and we may put it on world news now next week. We cant wait to show you what you have been up to. Were excited to see it. There we go. Send it to us, folks, well see you in a little bit. Announcer this is abcs world news now, informing insomniacs for two decades. , well see you in a little bit. Live from the kgotv Broadcast Center this is abc7 news. This is a live look at the eastern span with no commuters as we enter the first full day of the bridge closuring. Good morning at 4 00, we are coming on early to keep you what is happening with the traffic. Thanks for joining us. We are about to begin the first rush hour commute without the bay bridge shut down last night to make way for the new eastern span. That means a morning of detours