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Heres a preview. >> reporter: on august 22nd, 2001, two weeks before the horrors of 9/11, michael shannon sent his two sons off to new york with their mother, for what he thought would be a weekend visit. it would be the last time he saw either one of them. >> they were out of the country before we even knew they were gone. >> reporter: on sunday night, august 26th, when his sons were not back, he drove to his ex-wifes apartment and his life suddenly changed. what was that day like when you pull...

Sequestration would actually happen. i thought that they looked at the it as a negotiating strategy, what you have on your earlier report is absolutely right. i mean, this idea started with the white house and they took it to the democratic leadership in the senate. the leaders in both the democrat and republican party in the house and the senate signed on to this. the president signed the bill into law which set the super committee and set in motion the process if the super committee failed we ...

That had me concerned. >> and a rookie officer must brave the line of fire to rescue his fallen partner. august 22nd, 2011. a sunny day in el cajon, california, just outside san diego 23-year-old freelance cameraman greg torkelson is listening to his police scanner. >> something happens. you know, a shooting, car crash, a house fire, something like that, i respond to it and i try to get the good shots. >> shortly after 5:00 p.m., greg hears about a man brandishing a gun inside a residential home...

President. 330, of the 538 map are going to mitt romney. this is the same out fit in august or september or august 22nd prediction they said the same thing. but romney picked up five more points. >> steve: what they do. they look at economics of what is going on nationally and local and state level . they look at wealth and they look at unemployment and all sorts of stuff. they predict mitt romney will win these states. new mexico and that is new since they updated it and, north carolina and win...

This morning on "world news now" -- disaster scene. the fires burning in california and several western states take an even bigger toll. >> the disturbing developments just in this morning from the firefighters who are facing the worst. it is wednesday, august 22nd. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning, everybody. im rob nelson. >> im paula faris. new information just coming in from the fire lines in california. well get to that in just a moment. then to a food...

This morning on "world news now" -- trouble in tampa days before the republican national convention begins. >> dangers uncovered near the convention center and how police are taking no chances to protect everyone. its wednesday, august 22nd. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." good wednesday morning, everybody. im paula faris. >> im rob nelson. good morning, everybody. well get to the potential threats in tampa in a second. not the news folks want to hear all the planning th...

This morning on "world news now" -- referee arrested. a 70-year-old professional tennis official is accused of killing her 80-year-old husband. >> its a coast-to-coast legal bombsell from the tennis court to the courtroom. its wednesday, august 22nd. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." good wednesday morning, everybody. im rob nelson. >> it is hump day. we are all most to the weekend. im paula faris on this wednesday. its referee arrested in her uniform on the way to the u...

This morning on "world news now" -- trouble in tampa days before the republican national convention begins. >> dangers uncovered near the convention center and how police are taking no chances to protect everyone. its wednesday, august 22nd. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." good wednesday morning, everybody. im paula faris. >> im rob nelson. good morning, everybody. well get to the potential threats in tampa in a second. not the news folks want to hear all the planning th...

Headliner for the first night of the republican convention. this formal announcement expected later today, part of a bigger roleout of the convention schedule. mrs. romney is considered one of her husbands most effective surrogates. she has gained popularity among female supporters. martha: bret baier and megyn kelly will have one of the big futures of the evening. full coverage kicks off this sunday, folks. it is here, august 22nd. gregg: you will not get much sleep. new numbers raising fresh c...

back then, they werent calling for the overthrow of the regime, but days later, the government began the bloody crackdown. for 12 months now, assads regime has lied about killing it is own people. night after night we called them out on their lies but we havent been able to say what the dictate of syria and his wife have been thinking, what they have been worrying about. now, we can. in an e-mail on august 4th, assads wife ordered jewelry from a cousins boutique in paris. she writes, s...