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Heading down the highway, causing cars to scramble to get out of harms way. you can see them throwing the devices trying to pop the tires. >> look at that. new numbers show how many innocent bystanders are put in harms way by these chases forming abcs david wright to raise one important question in all of this -- are these chases worth the risk? [ siren ] >> reporter: more innocent bystanders are injured or killed during high speed police chases than by stray bullets. here in california, more th...

Immigrants in america are asian. >> asians have surpassed hispanics and settling down in surprising parts of the country. with more on this here is abcs sharyn alfonsi. >> reporter: one of the faces behind the new numbers. the daughter of korean immigrants they expected excellence from her. >> i honestly dont think i brought home a c ever. my sister did once. her life wasnt the same for about another year. >> reporter: ape philosophy that paid off. she is now a successful surgeon, author, profes...

He wasnt so confident, however, about working with russia and china to end the violence in syria. both countries have vetoed u.n. resolutions on the crisis. now we turn to the presidential campaign and the guessing game about whom mitt romney will choose to be his running mate. >> florida senator rubio had a lot of buzz. over the past 24 hours, hes been at the center of that storm. abcs karen travers joins us with the latest. good morning, karen. >> reporter: good morning, rob, good morning, p...

Also this morning the latest from egypt where former strongman, hosni mubaraks stroke made the political turmoil in cairo even more unpredictable. look at the scene, so reminiscent of 16 months ago. when and chow all the unrest in that country end? >> a surprise at a connecticut hospital. someone donated a diamond ring worth thousands of dollars to a cancer center. who is this generous benefactor? the answer to that mystery. >> generous for sure. before that, if jerry sandusky testifies in his...

Tussle. alec baldwin is a funny guy, sick of his antics off camera. >> caught off-guard, surprised. >> didnt see this coming. he is so mellow. but we are going begin with oppressive heat in the north east. millions will endure temperatures 20 degrees hotter than yesterday. >> the mercury is on the rise. heat warnings and advisories have now been issued in a dozen states from virginia all the way up to maine with record breaking conditions in store. abcs t.j. winick has more. >> reporter: the f...

Well when you think of a typical vacation, you think of relaxation. that was not the case for this virginia guy who was a father four. he is a bona fide a vacation hero. >> once he arrived in florida, he thought it would be a nice fishing vacation, but he kept getting interrupted to save lives. abcs dan harris has the details. >> reporter: it started as a simple family vacation near tampa, florida. gus hertzs wife looked out the window of their condo and saw that a driver had gone off the road, ...

>> caught off-guard, surprised. >> didnt see this coming. he is so mellow. but we are going begin with oppressive heat in the north east. millions will endure temperatures 20 degrees hotter than yesterday. >> the mercury is on the rise. heat warnings and advisories have now been issued in a dozen states from virginia all the way up to maine with record breaking conditions in store. abcs t.j. winick has more. >> reporter: the first day of summer should be a scorcher with a heat wave expected to...

Economies. the summit, of course, focused on the troubled european economies and their impact on the rest of the world, but the u.s. came in for a share of the blame as well. abcs richard cantu reports. >> reporter: president barack obama left no doubt about his focus on the just completed g-20 summit in mexico. after all, its how well or bad the economy is doing come november that may decide who is in the white house next january 20th. >> our highest priority continues to be putting people back...

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