study of insomnia finds that a kind of talk therapy works better than drugs. people who took part in the cognitive behavioral therapy, cbt, to address anxiety and negative thinking, fell asleep faster and spent more time asleep. those are some of our top stories on this tuesday, june 9th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." i am always curious as to the people up at this hour. either getting up to go to work or combing home. or they just can't sleep and love looking at you and reena every morning. >> well, they don't have many options at this hour. no. >> or infomercials. maybe. >> they want to get caught up. a lot of people we know, work the lake shift, a lot of bartenders are coming in and whatnot, a lot of mothers are up nursing their babies right now. hello to you all. we know you are there. we know the service we provide. hello, do your thing, we appreciate you serving us drinks
to drill through a wall reinforced with steel to a catwalk running alongside utility pipes. they worked their way down four stories and then cut through a two-foot thick wall and through a steel pipe, only 24 inches in diameter, shimmied until they got to a tunnel. after another several hundred feet they came to a manhole they sawed open with their tools. escaping on a street a block from prison walls. a neighbor coming home at 12:30 a.m. saying he confronted the two men in his backyard. now speaking out for the first time with abc news. so they're just there in your backyard? >> yes, they were looking around a little bit. as soon as i came across, they ran out of my yard. >> that was them. >> that was them, yeah. >> reporter: schools in the area now guarded by police. children staying indoors. and so if those two men seen in the backyard were in fact the escapees it would mean they would have had a five-hour head start before anyone realized they were missing.
not crystal clear because it was shot from almost 50 yards away. one reason why rahim's family says this case is far from closed. tom llamas, abc new, boston. president obama is back in the u.s. after two days in germany for the g-7 summit. coming under fire for comments that the u.s. has no strategy for defeating isis. that topic dominated discussions during the summit. even more troubling for some, the president made similar comments ten months ago. part of the problem lies with the iraqi government forming a cohesive strategy. syrian hackers loyal to president assad are claiming responsibility for hacking the u.s. army website. the so-called syrian electronic army posted this screen shot on twitter. the website does not contain any confidential information about army personnel. after another breach which may have exposed several federal employees private information. senate leaders are demanding an overhaul of cybersecurity. turning now to the case of dangerous drug resistant tb. a woman from india, now in isolation at national institutes of health. investigators scrambling now to find all the people she came in
that. >> reporter: sleager has been in jail since his arrest. if convicted he faces maximum sentence of 30 years to life in prison. with no possibility of parole. the death penalty is not on the table because south carolina law only allows it connection with aggravating circumstances such as robbery or kidnapping. no trial date has been set, but the prosecutor made clear she will rely on evidence to make her case against sleager, not just with the video. pierre thomas, abc new, washington. health investigators trying to retrace the steps of a woman hospitalized with drug resistant t.b. the patient arrived from india in april seeking treatment for t.b. she flew to missouri and tennessee before going to a doctor in illinois. the cdc says the risk of getting a contagious disease on an airplane is low. but they're not taking any chances. we told you last week about the shocking results of the tsa investigation, agents failing 95% of the time to find fake weapons or contraband. now a report from homeland security exposes another flaw. dozens of people on the terror
>> two feet in front of you, accelerate. step on your brakes. accelerate. that's how they drive out there. that's crazy. >> they, they, include you. >> no, i am chill. just chill. makes it heck of a lot easier on vacation, right. coming up. a look at life, a modern look at a life of a family right now. >> just as his father transitions to life as a transgender woman. we'll meet this family and find out their biggest challenges. ahead in the next half-hour, a common crime becoming more common this summer. yes, thieves, targeting vacationers trying to save on gas money right now by stealing your packages off your doorsteps. simple thing you can do to stop the guys. you are watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations.
from the new york state prison where police are following up on hundreds of tips. >> the biggest breaks so far have come from right in the community in the shadow of this prison. abc's gio benitez is there. >> reporter: the first convicts to break out of this maximum security prison are on the run two days and counting. convicter murderers richard matt and david sweat serving up to life in prison now gone without a trace. police now at this home, an officer in an unmarked car asking us to leave. and the woman who lives here, prison employee joyce mitchell. sources telling abc news she has been interviewed by investigators about the weekend prison break. her neighbors frightened. >> me and her were scared. i want to find out what is going on. >> reporter: officials say the two men were last seen in their adjoining cells at 10:30 p.m. friday night for bed check and reported missing the following morning at 5:30 a.m. leaving this note behind. their empty beds stuffed with clothes to make it look like someone was asleep. sweat and matt using power tools
sweat and matt using power tools to drill through a wall reinforced with steel to a catwalk running alongside utility pipes. they worked their way down four stories and then cut through a two-foot thick wall and through a steel pipe only 24 inches in diameter shimmied until they got to a tunnel. after another several hundred feet they came to a manhole they sawed open with their tools. escaping on a street a block from prison walls. a neighbor coming home at 12:30 a.m. saying he confronted the two men in his backyard. now speaking out for the first time with abc news. so they're just there in your backyard? >> yes, they were looking around a little bit. as soon as i came across, they ran out of my yard. >> that was them. >> that was them, yeah. >> reporter: schools in the area now guarded by police. children staying indoors. and so if those two men seen in the backyard were in fact the escapees it would mean they would have had a five-hour head start before anyone realized
on facebook and they have stayed in touch ever since. and on this, the next biggest milestone in her young life, high school graduation, she wanted the man who helped to make it possible to be here too. >> really emotional. i don't know how to describe it. i guess i'm just they're happy tears. just to realize that you know some things could have gone wrong. >> started out a little rough. she made it all the way through high school now. she is successful. and happy. so like that's perfect. >> sweet there. >> oh, you got the little goosebumps. >> little bit. little bit. >> coming up. brandi will keep things rolling in heels. >> yes, trying out some of the hottest toys for kids. yeah, and adults. if i've don't break my neck on the set. >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations.
they were missing. that is why police say they could be anywhere. so they are offering a $100,000 reward for any information leading to their arrest. gio benitez, abc news, new york. a white former south carolina police officer has been indicted in the shooting death of an unarmed black man. the april 4th shooting really caused a stir across the country. it was caught on camera. as you're seeing here you will remember that video. it prompted national outrage, the officer, former officer now, michael sleager, he maintained his innocence in this thing. he has been in jail since his arrest. faces 30 years to life in prison. a demand for justice in texas this morning after the shocking video showing an officer pushing a teenager at a pool party. parents say only black children were targeted by police. with more here's abc's john erlichmann. >> reporter: these are the actions that led to suspension
his surveillance system alerted him. they could actually see this woman snatch their wedding gifts from their porch. >> i felt violated. angered. >> reporter: police say to keep your packages safe, require a signature for delivery or have them sent to work. >> she has our stuff. >> reporter: use social media sites like neighborhood based next door to alert your community. because posting these crimes could lead to nabbing the thieves. aditi roy, abc news, san jose, california. coming up, last night's drama-filled episode of "the bachelorette" recapped. our senior analyst is here for that. >> stay tuned. serious stuff. also kim kardashian throws her hubby kanye a ballerific birthday bash. is that a word? >> it's a real word. >> we'll find out in "the skinny" next.