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This is a trial right now in the court of public opinion. youre going to find it a tough line to defend. >> i think its great. >> if the system is corrupt, why is this the only senator taking the fall sh >> its like speed traps on the highway. they dont catch every speeder on the highway. but this is an indictment of the system because the practices are so common. but the defense turns on friendship the trouble is that you and the rest of us get to choose who our friends are. senators dont. ther...

Jams and things like cops to see if they can stop you for speeding. now people say its being used to target police. sara sidner is "outfront." >> reporter: this is a drivers dream, helping 50 million users around the world avoid tickets and avoid traffic jams and speed traps during their morning commute. but the app is raising concern among law enforcement that it could be used for nefarious reasons. >> in half a mile turn left. police reported ahead. >> reporter: in december, this was a screens...

Something thats become as necessary as water and power for most of us. the neutrality part is about keeping the net the way it is today. its a set of rules the fcc approved in 2010 to prevent speed traps on the information superhighway. in other words speeding up access to some sites and slowing down access to others or blocking certain sites entirely. so are these rules a bad thing? it depends who you ask. the companies that deliver your internet like comcast, verizon, at&t have spent millions ...

But they are the ones they call for help. i love you and i will with never forget you. rest in peace, dad. there is a navigational app who helps people to locate police locations. and its supposed to be to avoid speed traps but it appears the killer used this to track cops. katey, this app, its now part of this story because he at least had it and was looking at it. i dont know if it directed him to these cops but what do you think about these apps? >> we knew he took bus from maryland to new yo...

This morning on "world news this morning on "world news now," demanding peace. this mornings temporary cease-fire between israelis and hamas, after a deadly blast on a gaza beach. >> weve all been heartbroken by the violence, especially the deaths of innocent civilians in gaza. >> the push as the conflict goes into its tenth day. washed away. the flash floods across the count country. the downpours that put a college campus in danger. >> ive never seen such a condensed devastation, in such a...

Look at that face. >> do you cook lobsters? >> i have before. you can give them a little bit of vodka to kind of drug them before you dunk them. >> are you joking? >> for real. before you put them in the plunge. >> under the nose? >> you soothe their nerves before you put them in the boiling water. >> ooh, okay. >> more cooking tips later. coming up in "the mix," get ready for the ultimate caffeine buzz from a single starbucks drink that costs 60 bucks. and police departments cashing in with...

The tickets. police were paid extra for writing citations. >> the law equivocally provides that officers cannot be paid by the ticket. >> reporter: my police chief in georgia took me out for a little drivers ed near a hill ive had trouble with near my home. the chief says these arent speed traps, they are just trying to slow drivers down and families on the road this summer should put safety first. steve osinsami, abc news, atlanta. >> at the end of the day the speed limit is there to keep peopl...

Handed out at the bottom of this bridge. theres a class-action lawsuit, alleging that police got paid extra for writing citations. >> the law clearly and unequivocally explains that officers cannot be paid by the ticket. >> reporter: my police chief in georgia took me out for a little drivers ed, near a hill ive had trouble with nearly home. he says these arent speed traps. theyre trying to slow drivers down. and he says families on the road this summer should put safety first. steve osunsami, a...

Qatar, and turkey. at this point, whats the chances of a more permanent cease-fire? >> reporter: good question. and the short answer is we dont know because its not clear that anyone is viewing anyone else as an honest broker. turkey and israel are on rocky relations after a turkish vessel tried to block the blockade that israel imposes around gaza. >> our thanks to abcs aaron katersky. thanks for joining us, reporting live from jerusalem this morning. >> and stay with abc news, all morning as w...

And the speed limit drops for a very short stretch. and waiting under the sign is a friendly police officer, writing tickets like theres no tomorrow. meet curt, a retire d michigan cop. he says cities and counties make big money from speed traps. and its like shooting fish in a barrel. >> its like dirty secrets. >> reporter: across the country, tourists and other drivers are fighting back. reporting more than 82,000 speed traps since 2000, to the national speed trap exchange, warning other famil...