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Remember the affluenza defense? hard to forget it. we heard it after 16-year-old ethan couch drove drunk, crashed and all the while killed four people injuring others as well. the defense expert got on the stand and said ethans wealthy parents hadnt taught him about consequences in life. now ethan has just been ordered to spend at least part of the ten year probation -- again, probation not prison sentence -- from rehab. hes going to rehab for that time. not everyone is satisfied about this and ...

$17.5 billion in the first sales. the ipad debuted with just $12 billion. those are some of our top stories on this wednesday, february 5th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." we begin this half hour with another major cheating investigation involving the nations military. >> senior sailors training to run nuclear reactors now accused of cheating on written tests. abcs chris shin fikristin fish details. >> reporter: these are serious allegations and the investigation is jus...

But he says its all about winning. cant blame the guy if hes got a strategy. >> no doubt. hang onto your hats and everything else for this one. youre about to see a man surf what is being called the biggest wave ever. >> it happened off the coast of portugal at a break that often sees monster waves. the guy from england the other day measured about 80 feet. >> after he wiped out, andrew cotton was kept afloat by an inflatable vest. he wasnt hurt. he got back to shore, cotton said, quote, it wa...

Repeat of 2009. what it does mean is the market is resetting. its a way to avoid bubbles, and you know what, everybody is saying its time. many are saying were overdue for a correction. that a correction is actually the understatement of the year. especially since the market hasnt had one in more than two years. now, there are a lot of concerns about how the economy will do without the feds stimulus. so what youre seeing is wall street really taking a breath. wolf? >> all right. alison, thanks v...

His lawyer is talking releasing a statement to canadian broadcasting corporation saying, and i quote, our position is that mr. bieber is innocent as the matter is now before the courts. it would be inappropriate to address the specifics of either the allegation or the defense at this time, unquote. of the greenspan says he expects the case to be treated as summary offense which is the equivalent of a misdemeanor here in the united states. his manager also speaking up on behalf of his client on t...

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More likely to develop lung cancer than nonsmokers. the first warning on the pack in 1966 was a major under statement. cigarette smoking may be hazardous to your health. today it gets right to the point. causes lung cancer, heart disease and more. dr. sanjay gupta, cnn reporting. >> we continue on. we want to begin with the new information we are getting about the deadly weekend shooting at the mall in maryland. it reopened a couple of hours ago are if the first time since the shooting. two peop...

>> yeah. isnt that what they want to do? >> yes. >> nick, thank you so much, we appreciate it. so, you know, justin bieber had a busy week. and where were you? you were in miami, too? >> yeah, i was there, but we didnt cross paths. i didnt see the car go by. understatement, busy week. his night in lockup could cost him more than a few dollars. his multimillion-dollar business goes bye-bye bieber. ♪ bye-bye bye-bye r? [ all ] bigger! now lets say a friend invites you over and they have a re...

>> and it has its own twitter account, apparently. >> youre going to come back next week, and people can write a question. >> they can ask anything, they go to twitter #asksean. >> they can ask me anything and i dont know the questions ahead of time. >> that is absolutely the case. >> this was fun. ill watch you tomorrow on imus. >> that was more than a girl could ask for. still ahead tonight, joe bestardi stops by. we have a look at the massive snowstorm hitting the northeast even as we speak...

That they have a lot more to do is an understatement. >> reporter: kind of an understatement. >> kate rogers, thank you very much. >> reporter: thank you. in time running out to numbers running up, a record one in five americans, one in five, at least one in five households, are ev seeing food stamps. whats more, 100 million americans are receiving some form of food assistance. those who need the food assistance shouldnt be denied food assistance, but the numbers are out of control. gretchen, ...