closure to his family by telling police where lee's body is located. shown here after an unrelated court appearance after lee disappeared, 27-year-old gisele esteban was arrested and is charged with lee's murder. lee disappeared may 27th from the kaiser hospital parking garage. >> blood stained located inside michelle's car have been aunsed in a crime lab and have been confirmed michelle is the coarse of those blood blood stains. security camera footage at the kaiser parking structure revealed esteban was present both before and after michelle's disappearance. >> reporter: and in a search of esteban's home, investigators seize a pair of esteban's tennis shoes with lee's dna on the bottom. >> we can speculate as to motive. i know there has been information relative to gisele's relationship with michelle in the past. i believe she gave that up early on. to local media. >> reporter: esteban denied she killed lee. but esteban admitted she "hated lee" for her friendship with esteb esteban's former boyfriend scott. in the months after lee disappeared there have been extensive searches. lee's body has not been found. >> tomorrow is actually my 24th birthday. and she would always call me to tell me happy birthday and to tell me she loved me. and i just want to hear her voice. >> reporter: esteban is set to be arraigned on a single charge of murder in alameda county superior court thursday afternoon. in hayward, laura anthony for abc news. turning overnys libya's moammar gadhafi is speaking out once again in a call to a tv station in syria, gadhafi denied speculation he's fled libya and is now in the nation of nimger. it's believed the call was placed from inside libya. the u.s. has specifically warned niger about harboring gadhafi. convoys of gadhafi loyalists fled to in my opinioner in the past few daze. the investigation is just getting under way in russia where a plane crash killed dozens of pro hockey players. the team's plane went down shortly after taking off. at least 43 people were killed, most of them players and officials from one of russia's top teams. they came from ten countries and self players were nhl vets. shock spread across the league. >> i don't know what to say. it's very sad news that we've heard today. i'm speechless, you know. i know a few guys that are on that team and it's very sad to hear. >> the type of plane that went down actually has a safety record that's pretty spotty. no less than eight of these planes have crashed in the past. remarkably, two people in this most recent accident did survive. the rain is just not letting up on the east coast where flood warnings have been issued from washington, d.c. to upstate new york. floodwaters submerged cars and campers in the baltimore area and poured into homes, businesses and barns. even some of the rescuers had to be rescued themselves. six firefighters were pulled from a swollen river when their boat overturned. we're now at the peak of hurricane season and it is proving to be just as active as forecasters had predicted. hurricane katia is still out there churning in the atlantic. it's moving away from the east coast. that is the good news. but the bad news, it is expected to stir up some pretty rough surf along the east coast. tropical storm maria could pose a threat to the leeward islands and puerto rico. meanwhile, in the southern gulf, nate, well, he could become a hurricane later today. look at that active weather map, man. >> that is some busy storms. >> yes, a congo line of storms as i heard sam champion say. here's a look at your thursday weather. up to 5 more inches of rain from virginia to western new york. not as heavy around boston, new york and philly. showers from cincinnati to detroit t d chicago. thunderstorms in florida and in the rockies from montana to arizona. >> 107 in phoenix. 95 in sacramento. 82 in seattle. the twin cities also climb to 82. omaha 73. indianapolis . a wet 76 here in new york. 90 in miami. and there is a very happy couple in china right now after a wedding proposal neither will forget. >> this is pretty good. the groom got the whole thing going with a ride across a training pool on a dolphin. yep. his s on to be fiance had already been selected from the crowd to take part in the show. >> that can't be an ordinary groom to be. he definitely knows what he's doing on top of that dolphin. he didn't waste any time getting down on one knee and popping the question. of course she said yes. then they sat down in the crowd and started getting ready for their own happily ever after. that's wonderful. you win such points for creative proposal. >> i like the create of way to do it, nontraditional. she said yes, when always helps. >> lif with him will be full of surprises. we'll be back with more "world news now." >> announcer: attention, those on medicare with diabetes. you may be eligible for an upgraded meter. >> if you're tired of stabbing your fingertips to test your blood glucose, we have news that 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30-foot waterfalls on all sides. >> i imagined the surface of the hudson river being torn open and the water rushing intohese two voids. markers of absence, of persistent absence. the passage of time does not erase that, that emptiness. >> reporter: the names of all those lost on september 11th, including in washington and shanksville, as well as the 1993 attack on the towers, are listed in bronze. when completed, the memorial plaza here will consist of a six-acre green roof of almost 400 trees on top of a seven-story below-grade building and train staetion. the site will also include a performing arts center. but it is the museum, which will open next year, and the memorial to be dedicated sunday, expected to draw millions of visitors every year. >> what we've tried to build is the architectural equivalent of a moment of silence. >> reporter: an opportunity for quiet reflection while surrounded by the latest triumph of america's spirit. t.j. winickck abc news, new yor. >> it took a 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"world news now" delivers your "morning papers." >> all right, everyone. it is time for your "morning papers." here's a story we covered a little while ago about a butt slasher who was going around slashing women's butts with a knife while they were shopping. very odd. >> the world we're living in. >> didn't do major damage, a quick swipe and went off. >> a knife? >> a swipe and ran off. fairfax county police say they've got the man. johnny guillen pimental. they haven't caught him, they've identified him. they don't know why he did this. some of the victims didn't realize whap to them until they got home. >> it wasn't a deep wound, a slash and run. >> bizarre. >> what a weird world. i don't understand that. but they found the guy. so butts rest easy all across the country. >> motive remains unclear. >> yes. this story i really like. the power of facebook, the power of social media. "the detroit news." this woman was at a nascar race at the michigan international speedway. she took off her wedding room to put on lotion and gets back home, oh, wait a minute, where is the ring? i think i left it. so then she gets on facebook, on the track's facebook page, if you find a ring, please contact me, 13iamonds on it, i've been married 16 years, some crew member ends up finding the ring, giving it back to her, calls it up and gives it. >> i love these missing wedding ring stories. a guy accidentally threw it in the trash and he went through all the trash bags in the local landfill and found the wedding ring. >> that's love. >> that is love. >> that's love. >> speaking of love, this next story is adorable. there's a couple who's going back to the waldorf for their 50th anniversary because they had their honeymoon there in 1961. >> one of new york's swankiest hotels. jfk's first year of his presidency, frank sinatra holding court at the cope pa cabana in new york. turns out the waldorf astoria will honor a honeymoon receipt for your 50th anniversary if you have your receipt. it only costs them $23 to stay at the waldorf astoria. >> the normal rate? >> between $600 and $800 a night. >> the kansas city star." u.s. 71 in kansas city, put a gun at her, and said drive. she drove to police headquarters with dude on the hood of the car, crashed through the garage door, ththguy ends up getting away but they got him nearby. i'll drive, baby. my name is fernanda. i'm the wife of a teacher. budget cuts affected my husband's salary, so i'm picking up some part-time work. we're doing everything we can to make sure our kids eat today. tomorrow? i just don't know. fernanda, how'd i do? well, i usually fold the underwear first. i meant the acting, but good to know. announcer: play a role in ending hunger. this morning on "world news now," political punches. texas governor rick perry comes out swinging at his first presidential debate. >> but did he get the most attention and was he good enough to help the republican party win the white house? it is thursday, september 8th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning, everybody. happy thursday. i'm rob nelson. >> i'm tanya rivero. we will take you live to l.a. for the latest on the debates after mitt romney and rick perry went head to head and after her big showing in iowa, how about michele bachmann do in the southern california gop showdown? >> lots of issues last night. health care came up, job creation of course the number one, social security. so rick perry was in the hot seat last night. >> and the gloves came off too. now they've really got to find a front-runner. it's not just about us against obama. someone's got to take the lead. >> they're getting scrappy. also this half hour, new details emerge overnight about the gunman who went on that fatal rampage at a nevada ncake house. we'll also hear the frightening calls to 911 during those unforgettable and extremely violent moments. later, it is a miserable season for people suffering with allergies. grab some tissues. there are reasons why this year's symptoms may be worse than ever. >> the worst, itchy eyes, the coughing, the congestion, it's bad. there's a reason why. >> it is, it's not your imaginati imagination. before we get to all that the debate was dominate bit the two men who are now battling for the very top of the gop ticket. >> perry and romney clashed over who had the better record when it came to job creation. was there a clear winner? we're joined live by abc's diana alvear in los angeles. >> reporter: rob and tanya, good morning. there were a lot of candidates on that stage but in the end it boiled down to the two rs. rick and romney. there's a lot of talk about american voters, a lot of criticism about president obama, and above all, lots of talk about jobs. when it came down to which issues mattered most, there was no debate. >> create jobs. >> we created more jobs in massachusetts. >> get those jobs. >> jobs. >> we became number one in job creation. >> reporter: riding high in the polls, newcomer rick perry received more than his share of hits. when it came down to which issues mattered most, there was no debate. >> create jobs. >> we created more jobs in massachusetts. >> get those jobs. >> jobs. >> we became number one in job creation. >> reporter: riding high in the polls, newcomer rick perry received more than his share of hits. >> texas has a right to work state. a republican legislature. a republican supreme court. texas has a lot of oil and gas in the ground. governor perry doesn't believe that he created those things. if he tried to say that, it would be like al gore saying he invented the internet. >> reporter: former massachusetts governor mitt romney faced heat of his own. as opponents sought to link him to the president's hmealth care reform. >> i have been outspoken fighting obama care which needs to be repealed. now i'm running against romney care. neither one of them works. >> reporter: the rest of the gop candidates sought to stand out in their own way. >> one thing i know is that kids need jobs. >> i'm a physician. but you sure weren't going to ask me any medical questions. >> in order for the republican party to win, we can't run from science. >> reporter: and of course, there were a few zingers. >> michael dukakis created jobs three times faster than you did, mitt. >> well, as a matter of fact, george bush and his predecessor created jobs at a faster rate than you did, governor. >> that's not correct. >> reporter: that exchange is getting a lot of attention. and so was a famous conservat