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WPVI ABC World News Now August 8, 2014

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Reporter with babies and a busy schedule, 29yearold meg connolly was feeling notsosexy. And was worried she was losing touch with her husband of eight years, riley bingham. We hadnt touched each other for eight days. That was crazy for us. Reporter were you noticing you werent as intimate as often . Absolutely. Reporter meg came up with an experiment to get their spark back. When he got home from work, what if we have sex every night for the next month . Yeah. What if we do . So, we did. Reporter and youre thinking i was out of shock. Reporter every night, youre doing the deed, correct . Yes. Reporter did you ever feel like, i am just too tired today . Absolutely. There were time whence i would have to look in the bathroom mirror and psych myself up. You can do this. After a few weeks, i craved it. Reporter she wrote about their journey on her blog, really striking a chord with couples. Some calling her idea brilliant. Others saying its oversimplified. What do you think it did for your marriage . It added excitement. He would come home from work. He was come into the kitchen and would twirl me around. We were talking more to each other. We got on the same team again. We talk a lot more. We became much more generous. Less selfish. Reporter and although they say they are no longer having sex every day. We make it a point to be intimate every day. Whether its handholding or kissing. Something thats just her and i, where we feel close, no matter how long the day is. Its just us. Reporter abbie boudreau, abc news, provo, utah. Very fun. Its interesting theyre not keeping it up. Why is that . I dont know. But well have to follow their blog to find out. Thats right. Well, they say its kind of like you have to take every marriage first before the kids. Its like the oxygen mask on the plane. You have to put yours on first before you put it on the kids. And it does relieve stress, obviously. And leads to a much happier we have our cheat sheets. Five reasons you should have sex with your husband. Reason number five, its so much fun. You heard it here. The supermodel doing her own yardwork in a bikini. And a fish out of water. Christina hendricks gives us the 2014 office. The video you have to see in the skinny. Skinny so skinny time, now, on this friday for the skinny. And the battle of the egos at a soul cycle. Cher leez theron felt dissed at her studio. She told her spin studio to ban tia mowry, after she snitched to the tabloids about theron rolling her eyes at her. When the gym management refused, she had a meltdown. It all seems very sixth grade. But platinum cards. Next to a girl who is definitely not in the sixth grade anymore. And shes showing it. She is showing it. Chrissy tegan blasted out this instagram, take a look, promoting her photo shoot in the September Issue of esquire. Part of the spread has her sporing this gardening outfit, a bikini, as she pushes the lawn mower. She appears to be having a great time. She is air rating the lawn. And to another siren heating up the camera lenses. Angela bassett proving that 55 isnt fatal. Posing in these black and white shots. On the heels of finishing her first directorial debut. Her advice to women everywhere, be yourself. And dont be afraid of a little bit of rejection. I think shes always gorgeous. And smart, clearly. Black and white. Really nice pictures. To another lesson for women and men everywhere. Christina hendricks brings her 1960s mad men persona, into a modern office. She tries to spool paper into a computer. Doesnt recognize a phone. The joke is on everyone else when she gets her real message across. Women make 23 less than their male counterparts. Really . Did you know that 70 of the minimum wage workforce is female. Theres 15 of our fortune 500 ceos. Thats depressuring. If were going to run our businesses like its the 1960s, im going to act like it. Huh. Of course, those were the days when we could all wish we could shake up a martini in the break room, instead of being stuck with boring coffee. I am up for shaking up a martini in the break room. I know. Its time to see who will be shaking the martinis today over the birthday cake. Dustin hoffman turns 77 years old. Connie stevens is 76. Deborah norville turnsb 66. And tennis great, roger federer, 33 today. Hday to everybody. Coming up, a look back at this weeks top stories. From wars to ebola, beating the odds and bringing smiles across the globe. Aah, allergy season. I can feel the allergens. In the crisp fall air. sneezes uh, oh mucinex allergy. Its nondrowsy. It helps stop mucus that causes runny nose. And relieves your worst allergy symptoms for 24 hours. Save up to nine dollars on mucinex allergy. Thats notthats dirt r carpet, creeping in. Send it running with resolve high traffic foam. Its foam power removes three times more dirt than vacuuming alone. All while neutralizing pet odors. Dont just vacuum clean. Resolve clean. Recapping our top stories. The crisis in iraq heating up. President obama authorized u. S. Air strikes in Northern Iraq to defend morn soldiers and civilians from advancing sunni militants. It has an air mission to drop aid to refugees. Hawaii bracing for a onetwo punch. Its first major storms in 22 years. The cells outer edges are lashing the island chain with torrential rain and gusty winds. On its heels, julio, an Even Stronger storm. Aside from murder and mayhem are quite a few bright spots. Here are the friday reruns. The loss of any life is tragic. No life is worth any more than another life. But the symbolism of a loss of a Major General in conflict, will have a huge effect on u. S. Forces. This outbreak of ebola is remarkable. The cases in this you know, the last couple weeks, represents onethird of all the ebola cases ever reported. Israel deeply regrets every civilian casualty. The people of gaza are not our enemy. Our enemy is hamas. This seize fire has come at a price that is almost too much to bear. The massive death and disruption in gaza has shocked and shamed the world. I heard a big boom. I saw the pole going like tumbling down. Everybody was, like, lying down on the ground, injured. People screaming, asking for help. Do you remember ever trying within 2 1 2 to 3 hours after you shot Alecia Mcbride . I dont think so. My life is improbable. Im an absolutely improbable hall of famer. Never been about the womb thing. She has a great basketball mind. We think she would be a great i decision to our program. Ive never been on Live Television before. But sometimes i dont watch the news. Im a kid. He certainly made the news this week, huh . 15 minutes up yet . Thats right. We want to remind you about a special feature for our fans on our facebook page. Its in case you missed it. Check it out on our facebook page. And dont miss our updates on facebook at wnnfans. Com. More from abc. Stay with us. Good morning. Im reena ninan. Im devin dwyer. Heres some of the headlines were following this morning on world news now. American forces are intervening in iraq. They air dropped food to thousands of iraqis on a mountain top after fleeing because of i. S. I. S. President obama has given a green light for targeted air strikes. Classes are canceled and people are urged to stay home as hawaii braces for the arrival of two, major storms. The earlyfects are being felt now. Julio strengthens in the pacific. Six American Students who have been stranded in africa because of the Ebola Outbreak will be coming home later this month. The state department is evacuating family members in liberia. A woman who flew from san jose to los angeles has been arrested for flying without a ticket. Those are some of our top stories on this friday, august 8th. Good morning to you. We begin with the storms taking aim at paradise. The weather hawaiians have been bracing for is here now. Theyve been boarding up for days. That mighty storm coming ashore. Hundreds of people are spending the flight in shelters as a precaution. And right behind iselle is julio. Our coverage begins with Clayton Sandell on the big island. Reporter honolulu beaches were a pictureperfect paradise on wednesday. But two powerful storms tore across the pacific toward the hawaiian islands. As iselle and julio approached, residents batten down. Roof damage. Older homes, structural issues. Flying debris, potential, as well. Reporter bracing against the battering winds. Keep anything flying away from our windows. Reporter the heavy gusts are churning up the surf, tempting some boogie borders to take hazardous chances. Gas lines are long, as provisions grow short. Supplies of battled water running dry. All of the water is gone. Reporter and sandbags in scarce supply, too. A growing worry as the islands are getting their first taste of heavy rainfall. Rain will be wringing out and wringing out. Sandbags are sold out. I have a roll of duct tape. This will slow the water down, right . Reporter the governor says hawaii is in a state of high readiness. The response is going to be immediate. Reporter honeymoonerstobe, jeff and lori, say the storms wont rain out their saturday wedding. The plan is to get married on the beach at sunset. Reporter Clayton Sandell, abc news, kailua kona, hawaii. Julio right behind iselle. Our coverage continues with accuweather meteorologist, jim dickey. Were looking at two storms over the pacific. The first moving over the big island. Thats iselle. Its going to bring powerful winds. 50mileperhour, 60mileperhour, 70mileperhour. To the big island of hawaii. Moving over hilo. Thats going to cause Power Outages along with heavy rainfall. Five or six inches of rain in some locations. It will be quick to depart. By the Early Morning hours on friday local time, back over open waters and staying south of oahu. Bringing the outer rain bands to honolulu. And julio will approach over the weekend. It will likely bring heavy rain. Heres the forecast on the american mainland. Showers and thunderstorms in the Northern Rockies and western plains. Also in the lower midwest and ohio valley. Most of the south will get rain, too. Sunny and pleasant from the great lakes across to new england. Phoenixs High Temperature will break 100 today. But dallas will be up there, too. It will be in the mid80s for denver. Memphis and new orleans will be in the low 90s. Also breaking overnight, u. S. Troops back on the move in iraq. Air dropping aid to stranded iraqi civilians. President obama also poised to protect americans from sunni militants known as i. S. I. S. The targeted air strikes in that country. Heres more from abcs martha raddatz. Reporter American Military strikes are a very real option. We intend to stay vigilant and take action if the terrorist forces threaten our personnel or facilities anywhere in iraq. Reporter those militant fighters are taking control of iraq. Now threatening the capital of the kurdish region, irbil, where america has a key outpost, with military consultants and a consulate. If the militants threaten, a u. S. Official says the u. S. Is ready to strike. But a humanitarian mission is already under way. Three air force cargo jets ,haid. Food and water. It is a race to stop a catastrophe. At least 10,000 people, families who fled to the top of a mountain, now collapsing from blistering heat, pleading there is no water, no bread. Nearly 20 children already dead. They are trapped atop this mountain 3,000 feet up, with no escape because down below, i. S. I. S. Terrorists have taken over their homes, warning of the slaughter if they return. That is barbaric. Its disgusting. We are seeing these other religious and ethnic minorities be persecuted because of their identities. Reporter weve ridden along, seeing air support up close. But dropping food, water and medicine into this hostile environment is a complicated and dangerous mission. I. S. I. S. Fighters now have surfacetoair missiles and a slew of other firepower. The u. S. Military is watching this all extremely closely and have all the necessary war planes in place if needed, which could put the u. S. Back in a combat role in a war the president thought had ended. Martha raddatz, abc news, washington. It turns out the humanitarian flights that did already take place, only lasted about 15 minutes over the hot zone there. But military officials telling us those 15 minutes extremely dangerous because of the weapons that those militants have. And more are expected. You know, last year, the New York Times callede nco irbil t tourist boom town. And now, it seemed the only booms they will hear are potentially air strikes around the area. When i. S. I. S. Got close to baghdad, they evacuated a u. S. Embassy complex. All of those employees going to irbil. Supposed to be a fail safe area. Also happening now in the middle east, the peace and quiet between israel and hamas has come to an end. Israeli military says ten rockets were fired from gaza this morning after a threeday ceasefire expired. Delegations were holding talks in cairo, hoping to reach a more lasting agreement. But the deal fell through, with israel and hamas so far apart. Oscar pistorius defense attorney resumes his Closing Argument on the final day of the murder trial. In a fivehour statement yesterday, the lead prosecutor, gerrie nel, said that pistorius was an appalling witness whose testimony was, quote, devoid of any truth. Pistorius claims he shot and killed his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp, by mistake. The judge will consider her verdict. Theres no time limit on what it will take her to reach that judgment. The suburban detroit man on trial for killing an unarmed woman on his porch has been found guilty of seconddegree murder. Abcs ryan smith has the details. Count one, murder in the second degree, guilty of murder in the second degree. Reporter after eight hours of deliberations, jurors in detroit finding theodore wafer of killing mcbride. Afterwards, wafer, stoic. While the victims mother, brimming with emotion. Hugging prosecutors. We have what we need to move on with our lives. Reporter drew comparisons to the George Zimmermans case, a white shooter killing a black teen. Prosecutors argued mcbride was lost and injured from a nearby car accident. And wafer was looking for trouble. The defendant picked up this shotgun. Pulled the trigger and blew her face off. I just shot somebody on my front porch with a shotgun, banging on my door. Reporter the defense claimed wafer, frightened by mcbride banging violently through that screen door, had no choice but to act. The floor started vibrating. The walls were shaking. The window was about to break. Wafer, steadfast in his explanati explanation. I didnt want to be a victim. Reporter as one man sits in prison, a family feeling vindicated. Justice was served today. Yes, it was. Justice was served today. Reporter theodore wafer will be back in the courthouse to face sentencing. The judge could sentence him to life in prison. Ryan smith, abc news, detroit. A bizarre accident may impact Law Enforcement in central arkansas. A car failed to make a turn, flew over a retaining wall. Crashed into sheriffs helicopters parked in the field. Two of the choppers were damaged. The driver was taken to the hospital. Officials dont know why he plowed through the intersection at such a high speed. Dan jennings was struck in the head by a line drive last night. He was clearly stunned by the blow and left the game. Later, jennings was diagnosed with a concussion. And he underwent a scan that came back negative. Thats encouraging news. We are all glad he will be okay. What an incredible hit. All right. Moving on to a much less serious story here. The last time we saw the chicago river, it was being painted green for st. Patricks day. Yesterday, the river was a scene of what became another chicago tradition. More than 53,000 rubber ducks, dumped into the river, for the ninth annual windy city rubber duck derby. The ducks were adopted by people and businesses. The person whose duck floated down the river and crossed the finish line first won a new car. Coming up, insomniac theater, reviews from the Oprah Winfrey Steven Spielberg film. And the ninja turtle returns. And youll see why a professional wrestler is making history. And a bad hotel stay left a guest with a huge unexpected bill. A consumer alert about yelp. Youre watching world news now. 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