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>> bad weather now interfering with the search, but aerial crews will return on saturday. abc's dan harris has the story. >> good morning, america, this is david -- >> reporter: this is the captain of the "nina," an 85-year-old wooden schooner during happier times, a transatlantic crossing in the 1990s. david dyche is lost at sea with his wife, their teenage son and a crew of four other people. the last time anybody spoke to them was on 3rd, as they traveled from northern new england to australia. a 73-year-old crew member named evi used a satellite phone to call a meteorologist in new zealand...

Texas battle over abortion. the governor is taking a swipe at state senator wendy davis after her filibuster. here's abc's david kerley. >> reporter: it's a true texas showdown, the state senator in pink tennis shoes versus the governor. >> but what we witnessed tuesday was nothing more than the hijacking of the democratic process. >> reporter: this -- >> members, i'm rising on the floor today. >> reporter: -- is what angered rick perry, wendy davis's 11-hour filibuster, no food or water, to stop a bill that would make abortion nearly impossible in texas. it worked. and davis's shoes, which sh...

Moment were terrible, 68-mile-an-hour wind. 26-foot waves. but david dyche has navigated rough seas before. >> things deteriorated further. to the point where we weren't able to handle the vessel. it was so windy. >> he has been a ship captain all his life. i have hope. as i said, hope is our lifeline. >> reporter: officials in new zealand say it is possible the crew lost communication and drifted off course or that they are now on life boats. but air force search planes have scoured the seas, and so far, nothing. dan harris, abc news, new york. >> wow. no distress call. >> no sdes call, no gp...

It's getting personal in the texas battle over abortion. the governor is taking a swipe at state senator wendy davis after her filibuster. here's abc's david kerley. >> reporter: it is a true texas showdown. the state senator in pink tennis shoes versus the governor. >> but what we witnessed tuesday was nothing more than the hijacking of the democratic process. >> reporter: this -- >> members, i'm rising on the floor today. >> reporter: -- is what angered rick perry, wendy davis's 11-hour filibuster, no food or water, to stop a bill that would make abortion nearly impossible in texas. it worke...

>> it could have been for all you know, trayvon martin smashing george zimmerman in the face is what you actually heard? >> what? >> yeah, just earlier today. >> no. >> she certainly has given the defense ammunition to argue that her testimony shouldn't be considered by the jury. >> reporter: throughout, jeantel squirmed in her seat and sometimes seemed combative. zimmerman's defense not only attacking her liability but also exposing her inability to read this letter. >> can you read any of the words on it? >> i don't understand cursive. i don't read cursive. >> reporter: it seemed a heartbrea...