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Heading down the highway, causing cars to scramble to get out of harm's way. you can see them throwing the devices trying to pop the tires. >> look at that. new numbers show how many innocent bystanders are put in harm's way by these chases forming abc's david wright to raise one important question in all of this -- are these chases worth the risk? [ siren ] >> reporter: more innocent bystanders are injured or killed during high speed police chases than by stray bullets. here in california, more than 10,000 injured over ten years. including stephanie yablow's elderly parents. they were struck ...

Immigrants in america are asian. >> asians have surpassed hispanics and settling down in surprising parts of the country. with more on this here is abc's sharyn alfonsi. >> reporter: one of the faces behind the new numbers. the daughter of korean immigrants they expected excellence from her. >> i honestly don't think i brought home a c ever. my sister did once. her life wasn't the same for about another year. >> reporter: ape philosophy that paid off. she is now a successful surgeon, author, professor and mother of two young children. the embodiment of the modern asian family. forget poor hudd...

He wasn't so confident, however, about working with russia and china to end the violence in syria. both countries have vetoed u.n. resolutions on the crisis. now we turn to the presidential campaign and the guessing game about whom mitt romney will choose to be his running mate. >> florida senator rubio had a lot of buzz. over the past 24 hours, he's been at the center of that storm. abc's karen travers joins us with the latest. good morning, karen. >> reporter: good morning, rob, good morning, paula. yesterday mitt romney said he gets a kick out of all the speculating over his vp pick. base...

Also this morning the latest from egypt where former strongman, hosni mubarak's stroke made the political turmoil in cairo even more unpredictable. look at the scene, so reminiscent of 16 months ago. when and chow all the unrest in that country end? >> a surprise at a connecticut hospital. someone donated a diamond ring worth thousands of dollars to a cancer center. who is this generous benefactor? the answer to that mystery. >> generous for sure. before that, if jerry sandusky testifies in his own defense against dozens of charges involving child molestation. that critical and certainly wat...

Tussle. alec baldwin is a funny guy, sick of his antics off camera. >> caught off-guard, surprised. >> didn't see this coming. he is so mellow. but we are going begin with oppressive heat in the north east. millions will endure temperatures 20 degrees hotter than yesterday. >> the mercury is on the rise. heat warnings and advisories have now been issued in a dozen states from virginia all the way up to maine with record breaking conditions in store. abc's t.j. winick has more. >> reporter: the first day of summer should be a scorcher with a heat wave expected to blanket much of the central a...