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>> in america's most violent cities a young man is walking in the footsteps of a father he never knew trying to keep the peace. >> he was just sworn in as a chicago police officer 30 years after his father was gunned down in the line of duty. his bravery and dedication make this our "favorite story of the day." paul meinke of wls reports. >> reporter: on a wall in the lobby of the wentworth district station, hang photos of officers killed in the line of duty. larry vincent killed january 14, 1983, during an exchange of gunfire while vincent and a partner were pursuing two burglars. vincent's w...

By 15 he created a news reader app. now at 17, the computer whiz with boy band looks sold the app to yahoo! abc news' partner for millions. he says he grew up like any other kid. >> i played video games, had a ps, playstation 3. that wasn't really my main focus. i think i always liked creating things. >> reporter: he's been called a prodigy, a boy wonder. but for one woman, nick is one thing. son. >> approximately, 10 years, 11, he was asking for a mac notebook. it was all technology. he loved technology. we were queuing in the apple istore all the time. >> reporter: he got the mac book but hi...

Adrenaline junkies who dominated the longest slack line in rio de janeiro, brazil. 3,000 feet above ground. their life hanging in one waist-tied harness. >> just about halving fun. all of it, the reason we do it, all of it is fun. >> reporter: pictures capture the death-defiers on thin wires, balancing their body, sitting cross legged, even dangling upside down. we got a taste of andy's skills at last year's super bowl. when he wowed the crowd at madonna's halftime performance. but traveling the world and discovering new high lines is fulfilling a lifelong dream. >> seems crazy from the outsid...

Which means while the teacher sounds like this to the rest of the children. >> carrots and onions -- >> reporter: to carson she sounds like this. >> cochlear implants could dramatically improve carson's hearing. they could have miraculous impacts. watch as this child's device is turned on for the first time. could you hear that? but it would cost $250,000. and ruben's health insurance company refused to cover it. the rubens are covered by coventry health care of georgia. we looked at the ruben's policy there on page 33 at the bottom of a long list of exclusions there it is. hearing devices and...

Weeks into a pregnancy. lawmakers in kansas are also considering a similar restriction. former cia director, david petraeus, has returned to the spotlight after being forced to resign over an extramarital affair. speaking before a military group in southern california, late last night the former general issued an apology for the scandal that ended his cia career. experts say petraeus is handling the situation the right way telling the truth accepting responsibility and moving on. north korean leaders claim their artillery and rocket forces are at the highest level combat posture. just the ...