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♪ everybody loves the underdogs that's my dog ♪ what a festive night on the show. appreciate all ten of you watching. well, an adorable dog is at the center of an ugly custody battle. >> it is a multimillion dollar tug-of-war over a tiny pomeranian. our paula faris has the story. >> reporter: meet sammy, the picture perfect pooch now at the center of a $500,000 breakup battle royale. he is the star of sammyandthecity.com, a wildly popular web site showcasing the photogenic pomeranian's adventures in new york. in april, scott smith and his then girlfriend, anna, launched the site hoping...

In the first 48 hours. >> reporter: thousands are without power in west virginia. mary young has a well but no electricity to run it. that means no water. >> we came and got some water here. but it is 104 degrees up in the shade at our house now. >> reporter: for those that don't have power, the heat is unfortunately expected to last several more days. it is going to be a scorcher of a 4th of july today. rob, sunny, back to you. >> hot holiday indeed. thanks, karen. and it got so hot in the state of wisconsin that the highway literally buckled. check this out. a suv ended up going, whoop, ai...

When it went off the air it was the number-one-rated program. 20 years later, griffith made a come back as yet another southerner, this time a guitar playing lawyer, named ben matlock. >> you have no idea. he didn't think for a minute that you would kill him first. >> reporter: fans and friends are now leaving flowers at griffith's star on the hollywood walk of fame. elements of griffith's personal life would have distressed aunt bea, he was married three times. he once said he wished he could have been a little more like sheriff andy taylor. brandi hitt, abc news, new york. >> an iconic era f...

Sign up at rid-x.com. [ "jaws" theme plays ] i'm hungry -- sorry. mm, that's good. >> you recognize that music, right, "jaws" music. if you are a parent as i am, you know we do everything possible to keep our children safe. so imagine, just imagine, potentially -- intentionally, rather, putting them at risk just feet from the teeth of hungry sharks. >> i don't get this at all. some connecticut parents thought that was a fine idea. when they posted the adventure on youtube no less. here's abc's bazi kanani. >> reporter: ileana and david barnes make sure their little

$500,000 lawsuit for his share of the rights telling the paper this is one of the biggest atrocities that ever happened to a family. in a statement, kimara says she hasn't seen any lawsuit and there is no money to fight over. writing, "truth is, i never made a dime. no offers were ever made." but the fight over this little looker is more about cash than custody. and it is turning ugly. smith says his ex allegedly stole his ipad, deleted all of sammy's pictures and yanked his access to their online accounts. something she denies. and then in april, he landed in jail after allegedly grabbing her...