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The biggest one ever. skechers has agreed to pay out $40 million. >> the shape-up shoes promised to help you lose the weight and firm it all up without having to work out. as abc's linsey davis reports, that was false advertising. [ whistle blows ] >> i came across the shape-ups. my knees were feeling better. >> reporter: joe montana, brooke burke, kim kardashian. >> bye-bye, trainer. hello, shape-ups. >> reporter: just some of the celebrities who helped peddle skechers' claims that wearing these sneakers would tone you up and slim you down. >> good morning, everyone. >> reporter: but the fede...

Kind of anticlimactic. still the case almost in the hands of the jury. also this morning, a controversial lesson about racism in a colorado elementary school. a second grader there showed up in black face and wearing an mlk costume. how school administrators responded and what the boy's mother has to say now. later this half hour, an amazing advance for a paralyzed woman who used her brain, a microchip and futuristic technology to operate a robotic arm all on her own. >> talk about the miracles of modern medicine. >> incredible. >> that story is mind-blowing. so we'll get to that in just a...

Photos of the obama daughters. >> reporter: not many celebrities have the president's clout. tom cruise, sarah jessica parker, julia roberts and others typically have to dodge photographers wherever they go with their kids. >> grown men crawling around a school with cameras, you know what? that puts fear into the heart of every parent. >> reporter: but on a public street, these photographers were well within their rights. >> she may be the one who could be subject to criminal action. if you assault a photographer. she could wind up being the one actually criminalized. >> i hate that i lost my ...

This morning on "world news now" -- family tragedy. robert kennedy jr.'s wife is found dead in her home in suburban new york city. >> her apparent suicide has sent shockwaves through a family known for one tragedy after another. it's thursday, may 17th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning, everybody. i'm rob nelson. >> and i'm diana perez in for paula faris. we'll bring you up to date on the investigation into mary richardson kennedy's death and explain what's next in the john edwards trial after his defense team's very dramatic move in court. >> all that tal...

Prosecution does not have to prove that attempting to protect his campaign was the only reason for the cover-up. just that it was more than a side benefit. that jury, nine men and seven women from central north carolina which includes the town where edwards grew up. they are solidly middle class. >> the government always wants people who are sort of -- people that follow the law. >> reporter: the jury is racially balanced. six african-americans, possibly a strategy by the defense. >> defense went out of their way to talk about john edwards' strong commitment to poverty, to his attending martin...