having to pay a $7 golden gate bridge toll. >> 20 minutes ago: do i have a choice since i live marin? probably not. >> then sponge bob linked to adhd i don't think 4-year-olds should be watching sponge bob or family guy. limiting to one hour of tv is totally reasonable. >> how can you equate sponge bob to family guy? family guy is almost r-rated. sponge bob is a family kid's show. >> you can take that up with jackie number -- don't take that up with me. >> and on celebrity chef food products. >> to it is usually more money and takes a lot to impress me. >> 13 minutes ago: unless trader joe is a celeb tisch the answer is no >> -- celebrity the answer is no

>> counting down the days to hit target for masone. me too. >> let us know what you guys think go to facebook send us a tweet or e-mail us. are you going to run out and by your masone hot pink scarf? >> i don't have a bag to match it. >> they have bags too. >> sponge bob i can't get out of my head. you have small kids. >> but they don't watch sponge bob. i'm pretty strict. they eat mcdonald's when it comes to television, they are book readers. >> that's good. >> i watch more nan an hour a day and look how i turned out. more tomorrow, including your opinion and reactions to our stories check in with us on facebook twitter. lizzie and i will see you tomorrow. stay tuned for the news at

4:00. have a great evening. bye-bye [ applause ] closed captioned by closed captioning services, inc. night, but again, we are very early. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> rick perry catching all the heat out there. bobby jindal called him the

leader that can lead our party to victory in 2012 that came hours after the former minnesota governor backed mitt romney in the race. north carolina voters will soon get to decide if their state should have a constitutional ban on gay marriage. lawmakers voted last night to put an amendment on the primary ballot in may defining marriage as between one man and one woman. hundreds of people attended rallies in charlotte and raleigh yesterday on both sides of the issue. >> if the voters don't want it, then they'll vote it down. but i do believe and we are prepared to live with that. i do believe the people's voice in a democracy should be heard. >> i think this is a terribly sad day in our state and will have repercussions for a long time if the amendment passes. >> there is a law banning same sex marriage in north carolina, but supporteders say the constitutional amendment will make it harder to challenge. >> say battle, different state. >> that's right. >> now some not so happy news about happy feet. he lost again.

the wayward penguin was on his way back to antarctica a week ago. last friday after five days at sea the transmitter attached to his feathers well it went silent. experts say the most likely scenario is that it fell off, but the transmitter may have failed or, this is worst case scenario, for happy feet, could have been eaten by an oror or leopard seal. so happy feet could now be a happy meal. >> that is so sad. >> all that attention. all that. did i bring you down? >> that really brought me down, rob. it really did. you know, it's tough. you get attached to a penguin like that. >> it is a lost love. so strange. and maybe we can elevate the mood a little bit. >> how can we do that, rob? >> a little dance, a little something. a little something to bring in the "world news" disco ball. ♪ >> a great idea. >> chair dance, going to get up.

>> i feel my mood lifted already. >> you feel it lifted. got to get into it. do a spin. >> ha-ha-ha. >> you got to feel it. >> whoa -- it is tuesday morning. >> too much sad news in the world. got to shake it off. get a little some of that. happy feet. happy feet. for that great disco. >> i have some happy feet right now. >> river dance under there. you sound good. >> i feel better already. >> somebody call the emmy committee. please. >> for your consideration. >> please. oh, yes. after all that silliness, here is your tuesday forecast. gusty winds, hail, and thunderstorms. >> from ohio to new england. >> thunderstorms from las vegas to albuquerque, mountain rainfall, seattle range, and out of breath. and cold front chills off the midwest. >> 60s from fargo to chicago. 83 here inin new yk. feels a lot hotter than that right now. 90 in miami. 91 inew orleans. sacramento, 87, colorado springs, 82, 71 in seattle. >> all right.

all right. where are we going now? >> think that will become a new tradition. >> stumbled upon something. >> got to lighten the mood. >> sad stories. >> bounce back. >> resilience that's what we're about. okay 89 beauty queens from around the world took to the stage, in the miss universe contest. and it was, miss angola, leila lopez, who was crowned the victor. >> uh-huh. now to be miss universe, candidates must win evening gown and swimsuit competitions and answer that all important interview question. ms. angola was asked what physical trait she would change about herself. her answer she wouldn't change a thing, because it is her inner beauty and principles that matter most. self-respecting answer. >> good answer. she is beautiful. there is nothing to change. >> congratulations. >> we'll be right back. ♪ pretty woman walking down the street ♪ . ♪ pretty woman walking down the

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welcome back, everybody. the movie "pretty woman" starring julia roberts as a prostitute was a huge success years ago. but the pageant costume it now inspired -- not so much. >> the question this morning, did a mom go too far when she dressed up her young daughter as roberts' character for a beauty pageant. here is andrea canning. >> reporter: the hit show "toddlers and tiaras" is known for its over-the-top costumes

and revealing baby-sized bikinis. but no outfit has generated as much controversy as this one. >> here comes "pretty woman." paisley. >> reporter: 3-year-old paisley dickey dressed as a prostitute, channeling the julia roberts' character from the movie "pretty woman." >> cash is acceptable? >> cash works for me, yeah. >> reporter: with her thigh high black boots, blue miniskirt and blond wig, little paisley does her best strut across the stage. even some of the thick skinned pageant moms were angered by it. >> pageant moms take a huge rap for what we're doing to our little girls and it's outfits like that that gives us a bad rap. >> reporter: but the criticism doesn't phase paisley's mom wendy. she says the costume was meant to be funny. >> the whole idea was for people to see the comedy behind it when you take your children to a kids' movie there is always adult humor that the parents get that the children don't get. >> reporter: the reality show has always been a lightning rod for criticism, but many are

starting to question whether it should stay on the air. the parents television council says the show has crossed the line. >> the whole premise of the show is to sex up these little girls. but when you have them portraying a character of a prostitute, you're taking away the youth, the innocence of the little girls. little 3-year-old girls shouldn't be sexy. >> reporter: wendy dickey says if she had to do it all over again she wouldn't choose this controversial costume. but says her family has good christian values and she doesn't regret her decision. >> public doesn't know us. they don't know what kind of family we are. would i do it again? of course, no. i do think people have overreacted in the worst way. >> i love dressing up. >> i guess our viewers can be the judge on that one. >> you all chime in. know what i think. i can't say on network tv. coming up. salma hayek's husband has explaining to do. >> and rihanna puts a little more skin in our skinny.

e more skin in our "skinny." we'll be right back. do. awe mimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimimi

♪ skinny ♪ ♪ so skinny ♪ ♪ skinny ♪ ♪ so skinny ♪ >> all right. now it is time for the skinny. this first story is one we have been talking about a little in the past. linda evangelista came forward in july saying her son is son of salma hayek's husband. >> now he has come out and said look, i've tried to be a good day, i've tried to step up, because angechlgevangegesta is seeking child support. this includes a team of drivers, former police detectives and $80,000 a year, 24 hour a day nanny because she does not want to be alone with thehehild apparently. it's interesting, augustine, evangelista's son is 4, and valentina, salma's daughter is 3. wonder if they will have play dates.

>> separated from salma, got with linda and conceived this other kid. >> before they got married. right. >> one big happy family. >> salma hayek -- >> linda evangelista is not so bad. >> salma, from dusk to dawn. >> rihanna replaced megan fox as the face of armani. nay they have a sneak peek, you can tell she is bashful and matronly as she is. bleached blond hair in this one. posing all kind of nice looking photos here lingerie, doing her thing. rihanna cementing her sex symbol status in this one. thought everyone would enjoy seeing that one, if you are up this morning. >> little wake-up call. all right, a little sadder news. jennifer anniston's mom had a stroke and jennifer rushed to the hospital to be by her side. her mom, nancy dowd, 75 years old at the los angeles hospital.

you know, jennifer anniston's boyfriend, justin thoreau, reports they were on again and off again, jennifer and her mom whether they were getting along. jen is quoted saying she patched things up with her mother in 2009. it is good. fine, things are fine between us. >> prayers for the family. look who's hanging out will smith and marc anthony all those rumors about j-lo. hanging out at the game. old-time friends. is it real or pr? you decide. ound with marc. hanging out at the game. old-time friends. is it real or pr? you decide.

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["jeopardy' theme plays] ♪ finally this half-hour, keep the song going. you probably remember watson, the computer that destroyed human competition this year on "jeopardy."

>> watson isn't just hanging out these days, he is heading to work for a major medical firm. we have more. >> a heartbreaking work of this. >> reporter: he has beaten "jeopardy's" best. now watson is poised to make crucial decisions about medical care. wellpoint's announcement marks the first time the ibm super computer has ever gotten a real job. >> dr. watson has been studying for many months now and he has gone through medical school, internsh, residency. >> reporter: anyone who's ever before a patient knows that the pitfalls in our system can put people in jeopardy. insurance companies may not pay claims. procedures scan put people in the poorhouse. and even the best doctors have been known to make mistakes. so is the obvious answer -- watson? watson can process 200 million pages of data in under three seconds. giving even dr. house a run for his money. >> mri the spine.

if that's clean, cut her open and byopy the leg. >> reporter: watson may not need to order so many expensive tests which no doubt is part of his appeal. >> i would hate to see an insurance company use watson to -- deny a claim. >> reporter: even on "jeopardy" watson has made mistakes, like when the answer they were looking for was a type of loose fitting dress. >> watson? >> what is chemise? >> no. incorrect. >> reporter: some worry watson could end up becoming like hal of 2001. >> i'm sorry, dave, i am afraid i can't do that. >> reporter: well point insists it won't happen when the computer clocks in next year. >> really dr. watson will serve as a consultant to physicians. not replacing physicians. >> reporter: he may be the smartest doctor in the world, but compassion and bedside manner may be e a struggle even for a jeopardy champion. david wright, abc news, los angeles. does anything really repce the bedside manner, the

human kind of connection of a good doctor? >> i don't know, rob, do you think a robot could be a co-anchor. >> a little -- >> or perhaps. $20. did you win that? >> i did. just got done breaking into his hotel room and left. >> drinks are on rob. >> always. always. that's the news for this half-hour. more from abc coming up right after the break. ♪

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this morning"world news > this morning on "world news now" -- presidential push, barack obama's special delivery to members of congress. his 447 billion dollar new plan to create jobs. economists say it will create the jobs the nation needs t will republicans support it? is tuesday, september 13th.

and good morning, everybody, i'm rob nelson. >> i'm tanya rivero. the president hits the road to sese his plan to stimulate the job market. he will be in columbus, ohio after making a very forceful statement to members of congress. critics ask, though, is this really a campaign move? i think, though, it is a move he has got to make regardless. >> he has got to get the thing through. he is hitting a lot of battleground states, virginia, ohio, north carolina, they're all expected to be key states come november of next year. >> states can go either way. >> also ahead, big topic discussion on our facebook page, serena williams' outburst at the u.s. open, fined $2,000 for the outburst you see right there. we have e en asking on our facebook pagag do you think it is a fair punishment? >> please weigh in, $2,000, do you thing it makes any difference.

>> considering she made $1.4 million. we'll let you be the judge. and later this half-hour, rob will certainly be on the edge of his seat when we show you miracle babies from the wild. they're rare, fragile, and lucky to be alive. and rob loves each and every one of them. >> with all my heaea. all right. but, before all that, we hear more from president obama today about his plan to create jobs. he just happens to be visiting the home district of top republican, house speaker john boehner. >> mr. obama is hoping pressure from voters will convince republicans to go along with his plan. abc's jake tapper reports from the white house. >> reporter: it is a job's bill so hot off the presses the president's aides apparently did not even have time to bind it. >> well, here it is. >> reporter: economists project gains ranging from 1.2 to to 1.9 million new jobs. the president made sure to be flanking by working people. >> this is the bill the congress needs to pass. no games, no politics, no delays.

>> reporter: a $447 billion plan of payroll tax cuts to increase consumer spending and employer hiring, and government spending. for infrastructure, and to keep teachers on the job. the president's initially selling the bill with visits three battleground states. >> you are absolutely right. it is a campaign. the president is campaigning. for growth and jobs. >> reporter: republicans and even some liberal commentators suggest his job is foremost among them. an impression, enforced by the tv ads that started running bebere anyone could read the bill in question. from the beginning of this debate, the president has said of the $447 billion bill -- >> it is fully paid for. everything in this bill will be paid for. >> reporter: how? with $467 billion in proposed tax hikes. limiting tax deductions for americans who make more than $200,000 a year.

raising taxes on hedge fund managers. taking away subsidies for oil and gas companies. and write-offs for corporate jet owners. house republblans say those tax increases are nonstarters and argue that even when democrats controlled the congress, president obama was not able to get enough support for those measures. the white house argues that the super committee in charge of finding more deficit reduction can come up with an alternative way to pay for the jobs bill if it wants. jake tapper, abc news, the white house. and this thihing is getting g paid for, the jet owners and the folks making more than $200,000 a year. set up the familiar argument in d.c., the wealthiest folks and corporations have an obligation to help us out of this thing. >> think we will see the gridlock over this one? >> we're all expecting it. same old, same old. >> hoping for more. who knows. front-runner rick perry took heavy fire from his rivals at last night's debate.

mitt romney attacked perry about his claims for job creation in texas suggesting it had more to do with luck than skills. several candidates took on perry for signing a bill that allows illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition at public universities in texas. and then there was social security. >> it has been called a ponzi scheme by many people long before me. >> governor the termrm ponzi scheme is what scared seniors. i think social security is an esseial program. >> you said if people did it in the private ctor it would be called criminal. that'sn your book. >> what i said was -- [ laughter ] >> and, michele bachmann lashed out at perry for ordering girls in texas to be given the hpv vaccination. bachmann called it a violation of liberty and evething i stand for. perry said this was about trying to stop a cancer and giving the parental option to opt out of that. the texas legislature eventually

overturned perry's order. and rick perry came into last night's debate with a key endorsement from a southern governor, louisiana's bobby jindal called perry the candidate who can lead our party to victory in 2012. that came just hours after the former minnesota governor backed mitt romney. al qaeda released a new message overnight timed to coincide with the 9/11 anniversary. the 62-minute tape features the voice of the terror group of the new leader, al zawahiri, and there are never before seen pictures of osama bin laden in the days before his death. the leader of the libyan revolutionary movement is calling for a new democratic libya based on the rule of law. he told thousands of people in tripoli he hopes the revolution will not stumble because of retribution and oppression. meanwhile, 15 opposition fighters were killed yesterday by loyalists. moammar gadhafi of course remains in hiding but urged followers to keep on the fight. now to an encouraging medical headline, and it could be a big advance in fighting alzheimer's disease. a small pilot study shows squirting insulin deep into the

nose could slow down the progression of alzheimers. the medicine then travels into the brain. it was tested on just 104 people, and preliminary results showed promise to researchers, but they caution a much more thorough study must be launched. apparently a case of crime and instant punishment in central wionsin. a drunk driving suspect ended up in court after his truck flipped on a highway. when officers found the truck empty, police dogs tracked down the driver, turns out a swarm of bees had gotten to him first. the man complained of being stung and facing charges for his fourth drunk driving arrest. well done, bees. all right, retired slugger manny ramirez arrested and charged with battery following a domestic dispute at his south flora home. police say ramirez and his wife were arguing in their bedroom when he slapped her face causing her to hit her head on theirir bed's headboard.

ramirez retired from baseball in april after failing a drug test. our next example of athletes behaving badly comes from the world of tennis. superstar serena williams has now been slapped with a fine for lashing out at an official during her losing match in the final of the u.s. open. abc's andrea canning has the story. >> reporter: serena williams let out a burst while the ball was still in play. a violation called by the umpire. [ inaudible ] >> repeporter: after the match williams was gracious to her opponent and tried to make light of it all. >> i guess i will see it on youtube. i don't know. >> reporter: she was fined $2,000. the star still under probation for this outburst at the 2009 u.s. open. >> she is a professional

athlete, she is 30 years owed. a veteteran. she has won many tournaments. she knows the rules. and she has to do better. >> reporter: the cost of the $2,000 fine is virtually nothing compared to the $1.4 million she took home from the u.s. open. but the cost to her reputation in the court of public opinion could prove more pricey. andrea canning, abc news, new york. >> for that incident in 2009 she wawas fined $83,000 but just $2,000 for most recent incident. keep in mind she made $900,000 sunday, additional $500,000 for the way she finished. >> seals like a drop in the buckcket. what is it about tennis? why do you have to be so polite in tennis? so many other sports. hockey. >> yell at the ref in baseball. >> you weigh in, our facebook question of the day. let us know what you think. >> do you think the punishment fit the crime on this one? and moving on now, the men's final at the u.s. open went off witithout any d behavior.

world number one ranked, djokovic, with rafael nadal in a match of long and thrilling volleys. he struggled with a strained back but still outplayed nadad in straight sets. it was his first u.s. open title and capped a nearly perfect season. he did play outstanding tennis. >> a great match. really was. congratulations to those guys. now take a look at the weather on this tuesday morninin stormy, hail, powerful wind from cleveland, pittsburgh, burlington, vermont. scattered showers from orlando, miami. dust storms in the desert southwest. also thunderstorms from the california mountains to the northern rockies. >> 70 in billings, 78 in albuquerque. 95, phoenix. triple digit heat returns to dallas. 82, boston. 85 in baltimore. >> well, savannah's jack douglas has been hunting gators for decades, but he never pulled in a monster like the one he and two other men trapped saturday night. 13 feet long. weighing nearly 800 pounds.

don't get too close, dude. >> look at those jaws. it wasn't easy. they hid in the grass until they could get a hook in it. struggled for two urs. when the gator tired, they harpooned it and finished it with a handgun. only when they pulled it out of the water did they realize how big it really was. there have been a lot of big gators. >> lot of the stories last few days. >> gators on steroids. >> those gators are jugs. >> we'll be right back with more "world news now." ♪ see you later alligatat ♪ be right back with more "world news now." ♪ see you later alligator ♪ let me tell you about a very important phone call i made. when i got my medicare card, i realized i needed an aarp... medicare supplement nsurance card, too. medicare is one of the great things about turning 65, but it doesn't cover everything. in fact, it only pays up to " 80%

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japan was in crisis as the magnitude of the earthquake and tsunami devastation was coming to life. >> life in the area of the damaged nuclear plant is still far from normal. >> a report on how one young survivor is coping. >> reporter: the water you would think for a tsunami survivor would be terrifying. six months ago, she was swallowed by the waves and saw more than half her swimming team swept away. today she is back in training and says it holds no fear. when japan's earthquake unleashed the tsunami, the girl's team was swimming near the seashore. this is new footage of that day, under the water, their town lies submerged. the building with the arches is where the girl was trapped. not long after the disaster her teacher showed us how the girl survived. the mark on the wall shows the tiny space where she found she

would breathe. of her teammates, seven died. she had been gripping one friend's hand trying to pull her to safety. the water tore them apart. >> when i am alone, i cannot help thinking abut my friends who died, i really long to see them again. >> reporter: her town so badly damaged is trying to move on too. there is a massive effort to shift and sift the wreckage. we now know 1,500 people died when the city was washed away. 2,000 more have since packed their bags and left, their homes and livelihoods gone. getting on with the job of rebuilding is the urgent priority for the survivors here in the town, they even started drawing up their plans. they fear that if nothing is done, more people will leave this t town n d it will slowly wither and die. but the girl's family and 2,000 others are in temporary housing,

a huge emergency budget, promising reconstruction has not materialized. her grandfather is one of 200 people from the town presusud dead, but of whom no trace has been found. as for the girl, it is her swimming she says that keeps her from dwelling on memories of the tsunami. >> translator: when i am swimming, i don't have to think about anything. i just empty my mind. that's why i like it so much. that story broke when we were on the air six months ago, back on march 11th. saw the pictures come in. just devastating. the numbers tell the story. >> tell the story of a disaster. 20,000 people still missing or dead. 800,000 homes destrorod. >> 400,000 people displaced. think of the magnitude of that. hard to get your mind around it. it really is. >> devastating. >> six months. when we come back we will

lighten the mood a little bit. miracle babies from the wild. >> rob's favorite story. who is protecting rare animals from poachers and extinction, that's next. who is protecting rare animals

♪ wild thing ♪ ♪ you make my heart sing ♪ >> feeling good today. >> yeah. >> feeling loose. >> every morning. wild thing, of course that can only lead us in one direction. get your mind out of the gutter. to make our morning complete how about an animal story,y,ob. >> that wasn't the direction i was thinking. or even better than animal story, animal babies. abc's josh elliott makes the

introductions for us. >> reporter: meet jenna and rocky. and this here is big rhino, every coo, gurgle, grunt, precious successes for the dicated teams around the globe trying to keep rare and endangered species alive. these are the miracle babies. animals on the edge of extinction and they're the subject of a new series on nat geo wild. in australia, human encroachment in the outback has destroyed most of the habitat of the koala. >> talking five to ten years before they're gone. >> reporter: the two little ones found by the side of the road when their mother was struck by a passing car. trainers were able to nurse them back to health. keeping rhinos alive in the wild means keeping them alive from poachers in india, after pregnancy and 50 hours of labor, this mama rhino had this little

guy. >> yea. she did it. >> reporter: at the atlanta zoo, one trainer's under pressure to pinpoint the exact moment chinese panda lun-lun can conceive. >> in zoos, the e males are only receptive, two days, 48 hours out of the year. >> reporter: lun-lun living next >> he knows something is up. he can smell that lun-lun is ready to conceive. >> reporter: will it be a love match, as lun-lun plays hard to get. trainers fear the small window of opportunity might pass and opt for artificial insemination. >> true to form, lun-lun waited until she was good and ready, november 3, finally gave birth to an adorable little son. >> reporter: another true miracle. and another step closer to keeping an entire species alive.

>> oh. >> no doubt. what did you want to talk about? >> that was so cute. >> very emphatic, the miracle baby, premieres tonight on nat geo wild. that's the channel's name not "national geographic." if you are going there. >> rob is going to be tivoing that stuff. >> i will be watching "jersey shore." >> we know at heart. you are an animal lover. you pretend to be a meany. ♪ wild thing ♪ >> coming up, messages. oming up, messages.

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you doodle. >> i'm doodling right now. doodling. >> according to a new study, we tend to doodle when we are bored, stress, half conscious of what we are drawing. these things you doodle reveal a little bit about your personality. >> are you going to be a doodle reader? >> you said you like flowers. according to the study. flowers, soft rounded petals around a circular flower. the center is a circle but your petals are pointy, hiding a warm heart behind a prickly defensiveness. >> my petals are not pointy. >> family-centric. warm-hearted. >> i, for yearar doodle my signature. >> your signature, uh-huh. >> i kept this flashback from algebra, do equations to keep my mind active if i'm really, really bored. i will do weird algebra equations. this is what it says, common for those who enjoy being center of attention.

>> rob nelson, i am shocked. you must be shocked. >> i'm an only child so that totally fits. center of attention. nerdy. there you go. that's me. >> i like that story. moving on to a story from "the new york post." apparently, the office gossip was out of control. this poor pediatric nurse is suing the nyu medical center because she says there was intimate information about her released which led to staff and doctors giving her the nickname "the 41-year-old virgin." now apparently she has endometriosis, a painful condition, uterine cells grow outside of the woman's uterus. now after she allegedly begged the nyu workers to protect this information everyone in the hospital soon found out and constantly encouraged her to pursue sex. she is suing. >> 41-year-old, that's embarrassing. kind of, weird, not weird, it's distinct that some one is a

41-year-old virgin. shouldn't have to be publicly ridiculed. last story here, why women remember barry white. a new study from the university in uk, show that men who speak in a low voice, it is important for mate choice and accuracy of a woman's memory. a woman will remember men if they have a really deep voice and talk like this. so nice working with you the last few weeks, i have really enjoyed girld d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d

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d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , @ñ@ñ@ñ@ñ@ñ@ñ@ñ@ñ@ñ@ñ@ñ@ñ@ñ@ñ@ñ@ñ@ñ@ñ@ñ@ñiiii defense. gop front-runner rick perry under assault by his republican opponents during last night's tea party presidential debate. >> how he fended off the verbal jabs while trying to stand out on stage. it's tuesday, september 13th.

good morning. everyone, i'm tanya rivero. >> i'm rob nelson. good to know we are light and bright. >> great minds. what can we say? hanging on to summer, right. good morning again, everybody. texas governor rick perry taken to task last night for referring to social security as a ponzi scheme. you will hear how he responded to that. and how he is already picked up some republican endorsements along the way. >> fascinating debate. a lot of stuff going on we'll talk about. ahead, an abc news exclusive, fascinating recordings made by jackie kennedy, hear about her innermost fears, her children and days in the white house in her own words. there is something about hearing her voice, that sort of breathy voice that really puts you in the moment. >> really does. kind of an inside glimpse into camelot. requested, did the conversations four months after the assassination, said "don't play them until after i'm gone." tonight we will get to hear.

>> quite a while. >> exactly. later this half-hour, on top of all that, a soldier returns from duty in afghanistan to an unforgettable homecoming in indiana. her boyfriend's elaborate proposal is our favorite story of the day. and the stories are always so cool to hear. >> you have to love the story any time, but especially now. we begin with the all-out ambush on texas governor rick perry at last night's debate. republican rivals attacked perry not only on social security, immigration, economic record in texas. abc's correspondent joins us now with highlights. good morning, brad. >> reporter: good. from social security to social and economic issues, each republican trying to stand out at last night's debate, and front-runner rick perry had to face his gop opposition. eight republicans courting the nomination and tea party support came out swinging. mitt romney tried to back rick perry into the corner for calling social security a ponzi scheme. but the texas governor fought back. it has been called by a ponzi scheme by many people long before me.

>> governor, the term ponzi scheme scared seniors. social security is an essential program. >> you said if people did it in the private sector it would be called criminal. that is in your book. >> yeah, what i said was -- >> before the debate, romney won the endorsement of former minnesota governor tim pawlenty. founder of the tea party caucus, michele bachmann is trying to regain some of the momentum she lost since winning the iowa straw poll. >> i'm committed to repealing obama care. >> thank you. >> the candidates agreed on the need to get government spending under control and the economy back on track. >> what we need to do is cut the department of education, the department of energy, and all of these departments, get rid of them. >> people are tired of s spending money we don't have on programs we don't want. >> you have got to draw the line in the sand somewhere and say no more out of control spending. >> reporter: bachmann questioned perry's decision, requiring the hpv vaccine for sixth grade

girls in texas, saying it violates parental rights. perry called it a cancer fighter. tanya, rob? >> legislature actually overturned governor perry's order to do that. fascinating about last night's debate. you can tell how into it the crowd was, a tea party room and they were into it last night. >> cheering at some interesting things, the death penalty, a cheer for that, so it's definitely going to be -- >> it's heating up, yeah. a key, key constituency in this election all got to make thehe appeal to them. moving on to president obama, he travels to ohio to sell his jobs plan to voters. yesterday the president urged republican voters to pass the $447 billion plan without delay. abc's john hendren has details. >> reporter: first came the plan now comes the pressure. >> this is the bill that congress needs to pass. no games. no politics, no delays. >> reporter: president obama is following up on the $447 bilillion jobs plan he outlined to congress last week with a push to pass it.

he spoke in the rose garden, flanked by those who would benefit most, teachers, police officers, firefighters, and construction workers, hoping for the roughly two million jobs t expected to create. >> reporter: the bottom line when it comes to strenheni the economy and balancing our books we have to decide what our priorities are. do we keep tax loopholes for oil companies, or do we put teachers back to work? >> reporter: white house officials in a rare move writing the bill themselves are sending it to congress, the democratic national committee is not waiting already upping the pressure with the new ad. >> the next election is 14 months away. and the people who sent us here, they don't have the luxury of waiting 14 months. >> reporter: the president began a campaign-style sweep last week in richmond, virginia, where eric cantor not ruling out backing the plan. >> that's the spirit with which i am here today committed to working with the president and the other side to actually doing something that can help people get back to work. >> reporter: the white house

says the bill saves $467 billion, $20 billion more than it costs. that would counter the expense of those earning over $250,000 hedge fund managers, oil, gas companies and corporate jet owners. john hendren, abc news, washington. >> the key issue, funding will come from taxing wealthiest americans and corporations out there, the pivotal and time, long-time debate in congress about whether the richest in the couountry should support the economic troubles. >> certainly a controversial argument. that's for sure. >> thehe republicans said, no, we don't wananit. weweill see if this is doa. >> the president will work hard to get the message out. crucial for him. >> re-election time. but jobs are still being cut despite all of this. bank of america, in fact, will eliminate 30,000 of them, biggest single reduction this year. the nation's biggest bank, but it is in trouble. its stock is actually worth half

of what it was a year ago and faces huge liabilities from bad mortgages. the job cuts from its consumer unit, however, and 1,500 of them at charlotte headquarters alone. >> my heart goes out to any of the employees, not only in charlotte, really anywhere across the country will be impacted. >> i will be concerned because of the economy, because of unemployment, and what have you. that people are spending less money. doing less banking. >> bank of america says the cuts will save $5 billion a year. the layoffs should represent 10% of its work force. it is also launching a six month review of all businesses to find other ways to save money. al qaeda has released a chilling new message overnight to coincide with the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. the audio tape recorded by the new leader, al zawahiri, and showed previously unreleased pictures of osama bin laden. u.s. officials say zawahiri is at the top of their hit list following bin laden's death. in tripoli, chief of the

revolutionary movement there is urging libyans to build a democratic state free of oppression. the leader addressed thousands of cheering libyans in the largest public gathering since rebels stormed the capital city weeks ago. meanwhile loyalists killed more than a dozen opposition fighters am from his still unknown hiding place, moammar gadhafi himself urged his followers to keep up the fight. >> we may get new insight into sarah palin's family when levi johnston's book is released, "deer in the headlights: my life in sarah palin's cross hairs." johnston wrote about his relationship with bristol, palin claims palin thought it was a shock when she-- you that it was a joke when she first learned of the pregnancy. and palin wanted to avoid

scandal and adopt bristol's baby, the book claims. >> he has done the "playgirl" spread, and the show appearances. >> looks like an opportunist. >> big thing. conflicting stories, how bristol lost her virginity, he says fueled by alcohol. she disputed that. a lot of family dirt. >> i doubt the true story will ever be known. >> truth is always in the middle is it not. uh-huh. here is a look at your tuesday forecast now. 20 degrees cools in the midwest. severe storms from cleveland to new england. and some rain, hail, dust storms down in the desert southwest. thunderstorms from the sierra range into the rockies. >> 76, salt lake city. 95 in phoenix. dallas heats up climbing to 105. 77 in kansas city. 68, minneapolis. 80, boston to atlanta. >> well the final game of the nfl's first weekend ended with a bit of history. >> that's right it came just before halftime and the raiders/broncos game last night. >> that is when oakland kicker

janokowsky tied the record for the longest ever field goal, hit from 63 yards out. an amazing kick. actually his third field goal of the first half. >> by the way he also hit a 61 yarder two seasons ago. so not too shabby. >> you don't see that every day. an amazing record to tie. congratulations. 63, you kidding me. >> some fun football. >> you are not a football fan. i appreciate your faking your way through that. >> trying to give it some enthusiasm. we'll be right back with more "world news now." >> i appreciate that. ate that. ♪ i just want to fly ♪ ♪ i just want to fly ♪

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welcome back, everybody. well tonight here on abc, diane sawyer presents the riveti welcome back, everybody. well tonight here on abc, diane never before heard audio tapes left behind by former first lady jacqueline kennedy. she recorded them actually a few months after jfk's assassination. >> they offer rare insight into

history and the cuban missile crisis as the world teetered on the edge of nuclear war. that's where diane sawyer starts our preview. and he said -- >> reporter: it is stunning to hear again that singular breathy voice as she takes us become to a moment in history when america was one chess move away from all-out nuclear war. everyone terrified by russian missiles. she hears the tense debate at the white house through a door. >> and i went up and listened and eavesdropped. i could hear mcnamara saying something, and i thought i mustn't listen, and i went away. please don't send me away to camp david. please don't send me anyere. if anything happens, we are all going to stay right here with you. even if there is not enough room in the bomb shelter. i said, pleaea, jack. i just want totoe with you. and i want to die with you and the children do, too. we can't live without you. >> she also analyzes all of the players on the white house stage. like lyndon n hnson, she makes

it clear she always thought he had his own ambiguous agenda saying he was picked to be vice president primarily for votes in texas and to undo his mischievous power in the senate. >> if you had had him up there with that enormous ego nobody was happy about it. everyone was amazed that he accepted. and, well, some other people can tell you about it, going down into his room and everything. i guess he was drunk. >> reporter: she says as vice president in the white house he was barely there. >> jack would say you can never get an opinion out of lyndon at any cabinet or national security meeting. he would just say, you know, that he agreed with them, whatever they wanted. just keep really quiet.

so -- lyndon as vice president didn't, just didn't do anything. >> but there is a skill to listening to any oral history and finding the truth. >> i mean, bobby and lbj had this mortal hatred for one another. >> keep in mind her brother-in-law bobby is going to mount his own campaign for president. she and bobby kennedy trying to make sure johnson doesn't take credit for president kennedy's legacy. >> when something really crisis happens, that's when they're going to miss jack and talking about lyndon and people will think i am bitter. i am not so bitter now. >> she is also the woman who bore the weight of the nation's grief after the assassination of her husband. at one point, 3-year-old john kennedy jr. is heard wandering in and talking to the microphone held by historian arthur schlesinger. >> john, you went to the airport today? >> yes. >> john, what happened to your father?

>> he's gone to heaven. >> he's gone to heaven. >> yeah. >> do you remember him? >> yeah. >> what do you remember? >> i don't remember anything. >> wow. >> wow. >> that's so moving. >> to hear, john-john's voice and jackie's. >> speaking about his father's death. >> unbelievable piece of history there. check it out tonight. two-hour special tonight. starting at 9:00 p.m. eastern, and diane sawyer exclusive. coming up, a michigan pharmacist gets in trouble trying to defend himself. >> see what he did when robbers stormed the store and why it cost him his job. you are watching "world news now." cost him his job. you are watching "world news now."

look to call the no good deed goes unpunished file. about a former pharmacist at walgreen's. >> he defended thehetore during a robbery attempt. as dan harris reports, that turned out to be a big mistake. >> reporter: it all plays out on this harrowing surveillance video from a walgreen's pharmacy in michigan. it's 4:30 in the morning on may 8, mother's day. jeremy hoven, a 36-year-old pharmacist, is sorting medications behind the counter. then it begins. twtwarmed men wearing masks enter. immediately they start pointing their guns at one of the workers. hoven tries to call 911. >> seconds later i saw a manager with the gunman. the gunman saw me. and i saw him. >> reporter: the gunman leaps over the counter, turns and aims his begun at hoven. >> i feared for my life.

the gunman repeatedly attempted to fire upon me. >> reporter: three times says hoven, but for some reason, the gun wouldn't fire. hoven fires three times at the robbers, and they then run out in a panic. while nobody got hurt and while some would see hoven's action as heroic, walgreens apparently did not. five days later, despite the fact that hoven had a permit to carry a gun, he was fired for violatinging walgreen's non-escalation policy as well as a policy barring employees from carrying weapons while they work. >> at no time during my employmentntith walgreen's was i advised of, given a copy of, or discussed with management a nonescalation policy. >> reporter: in a statement to abc news, wawareen's stands behind their decision and says their policies are designed for the safety of f eir customers and employees and are "endorsed by law enforcement," but hoven is fighting back with a wrongful termination suit that is now

headed to federal court. dan harris, abc news, new york. >> good for the guy to fight back. that is debatable termination. >> he didn't know about the policy. >> this guy's lawyer says he was exercising his reasonable right of self defense in the face of a gunman who attempted to pull a trigger three times and shoot him, presumably shoot him dead. >> exactly, what is he expected to do? coming up, a welcome home for a military woman in indiana. >> the elaborate wedding proposal she will never forget. that's coming up next. oposal she will never forget. that's coming up next. elaborate wedding proposal she will never forget. that's coming up next. but only one hair color has proven it. natural instincts. it's the only hair color that's clinically proven to be less damaging. shiny, healthy looking color... every time you color. ♪ ♪ for a healthy look... look no further than natural instincts. ♪ ♪ it's all good. and it's proven. get all the healthy look of natural instincts in our vibrant shades.

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go, "favorite story of the day," and this one features a little bling-bling. >> two members of the national guard have a wedding to plan, as rick hightower reports, it all follows a dramatic proposal over the weekend. >> i am going crazy. i am nervous. crazy nervous. she makes me laugh. makes me smile. everything about her. >> reporter: indiana national guard staff sergeant jesse fordyce was hoping for for a big yes saturday as he waited nervously at the airport baggage claim for his girlfriend and fellow soldier kelly osborne. >> it's exciting. >> i love you. bye. okay. she is off the plane. >> it is very, very exciting. she has found a wonderful man. and we are very excited. >> they have given s smuch to our country and to all of us. and we have all seen them go through so much when jesse was injured and everything. kelly is just a great soldier too. and i just couldn't be happier for both of them. >> reporter: finally.

>> there she is. >> reporter: osborne, emerged at the top of the escalator. she saw the big question. she made her way down the escalator into jesse's arms where he popped the e ggest question of his life. >> yes. >> will you marry me? >> after lots of hugs and kisses she of course said -- >> yes. >> numerous times. >> yes. i think before he asked. i'm shocked. >> reporter: the iraq veteran and purple heart recipient was relieved that he was now engaged. >> i love you. >> i love you too. >> reporter: now a couple that has given much to their country now plan to give themselves to each other. >> if we have to be away from ea other, we'll make due. that's why we signed up to do our job. so if we have to be apart from each other. then, that's what we'll do. you want to put it on? >> yes. does it fit? >> it should. >> what a happy story.

>> very, very cool. very cool. >> i guess they're used to being apart because of their service but they do say they want to nail down a wedding date within six months. >> she seemed happy. i think a creative proposal is cool. i liked that. >> showed some effort. >> some planning. >> some thought went into it. >> here is to the happy couple. very cool. >> that is the news for this half-hour. remember to follow us on facebook. >> catch our tweets on twitter. keep in touch on line and at wnn.

wake-up call about nuclear safety after a fatal explosion in france. >> this time a worker is killed at a plant that burns nuclear waste. and after the japanese disaster, just six months ago, critics are demanding action. it is tuesday, september 13th.

good morning, everybody, i'm rob nelson. >> i'm tanya rivero. critics are quick to point out this morning little has been done to improve nuclear safety worldwide since the fukushima meltdown. now that's why this accident in france at a nuclear waste plant might lead to some safety changes. >> really hard to believe after all the frightening days we spent watching that plant very little has been done there or in our own country. >> we know from the recent blackouts in california, it's not just natural disasters we have to worry about. manmade, as well. >> scary. in this half-hour, the republicans running for president had another chance last night to set themselves apart during a tea party debate. you will see how rick perry, now of course still the front-runner had to defend himself yet again. everybody swinging at rick. >> the gloves are off now. it's getting down and dirty. and later this half-hour, watson, the super computer, after winning at "jeopardy," he gets a job.

but is that a good thing? >> do you want the super computer involved in some of yoururealth care decisions? that is a very interesting piece of old watson. >> useful or not? >> you decide. before all that, officials at a french nuclear facility where an explosion has killed one person say everything is under control. >> this comes almost s s months to the day after the japanese plant began its long slide into meltdown and raises troubling questions about what else could go wrong now. here is abc's nick watt. >> reporter: 11:45 in the morning, the marcoule nuclear facility in southern france, a fire near a furnace used to burn nuclear waste. one worker is killed, four others injured, one suffering from severe burns is choppered to a nearby hospital. authorities suspect human error might be to blame. >> what makes engineers and physicists uneasy is the fact that there is a huge amount of nuclear waste stored at that site. >> reporter: the fire department seals the site, fears of

radiation is our worst nightmare occurring again. there are no signs of irradiation leak and the fire walls quickly contained. still the scare proves that six months after the disaster at fukushima, the tension over nuclear power remains high. fukushima is spewing radiation, 12 mile zone around the plant is a wasteland, and 80,000 people still displaced. it could take years if not decades before they can return. most of japan's nuclear reactors remain shut down just in case. but in france, 75% of the country's electricity still comes from nuclear power. in the united states, fukushima was seen as a wake-up call. still, six months later, there have been no substantial safety changes made at the 104 nuclear reactors that dot the country. where is the beef?

where are the actual upgrades being done? and the answer is so far, nothing has been done. >> reporter: the exact cause of the explosion here in france is still unknown, but a french government scientist just told us with every incident like this with every close call there are lessons to be learned and improvements to be made. nick watt, abc news. improvements to be made. apparently they're not being made. >> not at all. in june, president sarkozy in france wants to invest $1 billion in new nuclear reactors, that just came a few months after the tragedy in japan. >e didn't publicly respond to the tragedy in japan at all. >> scary, environmentalists have a pretty loud voice out there in france, at least a pretty active voice. >> gives more fuel to their argument for sure. >> you would think. in other news this morning, al qaeda's new leader issued a message to coincide with the 9/11 anniversary. the 62-minute interview is titled "the dawn of imminent

victory," and also features previously unreleased photos of osama bin laden. al zawahiri tops the fbi's list of the world's most wanted terrorist. president obama remains focused on his job creation proposal as he travels to ohio today. yesterday, president obama urged republican lawmakers to quickly pass the $447 billion plan, but passage looks increasingly doubtful. paying for the plan would rely on a series of tax hikes that have all previously been rejected by the republicans. jobs were among the topics at last night's republican debate in florida. front-runner rick perry came under heavy attack again from his rivals especially on social security and immigration. we have more from the debate last night. >> reporter: rick perry took a pounding for his executive order mandating that all sixth grade girls get vaccine vaccinated for sexually transmitted disease.

>> i will tell you that i made a mistake by not going to the legislature first. >> reporter: the panel pounced on perry for his in graduation policy that offered education credits even for illegal immigrants. >> maybe that was an attempt to attract the latino voters. >> we were clearly sending a message to young people, regardless of what the sound of their last name is that we believe in you. that if you want to live in the state of texas and you want to pursue citizenship we will allow you the opportununy to be contributing members in the state of texas and not be a drag on our state. >> reporter: even perry's much vaunted job creation in texas was chalked up to luck. >> i think governor perry would agree with me if you dump four aces that doesn't make you a great poker player. >> 170,000 jobs were government jobs, so i would put a little damper on this. but i don't want to offend the governor. he might raise my taxes. >> reporter: the panel agreed on

tax cuts and deregulation as cures for the ailing economy, but michele bachmann, plummeting in the polls, tried to stake out the toughest position against democratic health care reform. >> the only way to eradicate obama-care is pull it out by the root and branch to fully repeal it, the only way to get rid of it. this is why i am running for the presidency of the united states. >> there was a little word cloud, gave us an idea of the big words from the debate last night. they were people, president, and going. >> going. very nice. jobs was somewhere in there, that's the big topic nationally. but you didn't see, didn't play as prominently as you would think. it's not that dominant last night, but again, we are very early. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> rick perry catching all the heat out there. bobby jindal called him the leader that can lead our party to victory in 2012 that came hours after the former

minnesota governor backed mitt romney in the race. north carolina voters will soon get to decide if their state should have a constitutional ban on gay marriage. lawmakers voted last night to put an amendment on the primary ballot in may defining marriage as between one man and one woman. hundreds of people attended rallies in charlotte and raleigh yesterday on both sides of the issue. >> if the voters don't want it, then they'll vote it down. but i do believe and we are prepared to live with that. i do believe the people's voice in a democracy should be heard. >> i think this is a terribly sad day y our state and will have repercussions for a long time if the amendment passes. >> there is a law banning same sex marriage in north carolina, but supporters say the constitutional amendment will make it harder to challenge. >> same battle, different state. >> that's right. >> now some not so happy news about happy feet.

he lost again. the wayward penguin was on his way back to antarctica a week ago. last friday after five days at sea the transmitter attached to his feathers, well, it went silent. experts say the most likely scenario is that it fell off, but the transmitter may have failed or, this is worst case scenario, for happy feet, could have been eaten by an orca or leopard seal. so happy feet could now be a happy meal. >> that is so sad. >> all that attention. all that. did i bring you down? >> that really brought me down, rob. it really did. you know, it's tough. you get attached to a penguin like that. >> it is a lost love. so strange. and maybe we can elevate the mood a little bit. >> how can we do that, rob? >> a little dance, a little something. a little something to bring in the "world news" disco ball. ♪ >> a great idea. >> chair dance, going to get up. >> i feel my mood lifted

already. >> you feel it lifted. got to get into it. do a spin. >> ha-ha-ha. >> you got to feel it. >> whoa -- it is tuesday morning. >> too much sad news in the world. got to shake it off. get a little some of that. happy feet. happy feet. for that great disco. >> i have some happy feet right now. >> river dance under there. you sound good. >> i feel better already. >> somebody call the emmy committee. please. >> for your consideration. >> please. oh, yes. after all that silliness, hehe is your tuesday forecast. gusty winds, hail, and thunderstorms. >> from ohio to new england. >> thunderstorms from las vegas to albuquerque, mountain rainfall, seattle range, and out of breath. and cold front chills off the midwest. >> 60s from fargo to chicago. 83 here in new york. feels a lot hotter than that right now. 90 in miami. 91 in new orleans. sacramento, 87, colorado springs, 82, 71 in seattle.

>> all right. all right. where are we going now? >> think that will become a new tradition. >> stumbled upon something. >> got to lighten the mood. >> sad stories. >> bounce back. >> resilience, that's what we're about. okay 89 beauty queens from around the world took to the stage, in the miss universe contest. and it was, miss angola, leila lopez, who was crowned the victor. >> uh-huh. now to be miss universe, candidates must win evening gown and swimsuit competitions and answer that all important interview question. ms. angola was asked what physical trait she would change about herself. her answer she wouldn't change a thing, because it is her inner beauty and principles that matter most. self-respecting answer. >> good answer. she is beautiful. there is nothing to change. >> congratulations. >> we'll be right back. street ♪ .

♪ pretty woman walking down the street ♪

♪ pretty woman walking down the street ♪ welcome back, everybody. the movie "pretty woman" starring julia roberts as a prostitute was a huge success years ago. but the pageant costume it now inspired -- not so much. >> the question this morning, did a mom go too far when she dressed up her young daughter as roberts' character for a beauty pageant. here is andrea canning. >> reporter: the hit show "toddlers and tiaras" is known for its over-the-top costumes and revealing baby-sized bikinis. but no outfit has generated as

much controversy as this one. >> here comes "pretty woman." paisley. >> reporter: 3-year-old paisley dickey dressed as a prostitute, channeling the julia roberts' character from the movie "pretty woman." >> cash is acceptable? >> cash works for me, yeah. >> reporter: with her thigh high black boots, blue miniskirt and blond wig, little paisley does her best strut across the stage. even some of the thick skinned pageant moms were angered by it. >> pageant moms take a huge rap for what we're doing to our little girls and it's outfits like that that gives us a bad rap. >> reporter: but the criticism doesn't phase paisley's mom wendy. she says the costume was meant to be funny. >> the whole idea was for people to see the comedy behind it when you take your children to a kids' movie there is always adult humor that the parents get that the children don't get. >> reporter: the reality show

has always been a lightning rod for criticism, but many are starting to question whether it should stay on the air. the parents television c cncil says the show has crossed the line. >> the whole premise of the show is to sex up these little girls. but when you have them portraying a character of a prostitute, you're taking away the youth, the innocence of the little girls. little 3-year-old girls shouldn't be sexy. >> reporter: wendy dickey says if she had to do it all over again she wouldn't choose this controversial costume. but says her family has good christian values and she doesn't regret her decision. >> public doesn't know us. they don't know what kind of family we are. would i do it again? of course, no. i do think people have overreacted in the worst way. >> i love dressing up. >> i guess our viewers can be the judge on that one. >> you all chime in. i know what i think. i can't say on network tv. coming up. salma hayek's husband has explaining to do. >> and rihanna puts a little morere skin in our skinny. >> and rihanna puts a little more skin in our skinny.

e more skin in our "skinny." we'll be right back. do. awe

♪ ♪ first story is one we have been talking about a little in the past. linda evangelista came forward in july saying her son is also the son of salma hayek's husband. >> now he has come out and said look, i've tried to be a g gd dad, i've tried to step up because evangelista is seeking $46,000 a month in child support. this includes a team of drivers, former police detectives and $80,000 a year, 24 hour a day nanny because she does not want to be alone with the child apparently. it's interesting, augustine, evangelista's son is 4, and valentina, salma's daughter is 3. wonder if they will have play dates.

>> separated from salma, got with linda and conceived this other kid. >> before they got married. right. >> one big happy family. >> salma hayek -- >> linda evangelista is not so bad. >> salma, from dusk to dawn. >> rihanna replaced megan fox as the face of armani. they have a sneak peek you can tellllhe is bashful and matronly as she is. bleached blond hair in this one. posing all kind of nice looking photos here, lingerie, doing her thing. rihanna cementing her sex symbol status in this one. thought everyone would enjoy seeing that one, if you are up this morning. >> little wake-up call. all right, a little sadder news. jennifer anniston's mom had a stroke and jennifer rushed to the hospital to be by her side. her mom, nancy dowd, 75 years

old, is at the los angeles hospital. you know, jennifer anniston's boyfriend, justin thoreau, reports they were on again and off again, jennifer and her mom whether they were getting along. jen is quoted saying she patched things up with her mother in 2009. it is good. fine, things are fine between us. >> prayers for the family. look who's hanging out, will smith and marc anthony all those rumors about j-lo. hanging out at the game. old-time friends. is it real or pr? you decide. ♪ ound with marc. hanging out at the game. old-time friends. is it real or pr? you decide.

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♪ [ "jeopardy!y!theme song ] finally this half-hour, keep the song going. you probably remember watson, the computer that destroyed human competition this year on "jeopardy."

>> watson isn't just hanging out these days, he is heading to work for a major medical firm. we have more. >> a heartbreaking work of this. >> reporter: he has beaten "jeopardy's" best. >> what is staggering genius? >> that's right. >> reporter: now watson is poised to make crucial decisions about medical care. wellpoint's announcement marks the first time the ibm super computer has ever gotten a real job. >> dr. watson has been studying for many months now and he has gone through medical school, internship, residency. >> reporter: anyone who's ever been a patient knows that the pitfalls in our system can put people in jeopardy. insurarae companies may not pay claims. procedures can put people in the poorhouse. and even the best doctors have been known to make mistakes. so is the obvious answer -- watson? watson can process 200 million pages of data in under three seconds. giving even dr. house a run for

his money. >> mri the spine. if that's clean, cut her open and biopsy the leg. >> reporter: watson may not need to order so many expensive tests which no doubt is part of his appeal. >> i would hate to see an insurance company use watson to -- deny a claim. >> reporter: even on "jeopardy" watson has made mistakes, like when the answer they were looking for was a type of loose fitting dress. >> watson? >> what is chemise? >> no. incorrect. >> reporter: some worry watson could end up becoming like hal of 2001. >> i'm sorry, dave, i am afraid i can't do that. >> reporter: well point insists it won't happen when the computer clocks in next year. >> really dr. watson will serve as a consultant to physicians. not replacing physicians. >> reporter: he may be the smartest doctor in the world, but compassion and bedside manner may be a struggle even for a jeopardy champion. david wright, abc news, los angeles. does anything really replace

the bedside manner, the human kind of connection of a good doctor? >> i don't know, rob, do you think a robot could be a co-anchor. >> a little -- >> or perhaps. $20. did you win that? >> i did. just got done breaking into his hotel room and left. >> drinks are on rob. >> always. always. that's the news for this half-hour. more from abc coming up right after the break. ♪

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