but they knew where to find goodman. just before tuesday's match, she was arrested leaving her new york city hotel room to go to work. >> she was definitely surprised to see us. >> reporter: brandi hitt, abc news, los angeles. >>> and amazingly, no one was hurt when a planned explosion on a new york city subway project went completely awry. a passerby captured what looks to be like a volcanic eruption yesterday on manhattan's upper east side. the blast was part of the construction of a new subway line. it sent concrete and bedrock up to eight stories high. there was no structural damage to nearby buildings. but some windows were broken. work on that site has been halted while the explosive mishap, so to speak, is investigated. >>> and a developing story this morning. a trip to blow off steam is turning into a major embarrassment for buckingham palace. we showed you the pictures of prince harry partying in las vegas, spending time poolside and at nightclubs. well, overnight, we hear photos of a naked harry have surfaced t

taneisha goodman: "it's ridiculous!"her family has been without running water since sunday.taneisha goodman: "it'ssa shock. it's an eye-opener and we weren't prepared or this at all."the family's 90-some gallon fish tank is running low.maurice goodman, father: (pumping out water from fish tank) "today might be the last day..."water is pumped from it: bucket by bucket.. and taken upstairs (nats going up stairs)to fill the toilets and bide time. taneisha goodman: "call 311 goodman: "i feel like maybe r) if the mayor lived next door, that i would have gotten a better response. that's how i feel."finally, this afternoon-- answers.(nats: shovels)but, not the answers taneisha was hoping for.city workers repair an old meter around dinnertime thursday. city officials told her any pipe break past the meter would be her responsibility.it took several more hours for the city to confirr that to us. taneisha goodman: (wiping tears) "i feel like giving up, but i can't."basically, it took four days for the city to a plumber.taneisha go

but they knew where to find goodman. just before tuesday's match, she was arrested leaving her new york city hotel room going to work. >> she was surprised to see us. >> reporter: brandi hitt, abc news, los angeles. >>> amazingly, no one was hurt when a planned explosion on a new york city subway project went awry. a passerby captured what looks to be a volcanic eruption on manhattan's upper east side. the blast was part of a new subway line. it sent concrete and bed rook up to eight stories high. there was no structural damage to buildings nearby. but some windows were broken. the construction is halted as the mishap, so to speak, is investigated. >>> this is tough to watch here. this is a 26-year-old man being hit and dragged by a speeding pickup truck. steven bright says he was run over after trying to avoid water balloons that two teenage girls in the truck were throwing at him and his brother. police are searching for those girls who are facing possible assault charges. there's more coming up later today on "good mo

john goodman joins us now to talk about priceless. let's talk about the recent supreme court decision on the health care bill. what is your view? >> i was sorry to see that decision. i wish we could start over and have a more rational health care reform. now we have to deal with the law as it is. i think even the supporters of the law are going to want to make major changes in the next year and a half. >> what do you want to see? what do you see as rational health care? >> guest: what we have in the obamacare what is a requirement that you and i buy an insurance plan at twice the rate of growth of our income. you don't have to be an accountant to know that if you're paying for something that is increasing, will crowd out everything else you are consuming and eventually will have nothing to lead and nothing to wear no place to live but what of health-care. that is an impossible task. >> host: your group the national center in cp a is one of the founders of health savings accounts. correct? what are they? >> guest:

until then, both daniker and goodman have put their scooters in storage. >> ann goodman says she's received two dozen tickets for riding her scooter. she took off her license plate hoping to pass as a maryland or virginia driver, it didn't work. the cop hauled her in to jail for a second time. she's now gone to court for both arrests and says the judge threw both cases out. >> wow. >> that's incredible. >> all right. you're seeing a lot more on the street. >> yeah, they are. >>> let's check with doug. good scooter weather out there, huh? >> not bad at all, as a matter of fact, 90 degrees, plenty of sunshine, a good scooter day. heat index right now 93 degrees. a little bit on the warm and humid side. but not all that bad. nothing compared to the middle portions of july. now 93, gaithersburg to the north only at 82, 85 in college park right now and 81 in camp springs. what are we seeing out there? couple of showers and a few strong thunderstorms, especially into prince georges. those have died out and i do not expect to see a repeat throughout the rest of the evening. most of us, if not all

john goodman is the new author. this is booktv. >> 2012 libertarian party gary johnson enjoying gary johnson enjoying the booktv at freedom fest in las vegas to talk about his new book seven principles of good government. this is about 15 minutes. >> on your screen now is the cover of a new book coming out in august 2012, "seven principles of good government" liberty people in politics, written by gary johnson and he is also the libertarian party nominee for president in 2012. governor johnson, when and why did she leave the republican party and become libertarian? >> guest: i cannot libertarian my entire life. this is kind of coming out of the closet and i don't think i'm unlike most americans. there's a lot more americans in this country that declare themselves libertarian as opposed to voting libertarian. so the pitch i'm trying to make right now is both libertarians would meet just this one time. give me a shout at changing things benefit doesn't work out, you can always return to tierney and argue that is what

the police were called to her home where they found allan goodman, her 83-year-old husband and father of her children dead. she said he had fallen down the stairs but later learned she used a dangerous weapon, a coffee cut to bludgeon him to death. >> he received multiple sharp force injuries to the head. we located that coffee mug and several pieces at the crime scene. >> reporter: police said they had trouble tracking low wis goodman down but learned she had been in new york city for the u.s. open which began next week. >> she was back to schedule. >> reporter: tuesday morning she was arrested leaving her hotel wearing her u.s. open union for. >> reporter: she allegedly beat him with porcelain cup and stabbed him with pieces. her attorney said she will fight this case. t.j. winick, new york. >>> students will go back to a new addition to their school. sherrie johnson has more. >> reporter: here at leaf walk elementary school, crews are working hard to put the final touches on this new addition to the school. built in 1951, this school hasn't had any renovation, that is until now. >>

i'm amy goodman. syrian rebels are claiming to be in control of more than half of syria's largest city of aleppo after days of clashes with government troops. the regime of president bashar al-assad has offered competing claims saying in his forced opposition fighters to retreat from key areas. the fighting in aleppo has drawn tens of thousands -- sent tens of thousands from their homes. and the residents are trapped between dangerous conditions. >> we are concerned about the continuous raging armed violence that is taking place in syria's most populous city, aleppo, where we are witnessing partners arer witnessing thousands are seeking shelters in schools, mosques, public buildings. these are the people who have not fled the city, have not had the means or feel is too dangerous to make that journey. we are getting indications the journey is wrought with armed gangs, and others blocking the way. >> syrian activists have announced an opposition groups seeking to form a transitional government. the coun

the motive behind the crime but knew where to find goodman. just before tuesday's match she was arrested leaving her new york city hotel room to go to work. >> she was definitely surprised to see us. >> reporter: prosecutors have asked goodman's bail be set at $1 million. she waved extradition, meaning she will be on a plane soon back to los angeles. rob, paula, back to you. >> brandi, thank you for the report. >>> a washington state man will be in court this afternoon after his arrest for allegedly making threats against the president. secret service agents rushed to the man's suburban seattle apartment after he sent a threatening e-mail to a general fbi account, 31-year-old antoine calori came to the door with a shotgun. they arrested him. after a search they confiscated two weapons. no bombs were found. but he, he told them that there were bombs where he lived. they searched his residence. they did find some substances that could create bombs. but no bombs were found. still -- scary. >> scary for the neighbors as well. entire neighborhood w

i'm amy goodman. we are broadcasting from tampa. tropical storm as it is heading north after battering the gulf coast with heavy wind and rains. more than 730,000 people remained without power in louisiana and mississippi after isaac slowed to a crawl and lashed the area on wednesday. 60% of residents of new orleans have gone without power and some neighborhoods saw flooding, the city's rebuilt levees helped prevent a repeat of the mass devastation of hurricane katrina seven years ago. among the areas to see flooding was plaquemines parish, where surging waters flooded homes and businesses. goingon't know what we're to do, but we're going to stay here as long as we can. >> the water in the back is about to get into my laundry room. that room is a little lower than the house. >> i saw water in my house. the computer is all under water. >> new orleans has been on lockdown with large numbers of police and national guard, many armed with assault rifles, patrolling the streets. on wednesday, new orleans ma

i'm amy goodman. president obama has reportedly issued secret authorization for the u.s. to support rebels seeking to overthrow syrian president bashar al-assad. citing unnamed u.s. officials, the reuters news agency reports obama has signed an intelligence finding directing the cia and other agencies to aid syria's armed opposition. the u.s. is said to be taking part in a nerve center backing the rebels from a secret base in turkey near the syrian border. the full extent of the u.s. role remains unclear. nbc news is reporting the opposition free syrian army has just received a weapons shipment from turkey that includes two dozen surface to air missiles for use against the syrian regime's fleet of aircraft. both sides of the syrian conflict are facing accusations of committing atrocities. opposition activists said government forces killed at least 50 people tuesday in an attack on a suburb of damascus. rebel forces released video footage of the execution of four alleged pro-regime fighters seized in t

i'm amy goodman. wisconsin please have identified the shooter who killed six worshippers at the oak creek sikh temple and critically wounded three others before being shot dead. the gunmen was wade michael page, a white 40-year-old army veteran with links to white supremacist groups. he served as a soldier in the army from 1992 to 1998, when it was discharged for patterns of misconduct. on monday, the southern poverty law center called him a frustrated neo-nazi put in the leader of a racist white power bands. at the white house, president obama called for national soul- searching in the shootings aftermath. >> i think all of us recognize these kinds of terrible tragic events are happening with too much regularity for us to not do some soul-searching and examine additional ways that we can reduce violence. as i have already said, i think there are a lot of elements involved. i want to bring together law enforcement, committee leaders, faith leaders, elected officials at every level to see how we can ma

i'm amy goodman. britain is vowing to deny safe passage to wikileaks founder julian assange despite ecuador's decision to grant him political asylum. assange remains inside the ecuadorian embassy in london where he has stayed for almost two months in an attempt to avoid extradition to sweden for questioning over sex crime accusations. chilean assange's lawyers say he fears sweden will then action but him to the united states to face charges of the leaking of secret u.s. military diplomatic files. on thursday, the british foreign secretary william hague said assange would be arrested if he leaves the embassy. >> we're disappointed by the statement by ecuador's foreign minister today that ecuador has offered political asylum to julian assange. under our law, with mr. assange having exhausted all options of appeal, the british authorities are under a binding obligation to extradite him to sweden. we must carry out that obligation. we fully intend to do so. the ecuadorean government decision this afternoo

i'm amy goodman. the former girlfriend of the gunman who carried out the massacre of the sikh temple in oak creek, wisconsin senate has been detained after an unauthorized gun was allegedly found in her home. mr. cook, a 31-year-old waitress and nursing student with reported ties to what supremacist groups, worked at a restaurant a block from the temple where her ex-boyfriend, wade michael page, killed six people. she and page reportedly broke up earlier this summer. she was arrested tuesday on suspicion of being a felon in possession of a firearm. pictures show her posing with members of a why supremacist group and wearing one of their t-shirts. there reportedly were active in online message forum for white supremacist groups. a researcher who studied wade michael page while researching which music in southern california several years ago has provided new details about the shooter's background. in an interview published on huffington post, a criminology professor said page had a drinking problem and

i'm amy goodman. republican congressmember todd akin is found to remain in missouri's senate race despite widespread calls from and then his own party to drop out. he sparked a national controversy after he told an interviewer that women are somehow a couple of blocking an unwanted pregnancy during what he called "legitimate rape." on monday, and it romney joined top republican leaders in denouncing his comments and asking him to out of the race. the national republican senatorial committee also declared it would withdraw support from todd akin, as did the republican advocacy group, cross for its gps. today's the deadline for missouri senate hopefuls to withdraw from contention, meaning republicans could field a different candidate if todd akin complies with their demands. but instead, he has vowed to remain in the race. more after the headlines. president obama and mitt romney continue to trade barbs on tax issues. namely, romney's refusal to release his returns and obama's contention that romney's t

keep in mind, the goodmans had been married for the better part of 50 years. and police are now trying to figure out if this was a volatile long-term relationship or if this might have been just a fit of rage. and to figure that out, they need help with the rest of the puzzle. listen. >> i think the more people that had interaction with both the goodmans, that day, that week maybe during their marriage will be able to help us with this case. >> but lois goodman's attorney says she is very eager to get back to los angeles to aggressively fight these accusations that she says are completely false. shep? >> shepard: trace gallagher live in our west coast news hub. trace, thanks. you like poker? it's not gambling. it's more a game of skill than chance. that's the ruling now from a federal judge in new york city. the ruling tossed out a jury's conviction of a man charged with operating an illegal underground poker club. this is the first time any judge has ruled poker cannot be considered illegal gambling. and is it could really help those who are fighting to legal

i'm amy goodman. at least seven people are dead following a shooting spree at a sikh temple in oak creek, wisconsin. the attack occurred when a gunman opened fire, killing six people, critically wounding three others, before a police officer shot him dead. authorities have not released the entity of a shooter and it is said that he is a white male who was previously discharged from the army. >> we are treating this as a domestic terrorist-type incident. therefore, the fbi has the resources necessary to investigate that. the police department is assisting 88's of this. >> the attack comes two weeks after the shooting massacre in, that left 15 people dead and 28 injured. " violence continues to rage in syria where government forces and rebels are clashing in the two main fronts of damascus and aleppo. earlier today, at a bomb struck a building injuring several people. there are reports of 20,000 troops surrounding the city. at the united nations, ban ki moon expressed concern for aleppo residents. >> al

i'm amy goodman. wikileaks founder julian assange emerged from inside the ecuadorean embassy london on sunday with a different speech from the embassy's balcony. he spoke days after ecuador granted him political asylum, prompting bernton to deny him safe passage out of the country. in a nine-minute address to supporters of wikileaks in the media, julian assange, president obama to abandon what he described as a "war on whistleblowers." >> i ask president obama to do the right thing. the united states must renounce its witch hunt against wikileaks. the united states must dissolve its fbi investigation. the united states must vow it will not seek to prosecute us or our supporters. the united states must pledge before the world that it will not pursue journalists for shining a light on the secret crimes of the powerful. >> we will play the full address of joined assange after the headlines. at least 13 people were killed over the weekend in three separate u.s. drone attacks inside pakistan. the attacks,

but goodman told "the los angeles times" in 1994, she loved it anyway. you can't let anything bother you and you can't take anything personally. if you do, you're in big trouble. she's in big trouble right now. "the new york times" saying that she allegedly beat him with the coffee cup and stabbed him with pieces of it. she is being charged with first-degree murder. and her attorney says she is going to fight this case. >>> another shocking story. a hit-and-run caught on tape. a man being struck by a speeding truck in a school parking lot. it's so hard to watch. but the victim walked away with just a broken wrist. and as abc's rob nelson reports, arizona police are searching for the teenage girls believed to be responsible. >> reporter: the truck is going so fast, it's hard to see. but watch again in slow-motion. that's 26-year-old steven bright being hit and then dragged by a pickup drug through an elementary school parking lot. >> i remember thinking in my head, this is it, pretty much. i'm going to be thrown off this truck and i'm done. >> reporter: t

i'm amy goodman. tropical storm isaac is heading through the gulf of mexico, threatening to batter the gulf coast. federal officials expect the storm to develop into a category 1 hurricane, and make landfall on wednesday. the storm will mark the most serious test of new orleans rebuild levees in the seven years since hurricane katrina. u.s. government scientists have disclosed the sea ice in the arctic ocean has melted to its smallest size ever, potentially signaling that the worst-case scenario of global warming is becoming a reality. the national snow and ice data center and the national space agency says the arctic sea ice has dwindled to some 27,000 square miles less than the previous record set in 2007. the ice will likely continue to melt with several weeks of summer weather still to come. in a statement, government scientists said the melting of the arctic sea ice "is considered a strong signal of long-term climate warming. speaking to the press, michael mann, the author of a major 2001 report

goodman's... being extradited... to los angeles,... where... she could face... up to life in prison ... if... she's found guilty. police in lincoln, nebraska say a oman who claimed she was the victim of a violent hate crime... made the whole thing up. up.this is charlieerogers.she said she was attacked in her home last month by three men who carved homophobic slurs into her skin.but authorities say d-n-a evidence didnnt match her version of events. rogers was arrested and charged with lying to police. she has pleaded not guilty. 3 missouri congressman todd akin refusing to drop out oo the senate race.....despite backlash over his comments on rape and abortion. 3 as molly henneberg reports, akin says he wont let "party bosses" bully him into are coming from the top! top! 3 akin says: "i've made the decision to ssay in because i believe that we can win this race."a defiant congressman for missouri's senate seat...despite calls within his own party to step aside. akin says: "it makes me uncoofortable to think that the party bosses are gging to dictate whh runs as o

i'm amy goodman. government figures have confirmed july was the hottest month for the united states on record. the national oceanic and atmospheric a ministrations as last month's on a nationwide average of 77.6 degrees -- three degrees above the 20th century average. the previous record dated back to the dust bowl era in 1936. the scorching weather in july helped bring upon a devastating drought and contributed to the hottest hot-month period on record. the news comes just days after a new study by the leading nasa climatologist james hansen reported the recent spate of extreme weather seen in the u.s. and around the world cannot be treated to anything but human caused global warming. hundreds of people gathered in new york and washington, d.c. wednesday night to hold vigils honoring the victims of the sikh temple shooting in wisconsin. six people were killed when was supremacist wade michael page opened fire at the oak creek sikh temple on sunday morning. members of the sikh community lepers of of t

i'm amy goodman. and a major shakeup, it features new president mohammed morsi has dismissed cairo's top two generals -- field marshal hussain tantawi and military chief of staff sami enan. tantawi had served as ousted leader of hosni mubarak's defense minister for two decades and headed the powerful supreme council of the armed forces. tinto is not indicated whether he accepts the move to replace them with general abdel fattah al-sisi. in addition, morsi quash the army's recent constitutional declaration is that occurred the new leader's powers. in a speech, morsi said the moves are for the benefit of this nation. the focus of the presidential race turns to iowa today as both president obama and mitt romney snoop running mate visit -- at romney's new running mate visit the hawkeye state. romney selected the republican congress member from wisconsin on saturday morning. >> if they elect paul ryan and me, we will do five things that will bring back america's economy. you'll see a resurgence in jobs, a

i'm amy goodman. the government of ecuador is announcing his decision on the asylum but of wikileaks founder julian assange today. it is being reported ecuador is prepared to allow wikileaks founder julian assange to remain in its london embassy in definitely under a type of humanitarian protection. wednesday, britain threatened to raid the embassy if they did not hand over assange. >> today we received from the united kingdom the clear and written threat they could storm our embassy in london if ecuador refuses to hand and julian assange. we want to make it absolutely clear that we are not a british colony and the times of colonialism are over. >> britain has told a quitter giving joy in assange asylum would not change a thing and mice to revoke the diplomatic status to allow the wikileaks founders extradition. we will have more on the case after the headlines. dozens of people up and killed in the latest attack by the regime of syrian president bashar al-assad hon. stronghold. at least 30 people inc

i'm amy goodman. a shooting in college station, texas near texas a&m university on monday has left three people dead, including the gunmen and wounded four others. at least one of them, seriously. the shooter, 35-year-old thomas caffall reportedly attacked a constable could come to us at -- home to serve him with an eviction notice. he killed him as well as a bystander. the shooter's mother has said she had been worried about her son was having mental health difficulties. the tragedy marks the third major shooting in the u.s. in less than a month, pushing gun control advocates to demand action. on monday, the british campaign to prevent gun violence released a letter urging presidential debate leaders to ask candidates to present plans for addressing gun violence. the letter notes more than 32 people are murdered with guns every day in the united states. president obama hit the campaign trail monday with a swing through iowa, unveiling a new $170 million measure to address the ongoing drought. obama c

i'm amy goodman. rebel fighters have claimed responsibility for a major bombing in the syrian capital of damascus. a number of explosions were reported earlier today in an area housing military facilities including the syrian regime's central security command. the blasts apparently occurred near the hotel for u.n. observers, but syria's opposition says it only intended to strike regime targets. the syrian government says just three people were wounded, but rebels claim the toll could be far higher. the the attack came amidst a visit to syria by the united nations humanitarian chief, valerie amos >> clearly, the situation has got worse since i was here in march. through our partners, as you know, have been doing an extremely good job trying to make sure that people need help get help, who will continue to support them, but also work to scale up our own efforts. >> at least 43 people were killed in afghanistan on tuesday in a series of bombings and shootings. the worst attack in the southwestern provinc

i'm amy goodman. republican congress member todd akin has refused to drop out of missouri senate race, defying calls from leaders of his own party who say he could hurt republican chances this november. he sparked a national controversy over the weekend after he told an interviewer that women are somehow capable of blocking pregnancy during what he called a legitimate rape. republicans from presidential candidate mitt romney to crowe wrote to senate leaders urged akin to withdraw before a tuesday deadline for missouri candidates. but on tuesday, a controlled radio host and former arkansas governor mike huckabee he plans to continue his bid. >> it is certainly the institutional side of the party is very lined up. i do receive continuing calls from people who are supportive of what we're trying to do. my question is, is there a matter of some justice here? i misspoke one word in one sentence in one day and all of the sudden, overnight, everybody decides, well, akin cannot possibly win. i don't agree wit