abc's lauren lyster joining there us now with the details of this report and these hearing theres. >> keb disand diane, one official compared the culture to lord of the flies. attack or be attacked. and you know it's part of the house oversight committee's on going investigation of the agency. it's related to allegations of executive misconduct. for many, the tsa is associated with patdowns and bag screenings. in the nation's capital wednesday, the agency's own baggage was the focus. >> we have low morale, a atlantic trust and field leaders who are fearful to speak out and for good reason. >> reporter: three to mid high level tsa there accusing there top brass of discrimination, burying there whistleblowers and racial profiling. one saying he reported sexual harassment, a senior leader tellinging there him this. >> if she files a complaint, it's our word against hers. i said i'm nog not going to lie. >> he said if you don't we can't work with you. >> another official alleging there bigot tritt involving is community outreach at mocks. >> my supervisor accused me of going native. it's

lauren lyster, abc news, new york. >>> president obama is back in washington this morning. he wrapped up his trip to europe on a serious note meeting with allies on the threat of terrorism and other problems in the middle east. in public comments before a private meeting the president said european nations have to do more in the fight against isis. he called this a defining moment for europe. >>> and there's new information this morning about the investigation into prince's death. the minneapolis star tribune reports that the investigation is focusing on drugs. the paper claims authorities are focusing on the role that painkillers played in the 57-year-old's fatal collapse last week and it quotes an attorney for prince's two late siblings who claim he was told about, quote, substantial problems with painkillers and cocaine more than a decade ago, but many longtime friends of prince say they have never observed him using drugs. >>> the family of a 12-year-old boy shot dead by police in cleveland has settled with the city for $6 million. tamir rice was playing with a pellet g

here's abc's lauren lyster. >> reporter: the new weapon in home security. >> hello? >> hello. >> can i help you? >> reporter: a doorbell camera ringing right to your phone, fooling would-be burglars into thinking you're home. >> we're not interested. >> reporter: the tool catching potential thieves on camera from nevada to california to tennessee, where investigators say this man rang first before breaking in. authorities reportedly using the tape to track him down and charge him with burglary. in los angeles, police revealing a six-month pilot program using the tool helped reduce burglaries in one neighborhood robbie o'donnell lives there. >> i can see without exposing myself to the person i'm speaking to what's going on on my front porch. if i hear a noise, i don't have to sit there and guess. >> reporter: here's how it works. the camera's activated when i ring a bell but also just by motion around the front door. it sends an alert to the user's phone who can see their guests and talk. hey, robbie. >> hello, lauren. >> reporter: the device one of several on the mar

lauren lyster has the story. >> reporter: after this seattle mother of three went missing last week, now a suspect in custody. 37-year-old john charlton arrested in a homicide investigation, following the gruesome discovery less than 48 hours earlier. body parts found in a recycling bin. >> all the evidence leads in the direction of that victim. >> reporter: the remains likely belonged to 40-year-old ingrid lynn. lynn's friend saying she planned to go on a date that night with someone she met on line. heading to a mariner's game, eye cording to a report. >> saturday when she didn't pick up her kids, something was wrong. >> reporter: neighbors responding. >> everything was in the house. call, call, no ingrid. >> it was a little weird. >> reporter: then watching the news, those crime scene officers at the site where the remains were found. >> i just thought no, can't be. >> reporter: friend's worst fears confirmed. >> devastating, sick, wrong. >> reporter: the suspect does have a criminal history but no murders on his record. he's due in court today. lauren lyster, abc news, los angele

our lauren lyster has details. >> reporter: the new weapon in home security? >> hello? >> hello. >> can i help you? >> reporter: a doorbell camera ringing right to your phone fooling would be burglars into thinking you're home. the tool catching potential thief on camera. from nevada to california to tennessee. where investigators say this man rang first before breaking in. authorities reportedly using the tape to track him down and charged him with burglary. in los angeles, police revealing a six month mile program using the tool helps reduce burglaries in one neighborhood by more than 50%. robbie o'donnell lived there. >> i can see without exposing myself to the person i'm speaking to what's doing on on my front perch? if i hear a noise i don't have to get there and guess. >> reporter: the camera is activated when i ring the bell but also just by motion around the front door. who can see the guests and talk. hey robbie. the device one of several on the market catching all sorts of unwanted vises fors. lauren lyster, abc news, los angeles. >> a lawsuit may be in the wo

here's lauren lyster. >> reporter: bernie sanders on "gma" doubling down on accusations that hillary clinton takes big donations from big oil. >> secretary clinton has taken significant sums of money from the fossil fuel industry. >> reporter: sanders attacking just after clinton said this. >> i am so sick of the sanders' campaign lying about this. >> reporter: so who's right? according to the center for responsive politics, employees of oil and gas companies have contributed just over $300,000 to clinton's campaign. but also $54,000 to sanders. the sanders' campaign has been fighting a green peace report focusing on lobbyists. oil and gas lobbyists have given $126,000 to the clinton campaign. the report cites large donors connected to the fossil fuel spray giving $3.2 million to a super pac supporting hillary clinton. both sides now vying for votes in new york. clinton talking about making manufacturing jobs more attractive. >> you've got to make it sexy. i agree with that. >> reporter: the vermont senator packing in a crowd of nearly 20,000. >> if we win here in new york, we are go

abc's lauren lyster joins us now with the details on that. good morning. it is stark and frightening. >> it is. i don't know about you, but i've gotten used to the tsa going through my clothes at the airport but on capitol hill wednesday, let me tell you, it was three tsa officials airing out the agency's own alleged dirty laundry. among the allegations, racial profiling, burying whistleblowers and a management culture that could put security at risk. >> we have low morale, a lack of trust and field lead area who are fearful to speak out and for good reason. >> if you tell the truth in tsa, you will be targeted. i call it the lord of the flies, you either attack or be attacked. >> the tsa issuing a statement saying it takes seriously all allegations of inappropriate behavior by its employees at all levels and doesn't tolerate illegal, immoral or unethical conduct. these concerns can come agmid other concerns from airlines and just gotten too long. >> that is true definitely. we also got a sense there was quite a bit of racial profiling that is taking place

abc's lauren lyster has details. >> oh, my god! oh, my god. >> reporter: after the shocking sight, authorities investigating what caused this plane to lose control. crushing a woman to death inside. the dramatic rescue caught on cell phone video. rescuers smashing windows, prying open the cockpit, saving the pilot and his female passenger. >> i kept telling her, we have to get out of here. this is aviation fuel. so she finally let me lift her out of there. >> reporter: the single engine prop jet comes unassembled, with a kit designed to build at home. >> this is a kit that somebody put together. there's always a higher risk with a home built aircraft. >> reporter: this plane was once owned by a former new york yankee. 16 years ago, he was facing engine trouble and used the same freeway to make a clean landing. >> five people were take be to the hospital with injuries. one victim has now been released. lauren lyster, abc news, los angeles. >> now to some mengd news. new hope for people with high cholesterol who can't take statins be

lauren lyster, abc news, los angeles. >> i like the bear. >> exactly. but you know what, a great tool for people especially when they're away a lot. >> absolutely, and if you have bears. >> that's true. >>> coming up in our next half hour, a new worry about counterfeit hoverboards. police seizing thousands of knockoffs that could be more dangerous than the real things. what you need to know to spot the fakes. >>> but first, if you're watching us right now, you could be among the tens of millions of americans who suffer from chronic sleep deprivation. we'll show you how you can start getting a restful night's sleep. >> after this. >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. >> announcer: "world news now" co ♪ i didn't get to sleep, no, i didn't get to sleep at all ♪ >>> for many of us, getting the recommended eight hours of sleep a night is something we can only dream of, and it's no secret that chronic sleep deprivation can be detrimental to your health. what can you do to ensure you have a restful night? we turn to th

with more, here's abc's lauren lyster. >> reporter: donald trump off the campaign trail and meeting privately with gop leaders. telling fox news -- >> it was a very good meeting, very good people. very actually a terrific meeting i think. it's really a -- >> reporter: this coming a day after trump started taking heat from the left and the right for his controversy comments about abortion. >> just yesterday, donald trump said women should be punished for having an abortion. >> donald trump is clearly not prepared to be president of the united states. >> but you have to ban it. >> reporter: the criticism coming after this exchange during an about punishment if abortion were to be banned. >> the answer is that there has to be some form of punishment. >> for the woman. >> yeah. >> reporter: hours later, reversing course stating the woman is a victim and doctors would be held legally responsible. beyond abortion on nuclear policy, the white house thursday slamming trump's suggestion that south korea and japan might have to develop their own nuclear arsenals to deter north korea. >> frankly, it wou

the tsa. >> that's right lauren lyster, so nice to have you with us. >> great to be here. thanks. >>> ford is recalling more than 2,000 vehicles including the f-150 pickup truck. >> the problem is the automatic transmission can suddenly down shift to first gear. the recall covers 2011, 2012 models as well as the 2012 expedition. full information at abcnews.com. >>> okay. in case you didn't realize this, we are now in alligator mating season. >> i did not realize that. i can say with confidence. >> it is that special time of year when gators are on the move and a little bit thirsty. >> we don't know what this big guy was looking for for sure when he made his way into a louisiana home that's being built. >> i got a little bit close. i said what in the devil is that. got a little bit closer. big alligator. >> man didn't seem so happy to see the gator. the gator not too happy to see the humans encroaching on what he thought was his territory, but eventually an alligator hunter did get the gator outside. >> look at him. it's all easy working. taped up his mouth because it's saf

lauren lyster joins with us the details. >> reporter: we're learning more about president obama's plan to send more troops to syria. the president made the announcement in germany monday saying he'll boost the u.s. forces fighting isis in syria from 50 to 300 as part of the nato coalition he says is making progress. this while urging european allies to step up when it comes to defend spending. >> i've approved the deployment of up to 250 additional u.s. personnel in syria including special forces to keep up this momentum. every nato member should be contributing its full share, 2% of gdp towards our common security. something that doesn't always happen. and i'll be honest, sometimes europe has been complacent about its own defense. >> reporter: the pentagon monday couldn't say where these troops will be operating or when secretary did say they will not be engaged in combat. he also acknowledged while these forces won't be on the front lines, ryan and diane, they will be in harm's way and they'll be equipped to defend themselves. >> always a tough decision sending in boots on the ground

here's abc's lauren lyster. >> reporter: tonight, this church carnival in el paso, a ghost town. shut down as police investigate how a carefree ride turned deadly for one teenage girl. >> nobody even knows what to say to one another. a lot of wet eyes and a lot of hugs that are going on right now. >> reporter: youtube is full of moments like these, showing the fun times at carnivals, rising the sizzler. but last night, two girls were thrown from the seats of that ride. a 16-year-old slamming into a metal barricade and later dying at the hospital. another suffering a head injury. and a third rider escaping unharmed. that girl's father saying she survived by grasping the metal lap bar as tight as she could. >> these three girls were the only girls on the ride at the time. if the safety bar or the seat belt either failed or was not put on correctly. >> reporter: in texas, carnival rides must be inspected once a year. police don't yet know if this ride was in compliance. the carnival industry says americans take more than a billion rides each year. 13,000 riders suffer injuries that

here's lauren lyster. >> oh, my god! >> reporter: tonight, after the shocking sight, authorities investigating what caused this plane to lose control. crushing a woman to death inside. the dramatic rescue caught on cell phone video. rescuers smashing windows, saving the pilot and his female passenger. >> i kept saying, you need to get out of here. >> reporter: the single engine prop jet comes unassembled, with a kit designed to build at home. >> this is a kit, and there's always a higher risk with a home-build aircraft. >> reporter: this plane was once owned by a former new york yankee. and used the same freeway to make a landing. five people were taken to the hospital, one now released. tom? >> thank you. >>> next, heart health. an important new study that could help americans get the low cholesterol they need. more than 70 million americans have high cholesterol. relying on statins to keep their cholesterol down. as many as 1 in 5 people had to stop due to side effects. but now, a new treatment. here's dr. richard bess

lauren lyster joins us now with the story. >> reporter: it was a trip that began with a lot of fun. we saw the obamas hobnobbing with british royalty, celebrating the queen elizabeth's 90th birthday. it ended on a serious note with the president obama pledging to send more u.s. troops to syria to fight isis. president obama landing back at home in the u.s. overnight. after a euro trip ha had him donning virtual reality glasses with germany's leader and playing golf with the uks. meeting one of the youngest members of british royalty for the first time and visiting one of its oldest members the queen for possibly his last as president. >> she's an astonishing person. >> despite fun photo ops, here's benedict cumberbatch, serious headlines dominate too. >> just as i've approved additional support for iraqi forces against isil, i've decided to increase u.s. support for local forces fighting isil in syria. >> the president announcing 250 more special ops forces are heading to syria to help local troops fight the islamic state. >> they're not going to be leading the fight on the ground b

live in washington, i'm lauren lyster, channel6 "action news." monica. >> thank you lauren. >>> now to the latest on the brussels terror attacks. it's still unclear when the international airport there will reopen but a key hurdle to that process was cleared today apparently. police unions in brussels had threatened to strike due to safety concerns. however, a preliminary deal was reached late today that will bolster security including new monitoring systems and the hiring of 200 additional airport police. a belgian governmental official says appears passenger service will be back on track and set to resume on a reduced level this sunday morning. >>> in front of several world leaders today president barack obama spelled out the dangers of terrorists getting their hands on insecure nuclear material. he spoke at a nuclear security summit in washington. obama says the world has measure plea reduced the risk but concern remains. >> the size of an apple could sill or injure hundreds of thousands of people. it would be a humanitarian, political, econom

several others seriously injured and abc's lauren lyster has more for us from los angeles. >> report of a plane down, an airplane down on the freeway. >> reporter: four victims in this plane ride turned tragedy in the hospital this morning battling their injuries. that small two-seater aircraft running into trouble at around 9:00 a.m. saturday morning. >> you could hear him coming real slow, sputtering a little bit. >> reporter: plowing into the back of a sedan on the side of this california highway. dying in the wreck, 38-year-old antoinette isabella of san diego seen here competing with her roller derby league. three other members riding with her in that car. the dramatic rescue caught on cell phone video. bystanders and first responders smashing the windows prying open the door. motorists rushing to help. >> he and two other people are trying to get the doors of the plane open to get the pilot out. >> reporter: the 60-year-old man now facing life-threatening injuries. his female passenger in surgery saturday. >> this aircraft was a home built aircraft. it was built from a kit by s

abc's lauren lyster has the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: after this seattle mother of three went missing late last week, now a suspect in custody. 37-year-old john charlton arrested in the homicide investigation. appearing in court tuesday, where a judge set bail at $2 million. they follows a gruesome discovery saturday. body parts found in a homeowner's curbside recycling bin. >> all the evidence leads in the direction of that particular victim. >> reporter: authorities saying the remains likely belonging to 40-year-old ingrid lin. she disappeared friday. lin's friends telling authorities she had planned to go on a date that night with someone she met online, heading to a mariners game according to news reports. friends soon realizing something wasn't right. >> saturday, when she didn't pick up her kids, that something was very wrong. >> reporter: neighbors responding. >> the first the telephone was in the house. call, call, no ingrid. >> a pretty quiet neighborhood. quite cul-de-sac. so it was a little weird. >> reporter: after seeing the seattle crime scene the site where

here's abc's lauren lyster. >> reporter: as states spray for mosquitoes amid warnings it could spread to the u.s. by early summer, new concerns about the dangers. >> everything we look at with the virus seems to be a bit scarier than we thought. >> reporter: the cdc believes the mosquito is in 30 states up from 12 and there's a fight over the funding to combat it. >> we don't have what we need but we're going full blast by drawing money from other areas. >> reporter: the white house has requested $1.9 billion from congress, the administration recently shifting a half billion in leftover ebola money to help. >> it's still not what we want. >> reporter: it is linked to birth defects like microcephaly marked by abnormally small heads. the florida grandfather of this healthy newborn experiencing the fear firsthand. >> my son just had a baby and his wife caught the zika virus. they were in south america. was baby going to have microencephalitis or not? thank god he doesn't. >> reporter: there may be more risks than that. >> the cdc is saying there's no period during your pregnancy when it'