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let's go to steve osunsami in nags head. what's the latest, steve? >> reporter: the winds have picked up. you can feel the wind blowing the sand around. you can feel the sand in the air. my hand feels gritty because of it. big problem, of course, is the sea in this storm. sea surge. this is low-lying area. many people were forced to this area because of that. from here several miles south, all of the way down hattera residents were forced to leave. as that water comes in, not only in front of the storm, but also on the backside, as the storm whips around and brings the water that could flood this area through the south. >> steve osunsami. >>> you can take the storm on abcnews.com through the day and the night. "nightline >>> was this man charging at deputies when he was tased? that is what the official report says. the video disputes it. >> this boaters attempting a draw matic water rescue. >> questions about a murder spree that left five people dead and radio active discovery made at the suspect's home. >> the state ordered study looks at the accura
let's go to steve osunsami in nags head. what's the latest, steve? >> reporter: the winds have picked up. you can feel the wind blowing the sand around. you can feel the sand in the air. my hand feels gritty because of it. big problem, of course, is the sea in this storm. sea surge. this is low-lying area. many people were forced to this area because of that. from here several miles south, all of the way down hattera residents were forced to leave. as that water comes in, not only in...
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here's abc's steve osunsami. >> reporter: bishop eddie long is considered one of the most anti-gay pastors in the country, who once said that homosexuality is a spiritual abortion. if today's accusations are true, he might regret the day he led thousands through the streets of atlanta in protest of gays and same-sex marriage. >> woman and woman and man and man is not right. so, that's why i stand by the bishop. >> reporter: in the lawsuits, filed by three, young men he recruited into the youth ministry at his gigantic church outside atlanta, they describe him as a sexual predator who pushed them into sex, lavished them with expensive gifts, and sent them these photos, texts and e-mails when they were above the legal age of consent, but just 16 and 17 years old. they say he certainly doesn't look like a bishop here. >> what pastor in his right mind sends a picture of himself posing in a bathroom in a muscle shirt? none. none that i know of. >> reporter: at the funeral of coretta scott king, which took place at his church in 2006, some civil rights leaders refused to attend because long is s
here's abc's steve osunsami. >> reporter: bishop eddie long is considered one of the most anti-gay pastors in the country, who once said that homosexuality is a spiritual abortion. if today's accusations are true, he might regret the day he led thousands through the streets of atlanta in protest of gays and same-sex marriage. >> woman and woman and man and man is not right. so, that's why i stand by the bishop. >> reporter: in the lawsuits, filed by three, young men he...
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but i got five rocks and i haven't thrown one yet. >> reporter: steve osunsami, abc news, atlanta. >>> and at least 100 other pastors around the country today defied the government by endorsing political candidates from the pulpit. churches risk losing their tax exempt status if they engage in political activity. these pastors hope to provoke a court case to challenge that law. but so far, the government has not taken the bait. >>> and in california, the so-called act toe mom, nadya suleman, now says she is broke and faces foreclosure. this weekend, she tried to pick up some extra cash with a yard sale, including a lot of baby clothes. shoppers could also buy a photo with her for $10 and a photo with her and her octuplets for $100. >>> and, when we come back, the epidemic of drug abuse that may start in your bathroom medicine cabinet. itset cover everything. i don't want to spend my life worrying about what would happen if one of us got sick. [ male announcer ] now more than ever, ! you may be wondering: do i have the right medicare coverage? talk to the health plan experts at secureh
but i got five rocks and i haven't thrown one yet. >> reporter: steve osunsami, abc news, atlanta. >>> and at least 100 other pastors around the country today defied the government by endorsing political candidates from the pulpit. churches risk losing their tax exempt status if they engage in political activity. these pastors hope to provoke a court case to challenge that law. but so far, the government has not taken the bait. >>> and in california, the so-called act...
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steve osunsami, abc news, memphis. >> you have to cheer the kids and the corporations. hope you have a great night. join us here tomorrow. >>> next at 6:00 the bay area locations on pg&e list of risky pipelines as one that is absent. >> and the mystery surrounding a dead whale that wash add shore off san francisco today. >> and a thrift for help. efforts to make sure kids have access to fresh water during lunch. >> most companies don't see that as custom buzz cost. >> meeting needs of the disabled. you'll see progress being made and the hurdles yet to overcome. >> good evening, everyone. gf and e breaks silence revealing 100 riskiest pipeline locations in the state. >> we've learned the number one trouble spot is in cord delia. and a section of pipe in san jose and another in novato. there are two dozen hot spots but one that is missing is a pipe that blew up in san bruno. david louie is live tonight. david? >> that is frightening news. the fact this san bruno pipeline was not and is not on the list of top 100 and pg&e didn't meet the criteria. i'm
steve osunsami, abc news, memphis. >> you have to cheer the kids and the corporations. hope you have a great night. join us here tomorrow. >>> next at 6:00 the bay area locations on pg&e list of risky pipelines as one that is absent. >> and the mystery surrounding a dead whale that wash add shore off san francisco today. >> and a thrift for help. efforts to make sure kids have access to fresh water during lunch. >> most companies don't see that as custom...
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>> steve osunsami. steve, thanks very much. >>> the national hurricane center is tracking earl as we move into this holiday weekend. and so we turn to bill read again tonight, the head of the national hurricane center. and bill, where is earl right now and how long before we're out of the woods on this? >> right now, earl is south of new england and moving northeast at over 20 miles an hour. it will speed up overnight, come just south of nantucket and cape cod, and then move off into the canadian maritimes during the day on saturday. so, after people get up saturday morning, the skies are going to start clearing. >> and that is the good news. you told me earlier that you have your eye on several systems already in the pipeline. what does it look like? >> this is the wave that with us was gaston. another wave that came off of africa yesterday. these are ones that we are watching for potential development. and you can see the clusters of storms making their way from east to west across africa. once they c
>> steve osunsami. steve, thanks very much. >>> the national hurricane center is tracking earl as we move into this holiday weekend. and so we turn to bill read again tonight, the head of the national hurricane center. and bill, where is earl right now and how long before we're out of the woods on this? >> right now, earl is south of new england and moving northeast at over 20 miles an hour. it will speed up overnight, come just south of nantucket and cape cod, and then...
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here's steve osunsami. >> reporter: outside the new birth missionary baptist church here -- >> he's an innocent man. give him the benefit of the doubt. >> reporter: -- when bishop eddie long finally appeared, he seemed more like a rock star hing a pastor aching sex onto teenage boys. >> i've been accused. i'm under attack. i want you to know, as i said earlier, i am not a perfect man, but this thing i'm going to fight. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: under the advice of his lawyers, he said very little, even at the news conference after his first service where he took no questions. for some this was enough. >> i want the world to know i will support bishop eddie long till the day i die and go to heaven. >> reporter: currently there are four lawsuits, and there's the matter of these pictures. attorneys say long sent them to one of the teenage boys. there were mothers and fathers in church who could not turn a blind eye. >> he didn't just come right out and just say, people, i didn't do it. >> so you think he might be guilty. >> yes. >> reporter: according to long homosexuality is a
here's steve osunsami. >> reporter: outside the new birth missionary baptist church here -- >> he's an innocent man. give him the benefit of the doubt. >> reporter: -- when bishop eddie long finally appeared, he seemed more like a rock star hing a pastor aching sex onto teenage boys. >> i've been accused. i'm under attack. i want you to know, as i said earlier, i am not a perfect man, but this thing i'm going to fight. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: under the...
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and from steve osunsami, we go to sam champion, who is in cedar point, north carolina, tonight, tracking earl. and sam, what about that possibility there could be a high pressure system that blocks the storm and knock it back out into the ocean? >> reporter: diane, two things happened today. and one of them was that cold front that's going to eventually steer earl slowed down today. but earl slowed down today, too. what that means is, they will connect, but a little too late to save the coastline of north carolina from a very close brush with a very powerful storm. let me show you what's going to happen. over the next 24 hours, the cold front makes a move out of the northern plains and gets to the shoreline. now here's what it does to the track of that storm. notice by friday afternoon, just how close that category 2 hurricane is, within 100 miles to the outer banks of north carolina. that means 60 to 70-mile-an-hour winds right on the shoreline of north carolina and one to three inches of rain. as the storm curves and interacts with that front, it will put. but america curves right ther
and from steve osunsami, we go to sam champion, who is in cedar point, north carolina, tonight, tracking earl. and sam, what about that possibility there could be a high pressure system that blocks the storm and knock it back out into the ocean? >> reporter: diane, two things happened today. and one of them was that cold front that's going to eventually steer earl slowed down today. but earl slowed down today, too. what that means is, they will connect, but a little too late to save the...
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steve osunsami, abc news, atlanta. >>> and, medical news tonight. an about face and a warning about a highly popular surgery. lasik eye surgery. and it comes from a former official who once led the drive to approve the procedure. so, what is the danger he sees? elisabeth leamy brings us the interview and the story. >> reporter: lasik surgery promises a chance at 20/20 vision. but a former fda official says hindsight is what's really 20/20. knowing what you know now, would you ever recommend lasik to somebody you care about? >> no, absolutely not. >> reporter: dr. morris waxler was part of the fda team that green-lighted lasik surgery in 1995. but then, he says, he started hearing about devastating side effects. so, today, he asked his former employer to issue strong warnings about lasik. >> i think people don't understand, this is not like getting your nails done. this is not like getting a curl in your hair. >> reporter: in lasik, a thin flap of the outer cornea is lifted out of the way. then, a laser flattens the inner cornea. critics say that com
steve osunsami, abc news, atlanta. >>> and, medical news tonight. an about face and a warning about a highly popular surgery. lasik eye surgery. and it comes from a former official who once led the drive to approve the procedure. so, what is the danger he sees? elisabeth leamy brings us the interview and the story. >> reporter: lasik surgery promises a chance at 20/20 vision. but a former fda official says hindsight is what's really 20/20. knowing what you know now, would you...
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steve? >> reporter: bill, we are now 120 miles away from the center of the storm as it continues to move to the northeast. still a very powerful category 2 storm with wind speeds upwards of 105 miles an hour. we're seeing gusts up to 40 and 50 miles an hour here. the wind is certainly started the rain has started. but our big concern tonight is the storm surge. we are very, very worried about it. as the wind moves the water from the ocean and the sound, right on top of us. people here have been forced to evacua evacuate. there's been a mandatory evacuation in place and for good reason. this is very low-lying area. officials are telling residents who decided to stay that now is the time to stay put, baton down the hatches and ride this one out. bill? >> okay, steve, watching what is now a category 2 storm there, but still, as you saw, very powerful. and for some, watching these big storms is more than just an accidental pursuit. we set out with a team of hurricane trackers in north carolina a
steve? >> reporter: bill, we are now 120 miles away from the center of the storm as it continues to move to the northeast. still a very powerful category 2 storm with wind speeds upwards of 105 miles an hour. we're seeing gusts up to 40 and 50 miles an hour here. the wind is certainly started the rain has started. but our big concern tonight is the storm surge. we are very, very worried about it. as the wind moves the water from the ocean and the sound, right on top of us. people here...
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steve osunsami, abc news, memphis. >> on the one hand it's sad that public schools have to do -- resort to that. but on the secondhand, the generosity in the country exists for the kids, that's heartwarming to see. >> it's a wonderful lesson for these kids too. as thenter college, so often, ask for loans, ask for grants, you're going to be the recipient of them if you do the hard work. >> all they can say is no. always ask the question. >> that is the news for this ha >>> fierce flames. why the national guard admits blame for a destructive fire in utah. >>> then, secrets in store. >> i wish to this day that i hadn't done it. >> did a drugmaker launch an undercover recall? >>> and, tiger tale. >> oh my gosh! >> why these new amazing pictures of tigers at home are so significant. it's tuesday, september 21st. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning and thanks for being with us on this tuesday. i'm vinita nair. >> i'm rob nelson. >>> the utah national guard is apologizing for starting a huge wildfire still burning outside of salt lake city. >> the guard commander says m
steve osunsami, abc news, memphis. >> on the one hand it's sad that public schools have to do -- resort to that. but on the secondhand, the generosity in the country exists for the kids, that's heartwarming to see. >> it's a wonderful lesson for these kids too. as thenter college, so often, ask for loans, ask for grants, you're going to be the recipient of them if you do the hard work. >> all they can say is no. always ask the question. >> that is the news for this ha...
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and our steve osunsami is waiting for earl in hatteras. >> reporter: on hatteras island >> back to jersey. visitors from across the world were told the hurricane is >> pain in the butt. >> reporter: bill and his family were forced to abandon their two-week vacation and drive back to maryland tonight. >> rented a big house and they kicked us out this morning. >> reporter: a group of friends who planned to spend the week in this house is now on the road to canada. >> we're heading back to >> yes, 18 hours, straight. >> reporter: today, the one road off the island was a slow-moving mess. >> they won't let us stay. they're going to make us sit in this traffic. >> reporter: the storm is skirt the eastern coastline. but state officials worry it could change its mind. >> there have been times when people have sworn to us that on top of us. >> reporter: fema is shipping bottled water, generators and 300,000 peoples to north carolina and massachusetts. >> we could see watches and warnings continue to move up the east coast. residents to have an evacuation plan ready to go if the evacuation orders
and our steve osunsami is waiting for earl in hatteras. >> reporter: on hatteras island >> back to jersey. visitors from across the world were told the hurricane is >> pain in the butt. >> reporter: bill and his family were forced to abandon their two-week vacation and drive back to maryland tonight. >> rented a big house and they kicked us out this morning. >> reporter: a group of friends who planned to spend the week in this house is now on the road to...
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steve osunsami has the latest. steve? >> reporter: onin across atlanta and on black syndicated radio across the country, they're all asking whether bishop eddie long, of new birth missionary baptist church, said enough. it was the first time he addressed the sex scandal before him. ♪ it was one of the most well attended sunday services here in years, some 8,000 parishioners who waited for hours in traffic and came to hear their pastor answer his accusers. >> this is probably the most difficult time in my entire life. >> reporter: it was pure th the buildup, his arrival. bishop eddie long refusing to say much, but never denying accusations he took boys on trips and showered them with expensive gifts. >> it will be tried in the court of justice and dealt with in the court of justice. i feel like david against goliath. but i got five rocks, and i haven't thrown one yet. >> reporter: after the service, he held a news conference where, under the advice of his lawyers, he again said very little. >> i am going to fight, fight
steve osunsami has the latest. steve? >> reporter: onin across atlanta and on black syndicated radio across the country, they're all asking whether bishop eddie long, of new birth missionary baptist church, said enough. it was the first time he addressed the sex scandal before him. ♪ it was one of the most well attended sunday services here in years, some 8,000 parishioners who waited for hours in traffic and came to hear their pastor answer his accusers. >> this is probably the...
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>> a rough night for steve osunsami. >>> let's go back to elizabeth. you're at the weather wall with where the storm's going next. >> right, george. earl is the most powerful hurricane to threaten the northeast in nearly 20 years. the storm is causing major travel delays, during this busy holiday weekend. at least 50 continental flights have been canceled from newark. and amtrak has canceled trains from newport news to parts of virginia. the northeast is anxiously awaiting earl's blast. we go, now, to john berman on montauk, on the eastern end of long island, the way earl is affecting things there. good morning, john. >> reporter: good morning, elizabeth. well, no wind here yet but some serious waves. this beach i'm standing on right now is one of the best surf spots on the entire east coast. we have no surfers here. several came by and they said, not me. not today. the waves are already ten feet high in some cases. one of the big concerns on beaches like this is erosion. when the storm gets going, the water will come up and cover the entire beach. cov
>> a rough night for steve osunsami. >>> let's go back to elizabeth. you're at the weather wall with where the storm's going next. >> right, george. earl is the most powerful hurricane to threaten the northeast in nearly 20 years. the storm is causing major travel delays, during this busy holiday weekend. at least 50 continental flights have been canceled from newark. and amtrak has canceled trains from newport news to parts of virginia. the northeast is anxiously awaiting...
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for "good morning america," steve osunsami. >> a lot of questions. >>> now, a peek at "world news" and what they're reporting on for tonight. here's diane sawyer. >> hello, juju. good wednesday morning to you. tonight on "world news," a powerful investigation. teenage girls being tricked and lured into the sex trade in america. girls from the suburbs. girls still in school. how does it happen? and where is it happening? a big investigation breaking tonight. >> unimaginable. that's the news at 8:04. >>> time, now, for the weather lkith he, now, for the weather go ahead, ladies. [ cheers ] and by the way, juju, i want to show you in a our friend, kelly orni high high-heel-a-thon, in central park. our live shot from our friends at wabc. live on "regis and kelly" she'll be running with 500 women, along with kristin chenoweth. tim gunn is a roving reporter for all this. the report will support the heart truth campaign for women's heart health education research. you have to show up in three-inch-high heels or you can't run. can't can't run in regular run shoes. all that thmorn we were kind
for "good morning america," steve osunsami. >> a lot of questions. >>> now, a peek at "world news" and what they're reporting on for tonight. here's diane sawyer. >> hello, juju. good wednesday morning to you. tonight on "world news," a powerful investigation. teenage girls being tricked and lured into the sex trade in america. girls from the suburbs. girls still in school. how does it happen? and where is it happening? a big investigation...
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steve osunsami is covering the story in atlanta. steve? >> reporter: good morning, ashleigh. we expect the pews at the church to be quite full this morning. all week long there have been rumors that bishop eddie long might step down today, but his people are telling us that's just not the case and that he plans to stay. >> thank god for them. >> reporter: he's the leader of one of the largest african-american churches in the world with some 25,000 members and 250 acres, and this morning's sermon is his first public response to the four young men who say he pushed them into sex. his accusers say there is a pattern. >> it's a progression and it's different with each one in terms of how it starts. sometimes it's a hug. it's a kiss, throwing your leg, will you massage me at the gym and then it progresses from there. >> reporter: in the fourth lawsuit filed on friday, 22-year-old spencer legrande says he was 17 when the preacher first put the moves on him. he says long had taken him on a eight-day trip to kenya with stops in london, gave him a tablet of ambien. and told him, it wo
steve osunsami is covering the story in atlanta. steve? >> reporter: good morning, ashleigh. we expect the pews at the church to be quite full this morning. all week long there have been rumors that bishop eddie long might step down today, but his people are telling us that's just not the case and that he plans to stay. >> thank god for them. >> reporter: he's the leader of one of the largest african-american churches in the world with some 25,000 members and 250 acres, and...
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steve osunsami now reports from cape hatteras. >> reporter: on hatteras island -- >> back to jersey. >> reporter: thousands of visitors from across the world were told the hurricane is coming too close and they would have to leave. >> pain in the butt. >> reporter: bill eiler and his family were forced to abandon their two-week vacation and drive back to maryland -- >> rented a big house in frisco. they kicked us out this morning. >> reporter: a group of friends who planned to spend the week in this house near rodanthe is now on the road to canada. >> we're heading back to montreal. >> 18 hours? >> yes, 18 hours straight. >> reporter: the one road off the island was a slow-moving mess. >> they won't let us stay. they're going to make us sit in this traffic. >> reporter: the storm is fearsome and still forecast to skirt the eastern coastline. but state officials worry it could change its mind. >> there have been times people have sworn to us it's not going to touch us and within three hours it's right on top of us. >> reporter: fema is already shipping bottled water, generators and 30
steve osunsami now reports from cape hatteras. >> reporter: on hatteras island -- >> back to jersey. >> reporter: thousands of visitors from across the world were told the hurricane is coming too close and they would have to leave. >> pain in the butt. >> reporter: bill eiler and his family were forced to abandon their two-week vacation and drive back to maryland -- >> rented a big house in frisco. they kicked us out this morning. >> reporter: a group...
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here now is steve osunsami with details. >> reporter: bishop eddie long is considered one of the most anti-gay pastors in the country who once said homosexuality is a spiritual abortion. if today's accusations are true he might regret the day he led thousands through the streets of atlanta in protest of gays and same-sex marriage. >> woman and woman and man and man is not right. so that's why i stand with the bishop. >> reporter: in the lawsuits filed by three young men he recruited into the youth ministry at his gigantic church outside atlanta, they described him as a sexual predator who pushed them into sex, lavished them with expensive gifts, and sent them these photos, texts and e-mails when they were above the legal age of consent, but just 16 and 17 years old. they say he certainly doesn't look like a bishop here. >> what pastor in his right mind sends a picture of himself posing in a bathroom in a muscle shirt? none. none that i know of. >> reporter: at the funeral of coretta scott king which took place at his church in 2006, some civil rights leaders refused to attend because
here now is steve osunsami with details. >> reporter: bishop eddie long is considered one of the most anti-gay pastors in the country who once said homosexuality is a spiritual abortion. if today's accusations are true he might regret the day he led thousands through the streets of atlanta in protest of gays and same-sex marriage. >> woman and woman and man and man is not right. so that's why i stand with the bishop. >> reporter: in the lawsuits filed by three young men he...