25/02/2014 ABC World News with Diane Sawyer

and Mike Embley will be here at the top of the Allied. -- hour. Time now

for a look at the news as seen across the United States a couple of

hours ago, in ABC World News with Dianne Sawyer.

Welcome, most wanted, the news pouring in about the drug lord who

targeted American cities. Digging underground topple -- tunnels, using

a submarine, and this catapult to cost drugs over the border. And we

have learnt new ways he was bringing drugs right into your neighbourhood.

Mystery illness, the new disease tonight, in some children that has

doctors urgently searching for a QR. Sleepless in America? Short

sleepers who thrive on less than four hours each night. -- a QR. How

do they do it? How could all of us get more out of our dirt -- date? --

day? Good evening to you on this Monday

night. We begin the week with a big victory for the people fighting the

river of illegal drugs entering the US. It is the capture of the man,

Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, and we have new details tonight about the

brilliant and diabolical ways he was bringing drugs into an American

neighbourhoods. Our correspondent from Fusion has been tracking the

story and this mans the years and she begins us now. Joaquin "El

Chapo" Guzman, the alleged billionaire drug trafficker on the

run for 13 years. His arrest was called the biggest setback to the

drug trade in three decades. Once named one of the most powerful man

in the world, Guzman was caught here in a simple apartment, a single

rifle by his side. Toiletries were scattered across the bet and in the

kitchen there was food on the counter and pans on the stove. In

the bedroom, there was a child's playpen, allegedly with him was his

beauty queen wife and young American-born twin daughters.

Mexican special forces -- forces captured one of the most wanted men

without a struggle. We have been able to cripple not only Guzman by

capturing him but also the organisation itself. Guzman has

evaded authorities before, slipping through a trapdoor in a bath tub

into and collaborate network of tunnels that were reinforced with

steel doors. Drug tunnels, a concept he allegedly pioneered and some cost

over $1 million to build. He made the money back in a month carrying

the river of drugs into the US and guns and cash out across the border

into Mexico. I entered one of these tunnels in Arizona, descending over

60 feet. It can get toxic event is not enough oxygen. People can die

here. That is why we have this ventilation. It wasn't only

tunnels, PIE build a 100 foot long submarine to smuggle drugs. --

Guzman. That it tales of drugs being held over the border fence. He is

believed to supply more than 25% of drugs into the US, and blamed for

thousands of death here in -- and in Mexico. The city made him public

enemy number one though he has never been there before. Marianna joins us

now, you say he has never been in Chicago. Ways that the centre of his

operation? He decided he wanted to make Chicago the centre of his

operations because it has the fourth or fifth largest Mexican population

outside of Mexico and it is the ideal distribution centre for drugs

to be smuggled through the midwest. White what are the odds he will be

brought back into the secure prison system in the US? The US plan to

seek his extradition but this is a big political victory for the

president and one that he will probably not give up easily. Thank

you so much. We want everyone to know you will have more on Fusion,

our partner network. Moving to a landmark announcement

about America as a fighting force. The secretary of defense has said it

is time to move away from the era of the ground wars, like Afghanistan,

and time to cut the US military into a team ready for the 21st century.

Our correspondent on the headline and the argument erupting tonight.

It would be a big change. Rethinking America's military, Bal enemies, the

wars and how much we spend. -- our enemies. On the chopping block, the

number of American soldiers, from a proposed 490,000 down to as low as

440,000. Watch America's forces spike during World War II, Korea,

Vietnam. These new cuts would see America with the fewest soldiers

since before all of these wars. And in the skies, a 40-year-old aircraft

to be retired. To be replaced by newer aircraft, including the effort

if I fight to get. And the famed spy jet would be replaced. -- F35

fighter jet. And America will continue to invest in its special

operations forces and cyber warfare. We chose further reductions in order

to sustain our readiness and technological superiority. But

predicting the future of war is never perfect science. Dick say the

cuts signal a weakness and an opportunity for future enemies. --

critics say. This has to be approved by Congress, which would be a tough

sell. But one haunting thought, a recently retired general told me

today he worries about slashing the number of troops. He said he

remembers the day before 911 when he held in his hand a recommendation to

cut America's troops. Of course that's a cut that never happened.

And the stage has been set for the big debate. Thank you.

Overseas for the latest on the people in Ukraine. The former

president there is still on the run. A warrant has accused him of the

mass killing of civilians. Now, ordinary Ukrainians are getting a

glimpse of his house. Goldplated fixtures, opulent furnishings. But

the big question, will Russia try to hold onto its influence in Ukraine?

Even as it seems to be turning towards the West. Tonight, a call

help from the African country of Uganda. A new law says gay citizens

can be given jail terms there, even life in prison. People who protect

gays can be in prison as well. In an act of defiance, aimed at the United

States. To be gay tonight in Uganda is to be

a criminal facing severe punishment. The new law, signed by the president

today, calls for 14 years in prison for a first time offender, life in

prison for what it described as repeat offenders. The official

charge, aggravated homosexuality. If you don't report a loved one or

friend who is gay, you are breaking the law. Today, the White House,

which sends Uganda more than $400 million in aid every year, had sharp

words. We will continue to urge the government to repeal this abhorrent

law. We recently travelled to the country, where being gay means

living in constant fear. With American evangelical Christians

accused of coming in and fanning the flames, we interviewed an American

educated man who led the charge for this new anti-gay law. There is a

common theory that the people who have the biggest problems with gays

and lesbians have themselves struggled with homosexuality. No!

Have you ever? Does that mean everyone who fights terrorism is a

terrorist? Are you comparing homosexuality to terrorism? It is

sexual terrorism. There's no question that those who are

experiencing terror are Uganda's gay people, faced with going to present

just for being in love. A challenge to the egg muffin, the

symbol of a nation that likes breakfast on the run. Taco Bell will

counter now. It's a classic all-American

breakfast. Taco Bell is now opening for breakfast. Then you breakfast

menu, seven years in the making, includes an egg stuffed taco,

smothered in syrup. Breakfast Rico is. Why is Taco Bell doing this? The

industry is going all the time. McDonalds, where a quarter of their

business rights on Breakfast, says it is looking at extending its

breakfast cut-off time. The fast food giants of today's the

opportunity in the changing American breakfast. We eat in record time.

The typical American breakfast is just 13 minutes. Like the 1950s, we

still eat eggs and bacon, only the eat them as on the go sandwiches.

So, expect to see a bright and shining battle for your breakfast

dollars. In a startling note, 87 he -- this

87-year-old man who still curves, accessing Congress says he will

retire. He says it has become a noxious because of the intense

partisanship. -- who still serves in Congress.

Sleepless in America. Short sleepers who thrive on this than four hours a

night, unlocking the secrets to how we can get the most out of our day.

Back at home, the move into a court room in New York you -- where today

one of America's most famous families turned out to support one

of their own. The daughter of Robert Kennedy, who said she had a car

accident while driving under the influence of a sweeping bill. As the

trial got under way, the question of sleep driving took centre stage. --

sleeping pill. Today, as Kerry Kennedy headed to

court, at her side the matriarch of the family. Her mother and two of

her brothers. We aren't going to comment. It is an image we have come

to expect. In times of trial, the family draws near. The 54-year-old

is the daughter of the late Robert Kennedy. Her brother, pictured here,

and her brother, just a baby, were both present in court today. She is

charged with drug driving after crashing a car in July, 2012. I want

to apologise to the driver of the truck who I apparently hit and do

all those I endangered while driving my car. She contends the morning of

the crash she may have mistakenly taken the powerful sleep drug

Ambien, confusing it with her thyroid pill. In court, the lawyer

said she was: Now, a mystery illness out West that

has concerned parents phoning their doctors tonight. Strange symptoms

that come on fast and strike children without warning.

Reminiscent of a disease thought to be one vanquished, polio.

Doctors thought this four-year-old had asthma. Then came the weakness

in her left leg and paralysis in her left arm. Doctors say she is one of

five children in California showing signs of a mysterious polio-like

illness and they are investigating as many as 25 more. The average age

is 12 and all are unable to move some or all of their limbs. There

can be mild improvement but overruled the level of paralysis

remained severe. The children had been vaccinated against polio.

Researchers suspect this could be a related virus. They are asking

doctors around the country to look for other cases. They say most of

the viruses don't end in paralysis. This seems to be a rare case.

Next, all of us sleepless in America. In fact, two thirds of

Americans say they are getting enough sleep. Tonight, you are going

to meet people who say that less than four hours, even one-hour, is

plenty. Like so many of us, this woman is

busy. She works as a court reporter, cooks for her daughter's softball

team and Foster's babies. But, unlike most of us, she does it on

this than four hours sleep. -- fosters. She says she is never

tired. I feel like I am living my life, rather than sleeping it. Her

father is the same. He gets by on little less than one hour. I'm not

Superman. I feel lucky. It's not luck, it is genetics. Researchers

call them short sleepers. They say it is because a genetic mutation.

People wake arrested and refreshed and never use an alarm clock, yawn,

rarely -- rarely yawn. They are very active and optimistic. Researchers

say short sleepers are insomniacs and are sleep deprived but com press

the sleep cycles into less time. So far, they haven't found any negative

effects. -- compress. These famous people claimed they needed little

sleep. Researchers say less than 1% of the population is made up of

genuine short sleepers. Many people think they are. In the future, they

might be. Researchers helped to develop a drug better than caffeine

to keep you awake. How do you know how much sleep in it? The next day

you have a couple of days off, go to sleep, don't set an alarm. You wake

up, you will have your answer. We'll short sleepers wake up after four

hours, even on vacation. As for me, I gave it a shot. I feel tired,

irritable. I am not ready for the day. For ours is clearly not enough.

Take a look at this simple reaction test. Without a full night's sleep,

I cannot catch this pen. But Jan never misses. A night owl and an

early bird. Unfortunately, you can't train

yourself to be a short sleep because it is genetic. Experts say you

shouldn't try because consistent sleep deprivation can lead to

several health problems, including obesity and depression.

So, check yourself on vacation after a couple of days.

Then you will know what you need. We thank you for watching. See

tomorrow. -- you tomorrow. Big puddles around first thing this

morning, after heavy rain and strong winds through the night. Most of

that will have cleared through the day, winning back sunshine and a

scattering of showers. -- ringing back. The overnight rain in Shetland

first thing. Heavy thunderstorms in the south-west and Wales, running

across southern counties