28/02/2014 ABC World News with Diane Sawyer

paedophiles. 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 to world news. Tonight:

washout. 1000 homes evacuating tonight. A big storm on the West

Coast threatening mud and floods. Already, accidents on slippery

roads. Will the sandbags and barricades hold off the possibility

of slides like this? Attention shoppers: a major change

on those levels of the grocery store.

And real money: is this the most unsellable house in America? We will

see lessons for everyone trying to see lessons for everyone trying to

make money on selling your home. Good evening. We begin out west on

the front lines where the sandbags Aaron plays. The barricades up and

everybody is hoping they are ready for the wind and water is not. An

evacuation order is in place for 1000 homes, families already leaving

in fear of floods and mud. We start off in Southern California. When it

rains, it pours. That is the problem here in California. Already, these

storms have whipped up waves, snatched trees, and caused plenty of

wrecks on the roads. More than 100 crashes in LA alone. Including this.

The worst may be yet to come. Here, they are bracing for my clothes. ``

mudslides. Last month they were fighting fire. Bring on the rain,

and you could see a tsunami of mud. Landslides control up to 35 mph. In

1969, a mudslide wiped out 160 homes. It is scary. Your home could

be gone. It is unknown. If you look at the pictures from 1969, all the

homes that are here, you can see the roof, that is it. What can they do

to protect themselves? Not much. They are installing concrete

barricades like these. Think of it like it giant final, channelling mud

down the streets. They hope it will leave the homes intact. The

barricades will stay here for five years. Until the vegetation grows

back. If it keeps us safe, I am fine with that. The storm will head to

the midwest, where the snow is already wreaking havoc on the roads.

See that steam? It is so cold in Minnesota that the lake is warmer

than the air. Back here, forecasters say the second wave of the storm is

on its way. We now speak to a meteorologist.

We are watching the storm that will cross the nation.

Claire skies are not for long. The clouds are already thickening. ``

clear skies. The heaviest rain will start tomorrow morning. A will show

you are the numbers look like. It is not great. It is six inches of rain

west of Los Angeles. We may have seven inches. They look at the

timing. On Friday, the storm starts coming through Southern California.

We will get the heavy rain, the gusts of 70 mph, a possibility of

tornadoes coming onshore. Then the storm comes across and hits the

colder. We will see freezing rain, sleet, anywhere from south of

Chicago through to a higher and western Pennsylvania.

He read comes again on the East Coast. Thank you. Next ` and the

deadline for parents and schools across the country. `` and urgent

headline. We have told you about the risk of football and concussion.

Tonight, a soccer player has been linked with a disease as a result of

repeated blows to the head. Our correspondent has more. American

kids love to play soccer. Long seen as the safe alternative to American

football. Today, an American soccer player has been diagnosed with CTE,

a repetitive head trauma disease found in professional football

players. He died nearly two years ago. Today doctors announced the

frontal lobe of his brain was badly damaged. It was riddled with same

disease that leads to dementia and depression. Getting hit in had

hundreds of thousands of times is not on part of life. It does not

happen outside of sports. It is this move that is so dangerous for

youngsters. Players typically hit the ball with their head up to 12

times in a single game. What again, the ball travelling up to 50 mph.

While football players are protected by a helmet, in soccer there is

nothing. As a youth, under the age of 14, it should not happen. Since

the human brain is a developmental age 25, many doctors and coaching

clinics advise parents against allowing practice until the age of

14. They closely monitored children for concussions.

Today in Washington, the president talked about something very

personal. His father, and other fathers who walk out on their

children. He offered a plan to help kids to succeed when they are angry

and have made mistakes. Our correspondent has more. Flanked by

young men struggling to grow up and some of Chicago's roughest

neighbourhoods, President Obama" his own troubles as a teenager. I did

not have a dad in the house. I was angry about it, they did not realise

it at the time. I made bad choices. I got higher, without thinking about

the harm it could do. A side of the president we rarely see. I can see

myself in these young men. The only difference is that I was growing up

in an environment that was a bit more forgiving. When I made a

mistake, the consequences were not severe. The teams themselves in the

present as well. He was just like me, growing up without a father.

Sometimes not too concerned with school. Today's event was to launch

a mentoring programme for at risk youth. Part of our message is that

there are no excuses. It will take courage, but you will have to tune

out the naysayers. This is the third time the President has met with this

group of teams from Chicago. The last time was on Father's Day. You

can expect he will meet with them again. It is a group that he has

established a personal connection with. We now head overseas and to

Ukraine where this was the image on the ground. Master gunmen raising

the Russian flag. Russia made a point to reassure the US today. ``

masked gunmen. Russia vowed to respect the integrity of Ukraine and

said that they would not start an armed conflict. US officials remain

watchful. At home, police are celebrating a victory against

organised car thieves. The multimillion dollar

international ring was hauled in and arrested today. They are accused of

stealing cars and selling them overseas.

Watch how quickly it can happen. Carjacker pulls gun on a man in

front of his house, demanding his car keys to drive off with the

victims Mercedes. A carjacker killed this man right in front of his wife

at them all in order to gauge if the trees car. It is part of what

authorities call a car jacking epidemic. `` in order to take his

car. Some victims had been pistol whipped. More than two dozen people

are in jail tonight. They will get what they deserve. The cars were

stolen in New Jersey and New York to be shipped to West Africa. These are

some of the 160 stolen cars. We are told that in West Africa, they would

have sold for more than they are worth. This Mercedes and sells for

$94,000 here stop in Africa, 30% more. That the man and new

technology that makes car is impossible to hotwire a fuelling the

crimes. You are concerned about the violence associated? It is probably

a complement to the car companies. They had made it so tough to steal a

car that you need the key. Getting the key means confronting the

driver. This next story is a about all

travellers. We told you about Delta Airl Airline changing the way they

give out frequent`flier miles. American Airlines announced that

they have done away with Britain fares. `` Readman.

The seismic changes coming to the supermarket. The nation squinting at

food labels. The FDA today announced that there labels have to be bigger

and have bold type. As soon as you go into a grocery

aisle, the fine print on those labels will tell you what you

already know. You consume more than one serving at a time. You agree to

treat the whole thing. Soda and other drinks are a perfect example.

Eight ounces is considered a serving but that is only 40% of an average

bottle and we usually drink the whole bottle. Instead of 100

calories, we are really getting 250. Under the plan announced today

nutrition labels will now reflect how we really eat and drink, showing

us how many calories were actually consumed in mulled numbers on the

label. Ice cream, your treat at the end of the day but admit it, you

skip out more than the standard serving. Today, half cup is the

serving size but we usually put a full cup in our bowl. That will be

the new serving size. 130 versus calories. A bagel is considered a

serving but we usually eat the whole size `` Hall of the bagel. We don't

be just half a muffin so the whole thing a serving size. Along with the

larger numbers, food makers will also have to list their sugars

added. A more realistic look at what we are really putting into our

bodies. A note about the high`profile trial

involving a member of America's best`known political family. It is

nearing the end. Jury deliberations began in the case of the daughter of

Robert Kennedy, accused of driving while under the influence of a

sleeping pill full she testified that she took it by mistake. The

jury met for 20 minutes this afternoon and will get back to work

tomorrow. Up next, real money: Is this the most unsellable house in

America and why? Big lessons on how to sell your house for the most

money. We reveal a secret about what people

have been doing quietly to survive the cold winter. The answer?

Americans have booked 38% trips to Hawaii or other warm destinations

this winter than last winter. Those of us who are not lucky enough to

book a trip have been dreaming. An extraordinary encounter at the

National zoo. ? Unlikely friends. This seven`year`old engaged in tag

with a sea lion. Alex has as burgers. His mother says that he

sometimes has trouble making friends. The sea lion volunteered.

`` Asbergers. This person was the face of the game

show. Remember him as a chaperone as three

men tried to get a date? Some very famous faces here. He died at the

age of 81. He added a signature stamp to the show, blowing the

audience a kiss at the end. Next tonight, we look at the sale of new

homes in America. The highest point in five years. The market is heating

up. How can you get the most if you decide to sell? Apparently, learn

from someone else's big mistakes. Welcome to the million`dollar

mansion that might be the most unsellable house in America full it

is beautiful but comes at a cost. We have five structures. The main

house, the guesthouse, the pool house, the ballroom conference

centre... It sounds good only it feels like we are in a cape. The

ceiling is low and there is a hole in the wall. The dining room has

mirrors. Lines in the kitchen. Lessons for anybody buying or

selling a home. First, never be the most expensive house on the block.

At $1.3 million, it's the most expensive house in entire zip code.

What is the cost of the average house? $150,000. This is ten times

that. Curb appeal is critical. The majority of buyers won't get out of

a car if they pull up to a house with an ugly front yard. The massive

dolphins that she? No. Personality is a dirty word. `` statue. So what

should you do to your own home? Turn and Dan into a bedroom by adding a

closet for less than $1500. More bedrooms is more value. They can

solid first impression. Go for a nice handle and lock on the front

door. Invest in your lawn. Plants trees. They can up the value by 15%.

A lesson to Americans everywhere. Stay in touch with us. We will see

tomorrow. Good night. Frost so far this winter, so far few

and far between but we look at widespread frost overnight tonight.

Icy patches in the north and west of the UK. To the south and west,

wintry weather to be found. Snow over the hills