:00:00. > :00:07.requirements of rolling it out across England. Most schools will
:00:08. > :00:09.deliver but it is proving a struggle for some.
:00:10. > :00:12.Mike Embley is with you in 20 minutes. Now time to catch up with
:00:13. > :00:14.the news as seen across the United States a couple of hours ago with
:00:15. > :00:17.ABC World News with Diane Sawyer. See you soon. Tonight, men, women
:00:18. > :00:19.and money. President takes aim at a secret in the workplace. In this
:00:20. > :00:23.election year saying it is time to take action on equal pay for equal
:00:24. > :00:30.work. Breaking down. Oscar Pistorius sobs on the stand. Tonight, giving
:00:31. > :00:36.his version of the shooting of his girlfriend. And a famous dream come
:00:37. > :00:44.true? Christopher Reeve only imagined it. But tonight, watch this
:00:45. > :00:54.paralysed man do this. Left leg up. A breakthrough seen here on World
:00:55. > :00:58.News. Good evening on this Tuesday night.
:00:59. > :01:02.Tonight, the explosive issue of equal pay for equal work is front
:01:03. > :01:06.and centre in the news. Today Barack Obama said it is time to take
:01:07. > :01:09.action, signing an executive order aimed directly at a workplace
:01:10. > :01:15.secret. In the gap in pay between men and women doing the same job. We
:01:16. > :01:19.have been finding out what changed today.
:01:20. > :01:22.Tennessee mother Terri Kelly and executive at a pharmaceutical
:01:23. > :01:26.company only found out she was underpaid because her husband worked
:01:27. > :01:32.for the same company doing the same job. I really thought, you know,
:01:33. > :01:36.this can't be. This is not happening in today's world. She says he got a
:01:37. > :01:40.higher starting salary, more frequent bumps in pay and was
:01:41. > :01:46.promoted more quickly, earning an estimated $65,000 more than her over
:01:47. > :01:50.nine years. To see consistently year after year the pay disparity was a
:01:51. > :01:54.really tough lesson. Today at the White House Barack Obama said it is
:01:55. > :01:59.time to go on the attack. I've got two daughters and I expect them to
:02:00. > :02:03.be treated just like anybody's sons. By signing an executive order
:02:04. > :02:06.the president said if you want government money you have to let
:02:07. > :02:11.everyone in your company discussed how much they make, an assault on
:02:12. > :02:14.the fact that tonight half of all workers say they are required to
:02:15. > :02:19.stay silent about their salary or they can get in trouble. Employers
:02:20. > :02:22.can argue they are really protecting the business culture and strategy
:02:23. > :02:27.and the competitiveness. This is data that belongs to the company. If
:02:28. > :02:53.women could eliminate the pay gap, the average working woman could pay
:02:54. > :02:56.for more than a years worth of food in California, ten months rent in
:02:57. > :02:58.Georgia, and more than 1900 gallons of gas in Florida. And maybe
:02:59. > :03:01.today's push will embolden women to ask for more without fears of losing
:03:02. > :03:03.their jobs. Look at what happened in our ABC behaviour lab. 16 volunteers
:03:04. > :03:06.were told they would be paid between $5 and $12 to play a game. 60% of
:03:07. > :03:09.the men asked for compensation, only a third of women bargained. As a
:03:10. > :03:12.woman you have to worry about how you're going to be perceived in that
:03:13. > :03:16.negotiation if you decide to say something. It's going to be obvious
:03:17. > :03:19.women face more challenges. Challenges costing a lifetime of
:03:20. > :03:23.money. It is an election year and the White House hopes highlighting
:03:24. > :03:27.this issue will help the Democrats in November are quite although the
:03:28. > :03:33.pay cheque fairness act is to be considered by the Senate soon, it is
:03:34. > :03:35.unlikely to get through the House, the right calling it a bizarre
:03:36. > :03:43.obsession, and the women in the White House make 88 cents to the
:03:44. > :03:49.men's dollar. Very interesting. Next tonight we turn to a gripping turn
:03:50. > :03:53.of events in the most watched murder trial around the globe. Oscar
:03:54. > :03:57.Pistorius removed his prosthetic legs in the courtroom and broke
:03:58. > :04:04.down, sobbing as he gave his version of what happened the moment he shot
:04:05. > :04:08.and his girlfriend. `` and killed. Today Oscar Pistorius
:04:09. > :04:12.describing for the first time publicly the chilling moment he
:04:13. > :04:14.realised he had killed his girlfriend, the reality star, Reeva
:04:15. > :04:18.Steenkamp. When the words stopped, the sobbing
:04:19. > :04:28.began. The judge abruptly leaving the
:04:29. > :04:35.courtroom, but his howls only intensified. The defence has asked
:04:36. > :04:39.that none of his testimony be shown on video. Oscar Pistorius walking
:04:40. > :04:43.out of court after crumpling on the witness stand. In court we watched
:04:44. > :04:48.as he started to sob and then while, then put his head in his hands and
:04:49. > :04:52.crumple on to the witness stand. In earlier testimony he said he headed
:04:53. > :04:58.to bed harmoniously with Steenkamp that night, waking up to what he
:04:59. > :05:09.says he thought were intruders. Going into combat mode.
:05:10. > :05:16.He testified he called for her but says he heard nothing. At this point
:05:17. > :05:17.Reeva's mother, normally sitting stonefaced on the frontbench,
:05:18. > :05:35.covering her eyes. But she had died nearly instantly.
:05:36. > :05:40.Another dramatic moment, Pistorius was asked to remove his prosthetic
:05:41. > :05:43.legs in court and stand by that bullet ridden bathroom door. The
:05:44. > :05:48.defence trying to show his vulnerability at the time of the
:05:49. > :05:52.shooting. We expect him back on the stand tomorrow but tonight legal
:05:53. > :05:56.analysts are saying all that emotion might be harming his case, the judge
:05:57. > :06:02.is only supposed to weigh up the facts. Analysts are saying they
:06:03. > :06:09.would like all that sobbing. Now we head to Ukraine, a country on
:06:10. > :06:13.a hair trigger. New signs of unrest, even lawmakers brawling in
:06:14. > :06:19.Parliament. Tonight a new war of words between the US and Russia.
:06:20. > :06:28.An all`out brawl today in Ukraine's parliament. While in the eastern
:06:29. > :06:34.part of the country, run activists seize government buildings. ``
:06:35. > :06:42.armed. Signs of a growing chaos. First and Russia took Crimea. Now
:06:43. > :06:46.unrest is sweeping the east. The US today accused Russia of fuelling the
:06:47. > :06:52.violence to justify a possible invasion. It is clear that Russian
:06:53. > :06:58.special forces and agents were the catalyst behind the chaos of the
:06:59. > :07:02.past 24 hours. Russia is firing back, saying 150 American
:07:03. > :07:07.mercenaries have been hired by Ukraine and accusing them of causing
:07:08. > :07:14.instability. Russia says that they work for an American company called
:07:15. > :07:20.Greystone. Supplied soldiers for higher during the Iraq War. Tensions
:07:21. > :07:30.between the US and Russia are once again rising tonight as our fears
:07:31. > :07:33.over what Russia planning next. Back at home, a wake`up call about
:07:34. > :07:39.some popular cars and a lot of American driveways. SUV 's. New
:07:40. > :07:48.crash test results were released and only two out of nine received the
:07:49. > :07:58.top rating. The others were ranked acceptable or marginal and three
:07:59. > :08:03.were categorised as poor. So dire that Consumer Reports revoked their
:08:04. > :08:14.recommended waiting for all three. `` meeting. It is a common and often
:08:15. > :08:22.deadly type of accident. We have all the rankings online.
:08:23. > :08:25.Tonight, the FBI are scrambling to solve the mystery in the heartland.
:08:26. > :08:32.Drivers warned to be vigilant as they make their way home. Class
:08:33. > :08:41.riddled with bullets, terrified families inside. Tonight authorities
:08:42. > :08:48.are trying to detect a pattern. Tonight, federal agents look for a
:08:49. > :08:56.possible spree shooter who has been terrorising the Kansas City area.
:08:57. > :09:01.Tom McFarlane is to be happier to be alive after his car was shot. I did
:09:02. > :09:09.not know what it was, so I pulled over. That is when I saw the bullet.
:09:10. > :09:17.The shootings were a long interstate for 35 and 470. In one shooting and
:09:18. > :09:23.had identified that was shot by somebody wearing a ski mask and
:09:24. > :09:26.good. In another, a woman heard a loud noise and was shocked to see a
:09:27. > :09:35.bullet hole in the door next to her three`year`old daughter. Luckily
:09:36. > :09:38.nobody has been killed. It is scary to think that somebody is just going
:09:39. > :09:45.out without any regard to what has happened. This woman thinks that she
:09:46. > :09:50.might be victim number 14. It was not another vehicle in sight. We
:09:51. > :09:58.were hit on the right side. Kansas City police are trying to find out
:09:59. > :10:03.if they have a serial shooter. You are right on the edge of somebody
:10:04. > :10:08.getting killed. Any time you have a random shooter with no reason or
:10:09. > :10:13.mindset behind them. It is causing a problem for everyone. There is a
:10:14. > :10:19.sense of urgency to match before more shots are fired. `` tonight.
:10:20. > :10:25.And now trade debate about politics and forgiveness.
:10:26. > :10:29.A Louisiana Republican is digging into night, caught kissing one of
:10:30. > :10:42.his staff members. While he is offering apologies he is not
:10:43. > :10:46.offering to resign. His congressmen is promising to run
:10:47. > :10:52.for re`election. He is asking forgiveness for this case. He can be
:10:53. > :11:02.seen in this surveillance video in this district office. He ran on a
:11:03. > :11:06.ticket of Christian values. Just four months ago we sat down with the
:11:07. > :11:11.Congressmen, who said that he would not be changed by Washington. If I
:11:12. > :11:19.had a dollar for every time I have been told that you are a good man,
:11:20. > :11:20.do not let it change you. But now he acknowledges that there is no doubt
:11:21. > :11:30.he has fallen short. As members of Congress leave the
:11:31. > :11:35.capital today, Congressmen McAllister is not among them. It is
:11:36. > :11:39.the second day in a row he has not voted. The American people deserve
:11:40. > :11:50.all of their representatives in Washington to hold to a very high
:11:51. > :11:57.standard of behaviour and conduct. This is not a freight house. He says
:11:58. > :12:06.that he is staying put. As for the women in the video, she resigned.
:12:07. > :12:09.Up next, is a hope finally coming true? He remembered the Christopher
:12:10. > :12:13.Reed at ensuring a man walking in his dream? Tonight, an amazing
:12:14. > :13:38.breakthrough helping paralysed patients who began. `` walk again.
:13:39. > :13:42.We begin with a headline about the modern American family. The number
:13:43. > :13:47.of stay`at`home mothers is on the rise. 30% of American mothers do not
:13:48. > :13:54.work outside the home. That is 29% up from 1999. Asian and Hispanic
:13:55. > :14:00.families are the most likely to have a mother who lives at home.
:14:01. > :14:10.A massive herd of all has more than 1 million followers around the
:14:11. > :14:17.world. `` help. A car in the distance has to slow to a stop. And
:14:18. > :14:26.then one tiny elk pulling up the rear finds it a bit tall.
:14:27. > :14:31.He finally clears it and catches up with his family.
:14:32. > :14:37.And the new picture has a lot of true believers asking if they have
:14:38. > :14:42.proof of life on Mars. Here it is, the landscape on Mars. But the
:14:43. > :14:50.closely, a tiny white light in the upper left`hand corner. Could it be
:14:51. > :14:56.some strange clue to the mystery of life? Nasser has not weighed in. We
:14:57. > :15:04.do know another camera did not capture any sign of light. `` Naas.
:15:05. > :15:08.What next, a day we have long to see, a medical breakthrough for
:15:09. > :15:16.paralysed patients gaining the ability to move again. Spinal`cord
:15:17. > :15:26.injuries may no longer be a lifelong sentence of paralysis.
:15:27. > :15:34.Kent was paralysed from the chest down in 2009. Robert, who had a
:15:35. > :15:41.future in baseball, was told he would never walk again. And a
:15:42. > :15:52.motorcycle accident left drew eight quadriplegic. These are the faces of
:15:53. > :15:56.a breakthrough. It is all because of a stimulator implanted in the
:15:57. > :16:07.bodies, controlled by a remote control. Try to lift opulent. `` to
:16:08. > :16:15.lift up your leg. These men had even stood up. What was it like? It felt
:16:16. > :16:21.incredible. I have been in a chair for two years. You forget how tall
:16:22. > :16:35.you are. It is amazing. I feel like King Kong. I am feeling emotional.
:16:36. > :16:46.It is not easy. Experts tonight say there has never been anything like
:16:47. > :16:50.this, calling it groundbreaking. Here is how it works. A spinal
:16:51. > :16:54.injury disrupts the communication from the rain to the legs. This
:16:55. > :17:05.device sends signals into the injured spine, helping the green
:17:06. > :17:12.signal travel. To present this award, we have some very special
:17:13. > :17:16.guests. It was the dream captured in this famous commercial with the late
:17:17. > :17:23.Christopher Reeve. His foundation helped fund the project, who say it
:17:24. > :17:33.is groundbreaking for the 1.2 million Americans who lacked control
:17:34. > :17:41.of their lives. `` limbs. And that future is now. There is not a word
:17:42. > :17:50.to capture how much hope I have. More research needs to be done, but
:17:51. > :17:59.it provides hope for those affected. They say that this is nothing short
:18:00. > :18:02.of a miracle. What is next? They have invited several more
:18:03. > :18:09.patients to the study. So far, nothing but success. We thank you
:18:10. > :18:13.for being with us tonight. See you tomorrow.
:18:14. > :18:18.Most of us had a lovely day on Tuesday with a good deal of
:18:19. > :18:19.sunshine. It looks pretty quiet across the United