World News Podcast - July 8th, 2011
In tonight's episode, ABC News covers the final launch of the U-S Space Program. On planet earth, the U-S released a dismal jobs report, adding only 18,000 jobs in the month of June. The News of the World scandal continues to rock Great Britain, after a member of British Prime Minister David Cameron's inner circle, and a former employee of the embattled paper, was arrested. Prince William and wife Kate Middleton begin their visit to the United States. And doctors in Europe make a new windpipe for a man using his own stem cells.
World News Podcast - July 7th, 2011
In tonight's episode, ABC's Diane Sawyer sits down with Jaycee Dugard in an exclusive interview, her first since being rescued from her the grips of kidnappers. Britain's biggest tabloid, the "News of the World" will be shut down by parent company NewsCorp amid an illegal phone tapping scandal. A juror in the Casey Anthony trial speaks to ABC's Terry Moran about her decision to acquit the accused mother. And what's on the chopping block as Republicans and Democrats convene to settle the U.S. debt crisis?
World News Podcast - July 6th, 2011
In tonight's episode, ABC News breaks down the stunning verdict in the Casey Anthony trial. Defense lawyer Jose Baez spoke exclusively with ABC's Barbara Walters. Some of the jurors spoke exclusively to ABC News as well. Is Al Qaeda plotting to send suicide attackers onto planes with bombs surgically placed inside their stomachs? ABC's Brian Ross finds out. The President took part in his first "Tweet-Up," where he fielded questions of 140 characters or less in front of a live audience. And Atlanta area teachers are accused of cheating--changing the grades of their students on standardized tests.
World News Podcast - July 5th, 2011
In tonight's episode, the case capitivated the country for three years but it concluded in just under 11 hours. The Casey Anthony verdict is in, finding her not guilty on all of the most serious charges. Then, scam artists are siphoning off $17 billion in tax payer dollars intended for those without jobs. Then, the lives of high school students continue to belie economists' official claims that the recession ended two years ago. And, it's never too late to start excercising and if women do, they could cut their risk of sudden cardiac arrest by 92 percent.