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receiving a suspended sentence instead of the mandatory 12 years in prison. >> finally, after 101 days, i feel like the weight of the world has been lifted off my shoulders. >> juju: what this could mean for other americans facing similar charges there. >> my work, our work is not done until all them get home. >> juju: controversial filmmaker morgan spurlock. >> what would happen if i ate nothing but mcdonald's for 30 days straight? >> juju: his shocking death at 53. his documentary "super size me" causing millions of americans to examine their fast food habits. what we're learning tonight. meet three powerful women in the white house cabinet. how these trailblazers learned to aim high. >> our mom started sentences with, "when you get your ph.d.." she wasn't joking. >> juju: the many obstacles great and small they've battled along the way. >> i think you're too nice a person to be in the job that you're in. >> i don't need your pity. i stand up for the american people. when i speak, people listen.

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vacation in the paradise of turks and cake goes turned into a legal nightmare. it had bryan hagerich afraid he might not get to see his kids until they were almost adults. here's abc's matt rivers. >> reporter: a plane ride home. something bryan hagerich has dreamed of for over 100 days now. but it's this moment that's the most meaningful. bryan finally home with his family. our pittsburgh affiliate wtae capturing it all. the father of two embracing his kids as he landed in pittsburgh this evening after more than three months in legal limb poe in turks and caicos, where he was potentially facing a 12-year mandatory sentence for possessing ammunition. >> finally, after 101 days, i

feel like the weight of the world has been lifted off my shoulders. >> reporter: instead hagerich received a 52-week suspended sentence and paid a $6,700 fine. >> absolutely elated. can't wait to get home. i have two kids that can't wait to jump into our arms. >> reporter: hagerich is one of five americans inadvertently making headlines over the past several months from their tropical vacations. yet another american arrested for bringing ammunition to the turks and cake yoes -- >> reporter: turks and caicos is an archipelago in the turquoise waters of the atlantic ocean, a two-hour flight from miami. the vast majority of its visitors are from the u.s. and canada. but in recent years, turks and caicos has strengthened its gun laws, following an increase in gun-related violence and weapons trafficking. the country prohibits tourists and locals from carrying firearms or ammunition on the islands. in the u.s., people can fly with unloaded firearms and ammunition in their checked luggage.

in 2022, the island nation passed a stricter amendment to the law that now mandates a minimum 12-i can't remember prison sentence. the u.s. embassy's website warns american tourists of the island's strict laws on firearms. "we strongly encourage you to carefully check your luggage for stray ammunition or forgotten weapons. if you bring a firearm or ammunition into tci, we will not be able to secure your release from custody." >> we love this island, we love the people, we love the culture, everything about it. you know, one honest mistake -- please don't let that define me for the next 12 years. >> reporter: bryan's ordeal began back in february when trying to return home from a family vacation. customs officials found 20 hunting rounds in his checked luggage, which he said he had forgotten to unpack following a hunting trip. >> then came the moment where they pulled out the ammunition. and as i looked at it, i

recognized it from home. this was hunting ammunition that i had purchased at home. >> i remember pleading, like, "can't we just give this to you, can't we just pay a fine? it was an honest mistake." and it was a firm no. >> reporter: ashley and the two children were free to fly home, but bryan spent the next eight nights in a local jail. >> those were the absolute darkest days and nights of my life. >> reporter: bryan pled guilty in february, starting a months-long wait for what he hoped to be a sentence of time served. >> i've been dreaming of this day for now 100 days. to be able to walk through that airport, to catch my kids jumping into my arms, to give them the biggest hug. >> reporter: but though bryan is now freed, three other americans are currently being detained for similar charges. sharida greer, tyler watson, tyler renrick arrested on

charges of bringing ammunition onto the island. a fourth american, michael lee eva evans, is back home awaiting sentencing on medical release. >> i have a lot of fear and anxiety as to what's going to happen. and i'm hoping that the judge finds some compassion and leniency in the situation that i'm in. >> reporter: renrick, a 31-year-old paramedic from virginia, pled guilty to two counts of ammunition possession, rounds he says were accidentally left in his bag after a trip to a gun range at home. his sentencing hearing is next week. 45-year-old sharida greer was detained 11 days ago on a mother's day trip. the florida mother and grandmother taken into custody after ammunition was found in her bag on her way back to the states. greer says she was handcuffed to a chair for three nights at the police station. ultimately charged with one count of ammunition possession. >> i'm devastated. i've never experienced anything like this in my life. never. and this was the hardest thing i

ever done in my life. >> reporter: greer currently living in an airbnb with fellow arrestee ryan watson. bryan had been there too, the three sharing a home while awaiting their legal fates. >> every night before bed, we're here praying, talking. talking about our kids, our families. >> making plans for when we get back home. >> reporter: renrick and watson have pled guilty. their pleas for leniency haven't gone unnoticed. earlier this week, a bipartisan delegation of lawmakers from states represented by the accused americans traveled to the island, meeting with government officials and urging lighter sentences for their constituents. >> the turks and caicos government is targeting american citizens, putting them in front of their criminal justice system totally inappropriately, and that's a problem here. additionally, 12-year mandatory minimum is unheard of for what's called a strict liability case.

>> reporter: the island's premier saying yesterday the country does not target u.s. citizens, and today, their government releasing a statement saying in part, "justice has been served as the law intended. the firearms act includes consideration for exceptional circumstances and today's decision reflects our commitment to judicial independence along with upholding the law." pennsylvania representative guy reshenfeller, a member of the delegation, saying while he is overjoyed to see bryan will be returning to pennsylvania and renighting with his wife and children, this terrifying situation should have never happened to him or the four other americans still awaiting sentencing. now back on american soil, bryan hagerich and his wife ashley vowing to keep advocating for their newfound friends. >> we set some precedent today. my work, our work is not done until all them get home. >> they're our family, we love them. we can't wait until they're reunited with their families.

>> we're all in this together. >> juju: our thanks to matt. today we learned filmmaker morgan spurlock has died at 53 after battling cancer. he was best known for his fast food documentary "super size me," but also made headlines about his personal struggles. here's abc's steve osunsami. >> is fast food really that bad for you? i mean what would happen if i ate nothing but mcdonald's for 30 days straight? >> reporter: he's the award-winning documentary filmmaker who spent much of his career helping americans live healthier and longer. but tonight, the family of morgan spurlock is announcing that cancer has tragically cut his life short and that he died in new york surrounded by friends and loved ones. he's best known for his classic tongue in cheek in the 2004 film "super size me." >> would you like to super size it today? >> oh, yes, i would. >> reporter: where he gained over 20 pounds after a 30-day diet of fast food. >> you see these numbers, right? these numbers are absolutely outrageous. >> reporter: the film was celebrated as a wakeup call to

worldwide consumers of burgers and french fries. he was nominated for an oscar, and at the same time, fast food chains started removing super-sized portions from their menus. he helped get fast food consumers noticing the power of words like "crispy." >> "fried" is gone, everything is "crispy," it doesn't sound bad, nice, kind of crunchy. >> reporter: in 2019, he spoke to "nightline" as he was opening a new chicken chain about getting sober, dealing with manic depression, and taking accountability for past sexual misconduct that nearly derailed his career. he even shared how he settled a case with a former assistant. >> i'm excited to see who this filmmaker is now that comes out of this process. versus the one that was there before. >> juju: our thanks to steve. when we come back, we are joined by three very powerful women in washington overcoming adversity to reach their positions and using their posts to help others. type 2 diabetes? discover the ozempic® tri-zone. ♪ ♪

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♪ >> juju: welcome back. you might not know their names but you are no doubt impacted every day by the work they do in washington. in science, trade, and labor. they all say what they accomplish on behalf of all is more important than their personal achievements. as members of the asian american pacific islander community blazing a trail in the nation's capital. >> you know, i was thinking about the last time the three of us were together, it was for the state of the union. secretary holland, who's one of our wonderful colleagues, has a tradition of doing a selfie of the whole cabinet. it's one of the pictures i really treasure, because that's

a great picture of the cabinet that looks like america. >> mr. speaker, the president's cabinet. >> juju: they are three of the most powerful officials in government. director of science and technology policy, arthie provoker, a former silicon valley executive and head of darpa. >> darpa's objective is a new generation of security. >> juju: the u.s. trade rep and former trade organization lawyer. >> we have been very, very clear about the sobriety with which we approach the u.s./china trade and economic relationship. >> juju: acting secretary of labor julie su, who won a landmark case as a young lawyer fighting for the rights of workshop workers. >> i do my best to be a voice to give access to their own voices can be heard. >> juju: three naahpi women,

along with vice president kamala harris, breaking barriers in a historically diverse presidential cabinet. >> people coming from communities who haven't had traditional access to positions of influence and opportunity. when you do end up in these types of positions, you're really tough. you've been really tested. so that's one thing i want to reflect on, the colleagues that i have here with me, tough ladies. >> juju: it's a toughness they say was fine tuned as immigrants or children of immigrants. you've talked about how your mother worked two minimum wage jobs, how the union was so important to her life. how do you think that's shaped what you're doing here in the labor department? >> i grew up translating for my parents, the way so many immigrant children do. that experience had a really profound effect on my sense of belonging, on the importance of language. so i went to law school to become a translator in the language of law for people who were marginalized, discriminated against, and exploited. >> my story started as just a

classic immigrant kid in an indian household where our mom started sentencing with, "when you get your ph.d.." i found myself in the middle of graduate school at cal tech, applied physics ph.d. all of a sudden i realized i wanted to work on things that changed the way the future unfolds. i wanted a place to do that. years ago someone said, "it feels you never got the memo about what men and women do." my mom never knew there was a memo. >> juju: they were nominated after a push from nhhpi advocates for more representation in biden's cabinet, and they say they stood ready to serve. >> your job is to wrangle big tech in some way. you've talked about how we have to take a.i. and make sure that it reflects our values. what do you mean by that? >> the president was very clear that it's the most consequential technology of our times. he defined our job as managing its risks so that we can seize its benefits.

i think keeping the promise and the peril in frame all the time has been the guiding >> juju: ambassador thai, parents born in china, says she uses cultural awareness and legal prowess to negotiate with china. >> you need someone in these types of positions who know their stuff and who can really hone in on where the challenges are. >> juju: it's the difference of just talking tough versus knowing your stuff and knowing how to negotiate? >> that's right. because a lot of the tough talk, if it's not actually connected to facts and evidence, take you into very dangerous territory very, very quickly. >> juju: there was a moment where a congressman said to you that you were too nice. >> i personally think you're too nice a person to be in the job that you're in. >> juju: and he felt sorry for you. your response to him made waves? >> i've never been faulted for being too nice. >> you have too nice a smile. >> i also don't need you to feel sorry for me, so please don't.

i don't need your pity. i stand up for the american people. when i speak, people listen because i represent the interests of the united states. >> there's something really important about standing up. standing up for yourself, standing up for each other. certainly in our community, the naahpi community, we've been through really tough times. but i take so much inspiration from the fact that i see our community, which is a community of communities, standing up for ourselves and each other. >> juju: walking down the pore frats of the secretaries of labor, i saw elaine chao and reflected on this idea the asian american community is not just one party or the other. whether it's nikki haley or others, there are asian americans represented across the spectrum. >> yeah, i think that's right. that's one reason why the representation is so important. so we're sure that we're serving everybody. >> juju: one of my favorite quotes from sandra day o'connor was her happiest day on the

supreme court was the day ruth bader ginsburg walked in. two women who came from different parts of the political spectrum to try to find unity and cohesion. in many ways, you have created a bit of a sisterhood yourself. you're helping each other. >> when arthie arrived in the cabinet, we celebrated at ustr. i was so delighted when you were confirmed, because then there were two of us ordinary members of the cabinet representing our community. when julie was nominated in the spring of last year, i felt such incredible pride. >> i love the word sisterhood. i feel that from her. i feel that from us. someone who looks out for you, someone who's got your back. >> juju: a sisterhood they hope will keep breaking barriers. >> we know we're not done, we've got more work to do. when this becomes not notable, you don't have to be the pioneer and the ground-breaker, that's the progress we've made. >> juju: when we come back, the

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>> juju: finally tonight, the high-flying career of the first female black air force pilot. captain teresa claiborne. >> i get it, thank you, thank you all. >> congratulations, congratulations. >> juju: her emotional send-off after piloting her final commercial flight. a trailblazer. the air force's first black female pilot, then hired by united airlines, serving as a mentor to countless other women who want to follow the flight path. >> if little black girls don't know they can be pilots, guess what? that's not something they're going to choose. >> reporter: the captain says her work is not over. >> i still have a lot of work to do. >> juju: well done. that's "nightline." watch full episodes on hulu. see you back here the same time monday. thanks for staying up with us. good night, america, have a great week