this is "nightline" -- >> tonight the perils of dating. >> i dated emotionally unavailable people. >> the match makers who devised a dramatic bicoastal fix, a cross-country quest for the perfect match. how far will you go for love? >> you see how it is on sunday? >> plus j-lo goes back to her first love. ♪ ♪ but on this emotional homecoming what does she have to say to michael strahan about all the other loves in her life. >> i'm just a girl. >> your's just a girl. >> i'm the same girl. >> only on "nightline."

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good evening. we begin with a gonzo romantic scheme concocted by a pare of match makers from new york city. these women noticed a structural imbalance. too many single ladies in new york and not enough out in san francisco. so they hatched a crazy, cross-country plan. could this work? here is abc's paula faris. >> the dating scene in new york is no fun. >> sporadic. >> reporter: dating is exhausting. >> i dated actors. >> architects. >> emotionally unavailable people. >> over-sharers. >> not the guy. >> we have been on how many horrible online dates? >> ooh have been on 115. >> i have been on probably about 60. >> reporter: these two match makers know better than any one just how painful dating can be. and that gave them an idea.

why not send women from cities where there aren't enough dateable men to cities where there are too many? >> in europe we had twice as many women signing up as men. in san francisco, we had almost twice as many men signing up as women. so we began to put two and two together. >> reporter: they raised more than $10,000 to fly 16 new york ladies to san francisco for a weekend of dates. >> i am going to fly across the country for love. >> for love. >> wait a minute, in the movies, new york is like the mecca for romance. ♪ everybody wants to know their true love is true ♪ >> reporter: in "enchanted" they literally dance through central park and sing about love. but like charlotte on "sex and the city." >> i have been dating since i was 15. i'm exhausted. where is he? >> reporter: real new york women struggle to fiend love. for melissa, a firefighters whose last relationship flamed

out over a year ago. >> some times i meet all these great people. i don't have chemistry. i don't see myself dating them. >> for lisa. >> all of my best friend are coupled up in a very serious way. >> some moments are better shared when there is some one else. when everyone else has some one else you are all the more aware of how alone you are. >> reporter: before we take off for california, i just had to ask. you are willing to travel 2,900 miles for a date. you can't be that desperate? >> i don't think it is a matter of being desperate. it is a matter of taking charge of our dating situations. none of us have found anything that works. so when something is not working you fry something else. >> there is a shortage of men who want to be in committed relationships because this city is so fast, there are so many options it goes against lodgeic -- logic to settle. >> reporter: how can a long distance relationship be any better? >> who says it is going to be long. what if they move for me?

>> oh. ha-ha. >> reporter: as women arrive at the airport, emma hand them a goody bag with dating essentials. lip balm, tick takes, and nyc condoms. this is a long flight for love. six hours later, they arrive in the golden state. >> this one. >> i flew across the country to fallen love tonight. so mr. romeo better be waiting around the corner for me. >> reporter: at last the highly anticipated dates kick off. total strangers on blind dates. >> my date is going really well. >> he is also moving to new york. >> reporter: four days, 16 women, two different one-on-one dates, one massive party. and a date to reconnect with the man of their choice. will melissa find the chemistry she has been searching for in new york. so far, so good. >> they set me up with a great

catch. i'm happy. ♪ the next day, melissa is still floating on cloud 9. >> can we talk about your night, please? >> what happened after you left? >> so my date went really well. >> a kiss? >> perhaps. >> reporter: soon it is time for round two. >> this is lisa. >> i hope that they really like each other. i hope there is some kissing. i hope that at the very least there are numbers exchanged. >> reporter: tonight, new men. some couples hit it off in no time. while for others it was -- [ crickets chirping ] >> it is 10:00. a lot of the dates have left already with one another. i feel really good about tonight. >> reporter: as the lights dimmed one couple's spark lit up the room. just how well did her date go? the next day we catch up with becca an nyu grad to denstudent.

>> i really enjoyed it. >> what time did you get home? >> no comment. >> reporter: tonight it is party time. and right away we notice something very interesting. >> so it is mostly men and our new york women. which they are loving. >> reporter: but for becca, she only has eyes for one man. and before long. >> you guys are leaving? >> yes. >> reporter: and melissa, she hand her date andrew have seen each other every day since the first night. for some of the other ladies they have yet to find the love connection, but they're certainly loving the attention. after our cameras left one of our new york ladies met a very special guy. the next day she spills the gossip. >> we get into his car and drive like so far out of the city into the mountains. we got there and i'm immediately like oh, my god there are stars, i can see stars. then we go, go into this like

cabin room, and, you know have some fun. >> yeah, pretty much like the best night and morning ever. we're texting. >> i know. >> he travels a lot. he was like, i will come to new york. >> it is now the last night in san francisco, and melissa is getting ready for another date with andrew. but she is a little uneasy. >> i'm feeling nervous because i know it is the end of the trip. i know we will probably talk about what that means for us. either we try to see each other again. or we don't. but what i really want is to not leave san francisco not knowing. >> reporter: as melissa head out for her date. we catch up with suzanna who is staying in for the night. >> this weekend, originally started with this beautiful idea of long term relationship that didn't happen for me though. however, i did have a lot of fun. and i really connected with a person at the cocktail party.

really strong, immediate chemistry. and that's dating -- it's going into something with no expectations. and rolling with it. >> reporter: sometimes you can't help having expectations and take a leap of faith. only to realize you are the only one who jumped. >> so we talked. he doesn't want to pursue anything long distance. so, i think that's hard. >> reporter: and sometimes things work out. >> i really, really like him. >> yeah. >> we had a discussion about staying in touch. >> okay. >> and, we're going to stay in touch. >> you must be so excited. does your face hurt from smiling? because you just look like you cannot stop smiling. >> reporter: after 36 dates and a weekend full of possibilities, these 16 women fly back east undaunted, empowered, and as

their match maker says. >> even if nothing happens it is so much nicer to go back to new york and just be reminded there are great guys, you can have chemistry and hit it off with people. >> for "nightline," i'm paula faris in new york. >> coming up here on "nightline" -- jenny goes back to the block. the bronx she says is her first love. but what happens when our michael strahan asks jennifer lopez about all of the other loves in her life. ♪ yeah ♪ yeah ♪ yeah ♪ yeah ♪ yeah ♪ yeah ♪ 'cause you make me feel ♪ like a pony ♪ so good ♪ like a pony ♪ so good ♪ like a pony [ male announcer ] the sentra with bose audio and nissanconnect technology. spread your joy. nissan. innovation that excites. ♪ mony mony and for many, it's a struggle to keep your a1c down. so imagine -- what if there was a new class of medicine that works differently to lower blood sugar? imagine...loving your numbers. introducing once-daily invokana®.

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she is one of the most famous and most wealthy women on planet earth and completed an emotional homecoming to the neighborhood that made her. j-lo, jennifer lopez calls the bronx her first love. of course she has had other famous loves in her life. abc's michael strahan asked her all about them in this his first

report for "nightline." ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ i know a little bit something good ♪ >> reporter: a career first. just last night j-lo went back home performing to a sold out crowd in the bronx. ♪ working me out >> reporter: back in the day we called her jenny from the block. ♪ don't be fooled by the rocks that i've got ♪ >> reporter: do you still see yourself as jenny from the block? >> oh, yeah.

that's me. that's huh i feel. that's who i am. >> reporter: back on the block, jenny still seems at home here. >> see how it is in the bronx on the sunday. >> reporter: dominoes going. >> little dominoes. >> reporter: i am walking on the block. jenny from the block. before stardom, sure this was easy. now, you don't get an opportunity to do this, is it bittersweet? >> this feels really nice. it feels super at home for me. i was saying when i drove up here this morning. it took me right back to sundays in the bronx. >> reporter: but coming back home can never be the same. >> reporter: we got a big crowd of people behind us now. they recognize you are here. when you are back here, you are in the old neighborhood. at the same time you are a world icon. does this ground you? >> always. i feel like my life is something that is surreal and out of like a fairy tale. i feel very much the same person i was growing up in the bronx. i didn't make my first album

untile i was 28 years old. people think i have been this person, or this, person they think i am for so long. the truth is most of my life i was in the bronx. >> reporter: there is no denying that jennifer lopez is very different from the woman she was 15 years ago. she is now a global superstar. and no signs of slowing down as she gears up to release her tenth album. over two decade that girl from the block has reached the pinnacle of success in entertainment. >> jennifer lopez! >> reporter: last month becoming the first woman ever to receive the billboard icon award. >> have faith. dream big. think big. know that everything is possible. >> reporter: 15 years ago this week, her first album, "on the 6" debuted. one of your first hits was "if you had my love." ♪ if you had my love and i gave

you all my trust would you comfort me ♪ >> my very first. >> reporter: first hit. first love is the hit on the new album. ♪ if you were first there would be no second third or fourth love ♪ ♪ oh ♪ wish you were the first love >> reporter: titled aka, this album shows off all different side of jennifer. >> i am not going to put myself in a box. i am pop. i am r & b. i am hip-hop. i am latin. you know, dance. musically i am all those things. i am also strong, and weak, and you know, scared and brave and i'm all these different things to me. i am silly. you know? what i mean? all of those things, i put on this album. and i think that people are going to see that. but they're going to feel like it is a return musically, but at the same time that's because that is the same person i always

was. >> reporter: why is love so much of a theme? >> it is my theme. every artist has a thing. mine has always been love. i have always been trying to fig kr -- figure this out. >> reporter: the ups and downs of j-low's love life is no secret. her breakups played out on the world stage. p-diddy and ben have fleck, marc anthony. being one of the most famous women your life is on display, the good, the bad, the ugly. how have those things shaped you? >> you know, being in the public eye can be challenging. i always try to remember, i am just a person. just a girl. just trying to figure it out like anybody else. there is nothing wrong with that. >> reporter: just a girl. >> just a girl. i'm the same girl. >> just a girl. looking for a boy. >> looking at a boy. hoping that he likes her. that's what it comes done to. >> reporter: the lucky guy in jennifer's life today is her former backup dancer turned

choreographer. is he going to help choreograph the show? >> he has. done a lot. a lot of his choreography that is in the show. >> reporter: if he need some help, holla. >> right. okay. uh-huh. right. >> that's what i am saying. ♪ i love you papi >> reporter: one of her latest hits. "i love you papi." >> j-lo is known for the dance moves. in the bronx j-lo is on the personal mission, joining the fight against childhood obesity. >> the bronx rates dead last in good health outcomes of all the counties in new york state. >> reporter: today she is making a surprise appearance with her sister linda at the hospital center for a healthy childhood. >> i know that we can overcome these challenges. overcoming challenges is what we do in the bronx. >> reporter: when you were kids what kind of foods did you eat? >> rice, beans, pork chops.

every day. >> reporter: every day? >> my grandma is like this is healthy food. we loved it. we didn't have a lot of vegetables or salads or greens or fruits or things like that. it was a whole different culture. and that's what happens. it passes down. we want to start changing the tide from being the unhealthiest to being the healthiest. to showing people it can be done. ♪ >> reporter: paying it forward to the neighborhood that raised her. >> you know this lifestyle, though tip is a blessed lifestyle. it is not easy. you need that foundation. i feel like the reason i have been able to maintain in this business for a long time because of the upbringing i had here in the bronx. ♪ ♪ >> for "nightline," i'm michael strahan in the bronx. [ cheers and applause ] and our thanks to michael strahan. again want to welcome him

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"nightline" continues with "feed frenzy." >> leroy barns achieved name by starring as a dancing hamster in kia commercials. but the authorities were less than amused when they learned that one of the guys busting these moves had actually collected more than 51,000 in disability benefits. the news broke yesterday that barnes was arrested on insurance fraud charges and he has pled not guilty. singer pharell had one of the biggest hits of the year with "happy." but he is now facing some very unhappy critics. featured on the front of the british magazine "elle" in a feathered native american headdress, prompting accusations of culture inappropriation, and

pharell apologized. the guys who got duped on tinder. this account looks like it belongs to a hot nurse. actually a stunt designed to raise awareness for men's health month. instead of setting up dates, she is doling out health advice. which of course may have left to nonmedical cardiovascular issues. that is "nightline." tune in to "good morning america" first thing in the morning. as always we are online at abcnews.com. thank you for joining us. good night.

>> this is tragic moment for seattle. tram ick moment for america once again. >> yet another deadly shooting on college campus. gunman opens fire killing one and wounding several others. >> brave student actually ended the shooting spree by tackling the killer when he stopped to reload and we now know the name of the gun man. >> is just two week after the shooting in santa barbara a lone gunman today killed one person and wounded 3 others at seattle pacific university. >> suspect has just been identified as 26-year-old aaron 80 bar a.he's from mountain like terrace north of seattle and not a student. according to seattle television station he told police he expected to die today. >> police said brave actions of

several students helped end the terror. student building monitor confronted gunman as he tried to reload. pepper spray him and was able to disarm him before he could fire again. >> other students then helped pin the gunman to the ground until police arrived. >> unfortunately when situation like this we tend to focus on just the suspect. there's the tragedy in that. because suspects create evil act and only focus on the individual. not those the victim or the people that have supported the them. that's what i think we need to focus on here regular citizen stepped up and tried to dot right they think and i believe they prevented a more horrible tragedy than it was today. >> 19-year-old man died at the hospital. 20-year-old woman was critically injured. 2 other men were also hurt but are expected to survive. the school was quickly locked down school officials believe helped save lives. >> after we heard a gunshot somebody said that the shooter in the building get down. >> i was instructed to lay the

victim head on my lap. presumably ease her breathing. she was frantic. she was in shock at the time. >> i knew it was muscled shots i then told other students to sit down quietly. >> hundreds attended memorial tonight. it was so packed overflow crowds helped prayer vigil outside. 4300 students attend the private christian university located 10 minutes from downtown seattle. >> happened in a science and engineering building on the 40 acre campus surrounded by mostly residential neighborhood. we will have continuing coverage of this story on air and on line. reporting continues now on twitter at abc 7 news bay area. >> wanted murder suspect was shot and killed by sunnyvale police today. we have new details tonight on exactly what brought police to the suspect home. officers were attempte attempteding to serve a warrant at the home fair oaks and mod avenue to question glen greg

about the would. he refused to drop the gun. lisa is live in sunnyvale with the latest. lisa? >> police are still here processing the suspect house. i learned more about glen grition turns out he lived here for at least 17 years and in 2013 a woman moved in. police say he killed her. molly frank disappeared last year and today sunnyvale police and s.w.a.t. team surrounded glenn's home. >> when they forced entry into the home displayed a weapon to the officers and threatened them with that weapon. >> police shot the man who died at the hospital. we have now learned more about the 53-year-old suspect who did time in florida for accessory to murder. and greg actually lived here together. before her sudden disappearance. fight saw her once. >>