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♪ thanks for joining us. tonight president biden under scrutiny over classified documents. house republicans launching two investigations, and even some democrats pressing biden for answers. now two special counsels for two presidents, one investigating biden and the other former president trump. did either place national security at risk? here is abc's senior white house correspondent mary bruce. >> mr. president, are you sure there are no more classified documents? >> reporter: president biden

ignoring questions about the shadow hanging over his white house. >> mr. president, how do you think that the classified documents got into your office? >> reporter: not commenting on the growing number of classified documents discovered at his private office in washington and at his home in wilmington, delaware. the attorney general has appointed a special counsel, attorney robert hur, to investigate. >> the document authorizes him to investigate whether any person or entity law in connection with this matter. >> reporter: a bizarre case of deja vu. last summer, hundreds of classified government documents, including some marked top secret were seized from donald trump's mar-a-lago home by the fbi after the former president refused for months to turn them over, even resisting a subpoena. a special counsel was also appointed to investigate, but trump, appearing on sean hannity's fox news program maintained he did nothing wrong. >> if you're the president of the united states, you can

declassify just by saying it's declassified. even by thinking about it. you're the president. you make that decision. so when you send it, it's declassified. i declassified everything. >> the president is the ultimate source in determining the classification of information. but that's not something that just occurs in their head. there is a process. this is all done to ensure that our nation's secret are safeguarded. >> reporter: at the time, president biden condemning his predecessor on "60 minutes." >> when you saw the photograph of the top secret documents laid out on the floor of mar-a-lago, what did you think to yourself, looking at that image? >> how that could possibly happen. how anyone could be that irresponsible. >> it's hard to see it as anything but hypocrisy. obviously it is bizarre, frankly, to have president biden criticizing former president trump for his mishandling of classified information without

anyone on the president's team saying, hey, let's make sure that we don't have a similar problem ourselves. >> reporter: for biden, this all began last november, just days before the midterm elections. the white house notifying the national archives that a small number of documents with classified markings from president's vice presidential days were found in a locked office in d.c. >> that office was not authorized for storage of classified documents. >> reporter: when the news broke last week, president biden said he was surprised to learn there were any government records at this office. >> but i don't know what's in the documents. they've turned over the boxes to the archives, and we're cooperating fully, cooperating fully with the review. >> reporter: but those weren't the only classified documents out of place. two days later, the white house acknowledging that in late december, biden's lawyers discovered more classified material in his delaware

the garage and an adjacent room. >> the fbi went and secured those documents. >> that's really where you saw the momentum externally and internally within the department there was clearly a lot that still wasn't known yet, and at least enough to begin a criminal investigation. >> reporter: another handful of documents were found in the following weeks, including just last thursday when five more pages of classified information were discovered at biden's home. in a statement from last thursday, an attorney for the president said "we have cooperated closely with the justice department throughout its review, and we will continue that cooperation with the special counsel. we are confident that a thorough review will show that these documents were inadvertently misplaced and the president and his lawyers acted promptly upon discovery of this mistake." biden's team has also asserted that the documents were not the subject of any previous request for inquiry by the archives. >> i think we ought to collect more on the data, are these all the documents or are there more

out there? >> reporter: now in control of congress, republicans who have shown little interest in investigating trump, are launching two investigations into biden's handling of the sensitive material. among their questions, why wasn't the public notified sooner. >> it's a real political problem for the biden team, not only that they didn't tell the public before the midterm elections when they had the information, but in fact they never told the public this information. it in fact leaked to the media. >> reporter: even some members of biden's own party agree there are a lot of questions that need to be answered. >> i'd like to know what the ic's assessment is, whether there was any risk of exposure, and what the harm would be and whether any mitigation needs to be done. i think that would be appropriate and consistent with what we requested in the case of mar-a-lago. >> reporter: but the biden administration has been quick to point out the key differences between the two cases. >> it appears that president biden's team was very cooperative and very forthcoming with the archives and with the

justice department, whereas in contrast, the former president's team seems to be much more combative, and it took many months, if not over a year for some of the classified material to be returned. >> reporter: in fact, when investigators visited his home last june, trump's lawyer signed a declaration saying all documents had been turned over. but the search of mar-a-lago two months later revealed more than 100 more classified documents still in trump's possession. >> one silver lining to both of these circumstances is that it may result in the federal government taking a hard look at current protocols regarding how classified information is safeguarded. >> our thanks to mary bruce. up next, "m3gan," the surprise horror movie sensation scaring up big numbers at the box office.

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"m3gan," that new horror movie that audiences can't seem to get enough of. the creepy robotic doll creeping and terrifying viewers. fans are already begging for a sequel. why is america so obsessed? here is abc's stephanie ramos. >> reporter: meet m3gan. >> it's nice to meet you, katie. do you want to hang out? >> okay. >> reporter: she is the unsettling star of the new horror comedy movie that shares her name. >> shows if you force a child to

eat vegetables, they'l be less likely to choose those foods as adult. >> is that so? >> yes -- >> m3gan, turn off. >> reporter: about a robotic doll designed to be a child's best friend. >> i thought we were having a conversation. >> reporter: until she isn't. >> you're just a stupid rubber doll with fake hair. >> ow! let go. >> you need to learn some manner, brandon. >> reporter: producer jason blum from hits like "get out." >> get out! >> yo. >> reporter: and producer james wan, no stranger to deadly dolls like "jigsaw" from his "saw" franchise. and "annabelle" from "the universe of the conjuring."" >> what do you need? >> your soul. >> reporter: "m3gan" has been a surprise hit, a viral sensation that has earned more than $94 million worldwide at the box

office. in just ten days, with rave reviews for its human star, allison williams, and that campy, uncanny doll of a villain. m3gan isn't a cgi creation. under her mask is amy donald, the 12-year-old child actress who is creeping out adult audiences in her film debut. >> you killed people? >> oh, big whup. >> reporter: you seem to be a very nice young lady, but you're playing a murderous doll that is people. was that weird to you? >> it's new. it's exciting, it's fun. a little bit crazy, a little bit creepy. >> m3gan. >> but it's still worth it. >> did you hurt someone? >> god, i hope not, because if i did, we'd both be in a lot of trouble. >> reporter: director gerard johnstone shot the film in new zealand, casting amy locally to embody the murderous mayhem.

>> this is the part where you run. >> amy had only been on a tv show before, but she was a national dance champion and she had a brown belt in karate and she was a contortionist. but what impressed us most of us is she was actually a really incredible little actress. >> you know something, gemma, you're exhausting. >> reporter: amy is a trained dancer and gymnast, skills perfect for creating m3gan's creepy almost life-like movements, with one eerie over the top dance scene going viral on social media, spawning parodies. ♪ >> so some of the ballet videos that are out there have gone viral. did you expect that at all? >> no, i really did not, because one day my mom woke me up, amy, you've got to see this. there is just tons of videos. it was crazy.

>> reporter: that blank stare, dolls outfit and strange dance have been splashed all over social media, encouraged by the film makers with viral marking videos at movie heaters in new york city, even at an nfl game. >> she is sort of this global icon right now, this image m3gan that you see everywhere. you see her on billboards all over l.a. but she is also iconic in that she is serving i think really it's that she is sort of modeling all the time, you know. she has this -- this really captivating face. >> have i done something to upset you, gemma? >> no, of course not. >> and yet your demeanor indicates that i have. >> so in a way she is serving this model look, and she is also doing this really subtle acting, you know. and i think that's what's captivating people. it's like who is this it girl right now, you know? she's really the talk of the

town. >> reporter: the film offering a sinister take on how companionship devices can be utterly engrossing for young kids. how did this movie "m3gan" come about for you? >> well, i was a relatively new dad really struggling with how to balance technology and how suddenly kids just had devices, and parents were just handing out devices to the kids. and i get it. it's like it's so hard to keep a child entertained. there was a really clear allegory in this about appearance in the 21st century which is why i kind of relate to that. >> clap wash your hands. roll up your sleeves. great job. >> reporter: and just like m3gan herself, there is always room for an update. >> so there are talks of a "m3gan" sequel. would you like to return to the character? >> 100%. i think a m3gan 2 would be

amazes. i'd love to do a sequel. >> it seems the people have spoken, and they would like to see another "m3gan." i had more i want to say. i know "m3gan" has more she wants to say. so, yeah, i can't wait. >> reporter: for teens and adults alike, there is no doubt "m3gan" has an appeal, as long as we stay on her good side. what do your friends think about all of this? >> they think it's absolutely crazy. they're really excited to watch the movie. and they see me the other day do you want to come watch it with us, because we're a little bit scared. >> our thanks to stephanie. up next, miracle on the hudson, a new honor for sully, the hero pilot. moderate to severe eczema still disrupts my skin. despite treatment it disrupts my skin with itch. it disrupts my skin with rash. but now, i can disrupt eczema with rinvoq. rinvoq is not a steroid, topical, or injection.

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and finally tonight, the new milestone for captain chesley sullenberger, or sully, the hero pilot from the miracle on the hudson. here is abc's transportation correspondent ge >> rescuers, passengers, crew, first responders all rose to the mission that day and made it their mission to save every life. >> and those strangers really are family now. >> yes, because of this traumatic event and our experiences together, we have become bonded. and we keep in touch. >> it's a story. >> four years later, captain chesley sullenberger, the heroic pilot synonymous with the miracle on the hudson reunited with survivors of us airways flight 1549 to celebrate a new

milestone. [ applause ] the carolinas aviation museum in north carolina now renamed in his honor as sullenberger aviation museum. >> it's a great honor. i'm glad that they can use the name to promote their museum, and i think it's encouraging to me that young people can continue to be inspired by aviation. >> passengers still remember that fateful day. >> we took off. we got up in the air, and a few minutes after we were up in the air, there was a loud explosion. and that loud explosion meant the birds had basically entered the engines. >> lost thrust in both engines, returning back to la guardia. >> the airbus a320 was departing the airport when a flock of geese flew into its path, taking out both engines. >> when the plane started going down and everything, i really thought that maybe we weren't

going to make it. >> in those critical moments, captain sully did the unthinkable, deciding to land the plane on the hudson river. >> so it's dead silent on the flying cylinder. and he said the three words that have become very famous, and that is "brace for impact." what he did in those 90 seconds, it was truly a miracle. >> captain sully's courage saved all 155 people on board that day. >> see, my definition of success on that flight was complete absolute. had even one person not survived, i would have considered it a tragic failure. but that didn't happen. so we have a lot to celebrate. >> the new museum aims to continue captain sully's legacy, bringing science and technology programs, including flight simulators to the public. >> you can't pick a better time to come into the industry. like you said, there is a great need, and there is a great path for advancement. they can have a very satisfying professional career. there is something very special. and i've never tired of viewing

the earth and the sky day and night from the cockpit of an airplane. there is just nothing like it. >> and the museum is expected to open at the end of this year. our thanks to abc affiliate wsoc for their help on that report. and also tonight, we honor dr. martin luther king jr., celebrating his life and legacy with his own words from his drum major instincts speech in 1968, encouraging the congregation to seek greatness, but to do it through service and love. >> everybody can be great, because everybody can serve. you only need a heart gra grace, soul generated by love. >> and that's "nightline." you can watch all of our full episode on hulu. we'll see you right back here

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