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good evening thank you for joining us. we begin tonight with the fatal stabbing of tech mogul bob lee, the founder of cash app and other innovative enterprises. the man charged with appearing in court today in a stunning development. prosecutors say lee knew the killer an up and coming tech entrepreneur and the motive was deeply personal. >> it was visceral and shocking. >> stabbing people is a very personal crime. >> a violent crime in one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in san francisco. a young tech executive robert lee fatally stabbed in the early morning hours of tuesday, april 4th. robert lee founded cash app, a popular mobile payment app with

over 50 million users. >> so bob lee was someone who had his hands in a lot of apps and services that we use every day. well, he certainly wasn't as public as some other tech he was when it comes to his success and influence. >> for more than a week his killer remained at large and a city on edge. >> bob lee was stabbed to death. >> just one block from google's offices, increasing concerns over safety in the city. >> then a surprising turn. san francisco police arresting a fellow tech entrepreneur, 38 year old nima momeni, charging with him with murder in what prosecutors are calling a planned and deliberate attack. >> we can confirm that mr. lee and mr. momeni knew each other. >> prosecutors say lee knew momeni's sister who lived in a tower apartment building. court documents released today allege lee, the sister and

friend spent the afternoon drinking hours before lee's death. momeni questioned lee about his relationship about momeni's sister asking if his sister had been doing drugs or anything inappropriate. lee reassuring him noggin appropriate had happened. according to the court documents, surveillance video shows momeni and lee leaving the towers at 2:03 a.m. momeni then allegedly driving lee to a secluded street where he stabbed the tech executive multiple times with a kitchen knife. >> at this point in time we are still very much looking at first degree murder. this is a person who was in his vehicle with a kitchen knife, not something most of us carry around at all times with us. so that this was something that he intended to do. >> the medical examiner said that the victim was stabbed three times, twice in the chest and once in the hip. one of the stab wounds in the chest penetrating his heart. so you're talking about somebody

that used unbelievable force, and i think determination to kill the victim. >> police piecing together lee's final moments with surveillance images like these obtained by the daily mail as he collapsed outside an apartment building. the father of 2 was able to call 911, was taken to the hospital by ems where he later died. momeni's sister allegedly sent a text message to lee, just wanted to make sure you're doing okay because i know nima came way down hard on you and thank you for being a classy man handling it with class. >> it struck me as that she was concerned about him because of whatever relationship the victim and the defendant's sister had apparently upset the defendant. >> momeni appeared in court today. he's being arraigned at a later date and being held without bail. his family were in the courtroom to support him. >> the facts and circumstances of what occurred or did not

occur will come out in terms of time. >> lee's murder and the arrest of the suspect capturing the nation's attention. kgotv abc anchor christian z has been covering the case since almost the beginning. >> almost a perfect storm of factors if you will. the fact that bob lee was a tech executive in a region dominated by tech in every way. but then there was a narrative of san francisco that had been forming over quite some time now of becoming a less-safe city, a dangerous city, in some people's words even gotham city. >> within hours of the death before information was released some were baselessly connecting it to other crimes in the city. the and for of the blob wrote i hate what san francisco said has become. matt called the city lawless and twitter owner elon musk posting violent crime in san francisco is horrific and asking the city's district attorney is the

city taking stronger action to incarcerate repeat violent offenders. >> i think the san francisco district attorney and police chief would both agree that people like elon musk certainly jumped to conclusions way too soon and, honestly, putting even more dower note on what was already a tragedy. >> while san francisco is experiencing an increase in homelessness adding to residents concerns violent crime like homicide has stayed relatively steady in the last few years. >> when when you look at those stats you may think san francisco is quite safe but other people are very much looking at other statistics, such as retail theft, such as break-ins, car break-ins. when you have all that in the background, all it takes is one trigger and unfortunately that one homicide, which is an anomaly here, became the trigger to all those feelings. >> this is more about human nature and human behavior than it is about our city. >> in a press conference announcing momeni's arrest,

officials pushed back strongly against the idea that san francisco is a crime-ridden city. >> i must point out that reckless and irresponsible statements, like those contained in mr. musk's tweet that assumed incorrect circumstances about mr. lee's death served to mislead and the world and their perceptions of san francisco and also negatively impact the pursuit of justice for victims of crime. >> that crime taking away a beloved and respected member of the tech community. cash app was just one of his many contributions to the tech world. >> i think it just took off because it was so easy to use. that was one of bob's most thoughtful contributions to the world. he would always look at something and say how can we make it better and easier for people to use. how do we remove friction. >> wendy chan is a friend of lee's they worked together at google. >> one of bob's early project at gooing was an operating system that sits on more than half the

phones of the world. imagine being able to be part of a product that, you know, more than half the world uses. >> i'm bob lee and i'm mobile coin's freshly minted, not mine, that would be bitcoin chief product officer. >> he was recently working as a chief officer at mobile coin a start-up and moved to miami hoping to tap into the industry's booming crypto currency. >> bob's resume did read like a fortune cover story. one of the things about bob was his ability to inspire people. he didn't care if it worked out or not he kept pushing people to build with him and then launch it and surprise the world. >> lee's family writing on facebook, bob loved being in san francisco and san francisco loved bob. walking down the street would sometimes be difficult because every young person with a dream would search him out, and he would make time for every one. >> his energy was absolutely electric. he would always sort of say, oh, let's go try this, and if it

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now to the phenomenon known as bigorexia. how the desire for muscular physique can lead to a potentially dangerous obsession. the men speaking out about their struggles and hoping to help others. here's abc's trevor ault. . so every day i have to wake up and i have to show the world

that i'm a man. it's not enough that i am a man, i have to now prove my worth. >> reporter: justin, known for playing handsome muscular characters like rafael solano in jane the virgin. >> why were you trying to get in the shower with me? >> reporter: he says his identity has been tied to how he looks. serious athlete in high school he played soccer and ran track until a torn hamstring put an end to that. >> i got depressed. so i overcompensated, like we all do, and i went in the gym and i tried to get as buff as strong and big as i could. and from that point on, the way that i felt in clothes, the way that other boys and other men looked at me, the way that other girls looked at me, i was like, oh, okay. so in order to get respect, in order to have the girls be attracted to me, in order to feel like i'm enough, i need to be big. >> you can use my shirt.

oh, come on. >> hey. >> reporter: and that began a whole journey in my 20s where i was just the dude that always would take off his shirt, that always had the six pack, that was just always in shape. >> reporter: justin said he struggled with his body image and he is not the only one. there is a a disorder known as muscle dysmorphia or bigorexia a disorder where someone perceives their body shape as a distressing flaw in their appearance that doesn't line up with how they might actually look. >> it affects mostly men and boys who think their body build is too small and puny. that they're not big animus and muscular enough. in when in reality they're very muscular but they don't see themselves that way. >> the more you focus the more you find flaws. >> yes and the more distorted your perception gets.

perhaps it's like staring at a word on a page you're reading. after a while it looks distorted and odd. >> dr. catherine phillips and fellow authorizes coined the term muscle dysmorphia more than 20 books ago in their book the a done us complex. >> to the early 90s how was body dysmorphia or more specifically muscle dysmorphia considered in society? was it even considered at all. >> no, scientists weren't aware of it, doctors weren't aware of it. if you think of carrie grant and, you know, the era of my father, your grandfather, they weren't obsessed with being muscular. they were perfectly happy with that sort of ordinary body build. and then, over the decades, especially i'd say from the 1990s onward, we see an increasing emphasis on a more muscular male body. in advertising, in action figures, the toys that boys play with. >> reporter: it's a secret

crisis dr. phillips estimates 2-3% of the general population suffer from largely in silence. >> i remember one of the first patients i saw with muscle dysmorphia, i noticed that he had six layers of t-shirts. he was trying to look bigger. >> reporter: noan co-founder rumble boxing has fitness goals. here he is on night line ten years ago demonstrating how to get the perfect v cut. >> it's this little ligament right there. >> reporter: but even as the literal model of fitness, he, too, was his own harshest critic. >> i'm on national tv talking about looking good and feeling good and your abs and i was self-conscious and i'm a professional and i was at home being like i should have done more sit-ups. i felt i couldn't look good. i've gone as good as eating a rise crispy treat and being dam

that's a hundred calories i have to get the bike. >> reporter: you think that negative thinking would have killed you? >> yes, i mean, i was over-exercising. i was underfeeding myself. and that just wreaked havoc on my sleep, on my ability to function as a human. >> reporter: aspirations of the ideal male physique don't just impact hollywood actors and fitness professionals. 26 year old ph.d. student george from he can land said his journey with muscle dysmorphia started when he was just 13. he says he originally began playing rugby to be tough like his dad, but an injury soon took him off the pitch. >> i was emotional eating because i was upset about not being able to play rugby anymore losing this part of my identity and i gained wait. >> reporter: that's when george began to hit the gym arguably too often but online forums told him otherwise. >> the term freak is a term of endearment in the fitness community. if you want to become really muscular, you want to be

successful and pushing through this barrier, friends are not going to understand, your family's not going to understand but it's your responsibility to ignore that and push through. >> reporter: after nearly ten years of tough workouts and strict diets, he was still not satisfied with you who he looked. >> i basically got to the point where i felt like i would never be what i wanted to be, and i felt like it would be better if i wasn't here. and one of my friends noticed that i had been away for a long time and i was literally on that day i was planning how i was going to do it. >> reporter: eventually george sought out professional help with a counselor and is now advocating for others to do the same through his work with the body dismorphic disorder foundation. >> muscle, the strength is having to live without the physical situate so recognizing who i am and allowing that to be myself and being confident in just being myself. >> reporter: all three men say while there is no question fitness is important, for them

it comes down to self worth. and in some cases pairing that with counseling. >> i don't want to train for a six pack. i want to train because it makes me feel like the strongest version of myself and like i'm progressing today. and that progression's got to be the foundation of happiness. >> reporter: as for justin he took a break from acting and focused on helping others, preaching what he calls the y ladder details man enough and boys will be human. >> why do you want to work out? okay. why. and then why. generally the third why gets you to the core root of the reason. it doesn't matter the reason as long as you're aware of the reason go to the gym. >> reporter: he regularly discusses the pressure of what it means to be a man on his man enough podcast. >> raise your hand if you've ever had body image issues. >> reporter: he encourages his son to understand there's more than just working out the body.

>> i always tell him the heart is the strongest muscle in the body. of course sign tiffically we know it's the tongue or the brain but metaphorically it really is. when you get to the top of the mountain or maybe further up the mountain, the grass isn't greener. your insecurities don't go away. because what you're trying to fill is a void that no amount of muscle will ever fix. our thanks to trevor. coming up, the phantom of the opera, the end of an era on broadway. ♪ ♪ ♪ the phantom of the opera is

>> finally tonight, the phantom of the opera, broadway's longest running show, closing after more than 35 years. here's abc's rich johnson ♪ ♪ >> reporter: it's the end of an era on broadway ♪ the phantom of the opera. >> reporter: phantom of the opera completing its historic 35 year run. ♪ say you love me ♪ you know i do ♪ >> reporter: the iconic andrew lloyd webber production tells the story of a mysterious maskeded man lurking in the cat comes of an opera house. since 1988 the musical a the majestic theater has been seen by more than 20 million people

grossing more than a billion dollars. ♪ >> but phantom wasn't able to rebound after taking a major hit during the pandemic. the last performance of the longest production on broadway ever will be on sunday. >> bravo. our thanks. that's night line for this evening, catch full episodes on hulu see you right here monday at the same time. thanks for watching america. have a good and safe weekend. ♪