this is "nightline." >> tonight, breaking news. a new case of ebola in america. this time, new york city. a doctor back from west africa tests positive for the deadly disease after riding both the subway and a taxi around town. could he have infected others? this is the criminal that stole your identity. >> to catch an identity thief. how do you make nearly $1 million in a couple of months? steal information. we're going out with a convicted identity thief, giving up her secrets so you won't be among the 16 million americans falling victim to these fraudsters every year. ♪ like a roller coaster and, with nearly a dozen number one hits, he's country

music's current golden boy. luke bryan spokes us how to shake it. ♪ can't crash my party >> and we're crashing his party as he sings his way across the country. plus, jenny's new block. she's come a long way from the bronx. jennifer lopez is the proud new owner of this $22 million manhattan apartment. and we're taking you inside her lavish digs. you'll never guess who her new neighbors are. but first, the "nightline" five. ♪ >> after such a winter, reawaken yourself to sun-filled days. the infinity limited engagement spring event. with more than exceptional offers on our entire lineup. like the new q-50 for $369 a month. >> number one in just 60

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good evening. we have late-breaking developments tonight. a massive response under way for a new case of ebola. this time, right here in new york city. and american doctor back from west africa, testing positive for the deadly virus. now in isolation at bellevue hospital. our linsey davis is there tonight with the very latest. linsey? >> reporter: thanks, juju. this city of 8 million had been collectively bolding its breath for just this moment. the first new yorker testing positive for ebola. 33-year-old craig spencer, a physician working with doctors without borders, was rushed here to bellevue hospital in an

ambulance with police escorts today, suffering from a fever and gas toeintestinal symptoms. the transport team that escorted him from his apartment said to be highly trained, responding in haz-mat suits and following strict protocol. dr. spencer has been treating ebola spashlts in begin nooe and flew home last week. he did ride the subway and rode in a car service, but had been monitoring his temperature and did not have a fever until this morning when he was rushed to the hospital. >> the health department has a team of disease detectives who have been at work tracing all of the patients, contacts and we are prepared to quarantine contacts as necessary. >> reporter: four people are known to have been in close contact with spencer. three are now quarantined, including his fiance, who is said to be healthy. his new york city apartment now cordoned off. the brooklyn bowling alley where he bowled now shut down. but the mayor and governor telling new yorkers there is no

reason to be alarmed, that they are prepared, juju. >> thanks, linsey. abc news will keep you updated on any developments. now, we turn to a common crime that's hard to catch. identity theft. americans lose millimetalmost $ billion every year. but tonight, a convicted identity thief shows us what to watch out for. here's abc's neal karlinsky. >> out of state plate. we are probably going to hit that car. easy to get into it. >> reporter: you're in the backseat of a car for a guided tour. >> work vans are easy to steal. >> reporter: a convicted identity thief. >> hide full-on credit cards to bill companies. >> reporter: she's spilling her devious and devastating secrets. >> that chevy, because look at it. it's probably got a ton of stuff in it. >> you had a pile of purses? >> i have wallet. >> reporter: alice, not her real name, has agreed to drive around with doug. >> i don't know how people sleep at night. >> reporter: a long-time fraud

investigator now with the aarp. >> any kind of fraud scam, you can possibly imagine. >> reporter: after years chasing identity thieves and con artists, he decided to do something, it seemed no one else had tried. asking the convicted bad guys themselves to show him how they do it. to his surprise, many love to talk. >> don't leave your pin number in your wallet. >> she knew all the places to go. how long they were going to be gone. the easiest car to break into. they stole $900,000 in the last three-month run that she was doing. she had a little group of people. one guy that could make i.d.s, another guy that knew how to swipe all the laptops and put them up on the cloud. it was quite a little posse. >> reporter: and it is a maddening problem. affecting more than 16 million americans every year. to the tune of $24.7 billion. that's billion with a "b," in losses. even worse, we're all at risk, even if you think you're doing

everything right. just look at the headlines. every week seems to bring news of another company getting hit. target, home depot, saks fifth avenue. the list just keeps going. it's not just high tech hackers going after big companies. thieves can set up fake wifi hot spots for you to logon to. or there are skimmers who just swipe your card on a card reader like this guy, caught at a fast food drive through. >> identity theft is the biggest property crime in the united states. and it is high tech low tech no tech. >> reporter: identity theft has become such a part of every day life, hollywood built a movie around it. >> there's a criminal who stole your identity. >> oh. >> with melissa mccarthy playing the title role in "eidentity thief" and running up a scorching tab in someone else's name. >> not sure where to start. >> reporter: it's a lot less funny in real life.

the day the movie came out, amy discovered she was a victim. >> i will never forget that feeling, you're looking at your credit report, i'm scrolling down, my name's not that name. i don't live at that address. i don't work at those employers. i don't have accounts at these companies. >> reporter: the battle she's waged to reclaim her name, her good credit, everything now covers her dining room table. >> utility companies were very popular. we have stores where goods were purchased online. really there's no threshold for what a criminal with your social security number will do. >> reporter: when someone's identity is stolen what does the thief want to do with it? >> what they're trying to do is use your good credit worthiness for themselves. >> reporter: most of the time, what they're doing is taking over your existing accounts and using them to buy stuff for themselves. and then they either fence it or they sell it or whatever. >> reporter: in the case of our thief, alice, some of her favorite targets, simple stuff.

often right out in the open, just sitting on a car seat. >> backpacks, that's like, ah, come break my car window. >> what does a backpack have it? >> usually a laptop. it's full of goodies. >> full of goodies. >> always is. >> reporter: even easier and less risky, a thieves shopping aisle, available in every town. >> mailboxes. it's compulsive now. i will take mail out of the b l mailbox. i don't look like i'm a criminal. >> reporter: she's really an astute observer of human ben have your. >> yes, yes. i think that's what conartists have in common. the capacity to put yourself in the mind of the other person, long enough -- it's like casing the joint. they're casing your brain in a sense. so, they all have that. what they don't have is the sympathetic aspect of empathy to not steal from you. >> reporter: with so many thieves just like alice walking among us, what's an upstanding person to do?

for starters, get a lock on your mailbox. shred important documents before tossing them. and sign up for online access to all your accounts so you can keep a close eye on them. >> you have to encrypt and protect the data on your computers. your laptop, your smartphone, everything you have. it is so easy to steal an identity and it so difficult to fix it. >> reporter: amy says she doesn't know how she became a target for an identity thief but she filed a police report and the cops actually caught a suspect who lived nearby and who later pleaded guilty. but fixing all the damage is still a work in progress. >> i have yet to pull my credit reports and not see some fraudulent activity on them. you have to prove to them you are who you say you are, to a greater extent than the criminal ever had to do to be given goods and services. >> reporter: there's an old saying. know thy enemy. doug thought he knew his until

he spent some time driving around with one. you learned new tips driving around with her. >> absolutely. oh, there's no question about it. you i've changed my own behavior. >> reporter: i'm neal karlinsky for "nightline" in seattle. up next, luke bryan, fresh out of nashville and ready to show us how he rocks. gela, and i quit smoking with chantix. people who know me, to this day they say, "i never thought you would quit." you know, i really didn't either but chantix helped me do it. along with support, chantix (varenicline) is proven to help people quit smoking. it gave me the power to overcome the urge to smoke. some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. if you notice any of these, stop chantix and call your doctor right away. tell your doctor about any history of mental health problems, which could get worse while taking chantix. don't take chantix if you've had a serious allergic or skin reaction to it. if you develop these, stop chantix and see your doctor right away as some can be life-threatening.

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♪ get it, get it ♪ when you're ready, come and get it ♪ ♪ na na na na ♪ na na na na na na na ♪ ♪ when you're ready, come and get it ♪ ♪ na na na na... female announcer: it's a great big world and it can all be yours. here and only here. ♪ come and get it. music star luke bryan is blowing up, but don't think he's forgotten his roots. there's more than meets the eye to this sweet-talking country boy. and tonight, he's taking us on an unofficial tour of his

favorite things. abc's gloria riviera is "on the town." ♪ >> that's what i'm talking about ♪ ♪ i got that real good ♪ feel good stuff >> reporter: from the tip of his boots to the back of his truck, luke bryan is shaking his booty to the top of the country charts with songs like "that's my kind of night." let me see it. >> you have to get it together. >> jimmy: nashville's reigning golden boy, he is having one hell of a good time. ♪ that's my kind of night >> reporter: and tonight is definitely his kind of night. >> what's up, "nightline," it's luke here and welcome to the "that's my kind of night" tour. >> reporter: look huke has 11 n one hits. his album has-catapulted him into an elite club. country music stars able to sell out stadiums.

>> we're at soldier field. >> reporter: we have an all-access pass. crashing his tour in chicago. >> more of a blues town, isn't it? >> not tonight. >> reporter: and getting a ride in his bronco down on the farm. >> my bronco. >> reporter: that's how i roll. luke bryan gives me around in his car. >> you know. thank y'all for everything. >> reporter: his team is turning this cow field near gainesville, florida, into a one-night concert venue. they're already lining up. >> bringing them in. >> reporter: little do they know who is in this car. >> lined up on a two-lane. sounds like a country song. >> reporter: growing up in a small town, it was tough for luke to see a show. so, now, along with big city stops, he's taking his tour to the farm. >> out here more than ever, you know, people come up to us and it's like, this is our first concert. we're five minutes away from the back porch. >> reporter: i think somebody's back porch looks at the stage. they're setting up out there. >> hey, they're probably frying

up chicken and making them some sweet tea. are you nervous? >> reporter: a little. >> that's good. >> reporter: can you tell? he tells us he unwinds on tow bow hunting. >> you hold the arrow. >> reporter: okay, that's our poor target. >> jimmy: yeah, the little deer target over there. >> reporter: and offers to give me a lesson. ladies, it's a tough job. >> now it's ready to rock. >> reporter: okay. whoa. bulls eye. >> ready? >> reporter: i'm ready. and not about to let this superstar show me up. >> nice! that's a better shot than me. >> reporter: what can i say? i had a good teacher. has there been a moment where you sought, whthought, whoa, th happening and it's happening now? >> gosh, ten times a day. definitely. i'm walking in downtown new york city and seeing my face on top of a new york city cab. >> reporter: take a selfie? >> i did. >> reporter: luke nearly gave up on chasing his dreams in

nashville. i love reading about your dad saying, if you don't go, i'm going to fire you. >> right. >> reporter: are there any moments that you really pinpoint as a time, i think i should head back? >> i knew i would never tuck my tail and run. the toughest thing was loading up the car and moving. >> reporter: we saw two sides to luke. he's a family man. a puppy dog around his wife and their two little boys. >> we manage it all. i'll fly out for a show, fly home and bring the kids out for a couple of shows and head home. so, it's -- we make it work. ♪ holding a beer in my hand >> reporter: he's also the fraternity rush chair of country music. singing about chasing girls and partying hard. his first hit in 2007, "all my friends say" became a frat boy anthem. ♪ what all my friends say >> reporter: as title that makes luke bristle, like that four-letter word in his industry, bro-country. >> that really aggravates me.

>> reporter: bro-country implies to songs that are as shallow as a beer glass and object if i women. i've hit a nerve. >> don't judge me on one song, you know? judge me on a body, on a career. >> reporter: if that's the biggest controversy in luke bryan's life, he may just be able to stay here. in that sweet spot where fame is fun, even manageable, if he can stay grounded. >> i do a couple songs and it's a good warmup. good thing for the fans. little intimate. >> reporter: on the cusp of mainstream pop star status, one question for luke will be how close he stays to his country roots. ♪ you can crash my party any time ♪ >> reporter: but the high he's on now, there's been devastating lows. >> i know you guys have lost somebody that you used to drink a beer with. and i want you to think about

them and have a sip of your beer. ♪ so i'm gonna >> reporter: luke was the youngest of three siblings. he lost his beloved big brother in a car crash and then his big sister, too. who died unexpectedly at home. >> losing my brother and my sister -- yeah, that -- that took such a negative emotional toll on me and my family and my friends and when good things happen to me through music, it helps my whole family. we can kind of go, well, you know, good things do happen to us. and any time i'm in a full arena, i can't help but think that, you know, god, i know my brother and sister would be coming to a lot of these shows. ♪ drink a beer >> reporter: one thing he says that success has taught him is

that true joy is possible after tragedy. but that doesn't mean he'll be doing this forever, or so he says. >> ten years from now, will i be on stage dancing and -- no, i won't be. >> reporter: be careful. remember what mick jagger said. he wouldn't be doing it at 60. luke bryan, you may be out there shacking i ing shaking it. >> well, i certainly say it will be much more tame. >> reporter: ready? feel good? >> feel good. >> reporter: finally, luke takes us straight to the stage. okay, one more booty shake for "nightline." >> there it is. all right. do i have anything in my teeth? >> reporter: you're good. and just like that, we say good-bye to this peanut famer turned superstar and 17,000 fans scream hello. ♪ kiss tomorrow good-bye >> reporter: for "nightline," i'm gloria riviera in gainesville, florida. up next, we're taking you on an inside tour of the $22

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do you want a celebrity neighbor? how about two or tree? jennifer lopez just bought a manhattan apartment, but she's not the only famous tenant in the building. we take you inside. her first love may always be the bronx. but now, jenny's moving onto a new block. that's right. jennifer lopez has just

purchased a massive pentnous downtown manhattan's tony flat iron district. ♪ my love don't cost a thing >> reporter: her lost may not cost a thing, but her new apartment, reportedly costs a cool $22 million. boasting two levels of outdoor space, in case being confined to four bedrooms gives anybody cabin fever. ♪ same girl >> reporter: for jenny, those days in the hood are a thing of the past. even if she swaerps she's still the same girl. that living room looks like a perfect place for a grammy afterparty. we joined the build egging's br before it was sold. >> we have two of everything. two sinks, two stoves. >> reporter: cocktails on the terrace, anyone? >> 3,000 feet of outdoor space. spread over four terraces. >> reporter: let's be real. who can afford real estate like this? surprise, surprise, other famous

people. j.lo's new maybes include nascar racer jeff gordon and right downstairs, chelsea clinton, who just gave birth to her first child. so who makes for a noisier neighbor, a newborn or a pop star? we hope all those walls are soundproof. now we just need a housewarming gift. thanks for watching abc news. "good morning america," of course, will have all the latest on the new case of ebola in new york city. good night, america. >> yeah! oh! hey, hey! what's up? hello, everybody. i'm terry crews. welcome to millionaire, including all of you out there who watch my other show, brooklyn nine-nine. [cheers and applause]

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