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[ cheers and applause ] this is "nightline." >> tonight, striking back at bullies. she was the object of public ridicule before the age of social media. >> i was patient zero. >> now monica lewinski is taking on cyber bullies. called out on "dancing with the stars." >> i left school at 17 because of bullying. >> in the fight to help today's victims. there are riches to be found in here. if you know what you're looking for. meet the unusual treasure hunter who transforms trash into cash. now he's showing us how he does it. could your home be home to garage gold? cell phones. "pretty woman" celebrates 25 years and its stars have never been prettier. but we can't say the same about
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good evening and thanks for joining us. tonight we're hearing intimate
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stories from victims of harassment. including someone who considers herself the poster child for the cause. monica lewinski. now in the internet age the bullies can do their damage more easily than ever. so how can parents help their children as lawmakers scramble to keep up? here's abc's ryan smith. >> public shaming as a blood sport has to stop. >> reporter: monica lewinski standing in the spotlight, but this time it's on her terms. >> a few of you may have also taken wrong turns and fallen in love with the wrong person. unlike me though your boss probably wasn't the president of the united states of america. >> reporter: in a t.e.d. talk titled "the price of shame," she describes the pain she says she felt after being ridicule sod publicly. >> i was branded as a tramp. tart. slut. whore. bimbo.
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and, of course "that woman." 17 years ago, there was no name for it. now we call it cyber bullying and online harassment. >> reporter: how today she's determined to no longer tiptoe around her past. her infamous affair. 17 years ago with former president bill clinton. >> i did not have sexual relations with that woman. miss lewinski. >> reporter: not only played out in the press -- >> january 26th 1998 -- >> monica lewinski meets with her lawyers. >> reporter: it was one of the first scandals to play out online. >> i was patient zero of losing a personal reputation on a global scale almost instantaneously. >> reporter: in the last year, she has joined a star-studded list of celebrities championing change. from really don't care singer demi lovato -- ♪ i really don't care ♪ >> reporter: to the jetter sisters. the issue coming up on "dancing
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with the stars." >> it's stupid, absolutely disgusting. >> reporter: for kids like 15-year-old allie delmon dayte, she says she's been the victim of cyber bullying for as long as she can remember. >> drink bleach please. you're so fat it's disgusting you're never going to get a boyfriend. i was really overweight. my friends thought it was funny. and i was excluded from the playground. they would tell me i would too fat to play on the swings, i would break them. >> reporter: as she got older the bullying moved online. >> i logged on and i had 172 messages telling me to kill myself and that my mom should have aborted me. and that -- they were sending me -- sending me -- message and it said kill yourself. and i was just, okay. so i tried to take a bunch of pills.
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i almost died because of it. >> reporter: her mother wendy felt helpless. cyber bullying more difficult to combat than what she had grown up with. >> there was no escape. you can turn off your computer but when you turn it on it's back. >> you can tell they're laughing at you. you can tell they're talking about you. >> reporter: finally lyly she decided the solution was to physically separate allie from her tormenters. she's home schooled. >> bullying is rampant and the schools cannot keep up. >> reporter: the problem continues even in her own home. >> i still get messages. i've learned how to mentally prepare myself for those kinds of things. i have to be able to take some of that criticism. because there's nasty people out there and it's never going to fully go away. >> when bullying would happen in person you could go home close the door and have a safe place almost to recuperate. that doesn't happen with cyber bullying. it's very public. it's very hue mill mill yating. it's 24/7.
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it's not like you can go home close the door and pretend it's not happening. >> reporter: it's a problem so many kids face. nearly half of american teens say they have been victims of cyber bullying. >> when you're 12 13 all you see is your social network. it's everything to an adolescent. and that's what's so tragic about it. it's impossible to see a bigger picture. >> reporter: now 26, kelsey kangos knows this all too well. she was living allie's story when she was in the seventh grade. >> aol instant messenger was the big thing, 1999 2000. so screen names would start popping up. kelsey is a gorilla. shave. hairy. they would make anonymous screenings. i would just -- the second i blocked one, another one would pop up. and it was kind of this constant bombardment. >> people anonymously picking on you, one by one. you had no idea who these people were. >> no. you have an idea based on who's
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saying more things at school and stuff like that. but no there was no way to know who it was. >> reporter: it didn't stop there. her tormenters created a website about her. >> it had my picture, my school picture, from the yearbook kind of copied on top of a gorilla body. they would fake journal sbreels that i had written. like, "today i thought about shaving my arms." "today i thought about how many bananas i could eat at one time." "today i thought about bringing a gun to school because nobody likes me." >> reporter: she told her parents and they were successful in getting the site taken down. but in spite of that, things got worse. >> it actually didn't stop until i left that school. until i graduated eighth grade. once high school started it was like a totally different scenario. like it was like -- it just stopped altogether. >> reporter: even though 34 states now have laws specifically targeting cyber bullying, putting these laws to work is unchartered territory.
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>> in cyberspace it's all a bit new. we're all catching up to that reality. >> reporter: in the meantime, women like monica and kelsey hope to use their own experiences to pass on hope to the next generation. >> there is so much ahead of you. that at 15 your social life is everything. and i get that. while it feels like this is it this is my whole life, it's not. oh my gosh. it's not. there's so much to look forward to. >> almost like this too shall pass. >> yeah. >> bigger and brighter days are ahead. >> yeah, absolutely. >> reporter: for "nightline," i'm ryan smith in new york. next you may cringe when you think about the contents of your garage. so why does this man see it as a treasure trove? and clearer skin. this is my body of proof that i can fight psoriatic arthritis from the inside out... with humira. humira works by targeting and helping to block a specific source of inflammation
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we all have a place where spare parts and old junk go to die. computers and cords, books and toys that have seen better days. you're about to meet an expert at turning all those piles of random stuff inn a pile of cash. and even better he says you can
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do it too if you know what you're looking for. here's abc's david wright. >> open sesame. >> reporter: it may not look like ali baba's cave. >> stand back things may fall out. >> reporter: craig is sure there's hidden treasure. his job is to find it. >> you've got your work tut cut out for you. >> there's a little bit of work. >> reporter: that old saying about one person's trash is pretty much his business motto. >> that's fine. people are always looking at stuff like that's trash. no we can do this with it. you know? >> reporter: along with the principal, finders keepers, bantell and his team don't charge homeowners for going through and hauling away their stuff. the deal is they keep, sell or recycle whatever they find. >> when i started this business eight years ago there was five landfills in this area. there's one less because we filled them all. 80% of the stuff that we throw away is recyclable.
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>> i'm craig bantell, the brains behind the operation. >> reporter: they find treasure to make for a popular reality show on the diy network. >> your show is called "garage gold." what's gold? >> what's gold to me is not gold to other people. >> reporter: he's found an autographed copy of w.c. fields' autobiography, valued $3,500. this painting worth $2,500. >> holy crap. >> dude that looks legit. >> reporter: and this may be the biggest find to date, a vintage nfl championship trophy. >> 1946 cleveland browns championship trophy. >> reporter: even his appraiser was stumped how much that was worth. >> that got appraised for $15,000. i still -- maybe it's because i'm biased and i'm from cleveland but i thought it was worth considerably more. >> reporter: so there's no telling what the team might find in this garage in durham, north carolina. >> i know it's like guessing the
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number of jellybeans in a jar. >> it is. >> if you had to make a guess, how much is this worth? >> oh, god. i would say the job is probably going to cost me $900. i'm going to guess it's probably around $2,000 worth of stuff in here. >> minus the $900? >> minus the $900. end of the day i think i'll probably make a little over $1,000. it's not bad for a day's work. >> is it emotional? >> reporter: like many of bantell's customers the homeowner is in need unable to deal with this stuff himself because of poor health. >> the house is for sale. all this stuff needs to go. like i said, we'll be able to put it to good use and help out somebody that really needs it. >> reporter: the customer's dad is selling the place for his son. >> any other guesses as to what's valuable in there? >> not really. it's a surprise seeing what kraig's been pulling out. >> reporter: already the team has a few interesting finds.
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among them -- >> what is it? >> reporter: antique fire extinguisher worth $75. >> this has to be empty or you can't sell that because of the chemicals inside. >> this is a first. >> reporter: a night vision scope worth about $150. >> oh, yeah. this is awesome. >> reporter: and a pair of plastic swords. there are plenty of items that are treasures to someone but not to bantle. >> family photos. i'm sure he'd like to keep those. >> reporter: most of the garage gold comes in tiny nuggets. >> everybody has old computers in their garage. especially desktops. then you start thinking what am i going to do with this? if you fix that up put new software on, you can sell it for $5 $75, $100. >> reporter: even the stuff you might be tempted to junk may not be. unused cleaning supplies are hot items at flea marks. >> there's a place for everything, basically. >> reporter: user manuals are popular too. >> we're getting a section in our ebay store that's going to
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be all manuals. they sell so well. a lot of people don't like to download stuff, they like the hard copy of it. >> reporter: old electrical cords can be melted down for copper. >> it's still worth six cents a pound, which isn't a ton but we get in truckloads. >> reporter: there's always a market for vintage toys. >> old toys especially the toys from when i was growing up he man, g.i. joe, all that stuff. worth a ton of money now. definitely don't throw that stuff away. there's some toys that i've looked at and thought, five bucks. turned out to be worth over $100. >> reporter: the most surprising thing? individual pieces of lego that command top dollar. >> there's websites dedicated to legos. you can find the one piece that you need and some of them are $ $75, $100 for one tiny piece of lego. >> reporter: one thing he's always happy to find christmas decorations. >> i could open up four christmas stores with the christmas stuff that i have. everybody buys that stuff. the christmas trees -- i
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probably get 50, 60 of those throughout the year. we turn around and we can sell those for $40, $50 appeals. >> for people who can't avail themselves of a service like yours? any advice? >> i always tell people, don't buy more than you need. and if you've had something for a year and you haven't used it? get rid of it. >> and what's your own garage look like? >> i actually don't have a garage. shockingly enough. i live in a townhouse, and i don't have a garage. >> reporter: remember his initial estimate? >> i'm going to guess it's probably around $2,000 worth of stuff in here. >> reporter: turns out that was a tad ambitious. all this stuff is worth a little more than $1,000. that's $250 profit for bantle after paying his workers. >> it's not trash. but it seems like it would be a stretch to call most of it treasure. >> yeah i wouldn't exactly call most of it treasure. but, you know. >> it's worth something?
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>> it's worth something. it's all about getting it into the right person's hands. >> reporter: when you're mining for garage gold there's no guarantee you're going to strike it rich. i'm david wright for "nightline" in durham, north carolina. next happy 25th birthday "pretty woman." would you believe julia roberts and richard gere almost weren't the stars of this romantic comedy? here at friskies, cats are in charge of approving every new recipe. because it's cats who know best what cats like to eat. up today, new friskies 7. we're trying seven cat-favorite flavors all in one dish. now for the moment of truth. yep, looks like it's time to share what our cats love with your cats. new friskies 7. for cats. by cats.
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it's been two and a half decades since "pretty woman" turned julia roberts into
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richard gere's and america's sweetheart but the chemistry is still there, even if their story might look a little different in 2015. ♪ pretty woman stop awhile ♪ >> pretty woman, walked down the street and straight into the hearts of american moviegoers. today "pretty woman" turns 25. while she still looks lovely as can be -- >> julia! >> a whole lot has changed since an ever-dashing financier picked up a bold back-talking streetwalker on hollywood boulevard. >> looking for a date? >> no, i want to find beverly hills, can you give me directions? >> reporter: with that suit and sports car gere's character would definitely have a gps. take the oversized cell phone and fax machine. >> you're on my fax. >> reporter: even middle schoolers have the latest smartphones these days. remember when julia's character gets turned away at a beverly
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hills boutique for a questionable outfit? >> i don't think we have anything for you. you're obviously in the wrong place. >> reporter: nowadays she'd probably have a stylist come to her. and today, the rich and famous even wear those crop tops on the red carpet. the film starred julia roberts and richard gere. the actors telling abc news in 1990 about their onscreen chemistry. >> i think it's clear in a movie like this, if the actors don't have something, some trust, something special, creative energy that's going on between them, human energy that's going on between them it doesn't work at all. >> and the complexities of the characters. >> she's got some kind of hero element to her. whereas she's kind of over -- by the end of the movie she's overcome so much. she's not really a hard-nosed hooker to begin with she kind of got caught up in it. i think that you appreciate her triumph over her own life. >> reporter: the film even won the young star a golden globe.
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>> a moment of shock and panic and glee combined. >> reporter: but that dynamic duo almost didn't get the job. director garry marshall telling "entertainment tonight" -- >> al pacino did a reading. tom conti screen tested for the role. >> reporter: 25 years and $460 million later, we can't imagine anyone else in the role. what's your favorite scene from "pretty woman"? head to our "nightline" facebook page and tell annuals the comments. thank you for watching abc news. tune into "good morning america" tomorrow. as always, we are online at abcnews.com. good night, america.
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[dramatic music] >> yo! hey! oh! i'm terry crews, and it's time to start putting big time cash in people's pockets right here on millionaire. [cheers and applause] today's first contestant is known as the math machine, and
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he's hoping today he'll pick up another nickname: mr. money bags. from new york, new york, please welcome adam shuler! oh, yeah. oh! oh! ah! >> come here, terry. >> [laughs] >> oh, come on over here. oh! >> i just hugged terry crews. >> ease on down the road, adam. that's how you do it. >> mm-hmm. >> oh, yeah. so wait, wait, in addition to all the great dance moves you have, adam, i hear you are a math whiz. >> well, i-i was a math whiz. when i was growing up, i got the nickname math machine, because i could do, you know, subtraction, addition, multiplication division, but once variables hit the equation, geometry, that nickname sort of fell by the wayside. >> well, can i try one on you? >> go for it. >> okay, five plus 10 times 2 divided by 15.

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