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in new york city, this is "nightline," june 29th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm bill weir. it's been nearly four years since american exchange student amanda knox was arrested in italy and accused of killing her english roommate in a sexual encountetethat turned deadly violent. knox, along with her boyfriend at the time, was convicted in 2009, but today, the 23-year-old got new hope that she will not pass into middle age in a foreign prison. abc's elizabeth vargas has the story for our series, "crime and punishment." >> reporter: this was the scene when american college student amanda knox was convicted for violently killing her british roommate meredith kercher, while studying abroad. >> knox and her former boyfriend were found guilty. >> sexually soughting and killllg miss kercher. >> reporter: fuhr chaos amid cheers and outrage in per reej ya, italy. a nightmare come true for knox's family. just an hour after hearing his daughter's 26-year prison sentence, knox's father curt and her sister deanna were overwhelmed. >> i thi i think those of us who have family members, who

in new york city, this is "nightline," june 23rd, 2011. >> good evening, i'm bill weir. for years, he was right next to osama bin laden on the fbi's most wanted list. not only was whitey bulger charged with 19 murders, but for two decades, he was the g-man's snitch, shielded from prosecution until he disappeared. last night's arrest of the boston crime boss ends one of the most gruelling manhunts in history, and abc's david wright has the riveting details for our series, "crime and punishment." >> reporter: he was the dillinger of our day. a gangster to wiley that in boston, at least, he became almost a folk hero. only today did we find out what whitey bulger really looks like. a big difference from all those grainy photos from long lenses. perhaps that's why the bearded bulger seemed to be smiling. captured on camera. right after the fbi finally knocked on his door. a door to a rent-controlled apartment here in santa monica, now sealed off with police tape. >> the arrest marks the end of a long and exhaustive hunt for america's most wanted man, for one of america's most

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," june 2nd, 2011. >> announcer: good ev . >> good evening, i'm bill weir. it's only be a week, but the jury in the casey anthony trial has heard enough to fill an an thol. >>>. conversations with police, her own defense lawyer's version, no two stories agree or begin to explain how the defendant's 2-year-old daughter turned up dead in 2008. here is ashleigh banfield in orlando, florida. >> reporter: it just keeps getting worse for casey anthony. in her trial today, damning testimony from the lead detective on the case. >> every single thing that you told us has been a lie. we're proving all that. >> reporter: the courtroom fell sigh leapt as a taped interrogation revealed the moment casey was caught in her lies. about where she worked, who her friends were and when she last saw her little girl, caylee. >> i know and you know that everything you told me is a lie, correct? >> not everything i told you. >> reporter: the desperation in the officer's vo

in new york city, this is "nightline," june 21st 2011. >> good evening, i'm bill weir. many americans knowledge of the mormon church may be limited to casual associations with salt lake city, polygamy or pairs of missionaries in neck times going door to door. but that may be about to change. you seep, mormons and mormonism are now front and center on several of the country's biggest stages, from broadway to the 2012 presidential campaign. jonathan karl got exclusive access to the newest face of the republican field and starts us there. >> reporter: with the statue of liberty over his shoulder, john huntsman made it official. >> i'm john huntsman, and i'm running for president of the united states. >> reporter: it's a different kind of campaign for a different kind of republican. no attacks on his opponents. no lashes out at obama care. not even a single mention of the name barack obama. >> i don't think you need to run down someone's reputation in order to run for the office of president. >> reporter: huntsman may be the cycle's most exotic candidate. he was the most po

in new york city, this is "nightline," june 24th, 2011. >>> good evening, i'm bill weir. and we begin tonight with breaking news out of new york, where late tonight the state senate passed legislation permitting same-sex marriage. four republicans joined 29 democrats to pass the measure that failed a couple years ago. when governor andrew cuomo signs that bill 30 days later, new york will be the sixth state in the nation, plus washington, d.c., to recognize gay marriage. >>> and we turn now to another breaking story out of nevada, a tragic one at that. a big-rig semi making a long haul through the nevada desert ran a crossing and t-boned an amtrak passenger train this afternoon, carrying nearly 220 people, killing at least two and injuring more than 100. with the details, here's abc's lisa stark. >> she's out there. >> reporter: for passengers on the train, it was a jarring jolt. then smoke and fire, panic and chaos. after amtrak's california zephyr was struck by a tractor trailer. those on board, nearly 220 passengers and crew, scrambled to get out of the train, worried

bill weir, abc news, new york. >> and so we choose dads everywhere. filled with roughhousing and love. thanks for watching. we are always on at abcnews.com. >> bay area homeowners in desperate need of help with house payments. tonight thousands of families seek rescue from foreclosure . >> new information about the man accused in a 29 count indictment for mortgage fraud. i am michael fenny it is a story you will see on abc news. >> the search for a missing nursing student, her family confronts reality and hold out hope. >> anniversary of the war on drugs and just say no campaign that got its start in an east bay elementary school. >> i hope it will be worth it. i got here at 5:00 p.m. yesterday. >> we'll see what they can do for us. >> he's in the same sad situation as many others . he owes twice as much on his house as it is worth. but he is getting help they need tonight. >> for so many bay area homeowners that can't come soon enough. they line up for a free mortgage relief event that put them face to face with experts. david louie is there live ton

>> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," june 16th, 2011. >> good evening. we begin tonight with political scandal. democratic congressman anthony weiner resigned today after weeks of fallout over lewd pictures and messages he sent to women on the internet. house minority leader nancy p o pelo pelosi, who was among those prominent democrats calling all week for his resignation, released a stamd saying, quote, congressman weiner exercised poor judgment in his actions and his reaction to the revelations. today, he made the right judgment in resigning. so, why did weiner finally agree to go? here's jonathan karl. >> reporter: tod >> today, i am announcing my resignation from congress. >> reporter: even in the end, it was uncomfortable and awkward. >> i'm here today to again apologize for the personal mistakes i have made. and the embarrassment i have caused. i make this apology to my neighbors and my constituents, but i make it particularly to my wife. >> reporter: to announce the end of h

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weirn new york city, this is "nightline," june 3rd, 2011. >> good evening, i'm terry moran. it's an old truth in american politics. it's never the crime, it's the cover-up. an arrest warrant was issued today for former presidential candidate john edwards, after his indictment on criminal charges. and while edwards has been convicted of no crime and might never be, these charges could carry a prison sentence, a serious one. whatever the outcome of his case, the electorate is faced with a spectacle of a man who once aspired to the white house but may end up in the big house. here's bob woodruff. >> reporter: with his daughter cate by his side, today, former senator and presidential candidate john edwards said he will fight the charges against him and win. >> i will regret for the rest of my life the pain and the harm that i have caused to others. but i did not break the law and i never, ever thought i was breaking the law. >> reporter: but the government charges he did just that, alleging he

>> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, witit terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," june 28th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm terry moran. an estimated 35,000 murders were committed in the last five years in battles over control of the u.s. market for illegal drugs. but those murders didn't happen here. they happened in mexico. meanwhile, the products keep flowing north and the cash throws south. well, tonight, we get an exclusive look at the drug war as few have ever seen it, on the border, and at a top secret facility. here's abc's peer yeah thomas. >> reporter: on a recent afternoon, "nightline" cameras were rolling as customs agents targeted this 18-wheeler. it was supposed to be carrying furniture. but an x-ray suggested something else was hidden inside. >> wow. >> reporter: jackpot. marijuana. pay dirt. you got what you were looking for? >> we did. we found packages containing marijuana. >> reporter: in the end, the truck contained 100 ottomans filled with 2,300 pounds of marijuana. more than a ton in total. this is a major or

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," june 17th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm terry moran. well, for some people, the only thing more fun than going shopping is showing off what they bought. thus was born the so-called haul video, shoppers mainly women setting up a web cam and displaying the spoils, the haul, of their latest outing, for all the internet to see. well, the twist here came when the videos of certain haulers began to win fans. in some cases, lots of fans. and the devoted shoppers began market movers all their own. here's abbie boudreau. >> hey, everyone. >> hey, everyone. >> hi, everyone. >> reporter: it's one of the fastest growing trends hitting the web. >> we got a haul, people! >> reporter: women of all ages. >> any kind of boot goes. >> reporter: shopping and then posting videos of their catch online. >> i just thought it was cute. >> reporter: perhaps a dream job for many women. >> i love that. >> i love that. >> smells like cake batter. >> reporter: this is elle. >>

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with cynthia mcfadden, terry moran, bill weir, and tonight, juju chang in new york city, this is "nightline," june 10th, 2011. >> and good evening, i'm juju chang. science fiction almost got it right. face recognition technology has become part of daily life. but except instead of controlling security access to top secret spy facilities, the technology is being used to identify the people in that crazy picture from last weekend's beach party. it's all happening, of course, on facebook, which has been quietly using face recognition software on every photo you upload. and today, a privacy group filed a complaint against facebook. with a government regulatory agency. here's nick schifrin. >> reporter: facebook knows me. it knows my friends. it tracks what i like. where i live. and knows my sisters are kristy and laura. but now, facebook also knows, well, my face. of all its 500 million users, it can recognize my face. my face out of everyone else's. not just mine. if you're on facebook, facebook can recognize your face, too. here's h

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," june 14th, 2011. >> good evening. we begin tonight with politics. last night, the 2012 republican presidential hopefuls held their first nationally televised debate. representative michele bachmann stole much of the night's thunder by declaring she was, in fact, running for president. then, today, former utah governor john huntsman said he would formally jump into the race next week. but one candidate who has made news early and often is former speaker of the house newt gingrich. tonight, brian ross with a stunning investigation on how running for president could benefit gingrich, whether he wins or not. brian? >> reporter: cynthia, we assume that people running for president are doing it to actually win the job. but this year, in a number of cases, being considered a possible presidential candidate seems to be little more than a savvy marketing ploy, a proven method for a big payday. and that is now the question facing many candidates, including

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," june 1st, 2011. >> good evening, i'm terry moran. well, today marks the start of the atlantic hurricane season. but it was tornadoes, not hurricanes, that wreaked havoc in massachusetts tonight. at least two confirmed tornadoes touched down there, with four reported deaths so far. the first fatal tornado in that state in 16 years. it didn't look like a massachusetts storm. it looked like a prairie twister, except this one was blowing right up the connecticut river. one of at least two tornadoes spotted in western massachusetts this evening, followed the river right into the town of west springfield, carrying with it a debris field hundreds of feet high and turning the water into a giant swirling caldron. at least four were reported killed in the storms. governor deval patrick appeared tonight to declare a state of emergency. >> we'll do whatever we have to do to meet the needs of people, to protect public safety and to help people get back on the

>> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden ame and bill weir in new york city this is "nightline," may 31st, 2011. >> good evening. we begin tonight with housing costs. today, newly released figures show that home prices are still dropping. the case schiller home price index is now 33.1% below its july 2006 peak. sound like a good time to buy? well, not so fast. home ownership levels are falling, too, to their lowest levels since 1998. so, what is going on? is the american dream changing? what's the smartest move in the world of post-bubble real estate? juju chang set out to answer that question. >> reporter: to buy or not to buy? it's a question that looms so large, there's even a show on hgtv devoted to it. on "my first place," potential owners weigh renting against taking the big plunge and buying their first home. >> we're buying this place. >> reporter: and today, with home prices dipping even lower than at the bottom of the housing bust, the uncertainty in the housing market is causing confusion and outrage. >> people should be upset. the

." >> i'm bill weir. coming up on "night lynn" --" nightline" staggering hem of a mom accused of killing her toddler. and come as i take my tone deafness and stage fright to rock and roll fantasy camp and get some tips from the rock god pros. enjoy the humiliation on "nightline." [ female announcer ] shopping for dad's day? give yourself the gift of jcp cash! no exclusions! with jcp cash, earn 10, 15 or $20 off on the spot! unlike other stores, we don't make you come back to save. get up to $20 off with no exclusions! we make style affordable. you make it yours. jcpenney. give yourself the gift of jcp cash! no exclusions! with jcp cash, earn 10, 15 or $20 off on the spot! unlike other stores, we don't make you come back to save. get up to $20 off with no exclusions! we make style affordable. you make it yours. jcpenney. >> closed captioning brought to >> closed captioning brought to >>> when temperatures climb, windows open, and that can be dangerous for little ones. a two-year-old boy fell out of a secon

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bills. then, of course, what does it mean when we talk about making it in america? boy, this is exciting to me. we begin to appreciate chemistry and physics because weir in the business of inventing and therefore making and this picture shows research and what happens when you get through research. it is extremely important that we in essence show the importance of -- of what happens to americans, they get to work. my point is, there are a lot of americans that can be helped if we engage in job creation by making it in america. and as we have all committed to do, i am beginning to go round to my district and i am excited about all the manufacturers that i'm finding and i tell you, you just go round to say thank you to these manufactures, thank you to what's happening, if we were to invest in america and make it in america, it's a better deal, not only for america and those americans here, for our junge people graduating from college, from our soldiers coming back, so i want to thank the gentleman for i think the right approach to come right after the mockery of a debt relief that was not serious but for those of us who believed it was important to be