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brian ross investigates. >>> plus, growing up tatum. he was one of hollywood's iconic leading men. but behind closed doors, life was far from glamorous. >> i was 13. i tried to commit suicide twice. >> now, tatum and ryan o'neal are sorting out their dysfunction on camera. >> i was blind. >>> and, soar or splat? it's the most expensive show ever mounted. the previews, a disaster. but bono told me, "spider-man" the musical was fixed. and tonight, it finally opens. what happened? we'll show you. >> 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 o

that's because our brian ross has uncovered exclusive, new information why disregarding that order coulde life-threatening. >> please turn off and stow all portable electronic devices. >> reporter: passengers have long been skeptical that their cell phones could lead to a problem on a huge airliner. >> do i obey? no. >> reporter: but now, a controversial industry study, obtained by abc news, reveals some 75 instances over the last 6 years, in which airline pilots and engineers connected cell phones to serious safety issues. one example. on a 747 at 4,700 feet, when the autopilot disengaged by itself. flight attendants were sent through the cabin and discovered four passengers were still using their electronic devices. after passengers were told to turn them off, aircraft proceeded without further incident. >> there's wireless devices installed in here and equipment up overhead. >> reporter: dave carson of boeing says, even the emissions from one cell phone can throw off sensitive electronic sensors, located throughout the passenger cabin. it's that powerful? >> it is when it draws in the

brian ross is here with an alarming undercover investigation. er: good morning, george. high school kids call it legal marijuana. products like these, sold at shopping malls and convenient stores, under innocent-sounding names like spice, k-2, or just incense. they are, in fact, powerful chemicals sprayed on dried leaves or incense. it's like a chemistry experiment with your brain. it was a chemistry experiment that ended badly in indianola, iowa for the high school band baritone player. and for the family and friends of david rozga. he tried some k2 after his graduation, and hours later, killed himself with a rifle. >> david did not do this intentionally. he was in an altered state. he would never do this to hurt us or hurt anyone else. >> reporter: david rozga's death has led to proposed legislation, that would ban all of the chemicals used in the k2 and spice products, now so widely available, even in a small town in iowa. >> the boys who bought this stuff went to a local shopping mall and purchased it. >> reporter: the shopping mall? >> the s

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brian ross has more. >> turn off allportable electronic device.orter passengers long been accident cal that the cell phone to lead to problem on huge airliner. >> do i obey, no. >>reporter: but now a confidential industry study obtained by abc news reveals on 75 instances over the last 6 years in which airline pilots and engineers connected cell phone to serious safety issues. one example on a 747 at 4500 feet when the auto pilot disen gamed by itself. flight attendant isn't through the cabin and discovered 4 passengers still using their electronic devices. after passengers were told to turn them off aircraft proceeded without further incident. >> wireless did he vases installed in her and equipment overhead. >>reporter: dave carson of boeing says even just one cell phone emission can throw off sensor located throughout the passenger cabin. >> that powerful. >> it is when it goes in the right place at the right time. >>reporter: engineers are especially concerned about planes landing in low visibility conditions and losing their instrument landing

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brian ross, abc news, new york. >> well the so-called barefoot bandit will be in court where he is expectedplead guilty to a string of crimes. colton harris moore gained infamy for his two year run from the law, using stolen cars, boats, planes. his plea deal will resolve whether he can cut a book or movie deal with proceeds going to his victims. harris moore arrested in the bahamas last july. >>> 20-year-old university of new mexico football player is in custody this morning after a bizarre incident. he was arrested wednesday, after refusing to pull up his sagging pants while boarding a u.s. airways flight. police say he failed to get off the plane when first asked. and injured an officer while being arrested. formal charges are pending. >> all right. cattle ranchers in texas scrambling to cope with the state's worst drought ever. with grass and water in short supply they're taking desperate measures to save their herds and livelihood. we report on the crisis for ranchers. >> reporter: the cows have been fussing all morning. they are mooing says the rancher because he is thinning his herd

brian ross has the results of some confidential testing raising serious safety questions.assengers long skeptical that the cell phone could actually lead to a problem on a huge airliner. >> do i obey, no. >>reporter: now a confidential industry study obtained by abc news reveals on 75 incidence instances over the last 6 years in which airline pilots and engineers connected cell phone to serious safety issue. on 747 at 4500 feet when the auto pilot disengaged by itself. flight attendant sent through the cabin and discovered 4 passengers still using their electronic devices. after passengers were told to turn them off aircraft proceeded without further incident. >> wireless devices installed in here and equipment overhead. >>reporter: dave carson of boeing says even just one cell phone emission can throw off sensors located throughout the passenger contain. >> it is that powerful in the right place at the right time. >>reporter: boeing engineers are especially concerned about planes landing in low visibility conditions and losing their instrument landing system or getting fa

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and abc's chief investigative correspondent brian ross here with the details. ey are still coming in. brian, what do know about the planned attack? >> reporter: just in for the fbi, diane, they say the target was, in fact, the military entrance processing station in seattle. and the target date for the attack was july 5th. the men reportedly sought to determine how they could kill the most military personnel and escape or die as martyrs. and they discussed using fragmentation grenades in the facility's crowded cafeteria as a way to maximize casualties. >> and what do we know about the men themselves? any ties to terrorists abroad? >> reporter: maybe. the fbi says both men are recent converts to islam, include the alleged ring leader, 33-year-old abu khalid abdul latif, formally known as joseph davis. he has posted a number of videos of himself on youtube, praising the radical american cleric anwar al awlaki. davis has a long criminal record and reportedly converted to islam while in prison in washington state, diane. >> okay, brian, thanks. that is breaking news

abc's chief investigative correspondent brian ross is back with more tonight. >> reporter: the fbi had all the clues it needed about the intentions of the alleged ringleader right on his own youtube videos. >> we must establish jihad. i don't care what anybody says about that. you can turn me into the fbi, whatever. >> reporter: abu khalid abdul-latif lived in an $800 a month seattle apartment with his 3-year-old son and grateful wife. >> he work hard to take care of me. i don't have to pay rent. i don't have to pay food. >> reporter: in and out of prison after a troubled youth, and the owner of a failed janitorial business, abdul-latif filed for bankruptcy just last month, claiming to have only $1.08 in his two bank accounts. but he didn't appear to be one of life's losers on his videos, with his crying son sometimes in the background, talking big about jihad against american military personnel. >> there are even united states military soldiers who are over there raping women and are killing muslims and are not being held accountable for it. >> reporter: the fbi also discovered the su

chief investigative correspondent brian ross on the new and shadowy man in charge. >> reporter: the u.s. had hoped to kill zawahiri before he took over, but today, the official line was a studied shrug of the shoulders. >> frankly, it barely matters who runs al qaeda because al qaeda is a bankrupt ideology. >> reporter: still, the key question for americans -- is zawahiri more or less likely to attack the u.s.? >> now that we've killed bin laden, he probably feels a need to retaliate against the united states. >> reporter: but in his dozens of video messages, he seems far more focused on attacks in pakistan, egypt and other muslim countries than on the u.s. >> so, if you are in pakistan, i think you would be afraid of more attacks. >> reporter: originally from an upper middle class family of professors and doctors in egypt, zawahiri has been connected to terrorism for decades, since he was a teenager. >> who are we? >> reporter: this was him in 1982, in an egyptian prison, where he says he was tortured. >> we are muslims who believe in that religion. >> reporter: he joined forces with b

brian ross has the details. >> reporter: the fbi says the target was the military entrance processingreportedly sought to determine how they could kill the most military personnel and escape or die as martyrs. they discussed using fragmentation grenades in the facility's crowded cafeteria as a way to maximize casualties. >> they intended a really deadly attack against our military institution. i think it's a sad commentary. our military puts itself on the line and risks their lives abroad. they should be safe at home. >> the fbi says both men now under arrest are recent converts to islam, including the alleged ringleader, 33-year-old abu khalid abdul-latif, formerly known as joseph davis. davis has posted a number of videos of himself on youtube praising the radical american cleric anwar al awlaki, considered to be an al qaeda recruiter. davis has a long criminal record and reportedly converted to islam while in prison in washington state. this is the eighth time in the last two years that there have been planned attacks or actual attacks on domestic u.s. military facilities. brian ro

here's brian ross. >> reporter: the u.s. hoped to kill zawahari before he took over.tudied shrug of the shoulder. >> frankly, it barely matters who runs al qaeda. because al qaeda is a bankrupt ideology. >> reporter: the key question for americans, is zawahiri for or less likely to attack the u.s.? >> now that we killed bin laden he probably feels a need to retaliate against the united states. >> reporter: in his dozens of video messages, he seems far more focused on attacks in pakistan, egypt, other muslim countries than the u.s. >> if you are in pakistan, you would be afraid of more attacks. >> reporter: from a family of doctors and others in egypt, zawahari has been attached to terrorism since he was a teenager. this is him in an egyptian prison where he says he was tortured. >> we are muslims who believe in their religion. >> reporter: zawahiri joined forces with bin laden and served as his deputy. how is he different from bin laden. authoritieses say the answer goes to his lack of charisma. >> bin laden has been the leader of al qaeda, essentially since its incep

officials and a program that's raising lots of question, thanks in part to abc's investigation and our brian ross. and, brian, let me understand this. they were traveling to study billboards? >> reporter: that's exactly right, robin. for years, the federal government has spent millions of taxpayer dollars, sending large contingents of bureaucrats around the world, to look at and take pictures of the roads and highways of foreign countries. and to study outdoor advertising, billboards. the first stop last year was australia, with the 12-member team staying at a luxury hotel on sydney's famed harbor. meals were scheduled at the country's top restaurants. and taxpayers picked up the bill for cocktail parties thrown by the american officials for their australian counterparts. all set up so the americans could look at australian billboards, snapping photos that ended up in a 76-page report about outdoor advertising policy that few people ever saw. >> the taxpayers certainly should be outraged that their money is being spent on this type of activity, when our roads are falling apart, gas taxes and pric

abc's brian ross has all the details and joins us from washington. good morning, brian. >> reporter: good morning, robin. well, this is at least the eighth time in the last two years that there have been attacks planned or carried out on u.s. military facilities in this country. the target this time was the military entrance processing station in seattle. target date, july 5th. according to the fbi, the accused attackers sought to determine how they could kill the most military personnel and escape or die as martyrs. the men discussed using fragmentation grenades in the facility's cafeteria as a way of maximizing casualties. >> these folks view our military as the enemy, as the arm of the u.s. government that is attacking their people abroad and killing them. and so, it's logical that they would be a huge target. >> reporter: authorities identified the two men arrested as both converts to islam, including the accused ringleader, 33-year-old abu khalid abdul latif, formerly known as joseph davis, who has posted a number of videos on youtube with rants

organization he founded and whether he used it to promote his career and its bank account and our brian ross has much more on this. good morning, brian. >> reporter:. this year's race for president winning no longer seems to be everything. especially for newt gingrich who has used his run for president as a kind of savvy marketing campaign built around his political persona. in the last five years gingrich has lived a life of luxury built around his empire including millions of dollars in private jet travel paid for with donations to a political group he founded even though he claims to live on a tight budget. >> what i'm telling you is we are very frugal. >> reporter: gingrich's frugal lifestyle includes a million dollar home in suburban washington, loads of tiffany jewelry for his wife and in the middle of the campaign a cruise in the greek aisles ending up on tmz all of which led his entire staff to resign raising the question of whether he's serious about running for president. >> you can do very well by running for president. you don't always have to win. >> reporter: also raising quest

ross with his own. 3-1 giants. no one more excited than the crawford family. matt cain. briann with his 16th save of the year. giants beat the rockies 3-1. >>> as and red sox. asking for advice. it pays off. tied at 5 in the 5th. delivering a two-out single to right. josh willingham scores to give the as a 6-5 lead but boston would answer in the 7th with a big two-out hit of their own. carl crawford broken bat single. 8-6. the as have now lost four straight. >>> roger feder. four sets and nearly four hours. federer ends with a win. he will take on rafael nadal for the fourth time in six years. >>> shaq making his retirement official this afternoon and gave himself one final nickname on the way out. >> so from now on you guys can call me the big aarp. association for the advancement of retired persons. >> number 4, regionals in fullerton. striking out 8 and pitching a complete game to lead the cardinal to a win over kansas state. >> number 3. white sox and tigers. diving and throws to his knee to get the force. the sox have won four straight. number 2, the braves beat the mets

ross up the middle. huff 2 nothing. brian wilson gives up a run. luke grounder at third.? chases down michael. barely gets him. this is the new sleek aerodynamic maybe to make the play at giants win 2-1. a's and mets wrap up the series. two hour plus rain delay today bottom of the second. single score lucas. mets on top 2 nothing. in the sixth now 3 nothing. 2 down. 2 down. pop up. carter just up from the minor. first appearance of the year. no. pl come back to haunt you. very next pitch. up the middl middle. base hit. another run in. mets win 4-1 and take 2 out of 3 from the a's. casey 1 eye on the track and 1 eye on the calendar. race sunday in sonoma big race of the year but red bull pulling out of nascar at the end of the season. currently sponsors 2 racing teams. cane has his rated for 2012 with motor sports but more than 150 employees on the 2 red bull teams wondering about their future here's cane on rather tenuous situation. >> i don't know how much red bull welcome back involved in the sport after this season but i think through the end of the season they give ev

they turn it over to the bullpen in the eight and cody ross needs to put the giants up 2-0 because minnesota comes back to make it 2-1 and then brianilson gets himself in a game but more times than not gets out. sandoval wants to show his new speed. that's it, giants win 2-1- cleveland comes in this weekend for three in san francisco. the a's take on baseball's best, the phillies after losing 2-3 from the new york mets. they are below .500 but the new yorkers, from '69, remember that. reyes was the star. he is coming home on the single. almost right back to the box. mets win 4-1. they are playing the powerhouse phillies tomorrow. a's winning two on the road trip. nba draft. warriors with the 11th pick. >> the golden state warriors select clay thompson from washington state university. >> they picked up a couple other guys. tyler and jinkens. here is a guy from washington state, his dad played in the nba. jerry west once traded for him. so, hey, looking like he can shoot, runs the floor. everybody is happy today. does that mean the end of monta ellis. >> this is no way effects the potential for us to trade any player, as far as that

they are the king of the one run in game cody ross of the middle and that will be the eventual winning run. the ninth inning, brianes people look a little bit scared and then sandoval last year, they did not catch him but this year it that is it! giants victory to-1 over minnesota. there will visit the cleveland indians this sunday. new york. you have to believe that when you are in a town with the yankees. they win with jose reyes could be the best player and all of baseball. philadelphia is a head, so this is not like they're going to be losing this is identical groundball. as you imagine, there on to philadelphia. the a's, 1-2 on the road trip. >> the nba, the 11th choice >> the golden state warriors choose cleat thompson from the goldeclay thompson-the father of clay thompson who played in the nba. with the lakers. we will explained that.. this year from mark jackson the coach. right on the set of kron. >> believe it or not it sounds formal but he is the guy that we have our eyes on. once we see him on the board is an exciting time for us. it is an exciting time for us to have boss because he's an outstanding

ross. doubles to deep left, over the head of para. sandoval and huff will score. it is 4-0 giants. don't get too comfortable yet. bottom of the 9th, brianson in to close the game. two outs, arizona with runners on second and third. wilson strikes out drew to end the game. >>> a's and royals. a's couldn't wait to get back, manager bob melvin's first home game. billy butler doubles over the head of willingham. two score, it's 4-1. top of the 8th, runners on the corners. this is a single to center and this will make it 5-2. royals win 7-4. not exactly the home combing bob melvin was hoping for. >> not what we were looking for the first day home, but at least we battled, we'll be back at it again tomorrow. you know, obviously trevor was a little out of sorts. you don't normally see him walking seven guys. just pulling some balls, wasn't getting his comebacker. we'll work to get that sorted out next time. >> a's have lost 13 of the last 14. from the pros to college ball, cal back on the field tuesday for their first practice before their showdown with vgi niina the college world series. the golden bears don't want this season to end. >> our

brian to take lie decker tests. the fbi would not share those test results with "dateline." but one of roger's private investigators, rossption. while they may not have actually participated in his disappearance, that they knew something about his disappearance. >> and one other thing guthrie look at. five months before jimmy was lost at sea, chris gamblin was arrested for cocaine and marijuana possession. in a plea agreement, chris serbed eight days in jail. but his record would show he was never formally convicted of a crime. agent guthrie now had his theory as to why jimmy's boat was sabotaged and who was involved in the drug smuggling. he believed jimmy had tried to stop the drug deal that day because his best friend's son, chris gamblin, and his friend brian pratts were somehow involved. their they posed the theory that somehow mr. trindade had come upon the boys involved in a drug deal and he was killed in their presence. it is a theory. but there is no evidence to party is. >> chris gamblin and brian pratts denied they were involved in any kind of drug deal at sea, nor witnessed jimmy trindade's murder. >> brian w

ross base hit aubrey huff scores. that was huge. it made it 2-0. turned out to be a big insurance run. brian the ninth but with the tying run on second base, wilson got luke hughes to ground. pablo decides to run and look, did he get him? he got him. and that is the end of the game. cal is still playing. the cal bears in a elimination game. they have to win. right now doesn't look good, they are losing 6-0 to virginia. >> what innings? >> 8th inning. can i have a live update, please? 8th inning, they are trailing 6- 0. >> oh. okay. well. they need a miracle. >> "eye on the bay" is next. see you at 10:00 and 11:00. >> caption colorado, llc comments@captioncolorado.com dry mouth is uncomfortable. it can also lead to serious dental problems. [ male announcer ] new act total care dry mouth is alcohol-free and has fluoride to strengthen teeth. stronger teeth and dry mouth relief. i know you're worried about making your savings last and having enough income when you retire. that's why i'm here -- to help come up with a plan and get you on the right path. i have more than a thousand fidelity expert

ross. one-0 = colorado leading in the fourth that is gone. two = one = giants. matt cain. 71- seven strikeouts. the giants of home or a totally different ball club. seven- one. briann comes on. standing for the final out. 15 with giants having a third consecutive victory. they maintain a third place. >> buster posy, of course is taken out by a younger cousin. you figured that this would be over with. however, after speaking with them? he had a few things to say. >> i spoke with bluster and he is hurt i spoke with foster, and he is hurt. it is free i spoke with buster posy, and he is hurt. >> he basically said that he could care less about this kid as a major league. nobody outside of buster posy feels worse than i do. that is scott cousins of the florida marlins. and how about in boston. 37,000-808 if they sell out every night. even when the a's are home? it is a ghost town. charles crawford comes through. i do not care what you say when people are cheering for you as an athlete. you go to the nazi yankee teams you can even hear conversations across the field. charles crawford delivers the goods. the a's have had four consecutive losses. the manager is probably no