i'm nick watt for "nightline" in los angeles. >> a star is born.nks to nick watt for that. >>> well, it's time now for our closing argument. tonight we're keeping it light. millions will be watching the super bowl this sunday when the ravens take on the 49ers. so are you going to watch it? and if so, key question, are you watching the game for the commercials or for the halftime show? you can weigh in on the "nightline" facebook page or tweet us, or you just watch it for the game, for the football. thanks for watching abc news. check in with "good morning america." we're alwa

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abc's nick watt went along with one of them for a bust. >> reporter: we used to call it shoplifting, but now it's so much more. >> i've seen a person pull a razor blade and cut put. >> it could be nothing, it could be something. >> reporter: it's highly organized doing big business. there's even an acronym. o.r.c. organized retail crime. >> it's just like a fortune 500 company. all this is just organized. >> reporter: it costs the retail industry more than $30 billion a year. >> everything from meat to razors to milk. >> reporter: milk? >> yeah. you name it. >> reporter: tide detergent, current hot target. expensive, easy to shift on the streets. they're calling it liquid gold. >> sometimes we get rings that just do alcohol. and then we get some that do meat and sea foot. >> reporter: the loot is moved on for cents on the dollar to fencing operations and sold in plain sight. what do you think is stolen in here? >> well, probably just about everything. >> reporter: underwear, fragrance, clothing. highly sophisticated shoplifting networks. boosters, fencers, mr. bigs, can make millions

here's nick watt. >> reporter: maureen o'conner, a one-time mayor of san diego, was a model citizen andulti-millionaire. wife of jack in the box founder robert peterson. video poker proved her downfall. >> i never meant to hurt the city i loved. >> reporter: during nine years of hard gambling in vegas, atlantic city, and san diego, msz o'connor wagered well over $1 billion. that's more than $300,000 every single day, more than $12,500 every single hour, waking and sleeping. her total losses -- $13 million. >> i did borrow the money from my husband's foundation. >> reporter: that's why she landed in court. over $2 million taken from a charity set up by the late husband. she'd already remortgaged her home, sold a hotel, auctioned her possessions. apparently spent her last dime. peterson died in '94 with o'connor by his side. she claims grief drove her to gambling. >> i lost my husband, i lost three of my siblings. i lost my two best friends. >> it can be triggered by grief, loss, stress, medications. gambling simply too much. >> reporter: o'connor has a brain tumor during the gambling yea

nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >> lightning can strike twice.it's a good truck. if it ain't broke, don't fix it. >> absolutely not. going to be smart with that money, which is good. >>> that's what's making news in america this morning. >> stay with us for "g

nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >> and nick and david will be staying on this story throughout the night. >>> but we move next here to the great blizzard, gathering strength and poised to break bear down on millions of american families across the northeast. experts say it could be the worst snowstorm in a century. our extreme weather team is on the storm front and abc's meteorologist ginger zee is out where the storm is about to move in. ginger? >> reporter: diane, this may look like a mountain of snow, but it's not. this is 100,000 tons of salt that i'm standing on. i've got some right here in my hand. it is one of so many tools that millions of americans will use as we prepare for this major winter storm. from new york to boston, the winter weather arsenals are prepped and ready for blizzard war. and those in charge of the snowy battle are keeping their commands simple. >> stay off the streets of our city. basically, stay home. >> reporter: in a chaotic salem, massachusetts, supermarket, the fire department was called in because there were just too many people stocking up. what

nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >> that is the question.ur thanks to nick. >>> when we come back here, you'll want to stay tuned for this. where that giant me yourite came from. and tonight, the one clue that from. and tonight, the one clue that revealed it all. d a great spot, not easy to find, but worth it. but with copd making it hard to breathe, i thought those days might be over. so my doctor prescribed symbicort. it helps significantly improve my lung function starting within five minutes. symbicort doesn't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. with symbicort, today i'm breathing better. and that means...fish on! symbicort is for copd including chronic bronchitis and emphysema. it should not be taken more than twice a day. symbicort may increase your risk of lung infections, osteoporosis, and some eye problems. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high blood pressure before taking it. with copd, i thought i'd miss our family tradition. now symbicort significantly improves my lung function, starting within 5 minute

find out with abc's nick watt. >> reporter: i say we crown steve and terri weaver america's luckiestyep, that's not one check from the lottery. that's two. here's what happened. heading to their cabin last weekend, the weavers stopped at the citgo in pangburn and bought some scratch cards. >> and it said one m-i-l and finally it dawned on me that meant $1 million. >> reporter: next day, they went back into town and bought somewhere. it was terri's turn. >> i'd give anything if i had a picture of her face right then. and i said "sure, terri. i won a million dollars yesterday and you're going to try and steal my thunder." >> reporter: not quite, but terri bagged another 50 grand. the chance of that? one in billions. but rules are there to be broken -- odds are there to be cheated. frano selak survived a train wreck, a plane crash, four horrific car accidents, a bus crash and getting hit by a bus. then, aged 74, bought a lottery ticket and won a million bucks. now the weaver's -- and terri's tried, but failed to spend even a little money. >> i was at the mall yesterday after this and i

nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >> and long may they reign. and we thank you for watching.rking for you at abcnews.com. don't forget, "nightline" later at its new time, 12:35 a.m. eastern. and i'll see you right back here again tomorrow night. good night. >>> developing news on the manhunt for a excop on a murder rampage. what started the fire that probably killed him. >> democrat strayings taking place outside of the home of mark zuckerberg. the facebook founder's first foray into fund raising. >> in santa clara a bomb squad uncovered a housefultb3Ñ of explosives. they've been looking for more. >> made in america story of a woman making big waves tonight with her itsy bitsy bikinis. >> it's happening in oakland. sky 7 hd is over fruit veil avenue and 16th street .s police looking for a driver of a car who hit a woman and a child. >> sky 7 is live over the scene here that is what you're looking at here this, happened with b.an hour ago. >> and ab an adult female both transported to the hospital. their injuries not believed to be life threatening. we'll stay on top of this.

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nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >> see, i'm not sure what makes me sadder, the way those paparazziabout doing their job, or there's such a market for what they do, which is sadder. >> as much as i want to say they should not follow those stars and they should leave them alone and let them have their privacy, i'm all over those magazines. >> there's a market for it. steven tyler is making a big push in hawaii to pass a new law called the steven tyler act that would allow celebrities to pew a photographer if they photograph them in an offensive way or during a private time. the latest celebrity to take an anti-paparazzo stand. >> adam levine and britney spears have also signed to follow that bill. >> it can be dangerous. everyone remember princess diana? it can be dangerous. >>> coming up next, no harmony for two superstar singing divas. >> and who dazzled and who didn't last night at the grammy awards. stay tuned for "the skinny." pop that hip. ♪ skinny, so skinny >>> you're cued up, willis. >> skinny in the house! >> welcome back to the tarzan version of "the skinny." i don't know

abc's nick watt went along with one of them for a bust. >> reporter: we used to call it shoplifting.so much more. >> i've seen a person pull a razor blade and cut people. >> it could be nothing, it could be something. >> reporter: it's highly organized crime rings doing big business. shoplifters are called boosters, they sell the stuff on to someone called a fence. there's even an acronym, orc, organized retail crime. >> it's just like a fortune 500 company. it's all just organized. >> reporter: it cost the retail industry more than $30 billion a year. >> everything from meat to razors, to milk. >> reporter: milk? >> you name it. >> reporter: underwear, fragrance, clothing, highly sophisticated networks, boosters, fences, mr. bigs can make millions a year. and mike sweat is on the case. a riverside county sheriff's deputy injured in a car accident, sweat is now a full-time investigator on the orc beat. hired by stores from tj maxx to marshals and he's helping out the cops. >> kind of like working a narcotics case. we have low, mid level and top dog. >> reporter: he's been casing two

nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >> see, i'm not sure what makes me sadder, the way those paparazzijob, or there's such a market for what they do, they're able to stay in business. and make big money for those pics. which is sadder? you know? >> you're so right. as much as i want to say they should not follow those stars and they should leave them alone and let them have their privacy, i'm all over those magazines. >> there's a market for it. steven tyler is making a big push in hawaii to pass a new law called the steven tyler act, that would allow celebrities to sue a photographer if they take a picture of them in an offensive way or during a private time. the latest celebrity to take an anti-paparazzo stand. we'll see if hawaii acts. >> adam levine and britney spears have also signed to support that bill. highly followed girls. these are young people who live their entire worlds in front of everybody because of these paparazzo. follow that bill. >> it can be dangerous. everyone remember princess diana? it can be dangerous. >>> coming up next, no harmony for two superstar singing d

nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >> wow.e part in the document where he writes, self-preservation is no longer important to me. i do not fear death, as i died long ago on 1-2-09, referring to the day that he was fired. >> right. >> from the force here. so this is a guy as you heard from the piece who is looking to kill and be killed. that's what makes him so dangerous. >> this manifesto is interesting. he kind of switches between completely insane and 100% lucid. >> yes. >> he talks about two different political figures and different stars on television almost like this is something he now has a platform. unfortunately, he does. because this is such a big story. we have to talk about it. we have to talk about him. experts say he's not crazy. he's just narcissistic. >> exactly. >> it's all about him. >> it's a sickness in terms of that it drove him to murder. but he is aware of what he's doing. he mentioned celebrities. in the same manifesto he talked about ellen degeneres. he talked about larry david. charlie sheen and celeb

nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >> get this stat here.ingle great white consumes about 11 tons of food. that's slightly more than willis. >> oh! >> and after eating one big meal, they can rest for up to three months without having to eat. they go into hibernation. >> i admire her bravery. >> they don't go into hibernation. >> i admire the bravery. i just don't get why you can have a nice hawaii model life, why you're out there risking your life. >> once you have it all, you start looking for other things. right? >> i guess. >> i'm all out. fresh out. >> i got nothing to say about that. good luck to you. >> willis! >> that's the music they play when willis goes walking into the nightclub. >>> coming up next, fergie's big announcement, and it's not about her career. >>> and what a great job for a famous teenager. coming up next in "the skinny." teenager we said. >> uh-huh. >>> "world news now" ♪ skinny, so skinny >>> welcome back, everybody. this story had the whole staff talking this morning. this is very interesting. we've seen it before

a vintage nick watt. >> i missed nick. >>> and i missed turning this way to say, sam with the weather>> good morning, robin roberts. good morning, everybody. we're going to start with a rough day in california. how about two tornadoes reported from redding to sacramento. they get probably 11 tornadoes in california in the course of a year. but it's a little unusual to have two reported. if they happen, they happen around this time. and you got a little hit of snow, as well. so, above 900 feet in sacramento you were getting snow. snow levels in southern california, came to 2,000 feet. this is a big storm in the making. watch where it goes now because this is critical for you to understand. there's a level of ice here that goes through oklahoma, kansas, missouri and a little bit of arkansas, as well, today. big snowmaker on top. huge storms in the south. we'll track this for you. so will your local abc stations. so, you know exactly what happens with this giant storm that moves into the country. there's cold air here, 27 below at international falls. that northern line is ice and snow.

it's the cherry on top of a resume that includes hundreds of bit parts and abc's nick watt met up withorld's most successful extra. >> oh, my goodness. that is bar refaeli making out with a geek. over 100 million people will scream and squirm when they see this sunday night. it's a go daddy commercial airing during the super bowl. but who is that man behind the makeout? well, he's jesse heyman, one of hollywood's more prolific actors. >> "old school," "american pie 2," "austin powers goldmember", "spiderman," "catch me if you can." so many, it takes a while. >> reporter: jesse is an extra. there he is in "the social network." he's a full-time super extra but he's still just part of the scenery. until, that is, some guy in sweden compiled a where's waldo style reel of jesse's greatest hits and posted it on youtube. >> apparently he was my number one fan from sweden. i didn't even know i had any fans from sweden. >> reporter: well, he does. typecast but talented. he has a burgeoning cult following built up over 12 years, 100-plus movies, including "van wilder" and 100-plus tv shows like

nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >> smart answer, save up for retirement.>> nice, big -- they're definitely getting a ferrari. >> what would you do if you hit it big like that? >> get a ferrari. i would keep it all to myself. i will never, ever -- i'm never winning the lottery, because i am greedy. can you tell, that's my money. see the way you're looking at me, you want my money. >> $1. >> that's my luck. $1. >> that's my luck. @Ñ

nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >> wow. part in the document where he writes, self-preservation is no longer important to me. i do not fear death, as i died long ago on 1-2-09, referring to the day he was fired. so this is a guy that is looking to kill and be killed. that's what makes him interesting. >> this manifesto is interesting. he switches from being insane to 100% lucid. he talks about, in two different political figures and different stars on television. almost like this is something that he now has a platform. and unfortunately he does, because this is such a big story. we have to talk about it. we have to talk about him. experts say he's not crazy. he's just narcissistic. it's all about him. >> it's a sickness in terms of what drove him to murder. but he is aware of what he's doing. you mentioned celebrities. he talked about ellen degeneres. he talked about larry david. he talked about charlie sheen and celebrity chef anthony boar bordane. so in this mix of talking about his life, these celebrity things intertwin

for "good morning america," nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >> our thanks to nick watt. >>> and alsofrom the red carpet to the runway. but do they work for real women? here to show us the right way and the wrong way to pull off platforms is lori bergamotto, contributing style editor of "lucky" magazine. you know, i love these shoes because they make your legs look longer. and they're high heels that are sort of easier to walk in, right? >> that's one of the questions we get at "lucky," how do i make my legs look longer? platform pumps are the answer. but there's a right way and a wrong way. let me start with the tragic way. this is one of our lucky staffers, meredith. as you can see, elizabeth, the platform pump is a bold silhouette. so, when it's rendered in a loud zebra print with the red and a bright red ankle strap, it's doing nothing for her. we love an ankle strap. but this one is just cutting into her leg. the red is kind of clashing with her complexion. and it's overtly sexy. especially with the outfit she's wearing, it makes it look a little bit cheaper than chic. >> okay, s

abc's nick watt gave us an award for the dogs best in life. >> reporter: 2,700 purebred fur balls weree best in show. little banana joe crowned top dog. good for him. if you like that kind of thing. as far as i'm concerned, you can keep your fancy pants dog. dogs like dexter, they're the real dogs of this country. so we decide of to have our own awards. the best dogs in america. you sent us hundreds of nominees. small dogs, smiley dogs and oh, so many in costume. the most competitive category, the most athletic. our judges ruling baxter the jet skiing lab doodle runs away with it. they say dog show people off look like their animals and so do some of you. moving on to talent. the tie between mia the dog dog walker and paige, who tackles laundry. and groceries. a for effort to riley, a pugly pooch who can eventually roll over. now those owners at westminister got their pooches to primp and pose for prizes. for most people, there's a much better reason. why did you get a dog? >> just really wanted the companionship. moved into an apartment by myself, so just really wanted that companions

abc's nick watt gave it a shot anyway. who will win? who will bathe in oscar glory tonight? rick and brad, accountants at price water house cooper are the only people who know. >> look me in the eye and tell me you've never told anybody anything ever? >> i've never told anybody anything ever. >> not even your family? >> they don't even ask. >> the ballots are sent out to 6,000 members of the academy and are tabulated by price water house. >> and then no matter what, they nominate meryl streep. >> reporter: not true. the cases are held in a secret location. >> i see you're not on the face. >> we take separate routes to the academy awards show. we even have our own security individual that's there to, as rick always likes to say, protect the envelopes and not us. >> colin firth, "the king's speech." >> reporter: what about the runner's rup? >> there are people who missed out by one or two votes and you're the only people who know. >> correct. >> and you won't tell us? >> that's correct. >> backstage at the oscars, certainly humbling and reminds you why you're an accountant. >>

for abc news, nick watt, los angeles. >> well said, nick.dible pictures. >>> coming up, i'm sorry, i was looking at josh with a golf club. we have beyonce, like you have never seen her before. and our burfirst real, real clop of baby blue ivy. >> i do have a putter. and a golf ball. why do i? "play of the day." come on back. >> what happened to freeze it? ♪ "love" a collection by prabal gurung, exclusively at target. for a limited time. body washes with paper that reacts like skin. if others can strip this paper, imagine how harsh they can be to your skin. oh my gosh. [ female announcer ] dove is different. its new breakthrough formula changes everything. new dove. this is care. advil pm® or tylenol pm. the advil pm® guy is spending less time lying awake with annoying aches and pains and more time asleep. advil pm®. the difference is a better night's sleep. >>> right then. here's "the play of the day." >> what could possibly go wrong? nine golfers, nine balls, one hole. take a look. >> two, one. >> oh, wow. >> that is incredible. >> no, way!

we sent nick watt to investigate. >> i'd like strawberries instead of raspberries. >> i'm going to sharelearly? >> clearly. every hairdresser in the world can tell you that's probably true. >> reporter: that's not misogynistic or mean. we took a random two minutes of "kelly & michael." kelly uses 43% more words than michael. that guy is eloquent. one researcher claims 20,000 words a day on average for a woman. 7,000 for men. i do spend a lot of time listening to my wife. >> i have this thing with my sister. >> reporter: and in my line of work, i do meet some chatty kathies. >> she didn't come into the office and say, i'm going to lose this weight. she actually started doing it. i have one of those hollywood food delivery services. >> reporter: is it a date movie? >> it could be. it could be a date movie. >> reporter: now, they say it might be a protein. foxp-2, which is essential for speech. scientists at the university of maryland did exploratory research of rats. based on what they saw, they say women may have more of that speech protein than men. we did our own scientific survey in sa

for "good morning america," nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >> no new truck. >> yeah. come on. >>> sam, what have you got? >> we're going to start with really foggy pictures. we started talking about the snowstorm that could be. but this is something going on right now. that, ladies and gentlemen, is atlanta. >> oh, yeah. are you serious? >> yes. good morning, atlanta. and when we say zero visibility, we kind of mean zero visibility. it's in a lot of places. from mobile to atlanta, that's the way it is. memphis, less than a mile. little rock, all of the south with the warm temperatures in that overnight, long period of time with the moisture, you're getting an awful lot of fog. travel is slow. air travel is slow. be prepared for that. and check on everything this morning. if you can do it early, do it early. 65 degrees in oklahoma city. memphis at 62. dallas at 70. we have a nice path of warm air all the way through the country. you're thinking, snow? really? it does look like it. the two storms form together on the east coast and deliver some snow, from the great lake

abc's nick watt has their story. >> reporter: sometimes great things happen to good people. >> i won a million dollars on the arkansas scholarship lottery. >> reporter: would you believe it, a day later, steve weaver's wife, terri, won another 50 grand. the chances of that, 1 in 3 billion. lightning can strike more than twice. but steve won't be buying snakeskin shoes and moving to vegas. >> i'm just a country boy. i'm not trying to be somebody i'm not. i'm going to stay the same. >> reporter: and terri won't quit her job at the water company. >> no, sir. >> reporter: here's how it happened. last weekend, the weavers were on their way to their cabin and they stopped in to buy some scratch cards. steve won $1 million. >> i thought i was having a heart attack. there was no way. i was sitting in the chair in my recliner, most all night long. >> reporter: the next day, they bought a couple more from the same gas station. and terri bagged the 50 grand. >> i'm not expecting anything like this to happen again. i want to take full advantage of it. >> reporter: he's not buying a new truck. >>

nick watt has the story, on whether the push will cut the mustard. >> would you have any grey poupon? of course. >> reporter: that was then. commercials that went viral before we even knew what that meant. and this is now. die-hard-style redux of a campaign that's been off our screens for 16 years. it aired during the oscars sunday night. >> grey poupon is throwing $1.7 million at this ad. they're hoping it's going to have a lot of legs and it will go viral. >> reporter: and save this ancient mustard, struggling in today's condiments market. they are looking to the idea that people with a british accent and eat in the back of a rolls-royce have impeccable taste. do people still remember? pardon me, do you have any grey poupon? sure. sure, the older crowd remembers. the youngsters? >> pardon me, would you have any grey poupon? okay. you're way too young. grey poupon. they were great commercials. will the new commercial win her over? >> well, of course. >> reporter: for "good morning america," nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >> oldie but a goody. >> a real gift for you. >> i missed it