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nick watt, abc news, london. >> that is so great. for diane and all of us, thanks for watching. rlie gardens in wilmington, north carolina. thanks to our affiliate, wway, news channel 3. have a good night. >>> developing news tonight. a myth busters experiment sends a project yil into a home. >> hundreds of employees facing retroactive pay cuts tonight. >> future of the 49ers and the mayor tells abc 7 news why he's given up trying to keep the team in san francisco. >> and america's cup yacht races if san francisco can make money from them, it would be a first. right now in dublin we're live over the sheriff's department firing range. a projectile got way from a tv production crew taping a segment of what we believe was a "myth busters" episode. good evening. that projectile hit a home nearby. no one was hurt in this mishap. here is sky 7 live in dublin now this, is a live picture, you can see a crew on the scene and is packing up equipment. officers are not saying what kind of projectile it was. and this happened just after 4:00 p.m. hitting a house and a car parked at the area.

and so tonight here, another abc news exclusive. is time, with the ceo of ford, who revived that auto giant, inviting me for a tour of one of ford's factories and revealing to us his plan for thousands of new jobs. ♪ have you driven a ford >> reporter: that iconic question asked by ford for decades. just a couple of years ago, ford was an american brand fighting for survival. but unlike its american competitors, ford would not file for bankruptcy and no taxpayer bailout, borrowing $23.5 billion on its own to get back on track. how much of that $23.5 billion do you still have to pay back? >> we have repaid over $21 billion of the original $23.5. >> reporter: so you're almost there. >> we're almost there. >> reporter: you were able to do this without filing for bankruptcy, without taking a federal bailout. and that resonated with the american people. >> oh, absolutely. >> reporter: ford ceo alan mulally took us on an exclusive tour of this michigan plant that makes f-150s. the proud factory workers here had no idea mr. mulally would sh

jim avila, abc news, new york. >> abc's legal analyst dan abrams is here., you saw sandusky's lawyer try to defend the strategy. i don't get it. >> look, i hold the lawyer responsible to some degree. it's the lawyer who should be taking him through all the questions and then doing a cost benefit analysis and saying is this worth it when he's going to give nuanced answers to the definition of attraction and provide fodder for prosecutors to use later as well as upset the victims you've got to say how could it have been worth it? >> this can't help even if it keeps him off the stand. >> i don't think it would. i don't think he would take the stand. this sort of interview because it wasn't particularly helpful is not going to prevent him from taking the stand. i don't find those kind of interviews in an effort to poison the jury pool tend to work at all. >> okay, dan abrams, thanks very much. >>> still ahead, the new research tonight, what sitting at work all day can really do to your body. nyquil (stuffy): hey, tylenol. you know we're kinda like twins. tyleno

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," december 21st , 2011. >> good evening, i'm bill weir. it's a move many perfect this time of year. the old credit card swipe. turning over a mountain of financial details with a flick of a wrist. and to keep you swiping, and their bottom line growing, credit card companies have to maintain your trust. trust that they are smarter than any hacker, fisher or sketchy clerk. and to that end, visa gave us an unprecedented glimpse into their fortress of security. and a few tips to stay one step away of the crooks. here's abc's cecilia vega. >> reporter: tis the season for credit card fraud. for all kinds of people, to find all kinds of ways to steal your credit and spend it. last year, about 8 million americans were victims. almost half of those due to stolen credit information. and it doesn't end there. you might not realize it, but one of the cards most vulnerable to credit threat are those gift cards everyone loves to give and get. thieves find them e

bob woodruff, abc news, new york. >> thanks to bob woodruff. now abc's david wright in south korea where they are on high alert tonight. good evening, david. >> reporter: good evening, george. this is a moment of huge uncertainty in the decades-old standoff between these two countries. one of the most heavily fortified borders in the world is just 20 miles away from here. and where i'm standing is easily within artillery range of north korean guns. remember, the korean war never officially ended. there have been flare-ups. just this morning, news of another missile test. and that's potentially the most alarming of all. what people here in south korea fear most is instability. the possibility of a power struggle with nuclear weapons in the mix. george. >> thanks, david. and from the white house now, abc's jake tapper. jake, i know they spent some time in the white house war-gaming this transition, looking at all the dangerous scenarios. how do they think this transition is unfolding so far? and what more do they know about ki jong-un? >> reporter

we're going to begin tonight with an abc news exclusive. it's the first interview with an american businessman, immediately after his release from four months in jail on the caribbean island of aruba, wra he but suspected of, though never charged with, the murder of his traveling companion. she was robyn gardner. a 35-year-old maryland woman, not presumed yesterday. he is gary giordano, answering some questions and raising others. abc's matt gutman has been covering the story from the start and here he is now. >> reporter: after 116 days in an aruba prison, gary giordano, arrested for the suspected murder of robyn gardner, back on u.s. soil. did you ever think this would come, all those nights in prison? >> no. no. i'd accepted the fact that they were going to -- keep me from my kids forever. >> reporter: in new york, an onslaught of reporters. and soon, this emotional reunion with his three teenage sons. >> this is an opportunity just to ask you some questions. >> reporter: flanked along with his attorney jose baez in his first interview w

abc news. >> trump, not out at all.icans don't pick a candidate that he thinks can win, he's going to go in as an independent, could go in as an independent. i don't want to announce a candidacy for him. >> he doesn't want to leave "the apprentice." he said that. >> yeah, very true. >> i just don't think that will happen. i guess we will see. how about mrs. cain standing near her man? >> that was an interesting photo opportunity. >> it really was. i think we were all wondering what his announcement would be once we saw them holding hands. this was unbelievable. she sort of is in the line of women that stand by their men when all these accusations are coming forward. i remembered -- >> yeah, now this. we'll have to wait and see where supporters will go to. still, very, very much in the air. >>> but also this morning, new tensions between the u.s. and iran. military officials in iran say they have shot down a u.s. drone. american officials admit that one of them went missing over afghanistan last week. iran says it was a

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dan harris, abc news, new york. >> thank you for that, dan. >>> and stories such as that pluck acutelystrings this time of year. or are they harp strings? a new poll out today shows that most people believe in angels. indeed, some 77% of adults questioned in a new associated press/gfk poll say they believe in the existence of angels. that belief is fairly widespread, even among non-christians and non-church goers. >>> and when we return, a novel way for budget-minded parents to get those favorite toys under the tree all year long. and chantix worked for me. it's a medication i could take and still smoke, while it built up in my system. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces 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 taking chantix and call your doctor right away. tell your doctor about any history of depression or other mental health problems, which could ge

but are the new rules enough? abc'srter brian ross checks it out. >> reporter: the new pilot fatigue rules are meant to prevent accidents like this one. the crash of a colgan air commuter jet from new york to buffalo in which 50 people died. neither the pilot nor the first officer had slept in a bed the night before. they had commuted to newark from florida and washington state. yawns could be heard on the cockpit voice recorder. >> this new rule will afford pilots the opportunity to get eight hours of uninterrupted sleep before a flight. >> reporter: the rules would also reduce the number of on-duty hours for a pilot. but only from a maximum of 16 hours a day to 14 hours a day. >> i'm very distressed over these rules because they don't go anywhere near far enough. >> reporter: and some say the new rules fall substantially short of dealing with the problems of pilots who commute to their base, fly in from distant cities to begin their duty. younger, less well-paid pilots end up sleeping in so-called crash pads like this

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for the debate on abc news. >>> thank you for watching abc news.iowa. we'll see you tomorrow. >>> good morning. let's start with a look at the forecast. >> it's cold out there. the view is nice from mount tam. high clouds we also have another spare-the-air day today. temperatures will be cooler. this is why. numbers in the upper 20s. sun freezing around napa. 27 in novato. mountain view 33 dress. 35 in redwood city with 33 in livermore. very cold out there. tahoe airport 9 truckee is at 7 this morning. we have a few high clouds but not mitigating that chill to the air. they will allow for a partly cloudy sky this afternoon. high pressure has been keeping us high and dry will slide to the east allowing the system to slide down the coast. how weak? it's not going to bring us any rain. we're talking about a tenth at most. here we are by tomorrow evening. this is when the rain should move through the bay area late afternoon toward the oorng hours. everyone should see the chance for showers. monday morning we're looking at leftover showers around monter

new can, another uproar. where do you stand? here's abc'svila. >> do not adjust your monitor, coca-cola is changing the iconic red can to white. >> reporter: a holiday promotion designed to raise money for polar bears, now cut short because of consumer backlash. for some coke drinkers, the white can is anything but the real thing. >> can should be red. >> it looks like diet coke. >> reporter: on facebook, a viewer told us, "i work at a convenience store and customers are getting angry thinking we don't have regular coke." the white can was supposed to last until february, but consumers have complained it looks too much like the silver diet coke can. does changing from red to white really make that big of a difference? this of it this way. would the golden arches semias many burgers if they were blue? and what if the big brown was the big pink? some coke drinkers complain the soda in the white can tastes different. >> this is the funky one. >> reporter: coke says that's absurd. "when we change our packaging, we nearly always hear from a handf

an abc news exclusive. foster kids given an avalanche of drugs. even the youngest of children. >> the city sneezes and the county shivers. >> a fisherman's wharf up north is about to come alive again after asking for a big favor from san francisco. >>> and not for the faint hearted. here is one way to take in the sights at yosemite. we'll have that story. >>> and the light in the middle of the tunnel. the big breakthrough for the big breakthrough for construction crews at the [ male announcer ] citibank's new app for ipad makes it easy for anne to view her finances from anywhere. like gate d12 for the next three hours. citibank for ipad. easier banking. standard at citibank. really? [ male announcer ] kate uses her citibank debit card because kate knows there are some things you shouldn't be charged for. refill? i'm ok. [ male announcer ] so does that guy. the citibank debit card with no monthly fee. easier banking. standard at citibank. tonight two governors are asking the obama administration to agree tha

jake tapper, abc news, the white house. >> so many questions on where things go from here. >>> other ws now, the blizzard sweeps in from new mexico to kansas. a white christmas may be in store for those of us here in the northeast. the storm dumped up to two feet of snow in the mountains, bringing visibility down to zero. major highways were shut down. at least two people died in all this. the system changes over to rain as it moves into the midwest. but another storm could bring snow to parts of the northeast this weekend, just in time for, yes, christmas. >> maybe a white christmas. >> maybe. >>> time, now, for weather from across the country this tuesday morning. that blizzard tapers off by noon, as a mix of rain and snow comes from kansas city to omaha and chicago. thunderstorms from new orleans to memphis. light rain around nashville, detroit, cincinnati and pittsburgh. and showers from seattle to olympia, washington. a couple inches of snow in the cascades and northern rockies. >> a wet 46 in seattle. 36 in salt lake city. and 60 in phoenix. mostly 30s from fargo to kansas city.

jim avila, abc news, new york. >> if you were accused of something as heinous as child sexual assaultal would be full throated and passionate. >> of course, it would be i never abused children, nor would i do that. we were talking during the piece, right? as a former prosecutor, first thing i notice is the probable deception. he wasn't making eye contact. he was stumbling over his words. he was less than definitive in his denial. and you are trained to know that that could be a sign of deception. i don't know why his attorney is allowing him to speak so often. because all of these things can and will be used against him in the court of law. >> to fumble twice on the very question -- are you sexually attracted to young kids. unbelievable. >> i'm like, is it legal malpractice? i don't know. >> in unbelievable. >>> here's your tuesday micro. mild in the northeast, rain d.c. to new england. wet from nashville, knoxville. thunderstorms from new orleans to birmingham, alabama. >> 80, miami. 60, atlanta to boston. 20s, fargo to minneapolis. kansas city. cool 54 in phoenix, seattle, 41. boise

winick, abc news, new york. >> i'm not sure if i would dig it?- oh! i love the hair-do. >> look at that. ha-ha! >> look at that. >> i love it. >> very, very funny. we will win oscars. check it out right here on abc february 26. check it out. >> i have to get my speech prepared. >> i would like to thank the academy. we'll be back, everybody. be back, everybody.

chris cuomo, abc news, new york. >> so brightening.r heart bleeds for the woman in the piece. >> so many people take the pills. >> unbelievable. look for a medical controversy, fda will begin deciding to day whether to end age restriction on those who can buy plan b emergency contraceptive pill without a prescription a nother big, political/medical debate. stay tuned for that as well. >> well, coming up saying myrrhy christmas with a fresh baked cookie. >> there is no better way. why a california man wants to give the holiday treat to some very special people like sunny and me, in fact. you are watching "world news now." >> yes. >> all right. here we go. time for our boom, "favorite story of the day. you would think only ebeneezer s work on christmas, it does happen everywhere unclueding right here. >> that's right. one sacramento man wants to put an end to that. he came up with a plan to send a message to bosses on the naughty list. he calls it the cookie project. >> my name is john marcot. i am trying to participate in society instea

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tahman bradley, abc news. >>> as we mentioned earlier, power in some towns is not expected to be fullyestored until sunday. >>> new fallout from the hazing death of a college band member. four students have been expelled from florida a&m university. their dismissals are linked to the death of robert champion. but the school isn't specifying what exactly they did. champion was found dead on a bus two weeks ago after a football game. several investigations into his death are continuing. >>> also, country singer mindy mccready has violated a judge's custody order and missed a deadline to bring her 5-year-old son back to florida. mccready says she is in tennessee and cannot travel because she's seven months pregnant with twins. her mother was awarded custody in 2007. but mccready just took him during a recent visit. >>> a 13-year-old boy has been denied admission to a private pennsylvania boarding school because he is hiv-positive. now, his family is suing. administrators at the milton hershey school say they were concerned about safety and could not handle a student with a chronic communi

abc news. >> harry's a tough guy.ute. >> he has a little bit of that common touch, which which think is always appealing for someone of that stature on something like that too. and he's offered to testify in this case. he could become the most senior royal ever to testify in court, to appear in court. >> that is unbelievable. >> so it may not be over just yet. >> we'll see. crime fighter. >> the prince. yes indeed. >>> well, next, you can help up-and-coming musicians -- that's a little tough yeah. point and click and your favorite performer's career can s>@qh$ú >>> a unique way more and more musicians are getting support for their work. it's based on what's called fan funding. >> very cool idea here. at the center of this there's a website called pledgemusic.com. as i found out, it lets you turn fledgling artists into stars. ♪ they all started somewhere. justin bieber famously found on youtube. ♪ jessica simpson discovered at summer camp. and u2, they got their start in a talent competition. ♪ >> reporter: so how do

new details just coming in. >>> iowa showdown. candidates face off tomorrow night right here on abc. will front-runner newt gingrich seal the deal with iowa voters? >>> plus, the donald gets some bad news about his own republican debate. >>> and virtuoso or villain? a parallel parker's skill becomes an internet sensation. >>> good morning, everyone. i'm rob nelson. >> and i'm sunny hostin. virginia tech descends into despair, reliving the nightmare from the april 2007 shooting rampage. >> the questions this morning are, who is the gunman? why did he open fire? and how could this all happen again? abc's scott goldberg is joining us, now, from virginia tech with the very latest. hi, scott. >> reporter: good morning rob and sunny. police here are beginning to piece together what happened here yesterday. they can confirm that the campus police officer and the apparent shooter were killed by the same gun. so, it certainly looks like a murder followed by a suicide. but they don't have a motive for this shooting, which brought back so many terrifying memories here. virginia tech students cam

. >>> abc news exclusive. and our year-long investigation. we track down the doctors prescribing multiple mind-altering drugs to foster care children. >>> and coke falls flat? a new can, an uproar and we'll show you how the can can trick you on the taste. >>> good evening. we begin tonight on the west coast, all that chaos caused by something that sounds so benign. the warm santa ana winds. suddenly, like mr. hyde, tearing through towns with the ferocity of a hurricane. the worst wind storm in ten years, six states pummeled so far and the storm has three more in its sights. abc's david wright in pasadena with the latest right now. >> the winds are really bad right now. excuse me. >> reporter: early this morning, winds so fierce, local reporters and residents struggled to stand their ground. at l.a.x., cameras were rolling when the lights went out in all nine terminals. high winds blew out transformers, sending sparks into dry winter brush. and when the sun came up, traffic lights and trees toppled like toothpicks. littering the roads. >> it w

as abc news co-hosts the republican debate in iowa. coverage at 9:00 p.m. eastern, 6:00 p.m. pacific. big changes to u.s. mail delivery announced to day. the postal service is facing bankruptcy. new measures to take effect in the spring will cut $3 billion in operating expenses. first-class mail delivery will be slower because half of all mail procession centers will be closed. >>> speaking of big bucks, americans spending pretty big bucks online after the busiest cyber monday ever. online sales monday through friday of last week hit a record nearly $6 billion. shoppers shelled out $1.25 billion of that on cybermonday itself. tuesday, wednesday sales hit the billion dollar mark. many customers brought in by the free shipping enticements. >>> rembeber three connecticut investment bankers who won the lottery jackpot. they made good on their prop tice help charities. giving $1 million to five groups which help veterans and service members. among organizations getting $200,000 boost is the foundation started by our own bob woodruff. >> very good donation to see there. well, tiger

abc news, new york. >> times square, it is. you can join for dick clark's new year's rocking eve in times square tomorrow night at 1:30 here on abc 7. and ahead, honoring a man who helped save lives of others, funeral services for an organ dornor killed in west oakland. >> back pedaling by verizon a day after it announced it was charging merry christmas a new $2 fee. >> fish oil capsules are popular did you do you know what is in them? >> and hope qur wearing x ray glasses. in there somewhere is the skyway in the fog and mist. traffic is inching along as you can see in both directions a little slow on approach to the bay bridge and going another way as well. stay with us. the news at 4:00 continues. @ñ@ñ( >>> oakland police arrested four protestor who's staged a sit n police look them into custody. and one protester spent the night to try to reestablish occupy's presence. public works cruise removed a platform from another tree more than two weeks ago. >> you just, zoom in and on the demonstration. >> same spot, different cause

but do these new rules go far enough? abc's chief investigative correspondent brian ross has reported extensively on pilots too tired to fly. >> reporter: today's new fatigue rules for pilots are meant to prevent accidents like this one. the crash of a colgan air commuter jet from newark to buffalo in 2009, in which 50 people died. neither the pilot nor the first officer had slept in a bed the night before. they had commuted to newark from florida and washington state. yawns could be heard on the cockpit voice recorder. >> this new rule will afford pilots the opportunity to get eight hours of uninterrupted sleep before a flight. >> reporter: the rules will also reduce the number of on-duty hours for a pilot, but only from a maximum of 16 hours a day to 14 hours a day. >> i'm very distressed over these rules because they don't go anywhere near far enough. >> reporter: and some say the new rules fall substantially short of dealing with the problems of pilots who commute to their base, flying in from distant cities to begin their

jonathan carl, abc news, new york. >> getting a little nasty now. interesting, a little flip-flopping. rick perry told voters in iowa he opposes abortion in all forms even when there is rape, incest or life threaten condition for the mother. which is a change. because he wasn't all the way there. he opposed abortion not when there was rape, or incest. >> courting the conservative vote. michele bachmann saying she is not campaigning in the state to be third place. went so far to call herself america's margaret thatcher. apparently pulling references from across the pond. days away from the caucus. stay in politics now, one more note from nebraska. ben nelson announced he will not seek a third term. the 70-year-old moderate had been facing a tough re-election challenge. his retirement could mean an easy crucial victory for republicans trying to win back control of the senate. >> this year's most admired man and woman should be familiar to you. for the tenth year in a row, hillary clinton named the most admired woman in the world in a nationwide poll b

e winner will be announced tonight on abc news at 5:00. >> ok. >> hip-hop star jay zee. >> linda is live from bloomberg head quarters in new york. linda, hi. >> good morning to both of you nce again. if you don't know what to get for that special someone, gift cards are the way to go. the site giftcard.com are out with their most popular cards. topping the list, a walmart ard. consumers are learning gift cards are more for than just for sweaters and electronics. we do have stock index futures indicating a higher open. >> you mentioned rapper jay-z holding a foundation for charity. most tickets between $500 and $2,500. live from head quarters in new if i could afford the tickets, i would definitely go. >> you and me both. >> $2,500. hat's about raising money for the kids and their education, so if they can get more power to them. >> thank you, lisa. >> the time is 5:54. 35 degrees. break, we'll check back on the holiday tradition at the national harbor. e the ice.ng you insid this when "good morning washington" continues. >> submit a picture of your holiday decorations starting monday, an

john donvan, abc news, washington. >>> that's "world news" for this saturday.et "good morning america" first thing in the morning. we leave you tonight with one more christmas image from sacramento, california. thanks to our affiliate kxtv in sacramento. for all of us at abc new, thanks for watching, merry christmas, happy hanukkah and good night. christmas, happy hanukkah and good night. >> i kept saying, tomorrow i'll do it. i've run out of tomorrows. >> certainly have. a shopping for frenzy just hours before christmas. thank you for joining us. >> time just about running out for shoppers. a lot of people hit the stores. >> we're live at union square where shoppers are still out tonight. >> reporter: that's it, though. time is up. most of the stories story stores here and around the bay area are closing at 6:00. what a day it's been for retailers especially since so

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if you want to weigh in go to facebook/abc news .com. >>> and encouraging news against breast cancer. >> and the apple spacehift. shi. -- space ship. what they will find on the inside. >> and a family is loaded up with gifts. and then later on "nightline. >> i'm bill weir. with this country in chaos and the word that he slaughtered thousands of people he talks to barbara walters. it is the first interview since the country imploded. >>> a stunning revelation. the remains of 274 american troops have been buried in a virginia landfill. it is in king george county and the remains came from the dover air force base, a port of entry from the war dead. the washington post reports the practice of dumping the remains lasted four years. they were never authorized and it ended three years ago. burial at sea is now a cuss stole. -- custom. >>> the public policy institute of california says the percentage of californians living in middle income family is now pea low 50% down from 60% in 1980. the number of lower income families grew to 36%. the high income group dropped to 13.7%. the report says

winick, abc news, new york. >>> the investors that picked up a megalottery ticket last week are making good. they're giving $1 million to five groups that help veterans and service members. among the organizations getting a $200,000 the the foundation started by our own bob woodruff. >>> tiger woods is back on top. he clinched the chevron world challenge in california. he birdied to win by just one shot over zach johnson, the 2007 masters champion. it was his first victory since the sex scandal two years ago. after the win, he said, it feels awesome. >>> oklahoma state university officials say two people remain hospitalized in guarded but stable condition because of that. saturday's post game riot. including students, thousands of fans stormed the field. ripping down the goal posts. 12 people were injured. six of them hospitalize and released. >>> staying with sports, here's the crew from espn with the highlights from week 13 of the nfl. >> good morning, i'm jorge andres. we start with the peak e eer -- packers and the giants. the packers looking for perfection. manning. hakeem nicks w

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