tonight, the story of the beantown boy who hit rock bottom and then remade himself. here's ben affleck, back on top. "goodwill hunting" wins an oscar. two 20-somethings share the glory. boston boys matt damon and ben affleck fly their mothers from beantown to be their dates on the red carpet. they take home trophies for best original screenplay. what appears to many an overnight success is actually years in the making. long before movie audiences would ever hear of him -- >> hi, i'm ben affleck. >> tv watchers meet a get on the pbs educational series "the voyage of the mimi." this cast mate remembers a kid who's already sure of himself. >> he was a little cocky. >> the deaf actress recalls him as a jokester with mischief on his mind. >> very clearly he said, what's the sign for genius? and stupid? >> sensing what he's up to, judy switches the signs. joke is on ben. >> and ben thought that's what he was saying, i'm a genius, you're stupid. but he was actually signing, i'm stupid, you're a genius. so for two months, me and the interpreter were just trying not to laugh

tonight, the story of the beantown boy who hit rock bottom and then remade himself. here's "ben affleck, back on top." "good will hunting" wins an oscar. two 20-somethings share the glory. boston boys matt damon and ben affleck fly their mothers from beantown to be their dates on the red carpet. they take home trophies for best original screenplay. what appears to many an overnight success is actually years in the making. long before movie audiences would ever hear of him -- >> hi, i'm ben affleck. >> tv watchers meet a get on the pbs educational series "the voyage of the mimi." this cast mate remembers a kid who's already sure of himself. >> he was a little cocky. >> the deaf actress recalls him as a jokester with mischief on his mind. >> very clearly he said, what's the sign for genius and stupid? >> sensing what he's up to, judy switches the signs. joke is on ben. >> and ben thought that's what he was saying, i'm a genius, you're stupid. but he was actually signing, i'm stupid, you're a genius. so for two months, me and the interpreter were just trying not to laug

and if you're flying today, airport delays are possible in charlotte, d.c., philly, new york and beantown some breaking news to tell you about that happened overnight. the justice department is now investigating an elaborate hacking scandal targeting some of the biggest names in hollywood and in politics. >> a-listers here. a website has posted what appears to be private financial information from a long list of stars including ashton kutcher, kim kardashian, beyonce and jay-z. it allegedly also includes michelle obama's credit report and on top of that, personal information on vice president biden, hillary clinton, even the director of the fbi. >> what makes it even worse is that it's financial information that was stolen, not simply a login and password to a social media site or twitter account. this is very serious stuff. >> it's still not clear if the social security numbers, phone numbers and banking information are legitimate or just a huge hoax. >>> one more shocking, gun violence out of chicago. a 6-month-old baby girl is now fighting for her life after being shot five times. jony

in beantown, boston university, which has hundreds of hill onin federal grants is already starting to>>> over to the west coast, where last is looking ahead to the cuts as well as a new mayor to deal with them. joining me now is mav reston. people have been bemoaning the effects, l.a. specifically, how it may affect l.a.x., how widespread are the concerns in los angeles, in the southland? >> well, the concerns are very widespread. i think the truth is, as you all have been reporting, is that we don't know what the impact is. l.a. is looking at a hit of about $is 15 million, which is a hit they could probably manage during normal times, but as you know they've been flirting with fiscal insolvency, so money is rately tight. they're looking at potential kits to homeless programs, housing programs, police hiring, so this really has become a big issue in the mayor's race. the airport is already a total nightmare. we're hearing about longer lines in customs and potentially longer security lines a as we look forward to the furloughs for the employees coming up. >>> we were talking about the

you know, beantown! and the men. >> we got a good cell.can see the men, too. >> yeah. >> the neighborhood that i'm from, the armpit of massachusetts, it's gangbangers, drug dealers, prostitutes, and addicts. i love it. i don't know what it is about that place because it's disgusting, but i [ bleep ] love it. i was 14 when i started shooting heroin. normal 14-year-olds aren't shooting heroin. i think there's very few times i've come in here and it's not direct result of use. there's not many times that i can say i've been in my right frame of mind and walked through these doors. >> melanie reddy's prior convictions have usually been misdemeanors related to her drug use. this time she's been here for a month on a violation known locally as common night walking. >> it is prostitution. it's a form of prostitution. anyone can be charged with it walking at night in a known prostitution area. welcome to the commonwealth. >> reddy has pled not guilty and hopes the charge will be dismissed during her upcoming court appearance. but whether she gets

. >> boston baby, beantown. bean town!sal guiliano, who is finishing up a year-long sentence for a probation violation, is here for the 12th time. it's a chance to catch up with buddies from his neighborhood. >> east boston baby, east boston. waitress. 2128, stay golden. [ bleep ] [ bleep ] how i grew up, just loyalty was a big thing. friendship was a big thing. don't find too many people who understand them words, friendship. friendship to me is, you know, i do for others, those that are my friends i would do before i do for myself. >> selfish. one coffee. there's six of us. you come in with one coffee. all right. i'll remember that. >> i didn't get canteened this week. >> i got your canteen. you hungry? you hungry? what you want? >> that's what happens -- >> all right, listen to me. >> it'll all be gone by tomorrow. >> we're going to take that but don't ask for it back later. when the camera leaves, don't ask for it back. >> we catch a lot of flak. we laugh. we joke, you know what i mean. we hang out with each other all