so my name is bill weir. my zip code is 10007. how would you lock that in?i would come up with an image for the number. 100 to me is frankenstein. and 07 is james bond. so i picture frankenstein sipping a martini. >> reporter: and how do you associate that with -- >> i have would stick that with -- you have very news anchor hair. it's nothing bad. that's just what i would be drawn to. i would picture frankenstein inside of your wave there sipping a martini glass. >> reporter: that's just the first part. to remember how he understands things in sequence, we stroll to my favorite market. i asked nelson to memorize the precise order of one of the better beer selections on the upper west side of manhattan. after staring intently at the order of about 50 different brands, we throw a blindfold on him, and -- >> another pilzner. anotr river horse. another goose highland. >> reporter: yes. the trick is to assign an image to each brand. so for modelo, he pictures a special sexy model. how about the dirty bastard ale? >> i just thought of the rapper ol dirty bastard.

i'm bill weir. out of all the soul-crushing images to come out of newtown, this one has a particularly devastating effect on countless folks checking their twitter and facebook feeds today. it's a letter to little jack pinto laid to rest on monday that reads, you're my best friend. we had fun together. i will miss you. i will talk to you in my prayers. i love you. signed john. two more 6-year-olds were buried today while buses rolled and grown-ups grappled with how to get on with life and protect the survivors from even more nightmares. here's abc's juju chang. >> reporter: the hugs were a little tighter today as parents in newtown gently guided their kids back to school, back to their daily routines, surrounded by sadness and a stepped up police presence. >> getting them back to a routine is the best thing, i think. >> reporter: but the jittery town suffered a fresh scare as a threat shut down yet another newtown elementary school. >> better safe than sorry. >> reporter: but for karen dreyer's son

i'm bill weir. line to see santa was growing and a children's choir was scheduled to see carols in a mall outside portland, oregon, tonight. but when as many as 60 shots rang out, the scene turned into terrified chaos. witnesses say a gunman wearing a mask and camouflage was behind the deadly attack and abc's david wright has the latest details. >> reporter: a shopping mall at christmas time is supposed to be safe. so today when witnesses first heard loud pops near the food court of this portland area mall, some thought it was bursting balloons. >> we thought it was balloons. and then we saw little fire thingies. >> like lights. >> reporter: and then the screaming and everyone knew it was something far worse. >> all of a sudden we heard big bang. we covered our ears and then we got down. and then all of a sudden a matter of five seconds later, we heard rapid fire, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, and i just took off running. >> reporter: it started shortly before 3:30 p.m., the mall busy. someone saw s

york city, this is "nightline," december 13th, 2012. >>> good evening, i'm bill weir. you remember way back when reality television was the way people described the nightly news? the unscripted genre has completely changed the landscape inside the screen you're watching right nower but how has it altered the meaning of the word reality? today the wildly popular auction show "storage wars" is under fire from an ex-star who says they are faking some of the big money shots. abc's dan harris separates fact from fiction. >> bring it on. >> 250! >> sold. >> reporter: it is one of the most popular reality shows on tv. "storage wars" has a simple addictive conceit. people bid on the contents of storage lockers that have been abandoned by their owners. >> oh, my gosh! >> what happened? >> there's a body in there. >> reporter: inside they find either the worthless things of people's lives. >> what's this? >> not good. >> reporter: or hidden treasures. >> silver silverware set. >> reporter: one of the stars is this guy, david hester, known as the mogul, a man who has a signature

bill weir, abc news, new york. >> and you can see more of bill weir, talking to mick jagger tonight onr watching. and now, we're going to leave you with a true wonderland in motion, in kansas city, missouri, where i love arthur brand's barbecue, by the way. and thanks to our affiliate kmbc tv, bringing us the plaza lights glowing downtown. beautiful sight. good night to everybody in kansas city. good night. >> a warehouse fire that forced neighbors to evacuate. >> a developmental disabled -- the concerns of worried families. >> a story you'll see only on abc 7 news. a family reaches a settlement over a tragedy in their bay area home. >> scandal, rehab and reconciliation for troubled ex lovers serving texts >>> from sky 7hd, you can see the extent of the damage from a fire that ate its way through. nearby workers had to be evacuated, but the good news, at least, no one was hurt. good evening. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson that. fire began around 1:30 with thick dark smoke choking the area, not far from interstate 680 in fremont. now more from the scene where firefighters are st

i'm bill weir. so how does it feel to live in the most heavily armed society in human history? do you take fear or comfort from the fact that this country holds three times more gun stores than mcdonald's restaurants? for many, it took a slaughter of 26 women and children to start talking about the 34 americans shot to death every day, and that talk has many others lining up to buy their first gun. so at this moment of national conversation in a search to understand the complexities driving both sides, "nightline" teams fanned out across one nation under the gun and deeply divided. philadelphia, 7:30 p.m. sergeant john hoyt works overnight. a shift that makes a reasonable man question how anyone could call this the city of brotherly love. and just moments into his night, it begins. >> right now, a man was just shot in the face. >> actually, it's just a boy. 17-year-old. shot during a robbery. riding along and bearing witness to this all too common ritual is our pierre thomas. >> reporter: this is a city that has 3,000 shootings per year. >> and more than 300 homicides so far in

>> from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden, bill weir, and tonight, juju chang in new york city, this is "nightline," december 12th, 2012. >>> good evening to you. i'm juju chang. tonight, a baffling portrait is emerging of that mass shooter in oregon who opened fire on a crowd shopping for some holiday cheer. this year, there's been a disturbing number of mass shootings, and investigators say while copycats may be inspired, each shooter has a distinct and chilling back story. we interviewed the 22-year-old's ex-girlfriend, who calls it mind boggling. >> reporter: chaos amidst the christmas mall rush. lines of shoppers, even children could be seen streaming out with their hands up while a gunman was still inside, announcing from behind a mask, "i am the shooter." a day later, a view of the suspect is now coming into focus. police say 22-year-old jacob tyler roberts was the masked gunman, a young man with no history of serious trouble, who allegedly stole an assault rifle from an acquaintance and set off alone on a deadly rampage. >> we do not understa

. >>> good evening, i'm bill weir. in the annals of radio pranks this was hardly among the most mean-spirited. in a mischievous attempt to phone dutch chis kate took a very dark turn after a nurse who seemed to fall for the prank was found dead, two shock jocks behind the hoax received threats, lost their show, and after days in hiding are now speaking out. here's abc's cecilia vega. >> rang king henry vii hospital to try to get in touch with the duchess. . >> can you believe what's happened today? >> and they were put through to kate's ward. >> in just a few days this australian duo have gone from celebrating their infamous pranks to sobbing about it. >> they were the worst accents ever. >> reporter: to sobbing about it. >> personally i'm -- >> last night d.j.s mel greig and michael christian came out of hiding on australia's channel 9 tv, offering a tearful apology. >> the entertainment value wasn't us, it was meant to be in our silly accents, that's where it was meant to end. >> reporter: but it didn't end there. in

. >>> good evening, i'm bill weir and once upon a time, all of england waited for the birth of a suitable heir to the thrown because in part in. >> friend: the royal woman in question couldn't produce -- thanksfully times have changed since the tudors but hard to imagine any newlywed under as much pro creation pressure than kate middleton, after being stared at, we have the latest on the royal baby. ♪ >> reporter: ever since they walked down the aisle the source of endless fascination and speculation, when would william and kate produce a royal heir? today, 20 months after the wedding, an answer. >> that's amazing. wow, congratulations to them both. >> i'm quite overcome, it's raleigh exciecal really exciting -- >> reporter: it's emotional. you're happy for them? >> oh, yes. >> reporter: last week, she was playing field hockey at her former school. this afternoon the news announced only after the duchess of cambridge was admitted to hospital with a condition called hyperemesis gravidarum, or hg. the palace today said as the pregnancy is in its very early stages her royal highness is expec

our bill weir one of them. lisa stark in washington tonight. lisa, thank you. >>> and the weather causing fear to the south, as well end tonight. we told you about the twisters, this evening, just as so many families try to clean up, we got reports of a tornado touching down near the outer banks. they're bracing for more across the region now, and abc's matt gutman is in alabama tonight. >> reporter: the giant tornado carving destruction into the heart of this city. >> christmas day tornado, going through mobile. look at them. that's like two tornadoes. >> reporter: this ef-1 twister, with winds up to 110 miles per hour, exploding into this church, snapping trees and mangling mansions. over 150,000 homes still without power. neighbors joining work crews, offering a shoulder and a hand. tessie and russell johnson held on tight to each other as the twister roared through. and you said it lasted for just a short time? >> yeah, about 30 seconds. that's all it took. >> we were saying i love you a lot. >> yeah. >> reporter: this family also lucky to

bill weir abc news new york. >> well lights hope they keep good. they were good.all the bands were. >> amazing seeing people in their 20's still licking band, guys who are almost 70. >> be their grandfather. >> exactly is that larry up next in. sports while the dodgers and angel try to out spend each other in l.a. giants stick to the plan. were. back a popular playeroo >> coming up tonight 7 news at 11:00 bart has your back. armed escort who will be offering you protection this holiday season. >> and new cyberthreat. warning out tonight about hac hacker trying to get into the bank account. those stories and more for you on 7 news at 11:00 over on channel 7. sports director is here. baseball trades notch recession in baseball tell you that. the giants stick to the plan. fan favorite returning to san francisco torrez comes back to the giants. 1 year contract worth two million dollars. giants not going crazy with the payroll. torrez key member of the 2010 world series title team traded to the mets for current center fielder angel. switch hitting torrez could start in

. >> from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden, and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," december 27th, 2012. >>> good evening, i'm terry moran. this year's holiday gift giving frenzy is drawing to a close. for many of us, that means this season's spending remorse is sinking in. the average american spent an estimated $700 during the holidays this year, so tonight, we wanted to bring you an inside look at the bargain stores that could help out with your wallet rehab. abc's ryan owens brings us inside the booming business of being cheap. >> reporter: they're opening their doors faster than new starbucks. >> i like it because it's cheaper. >> reporter: there are now more dollar stores in the united states than drugstores. >> since the prices are so good, it's like why not? >> you can get more stuff for cheaper. >> reporter: a $56 billion industry. >> i think we can double the size of our chain within this country. >> reporter: each pin on this map represents one family dollar store. howard levine is the ceo of that chain. >> tons of growth he

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden, bill weir, and tonight, juju chang in new york city, this is "nightline," december 6th, 2012. >> good evening, i'm juju chang. tonight, the newly released tapes granting an astonishing look at the twisted mind of a serial killer. from jack the ripper to john wayne gave see, murders who seem to chose their victims at random fascinate and terrify us. it was the disappearance of an 18-year-old alaskan girl that led to police unravel one such killer's astounding 11-year killing spree. neal karlinsky brings us the chilling details for our series, "crime and punishment." >> reporter: you're watching 34-year-old israel keyes describe over coffee and a bagel his strategy for hunting and killing innocent people. >> back when i was smart, i would let them come to me. just a remote area. kind of go to a remote area that's not anywhere near where you live. but that other people go to, as well. >> reporter: the police interrogation is in anchorage, alaska, where keyes was being held for the killing of samant

. >> from the global resources of abc news with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city. this is a special edition of "nightline." tragedy at sandy hook. the search for solutions. >> good evening. i'm cynthia mcfadden. at 9:30 this morning, church bells across america rang out in a moment of national silence. one chime for each victim of the tragedy that struck newtown, connecticut, one week ago. yet even as this nation comes together to mourn, we remain deeply divided. all weeknight line has dedicated our broadcast to examining the complex relationship between america and its guns. tonight the most divisive day yet. here's my coanchor, terry moran. >> reporter: in newtown this morning, silence, one week after the children screaming and the madman shooting. sigh length across the country. silence in the oval office. and that ancient marker of mourning and remembrance, church bells. [ bells tolling ] >> reporter: the pain is still raw, the horror still fresh. but in washington the debate is already beginning and today a key voice, a powerful voice was at last heard.

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," november 30th, 2012. >> good evening, i'm terry moran. tonight, a multimillion dollar mystery. while the rest of the country is tearing up their worthless lottery tickets in disappointment, the identity of one of two powerball winners remains illusive. a surveillance video, the only clue. well, with the jackpot worth over $580 million, that's a lot of reasons to be curious. abc's david wright brings us america's newest overnight millionaires. >> reporter: at a gas station in maryland, a mystery man checks his numbers and then dances a jig. could it be the powerball shuffle? >> he says, is this the right numbers? i said, yeah, man, you got them all. >> reporter: in a small town in missouri, at the high school where they first fell in love, cindy and mark hill today insisted that huge check won't change their lives all that much. >> we will still be going down to the corner cafe for breakfast or fish day, i can guarantee you that. we're as common a

>>> from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden, and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," december 26th, 2012. >>> good evening, i'm terry moran. for a holiday, this has been a busy time in washington. as the negotiations surrounding that looming fiscal cliff come to a fever pitch just before the new year. but this is also a time of tradition and celebration in the nation's capital, and nobody decks the halls like the team at the white house for christmas. christmas is there, has come to mean a special visit every year, not just from santa claus, but from abc's own barbara walters. barbara? >> terry, in what has become one of my favorite holiday traditions for the fourth year, i had the privilege of interviewing the president and mrs. obama at the white house. this interview was taped days before the tragic shooting in connecticut and was postponed until now. it was the first time the couple sat down together since winning re-election. mrs. obama also took me on a personal tour of what is called the people's house. and it's never more true than d

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry more yamoran, cynthia mcf and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," december 7th, 2012. >> good evening, i'm terry moran. it started with two radio djs and a lighthearted prank call to the london hospital where the pregnant duchess kate was recovering from acute sickness. but today, that joke took an unexpected turn, when the nurse who picked up the call was found dead. abc's david wright brings us this look at the dark side of practical jokes. >> hello, good morning. >> oh, hello there. could i please speak to kate, please, my granddaughter. >> oh, yes, just hold on. >> reporter: as this prank phone call by two australian djs went viral around the world. >> if this has worked, it's the easiest prank call we've ever made. >> reporter: one can only imagine that the nurse that put the call through must have been mortified. >> it is with deep sadness that i can confirm the tragic death of a member of our nursing staff, jacintha saldanha. everyone is shocked by the loss of a much-loved and valued colleague. >> report

>>> from the global resources of abc news, with cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, and terry moran in washington, this is a special edition of "nightline" -- tragedy at sandy hook, the search for solutions. >>> good evening. i'm terry moran. today the shattered community of newtown, connecticut, mourned the young teacher who died trying to protect her first grade class, while school districts across the country are now beefing up security. in the wake of this tragedy, schools nationwide are grappling with the difficult questions about keeping their students safe, including the debate over arming teachers with guns. here's alex perez. >> reporter: she came face to face with unthinkable horror and fought to save her first graders. laid to rest today, 27-year-old sandy hook teacher vicki soto. those remembers her we're green ribb ribbons, her favorite color. her sister jillian, already know what the world is remembering, saying you have been a hero to me for a lot longer than five days. you've been my big sister, the one i've always looked up to. among the mourners, family

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," december 4th, 2012. >>> and good evening. i'm cynthia mcfadden. tonight, we begin with the murder trial illustrating that luck can be a fickle thing indeed. when a florida man won a multimillion-dollar lottery jackpot, he didn't realize he may well have been setting off a bizarre chain of events that would end with his murder. here's abc's linsey davis for our series, "crime and punishment." >> reporter: abraham shakespeare probably thought he was the luckiest man in the world when he won $30 million in the florida lottery in november of 2006. but his luck would change in a horrific way. and now, this woman, doris dee dee moore, is on trial for his murder. moore sobbed in court today, after jurors listened to audio recordings of her allegedly agreeing to a scheme in which another man would take the blame for shakespeare's death. it was the latest bombshell in a scandalous trial. >> there was a person he knew who was willing to take the rap for hi

cynthia mcfadden, bill weir, and tonight, juju chang in new york city, this is "nightline," december 25th, 2012. >>> good evening. i'm juju chang. tonight, a massive christmas day storm is creating blizzard conditions across the nation's midsection. in texas and oklahoma, icy roads cause major pile-ups and deadly traffic mishaps. the storm system also spawned a cluster of tornados throughout the deep south, causing extensionive damage. thousands of residents lost power in mobile, alabama. the facade was torn off a historic church was 24 hours earlier hosted christmas eve services for hundreds of worshippers. >>> but we turn now to the journey of a lifetime, on a quest in search of an elusive creature known as the unicorn of the sea. it's the narwal, both rare and endangered. what we discovered was a landscape vast and beautiful, and sometimes deadly and one that's changing rapidly. so now an encore presentation of nbc's lindsay davis and producer alex waterfield's journey to the far north, and just getting there was an adventure of its own. >> reporter: it's the middle of the night i

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," december 5th, 2012. >> and good evening, i'm cynthia mcfadden. we begin with breaking news in the increasingly strange case of american software multimillionaire john mcafee. wanted for questioning in the central american country of belize for his neighbor's mysterious murder. tonight, in guatemala, he was arrested for entering the country illegally. the same place where earl-year-old today, our team tracked him down for this exclusive interview. here's abc's matt gutman from g guatemala city. >> reporter: it is the latest in the bizarre tale of john mcafee. the software tycoon who's been on the lam for three weeks in a cat and mouse game with authorities in belize. tonight, mcafee was arrested by immigration authorities in guatemala's capital. how have you been? >> really good since i got here. >> reporter: just hours earlier, he sat down with abc news, showing that a man known for packing a pistol was unarm and insisting he did not murder greg

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran and bill weir in new york city and cynthia mcfadden in newtown, connecticut, this is a special edition of "nightline," tragedy at elementary school. >>> good evening. i'm cynthia mcfadden. tonight we join you from a community just beginning to process a great tragedy that unfolded here this morning. a little while ago i was just down the street where a thousand people gathered inside and outside saint rose catholic church here in newtown, connecticut, to mourn the loss of 26 people, including 20 schoolchildren, most between the ages of 5 and between years old, shot and killed in their elementary school classrooms this morning. schools in this town are part of the draw for people who live here with some of the highest test scores in the state. the kind of place parents move for the sake of their children. abc's dan harris has been at the scene since early today. dan? >> reporter: cynthia, good evening. it all started a little way behind the volunteer fire department, down the road at a suburban elementary school whi

where just this year, abc's bill weir took you inside for an exclusive look, after working conditions there came under fire. this new move by apple, moving their line of macs back to america, still represents a small percentage of apple's overyou a product line. iphones, ipads still assembled overseas. but cook has made the point before that key components for the iphone are made in america. the processor, the glass in kentucky. >> will it ever say on the back of a product, made in the united states? >> several parts are from the united states. >> reporter: apple is now joining a trend that we reported on extensively here on "world news." an early wave of american wo companies rethinking where they make their products. chinese wages have come back. and another reason to come back, location. make it here and you don't have to ship from china, saving a lot of money. suddenly, the math isn't adding up. so, they are decides that made in america makes more sense. >> yes, it's an economic question about being made in america. it's not necessarily a patriotic question. it's an economic quest

. >>> from the global resources of abc news with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden, bill weir, and tonight, juju chang in new york city, this is "nightline," december 25th, 2012. >>> good evening. i'm juju chang. tonight, a massive christmas day storm is creating blizzard conditions across the nation's midsection. in texas and oklahoma, icy roads cause major pile-ups and deadly traffic mishaps. the storm system also spawned a cluster of tornados throughout the deep south, causing extensionive damage. thousands of residents lost power in mobile, alabama. the facade was torn off a historic church was 24 hours earlier hosted christmas eve services for hundreds of worshippers. >>> but we turn now to the journey of a lifetime, on a quest in search of an elusive creature known as the unicorn of the sea. it's the narwal, both rare and endangered. what we discovered was a landscape vast and beautiful, and sometimes deadly and one that's changing rapidly. so now an encore presentation of nbc's lindsay davis and producer alex waterfield's journey to the far north, and just getting there was an adven

now, lots of delays here and our bill weir was stuck on a flight at laia. he tweeted toilet clogged. passengers need lots of patience. on thursday already 100 nights canceled for thursday. nor expected, the advice as always, check with your airline before you head to the airport. lisa stark, abc news, regan national airport. >>> as you remember if you were with us last night the stormy weather created delays and cancellations at sfo yesterday. tonight there are no major problems to report at any bay area airports but that is not the case in any parts of the country. if you are flying back some where or waiting for someone to come bepatient because they could be delayed. lisa it in for spencer christian and we need this break. >> that is the key that we had the breaks. once again, looking at sunshine on tap for tomorrow but tonight with some clearing we will get into some very chilly conditions. in fact, patchy frost not out of the question for sonoma and napa and already looking at fog out by the delta. a live look outside from and you can see it is clear i

and if we can't do that, bill, weir going to be and we have been, i think for the last few years. rible situation in this country where politically >> bill: you are blaming me and the fox news channel for the deterioration of congress. if they don't have enough guts to do what's best for the country by compromising, all right? they don't deserve to be there. can't be on top for so long as the fox news channel has been on top and sell a product that's inferior or dishonest. it's impossible in this country. so, therefore, i want you to reevaluate our network. watch it a little bit more and then we will talk about it in a year. last word? >> last word is how many people are watching the fox network at 10:00 in the morning or 2:00 in the afternoon or 3:00 in the afternoon? roughly? >> bill: i don't know how many people. >> you should you work for the organization. we have millions of people sign off to sign on you do not have millions of people watching at 10:00 in the morning or noon or one in the afternoon millions of people are watching you, bill. >> bill: they are better for it. [

our bill weir was stuck on a flight at laguardia. here's what he tweeted.runway, toilet clogged. so passengers are going to need lots of patience. on thursday, already 100 flights canceled for thursday. more expected. the advice, as always, check with your airlines before you head to the airport. lisa stark, abc news, reagan national airport. >> you do not want to be stuck when there's a toilet clogged. no, thank you. to say the at least, this storm has brought holiday travel plans just to a complete halt. >> and our storm coverage continues with meteorologist andrew baglini from accuweather. good morning, andrew. >> thankfully the severe weather aspect of our storm is over with. sunshine returning to the southeast. the cleanup continues between interstates 10 and 20 from houston to mobile where we saw over 30 reports of tornadoes and 80 reports of damaging wind gusts. the winter weather aspect still very much alive. heavy rain along the i-95. and strong winds as well. heavy snow blanketing much of the northeast. bangor, maine, looking up to 6 to 8 inches.

weir going to get a break now and kind oof start wondering where tees rain again. >> all right. thanks, bill. >>> coming up on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36, landslides are a big concern for some homeowners this time of year but we're learning about a new way to predict landslides that does not rely on rain totals and word tonight about a marijuana bust so large in one county that it's actually being called a record breaker. join us at 7:00 on tv 36. >>> riding bart is about to cost you more. the price hike xhierts will have to pay before they even step onto a train the same time. in my day, you were lucky if you could record two shows. and if mom was recording her dumb show and dad was recording his dumb show then, by george, that's all we watched. and we liked it! today's kids got it so good. [ male announcer ] get u-verse tv with a total home dvr included free for life. only $29 a month for six months. rethink possible. . >>> it could soon cost more to park at bart stations according to a letter from the transit agency de spite recording a more than $10 million surplus last year, barts n