thanks for that report by brian ross. >>> up next, it's "med men" edition of "news week" magazine. meet the super star behind the rag. great magazine editors or her generation. butten with of her fans wondered if she could save 79-year-old "newsweek" from extinction. and now a year later, cynthia mcfadden checks in for the series "on the town". >> this is what you get when you play a world leader. >> not many people can get meryl streep and her oscar to take the stage and add in hill li clinton and angelina jolie. well, teen any na brown did. what is the secret? why do they come? >> stop me from having an idea. >> reporter: it comes in use in his day job after editor, trying to save "newsweek" magazine. making sure it won't go the way of "life", "look." and the saturday evening post. it was on the verge of bankruptcy when it merged with the daily beast in 2010. brown is known for her big idea. as editor of "vanity fair" in the '90s, she increased sales 90%. >> the demi moore cover, i can't believe. the cover is still going on. the other day, i looked and there is jessica simpson. >

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why did correspondent brian ross get thrown out of fashion week? >> i have reporters around. >> the secrets behind some of the biggest brands you are wearing tonight. >>> plot twist. the mysterious housewife behind the billion-dollar blockbuster idea. she tells the inspiration of the "hunger games." >>> good evening. we begin with a major change at your super market after the "world news" investigation into the inexpensive filler commonly known as pink slime. we found that filler was added to 70% of the ground beef sold in the country. consumers reacted across america. and you took your questions straight to the meat departments of the stores where you shop. tonight, big super market chains are signaling they heard you, loud and clear. the nation's second largest chain, safeway, the third largest, super value, and the food lion chain announced they will stop selling beef with pink slime. abc's senior national correspondent jim avila broke the story. he has the latest now. >> reporter: two weeks ago, i went into this safeway and asked if its ground

abc's brian ross has the story. brian? >> reporter: terry, this is a story about the unlikely combination of whipped cream, balloons and getting high. but it's something well known to a growing number of americans -- including reportedly some famous ones. but they may not know just mow dangerous it can be. >> this is an emergency. >> ma'am, ma'am -- >> reporter: hollywood celebrities can always be counted on to self-destruct in the trendiest of ways. >> is she breathing? >> yes. >> and she overdosed on -- >> she's convulsing. >> reporter: she was demi moore. and when her friends called 911 two months ago, moore had smoked synthetic marijuana and reportedly used something else that caused the deep current. >> we're holding her down. >> reporter: the something else reportedly was nitrous oxide gas, what is found in these tiny containers called whip-its, because their stated legal use is to make whipped cream. in the human body, enough of the gas can deprive the brain of oxygen. >> fall down, they have a lot of muscle spasm.

brian ross getting news. >>> some devilish behavior has now resulted in the coach of the new orleansints being suspended for the entire season. sean payton's suspension begins april 1st, when the nfl ruled he did not do enough to stop the saints' bounty program. the former defensive coordinator, gregg williams, was also, indefinitely banned from the league. some unhappy days in the big easy, for sure. >>> mixed reaction to this news. quarterback tim tebow is heading to new york. the broncos traded him to the j-e-t-s, jets, jets, jets, last night, in exchange for a couple of draft picks. the deal almost clamsed when the teams couldn't agree who would pay tebow's $5 million salary advance. they decided to split it evenly. >>> march madness resumes tonight, with the first of the sweet 16 match-ups. as for the pros last night, some highlilights from espn news. >> good morning. i'm don bell with your espn news update. and we start in dallas. the lakers visiting the mavs. kobe bryant. on fire early. spinning. baseline. drano. in the second, corner pocket. three-ball good. lakers season hig

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abc's chief investigative correspondent brian ross back on the bin laden beat for us tonight. >> reporter: it is bin laden's youngest wife, amal, who married him as a teenager, who is doing the talking. >> the two older wives that were with him, who were both saudis, are apparently more from the old tradition, that they're going to not cooperate. >> reporter: the u.s. search for bin laden focused on rural mountainous regions of pakistan. but according to the wife's account to pakistani authorities, bin laden outwitted the u.s., by choosing to hide in populated urban areas. >> so the united states was doing what came easy to it, why he was in nice homes in big cities. >> reporter: over his years on the run, bin laden lived in four different pakistani cities in five different safehouses, even as pakistani leaders repeatedly denied he was in the country. >> we don't have any information of that sort. there is no proof whatsoever that he's here. >> reporter: amal and the two other wives shared the crowded abbottabad compound where bin laden was ultimately found, a place where he spent his tim

brian ross, abc news, new york. >> brian ross again getting results. good to see. >>> all right. well, my beloved new orleans saints are basically a team without a coach this morning because of those penalties stemming from the bounty program in which defensive players were paid to injure opponents. head coach sean payton has been suspended for the coming season without pay, gone for the year. on top of that, former defensive coordinator gregg williams who basically admitted to running the program is out of the nfl. he's been suspended indefinitely. the team was also fined and lost two draft picks. the big easy is not a happy place this morning. >> gm fined as well and suspended. it just keeps going. >>> also from the nfl, a major trade involving tim tebow. maybe the league's most recognizable player. he is a new york jet this morning now that he's been traded by the denver broncos. wabc's rob powers has details and very mixed reactions. >> reporter: tebow mania hits broadway. can you imagine? imagine no more. the deal is done. tebow is a jet! >> this was an opportunity to get an

brian ross has this investigation. >> few people in the world of fashion has been as successful over the years as tommy filfiger. his classic designs have made him a multimillionaire. even as he remains far removed from the industry. almost 500 deaths in the in one country awill loan. 29 workers died in this factory a little over a year ago trapped on an upper floor. labor rights groups says something needs to be done. yet more than a year later the company that owns this factory cons continues to make clothes for tommy hilfiger and the gap. >> when we found him, he first falsely claimed that his company had pulled out of bangladesh because of the bad conditions. >> we will never manufacture clothes in those factories ever again. >> then he was escorted off the premises. >> but within days, we got an apology from hilfig and real story. >> i did make a mistake that telling you, i would imagine pulling out of all of bangladesh which isn't true. >> what is true that his company and many other american manufacturers rely heavily on bangladesh factories where the average wage is about 22

brian ross has this investigation. >> few people in the world of fashion has been as successful overhe years as tommy filfiger. his classic designs have made him a multimillionaire. even as he remains far removed from the industry. almost 500 deaths in the in one country awill loan. 29 workers died in this factory a little over a year ago trapped on an upper floor. labor rights groups says something needs to be done. yet more than a year later the company that owns this factory cons continues to make clothes for tommy hilfiger and the gap. >> when we found him, he first falsely claimed that his company had pulled out of bangladesh because of the bad conditions. >> we will never manufacture clothes in those factories ever again. >> then he was escorted off the premises. >> but within days, we got an apology from hilfig and real story. >> i did make a mistake that telling you, i would imagine pulling out of all of bangladesh which isn't true. >> what is true that his company and many other american manufacturers rely heavily on bangladesh factories where the average wage is about 22 ce

our chief investigative correspondent, brian ross, joins us now. brian?reporter: terry, we newsed hidden cameras and an 82-year-old undercover grandmother, to see firsthand all all that fraud can happen. how a simple trip to the doctor's office, can result in a diagnosis of illnesses that don't exist, and expensive treatments and supplies that are not needed. it's called mcallen, texas. people in the medical profession are getting rich here. the doctor's parking lots are full of luxury cars. and investigators say some doctors fly in on private planes, spend a day or two a week here, and make millions of dollars a year from medicare. >> they're getting rich off of you and me. we have ten of the top physicians who have billed nearly $200 million in one specialty area last year alone. >> reporter: to see how it works, we went undercover in mcallen, with an 82-year-old grandma, doris ace, accompanied by her granddaughter, abc producer, megan. like any senior citizen, our undercover grandma represents a potential windfall for home health care coverage. if a do

brian ross, abc news, new york. >> brian ross again getting results. good to see. >>> all right. well, my beloved new orleans saints are basically a team without a coach this morning because of those penalties stemming from the bounty program in which defensive players were paid to injure opponents. the head coach sean payton has been suspended for the coming season without pay, gone for the year. on top of that, former defensive coordinator gregg williams who basically admitted to running the program is out of the nfl. he's been suspended indefinitely. the team was also fined and lost two draft picks. the big easy is not a happy place this morning. >> it just keeps going. >>> also from the nfl, a major trade involving tim tebow. maybe the league's most recognizable player. he is a new york jet this morning now that he's been traded by the denver broncos. here are some details and very mixed reactions. >> reporter: tebow mania hits broadway. can you imagine? imagine no more. the deal is done. tebow is a jet! >> this was an opportunity to get another playmaker. a backup quarterbac

is banned but is routinely sold in convenience stores. >>> new evidence in an investigation by brian ross. last april, brian reported on tax masters, the tax advisory firm that spent millions on these tv ads. clients told abc news that the company charged a lot but never provided help with real tax problems. now, tax masters has filed for bankruptcy, claiming to have millions of dollars in debts. the company is facing accusations of deceptive practices in two states. >>> and if you needed any evidence that the world can be a cold, cold place, i present to you the case of tim tebow and peyton manning. today, it could become official, peyton manning joining the denver broncos in a $95 million deal. ousting tebow, who just months ago was the most talked about dude in sports. so, what happens now with tebow? one intriguing rumor has him landing with the new england patriots, joining tom brady and company, which, as you two sports maniacs know quite well would be hugely ironic because my patriots crushed -- crushed -- >> you loved that didn't you? >> two times last season. just saying. >> bill

abc's brian ross investigates. >> it's an emergency and you need to get here as soon as possible. >>elebrities can self-destruct in the trendiest of ways. >> is she awake? >> well, semiconscious. barely. >> is she breathing? >> yes. >> and she overdosed on -- >> she's convulsing. >> reporter: she was demi moore. and when her friends called 911 two months ago, moore had apparently smoked synthetic marijuana and something else that caused a serious problem. >> she's convulsing so we're holding her down. >> reporter: the something else was reportedly nitrous oxide gas, what's found in these tiny containers called whip-it. legal because their stated use is to make whipped cream but still quite dangerous. >> basically stopped the respiratory part of your brain getting oxygen. >> reporter: but for millions of americans, it's seen as a harmless, legal hoot. at rock concerts, balloons full of nitrous oxide go for about $5 apiece. some whip-it users are so unconcerned, they post videos of themselves on youtube inhaling some whipped cream containers. they inhaled balloons in an office. >> what

abc's brian ross has more. >> reporter: good morning, robin. story of the unlikely combination of whipped cream, balloons and getting high. but it's something well known to a growing number of americans. some 12 million, including apparently, some famous ones. what they may not know is just how dangerous it can be. >> this is an emergency. and you need to get here as soon as possible. >> reporter: hollywood celebrities can self-destruct in the trendiest of ways. >> is she awake? >> semiconscious, barely. >> is she breathing? >> is she breathing? yes. >> okay. and she overdosed on -- >> she's convulsing. >> reporter: she was demi moore. and when her friends called 911 two months ago, moore had apparently smoked synthetic marijuana and something else that caused a serious problem. >> she's convulsing. so, we're holding her down. >> reporter: the something else was reportedly nitrous oxide gas, something found in these tiny containers called whip-its. they're legal because they are used to make whipped cream. >> it stops the respiratory part of yo

here is brian ross. >> reporter: classic american designs have made tommy hilfiger a fashion icon andlthy man. even though he is far removed from the cruel reality where closed a made for 22 cents an hour. >> often in factories that are unsafe and leading to serious injury. >> reporter: in places like bangladesh and south asia, where 500 people died in garment factory fires. workers were trapped in upper floors. some jumped to their deaths. labor groups say that exits for locked to pregent tleft. abc news found that the company that owned the factory continues to make clothes for hilfiger, gap and kohl's. >> they don't do it. >> reporter: hilfiger famously claimed his company had pulled out of bangladesh because 06 the bad conditions. >> with he will never manufacture clothes in those factories again. and security guards were told to escort us off the premises. >> get your hands off the gear. >> reporter: within days w e got an apology from hilfiger and his presence in bangladesh. >> i did make a mistake telling you that i imagined we could be pulling out of bangladesh and that is not

abc's chief investigative correspondent brian ross found out with the help of an undercover grandma.n of mccallum, texas, known to federal investigators as a hotbed of crooks taking advantage of medicare, the health care system for seniors. >> we're looking for any patient with a medicare number. >> reporter: even someone as healthy as our golf-playing undercover grandma. 82-year-old doris ace, a potential windfall for dishonest home health care companies. as long as there's a doctor certification that the patient is homebound. >> they're lying in order to steal from you and me and the taxpayers. >> reporter: in the case of our undercover grandma, she was personally taken by a so-called recruiter for a home health care company to a doctor he chose for the all-important certification process. in the examining room our grandma told the doctor that other an some high blood pressure and arthritis she was in fine health. >> you don't have any fevers, chills, chest pains? >> no. i really enjoy good health all my life. can i knock on wood? >> reporter: yet the home health care forms for med

tonight, brian ross investigates with the help of an undercover grandmother.lly, take a look at a guy in rochester, new york. he wanted to propose to his girlfriend. not the usual way. why not b buy a bill board? it pictures their young son next to the question. look, the truck broke down. she got a good look at it. and yes, america, she said yes. >> how could she say no to that? >> the billboard will be up for 30 days. they'll be updating it. >>> how about some great "pop news "? >>> could a romance be brewing between tim tebow and taylor swift? they were spotted at a preoscar party saturday night. and then, again, on monday, having dinner together at an l.a. restaurant. >> you mean they eat? they ate together? >> it's amazing. if it's true, we hope it goes well. or tim -- it is true. if the romance is true, we hope it goes well because tim could end up leer nix a taylor swift song. she's been known to do that. >> i thought that was only if it doesn't go well. >> we hope it goes well because otherwise -- >>> are you ready. meryl streep may have beaten out vio

tonight, brian ross investigates with the help of an undercover grandmother.a" then. >> as we saw this morning, that's not to be missed. >>> finally, take a look at a guy in rochester, new york. he wanted to propose to his girlfriend. didn't want to do it the old-fashioned way. so why not buy a billboard on interstate 390? of course, it pictures their young son next to the big question. he then drove his lucky lady there she is by the billboard. oh, look, the truck broke down. she got a good look at it. and, yes, america, she said yes. >> how could she say no to that? >> how could she say no? the billboard will be up for 30 days. they'll be updating it. >> all right. a great story. >>> how about some great pop news? >> all right, good morning to u-and to you. >>> could a romance be brewing between tim tebow and taylor swift? the 24-year-old denver bronco qb and 22-year-old grammy winner were spotted at a pre-oscar party friday night chatting it up. and then, again, on monday, having dinner together at an l.a. restaurant. >> you mean they eat? they ate together

brian ross says cases like these cost tax payers billion autos one bill submitted on our under covers number before she showed up. so it's very suspicious, we're told it's typical of the fraud rampant in this country. >> brian confronted the doctor about the false diagnosis and fraudulent charges. the investigation will air tonight at 5:30 and then later this evening. >> the united nations security counsel has passed a resolution condemning the syrian government's assault on its people. >> it's the first time they have agreed to join in. and mark matthews talked today with a a representative. >> you remember the movie "syrianna". i talked with behr today, described as perhaps the best on the ground field officer in the middle east. >> there is videos that show tanks circling as rebel as tempt to retreat from the district of babahamer. >> my take on syria is... >> it's become a sectarian war. >> saying the government is controlled by a sect of muslims that are in a minority. the rebels are sunni. the animosity runs very deep. >> when you get a war, a sectarian war like this, they tend

abc's brian ross confronting tommy hilfiger and getting results.diane sawyer. >>> and a big honor for our friends, the muppets. they finally received their star on the hollywood walk of fame. right? >> justice. >> justice cries sam champion. this was a big issue for sam. they were on-hand for a huge ceremony. along with some of the grown-ups that serve as muppet assistants. kermit and big bird have their own individual stars. but now, the entire gang is being honored. >>> that tees us up nicely for "pop news." >> thank. you can come anytime. good morning to you. we begin with some really great news about one of our own. sam champion. >> what? >> doing double duty, starting april 7th, in addition to his role here at "gma." stop tweeting right now. he will still be here. but he will also be starring in a new show. >> i'm in "pop news," folks. >> called "sea rescue." it is a weekly half-hour show, yes, that will air after the weekend edition of "gma" in most places. >> come here. >> nice to know this, is very important. from now on, sam wants to be re

. >> thanks ross. brian. >>> michelle obama will lead america's athletes into the olympic opening ceremonies. the first lady joins two others who had the honor, laura bush and hillary clinton. the games will be held in london. capital heights high school is trying to find ways to keep kids out of trouble. the answer may be as simple as staying after school. wisdom martin explains. >> it looks like just having fun on the diamond, there is much more to this activity than just hitting the ball. this is the falcon club. it's an after school enrichment program for central high school students. >> i found it myself. >> 14-year-old ninth grader got into the program because he saw his grades slipping. in addition to tutoring, he says he is learning to try new things. >> today was fun. i never played softball before. it was different. you do different things in softball and baseball. i didn't know that. >> 14-year-old renee's mother signed her up. she is excited to learn how to catch a softball. >> it's fun. i missed

you can watch nightly news with brian williams for the latest. >>> new details in sheriff ross mercury's domestic violence case. the judge says he will allow mercury and his former girlfriend. to move this trial to another county. the judge so far has not ruled on that motion. and the d.a. has until wednesday to weigh in. mercury and his wife is appealing the judge's opinion to admit a videotape of her displaying a bruise on her arm. the appellate court is going to make a decision on that evidence before wednesday. >>> we are following a developing story in sacramento where students have come by the thousands, and they say they aren't leeing. college students from around the state sending a message to lawmakers. that message? fund our future. we're joined now in sacramento. a lot of frustration for students. how effective is this protest and what's happening right now? >> the students are definitely making a visual statement. they've been out here in force all day long. there's a row of police cars right behind me. that is because on the west steps of the capital, squaring off with polic

. >> brian: betsy ross would be furious. >> steve: she would get out a needle and thread and stitch itis. a flag is only supposed to be displayed in good condition, taken down at sunset. >> steve: this thing flies 24/7 and they don't have a light on it. there is a fellow by the name of sergio villaverde, coast guard reserve and he saw this in january and he contacted the principal and asked them to fix it. later that month, still there. so he called the city hot line to complain. they did nothing. he called again march 6. they did nothing. the department of education, when contacted by a local paper, said not our problem. is that is the janitor's department. so the janitor is responsible for old glory. >> brian: you might not live in harlem, but do you have an opinion on this. marion in ohio says instead of complaining about the tattered flag, the veterans who lodged the complaints should have bought a new flag and given it to the school. you can't make them put it up every day. >> melissa: people twittered in as well. drone watcher said sad and inexcusable. the school administration n

. >> okay, ross, thank you very much. and brian, by the way. they say age is nothing but a number.retirement, it is the number. it is the mandy and brian show with some herb sprinkled in. don't worry. vanguard says more americans opting for target rate funds based on a person's estimated retirement date. we're talking about a six-fold increase in just five years. joining us is the director of the vanguard center for retirement research. steve, this is explosive growth. is it a good thing? >> mandy, i think it is. you know, for many years we were worried that workers really struggled with the idea of building a portfolio from the building blocks that were given to them in thundershower 401 k plans. >> does it reduce the return as well? >> what you do see is individuals are in more balanced strategies so you see younger people more equity-oriented and as they approach retirement they get lower risk and lower returns. but, again, lower return is relative to having a diversified portfolio. >> you know, listen, there's no doubt that these can be very useful to people that have busy live