it marked a proud moment for brian ross, the chief correspondent at abc news. his report became a book and now >> this continues to have new twist and turns. steve: brian ross has been reporting the madoff story since it broke in 2008 and continues reporting on his life in the prison. what is life like for him behind bars? >> he's very much a big shot at the prison. the man who pulled off this fraud is now working for >> he is that he has been getting along well with the inmates with the exception of one scrap. >> there was one incident when bernie went to change channels on the tv in the day room without asking the permission of the other inmates, and one of the bigger inmates stood up and really slapped the 77-year-old madoff very hard, loosen some teeth in the back of his mouth. steve: the amount of money recovered for victims of the ponzi scheme now tops 11 billion dollars. that means that they could recover $.63 for every dollar they invested. par two of that movie is on tonight on abc seven, followed by -- abc 11, followed by "life after the fall." brian

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brian ross, thank you so much. and we should remind everyone that "madoff" airs tonight and right here on abc. followed tomorrow night by an abc news special "madoff: after the fall." that's at 109:00 :00 p.m. eastern. brian, thank you. >>> there is still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this wednesday. tonight, we remember one half of an american comedy duo. >>> also, new details about that midair explosion. the passenger ripped out of a jet at 11,000 feet. and the other passengers now talking about it. >>> we have breaking news tonight on bill cosby. about the criminal case against him. waiting to buy lottery tickets. well, get this. somewhere in america tonight, there is a winner with just hours left to claim their $63 million. brian, check your pocket. we'll be right back. [burke] at farmers, we've seen almost everything, so we know how to cover almost anything. even "turkey jerks." [turkey] gobble. [butcher] i'm sorry! (burke) covered march talk to farmers. we've seen almost everything, so we know how t

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but so far, david, no sign of any hidden madoff money. >> all right, brian ross with us again tonight. and part two of "madoff" airs tonight, 8:00 p.m. eastern, followed by an abc news special at 10:00 p.m. eastern. brian, thank you. >>> there is still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this thursday, as we remember the voice behind two of the most famous cartoon characters ever. >>> also tonight, the deadly hostage drama in the parking lot. the gunman grabbing hold of a mother. officers making a split-second decision. and you will see in a moment how they save her. >>> we have new developments tonight in that midair explosion. what they discovered on that plane. the new theory about what blew a hole in that jet, ripping a passenger right out into the sky. >>> and then, the video seen by millions across this country. the mother breaking into tears here on the right as she listens to that heartbeat. stay tuned for this. your body was made for better things than rheumatoid arthritis. before you and your rheumatologist move to a biologic, ask if xeljanz is right for you. xeljanz is

abc's brian ross tonight on where she is, and where her jewelry is about to end up. auction of bernie sand ruth madoff's jaw-dropping jewelry collection is under way online. everything the madoffs owned. >> $550,000. >> reporter: yachts, homes in new york, florida, and the riviera have been sold off to benefit the victims. and this week, a new milestone announced. >> we've recovered about $11 billion. >> reporter: of the $17 billion investors origin nay originally gave madoff. to the outrage of some victims, madoff to keep $2.5 billion. but her life is a far cry from what it once was. ostracized by her friends, she now rents a one-bedroom apartment in connecticut, near her grandchildren. seen in this new video, at the grocery store. no limo, no domestic staff to help her. to make sure the madoffs don't have cash hidden somewhere overseas, ruth madoff is now required to file regular reports about her expenses. but so far, david, no sign of any hidden madoff money. >> all right, brian ross with us again tonight. tonight, 8:00 p.m. eastern, followed by an abc news speci

here's abc's brian ross. >> reporter: tonight, federal prison in north carolina. prisoner number 61727054, who once controlled billions of dollar, now works as a commissary delivery boy for less than a dollar an hour. but as portrayed by richard dreyfuss in the abc muse vie, madoff is considered a genius by his fellow criminals, for pulling off the biggest financial crime in american his former cellmate, j.d. winfield, a bank robber, speaking publicly for the first time tonight. >> i think he was glad to be caught. i think it was tearing him up inside. i think he was glad for it to come to a close. >> reporter: the movie also depicts how the one person who figured it all out, harry markopolos -- >> i'm accusing him of running a ponzi scheme. >> reporter: was ignored by the s.e.c. for years. was it that obvious, that easy to figure out this was a ponzi scheme? >> took about five minutes to know for sure that it was a ponzi scheme. >> reporter: markopolos, now running a private fraud detection business, told abc news there are more like madoff. >> there are still mo

brian ross, abc news, new york. >> so glad to hear that the s.e.c. is now listening to him. it's frustrating for people like us who aren't in the financial you always hear it's too big to talking about things and not really being heard by the higher-ups in the financial world, whether it's knowingly or unknowingly. >> "madoff" the movie airing on abc. watched a little bit of that last night. i forgot a lot of the details of this. i forgot he was the chairman of nasdaq and, you know, $17 billion that he took from trade. just incredible. doing a great job. >> he was really good. blythe danner, as well who plays ruth madoff. the mini series is based on madoffs. fascinating take. >> that's what i'll be doing tonight, watching part two. >> very good. sanders as a comedic actor? yes. we'll show you. >>> and j.lo as we've never seen her before. "the skinny" is next. as we've never seen her >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations.tt2wlr=[hk po j# /ml tt2wlr=[hk p!!*n _m$ tt2wlr=[hk p4!j# )[p tt2wlr=[hk px#*&`:.u$ tt2wlr=[hk pt#j'`::u@ tt2wlr=[hk pt#

we'll get started here on channel 7. >>> what did brian ross think about his book being turned into this movie book presentation here? >> well, the book is so good. and brian told me at the premiere, they nailed it. >> especially getting dreyfuss? >> yeah. >> huge. >> you know, it's suspicious, talking about abc on abc. but i have to say, i love this. mini series. more at 4:00. >> that's an interesting story. a lot of victims. all right. thank you so much. >> very good. and jeff has got the forecast. >>> well, wet and windy this afternoon. winter has been taking a little bit of a sabbatical. but i think it's going to be back. couple of opportunities. we head outside right now. and it's all about the rain today. very wet outside of our eyewitness news studios here in the upper west side. 54 now. rain coming in from the south at 10, gusting up to 24 miles per hour. rain throughout the afternoon. the only thing that will differ from hour to hour will be the intensity of that rain. i expect some of the heaviest stuff to be in here during the evening commute. not very good timing with that. t