i'm chris connelly for "nightline" in los angeles. >> that's deep. in prime time, a production of the documentary group airs sundays on pbs. our thanks to chris connelly. >>> and next up, a happy mile marker in america's love affair with the open road. freight rail delivered caterpillar to peoria more than 100 years ago. and they're still delivering cat machines today. you can find us on every continent. and the journey starts here on freight rail america's freight rail companies. helping deliver jobs across this country and goods around the world. reinvesting billions of their own money every year to build a rail network that wers our economy. nobody moves more dirt than caterpillar. and we rely on freight rail to move us. >>> it's a big country out there, 3,000 miles from sea to shining sea. that's a lot of open road with a lot of incredible dashboard views long the way but the american love affair with cars, which can can border on obsession, is showing signs of strain. just as one of our favorites passes a big mile marker. here's abc's john donva

i'm chris connelly for "nightline" in los angeles. >> that's deep. in prime time, a production of the documentary group airs sundays on pbs. our thanks to chris connelly. >>> and next up, a happy mile marker in america's love affair with the open road. >>> it's a big country out there, 3,000 miles from sea to shining sea. that's a lot of open road with a lot of incredible dashboard views long the way but the american love affair with cars, which can can border on obsession, is showing signs of strain. just as one of our favorites passes a big mile marker. here's abc's john donvan. >> 1953, cue up harp. harp, 2011. then dinah shore. ♪ rolling ♪ america is beck you to call >> reporter: now the cast of "glee." ♪ nothing can beat her. >> reporter: past, present. that's what you get to do when your brand has been around forever or in the chase of chevrolet this week exactly 100 years. years during which chevrolet didn't really need too sing its own song because the culture was making up its own. elton john's "crocodile rock" ♪ an old chevy and a place of

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here's abc's chris connelly. >> reporter: welcome to preschool palooza. from the shins to mgmt, a host of left of the radio indie darlings, has been elevated from the underground to the play room. >> love dancing to music. it's awesome! >> reporter: this is "yo gabba gabba," now in its fourth season on nick jr. combining retro with a wink visual and colorful merry monsters with music. >> my name is rocky. i like to dance. >> the purest example of just being a kid is jumping up and dancing. >> it's joy. >> yeah, and our show really wasn't about, like, let's make kids play out a narrative and act. >> reporter: it's all part of the show's unconventional formula. one that's resulted in a triple stacked fan base. toddlers and preschoolers. their parents and indie-fied college agers. "gabba" even performed at coachella. >> it takes sometimes 20 years for brands to be able to connect with an older audience. "gabba" did it overnight. >> i'm sitting on the coach watching it by myself sometimes. it's awesome. >> reporter: each show, dj lance rock brings his monster

and abc's chris connelly has the story. >> reporter: he's back.nyman billy crystal, has once again put a smile on oscar-loving faces. >> since my grassroots run for governor didn't take hold, this felt like an option. >> reporter: agreeing on thursday to host the academy awards. for the first time since2004. and breaking the news worldwide via twitter. am doing the oscars so the young woman in the pharmacy will stop asking my name when i pick up my prescriptions. looking forward to the show. at 63 years of age, more than last year's hosts combined, billy says he's more bernie kovac than edward and bella. but expect crystal to find ways to connect comedically, with something unconnected to his eight oscar stints. >> crystal is so synonymous with the oscars, i think people love the idea of him hosting again. and he gets to come in on his own head of steam. >> reporter: member jack palance from 1992? or this entrance has hannibal lecter. it could feature "the girl with the dragon tattoo," and meryl streep playing margaret thatcher in "the iron lady."

and abc's chris connelly has the story. >> reporter: he's back.nyman billy crystal, has once again put a smile on oscar-loving faces. >> since my grassroots run for governor didn't take hold, this felt like an option. >> reporter: agreeing on thursday to host the academy awards. for the first time since 2004. and breaking the news worldwide via twitter. am doing the oscars so the young woman in the pharmacy will stop asking my name when i pick up my prescriptions. looking forward to the show. at 63 years of age, more than the ages of last year's hosts combined, crystal says he's more ernie kovac, than edward and bella. but expect crystal to find ways to connect comedically, with something unconnected to his eight oscar stints. >> crystal is so synonymous with the oscars, i think people love the idea of him hosting again. and he gets to come in on his own head of steam. >> reporter: member jack palance from 1992? or this entrance has hannibal lecter? consider that year's end will feature "the girl with the dragon tattoo." and meryl streep playing m

i'm chris connelly for "nightline" in los angeles. >> ah, thanks for watching a b c news. jimmy kimmel is next. good night, america. >> dicky: up next on an all-new "jimmy kimmel live" -- shaquille o'neal. >> jimmy: i feel like you miss male companionshicompanionship. you touch me a lot. >> that's because i love you. you know i love you. >> dicky: julia jones. >> i was told that nobody would be lifting me. >> dicky: and music from david guetta, featuring usher. >> jimmy: rick perry woke up this morning, read the news about herman cain, saw all that >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live!" tonight -- shaquille o'neal. "twilight's" julia jones, and music from david guetta featuring usher. with cleto and the cletones. and now, sure enough, here's jimmy kimmel! ♪ it's "jimmy kimmel live" [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: hi. thanks, cleto. hi there, i'm jimmy, i'm the host of the show. thank you for coaching. thank you for watching. quick show of hands. how many people in our audience have had sexual relations with herman cain? everyone? in case you didn't hear, las

and here's espn's chris connelly. >> reporter: it's the game before the game.le battle of food, drink, school pride, tradition, a little more drink, and a lot more food, that heaps up around college football stadiums every saturday. >> tailgating is the new american social. sometimes we think of it as a very big block party. >> reporter: behind tiger stadium at lsu, fans plead for the lion, from the big ragoo. >> that's the best. >> reporter: marvin dugan. his crew is the four-time best tailgate in the world winner. >> jambalaya, seafood dishes. stuff you see here. >> reporter: fans of the maize and blue like to take over the greens. >> a nine-hole executive golf course. and friday, they're still playing into the afternoon. saturday morning, it becomes tailgate central for u of m. >> reporter: getting there can be half the fun. from rvs at state college. to boats, for the u.w. huskies. >> it's a huge party. it's a huge flotilla of boats. >> reporter: no school boasts a more illustrious tailgating tradition, than ole miss. >> it's ten acres of heaven. >> reporte

i'm chris connelly for "nightline" in los angeles. >> ah thanks for watching a b krc news. jimmy kimmel is next. good night america. >> dicky: up next on an all-new "jimmy kimmel live" -- shaquille o'neal. >> jimmy: i feel like you miss male comepanionshipcompanionship. you touch me a lot. >> that's because i love you. you know i love you. >> dicky: julia jones. >> i was told that nobody would be lifting me. >> dicky: and music from david guetta, featuring usher. >> jimmy: rick perry woke up this morning, read the news about herman cain saw all that attention and said get the technology they love, on the network they deserve. like the powerful droid charge by samsung or get the samsung stratosphere, and for a limited time get twice the data for the same low price. verizon. >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live!" tonight -- shaquille o'neal. "twilight's" julia jones and music from david guetta featuring usher. with cleto and the cletones. and now, sure enough, here's jimmy kimmel! ♪ it's "jimmy kimmel live" ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: hi. thanks, cleto. h

and abc's chris connelly has all of the highlights from los angeles. ♪ let it rain over me >> reporterit was raining over everyone before the american music awards in los angeles. >> i was like, really, where are my rain boots? >> i don't want to mess my hair up. >> it's a bad hair day. >> reporter: inside, it was all good. hair raisingly so. from a curly coifed katy perry, going back to her folk singer roots, earning kudos. >> can i say thank you so much? >> reporter: and a blow-dried justin bieber, showing his all grownup vocal register. on the christmassy "under the mistletoe." to his best tressed girlfriend selena gomez, and taylor swift. singing and swaying to the music of maroon 5. >> come on! >> reporter: and jennifer lopez, at 42, rocking out in a britney-esque body suit and a strategic sequence, and a whole lot of wow that had everyone breathing hard, including herself. later, her favorite latin artist acceptance speech referenced her recent end of her marriage to marc anthony. >> it's been a really amazing year in so many ways. it's been up and down. >> reporter: awesomely ov