cynthia roder class a tremendous price progress >> cynthia roder is set high goals for johnny and heas reached the goals over a mound overwhelmed, >> murphy says mrs. cynthia roder excellent works tirelessly with her students those who come to class and those who are homebound stays in touch with families and never seems to be exhausted >> she called me up before school started wanting to know my expectations i almost did not have an answer had never been asked that before so i was completely in all of her and how happy she was becoming >> i did not know how she does this. it is exhausted four different curriculums to of the day >> @ she is still smiling so happy passionate about what i do gives me happiness to see them down but at the moment we have all been waiting for on behalf of st. to exhibit university congratulating you check for $1,000 at on behalf of wgn certificate and congratulations for being wgn teacher of the month >> cynthia roder asked we not forget to mention her teaching assistant and volunteers cannot accomplish what she does without her in honor of her achievemen

cynthia bowers is covering a deadly blizzard in the plains and a high school football coach finds the team's toughest opponent is poverty. seth doane on what he did to defeat it. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, in just 12 days 160 million work could see a tax increase in their paychecks and nearly two million others are struggling to get by without a paycheck could lose their unemployment. the house today said the clock ticking toward that new year's day punch in the pocketbook when it turned down a bill that has been passed by the senate. that bill would have extended the 2% cut in the social security payroll tax and kept job benefits flowing. what happens now? congressional correspondent nancy cordes is on capitol hill, nancy? >> reporter: scott, we are now official in a total stalemate and tonight most lawmakers are heading home for the holidays. >> reporter: the motion is adopted. >> reporter: house republicans doubled down on their risky strategy today voting to reject a two-month tax cut and to establish nego

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," december 29th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm bill weir. it is a startling fact. tens of thousands of preschoolers in this country are on anti-psychotic medications. and the number has doubled in the last decade. but most of these drugs in question have not been tested on children. and doctors have no idea what their affect may be on the developing brain. tonight, we meet a family faced with a profoundly difficult choice. and here is my co-anchor, cynthia mcfadden. >> reporter: for this little boy, what you're seeing is not just a mow men tear tantrum, but the stuff of every day life. >> that hurt. >> reporter: day in and day out, cole eva vold's parents, jennifer and chris, have had to cope with his thrashing, banging and screaming. it's certainly not what they thought life would be like when they adopted him as a newborn seven years ago. >> i guess he really was fussy. he cried and needed to be held a lot and he never slept. i thought, he's a baby

. >> from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline." december 26th, 2011. >>> good evening, i'm terry moran. we're going to start in iraq tonight. many military families around the nation got a holiday gift they could hardly have imagined a few years ago, their loved ones finally home from the battlefield in iraq but amidst all the celebrations there is tension. that's because iraq is still facing widespread strife, a spate of sectarian violence tearing the country apart including another suicide bombing in baghdad today and an increasingly fragile government there. our martha raddatz was there when the last troops left iraq and she brings us the very latest. >> reporter: they could be scenes from the height of the u.s. war in iraq. at least a dozen explosions tearing across baghdad in the last few days, car bombs and improvised explosive devices targeting schools, markets and today the interior ministry leaving more than 60 dead and hundreds wounded. and in the halls of power, a different kind of crisis, the

. >>> good evening, i'm cynthia mcfadden. much of the world is on high alert tonight as the death of north korea's leader kim jong-il raises new questions about nuclear security. the deceased leader gave rise to a cult of personality, as well as chronic poverty and famine conditions within his own country that killed millions. but, might his death be an opportunity for a new kind of north korea? here's abc's david wright in south korea. >> reporter: he was the pint-sized dictator of a pariah country. with his finger on a nuclear trigger. whenever kim jong-il rattled his saber, as he did with some regularity, he'd fire off one of these. remember george w. bush's famous phrase? >> states like these and their terrorist allies constitute an axis of evil. >> reporter: he was talking about iraq, iran and north korea. and that was before kim jong-il succeeded in building a bomb. today on north korean state tv, the news anchors wept as they broke the news of his death. beneath the giant statue of the dear leader -- a display of abjec

bow cynthia bowers has the blow-by-blow of a rivalry that got way out of hand. >> this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. captioning sponsored by cbs russ mitchell is off tonight. the 12th republican presidential debate last night was also the next-to-last debate before the first votes are cast in the iowa caucus, which is 23 days out. dean reynolds in des moines has more on the high-stakes free-for-all. >> as the latest king of the republican hill, newt gingrich came under attack, but mitt romney took a lot of punch, including some of the self-inflicted variety, for example, when he challenged the truth of an attack by rick perry, romney offered to put money on the table. >> rick, i'll tell you what, $10,000, $10,000 bet? >> i'm not in the betting business. >> critics scoffed that it was a sign of romney's wealth and elitism, noting that few iowans could pony up $10,000 to move a point. >> those type of elitist tactics may work. >> then there was romney's repeated assertion he's an outsider, a businessman, not tied to the culture of washington. gingrich, a creature of washingto

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, and terry moran in washington, this is "nightline," december 9th, 2011. >> good evening. we don't hear very often about the acts of citizen heroism that lift the american reality closer to the american ideal. but 11 years ago, hollywood brought us the extraordinary story of one exceptional hero, erin brockovich, who stood up for a community who she says was being poisoning. she's out there again raising the alarm, and the community she's trying to protect might just be yourses. here's my co-anchor cynthia mcfadden. >> so, ball up and make it right. >> reporter: meet the real erin brockovich. bold, brassy, with more than enough fast to play herself in the movie named for her. >> you want me to trust you? do me a favor, ed, don't use big words you don't understand. >> reporter: instead, julia roberts got the part and the oscar. >> once the chromium hits the pound -- >> reporter: we met the real erin brockovich 15 years ago, reporting on the discontent in inkley and another small t

in new york city, this is "nightline," december 8th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm cynthia mcfadden. we begin tonight on the front lines of a seasonal struggle. the shopping wars. there are only 16 days til the clock strikes christmas and stores are fighting over every cent you have to spend. for some retailers, the holiday season represents up to 40% of annual sales, with such high stakes, you can expect retailers to aggressively pursue any sales edge they can get. but what they actually do might still surprise you. tonight tonight, abc's dan harris goes shopping. >> reporter: they can play you christmas carols, ladle on the tinsel and cart out the mall santas, but make no mistake. the holiday shopping season is a war. and in the battle for the $465 billion we will spend, some stores will try to pick your pocket, white others will literally try to read your mind. but there are ways for you to fight back. it is literally one-fifth the price. more on that in a moment, but let's start with some sneaky tricks you should look out for. >> it's a huge campaign of disinformation, if you wil

cynthia mcfadden, abc news, hinkley, california. >> our thanks to cynthia.he'll have much more on a special edition of "nightline prime time." bringing america back. we'll also be taking you behind the scenes with my interview with the ceo of ford. inside the american brand as we ask, how did they bring it back? that's bringing america back, american dreamers, at 8:00 p.m. eastern, 9:00 pacific. right before the debate right here on abc. >>> when we come back, i'm heading to the floor to show you what you don't see at home. you don't see at home. her as "that woman with the great gums." because great gums are a foundation of a healthy smile. so she uses crest pro-health clinical gum protection toothpaste. it helps eliminate plaque at the gum line, helping prevent gingivitis. it's even clinically proven to help reverse it in just 4 weeks. and it protects these other areas dentists check most. crest pro-health clinical gum protection. because healthy smiles are built on healthy gums. life opens up when you do. try bayer advanced aspirin. it's not the bayer asp

cynthia bourque cbs news, new york. >> mitchell: and that is the cbs evening news. later on cbs, "48 hours mystery of the. thanks for joining us this saturday evening. i'm russ mitchell at the cbs broadcast center in new york. i'll see you back here tomorrow. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org a community pulling for a wounded little boy... how people are trying to help bring the toddler home. and a wind- whipped fire -- lights up the night sky... the damage left behind in one bay area county. cbs five eyewitness news is next. good evening, i'm ann notarangelo. good evening, i'm ann notarangelo. keurig has a wide variety of gourmet coffee and tea to choose from. keurig is the way to brew fresh, delicious coffee in under a minute. way to brew.

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, and terry moran in washington, this is "nightline," december 9th, 2011. >> good evening. we don't hear very often about the acts of citizen heroism that

defy critics and spidey's beaten many adversaries armed with more than mere opinions. >> thanks to cynthiaport on spider-man. >>> next up, would you strap your toddler to a sheep for sport? we're going to go inside the rough and tumble world of mutton busting. sarah, will you marry me? i think we should see other people. in fact, i'm already seeing your best friend, justin. ♪ i would have appreciated a proactive update on the status of our relationship. who do you think i am, tim? quicken loans? at quicken loans, we provide you with proactive updates on the status of your home loan. and our innovative online tools ensure that you're always in the loop. one more way quicken loans is engineered to amaze. >>> so you want your toddler to play for the yankees? put him in t-ball. visions of the olympics, get that girl some ice skates but what if you or your offspring really love rodeo? as neal karlinsky explains you sign a waferer, buy a helmet and find some sheep. ♪ >> reporter: of all the things you can do with atoddler, this may be the weirdest. it's called mutton busting and it's about as si

cynthia is telling them, don't let them get me. they kidnapped me. they tied me up, they raped me. >> the officers, of course, who and where and all these questions are coming up in their minds, and sometimes it's really difficult to get answers from a frantic person. >> the woman had a troubled past. she was a prostitute with a drug addiction. she claimed she was abducted by a client and driven to his house. >> as far as when a police officer is called to an incident involving a prostitute, that's always in the officer's mind, is what degree of credibility do i give this lady. especially if it's a real bizarre story. >> the house belonged to david parker ray, a 59-year-old mechanic who worked for the state of new mexico parks department. >> cynthia said that she was on a bed in kind of an expanded trailer house. she was naked. she was handcuffed. and she had a collar around her neck which was attached to a pole. she was given a bucket for a toilet. she was sexually assaulted. she was repeatedly sexually assaulted. she was under the impression she wa

defy critics and spidey's beaten many adversaries armed with more than mere opinions. >> thanks to cynthiaport on spider-man. >>> next up, would you strap your toddler to a sheep for sport? we're going to go inside the rough and tumble world of mutton busting. sarah, will you marry me? i think we should see other people. in fact, i'm already seeing your best friend, justin. ♪ i would have appreciated a proactive update on the status of our relationship. who do you think i am, tim? quicken loans? at quicken loans, we provide you with proactive updates on the status of your home loan. and our innovative online tools ensure that you're always in the loop. one more way quicken loans is engineered to amaze. from the bedroom you could see the fire and that work me right up. and it was absolutely terrifying. we got out of there as quickly as we could. i'm watching the house burn up and i'm sitting there saying, there goes everything. these days you don't have to lose your house in a fire to know what it's like to be left on the edge in the cold. the shelter gave us a place to stay. and citizens e

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," december 28th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm terry moran. well, viral internet videos make for good entertainment. some of the most popular of them feature kids caught on camera in moments of truly towering misconduct or cuteness or both. but what many people don't realize and some parents have figured out, is that it's possible to capitalize on all those videos and that may change the picture. here's abc's matt gutman. >> reporter: we're all guilty of it. flicking off that spreadsheet or word document to wash the deliciously funny. often touching. >> ouch, charlie! >> reporter: sometimes wonderfully irreverent. ♪ the silliness of children starring in viral youtube videos. david is likely the undisputed king of monetizing his 7-year-old son's trippy few minutes of post-dental delirium. >> why is this happening to me? >> reporter: he won't say exactly how much, but after 100 million views, he's made several hundred thousands dollars. he has created a

>> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," december 13th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm bill weir. as the only rock we eat, salt has been a treasured commodity going back to the earliest civilizations and while we don't trade it anymore, most of us have enough affection for it to be dangerous. and now the fda has signaled that it is looking for new ways to bring salt consumption in line. a shift that could change eating as we know it. here's abc's linsey davis. >> crispy and cooks the inside afterwards. >> reporter: taste is what makes chef andrew's roasted chicken the hottest selling item on the menu. >> flip it over. >> reporter: like this? to get that taste that has people flocking to his trendy downtown manhattan restaurant, he uses olive oil, a bit of lemon and a very generous helping of salt. >> if you don't have salt on there, it's going to be bland. and i don't want to go through life with bland food. >> reporter: he brians the chicken in salt and water for 45 minutes before roasting

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