. >>> good evening, i'm cynthia mcfadden. tonight, marks the launch of a special series, the exploration >>> tonight on "nightline," the adultery face-off. are we born to cheat? god commands thou shalt not commit adultery, but in today's society so many people do. tonight, faith and adultery collide. and a pastor who promotes love making and versus an author on open man and a man who promotes online affairs. 3,000 people show up in search of answers. are we sexually programmed to stray? can adultery save a marriage? a special edition of "nightline" begins right now. captions paid for by abc, inc. >>> good evening, i'm cynthia mcfadden. tonight, marks the launch of a special series, the exploration on how the ten commandments apply or don't to modern-day life. we begin with the seventh commandment, thou shalt not commit adultery. we headed to the bible belt outside of dallas, 3,000 people showed up as we tried to answer one single question -- are we born to cheat? oh, adultery in high places. from former president clinton whos

my co-anchor cynthia mcfadden now reports for the latest installment of our series "the ten commandments". >> it happens all over the country. and the result can be seen all over the internet. people fighting back against those who violate the eighth commandment. thou shalt not steal. in phoenix, a jewelry store owner fights back against two robbers who have used mace to try to subdue him. in washington, a clerk resists an attempted robbery with the robber's own weapon. this summer it happened here in new york on 125th street in harlem, home of the famed apollo theater and the lesser known blue flame supply company. >> it was a boring day. >> where 72-year-old coast guard veteran charles augusto, jr., known as gus, has worked for 50 years. gus now owns the place. >> all of a sudden i look up and i see another man with a heavy winter sweatshirt on. i mean, a hood over his head. and it's 90 degrees outside. i look at his hand and he's pointing at the girl in my office. >> so the guy with the gun -- >> he's standing right where you are. he has the left hand, i think. >> he doesn't see you?

. >>> good evening, i'm cynthia mcfadden. we begin tonight with obesity in america. and one mother who said enough is enough. both for her and for her young son. just how widespread is this epidemic? consider a study released earlier this month that found more than two thirds of americans are now either overweight or obese. well, obesity rates are up in almost half the states and are on the decline nowhere. it is indeed a national health crisis, one that affects children as well as adults. tonight, we follow one family in their war against fat as juju chang now reports. >> collin robinson enjoys the classic passions of an almost sixth grader. theater, video games, goofing around with friends oh, and food. >> my favorite thing to like actually eat at home, double quarter pounder with cheese, no onions, from mcdonald's. >> at 11 years old, collin is severely obese. >> his doctor told me i needed to do something immediately. >> collin's mom krista robinson knew she had to stop making excuses and do something. >> i have always felt like i'm -- people look at me like i'm

. >>> good evening, i'm cynthia mcfadden. we begin tonight with sad news from hollywood. actor patrick swayze died today after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. the 57-year-old swayze have been remembered for his dancing in "dirty dancing" and from "ghost", but part of it will remembered from the way he dealt with real life. he talked candidly about his illness was with abc's barbara walters and she joins me now. >> well, cynthia, patrick swayze and i had had a relationship -- a warm relationship for decades. in january of this past year, i went to his mansion on the outskirts of los angeles to do what turned out to be his last television interview. patrick swayze was fighting a grim diagnosis -- stage four pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest forms of the disease. but he was not looking for sympathy. he was fighting, he was tough. he was angry. but he was also loving. he was a dancer. he was a cowboy. he was a movie star. >> nobody puts baby in the corner. >> but above all, he was a fighter. >> i keep dreaming of a future. of you two with a long and healthy

. >> good evening, i'm cynthia mcfadden. we continue with our series on the ten commandments. an unusual look at number four. thou shalt remember the sabbath day and keep it holy. a chicken restaurant, may be a surprising way to the biblical edict, but an important ingredient in their recipe for success is safe, and that means that each week when the sabbath arrives the doors are closed. as vicki mabry now reports in the latest installment of our series "the ten commandments". >> want to know where the in place is wednesdays on these days? ♪ one of the hottest spots, parking lot. more precisely the asphalt outside soon to be opened chick-fil-a restaurants. ♪ originally conceived as a way to attract publicity in a new market, the lure is a free chicken sandwich meal once a week for a year for the first hundred people through the door. so wednesday mornings around 6:00 a.m., tents sprout up and lounge the lounge chairs appear and for the next 24 hours there's a party. with lots of dancing and games. >> check out my crib, come on. >> plenty of time for just hanging out. >> i see

. >>> good evening, i'm cynthia mcfadden. we begin tonight with a woman who at 35 has already deeply influenced with popular culture. she won an emmy for her talk show last week and "forbes" magazine estimates her yearly income is in excess of $20 million. tyra banks once a supermodel and now a super mogul has made a remarkable rise from her childhood in a one-bedroom apartment in south central los angeles. she is a woman used to beating the odds. as she told me in an exclusive interview she's just getting started. >> by day on her talk show, tyra banks is everybody's girlfriend. [ cheers and applause ] supportive. >> why don't you come give me a hug. >> sympathetic. >> these women are victims of our society. >> the queen of self-esteem. >> look in the mirror. and try to love what you see. >> but by night, she's the princess of pretty. for the battle of the beautiful on the set of "america's next top model." >> oh, my god, she was so ugly in the pictures i can't even look at it. my god. >> while other judges are left to spew

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for cynthia mcfadden and martin bashir and all of us at abc news, good night, america. >>> hi, i'm jimmy kimmel. tonight, i'm joined by special guests. joseph and john and the stars of the highly anticipated new drama "flash forward". if you'll be so kind, please tell us a little bit unscripted in your own words about your new show. >> well, "flash forward" is the story of a mysterious global event that causes all seven billion people on the planet to black out for two minutes and 17 seconds. john, continue. >> um, well, joe when the blackout is over, people wake up to complete chaos. everyone who survived is left wondering what happened. don? >> thanks. during the blackout, they had visions of their lives six months in the future. john? >> and so global race begins to find out whether the visions will come true and what or who caused them to occur. back to you, jim. >> thanks, john. now, you said the blackouts last for two minutes and 17 seconds. >> jim, that's correct. >> let me run a theory behind you. i don't want another "lost" situation on my hands. 217 is the area code for springf

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i'm cynthia mcfadden. for martin bashir and terry moran, good night, america and have a great weekend. >>> hi, i'm jimmy kimmel. you know, the nfl season is in full swing, and no one is more excited than our resident football expert guillermo. as a matter of fact, i believe he's out on hollywood boulevard right now, imparting his pigskin wisdom to the masses. are you there, guillermo? >> yes, jimmy, i'm here, but i'm very busy. >> oh, well, don't let us -- i don't want to interrupt. you go about your business. >> what team has won the most super bowls? >> the peking ducks. >> and who's football's all-time leading rusher? >> orville redenbacher. [ laughter ] >> guillermo, guillermo, i hate to break it to you, but those weren't the right answers. >> i know, jimmy. >> well, then why would you say that? >> because, jimmy, that man is my competition in the gmc sierra engineered to win challenge, and i'm going to crush him. >> the gmc sierra engineered to win challenge? >> yes, jimmy. it's an online quiz from gm

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here's cynthia mcfadden. >> reporter: adultery in high places, from former president clinton, whose inclination not to fess up. >> i did not have sexual relations with that woman. >> to former new york governor eliot spitzer, who did. >> i cannot allow my private failings to disrupt the people's work. >> reporter: of course there is the ongoing drama surrounding former presidential candidate john edwards. >> i made a very serious mistake. i've been unfaithful to my wife. >> reporter: in south carolina the cheating governor has lost his wife, it seems, but not his office. >> something i'm going to think about, pray about. >> reporter: it's not just men in politics of course. social scientists say adultery happens in all cultures, despite strong taboos against it. >> i've looked in 42 cultures. there's not a culture in the world that is not adult rouse. even birds. >> reporter: swans that mate for life. adulterous? >> yes. >> she's written about love, sex and adultery for years. statistics say 1 out of married men and 1 out of 4 married women will cheat while they're married. so are human beings

she sat down with cynthia mcfadden in an abc news exclusive. >> reporter: by day on her talk show tyra supportive. >> why don't you come give me a hug. >> reporter: sympathetic. >> these women are victims of our society. >> reporter: the queen of self-esteem. >> look in the mirror and try to love what you see. >> reporter: but by night -- ♪ you want to be on top >> reporter: she's the princess of pretty on the battle of the beautiful on "america's next top model." >> she is so ugly in this picture i can't even look at it. >> reporter: while the other judges are left to spew the venom -- >> there's a strange tension in your face that's not entirely photogenic. >> reporter: as the show's executive producer, she's in charge and it's she that dramatically shows each loser the door. >> but i only have one photo in my hands. the girl i do not call must immediately return to your apartment, pack your belongings and go home. >> reporter: not at all what the daytime tyra would do, something she seems to realize. >> there's two me. there's the hey y'all and the i have two photos in my hand. >> r