. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," november 4th, 2010. >> and good evening, everyone. we begin tonight with the gospel of healthy eating now heard throughout the land, from the school caffeine ka to the white house. but sometimes even more important than what you put into your body is what you keep out. and that is the idea behind today's hottest diet trend, going gluten free. gluten is a protein found mostly in wheat products. it is harmful for some. but for most doctors say cutting it out entirely can be dangerous. here's terry moran with details. >> reporter: victoria beckham is doing it. so is gwyneth paltrow. it may not sound sexy being going gluten free is hot in hollywood right now. and those who do it say the results range from weight loss to more restful nights to clearer skin. it's today's "it" diet. this summer, chelsea clinton's massive nine-tiered wedding cake was baked with gluten free flour, 45 pounds of it. jenny mccarthy goes so far as to credit the diet with curi

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," november 19th, 2010. >> good evening. we begin tonight with love and relationships. online dating is no longer taboo. 74% of singles now say it's how they look for love. the incentive for dating sites to figure out better ways to match up singles is thus enormous. and that's where one site created by a team of self-professed dorky dudes with math degrees has found a way to shine. but is there really a formula for love? jeremy hubbard takes a look. >> this is going to be interesting. >> reporter: you are about to be a voyeur, an evens dropper on that awkward ritual nobody as the first date. >> hopefully he is not a serial killer. >> reporter: it's a friday night, a new york city bar, two young singles eyeballing each other for the very first time. >> hi. nice to meet you. >> nice to meet you. how are you doing? >> good. great. >> reporter: pam is an actress. ruben is a doctor. they met online. now comes the hard part. breaking the ice. clumsy conv

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city this is "nightline," november 18th, 2010. >> good evening. we begin tonight with america's obesity epidemic. a study released last month by the national bureau of economic research found that obesity-related medical expenses costs the united states $168 billion a year. nearly 17% of total medical costs. where does the money go? well, tonight, we visit an alabama hospital especially outfitted to accommodate extreme little overweight parents. john donvan has our report. >> reporter: in one of the largest hospital centers in the nation, size matters. just not in the way anybody really wants it to. the size of obese patients who, by their sheer weight and dimension, when they get here challenge the system from the teams that handle emergency case s -- >> it takes more of our people to help move the patients if they are not able to move themselves. >> just to do any invasive procedure we need help. >> reporter: to doctors who need to get breathing tubes into in this case,

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," november 26th, 2010. >> good evening. it's been a november full of bumps and bruises for the white house. but until today, at least, no blood. president obama is sporting 12 stitches in his lip tonight after being hit by anner rant elbow in a pickup basketball game. this afternoon, the president was seen sitting in a window with an ice pack on the lip during the delivery of the white house christmas tree. the elbow wield earl ray decerega of the congressional hispanic cause us can institute said he learned that the president is both, quote, a tough competitor and a good sport. the president believes in the power of prayer, as barbara walters learned earlier this week when she sat down with him and the first lady for their first joint interview in a year. >> reporter: i first interviewed the president and mrs. obama together two thanksgivings ago, when mr. obama had not yet taken office. they teased each other. >> you got a little lipstick on the

. >>> good evening, i'm cynthia mcfadden. we begin tonight with crime. it sounds the the stuff of detective fiction but murder for hire continues to pop up on police blooders across the country. the intended victim. maybe a spouse, business associate or even a parent. what ignites experts saying amateur criminals behind the murder plots, apparently thinking they can't be held accountable if they themselves don't pull the trigger. well, they've be wrong. john donvan has our report. >> murder for hire. some are still willing to pay for it. take the few and last few week, we have the sentencing the juan carlos cruz who tried to pay two homeless men to kill his wife. tmz had that story. >> what did he tell you to do once he went in? >> to strangle him. >> the aarrangement of a mother-in-law accused to hire an assassin to finish off her son-in-law. >> in march this woman goes on trial in florida. these conversations allegedly show her negotiating terms for her husband's murder and only a few weeks ago the arrest of a teenager matthew, for allegedly trying to

." >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," november 23rd, 2010. >> good evening, everyone, i'm bill weir. well, if there is a tea party movement determined to help all palins prevail, they were no match for the dirty dancing c contingent tonight. though bristol palin lost the "dancing with the stars" trophy, the palin family will not fade fast, because sarah palin is launching a new book signing tour tonight. it will take her to places one might visit if running for the president. the first stop is fenix, and that's where we find john berman. john? >> reporter: good evening, bill. you're going to hear this a million times but i'll say it anyway. no one puts baby in the corner. not even bristol palin. it speaks volumes that bristol palin was "dancing with the stars" over in los angeles, the tango and the cha-cha. meanwhile, here in phoenix, where sarah palin was kicking off a book tour. sarah palin signing books here for several hours. now, bristol came in third behind jennifer grey from "

"nightline's" cynthia mcfadden picked up questioning about that. >> is "don't ask, don't tell" going to be repealed? >> i certainly hope so. >> leaving "don't ask, don't tell" behind us is inevitable. the question is, whether it is done by legislation that allows us to do it in a thoughtful and careful way or whether it is struck down by the courts. there's smart ways to do things and there's stupid ways to do things. and trying to do this all at once and under some kind of fiat, i think is not the way to do it. >> reporter: gates confirmed to us he plans to step down within the year. so what of the washington buzz that clinton would like his job when he leaves? his budget of $500 billion a year which dwarfs hers of $50 billion. could she do your job? >> sure. i think that one of the great strengths that hillary brings to the job as secretary of state is as a spokesperson from the united states around the world. and that's not the role of the secretary of defense. >> reporter: if the president asked you to serve as secretary of defense? >> i have made it clear i love the job that i h

>> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," november 5th, 2010. >> good evening, everyone. it is called the girlfriend experience. the pinnacle of prostitution. a service sold by women so exceptional they attract men of means willing to pay up to tens of thousands of dollars a night. many thought former new york governor eliot spitzer could have been the first jewish president if not for his appetite for the girlfriend experience, and thanks to a new documentary called "client nine," we get a tour of this highly selective world, gimded by the madam, the customer, and the call girl he risked everything to be with. like most successful industries, the world's oldest profession offers something for every taste and budget. and at the very high end, there is a very exclusive group of women. >> i have rich lowered. i don't go out with pool men. i've got no reason to do so. i don't call prostitution an escort i escorting selling your body. you don't sell your rent. >> reporter: with beauty, perso

. >> reporte >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city this is "nightline," november 17th, 2010. >> good evening. thanks for joining us tonight. some have dubbed it the freedom grope. others call it gate rape. but whatever the nickname, there is no denying that american passengers are in a huff over the new tsa patdown procedure. for a nation long weary of shoe removal and liquid limits, full body touching and revealing body scans have been a tough sell. but the tsa insists they are vital for ever shifting security demands. and tonight, neal karlinsky items us why. >> reporter: to hear the increasingly loud rallying cry, you would think america's airports have turned into a peep show, where passengers are being groped and molested. >> how is it the freest country in the history of the world is now subjecting their citizens to panty patdowns? >> reporter: the field generals in this crew said against the tsa include a random passenger with a camera. a toddler. and a talk show host. john tiner, a would be flyer

cynthis mcfadden, abc news. >>> and you can see more of cynthia's interview with the secretary later on "nightline" tonight. >>> and good economic nurks new numbers show holiday hiring is off to the strongest start since 2006. a couple examples. macy's adding 65,000 seasonal worker, toys "r" us, 45,000 and retail sales for the first week of november are strongly up. >>> still ahead on "world news," send in the navy and the spam. the rescue mission to get those passenger on those stranded this cruise ship back to dry land. pastors, keeping a deep secret from their flock, and it's probably not what you think. >>> and the young mother who came back from the brink thanks to medical ingenuity and p daring deep freeze. [ male announcer ] how can rice production in india affect wheat output in the u.s., the shipping industry in norway, and the rubber industry in south america? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex global economy. it's just one reason over 75% of our mutual funds beat their 10-year lipper average. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. request a prospe

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city this is "nightline," november 25th, 2010. >> good evening, i'm bill weir. we begin with a story to make you even more thankful for whatever warmth and comfort you have tonight. a tale of love and death on the freezing roof of the world. while thousands have conquered most everest over the year only a few hundred have stood at the top of k-2, because it is steeper, toughest and riskier. the expedition we followed tonight went up with cameras romming, men hoping to document personal glory but instead they captured one of the worst disasters in mountaineering history. >> 11 climbers died. >> you couldn't have asked for a better day in a million years. and only on k-2 does a perfect summit day become a deadly day. >> reporter: on a good day, this mountain kills 1 out of every 4 climbers. >> doesn't take for much to go wrong to be catastrophic. >> reporter: these men and women knew those odds when they posed for this picture. and then tried for the summit. >> if you do fal

i'm cynthia mcfadden. we begin tonight with politics. in what's shaping up to be a watershed election. it's ironic that perhaps the dominant figure on the campaign trail this year is not even running for office. at least not yet. sarah palin has endorsed 50 candidates in the midterms. if many of them win, it will add to palin's reputation as a kingmaker and fuel speculation that she will pursue the biggest prize of all, the presidency. so, will she run or won't she? my co-anchor bill weir has our report. ♪ >> reporter: it is election season in west virginia. there's ted nugent with the anthem. and a hopeful senator on stage. but there is no disputing the star attraction. >> sarah palin! >> reporter: a name that is nowhere on the ballot but everywhere in this crowd. >> i'm pro-life and i think we should have our guns and i love my gun and i'm going to vote with someone who agrees with that. >> i like the fact that she stands for god, country, patriotism and keeping this country into capitalism, not socialism. >> reporter: this is the kind

i'm cynthia mcfadden. we begin tonight with celebrities behaving badly. nearly a month ago, the news began to filter out from the famed plaza hotel the actor charlie sheen had been taken to the hospital. leaving behind a trashed hotel suite and a woman later identified as porn star capri anderson. tonight, anderson tells ashleigh banfield what she says happened that night. >> i promise i'll get a quiet prostitute. >> he is tv's mega million dollar man. >> all my hooker numbers are in that phone. >> the highest paid actor on television. raking in a reported $1.25 million for every episode of his hit sitcom "two and a half men." >> she overplayed her hand this time. >> although these days, he may be better known for his off camera antics. the latest, a drunken rampage at the plaza hotel in new york city that ended with a bloodied sheen being taken away by ambulance for a psychiatric evaluation. just days later, though, he was back at work, seemingly unconcerned with what he told "extra" was one bad night. >> a guy has one bad night and everybody goes insand

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," november 10th, 2010. >> good evening, everyone. as long as there have been pre-teen girls, there have been parents agonizing over how they dress. young ladies come into their own fashion sense in that 8 to 12 range and as a group, they spend an astounding $10.7 billion of their own money annually. chasing that market are all manner of xecompanies, and they are daunting opponents for parents fighting to keep kids kids as long as possible. my co-anchor terry moran has our report. >> reporter: roll out the pink carpet. it's a big night at macy's department store in manhattan. there's madonna and her 14-year-old daughter lourdes. and there's taylor munson. she's 17 years old. and that's why it's a pink carpet. this is an event -- girls. >> what have you learned working with your daughter on this line? >> she's actually very focused. very, very detail-oriented. and she takes her job very seriously. i'm happy to know that. >> reporter: and this night l

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with cynthia mcfadden, terry moran and bill weir in new york city, this is a special edition of "nightline," a very british wedding. november 16th, 2010. >> good evening, i'm terry moran. and we're going to begin with the big announcement. prince william, second in line to the british throne has proposed marriage to kate middleton, his girlfriend of nearly nine years. dharting the course of the british crown for a new generation. prince charles is thrilled, buckinghall palace says the queen is delighted, and the parents of the bride to be say they are extremely fond of their future son-in-law. and for the first time today, we heard miss middleton tell her side. it's a love story. let's remember that. because this story takes place not just between two young lovers in the magical private space all young lovers create -- >> katherine, can you tell us how prince william proposed to you and can you spare us no details? >> reporter: this is love in the flash and glare and gossip of the world's media. love on the battlefield of modern fam

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with cynthia mcfadden in bill weir in new york city, and terry moran in washington, this is "nightline," november 24th, 2010. >> good evening, i'm terry moran. we're going to begin tonight with everyone's favorite part of the holidays. airports. on this thanksgiving eve, travelers had extra cause for trepidation, because of a planned national opt-out day, an attempt to overwhelm security check points and embarrass the tsa. but it may be that the only thing harder than getting passengers to endure security checks is getting them to deliberately prolong security checks, which is reassuring. ryan owens has our report. >> reporter: it turns out the day everyone is rushing home to grandma's house is a very bad day to stage a protest. >> make sure to opt out. >> reporter: at the nation's airports, travelers largely opted out of the much hyped national opt-out day. >> time consuming patdowns instead of passing through the body scanners. >> agents actually patted down a down because it was wearing a sweater. >> reporter: flyers ignored we

. >> 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," november 3rd, 2010. >> good evening, i'm terry moran. we're going to begin tonight with politics. with the new political reality here in washington after last night's election, well, the relationship to watch here is the one between president obama and the incoming republican speaker of the house, john boehner. to push his agenda forward, to keep the confidence of his supporters, each man will need the cooperation of the others. so, will they surprise us with a partnership? or is pennsylvania avenue going to be once again a partisan-free fire zone? the wave crashed across the country last night. turning dozens of blue congressional districts red and launching a new tea partiers into the senate. >> we've come to take our government back! >> reporter: and so this morning washington woke up to a new reality. speaker boehner. >> last night, the president was kind enough to call me. we discussed working together on the american peop

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>> announcer: from the global resources of abc news with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city this is "nightline," november 11th, 2010. >>> good evening, i'm bill weir. there are a gazillion super fun things to do on a carnival cruise. lobster and steak served every meal. but for the 3300 passengers aboard carnival mren door this week it was spam cold showers and frustration as they had a vacation gone horribly wrong. david wright was there to welcome the vessel on its from mature return to harbor. >> reporter: as dawn broke over san diego bay, six tiny tug boats nudged the giant ocean liner slowly through the channel. the passengers manned the rails. it looked like a picture perfect homecoming. at least it looked that way from a distance. >> fun. lots of fun. >> reporter: on shore, hundreds of spectators ready to welcome the carnival splendor in includes lissa who came from kansas city to sell t-shirts. >> i'm a housewife out of kansas city, and saw it on the news and decided, well, they probably need a souvenir. >> reporter: these read, "i survived the 2010

. >> reporter: i'm cynthia mcfadden here in chicago, where all eyes are on the senate seat once belonging to president barack obama. democratic alexi giannoulias is running neck and neck with mark kirk, the republican, in what many believe will be a barometer of just how much political sway the president still has in mobilizing young voters. if you remember, obama carried his home state by more than 1.3 million votes back in 2008, riding that vast energy and support. among independents and first time voters. but only 39% of those under 30 say they are certain to vote in this election, which has the democrats worried. don't forget, republicans have made it clear from the start, they consider winning the seat once held by the president a stunning rebuke to him and a particularly tasty and symbolic prize. >> reporter: i'm bill weir in los angeles, where tonight, lady millionaires are trying to burn through california's traditional democratic firewall. big questions, will carly fiorina, using some of her hewlett-packard fortune, be able to unseat three-term senator barbara boxer? and, in the

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exclusive joint interview that gates as well as secretary of state hillary clinton did with our own cynthia mcfaddenthey also spoke about their powerful alliance and whether clinton could one day take over the top job over at the pentagon. >> we didn't get the memo of how we were supposed to be diametrically opposite on everything. >> i think that one of the great strengths that hillary brings to the job of secretary of state is as spokesperson for the united states. around the world. and that's not the role of secretary of defense. >> for her part, clinton said she loves the job that she currently has. when asked about afghanistan, gates said some progress is being made but it is not as fast as anyone in the government would actually want. >>> now to that mysterious exhaust off the coast of southern california. norad issued a statement saying no missile launch has been detected and there was no threat to the u.s. if it wasn't a missile, what was it? martha raddatz has more on the strange story. >> reporter: it is a remarkable image captured by a local news helicopter just 35 miles west of los angel

cynthia mcfadden took a look at how modern medicine has changed the world of celebrity forever. onight shows some of the prices that are paid by the stars, both physical and financial. we'll be talking about the types of procedures, the dos and don'ts, and give you the real scoop on who's had what done. right now, i'm going to show you a report of the rising trend of teens going under the night. how young is too young for breast implants? >> that's me, before my eighth and ninth grade dance. >> reporter: caitlin is a beautiful girl. but like many teenage girls, she suffers from insecurities about her appearance. >> i felt pretty. but i didn't want to draw more attention to what i didn't have. >> reporter: at 18, she says she's been continually tormented for what she considers her physical shortcomings. >> i have always been the friend with small breasts. and i was tired of being teased about it. >> reporter: and so, she yearns for what she thinks will be the answer to her problem, a breast augmentation. and how does your parents feel about you wanting to have it? >> they were und

first, she gave an interview to cynthia mcfadden from "nightline."rkey this year. >> i think it looks great. >> my son is not so sure. beyonce has been in the public eye since she was 17. and yet, she has accomplished so very much. this time, the grammy winner was number nine on the "forbes questi"forbes'" women's list, behind michelle obama, who says beyonce is on her ipod. but who is that woman behind the fame? let's find out. ♪ don't forget it >> reporter: this is the beyonce you've seen. sizzling hot. ♪ all the single ladies >> reporter: beyond glamorous. and in her new special, she takes us on her year-long, 32-country tour. but the superstar also, surprisingly, takes us behind the scenes, where the makeup and the costumes come off. >> it's bittersweet because i love my home. and i know i'm going to miss it. >> reporter: beyonce directed the documentary herself. you're not something someone come in and cut this. >> well, i can run final cut pro. but i prefer not to. >> reporter: what was the hardest one to show the rest of us? >> well, there's o

and she sat down with "nightline" co-anchor, cynthia mcfadden.seeing in this movie. and in this interview. >> good morning, elizabeth. yeah. like the statue of liberty and the pyramids, cher just seems to endure. she's had a number one hit in each of the last five decades. i sat down with her four times in the past ten years. and i can tell you, it's always interesting. this time, we started talking about her new movie, "burlesque." ♪ show a little more >> reporter: this is cher. 64 years in the making. in her first starring role in more than a decade. her new film, "burlesque." ♪ home to burlesque >> reporter: the role she plays, the proprietor of the club. >> she's the caretaker. but she's no nonsense, too. >> reporter: tough on the inside. >> she's tough all the way through. but no one's tough all the time. >> reporter: how much like you is she? >> i think she's quite a lot. >> reporter: no one could have survived as long and as lovely as customer, without being tough. the character and the woman have something else in common. neither likes ge

"nightline" co-anchor, cynthia mcfadden, is here with a rare glimpse of each. about their job. just getting back. >> it's been quite an odyssey, robin. at midnight, on friday, we took off at andrews air force base, with secretary gates. and we're back on the ground with secretary clinton. while those who have held their offices have historically have poor relations, these two have forged a powerful alliance. they agreed to sit down for an exclusive joint interview. their first ever outside of the u.s. you say you're not going to stay on for more than another year, secretary gates. any thoughts about who might do a good job? >> we're hoping that timeline keeps moving further and further on. we came in together. we should go out together. >> reporter: could she do your job? >> sure. >> wait a minute. it's not fair. first of all, we want bob to stay. i don't want him on national television, talking about somebody else doing his job. >> i will say this. i think that one of the great strengths that hillary brings to the job of secretary of state, is as spokesperson