david muir at the super bowl. how much is made in the usa? and here, the nfl responds to our challenge, tonight. >>> good evening. as we come on the air, in the middle of this country, they are getting slammed by a record-breaking blizzard, which is dumping three-times as much snow in denver in three days as they usually see all month. 600 flights canceled, 2 inches of snow every hour. just look at this car. encased in snow in under 12 hours. cars, no match for mother nature. so, abc's clayton sandell is in the thick of the storm for us, right now, in denver, tonight. >> reporter: the storm is so bad, it turns anyone who ventures out into a ghostly apparition. heavy snow, plus high wind, creating a whiteout, blizzard mess. shutting down neighborhood streets and freeways. countless crashes littered icy roads. this one, grinding deliveries to a halt. what kind of a wallop are we getting? >> this one will be the single heaviest february snowstorm in 100 years. >> reporter: denver normally gets six inches of snow in february. today, they got thre

and abc's "made in america" quarterback, david muir, joins us right now. hey, david. >> reporter: i'll take the pass from you, diane. so much is talked about which team is going to win on sunday. but we wanted to know about the american workers winning behind the scenes. how much more can we get that would be made in america that we'll see on the field on sunday? just in time for the super bowl, some super-sized questions from all of you about what's made in america. giants and patriots. made in nicaragua. john, from glendora, new jersey, writing in -- how many of these teams' jerseys are made in the good, old usa? he even sent us this video. he had to dig back 15 years to find 1 made in america. michelle from glenwood, minnesota. >> i challenge all professional teams to make their items in the usa. >> reporter: and then, there was tammy, calling up the nfl herself. >> i have called in, sent e-mails. >> reporter: so, we decided to look for answers, too. and some of them, tammy is going to like. lucas oil stadium in indianapolis. the turf for sunday's super

david muir's been tracking this turnaround. he joins us now.david. >> reporter: george, great to see you. how many times have we been stuck on the phone with someone over seas. it's been frustrating. and so have the exodus of american jobs. so, tonight, something to call home about. >> okay. i've been waiting 15 minutes. >> reporter: we've all been there. hoping for an answer. and someone answers, all right. >> usa prime credit. my name peggy. >> third time i've called. >> i transfer. >> transfer. >> transfer. >> usa prime credit. my name is -- >> peggy. come on. >> reporter: customer service, a world away. >> may i have your system number? >> reporter: in the '80s and '90s, a stunning number of american companies began outsourcing their call centers. 600,000 american jobs, evaporated. gone to the philippines. to india. where operators had to learn english. and their new names. >> hi. this is sherry. >> hi. this is betty. >> hi. this is nick. >> reporter: 8,000 miles away from those call centers in india, we arrive at this one in ft. worth, tex

david muir.rd you're hiring. >> oh, we are. >> reporter: at this growing call center alone, 800 american workers. they now have five centers in the u.s. and growing. how many american operators have you hired in the last year? >> about a thousand. >> reporter: what's changing the game? what we're calling about. what americans used to need are now answers we can find ourselves on the internet. a password reset. an account balance. today, the answers we can't find online are more complicated. especially for those overseas operators. that call can take forever, sometimes turning into two calls. >> it is really cheaper if it takes two calls to handle that customer? i can do the math very quickly and tell you it's more expensive, that job offshore. >> reporter: and americans are applying. you've got 1,422 potential employees. and six more while i'm standing here. she plays us a tryout. an american dad, demonstrating his intonation, his clarity. his name is walter. >> i would talk very closely to the c

david muir and the "made in america" team, on who's hiring, here, right now. >>> diet drug. a thumbs-up for the first new weight loss pill in more than ten years. >>> and in the dog house. what are they doing behind the scenes to get uggie to do this? >>> good evening. the most stressful job in america today just may be the person who has to change the rising price on the sign at the gasoline station. the average price tonight, $3.58 and going up every day. and all day long, across america, as americans filled up, they got fed up. as abc's cecilia vega found out. and she's in los angeles tonight. cecilia. >> reporter: good evening, diane. the prices are off the charts here. $4.99 for a gallon of regular. there's drivers who are paying more than $6 a gallon in alaska. these prices are starting to take a toll on drivers. and they are venting their anger. gas prices aren't the only thing on the rise these days. so are tempers all around the country. from flint, michigan. >> when they feel like they want to make more money, they up the price. >> reporter: to chicago. >> it's cra

as we hear from david muir, that endorsement cuts both ways. >> reporter: it was like a scene out of a reality show. standing side by side with mitt romney and his wife delivering the endorsement. >> governor romney, go out and get them. you can do it. >> reporter: then, governor romney acknowledged what many at home might be thinking. is this really happening? >> there's some things you can't imagine happening in your life. this is one of them. >> reporter: the two shook hands in a room where the podium had just one name, trump. the billionaire who brings the cameras everywhere he goes. and he hasn't always had nice things to say about the governor. once saying, he's going lose, he doesn't resonate. >> i just really got to know governor romney over the last short period of time. i like what i see. >> reporter: it didn't take long for the democratic national committee to pounce. on a man whose name is synonymous with a fras phrase. >> you're fired. you're fired. >> it gives him one of those media megaphones. >> reporter: romney's chief opponent is not impressed, saying he's watching

abc's david muir tells us what they're saying behind the scenes in the romney camp. 's in las vegas. hello, david. >> reporter: good evening to you, diane. not only is the campaign firing back tonight. the governor, himself, after his own words, today. he says they're being taken out of context. but tonight, he's being taken to task, over what he said about the very poor. >> florida, you're the best. >> reporter: fueled by his crushing florida win, mitt romney landed in minnesota today. his campaign, confident their comeback will help propel romney toward the nomination. tonight, another sign he's the undisputed front-runner, romney will have secret service protection before the growing crowds. but a protester threw glitter on the governor. >> this is confetti. we just won florida. >> reporter: still, more security. and already, more scrutiny, after a comment today, his opponents say, again, cast romney as a wealthy businessman out of touch. when romney was asked about a new poll, which voters said president obama has a greater understanding of the needs of average am

david muir is on the trail with romney. good evening, david. >> reporter: good evening, george. i was talking with the top romney adviser today about how crucial michigan will be. he said, we are all-in here. and he asked, what would we do differently at thi anyway? but that was before a major speech here today turned into a major photo op, for the wrong reason. ford field in detroit. and this is what the announcer was saying about the fumbling lions. >> the lions will have to mound a comeback to win today. >> reporter: turns out, they could have said the same thing today. but it wasn't the lions, and tens of thousands of fans. it was this. mitt romney and 1,200 supporters sitting on the 30 yard line. billed as his major speech, this was romney's chance to capitalize on recent momentum. his chance to close the deal on his home turf. problem is, there was a lot of turf. they put 1,200 closely-packed chairs here. look at the end zone way off there. they have a score in michigan first. look at ford field here. a stadium that seats 80,000. a challenge to make it look as packed a as

david muir, abc news, new york. >> thanks to david muir for that report.nner at new york's famed apollo theater reads, "a true music icon." and residents of her new jersey hometown are recalling the singer's early days. among the mourners is henry hamilton, houston's elementary school principal. the school was renamed in her honor in 1997. >> she didn't accept it at first. she said oh, why me? why me? because you are special. she came in through the side door in the auditorium, and the place went crazy. >> yes, she was and is special. hamilton said the singer would drop by the school unannounced just to see how the students were doing. >>> they were remembering houston also at the newark church where she first started singing in public as a young child about the age of 11. at the church yesterday a couple of sympathy cards were tied to a fence post there. "to the greatest songstress ever," one said. tied next to it was a small bouquet of fresh flowers. and just two points about her death which struck me saturday night when the shocking news came out was, o

our david muir goes one-on-one with trump tonight. >>> mileage myth. the rebel driver who took on a big auto company and won. is the car you drive as fuel-efficient as you think? >>> and new hope. a man once at the brink of despair, depression. saved by a surprising drug. is this the answer for someone you love? >>> good evening. we begin, tonight, with the national showdown under way at this moment over money, health and politics. millions of people across this country, fired up and taking sides. the issue? on one side, the cancer organization that gave us pink ribbons to fight breast cancer. on the other, planned parenthood, where so many women get free tests for cancer treatment. so, what happened? abc's claire shipman takes us into the heart of this exploding story tonight. claire? >> reporter: diane, the firestorm erupted when the susan g. komen foundation, as you know, the nation's largest breast cancer charity, announced that it would stop giving funds to planned parenthood for breast cancer screenings. and the controversy shows no sign of abati

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and david muir will be back here tomorrow.u have a great weekend. >>> how did a teen-aged father get his newborn daughter past security in this hospital is in the search is underway now for the baby. >> the imminent closure of the bay bridge. will the job take three days? and hassle of taking the long way home. >> a rare look inside of an east bay dna lab. they're trying to identify victims of the speed freak murders. >> a new vision for lake tahoe, one should be good for both business and the environment. >>> you're looking at a sky 7 hd image of eden medical center. his 2 day old daughter, good evening, everyone. >> how did he get out of the hospital with the baby and without anyone stopping him? thathi :p . but the most-important question is where is that child? we're live with the, some of the answer autos right now, sheriff deputies say the child could be anywhere in the east bay. they've covered at least seven different communities looking for the 2 day old. authorities are quick to tell

david muir, abc news, tampa, florida. >> thanks to david muir for filing that late story. >>> newt gingrichersal of his south carolina victory. but the former speaker did not concede the race and did not call mitt romney to congratulate him. instead, gingrich promised to stay in the race all the way to the what could be bitter end. >> we are going to contest every place, and we are going to win, and we will be in tampa as the nominee in august. >> 46 states to go. gingrich says it's now just a two-man race and he will win because he is the true republican conservative running against romney, the massachusetts moderate, which he's been saying for a very long time. >> that is his mantra. >>> president obama, meanwhile, is having no problem at all raising cash for his campaign. he just reported to the federal election commission that his campaign raised nearly $40 million in the final months of last year. the president has nearly $82 million on hand for campaign expenses and over just the past 24 hours the president, the first lady, and the vice president are expected to raise at least $5 mill

let's go to david muir and the romney camp. i'm a little disappointed that you're not at the romney party with surrogate kid rock, so we could see the governor mix in that crowd. how did the night unfold there? >> reporter: governor romney, thanking the voters in michigan. those morning headlines could have been different come tomorrow. but tonight, he did eke out a win here in michigan. he said, we didn't win by a lot. but a win was a win. this is very important. this was his home state. and his advisers want to shift this conversation back to the economy, after a week or so of santorum and social issues. they said the only reason they survived here is because romney didn't climb into that rabbit hole dug by santorum on those issues. tuesday will be a big challenge, with many supporters who will still come out in force. and romney's been not able to break through with many of the groups. and in addition to the independents he needs, as well, that john berman pointed out. big challenges with super tuesday a week away. >> we sho

and abc's david muir is right there with him tonight. david? >> reporter: diane, good evening. in talking with a key romney adviser late today, i asked how crucial is a win here in michigan? and here's as far as they would go. it's better to win than to lose. but impossible to game out at this point. hardly the confidence you would here that mitt romney's here at home. and if he loses here in michigan, it would be huge. for native son mitt romney, this michigan homecoming is now his firewall. as he tries to stop a surging rick santorum. tonight, the romney campaign is aware of some of the polling showing santorum taking the lead in michigan. an unthinkable position for romney, setting up a pitch battle on the airwaves here. the super pac supporting romney, taking aim at rick santorum. >> rick santorum, big spender. washington insider. >> reporter: but santorum, tonight, firing back with his own ad. in it, the mud flies with a mitt romney look-alike. >> this time, romney's firing his gun at rick santorum. mitt romney's attacks are going to backfire. >> reporter: michigan was onc

and abc's david muir starts us off from the romney camp right now. david? >> reporter: diane, good evening to you. this incredible political drama will unfold right now. mitt romney's headquarters, his war room down the hall here. this was supposed to be one of the easier victories, his home state. they are saying the race is rushl here tonight. and a marked difference, here in this state, they would not predict to me who they think will win here tonight. >> you guys, let's get the calls done and get republicans out to vote. >> reporter: at romney headquarters today, an all-out push for votes. you were on the first campaign you helped him with? he showed us the hat he got for his first campaign, for mitt romney's father, the former governor here. but he's now locked in a bitter battle with rick santorum. governor, can we ask you, what would you say to republican party members who say michigan should never have been this close? and the greater concern that you have yet to excite the republican base as a whole? >> you know, it's very easy to excite the base w

hearing from jon karl who is with the gingrich camp tonight but i want to go straight to abc's david muir who is at romney headquarters. david? >> reporter: great to see you, diane, from tampa. as you know, this is a huge night for mitt romney. you can see his wife up on the stage behind me, four of their sons, one is a doctor in residency, couldn't be here tonight. she's about to introduce governor romney to a crowd that can't wait to hear from him. i heard moments ago from a senior strategist they say the race isn't sewn up but indicated to me this is what they needed to propel them forward and said at this point they can't imagine a dynamic an event large enough that would change the race for newt gingrich or rick santorum. those are very telling words for this florida winner-take-all state. governor romney embracing his wife anne. 'going to talk to the crowd in a moment and i can tell you, diane, he's expected to shift back from taking on speaker gingrich after this win to taking on president obama again as he so often did on the stump but these last 72 hours he took a break from that

and abc's david muir is with him in ohio. david? >> reporter: good evening, diane.ard to believe less than a week, now, to super tuesday. and for mitt romney, after that close call last night, in his home state of michigan, a nagging challenge. how to better relate, better connect with voters across the republican base. and today here, an extraordinary moment when a supporter stood up and asked the governor how are you going to show your heart? at a town hall in columbus late today, greg davis, a supporter so frustrated at the portrayal of romney as out of touch said this -- >> you're a man with a vast business knowledge. but i know you have a heart. >> thank you. thank you. i think, like the rest of you in this room, by far, the most important thing in my life is my wife. ann and i fell in love young. >> reporter: he went on to talk about his sons, his grandchildren, as he often does. and in a rare moment, romney, a mormon, brought up his religion this way. >> my religion is an unusual religion in a number of respects. but one in particular, we don't have a paid mi

and abc's david muir talked to the people who negotiated this deal today. david?> reporter: diane, as you know, we've been reporting from day one here on homeowners to get the banks to modify their mortgages. tonight, here what's different about this landmark settlement. these five banks have agreed to help homeowners across the board. not just those missing payments. all homeowners that are under water, are paying more thar their home is worth. for two years now, "world news" has reported on homeowners struggling with the banks, the same ones taxpayers bailed out. begging for help with their mortgages. >> we're taught to do the right thing. and we were treated like a number. >> reporter: thousands of you wrote in. the numbers tonight, still staggering. one in five americans with mortgages underwater, owing more than their home is now worth. on average owing $50,000 more than what they could sell it for. tonight, those five banks, have agreed to spend that $26 billion to help struggling homeowners by either refinancing their mortgage rate, or modifying their mortg

but starting us off, abc's david muir says mitt romney's looking more confident than he has. david. >> reporter: diane, good evening. in this crucial home state of michigan for mitt romney. as you mentioned, there was a bit of a spring in his step today when he took the stage. this campaign is looking at poll numbers that, while very close, are showing momentum where they want to see it, on mitt romney's side, in this 11th hour, when it counts the most. on the eve of what could be the most pivotal primary yet, mitt romney tonight is making his closing arguments. but many say this is a case that should have been easier to make. romney now in a fierce fight with rick santorum here that, just months ago, no one saw coming. >> conservatism is alive and well in missouri and minnesota! >> reporter: the santorum sweep of three states. but, tonight, romney appearing confident he's regaining his footing. >> this sure has been fun these last ten days or so. we started off about, what, 15 points down in the polls. now we're leading in the polls. thanks, you guys. >> reporter: inside the

i'm david muir. good night.

as abc's david muir reports. >> reporter: 26 young social innovators with ideas that can change the worldnt three months living in a house, having their lives taped 24/7. >> good times. >> reporter: for an online reality show. it's called "the unreasonable institute." created during a light bull p moment by daniel epstein along with a group of university of colorado alumni. >> we're very intentional about not making this into reality tv. we want this to be real tv. right? we want to be showing the ups and downs, the struggles and the winds of entrepreneurship. >> reporter: competition was stiff. over 300 people applied from 65 countries to attend the 32-day program nestled in the foothills of boulder, colorado. 26 were selected. >> the unreasonable institute is an international accelerator for early stage entrepreneurs who are wielding entrepreneurship as a mechanism to combat social challenges. and they're trying to take those to scale here at the unreasonable institute. >> reporter: the ideas are out there. a solar-powered home in a box. using a bicycle to harvest corn. one girl literal

david muir, abc news, new york. >> and a lot of reasons to be encouraged. unemployment down to 8.3. that took a dip. jobs report on friday was better than expected. and the nasdaq now is within the 13,000 mark, which it hasn't been since may of 2008, almost four years ago. things are turning around. the wall street mood is better. that's good for everybody. >> once public perception has changed, then that changes everything as well. >> confidence has been the issue. that's it. here's a look now at your weather. morning showers in l.a. and san diego. some heavy rain in san antonio. corpus christi and brownsville. cooler in the east with some rain and snow showers even in new york, philly, and in d.c. also, some thunderstorms in south florida. >> miami 81. baltimore 42. new york 44. 27 in minneapolis. 35 in k.c. and 50 in dallas, phoenix. 72 albuquerque. 51 in boise 48. >>> love this story. a $30 hanukkah gift turned into a lifetime of security for a long island, new york woman. yulia lankri's husband bought her the scratch-off ticket in september. she took a penny to it and she found

abc's david muir tells us where we can find those jobs. >> reporter: the number of employers now postinghose ads, those signs, "help wanted," now at a nearly three-year high. and when you look at the private sector alone, the picture is even brighter. the jobs listed now at the highest point in almost 3 1/2 years. where were the jobs posted? more than 650,000 in the northeast. 760,000 in the midwest. nearly 776,000 in the west. and nearly 1.4 million jobs across the south. and we wanted to know how much do these new jobs pay? can they support a household? >> sales reps generally across industries, 20 to 50k. truck drivers, a lot of demand in the midwest and south, 25 to 55k. the technology occupations, software engineers, 40 to 100k. health care occupations, registered nurses in the 40 to 80 k range. >> these are salaries that can support a family in some cases. >> i think so. because when you look at the cost of living in different parts of the country, you'll see that in some parts those types of salaries are certainly enough to get you by. >> reporter: but there are still more than 13

abc's david muir is live for us tonight, from the factory floor just outside detroit. they must be feeling great, david. >> reporter: they sure are, diane. and it's incredible when you think about it this way. this plant outside detroit, just a couple years ago was sitting idle. the workers had been sent home, laidoff. they had no idea if they were ever coming back. just two years ago. tonight, gm is celebrating its biggest profits ever. that $7.6 billion, beating the last record set nearly 15 years ago. 640,000 more cars and trucks sold last year than the year before. today, we were invited in this plant in michigan, halted in 2009. you make about 800 cars in this plant every day? they do now, after it sat idle for 18 months. no one knew if they were ever coming back. you were all here? >> yes. >> reporter: you all know the uncertainty of whether or not you would come back? >> yes. >> reporter: they were all laid off. but they are all back tonight. 2,200 employees. those 800 cars a day. how relieved are you? >> if i could jump and touch the sky, i would. >> reporter: w