here's abc's david muir. >> reporter: 33 years ago, etan patz was going to school. his disappearance frightened an entire nation to parents. at a time when little attention was given to children who had gone missing. the case ignited a movement. president reagan at the time, declared missing children's day. three decades later, there is a break. it's possible etan never got further than his own block that morning. dozens of agents preparing to dig out a baitment in a nearby building, along the path the boy took that morning. abc news has learned in recent days, a carpenter, a handyman, who wasn't worked in that building has been questioned. a cadaver dog brought to the carpenter's old workshop, picking up the scent. >> we're looking for what the warrant indicates. for either human remains or personal effects and clothing. >> reporter: it's believed that carpenter, othneil miller, had been friendly with the boy years ago. giving etan a dollar for helping him, the night before he disappeared. authorities never searched that basement. and charges were never brought in

abc's david muir is here with the answers. david? >> reporter: diane, you and i were talking. this is a real signal that here in america, they are hiring. but tonight, we ask right here what so many americans are asking. who is getting hired? as diane, men or women, how old? where are these so-called new jobs? tonight, a real signal. companies big and small now hiring. number of americans filing for unemployment, the lowest since april '08. the depth of the recession. back then, seven americans fighting for every one job posted. and for months we were stuck at four americans competing for every job. now we finally dip below that. an average of 3.7 americans for every one job. a lot of americans simply want to know, who is getting hired? >> certainly seeing more men getting hired than women. and that's simply because the jobs that have employed men, those industries are coming back. >> reporter: more men hired in manufacturing, automotive, even retail. some dubbing it a man-covery. men willing to take jobs they didn't want before. but women are certainly in the race, too. kara

with more on this, here's abc's david muir. >> his name is mitt romney, the next president of the united> reporter: was this a hint? this romney/rubio moment a test run? amid so much talk of rubio that fresh-faced freshman senator from florida, he's on romney's short list for running mate. rubio has repeatedly said he was not interested, but was this moment a freudian slip. >> three, four, five, six, seven years if i do a good job as vice president -- i'm sorry -- you guys all got that, right? >> as a senator. >> reporter: kidding aside, rubio has what romney might need. he's the son of cuban immigrants, his election fueled by the tea party. >> thank you! >> reporter: his wife colombian and his children a mirror of so many faces in america. >> anthony who is 4 and dominik who is 2. and that's our family. you're 4. >> no, i'm 3. >> he's 4. >> reporter: the latest abc news poll shows president obama leading mitt romney by nearly 50 points among hispanic voters. while latino voters have expressed frustration with the president, his lack of immigration reform, many are alarmed even more by m

and david muir is here right now. >> marco rubio, the first-term senator from florida by his side. the spotlight was bright because it was rubio who had already made headlines with what he said by accident. a slip or a sneak peek? >> his name is mitt romney, the next president of the united states. >> reporter: tonight was this a hint, a test run? with so much talk about rubio, the fresh-faced senator from florida, he's on romney's short list for running mate. rubio has said he's not interested, but was this moment a freudian slip? >> three, four, five, six, years from now, if i do a great job as vice president -- i'm sorry. [ laughter ] >> you guys all got that, right? >> reporter: rubio has what romney might need, the son of cuban immigrants. his election fueled by the tea party. >> thank you. >> reporter: his wife, and his four children, a mirror of so many faces in america. anthony who is four and dominic who is two. that's our family. >> i'm three. >> you're four. >> no, i'm three. >> you're four. [ laughter ] >> the way the abc news poll shows president obama leading romney a

and david muir with "world news." we'll see you. >> good morning. is 8:56.s in our region that one marine was stabbed by another during a fight with a pocket knife early on saturday morning. homophobic slur was used to sparked the violence. a political commission last t in the district, now say that he is in custody. they went on the attack as children play outside in trinidad of friday night. children jump onto a cart to escape the dogs. knows who owns the themls or what happened to after the incident. >> good morning. this is a rare sight for you our hour here. cloudy skies, water droplets on of the camera. get ready for a wet day. we have not had one like this for quite some time. a lot of radar to the southeast, theerature staying around mark east of interstate 95. hugeat this system, a nor'easter. be a major snowstorm. well to the west, for us, the anywhere from 1 inch to 2 inches. 50 56and cold out there, our. from be higher debts tonight and tomorrow. tomorrow, more rain and finally, of theair by the end week. >> thank you for watching. hope you have

and david muir with "world news." we'll see you.ll see you.

. >> abc 7's david muir looking. >> it is time for america's favorite dance party, american band stand. and now here is the star of our show, dick clark. >>> it was the 1950s when it country was introduced to dick clark and he in turn would introduce us to the artist, the bandsers the dance moves that would define us. >> that is called rock around the clock. bill hailey ♪ >> he once said it was very simple. we played a record and the kids danced. and he made the way we danced okay for parents who still needed convincing. 1957 it all started. there would be 36 years of american bandstand on abc. boomers getting their own stage. the twist. there was the hustle. there was elvis. but dick clark made it all okay. after all he warmed up america to rock and roll. from the beginning dick clark had enormous influence. at just 28 years old. this. >> you have a combined weekly audience of let's say 50 million americans at least and you receive 50,000 letters a week from teenage fans ♪ great balls of fire ♪ >> the simple introduction made careers and saved them. >> he played a record of mine and t

. >>> the veteran news man mike wallace died over the weekend david muir has a look back at his legendaryareer. >> i'm mike wallace. >> i'm harry reasoner. >> reporter: mike wallace defined sunday nights in america for more than a generation. here are ronald reagan. >> how many blacks are there on your staff? >> i couldn't honestly answer you now. >> that speaks for itself. >> reporter: he said i was asking tough questions and i found my bliss. one of the pioneers behind the launch of "60 minutes." >> those are the facts. you're gutting the piece. >> then forget "60 minutes." you don't get on this week. >> reporter: asking a secret service agent this. >> was there anything that the secret service or that clint hill could have down to keep that from happening? >> reporter: the interview subjects new that tough questions would come. >> and he calls you, imam, forgive me, his words, not mine, a lunatic. you're going to be in japan. it's a $2 million a week. >> they're getting two of us. >> it will be a well spent two weeks. sflit is for everybody that goes there. which you probably know. and

abc's david muir has more. >> reporter: the real signal companies big and small now hiring. the number of americans filing for unemployment, the lowest since april of '08. the depth of this recession. back then, seven americans fighting for every one job posted. for months we were stuck at four americans competing for every job. now we finally dipped below that. 3.7 americans for every 1 job. >> we're seeing more men getting hired than women. that's simply because the jobs that have traditionally employed men, those industries are coming back. >> reporter: more men hired in manufacturing, automotive. some calling it a mancover. but women are certainly in the race. kara clark was laid off enough time to make her nervous. she moved home to iowa, began applying everywhere. she's in san francisco doing e-commerce for the gap. and we wanted to to know where are the highest paying jobs, enough to support a family. they pointed us to technology, health care. >> ranges between $80,000 and $100,000 for occupational therapist. software engineers. >> reporter: and what about age? who i

and abc's david muir beginning our tribute tonight in times square where for 40 years, it was not newear's eve until dick clark said it was. >> reporter: absolutely right, diane. for so many years, dick clark ushered in the new year. and decades before, "american bandstand," breaking barriers and breaking grounds for the 10,000 muz cal acts he introduced to america. >> it's time for "american bandstand." and now, here is the star of our show, dick clark. >> reporter: it was the 1950s when this country was introduced to dick clark. and he inintroduced us to the dance moved that would define us. >> it's called "rock around the clock." ♪ >> reporter: he once said it was very simple. we played a record and the kids danced. and he made the way we dance okay for parents, who still needed convincing. 1957, it all started. there would be 36 years of "american bandstand" on abc. those boomers getting their own stages. the twists. there was the hustle. there was elvis. dick clark made it all okay. after all, he warmed up america for rock 'n' roll. >> you receive 50,000 letters a week from your

and david muir is on the big speech last night. >> it was something. and now that we know that newt gingrich is planning to drop out of the race, call it a reset. it's a campaign of dreamers, of hope, sound familiar? >> reporter: in a speech that spoke of fading away, he spoke of dreamers. >> the dreamers tried to do something bigger and we can start again. >> reporter: romney reached out to single moms, who never thought they would be on food stamps. >> to all of you, i have a message, hang on a little longer. a better america gives tonight. >> reporter: he tried to regain that hope four years after someone else did. >> it may look dark tonight. but if i hold on to hope, tomorrow may did brighter. it sounds like he wants to be the candidate of hope. >> absolutely. his message is the economy is not great today, but under me, it will be better. you will see mitt romney do what barack obama tried to do last night. >> reporter: president obama was delivering one liners of late night. tonight, the side by side, the tale of two leaders. the president's team

and abc's david muir is at the scene, at that crossroads tonight. david?> reporter: diane, good evening. as you know, for 33 years, the parents of that little boy didn't move, they didn't change their phone number, hoping that one day, alive, he might call them. well, tonight, in what could be a major break in the case, authorities are back on the very same block, looking for tralss of their son. from the sky today, the view of that same new york city neighborhood, that same block, where 33 years a go, etan patz disappeared on his walk to school. it was the first morning his parents left their little boy walk to the school bus alone. the national headlines of the disappearance frightened and entire nation of parents at a time when little attention was given to children who had gone missing. the case ignited a movement. president reagan at the time declaring missing children's day. tonight, more than three decades later, a major break. the fbi and nypd are suddenly back, now believing it is possible etan never got further than his own block that morning. do

and david muir is on the big speech last night. david? >> it was something, diane. and now that we know that newt gingrich is planning to drop out of the race, call it a reset. romney is now taking on president obama. and he is a candidate in the l.a. 24 hours is now portraying himself as the candidate of dreamers, of hope. sound familiar? fresh off primary wins in five states in a republican field that is fading away, he used his speech to speak of dreams in november. >> the dreamers can do a little bigger and we have start again. >> reporter: romney reached out to single moms, who never thought they would be on food stamps. >> to all of you, i have a message, hold on a little longer. a better america begins tonight. >> reporter: determined to grab that mantle of hope four years after someone else did. >> it may look dark tonight. but if i hold on to hope, tomorrow may did brighter. >> reporter: this time, it's romney. it sounds like he wants to be the candidate of hope. >> absolutely. his whole message will be the economy is not great today, but under me wlerks ma

it's your voice, your vote, the results are screaming in and david muir is here with the latest. >> it's a big night. we wanted to let you know that already we know eight in ten republicans, the voters in wisconsin today, do expect mitt romney to become the republican nominee. and tonight someone else does too, president obama. the general election battle awaits and the president isn't waiting. today the president taking aim at romney by name, criticizing paul ryan's budget plan which calls for deep cuts. >> governor romney has said he hopes a similar version of this plan from last year would be introduced as a bill on day one of his presidency. he even called it marvelous. >> reporter: his campaign is also out with the first tv ad using romney's name. whether the primary is finished or not. >> he's raising standards and doubling renewable energy. mitt romney has stood with big oil. >> reporter: it's game on and tonight romney is firing back. >> the president put an ad out yesterday talking about gasoline prices and how high they are, and guess who he blamed? me! [ laughter ] maybe after

here's abc's david muir with a look back. >> it's time for america's favorite dance party, "american bandstand." and now here's the star of our show, dick clark. >> reporter: it was the 1950s when this country was introduced to dick clark. and he in turn would introduce us to the artists, the bands, the dance moves that would define us. >> this one's called "rock around the clock." ♪ ♪ one, two, 3:00 rock >> there would be 36 years of american bandstand on abc. those boomers getting their own stage. the twist. there was the hustle. there was elvis. his simple introduction made careers. it also saved them. frankie avalon. >> you played a record of mine. >> reporter: but there was something else dick clark did. he broke the color barrier on that stage celebrating black artists ahead of his time. giving chubby checker his big break. and so many others, too. ♪ darling, you send me i know you ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, for their first visit, jackson five. this is madonna. ♪ holiday >> reporter: over the years, clark barely seemed to age. he spoke of america's nickname for him. >> i have a

with more on this, here's abc's david muir. >> his name is mitt romney, the next president of the united states! >> reporter: was this a hint? this romney/rubio moment a test run? amid so much talk of rubio that fresh-faced freshman senator from florida, he's on romney's short list for running mate. rubio has repeatedly said he was not interested but it was this moment, a freudian slip. >> three, four, five, six, seven years if i do a good job as vice president -- i'm sorry -- you guys all got that, right? >> as a senator. >> kid aside, rubio has what romney might need. he's the son of cuban immigrants, his election fueled by the tea party. >> thank you! >> reporter: his four children a mirror of so many faces in america. >> anthony who is 4 and dominik who is 2. and that's our family. you're 4. he's 4. >> reporter: the latest abc news poll shows president obama leading mitt romney by nearly 50 points among hispanic voters. while latino voters have expressed frustration with the president, his lack of immigration reform, many are alarmed even more by mitt romney's stance on immigrants he

we wanted to know more now about ann romney, who moved into the center stage today, and abc's david muir is here. he's been covering the romney campaign. >> reporter: as you know, ann romney has famously been called his secret weapon. with help from that strategist on the other side, ann romney's story is a secret no longer. this country, learning the story of ann romney, the mother who chose to stay at home with those five boys. mrs. romney on television today. >> my career choice was to be a mother. and i think all of us need to know that we need to respect choices that women make. >> reporter: and she is now on twitter, last night, after it was said she never worked a day in her life, time for her first tweet. "i made a choice to stay home and raise five boys. believe me, it was hard work." >> the next president of the united states. >> reporter: this is a political opportunity for the romney campaign to connect with women, who, until now, might not have known mrs. romney's story. and regardless of who they plan to vote for, women were talking today, across this country, about motherh

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david muir is on the story. >> reporter: president obama and challenger, mitt romney. the president today surrounded by multimillionaires, which agree with him. it brings up warren buffett, asking what buffett has long been asking. why does he pay a much lower tax rate than his own secretary? >> the executives who are with me here today, agree with me. they agree with warren, this should be fixed. >> reporter: the president argues if you make more than a million dollars, you should pay the same tax rate as the middle class. one of those millionaires standing behind him stood outside with us today with his office manager. he makes 39 times what she makes. their tax rate, not even close. >> i pay 26.4%, she pays 33.4%. >> reporter: we wondered how much she would save with his tax rate? >> $9,300 back to kelly. >> i was shocked. and a little dismayed. but with little chance the buffett rule will pass congress, many saw it as a political stunt. just look at the newest video from the obama campaign. >> corporations are people, my friend. >> reporter: mitt romney is fighting

we asked david muir to dive in. >> with new polls showing mitt romney in a tight rice with president obama. it begs the question, in this presidential election, does who you like matter? because the race is close, even with mitt romney facing a huge gap against the president when it comes to favorability. americans simply like the president more. romney's favorability lower than al gore's lower than bob dole, lower than walter mondale, just 35% of americans view romney favorably. listen to how he answered diane on that. >> what do you do? what do you plan to do to turn that, the tin man comment opinion. >> nothing different. just let people get to know who i am. >> reporter: history shows the favorability numbers can recover. and there's ann romney. >> it's my responsibility to let people see the other side of him, which is not an accurate perception that people have of him. >> reporter: far more americans see the president favorably, coaching his daughter's basketball game, surprising the audience with song. ♪ i'm so in love with you >> reporter: and mrs. obama, like mrs. romney, he

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george stephanopoulos is here with "this week" and david muir with "world news." you. >>> good morning. i'm chris cotter with your espn news update. history made in seattle on saturday. phil humber and the white sox. that's just foul. why is that important? because to this point, phil humber was perfect on the hill. he remains perfect through seven. we go to the bottom of the ninth. full count on michael saunders and saunders goes out swinging. humber, two outs away from a perfect game. next batter is going to fly out to right field. he has to battle the sun to preserve a perfect game for your pitcher. next out. the check swing and home plate umpire ring ryan up. humber becomes the 21st pitcher to throw a perfect game. >>> on the national baseball association, dwyane wade and the heat hosting the wizards. early first quarter. watch wade guarding crawford. his left hand gets caught in crawford's jersey. he would leave the game with a dislocated finger and would not return under ten seconds to go, mario chalmers is going to miss it but haslem is there for the slam.

david muir is here. >> we had so much fun traveling to this town. it spent six months making its pitch to convince a global giant to build their new factory here in america. they promised american know-how and a town willing to educate an entire workforce, and they have. >> this is the first time we've been told me need to see this from the sky. right there, carved out of the woods in front of us, the new factory. >> nothing. >> reporter: the factory would fit 6 football fields inside. but more importantly, it now fits 1,300 new jobs. look at the brand new parking lots, not an empty space. and on the ground, from main street to the high school, everyone talking about the jobs. how many of you all hope to land a job? these high school students are training for the factory. their parents ahead of them. her father already hired. this student's mother trying next. all of them vying for one of those, now famous, white suits. how do i look? >> you look good. >> reporter: in this training lab, half the class is already hired. what will they make in that fa

david muir and all of us at abc news, thanks for watching and first thing tomorrow morning, catch thevery big week on "gma." >> all right, have a great vacation. >> you are doing me a solid. >> i will keep the seat warm. >> do that! >> they are actually going let robin go away for a full week. >> not happy. i just hope they find somebody who knows something about morning tv to guest host. >> hi, guys. >> yeah. >> that will do. >> yeah. >> wolfy, how are you? nice to see you. >> good to see you, well, you are cooking. >> two, one -- >> hi, everyone. i'm katie couric and i'm thrilled to say, "good morning america." >> we are thrilled to have you. >> thank you, matt. i mean, george. gotcha. >> ama: a dangerous rescue is underway. the coast guard trying to save the crew of a damaged yacht. good evening. i'm ama daetz. at least four crew members are injured. lillian kim is live in alameda with the rescue effort. lillian? >> reporter: this coast guard cutter is identical to the one that is taking part in a rescue effort about a couple hundred miles offshore. the coast guard is attempt to re

tonight a special two-hour "20/20," here's the man that normally sits in this chair with a preview, david muiride this suburban office building in new jersey, a small, yellow room, where a battle is about to play out right in front of our camera. 15-year old bridget looks like your typical teenager on the outside, but inside, she is wrestling to break free from unimaginable fear. and on this day, her progress is measured in inches. >> what do you think? >> reporter: the woman at the other end of the sofa is about to move from her chair to the couch. >> tell me what's going on inside. >> she got so close, and she's never been this close before. >> reporter: that woman who has bridget so terrified is her own mother. bridget has been diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder. her particular obsession, an irrational fear that her own family is somehow contaminated and because of that contamination, she can't be with them. long before the worries, bridget was a beautiful little girl, growing up with her brothers, a standout swimmer in the pool. her ocd started with a need to be perfect, but it m

david muir, abc news, new york. >>> more young people will be able to see the tough new documentary called "bully." its rating has been lowered from "r" to pg-13. the change comes after the film's producers agreed to drop out the sound on three expletives. they had resisted making changes previously because they wanted bullying to be seen as it really is. that movie will open in theaters on april 13th. they've been showing the news in the last couple of years. take your young teens to go see it, parents, please. >>> the story about your new orleans saints gets more disturbing especially in light of the audio released today. the nfl is expected to rule soon whether the saints' coach -- head coach sean payton, whether his suspension will be shortened. he met with the head of the league, the same day damaging new recordings surfaced. here's abc's josh elliott. >> reporter: even in the brutal world of the nfl, america's unquestioned secular religion, the words are a stunning sacrilege. >> kill the head and the body will die. >> reporter: you're listening to new orleans saints defensive coordin

david muir will be here this weekend. >>> tonight, harsh coastal conditions claim the life of a 6-year-oldc scent on the beach. >> a thunderstorm outbreak go nootz record books. >> and after the storm comes clean up. we'll be live to show what a mess it left behind on a number of east bay hillside autos we're live in high sierra tonight for what is shaping up to be a great weekend for skiers. >> the roar of thunder and hundreds of lightning strikes. more than anyone can remember in a single storm in the bay area, good evening, everybody. i'm cheryl jennings. >> i'm dan ashley. harsh weather had deadly consequences for one family. a 6-year-old girl killed when she was pinned under a log by a large wave. in a beach in santa cruz county. david lieu gee on the scene live tonight with the story. david? >> there is supposed to be a qi skbrit fun afternoon at the beach for one family. in storm conditions the waves can create life-threatening hazards such as washing log as shore and one

david muir, abc news, new york. >> legend is the word. so many careers he helped make.ievable. >> such an accurate description there. stay with abc news as we remember dick clark later this half hour. unforgettable memories from "american bandstand." stay tuned for "america this morning" and "good morning america" for more coverage of clark's life and death and his legacy. >>> now to politics this morning and whom republicans favor as a running mate for mitt romney. a new poll puts former secretary of state condoleezza rice now at the top of the list. 26%. rick santorum ranks second. senator marco rubio of florida and new jersey governor chris christie are tied for third among republican voters overall. the poll shows tea party republicans picked rubio as their top choice followed by governor christie. romney says he is not even close, though, to picking a number two, but let the guessing games commence. >>> ted nugent says he'll meet with the secret service agents later today, not in colombia, over his recent comments about president obama. the aging rocker called the

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david muir will be here this weekend.e'll be watching him and see you again on monday. >>> exclusive details on a mass murder investigation. inside information on the cell phone call that led police to their suspect. >> and i have to live. they don't give a damn. >> the construction project leaves dozens of apartment dwellers in the dark until the city steps in and gives them room to breathe. >> doyle drive demolition could affect traffic from throughout the bay area. >> if there is a steak on your dinner table be sure to see what the i team learned about meat glue. >> this is the inside of a home where five people were killed by a man apparently desperate for money. tonight we've learned exclusively how police were able to track down that suspect. good evening, everyone i'm carolyn johnson. >> the crime scene, bodies all over the house in the ingleside district was horrifying and tonight you're going to go inside of the home. there is new information on the investigation. it's a story only on 7. vic? >> that

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