david muir is inside that secretive country in a crucial time. david? >> reporter: dan, good evening. the iranians we talked with, said, they hoped for an break in the impasse. and what they would say to president obama. iranian government allowing us into tehran. as we explored the city this week, we have been struck by the young voices here, walking past a school, we noticed that the students are speaking english, the schoolyard where they take lessons, this mother told us, her son will need english when she grew up. do you hope for your son a better relationship between iran and america? she tells me "god willing, that will happen." as school let out, they swarm our cameras. do you think iran and america will get along? >> maybe. >> maybe. >> maybe. >> reporter: do you hope for it. >> yes. >> yes. >> reporter: how would you describe america in one word? very good country. >> reporter: very good country. >> powerful. >> reporter: powerful. they're young but this boy is not naive. he's aware of the economic sanctions. >> under pressure of -- >> reporte

iran on the eve of nuclear talks, why some americans are being cheered by the iranians tonight and david muir is there. >>> real money. on oscar weekend we show you a new way to save a lot of cash on movie tickets and popcorn. >>> and our person of the week. >> thelma & louise ride again. >> i sit down with my friend robin roberts who tells all of us how to find the strength inside you don't even know you have. >> i feel strength like i have never felt before. >> good evening. as we come on the air this friday night, millions of people are trying to drive home on sheets of ice. the giant snowstorm still on the move. think of these images as a kind of sos, planes paralyzed, highways a danger zone. as one monster storm is winding down, another is powering up. abc's john schriffen is in minneapolis where streets have become a slip and slide. >> reporter: snowy, icy roads tonight turning mush of the midwest into a deadly skating rink. crash after crash from this monster storm. nearly 300 accidents in minnesota alone. >> it's a mess. it's really a mess out here. >> reporter: in ohio, this tractor

and david muir on nuclear defiance from iran tonight. >>> and real answers. you sweat it out on the exercise machine, but how accurate are those calories and distance numbers? stay tuned. >>> good evening. at this very moment, 60 million americans are trying to navigate a record-breaking storm. the snow and the ice and even the explosive force of what experts call thundersnow. and, the heartland is taking the hardest hit. look at kansas. a highway of motionless cars stretching out to the horizon. abc's emergency ginger zee is standing in the middle of what would be rush hour in topeka, right ginger? >> reporter: diane, here in kansas, where they have declared a state of emergency, and, yes, this is downtown topeka, main roads, nobody on them. peoples of snow, still very slick. kansas officials and others from here to nebraska, illinois and missouri, asking people to stay off the roads tonight. halted in the heartland. the monster snowstorm made for white-knuckle driving. from cars being pushes and pulled in kansas city, to this car up in flames after revving

abc's david muir leads us off. he is there on the eve of the crucial talks. good evening, david. >> reporter: diane, good evening. we are coming to you live from tehran tonight. iran has allowed us in at this critical moment. the u.s. and much of the west convinced that iran continues to work toward those nuclear weapons. iran, of course, denying this and, as you point out, we are just days away now from the u.s. and iran joining a small group of others as they return to the negotiating table. we landed in iran, in a country where american journalists are rarely allowed to visit. rarer still, we were given access to the people, the streets of tehran. above ground, a bustling city of 12 million. below ground, we discover a gleaming subway system, far quieter and cleaner than the famous subways of new york city. and there was something else very different. this says "women only" right here. the back of the train, reserved for women. but beyond the trains, the traffic, everywhere you look, there is something else on the move here. the prices. skyrocketing inflat

david muir is joining me now. this was an incredible story with a happy ending for the young boy ethan. >> good to be with you. i just can back from alabama last night around midnight after spending some time with members of his immediate family. this is the first time they are sharing their story, what it was like for them for those six days. almost six days to the hour that he spends his time underground with a complete stranger. among the things they reveal is that they had no idea how he was being treated down there. they wanted to know where he was sleeping or how he was sleeping. fbi agents, the task force, a swat team would send his mother a text message at night saying that he has now gone to bed. they said that was the one thing they looked forward to every day that will give them a little solace, allow them to sleep at night. just to know their little boy had gone to sleep. he loved being stalked in and hug. if that was the most excruciating and thing for them, wondering if he got that attention. -- he l

joining me to talk about this is david muir. thousands of people on board will not forget this anytime soon. >> particularly for those people who thought they would be on the vacation of a lifetime. you'll hear from a couple tonight who were celebrating their honeymoon. rob and stephanie. so many others. a revealing look at what it was like for several days aboard the ship. there were signs when they finally docked "sweet home alabama," if you are headed on to approve and there are so many americans who do every year, asked who the doctors on the ship and case of emergency. elizabeth vargas is looking into that tonight. >> its acc has been about a year since the costa concordia disaster. you will look back on how that unfolded. >> we are. and we have incredible pictures from under the water. there were lives lost in that one. this was a major inconvenience this time. we will look at both cases tonight and how to make sure your family is safe and that you have a good time even in the case of when something goes terribly wrong as

david muir inside iran. on the eve of those crucial nuclear talks, involving iran and the u.s. iran with a bold, new announcement about future neu neuronuclear sights. plus, rare access to the streets of iran. and hearing from the young people, what would they say to president obama. >>> and the footloose first lady. why michelle obama is going viral tonight. >>> and good evening. i'm dan harris. we'll get to david muir in iran in just a moment. >>> but we're going to start with the breaking news out of florida. a treacherous finale to a race at the daytona international speedway today. look at the video. cars colliding, getting tossed around like toys. pieces of them flying over a fence, injuring at least a dozen people, many of them fans. abc's linzie janis is on the story. >> reporter: one driver sparked a dramatic crash on the daytona track. >> and contact!

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tonight david muir is just back from alabama with exclusive pictures and you met with the family, david and how is he doing? >> ethan is smiling wide. you'll see if for yourself. so is his mom, brother, and entire family. grateful for that rescue, grateful they were able to throw him that birthday party, that team getting him out just before he turned six. >> reporter: tonight, an abc news exclusive. this is ethan. that boy held in that bunker. now home with his mother. his family, now smiling again. >> reporter: the family telling us they hoped we should america their little boy is back. and tonight, for the first time, the images from ethan's 6th birthday party this week. taken captive just days before his birthday, the entire town had hoped and prayed for this party. and they held it. his family, his friends, and the heroes. the team that saved him. the fbi agent who made the call to move in. >> approximately 3:12 this afternoon, fbi agents safely recovered the child who has been held hostage for nearly a week. >> reporter: for the first time, ethan's immediate family is talking. his

and once again, abc's david muir is reporting live from tehran tonight. david? >> reporter: diane, good evening again from iran this evening. and we begin with that new u.n. report, the inspectors who say they discovered advanced centrifuges installed at one of iran's main nuclear facilities. they say it's proof that iran can now speed up the process to a nuclear weapon. iran, of course, saying it has no such ambition, but the state department, diane, reacting quickly tonight, calling this further escalation, a provocative step, just days before the u.s. and iran are back at the negotiating table. and tonight, right here, you'll hear from the iranian people we spoke with today, many of whom say they're the ones caught in the middle. allowed rare access to the streets here, today, we went in search of one of the biggest pharmacies in central tehran, having heard life-saving medicine is now running out. >> hello. >> reporter: this doctor runs the pharmacy. >> right now, we have shortage almost of every category of medicine. >> reporter: and he points straight to t

we head to iran on the eve of nuclear talks where abc's david muir found himself in a room with the volatile president and david joins us from tehran to tell us more. >> reporter: good morning again from tehran. on the eve of the tenuous talks, we witnessed something we had never seen before today. iranians and americans on the same world stage. thousands of iranians cheering on a young man from america. here on the streets of tehran, nuclear tensions mounting even before the talks start. we learned today of something that almost never happens here, a moment during which iran and america were sharing the same stage. after several requests, hours of waiting, we were allowed in. down the stairs, through the hallways, and suddenly we hear an unfamiliar introduction. >> from the united states -- >> reporter: the u.s. team being announced. but at the door, one more delay for us. guards tell us our female producer can't go in. >> no women. no. >> reporter: but we keep asking and they finally allow her in. one of the only women in the entire arena. a handshake from one of the american coaches who r

abc's david muir is here to tell us is the roller coaster ride over in. >> finally over, great to see you. every economist i talked to had a smile on their face saying we're not completely there yet but this is a huge start, housing values coming back and 401(k) coming back and dow more at 14,000, not just a psychological barrier, tonight a real one. it was on the cable channels -- >> will we see a super close sth. >> reporter: wall street breaking a barrier, a psychological one sflf will we close above 14,000? >> reporter: we did. what does that mean for the modern american family? the baby boomers nearing retirement, the parents looking to help send their kids to college one day? many endured white knuckle days the economy tanking, debating along the way, should i keep my money in? do i take it out? dave ramsey travel as cross the country giving financial advice, 5 million radio listeners a week, giant voice urging boomers near the bottom of the market -- telling them keep their money in. >> a lot of people think if they take it out they can time the market. >> we were standing in t

i thought the child was going to die. >> david muir reporting.s say the gunman's only friend in that town was the bus driver that he killed. we'll have more from the investigation and hear more from the family tonight on 2020. >> san francisco has been recognized as a progressive city n 1943 the school district established four day care centers. today, san francisco is celebrating 70th anniversary. taking a look at what early education has done for children in the city. >> school board has been instrumental. the men went to war, the women had to go to work. who is going take care of the kids? there were only four of the centers today there are 43. >> this child development center was originally called yerba buena children's center, one in four founded in 19436789 the nation in the middle of world war ii. the program supported low income families, pry marily women entering the work force sometimes refered to as rosie the riveter mom autos for them to go to work they needed to have child care this, is the beginning of the federal child care. >> the

watch "world news" with david muir this evening. in for david muir, dan harris.d tomorrow. >> if i look tired, you know why. >> good morning, everyone. i'm katie marzullo. lisa, it's a little wet out there this morning. >> it certainly is. we have the damp pavement. some economist drizzle from our roof camera. sunrise 6:49. as you head out this morning, yeah, you will have some of that wet pavement out there. there's a weak system that's allowing for a little bit in the way of mist and drizzle out there. otherwise cloudy skies. numbers from the upper 40s to the lower 50s. we are looking at the atmosphere really drying out this afternoon. temperatures in the upper 50s for the highs and the mid-60s around the bay. it should be just a few degrees cooler in san francisco. tonight the clean niece knew year's parade and it looks good. no rain. mainliler with numbers dropping through the 50s. we pretty good outlook for the weekend. will we continue to be dry in i'll let you know later. >> robert was sent to san quentin on the testimony of a witness who dried. this morni

and david muir on nuclear defiance from iran tonight. >>> and real answers.n the exercise machine, but how accurate are those calories and distance numbers? stay tuned. >>> good evening. at this very moment, 60 million americans are trying to navigate a record-breaking storm. the snow and the ice and even the explosive force of what experts call thundersnow. and the heartland is taking the hardest hit. look at kansas. a highway of motionless cars stretching out to the horizon. abc's meteorologist ginger zee is standing in the middle of what would ordinarily be rush hour in topektopeka, right, gin? >> reporter: diane, i'm here in kansas where they have declared a state of emergency, and yes, this is downtown topeka, main roads, nobody on them. big piles of snow, still very

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watch "world news" with david muir this evening. in for david muir, dan harris.d tomorrow. >> if i look tired, you know why. abc 7e and in hd, this is news update. >> good morning. it is 7:56. park.thy taking a look at the top stories, and the early morning county montgomery to a mchenrynt home. on the injuries or the cause behind this fire. the two biggest initiatives of this year's general assembly awaits a make or break a vote in the commonwealth today. the house and senate will cast on the revision to the states a two year budget. vote on a will morere that will allow funds for road repair. sequestrationor away.t a week transportation secretary ray massive airport delays. obama administration officials are open to a short- off theseto head major budget cuts. here is a closer look at your forecast. >> good morning. it is a great morning. the fog at the kennedy center potomac river -- above thees just freezing point. that is good news. their little precipitation overnight. few hundredths of an inch. 35 in arlington. here is the big picture. look at the rain to

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watch "world news" with david muir this evening. and that's the sloth. not david muir.ate. theaking a look at some of region topping the today. is in charge of a fire bombing. suffered a third and fourth degree burns. jury has indicted a george's county woman on charges.driving young was on a motorcycle and to another crashed siren on at the time. we have obtained in overtime shows shocking it comes to pay.ime station managers had over $100,000 a year salaries because of overtime. here is adam caskey with a look the forecast. >> we have some areas of rain in maryland. the green shows the rain, the anne arundel, calvert, counties. just a few flurries elsewhere. 33 at dulles airport. accumulation mostly in southern have wonwhere we could enter one engine the half and a spots around the beltway. thing today.st cold through the weekend. 35, but dusty. it will feel like the 20's even afternoon. >> thank you and we hope you have a great morning.

not david muir. >> very good saturday morning to you all.s are filed in the 50s downtown. elsewhere we drop into the upper 30s by the delta and we will be expecting our last in a series of very mild averages. so starting out with numbers from the upper 30s to the lower 50s this morning. a few clouds around. the winds have shifted to more of an on show component. we will see a few degrees of cooling at our peaches. otherwise lower 60s to lower 70s once again today. enjoy it. we are looking at a cooling trend that begins tomorrow. in fact, by the time the long holiday weekend is over, we will be talking about much cooler weather and even a return to some showers. i'll have that for you a little bit later. katie. >> thank you. we have break news. on pressure island crews have evacuated an apartment complex because of a dangerous fire. kira klapper is live at the scene. and kira, we understand somebody has been killed will? >> that's right, kira. we had to move away from the scene. neighbors tell us a little girl died in the fire. i believe we h

as abc's david muir makes his way into the secretive center of iran. >>> credit card warning for 20 million phony fees companies are putting on your bill. how to stop them and save money tonight. >>> and robin's journey. back on "gma." what happened behind the scenes? and what she did specifically to make sure she could start this day. >> i have been waiting 174 days to say this -- good morning, america. >>> good evening. as we come on the air, a giant witch's brew of weather is marching across the country, arctic air, snow, ice, even the threat of tornadoes. tonight, 30 million people, 19 states from arizona to illinois are in the storm zone, under watches and warnings. and here are some pictures that tell the story. out in california, a school bus sliding off a snow-covered highway. and in arizona, a cactus is frosty white. abc's weather editor sam

. >> now, here's david muir with a look at what is ahead on world news at 5:30. >> coming up tonightht here on world news, what turned into into a modern day gold rush, how much for the piece of meteor that came crashing into the earth. and we'll take a look at the image of the shooting star in san francisco last night. and the latest on the storm moving across the country, and then this plane crash caught on tape. the view from inside the >>> a surprise today at the gas pump for many drivers. prices across the bay area increased an average of three cents overnight. i paid 4.17 today. aaa reports the average price for a gallon of regular in oakland is 4.02, san jose, 4.05. san francisco, expect to pay an average of 4.10. surprisingly prices in the pay area are under the california prices. oil analysts say gas prices change in may. >> it's a second chance for a dolphin caught in fishing line and was near death in southern california. sea world staffers and san diego lifeguards came to the creature's help. you can see rescuers catching the dolphin, pulling it to the boat and then cut i

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watch "world news" with david muir this evening. in for david muir, dan harris.d tomorrow. >> if i look tired, you know why. >>> good morning, i'm katie marzullo. a fund-raiser is getting underway in concord to benefit the family of a shooting victim. they are raising money for the charlotte bacon kindness fund. first grader was one of the children killed in the rampage at sandy hook in newtown. fitness club is reaching out to a member to a personal friend. we'll have more in a live report coming up in just 30 minutes. >> ever since the sandy hook tragedy, bay area cities have been holding gun buy-back programs. in marin county more than 800 weapons were recently sold to police. three peninsula cities are asking gun owners to surrender their weapons. the event is from 10:00 to 2:00 in the parking lot of east city palo alto hall. let's look at the forecast. >> good morning. we are looking at the bay bridge where it is nice and sunny. temperatures in the mid and upper 40s. further south, we have more cloud cover and we do a little bit of rain around monterey. we ha

watch "world news" with david muir this evening. and that's the sloth.residents are bracing for the third rate hike in past two years. "mercury news" reports that garbage bills could go up by 3% if the city council approves the proposal later this month. under the new rate proposal the typical monthly bill would go up 79 cents to $27.30. the city raised rates by 17% and 18% the year before. time for a check of the forecast. >> good morning. you can see the high clouds and bay bridge, temperatures are mild in downtown. in the 50s. half moon bay, 55 and upper 30s in santa rosa. you are noticing the high clouds at 15-30,000 feet with numbers in the upper 40s. they are coming up from the southwest but still high pressure is in control. another mild to warm day today. high is going to shift to the east and we will be looking at changes in fact bay area wide cooling. today 67 in san mateo. 70 in san jose. >> katie: next on abc news at 8:00. we continue to follow breaking news on treasure island where a child has died in an apartment fire. and star truck struck

>>> from abc news world headquarters, this is "abc world news" with david muir. >>> good evening.k you for being here on this sunday night. we begin this evening with that unfolding tragedy, a former navy s.e.a.l., a hero to members of the military. this evening authorities say he was targeted and killed by a fellow veter.

he was much talked about vp candidate last year, something david muir asked about. >> i think if i do good job, i'll have other opportunities inside and outside of politics. >> you have to be thinking about it. we heard the freudian slip. >> if i do a good job as vice president, i'm sorry. >> he wasn't picked for vice president but he may be eyeing something bigger. next step is doing well on tuesday night. >> ama: you can watch the state of the union address live here beginning at 6:00 on tuesday. >>> and getting close to the workweek. you have our weather. >> but we'll start to warm things up as we head into latter part of our workweek. it will still be cold inland expected as temperatures dipping down right near the freezing mark. keep that in mind, a beautiful sky out there this evening. vollmer peak cam looking back and we have clear skies, live doppler 7 hd picking up clear conditions. we'll animate this and what is sitting off the coast. and we have a clear sky tonight and translated to cold temperatures as the heat from today is going to radiate away. speaking of heat today, 6

abc's david muir was invited to take a look inside iran. >> we have just landed. >> reporter: we landedin iran in a country where american journalists are rarely allowed to visit. and rarer still, we were given access to the people, the streets of tehran. above ground, a bustling city of 12 million. [ horn honking ] below ground, we discover a gleaming subway system, far quieter and cleaner than the subways of new york city. and there was something else very different. this says women only here. the back of the train reserved for women. beyond the trains, the traffic, everywhere you look there's something else on the move, the prices. skyrocketing inflation. their currency losing 80% of its value in just the last year. u.s.-led sanctions tying an economic noose around iran. >> i think it hurts the people. >> reporter: the iranian people. >> plus, i think, the normal people. >> reporter: the relationship between the u.s. and iran never recovered after those 444 days. americans held hostage as the world watched. right here in the heart of downtown tehran, what used to be the u.s. embassy

david muir, abc news, tehran. >> you can see the impact it's having on everyday life.eartbreaking part where the man couldn't get the leukemia medicine that he needed for a relative here. on the other hand, iran has not slowed down its desire to get a nuclear weapon, so we think. so you have to wonder the juxtaposition between the government saying whatever, we're going to keep doing our thing, even though it's hurting the citizens. >> today the white house press secretary said this, iran has a choice. the onus is on them. the sanctions could be eased, but they have to bring what they're saying to the table and make it a reality. >> you have to wonder, do the citizens point the finger at america because of the crippling economic effect or saying to their government, make a deal so we're not in such a tough spot. who knows? >>> coming up, a real experiment in science class. >> it involves popular music in the lesson plans. you're watching "world news now." >>> "world news now" conti ♪ >>> there you go. on a friday night. now we're going to turn to the front lines of urb

check out "world news" with david muir tonight.on "good morning america" tomorrow, live from the oscars. >> in the news the oscars count down continues. we have a live report from the red carpet. and pope benedict makes his last appearance. speculations flow about his resignation. >> and from the roof camera, 50 already downtown. everyone warmer today. i'll explain when the morning news at nine >> good morning, everyone. it is 9:00 a.m. on this oscars sunday morning. i'm katie marzullo in for carolyn tyler this morning. we will start off with a quick first look at the weather. here's meteorologist lisa argen. >> good morning, everyone. you notice the few high clouds around. the breeze is dying back but the winds are out of the north. that's the key to a warmer afternoon. as you head out this morning temperatures right around 40 degrees in the east bay and north bay.

on the eve of nuclear talks, why some americans are being cheered by the iranians tonight, and david muirre. >>> real money. on oscar weekend we show you a new way to save a lot of cash on movie tickets and popcorn. >>> and our person of the week. >> "thelma & louise" ride again. >> i sit down with my friend robin roberts who tells all of us how to find the strength inside you don't even know you have. >> i feel strength like i have never felt before. >> good evening. as we come on the air this friday night, millions of people are trying to drive home on sheets of ice. the giant snowstorm still on the move. think of these images as a kind of sos, planes paralyzed, highways a danger zone. as one monster storm is winding down, another is powering up. abc's john schriffen is in minneapolis where streets have become a kind of slip-and-slide. >> reporter: snowy, icy roads tonight turning much of the midwest into a deadly

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david muir takes us behind the curtain. >> jennifer lawrence. >> reporter: she was the "silver linings and backstage, there was something else unexpected. sitting there at the "gma" table with george, at first, talking about her in. >> it was just really shocking. that's the first time i've ever felt, like, actual shock. >> you got a fan here. >> reporter: but then came jack nicholson. >> hi. >> you did such a beautiful job. i don't mean to crash your interview but i want to congratulate you. >> reporter: and he kept going. >> i loved you in the moves. i like all your movies. you look like an old girlfriend of mine. >> really? do i look like your new girlfriend? >> i though about it. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: and he comes back with those trademark shades. >> is he still here? >> i'll be waiting. >> oh, my god. sorry, that was jack nicholson. >> reporter: one of the other golden moments -- ben affleck after success so young and then those bumps along the way. >> it doesn't matter how you get knocked down in life, because that's going to happen. all that matters is that you got to get

and david muir is here with the news for your neighborhood. >> about time, right? this is a huge drop tonight in foreclosures across the country. the housing market slowly recovering. tonight what we didn't know. what's suddenly driving that drop in foreclosures. >> reporter: it is a stunning drop. the number of treasured homes slipping away from american families -- dropping to its lowest level in six years. down 28% across the nation a year ago. foreclosures down to an eye-popping 65% in california. suze orman quick to point out to us today. some of the banks there -- pushed to to something else. finally allowing homeowners to avoid foreclosure -- with what's called a short sale. and here's how it works. >> you owe $200,000, but your house is only worth $150,000. >> reporter: only worth 150,000 and the banks finally letting you sell for that. >> reporter: do you still owe $50 grand though? >> you're not still left with it, they wipe it off the board. the change comes too late for stephanie walker. she and her husband, bob, right before the collapse, they sold the