here's david muir and elizabeth vargas. >>> tonight, a stunning network exclusive. for the first time a group of hit men coming forward together and sitting down with "20/20" and they have a giant secret to reveal. >> these hit men are actually undercover federal agents, and who's hiring them? tonight exclusive surveillance video from the suburban soccer mom with specific instructions to the other case of a husband with a plot of his own. and you're about to see it all unravel. >> reporter: in every corner of america right now, people with criminal minds and black hearts are plotting, looking for someone to do their dirty work. a scorned lover, husbands who want their wives dead, women who want their husbands taken out. even children plotting against their own parents. >> she tried to hire a hit man to kill her father. >> reporter: tonight, we go inside the secretive and very real world of murder for hire. just listen to this wife. >> what do you want done? >> i want him more than hurt. >> i understand you want him dead? >> yeah. >> reporter: then there's this massa

here now, david muir and elizabeth vargas. >>> tonight, a heart-pounding "20/20" exclusive. two little boys. suddenly gone. abducted by their own mother and her two ex-husbands, the boys' fathers begin an international manhunt to find them. >> tonight, we take you inside that hunt for a fugitive mom like you have never seen before. we're there for the calls, the clues and the shocking video that disguises and you'll see what happens when we finally track down that mother on the run. >> okay, once upon a time -- >> reporter: this is the story of two beautiful little boys. two brothers. like so many children across america tonight, they are boys who try to push the limits at bedtime. >> this is jerry. >> it's time to go to bed. >> no, it's not. >> yes, it is. it's almost 8:30. >> guess what, no. >> reporter: and there's sasha, laughing here as he jumps on the trampoline. but the laughter from both boys goes silent. they vanish, and what follows is the international hunt to find them. and we're there as this case breaks wide open. but to understand how and why they disappeared

abc's david muir spending months on this trial. david? >> reporter: diane, as you know, this is incredible. 18 months go by, in fact, two dads, two ex-husbands have no idea where their two beloved boys are, when suddenly a piece of evidence breaks the case wide open. you're about to see those stunning images. and tonight, right here on "world news," you'll hear from the fugitive mother herself as we track her down. >> okay, once upon a time -- >> reporter: this is the story of two beautiful little boys. two brothers. like so many children across america tonight, they are boys who try to push the limits at bedtime. this is jerry. >> it's time to go to bed. >> no, it's not. it's not time to go to bed. >> yes, it is. it's almost 8:30. >> well, guess what, no. >> reporter: and then there's sasha, laughing here as he jumps on the trampoline. but the laughter from both boys goes silent. they vanish. leaving on a summer vacation with their mother, they never come back. in california, two different fathers, both once married to that woman, heartb

david muir, in a big decision, coming our way. >>> good evening, on this thursday night. we bring you breaking news in the mystery of the passenger plane that vanished into thin air. u.s. investigators tell abc news they are considering the possibility, based on new clues, that what went on inside the cockpit of this plane may not have been an accident. all of this as a u.s. ship races to a new location in the indian ocean. and abc's david kerley brings us the breaking details, right now. david? >> good evening, diane. tonight, two sources tell abc news, that two communication systems on this 777 were shut down separately, suggesting there was not a catastrophic failure. these communication systems shut down separately, as i said, less than an hour into the flight. our source called it systematic. this, as the search is expanding. american ships are on the move, tonight, looking for that 777 jetliner, even farther away from its original flight path. a top u.s. military source says there's an indication the jet went down in the indian ocean. so, the search grid is getting

david muir tracking what's made in america. but can those jobs secure our country's economic future? our experts weigh in on that. >>> and keith olbermann breaks down baseball's new season in our "sunday spotlight." tlight. really? so our business can be on at&t's network for $175 a month? yup. all 5 of you for $175. our clients need a lot of attention. there's unlimited talk and text. we're working deals all day. you get 10 gigabytes of data to share. what about expansion potential? add a line, anytime, for $15 a month. low dues, great terms. let's close! new at&t mobile share value plans our best value plans ever for business. >>> spartanberg, south carolina, got a big boost when bmw announced a $1 billion investment adding 800 new jobs. another victory for made in america. how much can we count on manufacturing to fuel our economic future? our experts analyze that question after this report from world news weekend an consider, david muir. >> reporter: we first began asking the question three years ago. does anyone check the

and abc's david muir is behind the scenes to show us who's doing the hiring. >> reporter: the numbersonight, stunning. in just the last month, more than 30 cases of murder for hire making headlines in america, and those are just the ones that were caught. just listen to this wife. >> what do you want done? >> i want him more than hurt. >> you want him dead? >> reporter: this husband, who wanted it done quickly. >> all i want is mission accomplished. take care of business. we go our separate ways. >> reporter: and the michigan wife who wants her husband gone but just don't do it in the house. >> reporter: and from all over the country, men hired to kill, and for the first time, coming together forward as a group, sitting down exclusively with abc news, revealing their secret, they're really undercover federal agents posing as hit men. we're at atf headquarters. and we brought makeup artists. they can add prosthetic noses, cheeks and facial hair. we have never seen an entrance like this. tonight, here, surveillance cameras from their cases. including the suburban soccer mom. sitting in

well, abc's anchor, david muir, tonight, with a big decision coming. and the u.s. workers who say let us do it. >> reporter: that's right, diane. as you know, we heard the questions from the very start from our viewers. do american workers make the american uniforms? a 1941 law requires it. but tonight, the loophole and the one item workers are hoping soon will be "made in america." our troops in uniform, all over the world, protecting us and the american dream. that uniform, every part of it, made in america. and to get into those uniforms, our troops, far more fit than most of us. even their gym clothes, the t-shirt made here, the shorts made here. but there's something afoot about their sneakers. the only part made overseas. many wondering why is the federal government spending millions in taxpayer dollars on sneakers made some place else. could we find sneakers made here? didn't take long. this is the sneaker lab. new balance, among the companies making sneakers in america. >> if it says made in the usa, that means, 100%. >> reporter: watch here, as she puts th

david muir, abc news, new york. >>> and we thank you for watching. here at abcnews.com, with the latest. "nightline," later. and we'll see you again tomorrow. good night. >>> san francisco police chief speaks about an officer-involved shooting in a park. >> plus, spring showers. how long will this much-needed weather last? >> and unusual rescue to save california salmon from the drought. >>> a clenic that deciphers your dna to help doctors treat and diagnose mystery diseases. >> i believe officers were acting in defense of their lives. >> the police chief faces the community to give the department's side of why officers shot and killed a man in vernal heights park. the family calls the shooting unjustified the chief refused to answer questions until today good evening ú >> and right now, police chief is standing before some outreach community members in somewhat of a town hall meeting addressing why officers shot and killed this man, a 28-year-old on friday. abc7 news joins us live now where the meeting is just getting underway. carolyn? >> we talked

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david muir has her amazing come back. >> it was nearly a year ago nouvlt april 15. still arted out as gorgeous day in boston. back by her husband side on the route of the boston marathon. just returned from afghanistan. she was so excited to tell everyone adam is home. >> wept will planning ongoing to see the marathon. we just wanted to hang out together. we were celebrating the fact that he got back if without injury. just really great as we were walking towards the finish line. bomb went off. t.i wrapped my arms around him. underneath his arm. around his chest. >> adrian and her husband standing few feet away from the second bomb. her husband shrapnel to the leg, adrian accomplished ballroom dancer her foot nearly blown off. >> i remember the sam saying you may have lost your leg and i said no. no. that's not going to happen because i'm a dancer so that's not app option. >> doctors had to. amputate her lower left leg. >> so began the journey of intense rehab and intense pain physically and emotionally. her huts right there beside he her. she would spend an entire

david muir joins us now.his is pretty serious stuff. >> it takes a lot to surprise the two of us being in his business but this is stunning. at 10 p.m. eastern, i have never seen anything like this. we sit down for the first time with the hitmen hired to talk to "20/20." their secret is they are undercover federal agents. you will find out who's hiring them, suburban soccer moms, husbands with intricate plots to kill their why's, children looking to kill her parents that what one of -- but what none of them know is that cameras are rolling annual watch it all tonight as is -- as it unravels. >> you are talking about who these people were, what was it like talking to them? they were officers posing as hit men. do they feel this is a secret world? >> they come forward to talk with us but you will be inside the hollywood makeup room. to artist takes three hours make them up because they are working these cases now. new hair and nose and cheeks and then they come forward and sit down with us and they reveal all,

>> yes. 11 is my new favorite number. >> reporter: david muir, abc news, new york. >> he will be openingesome story. >> he said his last party was in kindergarten and only one showed up. this is a kid who eats lunch alone every day, so you can imagine how special this must be for him? >> messages from australia, scotland, india, outer mongolia, messages from soldiers in afghanistan. just terrific. >> that is really -- >> and he got to be on "gma." >> and he got to be on "gma." that is pretty cool. his actual birthday was yesterday. so happy birthday. >> happy birthday. >> don't miss our facebook updates at wnnfans.com. yesterday. so happy birthday. >> happy birthday. >> don't miss our facebook >> announcer: this abc's "world news now" informing insomniacs for two decades. niacs for two decades. >>> making news in america this morning -- searching for answers. the agonizingly slow effort looking for the wreckage of malaysia airlines flight 370. authorities speaking again overnight. our coverage from both sides of the pacific. >>> break his silence. the father of newtown, connecticut, gunm

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video that broke open an international manhunt for a mother and her two missing children and our david muirs her down. >>> and a good evening to you on the west coast this friday night. as we begin the srm

now here's david muir with a look ahead. >> we'll have more on the california earthquake as well. the mounting aftershakes, school children were performing a play and we'll get into the worries about the big one. >> a road that gives away, and our pothole patrol across the country, drivers are paying the price after a long and brutal ♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit hungry ♪ ♪ and there's nothing really good around ♪ ♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit tired ♪ ♪ of living off the taste of the air ♪ ♪ turn around, barry ♪ finally, i have a manly chocolatey snack ♪ ♪ and fiber so my wife won't give me any more flack ♪ ♪ i finally found the right snack ♪ ♪ so i was basically uninsurable. now that i've got coverage, my doctor is a phone call or an e-mail away. i'm in. [ female announcer ] everyone deserves health insurance. are you in? find free, confidential, local help at coveredca.com. >> long lines of south bay residents crowded a signup event for health insurance. consumers who still haven't vined up for coverage were able to get last-minute

now here's david muir with a look at what is ahead on world news at 5:00. >> coming up, more on the mid-airion into two passengers onboard with stolen passports. the high school horror caught on tape. a stage that givesway. see you since i had had health insurance -- icy i needed. of since i had hwhat policy i needed.- within 4icy. [ female announcer ] everyone deserves health insurance. are you in? find free, confidential, local help at coveredca.com. >> san francisco drivers be mindful. sunday's streets are back starting with today's 3.3-mile stretch along the embarcadero. the event shuts down streets to cars so people can walk, skate, jog, or ride bikes to visit vendor booths. here's a shot from the roof cam of the embarcadero as the event kick off this morning. next month is takes to the tenderloin. >> are you a wheel watcher? more than 5,000 pa fans of the popular "wheel of fortune" show came out and in hopes of going from watcher to contestant. wheel wanna-bes were tested for ability to solve word puzzles. >> i grew up watching "wheel of fortune" with my grandma and it's always been s

. >>> and our david muir will be right here in this seat all weekend.see you back here again on monday. have a great weekend. good night. at weekend. good night. >>> tonight why a san francisco fire squadron has been forced to move out. >> a follow up on the death of a south bay teenager and a message one lawmaker is trying to send to cyber bullies >> uc berkeley toughens up its policy on campus sexual assaults. >> counterfeit money is everywhere, meaning you lose your money. ahead on seven on your side, how to spot a fake. >> good evening, breaking news in southern asia. a malaysia airlines plane disappeared over vietnam air space >> it cost contact about two hours into the six-hour flight. a search and rescue operation is now underway. >> the web site shows us the last known location of the plane before it the passengers represent 13'c nationalities. the airline is in the process of calling next of kin and passengers and crew, boeing saying they're monitoring reports on flight and our thoughts were everyone on board we're monitoring this situation an

and abc's david muir, head of the team, just returned with an exclusive look inside. >> this was quite a view. as you know, diane, i already told you about this. they said they're the only ones hired by nasa to deliver supplies to the international space station. with everything, even the engine made in america. but tonight, as you're about to see, they're in a race to carry something else. the moment the space shuttle "atlantis" landed. >> it pulls into port for the last time. >> reporter: a dream went dark. someone asking at the time, who will send american astronauts into space? now, the u.s. pays russia to do it. just last night, the latest american astronaut on the left there, taken by two cosmonauts, to the international space station. south of los angeles, california, a sure sign that we're here. you can see the sign, rocket road. we arrive where their space plane is entirely made in american. you're number seven. >> i'm number seven. >> reporter: you have been here almost from the start. >> yes. >> reporter: she helps run the private company alongside ceo elon musk. they have a

david muir went behind the scenes with under cover officers who actually posed as hitmen. in every corner, people with black hearts are plotting. husbands want their wives dead, women want their husbands taken out. children plotting against parents. >> they want it done, and quickly. >> i'm not playing any kind of games. >> this woman wants her husband gone and doesn't care how. just not in the house. >> and for the first time, ever, a group of men hired to kill and on their way to sit down with abc news. but these men are under cover federal agents posing as hit men they meet us at atf headquarters we have makeup artists waiting. their appearances changed. noses, cheeks and facial hair. we've never seen an entrance like this. >> how many of you are in a disguise today? >> any of them could be in the middle of a case now. just like this one. right there on surveillance that is a soccer mom and a scorned lover sitting in a supermarket parking lot. shoppers and workers pushing carts past her. >> just doing shopping and then comes after me as a hit man. >> authorities say plo

i'm david muir. have a good evening and a great week. good night. a good evening and a great week.ood night. >> an arrest is made after a bay area police officer was shot in the line of duty. we'll have video of the arrest. >>> why authorities in the east bay issued an alert to watch out for a phoney utility employee. >>> rain clouds lurking just north of the may area. a look at how much rain you can expect tonight. abc7 news at 6:00 starts now. >> good evening. i'm ama daetz. tonight we know more about the san francisco police officer who was shot yesterday. officer adam shaw, was hit by a bullet in the shoulder. he is a six-year veteran with the department. last night he underwent surgery and is now in stable condition. it still remains unclear how he was shot. though police have made an arrest in connection with the shooting. cornell bernard is live from sf general hospital with details. reporter: that suspect is a convicted felon who was in possession of ammunition when he was arrested this morning. but it's important to note he is not facing any weapons charges. officer adam s

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david muir chase down that made in america footwear. >> reporter: troops all over the world protecting, our troops, far more fit than most of us, even their gym clothes, t-shirts made here, shorts made here, but something afoot about their sneakers. the only part made overseas. many wondering why is the federal government spending millions in taxpayer dollars on sneakers made someplace else? could we find sneakers made here? didn't take long. >> so, this is the sneaker lab. >> reporter: new balance, among the companies making sneakers in america. >> if it says made in the usa, that means 100%. >> reporter: if we could find them, what about washington? we called the pentagon and they tell us the department of defense has heard from several u.s. shoe manufacturers saying they could produce a 100% american-made shoe. the pentagon adding, we're evaluating their proposals. on capitol hill some law make others both sides of the aisles say it's a no-brainer. we found senator susan collins pushing the pentagon. she told me about the labels on the sneeshakers right now. >> they're made in vietn

. >> so we're back with much more "gma" tomorrow morning and, of course, david muir is back with "worldoining us and there you go. jean-on-jean action. >> enjoy, everyone. ant to thank you for joining us and there you go. jean-on-jean action. . >>> good morning, i'm katie. this morning there will be a memorial run in honor of a marine hit and killed by a suspected drunk driver. 23-year-old andrew silva died after being hit by a vehicle. he had just returned from afghanistan. the suspect was arrested for hyrne. it gets underway at 57 a.m. in veteran memorial park and 20% of proceeds will be delivered to the man's family. >>> 28-year-old alejandro netto was shot and killed last friday. at a meeting this week, they explained that the man was carrying a tazener a holster which resembles a real gun and at some point he pulled the taser. >>> let's get a check of the forecast. it is raining out there. lisa? >> katie, all of the wet weather is here. take a look at the north bay where it is coming down pretty good. from san rafael, mill valley and it is slipping over to richmond. watch out, gust

. >>> here now, elizabeth vargas and david muir. >>> the dramatic trial just ended proving what happens in vegas often ends up in a courtroom. a drive-by, almost fatal shooting. was it road rage? >> did a las vegas mother draft her own son to do her dirty work? tonight, we take you inside the case the husband who barely survives the wife at the center of the case, both talking nl to "20/20." here's gio benitez. >> reporter: las vegas. 4:30 a.m. on a brisk november morning, as the party on the strip winds down, robert bessey is putting pedal to the metal on interstate 15, hurrying to his job as a heavy machine operator at a landfill out in the mojave desert. suddenly, he's got company. >> i'm about midway into my commute. a vehicle comes onto the highway, same way a patrolmen would. >> reporter: so, in your mind, you were thinking that's a patrolman? >> the speed limit's 75. i'm doing 85, so, yes. i'm getting pulled over, but instead of getting lit up with the reds and blues, they just kind of hang right there. as i turned my head i hear a pop. >> reporter: the car speeds off as quickly

don't forget "world news" with david muir tonight, and have a great day. >>> a high-speed chase stretchingm fairfield to san jose, how investigators say it's related to the suspect who shot a san francisco police officer. >>> and the miystery missing malaysian airlines jet as crews search for the airline. >>> good morning, plenty of cloud cover, temperatures in the upper 50s to near 60s. clouds will lower and thicken and they will bring rain. i'll tell you when next on the

. >>> here now, elizabeth vargas and david muir. >>> tonight, with the weekend finally here, we ask a simple question -- do you have any weekend plans, any errands to run? before you go to the movie theater, the drycleaner, the spa, the stunning true confessions from the people on the other side of the counter. >> that's right, david, we're breaking out our spies and spy cameras. first, nail salons. you'll look at power tools and mani/pedi, in a completely different way. here's reena ninan. >> reporter: these days, if you want make a splash on the red carpet, you have to have your nails masterfully manicured, the glitzier the better. just ask katy perry and actress zooey deschanel. and just this week at the oscars >> this is called a mani-cam. >> lupita nyong'o got as almost as much praise for her polish as her performance. but before you try and bedazzle your fingers and toes -- >> it's really not about the glitter and the polish anymore. >> reporter: listen to the warnings from this industry insider. what do you think is the one thing that nail salons just don't want the consumer to

check out "world news" with david muir tonight.nd i'll see you tomorrow on "gma." >> in the news, authorities investigate a house fire in mountain view. how a witness tried to help when he saw a home fully engulfed in flames. the special tribute for sierra lamar. two years to the day when she disappeared. >> 50 degrees from the sutro camera this morning. patchy fog. it's been pushed by a very strong area of high pressure. but changes are ahead for your sunday afternoon. i'll have them for you coming up next on the abc7 morning news at 9:00. save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance.d everybody knows that. well, did you know pinocchio was a bad motivational speer i look around this room and i see nothing but untapped potential. you have potential. you have...oh boy. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance.

check out "world news" with david muir tonight.nd i'll see you tomorrow with the "gma" oscar show live from l.a. tomorrow. firefighters battle a blaze in an east bay home. >>> the excitement builds in hollywood, just hours away from the rooscars. we'll have a live report from the red carpet. >> 6 degrees in san francisco. look at the moisture. light rain here is in the forecast for the rest of your weekend and the week ahead. i'll have your forecast next, join us on the "abc 7 morning news" at 9:00.

>> we turn to a rare inside look at the secret underworld after murder for hire. "20/20" anchor david muirt under cover with those who pose as hit men? >> yes. for the first time on network television a group of these hit men coming forward to talk to us, of course, they're really federal agents and the people all over this country hiring them have no idea. and who's doing the hiring? you're about to see the suburban soccer mom from middle america. in every corner of america right now people with criminal minds and black hearts are plotting. husbands who want their wives dead. women who want their husbands taken out. even children plotting against their own parents. just listen to this wife. >> what do you want done? >> i want him more than hurt. >> you're saying you want him dead. >> dead. >> reporter: this husband wants it done and quickly. >> i'm not playing games. all i want is mission accomplished much you take care of business and we go our separate ways. >> reporter: and the michigan wife who wants her husband gone and doesn't care how ugly it gets as long as it's not in the house.