and i'm here with our colleague diane sawyer. welcome back, diane. >> so great to see you, juju. >> it's always great to have you on "nightline." but i know this is also a story that we both care very deeply about. >> we have covered it over the years and we've talked about it all around the world. but tonight, sex trafficking, something happening right here at home. our colleague nick kristof of the "new york times" and his wife cheryl wudon have made a remarkable documentary called "a path appears." and they have been following women, often very young girls, locked into a life of prostitution by highly skilled profiteers pimps. and you're going to hear nick argue when you look closely these women are in fact not criminals but hostages walking among us. by night and by day across the country young american girls controlled by pimps are sent out to have sex for money. sometimes 20 men a night. >> you had to make at least $1,000 a day. >> there was no days off. >> you had to sleep with 10 to 20 strangers per night. >> i'd probably

. >>> and diane sawyer is back tonight. the danger lurking for so many daughters and young girls in america. and you'll see it right here tonight. >>> and, "real money". homeowners could be saving tens of thousands of dollars right now. one simple step. barbara corcoran is here tonight. >>> good evening, and we begin this friday night with the big storm hitting as we head into the weekend. 16 states from tennessee to maine, a nor'easter that will make travel treacherous. we've already seen the pictures from as far south as texas. in the last 24 hours, a foot of snow in some parts. this is a woman being lifted from a tree, her car gone. and in georgia winds knocking down trees. look at the radar. the storm system racing up the coast. and another system will hit this weekend. rob marciano with new tracks for both. but first, david kerley on the dangerous driving already. >> reporter: this is the storm that is about to blast into the northeast, the first big hit of winter. it is the south that felt the storm first with snow, i

. >> look at how he handled the diane sawyer interview a few months ago. we don't have indictments right now, but a lot of the details of this thing are out there right now. a lot of the suspicions are out there right now. no question it's had a chilling effect on christie and a lot of the donors on the republican side. but look how he handled that diane sawyer interview and how he's weathered this for more than a year now. there is a large group of republicans that are willing to give him the benefit of the doubt on the story he's been telling, that these are lowrogue guy, they have nothing to do with him. he has room to maneuver. i can see how it is very problematic, but i wouldn't write him off right now. >> his problems seem like jersey. much more to come here from phoenix, arizona. up next the mayors of the two super bowl cities boston that's how you say it and seattle. but a lot more on the big political story of the day. mitt romney's out. not running for president. morning joe's coming here mika brzezinski will join us. this is "hardball" live from

. >> look at how he handled the diane sawyer interview a few months ago. we don't have indictments right now, but a lot of the details of this thing are out there right now. a lot of the suspicions are out there right now. no question it's had a chilling effect on christie and a lot of the donors on the republican side. but look how he handled that diane sawyer interview and how he's weathered this for more than a year now. there is a large group of republicans that are willing to give him the benefit of the doubt on the story he's been telling, that these are rogue guy, they have nothing to do with him. he has room to maneuver. i can see how it is very problematic, but i wouldn't write him off right now. >> his problems seem like jersey. much more to come here from phoenix, arizona. up next the mayors of the two super bowl cities, boston, that's how you say it, and seattle. but a lot more on the big political story of the day. mitt romney's out. not running for president. morning joe's coming here, mika brzezinski will join us. this is "hardball" live fro

. >>> and diane sawyer is back tonight. the danger lurking for so many maniersmany daughters and young girls in america. >>> and homeowners could be saving thousands of dollars right now. >>> good evening, and

. >>> and diane sawyer is back tonight. the danger lurking for so many maniersmany daughters and young girls in america. >>> and homeowners could be saving thousands of dollars right now. >>> good evening, and we begin this friday night with the big storm hitting as we head into the weekend. 16 states from tennessee to maine, a nor'easter that will make travel treacherous. in the last 24 hours, a foot of snow in some parts of texas. this is a woman being lifted from a tree, her car gone. and in georgia winds knocking down trees. look at the radar. the system racing up the coach. and another system will hit this weekend. david kerley on the dangerous driving already. >> reporter: this is the storm that is abou northeast the first big hit of winter. it is south that felt the storm first with snow ice, and rain. so much rain in atlanta this tree fell over. just missing a house. >> you could hear a loud boom and that's when i jumped up. >> reporter: and not just rain. by the time it hit the carolinas, some of that rain was free

. >>> and diane sawyer is back tonight.er lurking for so many maniersmany daughters and young girls in america. >>> and homeowners could be saving thousands of dollars right now.

. >>> and diane sawyer is back tonight. danger lurking for so many daughters and young girls in america. and you'll see it right here tonight. >>> and, "real money". homeowners could be saving tens of thousands of dollars right now. one simple step. barbara corcoran is here tonight. >>> good evening, and we begin

our diane sawyer teamed up with nicholas kristoff for a look inside the world of sex trafficking in americay night and day across the country young american girls controlled by pimps are sent out to make money with sex. >> they congregate over here and they wait. >> at new york's port authority two plain-clothes officers tried to get to the vulnerable young kids before the pimps do. >> you're in a race against the pimps? >> absolutely. they see -- your left-hand side. walking to the greyhound. >> right. >> one of the pimps, recruiters. they watch. >> last year they recovered 69 kids. a huge number are foster kids longing for family and a huge number have been sexually abused. >> so she was taken to new hampshire. >> this journalist who documentary appears in his broadcast tonight on pbs. >> it's seen as a public nuisance issue rather than a human rights problem. the person the police and prosecutors go after is the victim rather than the perpetrator, the pimp or the customer. >> that's her. we have to make sure -- >> it's [ bleep ]. >> ay. that's her. >> kristoff just helped this woman find

more than one pair of kids with rain when i didn't have galoshes or rubbers back in the day when diane sawyersare on the earth. i have to say as a democrat, what i'd like to see come forth from that is more policy proposals and legislation that would help the middle class and i just didn't hear that in her and the republican response. >> she only had seven minutes chris, how'd she do? >> i think she did very well. she was brand spanking new to washington, d.c., to the senate. i think there was a lot of pressure under the spotlight on her. honestly, i think she had a minor case of the nerves for a few seconds off the top. but, honestly i think she did t. she's got bobby jindal with his you know, looking like he was being held hostage, marco rubio with the watergate issue, reaching out for the water. >> this is why i think you can't win in that whole setup and i'm going to talk about that right now. chris, leslie thank you so much. >> tanks. >>> time for my take now on this. could it be time for us to think the whole state of the union response thing to me it's not a republican or democrat thing

we welcome back abc's diane sawyer for this report. >> "hidden america" is a special edition of "nightline

. >> diane sawyer, you're out of a job.u might imagine the interview was not exactly hard hitting. watch this. >> you're almost done with me and your time as president. >> yeah. >> what would you hope your legacy is? >> well, you know, we saved an economy on the brink of depression. >> and joining us now with reaction author of the best selling book "black lash" as well as fox news contributor michelle fields is with us, good to see you. this is embarrassing. are we trying to appeal to like to the ill-informed? i mean, what's the point of this? >> it is embarrassing. you know what this reminds me of, the failed roman emperors where they were all about bread and circuses trying to distract the folks from what was really going on in the country. absolutely. and i think this is obama's way of trying to be hip and trying to appeal to a certain age group. but it is embarrassing. it's beyond embarrassing. >> what's amazing is the president doesn't have time to meet with netanyahu or to go to those french rallies, but he has plent

. ♪ [ music ] they proudly stand on your shoulders barbara walters please welcome diane sawyer.ed him just before the program. i said leslie? it's been great. you've been great. network has opinion great but i'm retiring. >> this has been the greatest 22 years of my life. >> i want to quote johnny carson. he said i by the you all a heart felt goodbye. >> live from new york's times square, this is fox's all-american new year. the countdown to 2015. with kimberly guilfoyle, bob beckel, jesse waters and kennedy. ♪ [ music ] happy new year's eve. we're glad you're joining us we're coming to you live from the heart of times square in new york city. now less than an an hour from midnight. right now, celebrities are riding out twitter with new year's eve messages so let's take a look at them. some tweets here, kim kardashian, hope everyone has a safe, happy new year, cheers to less negativity and no mean comments on social media. >> yes. >> pose activity. >> did she tweet a picture? is there a picture? >> yes. exactly. >> can she please learn proper grammar? . >> i would love to be her

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