." >> i'm elizabeth vargas with abc news. >>> how far you go to pay for college. >> student by day and stripper by night. >> sometimes student by night and stripper by day. it depends. >> books down, clothes off hor ce-ed ce-eds -- >> how far would you go to sit at the table with hollywood's all-stars? matt, ben, leo and tobey? >> i used to tall tobey hannibal lecter. >> how it come crashing down for the hollywood madam of poker? >> this is the fbi. if i'm not out in an hour they're breaking down the door. >> how far you go? now elizabeth vargas and david muir. >> we start with a question, how far would you go to get love, to death revenge, pay for college or have a baby? those first three, love, money revenge all come into play in the first cat and mouse game. >> that's right, david. a woman scorned and looking for payback, literally. what turned a shy, southern belle into an obsess the steel mag knoll gentleman, whipping through wigs and disguss, playing detective, all to get back what an ex-boyfriend has taken from her, not a life savings but her pride. >> reporter: welcome to los a

. >> reporter: while leading the flagship broadcast, we'll continue anchoring "20/20" with elizabeth vargasr member of the abc news team celebrating a promotion today. george stephanopoulos, named chief anchor of abc news. in addition to anchoring "good morning america" and "this week," he will lead the network's coverage of special events and breaking news. james goldstein, the president of abc news, calling diane, david and george, one-of-a-kind journalists. saying for years to come, they will inspire us all to do our best work, and inspire excellence. marscy gonzales, abc news, new york. >> david once anchored this newscast. but got his start much earlier. >> we dug into a very early clip of him. from april 1992, when he was broadcasting at ithaca college. >> thank you, kerry. democratic presidential candidate jerry brown's big win in vermont yesterday brings the number of delegates he has to 159. that's far from the amount-needs to get the democratic president nomination. >> the voice a little different. but already looking like an anchorman. so excited for them. these are the pens they

now, david muir and elizabeth vargas. >> tonight, a "20/20" exclusive, about something that happened this very hour two months ago. >> and the father of the young killer speaking out only to barbara walters. tonight, he's back on a special assignment. >> well, tonight, this is special. a milestone, the first time that a parent of a mass murderer has ever spoken on television. he's doing this to show other parents the warning signs he missed hopefully so that no one has to go through the night that changed his life and so many others, forever. on a quiet memorial day weekend, peter rodger and his wife were hurtling down the highway from los angeles to santa barbara. it was a one hundred mile journey of terror. >> i have to save my son. i have to get to santa barbara now. >> reporter: peter rodger had just seen a disturbing video that his son, elliot, had posted on youtube. >> i hate all of you, and i can't wait to give you exactly what you deserve. utter annihilation. >> what went through your mind? >> i can only describe like -- like a really dark force of horrible energy that hit me

here now, elizabeth vargas and david muir. >>> good evening. elizabeth has the evening off. as we come on the air, a question. is a killer still walking the streets of the small american town, because tonight, authorities say where there's smoke, there's fire. and not just a house on fire, but a burning bed. tonight here who was in that bed and was the kill earl one of them? you're about to get an inside look at the evidence. you decide. here's jim avila. >> reporter: 3:00 in the morning down hidden meadow court. a warm, sticky night, clear skies, full moon, the peaceful scene shattered by a spark. >> gaston county 911. >> we have a house fire, fully engulfed, 4835 hidden meadow court. >> you think there's somebody inside? >> reporter: suddenly the sky lights up bright. a house is burning, and it looks bad. neighbors are horrified. >> we think there is somebody inside, please help us. there's a lady's car here, she's not answering -- there's no way she's going to survive this. >> and now at noon, a house burned down to the ground where a mother and two children lived. eyewit

. >> reporter: while leading the flagship broadcast, he'll anchor "20/20" with elizabeth vargas.ember of the abc news team celebrating a promotion today -- >> good morning, america. >> reporter: george stephanopoulos named chief anchor of abc news. in addition to anchoring "good morning america" and this week, he will lead the network's coverage of special events and breaking news. james goldstein, the president of abc news, calling diane, david, and george one of a kind journalists, saying for years to come they will inspire us all to do our best work and set a high bar for excellence to inform, empower, and inspire our viewers. marci gonzalez, abc news, new york. >> they're the very best. you know, our former president, ben sherwood, raised the fact that it is very rare in this business that every anchor gets exactly what they want. everyone will be happy with their new role, they're staying here and a good thing for us all. >> a little worried about george. he is working "gma" and breaking news and "this week" george when are you going to sleep? >> probably doesn't. >> my bigg

. >> here now david muir and elizabeth vargas. >> tonight a "20/20" exclusive. we take you inside the stealth teams out to bust the fakes in every corner of the country and we're not just talking about those handbags and fake rolexes, are refer day item notice medicine cabinet. you were there on the inside. >> this is hurting everyone in the family, husbands, wives, children, all targeted with fakes. tonight we head to the lab, what's really in the counterfeit makeup? what is that that fake viagra? the ingredients will stun you. not to mention shampoo, soaps, what are you really putting on your face? you're about to see it all go down. >> reporter: in every corner of america tonight -- families getting their shopping lists ready for the weekend. and who isn't hunting for a steal? but tonight, you're about to see what happens when that real deal isn't the real thing. >> this was manufactured in china by a criminal organization. >> reporter: you're about to watch as "20/20" takes you on the inside. >> come down here so we can at least block this path here. >> repo