i'm elizabeth vargas. >> and i'm david muir.aster bringing snow, sleet and freezing rain moving across the region. snow, sleet and freezing rain moving across the region. we have complete details from rizon fios makes. in customer satisfaction studies, fios is rated #1 in internet speed and reliability - 8 years running. plus, fios has the fastest wi-fi available from any provider. period. see the difference for yourself. get a fios triple play online at an amazing price, guaranteed for two full years! plus, get a $300 bonus with a two-year agreement. >> it is friday night. and the big story on "action news" tonight is happening right now across most of the tri-state. snow is falling here in king of prussia. and we expect to

here now, elizabeth vargas and david muir. >> good evening. tonight, we dive right into an explosive debate. every parent's fear, what really happens in the dorms at college and at night after classes? >> call it campus confidential. what happens when you realize someone did something horrible to you while you were sleeping? the girlfriend that records the boyfriend to catch him. here's cecilia vega. >> reporter: twenty-two-year-old niki genthe is used to expressing her emotions through music. >> if i'm upset, i can play an angry piece. or, if i'm sad, then i can play something more sad. music has always been there for me. >> reporter: but tonight, she's coming forward with a story you rarely hear. talking with us about the most painful experience of her life. >> what's it feel like for you to be at this campus still? >> it's sad, because i have so many memories of him and being here. >> reporter: these majestic mountains surround ashland, oregon. just north of the california border, this small town with a hippie vibe prides itself on beer bre

i'm elizabeth vargas. and we ring in 2015 with dangerous weather conditions across the u.s. the year's first winter blast bringing snow and freezing rain, wreaking havoc on the roads. in many parts of the country, it is treacherous to start the new year. temperatures are about to plunge as storms head east. up to a foot of snow is expected in the rockies, and abc's clayton sandell starts us off there tonight. >> reporter: new year, new headaches for drivers across the south tonight. in oklahoma, state troopers are busy with dozens of crashes on icy-slick roads. big rigs needed big tow trucks to shove them back on the highway. police aren't sure exactly how this happened, but say the ice certainly didn't help. sand and salt are being dropped on the worst roads, trying to get ahead of a winter mess now slamming eight states. crunching and crashing from texas -- >> when i hit my brakes i kind of just went sideways and i hit the rail over there. >> reporter: to nevada. >> i'm pretty new to vegas. i definitely

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i'm elizabeth vargas.ir and all of us at "20/20," have a great new year. >> up next breaking news one man is badly hurt leaping from a >> up next breaking news one man is badly hurt leaping from a window of a row home. >> friday night breaking news as fire spreads from home to no southwest philadelphia and senior citizen suffered serious burns and broken bones that scramble to escape and he

and i'm elizabeth vargas.t "20/20" and abc news, have a good night and enjoy the rest of your weekend. >> happy new year. >> a heartbreak being conclusion to the search for shane montgomery they found his body in the schuylkill sgln a 7-year-old walks away from a in the schuylkill sgln a 7-year-old walks away from a plane crash on "action news." >> he's in god's hand and he'll

and i'm elizabeth vargas.20" and abc news, have a good night and enjoy the rest of your weekend. >> happy new year. >>> stranded on the tarmac, the travel nightmare for passengers

i'm elizabeth vargas. >> and i'm david muir. and tonight san francisco police may have a break. >> a man being questi

i'm elizabeth vargas. >> and i'm david muir.usting of snow and plunging temperatures overnight, and consumer reporter nydia han uncovers a multi layered scam targeting people who want a new puppy, next. >>> the system we expect to bring us a winter storm on sunday night, it is still far to the west in arizona, and new mexico, but 48 hours from now, it will be here, and we believe it will cause a significant

here now, elizabeth vargas and david muir. >>> good evening. here on "20/20" we have taken you inside murder for hire plots before. men and women trying to get rid of their enemies. but tonight here, an all-new sting operation and this one might stop them all because our cameras where there from the very start. >> you'll see it in real time as it unfolds. every bizarre detail. of a woman facing trial for murder trying to bump off the key witness in her case. and she wants proof that the witness is dead. matt gutman is there for the sting that played out in the swamp. ♪ >> reporter: for any predator, this lush vegetation camouflaged by murky brown water at the very edge of the florida everglades is exquisite terrain especially to dispose of someone you just killed. this may look like the site of a bloody murder scene, but hold on folks. this is not what it seems. and what is about to happen to the victim, is the key to a twisted tale of betrayal and revenge. >> it is one of the craziest and bizarre murders i've ever studied. >> okay, so augie, l

elizabeth vargas joins us live from new york with a preview tonight. elizabeth, thank you very much for joining us. i want to get started with these parents planting drugs in the car of a fellow parent? >> yeah this is an unbelievable story that started with a squabble in the front of the school, basically, in the parking lot between the president of the p.t.a. and one of the mothers of a 6-year-old boy in that school and believe it or not, that argument, tiny little exchange of words ignited the most amazing year-long battle between these two parents of this 6-year-old boy and the president of the p.t.a. it wound up in court. the two parents were convicted of planting drugs and harassing this p.t.a. president all over a small little argument. i think, you know a lot of parents who have kids whether it's at school or the sporting fields see some parents who go a little bit too far. this is an extreme example of it tonight. you won't believe it. >> it's not all parents behaving badly tonight. i know you've also got an interesting look at some families th

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we'll explain another time. >> because we wanted to. >> great to have elizabeth vargas.with eastbound eve. coming up on "action news" sunday morning a driver manages to climb out of the wreckage of his car after it controversy turns and ends up in the water in south jersey. >> the search is on for someone who blew up a mail box in cherry hill. the weather is change in a hurry. we'll go from spring-like temperatures today and winter tomorrow. we'll have the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast after this. >> good morning, it is 9:00 a.m. be sunday, january 4. in the news, local police officers board buses for new york. they are paying their respects for a fallen officer laid to rest this morning. >>> police in south jersey are looking for whoever set off a blast inside a mail box overnight. >> wet and mild we're dealing with more rain and spring-like temperatures. hold on to your hats bing changes are ahead. meteorologist chris sowers is here to look at the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >> reporter: january 4th will feel like april 4th that's for sure. let

we'll explain another time. >> because we wanted to. >> great to have elizabeth vargas.ter, this is an abc 7 news update. >> good morning. it is 8:56. in the news this morning, the greenbelt police are investigating a shooting that injured two teens outside of the synagogue. the victims, 19-year-old and 16-year-old, were walking to an event just before midnight when a nearby five -- fight erupted into gunfire. both are expected to recover. police don't believe the shooter targeted the synagogue. police are searching for a driver that hit two people on a motorcycle and never stopped. an suv struck a motorcycle. a father and his teenaged daughter were on the motorcycle. they were taken to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. here is a check of your forecast. >> it's a great day out there. like showers and fog. temperatures are mild. they will get milder through the day. 46 in beltsville. 45 in arlington. wind is up to 15 miles per hour. you can see the gray skies out there. that's going to be the story through much of the day. down to the south of us, you can se

david is off, i'm elizabeth vargas. and as we come on the air, millions of americans are ushering in the new year while ushering in the arctic cold. the frigid temperatures can't keep these revel earls away. this is new york city's times square, right now, where the party has already begun. more than 1 million people will be huddled together, packing the crossroads of the world despite wind chills in the teens when the ball drops at midnight. out west, a new year's eve surprise for drivers in southern california. snow. trapping some of them on the side of the road. and get this picture. snow-covered palm trees lining the streets of temecula, just north of san diego. so much of the country dealing with the brutal cold. at midnight, 70% of the country will be at or below freezing. we have team coverage of new year's weather and security tonight. and we begin with abc's chief meteorologist ginger zee, tracking the deep freeze gripping most of the country in the final hours of 2014. ginger? >> reporter: yeah, elizabeth. we

we are please to have elizabeth vargas in. great to see you. >> great to see you.nice to be with you, especially on this morning with the incredible story breaking overnight. how a young 7-year-old girl became the sole surviveor of a plane crash that killed her family. >> they were flying home from florida when something went very very wrong on their private plane. one of the engines failed. and minutes later, the crash in the woods in the kentucky. we have team coverage. and start with gloria riviera. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. authorities say this plane went down just 7 miles from a local airport after the pilot made that severe distress call. it would end in tragedy for everyone on board but one. a very special, very brave little girl. overnight investigators still searching for answers as to what took down this family east's plane flying from key west to illinois. just outside memphis, tennessee, air traffic control lost contact with the plane after receiving a distress call that one of its engines had failed. minutes later, the piper pa-34 crashi

here now, david muir and elizabeth vargas. >> good evening. get ready to meet the parents. it's grate when moms and dads are involved in the chird's school. we have seen it, parents who might get too involved. tonight, a mom and dad waging a class war fair after class. >> a mom who is late to pick up her 6-year-old trades words with the pta president. and take no prison nor's war that landed them all in court. >> reporter: irvine, california, is the navel of orange county with the appeal of its tree-lined streets and quiet neighborhoods. but things would get a lot more exciting at the local police department around 1:15 p.m. one school-day afternoon, as a call comes in -- a call that sure sounds like the male voice of a fretful parent looking out for the welfare of his child. >> irvine police? >> yes, hi, i was calling because my daughter's a student at plaza vista elementary school. >> uh-huh. >> and i just had to go over to the school and i saw a car driving erratically. i'm concerned one of the parent volunteers there may be under the influence or, uh, using drugs. >> re

here now, david muir and elizabeth vargas. good evening on this saturday night as we bring you the story of three high school friends, desperate love and ultimate betrayal. one goes off to college full of promise only disappearing weeks into his freshman year. his family, his best friend, his girlfriend all mourning, but someone is hiding something. >> that's right. a body. >> and now speaking about the price paid for a teenage love triangle. matt gutman on the case from the very beginning. it's a twisting obstacle course. still carlos aguilar know this drive like the father knows the contours of his son's face. it's a route he drove through so many times where the body his teenaged son christian was discovered two years ago. >> this dirt track is getting narrower and narrower. it's amazing anybody found this body. we've been following carlos for 30 minutes off state road 24 in the wooded waste lands of northern florida. >> the road is not that bad. >> no, it's not that bad but not that easy. >> now you see this is impossible

here now, david muir and elizabeth vargas. >>> good evening and welcome to this special edition of "20/20" saturday. we start tonight with a question that's haunting a small american town. is a killer still walking free on their streets? because authorities say where there's smoke, there's fire. >> and elizabeth, as you know, this was a big fire, covering up a crime scene. an emergency room nurse found dead on a burning bed. but did she share that bed with her killer? there are plenty of suspects here with secrets to hide. who is it? take this inside look tonight at the evidence and see if you can decide before the jury does. here's jim avila. >> reporter: 3:00 in the morning down hidden meadow court. a warm, sticky night, clear skies, full moon. a 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 skylights 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

robin roberts, laura spencer, elizabeth vargas. >> i just want to say this is my legacy.k 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 doctor. plastic surgeon. >> bob has a mad love affair for anyone named kim. to gloria es