here's abc's gloria riviera. >> reporter: the screaming starts at dusk. [ screaming ] >> reporter: itegging for mercy. this is central india, the temple of guru maharaj. a place where the dead and the living come together. [ screaming ] >> reporter: they're here for an exorcism. this woman is believed by her husband to be possessed by demons. she's not alone. locals say thousands of women have been brought here over the years by their husbands or families where a reclusive guru claims to drive off demons and restore sanity. for a price. we're on a journey across india to find this guru and witness a rare mass exorcism at his temple. along the way, we see just how early the idea of demonic possession takes root. these students are being taught in school that exorcisms are just a show. >> this teacher is intent on teaching these kids black magic doesn't exist. but it's so ingrained in their culture. all these kids say, yes, of course we believe. >> reporter: to get rid of ghosts rural india has traditionally relied on gurus claiming to have supernatural powers. but we're here with this

here's gloria riviera. >> reporter: here in the skies above the frozen wilds -- >> we are on the snowfieldsrter: a handful of dare devils are breaking the boundaries. passion and pure grace collide. >> it is a perfect blend of big mountain skiing and high performance parachute flying, and what it does is allows people like myself to go to terrain and do lines that were never thought rideable before because they closed out in big crevasses or big cliffs. >> reporter: it drives these athletes into the air. >> the limit to how far they're willing to go is pretty endless. >> woo! >> reporter: of the handful who are spearheading this new extreme sport, john devore might be the most fanatical. like many dangerous adrenaline-based sports speed ride something a mix of precision and a taste of fear. >> if you don't have fear that inner animal's going to come out and probably make you make decisions that are bad. i'm constantly mentally checking myself. >> reporter: he's taking us deep into utah's back country, part of his red bull team taking us for a ride in a helicopter. but on the way up, there a

here's abc's gloria riviera. >> hi. >> reporter: meet anita. >> put olive oil in there. >> reporter:y mother of four, hoply married to her high school sweetheartal ton. >> how is it? >> amazing. >> good. >> reporter: she's enjoying what seems like a perfect suburban life in phoenix, arizona. >> always on the go in my little suv with my little people. >> reporter: but there's more to her story. >> bye-bye, have a good practice. >> reporter: once we're out of the house she makes a shocking confession to me. >> okay, we're away from husband, we can talk girl to girl. how bad did it get? in the bedroom? >> it was -- it was bad. >> reporter: a secret so many american couples are afraid to admit. she was living in a sexless marriage. >> how long was the dry spell? >> four years. >> four years where you thought, this is not the sex life i want? >> this is a red flag. like, what happened? >> that's a big red flag. >> absolutely. it's unacceptable. >> reporter: even though she adores her husband, this sexless marriage was devastating them both. >> it wasn't hiving. it waen happening. we were

gloria riviera, abc news. >> so many questions. gloria, thank you. >>> next up, the novel, stirring up controversy. months before it's even out. mounting questions about the the sequel to "to kill a mocking bird." the author, harper lee, 88, and in failing health, was she part of the decision to release this manuscript? here's davis wright. >> you never understand a person until you consider things from his point of view. >> reporter: for a beloved story about a young girl's coming of age, a new chapter. 55 years later. >> where you going? >> reporter: "to kill a mockingbird" was the only one harper lee published. now, there is a sequel, "go set a watchman." now, some people saying they don't believe the author wanted to publish another one. and after suffering a stroke, some feel she may not be able to object. >> it's just wrong for someone to take advantage of an elderly person. >> reporter: others dispute that. >> i'm tired of the misrepresentation. i'm with her once a month and she's not demented. >> reporter: a message from le

here's abc's gloria riviera. >> reporter: los angeles county police confirmed the multivehicle crash occurred this afternoon. this video capturing crumpled cars across several lanes. bruce jenner driving along the pacific coast in malibu. a passenger inside one of the cars, police say. one person involved died at the scene. >> jenner is doing tremendously. >> reporter: jenner first shot to stardom in 1976, taking the gold medal for the u.s. in the decathlon at the olympics in montreal. audiences today also know him for his role on the immensely popular reality show "keeping up with the kardashians." recently, jenner making his own headlines. the subject of discussion regarding his changing appearance. growing his hair longer, appearing in public with his nails painted. >> what i will say that i think -- >> reporter: when asked, his step-daughter kim kardashian recently telling "entertainment tonight," "i feel like that is his journey to tell." tonight, abc has been told that bruce jenner is fine. there are no further comments about the accident. gloria riviera, abc news, washington.

here's abc's gloria riviera. >> reporter: watch this. time lapse video of two seemingly identical apples. with time, the apple on the left browning as normal after a cut, bruised or bitten. the apple on the right, still perfect. the difference? science. the apples are a brain child of a small canadian company. they say their arctic apples, a version of the granny smith and golden delicious, have a suppressed enzyme that delays browning. it will still rot eventually but stay cosmetically superior for longer. this week, the u.s. department of agriculture approved the arctic apples. a genetically modified nonbrowning apple, deciding that they are not likely to have a significant impact on the human environment. we asked customers, how do you like them apples? >> if i knew up front, i probably wouldn't have a problem with it, in fact, i'm a bit intrigued to try it. >> i don't mind that they turn brown, i mean -- you can do the same thing with lemon juice to keep them from browning. >> reporter: critics are concerned about misleading customer

gloria riviera, charlottesville virginia. >>> we head out west to oregon, where hikers are recovering from a near-6,000-feet fall from mt. hood. a bad break for them, but an amazing stroke up luck with who was near them as they fell. clayton sandell has the story. >> reporter: 10,000 feet up oregon's mt. hood saturday, husband and wife climbers michelle and brian carlson suddenly begin tumbling down. >> they fell probably about 500 feet and landed in the bottom of the crater. >> reporter: sliding down a 50-degree slope, the carlsons speed right past members of the all-volunteer portland mountain rescue team. they finally stop but are now facing a new threat. ice chunks the size of bowling balls careening downhill. to protect the injured couple, rescuers form a human shield for six straight hours. >> shoulder-to-shoulder, and stopped the ice that was coming down the mountain. >> reporter: what does that say to you? >> they're the heroes today. >> reporter: the oregon national guard airlifted the couple to a hospital. michelle carlson has two broken ankles. her husband, a broken leg. bu

here's gloria riviera. >> reporter: 15 residents inside, frigid testimonymperatures outside. making sub zero temperatures so much harder. just getting to the fires are tough. then this catches fire. another new jersey fire that kills two children. and in georgia, firefighters nearly paralyzed by frozen hoses. firefighters say their equipment is not made to withstand both heat and cold. with more winter weather ahead, battling fire and the elements is not close to finished. >>> we turn to a new propaganda video threatening the mall of america. so what are u.s. security officials saying tonight? here's pierre thomas. >> reporter: in this new video released by the al qaeda's somali affiliate al shabaab, a direct call for attacks on western malls including in the u.k., canada and the u.s. and the chilling rhetoric from a group that claimed responsibility for that horrific attack on a kenyan mall two years ago specifically urges an assault on america's biggest shopping center, the mall of america. the threat sparked an immediate response from u.s. law enforcement which quickly rea

here's gloria riviera. >> reporter: this case reopened by a maryland judge after a popular pod cast serial took another case. playing detective painstakingly probing the case against syed. >> for the last year, i've every working day trying to figure out where a high school kid was in 1989. >> reporter: exposing cracks in the prosecution's case. and the key witness, no sign no hard evidence of a pay phone existing here. >> the best buy employees did not remember a pay phone here. >> reporter: jay, changing his story three times. next, the attorney never called a possible alibi witness. and finally, syed lawyer -- >> i'm not saying i was a great person or anything, but i never displayed any tendencies like that. >> reporter: the court now giving him fresh hope for a new trial. >>> next up the novel, up controversy. the sequel to "to kill a mocking bird." here's davis wright. >> you never understand a person until you consider things from his point of view. >> reporter: a new chapter, 55 years later. >> where you going? >> reporter: "to kill a mocking bird" was the only one harper lee publis

gloria riviera. >> reporter: a lot of people questioning that last play but so many excited fans a huge night for tom brady, the first to lead his team to six super bowls, now a fourth championship and a third mvp on his resume. after all the buildup. all the excite. . >> super bowl xlix under way. >> reporter: super bowl xlix kicked off in glendale arizona under a sunny sky, 64,000 fans cheering from the stands. more than 100 million watching on tv. and the game didn't disappoint, coming down to the final seconds. >> it's still not on the ground. still not on the ground. well, look at that. >> reporter: with an amazing catch. >> play clock at five. pass is intercepted at the goal line! >> reporter: and a goal line play call that will be talked about for years to come. >> i can't believe the call. >> i mean, you would think, you know, they would try to punch it in with marshawn lynch. we made them pay. >> we gave ourselves a chance to win the ball game. they made a play to win at the end. credit to them. >> reporter: final score, 28-24. >> are you ready? >> reporter: it wasn't all about

here's gloria riviera. >> reporter: tonight, a second chance for a convicted murderer. the case reopened by a mar judge after a popular podcast, serial, took another case. playing detective, painstakingly probing the case against syed. convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend in 1999 and sentenced to prison. >> for the last year, i've spent every working day trying to figure out where a high school kid was in 1989. >> reporter: at the time, syed a popular high school student. the podcast exposing cracks in the prosecution's case. and the key witness, adnan jay. claiming he was contacted from a pay phone outside of this best buy. no sign, no hard evidence of a pay phone existing here. >> the best buy employees did not remember a pay phone here back then. >> reporter: jay, changing his story three times. >> thinking, maybe the police put him up to this. >> reporter: next, the attorney never called a possible alibi witness. and finally, syed argued his lawyer was ineffective. serial showing a different side of this young man. >> i'm not saying i was a great person or anyth

gloria riviera reports. >> reporter: at the university of virginia young men celebrating returning to fraternities. after allegations of fraternity gang rape in "rolling stone." just this week, brandon van vandenburg and one other with the result of their trial. >> this is national organization thinks the solution to rape and sexual assault is to let boys be boys and lock up women in their sorority houses. >> reporter: the sorority sisters i spoke to say it's not about any one party. it's that separating the sexes, and punishing women by making them stay home is no kind of solution. it's a rallying try for many including this woman, gathering over 2,000 signatures in just a matter of hours. and after the first police report into the rolling stone allegations believed to be released in the coming weeks. >>> we head out west to oregon where hikers are recovering from a near-6,000-feet fall from mt. hoot. clayton sandell has the story. >> reporter: 10,000 feet up oregon's mt. hood saturday, husband and wife climbers michelle and brian carlson suddenly begin tumbling down. >> they fell pr

gloria riviera reports. >> reporter: at the university of virginia, young men celebrating returning to fraternities. a brief return to normal after allegations of fraternity gang rape in "rolling stone." uva is just one of many colleges under investigation for their handling of sexual assault. just this week, brandon vandenburg and one other with the result of their trial this week. it's quiet here after sorority women ordered to stay home by their national organization. >> this is national organization thinks the solution to rape and sexual assault is to let boys be boys and simply lock up women in their sorority houses. for this one night out of the year. >> reporter: fraternities received no much restriction. there are already security measures in place, but the sisters i spoke to said it's not about any one party. it's that separating the sexes, and punishing women by making them stay home is no kind of solution. it's a rallying cry for many, including this woman, gathering over 2,000 signatures on a petition in just a matter of hours. and this controversy leading to the first poli

abc's gloria riviera has the late ers from baltimore this morning, gloria? >> reporter: good morning, paula. what a case. it was 15 years ago that a popular high school athlete's life changed forever. his ex-girlfriend, brutally murdered. her body buried in a nearby park. a key piece of evidence in the trial revolving around this best buy parking lot, just behind me. now a veteran reporter making it her mission to definitively answer, did he really do it? and the same court system that sent him away ready to reconsider. >> what they're saying is, maybe there was another guy in there that i just never -- knew. >> reporter: it's the public radio podcast helping this prisoner get a second chance to prove his innocence. >> the podcast has had such a tremendous effect on potentially reversing a murder conviction. >> reporter: at age 18, adnan syed was sentenced to life behind bar, convicted of the 1999 murder of his ex-girlfriend, hae mini lee. a case forgotten until it became part of the podcast serial. more than 5 million listeners had a chance to hear a differ

and abc's gloria riviera is traveling very carefully. >> reporter: good morning, dan and paula. we're on interstate 95. that is the major artery up and down the eastern seaboard in danger of becoming impassable if what they say is coming arrives. right now, the warning from the national weather service. we're looking at blizzard-like conditions. we can see major snow accumulation. the snow coming down coming right towards us. we're talking about first and foremost, the wind chill. the wind chill dropping to about 25 or below for three or more hours, that could turn the roads into an ice rink. and you add to that wind gusts of up to 65 miles per hour. i can tell you, we're not driving anything close to 65 right now. add to that, poor visibility. anything about a quarter mile or less ahead of you at most. that is going to make these roads very, very difficult to navigate. this region has been hit so hard. they're bracing yet again. and the advice is to stay indoors. paula? >> and thank you, gloria. let's bring in boston mayor martin walsh. mayor walsh, thank you for joining us thi

gloria riviera, abc news, new york. >>> more bad news.ther round of snow is hitting the northeast today and tomorrow after dumping an icy mix on the south. >> this one-two punch is delaying airline travelers as far away as los angeles with hundreds of cancellations already today. accu-weather stephanie olmo has the forecast. good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: good morning, ryan and mara. we begin the workweek with a winter storm now impacting the southeast region. bringing in snow across the mid-atlantic state. there are winter storm warnings and watches across this area. further south we are dealing with rain. the wet weather interacting with the colder air, that is producing an icy mix. taking a closer look where we have the icy conditions, along the i-40 corridor all the way to charlotte. exercise caution. also if you are traveling i-20. power outages are likely through the area. two to four inches expected in nashville and much of kentucky picking up six to 12 inches by the time it is said and done. the system will track north and

with abc's gloria riviera. >> reporter: here in the skies above the frozen wilds of the world's gnarliestn the snow fields. having a great run. >> reporter: a handful of daredevils are breaking all boundaries. pioneering a new sport where passion and pure risk collide. >> it is a perfect blend of big mountain skiing and high performance parachute flying. >> what it does is it allows people like myself to go to terrain and do lines never thought rideable before because they closed out in big crevasses or cliffs. >> reporter: of the handful who are spearheading this new extreme sport, john devor might be the most fanatic. he is taking us to utah's back country. we touch down on 10,000 feet on a narrow ridge called high ivory. >> pretty steep drop. trying to get enough speed. to get -- >> reporter: soon after john launches the lack of good wind causes trouble. >> i hit a massive rock. it got really weird. >> he takes off a second time but then -- >> i can't stand up without my knee flying sideways. >> reporter: john is a career stuntman in "ironman 3" and "transformers 3." surprisingly, this