i'm john berman, for "nightline," in new york. >> thank you, john. we'll get to the romney victory party. but let's start with jonathan karl with the santorum camp who would want to paint this loss as a win. when it comes to delicate count, that's not just spin. >> reporter: it's not over yet. mitt romney has won in terms of the vote. but the delegates are awarded proportionally by delegate district. and if you were watching the speech, with santorum, you would never know he lost the popular vote here. he talked about this as a victory for him. i spoke with him just as he was leaving. said this is a huge win for us. we came into mitt romney's backyard and did as well as they did. they think the next round will be on their turf, not on romney's home turf. >> next round is a big turf. let's go to david muir and the romney camp. i'm a little disappointed that you're not at the romney party with surrogate kid rock, so we could see the governor mix in that crowd. how did the night unfold there? >> reporter: governor romney, thanking the voters in michigan

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john berman takes a tour. >> reporter: we have all seen proof that america is a world superpower.you this might look like a -- >> dust bunny. >> reporter: that ball of hair and dust that collects under your bed. but in the northeast, it's a dust kitty. the south, a house moss. pennsylvania, a woolie. in california -- a flug or a -- >> a mungie. >> reporter: 174 words for this same thing. we truly are the land of plenty. plenty of words. quirky, colorful, different words depending on where you're from. in the ozarks, heavy rain is a fence lifter. in tennessee, a gully washer. a large sandwich in pennsylvania is a hoagie. in new york, a hero. in new england -- >> grinders. >> reporter: except for parts of boston where they call it a spucky. you can wash it down with a pretty girl's station. chat they call lemonade. or grab some water at the bubbler, a water fountain for the rest of us. it's a celebration and reminder of our rich, real diversity. a country where you can eat a plate of noodles, or hit a river to go noodling. that's bare-handed cat fishing. i tried it. we all might spe

john berman, abc news, new york. >> hard to go wrong with that. pretty darn good too. >> everybody has their favorites. we want to know yours. log on to facebook.com/abc7news and join our conversation. >>> tom brady's wife is the buzz of the internet morning. some giants fans were tainting her after the game and she was heard on video saying my husband cannot bleeping throw the ball and catch at the same time. i can't believe they dropped the ball so many times referring to the wide receivers. the supermodel trending on social media says many accusing her of being a sore loser. >> she broke the code. >> you know how brutal those fans are in new york and everywhere else. >> rain coming? >> yep, thick skin, probably need it tomorrow. we have rain on the way. it won't happen during the daylight hours but it is on the way for the evening and overnight and it could cause problems for your commute. we'll talk about it in a few minutes. >> >> could texting too much leave your teen to become shallow? a study parents need to hear. the new city rolling out

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john berman abc news new york. >> hard to go wrong with that. pretty darn good too. >> everybody has their favorites. we want to know yours. log on to facebook.com/abc7news and join our conversation. >>> tom brady's wife is the buzz of the internet morning. some giants fans were tainting her after the game and she was heard on video saying my husband cannot bleeping throw the ball and catch at the same time. i can't believe they dropped the ball so many times referring to the wide receivers. the supermodel trending on social media says many accusing her of being a sore loser. >> she broke the code. >> you know how brutal those fans are in new york and everywhere else. >> rain coming? >> yep thick skin probably need it tomorrow. we have rain on the way. it won't happen during the daylight hours but it is on the way for the evening and overnight and it could cause problems for your commute. we'll talk about it in a few minutes. >> >> could texting too much leave your teen to become shallow? a study parents need to hear. the new city rolling out ne

john berman, abc news, baltimore. >>> and before weley you, we have a salute tonight.he end of an era. the last-known surviving veteran of world war i. she has died. she is florence green of great britain. she never saw the front lines but was part of the war effort, as part of the women's royal air force, serving food to the troops at two british air bases. she's a great grandmother and a veteran that did what to serve. chef was 110 years old. >>> and we thank you for watching. we're always there at abcnews.com. "nightline" will be here later. and we'll see you right back here, once again, tomorrow night. good night. ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly what you're choosing... and in schools, replacing full-calorie soft drinks with lower-calorie options. with more choices and fewer calories, america's beverage companies are delivering.

john berman, abc news, new york. >> as they say, at the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. >>>ank you for watching. we're always there at abcnews.com. "nightline" later. and we'll see you right back here again tomorrow. good night. >>> tonight irrec layer tis in hundreds of foreclosure documents. >> how your money is being spent on bay area bar pilots. up to $26,000 for 90 minutes of work. >> surveillance video helping police unravel a crosswalk accident where so far no one has been blamed. >> on the job with oakland police chief. tonight his number one mission as he confronts challenges of doing more with less. >> good evening, some people who lost homes may be entitled to a reversal. >> some could be faulty. an audit finds iger layer tis in the handling of most foreclosures and the report suggests some should be investigated maybe even voided altogether. abc 7 is live with the story tonight. >> about 16% of all foreclosures in san francisco were examined. we're talking from january, 2009 to october, 2011. the audit found nearly 85% of th

john berman, abc news, new york. >> and by the way, heard from a lot of you from my beloved kentucky.nd thank you for informing everyone out there. you don't wear pants. you wear britches. >>> thank you for watching. we're always there at abcnews.com. and george and i and the team will be right back here to follow the results tonight, as they come in, from michigan and arizona. stay with us. we'll see you then. >>> tonight the lockyer scandal. the man who reportedly had an affair with the county supervisor says there is a sex tame taip and that is just the beginning. >> could california's 13th largest cities follow in the footsteps of orange county and vallejo? >> and a potentially heavy rain and wind storm just hours from hitting the bay area, i'll take a look in the accu-weather forecast. >> and from abc 7 news i team, a legal settlement that cost cities millions and most of them may be preventable. >> good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> tonight a central valley town may become the largest city in the nation to file for bankruptcy. >> stockton has been called the most-miserable city in

john berman, abc news, baltimore. >>> and before we leave you, we have a salute tonight.t's the end of an era. the last-known surviving veteran of world war i. she has died. she is florence green of great britain. she never saw the front lines but was part of the war effort, as part of the women's royal air force, serving food to the troops at two british air bases. she's a great-grandmother and a veteran who did what she could to serve. and she was 110 years old. >>> and we thank you for watching. we're always there at abcnews.com. "nightline" will be here later. and we'll see you right back here, once again, tomorrow night. good night. >>> tonight california same-sex marriage ruling and the long legal battle ahead for gay couples hoping to tie the knot. >> officers down a federal agent is wounded in front of his home. after a day long search a suspect is now in custody. >> a new crime crisis in oakland. the chief steps up to tackle a wave of violence. but some say it's not enough. >> and we'll sit down with a google employee whose arrest helped usher in the arab spring.

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john berman, abc news, new york. >> and his suck cease i success lin-fectious. >> the message in thisht be sitting next to greatness and not realize it. >> i definitely don't realize it. i think we can all agree on that. >> in fact, nobody has realized it. it is unanimous. [ laughter ] >> warriors go down to the wire with the blazers. >> i usually know it when i see it. >> well, listen up. i'm speaking as loud as i can. [ teen ] times are good, aren't they, kids? it's nice having u-verse, isn't it? see back in my day, we didn't have these newfangled wireless receivers. fangled? no, we watched march madness in the living room... that's where the tv outlet was. what is he talking about? and if mom was hosting her book club that day, guess what...you missed it! we couldn't just move the tv all willy-nilly all over the house. ohh! ohh! kids today have it so good. ok. [ male announcer ] the new wireless receiver from at&t. get u-verse tv for $25 a month with free hd for six months. at&t. >>> coming up tonight at 11:00, two bay area colleges suddenly shut down. why hundreds of students who

here's abc's john berman. >> lin puts it up. bam. >> reporter: just how big is jeremy lin?ust how surprising? just how inspiring? he's like the perfect combination of shirley maclaine, eminem, and mark zuckerberg, all rolled up into one. we'll explain. but first -- >> lin, alley-oop. >> reporter: tonight, lin led the new york knicks into their seventh win in a row. if you're not familiar with the fairy tale, jeremy lin is the world's unlikeliest current nba star. unrecruited by big universities. undrafted out of college. cut by two teams this season. he's sleeping on his brother's couch in new york, before leading the knicks on a winning rampage. >> banks it in. wow. >> reporter: averaging more than 26 points a game. now, he's moved into a posh trump building. he's a devout christian. and also one of the first american-born asian players ever. and the first from harvard since the 1950s. an economics major, by the way. simply put, this has never happened. not to mention, this, the absolute mania over his success. >> lin-sanity. >> reporter: courtside seats for the knicks can

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john berman, abc news, new york. >> and with the title comes all the press. apparently he had a hot date as well. >> that was not me. >> looks like it. >> i would be with tom brady. well, not be with. but i'd have a picture with tom brady. >> really? >> my hair's getting long, too. >> a lot of women have that whole tom versus eli debate. >> here's the thing. it's eli's lineage. look at the whole family. >> peyton, archie. exactly. >> i think a lot of it you're born with it or you're not. >> so you're disputing that whole story, huh? >> i'm not disputing it, but i mean the lineage -- >> it's in the blood. >> coming up, who's bashing the new england patriots? >> ooh. good story here. and the lost super bowl bet that puts more skin in "the skinny." ♪ skinny ♪ so skinny >>> okay. first element out of "the skinny," tom brady, the losing quarterback in sunday's super bowl, is coming to the defense of his wife. he has to be a little angry about some comments that she made to a giants fan. >> she was being heckled. >> she was being heckled after the game. and accordi

we leave that abc's john berman. >> reporter: the lights are up. the cameras are rolling.oney, rick santorum, anne romney, michelle williams. what if politics had an academy awards? that would be some red carpet. though ron paul might need a different suit. >> i'm very proud of myself. >> reporter: best makeup? whoever does donald trump's hair. >> it is my hair. see, i can go like that. >> reporter: best foreign language film -- >> [ speaking foreign language ]. >> reporter: jon huntsman's debate in chinese. but other races much tighter. best costume. is it ron paul's slightly too big suit? romney's blue tie. perry's red tie. newt's red tie. the winner is -- rick santorum's sweater vest. best song. maybe the year's toughest category. is it president obama's "sweet home chicago"? ♪ come on ♪ baby, don't you wanna go mitt romney singing "america the beautiful"? ♪ for amber waves of grain the winner is -- ♪ i was born free -- kid rock with "born free." one of mitt romney's campaign theme songs. ♪ like an untamed stallion because who is an untamed stallion if not mitt romney?

hello i'm john berman in washington d.c. and here's what's coming up tonight on the big picture voters in michigan go to the polls today in the g.o.p. primary will admit take his home state or will feel is shall also the supreme court will decide if a corporation can kill or torture you and not have any responsibility for it yes that's actually what was argued today at the supreme court and the corporations want no responsibility at all and the occupy movement just got a strong show of support stay tuned for ben and jerry's ben cohen and occupy the hood. you need to know this polls are closing in michigan and it's likely to be a long night before a winner is named that's because heading into the michigan primary mitt romney and rick santorum were neck and neck in a dead heat you bet romney who was actually born in michigan just like me wasn't expecting this close of a race then again when you write an op ed for the new york times titled let detroit go bankrupt there are political consequences consequences the santorum is now

well i'm john berman in washington d.c. and here's what's coming up tonight on the big picture. it seems like the american public is embracing same sex marriage more and more frequently. opponents are still standing their ground what's at the heart of their strong opposition also president obama has faced an unprecedented about a personal attacks slander during his time in office or is it all coming from and how is it undermining his presidency and our democracy and president obama turned heads on both sides of the out this week with his controversial decision regarding birth control and employment what was the rationale behind his decision how will the backlash continue to play out the fact that twenty five campaign. video this nation took another major step toward equal rights for gays and lesbians i wednesday the washington state house approved gay marriage legislation one week after the states senate approved similar legislation washington governor christine gregoire is expected to sign the legislation into law making her state the seventh in the nation to give same sex coup

abc's john berman looks at the controversy that has been dogging romney for years. >> reporter: his campaign as joe biden would say -- >> literally. >> reporter: yes, literally. the dogs. michelle obama was showing off beau to tourists at the white house. as mitt romney was trying to keep this race from becoming vote 2012, "when animals attack." >> literally. >> reporter: yes, literally. one of the democrats ts favorite attacks on romney centers on an irish setter that romney owned in the 1980s. on a family road trip romney put the dog in a crate, then tied it to the roof of a car before driving full speed to canada, whereupon the dog relieved himself in fear on the roof. >> we loved the dog. it was where he was comfortable. >> reporter: it was mocked in this video from moveon.org, protested outside the westminster dog show. even senior obama strategist david axelrod tweeted this photo, writing, "how loving dog owners transport their dogs." with all the real concerns out there, it may seem awfully trivial. so why then are they doing it? well, pets are political. >> presidents have always had

romn john berman used the term "washington speak." that was romney also goal to make rick santorum a part of that. >> you would think that rick santorum spent two hours defending the worst things about washington. the thing that conservatives hate. ear marx, deal-making, compromise. rick santorum last night committed political mall practice on himself and he should possibly take himself to court. >> it was remarkable to see the tag team between mitt romney and ron paul. making the same kinds of points against santorum. both the candidate and the team came out and seemed to suggest there was some kind of deal here between paul and romney. >> there's no evidence of any deal. but it sure is an interesting relationship. a bromance of some court. mitt romney has been assiduously courting ron paul. paul is very focused on his son's future political career, rand paul, a senator from kentucky. while you have ron paul saying if he doesn't get the nomination, he's not sure he'll vote republican. you have rand paul saying he would be honored to

well i'm john berman in washington d.c. and this is the big picture coming up on our show tonight radical factions of tarnish the image of occupy oakland and the occupy movement as a whole what we've done about the violence and how can the movement get back to its peaceful protest roots also arizona governor jan brewer is waging a new war what it's against the how will it impact impact the people of arizona and later in tonight's daily take twice this week a single payer health care bill has failed to pass in congress what's going on and who's really pulling the strings in sacramento but first it's time for the long liberal rumble. on the panel for tonight's lone liberal rumble deprecate corey conservative blogger and freelance journalist and jack too sick republican strategist great to have you both with us tonight i think you. last night mitt romney won the florida g.o.p. primary an absolute landslide wipe you know newt gingrich by what twelve points was something like that and that didn't see any after his when the d.n.c

for "good morning america," john berman, abc news, new york. >> got a smile every time you see that.emos perfectly. i loved the clint eastwood ad. you're feign of the beckham ad. >> as someone who spent most of my life shrieking at my younger brother. i love that ad. >> and i like the one with the ornery monkey. >> you actually surprised us overnight because you really liked the chevy silverado ad about the end of the world. >> apocalypse. >> i did. did it scare you? i just thought it was a very well-done ad. a lot of information conveyed in a short amount of time. very economically. they took a dig at ford. like it when one brand taking a dig at another brand. >> which it doesn't happen all the time. >> i love ford. they went negative. >> another great car commercial last night, the volkswagen fat dog. got to love a dog on a treadmill. >> yeah, volkswagen, last year, they had the darth vader kid. this was their chance to top it. the dog has to diet to get through the door and chase down the volkswagen. and then there was the end of it. >> meanwhile, the doritos, sling shot baby, and