. >>> plus, newsies. stop the presses. from box office bomb starring christian bale to unlikely broadway blockbuster. it is creating a fan frenzy across the nation. well go backstage with the cast of "newsies." >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," may 3rd, 2012. >>> good evening, i'm cynthia mcfadden. tonight, more bad news for air travelers. spirit airlines announced today it will charge up to $100 for a carry-on. so, in a world where everything seems to cost extra on airplanes, some people are arguing that overeight passengers should cough up cash for packing their extra pounds. abc's juju chang brings us the great weight debate. >> my hands are clammy. >> reporter: why? >> i just find myself getting anxious as i get closer to the airport. >> reporter: this woman is doing something she absolutely dreads. >> is it possible to change my seattle so that i'm not sitting next to someone? okay, so, this is 18-inch seats? oka

now it's time to check on our newsie. what's up in the newsroom?> i don't sing or dance. >> the hatfields and mccoys, it made history. it's a three-part mini series about the legendary family feud making the first installment the highest rated entertainment telecast ever in the entire history of cable. the finale airs tonight at 9:00. and "e! news" can confirm that julianne hough and josh duhamel signed on to play love interests in nicholas sparks's best-selling novel "safe haven." hot couple. >> an all-new episode of "the soup" airs at 10:00 p.m. on the vowel. let's get a spoonful now from joel mchale. >> oh, thanks a lot. today "the view" had on my favorite weatherman. this guy, and sherry shepherd asked him the question everyone else was too afraid or too educated to ask. >> our country is the number one spot for tornado. more tornados occur in the united states than any other place. about 1,000 a year. >> what is a tornado? >> don't tell her. >> sherry, it's an air dragon. they're coming to get us and the only way to kill them is shoot them in

and that's called newsis aba abatement or broken windows in hot spots policing.just theory or something that sounds good. can you show in real experiment nets field that that's the thing that works. >> again, that's where the hole premise of the show has become hot spotting as through the lens which with you deal with these things. because the statistics on improvements in healthcare, improvement in learning, improvement in community health, not shooting each other, not taking drugs, are stunning but only for those using that one methodology. the. >> the reason that happens, much more so with change in healthcare programs, more so than when you say why is it that polo vaccine works different in some cities. it doesn't, there is a relatively uniform biological response. but society is so much more complicated that you don't see uniform response. >> wonderful to have you here. the book, "uncontrolled." i love the cover. very out of control. >> take credit for it. >> the surprise payoff of trial and error forbusiness and politics and society. check it out. >>> first

but we appreciate your insights on what has been a very newsy story right here. to a pair of seasoned executives have for facebook's co-founder mark seducter? the top brass from the new york stock exchange right here, and ups, a 100-year-old company, range the closing bell today. they weigh in on that, coming up after the break. >>> and a bit later on "closing bell," is a facebook really a bet on mr. zuckerberg. if you think of it that way, do you want to take that bet? you're watching cnbc. we are first in business worldwide. across the united sta. the only time i've ever had a break is when i was on maternity leave. i have retired from doing this one thing that i loved. now, i'm going to be able to have the time to explore something different. it's like another chapter. mine was earned off vietnam in 1968. over the south pacific in 1943. i got mine in iraq, 2003. usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection, and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans and their familie

and good news for "newsies." the show produced by disney has earned not one. not two.including the big one. it's a great show. cameron, not this year. maybe next year, my friend. this one's for you, cameron. >>> the annual sheering of alpacas, usually straightforward. this year, though, we saw some bangs. an occasional shag. layers. i like that one. >> so many follow-ups. >> but no puns yet. these alpaca farmers in austria share their hair shearing skills, proving they are sheer genius. that's "pop news." was that a buzz kill? >> whoa. >> many more where that came from. stay with us, everybody. >>> and you have the weather, now, too, from sam. >> it's a little cool. little damp in times square. this is mondandy, right? >> yes. >> from where? >> texas. >> keller, right? >> that's -- >> i'm going to dallas later today. show us the lends. i was uncomfortable with the giants paparazzi lens in my face as i walked out here. let's get to the boards. one or two things going on we want to show you. we'll start with a picture out of wls. there's strong storms in the area and lik

. >> stephanie: you're hot and newsy and now, here's more news with jacki schechner in the current newst shareholders have now filed two lawsuits against jpmorgan chase over the $2 billion loss saying that ceo jamie diamond misrepresented the risk involved. on capitol hill at the same time this hour, house subcommittee and the financial services committee rather is holding a hearing on the issue of how to regulate the biggest of banks. the hearing was scheduled before the high profile jpmorgan loss but that's obviously bound to come up and has already as lawmakers talk about which banks are systematically important enough to need the strictest of regulations. >>> president obama's financial disclosure forms are out today and no, he's not mitt romney rich. he's doing all right. he and the first lady hold assets somewhere $2.6 and $8.3 million. the range is so broad because of the way that lawmakers have to list their assets on the forms. the obamas own a mix of treasury notes, treasury bills, retirement and checking accounts. they do reportedly have a checking account with jpmorgan chase

because as we all know, there is nothing newsy about fox news. pure propaganda.r today, folks. i'll be down at the white house with the bushes and the obamas today and i'll see you right here tomorrow.

others in the category included newsies, nice work if you can get it.iece. broad broadways cost $75 million. >> no. >> tonies will be awarded june 10th. >> also, a best actress award for the woman who -- i forget her name who plays end of the rainbow, a brand-new play. going to see it next weekend. very excited about that. joe cirincione we have been talking about afghanistan but another breaking story this morning, this chinese dissident who was able to take refuge sought refuge and was given refuge in the u.s. embassy has been released this morning to rejoin his family and to get hospital care and the chinese government say he is -- and he says he is a freeman. what do you hear? >> this is chin wkwan jin has been under house arrest, particularly issues protesting the forced sterilization of women in china's two-child policy. he hasn't been accused of a crime but held by a gang of local police and thugs that have kept him there. he has tried to escape before. this is a dramatic escape blind, he travels hundreds of miles and ends up in the u.s. embassy.