and i won. >> rhonda was elected to represent aurora in the state legislature.on in a landslide. >> rhonda fields becomes a leader on two issues. one, for gun control. very, very, very pro-gun control. two, she's very pro-death penalty. >> during the time rhonda was pushing for death for her son's killers, nathan dunlap continued to work on his appeals. >> this was not a chance to proof that he was innocent, to set dunlap free. the focus was on his mental health and any other mitigating factors that could have gone into a jury's decision about whether he should be put to death. >> nathan dunlap's attorneys make a pretty powerful case about bipolarity saying this was not properly explored. in the original case. >> by 2006, prison doctors had finally diagnosed nathan as bipolar and put him on the powerful drug, lithium. once medicated, nathan's behavior on death row changed radically, and he became a model prisoner. >> he was an entirely different person from the young man even that i knew. so it certainly has to be a part of why he did what he did. >> as nathan's

candice and rhonda, michael's mother, accepted money, a payment from gm's victim compensation fund butup their right to ever sue general motors for this crash in the future. i asked candice about that and how hard that was for you and she said it was gut-wrenching but i have to move on. it's been a decade. she has a 4 and 6-year-old girl and wants to move on. use the money to get through nursing school and for her kids. she will never be able to sue general motors for this but she has her entire life in front of her. >> i am sure speaking to you helped in this process of moving on. poppy harlow, thank you so much. great work. >> thanks. >>> the discovery of the largest and most complete t-rex skeleton ever found and the battle over it. a great preview of dinosaur 13 next. yeah. give me a call on that macbook. alright, call you now. [ringing] [french accent] hello, pierre's bistro. uhh, i'd like to make a reservation. [french accent] there's nothing available! goodbye. c'mon dude. don't hang up on me. try again. call me from the ipad. [ringing] [french accent] huhh huhh huhh. you call m

she and rhonda erickson, the mother of the young man who died in that crash, agreed to take money fromal motors' victim compensation fund. as a result, they have to give up their right to sue general motors over this crash ever in the future. >>> coming up next on the program, a congressional report has given the world a look inside the super secret cia. the report details brutal tactics used to interrogate detainees overseas. but some lawmakers say it is unfair, and it is inaccurate. the details, next. so,as my personal financial psychic, i'm sure you know what this meeting is about. yes, a raise. i'm letting you go. i knew that. you see, this is my amerivest managed... balances. no. portfolio. and if doesn't perform well for two consecutive gold. quarters. quarters...yup. then amerivest gives me back their advisory... stocks. fees. fees. fees for those quarters. yeah. so, i'm confident i'm in good hands. for all the confidence you need. td ameritrade. you got this. philosophy is, reynolds? >>no. not exactly. to attain success, one must project success. that's why we use fedex one rat

. >> reporter: at 457 pounds, rhonda martin could barely walk. even breathing became a chore.with people. >> reporter: desperate to lose weight, she tried countless fad diets, even weight loss pills. but she always gained it right back. >> i knew if i didn't get the weight loss off, there was great risk of me dying soon. >> reporter: fearful for her life, she ditched her old, unhealthy eating habits and started drinking protein shakes. >> it's only two shakes a day, and the other three meals would be just regular food. so i wasn't limiting myself to the shakes. >> reporter: rhonda says she began counting her calories, drinking eight glasses of water a day and using a pedometer to track her steps. pushing herself to walk 100 more steps each day. >> by setting the tiny mini goals along the way, it kept me focused. >> reporter: and when walking wasn't enough, she began riding this electric bike. >> it was amazing for a woman my size to be able to get on a bike and be able to move as freely as i was able to move. >> reporter: tracking her two-year-long weight loss journey with her

. >> inmate rhonda was hoping the bakery would help turn her life around. >> when i first came in hereyself. i was really depressed. i was going crazy. i said my first felon, i said oh, my god my record is so messed up now. i don't know what to do. so i got myself into the bakery. to keep myself busy, and i love the bakery. >> ever worked in a bakery before? >> no, i never worked outside. i've been in the street hustling. i never had a regular job in my life. that's what i'm trying to tell you. i never had a regular job. >> she was serving eight months on a drug possession charge. >> i was working with the street, and some guy approached me. he gave me the money. i went to the drug dealer and got the drugs for him and gave him the stuff. crack. before you know it, they got me and him. my first felony. >> she told our producer she worked at a prostitute for the past 14 years. >> i didn't like myself doing it. i wasn't too happy about it. but i had no choice. i had no money. i had no nothing. >> how many years did you do that? >> since i was 21. >> she hopes the skills she picked up in t

nice to get to know you rhonda. >> nice to get to know you, too. >> reporter: the next big thing, thery. just a heartbeat away in 2015. >>> a big year of news. thank you for watching. "20/20" and "nightline" tonight. "gma," first thing in the morning. tom llamas in new york. for david muir and everyone here, have a great weekend. this is "jeopardy!" introducing today's contestants -- a stay-at-home dad and graduate student from columbia, maryland... ...an english teacher from hickory, north carolina... ...and our returning champion, an attorney from sacramento, california...

. >> reporter: rhonda cooper lived in one of the units with her husband and four young children. she spent hours watching from across the street as her kids tried to keep warm under red cross blankets. >> it's actually hard not knowing whether or not the fire is going to make it to your house and destroy your house and everything in it and then knowing that my kids got to be out here and be cold. >> reporter: firefighters battled flames for two hours before they brought it under control at 7:30 tonight. as late as 10:00 p.m., crews were dousing flames inside the apartment when the roof collapsed. the fire spread quickly. many who live here are not sure what they'll find when they're allowed to return. the red cross is trying to get a handle on how many families have been displaced. the count is at five at this hour, but that number is expected to grow. there are no reports tonight of any injuries. the red cross is considering opening a comfort center for those people affected. they're now waiting for a septa bus to arrive so they have an area that everybody can get together, at 5

nice to get to know you, rhonda. >> nice to get to know you, too. >> reporter: the next big thing, thery. just a heartbeat away in 2015. >>> a big year of news. thank you for watching. "20/20" and "nightline" tonight. "gma," first thing in the morning. i'm tom llamas in new york. for david muir and everyone tonight at 6:00, a day after another major hack attack, we're learning why sony was it again. >>> why retailers expect today to be the second busiest shopping day of the year. >> demonstrators were out lead to go frustration. we'll show you what happened during the protests today. >>> how all the recent rain is causing trouble for a popular recycling program. >>> live, this is abc 7 news. >>> another major hack. two popular gaming platforms knocked off line. one, sony playstation. >> the second major breach of sony. it caused the interview to be pulled from major movie theaters. >> good evening, i'm dan ashley. >>> a.m. a dates has the night off. >>> moviegoers are flocking to see this movie, kwt the >>> dan, the box office here in berkeley tells me that they have had brisk ticket s

she raised $1400 so far and when rhonda costello heard about the plight. >> folk art, such a philly tradition, how could you not help. >> they donated $10,000. >> we are a community bank and we love to support the communities where we are. >> $10,000 check from republic. >> that will keep golden sunrise on the street for another year. >> yes the club will live to strut at least through 2016. lisa thomas-laury, channel 6 "action news" >>> today students at villanova received a de-stressing distraction during finals week, the pause for paws brought in pups and a bunny, not only was there this a great help to the students but an on site training for the students and therapy dogs and reindeer. >> coming up still need to pick up a few christmas gifts? you are in luck, alicia has local deals for our viewers. >> and a woman asks her ashes get mixed with her beloved dog, bella, the problem is that bella is not dead yet. >> and the email says embrace the yes. but they meant embrace the no. acceptance letters sent to hundreds of students rejected from john hopkins university. and cecily tynan has more

. >> inmate rhonda narducci was hoping the bakery would help turn her life around. >> when i first camere, i wanted to hurt myself. i was really depressed. i said oh, my god, my records are messed up now. i don't know what to do. so i got myself into the bakery. keep myself busy. and i love the bakery. >> ever work in a bakery before? >> no, i never worked outside. i've always been in the street hustling. i never had a regular job in my life. that's what i'm trying to tell you. i never had a regular job. >> she was serving eight months on a drug possession charge. >> i was working in the street and some guy approached me. i thought it was a date because i work on the street. he gives me the money and asked me where i could get drugs. i gave him the stuff. one crack and before you know it, they got me and him. my first felony. >> she told our producer she'd worked as a prostitute for the past 14 years. >> i didn't like myself doing it. i wasn't too happy about it, but i had no choice. i had no money, no nothing. >> how many years did you do that? >> until i was 21. >> she hopes the skill

and when rhonda costello of republic bank heard of the golden sunrise polite. >> foulke art, fill trays how could you not help. >> reporter: republic bank has donated $10,000. >> we love giving at the grass routes ever. we are a community bank. we love supporting our communities where we are. this is are important to us. >> reporter: $10,000 check from republic. >> that ten you this dollars check will keep golden sunrise on the street for another year. >> reporter: yes, the the club will live to strut, at least, through 2016. lisa thomas laury for "action news" at ten and phl17. >> we love seeing them instruments. >> we will see them again. >> yes. >> right here. >> on phl17. >>> time for sports tonight. >> ducis rodgers live at the big board, ducis. >> hi there guys, eagles are fight to go get in the playoffs but in some respects the playoffs have already begun for them. they need to win saturday at washington to keep hope alive. scenarios are complicated for chip and company but it bills down like this. eagles need to win their last two games and hope cowboys lose one. we keep remind

rhonda is changing ufl that. >> and matt i have to ask you about your brand under adidas.lk about the management. because there have been reports reebok is up for sale and there is a consortium of buyers wanting to step in. >> rebook is going through a the resurgen resurgence. sixth consecutive your of growth. our success is really starting to build and i think this is why other people are starting to take notice. and if there is interest in re bok it is not surprising because we're definitely a brand on the move. >> congratulationes on the deal i know you are both excited and i know you have a lot of fans eager. the president of ufc dana white and president of reebok matt o'too o'toole. >> when we come back a major blackout in the city of detroit. [ male announcer ] your love for trading never stops. so if you get a trade idea about, say, organic food stocks, schwab can help. with a trading specialist just a tap away. what's on your mind, lisa? i'd like to talk about a trade idea. let's hear it. [ male announcer ] see how schwab can help light a way forward. so you can ma

for the past ten years, michael's mother rhonda couldn't bring herself to lay a headstone for her sonly has. >> it was like the story of david and goliath where we took a slingshot and threw a rock and a giant and we won. that's how i felt. that it was all worth it and we weren't scared and we stood up and we got what we wanted. >> reporter: vindication. >> right. >> reporter: their fight may be over, but the department of justice investigation into general motors continues. >> there's someone within general motors that should be held responsible. >> reporter: are you saying that you think individuals at general motors should stand trial? >> yeah, i do. they didn't have a problem sitting by while i was charged, convicted. >> what a story. candice will receive money from the victim compensation fund but by doing that they give up their right to fight gm in the future. it was a very difficult decision to make but she needed to move forward with her life and plans to use that money to finish nursing school and for her two young daughters. poppy harlow, cnn, new york. >> excellent reporti

for the past ten years, michael's mother rhonda couldn't bring herself to lay a headstone for her sons like the story of david and goliath where we took a slingshot and threw a rock and a giant and we won. that's how i felt. that it was all worth it and we weren't scared and we stood up and we got what we wanted. >> reporter: vindication. >> right. >> reporter: their fight may be over, but the department of justice investigation into general motors continues. >> there's someone within general motors that should be held responsible. >> reporter: are you saying that you think individuals at general motors should stand trial? >> yeah, i do. they didn't have a problem sitting by while i was charged, convicted. >> it's an unbelievable story and the first question i asked poppy is, is candice going to sue, will she sue gm? the answer is no, she can't. why? she's accepting money from the victim compensation fund. she needs the money. she wants to get on with her life. she won't get justice that way. >> imagine the weight lifted off of her. now she can simply grieve. >>> ahead at this hour, p

rhonda saunders, thanks so much for your expertise. >> thank you. >> let's go over to chris. >> we have some developing news for you this morning, michael brown's stepfather is now on the record about the controversial comments he made when officer darren wilson was cleared by the grand jury. you'll remember that he yelled burn it down. did he incite a riot when he did that? his words, next. in this accident... because there was no accident. volvo's most advanced accident avoidance systems ever. the future of safety, from the company that has always brought you the future of safety. give the gift of volvo this season and we'll give you your first month's payment on us. having a perfectly nice day, when out of nowhere a pick-up truck slams into your brand new car. one second it wasn't there and the next second... boom! you've had your first accident. now you have to make your first claim. so you talk to your insurance company and... boom! you're blindsided for a second time. they won't give you enough money to replace your brand new car

. >> quickly, i am with rhonda on this that egypt is not have to be involved as a state, that egypt has great still among statesmen. there are others who are important, skillful negotiators, skill for -- skillful mentors and it does not have to be egypt alone, there are several other people. you would like to see a combination of egypt with a u.n. umbrella and the u.n. -- the u.n. has one option on the menu if anything happens, ibrahami. but there needs to be exploring other talent because there are places where he cannot be as effective. he can provide the talent and maybe even have people from south africa who may have walked the walk. it is good to be an international effort with some kind of international talent and a new umbrella to give us the credibility needed. when we talked about before the panel but egypt -- we were trying to look at which of the regional powers can play the part. it has to be led by a regional power but which one? iran and saudi arabia is for either side, the u.s. is not acceptable for the large front of the population -- that leaves you with a very small ca

quickly, i am with rhonda on this that egypt is not have to be involved as a state, that egypt has great still among statesmen. there are others who are important, skillful negotiators, skill for -- skillful mentors and it does not have to be egypt alone, there are several other people. you would like to see a combination of egypt with a u.n. umbrella and the u.n. -- the u.n. has one option on the menu if anything happens, ibrahami. but there needs to be exploring other talent because there are asces where he cannot be effective. talent andide the maybe even have people from south africa who may have walked the walk. it is good to be an international effort with some kind of international talent and a new umbrella to give us the credibility needed. when we talked about before the we weret egypt -- trying to look at which of the regional powers can play the part. it has to be led by a regional power but which one? arabia is for either side, the u.s. is not acceptable for the large front of the population -- that leaves you with a very small cast of characters from which you can choose and

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