in new york city, this is "nightline," september 2nd, 2011. >> good evening, i'm terry moran. and d mmer's almost over. but there are still some great travel deals out there and most people think that means going online to hunt for them. even president obama recently used travel agents as an example of a dieiying profession. but the fact is, there are still 14,000 travel agencieie active n the united states and 94% of them expect to make a profit this year. how is it possible in this age of point and click? well, here's abc's john donvan. >> reporter: against all predictions, the bricks and mortar travel agencies, the kind you can walk into and talk to real people at, is alive and well. >> may i help you? >> reporter: at least this one is. hopping midweek in manhattan. because with summer coming to an end, people can't wait to get away again. >> have a great trip. >> reporter: people like john. >> i'm on my way to -- >> reporter: monica. >> southern caribbean. >> reporter: michelle. >> we're doing a family cruise. >> reporter: pat. >> somewhere i haven't been before. >> report

in new york city, this is "nightline," august 31st, 2011. >> good evening, i'm terry moran. well, the results are finally in tonight on just how good airport security is, ten years after the attacks of september 11th, 2001. billions have been spent on securing our skies and countless passengersinconvenienced. and some attempted attacks have been stopped, no question. but is the fact no american flights have been hijacked or bombed since 9/11 a matter of good security or just good luck? tonight, abc's brian ross investigates. >> reporter: terry, ten years later, 9/11 commission report card out today produced by the bipartisan policy center includes what its co-chairman calls very few as, lots of cs and incompletes and at least two significant fs, failures. in other words, safer from terrorist attack, but not yet safe. >> united 93, cleveland. united 93, cleveland. do you still hear the center? united 93. >> reporter: could it happen again, ten years later. >> this is the captain. i would like you to remain seated. there is a bomb aboard. >> reporter: billions of dollars have

i'm terry moran. we want to bring you defrals the white house to the new york city police department are calling a new credible terror threat against american civilians. it appears a puzuze piece fell into place in the last two days and here's brian ross with the latest, brian? >> the source of the information is not known to us but officials say it was developed by the cia overseas described both as unconfirmed but also, specific and credible. u.s. officials say tonight the plot was initiated by al qaeda's new leader, who has pledged to avenge the death of osama bin laden. officials tell abc news the plot involve there'd individuals including at least one who was a u.s. citizen. the officials say the plot involved some kind of vehicle bomb was aimed for some time between september 10th and 12th with either new york or washington as the target. the thre reportedly travelled from pakistan's tribal areas through dubai to the u.s. in mid august. >> this is probably dowowto a few hundred people. but it do

in new york city, this is "nightline," september 21st, 2011. >> good evening, i'm terry moran. with a special west coast edition of "nightline." tonight, breaking news. the state of georgia executed troy davis by lethal injection at 8:08 p.m. pacific time. over the vocal and agonized protests of demonstrators outside the prison and people all over the world. davis was convicted in 1989 of murdering mark mcphail, an offduty police officer in savannah. in the years since, eyewitnesses recanted their testimony. there were claims that another man confessed to the crime. and support for clemency for davis spread internationally. from former fbi director william sessions to pope benedict xvi. many, many people believed there was just too much doubt here to put a man to death. for her part, the mother of the murder victim said she wanted closure. >> i have been through hell. especially the last couple of years when everything was kind of building up and we had to go to court again and again. so i need some peace. >> courts rejected davis' pleas, including at the 11th hour tonight, the

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden d bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," september 1st, 2011. >> good evening, i'm terer moran. for the past seven years, jennifer lopez and marc anthony have been one of hollywood's hottest couples. but six weeks ago, they announced that they would be ending their marriage. tonight, in a "nightline" exclusive, marc anthony speaks out for the first time since their announcement, to abc's john quinones. >> wish me luck. ♪ >> reporter: marc anthony is hitting the road as often as he can these days. the highway and his new bike are a kind of escape. this is a new bike? >> yeah. >> reporter: it's beautiful. >> thank you. i love it. really good to me. >> reporter: an interesting choice of words, given his recent separation from jennifer lopez. ♪ the sexy, high voltage superstar and the king of salsa announced six weeks ago they're splitting up. and marc has refused to talk about it until now. do you want this divorce? >> y you know, it's -- it's a decision that we made jointly. and that's ho

. >> good evening, i'm terry moran. the fight for new jobs for americans rages on. speaker of the house john boehner today responded to the president's jobs plan by arguing that new government spending is not the answer. meanwhile, jobs are being found in a place that's literally right at our finger timtipsfing. it turns out those social networking sites just might be the place to score a good job. tonight, my colleague bill weir has an exclusive interview with facebook exec sheryl sandberg in our series, "bringing america back." >> reporter: there's a good reason sheryl sandberg is considered the most powerful woman in silicon valley. and it has little to do with her viral commencement speeches or new friendship with oprah. she is the chief operating officer at facebook. the woman who came out of the vez surery department and came over from google to help ceo mark zuckerberg turn his dorm room startup into a global internet power house. she's the woman that runs a company that could soon have a billion users and be worth $100 billion. in this economy, she's mostly

here now is our terry moran, who has been in washington poring over those pictures. >> reporter: just imagine it's an ordinary summer afternoon at the washington monument and 500 feet up the observation level, a ranger takes her seat, checks her phone. tourists head down the stairs after taking in the panoramic view from the world's tallest stone structure. it's 1:51 p.m. then with a small jolt, the shaking begins. for a moment, confusion, wonder and even though there's no audio on the security tape, you can almost hear them say, what's going on? but the shaking just won't stop, and it gets more violent. here's another view. dust and smoke and chips of stone add to the chaos. and as the debris starts raining from the ceiling, people flee down the stairs. a woman falls. you can see her feet. parents grab their kids. the stairs are clogged with tourists. there's fear but no panic. the shaking slows, but the great monument continues to shudder for more than a minute. >> unfortunately on the way down you could still hear the building above up shaking. >> reporter: today we learn from the

terry moran, abc news, washington. >> and thank you for watching. we are always on at abcnews.com.we will see you once again right back here tomorrow night. have a good evening. good night.ab >>> tonight the hunt for jobs in a weakened economy. >> governor brown weighing a bill making it harder for big box stores to build in california. and in sacramento, local leaders say it's a bad idea. >> and don't ask, don't tell? don't care anymore. a milestone for gays in the military. >> the baby born in flight over international waters and now, a native of san francisco. >>> and the bay view hunter's point district is where it's happening now. police investigating a shooting of a 5-year-old girl. >> she was walking home from school with her father when she was hit by a bullet in the knee. >> and sky 7 is overhead and vic lee is on the way ask tell tell us more as he gets there. >> the ucla anderson school of business is predicting california will renain a period of slow growth through the end of next year. >> and double digit unemployment two more years after that. and david louie attended

terry moran, abc news, new york. >> let's hope so. >>> now to the massive evacuations under way in the east. more than 100,000 wet and weary residents out of their homes. the remnants of tropical tomorrow lee unleashed torrents of new rains, soaking homes, washing out roads, sending rivers over their banks for the second time in less than two weeks. the flood zone stretches from virginia to vermont and abc's linsey davis is in one of the hardest hit cities, wilkes barre, pennsylvania. linsey? >> reporter: good evening, george. this street is aptly named water street. initially, the mandatory evacuation was for 8:00 p.m. but as the river started to surge much faster than expected, they moved that order up by four hours and you can clearly see why. with waters rising by the minute, half of wilkes barre was racing to find higher ground. how fast did this water come in your backyard? >> this came to this section in about 15 minutes. >> reporter: matthew crake is grabbing what he can before the susquehanna invades his home. >> you can't stop it. there's really nothing you can do. >> reporte

i'm terry moran and we begin tonight with "spongebob squarepants." the wildly popular nickelodeon cartoon. why? well, it turns out a new study by child psychologists suggests the cheerful little sponge could threaten your child's development. the psychologists set out to measure how the cartoon affects cognitive capability and impulse control of those who watch it. neal karlinsky tells us what it discovered and what nickelodeon has to say about it ♪ who lives in a pineapple under the sea spongebob squarepants ♪ >> reporter: until now everyone's favorite nonsensical sponge who lives under the sea has had only one main enemy, plankton, the little tiny guy with the deep voice and relentless spirits. >> the crusty crab is mine. >> reporter: today he has another nemesis. university of virginia psychologist angelyne lillard. she say it may be harming american preschoolers. after nine minutes kids couldn't concentrate, think clearly or learn as well. this is no ordinary show. spongebob is one of the most popular children's shows ever. we went behind the sce

." >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weirn new york city, this is "nightline," september 29th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm cynthia mcfadden. and we begin tonight with vivid new scenes in the attempt to save michael jackson's life. jurors in the manslaughter trial of jackson's personal physician dr. conrad murray listened to a recording of the star's security guard pleading with emergency personnel for help. but perhaps even more startling was what went on in that room right before the call was made. here's abc's jim avila in los angeles for our series "crime and punishment." >> reporter: heart wrenching story from the bodyguard and cook who worked for michael jackson. first-hand accounts of the failure to save his life and how prince came to watch. >> please raise your right hard. >> reporter: the cook and gentle spirited nutritionist who is in the kitchen the day michael jackson died. she's preparing a salad for her boss and three children when just after noon, the normal peace in the house is broken by a screaming conrad mur

>> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weirnew york city, this is "nightline."" september 13th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm cynthia mcfadden. we begin tonight with an abc news exclusive. a unique look inside camelot. the story as told by the first lady about her husband, the president. the details are in those never before released tapes, made by jacqueline kennedy just four months after john f. kennedy's assassination. we're hearing them tonight, nearly 50 years after they were recorded. and abc's diane sawyer joins us. diane, what surprised you the most the first time you heard those tapes? >> well, i think, cynthia, and i'm sure this was true for you too, the most surprising thing of all was she did the tapes. we only saw the sunglasses and the smile. we never expected to learn what was behind it. but now we know, from these tapes, that she was irreverent, that she spoke very personally, including about who she was inside this very famous marriage. they are one of the most romanticized couples in american history. of their li

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," september 14th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm cynthia mcfadden. it's fashion week here in new york city and tonight, you're going to meet one of the hottest models in the world right now. the model all the designers want in their dresses. but there's a catch. he's a man. here's abc's juju chang, looking in on "a model life." >> reporter: what is it? the porcelain skin? the lush pout? the delicate bone structure? but look carefully. the hottest model in women's wear these days is also a hot model for men's wear. perhaps aerosmith was just ahead of their time with the song -- ♪ dude looks like alidy >> i'm a fan of them anyone things. >> reporter: andrej pejic is a dude. we went backstage with him this week at new york's fashion week. the 19-year-old newcomer is swarmed by the international press. his future is bright. offers are pouring in. >> i'm working on a nail polish line. >> reporter: modeling is one of the few industries where women make three

. >> announcer: from tglobal resources of abc news from sinl cynthia mcfadden and terry moran. >>> thanks for joining us. if money could buy you class, strong personal relationships and inner peace there probably wouldn't be the "real housewives" franchise. their tabloid exploits make them a wicked pleasure for millions of fans but lately, it seems like there's seriously something amiss in new york and beverly hills. and now the reality show the dealing with a new kind tragic reality. >> reporter: from a ball at a baby christening, to a high-profile hollywood divorce, even a pregnancy scare at 50 years old! >> holy -- >> there isn't a salacious scenario they haven't live on the housewives of new york, d.c., new jersey, beverly hills and orange county. >> i love it. i can't get enough of it. it's like crack cocaine that has no side effects. it's perfectly legal and you can do it again and again. >> the series conquering the country has become must-see tv for millions an the ladies' antics a tabloid staple. most recently, the infamous m white house crashers made headlines when tareq said hi

." >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york cityt this is "nightline," september 6th, 2011. >> good evening, all, i'm bill weir. if you spent a week knee deep in flood water, there must be few things worse than a fresh downpour on the roof. after irene soaked the east, a new storm has rivers breaking their banks, threatening more homes. a few states over, folks would gladly trade the crackle of a wildfire for any amount of blessed rains. lives and lively hoods are on the line tonight, as america ffers from too much water in one part of the nation, not enough in the other. here's abc's linsey davis with the latest. >> reporter: this is what you could call adding insult to injury. >> everything is garbage here. >> reporter: fabio already started rebuilding after close to four feet of water flooded his apartment. the threat of yet another round of flooding has him wishing he'd waited. >> maybe we got to clean again. >> reporter: and not just clean but perhaps put in new warms again. >> new wall and new frame. >> report

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," september 20th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm bill weir. the setting was idyllic. a private mansion in exclusive core gnat toe, california, right across the bay from san diego. but the scene there, horrific. hanging from a balcony, a young, nude woman, bound and gagged who would be identified as the girlfriend as the mansion owner. her death ruled a suicide. but tonight, her family disagrees with that ruling and speaks out to abc's elizabeth vargas. >> reporter: in the ten weeks since rebecca zahau was found hanging from a noose at this estate, the mustry has only deepened. she was the girlfriend of jonah shacknai, the millionaire ceo of a pharmaceutical company. her body found hanging, her arms and legs bound. a t-shirt stuffed in her mouth, completely naked. her family believes she was murdered. but authorities have insisted there was no foul play. >> our office concluded that the cause of death was hanging and the manner of death was suicide. >>

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," september 27th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm cynthia mcfadden. we begin tonight with a startling new look at the death of one of the world's greatest entertainers. the trial of michael jackson's personal physician opened today. dr. conrad murray is accused of acts and omissions that led to the star's death. and for many inside the court and out, the new evidence stirred emotions two years dormant. here's abc's jim avila for our series "crime and punishment." >> reporter: it is the day before michael jackson's death. and he is under the lights, in full makeup and dancing up a storm. the jury saw this image of michael and they saw this one, too. a shocking police photo of jackson, lying dead in a hospital gurney. a death mask. eyes closed, mouth open. >> the evidence in this case will show that michael jackson trusted his life to the medical skills of conrad murray. that misplaced trust cost michael jackson his life. >> reporter: it is the crux of th

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," september 28th, 2011. >> and good evening, i'm cynthia mcfadden. we begin tonight with a riveting day in court. michael jackson's personal assistant and one of his bodyguards each took the stand today in the manslaughter trial of jackson's doctor, conrad murray. their testimony added never before heard details of the scene inside jackson's bedroom on the day he died, including an attempt to shield the star's children from the desperate efforts to save his life. here's abc's jim avila in los angeles for our series, "crime and punishment." >> reporter: it was a dramatic first full day of testimony at the conrad murray trial. the men in the room, michael jackson's employees, testifying about what it was like, the chaotic scene that left michael jackson dead, his children, crying in a ball. it was the first sign of trouble at michael jackson's rented mansion the day he died. a four-second phone call from jackson's second floor bedroom. on the line, a

." >> i'm terry moran. coming up next on "nightline" billions of dollars spent on airport security. but 10 years after 9/11, is it really any safer to fly? and inside the billion dollar cheesecake factory restaurant empire. join us for dessert >> closed captioning brought to >> closed captioning brought to >>> in washington, a test of wills over the timing over president obama's speech on creating jobs. after hours of wrangling, mr. obama yielded to house speaker john boehner, agreeing to give his address a week from tomorrow. the president had initially requested next wednesday, but a republican presidential debate is scheduled that night. the president will now compete with the first game of the nfl season. the white house says it is working on a time to avoid a conflict with the game. they believe it to be the first time that lawmakers have forced the president to reschedule an address to a joint session of congress. >>> president obama scheduled a fundraising trip to the bay area on september 25th. the white house has not yet announced the exact location. mr. obama was here in a

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. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city this is "nightline," september 16th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm cynthia mcfadden. we begin tonight with breaking news. a disaster this evening at a national airplane racing event in reno, nevada. multiple people died and upwards of 50 were injured when a plane flown by a veteran 74-year-old stunt pilot panged into a nosedive and crashed into a spectator area. eyewitnesses describe a scene of bloody chaos. reno is one of the few places still to host airplane racing, with pilots flying in excess of 500 miles an hour. in a news coverage conference tonight, the event president said mechanical difficulties may have caused the crash. it all happened in a matter of minutes, late this afternoon, local time, at the famous reno air show. one of the few places in the country where plane races still take place. something went tragically wrong. >> holy [ bleep ]! >> reporter: the crash left a sea of injured, many critically. the death toll is climbing. >> did you see that? >> some

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," september 9th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm cynthia mcfadden, reporting from ground zero. it was here, ten years ago, that planes struck the twin towers, reducing the buildings to rubble and shaking our country to its core. in a chilling twist, authorities again believe terrorists have entered the u.s. and are planning an attack. i'm joined now by my colleague brian ross with the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: good evening, cynthia. with tight security trying up traffic in new york and washington, the intense manhunt continues for the three men suspected of having been sent here to pull off a vehicle bomb plot in one of those two cities. tonight, abc news has learned that officials have now established the name of one person that appears to fit the description given by a cia informant. officials say they are per suing all leads to find that person, believed to be in the u.s., and to determine just who he is, cynthia. >> well, brian, whil

." >> i'm terry moran. dan and carolyn, up next on "night lynn," the defense opens in the millionaire developer accused of killing his wife. he says it was an accident. we're in court. plus, the country where breast enhance enhancement has set up a national clash over beauty and politics. ii [ beep ] [ man ] you have one new message. [ mom ] hi scooter. this is mommy. the progresso chicken noodle you made is so good. the vegetables are cut nice and thick... you were always good at cutting your vegetables. and it's got tender white-meat chicken... the way i always made it for you. oh, one more thing honey... those pj's you like, the ones with the feet, i bought you five new pairs. love you. did you see the hockey game last night? [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. >> closed captioning brought to >> closed captioning brought to >>> a new laser treatment aimed at younger patients is promising to tune up skin damage. it comes with less downtime compared to some of the earlier treatments.

abc's terry moran has a deeper look for us. >> reporter: it was a question on "the 700 club," pat robertson's. a woman looking for moral guidance, asking about a friend whose wife has alzheimer's. >> he says that he should be allowed to see other people, because his wife as he knows her is gone. >> reporter: robertson, an ordained baptist minister for 50 years, responded. >> i know it sounds cruel, but if he's going to do something, he should divorce her and start all over again. but you know, to make sure she has custodial care. and if he says, in a sense, she's gone. he's right, it's like a walking death. >> reporter: it's not an easy question. >> you know my name? >> reporter: alzheimer's disease is such a dark diagnosis that few would judge how any couple chooses to respond. some with the disease might want their loved ones to move on with life. others not. >> it's maybe something that we all should be talking about with our spouses and partners earlier in life. what do you want to do? no one knows though until it's really there. >> reporter: at the same time, doctors who treat alzheimer'

terry moran, abc news, malibu, california. >> campbell facing his fear to give us the gift of music oner. we'll tell you how he's helping kids get a little culture in their lives. he's helping kids get a little culture in their lives. >>> for the fourth straight monday a bart breast is expected today. they are upset of a shooting death of a homeless man last july. last monday demonstrators didn't disrupt train service in previous weeks but they promised to keep up the demonstrations battle bart disbands its police force and promises not to cut cell service again. >> you may see some delays at the visitors parking lot. a big rig truck was damaged earlier this morning when it was trying to squeeze through the underpass next to the toll plaza. the water pipe was also damaged. it continues ib traffic on doyle drive and southbound traffic through the presidio. it's kind of gray out there and check in with >>> welcome back. good morning, we're looking at fog up around santa rosa, visibility is down to a mile. rest of us temperatures in the 50s. flight arrival delays into sfo. by noon to 1:00,

terry moran, abc news, washington. >>> scary to have been in that building. >> interesting footage. >0 feet took the brunt of it. no reopening date yet, but the government planned to expedite the repairs, 20, 30 years it should be back open. >> they're on top of it. everybody rest easy. moving on. >>> all right. former utah governor john huntsman has been in every republican presidential debate so far, but that might change. cnn, which is hosting a debate october 18th, requires all candidates to show they have at least 2% support in the polls. right now huntsman doesn't have that. if his numbers don't improve, he's out of the debate. >> narrowing the field. >>> even though he insists he's not running for the white house, new jersey governor chris christie is out raising money for the gop. christie kicked off a week long fund-raising trip outside of st. louis, visiting california and louisiana. a lot of question marks over chris christie. >> he still insists he's not interested. but, stranger things have happened. >> that trip suggests other things. we'll see. >> lawmakers on capitol h

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abc's terry moran is here with more on this story. and, terry, robertson's views were certainly news to a great many. >> that's putting it mildly, josh. in fact, what pat robertson said sent shockwaves through the alzheimer's community. there's 5.4 million americans living with this disease. and as the baby-boomers age, 10,000 of them turning 65 every day, millions of couples are going to be faced with this dilemma. what would you do? >> he says that he should be allowed to see other people because his wife, as he knows her, is gone. >> reporter: that was the question for pat robertson, from a viewer whose friend's wife has alzheimer's. >> i know it sounds cruel. but he -- if he's going to do something, he should divorce her and start all over again. >> reporter: but what about this? ♪ >> if you respect that vow, and say until death do us part, this is a kind of death. >> with all due respect to pat robertson, i find that statement absurd, naive and inhumane. >> reporter: researchers say feelings are the last things to leave a person s