in new york city, this is "nightline," october 27th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm terry moran. bernie madoff. he's one of the most infamous criminals in our time. a man who swindled millions of investors and many lost their life savings in the biggest ponzi scheme ever. since he was convicted and sentenced to 150 years in prison in 2009, few outside those prison warms have heard from him -- until now. abc's barbara walters spoke privately with madoff for nearly two hours. barbara, the question people want to know, what is he like? >> reporter: okay, he is in a federal correction center in butner, north carolina. he came in and seemed composed, though once in awhile when things got emotional. he has a tick when he talks. he was wearing khaki pants and a khaki shirt. you're not allowed to use cameras but you can bring in pen and pad, which is why i could take the notes perfectly. he seemed comfortable there, and that's what surprised me, terry. he's comfortable there. he was the master mind of the biggest ponzi scheme in american history. >> could be one notch biggest fraud cases

in new york city, this is "nightline," october 4th, 2011. >>> good evening, i'm terry moran. and right away tonight, we want to take you to the seattle airport, where not long ago amanda knox, the 24-year-old american student released just yesterday from prison in italy, landed after a nine-hour flight, cleared customs and stepped to a microphone to address supporters. abc's neal karlinsky is there with our coverage "amanda knox: homecoming." >> welcome home, amanda! [ cheers ] >> reporter: as she landed in her hometown of seattle just a few hours ago, amanda knox set foot on american soil for the first time in four years and finally spoke for herself. >> they're reminding me to speak in english because i'm having problems with that. >> reporter: it was an extraordinary moment in a case full of them. even knox herself couldn't seem to believe the moment she was now living was really happening. >> i'm really overwhelmed right now. i was looking down from the airplane, and it seemed like everything wasn't real. what's important for me to say is just thank you to everyone who ha

in new york city, this is "nightline," october 18th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm terry moran. and tonight, we've got a special broadcast for you. our exclusive interview with president barack obama. at a time when a lot of americans are having serious difficulty making ends meet and are desperately looking for leadership on the economy. abc's jake tapper joined the president on his bus tour to two key election states, and he asked him, is there really a plan in place and how long is it going to take to get the country back on track? so, here is abc's senior white house correspondent jake tapper. >> now, you may have heard we're taking a little road trip this week. chance to get out of washington. >> reporter: the president's bus tour may be rolling through the tranquil autumn countrysides of north carolina and virginia -- >> pretty good here? we stopped for a little north carolina barbecue. sweet tea along the way. some hush puppies. don't tell michelle exactly what was on the menu. >> reporter: but there's nothing amusing about the state of his presidency. as he fights for hi

>> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden, bill weir and tonight, juju chang in new york city, this is "nightline," october 14th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm juju chang. tonight, we bring you a "nightline" investigation that affects millions of americans. it's one of the most popular pills on the market today, but our reporting suggests that using it can increase the risk of dangerous side effects that may even cause death in young, otherwise healthy patients. we begin with the story of a 234-year-old woman who is convinced that this drug is the reason she nearly died and ended up blind. hers is among the mounting claims that have prompted an fda

in new york city, this is "nightline," september 30th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm terry moran. we're going to begin tonight with some late news. the department of homeland security has issued a bulletin, warning about possible, though unspecified and unconfirmed attacks in the united states in retaliation for the killing today of al qaeda leader anwar al awlaki in yemen. awlaki was a 40-year-old american, a child of privilege from new mexico, who became the number one most influential e van jell list of the murder of americans in the name of islam. here's abc's martha raddatz in afghanistan. >> reporter: terry, the u.s. had actually been tracking awlaki for months, unbeknownst to awlaki the u.s. knew exactly where he was hiding. >> never underestimate the power of fear. >> reporter: anwar awlaki had been considered especially dangerous because he was, in fact, american. and therefore, knew of the targets in the u.s. that could be vulnerable to attacks. today, in a highly targeted attack, he finally met his end. the u.s. had been zeroing in on anwar al awlaki's location for mont

i'm terry moran. bernie madoff, one of the most infamous criminals in our time. a has been who swindled millions of investors who trusted him completely in many lost their life's savings in the biggest ponzi scheme ever. as if he was convicted and sentenced to 150 years in prison in 2009, few outside those prison walls have heard from him until now. abc's barbara walter spoke privately with madoff for nearly two hours and she joins us now. barbara, the question people want to know, what's he like? >> he's in a federal correction center in north carolina line called buckner. he seemed composed. once in a while things got emotional. there were tears. he has a tick when he talks. he has a khaki pants and a khaki shirt. you can't have pencils but can have pen and pad which is why i could take perfect notes. he seemed comfortable there. that's what surprise med, terry. he's comfortable there. he was the mastermind of the biggest ponzi scheme in american history. >> this would be one of the biggest fraud cases ever. >> it's shaken an i a battered public. >> he swindled

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," october 25th, 2011. >> good evening. well, where is baby lisa? that question has sparked an agonizing drama. a national search for a missing missouri baby that intensified today as a lawyer for the infant's parents came down hard on police, not for their failures so far to crack the case, but for their conduct towards his clients, which he calls unimaginable. police reply that these parents are not doing all they can to assist in the search. meanwhile, baby lisa has been missing three weeks as of today. here's abc's matt gutman. >> reporter: over the past three weeks, the kansas city police and fbi have been chasing literally 1,000 leads across the country to try to find baby lisa. the missing 11-month-old girl. but they keep coming right back here, to the house on north lister avenue. focusing their attention on baby lisa's parents, deborah bradley and jeremy irwin, seen here trembling with grief at a recent vigil for baby lisa. a family attorne

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," october 20th, 2011. >> and good evening, i'm cynthia mcfadden. we begin tonight with the death of another loathed middle eastern tyrant. a man who was for decades a sponsor of international terror. moammar gadhafi. seven months ago, the united states threw its support behind rebel forces in libya. today, those fighters finally got their man. christiane amanpour joins us tonight with the details. how did it happen? >> reporter: another one bites the dust, cynthia. as people in the arab world are really still fighting for their freedom. somebody told me, gadhafi was like a vampire to his people. they had to see him dead in order to believe he would never come back again. he was dragged through the streets today. it was quite graphic and we have to warn viewers that the video of his last moment is quite difficult to watch. it's an astonishing scene. moammar gadhafi, once one of the world's most powerful dictators, battered and bloodied, the fear vis

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," october 12th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm bill weir. the idea that michael jackson did not have to die is at the heart of the manslaughter case against his doctor, conrad murray. but never in that courtroom have the jurors heard it like this. expert witnesses giving a detailed, blow by blow account of how murray allegedly failed his pop star employer. abc's jim avila is in los angeles tonight. jim? >> reporter: bill, the district attorney's office is wrapping up its case, with devastating medical testimony. prosecutors say they could rest as early as tomorrow, with testimony that is severely underculting one of the pillars of the defense case. ach thing tandem of medical reviewers, doctors paid to judge the work of their peers, delivered outright condemnation of dr. conrad murray's conduct the day michael jackson died. ucla dr. nader came manakaminge. >> using propofol? >> it's inconceivable. >> and unethical? >> that's correct. >> why is that? >>

. >>> good evening, i'm terry moran. tonight at last the whole story. after the incredible reversal today in an italian court of the murder conviction of american student amanda knox, she is finally on the way home back to seattle. her entire life today passed through the keyhole of the jury's verdict. on the other side there was either freedom or a long tunnel of years carrying her into middle age behind bars. here's abc's elizabeth vargas with our coverage of amanda knox, judgment day. >> reporter: terry, after four years the odyssey for amanda knox and her family is finally over. the young woman from seattle convicted of brutally killing her british roommate has been freed from prison tonight acquitted of all charges. she is now celebrating with her family who has stood by her from day one and never once doubted in her innocence. judgment day for amanda knox began with the same ritual that has marked the proceedings from the start. knox's mother he hedda and her father, curt. knox herself arriving in an armored police van. one by one through the medi

>> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden, bill weir and tonight, juju chang in new york city, this is "nightline," october 14th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm juju chang. tonight, we bring you a "nightline" investigation that affects millions of americans. it's one of the most popular pills on the market today, but our reporting suggests that using it can increase the risk of dangerous side effects that may even cause death in young, otherwise healthy patients. we begin with the story of a 234-year-old woman who is convinced that this drug is the reason she nearly died and ended up blind. hers is among the mounting claims that have prompted an fda investigation. here's abc's chief law correspondent, chris cuomo. >> reporter: in 2007, karissa had started a new pediatric nursing job. on chris may day, her boyfriend surprised her at work with a marriage proposal. she wanted to look her best for the wedding, and says she saw commercials suggesting help with bloating and acne. >> treating the emotional and physical premenstrual symptoms. >> i was

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," october 26th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm sicynthia mcfadden. we begin with a stunning new revelation in the story of bernard madoff, the man behind the ponzi scheme that bilked thousands of people out of millions of dollars. . tonight, his wife, silent since his arrest, has spoken for the first time. abc's brian ross, who has reported extensively on the madoff case, joins us now. brian? >> reporter: cynthia, mrs. madoff is saying the shame of being bernie and ruth madoff led the couple to try suicide. so, while there may be some who doubt her new version of events, there is no doubt this is a family that has been torn apart. bernie and ruth madoff tried to kill themselves on christmas eve, in this new york city penthouse apartment. it was just two weeks after madoff had been arrested and his thousands of victims realized he had cheated them out of billions of dollars. they both faced death threats and hate mail. >> i don't know whose idea it was,

>>> good evening, i'm terry moran and tonight dramatic new developments in the case of a baby girl that went missing two weeks her. her mother told police she put the child to sleep at 10:30 p.m. and it wasn't until the father returned home from work early the next morning that the infant turned up missing. but now the mother has changed her story saying that the fact that she put the baby to bed almost four hours earlier so here's abc's legal analyst dan abrams. >> reporter: it's been two weeks since 11-month-old baby lisa irwin vanished from her parents' home in kansas city. now new information about what the mother deborah bradley was doing the night her daughter disappeared. drinking. surveillance video shows she bought boxed wine and baby supplies hours before she vanished. a lot were asking whether you were drinking a lot that night. whether that might explain something here. >> doesn't explain anything because i had nothing to do with anything. >> were you drinking a lot that night. >> i was directing. but it has nothing to do with my daughter's disappearance. >> reporter: she sa

. >> announcer: from the global rell sources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," october 28th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm bill weir. thanks for tuning in this friday. and finally, that rare and delightful moment is almost upon us when knocking on your neighbor's door covered in blood is encouraged. with candy. americans are expected to spend $7 billion on halloween and the hot costume this year? brain-snacking zombies. but by now, the undead invasion bigger than halloween, much, much bigger. here's abc's matt gutman. >> reporter: panic shoots through me. being devoured by a pack of zombies. ahh! that wimpy scream aside, fear not. these are all stunt zombies. stars of amc's hit show "the walking dead." >> ahh! go, go! >> reporter: a human drama set during a zombie apocalypse. >> takes an hour and a half and we have black mouth rinse to stain their teeth. >> reporter: greg, coexecutive producer for "the walking dead" is arguably the origin of this most recent zombie contagion. >> people became really obsessed with the idea

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," october 13th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm bill weir. 40 million americans look at online porn on pa regular basis. and sight trackers show that a lot of that audience is increasingly seeking out so-called amateur porn, where the performers are supposedly motivated more by thrill than paycheck. tonight, we meet a pair of so-called amateurs in a committed relationship who have turned their bedroom into a new kind of home office, sharing their most intimate moments for online strangers in order to support a family. here's lisa ling for our series, "modern sex in america." >> reporter: it's become the most clicked on category on adult websites like youporn. amateur videos shot by every day people. some will even pail for it. >> every couple has sex. we just do it live on a website. >> reporter: 24-year-old tyler and 21-year-old berkley, who didn't want to reveal their last name, perform live sex sessions, right out of their bedroom. for cash. >> we di

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," october 7th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm cynthia mcfadden. we begin tonight with a revealing look at the relationship usually cloaked in the strictest of privacy, the relationship between megawatt celebrities and their private physicians. doctors who are sometimes hired for their discretion and their prescription pads. was dr. conrad murray one such physician? was michael jackson one such celebrity? today, a private scene between them was laid bare in court. here's jim avila. >> reporter: conrad murray met with police two days after michael jackson died, hoping a face to face interview would convince police not to charge him with a crime. >> i tried to wean him off that medication. >> okay. >> conrad murray comes into this interview with his lawyer, in the hope of avoidi ining prosecution. it didn't work. >> reporter: it's an informal interview, audio taped by police, who hear an emotional doctor, saddened over the loss of his own and only patient

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," october 6th, 2011. >> good evening, all, i'm bill weir. there are late developments tonight in a case of a missing baby in missouri. three days into the search to find the baby girl, a disagreement has apparently broken out between her family and police. earlier tonight, detectives said the baby's parents had suddenly quit cooperating with the investigation. but then the child's aunt called a news conference to say, quote, we have never stopped cooperating. either way, the baby girl has yet to be found. dan harris has the latest. >> reporter: her nickname is pumpkin pie. 10-month-old lisa irwin. her pictures, impossibly cute. and for the past three days, her parents have been the picture of agony. telling the world that their baby was snatched from her crib in the middle of the night, all the while, clutching her barney doll and her photographs. throughout this ordeal, jeremy irwin and deborah bradley have been cooperating fully with the kansas c

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," october 19th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm cynthia mcfadden. we begin with big cats on the loose in small town america. late tonight, ohio authorities called off a hunt for the last of dozens of potentially deadly animals, apparently set free yesterday by a preserve owner in a final desperate act before he took his own life. what followed was a tense, bloody and highly surreal suburban safari, with police officers using 911 reports as a modern way of tracking their disoriented quarry all over the county. now they believe the last animal unaccounted for, a monkey, was only missing because he had fallen prey to a now dead tiger. here's abc's david kerley. >> reporter: who would have thought in zanesville, ohio, residents would see lions, tigers, and this bear, caught in a cell phone, wandering in the woods after escaping from a nearby property, along with dozens of others. >> 911. >> yeah, there's a lion on mt. perry road. >> i just saw a wolf. >> i

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," october 11th, 2011. >> good evening, all. plastic surgery is not as taboo as it was in dames gone by. if you can afford it, the reasoning goes, why not? but how does that reasoning change when the patient is barely a teenager? just beginning to navigate the thorns of self-image? well, tonight, we meet a 13-year-old and her parents who made an unusual choice, and abc's juju chang has her story. >> it's over here, like, it hangs. >> reporter: nicolette taylor hates her nose. >> it hangs crooked. rrl she isn't the kind of girl you would expect to be bullied. she's a popular and active eighth grader. look at how cute you are. as a little girl, she worked as a model, on magazine covers and catalogs. she broke her nose when she was 2 and again when she was 8. that's when the teasing started. >> i came off the bus, i was crying. this girl, mom, she's calling me big nose taylor. i don't even know her. >> reporter: nasty comments posted on her facebook pa

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city this is "nightline," october 21st, 2011. >>> good evening. since invading iraq, 4,482 americans have died there. over 32,000wounded, over $700 billion spent. tonight a new number. zero. sticking to a date chosen by president bush years ago, president obama has ordered the withdrawal of all troops. and ten weeks from tonight, the war in iraq will finally be over. >> across america, our servicemen and women will be reunited with their families. today, i can say that our troops in iraq will definitely be home for the holidays. >> abc's christiane amanpour has covered this war and region extensively. aside from family members, who else is happy with this announcement? >> i think iran, because there will be no more u.s. combat troops in iraq. some in iran want it. the u.s. basically has been asked to leave iraq because the prime minister could not get it past the pro-iranian faction in parliament. some are very worried here in the u.s. that progress which has been made now

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," october 5th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm bill weir. he was our eddy sisoedison, our. yes, steve jobs was the most successful businessman of our generation, but deep down, he was an artist who worked in metal and glass, plastic and pixels. and the ideas that live inside his machines completely change our definition of form and function. after surviving pancreatic cancer and a 2009 liver transplant, the 56-year-old founding father of apple computer died tonight. he is mourned by his wife, four children and millions around the world who could not wait to see what he would come up with next. >> reporter: before he put a virtual world at our fingertips -- >> and we call it the ipad. >> reporter: before he turned household tools into objects of desire -- >> today, apple is going to reinvent the phone. >> reporter: before he changed the way we are entertained -- >> and you can watch it on your ipod. >> reporter: steve jobs was a baby his parents didn't w