i'm terry moran. and earlier today, a daughter said good-bye to her famous mother. bobbi kristina, the daughter of whitney houston. and cissy houston, the car's mother, paid their respects at a private wake in newark, new jersey. a crowd is gathering to say farewell to a talent the world will not soon forget. that talent carried whitney houston away from home young. but talent alone cannot count for the trail-blazing figure she became. here's abc's linsey davis. >> reporter: it's fitting that the last song whitney houston performed on stage just last thursday, would be "jesus loves me." after all, whitney houston was a product of the gospel tradition. her service tomorrow is being called a homegoing. and in this case, the term is as literal as it is figurative. it's a nod to the return to heaven, for the voice so often described as a gift from god. in her hometown of newark, new jersey, a celebration of her religious roots. the service will take place at the church where it all began. the new hope baptist church. ♪ >> reporter: in the sanctuary tomorrow, a choir of

i'm terry moran. there are an estimated 370 million pornographic websites on the internet. and for any parent concerned about what their teen does online, the huge popularity of the young man you're about to meet may be deeply disturbing. his name is james deen. that's two "es," an he has an avid fan base of teenage girls. james deen isn't his real name. it's his porn game. here's abc's cecilia vega for our series, "modern sex in america." >> i think it's fantastic. >> just a ridiculous amount of love for him. >> james deen's like a guy you can meet in your neighborhood. and just get to know. >> reporter: these young women could be gushing about any number of heartthrobs hanging from their bedroom walls. ryan gosling, justin bieber, justin timberlake. but they're not talking about a mainstream hollywood crush. they're talking about james deen, a porn star. >> he's the ryan gosling of porn. >> reporter: the american porn industry, by some estimates, a $13 billion business, has now targeted and reached a new demographic, teenage girls. evidence of that? deen has become someth

i'm terry moran. religious refugees. now adays there's no sense in hitching up a wagon to get a congregation. it's gone online. tonight, we meet a man, an online preacher with an unorthodox message. here's abc's neal karlinsky for our series, "faith matters." >> what if i told you, jesus came to abolish religion. his rap has been viewed 19,000 times. it is a slickly produced youtube video, from a guy no one had heard of. a 22-year-old born-again christian, who makes the provocative and viral claim that he hates religion, but loves jesus. >> if religion is so great, why has it started so many wars? why does it build huge churches or fails to feed the poor? >> there's a problem that people know you're a christian by your facebook. >> reporter: you see a lot of hypocrisy in organized religious. >> i see a lot of hypocrisy in the world. >> reporter: jeff bethke is the preacher in this sermon. he's speaking to a generation, jaded by scandal. >> i think the biggest thing, my generation desires authenticity. we want someone to

i'm terry moran. let's talk football and security. it's got the makings of a spy movie. undercover officers, giant x-ray machines. bomb squad robots and emergency response aircraft. all part of an incredibly elaborate security apparatus designed to protect a colossal event, the super bowl in indianapolis, this sunday. where tens of thousands of fans are already gathered. here's abc's senior justice correspondent, pierre thomas. >> reporter: it's a week-long party on the streets of indianapolis. this night, kevin stickford and his dog are not the only ones looking for trouble. kevin and sonya are the few who are not here to party. they're members of a special unit called a hit team. it may look random. the leader of the team is very precise in what he was looking for. i noticed when you were coming down here, you were very targeted in some of the things you were doing. trash cans. bins. >> yes. we're always checking the trash cans. the newspaper boxes. the vehicles, police cars down through here. stage areas. she is trained to detect explosives, only. >> reporter: in othe

i'm terry moran. we're going to begin, tonight, with performance-enhancing drugs. in the world of toddler beauty pageants. yes. the drug in question is caffeine, which some moms give, along with sugar, to their daughters to give them an extra boost before taking the stage. the kids and moms say the peppy cocktail can give oomph. but what about the kids? here's abc's andrea canning. >> reporter: she calls herself honey boo-boo. >> me a boo-boo child. >> reporter: the newest sensation on the hit show, "toddlers and tiaras." and she has a secret weapon. honey boo-boo is doing what a lot of girls do to prepare. kicking off the high-octane performances with a little help. >> and we put red bull out. >> reporter: she guzzles down the high-sugar, high-caffeinated boost. >> here. >> reporter: her mother, june, created the liquid concoction, they call go-go juice. part red bull, part mountain dew. >> my go-go juice will help me win. >> reporter: before turning to the juice for pep, honey boo-boo was eating pixie stix which were dubbed pageant crack, before shows. >> i think

abc's terry moran is our veteran watcher of the supreme court. and he's on the story tonight. >> reporter: in 2008, abigail fisher, like thousands of young americans, applied to college, specifically the university of texas at austin. but texas turned her down. and for only one reason, she and her supporters claim because she is white. >> your skin color and ethnic heritage shouldn't be used as something that you benefit from nor should it be used as something that harms you. >> reporter: the university of texas uses a student's race as a factor in some admissions, giving minorities an advantage. all in the name of achieving greater diversity in the classroom. it's something colleges across the country do. lawrence summers, former president of harvard says, it's absolutely crucial that admissions committees take a student's race, and more important, economic background, into consideration. >> we do not want this to be the generation in which america's leading universities became both whiter and richer. >> reporter: at the supreme court, affirmati

here's terry moran with more. >> reporter: for decades, celebrities have been the apostles of cool.ybe, just maybe, there's a new trend. it comes from of all places the victoria's secret runway. where the women are young, gorgeous, and barely clothed. one of them, wants out, because of him. her name is kylie bisutti. 21 years old. she earned her spot the old-fashioned way. she won it on a reality tv show. >> i want to walk the victoria's secret runway with all my heart. >> reporter: beating out 10,000 other women for the job. >> i want this. i'll do what it takes to get it. >> reporter: but now, she doesn't want it. she said, i just starting becoming more uncomfortable with it because of my faith. she wants to save her body, she says, for her husband. something is happening here. >> faith is a flash point in our culture. talking about religion and spirituality is taboo for largements a of people. >> reporter: we know about tebow. justin bieber has a at the tee on his calf. and for heaven's sake, kim kardashian is going to church with leann rimes very publicly. so kylie tells us she'

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city. this is "nightline." february 10th, 2012. >>> and good evening. i'm cynthia mcfadden. it's friday. we begin, tonight, with problem pets. and a controversial but increasingly popular method for getting them to behave. psychiatric drugs, meant for humans. last year, pet owners spent a combined $7 billion on drugs like prozac and zoloft for their pets. now, that number is up, 35% in the last four years. but is that money worth it? and is it even ethically correct? here's abc's chris bury. >> reporter: this otherwise lovable mutt, frisbee, is cursed, with an obvious and serious affliction. 10 or 12 times a day, something, no one knows exactly what, sets frisbee off. turning this family pet into a tasmanian devil. so desperate for a fix -- erin riley hauled frisbee to a psychiatric clinic for pets, where they treat animals for mental conditions usually only diagnosed in humans. this used to be the state's mental hospital? >> it did. >> reporter: its founder is fully aware

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline." february 24th, 2012. >>> good evening. i'm juju chang. tonight, we begin with exotic and dangerous animals, that might be lurking in a backyard near you. they're kept as pets by people who don't seem to mind what the neighbors think. with recent headlines about brutal animal attacks and lions and tigers and bears on the loose, we meet the guy who makes it his job to keep those predators caged and your town safe. his business, wild animal insurance. here's abc's matt gutman for our series, "american jungle." >> reporter: cute. but deadly. this might look like a zoo. but it's actually someone's backyard. these guys are closer than you think, living as pets, right next door. >> okay. >> reporter: a rash of recent attacks and scares by exotic animals. >> there's a lion on mt. perry road and crenshaw. >> i just seen one. looks like a jaguar or a wolf or something. >> reporter: in zanesville, ohio, in october, more than 50 dangerous animals unleashed b

with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden, and bill weir in new york city. this is "nightline." february 6th, 2012. >>> good evening, i'm bill weir. we begin tonight with an explosion of fire that suddenly ended three lives at the center of an unusually volatile and public family drama. the victims were two little boys. the suicidal perpetrator was their father. a man suspected but never charged in the disappearance of his wife two years ago. the boys' grandparents said they feared that father might be capable of violence. tonight, they have their terrible confirmation. here's abc's neal karlinsky. >> reporter: it was a twisted murder/suicide. two young boys killed at the hands of their father josh powell in a terrifying end to a long and sordid nightmare. >> i was afraid that if he had the chance, the only way he could win this game that he was playing was to kill them. >> reporter: but what happened inside the house before the flames broke out is far more sinister than anyone could have imagined. police say josh powell tried to kill his 7-year-old son charles and 5-year-old br

. >>> good evening, i'm terry moran. here's the latest, the department of homeland security tonight has informed the presidential campaign of mitt romney that he will begin receiving secret service protection this week on a day when romney just demolished his closest opponent newt gingrich in the florida primary. it all looks to many like romney is gearing up to take on president obama in the fall although there are a lot of folks who see it very differently starting with newt gingrich. here's tonight's coverage of "your voice, your vote." >> thanks, you guys. >> reporter: mitt romney, call him the new comeback kid. or maybe romney's the gangsta just a few days ago polls showed him slipping behind newt gingrich who was surging after his big win in south carolina last week. >> i would love to understand how it is that speaker gingrich characterizes himself as more conservative than me. >> reporter: then romney and his allies unloaded. the romney forces fired an unprecedented barrage of harshly negative ads at gingrich. th

>> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline." february 16th, 2012. >>> good evening. i'm cynthia mcfadden. we begin with the business of sex and the question of whether more women are paying for -- well, what exactly? the ultimate boyfriend? well, tonight, we visit a company in las vegas that caters exclusively to a female clientele. the women pay for dates. they say, they're just out for fun. and the men insist whatever money is exchanged violates no law. here's juju chang for our series, modern sex in america. >> reporter: meet shawn. he's getting ready for work. >> i put a little vaseline lotion. make my skin nice and soft. >> reporter: his is not your average day job. his line of work, fulfilling women's fantasies for a price. $500 for a night. or $1,000 for a night. how much of that do you see? >> 80%. >> reporter: $800, just another night for a gigolo. ♪ ♪ call me >> reporter: richard gere may have immortalized the concept in "american gigolo," but male escorts catering to women, has a

>> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," february 7th, 2012. >> good evening, i'm bill weir. until a few weeks ago, le roy, new york, was best known as the birthplace of jell-o. but now a medical mysteries that thrust the small town into a spotlight. the case is drawing so much attention because the victims of this mystery malady are almost all teenage girls, classmates at the lee call high school. so, could it be something in the water causing their condition? in the air? in their heads? here's my co-anchor cynthia mcfadden. >> reporter: it's all anyone on main street can talk about. >> there are just so many different rumors. >> some people are weird about it. >> different stories. >> reporter: at the white hot center of it all, the question of what is happening to the girls at le roy junior/senior high school. 15 of the 600 students have come down with a strange illness, a disturbing tick. their claims have gotten them national attention. but many of the families insist no real resol

cynthia mcfadden, terry moran, and bill weir in new york city.his is a special edition of "nightline," "one moment in time: whitney remembered." >>> good evening. i'm cynthia mcfadden. almost no one had what whitney houston had. a talent so big that fans in the millions gave their hearts not only to her songs but to the woman herself. this weekend, she was preparing for music's biggest night of the year, the grammys, where she had won so many times before, but it wasn't to be. tonight, her journey, in her own words and through the eyes of some of those who knew her best. ♪ and i will >> reporter: it's as if the world lost its voice, one fan said. and what a voice it was. ♪ i will always whitney houston. a sweet and soaring melting pot of gospel and soul silenced at 48. >> thank you so much. >> last night, alongside the celebration of adele's big win at the grammys -- >> heavenly father, we thank you for sharing our sister whitney with us. >> reporter: the industry mourned the loss of the woman with the golden voice. >> amen. ♪ no matter what they

with terry moran. cynthia mcfadden. and bill weir in new york city. this is "nightline." february 27th, 2012. >>> good evening. i'm bill weir. columbine high school has produced countless good kids over the decades but there's a couple well-armed bad ones who took so many lives that it tainted the place in our collective memory. for a moment, this morning, it seemed that chardon high school in suburban cleveland was doomed to a similar fate. when a 17-year-old allegedly stood up in the cafeteria and opened fire, killing at least one, wounding others. it is horrific, but it could have been much worse. and chardon could have been another columbine, if not for the extraordinary actions of one assistant football coach. here's abc's reena ninan. >> we have an active shooter at the high school. >> reporter: the terror began early this morning in a normally quiet suburb of cleveland. >> repeat, active gunshots at the high school. >> reporter: inside the cafeteria at chardon high school, where 1,110 students go to school, kids were settling in for breakfast around 7:30 this morni

. >> i'm terry moran. coming up next on "nightline" super bowl undercover with a quarter million fans swarming indianapolis tonight. we follow the law enforcement teams. they are looking for prostitutes, pick pockets and guys with bombs. guys with bombs. and tim tebow eople chatting] guys with bombs. and tim tebow everyone, it's $37 a piece. paying with your smart phone instead of cash. that's a step forward. with chase person-to-person quickpay, you can send money directly to your friend's checking account. all you need is their email address or mobile number. don't worry honey, i'll show you. thanks everyone. so take a step forward... and chase what matters. firestorm of criticism. susan g komen for the cure is abandoning plans to stop funding for planned parenthood. laura anthony reports on a dramatic retreat and the fallout that may not go away. >> planned parenthood's spokesperson is excited now that the susan g komen foundation reversed its decision to cutoff funding to the planned parenthood chapter

." >> i'm terry moran. coming up next on "nightline" a sunshine state smack down. the republican primary that may be the nastiest on record. how romney trownsed gingrich. and one woman's journey to drop 500 >>> tonight a judge is ordering 12 occupy protesters to stay 300 feats away from oakland city hall. the 12 protesters were among the 409 people arrested in saturday night's violent demonstrations outside the plaza. four of the defendants were charged with felonies and eight with misdemeanors. the district attorney requested the stay order saying the city will not tolerate people who come to oakland with an organized strategy to riot, vandalize and clash with police. >> the city of berkeley is leading another socially-minded charge. tonight it voted unanimously to punish wells fargo bank and look for a more socially minded institution. it will hold hundreds of millions of dollars in city assets of the alan wang reports from berkeley city hall. >> this will be a very good and a real blow. >> it is a $300 million message. they want to pull it from the downtown well

. >> first, here's terry moran with a look at what you'll see after abc 2 news. >>> a young man withs of teenage fans who find him on tjjjr @&c% but he's not justin bieber. he's a veteran porn star. >>> the vegas superbowl bash. that's coming up on night line after abc 2 news at 11:00. çóñr+ ( susan ) so what are you gonna get me for valentine's day ? ( seth ) wouldn't you like to know ? something sparkly ? maybe. something sweet ? mmm... let's just say it's a surprise. the helzberg diamonds gift box. diamond heart pendant and godiva chocolate gems. i love you. you do ?

. >> i'm terry moran. coming up next on "nightline" super bowl undercover with a quarter million fans swarming indianapolis tonight. we follow the law enforcement teams. they are looking for prostitutes, pick pockets and guys with bombs. and tim tebow talks >> closed captioning brought to >> closed captioning brought to >>> a major 180 and facing a firestorm of criticism. susan g komen for the cure is abandoning plans to stop funding for planned parenthood. laura anthony reports on a dramatic retreat and the fallout that may not go away. >> planned parenthood's spokesperson is excited now that the susan g komen foundation reversed its decision to cutoff funding to the planned parenthood chapters across the country. >> we are thrilled that the komen foundation reversed its decision. a key piece of what planned parenthood does is breast health and breast cancer screenings. >> we have never been asked to fund planned parenthood. >> the executive director of the bay area foundation. she says komen doesn't curr

." >> i'm terry moran. carolyn and dan, coming up next on "nightline" as music giants prepare a final farewell for whitney houston we remember how she defied the rules. and he caught it on tape when his mother-in-law fired. >>> it is known as the military's dirty little secret. sexual assault and rape affect one in three service members, one in three. that's double the rate of the civilian population. >> cheryl jennings has the story of several women who were sexually assaulted in the military and the bay area congresswoman committed to changing things. >> may name is megan pinasco. i was a u.s. marine, and i was raped multiple times by a fellow u.s. marine. >> my name is katie webber. i joined the army when i was 17, and i was raped by another soldier and discharged by the time i was 19. >> my name is lamanda cummings formerly amanda johnson. i am a navy veteran, and i was raped by a united states sailor. >> my name is diana kuntz, u.s. air force, and i was raped by a fellow airman. >> diana was 17 when sh

." >> i'm terry moran. carolyn and dan, coming up next on "nightline" as music giants prepare a final farewell for whitney houston we remember how she defied the rules. and he caught it on tape when his mother-in-law fired. we have exclusive interest >> closed captioning brought to >>> it is known as the military's dirty little secret. sexual assault and rape affect one in three service members, one in three. that's double the rate of the civilian population. >> cheryl jennings has the story of several women who were sexually assaulted in the military and the bay area congresswoman committed to changing things. >> may name is megan pinasco. i was a u.s. marine, and i was raped multiple times by a fellow u.s. marine. >> my name is katie webber. i joined the army when i was 17, and i was raped by another soldier and discharged by the time i was 19. >> my name is lamanda cummings formerly amanda johnson. i am a navy veteran, and i was raped by a united states sailor. >> my name is diana kuntz, u.s. air force,

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terry moran, abc news, the supreme court. >> walking a fine line. this fall with the decision maybe as yerl a as next year. >> it's one of those hot debates that the country has had for many years now. and you've heard terry mention the most important part is since the last decision in '03 justice o'connor is off the bench and justice alito who obviously leans right is on there. so the court itself could make a significant step here. but what a busy docket they have. they're going to tackle a lot. the health care issue later this year. arizona's controversial immigration law. and now affirmative action. they have a full docket over the next 18 months or so. they have a lot of bit hot topics to say the least. stay tuned for that. >>> a couple criminal trials to tell but that. first the hate crime against a former student at rutgers university in new jersey. opening statements could begin today in the case against dharun ravi. he's accused of using a web cam to spy on his gay roommate's sexual encounter with another man. that roommate, tyler clementi,