in new york city, this is "nightline," april 19th, 2012. >> good evening, i'm terry moran it was just three years ago that captain sully sullenberger pulled off a heroic crash landing they called the miracle on the hudson. and tonight, well, we bring you a strikingly similar tale of an inflight emergency, involved a bird strike that brought down a plane's engine. and a calm pilot's swift reaction and quick instincts presented have worst from happening. here's abc's jim avila. >> reporter: it's an incredible sight. danger, literally out of the blue. watch it again, just seconds after taking off from jfk, you can see a flock of birds fly into the engine of delta flight 1063, en route to los angeles. 172 passengers on board. wabc obtained this picture of the damage they caused. up in the air, within seconds after the strike, an unbelievably cool and calm pie lot alerts the control tower, he has a serious problem. >> delta 1063 has had an engine failure on the right engine. declaring an emergency due to a bird strike. departure delta 1063. we have declared an emergency engine failure on t

in new york city, this is "nightline," april 20th, 2012. >> good evening, i'm terry moran. "50 shades of grey" holds the number one spot in "the new york times" best seller wrist, an extraordinary distin shun for an erotic novel. it owes it word of mouth success to its massive female audience. an audience that some say is starting to fundmentally alter the male-dominated porn industry with a particular brand of for women by women erotica. here's abbie boudreau. >> reporter: ali thcia is 46, a former paralegal. now, she's a stay at home mom, who loves her 13-year-old son. her husband of 21 years. reading erotic novels and watching porn. >> i have porn and erotica here. >> reporter: call it a mommy porn revolution. a wave of steamy, sexy, some would sail raunchy romance novels sweeping suburbia. and something else. much of it is made by women for women. >> you say, "get back to work." >> reporter: who say it's all about what women wants. >> what our audience wants to see is a passionate love scene that is filled with chemistry and sense yulety. >> you take your hand and run it down her

in washington, this is "nightline," april 27th, 2012. >> good evening, i'm terry moran. he's got to be the most controversial ceo in the country. dov charney, the man behind those risque american apparel ads, who has weathered several high profile allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior. well, just weeks after one such case was removed out of court, charney agreed to a no holds barred interview. so, i went to his los angeles factory and discovered something unexpected. this look. so disarmingly direct. moments of vulnerable sensuality captured in seemingly casual surroundings. creepy polar roilds or marketing genius? maybe both. >> they represent our look. >> reporter: it's a famous look. >> it's a look. >> reporter: that look made dov charney and his company american apparel a marketing sensation and put him at the heart of the debate in the fashion world about what might be too sexy. one of the things that people said about your ads a couple of years ago is that you were shooting models that were too young, made to look younger and exploiting their sexuality. >> i

in new york city, this is "nightline," april 26th, 2012. >> good evening, i'm terry moran. it been six days since isabel celis went missing, leaving an open window as the only clue. but as police see lead after lead dead end, and hundreds of neighborhood volunteers walk away from their searches empty handed, a community's anxiety only grows. this is the kind of story that strikes fear in the heart of parents across the country. and abc's nall karlinsky brings us the latest. >> reporter: a week ago, 6-year-old isabel celis was here with her teammates. with her friends didn't know, after they left the field friday night, she would vanish from her bed as her parents allegedly slept next door. a case that has stumped investigators. >> we continue our search. >> reporter: captured the nation's attention. left her parents tormented. >> we are looking -- we're looking for you, isa. we love you. just please, please, to the person or persons who have isabel, tell us your commademan. tell us what you want. >> reporter: there have been other cases where a child was snatched. >> their

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," april 25th, 2012. >>> good evening. i'm cynthia mcfadden. tonight, we begin with the outrageous case of a debt collector who harasses and torments a woman for a debt she doesn't owe. millions of people across the nagts are in debt, and the collection business is booming. but some of the collections techniques you will see tonight are way over the line. and this time, they tangled with the wrong woman. abc news's elizabeth leemy reports. >> reporter: wheeling, west virginia s a small town. but diana mey has done something big. going after a debt collector that went after her and others nationwide. >> i'm a mom and a housewife and an accidental activist. >> reporter: the court ordered the company to pay diana $10 million. but she is is not stopping there. the latest project to turn the tables and collect from the collectors. >> i don't know that i will ever collect a dime, but if i can get their operation shut down that would make me happen. >> rep

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with cynthia mcfadden, terry moran, and tonight juju chang, this is "nightline". >>> good evening, i'm juju chang. there may be 666 million reasons it's a mega mystery. while the rest of us have worthless slips of papers we know there's three winners in three states. while it just took a few seconds for the machine to spit out those six magic numbers, who picked them and who will profit is taking a lot longer to sort out. here's abc's ryan owens. >> reporter: tonight, the melg ga millions mystery only deepens. the maryland woman who told the "new york post" she had a ticket worth almost $220 million told us she needs to double-check. >> do you still have the ticker? >> reporter: she works at this mcdonald's outside baltimore. only about a quarter of a mile from this seven-11 where the winning ticket was bought. she's not the only one confused. when she told the paper she won, her mcdonald's co-worker said, wait a minute, we won, too. they say she was part of their mcdonald's office pool. >> everybody give like $5 each to give for h

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," april 4th, 2012. >>> good evening. i'm cynthia mcfadden. tonight, terror in the skies as severe storms cause turbulence at 30,000 feet. the same storm demolished dallas-ft.worth yesterday. tonight, we bring you one amazing story from out of the rubble. a grandmother who hung on to her infant grandson for dear life as the winds tore down the house about them. >> reporter: the same storm system that spawned 13 tornadoes in the dallas area tuesday caused more chaos today. this time, at 30,000 feet. a united airlines flight was jolted by turbulence this morning. the plane, originated in tampa, made a mergely landing in houston. at least three people had to go to a hospital, including this flight aten dent in a neck brace. >> you can hit turbulence and everything goes that is not strapped down. >> reporter: in dallas, planes are being inspected by damage. american airlines canceled 400 flights today alone, after almost 15,000 passengers were stranded

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," april 18th, 2012. >> good evening. i'm bill weir. for over 30 years this show has appeared in this time slot. except for one night for one man. dick clark. new year's eve. he earned that after importing music and happiness in the american living rooms in the form of "american bandstand." today, a massive heart attack took the life of him at the him at 82. and tonight, proof of a life well lived. >> i want my mtv. >> long before anyone wanted their mtv -- >> let's have a look at the top ten board. >> there was his bandstand. long before we feared pyramid schemes, there was his afternoon delight. >> dick clark! >> and long before ryan seacrest came in to pinch hit for the ball in chief, dick clark launched 7 billion kisses while counting us down on new year's eve. >> i remember as a kid, i was allowed to stay up and watch dick clark with the headset and the microphone and the abc logo. i felt that was the coolest thing in the world. he made you fee

. >> 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," april 10, 2012. >>> good evening. i'm juju chang. tonight it's the age of the super smartphone, where one little device can carry your private e-mails, your passwords and even act as your credit card. but, while having your phone inside and out makes life more convenient, it also makes theft a graver danger. today there's a whole new way to fight back and make your smartphone less tempting for thieves. >> reporter: in los angeles, a thief sneaks up on his victim, knocks her over, punching her. she fights back. he slams her against the wall and beats her down, all this to steal her cellphone. >> it could happen to anybody. you just need to be careful. >> reporter: in san francisco, this unsuspecting woman has her cellphone snatched right out of her hand. in baltimore, thieves knock this victim out. among the items stolen, his cellphone. they even strip him naked as onlookers revel at the inhumanity. sometimes thieves are des

. ♪ i will always love you >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthiacfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," april 5th, 2012. >> good evening, i'm bill weir. for many, the devil made me do it is a bumper sticker punch line or old flip wilson routine. but according to the three young women you're about to meet, satan is real and at least one member of his demon army might be living inside you tonight. the gospels tell of jesus casting evil spirits out of helpless victims and these teenagers say they can do the same. but are they driven by faith oral fame? here's abc's dan harris. >> reporter: they are black belts in karate. they are ace horseback riders. and they are also demon fight earls. the leader of the pack, brynne. they call her the enforcer. she's 17, home school and a regular on the beauty pageant circuit. then, there's savannah, the compassionate one. she's 20, a college student and she looks likes to shop. and tess, the middleman. she can do both good cop and bad cop. she's 17 and performs in musicals. what do you say to p

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," april 12th, 2012. >> good evening, i'm bill weir. and we begin tonight with the classic tale of boy meets girl, boy marries girl and then boy's mistress hires hitman to take girl out. it is a homicidal love try angle with a surprising twist, when a woman's husband and his mistress are charged with masterminding a plot to kill her. she stands by her man. here's "20/20" anchor chris cuomo for our series "crime and punishment." >> reporter: murder for hire. seems to be a burgeons enterprise in america. >> the bullet went through this window. >> reporter: meet yvonne stern. she survived three separate shootings in a murder for hire plot. and this is? >> where the bullet hit the floor. >> reporter: so, it literally hit a foot from where you were standing? >> yes. >> reporter: the stern family lived a life of fanfare, not gun fire, since yvonne met her husband jeff 30 years ago on a blind date. >> basically love at first sight. we have the same needs a

>> 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," april 11, 1212. >>> good evening. i'm juju chang. the next time you see spam e-mail ads for cheap viagra, discount ambien, it might be wise to think twice. not only are you possibly buying counterfeit drugs, you may be being scammed. it's a scam that ripped off thousands of americans and it all starts with one menacing call. here is dan harris with tonight's "nightline" investigates. >> reporter: it is a multibillion-dollar industry. america is a pill nation. for many of our most personal needs from sleep to sex. >> why let erectile disfunction get fwh your way ? >> reporter: from weight loss, many of us turn to prescription drugs. for many of us too embarrassed to ask our doctor, there are scores of websites, and there is no subscription required. they're also inviting. but in some cases they could be a trap. a few clib clicks could lead t phone call like this. >> this is special agent david brown. we are going to bring you in

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," april 6th, 2012. >> good evening, i'm bill weir. they are multimillion dollar machines built to protect america. but for some living near the naval air base in virginia beach, the roar of those fighter jets brought more concern than comfort. and tonight, those feerls became reality when an f-18 plummeted to earth, minutes after takeoff, raining jet fuel before smashing into an apartment building. seven people were hospitalized, includes both pilots, and now, all but one has been released. here's abc's martha raddatz. >> reporter: the crash happened just after noon. moments after the f-18 fighter jet had taken off on a training mission from theoceana nay vail station in virginia beach. a two-seat fighter jet. 30,000 pounds of titanium, steel and carbon fiber, carrying a full load of fuel. 12,000 pounds. at the control, a student pilot. his fighter pilot instructor behind him. watching a catastrophe unfold. >> the plane went straight up with no sou

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is a special edition of "nightline," "kindergarten confidential: testing toddlers." >> good evening. we begin with breaking news from columbia, south america, where president obama arrived tonight to attend the summit of the americas, amid reports that a group of secret service agents has been sent back to the u.s., facing allegations of serious misconduct. abc's rena nine unanimous is with the president. what can you tell us? >> that's right, cynthia, good evening. we know president obama's secret elite force tasked with guarding him, members of that force has been sent home today for allegations of misconduct, involving prostitution. the reports first came out from the associated press, who said they received an anonymous tip that as many as a dozen agents may have been involved. while prosecution may becolumbi service says it is not something they turn a blind eye to and are looking to see exactly what happened. meanwhile, this could be the single most embarr

tensions ran high and terry moran tells us what happened inside. >> reporter: from the steps of the supreme court to the fields of american farms, where crops are rotting away because of tough crackdowns on illegal immigration. >> there's no way that we can get local help to pick this fruit. >> reporter: immigration divides americans, and it divided the justices today. the question, does arizona have the constitutional right to make it's own immigration law, requiring police to check people's immigration status during routine stops? to some, including lifelong arizona resident jim shea, who brought this case, that sounds unamerican. >> i've never expected to have to carry my passport in my own country to prove that i belong here. >> reporter: but inside the court, several justices seemed sympathetic to the huge costs of illegal immigration. justice anthony kennedy summed it up. the state of arizona has a massive emergency with social disruption, economic disruption, residents leaving the state because of the flood of immigrants. but the obama administration's lawyer argued that the nation c

." >> i'm terry moran. coming up next on "nightline" the racy ads have come under fire. his antics of american apparel. and a freak brain injury transformed his world. meet the man they call an accidental genius on "nightline." >> thanks, terry. and looking again live from sky 7hd at the boil drive demolition project on going all weekend. abc7 news at 11 continues in 60 seconds. ♪ [ typing ] ♪ ♪ [ camera shutter clicks ] ♪ gets her every time. [ male announcer ] it's hard to resist the craveable nature of the salty peanuts, dark chocolate, and smooth peanut butter in nature valley sweet & salty nut bars. irresistible. by nature valley. transform fat cells in your body to a kind of fat that actually burns calories. researchers at ucsf believe they are on the path to making that a reality. it is research that could some day help obese patients lose weight by turning bad fat into good fat. >> this difference is a white fat has lots of lipids. >> he is not just setting out to fight fat, but she planning to use it as a weapon. firs -- first it helps to understand we have all

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city this is "nightline," april 24, 2012. >>> good evening. i'm cynthia mcfadden. tonight an investigation that blows the lid off a steamy world where girls are bought and sold for sex online. police all over the country tell us the sale of sex has dramatically increased with the advent of internet classified ads. two years ago a public outcry led craigslist to shut down its sex ads but much of their business went to another web site site, backpage.com owned by village voice media. would shutting down backpage help stop the trafficking of underage girls? or are they as they claim, part of the solution? "nightline" investigates. >> reporter: it's a battle that's been waged on street corners since there were street corners -- sex for sale. but cops say the red light district is old-school. the new market is online for sex. >> you can buy it on backpage. you want a tennis racquet, you go to backpage. you want to go buy a teenage girl, about 13, you go to back page in the don'

." >> i'm terry moran. coming up next on "nightline" the racy ads have come under fire. his antics of american apparel. and a fr brain injury transformed his world. meet the man they call an accidental genius on"nightline." "nightline." >> thanks, terry. and looking again live from sky 7hd at the boil drive demolition project on going all weekend. abc7 news at 11 continues in 60 seconds.rsrsrsrsrsrsrsrsrs?x >>> imagine being able to transform fat cells in your body to a kind of fat that actually burns calories. researchers at ucsf believe they are on the path to making that a reality. it is research that could some day help obese patients lose weight by turning bad fat into good fat. >> this difference is a white fat has lots of lipids. >> he is not just setting out to fight fat, but she planning to use it as a weapon. firs -- first it helps to understand we have all kinds of fat cells in our body. the lesser known brown fat which actually burns calories. >> if are you obese, you tend to have less brown fat. if you are lean you have more brown fat. >> scientists say the

and our supreme court expert terry moran >>> let's begin with the supreme court. george will, the cw last week from the supreme court watchers, the court was prepared to uphold this, that barrage of tough questions i think surprised a lot of people, how do you think it came out attend of the day? >> within five minutes on day two, it was clear that the justices, at least five of them, had decided that the narrative advance by the critics of obama care was valid. this raises fundamental questions whether there is a limiting principal on what the federal government can do the congress can do whatever it wants and the federal government has better police powers. it was clear early on that five justices think that's a serious question. which takes us back to nancy pelo pelosi. during the debate over this, she was once asked, are there constitutional? she said, are you serious? she lived in san francisco and the democratic party. the idea of limited government is foreign to her as mongolia. we established what the justices are doing as they write this opinion taking se

. >> terry moran who covers the supreme court for abc had interesting point in his report last night. whole racial profiling issue did not come up in the hearings yesterday. the supreme court is going to make this decision without that issue really being taken into any serious consideration. and especially ironic since justice sotomayor is the first hispanic justice on the supreme court. >> a lot of people will be watching the supreme court on this one for sure. such a hot-button issue. >> it is, it is. >>> lawmakers in the senate have postponed making any major decisions about the future of the postal service. the senate voted to give the struggling agency $11 billion, but delayed decisions on closing some post offices and ending saturday delivery. the house has yet to consider what to do about the postal service's problems. >>> and an intangle grade whale that vanished off southern california last week has pulled yet another disappearing act. the 40-foot whale being called june was spotted again tuesday farther up the coast near monterey. but she went missing before rescuers could r