for the last 10 years i have been married to someone who was a deputy chief of the lapd and i now refer to him as being in recovery. at the same time, i have been working extensively with home with industries, and my brother said, if he had dreamed i would be married to a policeman and working with a priest, somebody would be lying. i have been working with gangs and been involved with gangs, trying to figure them out for 34 years. i began as a young social worker in south los angeles. with gang infested housing projects that are now almost mythic, jordan downs and nickerson gardens, and i worked in these projects during what is referred to as the decade of death, when crack and unregulated gun availability laid waste to communities of color. in los angeles during the late 1980's and early 1990's, there were 1000 homicides per year in the city of los angeles, not the county, the city. now, we have between 203 hundred homicides per year. people talk about the gang problem having been addressed. i want to share with you, what i experienced, what i have learned, i am not a typical academic

the lapd called him a hug- hugger. i will repeat everything that they have said, not because of sore afraid of using profanity but because it was a different lapd. it was rumored that the mexican mafia was allowed to meet in his church and that he held guns for gang members. and he was helping gang members across the border. i am certain he knew where the body of jimmy hoffa was buried when you got done listening to the rumors. now, the lapd uses home with industries as an integral part of its anti-gang efforts. not all of them, not 9000 members, but i can tell you this, homeboy industries have their annual benefit to honor people in the community as well as former gang members, the person they honored was chief charlie of the lapd. unless you think that was an anomaly, the year before they honored the sheriff. there is an alliance between community-based organizations, and law-enforcement. this is not enough. there has also been in the streets, ongoing, a relationship, a delicate one, a thoughtful one between the loss

in addition to be a chemist. >> in addition. >> reporter: the lapd keeps a copy in the drug lab. what worries you most about this stuff? >> well, clearly chance when people, you know, are under the influence of a drug like this, it's, you know, anything's possible. >> reporter: it's possible johnny lewis will turn out to be the poster boy for this dangerous new drug. or, maybe, there's another explanation. when you heard about this case, did you think, ah-ha, he must be on one of these things? >> not necessarily. there's other drugs that cause it, so -- >> reporter: such as? >> pcp, for example. >> reporter: whatever it was, it is a tragedy. i'm david wright for "nightline" in los angeles. >> our thanks to david wright. >>> still ahead, how ben affleck found rebirth and redemption in a director's chair and how a most thrilling history lesson has mihm awash in oscar buzz. so, we all set? i've got two tickets to paradise! pack your bags, we'll leave tonight. uhh, it's next month, actually... eddie continues singing: to tickets to... paradiiiiiise! no four. remember? whoooa whooaa w

i have had the absolute privilege, every year until i am an old lady to go to the lapd medal of valor ceremony and an air raid each of the stories that a company that soldier, that police officer. who was injured in the line of duty or killed in the line of duty. i tell their story had a huge luncheon filled with police officers and their families, honoring the fallen and the injured in the line of duty. but again, we don't see it. i think our children don't have an absolute sense of risk. and therefore, bravery is a different face. tavis: how much bravery does it take to age in this business, as a woman? >> here is the reality. it is sad and true. when you cut to meet in the movie, and your image of me is from trading places, and you cut to me, i know that there are a bunch of people that gas. she really got old. it is the nature of the movie business. it is tinseltown and all of that. nowadays, you don't need lights at all. back in the day, the film's got was very insensitive and they would have these humongous lighthouse. and the lighting was everything. so everyone looked good. no

i have a feeling no matter how much i fight this, the lapd will win. >> i didn't realize how smart these smart meters were. when the clock is up, they are on you. no grace period, no hoping the meter made is down the street. >> meter expired, $63. >> in rush hour we know there will probablien abbey an accident and it will likely be on a dash-cam camera. look at this guy driving down the road. look up ahead at what he captured. an obvious head-on collision between these two cars. then as the driver keeps going, you see there's a third car involved. reportedly he did cross the line and hit head on a hyundai and bmw. you clearly see how damaged this hyundai was. according to reports, four people were injured and taken to the hospital. unfortunately one of the victims in this accident did end up dying at the hospital later. >>> i've got another point of view camera. this one from a motorcyclist. you see him clipping along pretty good in the right-hand lane. up ahead a silver suv changes lanes in front of him. he thinks, well, i'll go into the left lane. just when he thought he could go to th

. >> he weighed 97 pounds, he was 5'3", the lapd said his skin was too white, he was obviously malnourishedter: he said the family put him on a bus to l.a. with a list of homeless shelters, he said despite the years of torture and being a captive, investigators say the teen is talking. >> he is very polite, very timid, and surprising to me, he let us in. >> reporter: neighbors say they were not aware the teen even lived in the home. and investigators say his 13 and 11-year-old sisters had not seen their brother in two years. right now, his two sisters are in protective custody. a family has volunteered to care for comer until the investigation is completed. the teen's parents have been charged with seven counts of child abuse and are being held without bail. nick valencia, cnn, atlanta. >>> the u.s. is on alert as new anti-american protests erupt overseas. demonstrations in bangladesh's capitol city turned violent. the demonstrations are over an independently made film mocking muhammad. >>> and saying the security didn't have proper alarm systems, they want to be compensated for the injurie

he was not with the lapd. he was with a smaller police department for 30 years. he has since retired. he has been married twice. he has raised four children. he has lived an extraordinary life. i am grateful for having had him in my life as a guidepost. i do think it is the ultimate irony that he turned out to be a police officer. >> we have some other questions. very good questions. we do not have much time. i work at san quentin prison. they segregate inmates based on color and gangs. why do prisons not work on educating inmates on social relations, racial tolerance, and why don't they find a way so the different races can get to know each other? >> i would like to enter that. segregation has -- i would like to answer that. segregation has always been a problem in this country. i grew up in new orleans. we believe that education is the key. we all need to sit at the table. i do not believe in segregation for inmates. they need to tear that barrier down and put people together, no matter what. when we go inside the walls of san quentin, it is not just black inma

he was not with the lapd. he was with a smaller police department for 30 years. he has since retired. he has been married twice. he has raised four children. he has lived an extraordinary life. i am grateful for having had him in my life as a guidepost. i do think it is the ultimate irony that he turned out to be a police officer. >> we have some other questions. very good questions. we do not have much time. i work at san quentin prison.

. >> bob: do you think the lapd let the press know it will happen?at's how this works, bob. >> greg: who is president obama going arrest for the 8.1% unemployment? arrest somebody for that? when kathryn bigelow movie comes out it's the victory lap. intel given to her isn't available to anyone else. literally, the obama administration opened up the door of the cia and said come in. here is what you can have. make a movie of killing bin laden. >> bob: are you no longer giving the united states credit for killing bin laden? >> eric: don't spike the football. >> andrea: biggest threat to free speech is liberal. they cherry pick when they want to use it. build a mosque at ground zero, that their right. first amendment, first amendment. they run away from it. >> bob: don't say all liberals. >> kimberly: bob, forget about it. >> greg: can by clear we actually got the filmmaker before the terrorist. have we gotten the terrorists? mission accomplished we got the filmmaker. >> eric: we just admitted there were terrorists yesterday. >> kimberly: though we know

the lapd officer said his skin was translucent. was obviously malnourished. >> the teenager said his mother and stepfather had kept him locked up for four years in a basement in georgia. on his 18th birthday, they drove him to mississippi, put him on a bus and gave him a list of homeless shelters. the couple is now facing charges and authorities have found a couple willing to care for the teenagers. >> protests about the anti-islam film first shown here in the united states have now turned deadly again. in pakistan, police fired tear gas and live ammunition to try to subdue rioters. three people were killed and dozens more injured. the pakastani government declared today a holiday so that people could rally against the film. >> the race is on for general motors to correct a problem impacting thousands of vehicles. >> with vehicles are being recalled and what to do if you are driving one. >> what people are saying about the new iphone, coming up. >> a few scattered showers over the weekend. we will track the new front headed this way

the seemingly deranged man tells the lapd that he and cyrus are married. >> i am. even scarier. >> got any weapons on you. >> no, well, i have scissors. >> reporter: police found scissors in his pocket. along with that bizarre heart. >> he definitely believed that he was connected to miley and had a right to see her. >> reporter: it's unclear if he's a serial stalker. >> this hasn't been a lucky address for her. everything seems to be going wrong at this house. >> reporter: just last month, the singer seemed to be the victim of swatting. when someone places a prank 911 call. this time, they descended on cyrus home after a fake report of a home invasion. >> we responded to a call of kidnap in ro sesz. one person shot. >> reporter: cyrus has a lot on her plate right now. planning her upcoming wedding to actor liam hemsworth. and recording her next album. perhaps, now, shopping for a change of address. for "good morning america," tanya rivero, abc news, new york. >> a lot other news overnight. and for that, let's get it back to ron claiborne. >>> cleanup begins from t

and it's sharp and it's well -- it's extremely well abouted and it looks like a valentine to the lapd>> these two cops and the actors they work well together in the movie don't they? >> they work very well together. basically bringing that out. the deep affection that can't exist between two partners, two people working together who happen to be male. who have great respect and love for each other. >> now the cartel is after them and boy they have some scary names. >> you know what? they are scary villains, therest no aliens as scary as this gang member. yes, the camera pans and you just see their face. and you see that look. and you're like oh i never want to be a cop facing this guy. >> let's go to the romantic sports comedy of the week, what do you think about "trouble with the curve." >> there's nothing wrong with it. i think any movie -- it's an old-fashioned money ball opposite. remember "money ball." there was this way of figuring out where you took your money and how to get that player? this is the old-fashioned way. the scout for the atlanta braves has fading eyesight and his

the lapd officer said that his skin was translucent. obviously mall nourished. >> the teen said his stepfather drove him to mississippi, gave him $18 and put him on a train to l.a. with a list of homeless shelters. investigators say the teen has been talkative. >> he's very polite. very timid. but, you know, he let us in. >> reporter: neighbors say they were unaware the teen even lived in the home and investigators say his 13 and 11-year-old sisters had not seen their brother in two years. right now the sisters are in protective custody. a family has volunteered to care for comber until the investigators is completed. the teen's parents have been charged with seven counts of child abuse. they are being held without bail. >> wow. that is something. so he is now with foster parents? >> he's been taken in by a family allowing him to stay there until the investigation is completed. when authorities found him, he was completely emaciated. they said his skin was translucent and he weighed 87 pounds, just 5'3". that's why the police officer tho

sons of anarchy actor john lewis fell to his death after killing his elderly landlady according to the lapd which is awaiting toxicology test results to see if lewis was on drugs. >>> police will take soil samples from beneath the driveway of a suburban detroit home on friday to see if jimmy hoffa is buried at the site. a tipster told police a body was buried there around the time the teamsters' union chief vanished 37 years ago, however, the tipster never claimed it was hoffa's body. >>> a robbery caught on tape in florida. the fbi searching for several men who stormed the saks fifth avenue store an hour before closing. they robbed customers plus took money and jewelry from the store. >> and meet starship, the puppy. she has an enlarged esophagus and must have all her meals in a custom-made high chair to help the food go down easier. starship is looking for a loving home. she's up for adoption in greenville, south carolina. >> very cute. that's very sad, though. she has to look up like that. let's hope she finds a home. >>> coming up, the phenomenon of bagel heads. maybe you have seen this

the lapd helicopter is up perhaps looking for additional suspects. ce chase ended in east oakland near macarthur and richie. >>pam: for today's market update and a day of modest gains across the board, the dow finished up 13 points to 13,005 under 78. analysts say encouraging news about housing in the united states helped to boost investor confidence. >> existing homes and construction numbers came out today. purchases of previously owned homes was up 7.8%. that is a good number. record low mortgage rates in the growing population. it is not how but definitely not cold. 27 percent of purchases are cash. that is three times the normal. home builders are doing well on this news. it is good to see more americans working. >> ikea is opening more stores. >> ikea will double the case of their new stores. in this day and age lawyer about companies downsizing, this is the company expanding. >> bill gates and warren buffett plan to give away their fortunes during their lifetimes. this on to blower is making a charter schools. >>mark: quarterback vince young wa

they in a gun battle here in the intersection, lapd officers in a gun battle, we are going to pull outwe are going to push in. we have weather coming through, clouds, suspect is down. he had that large -- >> he's down because he was shot by police. expected to survive. >>> the co-captain of harvard's basketball team has chosen to withdraw from school in the latest cheating scandal. he will drop out and miss the entire season, according to sports illustrated. the team's other co-captain, has also been implicated in the scandal, but he has yet to decide if he will withdrew. dozens of students are -- withdraw. dozens of students are being investigated for cheating, they may have shared answers or plagiarized on an exam. >>> this morning u.s. secretary of education arne duncan is in the bay area to kickoff a cross country bus tour to focus on the idea that education drives america's suspect. he will be in redwood city 9:00, students plan to show him an original music video they've created. >>> how is the weather going to be for that event? warming up, baby steps mike? >>> a little bit. let