the move that upstaged madonna's halftime performance put the sport of slacklining front and center. tonight, we'll show you why many have tried but only one was chosen. the super bowl's own sketchy andy shows us the skills. >> from the global resources of abc news. 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

. >>> finally, the balance of the bounce from the man who dared to upstage madonna, if only for a moment> it took an extreme athlete on a not so tight rope to captivate 114 million pairs of eyes. matt gutman takes another look. >> reporter: you knew there would be a breakout star in madonna's halftime extravaganza on nbc. it was andy lewis. anointed with a peck from the queen of pop, bouncing into your living rooms in a modified tunic. a 28-second performance that seemed two parts wow and one part ow. that's not exactly a tight rope. it's called a slack line. a one-inch thick ribbon of nylon giving folks like andy lewis a sport. it's called slack-lining. >> the super bowl was definitely the most public place at the i have ever slacklined. you have that many people live, there's an energy put into you that you can't access any other way. >> reporter: known as mr. slackline on youtube, he's the sport's only star. it's so new, it doesn't have any sponsors. founded in colorado in the early '80s, it spread to california. in the nude over roaring rivers. years of practice, extraordinary balanc

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it is not good protocol to upstage madonna. >> agreed she is kind of a queen. >> she put on a good show years old. checking america's money news, we are looking at higher gas prices and look at the weekend box office and target's latest best seller. >> good morning increase in gas prices -- gas rose almost 13 cents in the past month and prices may go up another 60 -- 16 cents by may. it is wary about the middle east. despite high gas prices, dealers are optimistic about their sales with cars. they're getting new models and using social media more. 80% of car buyers started shopping online. the target plan to woo shoppers seemed to be workable. jason wu had fashions selling at a target under $60. chronicle took top honors at box offices this weekend. it took an $22 million, almost three times what they had expected. >> 6:80 and so let's get a look at traffic and weather. >> let's check in with lisa baden. >> plenty are going to work but unfortunately we have a crash in college park. the accident is on the inner loop near the ikea, moved to the left shoulder. that is leaving 95 to go towa

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who joined herrher onstage may have upstaged madonna with this gesture. the most poignant, jason pierre paul shared his first super bowl victory with his close-knit haitian family, including his beloved father, john, who has been blind most of his son's life. and that obscenity by m.i.a. forced nbc to issue an apology. sound familiar, guys? >> i don't know why you'd say that, cindy. cindy, thanks. >>> after the game, police in riot gear had to use flash grenades to disperse angry patriots fans at the university of massachusetts am hurst. 13 were arrested. no one was hurt. in the last three minutes of the game, twitter reports there were an average of 10,000 tweets per second, setting a new record. here in new york, there will be a victory parade for the giants tomorrow morning in lower manhattan. >>> there is not much to celebrate in egypt, where a crackdown on pro democracy groups is straining relations with the united states. >> this morning, 19 americans were formally charged with creating and managing nongovernmental organizations without a license fr

madonna upstaged by m.i.a. middle finger. >>> and parking passes, luxury boxes, we expose the free ride for elected officials. the bay area investigative unit exclusive. >>> and a south bay student on his way to meet the president. >>> good evening, in the weather center the big changes this week. while it is dry on the radar, we are tracking a high wind watch over the nt 24 hours. winds could gust as high as 40 miles an hour. we will have details on that and plus more on what to expect for tomorrow in just minutes. ♪ so i break him off tricks let's pay it with sticks i'ma say this once yeah, i don't give a ♪ ♪ don't play the stupid game >> did you see it the middle finger malfunction during the halftime show. m.i.a. flipped the bird. nbc tried to sensor the moment was a second too late. the nfl issued a statement apologizing and blaming nbc. nbc releasing its own apology calling it a spontaneous gesture. nbc fired back at the nfl saying the nfl hired the talent and produced the halftime show. >> little disappo

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madonna's halftime performance was full of high tech dazzle. the reviews are mixed. singer m.i.a. who joined her on stage, may have upstaged the headliner with an obscene gesture. if that was the night's flow, maybe the most poignant moment came after the game when giants star jason pierre-paul shared his first super bowl victory with his close-knit haitian family, including his beloved father who has been blind most of his son's life. >> the m.i.a. situation forced nbc to issue an a immediate apology. seems familiar, doesn't it, guys? >> don't know why you'd say that, cindy. >> yeah. >>> after the game police in riot gear had to use flash grenades to disperse angry patriots fans at the university of massachusetts amherst. 14 were arrested, no one was hurt. twitter reports there were an average of 10,000 tweets per second in the final minutes. setting a knew record. here in new york, there will be a victory parade tomorrow morning in lower man tant. >> not much to celebrate in egypt where a crackdown is strange relations with the u.s. 19 americans are facing criminal charges. >> one is the son of transportation secretary r