>> weir? >> you want to look at that envelope?n't. >> would you like to look at that envelope? >> yes, please. >> that's just the tip of the iceberg. >> i just had a hearing on him yesterday. >> yeah, he didn't catch on. >> you know, you can't even really say that you're surprised. >> no. >> you can't even -- it's not even disappointment. you can't be disappointed, you know, if you're not expecting, like, a higher level of behavior. i don't know. there are days that -- days that this job is not a lot of fun. today is one of those days. pretty much based on this one incident. >> but disappointment is the last thing adam drake is feeling. he's elated over a new development in the dining hall. the prison has loosened the assigned seating policy, which used to require inmates to sit in the first available seat. >> they opened three rows until every table has at least one person sitting in it. they won't back up. so basically if the table i'm going to doesn't have the seat i want to sit in, then i just look for the one that's open. if

in new york city, this is "nightline," november 3rd, 2011. >> good evening, i'm bill weir. he was paid $150,000 a month to keep michael jackson healthy. but conrad murray could soon spent 48 months earning prison wages. after the death of the pop star, six weeks of testimony, 12 men and women are deciding murray's fate tonight. as today's tense closing arguments indicated, the stakes feel much greater than the maximum of four years murray could spend locked away. abc's jim avila was there and has the latest tonight. jim? >> reporter: bill, there was no holding back from either side today in closing argument. this was street fighter litigation, with the prosecution blasting conrad murray as incompetent, saying his mistakes and his negligence led directly to michael jackson's death. while the defense contended that, in fact, it was michael jackson and his terrible lifestyle that killed michael jackson. >> for michael's children, this case will go on forever, because they do not have a father. >> reporter: it was the jacksons not in court that dominated the emotional opening a

in new york city, this is "nightline," november 8th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm bill weir. they say it's not the crime that creates trouble, it's the coverup. but sometimes it's both. as with the pedophilia epidemic in the catholic church and the attempt to hide it and now a narrower but deeply troubling scandal at a distinguished american university. what kind of person knows about the abuse of children and does not do everything to stop it? well, tonight, fingers are pointing at a man millions long considered a symbol of decency. here's abc's dan harris. >> love you, joe! >> reporter: tonight, an extraordinary show of support for joe paterno, the embattled penn state legend, his house mobbed by hundreds of students, linking arms, chanting and singing. ♪ for the glory >> with penn state, i'm proud of you. i've always been proud of you. >> we love you, joe! >> reporter: that joe paterno is fighting for his job tonight is an epic reversal of fortune for a man who built penn state into a national brand, charging to victory under the motto, success with honor. a man now possib

in new york city this is "nightline," october 31st, 2011. >> good evening, i'm bill weir.or pure branding savvy, it would be tough for any madman to cop kim kardashian.and, herself since eclipsed her reality star beginnings in a recent blowout wedding with designer dresses and tv rights, was just business as usual. but now a twist. and questions about how the business might threaten the brand. here's abc's john donvan. >> why did kim kardashian file for divorce? >> reporter: so, the story breaks in the entertainment world today. >> was her 72-day marriage to kris a giant tv stunt? >> reporter: and are we really supposed to be surprised? >> married just over two months, kim times for divorce. >> reporter: really? >> this fairy tale is over, after 72 days. >> reporter: 8:10 this morning, a los angeles courthouse, kim kardashian, famous for being famous, times for divorce, 72 days after saying her nuptials in a televised broadcast on the e net work. a four-hour ceremony that cost $10 million, which works out to $138,000 that she and kris humphries were man and wife. and thoug

so tonight, bill weir has tips for doing it right. >> hello, lovers. happy thanksgiving.se who want to keep the oven off this holiday and go outside, enjoy a nice, brisk autumn and also for those who enjoy a little danger. seasoning their stuffing and cranberries, the threat of a, i don't know, massive deck fire, third degree burns. now step number one is to go to youtube and type in "turkey fryer disaster." >> drop and run, dude. drop and run. >> reporter: and there you'll see why you're going to want to remain sober and well away from your wood deck. the first mistake, all of those people made, was overfilling the kettle, so when they drop the bird, ill spilled over the top and started a fire that will burn for weeks. start by putting your bird in the basket and in the kettle and fill it up with water. you want to put just enough water to cover the top of the bird. just barely over the top and that way you know exactly how much oil to put in. so, the night before you fry the bird you want to inject it with marinade. you can buy the premade stuff, there's plenty of good

in new york city, this is "nightline," november 9th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm bill weir. and there is breaking news tonight, as penn state university announces their legendary football coach of 46 years, joe paterno, is done. >> joe paterno is no longer the head football coach effective immediately. >> this comes after grand jury allegations that one of paer the nope's top assistants raped young boys on campus and paterno did not do enough to stop him. earlier today, the 84-year-old football legend said he would retire at the end of the season. but according to the associated press, paterno said tonight, quote, right now, i'm not the football coach and that's something i have to get used to. the school's board of trus deeps announced that university president graham spanier would be stepping down. students who have rallied around the coach all week yesterday in large numbers, are gathering tonight with tears and cheers following that announcement. >>> well, we turn now to a cautionary tale about a youthful indiscretion involving the modern phenomenon known as sexting. 1 i

in new york city, this is "nightline," november 1st, 2011. >> good evening, i'm bill weir. thanks for checking in tonight. >>> in the genre films, hiring a hitman means a trip to a bar on the wrong side of town, a briefcase and a photograph. works almost every time. but real life is a little bit messier and paying to have someone killed is a transaction rife with all kinds of complications. cops are called, money is stolen, gunmen miss. tonight, the story of three failed murder attempts and one incredibly complex marriage. here's abc's john donvan for our series, "crime and punishment." >> reporter: the disturbing math of yet another murder for hire plot. one innocent-seeming address in houston. one well-heeled socialite who lived there, yvonne stern. and an unbelievable three times gunmen have tried to kill her. >> an unusual number of people are involved in this murder for hire. >> this is the second accused hit man to go to trial. >> now he'll tried on attempted capital murder charges. >> reporter: the first time, february 2010, the house was sprayed with bullets. she wa

. >> 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," november 2nd, 2011. >> good evening, i'm juju chang. and we begin tonight with a single mom who came to this country and made it big. sofia vergara is the rehot star of "modern family" here on abc. in many ways the show reflects the changing reality of the american family. in her spare time, she's launched a line of clothing for women who want her hot hollywood flare for less. all this, from a woman who once thought she'd be a dentist. here's my colleague cynthia mcfadden. >> i know that i have an accent but people understand me just fine. >> reporter: it was a role written just for her. >> i called your secretary and told her to order you a box of baby jesus. >> reporter: she plays gloria on abc's hit comedy "modern family." >> it's all very good. >> reporter: she's loud. she's funny. >> drop it. >> reporter: and she's perfectly sexy. and, of course, there's that accent. >> i didn't say hairing. i said hairing. >> reporte

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," november 23rd, 2011. >> good evening, i'm terry moran. tomorrow is thanksgiving, a day to feast, but it's also the start of the multibillion dollar holiday shopping season. black friday has now changed into black thursday. and it also marks the beginning of a lesser known, more sinister holiday tradition. turns out that with a huge flood of shoppers who come to buy comes a huge flood of shoppers with other plans and it may end up costing you. here's abc's john donvan. >> reporter: it's that warm and fuzzy time of year again. that open up your wallet time of year again. from now, until christmas. on the front lines of the american consumer marketplace. but it is also time, did you know, for a lot more of this. the theft that goes on, spring, summer and fall, at a cost to the retail industry of $35 billion last year. and did you know it really starts to spike now, in the holiday season? and in the supermarket industry, where the stores really only

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," november 11th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm terry moran. and we begin tonight with the scandal engulfing penn state university. the accusations of repeated sexual assaults on children by a coach there have shocked the country. today, president obama expressed his outrage. now, in an exclusive interview, the mother of a boy who says he was sexually abused by coach jerry sandusky speaks out for the first time. her story is gut-wrenching, for all parents, especially those whose kids play sports. boys, as well as girls. linsey davis reports. ♪ >> reporter: thousands gathered tonight to remember the victims. a candlelight vigil on the steps of penn state's old main building marked the end of a stunning week. first, the shocking arrest of former defensive coordinator jerry sandusky. and then, the firing of legendary head coach joe paterno. >> we want joe! >> reporter: riots shook the campus and have threatened to overshadow the eight young sexual assault

>> announcer: from the global e resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," november 22nd, 2011. >> good evening, i'm try moran. well, on the eve of this holiday season, your travel dollar might not feel like it goes as far as it used to, but tonight, we're going to make some every day travel earls who found ways to fly literally around the world in first class luxury for next to nothing. if that sounds too good to be true, maybe it's because you've never seen the extreme measures these folks will willing to take to wrack up frequent flyer miles, that allow you to fly for a discount or for free. here's abc's john donvan. >> reporter: this is where rick ingersoll gets to go practically for free when he goes flying. to the front of the line at the check-in counter to the first class lounge. to cements like these at the front of the airplane, first class and business class. and the places he and his wife have gone together this year? such as -- >> this year we've gone from savannah to athens and then flew over to kroi way t

bill weir, abc news, in mossel bay, south africa. >> and there will be more reporting from bill later on "nightline." and "shark attack" will air on friday on gnat gnat geo wild. >>> and still to come, a father gives his children a wonderful thanksgiving gift. and through the woods. and a little bit of skidding on the ice and taking out grandma's garage door. so while you're celebrating, allstate will be standing by. trouble never takes a holiday. neither should your insurance. that's allstate's stand. are you in good hands? ♪ come soups that you'll love getting to know. new slow kettle style soups from campbell's. extraordinary taste sensations crafted from premium ingredients. slow kettle. new from campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. new from campbell's. wait a second... with olay challenge that. new regenerist wrinkle revolution... relaxes the look of wrinkles instantly, and the look of deep wrinkles in 14 days. ready, set, smooth... regenerist. from olay. >>> we are wrapping up this thanksgiving eve with one more reason to give thanks. researchers are piling up evidence abo

" >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," november 9th, 2011. >> good evening to all in the west. there is breaking news tonight. penn state university has announced that their legendary football coach of 46 years, joe paterno, is done. >> joe paterno is no longer the head football coach, effective immediately. >> this comes after grand jury allegations that one of paterno's top assistants raped young boys on campus and paterno didn't do enough to stop him. earlier tonight the 84-year-old football legend released a statement saying "i am disappointed with the board of trustees decision but i have to accept it." and he urged students to remain calm. but tonight a spontaneous rally in support of paterno turned violent but reports of an overturned satellite truck and sporadic violence. you can follow developments on abcnews.com and gma will be live from state college in the morning. >>> we turn now to a story of youthful indiscretion involving the modern phenomenon known as sectioning. 1 in

bill weir, in south africa. >> well, work a wave of his hand, president obama gave two plump turkeysanksgiving reprieve. liberty sat calmly as the president and his daughters offered a blessing. another turkey named peace was also spare. >> tomorrow is one of the best days of the year to be an american. it is a day to count our blessings, spend time with the ones we love and enjoy some good food and some great company. but it is also one of the worst days of the year to be a it turkey. >> he is right about that. these two turkeys, however, will retire to the historic home of george, washington, in mount vernon, virginia. stay with us as we continue tonight. the u.s. airways passenger on flight 901 from alaska to philadelphia as he put it he didn't fly, he stood. and the over 100 cars trapped in a gooey mess in pennsylvania where a leaking tanker dropped drive way sealant over 40 miles of the highway. workers tried to scrape is off the road. it. the mess means botched thanksgiving plans and some nerve wracking driving. >> driving like you had a flat. >> our car was like driving rough.

met johnny weir at a function for ronald mcdonald house. very nice man.od. east bay shore 58 richmond low 60s for everybody else. south bay temperatures in the low to mid 60s. on the peninsula low to mid 60s. near 60 downtown south san francisco through the north bay valleys around 60°. upper 50s at the beaches to around sausalito to the monterey bay 58 carmel low to mid 60s for the bay as inland. today a lot of sunshine 55 eureka 50 tahoe 60s everywhere else to 77° in palm springs. tonight patchy fog upper 30s north bay valleys low to mid 40s for the east bay valleys 41 palo alto everyone else mid to upper 40s, near 50 san francisco, cold front sideswiping us now just a few light sprinkles hanging around. this will exit when it does high pressure moves in. check out these temperatures upper 50s to low 60s at the coast. upper 60s to near 70 around the bay. mid to upper 60s inland for everyday after today. have a great day here's jacqueline. >>> the roads still checking in problem-free. a lot of people enjoying their holiday weekend with today off. southbo

" >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," november 29th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm cynthia mcfadden. tonight, on the island of aruba, the only suspect in the disappearance of a 35-year-old american woman was released after four months in jail. authorities on the island believe a man she met online, gary giordano, was involved in her disappearance. but as of tonight, there is still no body and no physical evidence. abc's matt gutman had exclusive access to giordano as he was released. >> reporter: it was the moment gary giordano had waited for for 116 days. the only suspect in the disappearance of robyn gardner. now, a free man. but even as he and his attorneys rolled out of the prison gates, they were swarmed by the media, blocking his car, peering inside. abc news was there as giordano arrived at this hotel. low cams angry taunts of "murder." tonight, his first night out of a bathroom-sized cell he shared with two others for 17 hours a day. his first unmonitored and emotional call home

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," november 15th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm terry moran. it's a shocking scandal that seems only to be getting bigger now. a new accuser is speaking out against penn state university tonight, saying that he was abused by a professor there, but that the school treated him with hostility when he spoke up. this, after yesterday's stunning development, a flat public denial from form eer coach jerr sandusky that he abused young boys. tonight, here, a woman of one alleged victim tells us what she thinks of that denial. here's abc's jim avila. >> reporter: ten days after the sexual abuse scandal at penn state first erupted, happy valley continues to roil, amid horrifying allegations against jerry sandusky. in an interview last night with nbc's bob costas, he admitted to showering with young boys from his second mile charity in the team's locker room. >> okay, we were showering and horsing around and he actually turned all the showers on and was actual lly

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," november 10th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm terry moran. it's the kind of extreme decision that, if we are lucky, we never face. to risk an irreversible medical procedure in hopes of repairing a chronic health problem and starting life anew. the woman you are about to meet, now 39 years old, came to believe that her weight problems would kill her before she got to see her children marry. so, she took the leap. here's abc's matt gutman with her story. >> reporter: for holly, the breaking point came when her 10-year-old son payton couldn't get his arms around her for a hug. when we first met her last october, holly was more than 200 pounds overweight. she could barely walk, much less keep up with payton, her 11-year-old son tyler and her husband, barry. >> i want to take them to disney and go on rides. i just want to have more energy. i want to keep up with people my age. >> reporter: for as long as she could remember, holly had been fat. >> i've bee

. >>> good evening, i'm bill weir. guilty is the verdict tonight in the trial of michael jackson's doctor, conrad murray, convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the star's death almost 2 1/2 years ago. after six weeks of hearing evidence, it took the jury just under nine hours to decide that murray's action had cost jackson his life. and here's abc's jim avila in los angeles with the latest. jim? >> reporter: bill, the houston cardiologist brought to los angeles at a whopping $150,000 a month to try to put michael jackson to sleep tonight sleeps in the los angeles county jail. conrad murray, a friend and personal doctor to one of the most famous men in the world found guilty of killing his one and only patient. michael jackson's parents, two of his sister, two of his brothers rushing to court with high hopes. la toya tweeting en route verdict is finally in. i'm shaking uncontrollably. promising followers that michael would be with them in the courtroom assuring the right verdict. once inside, the family sat just a fe

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," november 17th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm cynthia mcfadden. we begin tonight with marriage and regret. the actress demi moore today announced she plans to divorce her much younger husband, ashton kutcher. they've been married six years. some marriages don't make it nearly that long. exhibit a, kim kardashian and her 72-day union. the authors of a new book say, don't be shocked. 30% of divorced women put on their white dress and march down the aisle even though they had a sinking feeling it wasn't going to work. the question tonight is, why do they do it? here's abc's andrea canning. >> reporter: it was billed at kim's fairy tale wedding. it cost a reported $10 million. a custom dress by vera wang. $15,000 wedding cake, six feet tale. and that multimillion dollar deal signed with e entertainment to make it a television spectacular not to be missed. >> you may be seated. >> reporter: but in the end, it all added up to a fizzled fairy tale that last

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," november 24th, 2011. >> good evening, and a very happy thanksgiving. i'm cynthia mcfadden. today, as so many of us gathered around the family table to share food and laughter, we thought it fitting to remember that on the other side of the world, there are 116,000 mostly young americans serving in iraq and afghanistan, whose families are celebrating another holiday without them. as two wars that have told now for more than a decade wind down, they fight on. abc's senior white house correspondent jake tapper and "nightline" producer ely brown traveled to afghanistan to spend time with them. >> reporter: we're headed to the tip of the spear. to a remote base in mountainous northeast afghanistan. pakistan is right there. that mountain, under the clouds. this is the northern-most forward operating base. how does that feel? >> differences between you and the enemy, but still. >> reporter: it's morning at forward operating base bostick. the men and wom

. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," november 16th, 2011. >> good evening. we begin tonight with a major development in a child abuse scandal that continues to grow. yet another mother has come forward, saying her son was adopted by the now disgraced former penn state coach, jerry sandusky. she says sandusky used the children's charity he set up and ran to gain access to her son and others. sandusky is charged with 40 counts of molestation and abuse. here's abc's jim avila. >> it was unnatural from the beginning. >> reporter: she knows jerry sandusky all too well. debra long shares a child with him. hers by birth, his first as a foster child and at age 18, adopted as an adult. after a relationship that began when matt was just 10 years old. >> when it first started, you could see that he was, like, excited to see jerry show up. and as it progressed, it got to the point where he would look out the window, see jerry pull in and hide behind a bedroom door. >> reporter: matt has said pu

. >>> good evening, i'm bill weir. the case began when a terrified man with a gunshot wound emerged from a dark forest crying out for help. he was police allege the target of a serial killer or killers in their midst and tonight they continue the grim search for more less fortunate victims. as for the apparent suspects in custody one is a 52-year-old self-styled man of god, the other, a teenage boy whose parents insist he's fallen under the older man's spell. with the very latest here's abc's dan harris. >> reporter: how did this 16-year-old high school junior from outside akron, ohio, a wanna be cop, a big lumbering popular kid named brogan rafferty, how did he get caught up in alleged serial killings where the victims were recruited on craigslist? it's a sensational case making national headlines. >> fatal scam, the deadly hoax. >> breaking news, a man is found buried in a shallow grave. >> is he scared. >> of course, he is. >> reporter: brogan's mother says he is in this situation because he made friends with the wr