here's linzie janis with tips on how to keep dinner and everything around it from going up in smoke. >> reporter: watch from the point of view of a firefighter just how dangerous a house fire can be. tonight experts warning kitchen fires are the number one cause. most often combustibles like clothing catching fire, cooking oil getting too hot, and pans left unattended. we've shown you before what not to do if it happens to you. don't open the oven door if you see smoke. the oxygen will only ignite flames. don't throw water on a fire. water is heavier than the oil you cook with and will send flames shooting higher. and for that same reason, never throw frozen food into burning oil. so what can you do to put out a fire? firefighters say have one of these nearby and know how to use it. as it turns out, many of us don't. we saw that first hand, too, when we put homeowners to the best. one woman fumbling with the pin for ten seconds, another standing too far from the blaze to put it out. >> if you have it in your house you should know how to use it like any other tool in your house. >> re

linzie janis. abc news, new york. >>> tonight two weeks until thanksgiving, some good news for the big feast. the annual projection is in showing thanksgiving dinner will cost a little less this year. the average dinner will cost $49.04. that's 44 cents cheaper than last year, thanks to a bountful year for breeding turkeys and cheaper rolls and green beans. >>> also tonight real money showing you how thousands of dollars in hidden treasure could be lying unused in your home. >> look how much that thing is going for. >> over $100. >> we help one family turn it into a lot of cash in an hour and you can do it, too. >>> and hero dogs, police dogs now getting bulletproof vests. it's america strong. we're back in two minutes. you really love, what would you do?" ♪ [ woman ] i'd be a writer. [ man ] i'd be a baker. [ woman ] i wanna be a pie maker. [ man ] i wanna be a pilot. [ woman ] i'd be an architect. what if i told you someone could pay you and what if that person were you? ♪ when you think abou

here's abc's linzie janis. >> reporter: 11-year-old antwan alexander's dream was to be on the detroit pistons dance cam. so, when he got his chance, he went for it. ♪ for 20 seconds, the 20,000 strong crowd roared for him, then, the camera shifts to the pistons usher, shannon sails, who has been entertaining fans with his moves for years. he challenges the young groover to a dance-off. >> oh, you want to challenge, so, i just went on. >> he was so hyped and the crowd was just behind him. i was like, he's taking my crowd. >> reporter: fans can't get enough and tonight, look at this new number. 2.5 million views and counting. >> i don't want to brag, but i'm good. i brought my a-game. i think i won. >> reporter: we wanted more. >> i'm coming to get my revenge today. >> reporter: call it the "world news" dance cam. ♪ >> i think i won. >> he is so good. >> reporter: but tonight, there's one winner. that 11-year-old and his 20 seconds in front of the fans. linzie janis, abc news, new york. >> by the way, antwan sings at church and that dancing usher sails he plans to see antwan at chur

>> reporter: linzie janis, abc news, highlands, new jersey. >> we thank you for watching tonight. we're always here at abcnews.com. "nightline" later and we'll see you right back here again tomorrow night. good night. 123450 >>> tonight, three workers hospitalized in tesla. we're live with injuries. >> the controversial new head of the university of california system silences critics with a surprise new policy on fee increases >> tonight an investigation reveals dangerous signs of radio activity. can anyone guarantee the area is safe? >> and the tax consequences of same-sex marriage. >> here is writ happened three workers burned by hot metal today at tesla car factory in fremont. good evening, everyone. >> this mishap is the latest accident involving tesla. now this industrial accident. we're live where the victims were taken for treatment. how are they doing? >> i can tell you off the top good, news, there were three people brought here for burns. one of them has been released now, a spokesperson toll tells me a call came in and they learned it was an industrial accident and all

abc's linzie janis tells us for the first time your packages will be delivered on sundays. >> reporter: say good-bye to the door buster, the pushing, the shoving, the crowds. that's the message from amazon today, striking a deal with the u.s. postal service to offer sunday delivery for the first time. it starts this week in new york and los angeles and will expand next year. it's all about convincing shoppers that buying online can be just as speedy as going to the store. >> i think it's really simple. when you see amazon delivering a package on a sunday it shows that it's sweating. it's feeling the pressure from the brick and mortar retailers and slicing back somehow. >> reporter: and the big chains are starting earlier than ever this year. >> don't let the holidays sneak up on you. >> reporter: toys r us announcing it will join the likes of target, macy's and walmart all opening their doors on thanksgiving day. almost 80 percent of us buy our presents in stores. online holiday shopping was up nearly 10 percent last year. it's expected to grow by 13 percent this year. viewers tell us

abc's linzie janis now on how much we're going to save. >> reporter: this week's cold blast has many americans reaching for their coats and their thermostats. tonight good news, heating oil prices are already 19 cents cheaper than this time last year. they're set to go even lower. >> we could see heating oil prices drop 5 to 15 cents a gallon between now and christmas. >> reporter: and there is more. gasoline prices, already about 35 cents lower than they were two months ago, are heading down again. analysts say the national average could be $3.05 by christmas. already drivers in 34 states are seeing pump prices at some gas stations below 3 bucks a gallon. one reason for the drop? hurricanes have been virtually nonexistent this year, unlike last year when super storm sandy led to fuel shortages. an even bigger factor? that american oil boom like in north dakota where production is up ten fold in just 8 years. >> the united states right now is brimming with oil. it's certainly helping motorists at the pump. >> reporter: the average american family spends around $4,500 a year on gasoli

linzie janis, abc news, new york. >> and by the way, antoine plays piano and sings at church. that dancing usher says he plans to go see antoine, and the pistons have invited him to the next game. diane right back here tomorrow night. "gma" first thing in the morning. have a great week. >>> abc 7 news starts right now with live, breaking news. >>> we are following that breaking news from the oakland coliseum where two people were taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries following today's game against the tennessee titans. the alameda county sheriffs office says a woman jumped from the third deck of the stadium near section 301 around 4:30 this afternoon. the section was closed to the public at the time. a fan, walking along the concourse, about 60 feet below, saw it happened and tried to catch her but he was critically injured when she landed on him. they believe the woman jumped intentionally. both fans are in critical condition. stay with abc news for the latest on this breaking story and follow us on twitter for updates. >>> good evening. thank you for joining u

here's abc's linzie janis. >> reporter: today is 23-year-old identical twins alex and jamie synder's first new york city marathon. >> 5:30 in the morning, so excited. first new york city marathon. >> reporter: they are autistic and unable to communicate. for them, running is a form of therapy. >> this is our number one main activity as a family. everything else kind of comes second to running. >> reporter: alex, who is the fastest and runs with a coach, just set a new personal best. >> alex! 3:14.35. unbelievable! alex, you did it! you did it! >> reporter: for jamie, who runs with his dad, allen, the memory of the boston marathon had made today a struggle. >> there was a lot of crying and screaming and animated people around us and he was traumatized. >> reporter: but robin and allen are determined to help jamie get back to the races that have given him and his brother so much joy. >> they don't live a normal life, so, this is something that really, i think, connects with them and makes them happy. >> reporter: and just as we came to air, jamie finished the new york marathon. >> woo!

he just don't know that. >> reporter: for "good morning america," linzie janis abc news. >> antoine he wants to be either a doctor or lawyer when he grows up. >> he's talking about a being mortician. >> or lawyer or doctor. a dancing mortician. >> i loved that not many my house. >> so many quotables in that story. >> speaking of a game, ginger zee always bringing her a game. this is a big week. >>> the east coast, by thursday, we're drying out and it's just cold. before that all happens, i wanted to go through this for you, the storm with the snow, where does it fall you and how much falls? this is through thursday morning and this is all west of the actual coast. rain is the game from atlanta through the carolinas, three-plus inches is the red color. some coastal areas, back to alabama and mississippi may see some locally heavy rain showers. this thing is fast moving once it gets up the coast. drying out behind it. promise you cold and breezy. many michigan, you see what the lake-effect snow is going to do today. the machine is on. two to four inches in that area. let's get a check a

abc's linzie janis has the story of these dueling dancers. ♪ >> reporter: for 20 seconds, 11-year-old antoine alexander's dance moves this 20,000 fans at the detroit pistons game going wild. then, the cam moved to the pistons' famous dancing usher, 46-year-old shannon sales. then back to alexander. sales then challenges the young mover to a dance-off. ♪ more than 2 million hits on youtube since tuesday night's game and alexander is a sensation. >> he was like doing his moves and everything. and then they came back to me and i was like, come on. >> he had tried to get that dance cam on him throughout the whole entire game. >> he was like, mom, you'll never believe this. >> reporter: sales says it's the first time he's ever challenged a fan. >> this is my house. time for know step up. >> i don't want to brag but i'm good. i have the sprinkler. or the michael jackson shoulder move. i have the steal. then i do the wave. i bring my "a" game. i won. >> reporter: but at a pistons practice, a rematch. this time, with a little help from the detroit pistons dancers. >> yeah. >> i think i won.

linzie janis, abc news, new york. >> by the way, antwan sings at church and that dancing usher sails he plans to see antwan at church. "gma" first thing in the morning, diane here tomorrow night. good night. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- at 6:30.s abc 7 news >> police need your help finding those behind the shooting death of a u.s. postal service worker. mixed reaction on the deal s nuclearith iran' program. get ready for another night of freezing temperatures. it is brutal out there. what is in store for the next few hours and this holiday week? steve rudin keeping track of this cold blast. >> we had wind gusts earlier in the day of 45 miles per hour at reagan international airport. the cold weather will stick around for the evening and overnight hours. take a look at temperatures. it is 27 in frederick, 30 degrees at reagan national airport. , what ithill factor feels like out there, in the single digits. it feels like 23 in arlington this hour. satellite and radar, a few snow showers across western pennsylvania. don't be surprised if you see a f

>> reporter: linzie janis, abc news, highlands, new jersey. >> we thank you for watching tonight. we're always here at abcnews.com. "nightline" later and we'll see you right back here again tomorrow night. good night. >>> on "the list," the most talked about person in the world isn't a good singer. that's right, it's not mile miley cyrus. you know how angry bird are everywhere? well, now, they're someplace else. we've got the winner of t energy bar wars. >> happy wednesday. you're on "the list." give us 22 minutes and we'll give you the world and a cat but besides being the top name, the pope's twitter handle is the fourth most talked about word. >> at number two, new low down on corporate kmuting. a british study found of the 2,000 participants, 70,000 of women have an office romance but only with the boss. >> how about doing it in the dark with a total stranger? don't worry, i'm not a total stranger. >> back off. i'm a serious journalist. >> they say finding love at work is easier pause you skip that awkward getting to know you stage. we're telling you this because the holiday p

linzie janis, abc news, highlands, new jersey. >> what's the point? just sounds dangerous. right? i love hot, spicy food but at some point you go -- there's a line for me dangerous. >> are you a mild person? >> i will jump out the window or >>> making news in america this morning -- relief operations. victims of the supertyphoon are fighting for survival, as much-needed aid finally begins to arrive. we're live in the philippines. >>> and problem-plagued. another black eye for healthcare.gov. the low number of people who signed up on the website is adding fuel to the fire. >>> mile-high drama. >> i thought i was going to die. that's what everybody on that plane thought. >> terrified passengers telling their story. and why the person in charge made it much worse. >>> show stopper. a master of choreography in a performance that's going viral. >>> good thursday morning, everyone. we begin with more american aid arriving in the philippines this morning. >> the "uss george washington" has arrived. this image on its facebook page just a moment ago. the aircraft carrier is floating off th

linzie janis, abc news, highlands, new jersey. >> what's the point? just sounds dangerous. right? i love hot, spicy food but at some point you go -- there's a line for me dangerous. >> are you a mild person? >> i will jump out the window or the plane. >> you would rather jump out of a plane? >> i'd jump out of plane before i eat a whole chili pepper. >> this is from blair. this is their ultra and it says on the thing, try it with >>> good morning. i'm diana perez. >> i'm john muller. here some of the top headlines on "world news now." >>> good morning. i'm diana perez. >> i'm john muller. here some of the top headlines on "world news now." >>> aid and volunteers are arriving in the hardest-hit areas of the philippines. crime is one more threat. how families who survived are now desperate. the military is investigating an accident at camp pendleton, california, which killed four marines. the victims died in an explosion while they were doing maintenance on an ordinance range. >>> senate democrats meet with president obama today about the troubled rollout of the health care reform.

. >> abc's linzie janis has tips on keeping your turkey day from going up in smoke. >> reporter: watch from the point of view of a firefighter just how dangerous a house fire can be. experts warning kitchen fires are the number one cause. most often combustibles like clothing catching fire. cooking oil getting too hot and pans left unattended. we've shown you before what not to do if it happens to you. don't open the oven door if you see smoke. the oxygen will only ignite flames. don't throw water on a fire. water is heavier than the oil you cook with and will send flames shooting higher and for the same reason, never throw frozen food in to burning oil. what can you do to put out a fire? firefighters say have one of these nearby and know how to use it. as it turns out, many of us don't. we saw that firsthand, too, when we put homeowners to the test. one woman fumbling with the pin on the extinguisher for ten seconds. another standing too far from the blaze to put it out. >> if you have it in your house you should know how to use it like any other tool in the house. >> reporter: rememb

linzie janis, abc news, new york. >> i love it. >> so much fun. >> just let it go. sales, by the way, this is the first time he challenged someone in the audience to a dance-off. sales is the usher that always does his thing. he thought this kid was so good he better challenge him. >> he has a generous heart. when you challenge an 11-year-old on a cam in front of the stadium to a dance-off, you know who's going to win. they were both outstanding. too cute. >> don't miss our updates on facebook, wnnfans.com. >> see you in a bit. >> announcer: this is "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades. ," informing insomniacs for two decades. >> announcer: this is "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades. >> announcer: this is "world for me, it was heart-wrenching. bea: it takes a toll on everyone. i mean, it's a depressing disease to watch unfold before your eyes. you just don't see -- the person's soul is, like, gone. lisa: this disease just ravages a family. it changes your life. the magnitude of it is indescribable. art: now is the moment. if we

linzie janis, abc news, new york. >> what a story. >> big deal for them. alex and jamie have completed more than 120 races but five marathons and eight half marathons over the past seven years. that's an incredible feat. >> what an inspiring story. >> really are great. >> one time three hours and just a handful of minutes. that is impressive stuff. by the way, little tidbit for you. 2,000 spectators. oldest racer male 93. this is an interesting one, what country besides the u.s. do you think is most represented? >> kenya. >> france. with 3300 runners. who knew, right? >> let me guess, two kenyans and they both won. >> cups of coffee at the start. they are just amazing, aren't they? >> oh, my gosh. >> this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades. two de forged out of bravery, sacrifice, and duty. from all corners of the country, a family for life. ♪ but whether they served in lands far away or communities close to home, some of these men and women may face difficult times or even crisis. but sometimes reaching out for help can be t

here's abc's linzie janis. >> reporter: joni meyer-crothers is the queen of savings, her skills featured on tlc's show extreme couponing. crothers says when it comes to finding the best bargains this holiday season you don't even have to get off the couch. >> most of the deals are going to come around and can be found online, too. >> reporter: the coupon queen took a break between turkey and pie to share her strategies. tip number one, use ebates.com to get cash back on online purchases. tip number two, start following a blog, like retail me not.com, that gathers all the online coupon codes for you. tip number three, cancel that online order right before you place it. chances are you'll soon get a discount offer for that very item in your in-box. as for joni, she spent black friday shopping for charity. >> i got all this stuff here, drum roll, please, i paid $148, that's 85% savings. >> reporter: crothers says we can achieve big savings if we do homework. she suggests researching all the items on your list, finding the best price, instead of going to three stores, go to one and ask for a

linzie janis, abc news, new york. >> i love it. >> so much fun. >> just let it go. sales, by the way, this is the first time he challenged someone in the audience to a dance off. sales is the usher that always does his thing. he thought this kid was so good he better challenge him. >> he has a generous heart. when you challenge an 11-year-old on a cam in front of the stadium to a dance off, you know who's going to win. they were both outstanding. too cute. >> don't miss our updates on facebook, wnnfans.com. >> see you in a bit. >> announcer: this is "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades. >> announcer: this is "world hehey. i'm anderson coop.. as a a parent, you want to makae sure that your child knows how to deal wiwith bullyi when they see it happening. and chances are, they want to help but they don't really know how. teach them that the bt thing to do is calmly walk away, find a teaeacher or oter adult, and spspeak up. and your part--be that alt they can talk to and trust will listen. join me to help stop bullyining. go to stopbullying.gov to fin

. >> abc's linzie janis is at the starting line. linzie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, dan and bianna, it's a cold, cold morning out here, organizers say this marathon is back better and safer than ever, police pulling out all of the stops to protect the world's biggest marathons. they have eyes in the air and thousands of officers lining the route. there's expected to be 48,000 runners and spectators. it's 26.2 miles starting here in staten island and ending in central park. many inspiring stories. we had a chance to meet up with one incredible family as they geared up for today. for the snyder family, running is so much more than a sport or a way to keep fit. >> this is our number one main activity as a family. everyone else comes second to running. >> reporter: 23-year-old identical twins are severely autistic. >> on the spectrum they're at the very bottom. they're nonverbal. >> reporter: running has given them joy and relief from the frustrations of not being able to communicate. when the boys were 8 years old, dad al

janis is here with more. >> reporter: good morning, easy decision to make, which building is taller? wilson or 1 world trade. >> new york can't beat us, we're chicago. >> reporter: a tale of two cities and a few ongoing rivalries. the windy city. versus the big apple. the cubs. or the yankees. deep dish. or thin crust. and now, another one to add to the list. will willis building versus 1 world trade. at 1,776 feet, 1 world trade center towers over the new york city skyline. but critics say, remove that spire at its peak and the newest american sky scraper clocks 83 feet shy of willis tower at 1,451. the council of tall buildings met friday to determine whether this needle kountsz making it the tallest building. the decision comes true. how much is really riding on the outcome. >> it might hurt a little bit of city pride. >> reporter: and chicagoans seem to agree. >> what if this isn't the tallest building? >> a little bit disappointed. >> reporter: what happened if the 1 world trade center in new yo york. >> probably go to that one. under its current criteria, spires that are part o

. >> reporter: linzie janis, abc news, new york. >>> also in the news tonight a headline about violence in the movies. a new report shows movies rated pg 13 have now become more violent than r rated movies were when the ratings process began back in the 1980s. parents who have been relying on these ratings are left without a lot of help. here's abc's david wright. >> reporter: shoot 'em up block busters like the first of the diehard movies or the original terminator used to be rated r. but their modern day sequels, pg 13 even though you now get a lot more bang for the buck. researchers at the university of pennsylvania looked at the top grossing movies of the past 60 years, from cinderella all the way down through the hunger games, watching in particular for the level of gun violence. >> our conclusion is that the rate of gun violence in the pg 13 category has gone up like three times since it first started. >> reporter: in 1985 the average pg 13 had less than one shooting per hour, in 2012 nearly three shootings per hour. sex and swearing will still earn on r rating but gun violence pg

linzie janis has the latest developments. >> reporter: 22-year-old jordan graham looks composed as she entered a montana courthouse to ask a judge to throw out charges that she murdered her husband, cody johnson, just eight days after their wedding. in court documents, graham says she was trying to brush away her 25-year-old husband's arm, not push him off a cliff, as she's been accused of doing on the couple's honeymoon in glacier national park. >> reporter: in court friday, graham said the fbi agent who first questioned her, put his hand on her knee and made her feel uncomfortable. he was showing respect to a distraught graham when he touched her leg during the interview. graham's attorney also argued that agents distorted her words in a taped confession. only recording the second half of the conversation. >> we've now heard the heart of the defense. which is i never said that. that's not the way that it happened. but that's an argument to make in front of a jury. >> reporter: also in court, federal prosecutors told the judge they believe a piece of cloth found near johnson's body, m

abc's linzie janis is on that angle at a best buy in manhattan. good morning, linzie. >> this best buy has been open since 6:00 p.m. on thanksgiving day, with crowds clamoring for hot-ticket items like this sony ps-4, the x-box one here. and the ipad air, that you can save $60 on. retailers are calling this their super bowl, with 140 million americans expected to hit the stores. >> i'm in. >> reporter: this morning, retailers are tallying up meganumbers for those megadeals. walmart's calling it the most successful black friday in its history. the gigantic chain saying it processed more than 10 million transactions at its registers between 6:00 and 10:00 p.m. on thanksgiving day. add to that, so much traffic, its website temporarily crashed. big sellers, tvs and tablets. 2 million hdtvs and 1.4 million tablets on the first night. but the big headline for most retailers, online is a winner. as many of us engaged in a little couch commerce between turkey and pie. >> it's not just cyber monday. it's gray thursday, as well. we have a double-chance to g

news for american families, big savings on the way for heating up your home and filling up your car linzie janis now on how much we're going to save. >> reporter: this week's cold blast has many americans reaching for their coats and their term stats. tonight good news, heating oil prices are already 19 cents cheaper than this time last year. they're set to go even lower. >> we could see heating oil prices drop 5 to 15 cents a gallon between now and christmas. >> reporter: gasoline prices already low are heading down again. the national average could be $3.05 by christmas. already drivers in 34 states are seeing pump prices at some gas stations below 3 bucks a gallon. one reason for the drop? hurricanes have been nonexistent this year, unlike last year when super storm sandy led to fuel shortages. an even bigger factor? that american oil boom like in north dakota where production is up ten fold in just 8 years. >> the united states right now is brimming with oil. it's certainly helping motorists at the pump. >> reporter: the average american family spends around 4, $500 a year on gasoline.

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here's abc's linzie janis. >> reporter: say good-bye to the doorbuster, the pushing, the shoving, the crowds. that's the message from amazon striking a deal with the u.s. postal service to offer sunday delivery for the first time. it starts this week in new york and los angeles, and will expand next year. it's all about convincing shoppers that buying on-line can be just as speedy as going to the store. >> i think it's really simple. when you see amazon delivering a package on a sunday, it shows it is sweating. it is feeling the pressure from the brick and mortar retailers and fighting back somehow. >> and the big chains are starting earlier than ever this year. >> don't let the holidays sneak up on you. >> reporter: toys 'r' us announcing it will join macy's, target and wal-mart opening their doors on thanksgiving day. 80% of us buy presents in stores, but on-line holiday shopping was up nearly 10% last year and it's expected to grow by 13% this year. >> i will be doing all of our holiday shopping on-line. >> it's going to be so much easier to shop on-line, with free shipping, discou

linzie janis is here with what it all means for your money. >> reporter: good morning, bianna and dan. this is a great year for 401(k)s. and it keeps getting better. the dow hitting a new high. it's up 23% so far this year, heading for its best annual gain in a decade. and the jobs report, showing american companies hired 204,000 workers last month. that's much more than the 125,000 figure that economists had predicted. and it came, despite that 16-day government shutdown. most of the new jobs in retail, hotels, restaurants. all of them, of course, gearing up for the holidays. and there were more signs this week that the economy is gaining strength. a report showing the economy grew at an annual pace of 2.8%. again, much better than expected. the big question now is, is the economy strong enough for the federal reserve to cut back on some of the stimulus it has been providing in the form of bond purchases that keep interest rates ultralow? some analysts are betting that the fed will start to pull back as early as december. others saying, it would be march. either way, it's coming. >>

chicago native and current new yorker, a very split personality, linzie janis is here with more. good morning. >> reporter: so accurate, dan. good morning. you think it would be an easy decision to make, which building is taller? willis or 1 world trade? simple, right? not at all. and a committee of experts have this weekend to decide. >> new york can't beat us, we're chicago. >> reporter: it's a tale of two cities and a few ongoing rivalries. the windy city. versus the big apple. the cubs. or the yankees. deep dish. or thin crust. and now, another one to add to the list. willis tower versus 1 world trade center. in the battle over the tallest building in america. at 1,776 feet, 1 world trade center towers over the new york city skyline. but critics say, remove that 408 foot spire at its peak and the newest american sky scraper clocks in just 83 foot shy of willis tower's height of 1,451 feet. >> the spire is an extension of the form, and the expression of the building. as opposed to an antenna. which is a piece of functional technical equipment. >> reporter: the council of tall

abc's linzie janis is here. >> reporter: it's really blowing up online. de rossi has never been so open about her sexuality and her eating disorder. portia de rossi, famed for her stunning looks and sparkling wit. >> i mean, this. and these. >> reporter: is opening up in a candid interview with british tv host, amanda de cadenet. >> i didn't want to be gay. i didn't want to be a lesbian. >> reporter: de rossi appeared on de cadenet's show, "the conversation." in the interview, she said, she had never even met a lesbian. and couldn't see the possibility of living life as an openly-gay women. >> i don't want to live like this. i don't have to. >> reporter: de rossi says some of the worst moments came during her time on hit show, "ally mcbeal." and her desire to hide her sexuality, led to her eating disorder, that saw her go from 125 pounds, to 82 pounds, back up to 168 pounds. >> the thing that kept me company was my eating disorder. >> reporter: de rossi said she thought she would be safe, as icy professional attorney, nell porter. but suddenly, her charac

linzie janis has more. >> reporter: from russell crowe to leonardo dicaprio, george clooney has things to a. >> i don't have children. but i do have family. it's family of actors. >> reporter: george clooney gushing about his hollywood family. but this morning, the "gravity" star is dishing dirt. his biggest target? gladiator star russell crowe who slammed clooney, harrison ford, and robert de niro for doing commercials, like this one, which he sid was sacrilegious. clooney made fun of crowe's band. i sent him a note going, dude, the only people who succeed when two famous people are fighting is people magazine. what the expletive is wrong with you? he said he received an apology from crowe. he sent him a book of poetry. he picked a fight with me. he started it for no reason at all. i think he said, i was all misquoted. this morning, the oscar winner taking aim at leonardo dicaprio, saying leo's friends talked trash in a game of basketball. the discrepancy between their game and how they talked about their game made me think how posht it is to have someone no your life to tell you what

linz linzie janis has the story. >> reporter: thousands of scientologists including tom cruise, john travolta, and kelly preston, gathered in florida this weekend for the opening of the church's 377,000-square foot flag building. private event was policed by church volunteers. pictures showed the elusive leader, david miscavage on sunday. it was built at a cost of $145 million. >> a scientology church like no other. >> reporter: this graphic shows what is inside. a bookstore. a chapel. according to scientology, what this building has that none of its other facilities have are special rooms for practicing l. ron hubbard's superpower program. he described 57 senses. according to the village voice, these leaked renderings show you what is in the room. like this fyroscope. or this one, that checks your magnetic sense. >> on the fifth floor are machines that scientology says can help develop a sense of smell, taste, awareness. understand balance. >> reporter: hubbard developing the program in the 1970s. the church kept it under wraps because there wasn't a facility. >> hubbard said the su

linzie janis has the story. >> reporter: this morning, 81-year-old radio legend, casey kasem, three adult children for his adult marriage, are in court for a second time, fighting against their stepmother to be his caregivers. they say actress jean kasem, their father's wife who has been caring for them, is not allowing him to see them. >> she's not returning my e-mails or my phone calls. >> reporter: today, a judge will consider their petition requesting a conservatorship over kasem, who is suffering from parkinson's disease. >> they have to show he would benefit by a conservatorshicons that jean kasem, was doing it wrong. >> reporter: at a hearing last month, the judge appointed an independent doctor who has been assessing the quality of care being provided by jean kasem. in documents filed in court, jean kasem, most famous for playing on "cheers." >> good-bye, gang at cheers. i'm sorry you had to witness this ugly scene. >> reporter: said, quote, these children single-handedly and irreparably shattered the lives of their father. >> reporter: jean kasem also says her and her husband hav

linzie janis has the story. youtube's first ever awards shows streaming live on the web, made up of a homemade mashups of hits made phenomenons. like rebecca black's "friday." ♪ friday freud gotta get down >> reporter: "gangnam style." and most recently, "what does the fox say?" ♪ what does the fox say ♪ i've gotta know >> reporter: then a series of so-called live music videos. like this one, to the song "afterlife." and this one, starring viral violinist lindsey sterling. the idea to honor the army of spontaneous creators, letting millions of fans pick the winners. and, yes, that unscripted creativity led by host jason schwartzman and reggie watts which at times looked like chaos. >> the winner's name is somewhere on the stage. this isn't it. >> it seemed too unfocused for people to tell other people what they were watching. it seemed very unshareable. >> reporter: watch this bizarre scene with macklemore. and ryan lewis win for the breakout act. >> do we get to keep the babies? >> reporter: from crying b