necessary, even violence. all options are on the table. he said it, now he s running away from it. and running away from reporters. tonight we re keeping them honest. also tonight, did congressman louie gohmert cost an educator his job? you ll meet a man who saw our report on congressman gohmert s unproven claims of terror babies and didn t like what he saw. he told the office and now he s out of a job. is that fair? and later, the so-called ninja killings, nine kids at home, their parents killed by armed intruders dressed like ninjas. inside the courtroom where cameras are present, crime & punishment tonight. we begin tonight keeping them honest, with a congressional candidate running from reporters because his fighting words are drawing fire. his name is stephen broden running against eddie bernice johnson. we ve been reporting on her for weeks because she s been funneling tens of thousands of dollars in scholarship money for years, scholarship money meant for needy kids, s
tonight on nightline, executed? shocking new details in the billings murder case files including the claim that organized crime lay behind the house invasion. was this a contract killing? and food for thought. this self-described fat kid grew up to be perhaps the most feared restaurant critic in the world. frank bruni reveals his tortured existence who ate gourmet food for a living. plus it s war. nick watt faces off against the germans in this battle for the sun lounger. it s a sign of the times . captions paid for by abc, inc. good evening. i m cynthia mcfadden. we begin tonight in pensacola, florida. the crime committed july 9 was so fast, so coordinated, so shocking in its violence the murder of a couple beloved in their community that it left those who knew bud and melanie billings reeling. there s been one mystifying question why? why would anyone want to kill the couple who had taken so many children with disabilities into their home? tonight, some answers b
explosions could happen any moment. i think the iraqi people probably are scared and i think they have a reason to be scared. the insurgincy is real, the insurgency has not gone away. much as they would like to be able to hand this will threat on their own, they re not there yet. i think we ve seen today the most horrible depp administration yet that this is in fact the case. the iraqi government had begun dismantle baghdad s walls, a sign they had returned to normalcy. an historic agreement has pulled back the veil of secrecy oun switzerland. under the deal ubs will turn over the names of more than 4,400 americans suspected of highing assets in swiss accounts to the irs. it s believed those accounts could hold up to $18 billion. the deal could prompt thousands of ubs clients in the u.s. to voluntarily dislos their holdings. our longevity as americans is getting loner according to a new government report. it says men in the u.s. can expect men to win to 75, women arou
tonight on nightline, executed? shocking new details in the billings murder case files including the claim that organized crime lay behind the house invasion. was this a contract killing? and food for thought. this self-described fat kid grew up to be perhaps the most feared restaurant critic in the world. frank bruni reveals his tortured existence who ate gourmet food for a living. plus it s war. nick watt faces off against the germans in this battle for the sun lounger. it s a sign of the times . captions paid for by abc, inc. good evening. i m cynthia mcfadden. we begin tonight in pensacola, florida. the crime committed july 9 was so fast, so coordinated, so shocking in its violence the murder of a couple beloved in their community that it left those who knew bud and melanie billings reeling. there s been one mystifying question why? why would anyone want to kill the couple who had taken so many children with disabilities into their home? tonight, some answers beg
and get a free sample. good morning. getting bigger. hurricane bill intensifies to a category 2 storm overnight. as rising temperatures blanket much of the country. this morning the latest on the storm, and the heat. back to reality? wall street suffers its worst day in sixweeks. the dow losing more than 186 points. was all that talk of recovery a little premature? and the naked truth. richard hatch, the first winner of survivor speaks out for the first time about his 3 1/2 years behind bars for tax evasion. the three possibilities are you are completely innocent. you are absolutely guilty. or you re guilty of great stupidity. our exclusive interview today, stupidity. our exclusive interview today, tuesday, august 18th, 2009. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and good morning, everyone. welcome to today on a tuesday morning. i m matt lauer. and in for meredith this morning, i m ann curry. good morning, everybody. you ready for some more hot and m