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Making more and more millionaires. Good evening and thanks for joining us. Tonight, a Landmark Legal decision over a hidden hazard in common highway guardrails. Its a major case with victims alleging a design flaw that maims and kills. Our chief investigative correspondent brian ross brings us the details for our series, nightline investigating. K todays verdict comes after a growing number of cases in which highway guardrails meant to protect, instead kill or almost kill. All right, sir, im trying to locate you. Reporter it was just after midnight when jay trailer of North Carolina hit a guardrail headon after nodding off. Im going to die. Were trying to get you some help. Reporter the long steel rail seen in this foe foe from the back of the vehicle sliced through trailers suv like a thick, sharp spear and cut off both of his legs. I lost my legs in a wreck. Are you saying youve lost both your legs, sir . Yeah. Reporter 36yearold trailer survived, able to save his life with a makeshift tourniquet, but not his legs. In the wreck this was one god. I head to make the choice to lose that one, too. Reporter it wasnt supposed to happen. This test film from 15 years ago shows how a guardrail is supposed to absorb the impact, even in a headon crash at 62 miles per hour. The truck hits what is called the end terminal, which, like a sled, moves along the guardrail, curling the rail awful to the side. But thats not what happened with jay trailer. I had the guardrail, done their job, i probably would have walked away, just going, damn, im an idiot. Reporter its not the only case, and now trailer and accident victims across the country are suing the manufacturer, trin Ty Industries of texas. At issue in todays verdict was whether the company hit a known defect in the guardrails. A half of million of these on our highways today. Reporter the lawsuit was brought by a competitor of trinity, josh harman, who says that the company tried to save a few dollars by quietly making a small change of just an inch from five inches down to four inches, in the original design of its end terminal which, he testified, created a significant flaw. They made all the differences to safety. Essentially, its a complete different product. Reporter this animation spokes what harmon says what happens with the original design. Curling off to the side. And then, what he says can hall with the modified version. The guardrail jams up, breaks off, and the rail drives through the vehicle. This is one of the identifications mark of where it bulged. That should never happen. Reporter with real life examples on highways across america. This failed. This is a classic failure. Reporter trinitys turned over two sets of safety crash sets to defend itself with federal highway officials and prove its modified version performs just as well as the original. And despite the growing evidence of gruesome accidents, federal officials accepted trin tips defense, saying its new version meets federal safety standards. Brian ross from abc news. The official who made that decision declined to talk with us until we showed up as an industry conference. Why did you make that decision . Based on the evidence that was presented to us. Reporter and you think theyre safe now on the highways . As i said, please talk to our public affairs. Reporter you cant answer that question . No, sir. Reporter whether theyre safe . Safety is the ultimate matter. Reporter a jury has been hearing the evidence harmons lawyering. A trinity email shows engineers said shaving off an inch would shave off millions. Quote, im feeling we can make this change with no announcement. So, even that oneinch change should have been reported to the federal Highway Administration . Absolutely. You have to ask the question, why would you change it . Whats the motivation for changing the one inch . Reporter even more damning for trinity, says harmon, five safety crash tests in which a version of the guardrail failed, one after another. The company conceded in court that these videos were never turned over to the federal regulators and were seen for the first time during the trial. Mr. Mitchell, brian ross from abc news. Outside court, the Company President , greg mitchell, refused to talk about it. Is there anything you can say at all . Excuse me. Reporter anything you can say, mr. Mitchell, as all . Excuse me. Reporter Company Officials later testified the tests were for an experimental use on a curved, rather than a straight guardrail so there was no need to reveal them. My car was completely demolished. Reporter among those in court as the videos were played was diana allen of webster, massachusetts. Who lost her leg in a guardrail accident three years ago. If they had done what they were supposed to do, id have two legs and id be walking normal and have my life back. Reporter the jury verdict came back late today after just three hours of deliberations. An award of 175 million and a finding that the company made false statements to the government. Harmon and his lawyers said the 2 email and the new videos were the key to the case. I think its a great thing for drivers on the american highways, because for seven years, trinity has refused to tell the American Public about the changes they made and about the fact that the changes were killing people. The jury sent the message and its loud and clear. They committed fraud. Do something about it. Thats why we have regulatory agencies. To protect us all. Reporter in a statement, the company said it will appeal and the verdict will not withstand legal strut scrutiny. But the decision raises the question whether the tens of thousands of trinity guardrails currently on american highways should be recalled. Three states, nevada, massachusetts and missouri, have, for the moment, stopped their use and a fourth state, virginia, is threatening to do so this week. My main goal has always been to get a product recall. This is not the end of it. Theyre still out there, theyll kill tomorrow. If we dont do nothing, they will fail, theyll continue to fail. How many more peoples got to die . Reporter under the law, for cases of this type, the 175 million verdict will be tripled and then more damages could be amended on top of that. Ultimately, it could reach a billion dollars and thats before the law suits now pending by the families of victims of those who were killed and injured in guardrail accidents, dan. A billion dollars. Reporter thats right. Thanks, brian. Next, Michael Bolton has been everywhere and schilled for everything. But these days, theres no shame for bigname celebs to cash in. Plus, beyonce made fun of Monica Lewinsky in her song partition, but tonight, the white houses most infamous intern is finally firing back. Guys its just you and your honey. The setting is perfect. You know what . Plenty of guys have this issue, not just getting an erection, but keeping it. Well, viagra helps guys with ed get and keep an erection. And you only take it when you need it. Good to know, right . If ed is stopping what you started. Ask you doctor about viagra. [ male announcer ] ask your doctor if your heart is healthy enough for sex. Do not take viagra if you take nitrates for chest pain; it may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. Side effects include headache, flushing, upset stomach and abnormal vision. To avoid longterm injury, seek immediate medical help for an erection lasting more than four hours. 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To fly again maybe hard reporter the man they call the american tom jones is back on his feet again. I can use a little more level. Reporter Michael Bolton, back in the studio. Laying down tracks for a new line of greeting cards. Today is your birthday reporter all this, the birthday session. This is the very best day of the Year American greetings. Reporter record every name in the phone book. What happened to michael . Reporter hes up to rhonda now. Help me, rhonda. Celebrate reporter the mullet is long gone. The music career still thriving. Everything but the last line. Reporter even so, the 90s r b icon has launched a second career as a celebrity pitch man, selling starbursts. Baby you and me until the end of time reporter and hondas. Spread some cheer the holidays are here oh i love this time of year reporter and Internet Service from optimum, whose number is almost the same as Michael Bolton. Always playing a version of himself. Dont call Michael Bolton. Dont call Michael Bolton. Please dont call Michael Bolton. So far, they all want me to be Michael Bolton. Reporter he probably doesnt need the money. You sold more than 50 million alb albums, right . Closing in on 55. Reporter you dont need to make commercials. Moneywise. Unless youve squandered it all. Why do this . Um reporter he has a very good answer to that question, but back to that in a moment. First, its worth noting that with these new ads, boltons career has come full circle. He started off in commercials, back when he was a starving singer songwriter paying his dues. Be all that you can be get an edge on life in the Army Reporter that was you . That was me plus 20 great singers. Reporter singing jingles to pay the rent. Bolton likes to joke, hes done a jingle for every drink in the picnic cooler. Red white and you reporter i did pepsi, as well. 7up, dr. Pepper was huge. Dr. Pepper give me the news i got a bad case of loving you reporter then, somewhere along the way, the music career took over. I called my manager from the car and said, we have to stop doing the jingles. I dont want people at radio trying to guess whether im a real singer or whether im a jingle guy. Reporter what brought bolton back was a music video parody that first aired on saturday night live. And went viral. How much did they have to twist your arm to get you in that costume . They didnt twist my arm at all. We melt at the Beverly Wilshire hotel and i said, okay, first of all, my daughters are flipping up that im meeting you with guys right now. And andy says to me, my mother is going insane that im meeting with you. Reporter indeed, part of the schtick of that is, hes Michael Bolton. I hope you dont take offense to this, i love it, william shatner. He plays himself. Who doesnt love him . Reporter plays himself, has an ironic sense of how hes perceived by others. Of how. Reporter of how. Hes a genius. I love him. Ah he seemed nice. Reporter like bolton, shatner, whom ill interviewed for nightline three years ago, is in on the joke. And willing to poke fun at himself. Work from a sense of humor. And i know that this is not going to change the world, that im hereamuse and amaze you. Reporter the Companies Get to trade on these celebrities an their aging fan base. The celebrity pitchmen get something, too. He has made money tons of mof those commercials and hes kind of revived his career with a younger audience who associates him with the ads. Reporter celebrity endorsements are big business. Stars show up in an estimated 15 of advertisements. They can command hefty fees for allows companies to cash in on their brand. And promote their brand, too. Starting to get the picture . Reporter think of anchorman ron burgundy hawking dodge cars. Think of Matthew Mcconaugheys ad for lincoln. I think thats old cyrus. Reporter where he stares down a bull. 1,800 pounds, do whatever the heck i want. Reporter its paid off for lincoln. Sales up 13 this year. I can respect that. Reporter he sort of is playing up the whole crazy Matthew Mcconaughey thing and people have responded by saying this is super weird, but also kind of amusing. This is the very best day of the year reporter Michael Bolton says his ads have helped his career as a rock star, too. Am i a rock star now . Um you are now stepping in front of an audience that Record Companies cant even hope to get in front of. Reporter more people are watching commercials than are buying records. Theres no even theres no comparison. Reporter through these crazy ads, he can connect with all those fans who weathered a breakup with a Michael Bolton tune. And he can reach their kids, too. Thats why this makes sense for Michael Bolton. Baby you and me reporter in fact, it makes dollars and cents. Im david wright for nightline in hollywood. 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Here and only here. Come and get it. In the 16 years since Monica Lewinskys name became synonymous with scandal, a lot of people have said a lot of things about her. Well, now its her turn to talk. In a rare public address, she reveals her true feelings about former president clinton and even calls out those who included her in rap songs. I fell in love with my boss. But my boss was the president of the united states. Reporter Monica Lewinsky is back in the news and the spotlight. Speaking at a forbes conference for young entrepreneurs. I was patient zero. The first person to have their reputation completely destroyed world wide via the internet. Reporter shes calling herself the first victim of social media. People referring to me as tramp, slut, whoe owhore. That was every day in 1998. Reporter today, monica finally joined twitter and already has more than 40,000 followers. Her inaugural tweet, herewego as she kicked off an initiative to end cyber bullying. We are all vulnerable to humiliation. Im sure Jennifer Lawrence would agree with that. Reporter the former white house intern, whose affair with president clinton made her a notorious household name. I did not have sexual relations with that woman. Reporter and made her the butt of jokes on shows like saturday night live. Heres your bloody mary and here is your bartles and james. [w÷6 thanks. I love bjs. Reporter now, shes laughing along. What is she doing in all of those rap lyrics. In office with Monica LewinskyMonica Lewinsky all on my gown thank you, beyonce and eminem. Reporter this is all part of a comeback year. In july, she opened up about that difficult time. I was the most humiliated woman in the world. Reporter in a National Geographic series. I looked out the window and thought, ill just jump. Reporter but today, a more mature monica seems to have found a way to use her story for good. What i want to do now is help other victims of the shame game survive, too. Finally tonight, the passing of a fashion legend. Oscar de la renta has died at the age of 82. He became an International Icon dressing jacqueline kennedy. And through the years, many other leading ladies from Princess Diana to michelle obama. On becoming hollywoods goto designer. Just weeks ago, he created the Wedding Dress for amal clooney. A man who won numerous awards, made fashion history and became a familiar name to so many. Thanks for watching abc news. Tune into Good Morning America tomorrow and as always, were online at abcnews. Com. Good night. [dramatic music] yeah yo whoa whoa, whoa. Hello and welcome to millionaire. Im terry crews. Ill be your host, and you can also check me out on brooklyn ninenine. [cheers and applause] our first contestant is the oldest child of seven, and with an extended family of over 100 people, i have a feeling our ratings will spike today. From brooklyn, new york, please welcome nick ackerman. Whats up, nick . How you doing, man . Doing good. 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