inaction in the democratic senate where the effort to repeal the new health care reform law is destined to die. the pentagon puts forward some self-imposed budget cuts today. defense secretary robert gates is unveiling a five-year plan. last summer he hoped to cut $102 billion from the military s budget. now it s predicted the plan will only slash about $80 billion. new military vehicle and weapons programs are at risk. congress must approve those cuts. now to australia where golf leaders admit this morning it will take at least a year to recover from historic floods in the northeast part of that country. more repaainstorms are expected today making the bad situation there even worse. the bbc s nick bryant is there. reporter: the floodwaters peaking in rothhampton, a coastal city at the mouth of the raging fitsroyal river. the latest of over 20 communities across queensland to be hit by this epic flood. many of its low-lying suburbs like depot hill are sitting in muddy
sent to prison for snooping in his spouse s e-mail. i didn t expect to find that. it s a nightline exclusive. plus, they re back. as the 112th congress swings into session with a new speaker, fresh blood, big promises and a few tears, we climb capitol hill to take in the view. and, megami-misery. a huge lottery and two winners who just got obscenely rich. but beware the lessons of these past big winners. big money can mean big problems. announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is nightline, january 5th, 2011. good evening. we begin tonight with modern love, and a complicated marriage that fell apart in a truly spectacular way. the story made the headlines last month because the husband, leon walker, was charged with criminal hacking for snooping in his wife s e-mail, and could go to prison if convicted. but that episode turns out to be only one twist in what both sides now describ
a huge lottery and two winners who just got obscenely rich. but beware the lessons of these past big winners. big money can mean big problems. announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is nightline, january 5th, 2011. good evening. we begin tonight with modern love, and a complicated marriage that fell apart in a truly spectacular way. the story made the headlines last month because the husband, leon walker, was charged with criminal hacking for snooping in his wife s e-mail, and could go to prison if convicted. but that episode turns out to be only one twist in what both sides now describe as an elaborate downward spiral. here s my co-anchor bill weir with a he said/she said for the modern age. reporter: like most bitter divorce cases, this is a he said/she said tale, with two versions. they don t even agree if they were ever truly in love. it was okay at first, you know, we had our ind
there are surprises everywhere. go to discovertheforest.org. conrad murray, can be charged with involuntary manslaughter. diana alvear is in los angeles with the details. reporter: good evening, rob, good morning. another full day of court with witnesses telling what happened in the minutes following jackson s death. there were very high-profile members of his family on hand for all of that emotional testimony. day two of dr. conrad murray s preliminary hearing promised more details from the day michael jackson died. it also featured the arrivals of the singer s parents and siblings randy, la toya, even sisters remember s rebi and jan. alberto alvarez broke down as he described seeing the singer s children, prince and paris, as they watched efforts to revive their father. alvarez told the court murray said jackson had had a bad reaction and that he saw an iv stand next to the bed and a plastic tube attached to jackson s genitals. alvarez testified murray ordered him to put
and we are live here from the crossroads of the world to the other side of the globe where it s already 2011. let s ring in the new year as the party gets started right here on gma. and good morning, everyone. george wrapping up a little vacation time with his family. so happy to be ending the last morning of 2010 with bill weir. three, two, one. a little early. a little early, bill. i was hoping for some practice kisses with strangers out there. good morning, everyone. what a place to be. this is the place to be. standing at the crossroads of the world where a million people will watch the famous ball drop and countless others around the globe will watch the celebration on tv as we ring in 2011. we re actually on the perch where ryan seacrest will be. and we started the week, the snow was this high. right. and now it s a little bit balmy. it s about 400 feet up in the air, the ball is. it s 6 tons. it s 12 feet across. 32,000 bulbs that will be flashing tonig