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ACTOR PLAYING KENNY (MALE) My name is Kenny Pasten. I am a dog walker and a pet sitter and an eight-year Army veteran. Joining the Army, it very much did spark a sense of pride and honor and patriotism in me. I am a first-generation American. I'm a Mexican-American and so it's what's called the "Chicano." And it means you're, you're born in the US as an American to Mexican parents. My parents would go back and forth between the US and Mexico for work and it was very important to my father for me to, to be born here in the States and to be an American. Once I was, you know, wearing the uniform every day, I got to wear my American flag on my shoulder. You know, that, it really, it really changed me. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAN HARRIS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) It is the surprising side hustle of the man behind Katy Perry, Lorde, and Kid Rock. Not only does he have an eye for talent, but he also has one for injustice. Here's ABC's Elizabeth Vargas. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

BYRON PITTS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Good evening. Thank you for joining us. Amanda Holdiness has felt incomplete her entire life. Raised by a single mother, grandmother and godparents, she has never known her father and spent years searching for him in vain. But tonight her story finally gets a happy ending. Here's ABC's Elizabeth Vargas with another look. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ELIZABETH VARGAS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Good evening. I'm Elizabeth Vargas. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ELIZABETH VARGAS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Good evening. I'm Elizabeth Vargas. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

JUJU CHANG (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Good evening. Thanks for joining us. It could be a growing addiction potentially stunting the development of children. One doctor uses the term digital heroin, to describe the compulsion to stare into screens for hours. Tonight you're about to see firsthand in family-made video diaries the devastating impact of digital obsession and the road to rehabilitation. Here's ABC's Elizabeth Vargas. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ELIZABETH VARGAS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Good day, I'm Elizabeth Vargas in New York. And we are interrupting our programming to take live the White House daily press briefing with Sean Spicer about to take the podium, after being off for four days on naval reserve duty. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAN HARRIS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) When President Trump announced a roll back of transgender student bathroom protections, LGBTQ activists were quick to rise up against him. This is a community that has had decades of practice in fighting for and defending its rights, dating back to a time when it had almost none. A new ABC miniseries is shining a light on this ongoing struggle and here's ABC's Elizabeth Vargas. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAVID MUIR (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) It is great to have you all with us tonight. And more importantly, it's great to have the sharks with us. It's so rare to get you all in one room, unless you're duking it out. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAVID MUIR (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Finally, America's sweetheart celebrated tonight on ABC. And it turns out her famous TV show got horrible reviews at first. Here's Elizabeth Vargas. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAVID MUIR (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Good evening, everyone. I'm David Muir. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAVID MUIR (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Next tonight here, President-elect Donald Trump's entire family is here in Washington. His children, of course, playing such a vital part in his victory. And tonight, we have his children right here. Here's my "20/20" co-anchor, Elizabeth Vargas. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAVID MUIR (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) And good evening, we're coming to you live tonight from Washington where we're just hours away now from the inauguration. Tomorrow president-elect Donald Trump becomes President Trump, taking the oath of office shortly before noon becoming the 45th president of the United States. It will happen behind us here at the Capitol where he will then deliver the most important speech of his life. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Back now with that ABC News exclusive. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ELIZABETH VARGAS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Good evening. I'm Elizabeth Vargas in Los Angeles. David is away. As you can see, I'm looking down on the fabled Hollywood Boulevard where movie fans have been laying tributes at the walk of fame star of Debbie Reynolds. In the last few days, it's become a makeshift memorial for both mother and her daughter, Carrie Fisher, unbelievably dying just one day apart. And a few hours ago, I spoke to Todd Fisher, Carrie's brother and Debbie's son about their very last hours and the end of a Hollywood era. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ELIZABETH VARGAS (ABC NEWS) (Voiceover) It's the year 2004 and after eight years in hiatus, George Michael finally releases a new album, fittingly titled "Patience." While promoting it on "The View"... [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ELIZABETH VARGAS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Good evening, I'm Elizabeth Vargas. David is away tonight. Like so many of you, we're now wondering what else these last few days of 2016 could bring. Just last Friday, on "20/20," we celebrated the legends we had lost, never imagining that two more would leave us just in the next few days. First, Carrie Fisher, who died just today. She once said, with her trademark brilliance and wit about the vagaries of fame, there's no way to prepare yourself for seeing yourself rendered as a 12-inch plastic doll. But she was so much more than Princess Leia. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ELIZABETH VARGAS (ABC NEWS) (Voiceover) In 2016, a crime wave swept across American television, a tsunami of true crime. From the silver screen to the TV screen to even smaller screens, viewers were obsessed. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ELIZABETH VARGAS (ABC NEWS) Tonight, on a second hour of "20/20" Saturday, they'll be home for the holidays, if they can solve this mystery. Desperate people in the search of a lifetime. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ELIZABETH VARGAS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Hello. I'm Elizabeth Vargas. (Off-camera) And I'm David Muir. As we come on the air here tonight, a man sits in a North Carolina prison nearly six years into a life sentence for killing this young woman right here behind us tonight. But just like that hit documentary series "Making a Murderer," questions are now being raised. Is an innocent man behind bars? DAVID MUIR (ABC NEWS) [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ELIZABETH VARGAS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Good day, I'm Elizabeth Vargas in New York and we're interrupting your program to report the death of a true American hero. Legendary astronaut and later, politician, John Glenn has passed away at the age of 95. Glenn had been in failing health since suffering from a small stroke, and he had been hospitalized in his home state of Ohio for more than a week. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ELIZABETH VARGAS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) While a true designated survivor disaster has never happened here in America, it has happened elsewhere, just a few years ago. Much of Poland's entire government was wiped out in a plane crash. So, how did that country survive? And the controversy that lasts to this day. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ACTOR (MALE) There are times when we make history. And there are times when history makes us. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ELIZABETH VARGAS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Good evening, I'm Elizabeth Vargas here in Washington, DC. On the premiere of the new hit series, "Designated Survivor," you saw the Capitol behind me go up in flames. Complete fiction. But tonight, the real story behind the idea of a designated survivor. The history, the secrets, the close calls and what it's like to play the President. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

JUJU CHANG (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Well in the wake of Roger Ailes' abrupt departure from Fox News, another woman who was behind the scenes at the network decided to go public. Laurie Luhn came forward claiming she was pressured into a sexual relationship with the chairman and that it went on for decades. Her story first exploded onto the pages of "New York Magazine," and now she's sharing it with ABC's Elizabeth Vargas. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ELIZABETH VARGAS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Hello. I'm Elizabeth Vargas. (Off-camera) And I'm David Muir, and we're coming to you tonight from right her at our offices at "20/20," the kind of work cubicles familiar to so many offices around this country. But what might also be familiar and sadly is that 1 in 4 women nationwide say they've experience sexual harassment at work. DAVID MUIR (ABC NEWS) [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ROBIN ROBERTS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) So much going on there. Now to more on former Fox News leader, Roger Ailes. He was pushed out of his job as you know after being accused of sexual harassment by some of the network's top anchors, but not all of those accusing him were in such high-profile positions. ABC's Elizabeth Vargas is here with one woman's story of what she claims happened. Good morning, Elizabeth. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAN HARRIS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Absolutely. But first here on this Saturday morning, a man on trial for murder convincing the judge he's the wrong guy. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

JUJU CHANG (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Good evening. Thanks for joining us. The dramatic verdict tonight in the mysterious murder case of a 12-year-old boy, the college soccer coach accused of strangling his ex-girlfriend's son. The judge's announcement rocked the child's family and divided a small New York town. Tonight, the defendant speaks out, telling a very different story than the prosecution. So who's telling the truth? Here's ABC's Elizabeth Vargas. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ELIZABETH VARGAS (ABC NEWS) (Voiceover) St. Lawrence County in the Adirondacks, at the top of New York State. So far up, if you take a wrong turn, you could wind up in Canada. The Raquette River runs through it. Tractors, silos, and dwindling herds of black and white dairy cows punctuate the endless green acres. Amish buggies clip-clop through the small town of Potsdam. Four local colleges bring a pinch of diversity to this predominantly white area, four local colleges bring a pinch of diversity to this predominantly white are. This is the north country. But on a rainy October afternoon in 2011, the rural routine is about to be rocked by a terrible crime. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) We're gonna take a look now at tonight's "20/20", it takes a deep dive at a small town murder case that's been raising issues of race and justice for years. After a black man in upstate New York was found not guilty of killing his ex's12-year-old son who was white. "20/20" anchor Elizabeth Vargas here with the story. Good morning, Elizabeth. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

LARA SPENCER (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) We are back now with the new movie "Deepwater Horizon." We have had several of the film stars here in the studio this week shedding light on the tragic oil rig disaster. Kurt Russell, Dylan O'Brien, they also star in this movie, and ABC's Elizabeth Vargas got to visit the set in New Orleans and hear from the cast. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAVID MUIR (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) And now, a very personal turn here. Tonight, my friend and colleague Elizabeth Vargas about to share with all of you her personal struggle, her life threatening battle and why she's now talking to Diane Sawyer, hoping her story helps millions. One very powerful hour starts right now. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ELIZABETH VARGAS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Good evening. I'm Elizabeth Vargas. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ELIZABETH VARGAS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Good day. I'm Elizabeth Vargas in New York. And we are breaking in to regular programming because there are reports of a shooting in Munich, Germany, a mall in Munich, - Germany. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAVID MUIR (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) All right, but we're gonna begin this half hour with new details on the alleged murder of a young man by his fiancée. Prosecutors say interrogation tapes capture her saying she wants him dead. But here's the question this morning, will the jury ever hear those words? "20/20" anchor Elizabeth Vargas is here this morning with much more. Hey, Elizabeth. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ELIZABETH VARGAS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Good evening. I'm Elizabeth Vargas. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAVID MUIR (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Next tonight, back here at home and to the battle over equal pay in this country and a well-known TV star who has revealed her behind-the-scenes fight. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

BYRON PITTS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Good evening. Thank you for joining us. It started out as one woman's quest to find her biological mother. She knew she'd been abandoned at birth, rescued by a Good Samaritan who said she found her in an alley, but what this woman was about to find out would not only change her life, but the lives of two other complete strangers forever. We begin tonight with ABC's Elizabeth Vargas. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ELIZABETH VARGAS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Good evening, I'm Elizabeth Vargas. David is on assignment. As so many of you get ready for Mother's Day this weekend, here's a different way of looking at it, from foundlings. A foundling is an abandoned baby found and cared for by others. Well, tonight you're going to meet three of them, their cases unconnected or so we thought until we spent nearly a year working with them, all the twists and turns and an ending that's almost impossible to believe. Tonight, a Mother's Day mystery that began with a baby's cry. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

LARA SPENCER (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Back now with that Mother's Day mystery and a remarkable reunion. Three siblings abandoned at birth defying the odds and finding each other years later. "20/20" anchor Elizabeth Vargas is here with the story. Good morning, Elizabeth. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ELIZABETH VARGAS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Good evening. I'm Elizabeth Vargas. Welcome to "20/20" Saturday. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ELIZABETH VARGAS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Good evening. I'm Elizabeth Vargas. David is away tonight. Icon, legend, phenom, wizard, trailblazer, rule breaker, prodigy, just some of the words being used tonight to describe Prince. He wrote a haunting song called "Come Back" after the death of his baby son and one lyric says "spirits come and spirits go. Some stick around for after the show. Don't have to say I miss you 'cause I think you already know." But fans tonight are saying I miss you. And our Dan Harris is with them now, right outside Prince's hit factory, Paisley Park. Dan? [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

JUJU CHANG (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Good evening. Thanks for joining us. Tonight it's a strange and extraordinary tale of two sisters who disappeared from their home in Minnesota one evening as their parents were caught up in a hostile divorce. The mother and the girls claiming abuse. But the courts unconvinced. Where did these sisters go? Did their mother have a hand in the disappearance? ABC's Elizabeth Vargas has this twisting tale. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ELIZABETH VARGAS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Good evening. I'm Elizabeth Vargas. David is off tonight. We began this story not knowing what we would find at the end, but after nearly six months on the road, knocking on doors, going from big cities to frozen farms, sandy beaches to jail cells, we pieced together a jigsaw puzzle of children declared missing. But were they? Take this incredible journey with us, that begins with footprints in the snow. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ELIZABETH VARGAS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Good evening. I'm Elizabeth Vargas. Just weeks ago, that acclaimed film "The Wolfpack" received an MTV nomination for best documentary, topping off an incredible year for those six courageous brothers whose lives had been saved by the movies. That is, until they became their own movie and even then, no one could've predicted the changes in store from when I first met them and where I first met them back where their incredible story began. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

JUJU CHANG (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Good evening, thanks for joining us. Tonight, an emotional investigation to find the mother who left her baby in a manger. And what happens in one jaw-dropping moment when he meets his family 44 years later. Here's ABC's Elizabeth Vargas. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ELIZABETH VARGAS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Good evening. I'm Elizabeth Vargas. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ELIZABETH VARGAS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Good evening, I'm Elizabeth Vargas. And thank you so much for joining us tonight on this holiday weekend. We have a very special reunion program in store for you, as we set out to solve the ultimate family secret. What happened to a loved one who went missing? A long lost relative? And we start with my trip to a telephone booth, just a few blocks away from our studio here, where a woman was abandoned as a baby. Just two days old. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]