residents say this is a large ventilation shaft in between two buildings. it is several feet wide, certainly large enough for someone to fall through it especially if they don't know it's there. that seems to be what happened here. the police chief says this is all a tragic accident. >> reporter: 23-year-old michael poe was on a rooftop. police say his body was found at the bottom of a ventilation shaft a day after he was first reported missing. poe's family and friends posted flyers. the search for any sign of the virginia tech grad centered around shenanigans's irish pub, where he was last seen alive. blocks away off biltmore street and columbia road northwest is where he was ultimately found. residents there can't believe the new year started with such tragedy. >> i was out at a party, and it seemed quite quiet compared to

other new year's eaves. >> the police chief says the death doesn't seem to be a crime. >> it's very early in the investigation. right now it appears an accidental foul. there's no foul play suspected at this point. >> reporter: poe's father put many of the posters up. wednesday he said he feared for -- >> it's unbelievable the emptyness we feel. >> reporter: but today he declined to speak. those who saw the missing flyers hoped for a different outcome. >> i imagined maybe he had gone to a friend's and they would find him. >> again police still say this is an open and active investigation. poe's father did not want to comment, but he said he is grateful for everyone who came out to try to find his son. reporting live, richard jordan, news4. right now investigators are trying to figure out what led to a crash that sent four teenagers to the hospital. a large truck hid their car.

this chopper 4 video shows the scene about an hour ago. we're told one of the teens is in critical condition. at this point investigators are only say the teenagers turned directly into the path of that truck. now to the breaking news in virginia, a man once a death row for murder came within hours of walking out of prison today, but a short time ago he learned he'll remain behind bars for now. seth lemmon is live with the latest. >> reporter: jim, that's right. the 44th circuit court of appeals just granted a stay that halted the release of justin wolfe. his family was very hopeful he would walk out today as a free man for the first time in ne near -- all the back-and-forth is because prosecutors tried to stop the release of justin wolfe. there were a couple stays and motions across courtrooms in the state of virginia. the district court, the appellate court, even the u.s.

supreme court. that circuit court granted a stay after the judge said prosecutors did not mean the 120-day deadline to retry wolfe after a judge discovered misconduct and vacated the 2002 sentence. now the federal judge ordered that wolfe would be released in ten days. today is the tenth day, but because the stay was granted justin wolfe will remain behind bars tonight. the appellate court plans to hear the entire case at the end of the month. reporting live from prince william county, seth lemmon, news4. the 113th congress is now in session. as required by law, the new congress convened on capitol hill at noon today. ohio congressman john boehner was reelected to a second term as speaker of the house without the embarrassment of a second vote. it was a narrow victory after defections from most conservative members of the republican party. on the senate side, former virginia governor tim kaine just took the oath of office along with 11 new members of the

senate. northern virginia bureau chief julie carey is live on capitol hill with more on senator kane's first day on the job. joules? >> reporter: mostly today was a day of reflection for tim kane. he's taken the oath of office many times before, but as he steps into his new role as virginia senator, tim kaine possibly faces his toughest job yet. for a day anyway, fiscal cliff gloom gave way to cheers as tim kaine supporters welcomed virginia's brand-new senator. minutes earlier on the senate floor, this was the more solemn scene, as former governor kane took his latest oath of office. at his side new york mark warner and outgoing senator jim webb kaine tells news4 he comes armed with great optimism about his

new job. >> yes, it is exciting. maybe even particularly in a tough time. >> reporter: he says he takes heart in the fact that 11 other new senators joan him, all clustered together at the bottom of the capitol steps, and three more will be added, enough new blood, he thinks, to perhaps change the atmosphere. >> in the body, that's a lot of fresh air coming into the situation. i hope it might lead to a more cooperative spirit. that's what virginians want to see, and i think americans do too. >> reporter: the ceremonial swearing in with vice president joe biden came later. his wife, two of his three kids and his parents were there. kaine's supporters, most discouraged by the dysfunction of last congress, have high hopes. >> being a former governor, he knows where those cuts can go and where they can't go and what

would affect the country as a whole, but also what would affect the states. he brings a wealth of expert at this time to the senate, we are so blessed to have him. >> he's already started talking with senators, republicans action and others, and so hopefully he's already got his foot through the door working with others. so let's hope that they can reach compromise and consensus and move a nation ahead. >> reporter: tim kaine is now virginia's junior senator. that means after just four years mark warner is now virginia's senior senator. we'll hear from him coming up on "news4 at 6." no for you julie carey news4. ben cardin is beginning his second term in the senate. the vice president swore him in today. cardin spent 20 years in the house before elected to the senate in 2006. he also served as the youngest elected speaker for maryland delegates. large crowds are expected for president obama's second inauguration here in d.c., but

they won't be as big as the first time around. officials are projecting 600 to 800,000 people on the mall. in '09 the estimate was about 1.8 million. this year's projection is based on past attendancy, hotel reservations and charter bus permits. there's heightened security today for sandy hook teachers and students. more than 400 students returned to class today three weeks after the massacre that left 26 people dead. the new school has been moved to the nearby town of monroe. school officials say they've been working hard to make sure the new location is safe for students, while parents say they've been working to help their children move on. >> trying not to keep talking over and over about the same stuff, and we want her to get back to normal. monroe police have worked very diligently with the newtown police so we can all feel

comfortable and secure. >> connecticut's governor announced a special commission today to focus on legislative reforms to ensure something like this never happens again. and a virginia mother is accused of trying to kit her 3-year-old child. police say 26-year-old julia vasquez gave her daughter cough medicine to make her sleep, and then she started a fire. investigators believe she put on the the fire in her home in triangle when it became too intense. she dropped her daughter off with another family member and then crashed her car. vasquez was not badly hurt. she's charged with attempted murder and arson. the little girl was treated for minor burns. one hour from now, family friends and colleagues will pay their respects for a prince wendt county police officers killed in the line of duty. a wake will be held tonight between 6:00 and 9:00 at the helden memorial chapel. his funeral will be held tomorrow. young died monday afternoon when they collided with a minivan

while responding to an emergency called. he leaves behind a wife and three children. part of wisconsin avenue and chevy chase has reopened today after a big water main break closed the road for hours. the pipe broke last night on wisconsin avenue, and dorsett avenue, but crews were only able to begin working on the break causing a big backup for commuters. leaking water and freezing temperatures created ice on the road, leading to a multicar accident. >> the ice patch right here, did a 180. as you can see my car ended up right here. this guy almost got killed right after my accident. he was behind his truck and this truck him hit. >> officials tell us the broken people was caused by freezing temperatures. they expect similar incidents to continue in all this cold stuff. and the cold weather will get even colder. doug kammerer joins us with the first photograph at 5:00. >> we saw the coldest today so

far this season going all the way back to december. how about this shot? this coming from the galelord national hotel. taking a look at sunset. sunset tomorrow will be after 5:00 for the first time in more than a month. so that's good news. the days are continuing to get longer. that doesn't mean they'll get a lot warmer. and a very cold 34 degrees toward frederick. on the eastern shore, coming in at 32. this is at 5:00, so you know we're in for a cold night. down to 33 at 34id night, waking up to temperatures in the upper 20s. many of you woke up to teens earlier this morning. some of you will wake up to the teens again tomorrow morning. the cold air is here. just how long will it stay? we have your forecast in just a minute. bundle up. coming up, bowling in georgetown? one plan for the georgetown park mall is drawing a lot of criticism.

and playoff ready, washington pumped for sunday's game. coming up pat collins will investigate the home team advantage. i was just looking at it, and it i -- i didn't -- i was like -- >> some say it's mean, some say it's a valuable lesson. [ male announcer ] this commercial is not about getting fios;

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the heart of their neighborhood. tom sherwood explains this development debate. >> reporter: the old georgetown park shopping center is being gutted and remodeled in the heart of georgetown. residents of about 100 expensive condos above the work don't like all the noise, but are even more worried about what's to come. a ten-lane upscale bowling alley with dining and special event space that could draw hundreds of customers a day to wisconsin and canal site that's better known for upscale dining and shopping. >> a lot of our residents are strongly against the idea partly because in the past we had noise issues with the mall. >> condo owner rebecca shay worry despite being told the notice will be insulated. >> with all the alcohol, bowling, and parties, and until midnight or even later than that, it's really a huge

concern. i mean that's our home, right? always after work, we want to said that 9 develop faces a mandatory rezoning hearing. he says any new development must the residents come first. >> it doesn't seem to be as upskate as people think. >> one of the things is it's a good mix of residential and commercial. >> tom sherwood, news4, washington. late today the development company told news4 it would work with homeowners to address their concerns. >> you will want to be inside in the next couple days. it's chilly. >> wintry out there. it's really cold. today i was up in portions of northern montgomery county. the geese out there, they're

flying down. and then they go sliding across the ice. >> pull up, pull up. >> that's how cold it's been. up towards goshen, where el with talked to about 108 of the kinder gartners in there, just in the northern portion of montgomery village. all kinds of questions, they said obviously the biggest one was when will we see snow next? sorry, kids, no chance for snow, at least in the near future. i still think we'll get some this future. showing the cloud cover we saw early this morning, that is now out of here, and we're dealing with clear skies. they allowed for sunshine, but that sun did not help us at all farm warming temperatures up. we have stayed in the 30s all

day long. that's where we are. winds out of the southwest at 8 miles an hour, that takes or windchill down to 31, a very cold afternoon. a very cold evening, too. temperatures around the region, 34 in frederick, 36 in manassas, easton coming in at 32. and pax river at 35 degrees. . iflgts the chili air is here. tomorrow we'll see more sunshine. i don't think we'll see much in the way of clouds at all, but it will constituent by fairly cool. on you saturday. still cool, but saturday looking pretty good, i think. clear skies, cold this evening. bundle up if you're heading

outside. expect the same thing tomorrow, and tomorrow afternoon, we will warm up above 40, at least most of us will. windchills tomorrow will be in the low 30th. how about the redskins game. we lose right up twartsds fedex field. not a bad day for tailgating at all. coming up next, the international sting that brought

down 245 suspected child sectionium predators. police weren't surprised to find out who was behind the wheel. coming up in sports tonight, redskins corner back, who is very familiar with the seahawks. josh wilson talks about his old team. could prince george's county budget cuts impact safety? that's what some firefighters

so the redskins have someone who knows the inside track of the seahawks? >> we're hoping this could be an advantage, and the defense certainly has been playing better. only seven players on this year's roster were on the team the last time the redskins made the playoffs. only one guy on this roster played against the redskins in that playoff game five years ago. that is josh wilson. he was a rookie with the cease hawks fresh out of the university of maryland back in '07, now a wily veteran and part of an improving defense that will have its hands full. >> josh wilson says it's not personal.

drafted by seattle in '07 had led the team in interceptions better being traded. >> it's the nature of the business. they made a decision and, you know, traded me to baltimore. that's the nature of the beast. >> wilson has moved on with his hometown team. he played in maryland in college, now his second year with the skins, he is a big part of the redskins complainback to respectability. >> he's being from here, going back here, i still remember 9-1, we won the super bowl i had my ripken jersey on, rooting for my favorite kicker chip. i remember that whole experience, just how excited my family, this whole area was. so even more as a fan of the redskins. >> he played nickel last week.

he hasn't played nickel in nine weeks, ten weeks. he was awesome. two hits on the quarterback a couple knock-ones, for two months, to go in and play, you know, that shows you -- the guys didn't complain about it, just did it, did a nice job. >> i was young and dumb, and since then, i've matured and now understand the game, understand the concepts, just a lot more than i did when i was in seattle. >> wilson is following in his father's footsteps. tim wilson played eight seasons for the houston oilser. he died from a heart attack. josh sells thoughts of his dad are never too far away from him, especially at this time. >> it's always good to know he's looking down smiling.

you want to make everyone around you proud. knowing that i'm going and plays hard, doing the best that i can, i know he would be a proud father, just like one day, my future son, i wanted to look at him and be proud of him, no matter, good or bad, just know he's. >> he hopes to one day tell his son of one time going against a former team on the playoffs. >> i think the only thing better that plays for your hometown team, playing for them in the playoffs against the team that traded you away. >> looking forward to beating them. >> absolutely. >> thank you, dan. still ahead, sharing the road, plans are in the works to make d.c. streets safer for bikers. not everyone is following the rules. see what cameras caught after the break, and the president's

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from an appeals court means justin wolfe will not walk free today. a prince william county judge had ordered his release, but federal courts overturned -- but when federal courts overturned the 2002 murder conviction, claiming there was misconduct from the prosecution. tonight d.c. police are trying to figure out what caused a young man to fall to his death. michael poe's body was found at the bottom of an apartment ventilation shaft last night. he was last seen alive new year's eve. and that's virginia newest senator tim kane being sworn in today. he took the oath of office along with 11 other new senators. kaine says he hopes to bring a renewed sense of bipartisan ship to the 113th congress. doug? >> cold temperatures not just here, but the entire eastern part of the country. 30 degrees in state college. 34 in philly, the warmest number on the map 41 down in roanoke.

for more cold air overnight tonight, and then -- well, then we'll talk about that in a minute. on sunday, it will be 29 years and six days since the seattle seahawks won a playoff game on the road. that win was against miami, the dolphins on december 31st, 1983. only nine players on the team's current 53-man roster were even alive then. perhaps that's part of the reasons why seahawks supporters are few and far between. pat cottens discovered something fishy and slippery. pat? >> reporter: you know in seattle they have a fish market. well, we have a fish market, too. in seattle they toss fish. we can toss fish too, but when it comes to football -- advantage washington. >> reporter: we call this story

hometown advantage washington, d.c. style. in the city of washington, you just don't find a lot of bold in your face seahawks support. unlike the local cowboy club, which through some strange mutation seems to grow and grow right here in our backyard. seahawk fans are scarce and subtle. >> i'm a seahawks fan. >> reporter: don't you feel a little lonesome? >> no, i had it out with some of my co-workers this morning. it's all in good fun. i respect the redskins fans. >> reporter: but come sunday aren't you going to be conflicted? >> no, i'm going to root for the seahawks. >> reporter: in the city of seattle, the hometeam advantage is huge. watch and listen to this youtube video. they call their fans the 12th man. it's said to be the loudest stadium in the league. the seahawks have not lost one game at home this year.

but this game sunday is not there. it's here. and there's a big difference between here and there. first of all, in d.c. there's just not enough seahawks to form a flock or a coffey or whatever they call a bunch of seahawks. and there's certainly not going to out-shout skins fans. >> no way from you. >> no way from me. >> no seahawks for you. >> absolutely not. we're going on the seahawks out to sea, where they belongs. >> reporter: so on sunday in the stands, i don't think we'll have to worry about one of those nightmarish moments where the visiting fans do a victory dance all around us. remember, this is our city. this is our team, this is our home field advantage. now, coming up at 6:00, i'm going to take you to a seahawk bar. patrick, ready?

we're going to try this again. touchdown! see you at 6:00. >> what kind of fish is that? >> reporter: this is a rockfish. they're delicious, right out of the chesapeake bay, a nice sized one too. want me to bring one back? i'll put one in your desk when i get back tonight. >> put it in the mailbox. >> i'll smell it coming. thank you, collins. >> reporter: it's a fresh one here. see you at 6:00. it's the first time i've done a story with rubber gloves. there's a first for everything. sunday's playoff game is the battle for all the beans between prince george's county executive baker, and dahl constantine. he's the executive of king doubt in washington state. starbucks, seattle's bust, tully's and an assortment of coffee companies, they're up

against eight oclock. the loser gets a new addition to his wardrobe. >> we've taken the liberty of getting a jersey for us. i'm wearing it, number 10. but on the back it has rb3. so we're looking forward to you wearing this. and with january being national mentors month, both executives promise to wear the winning jersey during their mentoring and volunteers experiences during the metropolitan. they're going to have to suck it up, whoever loses. d.c. is quickly becomes one of the most bike-fwrendly cities? the country. adam tuss is live in northwest d.c. with news about more bike lanes being added, why some are saying the bicyclists need to learn how to share the road. adam? >> wendy, as the number of bicycles in the city continues to expand, new calls for all cyclists to obey all traffic

laws, but when it comes to sharing the road, bike leaders tell us it's a two-way street. biking is big in d.c., so much so that the wildly popular bike share program in the city has turned into the largest program in the country, but is everybody playing by the rules? >> do you pay attention to all the traffic rules? you stop at the red lights? >> no. >> reporter: you don't stop? >> not always. >> reporter: our cyclists are technically vehicles obeys traffic signals? a quick sample on the road today shows there's still work to be down. d.c. is plans more bike lanes along roads like illinois avenue that has some neighborhood groups concerned about cyclists obeys traffic laws. here at the washington area bicyclist association there's an understanding that some cyclists do need to do a better job. it's especially important that folks act predictably, and the easiest way is to follow the

traffic lays. >> reporter: bike leaders make the points that drivers often need to do more to share the road. in any event, city leaders are looking for ways to continue to education cyclists, even offering classes. >> we teach adults and children how to bike and teach pedestrian safety in the schools. >> reporter: they also have safety tips on all the capital bike share bikes. >> as one active in the community, i recognize it, try to tell people about it. >> reporter: just how much has it grown in d.c. in recent year? about ten years ago there were three miles of bike lanes in the city. now that number is close to 6 on. recording live in northwest, adam tuss, news4. there was a deadly hunting accident in virginia on new year's dave. it happened on private property in the blue ridge highlands. wildlife officials say a 50-year-old man was hunting with a juvenile on tuesday night.

the younger person mistook the victim for a deer and shot him with a 50 caliber rival. investigators say they don't plan to file any criminal charges. the virginia supreme court has know reversed that judge's ruling on negative reviews online. the state's highest court throughout the issue last month. you may recall that the development sued jane perez on comments she posted. she claims the contractor stole iltemperatures from the home. the contractor claims those reviews were false. what this supreme court ruling means is that the business owners will have to now prove libel in court instead of temporarily getting critical comments about them taken off of a website. coming up on "news4 at 5," tonight the boy who made the wrong click on ebay. >> it was a mistake.

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it's keg reusable plastic cups. they look very much like the paper ones, and the company hopes it will encourage customers to go green and removed cups. it offers a small discounts to anyone who brings -- the comes will be cleaned with boiling water to make sure they're clean. they cost a buck. subaru is recalling hundreds of thousands of cars and suvs. it reflects all outback and legacies from 2010 and 2011. the tribeca suv from '06 to '01 and foresters from '09 to '12. moisture can caught lights just neath the doors to overheat and melt plastic. subaru will installed additional at no cost and the recall is expected to begin next month. samsung is teasing a revolutionary flat screen that

it plans to unveil. it would be vertical. this print ad appears to show a portrait style television, but a teaser video has a tv in the norm at wide-screen shape. there's also speculation that the screen would be transparent when it's off, looking something like a picture frame hanging on the wall. coming up on "news4 at 5," parking lot rage, a walmart security camera c woman hitting a tirge with her car over a parking spot. police were shocked when he found out who was behind the wheel. and we'll tell

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church in monrovia, maryland to get a steeple. chopper 4 over the scene this morning as crews topped off the 19-foot structure. atop the providence united methodist church. it has a cross at the top, but no chimes yet. the holidays are over. liz crenshaw reports that jurisdictions are making one chore easier for residents to complete. it's a they continue to make it simple and environmentally friendly. what's the final fate? if you have a wooded area, the naturalists say place it on its

side. it's a perfect habitat for birds and other critters. but if you want it gone from your sight? good news, when you place it on the curb, its life is not lost in the landfill. in fact, the haulers drag and smash, and crush those trees, and they're turned into this, great mulch for your gan are. so here are the rules for getting your treat into the mulcher. for all jurisdictions, it must be free of all deck raise. in d.c., christmas trees will be picked up for resighling the first two weeks of january. put your tree on the curb for pickup by saturday the 12th. if you live in can be recycled at the curb. for larger trees, contact your trash collector for instructions. in arlington county, trees will

be collected from january 7th through january 18th on your regular trash collection day. loudoun county offers five locations for residents to drop off christmas trees for recycling through january 17th. those locations are the loudoun county landfill in leesburg. if you live in prince william cow, tain your greenery anytime to the com pot facility or landfill in manassas. novec in gainesville, and also -- if you receive trash collection services from the city of alexandria, trees will be collected curbside from january 7th through the 18th. if you use a private mahler, contact that company directly

for more information. in prince georges cows, residents should place your trees at curbside before 6:30 a.m. by friday february 1st. you can also bring your tree to the county yard waste composting facility or to the brown station road public convenience center. you request get all this information on our website. search "tree recycle" no excuses anymore. >> exactly. thanks, liz. you're welcome. a parking lot showdown between a member of the school board and a high school student is caught on camera in georgia. as a result, the school board member resigned. take a look. watch the teenager in the black pants. she said she was trying to save a parking spot for a friend who had recently given birth. the driver of that white van hits her and pulls into the

spot. the girl was not injured. it was the vice chair of the county school board where the teenager attends classes. that vice chair resigned from that position today, and she is charged with reckless conduct. well, we're just a couple weeks away from the inauguration. soon you can get your hand on inauguration swag here in d.c. president obama's 2013 inaugural committee has already launched this online store. it's selling everything from t-shirts to champagne flutes to medallions. also commemorative posters be a fame artist. it will open just a couple blocks from the white house next friday. all proceeds will help to pay for terrible inaugural events. the white house put out top pictures of 2012, including president obama greeting gabby giffords at the state of union and got on stage to sing with b.b. king, played basketball with a number of celebrities. while a spectator at a game, we remember this, he and the first

lady wound up with a special kiss and a touching moments, shaking the hand of a wounded soldier. his daughters wishing him limb. mr. obama's favorite, a young trick-or-treater dressed as spider man. and we remember this, not impressed? yep, he did that, too. you can see more of the snap shops on our web side, nbcwashington.com. just search white house. >> nice. nice. a final check of our forecast for now. doug kammerer, it's cold out there. >>led county on the there. the coldest air of the season. right now the windchill is coming in at 31. soed cold air is here.

most of us not seeing much in the way of wind. the winds have been upward of 5 to 10 miles an hour, creating a windchill of about five degrees cooler than where you are outside. 33 in the metro region. most of you will be around that 120-degree mark once again. very similar to what you were this morning. this is a very quiet pattern. remember the middle part of december, it was very quiet. that will be here for the next week to week and a half. the storms down to the south and up to the north. rain down toward the southeast.

we are right in the middle of nothing. tomorrow, yeah, i would say warming up, but it's like this much. today we're at 38. tomorrow we'll get to about 40. 37 in leesburg. it does look like we will moderate, as we head into the weekend. 45 on your saturday, hi temperatures in the mid 250s with a chance for rain coming. thank you, doug. gerard depardieu is now a russian citizen. the 64-year-old was granted citizenship by president putin. he has been in a fight over taxes with the french government. the actor is well known in russia and worked in the country last year on a movie. an assistant for depardieu declined to comment on the recent events. an 11-year-old girl in

belgium taught her horse how to jump. he got the idea from youtube. she taught her cow how to jump. the cowups about 2 1/2 foot off the cow. it reportedly took the cow about a year how to do this. hey, a south dakota man planned to get a fixerupper car to work with with his son. >> when his little boy though the he had accidentally purchased a pretty pricey set the wheels online -- >> why did you buy that $50,000 car on ebay. >> i didn't. >> you did. >> i am horrible. i was just looking at it, and i exited out, and i didn't mean to. i'm like oh, no, so i turned the ipad off. >> hey, bub, you didn't buy it. [ laughter ] >> that's 8-year-old kenyon. he accidentally didn't buy a

mustang. i look he said he would have to sell everything now. i'm going to have to sell everything! but then moment couldn't resist. ooh teasing her son a bit. she posted the reaction on youtube. critics have called it cruel. the video has gotten 75,000 views. i don't know what kind of comment that is on youtube, but anyway. coming up, an international sting takes done 245 suspected sectionium predators. coming up, the disturbing revelation about how the victims knew their abusers. two local women on a dream [ male announcer ] this commercial is not about getting fios;

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hundreds of people worldwide are under arrest tonight for sexually abusing and exploiting children. >> keith russell is in our newsroom with the results of a government crackdown known as "operation sunflower." >> a major breakthrough. the director of the u.s. immigration and customs neverment anowed 245 people have been arrested on child exploitation charges. the crackdown which lasted 5 1/2 weeks focused on six countries, 47 states in the u.s. federal agents also rescued 123 children around the world,

including 110 children in the united states. from activor past sexual abuse. 44 kids were rescued directly, meaning they were living with their abusers. the youngest was 2 years old. there are many more cases to be stopped. i.c.e. director says it's a day of mixed emotions. >> my friends, we have to attack child exploitation relentlessly and together. law enforcement, educators, parents, concerned citizens. there is no other way. there is no other answer. it is a wrong among wrongs, one we must combat. we are literally defending the defenseless. >> investigators still need your help solving three cases. if you recognize any of the people wanted in connection with those cases, you can check this out online. with child abuse, call police. live in the newsroom, keith

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