biryukova is also in a bitter divorce battle with sky's father. >> i do believe julia is responsible.f she can just cooperate, we can find where's our son. >> reporter: earlier this week, police said they were considering charging biryukova with leaving sky alone on the side of the road, but that hasn't happened and some are asking why. >> child abandonment is a crime. so why hasn't she been arrested? >> reporter: legal experts say police are doing the right thing by not rushing to judgment on sky's mother. >> we may still hope that the mother will speak voluntarily with police. we have a missing child out there. i think the number one priority of officers is to find this missing child. >> reporter: we've reached out to julia biryukova's lawyer who have denied comment and said at the moment, they will not talk to the media. >> miguel, thank you very much. i said that boy has been missing 10 years, obviously i meant ten days. thank you very much. let's get a check of the weather from al. >> today's weather is brought to you by ethan allen. >> good morning, even though it's not winter q

that's when bellevue police say his mother, julia biryukova said she ran out of gas just seat of seattle she left her son in the car and took her 4-year-old daughter with her to get help. police later test-drove her 1998 acura integra. they said it was full of gas and nothing was wrong with it. after more than a week of searching and several hundred tips, police are now taking a closer look at the mother. a profile using her name has been spotted on a website called seekingarrangements.com, a website where sugar babies go to meet sugar daddies. brandon wei joins us from las vegas. there's obviously no wrongdoing vis-a-vis the website alleged here. i'm just curious. could you explain what a sugar baby is. why would a woman be on it? >> a sugar baby is defined as a younger woman who usually wants to meet a wealthy man to take care of them. in this case they are sugar daddies. so i suppose julia joined this website looking for a person, a wealthier guy to take care of her. >> is it typical for single mothers to be using your site? >> yeah, it is, actually. the single mothers happen to be th

and he remains suspicious of hi wife julia biryukova, who claims she left 2-year-old sky in her car, after she ran out of gas and walked off for help. he had this to say about her earlier. >> i do believe julia has -- she's responsible. >> reporter: police are increasingly skeptical of the mother, as well. in this video, you see detectives on a late-night test drive of her car. they're now convinced it didn't have engine trouble and there was plenty of gas in the tank. >> i'll just let the evidence speak for itself which was, there was gas in the car. the car was able to drive and operate. that's not what she told us. >> reporter: despite repeated attempts to reach the mother for help and to take a polygraph, detectives say she hasn't responded. sky's father is holding out hope his son is still alive. >> he's my son. i'm going to have hope. my strength is coming from my son, who is missing. but he will be home. >> reporter: police fear the search for sky metalwala could remain stuck until his mother has more to say. for "good morning america," neal karlinsky, abc news, bellevue, washi

police scoured the park because it's near the apartment complex where sky lived with his mother, julia biryukovat reported the boy's disappearance last sunday. she told police she left sky alone in her unlocked, abandoned car, saying she had run out of gas and had walked to a nearby gas station for help. but as police would later reveal, her story was questionable. >> as you saw the vehicle operated just fine. >> reporter: after that initial report, biryukova stopped talking to police, even refusing to take a lie detector test. police have not named her a suspect in the case but have grown frustrated by her lack of cooperation. meantime, the boy's father, solomon metawala, handed out fliers, trying to recruit more people to help him search for his son. >> everybody wanted to help and wanted to get involved as much as they can. >> reporter: for "good morning america," dan kloeffler, abc news. >> just see the frustration in sky's father's face and his voice. >>> all right. we're going to turn, now, to ron claiborne with a look at the other headlines this morning. >> hello, everyone. in the news, t

police scoured the park because it's near the apartment complex where sky lived with his mother, julia biryukova the boy's disappearance last sunday. she told police she left sky alone in her unlocked, abandoned car, saying she had run out of gas and had walked to a nearby gas station for help. but as police would later reveal, her story was questionable. >> you saw the vehicle operated just fine. >> reporter: after that initial report, biryukova stopped talking to police, even refusing to take a lie detector test. police have not named her a suspect in the case but have grown frustrated by her lack of cooperation. meantime, the boy's father, solomon metalwala, handed out fliers, trying to recruit more people to help him search for his son. >> everybody wanted to help and wanted to get involved as much as they can. >> reporter: for "good morning america," dan koeffler, abc news. >> just see the frustration in sky's father's face and his voice. >>> all right. we're going to turn, now, to ron claiborne with a look at the other headlines this morning. >> hello, everyone. in the news, the republican

that's when his mother, julia biryukova ran out of gas.police later drove her car and say it was full of gas and nothing was wrong with it. after more than a week of searching and several hundred tips, police are taking a closer look at the mother. a profile using her name has been spotted on a website called seekingarrangements.com where sugar babies go to meet sugar daddies. brandon, obviously no wrongdoing vis-a-vis the website alleged here. i'm just curious. could you explain what a sugar baby is. why would a woman be on it? so i suppose julia was looking for a wealthy guy to be looking for her. >> is it typical for single mothers to be using your sites? >> yes, it is. the single mothers are the biggest demographic users. 10% are in fact single mothers. >> so what can you tell us about the activity on the account that use's julia's name, when she logged on, was it opened, was she dating with anybody or involved with anybody? >> well, all we can say is that the account was created in late july and she logged in late yesterday night, aro

. >> reporter: they are the many faces of julia biryukova, a picture-perfect mom, mixed with these surveillance photos. police say these images of julia is what she looked like the morning she claimed she ran out of gas and left 2-year-old sky alone in her car. while police haven't called her a suspect in the disappearance of her son, they have questioned her credibility. police are also reviewing her only public comments since that day. these exclusive e-mails, calling her husband sadistic and deceptive. pushing abc to review her divorce documents. it seems no one is looking for the truth. she or someone using her account writing. everyone is eating up what my former husband is alleging. missing in all but one e-mail, any mention of the search for sky. >> the thing that jumps out at me about the e-mails is what is not in the e-mails. limited numb were of words, they tend to be passive. she wants to blame her husband. >> reporter: and then, there's her behavior. not talking to police. and nowhere to be seen at any of the public searchs. >> anytime someone is not coming forward and expressing a

and it includes a profile that appears to have been set up by julia biryukova.. and up to $5,000 monthly. the owner tells abc news that police came to him with a search warrant seeking information about the profile. >> they wanted to know exactly when she accessed the website, as well as with whom she might have been in contact with. >> reporter: bierryukova told police she left her 2-year-old son in the car after running out of gas a week ago. police say her story doesn't add up. in addition to several pictures, the web profile describes her as divorced. it also says, i'm looking for a real man. >> i don't want to talk about the specifics of the social media site. >> reporter: for now, police say the mother is not a suspect. and the search for sky continues. for "good morning america," neal karlinsky, abc news, bellevue, washington. >> thank you, neal. >>> now, here's diane sawyer with a preview at "world news." diane? >> good morning, everyone at "gma." here's the question. how did one woman turn an entire neighborhood around. house by house? a little hard wor

. >> reporter: the little boy's mother, julia biryukova said she ran out of gas along this road on sunday car seat, while she walked to a gas station about a mile away. investigators are now removes the gas tank from her acura to determine if she really did run out. the father, simon metalwala has taken a lie detector test. so far, it's inconclusive. but the mother is refusing to take one. reportings on a website that appears to have been set up by julia, reveals one bitter exchange, believed to be her and solomon, passing off the kids for a visit. >> i mean, i can force him to come if you like me to. >> tomorrow morning, we'll just talk to our lawyers. >> are you going to take sky? >> uh, yeah. >> reporter: while julia remains out of sight, her estranged husband is pleading for his son's safe return. >> please, just return him back. >> reporter: investigators say their focus isn't on the road where the car reportedly ron out of gas, but near the mother's home, miles away. for "good morning america," neal karlinsky, abc news, seattle. >> thank you, neal. >>> meanwhile, here's diane sawyer

and he remains suspicious of hi wife, julia biryukova, who claims she left 2-year-old sky in her car, after she ran out of gas and walked off for help. he had this to say about her earlier. >> i do believe julia has -- she's responsible. >> reporter: police are increasingly skeptical of the mother, as well. in this video, you can see detectives on a late-night test drive of her car. they're now convinced it didn't have engine trouble and there was plenty of gas in the tank. >> i'll just let the evidence speak for itself which was, there was gas in the car. the car was able to drive and operate. that's not what she told us. >> reporter: despite repeated attempts to reach the mother for help and to take a polygraph, detectives say she hasn't responded. sky's father is holding out hope his son is still alive. >> he's my son. i'm going to have hope. my strength is coming from my son, who is missing. but he will be home. >> reporter: police fear the search for sky metalwala could remain stuck until his mother has more to say. for "good morning america," neal karlinsky, abc news, bellevue,

police have now dissected the mother, julia biryukova's, story.add up. the whereabouts of sky is unknown. the mother's story is falling apart, day to day. >> reporter: she told police she ran out of gas and left 2-year-old sky metalwala alone in her car, as she and her 4-year-old daughter walked for help. but removing the gas tank, police say they found plenty of gas inside. the weird twist in a detectives are looking at, comes from a straight crime drama. they're looking at "law & order," which aired one night before the disappearance, where a mother's son was stolen in the car. >> someone stole my baby. >> reporter: there's more. the mother says sky was so sick, she was taking him to the hospital at the time. but she had left him in the car anyway. at the gas station she visited, police say she didn't buy any gas. she walked through a neighborhood of million-dollar homes. but apparently never asked for help. detectives have taken note of her facebook page, filled with pictures of her daughter. almost none of little sky. her estranged husband has

julia biryukova said her son vanished sunday after she let him sleeping alone in her unlocked car afterthe car ran out of gas. investigators are saying there was plenty of gas left in the tank. geraldo rivera joins us now with more on the case. this one just doesn't pass the smell test. >> it really doesn't. it is almost impossible to believe that the mother is not involved criminally in the disan appearance in the 2-year-old. she and her husband are engaged in awful acrimonious year long dispute over child custody. they had a 12-hour mediation session where the mom was forced to yield custody, not custody but visitation of the 2-year-old son to the estranged father who had not seen the child in fuel year. comes on the heels of mediation with the mower concocting bogus story with the car running out of gas rushing 2-year-old to area hospital. the route is wrong for a hospital. she was in the wrong community. the car was not out of gas. really seems to me, jon, pretty clear this is one of those hideous case in which the parents who has to yield custody or at least visitation to the hated

>> reporter: well, it's at a standstill because julia biryukova continues to stonewall police.'s not talked to them since she made the report nine days ago. because she's not been forthcoming with information, she's been the focus of this investigation from the very beginning. so we are learning more and more about her, and, jenna, it's bizarre. you're right. apparently, bier biryukova was seeking a sugar daddy, no other way to put it. she went on this web site that bills itself as a site that brings sugar daddies and sugar babies together. she was looking for a man who would give her $3,000 to $5,000 a month. she described herself as happy, single and a mommy of two beautiful babies. the or account was opened in july and last used october 26th. we've talked to the web site owner, she's -- he's cooperated with police. that owner has turned the names and information over to the police. we've also learned that there are federal authorities working this case in ukraine. biryukova was born there, and her father and other relatives are still there. investigators have, basically, run

police have now dissected the mother, julia biryukova's, story.add up. the whereabouts of sky is unknown. the mother's story is falling apart, day to day. >> reporter: she told police she ran out of gas and left 2-year-old sky metalwala alone in her car, as she and her 4-year-old daughter walked for help. but removing the gas tank, police say they found plenty of gas inside. the weird twist in a detectives are looking at, comes from a straight crime drama. they're looking at "law & order," which aired one night before the disappearance, where a mother's son was stolen in the car. >> someone stole my baby. >> reporter: there's more. the mother says sky was so sick, she was taking him to the hospital at the time. but she had left him in the car anyway. at the gas station she visited, police say she didn't buy any gas. she walked through a neighborhood of million-dollar homes. but apparently never asked for help. detectives have taken note of her facebook page, filled with pictures of her daughter. almost none of little sky. her estranged husband has

six disago, julia biryukova says she wasees driving with letter son sky when her car ran out of gas.she left the boy in the car for an hour while she went for help. when she came back, she says the boy was gone. police say she is refusing to cooperate. >> we're buffled by her story, we're frustrated with the lack of information we're getting from her although we continue to reach out, and we've got to try to find this little boy. >> the boy's father says he has also not heard from his estranged wife. this weekend he is is in the area hoping someone with information will come forward. >>> the search also continues for a missing baby lisa. her first birthday was friday. family and close friends held a private gathering to mark the occasion. lisa wept missing on october 4th. her father says he came home from work that day, fun to the front door unlocked, a window open and lisa missing. her mother he was she is drinking with a friend on the porch when lisa disappeared. the fbi is involved. >>> another death has been an o police in salt lake city, utah say the body of a man in his 40s was

investigators are trying to vain to get julia biryukova in for an interview.ys she is too devastated and traumatize today speak with police. investigators have hinted they could be very close to changing this there a missing persons case to a criminal case. now, with stranger abduction and a walkaway very unlikely, there is hope that maybe sky has been taken away from the area by a friend of the mother's and just being kept from the dad in this nasty custody dispute, but that's really the hope. the other alternative, of course, would be that something bad happened to sky. jon? jon: yeah. those other alternatives are not pleasant to think about. dan springer, thanks. jenna: well, the u.s. supreme court jumping into a legal battle that could have a big impact on the 2012 election and really just the state of this nation when it comes to health care. a live report on the high court's decision to rule on president obama's health care law. >>> plus, a stunning new study out on the risk of diabetes and the threat to adults all around the world. dr. manny's going to