if kaitlyn were kyle, how different would this be? >> my honest opinion is it would not be an issue. >> reporter: do you think that cs's parent would have gone to the police, had they not believed she was in a gay relationship? >> i believe that they would have gone to the police any time that they would have found out that an adult was having sex with their child, particularly at school. >> reporter: an adult, someone who's in high school with her? >> she is an adult. florida has a mandatory reporting law, and if they had not reported, they would have been committing a crime. >> reporter: even so, the prosecutor offered a plea deal. it included no jail time. she rejected the offer. insisting she did nothing wrong, she wanted a trial to prove her innocence. >> didn't want to give up fighting. >> reporter: what were you fighting for? >> equality. justice. >> reporter: but then a shocking reversal. 20 thousand reasons kaitlyn hunt landed right back in jail. >> reporter: parent's thrown into a tailspin over a phone >> reporter: behind ba

la mar's rescuers are 15-year-old twin sisters, kaitlyn and micayla. they're back stage and think they're here to talk about being twins. they have no idea that la mar and becky are here to thank them. we'll see that emotional reunion when we come back right after this. [applause] >> listen, folks. before the break we met la mar and his wife becky. this summer, la mar was saved from drowning by twin sisters kaitlyn and micayla. twin girls are hidden back stage. they have headsets on, they cannot hear anything we're saying right now. they think they're here just to talk about being twins. they have no idea that they're about to be reunited with la mar for the first time since the accident so don't give it away. all right, ladies and gentlemen. let's meet the twins, kaitlyn and micayla. come on out. [applause] hi. how are you doing? >> good. how are you? >> hello, mr. harvey. i'm micayla >> wow. welcome to the show. you're not dressed alike. >> we're not. >> had you old were you when you stopped dressing alike? >> when my mom didn't have to dress us anym

kaitlyn hunt, speaking out. says she didn't make a mistake, falling in love. >>> and music is such a huge part of our fridays. we have deejay fridays. let's shift the sound and see if you know this song. ♪ i will never be royal >> it's lorde's "royals." it's number one in the country right now. knocked "wrecking ball" off the list. >> 16 years old, guys. >> and guess who is here to perform? >> number one artist. >> she's going to be here. >> cannot wait for that. thank you. all that coming up. >>> right now, we're going to begin with the plea deal for the florida teenager charged with having a relationship with a younger schoolmate. abc's matt gutman has been tracking the story from the start. and you spoke, matt, to kaitlyn hunt. >> want to change your plea -- >> reporter: this morning, kaitlyn hunt is one step closer to home. are you relieved? >> i am, actually. i no e when i'm coming home. >> reporter: earlier this year, the 19-year-old former cheerleader, was arrested, charged with lewd and lis sieves you ba

and you spoke, matt, to kaitlyn hunt. >> want to change your plea -- >> reporter: this morning, kaitlyn step closer to home. are you relieved? >> i am, actually. i know when i'm coming home. >> reporter: earlier this year, the 19-year-old former cheerleader, was arrested, charged with lewd and lascivious batter of a relationship she had with a schoolmate. this was not a romeo and jewel yet story. it was a yule jet an jewel yet story. the high school senior was romantically involved with a 14-year-old freshman girl. and faced a maximum of 30 years in prison and a place on the second offender registry if convicted. hunt has always insisted the sex was consensual. >> i think i made a mistake by dating someone in high school. i went to school with and i played basketball with, no. >> reporter: she pled no contest thursday to four misdemeanors and a felony. you see her in the orange jump suit. how does it make you feel? >> sad. i still can't wrap my head around how we're even here. >> reporter: this was hunt's third offer for a plea agreement. state prosecutors say the family rejected the fi

you said that kaitlyn is not what her mug shot or the headlines portray her to be, she's a child and system to bully her. and i wonder if you think that language is appropriate given the fact that we have a dead child who was bullied. >> this is a tragedy all the way around. and what i'm trying to do and what our firm is trying to do is to make sure that this isn't compounded. the death of rebecca is a horrible, who ib tragedy. and i don't think the answer is locking up a 12-year-old child, throwing her out of school, and then going around on national television with her mug shot and things like that, especially since there isn't and there doesn't appear to be any evidence that my client specifically had -- is responsible for the death of rebecca. you know, there's nothing worse that you can do than tell someone you're responsible for the death of your former friend. and i think it's extremely traumatizing for this young girl and i'm concerned about it. >> it seems like some of the public comments that you've been making since you took on this reputation that perhaps your defense is

he and his wife decided to have their conversation with their daughters, starting with 22-year-old kaitlyn. what did you feel went wrong with gran grand pa'spa's passin. >> when he got sick at the end i don't know if he knew who should pack the decisions. >> some family members thought grand glpa should go to the intensive care unit and some felt he should stay home. >> if something happened to me today i would not want to be kept alive by medicine if i didn't have a chance to recover or if i didn't know you. >> if there is something going on with me, you don't know how things would turn out, say is mom actually going to get better, or is she going to live or never talk to us again. >> okay ncht. >> for me what the important thing is it's not the best medical out there and everything that can possibly be done. it's di dignity for me and -- >> comfort. >> they are using the project tools as a guide. >> it gave an outline which was helpful and important. all i could do is look back at my father-in-law or somebody i had lost and say, what would i have done in that circumstance. >> we changed

. >> kaitlyn. robin hood. >> reporter: thanu so much. good morning. >> good morning . escada. >> reporter: good to see you . >> thank you. >> reporter: i got to bring this lady over. come here. what's your first name? >> want da. >> reporter: don and marty, can you guess what she is? >> go ahead. >> a serial killer. >> reporter: there you go. come on over. >> i'm kassandra. >> reporter: you are a? >> tortise. >> reporter: you are? >> a ravens ferry. >> reporter: check that out. all in purple. how are you doing? >> good. i'm matt. i'm a baker. >> reporter: the undead baker. thank you very much. nice out fit. >> teresa. >> reporter: good to see you . >> thank you. >> reporter: you look love li ly. >> thank you. >> reporter: come over here. what do we have here? >> delicious crab cakes handmade from the deli and shrimp salad. come back and see us. >> reporter: thank you very much. that ain't making it back to the station. we have your name? >> jacqueline. >> reporter: you have the good goodies? >> all the goodies from our bakery. >> reporter: thank you so much. including

. >> oh, kaitlyn who is your favorite judge. >> hum, gordon.d he i like his accent a lot, and he is really super sweet and nice. cool.t is how often do you cook for your family, or do you cook for yourself or try things out. tell us about the routine whenie you're at home? >> i cook all the time at my house. my mom doesn't even have to coo anymore, because i'm always cooking. >> dar a, how about you, did you cook for the family, do you cook for yourself, tell us about you routine at home. >> i have a lot at school and i do a lot of activities out of school, so my mom, mainly like makes dinner, but i cook for myself on the weekends all the time and i have been doing a lot of baking and experimenting. i just kind of -- i mastered french mack ren ones. i have been making a lot of french pastries. >> you are still young girls, what do not you like about the kitchen. if you cook do you then have to load the dishwasher?asher? >> no, when we're done people pp come and clean it for us. that is why when i cook my kitchen looks a mess. >> is that the sam

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has to be transparent and kaitlyn from nsa said there is no specific spying on angela merkel.'t deny the reports that came out last week. he didn't say they had not spied on angela merkel and had questions to answer. >> reporter: it's about semantics and words. i want to go back to this. it's a global war on terror. if there is retaliatory withholding of information and intelligence, no one will win this war, are they? >> it's a war of atrocity anyway and nobody will win the war because from my perspective intelligence coming from the u.s. is full of miss information and inter arguing with the agencies, f.b.i. and cia who are charged to work with nsa intelligence gathering. the u.s. has the world and resources and the power to be able to look for officers wherever and whenever they want. however if they forge the relationship they are forging with some european leaders at the moment, it's going to be a very difficult g 8 summit they will be going to because it's the subject of topic and will entrap and the u.s. be welcome. >> different and uncomfortable. the fact the u.s. is s

kaitlyn hunt has been in jail since august 20-th for violating a court order not to contact the 14-year-oldunt says she felt like she was set up. i do regret it because i trusted her as not only my friend but my girlfriend too. i felt i got set-up in multiple ways and i got hurt by her. ((butted to)) i care about her as a person, but i don't love her the way i did before. hunt gets out of jail on december 20th. she'll serve three years of probation ....including two years under house arrest. be on notice today on the roads around schools... as more students are expected to be walking to school today. it's part of 'international walk to school day.' paul gessler is at francis scott key elementary and middle school... where students are arriving all morning by foot. paul-- there are at least 67 'walk to school' events across maryland today. ...nearly 4,000 across the country. a state license a state license plate that boasts the birthplace of aviation ...now also boasts a superhero who can fly. introducing ohio's new superman license plate. state r

prosecutors say 19-year-old kaitlyn hunt has agreed to a plea deal.e agreement also include two years of house arrest with electronic monitoring... followed by nine months of monitored probation. hunt's case made national headlines... after her attorneys argued that she was targeted... because of her sexuality. convicted child sex abuser jerry sandusky won't be getting a new trial. yesterday... a pennsylvania judge denied sandusky's attempt to appeal his conviction. the former penn state assistant football coach is serving a 30 to 60 year prison sentence after being found guilty on 45 counts... relating to the sexual abuse of young boys. ravens fans know kicker justin tucker has a strong right foot... but did you know he has an amazing voice as well? that's tucker showing off his pipes in a new ad for doctor pepper. he majored in music at the university of texas. to see the full ad, go to fox- baltimore dot com ... and click on "around the web" in the hot topics section on the left side of the screen. show off your purple pride

. >>> checking other stories, 12-year-old kaitlyn roman appeared in court.ing rebecca sedgwick to death. she's facing charges of felony stalking. >>> power companies in northeast ohio trying to get the lights back on for thousands of people. the first snowfall wreaked havoc. more snow expected to fall throughout the morning. >>> the world series is knotted up at one game apiece. the st. louis cardinals scored three and then went on to beat the red sox 4-2. >> history was made thursday night as a majority female crew for referees as ncaa football game. >> everyone is used to us. the coaches know we're out there. i'm just another person out there officiating. >> the headlinesman off the game got a little closer to the action. good for her. >>> last night cnn brought you to the documentary "blackfish," which takes a look at sea world and its treatment of killer whales used in performances. "blackfish" takes a history of the look of killer whales helped in captivity ahead of an incident in which a trainer was killed. the cnn team had the chance to join in on the

>>brian: i find out from my daughter kaitlyn, we're on speaking terms again, that "saved by the bellor." >>steve: she probably would think mario lopez is that kid's father. you miss a little, you miss a lot. thank you for watching this week and making us number one around the world. >>brian: something retro is happening today. >>steve: really? what >>brian: do you remember when the wiggles came on and nobody knew who they were. now they have become huge stars. >>elisabeth: they have new wiggles. >>steve: they've got a female member. let's wiggle on across the studio floor over to heather nauert to discuss the headlines. >> i've got australian friends coming in to watch the wiggles today. so excited. i think the mom is more excited than the kid. go figure. got some news to bring you. federal prison guards aren't being paid right now because of the shutdown, but the inmates are. wow. 300 prison guards in oxford, wisconsin, are still reporting to work because they're considered essential workers. but the inmates are paid out of a different fund and that falls under the bureau of prison'

she and 12-year-old kaitlyn roman were arrested and charged with aggravated stalking.alupe's parents, they said they didn't know about the boy trouble or bullying. >> did you know other kids were giving rebecca a hard time. >> there was a time one girl was bullying rebecca but she came to her for comfort and you know, my daughter was always there for her when rebecca needed her. >> they were friends at the beginning and then for whatever reason, you know, they stopped being friends. >> unfortunately they're just in absolute total denial. >> sheriff grady judd told "new day," if he determines he can hold the girl's criminally responsible, he will. >> this bullying has gone on since last november, both in person at school and over the cyberworld. there's a significant problem and it started at home. >> reporter: meanwhile, some lawmakers are pushing for a provision in an education bill that would deal specifically with bullying. >> the measure calls on schools to report incidents of bullying to paul ryans and others. so that we can try and prevent such conduct in the fut

. >> brian: eating a lot of push from kaitlyn to get another dog. should i push back?father. you're the daddy. >> brian: you're right. >> steve: coming up straight ahead, felons looking for work look no further. democrats in illinois say their state is open for business and no questions will be asked about your past. >> elisabeth: then a pilot gets sick and can't land the plane. what happens when a passenger takes the controls? we're about to find out. ♪ heart healthy, huh?! ugh! actually progresso's soup has pretty bold flavor. i love bold flavors! i'd love it if you'd open the chute! [ male announcer ] progresso. surprisingly bold flavor for a heart healthy soup. but chantix helped me do it. i told my doctor i think i'm... i'm ready. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix (varenicline) is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. i knew that i could smoke for the first 7 days. i knew that i wasn't putting nicotine back into my body to try to quit. [ male announcer ] some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agit