this is joseph mcstay his wife summer and their two little boys.years ago, february 4th, 2010, they vanished from their home from fall brooke, california. investigators enter the home for the first time. there are no signs of forced entry, and nothing seems to be missing, that is, except the family. inside investigators find a puzzling scene. bowls of popcorn in front of the television, eggs on the counter with a banana, outside another surprise, the mcstay's dog tied up in the yard. did the family leave in a hurry thinking they would be back or something more sinister? did someone perhaps they know and trust force them to leave? >> do you think there is a possibility the home and the scene inside the home was staged? >> that's one theory and of course, we've looked at that. we don't see anything like that. we don't have any hard evidence to indicate that, but we keep that in the back of our mind. >> reporter: adding to the mystery, it appears the family had no plans to run away. summer mcstay was making plans for her sister to visit and the couple

this is joseph mcstay. his wife summer and their two little boys.early four years ago, february 4th, 2010, they vanished from their home in california, north of san diego. 15 days after the mcstays disappear, investigators enter their home for the first time. there are no signs of forced entry. and nothing seems to be missing that is except the mcstay family. inside, investigators find a puzzling scenario. bowls of popcorn in front of the television, eggs on the counter along with a banana. outside, the dogs tied up in the yard. did the family leave on their own in a hurry thinking they would be back? or was it something more sinister. did someone they know and perhaps trust force them to leave. do you believe there's any possibility that home and the scene in that home was staged? >> that's one theory, and of course we've looked at that. we don't see anything like that. we don't have any hard evidence to indicate that, but we keep that in the back of our minds. >> reporter: adding to the mystery, it appears the family had no plans to run away. summ

. >> reporter: dental records confirmed two of the victims are joseph and summer mcstay. it is believed the other remains longed to their children, 4-year-oldiani and 3-year-old joseph, jr san berndino county sheriffs says they were murdered, but isn't saying how. >> there is investigive evidce at the scene that will help complete thinvestigation. >> reporter:t's not clear why the fami disappeared from their home north of san diego four years ago their suv was discovered near the mexican border and grain surveillance photo showed a family of ur walking across e border. it was never clear if that was the mcstays. >> somhing in me said you are never going to see tm again. >> reporter: from s texas home, joseph mcstay's fher criticized how saniego investigators haled the disaearance of his son' family >> hwas not just my son. was my best friend. >> reporter: t san diego sheriff's deparent says i has never stopped searching. >> this was prably one of the mo, if not the most extensively investigating missing persons case maybe in our history. >> reporter: this micide investiga

investigators say the mcstays were killed, buried in a shallow grave near los angeles. and joseph mcstay's brother michael said this is not the news the family was hoping for. >> it's been a tough road. so we would ask that you would, you know, give the family members their space. and let us go through the grieving process. >> the mcstay family went missing from their home back in 2010. their car was found near mexico days later. >>> all right. so how does a man convicted of rape not go to jail? that's what his victim wants to know, hear from her next. [ taps baton ] [ dings ] ♪ [ male announcer ] every thought... every movement... ♪ ...carefully planned, coordinated and synchronized. ♪ performing together with a single, united purpose. ♪ that's what makes the world's leading airline... flyer friendly. ♪ ♪ hooking up the country whelping business run ♪ flyer friendly. ♪ trains! they haul everything, safely and on time. ♪ tracks! they connect the factories built along the lines. and that means jobs, lots of people, making lots and lots of things. let's get your business

. >> excavating the site, we were able to identity the adult victims as summer and joseph mcstay.e believe the other two sets of remains are that of the boys. >> reporter: to better understand this story, you have to go back to february 4, 2010. the last day joseph summer and their two boys were seen. after ten days, police visited their southern california home. no signs of a forced entry. only some food and their two dogs were inside. >> there was no damage to any furniture. no blood, no violence, nothing broken. you know, no indication of a struggle. >> reporter: the mcstays had vanished without a trace. >> i want them to come home. >> reporter: then surveillance video surfaced, showing a family of four fitting their description going across the video. but that's where the case went cold. with friday's news, there remains unanswered questions, including how they were killed and who did it. >> it gives us courage to know that they're together and they're in a better place. >> reporter: but perhaps now, those closest to the mcstays can begin to heal. >> all right, thank you very

. >> reporter: michael mcstay choked back tears as he spoke for the family. >> it's not really the --the outcome we were looking for. >> reporter: the remains of his brother joseph, joseph's wife summer and two toddlers believed to be their sons gianni, four, and three-year-old joseph, jr., were found by an off-road biker monday in the southern california desert. san bernardino sheriff john mcmahon says the manner of death was homicide. >> through the use of dental records we're able to identify the adult victims as summer and joseph mcstay. the remains in two separate shallow graves, two sets of remains in each grave. >> reporter: the family led a quiet life on avocado vista plane that north san diego county. joseph was a businessman, summer a doting mother. >> one or two? >> reporter: all appeared normal until february 4, 2010, when they seemed simply to vanish. investigators found no signs of joseph was a businessman, summer a doting mother. >> one or two? >> reporter: all appeared normal until february 4, 2010, when they seemed simply to vanish. investigators found no signs of for

. >> reporter:"we have been able to identify the adult victims as summer and joseph mcstay. we believe the other two sets of remains are that of the boys - their sons." >> pam: the san bernardino authorities say, a motorcyclist found skeletal remains of family. whose been missing since 20-10. >> pam: investigators say, the mcstays vanished in february, after apparently leaving their fallbrook home in a rush. officials later found the family s-u-v. abandoned, not far from a border crossing into mexico. investigators said, >> pam: surveillance video of the crossing may show the family walking into mexico, but from there the trail goes cold >> pam: developing tonight-- >> pam: more aid is reaching the philippines. one week after the deadly typhoon haiyan. and as catherine heenan reports. thousands of the survivors are now on the move. >> pam: a philippine naval ship arrived on cebu island friday. unloading nearly 3-thousand haggard storm survivors. the chance to leave couldn't have come soon enough. >> "i was feeling hopeless.if we stay there another week i don't think we would

so many questions, police say joseph and summer mcstay along with two bodies believed to be their sonswere buried in a shallow grave in the desert near los angeles. officials say all were killed but didn't give any more details than that. the mcstay family vanished are their san diego home in 2010, leaving bowls of popcorn out in the house. their car was found near mexico days later. >>> all right. lewd public comments, admissions of crack smoking and binge drinking all by the mayor of toronto. so is there any way this mayor and the city can salvage their reputations? i'll ask the man who wrote the book on crisis public relations. la's known definitely for its traffic, congestion, for the smog. but there are a lot of people that do ride the bus. and now that the buses are running on natural gas, they don't throw out as much pollution into the air. so i feel good. i feel like i'm doing my part to help out the environment. i got this. [thinking] is it that time? the son picks up the check? [thinking] i'm still working. he's retired. i hope he's saving. i hope he saved enough. who matters

this whole investigation started in early 2010 when the mcstays were initially reported missing, what the investigators finally went to the home what they found inside baffled them. all signs show them leaving in hi rurpy. egg ossen the counter. popcorn still on the table. investigators on the search found on the hard drives research by the family to travel to mexico. also research into children's passports. investigators initially said that this family crossed the border into mexico, and they released grainy video, surveillance tape that showed four people that match the description of the family. friends and family of the victims say that's impossible. they do not believe that the body ever crossed into mexico. the bodies found in southern california. the brother of the husband found dead talked about how hard it was for him to stomach. >> it gives us courage to know that they're together. and they're in a better place. i family appreciates all the support and the love that we've been shown. >> we know that local agencies are involved in this investigation. there has to be a federal

the mcstays, mom, dad and two kids, left in a hurry, with eggs still on the kitchen counter and their beloved dog in the backyard. it's a case that's long frustrated investigators. now, they say the four bodies found earlier this week in the mojave desert may be that of the missing family. we'll find out more later today, at a sheriff's news conference. >>> and now, to canada. the toronto mayor is apologizing yet again for his behavior. during a live tv interview yesterday, rob ford let fly an obscenity when he denied telling a staffer that he wanted to have oral sex. with his wife by his side, ford later said he was sorry. >> the revelations yesterday of cocaine, escorts, prostitution, has pushed me over the line. and i used unforgivable language. and again, i apologize. >> ford has adamantly said that he will not resign. but the city council is now introducing a motion today to strip some of his powers. and the city has canceled school trips to city hall. mayor ford and his brother, by the way, have accepted a deal for their own tv show. >>> all right. in california, the new labor a

investigators identified the two children as joseph and gianni mcstay. their parents deidentified throh dental records. coroner officials now declared all fourth deaths homicides. >>> for months, cnn had been looking into the mysterious death of georgia teenager kendrick johnson who suffocated to death after authorities say he fell into a rolled up gym mat at his high school. johnson's attorneys think someone tampered with the surveillance video that officials released, and they're not getting any answers from authorities. so we did our own forensic analysis. [ female announcer ] ladies and gentlemen i'm here to say a few words about the power of baking stuff with nestle toll house morsels. you can heal a broken heart with a bundt cake. make a monday mornin' feel like a friday afternoon with some nestle toll house morsels. let's close our laptops and open our ovens. these things don't bake themselves. we have to bake them for one another. we can bake the world a better place one toll house cookie at a time. nestle. good food, good life. nestle. thnot at

the bones of 40-year-old joseph mcstay and his wife summer were found in victorville. two other bodies found in the same area are believed to be their 3 and 4-year-old sons. there are no suspects. >> it gives us courage to know that they're together and in a better place. >> detectives are treating the deaths as homicides. there are no suspects so far. >>> a different murder mystery tonight, when google street views spotted something no one ever expected. the images found on google street view are disturbing. an aerial shot of sanford avenue in richmond and a grim geographical marker, zoom in and clearly see a crime scene, come cars, an officer and look closely, a body. until now it's been a mystery, but richmond police confirmed the aerial shot was taken in august, 2009, the same day the bold of this 14-year-old boy was found in the area. richmond police say that boy was kevin barrera found shot to death along these railroad tracks not far from here. the fact that google happened to be shooting images in the area that day, pure coincidence. >> it's real painful to see

it was february 2010 when the mcstay familwent missing. there were no signs of suggle.left on the kiten counter. the mcstayhad no known financial problems. it was not until neighbo complained aut the family's barking dogs tt investigators discovered thewere gone. addingo the mystery, the family car was later found some 70 mil away. and in 2012,he san diego sheriff's department ruled the family voluntarily walkeinto mexico based on this grainy surveillance video. now there's reasono believe that theamily never crossed the border and that they met a far more tragifate. and while that may answer the questionf what happened to the family, we may nev know why. the mcstays' relatives have always maintained they would never have left the country thout telling anyonend since their disappearance investigators y the family hasn't used their crit cards, cell phones or any of the mone in tir checking account. officials will be hold a news coerence on this case later this morning. >>> strangand sad story. thank yovery much. >> officials in florida are assessing e damage and danger f

investigators identified the two children as joseph and jia that mcstay. parents. the family went missing and the coroners declared all four deaths to be homicides. >>> it's not all gloom and doom. how about this? if you find a stranger's wallet, take it from this man, turn it in. this man is homeless. he was hungry and looking for food in a dumpster when he came across a tourists wallet. he walked to four different hotels before discovering the owner was staying at the omni hotel at cnn here. for his good deed, he put him up at the hotel through thanksgiving and the holiday. he will treat him to room service and $500. a good deed. >>> it's been a great year for pope francis. he gets rock star treatment just about everywhere he goes. what made him so popular and how it extends beyond the catholic church. ♪ [ female announcer ] to bake. or not to bake. that is a silly question. bake the world a better place with nestle toll house. bake the world a better place >>> another first, thanks to pope francis. he will put on display the bones believed to be if rema

for relatives like mik mcstay, hope is now gone. >> it's not rlly the -- the outce we were looking for. >> reporter: detectives have positively identified jseph and summercstay and two boys gianni and joseph, we shall shallowl in a grave. they disappeared from their home in early 2010 and detectives say there was no sign of any struggle >> i'm hing so much fun. >> reporter: the mtay's car was discovered day after they disappeared near mexico. poce even released veo of what appears to be aamily ossing border but every lead, a dead d. >> whether or not they actually crossed theorder and then came ba, we are not sureyet. >> reporter: with the trail cold, was a passer-by who discovered skeletal remains in victorville thiseek. >> igives us courage to ow they areogether and they are in a better place. >> reporte near four years after they vanished, the mcsy's bodies have been recovered but the mystery in the desert is far from over. for "today," miguel almaguer, nbc news, s angeles. >>> time for thether stories making headlines this morning. >> cig melvin is here for that. >>> one of the eli

police say joseph and summer mcstay, along with two bodies, believed to be their sons, were buried in a shallow grave in a desert near los angeles. nick valencia joins me live now. nick, while they know the family has been located three years after, they still don't know how they ended up in this situation. authorities say they were killed. >> reporter: that's right. this investigation is far from over. want to take you back to march of 2010 when they were first reported missing. investigators did go over the house, all signs pointed to the family leaving on their own accord. investigators were baffled by what they found inside, eggs on the counter, dogs were there, popcorn still on the table. in their search on a hard drive, found research into child passports going into mexico and travel into mexico. authorities initially believed, fred, this family crossed into mexico, in fact they say there was grainy video of this family crossing into mexico. you see that video there. the family of the victims say that's not the case, that if this family were to have crossed, it would have been b

and through the use of dental records were able to identify the adult fivictims as summer a joseph mcstayrief the other two sets of remains are that of the boys, their sons. >> now their deaths are being classified as homicides the and for a long time, authorities looked into whether the family had gone into mexico and fallen victim to a drug cartel. but they say dubious handling of the family's finances is now going to be the focus of the investigation. >> seems to be focussing on the immediate circle of the family, his business associates. those he was acquainted with, those he did business with. and in that, in that direction, in that drug cartel. >> and we're told that as much as $70,000 was spirited away from joseph's accounts by people close to the family. the police aren't releasing detailed on how the familiar was killed yet. the police is looking into it now. >> quite a mystery. thank you very much. >>> students have been infected with bacterial meningitis at princeton university. because it is so rare here in the u.s., there's not an fda approved treatment here. they are working

mcstay and were last seen with their children, 3 and 4. went missing february 2010.ve the family traveled across the border. they are classifying this obviously as a homicide. family members were on hand as police made the announcement. >> not really the -- the outc e outcome -- we were looking for. but it gives us courage to know if they are together and they are in a better place. ♪ [ female announcer ] just about anywhere you use sugar, you can use splenda® no calorie sweetener. splenda® lets you experience the joy of sugar without all the calories. think sugar, say splenda™ i have a big meeting when we land, but i am so stuffed up, i can't rest. [ male announcer ] nyquil cold and flu liquid gels don't unstuff your nose. they don't? alka seltzer plus night fights your worst cold symptoms, plus has a decongestant. [ inhales deeply ] oh. what a relief it is. [ inhales deeply ] >>> all it week "today" show has been presenting a series called inspired by. they share stories of people who made a major impact in their lives. today i got an you want to reveal my inspirat

through the use of dental records, we have been able to identify the adult victims as summer and joseph mcstay. we believe the other two sets of remains are that of the boys - their sons. the san bernardino county sheriff has new details on a california family who vanished without a trace three years ago. >> reporter: we did have a great forecast in downtown san francisco with high temperatures of 60rees it will stay on the course title. stay on the cooler side. >> reporter: as we look like from the golden gate bridge mainly clear skies with high clouds moving and. you see the cloud cover coming in from the north with the storm passing. we will see mostly clear and chile tonight. increasing about 6:00 in the morning. we will take a look at that in just a bit. >> pam: plus, how crews are trying to finish a huge for the same culprit in life pitcher as san francisco's the same culprit in life pi love watching tvcisco's outside. and why can you move the tv out here? the wireless receiver. i got that when i switched to u-verse. but why? because it's so much better than cable. it's got more hd chann

joseph mcstay, his wife summer and their two young sons were all apparently murdered. now sources close to the investigation say one of the parents had their hands bound. experts say the shallow grave's close proximity to the freeway indicate it was likely not a professional hit. they vanished without a trace back in 2010. surveillance video of four people walking across the border to mexico led the investigators to believe they may have voluntarily left on their own. police are wondering how they ended up nearly 100 miles from home and who may be responsible. >>> overnight, at least five people hurt at the los angeles memorial coliseum when fans rushed the field after the usc football team win over stanford. one person suffering a possible broken leg. another fell. all ten why taken to the hospital to get checked out. >>> all right. are you ready for some sports, guys? this one, the talk of college football world this morning. what can be one of the most incredible hail mary touchdown's. it was caught on camera. look at this. >> lets it go. oh, my god! >> oh, my goodn

authorities say two of four sets of remains belong to joseph and summer mcstay.ns belong to the couple's two sons. the four were killed according to police, but month suspect identified. >>> a man in detroit who claims he accidentally shot a 19-year-old woman was charged with murder. theater yo dror paul wafer said he thought renisha mcbride was trying to break into his house. >>> j.pmorgan reached a 4.billin settlement with investors. the bank was accused of us bundling investments. the latest fine tops off a string of penalties the bank could have to pay. including fines for the so-called london whale trading debacle. unfair trading practices and energy manipulation. >>> five now, the dow jones closed at a record high on friday. 39 points shy of hitting 16,000. >> it's so nice to see, isn't it? >> it is nice to see the green there. markets were pushed higher when janet yellen indicated she's not ready to pull back on the central bank's massive stimulus program. >>> president obama pledging to veto a house bill that essentially guts the affordable care act. doze

the remains of joseph and summer mcstay have been identified, according to the san bernardo county sheriffe those of the couple's 3 and 4-year-old sons. relatives reported the family missing after failing to hear from them for several days. there was no sign of trouble at their home in fall brook, california. their suv was found an hour away in san ysidro. skeletal remains were found made monday. some 150 miles to the north. investigators found two shallow graves that contained other remains. >>> and also coming up here on cnn, san francisco is no longer the city of the bay. take a look at these pictures. today, it's gotham city. a 5-year-old boy is getting his wish after a long battle with leukemia. we'll take you there live. >>> plus, a police officer finds out whether his job is safe after racing a civilian on the street. you'll hear the decision and see the tape. >>> also, anderson cooper defends cnn's coverage of the disaster in the philippines after a local broadcaster makes a false accusation. stay right here. ♪ humans -- even when we cross our "t's" and dot our "i's," we still run

joseph and sumner mcstay and their two children went missing from their home in san diego three yearsdrawing international attention with tips from southern california to mexico. remains found in the desert 100 miles away could be connected. the remains still have to be identified. >> it's long been said that good things come in small packages and that's definitely true of a young college football player with a huge heart. as mark schneider reports, he may be small in size, but able to stand tall on the field. >> he's got to be the least intimidating college football player you've ever seen. jason carter stands 4'9" and weighs 135 pounds. his presence here on the rice owls is no joke. >> it's like a full time job, actually, because i have to spend more time here than i do sleeping he. >> as a member of the scout team, he runs the upcoming offense to help the defense prepare for the game. his work ethic and athletic ability has teammates looking up to him. >> he can lift up to three times his own body weight, and so, just by that, even though he is smaller than the rest of us, he has a