patty saylor, his mom, spoke today about the fight for justice for ethan. two years ago tonight ethan went into a movie theater in frederick. he came out, wanted to see it again and went pack inside. that's when three offcounty frederick county sheriff's deputies had an altercation. in the end ethan died. patty spoke to the crowd and shared her grief. >> justice is remembering -- this is when i cry. justice is remembering a life that matters. he mattered for 26 years and he still matters. ethan was love and he gave love. >> reporter: the saylors filed a civil lawsuit. they say they just want to know what happened that night. here back at the vigil lots of people did not let bad weather stop them from coming out and remembering ethan. >> through of the saylor family's advocacy the first ever statewide commission for the inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities was established and now all police recruits in the state will undergo specific training. >>> now a plea from another local family. they want a fence built around a pond in oxon hill where a 7

saylor was taken to the hospital where a family member shown up to take her home. ntsb investigators say they will issue an initial report in the next ten days, at the same time a family spokesman asked for prayers for the entire family, especially for saylor moving forward. >> prayers for all from us here for sure. >>> with both houses of congress under the control of one party we could see less gridlock on capitol hill. so what is in store for politics in the year ahead? a look at the policy lawmakers' goals in to 15.2015. >>> but first, many are mourning the loss of espn's stuart scott. he was an anchor for 21 years. and as he fought the deadly disease of cancer last year, he said, quote when you die it doesn't mean you lose to cancer. you beat cancer by how you live, why you live and the manner in which you live. earlier president obama released a statement about scott saying, quote, i will miss stuart scott. over the years he entertained us, and in the end he inspired us with courage and love. he leaves behind two stuart scott was 49 years old. he will be miss

were dead and she was in a plane crash and the plane was upside down. >> reporter: incredibly saylor had survived and walked about three-quarters of a mile through cold dark woods, before knocking on larry's door. killed in the crash, her parents, marty and kill berle gutsler, her 9-year-old sister pipeler and cousin wiler. saylor used the plane's burning wing to light a branch to find her way through the woods. >> the 7-year-old has come out of the woods alone. >> reporter: police rushed in but had trouble finding the aircraft. >> she's upside down in an aircraft that's crash-landed. she shorts a t-shirt. she's 7 years old. she has broken bones. she pulls herself out of the aircraft she's in a place she doesn't see any lights. she walks through thorns briars a 12-foot ditch creek bed and continues to walk in that environment with no shoes on until she sees a light at a house. >> reporter: on friday the plane had taken off from key west then stopped to refuel in tallahassee en route to mt. vernon, illinois. the small piper pa-34 was at an altitude of 1800 feet when it reported engine

that is a according to saylor guzzler's pastor.seven year-old's father, brother, mother sister and cuss written killed when the plane went down in the wooded area. today we heard from saylor's aunt for the the first time. she lost her 14 year old daughter sierra. >> this will be the the highlight of her christmas vacation and, it is just a hole in everyone of us. >> seven year-old saylor walked a mile with the broken wrist wearing only a t the shirt and shorts, to get help she is returning to her home town in illinois to be with family members, federal investigators are working to determine the cause of the crash. >>> an avalanche in australia has killed two americans, hoping to compete in the next winter owe limb pick. the u.s. ski team says it happened when a group of six skiers stepped off a mark slope and triggered a massive slide. twenty year-old rodgers burrlack ronnie burrlack and 19 year-old bryce asphalt did not survive. officials say an avalanche alert was in effect because of recent heavy snow and milder temperatures. >>

the saylors have filed a civil lawsuit. they say they just want to know what happened. while the hole ethan leaves may never be filled, patty is filling hearts with hope. the national down syndrome society named her advocate of the year. >> justice is not allowing this to happen to someone again like ethan or officers involved in this. >> the next step of the commission is now to make sure that all police officers, not just recruits but everyone gets trained so they can of course leave their interactions with people with intellectual disabilities. the justice department is investigating this case. we'll bring you that vigil live later. for now we're live at baker park in frederick. >>> we're just getting started on wusa 9news at 5:00. you're going to need more than an easy pass to keep you from racking up serious fines on the new express lane. one man is in the hole $30,000 already. coming up at 5:30. >> plus possible refreezing and black ice tonight with a chance of flurries later in the week. topper is back with your full forecast. >> plus obama unveils proposals aime

one of the things the ntslb will confirm was where saylor sitting. cell phone video shows the path she took to find help. >> she had to crawl over trees, crawl through briar patches, weeds, deep ditches, she had to do this in the dark. she took the best route she could have took. and she did this in sock feet in shorts in a t-shirt. she finally saw a porch lying. man who answered called 9-1-1 and the sheriff was the first to spot the downed plane upside down. >> so people don't believe in miracles. they think it's luck and stuff like that. it's -- to me it's a miracle. ♪ ♪ a miracle that has captivated the family's hometown of nashville illinois as it mourns a devastating loss. >> saylor judging by the way she handled herself there is a fighter and will be well taken care of in this community. >> amazingly first responders say sailor tried to light a branch on the plane's burning wing so she could see. that did not work but it didn't stop her. tamron this was a girl who was determined to help her family. >> all right, gabe thank you very much. >>> jo

. >> this is the mangled wreckage site seven year-old saylor guzzler managed to walk away from alive. after the plane she was riding in crashed killing her father a former commercial pilot who was at the controls, her mother kim and nine year-old sister piper and 14 year-old cousin sierra wilder. >> she believed that her family was deceased, but she hopes that they were just sleeping. >> reporter: kentucky authorities say that saylor used her non-injured arm to free herself wearing just shorts and a t-shirt she trek nearly a mile through a heavily wooded area barefoot, in near freezing temperatures. >> she navigated, for hours through bushes, she navigated significant lines. >> reporter: eventually second grader spotted porch lights after this house, 71 year-old larry wilkins answered the door. >> i seen a bloody little girl with tears in her eyes her lips trembling. >> reporter: what did she say to you when she got in the ambulance. >> they talked about that, she want meade to go with her because she didn't know anything else. >> reporter: her eyewitness account will likely be key, t

. >> saylor's eyewitness account will likely be key finding out exactly what went wrong there. her dad, a former commercial pilot, was flying the plane and he along with saylor's mom, sister and cousin, they all died in that crash. >>> a heartbreaking story many of you have been reading about on www.wusa9.com. a 3-week-old baby found dead in a dumpster in long beach, california. police say eliza de la cruz was abducted after her parents and another adult were wounded during a shooting. she was declared missing saturday and found behind a strip mall sunday, still no word on the cause of death, but investigators are searching for the presumed killer. >>> another man shot and killed by police after he pulled a gun out on them last night in a police station parking lot in san francisco where police twice asked the 32-year-old to leave. once police confronted him the man pulled the gun from his waistband. two sergeants opened fire. he eventually died at the hospital. investigators later learned the man pulled out a bb gun. the sergeants are on routine administrative leave as part of

. >> saylor is safe with family members now. they're asking for prayers and privacy si. >>> the nypd is investigating the death of a founder of a $2 million hedge fund. he was bound to a gunshot wound to his head near the united nations. authorities have not ruled out suicide but they say gilbert's son has been taken into custody and being questioned. no charges have been filed. >> the new york city skyline honors the two police officers killed in an ambush-style shooting. last night the empire building was lit in red and blue to show a siren. raf it drew thousands of law enforcement officials and once again tensions between a few members of the new york city police department and mayor de blasio was on full display. some police officers turned their back despite a warning from the police commissioner. mare de blasio will make a major announcement later today. >>> we want to get down to business with cnbc. >> good morning. stocks look to rebound after a mostly negative start to the new emperor. now eking out a gain on friday but

saylor, the lone survivor suffered a broken wrist and cuts and scratches. >> i just pray for her. she is going to need a lot of help. a lot of help. >> the caws of the crash is under investigation. omar viafranca, cbs news. >> breakthrough for search crews looking off the coast of indonesia for the black box from air asia flight 8501. four large objects on the ocean floor belong to the downed plane. sonar equipment located the object. the strong currents and high waves that kept dive crews from getting into the water for a look. two u.s. navy ships are helping in that search. >> the u.s. sampson is using their sonar to listen and i won't comment as to the success of that right now. >> so far, 30 bodies have been recovered. searchers are hopeful they will find more in the plane's 162 passengers and crew still strapped in their seats inside the plane's body. >>> coming up tonight, local city council member under arrest or was arrested for traffic offenses. she's been released. the woman finds out the hard why why going down the chimney is never a good idea to enter a house. and one

it's just -- unbelievable. >> saylor was treated and released from the hospital. is just the beginning for this poor little girl, a strong little girl. >> a shocking and poignant story. we'll have more details in the coming weeks. >>> some other stories this sunday morning. the u.s. embassy in indonesia warning of possible threats against american hotels and banks in surabaya. american citizens should use extreme caution in indonesia's second largest city. in the past few months, there's been a spike in indonesians interested in joining isis and other terrorist groups. >>> this year's deadly flu season has not peaked yet and we are already seeing a nationwide shortage of the virus' most popular medication. experts say americans already used more tamiflu in the first two weeks of the flu season than all of last winter. they claim they were not prepared for the high demand because they didn't expect this strain to be so aggressive. >>> and just moments ago, pope francis naming 14 new cardinals for 14 countries around the world. he says the new princes of the church

honor it is to be able to still have the opportunity to ask questions of colonel cole and colonel saylor. we wish we had the opportunity to talk to a confederate or union soldier or world war i veteran about their experiences but they are all gone. there are still world war ii veterans left, about 1.1 million. about 700 die every day. so if you get the opportunity, go talk to one. it could be any veteran from anywhere. the tuskegee airmen, it could be these gentlemen, a grandfather or a grandmother that was a rosy riveter. -- rosie the riveter just do it. just talk to them. and let them tell you what it was like. but it's such an honor to have you here and thank you for your participation today and good luck to all of you. >> we are in the private suite of linden and lady bird johnson. this was the private quarters for the president and first lady. when i say private i do mean that. this is not part of a tour that is offered to the public. this has never been open to the public. you are seeing it because of c-span's special access. v.i.p.'s come into this space just as they did in lyndon

saylor was the only survivor. >> we're talking about a 7-year-old girl who basically fell out of the sky into a dark and lonely place. >> reporter: to heavy brush piles full of thorns the 7-year-old girl walked through this thick, wooded area in complete darkness to try to find some help. >> barefooted. she had one sock and dressed for florida. >> reporter: wilkins comforted sailor staying by her side until ems arrived. >> they wanted me to go with her. they wouldn't let me go. tough kid. >> reporter: he's hoping to see her again so he can tell her how brave she is. >> julianna valencia with that report. when the weather improves officials will review what cause thad plane to crash. >>> as the city gathers to honor a fallen comrade, they ask for people not to disrespect the mayor. >>> here's a look at some of the damage caused by a possible tornado here in january. we'll have more coming next. >>> in new york city law enforcement officers will gather in the coming hours for the funeral of a murdered colleague. the candlelight vigil was held in china town for officer liu. hundreds of

that is something that we are going have to prepare for and again, we will rally around saylor. >> the superintendent that the girls attended knows the ahead will be challenging. as she comes to terms with how different her life will be. after what they went through, they remain hopeful. >> when you really step back and take a look you have to believe there's a greater purpose for her, she is going to go on to do great things and affect people in a very positive way. >> george howell cnn, nashville, illinois. >> she is an extraordinary little girl. there was a fund set up to help her as she navigates her life moving forward and you can find out more about it at cnn.com/impact. >> now, snow is blanketing parts of the middle east right now. schools were closed in istanbul as heavy snow fell the there and ground and air transportation came to a standstill in cities in the region. authorities are urging people to use public transportation to cut down on accidents on the roads. >> extreme weather in turkey and parts of the middle east. we go on see how bad the temperatures will get and how

the thags's thoughts and prayers are with 7-year-old saylor. she walked almost a mile in the cold dense kentucky woods for help after her father's plane she was in went down killing her parents sister and her cousin. will carr is live in los angeles with more details today. hi. >> reporter: the ntsb should hold a press conference any minute that may shed light into what happened saturday night. at the same time the community of nashville, illinois is expressing mourning over this tragedy. also they have sheer amazement in the fact that this 7-year-old girl survived. the plane crash over western kentucky somehow she came out relatively unscathed. authorities say it's a miracle. she walked through rough terrain for almost a mile and knocked on larry wilkins's door. >> i went to the door. i seen this little girl about 7 years old. nose was bloody. of course trembling, crying. she told me that her mom and dad were dead and she had been in a plane crash. >> reporter: authorities say her parents marty and kimberly died in the crash along with her he

. >> reporter: after surviving crash of her family's small plane seven year-old saylor guzzler walk nearly a mile through dense kentucky woods to the door of larry wilkins. >> little girl about seven or eight years old, down there, blood on perfect face she said mom and dad are dead, and we have a plane crash, and plane is upside down. >> reporter: it was cold, dark rainy, wilkins says that the little girl was crying, wearing in shoes and only light summer clothes. >> she was barefoot by the way, she had one sock on her feet. she walk all that distance barefooted. brave little girl. she has done a hell of a job as far as i'm concern. >> reporter: sailors family was flying home from vacation in key west florida to mount vernon illinois in a twin engine piper similar to this one. this family photo was snapped aboard the plane last week. marty guzzler reported engine trouble right before the the plane crashed. just 4 miles from a small airport in line county, kentucky. the crash killed guzzler, his wife kimberly, sailors the year-old sister piper and sierra wilder. sailor suffered a broken wr

to his left, ed saylor, the pride of montana. plane number 15. tnt. just an amazing man. >> maybe? >> i said engineer. [laughter] no offense, navy guys. you were an engineer. before we begin, i wanted to have the honor of opening remarks by the ambassador of the taipei economic and cultural representative of their office. during world war ii, the republic of china suffered greatly at the hands of the japanese, but fought with great valor. the chinese obviously risked their lives to help the doolittle raiders. many of you know that story helping many of the air men to safety. as a result of the sacrifice of the chinese, and in retaliation for their helping the americans 250,000 chinese were killed by the japanese in retaliation for what happened. and their help of the doolittle raiders. to this day, there remains a bond between the raiders america, and the republic of china, that remains very strong. we are honored to have you back, ambassador, to say a few words before today's panel begins. ambassador? [applause] >> i have more than just a few words. i am speaking to you

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please keep saylor in your prayers. >> at one point she lit a stick on fire to light her way. she crossed two creeks before finding that home in rural kentucky. an on line fund has been set up to raise money for this little girl. >> seven years old surviving a crash and then still having the gumption to cross two creeks. >> incredible. >> thanks so much. >> families fleeing their home in syria are going to have a harder time trying to cross the border into neighbor are lebanon. they're going to need a passport and visa starting today the first time the documents will be required. it is seen as an attempt to limit the massive flood of syrians entering the country. the 3 million who have fled since the war began half are living in lebanon. >> those still living in syria face quite an uncertain future. government and opposition forces continue attacking each other. it's really the civilians who suffer the most. >> many say the sights and sounds of war are does they will never get used to. >> for the last two years this family has spent days fearing airstrikes by syrian government