and she's not here right now. >> right now, no one seems to know where relisha rudd is. and for last year, if detectives had any clues about the nine-year-old's whereabouts -- >> help us find relisha. >> they haven't shared them with the little girl's mother shamica young. >> all i can do is keep praying, keep praying, get some answers that's it that's all. >> reporter: young has been praying on its for 12 long months. she and her long term boyfriend, antonio wheeler, were living at a shelter when her only daughter relisha went missing. she loved art projects and going to school. >> what i knew about her is her good smart brain. i've never seen a nine-year-old speak so many big words. >> reporter: but in early 2014 the girl who loved school started showing up. her multiple absences from class more than 30 days tipped off a social worker that something was wrong. but it was already too late. a police report showed it was three weeks since she saw relisha. it wasn't unusual for her mother to leave her with family members. shamica hasn't had an easy life. she feels abandoned

general has seen improvement sense relisha rudd disappeared. there's two more security guards, an attendance protocol and a playground making the shelter more child friendly. >> her abduction shed light on the population of children at d.c. general. it compelled d.c. to realise that there's a small city of children living here without access to a safe place to play like others in the city have. lancs to relisha, the children have that playgrouped. >> how sad is it that you are sitting here saying thanks to playground. >> it's heart breaking. this is not a problem unique to d.c., one in 30 children experience homelessness in any given year. >> relisha rudd's disappearance is a sad example of what it takes, steams, to galvanise public -- sometimes to galvanise public opinion. the whole outlook changes. >> reporter: but maybe say the changes scratch the surface. >> i don't know anyone that things d.c. general is a great place. it's a matter of community will. let's integrate families into the community into smaller apartment based shelters. >> the

. >> searching for relisha rudd. blame is falling on her family."america tonight's" lori jane gliha has been investigating this case for the past year and she is joins us now from washington with more on this. lori jane. >> yes, we're approaching the year anniversary of the last time anyone saw relisha rudd. she missed several weeks of school before anyone noticed she was gone. janitor in the place where she was living, they found him dead in a city park. they have been unable to being find this little girl. >> it's painful hurtful, too quiet in my house i don't have anybody to talk to like i normally do. my daughter would be that person and she's not here right now. >> "right now," no one seems the know where relisha rudd is. and for last year if detectives had any clues about the nine-year-old's whereabouts they haven't shared them with the little girl's mother, shami conferenceconference calla young. >> all i can do is keep praying and keep praying and hoping that i get some answers. that's it and that's all. >> reporter: for months, relisha's f

but relisha rudd has not been seen since. >> we want our baby back.i believe she is alive. >> she knew the child, mother and siblings who have been taken from the mother now. relisha was part of her pom-pom squad. the other kids are missing her. >> their hearts are heavy. they are praying and asking questions. they want to know why. >> friends of relisha released balloons yesterday, thinking of her. >> shannon smith says on march 1, she is planning a march from northeast washington to the d.c. general homeless shelter because she does not want relisahh to be forgottena. sam ford, abc 7 news. >> tonight, the world health organization is warning you that you should not listen to music for more than one hour a day. the group says more than a million teenagers and young adults are risking permanent damage to their hearing by listening to too much music too loudly. because music players, concerts, and bars a serious threat. the latest figures show 43 million people between 12 and 35 have hearing loss. those numbers are going up. >> the key is how loud, not

. >> a year since little relisha rudd vanished. what's been done to find her? >> we have exhausted a lot of resource he. we will continue to do so. >> what has been done to protect other at risk children? >> i have every confidence that

a year since relisha rudd vanished .i jane gliha, thursday on "america tonight." >>> up next, he lent his voice to entertainment and activism. now harry bell fawn at belafonte speaks. to a new generation. >> the future doesn't look so bleak. >> there are some names, some figures of history that bring to life the civil rights movement. dr. king of course, rosa parks and one leader who first brought his voice to entertainment but also sang out for justice. harry belafonte, an extraordinary mover, brings hi insight into a new generation of revolutionaries in the second part of our series. >> my man you look younger and younger. how you doing? >> good to see you. >> you too, you too. >> i'm delighted to be with you phillip. for a long time. many people have been asking what has happened to our youth. and where is the next generation going. for a lot of people, that has been answered by suggesting that young people are indifferent. nothing seems to motivate them. and of course with the murder of young trayvon martin, and your

this weekend marks one year since the disappearance of relisha rudd. the little girl vanished from the d.c. homeless shelter in november. khalil tatum, who abducted her was later found dead. her loved ones are not giving up and they believe she is still alive. >> their hearts are heavy. they are praying, asking a lot of questions. they just want to know why. leon: we are told there have been a number of changes put in place at the d.c. general shelter. the former head of child and family services says they are conducting background checks on the staff in providing better training for workers. a state department official accused of trying to solicit sex from a minor is free on bond. daniel rosen was arrested tuesday. he has been the counterterrorism director the last four years and is now on administrative leave. rosen posted $25,000 bond and will be back in court in may. marijuana is now legal in d.c. and is getting reaction from around the world. the netherlands is stepping in. plus, lowering the thinking age -- lowering the drinking age for active du