at sentencing, betty winick brought to court the namesake randy baker never got to meet. >> this is randallames. >> betty clings to her new baby, randy, her daughters, and her husband, but it's hard, she said, missing her dad. >> this situation has made me feel like i'm not in control of anything in my life. and the one person who made me feel like i could be in control of it was him, and i can't call him to see if i'm handling the right way or -- >> although, i must tell you, as you're sitting here talking, you've been calling on him again and again. >> i like to think that. >> and in the end, for all her smiles and boundless good manners, randy baker's daughter is just as tough as he was, maybe tougher. maybe she just doesn't know it yet. >> that's all for this edition of "dateline." i'm natalie morales. thank you for watching. >>> first up on msnbc, 17 days until election day. both candidates hitting battleground states in the next 48 hours. a new look at what the polls are telling us right now. >>> early voting rush. the numbers are staggering and the breakdown between democrats and rep