police in crystalve lake belie they've recovered the bodies of andrew a.j. freund. he disappeared a week ago. his body was wrapped in plastic in a shallow grave.en his parts are both charged with murder among other charges. >>> it's 5:47 now. and metro's blue and yellow lines will shut down southf reagan national airport next month. >> that will have a big impact on northern virginia drivers and to help prevent a problem, metro is considering offering free parking. news4's justin finch is live at the franconia-springfield station with more on this plan. justin, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. metro is said to be aiming to

the body of 5-year-old a.j. freund found buried in a shallow grave wrapped in plastic. >> it is with heavy heart that the crystal lake police department reports that we have located what we believe to be the body of andrew "a.j." freund. >> reporter: tonight, his parents under arrest. >> both joann cunningham and andrew freund are being charged with the death and disappearance of a.j. >> reporter: investigators today seen carrying items from the family home, including a child's mattress, along with a shovel. police say when they confronted the parents with cell phone evidence, they led them to the body. >> i just want my kids, that's all i have. that's my life. they're my kids. >> reporter: for days, a.j.'s parents pleaded for his return. >> a.j., please come home. we love you very much. >> reporter: his father calling 911 to report him missing. >> when was the last time you've seen him? >> last night. probably 9:30, when he went to bed. >> reporter: by morning, he said a.j. was gone. >> when i got back from the doctor

of scrub grass and weeds about eight miles from his home, they found the body of five- uar-old a.j. freund. >> the cause of death is unknown at this time. >> reporter: crystal lake police chief jim black: >> based on the current information and evidence, both reann cunningham and andrew freund are being charged with the death and disappearance of a.j. >> reporter: just six days ago, andrew freund called 911. >> reporter: now, he and cunningham are facing first- degree murder charges, plus an assortment of aggravated battery counts, suggesting the little boy was brutalized over time. a week-long search of the neighborhood and nearby ponds orned up nothing, but early on, atlice indicated the family home was the crime scene, that this was not an abduction, and that the parents were not helping. but overnight, when faced with holl phone data compiled by the psps, the couple offered n formation to close the case against them. hel of it following years of llmplaints about their parental auglect, all of it taking place in a home authorities called "unacceptably filthy." h to a.j., we know you are

a.j. freund was reported missing from his home in crystalli, ab northwest of chicago. dean reynolds is there. >> reporter: police were out in force, searching a pond for any sign of 5-year-old a.j. freund, who was last seen at home about a mile from this park on wednesday night. >> tell me exactly what happened. >> we have a missing child. >> reporter: by the next morning, a 911 call from his father alerted authorities that a.j. was gone. >> when was the last time you've seen him? >> last night. probably 9:30, when he went to bed. >> reporter: police detectives from a number of nearby jurisdictions, together with the fbi, have all taken up the search since then, to no avail. >> there's no way to communicate with me now. >> reporter: andrew freund, nor joanne cunningham, his mother, have been particularly helpful in the days that have passed. >> i asked ms. cunningham to remain silent. >> reporter: her attorney said cunningham was made to feel like a suspect in a.j.'s disappearance. >> we will literally be working on this case every day. >> reporter: without referring t

a.j. freund's parents reported him missing from their home outside chicago.ing they're charged with killing him. police discover what they believe to be the 5-year-old's body after confronting his mother and father with cellphone evidence. >> the community is now coming together to remember the little boy, holding emotional vigils after his parents' arrest. >> they joined one another in honoring the child who lived a short and by all accounts difficult life from the day he was born. here's abc's alex perez. >> repr: therim discovy ban chm feared, the body of 5-year-old a.j. freund found buried in a shallow grave wrapped in plastic. >> it is with heavy heart that the crystal lake police department located what we believe to be the body of a.j. freund. >> reporter: his parents under arrest. investigators seen carrying items from the family home, including a child's mattress, along with a shovel. police say when confronted, they led them to the body. >> i just want my kids. that's all my life are my kids. >> reporter: for days a.j.'s parents pleaded for his retu

. >>> murder charges have been filed against the parents of 5-year-old a.j. freund after the little boy's body was found in a shallow grave about ten miles from his home in crystal lake, illinois. andrew freund sr. and jo ann cunningham reported him missing last week. cell phone data was -- the cause of the boy's death, still unknown. >> once presented with the evidence obtained by investigators, both joanne and andrew senior provided information that led to the recovery, what we believe is a recovery of a.j. to a.j., we know you're at peace playing in heaven's playground and are happy you no longer have to suffer. >> her attorney hasn't responded to comment. not clear whether the father gained legal counsel. >>> the largest since the disease was declared eliminated in 2000. that's according to the centers for disease control. there have been 695 measles cases and 22 this year. the previous number was in 2014. federal health officials have been mostly quiet. alex azar released a statement saying measles is not a harmless childhood illness. we have the ability to saf

. >>> murder charges have been filed against the parents of 5-year-old a.j. freund. after the little boy's body was found in a shallow grief about ten miles from his home in crystal lake, illinois. the parents reported a.j. missing last week. police interviewed the parents again after obtaining new information from cell phone data. the cause of the boy's death, still unknown. >> once presented with the evidence obtained by investigators, both people provided information that ultimately led to the recovery, what we believe is the recovery of deceased subject a.j. to a.j., we know you're at peace playing in heaven's playground and are happy you no longer have to suffer. >> we expect to see a.j.'s parents in court today. his mother's attorney has not responded to requests for comment and it's not clear whether his father has a lawyer. >>> two big tech companies with big problems reported earnings on wednesday. tesla and facebook. both reported huge losses in the first quarter. tesla snapped its profit streak, losing $702 million. its revenue also fell 37% to $4.5 billion

the parents of andrew a.j. freundold police they last saw him when he went to bed wednesday and realized he was gone the next morning. his dad pleaded for a.j.'s return. >> a.j., please come home. we love you very much. you're not in any trouble. we're just worried to death. please, please come home. >> searches around the neighborhood have so far come up emtry. police say the dogs have only traced the boy's scent around the attention is focused. >>> bodies of three in an avalanche have been recovered. jess roskelley of spokane and austrian's david lama and hans sorg auer were caught in last week's avalanche. bad weather delayed the search for their bodies. one of their recovered phones apparently had an image as you can see of the trio smiling showing they had reached the summit before their deaths. >>> "the boston globe" says 13 passengers on an american airlines were hospitalized after landing at logan airport. officials say they are high school-aged students and chaperones who contracted food poisoning in ecuador.

. >> reporter: six days after a.j. freund vanished, we're hearing his family's first call to 911. >> we have a missing child. >> reporter: a.j.'s father telling police he last saw their 5-year-old son in their crystal, illinois, home. >> when was the last time you've seen him? >> last night, probably 9:30, when he went to bed. i had a doctor's appointment this morning. when i got back from the doctor's appointment and i checked in on him, say good morning, and he wasn't there. >> reporter: andrew freund also describing where the family searched for a.j. >> do you know where he might have went? >> no. we've canvassed the neighborhood, went to the local park, local gas station where we sometimes take him to buy treats. i have no idea where he would be. >> reporter: for days investigators have scoured the area for the boy. they do not believe he was abducted. and say k9s picked up a.j.'s scent only in the home. not outside. police calling the home a crime scene. >> i just want my kids. that's my life. they're my kids. >> reporte

. >> we've located what we believe to be the body of andrew a.j. freund. >> he was reported missing by his parents nearly a week ago. >> both parents have been charged with first-degree murder. t glor: the president vows to inght congress in court. >> we're fighting all the subpoenas. eosay it's enough. >> eight people injured, after a heiver plowed into a group of eddestrians in northern california.

cunningham doesn't know what happened to a.j. >> reporter: her attorney says today that's because the cops are treating her like a suspect. the boy's father, andrew freundspoke to the police on saturday and appealed to his missing son. >> a.j., please come home. we love you very much. you're not in any trouble. we're just worried to death. please, please come home. >> they're angels in heaven. >> reporter: and on saturday, both parents attended a community vigil for a.j. but arrived and departed separately. now, the couple's younger son was placed in a different home by authorities last friday. and the parents plan to contest that action at a hearing tomorrow. jeff? >> glor: so many questions about this one. dean reynolds, thank you. the mayor of yuma, arizona, has the city on the border struggles to handle a flood of migrants. yuma is now asking for state and federal help. janet shamlian takes us inside the crisis tonight. >> reporter: it's the front line in arizona's border battle, and it didn't take long to see it ourselves. what you're looking at is what happens multiple times a day here on the arizona border. you see a group of people, maybe six or

i police crystal lake, illinois, believe they recovereb they of andrew a.j. freund. disa peered a week ago. his body was found wrap dependence plastic in shallow grave. his parents a w chargedh murder among other charges. >>> developing in maryland this morning, investigators are still working to figure out what caused an odor so bad that a plane heading to florida had to turn around and head back to bwi marshall airport. this hned shortly after spirit airlines flight off wednesday morning. an airport spokesperson says seven peooe were taken t the hospital as a precaution. spirit airlines says that plane has been taken out of servi for inspection. and right now it's not clear what was wrong with the plane. >>> meanwhile, the battle over school funding seems to be over in monleomery county. ers and officials announced yesterday they found a solution to fully fund the school s.strict without raising ta county executive mark el rich had budgeted more than $2.5 billion for public schools. that number was millions of dollars less than what the school system asked for. now

a.j. freund's body found in a shallow grave and his parents charged with murder. >> the cause of death is unknown and will be t determined alater date. >> reporter: investigators say the boy's parents, joann cunningham and andrew freund had reporting 9im missing last week in a call. >> i have no idea where he would be. >> reporter: for days an all out search, in their community, reporters pressing freund about his cooperation. >> i just want my son to come me, okay? thank you guys. >> reporter: are you cooperating with the police? >> absolutely. i spent hours with them yesterday. you guys know that. >> reporter: a.j. was placed in foster care rn when he was boith opiates in his system in 2013 and two years later he was returned to his parents' custody. last year the family was investigated for child neglect but later cleared. >> nobody was going to sleep and nobody will sleep until justice is brought for a.j. >> reporter: after days of maintaining their innocence, police say this morning they confronted the parents with cell phone evidence and they led investigators to the site where a.j.

a.j. freund is still not found. here's abc's victor oquendo. >> reporter: the fbi and aro e child's home in intense the chicago suburbs. >> i just want my kids. that's my life. >> reporter: while the boy's parents have maintained their innocence, a.j.'s mother has hired an attorney. and stopped talking to police. >> i realize that police consider her to be a suspect. i advised her to remain silent at that point. >> reporter: the attorney does not represent a.j.'s father who insists he's still cooperating despite reports he's not. >> absolutely not true. i spent hours with them yesterday. >> reporter: according to his parents, a.j. was last seen when he went to bed at home in his quiet chicago suburbs. police calling the home a crime scene. saying search dogs only picked up his scent inside the residence. indicating a.j. never left on foot. authorities don't believe he was abducted. >> a.j., please come home, we love you very much. >> reporter: the department of children and family services has investigated the famil

the fbi and local police have been searching for a.j. freund since he was last seen inside that residence wednesday night. a.j.'s father made a plea to reporters outside their home. >> a.j., please come home. we love you very much. >> reporter: but he initially waved off investigators. >> you come with us right now. >> i'm going to go get a phone. >> okay. >> then i'm going to come back. >> reporter: he's also hired a lawyer. his wife, joann cunningham, retaining her own attorney. >> joann came here today to stay hoping that a.j. would come back at any moment and walk through the house. >> reporter: now she's stopped cooperating as well.nngh cperat with the police extensively yesterday we gothempssion that s may be considered a suspect. >> reporter: tom, police say they have no reason to believe that an abduction has taken place, and the family has denied any involvement in a.j.'s disappearance. there are reports that his father is now talking to investigators. tom? >> our newest correspondent, will reeve, on a very disturbing case tonight. all

. >> reporter: tonight, investigators searching for 5-year-old a.j. freund are zeroing in on the boy's suburban chicago home, calling it a crime scene. >> i just want my kids. that's all -- that's my life, are my kids. >> reporter: the boy's parents say they last saw a.j. when they put him to bed wednesday night. his mother maintains her innocence, but has hired an attorney and is refusing to cooperate with police. >> i realize that the police consider her to be a suspect. based on that, i advised ms. cunningham to remain silent at that point. >> reporter: after using sonar to search a nearby lake and k-9 units, police say they have so far only picked up a.j.'s scent inside the residence. investigators do not believe the boy was abducted or wandered away. a.j.'s father met with police over the weekend. >> a.j., please come home. we love you very much. >> reporter: and david, illinois child services has investigated the family before. a.j. was removed from the home for a year and a half when he was a baby. and tomorrow, his mother will be in court trying to r

his father andrew freund said he last saw a.j. at bed time around 9 p.m. the night before.her of this child had refused to cooperate with deteb teufrbs. she was being uncooperative. before just now the police department didn't say whether they thought the 5-year-old had been abducted or wandered off. chicago tribune reports earlier today and also our fox affiliate is also reporting the mother and her lawyer were at the crystal lake police station and at the same time family at the family home officers were seen removing presumably evidence from the home. a reported large tub, paper bags, a shovel and small mattress. now, on tuesday, the father -- police released the 911 call made by a.j.'s father on the day he went missing on thursday. take a listen to part of that call. >> we have a missing child. woke up this morning and he wasn't -- >> how old is the child? >> missing child. >> how old is he? >> he's 5. >> reporter: the press conference is scheduled to start any moment now. the illinois department of children and family services had had involvement with this family. ther

police say they're now turning their focus to the residents that andrew, known as a.j., freund, that nvestigators say it's unlikely that a.j. was abducted, nor do they believe he just walked away from his home. let's go to ryan young. he joins us this morning with the details. such a troubling story. what can you del us? >> reporter: troubling story. what a great smile that young man has. still no sign of the missing 5-year-old, reported missing from his home last week. what we're told, investigators are focusing on the home, especially after looking at some of the evidence they have. investigators say they're putting special focus on the boy's family home after saying it was unlikely he was abducted or walked away. the parents reported a.j. missing, saying the last time they saw him was about 9:00 p.m. bedtime. what we do know right now, the boy's mother has stopped talking with police. listen to her talking about this case right now. >> trying to hold it together. i just want my kids. that's my life. they're my kids. >> we're all doing whatever we can at this point. >> i have no con

the parents of a.j. freund reported him missing last thursday.port has 15 police agencies, drones, and the rescue k-9 units. the dog picked up andrew scent only in the residence indicating he had not left home on foot. >> i have no control over what people think. i just want my son to come home. okay. >> the illinois department of children and family services has been involved with the family since just after andrew was born. officials say there were sign of neglect by his mother. >>> a veteran zoo keeper recovering this morning after she was attacked this weekend by a tiger at the zoo in topeka, kansas. officials say the woman and a 7-year-old male sumatra tiger were both in the tiger habitat when the animal essentially tackled her. >> it's a normal part of the daily process for her to enter that space to clean it, to maintain it, to put out enrichment items. all of that is normal. the one point that was not normal was that sanji also found access to that space at the same time. >> no small problem. the zoo keeper suffered lacerations to her hea

well.orge's county, >>> police in crystal lake, illinois, believe they've recovered the body of an andrew a.j. freunddisappeared from his home about a week ago. officers discovered his body wrapped in plastic in a shallow grave. his parents are both charged with murder now. watch the "today" show for the latest. >>> federal agents reportedly raided a tour bus for rapper kodak black last night. according to tmz, the images were taken outside of the anthem theater while theapper office stage. kodak black was recently arrested on gun charges at the canadian border and released st week. it is unclear whether this search is connected to that case. >>> metro's blue and yellow lis will shutown south of reagan national airport next month. >> that will have a big impact on northern virginia drirs and traffic. to prevent a problem, metro is considering offering free parking. news4's justininch is live at the franconia-springfield station with more on the plan. justin, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. that's right. metro has been cle aboutthis. these repairs, they say, have got to get done, and perhaps

his a.j. freund but police say they don't think he was kidnapped.saw him in the home at bedtime wednesday night and are worried sick. ryan young is our cnn national correspondent following the search of the missing child. ryan, parents call up police and say he's missing. now the mom is suddenly being uncooperative. what's the story? >> reporter: yeah. a lot of questions. the crystal lake police department put out new information. they're saying arch's mom is being uncooperative. there's no sign of the missing five-year-old boy. the boy's father is sometimes even walking on his own through the neighborhood in an effort to find any clues and to try to find his son. when you see the pictures of a.j., you see a glowing smile. the big focus on what's next, investigators say they're putting special po focus on the boy's mom. the story starts last week when the parents reported a.j. missing. they called 9-1-1. this was around 9:00. they said they hadn't seen him since around bedtime. there's been 15 police agencies so far, drones, rescue k-9s. a team went

police in crystalve lake belie they've recovered the bodies of andrew a.j. freund. he disappeared a week ago. his body was wrapped in plastic in a shallow grave.en his parts are both charged with murder among other charges. >>> it's 5:47 now. and metro's blue and yellow lines will shut down southf reagan national airport next month. >> that will have a big impact on northern virginia drivers and to help prevent a problem, metro is considering offering free parking. news4's justin finch is live at the franconia-springfield station with more on this plan. justin, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. metro is said to be aiming to get drivers out of their cars and keep them out over the summer as these repairs are taking place. so metro here admittedly taking service away from riders, but in return they want to offer them this -- what you are loong at right now just behind me here. all of this parking. parking they will offer for free at a few of their stations. this is a gift that metro hopes will entic riders to use metro shuttle buses as well as vre getting in ea

a.j. freund's parents say they last saw him at bedtime on wednesday night.is no longer cooperating with investigators. joanne cunningham is due in court today for a hearing to regain custody of another child removed from her. the family has a long history with the illinois department of >>> well, a health alert t morning, the number of measles cases will likely break a yearly record in just four months. >> the cdc is reporting 71 new cases since last week. that brings the new total number to 626 this year. iowa and tennessee are now among the 22 states dealing with measles outbreaks. >>> samsung is delaying the rollout of its highly anticipated galaxy fold smartphone after reviewers reported problems with screens that fold like a sandwich. it was scheduled to launch in the u.s. on friday for nearly $2,000. samsung is running more tests. no word yet on a new release date. >>> the fda has approved the first medical device to treat children with adhd. it's designed for kids between the ages of 7 to 12 who are not on medication. users wear a small adhesive patch

. >> reporter: according to his parents, a.j. freund was last seen around 9:00 wednesday night when he went to bed in their home in this chicago suburbs. the next morning, they say he was gone. >> a.j., please come home, we love you very much. >> reporter: a frantic search ensued. over the weekend, canines were dispatched to search the neighborhood, authorities even scanning nearby crystal lake using sonar. but illinois police and the fbi now say they do not believe a.j. was abducted or ran away. and now they're calling this home a crime scene. the parents telling abc station wls they have no idea where their son is. >> i have no control over what people think. i just want my son to come home okay. >> reporter: a.j.'s parents have previously been investigated for neglect. as an infant, a.j. was put into foster care for a year and a half before being returned to his parents in 2015. the attorney for a.j.'s mother said she stopped talking to police. >> i realized that the police consider her to be a suspect. i advised miss cunningham to r

a.j.'s freund's parents have stopped cooperating with them and this morning, the boys' parents, the boys' eaking out. will reeve joins us with the latest. will, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, dan. a.j.'s parents said their son went to bed around 9:00 p.m. on wednesday night. by thursday morning he had vanished. as the search continues, the police now focusing on the family's home. a mother's plea. >> i want us to be home together. i just want my kids. that's all i -- that's my life. >> reporter: joann cunningham alongside her lawyer yesterday, desperate for her son a.j.'s safe return. >> the only message so for him to please come home. >> reporter: 5-year-old a.j. was last seen wednesday when parents told police they put him to bed. by thursday morning, a.j. was reported missing. >> they put a.j. to sleep. when he came in, they went to wake him up and realized that he wasn't in his room. >> reporter: authorities now say they're focusing their investigation on the family's home, combing this quiet chicago suburb for any sign of him. this morning police dogs confirmed a.j. never le

and had nothing to do with the disappearance of a.j. >> reporter: his father, andrew freund sr., pleading for his son to return home. >> a.j., please come home. we love you very much. you're not in any trouble, we're just worried to death. please, please come home. >> police say there's no indication an abduction has taken place and at this point they do not believe there is a threat to the community. a lot of questions this morning. >> absolutely. awful for that family too. thank you, eva. >>> we want to turn to police in connecticut facing new fallout over that shooting of an unarmed couple inside their car. protestors overnight marching to a local police station to voice their outrage. abc's will reeve joins us with that story. will, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, whit. dramatic video of this incident shows the two officers shooting at the car from the front and the back. now calls for justice. this morning, outrage taking over the streets of new haven. protestors demanding that the two officers who shot at an unarmed couple near yale university step down. >> that could have

freund. le his body was found near his home. dean reynolds reports. >> reporter: in a scrub field of of grass they found the body of 5-year-old a.j. friend. >> the cause of death is unknown at this time. >> based on the current information and evidence, both joann cunningham and andrew freund are being charged with the death and disappearance of a.j. >> now he and cunningham are facing first-degree murder charges suggesting the little boy was brutalized over time. a week-long search of the nabd and nearby ponds turned up nothing, but early on the police indicated the family home was the crime scene, this was not an abduction, and the parents were not helping. when faced with cellphone data provided by the cops the couple offered information to close the case against them, all of it about years of parental neglect, all of it taking place in a home called unacceptably filthy. >> to a.j., we know you're at peace in heaven's playground are happy you no longer have to suffer. >> reporter: a.j.'s little brother has been placed in another home. this one here is basically uninhabitable. the parents will be spending the night in jail and ar