custody in all this. >> i wonder sometimes if this was, perhaps, a law enforcement way of pressuring adam mayesr smoking him out. sometimes that does happen. but again, by certain reports, teresa mayes was involved or could have been involved in the murders of jo ann -- >> she allegedly told her sister she had driven a vehicle with some of the people involved in this in that vehicle, again it's not clear exactly what her involvement was. >> that's right. and certainly if you are an accomplice or co-conspirator you can be charged with the same crime as the person who murdered adrienne and jo ann. >> the headline is adam mayes is apparently dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. the two girls he had with him are safe and in custody. that does it for us. we'll see you one hour from now. piers morgan starts now. >> tonight, president barack obama's star studded $15 million fundraiser at george clooney's e.

this is why there is a -- not quite nationwide but a regional manhunt taking place to try to find adam mayesed perhaps she ran off with him. what was the relationship between mayes and the bain family? >> that's what makes this story so sad and also so very interesting. the fact that apparently adam mayes had a long time good relationship with this family. they were considered very, very close. he used to have the girls over at his place in mississippi for visits. he would travel with the family when they would go to arizona. in fact, the aunt of jo ann bain spoke to hln last night. this is how she described his feelings toward those girls. >> i think he said -- i think he told some people that all three of the girls was his. i think, you know, he was just hopefully thinking that one day they would be his family, that jo ann would probably go and live with him and bring the girls and them just all be a family together. >> now whether he was speaking figuratively or whether he was actually delusional as to those girls being his, it is clear right now, two young girls are in extreme danger. we

custody in all this. >> i wonder sometimes if this was, perhaps, a law enforcement way of pressuring adam mayesr smoking him out. sometimes that does happen. but again, by certain reports, teresa mayes was involved or could have been involved in the murders of jo ann -- >> she allegedly told her sister she had driven a vehicle with some of the people involved in this in that vehicle, again it's not clear exactly what her involvement was. >> that's righ

manhunt. >> reporter: the manhunt for adam mayes ended on a mississippi dirt road. orities felt mayes had not gone too far, they were right. because whe

what kind of guy was adam mayes? >> aggressive. abusive. crazy, obviously. >> did you ever suspect he was capable of something like this? >> no. and i have known him for 25-plus years. never dreamed he would do this. >> what was his relationship to these girls? >> again, that's not something that i can even answer. my sister has stated that she felt the two youngest girls may have been his. and she felt adam was having an affair with jo ann. because they all seemed to be family friends. all of them, you know, seemed to get along. whenever she would call our close friends, family friend, she would say the kids are over at the house. so she'd have all the kids over her with her and adam or over with gary and jo ann. >> your sister theresa told you she believed that adam mayes was having an affair with jo ann bain who is now accused of killing and was the father to the two girls who he kidnapped, the 8 and 12-year-old girls who are in safe custody. did your sister believe he was the father of adrienne bain who is also accused of killing? >> no

they believe this is his way to stay on the run. >> what do you know about adam mayes is and the bainamily? >> they had a relationship, meaning mayes and the bain family for years. and a close one. and a very good one. you know, the girls would stay at his place and he would go on trips with the family. it seemed that they got on very well, but something happened in the realm of 11 days ago where these has gone from two close families to something very horrific. >> martin savage, appreciate the latest. thanks. >> you're welcome. >>> bobby booth is adam mayes' sister law. i spoke with her earlier right before the broadcast. b bobbi, you say your sister knew that adam had killed jo ann bain and her daughter and knew where the bodies were buried? >> that's true. the investigators -- i called the investigators on saturday. because the statements she were making were concerning me because my sister is -- i don't know how to put this. she's a slow learner and she's very dependent and i just felt like the comment she was making were scary. so i called the sheriff's department and they stated

fugitive kidnapping and murder suspect adam mayes is dead. rls with him were rescued unharmed. mayes shot himself in the head as police closed on him last night in mississippi. mayes and his wife were charged with abducting a mother and her three daughters and killing two of them. >> police in portland, oregon, have linked three decades old murders to the so-called i-5 killer. investigators say dna tech technology "definitely proves" that randall woodfield killed a total of seven people during a 1980s crime spree in oregon and california. >>> so imagine this. you or a flight and one of your fellow travelers tries to open a cabin door mid-air. that actually happened on a us airways flight from maine to philadelphia. the plane had to be diverted to boston's logan international airport. a spokesman for the airlines says the passenger became disoriented and was subdued by a flight attend ant. >>> gas pumps will be getting a makeover. the epa is planning to phase out rubber fittings on pump handles that be designed to capture gas vapors that you ca

investigators were hopeful this video of adam mayes from a corner store in guntown would be the break they needed. it was taken three days after police say mayes kidnapped joanne bain and her three daughters. police believe he changed his appearance and cut his long hair, but in this small town, he was easily recognized. the clerk who sold mayes cigarettes told abc news's steve osunsami he walked in and out as if nothing was wrong. >> he walked out? >> yeah. >> he didn't look like he had any people with him? >> he was so calm. i don't get that. >> reporter: but then there was news that perhaps he didn't act alone. 65-year-old mary mayes and his ex-wife were both arrested monday night and charged with four counts of conspiracy to commit especially aggravated kidnapping. the arrest warrant say teresa mayes helped her ex-husband by, quote, driving the vehicle that contained the victims from the bain family home in tennessee to the mayes trailer home in mississippi, where the two bolds were found. police say 65-year-old mary mayes heard her son digging in her backyard the night of the kid

what kind of guy was adam mayes? >> aggressive, abusive. crazy, obviously. >> did you ever suspect he was capable of something like this? >> no. and i have known him for 25-plus years. never dreamed he would do this. >> what was his relationship to these girls? >> again, that's not something that i can even answer. my sister has stated that she felt that the two youngest girls may have been his. and she felt adam was having an affair with jo ann. >> so your sister -- >> because they seemed to be family friends. all of them, you know, seemed to get along. whenever she would call our close friends' family friends, she would say the kids are over at the house. so she'd all have the kids over her with them and adam or they'd be over there with gary and jo ann. >> so your sister, theresa, told you she believed that adam mayes was having an affair with jo ann bain who he is now accused of killing and was the father to the two girls he kidnapped, the 8 and 12-year-old girls who are in safe custody. did your sister believe he was the father of adri

we learned this is a wife and husband duo and apparently this couple gave the weapon to adam mayes thee weapon that he used to shoot himself, to kill himself. we also are hearing from his brother, his older brother in south carolina, johnny mayes, you get a sense of the family dynamic, johnny mayes says he has not talked to his brother in some time. take a listen what he has to say. >> i parted way with the family about 16 years ago. we don't plan on claiming the body. that is just how we feel. >> we spoke to another person part of the family who says that he never imagined that adam mayes would do what investigators believe he did. >> george, thank you. incredible they are not going to claim the body, that does speak to the relationship. what about police, any specifics coming from them how the girl's mother and oldest sister was killed in that garage? >> reporter: we did learn from a source that the cause of death was strangulation, and i spoke to several people here in town, that is really the hard thing for people to deal with here, the fact that the jo ann and adrienne were strang

. >> reporter: the manhunt for adam mayes ended on a mississippi dirt road. despite a nationwide alert, authorities felt mayes hadn't gone too far and turns out they were right because where we are now is barely two miles away from where his victims' bodies were found, at his home. authorities say it was a tip thursday that led them here, as it happened there was a s.w.a.t. team nearby. police patrols have been through this area, at least once before. with no result. and it is easy to see why. because of the thick underbrush, it is possible for them to walk within a few yards of somebody and not even know they were there. and other than some general directions, we don't know where in the woods the final drama played out. but there are signs we're getting close. i found this, a military style red smoke grenade and if you take a look on the ground here, you can see where it was set off. now, according to the fbi, when mayes was found, they set off red smoke to alert other authorities and search crews in the area. this means that we're close, but we're not there.

listen. >> officers immediately issued commands to adam mayes to show his hands. mayes pulled a semi automatic pistol from his waist it is band and shot himself in the head and was later pronounced dead at a local hospital. other agents moved in to rescue the girls who were lying on the ground nearby. >> reporter: police say that the little girls witnessed the suicide. can you imagine? >> adam mayes' cording to police shot and killed the little girl's mother jo ann bain and their older sister at their tennessee home on april 27 and then he and his wife drove the bodies to mississippi where they were buried in his backyard. teresa mayes also charged with 6 felony counts including first-degree murder aggravated kidnapping. she is behind bars. officials say that adam mayes convinced himself that he was the far of the two young girls. something they say is absolutely not true. we understand more' rests could happen as investigators continue to follow up on leads. if any one aseventhed the family in any way, providing food or they know the whereabouts this they can be i

thank god. >> adam mayes killed the girl's mother and her 14-year-old daughter. it's not clear what his motive may have been for the murder and kidnapping. his mother-in-law says he may have believed that alexandria and the other girl where his daughters. >> he lived for these two children. >> he was on the 10 most wanted fugitive list with police as far away as arizona on the lookout. investigators believe he may have had help. his mother and some other relatives were charged with four counts of conspiracy to commit aggravated kidnapping. >> thanks so much. a plaque will be unveiled today at the side of the deadliest incident in the history of metro. >> the crash that killed nine people in 2009 year fort totten. john gonzalez is live in northeast washington with more. good morning. >> good morning. it's hard to believe next month will mark three years since metro's deadliest accident in its history. there's already a makeshift memorial at the bridge on new hampshire avenue behind us in northeast d.c., but later this morning the mayor will gather with relatives o

this played out yesterday in mississippi one day after the fbi patted adam mayes -- added adam mayes to its list of the most wanted. tahman bradley has an update. >> good morning. overnight the girls were taken to hospital for observation. remarkably given all the been through, they appear on harmed, although they were hungry and dehydrated. the suspected kidnapper, adam mayes, was found in mississippi. when police moved in to arrest him, he shot himself in the head. he was at the tennessee hummable girl -- the tennessee home of the little girls on the night he disappeared. some say he may have bullied the little girls were his kids. his mother and wife were charged with conspiracy to commit kidnapping. the two girls will return to the care of their father. tahman bradley reporting >> . thank you. new information will be released today about the hazmat scare at nasa's space flight center in greenbelt. they radiation alarms went off last night, but it turned out to be false alarms. officials are trying to figure out why the alarms started sounding. >> new this morning, remembering the

bullet to the head allegedly murder i sed his mother. >> officers immediately entered commands adam mayesis hands. mayes pulled a seem my automatic pistol from his wasist band and shot himself in the head and was later pronounced dead at a local hospital. other agents moved in to rescue kalea and alexandria who was lying on the ground nearby. >>> it has been said this incident has come to a happy ending, but a mother and a 14-year-old child are dead. two other young girl's lives have been forever changed and a man saw no other option but to take his own life. hardly a happy ending. >> the two missing girl ages 12 and 8 were found tired and hungry what was his motive for kidnapping them and murdering their sister and mother in the first place? in an exclusive adam mayes mother in law josie tate is with us from georgia. your mother is in jail for helping him. >> she is charged with murder even though she did not participate in the murders. >> she did not participate in the murders but they found they had enough evidence to charge her with murder with fell lee murder. why did she help adam i

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officers immediately issued commands to adam mayes to show his hands. mayes pulled a semi-automatic pistol from his waistband and shot himself in the head. >> he was pronounced dead at an area hospital. the two girls are not harmed, suffering from dehydration and poison ivy. they've been hospitalized for observation. >>> at least eight people were injured when an apparent tornado touched down in southeast texas. the twister hit the small town about 85 miles west of houston last night. a hospital lost part of its roof and 25 cars of a freight train were derailed. the injured were working at a fund-raiser at the local high school. >> our coach realized what was going on and he grabbed us all and stuck us in a closet to keep us safe. the press box at the football field was gone. so, all of that was just blown away. >> another twister was spotted about 85 miles to the southwest. more rough weather, including heavy rain and a possible thunderstorm is expected today. >>> a milestone in the effort to battle the aids virus. the first drug shown to prevent hiv in

around mayes' mississippi home wednesday but say he could be hiding anywhere. >> i must emphasize adam mayes texas, south carolina, north carolina, florida and arizona. >> reporter: the reward for any information leading to mayes or the girls has grown to $175,000. >> so adam mayes, i would urge you if you're listening, to, number one, tush turn those girls into a safe location and peacefully and safely turn yourself into law enforcement. >> reporter: along with mayes' wife, his mother has also been charged in this case, charged with conspiracy. the seven here has been on the ground and in the air and is very slow going. there's a lot of thick brush here. if there's any good news, the fbi tells me they're getting lots of new tips and new leads every day. >> we'll focus on that. mark >>> vice president biden says will and graid grace got people to think differently about same-sex marriage. we'll speak with the show's co-creator. >>> you may think your job is stressful but research says it may be the commute ruining your health next in "healthwatch." you're watching "cbs this morning." for mon

if they are still with adam mayes, he has the ability to resolve this. if he believes these little girls are his, surely he would want them to live and would want them to be sachlt fe. he has the ability to do that today. >> stand by with me, i have an agent in charge in the memphis decision. he's in charge in this case. explain to us where the investigation is, where are you focusing. as i understand it, there are a span of six different states potentially where mayes could be right now. >> yeah. just yesterday we announced adam mayes as one of our fbi 10 most wanted fugitives. that was a huge milestone in the case to get him on the top ten list. that essentially increases our resources across the nation. we believe that adam mayes could be anywhere at this particular time. >> what was the last place someone has a visual of seeing mayes with these two girls. >> adam mayes was last seen in mississippi in union county. >> when we talk about the fact that he made the top ten list, what is it that put him on the list in what is it, the credentials or criter

were found safe in mississippi, police made three more arrests connected to the accused captor adam mayesing mayes the handgun that he used in the suicide last night. the third for lying to investigators. also new today a law enforcement source says his other apparent victims, the girls' mother and older sister, died by strangulation. >>> also this morning john edwards' defense team is to ask for the case to be dismissed against him. they detailed how hundreds of thousands of dollars were spent on edwards' former mistress and the moerp of his child. they allege he used donor money to cover up the affair. prosecutors did not call the mistress, rielle hunter, to testify. >>> turns out the mayan calendar does not predict the end of the world in 2012. i know you must be feeling relieved. si scientists in guatemala discovered the oldest known mayan calendar. they measured time in cycles of 13 parts, each representing 400 years -- got that? we're just at the end of one of those cycles. and the mayan calendar will continue for trillions of years. >>> if you own an ipod, you might be suing apple

why did she get involved with adam mayes genie way?can't answer that unless it was just because she was threatened. >> you mentioned that. threatened in what way? >>> oo two years ago teresa called me she was crying. it was the first contact i had had with her since 2001. sh she said mama can i come home? we wired her a bus ticket when she came home she had bruises all over her. her exact words were and i quote, i am tired of getting slammed up against the wall and beat on by adam? she stayed with me -- >> i understand that. why do you think he killed the girl's mother? why did he kill the 14-year-old? >> i am not sure about the 14-year-old. my idea is he probably killed the mother to get her out of the way to get the small children. >> do you have any information that he abused the children? >> only reports that i have read it wasn't really abuse. there were not really charges but accusations he was caught in the bathroom. the 7-year-old at the time was nude and he was shaving her legs. >> what are you implying there, josie? >> well,

and adam mayes is the key in all this. still holding them and they believe they are still alive. we don't know how we know that. he is believed to have changed their identities. we talked about this yesterday. he's cut their hair and maybe dyed their hair. but this story has been focusing on western tennessee and northern mississippi. we know that fbi has s.w.a.t. teams in the area. they have been setting up road blocks. but it's clear they must have some reason to think that adam mayes is still in that area. >> okay. so while the fbi is saying, okay, we need help. take a look at this guy. pay attention. >> that's key. >> and we're obviously plastering his picture all over the place. you have been discovering more interesting twists to how the family knew this guy, how close he was to them, i mean the relationship here with him and the mom and the husband goes back years. >> goes back a long way. that's what's really surprising here. everyone describes the relationship as a very close knit family. it appears that the husba

and teresa mayes were planning and went along with it. police say adam friends of the bain family. teresa is is seen here with the bain girls. teresa mayes' sister spoke to nbc affiliate wmc by phone on tuesday, saying the two had discussed disturbing details about adam mayes. >> my sister has told me things, yes. she knew he dug the grave. >> oh, she did? okay. >> that was my understanding of the conversation with her, because i was yelling at her, because i'm like, you what?! you know? >> well yeah. >> well, what she said was, i saw him digging a hole. >> police won't comment on that conversation. >> reporter: as teresa and mary mayes sit in jail, hundreds of police officers are searching for adam mayes and the two missing girls. they're stopping cars, checking trunks, and asking questions in mississippi, tennessee, and beyond. >> that was nbc's traun trung reporting. >>> now the latest on breaking news. president obama weighs in on same-sex marriage. >>> we're following three big stories tonight. first, supporters of same-sex marriage now have an ally