what happened to amelia earhart?e a photo that shows that she survive add crash landing in the pacific ocean in 1937. the picture found in a formally top secret file in national archives and possibly taken by a u.s. spy shows a woman resembling amelia earhart. tom costello has more. >> in 1937 the japanese banned nearly all westerners. there are two kau cautions on the dock. a man on the left and what appears to be a woman with short pants sitting on the edge. henry took the photo to facial recognition expert who first overlayed the photo with file photos of fred nunan. >> it is a very sharp receding hairline! the teeth, hair and nose all seem to match up. >> it is fairly convincing evidence this is probably nunan. >> the american sitting with hair back. they compared body measurements. again, striking similarlies. >> i usually go from not likely to likely to very likely to extremely likely. i would say this is very likely. >> wow. we are going have tom costello with us next to talk more about this stunning discovery

liberty mutual insurance. >>> and now to what could be a major development in the hunt for amelia earhartan 80-year hunt, missing since 1937, a team of investigators from the history channel has discovered new evidence, this never before seen photo that they believe shows earhart and her navigator fred noonan alive in japanese custody after surviving their crash. their crash landing in the pacific ocean. former fbi executive assistant director shawn henry, an nbc news analyst, worked on this project. nbc's tom costello has more on this startling discovery. >> reporter: in 1937, the japanese had banned nearly all westerners from the islands. but in the photo, it appears there are two caucasians on the dock. a man standing on the left and what appears to be a woman with short hair, wearing pants like earhart, sitting on the edge. henry took the photo to facial recognition expert kent gibson who overlaid the photo of the man with file photos of fred noonan. >> the hairline is the most distinctive characteristic. it is very sharp, receding hair line. the nose is very prominent. >> reporter: t

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how certain are you that that photograph shows amelia earhart? evidence in a whole host of evidence. there have been stories for 80 years by the marshallese that say she was held and landed there. i went to marshall islands, i talked to people, this is legendary in the marshall islands. >> you're sure it is legit, this photo? >> after seeing the totality of circumstances, i have no doubt this is them in the marshall islands. >> interesting to see as the story has grown and got attention. people have come forward to corroborate what you saw in the photograph. >> that's right. i have gotten phone calls, e-mails, dozens of them. we'll be following up with people, people who have come forward, said i found photographs in my grandfather's attic that have amelia earhart, my grandfather told stories for years, he was in the military. we're going to follow up with those people. this story opens a host of questions going forward. >> that's the thing, a whole new chapter, if she was held captive, how long was she there, why didn't we know about it. shawn h

that could help explain what happened to amelia earhart. >> you think this is amelia earhart?> reporter: a former federal agent saying in the national archives, he uncovered this updated photo taken in the marshall islands in the pacific. the man on the left bears a striking resemblance to earhardt's navigator, fred noonan. >> the hairline is the most distinctive characteristic. >> reporter: they believe based on comparative photos, the person facing away from the camera could be earhart. and that mass towed behind the ship matches the length of earhardt's plane, with a photo and other documents, the history special makes the claim that she may have been captured by the japanese military. but many are skeptical. >> from an aviation survivability stand point, chances are nil. >> reporter: of this being? >> of this being accurate. >> reporter: u.s. officials have not confirmed any of the show's claims. and a manager at the national archives tells abc news, so far they have found no record of that picture. marcie gonzalez, abc news, los angeles. >> are you buying it? >> i don't k

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what happened to amelia earhart?ed aviator who disappeared over the pacific in 1937 remains the subject of fascination for investigators searching for her true fate. and now a new photo may have cracked the mystery wide open. here's jeanne moos. >> reporter: whether you low key it. >> there is a new clue. >> reporter: or hype it. >> it will blow the lid off the whole amelia earhart story. >> reporter: this 80-year-old mystery never gets old. amelia mania is back, as the history channel presents new evidence for an old theory. >> she may have been held prisoner by the japanese. >> reporter: backed up by a photo that purports to show amelia earhart alive sitting on a pacific island jetty in 1937. and this may or may not be her navigator, fred nunen according to a facial recognition expert. >> the hairline is the most distinctive. >> are you kidding me? that's fred noonen. >> reporter: and is that ill-defined blob really the plane being towed by a japanese ship? the theory is earhart crash landed, was picked up by the j

amelia earhart went missing 80 years ago.ew piece of evidence suggests that she did not die on that fateful flight around the world. investigators at the history channel have uncovered a never before seen photo. >> they believe it shows earheart alive and in japanese custody. >> reporter: amelia earhart on a flight with navigator took off and was never heard from again. for 80 years the world has wondered what happened to amelia earhart and her navigator. in july pacific on around the world flight when they disappeared. now investigators from history believe they have found evident the two were blown off course and survived. >> i have a photograph which i believe clearly indicates that earhart was captured by the japanese. >> reporter: spent 15 years looking for amelia earhart clues. while searching for top secret files he discovered this photograph from about 1937. a string of small islands at the time were under japanese control. >> we have a caucasian woman with her back to the camera looking towards the ship. >> you think

to be the first woman to solo fly around the mysteries of the 20th century, what happened to amelia earhart. >> reporter: curator dorothy has her own pilot's license. she handles unending requests for information about earhart. >> it is a very popular person disappearing off the face of the earth literally. >> reporter: now a history channel documentary airing sunday and assisted by nbc points to new evidence uncovered in once secret photos housed in the u.s. archives. the photograph according to facial imaging test appears to show earhart and her navigator fred nunan a dock next to a japanese ship. the documentary suggests it's the strongest evidence yet that earhart survived her crash and probably later died in japanese custody. >> none of that has been explicitly defined. so, this adds another layer. it's another tool in their investigation. >> reporter: at air and space, families are drawn to the story. 11-year-old jason carpenter studied her in school. >> where she crashed, t but no one ever knew. it was always a mystery. >> reporter: and javier melendez of florida said his young daugh

we know she has a lot more hair than amelia earhart had at that time she disappeared.utely doesn't look like anything like fred noonan. if she was captured by the japanese they we re was captured by the japanese they were kind enough to give them both a change of clothing because amelia earhart didn't have a show like that and fred always dressed in a dark shirt and dark slacks, not all in white. and i could go on. one of the most interesting things that has just recently come to light his friends over at the daily mail claim that they have had this photograph since a year ago and so that is when it really came to light among people who know about such things. the daily mail said they went a step further and they did research in the us national archives and found that this photograph is one of a batch of photos that was labelled" post—i9 40". we know that this won't end the speculation but it is very interesting. thank you. nothing will end the speculation. it is going to live on. rick gillespie. for a lot of people, air travel can be a bit of a chore. delays, queues,

here's chip reid. >> aviation's leading lady, miss amelia earhart. >> reporter: when amelia earhart disappeared in the south pacific in 1937, she made headlines around the world. >> amelia earhart and her navigator fred noonan have come to grief. >> reporter: she was attempting to become the first woman to circumnavigate the earth. on july 2, she took off and never made it to her final destination. u.s. investigators concluded she crashed and died somewhere in the pacific. the plane and her remains were never found. dozens of searches over eight decades have come up with nothing until possibly now. >> i have a photograph which i believe clearly indicates that earhart was captured by the japanese. >> reporter: a retired federal investigators who spent years searching for earhart believes he has solved the mystery and reveals the evidence in a history channel specialing their sunday. he thinks the u.s. government may have engaged in a cover-up. >> this photograph came out of a navy file a formerly top secret file in a national archive. it was misfiled so i found it. >> reporter: an expert analyze

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amelia earhart was gone. marci: the history channel revealing what they say is a possible new clue to help explain what happened to amelia earhart. >> you think this is amelia earhart? >> that is right. marci: a former federal agent saying in the national archives he uncovered this undated photo on the marshall islands in the south pacific. >> there are only two caucasians in the picture. >> experts analyzing the photo saying the man on the left bears a striking resemblance to earhart's navigator noonan. >> the hairline is the most distincttive characteristic. >> they believe on the comparative photos and length of the hair the person facing away from the camera could be the mass towed behind the ship matches the length of earhart's plane. with the photo and other documents the history channel special airing sunday makes the claim that earhart may have been captured by the japanese military. >> if they thought she was an american spy she could have met with a much more horrific end than we ever thought. >> so

it's a new documentary uncovering fascinating new evidence about the disappearance of amelia earhart.you just want to know more earhart and her plane vanished in 1937 on her attempt to fly around the world, and it's thought that she crashed and died in the pacific ocean. but, no, 80 years later this photograph that was buried in the u.s. archives may be the clue that earhart survived that crash. news 4's tom sherwood shows us what they have uncovered. >> reporter: a constant crowd visits the amelia earhart visit of the smithsonian air and space museum. the famous pioneer aviator disappeared 60 years ago? this is one of the great mysteries of the 20th century, what topped to amelia earhart. >> reporter: the curator has her own pilot's license and handles unending requests about amelia earhart. >> it's a very popular person disappearing off the face of the earth, literally. >> reporter: now a history channel documentary airing sunday and assisted by nbc points to new evidence uncovered in the u.s. archives. the photograph, according to facial imaging tests, appears to show earhart and h

. >>> it was 80 years ago this week that amelia earhart disappeared, never to be seen again.t's one of the greatest mysteries in aviation hit. chip reid tells us about a new clue. >> reporter: when amelia're hart disappeared in the south pasting in 1937, she made headlines around the world. >> amelia earhart and her navigator -- >> reporter: she was the first woman to circumnavigate the globe. she took off for helen island. she never made it. u.s. investigators believe she crashed and died somewhere in the pacific. plane and her remains were never found. dozens of searches have come up empty until possibly now. >> i have a photograph which i believe clearly indicates that earhart was captured by the japanese. >> reporter: les kinney who spent years searching for earhart believes he has resolved the history and has shown the evidence in a history show the this coming sunday. >> this photography came out of a navy file in the national archives and it was misfiled and that's the only reason i found it. >> reporter: experts have identified photo. they believe this man is fred noo

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first a new documentary uncovering fascinating new evidence about the disappearance of amelia earhartave to work really early tomorrow morning. i might stay up early for this one. earhart and her plane disappeared in 1937 on her attempt to fly around the world. now 80 years late there's one photograph buried in the u.s. archives that may be a clue that earhart actually survived that crash. news had owes tom sherwood shows us what they have u >> a constant crowd visit the amelia earhart visit of the air and space museum. a fame out pioneer ave rate issor trying to be the first woman to solo fly around the earth. >> this is one of the great mistress of the 20th century. what happened to amelia earhart. >> curator dorothy cochran handles unending requests for information about earhart. >> it's a very popular person disappearing off the face of the earth literal. >> i now a history channel documentary airing sunday and assisted by nbc points to new evidence uncovered in one secret photo's house in the u.s. archives. the photograph, according to facial imaging tests, appears to show earhar

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. >> reporter: 80 years ago, amelia earhart and her navigator disappeared on a around the world flight. now investigators from the history channel believe they found evidence they survived. >> i have a photograph which i believe clearly indicates that earhart was captured by the japanese. >> reporter: investigatorles kinny discovered the photo while searching through former top secret files in the national archives. the caption jaluit a toll in the marshall islands under military control. >> a caucasian woman sitting there looking over towards the ship. >> you think this is earhart? >> that's right. >> reporter: analysts say the photo appears legitimate annan doctored and seems to show two caucasians on the dock, a man and women sitting on the edge. facial recognition expert ken gibson overlaid the photo of the man with file photos of fred noonan. >> the hairline is a sharp redeeding hairline. >> reporter: the teeth, hairline and nose appear to match-up. then the person sitting with her back to the camera. gibson compared body measurements. again, striking similarities. there's more ev

amelia earhart and her plane vanished.ht to have crashed and died in the pacific ocean. now, 80 years later a photograph may hold clues to her fate and some -- news 4's >> a crowd at the air and space museum. the famous aviator disappeared 80 years ago trying to be the first woman to solo fly. >> this is one of the great mysteries of the 20th century. >> reporter: cure ator has her own pilots license and handles requests for information about earhart. >> a very popular person disappearing off the face of the earth. >> reporter: now a documentary airing sunday and assists by nbc points to new evidence uncovered in one secret photo housed in the u.s. archives. the photograph appears to show earhart and her navigator on his dock next to a japanese ship. the documentary suggests it's the strongest evidence yet that earhart survived her crash and probably later died in japanese custody. >> none of that has been explicitly defined. so this adds another layer. it's another tool in their investigation. >> reporter: families are dr

okay. >>> moving on to what is interesting story, legendry aviator amelia earhart vanished 80 years ago a team from the history channel has discovered a never been seen photo that suggests she survived. >> nbc's tom costello is working with the history team and gives us a look at that photo. ♪ >> amelia earhart took off over tranquil ocean wastes and was never heard from again. >> reporter: for 80 years, the world has wondered what happened to amelia earhart and her navigator, fred nunen. they were over the pacific on a round the world flight when they disappeared. but now investigators from history believe they found evidence the two were blown off course and survived. >> i have a photograph which i believe clearly indicates that earhart was captured by the japanese. >> reporter: retired treasury depen kenny has spent 15 years looking for earhart clues. while searching through formally top secret files in the national archives, he discovered this photograph from about 1937. a string of small islands that at the time were under japanese control. >> we have a caucasian woman with your ba

. >>> amelia earhart survived her trip around the world? the answer from experts may surprise you. >> and is a lottery winner really giving away her cash or stealing your identity? we're going to verify this agral scam along with an fbi >>> dc police are of a shooting involving one of their officers. we don't know a lot, but we will pass along what we do know. an officer apparently shot a man on newton place. that man is breathing right now. we're continuing to work the story and we'll bring you more as soon as we know more. >>> new tonight, the hobby lobby arts and craft chain caught with thans of ancient artifacts allegedly smuggled out of iraq. ancient tablets that had bogus shipping labels. hobby lobby has agreed to hand over the artifacts and pay a $3 million fine. >>> this photo triggered headlines. it's the story of amelia earhart and her final flight around the world. this are serious claims out there tonight that this photo proves she survived, but experts in our area are quick >> reporter: 80 years after she disappeared, amelia ea

earhart's plane is on itunes. you can download this romantic comedy, and guest starring amelia's actual plane. movie came out the year before this lockheed electra disappeared. love on the run it's called. seems we never run out of love for the mystery of where earhart's plane ended up. jeanne moos, cnn, new york. >>> just one of those things we all want to know. you know what? we probably never will. thanks for joining us. "ac 360" is next. >>> good evening. john berman in here for anderson. perhaps the only growth industry in the united states the president will not be touting anytime soon, russian spy. here at home on the rise. a new twist as president trump gets ready to meet his russian counterpart which happens to be russia's former top spy and may have ordered intelligence operations aimed at getting him elected. today president trump issued a strong statement yet, but included russian meddling in the u.s. election as part of it. that's the reality tonight in hamburg, germany, on the eve of president trump's first formal meeting with

. ♪ whatever happened to amelia earhart ♪ ♪ who holds the stars up in the sky ♪ ♪ it's true love justtime ♪ ♪ >>> the disappearance of amelia earhardt has become one of the most intriguing mysteries of all time. >> but this morning, possible new evidence into a startling theory of what could have happened to her. back in 1937. it could end up rewriting history. here's abc's marci gonzalez. >> setting out on the most dangerous aeronautic feat. >> reporter: she attempted to be the first woman to fly around the world. >> weeks of search activities produced no clues. amelia earhardt was gone. >> reporter: the history channel revealing what it says is a possible new clue that could help explain what happened to amelia earhart. >> you think this is amelia earhart? >> that's right. >> reporter: a former federal agent saying in the national archives, he uncovered this updated photo taken in the marshall islands in the pacific. the man on the left bears a striking resemblance to earhardt's navigator, fred noonan. >> the hairline is the most distinctive characteristic. >> reporter: they believe

the photo that claimed to show amelia earhart live after her plane disappeared.but tonight doubts are are growing. >> a local man told nbc 10 that he found more proof that debunks this photo. nbc 10 takes a look at the evidence. >> reporter: in his chester county office, nick gillespie showed us what is new evidence about a photo that has a lot of people talking. gillespie claims this picture, which some experts think sheds light on the disappearance of amelia earhart, said this isn't her. take a look. one side shows a photo of a book in japanese writing. gillespie says the caption describes the morph on the islands. the other photo shows the date below. >> the picture was taken two years before earhart disappeared. that slams the door. >> reporter: gillespie showed us the e-mail he received yesterday which led to information originally from a japanese blogger. the e-mail pointed to a book from the library of digital collections. though gillespie claims the book is from 1935, they can't prove the authenticity. >> we try to show evidence based on science. we'll go

all of that matches amelia earhart. so what happened to her?e come up with evidence that in fact she and noonen were taken so saipan and died in japanese prison camp. and there is also evidence of that. that is on the history channel sunday night. >> we have images of those overlaying pictures of noonen and the pictures of aearhart ovr that old image. i'm sorry we couldn't show you. but for anyone curious about this or more curious about this, just go to nbc news.com. you can see tom kcostello's entire today show package. it is worth the watch. worth the full three minutes. thank you. >>> and we will cover the president's trip to germany tomorrow. i will see you later today on "meet the press" daily. meanwhile, alley picks things up right now. hi. >> amazing story. every time i hear from tom, it is truly remarkable. >> i can't get enough of it. it is the story of the day, and nice it isn't politics. >> catch you later on on "meet the press" daily. >>> president trump is on his way to europe right now for high stakes meetings at the g20 meeting.

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amelia earhart was nearly across the pacific and back to the u.s. when she and the navigator disappeared. >>> it is 6:25 am. >>> new security concerns about the busy airport in the midwest and ts agents at minneapolis- st. paul airport did not spot safe weapons, drugs or explosives in 17 of the 18 tests over the fourth of july holiday weekend. that report came from two sources out of minneapolis and it is not the first time the problems have been reported at that airport. in april of last year the report said the tsa screeners failed nine out of 12 test. tsa refused to comment saying that they cannot confirm or deny the results of the internal test and condemns the release of any information that could compromise the nation security. >>> the contra costa county animal service reuniting pets with owners after they were likely scared from the fireworks. since friday 150 animals have been found and dropped off at the contra costa animal services in martinez. employee set up booze and passed out signs while good samaritans dropped off animals in hopes t

. >>> right now we go to what could be an explosive development in the hunt for amelia earhart missingsince 1937. a team of investigators from the history channel have uncovered a photo that they believe shows earhart alive in japanese custody having landed in the pacific. that documentary airs monday night. jacque cousteau had been working with the history team. >> amelia earhart took off for a flight and was never heard from again. >> reporter: for 80 years, the world has wondered what happened to amelia earhart and her nav gator fred noonan. they were on a transpacific flight when they disappeared. now investigators from history believe they found evidence the two were blown off course and survived. >> i have a photograph which i believe clearly indicates that earhart was captured by the japanese. >> reporter: retired treasury department investigator les kinney has spent 50 years looking for earhart clues. while searching top secret files in earhart's archives, he discovered this photograph from 1937 marked the marshall islands, a string of small islands that at the time were under

some say that's amelia earhart sitting on the dock of the marshall islands.e left her navigator fred noonan. the photograph was taken around 1937 after her airport went down and disappeared in the pacific. the discovery is featured in a new special on the history channel. >> we have no evidence anywhere that she crashed into the ocean. i think we have a load of evidence that she lived and survived in the marshall islands. >> you can see much more on "nightly news" right here at 6:30 on nbc 10. i'm not going to miss that. >>> check out that rain on the radar to our west, but it is headed this kay. >> let's get to first alert tammie souza with the timing. >> we wanted out of here, 84 was our high today. we didn't get any rain, tomorrow i think we'll be -- in the old rain gauge. 77 in koetsville, 76 in mt. pocono. 81 in allentown, 84 in trenton at 81. so nothing on our depend her radar for us now. everything is quiet, but not too far away we're starting to see the showers and thunderstorms move in our direction. those are the tops of those storms. you can see th

years, the world has wondered what happened to amelia earhart and her navigator, fred noonan., they went on an around-the-world flight when they disappeared. >> this photograph came -- >> now investigators from history believe they found evidence the two were blown off course and survived. >> i have a photograph, which i believe clearly indicates that earhart was captured by the japanese. >> retired treasury department investigator, les kinney, has spent 15 years looking for earhart clues. while searching for top-secret files in the national archives, he discovered this photograph from about 1937, marked in the marshall islands. a string of small islands that at the time were under japanese control. >> we have a caucasian woman with her back to the camera, sitting there, looking over towards the ship. >> you think this is amelia earhart? >> that's right. >> photographic analysts tell history the photograph appears legitimate and undr.ed. sean henry and nbc news analyst worked on the project. >> when you pull it out, and when you see the analysis that's been done, i think it le

martin savidge has more. >> reporter: this is the image that has brought amelia earhart back to life.nel documentary say the tall figure on the left is fred nonan, her navigator. and in the center none other than earhart herself. and in the background allegedly her plane. could this single snapshot solve an 80-year-old mystery? she was a superstar, an aviation pioneer recognized around the world, a role model who disappeared without a trace attempting the greatest triumph of her life. to become the first woman to circle the globe. she and noonan had made it three quarter of the way when they disappeared july 2, 1937 over the pacific. despite the largest search effort in u.s. history at the time, nothing was found. >> we believe that she ditched into the pacific ocean. >> reporter: this new photo was found in the national archives. but there is no date. to some, it supports the controversial they're that they crashed and were taken prisoner by the japanese. it was after all just before world war ii and that the pair were executed or died in prison. dorothy cochran is spectacle. >> we h

. >> the world's most daring pilot, amelia earhart, is lost at sea. >> amelia earhart set out.ows what happened. but newly uncovered evidence is about to rewrite history. >> a newly discovered photo suggests that amelia earhart may have survived a crash landing and captured by the japanese in 1937. she was declared dead but her remains and aircraft were never found. now a photo in question seen here appears to show earhart, and her navigator on a dock in the marshall islands after the crash. investigators working with the history channel for a new documentary tested the photo for authenticity. take a look. >> had it been manipulated, someone being inserted, moved or cropped or even just someone moved in the picture, they would stand out dramatically as either a very bright or dark object. abnormally bright or dark. notice through here we don't see anything standing out. it may be possible to fool one of these tests but it's not going to be possible to fool all five of them. i can say with a high degree, with 99.7% or higher probability that this picture is authentic and has not

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