>> and he said, i don't know. >> police say a few hours later at 5:30 they got a call from amy sweeney to report her son missing. based on the conversations with the 8-year-old both parents were arrested accused of abusing their son over a long period of time. >> some injuries were new and in sold, the abuse is parentally occurs on a constant basis and was not isolated to this incident. >> neighbors say the family was renting the house and moved in about a year ago. even though there were six children living here, they rarely saw them or interacted with the family. the van in the driveway carries decals of the bill families and others promote the pro-choice viewpoint and the fact amy sweeney home schools the children. matthew sweeney is in the military. they never knew there was an 8-year-old in the house. >> it's frightening what can go on underneath our nose and we don't have a clue. it's terrible. >> reporter: now that word has spread, neighbors have learned he was adopted from russia and had a glass eye and now in the custody of child protective services and so are the younger swee

matthew and amy sweeney both face charges of child abuse and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. their son was found monday by a neighbor with severe bruising all over his body. >> the campaign scandal around vincent gray, could it cost him his job? 54% of voters say they think he should resign. only 37% say he should stay in office. 9% had no opinion. new developments to report tonight from the philadelphia where a man was trying to about a 10-year-old girl. he is now in custody. 33-year-old carlos figurello is in custody. he grabbed her and tried to pull her away from her brother. the mother with her face hidden praised her daughter's quick thinking. >> i do not know how many kids that can do that. i was thankful she was that strong. >> police say it was strange a little propose a brother may have also scared the suspect off. the city wide social media campaign may have convinced him to turn himself in. he is facing multiple charges including kidnapping and indecent assault. it >> i speak to diane sawyer about this and more coming up on world news. >> good evening, nice to see

police say a few hours later they got a call from amy sweeney to report her son missing. based on the conversations with the 8-year-old, both parents were arrested accused of abusing their son over a long period of time. >> the injuries, some were new, some were old. the abuse is parentally occurs on a constant basis. and was not isolated to this incident. >> reporter: at the sweeney home, decals on the van tell part of the story showing six children. their devotion to a pro-life point of view and revealing what neighbors confirm, amy home schools the children. he was active duty in the navy. they moved in a year ago and rarely interacted with others, some never knew there was an 8-year-old in the house. >> hardly see him out to play. >> it's frightening what can go underneath our nose and we don't know it. don't have a clue. and it's terrible. >> now that word has spread, neighbors have learn ltd the battered boy was adopted from russia and had a glass eye. ron cramer is happy he could be there to answer his door. >> we're all so very aghast at the thought of somebody tr

fled his home after being abused earlier in the day by both of his adopted parents, matthew and amy sweeney. both have been charged with felony child abuse. authorities believe the aid- year-old boy has been abused for an extensive amount of time. >> that is heartbreaking. he is supposed to be loved. >> how i felt about it, i was very disappointed that a human being could do that to a child. >> three people entering the home declined comment. this was eve alleged victim had a number of siblings and was home schooled. >> the kids were seldom out and not all of them. my neighbors and i never saw an 8-year-old boy. >> he has been removed from the home. his parents are free on bond. jay korff reporting from bristol, virginia. >> continuing to follow the breaking news out of colorado this morning where reports continue coming in and of various number of casualties concerning a shooting at a crowded movie theater in aurora, colorado, just outside denver. we are told two people were hospitalized in critical condition. local news affiliate's reported reconfirmed casualties. some reports of up to 40

child fled his home after being abused earlier in the day by his adoptive parents, matthew and amy sweeney. both have been charged with felony child abuse. authorities believe the eight- year old had been abused for an extended amount of time. >> that is so heartbreaking. >> how i felt about the whole experience -- very disappointed in human beings. that a human being could do that to a child. >> three people entering the home denied comments tonight. the alleged victim had a number of siblings and was home schooled. >> the kids were out very seldom lead. and not all of them. i never saw an eight-year old boy. >> the parents in this case are free on bond. the eight-year old boy has been removed from a home. >> thank you. >> the latest on the power outages. pepco is up to about 17,000 adages right now. that is pretty serious. >> every time we get the storm coming out -- we have the heat and humidity, the result has been more of the same. thunderstorms with locally heavy rain. the atmosphere is very saturated. by the time we get into the weekend, there will be dramatic changes. the temperatu

sweeney is a u.s. lieu tant commander, amy a stay at home mother who home schooled her children. the couple is charged with felony child abuse. >> it's just frightening what goes on behind closed doors and we're oblivious. >> reporter: police say the sweeney's other children showed no signs of abuse, but they have been removed from the home and are in protective custody. ron kramer says he can't understand how anyone could hurt a child. he just hopes what he and his wife did saved the little boy. >> i'm very glad that we were awake. >> the couple is free tonight. each posted a $20,000 bond. for now the 8-year-old boy who was adopted from russia remains in protective custody. >>> the search for a california mother accused of kidnapping her daughter 11 years ago ended this weekend here in virginia. police arrested robin resovich at dulles international saturday. back in 2001 police say she took her then 7-year-old daughter out of the country with permission for the summer but never returned. her daughter who is now 18 was with her mother when she was arrested. the pair flew to dulle

matthew and amy sweeney of bristow abused their a-year-old son and it was discovered early tuesday when and ran to a neighbor's house. >> he was very open about pulling up his shirt to show that he had bruises on his body. >> he appeared to be in good health and that the bruises were consistent with repeated physical abuse. matthew is an active due diligence commander in u.s. navy. he and his wife are free on bond. the boy was removed from the home. >> someone to prevent a casino from being built in prince george county. the group plans a news conference this morning outside the prison store discount the administration building. they oppose giving a tax cut to casino operators at the expense of maryland's education trust fund. they want lawmakers to oppose a possible special session on gambling expansion. new details in the scandal at penn state. former chairman of the penn state board of trustees has resigned from the board. he has been harshly criticized for how he handled the jerry sandusky child sex abuse scandal. he says he is stepping down because his presence on the board has bee

. >> reporter: hours later police got a call from the child's mother, 41-year-old amy kathleen sweeneyting the boy had gone missing. police connected the dots and arrested the woman and her husband, 39-year-old matthew sweeney. both have been charged with felony child abuse and each has been released on adds 20,000 bond. neighbors who know the family say the sweeneys live here at this house. it's about four blocks away from where that boy went looking for help. there was no answer when we went knocking on their door. it is believed the boy was born in russia and adopted by the sweeney family. >> i don't know how long they had adopted him, but i think it was five years or so. >> reporter: now the good samaritan who answered the boy's call for help is hoping investigators get to the bottom of this. >> i think that they need to be reprimanded and deserve whatever punishment the court thinks is necessary. >> tonight that boy remains in the care of child protective services. prince william county police say their investigation is ongoing and the papers will be due in court soon to face thes

the suspects are amy and matthew sweeney of nut hollow court in bristow. police made the arrest after a child turned up at a house on glen meadow lane and appeared to be lost. had he severe bruises all over his little -- he had severe bruises all over his little body. they believe the abuse had been occurring on a constant basis. he's now in child protective services. >>> a small plane crashed near ocean city today. that crash happened in the middle of a golf course this morning. the single engine piper super cub appeared to have engine trouble after dropping its barney and the plane's wing hit a tree and it crash -- banner and the plane's wing hit a tree and it crashed to the board. >>> a brushfire has been burning for weeks on the eastern shore has been linked to a marijuana farm. about 20 houses were evacuated. the capital of annapolis reports it's believed to have started at the marijuana farm in queen anne's county. the fire is still burning. it's now contained and, topper, no jokes about the fire. >> i'm reeling it in. we got some rain yesterday, big

amy and matthew sweeney of net hollow court in bristow were arrested after the child turned up at a house on glen meadow lane and appeared to be lost. the boy had severe bruising all over his body. they believe the abuse happened on a constant basis. the child is in the custody of child protective services. >>> 5:04 now. 9 wants you to know there are new allegations of misspent tax dollars by the general services administration. the inspector general is now launching an investigation into a reward and motivation conference the gsa held in 2010 at a marriott in arlington. the one-day conference allegedly cost taxpayers almost $270,000. here's what some of the investigators think the money was spent on. $41,734 for travel, more than $34,000 to rent the venue, $28,364 for a time and temperature picture frames, $25078 for 4,000 drumsticks for a drum exercise and $7,697 on the commissioners reception for a violinist and guitarist. >> california congressman jeff denham's house subcommittee has scheduled a hearing into the latest spending. >>> president obama went after mitt romney's plan to tur