>>> good evening, i'm anderson cooper. for nearly two weeks the story of hanna anderson has captured the nation. the story of betrayal of a family friend, pursuit by hundreds of law enforcement agents and dramatic shootout in the dense idaho wilderness. hear from friends, family and the people who helped save an innocent young girl. "kidnapped, the rescue of hanna anderson." >> reporter: what began with fire became murder and manhunt. >> the level of intensity in this investigation is incredible. >> reporter: a best friend turned worst enemy. >> this gentleman was a friend of ours for a long time has taken everything. >> reporter: hundreds in desperate pursuit of one teen in grave danger. >> the amber alert was on. i see a picture of this blonde-haired girl. i said that's the girl we've seen up on the mountain. >> reporter: kidnapped, the rescue of hanna anderson. it was going to be a normal summer weekend, pop warner football for ethan. cheering practice for hannah. a road trip for the dog and mom christina to jim's house

this is a picture of hannah anderson. years old, about 5'7". >> a manhunt began that would span five states. and three countries. >> this manhunt has now stretched into mexico. >> critical hours and days slipped by as the manhunt continued. >> the response time to reports of a missing child is, we think, critical to success. we know that as every minute passes, there is a greater likelihood of harm, and sadly, greater likelihood of fatality. >> we didn't know what was going to happen with her. was his plan to run off? was it going to be a murder/suicide? >> august 6th, three days after hannah was last seen, brett had an urgent message for his daughter. >> hanna, we all love you very much. if you have a chance, you take it. you run. you'll be found. >> coming up, signs of the man hannah calls uncle jim had crossed the line. >> we were driving home, and he just said that he had a crush on her. [ female announcer ] birdhouse plans. nacho pans. glass on floors. daily chores. for the little mishaps you feel use neosporin to he

christina and brett anderson, hannah's parents, had separated. brett anderson moved to tennessee.according to jennifer willis, dimaggio began to face financial troubles that led to foreclosure on the cabin they all loved. jennifer talked to christina just days before her murder. >> she said, he's having a hard time, losing his house, he doesn't know what to do, he's depressed. she went there to be by his side one last time. that's the kind of person she was. dropped everything and went there for him. >> reporter: that's apparently when dimaggio snapped. christina and ethan's bodies, or what was left of them, were found in this burned down cabin. documents show ethan's body so badly charred, an autopsy could not determine the cause of death. christina anderson had been hit in the head, wrapped in a tarp and left to burn, leaving a host of unanswered questions, including why. >> beside the fact that he's sick, he's a monster, he did what he did, why did it have to happen to them? >> reporter: why did it happen to tina and ethan and not to hannah? >> right. >> reporter: was there any

this is a statement from brett anderson. the father of hannah anderson. it says, he just texted this to a cnn, someone here at cnn. it says "i am nervous, excited, saddened for my wife and son and worried what my daughter has been through. it's now healing time. keep us in your prayers." keep us in your prayers. that is from brett anderson, the father of hannah anderson. the information is just coming in now. i want to get now to marissa chavez, a friend of hannah anderson. marissa, you have been speaking as well about your friend. how are you taking this news? >> very happy about it. excited. >> yeah. what do you plan to say to her? because i know you're going to talk to her and probably very soon. >> just make sure she's okay and tell her that she got a lot of support and she still does and everyone's still going to be here for her. >> yeah. maris marissa, you mentioned something about the suspect here who is now dead. you said that you overheard, or she overheard him saying that he had a crush on her? >> yes. i was in the car with him. yeah. >> what di

hannah anderson is safe. >> this is a fox news alert, hannah anderson is safe, suspected kidnapper, james dimaggio is dead, the sheriff's department making the announcement just minutes ago. >> during an arrest attempt at the north end of moorehead lake in idaho, suspect james lee dimaggio was shot and killed by an fbi tactical agent assigned to an fbi headquarters unit. hannah anderson was located with dimaggio, she appears well and was rescued and was transported to a hospital in idaho. >> great ending to a tragic story. hannah anderson is alive and apparently being looked at at a local hospital and james dimaggio dead, let's bring in tom brown, the founder of the tracker school that teaches wilderness survival techniques and former fbi special agent. good evening, gentlemen. great news, classic example of law enforcement, you have them in there, a marksman takes him out, there's a shootout, what do you though? >> i can tell you this, when the fbi tactical teams do a lot of work in environments such as this. and tom, has experience training with individuals like this. so, it's very very

brett anderson, the father of hannah anderson who is alive and is apparently been taken to a hospital. james dimaggio is dead reportedly in a shootout with the f.b.i. and local police in an area i believe in idaho which was an area where apparently the largest roadless area in the lower 48 states. it's an amazing recovery of this young girl who has been through so much. her mother murdered, her brother murdered. her taken into this area by dimaggio who apparently was obsessed with her and is now dead. in any event we will have more as the evening goes on. andrew is joining us now. he is a friend of dimaggio. he joins us from los angeles. now andrew, you were scheduled to be on the show to talk about dimaggio. now you just heard that your friend is dead. so, tell us what your emotions are right now. >> first of all, i spoke to laura, jim's sister, the family wishes to express their condolences for all the tragedy that has happened so far. right now, we're asking that they be left alone and people go through me. >> judge jeanine: let's talk about you and james dimaggio. did you ever exp

we don't have a lot of clues in this case so far, anderson. that's why we are asking for the public's help and we appreciate your efforts in getting the word out. we need all of the eyes and ears we can get in trying to find both dimaggio and hopefully the two kids and bring them back to san diego county safe and sound. >> there have been guidance that he might be in texas and report in canada, but right now there's no information pointing to that, correct. >> no. we have no real good leads that take them any particular place. that's why we are trying to solicit help from anybody, anywhere that might see this car or the individuals involved. >> i know the remains found in the house were consistent with those of an 8-year-old. have the results of the dna testing come back? >> no. we expect those to come back hopefully in the next day or two. but they are of a small child. we are hoping that ethan is still out there with hannah and they will be returned, but we just don't know at this point in time. >> do you know anything about james dimaggio's

anderson? >> i didn't personally do it, but obviously he was very relieved and very excited and looking forward to being reunited with his daughter. we're missing, not introducing the people standing with me. this is daphne hern, special agent in charge of the fbi in san diego. their assistance from day one on this matter has been invaluable. she's be assistant special agent in charge, rob howe. and patty duke in charge of our law enforcement. everybody knows captain duncan frazier who's led this investigation from the start. [ inaudible question ] the family has been notified, as best as i know. i'm sure the grandparents have been notified also. 4:22 this afternoon, pacific standard time. that's when we were notified here, and we were pretty instantaneous communications with idaho. we were following it through their command post they set up there and the tactical units throughout in the field that did a tremendous job. i can't thank the federal government enough for all the resources, tactical

>> to this day i have not asked the andersons, you can ask the anderson family, i have not asked theersons for any dna. >> do you intend to? >> we'll see when the time comes. >> james left all his money not to you, as he originally planned to but to the maternal grandmother of hanna. >> correct. >> was that a surprise to you? >> no, it was not. >> his argument, apparently is that he believed she was best place to take care of the kids should something happen to their parents. >> i mean, correct. you know, i remember speaking to him about it. it was never -- my children don't need it. i don't need it. and i want nothing more than -- you know, i have so much respect and love and deep, deep, deep respect in my heart for my brother that i want nothing more than for his wishes to be honored. i've heard people say that, you know, i'm upset about that, that he left them $100,000. it's really -- >> you spoke -- >> could not be further from the truth. >> you've sprooken to brett -- >> i called and let him know. absolutely. >> how that was conversation? >> it was very nice. i've been -- you kn

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he's wanted in the murder of christine anderson. authorities suspect he has her daughter with him, 16-year-old hannah and possibly 8-year-old ethan. charred remains found at the house are consistent to those of a young boy. hannah and ethan's dad made an emotional plea. >> that was a friend of ours for a long time. he's taken everything. hannah will come back and ethan and tina, i love you both. we all love you. i know everybody is here for support of all three of them. i want to thank you all. god bless. >> you might imagine, the story is unfolding fast. the spotting of this vehicle, what do we know about this, paul? >> well, anderson, oregon state authorities believe the car was spotted near california, in the extreme northeast corner of the state and the vehicle was going northbound. a second reported sighting of that vehicle in question in lakeview, oregon. an amber alert has been issued in the state of oregon for the vehicle they have been searching for for the past three days. >> do we know exactly what time the vehicle was sp

i think danny is way off base, anderson. the bottom line here is that the state case has no bearing, no bearing whatsoever on a federal case. the federal investigation has been ongoing. it started in march 2012. there has been no determination, and we know that the investigation is continuing. so to suggest that whatever happened in state court has some sort of bearing on the federal investigation or any federal crime is just really way off base. >> sunny, would a federal investigation by the fbi, would that turn up different evidence than the state investigation did? >> absolutely. we're talking about the federal bureau of investigation and all the resources that the federal government has to bear. they've been meeting with witnesses over again and they may have found new witnesses, other information about perhaps george zimmerman, whatever racial animus he may have against african-americans and others. this investigation again, because it's ongoing, we don't know what they have uncovered and where it's going. i think there

for the anderson family.uckily, hannah got back alive. >> there does seem to be a lynch mop mentality when something like this happens. it's folklore, western behavior to go out there, let's hang the guys. >> did you, at any stage see anything looking back from his behavior that could possibly have led you to think he might one day be this kind of violent or to kidnap somebody? >> in mind sight. i keep looking back, and i've been thinking about it for the past five days, it's a no. and i've been -- i do this for a living, and i work with people who, they're in denial, they're in a state of denial. i've worked with laura over the past few days, dealing with her denial about what her brother did. trying to get insight into jim's mind. this is all common. on our camping trip he would sit there and tell me his childhood was horrendous. i had no level of the abuse and neglect he had suffered, and if i had, obviously, i would have talked more to him about that, he was a prideful person. who took on this fatherly ro

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dimaggio and the father brent anderson for 20 years. he knew the children since their births and the relationship was so close they called him uncle. so an extremely close relationship. what is being alleged here now is absolutely the ultimate betrarl, anderson. >> a vehicle has been spotted and an amber alert issued. let's dig deeper to what might motivate somebody and separate the predator from his or her intended pray. we're joined by mary ellen and mark. this story is obviously horrific. when you saw hanna's dad deliver the message, urging her to make a run for it if she got the chance. what went through your mind? it's an important message that he try to get to her and to the man believed to be holding her. >> sure, i think he did a tremendous job. first, he appealed directly to the kidnapping for her cause and then he gave her an action plan, and i think that it's very important that people and she listen to this because she doesn't have to just wait around to be rescued. what she has to do is find ways to keep herself alive until

anderson this afternoon. i didn't do it.as very relieved to be reunited with his daughter. i'm sorry, this is daphne, especially agent in charge in san diego. their assistance has been inavailable. she is with rob howe and also patty duke, assistant sheriff. everybody knows captain duncan frazier who has led the investigation from the start. the family has been notified as best i know. i'm sure the grandparents have been notified also. 4:22 this afternoon pacific standard time. that is when we were notified here. we were pretty ins takenous communication with idaho. we were following their command post and tactical units out in the field. i can't thank the federal government enough for all the resources, tactical resources they brought to bear on this that in my mind led to a successful resolution. the first thing we related that hannah appeared to be safe and rescued and reunited with family in the near future. obviously, we would like mr. dimaggio and surrender and face justice in a court of law but that is not going to be

tonight, rescuing hannah anderson. what comes after she survived after being in the hands of a killer? >>> and stopping and frisking hundreds of people every day. most of whom are guilty of nothing. most of whom are african-american or hispanic. a judge called it a kind of racial profiling. others say it's just good policing. we'll explore both sides and you can make up your own mind. >>> later tonight, what every expecting parent needs to know about a study linking induced labor with autism. how worried should you be? we'll talk to dr. sanjay gupta for the facts. tonight we talk about hannah anderson and after a week in captivity. in the hands of james dimaggio, hannah anderson did not know her mother and father had been killed. her father said the healing process will be slow. >> she head been a true -- through a tremendous, horrific ordeal. i'm very proud of her, and i love her very much. she is surrounded by the love of her family, friends, and community. >> in a moment i'm going talk to ed smart, whose daughter el

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this is a statement from brett anderson. the father of hannah anderson. it says, he just texted this to a cnn, someone here at cnn. it says "i am nervous, excited, saddened for my wife and son and worried what my daughter has been through. it's now healing time. keep us in your prayers." keep us in your prayers. that is from brett anderson, the father of hannah anderson. the information is just coming in now. i want to get now to marissa chavez, a friend of hannah anderson. marissa, you have been speaking as well about your friend. how are you taking this news? >> very happy about it. excited. >> yeah. what do you plan to say to her? because i know you're going to talk to her and probably very soon. >> just make sure she's okay and tell her that she got a lot of support and she still does and everyone's still going to be here for her. >> yeah. maris marissa, you mentioned something about the suspect here who is now dead. you said that you overheard, or she overheard him saying that he had a crush on her? >> yes. i was in the car with him. yeah. >> what di

now anderson is sharing her story exclusively with nbc.his morning we have a preview of that conversation before it actually airs. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live in our newsroom with the story you'll only see on nbc. bob, good morning. >> good morning, marla. hannah anderson, the southern california teen kidnapped earlier this week addressed critics who questioned her behavior before and after her abduction. in an exclusive conversation this morning on the "today" show she explained why shortly after her rescue, shortly after receiving news her abductor killed her mother and brother, while shortly after all that she participated with an online chat with the public and posted smiling pictures of herself on social media. at least one person said her behavior was, quote, fishy. anderson says she can't understand how people can be so cruel. she explains this is just how she communicates with friends. >> through facebook and instagram, it just helps me grieve, post pictures and to show how i'm feeling. i'm a teenager, i'm going to go o

officer anderson and mallory are transported to the hospital.son is treated for a concussion and his eyebrow is stitched up. mallory dies from his gunshot wounds. an internal investigation concludes that mallory's shooting was justified. since the incident, officer anderson and detective weekly have become good friends. anderson knows had weekly not stopped and assisted, he might not have survived. >> detective weekly is definitely a hero. i know without his assistance, the situation would have probably turned out a lot different. he's definitely my hero, and i know that he's probably going to say it was just part of the job. >> i have no idea what would have happened. i was just glad i was there so he wasn't alone. >>> coming up, a cop drives through a storm unaware that he is on a collision course with a tornado. >> when the wind speeds began to approach 90 to 100 miles per hour, the ability for that tornado to roll that car increases dramatically. >> when "caught on camera: dash cam diaries" continues. hey, it's me, progressive insurance. you

i think danny is way off base, anderson. the bottom line here is that the state case has no bearing, no bearing whatsoever on a federal case. the federal investigation has been ongoing. it started in march 2012. there has been no determination, and we know that the investigation is continuing. so to suggest that whatever happened in state court has some sort of bearing on the federal investigation or any federal crime is just really way off base. >> sunny, would a federal investigation by the fbi, would that turn up different evidence than the state investigation did? >> absolutely. we're talking about the federal bureau of investigation and all the resources that the federal government has to bear. they've been meeting with witnesses over again and they may have found new witnesses, other information about perhaps george zimmerman, whatever racial animus he may have against african-americans and others. this investigation again, because it's ongoing, we don't know what they have uncovered and where it's going. i think there