to say for whoever took ayla?lease bring her back. >> reporter: so she can see her dancing again. >> susan joins us now. there's obviously been a lot of questions raised about this family. why and did she on friday tell you one thing, that she was -- or imply that she was in the house and didn't hear anything and then later admit she wasn't in the house or say she wasn't in the house. >> she said that she didn't mean to do it. i had interviewed her late at night. the next morning, i went over to see her and her son, justin. she took me in and said, i have to tell you something. i have to tell you the truth. i made a mistake. i told you the wrong thing. she said, i was trying to be so careful to follow the police's instructions about not saying anything about what happened that night that i screwed up. she was really upset. you know, i felt sorry for her. i give her credit for telling the truth. >> she said there were oddities in the house she told police. it's understandable why she wouldn't tell anybody else beca

and i know he loves ayla. >> reporter: this sparkling red dress and books are among ayla's christmasever wrapped. >> i have to believe she's okay. >> reporter: do you have anything to say for whoever took ayla? >> please bring her back, please, just bring her back. >> reporter: so she can see her dancing again. susan candiotti, cnn, waterville, maine. >>> coming up tonight at 7:00 p.m. here on cnn, i'll be talking with the parents of a missing woman who disappeared right here in atlanta. stacey nicole english was last seen around christmas. her car was found later abandoned and it was running. police want to question a man who is in st. louis now and who told them that he stayed with her. her parents turned to social media to get her case out and we're going to talk about that and speak with them tonight. >>> a young widow shoots and kills someone breaking into her home. she's not charged but the dead man's accomplice is charged with his murder. legal expert holly hughes weighs in. and hear the 911 call the woman made to place as the intruders entered the house. [ indistinct conversa

ayla was last seen by her father, josh dipietro. a soft cast on her arm from what police called an accidental fall. dipietro hasn't been seen publicly since ayla disappeared but is cooperating with the investigation. in a statement he said "it's important the public hear it from me personally that i have no idea what happened to ayla and i'm not in hiding." >> this investigation has gone over for two weeks. law enforcement satisfied itself a 20-month-old little girl could not have wandered away in the middle of the night from her own volumition. >> reporter: her mother, trista reynolds has made repeated pleas. >> i love her, i miss her, i want her home. >> reporter: reynolds says ayla was in dipietro's care when she was in treatment for substance abuse. in an interview with matt last week, trista reynolds questioned dipietro's actions. >> he said he's not hiding, but why won't he talk to me? >> reporter: and what happened to ayla, a question for the maine state police as they take the lead in what's turning out to be an increasingly

mom trista reynolds for the first time since ayla went missing. the parents do not live together. reynolds has been critical of his actions. ayla yuz was living with her father while reynolds attended drug and alcohol rehab. she demanded answers. >> i'm trying to concept the fact that blood was found of my daughter. that's my reaction. >> reporter: reynolds dad is speaking out about his grand daughter's disappearance. >> this family again has gone through hell. i'm tired of it. >> reporter: anger, along with the pain of not knowing, setting in. >> every day it's hard not knowing where she is. >> reporter: michelle franzen. >> a jury has found a father, his wife and son dpil ti of killing three young girls in a so-called honor killing because they disrespected the family by dating and going online. their bodies were found in a car in a canal in ontario. another woman was also killed. >>> stepped up tension between the west and iran as nuclear inspectors look at tehran's nuclear facilities. a military spokesman said it would respond to a threat from

i'm here to show support for the community -- >> for ayla. >> -- that is supporting ayla. >> reporter not been named a suspect. a state police spokesman said they have not found one piece of evidence that supports an abduction. they don't believe dipietro, his mother, and one other adult there at the home at the time she disappeared have told the full story. trista reynolds says she has questions, too, but she hasn't confronted the baby's father. >> it was amazing to have him by my side. to support ayla as her parents, her mom and dad. >> reporter: she's trying to stay optimisic. >> i really miss her.ter: ayla' released a statement on a website they started, urging anyone with information to come forward now and unburden yourself of the truth. scott goldberg, abc news, new york. >>> in massachusetts, an iconic piece of kennedy family history could be soon open to public. the main house on the compound at hyannisport now belongs to an institute in the name of the late senator, ted kennedy. they plan to open the estate to visits by the public. other homes remain property of the family.

it's been four weeks since little ayla has been missing in maine. her family and friends are hoping for a break in the case. coming up, just ahead, we'll hear from her mother about the latest in the search for her child. >> on a different note, a lot of folks trying to kickstart their weight loss as we get into the new year. well, a lot of you have questions on whether the juice fasts actually work or how to include more veggies and exercise in the daily routine. joy bauer has fantastic advice in today's diet s.o.s. >> just in case you didn't give out enough gifts over christmas, don't worry. valentine's day is just around the corner. we're going to help you save big money on great gifts for your loved ones. jill is hear with steals and deals. 85% off on everything from jewelry to bathrobes. >> she's got men's underwear, too. >> and the undies. just in time for valentine's day. >> lots to get to. natalgnanatalie has a check of headlines from the news desk. good morning. >> good morning, everyone. it's decision day in new hampshire where the first in

reveal that evidence includes ayla's blood.in her father's basement. ayla's mother says police told her it was more than a small cut would produce. >> there was blood found. it wasn't just -- you know, a small amount. i don't want it to be real. >> reporter: and we know more about who was inside the house six week ago when the then 20-month-old went missing. dipietro, his girlfriend, and her small child where there. ayla was in an adjacent bedroom by herself from dipietro's sister. >> they say they think someone came in the house, went into a bedroom that ayla doesn't normally sleep in, took her and vanished into the night and not one of them heard anything. it doesn't pass the straight-face test. >> i'm not here to answer questions. i'm just here to show my support for the community that is supporting ayla. >> reporter: police say he's been answering all of their questions. they say someone is not telling the whole truth. >> we think one or all three of those adults have information they haven't told us. we need that informati

father and the blood being ayla's?u wonder if police are releasing the information now for a tactical purpose or is this someone in the police department leaking information that gets into the newspapers and police confirm it. first all we knew was blood was found. later, trista reynolds, ayla's mom confirmed that police told her it was ayla's blood and it was a significant enough amount that it wouldn't be a small cut. >> what would be the tactical purpose? what could be if that's the reason? >> sometimes police leak information to put the squeeze on people they are looking into in this case. they haven't named suspects. as we understand it there were several adults at that time home that night. police said in the press these adults, their stories don't entirely match up. this is a situation where the break a in the case may come from conflicts storying. certain people feeling squeezed by information. sometimes police do tactically release information. this may be one of those occasions. >> meantime, is it fair to say

in fact, all the members of ayla's family have said they, too, want to find ayla.his is what this investigation, of course, is all about. finding that 20-month-old toddler. don? >> susan, thank you. >>> let's talk presidential politics, shall we? mitt romney just wrapped up a rally in new hampshire and our political correspondent jim acosta standing by. an exiter where one of romney's big supporters took on a heckler. what happened, jim? >> reporter: don, i wish you could have been here for it, or if we could have just dipped in for a few moments. it was pretty rowdy stuff. we're inside the exiter high school gymnasium. they're taking everything down behind me. if that's going on behind me, please stay tuned to what i have to say here. mitt romney was giving a pretty big speech here. it was a huge crowd, went into an overflow room. one of his top surrogates, chris christie, was at his side, and during the speech, a few protesters in the audience started chanting "mitt kills jobs, mitt kills jobs." and then chris christie went up on stage and the protesters started

mom trista reynolds for the first time since ayla went missing.ts do not live together and reynolds has been critical of dipietro's actions. ayla was living with her father while reynolds attended drug and alcohol rehab. after learning about the blood, reynolds once again demanded answers. >> my reaction is i'm still trying to concept the fact that blood was found of my daughter's. that's my reaction. >> reporter: reynolds' dad is also speaking out about his grand daughters' disappearance. >> this family again has gone through hell and i'm tired of it. >> reporter: anger with the pain of not knowing setting in. >> that was michelle franzen reporting. that does it for news 4 at 5:00. stay right there. news 4 at 6:00 starts right now. >>> the final push is on for votes in florida. tonight the gloves come off as mitt romney spends millions on attack ads hoping to shore up his lead and secure the republican nomination. >> the eviction owners are out but some occupy protesters are vowing to stay put setting up a showdown with police. >>> a body dumped

trista reynolds is ayla's mother. good to see you. >> good morning. >> you were here in the studio december 29th. one thing you told me that surprised me and got a lot of attention was since your daughter disappeared her father had not spoken to you. i understand you have now actually had a conversation. what can you share about that? >> ijustin and i have spoken. we talked about ayla and wanting to see her come home soon. >> are you more comfortable with his side of the story after speaking to him than you were during the time he wouldn't talk to you? >> somewhat. >> that's not a rave review. what makes you suspicious about justin? >> just why after so many weeks he's finally wanting to come out here and, you know, put up posters and get t-shirts made for her and, you know, why? i find it -- why wasn't he out here with me in the beginning doing all of this? why after two weeks of it you're finally saying, hey, this is what i'm about to do. i want to get t-shirts made and go door to door. >> did you ask him about that? did you ask him

taken ayla and obviously no.ok her or where she is or anything like -- i never took her. like i have no reason to hide any of that, like, i would never do that. >> reporter: she says she had to stop in the middle of the test because of a medical condition. she won't disclose the condition. ayla's father justin dipietro who was at tuesday's vigil denies any wrongdoing. his polygraph results have not been released. dipietro declined an interview on camera but when asked by nbc news if he will take another lie detector test he responded how i'm dealing with this deserves no explanation. dipietro says he put ayla to bed december 16th. the next morning he says she was gone. he had been caring for ayla because reynolds had been in rehab. police say both parents are cooperating with yinvestigators and they are not naming any suspects. authorities have combed the area, even using dive teams to go into the water last week. while dipietro has gone door to door handing out flyers. >> people want to get involved. >> reporter

blood discovered in the home where ayla was last seen in december.dence is just coming to light now. police made the discovery just days after the toddler's father justin dipietro told police that ayla had been snatched from her bed. police are waiting for test results. and he isn't talking. >> i'm not here to answer any questions. i'm just here to show my support for the community that is supporting ayla. >> reporter: he appeared at vigil saturday with ayla's mother, trista reynolds, it was the first time they have seen each other since their daughter's disappearance. police are suspicious of justin's story, but haven't named him a suspect or a person of interest. >> we need answers to those questions right now. the answer to those questions right now. i'm not the person for that. that's for justin to be answering, not me. >> reporter: despite extensive searches that turned up nothing, this small community clings to hope that ayla will be found. for "good morning america," dan kloeffler, abc news, new york. >>> and finally quite a fashion statement

tanya, good morning. >> of course, we know that ayla disappeared three weeks ago.ut her injury now because he wants to put an end to the, quote, unbelievable accusations that have come his way. justin dipietro is finally speaking out about the incident that has raised so much suspicion. he told "the morning sentinel" he accidentally broke his daughter's arm. it happened so fast, i don't know how i fell on her, but i fell on her. dipietro described a dark, rainy november night entering the house carrying ayla in one arm and clutching groceries in the other when he slipped. the accident, he says, is burned into my brain. law enforcement officials watching the case say the more ayla's father talks, the better. it can only help his image and the investigation. >> we're going to try to look at the medical records along with medical experts to try to determine whether or not the break is consistent with a fall. >> reporter: 21-month-old ayla disappeared on december 17th while in her father's care. her mother was completing a substance abuse program at the time. the paren

ayla was put to bed on december 16th. the next morning, she was gone. >> as far as i know, we are at the same place we were on day one. >>> up next on "today," a revealing new back out about the obamas, and it has the white house firing back. what it says about the first lady. right after this. annual bonus.u a 50 pt so you earn 50 percent more cash. if you're not satisfied with 50% more cash, send it back! i'll be right here, waiting for it. who wouldn't want more cash? [ insects chirping ] i'll take it. i'll make it rain up in here. [ male announcer ] the new capital one cash rewards card. the card for people who want 50% more cash. what's in your wallet? sorry i'll clean this up. shouldn't have made it rain. sorry i'll clean this up. hershey's air delight. experience light and airy, melty bubbles. made from pure, delicious hershey's milk chocolate. hershey's air delight. then i found new pronutrients omega-3. it's from centrum. it's a smaller minigel. with two of the best omegas to support my heart, brain and eyes. new

ayla's grandfather blames ayla's father for the night she went missing. >> every day is hard.ay is hard not knowing where she is. i want somebody in that family to have the guts to come up and tell the state police who has her or where she is so we can bring her home. >> cnn legal analyst sunny hostin is on the case. sunny, i mentioned, blood was found, but it's important to point out police say the blood is much more than what would be produced from a small cut. how bad does this make her father look? >> certainly it doesn't make him look good. the bottom line is this is information that the investigators already knew. this isn't necessarily new information for the investigators. it is new information for all of us. and clearly they are now releasing some of that information because they need the public's help, because quite frankly, the story that he has given to the investigators just doesn't make sense. i will tell you, brooke, statistically it doesn't make sense because small children, child abductions from the home, stranger abductions, very, very rare. very, very rare.

and fell on top of ayla, breaking her arm. >> i love my daughter. would never do anything to harm my daughter. she's the world to me. >> reporter: so far no suspects, but detectives believe there was a crime in the disappearance. he says he put ayla to bed on december 16th, and the next morning she was gone. >> as far as i know, we're at the same place that we were at on day one with this. >> reporter: for "today" tom tron, nbc news. >>> up next, a revealing new book about the obamas, and it has the white house firing back. what it says about the first lady's intentions. that's right after this. annual bonus. ves yout so you earn 50 percent more cash. if you're not satisfied with 50% more cash, send it back! i'll be right here, waiting for it. who wouldn't want more cash? [ insects chirping ] i'll take it. i'll make it rain up in here. [ male announcer ] the new capital one cash rewards card. the card for people who want 50% more cash. what's in your wallet? sorry i'll clean this up. shouldn't have made it rain. sorry i'll clean this up. hershey's a

and taken ayla and obviously no. i have no idea who took her or where she is or anything like -- i never took her. like i have no reason to hide any of that. i would never do that. >> she said she had to stop in the middle of the test because of a medical condition. she won't disclose that condition. ayla's father justin dipietro who was at tuesday's vigil denies any wrongdoing. his polygraph results have not been released. he declined an interview on camera but when asked by nbc news if he will take another lie detector test he responded how i'm dealing with this deserves no explanation. dipietro says he put ayla to bed december 16th. the next morning he says she was gone. he had been caring for ayla because reynolds had been in rehab. police say both parents are cooperating with investigators and they're not naming any suspects. authorities have combed the area, even using dive teams to go into the water last week. while dipietro has gone door to door handing out flyers. >> people want to get involved. >> reporter:

carrying ayla in one arm and clutching groceries in the other one when he slipped.he said is burned into my brain. law enforcement officials watching the case say the more he talks the better. it can only help his image and the investigation. >> we're going to try to look at the medical records along with medical experts to try to determine whether or not the break is consistent with a fall. >> reporter: 21-month-old ayla disappeared on december 17th while in her father's care, her mother was completing a substance abuse program at the time. her parents are separated. it appears back in december, he may have told her a different story about ayla's arm. >> he said, well, her and my niece like to go down on the stairs, it could be from that. i didn't believe it. >> in these type of cases it's very important that the viewers understand, as investigators, what we're looking for are inconsistencies in the stories. all of the way back from november, when the baby broke her arm, to now where the father is saying that the reason she broke her arm is because he fell on her.

the search for baby ayla reynolds has taken a turn for the worse. police in maine reveal they found blood in the basement of her father's home. >>> and no hurry. since their spectacular royal wedding last april we've all been waiting for news of the next heir to the throne. will william and kate announce their baby news any time soon? or is the couple taking a pregnant pause? "today," sunday, january 29th, pregnant pause? "today," sunday, january 29th, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a sunday morning, i'm lester holt. >> and i'm jenna wolfe. not that everybody asks me but i think we should marinate in the wedding and the hoopla of the wedding a little bit before we dive head first into a baby. >> there's a lot of pressure as to when they'll announce they're going to have a family. we're getting some insight on that. >> okay. >> we've got a lot to talk about including politics. herman cain came out last night with kind of a surprise endorsement of newt gingrich. >> cain's been keep

at a vigil saturday with ayla's mother, trista reynolds. it was the first time the two have seen each other since their daughter's disappearance. police are suspicious of justin's story but have not named him a suspect or even a person of interest. >> me, the same questions and answers, like just the answer to those questions right now. and i'm not the person for that. like that's for justin to be answering, not me. >> reporter: despite extensive searches that turned up nothing, this small community clings to hope ayla will be found. dan kloeffler, abc news, new york. >> and still a lot of significant questions out there about this. authorities so far refusing to see how much blood was found or how long they think it might have been there. so we're not quite sure how significant a clue just yet, the blood in the basement. >> but they said the amount of blood was more than just a small cut would produce. again they did mention in the package that the father has not been named as a suspect or person of interest yet. but a $30,000 reward for a

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>>> then where is baby ayla reynolds. police continue searching for her and her father is firing back at a tv host that keeps raising suspicions at him. >>> and spring fever rather than dark days of winter. >> who is claim complaining? how much long every can much of the nation forget that it is winter? we'll take a look at these record breaking temperatures. >> i'd like to give it a try. >>> and "pawn stars" is one of the most popular tv shows right now. i love this. i god a chance to individual the gold & silver pawnshop in las vegas and catch a look at the shop that's become a must-see. they have lines that the city complaining to get into the store. >> i'm looking to make sure you have all your jewelry. you didn't hock anything. >> no, i didn't. i did maybe buy a few things, though. >>> let's talk about the race for the white house with just three days to go before the new hampshire primary. the republican candidate res stumping hard in the granite state with former massachusetts governor mitt romney is moving out ahe

he said he put ayla to bed and the next morning she was gone.he toddler was in her father's care while her mother trista reynolds was in drug and alcohol rehab. when her daughter disappeared she questioned dipietro's parenting skills. >> she's got a broken arm. she's missing. >> reporter: police said the injury was accidental. over the weekend the father told the morning sentinel saying he was carrying a bag of groceries in one arm, holding ayla on the other when he slipped and fell on top of his daughter. now he said he's doing all he can as the search enters week four. police say it's a missing persons case e though they suspect foul play. a mystery still waiting to be solved. nbc news did reach out to nancy grace regarding the inveigh tit. we also reached out to trista reynolds. she remains hopeful and optimistic that whoever took her baby will be bringing her ayla back home safe and sound. police have no suspects nor people of interest in this case. ann? >> thank you so much. clint van zant is an nbc news analyst and former profiler. good mo

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