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for the 12th consecutive day police searched in and around the home of missing 20-month-old ayla reynoldsre not giving up. the reward for information is now $30,000. police say they've received nearly 400 tips and investigators are looking into every one of them. since ayla disappeared, her father justin dipietro has not spoken to the media. on wednesday he released a statement saying, it's important that the public hear it from me personally that i have no idea what happened to ayla and that i'm not in hiding. dipietro told police he put his daughter to bed on december 16th. when he checked on her the next morning he says she was gone. at the time, investigators say ayla was wearing a soft cast for a broken arm. police describe her injury as an accidental fall. but her mother was suspicious. the day before ayla disappeared, trista reynolds filed for sole custody. >> since she's been there she's had a broken arm. she's ended up missing. you know what i mean? i wasn't trying to be secretive by going to the court. i just didn't want to fight with him anymore. >> reporter: justin dipietro re

it's the largest reward in maine's history. >> i pray that the person or persons who have young ayla reynolds that, they please keep her safe and return her safely to us. >> reynolds was last seen wearing green pajamas with white polka dots and the words daddy's princess across the front. when she disappeared, the toddler had her arm in a soft cast. reynolds' family is cooperating, and police do not have anyone connected to the case in custody. >>> police in virginia have finally caught up with the man accuseded of killing two people on christmas eve then abducting a toddler. 27-year-old jamal clemons was arrested late monday afternoon in richmond. he faces charges of abduction, robbery, and murder. clemons shot two people to death before stealing an suv, left running with a 2-year-old strapped in his car seat. the boy was found unharmed a few hours later and was later returned to his family. >>> a woman accused man accused killing a woman and her young son was arrested. he admitted to killing his ex-girlfriend and her 2-year-old son in new york last week. he took the victim's car and drove t

that's where the focus of this investigation has turned. >> reporter: two days after ayla's disappearance, trista reynoldsls various media outlets, including hln's nancy grace, that she worried her daughter was not safe with her father. the day after ayla's mother gives these interviews, justin writes a letter to law enforcement. he says he has no idea what happened to his daughter. nor does he know who's responsible for her disappearance. adding, i will not make accusations or insinewuations towards anyone until police have been able to prove who's responsible for this. meanwhile, the search for ayla widens. police received nearly 200 tips. civilian volunteers joined state, local and federal authorities in over 80 searches of the area, including a nearby river, a pond, and several hiking trails. cadaver dogs are brought in. still, no sign of the missing girl. >> is she okay? is she laying somewheres dead? is she save? is she cold? is she being fed? it someone watching her? >> bring her home. just bring her home to us. i want my baby home. i want her home. >> and on christmas day, prayers instead of prese

tonight police are offering a big reward, trying to find the missing toddler, ayla reynolds. >>> andhristmas. new information about the man who police say killed six members of his own family. stick around. >>> tonight in "crime and pub shmt" poli punishment" police in maine are helping $30,000 to anyone who can help them find ayla reynolds, a toddler who disappeared from her own bedroom just a few days before christmas. her father reported her missing december 17th, saying he put her to bed the night before and found her room empty in the morning. investigators conducted dozens of searches, including the family's home and nearby pond and hiking trails, but police still do not know what happened to her. and at a news conference today they offered that big reward in hopes that it will produce someone with concrete information. >> initially we had a lot of leads come in, as you might expect, but as the days and the investigation continued on, they dropped off somewhat. they were still coming in, they're still coming in, and again, we're in hopes in offering the reward that those folks

that's where the focus of this investigation has turned. >> reporter: two days after ayla's disappearance, trista reynoldsutlets, including hln's nancy grace that she worried her daughter was not safe with her father. the day after ayla's mother gives these interviews, justin writes a letter to law enforcement. he says he has no idea what happened to his daughter, nor does he know who's responsible for her disappearance, adding, i will not make accusations or insinuations toward anyone until police are able to prove who is responsible for this. meanwhile, the search for ayla widens. police received nearly 200 tips. civilian volunteers joined state, local and federal authorities in over 80 searches of the area, including a nearby river, a pond, and several hiking trails. cadaver dogs are brought in. still, no sign of the missing girl. >> is she okay? is she laying somewheres dead? is she safe? is she cold? is she being fed? is someone watching her? >> bring her home. just bring her home to us. i want my baby home. i want her home. >> and on christmas day, prayers instead of presents for ayla. it's been ove

. >>> and coming up after the break, the search for missing toddler ayla reynolds.ere authorities concerned even before she went missing? >>> and the kansas college student who disappeared after leaving a chilling voicemail for her sister. >>> also this morning, the new york city firefighter who leapt from a burning building while on fire. that and more when we come back. s>s>s>s@ >>> asian markets rebounded today after the sell-off that followed the death of north korea's dictator. tokyo's nikkei average picked up 40 points today. hong kong's hang seng gained ten. in london, the ftse opened lower. on wall street, the dow fell 100 points yesterday. the nasdaq index was off 32. >>> at&t is hanging up on t-mobile. the television giant is now admitting defeat after government opposition to its acquisition of the wireless carrier. they have to pay the breakup fee of 4 million bucks. >>> a victory for apple in the courts. the u.s. international trade commission agrees hpc infringed on an apple patten in the smartphone. it's not sure which htc phones used that technology.

>> trace, police aren't naming a suspect but say they are very confident little ayla reynolds did notve her father's house on her own. there are new searches of the house this morning say it's just not possible that ayla could have wandered off on her own farfetched because of the layout of the house, the sequence of events that would have had to occur, small stature and injured arm and she has just learned how to walk. who might have taken this 20 month old. the mother trista reynolds lost custody of the girl in october when she went to rehab. she filed for custody the day before trista disappeared. she publicly blamed the father who she says should have kept a closer eye on the girl. he is said to have vehicles. seized two vehicles in the driveway. one belonging to the father and another to a female friend. both parents are cooperating and authorities are aggressively following up more than 330 leads with investigators and searchers working more than 5,000 hours on the case. they are also hoping that $30,000 reward raised by private citizens and local businesses may help lead to ayl

ayla reynolds disappeared friday.st seen wearing green pajamas with white polka dots and had a cast on her arm from a recent fall. chris is covering the story from waterville, maine. 165 leads have come insofar. where have they focuses their efforts today? >> they were all over the area, erin. and it was a multi jurisdictional search, as well. you had of course local police, state police, the game service of maine, game warden, fish and wildlife, as well as the fbi. child abduction rapid deployment unit is here. and they, too, are expanding their search, expanding the area in the neighborhood where she was last seen, doing what they refer to as knock and talks, going door to door, talking to people about. that's been an effective means of finding children. the areas today, 80 searches on the ground. they were looking in trails, wooded areas. they were also looking in a nearby river and draining a pond. one such pond we visited a short time ago. investigators were there busting through thick chunks of ice. remember, ev

ayla reynolds disappeared friday.last seen wearing green pajamas with white polka dots and had a cast on her arm from a recent fall. chris is covering the story from waterville, maine. 165 leads have come insofar. where have they focuses their efforts today? >> they were all over the area, erin. and it was a multi jurisdictional search, as well. you had of course local police, state police, the game service of mairne, game warden, fish an wildlife, as well as the fbi. child abduction rapid deployment unit is here. and they, too, are expanding their search, expanding the area in the neighborhood where she was last seen, doing what they refer to as knock and talks, going door to door, talking to people about. that's been an effective means of finding children. the areas today, 80 searches on the ground. they were looking in trails, wooded areas. they were also looking in a nearby river and draining a pond. one such pond we visited a short time ago. investigators were there busting through thick chunks of ice. remember,

family and friends of missing ayla reynolds, they want her to come home safely.he latest in this search for the missing 2-year-old. >> we're also going to take a look at a young man's death allegedly the result of a violent hazing that happened on the university campus. how does something like that happen? what do we need to do about it to keep our kids safe? our legal panel weighs in next. >> that really hurt. it really hurt to know that people would do that to somebody. especially because of the kind of person robert was. it's obvious things are so hushed and quiet this secrecy. oh, yeah. it definitely hurts. 8% every 10 years. wow. wow. but you can help fight muscle loss with exercise and ensure muscle health. i've got revigor. what's revigor? it's the amino acid metabolite, hmb to help rebuild muscle and strength naturally lost over time. [ female announcer ] ensure muscle health has revigor and protein to help protect, preserve, and promote muscle health. keeps you from getting soft. [ major nutrition ] ensure. nutrition in charge! urney across america, i've

he will join us for a live interview. >>> also more on the missing search for ayla reynolds, the 20-month-old missing from maine. her father has released a new statement and we'll get reaction from her mother. >>> finally, do you get what you pay for at a new dealership? >>> and from a talking dog to an unforgettable baby, she shocked, amazed and had us laughing in 2011. we'll catch up with the stars of the hottest internet visit video of the year when they join us in our studio. we've got that and much more ahead as we get started on a thursday morning. >> i was watching that baby tear up the paper yesterday. that never gets old. >> that baby's reaction. i think it's the father tearing up job rejection letters. >> exactly. it's even better. >> anyway, a lot of those people are going to be with us this morning. >> good. we're looking forward to it. thanks. >> have a nice day. >> i want to see if matt can make that baby laugh on command the way the dad did. >> it is a hearty laugh. he has a deeper laugh. it's in the belly. drink a lot of good milk there. >>> 35 degrees. coming up, why 2012 may

ayla reynolds's father issued a new statement. we'll get a reaction from ayla's mother in a moment. first nbc's ron mott has the latest. good morning to you. >> reporter: i hear nothing. >> ron, can you hear me now? >> reporter: good morning. yes, i can hear you. police have combed the area looking for this missing 20-month-old and in some cases have gone back and searched again to make sure no evidence is missed. for the 12th consecutive day police searched in and around the home of missing 20-month-old ayla reynolds and they're not giving up. the reward for information in the case is now $30,000. police say they've received nearly 400 tips and investigators are looking into every one of them. since ayla disappeared, her father justin dipietro has not spoken to the media. on wednesday he released a statement saying it's important that the public hear it from me personally that i have no idea what happened to ayla and that i'm not in hiding. dipietro told police he put his daughter to bed on december 16th. when he checked on her the next morning he says she was gone. at the time inv

is centers around the place where little ayla disappeared from, her father's home. 20-month-old ayla reynolds was seen alive just two weeks ago. and authorities in waterville, maine, issued a grim statement. we believe that foul play has occurred in connection with ayla's disappearance. the statement goes on to play, this case has evolved from the search for a missing child, to a criminal investigation. investigators base their conclusions on evidence gathered over the last two weeks but wouldn't elaborate. maine state police roped off a shed friday at the waterville home of the toddler's father, justin dipietro. dipietro insists he put his daughter to bed on the night of december 16th. and reported her missing the following morning. thousands of hours of exhaustive searching on land aerowater have come up empty. the 20-month-old's mother was in rehab at the time. and made allegations that ayla's father may have been abusive. the little girl had recently suffered a broken arm. >> he said, well, her and my niece like to go down on the stairs. it might be from that. and i didn't believe it. >>

they have called off the search for 20-month-old ayla reynolds. she went missing from her father's house december 16. they believe she has been kidnapped. >> we strongly feel that someone took her from the house. >> her father has refused all interviews with the news media but to issue a statement last night. he says "is important that the public here for me personally that i have no idea what happened and i am not hiding." the girl's mother said that he would never harm his own child- care. >>> honda has already recalled more than 600,000 cars this year because of a faulty air bag. it's adding another 272,000 vehicles to a list, including older models. the air bags have caused a dozen injuries and at least one death. >>> 16 weeks after it opened a new ground zero memorial is already marking a milestone. more than 1 million people visited the site. it features two large fountains of that mark the footprint of the world trade towers. the plaza is open seven days a week but visitors have to get a free pass through the mortal website. a museum is bei

from her mother when reynolds was in rehab. aylaent to live with her father, justin dipietro. last week he put her in her pj. a day before reynolds secretly went to the courts and filed for sole custody. >> i trusted him to keep her safe and now she is missing, and i don't know where she is, and i blame him right now, because he did not protect her the way that he was supposed to. >> reporter: police have not named a suspect and say ayla's mother and father are cooperating. for his part, dipietro issued a statement this week saying "i have no idea what happened to ayla or who is responsible." >> everything is open. we're not discounting anything. we're looking at every lead that comes out. >> reporter: since ayla disappeared two vehicles, including one registered to dipietro have been processed. police indicated other unidentified individuals were at the home the night ayla went missing. thursday police also said dipietro's whereabouts were unknown. >> when we see one of the other parents absent, that raises a question for all of us

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trista reynolds said she was concerned about ayla's safety at dipietro's house. she says the last time she saw ayla, she had unexplained bruises on her thighs. in an exclusive interview with "gma" on sunday, she says she and dipietro have not spoken since the toddler's disappearance. >> i've had no contact with him. he's had no contact with me. all i know is he's the last man to see my daughter. and all i want to know is where she is. >> reporter: but in what appears to be a classic case of he says/she says, dipietro writes, contrary to some statements floating around out there, i've been in communication with ayla's mother over the last couple weeks. the waterville police have the transcripts of my home phone conversations of those communications. in a statement, dipietro does not address the accusations of child abuse. but says he has, quote, shared every piece of information possible with the police. investigators say both of ayla's parents are cooperating. meantime, tuesday, police continued their search for ayla, draining a section of stream near the home wh

police are on a desperate search for this little girl, 20-month-old ayla reynolds.ing for more than 24 hours. a family member checked in on her around 10:00 friday night, but when her father went to wake her up saturday morning, her bed was empty. >> there's not much wooded there, again, it's mostly homes with lawns with light shrubbery and it produced nothing. >> reporter: police in releasing the girl's description say she was wearing a soft cast on her arm after breaking it. they've also interviewed ayla's mother and father who are separated and say the two have been cooperative. and the search has gone online with a facebook page set up for any tips and leads as the family tries to make sense of what happened. >> oh, man, what i'm going through right now, i want to go there. i want to search. i want to just go up there and search and stay out all night and do whatever i need to do but the police are telling me to let them do their job. does somebody have her in a car? i mean, is she -- is she dead? >> reporter: was she abducted? did she simply wander off wearing

. >>> investigators and volunteers looking for ayla reynolds is going door-to-door in the town she wentng. they are also searching a nearby stream and in trash bins in a one-mile radius. ayla's father reported her missing friday morning. the child's anguished mother thanked volunteers who have looked for her since then. >>> the federal government is asking scientists not to publish details of their research on the deadly bird flu virus. a request that's never been made before. the research was to be published in two journals. but the government is worried the information could be used by bioterrorists. the virus is so deadly that in hong kong today 17,000 chickens are being slaughtered because 1 was found to be infected. >>> the federal aviation administration releases new rules today on how much sleep pilots must have before they enter the cockpit. the change was prompted by this colgan air crash in a buffalo suburb. 50 people, including 1 person on the ground, died. investigators found that pilot fatigue played a role in the crash. >>> international soccer star david beckham may be he

. >>> police in maine are now offering a reward in the case of missing toddler, ayla reynolds. $30,000o anyone who helps to ultimately find the 20-month-old girl. reynolds' weather reported her missing ten days ago. >>> an unbelievable story. a utah woman has been rescued after being held captive and beaten in her own home. her boyfriend, the alleged attacker, had taken all the phones from the house. so, she reached out for help, using the only thing that she had left, facebook. more, now, from noah bonham, our affiliate in salt lake city. >> reporter: the victim wrote on christmas eve at 4:39 a.m., hello? is anyone out there? i'm having serious problems and will be dead by morning. she was hiding in the closet with her laptop, the only device she could find to get help. roughly 20 minutes later, a friend responded, i have her address if it helps. one by one, friends logged on. and together, they schemed to call police and lead them to her home in this neighborhood. police could see where he tried to strangle her. and they found bruises all over her body. they also found a 17-month-old

. >>> and the search for little ayla reynolds in maine is nearly a week old. police say everything still remains a possibility. 20-month-old ayla was last seen last saturday at her parents' home. police tape was put up around the house yesterday, as authorities intensified their focus there. two of maine's top homicide prosecutors were there. but authorities said nothing should be read into that. >>> authorities in southern california are re-evaluating their search for a bank robber. the old man known as the geezer bandit is now being blamed for 16 holdups just over the past 2 years. but as we hear from abc's alex stone, the investigators now think the perp may be just a pup. >> reporter: he looks like an old man, leaving the fbi to call him the geezer bandit. for two years, federal agents have been on his trail. they thought they were trying to nab somebody in his 60s or 70s. but now, it appears he may actually be much younger. >> when you look at the video and see him sprint away from the bank parking lot, it would appear that the person who's running, is ru

the reward is for information that leads to the return of ayla reynolds.rted her missing. they are confident she did not leave home on her own. her disappearance was on "america's most wanted" that led to leads. >>> it could be several days before they figure out the cause of a deadly fire. five members of a family were killed including three young sisters. we have the latest. >> reporter: a still smoldering christmas nightmare. just before 5:00 sunday morning, flames shot from the five-bedroom house. within minutes, it was engulfed. screams woke up the neighbors. >> i heard help me. i sprinted out of my drive way. i came up to see if there was anything i could do. there was nothing. >> my heart is broken for the children. >> reporter: two people made it out. the fire took her three daughters. also killed, her parents. lomar spent christmas eve working at his dream job as santa claus at saks fifth avenue in new york. >> it's never easy. that's for sure. i have been on this job 38 years. not an easy day. >> badger is a prominent new york city fashion and de

. >>> now for the frantic search of ayla reynolds. police have called on the fbi for help. linsey davis is in waterville, maine, for the latest. >> reporter: good morning. this is where she was last seen on friday night. several adults were inside her father's house at the time, including one nonfamily member. police are not ruling anybody out. police can plan to continue the search this morning, scouring the neighborhood where 20-month-old ayla reynolds was last seen. on sunday, k-9 units were brought in. she spend friday night here at her father's house. he said he put her to bed around 8:00. he says hen he checked on her saturday morning, she was gone. >> last seen wearing green pajamas with white polka dots that said daddy's princess on the front. >> reporter: her parents live separately and share custody of the toddler. >> he would help me out. take care of her so i could get on my feet. we've been unable to get along the that's few weeks to work together. >> reporter: she filed paper work to get sole custody of the child one day before she went missing. >> he didn't k

trista reynolds said she was concerned about ayla's safety at dipietro's house.he last time she saw ayla, she had unexplained bruises on her thighs. she says she and dipietro have not spoken since the toddler's disappearance. >> i've had no contact with him. he's had no contact with me. all i know is he's the last man to see my daughter. and all i want to know is where she is. >> reporter: but in what appears to be a classic case of he says/she says, dipietro writes, contrary to some statements floating around out there, i've been in communication with ayla's mother over the last couple weeks. the waterville police have the transcripts of my home forrer have kags of those communications. in a statement, dipietro does not address the accusations of child abuse. but says he has, quote, shared every piece of information possible with the police. investigators say both of ayla's parents are cooperating. meantime, tuesday, police continued their search for ayla, draining a section of stream near the home where she was last seen. >> the fbi is conducting that canvassin

linsey davis has the latest. >> reporter: the hunt for 20-month-old ayla reynolds is intensifying. ong with the pleas from her mother, trista reynolds. >> i want answers. i want to know where my daughter is. and who she may be with. just bring her home. >> reporter: for much of the day monday, investigators used airboats to search a nearby stream. while low-flying planes surveyed the immediate area. back at her father's house, where alya was last seen, state police sealed off the property. >> we are approaching this with every possible thought and angle in mind. it is currently a very open case. >> reporter: at around 8:00 on friday night, justin dipietro, ayla's father, said he put the toddler to bed. when he went to check on her saturday morning, he said she was gone. he has had custody of ayla, since agents placed her in november. ayla's mom became concerned when she saw bruises and confronted him. >> he said, well, her and my niece like to go down on the stairs. it could be from that. and i just -- i didn't believe it. >> reporter: when ayla went missing, she was wearing a soft

according to police, ayla recently broke her arm from an accidental fall and was reportedly still wearing her soft cast the night she went missing. reynolds says she and ayla's father don't have a formal custody agreement but the day before ayla disappeared she filed for full custody. >> since she's been there she has a broken arm, she ended up missing. you know what i mean? i wasn't trying to be secretive by going to the court. i just didn't want to fight with him anymore. >> reporter: police have not named any suspects and say both parents are cooperating. in a statement dipietro says i have shared every piece of information possible with the police. my family and friends will continue to do everything we can to assist in this investigation and to get ayla back home. as investigators and volunteers scour the area, a mother waits and worries. >> where is she? because i'd like to know. i just want her home and i want her home safe and sound. >> reporter: nbc news did reach out to ayla's father. he did not return our phone calls. we also reached out to maine's office of child and family services. they declined to comment as well. investiga

it's been a week since 20-month-old ayla reynolds disappeared from his father's home. we'll have the latest. >> and it's a tradition for millions of families each year. the christmas cards drn i haven't done those, either, by the way. >> neither have i. >> but one family's tradition has taken it to a whole new level. now this family's card is the must-have card of the season. >>> but first, retailers are going into zoefr drive trying to entice people into their stores with deep discounts. kerry sanders joins us live from miami with more. kerry, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. i'm at the mall and the mall has been open now for about three minutes. i don't think i've ever seen this. there's not a line in the apple store. anyway, the retailers are thrilled with this year because of a few things. first of all, it appears that consumer confidence is up and there is also this really sort of unusual event. the last time we saw it it was 2005. the calendar is working in retailers' favor. because christmas falls on sunday which means folks have all day on saturday to g

ayla was gone, vanished sometime in the night. he was caring for her weeks after her mother trista checked herself in to a ten-day rehab program. after completing rehab, reynoldsin custody of her daughter. the papers were filed the day before ayla was last seen. police say both parents are fully cooperating in the case. and say they have no suspects yet. but they're certain she was taken from the home on that friday night. >> we believe that someone was involved in taking her out of the house. and that's where the focus of this investigation has turned. >> reporter: two days after ayla's disappearance trista tells various media outlets including nancy grace of hln that she worried her daughter was not safe with her father. the day after ayla's mother gives the interviews, justin writes a letter to law enforcement. he says he has no idea what happened to his daughter, nor does he know who's responsible for her disappearance adding -- i will not make accusations or insinuations towards anyone until police have been able to prove who's responsible for this. meanwhile, the search for ayla widens. police receive nearly 200 tips. civilian volunteers joined state, lo

and still, no sign of 20-month-old ayla reynolds. day they remain focused on finding her. >> we're confident that ayla did not walk out of the house by herself. we believe that someone was involved in taking her out of the house. >> reporter: police have been searching the waterville, maine, area, since ayla's father, justin dipietro reported her missing on december 17th. >> police have narrowed it down, to they believe to someone took her from her residence. >> reporter: according to dipietro, she was last seen when he put her to bed on december 16th, in his home. ayla's mother had recently had concerns for her safety and had filed for full custody of the toddler. >> what are the bruises? he said, well, you know, her and my niece like to go down on the stairs. it could be from that. and i just -- i didn't believe it. >> reporter: dipietro said in a statement last week, i have no idea what happened to ayla or who is responsible. i will not make accusations or insinuations towards anyone until the police have been able to prove who's r

they hope it helps bring 20-month-old ayla reynolds home.ristmas, police believe she was abducted. her father was caring for her while her mother completed a rehab program. once out, she filed for custody. the next day, the baby went missing. reynolds blames ayla's father. >> i trusted him to keep her safe. and now, she is missing. and i don't know where she is. and i blame him right now because he did not protect the way that he was supposed to. >> he says he has no idea what happened. the grandfather just wants ayla back home. >> bring her home. just bring her home to us. i want my baby home. i want her home. >> police are hoping the reward will help them break the case. >>> texas authorities are expected to release the names of those who were shot and killed by a man dressed as a santa claus at a christmas gathering. seven kill reasonable doubt related by blood or marriage. police say the shooter is among the dead and also a family member. they're trying to piece together what happened and investigating whether divorce was a factor in the