so dads are perhaps sometimes a little lessee moeshl than mothers who -- beth holloway has made thisto getting the truth about this, and she has devoted her life also to preventing any other young woman suffering a fate similar to what her daughter suffered. beth holloway is my hero for how she's conducted herself and how she's never, ever settled in her quest to find the truth about what happened to her daughter. but it's up to parents to decide how they want to handle this, and i respect both reactions. >> absolutely. issues from jane velez-mitchell. jane? >> while the presidential race is dominating headlines, you may have missed this. secretary timothy geithner, he's in china. he's stepping up protection when it comes to iran and when it comes to oil. we're going to explain how and why, next. [ thunder crashes ] the first and most important step toward accomplishing something is showing up. [ thunder crashes ] and with the most advanced all-wheel-drive system in its class that adapts to conditions as they change, now all you have to worry about is what you accomplish when you get

after the ruling natalie's mom beth holloway had this to say. >> natalie's father wanted to see this makes me very sad. >> she finally agreed. not only does dave holloway now can use natalee's college fund for younger brother he no longer has to pay natalee's medical insurance, shep. >> shepard: the case is no longer over. the family still wants to go over joran van der sloot. >> he is sentenced tomorrow morning in peru. he could get 5 to 30 years. if he gets 30 years he has to serve at least 15 of those years. u.s. authorities and the holloway family want him extradited back to alabama on federal extortion charges. charges that he extorted beth holloway for 25,000ness exchange for information about where natalee's body was in aruba. he never revealed that information. and now legal experts say extradition is easier said than done because it's all up to the peruvian government and they could hold him saying they will not release him until after he has served his sentence in peru. as we said, shep, that could be 15 years or more. >> shepard: trace gallagher tonight, thank you. police a

. >> greta: have you watched beth holloway and speak about the impact on her and her family?much on tv and on the internet. i mean like i said from the beginning, i don't hold any grudges against her or her family. i mean if i were in their position and some kid that was with someone i loved and all this happened and i would be pissed. i would probably go to that kid and probably beat him up until he tells me everything he knows. i think they are going about this in the wrong way, but they blame me. i don't hold any grudges against them at all. >> greta: joran van der sloot has pleaded guilty and sentenced in peru. holloway's parents say they want him sent to alabama. she said if she paid him, he would tell her where natalie's body is. >> and consider john mccain turn around. see what happens when he takes it to late night tv. you must stick around for this. we may be able to help you decide what to do this weekend. we have a special segment about the special hollywood movie "the iron lady." that is next. our trading proces- from thought to trade, on every screen. and all in

brought back to the united states to face the charges that he attempted to extort $250,000 from beth holloway, in exchange for information as to where she was buried. so i think that we, we may hear from joran from time to time, maybe when something awful happens to him in prison. but the fact of the matter is justice has finally come his way. jenna: do you think we'll ever hear a confession from him? he's widely believed, but we don't know, to be the person responsible for natalie holloway's disappearance. do you think in any scenario that that confession for that murder, again, according to these allegations could get him out of the prison sooner, get him back, is there any sort of deals, maneuvers like that? >> i mean, he made the mistake of murdering a young lady from a very prominent and wealthy family. i think rather than fearing he'll be released to face much more, much less serious charges in the united states, i think the story we'll probably hear is that something awful has happened to him in prison. jenna: why do you say that? >> just because, you know, i understand how i would fee

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is a pending case here in the northern district of alabama involving the attempted extortion of beth hollowayd ultimately there will have to be legal adjudication on that case. >> how would that happen because he's being -- joran van der sloot is being sentenced in peru today that could be a sentence of upwards of 30 years, but if he does end up getting the maximum and let's just say he serves a portion, 10 or 20, might the americans might want to extradite him before, during or after that sentence and actually try to prosecute him here for that extortion? >> i think the u.s. attorney here is committed absolutely to prosecuting that case as to whether it will be after he is sentenced or after he serves that sentence, that remains to be seen. >> mark, i appreciate you taking the time to talk with us. if you would pass on our condolences to beth and dave, as well. this has got to be a terrible time for them. thank you for your time. >> thank you. >>> it is 25 minutes past the hour, switching gears here still to come on "reliable sources," n "early start," new candidates. comedy stenl's stephen

from her high school in alabama, and i know that these proceedings are really in some ways for beth hollowaym, what goes around is finally coming around, but on the other hand, the fact that it was postponed today and he is so slick, here's how it breaks down legally, jenna. i think this maybe is being overlooked as we focus on this hideous young man. there is a big difference, particularly in latin america, in the way crimes of passion are viewed as opposed to crimes of property. in other words, the family, the ramirez family, the flores-ramirez family, they are alleging that joran van der sloot killed stephanie ramirez to get the money she had won gambling. jen yuen that's key. >> that's key. that would be a crime, a murder for property gain, that could really see him sentenced to the rest of his life behind bars. on the other hand, joran's explanation, his excuse, is that he saw her, she was going through his property, his computer, he had a spontaneous, impassioned reaction and they had been intimate and in the heat of the moment, he killed her. that's where certain commentators are gett

authorities say he offered beth holloway, $25,000 in exchange for the location of natalee's body.smiling this morning. you're looking at daniel and christine bruckner, the winners of the massive power paul jackpot and couldn't be better, because they have a baby on the way. >> and you don't believe it and then, then it starts to settle in a little bit and you start to be able to enjoy it, and just feeling so lucky. >> well, listen to this, they're from california and visiting in new york and visiting family for the holidays when daniel decided to buy the lotto ticket on a whim. i mean, i'm not sure that that's legal. we should look into that. >> dave: don't go having a baby showers, the guests won't take well to that if you're wanting gifts. >> alisyn: give your guests gifts at the baby shower. >> dave: good point. >> clayton: let's check with maria molina in with rick reichmuth with the cold forecast. >> we're looking at chilly temperatures and all things to a strong system that roped into the northeast and behind it chilly temperatures. we took up quite a bit of snow from the sy

holloway investigation will get him a lesser sentence. >> there's a lot of pressure on the judges to impose a tough sentence. i will be surprised if the judges offer him a lenient sentence. beth twitty, natalee holloway's mother released a statement last night saying our thoughts and prayers are with the flores family. during these extraordinarilily painful and public proceedings. we hope they find some manner of privacy and inner peace as time goes by. something she knows all too well. >> they're hoping to get him extradicted back to the united states to face charges here. she's made it her mission to get joran back to alabama. she doesn't want to stop until he does. she wants him to pay for what he allegedly did. >> andrea, thanks very much. >>> now to the weather and sam. >> good morning, everyone. so, this winter, it's been impossible to unlock that cold air and leave it in place to stay. it often takes one big storm to do it. this may be the storm system. we have 18 states with winter weather watches or advisories out. here's what we've got going. on the east coast today, we have a rainmaker that came out of the carolinas, dropped that tornado there. another low around t

holloway's father filed a petition in june of last year to declare his daughter dead. his ex-wife, bethd the move and told supporters she was upset by this judge's latest decision. >> natalee's father wanted to see this through, and of course it makes me very sad. >> no one was charged in natalee holloway's disappearance and her body has never been found. >>> coming up, this martin luther king jr. weekend, announced plans to correct an inscription on his national memorial in washington. my mother froze everything. i was 18 years old before i had my first fresh bun. the invention that i came up with is the hot dog ez bun steamer. steam is the key to a great hot dog. i knew it was going to be a success. the invention was so simple that i knew i needed to protect it. my name is chris schutte and i got my patent, trademark and llc on legalzoom. [ shapiro ] we created legalzoom to help people start their business and launch their dreams. go to legalzoom today and make your business dream a reality. at legalzoom.com, we put the law on your side. can you enjoy vegetables withe your busine sauc

holloway investigation will get him a lesser sentence. >> there's a lot of pressure on the judges to impose a tough senten sentence. i will be surprised if the judges offer him a lenient sentence. beth twitty released a statement last night saying ur thoughts and prayers are with the flores family. we hope they find some manner of privacy and inner peace as time goes by. she's made it her mission to get joran back to alabama. she wants him to pay for what he allegedly did. >>> now to the weather and sam. >> this winter, it's been imponl to unlock that cold air and leave it in place to stay. it often takes one big storm to do it. this may be it. we have 18 states with winter weather watches or advisories out. we have the rainmaker out of the carolinas. another low around the chicagoland area. strong gusty air is pulled in and blizzard-like conditions. a quick hit of very powerful snow in that part of the country and drags it to northern new england. there will be snow in the mountain elevations and a wintry mix, too. a snowy, colder pattern on the east coast. the dry, beautiful pattern on the west coast. the rain has moved out of town on the skies will degrees andear, 45 degrees int