he said three boys were responsible for this. one boy confessed and led police to his friends. the boys knew they were in trouble, but they did not what we did what they did not know what was going to happen to the next. >> he got another pair of handcuffs. i knew they were going to put them on me. >> they called for a pad wagon. it came. they threw them back in the paddy wagon and it went down to juvenile detention. >> they put us in a cell. >> coming up for you, just how long the boys will be behind bars. wbal tv 11 news. >> that brings us to our watercooler question of the day. do you think city police were justified in arresting three boys under the age of 12 for theft? email us your response at watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> a frederick county man will go before a judge this morning after police say he killed a 15 year-old girl in a dui crash. she was talking with friends who were pulled over on francis scott key highway. police say the man was drunk in a pickup truck and it slammed into the the vehicle and rammed down the girl. >> the people that were in the car went running.

boys are emotional.ind fascinating the idea that boys have nothing to say and there is nothing going on inside of them, that they are paralyzed creatures with nothing to share. that is not true. tavis: to your point, this book is really a push back on the notion that you suggest now that the world of boys and ultimately the future of the country going to hell in a handbasket because these boys today cannot get it together, particularly in communities of color, my own included. give me the argument that does not push back on that notion? >> i tried to debunk the stereotypes. you mentioned minority teens, african american teenagers. one is called the teenaged dad. i went into this book thinking, wouldn't it be wonderful to get a white middle-class teen who had become a father? i cannot get one, not because they do not exist, but because those teenagers and parents were more reluctant to go on record. what i found, spending time with a teenage father who is african- american, for him these are not as much a

the boys are ages 7, 8, and 11. the property owner claims he caught all three boys in the act of stealing some of his bike parts. he called 911, and all three boys were in handcuffs and in the back of a police car. this boy has not been allowed out south of the house says it got into trouble with some of his friends last friday. it all started when he decided to take a bike from a neighbor. he confessed and led police to his friends. the boys knew they were in trouble, but they were unprepared for what came next. >> i saw the handcuffs. i knew they were going to put them on me. >> they called for a pad wagon. it came. they threw them back in the paddy wagon and they went down to juvenile detention. >> they put us in a separate >> there were released to the paris in a few hours. >> baltimore city police stand behind the arrests say they are charged with enforcing the law regardless of age. >> we are going to hold people accountable for their actions. if that was your property, you would like justice to be served for

both boys would later die. >> it's not fair. not fair. take two of my boys. in 24 hours, i hope they find the problem. >> reporter: mta says it is starting to get an idea. based on video surveillance, officials now say both teens were struck while walking the center of the trucks, but that the conductor didn't see them and kept going. mta says that part of the rails are dark, and the teens were wearing black. according to its preliminary investigation, mta say the boys laid there while a second train ran over them. it was that train that stopped, and the crew discovered the bodies. >> at least two trains show that they may have come in contact with the individuals. and again, we need to go through and do an accident investigation. we have to interview the operators. we have to interview passengers. >> reporter: but it already doesn't make sense to the boys' families. >> this is not right. something is wrong. with this situation. these boys are smarter than that. >> reporter: a father's intuition as he is now forced to bury two of his boys at the end this week

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the two boys' families are searching for some answers. some light rail passengers are speaking out saying they believe they were on the train that possibly hit the two boys. it remains a mystery how the 17-year-old boys were found lying on the southbound light rail tracks about 100 yards from the station. the mother told 11 news she has no answers. >> we are trying to figure it out. we are trying to figure it out. >> officials say the incident happened at 3:15 sunday afternoon. they weren't sure if the boys were hit by a train. now the mta says that is a possible. one train appears to have made contact with someone. we are trying to determine and piece that together what happened. since the story fwroke, 11 news has received a number of phone calls. passengers like stephanie >> i know i was on the train. i am 99.99% sure i was on that train. she says she left bwi marshal about 1 kwln 15. about an hour later, she says several hundred feet from the station, something hit the train. we thought it was a large dog, i dear or somebody. it was l

steve: oak ridge boys. clayton: oak ridge boys and social security agency. bash. it's the government agency that's supposed to be nearly insolvent. they're bordering on collapse. steve: the fund. clayton: the fund in the sses administration so what do they do? they fly everyone out, all of these executives for the agency, 600 of them, out to arizona, throw a big, lavish party that cost nearly $1 million at thability more resort. they're allowed to bring spouses, dancing afterwards. steve: what's their motivation? clayton: they need to have this conference and say we can't do it over teleconferencing. ainsley: a motivational conference for the managers. hey, i could throw a big party, too, if i had $700,000 of your money. clayton: exactly. taxpayer money. it's not money out of their own pockets. we're paying for them to go there and have a face-to-face meeting. steve: i think according to my sources some were able to take family members. in addition they went to the casinos and had a dance party afterwards. clayton: that's what i love. the best part is they s

three young boys arrested for allegedly stealing bike parts.hat the parents say officers went too far. >> the president is facing a growing number of critics on his health care -- health-care reform plan. the latest is coming up. >> and a storm is percolating offshore. i will tell you if it is bringing in a much in need -- much-needed rain for us in the forecast. >> a quiet ride so far. we wil >> good morning. welcome back to 11 news today. >> thank you for joining us. we would get a check on weather and traffic r n

the boys' bikes were nowhere to be found. they say it's possible that someone could have placed the boys on the tracks, so they could get hit. connor's sister lives with the boys. she says, we love them. we hope someone will come forward so the family can have closure. the mta is still investigating and checking trains for damage. information from the public would help. >> it's something that i didn't think would happen. you hear about stuff like that but it doesn't happen too often. >> reporter: the family also tells me when they saw the boins the hospital to them it looked like they had been beaten up badly and not hit by a train. they also tell me that kyle's cell phone has been taken to help with the investigation. live from lutherville, kelly mcpherson, wjz eyewitness news. >> thank you, kelly. kyle would have been in 11th grade this fall. connor had recently finished his ged. >>> new information is emerging tonight about the murder of former ravens quarterback steve mcnair. we now know his reported girlfriend bought the

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. >> the boys tell 11 news they had definitely learned their lesson and were not charged. instead, it will take part in a special program that will include mediation with the property owner. >>> want to know if you agree with the officer's actions in this case. text the word yes or no to this number, 88509. text messaging rates apply. we will reveal the results of the poll tonight at 5:00 and 6:00. you can have more detailed comments on our website. it is on wbaltv.com. >>> two baltimore city firefighters were recovering from injuries suffered battling a fire in east baltimore. it broke out at st. matthews street. the residents escaped unharmed. we are told that because of the fire was electrical. >>> a 16-year-old accused of skipping a juvenile detention center is charged as an adult for his role and the crime. he and others are accused of attacking a guard in frederick county before escaping back in may. another juvenile offender, who turned 18 in two weeks before the incident, is also charged. >>> disturbing allegations against the prince george's county man, 22-year-ol

the youngest boy died at the hospital. neighbors tried to get in to get the young boys out. the intense smoke pushed them back. >> she had a bat in her hand and she broke the window. >> it is an emotional for me atmys were k lookg it, crying. that was their friends. >> officials are not sure if the smoke detector was working in thhome. this morning, firefighters were back to look at the other smoke detectors in the complex. 50 smoke alarms were checked. only three malfunctioned. the complex repaired them or replaced them. still, some say the children should not have been left unattended. >> you never leave your kids alone in the house. >> tyrone durant is sad he will never be up to play with his young friend again. >> we try to get over it, but it is too hard. >> fire officials said the father was injured while trying to get into the ho, minor injuries. he is said to be okay. the other little boy is at children's hospital in unstable, critical condition. breanne carter, abc 7 news. >>> right now, federal investigators are back at the scene of last month's deadly metro train

four boys charged with brutally raping an 8-year-old girl. the youngest boy, just 9. the oldest, 14. cops in phoenix say they held down the little girl, took turns raping her. neighbors could hear screams from the locked storage shed. yet instead of being comforted and embraced by her family, they're speaking out against her. here's marisa wingate from "prime news" affiliate ktvk in phoenix. >> reporter: this is the shed where police say the rape happened. the apartment connected to it is abandoned, but others nearby heard noises. >> like we heard a lot of kids like screaming. >> reporter: investigators tell us the kids took turns as they raped the 8-year-old. >> they restrained her, and she was brutely sexually assaulted for a period of about 10 to 15 minutes. >> reporter: officers say they lured her inside with gum and then other kids watched until a woman passing by broke it up. >> when we started hearing some screaming from a lady. >> reporter: neighbors say the suspects scattered. >> i'm from liberia. >> you're from liberia? >> yeah. >> reporter: they are all par

so far no sign of this boy, robert manwill. his family says he was last seen walking out of his home in boise, idaho, that was friday night. fbi agents and dozens of volunteers are involved in the search. just moments ago at a news conference, police urged people to call with any information. >> we're concerned for robert's welfare, and we encourage the public to continue to help us in located robert. robert's family tells us that like any other 8-year-old boy, he's inquisitive and he likes to explore and sometimes he likes to check out hiding places. so please check the areas around your houses, check your garages, your sheds, your abandoned cars and any place a little boy may go. >> manwill is 4'2" tall and weighs about 50 pounds. he was wearing blue jeans, also black shoes when he disappeared, so you have if you have any information you're asked to call the authorities. >>> the 13-year-old minnesota boy who went on the run with his mother will continue treatment for hodgkins lymphoma. he will also continue taking supplements

three boys ages 7, 8, and 11 years old all arrested for stealing. they were handcuffed and taken to jail, and it seems everyone has an opinion. in northeast baltimore, we have continuing coverage. >> within the last hour, the mayor waited on the case and an arrest because parents demanding the mayor apologize. >> what lesson do learn from this? >> never steal. >> the boys said they learned a lesson in their time behind bars, but their moms are furious, demanding an apology as the boys were arrested for stealing bikes from a neighbor's yard. the boys were held in custody for several hours they brought him out with other bigger children with no -- for several hours. >> they put him in with other children with no shoes on. >> he was put in handcuffs for two and a half hours. >> baltimore police defended the arrests, saying handcuffs are required for everyone's safety. >> the police department has an obligation to hold people accountable for their actions. the police officers arrested the juvenile and followed everything by the book. >> we were curious

the driver of the first train never new he hit the boys -- knew he hit the bob knight.w that was possible. >> everything, the light, speed, direction, height, elevation. there are so many factors that go into that, so it? -- so it is not that cut and dried. >> we checked our own videotape of the scene, and it was a nice clear sunny day, and it didn't appear visibility was an issue. m.t.a. officials say there was a lot of glare from the sun at the time of the incident. still, the question remains, even if the driver couldn't see, how he could not notice hitting two 17-year-old boys with a train? >> they are going to ask themselves why and when. these are professionals. they are running through their mind what could have possibly gone wrong. >> officials say the driver of that first train has been pulled from service. he has been questioned a number of times and given a toxicology test. we expects to hear more information in the coming days about this story as officials say they are continuing their investigation. i am lowell melser, wbal-tv 11 news. >> it was quite a sca

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>> this age year-old boy along with a seven year-old boy and an 11 year-old boy were arrested and handcuffed, loaded into a police car and held in a cell. the mothers believe the police went too far given the age of the boys. a child psychologist says the parents need to ask themselves why the boys broke the law and the first place. >> the question would be to the parents. what are they -- where are they when your children are out of sight? what are they doing? which group of friends are they associating with? >> the doctor believes the arrest will instill a healthy respect for children to authorities if the parents set a good example. >> they can shape the experience. if they look at it as a positive experience and the children need to learn from this -- >> what lessons did you learn from this? >> no stealing. >> the mayor believes they need to learn how to make amends with their neighbor. >> the parents will the gentleman an apology. >> the boys may have an opportunity to apologize if they attend mediation with their neighbor. reporting live, wbal tv 11 news. >> a man is recovering after h

the family of the third boy who's 1 # had no comment. they cite cases of rowdy teenagers at tinker harbor and a teenager charged with shooting a five-year-old girl. >> police were following their policy. now, you know, if you ask me, i might have handled it a little differently. particularly i believe they picked them up at their homes. i probably would have written the report up at their homes since they were with their parents. >> he does not think the two younger children should have been put in metal handcuffs or taken to the juvenile lockup. he says a scary warning from police may have been enough. what lesson did jesse learn from his experience? >> that i would never want to do it again. >> wai not? >> because i would get arrested again. >> the department of juvenile justice says the booking area where the boys were held is run by city police although juvenile workers recommended they not be held. >>> for a 7th year in a row maryland's young thinkers have improved their standardized test scores. they saw improved reading and math s

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no obvious evidence that the boy was hit by the train.d auto from several trains as well as interviewing witnesses. the families believe the boys were badly beaten rather than being hit by the trains, don. >> thank you. >>> governor martin o'malley is bringing the debate over same- sex marriages. he said is that . marriages from other states should probably be recognized here in maryland. doug gantsler is looking into the matter. >>> more on michael jackson's memorial this afternoon. what fans can expect from the tribute. plus world reaction. what else is planned and what sells going on all across the globe to remember are michael >> illuminated with the amazing images of michael jackson throughout his career, as we've described a sort of phalanx of press and television that surrounds this place. and i don't think people know what to anticipate today. they don't really know what is going to happen inside that arena when stevie wonder takes the stage or when mariah carey takes the stage, or when people speak. what words are going to resona

. >> it's still unclear if the boys were hit by more than one train. >> the boys family says they know how the light rail system works. they've been on the tracks before but it was a change inhow the trains were running minutes before they were hit that may have caused the accident. >> the northbound track was shut down because of debris so all trains were going on the southbound side. it was a northbound train on the southbound side that hit the boys from behind. >> this one passenger could assist police and the family in solving the mystery. >> i want closure. i really do. these were my babies. >> this witness was captured inside the train that hit the boys. now he is not wanted for anything other than simply an interview with police to tell him what he may have felt, seen or heard on sunday, july 5. reporting live from the mount washington light rail station, wjz eye witness news. >> thank you very much kelly and anyone who recognizes this possible witness can call baltimore cobb county police. >>> wjz is investigating why so many people this year are killed on the tracks. tomorrow

look at this precious boy. he is missing tonight in boise, idaho, and tomorrow, they're are going to have a thousand people, they hope, searching for this child. we pray he is found alive. homicide detective out of atlanta. how do they do this with a thousand people? it would seem to be quite the -- almost like a circus without having training for these people and know to what to look for. these are just citizens that are going to show up. >> well, they're going to do a great search, jane. and what they're going do is have team captains, probably groups of people, and give a specific area. go out into the woods and the area closest to the house and expand from the last place he was seen. so it's actually not as hard as may seem. are there people who are going to be trained. training the volunteers and just to make sure they don't hit these spots more than once. and hopefully find -- find this child okay, hopefully. >> all right, richard herman, we've got 20 seconds. the stats are against finding this child aliv

the boys were left home alone when the fire started. michael flynn has our report. >> this second child was just seven years old. he died early yesterday evening after he was taken off life support. >> the little boys -- [ inaudible ] >> reporter: neighbors gathered today at the makeshift memorial for the two young fire victims. 5-year-old jordan ferrell died friday night. his brother, 7-year-old jay ferrell, passed away yesterday. >> it's sad. we were trying to get in and save the little kids and we couldn't because the smoke was like so bad. >> it's sad because they died due to something that wasn't their fault. >> reporter: the blaze started friday evening at the oak ridge apartments in riverdale, prince georges county. fire investigators say the boy's father was cooking in the kitchen and for some reason left the apartment, locking the front door behind him. the food started a small fire. the apartment filled with heavy smoke. the boys' father did return and along with neighbors frantically tried to get inside. but the smoke was too

. >>> controversy is boiling tonight over the handcuffing and arrest of three young boys, and now the head of the city police force is stepping in. eyewitness news is live outside the juvenile detention center downtown. kelly mcpherson explains the police commissioner was taking a firm stance and standing by his officers. kelly. >> reporter: vic, the question is should three young boys who were caught stealing a bike have been handcuffed and did he taped here, and the commissioner says his officers did their job. three boys playing in the street ended up in jail this weekend. >> i'd give the kid a bike if they want a bike. >> reporter: the victim called police. >> at that time my son grabbed me and said, "i don't want to go to jail, mommy." >> reporter: police took the three boys to the juvenile justice center. >> do we have special rooms with teddy bears for kids? no. >> it was like really hot and really dirty. >> i wanted to go home, and i was scared. >> reporter: the moth verse two of the boys say handcuffs and detention was too much. >> sometimes children do things and they don't

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when people came out to see "boys in the hood" and he did "rosewood" and nobody showed up.. a lot of this is on us, you know. we -- you vote with your pocketbook, your wallet. you vote with your time, sitting in front of the idiot box and the man has a huge audience and tyler is very smart. he started out, you know, with these plays and church busses would pull up packed and he's parlayed it into a, you know -- bought his own jet. if you can buy a jet, you've got money. at the same time, for me, just imagery is troubling. >> is there a disappointment from you as a director and an african-american that "miracle at st. anna" won't get the same audience as others you'll make. >> dvd is a director's best friend. so a lot of people have come up to me and said they liked it a lot and for whatever reason they didn't get to see it in the theater, but they definitely got the bootleg or watched it on television, pay-per-view, and even if nobody showed up, i wanted to make that film because hollywood historically has omitted the contribution of 1.1 african-american men and women who f

and i saw him cough and they rushed him off with the other little boy. i didn't see no response out of him. >> reporter: firefighters discovered the 5 and 7-year-old boys in a back bedroom clinging to life. >> they were determined to have no pulse and were not breathing. paramedics on the scene initiated cpr and transported to a nearby hospital. >> reporter: the 5-year-old died a short time later of smoke inhalation. his older brother is still in critical condition. the boy's father wasn't home as they noticed smoke and banged on the door. >> i was trying to see if i could knock the door in. and i pushed, but i couldn't. because my thinking is it was -- somebody was over there and it was the two little kids. >> reporter: others tried in vain to get into the home through the windows. >> my friend grabbed the baseball bat and tried to bust out the windows, then put a thing around her face to go in there, but she couldn't. it was so black. >> reporter: authorities say the accidental fire was caused by unintended cooking. the number one cause of fires and in

the boy at that point.ugust 2007, she was able to gain enough trust to babysit. >> grooming the boy, huh? brother. okay. she starts victimizing the 14-year-old. did the 12-year-old, the 9-year-old, hopefully they weren't involved at all, were they? >> police say no. >> okay. how did the crime come to light? >> i guess it was a third party that reported it to police who then began investigating back in december of 2008. >> third party, not the mom. was mom suspicious at all? what role did she play in all this? >> if she was suspicious she didn't report anything. according to police, it would have been some scenario like either summer or the boy told someone else, then reported it to authorities. >> what charges is she facing? >> she faces four counts of lewd conduct with a minor, which could mean a sentence of up to life if convicted. >> let's bring in cooper lawrence on this. sounds like mary kay letourno all over again. asking for mom's blessing? what's going on in this woman's mind here? >> it's called he

like this boy of michael's. omar. that's his son all right and his daughter. he's a lady's boy. that's why we pretend not to know him. but he's got an album coming out on my label so i'm not mad at him. it's called "lady boy and the pizza faces". i bit off one of his toes to make sure it tasted good. abracadabra, the end. >> all right. what it takes to be a jackson i guess. supermodel giselle bundchen is in a new ad campaign for the london fog. they make raincoats and giselle is currently pregnant with quarterback tom brady's baby. so the company air brushed her stomach out of the picture. look at this. you can see they took a bundchen out of the oven there. this is the same photo before they retouched it. you can see that -- that's what happens when the supermodel has a sandwich. they blow up. if you're looking to lose weight, and who isn't nowadays, olsen twins, you see a lot of crazy devices on tv. some don't do anything, but this one came to my attention because this is the sort of thing that can have practical apply caughts outside the home gym. >> it is all about showing o

mta video captured the train hitting the boys at 2:55. at 3:50, police call the family. >> we have tape of the boys in the track being hit. that's all we have. >> reporter: is it once or is it twice? >> again, that's all being explored and investigated, what actually happened, the whole sequence of events. >> reporter: the boys were hit just past this curve. mta says the train could have been going up to 50 miles per hour. but in the end the train that hit them, that's on video, that driver did not report the accident. >> i answered the phone like i always do when either one of the boys call, like, hi, sweetie, what's up. it was an officer, and he said, there's been an accident. and then everything just fell apart. >> i love him. >> reporter: investigators will look at cell phone records of the two suspended operators, the one whose train hit the boy and the one would was on the tracks before the accident. >> thank you very much, kelly. the state's attorney will sort through the evidence to determine if criminal charges should be filed. t

little boy, 8-year-old, wants to go a birthday party. from there, in one knows. >> to greg hahn, reporter iowa statesman, they looked into registered sex offenders in the area? >> they have interviewed about 100 they said this morning. we had seen 75 who lived really within about a mile of the area. it's a fairly urban, dense area. it's not surprising there were a lot of lex stered sex offenders. >> in the idaho area, robert manuel, find this beautiful -year-old boy. >>> on the search for nancy grace's number one fan. send us and i mail or i-report telling us why you are nancy's number one fan. the best admissions will air on the show and win a copy of nancy's new novel, "the 11th victim." and a chance to win a trip to new york city to meet nancy. go to cnn.com/nancygrace. we'll be right back. >>> this investigation continues to go in many different directions. because of the very nature of police investigations, right now, we're not prepared to discuss the leads the investigators are taking. but we remain hopeful at this time we're goin

one boy has died. the other is seriously injured. mta fare inspector on a northbound train noticed them on the tracks but no one had reported anyone being hit on the rails. the mta has inspected the trains and found no obvious signs of an accident. but their investigation continues. >> we are fairly confident they were not passengers. we just don't know what circumstances led them to being on the track. none of our operators reported any incidents. >> reporter: the boys' names have yet to be released. brittney gordon, abc2 news. >>> let's take a look at some of the other stories abc2 news is working on for you. police are calling the shooting death of former nfl quarterback steve mcnair a homicide but have not reached a conclusion about the death of the 20-year-old woman who was found with him. nashville police spokes "people" said sahel kazemi was killed with a single gunshot wound, the pistol found near her body. he was shot four times, twice in the head, played most of his career with the tennessee titans before being traded to th

it is not known if this was related to the boys being hit.and then the first tranche hits, and officials say that the driver apparently was unaware he had hit the two boys. finally, at 3:10 p.m., train 21 ran over the boys a second time, but an inspector noticed something strange, so when it called in to the losers will station, she walked on the tracks and may discover -- at the lutherville station. now they are investigating how it is possible that the boys were not noticed initially. we will have the answer at 6:00. until then, wbal-tv 11 news. >>> what started as a water rescue has turned into a drowning investigation. the sky team was over and around 3:15, and you can see crews here trying to rescue 19- rural said burkhart. he spent 15 minutes under water before being rushed to bayview medical center, where he was pronounced dead. >>> he -- the i-team has uncovered new questions about the 17. cahoon -- the 17-year-old boy accused of shooting a little girl. >> we have learned that a hamas davis was under what was supposed to be the most i

she says the police went too far with boys so young. the police commissioner disagreed. >> the role of the police officers were to go in and investigate this thing, take it seriously, and i think they did. >> reporter: the police commissioner tells eyewitness news it is hard for officers to determine how to handle young sigh violators when their many mission is to protect crime victims. >> i don't think it is necessary to handcuff a 7-year- old, four foot, 65-pound boy. >> the mayor admits had she been the responding officer, she may have handled it without going to juvenile detention, but she believes they should be accountable. the crime victim says the 8- year-old has already come to the home with his mother to say he is sorry. >> she brought the son over, made him apologize, he said he was really sorry. he seemed pretty sorry. i would give the kid a bike if he didn't own a bike, you know. >> reporter: they were held here with older teenage boys who bullied them, made them eat off the floor. according to juvenile services, putting yo

the mta says most likely the boys thought they would be able to spot a train coming.hnical error changed the direction the trains normally travel. >> the whole thing doesn't make sense. >> reporter: it's a story that only has one certainty. the devastating ending. >> it's a terrible tragedy for the family. >> reporter: two 17-year-olds, connor peterson and kyle wenkman lost their lives. >> that's a stretch of our track, where it has a greater speed. so a person's reaction time would be a lot less with a train that doesn't have the loud, locomotive engine that runs on runs on electricity. and that factors in. >> reporter: investigators focused on the underceacialg of two light -- undercarriage of two light rail trains but stopped short of identifying either one as striking the boys. >> you have to understand, these boys were distraught. >> reporter: family members left sunday at 2:00 on their bikes. police are not saying whether they recovered the bikes. >> something went wrong. join if someone pushed them or maybe they were already hurt before the train hit them. >> w

the boy's family was camping at a popular park in british columbia when the boy wandered off, somehowp entering a nearby river. at first the parents thought he was playing with other relatives but then police were notified when a boater found the boy in a toy nearly eight miles away. >> wow. >> i know! it's a lucky story, right? >>> listen to this -- ready? >> yeah. >> in fact i'll read it to you. living happily ever after shouldn't be just for fairy tales. australian researchers have identified what it takes to keep a couple together and it's a lot more than just being in love. >> ok. >> i've got video to show you. the study entitled "what's love got to do with it" tracked nearly 2,500 couples married or living together for six years. they wanted to identify factors with those who stayed together compared with those who divorced or separated. researchers found a couple's age, previous relationships and even whether or not they smoke has a major influence whether the marriage is going to last. >> huh! >>> thank you for sharing that story with the rest of us, too, jamie. megan, you got

the boys admit they were caught stealing but as suzanne collins reports some believe police ended up in the wrong. >> reporter: it was an experience that seven-year-old jessie will never forget. he was arrested after he and two friends, eight and 11, admitted they took a scooter, a go cart, and a wagon from a neighbor's yard. the boys were all handcuffed and taken to the juvenile jail. >> they called the paddy wagon and put handcuff on us, and when the paddy wagon would stop, my face would hit against the metal. >> reporter: jessie's mother says the boys need to learn that theft is wrong but that the boys were given rough treatment when they were held for hours. >> if they did something wrong they need to be punished. i think it was too extreme. i think maybe if they would have put them in the police car, taken them to northern, had had a nice little scary talk with them. >> reporter: jessie's eight- year-old friend was also arrested. his mother says it's outrageous that police arrested her son at 7:00 p.m. friday despite her protest and she wasn't able to get him released from scruf

it's my little boy. >> it says it all.oy has burns to 30% of his body, but is still expected to be okay. the mother and her daughter have minor burns. >>> it may be just the astronomical event of the century. and stargazers across asia are getting set form tomorrow's big day. they will witness a solar spectacular, the longest total eclipse of the sun anyone alive is ever likely to see. abc's gloria riviera has the story. >> reporter: in india, locals and tourists alike gather to ward off evil spirits and pray for peace ahead of tomorrow's total solar eclipse. some believe the suns are harmful and it's best to stay inside. but amateur stargazers and scientists alike are traveling long distances to try to get as close as possible. the eclipse will begin at the crack of dawn in indian wednesday. most eclipses last just a couple minutes. but tomorrow's eclipse visible for 6:39 will be longest of the 21st century. a solar eclipse passes when the moon passes between the sun and the earth, blocking out the sun's rays. a total sol

it's, like, a dior bois d'argent.you backwards or something. it was weird. that was odd. [ laughter ] >> i'm on slow-mo. >> jimmy: meyers brothers, ever wear cologne? >> josh: i do. >> seth: yeah, see if you can guess which one. >> jimmy: this is not part of the -- no. that's not part of the game. >> seth: the one who wears a suit on an airplane wears cologne. [ laughter ] and i don't. >> jimmy: which one did you wear, like, drakkar noir? >> josh: i wear dolce & gabbana. >> jimmy: oh. >> josh: and i was unaware that was a perfume. >> jimmy: i love it. >> good times. >> jimmy: hey, you must be excited. you're in the number one movie in the country, "17 again." >> i am. "17 again." [ cheers and applause ] thanks. >> jimmy: so good. >> it's very exciting and -- >> jimmy: good for you. you're awesome. >> thank you so much. i don't know if you guys have ever heard of that, like, show "my two dads" or whatever, but i technically have two dads in the movie. i have zac efron and matthew perry. and that's a lot of fun, zac efr

. >> both of the boys died. our reporter is live with more on this story. >> a week ago today when the mta as the baltimore county police apartment to take over the investigation, detectives have been looking for evidence. it seems as if they had found one valuable clue in what a certain witness on the trains all. they need to find this person. police are helping that these images from the surveillance camera will help lead them to the witness that they are looking for. these were taken on board the train that hit and killed 17 year-old boys as they walked on the tracks back on july 5. >> we want to identify with this person is. we would like for that person to come forward and taught for a couple of minutes with our detectives about what he saw on that date. >> baltimore county detectives are in a week of their investigation and have taken it over from the mta. they are anxious to talk to the man because of where he was sitting. because of the investigation, they would not reveal where that was. >> we know that

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all we want is our little boy back. >> good evening. i'm jean casarez of the league network "in session." i'm in for nancy grace tonight. breaking news as we go to air. more raids go down, more search warrants executed. all connected to michael jackson's private doctor. >> a source with knowledge into the investigation of michael jackson's death tells cnn that doctor conrad murray gave jackson the powerful drug propofol within 24 hours of his death. >> propofol is a very serious, a very potent sedative. it can make you stop breathing. >> he's not breathing, sir. >> and not conscious either. >> he's not. >> murray is not a suspect, but the legal experts say that may change if propofol is found in jackson's system. >> we hear stories about michael taking other medications. the combination may have been what did him in. >> statement saying quote, everyone needs to take a breath and wait for these long-delayed toxicology results. i have no doubt they want to make a case, for goodness sakes. it's michael jackson. >> last week, search warrant

a man caught three boys taking bike parts from his yard. all three boys ages 7, 8, and 11 were handcuffed and placed in a patrol car. there were taken to a juvenile detention facility and released a few hours later to their parents. aaron say the police went too far. -- the parents say the police went too far. >> police were following their policy. if you ask me, i might have handled it a little differently. >> the question would be to the parents. where are they when the children are out of sight? what are they doing? which group of friends are they associating with? >> the parents tell 11 news they have opted to take part in a diversionary program for young offenders. they can avoid charges and keep their records claim. reporting live, wbal tv 11 news. >> a man is recovering this morning after he was set up baltimore city police car. we will live over the scene when it happened. the man was trying to cross the street. the victim suffered minor injuries. the police say it was the error of the pedestrian. >> a fire broke out just after 6:00

five, ten seconds made a difference between this boy living and this boy dying.it was a tremendous team effort. people put differences aside. you know? everyone came together to perform a miracle. >> the little boy was burned over 30% of his body and is in critical condition after surgery. >>> a harvard professor was arrested at his home after struggling to open his front door, triggering claims of racial profiling. henry lewis gates, one of the nation's most prominent block scholars, returning from a trip to china, when he found his door was jammed. someone called the police. an officer ghanded identification. and ultimately arrested him for disorderly conduct. >>> singer chris brown, has published an apology for his ordeal with his girlfriend, rihanna. he says he has apologized to rihanna. and is seeking help to make sure it never happens again. >>> coming up on "america this morning," two, young adults who have a lot in common. and we're not just talking about being young and having blonde hair. stay with us. arthritis pain, not treating is not n option. all p