his name is braden nicholls, he's 10 years old. he lost his father in the chinook helicopter shootdown this past weekend that killed 30 americans. braden writes, quote, my father was one of the 30 u.s. soldiers killed in afghanistan with the s.e.a.l.s rescue mission. my father was the pilot of the chinook. i have seen other pictures of victims from this deadly mission and wish you would include a picture of my father. he is the farthest to the left. braden went on to say about the coverage, they always say navy s.e.a.l.s.s, they never say my dad. his father brian was 31, he was counting the days until he was supposed to come home on a two-week leave. a scholarship is being set up for his son. >>> up next as we continue here tonight, serving people who have been through so much and still have so far to go. >>> last night we showed you this extraordinary security camera video showing the destruction at the only high school in joplin, missouri, the moment that huge twister tore through town. hard to believe it's been three months now

braden did that.hey pulled up to cnn.com and went to the ireport section and here is what braden wrote. my father was one of the 30 u.s. soldiers killed in afghanistan yesterday with the seals rescue mission. he was the pilot of the chinook. i have seen other pictures of the victims and wish you would include a picture of my father. he is the farthest to the left. we have the photo here. this is the one braden posted with his dad, farthest left. >> this ireport from the 10-year-old boy has gone viral. >> within hours, local stations reported on him doing this and more than 10,000 people on facebook reposted his message and the photos. all over twitter and the ireport nj you can post comments and be strong and we are sorry for your loss. this gets to you. it brings it home. >> our deepest condolences to braden and his mom for posting that report. members of one of america's elite fighting units were killed when the giant helicopter went down and a military inquiry and the other u.s. troops on board wer

braden was so connected with his father he was like a little version of his dad.e tributes to the s.e.a.l.s, the boy asked her why they were not showing his dad's picture. his mom said other people had gone online and posted photos of s.e.a.l.s. so braden did that. they pulled up cnn.com, between the ireport section and here's what he wrote. my father was one of the 30 u.s. soldiers killed in afghanistan with the s.e.a.l.s rescue mission. my father was the pilot of the chinook. i have seen other pictures of victims from this deadly mission and wish you would include a picture of my father. he's the partest to the left. sincerely brad jeni cold, 10 years old, kansas city, missouri. his dad sitting farthest left. wolf, it tugs at your heart. >> that ireport has gone viral. >> it has. within hours of him posting local news stations reported on him doing this. the ireport section of cnn.com people posted reprice to him saying be strong your dad was a her jobs how much they admired him and his father. this has caught fire. >> our deepest condolences to the families of

his aunt, sue keller, says braden was his father's only son and that they were very close. he was counting the days, in fact, until his dad came home. there were just nine left before brian nichols was to fly home to kansas city, nine days left for a two-week leave. >>> it only took 30 minutes for a texas jury to decide the fate of warren jeffs after the half hour deliberation, the flds self-proclaimed prophet was sentenced to life in prison, plus a $10,000 fine. he was found guilty on one count of aggravated sexual assault and another count of sexual assault, both involving underaged girls. his sentence was the maximum possible. >>> london police say the violence on the streets is the worst they have ever seen. now the british prime minister is promising to put thousands more officers on the streets. will that end the crisis? we'll take you to london live next. every day, all around the world, energy is being produced to power our lives. while energy developement comes with some risk, north america's natural gas producers are committed to safely and responsibly providing d

former chief william braden has served as the top cop in new york and boston. he has built a reputation for helping stop gang violence. prime minister david cameron says he is hoping braden's inputted will help stop the criticism over police response to the riots. >>> the new york city police department will now monitor facebook. myspace and twitter to hope fight crime. the department says its new juvenile justice unit will browse those websites to find information about how -- about out-of-control house parties, gang showdowns, and other potential violence. investigators say many criminals are taking to the web to brag about their crimes, sometimes before they even happen. the nypd points to the london riots as an example of social media's power. rioters there organized themselves with facebook, twitter and other sites. >>> a rapper could face criminal charges after a los angeles county sheriff's officials say incited a telephone flash mob. the performer known as the game tweeted the phone number of the sheriff's station in compton to his 580,000 followers yes

a 10-year-old boy, braden nicoles, he sent us an ireport with a picture of his father.rote, and i'm quoting now. it said "my father was one of the 30 u.s. soldiers killed in afghanistan with the s.e.a.l.s rescue mission. my father was the pilot of the chinook. he goes on to see i have seen pictures of the victims of this deadly mission. i wish you would include a picture might have father. he is the farthest to the left. after a request like that, you can't turn him down. this is a picture of his father, farthest from the left. braydon's father and family, the helicopter pilot, after braydon's request went viral, a fund was set up to help the family. because of these fallen soldiers, cnn is going to salute some of them that died. among them navy s.e.a.l. tommy ratliff, his best friend said he always wanted to be a navy s.e.a.l. and joined two weeks after graduating high school. i want to bring in ashley from cnn.com, and look at the lives of those who died. we hear the numbers oftentimes, but i'm glad we're stopping to focus in on a couple of these service members. >> w

and braden nichols wanted to tell the world, don't forget about his dad.er was one of the 30 u.s. soldiers killed in afghanistan yesterday with the s.e.a.l.s' rescue mission. my father was the pilot of the chinook. i've seen other pictures of the victims from the deadly mission. i wish you would include a picture of my father. he is the farthest one to the left and we'll show you that photo, sincerely, braydon nichols, 10 years old, kansas city, missouri. thank you for contributing and thank you for honoring your father and we certainly pray for you at this time of loss. we'll be right back. gas and bloating. with three strains of good bacteria to help balance your colon. you had me at "probiotic." [ female announcer ] phillips' colon health. a network of possibilities. in here, the planned combination of at&t and t-mobile would deliver our next generation mobile broadband experience to 55 million more americans, many in small towns and rural communities, giving them a new choice. we'll deliver better service, with thousands of new cell sites... for greate

. >>> 10-year-old braden nichols wants america to remember his fallen hero. was shot down in afghanistan. he sent us a photo of his dad, brian nichols. that is brian all the way to the left there. braden says he couldn't understand why navy s.e.a.l.s who perished on the chopper were getting attention but not his own dad. brian nichols was scheduled to come home on leave in just nine days. >> wow. >>> the rioting that has locked london three straight nights has spread to three other cities. david cameron is condemning the violence calls it criminal it's and says those response for it will be punished. cameron cut short his vacation to deal with the unrest. he says 16,000 police officers will be on the streets of london by tonight. >>> philly teens are warned to stay off the streets at night after a string of youth mob attacks. the mayor michael nutter laid out a curfew already on the books but now saying it will be enforced. children under 13 home by 10:00 p.m. and teens 13 and 18, home by midnight. tougher on weekends. everyone under 18 has got to be at home

i was holding braden in my arms. susan came over to take him from me. of just reaching out and grabbing him she pressed her breasts against my hands, tightly. susan interacted that way with me. and don't ask me why she started doing it. i mean, you know, i'm -- really i'm 30 years older than she is. and, in fact, when josh actually became aware of it, i said, well, josh, it really was susan who came on to me. as he really thought about it and, you knono especially over the next few months he sort of started watching susan a little more carefully. it became clear that that's kind of the way she interacts with the opposi sex. >> reporter: josh powell described his wife as flirtatious and sexual. your dad told us that he had some sexual encounters with susan and that she would initiate that. and you knew about that. >> well, it was no -- there was nothing like that. she's a very flirtatious person. but that's just her personality, you know. it's part of her friendliness. >> reporter: steven powell's estranged daughter, jennifer graves, denies her father's

many families have identified the fallen, none quite as memorable as the story 10-year-old braden nicolsther who piloted the chopper to be remembered. he sent cnn a photo of his dad and told us, my father was one of the 30 u.s. soldiers killed in afghanistan yesterday with the s.e.a.l.s. rescue mission. my father was the pilot of the chinook. i have seen other pictures of victims from this deadly mission and wish you would include a picture of my father. he is the man farthest to the left. nichols was scheduled to go home on leave in just a matter of days. the decision on releasing the military names lies with the defense secretary leon panetta. barbara starr live at the pentagon. what's going on? will panetta release the names at all? what are your sources telling you? >> carol, this morning, the answer is, we do not know. we are in unchartered waters here at the pentagon today. leon panetta is in the hot seat. the special forces community commander has asked him not to release the names, at least of the 22 s.e.a.l.s. that belong to that covert unit killed on board that helicopter when