newmark, brian ross, abc. how are you? this is craig newmark, the founder of craigslist, under fire today for allowing the sale of potentially dangerous products under official safety recall. something he did not want to talk about. >> i've been encountered by brian ross for abc news. >> reporter: it is illegal to sell a recalled product, but an abc news undercover investigation with abc stations across the country found a wide range of them for sale on craigslist. including the recalled version of the bumbo baby seat. recalled dehumidifiers that can catch on fire. and recalled wooden chests that can trap children inside. >> i live every day in fear of that happening to my children. >> reporter: the new chairman of the consumer product safety commission, elliott kaye, says craigslist refuses to do what amazon and ebay do to block the sale of dangerous recalled items. >> they do not and will not do it to date. >> reporter: and what do you say about that? >> i think it's morally irresponsible. >> reporter: craigslist says it

talked to our partner in the investigation abc brian ross about recalls and items on craigslist.ompany advice sellers open the web site that the sale of recalled product is not permitted. it says it has automatic system to spit out recalled items. he thinks craigslist could do a better job of alaska activity removing the items that do end up on the site. incumbent on them to joins. >> we found craigslist isn't the only place where you can purchase recalled items. 7 on your side intern bought recalled baby stroller from the secondhand store play it again kids in san rafael. the strol stroller was recalled in 2009. has been connected to 149 injuries including 17 finger tip amputations. 37 of those injuries occurred after the recall. person who did he klaipd to give her name and identified herself as manager explained what happened 30. were so many products that are recalled that it is difficult for us to look at every single one and know which one is recalled but we do try. >>reporter: if those in the business of buying and selling products can't keep track of recalled items what a

talked to our partner in the investigation abc brian ross about recalls and items on craigslist.pany advice sellers open the web site that the sale of recalled product is not permitted. it says it has automatic system to spit out recalled items. he thinks craigslist could do a better job of alaska activity removing the items that do end up on the site. incumbent on them to joins. >> we found craigslist isn't the only place where you can purchase recalled items. 7 on your side intern bought recalled baby stroller from the secondhand store play it again kids in san rafael. the strol stroller was recalled in 2009. has been connected to 149 injuries including 17 finger tip amputations. 37 of those injuries occurred after the recall. person who did he klaipd to give her name and identified herself as manager explained what happened 30. were so many products that are recalled that it is difficult for us to look at every single one and know which one is recalled but we do try. >>reporter: if those in the business of buying and selling products can't keep track of recalled items what are

money, so they turn to craigslist to get some of those cheaper costs. >> never do anything bad, brian rossake. it's downhill from there. >> there are important questions to be answered. >> really helping. quite surprising. and you can see more of brian's report tonight on "20/20," right here on abc. and to find out if your household products are under recall, go to goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo!. great job, guys. >>> and a warning for parents this morning about a terrifying phone scam. con artists claiming they're holding your children for ransom. >> wait until you hear the audio. >>> and inside the most expensive home in america. i just wondered, how many bedrooms, how many bathrooms do you get for 195 mill? a lot of bathrooms. >> that's what you're asking? we're celebrating the season with our chicken tortellini alfredo, made with five cheeses, and topped with smoked chicken, add a crisp, classic caesar salad for a pairing that brings comfort and joy to your dinner table. only at panera bread. this is the one. can we go for a test drive? oh sure, i'll be right back. thanks. leather, ru

talked to our partner in the investigation abc brian ross about recalls and items on craigslist. company advice sellers open the web site that the sale of recalled product is not permitted. it says it has automatic system to spit out recalled items. he thinks craigslist could do a better job of alaska activity removing the items that do end up on the site. incumbent on them to joins. >> we found craigslist isn't the only place where you can purchase recalled items. 7 on your side intern bought recalled baby stroller from the secondhand store play it again kids in san rafael. the strol stroller was recalled in 2009. has been connected to 149 injuries including 17 finger tip amputations. 37 of those injuries occurred after the recall. person who did he klaipd to give her name and identified herself as manager explained what happened 30. were so many products that are recalled that it is difficult for us to look at every single one and know which one is recalled but we do try. >>reporter: if those in the business of buying and selling products can't keep track of recalled items what

>> correct. >> reporter: brian ross from abc, how are you.ot answer our questions, saying he's not involved in management. >> i have been encountered from brian ross from abc news. >> reporter: told the site is accused of being morally irresponsible, putting children's lives at risk, he walked away. we want your answers and your side of the story. isn't it possible? >> good to meet you. >> reporter: you don't want to speak about these allegations at all? there are more than 400 recalls issued every year for safety defects. most are not well-publicized and unnoticed. they end up undetected in the homes of american families and on sites like craig's list. >> it's like the wild west. no way to police. >> save money, turn to craig's list to get the items at a cheech cheaper cross. >> never do anything bad, brian ross will come get you. >> he starts with a handshake. it's downhill from there. >> there are important questions to be answered. >> really helping. quite surprising. and you can see more on ""20/20" on abc. and go to goodmorningamerica.c

brian ross has the story. >> mr. newmark, brian ross, abc news, how are you?the face of this 61-year old san francisco man may not be well known. but his name is, at least his first name. it's craig, craig newmark, the founder of craigslist, the online site that in less than two decades has revolutionized classified advertising. and has made craig a very wealthy man, and he boasts of using technology for the public good. >> i've been encountered by brian ross for abc news. >> reporter: when we showed up to ask him about allegations that his craigslist might actually be harming the public good, he refused to answer our questions. how do you respond to that? >> brian, how have you been doing? it's been a long time since we've spoken. >> reporter: this is what craig newmark did not want to talk about with "20/20." the bumbo baby booster seats recalled for safety defects, but still for sale on craigslist. the recalled wooden storage chests that can trap children inside, still for sale on craigslist. the recalled dishwashers that can burst into flames, for sale on

brian ross, abc news, new york. >>> new images of another atrocity.ed cell phone video was recorded moments after a passenger jet was shot down in eastern ukraine in july. it shows the wreckage burning just yards from homes. the people who live in them reacting with alarm. the video came to light on the same day recovery crews started collecting debris from the malaysia airlines flight 17 crash. all 298 people on board that flight from amsterdam to malaysia were killed. >>> a surgeon who contracted ebola while working in sierra leone is in critical condition at a nebraska hospital. dr. martin salia arrived on saturday too sick to walk. he's being treated at the biocontainment unit. it has successfully treated two other ebola patients this fall. before salia's arrival, nine people with ebola had received medical treatment in the united states. new york senator chuck schumer says more than 20 million has been sent so far in tracking health professionals and others arriving from west africa. part of that money also went to the treatment of dr. craig spen

abc news chief investigator correspondence brian ross has the latest. >> kassig, who served in the u.s. army in iraq, went to sierra as an aid worker. profiled in this medical clinic by cnn. >> we have one life and that's it. you get one shot at this. >> he converted to islam and changed his name from peter to abdul rahman. his parents pleaded for his son to be set free. >> we implore for those holding you to show mercy and use their power to let you go. >> islamic groups around the world joined in and even al-qaeda called for his release but there was no mercy. and this morning's video, posted on a known isis site, featured the proposed executioner appearing to be with kassig's head at his feet e said we are burying the first. waiting for your armies to arrive. if confirmed, he's the third to be murdered by isis. in a letter he wrote this to his parents, "if i do die, i figure that at least you and i can seek retch fudge and comfort in knowing that i went out as a result of trying alleviate suffering and helping those in need." brian ross, abc news, new york. >> this morning they are

brian ross with the fears over that american woman tonight. >> reporter: tonight, u.s. officials fear what this isis executioner may do with his final american hostage, a 26-year-old woman threatened with the same fate as peter kassig. today kassig's parents, ed and paula, ask for prayers for their son and for the others still being held captive. >> pray also for all the people in syria, iraq and around the world. >> our hearts are battered but they will mend. the world is broken, but it will be healed in the end. >> reporter: their 26-year-old son, peter was in syria as a volunteer medic when he was captured just over a year ago. in captivity, kassig converted to islam and changed his name to abdul rahman. but none of that made any difference to isis. >> this is peter edward kassig, >> reporter: the masked man with a british accent, dubbed by some jihad john announced kassig's beheading just as he had done with american journalists james foley and steven sotloff. but in this isis video there was no effort to hide the location with obvious landmarks of buildings, roads,

first, brian ross is here. >> the video turning up the heat on the brutal isis leaders, including the team of sadistic british recruits who despite the british air strikes have found a way to shock once again, the sooiflized world. for isis, it did not seem to mat their peter kassig converted to islam. he had come to syria to hempl, not fight. >> we each get one life, that's it. >> reporter: and the propaganda video made clear. a masked man with a knife appeared, claiming to be in the city of dabiq with kassig's severed head at his feet. >> here we are, burying the first american man. >> reporter: it appeared to be the same man seen in previous isis videos, known as jihad john. who appear nod other videos. >> it appeared to the same person. and obviously inside the government, working very hard to exactly identify him. >> reporter: he appears elsewhere on the video, where he gives order to dehead 16 men. unlike other videos, the other isis fighters show their faces as they commit the murders, and don naz za for officials tries to identify and track them. and also unlike other videos,

first abc's chief investigative correspondent brian ross is here with the latest, brian? >> good evening. the video turns up the heat on the brutal isis leaders, including the team of sadistic british recruits who despite the u.s. air strikes have found a way to once again shock the civilized world. for isis, it did not seem to matter that peter kassig converted to islam. had come to syria to help, not fight. >> we each get one life, that's it. >> reporter: but there was no mercy for peter kassiged a today's propaganda video made clear. a masked man with a knife appeared, claiming to be in the city of dabiq with kassig's severed head at his feet. referring to him only as a former u.s. army soldier. >> here we are, burying the first american crusader in dabiq. >> reporter: it appeared to be the same man with a british accent and voice seen in previous isis videos, known as jihad john. the purported executioner of others. >> it appeared to the same person. and obviously inside the government, working very hard to exactly identify him. >> reporter: he appears elsewhere on th

in a recent interview with our own brian ross, he denied allegations of trying to cover up problems athe mine. >> sir -- don't touch my camera. >> there was this moment. abc news catching up with him in 2008 when he tried to take our cameras. as we attempted to question him. he now faces up to 31 years in prison if convicted. >>> now, to washington state this evening and a chilling new 911 tape, revealing something we had not heard. you'll remember that popular football player, walking into his high school cafeteria with a gun. he was the homecoming prince who texted his friends, invited them to his lunch table before opening fire. well, tonight, we hear the teacher who was standing right beside him and what she tried to do. abc's neal karlinsky from seattle. >> 911, we have a shooting. marysville-pilchuck high school cafeteria. we have many injured. >> reporter: amidst the chaos of that shooting at marysville-pilchuck high school, 911 tapes reveal a teacher -- >> my name is megan silberbeger, i'm a teacher. >> reporter: taking the phone from a frantic student and methodically walking

brian ross has a series of reports on recall roulette, tomorrow on "good morning america" and tomorrow night on "world news tonight." for a full list of recalled items, go to wjla.com. how about some good information on what is coming up tonight at 6:00? >> let's do that with gordon peterson. at 6:00, a few hours away from president obama's announcement to act on immigration reform. how the republicans plan to fight back. and more about the manager confessed on camera to abc 7 news to setting the family home on fire. baga local woman's carry on , or what was in it, landed her in jail. those stories and more tonight at 6:00. >> thank you. >> doug is standing by with what is coming this way. >> cooler temperatures tonight after a mild day in the mid-50's this afternoon. the temperatures around the area, 54 at reagan national, but the further north and west, the colder it is. later, the cold air comes to the metro area. everybody will be in the 20's overnight. a fresh breeze, 13 miles per hour in martinsburg, seven at reagan national. the wind draws in the colder air, providing a chill an

abc 7 and brian ross van de graaff will be broadcasting live on news channel 8 in the morning. days with promise of warmer days ahead, maybe upper 60's by the day on monday. we will start to cool down just a bit in time for thanksgiving. >> ok, thank you very much. coming up on abc 7 news at 4:00, a sixth student ends up not missing any schoolwork. good to beunds too true, it probably is. the latest telemarketing call. si high school inc new york still has to attend class, and hek can, thanks to his robotic stand-in. is recovering from emergency appendix surgery at home, but he's also zooming around the high school with the help of a high-tech gadget. he can steer this robot around the school. this allows him to essentially teleconference in the classroom. but missed a lot last week, over the past few days i have made up a lot. >> it was like he was in school. all the same stories. >> jeffrey's mom works for the company that makes that robot. at company says it is look renting it out to schools for students with disabilities or handicaps. i wonder if he was tempted to use that

chief investigative correspondent brian ross joins us now with the latest. good morning, brian. >> well, good morning, martha. u.s. intelligence officials are working at this hour to formally awe trent indicate that video but the gruesome images posted by isis leave little doubt about what happened. a former u.s. soldier in iraq, kassig went back to the mideast to syria as an aid worker featured two years ago by cnn. >> we each get one life and that's it. you get one shot at this. >> reporter: during captivity kassig converted to islam and changed his name from peter to abdul-rahman. from their home in indiana, his parents, paula and ed kassig, launched a campaign pleading for their son to be set free. >> we implore those who are holding you to show mercy and use their power to let you go. >> reporter: islamic groups around the world joined in and even al qaeda called for the release of kassig. but with this morning's video, it was clear there would be no mercy. the 16-minute propaganda production first showed the mass beheadings of 16 syrian soldiers, the is

as we said, this is a developing story and abc's chief investigative correspondent brian ross is hereith the very latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, dan. u.s. officials at this hour say the intelligence community is working this morning to awe awe trent indicate the video but the gruesome images posted by isis leave little doubt about what happened. kassig, who served in the u.s. army in iraq, went to syria as an aid worker profiled in this medical clinic by cnn. >> we each get one life and that's it. you get one shot at this. >> reporter: during captivity kassig converted to islam and changed his name from peter to abdul-rahman. from their indiana home his parent, paula and ed kassig, launched a campaign lead pleading for their son to be set free. >> we implore those who are holding you to show mercy and use their power to let you go. >> reporter: islamic groups around the world joined in, and even al qaeda called for the release of kassig but there was no mercy and this morning's video posted on a known isis site featured the purported executioner claiming to be in the

brian ross with the latest. good morning, brian. >> reporter: good morning, george. u.s.fficials worry they haven't seen the worst yet of isis. they're holding a 26-year-old woman who they have threatening to kill just as they did peter kassig. i it didn't matter he came to help. >> we each get one life, that's it. >> reporter: the video claims he was murdered in the city of dabiq, but does not say when. the reported executioner appears to be the same man seen in the other isis execution videos, called by some, jihad john. >> and here we are, burying the first american crusader in dabiq. >> reporter: roads and farm lands obvious in the background. elsewhere on the 15-minute video, unmasked isis fighters are shown carrying out a mass beheading of some 16 men, described as syrian soldiers. the cheer shots of the isis beheaders is important. ca kassig wrote this to his parents. if i do die, i figure at least you and i can get comfort knowing i went out auz a result of trying to help people in need. his parents, who work sod hard to seek his release, planned to speak publicly

brian ross with the latest. good morning, brian. >> reporter: good morning, george. u.s.fficials worry they haven't seen the worst yet of isis. they're still holding at least one more american, a 26-year-old woman who they have threatened to kill, just as they did peter kassig. for isis, it did not matter that kassig had converted to islam, had come to syria not to fight, but to help. >> we each get one life, that's it. >> reporter: the video claims he was murdered in the city of dabiq, but does not say when. the reported executioner appears to be the same masked man with the distinctive british accent seen in the other isis execution videos called by some jihad john. >> and here we are, burying the first american crusader in dabiq. >> reporter: unlike previous video, isis makes no effort to hide where the execution was carried out, with distinctive building, roads, and farmlands obvious in the background. elsewhere on the 15-minute video, unmasked isis fighters are shown carrying out a mass beheading of some 16 men, described as syrian soldiers. as gruesome as it is, the

. >>> brian ross has been investigating troubling flaws in the product recall system nationwide.sting a staggering, almost unbelievable hospital bill. it totalled nearly $1 million. jennifer's baby, reese, was born prematurely and had to spend two months in icu. she's from canada. but before travel, bought insurance and got her doctor's okay. now that insurance company is refusing to pay one cent saying she has a pre-existing condition that was not covered. we hope she figures that out and they get a resolution there. finally, as we close in on the holidays, buzz around one restaurant chain. t dprks i fridays will be flying drones with a mistletoe attached to the drones. it's going overhead, and guaranteeing awkward moments for couples and strangers alike. it has a kiss cam. captured for all to see. i don't know about that. >> what could possibly go wrong. >> cheesy price. >> trying to get potato skins. >> exactly. >> what another use for the drone. >> marry christmas. >> thank you. >>> now to the remarkable life of mike nick cools, the american icon. and passes away from cardiac

and abc's brian ross is staying on top of this, has the latest. good morning, brian. >> reporter: good morning, robin. u.s. officials are holding out hope that isis will treat the last american hostage, that 26-year-old woman, differently than peter kassig and the two other american hostages that were beheaded. it is significant that the latest isis video for the shocking images does not show the young american woman being paraded in front of cameras. the woman who went to syria as an aid worker, was captured more than a year ago. because of the sensitive of the situation, her family asked we not identify her by name. but her plight is known to the parents peter kassig, ed and paula. and as they asked for prayers for their murdered son on monday, they make a clear reference to the other isis hostages. >> pray for all people in syria and iraq and around the world that are held against their will. >> reporter: isis had ignored the kassigs' pleas for mercy. but they say they'll try to forgive them. >> our hearts are battered. but they will mend. the w

i'm andrew ross sorkin along with becky quick and brian sullivan.e getting ready to go over the river and through the woods for thanksgiving, you might want to get an early start. snow expected in the new york city area. the i-95 corridor and airports up and down the east coast could see big delays. plan accordingly, ladies and gentlemen. not good. >>> i hate this news. we just found out this morning for those of us traveling on wednesday, look out. also what's happening in the business world. ministers are set to gather on thursday for opec. some see oil prices dropping towards $60 a barrel if the group doesn't cut output. we been watching crude oil prices today and they've been under a little bit of pressure. wti down $76.23. and brent hovering at $80 a barrel. a new survey by market today says companies hiring investment plans are at their weakest level in five years which is really hard to get your head around. >> concerning every other survey says we're at the highest level in five years and everybody's more optimistic. >> and considering what

brian and shirleen. we have a jackknifed trail own i-95. it was southbound by the vine street expressway. that is all gone. we are dealing with the heavy delays from the betsy ross bridge down to the vine. northbound is backed up to the disabled vehicle to cottman. that too is out of the way. the travel times and speeds have not recovered in either direction. and approaching the schuylkill taking out of the right lane. near gladwyne there is a partial tractor-trailer blocking the right lane. if you are going by the 32n 32nd precinct watch out for a crash there. southbound on the brakes from broad street to the schuylkill expressway. maryland we have a crash. county line road is an alternate. smithville road getting you around the blockage in burlington county our friends using the waze app. there are speeds around 12 miles-an-hour. well check the messy situation in the next half-hour. >>> thank you, matt. they caught a serial burglar that targeted homes and got away from a pricey stash. rick williams is live in the newsroom with more on the suspect. hi, rick. >> that is right, shirleen, the suspect broke into six different homes in the new castle, delaware area.

dennis ross and marco rubio and elizabeth warren and deborah wasserman schultz if they got my letter memo asking for the study on phosphate? >> host: we will do that ensure do that ensure, and to brian lamb to brian lamb is well soaking up thank you very much. guess one of the things i'm looking forward to in the new congress is seeing who emerges as the dealmakers. with the new people that will be reaching across the aisle. some unlike tom coburn coming, who is very conservative ideas i'm working with democrats and the senator lankford going to -- i think senator manchin is one. he is obviously not new but with all of senators coming and it will be interesting to see where they fall. >> host: this is jenny beth barton from the tea partier cassation gives you a sense of pressure house and senate republicans will be facing from the right. let's watch. >> for republican leaders speaker john boehner in john boehner in the house and pursue majority leader to be mitch mcconnell in the senate i have two words. earned this. live up to your promises. repeal obamacare. use reconciliation to pass a bill repealing obamacare and put on the president's desk. let him veto it and draw a line in th