police say the 22 carlesha freeland-gaither had injuries but generally doing okay. her family stood with investigators to announce she was found safe after the violents abduction that was caught on surveillance cameras in germantown. detectives at the northwest division had been working for days on this, they collaborated with local authorities in maryland, as well as federal authorities. they released video from different angles and tips started coming in. her cousin said how grateful they were to the witness who saw carlesha freeland-gaither getting pushed into the vehicle. without that phone call there was no telling what happened. >> i'm glued there are good -- i'm glad there are good people out there. there's good people out there. we can't express our deepest appreciation for them. without her what would have happened. how long would it have gone on? >> reporter: so carlesha freeland-gaither back home safe in philadelphia this morning and again, even though police say her physical injuries were minor there was a lot of psychological trauma to deal with. kather

we have live team coverage of the rescue of carlesha freeland-gaither. >> accuweather is tracking raink at that green moving across the area. >> a local gross restore chain threatens to shut down before the end of year leaving hundreds without a job. >> let's go over to david murphy and karen rogers has traffic. good morning. >> reporter: accuweather said it was going to be wet this morning, and that's what we have on storm tracker 6 live double scan. we have some breaks in the action down in delaware, up in philadelphia of steady rain a darker shade of green extending back in lancaster and we have croal showing up, -- yellow showing up. looks like the system which is pretty large which will take all during the rush hour to get that main batch of rain in. on the other side of this we transition into spotty shower activity for the rest of the afternoon and by the evening there could steadier cells moving back into play. 50 degrees is your current temperature, up in allentown, 46 degrees. 51 in wilmington, 54 in sea isle city. as we head out the door to start the car, it will be cool. te

carlesha freeland-gaither was reunited with her family overnight. live team coverage of her rescue is coming up. >> a man in washington state accused of killing his live in girlfriend and posting photos of her body online is behind bars. we have that coming up. >> we're tracking rain through parts of the region. you could see downpours through the morning commute. >> it is 4:30 let's go over to david murphy and get the latest on accuweather and karen rogers is watching the rain-slicked roads. >> reporter: good morning, the rain has moved in as accuweather projected it would. there are breaks north of philadelphia where the green is showing up lighter, same thing along the coast. it's not as intense there. it's not super-steady rain in philadelphia. but steady enough to make the roads wet. a little bit of yellow beginning to pop up west of philadelphia in places like lang -- lancaster and harrisburg. looks like the morning rush hour will be wet. we'll transition into a period of the day later this morning and afternoon and evening we're into scattere

they found barnes and carlesha freeland-gaither inside the vehicle. is case is unraveling minute by minute. we are reaching out to talk to police commissioner ramsey to hear what he was saying the day after carlesha was found. we're also expecting to hear from the victim herself at some point this morning. stay with nbc10 and nbc10.com for updates. >>> it's 6:38, businesses in the poconos want you to know it's safe to return following the arrest of eric frein. pennsylvania senator bob casey will join leaders at a resort to promote the poconos as a go to place for shoppers and families. businesses were hurt for seven weeks while police searched for alleged cop killer eric frein. >> happening today, the future of atlantic city will be the topic of what's called a teach-in at richard stockton college. former casino workers will participate. >> announcer: now your nbc10 "first alert" weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> it's a dreary one. it will have san impact on your weekend. right now, allentown seeing steady rain and 47 degrees. it's 50 with lig

were relieved and thankful that carlesha freeland-gaither is back home safe.tion news" was at the hospital last night, as you can see the parents emerge after being reunited with their daughter in maryland after she was discovered. police say 22-year-old carlesha freeland-gaither was general doing okay, but she did have injuries not to mention the psychologic trauma involved. her family stood with investigators last night to announce that she was found safe in jessup, maryland after the violent abduction that was caught on surveillance green streets in germantown. police have been working with federal authorities to try to find her, her cows spoke to us saying -- her cousin spoke to us and they are overjoyed that shes safe. >> everybody came through, we worked as a team. >> family, all of us, you hope, you hope, you hope. but you don't know until you get her and make sure thshes okay. >> reporter: -- that she is okay. focus for the family is helping to begin to heal. >> meanwhile, the suspect is in custody in maryland. we're learning how the officer spotted hi

he grabsç 22-year-old carlesha freeland-gaither.she tries to fight him off but he gets her in the car. police believe they see the same man in surveillance video the next morning, monday, 6:00 a.m. in aberdeen, maryland. >> we're trying to get a facial recognition program working. >> reporter: police say this man's walk may help someone identify him. it's distinct, a slight limp, a kind of walk with toes pointed out. >> this guy is violent. the only hope he is that he hasn't harmed her and we get her back safely. there is a time element. the quicker we get information, possibly we can get her back, the better off you're going to be. >> reporter: the police say they have more leads, more clues. most of them coming from maryland but they are not ready to talk about it. the reward money is up to $47,000 for someone who gives them information to leads to an arrest. live in philadelphia, lu ann cahn, nbc 10 news. >>> carlesha's family spent hours meeting with the fbi and police. investigators asked them not to speak with the media. nbc 1

that's all we ask for. >> reporter: the safe return of 22-year-old carlesha freeland-gaither is the onlyabductor to hear. they hope carlesha is listening. >> all you have to do is get out, i've got you. just come home. just come home. i love you so much. >> reporter: at the scene today, nerves were frayed and emotions were running high. police clergy members showed up to offer their help. the nursing assistant who cared for cancer patients tried to escape her attacker seen in this surveillance video sunday night. her family describes her as tough. >> please, baby, just fight. fight. >> reporter: now earlier today carlesha's grandmother spoke openly about the fact that she suspects that one of carlesha's ex-boyfriends from maryland may be involved in this abduction. however, police have yet to comment on that. reporting live in germantown, rosemary conners, "nbc 10 news." >>> in the surveillance video of the abduction, you can see carlesha freeland-gaither putting up a fight as her family is telling her to continue to do. today we sought out a self-defense expert to watch the video and sh

his weekend drive that has lost a local community. >>> it is 4:14, carlesha freeland-gaither found alive. carlesha is back at home with her family after she left a hospital in maryland overnight. she's expected to talk to authorities later today. the man expected of abducting her off the street is under arrest. now the trail of evidence that led to that arrest began in north maryland monday night. a woman who noticed some broken glass and a bag of what appeared to be garbage in her driveway, she called police on tuesday after seeing the search for carlesha all over the television. fbi agents responded to her home. they examined that bag. according to sources they found a receipt from a supermarket inside. that led authorities to an acme. that's where you see surveillance of the suspect, delvin barnes inside that store. >> i was just about to get the recycling and i saw your vans out here and i thought what's going on. >> now, here's what happened after that video surfaced, authorities say a police officer in virginia saw the surveillance video of barnes and realized that that is the susp

new surveillance video released today of a person of interest in the abduction of 22-year-old carlesha freelandither, the video from a philadelphia supermarket is from hours before the crime happened. last night nbc 10 showed you this surveillance video, another angle of carlesha's abductor approaching her in germantown sunday night. earlier yesterday, investigators releasing this surveillance video of a person of interest using carlesha's bank card. that was monday morning at an atm in maryland. >> and the first surveillance video we got in this çcase, th abduction on camera, it's been three days since carlesha was taken from a germantown street. her whereabouts are still unknown. the fbi is putting up this billboard in hopes of finding the abducted woman. count on nbc 10 to chase down any new information about this still breaking news. >> our newsroom is bayeszy makimak -- busy making calls and following up on the tips. we have reporters and photographers at two key places in this investigation. let's begin with lu ann cahn. >> lu ann, what have you learned? >> it's a piece of video from a g

this is video we took overnight of carlesha freeland-gaither getting in a van in maryland and heading back to philadelphia. we have learned new information in the case just in the past few hours. >>> we are following breaking news out of old city where a gas line is on fire there. this is happening on 4th street. you can see the flame coming out of the ground there. authorities told us construction crews hit a gas line which ruptured causing the fire. no reports of any injuries. a live look right now at that construction site. you can the construction crews cleaning up and working to get that gas line under control. >>> now to the latest on the discovery of carlesha freeland-gaither, found alive in maryland three days after she was abducted from the germantown section of philadelphia. she's back home with her family. her relatives will hold a news conference this evening. the suspect, devlin barnes, is due in court this afternoon. they discovered them 113 miles away from philadelphia in jessup, maryland, where police took barnes into custody. charles ramsey is relieved carlesha's abdu

effort. >> the traffic camera -- >> you are listening to officers involved in the rescue of carlesha freeland-gaither, you heard detective james sloan there, he said he would not say something if he didn't believe. he delivered on the promise of bringing carlesha back to her family and her family is grateful for that today. >> detective sloan is resisting the badge the term hero, lots calling that detective and his partner a hero today. no doubt carlesha freeland-gaither's family is among them. lets switch live to chad pradelli, he is in maryland where the suspect delvin barnes was arraigned today via video conference. >> reporter: wearing an orange jump suit, and giving answers like yes, sir, and no, sir to the judge, delvin barnes was held without bond. soon they will arrive here and pick him up and take him back to maryland where he faced charges for another heinous kidnapping. he was arraigned via video, cameras were not allowed in the courtroom and he waived his right to an extradition hearing and now he sits in the detention center, now they have five days to pick him up and take him to

important ingredient in the process. >>> this is nbc 10 news. >>> back now to the search for carlesha freelandaither. here is what we know. philadelphia police are looking at video from inside an acme in northeast philadelphia. the video was taken sunday afternoon before carlesha was abducted in germantown sunday night. police say the man in this video and the abduction footage has a distinctive walk, his right foot faces outward. more on the search for carlesha coming up. >>> to this, should ray rice be allowed to play football? that's the question that an independent arbiter has to decide eight months after the running back was caught on camera punching his fiance at an atlantic city casino. jay gray. >> reporter: as rice and his wife are rushed in through a loading dock, the image this morning is much different than the one that brought him here. this is a snapshot of video of rice punching his fiance at the time. initially rice was suspended for two games but after the video was made public an outrage boiled over. the former pro bowl running back was banned indefinitely and cut by his team

philadelphia police say the man in those photos is a person of interest in the abduction of carlesha freeland-gaither. good evening, i'm renee fattah. aberdeen is an hour and 15 minutes from philly and two hours from the town of california, maryland. that's where carlesha graduated from high school. >> tonight we have a team of reporters covering this story from all angles. and we begin with nbc 10's deanna duvante live where carlesha's card was used. deanna, what can you tell us? >> reporter: just minutes ago, eight pictures released from the philadelphia police taken from inside the atm here at the pnc bank just off i-95 near in aberdeen. the images were taken of a man using that atm card. take a good look at the pictures you're about to see. there are three cameras, one that captured the man from above, one that captures him from the other side of the door, and then there are those images straight from the atm itself. his face right now appears to be clouded from some of the lights coming in, but take a look at the coat he's wearing, the hood, the quilting on the jacket may help somebody o

new leads. >> this chilling video at the center of a philadelphia abduction case, 22-year-old carlesha freeland-gaither taken against her will and forced into a car. >> carlesha's atm card was used at a stand alone bank in maryland. >> the card was used yesterday morning at this pnc bank, "action news" was there late this afternoon as fbi agents continue their investigation and investigators have surveillance video of the man that used the atm card and there are similarities to the mean seen taking carlesha, and we learned that carlesha has tied to maryland, she lived there with her grandmother, for four yours. >> she admitted she had concerns about some of her friends and she wants her back. >> please return her, we want her to be returned safely, we love her, we all love her. just return her to us, we are her family, she has a family here we need her. >> carlesha's mother spoke out making a heartfelt plea. >> just give her back please. >> the suspect photographed at the at m in maryland matches one of carlesha's former boyfriends and the person seen at the abduction. the reward went up signif

this morning, carlesha freeland-gaither out of the hospital. they see her going into a van there. the suspect is in federal custody. nbc10 has you covered. our team of reporters is working all night and all morning to give you an investigation into the suspect's criminal past. >>> we're also tracking rain into parts of our area, you can see on nbc10's "first alert" weather radar. it's going to be a wet day and it will start with the morning commute. we've got you covered, though, it's 5:30. good morning, i'm tracy davidson. >> and i'm chris cato. let's get to that forecast with meteorologist bill henley. you told us the rain is coming and it looks like it's sticking around, huh? >> yeah, for most of the commute. it will taper off this morning and this afternoon. later today, we're still looking at showers. right now, steady rain. light rain falling on delaware and center city. most of the area is getting that light rain. there are a few breaks in parts of south jersey and delaware. and a couple spots coming down in steadier, more moderate and showers in language caster county. and

>> carlesha freeland-gaither is now safe with her family tonight and we are hearing more from the heros that made that possible. meanwhile, the man accused of abducting her is waiting extradition to virginia where he is wanted for another heinous kidnapping and rape. until he is extradited he will remain in the baltimore county detention center but the virginia authorities have five days to pick him up and they could move him as early as tonight. reporter annie mccormick is outside of carlesha's mother's home but lets begin with sara bloomquist she just heard from the lead detective in this case. sara? >> reporter: detectives here are working to compile all the evidence, they will reinterview carlesha after she had time to rest and is feeling more comfortable. we heard from the lead investigator on this case and he described the moment he walked into carlesha's hospital room in maryland and saw her safe and sound for the very first time. >> entered the room and she was upset and i just told her i have been looking for you and she started crying and her mom hugged her and her father embr

that's the latest from police headquarters, nefertiti jaquez, nbc 10 news. >>> carlesha freeland-gaither family first saw the video tonight. >> rosemary connors live in germantown. what did the family tell you. >> reporter: jim and renee, the family is completely beside themself. their daughter, carlesha was on her way home, two blocks away from her house when this abduction happened. she had just been visiting relatives. while police are doing their investigation, the family, they're hitting the streets, they are posting these flyers, trees, poles, to make sure anybody who knows anything comes forward. late this afternoon, crime scene investigators returned to west coulter and greene streets to sweep up the last bit of evidence, the shattered glass from the window of the abductor's car. the victim's father and stepmother looked on. earlier we showed them the surveillance video they had been waiting to see all day, the struggle between 22-year-old carlesha freeland-gaither and her attacker. >> please, just, whoever, please bring her back home. that's all we want. just release her. we don

northwest this morning. >>> nbc10 continues as we track the movements of both delvin barnes and carlesha freeland-gaither. at 5:30, more reaction from carlesha's family in philadelphia. and at 5:45, a video time line of barnes' movement of alleged abduction. >>> we have new information on this story, the shooting of a student from delaware state university. both men face false cons appear and weapons charges. that shooting happened monday in an off-campus residence hall. police say neither attends the university. the victim is expected to recover from the injuries no word on why he was shot. >>> happening today, trenton's mayor will offer a progress report on his 100th day in office. mayor eric jackson will address city hall. jackson said it's important for citizens to be part of the process to design trenton's renewal. >>> also teachers in atlantic city will be the topic a teach-in at the galloway campus of the richard stofen college. casino workers will be part of that along with collegiate spirit experts on economic and other fields. >> announcer: now your nbc10 "first alert" weather with mete

theit s e that helped to find carlesha freeland-gaither were honored atwill bty hall. trubynored twobyme town heroes that saved a police quaicer during a car y vernon odom has morord >> reporter: this was the horrific scene in gray's ferry last weekend when a'trlice cla niser was t the sned and a broke out immediately, the off, hr marker tensyd didsad de, the wamor was stadqd and the flames were growing. along came a goday.not the 17-year-old first responder infrom wrigley park. >> i did whrk i had to do and what everybody else should have done if i wathat s't there. fi my hero. >> and honored was dante johnson, a gray's ferry reds thatadqrined chambers in theest r. towsaw joe running to the ca first. >> they also h was tred the de firb es and others inhnlluc in the carlesha freeland-gaither case, she was snatched off the streets in philadelphia only to be rescued in virginia day later. >> he shoul,0't havelven on the s was et but i'm glad they caug him and hopefully this time he remainslvhind bars for the rest of firss liford >> she came to visit and one neighbor was

carlesha freeland gaither found in maryland. >> george spencer is where carlesha will be taken and her family will have an emotional reunion, george. >> reporter: jacqueline, in the very latest information we have here at nbc 10 is that that family, a caravan of carlesha's family members should be arriving here at approximately 11:40 tonight. earlier in the evening hospital officials did confirm that carlesha is here. they're saying she is in, quote, good condition. and a little before midnight we're expecting what will be a joyful reunion in the emergency room where carlesha is being cared for here. we expect to watch the family roll in here, again, at about 11:40 tonight. we hope to bring that to you on nbc 10 news today tomorrow morning. that's the latest in columbia, maryland, i'm george spencer. nbc 10 news. merry christmas! thanks but this gift, it's kind of half-fast. what's wrong? we still have cable internet, so our uploads are half the speed of our downloads. so i'll be half-fast when i share my photos. and i'll do a half-fast job updating my blog. wait, is everything under t

carlesha freeland has been rescued. her abductor has been arrested. [ cheering and applause ] >> in maryland. to give you a bit of background, right from the night of the kidnapping philadelphia police department and the fbi have been working tirelessly to try to solve this case. with the help of the media and many, many citizens who called in tips, we were able to identify this individual, identify his car and track it into maryland. tonight we surveilled that vehicle in the area of jessop, maryland, and a task force from our baltimore fbi office consisting of u.s. marshals, atf agents and fbi agents located the car. when the subject exited the vehicle, he was apprehended and that's when ms. freeland was recovered. she's in good shape, has some injuries, but was taken to the hospital. she is talking to the agents. the subject's name is delven barnes, 37-year-old male. he's being currently held on a warrant based out of the charles city county, virginia, sheriff's office for attempted capital murder, assault, malicious

>>> breaking news this morning kidnapping victim carlesha freeland gaither is back home with her familiar willly in philadelphia returning home just moments ago. we are learning more about her alleged abductor. >>> "eyewitness news" first broke the story for you last night and we have been tracking new developments all night long. >>> "eyewitness news" reporter jane carabao joins us from north philadelphia where carlesha's family is breathing a huge sigh of relief, such great news, good morning. >>> erika and ukee good morning. joyous reunion underway for carlesha gaither a a inn her family. her family left philadelphia last night when they learn he had been found alive in maryland they met her where she was under going treatment for minor injuries. we are toll she will be back here to her mother a's house sometime later today. a as we look at this new rid ohio for us this morning this is a hot of carlesha and her family leaving that hospital in maryland, she was in good condition last night and since released. you can see them all leaving and heading back to philadelphia the man police s

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. >>> a family reunited after carlesha freeland-gaither was found alive in maryland last night, less than 72 hours after she was abducted off the streets in philadelphia. now carlesha is back in philadelphia this morning. she and her family left the hospital in columbia, maryland around 1:30 this morning. we've been getting updates on the story throughout the night. that includes new information about the alleged abductor delvin barnes in custody now. we also have news about how police tracked them down. it's fascinating. we have team coverage in philadelphia and maryland we start with nbc10's katy zachry, she's live right now. katy, what do we know? >> reporter: hi, chris. we're in north philadelphia where carlesha's mother lived we want to stay a good distance away from the family's home just to respect their privacy. of course, they have been through so much. we've been in touch with family members who told us when carlesha arrived back here in philadelphia. she will come here to be reunited with so many relatives. let's show you her picture that's been posted on our website and ai

the victim, carlesha freeland-gaither was rescued wednesday night by police in maryland.d inside delvin barnes's car. police say they have a confession from the 37-year-old. this is not the first time he's done something like this. listen to barnes closest friend who says he is stunned by the charges. >> we used to chill and hang out. he's a good guy. he is always looking to help somebody. always looking to bend over backwards. i don't believe it. >> so who is delvin barnes? jean casarez takes a look. >> reporter: federal charges have been brought by delvin barnes in the abduction and kidnapping of carlesha freeland-gaither and transporting her across the state lines of maryland. this was brought in the district of pennsylvania. while this was happening, barnes waived extradition to come back here to virginia where he lives to face local charges of attempted capital murder. in a strange irony and twist of fate, this local case may have helped save the life of carlesha freeland-gaither. it was a month ago that a young 16-year-old local girl walking along the streets and th

happy to be back home and happy to be safe. >> reporter: back in philadelphia safe and sound, carlesha freeland-gaither rescued in maryland nearly 72 hours after being abducted from a german town street. >> carlesha wants to thank everybody for your support and to have her home safely home with her family is all that matters. >> last night her parents left this maryland hospital after being reunited with their daughter, they have been pleading for her safe return and owner neighbors that don't know her personally wanted her safe return. >> joyful for her return and grateful to the tips from police. >> starting with a 911 call from a witness who watched as she was forced into a car on coulter street. >> i can't express my gratitude to you, what you did is beyond hero, that one call, there is nothing to be upset about, you did more because she is home. >> her cousin also said it could be sometime before carlesha is able to talk about what happened over the last several days but this evening at 6:00 family members of carlesha, her parents and siblings and other relatives will be here to talk about

it's unclear when he'll face federal charges for allegedly kidnapping carlesha freeland-gaither, who is resting in philadelphia tonight. >> nbc 10's christine maddela is live outside carlesha's family's home. what is the latest from there this afternoon? >> reporter: philadelphia police officers have been in and out of the family home all afternoon today, and at 3:30, we saw two more officers go inside and they're still there. >> there were a lot of factors that we were worried about and everything turned out well. >> reporter: philadelphia police inspector james kelly visited with carlesha's family this afternoon. carlesha is not at the home. she's somewhere else resting with other relatives. >> overall she's in good physical condition. very upset. emotionally she's very upset, obviously. so, but she's doing well overall. from what i understand from the family. she just needs some time and space to heal. >> reporter: carlesha's family made several pleas to the public while she was missing asking for help finding the abducted woman. now that she's been found, they're taking a break fr

now, we are staying in close contact with the family of carlesha freeland-gaither. they tell us she was raised in maryland, and some of her relatives worry that her abductor could be a former boyfriend. you'll hear from her family coming up at 5:00. reporting live outside police headquarters, katy zachry, nbc 10 news. >>> 4:33 now and on to "decision 2014." you are waking up this morning to a political power shift both here at home and across the country. for the first time since 2006, republicans control both houses of congress. a live picture here of capitol hill in washington, d.c., this morning. overnight, the gop took back control of the senate with a series of victories in seven swing states. you see the balance of power there. and this is the new senate majority leader, republican mitch mcconnell. he turned back his democratic opponent in kentucky to win re-election. the gop is also expected to pad its majority in the house to near historic levels. now, here at home, pennsylvania will have a new governor. democrat tom wolf defeated incumbent republican tom co

carlesha freeland-gaither was abducted in germantown on sunday night. used their search in aberdeen, maryland. they believe that this man caught on surveillance video is the same person who used freeland-gaither's atm card a short time later. nbc 10's katy zachry is live at philadelphia police headquarters with more on the investigation. katy? >> reporter: tracy, a few minutes ago, carlesha's grandmother told me the family has got no new information overnight. i talked with northwest detectives recently. they told me they're waiting on investigators in maryland to deliver new information. what we do have this morning is new video of the victim being abducted as well as a new picture of the suspect. carlesha freeland-gaither was last seen on a philadelphia street corner walking home sunday night. here is video of the moment before she was abducted. it shows the suspect approach her. look closely and you see him reach out for her hand. but when the victim tries to get around him, he lunges and grabs her. another camera picks up the pair struggling down the

carlesha freeland-gaither was abducted in germantown on sunday night.ow, this morning, we have new video of the moment that the suspect approached the young woman in germantown. nbc 10's katy zachry is live at police headquarters with that. katy? >> reporter: hi, chris. that's right, we have new video from that street corner in germantown, where the suspect approached the victim, 22-year-old carlesha freeland-gaither. take a look at your screen. here it is. the video captured comes from sunday night, moments before the 22-year-old nursing aide was abducted. it shows the exact moment when the suspect approached freeland-gaither. look closely. you see him reach out for her hand, but when the victim tries to get around him, he lunges and grabs her. another camera picks up the pair struggling down the block moments before freeland-gaither is forced into the suspect's car and driven off. now, hours after the abduction, the victim's bank card was used in maryland. nbc 10 followed investigators down there yesterday. we have pictures of the man using her bank c

agent whose work was critical to the recovery of that abducted 22-year-old nurse's assistant carlesha freeland gaither, the philadelphia woman now recovering from the ordeal and her abductor locked up in virginia. andrea mccarren shares the story of another strong woman whose investigative work helped lead to carlesha's recovery. >> reporter: atf agent alicia morolla confirmed a gps device was placed in a car bought by devlen barnes. one hour after she shared that information with agents in baltimore, he was under arrest. the surveillance video was terrifying, the abduct of carlesha freeland gaither caught on tape. >> it put a pit in the bottom of my stomach because i have seen cases like that before where the recovery is not a pleasant one. >> reporter: atf was among several police agencies scrambling to find carlesha alive. the richmond office already had a strong lead. devlen barnes was the prime suspect in the october 1st abduction, rape and attempted murder of a 16-year-old girl. >> in law enforcement you often see the worst. >> reporter: barnes' questionable credit history prompted the d

this is surveillance video of a person of interest at an acme in northeast philadelphia hours carlesha freeland-gaither was abducted in german town, police want to you notice the man's gait, they hope that will happen someone identify him. david ry is live in philadelphia and waltder perez is live in delaware. what is the latest from police. >> reporter: jim, philadelphia police here and the fbi feel like they are closing in on this guy, but they don't have him yet. more important they are hoping to find carlesha. >> she is a sweet little girl and doesn't deserve this. >> carlesha's family returned to the scene of the abduction still holding out hope she will be returned safe and sound. they made a small sidewalk shrine and police released this new video of a possible suspect. he was seen at an acme supermarket about eight hours before carlesha disappeared. there is a shot of his face but police want to you see the way he walks, he has a distinctive gait, and police hope it rings a bell with someone. >> if you know how someone walks, that say great indication and we need to know. >> this man wa

>>> carlesha freeland has been rescued, and her abductor has been arrested. >> found alive, and the woman snatched from a germantown street is rescued after a day's long search that spanned three states. tonight, a promise kept. >> he said no i'm bringing your daughter home and he brought my baby home. >> family and community relieved. and, the kind of happy ending that is so rare, it is in crimes like this. it is wednesday night and the big story on "action news" is breaking news, the rescue of carlesha freeland gaither. >> the community is breathing a a sigh of relief for a woman whose life was disrupted by a kidnapper's ban intentions. tonight, we have a complete break down of who found her, how they found her and the suspect, delven barnes who has a history of crime and awaiting federal charges. >> from the abduction scene to the hospital where car leash ace being treated tonight in maryland, a team of "action news" reporters is covering this story from all angles. our sharrie williams beginning our live breaking news coverage at northwest detectives who began this investigation, shar

alive and safe. >> carlesha freeland has been rescued. her abductor has been arrested. >> reporter: the best possible news for a family and community on edge for three days now. >> i was elated. i was just very happy they found my granddaughter alive. >> reporter: 22-year-old carlesha freeland gaither was kidnapped, grabbed off the streets of philadelphia sunday night. captured on surveillance video, it was the video and surveillance cameras at a bank and grocery store that led police to the suspect, 37-year-old delven barnes. >> with the help of the media and many, many citizens who called in tips, we were able to identify this individual, identify his car, and track it into maryland. >> reporter: where atf agents acting on information from the fbi, u.s. marshals, state and local police found barnes' vehicle with both he and his victim inside. >> luck was in our favor and we were able to get here before they were able to leave the scene and that she's now some place safe with her family. >> reporter: barnes is in fbi custody this morning

>>> carlesha freeland has been rescued. her abductor has been arrested. >> a kidnapping ordeal ends. authorities locate a philadelphia woman who was snatched off the street sunday. >> i'm taking my baby home. thank you. >>> republicans' big victory on election night is setting up a capital showdown between the gop and president obama. >> congress will pass some bills i cannot sign. i'm pretty sure i'll take some action that some in congress will not like. >>> and new guidelines for parents on keeping young children safe in car booster seats. captioning funded by cbs >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for thursday, november 6th, 2014. good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. this morning a woman who was kidnapped off a philadelphia street is safe and reunited with her family. and the man seen grabbing her on surveillance video sunday night is under arrest. last night carlesha freeland-gaither's family left a maryland hospital where she was treated for unspecified injuries. she's said to be in good condition.

police right now looking for 22-year-old carlesha freeland-gaither. trying to figure out who abducted her. >>> also -- >> fighting for their futures. local casino workers taking their message to city hall. the answers they got that may not change their outlook. glenn "hurricane" schwartz. >>> well, my outlook is i'm tracking a warmup, plus, more rain and that's not all. get details on a week changes in my nbc 10 first alert seven-day forecast. >>> coming up at 5:00, work stopped on this three-mile long sea wall that's supposed to protect several jersey shore towns. why history is getting in the way of progress. just like an interception, i bet you didn't see this one coming. up your game with a new fritos chili pizza. a large for $12 dollars. add a mega chocolate chip cookie for just $5 dollars more. better ingredients. better pizza. better football. papa john's. >>> nbc 10 breaking news. >>> a kidnapping happening right before your eyes right there. it's a crime caught on tape that has a tearful father putting up posters of his missing daughter. poli

. >>> other news tonight, for ture three days, carlesha freeland-gaither undoubtedly feared she would not make it home alive. but detectives crack her case and bring her home alive. sharrie williams has the latest. >> reporter: so dramatic, the detective is james sloan and he never gave up hope he could get carlesha back, he is a 22 year vet and he was humble today talking to the media on a case that became known around the nation, surrounded by his fellow detectives, sloan thanked everyone that helped out in this investigation, detective sloan was seen last night hugging carlesha's mother just hours after the 12e-year-old was rescued in maryland. sloan promised the mom he would get carlesha back and he felt good that he made good on that promise. he described what it was like when he called with the great news. >> she answered the phone and she sounded all gloomy, i said why do you sound so gloomy, and she said why? and i said we found your sister and she is safe and her mother got on the phone and i said your daughter is home and safe. >> he travelled to carlesha at the hop and it w

. >> new tonight, there's a $10,000 reward in the case of carlesha freeland-gatiher. >> and we talk to her mother who made an emotional plea for her return. >> reporter: well, police tell us they have gotten a lot of tips and leads but so far nothing has panned out. they tell us tonight they believe her attacker was a stranger, and we are told the state police and fbi are now on the case. >> just give me back my baby, please. just let her go. >> a mother begs for her daughter to be returned safely. >> just let her go! just let her go! >> her tearful plea comes after her little girl, 22-year-old carlesha freeland-gaither kidnapped her off the street. >> whoever it was waited for her. >> it happened just before 10:00 sunday night. this surveillance video shows a man parking his gray or silver four-door sedan, believed to be a ford taurus. he gets out of the car and crosses the street but trails. she appears to try to get away from the street but struggles. at one point she falls to the ground to resist the man but he quickly grabbed her and threw her to the car. this nearby witness heard

carlesha freeland-gaither was found inside delvin barnes' car.ssion from the 39-year-old suspect. this is not the first time he has done something like this. listen to his closest friend who says he is stunned. >> we used to chill, hang out. he is a good guy. he is always looking to help somebody. to bend over backwards. he will give the shirt off his back. i don't believe it. >> delvin barnes. what do we know about his past? jean casarez takes a closer look. >> reporter: federal charges brought against barnes over the kidnapping of carlesha freeland-gaither. this was brought in the eastern district of pennsylvania. while this is all happening, barnes waived extradition to come back to virginia to face local charges of attempted capital murder. in a strange irony and twist of fate, this local case may have helped save the life of carlesha. it was a month ago that a 16-year-old local girl walking along the streets and they say barnes kidnapped her, hit her way shovel and put her in the trunk of her car transporting her to the home. she was assault

carlesha freeland-gaither rescued in maryland. her abductor taken into custody. >> she is still shaken up. it is a tough time. a tough time for us. for her. >> reporter: the detective says the family needs time to heal but she did all the right things to stay alive. >> she is a very resilient and tough young woman and she was smart in what she was doing. >> reporter: she knows everyone was on the look out for her. >> that is all she kept saying, thank you, thank you. >> investigators say a gps tracking device on the suspect's car was key in finding the suspect and carlesha freeland-gaither. the device was put there by the dealership because he had good credit. >>> crews are searching for an f-16 fighter jet that crashed on a routine training mission. it was flying over the gulf of mexico this morning when officials in florida said they lost contact with the pilot. so far no wreckage has been found. they are 64ing the gulf 57 miles south -- scouring the gulf 57 miles south. >>> a new round of stimulus. the dow rose 69 points. nasda

carlesha freeland has been rescued.er abductor has been arrested. >> "eyewitness news" broke the story of her rescue. now, the story behind the resc rescue. the man police call a predator and exclusive new video of the gaither family preparing for happy homecoming. >> she was crying and she just was asking for me. told me she love me. she miss me. come get her. >> what did you say to her? i'm going to get my daughter. >> good evening, i'm chris may. >> i'm jessica dean much this story and the ending many hoped for is making national headlines tonight. carlesha freeland faith they are was found tonight at a house in jessup maryland. that southwest of ab beer dean maryland where the suspect was spotted on surveillance video yo using her atm card. we have team three coverage in two states tonight. it begins with investigative reporter walt hunter who broke this story on "eyewitness news" at 6:00 and walt, you have new information right now. >> reporter: that's right, jess a little before 6:30 tonight, the car bearing polic

. >> reporter: police immediately made the connection with carlesha freeland gaither. agents showed up to this parking lot for another crime. >> we weren't able to develop a suspect.

federal agents arrested him there while rescuing his allege victim, carlesha freeland-gaither. barnes confessed to the kidnapping and he said he did not know her, it was random as we have been saying. as for carlesha, she is resting with her family at an undisclosed location. virginia authorities then called the car dealership where barnes purchased the car and used the gps installed on the car to track barnes to maryland. before facing justice in philadelphia, delvin barnes will face a sexual assault charge in philadelphia where he is accused of aattacking a 16-year-old girl. her mother was asked about barnes and we blurred out her face to protect the victim's identity. >> i just want to kill him. just want to kill him. the burns of her skin. my daughter didn't look like herself. it was devastating to watch. all i have to say to him is god bless him. he didn't succeed and i hope you [ bleep ]. >> barns hit a teenage girl with a shovel, drove her to his house and sexually assaulted her and then poured gasoline and bleach on her. the girl is still in the hospital recovering. nbc

she's 22-year-old carlesha freeland-gaither. her grandfather tells me that she doesn't hang out with unsavory characters and cannot understand why this happened to her. it was about 9:40 last night, a witness tells us he saw carlesha struggling with a man on the 100 block of west coulter street. eventually the man got her into the backseat of his vehicle and the glass shattered into pieces on the street. just minutes ago i spoke with carlesha's father. he is out here right now posting flyers on utility poles desperately hoping that someone has seen her. >> if anybody knows anything, please, just bring my daughter home, that's all i'm asking. whatever you need, whatever you want, i'll give it to you. just bring my daughter home. >> reporter: and carlesha freeland-gaither is about 5'3" last seen wearing a light blue jean jacket, a gray and white sweater, blue jeans, and tan/green shoes. as we look live here on coulter street, you can see one of those flyers that that father posted, and police are searching for a silver four-door t

unclear when he'll face charges in the case involving carlesha freeland-gaither. she's back home with her family today in philadelphia. >> she's in good physical condition. she's very upset, emotionally she's very upset obviously. she's doing well overall from what i understand from the family. she just needs some time and space to heal. >> barnes has a long and violent criminal history serving eight years in prison for a 2005 assault on his estranged wife in philadelphia. now just within the last half hour the detective who promised the victim's mother he would bring her daughter home spoke to reporters. >> and as you saw nbc 10 was there and nbc 10's keith jones was monitoring that news conference. >> keith joins us from the digital operations center. keith, what did the detective have to say? >> jim sloan says this was a terrible ordeal wideal for the the family, and is glade could bring carlesha back home. the victim's mother gave him a big hug, thanked him for fulf l fulfilling his promise to bring her daughter home. today sloan said there was a big hero in t

going get my baby. >> the words of a mother after learning learning her daughter 22 year old carlesha freeland gaither had been found safe. >> she told me to come get her. she loves me and come get her. >> reporter: carlesha was after 5:00 in jessup maryland still in a car in the company of 37 year old dell von barnes who police now say kidnapped her off the street sunday night. fbi and atf agents police and u.s. marshals moved in to rescue carlesha and arrest barnes. >> they were able to sit down and take down the individual and safely rescue hershey's in good shape. has some injuries. but is being -- was taken to the hospital. she is talking to the agents. >> reporter: the rescue and arrest brought an toned a 70 hour ordeal for the young woman who was snatched off the street in germantown sunday night. >> i do want to tell him. i'm not mad at you, baby, because god got this. that's who you got to answer to. >> he's a thug and this is what he does apparently. >> police credited detectives, fbi and the public for tips after the violent abduction was caught on tape wednesday the fbi and police

. >> carlesha freeland gaiter left a hospital overnight.he man is in police custody. >> investigators towed the car away from the parking lot they were found. it was kicked out by her during the kidnapping. we have the details on how investigators tracked him down. >> reporter: found alive. >> tonight the fbi and the philadelphia police department have great news. that carlesha freeland has been rescued. >> reporter: after being abducted just blocks from her home, the search is finally over. >> yeah, i'm sitting in my kitchen in front of me. and told me i'm bringing your daughter home. i said, all right, he said, no, i'm bringing your daughter home. and he brought my baby home. >> reporter: the fbi had video of this man, caught on a surveillance camera in philadelphia the same day she was abducted. of particular interest, the walk. they hoped that someone would recognize him. she was forced into a car on sunday. that was caught by a nearby surveillance system. in just 30 seconds, she was gone. and eight hours later, more footage, from a mar

carlesha freeland-gaither is out of the hospital. kidnapper is behind bars this morning. the developments come as much-needed relief to her family. >> she was very upset. she was crying. she just was asking for me. tell me she loved me. >> what did you say to her? >> i'm going to get my daughter. >> he is a vicious predator. he is off the streets and hopefully he will be in jail for the rest of his life. that's the only thing he deserves. >> how did police track the pair down? cnn's jean casarez has the latest. >> reporter: police made the announcement after 7:00 last night that carlesha freeland-gaither has been found alive. she was found in jessup, maryland. police say she was in the car of her abductor pulled over to the side of the road. they located him because they were able to locate his vehicle. they moved in and apprehend him and rescued her. she was taken to the hospital with minor injuries, police say. they began to question her. they will find out more in the upcoming days. they believe this is a stranger abduction. now i

carlesha freeland-gaither was with him when he was captured in virginia and he has admitted to abducting. he is also facing charges in virginia where a 16-year-old broke free while he allegedly was digging her grave. >>> abc news's karen travers is joining us now with details. >> reporter: good afternoon rick, president obama called this announcement with china a major mile stone, the u.s. has outlined goals to reduce carbon emissions by 2020 and this plan will go five years beyond that. president obama says it's ambitious but achievable. president obama and the chinese president raised a glass and toasted their two nation's agreement being called an environmental break through. >> it shows what is possible when we work together on a global challenge. >> china is the world's worst polluter, and the u.s. comes in second, they count for one-third of all carbon emissions worldwide but the two nations announced a step forward for combatting greenhouse gas emissions. >> the united states has set a new goal by reducing it 26 to 28% by the year 2025. >> administration officials say that the u.s