. >> the mystery over the whereabouts of 11-year-old celina cass now over after divers discovered her body near a dam. now this community and of course her family wants answers. will today's autopsy yield any clues? straight ahead i'll speak with celina's father and ask him what he thinks happened to his little girl. introducing purifying facial cleanser from neutrogena® naturals. developed with dermatologists... it's clinically proven to remove 99% of dirt and toxins and purify pores. and with natural willowbark it contains no dyes, parabens or harsh sulfates. dirt and toxins do a vanishing act and my skin feels pure and healthy. [ female announcer ] new purifying facial cleanser from the new line of neutrogena naturals. >>> a heart breaking end to the search for a missing 11-year-old. we have been following the search for celina cass who disappeared from her bedroom a week ago yesterday. there was some hope, of course, this celina would be found safe until yesterday when a body was found in a river about a quart over a mile from her home, and news no one wanted to hear came not too

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investiga investigators look forrer celina cass have found a female body near a hydraulic dam a quarter mile from her home, and the body has not been identified yet which comes right after her father was taken to the hospital this morning. we have this video which says that he was acting strange outside of the home and face down on the pavement and falling to his knees and he has a history of schizophrenia, but not named a suspect in the case. michelle franzen joins me live by phone at stewartsville, and again, we are looking at the video, and this man is not a person of interest, but people in and around the area see this strange behavior and wonder what is going on there? >> well, that is right, tamron. we were there across the street from the home this morning when we spotted this behavior, and the behavior that you are seeing on camera. a short time later, he was on the porch, and ambulance came, and paramedics had come to check him out and we don't know for what medical condition, but we do know that wendel noyes was taken to the hospital by ambulance and her mother joined him on t

a grisly discovery. 11-year-old celina cass is found dead in a river near her home. the latete revelations in a case that's broken the heart of a small new hampshire town. >>>>plus, blaze of glory. bon jovi turns 50. middle age has not slowed down this rock star. ♪ you give love ♪ a bad name he just finished the highest grossing concert tour of the year and now he's on a personal campaign to give back to the poor. >>> good evening, i'm terry moran. there was high political drama for high stakes tonight under that grand old dome back there. a battle to the wire over the national debt and a scene of stirring courage and patriotism as congresswoman gabrielle giffords, still recovering from a gunshot wound to the head she suffered in january, stunned her colleagues, casting a vote to help end the crisis. for a moment, just a moment, she brought divided washington together. it was a moment that almost redeemed this whole political fiasco. [ applause ] on the floor of the house of representatives, which for weeks has been a well of bitterness and rancor, there she was, a t

divers searched a pond yesterday for clues to the disappearance of 11-year-old celina cass.aded for the girl's return. he was in the hospital when she disappeared. >> if she hears me now, tell her daddy's okay now, i'm getting much better, i'm recovering from the hospital. so whenever you're ready to come home, daddy will be here for you, waiting for you. whoever else can give are in charge, state troopers o and warrant police station, any of the officers, be grateful, my appreciation. >> the fbi is offering a $25,000 reward for information in the case and a community member has added another $5,000. >>> he may be the fbi's most elusive fugitive, but now the law enforcrcent agency says it has a promising new lead in the d.b. cooper mystery. he was the only person to ever hijack a plane and never be caught. he parachuted from a commercial jet somewhere over the northwest, taking with him $200,000 in ransom money. the fbi is not saying what this new clue is just yet but the agency says it is the best lead that it's had d decades. a bizarre case there. >> it t a fascinating mys

>>> where is celina cass? last week, then her parents say she mysteriously vanished. >>> jailed on espionage, could be coming home soon. their trial is over and the verdict could come at any time on this "american morning." >>> good morning to you. it is monday, august 1st. welcome to "american morning." after weeks of wrangling a deal to pull the u.s. back from a brink from a financial catastrophe, last night, president obama announced that after intense negotiations, an agreement to raise the debt ceiling in exchange for massive spending cuts. >> here is more of what the deal looks like, increases the debt ceiling up to $2.4 trillion, enough to get us through 2012. it also includes $917 billion in immediate spending cuts. >> and reserves the republicans bottom line, no tax increases. it also has a new bipartisan committee to recommend additional cuts by the end of the deal. the president made clear it was the growing outrage in this country that finally moved washington. >> ultimately, the leaders of both pa

divers searched a pond for clues of the disappearance of celina cass. her father pleaded for the girl's return, he was in hospital when she disappeared. >> i can't believe that she's walked off. i can't believevthat somebody has had to kidnapped her. it's the only thing that i can see that happened. she's not the type to o st walk off from somewhere. >> the fbi is now offering a $25,000 reward for information in the case. community member has added another $5,000. >>> investigators from the ntsb are trying to figure out what caused a horrific plane crash in guyana, the pictures show what those terrifying momenen must have been like. as a caribbean airline plane skidded off the runway. miraculously, all 163 people onboard survived. only 30 people were injured. they mostly suffered broken hands, ankles and minor head injuries. >>> president obama is calling a weekend assault by government forces in syria horrifying. at least 75 people were killed in one of the bloodiest days since the uprising began last march. one eyewitness said, many more are likely de

and they're going to be focusing on the area where celina cass was last seen.t was at her home here in west stewartstown. crime scene tape now marks that area off. the family is not there. in the meantime, no one is being called suspects at this time. and the town is certainly saddened by this. they have shifted gears to mourning the loss of this 11-year-old girl. thomas? >> nbc's michelle franzen. thanks so much. we'll talk more now about the investigation, the ongoing and criminal investigation. for that i want to bring in nbc analyst and fbi profiler clint. clint, knowing what we have heard so far, the limited details of this case, what are your instincts telling you? >> one of the first things investigators has to do is clear anybody who was close to the victim. in essence, who was living in the house with her at the time. one of the people they're looking at, no matter what we call him, her stepfather, whose behavior appears somewhat bizarre. seven years ago he was charged with assaulting a girlfriend. he's been diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic. you take t

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we have new information about the death of celina cass.lts of her autopsy were inconclusive. >> that's right. >> so what does that indicate? does that say there was no trauma or injury to the body? >> well, i think at this point investigators are still moving forward as if a crime had taken place but they don't have evidence to say this was homicide or accidental. so they will wait for the toxicology reports to come back. it takes four to six weeks. it's a process that takes a little bit longer to be able to say this is exactly how she died and this is what they're looking for. of course the investigation continues. they'll continue to collect evidence, conduct interviews, figure out exactly those final moments right before she died and how she got to that point a quarter mile from her house away from her family and friends. the fortunately today she goes on in our hearts and minds as we remember celina. >> michelle siona, thanks for your time. >> have a good day. >> you too. >>> a girl rescued from a dire situation. police and the bomb sq

across the river from celina cass's hometown.rea divers discovered her body early this week. it's a tranquil place here but certainly not the crime scene itself. that's what divers and crime scene units have been investigating the last few days, collecting the evidence that they need in addition to waiting for more information from the autopsy result. in the meantime, the communities here are saddened and both angered trying to figure out what happened to celina and how she met this unfortunate and untimely death at 11 years of age. her mother and stepfather have not been speaking publicly. they have been working with investigators. they are frustrated and they are also waiting for word. >> there's a lot of frustration. there are still answers unsolved or unanswered. the more answers we can get the better off we are to settling down and getting our thoughts back together and trying to go on with our lives. >> and the communities here are almost like sister communities separated by the connecticut river here. and this weekend they

adam sexton of wmur has the latest. >> reporter: late monday evening divers recovered the body of celina cassiver in stewartstown not far fromomer house, bringing the nearly week long search to an end. >> we have brought celina home. not the way we wanted to bring her home. >> reporter: investigators say divers found the body as part of a routine underwater search. while they will not go into detail, they say what they discovered has turned this case into a criminal investigation. >> based on what we have seen visually, we are treating it as suspicious. >> reporter: in west stewartstown, friends and neighbors gathered for a vigil as many of them have nearly every night since celina's disappearance. >> t ts is not the outcome we wanted. >> reporter: after holding out hope for seven days, classmates say they will miss her. >> she was very nice. she was helpful. and -- she helped everyone during class. never mean, never a bully. >> reporter: they wrote messages on balloons and then let them go into the night sky. >> we'll always be there for each other. even if you're not family we come together

a fox news alert police in new hampshire are awaiting autopsy results on 11-year-old celina cass.ers recovered the girl's body near a connecticut dam yesterday a quarter mile from her home. the police are calling the death suspicious. david lee miller live in the new york city newsroom with more. >> reporter: yesterday morning at about the same time celina's body was discovered by divers. her step far it was taken away by an ambulance after lying down in his driveway. according to published reports, he has a troubled past. he has an arrest record for criminal trespass and violating a restraining order obtained by an ex- girlfriend. a judge ruled he was incompetent to stand trial saying he posed a serious likelihood of danger to himself and others. authorities say they have no suspects and have not identified anyone as a person of interest in the case. investigators continue to coat area near the connecticut river where the girl's body was found. >> a determination on where they are body was eventually put in the river, we are trying to do that. now that we located her body we are

the death of celina cass is considered suspicious. >>> in syria yesterday, government forces pressedth a deadly crackdown on protesters. a human rights group says 24 people died. the latest victims of president assad's attempt to quash an uprising now in its fifth month. >>> a rare sight in russia. a powerful tornado touched down in the eastern part of the country. one person was killed. 28 others were injured. >>> and a nasa probe is giving the first close-up look of an asteroid about 117 million miles from earth. scientists believe it grew from a clump of gas and dust left over after the formation some four and a half billion years ago. >>> the dow opens at 12,132 after losing ten points yesterday. the s&p was down five. the nasdaq, fell 11. taking a look at overseas trading this morning. in tokyo the nikkei stumbled to a 120 point loss, while in hong kong the hang seng dropped 241. >>> just how long will the debt ceiling deal last on wall street? not very long. the dow started up 140 points as investors welcomed washington's agreement to raise the debt ceiling. by the closing bell

. >>> in new hampshire, an autopsy is planned today for 11-year-old celina cass, whose body was found yesterday. it was discovered in a river less than a mile from her home, not far from the canadian border. celina had vanished from her bedroom on july 25th. it remains a mystery. police say there was no sign of struggle or any indication that she ran away. >>> casey anthony has been ordered to report for probation in florida. anthony hasn't been seen since her release from jail following her acquittal in the murder of her daughter. but an orlando judge says anthony must report to a probation officer for her conviction last year of writing bad checks. anthony's lawyers may challenge the judge's order. >>> a deadly salmonella outbreak is being blamed on tainted ground turkey meat. since march, one person has died, 76 others sickened in 26 states. michigan and ohio had the largest number of cases with 10 each. all the cases involved the same strain of the disease. so far no recall has been ordered. >>> coming up on the "morning news" on this tuesday, ford recalls more than 1 million pick

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. >>> in new hampshire, the outcome no one wanted in the disappearance of 11-year-old celina cass. the girl's body was pulled from a river near her family's home yesterday. an autopsy will be done today to try and determine the reason for her death. meanwhile, investigators plan to interview everyone in town and focus on vehicles in the area. cass disappeared virtually without a trace last monday night. >>> the world may get a glimpse of casey anthony for the first time since she was acquitted and released for the murder of her 2-year-old daughter. a florida judge wants her to serve a year of probation in orlando on a check fraud conviction. he says the probation was not supposed to take place while anthony awaited trial. but after. anthony's attorneys are trying to fight it. >>> many more than a dozen states are still roasting under blistering heat from iowa to texas and over to florida. >> there is no relief in sight for the southern plains. tulsa, oklahoma, hit a record 110 degrees yesterday and dallas heats up to 108 today. that will make 32 straight days of triple-digit temper

new information as we await a toxicology report in the suspicious death of 11-year-old celina cass. ry clean a vanishe cass. celina vanished last week and they discovered her body a quarter of a mile from her home. we want to speak with dr. michael bad even, a forrencence i can expert and fox news court reporter. the autopsy failed to show the cause of death. and they are waiting for the toxicology report. what does that tell you? >> the first thing that has to be determined whenever a body is found in water, was the body alive or dead when it went into the water? so the fact that the official report doesn't mention drowning as a cause of death would indicate that the information appears to show that celina was dead before she went into the water. the cause of death has to be determined from various injuries on the body, and the problem with bodies in water is that they strike objects, like floating debris, boating will strike the body, propellers, and fish and other animal activity. so the medical examiner has to distinguish any injuries on the body between postmortem, before death

one wanted to hear. >> it's with sadness that i report earlier today we discovered the body of celina cassy to determine how she died. as you said, a very sad story. >> indeed, it is. abc's ron claiborne, thank you for it. >>> and now here's diane sawyer with a preview of tonight's "world news." diane? >> so hello to you on this tuesday morning after the big monday night, josh. the presidential candidates have been talking about creating american jobs, so we have something new tonight. what is on the labels of what they sell on their campaign swing? they were surprised by what we found. hear their promises to switch tonight on "world news." >> you bet we will. that is the news at some six past the hour. george and robin. >> all right. we know that lara is enjoying some vacation time, but the pop news heat index, no vacation for that, and bianna golodryga is taking one for the team again. >> there we go. >> let's go. >> robin and josh, you know, that 24 hours to recover, george, i know things get ugly in washington, brace yourself but here we go. you know it's a hot morning when jennifer lo

. >>> there could be new clues into the disappearance and death of 11-year-old celina cass. k was taken from the family's new hampshire home yesterday and authorities armed with warrants also re-entered the home seeking additional evidence. celina disappeared ten days ago. and as we reported, her body was recovered from a river near her home on monday. >>> police in australia are trying to unravel details behind an elaborate bomb hoax involving a teenaged girl. when they arrived at the girl's home they found what looked to be an explosive device tied around her neck. a note was attached to the bomb leaving instructions for her well to do family but the bomb turned out to be a dud leaving lots of unanswered questions. >> the family are at a loss to explain this. but again, you would hardly think that someone would go to this much trouble if there wasn't a motivivbehind it. what that motive is, as i've indicated, we are still not aware. >> the teen is doing well after she was freed and reunited with her parents. they had been kept out of the house by the police during the ordea

alisyn: search teams are stepping up their search tfor celina cass, and they are offering a reward forers searched a pond for any sign of her and the pond is located less than a mile from her home and searchers that in girl's family are keeping up hope of finding the girl alive. >> they have had success with these long searches in the past. and, they've stretched out to two and three weeks and success being finding the answer. >> ready to come home, daddy will be here for you. alisyn: here now is former homicide detective, rod wheeler. hi, rod. i want to talk to you about the statement that we just heard her father make there. because it struck me as peculiar, and i want to see if you feel the same way. he said, whenever you are ready to come home, daddy will be waiting for you. why is he talking as though he knows that she ran away, and not that -- wasn't abducted by a stranger? >> you know, that is interesting and actually, i picked up on that as well, but, let me remind you and the viewers, this is a biological father, now, talking, not the stepfather talking, and everyone has been

what happened to celina cass? swers. >> at this time both the cause and the manner of death, remain pending were authorities hearsay autopsy done on celina's body was inconclusive and they hope toxicology tests will help determine how sell lane that died. they discovered her body monday in a local river one week after she went missing. investigators are still calling the death suspicious and keeping the focus on where celina was last seen. authorities say her mother and stepfather told them celina was at home on the computer when she went missing. >> we are interviewing witnesses. we are looking at a number of pieces of evidence. i'm not going to comment if we have a person or persons of interest. >> reporter: experts say while investigators work the case, celina's family and the town wait and worry. >> even though they're taking their time, they want to cross their ts and dot their is. there's a lot of people who need to know the answer so they can rest easy at night. >> reporter: meanwhile, family and friends of

alisyn: we are awaiting test results on the body of celina cass. vanished from her new hampshire home last week and monday divers pulled her body from a river less than a mile from her house. >> based on official observation of miss caaa' body in and out of the water we determined that death was suspicious and that's why we launched a criminal investigation and we continue to go forward with that investigation. i can't tell you at this juncture because this is a criminal investigation. alisyn: dr. cyril wecht is a forensic pathologist. when they saw celina's body in the lake and when they pulled it out they saw something that made them think the death was suspicious, meaning not an accident and they launched a criminal investigation. what might they have seen? >> it might well be related to the clothing, or the absence of clothing in as much as no determination as been made regarding the cause of death, i don't believe there is evidence of significant injuries. though there could possibly be bruises or scratches. the i am merg in water will take it

the investigation into the death of 11-year-old celina cass focusing on the pickup truck owned by her stepfather. the truck was hauled away from his new hampshire home, police haven't made a suspect. more attention has been made to the stepfather in recent days. he was diagnosed with schizophrenia and arrested for threatening an ex-girlfriend in 2003. he was also rushed to the hospital the day that her body was found. a bomb strapped to a girl's neck turns out to be a hoax. australian police needed 10 hours to remove the device from 18-year-old madeleine pulver. it looked like a real bomb. they're investigating whether extortion against the girl's parents may have been the motive. a man broke into their home and strapped the bomb to her neck. the guy wearing the disguise is still on the run. americans bracing for another day of scorching at. as the temperatus climb, so does the death toll. the latest victims, not one but two high school football players. a 15-year-old passed out at a football camp in northern florida while another 16-year-old died hours later in atlanta. heat putting

the stepfather of 11-year-old celina cass has checked himself into a mental clinic.s the second time this week he's been hospitalized. he went to the emergency room the day her body was found in a nearby river. he has schizophrenia and was committed to a mental facility for threatening an ex-girlfriend in 2003. he has not been named as a suspect in celina's death. the actress best known for her role in the movie "grease" has passed away. annette charles who played cha-cha reportedly died from cancer. her death follows that of co-star jeff conway. she was 63 years old and those are your headlines. >> that was such a good movie. take a look at this video. gunmen open fire on a city bus with automatic weapons. the terrifying moments for those passengers just ahead. can you imagine? man. >> and texas adding jobs while the rest of the country is losing them. what's the state's secret? the job growth, listen up, washington. >> feared that the debt crisis in europe is getting worse. in several european nations they're trying to borrow money from china. and obama got tough a

neighbors say cass' stepfather typically drives that truck. celina's biological father says this is all too much to bear. >> incredibly, incredibly hurts me. i don't know how to even explain it. it's crushing. it's heart crushing. it really, it's like a sore that's never going to leave. >> do you believe celina was the victim of foul play? >> i can't say that. i can't go there. alisyn: here now to talk about the investigation is mark fuhrman, a former lapd homicide dettive and fox news contributor. hi, mark. >> good morning. alisyn: the fact that investigators have hauled away this silver pickup truckriven and owned by celina's stepfather, does that tell you police are heading with their investigation in the direction of the family? is. >> well, alyson we saw early on in this case that there was no struggle, there was no sign that somebody came into the house and took the victim, so they've got to do kind of a two-prong investigation at the same time. they can't eliminate the possibility that somebody outside of the family, and they can't eliminate the

noyas's 11-year-old celina cass was last seen a week ago today sitting at her home computer.joined live by investigative crime reporter. >> she lives with her father and mother and neither are speaking about this case. what do you make about this case? this is clearly a very distraught man and understandably so. >> these type of cases makes family act out in various, various ways just like what we saw a little while ago. sometimes they don't speak, they do speak, they lose weight, they gain weight, especially now that we are on the seven-day mark in this case. you can only imagine how this family is feeling right now, especially with some of the leads that are coming in that really aren't leading investigators to the right places. we can only just continue to keep the hope and the faith alive that she will be found alive and well and okay and brought back to her family. >> where are police on the investigation? they are still treating this is a missing persons case. >> they are. >> but they are also going through ponds. >> they are. >> what do you make of that? >> i got off t

coming up, two big developments in the death of 11-year-old celina cass. why her stepfather was taken from the family home, and what investigators now say they found the day they discovered her body. bill: an awful story there. ronald reagan in office during the last double dip recession. did you remember that, america? the early '80s? are we headed there again? we'll talk to his former economic adviser, art laffer, in minutes. alisyn: plus, two men pass a bus holding two assault rifles. you won't believe what happened next. >> at least five of the bullets came right through the back door. several of them then came through the back side. very clearly because she doesn't actually realize what's going on. she's sort of left stand anything the middle of us as everyone is standing all the way to the front or all the way to the back. are you receiving a payout from a legal settlement or annuity over 10 or even 20 years? call imperial structured settlements. the experts at imperial can convert your long-term payout into a lump sum of cash today. - because it's c

>>> divers have discovered a female body in a river just a quarter mile from where 11-year-old celina cassast seen. her father now coming forward. he is breaking his silence. >> i can't believe that she's walked off. i can't believe it. somebody had to kidnap her. it's the only thing ki see as happened. >> what he thinks happened to his 11-year-old daughter. we'll take you live to new hampshire. more on this coming up next. it's salonpas. this is the relief i've been looking for. salonpas has 2 powerful pain fighting ingredients that work for up to 12 hours. and my pharmacist told me it's the only otc pain patch approved for sale using the same rigorous clinical testing that's required for prescription pain medications. proven. powerful. safe. salonpas. >>> divers have found a female body in a river not too far from the home of 11-year-old celina cass, the young girl who just vanished from her bedroom in new hampshire one week ago today. reporter adam harding from our cnn affiliate is outside that command center in new hampshire. adam, just bring me up to speed. what can you tell me in ter

. >>> divers joined the search for a missing new hampshire girl. 11-year-old celina cass has been missingday. they're searching a pond near her home near a small town near the canadian border. they have knocked on hundreds of doors in the search for the missing girl. >>> unrelenting heat is raising concerns in the great plains. in oklahoma, temperatures have been over 100 degrees for more than 30 days in a row. that is creating problems for people, especially the elderly. many are hunkering down at home to avoid going out in the heat. scorching temperatures are turning in a big problem as well for farmers in texas. >> probably the crop of grasshoppers that are here now have headed south since then. >> that is what he is talking about. grasshoppers, they're everywhere. the drought in texas producing record number of the bugs. the current drought is the worst to hit the area in years. >>> firefighters near reno, nevada, are battling wildfires that flared up over the weekend in the truckee meadows area. the bane street fire started saturday afternoon. it's to longer threatening the structure

an autopsy is planned today on 11-year-old celina cass, whose body was pulled from a river yesterdayly a week after she disappeared. >> until we determine the cause and manner of her death, we are just going forward as a suspicious death but we are treating it as a criminal investigation. based on what we know at this juncture. >> michelle segona has been looking into the case. what evidence would police find with her body that would let them know she didn't just fall in? >> her clothing would be a key clue. if she took anything with her. possibly maybe some of the footprints near the area going into the water. they're going to really kind of take as much of that land as possible, scoop it up to a lab and away they'll go from there. >> what other evidence might they be looking at at this point to try and determine a sequence of events? >> just like we spoke earlier, contessa, the computer is going to be key in this case. because a parent said, look, we saw her on the computer prior to went missing. who was she talking to? who were her conversations with prior to that? and was the com

divers found the body of young celina cass about a quarter of a mile from her home in northern new hampshirefrom her home last week and volunteers had been searching for days for her. last night folks held a vigil in her memory. pain compounded by the news her death doesn't look like an accident. police are now officially calling her death suspicious. >> that's right, shepard. authorities say this is now a criminal investigation. just a few moments ago, i talked to the assistant attorney general in new hampshire and she told me that the autopsy has now been completed and very shortly the results are expected to be made public. authorities say that they believe the little girl's body had been dumped into the connecticut river. investigators say the discovery was the result of a routine search, not because of any special tip. but, still not clear as to how she died and who placed her body in the water. worth noting here no signs of a struggle in the little girl's home. authorities do not believe she ran away. celina lived with her mom, stepfather and sister in stewards town new hampshire. comm

this fairly heifervy poliavy po presence around a river dam, less than a mile away from where celina cassl bring you more as soon as we get it. >>> here are other headlines we are watching in the news. after four decades, an emfamilieinfamous cold case is heating up. the suspect, d.b. cooper, demanded $200,000 in ransom and parachuted from the jet. >>> the summer season, it isn't over just yet. it might be august the 1st but you never know where all the hotdogs are going be eaten at the next barbecue. a doctors group said that hotdogs are just as bad for you as cigarettes. the group has brought a new billboard to make its case. a picture of a hotdog listed there in cigarette packs inscribed with skull and cross bones. other health experts say that hotdog lovers don't have to go as far as eliminating them. you just have to eat them in moderation. >> i grew up on franks and beans. that was a staple. a was a picky eater. >> a busy day. >>> here is what's happening. a lot to watch that we are watching for you in the live feed news that you don't want to miss out on. take a look at this first,

. >>> a lot of unanswered questions for the family of celina cass after an autopsy failed to determine what killed the is 11-year-old. her body was found in a new hampshire river on monday a week after she disappeared. her buy logical father shared his reaction with nbc news this morning. >> there's a lot of frustration. there's still answers unsolved, unanswered. of course as many answers we can get, the better off we are to settling down and getting our thoughts back together and trying to go on with our lives. >> so authorities have determined that celina's cause of death is suspicious. they're waiting on toxicology tests to show if it sheds any light on how or why she died? >>> an oregon woman stranded for three days in the oregon national forest survived on berries and creek water. she fell off a cliff saturday. hurt her leg. officials say she tried to scoot to safety along a river bed because she couldn't walk. now she's in serious condition. >>> friend request denied. that's what the state of missouri is saying to teachers and students. they're not allowed to be facebook friends

. >>> divers found celina cass about a mile from her home. investigator the say her death is suspicious. >> until we determine the cause and manner of her death, we are just going forward with a suspicious death but we're treating it as a criminal investigation based on what we know at have juncture. >>> top national security officials could be on a hiring spree this week at a computer hacker conference in las vegas. 10,000 people are expected at the event this year. officials hope to enlist the best and brighters to help protect the u.s. against cyber attacks. it's an odd mix because many of the people who go there might seem like anti-government types. the entrance fee is $150 in cash. there's no registration, no credit cards and no names are taken. >>> a british newspaper owned by rupert murdoch is reporting a cyber attack. a group is claiming responsibility. hackers took readers' names, addresses, birthdays and phone numbers and also redirected readers to a fake story. >>> some new reports from syria this morning. the government troops ar

>>> in other news now, investigators in new hampshire have completed an autopsy on the body of celina cassfinding out what happened to her. the 11-year-old's body was found in a river monday, a week after she disappeared. yesterday's autopsy yielded no answers as to how cass died or authorities are also being tight-lipped about possible suspects. >> we continue to look at all facets of this case. at this juncture, criminal. we are interviewing witnesses, we are looking at a number of pieces of evidence, but i'm not going to comment if we have a person or persons of interest. >> police are not saying who might have been at the cass family home the night she disappeared. toxicology and other tests will be conducted in the coming days to determine the exact cause of death. >>> there are new clues in the salmonella outbreak linked to tainted ground turkey. this morning's "new york times" reports the meat processing company cargill has been contacted by the government in connection with the case. one california man has died and dozens of others have gotten sick from the salmonella. >>> the mili

for the first time since she disappeared one of celina cass' parents, her biological father spoke outhen you're ready to come home, your dadad will be here. >> reporter: her step father and her mother haven't spoken publicly. >> i can't speak for them because i'm not them. but being a parent, i think they would be doing something about it. speak to public about it to get more help from the people. >> reporter: in his last conversation with his daughter, she assured him that her home life was fine. >> i asked her questions, is everything okay? is everything going okay with her mother and your new daddy? she said, everything's okay, daddy. >> reporter: he looks worn from his battle with illness and trying to cope without having his little girl around. >> you know, i miss her. it hurts. it hurts me very much. >> reporter: there's another vigil sunday night in her hometown in new hampshire, population about 800 and almost knows the shy 11-year-old. people are in anguished. >> the search for celina is being focused on rivers and small ponds about a mile from celina's home. >> this is still

celina cass hasn't been seen since last tuesday night. she says celina is not the type to run away.es fear that she has been kidnapped. >>> a teenager is dead and three other people wounded after a shooting near george clinton concert in cleveland. police say it started as a fist fight and quickly got out of hand. they don't think it was related, in any way, to the show. >>> and this -- >> you may now share your vows with one another. >> a bit of an unusual wedding in houston. the happy couple is married by computer. the groom, who is a web developer, created the program as a stand-in for their minister friend, who couldn't be there. so, they did still have to get a justice of the peace to foremanally sign off, by the way. >>> don't teach, don't tell. minnesota school district has developed a policy that essentially bars teachers from taking a position on homosexuality in the classroom. here is what parents are saying. >> this idea of check your identity at the door shall would you tolerate that? we are not advocating that we teach homosexuality, that we teach anything other than to

one week after 11-year-old celina cass disappeared from her home, volunteers and investigators still ve teams checked a pond not far from celina's home. >> anytime there's a body of water involved and we're working on little to no information, that needs to be searched. >> reporter: state and federal investigators, including the fbi, are sorting through hundreds of tips. and so far, not ruling anything out. >> we still not have discovered celina and we are continuing to work tirelessly to bring her home. >> reporter: celina's mom and stepfather have not spoken publicly, but authorities say they're cooperating with investigators. for the first time, however, celina's father is speaking out. >> we're hoping for her safety. i'd appreciate it if we get her back very soon. >> reporter: adam lereaux was in the hospital when he learned his daughter was missing. >> if she hears me now, tell her daddy is okay and i'm getting much better and recovering from the hospital. so whenever you're ready to come home, celina, daddy will be here waiting for you. >> reporter: volunteers are back out today

. >>> here at home a desperate plea from the father of missing new hampshire girl celina cass.as last seen in her bedroom playing on her computer. divers searched a pond. for the first time her father made a public statement asking for her return. >> whenever you're ready to come home, selena, daddy will be waiting for you. >>> a mississippi man, billy joe maddon was arrested for letting his 8-year-old son drive a pickup truck down a highway. he was asleep in the passenger seat. his 4-year-old daughter was in the back seat. >>> amy winehouse was said to be planning to adopt, all this before her sudden death last week. the "sunday mirror" said that winehouse was in the process of secretly adopting a 10-year-old girl from the island of st. lucia in the caribbean. >>> what if your state ran out of money and its courts were practically paralyzed? we'll take you to one state where that's already happening. where divorces, lawsuits and entire lives are trapped in an overtaxed court system. the story this week on t >> this weather >>> this weather report >>> this weather report sponso

. >>> here's an update for you on the death of 11-year-old celina cass, the new hampshire girl whose t river over the weekend. investigators are calling celina's death suspicious. earlier this morning they hauled off a silver pickup truck near the girl's home. not clear who owns this truck. cnn affiliate wbz is reporting sources saying her body was wrapped in a blanket when it was discovered in a river on monday. >>> a year in the making, but the white house revealing its new strategy to fight terror. tackle extremism, including the threat of lone wolves. the details are pretty generic but the report does highlight growing fears that terrorists are targeting americans online. >>> just ahead, congress fails to act with thousands of jobs and billions of dollars hanging in the balance. i'm not talking about the debt ceiling this time. thousands of faa employees, they're not getting paid. construction projects, they're getting put on hold and lawmakers, they're on vacation. wonder if they're flying. >>> also this -- >> i've got kids and grandkids coming up and we're going to need this wat

. >>> and in new hampshire, investigators looking into the death of 11-year-old celina cass have impoundedwarrant. celina's body was found a river monday one week after she vanished. an autopsy failed to determine her cause of death. >>> casey anthony can continue to keep a low profile, at least for now. she will not be forced to report for probation today for check aud conviction. abc's yunji de nies is in orlando with the surprising development. good morning to you, yunji. >> reporter: good morning, josh. like everything around casey anthony, the last 24 hours have been completely unpredictable. but for now, her attorneys have brought her a little more time. it's deja vu in the casey anthony case. after objections from her attorneys, judge stan strickland is out. and judge belvin perry is back. he'll decide whether she nee to serve probation for check fraud. all morning, the probation order stood. at 11:30 the department of corrections held a press conference to say they were ready. >> we are prepared to begin supervising casey anthony on probation. our goal is to treat her like every ot

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celina cass was last seen alive last week.m her home. >>> a follow-up on a story we told you about yesterday. cbs news has learned that a fresh lead in the 40-year mystery of d.b. cooper appears to be a washout. the fbi is ruling out a tip about a possible suspect who died ten years ago. in 1971 a man calling himself dan cooper or d.b. cooper escaped from a jet with $200,000 in ransom. he parachuted down and was never seen again. >>> an exciting discovery in space. first oxygen molecules discovered in deep space. astronomers found bonded molecules of oxygen in the orion nebula. they were found by the herschel space observatory which uses infrared technology. here is the first close-up of vesta, an asteroid twice the size of california. it is the second largest object in the asteroid belt between mars and jupiter. this picture is from nasa's dawn spacecraft which will orbit vesta for the next year. cool stuff. >>> nine minutes past the hour. scott pelley has a preview of tonight's "cbs evening news." >> no school, no lunch. tha

celina cass was last seen in her bedroom back on the night of july 25th.later, divers found her body in the connecticut river. no one has been arrested or named as a suspect. it's unclear about today's reward will replace or supplement a $25,000 reward offered before her body was found. >>> and this amazing story of honesty in the aftermath of japan's tsunami tragedy. safes filled with cash found in the debris and not just a few, 5700 of them containing nearly $30 million all around there. cleanup crews turned all the money over to police who tracked down the owners. they used any means possible going into hospitals, evacuation centers and examining change of address forms and they found most of them. >>> was it a crazy fan, was a teenaged vandal? but a sign designating it justin bieber way. but it was stolen just two days after it was put up. the road was renamed when an 11-year-old girl became mayor for a day and now her first order of business, rename a street after her singing idol. the real mayor says he's none too thrilled and ordereded a replacement

jenna: drivers recovered celina cass' body in a river about a quarter mile from her home. they are calling her death suspicious. david lee miller has more. >> reporter: authorities are saying that the girl's death is being treated as a criminal matter but they will not elaborate of the details of this on going investigation. news of her death shocked the close knit community where she lived with her mother, sister and stepfather. her body was discovered about 10:30 yesterday morning in the connecticut river during a routine search. they say how it got there was no accident. >> we have made no determination on where her body was eventually put in the river. we are trying to do that. now we have located the body we will be able to hone the investigation to make that determination. we have a specific and general louisiana rised area to look at. >> reporter: there are no suspects and they have not identified a person of interest in the investigation. yesterday morning at the same time her body was discovered, her stepfather collapsed face down in the driveway of the family hom

an autopsy scheduled today for 11-year-old celina cass. nd in the connecticut river a quarter mile from her home in new hampshire. >> dive teams were sent in and celina's body was recovered. we have bought celina home, not the way we wanted to bring her home. >> friends held a candlelight vigil to remember the life of the little girl who disappeared monday night. police calling her death suspicious. but there are no suspects at this time. a very special moment on the house floor during the debt vote. >> congresswoman gabrielle giffords of arizona returned to the house for theirst time since being shot in the head in january. to cast a vote in support of the debt plan. giffords given a standing ovation by her colleagues. vice president joe biden spoke with her and said this "i told her she's now a member of the cracked head club like me with two craniotomies. it was so good to see her." biden has had two brain aneurysms and survived both of those. >> straight ahead, the u.s. senate set to vote on the debt compromise deal today and send it to

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>> juliet, we have got the latest on celina cass, 11-year-old wrapped into a blanket thrown into a river offender or someone in her family? we will have the latest. and, of course, we have got that never ending casey anthony who has figured out a new way to make money and what i love about this story is, it seems like they are not paying her for an interview. people are backing off because she is the most hated mother in this country. >> amen. >> and she deserves the title. >> 9:00 eastern. >> how do you really feel jeanine pirro. >> you will know tonight at 9:00. >> coming up, we have lost our a.a.a. debt status, credit rating and the consequences could be a domino effect of trouble. our panel of business experts. >> they are coming to attack. run, everybody. >> quite the panel. maybe i will stay. >> what's this mean? >> here is the camera. here they are. they walked their backs to the camera. up next with more on this debt ceiling and everything else. and my hands were full. i couldn't sort through it all. with unitedhealthcare, it's different. we have cess to great specialists, and ou