speiers have gone through with no end in sight. john yang, nbc news. >>> a came across something last night on the internet a letter written by charlene, an open letterthe person or persons who know what happened to lauren and it is heartbreaking. you're going to hear excerpts from it at 10:30 eastern. i'll be reading them. she writes very, very eloquently. >>> in libbia, rebels say they're ready to take another of gadhafi's remaining strongholds. talk with tribal leaders have broke undo. they have surrounded the town of bani walid. >>> in japan, heavy rains and mudslides from a powerful typhoon killed at least 15 people, and 43 others are missing. the storm was moving slowly and, because of that officials are warning heavy rains and more flooding are likely to continue. >>> then in mexico, a dance for the record books. 457 dancers with the help of 300 musicians set a new record for having the largest number of dancers performing at the same time. were they in sync? they look good. >>> u.s. retails are did better than expected last month, despite low consumer confidence. chain stores posted a 4.6% increase in sales for august, and that is certainly g

barbara pinto shares the letter charlene speier has written. >> from the start, charlene lashed out, pleading to know what happened to her date year the person who has lauren or has harmed lauren, lame on you. shame on you. >> now after teleagonizing months, with no answers, lauren's mother is unleashing her emotions again. you are responsible for lauren's disappearance, she writes. you know where she is. you were guilty of a heinous rhyme. that are -- charlene writes of packing up boxes. >> the fashion student with a hard condition disappeared after a night out party wkyc friends. suspicion has swirled around three young men. one of them walked toward his apartment with lauren in the early morning hours. he claims he was punched in the head that night and has no memory of what happened. >> the advantage of time is that people make mistakes, people talk to other people, and also, there may be people who never stepped forward. >> reporter: that is what the spears are hoping. we are just as determined today as we were day one. we will never give up. >>> had a fire earlier this morning