a grateful chris powell tweeting, our nanny is so amazing.ed and got cash to safety. she's a rock star hero. >> cash is save. kaitlyn's safe. we got our car back, which i didn't care about and i had completely written off. i feel so grateful and so lucky. >> reporter: now, the powells have said they're beyond grateful for the heroic responses of their nanny, the mesa p.d. and for modern technology that kept their family safe. if you have an iphone or ipad and did not download those apps, think we gave you reason to. >> thanks so much. >>> and chris powell host of abc's "extreme edition: weight loss." is with us. thanks for being with us. >> you bet. good morning. >> good morning. we're so relieved, obviously, that your entire family is safe. but remarkably, i understand, you were actually on the phone with your wife, heidi, when this was all happening. what was that conversation like? >> i'm out here in the midwest. i was in milwaukee. and just talking with her on the phone. and i hear our nanny come running through the door, screaming. he's

chris powell of "extreme makeover weight loss edition" tells us about the moment a man jumped into the family car with his 1-year-old baby and his sitter inside. why one decision may have saved their lives. >>> 5-hour billionaire. his tiny bottles have taken over checkout counters nationwide. meet the man behind these controversial shots. >>> and the blind shef navigating a world of sharp knives and hot stoves without sight seems impossible, so how did she become a "masterchef" champion and a look at the power of taste. >>> good evening, i'm bill weir. twin towers of light mark the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in new york tonight. on a day of somber reflection ends with breaking news of american diplomatic posts under attack in the muslim world. one state department officer was killed. another injured during a militant assault on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya, tonight. this is the city you'll recall where rebels held out against gadhafi and in neighboring egypt it wasn't militants but angry protesters who rushed the walls of the u.s. embassy in cairo, tore down the amer

the baby of chris powell, carjacked with his nanny inside. how we can learn from the split-second decision she made to save their lives. and how the ipad was the thief's ultimate undoing. >>> and cramming right now for a very special guest appearance, co-hosting "gma" live, can she past the test in the hotseat? joining team robin this morning, jessica simpson is here to take "gma" by storm. >> i'm getting ready. >>> good morning, america. that is right. jessica simpson is going to join team robin. our first special guest host this morning. she's going to be 8:00. and as robin begins her medical leave, amy robach. we have a special message from robin in a few minutes. >> looking forward to that. >>> you're looking live at ground zero and the brand-new freedom tower rising high over lower manhattan. it's set to be completed next year. it's a symbol of rebirth on 9/11. >> we remember everyone at the pentagon and shanksville this morning. >>> a brand-new abc news/"washington post" poll out now, that shows president obama getting a bounce now. and

. >>> we're learning about a frightening crime involving chris powell. he's the star of "extreme makeover: weight loss edition." his son and the boy's nanny, barely avoided being carjacked in mesa. the carjacker was tracked down using onstar and an iphone. >> we got our car back, which i didn't care about. and i had completely written off. i mean, i feel just so grateful and so lucky. >> thanks to technology, onstar stopped the stolen car a short distance away. the alleged thief grabbed powell's ipad, which helped police track him down, using her iphone. >>> we're following a developing story in detroit. a standoff ended with the death of a man who had been keeping police at bay for most of the day. a former auto exec facing legal and family troubles was found dead inside his home. he shot and killed an officer who had been called to the home sunday for a possible suicide attempt. >>> the big tax hike on cigarettes three years ago appears to have been doing the job. there's been a drop in smoking among teens and the poor. it brought in $30 billion in add

. >>> we are learning now about fighting crime involving chris powell, frightening crime, the star ofreme makeover weight loss edition. in suburban phoenix, the 1-year-old son and nanny barely escaped being carjacked outside a salon in mesa. the carjacker was tracked down using onstar, and iphone and belonged to powell's wife. >> they're safe. we got our car back which i didn't care about. i had completely wrilt tten off. i feel so grateful and lucky. >> because onstar forced the car to stop. police were ab to grab the car jaes jacker. >> they tracked the car 2 1/2 miles away. they were able to stop it, perpetrator hopped out of the car. but he grabbed the ipad from the car. and then they tracked -- >> he got away. i didn't realize that. thought they nailed him with the car. he got away. took the thing police. >> tracked the ipad using her iphone. they took him into custody. located him down the street. >> two-time loser. >> just another the i didn't have a car with onstar. one more reason. >> what's neat, the onstar, shut the engine down. >> wow. for the first time in 76 years the br

the best or nothing. >> brian: terrifying situation for chris powell, host of extreme make over.ne-year-old son inside. his nanny grabbed the baby and ran off. the suspect was arrested. then, some folks said president obama did not use the word god in a september 11 proclamation. the president did call on americans to participate in community service to honor those who were lost. the proclamation comes one week after democrats initially removed god from the party platform and later would boo god. >> steve: he was at the controls air force one on september 11, 11 years ago with george w. bush on board. now 11 years later, retired colonel mark tillman is opening up about that day and how he believes america changed because of it. he joins us live from the about city of dallas. good morning to you, colonel. >> good morning. >> steve: you came on the program last year and told your story live from ground zero. when it was realized that it was terrorism, you were on the tarmac there in sarasota and knowing that terrorists could be after you, what did you do? what it you order on board

powell or so forth. that was the mess. another thing, he wrote one of the worst memoirs in history in terms of dodging the facts and turning things upside down. chris: the first show we did on the air, we discussed it with david brooks, the whole question, the aftermath of the invasion. we knew we would win but what was coming. to finish up our top 10 in your face moments, two low moments, the president's legitimacy. the president addressed a joint session of congress. >> the reforms i'm proposing would not apply to those who are here illegal. >> this president i think has exposed himself as a guy over and offense and over again who has a deep-seeded hatred for white people or the white culture. this guy is, i believe, a racist. chris: that was glenn beck. i'm glad to say formally of fox. those two embarrassing moments are in contrast to this when senator john mccain was running hard for president, at the time i believe he was losing. he stood up for president obama, then senator obama. >> i can't trust obama. i have read about him and he is not -- he is an arab. >> no, ma'am. no, ma'am. he is a decent family man. chris: wow, kelly. >> what a momen

powell and javier solana. this is a little more than an hour per >> welcome everyone. i am pleased to be here today. i extend warm thanks to chris stevens and -- -- colin powell and javier solana. president obama went on to discuss the waves of change sweeping the arab countries and problems related to the struggle over freedom of expression and religious tolerance. this -- discussing american support for popular uprisings around the world, president obama said we have taken these positions because we believe freedom and self-determination are not unique to one culture. these are not simply american values or western values. they are universal values. even if there will be huge challenges that come with the transition to democracy, i'm convinced altman the government must be for the people and by the people and is more likely to bring about the prosperity and individual opportunity that serves as a basis for peace. the question is, is this the right stance for the united states and europe to take? and are we taking it? what are we actually doing to implement these values? dr. javier solana, i will like to begin by asking you fro