here is christopher savoie's story. he's been trying to stop his ex-wife from taking the kids to japan, fearing she would not return. his worst fears came true. last month they didn't show up for school in the u.s. dad heard about it, took action, went to japan, tried to get the kids back, but police arrested him. this one is heartbreaking. christopher savoie since remarried. we'll talk to his wife amy in a moment. we have her attorney with us, jeremy morlie. good to have you back. give us the latest on christopher's polite. any new information? >> he is still in jail. he was taken to the prosecutor's office yesterday. we were hoping for a good word. we know there's been tremendous pressure from around the world actually on japan on this one. they sent him back to jail and are still thinking about it. he could be there for another ten days before he goes once more to the prosecutor and then they can repeat the ten-day cycle. right now i think they are stuck. they don't know what to do. this poor man is stuck in a jail i

. >> reporter: christopher savoi and his children call tennessee home. so do their japanese mother, noriko, until this summer when she suddenly moved to japan and took the chirp. divorced, christopher had custody in the u.s., so he flew 7,000 miles to bring his kids home. but on monday, when he tried to walk the children into a u.s. consulate's office, he was arrested by japanese police who charged him with abduction. scott sawyer also lost his son. >> it's difficult to think of him, or look at his picture. >> reporter: when sawyer's wife left him, she took 3-year-old wayne to japan. >> it reminds me of theloss. so i try to dedicate myself to working really hard to get him back. that is what -- that's what keeps me focused. >> reporter: sawyer and savoy's children are not alone. congressman chris smith said 175 japanese children are currently abducted by a parent who's fled to japan. the u.s. government is powerless to bring them home. >> japan is a modern civil rights oriented society. you know, it ought to join the rest of the industrialized nations and

christopher savoie. he's behind bars because he tried to get his kids back. let's listen to the heart broken dad. he wants the simple things, again. >> never be on the ball field, again. the one thing you can't ever get back. they could give me money or anything, but they cant take back they time. next week, i won't be playing with him. i won't be playing catch with him. just won't. that week won't happen again. >> he's right. jeremy is here with us. he's the attorney for chris savoie. let's talk about options here. can the u.s. government get involved is that in the cards for us, or not? >> it will help. we are asking the government to do whatever they can. it's a long shot. the government has been trying to get japan to sign the convention and return kids for years and years and years. the pressure is higher in the last years. the number of abductions has been increasing. canada has been involved, england, australia. we are trying to get, really, an international group going to really get japan to change their law. i think they have to change their attitude

. >> reporter: christopher savoie and his children, isaac and rebecca, call tennessee home.apanese mother, noriko, until this summer, when she suddenly moved to japan and took the children. divorced, christopher savoie had custody in the u.s., so he flew 7,000 miles to bring his kids home. but on monday, when he tried to walk the children into a u.s. consulate's office, he was arrested by japanese police, who charged him with abduction. scott sawyer also lost a son. >> it's difficult to think of him or look at his picture. >> reporter: when sawyer wife left him, she took 3-year-old wayne to japan. >> it reminds me of the loss, so it is, is that i try to dedicate myself to working really hard toward getting him back, and that is what keeps me focused. >> reporter: sawyer and savoie's children are not alone. according to congressman chris smith, 125 japanese american children are currently abducted by a parent who's fled to japan. the u.s. government is powerless to bring them home. >> japan is a modern civil rights oriented society, you know. it ought to join the rest of the

. >>> christopher savoy's desperate attempt to take back his kids took place as his ex- wife walked them to school. it was here at the consulate, japanese police were blocking the road. so savoy ran for the gates. dad chris ran with 6-year-old rebecca in his arms. >> chris, with a little girl in his arms, crying. and he was like, please help, please help. we're american citizens. please let us through. they would not let us through. >> i can't sleep. it's horrible. >> savoy has been without 8- year-old isaac and 6-year-old rebecca since august, when his ex-wife took them on vacation. he later found they were missing. he blames a kens -- a tennessee judge for allowing his ex-wife to leave the country. >> he had the power to take them. and he didn't care. >> he warns that his ex-wife kept threatening to take the kids out. quote, it's very difficult watching them lose their identity. >> that was maggie rodriguez reporting. >>> time now for a quick look at the stories you'll find in the baltimore sun. >>> why within one baltimore spot is planning a 1980s party. for all will of these stories

christopher savoy discovered his ex-wife, a japanese native, took his 8-year-old son and 6- year-old daughter to japan. when they didn't show up to school, he traveled to japan, trying to take the children back, rushing to the u.s. consulate. but was stopped by japanese police. >> he was there. chris. with a little girl in his arms, crying, saying please help, please help. we're american citizens. please let us through. and they simply did not open the gate. >> reporter: savoy will remain in jail in japan for now. he faces a five-year prison sentence. >>> harry smith has a preview of what's coming up tonight on the cbs evening news. >>> new controversy over the h1n1 flu. and pregnant women. why strict state guidelines may make it impossible for doctors to give the vaccine to their patients. tonight on the cbs evening news. >>> and here's a look at tonight's clothe numbers from wall street. we'll be right back. >>> a mostly clear, cool, final day across september. how will october begin? wjz is live with first warning weather complete coverage. bob will update the five-day forecast. b

a tennessee court recently gave christopher savoie full custody of his two kids, 8-year-old isaac and 6-year-old rebecca. but by then, his ex-wife, a japanese native, had taken the children all the way to japan. yesterday a friend who reportedly witnessed savoie's arrest says he picked them up as they walked to school. but instead of going straight to the nearest airport, savoie drove to the nearest u.s. consulate. japanese police were there waiting for him. before all this dramaunfolded, savoie told cnn, our affiliate, that he desperately missed his kids. everywhere i look around, there's a picture. i can't go in his bedroom. because i'm like, well, never sleep in this bed again. i just said, i love you, isaac, i love you, remember that, i love you. and i want you back. you should be here. you should be in school. you should be with your daddy. it's hard to have quiet moments. because my kids' words haunt me during those quiet times. >> there is a warrant out for his ex-wife's arrest in tennessee. but japanese law doesn't recognize u.s. family court orders. >>> the man at the center

. >> christopher savoy's desperate attempt to take back his kids took place as his wife took them to school. it was here at the consulate, japanese police were at the road. 8-year-old isaac froze in the street. >> a little girl. was there. >> it's horrible. >> savoy has been without 8- year-old isaac and 6-year-old rebecca since august. he later realized they were missing when they failed to show up at school. he blames a tennessee judge for -- allowing his ex-wife to take the kids out of the country. >> he had the power to keep those kids in my care, and he didn't. >> savoy said that she continued to threaten to take hem out. she worried about them losing their japanese identity. >> it's horrible not having them here. >> reporter: the mother was given primary custody of the children while the father was granted limited time with them. >>> conviction of a baltimore county man. police say the 24-year-old fatally shot jason bats in may 2008. johnson, the only one of the three convicted of bat's death will be sentenced december 1st. >>> a break in the case of the home invasion in buoy.

. >>> a father is heartbroken, christopher savoie, his kids taken to japan by his ex-wife. he had full custody in the states n. japan, he is in trouble. he is behind bars because he tried to get his kids back. let's listen to this heartbroken dad as he just wants the simple things again, playing some catch with his son. >> -- on the ball field again. the one thing you can't ever get back, you know, they could give me money, they could give me anything but they can't take back time and next week, i won't be playing ball with him, i won't be playing catch with him. just won't. that week will never happen again. >> he is so right. money can't buy that time back. we have our experts standing by, jury me morley, the attorney -- jury me, let's talk about options here. many people wonder can the u.s. government get involved, diplomacy, is that in the cards here for us or not. >> it will help. and we're asking the government to do whatever they can. but, it's a long shot and the government has been trying to get japan to sign the convention and to return abducted kids for years and

what this means for christopher savoy in a jail cell even though under u.s.aw he is considered the full custodian and his japanese ex-wife is the one considered the abductor under japanese law he is the criminal here. japanese police say he grabbed his two children, 8-year-old isaac and 6-year-old rebecca as he walked to school with their mother monday morning. he took them, or attempted to take them, to the u.s. consulate. steps from the doorway, from the doorway of the u.s. consulate, local police stopped them and because he was standing on japanese soil, he was arrested and charged with kidnapping. before all of this happened, savoy shared his frustration and desperation from his tennessee home. >> i said they're what? they're what? they're in japan? >> the u.s. state department says they believe there are up to 100 cases involving japanese and american citizens, and parental abductions. they are hoping for a long-term solution but in the meantime, for this case, a very sad story about divorce, and two cultures and laws colliding. for cnn, tokyo. >>> next

christopher savoie's attempt to get his children back took place as his ex-wife took them to school.p in his car and raced to the u.s. consulate to obtain passports. it was here at the consulate that japanese police were blocking the road so savoie ran for the gates. isaac froze in the street as chris ran with 6-year-old rebecca in his arms. >> he was there. chris was a little girl in his arms crying saying please help, please help, they're american citizens, please let us through. and they simply did not open the gate. they would not let us through. >> i can't sleep. it's horrible. >> reporter: savoie has been without 8-year-old isaac and 6-year-old rebecca since august when his ex-wife took them to japan on vacation. he later discovered his children were missing when they failed to show up for the first day of school. he blames a tennessee judge for allowing his ex-wife to leave the u.s. with the kids. >> he had the power to keep those kids in my life. and he didn't care. >> reporter: savoie said he'd warned the judge his ex-wife repeatedly threatened to leave for good. "i am havin

christopher savoie says his ex-wife violated their custody agreement, kidnapping the kids and movingjapan. before his trip to get them he talked about how much he was struggling to cope. >> everywhere i look around, there's a picture. i can't go in his bedroom. because he might well never sleep in his bed again. it's hard to have quiet moments. because my kids' words haunt me during those quiet times. >> a tennessee court awarded savoie full custody. japan doesn't recognize u.s. family court orders so he might not ever get to see the kids again. tennessee police have issued an arrest warrant for the ex-wife. savoie's second ex-wife says he's facing criminal charges in japan. >>> captain chesley sullenberger will work with the airlines safety management team. you may remember in january sully glided his plane to a safe splashdown in the husbadson riv after losing both engines to bird strikes. all 155 people on board survived. wow. >>> a security specialist for john travolta testified that he told his boss about an alleged demand for $25 million days after travolta's son died. two peop

christopher savoie, he goes to japan, because his wife, a native of japan, takes the kid back there.ng to return. he goes there, heartbroken dad, ends up in jail himself. so he violates the law there. she's a lawbreaker here in the united states and an innocent 6-year-old caught up in this. how about this one, we're in the day in age that we want to see neighbors helping neighbors. a woman in michigan lives across the street from the bus stop. so a couple of moms drop their kids off with her so they can stay with her for about a half hour, 40 minutes until the bus arrives in the morning. nice deed, right? not so much. she could be charged with operating an illegal day care. what? that's what -- thank you. how does that happen? that's the question. we'll take your q calls. 1-877-tell-hln a little more than ten minutes from now. >> i baby sit you all day. >> you will get charged for it! >> talk to you in just a little bit. >>> all right, we are on top of this story for a while now. this earthquake in western indonesia, it's unbelievable. it has killed 75 people. hundreds more are hurt.