he is being held on conspiracy to commit kidnapping, contreras rodriguez, who was a mexican national,s being held on immigration charges, harris. >> so, do they believe that the mom's previous arrest was drug related, and that it somehow is connected to the kidnapping because of that? >> well, police are investigating all angles. the associated press is reporting that it has obtained a criminal complaint from u.s. attorneys officials saying that throughout this ordeal the family received calls from a man with a blocked phone number. that man, according to the report, demanding drugs and money in exchange for the girl's safe return. now that ayvani is back safe with her family, police are looking in to a motive for the kidnapping, whether this was truly just a random break-in or whether this family was targeted because of some treefl relationship with the people behind the kidnapping. they are also looking for the men in two sketches that they released, depictions of how the mother described the two men who reportedly broke into her house and abducted her daughter early tuesday morning

the mexican national juan contreras rodriguez.es against the mother in the marijuana sting were dropped. the girl when you look at the kidnapping case, the girl is home but the investigation continues. >> thank you. for more on how police rescued the kidnapped teen and what they know about us the suspect major johnny robinson joins us. good evening. >> good evening. >> my colleague reported the mother of the kidnap victim may have been arrested with ron alberto rodriguez. what can you tell me ? >> at this point the investigation is ongoing. we have not done any criminal backgrounds. that will come later. we don't know if there are arrests she 's been involved in. the main focus has been finding the young girl and a majority of our concentration has been focused on that. >> who are you looking for tonight? we are looking at the two suspects. we are looking for both suspects. we are asking citizens of clayton county and metro atlanta and anywhere else if they have information on the two suspects to please contact your local police d

juan alberto contreras rodrÍguez. mexicano, de 40 aÑos.os de la raza negra, cuyos retratos hablados divulgaron se presume que estos 2 sujetos son los mismos que secuestraron a la niÑa. >>> el fbi advirtiÓ que el extraÑo suceso continÚa se sabe que durante el asalto la madre de pÉrez tratÓ de o kultarla a ella y a su hermano de 15 aÑos de edad. pero los sospechosos encontraron a la adolescente. >>> tambiÉn, hirieron a balazos a un perro de la familia. >>> versiones no confirmadas indican que tras llevarse a la vÍctima, exigieron una suma de dinero a cambio de liberarla. >>> son muchas interrogantes sobre el incidente que tuvo lugar en un vecindario normalmente tranquilo de clayton georgia. uno crucial si la familia pÉrez conocÍa o tenia vÍnculo de algÚn tipo con los sospechosos. ademÁs aunque ni autoridades de la policÍa ni el fbi pudieron confirmar. se pudo conocer que presuntamente los padres. habÍan sido detenidos por trafico de drogas en el aÑo 2012. tambiÉn en georgia. >>> autoridades aseguran que la joven se encuentra en buen estado d

and 40-year-old juan alberto contreras-rodriguez.from police is that the two men who broke into the home, had no relationship with anyone in the house. authorities wouldn't tell us if that was still true. and here's a possible connection. according to court records, the girl's mother and one of the men arrested were both arrested on drug charges in 2012. charges against the mother were dropped. >> there's several other subjects, suspects, that we're still investigating. because of that, i really will not be able to get into a lot of the particulars on this. >> reporter: there's still so many questions. but one thing is for sure. their prayers were answered in this house, where friends and family brought balloons, welcoming ayvani home. steve osunsami, abc news, atlanta. >>> a couple of big businessmen in trouble. beginning with infomercial pitchman, kevin trudeau. he is in custody in chicago, to for violating court orders to stop his lavish spending habits and pay a fine of $37 million. the fine is in connection with alleged false cl

they arrested 29-year-old dragel jackson on kidnapping charges and 40-year-old juan alberto contreras rodriguez on immigration charges. >> reporter: the original line from police was that the two men who broke into the home had no relationship with anyone in the house. today authorities wouldn't tell us if that was still true. >> reporter: here is a possible connection. according to court records, both the girl's mother and one of the men arrested today were both arrested on drug charges in 2012. charges against the mother were dropped. >> there are several other subjects, suspects that we are still investigating. because of that i really will not be able to get into a lot of particulars on this. >> reporter: so many questions here tonight but one thing for sure. their prayers were answered in this house where friends and family brought balloons welcoming ayvani home. steve osunsami, abc news, atlanta. >>> tonight the countdown is on to the $400 million powerball drawing, word that a change is approaching. more people could be winning big soon. abc's gio benitez tells us how. >> reporter: secon

and 40-year-old juan alberto contreras rodriguez, a mexican national on immigration violations.ut as this community celebrates the teen's safe return this morning, they are also asking questions. court records show that one of the men charged, contreras rodriguez, and the girl's mother were arrested on drug charges on the same day in february of 2012. in news reports at the time, police said they were busted as part of a marijuana trafficking ring. the charges against both were later dropped. >> this case has these two odd things going on inside it. one, a relationship between the mother and one of the abductors. and is this a logical house to break into? >> reporter: but to perez's family and friends, none of that seems to matter right now. this morning, neighbors who have seen her say, she's smiling and happy to be home. >> i said to her, i wanted you to know that i've been praying for you. and i knew that god would come through. and she said thank you. >> reporter: and police are staying quiet on this case. and this morning, they're not telling us anything about any possible

there's a connection between contreras rodriguez and avney's mother.eal they were both arrested in the same 500-pound marijuana bust last year. all charges were dismissed. according to "the atlanta journal constitution" a judge ruled the search warrant was unconstitutional. in this small community, still a heightened police presence. but also a sense of relief now that she is home. and the good news police say she was evaluated yesterday and she was not injured. a police car now sits outside of her home as the focus of this investigation is centered on finding these two other men. savannah? >> andrea, thank you so much. we're joined by fbi agent m maxwell and porter who are more than a little bit relieved with the safe return. good morning to both of you. how is she doing this morning? >> good morning. >> did you hear my question? i was asking how avney is doing. agent maxwell, has she been able to give a full statement to investigators? >> we were able to talk to her last night. >> are you anticipating additional arrests? >> yes, we are expecting addi

. >> reporter: meanwhile, police say this man, juan contreras rodriguez was picked up in relation tohe case. he's being held on unrelated immigration charges. but we've learned in 2012, he was busted with perez's mom in a pot trafficking ring. charges were later dropped. and we still don't know what was behind this abduction or even that home invasion. but we do know police are still on the hunt for two other men. and, robin, that little girl, safe and sound. >> that's the headline. that is the headline. all right, gio, thank you. >>> if any of you need anymore evidence that texting and driving don't mix, look at this. a bus driver with one hand on the wheel, another on her phone, causing the huge vehicle to swerve all over the road. it was all caught on camera. abc's matt gutman has the story. >> reporter: this florida school bus driver is suspended this morning after allegedly being caught with one hand on the wheel. and two eyes on her phone. watch as the hillsboro county driver, steers this bus, backed with middle schoolers, apparently tapping on her smartphone. but it wasn't the

they arrested will dragle jackson and 40-year-old juan contreras rodriguez on immigration violations. relationship with anyone in the house. >> here's a possible connection. according to court records, the men arrested were both arrested on drug charges in 2012. charges against the mother were dropped. >> there are several other subjects, suspects that we're still investigating. because of that, i really will not be able to get into a lot of particulars on this. >> reporter: there are still so many questions, one thing's for sure. their prayers were answered in this house where friends and family brought balloons, welcoming aveny home. abc news, atlanta. >>> all right. coming up, just for parents, ideas for back to school and even christmas. >> toys that teach. our toy insider mom will teach us a thing or two about the latest educational toys. >>> later, parents who take photo after photo and post them on instagram. this is a growing obsession. that's in our next half hour of >>> welcome back. as any parent or teacher knows, kids learn more if they have fun while doing it. laurie is h

sources maria coral was arrested in a marijuana sting last year along with 40-year-old juan contreras rodriguezowever the chargeses were dropped. rodriguez, a mexican national, is being held on immigration charges. a success speck arrested today, 29-year-old, wildrego jackson is being held on a charges of conspiracy to commit kidnapping. police point out that the two suspects they already have in custody in connection with yesterday's arrest are not believed to be the men who actually broke into the house and abducted the girl. those men described by the mother appear in the police sketches released earlier in the week. police are still seeking the public's help in finding them. these suspects are still believed to be at large and police say they anticipate additional arrests as the investigation into this kidnapping continues, martha. martha: good luck to them. jonathan, thank you. bill: good for that girl, huh? wow, a lot of attention for a while. >>> we're awaiting the start of a critical hearing on benghazi. the numbers have not changed, folks. four dead americans, no arrests, no firings, m

officials tell cnn affiliate wsb tv one of them, alberto contreras rodriguez was arrested in a drug arrest with ayvani's mother. >>> dr. andy soakle, a veterinarian and diehard fan of the auburn tigers. this is his dog popeye. yes, this is what they did, broomed popeye in honor the tigers. >> he's shy. he's excited. there he is. he's not shaking. >> dr. soakle says popeye loves the extra attention but he needs to get his roots done. >> he has one eye. >> his gray is coming through. >> that dog had one eye by the way. >> point out those things. >> there's a story behind it. >> there was another story in the news about how they groomed a dog to look like a lion. >> how about the chinese who put one in the zoo thinking that it was a lion. >> that's a dog. >> this is a slippery slope. >> i'm surprised we don't see more of that. >> people passing off dogs as other animals. >> i have an aardvark here. >> didn't berman show us weird grooming? >> yes, that we don't see more fancy cuts on dogs. usually it's just poodles. i permed my dog. you had a golden. >> i'm kind of anti-clothes on dogs. >> you