now a friend of diggs is speaking out for the first time on this go fund me page about how brittany diggs herself. she says it was all thanks to the light from her insulin pump. janice robinson writing on this page that with the help of her insulin pump she was able to find the lever, jump out and save her life. according to the page, the goal is to help diggs raise money to move because she no longer feels safe at home. robinson writing this stranger took everything from her, brittany has nothing to lose but also nothing to come back. now, the good news is if this happens to you shouldn't need any light because every car built since 2002 as a flow in the dark release handle for exactly this reason. as for the kidnapper, michael, this morning we know he's still at large. >> wow. i hope they catch him soon. >>> to madness around here. t.j. holmes. >> i'm nervous. >> i know you're in this brack and it's probably busted because some of the top seeds were sent home only the second round. you have more. >> mine's perfect. i just fill mine out as bego. you have 60 to 100 million brackets filled

that's where brittany diggs was held by her captor. the unbelievable escape of a terrified woman, rolling out of the trunk of a moving car. all captured on video. the woman, 25-year-old brittany diggs, fleeing from her suspected kidnappinger, threatening to kill her. earlier in the night the suspect grabbed her at gunpoint outside her home, forcing her into her own car. >> things like, well, since you don't have any money, um, you are going to help me get money. he made me drive him to another side of town. he tried to rob two other couples. >> reporter: when that wasn't working he made her pull over. >> i kept telling him i was a broke college student, i don't have anything. he is like, well, let's look in the trunk. looked in the trunk. nothing there. he was like, get in the trunk. >> reporter: he found her wallet in the car. >> he said give me the pin number or i'll kill you. >> reporter: his final threat at the last gas station. >> if this don't work i'm going to kill you. >> reporter: panic was setting in into my fear was he was g

britney diggs' escape from the trunk of a car captured on surveillance video.ay the kidnapping was random and the suspect was released from prison two months ago on a drug charge. the victim used the light from her insulin pump to find the trunk's release latch and made her escape. >>> a texas woman now recovering from five days of being stranded in the arizona wilderness. authorities say she did everything right. after everything went wrong. here's linzie janis. >> reporter: amber vanhecke was sightseeing near the southern rim of the grand canyon when she says her gps instructed her to make a series of wrong turns leading her into increasingly rough terrain. >> i panicked. i drove around aimlessly. >> reporter: her car ran out of gas and had no sell phone signal. she says she constructed various signs like this one near the road and this giant plea for help they willed out in 20 to 30-not letters. all throughout recording video diaries. >> i just want to go home. >> reporter: it was weird to spend five days thinking you're going to die alone and come out and h

he forced 25-year-old nursing student, brittany diggs to take her to the atm as she escaped using a leverwest of pittsburgh, take a look at the aerial images coming in. gas crews on the scene trying to determine what caused the blast. believe it or not, no injuries reported. a neighbor said it felt like a bomb went off. >>> and the heroic moment in a high school cafeteria. a group of freshman in lacrosse, wisconsin enjoying lunch when one student began to choke. ian brown, calmly and successfully executed the heimlich. first aid he learned in a police program. go ian. >>> when we come back, lost in the grand canyon. how one girl used lessons learned as a girl scout to save her own life. i realize that ah, that $100k is not exactly a fortune. well, a 103 yeah, 103. well, let me ask you guys. how long did it take you two to save that? a long time. then it's a fortune. well, i'm sure you talk to people all the time who think $100k is just pocket change. right now we're just talking to you. i told you we had a fortune. yes, you did. getting closer to your investment goals starts with a conver

nbc's kerry sanders has her story. ep stuffed in the trunk, 25-year-old britney diggs leaps to safety from a moving car. >> that was like the scariest thing i've ever had to deal with. >> reporter: the nursing student says she was forced into her own car at gunpoint last tuesday night, outside her apartment. >> he made me drive him to another side of town, he tried to rob two other couples. >> reporter: with those attempts failed, britney says he ordered her into the trunk, found her atm card, and gave her an ultimatum. >> give me your pin number or i'll kill you. >> reporter: at several atms the card failed. at one he reportedly was able to withdraw $100. >> in my biggest fear, he was going to drive this car into a river, i'm going to drown, nobody's going to know i'm in this trunk. >> reporter: that's when she made the decision she had to get out. britney digs may oher life to a federal law passed in the year 2000. it says all trunks have to have a release latch just in ca >> i remember seeing a video on facebook a couple of years ago talking about trunk latches. i got the bright id

he forced 25-year-old nursing student, brittany diggs to take her to the atm as she escaped using a leverwest of pittsburgh, take a look at the aerial images coming in. gas crews on the scene trying to determine what caused the blast. believe it or not, no injuries reported. a neighbor said it felt like a bomb went off. >>> and the heroic moment in a high school cafeteria. a group of freshman in lacrosse, wisconsin enjoying lunch when one student began to choke. ian brown, calmly and successfully executed the heimlich. first aid he learned in a police program. go ian. >>> when we come back, lost in the grand canyon. how one girl used lessons learned as a girl scout to save her own life. i realize that ah, that $100k is not exactly a fortune. well, a 103 yeah, 103. well, let me ask you guys. how long did it take you two to save that? a long time. then it's a fortune. well, i'm sure you talk to people all the time who think $100k is just pocket change. right now we're just talking to you. i told you we had a fortune. yes, you did. getting closer to your investment goals starts with a conver

in 10 minutes, scott mcgrew diggs deeper into the new health care bill and why republicans are so upthis morning. as mcgrew tracks president trump's first 100 days. >>> 6:37 on your wednesday morning. we have been talking about possible legal pushback fort president's latest travel ban. hawaii state leaders will file a legal challenge to the president's new immigration order. state attorney general sued after mr. trump's executive order, the first one. it was blocked by a federal judge in seattle. hawaii is filing an amended complaint. the president's order restricting entry to the united states from six majority muslim nations for 90 days. >>> new, dublin will reportedly not be joining the list of sanctuary cities. city council members heard arguments from supporters is and opponents. then they decided the city would not back a blanket policy. one of the arguments is that they already have safe boards in place. >>> 6:38 right phau. now. we will see some decent warming around the tri-valley. even close to 70 later on around dublin and pleasanton. downtown san jose, 70. the trend will con

. >> and after the clinton diggs closures during the campaign, that's all the more stark.gressman adam schiff, ranking democrat on house intelligence, thank you sir. >> thank you. >> thank you. we'll be right back. stay with us. >>> behold. you own this. this is a u.s. navy aircraft carrier. it's the single most hyped aircraft carrier in the world. it can travel at speeds of more than 30 knots, really fast for something that big. it can operate for two decades without having to stop and refuel. it has electromagnetic launch systems for launching jets and drones. it's kind of a beast. at least it will be if it ever actually gets finished. in addition to being the most hyped warship in the world. the uss "gerald r. ford" is known as the most expensive ship in the world and the most austentatiously unfinished one. construction on this ship began in 2005 -- 2005, 12 years on and nearly $13 kbld later. in 2013 the government accountability office called -- just slammed it citing "inefficient out-of-sequence work driven largely by material shortfalls, engineering challenges and

they say that he made brittany diggs drive to several atms for cash.t from her insulin pump to find the release latch and open that trunk. >>> and a drug company exec linked to a nationwide meningitis outbreak has been convicted of fraud and other charges but the jury in boston cleared barry cadden of murder charges. 64 deaths were blamed on this particular outbreak. cadden was accused of ignoring unsanitary conditions. >>> finally on this thursday quite a racket at the miami tennis open. an iguana got loose during a match, perching atop the scoreboard and there he is running across the court stopping play for several minutes. eventually someone used a towel to grab and carry him off but not before one of the players, tommy haas snapped this selfie, you guys. if an iguana could talk and wanted to ask him why, why he was doing that, he probably would just say because i iguana play tennis. >> you know you would have done it too. >> totally would have done it. >> just something -- >> i didn't know they move that fast. >> that's a good question, sara. i ca

. >>> we're digg on this growing issue of gangs. we keep hearing about them. coming up, how police are trying to build stronger bonds with latino communities, including helping former gang members reintegrate into society. that story ahead at 6:30. >>> developing now, a former online journalist accused of making threats to at least eight jewish institutions faced a judge in st. louis today. juan thompson is charged with cyber stalking a former girlfriend. authorities say he made the threats to harass and vilify his ex. some of the threats against the institutions were made in the woman's name. investigators want to know if thompson is connected to the desecration of a cemetery near st. louis. he's being held now without bond. >>> hundreds of faith leaders gathered for events in fairfax and montgomery county today. it was a show of solidarity following the series of threats and hate crimes. as chris gordon reports no steps to beef up security. . >>reporter: additional police cruisers are now protecting the bender jewish community center in rockville. security h

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seen in the surveillance camera, britney diggs leapt out. she said the man tried to kill her. townes is being held on a half million dollars bail. >>> a virginia mother wants answers. >> she says the school keeps losing her 5-year-old son. chastity williams says her son was dropped off at the wrong place three times in the past few weeks. it's been going on since his first day at school in november. and most recently this week. >> devastating. it's hurtful. frustrating. and no matter what -- when i call, they tell me, okay, we're going to make sure we take care of it this time. you're not taking care of nothing. it's the third time in five months. >> district officials say they're aware of the issue and are working with williams to insure clear communication. >>> why local police locked up a baseball coach. >>> ahead at 5:30, where were you born? how about the y? meet the parents who had to pull over this morning. >>> they thrive on confusion and distraction. a pair of female thieves has hit three stores in three counties. we have the video to see if you recognize them. next.

. >> the one big lesson diggs want people to learn from this understand b is to find out where the release latch is in the trunk of your car in case you ever have to use it. >>> d.c. police asking for your help in locating a missing teen. this is 17-year-old catherine hunter. she was last seen on tuesday on mississippi avenue in southeast. she had on a blue skirt -- rather a blue shirt, khaki pants and a purple jacket. if you see her, give police a call. >>> a room packed full of people and emotions ran high last night at the at the where are they now forum. the crowd wanted answers about increased missing teens in the district. many of them leave on their own and bowser's administration is trying to find out why. >> are our kids leaving? >> there are no leads in missing children cases. despite rumors, they cannot connect these cases to human trafficking. >>> a woman will receive more than $5 million for a fairfax burned during a fire at the hospital in 2013. her civil suit alleged that the fire started when her surgeon used an electrical surgeon tool while she was wearing an oxygen mask.

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. >> reporter: brittany diggs decided to speak out because she's hoping it will help police capture herbductor. she has been traumatized by this. she's not going to go back to her apartment to live. they did recover her car, much like this ultima here. but she wants nothing to do with it because of what happened. and so, when she was abducted and they were going from gas station to gas station, her atm card was successful to get $100 out of her account. but she's a college student, has little money. her friends have set up a gofundme account to help her through this. savannah? >> she is a brave, young woman. kerry sanders, thank you. >>> let's get another check of the weather. dylan is back from maternity leave. in for al this morning. one down, a couple more to go. >> i know. got through the first one. that's good. we have colder temperatures to talk about, though. today is the first day of spring, it started at 6:29 this morning, we're going to see cold air through canada pour down. not today. green bay, 52 degrees. cincinnati, lower 60s. d.c., mid-50s today. st. louis up to 80 degree

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diggs who is the chairman of the -- mr. biggs who is the chairman of the environmental subcommittee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. biggs: thank you, mr. speaker. thank you, mr. chairman. i thank the chairman of the science, space and technology committee and sponsoring this honest act. i fully support this bill. that will require effort p.a. regulations be based -- require e.p.a. regulations be based on science that's publicly available. the honest act pushes forward the basic principles of the scientific method which is clearly important in areas where laws fic principles and interact. this is important to people in my district. so it is imperative that the citizens of the country be able to see the data that underpin these rules. what is even more important is that the scientific community be able to scrutinize e.p.a. data to ensure that the agency is using the best available science regardless of the administration. critics of the honest act clim that scientific data underpinni