reporter: on monday night, the year's long battle coming to an end when veronica's biological father, dustin brown after a state supreme court ruled that it could not intervene in the case. the brown family watched from the front window of their oklahoma home as the deputy and marshall led her away. >> very courageous. and took this action, what he believed was in veronica's best interest. >> reporter: these photos provided to cnn by the capobian capobiancos, veronica seemingly all smiles. it has been a complex ordeal for both sides. veronica, born a citizen of the cherokee nation was placed in the capobianco's home in 2009. just a few months later, her biological father changed his mind and sought custody under the indian child welfare act, a law that protects native american children from being separated from their families. brown was awarded custody in december 2011. the two families have been in a nationally publicized legal battle over veronica ever since. for the last two years, veronica was living in the cherokee nation with her biological father. the court's ruling cleared the way for the

monday night, year's long battle coming to an end, when her biological father, dustin brown, handed heruld not intervene until the case. the brown family watched from the front window of their oklahoma home as a deputy and marshal led her away. >> very courageous and took this action, while he believed it was in veronica's best interest. >> reporter: veronica is seemingly all smiles during visits by her adoptive parents in the last few weeks. it's been a complex ordeal for both sides. born a citizen of the cherokee nation was placed in their home at birth. a few months later the biological father changed his mind and sought custody under a federal law that protects native american children from being separated from their families. brown was awarded custody in december of 2011. the two families have been in a nationally publicized legal battle over veronica ever since. for the last two years, veronica was living in the cherokee nation with her biological father. the court's ruling cleared the way for the couple to take veronica back to south carolina where they raised her for the first t

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veronica's biological father, dustin brown handed her over last night in oklahoma. case has raised major questions about tribal sovereignty and it appears the long legal fight has come to an end. gabe gutierrez joins me now. gabe, is that a definitive, is this truly the end here? >> reporter: well, right now it certainly appears to be, tamron. what we're hearing is now it may be a while before they make it back to the south carolina neighborhood. we're told they are spending much needed private time with little veronica. all this after an emotional night in oklahoma. just this week veronica celebrated her fourth birthday, now her biological father has handed her over to her adoptive parents. >> he believed it was in veronica's best interest and did this in a manner that was -- at least traumatic. >> reporter: the oklahoma supreme court lifted its ruling that kept veronica in the state. the latest chapter in a bitter custody battle that began in 2009 when veronica's parents split her. her biological father signed the paperwork giving up custody to her birth mother wh

veronica said good-bye to her biological father, dustin brown, and was escort bide an attorney to her adoptive parents. brown's supporters described it as dignified. todd hembrie is the cherokee nation attorney general. >> what was best for her today was a peaceful and honorable transition. she deserves to know him and to have a relationship with him, and that's what we have fought for all along. >> excuse me. >> reporter: veronica lived with prown for the last 21 months. saying good-bye was unimaginable to brown when we spoke to him? july. >> i don't want to deal with it. i don't want to have to be told that. i want someone to tell me that i've lost the right to be a father. >> reporter: but brown agreed to relinquish his parental rightses before veronica's birth. they began the process of adopting veronica from her mother and were in the delivery room when she was born. >> thought she was the most beautiful child i had ever laid my eyes on and she was felt like ours immediately like we had a connection with her and she was with us since that day. >> reporter: two years later, a sout

while dustin brown said he misunderstand stood and never meant to sign away his parental right.art wrenching case. late monday evening, veronica's biological father dustin brown handed the child over to her adoptive parents, matt and melanie capobianco. it's a four-year battle that began shortly after the south carolina couple began the process of adopting veronica in 2009. her unmarried biological mother gave permission for veronica to be adopted by them. as a cheerky, she cited a federal law, protecting native-american being separated from their families and tribe. >> the only people that can really give you your history your ancestry is your family. >> reporter: the south carolina supreme court ruled in brown's favor and since 2011, veronica has lived with him and his wife robin. >> i want everyone to realize that she's happy. she's very happy with us. >> reporter: but the capobiancos appealed. this past june, the united states supreme court ruled against brown because he gave up his parental rights. but a south carolina finalized the adoption. and he tried to appeal in oklah

. >> reporter: late monday evening, veronica's biological father, dustin brown, handed the child over to her adoptive parents, matt and melanie kappa bianko. it's the culmination of an emotional, four-year-long battle, between brown and the kappa biankos that began shortly after the south carolina couple began the process of adopting veronica in 2009. her unmarried biological mother gave permission for her daughter to be adopted by the kappa biankos. though brown had given up his parental rights before she was -- auto child was born, he objected to the adoptd doption. he cited native american law. >> the only people who can give you your ancestry is your family. >> reporter: the south carolina supreme court ruled in brown's favor. and since 2011, veronica has lived with him and his wife robin. >> everybody needs to realize shoo she's happy. she's very happy with us. >> reporter: but the kappa biankos appealed. and this past year, the united states supreme court ruled against brown because he gave up his parental rights. then a south carolina court finalized the adoption. still, brown

today oklahoma's governor signed an extradition order for her biological father dustin brown who facesrges of custodial interference in south carolina days after oklahoma's supreme court issued an emergency stay giving brown temporary custody of veronica. >>> george zimmerman's latest traffic stop caught on video. florida police say he was doing 60 in a 45 mile per hour zone and given a $256 ticket. in july after his acquittal in the trayvon martin killing, zimmerman was stopped for speeding but let off with a warning. >>> for the second time this week, japan was slammed with tornados. the twisters damaged dozens of houses ripping off roofs and shattering windows. at least three people were injured, just terrifying pictures there. >> isha thanks very much. >>> the new fight for justice for a young rape victim in montana who ended up killing herself, a student raped by her teacher who got 30 days in jail by a judge. what the state's top prosecutor is trying to do. >>> mystery surrounding a flag raised by three firefighters on the afternoon of september 11, 2001. where is that flag now?

two years ago she was taken away from them an returned to her biological father dustin brown who invokednt to keep native american children with native american families. the issue has been tide up in the court since then. yesterday brown handed veronica back to the couple in a transfer the cherokee nation called peaceful and dignified. >> jessica, first of all how is veronica doing? >> she's doing wonderfully. she's been reunited with her parents, and they have just been so incredibly happy. and it's just been a very beautiful reunion. >> did she remember them? did she instantly recognize them? >> she did. she did. we had no doubt. the bond that they had as a family would make any parent envious. they were very, very close family. and there was no doubt. and yes, she remembered them. >> walk us through if you can the last 24 hours from the time the oklahoma supreme court lifted the stay to the time she was turned over. >> it all happened so incredibly fast. we knew that they were going to final motion to lift the stay, but as you know, this legal ordeal has been going on for so long we'

. >>> dustin brown, that was the father of baby veronica.an oak courtroom one day after oak's governor signed an extradition order for him to south carolina. this is the latest twist in a year's long custody dispute between brown and veronica's adoptive parents that has gone all the way to the supreme court. a south carolina court ordered brown to hand veronica over, however, last week oklahoma's supreme court ruled that veronica should temporarily stay with her father. >>> the fda is investigating greek yogurt maker chobani to reports of mold in certain batches. they're officially recalling those containers. the move comes nearly after a week of consumer complaints forcing them to remove the yogurt. >>> still ahead, backlash over an app that critics say is racist. the idea behind it purportedly was to help the rich avoid the poor. controversy surrounding the so-called ghetto tracker. that was the original name of the app. we'll tell you what they changed the name to. it's still our "news nation" gut check. be sure to like the "news nation"

following this 80-minute hearing where both sides met with what they call a court referee, but dustin brown father has always said the fight for veronica should take place in oklahoma because that is where she's been living the last year and a half or so with him when he was told he had to give his daughter back to south carolina. he took the fight to oklahoma courts and it seems oklahoma supreme court is defying a ruling by the u.s. supreme court regarding veronica's adoption. more than a month after he was ordered to hand over his biological daughter to her adoptive parents, the oklahoma supreme sort issued an emergency stay allowing dustin brown for now to hold on to his 4-year-old daughter, veronica. it's a move that shocked veronica's adoptive parents, matt and melanie capobianco of south carolina. since four courts ordered the adoption upheld. brown has been fighting hard to keep his daughter since the adoption was finalized this summer. i spoke to him about the case while he was training with the national guard in iowa. >> i'm going to fight until i have no fight left in me, until th

clear whether the cherokee nation plans to keep appealing this case but the tribe says it hopes dustin brownmportant part of veronica's life, even here in south carolina. natalie. >> gabe guttiierrez in charles south carolina. thank you. >> it collided with another car and slammed into this wall in brooklyn, new york. it split the car in half. but the reinforced passenger area kept the driver safe. it's remarkable when you see that video that the driver is okay. it is 8:05 right now. let's go back outside to al for a check of your weather. hey, al. >> go ahead and sign. take your time and sign. >> savannah was studying to be a doctor when she was younger. >> let's show you what we have, our pick city of the day happens to be cleveland, ohio. on one of the great lakes, one of the great locations in the nation. the next three days starts off cool today but as we get into thursday, nice and mild. 72 degrees. the rest of the country, we're looking at afternoon temperatures getting up into the 90s throughout much of texas. chilly in northern new england. pacific northwest and as far as sky condit

her biological father, dustin brown signed the paperwork giving up custody to her birth mother who'sterview airing on "dr. phil." >> it pretty much just broke me. >> reporter: she put her daughter up for adoption, but brown, a member of the cherokee nation objected after invoking a federal law that aims to keep native american children with their families he was awarded custody. for the last 21 months veronica lived with him in oklahoma. but this summer in a rare move, the u.s. supreme court weighed in, ruling the federal statute did not apply. because brown, quote, abandoned the indian child before birth and never had custody. >> the courts had ruled and what we were hearing out of oklahoma was that, you know, the cherokee nation felt that it and mr. brown didn't have to obey. >> reporter: brown refused to return veronica to her adoptive parents, the capobiancos until now. it is not clear whether the cherokee nation plans to keep appealing this case. but the tribe says it hopes dustin brown will be allowed to remain an important part of veronica's life, even here in south carolina.