police say amy and esterly bought one way airline tickets. they flew from philadelphia to dallas and ultimately to cancun. >> it should be noted that their flight to cancun, mexico, occurred at approximately the same time as her mother was making the initial runaway report total intown police department. >> on february 9th amy's mother mui lu discovered amy had listed esterly as her stepfather on school records. a police affidavit revealed he had signed amy out of school ten times between november and december without her mother's knowledge. luu also found text messages that suggested esterly was romanically involved with her daughter. amy is 16, the legal age of consent in pennsylvania. esterly, a married father of four befriended amy's family through church. amy was close with esterly's daughter and she often went on vacation with them. we sat down with mui lu amy's mother earlier in the week but she didn't want to show her face on camera. >> you had kevin over to your house. >> yes, why for meals. >> for meals, for birthdays, amy birthday.

esterly allegedly signed yu out of school ten times.s mother called the police, who told esterly and his wife to stay away from the teen. reportedly the teen added esterly to the records as her stepdad. >> the question is going to be, how, what is the vetting process the school goes through to add people to the list? >> reporter: school officials say parents should check records periodically. to make sure the school knows who has the authority to pick up your kids. and police are asking anyone with information to call them. >> stephanie, thank you. >>> up next, the 15-year-old murdered 32 years ago. what her sister, who became a police officer, is saying about the detectives who solved the case. >>> plus, this is our first look at a declassified department of defense video that some are saying shows a close encounter with a ufo. back in a moment. back in a moment. we know that when you're >> tspending time with thelass grandkids... ♪ music >> tech: ...every minute counts. and you don't have time for a cracked windshield. that's why at s

kevin esterly now in miami, facing possible extradition after his arrest in mexico. the teen now home safe in pennsylvania. but there are still questions about the suspect, and the charges he may face. he's erielle reshef. >> reporter: tonight, a freshly minted mugshot for this married father of four, arrested after leaving the country with this pennsylvania teen. mexican officials say 16-year-old amy yu and 45-year-old kevin esterly were located in puerto morelos, mexico, ending a nearly two-week international manhunt. esterly, detained in front of an apartment complex, now in a miami jail, awaiting extradition. authorities confirming amy is unharmed and in good health, reunited with her mother in allentown. this, as new details emerge about esterly's alleged relationship with amy, his eldest daughter's close friend. >> it grew to be a situation where kevin was taking amy out of school on a regular basis, pretending to be a father figure, but it was more than that. >> reporter: esterly's wife stacey speaking to abc news through her attorney. claiming she repeatedly

esterly reportedly signing yu out of class ten times. police advising kevin and stacey to stay away from the teen. her family pleading for her safe return. >> i love you. can you come back? >> tom, if captured, esterly could face a third degree felony charge of interfering with the custody of a child. tom. >> erielle, thank you. >>> now to that dangerous high-speed chase through local streets all captured on police dash cam and body cam. the good samaritan getting involved. and what police say you should never do for everyone's safety, especially your own. here's abc's whit johnson. >> reporter: five teens on a wild, high-speed chase in a stolen car. the cops right behind them. >> 80 miles per hour. >> reporter: the suspect's vehicle clipping another car, debris going airborne over the quiet streets of butler, wisconsin. >> to get some kids who think they're above the law in jail for doing a car theft is worth it for me. >> reporter: then, something unexpected. 20-year-old andy westenberger, joining the pursuit in the white pickup truck.

yu and esterly vanishing march 5th. yu's mother reporting her a runaway.hat same day esterly and the teen flew on one-way tickets from philadelphia to cancun. on thursday, ten days after yu's disappearance, an amber alert issued in mexico. authorities now fear yu may be in danger. police say the two may have been romantically involved for months before taking off. in the past, esterly signing yu out of school ten times after she allegedly changed school documents to identify him as her stepfather. police reports show when yu's mother discovered esterly signed her daughter out of class on february 9th, she called authorities. on february 15th, esterly was ordered to stay away from the teen's home. >> there was already knowledge of this relationship and clearly friction between her mother and the guy that she's left with. >> reporter: now yu's family praying for her safe return. >> please don't get in any trouble and just get home safely. >> reporter: and esterly is charged with felony interference with the custody of children because yu is under the age of

that's disgusting. >> reporter: esterly and yu vanished on march 5th. esterly's wife told investigators he withdrew about $4,000 from his wife's bank account that same day. police suspect the two of them are traveling together in esterly's red honda accord with pennsylvania plates. what do you want to tell amy? >> i want to tell her, amy, can you come back to me? i love you. i just hope you come back. >> reporter: prosecutors have charged esterly with interference of custody of children. amy's charter school has also banned him from school grounds since last month. we tried to get an update on the police investigation. but nobody was able to speak to us on camera from the allentown police department. >> meg, thanks. there is no doubt they are going to find them soon. >>> many of you in the west are about to get hit by yet another soaker and in the east, millions face the third nor'easter in two weeks. up to 10 inches of heavy wet snow fell in parts of kentucky overnight. chief weathercaster lonnie quinn of our new york station wcbs is here with what to

esterly led away in handcuffs now awaiting formal extradition to face charges.his as alarming new details emerge about the relationship between esterly and the teen. his wife stacy speaking through her attorney telling abc news she saw red flags months before the pair vanished. >> it grew to be a situation where kevin was taking amy out of school on a regular basis pretending to be a father figure but it was more than that. they fought daily about amy. >> stacy's lawyer claiming his client repeatedly confronted her husband and tried to warn the girl's family. amy's mother reporting esterly to police who advised both him and stacy to stay away from the teen. >> there was an agreement that there would be no contact between kevin and amy. that didn't last. it didn't even last 24 hours. kevin could not stay away from amy. >> reporter: stacy telling police the morning her husband disappeared he drained $4,000 from their joint bank account. amy's mother saying she stole money and jewelry. >> i don't care. i just hope you'll come back. >> reporter: now thankful a night

police say amy and esterly baltimore one way airline tickets.y flew from philadelphia to dallas and ultimately to cancun. >> should be noted their flight to cancun mexico had occurred at approximately the same time as her mother was making the initial run away report to the allentown police department. >> february 9th, amy aept mother, moi lu, learned that she listed esterly as her stepfather. esterly signed amy out of school ten times between november and december, without her mother avenue knowledge. lu also found text messages that suggested esterly was romantically involved. amy is 16, the legal age of consent in pennsylvania. >> ha-ha-ha. >> esterly, married father of 4, befriended amy's family through church. amy was close with his daughter and often went on vacation with them. we sat down with moi lu, amy any mother earlier in the week. but she didn't want to show her face on camera. >>-up had kevin over to your house? >> yeah. >> for meals? >> for meals, for birthdays, amy's birthday. >> amy mother told me sunday sunny was so relieved wh

esterly, detained in front of an apartment complex. now in a miami jail, awaiting extra diction.uthorities confirming amy is unharmed and in good health, reunited with her mother in allentown. this, as new details emerge about the relationship. >> it grew to be situation where kevin was taking amy out of school on a regular basis, pretending to be a father figure, but it was more than that. >> reporter: esterly's wife, stacy, speaking through her attorney, saying she repeatedly confronted her husband about the teen. >> it was reaching a breaking point. >> reporter: esterly faces a third degree felony charge with interference of custody of a child. police are not ruling out additional charges. >> thanks for that. >>> coming up in our next half hour, the competition of "american idol" getting intense. do the judges spot their next superstar? have they already? why does a man who is normally dancing on the ceiling falling on the floor? >> i feel for you, lionel. >>> first, retriever nation united for round two after the most shocking upset in march madness. the sweet 16 card is full

. >> reporter: this woman says her daughter, 16-year-old amy yu, met kevin esterly at church, and was friends with his oldest daughter. in early february, amy's mother first discovered esterly signed her daughter out of school early and called police. something police say he did ten times between november and february without her mother's permission. >> just a plain, nice guy. that tried to help amy. not anymore. now i think that he's a very bad guy. >> reporter: the lehigh valley charter school's ceo confirming he signed her out. but saying a student can be picked up only by someone on the emergency contact list provided by the parents. investigators saying amy changed the list, including esterly as her stepfather, making it possible for him to sign her out. police putting pressure on the pair, asking them questions when they disappeared. >> they've been gone for a number of days. with no sighting. the presumption is they'll be on the move. and go outside the state. >> reporter: esterly's wife reporting to police he withdrew $4,000 from her account the day he disappeared. police thin

esterly is being held in miami.ften signed the girl out of school without her parents' permission. he will face a charge of child custody interference. >>> "the tampa bay times" reports a "circue du soleil" performer died after falling. during a show saturday night. 38-year-old yann arnaud apparently lost his grip on a ring and fell 20 feet to the stage. he died from his injuries later at the hospital. he'd been working for "circue du soleil" for more than a decade. >>> united reports they had to iowa divert their flight due to a dog being onboard. >>> the plane was diverted the akron, ohio, thursday after the dog was mistakenly loaded onto a newark to st. louis flight. it was supposed to go to akron. it was delivered safely to its owners. this was united's third dog-related incident in a week. and "usa today" says the winning ticket of the $400 million jackpot was sold in pennsylvania. the specific location has not been disclosed. it's the eighth largest powerball jackpot ever. there were no winners in the friday m

kevin esterly was arrested and is now being held in miami.ged with child custody interference after being found with 16-year-old amy yu in mexico on saturday. police say the two were in a relationship. meg oliver is in allentown with a break threw on the investigation. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. amy yu was taken to the hospital yesterday after she returned from mexico. she apparently was unharmed. yu's mother told me she was so relieved when they found her, she started crying. mexican police and u.s. federal agents found kevin esterly and amy yu hiding out in playa del carmen, the mexican resort town is more than 1,500 miles from allentown. police captain william lake. >> all reports indicate she left town with kevin esterly willingly. >> reporter: they west with their partports and $10,000. that night they flew from philadelphia to dallas and then cancun on one-way plane tickets. frank castrovinci said he was on one of their flights. at first he thought yu was esterly's daughter. >> i saw her leaning on him which daughters do.

she said the family had known esterly from church since amy was 11 years old.een unable to reach esterly's wife for comment. >>> a stunning upset in the head spinning ncaa tournament tournament. ninth seeded florida state advancing to the sweet 16 with the shocking upset of top seed xavier. the musketeers could not catch a fall with the basketball. and then the aggies with an 86-65 win over the tar heels. romans and i are done in the brackets. another 2 seed knocked down. bearcats blowing a 22-point second half lead. they lose to nevada 75-73. the celebration is on. and michigan state. they, too, head home after a 55-53 upset loss to syracuse. spartans failing to survive the first weekend for the third straight year. president obama's pick michigan state is done. the most mind boggling ncaa tournament we have ever seen. >> loyola in the sweet 16. >> sr. jean is dancing on. >>> breaking news overnight. austin police with a dire warning for residents as they link another explosion to recent bombings. >>> and a message by president trump after the twitter attack b

esterly who is married father of four is in custody.is awaiting extradition to pennsylvania. >>> there's a new legal battle in the online dating world. the parent company of tinder and match.com is suing bumble. the lawsuit is claiming patent infringement, saying the co-creators of bumble are former tinder employees who set up a virtually identical service. just last november, bumble reportedly turned down a takeover offer from match. >>> someone who bought a powerball ticket in pennsylvania is several hundreds of millions of dollars richer. there was one winning ticket for saturday's $457 million jackpot. but powerball has not yet released the exact location of where that the ticket was sold. the cash value is $273.9 million. the eighth largest prize in powerball history. >>> when we come back, the craziest moments so far in the march madness tournament. >>> but first, the research that stephen hawking submitted days before his death about the end of the universe. >>> and new details on the tragedy at cirque du soleil, as a star perfor

now stacy esterly is telling her story.the red flags she missed. and the heartbreak for their children. >>> incredible journey. so many people signed up to be the match. what really goes into being a donor? our cameras rolling as one young man who first signed up with a college football team in 2015 follows through to help save a life. >>> "roseanne" returns. revived. recharged. ready to roar. the cast here live in times square, first on "gma." and they're here to say -- >> all: good morning, america. [ cheers and applause ] >>> and good morning, america. hope you had a good weekend. now, that is a lineup there. >> that is a lineup. we're excited because we have the cast of "roseanne" here live. can you believe, it's been 30 years since it first premiered. >> oh, my goodness. we have a photo we want you to take a look at. this is roseanne's director's chair. domestic goddess. the twitter account saying there's only one. so much anticipation for the show. we look forward to talking to the entire cast. >> that is coming up. >

esterly's wife says she has no plans to speak with him. >> he did try to reach me several times fromrison. i did not accept any of his phone calls. i don't want to hear excuses. i don't want to hear that he's sorry. there's no -- words, um -- there's -- he up and left his four children. >> stacy says her husband also secretly rented an apartment just four blocks from amy's house. she's moving forward with the divorce and will fight for custody of their four girls. >>> more than 100 passengers on a flight in europe are finally headed to their destination today. they were stranded in germany all weekend because authorities say their pilot was drunk. the air portugal flight from lisbon to germany was canceled friday, after an airport worker said the co-pilot was unsteady and highly intoxicated. his license has been suspended. he was held on $12,000 bail. >> highly intoxicated for all three days? >> you know what? i guess that was a nice little bender there. >> some weekend. >>> all right, so, turning to sports. college basketball fans have some time to catch their breath before saturday

yu's mother called the police who told esterly and highs wife to stay away from the teen. they believe she altered school documents, adding esterly as the step dad. >> the question is going to be, what is the vetting process the school goes through to add people to the list. >> reporter: school officials say parents should check school records periodically to see who has the authority to pick up your kids. police are urging anyone with information on this case to call them. stephanie ramos, abc news, washington. >>> we should also point out that in pennsylvania the age of consent is 16 year old but it's got to be a very alarming thing for many of the family members involved. >> and her mother says the guy's daughter is a friend and just a year younger than amy. they never would have imagined something like this. >> yeah, absolutely. >>> coming up the secrets behind blue planet as the show takes us into uncharted waters. >> we'll see how the photographers got images like this next. we'll see how the photographers got images like this. ♪ under the sea under the sea >>> the t

esterly's arrest comes after a cross border manhunt. authorities say on march 5th, he withdrew 4,000 from his wife's bank account. police believe amy flew willingly from philadelphia through dallas to mexico. and coming up at 7:00 a.m., we'll have the latest on the investigation with your gma first look, i'm erielle reshef, abc news, new york. >>> it's 5:15. new details about what life is like for the southern california siblings rescued from that so-called house of horrors. in an exclusive interview with abc news, the attorney for the seven adult siblings says that they got a first taste of freedom last week. they were released from a medical center in riverside county and living in an undisclosed rural home and reunited with their family dog. their parents systematically imprisoned and starved their children. the parents deny the accusation. the younger six kids have been placed in other homes. >>> we have new details on the parkland investigation. they wanted to have nikolas cruz forcibly committed for a psychiatric evaluation. cruz

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amy's mother said the family had known esterly from church since amy was 11. >>> let's get a check onwith anxiety. dow futures slipping. stocks in europe are down. federal reserve kicks off the two-day policy meeting on tuesday. investors expecting a rate hike. the first under the new chief jerome powell. the fed may have to increase the rate hikes for the potential of rising inflation. >>> some calling it the anti-trust trial of the decade. at&t and time warner fighting the justice department over the company's merger plans. both stocks popped in october when the deal was announced. they have pulled back since the department of justice sued to block the deal. opening arguments start wednesday. the two sides will be in court today and tomorrow for hearings. the doj claims the deal will hurt consumers and they have to prove that in court. at&t and time warner deny the claim. this is a classic integration of companies. >>> did you watch basketball? >> i did. >> it was insane. just when the opening weekend of the ncaa tournament could not get crazier, it did. a top seed and defending cha

esterly faces felony charges of interference with custody of a child.h a divorce and will fight for custody of their four girls. we have much more from her on "good morning america." >>> facebook is apologizing for what ceo mark zuckerberg call as breach of trust. the alleged exploitation of personal data from up to 50 million facebook users by the firm, cambridge, analytica. zuckerberg saying we have a responsibility to protect your information and if we can't, we don't deserve it. >>> there's a new thing in the world of movies. dog friendly film screenings. >> okay. it started this month in san francisco when a bunch of dogs took in iowa dogs, of course. the latest dog day event happened in ireland. >> here are pictures from that one. this is at the lighthouse cinema. the dogs were out to watch the movie "isle of dogs." they got water and blankets to relax and be comfy. owners were warned any uncontrollable dogs would have to leave. it looks like most were on their best behavior. >> they put away their phones, no ringing, no texting. >> the dogs manag

and an arrest warrant was issued for esterly for interfering with custody of a child.mexico have issued an amber alert for them and are working with pennsylvania law enforcement for her safe return. >>> two women could be facing hate crime charges after allegedly stealing from a mosque and documenting the whole thing on facebook live. tonya and elizabeth broke into a mosque thursday and they say that they were trying to, quote, expose the illegal invasion of muslims with their three young children there and facebook friends watching this 24 minute tirade, they did things like this, stealing pamphlets and posters in the mosque and encouraging their dog to urinate on the property. they are both charged with third degree burglary and hate crime charges are being considered. >>> nearly six months after hurricane maria battered puerto rico and it appears that people are still dying from the effects of that storm. cnn has identified at least five deaths in 2018 believed to be related to maria and aftermath. the official death toll however has stayed at 64, those government s

how it all happened, it is sort of amazing, because amy lew, 16 years old, herst kevin esterly's family the two families had all gone on vacations together, he's married with a wife, they had gone to amusement parks together. now she is back home with her family, reunited, safe and sound. he is currently in miami, facing extradition back to the commonwealth. he was arrested in mexico yesterday and charged at this point with interference with the custody of a child. and that is out of pennsylvania. we don't know if there are going to be federal charges at this point. but just as you say, it was on february 19th that amy's mother contacted police because her daughter had been signed out of school by kevin esterly. come to find out, amy herself had put him down as her stepfather so that he could check her out and the academy confirmed with police that at least ten times in the last few months, he had checked her out. you know, the affidavit of probable cause calls it a secretive relationship. well, here's what we know. we know that she took, on march 5th, when she went missing, out of her

police believe 16-year-old amy yu was lured from school by 45-year-old kevin esterly.ice say he had taken her from school at least ten times. >>> the travel alert for americans in mexico. the u.s. state department warning about a security threat in playa del carmen. american government employees not allowed to travel there. it comes after a ferry explosion there injuring about two dozen people last month, including two americans. authorities found explosives on another ferry just last week. >>> when we come back, how did they capture this? even the penguins look confused. but he's got work to do. with a sore back. so he took aleve this morning. if he'd taken tylenol, he'd be stopping for more pills right now. only aleve has the strength to stop tough pain for up to 12 hours with just one pill. tylenol can't do that. aleve. all day strong. all day long. and for pain relief and a good night's rest, try aleve pm for a better am. what are the ingredients is it the places you go? the things you own? or the people that fill it with meaning? for 150 years, generations of fami

desperate search for a 16-year-old girl believed to be on the run with a married man. 45-year-old kevin esterly was warned to stay away from amwu after their secret relationship was uncovered. she altered school records listing him as her step-father so she could leave with him as many as ten times over the last few months. they were last seen on monday. she took off from her bus stop. his wife said he took off in his car with thousands of cash. >>> to fairfield county, connecticut, tonight, to the gunman caught on camera shooting up a bridgeport shop. outside, you see one gunman armed with ar-15 shoot his accomplice in the hand before both make off in waiting car. the injured gunman dropped off at a local hospital. treated, but get this, he was released. police say they know who the suspects are and the search is on. >>> and just north of san diego, a paraglider stranded on a cliff in torrey pines. the daring rescue caught on camera, though. watch as a paramedic and a lifeguard rappel down more than 200 feet to free him. his parachute stuck in a ravine on the face of that cliff. another rescue

say 16-year-old amy yu, you see her there, flew from philadelphia to cancun with 45-year-old kevin esterlyities say the two may have been romantically involved. he signed yu out of school ten times after she allegedly changed school documents to identify him as her stepfather. >>> a powerful home explosion in orange county, california. take a look at this, the moment caught on police dashcam. firefighters responding to a blaze in a mobile home telling residents to get out seconds before that blast. one minor injury reported. the case still under investigation. >>> o.j. simpson speaking out in his first extensive interview in a decade. the former football star responding to that recent airing of a 2006 interview called "the lost confession" emphasizing it was a hypothetical. saying if he had confessed to killing his ex-wife nicole brown-simpson and ron goldman, quote, you would have heard about it 12 years ago. simpson now on parole for an armed robbery and kidnapping conviction, refers to the murder trial in its aftermath as, quote, that whole l.a. thing. he said he may be battling the bra

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kevin esterly apparently having a secret relationship with amy for months and she added him to her school'ssylvania once he is extradited and he faces a felony charge of custodial interference. ice agents arresting 115 illegal immigrants during a three day sweep in san diego. nearly half of those arrested are convicted felons, and at least seven illegally reentered the country. this is the agency's third call of california operations in less than a month. an 80 year old nun says a three- year legal battle with katy perry is leaving her completely broke, costing her hundreds of thousands of dollars sister rita calahan and late nun rose goldman suing perry after the singer bought a california convent for $14 million from la bishop gomez but the nuns say they own it and it's there's to sell. tragically, the sister whose in the back of this photo collapsed and died in court last week battling the case. ed: wow. rachel: serious stuff. political correctness striking another college campus. the college of the holy cross in massachusetts now dropping its night mascot and any night imagery. the scho