and now also his mother tonya couch. >> reporter: a warrant is issued for ethan's arrest and the sheriff turns to the public for help, releasing pictures of tonya couch's black truck. >> we encourage the public to continue to watch for them, to look for them, to look for the vehicle. if anyone sees anything, call your local law enforcement. >> reporter: with the u.s. marshal and fbi now joining the international search, the pressure on mother and son couch begins to mount. >> we're not going to quit looking for him and the longer he's gone, the worse it's gonna be. country seems to be asking where in the world are ethan and tonya couch? >> the hunt for ethan couch pump up your look plumpify your lashes with new plumpify mascara a ginormous lash lifting brush boosts lashes to 50 times the volume and lifts lashes up up and away... new plumpify mascara from easy breezy beautiful covergirl so she takes the time to prepare a perfectly flaky crust made from scratch, and mixes crisp vegetables with all white meat chicken in a delicious gravy. because marie callender knows that making th

instead, these lawyers say, the couches let ethan fast forward into adulthood. >> people don't allow their kids to drive at 13. >> reporter: but that's exactly what the couches did. wanted to and eventually they started letting me drive just to like the corner store by myself. >> and then that progressed to school? >> yes. >> reporter: fred couch admitted allowing ethan to drive, but both parents say they didn't know about his regular drinking. >> have you ever seen ethan drink as we sit here today? >> i don't remember ever seeing him drink. >> reporter: maybe not, but she definitely saw him drunk. just four months before the fatal crash, 15-year-old ethan was stopped by police at 1:00 a.m. relieving himself in a parking lot. >> ft. worth officer comes upon him, he's taking a pee outside of a truck, there's a half-naked 14-year-old girl passed out drunk in the car, and this 15-year-old kid is just mouthing off to this officer, using profanity, his mother shows up, starts talking to him. so she clearly knew he was out there. >> did you ask him where he got the alcohol and the vodka tha

progress, but this one's not so innocent. 16-year-old ethan couch is there with sevenriends. >> they're drinking, they're young woman, um, needs to go to the convenience store. >> reporter: eight teenagersrs load into ethan's souped-up, fire engine red pick-up. six in the cab, two in the road. ethan guns it, hitting nearly 70 miles an hour in seconds, his truck barrelling towards those bystanders near the boyles family mailblbox. chance is bringing together r a crowd of people whose lives are about to violently collide. the red pick-up truck packed with eight teenagers, two in the flatbed,d, loses ctrol, and swerves into a ditch, sideswiping that disabled white suv, then mowing down those four bystanders, crashing into brian jennin' white truck before flipping over into a tree. eric boyles is inside when his world changes foreve >> i felt, wait, you know,w, we don't live in california, but yowould almost think, you would almost think you just had an earthquake. i mean, the house shook. >> reporter: these photos show what remains of the ford f-350 that ethan turned into a weapon evy, tos

benitez/ ethan couch lawyer "we want an eye for an eye. that's human nature, but the reality is, he has not committed a crime in mexico? "there is no formal extradition request by the u.s. state department filed." tonya couch is now back in the u-s. facing charges. as for ethan couch, his return could be delayed for weeks, if not months. now to one lucky teenager.. who lost his way on a hunting trip in utah. he wandered for nearly 30 hours in single digit temperatures. disoriented, he desperately called 9-1-1 for help as his cell-phone ran out of power. gfx/911 call: "i don't feel good." (i feel like i'm going to pass out) but brayden neilson didn't pass out. instead he kept walking,keeping his body warm and staving off deadly hypothermia. his phone died. his family nearly losing hope when they heard nothing for five hours. brian neilson dad: // there were points i was losing hope.. (dad starts crying) sot brayden neilson : "i was just seeing i just felt like i had 10 more minutes of life left in me." brayden covered 11 miles of unforgivin

. >> ethan couch is back in the u.s. and set to face a judge this morning in fort worth, texas, the new punishment he's looking at now. >> arguably could be many people's worst nightmare right here. a stage full of donald trumps with two of them making out. the story behind this video ahead on the "skinny." it's friday, january 29th. ahead on the "skinny." >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> we want to get right to it. our top story this morning, last night's unusual republican debate. seven candidates showing up to make their case before monday's i ca wa caucus. >> unusual because the front-runner donald trump did not take center stage because, well, he just wasn't there at all. >> no, trump was a few miles away holding his own event after a standoff with the debate host fox news, he insisted megyn kelly be removed as moderator after she called him out at the first debate. >> so fox said no to that. so trump held his own show right around the corner. abc's david wright has that story. >> before we

his lawyer says ethan couch is sorry. we'll tell you what else happened in court today. >>> and breaking right now, word one of the three prisoners who broke out of jail in california is back in custody. let's get to it. first from the fox news desk this friday afternoon, ted cruz had a rough night. that's the banner headline today in iowa's newspaper, "the des moines register" just as analysts predicted. ted cruz became a top target for his rivals when the front-runner failed to show up for last night's debate. according to "the register" ted cruz largely forfeited a golden opportunity to outshine the absent donald trump. that's a stinging review of the number two candidate in iowa, right after that state holds its first in the nation presidential contest. he might not have praise from iowa's biggest newspaper but ted cruz is playing up his strong support from a different iowa institution. >> no one more effective to fighting amnesty, to fighting to secure the borders, to fighting to keep this country safe than iowa's ow

ethan couch delayed his deportation after winning an appeal in mexico. could lead to a trial there, which could last for many months. couch killed four people while driving drunk in texas, but spent no time behind bars. he got probation after his attorneys claimed during a trial that he was too spoiled to know right from wrong and should not be held responsible. police say they believe ethan and his mother ran away to mexico after this videotape surfaced of him at a party where people were playing beer pong. that of course would violate his probation. investigators tracked down the two in mexico after they used one of their own cell phones to order from domino's pizza. >>> tanya couch is now behind bars in los angeles. prosecutors say yelled they charged he with hindering apprehension of a felon. will carr is live in l.a. with more. what more have you learned about ethan couch's stay in mexico? >> reporter: we actually learned that ethan couch was in a van on his way to the airport to be brought to the united states when a last-minute injunction was file

>> well, he is not actually, from what we know, paying for ethan couch's defense.s would not disclose who is paying his bills. if mom is paying the bills not do it from prison. the parents are divorced. the father is pending trial for impersonating a police officer. the proverbial apple literally did not fall far from the couch family tree. i think it withered on the vine and dropped there. he didn't exactly have the best role models growing up. >> he didn't. but four people are still dead and the affluenza defense is just bizarre. >> shame on texas. >> anyway, ted and katie, tfb#sou both. and an armed standoff in oregon underway right now. we will take you live to the scene next. don't forget to watch seanq=fwñ hannity tonight 10:00 p.m. eastern. ted cruz joins sean. that's tonight at 10:00 on hannity. staying in rhythm... it's how i try to live... how i stay active. so i need nutrition... that won't weigh me down. for the nutrition you want without the calories you don't... try boost® 100 calories. each delicious snack size drink gives you... 25 vitamins and mine

here's abc's matt gutman. >> reporter: ethan couch escorted into the very place he allegedly tried toith the shaggy beard, bundled back to the u.s. by mexican officials. couch in coach. and later escorted between two u.s. marshals after arriving in dallas. >> i'm relieved for the victims, who continue to need somebody to represent them. those victims that need a voice. >> reporter: in 2013, the 16-year-old pled guilty to killing four bystanders in a drunk driving wreck. during sentencing, his legal team claimed he suffered from affluenza, too spoiled by his parents to know right from wrong. the judge gave him only probation, ten years. authorities say he and his mother skipped probation, crossing the border into mexico. in a hearing, the judge could decide to keep ethan couch locked up until his 19th birthday. he has already spent more time in detention since his flight to mexico than he ever did after killing those four people. matt gutman, abc news, fort worth, texas. >> when we come back, donald trump makes out with himself. a lip sync battle. >> and a lesbian screen writer firing

couch is fighting his deportation back to the u.s., they say that ethan couch and his mother tanya fled after this video went viral on twitter alleged allegedly violating his probation. >> we looked at it, and said really? what a stupid plan. for an escape plan it was not well thought out, his mother, tanya is facing extradition from los angeles to texas, she faces 10 years if convicted of helping her son get away. >>> starbucks has a new edition to its menu, the machiatto latte, this is the first espresso drink that the coffee giant added to its lineup in more than a year. >> looks good. >>> tomorrow's power ball jackpot skyrocketed to $450 million, lottery officials say that the spike is due to strong ticket sales and the jackpot could get bigger before the drawing and if one person win its all, that is a 275 million there's payout. ticket sales close at 9:59 tomorrow evening, we'll have the winning numbers right after accuweather. >>> still what head on "action news," another check of your forecast. as we look live outside, showing you spring mountain where they are happily making sn

your final name is ethan couch. attorneys for the "affluenza" teen say-- they are investigating whether the 18- year-old was taken to mexico-- against his will. lawyers announced their investigation at a hearing yesterday. he --and his mother-- are accused of running to mexico together... after a video surfaced that couch breaking his probation. couch remains in detention in mexico. coming up next-- crews are now working to demolish the home of a famed drug lord in miami! we'll tell you who that is-- next. cqplus-- a popular aquarium in clearwater is getting a multi- million dollar expansion! coming up... why the aquarium's it all possible. hershey' s miniatures. we pour ' em! we pass ' em! we pick ' em! delicious fun for everyone. hershey' s miniatures are at the stories around florida. crews in miami beach are working to mansion... once owned by colombian drug lord-- pablo escobar. demolition began on the pink waterfront home-- which was owned by escobar in the 19-80s. the new owners are building a new home on the

with ethan couch? i don't know. i saw them there together on the news. that's all i know. >> you don't have any idea how they came to be in mexico together? >> no. i have no recollection. >> do you understand the fact that your mother is one of the people who is supposed to be helping ethan stay in line, keep up with his probation? >> yes. >> you understand that. that a yes, correct? >> as a parent, yes. >> i'm sorry. when you nod i have to make sure -- she has to take it 0 down. >> gotcha. >> and probation, judge or adult probation, has -- as part of it a lot of conditions that the judge ordered. you understand that? >> yes. >> in that way, it's a lot like a bond. bond conditions are a whole lot like probation conditions. you understand that? yes. >> things like don't drink. did your mary -- mother keep alcohol in her house. >> no. >> never? >> not since the -- he came out on probation, no. >> you don't know anything about lots of drinking that went on in your mother's house -- >> i object, your honor

ethan couch's mom tonya in a texas court yesterday.ond sharply reduced. >> last night she posted bond and is set to be released today but must wear a monitoring device. abc's lauren lyster is following the new developments. >> reporter: tonya couch appearing in court, a judge sharply reducing her bond from $1 million to $75,000. >> frankly, judge, i just don't believe everything that happened today that it should be a million dollars. >> reporter: she's charged with hindering the apprehension of a if he lon, her 18-year-old son ethan couch known as the afrlz teen. he pleaded guilty in 2013 to killing four people at a drunk driving crash. the mother/son pair took off from texas in early december in tonya's truck bound for mexico, staying at this resort and partying at this strip joint where staffers tell abc news, ethan racked up a $1,000 tab he couldn't pay. authorities finally catching up with them on this street. tonya was brought back to texas last week. the sheriff himself hauling her to lockup and accompanying her to court. >> she

abc's matt gutman from texas. >> reporter: tonight, ethan couch escorted into the very place he allegely tried to flee, the tarrant county jail. the millionaire's son, with the now shg aggy beard, brought back to the u.s. by mexican officials. couch in coach, then escorted between two u.s. marshals after arriving in dallas. served for those four victims and their families. >> reporter: in 2013, the 16-year-old pled guilty to killing four bystanders in a drunk driving wreck. during sentencing, his legal team claimed he suffered from affluenza, too spoiled by his parents to know right from wrong. the judge gave him probation only, ten years. authorities say he and his mother skipped probation, crossing the border into mexico. in the hearing here tomorrow, a judge could decide to keep ethan couch here until his 19th birthday, and david, since his flight to mexico, ethan couch has already spent more time in detention than he ever did after killing those four people. david? >> all right, matt gutman in ft. worth tonight. thanks, matt. >>> there is still much more ahead on "world news tonight"

ethan couch never did jail time for that said his affluent upbringing prevented him from knowing right or wrong...or he was suffering from a case of "affluenza". on december twenty-eighth couch and his mother were apprehended in puerto vallarta, mexico. she was quickly deported and is now facing texas charges. anderson says: 13:04:22 "we hope that finally now justice can be served for those 4 victims and their families" ethan couch has another court date set for february 19th... where a judge will consider moving his case out of the juvenile system...into adult court, where penalties are much stricter. in fort worth, texas, casey stegall, fox news. ethan's defense attorneys released a statement thursday night ,...saying in part: "ethan voluntarily returned to the u.s."... and - quote - "we are optimistic that, going forward, ethan will comply with all court-imposed terms and conditions." helped the three missing inmates in southern california escape. police in orange county arresting forty-four year old nooshafarian ravaghi in santa ana earlier today... ravaghi allegedly provided googl

. >>> and a major development in the case of ethan couch tonight. the so-called affluenza teen is now back in the u.s. in texas, after weeks on the run in mexico. but what kind of punishment does he face now? abc's matt gutman from texas. >> reporter: tonight, ethan couch escorted into the very place he allegedly tried to flee. a tarran the millionaire's son, with the shaggy beard, bundled back to texas by mexican authorities. then escorted by two u.s. marshals after arriving in texas. who continue to need somebody to represent them. those victims who need a voice. >> reporter: in 2013, the 16-year-old pled guilty to killing four bystanders in a drunk driving wreck. during sentencing, his legal team claimed he suffered from affluenza, too spoiled by his parents to know right from wrong. the judge gave him probation only, ten years. authorities say he and his mother skipped probation, crossing the border into mexico. in the hearing here tomorrow, a judge could decide to keep ethan couch here until his 19th birthday, and david, since his flight to mex

ethan couch is still in mexico. last week, a judge there granted a temporary stay halting deportation proceedings. ethan couch was on probation for killing four people in a 20-13 drunken driving accident when he fled. coming up in tonight's health report. we'll look at just how safe nutritional supplements are. and, these may look like harmless pills.. but they're actually a very dangerous and potent drug that could end up in the hands of sounding the alarm for parents and law enforcement to know about this new form of an already dangerous drug. the pills are a result of drug traffickers using old pill presses to disguise heroin from law enforcement. without the hassles of needles.. these pills can easily be passed around.. even get to kids. parents could easily mistake these pills for something else. bondi - 1:31 - some of them are even marked to look like a prescription drug pill. it's so frightening, parents have to know that. experts fear more people will be inclined to use the drug if it's in pill form instead

.### ethan couch, the so- called 'affluenza' teen, is back in texas tonight after dropping his fight to remain in mexico. the 18-year-old may be charged as an adult. marci gonzalez reports. so-called affluenza teen ethan couch- back in the us briefly facing a judge in texas today after being deported from mexico yesterday... scott brown, ethan couch's attorney: "he's relieved to be home i can tell you that but certainly he is concerned about what future holds for him." authorities say the 18- year-old went into hiding with his mother in mexico two months ago - couch at what appeared to be a boozy party- a possible violation of his 10-year-probation sentence- for a 2013 drunk driving crash that killed four people. couch- who avoided a jail sentence with the controversial defense claim that he was too spoiled to know right from wrong- could now spend time behind bars- if his case is transferred to the adult system. until that decision is made, he's being held in a juvenile detention center richard alpert/ tarrant county asst. da: "important thing is that he is here- not going anywhere