take a look at baby gabriel. whoever you are out there with this baby, if the story's true, please, please, bring the baby back. >>> we're switching gears. i want to tell you about a missing mom. take a listen. >> we just miss her. we want her back. her back and -- and i love her and my boys love her. i've been trying to figure out what i can do so i don't sit idle. >> straight to you jim kirkwood, ktkk news radio. we are talking about susan powell, 28-year-old mother of two goes missing. the father says he takes the kids camping, midnight, freezing temperatures to make s' mores in the snow. >> he's quite a stonewaller. tom mcglock lynn, the kpts, police captain at westvale police department in utah describes him as demonstrating a frustrating look of cooperation. i think you've heard this story before, nancy. >> we're going to be back with more on susan powell. as we go to break, happy 80th birthday to massachusetts friend benny good luck, a world war ii veteran. he invented the elastic waistband for women's sla

take a look at baby gabriel. whoever you are out there with this baby, if the story is true, please, please bring the baby back. >>> we're switching gears. i want to tell you about a missing mom. take a listen. >> we just miss her and we want her back, and i and my boys love her. i've been trying to figure out what i can do so i don't sit idle. >> jim kirkwood, susan powell, 28-year-old mother of two, missing. the dad says he takes the kids midnight, freezing temperatures to make s'mores in the snow? what more do we know tonight? >> he is quite a stone waller. the captain in utah describes him as a demonstrate ago frustrating lack of cooperation. i think you have heard this story before, nancy. >> we are going to be okay bah with more on susan powell, but as we go to break, happy birthday to massachusetts friend benny galuck. a world war ii veteran, he invented the elastic waistband for women's pants. thank you, benny. he's the proud uncle of 14 nieces and nephews. happy birthday, benny. # >>> i would like to hea

they think baby gabriel is still alive. they're asking anyone with information about him to call the national center for missing and exploited children. it's 1-800-the-lost. >>> about 100 protesters massed outside a los angeles court. inside the former transit city police officer accused of fatally shooting oscar grant in a san francisco bay area train station on new year's day last year. johannes mehserle has pleaded not guilty to murder charges. the trial was moved to los angeles. during yesterday's pretrial hearing, a judge said cameras would not be allowed in the courtroom. the whole shooting was caught on tape by several bystanders and posted on the web. it sparked several protests in the bay area in the days afterward. mehserle's lawyer said he meant to use his stun gunt on grant but accidentally fired his gun instead. the trial could start in may. >>> one of the questions on this year's census has upset a lot of people. it's the question about your race. for 2010, it's listed as negro. it's alongside black and africa

we're trying to get the photo of young gabriel. if any has any information. >> julie: how old is elizabeth? >> she is 32. >> she leaves with her baby -- she is 23. >> she was staying in texas in december and gabriel hasn't been sign the 26th a week before she was supposed to go to the custody hearing. who was she staying in texas? >> we do not have much information about that. we did release information that elizabeth and gabriel were seen in city park of six flags area of san antonio. that that is the most recent information we have. that he was last seen on the 26th. that is the information we have on him. >> julie: does she have family or friends in infections? >> we have investigators that are trying to get that information. no known correlation to the san antonio area. could be anywhere from san antonio to miami beach, anywhere at this point. >> julie: what the relationship like with the family, obviously not the father, that is not good. but does she have parents in arizona or did he is just drop off there? >> there is a smal

arizona police say they're hopeful little gabriel johnson is alive.y have named two people persons of interest in the boy's disappearance. let's get the details from investigative reporter michelle sagona. good morning. >> good morning. >> this is a story with lots of bizarre twists. who are these people? there are a couple. >> there are a couple. they're from arizona originally. and actually they met elizabeth, which is gabriel's mom, at the airport about seven months ago. and what they say and they have come out to say is that she was having a hard time parenting the child and they helped her not only at the airport, but also in the flight back and that elizabeth had kept in touch with them over the months. >> okay. police arrested elizabeth last week. where does she fit into all of this in terms of the investigation? >> well, what is interesting is that i actually spoke with gabriel's father, logan, a few days ago. what he said is they had gotten into an argument in early december and that's what triggered this custody battle. he filed paperwork, o

they think baby gabriel is still alive. they're asking anyone with information about him to call the national center for missing and exploited children, 1-800-the lost. >>> one of the questions on this year's census has upset a lot of people. it's the one about your race. for 2010, one of the choices is negro. now, the word is listed alongside black and african-american, as it has been on past forms like the last one from 2000, seen here in yellow. now, the 2010 census is in blue, but some people say the word is outdated. >> personally, i don't care for it. i believe that african-american pretty much states what we need to know. and it's very clear. >> negro sounds like something in the slavery time, to me. >> it's not so much what we're called but what we respond to is the thing that matters. >> the san francisco chapter of the naacp says what's more important is people fill out the census so african-american communities won't miss out on billions of dollars in federal fund. census officials say some people wrote in the wo

where is baby gabriel? this morning a live interview with the couple police are calling persons of interest in the case. >>> and what lies beneath? a rare look inside the den of a hibernating bear about to give birth. we'll meet the mom-to-be, today, sunday, january 10th, 2010. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a sunday. i'm lester holt. >> and i'm jenna wolfe. i was tempted to turn on the tv and see if the "today" show was on a two-hour delay or something. it was cold. i did not want to get out there this morning. >> i think it was in the low teens here. >> needless to say we were not on a two-hour delay, we are here. it's cold everywhere, not just here in the northeast. >> florida is caught in the grips of all this. record lows as far south as miami. temperatures dropped into the 30s there bringing snow and ice to many parts of that state. most of europe is also in the freezer where the coldest winter in 30 years is cancelling sports. the mercu

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we were probably the last people to see gabriel before he left town. we're thinking.ery stone that they have would be turned over and tried to do anything that they can. >> and, shep, we just got off the phone with tammy smith herself. she asked us to call back in a couple hours. show she told us a couple of rambling stories. she said i have to go, police are about to give me a polygraph. we haven't confirmed that with police. tammy smith is telling us she is taking a polygraph, one that she herself wanted to take. >> first she said she killed the baby. the police have reason to believe the baby might still be alive? >> yeah. the cops are saying right now, all they're saying publicly, shep, is that they have indication that gabriel johnson, the eight-month-old baby, is indeed alive. when you talk to them a little more, you clearly get the impression that they generally believe he is alive. all they're going to say publicly, officially, is that we have indication that he is alive. >> this is just weird. >> it's completely bizarre. the more you learn about all of these

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is eight month old gabriel johnson and he hasn't been seen for two weeks.when and his mother elizabeth johnson disappeared in tempe, arizona. elizabeth was due in court for a custody hearing the monday after christmas but she never show od up. she was arrested in miami beach, florida, but there is no sign of gabriel. johnson is not talking and they are worried because of what she has said in the past. take a list. >> there have been threats made. at this point there is no evidence that the threats have been carried out but we are concerned that we don't know where the child is. >> kimberly: based on her prior threats, how much concern do you think they have that the child could be in harm's way? >> if she made statements to other people that they documentiated and statements that she doesn't want her child around any more and the child is a bother to her. this reminds me of the other one that the child was killed by the mother leaving her in the trunk and she died. to have that fact and now all of a sudden the kid disappears. these things lead to the conclu

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police say 23-year-old elizabeth johnson fled her home on december 18 with her 8-month-old son gabriel. ten days later, johnson lost custody of the child because she failed to appear for a court hearing. the mom was finally found by police at a miami youth hostel last wednesday but she refused to say where gabriel is. they launched a multi-state search but they are concerned for the safety because the mom has allegedly threatened to harm him. tonight, a family demanding answers of a brutal murder of educator in mexico on vacation visiting relatives when he was abducted and killed by gunmen. the 33-year-old body found thursday in the northern state of durango. his death a shock to his southern california community. at last, fox affiliate kttv has more. >> i'm in shock, disbelief. i cried. i yelled. it just can't believe that someone so special to us is gone. >> the mayor talking about bobby salcedo. he will forever be 33. >> i'm just in disbelief. like i said, we did everything together. i think the first time where there was an occasion to go somewhere is when it will really hit me, be

arizona police say they are hopeful that little gabriel johnson is alive and they've named two peopleinterest in the boy's disappearance. we have details now from former fbi profiler clint van zandt, author of "facing down evil." with a good morning to you again, clint -- >> alex. >> some bizarre twists here. can we start with the persons of interest in this case, this couple? who are they? >> yeah, this is a couple that allegedly the birth mother once was attempting to give the child up for adoption, and then the birth father didn't want to be any part of this, you know. now, did he want to be part of the child's life? we don't know that. but somehow, the law enforcement believed this couple knows something. but alex, let's go back to home. the mother, the birth mother, the woman who had care, custody and control of this child, she knows what happened to that baby. come on, it's 8 months old. tell the police. save the child. >> right. and let's get to that mother having been arrested last week. where does she fit into the investigation? i mean, starting from the argument she had with

more than 1,200 homein the foothills and canyons ong the n gabriel mountains were und orders to evacuate, but not everyone did. local offials said so far, flooding is limited,nd no majomudslides have been ported. but the risk remained hi. some coastal communities-- likehis one in pacifica-- buildings teetered on e edge, as0-foot waves smashed ashore. conan o'brien and n.b.c. television have agreedo part ways paving the way for ja leno's return to "the night sh." the twork announced a $45 llion severance deal today. $33 million ofhat goes to o'brien,nd the rest to his staff. his last show will a tomorrow nigh but he is free to return to television ineptember. leno takes back "the tight ow" reins starting march first. those are somef the day's main sties. i'lle back at the end of the prograwith a preview of what you'llind tonight on the "newshour's" web site. but for now, back judy. >> woodruf now, president obama takes on the banksnd rollout new plans to cut them wn to size. the president open with another rbal assault on the tion's mega-banks, accusing th of taking reckless risks in purs

auburn is playing without kenny gabriel. we saw him coming out of halftime on crutches.angle injury. the tigers turn it over here. lucas hargrove. >> bob: and auburn decided not to use the shot clock in the second half and they're playing their standard basketball. sometimes when you take the air out of the ball it's a good thing to do as far as strategy. sometimes the players don't like it. it makes it difficult for them to get in their rhythm. >> carter: turnover by the itcas. pull-up three. reed has his first two shots of the second half go down. so five for reed in the early going. auburn back within striking distance of nine. [ applause ] bledsoe. silences the auburn fans. >> bob: for young player, they really make great responses to clutch situations and they've been doing it all year long. especially wall and bledsoe. wall beat uconn scoring 12 out of the last 15 points at the garden. of course, in a tough, tough game against florida, bledsoe was spectacular. >> carter: a season high 25 on tuesday. reed over to cousins. who recovers to get the block on lett. [ app

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the artists taking part in download to donate for haiti is grammy winning recording artist peter gabriel. he's contributing his cover of a david bowie song "heroes." here is the song and more powerful, painful images from haiti. ♪ i i will be king ♪ ♪ and you you will be queen ♪ ♪ though nothing will drive us away ♪ ♪ we can be heroes just for one day ♪ ♪ we can be a hero ♪ just for one day ♪ ♪ i can remember ♪ standing standing by the wall ♪ and the guns shot above our heads ♪ ♪ and we kissed as though nothing could fall ♪ ♪ and the shame the shame was on the other side ♪ ♪ we can beat them forever and ever ♪ ♪ and we can be heroes just for one day ♪

the risk for mudslides and flooding remained, especiall for residents inhe foothills of thean gabriel mountains. a state emergency was clared in five counties afte nearly ten incheof rain this week. still,ocal officials said many evacuation orders in los anges county will soon be fted. those are me of the day's main stories. i'll be ck at the end of the program with a preview of at you'll find toght on the newshour's web sit but for now, bacto jim. >> lehrer: and sll to come on the newsur: shlds and brooks; d who's in charge of the internet? that follows a rdown of a remarkab few days in politics. judy woodrf has the story. cheers and applause >> woodruf president obama ended onof the toughest weeks he's had in office at a to ll meeting in elyria, ohio. it came three days after esday's stinging loss of a maachusetts senate seat, an outcome that derailed demoatic hopes of a quick, final vo on alth care. mr. obama acknledged today it was like hittinga little bit of a buzz sa" but he insisted he won't give on health care. >> i didn'take up this issue to boost my poll numbers you knowhe w

when you are dealing with terrain like this, mountainous conditions in the san gabriel mountains, my gosh, man, how do you fight this thing? i tell you, the thing that made this fire so incredibly different is just the sheer size. >>> a lot of serious stuff we have to cover on all the new cycles we deal with, but, of course, on the weekend, we are a family here and we like to do lighter stuff. we have done lighter stuff, including, reynolds, we sent you swimming the fishes. >> not just the fishes but the sharks. we put you in jeopardy on this one. >> i had a chance to jump in the tank at the georgia aquarium with creature that is are unchanged for millions of years. swimming with 40-foot long dinosaurs. that was cool. >> i got to hop in the water with something far less intimidating. dara torres, we had our feet in the water by the pool. we were worried if she was going to be okay doing that. we didn't know how she was going to show up dressed. sending a text message saying, what are you wearing? it sounds crazy to be asking what she is wearing, but she said a mini squirt skirt. the

renee shipping line, consolidated railroad, short a stock, rated corporation lobby president bill gabrielniversity and raise an army. >> and all before lunchtime. >> just this juxtaposition of skills as a great deal of what america became in vanderbilt's time and you ran it. but i think also in view of what is gone on in the country's economy and wall street over the last few months, viewing general motors amended plan for its own rescue for example in which it actually revised the miles per gallon as feature cars are expected to get downward, and the one saying that in comparing these executives with their bonuses for going bankrupt i think is tempted to look at a sandra build or a morgan or a connie kiar henry ford and ask, what happened? how did we go from that to this? >> well, i am going to do with presidential candidates to in debate and first i thank you for having me here. as gene mentioned i was a fellow at the cullman center and it was an incredible experience without which my book would not have been possible so thank you very much to the staff including the manuscript departme

run a shipping line, consolidated railroad short a stock rated corporation lobby a president bill gabrieldepo found the university and raise an army. >> and all before lunchtime. >> that is right. this juxtaposition of skills as a great deal about what america became in vanderbilt's time but also in view of what is gone on in the country's economy and on wall street over the last two months doing general motors the amended plan for its own rescue for example in which it actually revise the miles per gallon as future cars are expected to go downward, and one saying that comparing these executives with their bonuses for going bankrupt i think is tempted to look at it vanderbilt or a morgan or carnegie or henry ford and ask, what happened? how did we go from that to this? >> i am going to do with presidential candidates to win debates and furs, thank you for having me here. eyes jim mentioned i was a fellow at the coleman center and it was an incredible experience without which my book would not it and possible so thank you very much to the staff including the manuscript department who do su