charged with kidnapping her, just after she was born, and giving her a false identity. 51—year—old gloria williamssts proved that alexis was baby kamiyah, snatched from hospital back in 1998. police say she posed as a nurse and snuck the newborn out of the hospital, starting a frantic search. at the time, her real mother was distraught and desperate to find her. i just want to know where my baby is at. ijust want my baby back. but now, 18 years later, she was delighted to be reunited with her the daughter she never thought she would see again. and kamiyah‘s biological father was overwhelmed after meeting herfor the first time. it's a feeling you can't exlpain. —— explain. it's hard to put it in words right now. it's hard to deal with this right now, you know what i'm saying? we just, like we say, we are trying to process it. 18 years, you kmow. it will be hard to make that up. but the man who thought he was her father all this time is full of heartache. named her. that's the name i have for years, alexis kelly. she is the love of my life. all the things she said, since this was going on, friday, "

. >> reporter: gloria williams, the woman believed to have raised baby kamya was charged with kidnapping, a neighbor told cnn, williams and the girl she raised seemed to have a normal mother/daughter relationship. the young woman faces a new reality being away from the only mother she ever knew. >> so now one of the lingering questions, what will happen next for this young lady? who will she choose to live with? my colleagues there in south carolina did have an opportunity to speak, with some of the family members and the friends here of gloria williams who described her as a normal mom. someone you just heard maintained a good relationship with someone that many believe was actually her daughter, so you may imagine, this is coming as a major surprise for that small town in south carolina. >> and polo, i understand some tips came in recent months, right? what ultimately led these authorities to find her? >> that's something we've been working all day. the sheriff's office in jacksonville not elaborating a whole lot. just saying they received several tips late last year. it led their depu

. >> gloria williams pretended to be a nur the hospital in jacksonville, florida, hours after she was born. >> i just want my baby back. mia -- shenamed to obley by hermia m parents. dna testing last month revealed that she was not the daughter of the woman claiming to be her mother. she made her first court appearance today, and the judge offered no bail on the kidnapping charge. >> i understand what she did was wrong. just don't lock her up and throw away the key. she loves me for 18 years. she cared for me for 18 years. hoping, herrs of biological parents met her for the very first time last week. >> never give up hope. >> to find out i had another family -- >> when she was see williams again, but she hopes it will be soon. williams is in jail, due back in court in three weeks. abc 7 is on stormwatch, where severe storms have overwhelmed houston, texas. rain is flooding the streets. you can see this bus and other vehicles trapped in the rising floodwaters. while no one was hurt, the flooding is expected to last for a few days because of all the rain. a tough situation for them. be

her name is gloria williams. she was arrested last week.girl never knew that wasn't her real mom until dna tests just this week confirmed that that was not her mother. williams has been charged with kidnapping and interference with custody. >>> time now is 7:22. as we continue to follow this story, about the abduction of a baby, now the family of gloria williams, who is charged with abducting the child, they are speaking out about this. we spoke to the cousin of the woman who abducted the baby. >> reporter: just down the street from the church were gloria williams was very active, her cousin still can't believe the news she got on friday. >> wrong is wrong and right is right. she was wrong for doing it, but at the end of the day, she took care of her like she was her own. she raised her from a baby. that's the only mother that she knows. >> she and other family members fully support and love williams and the young woman they only know as alexis, but she says some of the comments they have seen about williams are off- base. >> nobody can jud

. >> reporter: gloria williams, the woman believed to have raised her was arrested friday and chargedpping. a neighbor of the 51-year-old tells cnn williams and mother had a normal mother, daughter relationship. the young woman today faces a new reality, being away from the only mother she ever knew. >> you may have been been able to make out gloria williams, behind that cell window as she spoke to the young lady yesterday. she will soon be in south carolina, extradited to face charges. the question remains, how will they prosecute. what will the approach be prosecuting a woman who by all accounts was a good mother, but allegedly dressed as a neweurse walked out with a baby that wasn't hurs, according to reports from officers. >> how do you navigate that reunion, too, a lot of years. >> you can imagine when the biological mother gets news her child was found after 18 years. >> that will change the story. it will take it a different direction. >> thank you so much. appreciate it. >>> that's it for us. see you back at 10:00 eastern for an hour of newsroom. >> don't go anywhere. smerconi

the name she's lived under for all these years. >> gloria williams was arrested friday and charged with51-year-old woman tells cnn williams and the girl she raised seemed to have a normal, mother daughter relationship. today, the young woman faces a new reality. being away from the only mother she ever knew. >> both remain in south carolina. we understand williams will likely be extradited to a florida to face some of these kidnapping charges, but for 18 year, law enforcement with a few tip, only had what is more of a sketch. we just showed you a few minutes ago and a hope they would finally be able to close the case. now, the question, how will prosecutors go about this case. you have a woman that by all accounts was a good mother, however, allegedly walk ued into the hospital dressed as a nurse and walked out with a baby that was not hers! that image just again to emphasize the photograph we saw, it is a rendering. >> this is a sketch that was put together by investigate ors sin the baby was about six hours old when kidnapped. >> and then there is video that shows this young lady. who

. >> the suspect, gloria williams, was arrested on friday. she is accused of posing as a nurse to swipe the baby in 1998. now she will be sent back to florida to face charges. >>> after 146 years the ringling brothers circus will fold up the tents for good. our cbs reporter is on the end of the iconic american spectacle. >> reporter: benefit tv was in color and before the internet for the circus, they jumped, flew and dazzled their way into people's hearts. the ring master before the debut. it was despite efforts to update their act. the ceo and the entertainment and the parent company is finally that the show can not go on. >> it has been through every cycle and it has been through a lot of change. it is not relevant to people in the same way. >> last year the company decided to retire the show and they saw the drop in sales. >> there were more animals but it did not seem to be that much at this time. >> reporter: plagued from protests. ben williamson is a director with pita. >> do you happening it will have a bigger impicture on other anima

the police a gloria williams took the baby to south carolina and raise the baby as her own using falsified documents. a tip led the police to arrest williams, and the girl agree to a dna test that proved she really was the baby who is kidnpe prison if convicted of kidnapping. an alarming trend in the u.s., hate crimes on the rise. the virginia attorney general took steps to curb the problem in our area. itjeff goldberg explains, would protect people no matter what happens on capitol hill. at the adams center mosque these days, there is a sense of anxiety. about a trend on the rise, hate crimes. >> to be honest, i'm concerned. generalrginia attorney mark haring, alongside religious leaders in northern virginia, singh that he fears the trumpet administration will not aggressively pursue hate crimes. >> a lot of people out there are more than concerned, they are scared. backing state legislation strengthening the investigation and prosecution of hate crimes and changing the state to include disability, gender, and sexual orientation. also a new website, nohateva. com. ashburn, a waitress foun

she considers gloria williams her mother.illiams took her as a baby hours after she was born in 1998. she says whatever the punishment is she doesn't want it to be too severe. >> she raised me with good she made a big impact on my life. i could go to her about anything. i know i made a big on hers. i can just tell by the love. >> she was known as kamaya mowingly as a baby. she was reunited with her biological parents this past weekend. >>> the property data website says policy holders could potentially save an average of $446 a year starting this month. due to new guidelines under the housing administration. >>> okay. mcdonald's is rolling out mini and grand mack versions of its iconic big mack. you're messing with a classic here. the burgers were made available nationde one beef patty and the grand mack has two largerer beef patties. just in case you're wondering. the mack jr. has 460 calories while the grand mack has 860. if i'm eating a big mack, i don't want to know. let meeat my big mack in peace with my large fries. >>

look, new details shedding light on how this woman's 18-year-old secret unraveled. 51-year-old gloria williams charged with kidnapping a newborn baby from a florida hospital in 1998 racing her as her own -- raising her as her on. >> did anything tip you off to it? >> reporter: 18-year-old alexis didn't want to say anything about how she was taken concerned anything she used against the woman. alexis may have found out the truth approximately a year 1/2 ago. coming up at 7:00 a.m., we'll have the latest on the case with dan abrahams weighing in live with "g.m.a." first look, eva pilgrim abc news, jacksonville, florida. ah...still sick, huh? i'll take it from here. i'm good. i just took new mucinex clear and cool. ah! what's this sudden cooling thing happening? it's got a menthol burst. you can feel it right away. wow, that sort of blind-sided me. and it clears my terrible cold symptoms. ahh! this is awkward. new mucinex clear & cool. feel the menthol burst. while powerful medicine clears your worst cold symptoms. start the relief. ditch the misery. let's end this. wait... wait... perfect. at de

. >> police say 51-year-old gloria williams of walterboro, south carolina was passing the abducted child as her own daughter. she was in court this afternoon, facing kidnapping >>> president-elect donald trump is still fighting back against claims the russians have potentially embarrassing information on him. craig boswell has more on where they were briefed on the russian hacking. >> reporter: president-elect donald trump was up early friday morning, tweeting about a dossier, compiled by a former british intelligence agent. he tweeted, totally made up facts by sleaze bag political operatives, both democrats and republicans. fake news. russia says nothing exists. >> thank you, intelligence leader. >> they briefed them about the dossier friday morning and emphasized the allegations are not verified. >> we need to find out if any of it is true. and i think it would be negligence on the part of our intelligence officials not to pursue that. >> house minority leader, nancy pelosi, called on the fbi to investigate claims trump administration officia h russians. >> what is it that the russians

police arresting a woman named gloria williams that raised kamiyah as her own. that newborn, now a teenager found living with williams in south carolina. described williams as well respected in the community. >> this woman has taken care of her. mothered her, nurtured her. that's all the biological mother would have been. >> 200 miles south in jacksonville florida, kamiyah's grandmother is overjoyed. >> i haven't seen her since that day she was taken from the hospital so i just got a big hug for her. that's all. just let me hold you a few minutes. >> aiken says it was difficult to see images of the teenager at a court hearing for williams crying. >> i saw her telling her mom she loved her, but that was the mom she knew. >> she said she understands how confusing it must be, but wants kamiyah to know she has been loved and missed by her real family who never gave up hope. >>> six days before he becomes president, donald trump issued strong counterattack today. says he doesn't see mr. trump as a, quote, legitimate president. congressman is john lewis of georgia. le

his then girlfriend gloria williams gave birth to her daughter while he was away. raising him from the time she was a newborn together. >> the first person she called dad for 18 1/2 years was not dad. alexis was in fact baby camea snatched from a hospital. williams is behind bars faces charge. meanwhile, he said he had no idea the child he was raising was taken from someone else. we'll hear from that emotional interview coming up at 7:00 a.m. with your "g.m.a." first look, i'm eva pilgrim, south carolina. [ crowd noise ] whoa. [ gears stopping ] when your pain reliever stops working, your whole day stops. try this. but just one aleve has the strength to stop pain for 12 hours. tylenol and advil can quit after 6. so live your whole day, not part... with 12 hour aleve. make earning bonus cash back so why do scomplicated?k cards they limit where you can earn bonus cash back to a few places... ...and those places keep changing every few months. the quicksilver card from capital one doesn't do any of that. with quicksilver you earn unlimited 1.5% cash back on every purc

that confirmed the teenager's own recent suspicions that she mig police arefth a woman named gloria williams, who raised kamaya as her own. that newborn, now aw teenager, found living with williams in the small town of walterboro, south carolina. neighbors describe williams as well respected in the community. >> this woman has taken care of her. she has mothered her. nurlt yured her. that's all the biological mother would have done. >> reporter: now 200 miles south in jacksonville, florida kamaya's grandmother velma akin is overjoyed. >> i haven't seen her since that day she was taken from the hospital. so i've just got a big, big hug for her. that's all. just hold her a few minutes. >> reporter: akin says it was difficult to see images of the teenager at a court hearing for williams crying. >> i saw her telling her mom that she loved her. but that was the mom that she knew. >> reporter: she says she understands how confusing it must be but wants kamaya to know she's been loved and missed by her real family, who never gave up hope. >> that's an incredible story. >>> meanwhile, a massive rock

. >> reporter: the woman she calls mom, 51-year-old gloria williams is facing charges for her kidnapping. have you had a chance amid the chaos to sit by yourself and think about what's really going on right now? >> it's not so much -- i don't want to. i know it's going to come. >> reporter: why do you think you're waiting in. >> it's not happening. it just doesn't. >> reporter: you're the one. >> this attention is very overwhelming. >> reporter: after years after hoping and waiting, her biological parents made the trip to south carolina alexis meeting them for the first time. i feel like i do owe them that, to give them a chance. >> you know? get to know them. >> reporter: do you think about that ever? what your life would have been like? >> i'm not saying they weren't going to be good parents. i'm not saying that at all, but it would have been a different life. family, it's just more life. >> reporter: alexis openly sobbing in court seeing her mom now behind bars. >> that did hurt that they had her in cuffs. she's a gentle woman. >> these things shouldn't happen. they never should happe

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kamiyah, just this rendering and a sketch of the suspect, today police announced the arrest of gloria williamsdid not know this until late last night that we actually did in fact have kamiyah mobley. >> dna confirmed kamiyah was the abducted baby. police say a tip led them to this home in walterborough, south carolina, where williams had raised kamiyah who had recently had suspicions. >> we do believe she did have an idea that she may have been a kidnapping victim. >> with williams in jail, a dramatic emotional moment. when a girl who identifies herself as alexis, the suspect's 18-year-old daughter, came to see her. >> this is going to be devastating once this child comes to fully understand what went on and what happened to her. >> tonight police say an 18-year-old cold case has finally been solved. the victims separated by a lifetime met today for the first time on video chat. a new and tearful beginning. miguel almaguer, nbc news. >>> pretty remarkable. we're back in a moment with the flight you'd never want to be on if you're superstitious, this friday the 13th. >>> well, imagine being at

. >> pam:police say, she was raised by gloria williams, a woman who is accused of abducting her froma hospital back in 19-98. just eight hours after she was born. williams was arrested friday morning. and is now in custody. news of that arrest spread like wildfire through the palmetto state. alerting wiliiams' family. authorities had more than 25- hundred tips in connection with the case. williams will be extradited to florida. to face charges this week. police in istanbul believe they arrested the man behind a new year's eve attack that killed 39 in instanbul. there's been a manhunt for the alleged gunman since he walked into a nighclub and shot at dozens of people. the islamic state group has claimed responsibilty.saying the attack was in retaliation for turkish military operations in northern syria. according to turkish media police believe the attack was carried out by a lone shooter. >> grant: of less than six seconds. messiah. n of having those who care for the a strain of drug-resistant superbugs may be spreading more widely than previously thought. >> pam:that's according to

. >> reporter: the last time alexis manigo saw the woman who raised her, 51-year-old gloria williams was behind bars. >> it hurt me more that she was in cuffs so that moment right there is just so surreal for me. >> reporter: transferred from south carolina to florida and in court today, williams faces kidnapping charges. >> i understand that one mistake but everything that came out of it was not bad. >> reporter: alexis manigo was born kamiyah mobley. 18 years ago police say she was kidnapped by williams hours after she was born. >> do you think your mom kidnapped you? >> it's not about what i think. >> reporter: is she capable of doing something like that? >> i don't want to talk about that. >> reporter: now alexis is getting to know her biological parents. >> they felt like family, just kind of distant, like we haven't seen each other in a while, like that. >> reporter: new police records now reveal alexis told a friend a year and a half ago she had been kidnapped as a baby. >> she doesn't want to do or say anything that could potentially affect the criminal case. >> reporter: ton

his then-girlfriend, gloria williams, said she gave birth while he was away.ed her and shared custody even after they split in 2003. >> i named her. it's the name for years. alexis kelly. the love of my life. >> he says he'll always cherish his memories with her and says he speaks with her as she begins her life with a new name and identity and despite what happened he will always be there for her. >>> generations of circus goers shocked and surprised by the announcement that the ringling brothers circus will soon be no more. ending the 146 year run in may after about 30 more performances. the company says costs went up and ticket sales went down. in fact, ticket sales plunged after the elephant act was retired for good in may. >> my wife woke me up and said this is the last year of ringling brothers. devastated. he's going remember it, but my little boy is not going to remember it. >> now, philadelphia is one of the cities on the remaining tour. the show will be here february 15th through the 20th. some performing veterans said ringling brothers was too slow

the woman named gloria williams who raced her as her own is now behind bars. >>> all they wanted to do was go skinny dipping but two men had to be rescued from outside of the cliff house in san francisco after firefighters say they tried to go skinny dip in the cold ocean. this happened early this morning. firefighters say one man stranded himself on the cliff. the other was stuck in the water. >> this is a treacherous water to say the least and the cliff face accounts for many rescues over the years. and it's not a place for anyone to be attending at night let alone during the day. >> the ocean water by the way, about 50 degrees this time of year. both men were pulled to safety. they were a bit shaken. also a little bit embarrassed they said but otherwise, they are okay. >>> well, if you were out enjoying the weather earlier today, you might have seen this especially if you were up near golden gate. five c-17 planes flying near golden gate bridge zipping down to san jose and going back up to marin. they did a fly by of the bridge and threw will be back out again tomorrow. for more of

but today, her mother, gloria williams, is under arrest, charged with kidnapping kamiyah after she waslse identity. so in south carolina, we found an 18—year—old young woman, with the same date of birth, but a different name. so further investigation revealed that fraudulent documents had been used to establish that young woman's identity. in interviews with people, it supported the possibility that this young woman may be kamiyah mobley. just after she was born in this hospital in florida in 1998, kamiyah was abducted by a woman posing as a nurse. but it was only last year that police received a tip which eventually led to the arrest. for her biological family, a moment of huge relief. she sounds so intelligent and so respectful and she says she will be here to see us. for kamiyah herself, disbelief that the woman she loved as a mother is now accused of being her abductor. richard galpin, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: a beautiful sight with hidden dangers. we find out how competition between kite—flyers is putting lives at risk in india. aid agencies warn that tho

gloria williams pretenned to be a nurse and stole her from a hospital just hours after she was born in jacksonville. >> i want my baby back. >> she was named camia by her parents became the subject of an international manhunt and earlier this month. dna testing revealed she was not williams' biological daughter, williams was arrested and charged and the judge offered no bail on the kidnapping charge. >> i understand what she did was wrong. i just don't lock her up and throw away the key. she loved me for 18 years. she cared for me for 18 queers. >> after years of hoping her biological parents met her for the first time last week. >> i always thought i would find her. >> finding out i have another family that is even more love. >> alexis says she doesn't know where when she will see williams again but hopes it's soon many she remains in jail and is due back in court in three days. channel 6 "action news." >>> officials with the ringling brothers and barnum & bailey circus say that their final show is soldout. the performance will take place at the nassau veterans memorial coliseum in lo

attention in 90 when she was kidnapped eight hours after born, mobile was taken by 51-year-old gloria williamsho raised her under a different name. williams is facing charges, mobile's biological father had this to say >> i always hoped and prayed for this day to happen. i never gave up, you know, you never lose hope. you know what i'm saying? no matter how time passed. >> mobile who is now 18, has graduated high school and has a steady boyfriend, they're respecting her privacy. >>> new signs have been posted urging people not to sit on the walls in the interior of rittenhouse square. the department of parks and recreation signed off on the new signs in conjunction with police and the friends of rittenhouse square group. a spokesperson said they hope to cut down on vandalism and the signs are equivalent to the ones that say stay off the grass. translation sitting on the wall isn't illegal. police can only asking to you move. >> new law had been enacted and they said no, it's just a courtesy and we said well, we're going to eat our lunch, drinking a beer, smoking the weed, throwing trash which

police have now charged 51-year-old gloria williams with kidnapping in the case >>> it is the end ofera, 146 years, the curtain is closing on the greatest show on earth. the ringling brothers circus announced it will fold up its tents. correspond maria takes a rook back at life under the big top >> the premier of the new ringling brothers circus was presented at new york's madison square garden. >> reporter: before tv was in color. and before the internet and smart phones stole our attention. performers with the ringling brothers jumped flew and dazzled their way into fan's hearts. the first female ring master made her debut but despite efforts to update. kenneth feld, the parent company, says financially, the show can't go on. >> it's been through every kind of economic cycle and it's been through a lot of change. it isn't relevant to people in the same way. >> reporter: last year, the company decided to retire elephant show and the circus saw a dramatic drop in ticket sales. >> there used to be more animals. didn't seem to be that much >> it was plagued with years of protests from

attention in 90 when she was kidnapped eight hours after born, mobile was taken by 51-year-old gloria williamsho raised her under a different name. williams is facing charges, mobile's biological father had this to say >> i always hoped and prayed for this day to happen. i never gave up, you know, you never lose hope. you know what i'm saying? no matter how time passed. >> mobile who is now 18, has graduated high school and has a steady boyfriend, they're respecting her privacy. >>> new signs have been posted urging people not to sit on the walls in the interior of rittenhouse square. the department of parks and recreation signed off on the new signs in conjunction with police and the friends of rittenhouse square group. a spokesperson said they hope to cut down on vandalism and the signs are equivalent to the ones that say stay off the grass. translation sitting on the wall isn't illegal. police can only asking to you move. >> new law had been enacted and they said no, it's just a courtesy and we said well, we're going to eat our lunch, drinking a beer, smoking the weed, throwing trash which

gloria williams arrived from south carolina yesterday. she's expected to be arraigned this week on kidnapping charges. the daughter she raised has spoken exclusively to abc. >> you have them snatched from you, wouldn't, you know, it wouldn't go well for anybody. so, it's not going well for me. >> much more from abc's exclusive interview with that young woman later on "good morning america." >>> unimaginable to think about what she's going through. >>> doctors are trying to figure out wakiled a 20-year-old college football player. northern michigan sophomore anthony herbert suffered an unknown medical emergency after a workout yesterday morning. officials say he went to breakfast and then suddenly emts were called to his dorm room. the 6'4", 315-pound offensive lineman started every game for the wildcats this past season. >>> the nfl san diego chargers may need u-haul trucks to get them to l.a. by next season. more than two dozen moving companies in the chargers current and future homes are refusing to help the team head north. businesses

. >> reporter: the woman kamiyah calls mom, gloria williams, arrested, facing tradition to florida where police say she kidnapped kamiyah as a newborn from this hospital. williams has a criminal record. pleading guilty to welfare fraud in 1994. but those who know her say the church-going volunteer raised kamiyah in a good home. >> this woman has taken care of her. she has mothered her, has nurtured her. that's all the biological mother would have done. >> reporter: after kamiyah's abduction, her biological mother, shinara mobley, reportedly received a financial settlement from the hospital. on kamiyah's birthdays, mobley would make a cake for her daughter. >> she'd eat half and leave half. that was a mother's thought of her child. >> reporter: in recent months police say kamiyah had suspicions she was a kidnapping victim. dna tests confirming her fears. though she hasn't spoken in public, on what's believed to be her facebook page this reaction. i have two families so it's double the love. but tonight one mother faces prison time. while another is just getting to know her daughter. migue