cnn's oppmann found the boat, spoke with joshua hakken and sharyn hakken and then the authorities flewe know that the grandparents, robert and patricia hauser were able to speak with those boys before they boarded the plane on the way back. here's what robert hauser said last night as he awaited those boys' return to their home here in tampa. >> right now we're just looking forward to sitting, getting them in our arms and hugging them and being with them, getting them home where they'll be safe again. >> and before they were taken into custody the big question was, was this going to be some international mess, like elian gonzalez in reverse? well, the fbi spoke about the cooperation of the cuban government. listen. >> in talking to the state department, and our coordination, you know, the u.s. officials with the government of cuba, they've been very supportive and they were very cooperative, and all our requests and trained to make sure that we got the family back safely. >> so a safe, local, and federal now international cooperation to bring these boys back home, and their parents, au

police say 2-year-old chase hakken and cole were kidnapped. we will bring in patrick who saw one of the boys on a boat in havana. >> reporter: and this is probably the largest tourist marina in havana. it is where boats come in to check in with immigration authorities and check in with customs. it is full of americans despite the embargo. there are plenty of boats. as we are driving through the large marina today we saw a number och votes that we saw could have been the hakken boat. the last slip in the marina the bo boat "salty" was there. we saw boys playing on the deck. some cuban security came out, some of them with arms on their hips said you need to stop filming immediately. and then we saw a man come out and i said are you josh and he said yes. i said i am a reporter. he said i don't want to talk to you. we said is this man under arrest. they said no. they let us approach the boat. and there on the boat was one of the boys. there was josh hakken and his wife. they didn't want to talk to me. they just kept saying we don't know what you a

investigators believe the hakkens traveled 318 miles from tampa, to havana, cuba. this is the boat today at the hemmingway marina in havana. the hakkens had lost custody after the father was arrested on drug charges in louisiana. police say he attended an anti-government rally there. now the family is docked in havana. the case reminding us of elian gonzalez, the boy returned to his father in cuba after the u.s. government raided the home of his miami relatives. it was unclear today if the cuban government would assist the united states this time. >> simply put, there are no laws, and we don't enjoy an extradition treaty with cuba. >> reporter: the state department, knowing how delicate this is, treading gingerly. >> one of the department's highest priorities is the welfare of u.s. citizens overseas, and this is particularly true for children, who are our most vulnerable citizens. >> reporter: and tonight cuba cooperating, removing the hakken family from that boat, telling the u.s. they'll be sent back home. gio benitez, abc news, new york. >>> now to north korea w

saying they'd received information that the hakken family had arrived in cuba. they would not elaborate. now it was five days ago when we're told by authorities that joshua hakken broke into his mother-in-law's home, his children's grandmother, tied her up, and took the children, and then set off in her car. that car was found, his truck was, as well, and that boat we're told, as we're reporting this morning, from the sheriff's office, in cuba. now, why weren't the children with the parents in the first place? for that answer we've got to go back to june of 2012 when in slidell, louisiana, police say that the hakken parents, joshua and sharon hakken, and their boys chase and cole were in a hotel room. but also there were drugs, alcohol, guns, and they say the parents were erratic, saying that they were on their journey to armageddon. journey to the end. and the children were taken away. there are charges that are filed in slidell, in hammond, associated with allegedly joshua hakken going to the foster home with a gun trying to take his children, and now a list o

. >> joshua and sharyn hakken faced a judge for the first time yesterday.ua hakken tied up the boys' grandmother who had legal custody of the boys then they sailed off to cuba. well, they were quickly apprehended by cuban authorities and the two little boys made their first appearance in front of cameras yesterday with their grandmother explaining what the boys know about their trip. >> they have been told that everyone heard about their sailboat trip to cuba, another country, as they called it and their airplane ride back to america and that everyone wants to take their picture. we have not asked the boys anything about the journey. they have been briefed and we are telling them as things come out if they feel like talking. >> the hakkens, both trained engineers lost custody last year after they were found in a louisiana hotel room with drugs and guns. >>> texas high school coach is suing after an embarrassing incident with a runaway golf cart at cowboys stadium. take a look at this video. you may have seen this before. amendola was standing at midfield wh

their parents, josh and sharyn hakken are in jail.ack by florida authorities and fbi authorities after flying to havana to retrieve them. on the plane, the parents separated from the boys. the boys immediately after arriving in hillsboro county, handed over to their grandparents who were very grateful for the prayers they received from the community and around the country. also from the work of the local, state, federal, and cuban authorities, and this was a real quandary. a difficulty for many of the people trying to work out this relationship of extradition between the u.s. and the cuban officials, but the fbi said yesterday that this was not as difficult as some might have expected. listen. >> in talking to the state department and our coordination, you know, the u.s. officials with the government of cuba very supportive and cooperative with all of our requests to make sure we got the family back safely. >> reporter: and rare praise from the u.s. for cuban officials, this from the u.s. intersection in havana. we would like to expre

. >> josh and sharyn hakken face a litany of charges. cuban officials handed them over to u.s.k with their grandparents. cnn blackwell is live outside the courthouse in tampa. what can we expect this morning in court? >> the hakkens for the first time are going to hear this loose list of charges against them but they will not be specifically in the courtroom. they're going to be in the jail where they've been for more than 24 hours. this is going to happen via closed-circuit television. josh what and sharyn hakken, waking up in a florida jail facing charges of kidnapping and child neglect after a week on the run. 2 and 4-year-old son, chase and cole, are back with their legal guardians, their gand grandparents, grateful to the authorities that ended their week long nightmare. >> and the thousands of people who said the prior prayers and out to try to help to find our grandchildren. >> reporter: the day after the hakkens lost their parental rights in connection with the father's arrest and erratic behavior in 2012, deputies say joshua hakken broke into the hauser's home in tampa

but so far, no list of charges for sharon hakken. we're hoping to get that information.sibilities when it comes to extradition. obvious to whether cuba will extradite or not. but there is a third possible extradition policy or plan that may be the children will be allowed to be sent back. but the parents will not. we'll see what happens. so these are all possibilities. but the legalities and the logistics of that still unknown. >> interesting. i know you're following all these developments for us. victor blackwell live in tampa. thank you. >>> about 12 minutes after the hour. the louisville cardinals waking up as national champions. they probably never even went to sleep after that high-flying, heart-pounding 82-76 victory last night. over michigan. you know, both teams really just brought their "a" games. dunks, hitting threes, slugging it out to the final buzzer. in the end it may have been the inspiration provided by the injured kevin ware that made the difference there. joe carter is live from the georgia dome in atlanta this morning. joe, the finals are almost never

joshua and sharon hakken also in police custody. they took the boys coal and chase from their grandparent's home and sailed to havana. after a massive search cuban authorities spotted the family and turned them over to the u.s. >> right now we are looking forward to getting them in our arms and hugging them and being with them and getting them home where they will be safe again. >> joshua and sharon hakken lost custody last year after a drug bust. they are expected to be booked later this morning on kidnapping charges. >> the legendary blue angles sground -- have been grounded because of budget cuts. they canceled festivals for air shows for the rest of the year. >> i am disappointed as the whole thing is. it is extremely important to recruiting. they inspire young men and women. i was inspired when i was a young boy i was inspired to join the navy and pursue a career in the navy aviation. they have been doing high flying maneuvers for more than 60 years. >> morrissey is a member of the muslim brotherhood but the u.s. has sent 130,0

. >> joshua and sharyn hakken are facing child neglect, kidnapping and the children are back with their grandparents who have legal custodies. friends and former employees of the hakkens can't believe how far off track they were. >>> now convicted of murder, a los angeles jury found christian gerhartsreiter guilty of killing his landlord son three years all. john sulus. his wife was never found. and defense attorneys tried unsuccessfully to pin the murder on her. they say the client is a con man but not a killer. >>> playing out in a florida courtroom a scandal worthy of the tabloids. lois pope, the widow of the founder of the "national enquirer" filed restray inordering against her own son and says despite his $20 million inheritance he's been demanding money from her resorting to stalking and physical threats. paul pope has filed a countersuit claiming his mother reneged on a perhaps to pay him a lifetime income of $1 million a year. >>> well, store owner in hauge is thankful to be alive after fighting a gun-toting robber with just a baseball bat and a lot of nerve. check it out. the

josh and hakken. the boys are now back with their grandparents. covering this story from the beginning. he's live outside the courthouse in tampa. victor, what can those parents expect today? >> well, they will be staying inside the jail where they are and they have been the first 24 hours since they've been arrested. they will not physically be in the courtroom. they're going to speak with the judge via closed-circuit television. since they've been arrested they've beens isolated from the general population and we're told that that's customary for two suspects in such a high-profile case. florida jail facing state charges of kidnapping and child neglect after a week on the run. their 2 and 4-year-old sons chase and cole are back living with their legal guardian, their grans parents. grateful to the authorities who ended their week long nightmare. >> and really the thousands of other people who have said the prayers and went out to try to help find the grandchildren. we are very appreciative of that. >> reporter: the day after the hakkens lost the

we drove, looked for the hakken's boat. back up in the area here and dozens of boats from the united states, none that matched the description from the united states. the last boat, we saw the salty, a much smaller boat and really beaten up. as soon as we got there, started filming, i saw josh hakken get out of boat. heed asked me who i was, and i said an american reporter, and i asked him who he was, he got back on the boat. we were able to convince them allow me to go up without a camera and speak with josh hakken. they let us go up to the boat. he wouldn't speak to me. his wife confirmed, that both their sons -- >> carol, rare praise from u.s. diplomats for the cuban government's actions. the cuban government immediately contacted the united states, worked with the united states to bring this case to quick resolution. they are praising efforts to keep children out of danger. cuban authorities telling cnn, the couple first came to the attention because of the boat they came in frankly wasn't sea worthy. everyone in this f

joshua hakken was arrested because of the drugs and guns. they say that he says they were on their journey to armageddon, they feared for the children's lives. and those children were taken. they have not had them since. and one day before the alleged kidnapping that is when they lost their parental rights, suzanne. >> and how are the kids doing today, victor? >> well, we've heard from the sheriff that they're doing well. and he said that they're doing well physically, medically of course when you go through this type of ordeal the question is are there psychological scars. of course that will take some time to determine. we hope to learn more because the grandparents have said they will make themselves available likely and the boys to talk about the last week starting with that alleged kidnapping and the return home late last night. >> all right. be very curious to see what they have to say. >>> all day we've been talking about guns and how lawmakers are finding out ways to basically increase gun control. all this after a school shooting th

chase hakken and his brother cole were spotted. this is live video of the boat that is in havana in a marina. patrick oppman is there and had a chance to see the father talk with the mother, both of the parents there and at least saw one of the two boys. want to bring him in here. patrick, you were watching as these boats came into this marina. you didn't know at first who they were and then you discovered these, in fact, were the two missing american boys and their parents. tell us about how that happened. >> reporter: you know, we had a live shot today. this is one place they might be. i really didn't expect to find them. we were able to go into the marina. i didn't see unusual presence of security. it seemed like a beautiful day. lots of boats including boats from the united states. and then we get to the last slip and sure enough we see the name there "salty" i see the paw print on the side. i see a boy playing on the top deck. and a man with a large beard comes out. i say are you josh. he says yes who are you. i say i am from

. >>> a plane carrying the hakken family and joshua hakken. joshua kidnapped the four and 2-year-old from his mother-in-law's house and sailed the family off to cuba. the cuban government helped to capture that family. little background on this story, grandparents were granted custody of the boys last week after their parents attended an anti-government rally and were caught with a gun, marijuana and knife in their hotel room. >>> a $21,000 reward is being offered to try to track down a gunman who shot an elephant from the ringling brothers barnum & bailey circus. elephant was shot in the neck during a drive-by shooting in mississippi yesterday. carol is now heading back to her home in missouri to spend the next couple of months recovering. security is being increased to protect the two other elephants remaining in the show. >>> a happy ending to just a very strange story of a puppy now safe in southern california after being tied down to some train tracks. authorities in riverside county say a 78-year-old man reportedly tied up this 10-month-

a judge is set to determine whether joshua and sharon hakken will be granted bond.y lost custody of their boys after they were found with drugs and weapons. the children's maternal grandparents were granted custody. joshua hakken broke into the home, tied up his mother-in-law and took the the children. grandparents say they are relieved the boys are safe. >> they called us from cuba and let us talk to the boys before the plane even left. and believe me, many tears were shed in that room from us and this group you see here. >> the little boys don't know they were ever in any danger. they think they went on a sailboat trip to another country and got to fly back home. >>> the number of people under the age of 65 with employer-sponsored coverage dropping from 69% to 56% within the last decade. that's 222,000 fewer people covered. the report also finding that the average annual family premium more than doubled to nearly $14,000. there were just four states that had larger declines than that. >>> well, dreams really do come true at disneyland. a little girl stops by snow

del >> pam: the parents, josh and sharyn hakken, had lost custody of the boys. they're accused of taking the boys by sailboat to cuba, where they were discovered earlier this week. the couple appeared in court today. they are being held without bail on charges of kidnapping and child neglect. and could face life in prison. >> pam: the u.s. senate had enough votes today to let the administration's gun control measure move ahead to debate. breaking the republican- led filibuster. the vote clears the way for the senate to begin a wide- ranging debate on gun laws. it is expected to last up to two weeks. family members of some of the sandy hook shooting victims. stood hand-in-hand in washington today. they joined some senators during a news conference today. demanding a senate vote on gun control. on wednesday, a bipartisan deal was reached to broaden background checks. the national rifle association quickly blasted the legislation. >> a powerful storm system swept through mississippi today. here you see a tornado touching down in noxubee county. emergency officials

joshua and sharon hakken face a pretrial detention hearing today. police say the hakkens lost custody of their boys, ages 4 and 2, after authorities found them in a louisiana hotel room with drugs and weapons. last week the boy's maternal grandparents are granted custody. that police say joshua hakken wrote it to the home, tied up his mother a lot of children and eventually set sail for cuba. >> closed-door meetings have paid off for democratic and four republican senators working on immigration reform. according to lawmakers and staff, the eight have reached agreements that will remake the nation's immigration laws. the senate aide says, the legislation would only allow it when the country prior to december 31st, 2011, to apply for legal status and ultimately citizenship. it also would require applicants to document they had a clean criminal record show financial stability. the aide said those requirements could end up excluding hundred of thousands of people. right now, an estimated 11 million undocumented immigrant in the nine states. >> the sena

the boy's father joshua hakken and his wife sharyn on the boat.ves think sharyn is helping her husband. what we do know is this, that wednesday, these two little boys were in the custody of their grandmother, in florida, when joshua, the father, according to investigators, tied her up and took his kids in their pajamas away to this boat. the grandmother, sharyn's mother, freed herself after two hours and called 911. >> 911, what is your emergency? >> i can't think. my son-in-law just kidnapped my two children -- my two grandchildren, they have been in my state custody. >> cnn's sara ganim is live in miami with the story. any word on the boys? >> no, brooke. it seems that this whole search right now is really focused on finding this boat, this boat called salty. the last eyewitness of this family, the last people who saw them, saw them getting on the boat and leaving from this madeira beach in northern florida, around the tampa area, through -- under the bridge and out to the gulf of mexico. so really what the coast guard and federal and state auth

joshua hakken and his wife, sharon, have been booked into jail on kidnapping charges. their two young boys are being sent to stay with their grandparents. >>> for the first time texting while flying has been cited as the cause of a deadly air crash. experts say the pilot of a medical emergency chopper in missouri back in 2011 was too distracted to realize the aircraft was low on fuel. >>> the daughter of a school principal killed at sandy hook elementary is taking to twitter after several senators refused to take her calls on gun reform. erica lafferty tweeted 14 republicans threatened to filibuster the bill. with connecticut governor dan malloy lending his voice. senator ted cruz is the only one who called her back. >>> a man in china is being called a hero after saving a little girl from a burning building. he grabbed an axe and rope before climbing three stories and hooking the child up to a rope before firefighters helped lower them to the ground. >>> today's health story is a real head scratcher. one of four survivors of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer

overnight sharyn hakken's former boss spoke to abc news saying the woman he knew was a good mother who quit her job to spend more time with her sons. >> she was a very normal, very mild mannered kind of laid back kind of person, dedicated to her kids and family. >> reporter: that's a far cry from the picture investigators now paint of hakken and her husband. >> they're under the state custody. he's not supposed to be near them. >> reporter: they say the couple tied up the boys' grandmother who had legal custody two hour before taking off with the children. police say the couple who were both engineers lost custody of their sons in june after they were found in a louisiana hotel room with drugs and guns, allegedly telling police they were traveling across the country to, quote, take a journey to the armageddon. the couple now faces life in prison and that boat, well, it's still in cuba. cuban authorities reportedly found guns on board, including an assault style rifle. >> that is a strange one. thanks very much. >>> let's switch gears now. a lot of excitement building in the south, gosh

a sheriff in the tampa area has released images of joshua hakken and his wife sharon on the 25-foot vessel, which investigators are now searching for. it's not clear if sharon is involved or under duress herself. authorities say joshua hakken abducted the boys from their grandmother after tying her up. >>> the mississippi bureau of investigation now says the deaths of a detective and a murder suspect in a police interview room were a murder-suicide. officials say the suspect, 23-year-old jeremy powell, overpowered the jackson police investigators on thursday, shot him, and then turned the gun on himself. the veteran detective eric smith was 40 years old. >>> south african icon nelson mandela is now out of the hospital and going to receive some special in-home care. the 94-year-old is the nation's first black president, has been sick with a lung infection and pneumonia. robyn curnow has the latest. >> reporter: authorities are saying that nelson mandela has shown a sustained and gradual improvement in his general condition and he's now to receive home-based high care. we understand from sou

cuban officials agreed to turn over joshua and sharyn hakken. to u.s.sunday. >> joshua hakken took the children from their grandparents who have custody and then fled 300 miles to cuba with the boys and their mother on their boat called "the salty paw." a grateful grandfather spoke at a news conference this morning in tampa. >> we also want to thank everyone for our, giving all, sending praise and support for us from our family, friends, neighbors and co-workers. right now, we just are looking forward to sitting, getting them in our arms and hugging them and being with them and getting, getting them home where they will be safe again. >> the father is facing very serious charges including kidnapping false imprisonment and interfering with child custody. you hate to see these stories. because it is the poor children who suffer in all the silliness going on. >> sounds like they have been through so much already. maternal grandparents were given custody of the boys last week. the parents lost custody the father was arrested for drug charges. >> apparently,

joshua and sharyn hakken face kidnapping, child neglect, and interference with custody charges.oys were safely returned to their grandparents, who have legal custody, after the ordeal. >>> people in the midwest have a cleanup on their hands after getting slammed by three tornadoes in the st. louis area last night. major damage to homes, schools, and other buildings. so far, there are no reports of serious injuries, but tens of thousands of people are without power. thousands are also in the dark in minnesota and south dakota, thanks to the latest black of snow and ice there as well. a utility pole snapping under the weight of the heavy ice on those poles. across sioux falls, a state of emergency declared. it could take weeks to recover from that rm sstorm. >> and more of the same could be on tap today. severe storms for new orleans, nashville, and the ohio valley. a chance of tornadoes from atlanta to montgomery. heavy rain in chicago and detroit. up to ten inches of snow around minneapolis. >> mostly 50s in the northwest. 40s from omaha to kansas city. 70s from new orleans to b

john and sharon hakken booked into a u.s. jail today. couple kidnapped their two young sons from their grandmother's florida home and sailed them to cuba. >> well, it was cnn crew that found them in havana. hours later they were in the hands of the fbi. the couple is charged with several crimes including kidnapping and child neglect. hakkens lost custody of their children just last year after drugs and weapons were found in their hotel room. >>> in china two more people have died from bird flu. that brings the death toll now to nine. so far no evidence bird flu is spreading from person to person, which would of course be a critical development and would cause a serious epidemic potentially. but now the world health organization is investigating suspicious clusters of the virus within families. >> so it's a sign what one family member could have actually infected another. at least 28 people have contracted the virus in china. and this, a bizarre twist, chinese police have now detained at least ten people for spreading rumors -- just sprea

a florida court appearance for josh and sharyn hakken. the couple face kidnapping and other charges for taking their children from their grandparents last week and fleeing into cuba. >>> on this day in 1998 a historic deal to end the troubles in northern ireland. nbc's ron allen reported on the good friday agreement. >> reporter: for so long it seemed impossible, a peace agreement where history is written in blood. now it's negotiations. 17 hours past the midnight deadline. former u.s. senate majority leader george mitchell launching a new beginning for a troubled land. >>> happy birthday to yankee's first baseman mark teixeira, 33. joel gray 81. ethel kennedy is 85. >>> here comes a wedding as a man shocked his girlfriend with a surprise of a lifetime. now, keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm dara brown. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. the day today on your nbc station. have a good thursday. [ female announcer ] now get high speed i

josh and sharyn hakken arrived in tampa this morning. the parents will be booked into jail while the kids are sent to grandparents. >>> for the first time, texting while flying is the reason for a deadly air crash. the pie lot of a medical emergency chopper in missouri in 2011 was too distracted to realize the aircraft was low on fuel. the daughter of a school principal killed at sandy hook elementary is taking to twitter after several senators refused to take her calls on gun reform. erica laferty tweeted 14 republicans threatening to fill i bust -- filibuster the bill. so far, ted cruz is the only one that called her back. >>> a man in china is a hero this morning after saving a little girl from a burning building. he grabbed an ax and rope before climbing three stories and hooking the child up to a rope before firefighters helped lower them to the ground. >>> today's health story is a head krascratcher. one in four survivors of melanoma say even after surviving, they still never use sunscreen. 15% say they rarely or never stay in the

. >> joshua hakken had originally lost custody of his sons because of a drug charge. before this he tried to kidnap them from a foster home at gunpoint. >>> we're getting a better look this morning at the student accused of going on a stabbing spree at lone star community college in texas. investigators say dylan quick went from building to building randomly swiping at people with a box cutter-style knife until a group of students tackled him to the ground. at least 14 people were hurt, 2 of them critically, and the entire campus was in a panic. >> walking and i saw the guy and he pulled out his hands right when he was next to me, and the moment i saw his hand coming at me, i tried to pull back and i just got the scar right here. >> did he have a knife? >> he had like a buzz sword or something. >> he had been planning the attack for some time and fantasized for years about killing people, he said. >>> now to the standoff with north korea, expectations right now are that it could launch a missile at an undeclared target at pretty much any moment and has south korea mov

josh hakken and his wife sharyn lost custody of the 2 and 4 year old boys last year. police say the parents kidnapped their kids from their grandmother's house in tampa last week. after an international manhunt, they've turned up on a sailboat in havana. now, the cuban government is offering to send the family home. no word yet on when the handover is scheduled to take place. california leaders want to crack down on what's known as "swatting". that's when someone falsely reports a crime in an effort to initiate a large scale response from police and swat. a rash of swatting incidents around los angeles have spurred law enforcement to push for tougher penalties for those convicted. legislation introduced this week would require a mandatory 120 days in jail. deputies say it initially started with celebrities being targeted. >> "it has moved to a los angeles deputy district attorney's home was swatted. the coast guard got a call of a ship sinking that was a swatting call. but generally they are focusing on celebrities. and just last week we had rihanna, selena, justin ti

the hakkens faced the judge for the first time thursday in tampa wearing red jumpsuits.ered that they stay locked up. the couple has been charged with kidnapping and child neglect. they've also now been charged with child abuse. if convicted, they could spend the rest of their lives in prison. elizabeth, george. >> thank you so much, gio benitez, for that report. good to see the boys are doing okay. >>> let's get the weather from ginger zee. >> something incredible to start with. i want to show you this. come with me and see a landslide. a lot of times they happen because of weather. what am i looking at here? tough to see but these are actually homes and then the landslide started off here and dropped all the way through, knocked a lot of homes done. luckily nobody hurt. they knew it would happen at the copper mines in utah. what else is happening around the nation. utah waking up this morning, 38, >> this weather report brought to you by nespresso. thank you to someone who sent me that. that's how we get the information. the great pics. >> thank you, ginger. >>> coming

just before dawn, joshua and sharyn hakken were led into the

here's a video of joshua and sharon hakken being booked into a hillsborough county florida jail early this morning. both are facing several charges of kidnapping, child negligent, and one -- child neglect and one count of burglary. they lost their parental rights and kidnapped their four and two-year-old sons from their grandparents in florida and fled to cuba. >>> this man used to hold the top job at a marin county sanitation district. authorities have issued a $1 million arrest warrant for 45- year-old brett richards but he is still on the run. richards is accused of stealing taxpayer dollars while working at the sanitation district. he could face up to ten years in prison and fines up to $1 million. >>> according to the san francisco chronicle, former east bay democratic congresswoman ellen is now endorsing the grass roots organization campaign called nominatehillary.com. hillary says she is taking a break but hasn't completely ruled it out. >> as ktvu kyla campbell reports from our washington, d.c. newsroom the president's budget arrived on capitol hill just this past hour. >> rep

the parents, joshua and sharyn hakken, are in custody in florida this morning.and now face kidnapping and other serious charges. the boys are also back on u.s. soil. they were taken to cuba by their parents in a small boat following a dispute with their grandparents who, in fact, are their legal guardians. >>> new details about the student accused of stabbing more than a dozen people at a community college near houston. fellow students helped tackle 20-year-old dylan quick before police finally took him into custody. they were not aware that he was told. quick told police that he had fantasized for years about stabbing people. all in the hospital are now in good condition. >>> south korea ramped up its alert level to one step shy of all-out war. there is word that north korea could test-fire a missile any moment now. it has two midrange missiles in place, gassed and capable of traveling some 2400 miles. japan is now on alert, as well, with patriot missiles poised to defend tokyo. >>> the new ruling in the case this morning of that cruise ship that capsized off i

this is video of joshua and sharon hakken after they were being booked into a hillsborough county jail earlier this morning. both are facing many charges of kidnapping and child negligent. they kidnapped their two sons from their grandparents. >> we are looking to getting them in our arms and hugging them and getting them home where they will be safe again. >> officials say the children will be reunited with their maternal grandparents soon who are very overjoyed at their safe return. >>> a seven-year-old boy who was shot in antioch is out of the hospital and expected to make a full recovery. the boy was at home on william reed drive two weeks ago when someone fired shots into the backyard. police say the shots came from an area near the g-street overcrossing there. investigators say someone at the barbecue was probably the target and that it may have been gang related. that boy was visiting from out of town with his parents. >>> this morning the search goes on for a man who once held the top job at a marin county sanitation district. authorities issued a $1 million arrest warrant for

>>> also ahead, the latest in another kidnapping case where chase and cole hakken are tonight after a boat ride to cuba. shannon hasn't seen them since then. they're grown up without him. what his ex-wife did is illegal, criminal and civil courts ruled in shannon's favor but the rulings carry no weight in egypt. this is a kidnapping case caught up in layers of international politics. all this time, the u.s. government has been giving cairo billions of dollars in aid. investigative correspondent drew griffin has been digging into his hour-long report premieres tomorrow night. here's a preview. >> reporter: on august 22nd, 2001, two weeks before the horrors of 9/11, michael shannon sent his two sons off to new york with their mother, for what he thought would be a weekend visit. it would be the last time he saw either one of them. >> they were out of the country before we even knew they were gone. >> reporter: on sunday night, august 26th, when his sons were not back, he drove to his ex-wife's apartment and his life suddenly changed. what was that day like when you pulled up? >> i went

you have fugitive father, joshua hakken, his wife and these two young sons he allegedly kidnaps are nown cuba. patrick took video of the sailboat. here it is, called the salty, that this family used to reach cuba. you can see -- you see the little guy in the red shirt there, the middle of the screen, that could be 4-year-old cole, maybe 2-year-old chase, just walking around the deck. hillsborough county, florida, investigators, say their father lost permanent custody of the two boys on tuesday, kidnapped them from their grandmother, tied her up, and then headed out on the boat. detectives think his wife sharyn is there helping her husband. we have patrick ottoman live now in havana. how did you find this family? >> reporter: we had a little bit of a pause between our live shots, so just see what we can find and it is a tall order. this is a big country. but one of the places i thought they might come is this hemingway marina, named for ernest hemingway, drove up and down the marina, and the last boat slip, that's where this tiny really too small boat was. small because it is really very

joshua and share run hakken will appear in a florida court. they face charges of kidnapping and child neglect. the two boys are back living with their maternal grandmother who has custody of them. has for some time. josh hakken, the dad, imagine this scene for a moment, barging into the house, tying up the grandparents and kidnapping these two adorable little boys. what an ordeal they have been through. they are back now with grandma and grandpa. gregg: do you drink milk? martha: i do. gregg: i had half a quart already today. martha: really? gregg: yes. i'm worried there is shocking new report what could be added to milk very soon. what dairy farmers want to add that is leaving a sour taste for many parents. concern for their kids's safety. martha: plus a very emotional moment, many of them, as we watch these parents from newtown as they appeared off of air force one the other day on capitol hill. it is a big issue and there's a big question about what's been seriously overlooked in the legislation in washington. gregg: and a harrowing scene w

cole and chase hakken's grandparents say they were well taken care of.apparently think they went on a fun trip. >> they have been told that everyone heard about their trip to cuba, another country as they called it, and their airplane ride back to america and that everyone wants to take their picture. we ask that there be no mention of any events of the past week. >> the boy's parents face nearly a dozen charges including kidnapping and child abuse. >> when you are a 2-year-old and 4-year-old, they are just so young. >> you hope they don't remember. >>> new this morning, the latest cnn/orc poll shows the mood of the nation is improving. when asked last week how things are going in the country today, 50% of respondents said things are well. that's a big jump from back in august when only 36% believed things were okay. it's important to note that 50% also think things are going badly. >> sort of a glass half full, literally. >>> the national hockey league reaching out to lesbian, gay and transgenders encouraging them to get on the ice. check out this ad. >

this is video of joshua and sharon hakken after they were being booked into a hillsborough county jail earlier this morning. both are facing many charges of kidnapping and child negligent. they kidnapped their two sons from their grandparents. >> we are looking to getting them in our arms and hugging them and getting them home where they will be safe again. >> officials say the children will be reunited with their maternal grandparents soon who are very overjoyed at their safe return. >>> a seven-year-old boy who was shot in antioch is out of the hospital and expected to make a full recovery. the boy was at home on william reed drive two weeks ago when someone fired shots into the backyard. police say the shots came from an area near the g-street overcrossing there. investigators say someone at the barbecue was probably the target and that it may have been gang related. that boy was visiting from out of town with his parents. >>> this morning the search goes on for a man who once held the top job at a marin county sanitation district. authorities issued a $1 million arrest warrant for

here's a video of joshua and sharon hakken being booked into a hillsborough county florida jail early this morning. both are facing several charges of kidnapping, child negligent, and one -- child neglect and one count of burglary. they lost their parental rights and kidnapped their four and two-year-old sons from their grandparents in florida and fled to cuba. >>> this man used to hold the top job at a marin county sanitation district. authorities have issued a $1 million arrest warrant for 45- year-old brett richards but he is still on the run. richards is accused of stealing taxpayer dollars while working at the sanitation district. he could face up to ten years in prison and fines up to $1 million. >>> according to the san francisco chronicle, former east bay democratic congresswoman ellen is now endorsing the grass roots organization campaign called nominatehillary.com. hillary says she is taking a break but hasn't completely ruled it out. >> as ktvu kyla campbell reports from our washington, d.c. newsroom the president's budget arrived on capitol hill just this past hour. >> rep

joshua and sharyn hakken took the 2 and 4-year-old from their grandparents.hey are now back safe at home. >>> wikileaks, fighting prosecutor's plans to call a witness who took part in the raid that killed osama bin laden. prosecutors say the witness would testify bin laden had digital copies of documents bradley manning admits he leaked. >>> 6:15 right now. new this morning, governor jerry brown signing a trade deal of sort with his china. >> scott mcgrew joins us. the governor is limited on what sort of deals he can actually make. >> yes, that's true. states can't make their own independent deals with sovereign nations. brown, who is in china to push for better trade with california as best he can, was able to hammer out some sort of deal. california and china signed a deal to create a task force to find the best ways to boost trade and investment. now, china already hugely important to california. a third of all chinese exports to the u.s. either end up here or pass through california ports. and more than a third of all chinese educated in the united states

police say the hakkens, both engineers lost custody of their sons in june.ids and family. >> reporter: he says he employed her nearly a decade and is shocked to find her in this situation. the grandmother says the boys had only bug bites after that dangerous trip. and that she has not asked them about the ordeal. letting them volunteer that information as they feel ready. >> such cute little boys. that's great they're not filling them in on why there is so much attention on their family. >> five days at sea. neighbors who saw this boat in the past, you know were all surprised it made it to cuba. thank goodness they're back and they're safe. their grandparents seem like real nice people. >> absolutely. >> good luck to them. >> yeah. >>> we want to turn now to a terrible scene on a highway near dallas as a charter bus full of senior citizens suddenly careened off the roadway and flipped on its side. rescuers worked to desperately reach those trapped inside. two women including the organizer of the trip died in the crash. four people are still in critical condi

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josh and sharyn hakken. they're charged with kidnapping and child neglect. home and then snatched the boys. he claims he then met up with his wife, sailed to cuba as we mentioned and today this judge appointed a public defender to represent this couple after they said they could not afford a lawyer. and, oskf course, kyra tackles l things "raising america" on hln. you've got to watch that. and he hoped that the fish would be biting. whoa. he got a lot more than that. yeah, a shark crashing his party. up next. ó? ??çó condoleezza rice wearing the historic green jacket at the masters today. she joins as the first female members of the augusta national members golf club. president bill payne welcomed them to the exclusive club calling their membership awesome. >>> and you're about to see what happens when mother nature throws you a wild card. check it out. an extreme fisherman suddenly wishes he had a much bigger boat. watch. >> whoa! >> we're talking about a shark. a shark that was right behind the guy. he kind of freaked out a little bit. he said he was about

joshua law might go hmy gomichael hakken d michaelharyn are being held in a florida jail on charges ofglect and interferes with custody. authorities say that they took their boys from their mother-in-law's home near tampa last wednesday, tied her up and took the boys, ages 4 and 2. >> in other bay area news. an army specialist from san jose was killed in afghanistan last weekend. 24 year-old delfin santos jr., will you see here and this thanksgiving greeting he sent his family, was killed in that attack and kandahar. officials say, that santos was among five americans were killed in a suicide car bombing while they were delivering text books to children. >> more parents of autistic children are coming 4 alleging abuse after the parents of three artistic kindergartners sued a former teacher. antioch residence lucinda jackson said that she initially disbelieve her autistic a grandson, when he said that his teacher had pushed him to the ground to make him sit down. when she read the story in the newspaper, she reported her allegations to the police on tuesday. >> two teenagers are rested,

police say that the hakkens, lost custody of their little boys you see pictured here after the police the four of them in a hotel room with drugs. last week the maternal grandparents who have been taking care of the children were granted custody. the brothers are four and two years old and are now back home with grandma and grandpa. gregg: house lawmakers calling out the irs for possibly violating your privacy. congressman are sending a letter to agency to explain their policy of searching private e-mails without a warrant. well in a statement the irs is saying contrary to some suggestions the irs does not use e-mails to target taxpayers. any suggestion to the contrary is wrong. here is fox business network's charles payne. well apparently the aclu under a freedom of information act got ahold of documents from the irs and yes, they are looking at people's e-mails. you know, the founding fathers were wise and prescient. i want to put up the fourth amendment search and seizure provision. the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers and effects against unreasonab

little cole and chase hakkens' grandparents say the boys were well taken care of during this ordeal. they think they went on a fun trip. >> told that everyone heard about their sailboat trip to cuba, another country. as they called it. and their airplane right back to america, and that everyone wants to take their picture. we ask that there be no mention of any events of the past week. >> take a look. the older boy cole really hamed it up for the cameras, going down for the big pose. little guys were in their grandparents' custody when the drama unfolded. their parents face nearly a dozen charges including kidnapping and child abuse. >> i'd much rather look at the pictures of those kids smiling. >> how adorable. >>> the latest cnn/orc poll shows the mood of the nation is improving. when asked how things are going in the country today, 50% of respondents said things are well. now that is actually a big jump from last summer when only 36% believed things were okay. however, take a second look at that number. 50% also said things are going badly these days. >> all right the los angeles

meantime the parents, joshua and sharyn hakken made their first court appearance and are charged withidnapping among other things. steve harrigan is in miami. how are the boys doing, steve. >> reporter: they seem in good shape by all appearances. what we saw moments ago was highly unusual press conference, with dozens of cameras on the lawn of the grandparents house in tampa. the media was warned by the police, the sheriff's office not to mention there was a crime committed, that there was a kidnapping committed because the victims were babies, two boys, ages 4 and 2, coal and chase. they thought they were on vacation with their parents who actually kidnapped them from their grand parent house. the grand parents lost custody. they're back with the grandparents, in the grandparents house in tampa. the grandmother spoked media. thanked the police and thanked the media and repeated warning not mention anything about the crime that had just been committed. here is the ground mother. >> they have been told everyone heard about their sailboat trip to cuba, another country as they called it.