a path that eventually led her to this man, 32-year-old hobson. he said he was kind, offered a place to stay. >> i talked to him, confided in him about how stressed out i was. >> reporter: soon the dynamic dangerously changed. >> he'd asked me if i had ever worked before. then he told me that i wouldn't be on the streets. then that's when backpage came into play. >> what did he say about backpage? >> he said it's safer. said it's easier not to get caught. >> reporter: through ads titled won't take long at all," natalie says she started earning $4,000 a weekend for sex, handing over all the cash to hobson. >> he started getting physically abusive. he would sleep in the living room next to the front door so i couldn't leave. >> how often did you work? >> every day. it's too simple. ask if you're 18 or older, a simple yes was as far as that went. >> it toreur >> reporter: natalie's father tom would spend his days driving around seattle. >> the dreams of her going to college -- >> reporter: searching desperately for his missing girl. >> day after day,

mellody hobson at the table. good morning. this is turning out to be very expensive for ryan lochte. >> very expensive. in the scheme of things the number he's making from endorsements isn't huge, but for him, it's big. reportedly, about $1 million a year. year after the london olympics. to put that in perspective, someone like lance armstrong lost something like $20 million a year after the scandal that happened for him. you look at lebron james right now at his peak, he's making $50 million plus for sponsorship. >> how does a company like ralph lauren say let's drop this deal? >> well, very easily. they have morals clauses in all that potentially tarnishes our brand, we are out. and they're ruthless about it. they have to be. the brand is everything. and people know that going in. and when the actions are not commensurate with the brand, they make the right decision. >> in 2009, a photo surfaced of swimmer michael phelps. and it looked like he was inhaling marijuana. only one sponsor dropped him. why the difference with that

this is near hobson and warmer. the search for his killer continues. investigators don't have any suspects. if you saw anything suspicious morning, please call police. >>> we learned that all 6 phoenix firefighters hospitalized after a hazmat situation brought to live morning i wake up arizona are now resting at home. 5 had respiratory problems and the other hurt his knee. the fire started at a pool supply store. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> the city of phoenix will benefits for all of its employees. that statement, phoenix will now be the 1st city in arizona taking such strong steps to support our diverse workforce. providing transgender inclusive health services is simply the right thing to do. >>> president obama is now cutting ties with private prisons. according to the justice department the government will allow the contracts for 13 different friendly run facilities to expire over the next 5 years. the managers tell us they government run they don't save a lot of money in the long run. as word spread of this development, shar

cbs news financial contributor melody hobson joins us from chicago, good morning. >> good morning. >> so what type of employees would be available for this pilot program? >> so initially it's a few dozen. technical workers, interestingly these are salaried workers, they'll work a 30-hour week, 10:00 to 2:00 four days a week so they have 16 hours of overlap with their colleagues. >> now these employees will receive 75% of full-time pay, is it a cost-cutting measure? >> no. it does not look like a cost-cutting measure, one way to tell, they're going to receive full benefits. usually when people have part-time workers, they don't paz full benefits, they've also to the extent they want to transition t f worker, they can. again, suggesting this is not about cost. the ceo of amazon, his own work says it's about creating a diverse work environment as well as he recognized that a traditional work schedule may not be one size fits all. and to that point of diversity, maybe bringing in more women since reportedly 76% of their managerial positions are held by men, and women obviously make a huge

and mellody hobson gives us a closer look at amazon's experiment with a 30- hour workweek. the news is back in the morning. see you at seven. )) /// you're watching 8 news now good day. ((brian loftus)) >>> actor gene wilder .. will forever be remembered in a "world of pure imagination." ((kirsten joyce)) >> the star passed away at the age of 83. john blackstone looks at his life and legacy. (gene) give my creation life!!! with his wild hair and often manic personagene wilder gave life to a long list of hilariousand hysterical characters. from the mad scientist in young it's fronken-shteen". to the neurotic would-be con man in "the producers". (zero) what is that? (gene) it's nothing. (zero) if it's nothing why can't i see it? (gene) my blanket, my blue blanket, gimme my blue blanket! that role earned him an oscar nomination for best supporting actor. he was also nominated for writing the screenplay for young frankenstein along with his frequent collaborator director mel brook. no western had gone before. i don't want to say this the wrong way. i'm okay as an actor. but i'm

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