if your first thought is natalee holloway, you're certainly not alone.ationing in aruba when she vanished and even visiting the same town. the 35-year-old gardener was last seen on a beach with her friend named gary, who reported her missing. but police say his story doesn't added a up. martin savidge is in aruba tonight and has the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: the last time anyone saw robin gardener was here at this baby beach. this man says late in the day on august 2nd they were snorkeling together when she simply vanished. >> he couldn't stand any more and he signed him to let's go back and when he reached shore, she was nowhere to be seen. >> reporter: he called 911 and a massive search was launched. helicopters, a plane, boats, and divers. but days later, still no sign of gardener. >> the body goes outside a reef, it goes very deep. you can see it there. it goes under the water. the current will take it away. >> reporter: the island paradise is no stranger to disappearances. more than six years ago natalee holloway came to aruba after

up with the help beth holloway but beth or anyone else is not directly down here.foundation is helping to put out publicity in this particular matter. you know, one of the things you've got to see and i've heard beth as she's talked about this case is that, it has to bring up a horrible, horrible load of memories of her daughter about what happened here over six years ago and about the fact that her body has never been found. that case has never been resolved on this island. which is why this case brings back so much to so many people. >> yeah. martin, appreciate the update. thanks very much. >>> a movie deal for the barefoot bandit. remember the man who went on a cross country crime spree and ended up down in the caribbean, stealing five planes and several boats, he's going to earn a big chunk of change. we'll tell you how much. he won't be able to keep it, though. >>> and tonight the ridiculous, the haters of paula abdul. the defense of paula abdul. the haters are in a spot of our ridiculous. we'll explain ahead. that one day on the red hills of georgia, the sons

up with the help beth holloway but beth or anyone else is not directly down here.undation is helping to put out publicity in this particular matter. you know, one of the things you've got to see and i've heard beth as she's talked about this case is that, it has to bring up a horrible, horrible load of memories of her daughter about what happened here over six years ago and about the fact that her body has never been found. that case has never been resolved on this island. which is why this case brings back so much to so many people. >> yeah. martin, appreciate the update. thanks very much. >>> a movie deal for the barefoot bandit. remember the man who went on a cross country crime spree and ended up down in the caribbean, stealing five planes and several boats, he's going to earn a big chunk of change. we'll tell you how much. he won't be able to keep it, though. >>> and tonight the ridiculous, the haters of paula abdul. the defense of paula abdul. the haters are in a spot of our ridiculous. we'll explain ahead. >>> hi, i'm isha sesay. ♪ [ male announcer ] this is

. >>> and missing in aruba, a maryland woman vanishes on the same island where natalee holloway disappeared six years ago. captioning funded by cbs >> good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm randall pinkston in for betty nguyen. in the news at this hour we're learning about a scary incident at the phoenix airport. three east african nationals are in custody after a tsa screener found a suspicious package in their carry-on luggage. this happened friday and it was just revealed by phoenix police. jay dow is in washington with details. good morning, jay. >> good morning to you, randall. investigators are still trying to determine if this incident was terror related. a total of three people, two men and one woman were arrested at phoenix sky harbor international airport after tsa screeners found what was described as a fake bomb inside the woman's carry-on bag. the package was holding a paste like substance with a cell phone taped to the outside of it. it was tested and not found to be explosive. police are still trying to figure out a motive here and have not ruled out the possibility of a te

he said it's not going to be another natalee holloway or anything. >> reporter: holloway is the alabama teen who also went missing on this island in 2005, never to be found again. now, carrie emerson had never met giordano. >> he started telling me that if i went and i slept with him he would make sure i was taken care of well financially. he said that if you let your daughter sleep with me too i'll take care of both of y'all for the rest of your lives financially. i told him that i was not interested. and he cursed me and i hung up on him. >> reporter: she says she reported the incident to the fbi, which has been assisting the arubans, even raiding giordano's maryland home, confiscating everything from laptops to cell phones. there's no proof and there's no motive. i don't see any motive. >> reporter: while the portrait of this man has come into focus, robyn gardner's last few days and hours remain a mystery. abc news has learned this is where robyn gardner was last seen, a dive shop and restaurant. its owner wouldn't go on camera but described exclusively to abc news what happened. he

and her loved ones are now reaching out to natalee holloway's family. >> and beth holloway has beenspoken about all this as we say good morning, america, on this wednesday morning and have an exclusive conversation go what it's like inside the world of polygamist cult leader warren jeffs. a revealing interview with of all people his niece. >> inside the world of "jersey shore" from gtl to "gma." snooki will be here liveve >> she'll talk to lara in our next hour. >>> now to that desperate search in aruba for a 35-year-old american woman robyn gardner vanished at sea while reportedly snorkeling vacationing with a man she met online. he h h been detained because he tried to leave the island and andrea canning has all the latest on this. >> good morning, they are looking at this one man. he is behind bars now as bliss investigate this mysterious disappearance. they are questioning the suspect and combing robyn gardner's ipad and cell phone look for any she's been missing for over a week now and her boyfriend is truly fearing the worst. another blond american beauty has gone missing in a

of course, gardner disappeared from the same island as natalee holloway.ardner was saying at the renaissance aruba resort and casino. holloway, of course, the young alabama woman who went to aruba on a high school graduation trip in 2005. she went missing, and her body's not been found. she was last seen leaving a bar with joran van der sloot, he's being held on a murder charge in peru. in this latest case, the boyfriend of the missing woman, gardner, told fox 5 in washington he didn't know gardner was with this other man, and he had this to say. let's listen. >> she's been missing for six days, so every day that goes by gets a lot worse. um, thinking that she won't be back. >> reporter: so we don't know what charges yet, if any, will be filed against the man. police still questioning him down on aruba. back to you, megyn. megyn: all right, steve. thank you. >>> well, during the recent weeks of bitter bickering over the debt ceiling and the credit downgrade, we heard endless talk in washington about president reagan,be the spirit of compromise and how diff

might sound like a headline from six years ago, back when alabama student natalee holloway disappearedn that caribbean island and was never s sn again. but now a second woman has vanished there, and this time the case is complicated by the fact that those closest to her, including her live-in boyfriend back home in maryland, didn't even know she was taking the trip. here's abc's matt gutman. >> reporter: even before her disappearance became the latest mystery to blemish aruba's coast, robyn gardner's life was already shrouded in secrets and lies. the 35-year-old dental assistant left her home in maryland on sunday, july 31st. she told her live-in boyfriend, richard forrester, she need aid vacation. >> she told me she was going to orlando with her family on a short vacation tuesday to thursday to go to their timeshare. >> reporter: it was the first of a tangle of lies she told forester. he was stunned to learn on monday morning that robyn wasn't in florida at all but in aruba. >> she e-mailed me on monday morning, saying family surprised me, we're in aruba. it just seemed too random, to

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are there similarities with the natalee holloway case? we'll investigate that. alisyn: the supercommit he is taking shape, three of the lawmakers chosen to tackle america's debt. bill: a terrific debate about that, too. and who can say this is going to extreme? he had 48 of his closest friends go along with it. what did she say? >> alisyn: so romantic. blank blank bill: better grab one now, because the seats on the supercommittee are starting to feed up. patty murray, max baucus, john kerry, chose been by harry reid, tasked with slashing a trillion dollars from the budget by thanksgiving. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell yet to make his three republican picks, then six more to be named by house leaders. what about all this? gretchen hammel, executive director of public notice and former spokeswoman for the house republican conference, that sounds important, gretchen! good morning to you. and in phoenix, allen coomes, good morning to you as well. >> how you doing, bill. bill: gretchen, what's your expectation, are they going to solve all the world's problem

you will recall in 2005 natalee holloway disappeared on a school trip.has ever found her remains. and phil keating covered that case and now this one. phil, what do we know? phil: the place where miss guard neither and her date allegedly went new york killing was down beach from known for blue parrotfish and known as "baby fish," and her companion says they went new york killing. and he has a criminal record in the united states involving restraining orders placed against him by two separate women and an ex wife would claimed he physically abused her but in aruba after she went said they were new york -- they were snorkeling and he comes back and she is nowhere to be found presumably at sea. but after a day of sink they have not found we the 35-year-old and the solicitor general says there is a very simple reason why they arrested him as the airport. "currents were nil, no wind, water clear and the details don't add up." she was living with a boyfriend for the past eight months in maryland and he said he was not only deceived about aruba but the entire n

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maryland woman has struc chord with the family of natalee holloway. robyn gardner's traveling >>> the disappearance of a 35- year-old maryland woman has struck a chord with a family of natalee holloway. robin gardner's traveling partner says she disappeared during a snorkeling trip nine days ago. investigators believe her body would have surfaced by now if she had drowned where her friend said she did. that traveling partner is now in custody in connection with the case but hasn't been named as a suspect. natalee holloway also disappeared in aruba, you will remember, back in 2005. her body was never found. >>> a bicyclist who crashed into a pedestrian last month could now face vehicular manslaughter charges. the victim died this morning from severe head injuries she suffered in that july 15 collision. a police investigation revealed the cyclist ran through a red light at mission and the embarcadero. the d.a.'s office will decide if they will press charges. >>> for commuters coming into san francisco, crawling along a notorious stretch of doyle drive c

aruban authorities were widely criticized for mishandling the natalee holloway case.r, how do you think they're doing? >> i think they're doing okay. i think they were smart to bring in the fbi to help them out. this has got to become an issue of national importance to aruba. and you may say, wait a sec. this is a criminal case. why is it of national importance? because tourism is incredibly important to aruba. and you've got many people who know of aruba only because of the natalee holloway case. the last thing they want or need is now aruba being known for a second american woman being involved in a beyond suspicious disappearance in their country. >> nancy, dan raises a good point about the tourism. the fbi has been called into the case. but it's nine days later. many key witnesses, other tourists who might have been on the island have most likely gone home already. >> you're absolutely correct. and how i wish that were true because it makes perfect sense what dan said. but the reality is aruba is very proud to boast that the tourism is actually up 6.5% since the n

cbs news correspondent whit johnson has this report. >> reporter: six years after natalee holloway wenthad disappeared from the caribbean island of aruba, 35-year-old robyn gardner from frederick, maryland, was staying in the same resort town when her travel companion reported her missing last tuesday. the two reportedly met online, her boyfriend said gardner told them she was going on vacation with her family. forester became concerned when she stopped communicating via facebook. >> the last message i got from her was threw facebook on tuesday. >> reporter: he said he and gardner had gone snorkeling and she never made it back to shore. despite an extensive search of the water and coastline, gardener has yet to be found. friendser skeptical of giordano's story. >> she's beautiful and somewhat vain and i can't imagine she was snorkeling at 6:00 at night. she would just for the fact she would get her hair mess ed up. >> reporter: police detained him and he also told investigators they purchased travel insurance before they left the u.s. with gardner's mother listed as the beneficiary. a f

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and more than anything because of perhaps the natalee holloway case maybe they are trying to keep itt. that's why i've been going to every media source there is to get this out there. i really have to thank the natalee hall way resource center for putting me in touch with everyone they have been a tremendous help. >>shepard: have you spoken with your girl's family? >>guest: yes, over the weekend i spoke with her mother quite a bit and i keep in touch with a cousin of others for updates, and her where and i talk every now and then and, in fact, on sunday i took her clothes and her cats to her where but what they say is they don't really know. i was informed yesterday that the u.s. authorities were now involved and i've been speaking with them as of today so, hopefully there is a little bit more happening as far as that investigation goes. i don't have as much faith in the arue -- aruba authorities. >>shepard: do you know anything about the giordano character otherwise he was going to leave your girlfriend behind? >>guest: i have learned he has women he has dated all sorted of sordid a

imagine putting 10,000 people right there at the corner of 19th and holloway. it will not make things easier unless there is significant transportation improvements as part of the project. we need to do what we can on the capital side. i would also point to work we were able to accomplish last year in bringing efficiencies to the way we negotiate bus driver contracts through the passage of proposition g. the great deal of savings will result from that. those dollars will go to improve operations. >> what about parking and traffic? is it safe for pedestrians? >> i do not think there is a block in the district that i have not heard from one resident who has asked for a speed bump or stop sign. it is all in the eye of the beholder, particularly if you live there it is just not safe. that says a lot about what we need to do in terms of enforcement. we have great loss on the book. but if they're not getting in forced, -- we have great laws on the book, but if they're not getting in forced. we need to improve that area. >> let's talk about crime. how do you think the

apparently disappearing from allegedly the same area that natalie holloway was last seen.rie to say the least. what's the latest in this investigation? >> right now the suspect in this case is or the person of interest is being held. there will be another hearing this monday to determine if they can hold him a little bit longer. most likely eight more days. after that they have to be able to provide more evidence to hold him for 60 days. i can tell you that robyn's boyfriend called me yesterday afternoon. we talked for a little while on the phone, and he is distraught, and he doesn't want anyone to forget about this case, you know, because a lot of times there is a lot of missing person investigations and sometimes they do kind of go away until there's an update, and then it comes back again. is he really moving forward to be pro active to do everything that he can to keep his girlfriend's face out there, to keep her in the hearts and the minds of people, and he also, he says, i quote, "i fear the tip line won't get out, and i want to do everything i can to keep that going

>> then, is she the new natalee holloway?een mission for over a week now. >> an all too familiar story out of aruba. >> why was her date taken into custody. >> you have to take anything the aruban authorities say with a box of salt.

now, holloway's body has never been found.ter, but still robyn gardner's family is holdining o hope that she may still be alive. aruban investigators tell us however this island is so small were she on it and still alive she probably would have already been found already, george. >> matt, thanks very much. let's bring in our "gma" legal analyst dan abrams for more on this. dan, significant development yesterday being held for 16 days, the judge ruled giordano had inconsistencies in his story. >> remember, the judge is part of the investigation. this is an investigative judge so this is a judge who is essentially saying we got something here. not enough yet clearly to charge but they have something and, remember, eight days is ordinarily what you get. the fact that the judge is immediately saying let's give you two of those eight-day periods tells you they think there is a real reason to hold him. >> they still don't have any hard evidence of where robyn or her body may be. so how much longer can they hold him? >> they got the

natalie holloway, most specifically the teenager's legacy tied to this case. american attractive blondes on vacation of island nation of aruba and both under suspicious circumstances go missing while out on the beach. this time 35-year-old robyn gardner of frederick, maryland. she has not been seen since last tuesday when she failed to return back to the states on time. that is what the natalie holloway resource center got involved which was established in natalie's name and honor to help with missing persons cases. down in aruba, unbeknownst to the gardner family here in florida and maryland, investigators were already involved as robyn gardner was reported missing by the man with whom she went on vacation with. a man she met on match.com. gary giordano from gaithersburg, maryland said the two went snorkeling aren't 6:00 p.m. when he got back, he looked around and lo and behold she was nowhere to be found. he is arrested in custody in a rube ba, arrested at airport while trying to fly back to the u.s. reportedly his story has changed several times, quote. the

natalee holloway was a teenager, on her senior trip. met someone from aruba and has never been found. >> she goes to aruba with -- who is he, what do you know about him? and what are police looking for from him? >> certainly they want to know what happened. he was the last person that she was seen with. his name is gary jordan kngiord. they went snorkling together august 2. he claimed she never came to short. he does have a criminal history, brooke, in maryland. two women, one, his ex-wife, they filed orders of protection against him. so perhaps a violent person. and the aruban police certainly have him for questioning. >> so they're questioning h him. now something i didn't realize you could have, dogs in a courtroom. it makes sense. there's a case of rosy the therapy dog. rosy here was allowed to be in a witness box to comfort a teenage girl who was on the stand testifying that her father had raped her and not only that, actually got her pregnant. so her father was convicted, but now lawyers for the father are crying foul. why? >> the

>>> shades of natalee holloway, another american woman missing in aruba vanishing without a trace. >>your nest egg. global markets bouncing back after wall street has the best day of the year. of course right after the worst day of the year, on this "american morning." >>> good morning to you. it is wednesday, august 10th. that means only two days until friday. >> yeah! >> welcome to "american morning." i'm carol costello. >> i'm christine romans. ali has the morning off. >>> let's get to it, a violent fresh round of rioting to report this morning in cities across england. this is the fourth straight night of violence there. london is calmer this morning after 16,000 police officers were deployed in london city center as looting and arson engulfed britain's capital. prime minister david cameron promising the government will restore order in england cities using whatever means necessary. the riots have prompted the u.s. to issue a travel warning for americans. phil black is following these overnight developments live in london. the prime minister just finished up a news conference. you

van der sloot is also linked to the disappearance of natalee holloway who vanished during a trip to arubak in 2005. >>> there is new information out about that wildfire burning near lake tahoe. the two people police now have in custody in connection with this blaze. >>> and it attracts surfers from all around the world, but the reason why there is still no decision on just who will run this year's maverick surf contest. >>> two teenagers are under arrest in connection with a nevada wildfire that continues to burn out of control at this hour. the ray may fire has already burned 2800 acres east of lake tahoe. authorities say it was started by an illegal wildfire set by two 15-year-old boys. two firefighters suffered nonlife threatening injuries while fighting the flames there. right now there is still no estimate of when they will have that fire under control. >>> the metropolitan transportation commission will not be moving its headquarters to san francisco after all. board members reversed their decision yesterday after hearing complaints about the possible relocation. last month the mtc

gardener story it's a two for one we're news crews can fly over to get a shot of this bugaboo natalie holloway and now robyn gardner witnessing. so bizarre coincidence that two blondes disappeared there over a span of several years and sad though it may be twenty four people were shot during a particularly bloody forty eight hours in detroit and we don't see the national m.s.m. sending out the news choppers and. in the us every day seven women and children die just from abuse and it's just like deja vu earlier this summer we were doing the same kinds of stories about casey anthony another pretty white woman whose murder trial captivated the mainstream media it expense of so much else and i venture to say it won't be long before we're doing another as the mainstream media continues to ditch hard hitting stories that affect so many more people in favor of sad though.

and the new connection of the holloway mystery that gripped the nation. >> j.and marc spotted together in the hamptons, is the divorce off? new video of the superstar smiling. >>> kim kardashian's wedding dress emergency her last-minute

it's the same beach where natalee holloway was. why would they go from this beach close by to the completely opposite end of the islands? >> aruban search and rescue teams responded quickly. expert dive teams searched the waters while police combed the surrounding area while the businessmen claimed the traveling companion disappeared. >> we searched the water with lights with the police equipment we searched the water exclusively. >> according to taco stein the statement regarding the sea conditions that day seemed fabricated. >> what was it about his story that was inconsistent to you? >> when the police came to the scene we found the scene to be entirely calm. >> other red flags drew attention to the story according to insiders. the american seemed dry no trace of dive gear from the alleged victim was found in or near the area he claims gardener disappeared. no one at the dive shop where the couple was seen earlier rendered dive gear. >> you could stand in most of this area? >> yes. >> his actions after the disappearance were als

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35-year-old robyn gardner would vanished last week from the very same town in aruba where natalee hollowaymissing six years ago. this 50-year-old is being held. they met on match.com and he says they went new york -- went snorkeling and she vanished in the ocean. abc reports that four women have said that he has exhibited strange and aggressive behavior in the past. phil keating with the news from south florida. how extensively is the f.b.i. involved in this? phil: well, they are involved. having conducted a substantial number of interviews not only in maryland but also over the phone with tips from around the country. the f.b.i. agent i spoke with in florida will not say whether a search warrant on his maryland home is imminent but that certainly could happen, but, basically, they are assisting aruba and what the f.b.i. does is up to aruba. this is a brand new mug shot taken of him when arrested last week. they hope to spark memories on the island to get people see photos of him and her and put together a story because right now there is no witness that has come forward that saw them go s

the fact with natalee holloway and the body never came back to shore is there are other places and deep mines where bodies can be put and not found because there used to be a lot of mining in a -- in aruba. there are places to drop off people. >> i didn't know. >> i want to move to the next topic. was the murder pin oatd wrong twin? earlier this year a phoenix man was shot dead during a brawl outside an arizona nightclub. 5* few weeks later police arrested a suspect who fled the state. now the police chief is telling a newspaper, quote, somebody has raised the question about which twin pulled the trigger. yes he has a twin and i guess, quote, they look very similar." i guess that's why they call them twins. how common is this, doctor? the police arrest some guy and it is the wrong twin. >> even without stwins -- twins it is not as accurate as we have given credence to over the deck i had kas. even identical twins have different fingerprints. they have identical dna, but a fingerprint is different, and it shows that because identical twins when they are in the womb one is on the left sid

for the gardner family the most important thing is not to end up like natalee holloway's family.ars later and without any answers. elizabeth? >> so tough for that family. for both families. matt, thanks so much. >>> joining me now is robyn gardner's boyfriend, richard forester. thanks for being with us. you had thought that robyn was in florida visiting her family and had no idea she was in aruba? >> that's right. and first let me just say, you know, those details -- that doesn't matter to me. what's most important is that she's found. that's something for her and i to deal with when she returns. the most important thing is that we find her. we get her home safely. i would like to have that discussion with her once she's home. but i'm not here to discuss, you know, her other than that she was an extremely loving, wonderful woman who brought a lot of joy to my life and i miss her very much and we wiill do anything i can to help. >> might you go down to aruba to assist in that investigation. >> potentially. i would love to go. i haven't been very rational lately in my thought proce

were pretty guarded with information this go-around compared to the 2005 disappearance of natalee holloway >> similarities between those two cases striking as well. we've been through this before, haven't we? >>> coming up next, the company bound and determined to beat apple. >> google's entry into the smartphone business and what it means for the very popular iphone. you're watching "world news now." now." nenenenenenenenenenenenened >>> now a special look at a particularly high-tech battlefield and it's going on right in here inside your smartphone. >> that's right. last week google shelled out more than 12 billion bucks to buy motorola mobility. which makes phones that run on google's android system. all of this a strategic attack on apple's iphone which i am actually addicicd to. abc's neal karlinsky reports. >> reporter: at some point in the last few years, a phone stped being just a phone. if you believe the hype, getting an iphone, an android phone, or a windows phone can be a life-changing experience. >> what's goog doing in the phone business? >> i'd like to say that we are in the

a case strikingly similar to the 2005 disappearance of teenager natalee holloway, whose body was neverr's companion, 50-year-old gary giordano. when he tried to leave the island. meanwhile, forester acknowledges hope is fading. >> all i could imagine is while she was there, whatever was happening to her, shshwas screaming for me. and i wasn't there. >> and that was wjla's stephen tschida. an aruban lawyer for the suspect gary giordano denies his client did anything illegal. giordano does not consider himself a suspect. >>> part of a busy houston freeway remains shut down after a bizarre truck accident. the driver of the semi didn't realize his dump truck-style trailer was rising but it did and it struck an overhead freeway sign and snapped from the cab. look at that. the trailer ended up at nearly a 45-degree angle. because it may be holding up the sign the highway remains closed. >>>>ow. >> never seen anything like that. >> never seen anything quite like that. >>> leles take a look at our wednesday weather. stormy with gusty winds, downpours and a chance of tornados from oklahoma city

it's the same beach where natalee holloway was. beach close by to the completely opposite end of the islands? >> aruban search and rescue teams responded quickly. expert dive teams searched the waters while police combed the surrounding area while the businessmen claimed the traveling companion disappeared. >> we searched the water with lights with the police equipment we searched the water exclusively. >> according to taco stein the statement regarding the sea conditions that day seemed fabricated. >> what was it about his story that was inconsistent to you? >> when the police came to the scene we found the scene to be entirely calm. >> other red flags drew attention to the story according to insiders. the american seemed dry no trace of dive gear from the alleged victim was found in or near the area he claims gardener disappeared. no one at the dive shop where the couple was seen earlier rendered dive gear. >> you could stand in most of this area? >> yes. >> his actions after the disappearance were also suspect. he quickly left t

they don't want to have happen with what happened with natalee holloway.was no end result. we never found out what happened to natalee and never anybody who was prosecuted. the concern is na with robyn gardener again vanishing that would have no resolution, a cloud of suspicion hangs over the island, which is why they're going aggressively. he'll have to go before a judge after that, it could be an additional 60 days. but the bar of evidence that they will have to provide to get that will be much higher. carol? >> martin savidge, live in aruba, thank you. >>> to politics and the next stop on president obama's heartland bus tour. he will be talking jobs with farmers and small business owners of rural iowa today and no doubt taking more shots at republicans. he's been accusing them of playing politics with the economy. >> there is no shortage of ideas to put people to work right now. what is needed is action on the part of congress. a willingness to put the partisan games aside and say we're going to do what's right for the country, not what we think is goin

it's the same beach where natalee holloway was.go from this beach close by to the completely opposite end of the islands? >> aruban search and rescue teams responded quickly. expert dive teams searched the waters while police combed the surrounding area while the businessmen claimed the traveling companion disappeared. >> we searched the water with lights with the police equipment we searched the water exclusively. >> according to taco stein the statement regarding the sea conditions that day seemed fabricated. >> what was it about his story that was inconsistent to you? >> when the police came to the scene we found the scene to be entirely calm. >> other red flags drew attention to the story according to insiders. the american seemed dry no trace of dive gear from the alleged victim was found in or near the area he claims gardener disappeared. no one at the dive shop where the couple was seen earlier rendered dive gear. >> you could stand in most of this area? >> yes. >> his actions after the disappearance were also suspect. he qu

i was joking about seeing them in the holloway. it's impossible. she lives in alaska. would be 5,000 miles long for me to run into her. >> bob: get a life, you people. if you can't take a joke -- you probably work for those rags. listen, to say about me i'm not talking about sarah palin, are you kidding me? let me give you a couple of quickies. one show i did with hannity. are you telling me honest, you believe the woman can be president of the united states? yeah. i don't agree with sarah palin on anything. as a matter of fact, nothing. we have a strong defense policy because she can see the soviet union from her backdoor and she has much chance to beating barack obama as you do. we try to have fun on the show and break up the teeddiousness -- tediousness have you ever watched a really boring talk show on sunday? take it easy. >> you're one of the only liberals with a sense of humor. >> dana: i don't know how anyone thought it was serious. i have a problem, it's hard to sit next to greg, because he makes me laugh. i can -- >> greg: also, i do smell. i have a terrible

it is case of the natalee holloway case, authorities said they just never had the evidence.nt scenario in peru with the video and there were some allegations of dna and even with the computer activity. so, this is very perplexing to a lot of people, richard and avery. >> interesting though, fred, i just want to say one quick thing. recently, the netherlands and peru entered into an extradition agreement, so even though alabama has indicted him for extortion and wire fraud, if they don't prosecute him in peru, he may end back up in the netherlan netherlands, which will be incredible. >> they're going to prosecute. >> okay. now, let's talk about something very unusual. we've had a couple of unusual cases today. on wednesday, a judge will sentence a florida couple failing to properly secure their pet python that killed their 2-year-old daughter. they are convicted. charles darnell and jaron hair of manslaughter, child neglect and third degree murder charges. richard, this is pretty unthinkable situation. what was their defense by the way? how did they say this happened, we didn

pilot greg malewski flew "gma" around the island and took us to the spot w wre natalee holloway and now robyn gardner went missing. >> the water is shallow. the water is calm. very safe place to swim. >> reporter: have you ever heard of anybody drowning there before? >> no. >> reporter: multiple law enforcement officials tell us over the next couple of days they'll resume that search in a different part of the island from where robyn was last seen perhapss providing her family with a sliver of hope that unlike gnatnatalee holloway they may yet find out what happened to her. >> and they're clinging to that hope. matt, thank you very much. now back at home. >>> to politics. president obama wraps up his midwest bus tour in illinois today. texas governor rick perry joining mitt romney up in new hampshire. all talking jobs and the economy. jake tapper is on the road with the president and the president sharpening his economic pitch but learning this morning he'll roll out a new jobs program after labor day. >> reporter: that's right, george. president obama heads off to martha's vineyard for

. >> joran van der sloot, the former prime suspect in natalee holloway's disappearance could be freeddon't file their case by then. the family of stephany flores who was found dead in van der sloot's hotel room is urging prosecutors to act soon. >>> police in florida say they headed off a columbine-style massacre arresting a 17-year-old former student who planned to kill dozens in an attack he allegedly outlined in a manifesto found in his home. >>> stock of ambercrombie and finch fell one day after the retail slammed this guy. michael "the situation" by offering to pay him and his pals on "jersey shore" to stop wearing ambercrombie clothes. >> i'm not sure they really offered. it's all a publicity stunt. i don't know. >> that's what mtv says. they say they think it's a publicity stunt but they could probably work some agreement out. >> thanks. coming up, a leak on a plane. i'm not talking about the vegetable. [ man ] this is my robot butler. say i'm missing england... i type in e-n-g and he gives me a variety of options. would you like to have a look at a map, my lad? ah, why not? sh

the case is similar to the natalee holloway case but this time there is a suspect in custody. we have a criminal profiler pat brown on to talk about that. and we are going to look at the help. it's one of the summer's most anticipated movies. it seems everyone has read the book. we'll see how the movie stacks up. we'll talk about it coming up on the early-morning show in a couple of minutes. i have seen the movie. it's fantastic. >> i have seen the trailer. looks good. >> i want to read the book. >> movie is better. >> when do you have time to read a book, chris wragge? >> you would be surprised how much time i have here in the great city of new york. [ laughter ] >> a little too much time. all right, chris, thanks for joining us. >> "the early show" starts at 7:00. >>> time now is 6:53. a memorial grows this morning for a 3-year-old killed in oakland. >> coming up, we'll have a live report from the scene of the shooting and what we are learning about arrests in the case. not that long ago, many families were priced out of an overheated housing market. but the times have chang

crystal holloway was one of her recent recruit. >> trying to get together for lick the last month. now ain't going to happen at all. i regret it. >>reporter: she's the 22nd person to be murdered in richmond this year. there were 21 murders here in all of last year. in the past week police and the sheriffs office have formed a task force to try and bring an end to the east ka las vegas and violence. so it was especially tough for them to get this morning call. >> it's not a good feeling so this is something that all of us collaboratively want to make stop. not happen any more. >>reporter: vailt crime is up in several communities across the bay area and the police chef here in richmond is hoping to set up a meeting with the chief in oak listened, san francisco and in san jose. they can all discuss this disturbing trend and ways to dress it. in richmond, abc 7 news. >>> while rich mopped struggle with the rise in advise there is a place there that transfor transforming young lives. it's a community art center and as don discovered what happens there is extraordinary. >> energy of hip-

. >> joran van der sloot, the former prime suspect in natalee holloway's disappearance could be freedn't file their case by then. the family of stephany flores who was found dead in van der sloot's hotel room is urging prosecutors to act soon. >>> standard and poor's is reportedly under investigation by the justice department for the rating given to bond deals leading up to the financial crisis. that according to the new york times. they're looking into whether s&p business managers overruled analysts to earn more deals. >>> casey anthony's lawyers are asking the judge to appeal a ruling saying she has to return to orlando for probation on a check fraud ruling. the ruling says anthony has to come back to orlando by august 26. >>> police in tampa, florida, say they've headed off a columbine-style massacre, arresting a former high school student who they say planned to kill dozens in an attack he allegedly outlined in a manifesto found at his home. officials at university of miami say they're cooperating with an investigation into claims why a former supporter spent millions on gifts, e