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here's jeremy hubbard. >> reporter: it could be the script for a hollywood heist if the star of thisn't just 14 months old. a little girl setting off a frantic rescue effort when during a visit with her grandma, who works at this suburban atlanta bank she gets a little too curious. >> we're in closedown this evening, customers had left the bank, toddler walked off and walked into the vault just about the time the vault closed with its time lock. >> reporter: what comes next is a desperate attempt to free her. the vault doors aren't set to unlock until the next morning. there's only a nine-hour supply of oxygen in there. >> we want to make sure the toddler's safe, okay? that was the most important thing. >> reporter: with rescuers powerless to help, they called in a professional safecracker. he gets people out of jams like this for a living. police give him a high-speed escort to the scene. >> she was crying before i got to her. she was scared because of the drilling noise and all that. once i heard her crying, i knew everything was okay. >> reporter: he works for three hours while re

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here's jeremy hubbard. >> reporter: the u.s. navy is actively trekking the kidnapped americans. warships and helicopters shadowing the hijacked ship. from yem on the somalia. no word on how the military will intervene. >> i think, however, these pirates have made a grave mistake. they have pushed the united states government a little too far. >> our prayer is for them and for their safety. for their families. >> reporter: while they pray for scott and gene adams, their quick return isn't likely. if they reach the dangerous shores of somalia. >> they're staring down the barrels of loaded guns. they're just praying that the ransom is going to get paid. they have no idea whether they're going to live or die. >> reporter: john burnett was once beaten and robbed by pirates. he said that these sailors have several strikes against them. a yacht, a symbol of western wealth to their ministry. the one thing in their favor, they're only worth something to the pirates alive. jeremy hubbard, abc news, new york. >> we continue to follow it. >>> and still ahead -- is it a royal snub? the invit

jeremy hubbard has all the details. >> reporter: the u.s. navy is actively tracking the kidnapped americans in a warship and helicopters shadowing the hijacked yacht from yemen to somalia. still no word on if or how exactly the military will intervene. >> i think, however, these pirates have made a grave mistake and in this case, they've pushed the american government too far. i think there will be a drama that will play out in the days to come. >> our prayer tonight is for them, for their safety and for their families. >> reporter: while churchgoers pray for scott and jean adams of california and sailing partners philly mckay and bob rigel of seattle, seen here in pictures from their website, their quick return isn't likely, if they reach the dangerous shores of somalia, where they'd be the only americans among the 660 sailors currently being held for ransom by pirates. >> they're staring down the barrels of loaded guns held with children or youth. they're just praying that the ransom is going to get paid and they have no idea whether they'

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here's jeremy hubbard. >> reporter: imagine living here. tigers who developed a hunger for humans.ng 14 in this village in india alone in the last year. elephants on the rampage, taking out 200 people a year. >> ten years ago the forest covered india by approximately 20%. now the's down to 4%. along with that, billion people live in india. they're having their habitat destroyed all over this country. >> reporter: he's a zoologyist who traveled to india wondering why the uptick in human deaths. he caught up with dave last week outside of toronto. >> that's enough. >> so the reality is, these things for the most part aren't -- >> tigers aren't it's anomaly when these animals start eating people. >> reporter: they're unstoppable and unavoidable at 6 a pounds and up to 11 feet long. they have overrun one of india's islands where humans were once safe. >> i feel like i'm being hunted. >> reporter: tigers hunting humans. in one place the village of widows. four men from one family have been killed. >> it's one of those places that made it hit home. these people are living turned constant

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on the story this morning, jeremy hubbard. ♪ put your troubles aside >> reporter: for chris brown, ity with this coveted appearance on "saturday night live" just last night and now legally. rihanna's attorneys growing to ease up, revising the restraining order against brown to what is called a do not annoy order. >> do not annoy means he cannot strike her, he cannot harass her, he cannot annoy her, but other than that, they can have ongoing contact with each other. >> reporter: it is a common revision in domestic violence cases, but is it a good idea in light of the brutality of brown's attack on rihanna just before the grammys two years ago captured on this tmz photo. >> easing restriction always has a risk because it's still very difficult to predict who is going to be violent and who is not going to be. >> reporter: just 19 at the time, brown's image and future were in peril when he spoke to our robin roberts after the attack. >> i've never ever had problems with anger. no domestic violence with anyone in my past. and it's really like how could i be that person? >> reporter: but no

here's jeremy hubbard. >> reporter: it is an unbelievable crime.offeen has confessed to smothering his 83-year-old father with a pillow. but almost as shocking, the reasons his lawyer said he did it. bull and exhaustion that led to a psychotic breakdown. his own brother doesn't buy it. >> it's crap. this red bull -- i don't even think the man even drank red bull. they cannot 100% tell me he didn't know what he was doing. >> reporter: steven coffeen's defense team disagrees. in fact, the american psychiatric association defines caffeine overdose at 300 milligrams. that's four cans of red bull. but his attorney says these are not stunts. >> these people are insane. i don't put a defense on that i don't believe in. >> reporter: in this case the prosecution's psychiatrists agree, an insanity plea is appropriate for steven coffeen. the red bull insanity defense is hardly unique. a defendant once blamed hallucinogenic tea. another says he was being chased by space aliens when he killed a cop. and remember the infamous twinkie defense? harvey milk shot an

jeremy hubbard is here with the very latest.g story. >> reporter: it is strange, bianna. in the latest diatribe, he continues to sound like he is on a warpath. referring to his bosses, at one point, as nazis. and vowing he is willing to take a drug test to prove he is off drugs and ready to work. >> a little window into old charlie, huh? >> reporter: charlie sheen continues to lash out. in his latest rant on fox radio's "loose canon," he railed on his own hit show. >> i know there's a pukefest that everybody worships. like that was a bad joke. >> reporter: and on his bosses who told him to clean up his act. >> these guys are a couple of aa nazis and really just blatant, hypocrites. >> reporter: sheen denies to "good morning america" of being an anti-semite, by calling out producer, chuck lorre, by his hebrew name on "the alex jones show." >> chaim levine, that's chuck's real name. mistook this rock star for his own selfish exit strategy, bro. >> reporter: in a text message to our andrea canning, he wrote, so, you're telling me,

we'll talk to kyron's mom in just a moment but first here's jeremy hubbard. >> terri horman, where iser: kyron's mom spent saturday handing out flyers in the small town of roseburg, oregon, some 200 miles from the grade school where the 7-year-old was last seen and home to the little boy's stepmom. she wants everyone in the small town to ask terri horman face to face where is kyron. >> this is the most dramatic step she's taken. that a biological mother has to take matters in her own hands is a reflflection on the status of this investigation. >> reporter: the woman blamed kyron for her failing marriage to his father. blaming him for her failing marriage to his father. but despite all the scrutiny, terri horman hasn't been named a suspect. no one has. >> there's no bloody footprints, no torn "csi" shirt, no broken eyeglasses so this investigation has really had a severe lack of physical evidence from the very, very beginning. >> reporter: more than 4,300 leads have come in since june when he was dropped off by his stepmom never to be seen again. this week, the sheriff promises an upda

for "good morning america," jeremy hubbard, abc news, new york. >> maybe she'll just have an atm card when she grows up so she can avoid banks at all costs. >>> we'll switch gears because we told you about the red carpet tonight. that's what everybody is gearing up for and the glitz of the oscars. last night, some stars hit the beach for a very different type of awards show. >> it's called the independent spirit awards where they honor independent film and some of the winners are also up for academy awards tonight. chris connelly is our man on the red carpet. chris, good morning to you. >> good morning once again. that's right, dan, the independent spirit awards honor films made without those big hollywood bucks, and that means a lot of people who will be vying for oscars right here tonight. but given the low temperatures in santa monica yesterday, it turns out that hollywood's coolest people were also its coldest. ♪ when it's 48 degrees and windy on the gray carpet, just dressing for an awards show takes a little courage. >> it's funny to see everybody bundled up and freezing because

jeremy hubbard found many of their videos, where else, on youtube. >> i don't know if you guys see thiseep ]. >> reporter: admit it, he's saying what you're thinking. >> look at all this [ bleep ] snow! >> reporter: his words may not be the most eloquent. >> i hate new england. i hate it. >> reporter: but this youtube user's sentiments sums it up on this snow day. on this snow day, so many of us use social media to vent. or to show off. we grab the cameras, dropped our inhibitions, in some cases our shirts, and finally flipped out over all this bad weather. maybe a semi-naked head dive into a four-foot oklahoma snowdrift is the best way to cope. or if the snow has you burning mad like these guys, why not just burn it? apparently if you throw down some matches, add some friction from the shovel, you've got flames. >> this is hot water. i'm going to throw it. it's going to turn into snow. >> reporter: today's treachery brought out the amateur scientists. >> that's how cold it is. we'll make it snow. >> reporter: amateur weathermen. >> snow rates will increase about -- a lot more than this

here is jeremy hubbard. >> reporter: they gathered by the thousands from san francisco to d.c. to new york. some wearing cheese heads, a show of solidarity with their wisconsin union brethren whose now 12-day-long battle with that state's governor sparked this nationwide rallying cry. >> we're trying to bust the public sector unions. they have largely busted the private sector unions, and they're coming after us. >> under attack is how these union members see themselves, faced with republican-backed legislation in wisconsin, indiana, ohio, and new jersey that would slash bargaining rights and benefits for state union workers. >> it doesn't matter if someone belongs to a union or not. we're all in jeopardy here. >> reporter: the union fury in wisconsin was front and center at today's meeting of the nation's governors in washington where republicans blamed that state's democrats for creating this firestorm. >> i believe it's despicable we have elected officials that have left their states in order not to be on the record and do the job they were elected for. >> she's referring to

jeremy hubbard has that story. >> reporter: it is an unbelievable crime.f those defendants, like steven coffeen, who could be released from a mental institution in just months if a judge agrees he was insane at the time. jeremy hubbard, abc news, new york. >> what a bizarre story. >>> here's a look now at your monday weather. showers in the pacific northwest, the southeast and hawaii. meanwhile, some snow in denver and around the rockies. a wintry mix of snow and rain across much of the south. and partly sunny here in the northeast. >> mid-40s here in the northeast. miami will hit 82 degrees. that's actually warmer than honolulu at 79. it's bitter cold in fargo with minus 2. not much better in the twin cities where the high will be 5 degrees. >>> well, some couples may race to the altar, but in denver yesterday some raced to the prize. >> more than a dozen prospective brides and grooms took part in the second annual hitched in the highlands event. it was billed as an urban adventure. >> the 15 couples had to follow clues and perform some stunts, as well. e

jeremy hubbard, abc news, new york. >>> well, just when we thought we finally received a break from winter weather, a fierce snowstorm is stretching from montana to michigan and it's forced the cancellation of more than 1,000 flights. it's a full-blown blizzard in minnesota where drivers are now struggling to get around in these whiteout conditions causing hundreds of accidents and spinouts, as you can imagine. now, as the storm moves east, it's expected to dump up to 15 inches of snow in the twin cities by this afternoon. >>> it has been a brutal winter. >> already tired of all that snow. here comes another one. >> almost 70 here in new york on friday. now we're talking about 1 to 3 inches between now and tuesday. no relief. >> don't put away the snow boots. >> not yet. here's a look at the rest of your monday forecast. about a half foot of snow in western new york and pennsylvania. up to 4 inches as we say, not only in new york but philly, hartford and providence. just a dusting in boston. showers for memphis and louisville to d.c. rain in the pacific northwest and snow showers in the ro

here's jeremy hubbard. >> reporter: they now lurk in the concrete jungles and cul-de-sacs we call homeed into a busy chicago sandwich shop. this one rescued from the frozen waters of nearby lake michigan. just weeks ago. coyotes, once the predators of the plains, have now moved into our neighborhoods. 2,000 of them living in and around the city of chicago by some estimates. every major u.s. city has them, l.a. to boston to the biggest concrete jungle of all, new york city. >> i think it's safe to say that there are literally millions of people living within a few yards or a few hundred yards of coyotes on a pretty regular basis. >> reporter: wildlife ecologist stanley garrett tracks the ghost-like creatures. >> she's right down there. >> reporter: he spent the last decade tracking and collaring 500 urban coyotes in chicago. >> there may be more. >> reporter: in all his years, in all his encounters, they've been docile, a little more than a nuisance, at least he thought so. until he investigated what happened to taylor mitchell, a 19-year-old folk singer and a rising star in canada. ♪ l

jeremy hubbard is here. good morning, jeremy. >> reporter: good morning, bianna.ight now, the knox family is trying to block the film from airing in italy as they file the complaint. they worry the movie could jeopardize her murder conviction appeal. both families are appalled the movie was made in the first place. >> amanda knox, you're being tried for murder. >> we suspect it started as some sort of sex game. >> it's not true. >> reporter: this short trailer posted on the lifetime website is all anyone has seen of the made-for-tv movie. but attorneys for amanda knox have seen enough. >> the production of this movie compounds this awful tragedy. is wholly insensitive and in complete and shameful disregard to those families that are most and truly affected. >> reporter: absolutely horrific is how john kercher describes it. the film shows a re-enactment of the violent night his daughter, meredith, died. >> for the kercher family, it's just an unpleasant reminder. which i respect. so, there's nothing i can do, except doing it lovingly and not have unnecessary violen

as jeremy hubbard found out. >> news flash. >> i want to shave your whole head, if that's possible. >ting justin bieber's hair. but did this tmz picture show his locks lopped off? believers went ballistic. 80,000 people reportedly stopped following on twitter. it's been a hot topic on tv. >> barbara must be in the witness protection program. >> reporter: and bieber movie fans we talked to were largely unanimous. what do you think? >> i don't like it. >> i like his old hair better. >> i like his old hair better. >> reporter: hair stylist to the stars, luca blandi, said stars careers can suffer when they change their head. remember when britney went bald? or when carrie russell cropped her hair? as for bieber's new look, this stylist is relieved. >> the hair cut, i would think of cutting it. it was fun at first. when you do it too many, it gets a little tiring. >> reporter: those of us who looked the bold cut with the blinding bangs are out of luck. ♪ baby >> reporter: unless a middle-aged guy like me, can keep the hair swoosh alive. it can happen. never say never. for "good morning ame

our jeremy hubbard is here with the latest on this story. ing. >> reporter: good morning, dan. the boat is owned by a retired california couple who have been sailing around the world for the last seven years, distributing bibles to churches and schools in remote villages across the globe. a goodwill mission dramatically interrupted yesterday on the high seas. jean and scott adam, seen here in pictures on their website, are experienced sailors. aware of the pirate threat. as they approached the notoriously hostile waters off the horn of africa, the adams cut back using their radios and satellite systems so they couldn't be tracked. but the somali pirates found them anyway, friday afternoon, 275 miles off the coast of oman. the adams and two other americans were abducted. the outlaws that plague these waters are undeterred. despite the harsh prison sentence handed down just two days ago for this somali pirate. he was sentenced in new york for 33 years in prison, for kidnapping and brutalizing captain richard phillips of vermont. >> thank you fo

but first, here's jeremy hubbard. >> reporter: there's sophomore matt kravchuk in the blue, when hisonnor, intervenes. look again. o'connor grabs the ball. bumps kravchuk to the floor. and then appears to kick him. the player later filed a police complaint, saying the coach back handed him and elbowed him, giving him a bloody nose and scrapes to the lip. coach o'connor later apologized. but now has been suspended while the school investigates. he may face criminal charges, too. but he says he did nothing wrong. in an interview with "the philadelphia daily news," the coach let his emotions show. >> i can't believe this happened to me. >> reporter: he says he never intended to cause harm. >> instinctively, i grab it with both hands and kind of -- what they call in basketball cleared my space. normally, when this stuff -- i've always been very hands-on with my players. >> reporter: there is a little more to this story. o'connor said his team had just suffered an embarrassing loss and needed tough inspiration. >> maybe i hope to learn that take pride in what you do. and if you're going t

pleasure of sitting next to you for seven months, but a certain gentleman, the one and only, jeremy hubbarder. i couldn't let this occasion pass. i spent more nights with you over the course of two years than i did my own wife. which makes it sound more positive than is actually was. >> she was the lucky one. >> but to mark your departure, we talked to some folks around the "world news now" news room and looked back. we came to realize, you have come a long way, baby. >> it's always good to sit next to a bona fide tv star. >> reporter: to understand what makes our favorite overnight anchor so great, you have to go back to the beginning, the very beginning. >> as far as speed, the go-ped can go 30 miles an hour. which is exactly why police are saying they're seeing them in areas where they shouldn't be. >> reporter: even as a fresh-faced cub reporter in denver, it's clear you were outstanding in your field. nice boots, by the way. >> it's official, vinita nair is now co-anchor of this fine show. "world news now." >> yeah! >> reporter: your arrival on "world news now" gave insomniacs somethin