trent punched jermaine in the mouth.nd trent grabbed randy and put him in a head lock. >> reporter: paris, prince and blanket have not seen their grandmother and current legal guardian for days. she's in arizona, and claiming that she was kidnapped. many claim it's all over money, jermaine wants a share of his dead brother's fortune. >> i believe katherine and children who are the benefactors of the estate fall on one side, and randy and jermaine and janet and tito fall on the other side. >> reporter: now according to tmz, t.j. jackson, the children's 34-year-old cousin is making a bid to become their temporary guardian. injurem jermaine claims the children are being manipulated. that they can visit katherine any time. >> grandkids respect her. when she's not there there's a void in the family. >> reporter: michael jackson's estate is worth about a billion dollars. two of his former managers will be in court asking for unpaid commission. t.j. winick, abc news, new york. >>> thanks to t.j. for sorting that out for us. >>

trent jackson, the cousin currently taking care of the youngsters, claimed jermaine and the group tried jackson slapped paris jackson in the face. after the slap, janet jackson told paris jackson, you are a spoiled little [ bleep ]. paris jackson retaliated. paris jackson slapped janet jackson back, get the [ bleep ] of here. it was like a scene from "the jerry springer show." trent punched jermaine jackson in the mouth and grabbed randy in a headlock. >> reporter: paris, prince, and blanket have not seen their guardian katherine jackson for days. she is in arizona. the children believe she has essentially been kidnapped by michael jackson's siblings. many claim it is over money, jermaine wants a share of his dead brother's fortune. >> i believe katherine and the children as benefactors of the estate fall on one side. and then randy and jermaine and reeby, janet, and tito fall on the other side. >> reporter: now according to tmz, tj jackson, the 34-year-old cousin is making a bid to become their temporary guardian. claiming that the children are being manipulated, but they can visit kat

we hear heated exchange between janet and jermaine. what is it caught on camera? you know about this? >> reporter: there was some pictures yesterday of jermaine and janet outside the jackson how house, this is moments after cops were called to the house because of an assault, and itand looks like we got to the bottomt of this. we hehave video we putp on the site when michael jackson's kid got home yesterday, jermaine, janet,ja randy, they met them and tried to take the kids in the car toca arizona to go see kathryn is what it looks like. the kids fought them offmentfme they do not want to go with the siblings, there's a divide in the family, and the grandchildren definitely do not trust janet, jermaine, randy,ma they don't want inwhatever theyh doing. but afterwards, there was a definite heated exchange between janet and jermaine when theye were n unable to get them in the car.r. just a bunch of turmoil in the family. got to keep in tune to see what happened.se >> that's too bad. >> and we want to talk about what's going on with maria carey. apparently, brittany i

following them home, uncles randy and jermaine and janet. cordial at first, but not for long. >> it was an ambush of sorts. they wanted the children to come with them. turned into yelling, aggression. >> janet jackson slapped paris jackson in the face. after the slap, janet told her, you're a spoiled little bitch. paris jackson retaliated slapped janet jackson back, get the f out of here. >> can you can see janet trying to grab her cellphone. >> i believe it was because of the tweets. >> reporter: she's still tweeting about missing her grandparents. so help me god i will make whoever did this pay. the sheriff's department describes this as -- >> a minor scuffle between two jackson members. >> reporter: tmz describes this as -- >> a scene from "the jerry springer show." trent punched jermaine jackson in the mouth. >> reporter: tonight randy gave his version on msnbc. >> yesterday we did go to the home to let paris and prince know that they can visit or talk to their grandma at any time. we felt someone was trying to twist the story and make i

it seems janet, jermaine and randy jackson attempted to convince michael jackson's two oldest children to leave katherine jackson's california home with them, but paris and prince resisted. the video shows janet jackson apparently trying to take a cell phone away from 14-year-old paris jackson. on the video, randy and janet jackson appeared to be recording the incident with their cell phones. sheriff deputies broke up a scuffle minutes later involving randy and jermaine jackson and their cousin trent jackson. no one was arrested, although a battery report was taken and an investigation is ongoing. this incident comes amid a very public dispute over the whereabouts of katherine jackson. she was reported missing over the weekend, but later found. too much texting... is leading to a spike in carpel tunnel syn. syndrome..statistics show teenage girls between 13 and 17 send and receive an average of áá4-thousand 50áá texts per month.for teenage boys... it's more than 25- hundred.but sooe doctors insist... it's not just texting that's the problem. 129-134 "texting too much can cause a lot of

this photo showing janet jermaine jackson arguing. new details to where the king of pop's mom has really been all the time. >>> and -- the boss' shocking secrets revealed. bruce springsteen opening up. >>> and the whole gang and breaking as we come on the air, that major increase in security at the olympics. the military force is now going to top 18,000 overall. minimum wage guards who weren't adequately trained and the government is not taking any chances now, just three days before the opening ceremonies. >> that's right, opening ceremonies on friday. >>> also ahead, the latest on the punishment for penn state, slapped with major penalties in the wake of that abuse scandal. so much emotional reaction from all sides. and a lot of debate of whether this punishment was too harsh on the school and the students there now. >>> also this morning, we're going to welcome will ferrell, can't wait for that. a new movie coming up. it is hilarious. he is always so funny. cannot wait. >> you better get ready, george. he's go to bring it to you. >

jermaine has explained she's there on doctor's orders. she's an 82-year-old woman, she's emotional, she was reading from a prepared script and she needed some help from time to time. michael jackson's will names katherine as the guardian of his children, but today in a los angeles courtroom, temporary custody of prince, paris and blanket was handed over to their cousin, tito's son, 34-year-old t.j. jackson. >> i'm devastated that while i've been away, that my children, my grandchildren have been taken awake from me. >> reporter: in court, the judge said he was granting t.j. temporary custody because katherine is, quote, being prevented from acting as guardian by acts of a third party. katherine's own lawyer on custody matters suggested she was being held against her will. >> this, right here -- >> reporter: t.j.'s lawyer said the two older kids signed a consent form. a number of michael jackson's siblings are still contesting his will, alleging conspiracy and fraud. charges denied by the executors and thrown out by the courts. two years a

germ maine claims the -- jermaine claims the kids are being manipulated. >> she's a force of calm. >>eporter: michael jackson's estate is now worth about a billion dollars. two of his former managers will be in court tomorrow asking for unpaid commissions. t.j. winick, abc2 news new york. >>> a young girl is dead, and four others hurt after a house exploded in niagara county, new york. officials identified her as sara johnson. her parents and two children are being treated for extensive burns and cuts. there is no word tonight on what caused that explosion. >>> now to texas where a dust storm is being blamed for a massive pileup in the interstate. investigators said there were three separate crashes in the same hear yesterday around the same time due to limited visibility from the storm. the first crash involved 10 cars and left two men dead. the second one involved seven cars and the third was a single carrollover. >>> 200 dogs are now in shelters across pennsylvania after being rescued from one home. now 13 of the pups went to the lucerne county spca. people were showing up to adopt

and then randy and jermaine and janet and tito fall on the other side. >> reporter: now according toe 34-year-old cousin is making a bid to become their guardian. claiming that the children are being manipulated but than visit katherine at any time. >> the grand kids force her and she is a force of calm. when she is not there there is a real void in the family. >> reporter: michael jackson's estate is now worth $1 billion. two former managers will be in court asking for unpaid commissions. tj winick, abc news, new york. >> do you see my mind explode right now, trying to figure out who is who? >> a wild family. more money more problems. a billion dollars on the line. kids involved. not a huge surprise it has gotten messy. nobody expected jerry springer messy which sound like it is. >> we need a diagram, who is who. feel like there is a new family member. >> tj, never heard of him. >> getting into the full. >> apparently, janet isn't in it for the money. she has tons of money. she wants to protect paris who is now an aspiring actress. she said michael did such a good job of protecting

janet, jermaine, randy, tito and rebbie are on the other side. >> i can't speak for them.g jermaine and randy and some of these others, but money's not a bad guess. >> reporter: and it gets weirder. howard mann went to court over mann and katherine jackson selling m.j. merchandise. michael jackson's estate is now worth $1 billion and counting. more money rolls in, more temperatures rise, and it looks like those left behind just came to blows. and back to that video which we just obtained which appears to show janet jackson, paris jackson, as well as jermaine and randy in the driveway of the jackson family home. katherine jackson's lawyer claims one of the people involved admits there's been a plan in place for three yearso try to take the kids away from katherine. so many claims and counterclaims here. tough to know what the truth is, but, robin, so much to come on the story. >> you're right about that. thank you, nick. for more we're going to bring back dan abrams and p.r. specialist howard bragman joins us in los angeles. howard, you see the video in the driveway. this h

deputies say, the spat involved randy, jermaine, and their cousin, trent jackson.a battery report wasarrests were made.ris made light of the situation tweeting quote "gotta love 3 fam."this bit of drama comes on the heels of a missing persons report filed over the weekend, claiming michael jackson's mother katherine had been missing.the late pop-icon's 82-year-old mother has custody of his children - who say... they haven't heard from their grandmother since july 15.paris took to twitter tuesday saying quote... "9 days and counting... so help me god i will make whoever did this pay."a sheriff's investigation revealed katherine was safe in arizona. but, a spokesman for the l-a sheriff's department say's the investigation is ongoing... and so it seems the family drama is too! 3 what kind of dog is easiest to train?one of our viewers wants to know... we'll have an answer for you next. next.if you also have a question about your pet for the s-p-c-a.. give us a call at 410-481-45-45 right now. you're watching fox 45 good day baltimore. ((break 7)) we are back with aileen gabbey with the ma

turns out, four of katherine's children, rebbie, janet, jermaine and randy, had taken the 82-year-oldere she was hold up for ten days. because of that sudden disappearance, a california judge appointed her grandson, t.j. jackson, temporary guardian over michael's kids, prince, paris and blanket, the youngest. t.j., by the way, is the 34-year-old son of tito jackson. i hope you're keeping up with all this. but justay, katherine's attorney announced that she and t.j. had agreed to now share guardianship. even still, the drama is not over yet. joining me to make some sense out of all this, criminal defense attorney and jackson insider tom mesereau, who famously defended michael jackson in his 2005 molestation trial. along with us, marco gonzalez, senior reporter for x-17 online. good morning to you both. good morning. >> good morning. >> good morning, thank you. >> tom, let me start with you on this one. clearly a confusing story with a lot of moving parts. but despite all of that, what do you think is really going on here? you know this family well. >> well, first of all, it's a lovely

he didn't document. >> jermaine is charged with two counts of aggravated battery with a firearm accusedd tishona polk. police say the shooting hammed friday just before 8:00 in the west pullman neighborhood. four witnesses including one of the victims identified ver -- jermaine louis as the shooter. >> ceasefire's job is to save lives. be it the family life of the victims or family life of the perpetrators. we're a neutral organization trying to save lives out here on the streets of chicago. >> saturday, mildred shorter, mother of one of the victims, said her daughter was still in pain but recovering. she said she was pleased withs decision of no bail. >> justice has prevailed itself. i'm very happy. i'm glad it went the way it went. >> ceasefire declined to comment on if they thought mr. louis was involved in this shooting but said they have talked to witnesses and others in the neighborhood and his name is the only one that has been mentioned so far. he could be held in protective custody while in jail because of the nature of this case. >> two people are in serious condition after th

and then it seems like randy and janet and another brother. >> jermaine. >> are there at the house.reow who is tstaying wih the kids at this point? >> i believe their cousin trentu has been staying with them. also, teeth toe's son, at this time toe, marlin and jackie, they are not part of this, and nullo was, and now he's withdrawn, but tj is putting inu a form request to have temporary guardianship of the kids. eggs very close with the kids, so why kathryn is away, theay state is behind this and going to put this through the court system. >> thank you.nk >> very confusing. >> have a great day. >>> that's a sad situation.ua >>> here's something else that's sad. we're remembering sherman hemsley. the actor known best at georges jefferson.t >> i guess that leaves you ankle me.e >> it's been a bad night allnigh around! [ laughter ] >> don't just stand there, shorty, get down! [ laughter ]er >> look at those moves! he was a great actor, very funny man. hemsley died yesterday at theera age of 74. the jeffersons was a spin-off oi all in the family, in which the character of george appeared

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sheriff's deputies were called to the jackson home after a fight between jermaine, randy and a cousin on monday. it all started after janet and jermaine reportedly tried to get michael jackson's kids to leave their grandmother's home. you can see janet trying to take paris' home away from her. she reportedly scolded the 14- year-old for tweeting about the family's problems. this incident comes amid a very public dispute over the whereabouts of katherine jackson. >>> snoop dog, you know him as a rapper. well, apparently changing his style. going to reggae. he's even adopting a new name to go with the change. he's calling himself snoop lion. the album called "reincarnated" is expected to be released later counteryear. >>> the modern family stars are headed to court and bruce willis is going to play a time traveler next. >> edward lawrence has more on this eye on entertainment. >> reporter: a judge in chicago sentenced william balfour to life in prison without parole for the shooting deaths of jennifer hudson's mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew. balfour who was married to hudson's si

we'll tell you what jermaine jackson is saying as we check mother news, weather and traffic coming up.  wow, look at this bed! this nightstand! this wardrobe! what are you doing here? you're in ikea. my dream bedroom is in ikea? yes. what's that bedroom over there? that's your husband's dream bedroom. whatever your style, take home your dream bedroom together. ikea. the life improvement store. >>> making headlines, in jap san now, the owner of the damaged nuclear plant is not telling the truth about how bad the nuclear complex is. that is the assessment of an independent report on the three reactors. the government also found that tepco continues to drag its feet in investigations. last year's meltdown was the worst nuclear accident since the chernobyl disafter ther in 1986. >>> jury selection gets under way in the drew peterson trial. he is a former chicago area police officer accused of killing his third wife in 2004. now, he is also suspected in the 2007 disappearance of his fourth wife, stacy peterson. jurors are likely to hear from witnesses who describe how peterson

>> reporter: well, it's not just jermaine but randy and rebi and janet and tito all signed this lettert week that was blasting the people closest to katherine, her lawyer, her manager, and nephew trent jackson, who is with her constantly. and that sort of shows a riveft. keep in mind la toya, marlin, and jackie jackson did not join in the letter. what we're seeing, frankly, is fault lines in the jackson family that we've seen before have basically erupted into an earthquake. and it's going to be interesting to see what happens. basically, paris is saying, please, let me talk to my grandmother. i want to make sure she's okay. >> so at this point, is this a family drama, or have authorities been called? >> reporter: no, they've actually filed a missing persons report in the los angeles county sheriff's department missing persons homicide unit, that's actually investigating this. >> her children say, as you mentioned, that katherine jackson is being mistreated by her advisers. mistreated sounds like a tough word especially when you think about a woman in her 80s. is there any valid ity to

the children of michael and you and janet and jermaine and all.ispute about the will, why are we -- why all this drama we are hearing in the media? >> because -- executives of the estate are doing, they are using the children to try and putt pressure on my mom to try to come out and get her to say things in their favor, to clean up their image. they know that they have been caught and they know that they falsified the document. and they know there are questions we want answered. this family is united to right a wrong. the question that we want answered, what they are trying to do, is put the attention on something else when the attention is on this letter for us. we want answers and our questions have not been answered. >> they released a statement today, executors of michael's estate. they say we are concerned we do we can to protect them from undue influences, bully and greed and other unfortunate circumstances. while we do not have standing to directly intervene, we have monitored the situation and we will continue to do so. so they are -- they

paris jackson sent out a tweet asking for help while jermaine jackson claims she's just fine. is this just the latest chapter in a family dispute over michael fortu fortune? we'll have more on that in a live report in a little bit. >>> then also ahead, first paula, then j. lo then mariah. mariah carey may be the next new judge on "american idol". we'll tell you what jennifer lopez thinks about her new replacement. >>> before we get to any of that, americans and british alike are falli iare following events in colorado. >> president obama is headed to aurora later today, scene of the horrific shooting attack to comfort the distraught families of the victims. his trip comes as federal law enforcement officials examine the formerly booby trapped apartment of the alleged shooter, searching for clues. nbc's mike taibbi is outside the complex and joins us this morning. >> reporter: now the technicians have been able to get into the booby trapped apartment of the suspect james holmes. the investigation is pressing forward on all cylinders. local police helped by teches from the fbi a

here is jermaine's latest tweet. no one is being blocked from speaking with mother.ly an 82-year-old woman following doctor's orders to rest up and destress. everyone has been well aware of this within the family. >> meanwhile jermaine jackson added his mother was told to stay away from the phone and computer. savannah, very bizarre story. >> bizarre is the word. natalie, thank you. let's take a turn and get a check of the weather from al. >> natalie, thank you so much. got a birthday girl here. this the birthday girl. what's your name? >> marilyn. >> where are you from? >> we're from the chicago area. >> just in general, chicago area, don't want to nail it down too much. >> wheaton. >> didn't know you were in the witness protection program. let's check it out and see what we've got for you. the week ahead, we've got above normal temperatures midsection of the country, wet in the east, below normal temperatures out west. southwest heavy rain down through the gulf. midweek period we're looking for more heavy rain down through southern florida, central gulf, look for s

jermaine jackson said on twitter his mother is fine.ee for health is paramount and we're not inventing or plotting anything. attorney for katherine jackson said she is concerned fete her client is not safe. what her grandchildren try to get in touch with her they are told she is not available. the missing persons report comes days after a dispute between her advisers and several of her children over finances and legal affairs. former stepson of usher raymond died on saturday, hospitalized more than two weeks ago. a 11 year-old suffered a serious head injury after a boating accident on a georgia late. the boy's mother was married to russia for two years. they have two children together and divorced in 2009. >>vicki: it was a great date to be in oakland a's fan. we're going to take you back out to the ballpark. i shot this with my iphone. the battle could disrupt the yankees all four games. very exciting. that is it for us, have a good night.

trent jackson, the cousin currently taking care of the youngsters, claimed jermaine and the group triedjanet jackson told paris jackson, you are a spoiled little [ bleep ]. paris jackson retaliated. paris jackson slapped janet jackson back, get the [ bleep ] of here. it was like a scene from "the jerry springer show." trent punched jermaine jackson in the mouth and grabbed randy in a headlock. >> reporter: paris, prince, and blanket have not seen their guardian katherine jackson for days. she is in arizona. the children believe she has essentially been kidnapped by michael jackson's siblings. many claim it is over money, jermaine wants a share of his dead brother's fortune. >> i believe katherine and the children as benefactors of the estate fall on one side. and then randy and jermaine and reebie, janet, and tito fall on the other side. >> reporter: now according to tmz, tj jackson, the 34-year-old cousin is making a bid to become their temporary guardian. claiming that the children are being manipulated, but they can visit katherine at any time. >> the grandkids force her, and she is

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jermaine did fly with his brothers tito marlon and jackie.hey are not aligned in terms of how they feel about katherine, the estate the children. jermaine actually from the stage last night told members of the audience, you all have families. sometimes it gets complicated. whatever is said we are familiment we are one. we will heal. there is a sense of optimism maurice, but they have to hold it together for a couple more shows this weekend to wrap up their summer unity tour. they have one tonight in oregon and one in washington. >> for as much talk about family and custody, it sounds like the battle is over one thing, and that is money. >> any large family is going to have conflicts from time to time. when you throw in fame and fortune at this level, when you have a family that's been under a media fishbowl for many many generations, you're going to have even more problems. these things will flare up from time to time. i don't know how bad the differences really were between certain siblings of michael and his children. but clearly, they esca

janet, jermaine and randy were on the scene. sunny hostin joining me now. goodness.ounds like everybody's sort of pointing fingers at one another here. who's the bad guy in the situation? what's the deal? >> it's too hard to tell. i got to tell you, i've been poring over these documents and these stories since this morning and i still can't tell who the bad actor is. i mean, of course these siblings, the jackson siblings are pointing the finger at the executive of the state saying the will was a fraud and sham and their mother is being taken advantage of. but now we see the tweets coming from paris and she's saying, huh-uh, i haven't seen my grandmother in nine days and counting. whoever is responsible for this will pay. so she seems to be pointing the finger at her aunts and ung ls. so this really has become such a family feud that it is really difficult to tell what is going on. >> so we don't exactly know the what's going on. do we know really what's at stake here? >> well, you know, many people are saying this has got to do with money, brooke. as you mentioned, m

jermaine and janet jackson seen arguing outside as paris tweets that she still hasn't spoken to her grandmother. what is going on? >>> three days to go, the excitement building in london with the olympic games just around the corner. the royal family is getting ready to experience the action today, tuesday, july 24th, 2012. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today," countdown to the olympic games with matt lauer, live from olympic park in london, england, and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in london, england, and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> and welcome to "today" on tuesday morning. good morning, everyone. i'm savannah guthrie. matt is in beautiful london once again. i understand, matt, you actually got a sneak preview of the opening ceremonies last night. >> that's right. savannah, it was a huge night last night. they did a full dress rehearsal for friday night's opening ceremony. extremely secretive. we were all sworn to silence. but i'll tell you it is big, it's fascinating. there

this came after randy, jermaine and janet went to the estate. >> janet jackson slapped paris jackson in the face. after the slap she said are a -- you're a spoiled little brat. paris slapped janet jackson back. >> where the kids did, tens of millions, hundreds of millions, potentially billions. >> randy told "good morning america," the executives created this because of a bogus will. how he could sign a will in los angeles when he was in new york. the state is using my mother, nephews and niece for financial gain. >> the exec cuetor said it's false. debbie roe, mother of two of the children must be notified of any change in guardianship. >> what is going on in anaheim. for the fourth straight day violence spills out on to the streets. people there are outraged over the -- liver involved -- police involved shooting. the latest protest happened outside city hall. the u.s. attorney's office was asked to investigate. >>> a man was killed and a a police officer fell into a gornlg -- gorge. authorities say the officer was chasing the man when they both went over a retaining wall. the man w

jermaine jackson's reps told cnn, on doctor's orders, katherine's kids flew her to arizona more thanhildren seemed unaware of the plan.on july 23rd, paris - who hadn't spoken to her grandmother in days - tweeted: "something is really off, this isn't like her at all... i wanna talk directly to my grandmother!"the 14 year old tweeted the following day, "9 days and counting... so help me god i will make whoever did this pay." katherine jackson's attorney confirmed to cnn that she did finally speak with her tuesday night.on wednesday - tj jackson - the 34-year-old cousin of michael's children - was appointed their temporary guardian in katherine's absence. he also sounded off on twitter writing to paris quote:"i know it's completely unfair for them to do this to you and your brothers. we will keep trying. i love you."this security video from katherine jackson's california home from monday showed janet and randy jackson seemingly in a confrontation with their niece. the public battle is raising questions over whether michael's children, paris, prince, and blanket are getting lost in the f

her son jermaine jackson said last night the 82-year-old is with his sister and arizona and is doinging doctors' orders to rest. a sheriff's deputy in los angeles said a sheriff's deputy is continuing to speak with a relative and gather confirmation about her whereabouts. >> pat stillman is being honored at the university maryland's college park. he was killed in afghanistan in 2004. -- pat tillman. 100 military scholars will join other volunteers for five separate service projects around the d.c. area today. 71 degrees right now. >> a number of activities are taking place this week as the international aids conference continues at the d.c. convention center. what is going on to address >> 75 degrees at reagan national airport. a little cooler in outlying areas. muggy and a mild start to the day. there are few lingering sprinkles, mainly over howard county and in annapolis. left over sprinkles pushing east. a little energy. otherwise we have some clouds and there's the humidity. 72 in gaithersburg, 72 in leesburg and fort belvoir and 70 in manassas. mid 90's this afternoon. look for

today, jermaine said his mother is fine and is resting in arizona. a dispute, apparently over finances is what is believed to have started this. >> >> a lake completely dried out. a picture taken in t exrre haute. you can see some fish lying on the cracked ground. nearly the entire state suffering severe drought conditions. . >>> a new orleans eye sore is now history. that was the old grand palace hotel that came crashing down in a planned implosion this morning. the hotel building was originally constructed in 1960. the area will now be used for a new billion dollar medical center. >> >> it turns out you could eat healthier and create local jobs at the same time. state officials are issuing a challenge to all residents of the state this week and it's pretty simple, all you have to do is go shopping. there are more than 100 farmers markets across maryland. scott smith grows veggies in summer set county and sells them. >> keeps the money here. >> people are trying to eat better and this allows them an opportunity to not only really have delicious food

jermaine jackson wrote that his mother is following doctor's orders to arrest and stay away from the>>> a disabled veteran with shocking allegations of abuse at [ male announcer ] where did all the obama stimulus money go? friends, donors, campaign supporters, special interest groups where did the obama stimulus money go? solyndra: 500 million taxpayer dollars. bankrupt. so where did the obama stimulus money go? windmills from china. electric cars from finland 79% of the 2.1 billion in stimulus grants awarded through it went to overseas companies. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. seconds. ♪ >> more than 10,000 people gathered in aurora, colorado, to honor the victims of friday's mass shooting. 12 people died. among them a navy sailor, an air force reservist and two young men who died shielding their girlfriends from bullets. fathers, sons, daughters, each with their lives cut short. >>> welcome back to "news 4 today." i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. the most gut-wrenching story to come out of colorado may be that of 6-year-old veronica mowsier. her mother

>> well, jermaine has come out and tweeted that she is not missing.hat she is resting with family in arizona. how could she be missing? question, why hasn't she spoken to her grandchildren in a week, as paris, michael's 14-year-old daughter, tweeted. >> who is trent and why did he think she was missing? >> trent is a nephew. i never heard of him before. he thought she was missing because she went to arizona a week ago. she left on july 15th, apparently nobody, at least certain nobodies in the family have not heard from her. they aren't nobody. her granddaughter, paris, she is the guardian of michael's three children. blanket is only 10 years old. they have not heard from her in a week. >> can't they call the cousins in arizona? >> jermaine said no one is kept from speaking to her and she is following doctor's advice to rest and not to talk on the phone or use the computer. >> there is something going on. apparently five of her children are challenging the will, which not only left her the guardian of michael's children, but also the guardian of the es

jermaine jackson says her mother is well, resting on a doctor's orders. siblings have been feuding over their brother's estate. three youth groups were honored with a special grant on a cruise ship. a small giffords doing big things. >> that is what this is all about. making a difference in the lives of children. >> elijah cummings stressed the importance of the day aboard the carnival pride cruise ship at the port of baltimore. [applause] three youth organizations on hand to get grants from the charitable foundation, a nonprofit foundation dedicated to improving the lives of young people. >> we support young people throughout the baltimore region. we sent our kids to israel. they are there right now. >> one group helps train students to become open-minded and tolerant leaders. the tube and other groups are the youth service center, which helps families with health care needs, and the maritime industries academy, a high school focused on maritime industry studies. >> this will provide kids with uniforms and various things that school systems would not be