jo ann bain and adrienne were discovered in a home linked to mayes. is said to be a long-time family friend of the bains. they have arrested his mother and ex-wife. martin savage joins me now. what's the latest on the search for the two girls? >> i think the biggest development has to be the arrests that were made or announced today of the wife or ex-wife, depends on who you talk to, of adam mayes. 31-year-old theresa. she apparently has confessed to authorities that she drove in essence the get away car that transported the bain family across state lines from tennessee where they were abducted to mississippi. the other person who was arrested was mayes 65-year-old mother and she told the authorities on the day that the bain family disappeared she saw her son in her yard digging and of course in her yard over the weekend that the shallow graves and bodies were found of jo ann bain and her eldest daughter. >> any leads on where adam is? >> there's a lot of questions about where he could be, but right now it seems by watching the actions of law enforcem

in fact, the aunt of jo ann bain spoke to hln last night. described his feelings toward those girls. >> i think he said -- i think he told some people that all three of the girls was his. i think, you know, he was just hopefully thinking that one day they would be his family, that jo ann would probably go and live with him and bring the girls and them just all be a family together. >> now whether he was speaking figuratively or whether he was actually delusional as to those girls being his, it is clear right now, two young girls are in extreme danger. we should point out that the authorities are saying that adam mayes may be going under some alternate aliases. one of them being christopher zachary wild or paco rodriguez. and again, there's a $50,000 reward out there for anyone who finds the whereabouts of adam mayes or these two young girls. >> i got to tell you, martin. when you were talking about his relationship and him perhaps thinking those were his daughters, which is one of the neighbors said, delusional did come to mind. are we heari

surveillance video is from a store in gun town, miss misand shows mayes three days after he kidnapped jo ann bain and her three daughters. after jo ann and her clerk were found dead, the clerk who told him cigarettes said he acted as if nothing was wrong. according to the arrest warrants, teresa mayes helped her husband by driving the getaway car with the victims in it to the mayes trailer in mississippi. police say 65-year-old mary mayes heard her son digging in her backyard the night of the killing. >> i called the investigators on saturday because the statements she was making was a concern. >> reporter: police believe the two girls are alive with mayes and police are thinking that mayes has changed his appearance and cut his long hair. jamie costello, abc2 news. >>> relief could be on the way for some struggling homeowners, bank of america has started mailing out letters to customers who may qualify to have their home loans reduced. more than00,000 -- than 200,000 customers could benefit. only mortgages owned by the bank will qualify. those owned by fannie mae and freddie mac will not qualify

adam mayes was charged with murdering jo ann bain and her 14-year-old daughter adrienne and kidnappingittle girls that he was just absolutely obsessed with. he was claiming that those two children were his. >> he made us all think that that was his kids. >> reporter: mayes was on the fbi's most wanted list as authorities scoured the country for him and the two girls. mayes and his wife teresa were charged with first-degree murder. tee gand cf cf adrienne inside th larry jacobs, abc news. >> okay. in other news this morning, the defense gets its turn now in the john edwards trial. prosecutors rested their case yesterday after 14 days of dramatic and often damaging testimony. jurors have the day off today, but lawyers for edwards will argue before the judge that the case should actually be dropped because of a lack of evidence. that argument is pretty much standard in these kind of cases. and if the judge denies the request, which is largely expected, edwards' attorneys will start their defense come monday. >>> to presidential politics now and a new focus on mitt romney's past. romney ha

jo ann bain and her 14-year-old daughter adriennne were pound at the mishome of the man suspected of kidnapping the family. adam mayes believed to be holding the two younger girls is the subject of an intense manhunt according to law enforcement. >> before we pull out of there, we want to make sure that we've exhausted all means. you know, satisfied us that he's not in this area. >> mayes, a long time friend of bain's husband, had stayed over at the family's,000 help them pack for a move to arizona. that's when the kidnapping occurred. authorities still consider him to be armed and extremely dangerous. >>> deion sander' estranged wife has been ordered to stay at least 500 yards away from the couple's multimillion-dollar home near dallas. the judge's order stems from a scuffle between the pair last month. deion sanders has also been given temporary custody of the children. late last night, the former nfl great tweeted god is so good. don't ever doubt him. >>> and an attempted robbery is cautioning a firestorm as much for the actions of the thief as for the actions of his victim. surve

the victims, jo ann bain and her 14-year-old daughter, adrienne. are still missing, 12-year-old alexandria and 8-year-old kyliyah. the fbi believes that adam mayes is holding them captive. on tuesday, a break in the case. police arrested mayes' ex-wife, teresa, and his mother, mary. investigators say the women helped mayes carry out the alleged kidnapping. according to court documents, teresa mayes admitted she was involved in the removal and/or confinement of bain and her daughters. and she drove the family from hardemann county, tennessee, to mississippi. mary mayes is charged with four counts of conspiracy. authorities say she knew what adam and teresa mayes were planning and went along with it. police say adam and teresa mayes were friends of the bain family. teresa is is seen here with the bain girls. teresa mayes' sister spoke to nbc affiliate wmc by phone on tuesday, saying the two had discussed disturbing details about adam mayes. >> my sister has told me things, yes. she knew he dug the grave. >> oh, she did? okay. >> that was my understan

over the weekend they uncovered the body of jo ann bain and her daughter adrienne. >> time is criticalhave two people dead and two possibly in peril, so every minute counts. >> reporter: jo ann and her children went missing. adam mayes is the former brother-in-law. >> it's unbelievable. mean, i can't wrap my head around it. >> reporter: authorities worry time is running out for the two surviving girls. they say finding them may become more difficult since mayes may have altered their appearance. >> the girls may have far shorter air. >> reporter: police say mayes shares his home with his parents and wife and investigators confirm that his wife and mother have been arrested. for now the fbi will continue toive the area around mayes' home for clues. they believe he and the girls could be as close to their home or as far away has south carolina. >>> all right. kind of gray, dreary. 69 at bwi. the sun is in sight. cloudy today. it really depends on where you were in maryland. look at our vow from dundalk. ccbc as we look at the weather toward the outer har -- harbor. it was gray. when you

. >> reporter: authorities say jo ann bain and her girls could be anywhere in the u.s.they haven't back seen since april 2th -- 27th. their captor, adam mayes has not been seen and the mother and three daughters are in grave danger. >> time is absolutely critical. you have two people dead and two possibly in peril. so every minute counts. >> reporter: investigators say they are waiting for autopsy results and that mayes has tried to throw them off the trial. >> that he has haltered the appearances of everybody, including himself, primarily from cutting the hair. the girls may have far shorter air than the pictures that are out there. >> reporter: neighbors say he was helping the family prepare for their move to arizona. police spoke to mayes but he lied to them and slipped away. the fbi is getting hundreds of tips, but the fact that they don't know anything about the vehicle he is driving, is making the hunt difficult. >> authorities are trying to find out what happened to a massachusetts toddler who disappeared at the -- at the beach. the girl said a strange guy was on

>> reporter: the fbi believes mayes killed the girls' 14-year- old sister yawn and their mother jo ann bainister and their mother jo ann bain. mayes wife was also charged in the deaths. the bodies were discovered buried outside the mayes' home in mississippi. >> i think we may be able to ascertain what his motive might have been, but now we just can't say because we've not interviewed everybody that we intend to interview. >> reporter: back in 2010 mayes was investigated on allegations of child abuse and possession of child pornography. he denied those allegations and was never charged. the girls were whisked out of this location by ambulance and transported to a hospital some 90 miles north of here in memphis, tennessee, where they were treated for dehydration and are now home safe and sound. in alpine, mississippi, casey steigel, fox news. >>> two groundbreaking develops in the fight against hiv and aids, the pill and take-home test that could prevent new cases. >> plus a viral video of a marine's homecoming with a twist. >>> but first here's fox business network's neil cavuto. >> america

. >> reporter: adam mayes was added to the fbi's top 10 most wanted list after killing jo ann bain andaughter adrienne. the

police say she has confessed saying mayes killed jo ann in the bains' tennessee garage and doctor aenhis morning, the defense gets its turn now in the john edwards trial. prosecutors rested their case yesterday after 14 days of dramatic and often damaging testimony. jur vors the day off today, but lawyers for edwards will argue before the judge that the case should actually be dropped because of a lack of evidence. that argument is pretty much standard in these kind of cases. and if the judge denies the request, which is largely expected, edwards' attorneys will start their defense come monday. >>> to presidential politics now and a new focus on mitt romney's past. romney has apologized for what he called stupid high school pranks that may have gone too far, but he says he never bullied anyone. romney has been accused of being part of a gang that targeted a student presumed to be gay by holding him down and cutting off his bleached blond hair. other classmates have come forward to defend romney saying he was clownish but never malicious. >> it's always a fair question. number one, the

adam mayes the man suspected of carrying out the attack, that she witnessed adam mayes murdering jo ann bain and adrienne bain in the garage of their home back on the night of april 27th when this kidnapping/murder ordeal began. so it would appear they were very aware. again, according to statements that theresa mayes made, the two young girls and the two bodies, they were placed in a car and driven down into mississippi. you can only imagine how horrific that would be. >> theresa has been charged with first-degree murder. did she drive the vehicle or did she -- is it known what role she played in this or allegedly played? >> again in the statements and these are coming from the affidavits that authorities have filed. originally she was charged with aggravated kidnapping and then the next day she was charged with first-degree murder as well. it was in the court documents that her statements of witnessing the murder and driving the vehicle that carried the girls -- the bodies down into mississippi. she admitted to doing that. she has subsequently told other people she was in fear of her life

he's the man suspected in the disappearance of jo ann bain, the tennessee mother and her daughters. the four were reported missing by the woman's husband. >>> an al qaeda operative wanted for his role in the deadly bombing of "uss cole" has been killed. 17 u.s. sailors died in that attack back in october of 2000. he was killed today in an air strike in yemen. he had been indicted in the united states on 50 terrorism counts. the fbi had offered a $5 million reward for his capture. >>> a deadly day for troops in afghanistan. a gunman dressed in an afghan army uniform shot and killed a nato service member before being killed by coalition forces. and in another province, a roadside bomb exploded killing one american and wounding two others. the explosion hit a vehicle carrying sufficient troops near an outpost close to the pakistan border. >>> the lawyer for 9/11 mastermind khalid shaikh mohammed says the military justice system is rigged, so he can't do his job. mohammed and four defendants were arraigned saturday in guantanamo bay, cuba. the hearing dragged out for 13 hours as the fiv

she told police she drove jo ann bain and her three daughters from their home in tennessee to mississippi. the suspect's mother is charged with conspiracy to commit kidnapping. the bodies of jo ann and her oldest daughter adrienne were found last week in a shallow grave behind the suspect's home in union county, mississippi. now a massive around-the-clock search of the woods around that home. the fbi is optimistic the two younger sisters, 12-year-old alexandria and 8-year-old kyli yeah. ah, are alive and with the fugitive. ma mayes was a family friend who stayed over to help the family pack to move to arizona. gary bain said he woke up to find his wife, daughters and mayes gone. investigators believe he has altered his appearance and may have dyed the girls' hair to hide their identities. theresa garcia, cbs news. >>> coming up on the morning news, a shocking toy story. airport security finds ammunition and pieces of a gun hidden inside three stuffed animals. >>> first, scott pelley has a preview of tonight's "cbs evening news." >>> we'll have the top stories from around the world. plus,

jo ann bain and her three daughters aged 8, 12, and 15 have been missing since late last month. police and the fbi suspect they were kidnapped by 35-year-old adam mayechltd mayes from northeastern mississippi where the two unidentified bodies were discovered. local residents are disturbed. >> a community like this, on account of this, pretty quiet community. nothing serious has ever happened around here. so, it's a pretty rough situation. >> the fbi says mayes may be headed to arizona. >>> an autopsy is planned today on a man killed at churchill downs, just hours after the kentucky derby. he's been identified as a 48-year-old groomer who lived at the track. police say it appears he got into a fight before he died. they also say his death appears to have no connection to churchill downs or the derby. >>> now to campaign 2012. republican voters in north carolina, west virginia and indiana go to the polls tomorrow to choose between presumptive nominee mitt romney and ron paul, but romney and obama are well into the main re-election campaign. >> reporter: mitt romney marked six mont

mayes had been on the run for nearly two weeks, charged with killing jo ann bain and her eldest daughter. the search for mayes and bain's youngest daughters ended last night. a tip led law enforcement officials to a wooded area in northeast mississippi. >> an officer observed alexandria bain in a heavily wooded area approximately 100 yards behind the church. officers immediately issued commands to adam mayes to show his hands. mayes pulled a semi-automatic pistol from his waistband and shot himself in the head. >> he was pronounced dead at an area hospital. the two girls are not harmed, suffering from dehydration and poison ivy. they've been hospitalized for observation. >>> at least eight people were injured when an apparent tornado touched down in southeast texas. the twister hit the small town about 85 miles west of houston last night. a hospital lost part of its roof and 25 cars of a freight train were derailed. the injured were working at a fund-raiser at the local high school. >> our coach realized what was going on and he grabbed us all and stuck us in a closet to keep us safe. th

police have confirmed that they have possibly -- positive lead vinified -- possibly identified in jo ann bain. police believe the other two daughters are still alive and we mayes to correct an explosive secrets -- sequence of events, all caught by a self on video. tonight, a woman who was held down is suing metro. her attorney says the metro police officer assaulted her and arrested her for no good reason. steve is live there now with reaction that you'll only see on abc 7. >> the woman was charged with unlawfully trying to enter metro, but she was taken down as she was walking out of the station. this video is dark but it is graphic, and some may find it disturbing. cellphone video shows the metro police officer chase the woman at broker to the ground. she uttered an expletive to the officer moments before, during an argument. >> i don't know why she went down in the first place. she was not threatening him. >> you hear it -- you repeatedly hear the officer tell her to stop resisting. you clearly her her saying she is not resisting. for several moments, the only movement ec is hurt trying to

police say mayes kidnapped alexandria and kyliyah when he killed their mother jo ann bain and 14-year-old sister adrienne. their bodies found buried outside his home charged with first degree murder and aggravated kidnapping. authorities believe mayes drove the little girls and the dead bodies to this trailer where he lived. the fbi says mayes' motives remain unclear but he may have thought the little girls were his kids. >> there was two little girls that he was just absolutely obsessed with. he was claiming that those two children were his. >> made us all think that was his kids. >> reporter: investigators believe mayes had help. his mother mary mayes and his ex-wife teresa ann mayes charged with four counts of conspiracy si to commit aggravated kidnapping. teresa has confessed mayes killed jo ann and adrienne. after their stay in the hospital alexandria and kyliyah will be returned home to the care of their father. rob and sunny. >> as good an ending we could hope for. tahman bradley live in washington. thanks. >>> turning now to presidential politics. mitt romney is on the defensive o

mayes was accused of killing jo ann bain and her teenage daughter so he could abduct the two remaining sisters. her mother-in-law says he thought those girls might actually be his daughters and it caused problems in his marriage. >> when she came tomorrow approximately two years ago, she told me the reason they were arguing so much was because there was two little girls that he was just absolutely obsessed with. he was claiming that those two children were his and my daughter said he lived, sleeped, eat and breathed nothing but these two children. >> now police say those young girls were taken to a hospital for observation. mayes' wife is already in jail on murder charges related to the case. mayes was added to the fbi's 10 most wanted lists earlier this week. >>> firefighters responded to what's being called a minor explosion at the national building museum in northwest. a fundraiser for the nonprofit miriam's kitchen was going on. the building museum spokesman says a sterno flame caused the problem, but the fundraiser was not interrupted. the building museum spokesman says she doesn'

the fbi believes jo ann bain's two other daughters are with alleged kidnapper adam mayes, and are in grave danger. mayes' search may be added to the fbi's ten-most wanted list. >>> it is primary day in three states. but most of the national attention is focused on north carolina. voters in the tar heel state are deciding whether to pass a constitutional amendment that would ban gay marriage. reverend billy graham is among those urging passage. bill clinton is against it. president obama's vague stance on the issue is coming under renewed scrutiny after two cabinet members spoke out. first, vice president joe biden. and now, the nation's education secretary. >> do you believe that same-sex men and women, should be able to get legally married in the united states? >> yes, i do. >> on the republican side, mitt romney does favor a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage, saying the policy should be set federally, not by the states. >>> and romney got an important endorsement overnight, as republicans continue to close ranks. rick santorum officially endorsed his former rival. he sai

his sister-in-law claims he was having an affair with jo ann bain. >>> closing arguments are set to begin murder case against jennifer hudson's former brother-in-law. attorneys for william balfour rested their case yesterday. that's compared to the prosecution's case which took two weeks to present. balfour is charged with killing hudson's mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew. >>> there won't be anymore school bake sales in the state of massachusetts. the state has banned fund-raisers, as part of what it's called its no-nonsense nutrition standards. many parents organizations use the bake sales for extracurricular activities for music and sports. critics say banning bake sales is stale thinking. >>> classes are canceled at a seattle private high school for a few days because of an outbreak of flu-like symptoms. more than 150 students were out sick yesterday. and the school is being closed for at least today and tomorrow, while the place is thoroughly disinfected. >>> a custodian at colombia university, is cleaning up the school. he's about to graduate from there with honors. he took the

mayes and his wife are currently charged with the murder of jo ann bain and adrienne bain.get a sense of the desperate search to find the girls but also the pain caused by this murder. take a listen. >> there's just a dark cloud over our school and over our community. it's just a heaviness. our hearts are heavy. we're saddened for our loss and we're concerned. no doubt with the uncertainty of what these other two young children are experiencing or have experienced. and, you know, it's one of those situations where as adults, there's no way we can wrap our minds around something like this. >> george, does mayes go by any other aliases? >> he gss by christopher zachary wild and also pasco rodriguez. and also zoraida, he may have changed his appearance. we saw him in that surveillance video back on april 30th. his hair was cut short. he does wear a goatee. but we've seen pictures of mayes with longer hair and there's also indication he may have changed the appearance of the girls. obviously, to elude these investigators. >> do the investigators have reason to believe those two

the fbi believes jo ann bain's two other daughters are still with alleged kidnapper adam mayes and thatn grave danger. mayes was a family friend who was helping to pack up their belongings for a move to arizona when the four victims disappeared. >>> the case of missing utah mom susan powell is being revisited now. the jury selection has begun in the case against her father-in-law. steve powell was accused of secretly recording more than 2,000 images of two young neighbor girls in their home as they took baths and used the toilet. he's facing 14 counts of voyeurism. it's presumed susan powell is dead. her husband killed himself and their two sons in february. >>> prosecutors in the child sexual abuse case against jerry sandusky say they got one fact wrong. the alleged locker room assault that triggered the entire case took place a year earlier than they thought. two penn state officials say that means the statute of limitations has expired in the charges against them. the hearing in the sandusky case is set for tomorrow. so one fact wrong but, sunny, that's a key fact. now we're dealing

the victims, jo ann bain and her 14-year-old daughter adrienne. bain's two other girls are still missing. 12-year-old alexandria and 8-year-old kyliyah. the fbi believes adam mayes is holding them captive. on tuesday, a break in the case. police arrested mayes' ex-wife teresa and his mother mary. investigators say the women helped mayes carry out the alleged kidnapping. according to court documents teresa mayes admitted she was involved with the removal and/or confi confinement of bain and her daughters and she drove the family from hardeman county, tennessee, to union county, mississippi. she's charged with four counts of aggravated kidnapping. mary mayes is charged with four counts of conspiracy, authorities say she knew what adam and teresa mayes were planning and wasn't long with it. police say adam and teresa mayes were friends of the bain family. teresa is seen here with the bain girls. teresa mayes' sister spoke with nbc affiliate on phone by tuesday saying the two had discussed disturbing details about adam mayes. >> my sister has told me t

on april 27th, jo ann bain left home with her three daughters. ys later, police questioned mayes but let him go. now they say he's on the run and may have changed his appearance, and the appearance of the missing children. the search has expanded to several states, and investigators are asking anyone with information to come forward. police have not released a cause of death of jo ann bain or her daughter. but police are also saying that the husband gary is not considered a suspect. the fbi and the u.s. marshals service is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the missing children and an arrest. natalie? >> horrific story. charles hadlock in alpine, mississippi. thank you. >>> and now for a look at what is trending today, our quick roundup of what has you talking online. 20 years after starring in the movie "hero" dustin hoffman is one. according to "the sun" the 74-year-old actor was strolling in london's hyde park last month when he saw a jogger having a heart attack. hoffman phoned for help and stayed with the victim who is now r

mayes was charged with murder of jo ann bain and her daughter. he was just added to the 10 most wanted list on wednesday. a public memorial service will be held for junior seau. he took his own life earlier this month. the mayor and many former players are scheduled to speak. a private viewing was held on thursday night. >> the cover image of this week's "time" magazine is controversy. upr some say the photo goes too far. the one pictured on the cover says she hopes that people think breast feeding is a biologically normal. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you think a file vote to picking breast-feeding avenue 3- year-old child -- you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> 5:10. 49 degrees on tv hill. do you think you can earn more income in another state? >> you are running at a time to find a gift for a mother's day. >> tracking a handful of accidents including >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwel

he was charged with the murders of jo ann bain and her daughter age year. the younger sisters, alexandria and kyliyah bain, were taken to a hospital to be checked out. time for the defense to portray their case in the john f. edwards trial. a say that he knowingly used campaign funds to cover up an affair. no word as to whether edwards will testify. the cover image of "time" magazine shows a mother breast feeding her son. some say the cover goes too far. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you think a photo depicting a mother breast-feeding a 3-year- old child is an appropriate image for the cover of "time" magazine? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> when it comes to saving for retirement, many americans are not doing it. 49% of americans are contributing to a 401(k) or an ira plan. the largest age group not saving is between 18 and 34. it is critical that young people start saving. the largest trading bank has lost $2 billion. is is an embarrassment. co

authorities say mayes was at the family's home on the night that jo ann bain went missing late last month. now he's the subject of an intense multistate manhunt. >>> now to the ark parent murder of a man who lived and worked at churchill downs, home of the kentucky derby. his body was discovered just hours after the famous horse race ended. investigators are hoping autopsy results later today will provide important new clues. here's abc's alex perez. >> reporter: hours after a thrilling come-from-behind finish at the kentucky derby -- >> i'll have another has won the kentucky derby! >> reporter: -- the storied stables of churchill downs were surround by police tape. just before 5:00 a.m., the body of hiaye hispanic man was discovered in barn number eight. just yards from the barn where the derby winner i'll have another was being stabled. >> you never want to hear something like that. it just takes away a lot of it. >> reporter: the victim has been identified at 48-year-old adan perez. investigators are calling the death a homicide. perez's injuries lead them to believe there was some kin

police say he killed jo ann bain and our daughter and buried their bodies in their home.ocuments say he believes he is the father of the children. quite the justice department intend to file a lawsuit against a top arizona sheriff. they will sue him over allegations of a civil-rights violations including racial profiling of latinos. he denies engaging in racial profiling. he says bringing in a court monitor would undermine his authority. >> news in the fight against aids. the food and drug administration will meet today to discuss a steady that says a bill could help people avoid contracting the virus that causes aids. regulators will see whether truvada should be approved. >> the capitals search for a stanley cup come down to another game 7. >> we are heading back to new york for a saturday showdown. winner-take-all. >> the best three hours of sleep ever. the capital started off strong last night. 88 seconds in, they control the entire game. of course, another stressful finish. what else is new? the rangers score with 1 minute left in the game, but the caps all on. these

officers say adam mayes killed jo ann bains and her 14-year-old daughter inside their home and kidnapped younger girls. police say mayes' wife helped him take the bodies to mississippi and bury them. teresa mayes is in jail, charged with murder and kidnapping. mayes is reportedly on the run with the two girls ... 12-year- old alexandria and eight-year- old kyliyah (ky-lah) bains. a 175-thousand dollar reward is being offered for information leading to his arrest. the wreckage of a russian plane that went missin during a demonstration flight over indonesia has been found. the plane disappeared from radar screens while flying over a mountainous area yesterday. rescue workers spotted debris from the crash this morning. no survivors have been found. the russian investigative committee said the jet had 48 people on-board ... including potential buyers journalists and a russian flight crew. the cause of the crash remains under investigation. prosecutors are expected to rest their case today in the john edwards trial. they plan to call leo hindery as one of their final witnesses. hindery is exp