>>> the mccready mess. country singer, mindy mccready, on the run over a messy custody dispute, is found overnight. authorities take her 5-year-old son into custody. where did they find him? and what did she do when they showed up? >>> and reality mole. the hit reality show about mob wives just got very real. one of the men on the show turned by the fbi, wears a wire, and sends a mob boss to prison. so, how is his loyal to the mob ex-wife reacting? >>> nothing like "mob wives." do you watch that show, dan? >> no. but my wife does. >> bianca and i should talk. i really like that show. a group of women out in staten island. one is the daughter of sammy "the bull" gravano. and this is basically what happens every week on the show. there's no safety here. that's all real. >> that's the serious news coming up in the broadcast. >>> we're chasing a big weather story this morning. that storm that brought hurricane-force winds to california, and also utah, new mexico and wyoming, is now moving into a dangerous new p

and mindy mccready in court today. the country singer, well, she is accused of kidnapping her own son. she claims she was trying to protect the little boy from her own mother. police found her hiding along with that child in her boyfriend's closet. so what do you do? from the journalists of fox news, this is a monday fox report. ♪ last throw, prce. and last chance at medicare open enrollment, too. what do yean? it ends december 7th. if you haven't reviewed your medicare plan oices yet, well, it's getting late. medicare gives you free cancer screenings and wellness visits, and 50% o brand name prescription drugs when you're in e donut hole... it's all part of the health care law. december 7th? i better get goin'! [ male announcer ] medicare open enrollment ends soon. cal1-800-medice or visit medica.gov to learn re. >> shepard: a stunner out of washington today. the head of the federal aviation administration is now taking a leave of absence at his request after a drunk driving arrest. police say they spotted randy babbi

>>> the mccready mess. country singer, mindy mccready, is found overnight. where did they find her son? and what did she do when they showed up? >>> and reality mole. the hit reality show about mob wives just got real. one of the men on the show turned by the fbi wears a wire and sends a mob boss to prison. how is his loyal to the mob ex-wife reacting? >>> nothing like "mob wives." do you watch that show? >> no. but my wife does. >> bianca and i should talk. one is the daughter of sammie "the bull" gravano. there's no safety here. that's all real. >> that's the serious news coming up later. >>> we're chasing a big weather story this morning. the storm that brought hurricane-force winds to california, and also utah, new mexico and wyoming, is now moving into a dangerous new phase. our meteorologist, ginger zee, is going to tell us what's coming up next. >>> also, the ultimate shark kill. the amazing video that's nearly impossible to believe. but now, the man under the shark, he's finally speaking out. what's it like to look up and see a shark? i can only imag

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mccready took action. she spoke exclusively to the associated press saying she is in nashville and won't bring her son back to florida because she is 7 months pregnant with twins. elizabeth billingsley, for abc news, cape coral, florida. >> interesting story. she has had a long history of some problems with drugs, alcohol, suicide attempts. that's why, it is her parents who have custody of the little boy. >> she could be a sick woman, perhaps being seven months pregnant and taking care of a young child may not be the best set of circumstances for her or the child. >> see how the legal drama plays out. does sound like a country song, a bizarre story. >>> moving on now, the first lawsuit filed in connection with the penn state case. a 29-year-old man says he was sexually abused by jerry sandusky more than 100 times. penn state students met with the new university president and administrators last night during the town hall meeting the students were told the school will be held to a new higher ethical standar

country singer mindy mccready on the run with her son. investigators say this has now become an abduction case and she says she is willing to go to jail if she has to. tonight, a troubled celebrity up against the law. plus, something you never want to see when you are driving down the road. [squealing tires] >> shepard: but first from fox this friday night herman cain says he will make a major announcement as he puts it about the next stop on the cain train. the georgia businessman tells us he has been reassessing his run for the white house since that woman went public claiming she had a 13-year affair with him, a sexual affair. cain denies that and earlier accusations of sexual harassment from other women. herman cain says this new woman was just a friend who was having financial trouble so he gave her some money to help pay the bills. but he also reportedly did not tell his wife about this woman and didn't tell her about the money either which brings us to the reassessment. >> i many reassessing, because of this media firestorm stuff.

there is no arrest warrant out for mccready so far. >> billy mcknight is mccready's ex-boyfriend, theheir 5 a-year-old son. he joins us exclusively. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> i know you have spoken to min dand texted her. you did speak by phone after the judge's order went into effect. how did she sound? >> she sounded okay. she sounded upset wlith the situation. my son sounded well. >> he doesn't seem affected by the drama surrounding him? >> i don't know about that. i know that he sounded okay. i think he misses me. he's been down here for four years. i haven't seen him in a few weeks now. but he did sound healthy and okay. you know, he wasn't crying or scared. >> mindy is facing serious legal issues if she doesn't comply with this order. does she seem cognizant of that? does it faze her? >> i don't think so. i think she believes she has a case and doesn't realize that she's pushing her luck on this one. >> to say that she's had some trouble in the last couple of years is an understatement. drug and dui arrests, suicide attempts. she spent a month in jail for violatin

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but mccready reportedly is still in nashville. she's been posting on facebook that she's not going to make the deadline because she's in nashville. she's seven months pregnant, she also claims that her son is physically and mentally in danger if he goes back to live with her mother. but the florida child services department disagrees. listen. >> our job in the community is child safety. and xander is supposed to be in placement here in lee county, and he's not. until he's home safely, we will continue to work with law enforcement in order to bring him home. >> reporter: yeah, mccready, by the way, had the boy for 30 days. they just found out she had him because he was supposed to be with his father. right now he's in nashville. by the way, the biological father was tossed in jail for assaulting mccready. what kind of country song would this be? megyn: what a mess. all right, trace, thank you. >> reporter: okay. megyn: well, a celebrity with a history of arrests and suicide attempts now saying her son is better off with her than wi

let's start with mindy mccready. how long have you known her?ith her on the joe and it's strange that you know one of your producers asked me, what was the last con ver sags you had with her? to not go back to florida and live in her mom's house that was discharging from our treatment and now, it's two years later and here we are in this mess. >> when you counseled her in that stint on celebrity rehab, some two years ago, what was it that she was abusing? >> it was primary prescription drugs, i believe. you know, the problem of mindy is like you said in your intro, these layers of problems with men, with her mother, her outlandish and outrageous behaviors. it's basically you have to weed through to try to figure out what's motivating the whole thing and what i found at the center of her problems was this on again off again love-hate relationship she has with her mother. and then i -- looks like that's what this is about. >> i want to ask you about that because her publicist tells us that she, she's asked a court to have custody of her son. it's

country star mindy mccready speaking out about the terrifying moments when u.s. marshals ripped her son from her arms. and why she'd do it all over again. >> what i did was to protect my child. and there's not a person in the world that's ever going to tell me that that is wrong. >>> and not-so friendly skies. alec baldwin and american airlines go head-to-head about his onboard meltdown. baldwin blasts every airline, calling planes filthy and meals not fit to eat. this morning, why american is fighting back in this war of words. >>> the rain has finally gone away. >> look at that sky. you can tell it's cold out. >> uh-huh. it's like 35 degrees colder than it was this time yesterday. good morning, everyone. details coming in in exactly what happened in that horrific chopper crash out west. we'll get to that in a moment. >>> also, things heating up on the political front, with more polls showing newt gingrich holds a big lead in the big states. mitt romney is getting more aggressive. character and marital, all out now. two days before our debate. >> that's true, in

and mccready will tell us why she broke and took her son.ls some of her family's deepest, darkest secrets. and they were shocking. >> really? >> it's hard to hear some of the things she's going to talk about. >> and her son is in foster care. >> in arkansas. things are moving in a good direction. the judge in arkansas has breathed some new life in the case. they're going to figure out what's going to happen next with him. he's sort of at the -- has the reins right now, so to speak. >> she's pregnant right now with twins. >> six months pregnant with twins. she's really emotional. you're going to hear raw emotion come out in this interview. she breaks down several times because it's so close to her heart. it's been so long coming to get to this point for her. >> we'll have much more of andrea's exclusive interview with mindy mccready, tomorrow here on "gma." and you can see the entire interview tomorrow night on "20/20." thanks, andrea. gripping stuff. >>> we've been following lauren scruggs' recovery since she walked into the blades of a spin

mccready recently announced she's pregnant with twins.o word yet on if she will face any criminal charges. >>> dr. conrad murray appears to be getting ready to appeal his case in the death of singer michael jackson. he signed a document to get all of the transcripts from the involuntary manslaughter case against him. he was sentenced to four years in prison last week but murray will likely spend just two years behind bars because of overcrowding in the prison system. >>> meteorologist chuck bell, it's cold, but it's december. what else do we expect? the sun will be shining. >> as long as the sun will be out, everything works itself out. as long as the sun is shining and the weekend is here on your doorstep. great weather coming today and for tomorrow, the mention of rain hanging out there, we'll detail that and show you great pictures and one of the spots i visited this week. don't go ♪ [ jerry ] attention shoppers. your groceries are the size of idaho but the interest rate on your checking is small potatoes. earn more at capital one bank

the problem is that mccready says he's not missing.he other problem is she doesn't have legal custody. that's the issue of defining missing. her parents have custody. >> after a surprise visit by the department of children and families, the boy was nowhere to be found. we invited ms. mccready to come out front. per had you beenly cyst says she's pregnant with twins and is resting. we want to bring in jeffrey on this. thanks for weighing in. mccready says she's in a legal battle to get her son back and her publicist says since january of 2011 she's been desperately advising the court that he's in danger, physically and emotionally and as a direct result of being a mother, ms. mccready took action to ensure her son's safety. what do you make of this tape? >> well well, it's a family mess. mccready cannot do this. if a court says her parents have custody, her parents have custody. she can go court to try to change this. to have you decide that your child belongs somewhere differently than with what the court says, she legally, if she's de

the problem is that mccready says he's not missing. her publicist says the boy's been with her for the past month. the other problem is she doesn't have legal custody. that's the issue of defining missing. her parents have custody. >> after a surprise visit by the department of children and families, the boy was nowhere to be found. we invited ms. mccready to come out front. her publicist tells us she's pregnant with twins and is resting. we want to bring in legal analyst jeffrey toobin on this. thanks for weighing in. mccready says she's in a legal battle to get her son back and her publicist says since january of 2011 she's been desperately advising the court that he's in danger, physically and emotionally and as a direct result of being a mother, ms. mccready took action to ensure her son's safety. what do you make of this case? >> well, obviously it's a family mess. mccready cannot do this. if a court says her parents have custody, her parents have custody. she can go court to try to get that changed but the law does not allow you

mccready took the child from her partners home earlier this week.t's not clear whether she will face any charges. avery friedman, civil rights attorney and law professor in cleveland. good to see you. rich herman, law professor from las vegas joining us as well. still not clear there's any charges. one would expect among those charges, if it were to happen, would be kidnapping, because mccready's parents had full custody of this child, zander. >> yeah, i think so. the judge's order that was entered this week, fredricka, simply required the return of zander, the 5-year-old. but the question the prosecutors now will face was the behavior was so blatant, i think she'll need 10,000 angels. she'll need help. she should face kidnapping charges. all she had to do was petition the court on the custody issue, what does she do? she takes off and says i can't come back because i'm seven months pregnant. she just took off with her child and she's seven months problem. she's got a big problem and looking at felony charges coming up. >> richard, she's alleging he

please leave me alone, i want to be with my mommy." >> mindy mccready described the scene when u.s. marshals took her son from her arms. police say the singer who lost custody of zander took him from his legal guardian, her mother. the adduction landed her in front of a judge, but monday she emerged from court with a huge grin. >> i cannot talk about it. >> the custody case is sealed but things are moving in a good direction according to mindy mccready. >> she was on celebrity we have last year. she says she is pregnant with twins and hence a new love. she says her new life will not be complete until zander is with her, and bringing him to arkansas was a risk she will not regret. >> what i did was to protect my child. not a person in the world will tell me that is wrong. >> the tories will not say where the little boy is right now, but say he is safe. >>> police in prince george's county want to find the person behind this and usual mass. he walked into a bank in fort washington, passed a note to a teller, demanding money. the suspect got away with an undisclosed amount of cash. >>>

. >> coming up, we've got a story about country music star mindy mccready. she is free this morning after appearing in front of a judge on monday after allegedly running off with her 5-year-old son. we'll catch you up on that case. >>> and if you're struggling to lose weight, we all know it's a real battle once you get into the holidays, we'll help you with the help of joy bauer to help you avoid the fat traps. >> what? the fat traps? that looks like a salad. >> i don't know if he's a fat trap but joy bauer has some healthy and filling snack options if you're always on the go or traveling. all that coming up in our diet sos. >> and how would you like some luxury items at 80% off? >> who wouldn't? >> here you go, i've got them in my jacket. jill is back with her popular steals and deals. today she's got some great gift ideas. everything from cute leather clutches, some luxury spa packages and even a deluxe knife set. all discounted. i have the knives in my pocket. no, i'm threatening him, not you. >> i'd like to thank everyone for being here. you are the trul

we did invite mccready to come out front. but legal analyst, paul, mccready took her son across state lines what does that mean in terms of criminal charges? >> it escalated potential seriousness of this. she doesn't have the right to have zan dchtder with her. the father had temporary custody. and she showed up at the father's house, zander was take any cross state lines into tennessee. now you could charge her with a crime, i mean it is a crime, she is as guilty as some one who takes a stranger the now whether the fbi gets involved with it or federal authorities, i have my doubts. >> because they know it is a family. >> very severe, she has substance abuse problems. the grandmother got custody for a why. the father doesn't hatch custody. so i think you are going to see tennessee courts and florida courts looking at this trying to decide what is in the best interest of the child. >> and then, obviously they have to, get her. how would they if they find her, find him. forcibly remove. those things are disturbing and upsetting

. >> reporter: mindy mccready strolled out of an arkansas courtroom without her son, but apparently withcan't talk about it. i will tell y'all i'm a happy gir >> reporter: the first time the country singer had been seen since she defied a court order and took her 5-year-old son away from his home in florida. authorities found the two hiding in a closet in an empty house on the outskirts of little rock. >> i love the judge, i tell you that. love that man. he is a good man. >> reporter: she's been locked in a custody battle with her own who is zander's legal guardian, who mccready claims has been abusing the boy. her mom denies that. not clear if the mess came to a tidy end in arkansas. >> any case involving children in foster care in the state of arkansas they are closed proceedings, i guess my best response would be i have no comment. >> reporter: mccready suggested everything went her way. in a text message to hln she wrote, we won. zan stays. ♪ >> reporter: she climbed to the country charts in the '90s, but then stumbled through a rough patch that landed her on the vh1 show, "celebrity

he's a good man. >> reporter: mccready texted hln, we won.he details on when she can take him back home to nashville and whether mccready will get permanent custody of zander is still unclear. >> the next step would be for the judge to decide. >> reporter: judge lee harris had little to offer the press. >> any case involving children, in foster care in the state of arkansas, they're closed proceedings. and my best response would be i have no comment. >> reporter: it was one week ago today, that police say the singer who lost custody of her son in 2007, took 5-year-old zander from florida and fled the state. she has been in a heated battle with her mother, who had become zander's legal guardian. for three days, police and u.s. marshals searched, eventually finding them hiding in a closet at this empty house north of little rock. they took her son into foster care, but did not arrest her. authorities have not ruled out pressing charges, both in florida and in arkansas. authorities in both states tell me that because this is a sealed case, they

and more drama for the troubled country singer mindy mccready due in court today after running off with her young son last week. that's all ahead unless breaking news changes everything. this is "studio b." but first from fox at 3:00 the former house speaker and g.o.p. presidential candidate gingrich met with the businessman and reality t show host donald trump. according to several iowa opinion polls, speaker gingrich is the latest frontrunner in the g.o.p. nomination and the iowa caucuses are weeks away, the speaker agreed to take part in a trump moderated debate ahead of that vote. candidate huntsman and ron paul rejected this. and karl rove said the republican national committee should stop the thing and call it "odd." >> well, according to a september fox news poll a third of voters said a trump endorsement would make him less likely to vote for that candidate. but, the speaker defended mr. trump today. >> donald trump is a great showman, and a great businessman if we are trying to figure out how to create job as difference between my party and the other party is we actually go to

but mccready told reporters she was not happy.as found hiding in a closet with her son in arkansas. her mother is her son's legal guardian. mccready told "people" magazine she is seven months pregnant and expecting twins. >>> billy graham is out of the hospital today and returned to his home in north carolina. he was admitted to the hospital on wednesday and diagnosed with pneumonia. he is now 93. >>> a settlement has been reached in the west virginia coal mining disaster, the $210 million agreement between federal authorities and the owners of the upper big branch mine. that is according to an attorney close to the case. the 2010 explosion killed 29 men. a source told the ap the agreement includes $46 million in criminal restitution to the miner's families and money goes to violation fines, safety upgrades, research and training. >>> federal regulators are cracking down on companies that sell hcg for weight loss. it is used to treat female infertility. but some companies are selling it over the counter for weight control. the foo

officials and they are looking into gray and brown. >>> and the custody fight between mindy mccready and the court system could end with the former starlet facing charges of parental abduction. mccready allegedly disappeared with her child on tuesday and did not return him to florida by the time appointed by the court. now she's in hiding and says she won't give her son back because he faces abuse at home. her ex-boyfriend and father of the boy spoke to matt lauer this morning on "today." >> we have gone through this in the past and if there are people that can help you, you can take the help and get back on track, and that's what i can say. i got through it and i got back on track and my life is in order and since she has the same opportunity, instead of taking it she chooses to abut it. >> mccready was previously arrested and she had a fight with her mother. she is also six months pregnant with twins. now to a developing story a. los angeles county declared a state of emergency. wind gusts topped 100 miles per hour in parts of california. still this morning, there are more than 100

mccready has had run-ins with the law. she has visitation rights. during one of those visits. will she be charged criminally for taking the child and refusing to comply with the court order? >> she can be be. this will depend on the judge. if he wants to hold her in contempt, she could be held in criminal contempt and civil contempt. she could be fined. locked up for a period of 24 hours up to a week. he could face custodial interference charges because she is not the physical custodian of that little boy. if she wants to change that, she can go back to court and pe fission for a change of custody. but you can't just snatch the child and run. >> there are allegations here. she's asking the court to return custody because she's claiming her son is being abused at her mother's house. what are the basis of her abuse claims? >> that's what we need to know. that's exactly what should have been put in a motion n a petition to the court to modify that custody agreement. she should have also called in the department of child and family services. she could h

who mccready claims has been abusing the boy. her mom denies that. not clear if the mess came to a tidy end in arkansas. >> any case involving children in foster care in the state of arkansas they are closed proceedings, i guess my best response would be i have no comment. >> reporter: mccready suggested everything went her way. in a text message to hln she wrote, we won. zan stays. mccready climbed the country charts in the 90s then stumbled through a rough patch that landed her on the vh 1 show, celebrity rehab. in arkansas authorities took zander into foster care. >> it is very hard to believe that a court after listening to all right evidence sheaf literally takes the child from florida is found hiding in a closet in arkansas some how the judge is going to say fine here you go. you now have custody. >> while the courts decide to who gets permanent custody of zander authorities in florida and arkansas could decide to arrest mccready and charge her with kidnapping her own son. scott goldberg, abc news, new york. >> no criminal

recently mccready was attempting a career comeback after a battle with drug addiction. >> mindy mccreadyre. >> reporter: even appearing on the show "celebrity rehab." but it appears that comeback will now have to be put on hold once again. we reached out to mindy mccready's attorney and publicist for a comment and did not hear back. >> now here's brian williams with what's coming up tonight on nbc "nightly news." >> good morning and thanks. coming up tonight a big concern for a lot of parents of young athletes, protecting them from devastating concussions. we're learning a lot more on this and there's a lot more being done. we'll have an update tonight on nightly news. savannah, for now back to you. >>> now for a look at what's trending today. our quick roundup of what has you talking online. the world's most costly car crash. eight ferraris, three mercedes and one lamborghini were mangled in a smash-up in japan. the cars may have been speeding on their way to a car show when that lead ferrari spun out. there were ten injuries, but they were minor. early damage estimates range from 1 to

talking with our christiane amanpour. >>> but first, the latest on mindy mccready.n months pregnant with twins. she'll be appearing in court this morning. yunji de nies has the latest. good morning, yunji. >> reporter: good morning, george. she's expected to be in court this morning. they're trying to decide if her son should be returned to florida. 5-year-old zander is in foster care this morning after authorities found he and his mother hiding in a closet in this empty house. the fbi put out this alert on what they called a parental abduction after taking the boy from his grandfather's house in florida. >> was this really an abduction? i think that's the heart of the issue. >> reporter: the troubled country star who appeared last year on "celebrity rehab" is in a bitter battle to regain custody of her son. in a visit last week, she took zander and left the state. despite a court order, she refused to return him to his legal guardian because she says, he's been abused. >> mindy says we have abuse d hr son and skye. >> she gets away with telling the lice and does so

at some point during a visit on tuesday, mccready took zander and fled to nashville. her ex-husband told hln, he's worried about his son. >> tell us what you know about what happened to your son and why. >> zander is used to being here in florida with me and with her mother. and i'm worried about, you know, him being moved around. >> reporter: the country music singer's spokesman says mccready and her son are safe, happy and comfortable. a judge ordered her to return her son by thursday afternoon. but she made clear she had no intentions of meeting that deadline. she is 7 months pregnant with twins. and says she doesn't want to travel because she needs to rest. now, mindy mccready has given no indication if and when she plans to take little zander back to florida. she could now face felony charges for bringing him across state lines and violating that judge's order. authorities say they are now fully focused on finding that little boy. robin? >> all right. >>> now, for more on this case, "gma" legal analyst, dan abrams, joins us. pick up on what yunji was saying right