let's go right to meg oliver who is live in new york city with the very latest. >> reporter: business is back to normal around the port authority bus terminal behind me. but earlier today commuters ran out of the building yelling "there is a bomb." grainy is you are valence shows -- surveillance shows the the moment a bomb went off in a busy pedestrian walkway during the height of new york city's rush hour. the suspect is identified as 27 year old akayed ullah was taken into custody with nonlife threatening injuries and burns. three others also suffered minor injuries. >> he intentionally detonated the device. >> reporter: police say the suspect was in brooklyn and is believed to be originally from bangladesh. >> at this point in time, all we know of is one individual who thank god was unsuccessful. >> it shook a little bit. you didn't really hear it too much but you felt the shake. >> reporter: the incident triggered a massive police response. nypd is flooding the area with officers keeping people away from the scene and reassuring new yorkers that the area is safe. >> let's go back

meg oliver reports. >> reporter: he told investigators he was in spited by isis when planning his suicide mission. >> he allegedly selected the human casualties. >> reporter: the 27-year-old immigrant from bangladesh is charged with 25 counts. he built his crude pipe bomb about a week ago. >> like many others before him, we allege he's inspired by a group that exploits technology in an effort to spread violent ideology. >> reporter: he posted an anti-trump message on monday. during a search of his apartment, bomb making materials were found in his passport. >> it contained one particular quote. oh, america. >> on a visa avail only to some relatives of american citizens. president trump said family visas are incompatible with national security and is calling for immigration reform. meg oliver, cbs news, new york. >>> california fire officials say one of the firefighters running through the state was sparked by an illegal cooking fire in a homeless encampment. the skirball fires destroyed six homes. the thomas fire has destroyed more than 900 structures an at least 700 of them are homes. >>

meg oliver, cbs news new york. >> this is the second terror attack in new york city in recent weeks. on halloween a driver sped down a bike path killing eight people. >>> this is the first fire i have experienced. >> more people are being forced from their homes after wildfires are scorching southern california. flames jumping from ventura county into santa barbara county threatening more communities. the thomas fire started one week ago driven by intense wind and extremely dry conditions. the fire has torched more than 800 homes. thousands more are in danger including homes owned by celebrities.>> the candidates for senate in alabama are making a final push for votes. voters will choose between doug jones and roy moore. president trump is endorsing moore despite sexual allegation -- conduct allegations. moore denies any wrongdoing and most polls show moore with a slightly. >>> 25 years since alabama u.s. senate. inspired by the me too movement three of president trump's accusers are speaking out. they are among 16 women who accuse the president of sexual harassment dating back three

meg oliver reports on this developing story. >> reporter: amtrak train 501 was making its inaugural run out of a new station in tacoma, washington, when it suddenly jumped the tracks monday morning, about 40-miles south of seattle. adrian thompson was on his way to visit his mother, working on his computer when the disaster struck. >> i heard a lot of turning and rocking of the train all of sudden. i grabbed onto the train in front of me. my laptop went flying, phone went flying. people were screaming. it was crazy. >> reporter: the derailment left cars dangling off the bridge and on i-5 below. dramatic images show cars crumpled on top of each other on the road below the track. >> we had to kick out the emergency window. the emergency doors were not functioning. there were multiple people injured. >> luckily i didn't see anything too graphic or traumatic effect just remember seeing -- it was sad because a lot of older people were hurt, bleeding and everything. >> reporter: the pierce county sheriff's office reports most of the injuries and fatalities happened on board the train, not the

meg oliver has the it. >> your daughter was found safe. how was that moment for you? >> it was your heart pounding out of your chest. butterflies in your stomach. almost a frantic, can i get there quick enough? >> after an agonizing week, scarlet and ward reunited with their 17-year-old daughter caitlyn near syracuse, new york. >> how long did you hug her? >> i don't know. till we had to breathe i think. >> the ordeal began last sunday in florida, caitlyn snuck out of her house in the middle of the night and took off with the high school soccer coach, 27-year-old ryan rodriguez. shows a friend told the parents after caitlyn disappeared ryan wants her to leave the country with him and other crazy stuff. it also reveals her parents then uncovered sexual snap chat messages between the two. >> for the first time ever, i wasn't there to protect her. >> surveillance video captured the pair as they made their way up the east coast. late friday, a new york state trooper spotted them and took rodriguez into custody. >> could sunny have been leading a secret life? >> we don't k

meg oliver, cbs news, clifton, new jersey. >> ninan: when we return iowa state football fans redefine the wave. >> ninan: we end tonight with a heartwarming gesture in the american heartland. football fans at iowa state have redefined the wave in a very cool way. dana jacobson has the story. >> reporter: it's a sea of black and gold. >> man, i love this. >> reporter: 70,000 strong. >> this is the first football season that the new children's hospital in iowa city is open, and it's right behind kinnick stadium. >> reporter: waving in unison, smiling up at the faces above. as the first quarter draws to a close, football fans turn to acknowledge the patients at the university's children's hospital. >> everybody wave! >> reporter: each game, dozens of kids now have the best seats in the house. 12-year-old kaden kelso was one of them. >> especially when you're in the hospital and you're sick, it makes you feel a lot better. >> reporter: mary ferentz, wife of iowa coach kirk ferentz, has taken part in the new tradition. >> i would describe it as a great, big, giant hug from 70,000 people. >

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meg oliver, cbs news, new york. >> on his facebook page, prosecutors say ullah wrote quote -- trump, you failed to protect your nation. >>> well, it's a huge milestone for tina frost. the anne arundel county native who was wounded in the shooting rampage in las vegas. frost is home in maryland for the holidays. she spent weeks at johns hopkins hospital but was recently released from her rehab facility. she'll continue therapy as an outpatient. she's getting stronger and better every day her family says. >>> the investigation continues this afternoon into the death of 17-year-old navid sepehri. the walt whitman high school seen your was found dead on -- senior was found dead on sunday. he was extremely intoxicated after an underdangerred party. we have more. >> reporter: police are continuing to retrace the steps of 17-year-old navid sepehri. they're trying to re after witnesses say he left a big underage party where there was a lot of drinking. his body was found right here in the woods behind bannockburg swim club. less than 24 hours after that party. that was held at the home of th

meg oliver, cbs news, new york. >>> california fire officials say one of the wildfires running through the state was sparked by an illegal cooking fire in a homeless encampment. the skirball fires destroyed six homes in the exclusive bel-air community. the thomas fire has destroyed more than 900 structures an at least 700 of them are homes. >> well, coming up on the "morning news" now, plugging a leak. donald trump jr. is demanding an investigation after a private interview went public. >>> and the british empire meets the evil galactic empire at the premiere of the latest "star wars" movie. this is the "cbs morning news." premiere of the latest "star wars" movie. this is the "cbs morning news." when used at the first sign. abreva starts to work immediately to block the virus and protect healthy cells. abreva acts on it. so you can too. (hard exhalation) honey? can we do this tomorrow? (grunts of effort) can we do this tomorrow? if you have heart failure symptoms, your risk of hospitalization could increase, making tomorrow uncertain. but entresto is a medicine that was proven, in the

they're trying to piece together the pieces to this puzzle. >> all right, meg oliver in new york city. thank you, meg. >>> back here in the bay area b.a.r.t. police are stepping up patrols in response to the attack in new york. bomb dogs working at several stations. reased police presence >> looking for suspicious packages, suspicious people and letting our riders know that we can't do this without them and it's a collaborative effort with us and our ridership, that they can also be our eyes and ears and help report things that just don't look right. >> b.a.r.t. says you can expect to see an increased police preps for the next several days. we'll have continuing coverage on the attack and the suspect's ties to isis tonight on the cbs evening news with jeff glor at 5:30. >>> it has been one week since massive wildfires broke out in southern california. thousands of firefighters are struggling to get a handle on the flames due to the intense santa ana winds. the largest of these fires is the thomas fire that has now burned more than 230,000 acres and is only 15% contained. cbs reporter

meg oliver, cbs news. >> cardinal law was famously portrayed in the oscar winning film "spotlight" and again in a statement this morning you heard his successor cardinal o'malley once again apologize to those affected by the church scandal. >>> wusa9 is teaming up with children's national to give hope to kids spending the holiday in the hospital and today is delivery day. more than 1,000 gifts donated by you will be handed out to children at children's national. later this afternoon. our lobby looked like santa's workshop yesterday as we unboxed, sorted and wrapped all of those toys. on behalf of the partners at children's national, and all of us at wusa9, we are deeply grateful for your generosity. >>> as we learned after the deadly amtrak derailment outside philadelphia in 2015, there is technology out there that could have prevented monday's crash near seattle. amtrak and all big passenger railroads were supposed to have ptc in place two years ago. transportation correspondent kris van cleave explains why that still hasn't happened. >> reporter: amtrak 501 came into this curving str

meg oliver, cbs news. >>> another study showed that light to moderate ki benefits. one theory is that alcohol actually may improve good cholesterol and lower inflammation as if you needed another excuse right? >>> all right, well turning this afternoon to lifelong friends from hawaii got the shock of a lifetime when they found out they're actually related. alan robinson and walter mcfarlane net in elementary school. walter never knew his father and alan was adopted. after unsuccessfully trying to find out about his father through social media, walter used a family dna matching website. alan's user name popped up. they announced their discovery to the rest of the family over the holiday weekend. >> it was a shock. >> it was a shock. yeah. definitely a shock. but then we thought about it and compared forearms and everything. >> hairy arms can that did it -- and that did it. >> oh man. what a great story. now that initial shock certainly has set in, walter and alan say they actually have plans to travel toge enjoy retirement together. >>> yeah, i'm not sure if because

meg oliver, for cbs-3, " eyewitness news." >> philadelphia police on alert following the terror related incident in new york sit, just wrapped up news conference on their plans to keep our city receive. er. >> one every these is a wake-up call. everyone of these learning experience for law enforce. across the country. i've said that before. we look at these, every agency looks at them. we look at our preparedness and our response, and look at is there a way we can do better in the future. >> police also say they have shipped additional resources including uniformed officers to patrol around center city, and all mass transit areas. >>> a delaware county d.a.'s offers is investigating a head-on crash that critically injured five people including four nuns. the crash happened last night, on route 322, foulk road, but the he will township, a man veered over center lanes into the path after car caring the nuns. all of the victims trapped inside the badly damaged cars, and had to be rescued by first responders. >> as result injuries, one victim flown to university of pennsylvania hospital, an

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here's meg oliver. >> reporter: how damaging was the fire?t was devastating to the food pantry. >> reporter: this catholic charity foot pantry in paterson, new jersey lost everything just before the holidays. how quickly did you replenish? >> within a week we had donations from the community. >> reporter: small donors. >> yabsolutely. >> reporter: that's your bread and butter. >> it is, absolutely. >> reporter: but chris barton with catholic charities is concerned restocking won't be as easy because of the new tax law. millions of americans are expected to take advantage of the nigh standard deduction that's been doubled, meaning fewer people will itemize their deduction. barton is worried many americans won't donate because they won't benefit from the charitable tax break. without them, do you have a backup plan? >> uh, everything that we do relies on donors and volunteers. >> reporter: they're not alone. charities like the american red cross, the salvation army, and the united way, all depend on small contributions. the united way expects t

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meg oliver wades into the controversy. >> reporter: in a graceful sport consumed with speed, swimmershat extra edge. 15-year-old malia mills believes her high-tech swimsuit shaved two seconds off her time at junior nationals, an eternity in swimming. >> it's basically, like, another layer of skin. >> reporter: matt farrell is with u.s.a. swimming. he's concerned swimmers younger than 12 are relying more on technology and less on training. what's the pressure like among parents to buy these high-tech suits? >> there's just a natural competitiveness in youth sports and any activity. it just creates a parental arms race. >> reporter: that competition became so intense, swim chapters around the country started banning high-tech suits for younger swimmers a few months ago. southern california led the way, followed by arkansas, maine, new england, new jersey, and south carolina. in august, u.s.a. swimming hired independent consultant stu isaac to determine if a nationwide ban is needed to level the lanes. >> when the water is on it... >> reporter: it comes right off. >> it runs right off, a

i'm meg oliver. it was the most controversial special election in recent memory.the people of alabama have spoken. and democrat doug jones is headed to the u.s. senate. jones defeated republican roy moore. who spent much of the campaign fighting off charges of sexual misconduct with teenage girls. jones will be the first democrat to representative alabama in the senate in 20 years. his victory could set the stage for the democrats to retake the senate next year. >> we have come so far. people of alabama have spoken. they have said -- we -- they have said to each other. this i said from the beginning this campaign has never been about me, never about roy moore. been about every one of you. every one of you and your sons and daughters. all of the volunteers that knocked on 300,000 doors. it's the volunteer whose made 1.2 million phone calls. at round the state. the volunteers to make sure we noouchlt it was every community. i keep hearing about the different, communities in this, in this state. the african-american community, thank you! the -- my friend, my friend,

from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm meg oliver.hank you for watching. >>> this is the cbs "overnight news." >>> welcome to the "overnight news," i'm jeff glor, the most controversial special election in recent memory, but the votes were counted, the people of alabama have spoken, and democrat doug jones is headed to the u.s. senate. jones defeated republican roy moore, who spent much of the campaign fighting off charges of sexual misconduct with teenage girls. jones will be the first democrat to representative alabama in the senate in quarter century. and victory could set the stage for democrats to retake the senate next year. both candidates addressed their supporters. >> we have come so far and the people of alabama have spoken. they have said we -- [ applause ] [ cheers and applause ] they have said to, to each other, that this i have said from the very beginning this campaign has never been about me. it has never been about roy moore. it has the been about every one of you, every one of you and your sons and daughters. it's, i

meg oliver for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> the greater philadelphia coalition against hunger just receivedenerous donation, the charity received a check today for $2,500 and it is all thanks to customers at acne on snider avenue in south philadelphia. all they had to do was buy dietz and watson brand london broil roast beef between november 13th and december 10th, a donation was made for each pound sold. >>> well, rocker bono says he almost died, still ahead at 5:30 what the you two front man says about his near death experience and how it actually inspired him. >>> hollywood baby boom we will look back at the year of babies, a year that included a lot of twins, chelsea. >>> we are keeping a close eye on another very important weekend and it will be a cold one, no doubt about that, frigid high temperature, only in the 20's, on top of that we will have a chance for light snow as we head into saturday and we're also talking about a bitter cold, end to 2017 and that is right wind chills will make it feel even colder. u2 front man bono has revealed a near death experience helped inspire the gr

cbs reporter meg oliver is live tonight with new details in the investigation. >> reporter: business is back to normal around the world's busiest bus terminal behind me, but earlier terrified commuters ran out of the building after feeling the explosion. this surveillance video shows the suspect detonating an explosive in a subway walkway near times square. police have identified him as 27-year-old akayed ullah, an immigrant from bangladesh who was living in brooklyn. this was an attempted terrorist attack. >> reporter: the suspect's abdomen and hands were burned when the crude pipe bomb went off. >> the device is based on a pipe bomb. it was affixed to his person with a combination of velcro and zip ties. >> reporter: a law enforcement source tells cbs news ullah made the bomb intending for it to hurt others and carried out the attack for isis. he came to the u.s. on a visa seven years ago. sources tell cbs news ullah traveled overseas recently to bangladesh and the united arab emirates. the attempted terror attack during the morning rush shut down streets and train lines around the

meg oliver, cbs news new york. >> after that explosion, subway and bus service was suspended. president donald trump has been briefed on the situation in new york city. >>> one person is dead following a house fire in virginia. a person was -- a person from the fire department says it was zachrisson discovery at the 12,000 block of taylors town road. authorities have not named the victim but said he was a 70- year-old man. his dog was also in that house  and died in the fire. investigators are working to determine what ignited the flame. >>> the search for a missing bethesda teenager is now over. we have learned that navid now the second student to pass away from whitman high school. marcel robinson has more on how the school is reacting. >> reporter: a lot of concern here at whitman high school. there are grief counselors -- grief counselors on hand all day to help with the news that one of their classmates, navid sepehri was found dead yesterday at just 17 years old and his principal says he -- says he was a student who loved art and was committed to his friends. this is th

meg oliver has more. >> how damaging with us the fire? >> devastating. >> reporter: this catholic charity food pantry in new jersey lost everyone before the holidays. >> how quickly did you replenish. >> within a week we had donations from the community. >> small donors is your bread and butter. >> absolutely. >> reporter: they are concerned restocking won't be as easy because of the new tax law. millions of americans are expected to take advantage of the new standard deduction that's been doubled. meaning fewer people will itemize deductions. barton is worried americans won't donate because they won't benefit from the charitable tax break. >> without them, do you have a backup plan? >> everything that we do relies on donors and volunteers. >> reporter: they are not alone. charities like the american red cross, the salvation army and the united way depend on small contributions. unitedway expects to lose up to $450 million a year under the new plan. >> you don't think there will be less people giving to charities? >> i would tell you the

meg oliver reports. >> reporter: in a graceful sport consumed with speed, swimmers are always lookingge. >> this is my first junior nationals, and my mom is like this is the biggest meet of of your life, like i'm going to get yo awe new tech suit. >> reporter: 15-year-old malia mills believes her high-tech swimsuit shaved two seconds off her time at junior nationals, an eternity in swimming. >> it's basically like another layer of skin. it's very, very tight and it's really hard to get on. >> reporter: matt farrell is with usa swimming. he's concerned swimmers younger than 12 are relying more on technology and less on training. what's the pressure like among parents to buy these high-tech suits? >> there's just a natural competitiveness in youth sports and in any activity. it just creates a parental arms race to have the best of anything, to have their kid perform better. >> reporter: that competition became so intense swim chapters around the country started banning high item suits for younger swimmers a few months ago. southern california led the way followed by arkansas, maine, new

her mom spoke with meg oliver after the reunion. >> she's just beautiful.t to get to see her and put our arms around her and hold r her. there's nothing else like it. >> you can see more of the interview later on "cbs this morning." rodriguez will appear in court today to face a charge of interference with child custody. >>> the "los angeles times" says an 18-year-old california man allegedly confessed to molesting up to 50 children over eight years. joseph haden boston turned himself in after admitting this to his mother. police believe there may be more molestations happened in at least ten different cities. >>> "time" magazine says new york's metropolitan opera stopped its relationship with levine over sexual mukt. several came forward and said he came in contact with them when they were teenagers. he denied the charges. the met hired an attorney. >> billy bush says in "the new york times" opinion piece that the lewd tape featuring comments about women is authentic. he wrote it after learning the president reportedly told people the voice on the infamous

meg oliver, cbs news. >>> okay. breaking news right now. we are just learned we will have to wait another day to see who won a highly contested race in the virginia house of delegates. according to the republican caucus, the virginia state board of elections has delayed a drawing to determine the winner. they had planned to conduct the aw simmons or yanycy would win the seat. just last week, officials determined that the race was a tie. today's decision comes a few hours after simmons asked that the judges reconsider the outcome. >>> right now at 6:00, a d.c. restaurant being called racist after allegedly blocking a black man from going inside because of his shoes. >>> good evening. thank you so much for joining us. i'm debra alfarone. investigators say el centro on 14th street has a no sneaker policy but not enforced for everybody. the business in the hot seat tonight after a story about it went viral. michael reveals that situations like this have happened before and nothing appears to have done about it until now. >> reporter: it was sup

meg oliver has the latest. >> reporter: russian olympic uniforms unveiled in moscow will not be seen at the 2018 winter games. >> the committee is suspended. >> reporter: the international olympic committee announced a new sanction on tuesday after finding widespread doping during the 2014 games. >> we've never seen any such manipulation and cheating and this has caused unprecedented damage to olympians and sports. >> reporter: they are banning one from the optics for life. he was the minister during the 2014 winter games. independent athletes will be invited to compete at the upcoming olympics and identified as neutral olympic athletes from russia with other countries uniform, flag, or anthem.>> the's athletes, they could be more about building a bridge into the future of a cleaner opportunity for the sport. >> reporter: the president says that the committee will do their best to reallocate the strict russian metal from the sochi games.>> the committee also faces a $15 million fine to pay for the doping investigation and help fund future anti-doping work. >>> san francisco 49ers, tr

before you hit the stores, meg oliver brings us strategic holiday return tricks. >> reporter: it is theerful time of the year until -- >> do you look forward to returning gifts in. >> no. >> reporter: stacy flynn takes her take picking out gifts hoping to avoid the task of returning them. >> it can take a whole day depending how much you have to return. >> reporter: th retail federation estimates that one person made at least one return during the last season. return policies vary dramatically. >> we pour through tons of return policies. >> reporter: donna offers tips on making returns more efficient. >> don't open the box. most stores will charge you a restocking fee on certain items, especially electronics, if you don't return it in original packaging. >> reporter: she says keep all receipts if you're returning at a store, bring your id. and keep an eye on the calendar. >> some retailers are very generous. others have limited time that you can return. most major stores will only allow you 90 days to return an item. some as little as 30 days or even 15 days. >> reporter: most shoppers

meg oliver, cbs news, new york. >> the los angeles times reports ball is leaving ucla.cla basketball players were arrested last month in china for allegedly shoplifting sunglasses from a store. president trump said he int intervened to get the players released in china. they were suspended by the team. ball's father said he's pulls his son out of the school to prepare him for the nba draft. >>> the flu season is off to an early start and it may be a bad one. a top expert tells us why the yearly vaccine is often a poor match and what we can do to protect ourselves. plus, three months after hurricane maria, hundreds of thousands from puerto rico have come to the u.s. mainland. david begnaud speaks to some living in orlando. and the ceo of clothing retailer ever lane tells us why they're opening their first brick and mortar store after years of being an online company. that's the cbs morning news. i'm anne-marie greene. have a great day. >> live from the cbs broadcast center in philly. this is cbs-3 "eyewitness news " this morning. >>> breaking news from california. one pe

meg oliver has it. >> reporter: your daughter was found safe. how was that moment for you? >> it out of your chest, butterflies in your stomach. the almost a frantic can i get there quick enough? >>reporter: after annal agonizing week, scarlett and red reunited with their daughter in syracuse, new york. >>> howk did you hug her? >> i don't know, until we had to breathe i think. >> it began in florida. dait of kaitlin snukd out with the 27-year-old soccer coach, ryan rodriguez. the arrest warrant told parents after kaitlin disappeared, ryan wants her to leave the country with him and other crazy stuff. it then reveals her patients uncovered sexual snap messages between the two. >> i wasn't there to protect her. >> dispainls video exawrd -- sphainlts video exurs the pair, took rokdz into custody. >> could she have been leading a secret life? >> we don't know at this point what all happened. all we know is that we have her back. and that she's safe. >> rodriguez faces a charge of interfering with child custody. a felony in florida. >>> i've seen that there's consequences for y

. >> cbs news correspondent meg oliver takes a look back at the year in health. >> president trump declared the opioid crisis a national emergency. drug overdoses are now the leading cause every death for people under 50 in the u.s. the american heart association revised its guidelines for high blood pressure. the new threshold is 130 over 80, replacing 140 over 90. which means, nearly half of adults in the u.s. have hypertension. a game changer in the treatment of multiple sclerosis, the fda green lighted the first drug approved to treat severe form of ms. >> just slowing down the progression, if nothing else, just allows you to do the things that you are doing now longer. >> the fda also approved the first gene therapy for leukemia. car key removes patient's t cells, then modifies them in the lab to destroy cancer sells. >> this is a brand new way to treat cancer. >> the american cancer society reported a sharp rise in colorectal cancers in millennials and jen x-ers. >> i didn't even think young people could get colon cancer? for diet, lack of exercise and obesity may be to blame for the

meg oliver has the story. we're glad she's home safe. >> absolutely. good morning to all of you.ast few days have been an emotional roller coaster for the frisina family. they say they're happy to have their daughter back safe in their arms and rodriguez will face consequences for t >> when you saw her for the first time, what was it like, ward? >> like the wait of the world being lifted off his shoulders. >> reporter: he blamed himself for his daughter's disappearance. he encouraged ryan rodriguez to take the high school soccer coaching job. >> how does it feel? >> it's been difficult. i'm glad to have her back and keep her safe as a father always wanted to do. >> reporter: ward frisina and his wife traveled a thousand miles to be reunited with their daughter in new york. >> how long did you hug her? >> i don't know. till we got to breathe, i think. when you go that long without seeing or talking to her, you don't want to let her go. >> reporter: police say a new york state trooper noticed rodriguez's car with the florida tag. the officer pulled him over in the shopping mall par

meg oliver spoke with one baker who spoke about how making kitchen creations could bring in much neededed goods could be a financial addition but they'll get fined if they break the laws. >> you're known for these cake pops, right? >> yes, i am. yeah, it's something i never expected that >> reporter: heather russinko started breaking for her son's school programs. >> i was doing it for sports and family and friends and it caught on. the good thing about creating cake pops is you always smell like chocolate. >> reporter: she's a single morph. her cake pops were so popular she started selling them for extra dow but she quickly learned it was illegal. >> what did you learn? >> it was crushing because i always wanted to have my own business. i believe in creating your owner destiny and being self-sufficient. >> early willer this year a judge in wisconsin ruled the ban there unconstitutional, leaving new jersey as the only holdout. earlier this month a group of home bakers filed a civil suit against the new jer the ban on home baked goods sales violates the state's constitution. >> how much

meg oliver is in lake city, florida, where she spoke to the teen's mother. >> reporter: good morning. christina and rodriguez were last spotted sunday night at a pawnshop in fayetteville, north carolina. the teen's mother is emotionally drained. she told me this is the longest she has gone without speaking to her daughter. why do you think she left? >> i don't know. we've gone over that question in our minds 1,000 times since this happened. >> reporter: scarlet christina is trying to make sense of why her teenage daughter kate lynn would take off with ryan rodriguez, a 27-year-old the family considered a friend. >> i know that she to some degree left on her own, but i absolutely believe that she was lied to and totally misled. >> reporter: if this was his idea, what did he take from you? >> my baby girl. every time i turn around, there's something that reminds me of her. >> reporter: scarlet says everything seemed normal in the weeks leading up to her daughter'ses d s didisappearanc >> is it possible she was leading a secret life? >> well, that's what we won

meg oliver has the story. >> in a graceful sport consumed with speed, swimmers are always looking for mom is, like, this is the biggest meet of your life, like, i'm going to get you a new tech suit. >> reporter: 15-year-old malia believes her high-tech swimsuit shaved two seconds off her time at junior nationals, an eternity in swimming. >> it's basically like another layer of skin. it's very, very tight and it's really hard >> reporter: matt is with usa swimming. he's concerned swimmers younger than 12 are relying more on technology and less on training. what's the pressure like among parents to buy these high-tech suits? >> there's just a natural competitiveness in youth sports and any activity, it just creates a parental arms race. >> reporter: that competition became so intense, swim chapters around the country started banning high-tech suits for younger swimmers. southern california led the way, followed by arkansas, maine, new england, new jersey and south carolina. high-tech suits actually repel water? >> absolutely. >> reporter: in august, usa swimming hired independent consul

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meg oliver tells us the young woman is safe and the older man she was with his behind bars. >> reporterthis parking lot in syracuse new york is where the search for the 17-year-old ended. police new the team and soccer coach -- team and soccer coach had been traveling north. they spotted the mercury sable rodriguez was driving and stopped the car. police arrested rodriguez and questioned caitlin. >> neither one of them wanted to run. they wanted to come to a peaceful resolution.>> reporter: on thursday caitlin's mom said she was trying to understand why her daughter left with rodriguez. >> i know she left to some degree on her own. but i absolutely believe that she was lied to and totally misled. >> if this was his idea, what did he take from you? >> my baby girl. every time i turn around there is something that reminds me of her.>> reporter: caitlin's father was to upset to sit down with us. scarlett said he blames himself since he encouraged rodriguez to apply for the coaching job.>> i can't believe i put not just my child but other people's children in this kind of environment. that