believe that she had nothing to do with this. >> reporter: kyron lived with his father cane and step mother terri since he was an infant, along with terri's older son james and the couple's infant daughter kiara. his mother lived south in medicaled for, oregon. >> did kyron refer to you as mom? >> he'd call me mom and he'd call december ever ray mom. >> reporter: she's been his primary caregiver. she loved being a mom, especially being able to help with homework. >> she was very proud of that? >> yes, we spent some time on that. >> reporter: she watched kyron walking toward his classroom around 8:45 before class began that day. >> that was the last time you saw him? >> yeah. >> reporter: kyron was marked missing until he didn't get off the bus. >> the secretary says, he's not here. your heart sinks. you're like, how could hi not be here? >> reporter: kyron vanished. the school had no surveillance cameras. >> kyron! >> reporter: or police launched the biggest and most expensive search in the state's history. >> we're going to bring you home. >> reporter: as the family pleaded for help police seeme

kyron's face was splashed across televisions and billboards, terry appearing on television alongside her husband cain and kyron's biological mother. >> we know how difficult and stressful this is but your memories and statements can help us find him. cane and desiree young began questioning terry saying they thought she may have something to do with his disappearance. the dark shadow of suspicion has followed her ever since. >> did you have anything to do with his disappearance? >> no. none. and i don't -- i don't resent you asking that question, but it hurts my heart to -- to even be asked. every sense of the word, he's my son. >> reporter: for the first terri horman says she's speaking out to set the record straight, an abc news and "people" magazine exclusive. >> more than five years since kyron disappeared. why sit down now? >> because the focus has been on me and i should not be the focus. >> i think the reason why she sat down was because she wanted people to hear her speak. and hopefully get people to believe that she had nothing to do with this. >> reporter: kyron lived with his father cane and step mother terri since he

thank you all. [ no audio ] >> reporter: that was kathleen reeves, the mother of terry lynn matthews expressing her sentiment saying she could never forgive oscar ray bolen for what he did, also expressing sympathy for the family of oscar ray bolen's him. let me go back to you, and we'll pick this up later. >> mark douglas live outside the state prison in stark. thank you, mark. >>> in other news, a wild ride for a toddler. he takes to the highway in a motorized vehicle, then the ride ends in the median of a busy highway. had it not been for good samaritans, who knows who could have happened next. we are joined live along u.s. 19. what a frightening few minutes here, paul. >> reporter: you have that right, keith. imagine the drivers who actually see this driver in the road. it's not just any road. this is u.s. 19 right here, one of our busiest highways. it is a tragedy waiting to happen. >> where was this? >> it was right out here. >> reporter: right out on 19, danny collins snapping these shots shocked at the little boy in a diaper in the median. just kind of scooting along. >> repo

his mother sarah was terried and they're both telling the story as a warning to others. take a listen to what he had to say: "when i think about it, it seems like i was hit by a car. "teach other kids not to do it. when i think about it, like i become sad. and then like really happy. because like i'm happy because like i survived it. like, i almost died." he's continuing his recovery at a hospital in washington. year-old south carolina girl has gone viral thanks to her bedtime prayers. sutton whitt's parents put the toddler to bed sunday night without asking her to say her usual nightly prayers. they were in a rush because they wanted to watch the carolina panthers in the n- f-c championship game. so after mom and dad left, sutton decided to pray on her own. take a listen: "thank you grandma and thank you for play. thank you um my daddy, thank you my mommy. amen!" in the video recorded on the family's baby monitor, sutton calls out the names of the praying for .. grandmother and since sutton's mom posted the video on facebook, it's been shared thousands of times. we have

mother the pain of losing her daughter has only fueled more hate for the killer. >> it helps to hate this person. >> reporter: nearly three decades after serial killer oscar ray murdered terry matthews her mother hopes to see him put to death. >> yes i will watch. i don't know how i will react. i have a sense of happiness about me now. >> reporter: 53-year-old btland three women. she remembers how her daughter was always smiling. >> she was an exceptionally outgoing person. >> reporter: matthews abandoned car was found at this post office along u.s. 41 in land o'lakes. reeves filled it was only a matter of minutes that could have spared her daughter. >> it was probably the timing. 15 minutes either way they would have missed each other. >> reporter: her body was later discovered off a rural road in pasco county. >> i can't understand the number of times he stabbed her. it must have been for the joy of it. >> reporter: over the years he had several trials, retrials and courtroom drama even marrying one of his defense attorneys. >> i'm sad he could not be hanged. that would be the ideal >>> hillsborough county commissioners moved forward today with ethics reform. a 10 investi

. >> reporter: kathleen reeves, mother of murder victim terry lynn matthews was also in the front row. >> it was not a celebratory event. yet i do feel relieved that it has finally occurred. i will go to my grave knowing i have experienced closure. >> reporter: last night's execution was delayed for just over four hours while the u.s. supreme court considered a final appeal. i spent that time locked inside a prison visitor's room with six other reporters. bolin waited out his final hours with the prison warden in a holding cell next to the death chamber. >> and we talked about this in the newsroom. you've covered six of these executions before. and every time we cover one, i in that observation room. on a personal level, i always wonder how you handle not only having to balance the objectivity of the event but also the gravenity of seeing -- gravity of seeing something so important. >> let's be clear. we're witnessing a homicide. that's an intense event no matter what the circumstance. i try to focus on doing my job. i take a lot of notes. sfnl taking notes. notes. i try to remember w

terri lovell/step- mother: "we're running out of time." david lovell: "we're out of time basically." terri lovell: "we have to find her. we her." in wytheville, justin ward, wdbj7 over fifty wanted people in montgomery county are in jail tonight after a task force executed outstanding warrants across the county. the montgomery county sheriff says each person was wanted in relation to heroin, methamphetamine, and firearms violations. the operation also lead to 40 additional charges on top of the 70 charges these people faced. the sheriff says operations like this are all about making montgomery county safer. (charles partin, montgomery county sheriff) we want the individuals who are participating in this type of behavior to seek assistance, relocate, or face being incarcerated. we're not going to deal with methamphetamine and all the other drug related crime in our communities without putting up a major fight around 50 officers took part in this while others were in blacksburg assisting with the search of missing 13-year old nicole lovell. n

he had no final statement and we are told the execution took 11 minutes. terry linde matthews mother. she was one of the victims murdered by bolin, and what she said was that she was very disappointed that bolin never accepted responsibility for what he did, but she ended by saying to her daughter, please rest in peace my darling daughter. we will have much more online and later in this newscast.>> now some more breaking news.>>> the st. petersburg mayor telling us the city and the raise have reached an agreement on a stadium search. we're live in st. petersburg with the latest on this breaking story. >> reporter: the big question is will they stay here or go across the bay? city leaders want to lure the mother there, and others -- others want them here. they have an understanding with the rays which highlights what needs to happen to keep the team in tropicana field. those fines -- funds will help to stay. argues that city and county should do everything in their power to keep the team where it has been for several years. he says they should give them a new stadium that is mixed use.

terri lovell/step- mother: "we're running out of time." david lovell: "we're out of time basically." terri lovell: "we have to find her. we have to find her." in wytheville, justin ward, wdbj7 investigators in amelia county, near richmond, are expanding the search for a woman who her home more than a week ago. efforts will continue through at least the weekend in hopes of brooks. dana william, the abducting her, shot and killed himself as police in massachusetts say they moved in wednesday morning. investigators are now bringing in more resources to track william's movements. reporters will have a hard time getting information about a bedford county murder case until after the defendant goes on trial. judge jim updike has issued a gag order for everyone involved with the case of lloyd lee welch is accussed of kidnapping katherine and sheila lyon from a dc-area shopping mall in 19- 75, and later killing them in bedford county. yesterday, his lawyers asked for several motions and all were granted by the judge. welch's trial was continued and

. is live at the post office on land o'lakes boulevard where one of the victims, terry matthews was seen alive. her mother said she'll be there as he takes his last breathe. >> reporter: karen said she'll be there watching when he takes his last breathe. she said she is not sure how emotionally. this woman has been through a lot over the last 30 years. murder convictions in her daughter's case were thrown out twice before getting to this point despite evidence that he abducted her from the post office, raped her and beat her and stabbed her to death before dumping her body along a rural road in pasco county. today he'll face his own death for killing matthews. her mother thinks he is getting off way too easily. >>i'm just sad that he could not be hanged. i think that would be the ideal i think that would be terrifying to him. i think they should have it terrifying not easy entrust going to sleep. >> reporter: she said her daughter was a happy and outgoing young woman. even 30 years later, it is still hard to understand why he did what he did. he is set to die at 6:00 p.m. we will continue following this s

tonight, he is scheduled to die for killing terry lynn matthews back in 1986. her mother has waited a longtime for justice. >> i'm still alive. i guess as long as it goes on, i will be coming. >> reporter: if all goes as planned, i will be in the witness room when an anonymous cushioner carries out the death warrant at the florida state prison tonight. mark douglas, news channel 8. and for more background on the case and execution, just head to wfla.com. >>> well time now 535:67:89 now to an important 8 on your side warning about police impersonators. they have struck twice already in temple terrace. and we are checking this morning to see if there's an update in this case. impersonators knocked on the doors of two home, once in december and again in the past week. each time the they are in what appear to be uniforms and ask to be let in. although these imposters haven't been violent, there's plenty to be concerned about. >> they ask to see the homeowner's computer. she allowed them into the home and let them look at her computer. they took some information down. >> well

tonight, he is scheduled to die for killing terry lynn matthews back in 1986. her mother, cathleen receives has waited a longtime for -- cathleen reevses has waited a longtime. >> reporter: if all goes as planned, i will be in the execution room tonight. news channel 8. >> all right. thank you, mark. case and execution, just head to our web page, wfla.com. >>> time now 4:35. now to an important 8 on your side warning about police impersonators that have struck twice. we are checking to see if there's an update in the case. the impersonators knock on the doors of two homes, once back past week. and each time, these impersonators are in what appear to be uniforms and ask to be let into those homes. although the imposters haven't been violent, there's plenty to be concerned about. >> they ask to see the homeowner's computer. she allowed them into the home and let them look at her computer. they took some information down. >> well investigators are now warning you to ask for the officer's credentials before letting him or her inside your home. and they also want you to call t

tonight bowlennen is scheduled to die for killing terry lynn matthews back in 1986. her mother kathleen reeves has waited ha long time for justice. >> i'm still alive. i guess as long as it goes on i will be good. >> reporter: i fully expect to see katherine reeves sited in the front row of the witness room tonight when the curtain goes up which is scheduled to begin precisely at 6:00 p.m.. >> and what are the chances? that could possibly halt the execution? >> reporter: yes, there are. i spoke with his attorney a few moments ago. he struck out for the second time today with the 11th circuit court of appeals. he's now appealing his case to the united states supreme court. it's his last chance, his last effort to save the life of oscar ray bowlen and light is dimming for that. >> all right mark douglas live tonight at the state prison in stark, thank you. >>> the sound of chain saws in a south tampa neighborhood are greatly upsetting one homeowner. a developer is putting up a new home and taking down three large trees. the developer has permits to take down the trees and will pl

> in the past i mean we've heard from so many people in in case throughout the years mother and they've accused terri of hating kyron of not being a stepmom leading up to that fateful day. what was your sense about their relationship? you've been speaking to her for several years now. >> i have and she has always been very loving when talking about him. shealks about his favorite color. she talks about what he wants to be when he grows up and so i've never gotten the sense that she hated him. >> what does she think happened that day? she was the last person to see him alive. >> she says she wasn't. she says that there's someone else and that she thinks that he was taken from school. >> doster rihanna have any contact now with her daughter who is now 7 years old or her ex-husband? >> she has not spoken with her daughter orr her ex-husband now and there are no plans to but she is being reintegrat with a relationship with her daughter. >> all right, well, it certainly a fascinating story. elaine aradillas, thanks for you can go to people.com for more exclusive video with terri horman and on friday terri

his mother says she tried to rescue her son from the grips of a gang. reporter terryg of our sister kyw news radio spoke to the mother who's hoping her story saves lives. >> reporter: tieesha mercado is grieving. >> i keep trying to tell myself it's not real. it's not real. >> her son nathaniel plumber, jr. gunned down on this stream in camden. single mom of three says he was a good kid. but after witnessing his father's arrest he changed. >> he spiraled out of control. he went down. he shut down. >> reporter: mercado says nate started hanging with the wrong crowd. she asked for help from counselors and programs. even hoped he went to jail. but the streets took his life before help came. >> it hurts so bad. it hurts. ultimate goal is to catch them before did he really get hook into the outside gangs. report roar reverend john parker, jr. is pastor of baptist church. they work with project guardian a program started by the camden counter police last year. it bring police and former gang members together to give kids like nate a way out. >> to help a person like that to