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mt. vernon remains missing.ck sivertsen reports on this troubling case. >> reporter: in this house, ten miles from where four people disappeared, police rescued one of them. 13-year-old sarah maynard was in the basement, bound and gagged. >> she was being held against her will. she is in good condition. she was taken to a hospital for evaluation. >> reporter: and they arrested a suspect, 30-year-old matthew hoffman. >> matthew is charged with one count of kidnapping. additional charges are expected to be filed. >> reporter: police aren't sure how hoffman is connected to the missing people. neighbors were stunned. >> seen all kind of sheriff cars just started pulling up. s.w.a.t. team came, then the blast i heard, they blasted the door and went in. >> we did not want to give him time to cause any harm to her. so we did use a tactical team. >> reporter: the fate of sarah's mother, tina, brother kody, and family friend stephanie sprang is unknown. the four disappeared last week from this home where police found an

mt. vernon, ohio. his parents live within walking distance of her home.t talking much. even without his cooperation, hoffman's cell phone records and computer, along with surveillance video from neighboring businesses, could provide valuable answers. they can't come soon enough for anxious families and friends enduring another agonizing day. >> i just don't want her out there alone. whatever it is, i don't want her to be alone. >> reporter: tonight, the 13-year-old who may have the key to finding her brother, mother and friend, is safe staying with relatives while this town holds its breath. i'm barbara pinto in mt. vernon, ohio. >> we'll be right back. pkpkpkpkk >>> welcome back, everybody. of course, down to the wire on "dancing with the stars" here. jennifer grey, i'm betting my money on her, i think she could walk away with this thing. nobody puts baby in the corner. she's rocking and rolling on the show. she danced last night and got two perfect scores back to back. two 30s which was pretty special. pretty unprecedented as well. she looked great out

mt. vernon.13-year-old girl is now back with some relatives and the man whom police say kidnapped her is under arrest. and here he is matthew hoffman, a neighbor reports he was a bit strange, had a habit of killing and eating squirrels and killing dogs. earlier today on "studio b," that neighbor said she had no doubt he was up to no good. >> now that i think about everything and that poor little girl in the basement, i can't believe i didn't hear anything. she was so close. and i just feel sorry for her and her family. and i'm sorry. if i would have heard anything, i would have ran over there in a minute, you know. >> shepard: he lives right next door. the neighbor also says she has seen this man, hoffman, leave his house carrying backpacks, going into a certain area and then returning without the backpacks. our senior correspondent rick leventhal with the news live now in mt. vernon. rick, your team spoke with that neighbor as well. what else did she have to say? >> well, shep, the neighbor says

mt. vernon after reports that this man, matthew hoffman may have purchased a tarp at that site.new information that they became aware of mr. hoffman last thursday, when they found a vehicle that was belonged to tina hurman, one of the missing woman and nearby in that parking lot about seven miles from here they also found hoffman sitting in his own vehicle. matthew hoffman, the suspect, now faces kidnapping charges and he'll be in court later this afternoon. that is the latest from mt. vernon, chris, back to you. >> peter, thank you so much. >>> well, if you can believe it, they're still counting ballots up in alaska to see who will head here to the capital for the new senate term. lisa murkowski still holding a slim lead. >>> more than 100 new members of congress are finding their way around washington. we'll talk with a man who was wan once in their shoes. former house speaker dennis hastert who has seen quite a few freshman come and go. diarrhea . ...and? it helped balance her colon. oh, now that's the best part. i love your work. [ female announcer ] phillips' colon health.

mt. vernon estate. the presidents have been part option the turkeys for years y. where they go afterwards has changed, clearly. >> okay. >>> and what is the sound the turkey makes? >> i'm not sure anymore, something like gobble, gobble. >> yeah. >> and he tried to get me to say. >> i tried to remember. >>> experts say the economy is slowly improving and many are struggling out there trying to make ends meet. >> and just looking for the next meal. beth parker takes us to one local mission expanding to meet the demand. >> reporter: harold horner is fixing locks and repairing his life. >> i lost everything. >> reporter: the mission is also his home. he owned a construction company with 70 employees. that was before the recession. >> almost a half million owed for work we completed. >> you did the work and never got paid? >> right, right, i was with my payroll. >> reporter: overwhelmed, he turned to. which. >> and -- turned to alcohol. >> you talk about something coming from a six-figure income to be sleeping in the back of my truck. >> reporter: there are a lot of pe

mt. vernon district is out of town and did talk to us by phone. he said that the grades should always be handed out in a timely manner and that cheating should be handled on a case-by- case bases and that there should be consequences, brian? >> beth. >>> people getting tested with a hope of saving a life. earlier, a bone marrow drive was held at the college university college of medicine. the drive held in the memory of shannon tavares who starred in the lion king. her mother is a howard university alum saying bone marrow donors have a lack of participation and that has to change. >> i'm here in honor of my daughter, pushing for more people to get checked. we have more which were and adults who are in need of transplants. >> shannon tavares died of leukemia two weeks ago. her battle attracted 10,000 people to register as bone marrow donors. several months ago, including musicians like 50-cent and alicia keys. >>> recovering from the strong storms ripping through the area and that is a situation in baltimore turning out to be a tornado. >> and a st

mt. vernon. it does have a nationally recognized livestock facility. so they'll retire there. >> very, very nice. i wonder if they appreciated the president's sense of human. >>> "nightly news" is coming up next. >> thanks for joining us at 5:00. more local news at 6:00. hope to see you then. >> bye-bye.

mt. vernon, george washington's virginia estate.ss in lame duck session, he won't be the only bird in town but he's undoubtedly the luckiest. the tradition of pardoning the presidential turkey doesn't go back all that far. >> up until george h.w. bush, the president ate the turkey for dinner. >> reporter: america's turkey growers have been presenting a national turkey to the president since 1947. president truman told reporters he would greet the bird and then eat the bird. since the first president bush, the turkey pardon has grown into a holiday tradition. turkey growers depend on americans consuming 46 million turkeys over thanksgiving. wouldn't it actually be better for you if the president ate the turkey like everybody else does? sorry about that. >> obviously these two behind me don't think so. >> reporter: the growers promise that all of the birds in the presidential flock will be allowed to live a full life which for a turkey is about 2 1/2 years. two birds a national turkey and an alternate national turkey just in case were

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mt. vernon to live out the remainder of his life. >> we're actually getting two birds.dential and vice presidential bird. >> reporter: that's right. there's a back-up bird just in case something happens. >> you never know. >> reporter: the vice turkey is being kept in an undisclosed location. jake tapper, abc news, the white house. >> years of training led jake to that interview. and don't forget, barbara's full interview, barbara walters' interview with the president and first lady, friday night. we'll see you tomorrow. >>> slow-going in the sierra tonight. we're live on interstate 80 and this is why. >> how have these buildings on the bluffs held up against pounding surf? tonight rescue efforts that has been mired in lawsuits. >> police issue a community alert. a roofless late night crime. the robbery and sexual assault of three women in their homes. >> from awc 7 news i team a $38 million building poorly constructed and some can't be used. >> a young iraqi war victim whose mother risked losing her family so he can have surgery here in the bay area. >> good evening. a

mt. vernon, ohio. >> we'll be right back. >>> welcome back, everybody.ourse, down to the wire on "dancing with the stars" here. jennifer grey, i'm betting my money on her, i think she could walk away with this thing. nobody puts baby in the corner. she's rocking and rolling on the show. she danced last night and got two perfect scores back to back. two 30s which was pretty special. pretty unprecedented as well. she looked straight out there, and again, i thought she may walk away with this thing when all is said and done. looked straight out there. apparently making some news and stealing headlines here is the one and only bristol palin. she's giving interviews where she's kind of let a little behind the scenes inside out. she said basically she is not really liked so much by some of the folks on the show, including that guy there, one of the professional dancers, max -- i'm going to butcher this last night -- shermancopski. "matt does not like me. he thinks i don't deserve to be here because i'm not the best dancer." she's had some pretty low scores alo

mt. vernon. 32-year-old tina herrmanne. 10 yoerld kody and her friend stephanie sprang haven't been seen since sunday but her 13-year-old daughter sarah maynard was bound and gagged in a home. >> reporter: residents in mt. vernon ohio are wondering how such a crime could happen in their neighborhood. >> they found my girl tied in a basement. what would do that to a kid? she's only 13. it's really sad. really particular people. >> reporter: sarah maynard was discovered in a s.w.a.t. team raid on the home of matthew hoff fan. >> she was being held against her will. she's in good condition and was taken to the hospital for evaluation. >> reporter: she had been missing since thursday along with her mother, brother, and family friend. blood has been found in their home in a nearby town. >> we have no one that we're aware of who is deceased so it continues as a missing person's investigation. >> reporter: hoffman is facing one count of kidnapping and so far he has not cooperated. he's served prison time for arson and neighbors sa

mt. vernon, ohio, with the latest this morning.d this morning. >> reporter: good morning, maggie. authorities believe that the man who lived in this house behind me and who is now under arrest can provide significant information to help solve this mystery. police found 13-year-old sarah maynard bound and gagged in the basements of the em home where the kidnapping suspect matthew hoffman lives, ten miles from where the girl and three others disappeared on wednesday. >> she is in good condition. she was taken to a hospital for evaluation. >> reporter: there's been no sign of her mother, tina her man, 10-year-old brother kody or family friend stephanie sprang despite a massive search. hoffman, a 30-year-old ex-con was arrested without a struggle about 8:00 a.m. sunday by s.w.a.t. team officers who blasted their way through the front door . >> there was two sheriff cars walking the road here and all kind of sheriff cars started pulling up and the s.w.a.t. team came. >> reporter: the suspect is expected in court later today. authorities

mt. vernon, ohio.olice believe they found the bodies of tina herrmann, kody maynard and stephanie sprang. the mother, her son, and a family friend disappeared more than a week ago. herrmann's 13-year-old daughter who also disappeared was found over the weekend in the basement of a house about 10 miles from their home. in washington, congressional democrats say they will vote to extend bush era tax cuts only for the lower and middle classes. and the council for the house ethics committee recommended that democrat charlie rangel be censored for improper financial conduct. you can read more about the disappearance of the ohio family on foxnews.com. glenn beck returns in a moment but first bret previews "special report." >> bret: calling for votes extending the bush era tax cuts as new questions surface in their caucus. mike huckabee is the focus of tonight's 12 in 2012 piece. now back to glen. [ applause ] >> glenn: if i had one thing to describe my family growing up, it would be mason jars. i may be one

mt. vernon, ohio.the others are missing still. >>> she was being held against her will, she is in good condition. she was taken to a hospital for evaluation. as of right now, we have not located tina, stephanie or cody. >> matthew hoffman lives in the home where she was found. he is charged with kidnapping. hoffman will appear before a judge this afternoon. >>> more than 100 freshman lawmakers, mostly republicans are on captiol hill for the first day of congress' lame duck session. they will take part in an orientation for the jobs they will hold when they reconvene in january. the issues include the bush era expiring tax cuts and the military's don't ask, don't tell policy. >>> charlie rangel walked out of his ethics trial today. he is accused of failing to report income on his disclosure forms and improperly using resources to raise money for a center in his name. his previous attorneys stepped down. rangel claims he has no money to defend himself in his trial. the committee will determine whether he

mt. vernon, ohio. i want to begin with, if you can, just describe hoffman, describe his character. what was he like? >> he was a little odd, he climbed the trees a lot. he even had like a net hammock in the tree that he would sit in occasion, just look around, you know, watching everything around the neighborhood. and he had his own like tree climbing equipment that he would just climb trees and he took every leaf out of one tree and i guess they found these in his house, along his walls hanging in bags or something. >> let me stop you that because we're hearing that, i wanted to follow up on you, the investigators have been talking to one of the neighbors and i don't know if you're one of the neighbors they have been talking to about some bags of leaves and they have found some of these leaves strung on the walls in his home. >> we don't know what it's like inside his home, all i know is that we seen him in the tree taking all the leaves down plus he trimmed some branches down and sometimes he would hang out on his roof and he was always, you know, wandering off with backpacks, wh

mt. vernon, ohio. >> the public defender told the court that hoffman worked as a tree trimmer. he graduated from the local career center in 1999. >>> charles schuler said the federal government is moving to ban caffinated drinks such as this, four loko, this week. and the alcohol control board is urging people to be careful when taking or selling them. and that is the appeal to underage drinkers. some have ended up in the hospital. >>> police pulled over a man suspected of drunken driving and what happened next was a grand slam. >>> and we're always on wusa9.com. stay with us. we'll be right back. >>> caught on tape, a scary reminder not to drink and drive. this is dash cam video from a laguna beach, california, police cruiser. the driver suspected of dui puts his black prius in reverse and then after he realizes he hit the police cruiser, he jumped back in the car and drove it forward and ruptured the gas station's water line. the driver was arrested and he and his passenger were not injured. >> oh, my goodness. >>> well here is something you don't see every day. a coyote dash

mt. vernon, ohio home about 40 miles north of columbus, acting on some of their own intel and tips they hadmore than one of those missing people. that doesn't happen, but they say that hoffman can definitely lead them to the location of the others, but he is not cooperating at this time. they also say it's unclear what if any connection hoffman has to sarah, her mother, her brother or their friends and we spoke to one of matthew's neighbors a while ago who said that hoffman broke up with his girlfriend about three weeks ago and coming and going from his house, unusual amount lately, always carrying a backpack, which they describe as uncharacteristic. so, julie, at this hour, hoffman is in jail. sarah maynard is in the hospital recovering from a nightmarish week. back to you. >> julie: peter doocy, thank you so much. other headlines developing at this hour, police in california are looking for a driver they say caused a deadly motorcycle crash and then left the scene. five people were killed when police say a guy driving a honda caused another car to swerve into the motorcycle. a british cou

mt. vernon, ohio. a neighbor describes what he heard. a police officer tells us what they found. >> the s.w.a.t. team came and then the blast i heard, there was -- a blast at the door and went in and, you know, i heard the guy was sleeping on the couch and they found one of the girls that was missing tied up down in the basement. >> we have located and rescued 13-year-old sara maynard at approximately 8:00 a.m. this morning. >> the girl was take on the hospital for evaluation. that man was taken into custody. an entire community has been frantically searching for the missing family and their friend since they went missing on wednesday. this story, as we said, is still developing. we have a reporter who's on the scene of this bizarre missing persons story. he is gather ing some details fr us and will join me soon here on cnn. >>> near cancun, mexico, at least seven people including a child were killed today by a powerful blast at a caribbean resort. another 20 people were hurt including two americans. mexican authorities say the explosion

mt. vernon. and she said she hasn't seen her mom, brother or family friend since they disappeared last wednesday. >> reporter: police searching for a missing ohio family comb through this park about 40 miles north of columbus. patrol helicopters flew overhead as officers used boats to check the lake. >> we still would like to remain a hopeful attitude but we have to be realistic. >> reporter: the public park is a block from the house where a s.w.a.t. team rescued 13-year-old sara maynard. >> in the basement they found her. >> reporter: police found maynard bound and gagged in matthew hoffman's basem. they arrested -- the 30-year- old and arrested him. they are still finding the girl's mother, brother and friend stephanie sprang. police found blood in her home which is ten miles from hoffman but from walking distance where her mother and stepfather live. sprang's father helped lead a group of volunteers who came to help with the search. >> thank you, and be careful yourself. >> reporter: hoffman's

mt. vernon.t unfolded when a 13-year-old girl was found bound and gagged in the home of 30-year-old matthew hoffman. her mother, her young brother, and a family friend are still missing right now, and police are saying there's a possibility that those three people still missing have been killed. they are searching a nearby park, near to the home of the suspect. we'll continue to follow this breaking news out of ohio and bring you any developments. we will be right back with more news nation. [ male announcer ] humana and walmart are teaming up to bring you a low-price medicare prescription drug plan called the humana walmart-preferred prescription plan. it's a new plan that covers both brand and generic prescriptions and has the lowest-priced national premium in the country of only $14.80 per month and in-store copays as low as $2. when you could save over $450 a year, you can focus on the things that really matter. ♪ go to walmart.com for details. ♪ [ upbeat instrumental ] [ rattling ] [ gasps ]

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mt. vernon, ohio. we got a little more today, rick, but not a lot. >> we did, shepard.arned today that hoffman wasn't actually in court for his bond hearing. he appeared there on a video screen. authorities told us that was because of the high profile nature of his case. they also told us he was wearing what the sheriff called a suicide gown because apparently he made comments to investigators and jail personnel that he was -- might be a danger to himself. we learned today as well that hoffman was first arrested 10 years ago in colorado and spent nearly seven years in prison there for arson, burglary and car theft. his parole ended just a month ago. shep, tonight i spoke with his public defender who told me that hoffman is cooperating with him but wouldn't say if he is cooperating with authorities. >> shepard: what else are we hearing, rick, from police will b. their search for these three missing? >> well, we know that they are focusing their search on three particular areas, including foundation park, which is basically across the street from hoffman's home. we saw di

mt. vernon parkway.e're just trying to follow all leads right now so we can get this dangerous individual off the streets. >> i'm looking at this police sketch and it shows the suspect with a beard but i read that there were some witnesses who think it might be fake. >> there is some speculation that is out there now that the beard was possibly fake. we have not ruled that out at this time, but we are looking into all areas of concern or anyone that has addressed that to us. >> sergeant, thank you very much. i want to bring in clint now and eyewitnesses tell police, clint, that no words were exchanged between sneiderman and the suspect. was this targeted or was this random? what do the clues tell you? >> this must have been targeted. it appeared the shooter knew right where to find the victim and, number three, the get away, chris, as we know, a late model minivan. the license plates were removed and covered. so, that suggested this guy was cold, calculating. he planned on doing this. i thought the same

mt. vernon held out hope until police found the woman, her son and friend all dead. >> the bodies were located in a wo wooded area inside garbage bags in a hollow tree. >> herrmann's daughter sarah was found alive in matthew's home sunday. matthew is charged with kidnapping so far and now will face murder charges. >>> a seattle police officer is on leave after surveillance video shows him kicking a 17-year-old suspect several times. the plain clothes cop was arresting the teen in an undercover drug investigation. the tape has outraged the community. officers are now being investigated for not alerting top brass that it had happened. >>> the woman who had to share her husband with the girl she helped kidnap is taking the witness stand in his trial again today in salt lake city. wanda barzee told the jury yesterday brian david mitchell was possessive and controlling in their marriage. b barzee herself is serving 15 years after pleading guilty to kidnapping' lies beth smart in 2002. >> p hollywood police say a popular publicist may have been targeted for murder. ronni chasen was gunned down. poli

mt. vernon, ohio, as you noted, bound and gagged in the basement of 30-year-old matthew hoffman, he is behind bars. he'll be in court the first time. facing kidnaps charges. the sheriff says he may face other charges as well. when they got to the home sunday, they were hopeful, authorities were, to find sarah, as well as her mom, 10-year-old brother cody and a family friend. the other three were not there. the question is, where are they now? this man, matthew hoffman, has not been cooperative with police sense he was picked up 24 hours ago. there is some new of course that we've gathered over the day. a search taking place in foundation park, a short distance a what from hoffman's home where sarah maynard was found. investigators say an officer patrolling the area overnight found items described as possibly belonging to some of the victims in this case. at this point, unclear exactly what has happened to them or where they are. there's a news conference and we'll be there for you. >> thank you so much, pete. >> in oregon a new search over the weekend for 8-year-old kyron horman, missing sinc

mt. vernon estate where they'll live out the rest of their lives in peace. >>> good morning once again. 5s very chilly morning. we're now down to 27 degrees in napa, 31 in fairfield. look at livermore now, down to freezing. 32 degrees. 35 in san jose. look at oakland, right at the airport, 35 degrees this morning. so these upper 20s and low 30s around our north and east bay valleys. a freeze warning through 9:00. frost advisory even down to the water due to the cool temperatures down into oakland and berkeley. same story even around san francisco this morning. as you can see we've got this cold pool of air dropping into california. we call it canadian air conditioning after that front went by yesterday. cold, dry air settling in. the next few mornings we'll have to deal with patchy frost. dry conditions this afternoon. next chance of rain will arrive friday, should clear out by saturday but there's a chance briefly saturday morning may see a little low snow across some of the portions of the far north bay. highs in the 50s. 53 san jose. across the north bay, look at these chilly temperatu

mt. vernon, ohio, say the suspect, an ex-con and unemployed tree trimmer, led them to the bodies.were visibly moved when they announced that their worst fears had come true. >> this is probably the saddest day in knox county history that i can remember. >> reporter: 10-year-old kody, his mother tina herrmann, and her 41-year-old friend stephanie sprang, had been missing over a week. when herrmann failed to show up at her job police discovered a bloody scene at her house. sarah maynard, found bound and gagged in the basement of matthew hoffman's home. he's a 30-year-old unemployed tree trim history spent six years in a colorado prison on arson charges. the knox county sheriff said the bodies were found on information provided by the suspect. >> we have discovered and recovered the remains of kody maynard, stephanie sprang, and tina herrmann. the bodies were located in a wooded area inside of garbage bags in a hollow tree. >> reporter: the sheriff also says that the kidnap survivor of the attack, 13-year-old sarah, was present in the house when the murders occurred. although he woul

mt. vernon house.she vanished from her own home ten miles away last wednesday, along with her 10-year-old brother kody, her mother tina herrmann, and her mother's friend stephanie sprang. authorities fear they may be dead. but the search continues with the help of cadaver dogs. >> i just want this family to get some closure. >> reporter: investigators don't know yet if a shoe found in a park, or a sock found on a trail, are tied to the case. they removed a tarp and a trash bag from the teen's home. officials are appealing for help locating three vehicles involved in the investigation. >> we want those pictures out where the public can see them. the f-150 pickup truck, the toyota yaris which belongs to matthew hoffman, and the silver jeep which was recovered at the scene. >> reporter: 30-year-old hoffman is scheduled back in court next tuesday. he's on suicide watch. investigators are revealing little about hoffman's background but an ohio police report from just last month reveals accusations from his

mt. vernon it has a new education it facility. if you can spare an extra day, it will teach you more about george and martha washington. it's a remarkable facility. but your point is right. one of the places i got a comp placement reser placement. it doesn't replace it. there are two stages. the first is at valley forge where washington creates the modern american army capable of replacing british power with american power. the second is the constitutional conventi where a gro of very wise people reach a conclusion they have to write a new constitution because of articles of confederation are hopeless. they really define modern america. it's a comment. here we are some 223 years later with the constitution still the governing document of the us. host: dianne joining us from arkansas. caller: hi newt. i think that you are one of the highest -- have one of the highest intellecting of any politicia politicians. i would love to take one of our history classes. please don't consider running for the presidency. the dems are not going to

mt. vernon. nine years ago, a derailment starts a fire that burns for five days and east coast rail traffic is snarl and the city learns about the dragon waiting to erupt under the streets. since thin -- since then, they've created a plan and five miles of rail are replaced and will continue to be every ten years. and instead of each quarter, the tunnel will get a computerized inspection each month. they'll make a walking inspection each week and improve the danes. drains. >> we're confident we can prevent safety issues. >> reporter: and today, the mayor was taken on a tour to point out what the rail line is doing. >> i think it was important for me to lay eyes on this corridor. >> reporter: and the improvements are more than important. for years, the cfx and city has a contention relationship. once this was settled, the relationship suddenly thawed. >> it may have been bad in the past, we're in a different time now. >> reporter: back to you on tv hill now. >>> the fire department and the railroa

mt. vernon to live out the remainder of his life. >> we're getting two birds, the presidential and the vicesidential bird. >> that's right, there's a backup bird just in case something happens. >> you never know. >> reporter: the vice turkey is being kept in an undisclosed location. jake tapper, abc news, the white house. >> that bird's lucky. you have to feel bad it loses so many of its friends. poor thing. >> don't go turkey, go tofurkey. s skwa >>> holiday headaches. the anxiety at airport checkpoints today. >> we do what we're trained to do. >> how bad weather could challenge travelers even more. >>> fierce firefight in the koreas. the rival countries, the fatal aggression, and the u.s. military response. >>> and, poultry problems. the turkey experts ready to help you in the kitchen. it's wednesday, november 24th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> that's right, folks. only here you'll have a chance to hear our biggest questions that we've sort of told people about. the butterball expert is answering all the things you want to know. how to cook the perfect breasts and legs a

mt. vernon, ohio, with the latest on the story. good morning, barbara. >> reporter: good morning, robin. a lone suspect in this case, matthew hoffman, appears in court today. and investigators say, he may have been watching the members of the missing family in the days before they disappeared. from the air and on the water, police combed every corner of this park near matthew hoffman's home. >> the fact that only one person has been located since last wednesday. you have to be realistic that there's a possibility that these folks are dead. >> reporter: a s.w.a.t. team found 13-year-old sarah maynard sunday, bound and gagged, held captive in hoffman's basement. she had been missing since wednesday, along with her mother, tina hermann, 10-year-old brother, kody, and family friend, stephanie sprang. police found hoffman in his car nearby. investigators believe the four came upon hoffman at tina hermann's home last wednesday. the only connection, hoffman's parents live within walking distance. sarah was at hoffman's home, ten miles awa

mt. vernon, as a result, matthew has been arrested and charged with one count of kidnapping and now theyhe has a connection to the family but they say the 30-year-old, you see him on the screen, has a prior conviction on his record, for arson and we did digging and found out when he was 19 he set a fire in colorado to cover up a burglary and the sheriff said he has not been cooperating but that they do believe he knows the location of sar recess mother, and her sonics cody and her friend, 41-year-old stephanie sprang whose whereabouts are not own at this hour. >> we are optimistic and trying to remain optimistic and, we have since this started. that is what we have encouraged to family to try to do, as well. >> reporter: sarah is hospitalized in good condition and she was bound and gagged and, the sheriff made clear she was restricted to the point that she could not call out for when authorities arrived and said because of the dangerous nature of the situation, they recovered sarah this morning with a s.w.a.t. team, to make sure he couldn't have any time to harm anyone before they got to

mt. vernon estate. >> i love the alternate. >> how many alternates can we have?bill karins is here with a look at your forecast. >> unfortunately, winter is starting to show up out west and also in areas of the northern plains. temperatures are brutal from the dakotas tall way through montana. some of that cold air is making its way to minnesota. on the west coast, rain in california and heavy mountain snow in the high el visions. enjoy it if you're a skier. ht.> all r good morning to you. we will seew sno in the bay aari feet at the north end.he mostly across the mountains. some of the rain has been heavy in the bay. there's pink and white turning to snow, again, 2,500 feet. highs in the 50s. a couple scattered showers and thunderstorms. weekend forecast. amy? >> bill, thank you. tonight on nbc, college football fans will be watching the big showdown between army and notre dame. it's taking place at yankee stadium where the ballpark is making unique changes for the big game. here's nbc's mike taibbi. >> it seemed a little out of place. manhattan's pep rally for

mt. vernon it has a new education it facility.e an extra day, it will teach you more about george and martha washington. it's a remarkable facility. but your point is right. one of the places i got a comp placement reser placement. it doesn't replace it. there are two stages. the first is at valley forge where washington creates the modern american army capable of replacing british power with american power. the second is the constitutional convention where a group of very wise people reach a conclusion they have to write a new constitution because ofrticles of confederation are hopeless. they really define modern america. it's a comment. here we are some 223 years later with the constitution still the governing document of the us. host: dianne joining us from arkansas. caller: hi newt. i think that you are one of the highest -- have one of the highest intellecting of any politicia politicians. i would love to take one of our history classes. please don't consider running for the presidency. the dems are not going to ease up. you

mt. vernon new york, and i just had two quick questions.most people speak about how there's different ways in getting involved and getting into politics, but it seems a lot of us have advanced degrees. is that the most essential way into getting into public office or is this doing anything against -- or to better our community, and secondly, how can we encourage youth to be engaged when private sector jobs are more higher paying and public service jobs only offer a salary for our loans. can you speak to that and our fact of the community? thank you so much for being here. >> i'll chime in a little on both. on the advanced degree, actually, i had this conversation before the program started with a young lady helping with the program. i got my masters degree from american university in public communication. again, i'm press secretary. i do communications like jamal on behalf of the hud secretary. at that time i went back to school, i was working for congressman william jefferson, a former cbc member. you may have heard of him. he's from new o