the mother of natalee holloway travels to peru to come face to face with a man suspected of killing her daughter. >>> good morning to you. i'm joe krebs. the rain has stopped around the region. we have 69 degrees. let's find out whether they will get any more rain today or perhaps into the weekend. >> here's tom. good morning to you. >> we certainly could use some. we got some beneficial rain orth and west of washington. most of the metro area now drying out. less than 0.1 in the area. right nows we look at the temperatures on this friday morni, it's a mild start to this friday in the wake of the rain from overnight. right now temperature at the national airport is 71. in the upper 60s in prince george's county and arlington county, montgomery and fairfax now mid-60s. radar scanning the sky there may be one sinkle there. we see the little blue speck near warrenton. and the rainfall totals not much around here. more in the shenandoah valley. temperatures ithe upper 50s. eastern shore, tidewater, near 70. over the last 12 hours is the rain. moving through eastern new engnd and producing s

. >> now to the showdown in peru, the mother of natalee holloway confronted the man who may have beenolved with her dispierce. >> beth hol istill in peru, according to the attorney. she said she heard enough of his stories in prison. she teamed up with a beth holloway twitty entered the prison, and told joran van der sloot saying she had no hate in her heart for him. >> he is held in connection with the death of stepny flores. her death was decided on the five-year anniversary of the disappearance of natalee holloway in arub a he was the main person in that case, never convicted. he is charged with extorting money from natalee holloway's family for inrmation. >> i took advantage of the situation. >> she did most of the talking, when she was finished, joran said he couldn't talk and handed her his attorney's business card. they removed her once they deterned she didn't have permission to talk to him. >> this is what, she is focused and motivated. she is being driven from hurt right now. >> reporter: van der sloot's attorney said she is being used by the media to create a tv speci speci

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a sense, that she wanted to see him. >> reporter: she reportedly asked van der sloot about natalee holloway'sisappearance. he refused to answer. she left. the incident comes days after a dutch tv interview from inside that prison, aired on nbc's "dateline," in which van der sloot seems to blame the holloway case for making his life miserable. >> so many things have happened because of that case. people bothering me, lying to me, you name it, anything else. i have a lot of anger because of that also. >> reporter: earlier this month, van der sloot admitted to a dutch newspaper, he tried to extort $250,000 from natalee's mom, in exchange for the location of natalee's remains. i wanted to get back at natalee's family, he said. her parents have been making my life tough for five years. followers of the case say those interviews may be what compelled holloway twitty to confront van der sloot. >> i think anything to want to stare in the eyes of the person that she believes murdered her daughter. >> reporter: van der sloot is in the prison, awaiting trial for the may 30th hotel room murder of stephan

the man long suspected in natalee holloway's disappearance got a surprise visit in jail this week fromother than natalee's mother, beth twitty who went to peru and confronted van der sloot face to face. michelle kosinski has the story. >> reporter: when we heard about this we thought what? but five years ago when natalee holloway disappeared in aruba, her mother vowed to never give up, to use all of her energy to find out what happened. well, she has kept that promise. traveling down to peru now where joran van der sloot is held in a prison awaiting trial for murdering a young woman down there, and she confronted him face to face. we recently heard this interview done behind bars with joran in which he tells a dutch tv reporter that life behind bars isn't that bad that, he's been teaching the guards english in his private cell and now claims he knows nothing about what happened to natalee. well, beth holloway's attorney said she had simply had enough hearing this. she went down there, teamed up with a dutch tv crew, got inside that prison and let joran have it, telling him that the uni

an attorney for natalee holloway's mother says that natalee holloway's mom sneaked into prison, one ofnotorious prisons in all the world to confront joran van der sloot. we're told she didn't have clearance to speak with him but did anyway. although he didn't comment on her daughter's disappearance, she tells us. he faces murder charges in another case as well as extortion charges here in the united states. the feds say he tried to get money from the holloway family in exchange for telling them where natalee holloway's remains are hidden. whether he really knows or not doesn't really matter. it's one way to avoid a confirmation battle. president obama changed the job description. we'll explain how that worked out. plus, you can use it to read a book or a newspaper or a magazine, but should you drive a vehicle at the same time the bus driver caught on video. that's next. >> shepard: president obama blasting g.o.p. leaders for opposing his plan to extend tax cuts for the middle class but not the richest americans. >> i am urging the leaders of the other party to stop holding middle class

natalee holloway's mother.eportedly snuck in with a dutch journalist when's been sort of following him and chronicling the story for sometime and hearing about their confrontation behind bars in a couple of minutes. >> the twists and turns you never expect them and then they are. >>> if you're headed to the gym, a workout before the gym, watch this before you go to the gym. be careful where your put your feet, your hands, your gym bag. anything else you're going to check. susan koeppen is checking out germs at the gym. frankly, it is disgusting. it's everywhere. so we want to keep you healthy. we are going to show you where the germs are, how to avoid them coming up in a little bit. >>> first this, the admission, stunning admission from a woman that gained sympathy after saying an assailant threw acid in her face an now saying she made it all up. in a moment speaking exclusively with derri velarde who was also attacked. here's cbs news news correspondent ben tracy with more on the original incident. >> if we ca

that visitor, the mom of missing teen natalee holloway.ears ago. he's behind bars accused of killing a young woman he met in peru. michelle kosinski has the details of the jailhouse confrontation. >> reporter: when we heard about this, we thought "what?" but five years ago her mother vowed to never give up to use all her energy to find out what happened. she has kept that promise, traveling down to peru now where joran van der sloot is held in a prison awaiting trial for murdering a young woman down there, and she confronted him face to face. we recently heard this interview done behind bars in which he says life behind bar isn't that bad. he's been teaching the guards english and now claims he knows nothing about what happened to natalee. beth holloway's said she had enough of hearing this. she teamed up with a dutch tv crew, got inside the prison and let him have it. telling him the united states has not forgotten about him. whatever happens in peru, he still faces an indictment for extortion here. and if he knows anything, he should say

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he's still the main suspect in the cdisappearance of natalee holloway.loot says he took thousands of dollars from the holloway family. >> when he was arrested for the murder of stephany flores, the fbi accused him of accepting money in return for information lead to go natalee holloway's body. now during this interview with a dutch newspaper, van der sloot says he did it purely out of revenge. charged with the murder of 21-year-old stephanie flores, joran van der sloot has been talking, but not about that murder case. during an interview with a dutch newspaper, van der sloot admits to extorting $25,000 from the parents of natalee holloway in exchange for the locate of their daughter's body. when asked why, he says he did it because he wanted to get back at them saying, quote, her parents have been making my life tough for years. when they offered to pay for the girl's location, i thought why not. holloway disappeared in may 2005 in aruba and van der sloot was the prime suspect. four months ago he was caught during an fbi sting operation. he gave an agent

. >>> the mother of missing teenager natalee holloway topped wednesday with prime suspect jor van der sloot van inside the peruvian prison where he's being held. beth holloway went in to with a dutch journalist and spoke to van der sloot for a few minutes. she told van der sloot she had no hate for him. van der sloot then gave her his attorney's business card and he was removed because she didn't have permission to be there in the first place. on the "today" show, twit ti's lawyer says she did not consult with him before going to that prison. >> beth knows i'm very measure and cautious and if she asked me what i thought, she might not like the response or i'd ask her to think about it a little more. >> you would have advised her not to do it? >> not necessarily. i think she made up her mind and didn't want to hear anything to the contrary. >> van der sloot is being held in connection with the death of a peruvian woman, 21-year-old stephany flores. he remains the only suspect in the disappearance of natalee holloway in aroo ba. >>> in florida, a case of school bullying ended badly with

what he says did he to the family of natalee holloway. >> some dramatic pictures as a r . residential ighborhood. >>> the 20-year-old union city man investigators say admitted shooting a fremont police officer last week will be arraigned in a courtroom tomorrow. he is charged with ten felonies including attempted murder for shooting the officer ten days ago. young was shot twice in the pelvis and is still in serious but stable condition. the man was arrested the next day in san diego county a quarter mile from the mexican border and now being held in oakland. >>> two disturbing attacks, one in arizona and another in washington have investigators wondering if they're dealing with a copycat crime. for the second time in less than a week, a woman has been attacked with acid. in both cases the victim didn't know her attacker. miguel almaguer reports. >> she just looked at me with these eyes as if she was saying something. >> from her hospital bed, she recalls the horrifying moment when she was ambushed and when the acid hit her face. >> but it immediately started to just burn.

beth holloway reportedly told joran van der sloot that she had no hate for him in her soul, but she does want to bring natalee home. van der sloot is charged with murdering a second woman. holloway's attorney says his client did not violate any laws by visiting him. >>> a washington woman who claimed a stranger threw acid in her face is now admitting she did it to herself. bethany storro faces multiple charges. now, her story drew worldwide sympathy and attention last month when she told the public a woman in the park threw acid at her leaving her face disfigured. police in oregon say the parts of her story didn't add up. after a search of her house, she admitted the attack was self-inflicted. >>> the big question in the big apple this morning, coming up, did new york get hit with something really twisted? and it's the end of the world as far as soap operas are concerned. the new show you are going to see in the time slot. >>> our weather has been a little topsy-turvy lately. they say it's summer be it hasn't felt like it. and as we move into fall, so do the chances of rain showers. i have your weekend foreca

kelley is an attorney representing natalee holloway's mother. accused of extorting money from the holloway family, but he says he was angry for in his words the holloway family hassle him for years. >> you know, it's always been with joran, he's always the victim, he's always, you know, seeking attention. he's always misunderstood and somebody's absolutely going to tell the truth, i have heard those words from him so many times and he's a pathological liar. >> you met with him this year twice, you're the one that gave him that initial $10,000 from beth twitty. >> sure. >> hopefully in exchange for information about the whereabouts of her daughter's body. is he willing to admit it's extortion? >> i've got about 3 1/2 hours of videotape and audiotape and e-mails i have exchanged with him and the whole scenario as it played out, so he doesn't have to admit to anything, it's all memorialized. >> he says it's the holloway family that initiated this exchange. >> he contacted me directly in a desperate way, he was asking for money, demanding money in ex

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. >>> coming up, what happened when natalee holloway's mother visited yurn van der sloot. >>> and how good morning and welcome back. the mother of missing teenager natalie hal way met face to face with jurn van der sloot in prison. she got access wednesday through a dutch journalist. she told van der slot, quote, she had no hate in her soul for him. his attorney told nbc the meeting lasted less than a minute. prison officials made her leave because she did not have per mission to talk to him. he's the main suspect in natalee holloway's 2005 disappearance in aru but was never charged in connection with that case. >>> bob barker, 86 years odd, fainted at a shooting range yesterday. he was rushed to a hospital but soon released. >>> a local connection to that deadly shooting at johns hopkins. >>> one hurricane intensifies while another loses steam. we'll be right back. >>> we have learned some new details in the deadly johns hopkins shooting. wh virginia neighbors are saying what happened. >>> good morning to you. >>> good morning to you. welcome to news 4 today. it is thursday. it is no

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bank accounts were even set up to help her. >>> a one-time suspect in the arubadisapprance of natalee hollowayh the mother of the missing teen while in jail. beth holloway twitty's aorney said she sbeept the prison with a dutch journalist and spoke to bjorn van der sloot for a few minutes. she was kicked out because she didn't have permission to be there. the journalist said she told van der sloot snowed hate in her het for him. he is being held in the murder of a peruvian woman. >>> an actor best known for playing an electronics store clerk in the 40-year-old rgin was convicted of attempted murder. police say shelly tried to kill his girlfriend two years ago by stabbing her more than 20 times. he said he miook her for an attacker in the dark. he is now facing 21 years to life in prison. >>> more news to come at 4:00. a toddler under water for almost half an hour. barely a chance to survive. now he is full of life. hear from the mother. >>> plus, how often can people be chosen for jury duty? liz crenshaw will answer that question and aew3q what's up ? ugh. my feet are killin' me. you should ge

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mone that was donated to help the woman. >>> a one-time suspect in the aruba disappearance of natalee holloway met with the mher of the missing teenager. she wa in jail. still is. beth holloway twiy's attorney said she sbeen the prison and spoke to van der sloot for a few minutes. she was then kicked out because she didn't have permission to be there. she said she had no hate inher heart for him. van der sloot is being held in the murder of a peruvian woman. >> 2-0 terps will be in morgantown. the redskins' offense expects improvement. they will need it. and a georgia high school running back decides to leap over the competition. this is ridiculous. >>> 2-0 won't surprise me will. >> i'll take change. >> i said i would not be surprised if they won. didn't i? >> no. you did not. >> check the tape. >> didn't he used to write a colonel yum called the bandwagon? >> yes. >> you're on it already. >> no, not quite. i said i would ot be surprised. >> i wouldn't be surprised either. texas still a three-point favorite over the redskins on sunday. the same number the cowbo were favored by and we saw how

. >> the mother of natalee holloway has come face-to-face with joran van der sloot. how she sneaked into one of south america's worst prisons to confront joran van der sloot. what happened next. [ woman ] alright, so this tylenol 8 hour lasts 8 hours. but aleve can last 12 hours. and aleve was proven to work better on pain than tylenol 8 hour. so why am i still thinking about this? how are you? good, how are you? [ male announcer ] aleve. proven better on pain. >>shepard: and now the mother of the missing and presumed dead girl natalee holloway sneaked into a prison where the suspect, joran van der sloot is in custody, to con front him about her daughter. we are told she had five minutes with him before the workers realized she was not supposed to be there. she went missing during a vacation in aruba and the prime suspect, joran van der sloot on the left but there is not enough evidence to charge him. he is facing a murder charge from peru in the death of another young woman and extortion charges in the united states. investigators from the u.s. say he demanded money

in what we might she have jeopardized the on going investigation of the whereabouts of natalee hollowayloway at this appoint. her daughter has been missing for five years. we all know joran van der sloot is the prime suspect in her disappearance as well as the death of the girl in peru. no attorney would have advised her to go into the prison without warning and confront the main suspect -- >> she went with a dutch film crew, so they may have misrepresented herself. >> yes, exactly. i will say, i don't think it's going to have any bearing on the case, any bearing on the investigation. >> okay. >> i think we can all agree that any mother whose child is missing five years is going to get rather desperate. >> let's talk about another case. talk about misrepresenting the facts, washington woman bethany storro who claimed she was attacked by a woman, even gave a full description of this woman, being a black woman who splashed acid in her face. now come to find out she admits to police this was a hoax. this was self-inflicted. what kind of charge is she facing right now besides filing a false

martha: coming up, for more than five years, natalee holloway's family has been seeking answers. now her mother has taken a very dramatic step in getting those answers. sneaking into a prison, where joran van der sloot sits accused of another murder. bill: also the republican candidate who just has everyone talking, delaware senator hopeful christine o'donnell debating chris coons for the first time last night under the big bright lights in delaware. how did they do? you'll hear it. >> i think before we can do things like advocate patient-centered health care reform we must repeal this health care bill. uncle sam has no business in the examination room, coming between you and your doctor. martha: a shocking new revelation about what was thought to be a horrific crime. a washington state woman who said that a stranger walked up to her and threw acid in her face is now admit thank she made this whole thing up. dan springer is in our seattle bureau. dan, this is such a bizarre story. what is she saying? >> reporter: well, bizarre, and just unbelievable that somebody would do this to

. >>> the mother of missing teenager natalee holloway reportedly sneaked into a peruvian prison where jordan van der sloot is being held and confronted her about his daughter. she spoke to van der sloot for five minutes but did not get any answers beforeeing removed. >>> and meet the animal being affectionately dubbed mini moo, the world'ssmallest cow according to guinness world records. the sheet-sized cow hals from northern england and is just 33 inches long. >>> now here is an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opened at10,594 after gaining 22 points yesterday. the s&p was down a fraction but the nasdaq added one point. taking a look at oveeas trading this morning, in tokyo, the nikkei rose 116 points while in hong kong the hang seng climbed 279. trading was mixed on wall street on thursday as investors looked pass news on the economy focusing instead on bellwether company fedex. the shipping firm darkened the mood falling after announcing it would elinate 1700 jobs in an effort to prop up its money losing trucking business. >>> on the brighter side, the l

. >> natalee holloway's mother makes a surprise visit to a peruvian jail. why police cut her visit with joran van der sloot short. >> find out what most voters think. the results of a new poll, coming up. >>> a live look outside in the south bay and a place where it feels balmy for right now and the changes are coming in. we will keep tabs on that throughout the morning. our state is in a real mess. and i'm not going to give you any phony plans or snappy slogans that don't go anywhere. we have to make some tough decisions. we have to live within our means. we have got to take the power from the state capitol and move it down to the local level, closer to the people. and no new taxes, without voter approval. we have got to pull together not as republicans or as democrats but as californians first. at this stage in my life, i'm prepared to do exactly that. >>> good morning and welcome back. a nice looking shot and we have some of your highs although rain is in the works coming down the pike. you are looking at temperatures in the 80s or upper 70s. rob will ha

what he's saying about accusations that he tried to extort money from natalee holloway's parents. >>> and we'll show you the move by t t fois help fishermen. he ellen, what are you doing? just brewing up some dunkin' donuts coffee -- want some? [ whoosh! ] i'd love some. one taste, and you'll understand. delicious dunkin' donuts coffee. pick some up where you buy groceries. america runs on dunkin'. >>> angelina jolie is in pakistan to meet with victims of the deadly flooding that left millions homeless. jolie is in the country as a goodwill ambassador. you may have seen her in this psa. new video shows the city still dealing with feet of water as people struggle to find basic needs like food and shelter. >>> new this morning, iran is calling on the world not to make the stoning of a woman to death for adultery a human rights issue. a government spokesperson issued a statement today saying that the public outcry over the punishment is because of false information. the woman still faces charges she was involved in her husband's killing but most trials in iran are behind closed doors so

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natalee holloway's mother is in peru this morning. she and a dutch documentary worker visited a prison where the man suspected in natalee's disappearance is being held. beth twitty snuck in without identifying who she was. she and joran van der sloot met for a little while before they realized who she was and escorted her out. van der sloot has not been charged with the disappearance of natalee holloway. >>> sharing a series of surveillance photos with the public. clearly can see the robber here. you can see this. reaching over the counter, still pointing the gun at the teller. then you see him with a wad of cash in his hand. it's unclear how much money he got away with. >>> and disturbing video in turkey. a toddler, crawling on a busy highway, escapes unharmed. take a look at this. his mother says she left him sleeping under some bushes and didn't notice when he woke up and wandered off. several cars zoomed past until a driver noticed and slowed traffic down. >> i've seen that a couple of times. real scare stuff there. one thing we c

now he's accused of killing a woman five years after natalee holloway disappeared. she said she didn't have any hate in her heart. he didn't respond. he just gave her her lawyer's business card. >>> the mother of jaycee dugard wants to be compensated by the state for her nightmare ordeal she went through trying to find her lawyer for 18 years. >>> the university of california and california state university will each get $106 million in federal stimulus money. the state's community colleges will split $5 million. csu says the one-funding will allow them to admit up to 10,000 new students and restore classes. uc reportedly plans to spend the money to hire faculty. >>> and today, the obama administration is fighting back against critics. the white house is releasing a greatist hits list of projects around the country. alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. bureau with more. >> reporter: good morning, tori. the white house is releasing its list of the top 100 stimulus projects projects that are changing the country. number five is the caldecott tunnel expansion.

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natalee holloway's mother desperately wanted answers about her daughter's death. prison in peru where her daughter's accused killer is being held. beth holloway twity confronted joran van der sloot that she wanted answers, she demanded them. she apparently slipped in with a dutch journalist. van der sloot is facing murder charges in the death of another young woman, this woman, a peruvian student stephanie flores. there are fears about the health effects now following that massive gas explosion out in san bruno, california. the fire released potentially dangerous toxins into the air including asbestos. they are working on a plan to clean up and help residents involved. they're worried the weather forecast for the weekend could make the situation worse. the memorial service was held for a mother and daughter killed in the blast. those are the friday headlines. >> all right. 2 minutes after the top of the hour. >> president obama just hours away from appointing elizabeth warren as the head of the new consumer financial protection bureau but that's not her official t

she was like a friend. >> she accused of extortion in connection with the case of natalee holloway.he american high school student last seen alive with him in aruba more than five years ago. he said he took money from her family and lied when he told her where to find the remains. >> they're kept contacting me and asking for it so i said at one point i thought okay, i took advantage of the situation. >> on "today," the holloway family attorney said it was the other way around. >> here contacted me directly, sort of pathetic desperate way he was asking for money and demanding money in exchange for information. the whole premises of giving him the money is understanding he was going to lie. >> jor an said he has been wronged. >> people bothering me and lying to me and anything else. i have a lot of anger because that was also. >> now kept away from the sunshine, he does yoga, meditates and reads. he gets letters, mostly from americans and all he claims supportive. what he enjoys now is teaching. guards come to his cell to learn english. he wants to make the most of time. understanding

. >>> the mother of missing teenager natalee holloway reportedly sneaked into a peruvian prison whereime suspect joran van der sloot is being held and confronted him about her daughter. local media say beth holloway spoke to vander sloot for five minutes but did not get any answers before being removed by authorities. >>> and meet the animal affectionately dubbed mini moo. it's because it's the world's smallest cow. according to guinness world records, the sheep-size cow hails from northern england and is just 33 inches tall. cute little one. >>> well, now here's your first look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 10,594 after gaining 22 points yesterday. the s&p was down a fraction, but the nasdaq added one point. taking a look at overseas trading. in tokyo, the nikkei rose 116 points while in hong kong, the heng seng climbed 279. trading was mixed on wall street thursday after investors looked past encouraging news on the economy, focusing instead on troubles at bellwether company fedex. the shipping firm darkened the mood fall 3g% after announcing it would el

he is accused of murdering a woman five years after the disappearance of natalee holloway. holloway twitty said she had no hate in her soul, but joran van der sloot did not talk. she gave him a business card for his lawyer. >>> the fbi is investigating a bomb square on a flight to hawaii from los angeles. the plane was searched and passengers were rescreened. >>> a hefty fine for pg&e for the death of an employee. 26-year-old max martinez was electrocuted in march while working on an underground vault. part of the investigation from osha revealed a lack of safety inspection for employees. the you -- utility has 15 days to decide to appeal. >>> let's go back to sal for the latest on traffic. >> the traffic on the bay bridge is backing up. there is a bug on our lens as well. that is besides the point. traffic is backing up. moving along and taking a look at 880 north and south in oakland. foggy there. if you are driving in livermore valley, not a big back up. a bit of slowing coming in at 580 and 238 with a crash there. watch for slowing in that area. 238 especially. let's go

guards english lessons in his private cell, now denying he knows anything about what happened to natalee holloway. beth holloway hearing this has simply had enough. she went to peru, teamed up with the dutch tv crew, got inside that jail and let joran have it. >> i will proceed with every understand of energy i have and i'm not going to stop. >> reporter: that was beth holloway five years ago, her daughter had just disappeared in her high school graduation trip to aruba. today beth has kept her promise. has not stopped. this week headed down to the dusty hills outside lima, peru to castro castro prison, to confront joran face to face. beth with a dutch news crew got inside the lockup where joran is awaiting trial for murder. her attorney says for several minutes, beth holloway did all of the talking, very difficult emotionally for her, telling joran that the united states is still watching him, that whatever happened in peru, he still faces an indictment for extortion here, that if he knows something about what happened to natalee, it's time to tell it now, not ten years down the road, but now. a

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. >>> and the mother of missing american teen natalee holloway is in peru.s where's the prime suspect in the disappearance of her daughter is jailed. facing charges in a separate murder case. the dutch journalist accompanying beth holloway said they visited joran van der sloot's prison but he wouldn't say whether she met with the suspect. >>> the fda could yank approval on avastin. it is a popular treatment for breast cancer. in july, an advisory panel voted 12-1 just not helping. pulling the approval will actually mean insurance companies could stop paying for it. >>> and bp is completed a relief well that intersects the damaged gulf well. crews will pump heavy mud and cement into the bottom of the crippled well to permanently plug it. >>> and you know that old song about how they paved paradise, put up a parking lot. well, here's a new twist. we're going to show you where they're putting paradise back at least for a little while, right, josh? >> reporter: standing in the middle of a park that did not exist yesterday. this is part of a global event with doz

. >> confronting a killer face-to-face, natalee holloway's mother talked with joran van der sloot inside the peruvian prison where he is being held. a dutch journalist said beth told van der sloot she had no hate in her heart for him. she was remove friday the prison because she didn't have permission to be there. he is being held in the death of stephany flores and was charged with extoerding money from her family. >>> a woman who made headlines claiming someone threw acid in her face said she did it to herself. she spoke from a portland hospital still recover for example severe burns. she told police a random woman threw acid in her face, but police said there were holes in her story. she could be charged with filing a false police report. >> we are hour away from a possible permanent seal in the blown out well in the gulf of mexico. the relief well and blown out portion are connected meaning they can start pumping concrete in and seal it for good. that's the bottom kill method we talked about. it's expected to be completed by the end of the weekend. a criminal investigation into what

>>> natalee holloway's mother caught sneaking into the prison where joran van der sloot is being held. >>> and prince william officially gets his wings. the sky's the limit for the man who would be king. >>> good morning, everyone. george, at one point, i thought i was back on the gulf coast. >> this was a scary several minutes in new york city last night, right around 5:00, when these green clouds just came roaring in. >> it's one for the record books. winds of up to 100 miles per hour whipped through the city at the height of rush hour. in some streets, almost every tree came down. you see there? right out of the sidewalks. and investigators are heading out this morning to see if a tornado actually touched down. we've only had eight tornadoes since 1950, here in the city. and the storm, all caught on tape. from stadiums to street corners. new yorkers had their cameras rolling. and we're going to bring you the extraordinary pictures. and sam is in queens, smack-dab in the middle of that damage. >> everyone is a cameraman. everyone, a journalist. we have amazing pictures. >>> also thi

and updated forecasts any time, log onto wjz.com. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> five years later, natalee holloway'sher remains committed. she goes to jail to confront the man suspected in her daughter's disappearance. beth twitty said she entered the jail and confronted him. she said she wanted him to know she's determined to find out what happened to her daughter. holloway disappeared on a graduation trip in 2005. >>> a terror alert hit london today, during the post historic visit to britain. six men are in custody. and police say they may have been plotting the attack against the 84-year-old pontiff. charlie d'agata reports from london. >>> british security teams are on guard after uncovering a suspected terror plot, targeting pope benedict. scotland yard says counter terrorism teams got word of a threat overnight and launched a predawn raid on an office in central london. five men are under arrest between 26 and 50 years old. all reportedly of arab descent. police say they haven't found any hazardous materiality in their searches. the pope spokesman said the pontiff was told about the threat as

. >>> natalee holloway's mother has a face to face in a jail with the man suspected in her daughter'sappearance from aruba. the teen vanished in aruba five years ago. her mother tells nbc she entered the cell to confront joran van der sloot who's in custody for accused of killing a peruvian woman in may. she wants him to know she's determined to get her answers. >>> pope benedict carrying on with his visit to england despite a terrorist scare. officers acting on a tip raiding a garbage depot this morning and arrested five street cleaners. some of the suspects say they're from north africa. officers took a sixth person into custody later. none of the men are yet charged. the pope is in britain for a four day visit. >>> out of the secret service revealing service. why the first black serviceman said they did all they coulto protect jfk. ugh... what's up ? my feet are killing me... you should get some custom fit orthotics. i can't afford that. now you can... oh ! dr. scholl's custom fit orthotic center... ( woman ) you have flat feet... i do ? ( man ) orthotic 430 is recommended. it reco

must have been a highly emotional and incredibly dramatic meeting, the mother of missing teen, natalee hollowayn der sloot after sneaking into the peruvian prison where he is being held in another murder case. the two reportedly talked for five minutes before authorities removed her. her lawyer was on "today" show this morning. >> i know she was in castro castro and she saw joran and i know she definitely wasn't a arrested. a lot of people reported that nothing was taken from her. it was done without violating any laws or breaking any regulations, but she did it. >> let's get more on the story now from nbc's michelle. >> i will not stop. >> reporter: that was beth holloway five years ago. her daughter, natalee just disappeared on her high school graduation trip to aruba. last seen getting into a car with joran van der sloot. today, beth has kept her promise. has not stopped. this week headed down to the dusty hills outside lima, peru, to castro castro prison to confront joran, face-to-face. beth, with a dutch news crew, got inside the lock up where joran is awaiting trial for murder and he beca

. >>> it's reported joran van der sloot suspected in the disappearance of natalee holloway admitted extorting money from hall lo we's parents. he took the money in exchange for revealing the location of halloway's body. a dutch newspaper quoted van der sloot saying when they offered to pay for the girl's location, i thought, why not. van der sloot is charged in killing a woman in peru. holloway's body has not been located. >>> and now to this man. was he pushed or did he jump in over the weekend jet blue said slater was not an employee but yesterday he said he resigned. last month he made headlines for exiting a plane by sliding down the emergency shoot after grabbing two beers. he still faces charges of reckless endangerment. >>> now here's sean mcclof lynn. good morning to you. >> a great labor day here. a lot of folks are back here nor the jimmy walk this sunday. who is having a barbecue today? anyone? anyone? people, it is labor day. let me tell you who will not have a barbecue or will have to reschedule. here comes hermine, the eighth name tropical season. what about landfall later tonig