soon, colleen and newell cerak got a call about their daughter whitney. >> i think they just told mei just said thank you. i didn't talk very long on the phone. >> reporter: the crash killed five people. others survived. some with serious injuries. laura van ryn's family rushed to the hospital to find her covered with bandages. how hard was it to see, suzy, to see your daughter in that state? >> horrible. very. >> it was very hard. >> very hard. >> reporter: the ran vivan ryn' up a bedside vigil for their daughter laura. while the cerak's planned a funeral for their daughter whitney. but in the hospital as the days went by, something strange was hopping. >> you noticed something about her teeth. >> these two on either side in the front looked different to me. >> reporter: and as the patient in the bed began to regain her appearance, and her memory, the van ryns doubts increased. after five weeks of round-the-clock care they asked a question of the woman they still hoped was laura. >> i said can you tell me your name? and she said, "whitney." >> reporter: a shocking realization. someh

it's an on newell event. we articulate what we need this year we focused on things like potable water and how to create it without the big reverse osmosis water purification units that weigh a great deal. that's the focus, increasing our ability to operation in os tear environments. >> and in an efficient and ready way. you move quicker with less of those batteries, for example. >> i was amazed how much -- >> we're fielding that equipment because when we fielded it to the 1st battalion all the other marines saw it and there was a demand signal immediately raised. the others wanted it as well. we have to get it to them early enough so they are proficient at using it. we have relearned a lesson, is that when you field equipment, when marines are already deployed, it's not going to be very effective. we've worked hard to get it to the marines before they deploy. but when we do, they absolutely have found that to be extraordinarily useful. it goes to energy, lights, things you've seen. >> also from the air force

health and pel newellness. three-step process. out to facebook to see how many people actually used this link. they didn't want to give verified data. i have to tell you from a number of reliable sources it was upwards in the thousands. typic it's a pretty remarkable tool. in short you can go on your facebook timeline and register to be an organ donor. pretty nice little feature. >> that's great. i think facebook just lately, maybe it's just me, i think they're becoming more socially responsible and aware. i don't know if this is something new. i'm just seeing it. who knows. all right. let's move on. i want to get to these other things. your next story is about fundraising going high-tech. crowd funding online. it's big time. one group raised over, what, $8 million? >> a lot of people, get prepared to hear this word crowd funding. it's gaining popularity. if you have a project in the world of art, comedy, music and you don't have the funds to work this project through, you can turn to sites like kick starter where people like you

this is mike newell, the philadelphia inquirer reporter who dug deeper into the little boy's story. >eight months of kalil's life i want you to describe in detail the abuse he endured. >> like you said, it is tough stuff. his parents and their confession said they beat him almost daily with extension cords, belts, and as you said he had so many bruises on his scars and on his body that the medical examiner said there was too many to put a count on. in the last year of his life he had some type of stomach issue and would throw up sometimes two to three times a day, and his biological parents thought he was doing this on purpose and would lock him in his bedroom and if he got sick during the night they would beat him for it in the morning. >> you mentioned around thanksgiving they hammered a lock on his door so he couldn't leave the bedroom. i want to incident positive out life was not always a nightmare for this little boy because he was with foster parents who it sounds like loved him. if you can, just juxtapose the experience in those years with those, that man and woman, versus his

again, my tremendous thanks to mike newell of the philadelphia inquirer for the reporting and reminder to all of us we can do better. >>> top of the hour here. welcome back. i am brooke baldwin. before we begin, new details on the incident inside a high school in memphis here. we have this video, this school district selling cnn a mailbox bomb went off in the hallway and all appears to be some sort of student prank, and pressurized device contained drano cleaner and thankfully no one is hurt. the exception is the assistant principal did go to the hospital after inhaling smoke and everyone seems to be okay. we'll keep you updated. >>> and we talked about this here, about the osama bin laden file, hundreds of pages of documents seized in the raid that killed him one year ago released by the u.s. government. now another dead terrorist is speaking from the grave. the yemen based militant died last fall in a drone strike, but his group has published new irn constructions and among other things they're telling followers to set fire to america. set fire. these new instructions include guidanc

afghanistan on the agenda, as president obama met with newel elected french president.ng with mr. obama, the french president says he will remove all combat troops in a year, two years ahead of a timeline. president obama did not respond. but the white house has says that the coalition will remain firm, even if some countries pull back. check out your medicine cabinet. pfizer has recalled adv. >> caller:l liquid jells, due to a strongoidor in the product. since march, the company has isolated the issue and taken corrective action. so far, no reports of illnesses, related to the recall. now, back to our "on the record" special, government gone wild. you are watching the most powerful name in news, fox newschannel. news, foxnews.com. >> greta: it's absolutely outrageous, all of this government waste. yes! but is it anything new? nope! we at "on the record" have been investigating and reporting to you where your tax dollars are going. looka we found n2010, workers at the securities and exchange commission -- sec -- were busted, checking out porn on your dime at work. so wh

. >>> well, in california, it's illegal to text when you're driving but in one town in newell, the policeing out -- in new jersey, the police are giving out to people who text while they walk. fines can go up to $85. police say the crackdown is all about safety. they've responded to 23 pedestrian accidents just in year. three of those accidents were fatal. >>> it is 8:13. reports by "the washington post" that say mitt romney was a bully in high school, well, they are coming under new scrutiny this morning. alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. newsroom with more on the fallout. alison? >> reporter: tori, the sister of the student that mitt romney allegedly bullied has a lot of problems with "the washington post" story. she says there are inaccuracies in the story. she's not elaborating but she says she does not want her brother used to further a political agenda. the "post" says in 1965 at the school in michigan, romney and a group of his friends tackled and cut the hair of a male student who was allegedly gay. the student cried and screamed for help. romney says he doesn't remembe

i want you to listen to mike newell.s story. >> thehis parents said they bea him almost daily with extension cords, with belts. he had so many scars on his body that the medical examiner said there was too many to put a count on. in the last year of his life, he had some type of stomach issue and would throw up sometimes two or three times a day. his biological parents thought he was doing this on purpose and would lock him in his bedroom and if he got sick during the night, they beat him in the morning. >> how did he die? >> blunt force trauma. his mother said that she unlocked his room, took him into the bathroom for a bath. he was trying to put on his pants and he slipped on water. she yelled at him to get up and he didn't get up quick enough and she hit him in the back of the head and he was unconscious before he hit the floor. >> and these biological parents didn't take him to the hospital for more than 10 years. >> no, you're right. they waited 13 hours. his biological father played video games, made himself a stea

and i want to bring in mike newell, staff write who are did an incredible job digging in to will thisof i guess in reverse order with kalil's death. you write in your piece doctors described his body as extremely emaciated. how did he die? >> blunt force trauma. his mother said that she unlocked his room, took him into the bathroom for a bath. he was trying to put on his pants and slipped on water on the tile floor. she yelled at him to get up quick enough and he didn't get up quick enough and she hit him in the back of the head and he was unconscious before he hit the floor. >> and to add on to that, par t parents, i use that word loosely, didn't take him to the hospital for more than ten hours. >> you're right, they waited 13 hours. his biological father laid video games, made himself a steak. his biological mother went to popeye's before they realized that it was an appropriate time to take the child to the hospital. >> in the final let's say eight months of kalil's life, i want you to describe in detail the abuse that he endured. >> like you said, it's tough stuff. his parents in

. >> newell rubber maid, upgrades. >> exact opposite of warren buffett.ontinuing to buy. >> sysco. >> talking about inflation coming down. i want to see the proof. these guys have not executed well. >> dish network. >> they are costing too much. this is like netflix. these are important issues we'll cover. >> leap wireless, from sell to hold. >> is it ever going to comeback? probably down enough. >> metro pcs tried to merge with sprint. didn't happen. >> we'll be kicking this stuff around. cell phones are everything, but are they done? >> mobile figures into everything, including things like facebook and everything else. >> hain tonight. if you like annie's, maybe you'll like hain. this has been a disappointing play on oil tankers. is there a bottom? we'll find out. >> he's tougher than i am. he does the show, gets on a plane, shows up in new orleans 1:30 in the morning. >> i'm not tougher than you. we are a good team. we are all a good team. >> we'll see you later. >> thank you. look forward to seeing new new orleans. >> as do i. [ male announcer ] every