he says, yeah, i killed this girl from oswego. >> reporter: he gives it up, though?e gives it up. >> reporter: brother gary eventually is said to have told two prisoners about his involvement in the crime. that he and heidi used drugs together and that she feared gary was going to screw her over in a drug deal. and with that jailhouse confession, investigators now believed they had their case. the two brothers, drugs, an abduction and murder. >> i was waiting for my school bus to come. >> reporter: this is richard thibodeau's step-daughter, amanda. she was just 11 at the time. >> and police cars came pulling into my driveway. i don't know how many, but they just came shooting right in and stopped quickly. >> reporter: both brothers were arrested and charged with kidnapping in the first degree. >> a major break in the heidi allen case. >> reporter: what's the motive, sheriff? them in their van and being at the convenience store? >> do you know what motive is? opportunity. they stopped in there to get the cigarettes, and that was the opportunity. >> reporter: it's abou

. >> reporter: but as the years passed, megan and eli were embraced by the other kids in lake oswego,o for his prom-posal the other day where the whole school choir which eli belongs to helped him ask megan to the prom. ♪ talking about my girl ♪ my girl >> megan, can i take you to prom? >> yes. >> reporter: as they headed off for the dance with mother's day just around the corner, there was a gift in this moment for a mother. >> it feels like that moment where you cross a finish line. >> reporter: and for a dad. >> he's a stud. i love it. he's what i wanted to be. popular, excited. >> reporter: but in the end, it was a moment for eli and megan with their friends and each other. a moment good for mother's day and all year-round. john donvan, abc news. >> a great moment indeed. and an early happy mother's day to all of the moms out there, my mom included. "gma" and "this week" in the morning. we will see you back here tomorrow night. i'm cecilia vega in new york. have a great saturday. good night. good night. ♪ to you, they're more than just a pet. so protect them... ...with k9 advantix

>> but as the years past, megan and eli were embraced by the other kids in lake oswego.nd also the prom proposal the other day. they helped him and megan to the prom. ♪ my girl, my girl >> can i take you to the prom? >> yes! [applause] >> and there was a gift in this moment for a mother. >> this feels like that moment with where you cross the finish line. >> but in the end, it was a moment for ely and megan with their friends and each other. a moment good for mother's day and all year around. abc news. >> still ahead on the abc7 morning news. no more pencils, no more brushes. there's a brand new cosmetic procedure giving women the perfect eyebrows every time. first a live look outside from our camera in santa cruz showing a cloudy start to the day. lisa returns in a little bit with the full accuweather forecast. hey i think the internet just went down. huh, why don't you give it a sec, it'll come back. something just happened in the world and we have no idea what it was. get high speed internet from at&t with 99.9% reliability for just $30 a month. keep calm, your intern

>> but as the years past, megan and eli were embraced by the other kids in lake oswego.roposal the other day. they helped him and megan to the prom. >> my girl, my girl. >> yes! >> and as they headed off to the dance with mother's day around the corner, there was a gift in this moment for a mother. >> this feels like that moment with where you cross the finish line. >> but in the end, it was a moment for ely and megan with their friends and each other. a moment good for mother's day and all year around. abc news. >> still ahead on the abc the 7 morning news. no more pencils, no more brushes. there's a brand new cosmetic procedure giving women the perfect eyebrows every time. as we head to break. a look from the roof camera. lisa area gin will let us know how warm it gets today in the accuweather forecast. dude, dude, dude. this is bad. i think we're stuck. we're going to have to talk to each other or something. nooo. i don't like this elevator. (group surprised and laughter) how did that feel? was it fun being stuck? i do not like getting stuck! so, the nissan leaf s onl

>> reporter: as the years passed, megan and eli were embraced by the other kids in lake oswego.for his prom-posal the other day where the school choir which eli belongs to helped him ask megan to the prom. ♪ talking about my girl >> can i take you to the prom? >> yes. >> reporter: as they headed off for the dance, there was a gift in this moment for a mother. >> it feels like that moment where you cross a finish line. >> reporter: and for a dad. >> he's a stud. i love it. he's what i want to be. popular, excited. >> reporter: but in the end it was a moment for eli and megan with their friends and each other. a moment good for mother's day and all year round. john donvan, abc news. >> they look so happy. >> some great dance moves as well. >> they're rocking it up. >> that's the news for this half hour. >>> this morning on "world news now," hundreds sickened while on vacation. >> we're learning more about how more than one-quarter of the passengers on a cruise ship were hit with the norovirus. >>> growing inferno. the massive wildfire that continues to spread after forcing thousan