robin gregory salutes her 24-year-old son army private first class aaron oxenford. a musician who loves animals, especially his beloved dog back home, curtis. >> i'm robin gregory. my salute is going out to my wonderful son private first class aaron oxenford. he's going to pick on me by the end of this because i am going to cry. aaron, we're all very proud of you. we want you to be safe. please know that we love you and can't wait for you to come home. i might not understand why you've joined the army fully, but i'm very proud of what you're doing. i do want to let you know my dog still does not have hair. he shaved my dog's hair off and it didn't grow back. >>> this is a picture of the little girl everybody has been looking for. police say 5-year-old shaniya davis disappeared this morning this morning. authorities have been for her since. they got a call from her mother this morning. authority says the little girl was inside the mobile home with her mother and another adult. both of whom are being questioned by police at police headquarters. every car that has been

a musician who loves animals, especially his beloved dog back home, curtis. >> i'm robin gregory. my salute is going out to my wonderful son private first class aaron oxenford. he's going to pick on me by the end of this because i am going to cry. aaron, we're all very proud of you. we want you to be safe. please know that we love you and can't wait for you to come home. i might not understand why you've joined the army fully, but i'm very proud of what you're doing. i do want to let you know my dog still does not have hair. he shaved my dog's hair off and it didn't grow back.

robin gregory salutes her 24-year-old son army private first class aaron. a musician who loves animals, especially his beloved dog back home, curtis. >> i'm robin gregory. my salute is going out to my wonderful son private first class aaron oxenford. he's going to pick on me by the end of this because i am going to cry. aaron, we're all very proud of you. we want you to be safe. please know that we love you and can't wait for you to come home. i might not understand why you've joined the army fully, but i'm very proud of what you're doing. i do want to let you know my dog still does not have hair. he shaved my dog's hair off and it didn't grow back. >>> this is a picture of the little girl everybody's been looking for. police a5-year-old shaniya davis disappeared this morning from her mobile home inside the sleepy hollow mobile home park. authorities have been searching for her since they got a call from her mother this morning. >> out to the lines. sheeb ba, illinois. hi, sheeb ba. >> caller: hi, nancy. my question is, how -- and i just love you to pieces.

i'm robin gregory and my salute is going out to my wonderful son, private 1st class. i am going to cry. b but, aaron, we're all very proud of you. we want you to be safe. please know that we love you, and we can't wait for you to come home. i might not understand why you've joined the army fully but i'm very proud of what you're doing. >> robin, thank you. if you have somebody in the service and you want to salute them go to cnn.com/robin. >>> the man known as the d.c. sniper is scheduled to be put to death tonight. john allen muhammad and his accomplice gunned down ten people in 2002 but one of his ex-wives says that she knows the real reason for the killing spree and correspondent richard lui joins us with more on that angle this morning. good morning. >> she is saying he wanted to kill her so he could back his three kids they had together. she says he told her he would kill her when she filed for divorce. she moved her family to maryland to hide but shortly after the sni sniper shootings began. mildred muhammad said she felt guilty when she first heard what he was

i'm robin gregory and my salute is going out to my wonderful son, private first class aaron oxford. i'm sure he's going to pick on me by the end of this because i am going to cry. but aaron, we're all very proud of you. we want you to be safe. please know that we love you and we can't wait for you to come home. i might not understand why you've joined the army fully, but i'm very proud of what you're doing. >> all right. robin, thank you very much. and i don't think she did cry during that message, so if you have somebody in the service and you want to salute them, go to cnn.com/robin. >>> remember the former astronaut accused of trying to kidnap her romantic rival in some kind of a love triangle, lisa nowak is due in court today. you will hear about a plea deal on the table. michael jackson's father is challenging his late son's will. he says the executors of his son's will made a big mistake. >>> good morning! hope you're awake at 17 minutes past the hour and that you're on time here. >>> president obama hopes to become the first sitting president to visit hiroshima and nagasaki,

robin gregory salutes her 24-year-old son army private first class aaron oxenford. a musician who loves animals, especially his beloved dog back home, curtis. >> i'm robin gregory. my salute is going out to my wonderful son private first class aaron oxenford. he's going to pick on me by the end of this because i am going to cry. aaron, we're all very proud of you. we want you to be safe. please know that we love you and can't wait for you to come home. i might not understand why you've joined the army fully, but i'm very proud of what you're doing. i do want to let you know my dog still does not have hair. he shaved my dog's hair off and it didn't grow back. >> out to the lines. sheeba, illinois. hi, sheeba. >> caller: hi, nancy. my question is, how -- and i just love you to pieces. >> likewise. >> caller: love you to pieces. my question is, how can two adults be in a house, whether they're awake or asleep or whatever, and let a child be snatched? they would have to kill me, because i would grab an iron skillet, whatever it took, and i'd go to work on them. >> i tel

. >> i'm robin gregory, and my salute is going out to my wonderful son private first class aaron oxenford i am going to cry, but aaron, we're all very proud of you, we want you to be safe. please know that we love you and can't wait for you to come home. i might not understand why you joined the army, but i'm very proud of what you're doing. >> robin, thank you for the message. if you have somebody in the service, go to cnn.com/robin and watch for the salutes every morning on "morning express" with robin meade from 6:00 to 10:00 a.m. eastern. y8 >>> president obama is in singapore this morning, the second stop on his asia tour. among other things, he'll talk to russian leaders about renewing a nuclear agreement that expires next month. in japan yesterday, he promised the u.s. will work more closely with asian countries, particularly on the economy. heavy snow has killed at least 21 people since monday in china, that is what state-run media is reporting. snow caused thousands of buildings to collapse, apparently, almost 160,000 people were evacuated from their homes or stranded vehicles. a

i'm robin gregory and my salute is going out to my wonderful son, private first-class aaron oxenford.he's going to pick on me by the end of this because i am going to cry. but, aaron, we're all very proud of you. we want you to be safe. please know that we love you. and we can't wait for you to come home. i might not understand why you've joined the army fully but i'm very proud of what you're doing. i do want to let you know my dog still does not have hair. he shaved my dog's hair off. and it didn't grow back! >> these are great stories. his mom says that aaron is a huge animal lover and that everyone including the dog, curtis, misses him so much. back to you. >> love it, robin. >>> moving on, a father's desperate search for his daughter. new developments in the malibu appearance pun remember that former astronaut who did that crazy thing driving around stalking her rival? we'll have the latest. >>> in the spotlight tonight, a family's anguish over their missing daughter, the search for 24-year-old mitrice richardson is increasingly desperate. she vanished nearly two month ago. the h

. >> caller: i'm robin gregory. my salute is going out to my wonderful son, private first class aaron oxenford. he'll pick on me by the end because i am going cry. aaron, we're all very proud of you. we want you to be safe. please know that we love you. we can't wait for you to come home. i might not understand why you've joined the army fully but i'm very proud of what you're doing. >> proud mom. if a couple wants to adopt a kid, should the adoption agency try to figure out if they own guns? the nra says no, they shouldn't. is doing something about it. what do you think? share your views on hln. >>> we're awaiting the start of today's memorial service at ft. hood, texas. the site of the ceremony. as massive post cordoned off with walls of steel shipping containers. the somber ceremony is to begin at the top of the next hour to remember 13 people killed in last week's shooting rampage and the others seriously wounded. the commander in chief and first lady have arrived. the obamas will join the grieving families and

i'm robin gregory and my salute is going out to my wonderful son private first class aaron oxonford.ure he'll pick on me by the end of this because i am going to cry but, aaron, we're all very proud of you. we want you to be safe. please know that we love you and we can't wait for you to come home. i might not understand why you have joined the army fully but i'm very proud of what you're doing. >> robin, thank you for the message. if you have somebody in the service why don't you go to cnn.com/robin and watch for the salutes every morning on "morning express with robin meade" from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. eastern. >>> a lawmaker caught hiding $90,000 in his freezer has been sentenced to 13 years behind bars. you may remember louisiana congressman william jefferson. he was convicted of bribery and racketeering. prosecutors said he took about $500,000 in bribes and tried to get millions more in exchange for his influence to strike business deals in africa. 13 years is the toughest sentence ever for a u.s. congressman on bribery charges. jefferson says he will appeal. >>> police have ar