the mysterious renters said they got the place through shannon lee, apparently a legit real estate brokerthey got her on the phone and minutes later, shannon zoomed up. >> this lady pulls up in this black bmw, she jumps out of the car, and she said, "well, i bought this property through a tax sale." i asked her did she have the deeds and everything to the house, she said, "oh yeah i've got everything." >> reporter: shannon had actually taken control of laverne's house, then turned around and rented it out. >> nobody suspected that someone would actually advertise a property they didn't own and collect rent on it. >> reporter: state's attorney angela alsobrooks says this type of scam only works if the real homeowner isnt around to notice. but laverne green not only missed her house, she also had connections. >> well, she picked the house of a person who worked for the police department, and that's bad luck. >> reporter: that's right. here's laverne at her desk, working for the prince george's county cops. so forget calling 911. all she had to do was walk down the hall to ask co-worker lt.

. >> reporter: they got this through shannon lee. >> nobody suspected they would rent a property they didn't own and collect rent on it. >> reporter: this scam happens when they think a house has been abandoned. >> people finding deals were illegal. >> reporter: back in maryland, lieutenant charles dooley found that shannon lee had forged six deeds. plus evidence of a bigger scheme in progress. >> 15 to 20 other properties had been targeted. >> reporter: i caught up with shannon lee. you got good at stealing houses, huh? now she has a new home. this multiunit dwelling, the county jail. >> thank you. you can see his full report, the team going after the moochers tonight here on "20/20.." >>> when we come back, a surprise from harry potter. >>> what how this is making history, tonight. my hair hurts. this is what it can be like to have shingles. a painful, blistering, rash. look at me. she's embarrassed by the way she looks. if you had chickenpox, the shingles virus is already inside you. 1 in 3 people will get shingles in their lifetime. as you get older, your immune system weakens and

. >> reporter: they said they got this place through shannon lee. apparently a legit real estate broker. >> nobody suspected they would advertise a property they didn't own and collect rent on it. >> reporter: this scam happens when they think a house has been abandoned. it's happening from coast-to-coast. people thought they were buying homes, finding the deals were illegal. >> reporter: back in maryland, lieutenant charles dooley found that shannon lee had forged six deeds. plus evidence of a bigger scheme in progress. >> i identified probably 15 to 20 other properties had been targeted. >> this is shannon again. i'm being ambushed by a news crew. >> reporter: i caught up with shannon lee. you got pretty good at stealing houses, huh? now she has a new home. this multiunit dwelling, the county jail. gio benitez, abc news, new york. >> thank you. you can see his full report, the team going after the moochers tonight here on "20/20." >>> when we come back, a halloween surprise from harry potter. >>> and what this man in a space suit is doing today, a

was found squatting in the home and the county successfully prosecuted shannon lee now in jail for renting out homes she did not own. >> very educated talented person who could use her skills to help people and she unfortunately decided to use those skills to hurt people. >> reporter: the task force found 2500 vacant or abandoned homes in six of the county's nine districts. that number is expected to go. there are 34 active squatter cases investigated. >> some of the cases are my inspector and police department knocking on the door and finding out what's going on and they'll pack up and leave. >> reporter: unfortunately most of the time, it's not that easy. the task force is trying to get a grip how big this problem is and develop a strategy to have a coordinated approach to get rid of all these squatters. they hope to have that strategy developed by some time in the spring. reporting live in prince george's county. darcy spencer, news4. >> thanks. >>> police are looking for a couple of robbers who stuck up a sandwich shop. surveillance cameras caught them jumping over the counter. they we

i'm shannon bream in for jenna lee. eric: hello shannon. i'm eric shawn in for jon scott. isis has the world's attention. you know al qaeda fighters? they're apparently still at it targeting us here at home. you remember the khorasan group, that group of veteran al qaeda members in syria? precision airstrikes bit tomahawk cruise missiles after learning that the khorasan terrorists were in the final stages of their plot to attack the u.s. homeland with bombs placed on airliners. well, guess what? now intelligence officials tell the associated press those airstrikes did little to disrupt those plots to kill many innocent people. barrage of missiles, near aleppo in northwest syria? that just killed one or two terrorists. sending the rest into hiding to keep planning an attack on western commercial airliners. why didn't it apparently work? michael sync, zinc, former director of at fairs for the middle east council. back in 1998 bill clinton lobbed cruise missiles into an empty tent to kill bin laden. that we know how it worked out? >> you can't simply fight these groups from a

shannon: i'm shannon bream in for jenna lee. it began with a man with a scarf over his face and gunned down a soldier at the canada's national war memorial and a ended with a sergeant-at-arms shooting the man. that zehaf-bibeau acted alone in the attack. with the attack this week and two officers in quebec, the canadian prime minister said canada is not i'm mine to terror. david lee millwer the latest from ottawa. >> reporter: despite the shooting spree, canada's parliament resumed as scheduled this morning at 10:00 a.m. the parliament's sergeant-at-arms, kevin vickers, credited with killing the gunman, received a standing ovation. he is called by everyone here a hero. after five minutes of applause. members pounded their desks to show their appreciation. vickers, who served in law enforcement, for three decades, never shot men. that is, until yesterday. also this morning, canada's prime minister, stephen harper addressed parliament, telling law make that's they should consider seeking professional help if the stress caused by t

shannon: i'm shannon breen in for jenna lee. isis is pushing forward yards from the turkish border with fierce battles. [explosions] shannon: some are claiming isis controls a third of kobani but kurd deny it. although the black flag of isis is flying over portions of kobani. we're learning a police station controlled by isis was hit by coalition bombs. as turkey stays out of the fight for this keyboarder town. sparking riots among kurds in turkey, killing about 25 according to reports. greg pal scott in the thick of it, live near the turkey-syria border. greg? >> reporter: shannon, we're back from the border and the fighting is intense. the latest release, centcom claims that a kurdish militia is in control of most of the city. we can tell you from our vantage point it looks very different from that. fighting all over. look at some very close-up image s cameraman mal james got from our position. from our reckoning the isis group is in control of the eastern side of the city. they might be making inroad into the center. on the we

. >> i am shannon bream in for jenna lee. we'll bring you her statement live. and the u.s. military implementing plans for soldiers returning home from west africa and we learned a short time ago, that the president will make a statement on ebola before departing for a campaign event in wisconsin. jennifer griffin is live with the details. >> we also learned from press secretary josh earnest that the president will make a call out to the u.s. a id team that is on the ground in liberia in the hot zone dealing with the ebola crisis since early august. he will call out there and thank them for their service. and the joint chiefs decided on friday to recommend to defense secretary chuck hagel that they conduct a quarentine of the areas that are ebola affected. that is what happened to general williams and 11 soldiers and now in a forced quarentine on their base in italy. the decision was taken by the general, army chief. and here is a statement released last night. the amy chief of staff directed a 21 day controlled monitoring period for approximate all soldiers. he did it to i

. >> i am shannon bream in for jenna lee. >> doctor craig spencer came down with symptoms and called for help. >> after a week being back. >> this is great news. texas nurse nina pham is out of the hospital free of the virus. the president is about to meet with her in the white house. >> we have live team coverage mike emmanuel where a hearing is addressing ebola. but first live in atlanta, johnathon? >> reporter: hi, john, nina pham said it will be a while to regain her full strength. doctors determining that her body is now free of the ebola virus. the nurse is scheduled to meet with president obama before returning to her home in texas where she is eager to be reunited with beloved dog bentley. >> throughout the ordeal i put my trust in god and my medical time. i am on my way back to recover even though i reflect on how many others were not so fortunate. >> reporter: the world health organization said two potential ebola vaccines are ready for human trial. one was developed in 2005. a study pub lushed suggested that a single injection of that vaccine gave nonhuman primates full pr

. >> i am shannon bream in for jenna lee. 30 detainees released from gitmo joined the islamic state in syria. confirming the military worst fears that terrorist would pick up where they left off given the chance. jennifer griffin is live with more in the pentagon. >> reporter: hi, shannon, fox news learned that the u.s. intelligence suspect 20- 30 former guantanamo bay detainees joined forces with isis. many hardest core fighters have been released in recent years and the militants are taken off of the battlefield and released from gitmo. according to defense officials, it offers a mixed picture. they are fighting with isis and some supporting the al-qaeda. and some on the ground in syria and some chose to help these groups from outside of the country, financi operation and supporting the isis' propaganda campaign. recent video show them wearing orange jumpsuits. there are are 149 prisoners are held. 90 are from yemen of the of the detainees released in the bush and obama administration. u.s. defense officials estimate 180 returned or suspected to return to the fight. former u.s. ambas

. >> i am shannon bream in for jenna lee. authorities are beefing up security in government buildings in washington d.c. and across the country. >> the move comes less than a week after the deadly lone wolf attack in canada. kathryn joins us live from washington with more. what is going on. >> reporter: the chairman said isis leaders have sent message to do attacks at home rather than travel to syria and iraq. australian authorities arrested a dozen suspects including two individuals allegedly planning a public beheading. it is known as isil. and republican chairman who receives regular briefings. it was the beginning of the change of strategy that puts the emphasis on local attacks. >> there were 14 individuals who were committed and raised their money to go to syria and fight and further their radicalization. they got a note back. no, no. stay in australia, we want you to randomly kidnap people off of the street and behead them and videotape it and send it to us for further propaganda. >> reporter: three weeks after the mil

i am shannon bream in for jenna lee. >> i am jon scott. look at hammond, indiana, a news conference is under way. police identifying a 43-year-old man who confessed to a murder in garry, indiana. a decade's long horror story may be only now coming to life. here is mike in chicago with the latest on the case. mike? >> reporter: jon, murder charges are sought. with that suspect we just identified. his name is darren van. 43 years old and public reggistry of sex offenders said he was arrested and charged with devient sexual behavior. the suspect moved around. gary, hammond, indiana just one of the stops. >> court records in 2004 and 5. he was also in austin, texas. he appears to be a person who has moved back and forth between a number of states. >> reporter: chief said they are linking him to six deaths, possibly more. the victim from friday night 19-year-old girl strangled in a room of motel six. she contacted him from chicago back page.com. an escort service. same way of contacting a nice jones who was found in an abandoned building. that

i'm shannon bream in for jenna lee. eric: hello shannon. i'm eric shawn in for jon scott.pparently still at it targeting us here at home. you remember the khorasan group, that group of veteran al qaeda members in syria? precision airstrikes bit tomahawk cruise missiles after learning that the khorasan terrorists were in the final stages of their plot to attack the u.s. homeland with bombs placed on airliners. well, guess what? now intelligence officials tell the associated press those airstriks

i'm shannon breen in for jenna lee. david: i'm eric shawn in for jon scott. dozens of people may have been exposed. thises is thomas duncan's family members are ordered to stay home. that hospital, texas health presbyterian is in dallas. duncan came to the hospital last week and according to reports he told nurses he returned from west after from can't. they let him go with those antibiotics. we're watching a second scare in hawaii. that where another patient they say is isolated. according to a message in hospital staff, is showing symptoms they say are consistent with ebola. john roberts has been watching developments from atlanta where he joins us now. >> reporter: good morning to you. let me pick up on the hawaii patient for a second. out of abundance of caution, like some other patients that one has been isolated of the my contacts at centers for disease control don't believe that case will turn out to be the like the one in dallas. now to the dallas case, the dallas public health authorities are looking for as many as 100 people, 100 people who may have

shannon: i'm shannon bream in for jenna lee. "real clear politics" lists nine senate races too close to call as well as 23 house contests and 11 governorships but a key issue in all of this, voter anger. according to a new cnn-orc poll, 30% of the americans are quote, very angry about the direction of the country. 38% are somewhat angry while 31 expressed no longer at all which matches mood pretty much back in 2010 when republicans took back control of the house. meantime, president obama is heading to wisconsin today, kicking off a week-long six-state campaign swing, attending a rally in milwaukee for mary burke in her battle to unseat governor cot walker. as the white house brushes off suggestions the president could be doing more to help democrats on the campaign trail. >> those who are interested in seeing the president campaigning will have apple -- ample opportunity to do over the course of the next week. >> you know what i'm saying. he has not been out on the campaign trail with a single senate candidate yet. jon: ellison

shannon: and i'm shannon bream in for jenna lee.is a doctor turned ebola patient now just home from west africa. craig spencer works for doctors without borders and recently volunteered to care for ebola patients in binny. the mayor and the governor urging calm. says he's been back in new york for about a week and was rushed to the hospital with a fever and other symptoms yesterday. rick leventhal is live at the midtown hospital to fill us in. hi, rick. >> reporter: hey, shannon. this case has put new york city on edge because dr. spencer has been doing what new yorkers do for the last few days; he rode the subways, visited the high line park, he went to at least one restaurant, and he went bowling in brooklyn roughly 12 hours before calling officials to report that he had symptoms of ebola. dr. craig spencer spent a month in guinea in west africa treating patients with ebola. he returned to new york city last friday, and he was brought here to bellevue yesterday by fist responders in -- first responders in protective gear. he is no

. >> i'm shannon bream in for jenna lee. the governor of new york just relaxed his state's quarantine policy, that folks that treated ebola patients in west africa could serve out their 21-day quarantines at home. that comes after a nurse in quarantine was released after speaking a week in isolation in tent. she said she had no symptoms and tested negative for the disease. she blasted the state's quarantine policy, that she was stated quote, like a criminal. she has a lawyer threatening to take action. jon: the doctor who ignited this latest quarantine battle after he became sick with ebola after coming home to new york from west africa, that doctor is said to be looking better. we have team fox coverage of the story. doug mckelway live from washington with political fallout from the ebola crisis. we begin with rick leventhal outside bellevue hospital in new york city. rick? >> reporter: dr. craig spencer remains in serious but stable condition here at bellevue hospital. we're told he was doing better yesterday than on satur

shannon: i'm shannon bream in for jenna lee. this election cycle was marked by millions spent on ads and ferocious campaigning. as the question remains, who will take the gavel come january? we have tight races in key battleground states around the country and looks like anyone's game. we may get new clues where the races are headed. jon: let's bring in larry sabato. director of university of virginia center for politics. spends a lot of time looking into the crystal ball. it has been cloudy of late. anymore clarity today? >> we said bet on a gop majority. you know, jon, we're very cautious at the crystal ball and we're never 100% sure of anything. i'm not sure that the sun rose this morning. i haven't seen it yet but i assume it did. given the fact that republicans have so many more ways to accumulate 51 seats for the senate and seem to be doing so well in many of these swing competitive purple states. we believe there is two in three chance that the republicans will have that 51 plus seat majority. jon: there is so much talk a

shannon: i'm shannon bream in for jenna lee. according to the brand new fox news polls. 59% of the registered voters think it would be good for america to start fresh with all new members of congress. jon: they don't think too much of president obama either. more than half, 54%, disapprove of his job performance although his approval rate has ticked up just a bit in the past few weeks. so, what do these polls tell us to look for on tuesday? joe trippi, is former campaign manager for howard dean. jonah goldberg, senior editor at "national review." both are fox news contributors. jonah, what do you make of these numbers? throw the bums out seems to be the prevailing attitude. >> i think that's right. disapproval of obama comes across very clearly in this but the number that really stood out to me the tightening of generic ballot question which is pretty good indicator of how elections are looking like, on this, i don't know, could be race is tightening or could be this poll is on outlyer or could be a bellwether. what is dismaying

. >> i'm shannon bream in for jenna lee today. our c-130 cargo planes dropping weapons, ammunition and medical supplies to the outgunned troops in kobani where they have been locked in a weeks long battle for control of that keyboarder city. this effort comes after 11 new coalition airstrikes on isis targets there. jon: our greg palkot is live near the turkish-syrian border where he has been covering this story for weeks now. greg? >> reporter: jon, for those weeks we've been hearing from the kurdish defenders they have been begging for weapons, ammunition and fighters in their battle with isis. they could now be getting them. the immediate help coming in the form of those airdrops. 27 bundles of guns and supplies, dropped we're told by locals to the west of the city where kurds hold territory. now they're being brought to the militia staging areas. that's right, u.s. also helping out with airstrikes. we saw two hit the city this afternoon. we're told several hit overnight after the airdrops. also to the west, perhaps covering the

shannon: i'm shannon breen in for jenna lee. from the turkish border with fierce battles. [explosions] shannon: some are claiming isis controls a third of kobani but kurd deny it.

shannon: i'm shannon bream in for jenna lee. police confirm they had a call at 9:52 this morning with reports of shots fired. the gunman reportedly ran toward parliament hill which is now underlockdown. jon: joining us, carl adams, former royal canadian mounted police. our understanding that several members about parliament have tweeted out, that the gunman was shot and killed. do you have any further confirmation of that? >> no, i don't. the information is still sketchy coming from all different sources but nothing that i have seen right now has indicated that the shooter has been shot. jon: this comes just two days after a couple of canadian military members were run down and one of them killed by, by somebody who had apparently a terrorist sympathies. is there any indication that those, these two events are related? >> there is no indication of that right now. i'm sure the rcmp system and other police services will look into all the information that comes out regarding the incident. jon: typically how well-guarded is the parl

. >> i'm shannon bream in for jenna lee.st relaxed his state's quarantine policy, that folks that treated ebola patients in west africa could serve out their 21-day quarantines at home. that comes after a nurse in quarantine was released after speaking a week in isolation in tent. she said she had no symptoms and tested negative for the disease. she blasted the state's quarantine policy, that she was

i'm shannon breen in for jenna lee. david: i'm eric shawn in for jon scott.s of people may have been exposed. thises is thomas duncan's family members are ordered to stay home. that hospital, texas health presbyterian is in dallas. duncan came to the hospital last week and according to reports he told nurses he returned from west after from can't. they let him go with those antibiotics. we're watching a

shannon: i'm shannon bream in for jenna lee.he brand new fox news polls. 59% of the registered voters think it would be good for america to start fresh with all new members of congress. jon: they don't think too much of president obama either. more than half, 54%,

shannon: and i'm shannon bream in for jenna lee.ed ebola patient now just home from west africa. craig spencer works for doctors without borders and recently volunteered to care for ebola patients in binny. the mayor and the governor urging calm. says he's been back in new york for about a week and was rushed to the hospital with a fever and other symptoms yesterday.

shannon: i'm shannon bream in for jenna lee.scarf over his face and gunned down a soldier at the canada's national war memorial and a ended with a sergeant-at-arms shooting the man. that zehaf-bibeau acted alone in the attack. with the attack this week and two officers in quebec,

. >> i'm shannon bream in for jenna lee today.dropping weapons, ammunition and medical supplies to the outgunned troops in kobani where they have been locked in a weeks long battle for control of that keyboarder city. this effort comes after 11 new coalition airstrikes on isis targets there. jon: our greg palkot is live near the

shannon: i'm shannon bream in for jenna lee.pent on ads and ferocious campaigning. as the question remains, who will take the gavel come january? we have tight races in key battleground states around the country and looks like anyone's game. we may get new clues where the races are headed. jon: let's bring in larry sabato. director of university of virginia center for politics. spends a lot of time

shannon: i'm shannon bream in for jenna lee.s too close to call as well as 23 house contests and 11 governorships but a key issue in all of this, voter anger. according to a new cnn-orc poll, 30% of the americans are quote, very angry about the direction of the country. 38% are somewhat

shannon: i'm shannon bream in for jenna lee. police confirm they had a