he, his wife, and his son, tyler, a second grader, live on a donations from a food bank. >> i got screwed from trying to take care of my family. i want to give them a better life from what i had. but right now it is just really, really hard for me to do that. >> tyler goes to whitney public elementary school. about 650 students attend classes there. around 19% of them live in a temporary housing or shelters because their parents have no work. >> it makes me feel like, like kind of uncomfortable because you are moving into a new place and you don't ne what to expect. >> not long after, principal sherry began working at the school, something caught her eye. >> there were children, they were putting ketchup packets in their pockets and taking them home. one of my teachers told me so they could make ketchup soup because they had no food. i started to realize how bad the hunger was. >> she organized a program for children who don't get breakfast at home. the school gives them free bread and fresh fruit. the school even provides meals on week ends to area residents. many parents of the school c

son. they described tyler as a remarkable young man.

family, it ended in tragedy. 15-year-old tyler madoff, now declared dead, was swept out to sea in hawaii. and his parents are taking on the tour company their son was with. john schriffen has the latest. so tragic. >> reporter: it is. robin, good morning to you. we're now learning this morning that the tragic accident that killed tyler madoff, who was an accomplished rower and swimmer, could have been avoided. hawaii officials say that the teen tour group had no business hiking in the area or kayaking in the waters because they didn't have a permit to be there. >> the search continues for the 15-year-old teenager. >> reporter: it's every parent's nightmare. for michael madoff and his wife, marianne, it's a grim reality. their son, tyler, has been missing for six days after being swept away to sea by a six-foot-tall wave in hawaii. the 15-year-old was on a hiking and kayaking expedition with a group from bold earth teen adventures, whose website says they provide teenagers with, quote, a safe and successful summer adventure. but tyler's father holds the company responsible for his son's disappearance, after team leaders from the company led the

their son, tyler, has been missing for six days, after being swept out to sea by a six-foot-tall wave in hawaii. he was on a kayaking expedition with a group from that provides a safe and successful summer adventure. but tyler's father holds the company responsible for his son's experience, after team leaders led the group into the bay, after the department of land and natural resources officials warned the group they were not allowed to hike or kayak in the area. >> the people have shown poor judgment and extremely poor character. you lied to me to my face. and you know it. shame on you. >> reporter: in a statement to abc news, owner of bold earth teen adventures, they did, quote, the very best they could, under extremely difficult circumstances. the rogue wave swept five other people away with tyler that afternoon. all were rescued. one of them, another 15-year-old boy, is now recovering in a honolulu hospital. >> you saved lives on wednesday. you saved other families from this great sadness that we now feel. >> reporter: but the search for tyler ended monday evening. officia offici

son. they described tyler as a remarkable young man. >> tyler, we love you, from the bottom of our hearts. you're the best of your mother. and you are the best of me. you brought smiles and joy to everybody. >> the tour company owner says all of his guides are certified and qualified. and they went above and beyond the call of duty. tyler's body has not been recovered. >>> overseas, some parents are in big trouble after trying to smuggle their own child. the egyptian couple arrived in the united arab emirates on friday but they didn't have a visa for their newborn son. so, they tried to smuggle him on in their carry-on. that was the image that screeners saw. the couple were arrested and charged with endangering their baby. look at that. >> unbelievable. >>> the first half of 2012 has been labeled the hottest six months in the nation's history. and now, on track to become the warmest calendar year ever. more than 24,000 heat records have already been shattered since january. and 170 all-time record highs were broken or tied in the month of june alone. >>> and speaking of the weather, cleanu

the waters off hawaii are now blaming a tour group that he was part of for their son's disappearance. 15-year-old tylerf. here is a picture of this young man. he was kayaking with five students. they were on one much these sum are organized student tours when they were suddenly knocked over by a huge tidal wave. the other teenagers were immediately rescued but despite five days of nonstop searching for tyler he was never found. >> my wife and i would like to thank all of the good people here on the big island who have helped us during this time of sadness. martha: heart-breaking. tyler's disappearance has been ruled a fatality. it turns out that the tour company did not have a permit to be in that tide pool area where that accident happened. bill: there are new developments now as syria is on the brink of an all-out civil war. the latest amateur video shown right here reportedly showing another round of attacks from government forces. [speaking in native tongue] bill: on that battle continues. the united nations security council meeting only minutes from now to review the peacekeeping mission. is there

. >> 4-year-old tyler frees is alive today thanks to chemotherapy drugs. he's the son of university of maryland women's basketball coach. frees realized his miracle drug was in short supply and it's skyrocketing price may be too expensive for other patients. >> these people are wants to gain a profit. ma -- are wanting to gain a profit. what would their life look like if they needed the drug. >> pharmacists and doctors say drug shortages more than tripled in the last 6 years. frees took her concerns to representative comings. comings helped lead an investigation into drug companies that sell medications in short supply at high prices. >> i initiated this investigation last year after receiving a heartfelt letter from brenda frees. >> he found one company was selling a cancer drug for more than $1 company was selling a cancer drug for more than $500 a vile when it normally sells for $65. comings pushed a bill to deter price gouging. life saving medications should never be out of reach. >> i can't imagine them telling us there's a drug there that's going to save your kid

. >> reporter: 4-year-old tyler frese is alive today, thanks to chemotherapy drugs. he's the son of university of maryland women's basketball coach, brenda frese. after his treatment for leukemia, frese realized his miracle drug was in short supply and its skyrocketing price may be too expensive for other patients. >> these people are wanting to gain a profit. what would their life look like if their son or daughter was someone that needed this drug? >> reporter: in a recent investigation, pharmacists and doctors say drug shortages more than tripled in the last six years. so frese took her concerns to representative elijah cummings. >> reporter: cummings then helped lead an investigation into drug companies that sell medications into supply. at exorbitant prices. >> i initiated this after receiving a heartfelt letter from brenda frese. >> reporter: he found one company was selling a cancer drug for more than $500 a vial, when it typically sells for $65. wednesday afternoon, cummings testified in front of a senate congress committee, pushing a bill to deter price gouging. as the f

tyler madoff did not get out. now his parent say the guides simply did not do enough to save their son. the people from the expeditions have shown poor judgment and extremely poor character. none of the boulder people stayed on the site to continue to search for our southern tyler. >> reporter: the tour company disputes that saying it's just a freak accident that occurred in a split second and everyone did exactly what they could. the madoff family did say they were grateful for all that the coast guard did and all the locals did to try to help find their son. but as you can guess, they are devastated by their loss. here they are. >> tyler is gone ... we love you. from the bottom our hearts. you are the best of your mother and the best of me. you brought smiles and joy to everybody. >> reporter: the family is back in white plains and the coast guard notified us they concluded the search for 15-year-old tyler madoff. no body, nothing, megyn. megyn: trace, thank you. the saga of the white house party crashers goes on. who could forget them waltzing into a state dinner in 2009. breaking ne

. >> reporter: 4-year-old tyler frees is alive today, thanks to chemotherapy drugs. he's the sonland women's basketball coach, brenda frese. after his treatment for leukemia, frese realized his miracle drug was in short supply and its skyrocketing price may be too expensive for other patients. >> these people are wanting to gain a profit. what would their life look like if their son or daughter was someone that needed needed this drug? >> reporter: in an investigation, pharmacists and doctors say drug shortages more than tripled in of the -- in the last six jeers. >> reporter: so -- years. >> reporter: so frese took her problem to elijah cummings. >> i received a heartfelt letter from brenda frese. >> it was selling for $500 a vial, when it typically sells for $65. they were pushing a bill to deter price gouging as the frese family argue life-saving medications should never be out of reach. >> i can't imagine them telling us, yeah, there's a drug that's going to help save your kid's life, but it's not available. >> reporter: doctors say drug shortages often happen because the med

son to please come forward. >> you have to be accountable. so that this doesn't happen to anybody else. >> reporter: as we reported last night at 10:00, tyler granden unconscious on july 4th and never woke up. he was removed from life support on sunday. his organs will now be donated to help others. today vacaville police said they are developing some leads in the case. >>> san jose police announced today the arrest of three men wanted in connection with a homicide last october. police identified the suspects at 20-year-old noe hernandez, 19-year-old andy gomez and 18- year-old jose gonzalez. one of them shot hansel perez saucedo killing him. prosecutors added a gang enhancement to the charges. >>> a frisk proposal is facing more backlash in san francisco. but ktvu's david stevenson tells us why the mayor says he thinks it might help stop the escalating gun violence in the city. >> reporter: 50 people rallied outside san francisco today calling on mayor ed lee to back away from starting a back away and frisk. the mayor says something has to be done. san francisco's murder rate was up. opponents say stop and frisk is not the right solution. >> we h

tyler grande was beaten at an independence 4th of july party. his mother took him off life support and she has a message for the person who punched her son. >> youd to face your consequences, and you need to stand up and face your consequences. >> police say about 100 people were at that 4th of july party but nobody reported seeing how grande was hurt. they are offering more than $6,000 for information leading to an arrest. >>> well a san jose family is accused of a horrifying case of abuse against mentally disabled adults. they increased their bail to $500,000 each. 27-year-old margaret knoll was led away in handcuffs. her father brother and mother were also taken to court. her brother was -- a woman's brother was beaten and only allowed to take a shower once a month. >> i'm not sure what he was beaten with. he said like if he didn't agree with something with them they would hit him. >> prosecutors severely neglected about a dozen adults. they took more than 40 dogs out of that house. a 5th suspect, can kathy lee is due to appear in court as well. >>> and they are rejecting license applications for several dams. the control board dams are in pr

son to please come forward. >> you have to be accountable. so that this doesn't happen to anybody else. >> reporter: as we reported last night at 10:00, tyler grande was beaten unconscious on july 4th and never woke up. he was removed from life support on sunday. his organs will now be donated to help others. today vacaville police said they are developing some leads in the case. >>> san jose police announced today the arrest of three men wanted in connection with a homicide last october. police identified the suspects at 20-year-old noe hernandez, 19-year-old andy gomez and 18- year-old jose gonzalez. one of them shot hansel perez saucedo killing him. prosecutors added a gang enhancement to the charges. >>> a frisk proposal is facing more backlash in san francisco. but ktvu's david stevenson tells us why the mayor says he thinks it might help stop the escalating gun violence in the city. >> reporter: 50 people rallied outside san francisco today calling on mayor ed lee to back away from starting a back away and frisk. the mayor says something has to be done. san francisco's murder rate was up. opponents say stop and frisk is not the right solutio

tyler with us and bob p isano. apple ceo cook $376 million pay package, full $300 million more than number two, oracle ceo larry ellie soni don't think anybody's crying for larry ellie son. do you, bob? >> every year we drag this out and a rich versus poor story or who's on top. the fact is the guy got $900,000 tim cook. that's the salary. a bonus and the rest in restricted stock over ten years. nobody's crying for the guy. by the way, made $52 million in restricted stock the year before in 2010. i did check that. >> you could argue, could you not, ty, shareholder in apple, perhaps all of that is due mr. cook. >> i'm happy to share the proceeds as an owner of apple if i'm lucky enough to own the shares with mr. cook based on the performance of the company which is nothing short of spectacular. where i part company is with people who get large stock grant wls the stock doesn't perform and the company doesn't perform. >> right. i think you have a lot of company on that one. >>> next, a new report finds men landed 80% of the 2.6 million new jobs created since the end of the recession. good news or bad news, bob? >> well, so

son sage done at the age of 36. there are no signs of foul play. this morning reaction from his devastated father. >> and j-lo, tyler out. big changes at "american idol" as jennifer lopez and steven tyler say their judges days are over. could randy jackson be the next to go? the search for new talent is on today saturday, july 14th, 201. >> from nbc news, this is "today" with lester holt and tamron hall live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good evening, i'm lester holt. >> and i'm tamron hall. >> the obama campaign has been trying to turn mitt military's time at bain capital into a negative. now in a rare interview, mitt romney is firing back and calling the obama campaign's attacks outrageous. we'll hear more from him in a moment. >> and more legal could you believe for a member of the kennedy family. robert kennedy's daughter kerry has been charged with driving while impaired by drugs. it comes just months after her close friend and former sister-in-law committed suicide. we'll have much more. >> and what should happen to penn state's football program in the wake of a child sex scandal? some say the ncaa should

son. >> by the way i notice in the statement, i don't see they are sorry. >> they forgot to say they were sorry. they never expressed their condolences. >> tylers, an exceptional young man. can you tell me a little about him, marianne. >> matt, tyler was amazing. he was an amazing friend. he was an amazing athlete. he was a junior lifeguard, a swimmer, football player. he was a captain of his crew team this year. we're here today because parents need to be aware of where they are sending their children. teenagers go on these teen tours all the time. we trusted. what we discovered in hawaii, as we spoke to some of the locals, is that often the groups do not check in with local authorities to run their itineraries. this place is okay. this place is not good. this weather is not good. you shouldn't take 14 kids down there. we're just here really to make sure parents inform themselves better, make sure that the group leaders and counselors are better prepared, are qualified to lead teenagers through natural landscapes that can sometimes -- it's mother nature. you have to be better prepared. >> matt, if i may also, malia, who took us around, has fi