>>> back in this country, steven powell, the father-in-law of missing utah woman susan powell, has been arrested on child pornography charges. the 61-year-old powell, the father of susan powell's husband josh, is charged with voyeurism and possession of child pornography. prosecutors say the charges are based on computer and photographic evidence seized from his home last month. >>> take a quick break on this friday morning. >>> just ahead on the "morning news," roll over einstein. why scientists may have to rethink the entire universe. >>> plus, round and round it goes. we will have the latest on the satellite debris expected to hit earth today. this is the "cbs morning news." for a while now, you've been taking an antidepressant.

winick on the arrest. >> reporter: susan powell's two, young boys are in foster care this morning. ndfather, steven powell, was arraigned friday on child pornography charges. he entered a plea of not guilty. >> engaging in sexually explicit conduct in the second degree. >> reporter: susan's sister attended the hearing. >> get the kids out of that house. >> reporter: according to authorities, they discovered thousands of images, including females being videotaped without their knowledge. one of those women, they say, is now missing daughter-in-law, susan powell. >> there's pictures of girls in showers. on toilets. taking a bath. >> reporter: steven's estranged daughter, jennifer graves, is not surprised by the disturbing discovery. >> i think it's despicable. i've known for a long time that my dad had issues. >> reporter: now, we're learning josh powell is not the only person of interest in his wife's disappearance. police will not say who that other person is. susan's family says steve powell initiated unwanted sexual advances towards her. >> susan was very sexual with me. we intera

." >> reporter: for nearly two years authorities have been searching for missing utah mom susan powell. her husband, josh, whose alibi, a midnight winter camping trip with his children, is the only named person of interest by police. but now in a shocking turn, susan's father-in-law steven powell has been arrested following a search of his washington state home. police say thousands of lewd images of women and children as young as 8 were discovered by police on computers and dvds inside steven powell's home. >> there are pictures of girls in showers, on toilets, taking a bath. >> reporter: among that material, police say secretly recorded videos and photos of susan powell allegedly taken by her own father-in-law. >> we also have pictures of susan powell that she probably doesn't know were taken. >> reporter: he shares the home with josh as well as josh and susan's two young sons. since steven powell's arrest the boys have been removed from the house and are in protective custody. powell pleaded not guilty to 14 counts of voyeurism and one count of possession of child pornography. since

a medical examiner will determine if they belong to susan powell who disappeared in late 2009. lice say powell's husband has not cooperated in the investigation. >>> in health news, the world health organization reports that drug resistant strains of tuberculosis are spreading rapidly in europe and it warns that thousands could die, unless health authorities move quickly to halt the pandemic. the european director says complacency has allowed tv's resurgence. >>> on wall street, the stocks rebounded yesterday. ashley morrison has more in this morning's cbs news "moneywatch." >>> a vote of confidence in its debt crisis. tokyo's nikkei added nearly 2%, while hong kong's hang seng gained a fraction. today, wall street gets the latest on the consumer prices and a week the jobless claim numbers. on wednesday, stocks finished higher. the dow gained almost 141 points, while the nasdaq was up 40. >>> swiss banking giant ubs announced this morning that unauthorized trading by an employee has caused an estimated loss of $2 billion. the bank says no customer money was affected, but the ann

the husband of susan powell, losing custody of his two sons to his missing wife's parents. and the decision on permanent custody could come today. >> every day in that case brings something new and disturbing. >>> another couple booted from the ballroom. we're going to talk to value and elisabetta live. that's coming up in a bit. we do begin with the emotional first day in the conrad murray trial. abc's jim avila covered it all from the courthouse. good morning, jim. >> reporter: the courthouse is standard government gray. but it lit up in the drama of a hollywood stage in day one of conrad murray's trial. the voice of michael jackson in full performance, and like his fans have never heard before. we warn you that one of the pictures released by the prosecutors is graphic. ♪ the jury saw the michael jackson we all knew. the king of pop in rare footage of his last time ever on stage. rehearsing for the this is it tour, the day before he died.

his daughter-in-law, susan powell, has been missing for more than two years now. have new information this morning about steven powell's shocking arrest. we'll get into the latest on that. >> he said strange things. this crosses the line. >>> also, royal confessions this morning. a new book out about queen elizabeth. lots of juicy detail about the wedding and the candid comments about why his grandmother ordered him what to wear. >> i heard the "dancing with the stars" music in the background. >> if kate were on "dancing with the stars," we would break in. >> oh, yes, we would. got that right. >>> and making a personal decision very public, maria menounos is talking about why she's freezing her eggs. >>> now to the shocking allegations of susan powell's father-in-law, steven powell. he's been arrested on charges including child pornography. >> reporter: there have been so manidy czy many bizarre developments in the case recently. secretly recorded videos. allegedly taken by her own father-in-law. they were discovered by lis on computers and dvds inside powell's wa

in court yesterday, susan powell's father, chuck cox, argued his grandchildren should live with him and saying josh powell has tried to keep his sons away from them. >> those kids may know something. and he sure, as a dickens, doesn't want these kids talking to anybody who could help identify what it is they do know. >> reporter: a teary and emotional josh powell defended himself. >> i love my sons. yesterday, i had a visit with my sons, supervised at the cps office. they came in. they ran and played. and they repeatedly jumped on my lap and came over to hug me. >> reporter: the coxs were given temporary custody of the 4-year-old and 6-year-old boys. later this morning, a judge is supposed to make a final determination in the case. robin? >> abbie, thank you. >>> joining us from seattle, is attorney anne bremner. she represents chuck and judy cox, susan powell's parents. appreciate you spending some time with us this morning, anne. >> good morning. thank you. >> you're very welcome. we know the coxs had a chance to spend time with their grandsons last night. how did that go? >> well, ch

funny again last night. >>> we start with the latest developments in the case of missing mom, susan powelldisappeared two years ago. her children taken from the father, josh powell. on abbie boudreau is live for us. good morning, abbie. >> reporter: good morning, robin. the state dropped a bombshell, accusing josh powell of being involved in his wife's disappearance. overnight, abc news got access to the home where josh powell lived with his two, young sons. inside, we got a glimpse of something prosecutors are focusing on. a noose. >> they found a hangman's noose in the house. >> reporter: it's just one thing that they raised in court on wednesday, arguing that josh powell should not have custody of their two sons, since he may be involved in the disappearance of their mother. >> other parts of this investigation srn certainly leaves you to believe and leaves the state to believe he is responsible for her disappear. the prosecutors laid out reasons they said powell was unfit to care for his 4-year-old and 6-year-old sons. >> the adult brother is schizophrenic. and that he's often naked ar

susan powell. her father-in-law, stephen powell, arrested on charges of voyeurism and child porn. uring their investigation of susan's disappearance they found thousands of indecent images of susan, other women and young women combined in his home in seattle. video and pictures taken without the victim's knowledge. susan powell vanished nearly two years ago from her home in utah. her husband josh says she disappeared why he and their two sons were on a camping trip. >>> today is the day that a six-ton piece of space trash comes barreling down or evening. it's been slowly falling toward our planet since 2005. now, the odds that a piece will hit someone are currently at 1 in 3,200 but not in north america. we'll continue to see exactly where it will land though. is it possible einstein wasn't that much of an einstein after all? now doubts about his theory of relatively and lady gaga vowing to make bullying a crime. i'll tell you who she plans to discuss that topic with next. [ male announcer ] if you're only brushing, add listerine® total care for more complete oral care. ♪ it works

meantime, susan powell's father, chuck cox, is on his way down there.ok at the area for himself. it's not sure that police will let him into the actual site where they're doing the digging but he wants to be nearby just in case they find something, so the search is going on at this hour. police say that those dogs have a pretty high accuracy rate, that 98% of the time if they alert on something, they find human remains, and one police officer says he's, he says there's a 50/50 chance they will find the remains belonging to susan powell. alex? >> george is susan's husband, josh, saying anything about all this? >> reporter: no, he has not been commenting on this, and he has stopped cooperating with police. he did issue a statement saying that he hopes this case will be resolved, and that's obviously the hope of everyone. this case of the missing mom has baffled authorities for almost two years now. >> okay, george lewis there in vest valley city, utah, george, thanks so much. >>> getting the job you need, nine cool yet practical degree programs and indust

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police raided his home they went in there, they took out journals and property and that's when susan powell's father-in-law, josh's father, steve as you alluded to earlier said he had a sexually charged relationship with susan, that he was falling in love with her and he believed she was falling in love with him. the only thing josh would say about that is his wife was very sexual. the question is did information that came out of that raid lead them back to the utah desert? that's what we hope to find out in the days and hours to come, megyn. he's the only person, josh powell, by the way who is a person of interest in susan powell's disappearance. megyn trace, thanks. well bob turner just accomplished what no republican has been able to do in almost 90 years, winning election to congress in a district held by democrats since 1923. in three minutes he will join me with more on his win and why he believes it is a harbinger of things to come in 2012. the state of michigan wants doctors to keep track of your child's weight for records and research. the conoversy and the fallout over that plan. a

the boys now staying with susan powell's parents. with josh powell until last week when his father was arrested in that porn case. >>> frightening scenario from colorado. a wrong-way driver headed right into traffic until another driver intervened somehow getting her to pull over. jacqueline allen reports from kmgh in denver. >> my god. it felt like we were headed to just disaster. >> reporter: this humble good samaritan doesn't want the focus on her. >> i was frantic. >> reporter: but on her story to prevent what happened here from happening again. friday around noon she saw the car in front of her run a red light, swerve all over the highway and cross center line into oncoming traffic. this concerned citizen started honking flashing her lights while calling 911. >> following a female in a brown toyota corolla. almost caused a head-on accident. >> reporter: police say the driver, libya furman, pulled over for the good samaritan who approached the still rolling car and read her nametag. >> i said, liz put it in park. she did. i said,

new developments in the case of a missing utah mother, susan powell who disappeared nearly two years ago. susan's father, chuck cox filed for custody of her two young children. he did so after a stunning development in her story. overnight, susan's father in law steven powell was arrested on charges of voyeurism and child pornography. during the investigation of susan's disappearance, they found thousands of indecent images of susan, other women and young girls in this man's home near seattle. susan's husband josh and two young sons have been living in the home. >> we found a lot of different photographs that are inappropriate of young girls taking showers, on toilet, in bathtubs and it appears they were neighbors. he has high tech camera gear. >> joining me now is profiler and msnbc analyst, clint van zandt. >> this story has more turns and twists than a utah highway and it's getting creepier every time. it all centers back on either susan powell's husband or now her father in law. realize her father in law is the man who came out a couple of weeks ago and with this terribly obnoxiou

. >> the guy's son josh has been uncooperative to the investigation of missing susan powell the utahother of two. josh's 61-year-old father steve is charged with having thousands of pictures of lewd pictures including susan powell. one of sues soon's west friends do you think it makes steve a suspect in her disappearance? >>> oo i have tried hard to stay away from accusing him of anything but it doesn't make him look innocent. >> did you know steve was the pervert? >> i knew he was a pervert but i didn't know he was a voyeur and a child pornographer either. >> he had custody of the two boys, right? >> ep didn't but his son josh did. >> now the children have been taken away and put into foster care? >> yes, they are in child protective services right now. >> did you know steve the dad had an affair with suinsan? >> he tried to kiss her he hit on her this was in a time when susan and josh lived with him for a while. susan insisted they move out and put as many miles between them as possible because she could not stand him. >> so she shared that with you that she hated her father in law

it is unknown if they're connected to the case of susan powell who has been missing for nearly two yearserest in the case. >>> and in illinois, a teenager is in custody accused of the brutal murder of both his parents. but an attorney for the boy says he didn't do it. abc's barbara pinto has the details from now chicago. >> 911, where's your emergency? >> reporter: early sunday morning, 17-year-old john granat, an only child, made a chilling call to police. >> i woke up. everything was turned over. i went to get my parents. they were drowning in their own blood. >> where at? where at? >> reporter: i inside the beautiful home, granat's father built for the family. john granat sr. and 41-year-old maria bludgeoned to death in their bed. maria was stabbed repeatedly. >> the bedroom area had blood from the floor to the ceiling, the walls, everywhere. >> reporter: police say there were no science of forced entry. as they looked closer the son's story unraveled. >> two hours before he made his 911 call he was stopped by a police officer in his car driving back toward his house. he had in his ca

the remains are certainly human but they can't confirm they belong to susan powell. powell has been missing from her home since december of 2009. the remains were found in a spot where her husband was camping with his son. >>> an i believe fame must -- an infamous couple is claiming the headlines again. tareq salahi has reported his wife mike keel missing -- michael missing. take another live look outside. is there rain on the way? the forecast is just two and a half minutes away. let's take a look at last night's powerball numbers. [ female announcer ] these are the grands! biscuits you love with dinner. and these are the ones you'll love as dinner. grands! mini pizzas. grands! biscuit dough... plus 3 ingredients make an easy dinner everyone loves. grands! mini pizzas... from pillsbury. should we order panda blossom, panda moon... how about chinese at home with wanchai ferry? you can make it in just 14 minutes. mmmh, orange chicken. great. i didn't feel like going out anyway. [ male announcer ] wanchai ferry. restaurant quality chinese in your grocer's freezer. >>>

washington where josh powell has been living. >> they were taken from their father, josh, after susan powell's charges of child pornography and voyeurism. steven powell is here fighting several felonies while josh fights for custody of his children. yesterday a judge ordered that custody of his two young boys go to susan's parents, chuck and judy cox. they were living with josh powell and steven powell and as you may recall, last week police raided steven powell's home and said they found over 1,000 images of women and many of those photos taken secretly. some showing two young girls as young as 8 and 10 years old nude. in court it seemed investigators tried to indicate that josh powell may have been involved in those pictures vial. >> mr. josh powell indicated to the cps investigator that he does take pictures of people's legs in public without their knowledge. >>> in court, josh shot back. >> i do not take photos of people. i certainly do not take any photos of any persons body parts. >> josh's wife susan went missing in 2009 on the same day that josh told investigators he took his two young

susan powell disappeared two years ago. >>> there was another legal twist in that case. dge rejected a request from josh powell for permission to publish the teenage wife's diaries and journals. they give them a chance to defend themselves. investigators have named josh powell as a person of interest in his wife's disappearance and no charges have been filed against him. >>> and casey anthony learned today she'll have to pay more reimbursement costs to investigators who searched for her messing toddler. a florida judge added another $119,000 to the bill show must pay bringing the total to more than 2 huthousand dollars. back in july -- $200,000. in july, she was acquitted of murdering her two-year-old daughter caylee and convicted of lying to officers. >>> and nasa is tracking a falling satellite. we learn today that it may be headed towards north america. >> no child left behind. while many of the east bay school want to leave behind no child left behind. so...what do you think? i'm not crazy about these light fixtures. kitchen's too small. what's next? 607 franklin st.

thank you for your time. >> thanks for having me. >>> now to that case of the missing utah mom, susan powellich took a bizarre turn thursday when her father-in-law, stooer steven, was arrested for voyeurism. police found a video taken of susan taken without her knowledge. the turn of events took susan's parents by surprise. anne bremner is an attorney representing susan's parents. what does all this mean for the investigation into susan's disappearance? >> well, it sure complicates everything. i mean, my clients had no idea of the extent to which steve powell was involved in pornography, voyeurism including voyeurism of their daughter, susan. they did know early on, and they thought that he might be holding her captive or be involved in keeping her somewhere because he wanted to share her in the marriage that she had with josh. and she was creeped out by him, she said. so there was some hope early on in the case because he was so -- to use the word creepy and obsessed with susan, now we've come full circle to where we've seen more evidence of that. and thinking, again, maybe he could have so

susan powell vanished in december of 2009. r husband, josh, is a person of interest but has never been charged with the crime. the kids were living with their father until his dad, the older powell was arrested on child pornography and other charges. >>> the tainted cantaloupe listeria epidemic is the deadliest outbreak in more than a decade. 16 have died and 72 more have become sick in 18 states. health officials say they are expecting more sickness and more deaths as well. cantaloupes in question appear to be from colorado. >>> here's something you don't see every day, a flash mob taking over the campus of ucla, all of those folks dancing to franky valley's can't take my eyes off of you. so a guy could propose to his girlfriend at the same spot where they first met. >> will you marry me? >> duh. [ applause ] >> duh. yes. the lucky guy's mother actually posted that proposal on facebook, saying it was an amazing weekend. >> congressman dennis kucinich will join me live, talking about that, president obama facing a tough road to

we're going to begin with a discouraging twist in the search for susan powell.k, investigators said cadaver dogs had picked up traces of human remains in the desert in utah. now, they confirm that no actual remains have been found. the digging will resume this morning. >>> nasa bracing for a crash-landing it says as early as next saturday. a five-ton satellite launched in the 1990s will fall back to earth. the problem is, there's no telling where this thing will land until it hits the atmosphere. much of it will break up above earth. and nasa insists the risk to public safety is minimal. >>> a frantic rescue effort has turned tragic in a coal line in britain. the rescuers are hoping one man still missing somehow found an air pocket to survive. >>> and there's another frantic race against time going on this morning, in norway. where crews are trying to stop a cruise ship from sinking. this crisis started when the ship caught fire on thursday, killing two people. the fire is out. but the shift is listing. and if crews cannot pump out all the water onboard, it coul

. >>> police in utah are continuing their search today for missing mother susan powell. for the last three days authorities have been examining a shallow grave in the town of delta. cadaver dogs found the site but so far no remains have turned up. powell's husband josh is a person of interest in the case. he denies having anything to do with his wife's disappearance. susan powell has not been seen since december of 2009. >>> a great grandmother of five is an unlikely hands-on crime fighter. she stopped a would be robber while working behind the counter of a restaurant. >> i said no, you get away, go while you can. >> that is barbara lane describing the reaction of the would be robber after she grabbed her butcher knife thursday night at the new china restaurant in portland oregon. >> i had the knife in my hand and i smacked him across the wrist but i don't think it cut him. i didn't hit him that hard. >> the man finally left after lane hit him. this isn't the first time that great grandmother has chased off a would be robber. four years ago another man tried to use that

young girls recorded in a bathroom without their knowledge as well as secretly recorded images of susan powelllice chief there tells the deseret news, they don't know we have more stuff than they can even imagine. josh powell told a judge in tacoma, washington, he would rather have the his boys go to foster home than susan's parents. the acrimony rising. jenna: thank you, very much. jon: a new law in new york state gives gay couples the right to get married but can the state protect religious beliefs of a small-town clerk at the same time. the clerk at the heart of this controversy joins us next. >> hey, everyone, i'm megyn kelly. new reports suggest republicans have excellent chance of regaining control of the u.s. senate in 2012 but the one thing that could stop them today. plus a democratic governor suggests we should just let house members skip the next election so they can feel free to do the right thing even if voters don't want it. now she says she was joking. we'll play you the audio and let you decide. new jersey governor chris christie suggests that president obama failed to lead whi

a new twist in the search for susan powell. the father-in-law of the utah mom who vanished two years ago, in custody right now, on charges of child pornography. thousands of pictures and videos of little girls. some of them his neighbors. >>> caged fight club. little boys brawling in front of cheering adults, all caught on tape. the video that sparked outrage. why the club's owner says the kids are having a good time. >>> that is some shot there. beautiful. >> good morning, everyone. welcome to fall. it hit here in new york at 5:04 a.m. we dressed for it. >> we're ready for it. >> we are ready for fall. i have to admit, i stayed up a little late last night and watched that republican debate. ronald reagan used to have this 11th commandment, republicans shouldn't attack republicans. that's out the window right now. mitt romney and rick perry wen toe-to-toe right now. every issue. immigration, social security. who is the biggest flip-flopper. some of the others piled on perry, too. we'll have a full report on all the fireworks, c

. >>> the hunt is still on this morning for missing utah woman susan powell, one day after it appeared her remains might have been found. researchers at a spot where dogs indicated there were human remains say they haven't found any so far. powell disappeared in december 2009. her husband is the only person of interest in the case, but he has never been arrested or charged. >>> now to a planet far, far away. astronomers say they have found a planet that or bits two suns. yes, two suns like the one luke skywalker grew up on in "star wars." it is 200 light years from earth and nasa scientists named it tatooine, just like young skywalker's home. >>> ahead on the morning news, a recall of some popular birth control pills on the market. >>> plus how a soldier who lost his home to foreclosure while at war got it back. >>> but first, scott pelley with a preview of tonight's "cbs evening news." >> one community's plan to create jobs. train the workers first and the business will follow. we will show you the unique training program that saved one town's economy tonight on the >>> there may be a

. >>> the two children of that missing utah woman susan powell have been placed in her parents' care. the boys had been living with her husband josh powell and his father steven but removed last week when steven was arrested on charges of possessing child pornography. josh powell argued he is a loving father and his children should remain of him. >> i had no knowledge of any wrongdoing, nor any indication that there could have been any wrongdoing on my father' aid and passengers released and the plane flew to albuquerque -- pl outfit and learns that not everyone is a fan. this is the "cbs morning news." alka-seltzer plus liquid gels ] fights your worst cold symptoms, plus it relieves your stuffy nose. [ deep breath ] thank you! that's the cold truth! use the hand towel analyzer at kleenex.com and find out what could be on your cloth hand towel. [ ribbits ] upgrade to kleenex hand towels for a clean, fresh towel every time. [ woman ] we didn't know where to go next with eric's adhd. his stimulant medicine was helping, but some symptoms were still in his way. so the doctor kept eric on

they were found during the search for susan powell. salt lake city mother who disappeared back in 2009. her husband told authorities, he had taken his young sons winter camping in near zero weather. noted idea where his wife went. he is the only person of interest in this case. >>> what are your dreams? >> i don't have none. >> candid, heart breaking words from this child living in poverty. up next, cnn's will ask this young man and his mere can't find a job and sometimes can't feed her family. is there hope america dig itself out of the jobs crisis? if so, how? you've been getting some ideas. [ courier ] the amazing story of whether bovine heart tissue can make it from australia to a u.s. lab to a patient in time for surgery may seem like a trumped-up hollywood premise. ♪ but if you take away the dramatic score... take away the dizzying 360-degree camera move, and take away the over-the-top stunt, you're still left with a pretty remarkable tale. but, okay, maybe keep the indulgent supermodel cameo... thank you. [ male announcer ] inno

his daughter-in-law susan powell has been missing for almost two years. vestigators confiscated the images during a search of steven powell's home last month. they say they found more than 2,000 secretly recorded videos of girls and women, including many of neighbors shot through windows and some of susan. >> there's some pictures of her, susan cox powell that were also taken without her knowledge. it looked like they were secretly taken and inappropriate. >> the only person named as a person of interest in susan powell's disappearance has been her husband and steven powell's son josh. josh claims his wife disappeared while he was on a camping trip with his two sons. >>> time now is 8:10. we were just talking about the republican presidential debate. the sparks were flying at that laits debate. -- >> at that latest debate. >> i think americans just don't know sometimes which mitt romney they're dealing with. >> how are the democrats reacting to all of this back and forth? we'll take you live to washington for reaction across the aisle. >>> muni is calling

two years ago, susan powell, a 28-year-old mom of two vanished without a trace. sterday, they found human remains in a desert not far from where her husband claims she was last seen. susan's parents now say they're just waiting for word from police. >> it raises our hopes that we're going to have some kind of closure of what happened to her. but on the other hand, it also takes away the hope she's alive. it is both edges of a sword, i don't know where we go with that, it is something we're living with. >> michelle, it feels like the family has been on a roller coaster ride a dozen times or more in the last 22 months, trying to get clues. it is not the first time bones have been found in the powell case. remind all of us about the case, what might make this discovery different. >> well, susan went missing, thomas, in december of 2009. since then, a lot of focus has been placed on her husband josh who was only named a person of interest. police said on a number of occasions he is not cooperative with them. he picked up the children and moved to washington state not

. >>> now a break in the case, of susan powell. she disappeared, leaving behind two small boise and their husband. abc's abbie boudreau is in salt lake city with the latest. >> good morning, the search has puzzled investigator, leaving them with few answers. finally a break in the case. yesterday a police search found human bones. >> reporter: the discovery made here, in the rugged area near topaz mountain, a popular campsite, 30 miles away from the one josh powell says he took his children to that snowy, winter night, when his wife mysteriously disappeared. >> it does bother me that it's in the same general area. and the more i learn about the location, the more it bothers me. >> reporter: josh powell hasn't been charged in his wife's disappearance. but police say he remains the only person of interest in the investigation. >> we have a lot of things that need to be resolved. and unfortunately, we're just not -- he's not complying. >> i believe the police are doing as good a job with the investigation. and they're going to get to

year-old father steve has been charged with having thousands of lurid pictures of females including susan powell. a stunning development but one of susan's best friends, do you think this makes steve a suspect in her disappearance? >> i tried really hard to stay away from accusing joshua of anything but it doesn't do him any favors and doesn't help him look innocent, that is for sure. >> did you you know that steve the father was a pervert? >> i knew he was is but i didn't know that he was a voyeur and a child pornographer, either. >> and he had custody of the two boys, right? >> he didn't but his son josh did. >> geraldo: and now the children have been taken away and put in foster care, is that right? >> they are in child protective services right now. >> geraldo: did you know that steve the dad had had an affair with susan? >> he did not have an affair with her. he tried to hit on her. he tried to kiss her and tried to spy on her while she was getting dressed one day and this was when susan and josh lived with him for awhile to save money when they were newlyweds and susan insisted they move o

martha: there are possible new developments in the case of a missing utah mom, susan powell vanished nearly two years ago, now police have discovered some human remains while they were searching for her in the utah desert, her family says they are hoping for some answers soon. >> i'd rather they find her alive, and -- but if they find her body, then at least we know she's not with us anymore. and we can move along that way. so it's just waiting for the resolution. you can't -- people with people missing, or families with people missing, you don't sell your house, you don't leave, you don't do anything, because you're just hoping someday they'll show up. so it's just something that you deal with. martha: boy, poor man, and her family. so meanwhile, susan's husband, josh powell, is still being considered a person of interest in this case. we're joined by rod wheeler with the d.c. homicide detective, also a fox news contributor. goodgood morning, nice to have you with us. >> good morning, martha. martha: the police have not scheduled a news conference on this, they don't know whether th

has susan powell finally been found after almost two years?miles from where her husband took their kids camping the night she vanished. her parents speak out this morning. >>> arsenic

bill the father in law of missing utah mother susan powell has been arrested. arrested in washington state. stephen powell, charged with voyeurism and possession of child pornography. authorities saying they found thousands of imamounts of females being videotaped without their knowledge and among them, his daughter-in-law, susan. >> some pictures of her, of susan, that were also taken without her knowledge. it looked like they were secretly taken. and inappropriate. bill: susan powell vanished in 2009, her husband is the the only person of interest named in this case and he has never been charged. martha: all right. how about this case? there are closing arguments in the appeals case of american college student amanda knox, convicted of murder two years ago, she's now serve ago 26 year sentence in an italian prison, court appointed experts say the original investigation involved more than 50 errors. agreeing burke is streaming live from rome. greg, obviously this is a very tense moment for amanda knox. >> reporter: martha, that's right. you know, it's a very t

jon: right now a new search underway for missing utah mom susan powell. crews are back out carefully digging through what appears to be, they say, a shallow grave in the high desert. lots of confusion about all this. police initially reported finding human remains after search dogs alerted them to the spot, but they dug down at least a foot and found no signs of powell, or anyone else for that matter. so now they are back out with shovels to dig even deeper. alicia acuna live in denver for us. do we know how far they have got even and how far down they plan to dig. >> reporter: at last report we heard they have got even down about a foot and they still have more digging to do today. we are told the cadaver dogs can detect a dead human body or parts of it at least 12 feet underground if necessary. i talked to a police sergeant with west valley city p. d. and he told me that as they continue to dig the cadaver dogs continue to indicate that there are human remains underground. sergeant mike powell further explained that they have only used the term human re

so then what happened to susan powell? bill: got a fox extreme weather alert where a major cleanup is underway in arizona after serious flooding. parts of tucson were buried under water. look at this now, flash flooding sent drivers and the emergency crews fending for themselves on these flooded streets. people in the area say we've seen floods before, but nothing like this. >> this is the worst i've seen it. so pretty bad. we've never been stuck anywhere before. >> usually it rains hard for a little bit, then it will just stop, but it stops a while and all of the sudden there's a river. >> in all my years, i've never seen anything like this, to have this little area just flooded like that, that's pretty bad. bill: as the water comes and goes pretty -- the water comes and goes quickly but when it's there it can be a mess and one man may be swept away by the flood waters. hopefully not. martha: back to this story, now. confusion in the search for a missing mother of two named susan powell, you probably remember this story,

susan powell disappeared back in 2009.band told authorities he last saw her as he and his young sons left to go on a winter camping trip in near zero degree weather. he said he had no idea where his wife went. he is the only person of interest in the case. >>> again, we are following awe breaking news story out of tucson, arizona, the davis-monthan air force base on lockdown. the affiliate kvoa had been reporting, according to tucson fire, that they were called to the scene to respond to a person who was suffering gunshot wounds. cnn has then since talked to a spokesperson at the air force base who told us no injuries have been reportsed. there have been no shots fired. the base is on lockdown, though. you see what appears to be could be police, could be an ambulance. i'm looking at our pictures from our affiliate in tucson. a lot of activity in and around the base, a number of a-10 jets had landed within a two-minute period of time according to a reporter from the affiliate there. a lot of activity on the ground and also

a shocking turn in the search for susan powell. the police are back tracking that they found remains that could have been hers. they admit they jumped the gun. that site hasn't turned up anything just yet. police will continue to excavate that site this morning. update you now about that deadly listeria outbreak in cantaloupe. colorado woman suing the farm that distributed the fruit claiming it nearly killed her husband. she's also suing wal-mart where she bought the cantaloupe. >> it's horrible! it's scary. i don't think he'll ever be able to drive again because of the confusion. >> the rocky ford company stopped shipping its cantaloupes to nearly 20 states. if you have one, of course, you're told to throw it out. you've seen the amazing video all week long. remember that biker pinned under a burning car and pulled him out in the nick of time. now he's talking about his brush with death for the first time. >> i wanted to thank all the heroes that put their lives on the line to save mine. when i was under the car, it was completely

testified in his case sricaans e moomm i now jusnt t >> bizarre turn in the case of missing mom susan powelled up. blood pressure was up yesterday. really taking on dr. oz. see how it plays out. hopefully the fda can weigh in with more guidance. they say sugar more the issue than the arsenic level. we'll see. >> absolutely. >>> casey anthony on the hook for $100,000 to cover police costs of investigating the death of her daughter. anthony was acquitted in july of murdering her 2-year-old caylee. a judge in florida ruled she should pay for the investigation during which caylee was considered a missing person. prosecutors and police asked she be forced to pay $500,000. >>> thieves across the country are now setting their sights on especially pricey wheels. and we are not talking cars here. they're actually swiping high-end strollers. in many cases right off your front porch. katu anita keys reports from portland, oregon, where there's been a rash of thefts. >> reporter: around southeast portland, easy to spot, strollers parked on porches. >> do you always leave your stroller out here? >> right

they were searching for the remains of susan powell. possibly. she has not been confirmed dead.ed in 2009. they cannot be moved so forensic experts have traveled to the scene. mark fuhrman is a former lapd detective and a fox news contributor. what do you think led to the search in this location today? >> it's obvious where the husband joshua powell went camping was ridiculous. so that was probably the nucleus. megyn: his claim was the night she went missing he went out in the middle of the night camping with his two young boys in the middle of winter. >> that's absolutely ridiculous. everybody that knows the family says she never would have allowed that. at the home there are two fans going on a damp place on the carpet when law enforcement makes a wellness check. something he never planned. the suspect never planned. that suspect would be joshua powell. megyn: he didn't know they were going to show up and he had two fans blowing on the carpet. >> he said i have my two sons, i have gone camping, i have an alibi. >> the possible remains of susan powell is just two miles from whe

who by the way we just learned has been arraigned on the child porn and voyeurism charges, and susan powell'sildren on the midnight camping trip and freezing, freezing cold the night she disp appear a -- disappeared, and here is the arraign me arraignment here, but they came over pornographic video in his home, and this is coming from pierce washington, and you represent susan powell who is on one of the tapes that was videotaped without her knowledge? is that to your knowledge? >> well, it is stunning to everybody and the family and anyone who has been following the case. we have learned that they have lifted 1% of what is on to computer lifted by the father-in-law, and yes, there are images that my client's daughter is not only on there, but it appears that the films or pictures were taken without her knowledge, and of course, without her consent, and they were of intimate parts of her body. >> with regard to her parents, and they went to court today to try to get custody of the two boys, and do we know how the hearing wentb? >> yes. we have had two court hearings this morning and one is a

susan powell was last seen two years ago and her husband remains a person of interest in the case.ortedly paid out a $2 million reward to an unidentified woman whose tip led to the capture of james whitey bulger who was connected to 19 murders in the chicago area. a post 58 service is proposing consolidation of the mail processing facility. 450 facilities would be cut to 200. that is a loss of 35,000 jobs. the goal is to save the postal service $3 billion. will it slow up the mail process that is already very slow? >> a swiss bank, in fact the largest is reeling after what is a road trailer cause and a loss of $3.2 billion. the traitor was arrested in london and shares dropped by 10% from that incident. live pictures from the white house. we are the first living marine is about to receive the medal of honor. dakota meyers saved the lives of 36 people and 13 were marines. we will bring you the emotional ceremony when it starts. first, there is a lot going on and things we thought you should know. speaker boehner swore with the house of representatives, bob turner of new york and mar

cadaver dogs focusing on the area of the utah desert as they search for a missing mom, susan powell.able to find human remains. she has been missing since december of 2009. >> generic drugmaker kwal test is looking at a packaging error that can lead to confusion on which pill to take. at this hour, the latest recipient of the congressional medal of honor is inducted into the hall of heroes at the pend gon. president obama presented dakota meyer with the medal for saving fellow marines and afghan soldiers. >> four men in southern california are recovering for dozens of bee stings after coming under an attack. this started when a man in a wheelchair disturbed a hive containing about 60,000 bees. thousands of bees swarmed the man, knocking him out of his chair. three other men came to his rescue and were stong dozens of times. we are joined by gene robinson at the university of illinois. when we hear about stories like this, we think of movies. we think of the dreaded killer bees we heard about for so many year. is that what we are talking about here? >> this is an unfortunate incident

. >>> josh powell, the husband of susan powell, is a subject of a child porn investigation following josh's dad also on child porn and voyeurism charges. they have placed the sons with her parents. her parents suspect that josh was involved in susan's 2009 disappearance but he's denied having anything to do with it. >>> a verdict could come in days in the murder appeals trial of amanda knox now in italy. knox is expected to address the court thursday or friday before the trial ends. the american college student and her former italian boyfriend were convicted in 2009 of sexually assaulting and murdering her roommate in italy. the father talked about how amanda's coping. >> today at visitation she was very anxious. she knows she's innocent but to have somebody determine your future that you have no control over is extraordinarily hard on her. >> nbc's chuck navell is joining us from italy. court is dark today? >> reporter: that's right, alex. no court today which actually gave amanda knox the opportunity to meet with her family here. yesterday, the closing arguments for the defense beg

could the search for missing utah mom susan cox powell finally be over? ncovered a set of human remains in the topaz mountains, an area where susan and her family went camping before she disappeared two years ago but susan's father skeptical of the discovery. >> who it is, he mean, it could be somebody from 100 years ago or it could be someone else's loved one who, you know, now will have an answer. >> police are expected to announce as early as today if the remains are a match. susan's husband josh powell is the only person of interest in that case. update now on the colorado cantaloupes linked to four deaths because of listeria. health officials are now pinpointing the states the rocky ford melons were shipped to. those screens are on your screen right now. missouri, nebraska, oklahoma, arizona, which ones am i missing? new jersey, new york, pennsylvania. the cantaloupes have a green and white sticker on them that says rocky ford. there are now 17 cases of listeria linked to the fruit, listeria mostly affects older adults, pregnant women and babies. the

the father in law of missing woman susan powell was arrested on child porn charges and they say chargesated to her disappearance but based on evidence collected during a recent search. at least 55 people in 22 states have been infected with wisteria. >>> olympic gold medalist carl lewis is giving up his legal fight to run for new jersey state senate now. a federal appeals panel ruled that lewis did not meat a four-year residency requirement. >>> gop candidates have not had enough of orlando after last night's debate at a convention for florida's political action conference or cpac this morning. michele bachmann preaching to the choir. >> we need a nominee who is not ashamed of the tea party and willing to stand up for our tea party and tea party values. >> let's bring in the panel here. cnbc contributor keith boykin is editor of "daily voice" and matt lewis is with us. good afternoon to you. michele bachmann is she still relevant in this race, keith? >> she's going to be relevant because she's the only female candidate in the race but i think the media is trying to make her a third fidd

cadaver dogs and police on an atv fanned out looking for clues in the disappearance of susan powell.h never arrested or charged. >>> now to an amazing story. the daring rescue of a motorcyclist trapped in some burning wreckage. 21-year-old brandon wright was trapped under that car. close to the flames that followed his collision with the vehicle. eventually a crowd of onlookers came to the rescue, lifting the car up, so wright could be pulled out. his uncle says he was aware of all that was happening. >> he does remember the crash happening. and he said that he remembers being under the car, spitting up blood, and not being able to talk. he said he was really scared. >> wright sustained two broken legs, a broken pelvis, also some cuts and bruises. also burns on his left foot. he is now in a utah hospitalal everyone who came to his rescue says they'rereot heroes, t ty did what needed to be done. what all heroes say in situations like that. >> indeed. >>> and a taliban-led attack on the u.s. embmbsy and nato headquarters in afghanistan has finally ended. it began when teams firing rock