the police chief in texas described what the man is accused of doing.escription is quite graphic. some viewers may find it disturbing. >> a young girl only 8 years old at the time was abducted from the bedroom of her apartment located not too far from here. once inside the apartment the abductor grabbed her from her bed, picked her up and took her to his car. eventually this local giittle g tone to a field just a couple miles from this office. this individual then sexually assaulted her violently cutting her throat from one side to the other and left her there in that field to die. this little 8-year-old girl defied all of the odds through her strength, determination and with the help of nearby citizens who found her some 14 hours later, she survived this brutal attack. >> the victim is now 27. she's come forward to tell her story of the ordeal. jennifer schuett attended the press conference with investigators saying she wants to make sure no other child has to endure what she did. >> throughout this journey i've had two main goals and they were to find

a police chase in texas, this thing lasted more than two hours before it finally ended. hi, everyone, i'm richelle carey. this driver led police through at least five counties. he is in custody, likely to face quite a few charges and in quite a few counties. this started when the suspect allegedly drove off from a gas station without paying. when the driver reached the city of melissa, officers tried to stop the truck using road spikes. we've heard of those before. as the driver swerved to askroid them the truck nearly hit the chief of police in melissa. the driver is accused of assaulting a police officer. i said it came to an end after more than two hours. that happened finally 60 miles south of dallas in navarro county. police, you can see a little while ago they rammed the truck several times from behind. it ended in that swampy ditch. you kind of saw what you think you saw when they pulled him out of the truck, looked like he was talking on his cell phone. it is amazing how many of you were watching this chase. all two hours of it. when i put comments about it on my

one texas police officer thought so. unusual reason he slapped one driver with a ticket. >>> a new york mother has you now been formally charged on manslaughter and drunk driving charges over the deadly crash that killed an 11-year-old girl. carmen faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted on the manslaughter charge alone. the crash here happened back on october 11th on a manhattan's west side highway killing a man and injured and six other kids. she will be arraigned next month. >>> and we have yet another missing girl case to tell you but you now. this is 9-year-old elizabeth who was last seen walking home with friends wednesday evening. crews are out today searching an area where elizabeth's cell phone signals were picked up you. this is a rural area in st. martin's community near jefferson city in central missouri. hundreds. volunteers have joined local and federal officers to aid in this effort. so many people have turned up to help, they've had to turn some away. the violent crime unit has been activated but you

police very eager to speak with him. >> straight out to michael vore, wori news radio. what's the latest with this missing boy? >> the latest is they have actually cancelled the amber alert here in texas now. the police department in denver city, texas is focusing on the investigation now into where mario romero is. they believe according to prior reports that he may have slipped across the border, may be in mexico hiding out there with his 3-year-old child. it's a very dangerous situation we have right now. they are very worried about this 3-year-old child and what may happen to him. the father has a history of rage, uncontrolled rage. what is going to happen? is he going to snap again, and what could he do to this 3-year-old child? >> with me right now is a very special guest, the sister of the murdered mom found dead on her bedroom floor, maria esquivel. miss esquivel, thank you so much for >> first of all, tip line 806-592-3516. what happened when you went to the home and you realized she was dead and the baby is gone? >> the first thing that came to my mind was he killed her. we walked in there. my daughter had crawled in through the window to open the door because we knew someth

now we go to police from texas that are honoring a 5-year-old girl for saving her mom's life. about a month ago her mom cut an artery in her hand on a broken window. she was bleeding so badly, she asked her daughter to call 911. >> she told me to get out the phone from her pocket and call 911. >> all right, briana. she got three awards including one given to police officers when they save someone's life. her mom is doing just fine right now. >>> so let's move to a story that rafer can kind of understand or maybe is worried about a little bit. a major league pitcher got the call of a lifetime. rafer, you might get that call one of these days when you're on air. >> well, i won't be getting a call up to the major leagues. you've heard of pitchers getting the call this guy really did. hamels, his wife was expecting the couple's first child. well, the 25-year-old still took the mound for game two of their playoff series against colorado. now he didn't have a great game but who could blame him? his manager later said his wife was probably on his mind. so he had to go sit down in the

. >>> police in texas believe a missing 3-year-old boy may be in grave danger. his maim is mitchell romero. they want you to keep an eye out for him. they believe he was abducted by his father, mario romero right there, both pictures on the screen. please take a look. they think the two of them may be on the way to mexico in a red or maroon gmc yukon, 2004. the father's 33 years old, mario romero, wanted for questioning and the killing of mitchell's mother. all right. police in denver city, texas, issued this amber alert on friday and they just want to get this information out there again for people to keep an eye out for richle and mario romero. >>> now that it looks like the whole balloon boy -- not really balloon boy -- but they're going to call it balloon boy incident may have turned out to be an elaborate hoax. roer jason verlane rants about richard heene and jason gives us his naked boy news perspective. got your attention now? naked boy news perspective on the whole thing. >> we need to get a class action together and say, hey, you have, like, torn at our

. >>> a 72-year-old texas grandmother who was tasered by a police officer has now been offered a settlement. a dash camera captured sure being trapped by the sun gun back in may. the county has offered her $40,000 to compensate her for her pain, medical expenses and humiliation. however, she is still charged with resisting arrest. >>> a skull once thought to be adolf hitler's is actually from a woman. the fragment has been on display at amos cow museum as part of the hitler artifacts display. dna evidence shows it belongs to a 20 to 40-year-old woman. >>> us airways captain sully sulen burger, here's back in the saddle. sully took the helm once again and departed laguardia airport for charlotte, the original destination of the january flight. sullenberger said, quote, it's good to be back to work. >>> a baby black ryan know made the rounds with his mother. the little one weighs justify over 80 pounds, not so little. mother weighing in at three tons. the newborn certainly has a little growing to do to catch up to mama. >>> here's ginger zee with today's forecast. ginger, i know you're probab

. >>> police in texas are honoring a five-year-old girl for saving her mom's life. about a month ago, briana sanchez's mom cut an artery in anterior arm on a broken window. she was bleeding so bad, she told her daughter to call 911. >> she was telling me to get the phone out of her pocket and call 911. >> little briana there got three awards including one given to police office -- by police officers when they save someone's life. >>> we told you sarah palin's ex- -- >> just when you thought the sarah palin lifestyle maybe riding off into the tundra, up pops levi johnston. levi, sarah palin's bristol daddy, is going to show his johnston in playgirl magazine. i hope he's not built like a moose. i don't know if it will help sarah's career, but it might help levi meet some men. most subscribers are male and not likely to be baby daddies like you. but levi is not the only one to drop his jeans these days. serena williams is posing also. since when does cnn stand forever plaxico naked? i say big whoop. years ago marilyn posed for p y playboy and burt reynolds took it all

texas friend, sue. she never misses a show. sue, happy birthday. >> pennsylvania police were searching for two mentally disabled teens who vanish in the poconos friday night. 18-year-old charles lockard and donna kiernan left out for a walk and haven't been seen since. a massive search over the weekend with emergency management worker, firefighters, residents, and search dogs all out scouring for the clues. they both have a sixth grade mental capacity and they're desperate to find them. they continue looking until the pair are found. >> charlie lockard and donna kiernan 18 and 19 respectively are mentally challenged and comprehend at the sixth grade level. they went for a walk at the indian lakes development friday afternoon and didn't return. >> i just want them to come home. that's all i want. at least call me, please let me know she's okay. that's all. i'll come and get her. i want her home so i can hold her. she's my daughter. she's my baby. please come home. please. >> these two children need your help so desperately. they look like teenagers. but they are mentally

police very eager to speak with him. >> straight out to michael board, woai news radio. what's the latest with this missing boy? >> the latest is they have actually canceled the amber alert here in texas. the police department in denver city, texas, is focusing on the investigation now into where mario romero is. they believe according to prior reports that he may have slipped across the border, may be in mexico hiding out there with his 3-year-old child. it's a very dangerous situation we have right now. they are very worried about this 3-year-old child and what may happen to him. the father has a history of rage, uncontrolled rage. what is going to happen? is he going to snap again, and what could he do to this 3-year-old child? >> with me right now is a very special guest, the sister of the murdered mom found dead on her bedroom floor, maria esquivel. miss esquivel, thank you for being with us. >> thank you so much for having us with you. >> first of all, tip line, 806-592-3516. what happened when you went to the home and realized she was dead and the baby is gone? >> the first thing that i thought was he killed her. we walked in there, my daughter, crawled in through the window to

. >>> an amber alert today issued for a 1-year-old texas boy. police say he was taken from his home in the middle of the night by his father as his mother was sleeping. he was last seen around 11:00 a.m. monday morning in denton county. the suspect is believed to be armed allegedly took all cell phones from the home and disabled the landline so nobody could call 911. >>> some of the teenagers suspected of setting a 15-year-old boy on fire were laughing about it. that's according to the broward county florida sheriff. two more teens arrested in the case. five teens are charged with aggravated battery. according to local reports, the teens were emotionless and parents had no comment. michael brewer's doctor says he's doing as well as can be expected but faces a very difficult recovery. several months at least. the boy was burned over three-quarters of his body. tell us what you think about overall teen violence. what's going on today? are kids more violent? or have kids always been this violent and it's just being reported more often? call us toll free 8

she was not a, quote, agent of police, but she was working for texas equusearch in an attempt to find out what she could learn by getting close to misty. >> art, where all did donna brock go with misty croslin, where did they travel? >> she picked her up in satsuma, they went to orlando, they wound up at universal, coca beach. they were on the road when everyone thought misty was on the run. but tim miller was wiring money to take misty to get her hair done, her nails done to try to get close to her and misty was really warming up very closely to donna, so this was something that was working until the road rage incident outed them both. >> wait a minute. wait a minute. are you telling me that the so-called undercover friend was the friend in the road rage incident that was driving? >> that's correct, nancy. they were off driving down the highway -- interstate 4, when according to tim miller someone tried to run them off the road, donna brock pulls alongside the car and gave this driver the finger then misty gives them the finger and that is when -- >> i heard the whole thing and i int

police are pursuing. this is happening in dallas county, texas. this chase is under way. tting pictures from the air from our affiliate there. we'll stick with the picture and i'll tell you the little that i know. six police cars from the howe police department are chasing that gray pickup truck. six cars are in pursuit. we can't see them but they're back there. the chase apparently started around 11:00 a.m. again, north collin county, now moving westbound on the interstate there, 6:35, toward the addison area. westbound 635. the addison area. the big question, as always, we don't know why this guy is on the run or woman for that matter. we don't know why police are chasing him. we'll continue to watch this and see what's happening. obviously we can't talk to the helicopter pilot and tell him to pull out to see how many police cars are after this particular truck and, you know, sometimes these things end well. sometimes they don't. we'll stay with these pictures. coming in it looks like from our cbs affiliate in dallas. again, just to let you know if you're tuning in this

texas. at least ten police cars were involved at one point. the pictures of tape that came to us from our affiliate khou. it doesn't look like what highway they are. it might be a tollway. they are on a street. there is one of the police cars one of ten that ended up on this chase. the guy seems to gave up. not that dramatic. gave up. laid it down on the street. the sheriff's cars coming up to wrap this chase up. north harris county, texas. not that dramatic of an ending. it was a high-speed chase for quite some time. more hln news and views to come. >>> heartbreak for a florida mother as the body of her missing 7-year-old daughter is found in a georgia land fill. authorities are searching for the person they say killed somer thompson. one chicago high school the astounding number of students who are pregnant or already have children. >>> authorities in oklahoma were investigating the disappearance of an entire family of three. the only clue so far their abandoned pickup truck. what was found inside. a lot going on. hi there. i'm brooke baldwi

texas field. jennifer schuett waited years but no one was arrested. well, finally policerrested a suspect yesterday. and here is her stunning reaction. >> this event in my life 19 years ago was a tragic one. but today, 19 years later, i stand here and want you all to know that i'm okay. i am not a victim but instead victorious. >> correspondent richard lui joins us now. how did dna tests help catch the suspect? and good for her that she is so strong and said she wanted to make this statement yesterday and that someone's been arrested? >> and continued to fight over two decades, robin. what they're attributing this to partial ly in terms of identifying the suspect is advanced dna testing. dennis earl bradford was arrested in arkansas yesterday. jennifer's clothes and a man's underwear were tested in 1990 but the sample was not large enough for conclusive results then but then newer techniques now allowing dna to be isolated from a single human cell so the chairman of forensic science group telling a charleston newspaper for example, in the erm 1990s analysts needed a blood

don't tell me that you didn't know police want to talk to her again. >> founder of texas equusearch timen who still have a chance to be alive, and that does not include little haleigh cummings. the family disagrees, maintaining their hope that haleigh is still alive, being held against her will. >> i believe haleigh is alive. i have faith in god to take care of my baby girl and find her. and i don't care who had something to do with it. >> meanwhile, croslin's 911 call released. misty croslin called 911 last week after being robbed while allegedly trying to score drugs. >> oh, my god, my leg and my arm hurt so bad. >> do you need an ambulance? >> yeah, i think so. oh, my god. my purse is ripped. i can't move it. i can't move it. i can't move it. >> you have made an accusation that croslin was on a drug binge. do you have any evidence to support that claim? >> no, i don't. >> then why did you say it? >> it was just a thought. i mean, maybe she was. >> well, my apologies to crystal sheffield, the ex-wife of ronald cummings, because apparently when the new stepmother, misty croslin, calls

remember that 72-year-old texas grandmother who was tasered by the police officer and dash cam video captured the woman stuck by the stun gun during a traffic stop in may. she has now been offered a settlement. $40,000 to compensate her for her pain, medical expenses and humiliation. however she is still charged with resisting arrest. >>> in less than an hour the big news is international olympic committee will begin voting who host the 2016 olympics. they heard pitches from president obama and first lady michelle obama and rio and tokyo and madrid. chicago presentation focused on the people and the impact the event could have there. president obama and his wife both speaking in personal terms. the president describing chicago as the place where he, quote, finally found a home after years of moving. rio highlighted its spectacular scenery and brazil's president drove home the argument that rio would be a new frontier for the olympics. the games would be the first to be held in south america and silva, the leader of brazil telling the ioc it is time to light the olympic torch in their

reputation as fashion police, they're allowing players to wear pink today in recognition of breast cancer awareness month. now these pink cleats will be work by ryan molt in houston, texas. involved in a controversial traffic stop by police while his mother-in-law was upstairs dying of breast cancer. the pink shoes idea belongs to de'angelo williams, the panthers running back heard about the promotion and made the suggestion to league officials and they said okay. his mom has been diagnosed with the disease and she has had three sisters die of breast cancer. >>> 161 games and the twins and tigers are all tied. minnesota won again on saturday. the tigers lost leaving them atop the a.l. central division on the final day of the regular season. a tie breaker if needled would be on tuesday, a delay due to the brett favre bowl. vikings versus the packers on monday night. >>> a reporter erin andrews has been ordered to los angeles for a hearing monday morning to determine if a man can be freed on bond. 48-year-old michael david barrett faces federal charges of making illegal videos of andrews through the peep hole of her hotel room, put it on the enter sunset and attempt to go

just across the border from el paso, texas the city has seen 1700 deaths just this year alone. >>> france. protesters and policeparis, this as are mania's president begins a worldwide tour of armenian communities and the demonstrators angry with the support of diplomatic ties with turkey. the two countries have long had hostility for each other and germany, security forces across delay on high alert. as the german people prepare to celebrate this weekend marking 19 years since the reunification of east and west. but the national holiday known as oktoberfest has been referred to by terrorists in recent on-line videos. ireland, election officials counting votes, on an irish referendum on the european union lisbon treaty and if it passes, the entire structure of the european union will change. ireland is the only country yet to pass it, it is also the only country requiring its approval bipolar vote and that is a wrap on this fox trip around the world. in 80 seconds. >> julie: you heard of the smash-and-grab. check this out, you are look at one determined criminal here. and, we have his crime, it was caught on tap

, per se, she was not a, quote, agent of police but she was working for texasin an attempt to find out what she could learn by getting close to misty. >> art, where all did donna brock go with misty croslin? where did they travel? >> nancy, she picked her up in satsuma and they went to orlando, they wound up at universal, coca beach. they were on the road when everyone thought misty was on the run. tim miller was wiring money for her to take misty to get her hair, nails done to get close to her. misty was warming up closely to donna. this was something that was working until the road rage incident outed them both. >> wait a minute. are you telling me that the so-called undercover friend was the friend in the road rage incident that was driving? >> that's correct, nancy. they were driving down highway -- interstate 4 when according to tim miller someone tried to run them off the road. donna balk pulls alongside the car and gave this driver the finger then misty gives them the finger and that is when -- >> i've heard the whole thing. i interviewed the woman who c

, per se, she was not a, quote, agent of police but she was working for texas equisearch in an attempt to find out what she could learn by getting close to misty. >> art, where all did donna brock go with misty croslin? where did they travel? >> nancy, she picked her up in satsuma and they went to orlando, they wound up at universal, coca beach. they were on the road when everyone thought misty was on the run. tim miller was wiring money for her to take misty to get her hair, nails done to get close to her. misty was warming up closely to donna. this was something that was working until the road rage incident outed them both. >> wait a minute. are you telling me that the so-called undercover friend was the friend in the road rage incident that was driving? >> that's correct, nancy. they were driving down highway -- interstate 4 when according to tim miller someone tried to run them off the road. donna balk pulls alongside the car and gave this driver the finger then misty gives them the finger and that is when -- >> i've heard the whole thing. i interviewed the

police officer helped white stop the man in his tracks. and he was arrested. >>> this next story really does sound like a tall tale but a texas boy says there's nothing fishy about his big catch. the five-year-old shot and killed an 800-pound alligator. simon hughes was hunting with his father over the weekend when he nabbed the 12-foot gator. the first grader says he wasn't afraid of the animal, a tax determinist is mundting the head for the young hunter. wow. >>> no one wants crime crawling around their neighborhood. get ready to see who you should be on the lookout for in tonight's crime checker. when abc 2 news at 5:30 starts in just two minutes. me again. okay, now this is the last time alright? thanks, you know we don't deliver anything like this. this crispy flatbread. mmmm. mmmmm! introducing the taste that's never been delivered. digiorno crispy flatbread pizza. it's not delivery, it's digiorno. >>> you have been warned, cameras will now be watching you drive through school and work zones in maryland. good evening. i'm terry owens. the new law goes into effect today. but as cheryl conner reports, big brother is not keeping watch over

denver city police arrived to 212 east tenth street to find 29-year-old veronica romero dead inside. >> the boy was last seen in the company of his father mario romero, inside a maroon gmc with texas license plates. >> we've been talking to family members on both sides. it's just a matter of time before we're able to talk to them. >> three of veronica's sisters visited with police. a sister back at their home told us 33-year-old mario romero had abused veronica in the past and said it is, quote, a sure thing that he's her murderer. >> police say romero is considered a person of interest in veronica's murder and is wanted for questioning. authorities in mexico are also on the lookout. as reports surfaced romero may be trying to take mitchell across the border. >> good evening. i'm nancy grace. i want to thank you for being with us. live, colorado, the whole country on pins and needles. a little 6-year-old boy's life hanging in the balance. and a beautiful silver space-like balloon soaring through the clouds. tonight, apparently it will all end in felony charges. bye-bye reality show, hello cell block. >> these people are actors. they established a relationship was in acting school

police are thinking right now. the drive from denver city, texas, to el paso is about four hours. very easy to do. the juarez border passing in el paso is probably the busiest in the whole nation. there are literally thousands of people streaming back and forth all day, very easy to blend into that crowd, nancy. >> sheeba, illinois, i've got 45 seconds left, dear. what's your question and hello. >> caller: okay. you're fixing to go through the terrible 2s, darling. >> i'm ready. >> caller: good luck. okay. my question is, when was the last time the father was seen in that vicinity? >> good question. michael board, what do we know? >> the last time he was seen was last week some time. they don't know if he was with that child. they lived together in the same house. how do we know that? because earlier this year, he pled guilty to beating her up in that home. this is a scum bag who's capable of doing anything to people who make him mad. nancy, lord only knows what he's going to do with this child when this child starts crying and asking where his mommy is. that's why we need to find this guy as soon

police. there's up to a $25,000 reward in this case. in northeast i'm roz plater, fox 5 news >>you can call or texas anonymously to the tip line. >>>a good samaritan shot by a purse snatcher in the northeast. it happened at the grocery store on church road. the gunman tried to still a purse when the good samaritan wrestled him to the ground. he was shot. the gunman took off running and car jacked a driver less than half a pile away. the gunman is still on the loose. >>>crimes targeting students at university. a man enters dorm rooms and tries to touch young women while they're sleeping. john has this story. >>reporter: it's george washington university. more than 1,100 students live here. plenty praised security >>you have to swipe your card to open the building and again at the front desk. if you want to bring in any guests you have to show id. >>reporter: campus police officers routinely patrol the hallways at night, but university officials say very early friday morning a male resident here signed in a male visitor, then the resident left, according to security video. the male wondered the 7th and 8th floors of the nine-stor

texas, louisiana? >> absolutely. the warnings are out there. rain has been in and out of the region. today this squall line is dropping tons of rain. that's something to watch. >>> some policeparently think it's a crime if someone doesn't speak english. dozens of police in dallas have given tickets because of that, but one woman's case could put an end to this. >>> bill cosby turned down the mark twain prize twice, but tonight he'll finally accept that award at the kennedy center in washington. it's regarded as a top honor for the median. he refused this award in the past to protest the use of profanity and racial slurs by many performers. jerry seinfeld and chris rock will honor him. congratulations. >>> a texas woman got a traffic ticket for not speaking english. she was also cited last week for making an illegal u-turn and not having her driver's license. she wants a deeper investigation from the dallas police. she's a legal u.s. resident and plans to file a complaint this week. >> i basically told my mom that she had gotten a ticket for not speaking english. she was worried that now every time she drives and you know she gets pulled over will she get another tiblgt for

don't tell me that you didn't know police want to talk to her again. >> founder of texas equusearch timand that does not include little haleigh cummings. the family disagrees, maintaining their hope that haleigh is still alive, being held against her will. >> i believe haleigh is alive. i have faith in god to take care of my baby girl and find her. and i don't care who had something to do with it. >> meanwhile, croslin's 911 call released. misty croslin called 911 last week after being robbed while allegedly trying to score drugs. >> oh, my god, my leg and my arm hurt so bad. >> do you need an ambulance? >> yeah, i think so. oh, my god. my purse is ripped. i can't move it. i can't move it. i can't move it. >> you have made an accusation that croslin was on a drug binge. do you have any evidence to support that claim? >> no, i don't. >> then why did you say it? >> it was just a thought. i mean, maybe she was. >> well, my apologies to crystal sheffield, the ex-wife of ronald cummings, because apparently when the new stepmother, misty croslin, calls 911, her two cohorts with her are saying

police nearby, who would come to the rescue. >>> why john travolta's lawyer says why he refused to pay two men millions to keep quiet. tar reno light borne. tar reno >>> a texas judge just cleared the way for a sem-sex divorce hearing even though the men's marriage isn't recognized there. the couple got married in the state that allows it, so the judge said they meet the requirement to file for divorce in texas. the state teesh general plans to appeal here. he says it's just a round-about attempt to challenge texas's ban on same-sex marriage. >>> two off duty law enforcement officers say they came to the rescue of a 13-year-old georgia girl. they were at a park where a sheriff's deputy said she saw a man's feet sticking out from a stall inside the women's restroom and she heard a child. >> the child sounded like he or she was in distress. i yelled hey, come out of there. he let the girl out. she was a little disheveled and shaken. i grabbed her and i said, are you okay? >> the girl said she was okay. meanwhile an off duty georgia bureau of investigations agent who was also at the park detained the man. he is charged with aggravated child molestation. >>> if y

police what they saw. >>> a shocker. two programs flying under the radar. why is this so big? texas christian is undefeated.t would crash the party, if it keeps coming. byu has a shot. if you want a college playoff, root for chaos. >>> the human magnet, chad ochocinco has to pay $10,000 for wearing a black chin stripe. it has to be white. shame on you. >>> a headache for his school. money, it's got to be the shoes. he plays basketball at the university of florida. they have a shoe contract with a adidas. the school is trying to work something out with adidas so he can wear the nike's. >>> huge black smoke filling the skies over puerto rico a day after a powerful explosion. the threat of rain could pose more problems for people affected by the fire. >>> a raging fire in puerto rico that's been burning for 24 hours shows no signs of slowing down. a powerful explosion shook a complex with a 2.8 earthquake. look at the video. rain is expected and it could mix with the smoke and cause acid rain. officials are urging people to stay home. one person was hospitalized. at least 350 people were evacuated. the governo

head of a search and rescue group that's been helping police look for haleigh cummings believe the 6-year-old florida girl is dead. the goal of texas equusearch is to find missing people who are alive, and he doesn't believe haleigh falls into that category anymore. miller says the 17-year-old baby-sitter misty cummings, he thinks she holds the key to finding out what really happened to this child and unless investigators learn those circumstances he says they may never find haleigh's body. last night her grandmother told "hln's" nancy grace she doesn't believe haleigh's dead. >> i believe that god hears prayer. i believe that there have been thousands and thousands of prayers for haleigh. i believe that she's alive, and i do not believe that -- miller it god or has a straight line to god. until he can produce something else, i don't -- i do -- i just refuse to believe that my granddaughter is not alive and with us. >> the putnam county sheriff office has gotten about 5,000 tips since haleigh disappeared and they continue to investigate those tips. >>> this next story will break your heart. at least a dozen people watched a girl ge

police find them. >>> a 5-year-old hunter bagged a pretty big trophy in texas. he took home an 800-pound alligator. guess this would only be in texas, right? look at this big sucker. okay, the kid was hunting with his dad and a family friend sunday when he shot and killed this 12-foot gator. the boy's mom was a bit worried. >> as a mom, it sort of scares you to death because there's alligators, snakes, all of that thing out there. >> the boy isn't done yet. he says he hopes to get a bigger gator next year. look out. >>> a convicted rapist and murderer has died in prison. he had been on death row for killing a 9-year-old girl. now the father of his victims speaks out. >>> hey, the new york stock exchange has just opened for business here and kicks off its fourth quarter on an expected down note, folks. investors are weighing the words of fed chairman ben bernanke on capitol hill right now. and a live report from wall street in a few minutes. >>> more than 500 people have been confirmed dead in yesterday's massive quake in indonesia. and officials say thousands more may be buried underneath all of th

police what they saw. the biggest one today a shocker. two programs flying under the radar. tcu visiting byu. so big. texas christian undefeated. small conference. it could crash the bcs party. byu has an outside shot. bottom line, if you want a playoff, this is an argument against the bcs. chaos reigns. >>> the human magnate for nfl finds ocho cinco has done it again. he has to pay $10,000 for wearing a black chin strap. the chin strap has to be white. shame on you ocho cinco. how could you? top ten tennis start wozniacki thought she was doing something nice. she's playing in front of hometown fans. so they thought it would be nice to let her play another round. some people talking on tv heard her talk about the injury and they started to place bets on her opponent. they made lots of money. now investigators are looking to see if the match was fixed. no good deed goes unpunished. for hln sports. >>> huge black clouds of smoke are fueling the skies over puerto rico a day after the powerful explosion. the threat of rain could pose more health problems for people affected by this fire. >>> a raging fire in puerto rico that's been

police arrived to 212 east tenth street to find veronica romero inside. >> the boy was last seen in the company of his father. inside a gmc yukon with texasicense plates. romero, also the husband of mitchell's mother and victim, veronica romero. >> we've been talking to family members on both sides, so it's just a matter of time before we're able to talk to them. >> three of veronica's sister visited with police. a sister back at their home told us 33-year-old mario romero abused veronica in the past and said it's, quote, a sure thing he's her murderer. >> romero is considered a person of interest in veronica's murder. reports surface romero may be trying to take mitchell across the border. >>> good evening. i'm nancy grace. thank you for being with us. live, colorado. the whole country on pins and needles. a little 6-year-old boy's life hanging in the balance. a beautiful, silver space-like balloon soaring through the clouds. tonight, apparently it will all end in felony charges. bye-bye reality show. hello, cell block. >> these people are actors. the way they met and established their relationship was in acting school in hollywood. so n

texas. he's a year old. his name is maliki. he was taken from his home in the middle of the night, police say by his father. his mother was asleep. he was last seen at 111:00 a.m. monday morning in denton county in the town of justin. police believe the person who took him who, again, they believe was his father. they believe he's possibly armed. they say he took the cell phones from the home and also disabled the land line so that no one could call for help, no one could call 911. i hope you've been looking at his picture. his name is malakai and they're working with texas right now. >>> you might remember we told you about a 3-month-old named alex layne. he was denied health care coverage because they said he was too fat. but as we're told, the company has now changed his mind. >> reporter: this afternoon he and his wife kelly are on the other side of the news talking about how the health care crisis has affected them. >> i'm not sure ha they expected us to do. >> reporter: at four months their son weighs 17 pounds putting him in the 99 percentile. they were told they only cover people up to the 95% and h

police? >> in all the times we met with law enforcement, he's been. >> we just want to find where is haleigh cummings? i want to go to the attorney for tim miller of texas equusearch. you heard what our defense attorney sfr san francisco said, tim miller's credibility is shot. what are your thoughts. >> he found another victim yesterday. his life is dedicated to finding the lost and deceased. he was doing something unorthodox. as far as the publicity seeking, nobody knew he was doing it. where is the publicity? he did it for one reason only. he wanted to help find the child. anybody that claims otherwise, they don't know what they are talking about. >> has tim talked to you about ronald and possibly him having the gun? >> i'm sure. we were with ronald and spent time, i can tell you, i genuinely believe that ronald absolutely does not know what happened to his child and is dedicated to finding the child. >> i do, too. >> his manners, people may not believe it. if i could refer to what is being discussed. >> sure. >> ron believes, in the time i spent, misty might have known something about it. if she went elsewhere with family and she was gone, he believe

police training centers. pakistan says that the recent surge in attacks won't stop it from pursuing militants. >>> the suspect in a vicious attack on a little girl 19 years ago in texas is there in texas, make that to face charges. dennis bradford arrived from arkansas. he is accused of kidnapping raping and slitting jennifer schuett's throat when she was just 8. she's now 27 and went public to help find her attacker. the fbi says dna testing led to the arrest. >>> a 10-year-old texas boy used his cub scout training to save his teacher's life. sherry lowe says she was choking on a piece of apple when kyle forbes used heimlich maneuver to save her. >> i was choking and he squeezed me like that. that was the first time i've ever saved someone's life in an accident. that's the first time i've ever done it. >> well kyle is also autistic and his father says this is proof kids with autism can do anything others can do. >>> kids 10 and under may need two h1n1 shots to be fully protected. that's from the maker of the vaccine. a federal health official says this backs up their tests. what you're seeing in the video are kids getting the nasal spray version. the manufacturer te

police department who arrested huckaby. cantu's body was found in a suitcase near her home. >>> a texas woman accuses her ex-husband of showingheir daughters hardcore porn. prosecutors say they can't do a thing about it because of a state law meant to protect parents who want to teach their kids of sex education. the law is from the '70s and say parents with show harmful material to their kids. a state lawmaker is looking into trying to change the statute. the dad, he's not charged with anything and has yet to comment. >>> good news for all of us sleeping this weekend. we get an extra hour of sleep this weekend. sunday, mark your clocks, i guess. 2:00 a.m. we'll set the clocks back one hour to 1:00 a.m. that's back to standard time. in the u.s., hawaii, and most of arizona they will not be changing because they never set their clocks ahead in the spring. >>> consumer spending slid last month. it wasn't a big surprise. they say the main reason for the drop is the cash for clunkers program has expired. >>> a full slate of a rock 'n' roll royalty took to the stage in new york city. the artist who performed and what brought them

police. >> i'm mike brooks in for nancy grace. we just want to find -- where is haleigh cummings? i want to go back out to mark nejame he's the attorney for tim miller of texasquusearch. marks you have heard what dan horowitz, our defense attorney from san francisco said, that tim miller's credibility is shot. what's your response. >> quite the opposite. tim's found 102nd victim yesterday. this man's life is dedicated to finding the lost and the deceased when nobody else will do it. he didn't care, he was doing something unorthodox without question. he was looking to find this child and as far as the publicity seeking, nobody knew he was doing it. where is the publicity? he did it for one reason and one reason only, cause he wanted to help find this child. so anybody who claims otherwise, they really don't know what they're talking about. >> now, has -- has tim talked to you about ronald and possibility, you know, him having the gun? >> sure. in fact, we were with ronald and we've spent time. one thing i can tell you i genuinely believe that ronald absolutely does not know what has happened to his child and is absolutely dedicated to finding that child. >> y

to kill herself but later told police a stranger abducted the family and tried to kill her and her sons. her lawyers say they plan to use insanity as a defense. >>> a texas woman accuses her exof showing their young daughters hard-core important but prosecutors say they can't do anything about it. the law is from the 1970s and says parents can show, quote harmful material to their kids. a state lawmaker is looking into try to go change this whole thing. the dad is not charged with anything and hasn't commented. >>> well, skipping school could land a couple child stars back in the slums where they grew up. they played the younger versions of the star-crossed couple. the producers set up a trust fund for the kids, who just like the characters grew up poor on mumbai. the trustee is threatening to stop payments if they don't improve their aheadancy. the kids' families say they have only missed class because of family problems. >>> one of the most hated men among yankee fans took to the mound to try to sink the bronx bombers. what happened? here's rafer while to explain. >> good morning, natasha. this man is about as liked as eliot spitzer in the new york are

texas sheriff's deputy found himself a murder suspect because of the practice. his neighborhood been strangled to death with a rope and he repeatedly denied involvement to his police colleagues but the investigators sided with the dogs that made a connection. and dna evidence actually implicated another man later on, after five months of difficult months for him. the deputy was finally cleared. >> i've cried myself to sleep enough times and had enough nightmares about it to finally be able to stand here and talk to you about it. >> obviously a very emotional time for him. month when he was accused. on the other side the dogs have cracked many cases and held in high regard by the forces that use him. we've talked with some people who say, dog trainer who say, there's no regulating the handlers of the required certification in this case so there's no way to say which dogs are good at it, which ones aren't. >> get two dogs, get a second opinion from a second dog maybe. supreme court term agains a case arguing church and state are not separated on a certain piece of federal land. >> this is the mojave desert an eight-foot cross. what's controversial about this the cro

break into a texas woman's house, you won't believe what she did. )$)$)$)$)$)$)$)$)$)$)$)$ >>> a one-week-old baby snatched, his mother stabbed over and over with a kitchen knife, and now police believe the suspect is a complete stranger. a sketch released just this morning. will it help police find this newborn? >>> plus, an unlikely hero, a man in a wheelchair stops a guyment issed of groping a little girl in a toy aisle at walmart. the suspect tried to make a run for it but our hero steps in, tackles the guy up against a soda machine. and i'm going to have the honor of talking to this brave man, you got to stick around for that call in. love hearing from you, the number, 1-877-tell-hln. start your message with the word prime t is your chance to be heard. >> controversy, opinion, your point of view. this is "prime news" much. >> welcome this is "prime news" i'm mike galanos. >>> major developments in the frantic search to find a missing newborn from tennessee. detectives release this sketch of the alleged kidnapper, heavy set blonde woman in her 30s last seen wearing a black shirt, blue jeans. she is accused of stabbing the little baby's mom multiple times, nine times, to b

texas is accused of sexually assaulting a child. rumors of underage brides at the ranch led to a police raid last year. jury selection starts today. first jury trial in el dorado texas in more than ten years, by the way. >>> new this morning, the fda is let ing youbuy drugs that you think are helping you fight deadly diseases but may not actually be. the associated press says it obtain add new report from the government accountability office which lists several drugs that were part of a quick approval process but that in follow-up tests didn't live up to their promise or tests weren't done. the fda says it does not plan to pull any of those off the market. it says in some cases taking those drugs away would eliminate the only available treatment for people with serious illnesses. >>> the balloon boy incident may have been a hoax that richard heene had been working on for a while. heene's former researcher says that what we all saw on tv was almost exactly an idea that heene had for a reality tv show. >> there are 52 in this particular proposal. so one episode idea per week. number 16 of it basically said let's create a fake flying