any clues to the kidnapper's identities. on the dining room table, they found a sheet of yellow paper, the ransom note, it looked to be in quinn gray's handwriting. dear reid, i need you to read this and be calm. reid, do not be a hero, this is professional and there are three men holding me right now and they want $50,000 cash. i will be okay if you get them the money. >> what do you know about the victim? >> we knew she was a housewife raising children, in one of the prettier parts of our county. >> reid and quinn gray were new to st. john's county, having just moved into their beach front home in pawn donte vedra. >> i don't want to use the term the perfect kidnapping victim, but it fit. >> and her husband made a lot of money. >> worst case scenario, we make one wrong move and they kill her. >> on the day quinn was kidnapped, the 37-year-old pta mom had made appointments for her daughters to have hair cuts and she was far along in the upcoming party for one of her daughter's birthdays. now reid tried to shield the 8 and 6-

. >> reporter: the kidnapper released the boys about a mile away because they were just too much for him. >> how were you hitting him? >> i got to hit him like that. >> reporter: what was he saying? >> stop, stop, i'm not going to hurt you. >> reporter: while he hit the kidnapper with the toy snake lewis kicked him. >> like this. >> reporter: the family was about to leave for church when the mom ran back inside to get the baby's bottle. she is still traumatized because of the ordeal. >> chase him down and kept going. my husband was trying to break the window. you can hear them screaming. >> reporter: today the boys proudly wore their police medals. the police chief told the family they will be awarding the boys with actual medals for their brav braver. >> two very brave little boys. >>> coming up next a race around the world. the next stop the sailors taking off from san francisco today. >>> we saw a beautiful day across the bay today. we do have changes on the way. an area of low pressure expected to bring rain as it moves this way. we'll explain. your forecast coming up after this.

an elite squad kidnapping a man just in the nick of time. his kidnappersbecause of his daughter's job. martha raddatz has the riveting details. >> reporter: frank jansen, a military contractor grabbed from his doorstep nearly a week ago in north carolina. tased. stuffed into a vehicle and driven to atlanta. his wife soon began receiving a series of text messages, if police were called, said one message, janssen would be back to you in six boxes. another showed a picture of him tied to a chair. the kidnappers' goal to help a man behind bars. >> specific demands were sent to his family for the benefit of calvin melton, an inmate at the polk correctional institution. that's in north carolina. >> reporter: a habitual felon serving a life sentence without parole. it was janssen's daughter, colle colleen, a prosecutor well known to the community who had put him and other gang members behind bars. the fbi easily tracked the threatening text messages and a cell phone logs which included calls to and from calvin melton from his prison cell. >> you have this digital

five are in custody and were in court today can be even more dangerous for the hostage because the kidnappers can panic. this was an indeed urgent rescue, diane. >> a bold decision. by the fbi. thank you martha. >>> now we turn to the other big story, that stabbing spree at a pennsylvania high school. once again in this country we are studying a face and looking for a clue, trying to understand what made a teen-age boy crack. abc's ron claiborne has the latest tonight. >> reporter: the 16-year-old boy accused of this awful crime, portraying no emotion in public. but today, alex hribal's lawyer hinting troubles in his pay. >> at least things were surfacing. concerning bullying? i don't want to comment specifically. but i think there are some things that occurred that led to where we are today. >> reporter: what could have pushed him to grab two kitchen knives and rampage through the halls of his high school? by all accounts, alex was a typical teenager from a close-knit family living a comfortable live in an upscale neighborhood. his attorney describes hribal as "ozzie and harriet," adding tha

last week libya's foreign minister said the kidnappers demanded the release of two libyan fighters. > al jazeera continues to demand the immediate release of its journalists imprisoned in egypt. they are falsely accused of providing a platform to the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they've been behind bars for 114 days. their case is being adjourned until tuesday. the fourth you al jazeera journalist has been held without trial since last august. he has been on hunger strike now for the last 91 days. his father says abdullah has become a symbol of the fight for press freedom around the world. >> from this position i call western authorities to give egyptian, how can you say that they will do elections with journalists in jail. it can't be changed when journalists are in jail, it can't. who will watch this election? many journalists are in jail. my son more than 251 days without going to court, without to tell him and tell us what is the crime what he did. he has been 90 days in full hunger strike. abdullah said that what is not to him but considers himself as a defender of journalists. >

we are not sure whether any of the assailants, the kidnappers, were apprehended by the authorities. earlier at least 10 to 15 girls escaped from captivity, and it's thought they may have given security services some intelligence as to the whereabouts of the other girl. no group has claimed responsibility for the abdctions, but -- abductions, but it looks like the group boko haram, who want islamic law impressed, and have attacked schools and are against western education. >> the abduction took place in borno in the north-east. there has been another attack in that state, in a different district. this is the fourth attack in three days. at least 20 people have been killed this time. >> let's have a look at some of the other stories happening around the world. india's mammoth general election reached the fifth phase. thursday is the biggest day at the polls, with a quarter of 815 million voters going out to cast their ballots. there's voting across 12 states and 121 constituencies. the election is spread out over several weeks, ending on may the 12th. in venezuela demonstrators marche

after six weeks we had news from the kidnappers. i didn't speak to them directly, but some families had seen them. said they were showing them in good shape. making us feeling better. >> two million children in syria may need psychological help because of the war. that's the estimate of aid workers. >> reporter: severe depression has left this 14-year-old boy from homs, scared and vulnerable, desperate for help. he's tried to end his life four times. >> i was upset with my grandfather, and i used grass to to--glass to cut my arms. he said he never felt suicidal until he left syria four months ago. he is receiving medical treatment, and his parents are divorced and he and his siblings have been separated. the death of his youngest and only sister in homs shattered him and he has started drinking. >> it's no big deal in i die. death is better than if i live now. >> reporter: there are many children who need specialized help. there are children who need psychological support are attending a group counseling session where they share the

too they were found but techie soldiers on the syrian border late on friday negotiations with the kidnappers to the gang on for several weeks but it's not known if anything was open to that freedom. russian separatists to that extent here in the eastern ukrainian town is the pianist on sunday night pulling a gun battle is one of the checkpoints in which these three people died the incident has triggered a war of words between moscow and kiev. the self same manner also the ants that the confused to last until six am this morning. yet approved the situation. he then went on to make a direct appeal to russian president doesn't it contained in which he said. i would like to address the need is of the russian federation and the sunday we got to nip it in. we take you to help you cannot send the army as peacekeepers to help us then help us by sending weapons to avoid any of the way you can find in one weekend with them only teach you more details they're off is to confine to subsequent death with a posse last week's geneva accord and provides to see him as an excuse to send his troops into east in

he has appealed to the kidnappers to release his daughter. nto's global vision colleagues head a mass praying for her safe return and the channel's executives urged people talking about the case over social media to do so responsibly to avoid further endangering her life. no motive has been established but kid 23457ings for ransom are common in the country. it's been a challenging time for venzuela's media workers. according to media rights groups, they have been harassed and detained by government security forces. south africans were riveted this week watching oscar pistorius trial. he has admitted to shooting his girlfriend last year but claims he miss take a look her for an intrude her h her. he is a global brand. before the trial began, t.v. stations went to court where they won the right to broadcast the bulk of the trial live. >> that's never happened before in south africa and the judge who made that ruling said the world needed to see that the country's legal system treats the rich and famous the same way it does the poor and vulnerabl

that they can truthfully say that there is no ransom paid by the government, too, for example, the kidnappersut this could very easily have been arranged through a third-party, they could have had people in other countries, for example, neighboring turkey, neighboring to syria where these coordinates -- these journalists were kidnapped and held, there could have been arrangements with a third-party exchange, in exchange for the freedom of the captives. we don't know any of this, this is speculation but this is based on previous incidences where there were these kinds of arrangements suspected, to free the captives. >> ok, us move onto some world news. more revelations about the south korean ferry, which sank last week. >> yes. the south korean press is really covered with revelations that it had -- that have been coming out of the transcripts that we have seen, between the ferry and the maritime services, and we see, for example, in the south korean daily, there are reports about the length of time it took for there to be any decisions taken, 12 minutes, for example, for there to be any respo

sources say the kidnappers were making demands on behalf of kelvin melton, a gang leader serving a lifeison. he was prosecuted by the victim's daughter, an assistant district attorney. court records show the fbi traced the message to phones linked to his crew and to a cell phone melton was using inside the prison. at 8:00 p.m. friday night, a man gave orders to kill jansen. get a bag, put it over his head and stuff something in his mouth, the caller said. make sure to clean the area up. don't leave any dna behind. about three and a half hours later, the fbi's hostage rescue team raided an apartment in atlanta and found jansen alive. five people, three women and two men have been arrested and are now charged with kidnapping. the fbi is looking for others who may have been part of the plot. bob orr, cbs news, washington. >>> coming up after your local news on cbs this morning, more on the deadly bus crash in northern california. we'll be live from the scene. plus go to nevada for a standoff between federal agents and protesters about cattle on government land. >>> and reaction to stephen

so we started the talks we do use the kidnappers in order to really use police the seventh but despite these need to protect us. a few days ago he was keen to stress of wanting to start descent. more and more. it was an exaggeration wasn't your toes. going on. russia already started. but the work and get a different port this is not like their previous wars. this is the one that russia's top ten years ago. the first right to bypass ukraine was an energy routes. eat and to the trade school or with the violent real treat was georgia moldova and ukraine. the stilts. nato expansion is there. here is intervention and human invasion into domestic press of a number of countries including ukraine. then they wrapped a part of georgia. the corporate media. i mean this isn't a war or its just a peaceful protest to let him help with this turned into a world war. i just need to pass and the sixteen edt and that it is not going to support ukraine which troops at the fresh meats. i will retreat on sunday. different types of force. you do warn just clicking the shutter and i believe that we have an at

the search for the suspected kidnapper continues. >>> the rainy weather we saw turned into deadly tornadoes in the section of the country. at least 14 people were killed in three states. sandoval talks to survivors about the damage left behind. >> we are in it right now. where are the tornadoes. >> communities in the south are reeling from the massive storms. here is funnel clouds swept through late sunday and they took out power lines and snapped trees like twigs. powers of rubble marked where buildings once stood. >> you just done think it would happen to you and it does. >> reporter: there are more than 40 reports of tornado damage and a storm as large as half a mile large went through and the storm winds were estimated at 15 150 to 180 miles per hour. >> they were deliver rate -- deliberate search and rescue operations are continuing. >> this time this storm was. stronger, the buildings are completely leveled, it is a tremendous amount of damage. >> reporter: the destruction is heavy on the mind of president barack obama while he continues his trip to malaysia. >> i am sandoval are arin

you have to see what saved the child from his kidnapper. ♪ i want everybody around the world put yourher because all the praise belongs to god. here we go. >> a little boy says this gospel song saved his life. his story is sweeping the nation. it all begins with 9-year-old willie, the little boy taking care of his dog but a strangereded you suddenly approaches wily and throws him into the car. >> i went over by the tree and i found some money. a man just came up and stopped and threw me in his car. >> willie held captive for hours. >> what were you thinking was going to happen? what did you think? >> he was going to kill me. >> but with few options, willie started of singing this song ♪ every praise ♪ is to our god ♪ every word of worship ♪ with one accord ♪ every praise ♪ every praise ♪ is to our god ♪ >> willie's kidnapper ordering him to stop, cursing at him relentlessly. >> he told me didn't want to hear a word from me. >> with willie refusing to stop, the kidnapper getting even more curious and finally releasing him from the car, unbelievably unharmed and unhurt. >> i learned it

sources say the kidnappers were making demands on behalf of kelvin melton, a gang leader serving a lifentence in a north carolina prison. he was convicted in a case prosecuted by janssen's daughter, colleen, an assistant district attorney. court papers show the f.b.i. traced the messages to phones belonging to melton's crew and to a cell phone melt ofns using inside the prison. at 8:20 last night, the f.b.i. listened in on a call as a man identified as melton apparently gave orders to kill janssen. "get a bag, put it over his head, and stuff something in his mouth. make sure to clean the area up. don't leave any d.n.a. behind." and 3.5 hours later, the f.b.i.'s hostage rescue team raided an apartment in atlanta and found janssen alive. five people, two of them women and three men, have now been arrested and are charged with kidnapping. scott, sources say the f.b.i. is still looking for others who may have played a part in that plot. >> pelley: bob orr in our washington newsroom. bob, thanks very much. president obama says he wouldn't be president if it weren't for one of his predecessor

jedd we told you the military had freed most of them, and captured one of the kidnappers. pal of the school nor the parents say they don't know where the girls are. >> the confusion about the whereabouts of the kidnapped girls and this stemmed from the fact that the military authorities here in the capitol have not released any information or details to the public or to the media about how the rescue p oration in which they claim they freed 100 of the girls undertaken. we are getting information from news agencies that the parents and families of these girls still claim some of them are missing. one parent said at least 100 were still missing. the state government in the area said only 14 of the girls managed to escape. and on top of that, it is impossible to independently verify what the security is saying. on the other hand, the government is standing behind the military, that the girls have been rescued the minister of planning gave an interview to al jazeera, in which he reconfirmed the rescue operation took place, and that was an on going operation to try to relieve ei

the kidnappers demanded the release of two fighters jailed in libya. >>> al jazeera continues to demand the immediate release of its journalists. they are accused of providing a platform for the outlawed muslim brotherhood. al jazeera rejects all accusations against its staff. a fourth al jazeera journal has been held without trial since august, and he has been hunger strike for 91 days. he has become a symbol of the fight for press freedom around the world. >> from this position i call western authority in north america that now they want to give amnesty to this agent how can you now say that you will do election, and you will do this and this, and the journalists, if they believe that, the situation in egypt, will it change? can it change, and journalists bear the brunt of that. it can't. many journalists injured. my son for than 251 days wa witt taken to court. without telling him what is the crime. of what he did. more than 90 days in full hunger strike. he said what he not to him. but considers himself as defender of all journalists. >> that is his father there. let's get the weath

yesterday we hold you that the military has freed most of them, and captured one of the kidnappers. the minister of national confirming that. and this stems from the fact that the military notes here in the capital have not releases any information orb details to the public or to the media, about how the rescue operation in which they claim they freed more than 100 of the kidnap girled was undertaken. this has been exacerbated by the fact that we are getting information from news agencies that the parents and families of these girls still claim some of them are missing, one parent said that believes 100 girls were with still missing, the state governor in the area where the girls were kidnapped said only 14 of the girls managed to escape. the minister of manning gave an interview to al jazeera in which he reconfirmed the rescue operation took place, and there was an on going operation to try and reeight girl whose are still held captive, again, nobody has claimed responsible on the attack, and for these abductions but it looks like the work of bacaraha. some good news on obama-care,

>> he is a phenomenal little boy singing the song and the kidnapper letting him free. >> you went to anted it surprise him. he just turned ten. it brought tears to his eyes. i started singing the song and it was great. >> did he know you or recognize the song or both? >> he recognized me. he wasn't sure if it was me or not but as i started singing the song he said this is him. >> it is a beautiful song. why did you write it? >> one of my team members wrote the song but when i heard it song i knew it was a song of celebration the world would enjoy. we said let's do it. >> willie remembered it. >> he did. >> and you have a few surprises in store for him? >> he is a great guy and i am glad the song saved his life. i am really happy it turned out good and most importantly we want the abductor to be caught. >> he was taken from his front yard. >> feeding his little dog and this abductor came and snatched him up for three hours and he will not stop singing. >> hopefully the police stop this man. nice to see you. >>> great story. all right. we are awaiting a news conference in may flowemayfl

investigators say they found the kidnapper and the little girl at a trailer park in texas.ice that the girl appeared unharmed but she was taken to the hospital as precaution. the kidnapper was taken into custody for a kidnapping warrant that was issued for the abduction of 14-year-old elizabeth rex. let me give you a little bit of the backstory on this harrowing ordeal, jon, that lasted for about two days. elizabeth as i said is 14-year-old. we'll pop up a picture of here. she has down syndrome, autism and predevelopmental disorder which causes her to act like a 5 or a 6-year-old. so you can imagine how frightened her parents why were. so monday, she went missing from her family home in magnolia, texas, which is near houston. show you another picture now, of the suspect. his name is randy johnson. he is 51 years old. and johnson was a family friend hoe the parents took in to their home eight months ago because he told them he was suffering from colon cancer. but he was getting too close to lizzie as she is called. so they asked him to leave. the parents say johnson took liz

so for the kidnappers have made no demands or contact with the family. >> no demands. that's interesting. okay, appreciate it. thank you. this year marks 50 years since lindon johnson signed a law banning discrimination in public places. there foe may homage to the 36th president, and his landmark achievement, pushing the civil rights act through progress, and abolishes the jim crow laws of segregation. he praised for his courage. >> he knew he had a unique capacity, the most powerful white politician from the south to not merely challenge the convention, that has crushed the dreams of so many. with civil rights icons looking on, he acknowledged set backs in the struggle but drawing on his own personal story, he insisted that government still maz a role to play in social justice. >> i reject such cynicism because i have lived out the promise of lbj's efforts. because michelle has lived out the legacy of those efforts. because my daughters, because i and millions of my generation, were in a position to take the baton that he handed to us. >> the if the drew a parallel b

we also are not sure whether any of the assailants the kidnappers were apprehended by the authorities. earlier at least ten to 15 girls had escaped from captivity and it was thought they may have given the security services some information as to the whereabouts of the other girls. so far, it looks like the work of boko haram, attacked schools before and against western education. >> that is yvonne degae reporting. >>> delaying reforms in immigration in a statement today the president said the reforms in the senate's immigration bill would improve the economy and strengthen the nation's security. americans are deeply divided over immigration reform and in al jazeera america's groundbreaking series borderland they learn how dangerous it can be living near the u.s. mexican border. >> over the past two years, 132 assaults, 14 high speed chases between drug dealers and the law and one murder. >> an illegal corporate shot >> rick: sobrante immigran immid killed. >> a lot of people don't have a clue what goes down on the ranch when you live near the border. the only way to find out what's g

investigators say the kidnappers were actually after his daughter and went to the wrong address. jansen's daughter is colleen jansen. and according to a federal indictment, they were after her because she helped send 49-year-old kevin melton to prison. police say he was the brains behind the kidnapping, even though he is sitting in jail. >> melton was prosecutored by frank jansen's daughter. who is an assistant district attorney, and as a result, melton received a state sentence of life without parole. >> reporter: the indictment released tuesday, said melton worked from a cell phone in his prison cell. and promised his team of kidnappers $10,000 each. in yet another alleged kidnapping attempt in march. then in april, investigators say the kidnappers used the internet to look up the d.a.'s address but showed up at her father's house instead. police say melton told them to wear khakis and collared shirts. when jansen opened the door, they tased him and beat him with a pistol before forcing him in a car and driving him back to atlanta. >> we can only imagine the uncertainty and con

and after every six weeks we had some news from the kidnappers saying, some proof of life like videos or so on to the french government. i didn't see them directly, but some families have seen them. so they were showing them, and in shape, and making our -- how do you say -- making us feeling better. >> reporter: the four are now expected to be flown by military aircraft to france arriving early friday morning. harry smith al jazeera. >> iran says the dispute over nuclear plant is over. iran will limit how much plutonium it can make. came up with the proposal after lengthy discussion with other nation. >> it was a sensible offer. >> he said the compromise could satisfy the offer, to build a nuclear weapon. >> around the world christians are holding services for easter weekend. in jerusalem thousands of orthodox christians celebrated a holy fire ceremony, day before orthodox easter ceremony. visitors crushed into a church, worshipping, lighting each other's candles. until the entire church is filled with light. >> in vatican city pope francis baptised ten people and spoke about the nee

and after six weeks, we had some news from the kidnappers that sent some proof of life, like videos tohe french government. yes see them directly, but some families have seen them, and so they were showing them in good shape and making our -- how do you say? making us feeling better. >> the four are expected to be flown by military aircraft to france, arriving early on sunday morning. harry smith, al jazeera. >> the head of iran's atomic energy organization says the dispute over a nuclear plant is over. iran will redesign it's iraq heavy water reactor to limit how much plutonium it can make. the proposal is a major concession over the iran nuclear program. >> the issue of the iraq heavy water reactor has been resolved and we have no problem with that. they agreed to the proposal and called it a very sensible offer. >> he said the compromise should eliminate concerns iran could use the plant to build al nuclear weapon. >>> drone strikes have killed at least nine al-qaeda fightners yemen three civilians are also among the dead. a witness said the explosions lasted for about 30 minutes, w

. >>> the kidnappers of indonesian xloment are releademanding the release of laruci cantosi working in the capitol. he disappeared on thursday. and one of his colleagues was abducted last month. the ton easeian government says two men are being held byunisiao men are being held by. now the amaset people are one of the oldest. since the fall from power, they have been undergoing a cultural renaissance of sorts. inch kabul in ernestoern libya >> reporter: untlittle eval the hope of a group slowly fading from view. the berbers, meaning barbarians are proud libyan did. amazer first amend for the first time in more than four decades, they are in school learning the disappearing language. >> i like studsying it. my mom pushes me to do it. the green, blue and yellow banner flies against, the symbol of an ancient people. >> winever had the chance to teach the lang. now that the tyrant is gone, we can. >> for 42 years, muammar gadaffi forbid them to sing songs, speak their language, celebrate culture or come to the 17-year-old routines to mark the new year. isn't the fall of his regime, it's be

you won't believe how the kidnapper was con vintsed to let him go. >> he did it by singing. ce say it may have saved the life of willie. he was in his front yard, bent down to pick up money when someone grabbed him, threw him in their car and took off. now listen to 9-year-old willie. >> i didn't know what he was doing until he, like, grabbed me. he drove me off to east point. he told me he didn't want to hear a word from me. so i didn't say nothing. >> he didn't talk. instead he started singing a gospel song called "every praise." willie said the man told him to shut up. but he sang for three hours until the man stopped the car and told him to get out. the boy ran to a nearby home, asked the homeowner to call his guardian. by that time police were canvassing the city and quickly picked him up saying the song saved him. now are listen to willie sing the song on a radio station. ♪ every praise is to our god ♪ every word of worship ♪ every praise ♪ every praise ♪ is to our god >> he was saying "shut up"? >> yes. >> everybody's heard it. willie myrick got to meet hezekiah walker

after every six weeks, we have some news from the kidnappers that send some proof of life videos and so on to the french government. yes see them directly, but some families have seen them, and so they were showing them in good shape, and making our -- how do you say? making us feeling better. >> the four are now expected to be flown by military aircraft to france, arriving early on sunday morning. harry smith, al jazeera. well, it's 112th day of imprisonment for three of our colleagues. they were arrested in cairo on december 29th. they have been charged with reporting false news and aiding terrorism. their trial is set to resume on april 22nd. another al jazeera stamp, abdullah al shami has been detained for 8 months. he has been on hunger strike for 86 days. al jazeera rejects the charges brought against our colleagues and demands their immediate release. >>> u.s. drone strikes have killed at least nine al-qaeda fighters in the western part of yemen. they also killed three civilians. the tribal sources said a drone had been circling that area for days before it struck today. witnes

the fbi says the kidnappers made demands related to a prisoner prosecuted by his daughter. >> spent fiveights in the hands of a group of very dangerous people. we can only imagine the uncertainty, confusion and fear he experienced. >> five men now facing charges in the kidnap plot. the prisoner at the center of the scheme, serving a life sentence. >>> a cattle battle. this is happening in nevada. armed agentings for the federal bureau of land management confronting a rancher over free range land. we're live on the west coast. william, what's the beef really about in this story? >> reporter: gretchen, it boils down to ranchers versus federal land managers. cattle versus the desert tortoise, all competing for about 600,000 acres just north of las vegas. a dispute that led to this -- a tense standoff yesterday with federal agents using dogs and tasers to hold back a dozen ranchers on a road leading to 68-year-old clive. his family began raising cattle here in the 1880s. the feds using helicopters, hundreds of armed agents and hired hands to enforce a court order to seize 900 of bundy's catt

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. >> if someone kidnapped your kids and you called one of the kidnapper woz there be anything you'd doon about where wur kids are? >> obviously, torture isn't something -- i don't think water boarding is torture. >> you raise points in the book that are important to me. that is i think republican party better get their act together put forward an inspiring agenda. why aren't they doing that? >> hoping your plot will self destruct is not a good strategy. they're not putting forth a positive vision. one of the reasons i felt compelled to write this book is put a positive vision for folks that want to go for it. we have to show we care to talk to them about where they are and how we can make life better. >> labor unions now supporting conservatives on energy. >> yes. i was with a guy the other day. he was telling me you know, my guy is one of those republicans but they're out there poking at us all the time. >> poking at us? less taxes? >> i'm saying me. >> i know. what we need to do is focus on where people are, and talk about energy and manufacturing and talk about, you know having prog

treated for severe concussions, he learned toledo police charged him with breaking an entering the kidnappers. eventually those charges were thrown out. police declined our request for a comment on the case. the michigan u.s. attorney convicted derek willow by and his associates. for trafficking the two teen girls. >> he's 42. he'll be out when he is 50. he can pick up this business all over again. >> i think i found one here. okay? ♪ [ man ] but what about when my parents visit? okay. just love this one. it's next to a park. [ man ] i love it. i love it, too. here's your new house. ♪ daddy! [ male announcer ] you're not just looking for a house. you're looking for a place for your life to happen. zillow. >>> let's get started here. >> for sergeant jim hogenmiller and the child exploitation squad of the oakland police department it's just another thursday night. >> the mission is to rescue any underage prostitute from being exploited and identify and arrest the pimp. >> the objective is to try to focus in on young girls that are being displayed or advertised on various internet sites such as

not kidnapping family members, but going after prosecutors for big sentences. >> and the kidnappers amateurs, which could make them more dangerous. >> absolutely. they will make the mistakes of giving you too much medication, putting a bag over your head, mistakenly kill you while they move you around. that's a big concern. >> that's why the best fbi team was called in. >> two reasons, yes. that, because of the prosecutor. and they have the most unique door-breaching skills of anyone. to blow a door and get into a room within -- by the time you can set a coffee cup down, they're in and on top of you. >> did a great job. brad garrett, thanks very much. >> thank you. >>> now, the investigation into the terrifying rash of highway shootings around kansas city. police saying the number of cars shot is at least up to 20. three people have been injured. and now, the fbi has joined in that hunt. abc's pierre thomas has the story. >> reporter: police and federal agents are hunting for a possible serial shooter. with as many as 20 drivers possibly targeted. this morning, tom mcfarlane is happy to be a

parents said they never saw a single soldier, and nigeria's military says they are in hot pursuit of the kidnappers later, everybody is asking, and a big campaign going on here called "bring back our girls." >> as i understand it, this group boca harem abducted the girls before as i understand in the beginning of the year, 25 girl girls and women were taken at the beginning of the yee, and the u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon says it is the shocking incident, and that kidnapping of young schoolchildren is against humanitarian law. are there any forces that can help assist here nearly two weeks later? >> i am assuming, and this is only an assumption, tamron, that probably satellite imagining and tracking from governments is being used to help the nigerian government, and the american government helps in counter terrorism training in nigeria, so there is always foreign help, but in this particular case, no, it is nigerian troops who are searching for the girls. >> and meanwhile, the parents a are doing everything they can, but we know the sense of helplessness they must be experiencing, and what i

family and friends reacted to the news of the suspected kidnapper's death. grandmother. >> he killed himself without letting us know where she is. >> a close family friend. >> i'm shedding tears for my baby, but him, yeah, the big bad wolf is dead. >> as the search shifts off the suspect and solely on the girl. >> i think of the worst, but... >> it gets harder for loved ones to hold out hope. >> i just want her home. i don't know how much longer i can hold up, but i just want her back. >> the search continues first thing this morning with teams in the water, on the ground and in the air. divers are using underwater cameras to canvas the river near the park where they discovered what is likely the man's body. he is also suspected of killing his wife, who's body was found during the search for the little full. >> that is really hitting a nerve in washington, d.c. >> women in arizona no longer able to take a pill to end their pregnancy the first seven weeks. it comes after a federal judge denied the request by planned parenthood to block the law, the judge said

people confirmed they found the suspected kidnapper dead and is accused of murdering his wife. e case that has brought national attention to the safety of children living in shelters. >> it's really, i think, just heart-wrenching to know that, you know, a child is out there and may or may not be living. it's really wanting to bring closure to the family. >> derrick butler nose the sinking feeling of looking for a missing child but knowing it could be a search for a body. monday evening, he was part of a volunteer group filled with some hope tapped by the washington, d.c. metro police department to help find missing 8-year-old ralish a-rod. she hasn't been seen since march 1st? >> it's an empty feeling. i mean it's something that you just don't -- you don't know how you are going to feel for one day to the next. you really know what the other family is going through because you have lived through it. i mean you have highs and lows, ups and downs, just wondering, you know, what really happened. and, you know, whether the pain. >> butler is personally touched by this case. his own

federal authorities are now saying a prison inmate used a smuggled mobile phone to direct the kidnappers. the victim, frank arthur janssen, is the father of a prosecutor who helped put that inmate away. authorities said the kidnappers took a picture of janssen tied up in a chair and sent it to his wife and sent her a text message saying we will send mr. janssen back to you in six boxes if she went to police. five people were arrested following a late night raid wednesday by the fbi's elite hostage rescue team. >>> hillary clinton had some luck on her side in las vegas thursday when a woman threw a shoe at her during a speech. take a look. this came just after clinton took to the stage at a solid waste management meeting in mandalay bay casino. the woman walked down the aisle and threw that shoe, but as you saw, missed the former secretary of state. she then turned around and ran for the exit. the woman was arrested, of course. this isn't the first time that a high-ranking political figure has been involved in a shoe incident. you recall in 2008, an iraqi journalist also threw a pair of s

after every six weeks, we some news from the the kidnappers, like proof of life. i didn't see them. families have seen them. so they were showing them in good shape, and making our - making us better. >> harry smith al jazeera. >> a prominent pakistani news anchor is recovering in a hospital after being wounded in a violent attack on saturday. hamid mir was shot at when gunmen opened fire. al jazeera's domenic kay said he had been a critic ofstan's intelligence service. >> for the past 25 years hamid mir reported on pakistani news and current affairs. his talk show on got gets a large audience. but now he is in hospital with three bullet wounds, put there by unknown gunmen. he was attacked in a car, leaving the airport on the way to the office much police discovered what happened. >> a man opened fire. another man followed him on motorbike. he came up behind him. the driver sped away. >> they chased after him. the driver was not hit. the damage would have been worse. >> this is not the first time somebody targeted hamid mir. it's less than 18 months since the taliban attached a bomb

al jazeera rejects all the accusations. a kidnappersomate are demanding release of libyans on terrorism charges and he was working at the embassy in the libyan capital tripoli and disappeared on thursday and his colleague was abducted last month. the u.s. has delayed a decision on whether to approve a controversial oil pipeline project. the keystone xl pipeline is designed to transport thousands of barrels of crude oil from canada to the u.s. but it's unlikely to get approval before mid term congressional elections later this year. and ben is a climate and energy director for the environmental organization friends of the earth and he says the delay is good news. >> not a guaranty the pipeline will be stopped and we will continue to put pressure on the president to make the right decision, but it does show that the state department is hearing all of the opposition that the activists in nebraska and all across the country are putting forth and they are listening. so this pipeline would bring some of the world's dirtiest oil in the gulf co

. >> reporter: court documents say during the incident, al masri talked to the kidnappers on a satellitete a book about the kidnapping. in it, she describes how she confronted the cleric in london, allegedly getting him to admit his role in the attack. >> if she is, indeed, a witness, she'll be a very effective one. >> al masri has pleaded not guilty and may himself end up on the witness stand. he says he wants to testify in his own defense. >> they might also welcome the opportunity to cross-examine him, because there's obviously a lot of material out there to impeach him and impeach his credibility and paint him to be exactly what they say he is. >> reporter: and he wanted to give the opening statement. the judge said no. he is expected to testify in his own defense. his lawyer acknowledging that today. also on the stand, a man, a former colleague of the failed shoe bomber, richard reid. wolf? >> deborah feyerick, thanks very much. we'll take a quick break. much more news, coming up. [ male announcer ] when fixed income experts... ♪ ...work with equity experts... who work with regional

believed gilberto rodrigues leal may have died several weeks ago due to mistreatment at the hands of his kidnappers. in 2012,ped in mali authorities had been worried about his state for months. and now it seems the worst has come to pass. in a statement, the jihadist group said french hostage gilberto rodrigues leal was dead. the group says paris was responsible for his tragic fate. france is responsible for ending the life of gilberto rodrigues leal. enough time to negotiate, but it shows the military option. >> in a statement, president alanis said he believes gilberto rodrigues leal may have been dead for weeks. he added that france would not stand idly by. rants -- >> france will do everything it can to find out what happened to him and will not let it go unpunished. >> leal was only passing through with a shipment of medicine and school supplies for kids in need in togo. but in 2012, the 61-year-old was of theed by members movement for unity and jihad in ao.t africa, muj they have repeatedly threatened retaliation against france for deploying troops in mali. another french citizen is still bei

the treatment she's been receiving. plus, who she is may surprise you. >>> also ahead, this former u.c. berkeley police officer was hailed a hero after helping jaycee dugard escape her kidnappers. now, the officer is suing the u.c. system. >>> selfies with the commander in chief, problem. the warning olympic athletes received before the visit with the president. >>> and near 70 degrees in san jose. a few spots around the bay area, getting close to 90 tomorrow p afternoon. we'll show you where. >>> they are three difficult words to hear. you have cancer. when it comes to lung cancer, the statistics are grim. >> it kills more people than colon, breast and prostate cancer combined. bay area doctors are leading the way with treatment. >> reporter: imagine taking one pill a day to shrink cancer tumors. thousands of lung cancer patients are doing just that. and in doing so, changing the way the disease looks like. meet molly golden. >> how was school? >> reporter: she's like a lot of 39-year-old married, working moms, with one big exception. >> i think when they told me, it's lung cancer, i just thought, there's no way. it can't be. it just can't be. it is probably bronchitis or pne

that is the suspect right there, kidnapper still at large. he arrest. >> amazing how a terrifying situation became so amazing. >>> happy ending. a lot of news. let's get to to the "newsroom" and ms. skarl costello. every praise to you, carol? >> thank you. i appreciate it. have a great day. "newsroom" starts now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> happening in the newsroom, a night of rebirth. >> one, two, three! >> los angeles rallies and the clippers conquer the court. the team's owner banned. >> i am banning mr. sterling for life. >> and fined just 1/1000 of his birth. will donald sterling be forced to sell his team? >>> botched