joining us are tonya's parents, tony and betty faires and diana ellis, tonya's good friend.ya lost custody of her two children following her arrest in 2008 and she had this reaction on the "today" show to her acquittal. watch. >> it wasn't a victory. there's no one that wins in this situation, and my whole heart had been taken and i got half of it back, but until i get my children, i won't have my entire heart per se back. i never thought i could have been arrested for something i didn't do, so it's like i absolutely had to expect the worst, and pray and pray and hope for the best and the truth to come out. >> larry: betty, that's your daughter. what did you make of this whole story? >> well, we were just devastated when this came out. we knew that our daughter was completely innocent of these charges, and we stood behind her 100%, and we knew that the truth would come out. it was just a long time coming. >> did she stay with you during this ordeal when she lost her job and her children? >> no, sir, she did not. >> larry: tony, how did you handle all of this? >> well, i trie