zahra. in the filing baker never details how zahra died, nor does it mention zahra's father, adam.r bond be reduced to less than $10,000 because she was cooperative and less likely to flee. >> it just breaks my heart, whoever is involved, it just breaks my heart. >> reporter: the filing comes just one night before what would have been zahra's 11th birth day. memorials are planned throughout the community. hickory high school freshman caitlin myer told us students will wear white to remember the little girl. >> a lot of people, you know, in this community were coming closer together at such a sad, touching story. >> reporter: for now, elisa baker sits in jail on an obstruction of justice charge on a $65,000 bond. the district attorney says it could be a few weeks before she gets another bond hearing. in hickory, north carolina, alan kavanah, abc news. >>> meanwhile, authorities in ohio admit three people missing there could be dead. 10-year-old kody maynard, his mother tina herrmann, and her friend stephanie sprang all vanished last wednesday along with 13-year-old sarah maynard. sa

the step-mother also wrote a jailhouse note in which she says that she did not kill zahra baker. says kind of weirdly that after zahra died the father did something, and i'm quoting here shannon, horrifying. there is a news conference in this case 4:00 on the east coast today, 1:00 in the west. we'll get a lot more information out of that. the headlines here is that the remains of ten-year-old zahra baker have been found in north carolina. shannon: all right, trace, thank you very much. ten days after voters cast ballots sending new faces to work ton a brand-new poll may cause some concern for lawmakers headed to congress. according to a usa today gol hrop poll only 17% of americans approve of the job that congress is doing. chip saltzman former campaign manager for huckabee for president, and dan gernstein. this poll comes after the election. should the new folks be worried. >> when is the last time congress has been popular? we say most people love to hate congress but love their congressman. they like their congressman, they don't know they voted for him, they are not sure. th

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. >>> and police in north carolina have confirmed that missing 12-year-old zahra baker is dead. they identified a bone as hers. it was found five miles away from other remains. her father and stepmother are prime suspects in that case. abc's yunji de nies reports. >> reporter: the search for zahra baker is over. >> investigators are devastated. that we're not able to find zahra alive and bring her home safely. >> reporter: investigators found human remains, which matched the missing 10-year-old, in a wooded area outside her hometown. zahra's father and stepmother reported her missing on october 9th. the police say no one outside the family had seen her after september 25th. this week, her mother arrived from australia overwhelmed with grief. and moved by the community's kindness. >> it upsets me that there's so many loving people around here. but yet, it can still happen. >> reporter: there's still outstanding questions in this case. police have yet to say how zahra may have died. zahra's stepmother is a person of interest in her disappearance, after she admitted to writing a fa

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investigation along with the girl's stepmother. >> reporter: the desperate five-week search for zahra baker came to an end friday. >> investigators, agents and officers and staff who have worked on this case are devastated that we're not able to find zahra alive and bring her home safely. >> the 10-year-old from hickory, headquart north carolina, was reported missing september 9th. weeks later, searchers found a human bone in a wooded area miles from her hometown in a place where hunters dump deer carcasses. police say more dna testing is needed to confirm what they already believe. >> we have recovered enough physical evidence to believe that we have found zahra. >> zahra's stepmother admitted to writing a fake ransom note. she's in jail charged with obstruction of justice. authorities arrested zahra's father on unrelated charges, but they have not officially named any suspects. >> i can't explain the anger, the hurt. >> zahra's buy lodge i can't goal mother flew in from australia this week. emily dietrich's worst fears, now a reality. >> but i want them to find more because it will tell t

. >>> horrifying, new details are emerging about zahra baker. that's the 10-year-old north carolina girl who vanished last month. court documents say the child was dismembered. and her stepmother led police to her remains in several different locations. alisa baker had been jailed for writing a fake ransom note. zahra would have turned 11 years old today. >>> now, to a new court decision in the explosive immigration debate. california's supreme court has ruled that illegal immigrants are entitled to its same reduced tuition as in-state students. the suit was filed on behalf of out-of-state americans that are not entitled to the same breaks. >>> 13 people were arrested at the white house yesterday, after demanding an end to the military's don't ask, don't tell policy. the protesters chained themselves to the white house fence. but they were immediately arrested and carried away. >>> the midair engine blowout on that qantas airlines jumbo jet apparently was a lot more serious than first believed. investigators said an oil fire caused pieces of the

than a month, police are testing remains, and in a few hours we'll announce what they know in the zahra baker case. >>> plus the author of the disturbing guide for pedophiles under police protection after his life is threatened. good day to you. i'm tamron hall. "news nation" is following the news as president obama plans to return from his trip to asia. right now he's making a stop after wrapping up his summit with world power leaders. first he failed to win a trade agreement with south korea. then he failed to win strong support for his get tough policy with china on tried and currency disputes. the president returns to washington sunday facing critical meetings next week with congressional leaders of both parties as they stake out positions on key shoes. chief among them, whether to extend busch-era tax cuts for wealthy americans. mike viqueira joins us from the white house. we heard the president a little testy in his answers regarding what's happening at home. we also know he's getting heat from progressives and liberals who say the president must keep his promise. >> beginning monday, t

they have found the remains of zahra baker, the missing 10-year-old who had lost her leg and most of her hearing to bone cancer. now the question is, who did it? >> good evening. i'm terry moran. we're going to begin tonight with a mission that is part commando mission and part custody battle. they are men paid to go to foreign custody, find children, and bring them back. it's called the snatchback. >> that's the building the man lives in, right there. >> he is for all intents, a hunter. >> let's go. >> and his prey takes him from the jungles of the amazon. >> i prefer a condo. i think that's better for me. >> to the malls of costa rica. >> i found the boyfriend living in costa rica under an assumed name. we followed him. >> one week he's in ukraine. >> that's the bench she was seen sitting at. >> 96, he's haggiling over boat. >> it's not tourist season, but it's got large boats. >> gus zamora travels the world hunting children. >> are you happy to be going home? good. >> specifically, american children. >> this boy was 6 years old and taken to venezuela. >> taken from one parent and

arermonk -- >>>> monitoring a story from north carolina in the details of the death of 10-year-old zahra bakerher killer dismembered her remains and place them in different locations. she was disabled. she had a prosthetic leg. she lost it to cancer. her stepmother has been in jail since last month on charges related to the child to death. >>>> closing arguments are expected to more on the murder trial. prosecutors dropped two more charges of the nine charges that had been filed against the suspect. only two murder counts remained. >>> the article 32 hearing for the man charged in the fort hood mass shooting has come to a) his lawyer spoke for only three minutes and presented no evidence. they complained they have not received key government reports about the case. he is accused in the murders of 13 people and the shootings of 32 others a year ago. hassan work in our region before moving to fort hood. >>> a california woman has been charged with conspiring with a somali terrorist group. federal and this year's say that she conspired to aid al-shabab. she provided money and people to the terror

but investigators aren't saying if they're those of the missing 10-year-old zahra baker.ains were discovered on wednesday in an area that searchers had previously checked. baker, who is disabled, has been missing over a month. and police believe she's dead. her stepmother is being held on charges relating to her disappearance. >>> google street view has helped bust up a harrowing ring here in new york, prosecutors say. neighbors had long complained about drug dealing on one particular corner out in brooklyn. google's street view camera captured the same group of men on that corner day after day. police moved in with an undercover sting, eventually arresting three suspects. >>> well, those lewd photos that vikings quarterback brett favre allegedly sent to a young woman may now be in the possession of the nfl. that woman, jen sturger, met with lead investigators yesterday. and her spokesman some materials were turned over. frafsh met with the league last month. and he could face disciplinary action. >>> there was some nfl action on the field last night. not to mention a pre

zahra baker's step mom told police she was killed dismembered and then left in different locations. a memorial is now planned for the girl but people have started to leave angry messages aimed at her father and stepmother. >> whoever did this to her needs to suffer. >> it brax my heart whoever you know, is -- breaks my heart whoever was involved. >> the step more's lawyer is asking her bond to be reduced to less than $10,000 because she was cooperative and less likely to flee. memorials are planned throughout the community for zahra and student will be wearing white today in the girl's memory. students of hers. >>> here's something you don't see every day. a coyote dashing through the streets of chicago. the animal's adventure was caught on camera this morning. but no worries, city officials say it is just doing his job hunting for mice and rats in the city. they say the animal is actually timid and avoids people while cleaning up the city streets of pests. officials say the coyote has been fitted with a tracking collar so they can keep tabs on it. that's what we need to do in balti

just when we thought this story could not get any sadder, the father of zahra baker, that little north carolina girl is now denying he killed his daughter. harris it gets much worse than that, tough to even talk about. >> reporter: here is the deal that is breaking right now trying to figure out if adam baker and his wife the step-mom of young zahra baker are going to show up in court in just a little while. they are due, jenna on charges unrelated having to do with bouncing checks in their home state of north carolina. they could appear in a district court this morning and if they do this will be one of the first times that people have seen them together since little zahra went missing. police found her dismembered body, remains in two different cities. the father, adam baker telling a local tv station that he had nothing to do with her death or what happened after her death. why speak up now you may ask? because his wife, according to her attorneys has said in a statement for the court that adam baker did terrible, horrible things with his daughter after her death. will that play out

that was held on sort of baker's -- on zahra baker's 11th birthday.ns have been found in more than two locations. >>> brianne carter has reaction to a possible ban on four loko. >> before the fda takes any action, the maker says it would change the ingredients in the controversial drinker. inside this can, but some are calling the dangerous combination. it packs the punch of about four beers and a tall club of coffee and costs about $3, making it popular for college students. >> i think they like it because it tastes good and you can get a buzz pretty easily. >> the company is planning to remove the caffeine. >> what to the caffeine is doing is encouraging people to drink far more than they should. it masks the effect of the alcohol also people do not feel the state of intoxication. >> this students of the combination made him feel sick. >> my stomach felt bad and i got a headache afterwards. >> some say they plan to stock up on it. >> we will probably by five cases before they pull it from the shelves. >> the product has been banned in a number of st

after a month-long search, they found the remains of ten- year-old zahra baker.e had lost a leg to cancer, her prosthetic leg was found in the woods late last month. her stepmother is in jail, charged with obstructing the investigation, but she has not been named a suspect in the girl's death. we'll be right back. i take care with vesicare, because i have better places to visit than just the bathroom. ( announcer ) once-daily vesicare can help control your bladder muscle, and is proven to treat overactive bladder with symptoms of frequent urges and leaks, day and night. if you have certain stomach or glaucoma problems, or trouble emptying your bladder, do not take vesicare. vesicare may cause allergic reactions that may be serious. if you experience swelling of the face, lips, throat or tongue, stop taking vesicare and get emergency help. tell your doctor right away if you have severe abdominal pain or become constipated for three or more days. vesicare may cause blurred vision, so use caution while driving or doing unsafe tasks. common side effects are dry mouth

. >>> we have some grisly new details this morning about the death of zahra baker, that 10-year-old northolina girl who vanished last month. court documents say the child was dismembered and her stepmother led police to her remains which were scattered in several different locations. elisa baker has been jailed for allegedly writing a fake ransom note. now her lawyers want her bail reduced because she eped investigators. no one has been charged in zahra's death. today she would have turned 11 years old. >>> a sheriff in ohio admits three missing people may be dead. that information came as authorities searched a lake for 32-year-old tina herrmann, her 10-year-old son kody, and family friend stephanie sprang. hermann's daughter, 13-year-old sarah maynard, was found bound and gagged sunday. suspect matthew hoffman who is being held on a kidnapping charge. >>> we have an update on another missing person's story. police in oregon have conducted a new search for little chiron over m could kyron horman. >> reporter: police and search teams are back at it, looking for 7-year-old kyron horman onc

zahra baker was reported missing in october. they believe they found her wednesday in an area near gunpowder creek. they are expected to make an announcement at 3:00 today. her parents are facing charges unrelated to her disappearance. >>> a marine was killed during the first combat deployment in afghanistan. james stack was killed wednesday by small arms fire in afghanistan's helmand province. he had been in the country for a month. he was 20 years old. >> very proud to be a marine, we were so impressed with just the whole, the accomplishment of being a marine. we didn't know about it. we decided to enlist and we didn't appreciate how difficult it is. we're just -- we were proud of him. >> and he is survived by his wife and daughter and parents. >>> the president moves on to the next leg of his trip without getting a free trade agreement. the president hoped to work out a new trade agreement. he defended the u.s. decision to buy 600 billion in treasury bonds -- bonds. >> part of the reason it seems as if the united states is at

zahra baker's killer dismembered her remains and placed them at different locations.ther is in jail on charges related to the girl's death. >>> headed to the busiest travel time of the year. the tsa faces a flurry of criticism over new security searches at airports. passengers have the option of full body imaging or pat-downs. >> busy holiday travel often means crowded flights. it is a pre-flight routine that has some customers feeling it's personal. >> if you touch my junk, i will have you arrested. >> john tyner did not want the pants on search. he posted the interaction on youtube. >> our commitment is to the public safety, protecting the public's. >> 300 full body scanners are in 60 u.s. airports with more ahead. >> they do not resemble electronics researches. >> then there are pat-down with more extensive hand searches and no chance to refuse. >> i don't like being tested in personal areas. >> the tsa says the man could face $11,000 in fines for not completing federal screening. emily schmidt, abc news, washington. >>> we will find out how many people will be tak

. >> and a search for ten-year-old zahra baker has ended. some found her remains. >> the great regret, i have been dreading this moment, early on in this investigation. >> police say the remains found this week are consistent with zahra. she lost her left leg to bone cancer and her father is questioned. her step mother is in jail on obstruction of justice but neither is charged. >> more than two thirds of the write-in ballots in alaska's nature race have been counted and senator murkowski won 90 percent of them. shell be on track to defeat republican joe miller but not the end of the road there. miller sued argue under state law her name must be spelled exactly correctly on write-in ballots and a federal court will make a call on that late next week. former college student who hacked into sarah palin's e-mail account is sentenced to a year and a day in custody. the judge recommended the 22-year-old serve out the sentence in a halfway house rather than a federal prison. he hacked into her personal account to derail her 2008 vice presidential c

officials say this could be valuable evidence in the case of 10-year-old zahra baker. she has been missing since october. she say bone cancer survivor. all the evidence has been given to the state bureau of investigation. her stepmother has been charged obstruction of justice. >>> gary condit is writing a book. he has been romantically linked to chandra levy. last week, condit testified at the murder trial of ingmar guandique. con -- condit was initially arrested a suspect, but was cleared of wrongdoing. chandra levy's murder continues to weigh on his family. >>> speaking of books, president bush's book is flying off the shelves. about 20% of the sales were e- book purchases. the former president's memoirs has the highest sales since bill clinton's book in 2004. the clinton's memoir sold 400,000 copies when it debuted. >>> one of the youngest elected officials is here in washington d.c. he is deon jones. he put together a fierce write in campaign. jones was born in mississippi and raised in atlanta and moved to washington d.c. just six months ago where he is now a poli

police may have found human remains of missing north carolina girl zahra baker. that's according to sources close to the investigation. officials will only say they found significant evidence at this point. they're not telling us more after that. last month, they found the 10-year-old's prosthetic leg as well as a bone. no one has been charged in this case but her stepmother and father are both behind bars now on other charges. a routine training flight in florida ends with three people dead. the florida institute of technology's aviation program is now confirming one of its planes crashed and burned just after takeoff at palm beach intern airport. -- international airport. one passenger is alive but in critical condition. no word of what caused that crash. in alaska, incumbent lisa murkowski remains ahead for u.s. senate despite mistakes on hundreds of ballots. >> election observers have been checking the ballots with a magnifying glass at this point. joe miller wanted ballots with minor mistakes thrown out officials are allowing misspellings as long as the vote

it would have been her 11th birthday and instead of a party, hundreds attended a vigil for zahra baker in north carolina last night. her remains identified this week. people who never knew her showed up to demand justice. >> why are they not prosecuting anybody? >> this girl is sitting -- anybody would have taken her and raised her if they didn't want to. >> horrible story. police say the girl's stepmom who is behind bars now led them to zahra's remains but no one has been officially charged in the case just yet. the ethics panel expected to hand down sanctions against congressman charlie rangel tomorrow after finding him guilty on 11 of 13 ethics charges. rangel accusing the committee of trying to finish his hearing before the holidays. >> shattered in order to complete the work this year and i just don't think that anyone can think that that is fair. >> among the guilty charges, improperly raising money for a community center in his name. failing to disclose financial assets and failing to disclose a private villa. scan or patdown. how about neither? the new screening procedures at a

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zahra baker was report missing on october 9th. since then investigators have been searching areas near her home in cal we will county. on wednesday theyncovered a bone near a creek bank. police say dna evidence show it does belong to zahra. no charge have been filed. >>> the father of a child missing now for nearly six months is revealing new allegations about his estranged wife. kirn horman seem to have vanished in ju withou a trace. the child's stepmother has been under suspicn. >> i have every reason to believe it has something to do with her. we want answers. >> reporter: his father is nvinced the answer to what happened to his live boy lies with kyron's stepmother, terry horman. now the rest of the family is imploring terry to come forward and do an interview. >> come forward and tell us what you know. let us find kyron. it is that simple. >> reporter: in recent urt documents, he has made numerous allegations against his estranged wife including tt it was common for terry to be visibly empaired from alcohol, slurring speech,

it's zahra baker, the ten-year-old whose leg was lost to cancer and whose life with a distracted probablyvil dad and apparently cruel stepmother was hell on earth, here is the hickory north carolina police chief tom atkins. >> it is with great regret that i stand before you today. i have been dreading this moment early on in this investigation. we recovered enough physical evidence to believe we have found zahra. >> geraldo: ten years old. horrifying. >> just sad. really is. >> this is ken smith, fox affiliate wral joins us live from raleigh, north carolina. thank you very much for being with us tonight, ken. first they found the prosthetic leg and then the rue ma human . describe how and where they were found? >> what we have here is a growing mystery because you have this little girl who overcame so many odds yet we don't know who is responsible for her death and whether or not she may have suffered. her remains were found in an area where the family used to live in a neighboring county because they moved to one county but all the remains are being found in a neighboring county. they fo

and now comes word that the remains of 10-year-old zahra baker have been found. here's. >> the desperate five week search for zahra baker came to an end friday. >> investigators, agents and officers and staff that work on this case are devastated that we're not able to find zahra alive and bring her home safely. >> reporter: the 10-year-old from hickory, north carolina, was reported missing october 9th. after draining ponds and looking in landfills, weeksater searchers found a human bone in aooded area just miles from her hometown. in a place where huntersind deer carcasses. police say more dna testing is needed to confirm what they already believe. >> they recovered enoh physical evidence to believe we have found zahra. >> reporter: zahra's stepmother admitted to writing a fake ransom note shortly after the disappearance. she's in jail charged with obstruction of justice. >> whato you want people to know about zahra? >> reporter: authorities also arrested zahra's father on unrelated charges. but they have not officially named any suspects. >> i can't explain the

police found a bone that matches zahra baker's dna.artificial leg that belonged to her. baker's stepmotheris currently behind bars for obstruction of justice. police say she admitted to writing a fake ransom note discovered the same day a fire was reported at thefamily's home. >>> friends, neighbors, even strangers gathered on the front lawn of zahra's home for a vil. earlier in the week zahra's biological mother traveled from australia to north carolina after receiving the news and broke down in front of the memorial for her daughter. >> so tough to watch. >>> 9:35 right now. still to come, you probably have heard a number of gimmicks to get you to buy a car or truck but one dealership's incentive has some people really fired up. >>> you may be seeing and hearing ls from the salvation army bell ringers next time you go to the grocery store. we'll explain why when "news4 we'll explain why when "news4 today" retur♪ . ♪ [ dad ] yeah! [ cheers and applause ] [ male announcer ] achievement gets points for living life. ean pnc points for yo

. >>> zahra baker would have celebrated her 1 19 -- 11th birthday today.eanwhile the search continues today in central ohio for a missing mother, brother and family friend, though police say they likely are dead. the two women and 10-year-old boy vanished last wednesday, along with 13-year-old sarah maynard, the teenager was found sunday bound and gagged in the basement of an ex-convict's nearby home. he has been charged with kidnapping. >>> this is the first time cholera has ever hit haiti and now many locals are blaming the foreign peacekeepers for bringing the disease to the island. >>> the number of americans who reported using food stamps last year was up by more than 5 million. that's a 19% increase. the usda also says more than 17 million households had trouble putting food on the table over the last year. >>> and it's a story right out of law and order, 16th century edition, a team of international scientists has opened the tomb of an astrologer. they believe he was poisoned. >>> and spectators in mexico got a load of bull when this half ton beast

have found remains and they do again, according to this report believe they are of 10-year-old zahra baker. a news conference is set for 4:00 p.m. today. we'll watch this case closely, jon. back to you. jon: so sad to hear that news. hair russ faulkner. thanks. patti ann: high-speed rail is hitting the brakes in the midwest. the federal government dumped millions of dollars into building the system. incoming governors in wisconsin and ohio are having second thoughts. mike tobin joins us live from the chicago newsroom with the story. hi, mike. >> reporter: hi, patti ann. governors-eexscott walker of wisconsin and john kasich of ohio telling the federal government thanks for the kind offer but we don't need your hundreds of millions in stimulus dollars. in wisconsin the money would go to build a rail line between madison and milwaukee. governor-elect walker says there is not a traffic problem between the two particular cities and it would cost u.s. taxpayers $810 million to build that rail line. then wisconsin taxpayers would be saddled with the operating cost he estimates between 7.5 millio

police say someone likely killed zahra baker and then went to a lot of trouble to hide her body. court papers say her remains were found scattered in different places. the girl's stepmom behind bars on other charges is asking now for a reduction in bail. she is accused of writing that fake ransom note to distract detectives. today would have been zahra's 11th birthday. a candlelight vigil will be held in her memory tonight. this afternoon, a soldier from iowa will become the first living service member to receive the medal of honor since vietnam. army staff sergeant sal giunta is getting the highest honor to risk his life to save another soldier. president obama will present him in a melgd of honor ceremony at 2:00. if you've heard anything from this soldier, he said he's really an average soldier and doesn't feel he's deserved of this honor but he'll go ahead and get it. >> i know. i saw on "60 minutes" he was featured on. >> he'll be here live on friday a little birdie just told me. thank you. >> i'll look for a second source on that. it's confirmed. the second source just conf

police believe they have found remains of zahra baker.ectives recovered baker's prosthetic leg in the same area last month. investigators say dna found on one of the bones is consistent with baker's but not confirming until tests are all completed. >>> also popular on cnn.com, friends buy a winning powerball ticket at a detroit porn shop. the uptown bookstore. mike greer, he's one that claimed the $128.6 million prize for a group, that's him there, they'll get a lump sum of $70 million. the friend says they plan to give some of the money to a local church. the same time, another michigan man hit a bigger megamillion jackpot, he won $141 million. >>> if you've got another strange story, i'll let you guess where this one's out of. buy a truck, they'll throw in a gun. we did not make this one up. >>> also this morning two weeks after the midterm elections they're still counting votes in alaska. they're not just counting, they're spell checking. (announcer) everything you need to stay balanced on long trips. residence inn. [ man ] i thought o

police found a bone that matches zahra baker's dna.hey also fou an artificial leg that belonged to her. baker's stepmother is currently behind bars for obstruction of justice. police say she admitted wring a fake ransom note discovered the same day a fire was reported at the family's home. >>> and friends, neighbors and even strangers gathered on the front lawn of zahra's home for a vigil. they brought flowers and stuffed animals. earlier in the week zahra's biological mother traveled from australia to north carolina after receiving the news and she broke down in front of the memorial for her daughter. >>> now to a traffic alert this saturday morning. you want to avoid ohio drive this weekend when driving through the city. it'sclosed from the roosevelt bridge to independence avenue. creware putting the finishing touches on the construction project that has snarled traffic in the area for months. ohio drive should be open again in time for monday morning's commute. >>> it could also be a lng weekend if you have to get on metro. crews wi

now a north carolina community is coming together to mourn zahra baker, the 10-year-old missing in october. police confirm her dna matches a bone fragment they found. neighbors and strangers left flowers, stuffed animals and camels on the little girl's front yard. she lost a leg to bone cancer and wore hearing aids. her father and step-mother were both questioned by police. police say her step-mother wrote a fake ransom note. >> investigators, agents and officers and staff, good work on this staff, but we are devastated that we are not able to find zahra alive and bring her home safely. we appreciate the support we received from the public. today our community mourns. our state mourps. >> the police chief has been dreading this moment since the investigation began. you can see the look on his face as he delivers the news. >>> a mother and her two children missing in ohio. police found blood in the family's home. tina hairman and her 13-year-old daughter and 10-year-old son have been missing since wednesday. herman's friend is also unaccounted for. kenyan college was put on lockdown after h

sad news out of north carolina, just hours ago police announced that the search for 10-year-old zahra bakerevidence shows a bone found by investigators was hers. her stepmother was arrested the next day after she admitted writing a fake ransom note. police say she is cooperating with investigators. >>> president obama returns home tomorrow from the g-20 economic summit with little to show. a currency dispute between the u.s. and china was not resolved and there was no trade agreement with south korea. but in japan, mr. obama pushed for free trade to create jobs back at home. >> the united states is also looking to expand trade and commerce throughout the asia-pacific. even though our exports in this region have risen by more than 60% over the last five years, our share of trade in the region has declined in favor of our competitors and we want to change that. we don't want to lose the opportunity to sell our goods and services in fast-growing markets. we don't want to lose the opportunity to create new jobs back home. so that's why we want to keep working with our fellow apec economies to r

investigators positively identified bone fragments found earlier in week to belonging to zahra baker.upreme court's rejecting a request to suspend don't ask, don't tell, while an apeals court considers a legal challenge. a former college student who hacked into sarah palin's e-mail was sentenced to a year and a day in jail. >>> health officials in haiti say there's been an explosion of chl cholera cases. >>> acti vision a new moneymaking record "call of duty black ops" raked in $360 mm. >>> back to "hardball." >>> welcome back to "hardball." what does the road to re-election look like for president obama now that the republicans are shaping up for -- to run. what do the midterms show about the map he should use to get there. joining me is pennsylvania governor ed rendell and msnbc political analyst, pat buchanan. i like to put this duo together because i have no idea what you are both going to say. but one thing i am sure of is there is no way for a democrat to be elected president without pennsylvania. it is the keystone state in more ways than one. he's down -- i look at these numbe

those remains were discovered wednesday during a search for little zahra baker, missing over a month.tigators aren't commenting about evidence that's been found in the case. both her step mother and father are being held. >>> new york prosecutors say google has helped bust up a heroin ring. neighbors had long complained about drug dealing on a particular corner in brooklyn. google's street view camera captured the same group of men on that corner day after day. that's when police moved in with an undercover sting. >> we captured them on film that way too. >> so you've got tight shots and wide shots? >> we've got a little of everything. >> i think that's great. if you know the eye in the sky can catch criminals, hey, what are you going to do? >> that is not the only high-profile heroin bust in the big apple this morning. police arrested three people in an apartment near times square, accused of running a heroin mill. 28 pounds of drugs were recovered, worth more than $6 million. >>> here's your friday forecast. wet in the middle of the country. showers around the twin cities, madison,