. >> reporter: this video shows ying ying zhang getting into christensen's car.rs have reason to believe she's no longer alive. >> you always want to have a body if it's at all possible. but there's been so many cases where there wasn't a body, and people have been convicted. >> reporter: christensen was even spotted at a vigil for zhang after she was reported missing. and investigators allege he may have been casing the crowd for other victims. he was captured on police surveillance, admitting he her in his apartment against her will. on his cell phone, investigators discovered he had recently visited a fetish website, looking at forums called abduction 101 and planning a kidnapping. the website says it is for consenting adults and will terminate anyone who tries to harm another user. and christensen has not yet entered a plea and is due back in court next week. >> so when he's at that vigil for the alleged victim, he's casing the place for other victims and apparently was picked up on surveillance, talking about the characteristics of an ideal victim. >> this's

fbi investigators say yingying zhang disappeared june 9th from the campus of university of illinois.ance video, take a look, even caught her getting into the car driven by the suspect who has now been charged in her disappearance. and investigators say that suspect visited websites about kidnappings and allegedly confessed to the crime, despite what the fbi is saying, zhang's family is not giving up. >> translator: the person who did this and who wanted to tell this person please be kind to her and let her come home. and we're waiting for you at home, and you have to be persistent and fight because we're all waiting for you. >> zhang disappearance is widespread concern in china. suspect, by the way is expected in court on monday. >>> police in pennsylvania are searching for a driver involved in a road rage accident that killed a high school graduate. here's a sketch of the suspect. the incident happened wednesday afternoon west of philadelphia. police say the surveillance video shows the moment that the suspect in that red truck shot the young woman in the head. her car veered off th

june 9th, yingying zhang vanishes but not without a trace. officials say that's her taking a bus to sign an apartment lease. after missing a transfer bus she's last seen getting into a black car authorities now say was driven by 28-year-old brendt christensen who offered her a ride. her disappearance rattled the community. rallies were organized to find her. her dad flying in from china. according to the criminal complaint, christensen was recorded explaining how he kidnapped yingying zhang holding her at his apartment. officials say his phone was used in april to access a website where he visited a forum called abduction 101. including threads titled perfect abduction fantasy and planning a kidnapping. a former ph.d. student, christensen has been charged with federal court with kidnapping and could face life in prison if convicted. >> from the time she disappears till the time the fbi first interviewed him, three days went by. unfortunately, you can move a body a pretty good distance in three days. >> reporter: a cruel fantasy perhaps that m

yingying zhang has been missing for almost a month, officials don't believe she is still alive. the alleged kidnapper brendt christensen was in federal court yesterday watched by dozens of members of the university of illinois community. >> everybody is stunned. i've gotten many, many e-mails from graduate students and faculty expressing disbelief. >> he's been charged with kidnapping and if convicted, the penalty is up to life in prison. >> christensen was seen at a vigil last week for zhang. he reportedly was already under surveillance at that point. his attorney says the public has not heard the whole story and people should keep an open mind. >>> a gunman is dead after trying to hijack a helicopter. police say he arrived at a small airport in portland and ordered a flight instructor and could take off. he then tried to run away after a confrontation with police, was shot by an officer. he later died of his wounds. it's not known why he wanted to steal that helicopter. >>> and houston police were forced to confront a naked man armed with a pesticide sprayer. the officers then

christensen was even spotted at a vigil for zhang after she was reported missing and a day before heted, authorities also say he was captured on audio admitting he "held her in his apartment against her will." on his cell phone investigators say they discovered he had recently visited a fetish website, looking at forums called "abduction 101" and "planning a kidnapping." the website says it is for consenting adults and will terminate anyone who tries to harm another user. and david, christensen has not yet entered a plea. he is due back in court next week, david. >> alex, thank you. >>> when we come back tonight, the major auto maker this evening, planning to get rid of gas completely. >>> this dispute between neighbors erupting into gunfire. you will see the two of them. the judge's ruling now, with just one man fired. >>> and this air force base. evacuations ordered. we'll be right back. i thought i was doing okay... then it hit me... ...managing was all i was doing. when i told my doctor,... ...i learned humira is for people who still have symptoms of moderate to severe crohn's di

to appear in federal court charged with kidnapping university of illinois college student yingying zhangently moved to the united states, was last seen three weeks ago in this surveillance video from june 9th getting into christensen, a stranger's car. investigators believe she accepted the ride because she was running late for an appointment to sign a lease but never showed up. according to a criminal complaint, after first saying he did not recall his whereabouts on the day zhang disappeared, the fbi said christensen later told them he offered her a ride but let her out after she became panicked when he said he made a wrong turn. investigators have not yet found the graduate student's body. alex perez, abc news, chicago. >>> the promoter of the disastrous fyre music festival is out on bail after being charged with fraud. billy mcfarland is accused of using fake documents to trick investors out of millions of dollars. the fyre festival had promised live music, luxury accommodations in the bahamas and a chance to mingle with celebrities. but headliners pulled out and ticket holders were

officials now confirming last week, christensen attended a vigil for zhang.found and authorities believe she is no longer alive. diane and nick? >>> thank you very much. and now that july 4th is here, you may think all the holiday traffic problems are over. >> the waze traffic app says that's not so. traffic between 10:00 and 11:00 p.m. will be three times heavier as people leave fireworks shows. >> but traffic volume in late afternoon before the shows will be no picnic either. expect jams near bodies of water that are popular for recreation. >> however, in some parts of the country, this won't be a good day for watersports or fireworks. >> accuweather's paul williams is here with the holiday forecast. good morning, paul. >> good morning, nick, diane, mother nature may just pop into fireworks of her own. in the deep south, thunderstorms exploding throughout parts of the southeast, carolinas and the tennessee valley region. for the northeast, a little spotty action, but heavy downpours in the center part of the country with the thread of severe storms up towar

. >> reporter: this june 9th surveillance video police say shows yingying zhang getting into christensen'slast time she was seen. investigators say they have reason to believe she is no longer alive. >> you always want to have a body if it's at all possible. but there have been so many cases where there was no body, and people have been christensen was even spotted at a vigil for zhang after she was reported missing and a day before he was arrested, authorities also say he was captured on audio admitting he ainst her will." apartment on his cell phone investigators say they discovered he had recently visited a fetish website, looking at forums called "abduction 101" and "planning a kidnapping." the website says it is for consenting adults and will terminate anyone who tries to harm another user. and david, christensen has not yet entered a plea. he is due back in court next week, david. >> alex, thank you. >>> when we come back tonight, the major auto maker this evening, planning to get rid of gas completely. >>> this dispute between neighbors erupting into gunfire. you will see the two of

hope delivered the same day authorities captured christianson on audio explaining how he kidnapped zhangs, kaylee thank you so much. >>> authorities in pennsylvania are searching for the person responsible for a deadly road rage incident. ended with the death of a recent high school graduate. we've got a sketch here, authorities have released of the suspect. the incident happened wednesday afternoon outside philadelphia. police say the surveillance video shows moment the suspect who was in the red truck, shot the young woman in the head, her car veered off the road, crashed into a tree. the victim was 18-year-old bianca roberson. the family said she was heading to jacksonville university in two weeks to start her freshman year. police are now offering $5,000 for any information. >>> and police say a disgruntled doctor is who went on a shooting rampage at a new york hospital. this is a hospital where he used to work. shooter henry bello killed a doctor, shot six others and shot himself. hospital employees barricaded themselves. according to authorities there, the former doctor did have a

he was allegedly recorded making statements about the characteristics of an idea victim and saying zhangresisted when he brought her to his apartment. according to the fbi zhang was last seen on june 9th in this surveillance video getting into christensen, a stranger's car after he offered her a ride but the fbi says christensen claims he let her out after she became panicked when he said he made a wrong turn. investigators found recent visits to a web forum called perfect ab sdukz fantasy and planning a kidnapping. zhang's family are devastated and heartbroken. >> the father said repeatedly that he will not leave until he finds the daughter. >> reporter: the defense has egg urged the public to keep an open mines as they haven't presented their side of the case. christensen hasn't even entered a plea yet due back in court next week. if convicted he could face life in prison. >> and no help to police in terms of finding her. >> in court he barely said a word. no expression, no reaction. >> thank you so much. >>> there is another black eye for the airline tri this morning. united forced to

the surveillance video from june 9th capturing the last time zhang was seen alive, apparently gettingw. investigators believe she accepted the ride because she was running late for an appointment and had just missed the city bus. according to a criminal complaint, after first saying he did not recall his whereabouts on the day zhang disappeared, the fbi says christensen later told them he offered her a ride but let her out after she became panicked when he said he made a wrong turn. >> everybody is stunned. i've gotten many, many e-mails from graduate students and faculty expressing disbelief and complete surprise. >> reporter: law enforcement say after searching christensen's phone they discovered he had recently visited a web forum called abduction 101 containing the subthreads perfect abduction fantasy and planning a kidnapping. the fbi allegedly capturing him on audio surveillance explaining how he kidnapped zhang, brought her back to his apartment, and otherwise held her against her will. >> the entire family is very, very devastated. >> reporter: investigators have not yet found

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. >> zhang they believe she is most likely deceived. she was a graduate student.hese accusations are a surprise to him. >> i've received many, many e-mails from faculty and students expressing shock that happened. those who knew him are quite surprised. there was no hint of something like this. >> again, they were both from that same university and christensen is expected to be in court tomorrow morning. >>> iraqi force are locked in an intense battle to retake the last few block of mosul from isis now. look at the images we are getting in here to cnn. around every corner, they are faced with snipers, boobytraps, sued bombers. >> this now is a cnn exclusive. we are taking you to the front lines where soldiers are working to free the area around a mosque where the last isis fighters remain. here is cnn's senior international correspondent nick paton-walsh j forty-two here to the river is all isis has left of mosul and this is the story of how it fell on the streets around the mosque they once held sacred but then destroyed. bristlian photographer gabriel chain is o

of kidnapping a university of illinois grad student last month, was spotted at a vigil for yingying zhangday before his arrest.a photo taken by cnn correspondent kaylee hartung, shows brendt christensen casually leaning against a railing at the demonstration held on campus last thursday. christensen is barely visible behind hundreds of students, members of the community, and even the missing student's family... but university police confirmed it is christensen. authorities say christensen had been under surveillance for almost two weeks, before he was caught on an audio recording explaining how he kidnapped zhang. those that know the former grad student, were shocked at his arrest lance cooper, director of graduate studies dept. of physics: "those that knew him are quite surprised. there was no hint of something like this." (((butt to))) porche holmes, suspect's neighbor: "i was freaking out because that's the guy that asked to help me. that's the guy that i talked to this morning."26- year-old zhang had only been in the u.s. for two months when she went missing june 9th. she was last see

say based on this, and other facts of this matter, law enforcement does not believe that ying ying zhang still alive. >> thank you. >>> police are looking for a person responsible for a death in a road rage incident. this was a recent high school graduate. we've got a sketch here of the suspect. the incident happened wednesday afternoon just west of philadelphia. police say surveillance video shows the moment the suspect who was in that red truck shot the young woman in the head. the car veered off the road, crashed into a tree. the victim, 18-year-old bianca roberson. her family said she was heading to jacksonville university in two weeks to start her freshman year. police are offering a $5,000 reward for any information. >>> president trump and south korea's president meeting in washington. but they have different messages on north korea. we'll ask our north korea expert more about that and the impact after the break. n i can get it. i need my blood sugar to stay in control. i need to cut my a1c. weekends are my time. i need an insulin that fits my schedule. ♪ tresiba® ready ♪ (announc

surveillance video shows the moment he pulls over to thank you to yingyang zhang.into his black saturn and they drive way. she was wearing a pink and gray flannel shirt carrying a backpack. she boarded a bus and texted her new building manager to say she was running late. at 1:52 she flagged down a bus and tried to flag another. nine minutes later she encountered christensen. a few minutes later he texted her and got no response. the missing hubcap and cracked sunroof matched christensen's car. >> there was nothing unusual about him. he was a bit quiet but interacting well with the students. he was quite a good teacher. >> reporter: during a june 15th interview with the fbi, christensen admitted to giving her a ride. he believe he made a wrong turn because she became panicked. he claimed he let her out of the car. during a search they discovered he visited a forum called abduction 101. investigators began monitoring christensen's activities one day after he was interviewed. he explained how he kidnapped zhang, took her back to his apartment and then she disappear s

. >> we are learning more details about the man charged with the kidnapping of yingying zhang. the visiting chinese scholar at the university of illinois. >> quite surprised there was no hint. ♪ >>> the fake media is trying to silence us. but we will not let them. the people know the truth. >> this is the greatest journalistic challenge of the modern era, to report on a malignant presidency and what it means and where it's going. >>> this is "new day weekend" with victor blackwell and christi paul. >>> good morning to you. it is a busy, busy sunday for president trump on this independence day weekend. today, the president has back-to-back phone calls with the leader of china and japan. no word yet on what they will discuss. but it comes after the president declared america's patience with north korea is over. >> with the campaign promise to repeal obamacare at an impasse it seem in the senate the white house says the president is working through the holiday and putting calls into lawmakers. last night, the president was back in campaign form, speaking at a celebrate freedom eve

among the crowd zhang's father.t 100 peek outside the courthouse in support of ying-ying. there's no plea today, and a yes i understand in response to the charge of kidnapping. if convicted, it could carry a sentence of life in prison. there's disturbing details, there's a photo from the vigil, of course, from this victim. you took this photo. there's also information about a fantasy website. tell us about these things. >> reporter: brianna, last thursday there was a walk that the university organized for the members of the community to show their support for yingying. our crew was there. i took the photo as the crowd congregated before the walk begin. the peaked was then arrested the following day. as he was identified and his picture circulated, i was able to confirm with a university official who confirmed with campus police so at a time yes, that is the suspect that you see, just feet away from the victim's family on thursday. it was that same day that authorities, while surveying him, were able to capture him i