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Tennessee is actually going to take that next step and charge her. i think they should and i think they probably will. >> why do you think they should? >> i think youve got to send a message that you cant just send back your kid like a lemon law with a car. you change your mind, you think its defective. you change your mind, you wish you hadnt or think theres something wrong with it like a car, this is a child. this is a human being. what she did is just clearly wrong. immoral, irresponsible and...

Its one of those more bizarre stories of the year, the adoption case sparking global outrage. involves a 7-year-old boy adopted by a tennessee family. then they put him on a flight alone back to russia, return to sender basically. the family says the boy was violent, showed signs of psychotic behavior. right now the sheriff in tennessee is investigating whether to file charges. meanwhile, russia up in arms over this. one step closer to putting a freeze on all adoptions the u.s. families. cnns ey...

Blog commentary for us go to cnn.com/larry king to read it all right, mark, what go they do now in russia with this in the. >> the only suspicion i have, they will try to place him or put him back in the orphanage he came, which is awful. we were staying in the break, live a case where a 5-year-old here in l.a., my clients son, was kicking or spitting at school and your department came and took him away and put a 72-hour hold on him. i mean there are agencies and protocols for doing this. >> lar...

And get enough evidence to bring charges. >> meantime a state department team in russia, they are trying to smooth things over so u.s. adoptions can continue. michelle monitors international adoptions for the state department and is with us now. in terms of the state department in russia, how much are they focusing on the specific boy and how much are they focusing on u.s. adoptions in general? >> well, the russians and americans share an interest to make sure that every single adoption of a chi...

Unbelievable, but, yeah, there are cases where there is abandonment, a parent has just left a child, left the child somewhere. and mostly, we file a lot of neglect charges, what is why i said early on, think for them not to do something in this case, you are setting a horrible precedent for people. its just for people to look at and say, well if she doesnt have chrs filed against her for putting a child on plane, you are going to put charges against me for leaving my child in a car, as mark said...

Coup a coup.back to russia unacd unannounced. a tennessee mothers decision is causing outrage in moscow and now russia is threatening to stop adoptions. it will send top officials to russia this week to urge them not to do that. a lot of fallout from this story. martin savidge is in shelbyville. the mother is not talking to police at this point, right? >> reporter: right, kyra. ever since this case earns rupted last week everyone has wanted to talk to the adoptive american family here and that i...

Cozanostra. >> of course, im afraid. my stom has has been jumping off and on for eight years. of course, im afraid. when a person comes to the point of not being afraid to die, how then can you possibly fear what anyone or any institution could do to you? >> that was janet woo reporting. father scales presiding bishop does not share the priests views. more fallout over the seven--year-o seven--year-old shipped back to russia. his return has outraged russia and prompted calls for all adoptions ...

Secure, loving home. whether that home is in russia or the united states is not the point. >> are you concerned about the future of american-russian adoptions going forward for all those families stuck waiting now? >> well, there arent any families stuck waiting. adoptions do continue in russia. we have been talking to the russians for some time about finding ways to focus on the issues that seem to be common to the rare cases that dont go well, that actually end in tragedy. so we are going to b...

>> from americas news headquarters, im lauren green. wall street looking to make it two big days in a row when the market opens in a few hours. the dow closing above 11 thrnd for the first time in a year and-a-half. it is lifting sprftors hopes. stocks have been rising this year on growing expect eggs that there will be some improvement in the unemployment situation and the housing market. state department officials will travel to russia to try to avert a possible adoption freeze, stemming from ...

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