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Then return it to toys r us. >> brian: right now all the future adoptions from russia are in doubt. we got to tell you about a despicable character and it gets uglier. this al wacky, this cleric who has been linked to the underwear bomber, linked with the fort hood shooter, and has been linked to two 9-11 hijackers. federal authorities were looking at him and tracking this guy and now hes in yemen influencing more would be people to become terrorists working for al-qaeda. it gets worse. it turns...

But as of 15 minutes ago there was no formal decree that adoptions had stopped. when the u.s. delegation goes to return. there will be talk about guarantees the united states will have to make to russia about children taken into this country. this clearly is causing an international rif. the state department and a lot of adoption agencies are trying to figure out if in fact this kid is legitimately a u.s. citizen or a russian citizen. adoption experts i talked to said once he land on u.s. soil. ...

No trails. swampy area. the lake in that area is alligator infested. its a very rough area. it wasnt a normal hike through the woods. the area they found her in was quite remote, i understand very difficult to get to. more importantly difficult to get her out of. a lot of officers have become exhausted in that process because its such tough going. they feel lucky to have found her thanks to a search member on a private search mission, he found her and police went moving fast as soon as they foun...

Suspend adoptions by american families after the story of this woman in tennessee sent this little boy you see here, a seven-year-old russian boy she adopped, sent him back alone to moscow on a flight with just a note, saying she couldnt handle him anymore, that he tried to burn down the house, amongst other things, and she was worried. for context here, more than 14,000 russian kids are been -- have been adopted by american families in the last five years and today an estimated 3500 russian chi...

The united states. there are other options like relen quishing a child. it happens in about 1% of all adoptions, but is a possibility because kids do have problems. particularly older kids. this boy was 7 years old when he came to this country. shes not come forward to explain all of that. we were talking to the local sheriff here earlier. he thinks the familys lawyer might come forward today and theres a possibility that the grandmother might come forward. theyre not pressing her to come forwar...

A 7-year-old returned to russia by his adoptive family in tennessee. now were bringing you up to date with the latest details as we start the week off. the state department is now getting involved. theyre planning to send high-level officials to russia to urge that nation not to do what it is threatening to do, which is to put all u.s. adoptions on hold. lets get some of the background here. the boy was escorted from shelbyville, tennessee, to washington, d.c., where he was put on a transatlan...

>> trace: russia tonight threatening to block all adoptions to the united states after a woman in tennessee adopted a 7-year-old boy from russia then sent him back to moscow alone. and now investigators here are trying to figure out whether what she did was illegal. police say the boy came to shelbyville, tennessee back in september. were told the family says he became violent and psychotic. hitting people, spitting on his mother, even threatening to burn down the familys home. so last week the ...

Hansons mother said he had a list of people he wanted to hurt, including his american mom. russian authorities are saying this is just not true. this esee no signs of that behavior. listen. >>. >> translator: the examinations show the boy to be healthy, physically and mentally. its a lie. when i asked how the mother treated him, he burst into tears and say she used to pull his hair. >> you can see how this whole story is unraveling. torry and her mother have not been charged with anything. rus...

The plane to moscow. he drew a picture of our house burning down and hell tell anybody hes going burn our house down with us in it. we feared for our safety. the breaking point was he grabbed a three pound statue and tried to beat his aunt over the head with it. >> thats why there are law enforcement authorities and child protective services to care for a child like this rather than dumping the child off at the airport. she is still the adoptive mother. if that was a valid adoption. you dont ter...

Youre in "the situation room." happening now, what would happen if terrorists got ahold of nuclear weapons? its a nightmarish scenario. now brian todd is getting answers. and its the chilling story of an american family who adopted a 7-year-old from russia. then decided to give him back. now the country is threatening to stop any additional adoptions. well have the latest on the investigation. im wolf blitzer. youre in the "situation room." members of congress back on capitol hill today ta...