Imagine, your mother a fugitive, your father a stranger. Your home, your name, your past was any of it real . The first thing i felt, just pit in my stomach. I just felt like it was my fault. A mothers crime. A fathers pain. What kinds of emotions did it stir up when you would see that crib . It would just make me cry. A daughter forced to face the shattering truth. I was shocked and i was just terrified. Im lester holt, and this is dateline. Heres Andrea Canning with finding savanna. In 20some years, will i recall how you tucked and curled against my neck and chest . Reporter a fathers love. Harris todd once tried to put it into words. In 20some years will i recall how i often held you long after you had fallen asleep, listening to you breathe . Reporter tried to express what it meant to cradle his baby daughter savanna. And you, what will you remember of these wondrous days as a baby girl along with your old father whose entire life you now are . Reporter back in 1994, harris could n
Reporter harris thought that he could build that life with lee, but early in their relationship he noticed some problems. He said she was overly emotional and sometimes quick to anger. Still, he thought love would conquer all. I suffer from the misconception that i can fix things. That i can make things better. Reporter they married in december 1991. But within months, harris said, it became apparent that his fixing skills were no match for lees behavior. I mean, i never knew what was going to face me when i came through the door after work. And it could be nothing, and it could be nothing but screaming and yelling and throwing pots. Reporter things got so bad harris told lee he wanted a divorce. He said, lee told him that she was pregnant. Everything fell apart when she told him that she was pregnant. Reporter patty said what actually made the marriage go sour was harris refusal to have children. He wanted her to terminate the pregnancy, and that was just not an option for lee. It bro
Midday, this all started yesterday morning when Maryland State Police choppers went up after someone reported seeing a suspicious person in the woods. He is serving a sentence of 100 years in delaware for attempted murder. Were waiting to learn the fate of a woman who was set on fire at a hotel. That motel is on 4th street northeast another gallaudet university. A woman was set on fire by a man in a hotel room. The man ran away. It appears to be a case of domestic violence. Nbc 4 is committed to raising awareness about domestic violence. You can find local resources through our safe at home. Right now a d. C. Family needs you to be on the lot police say 15yearold Dajanay Bowens was last seen tuesday on 45th street in the northeast. For the second time this week theyre dealing with an act of hazing. Campus police are investigating this as a hate crime. Police at American University are still searching for whomever was responsible for an act of hate. Congressional members who are members
The greatest show on earth. And cher turns back time at the Billboard Music awards. Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. Good to be with you. Im anna marie green. President trump arrives in israel this morning, the second stop in his first trip overseas since taking office. His first stop was saudi arabia where he changed his tone concerning islam while urging Muslim Leaders to lead the fight against radicalism and making no mention of human rights or democracy. Teri okita is in london. Good morning. Good morning, annemarie. In his third day of foreign travel, President Trump now turns his attention to the palestinian contract and whether it brokers a peace deal. He sounded a call for ending extremism. This is a battle between good and evil. President trump used his much anticipated speech on islam sunday, pressing leaders to join Global Coalition against terrorism. A Better Future is only possible if your nations drive out the terrorists
We may have our differences, but we do well in times like these to remember that everyone who serves in our Nations Capital is here because above all they love our country. We can all agree we are blessed to be americans. That our children deserve to grow up in a nation of safety and peace, and we are strongest when we are unified. And when we Work Together for the common good. Charles tammy bruce, and byron york. Wonderful word from donald trump. The temperament and care and sincerity was there. Of all the things happening around the world, including the terrorist events in london, this was the last thing i expected, even though we talk about this sort of thing all the time. Tammy looking at that fire in that Apartment Building in london. We do have intellectual conversations about the potential of this. My column today in the washington times. A column in february, warning how the rhetoric thats been unleashed will lead to violence. This is not brain surgery. Its predictable and its