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Our own. >> todays operation is comprehensive, tapping on both the supply and the demand side of the sex for sale equation and focusing primarily on the digital street corner that is backpage.com. >> first of all, theres hundreds of sites out there. back backpage has taken a hit because theyre the largest. theyre making millions of dollars off that. they know whats going on. theyve acknowledged whats going on. theyre not going to make an effort to stop it because theyre making so much money. >> ...

A serial killer is on the loose hunting and killing two women at a time. >> there was a connection between three of the four deceased to a website called backpage and the aha came very quickly. >> on december 26th, chief godbee calls a press conference to alert the community of the clear and present danger to alert the public of the backpage killer. >> there is someone praying on women of a certain age that have utilized that page or maybe other similar websites. >> this tie for us is disconcert...

Their life. it is no reason for any deviant individual to manipulate a system and hurt someone that does not deserve to die. so we wanted to make sure when they became public, we were not passing a moral assessment on the loved one, but because of the nature of the business on backpage, it would have been wrong not to let the public know. >> the websites facilitate human trafficking. >> regardless of the disclaimers, the reality is the

They were not prostitutes. >> they were young girls that had goals in life. my daughter was a mother. my niece worked. and they just wanted to go out and have a good time like most young girls do. >> in fact, there is no backpage link to demesha hunt. and there was no logical reason to sell her body for cash. >> they have a very large family. everybody helps everybody. if either one of them needed anything they could have gotten it. >> but as far as them meeting with someone on an escort to get ...

Two more women and spreading fear in the streets of detroit. >> its alarming, and obviously women in the city of detroit were very concerned. are these random acts? is it someone just snatching people off of the street? >> investigators discover a crucial circumstantial link. three of the four had posted personal ads on the website backpage.com. >> there was a tie to those ads for an escort service, it helped us understand who the targets are. >> it helped them, but it riles the families who bri...

Tracking sex trafficking specifically for underaged girls. andrea said that sex trafficking was on the rise. this is tracked on backpage.com. she was part of a coalition pressuring them to shut down the website. this week theres news on that front as well. in the guest spot today here to bring us up to speed on these developments, we welcome back to the show andrea powell. welcome back. >> thank you for having me back. >> tell us whats going on. >> kris tall, this is a relatively new development...

thats it for us. "ac 360" starts right now. >> piers, thanks. good evening. its 10:00 in the east coast. we begin with allegations the white house is leaking state secrets, supplying information for political gain. john mccain is leading the charge and has bipartisan support. mccain claims the white house orchestrated leaks to boost president obamas national security reputation heading into the election. the reports include classified data on a computer virus attack on iran, as well as...

puts in danger the lives of the men and women who are sworn to protect it. the only conceivable motive for such damaging and classified leaks of information is that it makes the president look good. >> well talk to senator mccain in a moment. the white house are flatly denying the charges. jay carney told reporters any suggestion that this administration has authorized intentional leaks of classified information for political gain is grossly irresponsible. ill have senator mccain respo...

men and women who are sworn to protect it. the only conceivable motive for such damaging and classified leaks of information is that it makes the president look good. >> were going to talk to senator mccain in just a moment. the white house for the most part is flightily denying the charges. jay carney told reporters any suggestion that this administration has authorized intentional leaks of classified information for political gain is grossly irresponsible. ill have senator mccain res...

outfront tonight, secret talks. secret talks in congress to save america from fiscal implosion. secret talks happen all the time, and 99% of them fail. but we are rooting for the 1% chance that these finally succeed. because america needs a grand bargain to prevent our debt rising to twice the size of our economy and to prevent a recession really, really soon. today fed chief ben bernanke, the man who has twisted and turned to get interest rates to zero to try to help this country said...