steve osunsami, abc news, st. petersburg, florida. >>> there are 104,000 children in foster care awaiting adoption. find out more at abcnews.com. "nightline" will be here later. i'll see you once more tomorrow night. >>> next at 6:00 bay area braces for a second bart strike starting at midnight tonight. the disappointing breakdown in talks and what it means for bay area commuter autos breaking news on the peninsula. two children have been rushed to the hospital after a driver pinned them against a wall. >> and inside of a major tunnel project 100 feet under the bay promising a lifeline for millions in the bay area. >>> an unusual site at exploratorium. why this motorcycle is hanging from a block of ice. >> as of midnight tonight we'll be on strike. no one will be left stranded. >> talks breakdown between bart and unions. union leaders say they will go on strike tonight at midnight unless something changes and it did not look promising. good evening. >> aim carolyn johnson. that after a end of a marathon negotiatin

abc's steve osunsami now on the trail of the people who helped the murderers go free. >> reporter: at this florida motel, frightened guests hid behind windows recording the takedown, police guns drawn, the two escaped prisoners already face to the ground and the agents rushing into their room. >> those are u.s. marshals. >> reporter: today we learned police are trying to lift prints and dna from the pages of those forged documents that someone filed with the court which set the convicted murderers free. >> we will be backtracking to those who send carry out this fraud and we will be looking closely at anyone who may have helped harbor these fugitives. >> reporter: charles walker and joe jenkins are back behind bars tonight and will serve out their life services for murder. today outraged lawmakers demanded an investigation. >> it is embarrassing. >> reporter: police here continue to question the men, did they've help and did they pay to have the documents made. the judge whose signature was forged on those documents says there must be more arrested. >> they did not walk into the orang

more arrests could be coming, and abc's steve osunsami is in panama city tonight. >> reporter: police had quietly tracked the two convicted murderers to this panama city motel. and at 5:20 saturday night local time, they had them surrounded. their bull horns and firearms all aimed at room 227. 34-year-old fugitives charles walker and joe jenkins had no way out. >> we made announcements over our p.a. system that they were surrounded and after about a minute or two, both of the fugitives came out and surrendered to us. >> reporter: the very clever escaped prisoners appeared in a county court today. >> jenkins, joseph. >> reporter: still waiting to be handed over to prison officials. police questioning them all night. >> there's been a request you be held without bond. >> reporter: today, state authorities told us the men had help. that they traveled here separately and were waiting on a ride out of town. police promise more arrests as soon as possible. >> the piece we know is that it was being dispatched from atlanta. who was the driver, or where that driver was going to take them after

here's abc's steve osunsami. >> reporter: it was an emergency in the sky, spirit airlines flight from dallas to atlanta. >> are you having any instrument difficulties? >> yes. >> reporter: just a few minutes into the air on tuesday night, passengers felt and heard an explosion coming from the left engine. >> some people were praying out loud, some people were praying quietly. >> reporter: casey rogers, in c 21, said he could see the fire burning right outside his window. smoke was filling the cabin and they were gasping for air. >> when the engine actually blew and the fireball went past and all that, the plane started shaking violently. >> reporter: his business partner fred edwards is an experienced pilot, and was sitting across the aisle. they started texting their wives. >> i said, ashley, i love you and make sure the kids know that forever. yeah, i sent that text thinking it was going to be my last. >> reporter: with one engine gone, spirit airlines says their pilot was able to power up the other enough to get control of the engine, turn it back to dallas and land safely. but it

steve osunsami, abc news, atlanta. >> steve will stay on this case. >>> breaking tonight, the new york city police department's highly controversial stop and frisk program back in the news. a judge has blocked an order to change the practice after a judge ruled it violated civil rights, keeping the program going for now. critics say it unfairly targets minorities and in 2011 almost 700,000 people were stopped by police. >>> video of how drugs are smuggled into the u.s. from across the southern boarder. this drug tunnel was one of the most sophisticated they have ever seen. they found 8 tons of marijuana and hundreds of pounds of cocaine. three people under arrest. >>> to a brand new job tonight for the man who revealed america's sweeping spy program, edward snowden who of course is now living in russia. it comes as forbes magazine this week named president putin the most powerful leader in the world putting president obama at number two. putin's rise in part due to his handling of snowden. tonight new reports that snowden is now employed again. brian ross on the case again tonight. >>

abc's steve osunsami has the very latest from where they were captured in panama city, floor. good morning, steve. >> reporter: it was like a scene in a movie, police racing to this little motel, finally catching up to those two convicted killers who had been here since wednesday. it boggles the mind how they got this far but this morning they're in a county jail here, ready to get sent back to the big house. 5:20 p.m. saturday, the coconut grove motel and police had the place surrounded, all of their guns pointing at room 227. a tip led them here. inside were two convicted murders who made a fool of state law enforcement officials. >> two days we've been tracking them here in panama city trying to find out what location they were in. we made announcements that they were surrounded. after about a minute or two, both of the fugitives came out and surrendered to us. >> reporter: they had nothing to lose. police warned they could be armed and dangerous, the hotel just 100 miles from the prison they escaped and 350 miles from the jail in orlando where they were last seen after bol

abc's steve osunsami has the very latest from where they were captured in panama city, florida. good morning, steve. >> reporter: it was like a scene in a movie, police racing to this little motel, finally catching up to those two convicted killers who had been here since wednesday. it boggles the mind how they got this far but this morning they're in a county jail here, ready to get sent back to the big house. 5:20 p.m. saturday, the coconut grove motel and police had the place surrounded, all of their guns pointing at room 227. a tip led them here. inside were two convicted murderers who made a fool of state law enforcement officials. cooking up forged documents that some how got them released from serving life senn tanss without par parole. >> two days we've been tracking them here in panama city trying to find out what location they were in. we made announcements that they were surrounded. after about a minute or two, both of the fugitives came out and surrendered to us. >> reporter: charles walker and joe jenkin, both 34, had nothing to lose. police warned they could be arm

steve osunsami, abc news, st. petersburg, florida. >>> there are 104,000 children in foster care awaiting adoption. find out more at abcnews.com. "nightline" will be here later. i'll see you once more tomorrow night. >> on "the list," this holiday season, your credit card may be bringing joy to criminals everywhere. how a bobby pin can lead to whiter teeth. plus, we asked the hard questions about healthy snacking. >> how many snacks did you have in a day? >> we get the hard answer. >> hey, gang, it's thursday. you're on "the>> 17 days, but after a long night of agonizing negotiations, the impasse is over. we've decided the best color for matt gallant is burgundy. here he is with a burgundy shirt and the top five stories you need to know. >> at number one, the holidays just got scarier and we don't mean halloween. >> it's a horrifying thought. buying a holiday gift only to have your bank account completely drained. we picked this story because this can be a big probable during the holiday shopping season. crooks ar

here's abc's steve osunsami. >> reporter: it was an emergency in the sky, spirit airlines flight 361 from dallas to atlanta. >> are you having any instrument difficulties? >> yes. >> reporter: just a few minutes into the air on tuesday night, passengers felt and heard an explosion coming from the left engine. >> some people were praying out loud, some people were praying quietly. >> reporter: casey rogers, in c 21, said he could see the fire burning right outside his window. smoke was filling the cabin and they were gasping for air. >> when the engine actually blew and fireball went pass, the plane started shaking violently. >> reporter: his business partner fred edwards is an experienced pilot, and was sitting across the aisle. they started texting their wives. >> i said, ashley, i love you and make sure the kids know that forever. yeah, i sent that text thinking it was going to be my last. >> reporter: with one engine gone, spirit airlines says their pilot was able to power up the other enough to get control of the engine, turn it back to dallas and land safely. but it was a wild r

and abc's steve osunsami now has the answered prayer for our person of the week. >> reporter: we reached back out to 15-year-old davion only. and he told us he has a big smile on his face today. he's the florida foster child, who walked into this baptist church and asked quite plainly for any family there to adopt him. i'll take anyone, old or young, dad or mom, black, white, purple, i don't care. what's the most important thing you want me to tell america? >> just love me forever. >> reporter: after his inspiring interview last night, he and his case managers heard from families across the world. >> australia, canada. iran. a little boy from florida, he was willing to give up his bed, so that davion would have a bed, and he would sleep on the floor. i can tell you how it will end for davion, davion will have a permanent family. he already knows that. >> reporter: more than 10,000 families are trying to take him in, so many more never got through, the servers and phone systems nearly melted. you were showing your love on twitter, at one point 175 tweets a minute. i wanted to reach throug

for "good morning america," steve osunsami, abc news, atlanta. >> and we continue to think of that family. >>> now, to a health warning about something that could be sitting in your kitchen cabinet. the fda reporting this morning, more than 10% of spices are contaminated with bug parts, salmonella. abc's chief medical editor, dr. richard besser is here with this. how serious is this, rich? >> the fda did a study. they found that 12% of all of the imported spices are contaminated with insect parts or rodent hairs. 7% had salmonella. now, the bug parts aren't going to harm you but no one wants to eat those. the salmonella can cause disease. but probably less than we might think. because we tend to cook the spices and not use many of them. but there's probably disease we don't know about. because you usually think it's the chicken, not the perhaps rica. >> how do we keep these imports away from our table? >> the fda proposed new food safety rules to make sure that foreign suppliers are doing things properly. this is a wake-up call to them that they have to clean up the plants. when you see t

for "good morning america," steve osunsami, abc news, atlanta. >> our thoughts are with all of the families that were affected. >>> now, to the verdict in the michael jackson wrongful death lawsuit. the jackson family sued concert promoter aeg live, claiming that the group was responsible for the superstar's death. but the jury did not see it that way. abc's david wright has more. >> reporter: after five months and more than 50 witnesses, a verdict. >> did aeg live hire dr. conrad murray? answer, yes. was dr. conrad murray unfit or incompetent to perform the work for which he was hired? answer, no. >> reporter: a verdict in favor of aeg live. the jury rejecting the jackson family's claim that the concert promoter was somehow responsible for the king of pop's death. >> it's been an exhausting five months. and it's been an extremely stressful last three or four days. >> reporter: michael jackson's mother and three children had sought $1.5 billion in damages against aeg live. they said in the run-up to the this is it tour, the promoter hired dr. conrad murray, the doctor who administered jacks

for "good morning america," steve osunsami, abc news, atlanta. >>> thank you, receive. now to the case of the utah doctor about to go on trial for the murder of his wife, more than six years after her death. martin macneill is accused of a bizarre plot to get his wife out of the way, so to speak, to make room for his mistress. aditi roy has the story. >> reporter: martin macneill is at the center of an epic family drama about to play out in court next week. but the courtroom fireworks are already flying with lawyers debating this week about which witnesses should be allowed to testify, including macneill's daughter. the former utah doctor and mormon sunday schoolteacher is accused of killing his wife. his frantic call made on the day of the day of her death in 2011 after the youngest child, eda, disdiscovered her mother in the bathtub. macneill's oldest daughter describes what eda told her. >> my dad told her to check on your mother. my dad stayed in the kitchen while she went into the bathroom and found her. >> reporter: macneill says his wife drowned in the bathtub. b

steve osunsami, abc news, panama city, florida. >>> a bizarre twist in the case of a man who was to testify against whitey bulger. the medical examiner in boston says stephen rakes was killed by cyanide poisoning but the death was not related to the bulger trial. instead a business associate was accused of trying to kill him by putting cyanide in his iced coffee. bulger is set to be sentenced next month. >>> later this morning, president obama plans to address mounting criticism over the bulky health care website. the first three weeks of signups have been marred by a cascade of computer problems, which the administration says it is working around the clock to fix. an estimated 19 million people visited healthcare.gov since friday night. >>> the man leading the charge against the president's health care plan has returned to a warm welcome to his home state. here's abc's jeff zeleny. >> reporter: at home in texas, a hero's welcome. senator ted cruz lost the battle to dismantle president obama's health care law. some of his fellow republicans in washington, stunned by the government shutdown,

abc's steve osunsami now on the trial of the people who helped the murderers go free. >> reporter: at this florida motel, frightened guests hid behind windows recording the takedown, police guns drawn, the two escaped prisoners face to the ground and the agents rushing into their room. >> those are u.s. marshals. >> reporter: today we learned police are trying to lift prints and dna from the pages of those forged documents that someone filed with the court which set the convicted murderers free. >> we will be backtracking to those who helped carry this out and we will be looking closely at anyone who may have helped harbor these fugitives. >> reporter: charles walker and joe jenkins are back behind bars tonight and will s out their life services for murder. today outraged lawmakers demanded an investigation. >> it is embarrassing. >> reporter: police continue to question the men, did they have help the judge says there must be more arrested. >> they did not walk into the orange county courthouse and file the documents themselves. >> >> reporter: we rernd in several states they're requ

and abc's steve osunsami now has the answered prayer for our person of the week. >> reporter: we reached back out to 15-year-old davion only. and he told us he has a big smile on his face today. he's the florida foster child, who walked into this baptist church and asked quite plainly for any family there to adopt him. i'll te anyone, old or young, dad or mom, black, white, purple, i don't care. most impo you want me to tell america. >> just love me forever. >> reporter: after his inspiring interview last night, he and his case managers heard from families across the world. australia, canada. iran. a little boy from florida, he was willing to give up his bed, so that davion would have a bed, and he would sleep on the floor. i can tell you how it will end for davion, davion will have a permanent family. he already knows that. >> reporter: more than 10,000 families are trying to take him in, so many more never got through, the servers and phone systems nearly melted. you were showing your love on twitter, at one point 175 tweets a minute. i wanted to reach through the tv screen to hug him.

our own steve osunsami is there. good morning, steve. >> reporter: good morning, martha. it was like a scene out of a movie, police racing to this motel in panama city, finally catching up to those convicted killers who according to authorities had been here since wednesday. police say they surrounded without incident. they came out with their hands up. it has been a long journey, forging their way out of prison with fake documents including a forged judge's signature ordering their release early. they were serving life sentences without parole and somehow they were released. this has been a shame for the law enforcement officials and the legal system in florida. and there have been calls for changes to the system in terms of how those orders are processed. this morning these two men are in a county jail here and are expected to be handed over to corrections officials and could be back in prison as soon as today. martha? >> thanks, steve. incredible story. before we get to leader pelosi, senator cruz, governor bush, let's bring back our chief white house correspondent jon

steve osunsami is in panama city, florida, outside the motel where they were captured. good morning, steve. >> reporter: good morning, robin. police are saying that these men could be headed back to jail any day now. they are also saying that anyone who helped them get this far needs to be nerve sousse, because their investigation doesn't stop here. >> oh, my gosh. >> reporter: this was the takedown. witnesses recording police surrounding the room of the two fugitives who conned their way out of jail. police ready for a fight with their guns drawn saturday evening. the tip that led police to this motel came from someone the men knew. police said they arrived just in time. saying the pair was waiting for a ride out of town. >> it was being dispatched from atlanta. who was the driver or where the driver was going to take them after he or she got here, we do not know. we'll be backtracking to those who helped carry out this fraud and we'll be looking closely at anyone who may have helped harbor these fugitives. >> reporter: brazen, bold, with nothing to lose, 34-year-olds