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down a house. authorities say he carjacked a woman s jeep. they stopped to refuel. that s when his hostage made a move, calling 911 from a bathroom inside the gas station. george howell joins me with the latest. reporter: this was one of elliott s stop today in indiana. authorities tell us they arrested him in la port county indiana, not far from here after a heck of a 24 hours, after escaping prison, stealing two cars and kidnapping a woman who managed to break free. is this is an image of michael david elliott on the run since his escape from prison. he prepayed for gas in elkhart, indiana. at the same time outside, the woman elliott carjacked and kidnapped was secretly making a 911 call that may have saved her
i m the guy everyone is looking for and kept his cool. police say in less than 24 hours on the run, elliott stole as many as four vehicles. no kidding. the spokesman for michigan department of corrections said had that tower been manned, he still doesn t think it would have made a difference. this guy just got lucky and avoided detection. incredible. he s back. moving on now. the east coast is digging out from yet another snowstorm that closed schools from maryland to new england. a thick blanket of heavy, wet snow came down so fast, new york plows had a tough time keeping up with it. new jersey declared a state of emergency. thousands of flights were canceled or delayed, creating a nightmare for super bowl fans trying to make their way back home. and two more storms are still on the way. as the snow came down in new york, we got a firsthand look at how dangerous it can be out there. one of our local reporters almost mowed down on live tv. long island reporter in suffolk co
this morning, an intense manhunt is finally over and a convicted murderer back in jail. michael david elliott was captured in indiana after spending a day on the run. he had broken out of prison in michigan, apparently after crawling underneath a fence, then carjacking a woman using a box cutter. police say he then stole four cars before sheriff s deputies caught up with him in indiana. what they did is they threw down tire deflation sticks, which forced him to crash into a snow bank. they then grabbed elliott as he tried to crawl out of a window. we took him out of the car and laid him on the ground and placed him in handcuffs and asked him his name, and he told me his name was michael elliott. i asked him if he was the michael elliott, and he said yes. like the most mild-mannered police officer ever after a giant manhunt. deputies say elliott looked tired, he was quiet and polite.
good morning, i m john muller. i m marci gonzalez in for diana perez. here are some of the top headlines we are following on world news now. convicted murderer michael david elliott is back behind bars after being on the loose for ten days. he was caught last night about 150 miles from the michigan prison he escaped from. new jersey governor chris christie takes to the air waives denying he knew anything about bridgegate as two dozen of his former are forced to produce documents. the wife of walter mondale died at age 83 after an undisclosed illness. president obama and the first lady praised mondale s passionate efforts to promote