isn t she lovely isn t she wonderful stevie wonder. no one does it better. an adorable girl caught in the middle of an ugly battle. adopted nearly two years ago by a couple in utah. now her biological father has come forward saying he never even knew she existed. now he wants custody. abc s mohamed lila has the story. reporter: she s the innocent baby girl trapped in a bitter custody battle. on one side, the girl s biological father. on the other her adoptive parents. terry is a staff sergeant in the u.s. army. two years ago while stationed in south carolina his now ex-wife tyra bland was giving birth in utah.
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military reached a grim new milestone. 2,000 service members have now died in the war. the latest casualty, it was over the weekend when a soldier died in a fire fight with afghan troops. an american civilian contractor was also killed in that battle. all right, new findings this morning in the government s botched gun tracking program, fast and furious, with dozens more firearms linked to crimes in mexico. our new partner univision, reports 57 undiscovered guns, connected to fast and furious, recovered at the sites of murde least two massacres. a detroit area woman who collected welfare despite winning $1 million lottery, found drug of possible drug overdose. amanda clayton was on probation for fraud paid back $5,500 to the state of michigan. over the weekend, friend found the lottery winner, dead, holding her 1 1/2-year-old daughter. she only had $67,000 left from her winnings. lindsay lohan in the middle of a new drama this morning in what seems to be a story of he s
window! good evening on this sunday night. and we begin here with two devastating attacks in afghanistan, americans losing lives in both attacks. the latest one, the worst of the so-called inside jobs. today, afghan police officers turning their guns on american troops at a checkpoint, killing four u.s. service members. and it comes as we learn nor details about that other attack by the taliban on a separate base in afghanistan. there, the attackers dressed in american uniformed killed two marines and set eight fighter jets ablaze. abc s mohamed lila has the latest. reporter: david, many american soldiers here are on edge tonight. four more u.s. troops killed by the very afghan policemen that they re working alongside. it comes after the taliban launched one of the biggest ever attacks against a coalition base. it s supposed to be one of the safest bases in the country. so fortified, no one could ever breach it. on friday night, the unthinkable happened. 15 taliban fighte
good evening on this sunday night. the countdown is on until the crucial florida primary. at stake, the biggest prize so far for the republican candidates. take a look at the latest numbers. mitt romney pulling ahead if a two-man race surging 15 points ahead of newt gingrich there and in these fast-paced final hours both gingrich and romney are in full-out attack and begin with jonathan karl in orlando. reporter: newt gingrich may be sliding in the polls here, but he attracted an overflow crowd today at the village s town center in central florida. gingrich is trying to climb back with some of his harshest words yet for mitt romney. and i believe the republican party will not nominate a pro-abortion, pro-gun control, pro-tax increase moderate from massachusetts, and i think they will not nominate somebody who raises millions from wall street to run ads that are false. reporter: for his part romney campaigning in naples today essentially called gingrich a sore loser. h