throwing snow a long distance. the officer ticketing the driver for improper passing and reading his lane. a schoolteacher is remembering the terror and the stranger who shielded her during the shooting at the fort lauderdale airport.monica dean was waiting for her brother luggage. she heard shots ring out and she saw the gunmen walking towards her. she said she hid and started t pray when the good samaritan climbed on top of her and told her things would be okay . five people were ultimately killed and monica dean is here with me now. thank you for being here today. i just want to ask you, how are you doing? i am not generally an emotional person i have been stunned all week with all of the events. my emotions definitely got to me today.
missing san diego teen chelsea king after the arrest of a registered sex offender. police say they found evidence that led to the arrest of john gardner. the parents of the missing teen just spoke with tamron hall here on msnbc. we re glad that we have somebody that more than likely can lead us to our daughter. that s what we re hoping for, that we re led to our daughter. for more on the latest in the investigation, let s turn to monica dean from knsd. reporter: the search for chelsea king is still under way but john albert gardner has been arrested. he is a registered sex offender, most recently staying at his parents house in the rancho bernardo area. he was taken into custody last night in escondido. investigators say they found evidence linking gardner to chelsea, but wouldn t say exactly what that was. gardner is from lake elsignor
and was staying with his parents in rancho bernardo. sheriff s investigators began searching the home. his past offense involves a lewd act with a child under 14 years of age. chelsea king is a paoway high school student. her car was found parked at rancho bernardo community park, but chelsea was nowhere to be be found. investigators launched a major search. they are still working to find her. sheriff s officials say they believe gardner may also be tied to another assault on a woman at that very same park that happened back in late december, december 27th. they re investigating that link. meantime, the search continues. volunteers are being asked to meet her in rancho bernardo at 9:00 this morning. reporting from rancho bernardo, i m monica dean. now back to you. monica, thanks. chelsea s parents are asking for all the volunteers to continue looking for their missing daughter. it is a hot topic of debate