been following for nearly ten years. how? when? i got a call from her boss, said that she hadn t showed up for work. they found her in the car. i saw on the back of her neck, some ligature marks. she just didn t deserve that. a small island. a small pool of suspects. ryan, her lover with a past. i had no idea he was a drug dealer. and darren, the soon-to-be-ex-husband. that morning, he called in sick. was darren polygraphed? he didn t pass. and the lover? he didn t do that good either. without much else to go on, this case was growing colder by the day. nothing, just nothing happens. but a father doesn t forget. i have to have justice for my daughter. after all these years, are there still secrets to uncover? it s been quite a journey for you? it isn t over yet. just days ago he finally got an answer. but is it the one he wanted? never in my wildest dreams would i imagine what we re going through now. hello and welcome to dateline.
i think he got stuck in the mud. brandi and her kids live in a rambling house next to one of those big farms in colusa county. idyllic life out here. quiet, predictable. until the saturday afternoon that little boy appeared. like magic, from the sunflower fields. couldn t have been more than seven years older so. what did he say? he said that his dad was on fire and he needed to call for help. on fire? how could that be? he was serious? he was serious, very serious. once he started to talk, was he making sense? yes. he was able to talk the whole time. answer whatever questions i had. there was no hesitation. randi called 9-1-1, passed along details as related to her by the little boy. as they waited for the fire department to arrive, brandi began tending to the boy. fabian ayala. i took the water to drink and then i rinsed all the mud off and checked under his shirt to see if there were major injuries. were you hurt? no. not at all. this is fabian
also ahead, delay, delay, delay, donald trump looking to push his federal election interference trial to 2026 like more than two years from now. can he stall his way out of legal jeopardy? and the clock is ticking down in georgia, the new security measures there with just a week left for the former president and allies to surrender. happy friday, it s great to be with you, it is 10:00 eastern, i m ana cabrera reporting from new york, and this among hurricane hilary is a cat 4 and barrelling towards southern california. the national weather service warning hilary could bring significant impacts to the southwest this weekend and into early next week. now, this morning we ve learned parts of joshua tree national park will shut down in anticipation of extreme flooding. park officials telling the public to, quote, reconsider outdoor activities. if it makes landfall in california as a tropical system, that will be very rare. it s only happened one other time this past century. le
but instead, just as we come on the air tonight, we have now learned of the unexpected turn. the former president now facing two new obstruction counts in the mar-a-lago case. and a new person now named and charged for alleged false statements involving potential attempts to delete surveillance. pierre thomas, jon karl, and the team right here tonight. also tonight, new reporting involving the president s son, hunter biden, from inside the federal courtroom now. the collapse of hunter biden s plea deal. the white house is asked today, will president biden pardon his son? their very swift answer. terry moran standing by on that. at this hour, a severe thunderstorm watch across the northeast. expect damaging winds, heavy rain, large hail. all possible from washington, d.c. to philadelphia, new york to boston. they re already getting hit in new england. rob marciano timing it all out. also tonight, the very difficult images. graphic body camera video showing a deputy tasin