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houston, if you are just joining us we re getting our first look in the dragon. that was 5:53 eastern time. the two spacecraft were flying together 253 miles above the earth, to the west of auckland, new zealand. that is pretty cool stuff happening live as we re watching it. spacex is the first commercial flight to the iss. really cool stuff there. well, it is about time to hit the road if you haven t already, triple a estimates nearly 35 million people will be traveling more than 50 miles this weekend a slight increase over last year. most of the travel will be in the car with the kids, maybe the dog, maybe cat, everybody packed in. for some of you the memorial day get away may involve a brush with wild weather. six states battling wild fires including michigan, where a blaze near lake superior burned 20,000 acres this week. officials in kansas say no reports of serious injuries or fatalities after tornadoes touched down in the north and central part of the state. ....
detectives how he lured young etan from the school bus stop at west broadway and prince street, with the promise of a soda. he then led him into the basement of the bodega, choked him there, and disposed of the body by putting it into a plastic bag and placing it into the trash. we re going to be joined in just a moment by lisa cohen, after etan the 2009 book is considered the definitive work on this case and it s 33 years to the day, this is a day, may 25th, that is the national missing children s day, it was named this day by president ronald reagan, the first day really that a national movement of awareness about missing children began, and it s 33 years ago to the day that this little boy disappeared, presumed killed, and now finally an arrest in this case, a case that honestly, obsessed the nation and when you think about it, this is a little boy, 6 years old, who walked to school, for the first time allowed to walk to the bus stop. because of this case, anothe ....
to 6% in four years. we ll put his claim to the test. a new recording of george zimmerman surfaces and his relationship with police. we ve seen dash cam video before but nothing like this. newsroom begins right now. good morning to you. i m carol costello. we begin with breaking news on a mystery that focused national attention on child abductions a generation ago. after 33 years, we may finally have some answers in the disappearance of 6-year-old etan patz. the new york police department has man in custody and will release more details later today. mary snow is tracking the latest developments from new york. what did you find out? reporter: the new york city police commissioner is saying the man in custody made statements to detectives implicating himself in the disappearance and death of etan patz and here s what we re learning. cnn s susan candiotti spoke to two law enforcement source who is say the man was picked up in new jersey yesterday and that he worked ....
alisyn: chances are you remember the tragic story of etan patz. the cold case has been opened and a new search is on for his body. six-year-old was missing 33 years old walking alone two blocks for the first time to catch the school bus on may 25th, 1979 and he disappeared. what can be learned after so much time has passed and will it bring new hope for other cold cases. we have senior vice president of security consulting service, control wreck, bill daley. good to see you. this seems unprecedented if you talk without a trace, doled case, the f.b.i. and nypd are bringing 22nd century tactics to the case. guest: if you take a look from the footage we have huge trucks down this, they are prepared to dig up the basement ....
probably not because by now he would be 40 years old. why this case is back in the headlines. plus a high school athlete so beloved that both teams cheer for him and after you meet him, we promise you will, too. a century old rule might bench him for good. hello, everyone. i m don lemon. thank you for joining a. 56 days ago, george zimmerman crossed paths with trayvon martin. 11 days ago, he was arrested for shooting the unarmed teen. now just a week and half in jail, he could be released at any minute. a judge granted him $150,000 bond in a hearing that took unusual turns and surprising moves. he took the stand and said this to trayvon martin s parents. i wanted to say i am sorry for the loss of your son. i did not know how old he was. i thought he was a little bit younger than i am, and i did not know if he was armed or not. david mattingly is outside the jail where zimmerman is held in sanford, florida. hello to you. any indication about when he ll get out? ....