. brendan: that's a line with what we've known all along. the long-term hold ownership rate -- homeownership rate is told declining. -- is still declining. julie: long-term trends will point in that direction. i want to mention the deal that you alluded to. pfizer and allergan, not sure if they are trading at. stocks have been halted earlier. they are still not trading. confirming that the two parties are in talks for what could be an enormously blockbuster deal. the stocks were halted pending news. the statement came out confirming they were in talks and the stocks are still halted. it's curious here, seems as though the news has indeed come out, unless something else is coming out, and the stocks are still not trading. brendan: we will find out more details about that. we will check in with drew armstrong in london in just a second. first, we check in with first word is this morning. vonnie: we start with news out of china, the commonest party ending the one child policy. -- communist party ending the one child policy. couples will now be able to have two children if they

from bloomberg world headquarters in new york city, good afternoon, i am brendan greeley. the imf reportedly is ready to give its blessing to naming the yuan a reserve currency. chinese officials are happy. is it just a symbolic gesture? britain that's big on nuclear power, but will it get burned on its investment? finally delivers a profit that makes jeff bezos one of the richest men in america. let's head to the market desk where julie hyman has the latest. seeing a rally on the back of the chinese rate cut, on the back of earnings, and it's holding pretty steady right now. we had seen him give up some of its momentum early in the day but now seems to be resuming at the nasdaq in particular, doing well, getting double than the -- major averages averages. --e a look at the text index tech index inside the s&p 500. health care also bouncing back after a steep decline yesterday that was based on earnings from hospital companies which sort of spread to the others as well as specialty pharmaceutical makers. on the bottom end, utilities declining. as rates go up today, they tend to mo

where we are right now. brendan: this primetime edition of bloomberg surveillance on radio and television worldwide with ray dalio, founder of bridgewater associates. what do we do? what is a central bank do when it is at that. when you're at the end of that long-term credit cycle. ray: the thing that you do is you realize that the risks are asymmetrical. you can tighten monetary policy. there is enough debt, enough sensitivity. you wait more to see, because the risks are asymmetrical. that's the main thing. the risks on the downside are different than the risks on the upside. brendan: do you think qe works anymore? ray: it will work less than it does last time just like each time it worked a lot less. i am saying we cannot have a big rate rise. the term structure on assets, because of the amount of debt, what it has with the dollar with deflationary pressures. we will have a downturn. the downturn should be worrisome because we do not have the spreads. qe, you're asking if it will work. it is the purchase of those assets to get those premiums up. when you keep pushing, buying

grandfather of three-year old brendan creato speaks exclusively to "eyewitness news" but how that little boy died remains a mystery this morning. we are live with the latest on the investigation and 911 call from that boy's fat ther. >>> dozens of bullet markers. we will have more on the gun what the will leaving one man dead. >>> olde city overpass is shut down, why penndot is ordering an inspection and the traffic detour for you. it is thursday, october 15th i'm's erika von tiehl. >>> i'm nicole brewer. we will get started with weather and traffic and vittoria is in the house. >> welcome back. >> great to be back. the it will be fun this morning. >> oh, yeah. >> um-hmm. >> justin. >> i'm out. it is chilly outside. you are surrounded by women. >> i'm out numbered by the the ladies, we have to bring some dudes in here. we are talking about lower 40's in some spots. the jacket it wet they are morning. really good looking afternoon. sunshine out. temperatures where they should be for middle of act. fifty-six in philadelphia. forty-six in allentown. forty-three mount pocono. millvill

concentrating and some assets. brendan: you have suggested to people that you are starting to step back. what are your plans? ray: i'm talking about stepping back in management, not investment. i am an addict. ♪ ♪ brendan: your risk fund that lost 5% in august according to most resorts. is that a failure of risk parity or the assets you bought? ray: on a month-to-month basis, i didn't know the stock market was down. the assets were down. i think it is a lousy month for us. if you look at the longer-term returns, they are what they are which is good. you have the stock market down, whatever. that was a month. you could lose 5% in a year. i could look back and say it is down 6% this year. i am comfortable being in that position. the stock market, if you look at the whole history, the stock market in 2008 was down 38%. warren buffett, one of the greatest investors, his bad year was down 48 -- 47%. to me, i feel like i'm fine. tom: i want to defend the hedge fund industry. there are people here that are actually in the racket. coverage in august, was it -- we went to 50 intraday. h

injured in this crash, victim's condition is not yet known. >>> family of the brendan creato will attend his viewing this afternoon more than a week after a body was found in the wood in haddon township. meantime there is new evidence of the death of the three-year old boy. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch is live at the camden county prosecutor's office, good morning. >> reporter: nicole, good morning. new information almost an ad to the mystery surrounding brendan creato's death. camden officials released that his body showed in signs of sexual assault and his home showed no signs of forced entry. three-year old brendan creato was last seen monday october 12th and haddon township home, a home where camden county prosecutor's office says that they did not find any signs of anyone trying to force their way in. leaving brendan's loved ones to wonder how he was able to leave. then officials revealed that brendan's body did not exhibit signs of sexual assault. this is after prosecutors announced his autopsy results were inconclusive. so now, officials await medical testing results, l

. the the cause of the crash is being investigated. >>> time to mourn for brendan creato, there will be a viewing for three-year old boy found dead in the wood last tuesday. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch is live at the camden county prosecutor's office with new information on that case, justin. >> reporter: nicole, good morning. we now know that brendan creato's body showed no signs of sexual abuse nor were there any signs of forced entry into his dad's apartment where he was last seen alive. so still so many unanswered questions, as to how three-year old brendan creato left his dad's haddon township apartment and also how he died. the camden county prosecutor's office says brennan's autopsy result were inconclusive and just released that there were no signs of sexual assault on his body a and no signs of forced entry at his dad's home. now officials await medical testing results. brendan's dad dj creato called 911 a after finding him missing 6:00 a.m. last tuesday. doors to his home were still lock. within hours a search was launched and brendan was found dead in wood off

dickinson avenue. no word on what caused the crash. >> all right, a three year old, brendan createo has been found dead. he was first reported missing about this time yesterday morning. he was found hours later by police, k9 unit found him in camden county. >> so sabina kuriakose live outside the camden county prosecutor offers because there is still a lot questions in this heart breaking story, sabina. >> reporter: a lot of questions still this morning, mike and alex. yes there is morning, we are hearing from the little boy's mother. we will have a statement from her coming up. but first, investigators expect autopsy result today, from the me's office to help determine how three year old brendan createo died. so far police have not said whether it was an accident or if they suspect somebody hurt the toddler. last night dozens every people lit candles and prayed in a vigil for the little boy. they walked through his haddon township neighborhood, and nearby a memorial continues to grow. brandon was found dead by a police k9 in wooded area near the cooper river, eight blocks from his

camden county. good evening to you, i'm jessica dean. >> i'm ukee washington. brendan cree at tow' death remains mystery at this hour. officers found the toddler's body in the woods off south park drive less than a mile from his father's home. "eyewitness news" david spunt was at tonight's vigil where a community is trying to deal with this tragedy. david. >> there are so many questions in this case and we're trying to find out as many answers as possible. many people at the vigil night didn't even know the cree at tow family they just came to offer some kind of peace. >> ♪ >> reporter: as the sun set, anxious neighbors from haddon township and beyond gathered outside a local church to sing, pray and ask why? >> for those who do believe in god it is a time to really feel that faith. >> reporter: neighbors woke up to text messages from authorities asking for help to find the three-year-old. he went missing from his dad's apartment on cooper street early tuesday morning around 6:00 o'clock. intense search continued until 9:00 o'clock when authorities found the little boy's body by

happened to a three-year-old boy. brendan creato was found dead yesterday morning. the investigation now seems to be focusing on the boy's father. "action news" reporter katherine scott is live outside the prosecutor's office in camden. she's got the latest on this sad tale. good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam. the child's dad remains under investigation but we do know that homicide investigators here at the camden county prosecutors office have been questioning the child's father among other people but no arrests have been made and a lot of questions remain including how this little boy died. friends and neighbors gathered in haddon township last night to remember three-year-old brendan creato a-little boy who loved cats and dogs, pirates and the hulk. >> he was going to be the hulk for halloween. he had his costume ready. he was a joy. >> reporter: creato's body was found yesterday about a half mile from his father's home in a wooded area of cooper river park. family friends say the child's parents a.m. nan today dinotto and dj creato missed separate homes. the

? tweet us your questions. plus, brendan greeley joins us with his big idea of the day and we will talk inflation and how best to measure it. ♪ vonnie: welcome back. united parcel service posted third-quarter profit that beat estimates and a new pricing system booted u.s. sales. fees on package size and not just wait. ford did worse than expected in third quarter. it posted earnings that missed estimates but net income more than doubled from one year ago and the f series pickup line had its best third quarter in nine years. don't plan on doing any black friday shopping at rei. they will be closed after launching a campaign to spend time outside. it has 143 stores in the united states. you don't like rei? >> it's an interesting tactic. they must really not do super well on that day. i don't know if they think they are going to get a days worth of press to return that investment. it's a statement. it's interesting. westinie: i know david bought a tense there this summer. david: that's true. stephanie: brendan greeley is here with us with his big idea. this is a wild one, you're talking

investigation, justin? >> reporter: good morning. medical testing could shed more light on how brendan creato died, and yesterday his family and even community were hoping for more answer about his mysterious death, on tuesday, instead his grandfather said they are left to wait and grief. >> he was pulled from frustra. he was given to us, as a surprise and he was taken away with a surprise. >> reporter: david creato, grandfather of three-year old brendan creato recalls his grandson's birth coming and now he wants to know how he lost his only grandfather. >> with all of the pictures, i cannot even look at his picture right new because i just start crying. >> reporter: trail runs cold just before creato's son dj, mailed a called to 911 about 6:00a in m tuesday after being unable to find brendan in his cooper street apartment in haddon township where brendan spent the night. >> 911, what is your emergency. >> i just woke up and my three-year oldies missing. >> you didn't hear anything or see anything or nothing like that. >> no. i just woke up, and he wasn't in my apartment. i don't know

pregnant with him, she felt something was wron brendan was born nine weeks early, weighing just 4 pounds 10 ounces. >> we were in the nicu for six weeks. it was long road. and so when he came home, you know, we could feel his body was little tight. and it was a little bit cause for concern. i just said okay, severing fine. he's aly. he's alive. he's alive. >> brendan's crisis is while susan was competing on "dancing with the stars." she never shared how it was affecting her grandson. >> whether he was 10 months old and couldn't sit up on his own. i had to really start thinking about it and we sta talking to the doctors. but then at 19 months and he couldn't stand up, i mean, there was just no income denial being in denial anymore. let's face this head on. >> a former soap actress herself, she gave up her career for brendan. he has physical therapy every day and braces help him walk. >> when i watched a tremendous perseverance in brendan. okay, maybe he couldn't go on the trampoline as easily as his brother ands sister, but he whips his braces off and climbs up there and he's bouncing around

investigation hoping to find out how three-year old brendan creato went missing and how he lost his life. last tonight a candle light vigil was hell in his memory that brought them to brendan's cooper street home where officials say he was last seen alive in his pajamas. 6:00 a.m. tuesday brendan was reported missing in haddon township where he was staying in his dad's apartment. quicklye in mergecy alerts went out to neighbors and brendan's image was posted on social media. camden prosecutor's office haddon township area law enforcement and nearby agencies launched a thorough search. by 9:00 a.m. police k-9 found toddler in wood off south park drive less than a half mile where he was last seen. many who turned out for that vigil knew brendan and his family and a priest call it a needed time for the community to express its grief. >> the people are members of our parish and they are connect to our church, holy savior. they have one request that the grandfather had, just one word, prayers. prayers. >> reporter: sources tell us brendan's parents have been questioned but at the this ti

: that 911 call you will hear brendan creato's dad telling police he woke up tuesday morning and he woke to find his sonnies not there. his grandfather echoed what his mother's said yesterday that brendan's loss leaves a hole that will never be filled. >> he was plucked from frustrat. he was given to us, as a surprise and he was taken away with a surprise. >> reporter: david creato, grandfather of the three-year old brendan creato recalls his grandson's birth coming as he lost his own father. now he wants to know how he lost his only grandchild. >> with all of the pictures, i cannot even look at his picture right now, because i burst out and cry. >> reporter: trail runs cold before creato's on dj made a call to 911 about 6:00 a.m. tuesday after being unable to find brendan in his trooper street apartment in haddon township where brendan spent the night. >> 911 where is your emergency. >> i just woke up and my three-year oldies missing. >> did you hear anything, see anything, nothing like that. >> no, i just woke up and he wasn't in my apartment. i don't know whether he wandered out of th

now at 11:00, what happened to three-year-old brendan creato. tonight "eyewitness news" speaks exclusively to the little boy's grandfather. >> just go to sleep right now and wake up and he's not there. and there's no answers. >> the toddler's body was found in a wooded area of camden county but how he died remains a mystery tonight. autopsy results of the boy came back inclusive. >>> hello, i'm ukee washington. >> i'm jessica dean. we're also hearing the 911 calls brendan's father made the morning his son disappeared. david spunt spoke to brendan's grandfather and he joins us live outside the camden county prosecutor's office with more on that. david? >> reporter: jessica, there are so many questions still unanswered in this case. i have to tell you, brendan's family they are confused. they tell me they are just not getting the answers that they want. i spoke to his grandfather tonight for the first time on television. he spoke and really said he misses his only grandchild. >> i can't even look at his picture right now, without bursting out and crying. it's just devastating. >>

-year-old brendan creato was found dead last week in the woods in haddon township and today the boy was laid to rest. nbc 10's cydney long was at today's service and joining us live from haddon township with more on the difficult day. >> reporter: a lot of emotion, as you might imagine, the impact of brendan's death has truly touched the heart of the community, we still have people within the hour stopping by the memorial and as close as the memorial is to where we're standing, that's how close the church is to brendan's grandparent's home, as well as his father's apartment, which was the last place he was seen before this terrible and mysterious tragedy. >> just full of energy like any other 3 year old. >> reporter: a little boy who loved legos and jake the pirate according to loved ones and planned to be the incredible hulk next weekend for halloween. hundreds came together inside haddon township's holy savior church to say good-bye to 3-year-old brendan creato. >> i was talking to the grandfather, people bringing them meals, offering them comfort. >> reporter: comfort today came

, of brendan creato mourn his belief life. family and friend held a vigil for him last night that brought them too his father's cooper street home where he was last seen live in pajamas. 6:00 o'clock tuesday morning brendan was reported missing from that haddon township apartment where he was staying with his dad. soon after emergency alerts went out to neighbors and social media as search was mounted by camden prosecutor's office, happened on township area law enforcement and nearby agencies. by 9:00a in m police k-9's found the child's rehaines on woods off south park drive less than a half mile from where he was last seen. many who turnout for that vigil will knew brendan and his family and they say he was a bright spot in his family's life. >> he saw brendan, all that fell away and all he knew was this was the the most important thing in my life. >> reporter: and this morning an autopsy is pending and in word yet on any arrest or charges a the this time. erika and nicole. >>> justin, thank you. >>> a community is in north philadelphia and dealing with the tragic death of the c

woods in camden county. authorities say there is no indication that brendan creato was sexually assaulted, or that there was forced entry into his home. "eyewitness news" reporter david spunt is live in camden county with the very latest for us, david? >> reporter: natasha, this case is a mystery, law enforcement source here in camden county called it just plane bizarre. we have a little boy found dead in the wood half mile from where his dad lived and no one really knows what happened at this point. i have to tell you, natasha a, residents that live in haddon township are frustrated and they want to know more and if somebody is going to be charged in this case, so far, nobody has been charged. prosecutor's office released a statement talking about the fact that brendan was not sexually abused and no forced entry in the home. dj creato, brendan's dad was home with the the boy and discovered he was missing just before 6:00 in the morning. i spoke with dj's attorney, richard in philadelphia who insists as odd as it may sound his client really doesn't know what happened to his son.

the same time, police are in the middle of a full scale investigation. who killed brendan creato, and why. it is to tuesday night, and the big story on "action news" tonight is the latest on a mysterious death of the little boy. tonight, the probe seems to be focusing on the boy's father. a "action news" reporter dann cuellar is live in the camden county prosecutor's office. dann, you've got the details. >> reporter: that is right, jim. homicide up investigators from the camden county prosecutor's office have been questioning the three-year old's father but so far no charges or arrest have been made in the case. meanwhile as you say family, friend, neighbors were remembering the little boy tonight. >> ♪ >> reporter: about 100 neighbors and friend gathered a along cooper street in haddon township many holding candles, praying and singing in memory of the three-year old brendan creato. >> he loved pirates. he loved cats and dogs. he was going to be the hulk for halloween. he had his costume ready. he was a joy. >> reporter: hours earlier brendan's lifeless body was found half mile fro

child began this morning after area residents received telephone alerts and news of brendan's disappearance exploded on facebook. >> we came out to help and as soon as i got to here to walk they started blocking offer the tape. it was about 9 o'clock they had put the tape up and everybody had their heads down. >> reporter: you realized it was too late. >> someone said they called the search off. >> reporter: the boy's body was located about a half mile from his father's house. resident and police want to know how he got there. >> i could not imagine to lose a kid like. that it's just crazy and who did that i hope they find who did it. >> reporter: a woman who identified herself as a relative of brendan's father described the toddler she would see at family parties. >> he was off and on. playful little boy. energetic always happy. >> any time we have a case involving a death of a child, you know, it's going to be very tragic and tough for investigators to deal with but we will handle this as professionals. >> reporter: now, over the last couple of minutes police have been payin

of three-year-old brendan creato. we are live in camden county. >> and new details on a story blowing up on the internet. a new york woman sues her own nephew after an enthusiastic hug goes wrong. >> accuweather is tracking cooler weather with the coldest air of this season coming later this week. >> let's find out a little bit more about that, go on over to dave murphy and karen rogers has your traffic. good morning. >> can i just say you don't want a big hug from your nephew, don't have nephews . >> [laughter] >> that's the way it goes. storm tracker6 has been showing you that the rain has cleared out so let's check out satellite. got some clouds out to the west that are going to be sweeping in. it's going to be one of those days where it's sunny at times, cloudy at times. overall we'll call it partly sunny. the showers from yesterday rolling on through and now out of here. as we take a look at the currents temperatures, cool, 57 degrees in philadelphia, down the 49 in allentown, 50 in reading, 56 trenton, 56 in millville. these numbers pretty similar to what we showed you yesterday

. >>> viewing for brendan creato thinks have afternoon as investigators look for answers since the child's mysterious death. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch is live with the camden county prosecutor's office with new information, justin. >> nicole, good morning. officials here of revealed that brendan's body, had no signs of sexual assault and that his home had no chases of forced entry. we also spoke to brendan's father's lawyer and he tells us that his client is cooperating with the investigation. more than one week ago brendan creato was discovered dead, and soon his family will lay him to rest. his father, dj creato was among the last to see three-year old brendan alive. creato's lawyer shared historically's personal pain. >> he went through this horrific, horrific loss and while i think everyone else has a lot of questions about what happened, he has to get through kind of first stage of it which is burying his son. >> reporter: creato spent hours facing police questions after brendan's disappearance and death. >> did he meet with them without my being there, to speak

stephanie ruhle. david: i'm david westin. here with us is brendan greeley and also, allison williams, but it is breaking news. brendan: it is monday morning in my heart. whatever time you are, do not miss stephanie's interview coming up with jpmorgan ceo jamie dimon. that will be at the 9:00 a.m. our eastern time in new york. let's give you some first word news. stephanie: how about it vonnie quinn? vonnie: secretary of state john kerry is calling for calm after the latest attack in brazil. -- in israel. the attacker was killed by police. kerry spoke during his visit to spain. urge everybodyto to exercise restraint and to restrain from any kind of self-help in terms of the violence. israel has every right in the world to protect its citizens as it has been from random acts of violence. vonnie: kerry is expected to meet with israeli and palestinian leaders at the meeting. according to the palestinians, eight israel died in the latest round of violence. could be facing another influx of refugees because of the new census in syria. the president's chips are headed for a level of serious

center. the mystery surrounding brendan's death is troubling people. neighbors say they are doing the best they can to help. >> they are. since word began spreading of the boy's disappearance people started helping giving and lending a hand, first with the search, sadly to memorialize the 3-year-old boy. this is what it looked like at a candlelight vigil last night. at the spot where brendan creato went rch missing. police say he was dropped off at his father's apartment on cooper's street monday night by his grandparents. his father reported him missing and his body was found three hours later. the father has been questioned by police, neighbors tell us they are supporting the family arena way they can. >> my kids were texting from high school, and that one of their friend's sons was missing and everyone needed to start looking. >> he was part of a family, he was part of many people's families like he grew up here. >> here's another way people are helping. go fund me has been a source to raise money for brendan's funeral. i checked, more than $5,000 has been raised in the course

role. the founder of oaktree was with us and he is still here. guess who else? brendan greeley. brendan: we try to high-five. stephanie: i am a horrible high-fiber. brendan: that was impressive. stephanie: billion there and willthe past tom stier join us but let's get you bloomberg's first word. vonnie: thank you. the two biggest names in fear making one not be getting together. sab miller rejected an informal takeover offer from anheuser-busch inbev. some shareholders or looking for an opera and the $110 billion range and no word if ab inbev will come back with another offer. a senate committee wants to know president obama is pulling too many american troops out of afghanistan. all makers will ask the u.s. commander whether the president should change his plan for cutting back the number of u.s. troops. there are about 10,000 in afghanistan now but scheduled to go down to about 1000. it has been called a once in a thousand years rainstorm. the rain ends today in south carolina but floodwaters are rising. some towns are cut off. it may be weeks before state officials figure ou

information from prosecutors tonight. meanwhile, we have not heard from dj brendan's father at all since this investigation began but tonight his attorney spoke for the first time on camera and says that his client is not and will not be a suspect. he also tells me that dj creato is just a father who wants to know what happened to his little boy. >> it is as much a mystery i think to him as it is to the rest of us what actually happened here. >> reporter: philadelphia attorney richard, tells "eyewitness news" his client the father of brendan creato did nothing wrong and is working with authorities to find out exactly what happened to the little boy. police found brendan's body in the woods half a mile from his dad's haddon township apartment last tuesday morning around 9:00. three hours after dj creato called 911. >> 911. what is your emergency. >> i just woke up and my three-year-old is missing. >> reporter: camden county prosecutor's office released new information for the first time in a week. telling "eyewitness news", brendan was not sexually assaulted and there was no forced

giles and brendan greeley in the house. give us an update. brandon: i was at a conference -- looking at the depth of the treasury market. it is insanely drive. since last october when there was a sudden spike in yields or drop in yields on treasuries, the fed has been wondering, do we know just how deep these markets are? do we understand how the treasury markets work? there's a lot of different things going on. we are waiting through these reports. u.s. treasury market is one of the deepest and most liquid markets in the world. --, we are a little worried one thing going on is the traditional broker-dealers are -- their holdings of treasuries have gone down. there's a couple reasons why this might be. they've had to increase their leverage ratios. it becomes harder to hold onto assets. we have to reform. frank -- dodd frank. david: there was a study that came out from new york fed officials who said no problem. this plenty of liquidity. -- there is plenty of liquidity. brendan stephanie: there is a disconnect with market practitioners in those markets. we sit here every day with invest

killed 3-year-old brendan creato, that's what people in haddon township are desperate to learn. matt delucia is live in the digital operations center with more on what friends and neighbors are saying and the boy's mother has something to say as well about this tranl. what are you learning? >> brendan's mother says the family does not have answers what happened to the boy. we hope to learn more today. this is what it looked like last night at a vigil for the boy near the spot where his body was found. police questioned the 3-year-old's father but have not named a suspect or determined whether this is in fact a case of foul play. a canine unit found him in haddon township less than a mile from his home. many in the neighborhood came out to support his family. >> we know he didn't do this. he loved his baby. >> devastating to hear something like that. closer it gets to home really affects you. >> the mother of brendan released a statement thanking the community for support, we are heartbroken by the loss of our beautiful boy. we thank the community which searched for brendan and gather

3-year-old brendan creato in haddon township. he was found dead in the woods a week ago today, three hours after his father reported him missing. "action news" reporter, annie mccormick, is live at the camden country prosecutor's office tonight. annie, what is the latest on the effort to unravel this mystery? >> jim, late this afternoon the prosecutor's office released new information saying there were no signs of forced entry or steexu assault. more than a week since the boy was discovered, his viewing tomorrow. at this point no arrests. tonight the memorial at cooper river park for 3-year-old brendan creato has grown since the discovery of his body in the woods near there october 13. today the defense attorney spoke on behalf of his client, brendan's father, d.j. creato. >> he is crest-fallen, very upset. and i think those words don't do justice to the feelings he has. >> and they say that creato is not a suspect saying that he fully cooperated. the detectives interviewed him the day his son was found. >> he wants to be as helpful as coand answered all the questions. >> call

community wants answers. >> reporter: the discovery of brendan's body near the cooper river brought out hundreds of people who gathered to grieve in the neighborhood where he disappeared. some in the crowd also came to support and rally behind the 3-year-old's father who reported the boy missing. >> he didn't do this. we know he didn't do this. >> reporter: police have not named a suspect, whether this is a case of foul play. friends and family of the boy's father wonder why the investigation appears to focus on him. >> no one that knows him believes this is possible. >> reporter: detectives had the area blocked off while they conducted an investigation that lasted into the evening. the father's apartment on cooper street the last known place where the 3-year-old was seen alive. his grandparents dropped him off. >> devastating to hear something like that. the closer it gets to home really affects you. >> reporter: an all-out search for brendan creato ended less than three hours from when his father reported him missing. a canine unit found his body less than a mile from his home. >>

out there? police haven't revealed how brendan creato died. he disappeared from his home and was found in the woods. cydney long has been working this case all week and is joining us live once again. cydney? >> reporter: jim, i can tell you residents out here as the days go by, they are faithful that justice will prevail, but as the memorials grow, so too do their questions, they are anxious for answers, they are anxious for some peace of mind and they never imagined it might take this long. >> we're just nervous, and we'd like to know some answers. halloween is coming up and we're debating whether to let the kids go trick or treating. >> reporter: hundreds of neighbors jumped into action tuesday morning. they were engaged from the start, desperately looking for a missing little boy. >> it brings you to tears, you know? they were searching my backyard 7:15. >> reporter: now their desperation is to know their community is safe or not. >> and there seems to be no answers and we don't know whether, you know, there's somebody lurking around or, you know, how this happened. we're just scare

hours. however, one local congressman says biden will run. representative brendan boyle of pennsylvania tweeted, i have a very good source close to joe that tells me vp biden will run for president. we reached out to biden's spokesperson on the tweet but we haven't heard back. >>> donald trump has hit his highest level of support in the polls since entering the presidential race. according to a new nbc news poll. 25% of republican primary voters support the real estate mogul, ben carson came in second with 22% of support. trump spoke about the new numbers at a campaign event in south carolina. >> we're in number one position, and you have a lot of people that are not doing well in that poll. you have a lot of zeros. you know, zero, zero, zero, z o zero. >> today we learned that trump and carson's campaigns have requested secret service protection. a congressional advisory committee will determine whether that will happen. >>> tomorrow we will get a first glimpse at the results of the controversial park exams. the percentage of students who met grade level expectations on th

mentioned we still don't know how brendan died. we don't know if it was an accident or the result of foul play. but what we do know tonight wawa said during that 911 call reporting him missing. >> 911 --ing. >> just release dad the call dj the father of three-year-old brendan made to police reporti g his son missing early tuesday morning. >> i just woke up and he wasn't in my apartment. i don't know if he wandered out or what happened. i don't know where he is. the door is lock. i guess he unlock it and left. >> reporter: three hours after that call, a frantic search for the toddler end when a police dog found him dead eight blocks away from the haddon township apartment where he disappeared. the medical examiner says an autopsy did not reveal what caused brendan's death. >> three-year-old. i mean, how can -- how could this happen? >> a neighbor overcome with grief couldn't hold back his tears enough to speak on camera. he was out tonight cleaning a spot to start a memorial near the crime scene. this one with candles, a stuffed animal he and his wife made with love. >> i wanted to gi

is adding fuel to fire. here's a look what congressman brendan boyle tweeted out today. i have a very good source close to joe that me vp biden will run for pr e-z. we reached out the a spokesperson for a comment on tweet and we'll bring you that response when we get it. the vice president's office has not responded to the tweet but multiple sources tells nbc news biden could make a final decision on whether he'll run within the next 48 hours. >>> in philadelphia voters will cast their ballots for the next mayor in just over two weeks and tonight democrat jim kinney and the republican will take part in a debate ahead of the election. it's set for 7:30 at temple university center for the performing arts. doors open at 6:30 tonight. the forum is free but registration is required. >>> other news. amazon is cracking down on bogus product review. the lawsuit specifically targets users of fiber.com. amazon says people offer to write positive reviews of products they never used. fiber hasn't commented whether it will help amazon but said it will continue to ban sellers who sold fake rev

broken, she did what she could this morning, searching for 3-year-old brendan before that search by authorities came to an abrupt halt. >> k-9 unit tracked him to a wooded area off of south park drive. >> reporter: sky force 10 above cooper river park about a mile from where the boy disappeared before dawn. investigators at the prosecutors office will not confirm what neighbors posted on facebook that he was in his pajamas and missing. what sources do say is his father was caring for him and he was reported missing at 6:00 this morning from the 100 block of cooper street, this breick apartment building. his body not in plain sight, instead in this wooded area. >> we are waiting the results of an autopsy to determine a cause and manner of death. this is a very active and ongoing investigation. >> reporter: neighbors have indicated the little boy was afraid of the dark and until they know the exact circumstances of his disappearance and death, they are on edge about their own safety. >> i'd like to know if there is someone that took him or someone came into the house, because i know w

we care for them. >> reporter: investigators say a family member reported brendan missing around 6:00 this morning but three hours later, a k9 found brendan's body eight blocks away from his near cooper river. investigators have not said whether his death is an accident or the result of foul play. >> there's no sort of, um -- i just think at this point i'm not going to address that. >> reporter: meanwhile neighbors are concerned. >> please find the people that did this. please find them. he's a baby. >> give those that are investigating wisdom and help find this person who perpetrated this terrible evil. >> this woman shared memories of brendan. she says her son is his godfather. >> loved the hulling and he loved -- he was going to be the hulk for halloween. >> father john spoke with brendan's family who are members of his church holy saviour in westmont. >> one request the grandfather had was one word, prayers. prayers. >> reporter: and late tonight we received a statement from the family. it reads in part "we are heart broken bite loss of our beautiful boy brendan creato. along w