Children of the Sect: A Community Reaches Out
WHITFIELD: A lawyer says two boys taken by authorities in a raid on a Texas polygamist compound are unaccounted for, but child welfares says no children have been lost. More than 460 of the kids are settling into group homes across the state of Texas this weekend, while their families and the government fight over what exactly is best for them. Kevin Peters of affiliate KHOU looks at how one Texas community is trying to ease the transition for these children.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Baby clothing, a lot of diapers, kids' toys.</s>KEVIN PETERS, REPORTER, KHOU (voice over): The Liverpool City Hall may be just a tiny shack, but today it's warehousing something much bigger than these walls can hold.</s>UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: We believe in community. We believe in these kids. We believe in helping each other.</s>UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Lots of diapers.</s>PETERS: One after another...</s>UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Everybody has to come together, and especially in Houston.</s>PETERS: ... people stop by to donate.</s>UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: What's your first name?</s>UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Brenda.</s>UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Brenda. Thank you so much.</s>UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Thank you.</s>PETERS: A caring gesture to ease the lives of three dozen children at the nearby Kidz Harbor. (on camera): The children spent their first night at this shelter. And workers tell us they're adapting as best they can.</s>UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: We want to keep it as close to what they were doing at home as possible.</s>PETERS (voice over): Kidz Harbor says the children are playing with toys, with each other, and are adjusting to their new surroundings. As far as their demeanor...</s>UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Really quiet right now, but lots of smiles, which lets me know that they feel comfortable.</s>PETERS: The shelter is preparing to house these children for several months, if not longer. That will depend on what the courts rule.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I'm going to be here every day.</s>PETERS: One protester camped out in front of the shelter. He says the state wrongly separated the children from their parents.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: They have no evidence, no physical evidence whatsoever. And if they do, they should bring -- do it through the rules. Nobody is above the law.</s>UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: We wish the best for these kids and these moms.</s>PETERS: People who donated have their own questions about the state's investigation. But the focus now...</s>UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: If each person was to just give a little, think of everything that they could have.</s>UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Where did that bag of socks go?</s>PETERS: Must (ph) be on taking care of the children.</s>WHITFIELD: And we mentioned earlier to you that in Cincinnati, a very somber occasion is taking place. This is the funeral service for a soldier who went missing for four years. His remains were just recently found last month. His body returned to his family there in Cincinnati, Ohio. I'm talking about soldier Matt Maupin. Well, today, a funeral is taking place there right at Cincinnati Reds' stadium. You see the pictures right here. And just moments ago was a military fly-over paying honor to this fallen soldier. And our hearts go out to his friends and family who are now laying him to rest today.