breaking news tonight, live to l.a., a quiet apartment community reeling after a suitcase discovered in the communal dumpster opened to reveal a female body. identity goes unsolved for days as well as how she came to be murdered, then thrown away like trash. the body folded inside of that suitcase, and 28-year-old swimsuit model jasmine fiore brutally beaten, her teeth pulled out of her head. her fingers removed to conceal identity. how'd i.d.'d the body?

the serial numbers off her breast implants. the body that traumatized. bombshell tonight! a reality tv star wanted for the murder, found dead in a british columbia hotel room. ryan jenkins' luxury bmw and empty boat trailer abandoned on the u.s. border. jenkins dead, hanging by a belt from this coat rack inside this hotel room. jenkins traveling with a mystery blond, driving a silver pt cruiser. she checked him into the hotel while he stays hidden. tonight, the mystery blond, formally named a person of interest by police. was she with jenkins in the u.s.? did she help dispose of fiore's body or worse? and where is fiore's missing mercedes? is it a key to the murder scene?

jenkins' family, adamantly swearing their son didn't do it. well, then who did? and tonight, another bombshell. did secret text messages reveal motive for murder? video emerges of fiore and jenkins at a luxury vegas hotel seemingly in love just before fiore's brutal murder. tonight, we have the video. >> there are new questions tonight, questions about whether jenkins had help in getting rid of his wife's body. >> we don't want to close this case and let anybody who helped him get away with assisting in this brutal crime. >> police want to talk to the woman who checked into the hotel with jenkins a short time before he killed himself. >> the lady was driving a silver pt cruiser with alberta plates. after she rented the room for the fellow, we never saw her again. >> she may have been the last

person to see this guy alive and she may have some information about jenkins and his activities and so forth. she's extremely important. i hope they do find her real quickly so they can start to talk to her. >> always a possibility he might have had help somewhere along the road. >> the victim's mercedes is still missing. >> we don't have any idea where that car is just yet. he had a couple of days of traveling. that vehicle could be anywhere. anyone who saw the vehicle in a suspicious manner, we just have no idea. maybe in the bottom of a pond or waterway or jungle -- we have no idea. once we find that vehicle, i think that will be one of the last things that will help us out. >> when they find this crime scene, they'll know it, because it is going to be an ugly one p. >> and tonight, music superstar rihanna brutally attacked just before she takes the stage at the grammys. stunning photos go public. the attacker -- chris brown. as we go to air, star treatment

takes on a whole new meaning. after punching, choking, biting, threatening to kill rihanna, then posting an apology on the internet to win back his fans, tonight, rich man's justice, brown is sentenced to straight probation, no jail time. hey, judge, thanks. >> mr. brown's sentence is suspended. you are going to be placed on formal felony probation for a period of 60 months. >> i have tried to live my life in a way that will make those around me proud of me and until recently, i think i was doing a pretty good job. >> you are to obey all the orders of the court and all the rules and regulations of probation. >> i wish i had the chance to live those few moments again, but unfortunately, i can't.

>> and was must not come within 100 yards of the protected person, except both parties -- exempt with both parties are in attendance at an entertainment industry event in which case the distance is ten yards. >> i told rihanna countless times and i'm telling you today i'm truly, truly sorry that i wasn't able to handle the situation both differently and better. >> mr. brown, do you understand and accept the terms and conditions of your probation? >> i do. i hope that others learn from my mistake. i intend to live my life so that i am truly worthy of the term role model. >> if you should violate in any way the terms and conditions of this probation -- do you understand that, i want to make it perfectly clear. >> yes. >> oh, yeah, judge. you really told him. good evening. i'm nancy grace. i want to thank you for being with us. a reality tv star wanted for the murder of swimsuit model jasmine fiore found dead in a hotel room. at this hour, police name a mystery blond traveling with

jenkins as a formal person of interest. was she with him in the u.s.? did she help dispose of fiore's body or worse? >> reporter: authorities in canada have identified and are investigating a woman who may have helped jenkins evade authorities. apparently she and jenkins have some kind of history together. >> we do believe they knew each other. there's a past history. >> we have investigators currently in canada working with mounties to find out if a, he had any assistance in his escape and whether or not there's a possibility that anyone helped in the crime itself. >> the mystery woman, whoever she is, did pay in cash at the hotel and took off short think thereafter. she paid for three nights. checked in thursday, stayed friday night, and saturday night and the manager and his nephew came to check on the room sometime sunday afternoon, and

that's when they opened the door and had that grisly discovery of jenkins hanging by a belt in the hotel room. his fists clenched. >> this woman took ryan jenkins to the motel room. they know who she is. they should be charged with accessory to murder after the fact. >> did she know he was running from the law and did she knowingly help him or not knowingly help him? >> they want to find jasmine fiore's missing mercedes. >> we just know that that's an important piece of the puzzle that is still missing. that could give us a lot of answers that we are still looking for're in the crime scene area. >> straight out to jon baird with knx 1070. what's the latest, jon? >> right now the bueno park police tell us they have search warrants out. they want to get the word out, and they want to get the bank records from ryan and and they want jasmine's cell phone records. they want to know what messages were going out just before they disappeared. they also want the videotape. and of course, the investigators

want to find jasmine's white mercedes. they say it could hold a lot of clues. they say they used it in san diego. both of them were in it, and they have it on videotape. so again, that's -- >> hold on, jon. jon baird is joining us from knx 1070 in l.a. let's talk about the white mercedes for a moment. think about it, jon baird, the level of dismemberment she suffered. every single tooth was pulled out of her head. her fingers, they say, removed. that's euphemistic for cutting off her fingers. that didn't happen in a car. how could that happen in a car? are they looking for him carrying her body in a trunk? how is the mercedes a key to the crime scene? and also it's a very distinctive mercedes. why? what does it look like? >> it's white. it has tinted windows and special black wheels. >> and it's black on top. white on the bottom, black on -- i have never seen one like that. go ahead. >> i haven't either.

basically they're wondering what evidence could be in the mercedes. obviously it's missing. of course, if he had the body in the trunk. if he cut the fingers off in the trunk, there could be evidence in there. one thing occurred to me having worked in san diego for a while, it would have been very easy to get rid of the car over the border into mexico. even the da's office told me today they really want that car. they think it will provide a lot of information. >> well, here's the thing. i would be interested to find out what other fingerprints were in, on and around that car. because, i'm thinking about this mystery blond that, even knowing he was wanted for murder, chose to travel with him and check him into hotels while he hid in the car. was she with him back in the u.s.? did she help to dispose of the body, or even worse? out to dan brentwood, cknw, joining us from vancouver, what more can you tell us dan? >> at the moment, nancy, the

investigation is around this mystery blond that police have identified, but they're not telling us who they are. we've had various reports of web sites like tmz apparently identifying this woman as a former fiance of ryan jenkins, however, her manager tells us that she was not driving this car. she was working and living in calgary, alberta, province here in canada. at the moment, she apparently has gone underground and not talking to anybody. but her manager forcefully saying that it was not her who was driving that car. at the moment, the frustrating thing is that police are not telling who ing us who this womd even if she is in custody only that she is not a danger to people here in candy and thada, know who she is. >> out to royal massey with the royal canadian mounted police. thank for joining us. what is happening on your end, mr. massey?

did the thunderbird hotel have video? how do police know who this woman is? if she's a person of interest, why haven't they bring her into custody? >> nancy, first of all i want to make clear that i can't discuss the circumstances surrounding the case, such as the video you mentioned. what i will tell you, as we have identified that individual, and we identified other people that are of interest to us to further the investigation, and find out what, in fact, did happen from the time ryan entered canada. we're getting the cooperation from everyone, and we hope by the end of the week we'll know more. i'm not suggesting the investigation will be concluded at that point, but we hope to have more information surrounding the circumstances of how ryan entered the country here in canada from the u.s., and if anyone, in fact, helped him. >> corporal massey, can you tell me did jenkins' mother get his speedboat to him? did his family aid and abet him, corporal? >> these are all questions that are integral to the investigation and i have to -- i can't compromise the investigation at this point, so

i can't answer those questions. i'm sorry. >> i understand, corporal. >> we went in there and opened up the door and he was hanging, something that you would hang jackets from, and he was hanging by a belt around his neck. his legs were laying on the ground. and we phoned the authorities and let them know.

how did this real estate developer with a history of assault end up on a match making show. >> court records show that jenkins had been charged recently for domestic violence, allegedly hitting fiore in the arm. >> jenkins pleaded guilty to assault in canada in 2007 where he received 15 months probation and was ordered into counseling for domestic violence and sex addiction. >> jep kins was a realfie show contestant on vh1 where 17 men were vying for a woman's love. >> the show says the vetting process involved a background check by on outside company. clearly, 51 mind says that the process did not work properly in this case. it is now investigating. sometime after wrapping the reality show, jenkins met jasmi jasmine fiore in las vegas, the

woman he would marry, and later, say police, murder brutally before killing himself. >> my son is innocent and i think he panicked. and i'm just -- i'm dead inside. i'm devastated. what can i tell you? i love him. he's my only child. >> what jenkins has put his family through is unbelievable. did you hear the heartbreak in his mother's voice? not to mention the pain that is being suffered by fiore's family. over what? i want you to just take one look at jenkins in action. here he is on a reality dating show. take a listen and buckle up. >> i'm with megan alone and that was enough to let her get in

touch with my deeper side, and redeem myself for, you know, system of the silly things i said at dinner. >> i'm waiting on my card. >> oh, i hope it's not declined. that would suck for you. >> we'll have to do dish. >> we? i'll meet you at home. i'm kidding. >> you're cute. >> you're cute. >> is this the best date ever? >> maybe. i'll tell you at the end. >> i don't know if megan and i had enough time together for her to open up and get to know me. >> i feel like you're manipulating me. >> i wanted to show her some vulnerability to maybe make her a little more comfortable with me. this is going to be the best night of your life. out of all these guys i'm definitely the most james bond out of anyone here. >> ryan, save the day. >> i decided to appeal to all your senses.

and first, i would like to start with your mouth. >> my mouth is not a scent though. >> then your mind. >> my mind isn't a scent either but we'll go with it. >> this is the going to be the best night in your life. >> i can't stop looking at it, because i am seeing jenkins in action, and at the same time knowing that police believe he murdered his new wife, jasmine fiore, and then dismembered her. you just saw a video from vh1, "megan wants a millionaire" from 51 minds production. out to our chief editorial producer ellie jostad, what can you tell me about motive? >> the last night she's seen alive, she and ryan jenkins are seen together at a poker game in san diego. her friends say that she is on

the phone a lot, and she is texting with somebody. her ex-fiance said it was him. he said he got the last message from her at 1:40 that morning. she said she was going to las vegas and going to come see him. so that apparently may be motive. ryan jenkins found out about these texts. >> ellie, what can you tell me about her telling other people that her marriage was a mistake and that she was in over her head. >> right. another ex-fiance of hers, a guy named travis said he had spoken to her recently. and she told him she thought she was over her head but didn't know how to get out of this relationship with jenkins. >> ryan jenkins is an animal. what he has done to jasmine is unspeakable. it's just not right.

jasmine fiore's body was so mutilated when found in a trash bin behind an apartment complex outside say l.a. police, that it had to be identified by the serial numbers on her breast implants. >> in many of these domestic violence cases, the writing was probably on the wall a long time ago. when you're dealing with volatile relationships, there's the highs and there's the lows, and it's too extreme sometimes where the writing is on the wall that something is going to happen. >> well, something did happen. a murder and an apparent suicide and now a mystery blond on the run. who is she? how long was she with jenkins? was she with him in the u.s.? did she help him dispose of fiore's body or worse? we're taking your calls live out to tammy in kentucky. hi, tammy. >> caller: hi, nancy. i cannot believe that i finally got through to you. >> thank you for calling in. what's your question, dear?

>> caller: first of all, congratulations on your book. i can't wait to get a copy and your twins are beautiful. my question is this -- if they -- you have said -- some people have said on your show they do know who this is in canada -- >> hold on, tammy, hold on, stop. norm, my line producer, can you please stop showing jenkins without his shirt on. i've seen that just about enough. okay, back to you, tammy. >> caller: if they know who this lady of interest is in canada, why are they not giving us information on who she is? and have they found anything in the dumpster there where they supposedly were cleaning the car out? >> excellent question. out to the former police commander, woodrow tripp. what about it? if they're convinced they know so much about her, why hasn't she been taken into custody? has she been questioned? >> it tells me she's either cooperating with them or they're trying to create a stronger case against her. but initially right now it sounds like she's cooperating

with them. >> ellie, what about what tammy in kentucky mentioned, apparently, they were spotted at a dumpster cleaning out, what, a vehicle? >> right. a new detail from the manager of the hotel in hope, british columbia, where jenkins was later found dead. he said they initially pulled up next to a dumpster. he didn't think much of it, he thought they were just tidying up their car. >> to special guest a mother figure to jasmine fiore, since her childhood, gwendolyn beauregard is joining us. i don't want jasmine to be just another statistic of domestic violence. what was she like? what did she think of her new husband? >> well, i didn't know that she married ryan jenkins. >> she kept it a secret? >> she kept it a secret. my feeling is she knew she made a mistake and she felt shame.

>> do you believe she may have married him to get a green card? >> that's what i heard from three other people.

we're now along the u.s.-canada border in blain, washington. this is where ryan jenkins fled to, police say, when he had a problem. how do you get across the border when you're wanted for murder? behind me is canada but that peninsula is u.s. territory. it's a perfect place if you want to leave the united states undetected. by boat it's about 45 minutes across boundary bay. jenkins was in his boat alone, police say, and behind me, point roberts. that's where he was heading. he docked in this marina on u.s. soil. he would have walked into point

roberts. point roberts is surrounded on three sides by water. the only way out is the canadian border. you have to go through two checkpoints. but residents say if you don't want to wait in line, there are other ways to leave point roberts. >> we're in the united states for about 20 feet. and here i've got one foot in canada and one foot in the united states. >> i'm on the u.s. side of the border right now, but if i were to cross this foot bridge i would be in canada. ryan jenkins finally stopped running here. he was found with his belt around his neck at a $60 a night motel room. he'd hanged himself on the coat rack. >> my son is innocent. and i think he panicked and i'm just -- i'm dead, i'm dead inside. i'm devastated. what can i tell you? i love him. he's my only child. >> his family adamantly denying any involvement on his part of the murder of his new wife jasmine fiore, his new wife. we're taking your calls from

illinois from sheeba. hi, sheba. >> caller: hi, sweetheart. i wanted to ask since he died unattended will they do an autopsy like they do in this country? and they will they check him for drugs? >> what about that? >> yes, they are doing an autopsy on ryan jenkins to determine cause of death and i assume they'll also do toxicology. >> to dr. michael arnall, board certified forensic pathologist out of denver, colorado. it's great to see you. i don't understand how he could hang himself with the feet touching the ground. how do you fight the impulse to live? >> when that belt constricts around his neck, he may only have 10 or 12 seconds of consciousness. once he loses consciousness, he loses his ability to protect himself. >> so just 12 seconds of fighting tim pulse to live. so, do you believe it is

possible? you don't think anyone helped him? >> well, i cannot exclude that possibility, but it would not be uncommon for an individual to hang themselves with their belt around some type of device. it's not unusual that the legs are bent when a person who commits suicide is found at the scene. >> i didn't know that, thank you. let's unleash the lawyers. joining us out of new york, victims rights advocate, family rights attorney, susan moss. out of the atlanta, veteran defense attorney raymond giudice. out of new york, trial lawyer, former fed, now defense attorney, doug burns. weigh in susan moss. >> if help for ryan you are getting, and you are guilty of aiding and abetting and maybe worse, accessory after the fact. the reality is that if you have offered any help to this guy, you have to come forward, because not only the canadian police, but the american police are all going after you, and you will be caught, and you will be prosecuted. >> raymond guidice, what is she looking at? we are referring to the so-called mystery blond who clearly helped him check into

the motel, but how long was she with him? >> that is important, and let's work ourselves backwards. if she helped get him to the motel knowing he is a fugitive, that is obstruction and maybe assisting an abetting and escape charge, but if she helped to dismember or dispose of the body, that is a felony. you have used the words "or worse," or worse. she could be looking at a homicide charge. >> got it. i'm a little surprised u.s. authorities aren't going after her. for that reason, raymond. what about it, doug burns. >> the point is, the key question you raised, was she with him in california? because if that was the case, then the situation is way more serious. otherwise it's still real serious, harboring a fugitive, accessory after the fact. but if she was in california, that's why they're so anxious, nancy, as you pointed out to get that white mercedes and other forensic stuff from california. >> and it's a very, very distinctive mercedes, woody, wouldn't you say? i mean, we tried a lot of cases

together way back when, woodrow tripp. and this mercedes is not the kind you just see every day. >> no, it absolutely isn't. most of these high-end autos, though they may not have lojack or an onstar, bmw and mercedes actually has tracking devices on them. it's going to be very interesting in how that plays out and where this car ultimately winds up. >> back to gwendolyn beauregard has long been a mother figure to jasmine fiore. you know, many people have brought up the possibility that she married him in such a hurry because he needed, wanted a green card. but we see him on that vh1 reality show, he's very charming. he knows just what to say to make certain women just melt. >> yes, i agree with that. he did have a charming personality. for me, that would be a red flag. and i hope that young women will think about that. >> well, ms. beauregard --

please put her back on the screen. his advances on that video to me were hokey. they were extremely hokey, almost laughable. but apparently the flashy lifestyle, the fancy cars, the boat, the bmw, the luxury condo really impresses a lot of women. but what do you make of her falling for him and then marrying him and keeping it a secret from you? you were one of her closest confidants. >> that's right. i was one of jasmine's closest confidants. so, when i heard the stories from three of her friends, two of them are extended family, that she married him for the green card and there was -- there was an arrangement, a financial arrangement, then it seemed to make a little sense to me. but since i didn't hear it firsthand from jasmine -- >> i wonder if she didn't tell

you, because she thought you would disapprove because you were very much a mother figure to her. with me, everyone, gwendolyn beauregard. to patricia saunders, clinical psychologist, what do you make of the evening just before she went missing where she was rushing into a restroom. they were out at a fancy hotel at a poker game, texting constantly, planning to meet up with an old flame, with other people. apparently, the marriage in trouble, telling other people she was in over her head but couldn't get out. >> well, she was in over her head. i think this is probably a pretty smart young lady who realized that she was married to someone who would potentially be very dangerous. but she was yet drawn to him. a lot of good girls are drawn to very bad boys. it's exciting and alluring. >> i found very little exciting. actually nothing about this clip of jenkins in action. take a look.

>> i'm with megan to let her get in touch with my deeper side and redeem myself for, you know, some of the silly things i said at dinner. >> i'm waiting on my card. >> oh, i hope it's not declined. >> that would suck. >> for you. >> we might have to do some dishes. >> we? >> i'm kidding. >> i'll meet you at home. just joking. >> that's from vh1's "megan wants a millionaire" from 51 minds entertainment. >> you're cute. >> you're cute. >> so is this the best date ever? >> maybe. >> maybe? >> i'll tell you at the end. >> i'm definitely the most james bond out of anyone here. >> ryan, save the day. >> i decided to appeal to all your senses. and first, i would like to start with your mouth. >> my mouth is not a sense, though.

breaking news out of

california, pop singer chris brown getting sentenced for -- he admitted to beating up his then-girlfriend rihanna back in february. he gets five years felony probation. he has to complete a violence counseling program. he has to serve six months community service/labor. when we say labor, we are talking about picking up trash, wash cars, things like that. he was fined $2,500 and also there's a protective order. he cannot contact rihanna for five years. cannot come within 100 yards of her. and if they're at the same event, it's 10 yards. >> the affidavit said brown took his right hand and pushed her head into passenger window and punched her in the left eye and continued to punch her in the face. causing her mouth to fill with blood and blood to splatter all over her clothing. >> for the amount of injuries and the way that rihanna was just beaten up, and no jail type of sentence is troubling and probably troubling for a lot of victims who have gotten a lot worse out there.

>> i let a lot of people down i realize that. and no one is more disappointing in me than i am. what i did is unacceptable, 100%. i can only ask and pray that you forgive me. >> straight out to allen duke, cnn wire in court today. what was the sentence? >> the sentence is 60 months probation. and along with that, 180 days of manual labor. that's picking up trash, washing cars. what's interesting to me, though richmond police chief sent a letter to the judge saying he would supervise brown in his community service. sounds like vip treatment to me a little bit. i don't know how many people can get the chief of police to personally supervise them like that. >> what does he mean like that? he's going to personally supervise him? does that mean he's going to do community service? somebody's backyard at a swimming pool? >> i don't know. it was a little bit odd and i don't think i've ever seen that before where a police chief in another state would send a letter to a judge saying hey, i'll watch after him, i'll report back to you, i'll make sure he's doing his community service, i'll vouch for him.

>> so bottom line, he beats -- there's no other way to put it -- the hell out of rihanna. i've got the report right here. she's got multiple bruises to arms, hands, face, neck. busted lip, her legs were even beaten. numerous abrasions to all of the same, arms, hands, face, head, neck, lip, legs. so she was beaten and bloody. and he gets straight probation and community service. he's got to pick up trash. boy, judge, you really showed him. out to tom o'neill with "in touch weekly" what about it? >> well, the reason this hearing was delay and the police chief was brought in here, delayed from earlier in august was that

the judge was trying to make a distinction between community service and community labor. she doesn't want chris brown working in a library. that's what community service could be. she wants him out humiliated, cleaning graffiti off of buildings and washing cop cars. >> you know what, tom, put o'neill up. i know you don't usually come in contact with this there at your fancy offices. probably on fifth avenue at "in touch weekly" but have you ever been inside a jail cell? did that thought ever cross the judge's mind? that a little time behind bars like other men when they beat a woman this badly, they get at least a couple of nights behind bars. and what does he do? whines? what was it on? youtube or facebook, to his fans so they will buy his next cd. that's what that was all about. you know, hey, hold on, o'neill. if he was so sorry, what do you make of his two previous attacks on rihanna that went unreported? what about that, o'neill?

>> those were bombshells in court today, nancy, because we found about an episode that took place three months ago in europe where they had a fight and she slapped him and he shoved her into a wall and an incident that took place about three weeks before the big smackdown they had in the car where they were in barbados, her home country, and he was driving a range rover. he pulled over to the side of the road and whatever they were fighting about caused him to jump out and bash in the windows on both sides. >> to sue elks who joining us from washington, d.c., and she is president of the national network to end domestic violence. you know what that was, there they are out in barbados, out on some country road. he's in a range rover. she's in the passenger seat. he gets mad and slams in his window, the driver window. then in a show of force to scare her, he goes around to the passenger side and punches in the passenger side window with her sitting in the car. what about it?

>> well, that's absolutely typical of what we know about domestic violence. so often it's about power and control. he was showing exactly who the person was in control of that relationship. joining me now yvette cade, a victim of domestic violence, her husband actually set her on fire. when you hear this is the third incident of violence on rihanna by chris brown, he gets straight probation. what message does that send? >> i was not surprised to hear that this was the third incident, because he had threatened to show, and he already showed intent to cause bodily harm. and what i'm most disturbed about is the fact that he said i will kill you. >> he did.

you're right about that, yvette. he did then threaten to kill her, and in your case, your husband threatened to kill you and then tried to do it. i want to go out to lawyer, ray giudice, jim burns, two priors, two priors and the judge knew about that today, and yet she went with straight probation. come on, your job and doug burns job is to get people straight probation. but just for a moment, you have a blended family now, ray, and you have two beautiful little girls that you love that have come into your life. >> that's right. >> now, think about it, ray, straight probation on the third incident? >> nancy, he got a great deal. no if, ands or buts. this deal does not send a message to other domestic violence participants. >> i think it sends a message, ray giudice. it sends a message that you're free to punch out a woman and you will not have to do any jail

time. go ahead, ray. >> as the stepfather of two beautiful little girls, where i grew up in new york, we would have taken care of this ourselves. i'll be honest with you about that, and i think doug could agree with me. >> i wouldn't ask for vigilante justice, i would just ask the judge to give a decent sentence. >> i don't disagree with you, nancy, but i note a lot of times when a celebrity gets hammered, this is interesting, that everybody jumps on the band wagon and they only singled the person out, and -- >> i appreciate that, but that's not what happened here. sue moss, i'll be right back with you when we get back. but i want to report a verdict. tonight's ireport winner of our number one fan contest is brenda. brenda says the show gives her courage to stand up for her beliefs. an artist, brenda designed this portrait. i think it is maybe me. it is nine pounds of jelly beans, and 32 ounces of glue. she stayed up nights doing it during the show. congratulations, brenda.

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as long as he conforms to all of the terms of his probation, then he's going to be fine. but it's in his hands, and he's the one who controls his own fate. >> out to the lines to tana from west virginia. hi, dear. >> caller: nancy, oh, my god, i can't believe i'm finally talking to you. >> thank you for calling in. what's your question? >> caller: real quick, i wanted to say i saw you and the kids on "larry king" and you are so lucky. i cannot believe they are almost 2 years old. >> i am blessed. it's not luck. yes, they're almost 2. >> caller: my question is, concerning chris brown being a

crime victim myself, i'd like to know how he got off with such a light sentence. his video seems very fake to me. and was rihanna not there for the sentencing? >> okay. out to tom o'neill. i know rihanna was not in the courtroom. what about the other questions? >> yeah, the video looks very fake. he's obviously reading off a teleprompter. and what was the other question? >> the other question was, how did he get such a light sentence? alan duke, you were there. how did he get such a light sentence? >> well, the probation report that i received this afternoon clearly shows that the probation investigator recommended it, five-year probation sentence with community labor. and the police officer investigating it for the lapd agreed. rihanna agreed to the agreement. so he had no prior criminal record. he says he doesn't smoke, he doesn't drink, doesn't use

drugs. >> whoa, whoa, doesn't smoke, okay. alan duke, thanks for letting me that that matters when you beat the hell out of somebody that if you don't smoke, you can get probation. okay. let's stop and remember army corporal tony t.j. gonzales, age 20, california, killed in iraq. awarded the bronze star, purple heart, combat action badge. his three sisters remember him as a perfect gentleman, opening doors for every lady, loved making people laugh, dallas cowboys, country music, playing the drums and watching "the three stooges." he dreamed of being a cop like his dad. leaves behind his parents and sister and fiance. tony gonzales, american hero. thanks to our guest, but especially to you. and good night to georgia friends of the show, andz ana, courtney, alfredo, debbie and mike. aren't they handsome and beautiful? i'll see you tomorrow night 8:00 sharp eastern. until then, good night, friend.

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