my daughter." martinez torres is accused in the june 18 beating death of hassanen in what prosecutors are calling a road rage case. authorities say torres dumped the 17-year-old's body in a pond near his steriling home. he confessed and he led police to the body. >> i love my daughter with all my heart. a very nice lady. she liked to help. she had emotion. she think about other people. but today she is not with me. i lose her. >> i think we can all understand emotions here. >> i thought they did a great job clearing the court. richard: an amazing scene inside the courtroom. the prosecutors now say the case could go before a grand jury as early as monday.

>> they are not going to charge tyler tessier in the death of his unborn child. they have already indicted him in death of laura wallen. under maryland law, they need to show the fee cuss is viable when wallen died. the autopsy determined the fetus was 14 weeks old. alison: a terrible crash in loudoun county leaves a man dead before 5:00 this morning at route 9 and purcellville road a car attempted to pass a tractor trailer and it struck another car head on in the opposite lane. a driver died at the scene. the other driver was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. larry: one of the candidates for prince george's county sheriff pushing for ways to stop domestic violence. kendall wade wants a registry similar to the sex offender register to give public names and addresses of those convicted

charges. alison: 15 states and the district are challenging the president's decision to stop paying insurers under the affordable care act. we go inside the white house for reaction. 'canes president trump suggesting that the clock is ticking on the president trump's help to puerto rico. president trump is facing criticism for a series of tweets this morning writing we cannot keep fema, the military and the first responders in p.r. forever. the president seemed to be deflecting responsibility from the administration and blaming puerto rican officials writing "electric and all infrastructure was disaster before hurricane. congress will decide how much to spend." the backlash was swift. critics saying the president was threatening to abandon american citizens after saying this less than a week ago. president trump: we will not rest until the job is done. puerto rico has a long road of recovery ahead.

>> a third of the people still don't have access to drinkable water. but president trump has raised eyebrows, tossing paper towels to storm victims like basketball saying the storm has thrown the federal budget out of whack. suggesting maria wasn't a real catastrophe like katrina because the death toll was lower and the public feud with the mayor of san juan. the white house chief of staff says the president tweets are correct. fema and the u.s. military will not be in puerto rico forever and the goal will be to have local officials in charge of rebuilding there. after hurricane katrina, fema had some presence in new orleans for a decade. alison: good news tonight for people who rely on social security. next year's cost of living increase will be the largest in five years. the cola as it's called will

but that only adds up to $25 a month for the average beneficiary. larry: president trump delivering a blow to the iran nuclear deal. while stopping short of pulling out of the agreement and the decision to decertify iran's compliance puts the future in doubt. >> as i have said many times, the iran deal was one of the worst and most one-sided transactions the united states has ever entered into. >> congress has 60 days to set or modify the agreement or reimpose sanctions. if congress does not act the president said he will end u.s. involvement. every other country involved in this deal says iran is come playing with the terms of the 2015 agreement. alison: monday is the deadline to register to vote for next month's gubernatorial election in vats. you have to register in person by monday at

online by midnight or get written application postmarked october 16. larry: tonight crews say they are starting to make progress against a wildfire in california. right now, at least 21 fires are burning in the state and low humidity and the high winds aren't helping the situation. two of the fires are quarter contained. so far at least 31 people died and more than 3,500 buildings have been destroyed. reed andrews is live from santa rosa where the winds are expected to pick up overnight that is leading to fears that more evacuations to lead to more missing people. reed? >> that is the sad reality of what they are dealing with here in wine country and california. to help with the efforts of searching for missing people. wi have 200 members of the national guard. they are helping the deputies in sonoma county. search and recovery. not search and rescue because they presume people that have not been

are most likely dead and were not able to get outside of their home. if you think this is a lot of the california army national guard men here, 200 of them. i'm told there are ten times as many as that throughout wine country assisting deputies as they continue to look for people. the fairground in santa rosa, i can tell you we have thousands of people trying to make this their de facto home waiting for evacuation orders to go down. you can see the cars in the parking lot. the photographer, zoom past there and there are a lot of tents there as well. it isn't just the tents for people camping here but also firefighters. we have tens of thousands of firefighters that made their way from the wine country or northern california but all over the west coast from oregon, from idaho as well. making their way here as reinforcements since so many of the firefighters were not able to have time-out after the fire. mond

trying to make as much progress as they could. because of how strong the fire was, they were not able to do so with the containment. because of that, at first they were making sure to preserve the life. now they are starting to make progress on the contain. alison: around here dreary day. we have a look at when we might see the sun again. is that going to happen this weekend? steve: sooner rather than later but not for the this evening. warrenton is the middle 60's. if you have outdoor plans i wouldn't grab an um

here and there. as we head through the day we look for the temperatures rebounding through the afternoon and well in the 70's. the rest of the weekend, if you like heat and humidity, it is on the way. the question mark for how long. more in a few minutes. larry: see you in a few. for months, "7 on your side" i-team has been investigating the dangers of crumb rubber field. last month we told you that the district deemed 16 of the turf fields unsafe. today the d.c. council heard from elementary school students making a change. q mccray is live in northwest after attending the hearing. q mccray? q: you mentioned 16 fields. i found out today all of them have been prepared except for one. one at brightwood elementary school. i also found out today some people repairs are not enough. they want the turf fields replaced with

>> they testified concerns for the safety because of the artificial turf field at their school. >> we want natural grass. q: d.c. tested 52 public turf fields. 16 were too hard and needed to be repaired or replaced. >> the safety of if children, the residents and the employees is the highest priority. >> department of general services director promised to have work done and get the field softer by the end of the month. she is on track to make it happen. but today concerns about the cancer came to play. students complain the rubber crumble in the turf are covered covered with the harmful chemicals.

it gets in your bloodstream. q: they put together a multiagency group to meet bye weekly and listen to -- meet biweekly and listen to concerns to come one a solution in the long-term. it's important to mention in the hearing experts agree there are no studies that link playing on artificial turf to cancer. that is the latest live in d.c. i'm q mccray. abc7 news. >> here it comes. he struck him out. alison: oh, man. coming up, with recursed? a look at the history after another d.c. team doesn't make it past the first round of the playoffs. larry: plus, what the police know and what they need your help with after a

day. >> there is no consider between the f.b.i., lmpd and m.g.m. nobody is attempting to hide anything. alison: later, the sheriff minces no words in his latest update on the las vegas massacre. >> the what are inform southwest washington has only been open 24 hours. drivers in this area are learning hard lessons. i will give you a clue. it has to deal with the guy behind me. live rep

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i would like to see i would like to see that ed gillespie never becomes governor. larry: well, if grand opening for the wharf will run through the weekend. after yesterday's big extravaganza we are getting a chance to see how everything will work along the southwest water front. many drivers are learning lessons the hard way when it comes to towing in the area. >> you likely won't see many parked cars. when they do it's seconds before an officer shows up. >> we have the folks on main avenue to look at the traffic patterns. >> former ace analysis tant chief diane grune is in charge of the work security. >> they were clearing them and relocating them

cab. >> she can watch every inch of the wharf. the team keeps track moving on one side and watchful eye on the other side. >> you can't let the guard down. >> one of the safety concerns is people falling in the water, especially at night. but if it happens they can light the entire area up with a touch of a button. >> we have a button to press the p.a. system. if we have to do an emergency evacuation we can make an announcement. evacuate the area. >> if you are coming to the wharf; don't park on main avenue. >> we want people to feel safe but not policed.

>> the tow trucks are in place. they will shoot the car up and get it out of here. if you want to avoid that don't bring your car. the best option is metro. >> good afternoon. this weekend is the power boat show in annapolis. it's a week after the annual sailboat show. the numbers show attendance was up 24% last weekend and they say that set a new record. wind, i know. sailboat weather. larry: a lot of jackets out there. steve: so we are in store for a change. it's going to come just in time for the mid-day tomorrow. through the day on sunday. alison: what kind of change? steve: warmer temperatures. not record breaking but warmer than we have se

outside we go. one tree with the fall color change started. if you want the real show head to the west. garrett county and western maryland and part of west virginia. temperatures out there at this hour. 64 at the reagan national airport. we are in the 60's along the i-81 corridor. upper 60's for southern maryland. annapolis is now at 68 degrees. widen the view out a bit. if you look for the warmer air, it's out there. just to the west of us. charleston, west virginia now, at 82 degrees. warmer air slowly moves east moving through the weekend. we have a few pockets of drizzle out there now. isolated showers. not going to amount to a lot. if you have plans outdoors for this everything, be forewarned you may run into raindrops.

the low clouds will stick around. they are not going anywhere for 12 hours or so. winds from northeast are at 5 miles per hour. waking up tomorrow, saturday morning if you are out and about. the kids have football games, football practice. going to the market. temperatures will be on the cool side, at least early on. the clouds will break apart, the temperatures will increase. the sun will rise after 7:00. skies begin to clear. not totally clear but breaks in the clouds to warm the temperatures up to middle to the upper 70's by the afternoon. fewer clouds later in the day. temperatures are 75 to 78 degrees. don't forget, we have football. this sunday, home field.

to 85 degrees. mostly sunny skies. it will be on the warm side with the winds out of the southwest at around 5 or 10 miles per hour. take you out to look at the ten-day outlook. changes are on the way. 65 on saturday. 85 on sunday. now we have a cold front late sunday night. that is going to trigger a few showers. then cooler for the day on monday. temperatures then just around 64 degrees. look at the wakeup temperatures come monday morning, tuesday morning in the upper 40's. then around 70 to 75 degrees toward the end of the week. of course, we have the howard homecoming that is this sunday. with the temperatures that will be around 75 degrees. week from saturday. larry: a lot of bison in town. thank you. did you realize today is friday the 13th? alison: trying to forget it. but still to come tonight we will show you something that could only turn heads today. larry: enjoy th

place on earth with your four-legged friends. kellye: i'm kellye lynn in frederick. she won more than $60,000 on "jeopardy" and says studying library books helped heifer do it. -- helped her do it. that is "spotlight on education." alison: but first a look at what is coming up on abc7 -- larry: now kidd o'shea has a preview of monday's good morning good -- "good morning washington." kidd: thank you. monday morning i'm one own 1 with jimmy kimmel. he won $40,000 on "jeopardy" and now talking to us. new yorker austin rogers. >> stay with us for traffic and weather every ten minutes monday morning starting

alison: tonight's spotlight on education, winning on "jeopardy" can require plenty of preparation, of course. but kellye lynn sits down with a recent contestant that found secret to success in her local library.

>> competing on the tv show on the tv show "jeopardy" has been tanya's goal for more than 20 years. >> they got professional makeup done and then i'm up on the stage. i'm standing there. here i am. there's alex trebek! >> tanya has been dreaming of being on "jeopardy" since competing on the local quiz show in 1989 and 1990. >> i took a college "jeopardy" test in 1990. and didn't pass. it took me 27 years to get on the show. kellye: a long time to wait. tanya wanted to be ready so she headed to the children's section of the local library. >> children's reference books give you the essentials. and they are also laid out in a fun and colorful format. kellye: refreshing her knowledge through children's books literally paid off. tanya took home more than $60,000. >> performers, $2,000. >> we're so proud to have a big library

win on a national stage. >> it was a dream come true. kellye: in frederick, kellye lynn, abc7 news. alison: this is nice. tanya plans to donate part of her prize to the frederick county public library. on october 28 she will be at the public library in downtown frederick to share in her experience. larry: awesome. i better get to reading. alison: exactly! interesting she reads children books for a cerebral show. larry: still ahead at 5:00 -- >> i don't feel the school board is doing its job asking tough questions and demanding answers. larry: what the government watchdog investigator found out about administrative cost at local schools. alison: plus how the national museum of african american history and culture is be

opened. >> after yet another heartbreaking loss from another d.c. sports team, fans everywhere are having to ask the question -- are d.c. sports teams cursed? some answers when five five continues after -- "abc7 news at

larry: saddy the finish that fans are familiar with. not just the nats but all the local sports teams. we have a look at what occurred. jeff: that is the big question of the day. if you believe in superstition it's hard to argue with the results. d.c. united won the championship in 2004 but it has been 25 years since one of the four major sports teams in washington have won a championship. the redskins in the super bowl. a lot of the losing since that time has been very painful. >> we can't win. jeff: the barbersh

>> wow! that is all i can say. jeff: matches the mood inside. >> pointless. jeff: like nats fans everywhere, daniela is having a hard time with the loss. >> i thought this was it. jeff: they like so many others are once again having to ask questions. are d.c. sports teams cursed? >> yes. the curse exists. >> it's not really a curse. >> they just can't win. jeff: despite strong regular seasons the nationals can't seem to get past the first round of the playoffs. the capitals are also usually very strong all season long but get stuck in the second round. the wizards have improved but they, too, keep getting beat in round two. the redskins meanwhile have not gone deep in the playoffs in decades. >> sometimes the playoffs, you know, lay an egg. it's cursed. jeff: so here is the question now. which team will be the first to

>> i like the capitals. >> i take the wizards. >> i hope the nats. jeff: whoever it is will deliver a lot of joy. >> it's a cycle. they will come back. >> maybe more relief. >> it's coming. i can't say when. it's coming. jeff: one of these days. of course, that is the beauty of sports. so many fans despondent of the nats loss, each person we spoke with is confident one of the teams will win some day. one of these days. there is always next year. larry: hope springs eternal. alison: we are sad about the nats but this is jeff's last day with us at abc7. we will miss you. jeff:ly miss being here. the last five years have been wonderful. the pinnacle of my career and i feel fortunate to have worked in the newsroom and the market. northern virginia, d.c., maryland, a dream come true. i feel so grateful. thank you so much. it's been, i'm speechless. so wonderful. larry: it's been our

part of our team. we really mean that. jeff: thank you. thank you. alison: keep in touch. jess absolutely. no question about it. alison: see you soon. switching gears now to other news tonight. developing now in falls church. police are looking for the thieves who robbed a gas station convenience store along leesburg pike. the robbery happened 11:30 this morning in the seven corners area. paramedics took one person to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. police are not saying if the person is a suspect, employee or someone else in the store. larry: we have new information regarding the las vegas massacre. authorities offering revived timeline for how the attack unfolded as marci gonzalez reports. this comes as the police face questions about whether they could have done more to stop the massacre. >> the sheriff saying six minutes did not pass between when the gunman shot a hotel security guard and

hoped fire in the crowd of concert goers below, explaining instead it was a matter of seconds. >> he received his wounds in close proximity and he relayed that via the radio. marci: officers arrived 12 minutes avenue the shooting began. by then the attack was over. the sheriff defensive over accusation of incompetency and conspiracy. >> nobody is attempting to hide anything. marci: we are getting our first look at the injured security guard since the shooting. campos pictured here mon nowhered with an award. one of the 546 people injured. 58 others killed. >> thursday, musician aldean on stage when the rampage began held his

>> they are no closer to figuring out the gunman's motive. in los angeles, marci gonzalez, abc7 news. alison: a new orleans police officer is dead following a shootout this morning. officer was wounded as he and others responded to a call. the other officers returned fire and wounded gunman who fled to an apartment. he was taken to the hospital but no word on his condition. larry: today family and friends gather to say goodbye to 19-year-old ashanti billie. the prince george's county teen found dead in north carolina that was reported missing two weeks ago in virginia.

alison: coming up at 5:00, the woman working the felteds for the nationals and the redskins. meet the doctor keeping both teams healthy. larry: later -- [turkeys gobbling] turkey trouble. good news for turkeys that is turning into bad news for a

steve: 70 by 11 verz in the afternoon. bethesda row art festival tomorrow morning until 6:00 p.m. highs make it to 75. warmer yet on sunday. with temperatures in the middle 80's. cold front on the way sunday night. that cools us down fo

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alison: tonight's working woman is the first woman in the country to have the professional role for football and baseball. you may have seen her at redskins games. petite blonde woman certainly stands out on the field. the lead physician for the skins and the nationals. no other woman in the country has done this before. >> it's really fun. it's fun and exciting. the adrenaline is great. it's something that you can't describe. so i tell you, my best day of the week is being on the football field because it's a fun thing to be part of. alison: she clearly loves it. but don't let it fool you. the stress level is over the top. asesing players, make -- assessing players, making diagnosis and the ultimate decision when a player comes out or stays in. >> i go on the field and it shut it down and i long at the player as a p

try to figure out how to take care of them the best. >> she began working with athletic programs. >> i remember having tough discussions with heard-noseded football coaches and telling them the kid is not going to play. questioning me. you stand by your diagnosis. alison: she worked worked with e pittsburgh steelers for 11 years. she has two super bowl rings. she came to be the chairman of the inova sports medicine and before long she was asked by the nats and the skins to be the top doctor. she says being the first woman in country wasn't an issue for her. she believes it may be a benefit. >> the two young daughters are proud of their mom succeeding in a man's world. >> they're fans themselves. now it's kind of cool. you talk to so-and-so.

you took care of so-and-so. >> she continues the sports medicine practice at inova year round. this is a strenuous physical job. she is taking care of big athletes so she stays in shape doing triathlon every six months. and >> mom of two? alison: and a muslim of two. i don't know how -- and a mom of two. i don't know how she does it all. larry: to be doctor of one pro team, but two? alison: and a surgeon. larry: what a role model. for all of us. great story. alison: yeah, thank you. larry: coming up at 5 zephyr, "7 on your side" investigates of questions how much local school system are spending on administrative cost. alison: look at this. pandas! they always bring a smile. still ahead, another ani

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larry: back now with a look at the new stamp honoring the national museum of african american history and culture. the forever stamp dedicated today marking just about a year since that museum first opened on the national mall. alison: meanwhile, a school district in mi

removing "to kill a mocking bird" from a junior high school reading list. administrators say it made the decision after getting complaints that some of the book's language makes people uncomfortable. the 1960 pulitzer prize winning novel deals with racial ino'quality and the school's -- inequality and the school's website says the lessons of compassion and empathy can be found in other books as well. larry: the amount of money schools pay principals are causing concern. numbers by project baltimore and "7 on your side" shows prince william county spending big on administrators. nathan baca gets action from one of the district's top leaders. nathan: the u.s. census release numbers showing just how much money school districts spend on principals and administration. local districts are among the top spenders in the country per student. howard county ranked fourth. prince george's county comes in at

$1,055 per student. >> i don't feel the school board doing his job to ask tough questions and demanding the tough answers. >> that is coming from the school board president. he spoke to us on skype. >> we have too many employees we hire. >> high price including san francisco and new york spend less per student on administrators. >> we had a study done and it showed the exact opposite of what you presented to us. >> they released a

statement -- >> but for board president that is not enough. >> i'll get to bottom of it. nathan: nathan baca, abc7 news. larry: start saving up for chance to own piece of music history. next month the white glove that michael jackson wore on tour in 1981 going up for auction in los angeles. others are a red leather jacket that he wore. nirvana 1992 video music award. elvis presley's sunglasses. prince's guitars and a shirt once worn by jimmi hendrix. alison: cool things there. ditny world launching a pilot program to let you bring your dog to the happiest place on earth. at least to your hotel. starting sunday guests at four of the resort hotels will have the dogs in their room for a fee. it includes a welcome kit that comes with a matt, bowl, pet i.d. tag,

puppy pads. larry: lemurs melting hearts at the indianapolis zoo. check out the video. the zoo released several of them snacking on the jack-o-lantern. trying to gobble up the gourd. some tried to taste the camera. alison: their tails are so cool. wow! well, in new england the rebounding wild turkey population is coating some problem -- is causing some problems. [gobbling] look out, everybody! the birds were almost wiped out in the 1800's. now they are considered one of the biggest success stories in wildlife restoration. but that has led to a spike in complaints about them. particularly, in the boston suburbs. >> i mean, some hilarious things have happened, you know, with people running away from them.

with similar problem banned feeding the birds but it has not happened yet in boston. larry: it's that time of year. i didn't say anything. people are superstitous about today's date. this is friday the 13th. a tradition came to an end in denmark. finn air has a flight 666. and it has landed in "hell." the airport code for helsinki. don't tweet me. but they retired the flight number last year so today's landing was the last of its kind. thankfully. alison: right. flight straight to hell on friday the 13th. larry: helsinki. the joke is now gone. steve: today we had the annual -- annual? alison: once a year? steve: weekly. molly visited a school for the lunchbox program. it's friday, folks. she

the weather and showed the cool experiments they have. also, taking a look at stormwatch7. running the kid camera is mateo. we have a question from will. >> what special skills and training do you need in order to become a meteorologist? steve: special skills and training. well, background in science and weather and geography helps. the computer every day. in the weather center. we have to be public speakers to present everything. it doesn't always come out smoothly but we get it out most of the time. snowing how to use tools. we have computers and the storm track truck. a flat screen tv. alison: geography is the most impressive. you know anything you ever need to know.

we know where you are. larry: exactly. alison: thank you, steve. >> the gift of gab. the best ad libbers are meteorologists. the second best are the sports directors. steve: we don't use anything on prompter except for this. that is why it's so rough. you have so much talent. alison: how about the nats? >> that was tough. really tough. tough to be in the locker room after the game. that is for sure. d.c. sports fan, i know it hurts. i wish i could give you all a hug but that would take too much time. frustration, disappointment, bitterness. i can understand it all. after another early exit for the nats. in those playoffs. another successful regular season ends. >> they struck him out. scott: with another disappointing postseason. >> that is it. it's over. scott: a winner-take-all game five finishing with heartbreak in the nationals clubhouse. >> the game is cruel sometimes. that's just the way things

happen. casino it was a fantastic series. >> well hit to left. going back. it's gone! scott: a heavyweight fight filled with haymakers and counterpunches. >> a bullet. down the line! scott: the cubs, the last team standing. >> the cubs are a great team. they are the world champs. they know how to win. they go out there and go about the business the right way. great staff, great team. we do as well. but they came out on top this time. scott: crucial mistakes in game five cost the nats. jayson werth, matt wieters and jose lobatoin with head-shaking blunders. >> i don't know it came off. i was ready for that. i was ready for it, though. like i said. our mistake. scott: the reality setting in for the emotional jayson werth

game in a nats uniform. >> i gave everything i had. i'm proud to call myself a national. before i came here, i don't know anybody would have said that. scott: but a nats franchise still searching for answers when it matters most. in october. listen, i really feel for players. they scratched and clawed the entire game. but they don't have anybody to blame but themselves. too many mistakes in that ballgame. came up short again. larry: but the point about jayson werth, when he got here the franchise was different from now. scott: still trying to find a way in october. larry: thanks. nancy: i'm nancy chen in the "live desk." there are guilty verdicts connected to the charlottesville riots. two people have been found guilty of misdemeanor charges. nathan domigo from oakdale, california, founder of a white supremacist group and evan mcclaren are alexandria. the executive director of richard

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alison: "7 on your side" in health matters. plastic polluting the rivers and oceans is starting to show up in drinking water. our digital news partner circa explains how much and what it could be for your health. >> think about this. every time you take a sip of water, you are probably ingesting plastic fibers according to a study that surveyed tap water from 14 countries. it turns out that 83% of the 150 tap water samples were contaminated with plastic fibers. the fibers may be small but scientists say they are large enough to absorb dangerous chemicals. >> a film that makes it like a little

because it has higher concentration of heavy metals or chemicals. reporter: the study took water samples from five con innocents including ecuador and india. but of all the countries the u.s. was the among the worst. according to the report, about 94% of water samples from the u.s. were contaminated with plastic fibers. that could be because the u.s. is the largest consumer of plastic according to a 2014 study by the research company. >> here in the united states we have some really great methods for filtering water but it's not really, the problem isn't so much about filtering. it's more about the source. reporter: plastic is nearly unavoidable. it's in our clothes, hygiene products and the containers we eat from. according to the study, humans produced 9 billion tons of plastic. >> it's not fair about this. i'm not. i think we have the ability to

>> for circa, i'm julia. jonathan: right now at 6:00 -- >> i love my daughter with all my heart. she had good emotion. >> justice for nabra. jonathan: sorrow and outrage and a thrown shoe. the courtroom outbursts aimed at the man accused of killing a teenager girl. the family is face to face with him. michelle: eerie scene as a glimmer of hope in the fight to contain deadly wildfires in california. jonathan: fighting back against a carjacking, the woman who wouldn't let her car go and the good samaritan who stepped in to help. announcer: now "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. michelle: tonight's scream of anger, threats and a thrown shoe part of what happened inside a fairfax county courthouse as an accused killer face adjudge and the victim's family. >> you can understand the emotion. the man in court accused of killing nabra hassanen if a fit of road rag

walking home from a mosque. richard reeve watched this all unfold. he was in courtroom and joins us live with what happened. rich? richard: courtroom chaos. the mother and father of the victim shouting at the defendant and threw a shoe at him as you said. finally the judge cleared the courtroom. >> justice for nabra. richard: emotions running high outside court. >> i love my daughter with all my heart. richard: inside a courtroom drama. venting at the defendant darwin martinez torres. "you killed my daughter" and threw a shoe at him. yelling "he killed my daughter." >> no one can feel what he is feeling. losing your daughter. richard: the 150 people