markoff simply needed the money. >> i talked to the two surviving women. they didn't touch him in a sexual way. he was there to rob them. >> reporter: markoff plead guilty to all charges but was due to stand trial in march. >> i know he tried to kill himself twice in the past. it's still shocking when someone goes through it. >> reporter: the markoff case has led the call for craigslist to drop adult services. they said they would monitor the site themselves looking for any sign of illegal activity, like prosecution. according to one internet monitoring service, adult ads constitute more than one-third of craigslist revenue. john bentley, cbs news, new york. >> mitchell: president obama's comments on that proposed mosque near ground zero are continuing to stir controversy this weekend. as chief white house correspondent chip reid tells us, it's casting a cloud over what was to have been a picture-perfect family outing. >> reporter: the first family was treated to the sight of a frolicking porpoise as they finished up their weekend on the gulf coast of flor

larose said markoff tried to kill himself two other times.describes the boston medical student living a double life. >> on one hand he was the perfect medical student, a guy engaged to a beautiful woman. on the other hand he had a deviant sexual life. he joined a lot of alternative lifestyle websites. >> reporter: jail officials are investigating the death. terrell brown, cbs news. >>> the food and drug administration has approved the use of a new emergency contraceptive pill. friday's ruling clears the way for the u.s. sale of the prescription drug called ella. it reduces the chance of pregnancy up to five days after sex. it is made by a french company and was already approved in europe. >>> actress zsa zsa gabor asked for last rites. the 93-year-old gabor is back if a los angeles hospital in extremely serious condition. doctors were able to remove two dangerous blood clots from her upper body, one of them close to her heart. she had complications from her hip replacement surgery last month. >>> 33 years after his death, remembering the king

. >> reporter: a former medical student, authorities say philip markoff knew how to kill. he was waiting to stand trial for murdering julissa brisman, who advertised massages on craigslist. last night, the so-called craigslist killer cut his wrists and tied something tightly around his neck. in a statement, boston police said he was alone in his cell and took his own life. >> if markoff is the sociopath he seems to be, he would not be the kind of person who would want to face the music, face the trial. >> reporter: markoff had attempted suicide at least twice before, including the day after his arrest last april. it's behavior that sharply differs from his apparent calm after the killing of julissa brisman. he was seen on surveillance video, calmly checking his phone as he walked. once in jail, markoff was put on suicide watch, but it's not immediately clear if he was still being watched. tonight, authorities in boston are investigating, and one jail source told abc news markoff put his medical expertise to use and clearly knew what he was doing. aaron katersky, abc news,

more on philip markoff's alleged crime and the circumstances of his death. he died behind bars in what authorities callth an apparent suicide. the 24 year old medical student was charged with the murder of julyisa brisman who he melt through the adult services section of craigslist. prosecutor say after brisman went to his hotel room he teed her up and shot her. >> it appears she put up a fight. >> reporter: markoff was charged in two other assaults that week. one in rhode island, the other in boston. both victims were on craigslist. >> if you to d what you're asked no harm will come you to. >> reporter: 48 hours mystery producer wrote a book about his crime spree called seven days of range. he says while some described him as brilliant the police investigation found he had a dark side in he what's the perfect medical student orbs the other hand had a deviant sexual life. >> it was not all about sex. drowning in a sea of death and struggling with a gambling problem, markoff needed the money. i talked to the two surviving women, and both of them said he didn'

they'll do an autopsy on markoff. we'll speak with a college friend of markoff. >>> first, jeff glor with more on this and the latest in his death. >> the death of phillip markoff comes 16 months after police say he began his brutal seven-day crime spree and one year after the weekend he was set to be married. >> reporter: markoff died behind bars sunday morning after an apparent suicide. the 24-year-old, former boston university medical student, reportedly was found in his cell with a bag over his head and had cut a major artery while awaiting trial for the murder of julissa brisman, a woman prosecutors say he met through the erotic services section of craigslist. >> it appears she put up a fight. she sustained blunt head trauma to her skull. >> reporter: a lawyer for brisman's family said they were shocked and dismayed to hear of mark off's death. the long awaited criminal prosecution was taken away. two others were also solicited on craigslist. >> i had $800 in cash and he put that in his pocket. >> reporter: "48 h

and prosecutors phillip markoff's death appears to be a suicide. he pleaded not guilty to the shooting death of one woman. the armed robbery of another last year. and prosecutors say markoff met the women by answering ads for erotic services posted on craigslist. >>> president obama is on the road today for a democratic campaign and fund raising trip that includes a stop in los angeles and plans to focus on the ongoing efforts to revive the economy. but as joel brown reports, his message may be overshadowed by his comments about plans for a new york mosque. >> reporter: president obama left the white house this morning on a trip aimed at convincing voters he has a plan to fix the economy. but republicans are ready to drive the discussion in a different direction. they're focusing on comments the president made friday about plans to build a block of two blocks from ground zero in new york city. >> let me be clear. as a citizen, and as president, i believe that muslims have the right to practice their religion as everyone else in this country. >> rep

john bentley with more on philip markoff's alleged crimes, and . >> alleged craigslist killer was foundead in ace jail cell while awaiting trial. john bentley with more on phillip more cough crimes. >> reporter: phillip more cough died behind bars sunday morning what massachusetts authorities called an apparent suicide. the 24-year-old boston university medical student was charged with the murder of gentleman lisa brisman who he met through the adults services section of craigslist. after burst ton went to markoff's boston hotel roomy tied her up and shot her. >> it appears miss brisman put up a fight she's. >> reporter: mark off was also charged in two other assaults that same week one in rhode island, the other in boston. both victims were also solicited occasion list. >> he said if you do everything you're asked no harm's going to come to you. i had about $800 in cash he grabbed that put that in his pocket. >> reporter: cbs news 48 hours mystery producer wrote a book about the crime spree called 7 days of rage. says while some teachers described mark off as brilliant the police inves

prosecutors say that markoff was in the cell alone and his death appears to be suicide. pleaded not guilty to the shooting death of one woman and the armed robbery of another. both crimes happened in boston hotels last year. prosecutors say markoff met the women by answering ads for erotic services that they had posted on the craigslist website. >>> republicans say there will be political fallout from president obama's support of a new mosque in new york near the site of the world trade center. the president making his comments saturday at the white house dinner marking ramadan. he says muslims have a right to build a mosque on private property just blocks from where hijacked planes destroyed the twin towers in 2001. supporters and critics had their say on the weekend talk shows although some conceded they do see the other side. >> the mosque is an up situation but we do have a right to practice our religion freely wherever we choose. rights are not subject to popular vote or majority vote. >> intellectually the president may be right but this is an emotional issue and p

markoff or the brutality of his crimes. it is, in no small way, the ultimate indicator of consciousness of guilt. >> reporter: and for megan mcallister, the woman who loved markoff and registered for wedding gifts with him, this begins yet another difficult chapter. >> his former fiancee has to be strong enough to say, he's responsible for his death, i'm not. she needs to move on with her life. >> reporter: much easier said than done. we should mention megan mcallister is now in the caribbean in medical school. so far no comment from her or her family about the latest developments and the message he wrote in blood on the wall of his cell. the question now, why wasn't markoff on suicide watch? he was a high-profile, many say, who tried to kill himself before. at his news conference yesterday, the d.a. said, "we are looking at what was done and what was not done and we will reach a conclusion." meredith? >>> thank you very much. now a check on the weather from al. >> all right. thanks, meredith. we have severe storms out west

>> i think the relationship was more likely just in philip markoff's head.acted trial. and that was the one thing in his life that he still had going for him was -- and she had stayed loyal to him for some weeks after his arrest. it was his way of saying good-bye, i believe. >> also, the word "pocket" was scrawled. do we have any idea what that meant? >> so strange. it's believed that was a pet name the two had they shared. >> mar ya, let me ask you exactly how decommit suicide? i know there have been reports as to exactly how he took his own life. >> at this point the cause of death appears blood lost and as fis indication and authorities say by cutting the carotid artery and severing major blood vessels in his arms, wrists and ankles. as a final act he put a bag over his head he cinch with gauze and covered himself and the bag allowed him to basically asphyxiate to speed up the death process. that's what that move suggests. >> was there any indication he was suicidal. i know when he was first incarcerated there was but in the months since, did they just ki

markoff was pow suicide watch. recently we're told he kept to himself, alone in his cell reading a lot. >> this suicide was not a bid for attention that we sometimes see as they try to get people feeling sorry for themselves. he had medical training, he knew how to kill himself and he made sure he was very successful at it. >> reporter: a devastating blow for julissa brisman's family. a family ready to confront him in court. >> a trial would have produced closure on any number of levels and that's when the truth comes out but that won't happen now. >> reporter: the familiar lively of brisman are said to be furious about all of this. we spoke to markoff's family who says they're absolutely devastated by this. now the focus shifts to the prison, in middle of the city of boston. the question is, how the prison officials let this happen. a high profile inmate left alone for so long where he's able to kill himself in such a slow and agonizing way without being detected for hours. ann? >> jeff rossen, thank you very much

philip markoff apparently committed suicide inside his boston jail cell over the weekend. he was accused of killing julissa brisman, a masseuse who had advertised on craigslist. they vow to continue the search for justice. >>> the flood disaster in pakistan is affecting 20 million people right now and floodwaters are covering about a quarter of the country. u.n. sec ban ki-moon is calling the worst he's ever seen and calling for more international aid. a change of mission after year's of combat in the region. >> i sat down and spoke to all the troops about turning that switch off. but i think the first time that i looked at the children i was no longer concerned. >> the flooding could get worse before it gets better monsoon rains are expected to continue for a few more weeks. >> now for this morning's weather from around the nation. showers and thunderstorms in the northeast turning severe in the afternoon. expect damaging winds and hail from the nation's capital up to new england. heavy rain and flooding along the gulf coast. downpours and isolated flash flooding from tex

markoff maintained his innocence until the end. a spokesperson for the family of julissa brisman released a statement saying "the long-awaited criminal prosecution was their only opportunity to confront him and now he has taken that away as well." for "good morning america," andrea canning, abc news. >>> and now, a controversial call off the green. you be the judge on this one. dustin johnston had the lead at the pga championship but this shot got him in trouble. it may not look like one, but johnson was ruled to be hitting from a bunker. that means you can't put your club down in the sand before hitting the ball. his two-stroke penalty took him out of contention. fellow golfers tweeting their support. there's a lot of clatter about it. that's the news at 7:13. a lot of people said he got a bum deal. >> >> it doesn't look like it. >> even he said, he should have checked the rules. >> yes. thank you. >>> time for the weather. you can tell i'm on vacation? happy belated birthday to sam champion. >> thank you, welcome back. george, ev

philip markoff was accused of killing a masseuse he met through the website craigslist. he pleaded not guilty in the case and was awaiting trial. >>> general david petraeus is signaling that the withdrawal date of july 2011 for troops in afghanistan is not set in stone saying the decision will be based on conditions on the ground. meanwhile the number of foreign military deaths in afghanistan has now topped 2,000. that's according to the website i-casualties.org. >>> u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon says he's never seen anything like the flood disaster in pakistan. 20 million people have been left homeless by the flood. >>> a popular catholic shrine in france was evacuated yesterday after a bomb threat. 30,000 pilgrims including many gravely ill had gathered at the shrine which contains spring water which some believe has healing powers. the shrine reopened about five hours later. >>> and zsa zsa gabor's publicist says a priest has been called in to give the 93-year-old her last rites. she's been hospitalized due to complications from a broken hip. >>> and now here's a

police say philip markoff apparently committed suicide.harged with killing a masseuse who had advertised on craigslist. >>> a warden and a security official have resigned at an arizona prison where three inmates escaped last month. two of the fugitives have been captured. inmate john mccluskey is still on the run. he was serving a sentence for attempted murder. u.s. marshals are once again focusing on the canadian border and western montana in their search for mccluskey and a female accomplice. those are your headlines this hour. ""larry king live" continues right now. ♪ on the road again, just can't wait to get on the road again ♪ ♪ the life i love is making music with my friends ♪ >> larry: of all the willie nelson songs, is "on the road again" the most famous? >> maybe so. either "on the road again," "crazy," or "night life." >> larry: "crazy" ain't bad either. he loves that song, ross perot's theme. "on the road again" is on commercials. did that come to you. what's the story of the writing of that song? >> i was on a plane with sidney

former medical student, philip markoff, wrote his ex-fiancee's name in blood, as he was taking his ownnside a boston jail over the weekend. sources say the name megan was written on a prominent place inside that cell. >>> actor michael douglas will be treated for throat cancer. douglas, who is 65 years old, says he expects to make a full recovery. the oscar-winning actor appears this fall in a sequel of "wall street. >>> jose canseco is back in banal. he a february of the loredo tornados. he hit a home run in his first at-bat last night. he's going to play in the team's six remaining home games this season. >>> as for baseball's major league, not to mention a little preseason football, here's robert flores at espn news. >> good morning. the jets and giants opened up their new stadium. new meadowlands stadium on "monday night football," against one another. jets were the home team. the giants have the honor of hosting the first regular season game. first quarter, mark sanchez, by ladainian tomlinson. a pickup of 14 and a first down. second quarter, jets down three. but they're driving.

philip markoff was awaiting trial on charges of killing a masseuse he met through clailgs. the d.a.ays he wrapped gauze around his neck and stuck his head in a plastic bag. he also had photos of his ex-fiancee in his cell and wrote a series of words on the wall. >> the words "megan" and "pocket" were written above his jail cell door, i believe. is that correct? yeah, were written on the wall. it appears to be blood. >> investigators are still looking into the meaning of the message. markoff had pleaded not guilty to several charges including first-degree murder. >>> controversial comments from former mexican president vincent fox. he says the country cannot expect the government to completely wipe out drugs and that making them illegal would not likely be a success based on history. he briefly floated a legalization proposal before he left office in 2006, but it fell flat and faced strong criticism in mexico and here in the u.s. philippe calderon has recently said he is willing to open a discussion on legalization. >>> here at home, the economy continues to dog democrats and scott m

. ♪ >>> accused craigslist killer, phillip markoff is dead, an apparent suicide.is body was found in his jail cell in boston. a former medical student, he was awaiting trial on charges of killing a masseuse he met through the online classified ad site. >>> in chicago, a 16-year-old girl was shot last night and seriously wounded in a park, another grim statistic in what has been a very tough year since a teenager was beaten to death there last september. chicago streets have become a battlefield. and the casualties are kids. lester holt takes us to the chicago streets where teens are often armed and dangerous. >> from last september, to this past june, 218 chicago students were shot. 31 were killed. not in schools, but on the streets of chicago. even hardened locals say the killing has to stop. derrick brown, aka shotgun, used to rule his west side neighborhood as a gang leader. who would defend this area? >> me. who would protect it, me. who would start the trouble, me. who would win the battles, me. >> now, after spending most of his youth in lockup, he wants to

"the boston globe" reports that markoff scrolled the world megan in blood in his jail cell. reports say that markoff also in his jail cell cut himself multiple times and use ad plastic bag to suffocate himself. the authorities completed the autopsy yesterday but awaiting the results of more specialized tests before releasing a cause of death. >>> the fbi is asked to investigate a police beating in denver. the video of the april 2009 incident shows two officers arresting two men outside of a nightclub. one of the men talking on a cell phone is eventually slammed to the ground. the victim said he blacked out. yesterday an independent watchdog group accused the officers of a coverup and says that they should be fired. >> words used specifically was the complainant spun to his left, atelting to strike me in the face with a closed right fist. that didn't happen. >> the city's safety manager maintains the beating was not excessive and the video does not show the men striking the officers prior to the beating. the two beating victims have settled with the city. >>> the annual minds

an autopsy on phillip markoff the so called craigs list kill whore police in boston -- killer who policeston say killed himself in his jail cell over the weekend. he entered a plea of not guilty he robbed and killed a masseuse off craigs list last year. he may be connected to two other robbery attempts one in massachusetts, another in rhode island no one was killed in either of those cases. >>> a manager at apple will appear in federal court on charges of allegedly taking kick backs. divine is a global supply manager for apple, authorities arrested him on conspiracy, wire fraud and money laundering charges. suppliers used that information to negotiate more favorable contracts with apple. one of those is andrew ang also named in the federal inditement. officials are not saying where he is. >>> 7:35 a.m. a federal appeals court ordered all arguments be filed today as they consider a request to block same-sex marriages from resuming. prop 8 supporters asked the court to put same-sex marriages on hold saying they should not be allowed during the appeal process. the move comes after the judge

a spokesman for the sheriff's office said phillip markoff was found this morning in his jail cell. the official cause of death has not yet been released but jail officials say he was found alone in the cell and there is evidence he took his own life. the 23-year-old boston university medical student was accused of robbing and assaulting two women who placed ads for massage services on craigslist. one of them 26-year-old was killed. >> handful of demonstrators showed up in east bay to support mehserle. a dozen people gathered in front of dublin city hall. in spite of his manslaughter conviction, the protestors say his shooting of oscar grant was an accident. the public often ignores that police officers risk their lives in the line of duty. >> we want to come out here and say thank you to them and tell them that we appreciate them. we would also like to send the message that mehserle was wrongly convicted of involuntary manslaughter and gun enhancement and we would like to see him set free. >> no counter-protestors showed up at this demonstration, the third one in support of the far

markoff was alone in his cell, and all evidence collected his own life.former pleaded not guilty in the fatal shooting of julissa brisman, of new york city, and the armed robbery of a las vegas woman. both crimes happened at boston hotels within the span of four days in april 2009. rhode island prosecutors also accused him of attacking a stripper that week. we will be back in a couple of minutes a live look actually we just lost that job but we will be right back. back to school today some going back within the next couple of weeks game slate looks at back- to-school technology in tech report. >> gray new gadgets just released this backpack what it does is so loud i had to be a outside to show you. back-to- school gear it's the i safe backpack. it has a safety pete feature. i can see women walking around at night may be one in the spirit there is the vocal friends if you pull the pin the backpack will sound an all-out alarm and flashlights. wow that is really loud and very annoying just the thing is the are awful with the attacker. fee is $50. this jacket

. >> time now 6:46, there will by an autopsy today on phillip markoff.alled craigslist killer who police in boston say killed himself in his cell over the weekend. hoe entered a plea of not guilty to charges he robbed and killed a masseuse who posted her services on craigslist last year, he may be connected to 2 other robbery attempted, no one was killed in either of those cases. >>> a new study found some good news and bad news about childhood obesity rates around california. researchers say public health campaigns are helping to steer caulk indication, asian and latino children away from unhealthy foods. however they say obesity rates among african american and native-american children are still going up. researchers say public health initiatives designed to combat obesity need to be more clues sf of all communities. >> well it is a clash between lizards, dogs and their owners at a park. a woman who walkings her two pet lizards on a leash has complained that offleash dogs bother her pets. she says walking dogs without a leash violates park rules. accor

. >>> an autopsy is set today for the so-called craigslist killer, phillip markoff who was found dead in his boston jail cell. he was found unresponsive yesterday after an apparent suicide. the cause of death is under investigation. the 24-year-old former medical student was charged in april 2009 of a deadly shooting and attempted robbery of a young woman at a boston hotel. police say the woman advertised as a masseuse on craigslist. >>> a massive evacuation is under way in pakistan this morning. tens of thousands of people are trying to get away from rising floodwaters. a river burst its banks today flooding hundreds of towns and villages. the pakistani army is using helicopters to try to rescue the people who are stranded. the pakistan floods already killed 1500 people and damaged nearly 8 million acres of farmland. >>> thousands of pakistani americans here in the bay area are trying to help many of those flood victims. many of them have friends and family in the flood zone. in milpitas, a group of young muslims gathered this weekend to pray and raise money for the flood relief. mos

. >> ere will by an autopsy today on fill lynne markoff, the so-called craigslist killer who boston police apparently killed himself in his jail cell over the weekend. the 24-year-old had pleaded not guilty to charges he killed and robbed a masseuse who posted her services on craigslist. investigators say he may be linked to other robbery attempts. no one was killed in either of those cases. >>> opening statements are expected this morning in the murder trial of stephen pa trilli, the man cused of killing a san francisco police officer in 2006. investigators say he was leaving the scene of a robbery in a stolen van when he crashed into an officer's patrol car killing the veteran police officer. he faces several charges. >> 47. a manager at apple will appear in court this afternoon after being intietsed pia federal grand ry on charges of taking kick backs. paul divine of sunnyvale is a global supply manager for apple. authorities arrested him on conspiracy, wire fraud and money laundering charges. his suppliers reportedly used that information to negotiate contracts with apple. one of those

. >>> an autopsy is set today for the so-called craigslist killer, phillip markoff who was found dead in his boston jail cell. he was found unresponsive yesterday after an apparent suicide. the cause of death is under investigation. the 24-year-old former medical student was charged in april 2009 of a deadly shooting and attempted robbery of a young woman at a boston hotel. police say the woman advertised as a masseuse on craigslist. >>> a search is under way for a kickboxer suspected of killing an american. the 23-year-old victim, desean lo longfellow used to serve in the marines. his mother said he was in thailand recovering from injury. this is a picture of the suspect a british man who lives on phuket in thailand. police say he's known for getting drunk, getting into fights. he and longfellow got into a fight saturday night. police think he followed longfellow home and then stabbed him. >>> the jury deliberations in the rod blagojevich will keep on going. last thursday they told the judge they agreed on only two of 24 counts. blg blg pleaded not guilty to all 24 counts against the

just ahead this morning, news over the weekend that phillip markoff the alleged craigslist killer wasail cell after an apparent suicide. we are going to try to give you a better picture of who he was. we'll speak exclusive with a friend and former college classmate. also ahead tragedy in the mojave desert. eight people left dead. the family of one of the victims of the road race crash is speaking out with them and her sister who was by her side as it all happened. that's an exclusive interview coming up. cell phones as we know are about the most convenient thing on the planet. you use them for everything. the own problem is your security could really be at risk these days. we have an eye-opening look for you at cell phone safety and what you can do to protect yourself and that personal information that everybody seems to want to get ahold of. so that and more coming up this morning on "the early show." >> good deal. as long as we're asking, erica, favorite elvis song? >> i was thinking about it as i was listening you to guys. i don't know if i have a favorite one. >> too many to choos