pedro hernandez, el hombre al que un gran jurado acuso por la desaparicion del niqo etan patz en 1979, acude hoy a un juzgado de nueva york para la lectura formal de los cargos. un juez decidira si hernandez, acusado de dos delitos por asesinato en segundo grado y uno por secuestro en primer grado, tiene derecho a esperar su juicio en libertad bajo fianza.hernandez confeso a los investigadores que hace 33 aqos engaqo al niqo, lo estrangulo y metio el cuerpo en una bolsa de basura. un niqo que le pidio a su madre una fiesta de "star wars" o "la guerra de las galaxias" recibio el mejor y mas inesperado regalo de cumpleaqos.el niqo queria ser "luke skywalker" y enfrentarse en un duelo de espadas a un "darth vader", que creyo que era su primo disfrazado.pero cuando lo vencio y le quito el casco, descubrio que era su padre, un milit qué viva la vida y la belleza, esto es tda tu desayuno alegre! aquí con las mujeres más bellas! >>> a su lado tenemos un programa digno de grabarse, estamos con la cas lena chicas! >>> así es, comenzamos con la noche de fiesta! >>> (cantando). >>> como un tema

are. >> a court appearance for the man accused of murdering etan patz three decades ago. he disappeared on his way to school. pedro hernandez was officially indicted. he was arrested over the summer and police say he confessed to the murder. >>> federal transportation safety officials want to make a collision avoidance system standard on all vehicles. the system warns drivers about impending hazards, right now, optional on vehicles. >>> and this rare total solar ellipse. it happens when the moon passes directly in front of the sun. australia won't see another one for nearly 400 years. >> wow, cool. great pictures. >>> military chief of hamas has been killed in one of the fearest assaults on gaza in years. the israeli defense forces posted video of the tack on youtube. armed groups are vowing to avenge the assassination. both sides fighting a twitter war. all that ahead. as station about once a month. last time i was at a gas station was about...i would say... two months ago. i very rarely put gas in my chevy volt. i go to the gas station such a small amount that i forget

. >>> a development in the murder of etan patz, the boy who vanished while walking to school in 1979.hat is just ahead. >>> up close, a corner of the country that by some measures the most anti-president obama place in the united states. at his press conference, the president acknowledged he certainly didn't win over every voter. >> people across this country, millions of folks who worked so hard to get us elected, but also millions of people who may not have voted for us, but are also counting on us. and we take that responsibility very seriously. >> some of the people that president obama was talking about live in king county in texas. home to just about 255 people. more than half of them are female, vast majority are white, and almost to a person, they don't much like president obama. here is gary tuchman. >> what do you think of barack obama's first term? >> he ain't worth a damn. no good at all. don't agree with anything he's done. >> reporter: it is a sentiment that was also common here during president obama's first run for president. here in rural king county texas, only 4.9%

a grand jury today indicted 51-year-old pedro hernandez for strangling 6-year-old etan patz. igators say hernandez has confessed, but his attorneys say he is mentally ill, and his confession can't be trusted. etan's disappearance prompted a high profile search and spawned a movement to publicize missing child cases on milk cartons. his body was never found. >>> some tech headlines this evening stemming from menlo park. if you own stock in facebook, you made some money today, even though about 800 million shares of facebook stock went on sale this morning, facebook's stock still went up, gaining more than 12%. investors showing confidence in facebook's future, despite all the new shares hitting the market. >>> an east bay teenager who won national attention when he was denied promotion to eagle scout will be honored by his hometown tonight. ryan anderson was invited to ellen degeneres' afternoon talk show after he was denied the rank of eagle scout because he is guy. his mother launched an online petition, which was signed by more than 400,000 supporters. tonight the moraga cit

a hearing is scheduled for the machine accused -- man accused of murdering 6-year-old etan patz more than 30 years ago. he disappeared from his new york city home and never found. police say that pedro hernandez confessed to the crime back in may and his lawyer claims he's delusional. >>> he is instead in the hospital. colorado movie theater shooting suspect james holmes was taken to the hospital for an unspecified injury wednesday. local port reports say he -- reports say he may have intentionally hurt himself in his jail cell. he is accused of killing 12 people and wounding 58 others. this was back in july. that hearing is now set for december 10th. >>> a settlement is now said to be announced today with oil giant bp concerning the massive oil spill in the gulf of mexico. the deal is expected to include bp admitting to negligence that led to the spill and a payment of fines totaling billions of dollars. attorney general eric holder may make the announcement himself. >>> hostess workers who are on strike have until 5:00 this evening to return to worker the company may -- or the comp

. >>> the man suspected of kidnapping and murdering 6-year-old new york city boy etan patz in 1979.e has been indicted. investigators say pedro hernandez has confessed. his attorneys say gonzalez is mentally ill but the confession is genuine. >>> the fda wants more power to oversee pharmacies following a meningitis outbreak. the agency's head asked for more authority from congress even the lawmakers asked why the fda didn't do more with the power it already had has. >> to provide oversight of drug manufacturers is very different than our authority to oversee compounding pharmacies which are, in fact, exempted from important aspects of fda law. >> the new england compounding center of massachusetts distributed the contaminated steroids that killed 32 and sickened 460. the head of the center was at yesterday's congressional hearing but barry cadden invoked his fifth amendment rights. when he was asked about his company's role in the outbreak. >>> president obama visit staten island, new york. one of the areas hardest hit by hurricane sandy. it comes as new york's attorney general subp

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pedro hernandez, el hombre acusado de asesinar al niqo etan patz hace mas de 33 aqos, comparecio hoyargos contra pedro bravo, el joven acusado de asesinar a su amigo, presuntamente no lo golpeó, sino que el joven fue envenenado y asfixiado por su verdugo. >>> pasando a otras informaciones, un escuadrón de misteriosos objetos surcó el espacio sobre denver, colorado, un testigo lo captó con su cámara, solo en cámara lenta, como ahí van a ver en su pantalla, se puede apreciar su forma y ni los expertos han logrado descifrar de qué se trata precisamente. >>> méxico amaneció estremecido por un sismo de 6,1 de magnitud, el epicentro fue en el estado de guerrero, y en muchos estados se reportó la alerta sísmica. >>> sigue dando de qué hablar la madre naturaleza, pero cómo está el tiempo para el gran día de los latin grammy, jackie guerrido con la información. >>> estamos todo listo para los latin grammy, tenemos muy buenas noticias, tenemos máximas en el rango de los 70 grados, en la noche, una que otra nubosidad, pero la noche se siente en el rango de los 50 grados para muchas estrellas qu

police believe he choked etan patz nand put his body in a bag of trash. >> the latest from the made in america series. >>nice to see you as always. the president has this big press conference. i know you were watching and he touched on a lot of different things today. >> he does and will try to bring everybody in d.c. the big picture. also the most potent message the voters were sending in the poll books. >> it sounds like tonight is a must see. >> this is something new. is it possible that a corporate giant could take your idea and have it made in china? and then salih in their store? our "made in america" captain has more. it can watch the stories and more tonight after abc 7 news at 6:00 p.m. >> we went to mcclellan high- school, this was the second stop. a chance to talk to students about avoiding distractions behind the wheel. specifically, no texting. our volunteer did a good job and the students learned a lot. if you would like us to have our program to your school, make sure you get touch with us on our website. quex fchris anderson joins us with details on the traffic situatio

motionsa manhattan grand jury is hearing evidence against pedro hernandez in the 1979 disappearance of etan patz. a decision is expected by thursday whether hernandez will be indicted on kidnapping and murder charges. hernandez confessed to murdering patz six months ago. grand jurors have been asked to indict hernandez based on his confessions and police testimony but it is unlikely that this will be enough to meet the low standard of proof needed for the indictment. patz has been missing since may of 1979 when he was last seen walking alone to a bus stop in so ho. a man who accused the voice of sesame street's elmo of an underage sexual relationship is now recanting his story. kevin clash took a leave of absence from sesame street and denied that the relationship started when the accuser was a minor. clash, who has been elmo's puppeteer for 27 years, said the relationship was between consenting adults. the accuser released a statement yesterday acknowledging that was the case. clash says he's relieved the charge has been dropped. the dave matthews band is offering a helping hand to survivors of

the killer of etan patz is charged with murder and kidnapping.y raised pedro hernandez last spring 33 years after the 6-year-old vanished in new york city. heather, let's go over to you. >>> thank you very much. the october unemployment rate for 9-11 veterans is at 10 percent. that is way love the national rate of 7.9 percent. cheryl cos knee is here with a special edition of who is hiring and she has companies looking to hire our vets this week. >> there was a virtual job fair. these are specifically companies looking for veterans. 29 percent of companies surveyed say they are looking to hire veterans, 22 percent looking for those in the national guard. 30 percent of companies tell us if i had two qualified candidates and one is a veteran i want to go with the veteran. why? professionalism and sense of duty and the technical skills you get when you are in the military. the first company is escholon. power company they do natural gas, nuclear. they have about 500 jobs open right now. they will train you to be a nuclear react tore operator. very i

. >> it has been 18 years since etan patz. has been missing.edro hernandez will be in a manhattan court room he apparently confessed to a prayer group at this church in new jersey in the 1980's. his attorney says hernandez is been diagnosed with schizophrenia and what he says in court will answer any questions. child disappeared all looking to new york school bus stop in 1979. >> the manhattan nanny has been charged with killing the two children. she is facing first and second- degree murder charges for the deaths of a six year old and the two year-old that were in her care. the children's mother came home in late october and found them dead in the bathroom. they have been in her care for nearly two years for >> take a look at this rare occurrence for the storm system is going to come up from the south friday, the possibility of even a tomorrow evening a. tomorrow, at a glance with partly cloudy skies. with more mild temperatures virchow mostly cloudy skies and cooler temperatures from what we saw today and the 60s. there is a chance of rainfal

now 33 years later a major milestone in the etan patz investigation. >> keith russell joins us live in the newsroom to tell us about the man now charged with the boy's murder. keith? >> pat and jim, etam patz was 6 years old. today a 51-year-old new jersey man, pedro hernandez, was formally charged with kidnapping and murder in the case. hernandez was arrested back in may and admitted to killing patz. but his attorney said he's mentally ill and his testimony can't be trusted. his family remained dedicated to the case never moving from their new york city home. hernandez was a teenager when patz disappeared. in his confession, he claimed he lured the boy into a basement, strangled him, and put his body in a trash bag. hernandez only had a short appearance in court today. he won't get to enter a plea until next month. but his attorney said he's been diagnosed as schizophrenic. for now, hernandez will be held without bail. live in the newsroom, keith russell, news4. >>> we want to turn to the weather now. a lot of clouds today. will we see some sun by week's end? >> how about that, veroni

released from a pennsylvania prison after serving time on child molestation charges. 6-year-old etan patzter leaving his manhattan home for a bus stop. authorities say convicted pedophile jose ramos was considered the prime suspect. a new suspect was charged earlier this year. >> penn state's former president set to be arraigned today on charges he tried to cover up the child sex abuse scandal. graham spanier was charged with perjury, endangering the welfare of children. pressures say he conspired to conceal complaints against jerry sandusky. sandusky, of course, serving a long prison sentence after being convicted in june. >> the man behind the anti-muslim film the obama administration blamed for the attacks in benghazi is expected in court today. the hearing will determine whether the california resident violated his probation in a bank fraud case. he denied eight alleged probation violations, including the use of aliases and lying about his role in the movie. he's now being held without bail. when your child was born may determine how likely they are to succeed as a future c.e.o. >> an

. >>> the man who confessed to killing etan patz indicted for muering and the man could confessed torow hernandez gave an account of what happened. >>> chilly morning much much of the east coast with showers and thunderstorms along the carolinas in florida. snow flurries in the dakotas, foggy in california from l.a. to san francisco. >>> mostly 50s in the midwest, central plains, 40s into the midwest and into the northeast. >>> well, let's chalk this up to the fact it's early in the basketball season maybe that's why this showster did what he did. >> okay, we're going to belgium where one guy is taking a foul shot rebounded by the defender who then tries putting it into his own hoop and he didn't even do that. >> oh, would you, no, four lay-up attempts, finally his teammates save him without a point scoring against them. could that do it again. oh, how is that? >> everyone is down the other side of the court, too? come on, man! >> hey, hey, idiot. wrong -- wrong rim. >> sad on multiple levels, my friend. oh, hate to see that. all right. learned the value of a lesson. >>> curt. all ri

a grand jury yesterday indicted 51-year-old pedro hernandez for strangling 6-year-old etan patz.is attorney say he is mentally ill and the confession cannot be trusted. his face was the first one on milk cartons and his body was never been found. >>> 6:41 right now. it wasn't the wakeup anybody wanted. a victorian apartment going up in flames overnight. now firefighters say they know how this one started. >>> we're getting new details this morning about a drunk driver in an overnight hit and run that sent a cyclist to the hospital and a driver into the custody of chp officers. bob redell joins us live in san francisco with some new details for us. good morning, bob. >> reporter: good morning to you, laura. this was a chase that chp had with an alleged drunk driver that ended up here at 17th and van ness. you can see how it ended. this driver sideswiping this truck. if you see that yellow truck, that's where the city of san francisco is trying to fix the signal box that she allegedly slammed into and turned off all the lights at the intersection. that driver has been arrested for

. >>> the man who confessed to killing etan patz indicted for murdering the boy.ailed account of what happened to the child more than 30 years ago. defense lawyers say that hernandez is mentally ill. >>> with that here is your thursday forecast, everybody. chilly morning along much of the east coast. with showers and thunderstorms from the carolinas through florida. snow flurries in the dakotas. foggy in california from l.a. to san francisco. >> mostly 50s in the pacific northwest. central rockies, great plains. 30 in fargo. 40s from the midwest into the northeast. >>> well, let's chalk this one up to the fact it is early in the basketball season. maybe that's why this youngster did what he did. >> we are going to go to belgium where one guy is taking a foul shot. rebounded by the defender who then tries putting it into his own hoop. he can't even do that. >> oh, wow. >> no, four lay-up attempts. finally his teammates save him without a point being scored against them. no wonder we never see them, see them pass the ball to that dude again. oh. how embarrassing. ev

and a man prosecutors say confessed to 1979 murder of 6-year-old etan patz.in new york city. and the carmaker says there is a steering defect in several models produced between 2000 and 2011, including the very popular toyota prius and toyota corolla. let's go to my friend who is there with more on that. reporter: i would like to bring in michael sing who is the washington director for north east policy. we have this breaking news on israel. the leading military member of hamas has been killed in gaza. we are going to put that into the mix. here is serious, syria, that war has been raging for 20 months now. now it is starting to spread to other areas. turkey has a refugee issue as will some other areas. jordan, down here, israel and lebanon. this map here, what is your concern? >> welcome one of the things we worry about now are all 20 months of this, this would eventually become a regional conflict. a broader conflict in one confined to syria. we find that happening to some extent. we see strikes in turkey and violence crossing into lebanon. we see a massive

pedro hernandez is accused of kidnapping and murdering etan patz.missing child to appear on a milk carton. the indictment alleges he was lured into a basement and killed there. >>> president obama says he's open to new ideas but any budget deal has to include higher taxes on the wealthiest americans. in his first press conference since winning re-election, the president issued a challenge to top republican senators, john mccain and lindsey graham, threatening to block susan rice from becoming the next secretary of state. over her handling of the benghazi terror attack. the president says instead of targeting the u.s. ambassador to the u.n., mccain and graham should, quote, go after me. >>> maine's new senator-elect, confirms he will caucus with democrats but he ran as an independent. he said he'd like to be a bridge between the two parties. his decision to caucus with the democrats gives the party a 55-45 advantage in the senate. >>> the new york mets ari dickey is the first knuckleballer to win the cy young award. in the american league, a fireball

etan p atz is back in court. he was indicted on murder and kidnapping charges. patz wentmissing in new york city in 1979 while walking to his bus stop and his body was never found. hernandez's attorney said his client is schizophrenic and prone to hallucinations. the next court date is next month where he will enter a plea. >>> we know the identity of a man who wrongfully accused elmo's puppeteer of sexually abusing him as a teenager. he's 24 years old, an aspiring model. earlier this week, stevens recanted the story and said that he and elmo's puppeteer, kevin clash, had a consensual relationship. the website, the smoking gun, reports that stevens was in trouble before. he was reportedly arrested in 2009 and accused of receiving stolen goods. the case was dismissed. >> the news edge at 6 starts right now. >> >>> emotionally, it's devastating to learn that you had anything to do with it. >> off of the top tonight on the news edge, a fox 5 exclusive. tribble was convicted of murder over 30 years ago. his hair found at the scene of the crime, a key piece of evidence. d