lennon was to have been the best man in the wedding of lindsay stewart and brian bond next month. a total of six people were on board that boat when it hit a construction barge near the tappan zee bridge on friday night. stewart's body was discovered over the weekend on saturday morning. now back to that best man to be. his brother calls him his rock. >> my heart bleeds for brian and the bond family and the stewart family. words complaint express how deeply sorry we are for them. >> reporter: just an awful tragedy and now the operator of the body identified as 35-year-old jojo john has been charged. he was allegedly drunk at the time of this crash. he has been charged with vehicular manslaughter and vehicular assault and it's conceivable that he could face even more charges. that is the latest live from piermont, new york. >> thank you for those latest details. while you were sleeping, alleged mob boss whitey bulger wants the jury at his trial cut off from media, their homes and their families. defense attorneys filed a motion to have the jury sequestered. they claim that all the b

i did also speak, don, to the stepfather of the bride-to-be, lindsay stewart. obviously in a state of shock. he was about to speak to the coroner, but, remember, this is a young woman just 30 years old, about to marry a man she has known since she was 10 years old. spent a lot of time in church together. apparently started dating three years ago, again, as i said, had their whole lives ahead of them. don? >> all right, alina cho covering this breaking news story for us, alina, if you get any more information, we'll get back to you, thank you very much. >>> in the meantime, in suburban miami six people are dead after a hostage standoff at an apartment building last night and so is the gunman, pedro vargas, police say he set fire to his apartment and shot the two building managers who responded plus four others. cnn's nick valencia has more now. >> reporter: scary moments for this quiet south florida neighborhood, witnesses call 911 after hearing multiple gunshots at an apartment complex in hialeah. >> i heard about 15 to 20 shots and so i went outside, and my ne

within the past hour or so, we did see the parents of lindsay stewart, this bride-to-be, of course, they are hoping for a miracle. the mother tells me that they were not wearing life jackets which is not good news, and as the search continues and the hours pass, pamela, of course, they become less and less hopeful that these two people will be found alive. pamela? >> you mentioned you spoke to the mother of the bride-to-be. any more reaction from family of the missing? >> yes. we learned a little bit, i mean, obviously these two parents were incredibly distraught. they are awaiting for any sort of news. obviously hoping for the best possible news. but they did tell me a bit about lindsay and her wedding plans. she said that they were due to be married nearby in two weeks, that she had planned the wedding herself, that she and her groom had actually known each other since they were 10 years old. they went to church together and started dating about three years ago. both were said to be work-aholics. they both live not far from where we are. but clearly this was a couple that had their ent

as you mentioned, among the missing is 30-year-old lindsay stewart, a bride-to-be, due to be marriedeks from today. the other person who is said to be missing is the best man in the wedding. here's what we know about what happened last night. a boat, a small recreational boat, a 21-foot stingray carrying six passengers apparently left the marina next to the one where we are at right now at about 10:00 last night. shortly thereafter, authorities say it hit a barge. two people were apparently ejected. four survived. among them the groom who was apparently knocked unconscious. and when he came to, he called 911. >> there were four people remaining on the boat when the boat was located just south of the tappan zee bridge. they had various head injuries and one party was unconscious. we still have two people missing. we are beginning our search this morning to go back out and try to attempt to locate the two missing individuals. >> reporter: within the past hour we saw the parents of lindsay stewart who were here at this marina waiting for word. of course, they are hoping for the best but

among them, the bride to be, 30-year-old lindsay stewart. her fiance and his best man. the wedding just two weeks away. but at 10:41 p.m., their boat ride turned into a nightmare, crashing into a barge near a bridge. >> it was very dark out there last night and very difficult to see the barges in the water. >> reporter: the bride-to-be and the best man were thrown overboard. the groom-to-be was knocked unconscious. he called 911 when he came to. the search went into the morning. her family praying for a miracle. >> she's supposed to be married two weeks from today. yeah. it's just -- it shouldn't end like this. >> reporter: this afternoon, authorities discovered a woman's body. they also announced they are charging the boat operator with vehicular manslaughter and vehicular assault. the search for the best man will resume tomorrow morning. her stepfather said that the couple has known each other since 10 years old. falling in love 3 1/2 years ago. the promise of a life together cut short by heartbreak. her fiance suffered a broken eye socket. their other friends were al

that body is that of 30-year-old lindsay stewart, a bride-to-be who was due to be married exactly two weeks from today, her whole life ahead of her. the search is now on and continues for the other missing person who is said to be the best man in the wedding. we should tell you that this is officially a rescue mission, but as the hours passed, even officials admit that it becomes less and less likely that this man will be found alive. meanwhile, here is what we can tell you about what caused all of this, what happened last night. from what we know, a small speedboat carrying six passengers in all left a nearby marina at about 10:00 last night, just minutes after this small boat hit a barge connected to the tappan zee bridge behind me. two people were ejected, four people suffered massive head injuries but survived. among those survivors was the groom, who apparently at the time was knocked unconscious, and when he came to, called 911. here's what officials said happened next. >> the 911 center received a call about 10:41 last evening from the boat that they had struck an unknown objec

. >> reporter: lindsay stewart and brian bond were planning to married on august 10th. they decided to take a boat ride friday night up the hudson river the power boat carrying six people hit a barge near a bridge and 30-year-old stewart and best man mark lennon were killed. >> i was the big brother, but his heart was a lot bigger than mine. he was my rock. >> reporter: bond, the groom, and four others, including the bo boat's driver, suffered serious injuries. >> they seemed very smitten with one another and in love. >> reporter: at the home they shared, a makeshift memorial. lindsay stewart's family told cnn, pray for our loss. >> she's supposed to be married two weeks from today. >> reporter: a tragic ending to what was supposed to be a great night on the eve of a wedding. >> rather than have the joy for wedding, there will be wakes. >> reporter: and this morning, we're hearing the groom is still in the hospital recovering from severe head injuries, but imagine, carol, having this physical recovery while also dealing with the severe emotional pain of having lost your

today they found a body fitting the description of a missing 30-year-old lindsay stewart that was foundloating about eighth after mile offshore. police say they cannot confirm that is stewart yet, just they found a body. they went missing after a 21- foot boat crashed into anchor construction barge, injuring four other passengers including lindsay's fiance. all four were taken to local hospitals. at least two of the four were wearing life vests. it hit the barge around 10:40 p.m. off the pier. 57-year-old bring knowledge is currently under investigation. lindsay's mom were emotional and her daughter set to be married in august. >> i don't know the details about it. she didn't tell me where she was going. she was supposed to be married in three weeks. >> rocklin county sheriff's office said they had anchor lights on but still hard to see at night. they are investigating the possible cause of the crash. >> rick: terrible story, thanks very much. >> heather: political reconciliation, dozens killed in egypt between security and protestors. violence overwhelming field hospitals as they scram

. >> lindsay stewart and fiance brian bond was on the boat that crashed into the side of a constructionfriday night. the impact ejected them. and 30-year-old mark lenin in the water and injuring others taken to the hospitals and most with head injuries. at least two of the four were wearing life vest. leppin is still missing. >> at this hour, it is less and less likely it is a rescue as opposed to a recovery. we have searched with air assets and marine units throughout the course of the day and we have not found anything but the body of a woman we reported earlier. >> the bet hit the barge 10:40 p.m. friday south of the bridge just 25 miles north of manhattan. earlier this morning lipped say's mom carol stewart was emotional, her daughter set to be married in august. >> i don't know the details about it. she didn't tell me where she was going. you know, where they could be. she's supposed to be married two weeks from today. it is just on on it can't end like this. >> a sad scene as the investigation continues. police expect additional charges against the drivers of the boat. his bail wa

. >> reporter: lindsay stewart and brian bond were planning to marry on august 10th. they decided to take a boat ride friday night up the hudson river. their boat hit a construction barge. 30-year-old stewart and best man mark lennon were killed. >> i'm the big brother but his heart was a lot bigger than mine. he's -- he's -- he was my rock. >> reporter: bond, the groom, and four others including the boat's driver, suffered serious injuries. >> they seemed very smitten with one another and very much in love. >> reporter: at the home they shared, a make shift memorial. lindsey stewart's family told cnn, pray for our loss. >> she's supposed to be married two weeks from today. it's just -- >> reporter: a tragic ending to what was supposed to be a great night on the eve of a wedding. >> remember than have a joyful wedding there will be waking. >> reporter: alina cho, cnn, piermont, new york. >>> some incredible pictures now are here from las vegas. that is a bus on its side in about six feet of water. the driver apparently tried to make it across 100 feet wide creek bed t

. >> reporter: lindsay stewart, the 30-year-old bride to be. here she is on facebook showing off the engagement ring and this one with her sister. her mother spoke to reporters hours earlier when there was still hope her daughter was alive. >> she's supposed to be married two weeks from today. which is -- it just can't end like this. >> reporter: what's worse, authorities say, it appears the driver of the boat, a 35-year-old man, a friend of the couple, was intoxicated. he's been charged with ve lick harman slaughter and vehicular assault. a horrific ending to what was supposed to be a great night on the eve of a wedding. >> horrible. we met with the families today. devastating. absolutely devastating. >> used to go to church together and been friends the whole time and they got -- fell in love three and a half years ago. >> she was excited? >> she did all the plans herself. that's something -- nightmare i don't wish on any parent. >> alino cho joins me now from new york. the groom still in the hospital with head injuries. your heart really goe

authorities discover the body of a woman they believe was the bride-to-be, 30-year-old lindsay stewart. >> nothing but time will heal this. but it will never be forgotten. >> reporter: investigators say the man piloting the 21 foot sting ray friday night, 35-year-old was drunk when he slammed into a barge near a major bridge. he has been charged with vehicular man slaughter. >> at this point we have probable cause to believe he operated the boat while intoxicated. and that's the basis for the charge. >> reporter: the groom-to-be, brian bond, was knocked unconscious. he called 911 when he came to. he is recovering from a broken eye socket and preparing for two funerals instead of his wedding. some witnesses are questioning whether there were enough lights on the barge. investigators say it was difficult to see late at night on the water. authorities who are responsible for the barge say they are reviewing their safety procedures. aditi roy, abc news, new york. >>> and it's been a weekend of mounting unrest across benghazi, libya. more than 1,000 inmates escaped during a prison riot. thi

that body is believed to be that of 30-year-old lindsay stewart, a bride to be, set to be married just two weeks from today. really a woman with her full life ahead of her. the missing man is said to be the best man of this wedding. we should mention that the search has been suspended for now due to high tide and tired crews who have been on the water all night and all day today. but it will resume tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m. let me tell you a little bit about what happened last night, what caused this. about 10:00 last night a small speed boat carrying six people in all left a marina not far from here. within minutes, essentially, this boat hit a construction barge connected to the tapanzee bridge behind me. two people were ejected. four people remained in the boat with severe injuries. among those who survived, was the groom, who apparently at the time of the accident was knocked unconscious. when he came to, he called 911. now, we are hearing from authorities that the barge apparently was lit both from the front and the back but they tell us it was a very dark night, not a full m

lindsay stewart and brian bond were the picture-perfect couple. two engaged to be married were set to wed on august 10th until they decided to take a boat ride friday night up the hudson river. just minutes after leaving the marina around 10:00 p.m., the small speed boat carrying six people struck a barge. the bride-to-be and the best man were ejected. the groom to-be were among one of the four survivors. knocked unconscious, when he awoke, he immediately called for help. >> there was a body recovered of a female who basically fit of description. >> reporter: lindsey stewart. here she is on facebook, showing off her engagement ring. and this one with her sister. her mother spoke to reporters earlier when there was still hope her daughter was alive >> she's supposed to be married two weeks from today. it just can't end like this. >> reporter: authorities say it appears the driver of the boat, a 35-year-old man, a friend of the couple was intoxicated. he's been charged vehicular manslaughter and vehicular assault. on the eve of a wedding. >> it's ho

among the miss something a woman who was 30 years old named lindsay stewart.hat we know that happened, a 21-foot boat, a small recreational boat went on the hudson river last night at about 10:30 with six passengers onboard. apparently the boat hit a barge. if you know the area, it happened around the bridge, and a group among the survivors, and there was a three-hour search last night, but nothing turned up and they are searching again today. >> all right. thank you very much. we appreciate it. obviously you will be working on getting more information here. we want to bring a spokesperson from the u.s. coast guard on the line joining us on the phone here. what you have learned so far? >> so far we learned -- well, we suspended the search at 1:45 this morning, and we resumed it a few minutes ago at 9:00 a.m., and the work barge under the bridge, and the coast guard and the corresponding agencies are -- >> i'm sorry. >> can you still hear us? you are on with poppy harlow and suzanne malveaux, can you hear us? >> i can kind of, yes. >> okay, please continue. >>

lindsay stewart's family told cnn, pray for our loss. >> she's supposed to be married two weeks from. it just can't end like this. >> reporter: a tragic ending to what was supposed to be a great night on the eve of a wedding. >> rather than have the joyful wedding, there will be wakes. >> reporter: and this morning we're hearing the groom is still in the hospital with severe head injuries, but imagine having to deal with this physical recovery while also dealing with the emotional pain of losing both your bride to be and the best man in your wedding. that is xwexactly what brian bo is dealing with right now, chris and kate, losing much of what was dear to him in a split second. >> terrible but true. alina, thank you very much. remember, this wasn't some charter or big boat. people are out like this all the time. the investigation has to figure out what happened here, but it's also just a little bit of a wakeup call. we both grew up boating and stuff like that. we do it all the time. it's dangerous. a lot of people -- there's no real license needed for a boat. we'll see what happens i

authorities pulled the woman's body from the river that does match the description of 30-year-old lindsay stewartthem up from the boat. where they were going, i don't know. stewart's fiance and three others suffered head injuries. the couple was set to marry in two weeks. >>> las vegas is set to bulldoze a september 11th memorial. it was created outside the new york new york casino and it sits under the replica of the empire state building. the casino wants to put shops and restaurants as part of a $100 million renovation. it plans to relocate that memorial. >>> it's stirring up major con tro verse. >> if you're an adult who enjoys a good beer, there is a similar product you might want to know about. one without all of the calories and serious health problems. it doesn't cause hangovers and not linked to violence or reckless behavior. >> they forgot that it's a gateway drug there. the marijuana policy project claiming the drug is safer than alcohol and touting it as the new beer. the ad appeared for several hours outside of the indianapolis motor speedway before being pulled. the nascar spokesman