three of the four adult suspects, dorian jones, james hodges, and brandon townes, have pled guilty to all charges and are waiting sentencing. >> he was supposed to be in and out, breaking in and -- once we got in there, people were there, things just went -- like people was getting beat up, tied up, and basically like everything happened -- like that. >> townes says he and his co-defendants entered a home during the pre-dawn hours following a party held there the night before. they wore masks to conceal their identities. the home belonged to students at a local college. >> we picked the house, because we knew was a bunch of people having a party and they said they were going to be really drunk. so why not go back later? >> according to prosecutors, three male victims in the house were robbed and pistol whipped. the one female victim reported being tied up, blindfolded, beaten and raped by the suspects. the three who pled guilty said they did so in hopes of receiving shorter prison sentences than they would have if found guilty in trial, but they could still eve maximum consecutive sen

. >> brandon towns gets a visit and a deputy goes on a pursuit. >> he's calling this hot line. >> you see where they are at, stay away from those areas because that's where too many people are. you want to go where the people are not. >>> day to day operations at the kent county jail in grand rapids are managed by sheriff deputies. john hess used to be one of them. now he's the county administrator who oversees the jail and its staff. >> we have some mean, nasty ugly people in jail. some real hard core criminals, but the majority of the people are people from our community. they are people going back there. so i think we try really, really hard here to have our staff understand that these are just people. >> deputy justin flynn worked at the jail for seven years and says he's bought into that philosophy. >> nobody wants to be in jail. i'm ready to go home after eight hours so i'm trying to make their day better. these guys know that i'll talk to them all. we'll joke around, but if they cross the line, they will get timed in. >> deputy flynn says breaking up the monotony of jail life i

so i wouldn't want to just do something to myself to hurt them. >> today, townes' 3-year-old son brandon and the child's mother tynesha have come for a visit. >> brandon and i were together for four years. we split up, but my son wants to see his dad. >> you got to wait until daddy comes on the screen. >> okay. >> it's just hard hearing my son say, i want my dad. i want to go to my dad's house, and he can't go to his dad's house. >> hey, baby. how you doing? i miss you. >> no. >> you don't miss me? >> huh-uh. >> you want to fight? >> no. i strong. >> tell him! >> i'm strong. >> you're strong? >> yes. >> show him your muscles. you got to see. come right here so he can see you. oh -- show him your muscles. [ laughter ] >> dada! >> look. look at dada. >> see? say i got bigger muscles. >> i got bigger muscles. >> on video. >> does little brandon understand where you're at right now? >> he knows i'm not at my house. so he knows that i'm somewhere else. >> big hugs. >> all right. bye! >> give big hugs. >> he gave me a big hug. >> blow him a kiss. blow him a kiss? >> yes. >> how are you going t

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brandon is here now with sports. he is telling us about the sharks who are out on the road. >> reporter: yeah. the terrific hockey town. the sharks, on the road, as we said. tonight in toronto, the sharks had a lot of family support. san jose, they jump out to a lead. then stewart on your lap, takes a shot on your. go then the redirect. sharks currently leading 3-2 in the third period. >>> oakland a's vice president is working toward his third executive of the year award. after acquiring a starting pitcher and closer yesterday, billy traded outfielder seth smith for this guy. san diego reliever gregorson. he sent the former number one draft pick and a minor league pitcher to the west for out fielder greg gentry. should fill the role that young did last season. the a's also get minor league pitcher josh. wilson came back from tommy john surgery and proved he could still be a valuable piece in anybody's bull pen. of course, just having him around makes a lot of great drama between the dodgers and the giantess. of course, raptors and warriors highlights at 10:00. >> thank you, fred. >>> toxins on treasure island are forc

brandon says wax up your skis. 32 here in pacifica. mountain view this is at moffett you go across 101 and sunnyvale town its 32. 28 walnut creek. freeze warnings out for the north bay. its not so much this morning i mean its cold but tonight and tomorrow will be colder. everybody will be in on this freeze warning party expect san francisco. temperature i think 42. our observer mike says the breeze kicked in and went back up to 43. there will be some very cold temperatures. golden gate park tonight and tomorrow. we have clear skies. it will be sunny today and temperatures today they will be in the 50s or a few upper 40s in some of the higher elevations. overall look far lot of 50s today. that is it and maybe colder tomorrow on some of the highs. 20s all over the place but mainly north bay and santa cruz mountains. temperatures low to mid 50s probably about at best. here is sal. >>> good morning. traffic is moving along relatively well. there are no major problems out there. however, it is getting a little busier as time wears on and gets closer to 6:00. bay bridge toll plaza not all that bad. also the morning commute looks good

host: brandon arnold, same reading on the situation? guest: i was not in town for the last go around. there is agreement on the very broad parameters. it is tricky when you start naming actual deductions and naming actual tax provisions. your coalition of folks willing to push for reforms slowly starts to unravel. it is tricky. they have not put together a chairman's mark, they have not set to the public -- host: explain a chairman's mark. guest: a draft piece of legislation that provides more detail than what we have seen. a draft that would be picked apart by lobbyists. there is a lot of expectations that even though there has been unity from the business community and grassroots americans for tax reform, once the rubber meets the road, things get tricky. host: 45 minutes to talk tax reform. brandon arnold of the national taxpayers union and eric toder of the urban-brookings are here to answer questions. jim from michigan on our line for republicans. caller: good morning. i have heard so much lately about flat tax. it seems to me that that would be simplified

brandon arnold, same rating on the situation? -- same reading on the situation? i was not in town for the last go around. there is agreement on the very broad parameters. tricky when you start naming actual deductions and naming actual tax provisions. your coalition of folks willing to push for reforms slowly starts to unravel. it is tricky. they have not put together a chairman's mark, they have not set to the public -- host: explain a chairman's mark. piece of a jack legislation that provides more detail than what we have seen -- piece of legislation that provides more detail than what we have seen. a draft that would be picked apart by lobbyists. there is a lot of expectations that even though there has been unity from the business community and grassroots americans for tax reform, once the rubber meets the road, things get tricky. tax: 45 minutes to talk reform. brandon arnold of the national taxpayers union and eric toder heree urban-brookings are to answer questions. jim from michigan on our line for republicans. caller: good morning. i have heard so much lately about flat tax. it seems to me that

town a few days basically laying low. >> my two cousins were a big help and i stayed at my cousin brandons. know, but we were able to keep the secret. >> you ran into people you knew? >> i was in town for maybe 15 minutes and i was already on my way and my aunt was in the parking lot. i saw her, kept on driving, even texted my cousin. i just saw your mom. i have been in town 15 minutes, i'm seeing family. maybe i'm paranoid because i was so close. so even at the major intersections, looking around, you know, seeing what cars look familiar. >> well, you really pulled it off. you rented the santa suit yourself, right? >> yes. >> you did deliver candy and gifts to the kids after all of the was over? >> i did. i did. me and a grandgot together and put together about 50 grab bags, you know, cookies, candies, candy canes, you know, so after everyone left, we made our trip around the hospital hasing them out to patients and nursing staff. >> leslie, you have a good son here. i know it must be tough to have him overseas. i know christ smas a specialty. what did it money to you to have him home? >>