sentencing, wafer was given a chance to address the court. >> to my parents, family, and friends of renisha mcbrideologize from the bottom of my heart and i am truly sorry for your loss. i can only hope that somehow you can forgive me. >> before wafer spoke, mcbride's father and sister also spoke with mcbride's sister revealing prior to today the family never received an apology from wafer. >> throughout the trial, mr. wafer stated how this tragedy has affected his life and how he often cried. mr. wafer also stated that killing my sister was an accident. i was taught to apologize when i made a mistake or an accident. never once have i heard mr. wafer say his condolences or apologize to my family for protecting my loved ones. >> this man has ruined our family life. it's not a day that goes by that i don't think about my daughter. >> again, 17 years is the minimum sentence. wafer can still appeal that sentence. that's going to do it for this edition of "newsnation." i was in for tamron hall. up next, "andrea mitchell reports." works differently to lower blood sugar? imagine, loving your numbers. intr

he was convicted for the shooting of renisha mcbride when she showed up on his porch acting strangelya car accident. at the hearing wafer apologized to her family. >> i can only hope and pray that -- that somehow you can forgive me. >> the jury rejected his claim of self-defense. >>> to massachusetts where two kayakers got the fright of their lives when what appears to be a great white shark took a bite out of their boat. they were taking pictures off the coast of plymouth. one minute they were talking to each other, the next they were knocked into the water swimming with a shark. >> i looked back at her and it came directly out of the water underneath the boat, launching her backwards and flipped me over. >> fortunately neither were injured. the shark swam away but the bite mark on the kayak belongs to a great white shark, they say. known to hunt seals in those waters this time of year. >>> now, some news about snakes starting with a dangerous cobra on the loose in a los angeles neighborhood. an albino cobra considered dangerous. what's not clear is where it came from. on monday it a

area resident convicted in the killing of unarmed african-american 19-year-old renisha mcbride has been sentenced to a minimum of 17 years in prison. wafer was found guilty of second-degree murder and manslaughter for shooting mcbride on the porch of his home last november. mcbride was apparently seeking help after a car crash when he shot her in the face through his screen door. he claimed he feared for his life. the killing sparked mass protest as prosecutors took about two weeks to file charges. at his sentencing on wednesday, wafer apologized to mcbride's family, saying he will carry "tilt and sorrow forever." seeseral program that local police forces hand over immigrant detainees for potential deportation has been found to have no effect on lowering crime rates. under secure communities, local police share detainees fingerprints with the department of homeland security, which can then order immigration holds that result in deportation. a new study from two law professors shows the program has had no meaningful reduction in the overall crime rate of communities involved. the authors

today, a judge sentenced theodore wafer to 17 years in prison in the case of 19-year-old of renisha mcbride's slaying. mcbride's sister spoke about the loss. >> losing my sister was one of the most devastating times in my life. many days i sit and think about the good times we shared and how it was cut short by a person's cowardly actions. >> mcbride was unarmed at the time on her porch last november as she sought help. wafer said this morning in court he's going to carry that sorrow and guilt with him forever. >>> and turning to that celebrity photo hack, apple is denying that it was a breach in their icloud security. they said it was a very targeted attack on their passwords. eva longoria has seen systematic problems with apple's security. >> i've had a lot of problems with people breaking into my e-mail. >> hacked? >> yeah, my mac e-mail. not hacked. just people who get it from the stores and i had a big problem with that. >> what were they sending you? >> i made a dress, i want to send it to you. i work at the apple store here in san antonio. >> all of this leaving the tech giant in damag

he testified he awoke november second, to hear renisha mcbride, pounding on his door before dawn.'d been drinking heavily and crashed her car. wafer claimed self-defense, but prosecutors argued the shooting was unjustified, regardless. in economic news, thousands of laid off casino workers have begun filing for unemployment benefits in atlantic city, new jersey. at least 300 lined up by the time the doors opened today. the mass filing will run for three days. four of atlantic city's 12 casinos have closed this year including two over the weekend that left 5,000 people out of work. august was a better than expected month for auto sales in the u.s. largely due to increased demand for trucks and crossover suv's. chrysler had its best august in 12 years, and along with nissan, posted a double-digit gain. ford's rose a fraction of a percent. but general motors sales were off more than one percent. on wall street today, the dow jones industrial average gained almost 11 points to close at 17,078; the nasdaq fell almost 26 points to close at 4,572; and the s&p 500 slipped one point to fin

theodore wafer will spend 17 years behind bars convicted for the shooting death of renisha mcbride whengely after a car accident. at the hearing, wafer apologized to her family. >> i can only hope and pray that -- that somehow you can forgive me. >> reporter: the jury rejected wafer's claim of self-defense and found him guilty of second degree murder. the judge said she knew he had acted out of fear but also out of anger and that is not an excuse for murder. the judge also saying, reena, one of the saddest case she's has ever seen. she doesn't believe wafer is a cold-blooded murderer, but it ended, had nothing to do with race. of course, he is 55 years old. a sentence longer than ten years is basically a death sentence some people say. >> the big thing people are worried about in this case is it would be a big racial issue. the race issue, black/white thing didn't come up. people were surprised by it. but as the judge said. one life was ruined. one life lost. still incredibly tragic. >> we will never know why the victim was at his house at 4:30 in the morning. >> fascinating case though

theodore wafer plans to apologize to the parents of 19-year-old renisha mcbride. >>> all cvs stores are. we update the five things to know, visit newdaycnn.com for the latest. >>> in today's "human factor" dr. sanjay gupta introduces us to a young girl who loves to swim and teach others about living with diabetes. >> reporter: carly lynnette was born to be in the water. this spunky little gal from outside allentown, pennsylvania, has her eye on the low pressures. pretty impressive goal for a 9-year-old with type one diabetes. her upbeat attitude really helps. >> i'm no different from any other kid. i just need to watch sometimes what i eat. >> reporter: type one diabetes isn't a stranger to the lynette family. carly's dad mitch also has it. the family was told their daughter had a 7% chance of contracting the disease but the odds weren't with him. >> it was hard for me because i felt responsible. >> reporter: but mitch and carly decided to turn a negative experience into a positive one. two years ago they began to raise money for the american diabetes association by starting a swimathon