and i won. >> rhonda was elected to represent aurora in the state legislature.landslide. >> rhonda fields becomes a leader on two issues. one, for gun control. very, very, very pro-gun control. two, she's very pro-death penalty. >> during the time rhonda was pushing for death for her son's killers, nathan dunlap continued to work on his appeals. >> this was not a chance to proof that he was innocent, to set dunlap free. the focus was on his mental health and any other mitigating factors that could have gone into a jury's decision about whether he should be put to death. >> nathan dunlap's attorneys make a pretty powerful case about bipolarity saying this was not properly explored. in the original case. >> by 2006, prison doctors had finally diagnosed nathan as bipolar and put him on the powerful drug, lithium. once medicated, nathan's behavior on death row changed radically, and he became a model prisoner. >> he was an entirely different person from the young man even that i knew. so it certainly has to be a part of why he did what he did. >> as nathan's appeals

. >> narrator: rhonda was elected to represent aurora in the state legislature. a landslide. >> rhonda fields becomes a leader on two issues. one, gun control. very, very pro gun control. two, she's very pro death penalty. >> narrator: during the time rhonda was pushing for death for her son's killers, nathan dunlap's lawyers continued to work on his appeals. >> this was not a chance to prove he was innocent, to set him free. the focus was on his mental health and any other mitigating factors that could have gone into a jury's decision about whether he should be put to death. >> nathan dunlap's attorneys make a pretty powerful case about bipolar ti saying it wasn't properly explored in torjal case. >> narrator: by 2006 he was diagnosed as bipolar and on the drug lithium. once medicated nathan's behavior changed radically. he became a model prisoner. >> he was a different person from the young man even that i knew. so it certainly has to be a part of why he did what he did. >> narrator: as nathan's appeals were reviewed by the courts a movement to fully ban capita

. >> reporter: and rhonda erickson's only child. >> there's gifts on the wall that he gave me. he's everywhere in this house. >> reporter: the father of two young daughters, sierra and savannah. >> he'll never walk them down the aisle. he'll never -- he can't go see their ball games and their achievements. >> reporter: november 15th, 2004, everything changed. candice and her boyfriend michael are in a major car crash. candice is behind the wheel and is severely injured. michael doesn't survive.

. >>> rhonda and joe are minnesota's newest million in a irs.e's biggest jackpot ever. >> ronda was determined to go to work last night. but she and joe went by anyway. >> reporter: there's a winning spirit here at the lake elmo inn restaurant. and we're not talking about the awards on the wall. >> i think it's great. way to go, girl. >> reporter: a part-time server hit a big-time payout, causing customers to put buying a lottery ticket on their menu. >> absolutely. yes. >> reporter: get a little of the mojo. >> for sure, yeah. >> reporter: the restaurant actually gave ronda the night off. she and her husband, joe, who is retired, won the hot lotto. they will receive $11.7 million. >> it's been really neat and fun. >> reporter: rhonda can live like the lifestyles of the rich and famous. but she says, she's not going to quit her job. >> this is a great place to work. i'm blessed and honored to work here. >> one of our employees won the lottery on saturday. >> you're kidding? >> yeah. and she plans on staying working. must be a nice boss, yeah. >>

nice to get to know you, rhonda. >> nice to get to know you, too. >> rhonda and me, we're like this. >>> there is still much more ahead onto "world news tonight" this wednesday. the dramatic rescue. the american camper sleepwalking off of a cliff in the heartland tonight. how they saved him. and then the test for all of us. the easy way to know if you are sleepwalking at night without even knowing about it. >>> also breaking tonight, the alert for millions sending e-mail. were your passwords hacked? we'll have the latest. >>> and one of the most famous cars in the movies, the batmobile. but take a close look tonight. the mystery in the motor city, right here. will you help us solve the case? e bladder medicine not working? ...can't handle the side effects? botox® treats symptoms of leaking, going too often, and the strong sudden need to go. ask your urologist if botox® can help calm your bladder. . . . weeks after injection, causing serious symptoms. alert your doctor right away as difficulty swallowing, speaking, breathing, eye problems, loss of bladder control... ...or muscle weakn

rhonda meeks has no plans of quitting her job as a server at the lake elmo inn.e will be back to work she says this week. >> this is a great place to work and i am so blessed and honored to work here and i have always said that. >> joe meeth says he does want to buy a motor home, but doesn't have other spending plans, rhonda's customers are exciting for her but they are wondering what they tip a millionaire waitress now. >> 20%. >> if are you looking for a distraction, look at our trending videos at 6abc.com. four explorers go volcano diving in the pacific, it is courageous or crazy. watch the video and decide for yourself. >> and the adorable dep, a spa day for babies. newborns kick back and float their worries about away. watch these videos at 6abc.com/distraction. >> david has another quick check of the forecast before we take off. >> we have cloud cover out there, sat light and radar showing us that the storms creeping up from the south wants to creep off the coast, maybe a little rain but not much. if are you up north, farther away, you have the chance of su

rhonda erickson hasn't been able to bring herself to lay one. >> it's not an easy task. it's like, you know, letting go of all the pieces. >> reporter: gm's ceo mary barra has apologized to victims and their families. >> i'm deeply sorry. >> reporter: a victim fund has been set up. they've applied for payment from that and for now have put their lawsuit against gm on hold, but they may still sue gm in the future. do you think that some individuals at general motors should be criminally prosecuted? >> i was. because of my negligence. i think that if a 21-year-old girl is charged with negligent homicide and has to go through the motions, that there should be held criminally responsible. i do. i do believe that. >> unbelievable story. poppy harlow joins us now. ten years of her life taken. her love of her life taken. this mother lost a child. let's talk about this intoxication that she was charged with. she had no alcohol in her system. >> none. >> she had taken one xanax the night before and this happened around noon the next day. >> it is. so technically 1.2 milligrams pe

rhonda meece returned to work on sunday a day after she and her husband won $11.7 million tax-free inota's hot lotto. she says she loves few things more than waiting tables at the lake elmo inn. >> i have great friends here and a great boss and it's just a really fantastic place to work. so i have no plans of leaving. >> she's in heaven when she's here. she's having a ball. if you can have fun at work, why give that up? >> rhonda and her husband joe do plan to splurge on a new car and she wants to give some cash to a police dog foundation. while joe is going to set up a college fund for the store clerks who sold him that winning ticket. >> nice gesture. >>> few things go unnoticed in these days of social media, including a random act of kindness. check out this picture of a police officer in indiana giving a homeless man a pair of shiny black boots. the photo had to be taken by roy hibbert of the nba's indiana pacers. he just happened to be sitting in traffic and saw the officer take the boots out of his trunk and give them to the man. the homeless man who did not want to be identifie

steve strauss's "usa today" colleague rhonda abrams has this, in the u.s., 40% of business prospects sales with in-person interactions, but only 32% without. dave anderson tweets if you don't build enough value in you or your product to at least justify your price expect to get pete up on price every time. and your business panelist and business consultant michael port with good advice. a good presentation typically follows a three-act structure, set up, conflict, resolution. >>> thanks so much for joining us today. it doesn't end here, though. head over to our website openforum.com/yourbusiness. you'll find all of today's segments plus web exclusive content with a lot more information to help your business grow. you can also follow us on twitter @msnbcyourbiz and find us on instagram, too. >>> next week, a creative book store owner desperate to come up with a fund community event for the busy summer season has a bright idea. >> and then i thought, well, everybody knows waldo. maybe we can do something with waldo, and then i thought scavenger. that could be fun. >> we'll see how find

. >> reporter: 51-year-old rhonda meath and her husband, joe, scoring a jackpot saturday. >> hi, guys>> reporter: that didn't stop her from waiting tables at the lake elmo inn outside minneapolis monday night. >> i enjoy my job. i have great friends here and a great boss. it's a fantastic place to work. i have no plans of leaving. >> reporter: her boss says, he's not surprised. >> she's in heaven here. if you have fun at work, why give that up. >> reporter: rhonda, who spends much of her free time training therapy dogs, said her newfound wealth won't stop her volunteer work, either. planning to donate some of the money to a police canine foundation. and joe has plan for the money, too. promising to contribute to the college fund of the clerk that sold them that ticket. >> have to mow the grass and get the mail. >> we're not going to do anything out of the ordinary. >> reporter: but one thing that may change back at work -- >> i think the kitchen staff is going to be a lot nicer to me. >> that's the right attitude to have. >> christmastime. they're making their lists. >> i love they're

nice to get to know you, rhonda. >> you too. >> david muir reporting. >>> one of the oldest magazinesproducts has stopped the presses. "mac world" with steve jobs on the cover in 1984 has shut down its print operation and laid off an unspecified number of workers. they say the magazine will continue as an online only operation with a reduced staff. >>> coming up next, a teenager with a remarkably positive attitude. >> what he is telling abc 7 news about his recovery from the injuries he suffered in the napa quake. >> abc 7 news at 9:00 re >>> beginning tonight, some key off ramps in the south bay will be closed. here is a look at the closures that begin at 11:00 p.m. they include the off ramp from northbound 280 to northbound 880 and stevens creek boulevard. the stevens creek off ramp from north 880 will also be closed. road crews will be doing work that transportation officials say will improve traffic flow in the area. >>> last month's 6.0 quake in napa gave the new eastern span of the bay bridge its first shake test. experts say it gets an a. the bridge not only met but exceeded ex

rhonda turn make it through. i have a cold savoy's is certain to lose it. >> at least you made it. i'm proud of you. the bang-up bears looked like a different team for week- two in san francisco. the bears trailed 17- nothing in the first half. but only down six at the start of the fourth when kyle fuller gets his first of two interception to set- up the go- ahead touchdown... bears forced four turnovers. later in the fourth... jay cutler connects with brandon marshall for his third touchdown of the game. bears win 28-20 to snap and eight game losing streak in san francisco. much more coming up in sports. so bears fans should be easing off the 'panic button,' after that big win. tonya francisco is live at the white palace grill with some reaction.. tonya? >> i don't know about the panic button just yet. but i tell you, i was surprised when i got up this morning to find out that the bears had one. i went to bed fully expecting them to lose like everyone else. i am joined by two longtime bear friends here. ryan and derek, they're letting me interrupt their breakfast this morning. bri

friends, family of lovednes registering their missing rson >> my sister right now,rhonda, i am outere for you. she is 8 months pregnant. they have a 1 1/2-year-old, but we need to deliver a baby. if you hav any information, it would be very helpful. >> we still haven'theard from her. we don't know if she's in the hospital. we just -- we jst want to know what's goi on. i can't talk. >> i have called hospitals. i called any which place i knew in new york cityt i cld get ahold. >> you have hope and then you have no hope and you just want answers. >> we were watching tv and you see -- that's him. it's not him. my sister was on the computer and she saw that there was a bacchus at a hospital, and we all got so excited and so, you know -- anwhat we called, it was different bacchus. >> i remember when the pne rang. i jumped, thought maybe somebody's going to call me and say, we found her. but it wasn't that. >> that'the guy right there they suspect drove, highjacked a plane in boston and drove it into the side of the world trade center. his name is 33-year-oldmohamed atta, and he's got a mili

comedienne rhonda shearer joining us. nice to have you with us.e'll try to keep this laffey because for some reason i think joan rivers doesn't want people crying. it doesn't look like her personality. much too caustic. am i right? >> hi, greta. you're 100% right. i thought she would go on stage because that's how she wanted to i do, on stage. as jeff said she care good people. when i was starting comedy, she cared, she said, "go for it." every other male, men in the business, i'm not putting down male comics, but they weren't as encouraging. she said, "go for it." i met her at a cosmetic surgeon's office in 1984. i went to get my nose done because i was told it was big to be on camera, that i wouldn't be lit well. she was there with her beloved dog, spike, on her lap. she'd, "you're a beautiful girl, why are you sneer" i said, "my nose." she turned my head and looked at my profile and said, "you could do better." i was self-deprecating because one -- if you put yourself down, you can make fun of others. if you take the joke first. she wasn't just

. >> my sister right now, rhonda, i am out here for you. she is 8 months pregnant. they have a 1 1/2-year-old, but we need to deliver a baby. if you have any information, it would be very helpful. >> we still haven't heard from her. we don't know if she's in the hospital. we just -- we just want to know what's going on. i can't talk. >> i have called hospitals. i called any which place i knew in new york city that i could get ahold. >> you have hope and then you have no hope and you just want answers. >> we were watching tv and you see -- that's him. it's not him. my sister was on the computer and she saw that there was a bacchus at a hospital, and we all got so excited and so, you know -- and what we called, it was different bacchus. >> i remember when the phone rang. i jumped, thought maybe somebody's going to call me and say, we found her. but it wasn't that. >> that's the guy right there they suspect drove, highjacked a plane in boston and drove it into the side of the world trade center. his name is 33-year-old mohamed atta, and he's got, a militant with links

ransom faina rapoport rhonda sue rasmussen robert a. rasmussen amenia rasool r.weiler marsha d. rampford david alan james rathkey >> my cousin sean logato, not forgotten. >> and my grandfather, phillip t. hayes, grandpa, i walk past the freedom tower every morning thinking of you, and i know that you're looking down at me, all of your other grandchildren, especially phillip, ammanmanda, your great grandson james, your children and especially grandma, and i know that you're smiling. i look forward to the days when i tell my own children and grandchildren about the wonderful person that you were and always will be and how you have truly inspired me. you will forever be my hero and you will never be forgotten. william ralph raub gerard f. rauzi alexey razuvaev gregory reda sarah anne redheffer michele marie reed judith ann reese donald j. regan robert m. regan thomas michael regan christian michael otto regenhard howard reich gregg reidy james brian reilly kevin o. reilly timothy e. reilly joseph reina jr. thomas barnes reinig frank bennett reisman joshua scott reis

ransom faina rapoport rhonda sue rasmussen robert a. rasmussen amenia rasool r.sweiler marsha d. rampford david alan james rathkey >> my cousin sean logato, not forgotten. >> and my grandfather, phillip t. hayes, grandpa, i walk past the freedom tower every morning thinking of you, and i know that you're looking down at me, all of your other grandchildren, especially phillip, amanda, and your great grandson james, your children and especially grandma, and i know that you're smiling. i look forward to the days when i tell my own children and grandchildren about the wonderful person that you were and always will be and how you have truly inspired me. you will forever be my hero and you will never be forgotten. william ralph raub gerard f. rauzi alexey razuvaev gregory reda sarah anne redheffer michele marie reed judith ann reese donald j. regan robert m.

commercial spacecraft blasts off to rhonda view with the international zas station. >> is he gearing up for a won. many wonder? vice president joe biden is eyeing a campaign for the white house after a first to iowa. >> people around the world marching for change. we talk to the organiser about the timing of these rallies. stay tuned. we talk to the organiser about stay tuned. >>> good morning, thank you for joining us. i'm morgan radford, and these are the top stories, afghanistan's presidential candidate sign off on a pour sharing deal. both claim to have won the election. ashraf ghani appears to be the winner. the secret service steps up security after another attempted breach. a han is in custody after driving his car into a bar kated entry way. less than 24 hours after another man jumped the fence and got through the white house front door with a knife. all that before being arrested. pope francis is in albania, where thousands turned out to greet him. he turned out for pass. the trip is highlighting the peaceful christian co-existence. hundreds of thousands around the globe are

rhonda says she'll keep waiting tables.old truck. >> my truck has 280,000 on it and i'm going to try to get 500,000 on it. i'm not going to get anything. we're not doing anything special except help our kids and family. >> nice. their prize is the largest lotto jackpot in minnesota history. that guy reminds me of my father-in-law. >> isn't that the key to surviving winning the lottery? not changing your life that much? invariably, so manysay. of your family members and total strangers start contacting you with their sob stories about how they need -- you just won $11 million. 200,000 would really get me out of a jam. >> i know how they said, no, we're just going to help friends and family. >>> coming up on this wednesday, the federal ban on snack foods in school isn't just cutting down menu options. it's also cutting education options as well. the consequences the federal government did not see coming when it stepped in to the police cafeteria business. >>> did you fight with your husband or your wife last night? >> maybe.

never rhonda's reading this as players we must speak up stand up for what's right no place for less >f a say the initial punishment by the n.f.l. the ravens did not go far enough and former nfl punter chris cleat treated the raven's reducing rate rise is because people are upset the behavior was made this public and they have no issues before. former lineman london fletcher an nfl commissioner roger it is all directly to say you got the wrong as understatement. very disappointed in you >> : ravens decision to cut restaurant team getting a mixed reaction from domestic bonds advocates as done chairman and for those tonight whether please add that they were disciplined and supplanted took a video of the abuse would happen >> : and the domestic violence say the ribbons firing of rice and a fallen deafen suspension of rights is set at the right direction and they are pleased to see that there is some action taken place. carolyn thomas russell with battered woman's touch says that it should not be the public release of this video that forces the nfl to do the right thing. ahead is not been

. >> rhonda. >> i said swharkts your secret? they said it's our 50th birthday. how do you do that?s you. >> another one telling me it works. we have photos to share. ashland. and in siesta key, a different kind of photo. peak foliage changes. if you're in any of those areas yorks can you look for the time. middle of october is the red. yellow is early november. we have to wait a little bit here if new york city. that's the tropical moisture we're watching in the southwest today. 63 degrees with sunshine and washington, d.c., a beautiful day, but on the breezy side with temperatures in the low to mid 70's. clear and cool tonight, waking up to temperatures in the >> is it like cabernet? no, all that weather brought to you by mercedes-benz. >>> time to cue up the wake up and win sound. it's time for the new prize give away. wake up and win every monday for the next couple of months. at some point during the show, we're revealing something you might be able to win. last week's prize, it was watching will dance in a costume. but also a safari trip. won by daniel and danielle from idaho.

three consecutive two- out singles for the gearing aid through and lead in the second inning on a rhonda'sm in one run for lesser is 6 is one of the season high numbers and american league. morgan news for the is less night as they found out that the royals have lost and i get and have gamely for hospital a note card burners just a game behind oakland and some of the live again sector near anadarko for 1:00. >> : forty-niners for lawson is not found join me be robbers the sunday night as we wriggled down plus the raiders are batiste take on tom brady and the patriots and the giants and a's both battle for the playoffs sports night live this sunday night at 9 right after the news. >> : coming up on kron 4 news weaken we look like a top stories for you after the break first live look outside fog conditions of the golden gate bridge and we will be right back with the forecast. it stars a cover for the saturday morning south bay community on alert after to enforce a girl into a van while cn bus stop on saratoga campbell avenue and san jose. the men dropped the girl off the it took off and stil

rhonda writes, from my high school social studies classroom in fayetteville, west virginia.giving pop quizzes. jason in kentucky writes, i start every day with "fox & friends," yea, steve. >> i'm over his mantle. brandy is a crew member aboard the cruise ship new amsterdam and currently watching off the coast of italy. do we have that image? it stopped. there it is right there. how great is that? i've been checking the e-mail. i see a lot of you are working out right now. take pictures of us at your gym. if we're not on, just go and change the channel. >> be careful if you're running it. thanks for sending those. we can't wait to see more. >>> a lot of people watching us and breathing heavy is what you're saying. >> if we're doing our job, absolutely. >>> now, ainsley earhart has been busy working away at the news. you got big stories. we begin. >> we do. we'll start with this, the president went golfing following the beheading of james foley. so what do his parents think about that? >> we're just disappointed as americans. that's all. you know. we feel americans should be i

. >> rhonda says, you know the old saying, what goes around comes around? it's true.re headlines. >> got some other news to tell you about this morning. thank you so much. the family of joan rivers praying for a miracle this morning as doctors try to wake the 81-year-old from a medically induced coma. her daughter, melissa, releasing this statement saying, quote, thank you for your continued love and support. we are keeping our fingers crossed. sources telling the new york daily news the family's considering a lawsuit now after rivers stopped breathing during a procedure on her vocal cords at a new york city clinic. doctors are concerned the lack of oxygen to the brain could leave her if a vegetative state. >>> a massive hack attack hitting hollywood. nude photos of more than 100 celebrities, including those two beauty, jennifer lawrence and kate upton, just leaked on line. the hacker was able to get the photos through a reported glitch in apple's icloud service. so how can you protect your phone from getting hacked? earlier on "fox & friends," kurt the cyber guy shar

. >> rhonda would like to know, which day were you the most nervous?oming back for one? >> well, the first day on "today" was a soft beginning. it was right before labor day in 1976. we didn't have a good cast. we had developed that day for the program. nbc was kind of in an odd place. we were being challenged by abc at that time. i didn't know how it was going to work out. i had been a white house correspondent. i think our first guest was the new miss america. i thought what do you think of the tiara? are you sure that came from the miss america contest? i went after her like she was a suspect in watergate. so i changed my tone. >> we had a few questions online wants to know what is the secret to the perfect anchorman hair. those were for me and al. now we have some special guests that want to ask questions of tom brokaw. so please enter our studio, can we please enter andy brokaw simon, vivienne simon and charlotte simon, your daughter, your son-in-law and granddaughter. >> these are my granddaughters in new york. i have two others in san francisco

bombshell here, the smoking gun, in this case, is the girlfriend who testified against dunn -- >> rhondaof the story, he never mentioned anything about a gun. >> so avery, i wonder, when we saw his testimony from the last trial, where he said, you know, you're not going to kill me, and he turned skpointed the gun, when he pointed the gun, doesn't that show premeditation? you're intending to bring harm. and is that what prosecutors are going to try to argue, that's what they mean by premeditated murder, that he intented for this gun to point at these kids and he intended to pull the trigger, which means he intended to harm if not kill? >> yeah, i mean, that is the whole case. in fact, he actually reached into the glovebox to get that revolver, that silver revolver. and frankly, a lot of people didn't predict he would testify. actually, i'm in agreement. not only did he testify in the first case, he's going to have to testify because the evidence so overwhelming, and i also agree. the girlfriend's testimony that michael dunn never said anything, i totally disagree. i don't think this is po