and this evening a judge has ruled in favor of his ex-girlfriend patricia driscoll. >> he popped up outf bed and grabbed me by the throat. >>> rescuing hannah. >> hannah's coming home. >> the incredible story of a 16-year-old girl her alleged kidnapper, and the fbi's desperate mission to save her life. this new surveillance video showing the standoff during the last moments of her captivity. one of these people is not going to make it out alive. >>> neil and robin. just two days to the oscars and we're behind the scenes with host neil patrick harris revealing how he plans to pull off the most legend wait for, it ary awards show ever. but first, the "nightline" five. ♪ >>> good evening. thank you for joining us. historic news from nascar tonight. former champion kurt busch suspended indefinitely after a judge rules in favor of busch's ex-girlfriend, who says he abused her. busch is now the first driver nascar has ever suspended for domestic violence. here his alleged victim speaks out. he's one of nascar's star drivers, kurt busch. >> power off turn number 4. and the outlaw wins the batt

2015 the employee rate doctors from 10 point to two points lower and questions and commissioner driscoll. >> not a trigger but the appendix for this report will be based on barnes this plan and two it was talked about they have extra cash for the budget unexcelling if they want to hypotheses the money we can get the 22.5 for that. >> we anticipate the city will continue to be interested in prepaying which they did for the first time this year but this is the first time we're provided what we're estimating banls the projected based salary growth with the payment is after cost sharing i'll say the city has a different approach to determine the cost sharing we do ours we believe is well, we know it's based on actual payroll but in my event their taking advantage of the fact they can give us the money on july 1st and receive a discount of what they what have paid paycheck to paycheck. >> this goes into effect in july. >> there are union communicating that directly to - every mark this will be february i send a letter out to the mayors board of supervisors and the labor and all interested par

commissioner driscoll. >> you want to call the item. >> this was what two year i show is this was a two year budgeted this year is a continuation so we made no significant changes and affirmed the last items were yet to be filled and the budget hirings there are still online do we call him chief executive officer he made a positive report about the management the audit letter in glijdz glitches a positive report and the review on the captured commitment that was reviewed and the numbers were there more and more merchandise are trying to stay awe from the soft issues. >> any questions commissioners. >> seeing none i'll corp 15. >> the comment decision item only thank you very much item 16. >> discussion item update on the economic interests and other filing requirements. >> it's that time again those are die by april 21st and yourselves must be filed electronically we've provide you all the information related to getting those filed trop by april 1st and do a followup reminder as also the city attorney staff we're available to help folks if you have questions on our forms seven hundred.

this all goes back to this confrontation in september between busch and driscoll.s said that leading into that confrontation busch was battling alcoholism and depression. listen to 5c1j driscoll's interview earlier this week with "fox & friends" anchor brian kilmeade. >> started to pop out of bed and grab me by the throat and smack my head three times. i don't understand why he snapped like that. >> reporter: but busch has a different story. he testified in court that he was scared of driscoll because he said, quote that she was a trained assassin an assertion that raised a loftjqii eyebrows. in the judge's decision yesterday, he said the chance that busch was in fear of driscoll is discredited since he puts his life on the line driving 200 miles per hour for work. the judge then issued a protective order in the case. a short time later, nascar suspended him. it's the first time a nascar driver has been suspended for domestic violence, an issue that driscoll says needs to be taken more seriously. >> at some point you have to take a stand as a sport about how you fe

he claims driscoll was a trained assassin. she's a gun enthusiast and defense contractor but says she is not an assassin. after his suspension, the name ray rice was found scrawled across busch's garage a reference to the nfl running back whose domestic violence case dominated the headlines. and for that league to change its policies. chevrolet quickly pulled its sponsorship of busch. and his nickname is now covered with duct tape on the number 41 car. in a statement, patricia driscoll applauded the suspension but race fans seem to have mixed reactions. >> pretty harsh ruling for kurt. i feel bad for him. >> i hate to see him leave the sport because of it but i think it's probably the right thing to do. >> reporter: a lawyer for busch says they will appeal to the final level tonight. and says they are confident busch will be vindicated and back racing soon. kristen dahlgren nbc news new york. >>> the nations governors were distracted by more maneuvering by presidential hopefuls in a continuing war of words over what one promin

. >> reporter: patricia driscoll says that her ex-boyfriend, nascar champion kurt busch, assaulted her inside his motorhome at a speedway in delaware. >> he poped up out of bed and grabbed me by the throat with one hand and with the other hand, he grabbed my face. and he smashed my head into the wall three times. >> reporter: in an interview with "gma's" michael strahan, he claims there was one previous incident. something he denies. after arguing the issue in family court, a delaware judge this week found a preupon dance of evidence that busch has committed an act or repeopled acts of domestic violence. for the next year, he's ordered to stay away from her, and get a mental health evaluation "for problems related to anger control and impulse control." he's scheduled to race in daytona this weekend, and driscoll has something to say about it. >> why not take that as an opportunity to say, "no more." like the nfl has, and said "we are not going to accent the domestic violence in our sport." >> reporter: tonight, busch is appealing the order and his lawyers tell a different story. that h

driscoll opens up about if alleged assault in september. >> shock. you just can't believe that someone that you love -- who you have spent four years with could hurt you like this. >> reporter: busch has denied the assault allegations. his attorney vowing to appeal nascar's decision saying in a statement overnight saying this action against mr. busch will turn out to be a travesty of justice. >> he do appeal this decision. he's not done so yet. >> reporter: driscoll releasing a statement overnight saying today, nascar took an important step and deserves to be commended. now, busch stood to pocket $1 million if he won. he's lost one of his biggest sponsors. chevrolet announcing it's now cut ties. serious allegations and serious punishment. >> he's filed that appeal mara thank you. >> yet altogether league dealing with these issues. >>> jurors in the american sniper trial will soon have a weighty issue to consider. was eddie routh insane when he killed chris kyle and his friend at a shooting range in texas. deliberations could begin shortly after the w

he's accused of choking and beating his former girlfriend, patricia driscoll.00,000 people who signed up for insurance through healthcare.gov were sent the wrong forms in the mail. those who filed a 2014 return will now have to file again once the government sends out the corrected enormous the next couple of weeks. >>> and an outpouring of support for chris bosh, after concerns he may have blood clots in his lungs. which could sideline him for the rest of the season. former miami teammate and friend, lebron james tweeting, my heart real heavy right now thinking about chris bosh health. >>> and finally, a new arrest warrant for this bitter cold, never-ending cold. police in eaton, ohio, have issued an all points bulletin for jack frost. he joins elsa, who is wanted by a police department in kentucky. for freezing up parts of that state. this is not funny. a new hampshire police department issued a warrant for the arrest of the furry forecaster who started all this mess punxsutawney phil. these suspects are armed and they are dangerous. if you see them. do not t

he's accused of choking and beating his former girlfriend, patricia driscoll.. >>> and nearly 800,000 people who signed up for insurance through healthcare.gov were the wrong forms in the mail. people will have to refile once they get the corrected forms. >>> and an outpouring of support for chris bosh, after concerns he may have blood clots in his lungs. which could sideline him for the rest of the season. former miami teammate and friend lebron james tweeting my heart real heavy right now thinking about chris bosh health. >>> and a new arrest warrant. police in eaton, ohio, have issued an all point bulletin for jack frost. he joins elsa who is wanted by a police department in kentucky. a new hampshire police department issued a warrant for the murphy forecaster who started all this mess, punxsutawney phil. these suspects are armed and they are dangerous. if you see them. do not try to apprehend them yourself. >> is there a reward involved? >> call the authorities. >> call the authorities. there is no reward. >> your tax dollars at work, ladies and gentlemen.

driscoll filed a domestic assault claim in november. in a statement it would not take action against busch on protection order. >>> yankees are retiring uniform numbers of andy pet it jorge posada. >>> a world-class marathoner crawled her way to the finish line in boston marathon. she led for most of the women's race. she was actually ahead before her body simply gave out about 50 yards short of completing the 26.2 mile run but she refused to quit and even finished in third place. >>> and rocket top toy dog day one of westminster toy show. rocket co-owned by infamous heiress party hearst. one of several, can't wait to see that. >> it could affect the safety of every american. the final boardroom is over. the winner of "celebrity apprentice" is -- find out next. almay celebrates the true spirit of american beauty. which rises from the heart of our great country... dreams are born. hopes fly high... we love this country with a passion. you can see the pride in our eyes. read the joy on our faces. hear the love on our lips. we create produ

okay commissioner driscoll >> okay. then the chair will entertain the motion of adoption. >> is there a second. >> open up for public comment on item 6 welcome back jed. >> thank you for your repeated indulgence turn to page 8 of the staff report for this item you'll see that the 7th restriction to the proxy restriction is related to adaptation of green house gas emissions point out on page 23rd the environmental issue that you would have a voting policy on i guess i would make to point one of them is the first reference i gave you number 7 kind of shows you that i ss as a major proxy voting contractor has moved pretty much beyond your level one vote of a year ago with their default plan to when we say your level one is weak i think this move by i ss leads cede as an that the basic fundamental report is beyond the level one you specifically activated a year ago we'll agree our social policies are blovldabove and beyond the second point on the number 22 is to draw out when you look at this list how many of these are a ca

patricia driscoll, the ex-girlfriend of kurt busch telling her side of the story.t went down at his house. >> he popped up on bed and grabbed me by the throat and smashed my head into the wall three times. >> what she's also saying about the nascar great state of mind. >>> and then cops armed with baby oil and breath mints? the ridiculous ideas of reform from one top dog at nypd. but first, a happy birthday to cindy crawford. she turns 49 years old today. your daughter has a brilliant idea for her science project. and you could make it happen. right? wrong. because you're not you you're a cancer hospital and your daughter... she's a team of leading researchers... and that brilliant idea is a breakthrough in patient treatment that could save thousands of lives. which means you need a diverse team of advisors helping you. from research data analytics all the way to transformation of clinical care. so you call pwc. the right people to get the extraordinary done. sargento people are real cheese people three generations spanning over 60 years. they don't believe in arti

it requires busch to stay at least 100 yards away from dress driscoll driscoll, her home and workplacesays it would not take any action against busch based on the protection order. >>> the yankees are returning uniform numbers of anti-dy pettitte, posada and another player. >>> a marathoner crawled her way to the finish line. she led for most of the women's race. she was ahead before her body simply gave out about 50 yards short of completing the 26.2-mile run. she refused to quit and she still finished in third place. congratulations to her. wow. >>> well a shih tzu named rocket was chosen top toy dog on day one of the westminster kennel club dog show. her dog will be one of seven in the final ring tuesday night when best in show is chosen. >>> today, let's talk about this fat tuesday as mardi gras comes to a head tonight. nbc's jay gray joins me now from the heart of it all. we're talking about the famous bourbon street in new orleans. it seems like it may be rainy today. will that affect the festivities? >> i don't think so betty. we've had rain here temperatures much cooler more ma

busch's defense team showed this and testified driscoll boasted of being a trained assassin.about you in his testimony to the court and said you were a government assassin. now, i'm here to ask you are you an assassin? >> do you feel threatened by me right now? >> it's a big accusation. woo avenue heard people be called a lot of things. >> i'm from west texas. i grew up shooting guns. i own a defense company. you know, i heard some of the most ridiculous accusations in the four days of testimony and it was just -- i can't -- i can't even describe to you how hard it is to sit there and listen to these lies being told about you when you're sitting -- and you can't say anything. >> reporter: the he said/she said court battle was spurned by that court battle in september but driscoll said that wasn't the first time. was there ever any prior incident of violence between the two of you? >> yeah. 2012. 2012 is really bad year. >> reporter: driscoll told me and testified in court that busch had been violent once before in 2012. >> we ended up working it out. >> reporter: busch's atto

a protective order preventing busch from having any contact with his former girlfriend, patricia driscoll. nascar executive vice president, steve o'donnell: >> actions of abuse will not be tolerated in the industry, and i want to make it clear that without any inference there is a culture or tolerance for this p type of behavior is pat intly false. >> reporter: the washington- based contractor filed for a protection after a fight at the dover international speedway. she alleges busch grabbed her neck and face and slammed her head into the wall of his motor home. today her lawyer issued thise statement to cbs news: busch has denied assaulting driscoll, and at a court hearing last month, the driver in an apparent attempt to show she's not weak, testified she was a t trained assassin whose profession took her on missions around the world. today, his attorney rusty hardin said bush will fight to get back behind the wheel.b while the criminal investigation is complete, prosecutors have yet to charge the 25-time sprint cup winner, but he has lost his chief sponsor, chevrolet, and his spot on hi

today her lawyer issued this statement to cbs news: busch has denied assaulting driscoll and at a court hearing last month the driver in an apparent attempt to show she's not weak, testified she was a trained assassin whose profession took her on missions around the world. today, his attorney rusty hardin said bush will fight get to back behind the wheel. while the criminal investigation is complete, prosecutors have yet to charge the 25-time sprint cup winner but he has lost his chief sponsor, chevrolet, and his spot on his racing team. come tomorrow, another driver will tick his position at the daytona 500. michelle miller, cbs news, daytona beach, florida. >> axelrod: and this note from daytona. kurt busch's brother kyle, has been hospitalized following a crash at daytona. his car slammed into a wall depending on how seriously hurt he is, he may have to sit out the big race tomorrow. a prison uprising has turned into a standoff in south texas. officers are negotiating with nearly 2,000 inmates who have taken control. part of the correctional facility in raymondville, texas. the priso

we have more with matt kenseth and the interview with patricia driscoll. a big story in weather going on. take a look at the pictures out of tennessee from yesterday causing all kinds of power outages with this. you can get an idea exactly what happens. this is an ice storm that ice coats all the trees and surfaces. it gets really heavy and causing all the trees and power lines to go down. the middle georgia state women's basketball team was headed to a game and they got stuck in tennessee. they were not able to go. they walked three miles on the road trying to get to their game before police officers picked up them up. but a rough day. temperature wise this morning things warming up across parts of the south. you see the rain there. you move toward the northeast. we had know. the snow you're seeing now as you move in closer. you see the snow beginning to exit areas of connecticut, new york, and boston. behind this you're going see, guys, today, temperatures into the 40s for the first time in ages. they're getting to around 40s. enjoy it for a couple of mi

the judge went on to issue a pro protective order to prevent busch from seeing driscoll. nascar is not the first sport dealing with domestic violence. the nfl increased its en pallets and after the announcement yesterday somebody took a pen, went to the stall that busch has and wrote ray rice and rice's number on the stall obviously linking both at least to domestic violence. >> thank you very much for that update. >>> a controversial figure at the state department jen psaki the spokeswoman she's getting a promotion and coming to a white house near you. >> the president doesn't give himself enough credit for what he has done around the world war ii. love drama? go on a first date. my passion is puppetry. here? i think we're done here. hate drama? go to cars.com research, price, find. only cars.com helps you get the right car without all the drama. my name is michael. i'm 55 years old... and i have diabetic nerve pain. the pain was terrible. my feet hurt so bad. it felt like hot pins and needles... coming from the inside out of my skin. when i did go see the doctor and he

accusing driscoll of witness intimidation . this will turn out to be a trafvesty of justice. busch will be without a lawyer before a three-person panel. it could happen as early as today. the racing team is lined up another driver to take his place in the daytona 500. >>> kristen, thank you. >> a search under way for three teenagers who may be on the way to join isis. there are fears the british girls to try to join up with the terrorist group as concerns grow as isis is trying to lure teens from all over the world. nbc's aymen is here. >> reporter: good morning. police are asking to find the girls and appealing to the turkish government to look for them. they believe they are on the way to syria. why do the girls disappear and is it happening here in the united states? one by one, the three girls walked through security at london's gatwick airport and without telling their families flew to turkey. the three girls are heading to syria, possibly to join isis. >> the three families have no idea of the intentions of their daughters. no idea whatsoever they will travel to turkey

you can watch the full interview with patricia driscoll tomorrow on fox and friends. >>> another foxyou about now a midwestern teen getting charged with trying to help isis. hanza a 189-year-old minnesota hang what was stopped in new york city back on february 5. investigators say he was trying to hop a plane and joining up up with the terror group. he's been charged with one count of congress spiring to provide a -- attempting to provide support to isis and for lying to investigators. >>> well, we have a new segment on the real story it's called my friends at fox. can you recognize this guy? it's hammer. we have been friends for a long time and he's one of our friends here at fox. so we'll ask him what he thinks about the president's message today. >>> plus want to see where people go to church the most? we have all the detail to share with you and we want you to tweet us on why you still attend or you don't and father jonathan is still sitting here in the studio, i'm going to say yes, not because i need to, because i actually do go, but especially since you're here. ... ... real ch

driscoll calling the allegations ludicrous. she still is pursuing criminal charges against busch. nascar telling us they'll continue to monitor the situation closely and fully recognize the serious nature of domestic violence. for "good morning america," tom llamas, abc news, new york. >> thanks to tom for that. >>> it's mardi gras today. fat tuesday. we got some people in the studio with us. there they are over there. ginger, you have the forecast. >> yes, they're much warmer than the people on the street. exactly. you want to be here, believe me. 36 degrees this morning. so really not that beautiful for the mardi gras goers. temperatures going to get into the 50s. that same storm transferred on through there but now breezy with rain showers as you go through there, new orleans. so the mardi gras is done. now, the west. talking so much about the cold in the east. what happens as a ridge builds out west seattle yesterday record high at 59 and a really beautiful sunset. you see the space needle. today going into the 60s, low 60s. portland, 62. redding, 73. mild in san francisco, 60

his ex-girlfriend patricia driscoll, says he was battling alcoholism and depression leading up to the of the alleged abuse. he fired back said he believed she was a quote trained assassin and he was afraid of her and claimed a judge yesterday refuted, pointing out busch shouldn't be scared of her, since he puts his life on the line driving 200 miles per hour for a living. busch becomes the first nascar driver to be suspended for domestic abuse. listen to driscoll in a sit-down interview this past week with "fox & friends" anchor, brian kilmeade. >> at some point you have to stay a stand as a part about how you feel about domestic violence. i've had a lot of women come forward to me from the nascar community to say they were also abused. >> reporter: after the suspension was announced yesterday, nascar in a press conference actually responded to those allegations. take a listen. >> nascar's made it very clear to our entire membership and the broader industry that any actions of abuse will not be tolerated in the industry and i want to make it clear that any inference that there is a cu

commissioner driscoll >> i've bat to tested it will this be tested in any way, shape, or form. >> it will not import a calculation you do on the website not import it but it will allow you to key it in not an actual link. >> right which moved the apprehension that value over to the district of columbia and rite aid to help with the gold maker and everything. >> it's a great step it's taken more than a few months. >> any other questions open up for public comment on item 8 seeing none, public is closed thank you jake item 19. >> discussion item retirement board reports and comments. >> open up for public comment on item 19 seeing none, public comment is closed commissioners any - great, thank you norm could you call our closed session items please. great i'll open up for public comment on the commission going into closed >> closed sessions with nothing to report opening it up for public comment seeing none, public comment is closed no other business before the commission we'll adjourn. >> wait, wait. >> you've got to report in. >> all in favor, say i. >> i passes unanimously seeing no

commissioner makras commissioner cohen commissioner bridges commissioner driscoll commissioner melberger commissioner paskin-jordan mr. stansburg would you state your name is present. >> thank you. please join me in the pledge of allegiance and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> item number one is public comment i have a lot of cards for item number 4 those of you who are here for item 4 which will be heard in just a minute speak pertaining to the item this is items not on the agenda for today do we have any speakers? >> i'm sorry for - i'm having trouble our microphone is not working well. >> number one is. for items not on the claurd if you're here for item number 4 that will be up in a few minutes >> we were told we could. >> we can talk about anything we want to talk about so public comment we'll talk about the hedge funds or anything else. >> i'll open up for public comment (laughter). >> your first. >> my name is john i'm a 40 year members of the retirement fund this issue is punt u prejudicial tilt i was her

what i meant about the structure if you have a separately managed assassinate that commissioner driscoll mentioned there is a manager that is managing on your behalf if you're in a fund or other structure the relationship is more complicated and i don't feel comfortable giving a yes or no. >> just say yes or no i'm a fiduciary i'm personally liable and number 2 you know we're not governed by the employer security act of 1974 you ply with that the question will the hedge fund managers comply with or recess if you could comply with one word. >> if we could negotiate i can't say yes or no negotiable. >> in most cases and certainly hedge funds are fully compliant bus they're very well helped on the other hand, represented in the risk portfolios. >> number that will the hedge funds managers have a manager investment guidelines stated in the guidelines we have another security that the instruments they can invest in and the rejected the question is will the hedge fund managers have a manager investment guidelines that is explicitly stated in the contract? >> as for all the other managers. >> a

authorities say busch choked his former girlfriend, patricia driscoll. busch denies the allegations. >>> in a statement, busch's attorney says we are confident that kurt will be vindicated and he will be back racing. until then we'll continue to fight on his behalf by ensuring that the entire truth is known. >>> six families are out of their homes after a fire broke out at a camden county apartment building. it started this morning at the emerald ridge apartments in linden walled. as a woman watched the flames her top priority was rescuing her 36-year-old daughter who has cerebral palsy. >> i panicked. the first thing i did was panicked and said oh, my god, my daughter. police officers calmed me down and got her out safely. we're safe and lucky to be alive. >>> the apartment complex is offering our units to displaced residents. >>> an overnight house fire killed two young siblings. 6-year-old and her 1-year-old brother were found inside the orange essex county home. the victims were trapped on the third floor of the house as that fire spread. neighbors s

paskin-jordan that had to ask the questions that people here have and have and it was commissioner driscoll who said we need to look at the pros and cons of allocations and that really seems to be missing in the written and verbal materials of staff except what came out of today but your trust i would certainly hope in the future you had a workshop format and allow this to happen again, today switching to another subject i couldn't be more passionate about affordable housing but i also - . >> hi, i'm kate walker i want to support what the other 3 speakers have said and that the information that coming out came out right now and the way it was you way we were understood and misunderstood you see this is not even the beginning of communication when commissioner paskin-jordan said that hedge fund were transparent we as the fossil file gentleman said we consider we're can we see the holdings not only can you see them but can we as planned members see them as if it was our own investment it is this is our money that happens in a lot of city boards you get every detail or the important details an

patricia driscol claims she came to the home, and he attacked her out of nowhere. >> he popped out of bad and grabbed me by the throat and the other hand he grabbed my face and smashed my head into the wall three times. >> busch denies the allegations and that he testified she told him she was a trained assassin a claim she denies. >> still ahead here this morning, the oscars are just three days away and the show has raked in big bucks the millions that companies are paying for advertisements during sunday's big telecast. >> and a live look outside at philadelphia international airport, it's cold out there but we know of no problems as far as departures or arrivals. david murphy is tracking the record lows and will be right back with a closer look at the forecast, stay with us. lve problem. that puts jim at a greater risk of stroke. for years, jim's medicine tied him to a monthly trip to the clinic to get his blood tested. but now, with once-a-day xarelto®, jim's on the move. jim's doctor recommended xarelto®. like warfarin, xarelto® is proven effective to reduce afib-related stroke r

busch's former girlfriend patricia driscoll claims busch choked and beat her last fall as she shared with "good morning america's" michael strahan. >> you just can't believe that someone that you love, who you've spent four years with, could hurt you like this. >> reporter: nascar now becoming the latest sporting organization to step-up their anti domestic violence stance. last year the nfl adopted a zero tolerance domestic violence police after tmz sports released this surveillance video of baltimore ravens player ray rice knocking out his then-fiancee. rice was dropped from the team. and minnesota vikings running back adrian peterson was suspended last year after facing child abuse allegations for allegedly beating his 4-year-old son. >> there is no tolerance and this is such an incredible sea of change in this country, >> reporter: as for busch, he plans to appeal again, but will not be competing in sunday's daytona 500. mara schiavocampo, abc news, new york. >>> and from the nba tonight the miami heat revealing that forward chris bosh is out for the rest of the season. doctors fo

father patrick driscol was the priest who handed out the pam threats. do you have any thought about this is probably not age appropriate the? >> brought to our attention, we reviewed it again absolutely, we agreed with the fact regret having done it sure. >> reporter: star of the sea's priest is father joseph. >> that was inappropriate, didn't think that one through closely. >> reporter: both priests note this all happened back in december and they do not understand why it is coming up now. it is just one of several controversies for the archdiocese. the father decided that girls should no longer be trained as altar servers. at the same time, teachers are being asked to sign a morality clause that pledges adherence to the church's teachings on gay marriage and abortion. that's what tonight's protest at 5:30 will be about. we will here to cover it. coming up at 6:00 we will hear from the father about why he thinks publicity over all of this has been good for the church and why he says homosexual acts are intrinsically evil. reporting from san francisco,

friday, the judge ruled in favor of driscoll leading nascar to issue the suspension.d its sponsorship of busch and the name ray rice scrawled on the glass at busch's garage. in a statement, busch's ex said nascar took an important step and deserves to be commended. busch has vowed to appeal both the suspension and family court ruling. his attorney promising new evidence accusing driscoll of witness intimidation and saying quote, this action against mr. busch will turn out to be a travesty of justice, apparent to all as this story continues to unfold. now, per nascar rules, busch is without his lawyer before a three-person panel made up of former drivers, promoters or executives. that's going on right now. nascar will make a statement after. it sounds like nascar would like to get this finished today so the focus can return back to the race. his racing team has already made other arrangements for this weekend. >> okay. thank you very much, kristen dahlgren. interesting story. >>> mission to mars the next step is taken on a journey, a one-way trip to the red planet. one

his attorneys have denied the allegations from patricia driscoll. she claims busch grabbed her by the throat and slammed her head against the wall last year. busch could race this season if the suspension is overturned in the appeals process. >>> preparations are underway for sunday's big night at the oscars show. the red carpet has been rolled out and predictions of who the big winners will be are flooding in. as far as best picture goes "birdman" seems to have is a slight edge over "boyhood" but "american sniper" could be the dark horse contender. neil patrick harris admits he is nervous about emceeing but said he has a lot of fun planned for hollywood's biggest night and trying to top last year's record-breaking selfie by ellen degeneres. neil patrick harris has hosted the emmys and tonys but this is his first crack at the oscars. cnn's stephanie elam traces the showbiz roots. >> reporter: from former teen idol to toast master of hollywood's biggest night, neil patrick harris is the latest to take on the most high pro-hiel hosting gig in the worl

and this evening a judge has ruled in favor of his ex-girlfriend patricia driscoll. >> he popped up outs desperate mission to save her life. this new surveillance video showing the standoff during the last moments of her captivity.

patricia driscoll says busch strangled her, smashed her head into a wall at the dover international speedway last year. the judge says there is quote, a substantial likelihood that busch will do something like that again. now, the suspension comes just a couple days before the daytona 500 and the kickoff of the nascar season. busch is the first driver to be suspended over domestic violence. at the live desk i'm chris lawrence. >>> thank you, chris. a deadly shooting left a bay di girl in virginia without her mother. one year later the murder remains a mystery. glenda marisol coco romero was shot and killed by burglars. the fbi is now involved in this investigation. and detectives are hoping someone will remember something to help them solve the case. >>> coming up, wehe wanted to be a pilot and he passed every test except for skin color. >> about that time i got called. >>> an agency known for secrets tonight reveals one of its oldest here on news4. barbara harrison has a special black history month report. >>> at the outbreak of world war ii in europe the u.s. had only a fledgling signal co

and this evening a judge has ruled in favor of his ex-girlfriend patricia driscoll. >> he popped up outleged kidnapper, and the fbi's desperate mission to save her