>> if you're out there, just come back. >> by tuesday afternoon, chris watts was speaking to local tv stations. >> if somebody has her, just please bring her back. >> his interviews at first evoked sympathy, but on closer examination, suspicion. watts revealed that he and his wife had exchanged words the morning she vanished. >> it wasn't like an argument. we had an emotional conversation. i'll leave it at that, but it's -- i just want them back. >> if you watch his interview, first of all, it's very flat. it's unemotional. he spends a lot of the time rocking back and forth and he also holds himself like i'm doing right now. that's a defensive posture. that's saying i'm not going to let you in. i'm going to control what i'm going to say. >> that tuesday night, watts went to visit friends amanda and nick. they spoke with my colleague. >> did it ever cross your mind to even ask him if he was involved in the disappearance of his own family? >> we admitted, like, this doesn't look good for chris. >> that evening, chris would send an e-mail, opting in to a r hingnt fa changed. >> a heartbr

why chris watts, an outwardly loving spouse and father, murdered his pregnant wife and two little girls. >> i have no idea who gave you the right to take their lives. >> reporter: after pleading guilty to murder charges, watts faced his wife's parents during an emotional sentencing hearing. >> this is the heartless one, the evil monster who dare you take the lives of my daughter, shannan, bella, celeste and niko. i trusted you to take care of them, not kill them. >> reporter: watts remained stoically silent. >> would you like to make a statement? >> reporter: as the judge sentenced him to five consecutive life sentences with no possibility for parole. >> this is perhaps the most inhumane and vicious crime that i have handled out of the thousands of cases that i have seen. >> reporter: now suggestions of a secret life are emerging. he was having an affair. the woman, speaking out to the denver post, calling him a liar. she says the two began a physical relationship in early july and saw each other four to five times a week. >> he's created two worlds and he's decided he's going get rid o

he is not a monster. >> reporter: chris watts' parents are standing by their son's story. >> if this happened like the -- like they're saying that it did, that he killed them, then what was the trigger? >> reporter: prosecutors near denver charged watts in august with killing his pregnant wife shanann and their two daughters 4-year-old bella and 3-year-old celeste. watts was arrested 24 hours after he had pleaded for the safe return of his family. >> if you're out there, just come back. >> reporter: investigators say chris was having an affair with a co-worker. they say he admitted to killing his wife soon after telling her that he wanted to separate, but chris claimed he strangled shanann after she killed the girls. a story prosecutors never believed. >> frankly a flat out lie has been corrected. the spotlight shines directly where it wrongs, on him. >> reporter: in a surprise move last week, watts pleaded guilty to killing his wife and the girls allowing him to avoid the death penalty. chris' parents say they're devastated about the deaths of their grandchildren and daughter-in-law

it's life in prison for chris watts, with no possibility for parole.judge marcelo kopcow / weld county district court: nothing less than a maximum sentence would be appropriate. the 33-year-old who pleaded guilty to killing his pregnant wife shanann, and their two young daughters, was sentenced monday in a colorado courtroom. the guilty plea came after prosecutors agreed to take the death penalty off the table, this with the approval of shanann's family.sandra rzucek / shanann watts' mother: i didn't want death for you because that's not my right. watt's parents also asking the court to spare his life. his mom then telling him, the family will always stand by him.cindy watts / chris watts' mother: we love you and we forgive you son.but the prosecution focusing on what happened in mid-august.michael rourke / weld county district attorney: the defendant strangled her to death with his own hands.they believe it took him two to four minutes to kill shanann, then his two daughters.michael rourke / weld county district attorney: the man seated to my right, smothered his daughters.they believ

it's life in prison for chris watts, with no possibility for parole.judge marcelo kopcow / weld countystrict court: nothing less than a maximum sentence would be appropriate. the 33-year-old who pleaded guilty to killing his pregnant wife shanann, and their two young daughters, was sentenced monday in a colorado courtroom. the guilty plea came after prosecutors agreed to take the death penalty off the table, this with the approval of shanann's family.sandra rzucek / shanann watts' mother: i didn't want death for you because that's not my right. watt's parents also asking the court to spare his life. his mom then telling him, the family will always stand by him.cindy watts / chris watts' mother: we love you and we forgive you son.but the prosecution focusing on what happened in mid-august.michael rourke / weld county district attorney: the defendant strangled her to death with his own hands.they believe it took him two to four minutes to kill shanann, then his two daughters.michael rourke / weld county district attorney: the man seated to my right, smothered his daughters.they believe w

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the moment chris watts admits he killed his wife. >> i just felt such anger that nothing -- i didn't feel anything. >> prosecutors releasing dozens of videos from their investigation, and what they say the woman he had an affair with searched for online. >>> the 8-year-old bitten by a shark on a family vacation. >> absolute panic. >> now telling his story. >>> would you pay more for palessi? exclusive new footage behind the scenes of that payless prank, how they tricked fashion influencers to pay hundreds of dollars for shoes that cost way less, and the shock when these fashi fashionistas found out. >>> good morning, america. great to have you with us on this friday morning and i'm sure we've all overpaid for a few things but never -- >> i never paid a lot for shoes. never. >> okay. >> cecilia in the seat of honor this morning. >> great to be here. what a huge news day you had yesterday. a big break for you and the team. >> a big news day, a big bombshell. repercussions for the president is what we're going to get to right now. new questions for the president as he meets with world l

. >>> we're back now with the disturbing new confession tapes of chris watts, the colorado man who admits to killing his family. >> the tapes have been released days after watts was sentenced to life in prison for murdering his pregnant wife and two daughters. he reportedly facetimed with his mistress after the killings. >> and video from a neighbor's security camera shows him log s uck the mord authorities li used thatthboes. >> reporter: this is the moment chris watts finally admits to murder. >> i just felt such anger that nothing -- i didn't feel anything. >> okay. all right. >> but if she did nothing, nothing bugged me. >> reporter: telling his dad in august he strangled his wife shanann in a rage because he claims she murdered their two young daughters as their marriage was imploding. >> i could see like she was on top of cece. >> what, choking her or did she kill them? >> they were -- they were blue. >> both of them? >> yeah. >> she choked both of them to death? >> i freaked out and did the same [ bleep ] to her. >> reporter: but investiga he killed shanann and their daughters cele

chris watts, seen here shortly after his arrest for a triple murder. a neighbor's security camera captured watts backing into the family garage august 13th. police say he loaded the bodies of wife shanann and daughters cici and bella into his work truck, dumping them in a remote oil field 60 miles away. two days later, leading police to the spot. >> is that "s" for shanann? okay. and where are the girls at? >> here and here. >> reporter: drones above spot a bedsheet police say watts wrapped around his pregnant wife before burying her in a shallow grave. the girls, stuffed into storage tanks. >> i don't know. they're not coming home. >> reporter: prosecutors say watts killed his family to start a new life with his mistress, nichol kessinger. >> he lied to me, because if i had known that he had a child on the way, i'd have never wasted my time with him in the first place. >> reporter: investigators say kessinger googled the name amber frey, the girlfriend of scott peterson, who murdered his pregnant wife. kessinger allegedly searching for how much much f

and chris watts went in front of the cameras, asking for their safe return. kron4's camila bernal has this report. it's life in prison for chris watts, with no possibility for parole.judge marcelo kopcow / weld county district court: nothing less than a maximum sentence would be appropriate. the 33-year-old who pleaded guilty to killing his pregnant wife shanann, and their two young daughters, was sentenced monday in a colorado courtroom. the guilty plea came after prosecutors agreed to take the death penalty off the table, this with the approval of shanann's family.sandra rzucek / shanann watts' mother: i didn't want death for you because that's not my right. watt's parents also asking the court to spare his life. his mom then telling him, the family will always stand by him.cindy watts / chris watts' mother: we love you and we forgive you son.but the prosecution focusing on what happened in mid-august.michael rourke / weld county district attorney: the defendant strangled her to death with his own hands.they believe it took him two to four minutes to kill s

>> chris, yes. >> reporter: video and audio evidence released today shows watts letting police into their colorado home when his family was first reported missing. >> chris, did she drive her car from the airport? >> no, nicki dropped her off. >> reporter: officers with dogs searching every room for clues. but investigators say watts knew they were already dead, having just returned from dumping their bodies at this remote oil field. >> why take their bodies out of the house and bury them? >> i was scared. i didn't know what else to do. >> reporter: watts also admitted to having an affair with a coworker, nicole kessinger, keeping photos of her hidden in a secret app on his phone. watts pleaded guilty to all three murders and last week he was sentenced. he'll spend the rest of his life in prison. david? >> clayton sandell with us tonight. clayton, thank you. >>> we're going to turn next to the american cupping found dead in mexico, they had checked into their airbnb rental, where the la landlord then found them days later, victims of that silent killer, carbon monoxide. and tonight, their

chris watts first facing his agonized in-laws. >> this is the heartless one, the evil monster. i trusted you to take care of them, not kill them and then you take them out like trash. you disgust me. >> reporter: their daughter shanann brutally killed along with their two granddaughters and unborn grandchild. >> your children adored you and they also trusted you. your daughter bella marie sang a song proudly, it was, daddy, you're my hero. >> reporter: prosecutors revealing gut-wrenching details about how he strangled his wife and smothered 3-year-old celeste and 4-year-old bella who apparently fought back. >> imagine the horror in bella's mind as her father took her last breaths away. >> reporter: the girls were then violently stuffed into an oil storage tank while shanann was buried in a shallow grave. the motive, prosecutors say, was simple, watts wanted a fresh start with a new woman. >> if he was this happy and wanted a new start, get a divorce. you don't annihilate your family and throw them away like garbage. >> reporter: prosecutors say while shanann was trying to save

chris watt had already pleaded guilty to killing his wife and daughters. you'll remember when they disappeared he made that emotional appeal for them to return home, and authorities say he had already killed them. in court today, prosecutors revealing grim new details of the crime, and both families spoke. the family of the pregnant woman and his own parents spoke, too. what they said about their own son. abc's kayna whitworth was in the courtroom in greeley, colorado. >> reporter: for the colorado man who pled guilty to murdering his entire family, judgment day. chris watts first facing his agonized in-laws. >> this is the heartless one, the evil monster. i trusted you to take care of them, not kill them. and then, you take them out like trash. you disgust me. >> he was the one for me. and he is amazing. >> reporter: their daughter, shann anne, who once gushed about her husband, brutally killed, along with their two granddaughters an unborn grandson. >> my daddy is a hero. >> reporter: watts' mother-in-law blasting him for the ultimate betrayal. >> your c

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chris watts was sentenced to life in prison last week for killing his pregnant wife, shannan, and theirhters. he initially reported his family missing, even pleading for their return. and the next day he told police how he brutally killed his family, stuffing them into oil barrels. new documents released by police show shannan told a friend her husband didn't want their new baby. rob lowe of our affiliate kdvr has more. >> reporter: heartbreaking texts from shannan watts to a close friend reveal a crumbling marriage and a wife who can't figure out why her husband seems to suddenly want a divorce. six days before she was murdered, shannan tells a friend, chris told me last night he's scared to death about this third baby and he's happy with bella and celeste and doesn't want another baby. remember, shannan was pregnant with a boy but doesn't know it yet when she tells her friend, i'm supposed to go tomorrow for ultrasound and gender. i just want to cry. we've never had a problem in our relationship like this. never. this is total left field. shannan's friend tries to comfort her texting,

. >>> in today's gma first look, investigators released disturbing new recordings of chris watts, theorado man who admits killing his pregnant wife and two daughters. this comes days after he was this comes days after he was sentenced to life in prison. >> reporter: in this morning's gma first look, we are hearing chris watts confess to murdering his wife. the colorado man seen with his father in a police interrogation room blaming the deaths of the room blaming the deaths of the couple's two daughters on wif wife. the colorado's d.a.'s office releasing dozens of video. the watts home being searched by cops and canines and drone video of the oil field where the bodies were found. his wife wrapped in sheets from their bed. prosecutors say he was having an affair with a co-worker and wanted a fresh start. coming up at 7:00 a.m., more from the newly released tapes. with your gma first look, kendis gibson, abc news, new york. >>> new details about who executed three women in yountville earlier this year. five hours before the shooting, he looked up a "washington post" article about the sa

video released by law enforcement take us inside the interrogation room where for the first time chris wattss breaks down to his father. >> she choked. >> i'm freaked out. >> it's rage. >> good god all mighty, son. >> reporter: watts, who failed the polygraph. later admitting to detectives he murdered his pregnant wife. >> i put my hands around my wife's neck and did that same thing. >> reporter: their daughters, 3-year-old celeste and 4-year-old bella are also dead. >> they're gone. there's no bringing them back. >> reporter: after watts led detectives to their bodies, shannan was discovered in a shallow grave. bella and celeste were stuffed in nearby oil tanks. >> hi, are you chris? >> reporter: investigators also releasing footage of officers with search dogs first arriving at the family home. police say this video shows him backing his truck into the family garage, where he loaded their bodies. >> the thing was, he was never hostile. >> reporter: detectives also spoke to watts' mistress, nicole kissinger. police uncovered racy photos of her in a secret app on watts' phone. >> to this day

>> well, i must tell you, brooke, chris watts fought and screamed all the way to this agreement. in his -- might i use the term -- narcissism, really wanted to put himself out there and make himself the hero and he was saving his children from, you know, the wife, et cetera, et cetera. but he finally came to what senses, if he has any, and determined that there's really nowhere to go. and interestingly, though, people want answers. >> yes. >> everybody wants an answer. the fact that he had a mistress is not the reason for this, brooke. there's some underlying answer that even the prosecutors and the courts agree, even chris watts' parents agree that everyone deserves an explanation. but you want to know why there isn't one? i'm going to give you three words. bella fought back. when you hear those three words that his own daughter looked at her father, the man that she called a hero, and fought back, at the hands of her own father, that tells you that this man is so morally, emotionally, and intellectually bankrupt that there really is never going to be an answer, brooke, ever. >>

chris watts confronted in court. >> i trusted you to take care of them. not kill them. >> prosecutors lay out a motive. >> a major outbreak of chickenpox, one state's worst in over 20 years.

. >> last week, chris watts' worth said it's possible that her son was coerced into taking that pleainks that he should withdraw it. >> it is 5:24 right now. >>> this morning, loved ones are mourning a new jersey couple who died in a chain reaction crash while on their way to a wedding. katherine schertz and her fiance joseph kearney were driving when traffic was heavier due to be aearlier crash. family says the visitation will be held later today, followed by a mass tomorrow. >>> if you purchased beef within the last month, new this morning, beef shipped to california of a recall tied to e. coli concerns. the department of agriculture says it involves nearly 100,000 pounds of ground beef produced by swift beef company. all of it was produced october 24th. the products were shipped to stores and markets in five western states. none of it was sold individually in stores. so far, there are no reports of illness tied to the beef. >>> lots of nfl talk this morning. unfortunately a serious injury suffered by a star quarterback. if you didn't see the washington quarterback alex smith yeste

nichol kessinger says investigators arrested chris watts hours after she contacted police about theirp. kessinger tells "the denver post" newspaper she soon realized that watts had lied about being in the final stages of his divorce and she never doubted that he killed them. watts will be sentenced on monday. >>> and several luxury hotels are apologizing this morning after hidden camera video exposed some gross cleaning practices. the video shot in china shows housekeeping staff using dirty towels and sponges to wipe cups and glasses until they appear to be clean. in some cases that same towel was used moments before to clean the toilet. the video was posted on a chinese social media site. hilton and marriott are among the hotel chains that have apologized for the actions that violate their standards. >> is it safe to look again? >> it is safe to look. >>> in sports, the seahawks needed a late touchdown to beat the packers on thursday night football, and they got it. russell wilson, he's not that bad. he's pretty good. he found ed dixon who ran into the end zone. seattle winning its,

. >> reporter: confessed killer chris watts faced his father and mother-in-law in court toda >> i have no idea who gave you the right to take their lives. reporter: the colorado husband and father given tee life sentences for the murders of pregnant wife shanann, 3-year-old celeste, and 4-year-old bella. >> and they also trusted you, the heartless monster and then you take them out like trash. you disgust me. >> reporter: in a courtroom where two families openly wept, watts became emotional h wh mother spoke to him as only a mother can. >> we love you and we forgive you, son. [crying] >> reporter: the motive for murder says the d.a. watts desired to start a new life with his girlfriend. in court, horrific new revelations, shanann was strangled, daughter celeste and bella smothered. >> imagine the horror in bella's mind as her father took her last breaths ay. understand clearly, bella fought back for her life. >> reporter: the little girl's bodies were dumped in oil tanks and shanann's in a shallow grave. >> your faithful wife trusted you, your children adored you and also trusted you.

. >> reporter: week after chris watts pleaded guilty to murdering his daughters and pregnant wife shannan, his girlfriend, is pulling back the curtain on a double life. >> daddy is my hero -- >> reporter: nichol kessinger telling "the denver post" watts is "a liar, he lied about everything." they met at work just weeks before his family went missing, she says he told her he was finalizing a divorce. and described him as "soft spoken" and a "good listener." but his story unraveled when his family went missing and he begged on tv for their return. >> i just want them back. >> reporter: kessinger telling the post, "i thought, 'if he was able to lie to me and hide something that big, what else was he lying about?" when she pressed him for answers his lack of emotion only made her more suspicious and she feared for his wife and children. police recovering their remains at a colorado oil site. his daughters hidden in inside storage tanks. >> reporter: she says she wanted to help and went to investigators while police were still searching. watts is expected to get life in prison. david? >> thank

. >> reporter: but tonight, chris watts pleading guilty to murdering his pregnant wife and two young daughters, leaving their bodies in this colorado oil field. 34-year old shan'ann watts, 4-year-old bella and 3-year-old celeste vanished from their fred fred frederick, colorado, home august 13th, watts pleading for their return. >> shan'ann, bella, celeste, if you're out there, just come back. >> reporter: days later, the girls' bodies were found submerged in remote oil tanks, shan'ann in a shallow grave nearby. according to investigators, watts was having an affair with a co-worker. he confessed to strangling shan'ann in a fit of rage after claiming she killed the girls. >> frankly, a flat-out lie has been corrected. the spotlight shines directly where it belongs, on him. >> reporter: shan'ann's family was in this courtroom today, they were sobbing and comforting each other. the minimum sentence watts could face is life in prison without parole, but with today's plea agreement, he will not face the death penalty. david? >> clayton sandell in colorado tonight. clayton, thank you. >>>

chris watts t agreed plead guilty to nine counts to avoid the death penalty.d gone on television to issue a public plea after his family disappeared in august, only to be arrested a short time later. >>> the girl scouts are taking a claim to the scouts name. the group has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit claiming the boy scouts proposed name to scouts bsa could marginalize tco girls and cause confuse. the boy scouts responded by saying there is an opportunity serveth organizations to girls and boys in their communities. >>> just ahead, our midterm elecon coverage here continues. plus powerful storms slam into tennessee and leaving behind a trail of destruction inhe wake. you are watching "early today." ok i'll admit. i didn't keep my place as clean as i would like 'cuz i'm way too busy. who's got the time to chase around down dirt, dust and hair? so now, i use heavy duty swiffer sweeper and dusters. for hard-to-reach places, duster makes it easy to clean. it captures dust in one swipe. ha! gotcha! and (new) sweeper heavy duty cloths lock away a twice as

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chris? >> yes. >> reporter: video and audio released shows watts letting police into their home when his familyrive the car -- >> reporter: officers with dogs searching every room for clues. but investigators say watts knew they were already dead, having just returned from dumping their bodies at this remote oil field. watts also admitted to having an affair with a co-worker, nicole kessinger, keeping photos of her hidden in a secret app on his phone. watts pleaded guilty to all three murders and last week he was sentenced. he'll spend the rest of his life in prison. clayton sandell, abc news, denver. >> one one of the most disturbing parts of that story, that the dad actually did an interview while, you know, his wife and two daughters were still said to be missing. >> a detailed interview and seemed so calm throughout but knowing what he had already done. >> yeah. >>> moving on now to a young boy who got the scare of his life during a family vacation in the bahamas. >> 8-year-old asher jones was in the water with nurse sharks. they're not considered dangerous to humans but one of the animals

chris watts is heartbroken, speaking out at his sentencing. >> you discussed me, you monster, thoughtou could get away with this. >> had no idea who gave you the right to take her life, but i know god and his angels were there. >> prosecutors say watts strangled his wife and suffocated his daughters to escape his marriage and start a new life with his girlfriend. authorities say he was having an affair and contacted a realtor about selling his house one day after the murders. the family accusing each other of killing him. >> i love that man so much. just died for him. >> what she did led to his death. >> the bitter battle between his second wife and grandchildren from a previous marriage laid out in this week's 48 hours, he died on father's day in 2014 from a parkinson's like disease. police are opening a new investigation into his death. donald trump is hinting at some big changes in his cabinet which could begin with his chief of staff, john kelly. >> john at some point will want to move on. john will move on. >> 2020 is no longer written in stone. >> it could be. i have 3 or 4 or 5

and he got a great plea arrangement that means that chris watts will never see the outside of a jail ll for the rest of his life ever. >> reporter: prosecutors say watts wanted a fresh start with a new woman. he denied the allegations until pleading guilty this month in exchange, no death penalty. the judge in this case saying that this was the most inhumane and vicious crime he has ever dealt with. he'll be evaluated at a facility in denver and transferred likely to a high security facility, and george, no solitary confinement. it's against colorado state law. >> okay, kayna, thanks very much. >>> to massachusetts now where the first two recreational marijuana stores east of the mississippi are opening this morning. abc's eva pilgrim is at one of those locations in lester. good morning, eva. >> reporter: good morning, george. yes, the first day of legal recreational sales in massachusetts, and you can see this is the line. this is just part of the line. they are actually putting people in another location and shuttling them over to try and help manage traffic. we're already seeing tr

. >> reporter: chris watts never looked at his in-laws as they addressed him in court. >> i trusted you to take care of them, not kill them. >> reporter: the confessed colorado killer given three life sentences for the murders of 3-year-old celeste, 4-year-old bella, and his pregnant wife shenan. >> they also trtrusted you. the heartless monster and then you take them out like trash. you disgust me. >> reporter: apologizing through his attorney -- >> he is devastated by all of th this. >> reporter: -- watts never spoke in court. watts only seems emotional when his own mother spoke directly to him. >> we love you. and we forgive you, son. >> i didn't sense any remorse in him at all. he cried because he knows he's going to prison forever. >> reporter: confirming a motive for the murders for the first time, the district attorney says watts wanted to start a new life with his girlfriend who told the denver post she didn't know he was married. then worked with police after watts went public with this plea. >> i want her back so back. i want those kids back so bad. >> reporter: in court, horr

miguel almaguer, nbc lonews angeles. >> the district attorney says that he believes that chris watts will never revea the full details of how or why he killed his family. he said this case is going to haunt the folks who worked o it probably for the rest of their lives. >> understandably. it hurts to hear these details t really does. thanks, craig. >>> meantime, massachusetts is set to mak history today and a lot of money. the firstegal marijuana shops on the east coast opening their doors to the public just hours om now. nbc's stephanie gosk is there getting an early look at what's being called the g rush. good morning. >> reporter: hey, hoda. you can see the line. it loops all the way around the parking lot. it is not nice out here. i don't know what this is. i think it's sleet it'sreally, really cold. this is one of two shops opening day in massachusetts, selling marijuana for recreational use for the first time. all you need is a driver's license that proves you are 21 years old and you can buy it like a six pack of beer. overnight they lined up. a long e been waiting time for th

video released by law enforcement take us inside thega interon room where, for the first time, chris watts in his own words breaks down to his father. watts, who faile a polraph, later admitting to detectives are murdered his pregnant wife. >> i put my hands around my wife's deck and that same thing. >> reporter: their daughters, 3-year-oldte cel and 4-year-old bella, are also dead. >> they're gone. there's no bringing them back. >> reporter: after watts led detectives to their bodies, shanann was discoved in a shallow grave. bella and celeste were stuffed in nearby oil tanks. investigators also releasing footage of officers with search dogs first arriving at the this video shows him backing his truck into the familyarage where he loaded their bodies. >> the thing was so he was never hosttee. >> repor detectives also spoke to watts' mistress nicole kissinger. police uncovered racy photos of her in a secret app on watts' phone. >> to this day, even after everything that i found out, i still look back at that and i don't seeny red lights with the way that he spoke of his mily. >> reporter: w

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who murdered his pregnant wife and two little girls will spend the rest of his life behind bars, chris watts'seaking out at his sentencing. >> you discussed me. you monster, you thought you could get away with this. >> i have no idea who gave you the right to take their life. but i know god and his mighty angels were there at that moment to bring them home to paradise. rob: incredibly terrible story. watts strangled his wife and suffocated his daughters to escape his marriage and start a new life with his girlfriend. authorities say he contacted a realtor about selling his house one day after the murders. jillian: the story getting more bizarre, woman accused of cooking up ago fund the scam with a homeless veteran said she was tricked by her boyfriend. kayla mcclure, and johnny bobbitt junior facing criminal charges after prosecutors say they raise $400,000 after making up a story about the homeless of it giving his last $20 to pay for gas when she was stuck on the side of the road. the lawyer reported phone conversations proving she isn't responsible. and one of them mcclure says you started

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prosecutor said it was apparent chris watts found a new love interest. it wasn't clear why divorce wasn't an option. he pleaded guilty to murdering his wife. four year-old and three year-old. and disposing of their bodies in a secluded site where he worked. the judge called the murders inhuman and vicious. prosecutors didn't pursue the death penalty. with approval of the family. the father spoke for a devastated family. >> life will never be the same without shannon. bell l.a. and se lest and had all their lives to live. they were taken by a heartless one. this is the evil monster who dare you take the lives of my daughter shannon and granddaughters. i trusted you to take care of them. not kill them. and they trusted you. the heartless monster and then you take them out like trash. you disgust me. >> wats parents had previously defended their son. but later withdrew the remarks saying they will never get over this. three people dead after a man in opened fire in a chicago hospital. the shooter is also did. it started as a domestic december put which turn

heather: sentencing day for the man that admits to killing pregnant wife and two little girls, chris watts spend the rest of his life behind bars after taking plea deal to avoid the death penalty in colorado, he was sentenced in august days after going on tv to beg for the safe return of his family claiming that they went missing at the bodies of shanan celest were found days later at oil field where he worked. a special envoy to u.s. is hopeful that officials will strike peace deal with the taliban on april. ongoing negotiations on ending 17-year war with afghanistan, the terrorist group is demanding sanctions we leaf, release of prisoners and recognition of a political office in qatar. the white house could be in for a staff shake-up in fox news interview, president trump says up to 5 positions are on the line including that of chief of staff john kelly. >> look, we get along well, there are certain things i love that he does and there are certain things that i don't like that he does, there are a couple of things where it's just not his strength, it's not his fault, it's not his strengt

new video released by law enforcement take us inside the interrogation room, for the first time, chris watts, in his own words, breaks down to his father. >> you choke her? >> mm-hmm. that's just, it's rage. >> thank god, all-mighty, son. >> reporter: watts who failed the polygraph -- later revealed to detectives he murdered his wife. and their daughters, 3-year-old celeste, and 4-year-old bella, are also dead. >> they're gone. there's no bringing them back. >> reporter: after watts led dakotas to their bodies, shanann was discovered in shallow graves. bella and celeste were in nearby oil tanks. investigators also releasing footage of officers with search dogs arriving at the family home. this video, shows him backing his truck into the family garage, where he loaded their bodies. >> the thing was, he was never hostile. >> reporter: detectives also spoke to watts' mistress, nicole kissinger. >> to this day, after everything i found out, i still look back at that and i don't see any red lights with the way that he spoke of his family. >> reporter: when kissinger learned of the murders, she co

chris watts was sentenced to life in prison for killing his pregnant wife shanann and his two daughtersly said they were missing and pled for their children. >> the next day he told police how he brutally killed his family and stuffed them into oiler barrels. released evidence shows shanann told their husband he didn't want their new baby. we have more. >> reporter: heartbreaking text was shanann watts to a close friend reveal that she said chris told me he's scared to death about the third baby and he's happy with bella and celeste and didn't want a third baby. shanann was pregnant with a boy and tells friends, i'm supposed to go tomorrow for 4d ultrasounds and gender. gender reveal next saturday. i just want to cry. we've never had a problem in our relationship like this. no joke. never. this is total left field. shanann's friend tries to comfort her texting, oh, honey it will be okay. just give him time. he's adjusting to the idea of the baby. he's scared. he shouldn't be doing this to you, but he's a good guy. he will fix it. what if he really doesn't love me anymore? >> not possibl

shan'ann watt and her daughters bella and celeste dispappeared from their home north of denver chris wattsppealed for their return.'if someone has them and they're not safe, then i want them back now.if somebody has her, just please bring her back.did you guys get in an argument before she left?not an argument. we had an emotional conversation. we'll leave it at that,investigators did not leave it at that. : "i think it was very clear from the outset that he was responsible for this and frankly was pulling the wool over the eyes of the media to the extent that anybody in the media believed him. let's put it that way."after two days the bodies were found on the grounds of the gas company where watts was employed. : the defendant strangled her to death with his own hands. prosecutors say it took him two to four minutes to kill shan'ann, then his two little girls.: the man seated to my right, smothered his daughters.watts had been having an affair wit

neighbors relieved by the news -- chris watts pleading guilty to nine counts in the murder of his pregnant wife and two dark suspicion."i believe that exonerates shanann all along i thought that she was innocent."we never had any doubt that he was guilty of the crime."many of the neighborhood glad this won't drag on through a trial, glad shanann's family was behind this decision."i believed in their family all along and i'm so happy for them and i admire them so much and i'm really glad they got their wish that there won't be a death penalty.""and i personally think that's an awful lot of time to think about what he just did."and hopefully give this neighborhood time to move on but never truly forget. (ken) that was alex rose reporting. watts will be sentenced november 19th. he is expected serve life without parole. (pam) a number of students... parents... and school administrators are standing behind a was caught on punching a student in the face. this shocking cell phone video shows 64- year old marston riley... punching a student in the face... in front of a classroom full of students.

the news -- chris watts pleading guilty to nine counts in the murder of his pregnant wife and two daughters, confirming a dark suspicion."i believe that exonerates shanann all along i thought that she was innocent."we never had any doubt that he was guilty of the crime."many of the neighborhood glad this won't drag on through a trial, glad shanann's family was behind this decision."i believed in their family all along and i'm so happy for them and i admire them so much and i'm really glad they got their wish that there won't be a death penalty.""and i personally think that's an awful lot of time to think about what he just did."and hopefully give this neighborhood time to move on but never truly forget. (ken) that was alex rose reporting. watts will be sentenced november 19th. he is expected serve life without parole. (pam) 'motel six' will pay millions of dollars to settle a class action lawsuit ... it claimed the motel gave inrmioon latino guests.. to immigration and customs enforcement. the lawsuit said, several guests at two phoenix, arizona locations were arrested, after the hotel chai

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chris watts in court pleading guilty to murdering his family in a deal to save his own life.-face, the man once considered a devoted husband and father praised by his wife on facebook. >> he was the one for me and he is amazing. >> reporter: now admitting to murdering her and their two young girls. >> my daddy is a hero. >> reporter: leaving their d anri aicreis colorado oil of suburban bliss. 34-year-old shanann watts, her daughters bella, 4, and 3-year-old celeste vanished from their home august 13th. the next day -- >> if you're out there, just come back. >> reporter: watts pleaded for their safe return but also hinted at marriage trouble. >> it wasn't like an argument. we had an emotional conversation but i'll leave it at that but -- i just want them back. >> reporter: but a day later police say he confessed to driving their bodies there leaving the girls submerged in oil tanks. shanann in a shallow grave. >> this is absolutely the worst possible outcome that any of us could imagine. >> reporter: investigators say chris watts was having an affair with a co-worker, a day a

the prosecutor said chris watts had found a new love interest, but it wasn't clear why divorce was not and 3-year-old celeste, then disposing of their bodies at a secluded site where he worked. the judge called the murders inhumane and vicious. the prosecutors did not pursue the death penalty with the approval of shanann watts' family. her father spoke for the family which has been left devastated. >> life will never be the same without shanann. and celeste and bella. they had all their lives to live. they were taken by a heartless one. this is the heartless one, the evil monster who dare you take the lives of my daughter shanann, bella, celeste and niko. he trusted you to care for them, not kill them. they also trusted you. the heartless monster, and then you take them out like trash. you disgust me. >> niko is the name for their unborn son. once his parents are previously defended their son, but have since questioned the plea deal telling the court they would not ask for leniency. >>> facebook dealing with yet another scandal. human rights groups asking for investigation when a group