scott hapgood after a pretrial hearing today. he said he was protecting his family and that he would do it theene. >> scott, what do you expect to happen today? the connecticut father fighting a manslaughter charge after a vacation in anguilla back on >> we all want the same thing. justice. for me, that moves proving my innocence. >> reporter: scott hapgood claims handyman kenny mitchel came to the family's hotel room in uniform, unannounced, saying he needed to fix a sink, before pulling a knife and trying to rob him. the two men fought. hapgood says he was stabbed and bitten. when it was over, mitchel was dead, the coroner says from asphyxiation and blunt force trauma. hotel bellman geshuane clarke tells us he was called to the room when hapgood pitched mitchel down waiting for police. >> i keep insisting over and over he needs to ease up off of him. >> reporter: and he wouldn't? >> he would not. >> reporter: an unconfirmed toxicology report appears to show mitchel had high levels of alcohol and cocaine in his system. but mitche

scott hapgood is due back in court on september 9th. david? >> victor, thank you. >>> now, to your money, jobs and the u.s. economy tonight. the labor department revising its numbers downward, reporting there were 501,000 fewer jobs created over the last year than previously thought. we've seen these revisions before, but this is the largest revision in a decade. so, let's get right to abc's chief white house correspondent jonathan karl tonight, and jon, i know you were in the oval office today, you asked the president about these revisions, and let's listen. >> reporter: mr. president, are you concerned about the job numbers, the revision, 500,000 fewer jobs -- >> no, the job numbers have been really good. we have unemployment at a level that it hasn't been at for many, many years. fantastic numbers. the economy has been really fantastic. >> jon karl with the president today. the president there sounding upbeat, jon, but he and his campaign team are watching the numbers, of course, they're aware of these warnings about a possible recession. a

scott hapgood is facing mamanslalaughthter chcharargege. he clalaim self-defense. here is errol barnett. >> reporter: scott hapgood was vacationing with his family last april, kenny mitchell a hotel employee dressed in uniform entered the room in the afternoon. what happened next is unclear. but the violent encounter resulted in mitchell's death and hapgood charged with manslaughter. >> my wife, my children, we wake up with it, we live in it, we swim in it, we breathe it every day. >> reporter: at a press conference, he and his lawyer who say mitchell was armed and demanding money raised concerns about the release of evidence by officials in anguilla. >> the attorney general withheld for more than two months a xicology t shomr. kenny mitchel drunk, but also high on cocaine and other drugs when he attacked scott. >> cocaine and -- no. >> reporter: reena mitchell, the victim's mother, spoke to cbs news via web cam. >> my son didn't try to rob him. something else happened. >> reporter: hapgood, who is out on bail after posting a $74,000 bond, has been inundated with i

errol barnett has new details of a terrifying confrontation in a vacation paradise. >> reporter: scott hapgoodas vacationing with his family at an anguilla hotel last april. kenny mitchel, a hotel employee, dressed in uniform, entered hapgood's room in the afternoon. what happened next is unclear. but their violent encounter resulted in mitchel's death and hapgood charged withughter >> my wife, my children, we wake up with it. we live in it. we swim in it. we breathe it every day. >> reporter: today at a press conference, hapgood and his lawyer, who say mitchel was armed and demanding money, raised concerns about the release of evidence by officials in anguilla. >> the attorney general withheld for more than two months a toxicology report that showed mr. kenny mitchel was not only drunk but also high on cocaine and other drugs when he attacked scott. >> cocaine and-- no. >> reporter: rina mitchell, the victim's mother, spoke to cbs news via webcam. >> my son didn't try to rob him. something else happened. >> reporter: hapgood, who is out on bail after posting a $74,000 bond, has been inundated

scott hapgood is charged with manslaughter in the beating death of a hotel employee on the island of . hapgood insists it is self-defense. >> he was vacationing with his family at an anguilla hotel last april. kenny mitchel entered hapgood's hotel room in the afternoon. the violent encounter resulted in mitchel's death. >> we live in it and breathe it every day. >> in a press hapgood and his lawyer raise concerns about the release of evidence by officials in anguilla. >> the attorney general withheld a toxicology report that showed mr. kenny mitchel was not only drunk but high on cocaine and other drugs when he attacked scott. >> no. >> the victim's mother spoke to cbs news via webcam. >> my son did not try to rob him. something else happened. >> hapgood is out on bail after posting a $74,000 bond has been threatened with threats on facebook. >> i know exactly where you live [ bleep ] if i ever see your punk [ bleep ] in connecticut. >> all i did is defend my young daughters in front of an attacker that was crazed and desperate. i have to hold on to that fact. i would dod it again. th

scott hapgood is speaking out eager to share his side of what happened in a luxury hotel room where aconfrontation left the hotel employee did. david miller has more. >> scott hapgood returned for a brief hearing this morning and is speaking out, the connecticut banker is accused of manslaughter in connection with the death of a hotel maintenance worker to make kenny mitchell. he's free and $74,000 bail. the court adjourned the case to give the prosecution time to prepare for trial. when the hearing was over hapgood read a prepared statement. >> i'm great for the opportunity to appear today because the record appearance means we are closer to putting this nightmare behind us, a nightmare for my family and for the people there. my family and i were in the wrong place at the wrong time and a tragedy result that has changed our lives forever. >> reporter: the hotel maintenance worker set up and expected me to fix passing but mitchell armed with a knife tried to rob him, they struggled, mitchell died of his fixation and blunt force trauma to his head. earlier this week hapgood's lawyers a

reporter: geshuane clarke is a bellman at anguilla's resort and says he is the first person to find scott hapgoodng another hotel employee on the floor of his bathroom april 13th. >> i saw kenny on his back and mr. hapgood over kenny. >> reporter: clarke says he saw hapgood's forearm on mitchel's neck and was told mitchel came after hapgood with a knife asking for money. what are you saying at this time? >> well, i keep telling him, okay. yes i understand what you are saying but you still need to give him proper breathing space. >> reporter: at one point clarke says mitchel tried responding. >> he said, can i speak? then in that same position mr. hapgood came, looked down at him and said, you don't have a -- thing to say. >> reporter: clarke says he and his security manager tried to intervene but hapgood refused to budge for roughly 30 minutes. >> he said he would not move. he would not get up. he would not do anything until the police is present. >> reporter: clarke also says hapgood's wife came in the room after he did and recorded part of the encounter on her phone. how do you know it was vide

>> melissa, scott hapgood returned to angola for a brief hearing this morning and he is now speakings accused of manslaughter in connection with the death about a maintenance worker. kenny mitchell. he is free on $74,000 bail. as expected, the court adjourned the case to give the prosecution more time to prepare for trial. when the hearing was over, hapgood read a prepared statement to reporters. >> i'm grateful to the opportunity to appear in court today. every court appearance means we are one step closer to putting this nightmare behind us. a nightmare for my family but also for the people of anguilla. we came to your beautiful island for a vacation, just like many thousands of others due each year. we came here because of how welcoming you all are. unfortunately, my family about where in the wrong place at the wrong time, and in an instant, a tragedy resulted that has changed our lives forever. >> hapgood says the hotel handyman showed up unexpectedly at his room, claiming to fix a sink. instead, he said mitchell, armed with a knife, tried to rob him. mitchell died from expectati

ron allen >> since that day we have been living a nightmare -- >> reporter: connecticut father scott hapgood remembering the day at this luxury resort in anguilla when he says he protected his family from a hotel worker armed with a knife trying to rob them in their room the financial trader his wife and three children on a spring break get away last april. >> we're hanging on by a thread. it was a terrifying incident >> reporter: happen good was charged with manslaughter for the death of 27-year-old kenny mitchell cause of death suffocation according to authorities today his attorney accusing investigators of withholding information about the victim a toxicology report saying mitchell had drugs and alcohol in his system at the time of his death. >> but i know that i was a victim or my family was a victim here, and i -- you know, i think the truth will come out. >> reporter: on the island, many remember mitchell as a fun-loving guy with a good job and no reason to rob anyone. >> everybody believes that kenny mitchell -- himself. >> reporter: authorities in anguilla denied our request for com

scott hapgood says he protected his two young daughters in the room.anging on by a thread. >> reporter: this morning the connecticut dad accused of manslaughter after killing a hotel worker at a five-star caribbean resort speaking out. >> it's been a living nightmare. >> reporter: scott hapgood was vacationing with his wife and three kids in anguilla in april when he says kenny mitchel came to the door in uniform claiming he needed to fix a sink. but hapgood says mitchel pulled a knife on him and demanded money claiming that mitchel then stabbed and bit him during a struggle. hapgood's daughters ran for help. officials say mitchel died of positional asphyxia and blunt force injuries. hapgood spending several days in custody. >> it was a terrifying experience on the island post the arrest, having spent multiple nights incarcerated. >> reporter: a toxicology report obtained by abc news states mitchel had high levels of alcohol and cocaine in his system at the time of his death. abc news has not independently verified the report and authorities in anguill

scott hapgood is charged with attacking a man. he claims the man attacked him on the island on anguilla. he made a plea yesterday. >> we all want the same thing, justice. for me that means proving my innocence. to that end, i ask the judge to bring the case swiftly. >> hapgood says he acted in self-def.iaegin next month. >>> the amazon fires are so large, the smoke can be seen from space. the rain forest produces about 20% of the planet's oxygen. the environmental disaster is causing an international outcry. meg oliver has more. >> reporter: wildfires are sweeping through the amazon rain forest at an alarming rate. in brazil alone there have been over 75,000 fires this year, an increase since 2018. reportedly more than 9,000 in the last week. ruth defries monitors satellite data of deforestation in the amazon. >> so why are we seeing thousands and thousands of fires in the rain forest now? >> those fires indicate there's more deforestation. there are more people clearing forests. >> deforestation and dry conditions are chiefly bla

scott hapgood says a hotel worker came into his family's room in anguilla claiming he needed to fix a later hapgood says that man pulled a knife and stabbed him in front of his terrified daughters. the attacker was killed during a struggle and hapgood was arrested. he says he would not change what he did because he needed to protect his girls. >> it's been a living nightmare. we're hanging on by a thread to be honest with you. it's been -- it was a terrifying incident. it was a terrifying experience on the island post the arrest having spent multiple nights incarcerated, being threatened on the island and since. >> reporter: hapgood says he reacted in self-defense. a toxicology report found the attacker had high levels of alcohol and cocaine in his system. >>> actress lori loughlin and her husband head back to court next week in the college miions. eople" maze reports loughlin is, quote, panicking behind closed doors as she faces fraud and money laundering charges that could carry a lengthy prison sentence if she's convicted. loughlin is accused of paying $500,000 to get her daughters

hapgood's attorneys releasing a statement saying scott hapgood had no choice but to defend himself and the frenzied attack of a man under the influence of a dangerous combination of illegal drugs and alcohol. now, hapgood has been out on bail and back in the united states but he will be in anguilla for the court hearing on thursday. this case, as you might imagine, has rocked that small caribbean island and local authorities have been criticized for letting hapgood travel back home while he awaits that hearing. we'll certainly know a little bit more later this week. >> a lot of eyes on that courtroom. thanks very much. >>> we turn to a group of california high school students under fire after a video surfaced showing them doing a nazi salute. matt gutman is outside their school in garden grove. good morning, matt. >> reporter: good morning, george. they did attend this high school. in that video it does not appear that any of those students were coerced into making that nazi salute. one of the kids is seen laughing in the video. on a loudspeaker a nazi marching tune is playing which on

scott hapgood.knows the facts. >> reporter: we're told scott hapgood is expected in court at 9:00 a.m. today. police on the island told him he's received death threats and they couldn't guarantee his safety back to you guys. >> morgan chesky there his attorney saying no public statements as well. >>> 7:35, another check of the weather. dylan, what you got your eye on? >> a lot of rain through the midwest, where this is that cold front that's going to cool things down significantly for most of the country. it does come with heavier rain and thunderstorms too. look at all this cloud-to-ground lightning, we have 5 million people under some sort of flash flood watch and flash flood warnings in effect because there's a lot of rain within these storms so that could lead to flash flooding as it piles up very quickly it's all this frontal system that's not reay that fast moving which is why we'll see rain continue over the same areas through kansas, oklahoma, through missouri, into illinois and indiana, ken

. >> reporter: scott hapgood was vacationing with his wife and three kids in anguilla in april when hes kenny mitchel came to the door in uniform, claiming he needed to fix a sink. but hapgood says mitchel pulled a knife on him and demanded money, claiming mitchel then stabbed and bit him during a struggle. hapgood's daughters ran for help. officials say mitchel died of positional asphyxia and blunt force injuries. >> it was a terrifying incident. i know that i was a victim, my family was a victim here. i think the truth will come out. >> reporter: a toxicology report obtained by abc news shows mitchel had a blood alcohol level more than twice the u.s. legal limit, and had cocaine and marijuana in his system. abc news has not independently verified the report, and authorities in anguilla would not confirm the results. david, hapgood says he acted in self-defense, protecting his family, something he says he'd do again if he had to. david? >> all right, eva, thank you. >>> when we come back, new guidelines for gene testing when it comes to breast cancer and ovarian cancer. >>> also tonig

. >> reporter: scott hapgood was on vacation with his family, and insists he was acting in self-defenseily's hotel room saying he needed to fix a sink before pulling a knife and trying to rob him. the two fought. hapgood said he was stabbed and bitten. when it was over mitchel was dead. the coroner says from asphyxiation and blunt force trauma. a hotel bellman says he was called to the room as hapgood pinned mitchel down. >> i said you need to ease off of him. just back up a little bit so you could allow breathing for him. he told me, like, he's not going to move or he's not going to do anything about police arrive. >> reporter: clarke who also has medical training said he could tell mitchel wasn't breathing properly and hapgood refused to move for nearly 30 minutes. >> do you think that if scott hapgood had let go of kenny mitchel when you got there he would be alive today? >> i believe so. >> reporter: clarke believes mitchel died before getting to the hospital. >> i put a mask on him. i even turned on the oxygen tank but then when looking at kenny, you know how the mask fogs up from

scott hapgood was vacationing with his family last april. kenny mitchell a hotel room employee intld hapgood's room in the afternoon. their violent encounter resulted in mitchell's death. mitchell had drugs and alcohol in his system. >> my wife, my children we wake up with it, we live in it, we swim in it, we breathe it every day. >> my son didn't try to rob him. something else happened. >> hap ints good was out on bail is due in court tomorrow. >>> in southern california new details on that deadly stabbing at cal state fullerton. this is a sketch of the suspected killer. police say 57-year-old steven chen was stabbed to death in the university's parking lot on monday. they believe that the suspect left behind. inside they found a device zip ties, wigs and a knife. police believe that chan was targeted. >>> a bay area couple is back home after an unusual ordeal while traveling in oregon. taken a train to portland for a 56-year high school reunion. a good samaritan noticed the tired and hungry couple offered help and called police. >> that's

the bottom line for scott hapgood is his life is "a living nightmare."on $74,000 bail, accused of manslaughter on the caribbean island of anguilla. hapgood and his family vacation there in april. he says of hotel maintenance worker, kenny mitchell, showed up at his room to repair a broken sink. hapgood said mitchell, armed with a knife, demanded money. the men fought, and what it was over, mitchell was dead. hapgood says the legal ordeal has taken a toll on his family, including his 12 and 14-year-old daughters, who were in that hotel room during the struggle. >> we are hanging on by thread, to be honest with you. it was a terrifying incident. a terrifying experience. having spent multiple nights incarcerated on the island after, being threatened on the island and since, my wife, my children, we make up with it. we live in it, we swim and breathe in it every day. >> at a news conference yesterday here in new york city, hapgood's layer cast doubt her client can get a fair trial. she cues the prosecution of delaying the release of crucial information about

scott hapgood has said he was protecting his daughter and he would do it again.ear his name but the nightmare could be far from over. "the new york post" reporting that he may not face trial for three years, since anguilla only has one judge. let's bring an attorney, jenna bluhm. i think it's amazing to a lot of americans because this man's life is on complete hold. he has these charges hanging over his head and it could be a very long time. >> in the united states it often takes time for matter to go forward to go to trial so that's not very different from here. what is interesting is in the united states we use the grand jury process. in anguilla they have a preliminary hearing which is similar but a judge, or a magistrate, makes the decision of the matters going to proceed. so it's probably possible these charges could be dropped. we know there's conflicting accounts of what actually occurred here. >> so what you think could happen in this case because it was withheld for a while, the toxicology report from the man who was killed who the person accused of this

my question to you is will scott hapgood's actions be considered self-defense?tions absolutely would've been self-defense because that's what they were. when you have someone who shows up at the door high-end cocaine with the blood alcohol level of .18 with a knife in his pocket and by the way, three weeks ago he had been accused of rape by his ex-girlfriend. this is a bad guy doing a bad thing and he got what he deserved. >> julie: 's and scott's friends have come forward to speak of his character. i want to play a clip from his college roommates. look at this. >> he's an unbelievably ethical, noble, kind, and gentle person. he's the last person i would expect to be in any kind of trouble or violent confrontation and i can only imagine what kind of circumstances he was faced with two end up with something like this happening to. >> julie: . >> julie: scott wasn't out looking to kill, he was behind closed doors when his family got bombarded by this man who came and threatened them with a knife. the question now is that some are saying that there were hotel worke

. >> reporter: scott hapgood insisting he was acting in self-defense when handyman kenny mitchell came to the family's hotel room in uniform unannounced saying he needed to fix a sink before pulling a knife and trying to rob him. the two men fought. hapgood says he was stabbed and bitten. when it was over, mitchell was dead. the coroner says from asphyxiation and blunt force trauma. a bellman says he was called to the room as hapgood pinned mitchell down waiting for police. >> i keep insisting over and over, he needs to ease up off of him. >> and he wouldn't? >> and he would not. >> reporter: an unconfirmed toxicology report appears to show mitchell had high levels of alcohol and cocaine in his system. mitchell's family and friends say he was not a violent man. >> i can put my neck on the chopping block that kenny mitchell -- >> why? >> he has a goodsperate for mon >> reporter: this case that has galvanized the small island of anguilla is just getting started. victor oquendo, abc news, anguilla. >> a big thanks to victor. >>> the public is getting its first look at images of a controve

. >> reporter: scott hapgood was vacationing with his wife and three kids in anguilla in april when hehe needed to fix a sink. hapgood says mitchell pulled a knife and demanded money, claiming mitchell then stabbed and bit him during a struggle. hapgood's daughters ran for help. mitchell died of asphyxia and blunt force injuries. >> it was a terrifying incident. i know that i was a victim or my family was a victim here. i think the truth will come out. >> reporter: a toxicology report obtained by abc news shows mitchell had a blood alcohol level more than twice the u.s. legal limit, and had cocaine and marijuana in his system. abc news has not independently verified the report, and authorities in anguilla would not confirm the results. hapgood says he acted in self-defense, protecting his family, something he says he'd do again if he had to. eva pilgrim, abc news, new york. >> our thanks to eva. >>> when we come back, keanu reeves entering the matrix for a fourth time. >>> and the new james bond movie finally has a name. "the skinny" is next. mes bond movie finally has a name. "the ski

cbs news has obtained voicemails with some of the threats against scott hapgood. he is expected in an gui lla court with the death of henry mitchell. he was attacked in his hotel room. do we know where these threats are coming from? >> reporter: well, anthony, it's very difficult to precisely trace these threats, but hapgood's legal team says they all confirmed his safety on that island. they will determine if there is enough evidence for a trial to begin, but hapgood says since this happened back in april, his family's lives have changed forever. >> we're hanging on by a thread, to be honest with you. it was a terrifying incident. >> reporter: hapgood appeared in court. he is accused of the slaughter of henry mitchell. >> we swim in it, we live in it, we breathe it every day. >> reporter: hapgood said mitchell attacked him in his hotel room with a knife in front of his wife and two daughters. it ended up with mitchell dead. >> we decided the less time he spends in anguilla, the better. >> reporter: he says his family has been targeted with threatening messages as

scott hapgood claimed with killing kenny mitchel.er is here. >> he describes his past as terrible but hopes to clear his name. several months out on bail but traveling back and forth to angola this week ahead of a court appearance on thursday. we spoke yesterday during the first trip back to the island, required as part of his bond agreement. >> defend my young daughters in front of the attacker that was crazed and desperate and i had to just hold on to that fact. i wouldn't do it again and thank god i was in the room when he came. >> he was anxious about returning to ahere for the firs time in months when he was ambushed by a resort worker there. >> i was on vacation, relaxing with my family and attacked at knife point in a private hotel room on an exclusive resort. >> reporter: after the incident on april 13th, a spokeswoman for hapgood said he showed unannounced in uniform around 4:00 p.m. claiming he was there to fix a broken sink before carrying out his sudden violent attack. they said he was armed and demanding money. four days

court, it's left a lot of folks here wondering if they'll ever really know what happened inside scott hapgood's be here today? an investment banker charged with killing a hotel employee says he is eager for his day in court. >> we all want the same thing, justice. for me, that means proving my innocence. >> reporter: hapgood reading a statement after his hearing. >> we want the evidence that proves my innocence. >> reporter: the 44-year-old was charged with manslaughter in april in the death of kenny mitchel. he said the employee fixed up unannounced, claiming to fix a broken sink. once inside, he said mitchel tried to rob him at knife point. he fought back in self-defense to protect his two young daughters who he sent for help. >> self-defense is self-defense. self-defense too far leads to a death. >> reporter: clark, one of the first hotel workers to respond, describes what he saw when he rushed to the room. >> mr. hapgood's left forearm was across kenny's neck/chin area this way, and mr. hapgood held mr. kenny's right hand across the body, like this. >> reporter: the death certificate showed

scott hapgood returned to the island of anguilla yesterday, charged with the death of kenny mitchell. errol barnett is there. >> reporter: scott hapgood stood outside the court just behind me and says he continues to be trapped by delays and wants his day in court. he also asked the attorney general to bring a case as swiftly as possible so everyone can move on and heal. what's interesting is the victim in this case, kenny mitchell, has an older brother. he was here, speaking to us, also frustrated that he could not attend the hearing and speak on behalf of his brother. marshall also refuted the claim by mr. hapgood that the people of anguilla are any danger to mr. hapgood. i can tell you, this case has truly captivated the people of anguilla. dozens of people outside here, watching the hearing and yelling their opinions. locals generally all telling us they are suspicious and doubtful that justice will truly be served in this case. the last thing mr. hapgood said before leaving was that some day he will be able to tell his story in a legal setting, adding that the sooner that day co