that's especially true for aaron brown. he's due to become a father, of sorts. >> i am getting a cat. the prison has a program set up with a no-kill shelter and we're allowed to adopt cats. i've been waiting for about a month since i was told that i'm getting a cat. and i've actually wanted one since i got here in 2002. >> why? >> i've always liked cats. i think sometimes i like cats better than i like people. >> while a kitten might provide a sense of family, brown knows he will never see his own parents again. >> on the night of february 5th, 1994, i waited for my mom and my stepdad to get home. and just after midnight, i -- when they arrived, i killed them both. >> how? >> i shot them with a 12-gauge. i wish i had a good reason why i did what i did. because at least then there might be some way of justifying it. but there's not. there's no way of justifying what i did. >> what was so wrong that they had to be murdered? what was so wrong in your family? >> i have no idea. >> the night weighs heavily on billy groves as wel

. >>> during our shoot at indiana state prison, we were with inmate aaron brown on what was for him an>> hi there. >> what's up, man? >> vicki and keith have played the role of surrogate parents to brown for more than 15 years. as a teenager he was friends with their own children. >> he just would call to talk to my boys, and the boys at the age they were were never home, and we developed a friendship, and i loved him. he just seemed kind of lost and lonely, you know, and then the crime happened. it was very heartbreaking. >> the crime occurred when brown was 16 years old. he's now serving two 50-year sentences for the murders of his mother and stepfather. >> aaron brown bewilders me. he sat in wait with a shotgun until his parents came home one night, and as his mom walked through the door, he blasted her with the shotgun, shot at his stepfather, missed, and ended up chasing his stepfather around the house shooting at him until he finally killed him. and i wanted to know why. >> weeks earlier before he grew out his hair and beard, we interviewed brown about the murders. >> i just reme

. >> reporter: according to the defense attorney, warren brown, his client aaron parsons received a sentence of three years in jail with all but one suspended. more than a half million people have seen the video of parsons throwing the first punch. >> he offered an apology to the victim and the city because he knows that he brought disrepute to the city considering this went viral and cast a negative image of the city. >> reporter: the victim in the beating did not appear in the courtroom. prosecutors said that they did reach out to him and he was okay with the plea bargain. other suspects pled guilty. two were sentenced to one year with all but time served. the original charges were much more severe. >> miss davis used her shoe, high-healed shoe as a weapon during the attack. she was charged with armed robbery because she used it as a blunt force object. >> reporter: in a statement, the state's attorney praised police saying the individuals responsible for this assault were identified and brought to justice in an expeditious manner. originally some were facing a decade in jail but parsons s

. >> reporter: according to defense attorney, warren brown, his client, 21-year-old aaron parsons received a sentence of three years in jail, with all but one suspended. more than half a million people have seen the video of parsons throwing that punch. >> he offered an apology to both the victim and the city, interestingly, because he knew -- he knows that he brought disrepute to the city. considering that this went viral and it really cast a negative image of the city. >> reporter: the victim of this beating did not appear in the courtroom. but prosecutors said they did reach out with him and he was okay with the plea bargain. >> reporter: other suspects also pled guilty. diangelo carter and cheyennea davis were sentenced to one year with all but time served. >> ms. davis used her high heeled shoe as a weapon during that attack. prosecutors and weapons were able to charge her with an armed robbery because she used that high heeled shoe as a blunt force object. >> reporter: in a statement, they praised police, saying the individuals responsible on the assault on a innocent civilian were b

. >> reporter: according to the defense attorney, warren brown, his client, 20-year-old aaron parsonsce of three years in jail with all but one suspended. more than a half million people have seen the video of parsons throwing that first punch. >> he offered an apology to both the victim and the city, interestingly because he knows he bought this to the city, considering this went viral and it really cast a negative image of the city. >> reporter: the victim in the speeding did not appear in the courtroom. but prosecutors say they did reach out to him and he was okay with the plea bargain. other suspects also pled guilty. diangelo carter and cheyenneo davis, were sentenced to one year, with all but time served. the original charges were much more severe. >> ms. davis used her shoe, her high-heeled shoe as a weapon during that attack. prosecutors and detectives were able to charge her with an armed robbery because she used that high heeled shoe as a blunt force object. >> reporter: in a statement, may they praised police, saying the individuals responsible for the assault on an innocen

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brown band. the boys will be back with more music in a couple of minutes. first, though, these messages and your local news. >>> breaking news at 8:56, i'm aaron gilchrist thenside that building and no one else is inside now. fortunately, no one was hurt there either. no word on what exactly sparked those flames. we have a crew on the scene we have a crew on the scene there and look for the oreo and dunkin' are the perfect match for the perfect moment. enjoy the new oreo coolatta and donut today. america runs on dunkin'. >>> good morning. cloudy in the 70s now. might have an isolated shower today, but a greater chance tomorrow afternoon, sunday and monday when we get the heat and humidity back. going to be hot and humid as we get into next week, as well. going to get more storms perhaps on monday and wednesday and thursday. danella, how is traffic? >> still bad. westbound crash at westmoreland blocks two left lanes and you're jammed even at spout run parkway. your travel speed, very slow from gw parkway to the beltway. 15 miles per hour. >>> and we're back with more of "today" on friday morning. you're looking at a lot of very happy zac brown band fans as t