abston-henderson? sir? where does the abston come in? >> [inaudible] >> social security?r first case you are charged with especially aggravated kidnapping and tampering with or fabricating evidence in a criminal case. your bond is set in that case in the amount of $500,000. your second case you are charged with a misdemeanor offense. value of $1,000 or less. identity theft, and possession of a credit card. your bond is set in that case in the amount of $10,000 by the judicial commissioner. you are presumed to be innocent of the charges. you have a right to have a lawyer represent you on these charges. that is why you are asked to fill out some information for me for each case in an affidavit. raise your right hand, sir. do you swear or affirm that the facts and the information that you are submitting to each of your affidavits concerning whether you can make bond and hire an attorney is true and correct information, sir? lift your hand up. in each of your affidavits for each case you state at this time you are not able to make bond, have no one to help you, and you are no

abston-henderson has a history of kidnapping.he was convicted in 2000 after authorities say he kidnapped a memphis lawyer at gun point and drove around with him for some time to atms, forcing him to withdraw money. that attorney has finally let free when he was able to call for help from a nearby security guard during that time. abston-henderson spent more than 20 years in prison for that crime. now he is suspected of murder and kidnapping in this case. at least one member of fletcher's family was in the courtroom today for this hearing this morning. they were holding out hope that she would make it home alive. they were offering a reward through crimestoppers of up to $50,000. but today grim news out from memphis police that fletcher is indeed the individual that they found deceased in south memphis late last night. again, harris, you mentioned we're expecting a press conference in 10 minutes and we hope to learn more about this case. we'll keep an eye on it. >> harris: one question i would have and people are picking up on the

according to records, abston's brother told police he spotted abston washing the interior of his carh cleaner, and acting strange. fletcher's prominent family, which owns a global hardware supplier, is desperate for answers, and offering $50,000 for her safe return. >> more than anything we want to see liza returned home safely. we believe someone knows what happened and can help. >> reporter: what makes liza so wonderful? >> her beautiful heart. she's got a lot of tenacity. she's strong. >> reporter: in 2001, abston was convicted in another abduction case, and released from prison in 2020. he remains in jail on a half-million dollar bond. jericka. >> duncan: elise, thank you. up next, a sea plane crashes and disappears near seattle. and, the investigation into the death of a bed bath & beyond executive. executive. breztri gives me better breathing and helps prevent flare-ups. digital tools so impressive, breztri gives me better breathing your money never stops working for you with merrill, a bank of america company. >> duncan: north o >> duncan: north of seattle tonight, the coast g

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cleotha abston only 16 when he began a 20-year prison term. let's turn to brooke singman with the latest. >> brooke: police have confirmed the body found is the body of eliza fletcher. >> the memphis police department and law enforcement discovered remains of a body, forensic investigation positively identified the body was in fact eliza fletcher. >> carley:'s fletcher's body was located seven miles from where she was kidnapped and a mile away from an apartment complex where cleotha abston was seen cleaning the floors of his suv. her family says they are heartbroken and devastated and grateful to federal law enforcement for tireless efforts to find her and bring justice to the person responsible for this horrible crime. cleotha abston is charged with first-degree murder, aggravated kidnapping and tampering with evidence. surveillance captured a man running aggressively toward fletcher before she was forced into a vehicle last friday. cleotha abston was arrested after investigators matched his d.n.a. to a pair of sandals found near the scene. h

marshals found the gmc terrain near abston's home.he vehicle had the same damage and partial license plate seen in the surveillance footage according to the affidavit. investigators contacted abston's employer to help confirm the vehicle believed to be involved in eliza fletcher's kidnapping belongs to a woman associated with his address. in addition, the affidavit reveals dna recovered from a pair of sandals found at the crime scene helped investigators identify abston. it said surveillance video from a local theater showed abston wearing the same sandals the day before eliza's disappearance. according to the affidavit abston has declined to share eliza fletcher's whereabouts. >> our concern is to locate ms. fletcher. if anybody knows where she's at call the police immediately. >> reporter: eliza fletcher who goes by liza is a wife, a mother of two and a junior kindergarten teacher. her school, family and friends, are pleading for help. >> she's a teacher and she has two young boys that obviously we're worried about and just great la

according to records, abston's brother told police he spotted abston washing the interior of his car with cleaner and acting strange. fletcher's prominent family, which owns a global hardware supplier, is desperate for answers and offering $50,000 for her safe return. >> more than anything, we want to see liza returned home safely. we believe someone knows what happened and can help. >> what makes liza so wonderful? >> her beautiful heart. she's got a lot of tenacity. she's strong. >> reporter: in 2001, abston was convicted in another abduction case and released from prison in 2020. he remains in jail on a $500,000 bond. jericka? >>> up next, a seaplane crashes and disappears near seattle. >>> the investigation into the death ay yo! check this axe with 48-hour protection! ♪♪ ♪press the button right there♪ ♪to let the doors in♪ ♪go hard all year,♪ smell fresh as fresh, no matter what. one prilosec otc in the morning blocks excess acid production for a full 24 hours. unlike pepcid, which stops working after 9. 24 hour protection. prilosec otc one pill, 24 hours, zero heartburn. >>> nor

cleotha abston was 16 when he began a prison term. brooke singman has breaking details on this case. brooke. >> brooke: good morning, human remains have been confirmed to be those of missing heiress and mother of two, eliza fletcher. >> memphis police department discovered remains of a body, further forensic investigation by the mpd positively identified the body was in fact eliza fletcher. >> fletcher's body was located in an abandoned home seven miles from where she was kidnapped and one mile away from where cleotha abston was seen cleaning the floors of his suv. her family is demanding justice saying we are heartbroken and devastated by this senseless loss, we are grateful to law enforcement for tireless efforts to bring justice to the personal responsible for this horrible crime. cleotha abston is charged with first degree murder, aggravated kidnapping and tampering with evidence. surveillace video captured video of a man running toward fletcher while out on a early morning run last friday. cleotha abston was arrested after invest

abston followed her on her run in a black suv. fletcher jogged by, abston leapt out, beat her bloody, smashed her cell phone and dragged here into his vehicle. within an hour, she was dead. she'd been sexual assaulted and murdered. police arrested abston soon after based on surveillance video and he refused to say what happened to eliza fletcher so her family waited in agony but he didn't care. he never spoke. yesterday authorities finally found eliza fletcher's body and thrown like garage behind an abandoned building. what may be the scariest part, some people didn't seem particular shocked or horrified by it. in the hours after eliza fletcher's disappearance, biden voters on social media seemed to dismiss on racial grounds. why are we paying attention to the kidnapping of an attractive white woman. that's racism. why why she was jogging at that hour in memphis? come on. the point they're making is clear, everyone knows the rules. eliza fletcher violated the rules. you can go outside in certain hours in certain parts of america a

marshals found the gm kc terrain near abston's home.license plate in the video. they contacted abston's employer to help confirm the vehicle believed to be involved in liza fletcher's kidnapping belongs to a woman associated with his address. the affidavit reveals dna recovered from a pair of sandals found at the crime scene helped investigators identify abston. it said surveillance video from a local theater showed abston wearing the same sandals the day before liza's disappearance. according to the affidavit, abston has declined to share fletcher's whereabouts. >> our concern is to locate ms. fletcher. >> eliegz eliza fletcher is a w mother of two, and a kindergarten teacher in memphis. >> she's a teacher and she has two young boys that obviously are worried about and just a great lady. really the best mom. >> eliza fletcher is an heiress whose late billionaire grandfather ran a company. the memphis based company is the nation's largest independent distributor in its field of hardware and home improvement, according to forbes. wmc pos

way with a senseless act of violence is unimaginable. >> reporter: evidence eventually leading to abston as fletcher remained missing did the suspect ultimately help you find this victim >> we have not gotten very much information from that individual. >> reporter: now memorials grow near the university of memphis where fletcher disappeared. her church and school reeling as her family suffers immeasurable loss saying in a statement, they are heartbroken and devastated, asking for privacy, saying eliza was such a joy so so many we've loss obtained court records from 20 years ago showing he pled guilty to kidnapping a lawyer at gunpoint when he was 16 years old tonight he is back behind bars. >>> new fallout in the battle over documents seize at former president trump's home after a judge gave mr. trump a legal victory ordering an independent review of them so will the justice department appeal? peter alexander now with the latest. >> reporter: tonight the justice department is still weighing whether to appeal a federal judge's ruling to grant an independent third party, what's called a sp

first and foremost among them, why was cleotha abston ever out on the streets? >> that's the system that we are seeing all over the country, where early parolees are being released, overcrowding in the prison system, and in this case, with his extensive background he probably should have never been paroled from prison at all. >> john: so folks at home understand how familiar police were with this fella, let's put up on the screen his long rap sheet, starts at age 11, when he was arrested for theft. convicted of rape at the age of 14 as a juvenile, age of 16 imagine he was tried as an adult here because he was sentenced to 24 years in prison for abducting a well-known attorney, and forcing that attorney to withdraw money from several atms and then released early on parole in november of 2020 as we saw, above the protestation of the prosecutor. why would the judge not take into account the desires and keep him in jail? >> here we have a system that's broken down. parole board did not look at the aggravating factors of his past history, clearly, and then we have hi

abston was granted a $500,000 bond.ccupied by him allegedly used in fletcher's abduction last week while she went for a run on the university of memphis campus. abston's cell phone puts him in the area around the same time security footage shows a male jump out of a black s.u.v., aggressively rush fletcher and force her into the vehicle while she struggles. a short time later a man biking on the same path found fletcher's phone and a pair of champion-branded slides in the street. we're told the footwear was sent to state investigators who linked them to abston with a dna match for a previous conviction of kidnapping a memphis lawyer at gun point. we talked to a defense attorney, police may have few legal options if the suspect isn't talking. >> it might be possible if he has a lawyer to perhaps cut some kind of a deal. but law enforcement won't want to cut a deal with someone they believe is involved in this kind of kidnapping and perhaps a homicide. the fact he has invoked his right to remain silent leaves the police i

cleotha abston is charged with kidnapping and murdering eliza fletcher. the initial attack was caught on camera but far from the only piece of damming evidence. >> bill: new video shows the suspect standing by the passenger side of that s.u.v. and cleaning it out. this was taken only hours after fletcher had disappeared. >> dana: we're learning more about abston's criminal history. authorities confirmed he was charged with rape at the age of 14. he was 16 years old when he kidnapped a memphis lawyer at gun point and a 24 year prison sentence and released four years early from that. team fox coverage plus reaction from the prosecutor who is overseeing this case, shelby county district attorney. let's begin with jonathan serry with a live update from memphis. >> the second day in a row we've seen the defendant appear in court for an arraignment. today on new charges including first degree murder and first degree murder while kidnapping stemming from police positively identifying the body of eliza fletcher. video spotted the mother of two being forced into a

what more do we know here about what evidence prosecutors have tieing abston to this case?tness evidence, not of the actual abduction as far as we know, but people talking about the suspect saying that he had been acting weirdly, and one person reporting that he had been seen cleaning his vehicle. now, that was part of his work, to clean suvs. so there are always questions in these cases, but the prosecution is saying its case is very strong. lindsey, i think one really big issue is whether it will seek the death penalty if the evidence is as what it's claiming. capital punishment is legal in tennessee, but the governor there put a pause on executions to examine the procedure for the year of 2022. so this doesn't mean that the da can't seek the death penalty, just that executions can't be carried out immediately. what i think is especially interesting here is that the district attorney actually ran on a platform of reforming criminal justice. the death penalty presents a lot of issues about race and class that would certainly be implicated in this case. >> paul butler, than

that man, say police, is abston.o authorities, he wasn't talking to them about what happened to the 34-year-old wife and mother. >> you are charged with especially aggravated kidnapping. >> reporter: but with today's identification of her body, the prosecutor informed the judge -- >> additional charges were filed this morning for murder, premeditated murder, and murder in the perpetration of a kidnapping. >> reporter: the judge set another arraignment for the murder charges on wednesday. abston was wearing a mask but appeared to show no emotion. less than a day earlier, a south memphis neighborhood was virtually shut down with crime tape as scores of police conducted an intense hours-long search. the location where her body was found about one-half mile away from where a witness told authorities she saw the accused murderer cleaning his car after eliza fletcher was kidnapped and acting oddly. >> we worked together to identify various locations, and that was our search concentration, and we're just blessed that we wer

. >> reporter: tonight the suspect, 38-year-old cleotha abston, is locked up and charged. but investigators are still desperately searching for eliza fletcher because the affidavit says abston won't tell police where to find the beloved teacher. >> that does not bode well for her wellness. >> reporter: now tributes grow near the university of memphis where police say fletcher vanished, the same scene where abston allegedly left his sandals amid a struggle according to the affidavit, dna from the shoes matched the suspect and helped authorities corner him saturday >> clearly this is impulsive. it was frantic he did not seem to put a lot of thought into premeditating this >> reporter: late sunday police scoured this memphis neighborhood the affidavit says that's the same area where two witnesses including the suspect's brother reported seeing him wash his clothes in a sink and clean the inside of the car with floor cleaner, acting very strange hours after kidnapping fletcher, the granddaughter of a memphis hardware store magnate. overnight police taking a dumpster away from

they also hauled this dumpster away from the home of abston's brother. records show the suspect's brother told police he spotted the 38-year-old suspect scrubbing down the inside of his car with cleaner and "acting strange." now, court records show the suspect has a criminal past here in tennessee. he pleaded guilty to especially aggravated kidnapping in 2001. meanwhile, fletcher's family is offering a reward to her safe return. jericka? >> still so many questions. elise preston reporting from memphis tonight. thank you. >>> well, labor day typically marks the kickoff of the home stretch of an election year. former president donald trump attended this rally last night. it was his first public appearance since the fbi's search at mar-a-lago. cbs's christina ruffini is in our washington bureau with more. christina, the former president had a lot to say last night. >> reporter: that's right. good evening, jericka. the former president spoke for almost two hours at a campaign-style rally that had himself and his ideology front and center. and that may or may

he is charged with her disappearance, they found a gma terrain occupied by abston, allegedly used in fletcher's abduction last week while she went for a run on the university of memphis campus. according to an affidavit, a cell phone belonging to the suspect puts him in the area around the same time security footage shows a man run out of a black suv, run aggressively toward the victim and then forced fletcher into the passenger side of the vehicle, there appeared to be a struggle. later on a man biking on the same path found fletcher's phone and a pair of sandals, he served more than 20 years in prison for kidnapping a memphis lawyer at gunpoint. authorities search for fletcher four days after the b adduction. a criminal defense lawyer says authorities may have few options if the suspect does not speak up. >> it might be possible if he has a lawyer to perhaps cut some kind of a deal, but law enforcement is not going to want to cut a deal with someone they believe is involved in this kind of kidnapping and perhaps a homicide. so the fact that he has invoked his right to remain silent

abston was arrested the following day. this morning, he was arraigned on charges of especially aggravated kidnapping, and tampering with evidence. he had already served nearly 20 years in prison in another kidnapping case. >> we have no reason to think this was anything other than an isolated attack by a stranger. >> reporter: a growing show of lve for the family is now at the site of fletcher's abduction. her family released this statement, saying "we are heartbroken, and devastated by this senseless loss." did the system fail in this situation? >> it looks that way. >> reporter: it's still not clear exactly how the mother of two was killed. abston has yet to enter a plea on today's charges. tomorrow, he'll be arraigned on additional charges, including first degree murder. if convicted, he could face the death penalty. norah. >> o'donnell: such an awful story, elise preston. thank you very much. well, tonight, a legal showdown is brewing after a federal judge's extraordinary ruling in favor of former president donald trum

abston arraigned in court today. he faces additional charges of first degree murder and first degree murder in perpetration of kidnapping. tonight, fletcher's family demanding justice, stating, "we are heartbroken and devastated by this senseless loss. liza was a such a joy to so many." well, abston was released from prison back in 2020 after serving nearly two decades in prison for aggravated kidnapping. now, authorities have not yet alleged a motive in fletcher's killing, but the district attorney here says that it was an isolated attack by a random person. david? >> mola lenghi with us tonight. mola, thank you. >>> also tonight, the urgent manhunt for a mass stabbing suspect under way in saskatchewan, canada. police responding to a possible sighting of myles sanderson now. officers surrounding a home at james smith cree nation. he was not there. he and his brother accused of killing ten people and wounding 18 others. damien sanderson was found dead in a grassy area yesterday. authorities now say his wounds were no

police believe the billionaire airous was seriously hurt by this man, 38 year old cleotha abston. >>the scene police say they found fletcher's broken cell phone and sandals they traced to abston dna testing. cell phones pinged to area at the time of the kidnapping. according to records ab shalla be abs brother said he spotted him washing the interior of his car with cleaner and acting strange, his family owns a global supplier is desperate for answers and offering 50,000 for her safe return. >> more than anything we want to see el eiza returned home safely. we believe someone knows what happened and can help. >> what makes her so wonderful. >> her beautiful heart. >> she has got a a lot of ten asity, she's strong. >> in 2001 abston was convicted in another abduction case and released from prison in 20206789 he remains in jail on a half million dollar bond. jericka. >> elise, thank you. >> up next a sea plane crashes and disappears near seattle. and the investigation into the death of a bed bath and beyond executive. breztri gives me better breathing and helps prevent flare-ups. digit

prior to this case, abston had a record of violent crime. attorney. he was convicted as an adult in that case and was released on parole after serving 20 years of a 24-year sentence. >> our office opposed parole in this case, i think appropriately so given his extensive record of violent crimes before the conviction for the kidnapping. >> eliza fletcher's relatives say they are devastated by her senseless loss but want to remember and celebrate how special she was. one tribute surfaced in the form of a video that fletcher initially made for her students at st. mary's school where she taught kindergarten. she sings this little light of mine and then introduces the class to her dog. this friday at 4:20 in the morning a group of female runners will run in her honor and complete the route she had been jogging. as you mentioned, harris, although attacks like this are exceedingly rare, this case has sent a chill throughout the community and this group of runners is hoping to restore some of that confidence in the community. back to you, harris. >>

guys, i mention abston henderson is in prison right now on a $500,000 bond. he is not expected to post bond. he said in court this morning that he was unable to afford the 50 -- the 10% that he's expected to put up for that bond. again, the judge asking the prosecution to file a formal motion that is expected to be heard at a hearing some time wednesday morning. guys. >> john: we'll keep following that, thanks very much. appreciate it. sandra. >> sandra: criminal defense attorney, tragic ending to the story although the investigation is ongoing. what do the authorities do next as far as determining a motive, why this man decided to kill this amazing mother of two and teacher to many? >> my heart goes out to the family, it is just the worst allegations involved. they don't have to establish a motive, to answer the question. good news is you don't always know and so the law then says you don't ever have to have a motive. a guy who allegedly did this has been to prison for 20 years. he may just like to do stuff like this, he may be that tormented, that disturbed

the suspect tried to get away from law enforcement was detained. 38-year-old cleotha abston. this case. a dark-colored suv. as for the victim, eliza fletcher is still missing. she has not been found. last seen early friday morning around 4:20 a.m. she was jogging when she was abducted and forced into the suv. her water bottle and cell phones were found in front of a house owned by the university. fletcher is reportedly a alien air heiress and private teacher. several witnesses allegedly solve the suspect cleotha abston washing his clothing in a house sink and behaving oddly. witnesses also saw him cleaning the interior of a gmc with floor cleaner. cleotha abston arrested a day after fletcher was reported missing. >> police have worked very quickly on this. probably getting the vehicle and looking at dna that may have been on the card that they have that belongs to him and secondly, the cell phones. look at cell phones now. you can see the last position of where the phones were. >> also, this is not the first time he was accused of kidnapping and forcing a person into a vehicl

cleotha abston making his first court appearance during our show yesterday. he was arrested on saturday while police were still looking for eliza. her remains were found monday afternoon. abston charged with first degree murder along with prior counts of kidnapping and tampering with evidence. >> dana: he was released from prison in 2020 after serving 20 years from a previous kidnapping and robbery. he has a violent history dating back to his childhood charged with theft at 11, along with assault and rape when he was 14. >> bill: surveillance images show the suspect attacking eliza forcing her into his s.u.v. and leaving her phone and water bottle behind. police also saying they found a pair of sandals at the scene helping detectives identify and track down abston using dna. cell phone signal placed him near the scene. >> dana: newly revealed video shows him arriving at his brother's apartment later that same morning where he spends more than an hour cleaning out the inside of his car. shelby county d.a. telling us this earlier. >> there clearly are cases whe

cleotha abston is refusing to cooperate with authorities and is being held on $500,000 bail. back to you. >> carley: death toll in philadelphia rising by three after string of shootings across the city, at least 12 people shot yesterday. police say two were killed and four others hurt in one incident. a 21-year-old man was shot and killed in broad daylight, bringing the holiday weekend total to nine deaths and 29 injuries. authorities outside of washington, d.c. are enforcing a curfew in response to soaring gun violence after maryland county reports deadliest month. there is curfew from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. monday through thursday and midnight from 6:00 a.m. friday through saturday unless accompanied by adults. the move follows spike in violent crime. >> todd: chicago mayor lightfoot continuing her feud with greg abbott. now lightfoot is questioning abbott's religion. >> this is not the teaching of the bible i know and religious leaders are standing up and denouncing exactly this. abbott's office says instead of attacks on the governor, mayor lightfoot should call on president b

marshals found the gmc terrain near abston's home. license plate seen in the surveillance footage according to the affidavit. in addition, the attacker left behind a pair of sandals at the crime scene. the affidavit reveals law enforcement was able to obtain dna from those sandals, which helped them identify and arrest abston. also in the affidavit, a witness said she saw abston at his brother's house after the abduction, behaving oddly as he washed his clothing in the sink and cleaned the interior of his suv. his own brother backs up the account. eliza fletcher goes by liza. she's a junior kindergarten teacher at the st. mary's episcopal church in memphis. >> she teaches, and then she has two young boys that obviously we're worried about and just great lady. really she's the best mom. >> reporter: eliza fletcher is an heiress who's late billionaire grandfather was a major hardware distributor. a video statement was posted from eliza fletcher's family members saying they have met with police and shared information they have. >> more t

officers say cleotha abston has declined to provide investors with her location. they outwork to pick out a motive for her abduction. >> edited the predatory attack one person is driving down the street or could be something planned and thought out. there are people who are predators who pry on people when they think they have an opportunity to attack someone is weaker than they are. >> also this is not the first time cleotha abston was accused of kidnapping and forcing a person into a vehicle for 22 years old he was kidnapping and aggravated robbery for forcing a prominent emphasis defense attorneys the trunk was on vehicle at gunpoint been dragging on for several hours and forcing the lawyer to withdraw money at different a atms. that victim survived that attack. now's your eliza fletcher her family and friends held a vigil for herbert there praying for safe return. molly: she is young mother hopeful she does return home safely. thank you. stay for a new reaction by disputes about former president trump and maga republicans. including the former president himsel

this guy abston has quite a history.he was 16 years old, back in the year 2000, he was found guilty of another kidnapping. he had kidnapped a man, an attorney here in memphis, who got away. abston went to prison for 20 years. he got out a year and ten months ago in november of 2020. and now he's back in the legal system, and we anticipate learning more about this case during this arraignment. jim and poppy, back to you. >> all right, gary, we'll be in court for that. thank you. >>> right now also, a manhunt is under way for one of the two brothers suspected in that mass stabbing over the weekend that left ten people dead and 18 others injured in multiple locations in saskatchewan, canada. authorities identified the two suspects as damien and myles sanderson. damien was found did from injuries that police believe were not self-inflicted. his brother myles remains at large and is considered both armed and dangerous. >>> still ahead, britain's new prime minister liz truss will arrive soon at ten downing street. the immediat

abston was arrested the following day.rges of especially aggravated kidnapping and tampering with evidence. he had already served nearly 20 years in prison in another kidnapping case. >> we have no reason to think this was anything other than an isolated attack by a stranger. >> reporter: a growing show of love for the family is now at the site of fletcher's abduction. her family released this statement, saying "we are heartbroken and devastated by this senseless loss." did the system fail in this situ situation. tomorrow he'll be arraigned on additional charge, including first-degree murder. if convicted, he could face the death penalty. norah? >> it's such an awful story. elise preston, thank you very much. >>> tonight in a major foreign policy decision, the white house says president biden will not designate russia as a state sponsor of terrorism. ukraine was pushing for that, but the president says it could jeopardize deals to ship grain and other goods through the black sea. this comes as international inspectors soun

they also hauled this dumpster away from the home of abston's brother.ecords show the brother told police he spotted the 38-year-old suspect scrubbing down the inside of his car and, quote, acting strange. according to court records, the suspect also has a criminal past here in tennessee. he pleaded to a specially aggravated kidnapping back in 2001. meanwhile, fletcher's family is offering a reward leading to her safe return. jericka? >> elise preston reporting from memphis, thank you. >>> with the midterms approaching, there is deep concern tonight among americans about the state of our democracy. a cbs news poll out today shows 72% of americans think u.s. democracy is under threat. why? the top answers include the influence of money in politics, potential for political violence, and attempts to overturn elections. cbs' mark strassmann has more. >> when i'm governor, we're going to take a sledgehammer to these damn electronic voting machines. >> reporter: take arizona's kari lake, or pennsylvania's doug mastriano. >> we, the people, are pissed. >> repor

abston served about 20 years behind bars.s released a little less than two years ago. >> any kind of violence, of course, is unacceptable. repeat violent offenders, particularly, deserve a strong response, and that's what they will get from this district attorney's office. >> i'm going to let it shine. >> eliza fletcher was a mother of two small boys, a junior kindergarten teacher at a private school in memphis, a member of a prominent philanthropic memphis family. some of her family members were at court, quietly watched and listened. witnessing the man charged with murdering their loved one. the da who says there is no reason to believe it was anything but a random attack says he's been in touch with the family throughout this horrible ordeal. >> to lose someone so young and so vital is a tragedy in and of itself. to have it happen in this way with a senseless act of violence, it was unimaginable. >> anderson, we've received an additional affidavit today that gave us more of an idea of how the area was pinpointed where eliz

police arrested abston saturday after they found the suv.r of sandals found near the site helped investigators link abston with fletcher's disappearance. witnesses say abston was behaving oddly after the abdu abduction, cleaning the inside of his suv and washing his clothes in a sink. police say fletcher has still not been located. she is a junior kindergarten teacher. you can see here she is a mother of two. >> that's horrible. >>> law enforcement confirming to cnn that the cfo of bed, bath & beyond has died after jumping from the 18th floor of his manhattan high-rise apartment. cnn's brynn gingras here in the details. good morning, brynn. >> john, broorng. esteemed colleague in the financial colleague is one way the independent chair of the board of directors is remembering gustavo arnal this morning. the 52 is also a father and husband. police found arnal's body friday after a law enforcement source tells cnn he jumped from the balcony of his 18th floor apartment in a manhattan high-rise. his wife witnessing it. no criminality is suspecte

abston has yet to enter a police on -- plea on today's charge also. tomorrow he'll be arraigned on additional charges including first degree murder. if convicted, he could face the death penalty, norah. >> o'donnell: such an awful store, elise preston. thank you very much. tonight a legal showdown is brewing after a federal judge's extraordinary ruling in favor of former president donald trump after a and in to remove documents seized from his home. florida's attorney general is calling the dezigs flawed. >> reporter: tonight the justice department is weighing whether to charge florida federal judge aileen cannon to authorize the appointment of a special master, a ruling that generated an outcry from some legal experts and criticism from trump's former attorney general. >> i think it's wrong and the government should appeal it. >> reporter: that trump faces harm if more information is made public and for now investigators have been blocked from further revealing evidence until a master's work is done. it could slow the investigation for weeks or month

cleotha abston has declined to provide investigators her location. is not the first time he has been accused of kidnapping. twenty-two years ago he was convicted of kidnapping and aggravated robbery for forcing a prominent memphis attorney into the trunk of his car at gunpoint enforcing this lawyer to withdraw money at different atms that victim survived the attack but as for eliza fletcher, she is still missing. her family and friends are still praying for her safe return. >> thank you. let's bring this out to the panel on this. i want to bring in tj ward. let's listen to him. he covered natalie holloway. he has good insight into these cases. watch this. >> the police have worked very quickly on this. probably getting the vehicle and looking at dna that may have been in the car that they have that belongs to him. look at cell phones now. you can see the last position of where the phones were. they can take the electronics from a car and they can look and see where that car was, what doors opened. i don't think that this was a random kidnapping. i th

we asked him how a repeat offender like abston was allowed back on the streets.in society say, well, throw the key away and put him in prison forever. and then, of course, hindsight is 2020. but that judge is restrained to whatever parameters the law gives that judge at the time sentencing fletcher's family releasing this statement today. we are heartbroken and devastated by this senseless loss lies that was such a joy to so many. her family friends, colleagues, students, parents, members of her second presbyterian church congregation and everyone who knew her. >> that was markie. martin reporting. it is not clear yet exactly how fletcher died. abstinence, the suspect will be back in court tomorrow. coming up next with more than 20 years in the making. we're going to take a look inside the museum that honors the man the museum that honors the man meet leon the third... leon the second... and leon... the first of them all. three generations, who all bank differently with chase. leon's saving up for his first set of wheels... nice try. really? this leon's paying fo

cleotha abston setrst hearing ls morning. convicted felon is facing additional charges for identity theft after reportedly stealing a woman's cash wrap and gas card the day before fletcher went missing. ... as the suspect's uncle tells news outlets, he is 100% sure he had something to do with her abduction. my whole family is wacky. they are all perpetrators of something." she set out for her job when she was attacked near the university of memphis. she was reported missing by her husband just before 8:00 in the morning. later that afternoon authorities had surveillance video of what was a violent attack suspect and she sustained mange, major injuries. unidentified body and cleotha abston refusing to cooperate is held on $500,000 bill. baback to you. >> todd: horrible situation, jackie, to the and update america's crime with the cities and shot in philadelphia yesterday as the city's violent holiday weekend continues until labor day. for injured and shooting just after 1:00 a.m. and shot and killed in broad daylight and the o

police say it was this man abston. and he will be arraigned in the courthouse today.nd it occurs at 9:00 local time and we could learn more about the case. john, brianna, back to you. >> gary, we know you'll be following this in memphis, thank you. >>> all right. new developments into the investigations into the former president of the united states. a federal judge has granted donald trump's request for an independent special maflt tore review the material taken from mar-a-lago and for the justice department to pause its investigation of the documents that they have. this could take some time and add time to the investigation. the ruling raises questions about whether trump is getting special consideration as a former president. we'll have much more on that in a moment. as of today there are 63 days until the midterms which is close to the justice department's traditional 60-day rule. the window where prosecutors usually avoid major actions in runup to elections, maybe public actions in the runup to elections. and in had the congressional investigation into the capit

cleotha abston, 38 years of age. he's now charged with first-degree murder.so charged with kidnapping as well as other charges. fletcher was out jogging friday morning, 4:00 a.m. in the area or neighborhood around the university of memphis when a man began chasing her and forced her into a black suv. we know this because all of that was captured on surveillance video. also at the scene, authorities were able to recover a pair of sandals. they tested them for dna, and when they did that, that's how they came up with the identity of cleotha abston, who is no stranger to law enforcement. they discovered that he had previously been convicted and served more than 20 years in prison for kidnapping. this is the district attorney speaking today after the suspect was charged with murder. >> any kind of violence, of course, is unacceptable, but repeat violent offenders, particularly deserve a vong res -- strong response and that's what thai they'll get from this district attorney's office. we will continue to work with law enforcement, so we can do our best to bring ju

abston also carries a long criminal history first being arrested for theft at age 11.ted of rape at age 14. later went on to serve 20 years in prison for kidnapping a well-known attorney at gunpoint and forcing him to withdraw money from multiple atm machines. fletcher's family is now breaking their silence and demanding justice for the 34-year-old saying, quote: we are heart broken and devastated by this senseless loss. we are grateful beyond major to local state law enforcement find liza and bring justice to the person responsible for this horrible crime. and memphis police out on a manhunt this morning for another kidnapping suspect after mother and baby were briefly abducted in a target parking lot last week. those victims were released unharmed after the mom was forced to withdraw money from a nearby atm. back to you. >> steve: that's the threat. they both involve atm withdrawals with the kidnapping. todd, thank you very much. and in reading what has been going on in memphis, it sounds like, you know, people there realize that the threshold is a thousand bucks. so

abston used that vehicle in the king. witness also saw abston extensively clean that vehicle. taken during the early morning jog near the university of memphis. police found her body in an abandoned house monday evening. triple digital heat continues to bear down on southern california an 8 straight flex alert will be in effect tonight urging residents to conserve electricity peak hour. extensive heat warning extended 8:00 p.m. pacific thursday for the mountains and sauna clarita san gabriel valleys along with the inland coastal area including downtown los angeles. the heat is causing problems not just on the west coast, throughout the country. schools are dismissing students because their classrooms lack air conditioning. this comes despite billions of taxpayer dollars earmarked for infrastructure funding specifically for schools. correspondent mark meredith takes a look tonight. >> with temperatures reaching the mid 90's, today more than 30 denver public schools sent students home early. the heat wave gripping much of the west comes just days after high temps forced similar

they found the matching vehicle at the residence where this cleotha abston is living.s very chilling information. this guy abston, who is the alleged kidnapper right now, 22 years ago, was found guilty of kidnapping a man, a lawyer who escaped. he served 20 years in prison. he just got out of prison about a year and ten months ago, and now tomorrow for this case, he will be arraigned in court. brianna. >> incredibly upsetting details today. gary tuchman, thank you for that. >>> just ahead, liz truss is set to become just the third woman to lead the united kingdom. what you need to know about britain's new prime minister. we believe buying a a car should be something that gets you hyped up. that you shohould be empowered to shop when you want, where you wawant, wearing whatever you want. and that your new car ought to come with newfound happiness. and zero surprises. so we promise that we'll treat you right. we'll put you in control. and all of us will stop at nothing to drive you happy. we'll drive you happy. at carvana. t-mobile has 5g here, here...and we also cover y

officer say cleotha abston has declined to provide investigators with her location.y are now working to pin down a motive for her abduction. >> one person driving down the street. it could have been something planted thought out. there are people that prior people when they think they have the opportunity to take someone when they feel they are weak. this is not the first time he has been accused. twenty-two years ago he was convicted of kidnapping and aggravated robbery when he was forcing an attorney into his own car. he force that attorney to withdraw money at different atms. now that victim survived that attack, but as for eliza fletcher, her family and friends are praying for her safe return. they held a vigil for her. >> christina coleman, live in los angeles. thank you, christina. retired detective and joint terrorism task force member steve rogers joins us now. where do you started an investigation investigation like this? they got the suspect fairly quickly. they got the car about 36 hours, is my understanding, from when she disappeared. how do you figure ou

cleotha abston is charged with premeditated murder and -- kidnapping.arly morning jog last friday. her body was found monday behind a vacant property. >>> secret material on nuclear

according to an affidavit abston puts him in the area out of a black g.m.c.ictim and then force fletcher into the passenger side of the vehicle. police say abston left behind a pair of sandals investigators later linked them to him through d.n.a. >> typically very little today go on. but, in this particular case, there is a lot of pieces of evidence. >> fletcher's body was located in an abandoned home less than a mile away from the apartment complex where witnesses including abston henderson saw him cleaning the floors of his suv. >> she is just a beautiful person. it's awful to see the evil that's in the world. >> we are hearing from the fletcher family. they released a statement saying in part we are devastated and heart broken by this senseless loss. liza was such a joy to so many. bret? >> bret: charles watson, thank you. >> i'm here to issue a warning to pennsylvania voters. you can't do the job of u.s. senator sitting at home firing off snarky tweets. it's a demanding job. it requires extensive time on the road, long days and nights. it involves lots of

witnesses including his own brother behaving oddly in the hours after that attack. 38-year-old cleotha abston man on the video violently attacking fletcher before forcing her into his car. those witnesses say they saw him cleaning out his suv with floor cleaner and washing his clothes in the sink. the police say it was "probable and apparent fletcher's injuries could have let blood in the car" appear the same vehicle later found outside of the home with a pair of flip-flops with his dna eft at the scene where fletcher was abducted. the police warmed his apartment complex on saturday taking him into custody. he is now being charged with tampering with evidence what is called a special aggravated kidnapping. and help for the missing mom over the weekend as her shocking kidnapping rattles the community. >> she has just a beautiful person. and it is awful to see the evil that is in the world. >> fletcher set out for morning jog friday morning when she was attacked near the university of memphis campus. later that afternoon, authorities discover the surveillance video of her attack. police say tha