. >>> new info on the death of arturo gatti. s rafer. >> this story broke when i was away, an incredibly shocking one. police are saying gatti's wife strangled him to death with her purse strap. accused lawyers say that is impossible. she's too small. why police say she was able to do it. >>> more now on our top story. police expect more arrests as early as today in the deaths of a florida couple known for the adoption of special needs kids them already have four men in custody. the sheriff describes the crime as chilling. any time you talk about a murder, it's chilling, but what do we know about what happened? >> listen to this, surveillance video we have show two groups of men dressed like ninjas bursting into the home of byrd and melanie billings. you see two suspects coming from a wooded area in the back in this video and three others entering the front door. the sheriff says they were inside less than four minutes. he describes the crime as well plan methodical. they apparently made mistakes too. at least three suspects rode

you just never knew what former boxing champ arturo gatti would do in the ring. onality. shocking news where gatti was found dead in his hotel room in an upscale resort. there were bloodstains near his body. no bullet wounds or stab wounds. he was with his wife and 1-year-old son, neither of whom were harmed. police are saying "it is all very strange." arturo gatti dead at the age of 37. >>> where are these folks headed? to green bay, home of the packers, but they're not there to watch a football game, but instead buy a television set. see the packers are upgrading their suites to flat panels so they sold all 450 of their old 20-inch tube tvs for $30 apiece, which is about half the price of the average ticket to a packers game. >>> just what would you do to compete in the olympics? well, logan campbell has generated revenue for the 2012 games by opening a brothel, you heard me right, campbell said he hopes to raise $200,000, he says it cost him about $90,000 to compete in the beijing olympics last year. >>> and that brings us to the play of the day. and seeing is

>> the death of arturo gatti may have been a homicide. the boxers 23-year-old wife is being held by brazilian authorities. they were on vacation when he was found dead in their hotel room yesterday. police confirmed that gatti appeared to have been strangled. brazilian news reports say a bloody purse strap was found at the scene. >>> mark your calendars, saturday, august 29th, las vegas, a star-studded tribute to michael jackson. all the big names from the vegas strip will appear in the show at the palm casino. august 29 is jackson's birthday. he would have been 51. jermaine jackson is talking to a casino about a possible jackson brother reunion show. reported that early on in the investigation that that was in the works, maybe before michael jackson's death. >>> general motors moved swiftly to emerge from bankruptcy but will you buy what it is selling? we'll talk to the ceo. >>> and there it is, folks. these are live pictures, right, coming from florida? the space shuttle "endeavour" hours away from one of its last missions. it is going t

arturo gatti was found dead in a hotel. police declined to speculate about what happened, although fell play is suspected. -- foul play is suspected. he was just 37 years old. >> the goal of the usga remains to put the best in the world to the tavis of test. >> paul cramer one-stop -- one shot off the day. he is now eight shots back. dean reynolds is making some noise. you need some luck to win the u.s. open. she saves parker, and holding off the charge of others. two shots in the red puts her in a final pairing sunday. final round coverage here on tv 11 beginning at 3:00. please stay with us, and >> the rain went around us, so far. we still could see a thundershower until the front goes through. tomorrow, the best rain chances will be south of us. partly cloudy tomorrow, with a high of 85. wednesday night and thursday are the best chance is coming up. something will pass to our south on saturday. >> it has been delightful this summer so far. thank you for joining us. we will see you back tom >> announcer: and now a message

arturo gatti was killed with a purse strap. couldn't explain how she was in the residence and not know that he was dead. the couple had fought off dinner friday night. and gatti pushed her to the ground. she says gatti was drunk. and someone else must have killed them, when he went back to their apartment in sao paulo by himself. she is in custody but has not been charged. robin? >> larry, thank you. >>> nasa is hoping that the third time is going to be the charge for the shuttle "endeavour." it's scheduled to launch tonight at 6:51 eastern. the storms kept the shuttle from launching for the second time last night. is this a live picture or no? no. it would be a little light now. the crew will have 16 days to build what is essentially a porch on the international space station. >>> i know you're going to remember this song. ♪ fame i'm going to live forever ♪ ♪ i'm going to learn how to fly high ♪ >> "fame," the movie has a different look. our sister network, turner classic movies re-created the scene in london. it looks pretty

a great show. >> that sounds like a reunion to me. >>> police say that former boxing champion arturo gattis not murdered but committed suicide. rafer weigel with more on this. >> ever since a coroner's report came out, the police have been backing off their statements. and that original statement being that gatti was killed by his wife with a purse strap while he was drunk, and was sleeping. well, now the lead investigator, when he was asked by the "a.p." whether this was a suicide, he simply said, "yes." then 23-year-old amanda rodriguez was released from jail. the murder suspect originally. she told the "a.p." the couple had an argument before he died and he was upset because she was going to leave him. gatti's family says he would never kill himself. . >>> two more baseball players tested poll for performance enhanner certifies. ortiz and rah mere riz. man-ram and/or teez put out a statement after he was arrested. and afterward said yeah, i found out i'm on the list but don't know what i tested positive for. and terrell owens is now selling cereal. the new buffalo bills' receiver unveil

. >>> the death of arturo gatti may have been a hd. the boxer's 23-year-old wife is being held by brazilian authorities. the gattis were on vacation with their young child in brazil when he was found dead in their hotel room yesterday. he appeared to have been strangled. a bloody purse strap was found at the scene. >>> a private swim club near philadelphia trying to remove itself from the deep end of controversy after retracting pool privileges to a group of minority kids. we are hearing some type of resolution might be in the works here. >> it could be, don. a lot of animosity and serious issues. today we got tipped off a meeting was quickly put together at the club. when it was over the swim club agreed to try to work thing out with the daycare center following allegations that racist comments were made to some of the minority children. as the president's wife put it, as long as we can work out safety issues we would like to have them back. the club has apologized for what happened but denies racism is why it canceled a contract to a

. >>> the wife of former world boxing champion arturo gatty is facing tough questions in brazil. his body was found in a hotel room yesterday there were strangulation marks on his neck. police recovered blood-stained purse strap. while gatty was born in italy, he was based in jersey. he was best known for his trilogy of flights against irish boxer mickey ward. police questioned the wife after inconsistencies in his story. a lot of news here today on cnn. i'm don lemon. see you at the top of the hour. now, fareed zakaria, "gps" after this. i have received an automatic signal you've been in a front-end crash. do you need help? yeah. i'll contact emergency services and stay with you. you okay? yeah. onstar. standard for one year on 14 chevy models. it's fidelity's guidance -- it shows you ways to spend in retirement that can help your money last, whatever your plans. like, if we wanted to travel? husband: or start a business? advisor: yep. wife: or take some classes? sure. or find the best cheeseburger? the line isn't for everything. whatever your destination, fidelity has the peopl

lightweight boxings campion arturo gatti, it may have been a homicide. brazilian authorities. the gattis were on vacation in brazil with their young child when the senior gatti was found dead in their hotel room yesterday. police confirmed to cnn that gatti appeared to have been strangled. brazilian news reports say a bloody purse strap was found at that scene. >>> mark your calendars, saturday, august 29th, las vegas a staur-studded tribute and benefit concert honoring michael jackson. that's according to "the las vegas review journal." they say all the big names from the las vegas strip will appear at the show at the palm casino. it's michael jackson's birthday. the paper says jermaine jackson is talking about a possible jackson brothers reunion show. i'm joined by two of our regular radio hosts, martha and warren. i want to start with michael jackson, guys. a huge story on the radio. everyone was talking about it last week. especially how this story transcended race, borders, and perception. i want you to listen to someone who doesn't really speak on

. >>> did arturo gatti commit suicide? a newspaper published a coroner's initial report stated the 37-year-old was found suspended and hanged. police say his wife strangled him in his sleep. >>> watch gonzalez getting beaned and leaves the game and taken to the hospital for tests. his brother came on to check on edgar at the hospital. no word on his condition. that's sports. >>> lots of artists draw on real life experiences for their work. like, this former astronaut, is he turning his memories and moon dust into a work of art. this is hln. i'll clean the pool if you clean the windows. pick the windows, pick the windows! anything but the windows. deal. oh! new windex outdoor all-in-one... cleans outdoor glass fast. just spray with water, wipe with a windex cleaning pad, and rinse for a streak-free shine in half the time. you're done? she pulled a fast one! ( laughs ) new windex outdoor all-in-one. a streak-free shine in half the time. s.c. johnson, a family company. >>> this u.s. soldier disappeared in afghanistan last mon

. >> update on the death of boxer arturo gatti. >> police are now saying gatti -- this happens rightat he committed suicide. the 37-year-old was found dead july 11th. at the time though, this is what makes this so intriguing, police believed his wife strangled him with her purse strap while he was asleep. she's been in custody since july 11th, but now the court is ordering her to be released. they recently reconciled -- were kind of on a honeymoon. there was also reports he may have been stabbed. >> how would he commit suicide with -- i could see hanging. how do you strangle yourself with a suicide. >> i don't know if the police reports were not accurate, but nevertheless what they're saying now at this point is that it was a suicide and this woman who has been behind bars is now -- incredible story. up next, the face-off on the beer summit happening at the white house. >> what will come out of it? >>> and then at the top of the hour it's chris matthews on "hardball." you, of course, are watching msnbc. ♪ ♪ once you've dealt with the things that come between you... don't let erectile

lightweight boxing campion arturo gatti, it may have been a homicide.3-year-old wife is being held by brazilian authorities. the gattis were on vacation in brazil with their young child when the senior gatti was found dead in their hotel room yesterday. police confirmed to cnn that gatti appeared to have been strangled. brazilian news reports say a bloody purse strap was found at that scene. >>> mark your calendars, saturday, august 29th, las vegas a star-studded tribute and benefit concert honoring michael jackson. that's according to "the las vegas review journal." the newspaper says all the big names from the vegas strip will appear in the show, which will be at the palm casino. august 29th is michael jackson's birthday. he would have been 51. the paper says jermaine jackson is talking about a possible jackson brothers reunion show. >>> i'm joined by two of our regular radio hosts, martha and warren. i want to start with michael jackson, guys. a huge story on the radio. everyone was talking about it last week. especially how this story transcended ra

police in brazil are ruling former boxer arturo gatti's death a suicide and a judge is releasing his dy. amanda rodrigues was arrested and accused of strangling her husband on july 11th in northeastern brazil. gatti was a two-time world titleholder who retired from the ring in 2007. up next, tim kurkjian here to talk about the biggest story of talk ab(announcer)gest story of what does greatness taste like? miller lite. (announcer on call) off the glass, centered in front... oh what a great move, another great move... he skates in on goal... he scores! unbelievable! it's all over! oh my... (announcer) that's what greatness tastes like. triple hops brewed. great pilsner taste. miller lite. taste greatness. >> steve bunin back on espnews. the big story tonight, david ortiz and manny ramirez, the two faces of the red sox this decade, both outed by "the new york times" as two of the 104 players who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in 200 3. jason varitek talked about the team's clubhouse approach. >> i think that this has been a... not just, you know, an issue that this team

: the associated press is reporting that brazilian police are ruling that the death of a boxer arturo gatti is a suicide. police have ordered the arrest -- the release of his wife who was suspected of killing him. she has been behind bars ever since. she will be released. it is being ruled officially a suicide. martha: that is an interesting twist. from romantic mountain getaway to tragedy. take a look at this. dramatic video that has just come into fox. it is the left of -- it is what is left of a farming community. it was a rare and powerful tornado. take a look at the damage done here. impact 135 mile per hour winds. it ripped off the roof. it took down some of the buildings there. three people were injured during this tornado. hundreds of people are still suffering with no power in the area. it came right through new york city, the band of really powerful storms. rick: we are awaiting word on nasa. we are waiting to find out if all systems are go for the space shuttle endeavor landing tomorrow. nasa has spent years and billions of dollars in designing the rocket that is supposed to take

>>> former boxing champion arturo gatti was apparently strangled to death with a purse strap, and his wife is the prime suspect now. police arrested 23-year-old amanda rodriguez because they say stories didn't add up here. she denies being involved in her husband's death, but police say she just couldn't explain how she spent nearly ten hours in a posh resort hotel room without noticing that gatti was dead. gatti's bouts with mickey ward made him an amazing boxing star here. he retired with a career record of 40-9 with 31 knockouts. witnesses say he and his wife, though, were fighting night before he was found dead. >>> an evangelist accused of taking young girls across state lines for sex goes on trial today in federal court. tony allam mow has pleaded not guilty here. he also believes the bible describes the age of consent as when a girl reaches puberty. if convicted, alamo could face a harsher sentence than he spent in 1994 for tax evasion. alamo faces a ten-count indictment and it could put him behind bars for the rest of his life. >>> do you know that this was actually the day mi

she's accused of delivering the fatal knockout, police arrest the wife of former boxing champ arturo gatti23-year-old's former exotic rodriguez amanda rodriguez strangled him with the straps of his pocket bush, his body found in a posh apartment in brazil. they were there in brazil after rekindling their relationship. peter: and from bailout to billions, goldman sachs who just were paid a government handout expected to report a profit of $2 billion this week. that money made between just march and june of this year. it's believed goldman will also set aside $18 billion in compensation and benefits this year to its 28,000 employees. that adds up to $600,000 per person. steve: nice work if you can find it. police in florida arrest three people in connection with the murders of a couple with 16 children, 12 of them adopted. two of the suspects are father and son. police say the father tried to paint over the van on this surveillance video. the van was seen at the home where bird and melanie billings were shot to death. there were eight children home during the murders, many of them asleep. th

arturo gatti found strangled to death in a hotel room in brazil.ears old, brazilian authorities tell cnn they took his wife into custody. police have also reportedly recovered a blood-stained purse strap, this purse strap found from that scene. they also say they were inconsistencies in his wife's story. >>> tonight would have been opening night of michael jackson's 50 show run at london's o2 arena. and while the show is not going to go on, some fans showed up anyway. the promoter aeg live is selling merchandise through the website and offering fans a commemorative ticket as an alternative to a refund. >>> he respects sarah palin's decision to step down. mccain doesn't think his former running mate is quitting her job as much as changing her priorities. let's listen. >> you must have been shocked to see governor sarah palin resign as governor. >> well, i wasn't shocked. obviously i was a bit surprised, but i wasn't shocked. i understand that sarah made the decision where she can be most effective for alaska and for the country. i love and respect h

. >>> a report over the weekend suggests former boxing legend arturo gatty may have died by suicide oridental death. this is from a brazilian paper claiming a copy of the police report. police say his wife strangled him while he slept. she denies it a spokesperson for the medical examiner's office has not confirmed the newspaper's report to cnn. >>> lastly, kind of hard to watch but gonzalez was hospitalized after, ow, taking a fast ball to the head, 93 miles an hour. thank god he is wearing the helmet. he suffer nod fractures but he did have a concussion can, concussion-like symptoms. here he is taken away. >> really stunned, doesn't he? >> yes. released from the hospital. not playing baseball for a couple of weeks. >>> investigators believe the flip of a switch could have made all the difference in a light rail crash on saturday. 48 people were hurt when a train plowed into another one parked at a station in san francisco. the ntsb says that if the drive her not turned off the autopilot, the train would have slowed down before the collision. >> this guy was barrelling in, not slowing

. >>> in our law and order segment, police from brazil say arturo gotti was killed by his wife by a strap from her purse while he slept. gatti's wife said she woke up, found gatti dead in their apartment. police, however, say there is no sign of a forced entry, that it was impossible for someone to enter that apartment. prosecutors in germany charging former nazi prison guard with nearly 28,000 counts of accessory to murder. prosecutors accusing the 89-year-old of serving as a nazi prison guard in poland in 1943. authorities say some 250,000 people were murdered there over a period of less than two years. he was deported from the united states in may. >>> police in michigan have captured one of three state prisoners. those prisoners will stay sunday from a maximum security prison just across state lines in indiana. the captured prisoner was a convicted murderer. one of the prisoners still at-large is also a convicted killer. the other a convicted rapist. up next, judge sotomayor tells senators it's not her job to make the law. it's her job to apply the law. sotomayor giving every impression she is something of a born again jur