but according to shanann's friend nicole atkinson, the last friend to see her alive, there were signsouple's marriage was straining. >> he wasn't being the loving chris that he normally was. he wasn't touching or hugging or doing stuff like that. and he wasn't being as attentive to the girls as he normally is. >> did she suspect he might have been cheating? >> there was speculation, but she didn't want to believe that either. so. >> reporter: all of this a far cry from the portrait of a happy wife on facebook gushing about her supportive husband. >> he stuck around, and he stuck around because he was the one for me. and he is amazing. and i can't tell you how wonderful he is. >> reporter: atkinson had seen shanann that morning around 2:00 a.m., she says, dropping her off at home after returning from an out-of-town business trip. >> she went inside, turned around and waved at me, and shut the door. >> reporter: but several hours later the 34-year-old mother of two isn't answering her phone. she misses a doctor's appointment. shanann was 15 weeks pregnant. >> she was going to get to hea

. >> reporter: nickole atkinson was the last friend to see shanann, dropping her off 2:00 a.m. friday from a late business trip. shanann goes missing later that day, but atkinson says chris seemed unconcerned. >> he just kept saying that he didn't know where she was, that she was on a playdate, but he couldn't give us the name of the friend. >> reporter: atkinson says a neighbor's security camera should have seen them leaving for that playdate, but she says the footage only shows chris, driving away in his work truck at 5:15 a.m. what does that tell you? >> that there was something seriously wrong. >> reporter: atkinson says that the wife told him her husband had been acting strangely. the bodies of all three found thursday in a colorado oil field, shanann in a shallow grave, the girls concealed in nearly full oil tanks. watts has reportedly confessed. >> i didn't want to think that they weren't coming back. >> clayton joins us outside the watts family home. christopher watts has a court appearance tomorrow. coming after the charges have been revealed. >> reporter: that's right

i am just referring to the argument that rowan atkinson is making.omedian, he is a free agent, he can go to the edinburgh festival and appear on the fringe, but he is not. don't give him ideas. this is a really good subject for debate, isn't it? the original question was borisjohnson isn't it? the original question was boris johnson saying isn't it? the original question was borisjohnson saying i do not like the face veil and i do not like the burka and if a woman wearing one of those came into my surgery, i would ask her to remove them. you can argue they should be banned, some other countries, like denmark, have banned at. but the words he used in passing to describe women who wear burka, particularly saying that it made you look like a letterbox or like a made you look like a letterbox or likea bank made you look like a letterbox or like a bank robber, i do not know many bank robbers who have worn the burka. is it true that a lot of women who wear these phase of a doing so at the behest of their husbands? —— face veils. doing so at the behest of t

atkinson goes on to say her friend was such a good person.the best in everybody and bring out the best in everybody. she very much pushed you to do the things that she knew you could. >> shepard: shanann watts planning to have a gender reveal party two days ago and according to a facebook post by a family member, the baby was going to be a boy. chris watts is back in court tomorrow. shep. >> shepard: thank you. the father of the missing college student molly tibbetts says he is heading home from california, after a month of searching for his daughter in iowa. he's going back to the san francisco reluctantly and will return to iowa when there is a development in the case. molly tibbetts went missing last month, she was last seen in brooklyn, iowa, 60 miles east of des moines. her father and her boyfriend have said they think she's still alive, investigators say they have gotten hundreds of tips, but so far, no arrests. ahead, families torn apart by war, getting to see loved ones for the first time in six decades, emotional reunions on the kore

nicole atkinson says later that day, chris seemed unconcerned, his wife and kids were missing. >> hept saying he didn't know where she was. she was on a play date. he couldn't give us any friend. >> reporter: atkinson says a neighbor's security camera should have seen them leaving but the footage only shows chris driving away in his work truck. >> what does that tell you? >> that there was something seriously wrong. >> that reenforced by chris' demeanor in tv interviews. >> shanann, bella, celeste, if you are out there, just come back. >> the more i watched, i was angry. >> she had suspected and affair. >> he wasn't being the loving chris that he normally was. he wasn't touching or hugging her, doing stuff like that. >> watts will be back in court to hear these charges for the first time. he has not entered a plea, in the meantime, you can see this memorial to shanann and the girls continues to grow. >>> michigan's top health official will stand trial for manslaughter for two deaths tied to the flint water crisis. prosecutors say nick lyon waiting too long. two men died from the dise

. >> nicole atkinson didn't want to think something bad happened to her friend when she couldn't getth her last monday. she had a feeling something wasn't right. >> she wasn't there. the girls weren't there. it didn't make sense. like, if her car was there, where was she? >> say hi. >> she was the last known person to see shan nana live. dropping her off at her colorado home after a late business trip. >> i didn't get that early morning text. >> when she learned the 34-year-old pregnant mother of two had missed a doctor's appointment, she alerted the husband chris and called police. >> he just kept saying he didn't know where she was. she was on a play date but couldn't give us the name of the friend. >> chris watts who used to work at anadarko pe troll belpetrole his wife and drove the children to a company property shan nan was found in a shol owe grave, the two girls submerged in oil tanks. atkinson wasn't shocked by chris' arrest. >> the last time i talked to him, he said i just want to cry. i said why rbt you? >> chris watts faces nine charges including three counts of murder. h

atkinson said she was not shocked by chris's arrest. >> the last time i talked to him, he said i want to cry and i said why aren't you? >> chris watts said he strangled the girls and he went into a rage and strangled her. he was actively involved in an affair with a coworker. abc news, los angeles. >> in the east bay, an unusual discovery on a hayward street has police searching for answers. an officer found these two boxes near the intersection of main street and mckiefer. they appear to be uppers with ashes inside. if you recognize the boxes, police ask you give them a call. >> a lot more to come. sidewalk chalk is showing up in one east bay neighborhood. >> it's a mystery who is behind the movement to spread the love. >> indulge in the pasta for dinner. how cutting carbs could cut years off your life. >> i will indulge. why this baby may have the coolest birthday of the year. >>> since we are on the theme of cool, get ready for exactly that. along with mist and drizzle for the commute, i'm sandy patel. i will have the full seven-day forecast. >> all of that is ahead and here's a lo

nicole atkinson said she knew something wasn't right. 2:00 a.m. monday she says she dropped her friend, shanann watts, at home late from a business trip. >> she walked inside and waved and shut the door. >> reporter: but several hours later, she says the 34-year-old mother of two isn't answering her phone. she misses a doctor's appointment. shanann was 15 weeks pregnant. >> she was going to hear the baby's heartbeat and s s or she was doing. >> reporter: atkinson said, when she alerted chris, he seemed unconcerned that his wife and daughters, 3-year-old celeste and 4-year-old bella, were missing. >> shanann, bella, celeste, if you are out there, just come back. like, if somebody has her, just please bring her back. >> reporter: she calls police. >> he just kept saying he didn't know where she was, that she was on a play date, but he couldn't give us the name of the friend. >> reporter: a neighbor's security camera footage adds to the mystery. >> it shows chris leaving that morning. there was no movement in between the times of me dropping her off,

. >> reporter: nicole atkinson said he was acting strange lately and was the last person to see shanannlive after a business trip. >> when we go on trips like this shanann blows my phone up the next day and i didn't get that early morning text. >> reporter: when she learned the 34-year-old mother also missed a doctor's appointment, she alerted chris and then called police. >> he kept saying he didn't know where she was. >> reporter: he drove the bodies company killed the family at their home then drove the bodies of his wife and daughter to a company property. the two girls submerged in an oil tank. >> the last time i talked to him he said, i just want to cry, and i looked at him and said why aren't you. >> reporter: according to aren't you. >> reporter: suspicions raised when a neighbor's security camera did not show shanann leaving her home and the footage only shows chris leaving for work early that morning. >> what does that tell you. >> that there was something seriously wrong. >> reporter: chris' tv interview after his reported confession. >> shanann, bella, celeste, if you're out

that was made in the letter by an axe that is known globally as —— and actor globally known, rowan atkinson jokes and the one about a letterbox he thought was a good joke. his point was we have to be able to laugh about religion and thatis able to laugh about religion and that is one of our basic values. he is not a stand—up comedian. that is one of our basic values. he is not a stand—up comedianfi that is one of our basic values. he is not a stand-up comedian. it is a racistjoke. how is not a stand-up comedian. it is a racist joke. how many is not a stand-up comedian. it is a racistjoke. how many was muslim women in this country wearing their hijab? 300 out of 4 million perhaps. why is he using this language? he was supposed to be the head of the british this primacy or he was until a few weeks ago. he is supposed to be diplomatic and no the culture of other people and the culture of the arab world. why is he provoking these kind of things? is he going to be another donald trump for example? is this the right way to be? it is awful to be honest. i will tell you, sean, in islam there is no r

i'll put a point that was made in a letter to the times by an actor that is known globally, rowan atkinsonfor playing mr bean. he said you only have to apologise for a bad joke and the one about a letterbox, he thought, was a good joke. his point was we have to be able to laugh about religion and that is one of our basic values. he is not a stand—up comedian. it is a racistjoke. how many muslim women in this country are wearing their hijab? 300 out of 4 million, perhaps. why is he using this language? he was supposed to be the head of the british diplomacy, or he was until a few weeks ago. he is supposed to be diplomatic and know the culture of other people and the culture of the arab world. why is he provoking these kind of things? is he going to be another donald trump, for example? is this the right way to be? it is awful to be honest. i will tell you, shanu, in islam there is no reference to the niqab, in the middle east the same debate is taking place. but using this language to insult certain people who choose to wear the niqab is not... the problem is the language he used which is r

s women's minister victoria atkinson expressed concern over the rising number of minors now wishing to go through reassignment. i read in the paper recently there has been a large increase in the number of teenagers who are identifying a such and i think we need to get down to the reasons why this is happening it may simply be a case of greater awareness it may be that they see it as an art says to questions they are perhaps not asking themselves we debated the issue with a variety activist peter tatchell and radio talk show host john god. what if the purpose of these badges is just to raise awareness and in particular to make transfusions and their friends and allies feel comfortable safe and accepted i don't think that's a terrible thing i think it's just a common human decency to become into i know that perfectly reasonable have made this decision was not reasonable add on a minute where universities are trying to tell lecturers it happened at university of toronto of course famously with jordan peterson where they totally had should not use things like hello ladies and gentlemen he

the actor rowan atkinson has written to the times in support of the former foreign secretary who is nowches of the conservative party code of conduct. joining me now from westminster is our political correspondentjess parker. bring us up to date on who has said what. as you are saying the president and founder of the conservative muslim forum has revealed that he received abusive e—mails following what were quite strong words earlier in the week when he said that the whip should be withdrawn from boris johnson after his comments likening women who wear the burqa two bank robbers. since that comment he says he has received a number of abusive e—mails. this issue five days on from that article continues to divide and cause a lot of discussion. notjust in the wider public but in the conservative party as well. we know they are looking as to whether there should be an investigation into borisjohnson whether he might have breached the code of conduct. that is in its very early state stages at the moment but a number of mps i have spoken to and think that should happen at all. they think the.

rowan atkinson did. he doesn't count.nce, —— a head of the party conference, —— a head of the party conference, when they have nothing else to do, they are always talking about who will be the next leader. they are trying to elbow themselves to the front of the press pack. it is the conference and they get all the attention and they want to say, here is the new pretender for the throne, you know. it is ridiculous. it isjust for the throne, you know. it is ridiculous. it is just them for the throne, you know. it is ridiculous. it isjust them or their aid is talking to journalists and picking themselves up. —— aides. it gets into the papers because there is nothing else to report. ignore red. but not any of the other papers. no. the mera knows what is going on. don't ignore what we are saying. in the express, a shocking rise in child diabetes, a a0% increase —— express. 4096 child diabetes, a a0% increase —— express. 40% increase child diabetes, a a0% increase —— express. 4096 increase in type 2 diabetes it is linked to obe

they are not those f dan coats or michael atkinson. it i have some thoughts for you today on where we have been and where we are going. i would like to thank two democrats in two republicans who have been very helpful in the past year. senators grassley, senator paul, senator warner, senator white, they have all been very helpful in shaping this question is that will move us forward as we go to the next level of intelligence community whistleblower protection. think atkinson. it i have some about it. it's required to blow the whistle as a federal employee. you shall report corruption. it's not optional. it's not a discretionary. this is a mandatory. it's a shall. lawful disclosures, that's why we have these procedures. we should get to a point for federal employees can put on their performance evaluations how many times they blew the histle. i do that in mind. - in mine. your supervisor should be able to look at your record and see that joe bag of doughnuts, you blew the whistle four times last time, we will give you a five for that it

. >> reporter: late the night before, nicole atkinson said she dropped shanann off at home.y she and the young girls were gone with so few clues. >> he kept saying he didn't know where she was. she was on a play date but he couldn't give us the name of the friend. >> reporter: last week, she was found dead. prosecutors say she was buried in a shallow grave. court documents show her daughters' bodies had been sitting in a nearby oil tank for four days. the same documents suggest victims may have been strangled. >> it's been a long week for the police department, obviously for shanann's family. it's been a long week. >> reporter: in 2015, they went through bankruptcy and were sued by their homeowners' association. just weeks ago, her facebook page showed aly they had named nico. >> give me a hug. >> reporter: the defense filed a motion to have their own expert take dna swaps from her fingernails to prove her involvement in the young girls' deaths. a judge ultimately denied that request. >> reporter: scott mclean, thank you for updating us. we will keep you posted. he will be i

cooled down recently with a slowdown in the second quarter i'm happy to say we're joined by neil atkinson from the iea i have to ask you this, there seems to be a major push and pull factor when it comes to geopolitics. you have new sanctions against iran looking to take effect, either have already done or about to in november what's that going to do to the oil price do you think >> at the moment things are cooling down a bit because certainly in the short-term there are no serious issues about supply we've seen oil production in saudi arabia increase, in russia increase, and libyan production has resumed after its intersup shu interruption on the other side of the balance there is some concern about the possible effects on the global economy and thus on oil demand of an escalation of trade tensions as we say, though things may be cooling down a bit now, we cannot get away from the fact that later in the year depending on the impact of u.s. sanctions on iran when they legally take effect in november, we could be in a different situation where supply may be more constrained, and there woul

. >> reporter: nicole atkinson said she didn't want to think something bad happened to her friend, jeaninet in touch with her last monday but had a feeling something wasn't right. >> she wasn't there. the girls weren't there. it didn't make sense. if her car was there, where was she? >> reporter: she was the last person to see her alive, dropping her off at her colorado home after a late business trip. >> when we go on a business trip, she blows up my phone the next business day. >> reporter: when she learned the 34-year-old pregnant mother of two also missed a doctor's appointment, she alerted her husband, chris, and called police. >> he kept saying he didn'tnowhy date and couldn't give us the name of the friend. >> reporter: chris water who used to work at a petroleum company, killed his wife at their home and drove the bodies of 3-year-old celeste and 4-year-old bella to a family property. the wife was found grave and the two girls submerged in oil tanks. she said she wasn't shocked by chris' arrest. the last time i talked to him he said, i want to cry. i said, why aren't you? >> she sa

the fact factory of the states sought to enter into a a legal agreement whether they were held in atkinson files here in ireland or in rome. that is a coverup plain and simple. so the vatican needs to be accountable. right now, pope francis is the man in the big seat. so he needs to place his institution, his office, before an appropriate authority and accountable. i find it staggering the motion that a pope would tell the truth. but it is. >> one of the voices resonating what the pope will hear, thank you for your time and perspective in dublin him we will monitor the pope's arrival to your nation. here in the united states, more cracks in the foundation. people once loyal to the president. people in his inner circle turning against him. we have learned trump's top accountant has been granted immunity. allen weiselberg. you see him here. he's the man that handled all of mr. trump's money for many years. that follows the immunity deal to long-time associate david pecker, pecker runs the "national enquirer." he says he used his position to kill stories about president trump and knows the wo

. >> nicole atkinson told good morning america she had dropped shanaan off at home after a business tripxt day, she and her young girls were gone, with so few clues, even from watts. >> he kept saying she didn't know where she was. >> late last week, shanaan was found dead, she was buried in a shallow grave. court documents show her daughter's bodies had been sitting in a nearby oil tank for four days. the same documents also suggest the victims may have been strangled. >> it's been a long week for the police department, for her family. it's been a long week. >> the watts went through bankruptcy and sued by their homeowner's association for $1500. weeks ago, shanaan's facebook page showed a video andny had already named the boy she was caring niko. >> the judge denied the request, poppy. >> scott, thank you for the reporting. >> out front next, jeanne moos on melania trump's speaking out without irony on the evilsp cyber bullying next. with expedia's add-on advantage, booking a flight unlocks discounts on select hotels until the day you leave for your trip. add-on advantage. only when yo

the blackadder creator rowan atkinson has defended controversial comments made by boris johnson aboutor ridiculing religion, and that it had been a "pretty good joke". however, founder of the conservative muslim forum lord sheikh has said he has recieved scores of islamaphobic messages after calling forjohnson to be sacked. the slovenian—born parents of the us first lady, melania trump, have become us citizens. viktor and amalija knavs took part in a naturalisation ceremony in new york yesterday. the pair are likely to have became citizens under a process — known as chain migration — that has been heavily criticised by the president. 1a years since the sitcom friends ended, its the most popular show for streaming in the uk. figures published by the industry watchdog 0fcom reveal that the us sitcom is the most popular show to stream in the uk — more popular than newer shows such as the crown and stranger things. that's a summary of the latest bbc news — more at 9.30. thanks very much, julian. as we announced earlier, house of fraser has said this morning it is going into administration

. >> reporter: nicole atkinson says chris' version of events is impossible saying shanann confided inecame standoffish. >> he wasn't the loving chris he normally was. he wasn't touching or hugging. >> reporter: watts was actively involved in an affair with a co-worker. >> so pink means -- >> that's just a test. >> reporter: shanann, who was 15 weeks pregnant was found in this oil field with their daughters submerged in oil tanks. watts did not enter a plea. he also faces an unlawful termination of pregnancy charge. danya bacchus, abc news, los angeles. >> our thanks to danya. >>> breaking overnight, a hurricane warning has been issued for the big island of hawaii as hurricane lane approaches. hurricane lane is now a very strong category five storm, sustained winds are around 155 miles per hour. the governor has just closed all schools on the big island and on maui until further notice. tropical storm force winds and heavy rains are expected today. >>> a young heart patient was led speechless after a kiki challenge led to a big surprise. >> she's awaiting a transplant. she did a little

. >> reporter: friend nickole atkinson says shanann confided in her, fears that chris had changed. >>and she wanted to figure out what was going on, if they needed couples counseling. >> reporter: an investigation revealed watts was actively involved in an affair with a toomhoker even aent on tv ng fol come back, likomebody has k.he j >>ter: just two nt a leon was pgnant th a third child. >> so pink means -- >> that's just the test. >> reporter: do you think he was happy to have another child? >> as far as i know chris wanted another baby. >> reporter: friends say they were recently planning a couples getaway. >> she had planned a trip for her and chris to go celebrate their eight-year anniversary which would have been this weekend. >> reporter: instead watts spent the anniversary in jail where officials say he will remain for another three months waiting for his next court date. police say watts confessed to killing his wife after he claims she strangled the girls. prosecutors do not buy that story and yesterday a judge told watts if convicted he could face anywhere from life in pris