(avery) i didn't do it.(investigator) who did it? (avery) i don't know.(track 2) (episode 3 @ 16:58:31 & 16:59:55)halbach's car... with avery's blood in it... was discovered in the avery family's salvage yard. the 25 year old's cremated remains were just steps away from his trailer.(track 3)avery's teenage nephew, brendan dassey (rhymes with "lassie"), even confessed to being an accomplice.(natsot episode 3 @ 17:47:52) (interrogation video) (investigator) i'm just going to come out and ask you. who shot her in the head?(dassey) he did.(investigator) why didn't you tell us that? (dassey) because i couldn't think of it.(track 4)avery's supporters say police manipulated a frightened boy with a learning disability. he later recanted to his mother. (natsot episode 3 @ 17:51:10) (interrogation video)(mom) did you? huh?(dassey) not really. (mom) what do you mean, not really?(dassey) they got into my head.(track 5)halbach was raped and murdered in 2005 one year after avery filed a $36 million dollar civil lawsuit for his wrongful conviction. (track 6) (episode 2

>> i don't know. >> halbach's car with avery's blood in it was discovered in the avery family salvage yard. the 25-year-old's cremated remains were just steps away from his trailer. avery's teen age nephew, -- brendan dassey confessed to being an accomplice. >> who shot her in the head? >> he did. >> why didn't you tell us that? >> i didn't think of it. >> avery says police manipulated a frightened boy with a learning disability. he later recanted to his mother. >> did you? huh? >> what do you mean not really? >> do that. >> halbach was raped and murdered in 2005, one year after avery filed a $36 million civil lawsuit for his wrongful conviction. that suit had embarrassed several law enforcement officials in manitowoc county. two officers from that case also worked the halbach investigation and helped find her car keys inside avery's bedroom. >> i'm at the avery salvage. >> investigators were on the salvage yard for eight days looking for clues. >> i didn't see them plant evidence with my own two eyes. i didn't see it. do i understand how human beings might be tempted to plant evidenc

it's not that simple, avery. i can't just get around a ferpa violation. obtaining university records is dicey territory. those devices contain the oarsmen's class schedules, university e-mails-- they're protected. the university is throwing up a wall to protect their image. if we uncover that one of their golden oarsmen is a rapist and a murderer, it will tarnish their brand, and they know it. you need the victim to file a complaint, okay? where is shelby lockhart? we haven't been able to locate her. well, you don't have evidence that supports the arrest of any of the oarsmen. that's the only way you're gonna get your hands on those devices. how am i supposed to get evidence for an arrest if i'm not allowed to analyze those devices? we're on the same side, avery. there's just no way to get around this. (sighs) all right, come on, shelby, where are you? quinn was paid to locate shelby. there has to be some digital traiatl th'll lead us to her. hey, right here. where? quinn was using blackshades to spy on shelby. it mirrored shelby's phone onto quinn's scre

gfx 1 the former prosecutor - practically accused of framing avery for murder - sent us a point-by-point rebuttal of the filmmakers' case? calling the series "irresponsible,"? gfx 2 adding: "netflix should either provide an opportunity for rebuttal, or alert the viewers that this series was produced by and for the defense of steven avery" sot// we thought our process was very thoughtful - we were concerned with accuracy and fairness. nats (dragnet theme - da da dum dum) true crime stories have been popular for years? starting with "dragnet." but this new wave of true crime is different, with storytellers taking sides? nats (jinx theme) hbo's "jinx" resulted in new murder charges being brought against millionaire robert durst. nats (serial theme) and the hugely popular serial podcast has led to efforts to reopen syed. for better or worse, these series are trial by media. sot abrams 18:07:08 social media is a double edged sword. on the one hand it can be very powerful in forcing government officials to act. on the other hand it can lead to overreactions, depending on the situation up next

the former prosecutor practically accused of framing avery for murder sent us a point by point rebuttal's case calling the series irresponsible adding netflix should either provide an opportunity for rebuttal or alert the viewers the series was produced by and for the defense of steven avery. >> we feel our process was very thoughtful. we were always concerned with accuracy and fairness. ♪ >> true crime stories have been popular for years starting with "dragnet." but this new wave of true crime is different with story tellers taking sides. hbo's "jinx" resulted in new murder charges being brought against millionaire robert durst. for better or worse, these series are trial by media. >> social media is a double-edged sword. on the one hand, it can be very powerful in forcing government officials to act. on the other hand, it can lead to overreactions depending on the situation. >> reporter: david wright, abc news, new york. >>> and so many newspapers including "variety" have that particular series "making a murderer" among the top ten lists of the best tv series of this year. it's a docu

that is averi harper reporting live from the embarcadero.wn a little bit. >> reporter: yeah. the rain has gotten lighter a little bit. not a whole lot. it is coming down here and you can see people who are here. they have umbrellas. varies a lot of people who are driving out here. they have their headlights on, windshield wipers on. it is definitely not pleasant to be out here this morning. i would suggest, if you plan on coming outside, that you put on some rain gear. i have rain boots, a code, a hat on, all to try to keep dry but there are not -- not a lot of people stay dry on the embarcadero. there are runners and i've seen people walking their dogs and people taking a stroll in the rain. not a lot of them are staying dry there are lots of puddles and it is high tide and we are seeing water come up onto the embarcadero. i will be out here throughout the morning to update you about the conditions. it is very wet and windy and cold conditions out here on embarcadero. back to you. >> have you noticed a change in the downpour that you have b

so much so, local authorities say they have received hundreds of messages from people who support avery. bombarding them with voice mails? hostile tweets? even scathing reviews on yelp! gfx 1 the former prosecutor - practically accused of framing avery for murder - sent us a point-by-point rebuttal of the filmmakers' case? calling the series "irresponsible,"? gfx 2 adding: "netflix should either provide an opportunity for rebuttal, or alert the viewers that this series was produced steven avery" sot// we thought our process was very thoughtful - we were concerned with accuracy and fairness. nats (dragnet theme - da da dum dum) true crime stories have been popular for years? starting with "dragnet." but this new wave of true crime is different, with storytellers taking sides? nats (jinx theme) hbo's "jinx" resulted in new murder charges being brought against millionaire robert durst. nats (serial theme) and the hugely popular serial podcast has led to efforts to reopen the murder conviction of adnan syed. for better or worse, these series are trial by media. > breaking right now -- a liv

>> terrifying. >> avery tried apprentice shipping. it just didn't take.uld earn more than $60,000 a year more as he gains skill and experience. >> i'm making money already and working on it. i mean they're work pg o workinn getting a career too, they also have to pay off those debts they get. >> america's total student debt now tops $1 trillion. sort of job market. stagnant wages. >> 70% of students graduate with debt, the level of that debt is $29,000 on average. study after study shows their earning potential is up higher than for those without a degree. dr. bill zumetta researches and teaches the economics of education. >> here's another big number. $300,000. what does that mean? >> the 300,000 is a conservative estimate of the gains from getting a college degree compared to a high school diploma. minus all the costs of going to college. however much it costs to going to college ultimately it should pay off. >> jill is glad she got an education but those grad school loans come due in january. greater long term earning potential than undergraduate degre

gfx 1 the former prosecutor - practically accused of framing avery for point-by-point rebuttal case? calling the series "irresponsible,"? gfx 2 adding: "netflix should either provide an opportunity for rebuttal, or alert the viewers that this series was produced by and for the defense of steven avery" sot nats (dragnet theme - da da dum dum) true crime stories have been popular for years? starting with "dragnet." but this new wave of true crime is different, with storytellers taking (jinx theme) hbo's "jinx" resulted in new murder charges being brought against millionaire robert durst. nats (serial theme) and the hugely popular serial podcast has led to efforts to reopen the murder conviction of adnan syed. for better or worse, these series are trial by media. sot abrams 18:07:08 social media is a double edged sword. on the one hand it can be very powerful in forcing government officials to act. on the other hand it can lead to overreactions, depending on the situation elias/lam following what's trending -- you've likely seen the post on facebook....mark zuckerberg giving away millio

porter was exhibiting and how might that help influence the jury, avery?well, that's everything. that's the credibility of taking the chance of putting the defendant on. look, somebody has to be accountable to the death of freddie gray. is this the case based on what we're seeing up to this point? i think we're in accord, it is unlikely i think they're going to get a conviction for this kind of homicide. it's going to be very -- >> but richard, could the argument also still be made that even if this is the norm, that it is unhumane, since that is one of the charges, wouldn't that also be an indictment not just on the officer who is carrying out the norm, but it would also be an indictment against the system saying, this norm, there's something wrong with it, and it potentially leads to someone's death? >> fred, it was an administrative position to seat belt in. the area is not very large. he was shackled, he was in a seat, he was there would a reasonable police officer under those circumstances, who found a prisoner on the floor, would they -- what would t

let's start with you, avery. >> well, it might very well be.e if he prevailed in his defamation case, he's not going to get squat. the reality is beverly johnson has been making these allegations against bill cosby for 40 years. i'm not sure who has been advising her, but she publishes it in august of this year, which falls within the statue of limitations. if he's concerned that debora johnson will be a witness in the scores of other cases remains to be seen. but i think there's some chance he can prevail in this if she can't prove it. and what good can it do him? it makes very little difference given the other pending litigation. >> richard, do you see this as strategic? it's fascinating, somebody makes an accusation at somebody and they make an accusation back. sort of tit for tat. what do you think about this strategically? >> it's he said/she said. and litigation, practice is strategy. this is now the defense strategy from the cosby camp to be on the offensive and go after these people. the bottom line here, deb, is that in defamation case

avery had a lot of serious injuries after someone attacked her. but she was also pregnant, and then gave birth to her litter of puppies. this morning, the humane society put all ten of those puppies up for adoption. and people who wanted to take them home lined up outside before the doors even opened. the birth of the puppies was a big hit on social media, and that's why some people showed up hours in advance to get their picks of the litter. "i came to look a couple days ago to see if there were any puppies, and i saw the poster so i decided to come back today. " "we got here around 5:00 this morning with the next person coming about a half hour later. " some people who were in line this morning said the puppies were christmas gifts for their families. today university of iowa childrens hospital helped kids have a merry christmas. hospital employees decked the brought carts full l presents to kids throughout the hospital. one father who's son kale has had an extended stay at the hospital, says all of the elves and hospital employees have been a b

avery had a lot of serious injuries after someone attacked her. she was also pregnant, and then gave birth to her litter of puppies. the humane society put all ten of those puppies up for adoption yesterday. and people who wanted to take them home lined up outside before the doors even opened. the puppies were a big hit on social media, and that's why some people showed up hours in advance to get their picks of the litter. "i came to look a couple days ago to see if there were any puppies, and i saw the poster so i decided to come back today. " morning with the next person coming about a half hour later. " some who were in line said the puppies were christmas gifts for their families. if you've been thinking of getting a pet for your home, now might be a good time to do it. cedar rapids animal care and control wants to find good homes for all of their pets by the end of the year. adoption fees are down to 25 dollars for cats and 50 dollars for dogs. "if everything was cleared out by the 31st i think i would have a staff that would be jumping for j

. >> what do you think, avery? >> girl. >> do you think it's a boy or a girl?mom needs a rest. they're all young and there's a fourth one on the way? guess what? >> it's a boy. >> it's a boy. >> it's going to be an awesome baby boy that you're going to help mom take care of. >> big brother on the left is elated and sister, well -- >> don't be sad. >> you'll be our special princess. >> the only princess. we'll give you extra attention. >> big brother is like what? she gets what? she's about to just break down crying. >> avery, you're going to be his big sister. you'll be his only big sister so every time he needs some help from his sister he's going to go to you. >> she's already practicing very well for getting the extra attention. >> she definitely is. well, baby hughes is making a big thing for its reveal. >> boom! >> it's a boy! >> and a duck. twins? is it twins? >> no, it's a boy. it's a boy! >> there is no announcement in texas you can't make with explosiv explosives. >> a guy drags his sleeping friend out of the tend and then slowly pushes him out into th

. >> what do you think, avery? >> girl. >> do you think it's a boy or a girl? >> i think mom needs a rest. they're all young and there's a fourth one on the way? guess what? >> it's a boy. >> it's a boy. >> it's going to be an awesome baby boy that you're going to >> big brother on the left is elated and sister, well -- >> don't be sad. >> you'll be our special princess. >> the only princess. we'll give you extra attention. >> big brother is like what? she gets what? she's about to just break down crying. >> avery, you're going to be his big sister. you'll be his only big sister so every time he needs some help from his sister he's going to go to you. >> she's already practicing very well for getting the extra attention. >> she definitely is. well, baby hughes is making a big thing for its reveal. >> boom! >> it's a boy! >> and a duck. twins? is it twins? >> no, it's a boy. it's a boy! >> there is no announcement in texas you can't make with >> a guy drags his sleeping friend out of the tend and then slowly pushes him out into the middle of the lake. a great pr

good morning, avery. >> reporter: good morning, marty. here on christie field, we are starting to feel a few raindrops, nothing too heavy just yet and the wind is definitely blowing but i might affect a 5k scheduled here at the field today, it's called a santa hat run, and it is going to be people running in holiday costumes, including those santa hats, all to benefit the san francisco firefighters tour program which gives out 200,000 toys to 40,000 families here in the san francisco bay area throughout the year. now, i'm told that all of these people will be running from the field down toward the bridge, past alcatraz, seeing all of these different sightseeing places to see here, and it is all to benefit that toy program. now, if good deeds aren't enough to motivate you to come out here today, i'm told every entrance will be getting a medal that can double as a christmas tree ornament. i will be here to monitor the rainfall, and if it affect the event. back to you in the studio. >> all right, thanks a lot. checking back in with you in a

thank you so much, avery and richard.'s a very serious topic, but i'm glad to see you all brought your holiday cheer with your green, your red. i got a red skirt, so i'm in on the holiday cheer with you. >> there you go! we're all together! >> merry christmas. >> y'all have a great holiday season. thanks so much for being with us. >> thank you. >> the last weekend before christmas. thank you so much. good to see you. ho ho ho. >>> all right, the heated feud between gop rivals donald trump and jeb bush, it's not showing any signs of simmering down. bush had some choice words for trump on the campaign trail this morning. more on that, next. ce again, going off list. and knowing right when my packages arrive. so that's two things. introducing real time delivery notifications. sign up at myusps.com get fast-acting, long-lasting relief from heartburn with it neutralizes stomach acid and is the only product that forms a protective barrier that helps keep stomach acid in the stomach where it belongs. for fast-acting, long-lastin

shaina: avery gets to spend two weeks in his family -- with his family and atoma. a man brutally beaten in a carjacking nearly three years ago is back in his home state. mike wasike's three teenage attackers are in prison by his life and family were changed. mark tauscheck has good news for the family. m>> you killed mike>>. you have his blood on his hands. mark: joann watched her husband's attackers go to prison and each brought brief relief but her pain has never gone away. mike wasike, a former credit analyst at wells fargo still cannot talk, walk, or eat on his own. doctors have told joan this may be long-term. >> it is really painful to mark: joann worked for a year to bring her husband back from a rehab facility in oklahoma and was denied over and over and found there are not a lot of rehab options in the midwest. but she found a place that would take him in mitchellville. joan: i am so grateful for that. i am really grateful, this is the best christmas gift i've had this year. mark: with mike back in iowa that the children can see their dad often. a good but

. >> stephen: well, in the new musical "the color purple" you play shu g avery. and you said this is different, this is the most different character you have ever played. >> yeah. >> stephen: how are the two of you different in. >> well, when i say she's different from me, i mean, not so much from me but from any other role i have ever played. for the most part, everything have i done has been really heavy in a way, dramatic, emotional. never glamorous and shug is a glamor girl, honey. so that's fun to be able to explore in that way. and i do attribute part of it to my weight loss and my new appearance, you know. cuz when they called me about playing-- being in "color purple" i was like sure, when they said shug avery, i said huh, me as the sex kitty, i am like really? >> stephen: i have a spoiler alert. (applause) >> oh. thank you, thank you. well, i see it now. i get it now, you know. and i realized shug and ri very similar in so many ways. >> stephen: uh-huh. now this is your broadway debut. >> it is. >> stephen: is it everything you thought it would be? like

avery had no idea his brothers and sisters were there too. >> it feels like today was never going to get here. >> so excited. haven't seen him in a year. that's a long time not to see your kid. shaina: avery will be spending two weeks with his family in ottumwa before heading back to north carolina. and tonight, as you are scanning the sky for santa, you might catch a glimpse of something the north pole says santa's sleigh has some new upgrades. it can now run on jet fuel if the reindeer get too tired. so how much fuel would be needed for a trip around the world? 45 million gallons of jet fuel to travel 226 million miles to deliver all the presents. hard-working guy. and some reindeer are getting a high tech update. rudolph and the rest of the gang might not have to work this christmas, thanks to these robotic reindeer. look how cool that is. you can see three of the robots pulling santa's sleigh in this youtube video. they are called spot bots and are designed by a company names boston dynamics. a christmas elf emergency. listen, as a new jersey 7-year-old calls 911, over her elf on

u.s marine avery palen is coming home for the holidays, after being stationed in north carolina for a year. he has no idea his brothers and >> yay. hi! oh, i missed you so much. kim: avery gets to spend two weeks with his family in ottumwa before he will have to head back to north carolina. by the way, triple-a says a record-breaking amount of people will be traveling this holiday season. live in des moines, kim st. onge, kcci 8 news, iowa's news leader. steve: we are learning more right now about some deadly storms to our south. a government meteorologist says early reports show more than a dozen tornados touched down today in mississippi. one raced along for more than half an hour, for about 100 miles, killing a 7-year-old boy who was in a car with his family. 40 others were injured. an 18-year-old woman in arkansas was also killed when a tree blew over onto her house. >> it is the holiday season, and just, the loss of this family that they sustained from this storm is just tragic. steve: the mother and 2 other siblings were able to get out of the home without any serious injuries.

she was born right here, made it big in memphis and now she come shug avery! >> now there's somethin' 'bout good lovin' that all you ladies should know? if you want to light your man on fire you gotta start it real slow keep on turning up the voltage' til that man begins to glow like you switchin' on a lightblub, watch the juice begin to flow now that i got your attention here's what you men need to hear you want yo lady racin' with you, you gotta get her in gear here's the key to rev her motor: find the spot she loves the best. the stick, she push da button! >> push da button! >> push da button! >> push da button! >> gotta push it if you wanna come in! oh push da button! oh push da button! if you wanna feel a train a- comin' your way, baby, push the button and pull da window shade now listen all you red hot lovers you oughta know what to do >> you oughta know what to do >> there ain't nuthin' wrong with nuthin' that's right with both of you >> that's right with both of you >> so when tonight you make yo lover cry out like a lion roar, tell the neighbors yo ne

first it's avery bradley then jay crowder believe it or not sullinger who is out deep. it was 21-12 the run in the fourth quarter. celtics get a very impressive road win. so rob gronkowski diagnosed with a knee strain which is great news considering what could have been the case when that surgically repaired right knee was hit last night. tom brady talking about his thoughts on gronk. >> he has been through a lot he's a tough guy. hopefully it's not too serious we'll see. all our fingers are crossed. >> it's hard to put into lot and also it means a lot to the football team we all love him as a teammate. just praying for the best. >> sorry about that that was a different sound bite that was from the guys last night. the referees were horns in the denver game that has been the overriding theme in the season. bad call on patrick cheung and terrible call on gronkowski right before he got hurt. tom brady how do you deal with being on the short end of the stick of these lousy calls? >> they just feel like they're a pushoff. it's obviously different than what i thought and i'm

avery bradley. then jay crowder and finally get this, jared sullinger from deep. opening it up 21-12 to close out the game. celtics get an impressive road win. >> dave dombrowski said he wanted a veteran outfielder and he went out and got it done. young spent the last year and a half with the yankees he batted 252 this year with 42 rbis, 14 home runs. not going to rock your world that the sox needed to add to the reporter before spring training. barry bonds a little bit more than a depth guy. the all-time home run leader on the verge of signing a deal to be a coach with the miami marlins. don mattingly is the manager bonds retired just over eight years ago has done some instructional stuff in spring training with the giants. >>> how cutthroat is life when you're a patriots rookie well, you better not make a mistake like chris harper did last night. chris harper released last

>>eporter: netflix "making a murderer" unravels the case of steven avery. he served 18 years behind bars for a sexual assault he didn't commmmit only to be rerested for murder. the series shows serious doubts about the murder case. >> it rolls out almost like a soap opopa. gets people truly invested i i the storynd clearly feeling credibly passionate about it >> reporter: so much so local authorities say they have received hundreds of messages fr people who support avery bombarding them with hostile tweets even scathing revieiews on yelp. e former prosecutor practically accused of framing avery for murder sent us a point-by-p-pnt rebuttal of t the filmmaker's case calling the series irresponsible adding opportunity for rebuttal or alert dhe viewers that the series was produced by and for the defense of steven avery. >> we feel our process was very thoughtful. we were always concerned with accuracy and fairness. >> reporter: true crime stories have been popular for years starting with "dragn." but this new wave of true crimeme is different with s storyteller