he explained a call he got from a friend in the bahamas.a man claim he had a piece of paper to make him culpable in his son's death. the suspects in the case are a paramedic and a former bohemian senator. the lawyers asked travolta if either contacted him directly. he said no. his 16-year-old boy died from the seizure last january. >>> michael vick spoke at a washington, d.c. church in one of the poorest neighborhoods. he sad dogfighting is pointless. he doesn't know why he risked his lucrative career over it. it's part of an effort to rebuild vick's image. he added that he wants another dog for his family. >> hopefully the judge will grant me the opportunity to have a dog in the future, and i will take care of him with the best of my ability. that's only if it's in god's plans for me to have one. i know my daughter wants one. >> part of his sentence from a judge includes a ruling that he can never own a dog again. >>> well, the u.s. supreme court is taking up one of the hot button issues of the term last year. they review a chicago law ban

a former bahamas senator and an ambulance driver are accused of trying to extort $25 million from the actor. >> reporter: local politician and a paramedic have pleaded not guilty but prosecutors say that pleasant bridge water and tore lena -- demanded $25 million from travolta and threatened to go public with a document related to the emergency care of his son. attorneys say that travolta's testimony is key. >> he has to give evidence. >> why? >> without it then the prosecution cannot get off the ground. >> reporter: he has to take the stand and tell the jury what it felt like when he received that demand. how upset and disturbed he was. nobody else can do that for him. >> the 16-year-old died in january after suffering a seizure at the family's vacation home in the be happen hamas. the ambulance driver told inside edition that both parties were emotion an and rode with their son to the hospital. >> he was crying, eyes were red. i remember him looking up at the ceiling and saying, god pleasant help me. >> reporter: trial evidence may include reported conversations with the two defenda

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and i think the bahamas here has a lot to show for this.ormer senator in the bahamas that are involved with this. this looks very bad that these two officials are part of this and the bahamas want to see this through. celebrities deal with this all the time. >> thank you. >>> coming up, fierce debate over the way forward in afghanistan. it drives a wedge between the military and the obama administration. how long does president obama have to settle on a final strategy? that's next on msnbc the place for politics. okay, time's up. here ya' go ! that's a nice one, i made that. that's a piece of junk. yeah. i want the red truck. well, you can't have the red truck. see, that was a limited-time offer only. it's, ah, right here in the fine print. even kids know it's wrong to hide behind fine print. why don't banks ? we're ally, a new bank who always gives you a great rate, with nothing buried in the fine print. it's just the right thing to do. you must be looking for motorcycle insurance. you're good. thanks. so is our bike insurance. all the cov

remember, he didn't have to testify or go to the bahamas.ts this prosecution. >> lea, west virginia, your question or thought, ma'am? >> caller: our daughter is autistic and suffers from seizures and also an insulin dependent diabetic. this child has taught us so very much about love and increased our aptitude for patience and added so very much to our lives. i can't tell you how hurtful it is that they lost someone so special in their lives. but these children work so hard for every little thing that they achieve, and they celebrate everything that they can possibly accomplish. >> may i ask you a question, ma'am. did you ever have any concerns about revealing that your child was autistic? >> caller: her father did. he wanted her to be completely included in school and i was fearful that she would fall down in school. and eventually i lost custody because i preferred -- i wanted to home school her. >> well, lea, i want to thank you -- >> caller: i also want to thank you for standing out and showing the world that addicts and alcoholics are n

from the bahamas. he spoke of how he tried to save his son's life following a seizure. >>> john travolta and wife kelly preston walked into the courthouse without a word, through a side door. reporters, cameras were kept to the side. in a soft voice, he began to describe the day has son jett died. the first time he talked about it publicly. the skein-year-old had a seizure and collapsed in the bathroom of the family's vacation villa in the bahamas january 2nd. he was pronounced dead a short time later. travolta told the jury his son was autistic and had seizures every 5 to 10 days. he said he performed mouth-to- mouth, and the caretaker pumped his chest while they waited for paramedics to arrive. travolta's testimony was put on hold because of,s. as an ambulance driver and a local are on trial. they said trasocietia wanted to deny care for his son, unless he paid them millions of dollars. travolta is the key witness. but prosecutors have 14 in all. and it could be a week or longer before jurors get the

jett died january 2nd while his family was vacationing in the bahamas.covering the trial and she is on the phone now. michelle what did travolta say? >> reporter: hi, contessa. he arrived this morning holding the hands of his wife, actress kelly preston, the first time he has been back here in the bahamas since his son jett, died of a seizure january 2nd. he took the stand and immediately, he said "my son was autist ittic and suffered from a seizure disorder," also the first time we have heard the family say that that was what their son was suffering from. there had been speculation of that experts say it had seemed to be the case and so many autistic patient does suffer from severe seizures. travolta said his son suffered a severe seizure once every five to ten days it would last up to a minute and afterward, jett would sleep about 12 hours. then, travolta had to relieve those homes, the family was asleep in their condo that they had at the -- at a hotel here on the island. and he said that he and his wife were awakened around 10:15 in the morning that

he didn't even want to stay in the bahamas. he testified last week and immediately after, he flew out with his wife, knowing full well they wanted him back in court this week. but he had to get out of there because it's so incredibly difficult. >> jane, he has to fight this fight, though, to nail people like these extortionists that were going after him for $25 million, right? >> i'm not exactly sure. i think it's something that he personally wants to do to be true to his son. but this is the game that couldn't shoot straight. the former senator who says, i set fire to my copy of the document and then flushed the ashes down the toilet. and then the other alleged extortionist said, oh, i wanted to take the money because i want to play robin hood and give the money to the poor. these people are out to lunch. it seems to me like it's not worth it to waste your time on these two knuckleheads, especially when they've got it all on videotape allegedly and can probably lock them up based on that videotape alone. but i do feel john tra

. >>> looks like john travolta will not return to a bahamas courtroom until tomorrow. the jury has been sent home for the day. the actor is testifying in an extortion case stemming from the death of his 16-year-old son. >> yesterday travolta told the court his son was autistic, perhaps his first public admission of that. he described how he desperately tried to save the boy's life. michel michelle kosinky has more. >>> john travolta returned to the bahamas with his wife kelly preston the first time since their son died in january. he stood before a packed courtroom and made a startling admission, my son was autistic and had severe szures every five to ten days lasting up to a minute, after which jett would sleep for 12 hours. it is the first time the family acknowledged their son's autism. jett took anti-seizure drugs for years. on the morning his son was found unresponsive, he was suddenly awakened. the nanny was pounding on the door where we were sleeping. i ran out the door and ran down stairs to help my son with my wife. i saw him he was on the bathroom floor. he s

they say they're innocent. >> this is an embarrassing situation for the bahamas. you've got a former senator who is accused of demanding $25 million from john travolta in exchange for a medical document. >> reporter: travolta, at times emotional, is still grieving the loss of his only son. when asked by the prosecutor if jett was alive after they brought him to the hospital, he replied quietly, "no, he was not alive." travolta would only be able to speak for a few minutes at a time before being interrupted again and again by objections from defense attorneys, arguing for hours over whether his testimony should even be admissible. as a result, he's going to have to take the stand again, possibly today. matt? >> all right, michelle kosinski in the bahamas this morning. thank you very much. let's bring nbc's chief medical editor in, dr. nancy snyderman. nancy, good morning to you. >> hi, matt. >> this is emotional testimony and we now hear that jett travolta would suffer from seizures every five days or so. they'd last a minute. what jumps out when you read this? >>

the john travolta extortion trial started in the bahamas.s second "hot topics" is running a long time. >> we're over so speed up. >> wendy: among the potential witnesses at the trial which began yesterday are two people -- this is about the two people who were accused of extorting $25 million from the travoltas. an ambulance driver and a former senator in the bahamas were allegedly targeting john and his wife kelly. you know, their son, jett, died in the bahamas. he was only 16 years old. they were accused of demanding money in exchange for not publicizing the documents. his wife kelly preston and daughter ella bleu were recently seen for the first time since the death at disney promoting a movie called "old dogs" which features ella. she happens to be in it. i hear they're a real nice family. peace be with you, all travol s travoltas. okay. which married celebrity couple wants to get their vows renewed already? find out the details. one more "hot topic" coming up next. next, she's used to mayor djor ó every day. añ >> wendy: okay. we all lo

they say they are innocent. >> thiss an embarrassing situation for the bahamas. you've got a former senator who is accused of demanding $25 million from john travolta in exchange for a medical document. >> reporter: travolta at times emotional is still grieving the loss of his son. when asked by the prosecutor the if jett was alive after they brought him to the hospital he replied quietly, no, he was not alive. >> that was michelle coshinski. yesterday travolta kept being interrupted by defense attorneys who argued if his testimony should be allowed. travolta is expected to testify again tomorrow. >> tom joins us on the set. talk about the weather. boy, feels like a summer day. >> sure does. >> call at summer day then. >> yeah. >> sometimes the atmosphere doesn't look at the calendar. that's what's happening today. autumn is certainly a battle between summer and winter. summer winning out here as we get into early autumn. here's a look at our sky over the last couple of hours looking to the west. american university in the foreground, virginia in the distance. an

home on grand bahama island.st joins us on the telephone, live on the line. what happened in there today? >> the scene in there today was very reminiscent of another high-profile case, which was the anna nicole smith case. it was cordoned off, and there were scores of law personnel that could be seen in the area. it was shortly after 10:00 when john travolta and emerged with an entourage of bodyguards and members of the secret service. he was visibly shaken as he entered the courtroom before the supreme court justice there. he knew he would have to recount the events of the day his son died. now, just a bit of background, there was a senator, an ambulance driver, both of them accused of trying to extort $25 million from the hollywood actor after his son giant -- died in january. he said he traveled from maine to freeport in 2008, and that six people made that journey with him, including his wife, who was with him in court, his son, his daughter, and four nannies. he said the day that his son died, he was sleeping

remember, he didn't have to testify or go to the bahamas. west virginia, your question or thought, ma'am? >> caller: our daughter is autistic and suffers from seizure and also an insulin dependent diabetic. this child has taught us so very much about love and increased our aptitude for patience and added so very much to our lives. i can't tell you how hurtful it is that they lost someone so special in their lives. but these children work so hard for every little thing that they achieve, and they celebrate everything that they can possibly accomplish. >> may can ask you a question, ma'am -- did you ever have any concerns about revealing that your child was awetist snik. >> caller: her father did. he wanted her to be completely included in school and i was fearful that she would fall down in school. and eventually i lost custody because i preferred -- i wanted to home school her. >> well, lea, i want to thank you -- >> caller: i was lnlts to thank you for standing out and showing the world that addicting and alcoholics are not the bizarre home

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one of the accused is actually a senator in the bahamas.n and travolta has returned to an enchanted island that turned hellish. will he become the star witness? >>> and cold-blooded murder. a father is accused of slitting the throats of his wife and five young children. then fleeing the country. cops arrested this guy in haiti. he says he had plans to surrender and was just going to say good-bye to his family. cops aren't buying that story. now they're trying to bring him back to america to face justice in a case police are calling the most gruesome they've ever seen. >>> also plaxico burress is head to the slammer. the nfl wide receiver accidentally shot himself in the leg at a new york nightclub. now he's going to prison for two years. tonight's big issue, in this country, athletes get less time for killing people. so why did this superstar get the book thrown at him? and is it fair? >>> plus, shocking new claims that anna nicole smith was prescribed a pharmaceutical suicide, according to court documents. her psychiatrist supplied smith w

let's go to nbc's michelle kosinski following that trial from the bahamas.t was the it testimony here today, michelle? >> hi, contessa. this is the second time he has had to stand before this courtroom. when we say take the stand, he literally has to stand up before the court while everyone else is seated. he again looked grim and very pale but was not emotional as he described the nature of this alleged threat, as told to him by his attorney. he said that the paramedics who is the accused, said he, travolta did not meet the demand of $25 million that certain stories would be sold to the press that would imply that this medical document stated that travolta either wanted his son to die or is somehow culpable for his death. travolta then told his attorney to go to the police. basically what happened here, according to other witnesses' testimony is this paramedic saw this routine medical waiver do not transport waiver that turned out to be irrelevant. he thought this might somehow be embarrassing to travolta and threat tonight release it to the in theary natio

you know, the bahamas used to lash you with the tails and used to have the death penalty. i think maybe for the ex-senator and emt, maybe a little death penalty or tails might satisfy somebody's need to seek revenge against these two. >> you know, this is truly the gang that couldn't shoot straight. this whole conspiracy makes absolutely no sense. this document doesn't mean anything. there's no reason to pay a nickel to it. >>> we have an exciting addition to our prime-time lineup. >> just days after jet travolta's tragic death, radaronline was on the ground in the bahamas rounding up eyewitnesss and key players. on that same day, january 5th, "inside edition" caught up with the defendant. this clip aired on the cbs "early show" today. >> went behind the curtain, tears in his eyes. like, i can see the love in his for his son. >> that was actually back in january, before we knew about this whole conspiracy. it's quite a can of worms. and the phone lines lighting up. james, florida, your question or thought. james? >> caller: yes. >> hi. it's your turn to talk. your question

he collapsed on the floor in the bahamas. the jury heard four witnesses tuesday.ce officer, who said after jett was put in the ambulance, the defendant told him john travolta wanted his son taken to the airport not the hospital and signed a waiver denying care. but the third witness, a paramedic told jurors jett was taken to the hospital, that john travolta was in the back of the ambulance with him and a waiver of care never came into play. prosecutors argue the defendants threatened to go public with a fake waiver unless travolta paid them $25 million. both defendants say they're innocent and without travolta, legal experts say it'll be tough to peruse otherwise. >> if i were prosecuting this case, i would want to put john travolta on the stand and keep him on as long as possible, he's the emotional core of this case. >> reporter: after tuesday's testimony, there are a lot of questions that only john travolta can answer. for example, did he sign anything? what was his contact with the ambulance driver that day? and how and when was he approached with that $25 mil

. >>> actor john traffic elvolta d to return to the bahamas next week to finish his testimony. mike walters of tmz joins with us more on the story. what's the document in question? it is a refusal to transport document? >> right. when this whole thing happened and ambulance was at the house and his son was really hanging onto life at that point, what they do is they give you a piece of paper that you sign that basically if you don't want your son or your family member to be transported by ambulance, which not a lot of people would do that, if you don't want them to, you can sign it and apparently john signed this document. this person allegedly took the document that he signed, which was a big deal when this happened that john wanted to take his kid on his private jet and get out of the bahamas and not go to the hospital, he took this document and tried to extort him and charged him for it. what's really interesting, we found out today that there's apparently secret videotapes. this will be the smoking gun in the case. two secret videotapes where this person had gone to somebod

superstar in the bahamas, and in vivid detail and rushed his son to the hospital.people are accused of trying to extort $2500 million during his darkest hour. will his testimony be enough and there was also thrown in a pond. all of this according to an alleged family friend. polygraph tests in the past but is this new evidence credible? also, a bizarre twist in the jaycee dugard case. could he provide new insight into her life and captivity? >> after mcken zee phillips and she and her father, the lead singer of the mom and pops had an affair. now she said that she had an abortion because she wasn't sure if the baby belonged to her dad. so who is telling the truth here and why did she wait this long to write her tell-all book? issues starts right now. tonight, john travolta bears his soul and make as shocking admission all under oath. the star witness testifying against two alleged low-life extortion nifts in the bahamas. prosecutors say a former senator, senator of the bahamas and a paramedic tried to squeeze 25 million bucks from the superstar's tragic death. jett

you know, the bahamas used to lash you with the tails and used to have the death penalty. i think maybe for the ex-senator and for the emt, maybe a little death penalty or at least tails might satisfy somebody's need to seek revenge against these two. >> you know, this is truly the gang that couldn't shoot straight. this whole conspiracy makes absolutely no sense. that document doesn't even mean anything. there's no reason to pay a nickel for it. >>> we have an exciting addition to our primetime lineup coming your way. "the joy behar show. " >>> just days after jet travolta's tragic death, radaronline was on the ground in bahamas rounding up eyewitnesss and key players. on that same day, january 5th, "inside edition" caught up with the defendant. this clip aired on the cbs "early show" today. >> went behind the curtain, tears in his eyes. like, i can see the love in his eyes for his son. >> that was actually back in january, before we knew about this whole conspiracy. it's quite a can of worms. and, of course, the phone lines lighting up on this. james, florida, your quest

one of the accused is actually a senator in the bahamas.trial has begun and travolta has returned to an enchanted island that turned hellish. will he become the star witness? >>> and cold-blooded murder. a father is accused of slitting the throats of his wife and five young children. then fleeing the country. cops arrested this guy in haiti. he says he had plans to surrender and was just going to say good-bye to his family. cops aren't buying that story. now they're trying to bring him back to america to face justice in a case police are calling the most gruesome they've ever seen. >>> also plaxico burress is head to the slammer. the nfl wide receiver accidentally shot himself in the leg at a new york nightclub. now he's going to prison for two years. tonight's big issue, in this country, athletes get less time for killing people. so why did this superstar get the book thrown at him? and is it fair? >>> plus, shocking new claims that anna nicole smith was prescribed a pharmaceutical suicide, according to court documents. her psychiatrist su

remember, he died after having a seizure at the family's vacation home in the bahamas. a paramedic and his wife have pleaded not guilty. explain, if you will -- these people are alleged to have gone to an attorney for john travolta and said they will publicize this document he does not give $25 million. what exactly is this document? >> i do not have that information. the only thing that was said to us early on was they had tried to extort $25 million from the actor. information regarding the actor, we have not been able to get, so i cannot really speak to it. jane: what at this point are you being told by court officials, whether john travolta will testify? it is said he is on the list. i can't imagine he has not been public. >> the only thing we know, the trial was supposed to start today. the only thing that happened today, like you said, was the jury selection. no major developments in the trial. it is expected, though, to get underway tomorrow morning. from covering the case from the beginning, i think people just really want to see what is going to happen and how

right now going into sunday, 5:00 p.m., it is still east of the bahamas and sitting in the atlantic.this is not a threat for the east coast over the labor day weekend, but sometime after that these cuts may have to worry about erica. -- the east coast may have to worry about erica. tomorrow, perhaps our record low in the morning to buy 50, and then we are up to 80. very comfortable weather through the last big holiday of the summer. >> now 11 sports with jerry sandusky. >> terrell suggs says he plans to use thursday night's preseason game to test out the khiel that has kept him on the sidelines since day 3 of this year's training camp. but we will not see mark clayton in action until the right year's season. -- until the regular season. kalle washington, no. 15 kva looks like a rock solid addition -- no. 15, looks like a rock solid addition. do not look for any new worry lines on deroche mason's face. >> i think we have a very -- derrick mason's face. >> i think we have a very strong core because we have marked an kalle and dmitri and myself. nyah the other guys coming along as well

northeast of the bahamas. sometime sunday would be let's say, 200 to 300 miles east of the bahamas. so it could become stronger. looks like it's going to run into dryer air and some shear, which will help it to keep from developing much stronger. >>> an update on the breaking news in west baltimore. sky eye chopper 13 over the scene. captain mike perry has more. >> reporter: it all occurred in the 1900 block of north fulton avenue. north of north avenue. and the western district of baltimore city. just shortly after 4:00 this afternoon. police received a call to the 1900 block. where two men were found shot. at least one of those shot inside of a two-story town home. apparently very bloody and graphic scene. we do know that at least one of the two men that were shot at the scene were transported to shock trauma, in critical condition. there's no word on the second. although he was transported also to a local area hospital. police have no suspects at this time. and as you can see, north fulton avenue is closed as police crime scene investigators continue their work. back to you on tv

. >>> john travolta takes the witness stand in a trial surrounding his son's death in the bahamas. bob, what about the bert? >> we have had a few showers, thundershowers. i'll tell you about it. dan, what do you have? >> the capitals look like they are in mid season form. the detroit lions spell danger for the redskins. find out if the nationals can stav >>> police say a teenager arrested for dealing drugs. the students use text messages to set up drug deals. the 18-year-old was arrested yesterday. officers say they found marijuana, ecstasy and $1200 cash in his suv. he's a former walter johnson student. police put him under surveillance after getting a call from security. they suspected he was dealing drugs during the school day. >>> a teenager suspected of making homemade bombs plead guilty today. they found it in july of last year. they alleged the 19-year-old had a fake cia id and a map of camp david. the bomb making chemicals belong ed to a russian immigrant. >> when you are in possession of something, you are in possession of it. it doesn't matter who they belong to or who pu

cbs news, bahamas. >> john travolta has kept a low profile since his son's death.skipped promotional film so he could have time to grieve for his son. >>> cbs has reason to celebrate. last night's prime time lineup delivered the network's best tuesday rating premier in at least six years. ncis and ncis los angeles and the good wife finished top. cbs premier week continues tonight on wusa9.com and it all starts at 8:00 p.m. with the new adventures of old christine. followed by gary unmarried at 8:30 p.m. then the season premiers criminal minds and csi new york at 10:00 p.m. >>> 9news now at 6:00 p.m. is about 15 minutes away. the inter county connector is days away from being finished. how much they plan to charge for tolls. >>> the union representing thousands of metro workers. >>> plus, you'll see and hear how one man survived a deadly encountedder with a hit-and-run driver. >>> by the time afternoon rolled around today it felt steamy almost. >> humid. >> thick. it may be the last time we say that this year and temperatures managed to make it into the mid to upper

a band of clouds and showers in the bahamas. that's about it. overnight tonight and the remainder of the night, the same pattern. tomorrow, the northeasterly wind. it will be cooler. with time, more of the moisture is coming up our way. eventually high pressure will be on us. as we get into the weekend, we are looking at sunshine with comfortable air. drizzley, a few sprinkles, temperatures in the 60s by tomorrow morning. a lot of clouds around the northeasterly wind. it may be breezy around the bay. perhaps up to 10 to 12 knots or so. a few sprinkles, light showers, nothing much. some of the clouds may break up in the afternoon. once again, thursday does not look like soaking rain or heavier rain. because of the pattern, temperatures will only be in the 70s. weekend will be fine right now for getting out and running, tennis, whatever. a chance of showers early next week. >> thank you, bob. >>> coming up, a man found $20,000 on top of a money machine. >>> in sports, a hot boss: so word's gettin' out that geico can help people save in even more w

. >> they moved to the bahamas. >> give me this. it could be an emergency, baby. >> it ain't no emergency. baby, come on. we got the place all to ourselves. >> i'm opening the door. hey. wait. we're gonna come out. >> i can't come in? >> not right now. not right now. >> well, i just came by -- what's with the feather? well, i came by to see if you guys were okay. >> we're fine. we're fine. okay, bye. >> how would i know 'cause you're not answering the phone. what's going on? >> we were out. >> we didn't hear it. >> which one? you were out or you didn't hear it? >> well, we were out. we didn't hear it. >> c.j., listen, baby. we've just been busy, really. >> busy doing what? >> been tappin' -- >> curtis! c.j., how is your new place? >> it's not that bad. >> he's lying. that place is a third-world country. >> well, i missed you guys, and i just wanted you to -- >> oh, how nice. curtis, yes. you missed us? >> yeah, i wanted you to come over. >> that's so nice of you. look, here's a picture of us. so whenever you want to see us, just loo

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in the bahamas, two defendants on trial trying to steal money from john travolta. we're joined by phone with the very latest from the bahamas. >> reporter: hi, john. on the witness stand is john travolta's attorney telling the court one of the defendants met with her back in 2009 saying she had a client who had a document that was embarrassing to the travolta family. we learned he felt this particular document was worth $25 million to the travoltas. we've learned just recently, moments ago, the fact that this document was basically saying, releasing the bahamas from any sort of responsibility that he was wanting to take his son and transport him back to west palm beach when he fell ill january 2nd of this year. she's continuing to go on to tell the court that there were many inquiries by the media they felt that this document was worthwhile, was worth the millions, because it would make the travoltas look bad. >> all right. and the tape, there's supposed to be a surveillance tape showing all that's going on between some official, i guess, and the two individuals on

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. >>> from star to star witness, actor john trevolta may take the stand in a bahamas courtroom.rosecutors say the men demanded $25 million from him and threatened to go public with a document related to his son. that son, 16-year-old jet died in january after suffering a seizure at the family's vacation home in the bahamas. >>> for years, south beach and miami has been known for night life. adds derek mcginty reports, the city could be known for its after life. >> welcome to the neap tune memorial rete. the world's first underwater cemetery. located 45 feet below the surface, the artificial reef looks like the lost city of atlantis with the lions and the winding pathways and the creators are betting this will be the perfect burial spot for the folks who love the sea. >> kind of like the first person who tried to sell an aquarium. i'm going to put fish in your house. they have no idea. when i have described it and you go out there for the first time, you still come up surprised. >> more than two dozen people have been buried leer. among those, edith. her site is marked by a plaqu

he explained about a call he got from a friend in the bahamas.d had apparently heard about a man who said he had a piece of paper that would make the actor culpable in his son's death. he said the man wanted $25 million for that paper. the suspects indicates are a paramedic, there on the left, and a former bohemian senator. their attorneys haved travolta if either one had contacted him directly. travolta said no. his 16-year-old son died from a seizure last january. >>> all of the students in princeton, minnesota, they've been sent home. there are reports of suspicious packages all over the town, including the high school. so the school district, 50 miles north of the twin cities, sent all the kids there and the middle and two elementary schools as well, they've been sent home just as a precaution. the princeton union eagle reports suspicious packages were also found at the public utility commission office and the post office, as well. we are awaiting a news conference from officials in princeton. we'll bring that to you live when it happens. >>>

. >>> bahamas, monte go bay, time for a vacation? air tran just announced schedules for new service to those destinations starting thrieghts to nassau december 17th and montego bay february 11th. nonstop flights. to check out the schedules, head to abc2news.com, go to links mentioned on air, a sweep of the crimes to keep you posted on what is happening in your backyard. abc 2 news brian shes us who police are looking for tonight so you can keep your eyes peeled too. >> reporter: we are working to keep your community safe. each week highlighting the dangerous criminals in your neighborhood hoping to bring them to justice, we are focusing on two crimes in baltimore county, police are trying to figure out who shot a man outside his home in arbutus monday night. granger just gotten home from the store he was about to unload his car when a tbrup of armed men came up and started shooting he tried to run but was hit. he died later at the hospital. investigators are trying to figure out who stole an atm from a convenient store it happened tu

still just a tropical storm, we will continue to track it as it looks like it might affect the bahamas on the second half of the labor day weekend. it will be 80 degrees tomorrow, 80 degrees friday, 82 on saturday and sunday. labor day, 83 is the forecast high. miti policy by next tuesday. >> the folks working on clinical vaccine trials for swine flu have finished in china. a group of experts assembled by the chinese food and drug administration show that the vaccine has been as success. experts believe that the vaccine is suitable for people aged 3 to 60. one of the largest airports in the world is preparing for the swine flu. part phil jackson airport in the plant that has set up -- hartsfield jackson airport in atlanta, ga., has set up the swine flu clinics. >> at the world's busiest airport protecting passengers against an outbreak of swine flu is a top priority. thousands of passengers arrive and depart from here from every corner of the globe. a series of seven kiosks are being set up. >> the cost? $35. but scores of passengers passing through the clinic, a privately held urgent

by 2:00 on sunday, still well to the east of the bahamas off the southern tip of florida but well away from there. labor day we think we would get through that pretty well without dealing with anything from erica. we have to continue to watch it. we don't know where it's going the next several days. we are going in a good direction tomorrow. temperature 78 with lots of sunshine. we are talking 80 thursday. it is a great run for the first week of september. we think it will be okay for labor day weekend but we will watch what happens with the tropical storm. we will say friday an increase in clouds. we aren't sure if we get rain f. we insert it tomorrow, it's from that over the coast. >> i like your extra clouds, the one up high. >> now you know where we are going with it. >>> who is the greatest redskins runner of all time? you know if clinton portis is in town his ears are perking fiber one. i'm looking for some fiber. this bar is an excellent source of fiber. there's no fiber in this. tastes too good. there is fiber. [ chuckle ] no. i can't taste the fiber in this chocolate. they hav

. >>> john travolta could be back on the stand in the bahamas as early as today, in the extortion trialmming from the death of his 16-year-old son. a paramedic and another man are accused of trying to extort $20 million from the actor. >>> and on capitol hill, college athletes testify, as regulators decide to regulate dietary supplements. >>> for some of you, your local news is up next. >>> for some of you, your local news is up next. >> for with ragu, you can give your kids veggies they'll actually eat. ragu has more than a full serving of veggies in every half-cup. so give them a good start .with all natural ragu. feed our kids well. it's not the new lexus. it's not the new bmw. it's not the new audi. what it is... is impossible to resist. the new twenty-ten lacrosse from buick. it's the new class of world class. >>> finally from us, as the health care debate continues on capitol hill, some americans are fiing alternative ways of getting coverage. >> thousands of evangelical christians are depending on faith and each other when a medical crisis arises. our dan harris explains how it w

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not expected to be a strong storm even by sunday night just to the east of the bahamas, slow mover. >>> tonight baltimore county police are searching for the men that robbed two women at an atm machine and sexually assaulted one. it was caught a video. you can see the woman in parkville. investigators say he force add second female female to perform a sex act in the parking lot of a near by school. anyone that recognizes the man should call the police. >>> police are searching for suspects in a double shooting in west bolt ta more, two men were sitting on the steps of a home where when someone opened fire wounding them. >>> the recent drop in temperatures reminds us that flu season is approaching but the concern is over the swine flu we have a flu watch report. we explain what the president and governor mark o'malley says we need to know to protect your held. >> reporter: the president is trying to get the country ready for the h1n1 virus preparing for the worse but hoping for the best. the h1n1 virus or swine flu has been a concern for sometime, nearly one million americans have cont

it's believed to be travolta's first visit to the bahamas since his son died.ly's vacation home. >>> officers found drugs and stolen property at a suspect's house. also a nintendo wii. they couldn't resist. >> a home security camera caught the officers playing nintendo wii, bowling. it is a good game. but for nine hours as they carried out their search of the house. >> look how excited he is that he just won -- got a strike there. >> this is the scarest part. the 16 officer raid cost taxpayers more than $4,000. the sheriff says an internal investigation has been launched. >> i got to say. the local news went in and did an interview with the sheriff. he said, you know, out of all the people that work here, none of them are perfect. they're on the job. they were goofing off. not that i never goof off on the job. >> they have more -- when you talk about the taxpayer dollars spent on those -- anyway. tell us what you think. we'll take a break. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 yeah, i know what you mean... tdd# 1-800-345-2550 when my broker said, "i make money when you make mone

we want to take you to nassau, bahamas, were john travolta and kelly preston arrive to the court room a short time ago for a tria dealing with the death of their son. he died january 2, and now a paramedic and former senator in the bahamas are allegedly trying to extort $25 million from the movie star and his wife. they say that they were suppressing -- that they were not allowed to do what they could to save the sun and that the trouble is kept them from that -- they were not allowedd to do what they could to save the son, and that the travoltas kept them from that. travolta says that he performed cpr on his son that morning and numerous attempts were made to save his life. but these people were trying to get the travoltas to pay them money to not tell the truth about their son's death. their son died of a seizure january 22. jon: a standoff at a va hospital has ended peacefully more than seven hours after it began. cops say it began when a gunman walked in, firing a shot at the ceiling of the hospital's emergency room. cops say he was screaming for help and told the technician that

one of the accused is actually a senator in the bahamas.turned to an enchanted island that turned hellish. will he become the star witness? >>> and cold-blooded murder. a father is accused of slitting the throats of his wife and five young children. then fleeing the country. cops arrested this guy in haiti. he says he had plans to surrender and was just going to say good-bye to his family. cops aren't buying that story. now they're trying to bring him back to america to face justice in a case police are calling the most gruesome they've ever seen. >>> also plaxico burress is head ed to the slammer the nfl wide receiver accidentally shot himself in the leg at a new york nightclub. now he's going to prison for two years. tonight's big issue, in this country, athletes get less time for killing people. so why did this superstar get the book thrown at him? and is it fair? >>> plus, shocking new claims that anna nicole smith was prescribed a pharmaceutical suicide, according to court documents. her psychiatrist supplied smith with two sedatives,

he is testifying in the trial of the bahamas of two people trying to extort money from him. travta said he tried to give his son jett mouth-to-mouth recess station. one of the accused is a paramedic who responded to the emergency call at the family's vacation home. >>> a new single from michael jackson is expected to zoom to the top of the charts when it's released next month. the song's title is "this is it," the name of the concert tour jackson was rehearsing when he died. >>> time, now, for sports highlights from espn news. >> good morning. we hd to the diamond in the n.l. wild card race. starting off with the rockies. leading the n.l. wild card. taking on the padres. big game for will vennible. towering sojo home run. his 12th of the year. he struck again in the fifth. this time, the bases loaded, two outs. and he delivers. will venable tie it with two rbis. >>> giants trying to chase down the rockies in the wild card. and jonathan sanchez on the mound, against mark reynolds. reynolds, recently set the major league record for strikeouts in a season. again. in the sixth,

. >>> john travolta testifies in front of a jury in the bahamas about the details of his son's death. he is a key witness in the trial of two people who allegedly demanded money in order to keep his son's medical information private. travolta is expected to testify at a later date regarding the extortion threats. >>> he thought about his family as he lay on the pavement shot five times after coming to the aid of another officer. it happened two months ago. now a baltimore police officer is struggling to put his life back together. susan collins reports. >> reporter: it was an ambush. officer jerome shirette was racing to the scene of a domestic violence scene to help another officer. the shots rang out before he could get out of the car. >> it came through the windshield and my whole left arm went numb. >> reporter: officer shirette was struck four more times in the shoulder the chest and buttocks. in this home video you can see he still got off two shots wounding the suspect. because a second officer was also grazed the suspect faces two counts of attempted murder. as shirette lay on

john travolta back in the courtroom in the bahamas. >>> and dennis hopper hospitalized in new york. > kardashian's wedding album. >>> plus, patrick swayze's wedding.

you see this area off the bahamas. if we look at the pacific we're going to see this develop and try to come up to baja later this week and in the atlantic basin. this should go out even though it might develop. we're keeping an eye not dead fred because don't be surprised if fred is all the way over in the bahamas. so the possibility of another pacific storm heading for the baja. >> thank you very much, sir. >> gregg: community group acorn hot water yet again. workers caught advising a fake prostitute in opening a brothel. we'll hear from them to see how it happened. >> coming up, we look at your tax dollars at work. decisions, decisions. which beneful prepared meal tonight? roasted chicken recipe? okay, savory rice and lamb stew. [ barks ] you're right. tonight is a beef stew kind of night. you've made another fine choice. look at those beefy chunks all packed with protein, the real vitamin-rich vegetables, the wholesome grains. and you think you're getting spoiled. it's so good for you too. >> trace: welcome back. c